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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.HowmuchwillthewomanpayfortheT-shirtandthejeans?()A.$10.B.$20.C.$30.3.Whatdow
eknowaboutthewoman?()A.Shehasafever.B.Shelooksverytirednow.C.Shefellasleepinanoutdoorchair.4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?()A.Theweathe
rthisyear.B.Waterconservation.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.Theclassleadersreportedthemtoher.B.Shewillaskthemtorunforclassmonitor.C.Theywerenotveryactivethismorning.7.Whatdoesth
eboysuggesttheydo?()A.Gotothehallway.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.Whatdoesthemanhaveto
doat2:00p.m.tomorrow?()A.Makeaphonecall.B.Sendanemail.C.Lookatsomesamples.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplac
e?()A.Ontopofamountain.B.Inaparkinglot.C.Ataticketbooth.11.Howfaristhelakefromthetop?()A.About20minu
tes'walk.B.About40minutes'walk.C.About3hours'walk.12.Whatcolorwillthelakebewhenthespeakersarrive?()A.Orange.B.Blue.C.Green.听第9段材料,回
答第13至16题。13.Whereistheartexhibitiontakingplace?()A.Atanartgallery.B.Atashoppingmall.C.Atanexhibitioncenter.14.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheplaceofth
eexhibitionnow?()A.Itisstrange.B.Itisordinary.C.Itiscool.15.Whatisbeingshowninthepaintingsectionoftheexhibition?()A.Mainlyclassicalpainting
s.B.Largelycontemporarypaintings.C.Anequalnumberofclassicalpaintingsandcontemporarypaintings.16.Whichsectionisthemost
popular?()A.Thevideosection.B.Thesculpturesection.C.Thephotographysection.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.Howoldwa
sDavewhenhisfatherpassedaway?()A.15.B.10.C.5.18.WhatdidDavedointheevenings?()A.Heearnedsomemoney.B.Hedidhouseworkforthefami
ly.C.Hedrovehisbrothertosomeplaces.19.WhointroducedAndrewatthegraduationceremony?()A.Hissoccercoach.B.Theschoolheadmaster.C.T
heheadoftheschooldistrict.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,butinternationalflightsarenotalwaysparticularlyaffordable
.Ifyou’relookingtoexperienceatasteofEuropeanculture,however,therearemanyplacesintheUSwithaEuropeanheritage(传统).Fo
undedbySpanishsettlersin1565,St.AugustineisfullofSpanish-inspiredarchitecture,historicalsitesandotherattractions.TheColonialQuarterisapopulartou
ristarea,andtherearemanyplacestograbtraditionalSpanishfood.Holland,MichiganHollandwassettledin1847byDutchCalvinistseparatists,undertheleader
shipofDrAlbertusvanRaalte.TerribleeconomicconditionsintheNetherlandsforcedthemtoemigrate(移居国外),whiletheirdesire
sforreligiousfreedomledthemtouniteandsettletogetherasagroup.Muchoftheoriginalarchitecturewasdestroyedinan1871fir
e,butthecitystillhasmanywindmills,eateries,artandevenanannualtulipfestivalandholidaymarket.NewGlarus,WisconsinMorethan160yearsafter
itwasfounded,NewGlarushasmaintainedmuchofitsSwissheritageandoldworldtraditions.NewGlarus’Swissimmigrantrootsarepr
oudlyondisplaywithitsAlpinearchitecture,SwissHistoricalVillageMuseumandYodelClub.TheWisconsinvillagealsoputsonculturaleventsliketheHeidiFolkFest
ivalandSwissVolksfest.Solvang,CaliforniaLocatednearSantaBarbara,SolangisacharmingCaliforniacitywithDanishroots.Agroupofimmigrat
esfromDenmarkfoundedSolvangjustover100yearsagotocreateaDanishhomeawayfromhome.Assuch,thecityisfullofDanisharchitecture,
restaurants,shopsandevenacopyofCopenhagen’sfamousLittleMermaidstatue.21.WhichUScitymighthavethelongestEuropeanorigin?A.SolvangB.HollandC.
