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2020年上学期高二期末大联考英语试题时间：120分钟总分：150分第一部分听力（共两节，每小题1.5分；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。1.Whatwillthewomandorightaftershetypestheletter?()A.Haveameal.B.Changeherclothes.C.Takethecar.2.Howmuchwillthewom

anpayfortheT-shirtandthejeans?()A.$10.B.$20.C.$30.3.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?()A.Shehasafever.B.Shelooksvery

tirednow.C.Shefellasleepinanoutdoorchair.4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?()A.Theweatherthisyear.B.W

aterconservation.C.Theimportanceofwashing.5.WhatisthemanlikelytodoonFriday?()A.Seethenewexhibition.B.Watchabaseballgame.C.Finishareport.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.WhydoesMrsThompsonwanttoseethespeakersaccordingtothegirl?()A.Theclassleadersreportedth

emtoher.B.Shewillaskthemtorunforclassmonitor.C.Theywerenotveryactivethismorning.7.Whatdoestheboysuggesttheydo?()A.Gotothehallw

ay.B.Sharetheresponsibility.C.Continuetheclassdiscussion.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.What'stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?()A

.Bossandsecretary.B.Directorandcustomer.C.Husbandandwife.9.Whatdoesthemanhavetodoat2：00p．m.tomorrow?()A.Makeaphonecall.B.Sendanemail.C.Lookatsomes

amples.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?()A.Ontopofamountain.B.Inaparkinglot.C.Ataticketbooth.11.Howfaristhelakefromthet

op?()A.About20minutes'walk.B.About40minutes'walk.C.About3hours'walk.12.Whatcolorwillthelakebewhenthespeakersarrive?()A.Orange.B.Blue.C.Gree

n.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whereistheartexhibitiontakingplace?()A.Atanartgallery.B.Atashoppingmall.C.Atanexhibitionce

nter.14.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheplaceoftheexhibitionnow?()A.Itisstrange.B.Itisordinary.C.Itiscool.15.Whati

sbeingshowninthepaintingsectionoftheexhibition?()A.Mainlyclassicalpaintings.B.Largelycontemporarypaintings.C.Anequalnumber

ofclassicalpaintingsandcontemporarypaintings.16.Whichsectionisthemostpopular?()A.Thevideosection.B.Thes

culpturesection.C.Thephotographysection.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.HowoldwasDavewhenhisfatherpassedaway?()A.15.B.10.

C.5.18.WhatdidDavedointheevenings?()A.Heearnedsomemoney.B.Hedidhouseworkforthefamily.C.Hedrovehisbrothertosomeplaces.19.WhointroducedAndrew

atthegraduationceremony?()A.Hissoccercoach.B.Theschoolheadmaster.C.Theheadoftheschooldistrict.20.WhathappenedduringAndrew'sspeech?

()A.Hismotherstartedcrying.B.Andrewthankedhisfather.C.Daverealizedhishardworkhadpaidoff.第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A

、B、C、和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIt’sfuntodreamaboutvacationinginEurope,butinternationalflightsarenotalwaysparticularlyaff

ordable.Ifyou’relookingtoexperienceatasteofEuropeanculture,however,therearemanyplacesintheUSwithaEuropeanherita

ge(传统).FoundedbySpanishsettlersin1565,St.AugustineisfullofSpanish-inspiredarchitecture,historicalsitesandotherattractions.TheColo

nialQuarterisapopulartouristarea,andtherearemanyplacestograbtraditionalSpanishfood.Holland,MichiganHollandwassettledin1

847byDutchCalvinistseparatists,undertheleadershipofDrAlbertusvanRaalte.TerribleeconomicconditionsintheNetherlandsforcedthemto

emigrate(移居国外),whiletheirdesiresforreligiousfreedomledthemtouniteandsettletogetherasagroup.Muchoftheorig

inalarchitecturewasdestroyedinan1871fire,butthecitystillhasmanywindmills,eateries,artandevenanannualtulipfestivalandholi

daymarket.NewGlarus,WisconsinMorethan160yearsafteritwasfounded,NewGlarushasmaintainedmuchofitsSwissherita

geandoldworldtraditions.NewGlarus’SwissimmigrantrootsareproudlyondisplaywithitsAlpinearchitecture,SwissHistoricalVillageMuseumandYodelCl

