吉林省白山市2021届高三英语下学期4月联考试题

吉林省白山市2021届高三英语下学期4月联考试题

考生注意：

1.本试卷共150分。考试时间120分钟。

2.请将各题答案填写在答题卡上。

3.本试卷主要考试内容：高考全部内容。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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，并标在试卷

的相应位置。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。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是Co

1.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Givethebookstothewoman.

B.Keepthebooksforthewoman.

C.Helpthewomanmovethebooks.

2.Whatshouldthemancorrectinthereport?

A.Thetypingerrors.

B.Thetopic.

C.Thedata.

3.HowwillthemangotoWashington?

A.Bytrain.B.Bybus.C.Bycar.

4.Whendidthemangraduatefromcollege?

A.Threeyearsago.B.Oneyearandahalfago.C.Sixyearsandahalfago.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Personalhobbies.B.TVprograms.C.Shippingchannels.

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,

并标在试卷的相应位置。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.Whatisthewomancomplainingabout?

A.Hermusicalinstrument.

B.Thequarrelofherneighbors.

C.TheloudTVnoisefromnextdoor.

7.Whatdidthewomandoinherapartmentyesterday?

A.ShewatchedTV.

B.Sheplayedthepiano.

C.Shevisitedherneighbor.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whereistherailwaystation?

A.AroundXinhuaBookstore.

B.Acrossfromasupermarket.

C.Inthesouthwestofthecity.

9.WhichbusgoestoRoseRestaurant?

A.No.15bus.B.No.8bus.C.No.4bus.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatisthewomanconducting?

A.Astudyaboutsuccessfulmen.

B.Aprogramaboutbusinesswomen.

C.Aprogramaboutsuccessfulbusiness.

11.WhatwasMaria'sfirstjobaftergraduatingfromuniversity?

A.Ateacher.B.Apolitician.C.Acoffeebarmanager.

12.HowmanycoffeebarsdidMariaopenin1996?

A.85.B.80.C.10.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whereistheman，smotherfrom?

A.California.B.Beijing.C.LosAngeles.

14.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherfamily?

A.HergrandparentswereborninVeracruz.

BHermotherisacollegeprofessor.

C.Herfatherisathird-generationMexicanAmerican.

15.WhycanthewomanspeakSpanishwell?

A.ShewasborninSpain.

B.Shelearneditatcollege.

C.Shespeaksitathomemostofthetime.

16.Whatisthemanbusydoingnow?

A.TeachinginChina.

B.LearningtowriteChinese.

C.LearningtospeakChinese.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisthespeaker?

AAdoctor.B.Alawyer.C.Aguide.

18.Whywasthespeakersenttoprison?

A.Hepushedblackstofightagainstthegovernment.

B.HebrokehumanrightsinSouthAmerica.

C.Heorganizedanillegalorganization.

19.Howwasthespeakerafterheleftprison?

A.Hebecamehappier.B.Hegotsick.C.Hefeltwell.

20.Whatdomanypeoplethinkofthespeaker?

A.Clever.B.Patient.C.Brave.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

ScholasticArt&WritingAwards

TheScholasticArt&WritingAwardsareamongthemostfamousawardsforstudentachievement

intheliteraryandvisualarts.PastwinnersincludesuchshortstorymastersasDonaldBarthelme,

JoyceCarolOates,andStephenKing.

Thecontestoffersseveralcategoriesrelevanttoshortstorywriters:shortstory,flash

fiction,sciencefiction,humor,andwritingcollection(graduatingseniorsonly).

Whocanenter?Thecontestisopentostudentsingrades9to12(includinghomeschool-ers)

intheUS,Canada,orAmericanschoolsabroad.

Whatdowinnersreceive?Thecontestoffersavarietyofscholarships(someashighas$10,000)

andcashawards(someashighas$1,000)atboththeregionallevelandhenationallevel.Winners

mayalsoreceivecertificatesofrecognitionandopportunitiesforpublication.

