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2020~2021学年高三年级模拟考试卷英语(音频下载地址:jsgkxzx@163.com密码:20082008)2021.05本试卷分四个部分。满分150分,考试用时120分钟。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。()1.HowsoonwillthepackagearrivewithEMS?A.Inabouttwowee
ks.B.Inlessthantwodays.C.Inmorethanthreedays.()2.Whatwillthemandonextweek?A.Giveareport.B.Makeaprese
ntation.C.Takearest.()3.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?A.Findthearticleatthereferencedesk.B.Readthearticleonthecomputer.C.Turntothe
librariansforhelp.()4.Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?A.Cancelhermembership.B.Rushtocatchabus.C.Callthemanbacklater.()5.Whatdowelearnfromtheconve
rsation?A.Thewomandidn'tlikeclassicalmusic.B.Themandidn'tthinkhighlyoftheconductor.C.Theconductordidn'tlikethechoiceofthemusic.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.Whydoesthemanmakethecall?A.Tomakeanenquiryaboutanewcar.B.Tobuyaninsuranceforhiscar.C.Tomakeacomplain
tabouttheservice.()7.HowmuchdoestheRedFlagcompanychargemonthly?A.$30.B.$40.C.$48.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。()8.Whatdidthemanfindinthelibrary?A
.Aticketforafestival.B.AbookaboutSpanishmusic.C.Abrochureaboutamusicfestival.()9.What'stheprobablerelationship
betweenthespeakers?A.Husbandandwife.B.Managerandsecretary.C.Teacherandstudent.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。()10.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?A.Adviceonh
avinganinterview.B.Tipsonchoosingajob.C.WaysoflearningEnglish.()11.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?A.Rememberhera
nswersinadvance.B.Benaturalwhenshespeaks.C.UseasmanyEnglishwordsaspossible.()12.Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheman'ssuggestions?A.Not
practical.B.Abitconfusing.C.Quitevaluable.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。()13.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Onthephone.B.Attheairport.C.InMilton.
()14.HowfarisMiltonfromTorontoAirport?A.Lessthan150miles.B.Morethan150miles.C.Exactly150miles.()15.Whydoesn'tthewomanrentacar?A.Shecan'tdriveherse
lf.B.Shedoesn'tfeellikedriving.C.Shedoesn'thaveenoughmoney.()16.What'sthewoman'sfinaldecision?A.Takingataxi
fromtheairport.B.Takingtheairportshuttlebus.C.TakingaGreyhoundbus.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。()17.Whatisthespeaker?A.Aguide.B.Ateac
her.C.Acoach.()18.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?A.Factorsdecidingthechoiceofgoods.B.Consumers'choiceofcars.C.Productswi
thhighquality.()19.Whatdopeoplethinkofreliabilitynowadays?A.It'sgettingmoreattention.B.It'sstillimportant.C.It'sthedecidingfactor.(
)20.Wherecanpeoplegetaccesstomoreinformation?A.Fromnewspapers.B.Fromawebsite.C.Fromabook.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和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。ATheUCLA(UniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles)VolunteerCenterworkswithmanyexternalpartnerstoprovidethislistofcurren
tvolunteeropportunities.Searchhereforanopportunityinthecommunitythatsuitsyourinterestsorskills.Goodluck!MedicalVo
lunteerAbroadProgramsVolunteeringSolutionshavebeenorganizingmedicalvolunteerabroadprogramsindifferentcountriesfor12year
s.Participants(preferablymedicalstudents)joiningtheseprogramswillworkundertheguidanceofprofessionaldoctorsan
dnurses.Themedicalvolunteeringopportunities,offeredindifferentareaslikeEmergencyandGeneralMedicine,areavailablethroughouttheye
arwithflexiblestartdatesanddurations.AnswerCrisisCallsataHelplineCommunityHelplinecurrentlyhasopportunitiesforstudentsasaVolunt
eerCrisisListener.Itprovidesanonjudgmentallisteningeartothecallers,whilealsoassistingindividualsincopingw
ithmentalhealthissuestopreventseriouscrises.Nopreviousexperienceisrequired,butcompletionofafiveweektrainingprogramisrequired.
