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东阳中学2020年上学期期中考试试卷(高二英语)命题:吴珊珊审题:陆海燕本卷分为第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题),满分150分。考试时间120分钟。第Ⅰ卷(选择题共95分)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,并标在试卷的相应位置。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.Wheredoestheconversationtakepl
ace?A.Inalift.B.Onabus.C.Inacompany.2.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Acomputergame.B.Animaginarysituation.C.Avacationbythesea.3.Howdo
esthemanprefertogotowork?A.Bycar.B.Bytrain.C.Bybus.4.Whatdoesthewomando?A.Adesigner.B.Awriter.C.Asalesagent.5.Whatisthepossiblerelati
onshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Surgeonandpatient.B.Waitressandcustomer.C.Managerandsecretary.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,并标在试卷的相应位置。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,各个小题将给出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至7题。6.Whenwillthemanarri
veinChicago?A.At6:45.B.At8:30.C.At9:00.7.Whydoesthemanchooseanightflight?A.Tomakearoundtrip.B.Togetabe
tterprice.C.Tohaveanearlyappointment.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。8.Howmuchhasthemanpaidforhisdrivinglessons?A.$400.
B.$140.C.$40.9.Whydidthemanfailhislastdrivingtest?A.Hehitsomethingbyaccident.B.Hedidn’tparkhiscarproperly.C.Hewentthroughtheredlights.10.Whatd
oweknowabouttheman’steacher?A.Heischeaper.B.Heisyoung.C.Hehasabigcar.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。11.Whatistheevidenceofamentalproblem?A.Onethinks
lifeisdifficult.B.One’sdailylifeisdisordered.C.Onegetsthebluesnowandagain.12.Whatcausedtheman’sproblem?A.breakupinlove.B.Over-use
ofdrugs.C.Hisfamilyhistoryofmentalillness.13.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?A.Thinkpositively.B.Haveregularmeals.C.Dosomeexerciseandacti
vities.听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。14.Whatisthewomandoing?A.Makingacomplaint.B.Placinganorder.C.Makinganapology.15.Whatdowe
knowabouttheshoesthewomanreceived?A.Theyarrivedtwodayslate.B.Thestylemakesthewomanupset.C.Theyaresmallforthewoman’sfeet.16.Whatisthemangoingtodo
?A.Givethewomanadiscount.B.Returnthemoneytothewoman.C.Deliveranotherpairofshoestothewoman.听第10段材料,回答第17至20
题。17.Whatwillthestudentsfeelaboutthecollegelifeatfirst?A.Disappointedandbored.B.Excitedandanxious.C.Satisfiedandworried.
18.Whatwillhelpthestudentsknowtheirgoalsclearly?A.Walkingaroundthecampus.B.Gettingusedtothecollegelife.C.U
nderstandingthecollege’srequirements.19.Whatisthemostimportantthingforthenewstudents?A.Waysoflearning.B.Passingex
ams.C.Earningcredits.20.Whydoesthespeakeradvisethestudentsnottogiveuplearning?A.Itcanhelpthemgetcollegedegrees.B.Itcanhelpthemimprovetheirfu
turelife.C.Itcanhelpthemearnenoughcredits.第二部分阅读理解(共两节)(共两节,满分35分)第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25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,并在答题纸上将该项涂黑.AWiththeaveragenumberofchildreninaBritishfamilyfallingbeneathanavera
geof2.0,thepopulationoftheUKhasbeendecliningforquiteafewyears.ThesizeoftheBritishworkforceisdeclining.ThistrendisquiteworryingfortheBri
