四川省遂宁市射洪中学2024-2025学年高二下学期期中考试 英语 含答案

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(考试时间：150分钟 满分：150分）
注意事项：
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第I卷（选择题）
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. Why is the man ging t Flrida?
A. T buy a cat.
B. T take yga classes.
C. T attend a business meeting.
2. Hw will the wman g t schl?
A. By car.B. By bike.C. On ft.
3. What is the wman ding?
A. Drawing a map.
B. Making a travel plan.
C. Preparing fr a class.
4. What can we knw abut the wman?
A. She didn’t have a bike.
B. She didn’t tell her mther the truth.
C. Her mther made up a stry.
5. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. Rainfrests.B. Animals.C. Weather.
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。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. What’s the girl ging t d this afternn?
A. G t Miss Defe’s ffice.
B. Wrk in the restaurant.
C. Have a bilgy test.
7. Why is the girl ging t give up bilgy?
A. She isn’t fnd f the subject.
B. She wants t take anther curse.
C. She is afraid she can’t pass the exam.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. Where is Susan ging?
A. America.B. Canada.C. Britain.
9. Wh insists n taking the trip by air?
A Susan’s husband.B. Susan’s children.C. Susan’s parents.
10. What is the mst prbable relatinship between the tw speakers?
A. Husband and wife.B. Teacher and student.C. Friends.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
11. Where are the speakers?
A. In Rme.B. In America.C. In England.
12. Why des the wman feel envius?
A. There is mre sunshine in Rme.
B. It rains less ften in England.
C. Americans knw hw t enjy themselves.
13. What d many turists g t Rme fr accrding t the man?
A. The beautiful scenery.B. The delicius fd.C. The tasteful wine.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
14. When will mst f the exams end?
A. By this Friday.B. By January 23rd.C. By January 26th.
15. Hw many students are there in the man’s drm?
A. 4.B. 5.C. 6.
16. What will the wman d tmrrw?
A. Make a vide.
B. Give Mark a call.
C. Make a plan fr the party.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题
17. What des the speaker say abut the dlphin?
A. It is man’s largest friend.
B. It is man’s favrite animal.
C. It is man’s mst intelligent friend.
18. What were thse dlphin paintings mainly made f?
A. Glass.B. Wd.C. Stnes.
19. Hw many dlphin themes were there at the exhibitin?
A. Abut 100.B. Abut 150.C. Abut 750.
20. Wh is Pandra?
A. An rganizer.B. A dlphin.C. A reprter.
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。
A
There are tns f physics textbks available arund the wrld. Based n ur web research, here are ur tp fur picks with the intrductin f physics in simple, practical language.
Mechanics, Relativity, and Thermdynamics
This bk is a cllectin f nline teachings by Prfessr R. Shankar. Shankar is ne f the first t be invlved in the innvative Open Yale Curses prgram. It is a perfect intrductin t cllege-level physics. Students f chemistry, engineering, and AP Physics will find this bk helpful.
Physics fr Students f Science and Engineering
This bk helps students t read scientific data, answer scientific questins, and identify fundamental cncepts. The new and imprved 10th editin features multi-media resurces, and questins t test students’ understanding f each cncept.
The Feynman Lectures n Physics
Richard Feynman is regarded as ne f the greatest teachers f physics t walk the face f the earth. This bk is a cllectin f Feynman’s lectures. In his wrds, these lectures all began as an experiment, which, in turn, frmed the basis f this bk.
University Physics with Mdern Physics
The bk is recgnized fr teaching and applying principles f physics thrugh a narrative (叙事的) methd. T ensure a better understanding and ability t apply these cncepts, practical examples are prvided, giving students tls t develp prblem-slving skills and cnceptual understanding.
21. What d the first tw bks have in cmmn?
A. They are imprved editins.B. They are written by prfessrs.
C. They favr students f engineering.D. They feature multi-media resurces.
22. Which bk best suits students wh enjy learning physics thrugh practical examples?
A. Mechanics, Relativity, and Thermdynamics.
B. Physics fr Students f Science and Engineering.
C. The Feynman Lectures n Physics.
D. University Physics with Mdern Physics.
23. Where is this text prbably taken frm?
A. An nline article.B. A research paper.
C. A physics textbk.D. A science jurnal.
B
With the mst attractive view alng the rad, it is a ppular rute fr cyclists: the rad frm Land’s End in England t Jhn O’ Grats in Sctland, abut 874 miles lng. It cvers almst the full length f Great Britain. The 12-year-ld by named Laurence Chandler became the yungest cyclist t finish the rute.
