河南省許昌某中學2024-2025學年高二年級上冊開學考試英語試卷

20242025學年高二上學期開學檢測

英語

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第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分20分）

1.Whatdidthespeakersdojustnow?

A.Theywereatarestaurant.B.Theypackedtheirclothes.C.Theyhelpedanoldlady.

2.Whatdoestheboyprobablywantfromthewoman?

A.Thirtymoredollars.B.Twentymoredollars.C.Tenmoredollars.

3.Whymightthemanbesurprised?

A.Thewomanwaslate.

B.Thewomanarrivedearly.

C.Thewomanworkedovertimetonight.

4.Whatisthewomanlikelytodo?

A.Makeaphonecall.B.Handletheproblem.C.Havearest.

5.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Askingtheway.B.Givingdirections.C.Correctingamistake.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

6.WhydoesLuciaaskforleave?

A.Togetmoresleep.B.Towaitinthetrafficjam.C.Todealwithatrafficaccident.

7.HowdidLuciagototheofficetoday?

A.Bycar.B.Bysubway.C.Bybus.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

8.Whenwillthespeakersgotothetheater?

A.Thisafternoon.B.Tomorrowmorning.C.Tomorrowafternoon.

9.Howmuchdoesabustourcostperperson?

A.$3.5.B.$5.C.$6.5.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

10.Howdoesthewomanfeelatfirst?

A.Tired.B.Worried.C.Hungry.

11.Whichplacearethespeakersgoingto?

A.Aservicestation.B.Atrainstation.C.Astore.

12.Whatisthemanlikelytodonext?

A.Driveslowly.B.Haveameal.C.Takearest.

聽下面一段獨白，回答以下小題。

13.Whichbehaviormaygetthemostseriouspunishment?

A.Smokinginthecars.

B.Notwearingthehelmet.

C.Bumpingintoothercarsonpurpose.

14.Whatpunishmentwillthelistenersgetfordrivingrudelyatfirst?

A.Awarning.B.Afine.C.Beingaskedtoleave.

15.Howmanyrulesdoesthespeakertalkabout?

A.3.B.4.C.5.

16.Whatwillthelistenersdonext?

A.Starttheirfirstrace.B.Signtheinsuranceforms.C.Haveacheckontheircars.

聽下面一段獨白，回答以下小題。

17.WhenisSweetestDay?

A.ThesecondSaturdayinOctober.

B.ThethirdSaturdayinOctober.

C.ThethirdSundayinOctober.

18.WhatisthepurposeofSweetestDay?

A.Tomakefriends.B.Tomakesomeonehappy.C.Tomakecitiesmorebeautiful.

19.WhodidtheClevelandmanhelp?

A.Hisfriendsandrelatives.

B.Theagedandhisneighbors.

C.Thecity'sorphansandpatients.

20.HowdidtheClevelandmanstartSweetestDay?

A.Byofferinghugs.

B.Bygivingawaysmallgifts.

C.Bydistributingsomecash.

第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

Forchildren,spaceismagical-awholeworldisoutthere,withsomanythingstolearnandstoriestoread.Here

aresomechildren'sbooksaboutspaceandthesolarsystem.

MaeamongtheStarsbyStasiaBurrington

Thisbeautifullyillustratedpicturebookisattractivetoyoungkids.ItwasinspiredbythefirstAfricanAmerican

womaninspace,MaeJemison.IttellsthestoryofMaeasalittlegirl,whoalwaysknewshehadbigdreamsaboutspace.

Thisisagreatadditiontoayoungkid'scollection,asaremindertoholdtighttodreamsandnevergiveup.

SpacebyLibbyJackson

Thisbeautifullyillustratedbookgiveskidsalookat50womenfromaroundtheworldwhowereinvolvedin

exploringspaceinsomeway,fromthe19thcenturytothepresentday.Thisisaperfectgiftforyoungkidswhowantto

knowmoreaboutsomeofthelesserknownscientificachievementsrelatedtospaceexploration.

