湖北省宜昌市协作体2024-2025学年高三上学期期中考试 英语 含解析

宜昌市协作体高三期中考试英语考生注意：1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。2.答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。3.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。4.本卷命题范围：人教版必修第一册~必修第三册Unit2。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。1.Wherewillthefamilyspendtheirsummerholiday?A.InJapan. B.InCanada. C.InAustralia.2.Howmuchshouldthemanpay?A.$16. B.$20. C.$32.3.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?A.Moveoutofthehouse. B.Turndownhisfriend. C.Eatoutwithheralone.4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Shewilltakethejob.B.Shedoesn’tlikethejobatall.C.Shewilllearnmoreaboutthejob.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Abook. B.Amovie. C.Awriter.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。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.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?A.Orderaskirt. B.Takethebrownbag. C.Buyanecklace.7.Wherearethespeakers?A.Athome. B.Inashop. C.InJane’shouse.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatisthewomanlookingfor?A.Herticket. B.Herluggage. C.Hertelephone.9.Whatisthewomanaskedtodo?A.Reporttothepolice. B.Bookanotherflight. C.Leaveherphonenumber.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whydoesthewomanlookworried?A.Shehadanargumentwithherboss.B.Sheisangrywithherchildren.C.Shewillbelateforwork.11.WhatdidAlice’sbossdointheend?A.Headjustedthenewpolicy.B.Hehelpedthewomanfindaschool.C.Heaskedtheemployeestoarriveearlier.12.What’stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Friends. B.Acouple. C.Bossandworker.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatisthemandoing?A.Hostingaprogram. B.Introducingacourse. C.Investigatingacomplaint.14.Howmanyweekswillthesummercourserunthisyear?A.Six. B.Seven. C.Eight.15.Whatwaswrongwiththecourselastyear?A.Theassistantswereunskilled.B.Theweatherwasnotgood.C.Twoschoolsdelayedtheirholidays.16.Whichactivitieswillbeaddedthisyear?A.Funprograms. B.Adventuresports. C.Creativeclasses.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.WhatwasdifficultforthespeakerwhenshestartedlearningFrench?A.Grammar， B.Pronunciation. C.Vocabulary.18.WhydidthespeakergotoFrance?A.Tovisitherfriends. B.Tolookforajob. C.Tocontinueherstudy.19.HowmightthespeakerfeelaftershearrivedinFrance?A.Helpless. B.Amazed. C.Proud.20.Whatisthemostimportantinlearningalanguageaccordingtothespeaker?A.Masteringthegrammar. B.Knowingalotofwords. C.Usingitindailylife.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。AContaininghalfoftheworld’sgeothermal(地热的)features,Yellowstoneprovidesone-of-a-kindclassroom-basedorexperientialeducation.Herearesomeyoucanlearnaboutusingtheparkasaclassroom.ABear’sMenuMiddleSchool:SixthGradethroughEighthGradeSubjects:Math,ScienceWorkinginsmallgroups,studentsexaminethefeedinghabitsofbearsandpaintpicturestoshowwhatbearsdoinspring,summer,fallandwinter.Studentsuseasmallpatternofabearandincreaseitssizetoconstructafull-sizeoneinordertoappreciatethebear’ssize.WatersofLife:SurveyofaRiparianAreaMiddleSchool:SixthGradethroughEighthGradeSubject:ScienceInthisoutdoorscienceactivity,studentsinvestigateplantsandanimallifeinandaroundalake.Studentsworkingroups,witheachgroupmemberperformingadifferenttask:observing,recording,mappingorclassifying.Finally,theteamputtheinformationtogethertomakeconclusionsabouttheecologicalconnectionsthatexistwithintheareasurveyed.ExpeditionYellowstone:FieldSchoolMiddleSchool:SixthGradethroughEighthGradeSubjects:LiteracyandLanguageArts,Math,Science,SocialStudiesThis4-to5-dayresidentialcurriculum-basedprogramisofferedforteachersandtheirclasses.StudentslearnaboutthenaturalandculturalhistoryofYellowstone,investigatecurrentissuesaffectingtheGreaterYellowstoneEcosystem,andpromotepreservationintheparkandinhomecommunities.Emphasisisonlearningthroughdirectexperienceintheoutdoors.Studentsparticipatewithteachersorparentsinhikes,fieldinvestigationsanddiscussions.DuelingMandates(指令)HighSchool:NinthGradethroughTwelfthGradeSubject:SocialStudiesUsingcardsdescribinggsomeoftheissuesaffectingYellowstoneNationalPark,studentsworkinsmallgroupstoconsidermanagementissuesthatmeetbothoftheconflictingmandatesthattheNationalParkServicemustfollow.Studentswillexplorethecomplexitiesinvolvedinmakingmanagementdecisionsanddiscoverthefar-reachingconsequencesofparkmanagementdecisions.21.WhatcanstudentsdoatABear’sMenu?A.Feedbears. B.Constructahouse.C.Takeanexam. D.Drawpicturesaboutbears.22.InwhichactivitycanstudentslearnabouttheculturalhistoryofYellowstone?A.ABear’sMenu. B.ExpeditionYellowstone:FieldSchool.C.DuelingMandates. D.WatersofLife:SurveyofaRiparianArea.23.WhatisspecialaboutDuelingMandates?A.Itrequiresparents’company. B.Itlaststhelongest.C.Ittargetshighschoolstudents. D.Ithasfar-reachingeffects.BVisitorswillbeabletogetcloseto—andeventouch—100life-sizesculpturesofIndianelephantswhicharebeginningacross-countryjourneythataimstoraiseawarenessaboutconservation.Thereal-lifeelephantsofthesculpturesarepersonallyknowntoTheCoexistenceCollective—thecommunityofaround200artistsinsouthernIndiawhomadethem.ThesculpturescanbeseeninNewport,RhodeIslandthroughearlySeptember.FromtheretheywillheadtoNewYorkCity,Miami,theBlackfeetReservationinMontanaandfinallyLosAngeles.Theorganizationisplanningtoselltheelephantsofftoraisefundsfor22conservationorganizationsaroundthecountryasthetourprogresses.Organizerssaid30sculptureshadalreadybeensoldoff,withpricesrangingfrom$8,000forababyelephantto$22,000foranadult.InNewport,theprofitwillgotoSavetheBay,whichworkstoremoveforeigngrassesfromlocalwetlandsinordertorestorethehabitatsforthebirdsthere.Theenormouslife-likesculpturesaremadeoutoflantana—atoughforeigngrassthat’sbeenencroachingupontheelephants’naturalforesthabitat,pushingtheanimalsontoteaandcoffeefarmswheretheircoexistencewithhumanshasbecomeagenuinechallenge.“LantanahasdisplacedanimalsacrosshugeareasinIndia,becauseittakesoverfromherbsandbushesthatarefoodforanimals,”saidTarshThekaekara,awildlifeconservationistspecializinginhuman-elephantrelations.