Chandler tk 20 days t finish the challenge. Each day, he cycled between 40 t 60 miles. He spent six hurs n his muntain bike daily. Chandler had t push thrugh rainy and windy days. Cycling uphill was als hard. “It was much harder than I thught. I wasn’t expecting s many hills and hw busy the rads were,” Chandler said. “But if yu put yur mind t anything, then n matter hw big, yu can d it.”
Chandler first thught f trying the rute when he read an article abut it tw years ag. Later, as his father’s 50th birthday came arund, he decided t g fr it. He was already used t cycling arund his village and t schl befre starting his jurney.
During his ride, Chandler raised 600 punds fr Smile Train, a children’s rganizatin that pays fr treatment fr children in develping cuntries wh have deft lips (兔唇).
24.What d we knw abut Laurence Chandler?
A. He is a green hand in cycling.B. He is fnd f jgging.
C. He cycled thrugh England.D. He is a cycling lver.
25. What is suggested frm Paragraph 2?
A. Few peple chse t cycle the rute.
B. Chandler was challenged by the trip.
C. The jurney was really disappinting.
D. Chandler rde the same distance every day.
26.What made Chandler decide t try the rute?
A. His father’s birthday.B. The vluntary wrk.
C. A related article.D. The disabled children.
27. What’s the main idea f the text?
A. A teenager finishing a great trip.B. A ppular cycling rute in the UK.
C. A rad leading England t Sctland.D. A children’s rganizatin fr cyclists.
C
Is diet（低糖的）sda safe? If yu’re cncerned abut sugar, diet prducts seem a better ptin, sweet and nt s bad fr yu. Wrng! Drinking diet sda regularly can increase yur risk f diseases. Despite the fact that we call these drinks “diet”, the artificial sweeteners they cntain are linked t weight gain, nt lss.
There’s the latest evidence that they increase the risk f depressin, which cmes frm a new analysis by researchers at Harvard Medical Schl. The team drew upn a data set f nearly 32,000 female nurses, ages 42 t 62 when the study began. It turned ut that the nurses wh cnsumed the mst diet drinks had a 37 percent higher chance f depressin, cmpared t thse wh drank the least r nne.
Diet sda als increases yur risk f strke (中风), accrding t a separate meta-analysis that included 72 studies. Lking fr the causes behind the strke, researchers tk varius bld measurements when 12 healthy vlunteers in their 20s drank water, sda, r diet sda. The result shwed that bth sdas slwed the flw f bld within the brain. Thugh the effect didn’t seem sufficient t cause strke, slwer bld flw culd have accumulating effects.
Other researchers have fund that diet sda increases the risk f dementia (痴呆), frm data frm nearly 178,000 vlunteers tracked ver an average f nine years. That’s nt a big surprise. An earlier study f abut 4,300 vlunteers cncluded that drinking diet sda every day was tied t three times the risk f dementia ver the fllwing decade. The researchers lked at brain scans and the results f mental functin assessments. A daily diet sda was linked t smaller brains and aggravates lng-term memry, tw risk factrs fr dementia.
Aviding depressin, strke, and dementia is an bvius gal fr whever desires t age healthily. S yu knw what t d.
28. Hw des the authr present his pint f view?
A. By analyzing causes.B. By giving pinins.
C. By quting specialists.D. By presenting research.
29. What effect might diet sda have n peple?
A. Slight weight lss.B. Increased bld flw.
C. Raised depressin risk.D. Severe mental decline.
30. Which can best replace the underlined wrd “aggravates” in paragraph 4?
A. Deletes. B. Wrsens. C. Mtivates. D. Stimulates.
31. What might the authr advise us t d?
A. stp cnsuming diet sdas.B. Limit the daily sugar intake.
C. Set achievable health gals.D. Fllw fixed aging prcess.
D
Recent develpments in rbtics, artificial intelligence, and machine learning have brught us in the eye f the strm f a new autmatin(自动化) age. Abut half f the wrk carried ut by peple was likely t be autmated by 2055 with adaptin t technlgy, a McKinsey Glbal Institute reprt predicted.