NewGlarusD.St.Augustine22.WhydidDutchCalvinistseparatesdecidetoemigrate?A.Topursuereligiousfreedomande
conomicopportunities.B.TofoundaDutchcommunitywithunitedpower.C.ToseekforaUSstatewithbettersocialwelfare.D.Torevealthedarks
ideoftheirnativeplace.23.WhichofthefollowingoriginatesfromDenmark?A.YodelClub.B.TheLittleMermaidstatue.C.TheColo
nialQuarter.D.TheHeidiFolkFestival.BItwasanautumnday,and1wasstandinginthekitchen,hangingmyheadoverthecounterandtryingtofigureou
thowmanycalorieswereinabowlofhomemadeyogurtandfruit.AndIfeltannoyed.Iwas16,andmybestfriendandIhadgonetoourfirstWeightWatchersmeeting.Itwasthetrendin
themid-1980s,andeventhoughIwasanathlete,likemanyteengirls,Ididn'tnecessarilylikewhatIsawinthemirror.Butafteraweekorsoofrecordingeverymealandsnacka
ndcalculatingthecalories,Ihadhadenough.IwentbacktomyroutineofchowingwhateverIwanted,runningandskiing,andletthatbethat
.Andit'sstillprettymuchwhatIdo;aslongastheworkoutsareregularandthefoodiswholeandbalanced,mybody'ssetpointhasn'tvariedforyears.Theweightlosstrendoft
hreedecadesago−fullofscalesandcountingcalories−hasfallenaway.Nowfastingispopular.Thewaystokeepfitvary:onthe5:2dietapersoneatsforfived
aysandfastsfortwodayseachweek,whilethe18:6refers10fastingfor18hoursandtheneatingwithinasix-hourwindoweach
day.Inthisissue,AssociateEditorMarkBarnatriestounderstandthesciencebehindthefastingplans.Researchershavefoundthatanimalslikemonkeysagem
oreslowlyafteryearsofeatingless,andinthelabinhumans,theysawimprovementsinanumberofsignsthatindicateriskofsomehardtocuredise
ases.Thehopeforhealthyweightlossisn’toveryet,butatleastnowthecalculatorsdon’thavetobeoutateverymeal.24.
Whatmadetheauthorannoyed?A.Shehadtoworkoutthecaloriesineverymealandsnack.B.Thereweretoomanycaloriesintheyogurtandfruit.C.TheWeightWatches
meetingwasnotnecessaryforher.D.Herbodywasnotasstrongasanathlete’s.25.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“chowing
”?A.Choosing.B.DoingC.Cooking.D.Eating.26.Howdopeoplekeepfitnow?A.Theylimitthecaloriestheytakein.B.Theyf
astdailyorweekly.C.Theyloseweightonly.D.Theyeatenougheveryday.27.Whatdoweknowabouttheresearchers’findinginthisp
assage?A.Peoplegrowmoreslowlyiftheyeatless.B.Peoplearehealthieriftheyeatless.C.Peoplehavestoppedlosingweightnow.D.Peoplecalculatethe
irfoodforeverymeal.CThere'sawordofwellnessI'velovedforyears.It'sHALT:theideathatifyouwanttobecalmandcontent,neverle
tyourselfgettoohungry,angry,lonelyortired.Researchersareincreasinglylookingmorecloselyatthe“L”in“HAL
T”,withonereportpresentedtotheAmericanPsychologicalAssociationfindingthatlong-termlonelinessmightbeagreaterpubliche
althriskthanobesity.Lonelinessisaproblemwithmanyfaces.Somepeoplearealonemostofthetime—datacollectedbytheUnitedKingdomfoundthat20
0,000peopleovertheageof75hadnothadaconversationwithafriendorarelativeinmorethanamonth.Butsomepeoplefeellonelyeveninacrowdedroom,disconnectedfro
