临清市某中学2025届高三年级上册期中考前考（二）英语试卷（含答案）

临清市实验高级中学2025届高三上学期期中考前考（二）英语试卷

（含听力）

学校：___________姓名：班级：考号：

一、听力题

1.Howlonghasthewomanbeeninhospital?

A.For4days.B.For5days.C.For6days.

2.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.StoptheTV.B.Lookforherwatch.C.WatchaTVprogram.

3.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Inabookstore.B.Inapostoffice.C.Inahospital.

4.WhowillprobablypickupAnnetonight?

A.Michael.B.Jenny.C.John.

5.Whatisthematterwiththeman?

A.HeisnotinterestedinhisEnglishclass.

B.HeisnotsatisfiedwithhisEnglish.

C.HefailstopasstheEnglishtest.

听下段材料，回答以下小题。

6.WhatdoestheagentwantLilytodotoday?

A.Actinanadvertisement.

B.Performinasong.

C.Danceforamovie.

7.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.

B.Doctorandpatient.

C.Husbandandwife.

听下段材料，回答以下小题。

8.Whatistheproblemwiththeman?

A.Hefeelscold.

B.Hehasaheadache.

C.Hedrinkstoomuch.

9.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Lyinginthebed.B.Drinkingwater.C.Smoking.

10.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Ataclinic.B.Athome.C.Atacafe.

听下段材料，回答以下小题。

11.WhydoesthemanfeelsurprisedaboutBetty?

A.Shewenttotheconcertlate.

B.Shedidn'tenjoytheconcerts.

C.Shehardlyargueswithothers.

12.Whatdidtheboydointheconcert?

A.Hekickedtheseat.

B.Hethrewtherubbisheverywhere.

C.HearguedwithBetty.

13.Whatwouldthemanhavedoneifhewasthere?

A.Turntothesecurity.

B.Talktotheboy

C.Arguedwiththewoman.

听下段材料，回答以下小题。

14.Whenwillthefirstcourseend?

A.OnJuly3.B.OnJuly20.C.OnAugust10.

15.Whereisthemanfrom?

A.England.B.France.C.Finland.

16.Howmuchisthethesecondcourse?

A.£50.B.£500.C.£550.

17.Howshouldthemanpay?

A.Incash.B.Inabank.C.Throughthewebsite.

听下段材料，回答以下小题。

18.HowlonghasthemanbeenridingtheNewYorkSubway?

A.For50yearsB.For110yearsC.For60years

19.Whatdidthesubwaymeantothespeaker'schildhood?

A.Tiringjourneys.B.Greatadventures.C.Frighteningexperience

20.WhatdoweknowaboutRosieRuizduringtheNewYorkmarathon?

A.Shewonthefirstprize.

B.Sherunthroughtunnels.

C.Shecheatedbytakingasubway.

二、阅读理解

Must-readNewFictionBooks

Weallhaveafewtried-and-truefictionfavorites,butthere'ssomethingspecialabouta

brand-new,hot-off-the-pressnovel.Whetherifsyourfavoriteauthor9snewreleaseoranew

writer'sfirstwork,greatfictionbooksmaketheperfectescapefromordinarylife.Thafswhy

we'veroundedupalistofthebestnewbooksreleasedinFebruary.

AgeofGoldbyJerryLapoor

JerryLapoor'slatestaction-packednovelunfoldslikeacrazymovie.Thisthrillerbegins

whenawealthyman'scargetsoutofcontrol.Butwhenthedustsettles,therichmanis

nowheretobefound.Howandtowheredoeshedisappear?Withanexcitingplotthatwill

carryyoufromold-moneyhousestosmallagriculturalvillages,AgeofColdwilltakeyouon

anunforgettablerideacrossavastland.

CityUnderOneSkybyRachelYoung

Inthebook,Youngpresentsacrimestorysetinasmalltown.DetectiveSaraKennedy

hasbeensenttoinvestigateacase.Butsoonafterarrival,Saragetssnowedinwiththe205

localslivinginthesameapartmentbuilding.Whoishidingthekeytothecrime?Andisthere

anyoneshecantrulytrust?Theappealingstory,strangebutdistinctivecharactersand

unexpectedplotarejustafewofthereasonswhyCityUnderOneSkygainsitspopularity.