ChasingSpacebyLelandMelvin

ThisisMelvin'sstoryaboutbeingafootballplayertumedastronaut,alongwithhisrecoveryfromaninjurythatnearly

lefthimdeaf.Kidswilllovereadinghisstoryabouthowhefacedchallengesandadvancedahead,andhealsoincludesDIY

experimentsforkidstotry,andasectionoffullcolorphotographs.

SystemandBeyondbyDavidA.Aguilar

Thebookisfullofbeautifulillustrationsofspace,andisperfectforkidsofallages,exploringvariousplanetsandthe

solarsystem.Unlikeotherkids'spacebook,thisisaNationalGeographicbookwrittenandillustratedbyanawardwinning

astronomerandspaceartist.AguilarisalsotheformerDirectorofScienceInformationandPublicOutreachatthe

HarvardSmithsonianCenterforAstrophysics.

21.WhatdoMaeamongtheStarsandSpacehaveinmon?

A.Theyincludelessknownastronauts.B.Theytellaboutscientists5childhood.

C.Theycoverwomenexploringspace.D.Theyaresuitableforchildrenofallages.

22.Whosebookattractschildrenshowinginterestinexperiments?

A.StasiaBurrington^.B.LibbyJackson's.

C.LelandMelvin's.D.DavidA.Aguilar's.

23.WhatisuniquetoSystemandBeyond?

A.Ithasbeautifulpictures.B.Ittellsaboutspaceartists.

C.Ithaswonmanygrandawards.D.Itwaswrittenbyanastronomer.

B

Arecentsurveyhasshownthatmoremenareadoptingcatsthanwomeninrecentyears.

Peopleusedtothinkcatsarepreferredbywomen,anddogsarethetrustyfriendsofmen.However,anewresearch

fromUKPetFooduncoveredanobviousgender什生另lj)differenceinpetadoptionnumbers——withmoremenchoosingto

adoptadultcatsthanwomen.Overthepastfouryears,1.5millionnewmalehouseholdshavebeenbenefitingfromthepany

ofanadultcat,paredtoaround1millionfemalehouseholds.

Theresearchfindingshighlightthefunctionofthebondthatcanexistbetweenamanandhisfurryfriend.Although

youmaybefbndofkittenswiththeirplayfulandinnocentnature,there9saconvincingreasontoadoptanadultcat,

especiallyformenseekingaloyalandentertainingpanion.Unlikethetroublesomeprocessofraisingakitten,adultcatse

withtheirpersonalitiesfullyformed.Thismeansthatfromdayone,youcanenjoythepanionshipofafurryfriendthathas

alreadysettledintotheircharactersandbehaviors.

Formenwithbusyschedulesorlimitedtimeforpettraining,anadultcatprovidesinstantpanionshipwithoutthe

demandingneedsofayoungkitten.They'realreadylittertrainedandaccustomedtobasicgroomingroutines,makingthem

anidealchoiceforbusymen.

MichaelBellingham,ChiefExecutiveofUKPetFoodsaid:"Iwasinterestedtoseethatmoremenareadoptingolder

cats.Ourresearchthisyearhighlightstheprofoundimpactofpets——fromfightingwithlonelinesstohavingapositive

effectonourmentalhealth.Weweresurprisedtoseethatonefifthofthepeoplewithmentalillnessweinterviewedwant

petstobeincludedinprescriptions,whichcanhelptreattheirproblems.^^

So,formenconsideringbringingafurrypanionintotheirlife,adoptinganadultcatmightjustbetheperfectchoice.

24.Whatcanweknowaboutthenewresearchinparagraph2?

A.paredtowomen,menpreferstoadoptadultcats.

B.Dogsareman'smostloyalfriendsofalltime.

C.Womenarefondofbeingsurroundedbylovelycats.

D.Millionsofhouseholdsgainbenefitsfromprotectingpets.

25.Whafsthereasonformantochooseadultcats?

A.Theyhavethepotentialtocarefortheirowners.

B.Theyareinnocentandloyaltothecaringadults.