Thecrisislineisopenfrom8amto8pmeverysingleday.A“shift”consistsof3hoursandweaskthatyousignupfor1shiftaweek.YouthEducationVolunteersNeed
edYouthEducationVolunteersatLINCCaresserveatafterschoolprogramsandsummercampsthatprovidefunrecreation
alactivities,supportstrongeducationalhabits,andpromotegoodhealthandpositivesocialdevelopmentforchildrenf
romlow-incomefamilies.Volunteersserveattheafter-schoolprogramoneweekdayperweekfrom2:30pmto5:30pm.()21.WhatdoweknowaboutMedical
VolunteerAbroadPrograms?A.Volunteerswillworkdomestically.B.Therearevariousvolunteeringareas.C.Volunteerswillworkindependently.D.Thereisafixedvolu
nteeringtime.()22.WhatisaVolunteerCrisisListenerrequiredtodo?A.Judgethecallerwhenlistening.B.Becapableofst
oppingcrises.C.Completeatrainingprogram.D.Worktwelvehoursperday.()23.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Volunteerprogr
ams.B.Educationalcourses.C.Recreationalactivities.D.Charitywork.BIanMcKennawasinthirdgradewhenhelearnedthatma
nykidsathisAustinschoolweren'tgettingenoughtoeatathome.Hewantedtohelp,butlocalvolunteerorganizationsturnedhimaway,sayinghewastooyoung.Sohedecided
tofindhisownsolution.Foryears,hehadbeengardeningwithhismother,andtheyoftendistributedtheirextravegetablestotheneighbors.“Whynotgivethep
roducetoasoupkitchen?ThenIthought,I'mgoodatgardening,”saysMcKenna,now16.“Whynotplantagardenatschool,sothatkidsinneedcouldtakefoodhome?”McKennapersua
dedhisschooltosetasidespaceforagarden;thenheaskedthecommunityfordonationsofseedsandequipment.Otherstudentsdonatedtheirtime.Withinmonths
,McKenna'sgardenwasproducinglettuces,tomatoes,cucumbersandsquashforstudentsandtheirfamilies.Now,sevenye
arslater,McKenna'sGivingGardenprojecthasexpandedtofiveareaschoolsinadditiontohisownbackyardgarden,andhehasprovidedorganicproduce,enoughfo
r25,000meals,toAustinfamilies.Formostofhisgardeningactivities,McKennawearsthesameTshirtindifferentcolors,withhis
personalmottoonit:BEAGOODHUMAN.Tohim,thatmeanshelpinginanywayyoucan,nomatterwhatyourage.“Evenasmilemight
changesomeone'slife,”hesays.“Itletsthemknowthattheyareimportant.Itcanmaketheirday.”WhenCOVID19hittheU.S.,McKennaredo
ubledhisefforts,cookingupto100mealstodistributetothehungryontheweekends.Whensocialdistancingmeantthatvolunteerscouldn'
tworkoncommunitygardenplots,hestartedofferingonlineclassesandagardeninghotlinesofamiliescouldgrowathome.Whilegardeningishiscorefo
cus,McKennasaysheisalwayslookingfornewwaystohelpthehungry.()24.WhatcausedIan'sdecisiontohelpthekidsinhisownway?A.Being
rejectedbyvolunteergroups.B.Beinggoodatgardening.C.Asoupkitchen'ssupport.D.Hismother'ssuggestions.()25.Whatdoweknowaboutt
heGivingGardenproject?A.Ithelpsstudentsonly.B.Itwasstartedwithjointefforts.C.Itisfundedbyschools.D.Itearnsgreatprofitseveryyear.()26.Whi
chofthefollowingcanbestexplainIan'spersonalmotto?A.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.B.Asmallgesturemakesadifference.C.O
negoodturndeservesanother.D.Lovecanbreakallthebarriers.()27.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.IanMcKenna,GrowingaF
oodBankB.IanMckenna,anExperiencedGardenerC.GivingGardenProject,anImpossibleMissionD.GivingGardenProject,aUni
versalSolutionCStreaming(流媒体)firstbecamepopularin2005,thankstoYouTube.NowadaysnearlythreequartersofAmerican
householdssubscribetoatleastonevideostreamingservice.Withalmost200millionsubscribersworldwideandabillionhoursofcontentviewedeachweek,Netfl
ixisbyfarthebiggestpaidservice.No.2isAmazonPrimeVideo.ButforeveryGoliath,__thereareahundredDavids.Manysmallerstreamingservicesshownothingbu
tsports,classicmovies,orJapaneseanime(动画片).Intheearlydaysofstreaming,theappealwasthelowercost,anditstillis.Theaver
agestreamerspends$37amonth(andsubscribestothreestreamingplatforms),whiletheaveragecable(有线电视)userpaysmorethan$200permonth.
