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绝密★考试结束前2024-2025学年高一英语上学期期中模拟卷(考试时间:120分钟试卷满分:140分)注意事项:1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时,选出每小题答案后,用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时,将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.测试范围:必修第一册Units1~3(上外版2020)4.难度系数:0.65。5.考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并
交回。I.ListeningComprehension(25分)SectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation
,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthe
questionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.$10.B.$15.C.
$25.D.$30.2.A.Camping.B.Travelling.C.Sporting.D.Shopping.3.A.Finland.B.Egypt.C.Mexico.D.Zambia.4.A.Abankclerk.B.Ashopassistant.
C.Anairhostess.D.Ahotelreceptionist.5.A.Salesmanandcustomer.B.Bossandsecretary.C.Doctorandpatient.D.Doctor
andnurse.6.A.Shehastoworkthatday.B.Shedoesn’tlikeparties.C.Shehastodosomesports.D.Shemuststayathome.7.A.Bec
ausetherewasheavytraffic.B.Becausehehasbeensomewhereelse.C.Becausehewascaughtbythepolice.D.Becausehedoesn’tlikegoingtoschool.8.A.Thewomanwilltak
ethelift.B.Thewomancan’tfindthelift.C.Thewomanwillworkfirst.D.Thewomanwouldratherwalkupstairs.9.A.Hetotallyagreeswiththewoman.B.HeregardsBobasaselfi
shperson.C.HeinsistsBobisnotselfishasshethought.D.Hedoesn’tknowBobverywell.10.A.Heisjustapasser-bylikethewoman.B.Heisunwillingtotell
thewomananything.C.Hedoesn’tknowwheretheclosestbookstoreis.D.Hecan’tunderstandthewoman’squestionthoroughly
.SectionBDirections:InSectionB.youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereachpassageorconversation,youwillbeaskedsevera
lquestions.Thepassagesandconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibl
eanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebase
donthefollowingpassage.11.A.Shehadrunalongway.B.Shefeltweakandtiredinthesubway.C.Shehaddonealotofwork.D.Shehadgivenbloodthenightbefore.12.A.Bylift
inghertotheplatformtogetothers’help.B.Bymovingherwiththehelpofhisgirlfriend.C.Byholdingherarmandpullinghe
ralongtheground.D.Bywakingherupanddraggingherawayfromtheedge.13.A.Dangerinthesubway.B.Asubwayrescue.C.Howtosavepeople.D.Atraffica
ccident.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage14.A.Enginetrouble.B.Poorweather.C.Tallwater
falls.D.Tightbudget.15.A.Amazingaswellastough.B.Funnywhileincredible.C.Disappointingbutrewarding.D.Fascinatingandwell-paid.
16.A.Amechanic.B.Aphotographer.C.Atravelwriter.D.Aweatherman.Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.17.A.Athome.B.Ina
studio.C.Inoffice.D.Atschool.18.A.AnEnglishprogramme.B.Somethingannoying.C.Anexpression.D.Agoat,calledFred.19.A.Neil’sgoatisreallyamadg
oat,atroublemaker.B.NeilreallymakesFeifeimad.C.Neil’sgoatwasreallyannoyingtoeveryone.D.Neil’sgoatannoysFeifeiduetoi
tssmell.20.A.Yourbestfriendtoldyouthathe’spastthedrivingtest.B.Somecarsareblowingtheirhornswhenyouaredoingatestinside.C.Youareridingabicyclewithy
ourclassmatesinthestreet.D.Yourneighbourbringsyouacakebecauseitisherdaughter’sbirthday.II.GrammarandVocabulary(20分)SectionADirections:After
readingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformoft
hegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.ALETTERTOMYDAUGHTERDearDaughter,Iknowperhapsyouwillbesurprisedtoreadthis:Irem
emberwellwhatitwasliketobeateenager.AsIwatchyouprepareforyourfirstdayofseniorhighschool,thereareafewthingsIwantyou21(know).Youm
ay22(put)yourselfunderpressuretomakesurethateverythingisperfectforthatfirstday,butIwantyoutoknowthatthere’
snosuchthingasperfect.I23(say)itbefore,butitbears24(repeat).Thereisnothingperfect.Thereisonlygoodenough,but25ismost
importantisbelievingyou’reenough—justasyouare.Also,remember26you’renotinthisboatalone.You’renottheonlyonefacinganewschool,newclas