ub.TheWisconsinvillagealsoputsonculturaleventsliketheHeidiFolkFestivalandSwissVolksfest.Solvang,Calif

orniaLocatednearSantaBarbara,SolangisacharmingCaliforniacitywithDanishroots.AgroupofimmigratesfromDenmarkfoundedSolvangjusto

ver100yearsagotocreateaDanishhomeawayfromhome.Assuch,thecityisfullofDanisharchitecture,restaurants,shopsandevenacopyofCopenhagen’sfam

ousLittleMermaidstatue.21．WhichUScitymighthavethelongestEuropeanorigin?A．SolvangB．HollandC．NewGlarusD．St.August

ine22．WhydidDutchCalvinistseparatesdecidetoemigrate?A．Topursuereligiousfreedomandeconomicopportunities.B．TofoundaDutc

hcommunitywithunitedpower.C．ToseekforaUSstatewithbettersocialwelfare.D．Torevealthedarksideoftheirnativeplace.23．Whichofthefollowingoriginatesfro

mDenmark?A．YodelClub.B．TheLittleMermaidstatue.C．TheColonialQuarter.D．TheHeidiFolkFestival.BItwasanautumnday,and1wasstandinginthekitchen

,hangingmyheadoverthecounterandtryingtofigureouthowmanycalorieswereinabowlofhomemadeyogurtandfruit.AndIfeltannoye

d.Iwas16,andmybestfriendandIhadgonetoourfirstWeightWatchersmeeting.Itwasthetrendinthemid-1980s，andeventhoughIwasanathlete,likemanyteengirls,Ididn

'tnecessarilylikewhatIsawinthemirror.Butafteraweekorsoofrecordingeverymealandsnackandcalculatingthec

alories,Ihadhadenough.IwentbacktomyroutineofchowingwhateverIwanted,runningandskiing,andletthatbethat.Andit'sstillprettymuchwhatIdo;aslongasth

eworkoutsareregularandthefoodiswholeandbalanced,mybody'ssetpointhasn'tvariedforyears.Theweightlosstren

dofthreedecadesago−fullofscalesandcountingcalories−hasfallenaway.Nowfastingispopular.Thewaystokeepfitvary:onthe5:2dietapersoneatsforfivedaysandfas

tsfortwodayseachweek,whilethe18:6refers10fastingfor18hoursandtheneatingwithinasix-hourwindoweachday.Inthisissue,A

ssociateEditorMarkBarnatriestounderstandthesciencebehindthefastingplans.Researchershavefoundthatanimalslikemonkeysagemor

eslowlyafteryearsofeatingless,andinthelabinhumans,theysawimprovementsinanumberofsignsthatindicateriskofsomehardtocurediseases.Thehope

forhealthyweightlossisn’toveryet,butatleastnowthecalculatorsdon’thavetobeoutateverymeal.24．Whatmadetheauthorann

oyed?A．Shehadtoworkoutthecaloriesineverymealandsnack.B．Thereweretoomanycaloriesintheyogurtandfruit.C．TheWeightWatchesme

etingwasnotnecessaryforher.D．Herbodywasnotasstrongasanathlete’s.25．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“chowing”?

A．Choosing.B．DoingC．Cooking.D．Eating.26．Howdopeoplekeepfitnow?A．Theylimitthecaloriestheytakein.B．Theyfastdailyorweekly.C

．Theyloseweightonly.D．Theyeatenougheveryday.27．Whatdoweknowabouttheresearchers’findinginthispassage?A．Peoplegrowmoreslowlyiftheyeatless.B．

Peoplearehealthieriftheyeatless.C．Peoplehavestoppedlosingweightnow.D．Peoplecalculatetheirfoodforeverymeal.CThe

re'sawordofwellnessI'velovedforyears.It'sHALT:theideathatifyouwanttobecalmandcontent,neverletyourselfgett

oohungry,angry,lonelyortired.Researchersareincreasinglylookingmorecloselyatthe“L”in“HALT”，withonereportpresentedtotheAmeri

canPsychologicalAssociationfindingthatlong-termlonelinessmightbeagreaterpublichealthriskthanobesity.Lonelinessisaproblemwithmanyfaces.Somepeop

learealonemostofthetime—datacollectedbytheUnitedKingdomfoundthat200,000peopleovertheageof75hadnothadaconversationwithafriendorarelati