“40to50%ofmanyIndianparksaretakenoverbyit.”TarshThekaekaraalsohopesthatvisitorswilllearnmoreabouthowimportantitisforanimalsandhumanstonegotiatesharedspace,asmoreplacesbecomeuninhabitableforbothowingtodirecthumandestructionandtheimpactsofhuman-causedclimatechange.24.Whatcanwelearnabouttheexhibition?A.ItsfirststopwillbeinNewYorkCity.B.Itincludes100realelephantsfromIndia.C.Thesculptureswillbesoldatthesameprice.D.Alltheexhibitsarebasedonidentifiedelephants.25.Whichbestexplainstheunderlinedphrase“encroachingupon”inparagraph4?A.Restoring. B.Damaging. C.Dividing. D.Restricting.26.WhatisTarshThekaekaramainlyworriedaboutaccordingtoparagraph5?A.PublicparksinIndia. B.Impactsofclimatechange.C.Aharmfulforeigngrass. D.Human-elephantcoexistence.27.Whereisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?A.Anewsreport. B.Aguidebooktoanexhibition.C.Anadvertisement. D.Anintroductiontoanorganization.CForthetechnicallyminded,GPT-4oisasignificantchange.Beforeit,theprimarywayofinteractingwithChatGPTwastotypetext-basedquestionsandwaitfortext-basedresponses.Althoughavoiceassistantwasavailable,itwaspainfullyslowandunnatural.Ihavetried,inrecentmonths,togetChatGPTtohelpmelearnGerman.ButthedelaysbetweenmeaskingquestionsandChatGPT’sresponse,ofteninincomprehensibleandunaccentedAmericanEnglish,madeitnexttouseless.Bycontrast,thelive-streameddemonstrationpublishedearlierthisweek,showedthatthenewAImodelcouldanalyzecode,translatelanguagesbetweentwospeakersorguideusersthroughabasicmathproblemwrittendownonapieceofpaper,allseeminglyinrealtime.Itevenlaughedinresponsetoajoke.Accordingtoitsmaker,OpenAI,thisisthenewnormal:anAImodelthatcanreasonacrossaudio,visionandtextinrealtime.Itappearstobeanothersignificantsteptowardsturningsciencefictionintosciencefact.That’sgreatnewsforOpenAI,acompanyalreadyvaluedatmorethan$80billion.It’salsogoodnewsforothersintheAIindustrywhoaretryingtoapplyitintoeveryaspectofourlives.Butit’slessgoodforordinaryusers.Theeasetousehelpsusforgetitsoriginalname,datingbackto1956:artificialintelligence.Artificialintelligenceiscertainlyartificial.It’snotyetintelligent—andarguablyneverwillbeevenifthesmoothinteractivitythatOpenAIhaslabouredhardtoenabledoeswelltopaperoverthecracksoftheunderlyingtechnology.WhenChatGPTfirstmadeitsappearanceinNovember2022,thosewhohadbeenfollowingthetechnologyfordecadespointedoutthatAIinitscurrentformwaslittlemorethanpattern-matchingtechnology.SotryChatGPTbyallmeans,andplayaboutwithitsvoiceandvideointeractions.Butbearinminditslimitations,andthatthisthingisn’tintelligent,butitcertainlyisartificial,nomatterhowmuchitpretendsnottobe.28.WhatdoestheauthorthinkoftheAImodelsbeforeGPT-4o?A.Dangerous. B.Intelligent. C.Convenient. D.Unhelpful.29.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A.ThenewtrendofAImodels. B.GPT-4o’simprovedfunctions.C.GPT-4o’spossibleapplications. D.DoubtsaboutthenewAImodel.30.Whendidtheterm“artificialintelligence”comeintoexistence?A.Inthe1950s. B.Inthe1960s. C.Inthe2000s. D.Inthe2020s.31.Whatdoestheauthorimplyinthelastparagraph?A.AIwillbesmarterthanhumans. B.WeshouldstayawayfromChatGPT.C.Weshouldn’tbetoooptimisticaboutAI. D.ChatGPTwillbemoreintelligentinthefuture.DTheideathatbirthorderinfluencesachild’spersonalitymightbeasoldaspeoplethemselves.Manymodernscientistsstillrefusetobreakupwiththepopulartheory.FrankSullowayisoneofthem.Inthe1990sand2000s,heclaimedthathefoundatendencyforconservativeresearchamongfamousfirstbornscientistswhilemoreradical(激进的)research,suchasthetheoryofevolutionandrelativity,wasmorecommonamongfamousscientistsbornlaterintheirfamilies.Healsofoundsimilardifferencesamongmilitaryandpoliticalleaders.Butmorerecentstudiesthrowcoldwateronthetheory.RodicaDamian,aprofessorofpsychologyattheUniversityofHouston,conductedoneofthelargestsuchstudiesin2015,usingdatafromover440,000UShighschoolstudents.Aftercontrollingforsocioeconomicstatus,sexandage,thestudyshowedthattheassociationbetweenbirthorderandpersonalitywasasclosetozero.Another2015studyconfirmedDamian’sfindings.AfteranalyzingthreenationallyrepresentativesamplesfromtheUS,theUKandGermany,theresearcherswrote,“Weconsistentlyfoundnobirth-ordereffectsonpersonality.”However,bothteamsdidfindevidenceforonequalitythatwouldpleasethefirstborns:Thestudieseachshowedthattheywereslightlymorelikelytohavehigherverbalintelligence.“Thisdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthatfirstbornsaresmarterorlearnmoreeasily,”Damianwrote.“Morelikely,it’sbecausefirstbornsspendmoretimearoundadultsintheirearlychildhood.”Thenwhydoesthebirthordertheorystillappealtothepublicaswellassomeresearchers?“Partofthereasonmayhavetodowithourownexperiencesthatwillalwaysappeartosupportit,”Damianexplained.“Firstbornsusuallyseemtobemoreresponsiblebecausetheyaremoredevelopmentallymature.”Indeed,thescienceofpersonalitydevelopmentisanythingbutsettled.Modernresearchusingtwinstudiessuggeststhatpersonalityformationisabout40percentduetoDNA.Therestmaybeamatterofacomplexcombinationofenvironmentandculturalpracticesthathelpshapethepersonalitywithwhichwe’reborn.32.WhichstatementmightFrankSullowayagreewithaccordingtothetext?A.Youngscientistsaremorecreative.B.Firstbornsaremorelikelytotakerisks.C.Thetheoryofrelativitywasonceconsideredradical.D.Weshouldn’ttrustradicalmilitaryandpoliticalleaders.33.Whatdidthetwo2015studiesfind?A.Firstbornshadmuchhigherverbalintelligence.B.Birthorderhardlyhadaneffectonpersonality.C.Birthorderaffectedchildren’semotionalintelligence.D.Firstbornsenjoyedspendingmoretimearoundadults.34.Whatcanbeinferredaboutfirstbornsfromparagraph4?A.Theyareclevererandcanlearnmuchfaster.B.Theyaremoretalkativethantheyoungerones.C.Theyareusuallymoreresponsibleandsuccessful.D.Theyusuallygetmoreattentionfromthefamily.35.Accordingtothetwinstudies,personalityis.A.influencedbyaseriesoffactors B.usuallydecidedbytheenvironmentC.decisivelyshapedbyculturalpractices D.mainlydeterminedbythebiologicalfactors第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Stayingfocusedcanbeachallengeevenwhenyouaredoingonethingatatime.36,concentratingmightappearimpossible.Hereareafewstrategiesthatcanreallyhelpyou.Unfocusyourbrain.37.It’saplacewhereyourunfocusedmindoftenmakebetterdecisions.Thisinvolvespairingyourdaydreamingwithsomeunimportantactivitiessuchaswalkingandgardening.Doingthisseveraltimesadaycanofferyourmindafreshapproachtothejobathand.Blockinterruptionsbeforedivingintoimportantwork.Ourdaysarefilledwithdistractions(干扰),fromothersandourselves.Tohelp,turnofftextmessagingandsocialmedianotifications.Prettybasic?38.Whendistractinginterruptionsareshutoff,yourbrainwillgetachancetocompletefullsentencesofthought.39.Doyoufeelmoresharp-mindedinthemorning?Orareyoumoreclear-mindedlateinthenight?Eitherway,itdoesn’tmatteraslongasyoucandothemostimportanttaskswhenyourbrainisatitsbestperformance.Avoidspendingyourbestbrainhoursdoingunimportantwork.Instead,reserveitforthebigtasks.Trynewhobbies.Hobbiesnotonlygiveyoufun,butalsohelpyoucomeupwithcreativesolutionstoproblemsyou’refacingatworkorhome.40A.ReleaseyourmindoccasionallyB.MakefriendswithyourbodyclockC.IfyoupurposefullyletyourmindwanderD.ThenwithmultipletasksgoingonintheworldE.Sure,buttheyarevitalwhenyouwantadeepdiveintofocusF.SooccasionallyengageinyourfavoriteactivitiestounloadyourstressedbrainG.Scheduleintoyourworkdaysomebreakstoletyourmindwanderintoadreamland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。WhenKarlGoldsteinwasakid,hetookpianolessonseverySaturdaymorningwithafamilyfriend.ButwhenGoldsteinwas12,histeachertoldhis41thatheneededbetterinstruction.Sohismothertookhimtoamusicschool,and42forclassestaughtbyAliceShapirowhowasknownforbeing43.Onthefirstday,shetoldGoldsteinthathehadtomemorizethe44oftheBeethovenSonatawithinaweek.“Well,Idon’tthinkIcandothat,”Goldsteinhesitated.“Butyoumustdoit,”theteachersaid45.Thiswasnothinglikehis46Saturdaymorningswithhisformerteacher,anditwasn’t47beforeGoldsteindecidedthathedidn’twanttotakepianolessonsanymore.He48he’dpickupanotherinstrument,ormaybejust49himselfthepianoafterthesemester.ButafewwordsofencouragementfromthemusicteacherchangedGoldstein’s50.Oneday,Shapiroturnedtohimandsaidsomething51,“Iamreallyhappythatyouhavemaderemarkableprogresswithinsuchashorttime!Iamsureyou’renotgoingto52.”Theencouragementtransformedtheirrelationship53anditwasthebeginningofalongand54relationship.“Yearslater,Ibecameapianoteacherandthat’swhatI’vebeendoingforthepast50years.I55italltothepreciousmomentwithmyseeminglytoughteacher,AliceShapiro.”41.A.students B.coworkers C.children D.parents42.A.droppedin B.signedup C.rushedout D.packedup43.A.tough B.kind C.generous D.selfish44.A.vocabulary B.brochure C.music D.address45.A.sharply B.carelessly C.gently D.patiently46.A.cold B.lighthearted C.short D.unpleasant47.A.easy B.acceptable C.long D.affordable48.A.realized B.acknowledged C.pretended D.figured49.A.buy B.teach C.give D.tell50.A.mind B.habit C.tune D.goal51.A.amusing B.alarming C.surprising D.annoying52.A.argue B.cry C.run D.stop53.A.occasionally B.magically C.unwillingly D.eagerly54.A.fruitful B.difficult C.romantic D.distant55.A.refer B.prefer C.owe D.bring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。Suchscenesofexcitement—thunderingdrums,yellingcrowdsandenergeticboatmen—56(be)nonotrareacrossChinaonDuanwu,orDragonBoatFestival,57fallsonthefifthdayofthefifthlunarmontheachyear.Althoughtalesofitsorigindiffer,thetwo-thousand-year-oldfestivaliswidelycelebrated58memoryofQuYuan,agreatpoetduringtheWarringStatesPeriod(475—221BC).WhenQurealizedhiscountry’sdeclinewasbeyondrecovery,hebecamesounhappythathekilled59(he)onthefifthdayofthefifthlunarmonth.Legendhasitthatthelocalsrowedboatstosavethepoetandthrewzongzi,orstickyricedumplings,intotherivertokeepfishfromeatinghisbody.60traditionwaspasseddowninChinaandeventraveledacrossborders.Ahostofother61(practice)arealsoassociatedwithDuanwu.Thefifthdayofthefifthmonthisconsideredunluckyand62(poison).Todriveawaythebadluck,manypeople,63(especial)thoseinthChina,takeherbalbathsandhangspecialplantsovertheirdoors.Somepeopleevenwearlittlebags64(stuff)withChineseherbs,allwithnicesmells,65(scare)awaythebadspirits.