smates,newteachers,newexpectationsandnewpressures.27somepoint,everyoneelseis—orwas—whereyouarerightnow.Ihopeyoufindcomfortinthat.There
mightbesomepeoplewhowillnotalwaysbesofriendlytoyou.Youwillfindsuchpeoplenotonlyinseniorhighschool,butthroughoutyouradultlife..Asyougoforwardint
othisnewchapterinyourlife,Ihopeyou’llrealizeearlythatmostoftenwe28(hold)backbythelimitationsweputonourselves—bythestorieswetel
lourselvesaboutwhoandwhatweare.29you’retemptedtosay,“Ican’t...”or“I’mnot...”about30youreallywanttoachieve,Ihopeyou’llchangethatstory—becau
seyoucanandyouare.SectionBDirections:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyoune
ed.Today’schildrenareexhausted,andnotjustbecauseoneinthreekidsisnotgettingenoughsleep.Sleepdeprivationinkids(whorequireatleastninehoursani
ght,dependingonage)hasbeenfoundto31decreaseacademicachievement,lowerintelligencetestscores,slowphysicalgrowth,and32tomoodinessandirritability.Whil
etheargumentforprotectingourchildren’ssleeptimeisconvincing,thereisanotherkindofrestthatis33andbeneficia
ltoourchildren’sacademic,emotional,andcreativelives:daydreaming.Notallmentaldowntime(停工休息期)isalike,ofcourse.Downtimespentplayingavideogameorwat
chingatelevisionshowmayhaveits34,butthekindofdowntimeIamtalkingaboutisdifferent.I’mtalkingaboutthekindof
mind-wanderingthathappenswhenthebrainisfreeofinterruptionandallowedtogetridofthe35oftheday.Television,videoga
mes,andotherelectronic36preventthiskindofmentalwanderingbecausetheyinterrupttheflowofthoughtsandmemoriesthat37thefoundationofposit
ive,productivedaydreaming.Thereis,however,anotherwayoflookingatmindwandering.Fortheindividual,mindwa
nderingoffersthepossibilityofveryreal,personalreward,someimmediate,somemore38.Theserewardsincludeself-awareness,memoryconsolida
tion,futureplanning,simulatingthe39ofanotherperson,evaluatingtheimplicationsofselfandothers’emotionalreactions,moralreasoning.Ino
therwords,daydreamingonlyseemslazyfromtheoutside,butviewedfromtheinsideorfromtheperspectiveofapsychologist,suchasKaufman,oraneurosc
ientist,suchasMaryHelen,acomplicatedandextremely40neurologicalprocessistakingplace.Viewedfromtheinside,ourchildrenareexploringtheonlyspacewher
etheytrulyhaveautonomy:theirownminds.III.ReadingComprehension(45分)SectionADirections:Foreachblankinthefollowingpassagetherear
efourwordsorphrasesmarkedA.B.CandD.FillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontextWarning:Don’tmakebigdecisionsf
romhighelevationsYoudefinitelydon’twanttohaveyourheadinthecloudswhenmakingacrucialfinancialdecision.Butwhocouldhavet
houghtourdecisionsareliterallyinfluencedbyaltitude?Asin,whatflooryouhappentobeonwhenconsideringsomething.Ifit’sahighelevation,likethetopf
loorofanofficetower,chancesareyou’llembrace41alittlemorethanyouwouldonthegroundfloor,accordingtoresearchersfromMiamiU
niversity.Thestudy,publishedthismonthintheJournalofConsumerPsychology,suggestsyoumaywanta(n)42advisortoworkfromaground-
floorofficeratherthanthetopfloor.Anditgivesnew,literal43totheideathatyoushouldstaygroundedwhenmaking
bigdecisions.“Whenyouincreaseelevation,thereisa(n)44effectonthesenseofpower,”leadauthorSinaEsteky,PhD,not
edinarelease.“Thisheightedfeelingofpower45inmorerisk-seekingbehavior.”Forthestudy,Esteky’steaminterviewedpeopleastheywereas
cendinganddescendingintheglasselevatorofatallbuilding.Theyfoundthe46oftheelevatorstronglyinfluencedthelevelofrisk-aversionamong
participants.Theyweremorelikely,47,totakemoregamblesonthewaytothe74thfloor—buttheirdecisionsbecamefarmoregroundedastheyneared,well,theground.Anothere
xperiment48peoplewhowereeitheronthegroundfloororthethirdfloorofauniversitybuilding.Eachgroupwasaskedtomake10decisionsof49
risklevels.Guesswhichgroupmadethemostriskydecisions?Whatwasitabouthigherelevationsthatmadetheparticipantsfeelbraver?
