福建省福州市八县市一中2021届高三英语上学期期中联考试题（Word版附答案）无听力

福建省福州市八县市一中2021届高三英语上学期期中联考试题（Word版附答案）无听力

1 2020—2021 学年度第一学期八县（市）一中期中联考 高中 三 年 英语 科试卷 命题学校： 闽侯一中 命题教师: 高三集备组 审核教师: 考试日期：11 月 13 日 完卷时间：120 分钟 满 分：150 分 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。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. What does the man ask the woman to do? A. Lend him a book. B. Return a book to the library. C. Show him the way to the library. 2. Which section is Harry reading? A. The news. B. The sports. C. The job. 3. Where might the woman be? A. On the stairs. B. In a lift. C. At the front door. 4. What are the speakers doing? A. Setting the table. B. Eating in a restaurant. C. Shopping for kitchen things. 5. What is the main topic of the conversation? A. Teachers. B. Universities. C. Grades. 第二节 （共 15 小题；每题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分） 2 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. Where did the man probably get his fish? A. From the fish market. B. From the grocery store. C. From a lake. 7. What will the woman have next? A. Coffee. B. Ice cream. C. Apple pie. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。 8. Where is the woman going? A. Atlanta. B. Orlando. C. New York. 9. Why is the man making the trip? A. To do business. B. To see his parents. C. To attend a wedding. 10. What will the man do next? A. Tie his seat belt. B. Get ready for the landing. C. Change seats with the woman. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。 11. Who is the woman speaking to? A. A friend. B. A police officer. C. A car service worker. 12. What is the problem with the woman’s car? A. One tire is flat. B. The battery is dead. C. It was hit by another car. 13. How will the woman get home? A. By taxi. 3 B. By driving her own car. C. By driving her friend’s car. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。 14. Where will the speakers go to get their shots? A. A drug store. B. The clinic. C. The hospital. 15. Who is getting clothes as a gift? A. The man’s brother. B. The woman’s sister. C. The woman’s parents. 16. How many people will be at Christmas dinner? A. Five. B. Six. C. Four. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. What is the name of the school’s basketball team? A. The Eagles. B. The Peacocks. C. The Pandas. 18. What did the school raise money for? A. A hospital. B. Women’s equality. C. The science fair. 19. Who won the award for excellence in English? A. Greg. B. Shannon. C. John. 20. When might the announcement take place? A. In February. B. In April. C. In June. 第二部分 阅读理解(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 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A 4 The New York Pass© The New York Pass© looks like a credit card, and provides free entry into over 100 of New York City's top attractions as well as numerous discounts at restaurants and retailers. You have the option of selecting the pass for 1, 2,3,5,7 and 10 days. There is no limit to how many attractions you are able to visit with the pass, regardless of duration(持续时间). Simply buy your chosen pass and download instantly using our app (or get it delivered/collect in city). Then scan your pass to enter any of the 100+ attractions. How to get your New York Pass© Pick your pass duration (1,2,3,5,7 or 10 days) and download your mobile pass instantly using our app. If you prefer a physical pass simply choose delivery (we deliver worldwide) or collect on arrival in New York. How to use your New York Pass© You now have free access to any of the 100+ top attractions included for the duration of your pass. Your pass is only activated when you visit your first attraction and is valid for consecutive(连续的) days (not 24-hour periods). How to pre-book tours The majority of the 100+ attractions don't require any pre-booking, you can simply turn up, scan your pass and head straight inside. Some of the timed tours do require pre-booking and all information can be found in the app and/or in the pocket sized guidebook. How to get fast track entry The New York Pass© offers fantastic time saving benefits. You can skip the ticket line (does not apply to security lines) at top attractions. Just look for the signs, show the attendant your pass and skip the ticket line. 21.What do we learn about the New York Pass©? A. It doesn’t limit the number of attractions. B. It offers you five duration choices. C. You must book your tours