福建省三明市第一中学2024-2025学年高二上学期8月开学考试 英语试题（含答案，无听力音频有听力原文）
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三明一中2024-2025学年上学期8月月考
高二英语科试卷
本试卷共12页，满分150分，考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：
1、答题前，考生务必用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号和座位号填写在答题卡上，将条形码横贴在答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”。
2、作答选择题时，每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。
3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液，不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁；考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．Which animal is in the field
A．A cow. B．A horse. C．A sheep.
2．Who got a promotion
A．Liza. B．Emily. C．Henry.
3．What did Tim dislike about his last job
A．Facing dangers on the road trips.
B．Working by a very noisy garage.
C．Being away from home for long.
4．Why couldn’t the man understand the woman’s aunt
A．She speaks in sign language.
B．She speaks with an odd accent.
C．She speaks a different language.
5．What should the man’s son do according to the woman
A．Spend more time studying.
B．Take pictures of his friends.
C．Become a member of a club.
第二节 （共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6．What happened to the boy in the basketball match
A．He injured his leg.
B．He failed to score the ball.
C．He left the match half way.
7．Why was the boy disappointed
A．His team lost the match.
B．He performed badly in the match.
C．His teammates didn’t treat him as a hero.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8．At what price was The Scream sold
A．82.5 million dollar. B．106.5 million dollars. C．119.9 million dollars.
9．What does the woman say about the paintings
A．Their commercial value always changes.
B．They’ re becoming more valuable than before.
C．They get much appreciation from personal collectors.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至13四个小题。
10．Where does the conversation take place probably
A．In a shop. B．On the phone. C．In an apartment.
11．What needs to be dealt with first
A．The switch. B．The fridge. C．The water heater.
12．What’s wrong with the gas water heater
A．It can’t be used. B．Its seal is broken. C．It is out of order sometimes.
13．When will the Agency send people to solve the problems
A．Next Tuesday. B．This Tuesday. C．Next Thursday.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至17四个小题。
14．What does the man think his parents will buy him
A．A T- shirt. B．A pair of trainers. C．A pair of sunglasses.
15．Who went to pick up the speakers’ parents
A．Their neighbor. B．Their grandpa. C．Their grandma.
16．Which room will the man clean
A．The bedrooms. B．The bathroom. C．The living room.
17．What will the speakers have to do in the kitchen
A．Clean the floor. B．Wash the dishes. C．Fill the fridge.
听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。
18．What percentage of seniors in the UK would talk with three people a week at most
A．Over 20%. B．Just 26%. C．About 55%.
19．What were more than half of seniors afraid of
A．Leaving their homes. B．Taking early retirement. C．Parting from their children.
20．What did the survey of 2,000 British aged 16-45 show
A．One- third of them wanted to help seniors.
B．30% of them felt too shy to talk with seniors.
C．A minority of them worried about their elder years.
第二部分： 阅读 （共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
The Origins of Famous Brands
Our lives are full of brand names and trademarked products that we use every day. Although many brand names are simple acronyms（首字母缩略词） or versions of their founders names, some of the companies we trust every day actually have fascinating and surprising back stories.
Starbucks
It seems fitting that the most famous coffee brand in the world would take its name from one of the world’s greatest works of literature. The inspiration for the name of the coffeehouse came from Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. The founders’ original idea was to name the company after the Captain Ahab’s ship, but they eventually decided that Pequot wasn’t a great name for coffee, so they chose Ahab’s first mate, Starbucks, as the name instead.
Google
Google was originally called Backrub, for it searched for links in every corner of the Web. In 1997, when the founders of the company were searching for a new name showing a huge amount of data for their rapidly improving search technology, a friend suggested the word “googol”. When a friend tried to register the new domain（域） name, he misspelled “googol” as “google”.
Nike
Originally founded as a distributor for Japanese running shoes, the company was originally named BRS, or Blue Ribbon Sports. In 1971, BRS introduced its own soccer shoe, a model called Nike, which is also the name for the Greek goddess of victory. In 1978, the company officially renamed itself as Nike, Inc.
The right name is essential to a company’s success, and a great origin story is just as important as a great product. An attractive origin story is one more thing that keeps customers guessing, wondering, and buying its products.
21．What is the name of the Captain Ahab’s ship
A．Moby Dick. B．Starbucks. C．Pequot. D．Herman Melville.
22．Why did the founders of the Google want to change its name
A．They mistook their name.
B．They wanted new customers.
C．The company’s original name was too long.
D．The company’s search technology was improving rapidly.
23．Where does the importance of the origin story of one company li e in
A．It can change the company’s image.
B．It can add myth to the company.
C．It makes customers imagine and purchase its goods.
D．It explains the development of the company to customers.
B
Alan Mathison Turing was born in England in 1912. Like many talents who go on to great things, Turing showed his unbelievable intelligence from a very young age. Actually, by the time he was halfway through primary school, Turing’s teachers had already realized he was a mathematical genius. He could do complex calculating in his head even though he had never been taught about it.
Fortunately, Turing was the opposite of Hawking, and he absolutely loved school. Proof of this is the extreme lengths he would go just to get to class. For example, on one occasion when there was a train strike, Turing even cycled 60 miles to attend. Now that’s devotion!
However, in spite of Turin’s scholarly attitude and his obvious genius, his teachers had their concerns about his future. This was because well- known schools in Britain like the ones Turing attended regarded the Classics, such as Latin and Greek as the most important, not subjects like maths and science. Turing’s proud teachers even wrote letters to his parents asking them to persuade the young man to focus more on the Classics. Imagine how different the world might be if the young Turing had listened to his teachers! Thankfully, his love for all things scientific and mathematical meant there was no chance of that.
After finishing secondary school, Turing completed a degree in mathematics at King’s College Cambridge, and then obtained his PhD from Princeton University in the USA. It was during these university years that he invented the Turing Machine, which is considered by many people to be the earliest version of a computer processing unit. It sounds unbelievable that anybody could have invented something which was similar to a computer in 1936．But that just shows how far ahead of his time Alan Turing was, even when he was still a young man.