LadybyJessGeorge

LadyisanirresistiblefictionfromJessGeorge.ThestoryofMary'sfreshstartat

adulthoodisshotthroughwiththemesoffamily,race,womanhoodandtheimmigrantreality

offeelingtornbetweencultures.ThoughstrugglingwithlifeinLondonasanAfrican,Mary

jumpsateverychancetostandonherownfeet.

21.WhatwillimpressthereadersinAgeofGold?

A.Thefamilyconflict.B.Crazycharacters.

C.Traditionalcultures.D.Thethrillingplot.

22.WhathappenstoSaraKennedyinCityUnderOneSky?

A.Shehastroublediscoveringthetruth.

B.Shehidesthekeyevidence.

C.Sheistoinvestigateacaseabroad.

D.Shefindsnobodyshecantrust.

23.WhichislikelytobethemainthemeofLady?

A.Domesticcrime.B.Self-dependence.

C.Culturalcommunication.D.Adultlife.

Overthedecades,YasmeenLari,Pakistan'sfirstfemalearchitect,haswonmuch

recognitionasanarchitectandenvironmentalist.

WhenLariwasyoung,shehadanunconventionalupbringing.Herfatherwasa

progressivecivilserviceofficerwhooftentalkedaboutthehousingcrisisandneedfor

architects,whichimpressedLarigreatly.Atage17,shewasadmittedtothearchitecture

schoolatOxfordBrookesUniversityasoneofonlyfivewomenintheclass.

Aftergraduation,asherbuildingsrose,Lari'srenowngrew.Sheheldseniorpositionsin

nationalandinternationalarchitecturalgroups."Itwasaveryheadyexperience/9shesays.

Yetshefoundwaystostaygrounded.Soonthediscomfortwithcommercialprojectsgrewin

her一withtheircreativefreedom,largebudgetsandluxuriousmaterials.Shecouldno

longerjustifyfashioningbuildingsoutofunsustainablematerialswhenmillionshadlimited

accesstohousing,sanitation（公共卫生）andwater.""Architectscannolongerworkforjust

theonepercent/9shesays,“Thatdoesn'tallowthemtoservehumanityasmuchasthey

could."

In2013,whenLariwasgivingatourofavillagethathadbeenrebuiltafterdestructive

floods,shewatchedthevillagersshowoffthebuildingsshehaddesigned."Ouroldbuildings

usedtoleakwhenitrained,butthesestaydryinside,“onevillagertoldLari.Pakistan's

locationandmeltingglaciersplaceitwithinthetoptencountriesmostimpactedbyclimate

change.Lari'sshelters,madewithlocalsustainablematerialssuchasbamboo,mudandlime,

canbetterwithstanddisasters.Herinsistenceonlow-cost,zero-wasteandzero-carbon

buildingsreflectshercommitmenttotheplanet.

Atage83,YasmeenLariisstillworkingonzero-carbondesignsandself-sustaining

villages.WhensheacceptedtheRoyalInstituteofBritishArchitectsGoldMedal,shesaid,

thehonour"hasstrengthenedmymission”.

24.WhatmadeLaritakeaninterestinarchitecture?

A.Shortageoffemalearchitects.

B.Traditionalparentingvalues.

C.Herfather'sinfluenceinchildhood.

D.Admissiontoanarchitectureschool.

25.WhichstatementaboutarchitectsmayLariagreewith?

A.Theyshouldcenteronthewell-beingofthegeneralpublic.

B.Theyshouldspendmillionsofdollarsinfashioningbuildings.

C.Theyshouldbeahundredpercentcommittedtotheirmission.

D.Theyshoulduseluxuriousmaterialstodisplaytheircreativity.

26.WhatdidthevillagerthinkofthehousedesignedbyLari?

A.Cost-effective.B.Material-saving.

C.Water-proof.D.Eco-friendly.

27.WhatwashermissionaccordingtoLari?

A.Tocallforzero-carbonlifestyles.

B.Tohelppoorpeoplebuildhouses.

C.Todevelopsustainableconstructionmaterials.

D.Toconstructenvironmentally-friendlybuildings.

Peruispreparedtoapprovenewlawsthatwouldmakeiteasiertoinvestigateandpunish

researcherswhoengageinacademiccheating,includingpayingtohavetheirnamesaddedto

apaper.

