湖北省鄂州市2021-2022学年高二英语下学期期末试题（Word版带答案）

鄂州市2021~2022学年度下学期期末质量监测高二英语第一部分听力（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。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.Wheredoesthemanwanttogo?A.TheDonghuPark.B.TheHistoryMuseum.C.TheCityLibrary.2.WhyisthemanmovingtoNewYorkCity?A.Toworkthere.B.Tomeetnewpeople.C.Tolivenearhisfriends3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Akindoffood.B.Placesofinterest.C.Atrip.4.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Patientanddoctor.B.Fatheranddaughter.C.Waiterandcustomer.5.Whichcolorwillthewomanchoose?A.Red.B.Purple.C.White.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.Whatcanbeknownaboutthewoman?A.Shehasbeenplayingtennisforsixyears.B.Shestartedplayingtennisatanearlyage.C.Shepractisesinafamoustrainingcenter.7.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?A.Findanexperiencedteacher.B.Havearestfromatightschedule.C.Teachathistrainingcenter.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whathasthewomanbeendoing?A.Singing.B.Sleeping.C.Reading.9.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutthecompetition?A.Excited.B.Confident.C.Nervous.10.Whatwouldthewomanliketodonext?A.Chatwithherparents.B.Goforawalk.C.WatchTV.\n听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inanoffice.B.Inalift.C.Inarestaurant.12.Whydidthemanwalkupthestairstheotherday?A.Theliftbrokedown.B.Hewantedtoloseweight.C.Hewantedtoexercise.13.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofdeliveryfoods?A.Delicious.B.Unhealthy.C.Expensive.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Whendidthemanretire?A.In2014.B.In2015.C.In2020.15.Whydidthemanchoosetovolunteerafterretirement?A.Todevelopanewhobby.B.Tofindagoodwaytomakemoney.C.Toputhisexperienceandknowledgetouse.16.Whatisthemandoingnowasavolunteer?A.Beingatrafficguide.B.Teachinginlocalschools.C.Offeringfoodtothehomeless.17.Whoisthewoman?A.Ahostess.B.Avolunteer.C.Astudent.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Whenwilltheheadmastergiveaspeech?A.At8:45.B.At9:00.C.At9:30.19.Whatcanthevisitorslearnfromtheexhibition?A.Achievementsofthestudents.B.Theequipmentofsciencelabs.C.Thehistoryoftheschool.20.Whataretheteachersandstudentleadersreadytodo?A.Answerguests’questions.B.Cooklunchforvisitors.C.Performmusictogether.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。AWhattoWatchMyBrilliantFriendThefilm,takenfromthebrilliantfictionofElenaFerrante,ismainlyabouttwowomen’sfriendship.Inthe1970s,Elenamarriesaprofessorandpublishesafamousnovel.Lilaissmarterbut\nisforcedtoskipcollegeandmarriesalocalman.Later,shebecomesasinglemomworkinginaterriblefactory.Willtheyevergetalongaswellasbefore?It’scomplicated.Watchit:onHBOandHBOMaxTheMarvelousMrs.Maisel,Season4ThefilmisabouthowahousewifebecameaGreenwichVillagestand-upcomic（喜剧演员）Midge(RachelBrosnahan)isdivorcedandtryingtofindherselfin1960,andherdad(TonyShalhoub)hasbecomeaVillageVoicedramacritic.Wealsocan’twaitfortheupcominggueststars:JasonAlexander,KellyBishop,JohnWaters,MiloVentimigliaandLennyBruce.Watchit:onAmazonPrimeSuccession,Season3Inthesuperbshowaboutpowerstrugglesinasuper-richfamily,sonKendallRoy(JeremyStrong)hastheupperhandoverhisdomineering（专横的）dad,Logan(BrianCox,75),whopromisesto“gofullbeast”onhischild.NewcastmembersAlexanderSkarsgardandAdrienBrodyalsoappearedinthefilm.Watchit:onNetflixTedLasso,Season2Ifyouwatchonlyoneshowthissummer,makeitthisone,aheartwarminghitcomedy.JasonSudeikisplaysapositiveAmericanfootballcoachwhoknowslittleaboutsoccerbutgetshiredtocoachasoccerteaminEngland.AppleTV+hasafirst-week-freeoffer,andifyouboughtanewiPhonelately,youprobablyhaveayear’sfreesubscription（订阅）onit.Watchit:onAppleTV+21.WherecanweseeMyBrilliantFriend?A.OnHBOandHBOMax.B.OnAmazonPrime.C.OnNetflix.D.OnAppleTV+.22.WhatdoweknowaboutTheMarvelousMrs.Maisel,Season4?A.Itisacomedy.B.Itisaninspirationalfilm.C.ItisdirectedbyJasonAlexander.D.Itisaboutpowerstruggles.23.Whichmoviecanyouenjoyforafirst-week-freeofferonAppleTV+?A.MyBrilliantFriend.B.Succession,Season3.C.TedLasso,Season2.D.TheMarvelousMrs.Maisel,Season4.BThisfall,childrenintheEixampleareaofBarcelonahaveanewwaytogettoschoolonFridays-theyridetheirbikes.InSeptember,agroupoffivechildrenbeganbikingtoschoolwiththeirparentsonFridays.Soonthegroupgrewto150ormore.Theprogramiscalledbikebus.Thebikebusbeginsaround8:25everyFridaymorning.Thepathitwillfollowisalwayspostedaheadoftime,soeveryoneknowswheretojoin.Thebikebusstartsoffwithjustafewstudentsandparents,withmoreandmorejoiningasittravelsalong.\nMostkidsridetheirbikes,butothersridescooters（滑板车）oruseskates.Insteadofridinginbikelanesoronsidewalks,thebikebustakesovertheentirestreet.Withmusicplayingandbikebellsringing,thebikebusfeelslikeaparty.“Beingabletoridewithabunchofkidsisabigpartofthefun,”saysnine-year-oldMariaPitarch.“Thebestpartofthebikebusisthatweridealongandpickupmyfriendsandweridetogether.”ItwaspossibletobiketoschoolinEixamplebefore,butitwasn’treallysafeforkids.Thereareafewbikelanes,buttherearealsolotsofcars.OneofthemainroadsusedbytheEixamplebikebushasabout20,000carsandmotorcycleseveryday.Becausethesearebusystreets,thelocalpolicearehelpingstoptrafficbyridinginfrontofthebikebusandbehindit.Parentsarehopingthatthebikebuswillhelpchangeideasabouthowpeoplecangetaroundinthecity.Theywantthecitytocreatewiderandkid-friendlybikelanesthatareseparatefromcartraffic.Theypointoutthatthebikebusalsohelpscutdownonpollution.Barcelonaisn’tthefirstbikebusever.Theideahasbeenaroundforquiteawhile.TherehavebeenbikebusesinMadridandotherpartsofSpainforyears.24.Whatdoweknowaboutthebikebus?A.Itbeginseverymorning.B.Allridersjoinitbyridingabike.C.Ithasmorethanonehundredriders.D.Kidsstarttheridetriptogether.25.WhatdoesMariaPitarchthinkofthebikebus?A.Interesting.B.Tiring.C.Challenging.D.Boring.26.Whohelpclearthestreetsforthebikebus?A.Parents.B.Teachers.C.Students.D.Police.27.