2024-2025學年湖北省宜昌市協(xié)作體高三上學期期中考試英語試題

高級中學名校試卷PAGEPAGE1湖北省宜昌市協(xié)作體2024-2025學年高三上學期期中考試英語試題第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1.Wherewillthefamilyspendtheirsummerholiday?A.InJapan. B.InCanada. C.InAustralia.2.Howmuchshouldthemanpay?A.$16. B.$20. C.$32.3.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?A.Moveoutofthehouse. B.Turndownhisfriend. C.Eatoutwithheralone.4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Shewilltakethejob.B.Shedoesn’tlikethejobatall.C.Shewilllearnmoreaboutthejob.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Abook. B.Amovie. C.Awriter.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?A.Orderaskirt. B.Takethebrownbag. C.Buyanecklace.7.Wherearethespeakers?A.Athome. B.Inashop. C.InJane’shouse.聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。8.Whatisthewomanlookingfor?A.Herticket. B.Herluggage. C.Hertelephone.9.Whatisthewomanaskedtodo?A.Reporttothepolice. B.Bookanotherflight. C.Leaveherphonenumber.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10.Whydoesthewomanlookworried?A.Shehadanargumentwithherboss.B.Sheisangrywithherchildren.C.Shewillbelateforwork.11.WhatdidAlice’sbossdointheend?A.Headjustedthenewpolicy.B.Hehelpedthewomanfindaschool.C.Heaskedtheemployeestoarriveearlier.12.What’stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Friends. B.Acouple. C.Bossandworker.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13.Whatisthemandoing?A.Hostingaprogram. B.Introducingacourse. C.Investigatingacomplaint.14.Howmanyweekswillthesummercourserunthisyear?A.Six. B.Seven. C.Eight.15.Whatwaswrongwiththecourselastyear?A.Theassistantswereunskilled.B.Theweatherwasnotgood.C.Twoschoolsdelayedtheirholidays.16.Whichactivitieswillbeaddedthisyear?A.Funprograms. B.Adventuresports. C.Creativeclasses.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17.WhatwasdifficultforthespeakerwhenshestartedlearningFrench?A.Grammar， B.Pronunciation. C.Vocabulary.18.WhydidthespeakergotoFrance?A.Tovisitherfriends. B.Tolookforajob. C.Tocontinueherstudy.19.HowmightthespeakerfeelaftershearrivedinFrance?A.Helpless. B.Amazed. C.Proud.20.Whatisthemostimportantinlearningalanguageaccordingtothespeaker?A.Masteringthegrammar. B.Knowingalotofwords. C.Usingitindailylife.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。AContaininghalfoftheworld’sgeothermal(地熱的)features,Yellowstoneprovidesone-of-a-kindclassroom-basedorexperientialeducation.Herearesomeyoucanlearnaboutusingtheparkasaclassroom.ABear’sMenuMiddleSchool:SixthGradethroughEighthGradeSubjects:Math,ScienceWorkinginsmallgroups,studentsexaminethefeedinghabitsofbearsandpaintpicturestoshowwhatbearsdoinspring,summer,fallandwinter.Studentsuseasmallpatternofabearandincreaseitssizetoconstructafull-sizeoneinordertoappreciatethebear’ssize.WatersofLife:SurveyofaRiparianAreaMiddleSchool:SixthGradethroughEighthGradeSubject:ScienceInthisoutdoorscienceactivity,studentsinvestigateplantsandanimallifeinandaroundalake.Studentsworkingroups,witheachgroupmemberperformingadifferenttask:observing,recording,mappingorclassifying.Finally,theteamputtheinformationtogethertomakeconclusionsabouttheecologicalconnectionsthatexistwithintheareasurveyed.ExpeditionYellowstone:FieldSchoolMiddleSchool:SixthGradethroughEighthGradeSubjects:LiteracyandLanguageArts,Math,Science,SocialStudiesThis4-to5-dayresidentialcurriculum-basedprogramisofferedforteachersandtheirclasses.StudentslearnaboutthenaturalandculturalhistoryofYellowstone,investigatecurrentissuesaffectingtheGreaterYellowstoneEcosystem,andpromotepreservationintheparkandinhomecommunities.Emphasisisonlearningthroughdirectexperienceintheoutdoors.Studentsparticipatewithteachersorparentsinhikes,fieldinvestigationsanddiscussions.DuelingMandates(指令)HighSchool:NinthGradethroughTwelfthGradeSubject:SocialStudiesUsingcardsdescribinggsomeoftheissuesaffectingYellowstoneNationalPark,studentsworkinsmallgroupstoconsidermanagementissuesthatmeetbothoftheconflictingmandatesthattheNationalParkServicemustfollow.Studentswillexplorethecomplexitiesinvolvedinmakingmanagementdecisionsanddiscoverthefar-reachingconsequencesofparkmanagementdecisions.21.WhatcanstudentsdoatABear’sMenu?A.Feedbears. B.Constructahouse.C.Takeanexam. D.Drawpicturesaboutbears.22.InwhichactivitycanstudentslearnabouttheculturalhistoryofYellowstone?A.ABear’sMenu. B.ExpeditionYellowstone:FieldSchool.C.DuelingMandates. D.WatersofLife:SurveyofaRiparianArea.23.WhatisspecialaboutDuelingMandates?A.Itrequiresparents’company. B.Itlaststhelongest.C.Ittargetshighschoolstudents. D.Ithasfar-reachingeffects.BVisitorswillbeabletogetcloseto—andeventouch—100life-sizesculpturesofIndianelephantswhicharebeginningacross-countryjourneythataimstoraiseawarenessaboutconservation.Thereal-lifeelephantsofthesculpturesarepersonallyknowntoTheCoexistenceCollective—thecommunityofaround200artistsinsouthernIndiawhomadethem.ThesculpturescanbeseeninNewport,RhodeIslandthroughearlySeptember.FromtheretheywillheadtoNewYorkCity,Miami,theBlackfeetReservationinMontanaandfinallyLosAngeles.Theorganizationisplanningtoselltheelephantsofftoraisefundsfor22conservationorganizationsaroundthecountryasthetourprogresses.Organizerssaid30sculptureshadalreadybeensoldoff,withpricesrangingfrom$8,000forababyelephantto$22,000foranadult.InNewport,theprofitwillgotoSavetheBay,whichworkstoremoveforeigngrassesfromlocalwetlandsinordertorestorethehabitatsforthebirdsthere.Theenormouslife-likesculpturesaremadeoutoflantana—atoughforeigngrassthat’sbeenencroachingupontheelephants’naturalforesthabitat,pushingtheanimalsontoteaandcoffeefarmswheretheircoexistencewithhumanshasbecomeagenuinechallenge.“LantanahasdisplacedanimalsacrosshugeareasinIndia,becauseittakesoverfromherbsandbushesthatarefoodforanimals,”saidTarshThekaekara,awildlifeconservationistspecializinginhuman-elephantrelations.“40to50%ofmanyIndianparksaretakenoverbyit.”TarshThekaekaraalsohopesthatvisitorswilllearnmoreabouthowimportantitisforanimalsandhumanstonegotiatesharedspace,asmoreplacesbecomeuninhabitableforbothowingtodirecthumandestructionandtheimpactsofhuman-causedclimatechange.24.Whatcanwelearnabouttheexhibition?A.ItsfirststopwillbeinNewYorkCity.B.Itincludes100realelephantsfromIndia.C.Thesculptureswillbesoldatthesameprice.D.Alltheexhibitsarebasedonidentifiedelephants.25.Whichbestexplainstheunderlinedphrase“encroachingupon”inparagraph4?A.Restoring. B.Damaging. C.Dividing. D.Restricting.26.WhatisTarshThekaekaramainlyworriedaboutaccordingtoparagraph5?A.PublicparksinIndia. B.Impactsofclimatechange.C.Aharmfulforeigngrass. D.Human-elephantcoexistence.27.Whereisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?A.Anewsreport. B.Aguidebooktoanexhibition.C.Anadvertisement. D.Anintroductiontoanorganization.CForthetechnicallyminded,GPT-4oisasignificantchange.Beforeit,theprimarywayofinteractingwithChatGPTwastotypetext-basedquestionsandwaitfortext-basedresponses.Althoughavoiceassistantwasavailable,itwaspainfullyslowandunnatural.Ihavetried,inrecentmonths,togetChatGPTtohelpmelearnGerman.ButthedelaysbetweenmeaskingquestionsandChatGPT’sresponse,ofteninincomprehensibleandunaccentedAmericanEnglish,madeitnexttouseless.Bycontrast,thelive-streameddemonstrationpublishedearlierthisweek,showedthatthenewAImodelcouldanalyzecode,translatelanguagesbetweentwospeakersorguideusersthroughabasicmathproblemwrittendownonapieceofpaper,allseeminglyinrealtime.Itevenlaughedinresponsetoajoke.Accordingtoitsmaker,OpenAI,thisisthenewnormal:anAImodelthatcanreasonacrossaudio,visionandtextinrealtime.Itappearstobeanothersignificantsteptowardsturningsciencefictionintosciencefact.That’sgreatnewsforOpenAI,acompanyalreadyvaluedatmorethan$80billion.It’salsogoodnewsforothersintheAIindustrywhoaretryingtoapplyitintoeveryaspectofourlives.Butit’slessgoodforordinaryusers.Theeasetousehelpsusforgetitsoriginalname,datingbackto1956:artificialintelligence.Artificialintelligenceiscertainlyartificial.It’snotyetintelligent—andarguablyneverwillbeevenifthesmoothinteractivitythatOpenAIhaslabouredhardtoenabledoeswelltopaperoverthecracksoftheunderlyingtechnology.WhenChatGPTfirstmadeitsappearanceinNovember2022,thosewhohadbeenfollowingthetechnologyfordecadespointedoutthatAIinitscurrentformwaslittlemorethanpattern-matchingtechnology.SotryChatGPTbyallmeans,andplayaboutwithitsvoiceandvideointeractions.Butbearinminditslimitations,andthatthisthingisn’tintelligent,butitcertainlyisartificial,nomatterhowmuchitpretendsnottobe.28.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheAImodelsbeforeGPT-4o?A.Dangerous. B.Intelligent. C.Convenient. D.Unhelpful.29.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A.ThenewtrendofAImodels. B.GPT-4o’simprovedfunctions.C.GPT-4o’spossibleapplications. D.DoubtsaboutthenewAImodel.30.Whendidtheterm“artificialintelligence”comeintoexistence?A.Inthe1950s. B.Inthe1960s. C.Inthe2000s. D.Inthe2020s.31.Whatdoestheauthorimplyinthelastparagraph?A.AIwillbesmarterthanhumans. B.WeshouldstayawayfromChatGPT.C.Weshouldn’tbetoooptimisticaboutAI. D.ChatGPTwillbemoreintelligentinthefuture.DTheideathatbirthorderinfluencesachild’spersonalitymightbeasoldaspeoplethemselves.Manymodernscientistsstillrefusetobreakupwiththepopulartheory.FrankSullowayisoneofthem.Inthe1990sand2000s,heclaimedthathefoundatendencyforconservativeresearchamongfamousfirstbornscientistswhilemoreradical(激進的)research,suchasthetheoryofevolutionandrelativity,wasmorecommonamongfamousscientistsbornlaterintheirfamilies.Healsofoundsimilardifferencesamongmilitaryandpoliticalleaders.Butmorerecentstudiesthrowcoldwateronthetheory.RodicaDamian,aprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofHouston,conductedoneofthelargestsuchstudiesin2015,usingdatafromover440,000UShighschoolstudents.Aftercontrollingforsocioeconomicstatus,sexandage,thestudyshowedthattheassociationbetweenbirthorderandpersonalitywasasclosetozero.Another2015studyconfirmedDamian’sfindings.AfteranalyzingthreenationallyrepresentativesamplesfromtheUS,theUKandGermany,theresearcherswrote,“Weconsistentlyfoundnobirth-ordereffectsonpersonality.”However,bothteamsdidfindevidenceforonequalitythatwouldpleasethefirstborns:Thestudieseachshowedthattheywereslightlymorelikelytohavehigherverbalintelligence.“Thisdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthatfirstbornsaresmarterorlearnmoreeasily,”Damianwrote.“Morelikely,it’sbecausefirstbornsspendmoretimearoundadultsintheirearlychildhood.”Thenwhydoesthebirthordertheorystillappealtothepublicaswellassomeresearchers?“Partofthereasonmayhavetodowithourownexperiencesthatwillalwaysappeartosupportit,”Damianexplained.“Firstbornsusuallyseemtobemoreresponsiblebecausetheyaremoredevelopmentallymature.”Indeed,thescienceofpersonalitydevelopmentisanythingbutsettled.Modernresearchusingtwinstudiessuggeststhatpersonalityformationisabout40percentduetoDNA.Therestmaybeamatterofacomplexcombinationofenvironmentandculturalpracticesthathelpshapethepersonalitywithwhichwe’reborn.32.WhichstatementmightFrankSullowayagreewithaccordingtothetext?A.Youngscientistsaremorecreative.B.Firstbornsaremorelikelytotakerisks.C.Thetheoryofrelativitywasonceconsideredradical.D.Weshouldn’ttrustradicalmilitaryandpoliticalleaders.33.Whatdidthetwo2015studiesfind?A.Firstbornshadmuchhigherverbalintelligence.B.Birthorderhardlyhadaneffectonpersonality.C.Birthorderaffectedchildren’semotionalintelligence.D.Firstbornsenjoyedspendingmoretimearoundadults.34.Whatcanbeinferredaboutfirstbornsfromparagraph4?A.Theyareclevererandcanlearnmuchfaster.B.Theyaremoretalkativethantheyoungerones.C.Theyareusuallymoreresponsibleandsuccessful.D.Theyusuallygetmoreattentionfromthefamily.35.Accordingtothetwinstudies,personalityis.A.influencedbyaseriesoffactors B.usuallydecidedbytheenvironmentC.decisivelyshapedbyculturalpractices D.mainlydeterminedbythebiologicalfactors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入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Stayingfocusedcanbeachallengeevenwhenyouaredoingonethingatatime.36,concentratingmightappearimpossible.Hereareafewstrategiesthatcanreallyhelpyou.Unfocusyourbrain.37.It’saplacewhereyourunfocusedmindoftenmakebetterdecisions.Thisinvolvespairingyourdaydreamingwithsomeunimportantactivitiessuchaswalkingandgardening.Doingthisseveraltimesadaycanofferyourmindafreshapproachtothejobathand.Blockinterruptionsbeforedivingintoimportantwork.Ourdaysarefilledwithdistractions(干擾),fromothersandourselves.Tohelp,turnofftextmessagingandsocialmedianotifications.Prettybasic?38.Whendistractinginterruptionsareshutoff,yourbrainwillgetachancetocompletefullsentencesofthought.39.Doyoufeelmoresharp-mindedinthemorning?Orareyoumoreclear-mindedlateinthenight?Eitherway,itdoesn’tmatteraslongasyoucandothemostimportanttaskswhenyourbrainisatitsbestperformance.Avoidspendingyourbestbrainhoursdoingunimportantwork.Instead,reserveitforthebigtasks.Trynewhobbies.Hobbiesnotonlygiveyoufun,butalsohelpyoucomeupwithcreativesolutionstoproblemsyou’refacingatworkorhome.40A.ReleaseyourmindoccasionallyB.MakefriendswithyourbodyclockC.IfyoupurposefullyletyourmindwanderD.ThenwithmultipletasksgoingonintheworldE.Sure,buttheyarevitalwhenyouwantadeepdiveintofocusF.SooccasionallyengageinyourfavoriteactivitiestounloadyourstressedbrainG.Scheduleintoyourworkdaysomebreakstoletyourmindwanderintoadreamland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。