ThemovecomesasPeru'snationalscienceagencyseekstocrackdownonauthorship

buyingandotherdishonestpractices.Itrecentlyremovedtwoscientistsaccusedofdishonest

publicationsfromanationalregistrythatiskeytoreceivinggovernmentsponsor,job

promotions,andsalarybonuses.Andofficialsareinvestigatingmorethan170other

researchersataPeruvianmediareportclaimedwereinvolvedinacademicmisconduct,

including72listednthenationalregistrywhoworkat14universitiesinPeru.

Thenewlawswillempoweruniversitiesandgovernmentofficialstopunishsuch

behavior.Dishonestpublishingpractices"transcendmeremoralmisbehavior^^becausethey

enableresearcherstoobtaingovernmentandprivatefundingwithouttellingthetruth,says

EdwardMalagaTrillo,amemberofCongresswhoisthedrivingforcebehindthebills,which

lawmakersareexpectedtofinalizeearlythisyear."Theseindividualsareoperatingacademic

cheating.99

Peru'sacademiccommunityhasbeenstrugglingwitharisingtideoffalseauthorship

andrelatedproblems.Onecause,someresearcherssay,isa2014lawthataimedtostimulate

researchbyrewardingresearcherswhoboosttheirpublishingoutput.Forexample,undera

scoringsystemusedbyuniversities,researcherscanearnfivepointsforauthorshipinahigh-

impactjournal,andtwopointswhenthejournalislowerimpact.Amassingpointscanbring

bonuspaymentsandcareerpromotion.

Signsofdishonestpublishingcanbeobvious,notesNahuelMonteblanco,presidentof

Cientificos.pe,aPeruviangroupthatinvestigatesmisconduct.Manyofthepaperscitedby

PuntoFinalhavenumerousco-authorsfromdifferentnationswithfewpriorpublicationson

thesamesubject.“Ifyourcolleagueconsistentlypublishes20articlesayearwithco-authors

fromothercountries,thafshighlysuspect,“Monteblancosays.

28.WhatactiondidPerutakerecentlytoaddressacademiccheating?

A.Fining72offendersforacademicdishonesty.

B.Disqualifying2scientistsfromanationalregistry.

C.Punishing170researchersforacademicmisconduct.

D.Withdrawinggovernmentfundfrom14universities.

29.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningto“transcend“inparagraph3?

A.Change.B.Strengthen.C.Gobeyond.D.Approveof.

30.Whatdoweknowaboutthe2014lawinPeru?

A.Itadvocatedafairscoringsystem.

B.Itappliedtohigh-impactjournals.

C.Itledtoanincreaseinfalseauthorship.

D.Itaimedtopunishdishonestpublishing.

31.Themostsuspicionmightbegiventoaproductiveresearcherwith.

A.careerpromotion

B.consistentresearchfocus

C.fewcitationsbyPuntoFinal

D.co-authorsfromvariouscountries

Evolution(进化)canperformextraordinarymakeovers;today'sairbornesongbirds

evolvedfromthewingless,earthbounddinosaursthatwanderedmillionsofyearsago.But

someorganismsseemtobeunchanged一inotherwords,escapenaturalselection.The

coelacanth,amodern-dayfish,isnearlyidenticaltoits410-million-year-oldfossils.

ScientistshavelongwonderedhowthesespeciesdosoIthasbeenassumedthatnatural

selectionkeepssomespeciesunchangedbyselectingformoderateoraveragequalities

(stabilizingselection)ratherthanselectingformoreextremequalitiesthatwouldcausea

speciestochange(directionalselection).

ButastudypublishedintheNationalAcademyofSciencesUSAcontradictsthisidea,

showingthatevolutionconstantlyfavorsdifferentqualitiesinseeminglyunchanginganimals

toimproveshort-termsurvival.Inthelongterm,though,"allthatevolutioncancelsoutand

leadstonochange,"saysthestudy'sleadauthor,JamesStroud.

Stroudandhiscolleaguesstudiedforlizard（蜥蜴）specios;allrelativelyunchangedfor

20millionyears.Theresearcherscaughtmembersofthesepopulationseverysixmonthsfor

threeyears.Theymeasuredeachlizard'sheadsize,leglength,massandheight,aswellasthe

sizeofitsstickytoes（月即趾头），notingwhichindividualssurvived.Stroudexpectedto

observestabilizingselectionatworkpreservingmoderatequalities.Insteadhesawclearer

evidenceofdirectionalselection:somelizardswithuniquecharacteristics,suchasstickier

toes,survivedbetter.