Still,streaminghasbecomemoreexpensiveinrecentyears.In2019,Netflixraisedthepriceofitsbasicservice12.5percent,to$8.99amon
th.Aquarterofitssubscribers,whoprotestedpriceincreases,saidtheywouldcanceltheirsubscriptions.Fewdid.Amajorreason:Streamingnetw
orkshavebecomehometomanyofthemostpopularTVseries,includingrecentEmmywinners.Theyofferfulllengthfeaturefilmsaswell,andlastyear,Netf
lixreceivedmoreOscarnominations(提名)thananyothermediacompany.Infact,streaminghaschangedtheOscarcompetition,atleastfo
rthisyear.Usuallyonlyfilmsshownintheatersareconsidered,butbecauseofthecoronavirus,allmoviesreleasedonlinein2020arequalifiedforthe2021AcademyA
wards.ThatshiftisespeciallygoodnewsforDisney,whichisputtingthemuchanticipatedmovieMulanonitsnewstreamingservice,Disney+.ButwatchingMulanfro
myourownhomewillcost$29.99—ontopoftheservice'smonthlyfeeof$6.99.Toomuchstreamingcanhaveitsdisadvantages,howeve
r.Therearethosewhobingewatch,atermMerriamWebsteraddedin2017withthedefinition“towatchmanyorallepisodesof(aTVseries)onend.”AlejandroFragosofromNew
YorkholdstheGuinnessWorldRecord:94straighthours.()28.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“Goliath”and“David”inParagraph1re
ferto?A.TVviewers.B.TVprograms.C.Streamingsubscribers.D.Streamingservices.()29.WhydidmostNetflixsubscriberscontinuetheirsubscriptio
ns?A.Theycannotgowithoutit.B.Theythinkthelowcostisathingofthepast.C.Netflixhascontrolledthemarket.D.Theythinkitis
goodvalueformoney.()30.WhatdoesthegoodnewsinParagraph3meantoDisney?A.ThemovieMulancanbereleasedonDisney+.B.ThemovieMulan
willgenerategreatprofits.C.ThemovieMulancancompeteforanOscar.D.ThemovieMulanwillwinanOscaraward.()31.Whatdobinge-watcherstendtodo?A.Theystartan
ewlife.B.TheywatchTVseriescontinuously.C.Theybreakworldrecords.D.TheywatchTVseriesaimlessly.DNotlongago,LindaKhanwassittingbyahospitalbedinHouston,
feelingillatease.Besideherlayherfatherwhoneededaheartsurgery.Thetwoofthemhadengagedinnothingbutdepressingsmalltalk.Then,hereyefe
llonapileofbooks.Shepickedupone,andstartedtoreaditoutloud.“Rightawayitchangedthemoodandatmosphere,”shesays.Readinggavethedaughterawaytoconne
ctwithherfather.Listeningallowedthefathertotravelonthesoundofhisdaughter'svoiceintoaplacewherehefelthimsel
fagain.“Fromthenon,”Khansays,“Ialwaysreadtohim.”Ina2010surveyintheUnitedKingdom,elderlyadultswhojoinedweeklyreadaloudgroup
sreportedbetterconcentration,lessanxiety,andanimprovedabilitytosocialize.Thesurveyauthorsowedtheseimprovements
inlargeparttothe“rich,varieddietofseriousliterature”thatgroupmembersconsumed,withfictionencouragingfeelingsofrelaxatio
nandcalm,poetryfosteringfocusedconcentration,andnarrativesgivingrisetocognitive(认知的)thoughts,feelings,andmemories.Intrut
h,almostanykindofreadingtoanotherpersoncanbebeneficial.Readersgetrewardstoo.ForNeilBush,thelatelifehospitalizati
onsofhisfamousparents,GeorgeH.W.andBarbaraBush,becameopportunitiestorepayadebtofgratitude.“WhenIwasakid,theywouldreadtome,”hesaid.Withhispa