24．What can be inferred about Turing according to paragraphs 1-2
A．He maintained interest in the Classics. B．He rejected attending famous schools.
C．He showed a strong desire for schooling. D．He ignored parents’ advice on course selection.
25．What does the writer think of the Turing Machine
A．He argues it’s still limited in many functions.
B．He thinks it’s influential in computer history.
C．He doubts if it is truly invented by a young man.
D．He considers the construction of such machines impossible.
26．What is the author’s main purpose in writing this passage
A．To indicate the link between genius and success.
B．To illustrate the invention of the Turing Machine.
C．To stress the impact of teachers’ guidance on Turing’s life.
D．To introduce Turing’s genius, scholarly attitude and achievement.
27．What can we learn from Turing’s story
A．Satisfied with little, yet wishing for more.
B．Chances favor the minds that are prepared.
C．Nothing great was ever achieved without passion.
D．Ordinary people hope, while talented people create.
C
Parents of teenagers often view their children’s friends with distrust, worrying that their children will be pushed by their peers（同龄人） into doing something foolish or even dangerous. Their worries hold water. In a previous study, psychologist Laurence Steinberg found that a teenage driver with a same- age passenger in the car is at higher risk of traffic accidents than one driving alone or with an adult.
In the following years. Steinberg examined why teens were more likely to take risks in the company of other teenagers. In a later study, by scanning（扫描） the brains of 40 teens and adults, Steinberg found the brains of teenagers, but not adults, showed greater activity in two regions associated with rewards when they were being observed by same- age peers. The reward systems of the brain are activated whenever people experience something rewarding, like eating a nice- tasting food, which make them feel satisfied. In this case, rewards are greater for teens, which motivates them to seek higher- risk experiences.
But Steinberg thought peer pressure might also have its positive side. In the latest study, Steinberg’s team used a card game to research how peers affect the way young people gather and apply information. It involved 101 teenage boys who played either alone or with three peers. They chose cards from four decks（牌堆）: two decks had “good” cards, and two “bad” ones. Players with peers were more willing to take risks, trying to figure out which decks could help them to win. The results showed that teens playing with their peers engage in more exploratory behavior, learn faster and achieve better performance on the task than those playing alone.
Now some experts are proposing that we should take advantage of the teens’ keen sensitivity（敏感） to the presence of friends to improve education. “Risk taking in an educational context is a vital skill that enables progress and creativity,” wrote Sarah- Jayne Blakemore, a professor at University College London.
28．What do the underlined words “hold water” in paragraph 1 mean
A．Make sense. B．Face doubts C．Bring relief. D．Start debates.
29．What is the reason behind teens’ dangerous behavior
A．Inability to tell right from wrong. B．A sense of satisfaction.
C．Eagerness to follow their friends. D．Lack of social experience.
30．How does risk- taking affect teens in the latest study
A．It starts fights between them. B．It inspires them to question.
C．It weakens their independence. D．It helps them to learn better.
31．What would Blakemore suggest teachers do in the classroom
A．Conduct group discussion. B．Improve time management.
C．Encourage personal opinions. D．Develop decision- making skills.
D
Honey bees are important to our survival as humans. The majority of fruit and vegetables we eat would no longer exist without them. The honey bee population is threatened by a large number of dangers, most of which can be prevented with the help of humans. Being an officer in Environmental Club here at Freedom, I believe this is a very important topic that we want to educate students about.
Bees are threatened by large- scale monoculture （单一耕作） agriculture and pesticides that are used on these crops. For the most part, large companies which grow the same kind of crops in large fields are to blame for the widespread use of pesticides and the planting of monoculture crops.
It is believed that the use of pesticides makes bee families more easily be affected by infection and sickness, which is hurting their numbers. The belief is that in this weakened state bees become easily affected by mites and fungi （small living things that cause infectious diseases）. Then Colony Collapse Disorder （CCD） appears. It occurs when the majority of worker bees in a honey bee family disappear. This is a terrible result for the bee family.
Another potential cause of CCD is malnutrition （营养不良）. Monoculture fields contribute to the malnutrition of bees because a single crop does not provide enough nutrients for a family of bees. Honey bees require a variety of plants to choose from in order to stay healthy and productive.
Numerous factors are contributing to the worldwide loss of honey bees. Environmental Club is trying to bring light to this difficult situation that we are facing and we’ re trying to educate students on the topic. The declining bee population is a very pressing issue for all of us, but I find myself realizing that comes along with serious problems. However, many of my generation haven’t been aware of that. We have to work on finding solutions to this and support for more reasonable consumption and production of products that affect bees.
32．What’s the current situation of honey bees
A．Their varieties have decreased a lot. B．They are ignored by students
C．They are losing their habitats. D．Their lives are put at risk.
33．What would happen to honey bees after they get pesticides
A．They would be infected with diseases easily. B．They would suffer CCD quickly.
C．They would attract mites easily. D．They would die in a moment.
34．Why are monoculture field s harmful to honeybees
A．They are unable to provide enough crops.
B．They fail to offer them balanced nutrition.
C．They fail to give them a good natural environment.
D．They are unable to feed bees with their favorite crops.
35．What is the best title for the text
A．Save the bees. B．Say no to pesticides.
C．Support bee products. D．Avoid monoculture agriculture.
第二节 （共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
The days when art was an Olympic sport
Did you know that creating works of art used to be an Olympic competition 36 In the first year, Walter Winans became the first and the only Olympian to win medals for both art and sports. Despite this seemingly optimistic start, the idea of the arts being included in the Olympic Games soon met with disinterest, finally resulting in the removal of the art competition from the Olympic Games.
37
The idea to include art in the Olympics came from Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who was the founder of the International Olympic Committee, which created the modern Olympics. Coubertin believed that the arts and sports were linked and was impressed by anyone who had a firm command of both a sport and an artistic discipline（项目）.
Why aren’t the arts included in the Olympics today
For starters, only amateurs were allowed to compete in the arts part of the Olympics. 38 Having artists of average quality competing while only the most competent athletes were allowed to compete created a dramatic divide and gave the impression that the arts were not as important as sports.