“Thestudyoffersagoodexplanationforwhyweseewhatwethinkisstabiliring

selection/9saysTadashiFukami,anecologiststudyingevolutionatStanfordUniversity.

Manynewqualitiesareevolvingintheshortterm,buttheydon'tprovideacrucialadvantage

overthelongterm.Inotherwords,speciesstayingunchangedmaysimplyhavefoundthe

bestpossiblecombinationofqualitiesforlastingsuccessintheirenvironment.Sowhat

happenswhenthelizards9environmentchangesmoredramatically?Tohelpanswerthis

biggerquestion,Stroudisstillmakingtripstovisitthelizards.

32.Whydoestheauthormentionthe"coelacanthfish“inparagraph1?

A.Todemonstratethepowerofevolution.

B.Toaddevidencetonaturalselection.

C.Togiveanexampleofunchangedspecies.

D.Toprovespecies*extraordinarymakeovers.

33.What'sthefocusofparagraph2?

A.Unsolvedmysteries.B.Acommonbelief.

C.Asharpcontrast.D.UniqueCharacteristics.

34.HowdidStroudconducthisresearch?

A.Byanalyzinglizardfossils.

B.Bytrackingresearchobjects.

C.Byillustratingstabilizingselection.

D.Bycategorizingqualitiesoflizards.

35.WhatwillStroudprobablydointhefuture?

A.Maketripstovisitlizardexperts.

B.Summarizeaveragefeaturesoflizards.

C.Revealthebestcombinationsofqualities.

D.Examinelizardsunderextremeconditions.

三、七选五

36.Facinghardthingsis,well,hard.Sometimesweareforcedtosimplyshift,suchas

withalossorfailure;however,muchofthetime,wemayrecognizethedifficulties

underneaththatneedattentionbutfeeltoooverwhelmedtoaddressthem.①The

difficultiesmightbeanoutdatedhabit,atroublingmemoryoralong-ignoredconflict.

Someindividualsfoolthemselvesintothinkingtherereallyisnotaproblem.Ifslike

someonetryingtoholdactivemiceunderablanketbyholdingdowntheedgesofthemoving

blanket.Pullingbacktheblankettoletthemiceoutisneeded,despitebeingterrifying.Once

themicearereleased,theremaybefurtherchallengestogetthemoutofthehouse.②

Peopleoftenencountersimilarproblems.Avoidingorleavingthesituationappearstofix

theproblembutfailstotackletheunderlyingcause.Ratherthanrepeatedlycuttingweeds,

gettingdownonthegroundandpullingtherootsismoreeffective.Facingissuesislike

uncoveringrootsfornewbeginningstoblossom.（3）

④Itfeelslikeaballed-upmessofwires.Pullinghardatonlyonewireactually

tightenstheknot.Wehavetotakeacalmerlookandpullaparteachwireoneatatime.We

can'texpectthewirestoloosenorunwindthemselves.⑤Nevertheless,oncethey

havebeenfreed,theycansometimesbeseparated,putaside,andusedasneeded.

A.Theyarejustthereandpartofthechaos.

B.Andhumansaremastersofavoidanceanddenial.

C.Theoverallbenefitsfromtoughworkenablegrowth

D.Makingchangesinone'slifeishardandcomplicated.

E.Sadly,itoftenworsenswhenweapproachitwithanger.

F.However,problemscannotbefacediftheyarenotfirstrecognized.

G.Quickfixesmightprovidereliefintheshorttermbutoftennotinthelongterm.

四、完形填空（15空）

Clark,abaldeagle（秃鹰），isafrequentcommercialflier.Hetakesatleastsixtripsa

year.Whentheplanetouchesdown,the]willoftenannouncetothecabin:"Theeagle

has2

Likemanypassengerswhotouchdowninthenation'scapital,Clarkhasaprettyhigh

profile.Hiseaglefather,Captain,wasgivenasa3totheUnitedStatesin1982byWest

German.Atthetime,thebaldeaglewasendangered,andenvironmentalistswere4about

thepresent.Atitslowpoint,thebaldeaglepopulationhadfallento417knownnestingpairs.