veinmorethanamonth.Butsomepeoplefeellonelyeveninacrowdedroom,disconnectedfrommeaningfulrelationshipseventhought

heirdaysarefilledwithpeople.Tome,walkingapositivepathmeanswalkingalongsideothers—peoplewholiftourspirits,

shareourvalues,challengeustogrowandlearnandbringusjoy.Butsocialsatisfactiondoesn'tcomeautomaticallyoreveneasilytotoomanypeople.Andinourageofindi

vidualizedelectronicdevices,socialmediaandtext-basedcommunication,itcanbeharderthanevertofeeltrulyconnectedtoothers.Iwassoheartenedtoreadthatrec

entlytheBritishParliament(议会)hascreateda“MinisterforLoneliness”positiontopromoteresearch,educationan

dprinciplessoastocurewhatsomeresearcherscall“thelonelinessdisease”.MoreandmoredoctorsinAmericaarealsoscreeningadultpatientsforlonelinessata

nnualphysicalexaminations,whichisanotherpromisingsign.Withpropersocialsupportandcommunityparticipation,

lonelinesscanbepreventedfromhappening.Ifyouarefeelinglonely,makealistofyourdailyroutinesandaskyourselfhowyoucouldaddmoresocialinte

ractionstoeachday.Tryreachingoutforvolunteeropportunities,clubsandorganizationstojoinandoldfriendshipstor

enew.Ifyouarestruggling,askaconsultanttohelpyouidentifyyoursocialobstaclesandovercomethem.28．Whatisparagraph2mainlytalkingabout?A．

AgingpopulationinBritain.B．Differenttypesofloneliness.C．Strangebehaviorofpeople.D．SocialcommunicationinBritain.29．Whatdoestheauthorthinkmakespeoplefe

ellonely?A．Popularityofdigitaldevices.B．Livingfarawayfromeachother.C．Fewervisitstorelatives.D．Pressurefromchallengingwork.30．Howdoesth

eauthorfeelabout“thelonelinessdisease”？A．Itishardtocure.B．Itisavoidable.C．Itneedsofficialsupportmost.D．Itreliesondoctor

s'work.31．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．BuildingaCloseRelationshipB．MeasuresofAvoidingLonelinessC．TheRisko

fBeingLonelyD．FightingAgainstLonelinessDBabiesmadefromthreepeopleapprovedinUKBabiesmadefromtwowomenandonemanhavebeenapprovedbytheUK'sfert

ilityregulator.Thehistoricandcontroversialmoveistopreventchildrenfrombeingbornwithdeadlygeneticdiseases.DoctorsinNewcastle—whodevelop

edtheadvancedformofInVitroFertilizationorIVF(人工授精)—areexpectedtobethefirsttooffertheprocedureandhavealreadyappealedf

ordonoreggs.Thefirstsuchchildcouldbeborn,attheearliest,bytheendof2017.Somefamilieshavelostmultiplechil

drentoincurablemitochondrial(线粒体的)diseases,whichcanleavepeoplewithinsufficientenergytokeeptheirheartbeating.Thediseasesarepasseddownfromon

lythemother,soatechniqueusingadonoreggaswellasthemother'seggandfather'sspermhasbeendeveloped.Theresultingchildhasatinyamounto

ftheirDNAfromthedonor,buttheprocedureislegalandreviewssayitisethical(伦理的)andscientificallyready.“Itisadecisionofhist

oricimportance,”saidSallyCheshire,chairwomanoftheHumanFertilisationandEmbryologyAuthority(HFEA).“I'ms

urepatientswillbereallypleasedbywhatwe'vedecidedtoday.”Butsomescientistshavequestionedtheethicsofthetechnique,sayingitcouldopenthedoorto

genetically-modified(转基因)‘designer’babies.TheHFEAmustapproveeveryclinicandeverypatientbeforetheprocedurecantakeplace.Three-personbabieshavebeen

allowedonlyincaseswheretheriskofachilddevelopingmitochondrialdiseaseisveryhigh.ProfMaryHerbert,fromthe

