2022-2023学年黑龙江省牡丹江市第一某中学高三年级上册期末英语试题（含答案与解析）

2023届牡丹江市第一高级中学上学期期末考试试题

高三英语

（考试时间：120分钟满分：150分）

注意事项：

1.答题前，考生务必将姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡相应位置上。

2.试题的答案书写在答题卡上，不得在试卷上直接作答。

3.作答前认真阅读答题卡上的注意事项。

4.考试结束，由监考人员将试卷和答题卡一并收回。

第一部分听力理解（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。选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A.Workonareport.B.Answeracall.C.Getsomesleep.

2.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inamuseum.B.Inashop.C.Inacinema.

3.HowdoesNancyfeelaboutthegift?

A.SurprisedB.Disappointed.C.Confused.

4.Whydoesthewomanrefusetohikewiththeman?

A.Itistiring.B.Itiscoldinwinter.C.Ittakestoomuchtime.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Thewoman'sgarden.B.Thewoman'sbusiness.C.Thewoman'sneighbors.

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。选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6.Whatisthemangoingtodoonhisbirthday?

A.Seeafilm.B.Gooutfbrameal.C.Finishthisterm'swork.

7.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Brotherandsister.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Classmates.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

8.Whydoesthemancallthewoman?

A.Tobuyacamera.B.Tohavehiscamerarepaired.C.Togettheaddressofashop.

9.Whatdoesthemanhavetodofirst?

A.Drivetotheplace.B.Waitforthewoman'scall.C.Contacttheoffice.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

10.Whatpositionwillthemanapplyfor?

A.Salesman.B.Securityguard.C.Departmentmanager.

11.ForwhatwillthemantalkwithCharles?

AAsecondinterview.B.Thejobdetails.C.Acreditcard

12.WhatisCharlesdoingnow?

ASendinganapplicationform.B.Talkingonthephone.C.SpeakingtoJohn.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

13.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

A.Makeareservation.B.Makeaconfirmation.C.Makeachange.

14.Whenwillthemancheckout?

A.Onthe16th.B.Onthe19th.C.Onthe20th.

15.Howmuchwillthemanpayfortheroompernight?

A.$100.B.$120.C.$160.

16.Whatdoesthewomanremindthemantodoattheendoftheconversation?

A.Arriveintime.B.Havethepickupservice.C.Callherforanyquestions.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

17.Whatdid70%ofthestudentslikedoing?

A.DoingsportsB.Listeningtomusic.C.Goingoutwithfriends.

18.Whatsurprisedthespeaker?

A.Shoppingwasconsideredtobeentertainment.

B.Moststudentsspent15hourswatchingTVaweek.

C.Goingtothecinemawasaspopularaswatchingsports.

19.Whydidthestudentsseldomgotothetheater?

A.Theydidn'tlikeactingordramas.

B.Theirdramacluboftenputonshows.

C.Manyofthemhavefinancialproblems.

20.Whatpercentageofmoststudents5moneyisspentonentertainment?

A.About12%B.About25%.C.About35%.

第二部分笔试部分

一.阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2.5分，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

A

Asiaisthebirthplaceoftheworld'sthreeancientcivilizations:ancientChina,ancientIndiaandBabylon.Each

gavetheworlddifferentarchitecturalstylesandgloballandmarks,suchastheGreatWallofChina.TajMahalof

India.WiththeconclusionoftheConferenceonDialogueofAsianCivilization,let'stakealookatthearchitecture

ofAsiancivilizations.

TheGreatWallofChina

TheGreatWallofChinaisanancientdefenseprojectwiththelongestconstructiontimeandthelargestworkload

putintoalandmark,stretchingouttoatotallengthofmorethan5,000kilometers.Onlywhenyouhavebeentothe

GreatWallandwitnesseditsmajestycanyoutrulysayyouhavevisitedChina.

AngkorWat,Cambodia

TheAngkorWatinCambodiaisoneofthelargestreligiousmonumentsintheworld,builtonasitemeasuring

162.6hectares.ItwasbuiltbytheKhmerKingSuryavarmanIIintheearly12thcenturyinYasodharapura（present-

dayAngkor）,thecapitaloftheKhmerEmpire,ashisstatetempleandeventualmausoleum（陵墓）.

TajMahal,India

TheTajMahalisanivory-whitemarblemausoleumonthesouthbankoftheriverYamunaintheIndiancityof

Agra.Itwascommissionedin1632byMughalemperorShahtohousethetombofhisfavoritewife,MumtazMahal.