rentsinandoutofcare,“We'vebeenreadingbooksaboutDad'sforeignpolicyand,morerecently,Mom'sautobiography.”Bushwenton,hisvoicethickwithemotion
,“Andtoreadtheiramazinglifetothemhasbeenaremarkableblessingtome,personally,astheirson.”Tomanypeople,readingto
parentsmayseemsofaroutsidethenormalrangeofregularactivities,anditmayevenfeeloddandimproper.However,there
arestillagreatmanypeoplewhobravethemomentarystrangenessofreadingtoelderlyadultsandbothreadersandlistenersare,toborr
owaphrasefromWordsworth,surprisedbythejoyofit.()32.WhatdidreadingoffertoLindaandherfather?A.Awaytoestablishabond.B.Awayt
otraveltogetherinreality.C.Awaytotreatthedisease.D.Awaytoengageinlearning.()33.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?A.Improvementsinmen
talhealth.B.Benefitsofreadingtoothers.C.Changesincognitiveprocess.D.Developmentofsocialskills.()34.WhatdoesNeilBush'sexperien
ceprove?A.Readingbenefitsmorethanthelistener.B.Parentsshouldreadmoretotheirkids.C.Childrenshouldshowtheirgratitude.D.Readingtoparentsi
schildren'sduty.()35.Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutreadingtoanelderlyadult?A.Improperandodd.B.Abnormalbutworthy.C.Rew
ardingandjoyful.D.Interestingbutunnecessary.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。R
ushingtowork,watchingthestock(股票)marketdropdaily,workinglongintothenightonaproject,allofthesesituationscanbuildupstress.Stressinsuchsituationsme
anspressure,conflict,lossofcontrol,anduncertainty.Thesefeelingscanleadtoavarietyofproblems.__36__Whatisstress?S
tressisyourbody'sphysicalandpsychologicalresponsetoanythingyouregardasoverpowering.Thismaybeviewedasaresultoflife'sdemands,andyourlackof
resourcestomeetthem.__37__Thisadditionalenergycannotbedestroyed.Ifnotused,itcreatesanimbalancewithinyoursystem.Somehowtheenergymustbechanne
ledintoresponsestoregainabalance.__38__Withoutsomestressyouwouldloseyourenergyforliving.Youwilldowelloncertainamounts;butt
oomuchortoolittlestresswilllimityoureffectiveness.Ideally,youfindyourbestlevelofstress—thebalanceatwhichyouaremostmotivated.__39__Itc
anmakeyouspendyoureffortsonnotbeingunhappy,ratherthanonbeinghappy.Youcanbecomenegativelyinfluencedinyourattitud
esandfeelingsaboutyourlifemoreeasily.Inaddition,medicalresearchestimatesasmuchas90percentofillnessanddiseaseisstressrelated.__40_
_Highbloodpressureandheartdiseasehavebeenlinkedtostressfactors.Mosthealthprofessionalsagreestresscanbeacontributingfactorinmakingexistingmedical
problemsworse.A.Thesedifferentattitudesinfluenceaperson'sreactiontostressfulsituations.B.Thatiswhystresshassuchanuglyring.C.Stressisanaturalp
artofyourlife.D.Ineachperson'slifethereareuncertainties.E.Whenstressed,yourbodycreatesextraenergytoprotectitself.F.Stressc
anhaveabadeffectonyourphysicalfunctioningandbodilyprocesses.G.Toomuchstressinfluencesyourdailylife.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。ItwasthenextmorningafterwearrivedinCambridge.Dr.Kerryappearedand
