2023-2024学年成都市棠湖中学高二上期中考试英语试题（含答案和音频）

年秋期棠湖中学高二期中考试英语试题本试卷共8页，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1.答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息；2.请将答案正确填写在答题卡上。第I卷（选择题95分）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。Wherearethespeakers?A.Atabusstop. B.Athome. C.Attheairport.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Astreet. B.Apark. C.Adog.Howwilltheboygotothemuseum?A.Byfoot. B.Byunderground. C.Bybike.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Theboyneedstohavearest.B.Theboyhastogooverlessonsatweekends.C.Theboyshouldhavepassedtheexamlasttime.Whatisthewomangoingtodonext?A.Gototherestaurant. B.Typethedocument. C.Seeadentist.第二节（共15小题，每小题15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段长对话，回答第6、7题。Whatdoesthemansayaboutthefirstshirt?A.Itissimilartooneofhisoldshirts.B.Itscolordoesn’tsuithim.C.Itspriceistoohigh.Whichshirtwillthemanbuy?A.Thewhiteone. B.Thegreenone. C.Theblackone.听第7段长对话，回答第8至9题。Whenwillthegrassbecut?A.Today. B.Tomorrow. C.Inthreeweeks.WhyisMrs.Johnson’sgrasslong?A.Sheistoobusy. B.Jimhasn’tcutit. C.Herhusbandhasn’tcutit.听第8段长对话，回答第10至12题。Whatdostormhuntersdo?A.Followtornadoesandstudythem.B.Savepeopleinstormyweather.C.Collectpicturesabouttornadoes.WhatdoesDr.Robertsusuallydotostudytornadoes?A.Readmagazinesabouttornadoes.B.Measuretornadoescloselyinhiscar.C.Inventinstrumentstoforecasttornadoes.What’sDr.Robert’sfutureplan?A.Publishinganarticleabouttornadoes.B.Settinguparesearchproject.C.Recordingtheinsideofatornado.听第9段长对话，回答第13至16题。WhatdoesDr.BakersayinTiptwo?A.Don’tdohomeworkbeforebedtime.B.Onlydoeasierhomeworkbeforebedtime.C.Don’tgettiredbeforebedtime.WhatdoesDr.Bakerasktoturnoff?A.Music,phone,TVandcomputer.B.Phone,TVandcomputer.C.PhoneandTV.WhydoesDr.Bakerdisagreewithvideogamesbeforebedtime?A.It’sexciting. B.It’stime-wasting. C.It’snoisy.What’sDr.Baker’sadviceonthephone?A.Turnitdown. B.Putitbesidethebed. C.Leaveitoutofbedroom.听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。WhatarethehighesttemperaturesinNorthernIndianow?A.About35℃. B.Almost40℃. C.Over45℃.HowmanyIndianpeoplediedin2016duetoheat-relatedillnesses?A.About200. B.About1,000. C.About2,000.Whatwillbedoneunderextremelyhightemperatures?A.Governmentprojectswillbedoneatnight.B.Bottlesofwaterwillbesoldatlowprices.C.Schooldayswillbereduced.WhatwilltheweatherbelikelatethismonthinIndia?A.Cooler. B.Allthesame. C.Hotter.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。AFourInterestingScienceMuseumsPolytechnicMuseum,RussiaFormanyguestsofthecapital,someofthemostvividchildhoodmemoriesareassociatedwiththismuseum.Avarietyoftechnicalfieldsarepresentedin65halls-Mining,Space,Energy,andTransportation,etc.Andtheexposition(博览会)istheonlymuseumprojectinRussiaaboutthehistoryofthebike.Theinteractivedivision“Technoplay”isopen,whereyounotonlycanbutalsoneedtouchmostoftheexhibitswithyourhands.Inadditiontoself-experimentation,forpersonalrequeststhemuseum’sexpertswillshowmanyentertainingexperiments.Eureka,EnglandTheEurekaeducationalcenterisahugecomplexwheremodernscienceandtechnologyarebecomingclear,eventokids.Themainexhibitionisdevotedtothehumanbody,thelawsofphysicsandnaturalthings.Visitorscanobtainenergyorcreatepaperwiththeirownhands.OntheareaoftheEurekaeducationalparkthereisabotanicalgardenandacollectionofmineralsfromtherocktypesofFinlandispresentedthere.DeutschesMuseum,GermanyInthismuseumyoucanseemorethan100thousanddifferentitemsfromwindmills(风车)tomedicalequipment.Allaspectsofindustrialproductionappearbeforetheeyes.Severalmuseumroomsarearrangedespeciallyforchildren-thereareexhibitsthatentertainkidsstartingfromthree.NEMO,theNetherlandsThelargestDutchresearchcentrestandsreadytoshareitssecretswitheveryone.Thisimmersion(沉浸)intheworldofscienceandtechnologywillnotbedull.Allsignificantinformationispresentedintheformofexcitinggames.Allexhibitsareinteractive;visitorsareallowedtotouch,pullandpressonanything.Themuseumisforchildrenfrom6to16,aswellasfortheirparents-itwillbeinterestingtoall.