in advance. D. You must activate it right after you get it. 22.How many ways do you have to get your New York Pass©? A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four 5 23.What is the greatest advantage of The New York Pass©? A. Lower prices. B. Better service. C.Higher efficiency. D. More attractions. B In 2015, Professor Wang Zhenyi, who specializes in treating acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL)(急性早幼粒细胞白血病), received a letter of thanks from America. The writer of the letter was Mrs. Berna-dette Giandomenico, who once suffered from APL but was cured with all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA)(全反式维甲酸), a treatment developed by Wang and his medical team. Working at Ruijin Hospital, Wang has been devoting his life to the treatment of leukemia. He received the country's highest honor in science and technology in 2010. Born in 1924 in Shanghai, Wang was inspired by a family friend's experience of pursuing a career in medicine as a child. His grandmother's death caused by typhoid (伤寒) further strengthened his resolve to fight against diseases and rescue patients. With outstanding academic performance, Wang became a doctor at Guangci Hospital, today's Ruijin Hospital. In 1978, a research paper from Israeli experts gave Wang inspiration on studying how leukemia cells could become normal. His research didn't progress as expected, though. In 1983, another research paper shed light on his study. As the paper suggested, after being treated with 13-cis-retinoic acid, white blood cells in patients with APL could become normal. Considering the difficulties and high cost of producing a drug made from 13-cis-retinoic acid, Wang's team decided to replace that ingredient with ATRA, and they finally verified its positive effect after several months' experiments. In 1986, the drug was first adopted in treating a five-year-old patient. It turned out successful. After eight years of research, Wang's team eventually made the first breakthrough in the battle against APL. To make sure every APL patient could afford the medicine, Wang has not patented his research result to date. "One cannot be a real doctor if one does not have expertise in medicine," Wang said in an interview. "However, without a kind heart, a skilled doctor may cause harm to patients." Having worked in the field of hematopathology(血液病理学) for over 70 years, Wang has been well recognized for his remarkable contribution to saving lives. 6 24.Why did Mrs. Giandomenico write a letter to Professor Wang? A. To ask for medical suggestions. B. To share her battle against APL. C. To express her appreciation. D. To update information about her treatment. 25.What increased Wang’s determination to become a doctor? A. His grandmother’s death. B. His great academic achievement. C. The inspiration from foreign experts. D. The example of a family friend. 26.What does the underlined word “verified” in Paragraph 4 probably mean? A. denied B. assessed C. predicted D.confirmed 27.What is the best title for the text? A. The application of ATRA B. A doctor with the human touch C. The Chinese cure for APL patients D. A lifesaver with remarkable honor C The seal feels perfectly safe lying on the Antarctic ice even if it is surrounded by a pod of killer whales. But within minutes it has been knocked into the water in a clever team tactic ( 战 术 ) before being killed. These astonishing pictures show how the sea predators work together—and the technique provides meals for killer whales three out of every four times they use it, according to scientists. Research has also found that the mammals—around 26ft in length and weighing more than six tons—carefully kill the prey underwater，co-operating as they skin and dissect（解剖） the seals. Dr Robert Pitman ， a marine scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in California, took the shocking images of the pod going in for the kill. He said, “The killer whales were very good at knowing in advance if they were going to be able to wash a seal off a floe（大浮冰）and they were always successful in getting the seal into the water. A couple of times the seal was washed off but managed to escape in the confusion, but not very often. From killer whale studies elsewhere we expected this kind of social interaction but it was the canniness（精明）of their hunting tactics that blew us away.” Dr Pitman and his colleague Dr John Durban