Secondly, works of art created had to have sports as the subject matter. 39 Limiting the subjects also contributed to making the arts part of the Olympic Games boring to the general public.
Finally, one of the biggest reasons was that the arts are subjective. Sports can be judged by time and distance, making it easy to determine who is the winner. 40 This difficulty in judging a definite winner resulted in the arts part becoming a non- competitive exhibition that ran for the duration of the Olympic Games.
A．Why was art made an Olympic discipline
B．What is a discipline in the Olympic Games
C．This rule made the objects produced seem really boring.
D．The arts, on the other hand, are not quite so easy to judge.
E．However, the arts part of the Olympics Games was soon abandoned.
F．This means that many famous artists were banned from participating.
G．For 36 years, from 1912 to 1948, artists participated in the Olympic Games.
第三部分： 语言运用（共三节，满分40分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was a child, my family went to the beach often. However, we 41 played in the sand or swam in the ocean. Nature was to be 42 far away, with the car windscreen in between. We would wave to the sea from our 43 , watch the sunset and drive home. My parents were 44 in crowded and polluted cities. Their upbringing made them think maybe it was 45 for kids to stay inside. Without knowing it, I was 46 by their attitudes.
It was my own children who led me to another 47 . They liked observing earthworms and jumping in mud. Their such 48 about the natural world allowed me to see it in a 49 way. On beach trips, I found myself 50 to dig into the sand with them and 51 its cool graininess（颗粒感） as they buried me in it.
Last summer, my love for 52 led to us buying a house in a farming town near a mountain. It’s something I wouldn’t have 53 as a city girl. I’ve found a deeper connection to nature and I’m grateful for it. There are miles of tracks around us that I 54 every day. I walk through snow, mud and rain, 55 my boots — which I bring straight into the house.
41．A．still B．never C．always D．sometimes
42．A．transformed B．evaluated C．appreciated D．greeted
43．A．vehicle B．tent C．house D．hotel
44．A．hired B．raised C．involved D．trapped
45．A．warmer B．happier C．funnier D．safer
46．A．influenced B．confused C．bothered D．reminded
47．A．career B．future C．finding D．path
48．A．concern B．doubt C．curiosity D．knowledge
49．A．systematic B．standard C．general D．different
50．A．hesitant B．astonished C．anxious D．disappointed
51．A．shared B．enjoyed C．interpreted D．showed
52．A．shore B．sand C．farming D．nature
53．A．achieved B．imagined C．supported D．acknowledged
54．A．explore B．notice C．measure D．preserve
55．A．washing B．cooling C．dirtying D．polishing
第Ⅱ卷
第三部分：语言运用
第一节 语篇填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Stress: Good or Bad
Stress used to be an almost unknown word, but now that we are used to talking about it, I have found that people are beginning to get stressed about being stressed.
In recent years, stress 56 （regard） as a cause of 57 wide range of medical problems, from high blood pressure to mental illness. But like so many other things, it is only too much stress that does you harm. It is time that you should consider that if there were no stress in your life, you would achieve a little. If you are stuck at home with no stress, then your level of performance will be low. Up to a certain point, the more stress you are 58 , the better your performance will be. Beyond a certain point, though, further stress will only lead to exhaustion, 59 （ill） and finally a breakdown. You can tell when you are over the top and on the downward slope, by asking yourself a number of questions. Do you, for instance, feel that too much is being expected of you, and yet find 60 impossible to say no Do you find yourself getting impatient or 61 （annoy） with people 62 （talk） over unimportant things … If the answer to all those questions is yes, you had better control your stress, as you 63 （probable） are under more stress than is good for you.
To some extent you can control the amount of stress in your life. Doctors have worked out a chart, 64 shows how much stress is involved in 65 （variety） events. Getting married is 50, pregnancy 40, moving house 20, Christmas 12, etc. If the total stress in your life is over 150, you are twice as likely to get ill.
第四部分： 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 英汉互译 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10 分）
66．They tested 380 ancient Chinese medical treatment s that showed promise in the fight against malaria.
_________________________________________________________________________________________。
67．Einstein passed away, and the whole world mourned the great loss of a brilliant scientist.
_________________________________________________________________________________________。
68．Smart toilets will be keeping constant track of your health as well.
_________________________________________________________________________________________。
69．他们的项目陷入了僵局。然而，屠呦呦并不认输。
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
70．从这个意义上说，明日之家已经是今日之家。
_________________________________________________________________________________________.
第二节 书面表达（满分15分）
假定你是青年学者李华，获悉（穿越回2015年）屠呦呦刚刚获得了本年度的诺贝尔生理学或医学奖。请你给这位伟大的科学家写一封邮件，内容包括：
1．表示祝贺（钦佩）；
2．陈述理由（感悟）。
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
可能用到的词汇：malaria疟疾；artemisinin青蒿素
Dear Miss Tu, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Li Hua
第三节 读后续写表达默写（共6小题，每小题2.5分，满分15分）
72．当她知道考试结果时，她的眼里闪烁着喜悦的光芒。
___________________________________________________________________________________________
73．听到这个消息，他非常生气，紧握着手，身体轻微颤抖着。
___________________________________________________________________________________________
74．当她读到那封真诚的信时，泪水流下了她的脸颊。
___________________________________________________________________________________________
75．我太害怕了以致于我的大脑一片空白手心出汗。
___________________________________________________________________________________________
76．当主持人宣布她获奖时，她激动得心砰砰跳。
___________________________________________________________________________________________
77．心里七上八下，我感到喉咙发紧。
___________________________________________________________________________________________
三明一中2024-2025学年上学期8月月考
高二英语科试卷参考答案
第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共95分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
1-5：ABCBC 6-10：ACCAB 11-15：BCAAB 16-20：BCAAB
第二部分：阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共15小题：每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
A篇阅读 21-23：CDC B篇阅读 24-27：CBDC
C篇阅读 28-31：ABDA D篇阅读 32-35：DABA
第二节 （共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
36-40：GAFCD
第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）
41-45：BCABD 46-50：ADCDC 51-55：BDBAC
第Ⅱ卷 （非选择题 共55分）
第二节 语篇填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分 15 分）
56．has been regarded 57．a 58．under 59．illness 60, it
61．annoyed 62．talking 63．probably 64．which 65．various
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 英汉互译（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
66．他们测试了380种有望战胜疟疾的古代中医疗法。
67．爱因斯坦与世长辞，全世界都哀悼一代科学巨星的陨落。
68．智能马桶也会持续记录你的健康状况。
69．Their project got stuck. However, Tu Youyou would not acknowledge defeat.