C.Theyhavefullydevelopedpersonalities.

D.Theyareacureforrarediseases.

26.WhatcanbeinferredfromMichaelBellingham'swords?

A.AdultcatsarethebestoptionofpetsforUKfamily.

B.Petshaveagoodimpactonpeople'smentalhealth.

C.Adultcatsdemandlesspanyfromtheirbusyowners.

D.CatsareapricelessdrugforphysicalproblemsinUK.

27.Whichofthefollowingphrasescanreplace“prescription“inparagraph5?

A.Jobinterviews.B.Textbooks.C.Personalpreference.D.Medicalguidance.

C

Afternoticingthatherstudentshadproblemsfocusingduringthemathclass,aNorthCarolinateacherdecidedto

channel（弓|導）theirenergyinadifferentwaycycling.

Itdoesn'tsoundlikeamonthingtododuringthemathclass,butBethanyLambeth,ateacherfromWakeCounty,

saidthateversincesheinstalled（安裝）cyclingmachinesunderherstudents9desks,thequalityoftheirworkhadimproved

greatly.Studentsaremorefocusedandmoreimportantly,theyarenolongerrestlessallthetime.

“Inthepast,theyweredrummingontheirdesksortheyweretouchingotherpeople,buttheydon'tdothatanymore.

Theirfeetaregettingoutofthemovement,shesaid.

“Thekidsarenotmakingfunofeachotherandtheyareabletogettheiractivitiesthroughandgettheirworkdone,^^

theyoungeducatoradded.4tIthinktheworldischangingalotandthekidsneedtobeabletodosomethingdifferent.”

Lambethinstalledthecyclingmachinesattheendoflastyear,payingaround$150foreach.

JudgingbytheresultsobservedbytheWakeCountyteacher,thismightbeawaytheeducationalofficialsare

particularlyexcitedabouttherolethatcyclingmachineshaveplayedandthinkthesecanplayinspecialeducationclasses.

Thekidsobviouslylovethenew"toys”.SofiaFedele,oneofLambeth'sstudents,saidcyclinghelpsherfocusonher

workduringtheclass"Pedaling（踩踏板）ismuchbetteranditkeepsmeexercisingandfocused,shesaid.QuinnSpear,

anotherstudentinLambeth'sclass,alsoacknowledgedthehealthbenefitsofcyclingduringtheclass.Hesaidthathehad

pedaled5.5milesandburned133calories,allbefore10am.

28.WhydidtheteacherBethanyLambethinstallthecyclingmachines?

A.Tomakeanexperiment.B.Toattractmorestudentstoherclass.

C.Tointroduceanewtoytoherstudents.D.Tomakeherstudentsmorefocusedinclass.

29.Whatdoweknowaboutschoolofficials?

A.Theyplantoinstallmorecyclingmachinesinclasses.

B.Theythinkthecyclingmachinescanbeusedinspecialeducationclasses.

C.Theyregardcyclingmachinesasnewtoysforstudents.

D.Theyneedtolookintotheresultsofusingcyclingmachines.

30.WhatisWakeCountryteacher9sattitudetowardsLambeth'sproject?

A.Positive.B.Indifferent.C.Negative.D.Doubtful.

31.Whafsthemainpurposeoftheauthorinwritingthetext?

A.Tocallonschoolstoinstallmorecyclingmachines.

B.Tointroduceanewwaytomakestudentsfocusontheclass.

C.Totellteachershowtohelpstudentsimprovetheirstudies.

D.Toshowtheadvantagesofcyclinginclass.

D

Formanyrunners,amarathoncanoftenbeachallenge-butsometimeswhatgetsarunnerthroughthetough26.2

milesislookingoutintothecrowdandseeinghisorherlovedoneholdingupasignandshoutingwordsofencouragement.

Foronemom,though,herlovedonewasabitmorehandson.

WhilerunningtheREVELBigCottonwoodMarathoninSaltLakeCity,CourtneyRich,aselftaughtbakerandmother

oftwo,wasbeginningtorunoutofenergyjustyardsfromtheendwhenshewassuddenlyjoinedbyherlOyearolddaughter,

Avery.

