2023年秋季河南省高二期中考试联考
英语
注意事项：
1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。
例：How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. Where does the man want to go
A. A bus stop. B. A park. C. A bank.
2. Where are the speakers
A. At home. B. In a shop. C. In a restaurant.
3. What kind of shop is it
A. A card shop. B. A key shop. C. A flower shop.
4. What can we know about the woman’s roommate
A She is always late. B. She is forgetful. C. She is bad-tempered.
5. What will the man do next
A. Go for a bike ride. B. Have a rest. C. Play basketball.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is the matter with the woman
A. She got hurt.
B. She lost her snowboard.
C. She was too tired to reach the mountain.
7. How will the speakers probably get home
A. On foot. B. By subway. C. By bus.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What are the speakers doing
A. Visiting a friend. B. Talking over a trip. C. Looking for an apartment.
9. What do the speakers want Jim Thomas to do
A. Take care of their flat. B. Do some research. C. Go to Britain with them.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What does the man want to sell
A. An apartment. B. Garden supplies. C. Furniture.
11. Why does the man want to sell his belongings
A. He is moving. B. He likes new things. C. He needs money.
12. How is the man going to pay
A. By credit card. B. By check. C. In cash.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What happened to the woman’s friends last time
A. They had a good time.
B. They got caught in the sudden rain.
C. They stayed home for fear it would rain.
14. Who will drive the car on the way to the picnic
A. Clifford. B. Lydia. C. George.
15. Why are the speakers sure about George’s late arrival
A. He often gets up late.
B His car always breaks down.
C. He may be delayed during the rush hour.
16. What does the woman want to do after the picnic
A. Stay home reading. B. Learn to drive a car. C. Take a walk around.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How did the speaker feel before the first job interview
A. Confident. B. Nervous. C. Scared.
18. When did the speaker get his job at the gas station
A. When he was in college.
B When he was in high school.
C. When he was in middle school.
19. What inspired the speaker to be an engineer
A. Helping at a restaurant.
B. Serving at a coffee shop.
C Working at a building company.
20. What was the man’s secret to success
A. His hobbies. B. Learning from work. C. Knowledge from books.
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
Sometimes a camera’s eye in the sky can cast new light on the world we live in—highlighting changes or celebrating beauty we might be unaware of on ground level. And that’s what you’ll see in the winners from the 2023 Drone (无人机) Photo Awards.
The photography competition, now in its sixth year, received nearly 14, 000 images from amateur and professional photographers from 104 countries for the nine categories of the competition. All photos were taken from above using a drone.
Here’s a look at some of those award-winning photos and honorable mentions from around the world.
Amigos
“In Baja California Sur in Mexico, gray whales come to interact with people—as if they were friends(in Spanish’Amigos’),” says the photographer.
The art of rice processing
Rice mill workers start their day at the break of dawn. Some of them boil the paddy rice. Others carry it and spread it outside the rice mill to dry in the sun. To make sure that it dries properly, they rake (耙) it out, then sweep it back.
A cherished wetland drowning in trash
The Pallikaranai wetland is one of the few remaining wetlands in India. Every day, the photographer says that 3,500 tons of garbage are dumped on some 300 acres of this nearly 20,000-acre wetland.
Strawberry fields forever, Act I, Scene 1
Naming it The strawberry show is about to begin, the photographer says that the strawberry field from above looks like the opening of a theater curtain before a big show.
1. What can we learn about the 2023 Drone Photo Awards
A. It is held every six years.
B. The theme of the entries is limited.
C. The photos are taken by professionals.
D. It attracts many photographers from all over the world.
2. Which photo is associated with the environmental protection
A. Amigos.
B. The art of rice processing.
C. A cherished wetland drowning in trash.
D. Strawberry fields forever, Act I, Scene 1.
3. What do the four photos have in common
A. They all celebrate beauty.
B. They all highlight changes.
C. They are all taken from the air.
D. They belong to the same category.
B
When Amelia Lisowe was told she was too young to volunteer, she decided to make a difference by herself. The Benton, Arkansas native launched her own non-profit, Lisowe’s Lights, in 2018, donating over 500 nightlights to kids in the Arkansas foster (寄养的) system that year alone.
