2023年高考英语全国甲卷（含答案）

2023全国甲卷高考真题

英语

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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1.5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。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是C。

1.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inthebookstore.B.Intheregisteroffice.C.Inthedormbuilding.

2.Whatistheweatherlikenow?

A.Sunny.B.Cloudy.C.Rainy.

3.Whatdoesthemanwanttodoontheweekend?

A.Dosomegardening.B.Haveabarbecue.C.Gofishing.

4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Anewoffice.B.Achangeoftheirjobs.C.Aformercolleague.

5.WhatdoweknowaboutAndrew?

A.He'soptimistic.B.He'sactive.C.He'sshy.

第二节（共15小题;每小题L5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。

听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。

6.Whichofthefollowingdoesthewomandislike?

A.Thebedroom.B.Thesittingroom.C.Thekitchen.

7.Whatdoesthewomansuggesttheydonext?

A.Gotoanotheragency.B.Seesomeotherflats.C.Visittheneighbours.

听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。

8.Whatisthemandoing?

A.He'smakingaphonecall.

B.He'schairingameeting.

C.He'shostingaprogram.

9.WhatmakesMrs.JohnsonworriedaboutherdaughterinAfrica?

A.Lackofmedicalsupport.

B.Inconvenienceofcommunication.

C.Poortransportationsystem.

听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。

10.Whatpositiondoesthemanapplyfor?

A.Asalesperson.B.Anengineer.C.Anaccountant.

11.Whichaspectofthecompanyappealstotheman?

A.Thecompanyculture.B.Thefreeaccommodations.C.Thecompetitivepay.

12.Whatisdifficultforthemantodealwith?

A.Interpersonalrelationships.B.Quality-quantitybalance.C.Unplannedhappenings.

听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。

13.HowdoesRobertsoundwhenspeakingofhisbeingawriter?

A.Hopeful.B.Grateful.C.Doubtful.

14.WhatwasRobertlikebeforehewas9yearsold?

A.Hehadwildimagination.B.Heenjoyedsports.C.Helovedscience.

15.WhatdidRoberfsfatherdo?

A.Ateacher.B.Acoach.C.Alibrarian.

16.WhathelpedRobertbecomeawriter?

A.Writingdaily.B.Listeningtostories.C.Readingextensively.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题

17.WherewasOpenTchaikovskyCompetitionheldin1986?

A.InMoscow.B.InChelyabinsk.C.InBerlin.

18.WhatdoesMaximsayaboutthecompetitionheattendedat10?

A.Itinspiredmanyyoungmusicians.

B.Itwasthemusiceventofhisdreams.

C.Itwasalife-changingexperience.

19.Whichkindofmusicaretheyoungplayersrequiredtoplay?

A.Rockmusic.B.Popmusic.C.Classicalmusic.

20.WhatdoesMaximvaluemostinyoungplayers9performance?

A.Expressiveness.B.Smoothness.C.Completeness.

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

WheretoEatinBangkok

Bangkokisahighlydesirabledestinationforfoodlovers.Ithasaseeminglybottomlesswellofdiningoptions.

HerearesomesuggestionsonwheretostartyourBangkokeatingadventure.

Nahm

OfferingThaifinedining.NahmprovidesthebestofBangkokculinary（烹饪的）experiences.It9stheonly

Thairestaurantthatranksamongthetop10oftheworld's50bestrestaurantslist.HeadChefDavidThompson,

whoreceivedaMichelinstarforhisLondon-basedThairestaurantofthesamename,openedthisbranchinthe

MetropolitanHotelin2010.

IssayaSiameseClub

IssayaSiameseClubisinternationallyknownThaichefIanKittichai'sfirstflagshipBangkokrestaurant.The

menuinthisbeautifulcolonialhouseincludestraditionalThaicuisinecombinedwithmoderncookingmethods.

Bo.lan

Bo.lanhasbeenmakingwavesinBangkok'sculinaryscenesinceitopenedin2009.Servinghard-to-findThai

dishesinanelegantatmosphere,therestaurantistruetoThaicuisine'sroots,yetstillmanagestoaddaspecial

twist.Thisplaceisgoodforacandle-litdinneroraworkmeetingwithcolleagueswhoappreciatefinefood.For

thoseextremelyhungry,there'salargesetmenu.