Thetouchingmoment,caughtonvideoandpostedonsocialmedia,showsAveryrunningtohermother'ssideto

supportherassheapproachedtheendoftherace.Rich'sfacelitupwhenAveryjoinedherandhelpedhercrossthefinish

line.

Richlatersaidinthevideo5scaptionthatbeingjoinedbyherdaughtertofinishtheracewas“amomentIhopeneither

ofuseverforget,\Richsaidthatherdaughtercouldtellshewasstrugglingafteraphonecallneartheendoftherace.6<She

knewIhadstruggledthelastfewmilesJRichsaid.t6ShesawtearsinmyeyeswhenIcalledonmile24.”

Inthevideo,Rich'sfacialexpressionchangesfromtirednesstoasmileafterseeingherdaughteremergefromthe

crowdtojoinher.Then,Richandherdaughterranhandinhandtothefinishline."Nothingcouldhavepreparedmeforthe

momentmylOyearolddaughterwouldjumpoutofthecrowdandrunwithmetothefinishline,^^shesaid.Whentherace

wasdone,thetwohuggedeachotheratthefinishline.Thevideoendswithafinalcaption,uAndthenshejustheldme.She

heldme.”

Inthepast,theREVELBigCottonwoodMarathonhashadothermemorablemomentsofmotherscaringfortheir

children,butperhapsnotashandsonasthisone.

32.WhathappenedtoRichwhenshewasingtothefinishline?

A.Shefeltherselfstruggling.B.Shewasfarbehindothers.

C.Shefelldownallofasudden.D.ShewasinterruptedbyAvery.

33.HowdidAveryreacttotheaccident?

A.SherantherestinplaceofRich.B.Shetriedtocallforhelpatonce.

C.ShehelpedRichruntothefinishline.D.SheshoutedencouragingwordstoRich.

34.HowdidRichfeelaboutAvery'sresponse?

A.Doubtful.B.Content.C.Concerned.D.Expected.

35.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ADaughterCheeredForHerMotherByJoiningInHerRace

B.AMotherEncouragedHerDaughterToPursueHerDream

C.ADaughterGotInvolvedInHerMother'sRaceByMistake

D.AMotherWouldNeverGiveUpOnHerMarathonDream

第二節(jié)（共5小題;每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填人空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Notmanypeoplehaveanemergencyfundeventhoughitisessential.Itwillbeeyourfinancialbuffer（緩沖）incase

somethingunexpectedoccurs.36Youcanonedaytellyourselfyou'llfinallystartsavingup,butwiththebillsyou

needtopayandtheotherneedsyoumustconsider,yourplanmightfail.Hereareafewaspectsforyoutoconsiderwhen

youwishtosucceedinsavingyourrainydayfund.

Usually,itissuggestedthatyousaveatotalofthreetosixmonths?worthofexpenses.37Andifyouget

overwhelmedbytheamountyouneedtosave,youmightbeediscouragedandfail.Tosettletheissue,forgetaboutthat

suggestion.Youshoulddecidehowmuchyouwanttosaveinitially.Forinstance,youcanjuststartwithonemonth'sworth

ofexpenses.38

Budgetingisalsoimportantifyouwanttobefinanciallyhealthy.Notewhatexpensesarenonnegotiable,suchasyour

livingexpensesandfood.39It'snotbadtospoilyourselfsometimes,aslongasthepriceisreasonablerelativeto

yourcurrentfinancialsituation.

40Forinstance,thosewhowishtopursuehighereducationwillneedtobudgetandsaveupfortheirschool

expenses.Eveniftheygotoanaffordableeducationalinstitution,otherschoolrelatedexpensescanstillbequitealot.So,

knowinghowtobudgetwillhelpthemsurviveschoolwithoutfallingmuchintodebt.

A.Therefore,youneedtofindawaytodealwithit.

B.Budgetingcanhelpimproveyouracademicperformance.