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华，在英语学习方面有不少困惑。请你给外教MrBrown写封邮件寻求帮助。内容包括：1.简述主要问题；2.请求给出建议；3.表示感谢。注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearMrBrown,Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节（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。“Daddy,IwanttoaskyourpermissiontostudyinAmerica,”Isaidtomyfatherafewmonthsbeforemygraduationfromhighschool.ButhardlybeforeIfinished,heshouted,“No!”“Butwhy?”Ireplied.“Ifyouareworriedaboutmoney,itwillbeOKsinceIhavegotascholarship...”Butherefusedtogivein.Atthemoment,Ididn’tknowwhattosay.Formorethantwoyears,Ihadbeenworkingveryhardtopassallthenecessaryexaminations.IhadnottoldmyfatherbecauseIwantedtogivehimapleasantsurprise.Ithoughthewouldbeveryproudofmebecauseitwasmanyofmyclassmates’parents’dreamtosendtheirchildrentostudyabroad.“WhydoIhavetogetyourpermission?Iamalready18andI’mnotakidanymore,”Isaidangrilyandrushedtomybedroom,shuttingthedoorviolently.Blindedbyanger,IfoundthatIcouldnotstayatmyhometownanylonger.Latethatnight,Islippedoutofthehouseanddecidedtotakethebustotherailwaystationtostartmyownlifeasfarawayfrommyhomeaspossible.Thebusstopwasjusttwoblocksawayfrommyhome.WhenIgotthere,IfoundthatIforgottotakeanymoneywithmeandmissedthelastbus.Ididnotwanttogobackhome,soIsatdownonthebenchandclosedmyeyestohaveabreak.Suddenly,Iwaswokenupbymyphone.IlookedaroundandfoundtheroadwasdesertedandthestreetwassoquietthatIregrettedthatIhadlefthomeinsuchahurry.Ipickedupthephoneandansweredthephoneevenwithoutcheckingthenumber.“Haveyouhadagoodsleep?It’sgoingtorain.Shallwegohomenow?”注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Itwasmyfather’svoice!Igrabbedmybagandhurriedtowardhim.

宜昌市协作体高三期中考试·英语参考答案、提示及评分细则听力部分录音稿（Text1）M:AreyougoingtospendthesummerinAustralia?W:No.IplannedtogotoCanada,butmychildrenbeggedmetotakethemtoJapan.Iagreed.（Text2）M:Excuseme,doyouhaveanyticketsleftfortheconcerttonight?W:Yes.Theyare$16each.Um...howmanywouldyoulike?M:Two,please.（Text3）W:What’sthematterwithyou,Jack?M:Brianphonedmetoday.HewaswonderingwhetherIcouldhelphimmovehouseonSaturday.W:I’dratheryoudidn’t.It’sMum’sbirthdayandIthoughtwecouldtakeheroutfortheday.（Text4）M:Haveyoudecidedtotakethatsummerjobyouwereoffered?W:Well,IwantmoreinformationbeforeIacceptit.（Text5）M:God!I’mgladthat’sover.W:Soyoudon’tlikeit?It’sbasedonanovelwrittenbyafamouswriter.M:No,Ithinkthestory,thedialogueandthewholethingaboutthewararehardtounderstand.W:Buttheleadingactorismyfavorite.（Text6）W:Hi,I’mlookingforadressforJane’spartythisevening.Canyougivemesomeadvice?M:Howdoyoulikethisskirt?Itgoeswellwithyourskin.W:Really?OK,Iwouldtryit.M:AndIbelievethisnecklacewouldmakeyoumoreattractive.W:OK.ShouldItakeabagwithme?M:Ofcourse.W:HowaboutthebrownbagyouandIboughtlastweek?M:Ican’tagreemore.Andhurryup,Grandmaiswaitingforus.W:OK.（Text7）W:Hi,IjustarrivedonFlight245fromLondon.Iwaiteduntilalltheluggagecameout,butmysuitcasewasn’tthere.M:Well,Iguessitmighthavebeenputonthewrongflight.There’sachanceitwon’tarriveuntiltomorrow.W:Tomorrow?M:I’mverysorryaboutthis.Leaveusaphonenumbersothatwecanreachyou,andtheairlinewillcallyouassoonaswegetyoursuitcase.