__41__thatwe'dbeeninvitedtotakeatourofthechurch.WhenIsteppedinsidethechurch,my__42__caughtinmychest.Theroomwasverylarge.Wewere__43__throu
ghasmallwoodendoor,thenupanarrowstaircase.__44__thestaircaseopenedontotheroof.Iclimbedupand__45__alongtheridge(屋脊),lettingthe__46__takemeas
Istaredoutatthebroadstreets.“You'renotafraidof__47__,”avoicesaid.Iturned.ItwasDr.Kerry.Hehad__48__me.Irandowntheridge.Still,Dr.Kerrywasbehindmeb
uthisstepswere__49__.Ratherthanwalkfacingforward,hemoved__50__.Iofferedhimanarmforthelastfewstepsandhe
tookit.“Hereyoustand,upright,handsinyourpockets,”he__51__towardtheotherstudents.“Seethem?”Everyoneelsewasholding__52__to
thestonewall,kneesbent,backsarched.“It'sasifyou'vebeen__53__thisroofallyourlife,”hesaid.Hestaredatme,waitin
gfora(n)__54__.“I'mjuststanding,”Isaid.“Youarealltryingtogetyourbodieslowerbecausethe__55__scaresyou.Buti
fyoucouldjustcontrolyourpanic,thiswindwouldbenothing.”()41.A.thoughtB.suggestedC.promisedD.announced()42.A.b
reathB.feelingC.mindD.sight()43.A.hitB.ledC.drawnD.sent()44.A.LuckilyB.CertainlyC.EntirelyD.Finally()45.A.r
olledB.jumpedC.walkedD.slid()46.A.windB.anxietyC.terrorD.sky()47.A.shakingB.fallingC.movingD.failing()48.A.invitedB.caughtC.watchedD.foll
owed()49.A.heavyB.firmC.strangeD.fast()50.A.downwardB.sidewaysC.backwardsD.upward()51.A.wavedB.ranC.pointedD.headed()52.A.tightlyB.randomly
C.easilyD.carelessly()53.A.inB.onC.underD.with()54.A.instructionB.reflectionC.solutionD.explanation()55.A.heightB.lengthC.widthD.depth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。Wearingbluejeans,Garystoodinfrontofanexpensive__56__(tail
or)shop.Afterhesitatingforseveralmoments,hefinallywentinandaskedtoseethesuitinthewindow.Theshopassist
antlooked__57__onGarybecauseofthewayhe__58__(dress).Glancingathim__59__(impatient),hewhisperedtotheownernearby.W
iththeowner's__60__(permit),hesaidthatthesuithadalreadybeensold.Garywasangrythathewasjudgedby__61__hewaswearing.Thenextdayhereturnedtothesames
hop,dressedmoreproperlythistime.Afterseekingout__62__assistant,heaskedtoseeanexpensivelookingsuitonanuppershelf.No
trealizingwhoGarywas,theassistantwaseagertocarryouthisdutyproperlythistime.Withgreatpatienceanddifficulty,heclimbeduptobringt
hesuitdown,__63__(apologize)forkeepingGarywaiting.ThemomentGarylookedatitmoreclosely,__64__,hesaidhedidnotlikeit.Heenjoyed__65__(he),ma
kingtheassistantbringalmosteverythingintheshoptohimbeforehefinallysettledonbuyingatie.Wouldyoudothesameifyouw
ereGary?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)假如你是李华,你校上周举行了主题是“太空”的年度“科学节”活动,持续一周。请你为校英文报写一篇报道,内容包括:1.活动目的;2.具体活动;3.活动反响。注
意:1.写作词数应为80左右;2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。ScienceFestivalgoesoffwithabang!____________________________________