tisheconomy.Thereisawholerangeofreasonsaccountingfortheworryingtrend.OneofthemisthatBritishpeoplearenowhavingtheirchildrenatamucholderagethanpre
viously,meaningtheyhavefeweryearsinwhichtheycanhavechildren.Mostyoungpeopletodaytendtochoosetogotouniversityfirstandbuildupworkexperien
cebeforegettingdesiredjobs.Expensivehousesalsoplayapart.Manyyoungpeopleareforcedtostaywiththeirparentsearlyintheircareers.Soit’sno
tuntilpeopleareabout30yearsoldthattheycanaffordtobuytheirownhome,andthentheycanstarttothinkaboutsettlingdownandhavingchildr
en.SoaBritishpersonmanagestogetajob,getahomeandgetmarried.Whyisn’theorshethenhavingatleasttwochildrenonaverage?Themajorreasonistha
titisrelativelyexpensivetobringupachildintheUK.Usuallybothparentsneedtoworktocovertheirlivingexpenses,whichmeansthe
ythenneedtopaysomeonetolookaftertheirchildduringtheday,suchasnanny(保姆)ornurseryschool.Inaddition,uncertai
ntyintheglobaleconomyoftenaffectsBritishfamilysize.Infaceofaneconomicdownturn,youngBritishfinditmoredifficulttofind
jobsorkeeptheirexistingones.Thisdiscouragesthemfromhavinglargerfamilies.Andwiththismuchpressureonfamilies,it’snowonderthatthedivorcerateremainss
ohigh.TosavetheBritishfamily,thegovernmentistakingactivemeasures,forexample,byincreasingmonthlyChildBenefi
tmoneyandofferingincreasingamountofgovernmentsubsidy(津贴)forparentstoclaim.Therearealsolawsallowingpar
entstotakemoretimeoffworksothattheycanlookaftertheirchildrenthemselvesratherthanhavingtopayotherstodoit.Let’shopeit’snottoolate
tosavetheBritishfamily.Otherwise,theBritishwon’thaveenoughtime,energyormoneytohavechildren.Andwhere’sthefuninthat?21.Accordingtotheauthor,whatma
yaccountforthedecreaseofUK’spopulation?A.People’schoiceofbeingsingletoacquirefurthereducation.B.Thetrendforpeopletohavechildrenatayoun
gerage.C.Largerfamilysizebroughtbyweakglobaleconomy.D.Therelativelyhighexpensesinraisingchildren.22.Whatdo
estheauthormainlyimplyinthelastparagraph?A.Itisimportanttoraisepeople’sawarenessofsavingtheBritishfamily.B.Itisnecessarytoreducesubsidiesforfam
iliesandnurseryschools.C.Itisurgenttohandlethepresentserioussituation.D.Itisdifficultforparentstobalancelifeandwork.23.Whatisthebesttitlef
orthepassage?A.DisappearingFamiliesB.DecliningEconomyC.IncreasingDivorceD.WorryingWorkforceBAscientistworkingatherlabbenchandasix-
month-oldbabyplayingwithhisfoodmightseemtohavelittleincommon.Afterall,thescientistisengagedinseriousresearchtouncovertheverynat
ureofthephysicalworld,andthebabyis,well,justplaying…right?Perhaps,butsomedevelopmentalpsychologistshavearguedthatthis“play”ismorelikeascientifi
cinvestigationthanonemightthink.Takeacloserlookatthebabyplayingatthetable.Eachtimethebowlofriceispushedoverthetableedge,itfallst
otheground——and,intheprocess,itbringsoutimportantevidenceabouthowphysicalobjectsinteract(相互作用);bowlsofricedonotfloatinmid-air,butrequire
supporttoremainstable.Itislikelythatbabiesarenotbornknowingthisbasicfactoftheuniverse;noraretheyeverclearlytaughtit.Instead,babiesmayformanunder
standingofobjectsupportthroughrepeatedexperimentsandthenbuildonthisknowledgetolearnevenmoreabouthowobjectsinteract.