Howareentriesjudged?Theawardshavethreejudgingstandards:originality,technicalskill,

andthereflectionofapersonalvisionorvoice.Besuretoreadpastwinnerstogetanidea

ofwhat'sbeensuccessful.Thejudgeschangeeveryyear,buttheyalwaysincludepeoplewhoare

highlyaccomplishedintheirfield.

Whenisthedeadline?CompetitionguidelinesareupdatedinSeptember,andsubmissionsare

usuallyacceptedfromSeptemberthroughearlyJanuary.RegionalGoldKeywinnerswill

automaticallyadvancetothenationalcompetition.

HowdoIenter?AllstudentsbeginbyenteringaregionalcompetitionbasedontheirZIPcode.

Seetheguidelinesforadditionalinformation.

1.Whatisuninvolvedintheawards?

A.Employment.B.Certificates.C.Cash.D.Scholarships.

2.Whatdoestheauthoradviseparticipantstodoaboutentryjudgments?

A.Consultpreviousjudges.B.Learnfromfamouswriters.

C.Refertopreviouswinners.D.Askteachersoflocalschools.

3.Whichofthefollowingwillresultindisqua1ification?

A.Writingastoryof120words.

B.Enteringtheregionalcompetition.

C.MailingyourentryonOctober30.

D.Quotingplotsfromotherwriters'works.

B

RacingisnothingnewforSebastianRosado.Hewasbornwithcerebralpalsy(脑瘫),which

affectsaperson'sabilitytomove.Thoughmostofhislifehasbeenlimitedtoawheel-chair,

hehasdoneatleastoneraceayearsince2011.

Itwasaboutadecadeagothathismother,Jaime,wastrainingforaraceinPuertoRico,

andSebastianaskedifhecouldaccompanyher.She'dhavetopushhiminthewheelchairbecause

hisarmfunctionsarelimited,andshewasokaywiththat.However,theracewouldn'tallowit.

Then,Sebastian，sfamilydecidedtomakeaspecialraceforchildrenlikeSebastian.Therace

givesthemachancetoprovethatdespitebeingtoldfromayoungagethattheymightnotbeable

todosomethingsintheirlives,theycanalsobecomewhattheywishtobeinlife.

Sebastianhasruniteveryyearusingaspecialwalker.Eachyear,hetriestooutdohisprevious

goal.Insteadofjust5kmin2020,hewantedtoattempttorun21kmover30days.Sebastian,s

planistocompletethedistancebyMay9,accountingforcompleting1km,atmost,inaday.

Sebastianusedtotraininatrackandfieldfacilityclosetohome,andit'samazingtohear

runnerstellinghimthingslike,〃Wow,sometimesIdon，thavethestrengthtotrainbutwhen

Iseeyoudoingthis,1feelthatIhavenoexcuse,，z62swimmersarejoiningSebastian，schallenge

thismonthbyswimming800meterseachone.

Sebastianhasasayingthatyourdisabilityisnotinyourbody,butinyourmind.It'sreally

powerful.Ifyoupromiseyourselfyou'11dosomething,youcanachieveitbyusingyourmind.

4.WhatistheRosados'purposeofsettingupaspecialrace?

A.Tocollectmoneyformedicalresearch.

B.TorealizeSebastian*swishtoruninaformalrace.

C.Toencouragedisabledchildrentomakeadifference.

D.ToallowSebastiantoaccompanyhismotherinraces.

5.HowdoesSebastianrunthespecialrace?

A.Hismotherpusheshim.

B.Herunsinawheelchair.

C.Hefinishes21kminonego.

D.Herunswithspecialequipment.

6.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeSebastian?

A.Humourous.B.Inspiring.C.Helpful.D.Talented.

7.WhatdoesSebastianthinkofdisability?

A.Thereisnodisabilityatall.

B.Mindcancureanydisability.

C.Realdisabilityexistsmentally.

D.Thedisabilityisverypowerful.