Since, she has expanded to all 50 states (and 9 countries) and raised funds to distribute more than 15,000 nightlights — with no plans of slowing down.
“Kids in foster homes sometimes have to leave in the middle of the night without taking anything with them,” she says. “I wanted to help them feel less scared and more safe.” The 12-year-old hopes to give away at least 2,500 more lights in 2023.
Amelia grew up volunteering with her mom, Lauren, who encouraged her daughter to find something she was good at and use it to make the world a better place. “I’m so proud of her,” Lauren adds. “She’s involved in every decision we make. Every time we spend money, she helps decide if something is a good idea or will further our cause.”
Amelia also gets help from friends in the Royal International Miss Pageant system, who run their own nightlight drives in person and online. Amelia, a sixth grader who also volunteers at her local food bank and nursing home, says she feels the impact of her work most when she hears from organizations that have put her lights to use.
“I heard about one boy in Oklahoma who never turned off his hall light, not because he was scared, but because he wanted to make sure his little sister was always doing okay across the hall,” Amelia shares. “When they got their nightlight, he knew she wouldn’t be afraid anymore.”
4. What was the reason for Amelia’s being refused as a volunteer
A. Her young age. B. Her slow reaction.
C. Her busy schedule. D. Her little experience.
5. How can nightlights help kids in foster homes
A. By easing their scare. B. By encouraging them to explore.
C. By ensuring their safety. D. By putting them to sleep.
6. What is Lauren’s attitude to Amelia’s work
A. Opposed. B. Doubtful. C. Supportive. D. Worried.
7. Why did Amelia mention a boy in Oklahoma in the last paragraph
A. To explain why he kept light on. B. To express her pride in her job.
C. To decide what she would do next. D. To show how nightlights help kids.
C
Water makes up 71% of the Earth’s surface, but no one knows how or when such massive quantities of water arrived on the Earth. A new study published in the journal Nature brings scientists one step closer to answering that question.
Led by University of Maryland Assistant Professor of Geology Megan Newcombe, researchers analyzed melted meteorites (熔化的陨石) that had been floating around in space since the solar system’s formation 4.5 billion years ago. They found that these meteorites had extremely low water content — in fact, they were among the driest materials ever measured outside the Earth.
These results, which let researchers rule them out as the primary source of the Earth’s water, could have important information for the search for water — and life — on other planets. It also helps researchers understand the unlikely conditions making the Earth a livable planet.
Researchers wanted to understand how our planet managed to get water because it’s not completely obvious. Getting water and having surface oceans on a planet that is small and relatively near the sun is a challenge.
“We knew that plenty of outer solar system objects were differentiated, but it was sort of secretively assumed that because they were from the outer solar system, they must also contain a lot of water,” said Sune Nielsen, a study co-author and geologist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. “Our paper shows this is definitely not the case. As soon as meteorites melt, there is no remaining water.”
The findings have applications beyond geology. Scientists of many fields — and especially exoplanet (系外行星) researchers — are interested in the origin of the Earth’s water because of its deep connections with life.
“Water is considered to be a must for life to be able to exist, so as we’re looking out into the universe and finding all of these exoplanets, we’re starting to work out which of those planetary systems could be potential hosts for life,” said Newcombe. “In order to be able to understand these other solar systems, we want to understand our own.”
8. What did the new study focus on
A. The history of the Earth. B. The origin of the Earth’s water.
C. The source of meteorites. D. The structure of solar system.
9. What did researchers prove from melted meteorites
A. The driest materials coming from other planets.
B. An impossible source of the Earth’s water.
C. The challenge of getting water near the sun.
D. The likely conditions making the Earth habitable.
10. Why does the subject of the Earth’s water appeal to scientists
A. Because it is closely related to life.
B. Because it can make them famous.
C. Because it concerns many disciplines.
D. Because it is deeply connected with outer space.
11. Where is the text probably taken from
A. A science fiction. B. A geography textbook.
C. A book review. D. A research report.
D
College is a time of transition (过渡) for young adults. It may be the first time students have the freedom to determine how to spend their time, but this freedom comes with competing interests from learning, social events and even sleep.