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraphone?A.Visitorswillshowentertainingexperiments.B.Kidshavethechancetowatchentertainingmovies.C.Ifyouareinterestedintheexhibits,youcantouchallofthem.D.Visitorscanlearnsomethingabouttransportation.Whereshouldakidgoifheorsheisinterestedintrees?A.PolytechnicMuseum. B.DeutschesMuseum. C.Eureka. D.NEMO.WhatmakesNEMOspecial?A.Itisspeciallydesignedforchildren. B.Itshowsinformationofexhibitsingames.C.Lotsofenjoyableexperimentsareshown. D.Someexhibitscanbetouchedorpressed.BWhenaskedaboutherchildhoodinthedocumentaryAliveInside,a90-year-oldwomanwithdementiareplies,“I’veforgottensomuch.”Film-makerMichaelRossato-Bennettthenplaysmusicfromherpastforher.“That’sLouisArmstrong,”shesays.“He’ssingingWhentheSaintsGoMarchingInandittakesmebacktomyschooldays.”Shethenrecallsexactdetailsfromherlife.Whydoesithappen?Musictendstoaccompanyeventsthatarouseemotionsorotherwisemakestrongimpressionsonus—suchasweddingsandgraduations.Thesekindsofexperiencesformstrongmemories,andthemusicandmemorieslikelybecomeintertwined(紧密相连)inourneural(神经的)networks,accordingtoJuleneJohnson,aprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia.Movements,suchasdancing,alsooftenpairwithourexperienceofmusic,whichcanhelpformmemories.Evenmanyyearslater,hearingthemusiccanbringbackmemoriesoftheselong-pastevents.AsAliveInsideshows,musichasthispowerevenformanypeoplewithdementia.Researchersnotethatthebrainareasthatprocessandremembermusicaretypicallylessdamagedbydementiathanotherareas,andtheythinkitmayexplainthephenomenon.Theyalsopayattentiontoelderlypeoplewithdementia,especiallythoseinnursinghomes.“It’spossiblethoselong-termmemoriesarestillthere,”Johnsonsays,“butpeoplejusthaveahardertimeaccessingthembecausethey’reinastrangeplaceandthere’renotalotofcircumstancesinwhichsomeonecouldpulloutthosememories.”Johnsonalsonotesthatmusicisnotuniversallyusefulforallpeoplewithdementiasincetherearesomepeoplewithdementiawhosebrainareathatrecognizesmusicisdamaged.Despitemusic’sapparentbenefits,fewstudieshaveexploreditsinfluenceonmemoryrecallinpeoplewithdementia.“It’sreallyanuntappedarea,”Johnsonsays.PetrJanataisaresearcherinvestigatingthetopicofmusicandmemory.Hesaysthatscientistsstilldonothavetheanswerstowhyandhowmusicreawakensmemoriesinpeoplewithdementia,butthisphenomenonisrealandit’sjustamatteroftimebeforeit’sfullyborneoutbyscientificresearch.WhathelpstheoldwomaninAliveInsiderecallherchildhood?A.Thedescriptionofherschooldays B.Afilmshewatchedbefore.C.Asongshelistenedtobefore. D.Thevoiceofherchildhoodfriend.Whatbenefitofmusicisdiscussedinparagraph2?A.Ithelpsmakelastingmemories. B.Ithelpscurepatientsofdementia.C.Ithelpsarouseemotionsinspecialevents. D.Ithelpsrememberdancemovementseasily.AccordingtoJohnson,whatshouldwedoforelderlypeoplewithdementia?A.Sendthemtonursinghomesforgoodcare. B.Providefamiliarenvironmentsforthem.C.Playlotsofclassicalmusictothem. D.Talktothemabouttheirpast.Whatdoweknowaboutthestudyintomusicandmemoryrecallinpeoplewithdementia?A.ItiscriticizedbyPetrJanata. B.Itisaground-breakingstudy.C.Itissupportedbysolidevidence. D.Itappliestoallpeoplewithdementia.CSomegamesfadeintonearirrelevance,whileotherspassthetestoftimeandcontinuetobeenjoyedbymillionsofpeoplefromallovertheworld.Bingoisahugelyentertaininggameplayedallovertheworldandithasbeenaroundforroughlyfivecenturies.It’simpossibletotelltheexacttimethegamewasinvented,butroughestimationsplaceitsbirtharound1530.ThefirstplayerstoenjoythisgamewerethosewhooftenwenttotheIIGiocodelLottod’Italia(意大利彩票)anditquicklybecameavailableinFrance.Bingoisnowavailableatonlinebingositeslistedatbingosites,netandpeopleenjoyitonvirtualandrealcurrency.Backintheday,itwasn’tnecessarilyagameplayedforprofit,butratherapleasantpastimewithmultipleuses.FewpeopleknowthatbingowasusedasaneducationaltoolinGermanyattheturnofthe18thcentury.Childrenhadmorefunplayingthisgamewhilelearningaboutmultiplicationtablesandspelling,andinthiscountry,thenamewascalledTombola,Bingowasoneofthelastgamestobeaddedtotheportfoliosofonlinecasinos(赌场),wellafterslots,tablegames,andvideopokers.Playerswerereluctanttoswitchfrombrick—and—mortarlocationstoonlinebingorooms.Bingoisagamethatfosterssocialinteractionsandintheabsenceofthiskeyingredient,itisfarlessexcitingtoplayonrealorvirtualcurrency.Internetbingoroomswereabletoaddressthisconcernbydevelopingchatfeaturesallowinggamerstotalktoeachotherwhileplaying.Onlinebingoroomsarenowlicensedandregulated,soplayerscansignupforanaccount,makeadepositandgamblesecurely.Thelicensegivesthempeaceofmind,astheyknowthattheydon’tbreakanylawsbyplayingthegameonrealmoney.Anotherreasononlinebingoissopopularisthatyoucantrythegameforfreeusingthevirtualcurrencywhichisreplenishedindefinitely.Mobiledevicesarealsoidealforplayingthegame,withallthatisneededbeinganInternetconnection.Whatisintendedtobestressedinthefirstparagraph?A.Bingo’spopularity. B.Bingo’sdevelopment.C.Bingo’smystery. D.Bingo’sinvention.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardBingo?A.Critical. B.Skeptical. C.Positive. D.Unclear.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thisconcern”referto?A.Boringonlinerooms. B.Lackofcommunication.C.Absenceofrealmoney. D.Popularityofphysicalbingolocations.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A.Bingo—Aneducationaltool B.Onlinebingo—AhitaroundtheworldC.Bingo—Aneverlastinggame D.OnlineBingo—AgameofmobiledevicesDItiswellknownthatrhinos(犀牛)havepooreyesight,sotheymostlyrelyontheirnosestounderstandtheworldaroundthem.Butthere’soneinteractioninwhichsoundplaysakeyrole.Southernwhiterhinomalescaneitherbedominant(支配地位的)orsubordinate.Andonlythedominantmalesholdanddefendterritories.Newsearchfindsthattheycandistinguishthecallsofothermalestoknowwhoiswho.“Wefoundthatcontactcallscarryinformationaboutthedominancestatusofthemales.Itmeansthatonlybylisteningtothecalls,youcansayifthemaleisterritorialorsubordinate.”IvanaCinkoval,azoologistattheUniversityofKwaZulu-NatalinSouthAfrica.SheandherteamspentalmosttwoyearsinSouthAfrica’sHluhluwe-iMfoloziParkrecordingthesocialcontactcallsofmalerhinos.Thentheyplayedthosecallsbacktodominantterritorialmalesandwatchedtheresponses.Theresearchersaskedthattherhinocallsnotbeincludedinthisprogramduetotheconcernthatcallsmightbeusedforillegalhunting.Backtothereactionsoftherhinos.