Gaggan

Earningfirstplaceonthelatest"Asia's50bestrestaurants>,list,progressiveIndianrestaurantGagganisoneof

themostexcitingvenues（场所）toarriveinBangkokinrecentyears.Thebesttableinthistwo-storycolonialThai

homeoffersawindowrightintothekitchen,whereyoucanseechefGagganandhisstaffinaction.Culinary

theateratitsbest.

21.WhatdoNahmandIssayaSiameseClubhaveincommon?

A.Theyadoptmoderncookingmethods.B.TheyhavebranchesinLondon.

C.Theyhavetop-classchefs.D.Theyarebasedinhotels.

22.Whichrestaurantoffersalargesetmenu?

A.Gaggan.B.Bo.Ian.C.IssayaSiameseClub.D.Nahm.

23.WhatisspecialaboutGaggan?

A.IthiresstafffromIndia.B.Itputsonaplayeveryday.

C.Itserveshard-to-findlocaldishes.D.Itshowsthecookingprocesstoguests.

B

TerriBoltonisadabhandwhenitcomestoDIY（do-it-yourself）.Skilledatputtingupshelvesandpiecing

togetherfurniture,sheneverpayssomeoneelsetodoajobshecandoherself.

ShecreditstheseskillstoherlategrandfatherandbuilderDerekLloyd.Fromtheageofsix,Terri,now26,

accompaniedDerektoworkduringherschoolholidays.Aday'sworkwasrewardedwith£5inpocketmoney.She

says:'TmsureIwasn'tmuchofahelptostartwith,paintingtheroomsandputtingdowntheflooringthroughout

thehouse.Ittookweeksanditwasbackbreakingwork,butIknowhewasproudofmyskills.95

Terri,whonowrentsahousewithfriendsinWandsworth,SouthWestLondon,saysDIYalsosavesherfrom

losinganydepositwhenatenancy（租期）comestoanend.Sheadds:"I'vemovedhousemanytimesandIalways

liketopersonalisemyroomandputuppictures,so,it'sbeenusefultoknowhowtocoverupholesandrepainta

roomtoavoidanychargeswhenI'vemovedout.”

WithmillionsofpeoplelikelytotakeonDIYprojectsoverthatcomingweeks,newresearchshowsthatmore

thanhalfofpeopleareplanningtomakethemostofthelong,warmsummerdaystogetjobsdone.Theaverage

spendperprojectwillbearound£823.Twothirdsofpeopleaimtoimprovetheircomfortwhileathome.Twofifth

wishtoincreasethevalueoftheirhouse.ThoughDIYhastraditionallybeenseenasmalehobby,theresearch

showsitiswomennowleadingthecharge.

24.Whichisclosestinmeaningto"adabhand^^inparagraph1?

A.Anartist.B.Awinner.C.Aspecialist.D.Apioneer.

25.WhydidTerri'sgrandfathergiveher£5aday?

A.Forabirthdaygift.B.Asatreatforherwork.

C.TosupportherDIYprojects.D.Toencouragehertotakeupahobby.

26.HowdidTerriavoidlosingthedepositonthehousesherented?

A.Bymakingitlooklikebefore.B.Byfurnishingitherself.

C.Bysplittingtherentwitharoommate.D.Bycancellingtherentalagreement.

27.WhattrendinDIYdoestheresearchshow?

A.Itisbecomingmorecostly.B.Itisgettingmoretime-consuming.

C.Itisturningintoaseasonalindustry.D.Itisgainingpopularityamongfemales.

C

Iwasabout13whenanunclegavemeacopyofJosteinGaarder^SophieWorld.Itwasfullofideasthat

werenewtome,soIspentthesummerwithmyheadinandoutofthatbook.Itspoketomeandbroughtmeintoa

worldofphilosophy（哲学）.

ThatloveforphilosophylasteduntilIgottocollege.Nothingkillstheloveforphilosophyfasterthanpeople

whothinktheyunderstandFoucault,Baudrillard,orConfuciusbetterthanyou-andthentrytoexplainthem.

EricWeiner'sTheSocratesExpress:InSearchofLifeLessonsfromDeadPhilosophersreawakenedmylove

forphilosophy.Itisnotanexplanation,butaninvitationtothinkandexperiencephilosophy.