WhenKarlGoldsteinwasakid,hetookpianolessonseverySaturdaymorningwithafamilyfriend.ButwhenGoldsteinwas12,histeachertoldhis41thatheneededbetterinstruction.Sohismothertookhimtoamusicschool,and42forclassestaughtbyAliceShapirowhowasknownforbeing43.Onthefirstday,shetoldGoldsteinthathehadtomemorizethe44oftheBeethovenSonatawithinaweek.“Well,Idon’tthinkIcandothat,”Goldsteinhesitated.“Butyoumustdoit,”theteachersaid45.Thiswasnothinglikehis46Saturdaymorningswithhisformerteacher,anditwasn’t47beforeGoldsteindecidedthathedidn’twanttotakepianolessonsanymore.He48he’dpickupanotherinstrument,ormaybejust49himselfthepianoafterthesemester.ButafewwordsofencouragementfromthemusicteacherchangedGoldstein’s50.Oneday,Shapiroturnedtohimandsaidsomething51,“Iamreallyhappythatyouhavemaderemarkableprogresswithinsuchashorttime!Iamsureyou’renotgoingto52.”Theencouragementtransformedtheirrelationship53anditwasthebeginningofalongand54relationship.“Yearslater,Ibecameapianoteacherandthat’swhatI’vebeendoingforthepast50years.I55italltothepreciousmomentwithmyseeminglytoughteacher,AliceShapiro.”41.A.students B.coworkers C.children D.parents42.A.droppedin B.signedup C.rushedout D.packedup43.A.tough B.kind C.generous D.selfish44.A.vocabulary B.brochure C.music D.address45.A.sharply B.carelessly C.gently D.patiently46.A.cold B.lighthearted C.short D.unpleasant47.A.easy B.acceptable C.long D.affordable48.A.realized B.acknowledged C.pretended D.figured49.A.buy B.teach C.give D.tell50.A.mind B.habit C.tune D.goal51.A.amusing B.alarming C.surprising D.annoying52.A.argue B.cry C.run D.stop53.A.occasionally B.magically C.unwillingly D.eagerly54.A.fruitful B.difficult C.romantic D.distant55.A.refer B.prefer C.owe D.bring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?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。Suchscenesofexcitement—thunderingdrums,yellingcrowdsandenergeticboatmen—56(be)nonotrareacrossChinaonDuanwu,orDragonBoatFestival,57fallsonthefifthdayofthefifthlunarmontheachyear.Althoughtalesofitsorigindiffer,thetwo-thousand-year-oldfestivaliswidelycelebrated58memoryofQuYuan,agreatpoetduringtheWarringStatesPeriod(475—221BC).WhenQurealizedhiscountry’sdeclinewasbeyondrecovery,hebecamesounhappythathekilled59(he)onthefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonth.Legendhasitthatthelocalsrowedboatstosavethepoetandthrewzongzi,orstickyricedumplings,intotherivertokeepfishfromeatinghisbody.60traditionwaspasseddowninChinaandeventraveledacrossborders.Ahostofother61(practice)arealsoassociatedwithDuanwu.Thefifthdayofthefifthmonthisconsideredunluckyand62(poison).Todriveawaythebadluck,manypeople,63(especial)thoseinthChina,takeherbalbathsandhangspecialplantsovertheirdoors.Somepeopleevenwearlittlebags64(stuff)withChineseherbs,allwithnicesmells,65(scare)awaythebadspirits.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）假定你是李華，在英語學習方面有不少困惑。請你給外教MrBrown寫封郵件尋求幫助。內容包括：1.簡述主要問題；2.請求給出建議；3.表示感謝。