Thoughtheirrangesandtoolsdiffer,thebaby’sinvestigationandthescientist’sexperimentappeartosharethesameaim(tole
arnaboutthenaturalworld),overallapproach(gatheringdirectevidencefromtheworld),andlogic(aremyobservations
whatIexpected?).Somepsychologistssuggestthatyoungchildrenlearnaboutmorethanjustthephysicalworldinthisway——that
theyinvestigatehumanpsychologyandtherulesoflanguageusingsimilarmeans.Forexample,itmayonlybethroughrepeatedexper
iments,evidencegathering,andfinallyoverturningatheory,thatababywillcometoaccepttheideathatotherpeoplecanhavedifferent
viewsanddesiresfromwhatheorshehas,forexample,unlikethechild,Mommyactuallydoesn’tlikeDovechocolate.Vie
wingchildhooddevelopmentasascientificinvestigationthrowslightonhowchildrenlearn,butitalsooffersaninspiringlookatscienceandscientists.Why
doyoungchildrenandscientistsseemtobesomuchalike?Psychologistshavesuggestedthatscienceasaneffort——thedesiretoexplore,explain,andunderstandourworld——i
ssimplysomethingthatcomesfromourbabyhood.Perhapsevolution(进化)providedhumanbabieswithcuriosityandanaturaldrivetoexplaintheirwo
rlds,andadultscientistssimplymakeuseofthesamedrivethatservedthemaschildren.Thesamecognitive(认知的)systemsthatmakeyoungchildrenf
eelgoodaboutfiguringsomethingoutmayhavebeenadoptedbyadultscientists.Assomepsychologistsputit,“Itisnotthatchildrenarelittlescientistsbutthatscien
tistsarebigchildren.”24.Accordingtosomedevelopmentalpsychologists,.A.ababy’splayisnothingmorethanagameB.scientificresearchintobabies’
gamesispossibleC.thenatureofbabies’playhasbeenthoroughlyinvestigatedD.ababy’splayissomehowsimilartoascientist’sexperiment25.WelearnfromP
aragraph2that.A.scientistsandbabiesseemtoobservetheworlddifferentlyB.babiesseemtocollectevidencejustasscientistsdoC.babiesareb
ornwiththeknowledgeofobjectsupportD.scientistsandbabiesofteninteractwitheachother26.Childrenmaylearntherulesoflanguageby.A.explori
ngthephysicalworldB.investigatinghumanpsychologyC.repeatingtheirownexperimentsD.observingtheirparents’behaviorsCIhadbeenlivinginawhirl:s
tudyingtheorganattheUniversityofArizona,conductingaspeechclinicintown,andteachingaclassinmusicalappreciationattheDesertWill
owRanch,whereIwasstaying.Iwasgoingtoparties,dances,horsebackridesunderthestars.OnemorningIcollapsed.Myheart!“Youwillhavetolieinbedforayearofcomp
leterest,”thedoctorsaid.Hedidn’tencouragemetobelieveIwouldeverbestrongagain.Inbedforayear!Tobeinvalid——perhapstodi
e!Iwasterror-stricken!Whydidallthishavetohappentome?WhathadIdonetodeserveit?Iswept.Iwasbitter.ButIdidgotobedasthedoctoradvised.Aneighborofmine,Mr.Rud
olf,anartist,saidtome:“Youthinknowthatspendingayearinbedwillbeatragedy.Butitwon’tbe.Youwillhavetimetothinkandgetacquaintedwithyourself.Youwillmakem
orespiritualgrowthinthesenextfewmonthsthanyouhavemadeduringallyourpreviouslife.”Ibecamecalmer,andtriedtodevelopanewsenseofvalues.Ireadbookso
finspiration.OnedayIheardaradiocommentatorsay:“Youcanexpressonlywhatisinyourownconsciousness.”Ihadheardthewordslik
ethesemanytimesbefore,butnowtheyreacheddowninsidemeandtookroot.IdeterminedtothinkonlythethoughtsIwantedtoliveby:thoughtsofjoy,happi
ness,health.Iforcedmyselfeachmorning,assoonasIawoke,togooverallthethingsIhadtobegratefulfor.Nopain.Alovelyyoungdaughter.Myeyesight.Myhearing.Lo
velymusicontheradio.Timetoread.Goodfood.Goodfriends.Iwassocheerfulandhadsomanyvisitorsthatthedoctorputupas
ignsayingthatonlyonevisitoratatimewouldbeallowedinmycabin——andonlyatcertainhours.Nineyearshavepassedsincethen,andInowleadafull,activelife.I