Weinerstartseachchapterwithasceneonatrainridebetweencitiesandthenframeseachphilosopher'swork

inthecontext（背景）ofonethingtheycanhelpusdobetter.Theendresultisareadinwhichwelearntowonder

likeSocrates,seelikeThoreau,listenlikeSchopenhauer,andhavenoregretslikeNietzsche.This,morethana

bookaboutunderstandingphilosophy,isabookaboutlearningtousephilosophytoimprovealife.

Hemakesphilosophicalthoughtanappealingexercisethatimprovesthequalityofourexperiences,andhe

doessowithplentyofhumor.Weinerentersintoconversationwithsomeofthemostimportantphilosophersin

history,andhebecomespartofthatcrowdintheprocessbydecoding（解读）theirmessagesandaddinghisown

interpretation.

TheSocratesExpressisafun,sharpbookthatdrawsreadersinwithitsapparentsimplicityandgraduallypulls

themindeeperthoughtsondesire,loneliness,andaging.Theinvitationisclear:Weinerwantsyoutopickupa

coffeeorteaandsitdownwiththisbook.Iencourageyoutotakehisoffer.It?sworthyourtime,eveniftimeis

somethingwedon'thavealotof.

28.Whoopenedthedoortophilosophyfortheauthor?

A.Foucault.B.EricWeiner.

C.JosteinGaarder.D.Acollegeteacher.

29.Whydoestheauthorlistgreatphilosophersinparagraph4?

A.TocompareWeinerwiththem.

B.Togiveexamplesofgreatworks.

C.Topraisetheirwritingskills.

D.TohelpreadersunderstandWeiner'sbook.

30.WhatdoestheauthorlikeaboutTheSocratesExpress!

A.Itsviewsonhistoryarewell-presented.

B.Itsideascanbeappliedtodailylife.

C.Itincludescommentsfromreaders.

D.Itleavesanopenending.

31.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofWeiner'sbook?

A.Objectiveandplain.

B.Daringandambitious.

C.Seriousandhardtofollow.

D.Humorousandstraightforward.

D

Grizzlybears,whichmaygrowtoabout2.5mlongandweighover400kg,occupyaconflictedcornerofthe

Americanpsyche—werevere（敬畏）themevenastheygiveusfrighteningdreams.Askthetouristsfromaround

theworldthatfloodintoYellowstoneNationalParkwhattheymosthopetosee,andtheiranswerisoftenthesame:

agrizzlybear.

“Grizzlybearsarere-occupyinglargeareasoftheirformerrange,saysbearbiologistChrisServheen.As

grizzlybearsexpandtheirrangeintoplaceswheretheyhaven'tbeenseeninacenturyormore,they'reincreasingly

beingsightedbyhumans.

ThewesternhalfoftheUSwasfullofgrizzlieswhenEuropeanscame,witharoughnumberof50,000or

morelivingalongsideNativeAmericans.Bytheearly1970s,aftercenturiesofcruelandcontinuoushuntingby

settlers,600to800grizzliesremainedonamere2percentoftheirformerrangeintheNorthernRockies.In1975,

grizzlieswerelistedundertheEndangeredSpeciesAct.

Today,thereareabout2,000ormoregrizzlybearsintheUS.Theirrecoveryhasbeensosuccessfulthatthe

USFishandWildlifeServicehastwiceattemptedtodelistgrizzlies,whichwouldloosenlegalprotectionsand

allowthemtobehunted.Botheffortswereoverturnedduetolawsuitsfromconservationgroups.Fornow,grizzlies

remainlisted.

Obviously,ifprecautions（预防）aren'ttaken,grizzliescanbecometroublesome,sometimeskillingfarm

animalsorwalkingthroughyardsinsearchoffood.Ifpeopleremovefoodandattractantsfromtheiryardsand

campsites,grizzlieswilltypicallypassbywithouttrouble.Puttingelectricfencingaroundchickenhousesandother

farmanimalquartersisalsohighlyeffectiveatgettinggrizzliesaway."Ourhopeistohaveaclean,attractant-free

placewherebearscanpassthroughwithoutlearningbadhabits,“saysJamesJonkel,longtimebiologistwho

managesbearsinandaroundMissoula.

32.HowdoAmericanslookatgrizzlies?

A.Theycausemixedfeelingsinpeople.

B.Theyshouldbekeptinnationalparks.

C.Theyareofhighscientificvalue.

D.TheyareasymbolofAmericanculture.

33.Whathashelpedtheincreaseofthegrizzlypopulation?