TheUnitedStatesmadegreateffortsto5thebaldeaglepopulationandtheresult

was6Thespecieswassavedandthebaldeaglewas7fromthelistofthreatened

speciesin2007.

Captainwaspartofacriticalconservationbreedingprogram,8sixhealthyeaglets

(雏鹰).WhileClark'ssiblingswere9intothewild,Clarkhasspenthiswholelifeunder

humancare.Clark'sclaw(爪)didnotform10andjustdidn'tgivehimthe11that

hewouldneed.Afterall,thewildisnotthemost12place.

Clarktravelsacrossthecountryto13flightdemonstrationsandothereducational

programsatevents.Peoplereactsimilarlywhentheyseehimatevents.They're14.

Clark'sphysicalpresenceleavesalastingimpressionand15peopletocaremoreabout

conservationefforts.

37.A.driverB.passengerC.pilotD.conductor

38.A.boardedB.landedC.leftD.launched

39.A.giftB.decorationC.productD.reward

40.A.passionateB.concernedC.excitedD.curious

41.A.keepB.monitorC.studyD.recover

42.A.satisfactoryB.scaryC.discouragingD.convincing

43.A.excusedB.protectedC.removedD.separated

44.A.teachingB.fatheringC.catchingD.adopting

45.A.thrownB.changedC.dividedD.freed

46.A.carefullyB.beautifullyC.formallyD.properly

47.A.necessityB.companyC.protectionD.opportunity

48.A.secretB.forgivingC.strikingD.impressive

49.A.learnB.seekC.observeD.perform

50.A.blownawayB.putawayC.takenawayD.hiddenaway

51.A.encouragesB.trainsC.forcesD.warns

五、短文填空

52.“JourneytotheWest”,aclassicChinesenovel,hasbeenadaptedoverthecenturies,

①—____(appeal)toaudienceswithitsrichnarrativeandcharacters.Itisthemostfamous

novelinChineseliteratureand②thecountry'smostsuccessfulculturalexports.

But“BlackMyth:Wukong"，releasedonAugust20th,isspecial.Thevideogameisthe

firstblockbusterreleasefromaChinesestudio."BlackMyth"isa"AAA"game一(3)

labelthatindicatesbigbudgetsandhighproductionvalues.

ManyChinesecomplainedtheircountry's④(ability)toproduceavideogame

asthrillingas"GrandTheftAuto"or"WorldofWarcraft",which⑤(originate)in

ScotlandandAmerica⑥(respective).Nowtheyarehoping“BlackMyth“marksthe

arrivalofanewplayerintheAAAarena.GameScience,the⑦(make)of"Black

Myth”,istryingtoachievethisgoal.Thecompanystudiedthebesttitlesandhistorical

materialtocreateagameworld⑧wouldfeeltrueto“JourneytotheWest”.The

processtooksixyears,butthedeterminationhaspaidoff.

Xinhua,anofficialnewsservice,says"BlackMyth“hassucceededin"tellingChina's

storywithworld-classquality^^.AspokespersonforChina'sforeignministry,⑨

(delight)atapositivenewsstoryaboutChina,hasarguedthatthegame'sapprovaloverseas

“⑩(reflect)theappealofChineseculture”.

六、书面表达

53.假如你是李华，你的外国朋友Henry明年打算来中国游玩，请你给他写一封

信，向他推荐一个主题乐园。内容包括：

1.推荐理由；2.主要活动；3.美好祝愿。

注意：

1.词数80左右;

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

七、读后续写

54.OneSaturday,athirteen-year-oldboynamedTimwashangingoutwithhisfriends

atalocalcafe.Timandhisfriendswouldusuallyspendtheentireweekendtogether,before

meetingagainthefollowingweekwhileinschool.

Thatday,Tim'smomGloriawantedtochangeuphisroutinebyinvitinghimtowatcha

newsuperheromoviewithher.GloriakeptcallingTimonhiscellphone,buthewouldn'tpick

up.So,shedecidedtomakeherwaytothecafe,knowingthatthiswaswhereTimandhis

friendsusuallyhadlunchonSaturdays.

WhenshespottedTimandhisfriends,shemadeherwaytothem,onlytoseeTim's

friendsgiggling.“Yourgrandmother'scometopickyouup,Tim!^^theyteased.Timglared

（怒视）athismotherandwalkeduptohertostopherfromgoinganycloser."Whatareyou

doinghere?”!hescoldedher."You'reembarrassingmeinfrontofmyfriends!99

“Ijustwantedtoaskifyouwantedtowatchamoviewithme,“shesmiled,tryingto

holdhishand.Timshrugged（耸肩）offherhands."Leavemealone!I'mwithmyfriends!''

hetoldher.