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Bikebusgreatlycutsdownthecitypollution.B.Eixamplekidsaretakingthe“BikeBus”toschool.C.Parentscallonthelocalgovernmenttoimprovethetraffic.D.Eixampleschoolsfindasafewaytoschoolforthechildren.CTheworldcanbeascaryplacewhenyou’reyoung.Itcanbeevenscarierwhenyou’reayounglittlebluepenguin（企鹅）,thetiniestofthepenguinspecies.Luckily,therearesomehumanswillingtohelp.TheysteppedintoprotectBilly,abluepenguinthatappearedonabeachinChristchurch,NewZealand.SpottedonNovember29attheslipwayatMoncksBay,nearSumner,inChristchurch,thelittlepenguinimmediatelyattractedasmallcrowd.JeffMeinSmithsawthecrowdwhilehewasbicyclingthatafternoon,andhebikedhometogethiscamera.Whenhereturnedtothescene,hefoundthatthepenguinhadreceivedalittlesign,onethatread,“Hi,I’mwaitingformymumtocomeback.DOC(DepartmentofConservation)knowsI’mhere.Pleaseleavemealone.Keepyourdogs\naway.Thanks,Billythebabybluepenguin.”Billydidn’tmoveawayfromthesign.TheDOCarrivedlaterthatafternoontopickupBilly,thoughtheyweresurprisedtoseeitonthebeach.“It’sunusualforabluepenguintobeoutintheopenonthebeachduringtheday,”AnitaSpencer,aDOCseniorranger（巡逻队）,toldStuff.BillywastakentotheChristchurchPenguinRehabilitationCenterafterbeingbroughtbackfromthebeach.Volunteersbelievethebirdmayactuallybeafemalepenguin,andisaround2monthsold.Thechickweighsmerely550grams,lessthanastandardbasketball.Abluepenguinshouldweigharound900gramsatthisage.Mostlittlepenguinsgrowuptoweigh1kilogram.Thecenterwillhelpthelittlepenguingainsomeweightbyfeedingitwithfishjuice,beforeit’ssetfreeintotheocean.28.WhoisBilly?A.Apenguin.B.Afish.C.Adog.D.Aranger.29.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.Billyisamalepenguin.B.JeffwilltakecareofBilly.C.Billyweighsmoreatitsage.D.SomedogsprobablychasedBillyinitially.30.HowdidtheDOCfeelaboutBillyappearingonthebeach?A.Disappointed.B.Unexpected.C.Regretful.D.Frightened.31.WhatwillhappentoBillyatlast?A.Itwillbestudiedbyscientists.B.ItwillliveinDOC.C.Itwillcomebacktotheocean.D.Itwillstayinazoo.DBeethoven,oneoftheworld’smost-lovedcomposers,isfamousforhisninesymphonies（交响曲）Beforehedied,hebegananewsymphony,butneverfinishedit.Computerscientistsandmusicianshavenowusedartificialintelligencetofinishhis10thSymphony.Beethovenwrotemanyfamouspiecesofmusic,buthe’sprobablybestknownforhisninesymphonies.WhenBeethovendiedin1827,hehadsomeideasfora10thSymphony.Butallheleftbehindweresomenotesaboutthepieceandafew“sketches”（草稿）—shortbitsofwrittenmusic.In2019,aspecialteamofmusicians,computerscientistsandhistorianswasformed.Theirgoal:totrytocompleteBeethoven’s10thSymphonytocelebratehis250thbirthday.Theteamdidn’tjustwanttocompletethesymphony.TheywantedtocomeascloseaspossibletoproducingthesymphonythatBeethovenmeanttowrite.That’swheredeeplearningcamein.Tofulfillthetask,theteamtrainedanAItohelpwiththesymphony.TheyturnedeverypieceofmusicthatBeethoveneverwroteintoaformthecomputercouldunderstand.ByfeedingtheprogramallofBeethoven’smusic,theAIcouldlookforpatternsinthewayBeethovenwrote.Thisincluded,forexample,howhere-usedsimplemelodies（曲调）allthroughapiecetocreateatheme,orhowhemovedbetweendifferentpartsofthesymphony.Finally,theAIhadthechallengeoftryingtoconnectthelittlemusicalbitsintoasymphony.It\ntookovertwoyears,buttheteamwasabletocompleteBeethoven’s10thSymphony.Notsimplyamelody,but40minutesofmusicforafullorchestra（管弦乐队）.SoBeethovennowhasa10thSymphony.AndthoughBeethovendidn’twriteitall,wefeelsurethatthemusicisverymuchlikewhathemighthavewritten,ifhe’dhadthechance.32.Whatistheaimoftheteam?A.TocreateanewtypeofmusicalAI.B.TocarryforwardBeethoven’ssymphonies.C.TocompleteBeethoven’s10thSymphony.D.TostudythevalueofBeethoven’s10thSymphony.33.