C

Crocodilestodaylookverysimilartoonesfrom200millionyearsago.Therearealsovery

fewspeciesalivetoday—just25.Otheranimalssuchaslizards（蜥蜴）andbirdshaveachieved

adiversityofmanythousandsofspeciesinthesameamountoftimeorless.

Prehistoryalsosawtypesofcrocodilewedon'tseetoday,includinggiantsasbigasdinosaurs,

plant-eaters,fastrunnersandsnake-likeformsthatlivedinthesea.Therateoftheirevolution

isgenerallyslow,butoccasionallytheyevolvemorequicklybecausetheenvironmenthaschanged.

Inparticular,theirevolutionspeedsupwhentheclimateiswarmer,andtheirbodysizeincreases.

Thebodysizeofcrocodilesisimportantbecauseitinteractswithhowfastanimalsgrow,

howmuchfoodtheyneed,howbigtheirpopulationsareandhowlikelytheyaretobecomeextinct.

Thelimiteddiversityofcrocodilesandtheirapparentlackofevolutionisaresultofaslow

evolutionaryrate.Itseemsthecrocodilesarrivedatabodyplanthatwasveryefficientand

perfectenoughthattheydidn'tneedtochangeitinordertosurvive.Thisperfectioncouldbe

oneexplanationwhycrocodilessurvivedCretaceousperiod（白垩纪），inwhichthedinosaursdied

out.

Crocodilesgenerallydevelopbetterinwarmconditionsbecausetheycannotcontroltheirbody

temperatureandrequirewarmthfromtheenvironment.Theclimateduringtheageofdinosaurswas

warmerthanitistoday,andthatmayexplainwhythereweremanymorevarietiesofcrocodiles

thanweseenow.Beingabletodrawenergyfromthesunmeanstheydonotneedtoeatasmuch

asawarm-bloodedanimallikeabirdoramammal（哺孚L动物）.

8.Whatinfluencedtheevolutionofcrocodilesmost?

A.Theirnumber.B.Theclimate.C.Theirhabits.D.Foodresources.

9.Whydidcrocodilesgoslowlyinevolution?

A.Asaresultoftheirgoodappetite.

B.Becauseoftheirperfectbodytype.

C.Owingtosomanydinosaursaround.

D.Duetotheirlimitedabilitytoreproduce.

10.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthatcrocodiles.

A.arewarm-bloodedanimalsB.likecoldlivingconditions

C.eatlessthanmammalsD.arefiercerthandinosaurs

11.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Thehistoryofcrocodiles,

B.Ancientanimals'evolution.

C.ResidentsoftheCretaceousperiod.

D.The〃stop-start〃patternofcrocodiles'evolution.

D

Aresearchingteamanalyzeddatafromlong-runningstudiesconductedinBrazilandSouthAfrica

toassesswhetherchildrenexposedtoearlyadversities（逆境）,suchasextremepoverty,low

birthweight,andpre-termbirth,couldreachtheirfulllearningpotentialbyexperiencing

responsivecaregivingandopportunitiestolearnintheirhome.Theyfoundthatearlylife

adversitiesmatterthroughoutlife.Teenagerswhohadbeenexposedtomultipleadversitiesearly

in1ifehadlowerIQscores,weremorelikelytohavedifficultiesadjustingsociallyand

psychologically,andachievedalowerphysicalheightcomparedtoteenagersexposedtofewer

adversities.Theyalsofoundthatbeingraisedinanurturing（培育）environmentcouldsignificantly

counteractthenegativeeffectofearlyadversitiesonIQandhelpchildrenachievetheirfull

potentialofintelligence.

Globally,morethan250millionchildrenyoungerthan5yearsareatriskofnotreaching

theirdevelopmentalpotentialbecauseofadversitiesthatco-occurearlyinlifeandworsenwith

age.IntheUS,almostoneinfivechildrenareraisedinpovertyand15percentdonotcomplete

highschool.Exposingthesechildrentoanurturingenvironment,whetherathomeorindaycare

orpre-schoolsettings,canleadtocognitive（认知的）benefitsthatlastintoteenageandbeyond.