Gloriawalkedbackhomesadly.WhenTimgothomethatnight,itwasalreadyhalfpast

ten.Hewentstraighttohisroom,notevenacknowledgingGloria'spresenceintheliving

room.

"What'sthematter,Tim?”Gloriaaskedhim."Whyisitthatyoudon'tlikebeingwith

meanymore?I'mworriedaboutyou,Tim.Ibarelyknowwhafsgoingoninyourlife!99she

said,tryingtowalkclosertohim.

“You'resuchanold,boringwoman!Whydidyouevengivebirthtome?!^^heyelled.

GloriafeltapaininherchestafterhearingTimyellatherthatway.Beforeshecouldrespond,

Timgrabbedhisbackpackandranoutthedoor.

"Tim!"Gloriacalledout.Timrodeonhisbikeandleftthestreet.Gloriatriedcallingout

andchasingafterhim,buthewastoofast.Then,shefaintedinfrontofoneofherneighbor's

houses.

注意：1.续写词数应为150词左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

WhenTimgothomelatethatnight,hesawaneighborattheirdoor.

Afterridingforhalfanhour,Timarrivedatthehospital.

参考答案

1.答案：B

解析：W:WhendoyouthinkthatIcangohome,DoctorSmith?

M:Well,youcameinonMondayandtodayisFriday.I'dsaythatyoucouldprobablyleave

tomorrow,butIdon'twantyoutogobacktoworkinseveralweeks.

2.答案：A

解析：W:ShallIturnofftheTVsinceyouarenotwatchinganything?

M:Wait!I'mgoingtowatchaspecialprograminaminute.

3.答案：A

解析：M:I'mlookingforanEnglish-Chinesedictionary.Doyouhaveany?

W:Yes,wedo.You'llfindtheminthedictionarysectiononthetopshelf.

4.答案：C

解析：M:Hi,Anne.Tmnotgoingtoseetheperformancetonight,butJohnis.Doyouneeda

ride?

W:Yeah.ButMichael,doyousupposehe'dmindpickingmeup?

M:Idon'tthinkso.

5.答案：B

解析：W:Jason,youlookunhappytoday!

M:Yes.HoweverhardItry,myEnglishisstillnotgoodenough.

6.答案：A

7.答案：C

解析：M:Doyouremembertheagentwemet,theonewhosaidLilymightbethechild

actresstheyarelookingfor?

W:Oh,Iremember.Hegaveushiscard,andIthrewitaway.

M:Ipickeditoutofthetrash.They'reshootingachildren^-fumiture-storeadvertisement

today.AndtheywantLily!

W:Look,Ithrewawaythatcardforareason.

M:Comeon,it911befun,andLilywillbeonTYandwecanputthemoneyinhercollege

account.

W:No,lefsjustgiveourdaughteranormalchildhood,huh?

8.答案：B

9.答案：C

10.答案：B

解析：W:ShallIphoneandtellyourbossyou'renotgoingtoday?

M:Yes,please,dear.TellherI'vegotacoldandaheadache.You'dbettersayI'mstayingin

bed.W:Butyou'renotinbed!Doyouwantmetotellalie?

M:Oh,it'sonlyaverylittleone,dear.I'mnotmakingafalseexcuse.Ireallyhaveabad

headache.W:Thenputthecigaretteout.

M:Well,dear.You'requiteright.

W:Look,here'ssomeboilingwater.DoasItellyounow.I'veputsomethinginthewater.

That911doyoualotofgood.Putyournoseoverthewater.Thafsright.Breatheindeeply.

M:Itsmellsnice.

11.答案：C

12.答案：A

13.答案：A

解析：M:Betty,howwastheconcertlastnight?

W:Itwasfine.ButIdidn'tenjoyitbecauseIhadanargumentwithaperson.

M:You?It'sunbelievablethatyoucouldhaveanargumentwithanybody.Whathappened?

W:Itwasawoman,withherson,about6yearsold.Theysatbehindmeandtalkedallthe

waythroughtheconcert.Itwassoannoying.

M:Soyouarguedwiththem?

