2023学年度高二下英语期末试题(牛津版附答案)

牛津上海版2023学年度第二学期期末模拟卷〔英语〕

第I卷(20%)

I.ListeningComprehension:

PartAShortConversations

Directions:InPartA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeach

conversation,athirdvoicewillaskaquestionaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandthequestionswillbe

spokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersinyour

paper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Atacinema.B.Atanairport.

C.Atarailwaystation.D.Atastadium.

2.A.Funny.B.Crazy.

C.Amused.D.Pleased.

3.A.¥4.5B.¥5

C.¥5.5D.¥6

4.A.Hesuddenlydecidednottocome.B.Hewascominglater.

C.Heforgottocome.D.Hewasn'tinvited.

5.A.Jimcan'thearverywell.B.Jimneversmokes.

C.Jimneverlistenstoher.D.Jimgoesoutbeforeshesaysanything

6.A.Britain.C.Spain.

B.Italy.D.France.

7.A.Listeningtothemusic.B.Doingherhomework.

C.Readinganewspaper.D.Writingaletter.

8.A.Shewilldrinknothingaftertyping.B.Shewillhavecoffeelater.

C.Shewillhaveacoffeebreakatonce.D.Shewillhavetealater.

9.A.Thewomanissuretorunoutside.B.Thewomanwillgotothesupermarketlater.

Thewomanwillgotobuysomesugarwiththe

D.Thewomanneedssomesugar.

c.man.

She'snotsurehowshewasabletofinishso

1O.A.B.Shewasn'tabletomanagetheprojectyet.

early.

C.She'snotsurehowtosolvethemystery.D.Shestillhasn'theardwhatwasshocking.

PartBPassagesDirections:InPartB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthree

questionsoneachofthepassage.Thepassagewillbereadtwicebutthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.When

youhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebest

answer/。thequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Abasket.B.Anegg.

C.Acup.D.Anoven.

12.A.Toletinthesunshine.B.Toserveitsdoor.

C.Tokeepthenestcool.D.Forthebirdtolayeggs.

13.A.Somearebuiltunderground.B.Somecanbeeaten.

C.Mostaresewedwithgrasses.D.Mostaredriedbythesun.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Makeanadvertisementinthenewspaper.

B.Putupasigninhisyard.

C.Showthemtohisneighborsfromdoortodoor.

D.Sendpicturestothelocalmagazine.

15.A.Fourtoyballs.B.Fourballsmadeoffur.

C.Fourlovelydogs.D.Fourpuppieswithnofur.

16.A.Becausehedidn'thaveenoughmoneyanditwasthecheapestone.

B.Becausetheyhadsomethingincommonandcouldunderstandeachother.

C.Becausehethoughtthedogwasthemostlovelyone.

D.Becausethefarmerwouldn,tsellhimtheotherdogs.

PartCLongerConversations

Directions:InPartC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.After

youheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.

Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

Whendidthetwospeakerslastseeeach17__________

other?

Whofelldownandbrokehisleg?18

WhatdoyoulearnaboutTom?Henolonger19_____________

WhatisMrsJamesdoingnow?She20___________

Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.

II.GrammarandVocabulary(19%)

SectionA

Directions:Fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherent.

AbouttenyearsagowhenIwasanundergraduateincollege,Iwasworkingasanintern(实习生)atmy

UniversityJsMuseumofNaturalHistory.Onedaywhile21(work)atthecashregisterinthegiftshop,Isaw

anelderlycouplecomeinwithalittlegirlinawheelchair.

AsIlookedcloseratthisgirl,Isawthatshewaskindofperchedonherchair.Ithenrealizedshehadnoarms

221egs,justahead,neckandtorso.Shewaswearingalittlewhitedresswithreddots.Asthecouplewheeled

23_uptomeIwaslookingdownattheregister.Iturnedmyheadtowardthegirlandgaveherawink.AsItook

themoneyfromhergrandparents,Ilookedbackatthegirl,whowasgivingmethecutest,largestsmileIhave

everseen.Allofasuddenherhandicap24(go)andallIsawwasthisbeautifulgirl,25smilejustmeltedme

andalmostimmediatelygavemea26(complete)newsenseofwhatlifeisallabout.Shetookmefromapoor,

unhappycollegestudentandbroughtme27herworld；aworldofsmiles,loveandwarmth.