Parentsshouldprovidenurturingenvironments,whichincludeinteractingwithyoungchildren

inapositivewaysuchasreadingchildren，sbooksfromthelibrary,singingsongstogether,and

playinggameswithnumbersandletters.Childrenwhojoininage-matchedhouseworklikepicking

uptoysandclearingthetablegainskillsandfeelgoodabouthelping.Getchildreninvolved

infriendlyactivitiesasmuchaspossibleratherthanparktheminfrontofascreen.Children

lovetolearnandinanurturingenvironment,theycangrowintoteenagersandadultswiththe

abilitiestocareforthemselves,theirfamilies,andtheircommunities.

12.Whatisthepurposeofthestudy?

A.Toexplorethewaysofimprovingchildren'sIQ.

B.Todiscoverwhatadversitieschildrencansuffer.

C.TocompareIQofchildrenfromallovertheworld.

D.Tofindouthowtodealwithadversities，effectsonIQ.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword〃counteract〃inparagraph1mean?

A.Weaken.B.Target.C.Enhance.D.Simplify.

14.Whatdoestheauthoradviseparentstodowithchildrenaffectedbyearlyadversities?

A.Createthebestpossiblelivingenvironment.

B.Encouragekidstoplayasmuchaspossible.

C.Trytoprovideabetternurturingenvironment.

D.Teachkidstoadjustphysicallyandpsychologically.

15.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.EarlyAdversitiesandIQ

B.TheBestNurturingEnvironment

C.TheIntellectualPotentialofChildren

D.CognitiveBenefitsfromAdversities

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。

Truehappinessinlifestartswithbeinghappywithourselvesandwhoweare.Thatstarts

fromhavinghighself-confidence.16Youneedtoworkatitbyconfirmingyourselfthat

you'reagreatperson,capableofgreatthings.Ifyouthinkyoucouldbenefitfromthis,follow

thesesuggestionsinordertoimproveyourself-confidence.

17Whileyoudon，tneedtoshoutitoutloud,itisimportanttopatyourselfonthe

backonceinawhile.Thinkofallyou'veachievedorlearnedandyou'11realizethatyou'vecome

alongway.Remindingyourselfofallyourabilitiesandaccomplishmentswilldefinitelyimprove

yourself-confidence.

Findsomethingyou，regoodat.18Andsometimesallthistakesisafewminutesdoing

somethingthatyouareanexpertin.Thesmallrewardsandpraiseyougetfromdoingthistask

willdowonderstoimproveyourself-confidence.Itcouldbesomethingassimpleasorganizing

amessycloset,orchallengingafriendtochess.

Acceptyourself.Regardlessofhowsuccessfulyoumaybe,therewillalwaysbesomeonemore

successfulthanyou.Seethedifferencebetweenbeingthebestandbeinggreat.Learntoappreciate

whoyouareandwhatyouhavetoofferanddon，tletanyoneelse，ssuccessplayonyour

self-confidence.19

Keeplearning.Ifyoufeellikeyouaren，tknowledgeableaboutsomething,itmaybringdown

yourself-confidence.20It'sgreatforyourbrain,butalsogreatforconversation.Your

friendswillbeamazedwithyourknowledgeandtheirpraisewillimproveyourself-confidence.

A.Praiseyourself

B.Keepputtingpressureonyourself.

C.Goodself-confidencedoesn'thappenbychance.

1）.Thosewhoaimforperfectionarenearlyalwaysdisappointed.

E.It'sgoodtoremindyourselfofyourskills,talentsandabilities.

F.Youcanovercomethisbycontinuouslyteachingyourselfnewthings.

G.Focusonwhatyouhaveearnedandyourself-confidencewillincrease.

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

SandrawasabusinesswomaninOrlando.Approachingher50thbirthday,shedecided

to21herloveofcatsandherworkexperiencetostarttheOrlandoCatCafe.