W:No.Ijusttoldthemnottotalkandtheynodded.Butaminutelater,theybegantalking

again.Theboyevenkickedmyseat.IfeltquiteuncomfortablesoIturnedmyheadandstared

atthem.Guesswhat?ThewomansaidIshouldbenicetokids.Thenwestartedtoargue.

Whatwouldyouhavedone?

M:Iwouldn'thavearguedwithher.Iwouldhaveaskedthesecurityguardtoremoveher.

W:You'reright.

14.答案：B

15.答案：B

16.答案：C

17.答案：C

解析：M:Hi,rdliketohavesomeinformationaboutthesummercoursesatSwanSchool.

W:Certainly,Sir.Wehavetwofull-timesummercourses.ThefirstcoursebeginsonJuly3

andlastsuntilJuly20,andthesecondfromJuly24tillAugust10.

M:Whataboutthefeesforeachcourse?

W:Theformercoursecosts£500,andthelattercosts£50higher.

M:Isee.Dowehavetofindourownaccommodation?

W:No,wehavealadywhoarrangestheaccommodationforyouwithOxfordfamilieshere.

M:Good,howmuchdoesitcost?

W:£140aweek.

M:OK.Tdliketochoosethesecondcourse,please.

W:Sure,Sir.CanIhaveyournameandnationality,please?

M:DominickDobuwa.DO-B-U-W-A.TmfromFrance.

W:0K,Mr.Dobuwa,youchoosethesecondcoursefromJuly24toAugust10.Pleasepay

beforeJuly15throughourofficialwebsite.

M:OK,I'mlookingforwardtogoingtoyourschoolinperson.

18.答案：A

19.答案：B

20.答案：C

解析：W:Studythefacesofthesubwayriders,andyou'llseewhatitmeanstoliveinacity.

Theyarealltravelinginabusyworldthatexistsunderanotherbusyworld.TheNewYork

subwayisoneoftheoldestpublictransportationsystemsintheworld.Ithasbeenunderneath

thiscityfor110yearsnow,andI'vebeenridingitforhalfthattime.WhenIwasakid,there

wasn'tanyfear,onlyadventure.Iwouldstandatthewindowofthefrontcaranddream

throughthegreatnetworkoftunnels,watchingtheredandgreenlightsgoby.Asubwayis

likeasecret,achild'sgame.Yougoinoneholeandyoucomeoutanother.Youmovefast,

muchfasterthanataxi,orwalkingorrunning.Yearsago,awomannamedRosieRuiztriedto

stealavictoryintheNewYorkmarathonbytakingasubwaytothefinishline.Rosiewas

right.Thesubwaywasfaster.Ithinkwhatpeoplelikemostaboutthesubway,apartfromthe

basictransportation,stillcomesfromthemagicfeelingofrushingaroundfastinatrain

underground.

21.答案：D

解析：《金色年代》中会给读者留下深刻印象的是什么?A.家庭矛盾;B.疯狂的角色;C.

传统文化;D.扣人心弦的情节。根据第二段第一句"JerryLapoofslatestaction-packed

novelunfoldslikeacrazymovie.（JerryLapoor的最新动作小说像疯狂的电影一样展开。）

”以及第二段最后一句"AgeofColdwilltakeyouonanunforgettablerideacrossavast

land.（《金色年代》会带你踏上一段难忘的旅程，穿越一片广阔的土地。）”可知，《金色年

代》中会给读者留下深刻印象的是扣人心弦的情节。故选D。

22.答案：A

解析：SaraKennedy在《一座天空下的城市》中发生了什么?A.她发现发现真相很困

难;B.她把关键证据藏了起来;C.她被派去国外调查一个案件;D.她发现她谁都不能相

信。根据第三段第三、四句"DetectiveSaraKennedyhasbeensenttoinvestigateacase.

Butsoonafterarrival,Saragetssnowedinwiththe205localslivinginthesameapartment

building.Whoishidingthekeytothecrime?Andisthereanyoneshecantrulytrust?（侦探

SaraKennedy被派去调查一桩案件。但抵达后不久,Sara就和住在同一栋公寓楼里的

205名当地居民困在一起。谁藏着犯罪的关键?她能真正信任谁吗?）"可知,SaraKennedy

发现发现真相很困难。故选A。

23.答案：B

解析：《女士》的主题