A.TheEuropeansettlers9behavior.

B.Theexpansionofbears5range.

C.Theprotectionbylawsince1975.

D.ThesupportofNativeAmericans.

34.WhathasstoppedtheU.S.FishandWildlifeServicefromdelistinggrizzlies?

A.Theoppositionofconservationgroups.

B.Thesuccessfulcomebackofgrizzlies.

C.Thevoiceofthebiologists.

D.Thelocalfarmers?advocates.

35.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Foodshouldbeprovidedforgrizzlies.

B.Peoplecanliveinharmonywithgrizzlies.

C.Aspecialpathshouldbebuiltforgrizzlies.

D.Technologycanbeintroducedtoprotectgrizzlies.

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。

TricksToBecomingAPatientPerson

Here'sariddle:Whatdotrafficjams,longlinesandwaitingforavacationtostartallhaveincommon?There

isoneanswer.36.

IntheDigitalAge,we'reusedtohavingwhatweneedimmediatelyandrightatourfingertips.However,

researchsuggeststhatifwepracticedpatience,we'dbeawholelotbetteroff.Hereareseveraltricks.

•Practicegratitude（感激）

Thankfulnesshasalotofbenefits:Researchshowsitmakesushappier,lessstressedandevenmoreoptimistic.

37."Showingthankfiilnesscanfosterself-control,saidYeLi,researcherattheUniversityofCalifornia.

•Makeyourselfwait

Instantgratification（满足）mayseemlikethemost46feelgood^^optionatthetime,butpsychologyresearch

suggestswaitingforthingsactuallymakesushappierinthelongrun.Andtheonlywayforustogetintothehabit

ofwaitingistopractice.38.Putoffwatchingyourfavoriteshowuntiltheweekendorwait10extraminutes

beforegoingforthatcake.You'llsoonfindthatthemorepatienceyoupractice,themoreyoustarttoapplyitto

other,moreannoyingsituations.

•39.

Somanyofushavethebeliefthatbeingcomfortableistheonlystatewewilltolerate,andwhenwe

experiencesomethingoutsideofourcomfortzone,wegetimpatientaboutthecircumstances.Youshouldlearnto

saytoyourself,40YouHlthengraduallybecomemorepatient.

A.Findyourcauses

B.Startwithsmalltasks

C.Accepttheuncomfortable

D.Allthisaddsuptoastateofhurry

E.Itcanalsohelpuspracticemorepatience

F.Thisismerelyuncomfortable,notintolerable

G.They'reallsituationswherewecouldusealittleextrapatience

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。

Manyyearsago,IboughtahouseintheGarfagnana,wherewestillgoeverysummer.Thefirsttimewe

41there,weheardthechugchug-chugofamotorbike42itswaydownthehilltowardus.Itwas

43calledMario,comingto44usaboxcontainingsometomatoesandabottleofwine.Itwasavery

nice45forhimtomake.Butwhenwelookedatthetomatoes,wewere46becausetheywereso

misshapen:notatalllikethenice,round,47thingsyougetinasupermarket.Andthewinewascloudy,ina

funnyoldbottlewithnolabel（标签）onit.Thesecan'tbeany48.wethought.Butwewere49his

kindness,sowe50them.

Whatwediscoveredisthatit's51tojudgewhatyoueatonlybyits52.Thosetomatoeshad

53thatremindedmeoftheonesmyuncleusedtogrowwhenIwasachild.Nowadayssupermarket

tomatoes54perfectbuttasteofwater.Nobody'sgoingtohavea55memoryofthose.It'sasurprise

theyhaven'tmanagedtogrowsquareonessothattheycan56themeasily.Mario'swinemayhavebeen

cloudyandcomeoutofanoldbottle,butitwas57.

Ifsgoodtoeatthingsatthecorrecttime,whenthey're58.andascloseaspossibletowheretheywere

59.WhatMariohad60uswasthetasteoftheGarfagnana.