Autmatin can enable businesses t imprve perfrmance by reducing errrs and imprving quality and speed, and in sme cases achieving utcmes that g beynd human capabilities. At a time f weak prductivity grwth wrldwide, autmatin technlgies can prvide the much-needed prmtin f ecnmic grwth, accrding t the reprt. Autmatin culd raise prductivity grwth glbally by 0.8 percent t 1.4 percent. At a glbal level, technically autmated activities invlved 1.1 billin emplyees and 11.9 trillin U.S. dllars in wages, the reprt said.
The reprt als shwed that activities mst influenced by autmatin were physical nes in highly structured and predictable envirnments, as well as data cllectin and prcessing. In the United States, these activities make up 51 percent f activities in the ecnmy, accunting fr almst 2.7 trillin dllars in wages. They are mst cmmn in prductin, accmmdatin and fd service, and the retail (零售) trade. And it’s nt just lw-skill, lw-wage wrk that is likely t be influenced by autmatin; middle-skill and high-paying, high-skill ccupatins, t, have a degree f autmatin ptential.
The rbts and cmputers nt nly can perfrm a range f rutine physical wrk activities better and mre cheaply than humans, but are als increasingly capable f accmplishing activities that require cgnitive (认知的) capabilities, such as feeling emtins r driving.
While much f the current debate abut autmatin has fcused n the ptential that many peple may be replaced and therefre lse their financial resurces, the analysis shws that humans will still be needed: The ttal prductivity gains will nly cme abut if peple wrk alngside machines.
32. What is the reprt mainly abut?
A. Cmparisns f rbts with humans.
B. Analysis f autmatin’s ptential in ecnmy.
C. Predictin f the unemplyment prblem.
D. Explanatins f the cncept f the autmatin age.
33. What might happen in 2055 accrding t the text?
A. Autmatin will cause weak prductivity grwth.
B. Autmatin will reduce emplyees’ wages.
C. Activities like data cllectin and prcessing will disappear.
D. Activities invlve feeling emtins can be perfrmed by rbts.
34. Hw des the authr feel abut human wrkers?
A. Wrried.B. Mixed.
C. Optimistic.D. Dubtful.
35. Which can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. Autmatin: A challenge t all?
B. Autmatin: Where t g frm here?
C. Autmatin: Wh is the eventual winner?
D. Autmatin: A future replacement fr humans?
第二节（共5小题; 每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。请将答案写在答题卷上。
D yu have a passin fr art? Believe it r nt, yu dn’t need a special degree r certificatin t get yur art career started. 36 It’s definitely nt impssible, hwever. With enugh fcus, drive, and determinatin, yu might see yur art gals becme a reality. We’ve put tgether a list f tips and tricks t help yu get started n yur artistic jurney.
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Give yurself a fundatin with art skills. Art fundamentals, like perspective, anatmy (解剖), and cmpsitin are imprtant building blcks in yur art career. These skills may seem basic, but they’ll make a big difference in yur future art pieces.
Sign up fr nline classes.
Pick an nline class that fits yur art niche. Frm traditinal sketches t digital art, there are tns f classes ut there that can help yu refine specific art skill sets. Search nline fr classes run by prfessinal artists — these are great, hands-n ways t imprve yur skills. A lt f prfessinal classes cst mney. 38
Inquire abut feedback.
39 Friends r art acquaintances can be a big help. They can help pint ut areas f imprvement, s yu knw what t fcus n in the future.
G easy n yurself.
Becming a self-taught artist is a lng jurney. 40 Instead, lve and accept yur art fr what it is instead f expecting it t be f prfessinal caliber right away.
A. Learn the basics.
B. Fcus n painting techniques.
C. Being a self-taught artist isn’t easy.
D. Dn’t cmpare yur art t the real artists’.
E. Hwever, sme universities ffer free art classes.
F. Ask a secnd pair f eyes t lk at yur artwrk.
G. And yu dn’t need t be an expert t experience art.
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。
I visited my best friend Sean, whse mm, Cheryl culd nly cmmunicate by her gesture I culdn’t understand. I felt 41 and fetched a ntepad (记事本) t explain t her the reasn fr my visit.