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________________________________________________________第二节读后续写(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。IwasstillathiefwhenImetAnil.Andthougho
nly15,Iwasanexperiencedandfairlysuccessfulhand.Anilwasabout25—atall,thinfellow—andhelookedeasygoing,kindandsimpleenoughformypurpose.Imi
ghtbeabletogetintohisconfidence.Igavehimmymostappealingsmile.“Iwanttoworkforyou,”Isaid.“ButIcan'tpayyou.”Perhap
sIhadmisjudgedtheman.Iasked,“Canyoufeedme?”“Canyoucook?”“Icancook,”Ilied.“Ifyoucancook,thenIcanfeedyou.”ThemealIcookedthatnightmusth
avebeenterriblebecauseAnilgaveittoastraydogandtoldmetobeoff.ButIjusthungaround,smilinginmymostappealingway,andhecouldn'thelplaughing.Later,hepat
tedmeontheheadandsaidnevermind,he'dteachmetocook.Healsotaughtmetowritemynameandsaidhewouldsoonteachme
towritewholesentencesandtoaddnumbers.Iwasgrateful.IknewthatonceIcouldwritelikeaneducatedman,therewouldbenoli
mittowhatIcouldachieve.Oneeveninghecamehomewithasmallbundleofnotes,sayinghehadjustsoldabooktoapublisher.At
night,Isawhimputthemoneyunderthemattress(床垫).It'stimeIdidsomerealwork,Itoldmyself.Afterall,hedoesn'tevenpayme.Anilwasasleep.Icreptup
tothebed.Anilwassleepingpeacefully.Myhandslidunderthemattress,searchingforthenotes.WhenIfoundthem,Idrewthemoutwi
thoutasound.Anilsighedinhissleepandturnedonhisside,towardsme.Iwasfrightenedandquicklycrawledoutoftheroom.Ibegantorun,holdingthenotesbyt
hestringofmypajamas(睡衣).ButIsloweddownandsatdownintheshelteroftheclocktower.IshouldgobacktoAnil,Itoldmyself,ifonlytolearntoreadandwrite.注意:1.所续写短文
的词数应为150左右;2.续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好。Paragraph1:Ihurriedbacktotheroomfeelingverynervous.__________________________________________________
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~2021学年高三年级模拟考试卷(苏锡常镇)英语参考答案及听力材料第一部分1~5BACCB6~10BBCAA11~15BCAAB16~20CBABB第二部分第一节21~23BCA24~27ABBA28~31DDCB32~35ABAC第二节
36~40BECGF第三部分第一节41~45DABDC46~50ABDCB51~55CABDA第二节56.tailor's57.down58.wasdressed59.impatiently60.permission61.what62.the63.apologiz
ing64.however65.himself第四部分第一节Onepossibleversion:ScienceFestivalgoesoffwithabang!OurannualschoolScienceFestivalfi
nishedonFridayandonceagainitwasamazingfun.Toencouragestudentstotakeaninterestinspaceexploration,thisyear'sthemewas“Space”.OnMondayafternoon,weatten
dedalectureaboutwhetherlifecanexistonotherplanets.InThursday'sScienceWorkshop,studentstrieddifferentexperimentswithgreatinterest.OnFridayafter
noon,everyclassdecoratedtheirclassroomanddesignedactivitiesaccordingtothethemeofspace.Thefestivalattractedmuchinte
restfromstudentsandeveryoneislookingforwardtonextyear'sScienceFestival.第二节Onepossibleversion:Paragraph1:Ihurriedbacktotheroomfeelingverynervo
us.Itismucheasiertostealsomethingthantoreturnitundetected.Iopenedthedoorquietly,thenstoodinthedoorway,incloudedmoonlight.Anil
wasstillasleep.Icrepttotheheadofthebed,myhandcomingupwiththenotes.Ifelthisbreathonmyhand.Iremainedstillforaminute.Thenmyhandfoundtheedgeofthe