A multi-institutional team of researchers conducted the first study to evaluate how the nightly sleeping time in the early term affects first-year college students’ end-of-term grade point average (GPA). The study evaluated more than 600 first-year students across five studies at three universities. The students wore wrist devices like smartwatch to monitor and record their sleep patterns. The researchers found that students in the study sleep on average 6.5 hours a night.
More surprisingly, the researchers found that students who receive less than 6 hours of sleep experienced a pronounced decline in academic performance. In addition, each hour of sleep lost corresponded to a 0.07 decrease in end-of-term GPA.
“Animal studies have shown how critical sleep is for learning and memory,” said Creswell, the William S. Dietrich Ⅱ Professor in Psychology. “Here we show how this work translates to humans. The less nightly sleep a first-year college student gets at the beginning of the school term predicts lower GPA at the end of the term, some five to nine weeks later. Lack of sleep may be hurting students’ ability to learn in their college classrooms.”
“Once you start dipping below 6 hours you are starting to accumulate (积累) massive sleep debt that can damage a student’s health and study habits, hurting the whole system,” said Creswell. “Most surprising to me was that no matter what we did to make the effect go away, it lasted.”
“A popular belief among college students is to value studying more or partying more over nightly sleep,” said Creswell. “Our work here suggests that there are potentially real costs to reducing your nightly sleep on your ability to learn and achieve in college. There’s real value in planning for the importance of nightly sleep.”
12. How did the researchers get their data
A. By doing various experiments.
B. By conducting a questionnaire survey.
C. By recording the subjects’ sleep.
D. By referring to a previous study.
13. Which of the following can best replace the underlined word “dipping” in paragraph 5
A. Rising. B. Putting. C. Adjusting. D. Dropping.
14. What does Creswell expect students to do
A. Schedule nightly sleep wisely. B. Focus on learning and academy.
C. Pay off accumulated sleep debt. D. Value studying more over partying.
15. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Students are severely in need of sleep
B. Nightly sleep is key to students success
C. Lacking sleep can damage a student’s health
D. College students arrange time unreasonably
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。
Many families are struggling to make ends meet, while pensioners are the biggest group in Britain on the edge of poverty. ___16___. Finding ways to put some money aside guarantees you don’t need to struggle to survive.
Take a look at your spending. ___17___. Too many people keep paying their bills and spending money without knowing exactly where it is going. Look at your bank statements and see how much money you are spending each month on things such as electricity, food, entertainment and debt repayments.
Find better deals. Now that you know where your money is going, you can see if there are better deals available for you. Perhaps you are currently paying too much on your car or health insurance. ___18___. You definitely need to check your insurance deals, as well as your energy deals. Chances are that you’ll be able to save money by switching to a new deal, especially if you’ve never done it before.
___19___. A number of money-saving tips require you to change your habits. Seemingly innocuous things like washing your dishes using a bowl, or using an energy-saving mode on the dishwasher, can save quite a lot during the year. You could even save a lot of money by turning down your heating by just one degree.
Keep an inventory (存货清单). Whether you are going for grocery shopping or looking for new winter shoes, knowing what you already have will guarantee you won’t end up spending money on things you don’t even need. Saving money is easier when you have an inventory of the things you already own. ___20___.
A. Become good at saving energy
B. Know about the ways to get energy
C. It is time to take back the control of your finances
D. Here are some great energy-saving tips for saving money
E. The first step is to understand where your money is going
F. Or at least know exactly what you’ve got and where everything is
G. Some price comparison websites can ensure you get the best deal possible
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，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。
What would you feel if all of a sudden, a random someone walks into your front door asking for “friends” Would that be strange or ___21___ or both Well, that’s exactly what happened to a Texas resident named Brennan Ray with his unexpected yet beautiful ___22___ with an 11-year-old boy named Shayden Walker.