Researcherstheorizeditcouldhavesomethingtodowiththeperceptionthatelevationgivespeoplea(n)50ofpowerandauthority.Riskseemsalotsmallerwhense
enfromabove—literally.Thatideaseemedtohold51infurtherexperiments.Whenparticipantsweretoldtheirdecisionswerebeinginfluencedbyelevat
ion,theeffect52disappeared.Likewise,“elevationeffect”wasn’tafactorforpeoplemiredincubicles(困在隔间里)whocouldn’t
seehowhighuptheywere.“Theimportantlessonisthatwhenpeoplebecomeawareofthe53impactofelevation,itdoesn’thappenanymore,”Estekysays.‘Theb
rainisverysensitivetosubtle54factors,butalsoreallygoodatcorrectingforsucheffects,so55canhelpusbemorerationalinourdecisions.”41.A.functionB.riskC
.processD.sense42.A.crucialB.socialC.financialD.economical43.A.emphasisB.conflictC.powerD.pressure44.A.subconsciousB.awareC.un
consciousD.conscientious45.A.takesB.resultsC.leadsD.comes46.A.fieldB.respectC.directionD.period47.A.ingene
ralB.bycontrastC.inconclusionD.forinstance48.A.resultedinB.concernedwithC.accountedforD.takenover49.A
.increasingB.risingC.varyingD.decreasing50.A.senseB.changeC.differenceD.impression51.A.deliberateB.delicateC.realD.true52.A.fo
rtunatelyB.completelyC.mostlyD.barely53.A.potentialB.hugeC.extraD.eager54.A.temporaryB.pastC.seasonalD.situational55.A.discip
lineB.satisfactionC.awarenessD.confidenceSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbysever
alquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtothe
informationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.AI’veworkedinthefactoriessurroundingmyhometowneverysummersinceIgraduatedf
romhighschool,butmakingthetransitionbetweenschoolandfull-timeblue-collarworkduringthebreaknevergetsan
yeasier.Forastudentlikemewhoconsidersanyclassbeforenoontobeuncivilized,gettingtoafactoryby6o'clockeachmorningistor
ture.MyfriendsneverseemtounderstandwhyI’msorelievedtobebackatschoolorthatmysummervacationhasbeenanythingbuta
vacation.There’refewpeopleasself-confidentasacollegestudentwhohadneverbeenoutintherealworld.Peoplemyagealwaysseemtooverestimatetheval
ueoftheirtimeandknowledge.Infact,alltheclassesdidnotpreparemeformybattleswiththemachineIranintheplant,whichwouldjamwheneverI
absent-mindedlyputinapartbackwardorupsidedown.Themoststressfulthingaboutblue-collarlifeisknowingyourj
obcoulddisappearovernight.Issueslikedownsizingandoverseasrelocationhadalwaysseemeddistanttomeuntilmyco-workerstoldmethattheunitIwaswo
rkinginwouldshutdownwithinsixmonthsandmovetoMexico,wherepeoplewouldworkfor60centsanhour.Afterworking12-hourshiftsinafactory,theotheropinions
havebecomeonlytooclear.WhenI’mbackattheuniversity,skippingclassesandturninginlazyrewritesseemstooirres
ponsibleafterseeingwhatIwouldbedoingwithoutschool.Alltheadviceandpublic-serviceannouncementsabouttheval
ueofaneducationthatusedtosoundstalenowringtrue.TheselessonsI’mlearning,howevervaluable,arealwaystingedwithasenseofguilt.Manypeoplepasstheirli
vesintheplacesIbrieflywork,spending30yearswhereIspendonlytwomonthsatatime.“Thisjobpayswell,butit’shellonthebo
dy,”saidoneco-worker.“Studyhardandkeepreading,”sheadded.MyexperiencesinthefactorieshasinspiredmetomakethemostofmycollegeyearsbeforeIe
ntertherealworldforgood.56.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofhissummerdayswhileatcollege?A.Theybroughthimnothingbuttorture.B.Theyweren
oholidayforhimatall.C.Theywerearelieffromhishardworkatschool.D.Theyofferedhimachancetoknowmorepeople.57.
Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutcollegestudents?A.Theyexpecttoomuchfromtherealworld.B.Theyhavelittleinteres
tinblue-collarlife.C.Theyhaveafeelingoftrustinthemselves.D.Theyarenotconfidentoftheirfuture.58.Inwhatimportantwayh
astheauthor’sworkexperiencechangedhim?A.Helearnedtobemorepractical.B.Heacquiredasenseofurgency.C.Hecametorespectblue-collarworkers.D.Hecametoapp
reciatehiscollegeeducation.59.Whydoestheauthorfeelsomewhatguilty?A.Herealizesthereisagreatdividebetweenhislifeandthatofblue-collarworkers.B.Hel
ooksdownuponthemechanicalworkattheassemblyline.C.Hehasnotdonemuchtohelphisco-workersatthefactory.D.Hehass
tayedatschooljustforthepurposeofescapingfromtherealworld.BNo,it’snottheirshoesize.Theyread.Atleasttwobooksamonth.They’realsoamongthetop10ri
chestpeopleintheworld.Andthey’renotaloneintheirloveforbooks,with1,200othermillionaires,whoquotereadingasacorepartofthe
irself-education.Youknewthatreadingbooksmakesyourlifebetter.It’snotevenallaboutmoney,fameandsuccess.It’saboutbecomingamoreknowledgeableandv
aluableperson.Additionally,readinghelpsyoupreventstressandkeepdepressionatbay,whileenhancingyourconfidence,improvingyourdecision-
making,increasingyourempathyandoverallsatisfactionwithlife.Youknowallthebenefitsofreading,sowhat’sstoppingyoufromreadingmo
rebooks?Time!“Idon’thavetimetoread.”Haveyousaidthosewordsbefore?Yousayitbecause...youhaveanincrediblydeman
dingcollegedegreetostudyfor…yourlovedonesaresittingathome,countingonyoutoputfoodonthetable…youaretoooccupiedwithworktoopenabook…Butlet’simagineanoth
errealityforasecond.Whatwouldyourlifelooklikeifyoureadjusttwobookseverymonth?Wouldyoufinally…havewhatittakestostartthatbusiness?beab
etterparent?feelmorefulfilled?Holdontothatvisionforasecond.Ifyouwanttomakeitareality,thisemailcourse,Time2Read,wi
llbeyourguideforthenext10days.It’sfreeofchargeandspecificallydesignedtohelpyoutaketimeback,startbuildingadailyreadingh
abitandturnwantingtoreadintoactualreading.Enteryouremailbelowtomaketimetoread,startlearningdailyandbecomemorevaluabletotheworld.You’llbesent
7lessonsviaemailoverthenext10days,startingrightafteryousignuphere.Eachemailcontainsastory,aprinciple,andanex
periment.Getstarted,andyourreadinglifewillneverbethesame!60.Wheredoesthispassageprobablycomefrom?A.Aleafletpublicizingareadingactivit
y.B.Awebsitepromotingareadingcourse.C.ATVprogramadvertisingreadingskills.D.Ahandbookprovidingreadingmaterials.61.Whydoes
theauthormentionthefourfamouspeopleatthebeginning?A.Toexpresshisadmirationforthem.B.Toindicatetheimportanceofreading.C.Tohighlight
theirtimemanagementskills.D.Toillustratethesuccessofthecourse.62.WhoaremostlikelytobeinterestedinTime2R
ead?A.Thosewhoarewillingtoreadmorebutstrugglewithtime.B.Thosewhoaresickofmakingexcusestodelaytheirlifeplans.C.Thosewhoareeager
tobecomeamillionairelikethefourguys.D.Thosewhoaredeterminedtobemoreandmoreself-disciplined.CThetermculturenowismoreusedtodescribeeverythingfromthefi
neartstotheoutlookofabusinessgrouporasportsteam.Initsoriginalsense,however,cultureincludesallidentifyingaspectsofaracialgroup,nation,orempire:itsp
hysicalenvironment,history,andtraditions,itssocialrulesandeconomicstructure,anditsreligiousbeliefsandarts.Thecentral
beliefsandcustomsofagrouparehandeddownfromonegenerationtoanother.Itisforthisreasonthatmostpeopleregardc
ultureaslearnedratherthaninnate.Peopleacquireaculturebecausetheyarenotbornwithone.Theprocessbywhichapers
ondevelopsatasteforregionalfoods,accentedspeech,oranoutlookontheworldovertime,therefore,isknownasenculturation(文化适应).