70．In this sense, the home of tomorrow is already the home of today.
第二节 书面表达（满分15分）
71．One possible version （词数：106）
Dear Miss Tu,
Upon hearing that you have been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, I’m writing to extend my warm congratulations and sincere honour to you.
You deserve the honour! Thanks to your discovery of artemisinin, hundreds of thousands of lives have been saved and health of millions of people improved. Without doubt, your success proves the great value of traditional Chinese medicine and help promote its spread around the world. Personally, I admire your dedication, initiative and team work, from which our younger generation can learn a lot.
Your contribution has made a big difference to the world. Congratulate you again on your achievement!
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第三节 读后续写表达默写（共6小题，每小题2.5分，满分15分）
72．When she knew the result of the test, her eyes twinkled with joy.
73．Hearing the news, he was filled with anger, holding his hand tightly and his body trembling slightly.
74．Tears streamed down her cheeks as she read the heartfelt letter.
75．I was so scared that my mind went blank and my palms were sweating.
76．When the host announced that she won the prize, her heart was beating widely with excitement.
77．With butterflies in my stomach, I felt my throat tight.
附一： 听力录音文本
Text 1
M: What is in that field over there I think it is a sheep.
W: I see it. No, it’s actually a cow. I wish we would see a horse. I’ve always wanted to ride one!
Text 2
W: Henry, I’ve got good news to share. My boss offered me a promotion, and I took it.
M: Are you serious, Emily
W: Yes, I am really excited.
M: That’s great. Congratulations! You have no idea how happy I am for you. I believe you are the best choice for that promotion. I heard Liza would be promoted to the head of your department before.
Text 3
W: Hi, Tim. I heard you’ve changed your job. Why
M: Well, I didn’t mind being a truck driver, but I hated the long trips away from home. The garage where I’m working now is just five minutes away.
Text 4
M: Is that your aunt I could not understand her. She speaks with an unusual accent.
W: Yes, her father was in the army. So she lived in lots of different countries while growing up. She speaks many different languages too.
Text 5
M: My son has started to learn taking photos lately. He seems to spend a lot of time alone doing it.
W: Maybe you should encourage him to join a photography club, so he can learn and make new friends at the same time.
Text 6
W: Tell me about the basketball match, John.
M: Well, our team played well. We scored lots of points. Then I fell and hurt my leg, but I carried on playing. The other team was really better than us, though.
W: So did you lose
M: No, because in the final seconds, I managed to get the ball, jump up to the basket and score. That meant we’d won! I thought my team might carry me out of the gym like a hero, but they didn’t. So I was a bit disappointed.
W: Well, maybe next time.
Text 7
M: Do you know the painting by Edward Munch called The Scream
W: Yes. It was sold at an auction— guess at what price
M: I remember a painting by Van Gogh sold at a record- high 82.5 million many years ago.
W: Then Munch’s The Scream achieved another milestone: it was sold at 119.9 million dollars. And here it says the previous record is held by a painting by Picasso at 106.5 million.
M: Does that mean the world is attaching greater significance to fine art
W: Not necessarily. These paintings have already become an icon, but their commercial value changes, depending on the market, the campaign, personal taste, ect.
Text 8
W: Good morning. IMA Rental Agency. How can I help
M: Oh, hello. I’m ringing about some problems with my apartment.
W: What are the problems you’ve found
M: Well, the first thing is the fridge. The seal on the door is loose. We have a small child and need to keep milk cool, so we need to get that done straight away.
W: OK… that’s the fridge for immediate repair.
M: And there’s a little problem with the gas water heater.
W: Ah ha...
M: The switch is broken. It’s not serious and we can still use it. But you know, sometimes we are just so cold when taking a shower if it is out of order. If you can send somebody over in the next couple of weeks or so, that’d be great.
W: OK, I’ve got that. We will send people to solve your problems next Tuesday.
Text 9
W: I can’t wait for Mom and Dad to come back from America! I hope they buy me those trainers I wanted.
M: They’ll probably get me a T- shirt as usual instead of the sunglasses I asked for.
W: Probably. What time are they arriving They were leaving at 10 this morning.
M: Well, they should be here about 7. The journey takes about 8 hours. Our neighbors couldn’t go to collect them so Grandpa is going. I hope he’ll be OK. He always gets lost. Grandma is going to wait here with us.
W: Good— she can help us clean the house!
M: Good idea. I’ll do the bathroom and you do the bedrooms. And we’ll ask if she can tidy the living room. That’s easy. We can do the kitchen together.
W: That’s not a problem. We only have to fill the fridge with food. I washed the dishes and you cleaned the floor last night.
M: Great.
Text 10
According to the survey of 1, 896 seniors in the United Kingdom, more than one in five would have a conversation with no more than three people over the span of an entire week! That translated to nearly 2.6 million elderly folks who didn’t enjoy regular human contact on a daily basis. Perhaps the most alarming is that researchers said an alarming 225,000 individuals would go a week without talking to anyone face- to- face.
The survey also revealed that over half of seniors were willing to take early retirement. They said they knew they could be taken good care of if they took their children’s advice, moving into the nursing homes. But they were unable to accept this idea. They were so scared of leaving their only homes they had lived for most of their lives.