amdeeplygratefulnowforthatyearIspentinbed.ItwasthemostvaluableandthehappiestyearIspentinArizona.ThehabitIformedthenof
countingmyblessingseachmorningstillremainswithme.Itisoneofmymostpreciouspossessions.27.Thewriterhadtolieinbedforayearbecause.A.shewa
sterror-strickenatthattimeB.shehadaseriousheart-attackC.shewaswornoutbecauseofhardworkD.thedoctorwantedhertodoso28.Whentoldtolieinbed
totakeayear’srest,thewriter.A.wasverygratefultothedoctorB.becameveryworriedC.turnedtoaneighborMr.RudolfforhelpD.though
tofherbitterexperiencesinthepast29.Thereasonwhythewritersaid“IamdeeplygratefulnowforthatyearIspentinbed”liesinthat.A.sheledaverycomf
ortablelifethatyearB.shebecameusedtolyinginbedC.sheperfectlyrecoveredfromherillnessD.shecametoknowhowtoleadanactivelife30.Thewritertoldusofherstoryma
inlyto.A.tellusthatweshouldbegratefulforwhatwehavehadB.introduceherselftousbecauseshewaswiseandkindC
.explainthatlyinginbedforalongtimeisnotaterriblethingD.encourageustoachieveasmuchaswecan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。WaystoFightandOvercomeLazinessYoureadproductivitytips,you’veusedamillionto-dolistapps,andyoupromiseyourselfeverymonthth
atyou’regoingtostartbeingproductive,butitneverhappens.Here’showtobreakthecyclewhenyoufeellikeyourproblemi
sjustlaziness.Simplethingsfirst:It’simportanttogetstartedwiththetaskyou’rewillingtoperforminordertofightlazin
ess.31Doingsowillhelpyoutobreakyourinnerresistance.Step﹣by﹣step:32Anditwillkeepusmotivatedtoperformthesetask
soneaftertheotherinarelaxedmanner.Onceyouhavecompletedonesub-taskyoucantellyourselfthatyou’reonarollandthatyouw
illsoonhavefinishedthenextsub-tasksaswell.Removedistractions:Whateveritisthatdistractsyou(TV,theInternet,etc.),removeit!___33____Mak
esurethatonceyouhavestartedwithoneofyourtasks,youwillnotgetdistractedfromitbyanymeans.Rewardyourself:Everytim
eyoumanagetoovercomelazinessandsuccessfullycompleteataskyoushouldrewardyourself,asthiswillgiveyoupositive
feelingaboutmakingeffortstogetthingsdone.__34Littlerewardforsmalleffortsandviceversa(反之亦然).Don’tgiveup:
It’sonethingtofindyourmotivation.35Ratherthanlettingdifficultiesdemotivateyou,seethemforwhattheyareandrefusetobebeatenbythem.You’renotalon
eandstayingfocusedonworkingthroughchallengesisoneofthebestwaystofightthem.A.Turnoffdistractionsandfocuson
yourgoals.B.Justmakesuretoadapttherewardtotheeffortsyoumade.C.Alistofweeklygoalswillhelpyoustayfocusedandmotivated.D.
Amethodthathelpsyoudosoistostartwiththesimplethingsfirst.E.Occasionalrewardswillsweetenthetasksandhelpkeepyouontrack.F.Butit’squit
esomethingelsetokeepitgoingwhenrunningintodifficultproblems.G.Breakingdowntasksintosmallertaskshelpsustoreduc
ethepressureofdeadlines.第三部分语言运用(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,并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。Thisyearmarkedmyfive-y
earviolinanniversary.FiveyearsagoIenteredamusicshopandasked,“Doyou36violinlessons?”Iwasstandinginaroomfilledwithbeautiful____37___andfeltlikeastr
angerinanewland.Ihadlittle38inplayingtheviolinalthoughIhadlovedviolinmusicforyears.Iwantedtolearntoplayitatthatmomen
t.Themusicshopsignedmeupfor39anditsoonbecamecleartomehow40itwasforanovice(新手)tolearntoplaytheviolin.Ioncewatc
hedaskilledviolinistplayanditlookedsimple.Actually,itwasmoredifficultthanIhadexpected.LittledidIknowtherewasnothingnaturalaboutthe41inwhic
honeheldtheinstrument.Therewasnomargin(偏差)forerror——a42misplacedfingersendsanoteoutoftune.IfIhadknown