TheTajMahalwasdesignatedaUNESCOWorldHeritageSitein1983forbeingfcithejewelofMuslimartinIndia

andoneoftheuniversallyadmiredmasterpiecesoftheworld'sheritage^^

Al-Khazneh9Jordan

Al-Khazneh,alsoknownastheTreasury,isoneofthemostdelicatetemplesintheancientArabNabataean

KingdomcityofPetra,Jordan.The45-meter-highand30-meter-widebuildingisamagnificentbuildingwitha

pronouncedGreekstyle.Itissaidtohavebeenaplacewherepirateshidtheirtreasure.

1.WhatisspecialabouttheGreatWallcomparedwiththeothersinthearticle?

A.Itisthelongestman-madeprojectintheworld.

B.ItwaslistedintheUNESCOworldHeritageSite.

C.ItwasusedasadefenseprojectintheancientChina.

D.Itusedtobeusedasareligious/purposeinChina

2.Whichofthefollowingisoneofthelargestreligiousmonuments?

A.TheAngkorWat.B.TheTajMahal.

C.AI-Khazneh.D.TheTreasury

3.WhichofthelandmarkshasbeenaffectedbytheGreekculture?

A.TheGreatWall.B.TheAngkorWat.

C.TheTajMahal.D.AI-Khazneh.

B

Fvebeeninan18-yearlove-haterelationshipwithablackwalnuttree.

Ifsauniquetree.InlateSeptemberorearlyOctober,fallingfruitsashardasbaseballsthreatentheskulls（头

骨）ofyou,yourchildren,yourneighborsandthosethatresidenextdoortothem.Umbrellasintheyardareamust

whiledininginearlyAugust,andasforme,Iwearmybikehelmetwhileworkinginthegarden.

Theblackwalnutalsoreleasesachemicalsubstancethroughitsrootsasacompetitivestrategy.It?spoisonous

toseveralcommonplants.TherehavebeenmanynewplantvarietiesthatIbroughthomewithhopesthatmaybethe

blackwalnutwouldacceptthem,buttheyfailedtoflourish.

Whatdoesworkarenativeplantsthatnaturallygrowinthearea.Nativeplantsareimportanttohavearound

sincetheyprovidebeneficialpollinators（传粉者）likebirds,beesandbutterflieswithseedsandcontributetoa

healthyandbiodiverseenvironment.Nativeplantsforthisareaaregenerallyeasytogrow,sotheyexperienceless

stress.

HaveIthoughtofgettingridofthisgiantpaininmytinybackyard?Yes,however,gettingridofthistreestanding

at50feetwithan87-inchtrunkisnexttoimpossible.It'salsoprotectedunderthelaw.Rightfullyso.Treesare

importanttotheurbanforestandforallofthosethatinhabitit.

SometimesIthinkaboutmylifewithouttheblackwalnut.Ican'timagineaspringwithoutthebirdswhoarrive

everyyearandloudlysingtheirsongsbeforedawn.TdmissfallingasleeponlazyweekendafternoonsasIlookup

intoitsleaves.

Everyspring,Iwonderwhattheseasonholds:Whatarethechancesofbeingknockedunconsciouswhile

barbecuing?Likeanygoodrelationship,Filneverbepleased.Tmstuckwiththistree,sorillistentoitsneedsand

giveitthespaceitrequires.Inreturn,mywalnutoffersahabitatforwildlifeandareminder.

4.Whydoestheauthorwearabikehelmetwhileworkinginthegarden?

A.Toprotecttheinjuredskull.

B.Toavoidbeinghitbythenuts.

C.Topreventherselffromsunburn.

D.Toprotectherselffromgettingcaughtintherain.

5.Whatisthetree'ssurvivalstrategy?

A.Itacceptsnewplantvarieties.

BItattractsbeneficialpollinators.

C.Itletsoutapoisontodriveawaypests.

D.Itproducesachemicalfataltosomeplants.

6.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Thefruitsmaybringinconvenience.

B.Thewriterfindsitchallengingtogetridofthetree.

C.Thewriterisaccustomedtolivingwithoutthetree.

D.Thetreeishometonumerousbirdsandothercreatures.

7.Theauthormostprobablygotareminderfromthetreethat

A.It'sbettertobesurethansorry.

B.Constantdroppingwearsthestone.

C.Treesandplantshavetheirownwaystoflourish.

D.Acceptanceinsteadofresistanceisthebetterwaytobe.