Shayden approached his neighbor’s house, using their front door security camera to start a heartfelt conversation. In the video, he politely expressed a longing for friendship, ___23___ seeking children around the ages of 11 or 12 and ___24___ his strong desire to connect with new friends.
However, when his neighbor, Brennan Ray, ___25___ that there were kids nearby, Shayden shared that they were no longer his ___26___ because according to him, they were violent, pushing around other kids. Despite this setback, Shayden and Brennan ___27___ the possibility of Shayden’s playing with Brennan’s own children. Sadly, Brennan’s daughter was just one year old, making it ___28___ for them to become playmates.
Touched by their interaction, Brennan decided to share the video on social media, hoping ___29___ Shayden’s family and gain some support. Brennan described Shayden as a(n) ____30____, kind and brave young man, ____31____ the online community to help Shayden find new friends. The post’s impact went far beyond what Brennan had ____32____, as it quickly received nearly 70 million views and widespread attention.
____33____ people’s suggestions to do something special for Shayden, Brennan and his wife started a GoFundMe campaign. Astonishingly, the campaign raised over $37,000, which would ____34____ Shayden in pursuing his dreams, such as getting a gaming setup, school clothes, and amusement park tickets.
This beautiful story doesn’t only ____35____ the positive response of people to Shayden’s story, but more importantly, it battles the effects of pushing around people, particularly kids.
21. A. bitter-sweet B. heart-breaking C. heart-warming D. kind-hearted
22. A. episode B. debate C. reunion D. encounter
23. A. specifically B. practically C. additionally D. individually
24. A. impressing B. announcing C. stressing D. negotiating
25. A. noticed B. mentioned C. reported D. questioned
26. A. classmates B. relatives C. families D. friends
27. A. confirmed B. ignored C. discussed D. removed
28. A. difficult B. possible C. worse D. unavailable
29. A. defend B. decorate C. reach D. calm
30. A. courageous B. odd C. ambitious D. polite
31. A. dealing with B. calling on C. applying for D. sticking to
32. A. expected B. earned C. reminded D. conveyed
33. A. In return for B. In addition to C. In response to D. In favor of
34. A. agree B. stop C. allow D. support
35. A. flash B. highlight C. promote D. advance
第二节(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个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In the office of remote sensing scientist Liu Shaochuang, there is ___36___ huge photograph of a camel he took a decade ago in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Wearing camouflage (伪装), he lay for hours by a pool of water in the Gobi Desert ___37___(obtain) the image. Living in the harsh deserts in northwestern China and southwestern Mongolia, the even-toed camel is listed as ___38___(critical) endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Experts evaluate that the population of this species is currently less than 1,000, of ___39___ around 650 are in China.
Since 2012, Liu ___40___(lead) a team in tracking and studying wild camels ___41___(use) satellite remote sensing technology. ___42___ zoologists who focus on species, Liu has instead studied the interrelationship between endangered animals and their environment, which he believes will help develop a few better protection ___43___(strategy) in the face of climate change. In the run-up to World Wildlife Day on March 3, Liu’s research was held up as a successful example of ___44___ advanced space technology can benefit animal protection efforts on Earth.
Liu works at the Aerospace Information Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. His studies have covered many fields, including polar region ____45____(science) expeditions and mapping the headwaters of great rivers across the globe.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是校英语角的负责人，最近你们准备举办一个活动。请用英文写一则通知，欢迎全体学生参加该活动，内容包括：
1. 活动时间、地点；
2. 活动安排（交流读书体会、互换书籍等）。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Notice
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English Corner
第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
A young football player has gone popular because of a beautiful reason.
Grayson Bonomo was playing in a football game at Northeast Guilford High School when the unthinkable happened. Any player knows there is a risk of injury because sport is a physical activity, but it is still scary when an actual injury occurs.