Then I went t see Sean several times. Each time I entered her huse, my mind flded with guilt and anxiety. I always needed smene t 42 t me, but her daughter-in-law, even her grandchildren, wuldn’t take the time t learn sign language.
That night I saw that lk f 43 n her face. The next time I saw Cheryl, I didn’t get the ntepad r let my friend Sean help me, but decided t 44 sign language, whatever it wuld take.
I culd see 45 appearing n her face as I spelled ut each wrd with gesture. I knew hw she felt knwing that smene 46 enugh t learn t cmmunicate with her.
Within three weeks I had learned 47 American Sign Language (ASL). One night, everyne was signing, when suddenly I culd fllw the 48 , Cheryl slapped her hand, lked at me in the eyes, and 49 directly t me. She knew my heart and hw much I lved her culture.
Abut a mnth ag, Cheryl, Sean, my dad, and I tk a trip t Califrnia State University, Nrthridge, where I wuld study. As we sat in the deaf student advisr’s ffice, n ne 50 but I understd. He explained the 51 I wuld receive there wuld help me becme a sign language interpreter and hw he’d like me t start in an advanced ASL class.
I left the university and felt s 52 . S many peple dn’t knw abut deaf peple because f their 53 t cmmunicate with them. Nw I wuld be able t help.
That night Cheryl and I sat in ur htel rm; she 54 and signed with smiling eyes. Unlike the days in her living rm with a ntepad, I 55 and signed back, “I lve yu, t!”
41. A. pleasedB. interestedC. relievedD. embarrassed
42. A. leadB. pintC. explainD. expse
43. A. hpeB. apprvalC. satisfactinD. lneliness
44. A. leaveB. learnC. checkD. escape
45. A. pleasureB. angerC. disappintmentD. sadness
46. A. grewB. caredC. changedD. reserved
47. A. advancedB. entireC. skillfulD. basic
48. A. cnversatinB. beliefC. instructinD. task
49. A. admittedB. signedC. talkedD. aplgized
50. A. translatedB. repeatedC. interruptedD. ccurred
51. A. permissinB. regulatinC. educatinD. suggestin
52. A. shckedB. excitedC. upsetD. wrried
53. A. willB. prmiseC. turnD. inability
54. A. set utB. wrked utC. reached utD. mved ut
55. A. finishedB. admittedC. understdD. refused
第II卷（非选择题）
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。
Chengdu, the capital f Sichuan Prvince in suthwestern China, is a city 56.
cmbines ancient charm with mdern sciety. 57. (knw) as the "Land f Abundance," this city has a rich histry 58. (date) back ver 2,300 years, making it ne f the ldest cntinuusly inhabited 59. (city) in the wrld. Chengdu is nt nly celebrated fr its histrical and cultural 60. (significant) but als fr its vibrant fd scene, relaxed lifestyle, and natural beauty.
One f the mst icnic symbls f Chengdu is the giant panda. The city is hme
61. the Chengdu Research Base f Giant Panda Breeding, where visitrs can bserve these adrable creatures in a natural envirnment. This base plays a crucial rle in the cnservatin effrts f the giant panda, which is 62. endangered species.
Fd enthusiasts will find Chengdu a paradise. The city is renwned fr 63.
(it) spicy and numbing Sichuan cuisine, which 64. (include) famus dishes like Kung Pa Chicken, Map Tfu, and Ht Pt. These dishes are nt nly delicius but als reflect the curageus and 65. (adventure) spirit f the lcal peple.
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，你校将举办音乐节。请写封邮件邀请你的英国朋友Allen参加，内容包括：1.时间；2.活动安排；3.欢迎他表演节目。
注意:词数应为80左右 ; 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Allen，

Li Hua
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。
The pian lked like a giant black beast under the bright lights. My hands shk as I waited backstage. This was the biggest cmpetitin f my life, but all I culd think abut was Mm's pale face when I left her hspital rm this mrning.
Fur weeks ag, everything changed. Mm had a car accident and needed t stay in hspital. My pian teacher, Mr. Harris, said, “Yu're messing up the fast parts, Jake. Yu need t practice every day." But hw culd I tell him I'd been practicing n an ld, even brken pian in the hspital? Sme f the keys didn't even wrk.