C

Jason,astraight-AstudentfromtheUniversityofPennsylvania,usestheterm“pseudo-working“todescribe

howmanyofusstudy.Thepseudo-workerlooksandfeelslikesomeonewhoisworkingbard-heorshespendsa

longtimeinthelibraryandisnotafraidtopushonlateintothenight-but,becauseofalackoffocusand

concentration,heorshedoesn'tactuallyachievemuch.

Thisphenomenoncambeseeninmostcolleges.Forexample,atDartmouththerewasasectionofthemain

librarythatwasopentwenty-fourhoursadayandthestudentsIusedtoseeintherelateatnightcrowdedingroups,

drinkingcoffee,weredefinitelypseudo-working.Theroommatewholooksthroughherchemistrynotesonthe

couchwhilewatchingTVispseudo-working.Theguywhobringsthreemeals,ablanket,andsix-packofRedBull

tothestudyzoneinpreparationforanall-daypaper-writingmarathonisalsopseudo-working.

Byplacingthemselvesindistractingenvironmentsandinsistingonworkinglonghours,thesestudentsare

damagingtheirbrain'sabilitytothinkclearlyandefficientlytoachievethetaskathand.Intheendtheygethalfthe

resultswithtwicetheeffort.

Thebiggerproblemhereisthatmoststudentsdon'tevenrealizethatthey'repseudo-working.Tothem

pseudo-workingiswork-it'showthey'vealwaysdoneit,andifshowalloftheirfriendsdoit.linevercrosses

theirmindthattheremightbeabetterway.Straight-Astudents,ontheotherhand,knowallaboutpseudo-working.

Theyfearit,andforgoodreasonItnotonlywastestime,butit'salsomentallytiring.

Infact,themostimportantskillinbecomingabetterstudentistheabilitytogetworkdonequicklyandwitha

smallestamountofwastedeffort.Somecognitivescienceresearchconcludesthatabout50minutesistheoptimal

learningperiodtomaximizethematerialintegratedpertimeunit.Sohowdothesestudentsachievethisgoal?TD

understandtheirwaytosuccess,considerthefollowingsimpleformula（公式）：workachieved=timespent*

intensityoffocus.

Pseudo-workingfeaturesaverylowintensityoffocus.Therefore,toachievesomethingbypseudo-working.

Youneedtospendalotoftime.Thestraight-Aapproach,ontheotherhand,increasesintensityinordertouseless

time.

8.Whichofthefollowingphenomenonispseudo-working?

A.Tomisbusytakingnoteswhileattendingalecture.

B.Mikeissittingatastudyloungeinpreparationforafinalexamquietly.

C.Jackspendsalongtimeinthelibraryonhisessaywhilelisteningtomusic.

D.AliceandSaraaresittingonthecouthreadingtheirfavoritebooks.

9.Comparedwithstraight-Astudents,themajorproblemofmoststudentsisthatthey

A.wanttospendmoretimeonstudy.

B.areeagertofollowtheirfriends,way.

C.havegottenusedtotheirstudyapproach.

D.areunawareoftheirpseudo-working.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"optimal“meaninparagraph5?

A.Possible.

B.Best.

C.Least.

D.Accurate.

11.Whydoestheauthormentiontheformulainthetext?

A.Toshowthebenefitofworkinghard.

B.Toprovethenecessityofachievingwork.

C.Toemphasizetheimportanceofconcentration.

D.Toexplainthereasonforspendingmuchtime.

D

"Practicemakesperfecf,isaverypopularexpression.However,canwetakethissayingliterally?Many

scientificstudieshavesoughttoeitherproveordisprovethisidea.Sodoesenoughpracticeliterallyleadto

perfection,oratleasttoalevelofexpertise?

Onepopulartheoryisthatifapersonpractisesforatleast10,000hours,theywillreach“perfection“一or,in

otherwords,becomeanexpertintheirfield.ThistheorywasmadefamousbyMalcolmGladwellinhis2008best­

sellingbook,Outliers:TheStoryofSuccess.Heclaimed10,000hoursofpracticetobe“themagicnumberof

greatness^^.HegavetheexamplesofthemusicgroupTheBeatlesandMicrosoftco-creatorBillGates.Although

theyallseemedtohavelotsofnaturaltalent,theyalsoclearlyputinover10,000hoursofpracticebeforethey

becamesuccessful.