The football player was trying his best to secure the first down of the game and was determined to make it for his team. However, the ball was flying too high, and he could not get to the ball on time. As Grayson went for the ball, another player crashed with him. The young man hit the other player so strongly that he was knocked unconscious for a brief moment of time after the crash.
It was a frightful moment, and everyone in the crowd was watching everything unfold before their eyes in anxious breath.
Grayson finally opened his eyes and was tended by the medics (医护人员), who immediately arrived on the scene.
Knowing how one exciting game could turn into a medical emergency in just a snap was terrifying. While everyone was panicking, one of Grayson’s teammates stepped away to do something else. Dillon Goedeck moved from the space where the medics were working on Grayson and away from the other team members. Seeing his teammate hurt so badly, he wanted to have his own space, and that was for a good reason with a mixed feeling of anxiety and worry. He recognized the importance of allowing the medics to do their job without distractions, and he also needed time to process his own emotions. It’s natural for teammates and spectators to feel a wide range of emotions during such incidents, and Dillon’s action demonstrated his maturity and thoughtfulness. At the same time, the other players of both sides followed Dillon and stepped away to make space for the medics. The football community stood beside Grayson, offering support and well-wishes for his recovery.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
But Dillon didn’t think he could just stand there and do nothing.
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The photo reached Colleen Siler, Grayson’s mom, who decided to share the image online.
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听力答案：1~5 ACCBB 6~10 ACBAC 11~15 ACBCA 16~20 AABCB1
2023年秋季河南省高二期中考试联考
英语
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)
【答案】1. D2. C3. C
【答案】4. A5. A6. C7. D
【答案】8. B9. B10. A11. D
【答案】12. C13. D14. A15. B
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
【答案】16. C17. E18. G19. A20. F
第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
【答案】21. B22. D23. A24. C25. B26. D27. C28. A29. C30. D31. B32. A33. C34. D35. B
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
【答案】36. a37. to obtain
38. critically
39. which40. has led##has been leading
41. using42. Unlike
43. strategies
44. how45. scientific
第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46.
【答案】One possible version:
Notice
Our English Corner will hold an event to share reading experiences. The activity will take place in the school library hall at 4:30 pm next Monday. It will last for two hours. All the students, including students from foreign countries, are welcome to take part in the event to share reading experiences. Also, you are supposed to bring at least one book to exchange with others.
This is a very meaningful activity, which will inspire students’ interest in reading and develop friendship between students. I hope you will participate actively.
English Corner
第二节(满分25分)
47.
【答案】参考范文：
But Dillon didn’t think he could just stand there and do nothing. He wanted to help in his own way and got his teammate back on his feet. A flash of inspiration came into his eyes that he could pray sincerely for his injured teammate. So he kept away from the crowd, quiet with his eyes closed, holding the football on the ground and praying. Someone from the stands saw Dillon and decided to take a photo of him. Dillon was so absorbed that he didn’t even realize he was being photographed.
The photo reached Colleen Siler, Grayson’s mom, who decided to share the image online. She was unsure who took the shot, but she was happy that someone thought of taking such an inspiring photo. It was a powerful photo that she wanted the world to know. As Grayson’s mother, Colleen is grateful that her son has a friend like Dillon, who would immediately pray for him in times of need. The photo was liked by thousands of people who were moved by the young man’s prayer for his injured friend. It is inspiring to know that someone like Dillon is out there. The world needs more people like him.
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第1页2023年秋季河南省高二期中考试联考
英语听力材料
第一节
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。
(Text 1)
M: Can you tell me how to get to the bus stop
W: OK, go down the street and take the second turning on the right. It is between a bank and a park.
(Text 2)
W: My husband and I have been kept here waiting nearly an hour for our meal!
M: I am sorry. Our staff have been kept unusually busy now. We have so many guests today. I will see to it personally.
(Text 3)
W: Could you make me something in the shape of a key
M: For a birthday, I suppose
W: Yes, for my daughter. I would like it to be made of red and yellow roses, with a card attached.