Thatwastenyearsago.Lma28(success)businesspersonnowandwheneverIgetdownandthink

aboutthetroublesoftheworld,itisthelittlegirlandtheremarkablelessonaboutlife29shetaughtmethatIthink

about.

SectionB

Directions:Completethepassagebychoosingtheproperwordinthebox.Thereisoneextrawordyou

donotneed.

A.pieceB.scoldedC.thinkingD.matterE.probablyF.quicklyG.admitH.similar

1.hidJ.beatingK.chance

help30aboutit.

Iwashelpingfatheronthechart.AnideaoccurredtomethatIcouldcuta31offthebarofchocolate.Mother

couldbeangrytomissit,butbeforesheknewwhohaddoneit,Icould32Tdtakenit.Imightnotevengeta

scolding(责骂).

Iwaiteduntilmotherwasoutside.ThenItoldfatherI,dgoinforadrinkofwater,Igotthebardown,butI

heardMothercomingjustwhenIhadtheknifereadytocut.SoIhadtoputthechocolate33intothefrontofmy

shirtandleft.Beforegoingbacktohelpfather,Iwenttomyroomand34thechocolatethere.

Alltherestoftheafternoon,Ididn'tdaretolookatfather.Myhandsbeganshakingsomuchthatheasked

mewhatwasthe35.Itoldhimitwasjustbecausemyhandswerecold.Everytimehelookedmyface,atonceI

couldn'tpreventmyheartstarting36fast.Ididn'twantthechocolateanymore.Ijustwantedtogeta37toputit

backwithoutbeing38.

Haveyoueverhada39.experience?

III.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,C

andD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasesthatbestfitsthecontext.(15%)

Choosingahusbandorwifeisoneofthemostimportantdecisionsinaperson'slifebecauseagoodmarriage

canmeanthedifferencebetweenahappyandanunhappylife.Inmanycultures,youngmenandwomenchoose

theirownmarriage40Insomecultures,ontheotherhand,parentsarrangetheirchildren'smarriages.41

arrangedmarriageshavebothadvantagesanddisadvantages.Oneadvantagetohavingparentsarrangeamarriage

is42security.Ofcourse,moneydoesn't43bringhappiness,butalackofmoneycertainlycauses44in

anyrelationship.AsecondadvantageofanarrangedmaiTiageisthatparentsmaymakeabetter45thantheir

children.Theyarenotonly46butalsowiser.Also,parentshavebeenmarried,therefore,theyknowbetter

whatqualitiesaredesirableinaspouse.47parentsmaybebetterjudgesofcharacterthanyoungpeople,

whooftenlet48influencetheirjudgment.In49arrangedmarriagesmaybehappybecauseparents

choosewiththeirheads,notwiththeir50

Ontheotherhand,arrangedmarriagesmayhavesomedisadvantages.One51disadvantageisthat

parentsmaymakeapoorchoiceandtheyoungcouplemayneverbe52together.Asecondobvious

disadvantageisthatayoungmanorwomanmayalreadyhavefalleninlovewithsomeoneelse.Iftheparents

forcehimorhertomarrytheirchoice,theresultwillbe53unhappypeople.

Inconclusion,neitheranarrangedmarriagenoramarriagefor54isnecessarilygoingtobehappy.Both

kindsofmamagestakework,patienceandperhapsalittlebitofluck.

40.A.coupleB.parentsC.partnersD.date

41.A.SoB.SuchC.SomeD.Other

42.A.financialB.happinessC.timeD.future

43.A.quicklyB.necessarilyC.highlyD.slowly

44.A.dangerB.stressC.burdenDjoy

45.A.livingB.collectionC.choiceD.family

46.A.juniorB.seniorC.advancedD.older

47.A.FurthermoreB.ThereforeC.HoweverD.Anyhow

48.A.mindB.emotionC.themselvesD.others

49.A.awordB.wordsC.surpriseD.time

50.A.handsB.heartsC.eyesD.mouths

51.A.terribleB.importantC.obviousD.visible

52.A.richB.marriedC.livingD.happy

53.A.twoB.threeC.fourD.all

54.A.moneyB.othersC.helpD.love

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethat

fitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.(8%)

A

Therewasastorymanyyearsagoofaschoolteacher——Mrs.Thompson.Shetoldthechildrenonthefirst

daythatshelovedthemallthesame.Butthatwasalie.ThereinthefrontrowwasalittleboynamedTeddy

Stoddard.Hedidn'tplaywellwiththeotherchildrenandhealwaysneededabath.Shedidnotlikehim.