However,GladwelFsbookhasbeensaidbymanytobetoosimplisticandgeneralising.GladwelPsworkwas

largelybasedonresearchdonebyAndersEricsson,whoarguedthatGladwellmisinterpretedhisresearch.Firstly,

Ericssonstatedthat10,000hourswasanaveragefigure.Somepeople,fbrexample,neededfarfewerthan10,000

hours,andothersmanymore.Moreimportantly,Ericssonsaidthatjustpractisingalotwasnotenough;thetype

andqualityofpracticewasalsoessential.Hewentontoexplaintheimportanceof"deliberatepractice"，whichis

whenapersonpractisesaspecificpartofaskillindepthratherthanpractisingaskillasawhole.Deliberate

practiceissaidtobemuchmoreeffective,albeitmoretiring.

Despitethetheoriesmentionedabove,manyotherstudiesarguethatpracticealoneisfarfromenough.Infact,

amorerecentstudyfromPrincetonUniversitystatedthatpracticeonlyaccountedforupto26%ofreachingan

expertlevel.Sowhataretheotherfactorsthatcontributetopeoplebecomingexperts?

Manypeoplesaythatnaturaltalenthasalargeinfluenceonbecominganexpert.Anothernaturalfactoris

physicalsuperiority,whichisespeciallyevidentinsports.Forinstance,manybaseballplayersinAmericahave

amazingvisionthatallowsthemtoseetheballmuchsoonerthanothersdo.Sonomatterhowmucha"noimal”

personpractises,itisveryhardfbrthemtobeasgoodassomeonewhohasnaturaltalentorphysicalsuperiority

andwhoalsopractises.

Andhowaboutotherfactorsthatgointocreatinganexpert?ManysayIQ,personality,attitude,andstarting

agearedecisivefactors,too.Itisalsoimportanttonotethatbecominganexpertdoesn'tequalinstantsuccess.

Successalsoreliesonsocialfactors,environmentalfactors,andevenjustbeingintherightplaceattherighttime!

Inconclusion,practicemaynotmakeperfect,butdeliberatepracticehasbeenshowntoleadtosignificant

improvement.BasedonEricsson'sresearch,herearesometipsonhowtopractiseeffectively:bemotivated;make

specificandrealisticgoals;workoutsideyourcomfortzone;beconsistentandpersistent;askforothers,opinions;

and,ofcourse,getplentyofrest!Forthosewantingtobecomeanexpertinsomething,rememberthatbeing

motivatediskey-enjoywhatyoudoandfollowyourpassions.

12.WhatexamplesdidGladwelluseforhisclaim?

A.Manyscientificstudies.

B.Hisownlearningexperience.

C.ManybaseballplayersinAmerica.

D.AmusicgroupandtheMicrosoftco-creator.

13.WhydidEricssondisagreewithGladwell?

A.Becausehedidascientificstudies.

B.Becausehefounddeliberatepracticelesseffective.

C.Becauseheagreedwiththeinfluenceofthenaturaltalent.

D.Becausehethoughtthetypeandqualityofpracticewasalsoessential.

14.WhatdidarecentstudyfromPrincetonUniversityshow?

A.Practiceonlyaccountedforasmallshareinreachinganexpertlevel.

B.Attitudeandstartingagearedecisivefactorstobecomeanexpert.

CTwenty-sixpercentofthetestedsubjectscangainsuccess.

D.Itisveryhardfora"normal“persontobeanaturaltalent.

15.Whatcanbethesuitabletitleforthistext?

A.Anewscientificdiscovery

B.Doespracticereallymakeprefect?

C.Advantagesanddisadvantagesofmakingpractice

D.Themoreyoupractice,themoresuccessyouwillreceive.

第二节七选五（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

Cloudstorageisaflexibleandconvenientwaytostoredatawithcompletepeaceofmind.16Thismeans

youcanstoreallyourdigitalthingsremotely,withouttakingupspaceonyourcomputer.Therearetwooptions

available:publiccloudstorageallowsyoutosharehostingspacewithotherusers;privatecloudstorageistheideal

choiceforcompanieswhowanttohavetheirdatastoredintheirownenvironment.

17Onceyouhaveregisteredandsetupyouraccount,yousimplysaveyourfilesviatheinternetusing

yourusernameandpassword.Thisensuresyourdataremainssecureandinaccessibletoanyoneelse.Shouldyou

choose,youcanputcertainpermissionsinplace,whichmakesiteasytoshareyourdatawithyourcolleaguesoryour

family.

Whenyousignuptocloudstorage,youcanchoosetheamountofspaceyouneed.18Youcanstore

anythingdigital:allyourfiles,videosandpictures.Whetheryouwanttousethisstoragesolutiontostoreyourfamily

photographsoryouwanttouseittostoreyourworkdocumentation,youwillfinditquiteconvenient.