The week befre the cmpetitin, snw cated the streets. A nurse texted me: Mm's fever wuldn't g dwn. I had determined t quit the cmpetitin but Mm insisted that she was OK and made me prmise t cmpete, even with her sunken eyes and cracked (干裂的) lips. I was s anxius. When Mr. Harris saw me staring at the pian, dull and hpeless, he said, "Maybe yu shuld skip this ne. N ne will blame yu."“I'm ding it." I interrupted, determined t keep up.
Then came the big day. Backstage, sme kids were practising like crazy. My stmach ached. The brken C key n the hspital pian kept cming t my mind—that nte was imprtant fr my piece. I'd practiced keeping the beat f music n Mm's table bedside, air-typing the missing nte n my jeans.
Nw it was my turn. The pian seat felt clder than the hspital chairs. Bright lights made my eyes water. Fr a secnd, I frgt the first nte, but my fingers remembered—the sad, slw pening tune pured ut like Mm's smile. I pretended I was back at the hspital pian. When the missing nte came, I pressed the D key instead, turning mistakes int smething brave. In the end, my shirt stuck t my back. The last nte hung in the air ver the silent hall. With the crwd explding suddenly, I rse t my feet slwly and walked t the center f the stage, smiling as I bwed t the audience in gratitude. Then I headed backstage.
注意:1.续写词数应为150左右; 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Mr. Harris was waiting fr me there, his eyes red.
I rushed t the hspital and handed my silver medal t Mm.
射洪中学高2023级高二下期半期考试
英语试题答案
第一部分 听力
1-5 CBCBA 6-10ACBAC 11-15CABAC 16-20BCBAB
第二部分 阅读
第一节
21-23CDA 24-27DBAA 28-31 DCBA 32-35BDCD
第二节
36-40 CAEFD
第三部分 语言运用
第一节 完形填空
41-45DCDBA 46-50 BDABA 51-55 CBDCC
第二节 语法填空
56.that/which 57.Knwn 58.dating 59.cities 60.significance
61.t 62.an 63.its 64.includes 65.adventurus
第四部分 写作
第一节(满分15分)
Dear Allen,
Knwing that yu are keen n music, I'm writing t invite yu t jin us in the music festival in ur schl.
The festival, which is intended t enrich students’ after-schl life, will take place n ur schl playgrund frm 7 p.m. t 10 p.m. n Octber 16th. The festival will start with a speech delivered by the schlmaster, clsely fllwed by a ne-hur lecture. And varius fantastic perfrmances will put a perfect ending t the festival, which allws yu t feel the charm f Chinese music. Yu are particularly welcme t shw up n stage, which will definitely add clr and fun t ur festival.
If yu are interested in it, let me knw and I'll send yu mre infrmatin.
Sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
Mr. Harris was waiting fr me there, his eyes red. “Well dne! But hw did yu make it?" he asked in excitement. I tld him abut my practice n the brken pian in the hspital and Mm's illness. Mr. Harris's muth fell pen and then aplgized fr his previus wrds. He hugged me tightly, saying everything wuld be OK. Finally, I was annunced t receive a silver medal.
I rushed t the hspital and handed my silver medal t Mm. With trembling hands, she held it, her eyes shining with jy and pride. After hearing the whle stry, Mm praised me fr my effrts, but deep dwn in my heart, I knew it was her wrds that helped me make the mst curageus decisin s far in my life. The medal still hangs abve my pian, a glittering-prf that real curage is nt abut perfect keys but playing with whatever yu have.
听力材料
1.【答案】C
【原文】M: Will yu watch my cat fr me next weekend? I have t g t Flrida fr a business meeting.
W: Sure. I’ll pick him up n my way hme frm my yga class. My kids will be s excited!
2.【答案】B
【原文】W: Dad, can yu drive me t schl?
M: Srry, I’m t busy. Why dn’t yu ride yur bike r walk? Yu need t exercise.
W: Well, I think I’ll cycle. I dn’t have much time t walk.
3.【答案】C
【原文】M: What are yu ding?
W: I’m just lking at this map f the wrld. I’m preparing fr gegraphy class.
4.【答案】B
【原文】M: I asked yur mther abut yur bike accident. She didn’t knw anything abut it.
W: That’s because I made it up.