ThenMrs.ThompsongottoknowthatTeddywasactuallyaverygoodboybeforethedeathofhismother.

Mrs.Thompsonwasashamedofherself.Shefeltevenworsewhen,likeallherotherstudents,Teddybroughther

aChristmaspresent,too.Itwashismother'sperfume(香水).

Teddysaid,"Mrs.Thompson,todayyousmelljustlikemyMomusedto.〃Afterthechildrenleftshecried

foratleastanhour.Onthatveryday,shestoppedteachingreading,writingandmath.Instead,shebegantoteach

children.

Mrs.ThompsonpaidparticularattentiontoTeddy.Theboy'smindseemedtocomealive.Themoreshe

encouragedhim,thefasterheimproved.Bytheendofthesixthgrade,Teddyhadbecomeoneofthesmartest

childrenintheclass.

SixyearswentbybeforeshegotanotefromTeddy.Hewrotethathehadfinishedhighschool,thirdinhis

class,andshewasstillthebestteacherheeverhadinhiswholelife.Hewenttocollege.Mrs.Thompsongottwo

morelettersfromhimwiththelastonesigned,'TheodoreF.Stoddard,M.D'(医学博士).

Thestorydoesn'tendthere.Onhisweddingday,Dr.StoddardwhisperedinMrs.Thompson'sear,"Thank

you,Mrs.Thompson,forbelievinginme.YoumademefeelimportantandshowedmethatIcouldmakea

difference.”

Mrs.Thompson,withtearsinhereyes,whisperedback,"Teddy,youhaveitallwrong.Youweretheone

whotaughtmethatIcouldmakeadifference.Ididn'tknowhowtoteachuntilImetyou〃.

()55.WhatdidMrs.Thompsondoonthefirstdayofschool?

A.ShemadeTeddyfeelashamed.

B.SheaskedthechildrentoplaywithTeddy.

C.ShechangedTeddy'sseattothefrontrow.

D.Shetoldtheclasssomethinguntrueaboutherself.

()56.WhatdidMrs.ThompsonfindoutaboutTeddy?

A.Heoftentoldlies.

B.Hewasgoodatmathematics.

C.Heneededmotherlycare.

D.Heenjoyedplayingwithothers.

()57.InwhatwaydidMrs.Thompsonchange?

A.Shetaughtfewerschoolsubjects.

B.Shebecamestricterwithherstudents.

C.Shenolongerlikedherjobasateacher.

D.Shecaredmoreabouteducatingstudents.

()58.WhydidTeddythankMrs.Thompsonathiswedding?

A.Shehadkeptintouchwithhim.

B.Shehadgivenhimencouragement.

C.ShehadsenthimChristmaspresents.

D.Shehadtaughthimhowtojudgepeople.

D

Domestic（驯养的）horsesnowpullploughs,raceintheKentuckyDarby,andcarrypolice.Butearlyhorses

weren'ttame（驯服的）enoughtoperformthesekindsoftasks.Scientiststhinkthefirstinteractionshumanshad

withhorseswerefardifferentfromthosetoday.

Thousandsofyearsago,peoplekilledthewildhorsesthatlivedaroundthemforfood.Overtime,people

begantocatchtheanimalsandraisethem.Thiswasthefirststepindomestication.

Aspeoplebegantotameandridehorses,theychosetokeepthoseanimalsthathadmoredesirable

characteristics.Forexample,peoplemayhavechosentokeephorsesthathadagentlepersonalitysotheycouldbe

riddenmoreeasily.Peoplewhousedhorsestopullheavyloadswouldhavechosentokeepstronganimals.