Culturesareoftenidentifiedbytheirsymbols—imagesthatarefamiliarandcoatedwithmeaning.Totempoles(图腾柱)carvedwith
animalsandcreativefiguressuggestaspectsoftheNativeAmericanpeoplesofthePacificNorthwestbutmoreliterallyrepresentspecifictribes(部落).InAs
iaandIndia,thecolorofyellowisconnectedwithtempleswhileinancientChinaitwasacoloronlytheemperor’sfamilywasallowedtow
ear.Thus,differentculturesmayrespondtoasymbolquitedifferently.Forexample,tosomeaflagmayrepresentpride,historicalaccom
plishments,orideals;toothers,however,itcanmeandangeroroppression.Toindividualsunfamiliarwithculturesoutsidetheirown,thebeliefs,behaviors
,andartisticexpressionofothergroupscanseemstrangeandeventhreatening.Asocietythatranksallotherculturesagainstit
sownstandardsisconsideredtobeethnocentric(fromtheGreekethnos,meaning“people,”andkentros,meaning“center”).Astronglyethnocentricsoc
ietyassumesalsothatwhatisdifferentfromitsowncultureislikelytobeinferiorand,possibly,wrongorevil.Allpeopleareethnocentrictosomedegree,a
ndsomeaspectsofethnocentrism,suchasnationalpride,contributetoawell-functioningsociety.Anappreciationforone’sownculture,however,doesnotp
reventacceptanceandrespectforanotherculture.Historydocumentsthelong-termvigourandsuccessofmulticulturalgroupsinwhichpeoplef
romnumerousandvariousculturalbackgroundsliveandworktogether.Extremeethnocentrism,incontrast,canleadtoracism—
thebeliefthatitisraceandracialoriginthataccountforvariationsinhumancharacterorabilityandthatone’sownraceissuperiortoallothers.63.Theunde
rlinedword“innate”inParagraph2mostprobablymeans________.A.avoidableB.developedC.instinctiveD.managed64.Accordingtothepassage,th
estatementwhichisTRUEis________.A.Cultureconsistsofsomepositivefeaturesofaracialgroup,nationorempireB.Differentinterpretationsofasymbolhelpto
distinguishoneculturefromanotherC.AnethnocentriccountryopenswelcomingarmstoculturesdifferentfromitsownD.Peoplefromvario
usculturalbackgroundsoftenreachanagreementonsomeimage65.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Allaspectsofethnocent
rismcanproducenegativeeffectsonasociety.B.Respectandacceptanceofdifferentculturesareaproperculturalattitu
de.C.Racismisunlikelytobringaboutseriousconflictsamongdifferentcultures.D.Countrieswithastrongsenseofnationalpri
deplayasuperiorroleintheworld.66.Themostpropertitleofthepassagemightbe________.A.Culture,aFaithfulMirrorofHistoryB.Cu
lture,theOriginofRacialSuperiorityC.Culture,theVigorofWorldDevelopmentD.Culture,aDistinctiveIdentityofaNationSectionCDirections:Read
thepassagecarefully.Fillineachblankwithapropersentencegiveninthebox.Eachsentencecanbeusedonlyonce.Notethattherearetwomoresentencesthanyouneed.Thi
sWaytoDreamlandDaydreamingmeanspeoplethinkaboutsomethingpleasant,especiallywhenthismakesthemforgetwhattheyshouldbedoing.Da
ydreamershaveabadreputationforbeingunawareofwhat’shappeningaroundthem.Theycanseemforgetfulandclumsy.67
Theyannoyusbecausetheyseemtobeignoringusandmissingtheimportantthings.Butdaydreamersarealsoresponsibleforsome
ofthegreatestideasandachievementsinhumanhistory.68Canyouimaginewhatkindofworldwewouldhavewithoutsuchideasandinv
entions?Sohowcanyoucomeupwithbrilliantdaydreamsandavoidfallingovertreerootsorotherwiselookinglikeafool?First,understandthatsomeopportuniti
es(机会)fordaydreamingarebetterthanothers.Feelingsafeandrelaxedwillhelpyoutoslipintodaydreams.69Andifyouwanttoimproveyourchancesofhavingacreativei
deawhileyou’redaydreaming,trytodoitwhileyouareinvolvedinanothertask—preferablysomethingsimple,liketakingashowerorwalking,orevenmakingmeaningl