mmeaningfulrelationshipseventhoughtheirdaysarefilledwithpeople.Tome,walkingapositivepathmeanswalkingalongsideothers—pe
oplewholiftourspirits,shareourvalues,challengeustogrowandlearnandbringusjoy.Butsocialsatisfactiondoesn'tcomeaut
omaticallyoreveneasilytotoomanypeople.Andinourageofindividualizedelectronicdevices,socialmediaandtext-basedcommunication,itcanbeharderthan
evertofeeltrulyconnectedtoothers.IwassoheartenedtoreadthatrecentlytheBritishParliament(议会)hascreateda“Minist
erforLoneliness”positiontopromoteresearch,educationandprinciplessoastocurewhatsomeresearcherscall“the
lonelinessdisease”.MoreandmoredoctorsinAmericaarealsoscreeningadultpatientsforlonelinessatannualphysicalexaminations,whichis
anotherpromisingsign.Withpropersocialsupportandcommunityparticipation,lonelinesscanbepreventedfromhappening.Ifyouarefeelinglonely,ma
kealistofyourdailyroutinesandaskyourselfhowyoucouldaddmoresocialinteractionstoeachday.Tryreachingoutforvolunteeropportunities,clubsandorgani
zationstojoinandoldfriendshipstorenew.Ifyouarestruggling,askaconsultanttohelpyouidentifyyoursocialobstaclesando
vercomethem.28.Whatisparagraph2mainlytalkingabout?A.AgingpopulationinBritain.B.Differenttypesofloneliness.C.Strangebehaviorofpeople.D.Socia
lcommunicationinBritain.29.Whatdoestheauthorthinkmakespeoplefeellonely?A.Popularityofdigitaldevices.B.Livingfar
awayfromeachother.C.Fewervisitstorelatives.D.Pressurefromchallengingwork.30.Howdoestheauthorfeelabout“thelonelinessdisease”?A.Itishardtocure.B.I
tisavoidable.C.Itneedsofficialsupportmost.D.Itreliesondoctors'work.31.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Bu
ildingaCloseRelationshipB.MeasuresofAvoidingLonelinessC.TheRiskofBeingLonelyD.FightingAgainstLonelinessDBabiesmadefromthreepeopleap
provedinUKBabiesmadefromtwowomenandonemanhavebeenapprovedbytheUK'sfertilityregulator.Thehistoricandcontroversialmoveistoprevent
childrenfrombeingbornwithdeadlygeneticdiseases.DoctorsinNewcastle—whodevelopedtheadvancedformofInVitroFertilizationorIVF(人工授精)—aree
xpectedtobethefirsttooffertheprocedureandhavealreadyappealedfordonoreggs.Thefirstsuchchildcouldbeborn,attheearliest,bytheendof2017.Somefami
lieshavelostmultiplechildrentoincurablemitochondrial(线粒体的)diseases,whichcanleavepeoplewithinsufficientenergyto
keeptheirheartbeating.Thediseasesarepasseddownfromonlythemother,soatechniqueusingadonoreggaswellasthemother'
seggandfather'sspermhasbeendeveloped.TheresultingchildhasatinyamountoftheirDNAfromthedonor,buttheprocedureislegalandreviewssayitisethical(伦理的)a
ndscientificallyready.“Itisadecisionofhistoricimportance,”saidSallyCheshire,chairwomanoftheHumanFertilisationandEmbryologyAuthority(HFEA).“I'msur
epatientswillbereallypleasedbywhatwe'vedecidedtoday.”Butsomescientistshavequestionedtheethicsofthetec
hnique,sayingitcouldopenthedoortogenetically-modified(转基因)‘designer’babies.TheHFEAmustapproveeveryclinicandever