Meanwhile, another survey of 2, 000 people aged 16-45 in the UK showed that 55% of younger folks admitted to worrying about being lonely in their elder years. With that in mind, two- thirds of those people said they wanted to do something to help boost the confidence of a lonely senior, but 37% worried that such a gesture wouldn’t be well- received. Another 30% felt too shy to spark up a conversation with seniors. 27% admitted they were not sure how to help, and a quarter said they were simply too busy themselves.
高二英语科试卷
本试卷共12页，满分150分，考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：
1、答题前，考生务必用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号和座位号填写在答题卡上，将条形码横贴在答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”。
2、作答选择题时，每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。
3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液，不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁；考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．Which animal is in the field
A．A cow. B．A horse. C．A sheep.
2．Who got a promotion
A．Liza. B．Emily. C．Henry.
3．What did Tim dislike about his last job
A．Facing dangers on the road trips.
B．Working by a very noisy garage.
C．Being away from home for long.
4．Why couldn’t the man understand the woman’s aunt
A．She speaks in sign language.
B．She speaks with an odd accent.
C．She speaks a different language.
5．What should the man’s son do according to the woman
A．Spend more time studying.
B．Take pictures of his friends.
C．Become a member of a club.
第二节 （共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6．What happened to the boy in the basketball match
A．He injured his leg.
B．He failed to score the ball.
C．He left the match half way.
7．Why was the boy disappointed
A．His team lost the match.
B．He performed badly in the match.
C．His teammates didn’t treat him as a hero.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8．At what price was The Scream sold
A．82.5 million dollar. B．106.5 million dollars. C．119.9 million dollars.
9．What does the woman say about the paintings
A．Their commercial value always changes.
B．They’ re becoming more valuable than before.
C．They get much appreciation from personal collectors.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至13四个小题。
10．Where does the conversation take place probably
A．In a shop. B．On the phone. C．In an apartment.
11．What needs to be dealt with first
A．The switch. B．The fridge. C．The water heater.
12．What’s wrong with the gas water heater
A．It can’t be used. B．Its seal is broken. C．It is out of order sometimes.
13．When will the Agency send people to solve the problems
A．Next Tuesday. B．This Tuesday. C．Next Thursday.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至17四个小题。
14．What does the man think his parents will buy him
A．A T- shirt. B．A pair of trainers. C．A pair of sunglasses.
15．Who went to pick up the speakers’ parents
A．Their neighbor. B．Their grandpa. C．Their grandma.
16．Which room will the man clean
A．The bedrooms. B．The bathroom. C．The living room.
17．What will the speakers have to do in the kitchen
A．Clean the floor. B．Wash the dishes. C．Fill the fridge.
听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。
18．What percentage of seniors in the UK would talk with three people a week at most
A．Over 20%. B．Just 26%. C．About 55%.
19．What were more than half of seniors afraid of
A．Leaving their homes. B．Taking early retirement. C．Parting from their children.
20．What did the survey of 2,000 British aged 16-45 show
A．One- third of them wanted to help seniors.
B．30% of them felt too shy to talk with seniors.
C．A minority of them worried about their elder years.
第二部分： 阅读 （共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
The Origins of Famous Brands
Our lives are full of brand names and trademarked products that we use every day. Although many brand names are simple acronyms（首字母缩略词） or versions of their founders names, some of the companies we trust every day actually have fascinating and surprising back stories.
Starbucks
It seems fitting that the most famous coffee brand in the world would take its name from one of the world’s greatest works of literature. The inspiration for the name of the coffeehouse came from Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. The founders’ original idea was to name the company after the Captain Ahab’s ship, but they eventually decided that Pequot wasn’t a great name for coffee, so they chose Ahab’s first mate, Starbucks, as the name instead.
Google was originally called Backrub, for it searched for links in every corner of the Web. In 1997, when the founders of the company were searching for a new name showing a huge amount of data for their rapidly improving search technology, a friend suggested the word “googol”. When a friend tried to register the new domain（域） name, he misspelled “googol” as “google”.
Nike
Originally founded as a distributor for Japanese running shoes, the company was originally named BRS, or Blue Ribbon Sports. In 1971, BRS introduced its own soccer shoe, a model called Nike, which is also the name for the Greek goddess of victory. In 1978, the company officially renamed itself as Nike, Inc.
The right name is essential to a company’s success, and a great origin story is just as important as a great product. An attractive origin story is one more thing that keeps customers guessing, wondering, and buying its products.
21．What is the name of the Captain Ahab’s ship
A．Moby Dick. B．Starbucks. C．Pequot. D．Herman Melville.
22．Why did the founders of the Google want to change its name
A．They mistook their name.
B．They wanted new customers.
C．The company’s original name was too long.
D．The company’s search technology was improving rapidly.
23．Where does the importance of the origin story of one company li e in
A．It can change the company’s image.
B．It can add myth to the company.
C．It makes customers imagine and purchase its goods.
D．It explains the development of the company to customers.
B
Alan Mathison Turing was born in England in 1912. Like many talents who go on to great things, Turing showed his unbelievable intelligence from a very young age. Actually, by the time he was halfway through primary school, Turing’s teachers had already realized he was a mathematical genius. He could do complex calculating in his head even though he had never been taught about it.
Fortunately, Turing was the opposite of Hawking, and he absolutely loved school. Proof of this is the extreme lengths he would go just to get to class. For example, on one occasion when there was a train strike, Turing even cycled 60 miles to attend. Now that’s devotion!
However, in spite of Turin’s scholarly attitude and his obvious genius, his teachers had their concerns about his future. This was because well- known schools in Britain like the ones Turing attended regarded the Classics, such as Latin and Greek as the most important, not subjects like maths and science. Turing’s proud teachers even wrote letters to his parents asking them to persuade the young man to focus more on the Classics. Imagine how different the world might be if the young Turing had listened to his teachers! Thankfully, his love for all things scientific and mathematical meant there was no chance of that.
After finishing secondary school, Turing completed a degree in mathematics at King’s College Cambridge, and then obtained his PhD from Princeton University in the USA. It was during these university years that he invented the Turing Machine, which is considered by many people to be the earliest version of a computer processing unit. It sounds unbelievable that anybody could have invented something which was similar to a computer in 1936．But that just shows how far ahead of his time Alan Turing was, even when he was still a young man.