(Text 4)
M: Why did you come to the meeting late I left a message with your roommate about the time change.
W: She has a very short memory, and it really gets on my nerves sometimes.
(Text 5)
W: Why don't you go outside You're always sitting inside the house, mostly watching TV. It's summertime. Go for a bike ride with your friends or play basketball in the park.
M: I don't feel like it. I work hard all year at school, and all I want to do in the summer is sit around and relax.
第一节到此结束。
第二节
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，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。现在，你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。
(Text 6)
W: Come here, Jack! I need help taking off my snowboard. I just hurt my leg when I fell down.
M: Oh, no! Are you OK
W: I'll just walk it off and then we can have a rest. Give me a minute, please.
M: No worries. I'd rather be relaxing at the bottom of the mountain instead. Let's go down slowly.
W: OK, I'm ready. Do you want to eat in a restaurant
M: Yes. When we're finished with dinner and drinks, we can walk home.
W: Oh, let's take a taxi or bus home instead. It's too late at that time.
M: OK, here we go.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。现在，你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。
(Text 7)
M: Sue, shall we go to Britain for the holiday this summer
W: Good idea.
M: So I will make preparations for the trip these days.
W: OK. When are we leaving
M: Next Friday. I'm excited. But there are still a few things I need to do before we go.
W: Like what
M: Picking up our passports, going to buy our plane tickets and finding out who we should look for to look after our apartment while we are gone.
W: Er...Jim Thomas, a former college classmate of mine, is coming to do some research this summer, from July to August.
M: That's great
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。
(Text 8)
M: I'd like to put an ad in the newspaper, please.
W: A classified ad
M: Yes. I want to sell my furniture. I'm moving.
W: I see. May I have your name, please
M: Bill Martin.
W: And your address
M: The Garden Apartment on Books Road.
W: Well, the price depends on the size, not on the words. So, if you want to use shorter words, that might save you some money.
M: Oh, that's a good idea. I have everything written out here, but I'll just check it over before I give it to you. Maybe I should use phrases instead of sentences.
W: Would you like to pay cash or by credit card
M: I'll probably be gone before a bill could be sent. I'm going to pay cash.
W: OK. You can use that table. Just bring it back tome when you are ready.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。现在，你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。
(Text 9)
W: Wow! We're starting for a picnic! Last time, some of us started a picnic and got caught in a sudden shower. But I was one of the wise ones who had a look at the sky and stayed right where I was in my nice dry house.
M: You are always a lucky dog. By the way, Lydia, who's going to pick us up
W: George. At least he said he would.
M: Can we depend on him He's kind of a late riser, and though it's not the rush hour, I doubt if he will be here on time this time.
W: Don't worry, Clifford. Take it easy. Well, do you have something planned after the picnic I decide to stay home for some reading. What do you have in mind
M: I'm going to take a walk around to take in some fresh air.
W: Well, everyone has his way of relaxation.
M: I can hear a car outside. I guess it must be George.
W: Yeah, it's him. There comes his nice blue car.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。现在，你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。
(Text 10)
M: When I showed up, at my first job interview, it was my last year at middle school. All my friends said how nervous they were for their interviews. I thought to myself, “If you look nervous, it is a sign of weakness.” When I went to McDonald's for the interview, I thought it would be a piece of cake. But my answer to every question was “I don't know”. Not surprisingly, I didn't get that part-time job. The following year I had a second chance at a gas station. This time I showed up in a nice shirt with a tie and answered every question politely. And I got the job. I learned how to deal with money, how to fix cars, and how to deal with people. Most importantly, I had learned a life skill. When I graduated from high school, and my friends were still working at coffee shops, I was working for a building company. I helped build the Westin Hotel and Ocean View Apartments. It inspired me to become an engineer, and now I design and build airplanes. So how did I get to where I am My teachers would say it sure wasn't my study habits: In my case, I learned with my hands.
第二节到此结束。
现在，你有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
听力部分到此结束。