ypatientbeforetheprocedurecantakeplace.Three-personbabieshavebeenallowedonlyincaseswheretheriskofachildde
velopingmitochondrialdiseaseisveryhigh.ProfMaryHerbert,fromtheNewcastleFertilityCentre,said,“Itisenormou
slypleasingthatourmanyyearsofresearchinthisareacanfinallybeappliedtohelpfamiliesaffectedbythesedevastatingdiseases”.“Nowthatwearemoving
forwardtowardsclinicaltreatments,wewillalsoneeddonorstodonateeggsforuseintreatmenttopreventaffectedwomentransmittingdiseasetothei
rchildren.”ProfSirDougTurnbull,thedirectoroftheWelcomeCentreforMitochondrialResearchatNewcastleUniversity,said,“Wearedelightedbytoday'sdecisio
n.Wewillalsoprovidelong-termfollowupofanychildrenborn.”NHSEnglandhasagreedtofundthetreatmentcostsofthefirsttrialo
fthree-personIVFforthosewomenwhomeettheHFEAcriteria,aslongastheyagreetolong-termfollowupoftheirchildrenaftertheyareborn.32.Whyisithistoric
allyimportanttoapprovebabiesmadefromthreepeople?A.Ithelpscoupleswholosetheabilitytogivebirthtoababy.B.Itmarksafoundationstonetochang
ebabies’appearancesbeforebirth.C.ItturnsouttobeanadvancedformofInVitroFertilization.D.Itstopsdeadlygeneticdiseasespassingdowntonew
ly-bornbabies.33.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutmitochondrialdiseases?A.Theypassdownontobabiesfromtheirpar
ents.B.Theypreventpeople’sheartfromfunctioningnormally.C.Somechildreninfectedcanbecuredwithpropertreatment
.D.Babiescanbeinfectedwiththemthroughadonor’segg.34.Howcanaclinicorapatientbeapprovedofapplyingthethree-personbabytechni
que?A.Onlywhenthebabytobebornneedsittosurvive.B.Onlywhenthepatientgetsfinanciallyprepared.C.Onlywhentheclinicgetsscientificallyready.D.O
nlywhenthetechniqueisethnicallyaccepted.35.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheapprovalofbabiesmadefromthreepeople?A.SupportiveB.IndifferentC.Worried
D.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。InastudyrecentlypublishedinthejournalNeuron
,researchersfoundthatsupermemorizersdon’thaveunusuallylargebrainregionsthatallowthemtorememberalotofinformation.36Here
areafewoftheirfavoritetricksthatcanhelpyoutorememberthingsinyoureverydaylife.ToRemember:NewwordsTechnique:Ch
angeroutineInastudy,agroupofstudentsstudiedalistofwordsintwoseparatesessions.Somestudiedinamessyroomandsomeinaneatspace.Onegroupofst
udentsspentbothsessionsinthesameroom,whiletheothersplitthesessionsbetweenthetwoenvironments.Duringatest,thestud
entswhostudiedinmultipleplacesrememberedmuchmore.37Thatincludesthetimeofday,themusicinthebackground,whetheryousitorst
and,etc.ToRemember:YourPINTechnique:CountitoutYoucoulduseyourbirthday,oryourphonenumber,butidentitythieveshaveawayoffiguringthosenumb
ersout.38Writeafour-wordsentence.Thencountthenumberoflettersineachword.Forinstance,“thisismyPIN”=4223.ToRemember:FacesTechnique:FocusonnosesWhi
lesomesupermemorizersspecializeinassociatingnameswithfaces,thememory-palacetechniquedoesn’tworkaswelliftheim