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“fulfil”inparagraph5?A.Assign.B.Complete.C.Explain.D.Analyze.34.Whatdoestheauthoragreewith?A.Theteamhasdoneagoodjob.B.TheAIwillbewidelyacknowledged.C.The10thSymphonyisasimplemelody.D.Beethovenissatisfiedwiththe10thSymphony.35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.AIandMusic:ServantRatherThanMasterB.BeethovenandAl:theBattleoftheSuperhumansC.MusiciansSucceededintheStudyofSymphoniesD.ATeamUsedAItoHelpFinishBeethoven’s10thSymphony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。TheGuidetoWinterActivitiesintheWhiteMountainsTheweatherintheWhiteMountainscanbeunpredictable,especiallyduringthewintermonths.It’scommonforthetemperaturetodropbelowzeroorforasnowstormtooccurintheWhiteMountains.36!CatchashoworafilmBarnZ’sCinemaisthelocalmovietheaterinLincoln.Hometofourscreens,thishometownfavoriteplaysallthelatestandgreatestmoviesfromHollywood.Packthekidsinthecarandheadtothecinemaforanafternoonofmoviesandpopcorn.37Itchingtoburnsomecalories,butnotlookingforwardtothecold?HeadtoLiveaLittleFitness,afull-servicefitnessstudiowithakid’splayspace.You’llfinddailygroupfitnessclasses,likePilates,kickboxing,VinyasaFlowYogaandmore.There’sevenaspecialBeerYogaclassheldattheWoodstockInnBrewery.38.Itisagiantinteractiveroomwherekidscanrunaround\nandjumptotheirdelight.Playagame39.Thefamily-friendlygameroomislikeablast（狂欢）fromthepast.You’llfindfootball,apooltable,airhockeyandmore.Kidsandadultsofallageswillhavemuchfunhere.GetcreativeBreakoutthepaintsandgetcreativeatFiredontheMountain,whichisownedandoperatedbytwolocalwomen.40.Youcanchoosepaintingyourownpotterythatiskid-friendlyortonsofspecialartclasses.Thepaintandmaterialusedinthestudioareallnon-toxic（无毒）andwashedoffeasilywithalittlewater.A.BurnsomecaloriesB.WarmupfromtheinsideoutC.Thankfully,eveniftheweatherturns,youcanstillhavefunD.Forthekids,thereisaKidsPlayZonethattheyreallyloveE.SendthekidstotheGameRoomandenjoyalittlepeaceandquietF.ThisartandpotterystudioisagreatplacetospendacolddayinsideG.Noworries,theexpertstaffwillteacheverythingyouneedtoknow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。IntheUnitedStates,Christmasisaveryimportantday.ManyneedyfamiliesareseekingassistanceeveryyearontheoccasionofChristmassotheycanget41toysandgiftsfortheirchildren.Andthecharitiesandorganizationscomeforwardto42thosepoorfamiliesandbringjoytothepoorchildren.Everyyearmanyfreegiftsandtoysareindeed43.Thisisverykindand44workforpoorfamiliesaswellasforchildren.Hereisafamilywhohavebeen45theirloveonthisspecialday.Threedecadesago,NorahWilkinsonstartedaChristmas46thatherfamilyiskeepingalivefiveyearsafterher47.Itallcamefromthe48grandmother’ssimplemotto（座右铭）,“It’snicetobenice.”Backin1990,this49ledhertostartspending￡10ayearonpresentsforchildrenwho’d50havenothingtoopenonChristmasday,accordingtoTheMirror.AlthoughNorahpassedawayfiveyearsago,atthegreatageof92,hergrandchildrenwantedto51upthetradition.SoNorah’ssevenchildrenandtheirchildrenhavemanagedto52anamazing￡250,000worthofgiftsthatwillbehandedouttomorethan5,000familiesforChristmas.Thisyear,morethanever,manyfamiliesare53toputfoodonthetable.Yet,thankstothegenerousstrangersandthishard-workingandcaringfamily,thousandsofchildrenwillsoonhaveasmileontheirface.Theworkofthegrandchildrenandtheirparentsistotally54andit’swonderfultosee\nhowmuchofaninspirationfromagrandmothercanbeinlifeanddeath,andhowasimpledesiretobekindcansnowballintoa55tohelpthousands.41.A.cheapB.preciousC.freeD.great42.A.inquireB.helpC.chooseD.dismiss43.A.putawayB.thrownawayC.rentedoutD.givenout44.A.wonderfulB.difficultC.absurdD.uniform45.A.checkingB.notingC.calculatingD.devoting46.A.partyB.traditionC.conflictD.consultation47.A.deathB.illnessC.abuseD.participation48.A.giftedB.lovingC.strictD.unsuspecting49.A.courageB.greedC.kindnessD.curiosity50.A.graduallyB.thusC.otherwiseD.sincerely51.A.breakB.setC.giveD.keep52.A.gatherB.spreadC.sellD.withdraw53.A.strugglingB.determiningC.hesitatingD.learning54.A.professionalB.admirableC.decentD.normal55.A.tripB.planC.battleD.campaign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。Walkingisgreatforweightloss,butthebenefitsgofarbeyondfromhigherenergyandbettermoodtostressrelief,creativityboost,andmore.Whetheryou’rejusthavingadowndayoradownlife,taking56walkcanliftyourmoodespeciallywhenyougooutdoors.Moneyforagymmembership,homeexercise57(equip),workoutclothesandshoes58(add)upalot.Butitdoesn’thaveto.Walkingrequires59(absolute)nothingbutstillprovidesgreathealthbenefits.And60itcansaveisnotonlyonthings,butalsoonhealthcare.Thosewhoexercisedregularlysavedmuchmoneywhenitcametohealthcarecostscomparedtothosenotmeetingtheminimumweeklyexerciserequirements.Sleepingasolideighthoursaday61(be)oneofthemostimportant62(thing)youcandoforyourhealth.Butsometimesthat’seasier63(say)thantodo.Thankfully,afastwalkmaybeallyouneed.Peoplewhoexerciseregularly,includingwalking,fallasleepmorequickly,sleep64(long),andhavebetterqualitysleep.Walkingisalsogoodforyourbrain.Whenyouwalk,yourfoot’simpact65thegroundsendspressurewavesthroughthearteries（动脉）thatincreasebloodflowtothebrain.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华，一个月前你在一家电脑专卖店买了一台电脑，仅用了三天就出现了各种问题。请你就此事给该店经理写封邮件投诉，内容包括：\n1.介绍购物的情况：2.反映存在的问题；3.提出解决的方案注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。第二节（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。Onceuponatime,therewasakingdomwheretherelivedakingwhoonlyhadonelegandoneeye.Buthisskill,intelligenceandgenerositymadehimacompetentruler.Asaresult,thepeopleinhiskingdomlivedajoyfulandhealthylifeunderhisrule.Then,onedaywhiletheKingwaswalkinginhispalace,henoticedtheportraits（肖像）ofhisancestorsalongthehallway.Thepaintingsofhisancestorssparked（触发）athoughtintheKing’smind.Hethoughtthathischildrenwouldwalkthesamehallwayonedayandrememberalltheancestorsthroughtheseportraits.SotheKingsentaninvitationtoallthepaintersfromacrossthekingdomstohiscourt.Heannouncedthathewantedabeautifulportraitmadeofhimselfthatwouldbeplacedinthepalace.Soanypainterwhowantstopainthispictureshouldcomeforward.Thepainterwillberewardedbasedonhowgoodthepaintingwillturnout.ThepaintersstartedtopanicandthoughtaboutmakingtheKingwithonlyonelegandoneeyelookbeautiful.Howcanhispicturebebeautiful?Itisnotpossible.TheywerealsoscaredthattheKingmaygetangryandpunishthemiftheportraitdidnotturnoutbeautiful.Soonebyone,allthepaintersstartedtomakeexcusesandpolitelydeclinedtomakeapaintingoftheKing.ButoneyoungpainterraisedhishandandsaidthathewouldmakeabeautifulportraitoftheKingthattheKingwouldlike.TheKingwasfinallyhappyhearingthatatleastoneofthepainterswasinterestedinmakinghispainting.TheotherpaintersgotcuriousabouthowthisyoungpainterwouldmakeabeautifulpaintingoftheKing.TheKingexcitedlypermittedhim,andthepainterstarteddrawingtheportrait.Hethenfilledthedrawingwithpaints.Finally,afteralongwait,hesaidthatthepicturewasready!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。Allthepeoplewerecuriousandnervousabouthowthepaintingwouldturnout.TheyoungpainterhadmadeaportraitinwhichtheKingwassittingonthehorse.鄂州市2021~2022学年度下学期期末质量监测·高二英语参考答案、提示及评分细则听力部分录音稿(Text1)M:Excuseme.DoesthisbusgototheHistoryMuseum?W:Yes.YoucangetoffattheDonghuParkandwalkstraightuntilyouseetheCityLibrary.The\nmuseumisjustoppositethelibrary.(Text2)W:WhyareyoumovingtoNewYorkCity?M:I’vegotanewjobinaninternationaltradingcompanythere.W:Howfascinating!Youcanmeetpeoplefromallovertheworld.M:Yeah,butjustoneproblem.I’llhavetoleavemyfriendsbehind.(Text3)M:How’syourtriptoBeijing?W:Wonderful!Therearesomanyplacesofinterest.AndIreallylovetheroastduck.(Text4)M:Doctor.I’vebeencoughingsinceyesterday.W:Doyouhaveanyotherproblems.likeaheadacheorafever?M:No.W:Letmecheck.I’llgiveyousomemedicine.(Text5)W:Doyouhavethisdressinothercolors?M:Well,theycomeinwhite,redandpurple.Willapurpleonedo?W:Yeah.That’llbenice.I’lltakeone.(Text6)M:Youarereallyagoodtennisplayer.W:Thanks.I’vebeenplayingtennissinceIwassix.M:Wow,that’saveryearlyage.W:Exactly.M:Whynotjoinmytrainingcenterandteachforus?Youcanearnsomeextramoney.W:I’dliketo,butIdon’tthinkIcanfitthatintosuchatightschedule.(Text7)M:Darling,you’vebeensingingfornearlythreehours.It’stimeyouhadarest.W:Iwish.Butyoudon’tknowhownervousIamaboutthesingingcompetition.M:Howcome?Youshouldbeexcited!BothyourmotherandIbelieveyouhavethemostbeautifulvoice.W:Maybethemostbeautifulvoiceinourfamilybutcertainlynotinmyschool.M:Remember,nooneisperfect.Justtryyourbest.Don’tpushyourselftoohard.WhynotwatchyourfavoriteTVshownow?W:Inthatcase.I’drathergoforawalktogetsomefreshair.M:Goodidea.(Text8)W:Here’sthemenu.Whatwouldyoulike,pizzaandfriedchickenagain?\nM:No.I’monadiet.W:Really?M:Yes.Youremembertheotherdaywhentheliftbrokedownandwehadtowalkupthestairs?WhenIgottoourofficeIwasoutofbreath.IknewIreallyneededtolosesomeweight.W:Isee.M:Iknowit’snoteasytostayonadietsoImuststicktoitfromthebeginning.W:Cool!Thenextthingyouneedtodoisremoveallthefooddeliveryappsfromyourphone.M:Why?Theyaresohandy.W:Well,theyare,butdeliveryfoodsarenotsohealthy.M:Ah,you’reright.I’lldoitrightnow.