Isitbetterthanyourcomputeroranexternaldrive?Theanswerisadefiniteyes.Computerscrashallthetime.

Thisisthemostcommoncauseoflostworkandmemories.19Hereyoualsohavetheaddedriskofmisplacing

itorhavingitstolen.Therearesomanyadvantagestocloudcomputing,fromtheabilitytoaccessyourdatafrom

wherever,whenever,tonotneedingexpensiveexternalstoragedevices.20

A.Cloudstorageisverysimpletouse.

B.Youwillfindcloudstorageverycheap.

C.Externalharddrivescanstillbreak,orfail.

D.Itenablesyoutostoreyourdataonhostedservers.

E.Cloudstorageprovidersoffermultiplelayersofdatasecurity.

F.Theonlydisadvantage,however,isthatyouneedinternettoaccessfiles.

G.Youcanstartwithasmallamountandincreasethestoragesizelateron.

二.完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

My14-year-oldson,John,andIspottedthecoatatthesametimeatasecond-handclothingstore.Ithada

blackvelvet（丝绒）collar,delightfultailoring,aFifthAvenuelabelanda（an）21priceofmerely$28.We

lookedateachother,sayingnothing,butJohn'seyes22.Dark,woolentopcoatswerepopularjustthen

withteenagers,butcouldcostseveralhundreddollarsnow.Johnpulthecoatonand23it.Heturnedfrom

sidetoside,24himselfinthemirrorwithaserious,studied25thatsoonchangedintoasmile.

It'saperfect26.

Johnworethecoattoschoolthenextdayandcamehomewearingabigsmile."Howdidthekidslikeyour

coat?"Iasked."Theyloveit."Hesaid,carefully27itonthechairandsmoothingitflat.Overthenext

fewweeks,the28cameoverJohn.Quiet,reasoneddiscussion29argument.Hebecamemore

thoughtfulandeagerto30.“Gooddinner,hewouldsayeveryevening.OnedaywhenI

3jthathestartonhomeworkbeforedinner,Johnsaid,“Youareright,andIguessIwill.”

WhenIaskedoneofhisteachers32causedthechanges,shesaidwithlaughter,44Itmustbehis

coat!^^

JohnandIbothknowweshouldnever33aperson'sclothesfortherealpersonwithinthem.

Butitismeaningfulto34astandardofexcellencefortheworldtosee,topracticeastandardof

excellenceinthought,speechandbehavior,andto35whatisontheinsidewithwhatisonthe

outside.

21.A.specialB.reasonableC.unbelievableD.cheap

22.A.closedB.shoneC.openedD.lowered

23.A.buttonedB.touchedC.heldD.obtained

24.A.feelingB.lookingC.glancingD.eyeing

25.A.gestureB.expressionC.attitudeD.feeling

26.A.colourB.priceC.fitD.fashion

27.A.pressingB.takingC.throwingD.folding

28.A.happinessB.satisfactionC.changeD.generosity

29.A.madeB.replacedC.tookD.transformed

30.A.pleaseB.complainC.admireD.apologize

31.A.insistedB.suggestedC.askedD.commanded

32.A.whatB.whenC.thatD.how

33.A.watchB.judgeC.mistakeD.consider

34.A.doB.wearC.speakD.show

35.A.compareB.fillC.mixD.match

三、语法填空（共10小题，每小题L5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。

Israelisinger-songwriterGiladSegevhasdevotedhimself36anambitiousprojecttopresentdifferent

viewsofChinathroughmusic,becauseofhisloveforthecountry.InJune2020,helaunchedProject34,

through37hewillreleaseasongfbreachofthe34provincial-levelregionsinChinaeverymonth.

38(combine)Chinesemusicandglobalfolkmusic,he39(post)17videossofaronsocialmedia

platforms,gainingmillionsofviews.

“My40(inspire)fortheprojectwasthegreatbeauty1discoveredinChina,sculturelandscapes,and

more.41(important),theheartsofChinesepeople.,,saysSegev.Hecalls42(he)a"passer-by”

一atravelingartistwhotellsstoriesfromhisencounterswithpeoplefromvariouscultures,throughmusic.

Overthepastdecade,theaward-winningmusicianhastravelledtomostofthe34provincial-levelregions,and

planstogoto43restwhentravelisnotrestrictedbytheCOVID-19pandemic.