helped a BBC film crew capture their 7 behaviour for the TV documentary series Frozen Planet, to be shown later this month. They spent weeks tracking and recording the hunting behaviour in the pack ice off the coast of the Antarctica Peninsula. The whales prefer Weddell seals, which can be up to 11 feet long, rather than the more aggressive crabeater and leopard seals. Dr Pitman told the Sunday Telegraph that the whales deal with seals who try to hide among the ice after being knocked into the sea by creating shock waves with their tails to knock them out into the open water. He said, “The whales also blew streams of bubbles under the seals apparently trying to get them into open water where they wouldn't have a chance against the waiting killer whales.” 28. Which of the following is true about the killer whales' hunting tactic? A. They kill the whale before knocking it into water. B. They use the tactic three or four times before succeeding. C. They make astonishing shows to have other sea predators work together. D. They manage to earn their meals with the tactic in most cases. 29. As is mentioned in the passage, Robert Pitman______________. A. worked as a reporter at BBC B. filmed Frozen Planet all by himself C. followed and recorded the killer whales for weeks D. conducted studies on killer whales elsewhere in advance 30. From Pitman's study we know that killer whales____________. A. use their skin to interact B. are normally 11 feet long C. often have seals run away in the open water D. take advantage of bubbles when hunting 31. What's the main idea of the passage? A. A TV documentary series on seals. B. The canny team tactics of killer whales. C. Dr Robert Pitman's latest study. D.The special living habits of killer whales. D In ancient times, our ancestors relied on stars to guide them on a clear night. Today, we 8 have navigational systems to help us find our way, with the latest being the Beidou Navigation Satellite System (BDS). The BDS is entirely built by Chinese engineers. With the launch of the last satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center on June 23, the global network of 59 satellites has been completed. On July 31, Beidou started providing full-scale global services. It’s difficult to imagine the dramatic impact those satellites, orbiting (绕…运转) the Earth, have on our daily lives. When you unlock one of Hellobike’s bicycles, you are using the BDS. The popular bike-sharing company came out with two new bike models this year that are equipped with the positioning service. “The intelligent lock on each bike receives Beidou satellite signals and sends positioning information to the data center, which will help collect big data on the bikes and estimate users’ riding demands in advance according to the data,” Chu Yiqun, a manager of Hellobike told Xinhua News Agency. Users can also find shared bikes more accurately thanks to Beidou’s global positioning accuracy of 2.34 meters. However, the BDS doesn’t just work one way. As the country’s largest space-based system and one of four global navigation networks, along with the United States’ GPS, Russia’s GLONASS and the European Union’s Galileo, Beidou adopts a unique two-way communication system, including its ability to receive messages sent by people from areas with poor communication signals. Obviously, this exclusive function isn’t designed for users to chat online. Instead, it plays a role when disasters occur and communications are blocked. After the Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, all ground-based communication facilities were interrupted. Though the first generation of Beidou could only send 120 characters in a single message at that time, communication between affected areas and rescue centers was successful. Now, Beidou’s messaging capacity has been increased to 1,200 Chinese characters in a single message. It is widely used in disaster alarms, automatic identification and information release. As Sun Jiadong, former chief designer of the BDS said: “The application of Beidou is merely limited by imagination.” 32. What can we know about Beidou from the passage? A. It’s able to provide worldwide coverage for navigation. 9 B. Its last satellite was launched in Xichang on July 31. C. It’s one of the five global navigation networks. D. It’s jointly developed by Chinese and foreign engineers. 