Characteristicslikestrengtharepartlycontrolledbytheanimals9genes.Soasthedomesticatedhorsesreproduced,

theypassedthecharacteristicsontotheiryoung.Eachnewgenerationofhorseswouldshowmoreofthesechosen

characteristics.

Modern-dayhorsebreedscomeinawidevarietyofshapesandsizes.Thisvarietydidn'texistinthehorse

populationbeforedomestication.TheStetlandhorseisoneofthesmallestbreeds-typicallyreachingonlyone

metertall.Withshort,stronglegs,theanimalswerebredtopullcoaloutofmineshafts（矿井）withlowceilings.

HugehorsesliketheClydesdalecameonthescenearound1700.peoplebredtheseheavytallhorsestopulllarge

vehiclesusedforcarryingheaveloads.

Thedomesticationofhorseshashadgreateffectsonsocieties.Forexample,horseswereimportanttoolsin

theadvancementofmodemagriculture.Usingthemtopullploughsandcarryheavyloadsallowedpeopletofarm

moreefficiently.Beforetheywereabletoridehorses,humanshadtocrosslandonfoot.Ridinghorsesallowed

peopletotravelfargreaterdistanceinmuchlesstime.Thatencouragedpopulationslivingindifferentareasto

interactwithoneanother.Thenewformofrapidtransportationhelpedculturesspreadaroundtheworld.

（）59.Beforedomesticationhorseswere.

A.caughtforsports.

B.huntedforfood

C.madetopullploughs

D.usedtocaiTypeople

()60.TheauthorusestheShetlandhorseasanexampletoshow.

A.itissmallerthantheClydesdalehorse.

B.horseusedtohavegentlepersonalities.

C.somehorseshavebettershapedthanothers.

D.horseswereoflessvarietybeforedomestication

()61.Horsescontributedtothespreadofcultureby.

A.carryingheavyloads.

B.changingfarmingmethods.

C.servingasameansoftransport

D.advancingagricultureindifferentareas.

()62.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.whyhumandomesticatedhorses.

B.howhumansandhorsesneededeachother.

C.whyhorsescameindifferentshapesandsizes.

D.howhumansocietiesandhorsesinfluencedeachother.

SectionC

Directions：Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinthe

fewestpossiblewords.(8%)

BobandAnniehadnotknowneachotherlongbeforetheybecameeagertogetmarried：Bobbecausehe

wantedAnnieandshe(thoughshewasfondofBobinherownway)becauseshecouldatlastleadalifeaway

fromherfamily.

WhenMrs.ThompsonsuggestedthattheymarryandlivewithherinDoverStreetuntiltheycouldgeta

houseoftheirown,Anniehesitated.Heridealofmarriagehadbeensomethingwhichbroughtherahusbandand

anorderly,well-furnishedhomeallatonce.Butshesoonsawtheadvantagesofthisarrangement.

Shewould,firstofall,escapefromherpresentlifeintoahousewhichwasquietandefficientlyrun,notlike

herown；andshewouldbeabletogoonworkingsothatsheandBobcouldsaveupallthemoneymorequickly

fortheirownhouse.ShewouldalsogetBob,agoodenoughhusbandforanyworking-classgirl：good-naturedand

readytobebentforherwheneveritwasnecessary.

Thingswentwelluntilhermother-in-law'sdeath,whenAnniehadtogiveupherjobandwasathomeallday.

Herfather-in-lawbecamejustasilentfigureinthehouseandalthoughBobbecameusedtohim,Anniebeganto

findtheoldman'sconstantpresenceinthehouseasourceofgrowingannoyance.

“Hegetsonmynerves,Bob,"shesaidonenightwhentheywerealone."Justsittingtherealldayandme

havingtocleanuparoundhim.Andhehardlysaysawordfromgettingupinamorningtogoingtobed.〃

“Well,Isupposehehasarighttodoashelikes,"Bobsaidmildly."It'shishouse,notours.We'rethe

lodgers,ifanybody.〃ButtoAnnie,nowlookingafterthehouseasifitwereherown,itwasbeginningtoseem

theotherwayabout.

(Note：AnswerthequestionsorcompletethestatementsinNOMORETHANTENWORDS.)

63.Anniewaseagertogetmarriedbecause.