(Text9)W:Goodevening.David.I’msogladtohaveyouhere.M:It’smypleasure.W:Whendidyoustarttovolunteer?M:WhenIretiredin2014IfoundmyselfwithmoretimetospareandIwaslookingforthingstodo.SoIbeganvolunteeringthenextyear.W:Therearemanywayswecanoccupyourselvesaswegetolder.Wecanstartnewhobbies:wecantravel.Whydidyouchoosetovolunteer?M:Youknowthere’salwayssomeoneouttherethatneedsyourhelpandseniorshavevaluableexperienceandknowledgethatcanbeputtogooduse.W:Ican’tagreemore.Aretheremanyseniorsouttherevolunteering?M:Absolutely.TherewereabouttwomillionseniorvolunteersintheUnitedStatesin2020alone.W:Whatvolunteeractivitiesdoyouparticipatein?M:IusedtoofferfoodtothehomelessattheFoodBank.ButnowI’mdoingteachinginlocalschools.W:Whatdoyougetfromvolunteering?M:Igainasenseofpurpose.Itjustfeelsgoodtobeneeded.W:Thankyouagain.David.M:You’rewelcome.Andthankyouforinvitingmetotheshow.(Text10)W:WelcometoMontfortSchool.ThankyouforchoosingourschoolandforjoiningthehappyMontfortfamily,whichhasbeeneducatingboyssince1916.Wearesohappythatyouhavetakentimeofftobewithustoday.Itiswithgreatpleasurethatwehavepreparedsomeeventsthatwehopewillpleaseyou.At9:00am,ourheadmasterwillgiveawelcomespeech:thiswillbeintheschoolhall.Pleasebeseatedby8:45am.Followingthespeech,it’stheguidetouroftheexhibitionat9:30.Hereyoucanseetheproudhistoryofourschoolandourachievementsinthefieldofeducation.Theexhibitionislaidoutintheclassroomsonthe2ndfloor.\nThentheguidetourofsciencelabsat10:20am.Hereyoucanseethesubjectsthatnewstudentswillbestudying.Youwillalsonoticethatourlabshaveexcellentequipment.At11:00o’clockam.youwillbeguidedtothetourtopracticalareas.Thiscoversourtechnicalworkshops,music,andotherareasofourschoollife.AtMontfort,webelieveinall-rounddevelopmentofourstudents.Lunchwillbeat12:00o’clock.Ithasbeenspeciallypreparedforourguests.Allourteachersandstudentleaderswillbepresenttoansweranyquestionsthatyouhaveinyourminds.Wearesohappythatyoucouldbewithustoday.参考答案1~5BACAB6~10BCACB11~15CABAC16~20BABCA21~23ABC24~27CADB28~31ADBC32~35CBAD36~40CADEF41~45CBDAD46~50BABCC51~55DAABD56.a57.equipment58.adds59.absolutely60.what61.is62.things63.tosay64.longer65.on第一节Onepossibleversion:Dearmanager.Onemonthago,becauseoftherecommendationofyoursalesperson,Iboughtacomputerinyourshop.Itworkedwellforthefirstthreedays.Ilikeditverymuch.Butthreedayslater,itdidn’tworkverywell.I’mafraidIwillcomplainaboutit’sbadquality.First,thepicturewasveryunclear.Andthen,itdidn’thavethevoicesometimes.Last,itcouldn’tloadanysoftware.So,thiscomputernotonlybringsmenohelpbutalsocreatesabigproblemforme.Iamafrequentcustomerofyourshopandlikeyourmessage“Customerfirst”.Now,Iwanttochangethecomputer.Orelse,Iwouldrathergetthemoneyback.Iamlookingforwardtoyoursatisfactoryreply!Yours,LiHua第二节Onepossibleversion:Allthepeoplewerecuriousandnervousabouthowthepaintingwouldturnout.HowwilltheportraitlookbeautifulwithallthephysicalabnormalitiesoftheKing?WhatiftheKingdoesn’tliketheartandgetsangry?Theycuriouslywaitedforthebigreveal.Finally,thepainteruncoveredthepaintinginfrontofthecourt.Everyoneinthecourt,includingtheKing,wasleftstunned,lookingatthepicture.TheyoungpainterhadmadeaportraitinwhichtheKingwassittingonthehorse.Hewasontheone-legside,holdinghisbowandaimingthearrowwithhisoneeyeclosed.IndeedarcheryandhorseridingwerefewoftheskillstheKingpossessed.Nevertheless,theKingwasdelightedtoseethatthepainterhadmadeabeautifulportraitbycreativelypresentingtheKing’sabnormalities.TheKingadoredthepicture,andthepainterreceivedaverygenerousreward.