33. Why is Hellobike mentioned in paragraph 3? A. To present the benefits and limitations of the BDS. B. To highlight the high positioning accuracy of the BDS. C. To show how the BDS makes people’s daily lives easier. D. To explain the unique way in which the BDS works. 34. What is the function of Beidou’s two-way communication system? A. To collect instant feedback sent by global users. B. To allow users to chat online more conveniently. C. To make communication more fun and efficient. D. To help people when communication signals are weak. 35. What do Sun Jiadong’s words in the last paragraph imply? A. Beidou stimulates users’ imagination. B. Beidou may be more helpful than we know. C. Beidou is currently limited in application. D . Beidou needs to be further perfected. 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。 One of the most fundamental changes brought about in the last decade is the rise of remote learning. With the global climate crisis and health pandemics, remote learning has become even more relevant today. Schools, universities and corporates can continue affording education and training by remote technology in the time of social distancing due to the COVID-19 crisis. 36 Learn Anywhere, Anytime Gone is the need to be on campus at a specific time of day and remain there for the duration of numerous classes. 37 More importantly, it has also made learning a practical 10 choice for many rural communities who are unable to travel the vast distances to school every day and to remote teams working for companies located afar. 38 When it comes to learning, one size doesn’t fit all. People have varied learning styles that change depending on the nature of the content they are trying to absorb. E-Learning allows learners to personalize their education, focusing on areas that need greater attention in more detail. Also, rather than being a one-way path where the learner listens and takes in information, online training means that learners can pursue areas that interest them in more detail. Better Engagement Keeping learners engaged throughout the training is one of the key struggles. One of the strengths of E-Learning is the diverse nature in which the course content is delivered. 39 Some online learning communities allow trainers to provide multimedia recording to make training more engaging. With the game engine, they also have the option to gamify content and include rewards once sections are completed for young employees and fresh graduates who might have just passed out from school and are still transitioning to the corporate world. 40 A. Nearly 30 percent of learners, or more than six million students, having taken at least one course online. B. Learn more in detail C. E-Learning gives people the flexibility to be able to learn at home, anytime they want. D. Personalized Learning Experience E. Quizzes, polls(投票), and discussion boards also mean trainees get to discuss content and interact with one another. F. Learners are now used to and expect interactivity. G. Overall, there are a few core reasons to opt (选择) for remote learning. 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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出可以填入空 白处的最佳选项。 11 Molly’s spare bedroom is filled with decades of classroom memories. The school yearbooks pile up on the __41_____. Even more shelves are full of old lesson plans. “I really need to clear them out,” she __42____. But there’s one book Molly will never __43____. It’s a big book with a striking orange cover, sitting ___44____on a table. She received it a few months ago. As news of her retirement __45__, Meier, one of Molly’s former students, reached out to other ___46___students and invited them to write in. She received seventy-five____47____. “There are a handful of people that __48___who I am and you are one of them,” writes Chris, one of her __49___. “ I had no other teacher who also became a friend, a stand-in parent.” Other letters tell of exciting moments in middle school, or __50__breakthroughs. Molly looks through the pages. “It’s __51__,” she whispers. Meanwhile, she notices something: The ___52___ from Molly’s first year of teaching, and the ones from 40 years later, are very __53___. It doesn’t matter which school she was teaching in. She sees the same remarks over and over. It’s not about a teacher attracting students. Instead, it’s basically this: “Molly treated us like__54___ when no one else did. She __55__us to rise to the occasion.” 