ageofthefaceischangedinanyway.Ratherthanfocusingoneyes,asmostpeopledo,focusonthecentreortotheleftofaperson’snose.39ToRemember:Facts&figure
sTechnique:40Tolearnandrememberstatistics,reviewingthematerialrepeatedlyoveralongertimeisfarmoreeffectivethanrepeatingitinashorterone
.Ifyourexamisinaweek,studytodayandthenagaininadayortwo.Ifitisamonthaway,studytodayandthenwaitaweekbefore
yoursecondsession.A.Studiesshowedthatvaryingotheraspectsofyourenvironmentcanalsohelp.B.ValueexamsC.Thetheoryisthatyou
rbrainlinksthewordstotheenvironmentaroundyou.D.Thisallowsyoutotakeintheirwholeface.E.Theirbrainstructuresa
reinfactthesameastherestofours.F.Instead,trythistipfromDominic,aneight-timeWorldMemoryChampion.G.Giveyourselft
ime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。Catshavenoe
motions.Atleast,that'swhatmyhusbandonceclaimed(声称).I41thatmytwocatsexperienceemotions.Theyfeelanger,fear,and42.Heagreedwithme,but43hi
sopinionthatcatsdon'tfeellove.44,mytuxedocat,Sebastian,wouldteachhimotherwise.Whenmynext-doorneighbormovedin,hehadashecatnamedJuliet.Shewasanindo
orlady,alwayswatching45throughthewindow.ThenonedaywhenI46mycattothebackyardforhisplaytime,Sebastian47Julietstaringathimbe
hindthewindow.Itsoonbecame48thattheywereattractedbyeachother.Soeverydaythereafter,wheneverIletSebastianout,hewouldrush49__tothebackyardnext-doo
randtheywouldsitstaring50ateachotherthroughthescreen,sheinside,andheoutside.Evenmyhusbandwatched51,andhewouldmurmur,"Butcatscan'tfeellov
e...canthey?"Fivemonthslater,myneighborhadto52becauseofwork.Myheartsank.IwonderedhowSebastianwould53toJuliet'sleaving.FormonthsafterJulietmo
vedawayandthenewneighbormovedin,Ioften54SebastiansittingbyJuliet'swindow,lookingintotheapartment55hislady.Thenewneighbordidn'tmindhavingt
he"PeepingSebastian"afterI56hisreasonforbeingthere.Sebastian57thesmallareaoutsidethatwindowashisterritory(领土).Othermalecatswereallowedinthe58,butnotn
earJuliet'swindow,whichheguardeduntilhis59.Evennow,whenmyhusbandandIwalkthroughthebackyardandseethatwindow,he60meoftheles
sonSebastiantaughthimthatcatsdoindeedfallinlove.41.A.quarreledB.discussedC.suggestedD.argued42.A.energyB.powerC.happinessD.strength43.A.referredtoB.
stucktoC.preparedforD.approvedof44.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.BesidesD.Meanwhile45.A.theenvironmentB.theskyC.herownerD.herboyfriend46.A.forbad
eB.accompaniedC.preventedD.left47.A.calledattentiontoB.caughtsightofC.tookchargeofD.paidavisitto48.A.innocentB.doubtfulC.skillfulD.clear49.A.
secretlyB.quietlyC.straightD.worriedly50.A.lovinglyB.angrilyC.hungrilyD.greedily51.A.introubleB.insorrowC.inamazementD.inhorror52.A.moveB.t
ravelC.comeD.stay53.A.reactB.replyC.reduceD.replace54.A.tookB.sensedC.metD.caught55.A.inplaceofB.onthebasisofC.insearchofD.onaccountof56.A.e
xplainedB.requestedC.blamedD.asked57.A.discoveredB.markedC.preservedD.persuaded58.A.streetB.villageC.