“Theystartedtosearchfortheunexpectedvisitorthemostquicklyandspentthelongesttimesearchingaroundfortheunwelcomevisitoraftertheplaybackofthesubordinatecall,whichwasquitesurprising.”Onlyterritorialmalerhinosholdbreeding(交配繁育)opportunitieswiththefemalerhinos.Subordinatemalescouldthusbeinterestedinchallengingtheterritorialmalefordominance.Butdominantmalesrarelylosetheirterritoriestosubordinatemales,atleastwhilethey’reinprimecondition.Whatdodominantmalesrelyontoidentifyothers?A.Senseofhearing. B.Senseoftouch. C.Senseofsight. D.Senseofsmell.Whydidn’tresearchersallowrecordedcallstobeincludedintheprogram?A.Toprotecttheirintellectualpropertyrights.B.Tokeeppeoplefrombeingfrightenedbythem.C.Topreventthemfrombeingusedforhuntingrhinos.D.Tocoverupthefactofillegalhuntinginrhinos.Howdiddominantmalesreacttothesubordinatecall?A.Theystartedtosearchforahidingplace.B.Theysoughtforthecomerquicklyandcarefully.C.Theyranawayfromtheunexpectedvisitors.D.Theylookedaroundwithgreatalarm.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Territorialmales’dominanceisgenerallystable.B.Dominancemales’positionischallenging.C.Subordinatemalesareaggressive.D.Subordinatemaleshavebreedingopportunities.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Howmuchtimedoyouspenddoingresearchbeforeyoumakeadecision?Therearepeoplewhogoovereverydetailexhaustivelybeforemakingachoice.36Psychologistscallthiswayofthinkingacognitivebias(认知偏见),atendencytowardaspecificmentalmistake.Tostudy“jumping”,weexamineddecision-makingpatternsamongmorethan600peoplefromthegeneralpopulation.Wefoundthatjumpersmademoreerrorsthannon-jumpersonproblemsthatrequirethoughtfulanalysis.37InaquizaboutUScitizens,theyoverestimatedthechancethattheiranswerswererightsignificantlymorethanotherparticipantsdid—evenwhentheiranswerswerewrong.Sowhatisbehind“jumping”?Psychologicalresearcherscommonlydistinguishbetweentwopathwaysofthought:automaticsystem,whichreflectsideasthatcometothemindeasilyandwithouteffort,andcontrolledsystemincludingconsciousandeffortfulreasoning.Jumpersandnon-jumpersareequallyinfluencedbyautomaticthoughts.38Itisthecontrolledsystemthathelpspeoplecounterbalancementalbiasesintroducedbytheautomaticsystem.Asaresult,jumpersweremorelikelytoaccepttheconclusionmadeatfirstsightwithoutfurtherquestioning.Alackofcontrolledthinkingisalsomorebroadlyconnectedtotheirproblematicbeliefsandfaultyreasoning.39Amethodcalledcognitivetrainingcanbeusedtotargettheirbiases,whichcanhelppeoplethinkmoredeliberatively.Inthistraining,participantsarefacedwiththeirownbiases.Theycanlearnaboutthemisstepsandotherwaysofthinkingthroughtheproblemathand.Ithelpstograduallygetridofparticipants’overconfidence.Ineverydaylife,thequestionofwhetherweshouldthinkthingsthroughorinsteadjumptoaconclusionisafrequentandimportantone.40Sometimesthemostimportantdecisionwemakecanbetotakesomemoretimebeforemakingachoice.A.Happily,theremaybesomehopeforjumpers.B.Also,jumpershadproblemswithoverconfidence.C.Weplantotraceotherproblemsintroducedbyjumping.D.Butafairnumberofindividualsarequicktojumptoconclusions.E.Itiscertainlypossibleforthemtooverthinkthingstotakeadecision.F.Thejumpers,however,didnotengageincontrolledreasoningtothesamedegreeasnon-jumpers.G.Recentstudiesshowthatevengatheringjustalittlebitmoreevidencemayhelpusavoidamajormistake.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。WhenPeteEckertstartedgoingblind,hedecidedtochannelhisfeelingsoflossintoart.Inhis20satthetime,Eckertwouldspendwholedayspreparingdrawingsandwoodcutsbeforeaskinghiswifeto__41__theresultstohim.Buttheprocesswasdrivinghiswife__42__.So,insearchofamoreinstantmedium,heturnedhishandtophotography.“WhenIstartedout,digitalcamerashadn’t__43__traditionalphotographyshopsyet,”EckertsaidonthephonefromhishomeinSacramento,California.