5.【答案】A
【原文】M: Mst f the wrld’s rainfrests are in danger.
W: Yeah, many plants and animals exist nly in rainfrests.
M: We really need t save the beautiful rainfrests.
【答案】6. A 7. C
【原文】W: Jerry, is tday Tuesday, the fifth, r am I mistaken?
M: I’m nt quite sure, either. Let me have a lk. Oh, I’m afraid yu’ re mistaken, Marie. It’s Tuesday, the seventh.
W: Oh, my Gd! I hpe this afternn Miss Defe will stay at her ffice. I must tell her that I’m ging t discntinue my bilgy.
M: Why are yu stpping bilgy? Yu are fnd f it, aren’t yu?
W: Yes, but I’ve missed t many classes because f my part-time jb in the restaurant. I’m s far behind everyne and maybe I will fail the exam. S it’s better fr me t give it up this term.
M: That’s a shame!
W: Yeah, but luckily bilgy is nly a curse fr us t chse this term. I hpe I can start again next year.
【答案】8. B 9. A 10. C
【原文】M: Are yu lking frward t yur trip t Canada, Susan?
W: I can’t wait t see Canada, David, but I’m kind f wrried. My husband insists n flying. Yu knw, planes make me nervus.
M: There’s nthing t be frightened f. Hw many planes fly acrss the Atlantic every day?
W: I have n idea. Hundreds, I suppse.
M: And hw ften d yu hear f a crash? Once r twice a year?
W: But planes fly s high and fast that nce is enugh.
M: There are mre rad accidents per day than air deaths per year. Air transprt is really safe cmpared with rad transprt.
W: I still prefer t g by sea. Ships may nt travel fast but at least yu can relax.
M: It’s fine if yu’ re a gd sailr, but have yu ever traveled far in a rugh sea?
W: N. I’ve nly been in a bat nce. I sailed dwn the River Thames n a sightseeing tur, but in any case I’d rather be seasick than dead.
【答案】11. C 12. A 13. B
【原文】M: In Rme, peple d what everyne else des, but they d it differently. Everything is different.
W: What d yu mean?
M: Well, the weather is quite different there. It desn’t rain s much as it des here in England. The sun shines mre ften.
W: I feel envius.
M: I knw yu hate the rain, dn’t yu?
W: I certainly d.
M: Rmans really lve life. They knw hw t enjy themselves.
W: D they always eat Italian fd and drink wine?
M: Nt always. But they like gd meals. Many turists g t Rme just fr the fd, yu knw.
W: Really? Hw much des it cst t fly t Rme?
M: I dn’t knw exactly, but it des cst a lt f mney.
【答案】14. A 15. C 16. B
【原文】M: Mm, which day d yu think wuld be the best day fr a charity dinner party?
W: Well, when will the last examinatin be held?
M: Mst f the exams finish this Friday. But there are sme music exams that g n until the 23rd.
W: I think yu’d better wait until after that. When will this term end?
M: On January 26th.
W: Well, why dn’t yu have it n the Saturday after that?
M: Yes, that sunds like a gd idea.
W: Hw many students d yu think will attend the charity dinner party?
M: Oh I think my rmmates will all cme.
W: Yu mean five ther students will cme?
M: Yes. D yu think I culd ask Mark t make a vide f the evening, Mm?
W: Certainly. I think he wuld be delighted t d that. Tmrrw I’ll call and ask him whether he is free then.
M: Thank yu, Mm.
【答案】17. C 18. B 19. A 20. B
【原文】A recent art exhibitin in Flrida hnred the animal ften seen as man’s mst intelligent friend, the dlphin. The exhibitin in the Flrida Keys featured life-sized dlphin paintings mainly made f wd, as well as glass and stnes. The dlphins were shwn at business areas and alng the beach. Organizers paid $750 t cver the artists’ fees and the cst f the materials. There were abut 100 dlphin themes. They shwed the wrks f lcal artists, as well as the beach atmsphere the Keys are famus fr. Prbably the mst unique was its artist, Pandra. Pandra, the dlphin painter, is a real dlphin, at the Dlphin Research Center. The playful artist makes clrs acrss a dlphin painting, hlding a brush in its muth. The exhibitin will be held by the Mnre Cuncil f the Arts as part f a plan t make the Keys an internatinal art center.