64.WhatAnniehadhopedfbrfrommarriedlifewastohaveahusbandand

65.WhatkindofmanwasBob?

66.WhydidAnniefindherfather-in-lawannoying?

第II卷

I.lYanslation(18%)

Directions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.

(18%)

1.据说她节食已经好几个月了。(diet)

2.当我走进办公室的时候，他装作正在看书。(pretend)

3.我碰巧读过老师推荐的这本书。(recommend)

4.他似乎对什么都不感兴趣，这让他的父母很担忧。(worry)

5.我很荣幸被邀请出席那个盛大的颁奖仪式。(honor)

6.正是由于他的好奇心才使他成为了世界知名的科学家。(It...that....)

ILGuidedWriting(12%)

Directions:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelow

inChinese.YoucanchooseONEofthefollowingtopics.(任选其中的一个题目)

1.

有些人喜欢做同样的工作或者在同一家公司做很长时间；而有的人却喜欢频繁地换工作。你

对此有什么看法？

2.

如今利用课余时间或者暑假打工的学生日渐增多。请你以MyOpinionOnPart-Timejob为题，就其利

弊说说你的看法。

参考答案

第I卷

I.ListeningComprehension:(20%)

scriptandanswers

PartAShortConversations

Directions：InpartA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespoken

onlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,

anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.W：IsthistheEasternAirlinecheck-in?

M：Yes,canIseeyourticket,please?

Q：Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?(B)

2.M：WouldyouliketogototheballetnextFriday?Tvegottwotickets.

W:Oh,thatsoundslikefun.

Q：Howdoesthewomanfeel?(D)

3.M：Howmucharethesesocks,please?

W：Theyare2yuanapairor5yuanforaboxofthree.

Q：Howmuchshouldthemanpayifhewantsthreepairsofsocks?(B)

4.M:Whyisn'tDavidpresent?Didyouforgettoinformhim?

W：Hewasgoingtocome,butthenchangedhismind.

Q:Whyisn'tDavidhere?(A)

5.M：Don'tyouadviseJimtogiveupsmoking?

W：Yes,butwhateverIsaytohimgoesinoneearandouttheother.

Q：Whatdoesthewomanmean?(C)

6.M：Whichcityareyougoingtovisitnext?

W：TmgoingtoParisforthreeweeksandthenTHvisitLondonandRome.

Q:Whichcountryisthewoman'snextstop?(D)

7.M：Betty,whatJsintheheadlinestoday?

W：Itsaysthatatrafficaccidenthappenedinastreetnearagiftshopandafirewasputoutinafactory.

Q：WhatisBettydoingnow?(C)

8.M：Wouldyouliketohavesomecoffeeforabreak?

W：Couldyoujustwaitforamoment?Tmtryingtofinishdietypingbeforethediscussion.

Q：Whatdoesthewomanmean?(B)

9.M：Tmgoingtothesupermarket.ShallIgetsomethingforyou?

W：Yes,please.Tvealmostrunoutofsugar.Onepoundisenough.

Q：Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?(D)

io.M:IwasshockedwhenIheardyou'dfinishedyourresearchprojectawholemonthearlier.

W：HowImanagedtodoitisstillamysterytome.

Q：Whatdoesthewomanmean?(A)

PartBPassages

Directions：InpartB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthe

passages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,

readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyou

haveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage：

Didyouknowthatthere'sakindofbirdthatcansew?Thebirdcalledthetailorbirdusesitsmouthasa

needle.Itsewsleavestogetherintheshapeofacup.Thenitaddsalayerofstrawtotheinsideofthecupandlays

itseggsthere.Eachbirdspeciesbuildsitsownspecialkindofnest.Themostcommonmaterialsusedfornestsare

grasses,branchesandfeathers.Abirdmustweavethesematerialsintoanest.Justimaginebuildingahouse

withoutcementornailstoholdittogether.Anotherbirdiscalledtheweaverbird.Theweaverbirdbuildsanest

thatlookslikeabasket.Thenestshapedlikeapearwithaholeinthemiddle.Theholeisthedoorofthenest.A

thirdbirdiscalledtheovenbird.Theovenbirdmakesanestthatisverysolid.Thenetismadeofmud.Theoven

birdformsthemudintotheshapeofanovenandthenletitdryinthesun.Thesunbakesthemud,makingitvery

hard.Notallbirdsmaketheirhomesinbranches.Somebirdsbuildtheirnestsontheground,whileothersbury

theireggsundertheground.Andsomebirdsdonotbuildnestsatall.Sowhenyoulookfornestsandeggsin

branchesofthetreesandbushes,rememberthatsomenestsmayberightunderyourfeet.