Asalifelongcatfan,Sandra，smaingoalinopeningthecafewastohelp22cats

upforadoptionwithproperpetparents.Whatshedidn't23atthetimewasthather

caf6wouldhelphumanvisitorsasmuchasthecats!

“Themost24thinginthecafeisthattheyalwayshavenewcatsandcatsneed

socialization,sobothsides25!”saysLaurie,whoisone26guest.She,like

manyothercatlovers,who27havepetsathomebecauseofallergies（过敏反应）inthe

family,oftencomestothecafetoexperiencethebenefitsof28withcuteanimals

whenevershelikes.

Plus,Sandra，scat-adoption29aren'ttheonlycharitableinitiativehappeningat

thecafe!Thecoffeeandfood30forvisitorsaremadebyAxumCoffee,acompanythat

wasalsostartedto31others.AxumisacityinEthiopiawherefreshwateris

32andevenpovertyiswidelyvisible.Infact,thecoffeeandfoodaresoldatalow

priceatthecafe,someofwhose33gotothepeopleofAxum,Ethiopia,tohelpimprove

their34oflife.

“MycafeandAxumCoffeehavea（n）35missiontoreachouttoothers.Wehitit

offandbecamepartners,“saysSandra.

MaybethenexttimeyouvisitOrlando,you'1136Sandra,scafe,andhititoffwith

oneofthecatsupfor37!Adoptionspecialistsarealwayson-sitetohelpmatchthe

personalitiesofpotential38withthoseofthecatsintheplayarea.Andit

39!Morethan80catshavebeenadoptedsinceSandra40herbusinessin

2016.

21.A.compareB.combineC.confirmD.clarify

22.A.matchB.cutC.holdD.wake

23.A.manageB.understandC.realizeD.expand

24.A.controversialB.awkwardC.optionalD.wonderful

25.A.disapproveB.winC.compromiseD.leave

26.A.carelessB.generousC.mysteriousD.regular

27.A.unlikelyB.occasionallyC.permanentlyD.merely

28.A.interactingB.competingC.reasoningD.agreeing

29.A.influences,B.effortsC.difficultiesD.reasons

30.A.indebtB.outofdateC.onsaleD.innoway

31.A.helpB.changeC.rewardD.praise

32.A.cheapB.widespreadC.scarceD.accessible

33.A.risksB.costsc.resourcesD.profits

34.A.qualityB.efficiencyc.stagesD.theories

35.A.falseB.easyc.similarD.debatable

36.A.cleanupB.seekoutc.setupD.pointout

37.A.trade:B.discussionc.checkD.adoption

38.A.foundersB.expertsc.ownersD.pets

39.A.endsB.failsc.appearsD.works

40.A.abandonedB.ranc.reducedD.switched

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。

InvisiblePeople

Ifyouhavethetime,checkoutanamazingYouTubechannelthatIrecentlyfound41

(call)“invisiblepeople”.It'sachannelwith42(hundred)ofinterviewsofhomeless

people43sharetheirstoryandhowtheysurvivedaytoday.

Themanwhooperatesthechannel44(be)formerlyhomelessandhasdevotedhislife

tohelping-15homeless,Thename"invisiblepeople"certainlysuitsthechannelwell.

Forindeedtherearesomany〃invisible"beingswhoaresufferingeveryday,bothhumansandanimals,

andyetour46（social）eitherpayslittleforpeopleto47（cruel）treatand

killanimals,orcompletely48（ignore）thosewhoareindesperateneed.