（Text8）M:Hi,Jean.Youlookworried.IseverythingOK?W:Well,mynewbossisexpectingustostartworkat8o’clockinthemorning.ButIhavetotakeourchildrentoschool.ThatmeansI’llbelateforwork.Andyoucan’tspareanytimetodoit.M:Oh,dear...er...butnotasurprise.MyfriendAlicehadasimilarproblemlastyear.W:Howdidshesettleit?M:Shedidn’tdoanythingatfirst.Butintheendshetoldittoherboss.Hesaidhehadn’trealizedtheearlystartwouldpresentaproblemandheagreedtoletthemstarthalfanhourlate.W:That’sgreat.PerhapsIshoulddealwithitthesameway.（Text9）M:Hello,everyone.WeareluckytohaveMollyTaylorheretoday.Mollyisorganizinganactivitycourseforthesummerholidays.Molly,thisisthesecondyearofthecourse,isn’tit?W:Yes.Thesummercourseoperatedforthefirsttimelastyearforasix-weekperiod.Wedidthinkaboutmakingitlongerthisyearandhaveaseven-weekcourse,asthere’resomeschoolswhichfinishtermaweekearlier.Infact,twoschoolshaveeight-weekholidays.Butintheendwedecidedtokeeptothesameplanaslastyear.M:But,asIunderstand,lastyear’scoursewasn’tacompletesuccess,wasit?W:Well,wewereactuallyverysurprisedbythenumberofpeopleinterestedinthecourse.Wedidn’tactuallyhaveenoughassistantstolookafterallthechildren.Besides,therewassuchalotofrainthatwecouldn’tgooutsideasoftenaswewantedto.M:So,whatactivitiescanthechildrenlookforwardtothisyear?W:Well,onceagainthere’llbeartistsandmusicianswhowillleadcreativeclasses.Wealsoconsideredprovidingsomemoreexcitingadventuresports.Butwedecidednotto,intheend.Insteadwe’reintroducingsomefunprograms.Ithinkit’llbegoodfunforchildren.（Text10）W:Pleasedtobeheretoday.Myname’sJoanandI’dliketosharewithyousomethingaboutmyFrenchlearning.IstillrememberwhenIfirststartedtolearnthelanguage,Ididn’treallyhaveaproblemwiththepronunciation.Ijusthadahardtimememorizingwords.ButImadeagreateffortandsoonIwasscoringtenoutofteninallofthetests.BythetimeIgottouniversity,Icoulddosomewritingandtranslationswithoutmuchdifficulty,andIactuallyenjoyedlearningthegrammarrules.ThenaspartofmyuniversitycourseIhadtogoandliveinFranceforayear.AssoonasIarrived,IrealizedIdidn’tknowhowtoorderthetypeofcoffeeIliked,andtryingtofindsomewheretoliveorstaywassomethingdifficulttodealwith.Icalledpeopleaboutinformationinthepaper,butIhadtokeepputtingthephonedownbecauseIcouldn’tunderstandawordtheyweresaying—theyallspokesoquickly!Icouldseethenthatthere’snopointinjustknowingwordsifyoucan’tholdaconversationwithanativespeaker.Theabilitytospeakfreelyiswhathelpsyougetajob,holdaconversationorjustbuythingsyouneed.参考答案1~5ACBCB6~10BABCC11~15ABAAB16~20ACCAC【答案与解析】本篇是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了黄石公园的教育活动资源。21.D细节理解题。根据ABear’sMenu中“Workinginsmallgroups,studentsexaminethefeedinghabitsofbearsandpaintpicturestoshowwhatbearsdoinspring,summer,fallandwinter.”可知，在ABear’sMenu活动中，学生可以画有关熊的画。22.B细节理解题。根据ExpeditionYellowstone:FieldSchool中“StudentslearnaboutthenaturalandculturalhistoryofYellowstone...”可知，在ExpeditionYellowstone:FieldSchool活动中，学生能了解到黄石公园的历史文化。23.C细节理解题。根据四个教育活动的介绍可知，最后一个活动针对的是高中生群体，其他活动针对的是初中生。【答案与解析】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍了即将在Newport展出的一百个大象雕塑。24.D细节理解题。根据第一段“Thereal-lifeelephantsofthesculpturesarepersonallyknowntoTheCoexistenceCollective—thecommunityofaround200artistsinsouthernIndiawhomadethem.”可知，这些艺术家都认识这些大象“模特”。25.B31词义猜测题。根据画线词后“...pushingtheanimalsontoteaandcoffeefarmswherethe