24．What can be inferred about Turing according to paragraphs 1-2
A．He maintained interest in the Classics. B．He rejected attending famous schools.
C．He showed a strong desire for schooling. D．He ignored parents’ advice on course selection.
25．What does the writer think of the Turing Machine
A．He argues it’s still limited in many functions.
B．He thinks it’s influential in computer history.
C．He doubts if it is truly invented by a young man.
D．He considers the construction of such machines impossible.
26．What is the author’s main purpose in writing this passage
A．To indicate the link between genius and success.
B．To illustrate the invention of the Turing Machine.
C．To stress the impact of teachers’ guidance on Turing’s life.
D．To introduce Turing’s genius, scholarly attitude and achievement.
27．What can we learn from Turing’s story
A．Satisfied with little, yet wishing for more.
B．Chances favor the minds that are prepared.
C．Nothing great was ever achieved without passion.
D．Ordinary people hope, while talented people create.
C
Parents of teenagers often view their children’s friends with distrust, worrying that their children will be pushed by their peers（同龄人） into doing something foolish or even dangerous. Their worries hold water. In a previous study, psychologist Laurence Steinberg found that a teenage driver with a same- age passenger in the car is at higher risk of traffic accidents than one driving alone or with an adult.
In the following years. Steinberg examined why teens were more likely to take risks in the company of other teenagers. In a later study, by scanning（扫描） the brains of 40 teens and adults, Steinberg found the brains of teenagers, but not adults, showed greater activity in two regions associated with rewards when they were being observed by same- age peers. The reward systems of the brain are activated whenever people experience something rewarding, like eating a nice- tasting food, which make them feel satisfied. In this case, rewards are greater for teens, which motivates them to seek higher- risk experiences.
But Steinberg thought peer pressure might also have its positive side. In the latest study, Steinberg’s team used a card game to research how peers affect the way young people gather and apply information. It involved 101 teenage boys who played either alone or with three peers. They chose cards from four decks（牌堆）: two decks had “good” cards, and two “bad” ones. Players with peers were more willing to take risks, trying to figure out which decks could help them to win. The results showed that teens playing with their peers engage in more exploratory behavior, learn faster and achieve better performance on the task than those playing alone.
Now some experts are proposing that we should take advantage of the teens’ keen sensitivity（敏感） to the presence of friends to improve education. “Risk taking in an educational context is a vital skill that enables progress and creativity,” wrote Sarah- Jayne Blakemore, a professor at University College London.
28．What do the underlined words “hold water” in paragraph 1 mean
A．Make sense. B．Face doubts C．Bring relief. D．Start debates.
29．What is the reason behind teens’ dangerous behavior
A．Inability to tell right from wrong. B．A sense of satisfaction.
C．Eagerness to follow their friends. D．Lack of social experience.
30．How does risk- taking affect teens in the latest study
A．It starts fights between them. B．It inspires them to question.
C．It weakens their independence. D．It helps them to learn better.
31．What would Blakemore suggest teachers do in the classroom
A．Conduct group discussion. B．Improve time management.
C．Encourage personal opinions. D．Develop decision- making skills.
D
Honey bees are important to our survival as humans. The majority of fruit and vegetables we eat would no longer exist without them. The honey bee population is threatened by a large number of dangers, most of which can be prevented with the help of humans. Being an officer in Environmental Club here at Freedom, I believe this is a very important topic that we want to educate students about.
Bees are threatened by large- scale monoculture （单一耕作） agriculture and pesticides that are used on these crops. For the most part, large companies which grow the same kind of crops in large fields are to blame for the widespread use of pesticides and the planting of monoculture crops.
It is believed that the use of pesticides makes bee families more easily be affected by infection and sickness, which is hurting their numbers. The belief is that in this weakened state bees become easily affected by mites and fungi （small living things that cause infectious diseases）. Then Colony Collapse Disorder （CCD） appears. It occurs when the majority of worker bees in a honey bee family disappear. This is a terrible result for the bee family.
Another potential cause of CCD is malnutrition （营养不良）. Monoculture fields contribute to the malnutrition of bees because a single crop does not provide enough nutrients for a family of bees. Honey bees require a variety of plants to choose from in order to stay healthy and productive.
Numerous factors are contributing to the worldwide loss of honey bees. Environmental Club is trying to bring light to this difficult situation that we are facing and we’ re trying to educate students on the topic. The declining bee population is a very pressing issue for all of us, but I find myself realizing that comes along with serious problems. However, many of my generation haven’t been aware of that. We have to work on finding solutions to this and support for more reasonable consumption and production of products that affect bees.
32．What’s the current situation of honey bees
A．Their varieties have decreased a lot. B．They are ignored by students
C．They are losing their habitats. D．Their lives are put at risk.
33．What would happen to honey bees after they get pesticides
A．They would be infected with diseases easily. B．They would suffer CCD quickly.
C．They would attract mites easily. D．They would die in a moment.
34．Why are monoculture field s harmful to honeybees
A．They are unable to provide enough crops.
B．They fail to offer them balanced nutrition.
C．They fail to give them a good natural environment.
D．They are unable to feed bees with their favorite crops.
35．What is the best title for the text
A．Save the bees. B．Say no to pesticides.
C．Support bee products. D．Avoid monoculture agriculture.
第二节 （共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
The days when art was an Olympic sport
Did you know that creating works of art used to be an Olympic competition 36 In the first year, Walter Winans became the first and the only Olympian to win medals for both art and sports. Despite this seemingly optimistic start, the idea of the arts being included in the Olympic Games soon met with disinterest, finally resulting in the removal of the art competition from the Olympic Games.
37
The idea to include art in the Olympics came from Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who was the founder of the International Olympic Committee, which created the modern Olympics. Coubertin believed that the arts and sports were linked and was impressed by anyone who had a firm command of both a sport and an artistic discipline（项目）.