C.Andwhenyouachievethat,thenyoucansetahighergoal.

D.However,savinganemergencyfundiseasiersaidthandone.

E.Setasidesomemoneyforsomenonessentialexpensesaswell.

F.Butit'snotthateasytosetasidesuchahugeamountallofasudden.

G.Learninghowtobudgetwillbeusefulinotherareasofyourlifeaswell.

第三部分語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A.B.C.D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

FvealwaysbeencreativesinceIwasalittlegirl.Everydaywasanexcitingadventureof41inmy

childhoodfilledwitharts,craftsandmusic.42,somewherealongthewayIlosttouchwithmycreativeself.

At21,upongraduation,I43ajobatapany.Iwouldgototheoffice,sitatmydeskandrepeatthesame

work.Thedayswerelongand44.Workingthiswayforoneyearwaspainfulenough.BeforelongIdecidedto

makea45.OnethingIhaddevelopedaninterestinwassewing,soI46asewingcourseatamunity

college.Itwasonlyafiveweekcoursebutit47myinterestandgotmyconfidenceup.

AsIdreamtbigger,laterI48aparttimedesigncourse.Itookclassestwonightsaweek.Although

exhausting,itgavemeenergy,49andhappiness.Asitbecameclearerthat50waswheremylovelay,

workingatthepanybecameharder.Ifeltbored.Noenergy,no51andzerofulfillment.Apparently,Ineededa

biggerchange.52,Imadeadifficultdecision,一quittingmy53andstudyingmydesigncoursefull

time.

ThelastfewyearswitnessedmysuccessinwhatIlove.TodayIamlivingacreativelifeasthe54ofmy

ownfashionbrand.Ifeel55thatsettingthewheelsofchangehasledmetowhereIamtoday.

41.A.learningB.creationC.imaginationD.amusement

42.A.BesidesB.ThereforeC.HoweverD.Otherwise

43.A.landedB.desiredC.shiftedD.handled

44.A.boringB.interestingC.rewardingD.challenging

45.A.surveyB.changeC.mitmentD.preparation

46.A.taughtB.passedC.attendedD.designed

47.A.maintainedB.increasedC.awakenedD.protected

48.A.benefitedfromB.triedoutforC.cameupwithD.signedupfor

49.A.passionB.recognitionC.curiosityD.innovation

50.A.artsB.craftsC.fashionD.adventure

51.A.promotionB.vacationC.businessD.motivation

52.A.InitiallyB.InstantlyC.GraduallyD.Eventually

53.A.jobB.dreamC.interestD.decision

54.A.teacherB.designerC.inventorD.musician

55.A.inspiredB.blessedC.relievedD.impressed

第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

In2017,aChineseantiquebowlfetched$38millionatauction(拍賣)——anewrecordforChineseporcelain(瓷器).

Thoughitwasdescribedas“ahighlyimportantand56(extreme)rare“pieceofart,itwasashallowbowlthatwas

usedinancientChina57(clean)calligraphyandpaintbrushes.WhyisChineseporcelainsoexpensive?Theanswer

lies58theEuropeanobsession(癡迷)withChineseporcelain.

LarsTharp,aChineseporcelainspecialist,setouttoexplorewhyChineseporcelainwasso59(value).He

traveledtothemountainsideinwhichalmosteverysingleChineseexportvase,plateandcupbeganlifeinthe18thcentury

一amountainknownasMountGaolin,from60namewegetthewordkaolin,orchinaclay.Hesawhowthechina

clay61(bine)withanothersubstance,mica,thatwouldturnitintoporcelain.

62(carry)hisownnewlyacquiredvase,LarsuncoveredsomesecretsofChina'sporcelaincapital,Jingdezhen.

Hesawhow63tradebetweenChinaandEuropenotonlychangedourideaofwhatwasbeautifulbutalsoaffected

thewholetraditionofChineseaestheticstoo.