howchallengingitwouldbe,Imightneverhavestarted.However,myloveforviolinmusic43allthedifficulties.Thoughitwasabigchallenge,Imadeit
atlast.Iwonfirstplaceintheviolincontestinourcitylastyear.Looking44thepastfiveyearswithmyviolin,IrealizedI’velearnedmuchmorethanhowtomakemusic.Ibeli
evemistakesarenot45.Theyarepointingyoutowardwhereto46yourattention.Besides,you’dbetternot47yourselfwithothe
rs.Ifyoufindyou’renotasgoodassomeone,youwillfeeldepressed.Ifso,remember____48youstarted.Forme,itwasbecause
Ilovedtheviolinmusicanditmademehappy.What’smore,rememberthatdevelopinganewskill49repetition.Themoreyoupractice,th
emoreyoulearn.Progresshappensevenwhenyouaretaking50babysteps(likepracticingforafewminutesatatime).Takethetim
etocelebrateyoursuccesses.Whenyou_____51__somethingyou’vebeenworkingon,acknowledgeitwitha“Yayme!LookwhatIdid!”Giveyourself52forw
hatyou’velearnedandenjoyyourachievement,whichwillleadyoutothenextaccomplishment.53,youneedtopersevere(坚持不懈
)nomatterhowdifficultthesituationis.Ifirmlybelievetheselessons54anythingwetakeon.Learningsomethingnewisn’talwayseasy.Sometimesitsmored
emandingthanyouexpected,butyouare55rewardedinmorewaysthanyoucouldhaveimaginedforthetrying.36.A.prepa
reB.offerC.promiseD.support37.A.treasuresB.machinesC.instrumentsD.sculptures38.A.experienceB.patienceC.considerationD.i
magination39.A.travelsB.contestsC.performancesD.lessons40.A.challengingB.practicalC.meaningfulD.convenient41.A
.stageB.eventC.relationD.position42.A.fairlyB.properlyC.slightlyD.equally43.A.conqueredB.expectedC.discoveredD.suffered4
4.A.uptoB.backonC.downonD.forwardto45.A.failuresB.excusesC.liesD.solutions46.A.recordB.organizeC.escapeD.focus第Ⅱ卷(共55分)第二节语法
填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Nothinginthisworldcanbeachievedwithouteff
ort.Mozartwasn’tborn____56_____composer.Hepracticedthepianofromtheageofthreeandbeancomposingattheageoffive.JamiHendrix57(
use)towalkaroundhishousewithaguitarandplay58toeighthoursaday.Asachild,Jimiusedtolistentohisfather’sbluesrecordsalonewith
abroom59(pretend)toplayitlikeaguitar.60ofthemhadtheirgiftjustgiventothematbirth.Theyhadtowork61(true)hardanddisco
verthattheyhadagift.AnotherexampleisAlbertEinstein,thefatherofmodernphysics.He62(tell)thathewouldneverbea63(succeed)atanytime.Buthebelievedinhims
elf,andheperseveredwithhisstudies64hisown.I’mnottryingtosaythateveryonecanbeMozartorEinsteiniftheyjustspendalotoftimedongsomething.But,witheffo
rtandpassion,onecanachieveagreatdeal.Withoutthosethings,you’renotgoingtoachievemuch.Luckcomestothese65
prepareforit.Ifyoudosomethingyoulove,don’tletlittlebumpsalongtheroadstopyou.第四部分:写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节:应用文
写作(满分15分)47.A.inspireB.shareC.compareD.adjust48.A.whatB.thatC.howD.why49.A.improvesB.introducesC.requiresD.guides50.A.broadB.tin
yC.proudD.fresh51.A.introduceB.designC.contributeD.accomplish52.A.surpriseB.respectC.creditD.warmth53.A.AfterallB.Incon
clusionC.InbriefD.Aboveall54.A.leadtoB.applytoC.respondtoD.occurto55.A.richlyB.carefullyC.formallyD.willingly假如你
是李华,你们的外教课每天都有一个“DailyReport”,明天刚好轮到你展示,但是你因故不能按时展示,请根据以下要点用英语给你的外教老师David写一封电子邮件;1.表示歉意;2.解释原因;3.请求调整时间.注意:1.词数80左右;2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯.第二
节概要写作(满分25分)阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要.Whenaratherdirty,poorly-dressedpersonkneelsatyourfeetandputsouthishandstobegforaf