“Iwouldgotothosephotographyshopsandbuytworollsoffilmandaskten__44__questions.Iwenteveryday.Andbyaskingquestionsandgetting__45__,Ilearned.”Morethantwodecadesafterentirelylosinghissightfromaneyedisease,Eckerthas__46__asuccessfulcareerasaself-taughtphotographernow.Whenhefirst__47__theworldofphotography,Eckertwouldgoonshorttripsatnightwithhisdogfor__48__.Hebeganbyphotographingstatues,thoughhesoon__49__moreinterestingsubjectmatter.“Totakephotosofsculpturesisn’treally__50__becausetheartisalreadythere,”hesaid.“WhatIwaslookingforwasawayofshowingwhat__51__islike.”Thisnewfocusresultedina__52__kindofphotographicbeauty—images__53__ofghostlyfiguresandartfullyvague(模糊的)linesthatnoonehadevertriedbefore.Eckert’simagesaren’t__54__metaphors(暗喻)forblindness.Manyofthemhavebeenshottoliterallyrepresentwhathismindsees,offeringsightedpeopleaclear__55__intohisworld.A.predict B.describe C.question D.confirmA.worried B.lonely C.crazy D.disappointedA.runinto B.givenaway C.putoff D.wipedoutA.professional B.academic C.difficult D.importantA.belief B.expectation C.judgment D.instructionA.established B.introduced C.spotted D.ruinedA.putupwith B.stoodupfor C.tookchargeof D.setfootinA.protection B.inspiration C.promotion D.attractionA.accepted B.invented C.sought D.checkedA.new B.fair C.hard D.easyA.blindness B.world C.space D.lonelinessA.popular B.traditional C.practical D.uniqueA.accused B.composed C.rid D.clearedA.hardly B.simply C.rarely D.seriouslyA.reason B.target C.view D.message第II卷（非选择题55分）第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案转写到答题卡上。Sichuanhotpots,NanjingsaltedduckandCantonesedimsumarethe56(tradition)Chinesefoods.Sichuanhotpotsarebelieved57(start)offinthelateQingDynastyasawayforboatmenontheYangtzeRivertokeepwarmduringthecoldandwetwinters.58(gradual),itrangesfromsimpledeliciousdishesbyboilingvegetables,chilliesandSichuanpeppersinwater59multipleoptionsofsoups,vegetables,meatsandsauces,appealingtopeopleofdifferenttastes.WhenItriedit,thehotflavour

60(quick)ourlaughterandconversation,makingthemealtheperfectwaytorelaxwithfriends.Nanjing’smostfamousfoodexportissaltedduck,61isjuicyandsalty.62takesseveraldaystoprepareeachNanjingsaltedduck.AlocalhistorybookfromthelateQingDynastypraisedit,63(say)itwaswithoutequal.InGuangzhou,morningteais64essentialpartofthedailyroutine.TodayGuangzhou’srestaurantsstimulate65(customer)appetitewithmorethanathousandofferings,witheachmoredelicateanddelicious.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假如你是李华，第19届亚运会（The19thAsianGames）将于九月在杭州举行，目前组委会正在招募志愿者，职责主要包括接待运动员及介绍中国文化，要求志愿者能够熟练运用英语，请你用英语写一封申请信。内容包括：1.申请原因；2.你的优势；3.相关经历。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。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。Sixdecadeyearsago,a13-year-oldboysawabeautifulhairpin(发夹)inashopwindowwhichsethisheartracing.Buttheprice-fivedollars-wastoohighforJack,Fivedollarswouldbuyalmostaweek’sfoodforhisfamily.Jackcouldn’taskhisfatherforthemoney.Everythinghisfathermadethroughfishingwenttohismother,Dora,Slimandbeautiful,shewasthecenterofthehome,thegluethatheldittogether.Thehouseworkwasnever-ending,andshestruggledtofeedandclothetheirfivechildrenbutshewashappyasherfamilyandtheirwell-beingwereallshecaredabout.Nevertheless,heopenedtheshop’sdoorandwentinside.Standingproudandstraightinhisshabbyshirtandwashed-outtrousers,hetoldtheshopkeeperwhathewanted,adding,“ButIdon’thavethemoneyrightnow.Canyoupleaseholditformeforsometime?”“I’lltry,”theshopkeepersmiled.