41.A.waitedB.metC.campedD.stayed

42.A.makingB.searchingC.squeezingD.feeling

43.A.customerB.neighborC.relativeD.passenger

44.A.lendB.sendC.bringD.show

45.A.choiceB.commentC.promiseD.gesture

46.A.worriedB.movedC.thrilledD.bored

47.A.simpleB.realC.shinyD.fun

48.A.moreB.goodC.newD.easy

49.A.sympathetictoB.thankfulforC.cautiousaboutD.interestedin

50.A.triedB.soldC.returnedD.mixed

51.A.unnecessaryB.uncertainC.unwiseD.unusual

52.A.appearanceB.qualityC.originD.price

53.A.sizeB.shapeC.colorD.taste

54.A.smellB.lookC.becomeD.work

55.A.happyB.vividC.shortD.vague

56.A.cleanB.checkC.countD.pack

57.A.perfectB.usefulC.convenientD.familiar

58.A.onviewB.onsaleC.inseasonD.inneed

59.A.finishedB.storedC.foundD.grown

60.A.cookedB.givenC.boughtD.told

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。

Forthousandsofyears,peoplehavetoldfables(寓言)61(teach)alessonortopassonwisdom.Fables

werepartoftheoraltraditionofmanyearlycultures,andthewell-knownAesop'sfablesdatetothe62(six)

century,B.C.Yet,theformofthefablestillhasvaluestoday,63RachelCarsonsaysin“AFablefor

Tomorrow.^^

Carsonusesasimple,directstylecommontofable.Infact,herstyleandtone(口吻)areseeminglydirectedat

children."TherewasonceatownintheheartofAmerica,64alllifeseemedtoenjoypeacefulexistence

withitssurroundings,^herfablebegins,65(borrow)somefamiliarwordsfrommanyage-oldfables.

Behindthesimplestyle,however,isaseriousmessage66(intend)foreveryone.

67(difference)fromtraditionalfables,Carson'sstoryendswithanaccusationinsteadofamoral.She

warnsoftheenvironmentaldangersfacingsociety,andsheteachesthatpeoplemusttakeresponsibility68

savingtheirenvironment.

Thethemesoftraditionalfablesoftendealwithsimpletruthsabouteverydaylife.However,Carson'sthemeis

amoreweighty69(warn)aboutenvironmentaldestruction.Carsonprovesthatasimpleliteralformthathas

beenpasseddownthroughtheagescanstill70(employ)todaytodrawattentiontoimportanttruths.

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)

71.假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修以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。

Iusedtoafraidofinsects,butlastFriday'sbiologyclassmakeabigchangeinme.Inthatclass,MissZhao,

ourbiologyteacher,showedweinsectsonstamps.Thebees,butterflyandmanyotherinsectslookedlovelyand

beautifullyonthestamps.MissZhaotoldusthenamesoftheinsectsordescribedtheirlivinghabits.Sheeven

playedsomerecordingsoftheirsinging,whatwasfun.Now,I'vecometolovethoseofsmalllivingthings.Inthe

evening,whenItakethewalkintheschoolgarden,thesingingofinsectsbecomemoremeaningfultome.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

72.你们学校正举办主题为“用英文讲中国故事”的征文活动。请你以一位中国历史人物为题写一篇短文

投稿，内容包括：

1.人物简介及事迹；

2.意义或启示。

注意：

1.词数100左右;

2.题目已为你写好。

参考答案

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L5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。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是C。

1.【答案】B

【原文】W:CouldyoupleasetellmehowIcangettothestudentdormbuilding?

M:Sure.Turnleftwhenyouwalkoutofthisregisteroffice,passthebookstoreandyou'llseeit.

2.【答案】A

【原文】M:Wecouldn'taskforabetterday,couldwe,Barbara?

W:Iknow,Steve.Thereisn'tacloudinthesky.Ilovethistimeofyear.

M:Me,too.Theflowersarebeautifulbutcallingforrainthough.

3.【答案】C

【原文】M:Wegotanyplansthisweekend?

W:Wemightstartwithourvegetablegarden,thenthebarbecue.

M:Soundsfun,butIstillwanttogofishingwithGeorge.

4.【答案】C

【原文】M:Lisa,IsawJackthismorning.

W:Youmeantheformerdesignerofourcompany?Whafshedoingthesedays?

M:Hesaidhe'sgotanewjobasanartreporter.

5.【答案】B

【原文】W:Doyouoftengotothestudentunion,Andrew?

M:Prettymuch.OnceinawhileImeetfriendsthereandIspendalotoftimeorganizingactivitiesindifferentclubs

orassociations.

第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

【答案】6.C7.B

【原文】W:Whatdoyouthink,Terry?