Occasionallysomeonewhowatchesthevideospostedonthatchannelisnearoneofthepeople

interviewedandisable49（help）insomeway.Someofthevideosaretrulyheart-breaking

butit'simportanttoseewhatpeoplegothrough.Wecan，tturnablindeyeortreatthemasif

they'reinvisible.Wecannotbehaveasit'sbeensaid,“WorshipahomelessmanonSunday,and

thenignoreahomelessman50Monday.〃

第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

51.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错

误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（八），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

MysisterandIareridingourbikesoutsideourtown.Suddenly,wesawsomethingsmallmoving

inthewoodaheadofus.Weallstoppedtoinvestigate.Soonwediscoveredittobeastarved

dogwithaninjuredleg.Werealizedwehadtorescueit.Wereturnedbacktotownwiththedog

togetthehelpitneeded.Afarmerhappenedtobenearbyuntilwegotintotown.Thedogran

straighttohimasifhewerehisowner.Atthismomentheknewhehadtokeepit.Thedognow

livestheeasylifeonthefarmwithlotsofanimalstoplay.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

52.你校正在组织主题为“提高课堂效率”的英语征文比赛，请你写一篇文章参赛，内容包括：

1.简述一些低效听课现象；

2.提高听课效率的方法。

注意：

1词数100左右；

2.题目已为你写好。

HowtoImprovetheEfficiencyinClass

2020^2021学年白山市联考

高三英语试卷答案版

考生注意：

1.本试卷共150分。考试时间120分钟。

2.请将各题答案填写在答题卡上。

3.本试卷主要考试内容：高考全部内容。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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，并标在试卷

的相应位置。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。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是C。

1.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Givethebookstothewoman.

B.Keepthebooksforthewoman.

C.Helpthewomanmovethebooks.

2.Whatshouldthemancorrectinthereport?

A.Thetypingerrors.

B.Thetopic.

C.Thedata.

3.HowwillthemangotoWashington?

A.Bytrain.B.Bybus.C.Bycar.

4.Whendidthemangraduatefromcollege?

A.Threeyearsago.B.Oneyearandahalfago.C.Sixyearsandahalfago.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Personalhobbies.B.TVprograms.C.Shippingchannels.

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,

并标在试卷的相应位置。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.Whatisthewomancomplainingabout?

A.Hermusicalinstrument.

B.Thequarrelofherneighbors.

C.TheloudTVnoisefromnextdoor.

7.Whatdidthewomandoinherapartmentyesterday?

A.ShewatchedTV.

B.Sheplayedthepiano.

C.Shevisitedherneighbor.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whereistherailwaystation?

A.AroundXinhuaBookstore.

B.Acrossfromasupermarket.

C.Inthesouthwestofthecity.

9.WhichbusgoestoRoseRestaurant?

A.No.15bus.B.No.8bus.C.No.4bus.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatisthewomanconducting?

A.Astudyaboutsuccessfulmen.

B.Aprogramaboutbusinesswomen.

C.Aprogramaboutsuccessfulbusiness.

11.WhatwasMaria'sfirstjobaftergraduatingfromuniversity?

A.Ateacher.B.Apolitician.C.Acoffeebarmanager.

12.HowmanycoffeebarsdidMariaopenin1996?

A.85.B.80.C.10.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whereistheman，smotherfrom?

A.California.B.Beijing.C.LosAngeles.

14.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutherfamily?

A.HergrandparentswereborninVeracruz.

BHermotherisacollegeprofessor.

C.Herfatherisathird-generationMexicanAmerican.

15.WhycanthewomanspeakSpanishwell?

A.ShewasborninSpain.

B.Shelearneditatcollege.

C.Shespeaksitathomemostofthetime.

16.Whatisthemanbusydoingnow?

A.TeachinginChina.

B.LearningtowriteChinese.

C.LearningtospeakChinese.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisthespeaker?

AAdoctor.B.Alawyer.C.Aguide.

18.Whywasthespeakersenttoprison?

A.Hepushedblackstofightagainstthegovernment.

B.HebrokehumanrightsinSouthAmerica.

C.Heorganizedanillegalorganization.

19.Howwasthespeakerafterheleftprison?

A.Hebecamehappier.B.Hegotsick.C.Hefeltwell.

20.Whatdomanypeoplethinkofthespeaker?

A.Clever.B.Patient.C.Brave.

第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

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