windowD.backyard59.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15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,whatwouldyouputinifyouwe
reinchargeofmakingthepie?64(obvious),manypeoplewouldaddasmuchhappinessaspossible.Doyouknowwhy?It’s65happinessstandsforsweetnessinmostpeo
ple’sminds.Don’tthinkofitjustasacomparison.Happinessisaflowerlivinginthesunshine,and66isnotdifficulttoreachforit.Wehaveavarietyof67(em
otion)likesadness,anger,fear,enthusiasmandhappiness,andtheyallappearnaturallywhensomething68(affect)ourfeelings.So,ifwecanchangeourattitud
etothingsintheworld,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.Before
go,IwasquiteproudinmyEnglish.ButeveryoneinAmericaspokesofastthatIcouldn’tmakeoutthatwhattheyweresaying.Beingincompletelydiffere
ntculturewasfrightenedandIevenwantedtogostraightbackhome.However,thingsoongotbetterandbetter.Thehostfami
lywasveryking.Fortunately,theboythatIstaywithwascrazyaboutfootball,thatmademystayenjoyable.Beside,beinganexchangestudentoffer
edmeachanceimprovemyEnglish.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—20
CAACC第二部分阅读理解(每小题2分,共40分)21—23DAB24—27ADBB28—-31BABD32—35DBAD36-40.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)41-45DCBBA46-50BB
DCA51-55CAADC56-60ABDCA第二节语法填空(每小题1.5分,共15分)61.covered62.laughter63.to64.Obviously65.because66.it67.em
otions68.affects69.a70.smiling第四部分写作.第一节短文改错(10分)1.before→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→Besides10.improve前面加to第二节书面表达(满分25分)DearJames,I'mreallyglad
totellyousomethingabouttheChineseBalladFestivalwhichistobeheldinourcity.Thefestivalwillbeheldfrom8:00pmto10:00pmthisSundayatthePeople'sArtThe
atredowntown.InordertopromoteChinesefolkculture,somefamousChineseballadmasterswillgiveuseightexcellentballadshows,manyofwhichwillbeonthestageforth
efirsttime.Whatisthemostimportantexpectationofthefestivalisaninteractiveactivitybetweentheaudienceandperformers.Ithinktheeveningwillbeafeastfo
rballadloverswhoareboundtoenjoythemselves.SoI'dliketoinviteyoutoenjoytheballadfeasttogether.Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Yours
,LiHua听力原文Text1W:I'mgoingtochangemyclothesassoonasI'vefinishedtypingthisletter.M:Okay.Thenwe'lltakemycarandgooutforam
eal.Text2M:Hello,Madam.WehavesomereallyniceT-shirtsonsale.…Letmesee.Whataboutthesedarkbluejeans?Theywil
llookgreatwiththatT-shirt.Andtheyareonly$20.W:HowmuchistheT-shirt?IloveboththeT-shirtandthejeans!M:TheT-shirtis$10.T
ext3M:Iseeyoufellasleepinthelawnchairagain.W:Thatchairisverycomfortable.Domyeyeslookreallytired?M:No,butyourfaceisverysunburned.Text4W:It'saver
ydryyear.Areyouusinglesswateratyourhome?M:Ido.Butmywifedoesn't.Shethinksourchildrenneedadailybath.W:Waterisveryimportantf
orkids,butmaybeshecouldgivethemabatheveryotherday.Text5W:ThemuseumisopenlateonFridays.Wecouldseethenewexhibitionafterwork.M:Theweekendwouldbeal
otbetter.Ihavetoworklatethisweektofinishareport.W:Noproblem.ItoldmynephewI'dtakehimtoabaseballgameonSaturday,tho
ugh.Text6W:MrsThompsonwantstoseeus,Jason.M:Why?Weshouldn'tbeintroubleoranything.Infact,weweresuperactiveduringtheentireclassdiscussionthismornin
g.W:That'sjustit.Idon'tthinkit'sabadthingatall.Ithinksheisgoingtoaskustorunforclassmonitor!M:Whoa,really?That'salotof
responsibility.W:Well,Ithinkyou'dbegreatatit!Besides,it'sabighonortobeaskedtodoit.ItmeansthatMrsThompsonseesusasleaders.M:I'mnotsu
reifIcandoitbymyself,though.Couldwedoittogether?W:Let'saskMrsThompson.Ihearhercominginfromthehallwaynow…Text7W:MrJones,Iju