NewcastleFertilityCentre,said,“Itisenormouslypleasingthatourmanyyearsofresearchinthisareacanfinallybeappliedtohelpfamiliesaffectedb

ythesedevastatingdiseases”.“Nowthatwearemovingforwardtowardsclinicaltreatments,wewillalsoneeddonorstodonateeggsforuseintreatmentto

preventaffectedwomentransmittingdiseasetotheirchildren.”ProfSirDougTurnbull,thedirectoroftheWelcomeCentreforMitochondrialResearchatNe

wcastleUniversity,said,“Wearedelightedbytoday'sdecision.Wewillalsoprovidelong-termfollowupofanychildrenborn.”NHSEnglandhasagreedtofu

ndthetreatmentcostsofthefirsttrialofthree-personIVFforthosewomenwhomeettheHFEAcriteria,aslongastheyagreetolong-termfollowupoftheirchildrenafterthe

yareborn.32．Whyisithistoricallyimportanttoapprovebabiesmadefromthreepeople?A．Ithelpscoupleswholosetheabilitytogivebirthtoababy.B．Itmar

ksafoundationstonetochangebabies’appearancesbeforebirth.C．ItturnsouttobeanadvancedformofInVitroFertilization.D．Itstopsdea

dlygeneticdiseasespassingdowntonewly-bornbabies.33．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutmitochondrialdiseases?A．Theypassdownontobabiesfromtheirpar

ents.B．Theypreventpeople’sheartfromfunctioningnormally.C．Somechildreninfectedcanbecuredwithpropertreatment.D．Babiescanbeinfectedwiththemth

roughadonor’segg.34．Howcanaclinicorapatientbeapprovedofapplyingthethree-personbabytechnique?A．Onlywhenthebabytobebor

nneedsittosurvive.B．Onlywhenthepatientgetsfinanciallyprepared.C．Onlywhentheclinicgetsscientificallyready.D．Onlywhe

nthetechniqueisethnicallyaccepted.35．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheapprovalofbabiesmadefromthreepeople?A．Supportive

B．IndifferentC．WorriedD．Objective第二节七选五(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。Inastudyrecentlypublishedinthe

journalNeuron,researchersfoundthatsupermemorizersdon’thaveunusuallylargebrainregionsthatallowthemtorememberalotofinformation.36He

reareafewoftheirfavoritetricksthatcanhelpyoutorememberthingsinyoureverydaylife.ToRemember:NewwordsTechnique:ChangeroutineIn

astudy,agroupofstudentsstudiedalistofwordsintwoseparatesessions.Somestudiedinamessyroomandsomeinaneatspace.Onegroupofstudents

spentbothsessionsinthesameroom,whiletheothersplitthesessionsbetweenthetwoenvironments.Duringatest,thestudentswhostudi

edinmultipleplacesrememberedmuchmore.37Thatincludesthetimeofday,themusicinthebackground,whetheryousitorstand,etc.ToRemember:YourPINTechnique:Co

untitoutYoucoulduseyourbirthday,oryourphonenumber,butidentitythieveshaveawayoffiguringthosenumbersout.38Writeafour-wordsentence.T

hencountthenumberoflettersineachword.Forinstance,“thisismyPIN”=4223.ToRemember:FacesTechnique:FocusonnosesWhilesomesu

permemorizersspecializeinassociatingnameswithfaces,thememory-palacetechniquedoesn’tworkaswelliftheimageofthefaceischangedinanywa

y.Ratherthanfocusingoneyes,asmostpeopledo,focusonthecentreortotheleftofaperson’snose.39ToRemember:Facts&figuresTec

hnique:40Tolearnandrememberstatistics,reviewingthematerialrepeatedlyoveralongertimeisfarmoreeffectivethanrepeatingitinashorterone.Ify

ourexamisinaweek,studytodayandthenagaininadayortwo.Ifitisamonthaway,studytodayandthenwaitaweekbeforeyoursecondsession.A.Studiesshowedtha

tvaryingotheraspectsofyourenvironmentcanalsohelp.B.ValueexamsC.Thetheoryisthatyourbrainlinksthewordstotheenvironment

aroundyou.D.Thisallowsyoutotakeintheirwholeface.E.Theirbrainstructuresareinfactthesameastherestofours.F.Instead,trythistipf

romDominic,aneight-timeWorldMemoryChampion.G.Giveyourselftime第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短

文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Catshavenoemotions.Atleast,that'swhatmyhusbandonceclaimed