注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應為80個左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。DearMrBrown,Yourssincerely,LiHua第二節(jié)（滿分25分）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?！癉addy,IwanttoaskyourpermissiontostudyinAmerica,”Isaidtomyfatherafewmonthsbeforemygraduationfromhighschool.ButhardlybeforeIfinished,heshouted,“No!”“Butwhy?”Ireplied.“Ifyouareworriedaboutmoney,itwillbeOKsinceIhavegotascholarship...”Butherefusedtogivein.Atthemoment,Ididn’tknowwhattosay.Formorethantwoyears,Ihadbeenworkingveryhardtopassallthenecessaryexaminations.IhadnottoldmyfatherbecauseIwantedtogivehimapleasantsurprise.Ithoughthewouldbeveryproudofmebecauseitwasmanyofmyclassmates’parents’dreamtosendtheirchildrentostudyabroad.“WhydoIhavetogetyourpermission?Iamalready18andI’mnotakidanymore,”Isaidangrilyandrushedtomybedroom,shuttingthedoorviolently.Blindedbyanger,IfoundthatIcouldnotstayatmyhometownanylonger.Latethatnight,Islippedoutofthehouseanddecidedtotakethebustotherailwaystationtostartmyownlifeasfarawayfrommyhomeaspossible.Thebusstopwasjusttwoblocksawayfrommyhome.WhenIgotthere,IfoundthatIforgottotakeanymoneywithmeandmissedthelastbus.Ididnotwanttogobackhome,soIsatdownonthebenchandclosedmyeyestohaveabreak.Suddenly,Iwaswokenupbymyphone.IlookedaroundandfoundtheroadwasdesertedandthestreetwassoquietthatIregrettedthatIhadlefthomeinsuchahurry.Ipickedupthephoneandansweredthephoneevenwithoutcheckingthenumber.“Haveyouhadagoodsleep?It’sgoingtorain.Shallwegohomenow?”注意：1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應為150個左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。Itwasmyfather’svoice!Igrabbedmybagandhurriedtowardhim.

——★參考答案★——聽力部分錄音稿（Text1）M:AreyougoingtospendthesummerinAustralia?W:No.IplannedtogotoCanada,butmychildrenbeggedmetotakethemtoJapan.Iagreed.（Text2）M:Excuseme,doyouhaveanyticketsleftfortheconcerttonight?W:Yes.Theyare$16each.Um...howmanywouldyoulike?M:Two,please.（Text3）W:What’sthematterwithyou,Jack?M:Brianphonedmetoday.HewaswonderingwhetherIcouldhelphimmovehouseonSaturday.W:I’dratheryoudidn’t.It’sMum’sbirthdayandIthoughtwecouldtakeheroutfortheday.（Text4）M:Haveyoudecidedtotakethatsummerjobyouwereoffered?W:Well,IwantmoreinformationbeforeIacceptit.（Text5）M:God!I’mgladthat’sover.W:Soyoudon’tlikeit?It’sbasedonanovelwrittenbyafamouswriter.M:No,Ithinkthestory,thedialogueandthewholethingaboutthewararehardtounderstand.W:Buttheleadingactorismyfavorite.（Text6）W:Hi,I’mlookingforadressforJane’spartythisevening.Canyougivemesomeadvice?M:Howdoyoulikethisskirt?Itgoeswellwithyourskin.W:Really?OK,Iwouldtryit.M:AndIbelievethisnecklacewouldmakeyoumoreattractive.W:OK.ShouldItakeabagwithme?M:Ofcourse.W:HowaboutthebrownbagyouandIboughtlastweek?M:Ican’tagreemore.Andhurryup,Grandmaiswaitingforus.W:OK.（Text7）W:Hi,IjustarrivedonFlight245fromLondon.Iwaiteduntilalltheluggagecameout,butmysuitcasewasn’tthere.M:Well,Iguessitmighthavebeenputonthewrongflight.There’sachanceitwon’tarriveuntiltomorrow.W:Tomorrow?M:I’mverysorryaboutthis.Leaveusaphonenumbersothatwecanreachyou,andtheairlinewillcallyouassoonaswegetyoursuitcase.