stgotoffthephonewithMrDawson.Hewantstoscheduleameetingwithyouforlatertodayortomorrow.M:Whatdoeshewanttotalkabout?W:Oneofthefactoriesthatmakeshi
sproducts.Hesaiditwasprettyurgent.M:Well,Idon'twanttostaytoolatelikelastnight.Mywifewasnothappywithm
e!W:Howabouttomorrowat11:00a.m.?Icheckedyourschedule,andtheonlythingyouhavethatdayisaphonecallat2:00p.m.M:11:00tomorrowsou
ndsfine.Canyouseteverythingupandthenemailmealltheinformation,please?W:Ofcourse.Iwasjustabouttogotolunch,actually.Doyouwanttojoinme?M
:I'dloveto,butIhavetolookatsomesamplesfromanewcustomer.I'lljoinyounexttime!Text8M:Didyougrabeverythingfromthecar?Weshouldcheckbeforew
eleavethisarea.Wehavealongdayofhikingaheadofus.W:Yes,Ididitalready.Whereshouldwegonow?M:We'regoinguptothetoppartofthemountain.W:Isthatwhereweget
thetickets?M:Yeah.It'sabouta20-minutewalkfromhere.W:That'snotsobad.M:Justwaittillwegetthetickets.It'sathre
e-hourhikefromtheretothetop.W:Howfaristhelakefromthetop?M:Another40minutes.Wecanhavelunchatthetop,ordownb
ythewater.W:Wehadalatebreakfast,soIcanwait.I'mexcitedtoseethislake.Theguidebooksaysitchangescolorthroughouttheyear.M:That
'strue.Inthefallandwinter,it'sskybluebecauseofthelightreflectingofftinypiecesoficeinthelake.Atthistimeofyear
,itturnsgreenbecauseoftheplantsthatgrowunderthewater.W:That'ssocool.It'sagoodthingIbroughtmycamera.Text9M:Doyouknowthereisan
ewartexhibitioninthecity?W:No,Idon't.IsitbeingheldattheCityExhibitionCenter?M:Ithoughtitwasthereatfirst,o
ratoneofthepopularartgalleries.Butno,andyouwouldneverguesswhereitis.W:Comeon,tellme.M:It'stakingplaceinsidetheMetropolitanShoppingCenter.W:Seriousl
y?That'ssounusual.M:Yeah.Ithoughtitwasridiculous,butnowIfinditkindofcool.W:Whataretheyshowingattheexhibition?Paintings?M:There'sapai
ntingsection,andmostpaintingsaretheworksofcontemporaryartists.Onlyafewarepaintedbytraditionalpainters.W:What'sthemajordifferencebet
weenthetwo?M:Well,contemporaryartists'worksaremoreabstractcomparedwiththeclassicalstyleoftraditionalpaintings.W:Isee.Sowhatothersectionsarethere?M:
There'saphotographysection,asculpturesectionandavideosection.W:What'sbeingshowninthevideosection?M:Shortmovies.
It'sactuallythesecondmostpopularsectionofallfourafterthephotographysection.W:Interesting.Whichsectionistheleastpopular?M:Thesculptureone.T
ext10AndrewhadalwayslookeduptohisbrotherDave,whowasfiveyearsolder.WhenAndrewturned10,theirfatherpassedawayafteralongbattlewithcancer.Daveknewhewasth
eonlypositivemalerolemodelforAndrew.Thenextyear,Davegothisdriver'slicenseandstarteddrivinghisbrothereverywherehisfatherusedto:school,
soccerpractice,friends'houses,summercamp…anywhereAndrewneededtobe.Healsogotapart-timejobintheeveningstohelphismotherwiththefamilyexpense
s.Daveneverthoughtabouthimself;hewasalwaystired,butheknewhewasdoingtherightthing.Severalyearslater,Andrewwasgettingreadytograduatefromhighsc
hoolatthetopofhisclass.Theheadmasteraskedhimtogiveaspeechinfrontofthewholeschool.Theheadoftheentireschooldistrictwasgoingtobetheretointroducehim.And
rewwashonored,andhewrotehisspeechthatnight.Thedayofthegraduationarrived.Davewasintheaudience,alongwithhismother.Andrewsa
idthatheowedallhissuccesstohisolderbrother.HethankedDaveforshowinghimhowtobeabetterpersonandastrongermanf
orhisfamily.Withtearsinhiseyes,hetoldDavethattheirfatherwasproudofbothofthem.Davesmiledthroughhisowntears,becausehefina
llyknewithadallbeenworthit.