（声称）.I41thatmytwocatsexperienceemotions.Theyfeelanger,fear,and42.Heagreedwithme,but43hisopinionthatcatsdon'tfeellove.44,mytuxedocat,Sebastian,w

ouldteachhimotherwise.Whenmynext-doorneighbormovedin,hehadashecatnamedJuliet.Shewasanindoorlady,alwayswatching45throughthewindow.Th

enonedaywhenI46mycattothebackyardforhisplaytime,Sebastian47Julietstaringathimbehindthewindow.Itsoonbecame48thatt

heywereattractedbyeachother.Soeverydaythereafter,wheneverIletSebastianout,hewouldrush49__tothebackyardne

xt-doorandtheywouldsitstaring50ateachotherthroughthescreen,sheinside,andheoutside.Evenmyhusbandwatched51,andhewouldmurmu

r,"Butcatscan'tfeellove...canthey?"Fivemonthslater,myneighborhadto52becauseofwork.Myheartsank.Iwonderedhow

Sebastianwould53toJuliet'sleaving.FormonthsafterJulietmovedawayandthenewneighbormovedin,Ioften54Sebas

tiansittingbyJuliet'swindow,lookingintotheapartment55hislady.Thenewneighbordidn'tmindhavingthe"PeepingSebastian"afterI56hisre

asonforbeingthere.Sebastian57thesmallareaoutsidethatwindowashisterritory(领土).Othermalecatswereallowedinthe

58,butnotnearJuliet'swindow,whichheguardeduntilhis59.Evennow,whenmyhusbandandIwalkthroughthebackyardandseethatwindow,he

60meofthelessonSebastiantaughthimthatcatsdoindeedfallinlove.41.A.quarreledB.discussedC.suggestedD.argued42.A.ene

rgyB.powerC.happinessD.strength43.A.referredtoB.stucktoC.preparedforD.approvedof44.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.BesidesD.Meanwhile45.A.theenvironmen

tB.theskyC.herownerD.herboyfriend46.A.forbadeB.accompaniedC.preventedD.left47.A.calledattentiontoB.caughtsightofC

.tookchargeofD.paidavisitto48.A.innocentB.doubtfulC.skillfulD.clear49.A.secretlyB.quietlyC.straightD.worriedly

50.A.lovinglyB.angrilyC.hungrilyD.greedily51.A.introubleB.insorrowC.inamazementD.inhorror52.A.moveB.travelC.

comeD.stay53.A.reactB.replyC.reduceD.replace54.A.tookB.sensedC.metD.caught55.A.inplaceofB.onthebasisofC.insearchofD.onaccountof56.

A.explainedB.requestedC.blamedD.asked57.A.discoveredB.markedC.preservedD.persuaded58.A.streetB.villageC.windowD.back

yard59.A.birthdayB.survivalC.deathD.arrival60.A.remindsB.informsC.tellsD.cures第二节短文填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分1

5分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入合适的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Canyouimaginetheworldfullofcryingandshouting,61(cover)indarkness?However,it’snotjustajoke

.It’sarealdescriptionofaworldwithouthappinessand62(laugh).Ifyoucompareourlife63apie,whatwouldyouputinifyouwereinchargeofmakingthepie?64(obvious)

,manypeoplewouldaddasmuchhappinessaspossible.Doyouknowwhy?It’s65happinessstandsforsweetnessinmostpeople

’sminds.Don’tthinkofitjustasacomparison.Happinessisaflowerlivinginthesunshine,and66isnotdifficulttoreachforit.Wehaveavarietyof67(emotion)l

ikesadness,anger,fear,enthusiasmandhappiness,andtheyallappearnaturallywhensomething68(affect)ourfeelings.So,ifwecanchangeourattitudetothingsinthe

world,wecancertainlyadjustouremotions.Itmeansthatwecanchoosetobehappyifwewantto,aslongaswevieweverythi

ngin69positiveway.Ifwecanbehappy,whynotchoosetobe?Let’strytogethertocreateaworldfilledwith70(smile)facesandsunshine.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节

短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）文中共有10处语言错误，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限

一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Lastterm,IwenttoAmericaforastudentexchangeprogramme.Beforego,Iwasquiteproudin

myEnglish.ButeveryoneinAmericaspokesofastthatIcouldn’tmakeoutthatwhattheyweresaying.BeingincompletelydifferentculturewasfrightenedandIevenwantedt

ogostraightbackhome.However,thingsoongotbetterandbetter.Thehostfamilywasveryking.Fortunately,theboythatIstaywithwascrazyaboutfootball,thatmademystay

enjoyable.Beside,beinganexchangestudentofferedmeachanceimprovemyEnglish.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，你的留学生朋友James来信询问