M:Well,ithasonemorebedroomthanthelastflat.Andthesittingroomisbig.

W:Butthereisnotenoughcupboardspaceinthekitchen.

M:It'scheaperthanthelastonewesaw.Anditisinagoodneighborhood.

W:Well,maybewe'llhavetoseeiftheagenthasanythingelsetoshowus.

【答案】8.C9.B

【原文】M:Thankyou,Mrs.Johnson,forwhatyou'vesharedwithourlisteners.Now,pleasetellus,doyou

sometimesfeelworriedaboutyourdaughter,nowthatshe'sgrownup?

W:Oh,Iworryaboutherlikeallparentsdo.Aftershegraduatedfrommedicalschool,shewenttovolunteermedical

serviceinAfrica.

M:Wow.

W:That'sokayifcommunicationwasfine.ButiftherewasnoInternetortelephoneconnection,wecouldsometimes

gotwoweekswithoutgettingintouchwitheachother.Thatoftenworriesme.

【答案】10.C11.A12.C

【原文】W:Nowsellyourselfinaminuteplease.

M:Igraduatedfromuniversitytwoyearsago,andhavesincebeenworkinginanaccountingcompany.Apartfrom

theknowledgeandskillsrelatedtomymajor,I'mreallygoodwithcomputers.Ihavealargeamountofexperience

workingwithbigdata.IthinkI'mwellqualifiedfortheaccountantpositionhere.

W:Good!Whydidyouchoosethiscompany?

M:Petersonhasbeenmydreamcompanyallalong.Youvalueprogressandfocusonthequalityofworkmorethan

thequantity.Theflexibleworkinghoursandworkingfromhomeisalsoattractive.

W:Uh-huh.Whatdoyouthinkisyourbiggestweakness?

M:Well,whenIwork,IoftenconcentratesomuchonwhatTmdoingthatImayhaveahardtimedealingwiththings

thatcomeupunexpectedly.Thatmaybeannoyingtosomepeople.

W:Allright.Thankyouverymuch.

【答案】13.B14.B15.A16.C

【原文】W:SoRobert,Iguessyoumustbewellintoyourthirddecadeasawriter.Howislifetreatingyou?

M:Fourthdecadeasawriter.Hmm,letmegetmycalculatorout.Well,Iguess1havebeenwritingnovelssincethe

1980s.Soyou'reright.ButIhavebeenwritingallofmylife.Andtoansweryourquestion,lifehasbeentreatingme

excellently.

W:CanIaskyouaboutyourchildhood?Wereyouabookishchild?

M:Inastrangeway,Iwasanon-readeruntilIturned9.1usedtoplaybasketballintheschoolyardsofBrooklyn.My

fatherwasahighschoolteacherofphysicsandchemistry.Andhewasabigreader.Hewouldbringbooksbackfrom

hishighschoollibrary.OnedayIreadthelastchapterofabook,thetitleofwhichI'velongsinceforgotten.Iliked

itsomuchthatIstartedreadingtheremainder.Interestingly,IreadthechaptersbackwardsuntilIgottothebeginning.

Ireallylovedtheexperience,andIsoonbecameaneagerreader.Thenmyfatherwouldbringpilesofbookshome

fromthelibrary.AndIwouldreadthemall,andtheywereallfiction.ImustaddthatIstartedreadingthebooksfrom

thestart,asopposedtoworkingbackwards.

【答案】17.A18.C19.C20.A

【原文】M:Hello,I'mMaximVengarov,andI'mveryhappytosharewithyoumyconnectionwithopen

TchaikovskyCompetition.ItwasJune1986whenIcametoMoscowtoparticipateinopenTchaikovskyCompetition

attheageof10fromChelyabinsk.Thiswasactuallytheturningpointofmylife.ThenIattendedaworldmusic

festivalinBerlin.Anditwasinterestingtosaythatakidmadehisbreakthroughalreadyattheageof10.Andthat

wasme.Nowasajudgeofthecompetition,Icanseeclearlythehugechallengesfacingthemusiciansinthe

competition.Whereelsecanyouseeyoungplayersplayingwithintendays-classicalworksandRussiantraditional

musicbeforecoiningtothefinalstage?Asamusician,it'simportanttogivemaximumattentionandtimetoyour

ownreflectionsofyourownfeelings.So,whatI'mreallylookingforinthecompetitionistomeetsomeonewhocan

t