（Text8）M:Hi,Jean.Youlookworried.IseverythingOK?W:Well,mynewbossisexpectingustostartworkat8o’clockinthemorning.ButIhavetotakeourchildrentoschool.ThatmeansI’llbelateforwork.Andyoucan’tspareanytimetodoit.M:Oh,dear...er...butnotasurprise.MyfriendAlicehadasimilarproblemlastyear.W:Howdidshesettleit?M:Shedidn’tdoanythingatfirst.Butintheendshetoldittoherboss.Hesaidhehadn’trealizedtheearlystartwouldpresentaproblemandheagreedtoletthemstarthalfanhourlate.W:That’sgreat.PerhapsIshoulddealwithitthesameway.（Text9）M:Hello,everyone.WeareluckytohaveMollyTaylorheretoday.Mollyisorganizinganactivitycourseforthesummerholidays.Molly,thisisthesecondyearofthecourse,isn’tit?W:Yes.Thesummercourseoperatedforthefirsttimelastyearforasix-weekperiod.Wedidthinkaboutmakingitlongerthisyearandhaveaseven-weekcourse,asthere’resomeschoolswhichfinishtermaweekearlier.Infact,twoschoolshaveeight-weekholidays.Butintheendwedecidedtokeeptothesameplanaslastyear.M:But,asIunderstand,lastyear’scoursewasn’tacompletesuccess,wasit?W:Well,wewereactuallyverysurprisedbythenumberofpeopleinterestedinthecourse.Wedidn’tactuallyhaveenoughassistantstolookafterallthechildren.Besides,therewassuchalotofrainthatwecouldn’tgooutsideasoftenaswewantedto.M:So,whatactivitiescanthechildrenlookforwardtothisyear?W:Well,onceagainthere’llbeartistsandmusicianswhowillleadcreativeclasses.Wealsoconsideredprovidingsomemoreexcitingadventuresports.Butwedecidednotto,intheend.Insteadwe’reintroducingsomefunprograms.Ithinkit’llbegoodfunforchildren.（Text10）W:Pleasedtobeheretoday.Myname’sJoanandI’dliketosharewithyousomethingaboutmyFrenchlearning.IstillrememberwhenIfirststartedtolearnthelanguage,Ididn’treallyhaveaproblemwiththepronunciation.Ijusthadahardtimememorizingwords.ButImadeagreateffortandsoonIwasscoringtenoutofteninallofthetests.BythetimeIgottouniversity,Icoulddosomewritingandtranslationswithoutmuchdifficulty,andIactuallyenjoyedlearningthegrammarrules.ThenaspartofmyuniversitycourseIhadtogoandliveinFranceforayear.AssoonasIarrived,IrealizedIdidn’tknowhowtoorderthetypeofcoffeeIliked,andtryingtofindsomewheretoliveorstaywassomethingdifficulttodealwith.Icalledpeopleaboutinformationinthepaper,butIhadtokeepputtingthephonedownbecauseIcouldn’tunderstandawordtheyweresaying—theyallspokesoquickly!Icouldseethenthatthere’snopointinjustknowingwordsifyoucan’tholdaconversationwithanativespeaker.Theabilitytospeakfreelyiswhathelpsyougetajob,holdaconversationorjustbuythingsyouneed.1~5ACBCB6~10BABCC11~15ABAAB16~20ACCAC【答案與解析】本篇是一篇應用文。文章主要介紹了黃石公園的教育活動資源。21.D細節(jié)理解題。根據ABear’sMenu中“Workinginsmallgroups,studentsexaminethefeedinghabitsofbearsandpaintpicturestoshowwhatbearsdoinspring,summer,fallandwinter.”可知，在ABear’sMenu活動中，學生可以畫有關熊的畫。22.B細節(jié)理解題。根據ExpeditionYellowstone:FieldSchool中“StudentslearnaboutthenaturalandculturalhistoryofYellowstone...”可知，在ExpeditionYellowstone:FieldSchool活動中，學生能了解到黃石公園的歷史文化。23.C細節(jié)理解題。根據四個教育活動的介紹可知，最后一個活動針對的是高中生群體，其他活動針對的是初中生?！敬鸢概c解析】本文是一篇新聞報道。文章主要介紹了即將在Newport展出的一百個大象雕塑。24.D細節(jié)理解題。根據第一段“Thereal-lifeelephantsofthesculpturesarepersonallyknowntoTheCoexistenceCollective—thecommunityofaround200artistsinsouthernIndiawhomadethem.”可知，這些藝術家都認識這些大象“模特”。25.B31詞義猜測題。根據畫線詞后“...pushingtheanimalsontoteaandcoffeefarmswheretheircoexistencewithhumanshasbecomeagenuinechallenge.”可推斷，這些外來植物侵害了大象賴以生存的森林，故畫線短語與Damaging意思最接近。26.C細節(jié)理解題。通讀第五段可知，TarshThekaekara擔心的是Lantana這種外來植物的入侵。27.A文章出處題。通讀全文可知，本文是一篇新聞報道。文章主要介紹了一個即將來N