Foreachmusicvideo,hecooperatesactivelywithaChinesesingerormusician,toincludecharacteristicsfrom

theirownhomeregion.HeandhisteamhavelistenedtovarioustypesofChinesemusic44(figure)out

whatsuitableelementscanbeusedinhisworks.believewhenallofourvoices45(hear)together,true

harmonycanhappen,“Segevsays.

四、书面表达(满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

46.假定你是高中生李华，正在伦敦做交换生•大英博物馆(theBritishMuseum)正在招聘兼职导游。请你给

招聘负责人史密斯先生写一封信，申请这一职位。内容如下：

1.自我介绍；

2.想做兼职导游的原因；

3.应聘兼职导游的自身优势。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

DearMr.Smith,

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

第二节读后续写（满分25分）

47.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。

ASon'sLove

OurchurchcongregationinTorontohasawayofassistingthosewhohavefinancialdifficultieswithout

makingtherecipientfeelshameorguilt.Moneyisdroppedintoanofferingboxwithonlythenameoftherecipient

ontheenvelope.Theenvelopesarethendistributedtothosememberswithoutthemknowingthenameofthegiver.

TherecameatimewhenmyhusbandandIwereamongthoseinneed.Wedidnottalkaboutourfinancial

difficultywithanyone.Theonlyreasonourchildrenknewwasbecausewehadtocutbackonmanythings.Still,

wehopedtheywerenotawareoftheextentofourneed,norofhowmuchtheirfatherandIweresufferingbecause

ofit.Wedidnotwanttoburdenthemwithaproblemtheycoulddonothingtosolve.

Oursituationwasn'timproving,andmyhusbandandIknewthatwewouldhavetolookforoutsidehelp.Just

aswereachedthepointofdespair,ourchurchgaveusagiftenvelopethathadbeenleftintheofferingbox.We

wereoveijoyedtoreceiveaverysubstantialamountofmoney,enoughtobringusthroughthatdesperatetime.We

couldn'thelpbutwonderwhohadgivensuchagenerousgift.Wewereextremelyrelievedandenormously

grateful.

Ayearlater,ourseventeen-year-oldsonwasapplyingforastudentloansohecouldattenduniversity.Itwas

thenwediscoveredthathissavingsaccountwasalmostempty.HisfatherandIwereverydisturbedbythis.Wehad

trustedhimtoputpartofhiswagesfromhispart-timejobintothebanktowardshiseducation.Fromthetimehe

wasnineyearsoldhehadbeenapapercarrierforTheTorontoStar,andhehadworkedveryhardforhissmall

earnings.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式作答。

Anxious,Iaskedhimrepeatedlytotellmewherethemoneyhadgone.

Finally,intears,andwithgreatreluctance,mysontoldusthetruth.

参考答案

第一部分听力理解（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。选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A.Workonareport.B.Answeracall.C.Getsomesleep.

2.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inamuseum.B.Inashop.C.Inacinema.

3.HowdoesNancyfeelaboutthegift?

A.SurprisedB.Disappointed.C.Confused.

4.Whydoesthewomanrefusetohikewiththeman?

A.Itistiring.B.Itiscoldinwinter.C.Ittakestoomuchtime.

5Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Thewoman'sgarden.B.Thewoman'sbusiness.C.Thewoman'sneighbors.

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。选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6.Whatisthemangoingtodoonhisbirthday?

A.Seeafilm.B.Gooutfbrameal.C.Finishthisterm'swork.

7.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Brotherandsister.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Classmates.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

8.Whydoesthemancallthewoman?

A.Tobuyacamera.B.Tohavehiscamerarepaired.C.Togettheaddressofashop.

9.Whatdoesthemanhavetodofirst?

A.Drivetotheplace.B.Waitfbrthewoman'scall.C.Contacttheoffice.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

10.Whatpositionwillthemanapplyfor?

A.Salesman.B.Securityguard.C.Departmentmanager.

11.ForwhatwillthemantalkwithCharles?

A.Asecondinterview.B.Thejobdetails.C.Acreditcard

12.WhatisCharlesdoingnow?

A.Sendinganapplicationform.B.Talkingonthephone.C.SpeakingtoJohn.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

13.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

A.Makeareservation.B.Makeaconfirmation.C.Makeachange.

14.Whenwillthemancheckout?

A.Onthe16th.B.Onthe19th.C.Onthe20th.

15.Howmuchwillthemanpayfortheroompernight?

A.$100.B.$120.C.$160.

16.Whatdoesthewomanremindthemantodoattheendoftheconversation?

A.Arriveintime.B.