essdrawings.It’salsoimportanttoknowhowtoavoiddaydreamsforthosetimeswhenyoureallyneedtoconcentrate.“Mindfulness”,beingfocused,is
atoolthatsomepeopleusetoavoidfallingasleep.70.Finally,youneverknowwhatwonderfulideamightstrikewhileyourmindhasmovedslowlyawa
y.Alwaysrememberthatyourbestideasmightcomewhenyourheadisactuallyintheclouds.A.Havinginterestingthingstothinkaboutalsohe
lps.B.Theystareoffintospaceandwanderbythemselves.C.Withoutwanderingminds,wewouldn’thaverelativity,CokeorPost-itnotes.D.Atonetime,daydreamingwastho
ughttobeacauseofsomementalillnesses.E.Itinvolvesslow,steadybreathingforself-controlthathelpspeoplestaycalmanda
ttentive.F.Daydreamsareoftenverysimpleanddirect,quiteunlikesleepdreams,whichmaybehardtounderstand.IV.SummaryWriting(10分)Direction
s:Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinNOMORETHAN60WORDS.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.Fornearly2
0years,naturaldisastersyearlyaffectedabout300millionpeopleanddestroyedmorethan3millionbuildings,causinggreatdam
agetoChina’seconomy.Therefore,thedisasterpreventionandreductionisanimportantissueforChina.Tosavelivesandreducelosses,theChinesegovernmenthastakenthef
ollowingeffectivemeasures.Asanimportantpart,themanagementondisasterinformationhasbeenstrengthened.Sofar,Chinahasrealizedthe24-hourmonitoring(监控)
ofdisastersalloverthecountryandestablishedanearlywarningsystem.Theseareparticularlyimportanttosavelives,especiallyinth
ecaseofanearthquake.AccordingtoChengduHigh-techDisasterReductionInstitute,evenathree-secondearlywarningcanreducedeathsandinjuriesby14percent.Be
sides,theChinesegovernmenthasbeenraisingthepublic’sawarenessofdisasterpreventionandreductioninanall-roundwa
y.Disaster-relatedknowledgehasbeenincludedinschooltextbooks,andgeneraleducationaboutdisasterpreventionandreductionhasbeengiventothepublic.
Forexample,inthewakeofWenchuanearthquake,theChinesegovernmentdecidedtomakeMay12th“DisasterPreventionandReductionDay”.Everyye
ar,aseriesofpublicityactivitiesisorganizedwithrichcontentanddifferentforms.Apartfromthat,theChinesegovernmenthasimprovedsocialdisaste
rreliefsystem.Concerningreliefefforts,theChinesegovernmenthassetupasocialdonationsystem.Thisencouragesallindu
striesofsocietytomakedonations.Inaddition,relatedvolunteerservicehasbeendeveloped.Undertheguidanceofthe
Chinesegovernment,non-governmentalorganizations,volunteersandsocialworkersallactivelyjoininthecause.Theycoope
ratewellwiththegovernmentinrescuework,suchasmedicalworkandsupplydelivery.________________________________________________________________________
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tions:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.72.请原谅我打断一下,我有要紧事要告诉你。(urgent)_________
___________________________________________________________.73.今天早晨爸爸不得不骑车去上班,因为他的车正在维修。(repair)_______________________________________
_____________________________.74.曾经有一段时间我们相处得很好,一起学习,一起玩游戏.(when)_________________________________________________
___________________.75.她陶醉于这些从18世纪一直到现代时期的杰作,不愿离开画廊半步。(range[v.],tear)___________________________________
_________________________________.VI.GuidedWriting(25分)Direction:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsac
cordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.76.假如你是Cynthia,收到Daniel的一封邮件,向你求助如何解决他遇到的问题:进入高中后,害怕落后,不知道如何发掘自己的潜能。请你回复一封邮件,内容包括:1.给予安慰;
2.提供建议;3.表达愿望。注意:(1)词数不少于120;(2)可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;(3)注意书写和卷面。DearDaniel,_______________________________________
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____________________________Yours,Cynthia