Theporcelainfeverhasdrivenhigh64(consume)inthepasttenyears.TodayChina'srisingmillionaireclass

arebuyingbacktheexportchinaonceshippedtoEurope.Thebowl65(sell)atauctionshowsthattheappealof

Chineseporcelainisasstrongasever.

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié)(滿分15分)

66.假定你是李華，準備參加學校主題為“SavingOurPlanet”的英語演講比賽。請寫一篇英語稿參賽。內容包括：

1.地球面臨的問題及原因；

2.拯救地球的辦法；

3.號召大家保護地球。

注意：1.寫作詞數為100詞左右；2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

作文開頭已給出，不計入總詞數。

Dearfriendsanddistinguishedjudges,

FmcontestantNO.12.I'mprivilegedtostandhereanddelivermyspeechthemedon"savingourplanet”.

Thankyou!

第二節(jié)(滿分25分)

67.閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。

Manyyearsago,Iwasatagirls'schoolandourteachermadeallthegirlsintheclasssitnexttosomeonedifferent

everyday.

Ononeofthedays,myteacherpairedMadhuri,whoIhadnevertalkedto,andmetositnexttoeachother.Inoticed

thatsheseemedveryanxious.Iaskedherwhatwaswrong.Sheremainedsilentatfirst,buteventually,shetoldmethatshe

hadthreesistersinherfamilyandthatherfathercouldn'taffordschoolbooksforallofthem.

Myprimaryschoolwasstrict,aswasthestandardthen,andifyoudidn'thaveyourschoolbookstheteacherwould

makeyouleavetheclass.Madhuriwasveryanxiousthatdaybecauseshethoughtthattheteacherwouldtellhertoleave

theclass.Whentheteachersawthatshedidn'thavethebooks,hetoldMadhurithatshecouldn'tattendclassforaweek.

Madhuriwasveryupset.IfeltsobadwhenIsawherpainthatIdecidedtohelpher.Iwenttospeaktoherandoffered

tobuythebooksforher.Sherefusedmyoffertohelp.Shehadverystrongprinciplesandshewouldneveracceptthings

boughtbyothers.

WhenIgothomefromschoolItoldmymomthestory.ShesaidthatitwasgoodthatIhadtriedtohelpbutIshould

stopworryingaboutitbecausetherewasnothingmorethatIcoulddoifshehadrefusedmyoffertohelp.Icouldn'tstop

worryingaboutitthough.

注意：1.續(xù)寫詞數共150左右；

2.續(xù)寫部分分為兩段，每段的開頭語已為你寫好;

3.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。

Paragraph1:

ThenIhadanidea.

Paragraph2:

Thenextday,IgotupearlysothatIcouldgotoherhousebeforegoingtoschool.

英語答案

1.A【原文】W:Whatarethosethingsinoursuitcase?Therearen'tanyclothesatall.Wherehaveyouputthem?

M:Oh,no.Thisisnotoursuitcase.

W:Whatdoyoumean?

M:Theoldladymusthavetakenoursbymistake.Justnowshewassittingnexttousattherestaurant.

2.C【原文】W：Here'stendollars.I'llpickyouupinthirtyminutesatthefrontofthemall.Findanicegiftforyourfriend's

birthday.

M：Aw,Mom!Can'tIhavetwenty?

3.B【原文】M:Jenny!Iwasn'texpectingyouatthistime.Ithoughtyouweren'tgettingtothepartyuntilafter7:00.

W:Yeah,Ididn'thavetoworkovertimetonight.Mybossactuallyletmeoffwhenhesaidhewould.Whocouldhave

guessed?

4.C【原文】W:Doyouthinkyoucantakecareofeverythingintheofficetoday?

M:Noproblem,justgohomeandtakearest.IfthereisanythingIfeelIcannothandle,Iwillcallyou.

5.A【原文】M:Excuseme,Igotlost.Itookabustocityhall,butIcan'tfindtheplace.

W:Thisistheconcerthall,notcityhall.Togothere,youshouldtakethebusatGrandHoteloverthere.