Why aren’t the arts included in the Olympics today
For starters, only amateurs were allowed to compete in the arts part of the Olympics. 38 Having artists of average quality competing while only the most competent athletes were allowed to compete created a dramatic divide and gave the impression that the arts were not as important as sports.
Secondly, works of art created had to have sports as the subject matter. 39 Limiting the subjects also contributed to making the arts part of the Olympic Games boring to the general public.
Finally, one of the biggest reasons was that the arts are subjective. Sports can be judged by time and distance, making it easy to determine who is the winner. 40 This difficulty in judging a definite winner resulted in the arts part becoming a non- competitive exhibition that ran for the duration of the Olympic Games.
A．Why was art made an Olympic discipline
B．What is a discipline in the Olympic Games
C．This rule made the objects produced seem really boring.
D．The arts, on the other hand, are not quite so easy to judge.
E．However, the arts part of the Olympics Games was soon abandoned.
F．This means that many famous artists were banned from participating.
G．For 36 years, from 1912 to 1948, artists participated in the Olympic Games.
第三部分： 语言运用（共三节，满分40分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was a child, my family went to the beach often. However, we 41 played in the sand or swam in the ocean. Nature was to be 42 far away, with the car windscreen in between. We would wave to the sea from our 43 , watch the sunset and drive home. My parents were 44 in crowded and polluted cities. Their upbringing made them think maybe it was 45 for kids to stay inside. Without knowing it, I was 46 by their attitudes.
It was my own children who led me to another 47 . They liked observing earthworms and jumping in mud. Their such 48 about the natural world allowed me to see it in a 49 way. On beach trips, I found myself 50 to dig into the sand with them and 51 its cool graininess（颗粒感） as they buried me in it.
Last summer, my love for 52 led to us buying a house in a farming town near a mountain. It’s something I wouldn’t have 53 as a city girl. I’ve found a deeper connection to nature and I’m grateful for it. There are miles of tracks around us that I 54 every day. I walk through snow, mud and rain, 55 my boots — which I bring straight into the house.
41．A．still B．never C．always D．sometimes
42．A．transformed B．evaluated C．appreciated D．greeted
43．A．vehicle B．tent C．house D．hotel
44．A．hired B．raised C．involved D．trapped
45．A．warmer B．happier C．funnier D．safer
46．A．influenced B．confused C．bothered D．reminded
47．A．career B．future C．finding D．path
48．A．concern B．doubt C．curiosity D．knowledge
49．A．systematic B．standard C．general D．different
50．A．hesitant B．astonished C．anxious D．disappointed
51．A．shared B．enjoyed C．interpreted D．showed
52．A．shore B．sand C．farming D．nature
53．A．achieved B．imagined C．supported D．acknowledged
54．A．explore B．notice C．measure D．preserve
55．A．washing B．cooling C．dirtying D．polishing
第Ⅱ卷
第三部分：语言运用
第一节 语篇填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Stress: Good or Bad
Stress used to be an almost unknown word, but now that we are used to talking about it, I have found that people are beginning to get stressed about being stressed.
In recent years, stress 56 （regard） as a cause of 57 wide range of medical problems, from high blood pressure to mental illness. But like so many other things, it is only too much stress that does you harm. It is time that you should consider that if there were no stress in your life, you would achieve a little. If you are stuck at home with no stress, then your level of performance will be low. Up to a certain point, the more stress you are 58 , the better your performance will be. Beyond a certain point, though, further stress will only lead to exhaustion, 59 （ill） and finally a breakdown. You can tell when you are over the top and on the downward slope, by asking yourself a number of questions. Do you, for instance, feel that too much is being expected of you, and yet find 60 impossible to say no Do you find yourself getting impatient or 61 （annoy） with people 62 （talk） over unimportant things … If the answer to all those questions is yes, you had better control your stress, as you 63 （probable） are under more stress than is good for you.
To some extent you can control the amount of stress in your life. Doctors have worked out a chart, 64 shows how much stress is involved in 65 （variety） events. Getting married is 50, pregnancy 40, moving house 20, Christmas 12, etc. If the total stress in your life is over 150, you are twice as likely to get ill.
第四部分： 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 英汉互译 （共5小题，每小题2分，满分10 分）
66．They tested 380 ancient Chinese medical treatment s that showed promise in the fight against malaria.
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67．Einstein passed away, and the whole world mourned the great loss of a brilliant scientist.
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68．Smart toilets will be keeping constant track of your health as well.
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69．他们的项目陷入了僵局。然而，屠呦呦并不认输。
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70．从这个意义上说，明日之家已经是今日之家。
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第二节 书面表达（满分15分）
假定你是青年学者李华，获悉（穿越回2015年）屠呦呦刚刚获得了本年度的诺贝尔生理学或医学奖。请你给这位伟大的科学家写一封邮件，内容包括：
1．表示祝贺（钦佩）；
2．陈述理由（感悟）。
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
可能用到的词汇：malaria疟疾；artemisinin青蒿素
Dear Miss Tu, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Li Hua
第三节 读后续写表达默写（共6小题，每小题2.5分，满分15分）
72．当她知道考试结果时，她的眼里闪烁着喜悦的光芒。
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73．听到这个消息，他非常生气，紧握着手，身体轻微颤抖着。
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74．当她读到那封真诚的信时，泪水流下了她的脸颊。
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75．我太害怕了以致于我的大脑一片空白手心出汗。
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76．当主持人宣布她获奖时，她激动得心砰砰跳。
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77．心里七上八下，我感到喉咙发紧。
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三明一中2024-2025学年上学期8月月考
高二英语科试卷参考答案
第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共95分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
1-5：ABCBC 6-10：ACCAB 11-15：BCAAB 16-20：BCAAB
第二部分：阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共15小题：每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
A篇阅读 21-23：CDC B篇阅读 24-27：CBDC
C篇阅读 28-31：ABDA D篇阅读 32-35：DABA
第二节 （共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
36-40：GAFCD
第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）
41-45：BCABD 46-50：ADCDC 51-55：BDBAC
第Ⅱ卷 （非选择题 共55分）
第二节 语篇填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分 15 分）
56．has been regarded 57．a 58．under 59．illness 60, it
61．annoyed 62．talking 63．probably 64．which 65．various
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 英汉互译（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
66．他们测试了380种有望战胜疟疾的古代中医疗法。
67．爱因斯坦与世长辞，全世界都哀悼一代科学巨星的陨落。
68．智能马桶也会持续记录你的健康状况。
69．Their project got stuck. However, Tu Youyou would not acknowledge defeat.