11.Whatdoesthenestbuiltbydietailorbirdlooklike?(C)

12.Whyisthereaholeintheweaverbird'snest?(B)

13.Whatmightsurpriseusaboutbirds'nestsaccordingtothespeaker?(A)

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Afarmerhadsomepuppiesheneededtosell.Hepaintedasignadvertisingthepupsandsetaboutnailingit

toapostontheedgeofhisyard.Ashewasdrivingthelastnailintothepost,hefeltatugonhisoveralls.He

lookeddownintotheofalittleboy.

“Mister,“hesaid,“Iwanttobuyoneofyourpuppies.”

“Well,〃saidthefarmer,asherubbedthesweatoffthebackofhisneck,

costagooddealofmoney.

Theboydroppedhisheadforamoment.Thenreachingdeepintohispocket,hepulledoutahandfulof

changeandheldituptothefarmer.4tTvegotthirty-ninecents.Isthatenoughtotakealook?”

Andwiththatheletoutawhistle,“Here,Dolly!〃hecalled.

OutfromthedoghouseanddowntherampranDollyfollowedbyfourlittleballsoffur.Thelittleboy

pressedhisfaceagainstthechainlinkfence.Hiseyesdancedwithdelight.

Asthedogsmadetheirwaytothefence,thelittleboynoticedsomethingelsestirringinsidethedoghouse.

Slowlyanotherlittleballappeared；thisOnenoticeablysmaller.Downtherampitslid.Theninasomewhat

awkwardmannerthelittlepupbeganhobblingtowardtheothers,doingitsbesttocatchup.

“Iwantthatone,〃thelittleboysaid.

Thefarmerkneltdownattheboy'ssideandsaid,“Son,youdon'twantthatpuppy.Hewillneverbeableto

runandplaywithyouliketheseotherdogswould.M

Withthatthelittleboysteppedbackfromthefence,reacheddown,andbeganrollinguponelegofhis

trousers.Indoingsoherevealedasteelbracerunningdownbothsidesofhislegattachingitselftoaspecially

madeshoe.Lookingbackupatthefarmer,hesaid,“Youseesir,Idon'truntoowellmyself,andhewillneed

someonewhounderstands.n

Theworldisfullofpeoplewhoneedsomeonewhounderstands.

14.Howdidthefarmeradvertisehispuppies?(B)

15.Whatdotheunderlinedwordst4fburlittleballsoffur"referto?(C)

16.Whydidtheboychoosethelastdog?(B)

PartCLongerconversations

Directions：InpartC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.After

youheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.

Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

W：Well,BobJames,whatasurprise!It'snicetoseeyouagain!

M:Hello,Susan!Mygosh!Howlonghasitbeen?Wasn'titayearago»thelasttimeIsawyou?

W:Youknow,Ithinkyou'reright.How'syourwifeandthekids?

M:Oh,they'refine.Billfelldownandbrokehislegafewmonthsago.Butotherthanthat,three9sbeen

nothingspecial.

W：Isn'tTomlearningtoplaytheviolin?SeemstomeIremembersomethingaboutthat.

M:Oh,he'sgiventhatup.He,sallexcitedaboutsportsnow.Actually,Idon9tmindW:And,what'syour

wifedoingthesedays?

M:She'sgoingtonightschoolonMondaysandThursdays.She'sstudyingFrenchnow.Butlastyearshe

studiedtypingandsewing.Ithinkshejustenjoysgoingtoschool.Nextit'llprobablybecooking.

W：Howniceforher.Oh,Tmsorry.Evegottorush.Butsayhellotoyourwifeforme,willyou?

M：SureIwill,andremembermetoyourhusband.Good-bye.

17.Ayearago18.Bob'ssonBill19.playst