ewcoins,doyouhurryon,notknowingwhattodo,ordoyoufeelsadandhurriedlyhandoversomemoney?Whatshouldourattitudetobeggarsbe?Therecan’tbenoquestionth
attheworldisfullofterriblesadstories.Itmustbeterribletohavenoideawhereournextmealiscomingfrom.Itseemscruelnottogivesomemoneytobeggars.Cert
ainly,mostoftheworld’sgreatreligionsorderustobeopen-heartedandsharewhatwehavewiththoselessfortunatethanourselves.Buthasthew
orldchanged?Maybewhatwasmorallyrightintheolddays,whenoneknewexactlywhointhevillagehadsufferedmisfortuneandneededhelp,isnolongerthebestidea.Quiteaf
ewpeoplewillnotgivetobeggars.Letuslookattheirarguments.First,somebelievethatmanycitybeggarsdressuponpurposetolookpitiableandactuallymakeagood
livingfrombegging.Givingtobeggarsonlyencouragesthissortofevils.Secondly,thereistheworrythatthemoneyyougivewillbespenton
beer,wineordrugs.Thirdly,thereistheopinionthatthereisnorealexcuseforbegging.Onemightbepoor,butthatisnoreasonforlosingone’ssenseo
fprideandself-dependence.Relatedtothisistheopinionthattheproblemshouldbedealtwithbythegovernmentrather
thanordinarypeople.Somepeoplethinkbeggarsshouldgotothelocalgovernmentdepartmentandreceivehelp.Itisha
rdtocometoaconclusion:therearevariouscasesandwemustdealwiththemdifferently.Afewcoinscansavealifeinsomesit
uations,andevenifthemoneyiswasted,thatdoesnottakeawaythemoralgoodnessofthegiver.东阳中学2020年上学期高二英语期中答案听力1-5ABAAC6-10ACBCB11-15BACAC16-20BBCAB阅读理解21
-23DCA24-26DBC27-30CBDA.任务型31-35DGABF完形填空36-40BCADA41-45DCABA46-50DCDCB51-55DCDBA语法填空56.a57.used58.up59.preten
ding60.Neither61.truly62.wastold/hadbeentold63.Success64.on65.who书面表达应用文DearDavid,Iamwritingtoshowmydeep
apologyfornotbeingabletomaketheDailyReporttomorrow.Asoneoftherepresentativesofourschool,Iamscheduledtoparticipatein
aPoetryReadingCompetitiontomorrow,whichmakesitimpossibleformetoattendyourEnglishclass.However,practisingmyspokenEnglishinyourclassiswhatIha
vebeenlongingfor,soitwouldbearealpityjusttoletthechanceslipaway.Isincerelyhopeyoucanrearrangemypresent
ation,offeringmeanotheropportunity.Onceagain,Iamsorryforanyinconveniencecaused.Hopeyoucanacceptmyapologya
ndthankyouforyourunderstanding.Yourssincerely,LiHua概要Inoldtimespeoplethoughtitwasmorallyrighttohelpthelessfortunate,buttodaymanychoosenot
togivebeggarsmoney.Theythinksomebeggarsmakeagoodlivingfrombeggingortheyworrythemoneygivenwillbemisused.Besides,i
t’sthegovernment’sdutytodealwiththeproblem.However,differentcasescallfordifferentsolutions.Andweshouldrecognizethegiver’sgoodness.听力(Text1)M
:Whatfloorwouldyoulikemetopress?W:Thirty-six,please.M:We’reonthesamefloor.I’mintheWilliamsCompany.W:Metoo.I’mnewhere.(Text2)M:Ja
ne,supposeyoulostallyourmoneywhiletakingavacationoverseas,whatwouldyoudo?W:Well,IguessI’dsellmywatchorcomp
uterordosomeoddjobstillIcouldaffordareturnplaneticket.(Text3)W:IfIwereyou,I’dtakethebustowork.Drivinginthatrush-houristerrible
.M:Butbythetimethebusgetstomystop,therearen’tanyseatsleft.(Text4)M:Nowremember.We’dlikethemasterbedro
omtoopenontothegardenandthepoolarea.W:Don’tworry.Ihaveeverythingwrittendown.I’llhaveyourplanreadyintwoweeks,andI’msureyou’llbepleasedwiththedesignIh
aveinmind.(Text5)M:WhywastheofficedoorlockedyesterdaywhenIcamebackforanimportantdocumentthatIhadaskedyoutoprepare?W:
Sorry,Mr.Lawson.Youknow,mydaughterhadabadcold,soIhadtotakehertothedoctor.(Text6)W:Sir,mayIhelpyou?M:I’dlikeatickettoChicag
o.W:Fortoday?M:No,earlyMondaymorning.W:Wehaveaflightthatwillputthereat9am,isthatOK?M:Nothingearlier?Ihaveanappointmentat8:30.W:I’mafra