70．In this sense, the home of tomorrow is already the home of today.
第二节 书面表达（满分15分）
71．One possible version （词数：106）
Dear Miss Tu,
Upon hearing that you have been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, I’m writing to extend my warm congratulations and sincere honour to you.
You deserve the honour! Thanks to your discovery of artemisinin, hundreds of thousands of lives have been saved and health of millions of people improved. Without doubt, your success proves the great value of traditional Chinese medicine and help promote its spread around the world. Personally, I admire your dedication, initiative and team work, from which our younger generation can learn a lot.
Your contribution has made a big difference to the world. Congratulate you again on your achievement!
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第三节 读后续写表达默写（共6小题，每小题2.5分，满分15分）
72．When she knew the result of the test, her eyes twinkled with joy.
73．Hearing the news, he was filled with anger, holding his hand tightly and his body trembling slightly.
74．Tears streamed down her cheeks as she read the heartfelt letter.
75．I was so scared that my mind went blank and my palms were sweating.
76．When the host announced that she won the prize, her heart was beating widely with excitement.
77．With butterflies in my stomach, I felt my throat tight.
附一： 听力录音文本
Text 1
M: What is in that field over there I think it is a sheep.
W: I see it. No, it’s actually a cow. I wish we would see a horse. I’ve always wanted to ride one!
Text 2
W: Henry, I’ve got good news to share. My boss offered me a promotion, and I took it.
M: Are you serious, Emily
W: Yes, I am really excited.
M: That’s great. Congratulations! You have no idea how happy I am for you. I believe you are the best choice for that promotion. I heard Liza would be promoted to the head of your department before.
Text 3
W: Hi, Tim. I heard you’ve changed your job. Why
M: Well, I didn’t mind being a truck driver, but I hated the long trips away from home. The garage where I’m working now is just five minutes away.
Text 4
M: Is that your aunt I could not understand her. She speaks with an unusual accent.
W: Yes, her father was in the army. So she lived in lots of different countries while growing up. She speaks many different languages too.
Text 5
M: My son has started to learn taking photos lately. He seems to spend a lot of time alone doing it.
W: Maybe you should encourage him to join a photography club, so he can learn and make new friends at the same time.
Text 6
W: Tell me about the basketball match, John.
M: Well, our team played well. We scored lots of points. Then I fell and hurt my leg, but I carried on playing. The other team was really better than us, though.
W: So did you lose
M: No, because in the final seconds, I managed to get the ball, jump up to the basket and score. That meant we’d won! I thought my team might carry me out of the gym like a hero, but they didn’t. So I was a bit disappointed.
W: Well, maybe next time.
Text 7
M: Do you know the painting by Edward Munch called The Scream
W: Yes. It was sold at an auction— guess at what price
M: I remember a painting by Van Gogh sold at a record- high 82.5 million many years ago.
W: Then Munch’s The Scream achieved another milestone: it was sold at 119.9 million dollars. And here it says the previous record is held by a painting by Picasso at 106.5 million.
M: Does that mean the world is attaching greater significance to fine art
W: Not necessarily. These paintings have already become an icon, but their commercial value changes, depending on the market, the campaign, personal taste, ect.
Text 8
W: Good morning. IMA Rental Agency. How can I help
M: Oh, hello. I’m ringing about some problems with my apartment.
W: What are the problems you’ve found
M: Well, the first thing is the fridge. The seal on the door is loose. We have a small child and need to keep milk cool, so we need to get that done straight away.
W: OK… that’s the fridge for immediate repair.
M: And there’s a little problem with the gas water heater.
W: Ah ha...
M: The switch is broken. It’s not serious and we can still use it. But you know, sometimes we are just so cold when taking a shower if it is out of order. If you can send somebody over in the next couple of weeks or so, that’d be great.
W: OK, I’ve got that. We will send people to solve your problems next Tuesday.
Text 9
W: I can’t wait for Mom and Dad to come back from America! I hope they buy me those trainers I wanted.
M: They’ll probably get me a T- shirt as usual instead of the sunglasses I asked for.
W: Probably. What time are they arriving They were leaving at 10 this morning.
M: Well, they should be here about 7. The journey takes about 8 hours. Our neighbors couldn’t go to collect them so Grandpa is going. I hope he’ll be OK. He always gets lost. Grandma is going to wait here with us.
W: Good— she can help us clean the house!
M: Good idea. I’ll do the bathroom and you do the bedrooms. And we’ll ask if she can tidy the living room. That’s easy. We can do the kitchen together.
W: That’s not a problem. We only have to fill the fridge with food. I washed the dishes and you cleaned the floor last night.
M: Great.
Text 10
According to the survey of 1, 896 seniors in the United Kingdom, more than one in five would have a conversation with no more than three people over the span of an entire week! That translated to nearly 2.6 million elderly folks who didn’t enjoy regular human contact on a daily basis. Perhaps the most alarming is that researchers said an alarming 225,000 individuals would go a week without talking to anyone face- to- face.
The survey also revealed that over half of seniors were willing to take early retirement. They said they knew they could be taken good care of if they took their children’s advice, moving into the nursing homes. But they were unable to accept this idea. They were so scared of leaving their only homes they had lived for most of their lives.
Meanwhile, another survey of 2, 000 people aged 16-45 in the UK showed that 55% of younger folks admitted to worrying about being lonely in their elder years. With that in mind, two- thirds of those people said they wanted to do something to help boost the confidence of a lonely senior, but 37% worried that such a gesture wouldn’t be well- received. Another 30% felt too shy to spark up a conversation with seniors. 27% admitted they were not sure how to help, and a quarter said they were simply too busy themselves.
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