41 A. ceiling B. shelf C. drawer D. lamp 42 A. admits B. assumes C. suspects D. concludes 43 A. pay for B. put off C. throw away D. hand in 44 A. gently B. proudly C. excitedly D. amazingly 45 A. published B. left C. spread D. edited 46 A. intelligent B. accomplished C. generous D. former 47 A. posters B. letters C. magazines D. images 48 A. shaped B. informed C. warned D. ignored 49 A. scholars B. coaches C. teachers D. students 50 A. academic B. national C. royal D. reliable 51 A. appropriate B. disgusting C. beautiful D. ambitious 52 A. comments B. decisions C. arrangements D. promises 53 A. normal B. obvious C. similar D. false 54 A. elders B. adults C. children D. colleagues 55 A. commanded B. forced C. prevented D. encouraged 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。 The Tang Dynasty was the golden age of Chinese Poetry. In ___56___ number of poems 12 and variety of forms, in the beauty of imagery and broadness of themes, Tang Dynasty surpassed(超越) that of all ages before it. The Complete Anthology of Tang Poetry collected____57____(approximate) 50,000 poems by 2,200 poets. This means that in 300 years the Tang poets wrote more poems than all the poets had in the years before it. Several factors made this possible. The Sui rulers had started the civil service examinations ____58____(select) officials from among scholars. These examinations were continued in the Tang Dynasty. As a result, many people, mainly landlords’ children, studied hard to sit for the examinations, ___59___ required writing poems. Besides, there was to a certain extent ____60___(free) of thought: Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism were all studied and discussed by scholars. The unification of the country made ____61___ possible for scholars to travel north and south, ____62____(increase) their contacts and experience and broadening their vision. Foreign arts, especially those of West and Central Asia, ____63___(introduce) into Central China, and they enriched the ____64____(culture) life of the Han people. Finally, Chinese poetry became rich ___65___ content and form. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分 40 分) 第一节 应用文(满分 15 分) 你受学生会委托为学校英语宣传栏写一则关于成立英语阅读俱乐部（English Book Club）的通知，内容包括： 1.简述阅读的重要性； 2.该俱乐部的成立目的及活动内容； 3.欢迎报名并提出建议。 注意： 1.词数 80 左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3.通知的标题和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。 NOTICE 13 The Students’ Union 第二节 读后续写(满分 25 分) 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。 “Now, parents and students separate into two groups. You will be reunited at the end of the campus tour. ” Groups of incoming freshmen happily left their parents upon hearing this announcement. I was less than thrilled about starting college, let alone leaving my mother's side to tour the campus with other freshmen; I felt a little anxious. We followed the senior tour guide. The other freshmen chatted and made casual introductions as I dragged behind. How could I have believed I was ready for this? After all, it had only been a few months since I left the hospital. I was feeling better for the first time in years. But college…? My thinking was interrupted by a sweet female voice, "Hi, I'm Jennifer. " "I'm Lauren, "I replied." Where do you prefer to live? At home or on campus? " she smiled. "I'm not sure, "I said. "You should live on campus! It will be a lot of fun!" she said. Before I could reply, the tour guide announced it was time to create our schedules and select the courses we wanted to take. We crowded into the Student Activity Center. Three seniors handed out thick course bulletins （课程公告）and forms that needed to be filled out. All around me, the sounds of turning papers and writing sounded like those given by an alarm clock. Others seemed to be moving through the process quickly but I hadn't even opened my course catalog(目录). "Focus, " I told myself. "Just read through the catalog and find the courses you like and a schedule that works. " Psychology A or B, Geology 101, English, History, sections 1, 2, 3. . . The list went on and on. I panicked and almost started to cry. How was I supposed to know how to complete it? I was just relearning how to live in the real world, and they wanted me to make a schedule. How I wished someone could help me. 注意∶ 1.续写词数应为 150 左右∶ 14 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Paragraph 1: Soon, other freshmen were handing in their forms.