你市即将举办的中国民谣节（theChineseBalledFestival）的情况，请给他回信。内容包括：1.举办的时间和地点；2.活动内容和目的；3.邀请James一同前往。注意：1.词数l00左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。2020年上学期高二期末大联考英语试题参考答案第

一部分听力（每小题1.5分，共30分）1—5BCCBC6—10BBAAB11—15BCBCB16—20CAACC第二部分阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分）21—23DAB24—27ADBB28—-31BABD32—3

5DBAD36-40.EAFDG第三部分语言知识运用第一节完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）41-45DCBBA46-50BBDCA51-55CAADC56-60ABDCA第二节语法填空（每小题1.5分，共15分）61.cove

red62.laughter63.to64.Obviously65.because66.it67.emotions68.affects69.a70.smiling第四部分写作.第一节短文改错（10分）1.be

fore→going2.proud→of3.去掉makeout后面的that4.completely前面加a5.frightened→frightening6.thing→things7.with前面的stay→stayed8.made前的that→which9.Beside→B

esides10.improve前面加to第二节书面表达（满分25分）DearJames,I'mreallygladtotellyousomethingabouttheChineseBalladFestivalwhichistobeheldinourcity.Thefestivalwi

llbeheldfrom8:00pmto10:00pmthisSundayatthePeople'sArtTheatredowntown.InordertopromoteChinesefolkculture,somefamousChineseballa

dmasterswillgiveuseightexcellentballadshows,manyofwhichwillbeonthestageforthefirsttime.Whatisthemostimportantexpectat

ionofthefestivalisaninteractiveactivitybetweentheaudienceandperformers.Ithinktheeveningwillbeafeastforballadloverswhoarebou

ndtoenjoythemselves.SoI'dliketoinviteyoutoenjoytheballadfeasttogether.Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiHua听力原文Text1W:I'mgoingtochangemycloth

esassoonasI'vefinishedtypingthisletter.M:Okay.Thenwe'lltakemycarandgooutforameal.Text2M:Hello,Madam.WehavesomereallyniceT-

shirtsonsale.…Letmesee.Whataboutthesedarkbluejeans?TheywilllookgreatwiththatT-shirt.Andtheyareonly$20.W:How

muchistheT-shirt?IloveboththeT-shirtandthejeans!M:TheT-shirtis$10.Text3M:Iseeyoufellasleepinthelawnchairagain.

W:Thatchairisverycomfortable.Domyeyeslookreallytired?M:No,butyourfaceisverysunburned.Text4W:It'savery

dryyear.Areyouusinglesswateratyourhome?M:Ido.Butmywifedoesn't.Shethinksourchildrenneedadailybath.W:Waterisveryimportantforkids,butmaybeshecouldgiv

ethemabatheveryotherday.Text5W:ThemuseumisopenlateonFridays.Wecouldseethenewexhibitionafterwork.M:Theweekendwouldbealotbett

er.Ihavetoworklatethisweektofinishareport.W:Noproblem.ItoldmynephewI'dtakehimtoabaseballgameonSaturday,though.Text6W:Mr

sThompsonwantstoseeus,Jason.M:Why?Weshouldn'tbeintroubleoranything.Infact,weweresuperactiveduringtheentireclassdiscussio

nthismorning.W:That'sjustit.Idon'tthinkit'sabadthingatall.Ithinksheisgoingtoaskustorunforclassmonitor!M:Whoa,really?That'salotofresponsibility.W:Wel

l,Ithinkyou'dbegreatatit!Besides,it'sabighonortobeaskedtodoit.ItmeansthatMrsThompsonseesusasleaders.M:I'mnotsureifIcando

itbymyself,though.Couldwedoittogether?W:Let'saskMrsThompson.Ihearhercominginfromthehallwaynow…Text7W:MrJones,IjustgotoffthephonewithMrDaws

on.Hewantstoscheduleameetingwithyouforlatertodayortomorrow.M:Whatdoeshewanttotalkabout?W:Oneofthefactoriesthatmakeshis