6.C7.A

【原文】W:Robert,IwonderifIcouldaskyouforahalfdayleave.

M:Lucia,whafswrong?Didyougetuplateagain?

W:No,Ihadasmalltrafficaccidentonthewaytoourpany,soIneedtodealwithitnow.

M:Oh,sorrytohearthat.Areyouknow?Um,waitaminute,Irememberyoualwaysetotheofficebysubwayorbus.

W:Well,Tmfinenow.Iboughtanewcaryesterday,soIdrovetoday.

M:Okay,Igotit.Youcanetotheofficelateraftersolvingyourproblem.

W:Okay,thanks.

8.A9.C

【原文】W:So,there5sagreatwalkingtourtomorrowmorning.Whatdoyouthink,Joe?

M:Well,we'vegottheaterticketsforthisafternoon,sowe'llbetootiredforthewalkingtourinthemorning.

W:Whynot?Ifllbefun!Look,ifsonly$5each.

M:Ihatethetiringfeeling!

W:Ah,whataboutthis?There5sabustourtomorrowafternoon.It'sonly$1.5morethanthewalkingtouranditgoesall

aroundthemaintouristsites!

M:Yeah,thatsoundsOK.

10.C11.B12.C

【原文】W:Ithinkweshouldstopataservicestationorastoreforsomefood.I'mstarving.

M:Hanginthere.Iguesswealmostgettothedestination.

W:Youguess?Uh,arewelost?ShouldIasksomeonefordirections?

M:Don,tworry.Inevergetlost.Trustme.

W:I'veneverbeenherebefore.Doyouknowwhereweare?

M:Sure,thisroadisashortcuttothetrainstation.Afterwepassthesectionoftheroad,wewillgetclosertoit.

W:Fine.Couldyoudriveslower?It'sgettingdark.Itwillbemoredangeroustodrivehere.Youreallyhavetoslowdown.

M:You'reright.Ishouldtakeyouradvice.

W:Youlookreallytired.Howaboutlettingmedrive?

M:OK.

13.B14.A15.B16.C

【原文】M:OK,weletoFastFuriousMiniCars!Iknowyouguysknowhowtodrivecarsoutonthestreets,butthat

doesn'tmeanwecanautomaticallytrustyoutohandlethesesmallervehiclesonthisindoorracetrack.So,beforeweget

started,Ijustwanttogooversomegroundrules.Number1:youmustwearyourhelmetandseatbeltatalltimes.Anyone

whoisfoundbreakingthisrulewillbeaskedtoleavetheracetrackandwillnotreceivearefundoftheirdeposit.Number2:

pleasedrivesafely.Thismeansnobumpingintoothercarsonpurpose,andbeawarethatdriverswhoarejudgedtobe

drivingtooaggressivelywillbegivenawarningbeforebeingaskedtoleave.Number3:thereisabsolutelynoeating,

drinking,orsmokinginthevehicles.Thereisarestaurantwheredriverscanrelaxbetweenraces,butnothingexceptthe

drivershouldbeintheminicars.Finally,pleasemakesureyouarefamiliarwithallthesafetyfeaturesofthevehicles

beforethefirstracestarts.Theseincludethedoorlocks,theemergencybrakingsystem,andtheemergencylights.Ifthereis

anaccidentoutonthetrack,you511needtobeabletousethesefeaturesasquicklyandsafelyaspossible.You'veallsigned

yourinsuranceformsalready,soiftherearenootherquestions,pickoutyourhelmetsandlefsgetouttothetrackand

checkoutthecars!

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【原文】W:SweetestdayisalwaysthethirdSaturdayinOctober.Thisholidayismuchmoreimportantinsomeregions

thaninothers.Detroit,Clevelandandbuffaloarethebiggest,sweetestdaycities,butthisholidayisgaininginpopularity.

Everyyearthroughoutthecountry,sweetestdayiscelebratedtomakesomeonehappy.Itisanoccasionwhichoffersan

opportunitytoremembernotonlythesick,agedandorphanedbutalsofriendsandrelatives.Ove