________________________ Paragraph 2: Then, I felt a warm hand on my shoulder.________________________________ 15 2020—2021 学年度第一学期八县（市）一中期中联考 高中 三 年 英语 科参考答案 第一部分 听力（满分30分） 1—5 BCBAC 6—10 CAACA 11—15 CBBAB 16—20 ACABC 第二部分 阅读理解（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) 21-23 ACC 24-27 CADB 28-31 DCDB 32-35 ACDB 第二节 (共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 36-40 GCDFE 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 BACBC 46-50 DBADA 51-55 CACBD 第二节 语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分） 56. the 57. approximately 58．to select 59．which 60．freedom 61．it 62．increasing 63．were introduced 64．cultural 65．in 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分） 第一节 应用文写作（满分 15 分） A possible version: NOTICE Reading is very important in today’s world, as you can gain vast knowledge through varieties of reading materials to meet various challenges in life. To encourage the students to become great English readers, the Student Union will set up an English book club where you can spend time reading together, share good books and attend lectures on reading. Those who are interested in the book club please sign up in the Student Union office by October 20, and any creative suggestions are welcome. The Students’ Union 第二节：读后续写（满分 25 分） A possible version: Soon, other freshmen were handing in their forms.Many of them rushed out to meet their parents. I couldn’t breathe and was feeling anxious. My head was pounding. Moments later, I was crying. And several students started to stare at me. One of the seniors in charge walked over to my table. “What’s the matter?” she asked impatiently. “I... I can’t do this!” I said. “All you have to do is make your schedule, just like everybody else,” she said, clearly annoyed. Then, I felt a warm hand on my shoulder. I looked back and found Jennifer standing behind me. “Everything is alright,” she told the senior. “I’ll help her.” The senior walked away. “What’s wrong, sweetie?” Jennifer asked. Hearing Jennifer’s kind words, I cried even harder, saying, “It’s just too much!” Then Jennifer put her arm around me and said, “Let me instruct you.” She then guided me through the process step by step until I completed my schedule. Later, when saying goodbye, we made a promise to keep in touch. 应用文：评分标准 1. 本题总分为 15 分，按 5 个档次给分。第五档（13～15 分）第四档（10—12 分） 第三档（7—9） 第二档（4—6） 第一档（1—3） 16 2. 词数少于 60，从总分中减去 2 分。 3. 评分时，应注意的主要内容为：内容要点、应用词汇和语法结构的丰富性和准确性 及上下文的连贯性。 4. 拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面，评分时，应视其对交际的影响程度予以 考虑。英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。 读后续写：评分标准 词数少于 130 的，从总分中减去 2 分 第五档 （21-25）1. 短文融洽度高。2. 使用语法结构和词汇丰富、准确。3. 连接成 分，使所续写短文结构紧凑。 第四档 （16-20）1. 短文融洽度较高。2. 使用语法结构和词汇较丰富、准确，有些许 错误，但不影响意义表达。3. 连接成分，使所续写短文结构较紧凑。 第三档 （11-15）1. 与短文较为密切。2.写出了若干有关内容。3. 语法结构和词汇能 满足任务的要求，虽有一些错误，但不影响意义的表达。4. 应用简单的语句的连接成 分，使全文内容连贯。 第二档 （6-10）1. 与短文有一定的关系。2.写出了一些有关内容。3.语法结构，词汇 有限，有语法结构和词汇方面的错误，影响了意义的表达。4. 较少使用语句间的连接 成分，全文内容缺少连贯性。 第一档 （1-5）1. 与所给短文和开头语的衔接较差。2.语法，词汇很有限，有较多语 法结构和词汇方面的错误，严重影响了意义的表达。3. 缺乏语句间的连接成分，全文 内容不连贯。 0 分 白卷、内容太少无法判断或所写内容与所提供内容无关。 听力录音原文： Text 1 M: Liz, could I bother you for a moment? This book is already overdue, but I cannot leave my work to return it to the library now. Will you help me? (1) W: No problem. I happen to be going in that direction. ★ overdue：（到期）未付的，未做的，未还的；过期的 This book is already overdue. 这本书到期未还。 Text 2 W: Harry, why are you still checking the job pages of the local newspaper? (2) I thought you already had too many offers to choose from. People usually like to read the news and sports sections. M: Well, I have...but there’s no harm in looking, is there? Text 3 M: Could you just hold the doors, please? I’m headed down to the basement, and my friend will be here in a minute. W: We’re going up, actually. You should wait for the next one going down. Just press the button on the wall. (3) ★ be headed：朝（某方向）行进 I’m headed down to the basement. 我要去地下室。 