“Peoplearoundheredon’tusuallyhavethatkindofmoneytospendonsuchthings.Itshouldbekeptforawhile.”Jackrespectfullytouchedhisworncapandwalkedout.Hewouldraisethemoneyandnottellanybody,forhethoughtMumwouldgetsurprisedwhenshesawthathairpin.Onhearingthesoundofhammeringfromasidestreet,Jacksuddenlyhadanideathathecouldraisemoneybysellingtheusednailbags.PeoplebuilttheirownhomesinBayRoberts,usingnailsboughtinbagsfromalocalfactory.Sometimestheusedbagswerethrownawayattheconstructionsite,andJackknewhecouldsellthembacktothefactoryforfivecentsapiece.Thatdayhesoldtwonailbagsandhidthemoneyinarustysodatin.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。Paragraph1:Everydayafterschool,JackstartedhisplanParagraph2:Finally,thetimecame!2023年秋期棠湖中学高二期中考试英语试题参考答案听力1.B2.C3.B4.B5.B6.C7.B8.B9.C10.A11.B12.C13.B14.C15.A16.C17.C18.B19.C20.A阅读理解21.D22.C23.B24.C25.A26.B27.B28.A29.C30.B31.C32.A33.C34.B35.A36.D37.B38.F39.A40.G完形填空41.B42.C43.D44.A45.D46.A47.D48.A49.C50.B51.A52.D53.B54.B55.C语法填空56.traditional57.tohavestarted58.Gradually59.to60.quickened61.which62.It63.saying64.an65.customers’书面表达DearSirorMadam,I’mwritingtoapplytobeavolunteerforThe19thAsianGamestobeheldinHangzhouthisSeptember.I’mconvincedthatI’mwellqualifiedfortheposition.First,IhaveagoodcommandoforalEnglish,whichenablesmetocommunicatewithothersfreely.What’smore,Ihavesomerelevantworkexperience,workingasavolunteerforyearsatinternationalfootballandbasketballgames.IregarditagreatopportunityandaprivilegetointroduceChinatoforeignfriendsinmyownway.Anyfavorableconsiderationofmyapplicationwouldbehighlyappreciated.Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiHuaParagraph1:Everydayafterschool,Jackstartedhisplan.Coldandhungry,Jackwanderedthestreets,searchingforthenailbagscarefully.Tosavemoremoney,heevendecidedtodeliverpapersintheearlymorning.Exhaustedandtiredashefelt,hestillstucktotheplan.Itwasthehairpinintheshopwindowthatremindedhimthatwhathedidwasworthwhile.Afteralongtimeofhardwork,hemadeiteventually.Paragraph2:Finallythetimecame!Hetookoutthesodatin,pouredthecoinsoutandbegantocountthem.Fivedollars!Hishardworkpaidoff!Holdingthesodatinfirmly,Reubenrushedfortheshoptobuythehairpin.Themomenthegotthebeautifulhairpin,herushedhomeandplaceditinDora’shand.NeverhadDorareceivedsuchagift.Speechlessandhappy,sheheldhersontightlyintoherarms，withtearswellingupinhereyes.Itwasanunforgettableexperience,whichallthefamilymemberswillremember听力原材料Text1M:Youhavetogonow,Judy,oryou’llmissyourflight.It’sanhour’sdrivetotheairport.W:I’mleaving.Don’tforgettowatermyflowers.Justaminute,where’smyticket,Dad?Text2W:Whyareyouwalkingyourdogonabusystreetlikethis?M:It’sactuallynotmine.Isawitwanderinginanearbypark.Itlookslikethedogfromthelostandfoundadvertisementinschool.Iwasgoingtocontacttheowner.Text3M:Idon’twanttowalktothemuseum.Haveyouseenmybike?W:Oh,yourcousinborroweditthismorning.Iforgottotellyou.M:Nevermind.I’lltakethesubwaythen.Text4M:Mom,mustIstayathomereviewinglessonsevenatweekends?I’vestudiedforseveraldays.Ineedtorelax.W:Lasttimeyoudidpasstheexamunexpectedly,butdon’tpushyourluckthistimebecauseitismuchmoredifficult.Text5M:Hey,Emily.We’regoingtoSusieQ’sRestaurantforlunch.Doyouwanttocomealong?W:Sorry,Ican’t.IhavetotypethedocumentforScott.He’shavingadentistappointment.Text6W:Hello,sir.MayIhelpyou?M:Yes,canIseethatshirtontheleftshelfplease?W:Sure.Hereyouare.M:Howmuchisit?W:55dollars.M:55dollars?That’stooexpensive.W:Howabouttheonenexttotheyellowsweater?It’scheaperandverysimilartothisone.Itcomesinthreecolors:white,blackandgreen.M:Well,whiteonegetsdirtyeasilyandblackwouldmakemelookdull.W:ThenI’llpackthegreenoneforyou?M:OK.Text7M:Excuseme,Mrs.Johnson.Inoticedtodaythatyourg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