products.Hesaiditwasprettyurgent.M:Well,Idon'twanttostaytoolatelikelastnight.Mywifewasnothappywithme!W:Howabouttomorrowat11：00a．m.?I

checkedyourschedule,andtheonlythingyouhavethatdayisaphonecallat2：00p．m.M:11：00tomorrowsoundsfine.Canyouseteverythingu

pandthenemailmealltheinformation,please?W:Ofcourse.Iwasjustabouttogotolunch,actually.Doyouwanttojoinme?M:I'dloveto,butIhavetolookatsomesampl

esfromanewcustomer.I'lljoinyounexttime!Text8M:Didyougrabeverythingfromthecar?Weshouldcheckbeforeweleavethisarea.Wehavealongdayofhiking

aheadofus.W:Yes,Ididitalready.Whereshouldwegonow?M:We'regoinguptothetoppartofthemountain.W:Isthatwherewegetthetickets?M:Yeah.It'sabouta20-minute

walkfromhere.W:That'snotsobad.M:Justwaittillwegetthetickets.It'sathree-hourhikefromtheretothetop.W:Howfaristhelakefro

mthetop?M:Another40minutes.Wecanhavelunchatthetop,ordownbythewater.W:Wehadalatebreakfast,soIcanwait.I'

mexcitedtoseethislake.Theguidebooksaysitchangescolorthroughouttheyear.M:That'strue.Inthefallandwinter,it'sskybluebecauseofthelightreflectingofft

inypiecesoficeinthelake.Atthistimeofyear,itturnsgreenbecauseoftheplantsthatgrowunderthewater.W:That'ssoco

ol.It'sagoodthingIbroughtmycamera.Text9M:Doyouknowthereisanewartexhibitioninthecity?W:No,Idon't.IsitbeingheldattheCityExhibitionCenter?M:Ithoughti

twasthereatfirst,oratoneofthepopularartgalleries.Butno,andyouwouldneverguesswhereitis.W:Comeon,tellme.M:It'stakingplaceinsidetheM

etropolitanShoppingCenter.W:Seriously?That'ssounusual.M:Yeah.Ithoughtitwasridiculous,butnowIfinditkindof

cool.W:Whataretheyshowingattheexhibition?Paintings?M:There'sapaintingsection,andmostpaintingsarethewo

rksofcontemporaryartists.Onlyafewarepaintedbytraditionalpainters.W:What'sthemajordifferencebetweenthetwo?M:Well,contemporaryartis

ts'worksaremoreabstractcomparedwiththeclassicalstyleoftraditionalpaintings.W:Isee.Sowhatothersectionsarethere?M:There'saphotographysection,ascul

pturesectionandavideosection.W:What'sbeingshowninthevideosection?M:Shortmovies.It'sactuallythesecondmostpopularsectionofallfou

rafterthephotographysection.W:Interesting.Whichsectionistheleastpopular?M:Thesculptureone.Text10AndrewhadalwayslookeduptohisbrotherDave,whowasfiv

eyearsolder.WhenAndrewturned10,theirfatherpassedawayafteralongbattlewithcancer.Daveknewhewastheonlypo

sitivemalerolemodelforAndrew.Thenextyear,Davegothisdriver'slicenseandstarteddrivinghisbrothereverywhere

hisfatherusedto:school,soccerpractice,friends'houses,summercamp…anywhereAndrewneededtobe.Healsogotapart-timejobintheeveningstohelphism

otherwiththefamilyexpenses.Daveneverthoughtabouthimself;hewasalwaystired,butheknewhewasdoingtherightthing.Severalyearslater,Andrewwasgett

ingreadytograduatefromhighschoolatthetopofhisclass.Theheadmasteraskedhimtogiveaspeechinfrontofthewholeschool.Thehe

adoftheentireschooldistrictwasgoingtobetheretointroducehim.Andrewwashonored,andhewrotehisspeechthatnight.Thedayofthegraduationarri

ved.Davewasintheaudience,alongwithhismother.Andrewsaidthatheowedallhissuccesstohisolderbrother.HethankedDaveforshowinghimhow

tobeabetterpersonandastrongermanforhisfamily.Withtearsinhiseyes,hetoldDavethattheirfatherwasproudofbothofthem.Davesmiledthroughhisown

tears,becausehefinallyknewithadallbeenworthit.