Text 4 M: Thanks for helping set up for the dinner party. But you’re supposed to put the knives on 17 the other side of the plate. And the spoon goes next to the knife. (4) W: Oh, sorry. I forgot that most people use a knife with their right hand. Text 5 W: I’m so disappointed in my mark on my term paper. I think our teachers are too strict. How can I keep my average now? M: It’s so stressful. We have so many subjects and we have to do well on all of them to get into a good school. (5) Text 6 W: The fish you made tonight was absolutely delicious. (6) Did you get it at the grocery store? M: A friend of mine took me out on his boat and we caught them ourselves. (6) W: I usually get mine from the fish market in the village. M: Are you interested in some apple pie? W: Thank you, but I’m full. I’ll just have a cup of coffee. (7) M: Are you sure? It’s my mother’s secret recipe. Just add a little bit of ice cream, and you will be in heaven. W: That does sound good, but I don’t think I could eat any more. M: Suit yourself. Text 7 M: Excuse me? That’s my seat. Sorry to make you have to get up. W: Oh, it’s no problem. That’s what I get for requesting the aisle seat. M: So, you’re the person who took my aisle seat! I’m just kidding. My name is Robert. It’s nice to meet you. W: You too. I’m Sheryl. So, are you going to Atlanta for business or vacation? (8) M: I’ve got a connecting flight to Orlando, actually. My best friend is getting married. (9) W: How nice! Are you from here? M: Yeah. My parents moved here from New York before I was born. Now I live with them. What about you? W: I come here a few times a year on business. New York is a great city, though. I lived there when I was younger. M: Oh, it looks like we’re about to take off. I’d better fasten my seat belt… (10) ★ aisle seat：靠过道的座位 Text 8 (第 11 题为推断题) W: Thank you for coming on such short notice. None of my friends could help. M: No problem. Now, what can I do for you? W: Well, my car won’t start. I looked at the engine, but I don’t know anything about cars. M: That’s okay. Let’s get you off the side of the road so you don’t get hit by a car. Can you turn the car on for me? W: See? Nothing happens. Can you fix it, or should I take it to a repair shop? M: Ah…okay…I know what this is. It’s the battery. (12) Let me get something from my truck. W: So, it was my battery the whole time? Does that mean I won’t have to call a taxi? How can I repay you? M: The cost was included in the service package when you bought your car. W: So, the next time I get a flat tire, can I call you? 18 M: Hopefully, there won’t be a need for that. You’re all set, ma’am. Drive safe. (13) ★ on short notice：随时；一经通知立即；没有准备时间 Thank you for coming on such short notice. 感谢你立即赶来。 ★ set：做好准备的 You’re all set. 你已准备就绪。 Text 9 (第 16 题为推断题) M: It’s that time of year again. We should go get our flu shots. (14) You don’t want to end up in the hospital again like last year. W: You’re right. Should we just walk into the nearest clinic, or do we have to make an appointment first? M: There’s a drug store in the mall that is quick and easy. (14) They have a small room set up for shots. We need to do some Christmas shopping, anyway. W: Let’s go over the list, then. We got your parents the cooking set and my parents the sofa pillows. I got my sister some clothes… (15) M: I am getting my brother those headphones he wanted. The next thing we have to think about is the tree. Are we going to get a real one again, or just use the small one that we keep in the basement? W: Real ones are pretty messy. And I don’t want to spend money on another new tree. Let’s just stick to the old one. M: OK. That leaves the turkey. Who is coming to dinner, again? W: My best friend Erin is coming. M: My parents will have dinner with us. W: All right. I’ll buy a 24-pound turkey. Text 10 Welcome to our annual student achievement awards. Here are our amazing award winners! In February, our school won the Peacock Award at the State Art Competition. In April, our basketball team won the league championships. It is the second year in a row that our Pandas beat the Eagles, (17) our school’s toughest competitor. And just recently, our drama class held their last performance of Beauty and the Beast. With those ticket sales, we raised seven thousand dollars for the Children’s Hospital. (18) Great job, everyone! Now for the award for Best Athlete. For the boys, John Jenkins, our basketball team captain. For the girls, Molly Rice. She came in second place in the state ping-pong championships. For outstanding achievement in science…Greg Anderson. He won $500 at the science fair by building a remote-controlled airplane. Shannon Jackson won for excellence in English, for her essay on women’s equality. (19) Please come up and collect your awards. Well, that’s it, folks. Have a great summer! (20)