idnot,unlessyouwantanightflight.M:Anightflight?W:Yes.Itwillgetyoutherebrightandearly,at6:45aminfact.Isthattooear
ly?M:IguessthatwillbeOK.What’sthedifferenceinprice?W:Betterprice.Nightflightischeaper.Onewayorroundtrip?M:Oneway.W:Well.Theflightnumbe
ris302atGateFive.M:Thankyou.I’llbethereontime.(Text7)W:Peter,you’relearningtodrive,aren’tyou?DoyougototheAADriv
ingSchool?M:Actuallyit’scalledtheABCDrivingSchool.W:Isitexpensive?M:I’vehadtenlessonsalreadyandeachoneisfourteendollars.W:Isee.Andisthetea
cher’scarnew?M:Yes,andit’snotabigcar,soparkingiseasy.W:Whenareyougoingtotakeyourdrivingtest?M:Ifaileditlastw
eek.W:Didyouhitsomethingor…M:ThetrafficlightswereredbutIdidn’tseethemandIcouldn’tbrakeintime.W:Neverm
ind.Youcantakethetestagain.Tellmeaboutyourteacher.Ishefriendly?M:He’sOK.He’squiteyoungandinterestingtotalkto,butmyfatherwillgivememynextlesson
s.He’scheaper.(Text8)W:What’swrongwithyou?M:Igettheblues.Ialwaysfeelsadandworthless.W:Well,weallgetthebluesnowandagain.However,iftheblueslastfora
longtimeandleadtodifficultyinthinkingandmakeyourdailylifeinchaos,itcanbeamentalproblem.Howlonghaveyoubeenliket
his?M:Forquitealongtime.W:Youmayhaveamentalproblem.Itcanbecausedbyover-useofdrugs.Thosewhohaveafamilyhistoryofmentalillnessusua
llyhaveagreaterriskofthisproblem.Sometimestheworryingchangesinlifecanalsoleadtoit.M:Isee.Ireallyhadabreakupofalove
relationship.WhatshouldIdo?W:Youshoulddosomephysicalexerciseregularly.Howareyourmeals?Doyoueatwell?M:Yes,Ithinkso.W:Good.Thenfindpositiv
eactivitiestotakepartin.Iknowit’sdifficultforyou,though.(Text9)M:Hello.HowmayIhelpyou?W:Ican’tbelievethisishappening.Icalledandorderedapairof
sportsshoeslastMonday,buttodayIfoundyousentmeadifferentpairofshoes.M:Whatdoyoumean?W:Neitherthecolornorthesizeofthesh
oesisright.Iorderedapurplepairbuttheshoesyousenttomeareyellow.EvenifIcanstandthecolor,thesizeoftheshoesmakesmeupset.Ican’
tevenputmyfeetin!M:I’mreallysorry,madam.Iwillhaveacheckrightaway.Wouldyoupleasetellmeyourordernumber?W:ItisX25061.M:Oh,justaminute.Idoapologi
ze,madam.Idoseeabigmistake.Iwillbehappytocorrectthesizeandthecolorandsendanewpairtoyoubyexpressmailrightaway.Doesitseemok?W:Oh,well,butI’mlosin
gconfidenceinyou.Iwantmymoneyback.M:Well,madam.Idoapologizeforourmistake.Wecangiveyouadiscountifyoudon’treturntheshoes.W:Sorr
y,Iinsist.M:OK,then.You’llgetyourmoneythreedaysafterwereceivetheshoes.(Text10)W:Congratulations,everybody.Welcometoourcollege.
Thestartingofcollegecanbebothexcitingandworrying.Nomatterwhatyouaregoingtolearn,youhavetomakesomeplans.Inthefirstfewmonths,you
’resupposedtospendsometimewalkingaroundthecampusandfindoutwhatitislike.Tryyourbesttogetaccustomedtothelifehereandgettok
nowyourteachersandclassmates.Tryingtounderstandwhatourcollegeexpectsfromyouwillhelpyouclearlysetupyourowngoals.Duringthistime,you
’resupposedtoworkhardtopasstheexamstogetyourcredits.Butyoushouldalwaysbearinmindthatthemostimportantthingforyouistoputs
omeenergyintolearninghowtolearn.Thinkingaboutwhatyouwantfromthecollegeandhowyoucanreachyourgoalswillhelpyou.Youwillencountersomedifficultiesi
nyourstudiesandlearningisnotalwaysapleasantjourney.Someofyoumayfindyourstudiesarenotexcitingandarethinkingofstoppinglearning.Inthiscas
e,justthinkitoverbeforeyoumakethedecision.Learningissoimportantthatitwillaffectyourfuturelifeandwork.Ourcollegecanansweryourreallearning
needsifyoucanmakeupyourmindtogothroughwithit.ThisiswhatI’dliketosaytoyouatthemoment.Ifyoustillhaveanyquestions,pleaseraiseyourhand.Thankyou.