mattress,andslippedunderitwiththenotes.Paragraph2:IawokelatenextmorningtofindthatAnilhadalreadymadethetea.Hestretchedouthishandtowardsmewitha
notebetweenhisfingers.Myheartsank.IthoughtIhadbeendiscovered.“Imadesomemoneyyesterday,”heexplained.“Nowyou'l
lbepaidregularly.”Myspiritsrose.“Todaywe'llstartwritingsentences,”hesaid.Heknew.Butneitherhislipsnorhiseyesshowedanyt
hing.IsmiledatAnilinmymostappealingway.听力材料Text1W:IfIsendthispackagethirdclass,howlongwillittaketoarrive?M:Abouttwoweeks.Ifyouu
seEMS,itis$35moreexpensive,butitcangettherewithintwodays.Text2M:I'msorryIhaveabadcough,butI'llmanagetomakemyp
resentation.W:Thankyouforyourspirit.Butlet'snottakearisk.You'llneedtorestyourvoicefornextweek'sreport.Text3M:Idon'tthinkI'mevergoingtofindthe
articlethatmyprofessortoldmeabout.W:Gotothereferencedesk.Thelibrarianstherecantellyouhowtotrackitdownwiththehelpofthecomputer.Text4M:Jennifer,would
youbeinterestedinservingonthemembershipcommitteethisyear?W:Uh,I'monabusandcan'tcatchyouveryclearly.CanIgetback
toyouonthat?Text5W:Howdidyouliketheconcert?Ifounditreallymoving.Theconductoralmostburstintotearsintheend.M:Iloveclassicalmusic,buttheconductorseemeda
bitinexperienced.Text6W:Hello...motorinsurancedepartment...M:Ohhello...I'dliketoaskaboutinsuranceformycar.
W:Yes,ofcourse.I'lljusttakeafewdetails.What'syourname?M:PatrickJones.W:Andyouraddress?M:It's40BankRoad.W:Whenwouldyouliketostarttheins
urance?M:I'llneeditfromthe30thofJanuary.W:Right.MrJones.I'mgettingacoupleofquotescominguponthecomputernow,andthebestbetlookslikebeingwithac
ompanycalledRedFlag.Andthatcomesoutat$480peryear.M:Well,thatseemsOK.It'squiteabitlowerthanI'vebeenpaying.Text7W:Hi,George!Gladyou'reback.Crowdsofpeop
lehavephonedyou.M:Really?W:Ifeltjustlikeyoursecretary!M:Sorry!Iwentintothelibrarythisafternoontolookatanewspap
erandIcameacrosssomethingreallyinteresting.W:What?Abook?M:No,abrochurefromasummerfestival—mainlySpanishmusic.Look,I'vegotithere.W:Spanishmus
ic?Ireallyloveit!Shallwegothen?Spoilourselves?M:Okay.Theonlyproblemistherearen'tanycheapseats.It'salloneprice.W:Well,inthatcasewecouldsitright
atthefront—we'dhaveareallygoodview.M:Yeah,thoughIthinkthatifyousitatthebackyouactuallyhearthewholethingbetter.W:Yes.Anyw
ay,let'sdecidewhenwegettherefirst.Text8W:Hi,Sam.I'mthinkingofapplyingforajobwithamultinationalcompany,butI'mworried
abouthavinganinterviewinEnglish.Canyougivemeanygoodtips?M:Hum.That'satoughquestion.Iguessthefirstthingistotrytomakeag
oodimpression.W:Allthepeoplesaythat!ButIjustdon'tknowwhattodo!M:Well,letmesee.Youshouldlearnalittlebitaboutthecompanybeforethe
interview.Findoutwhattheydo,whattheirbusinessconceptis,thatkindofthing.Youshouldalsoanticipatepossible
questions,andthinkabouthowyouwillanswer.W:ShouldImemorizemyanswerbeforehand?M:No,definitelynot!Youshouldbenaturalwhenyouspeak.W:Inevert
houghtaboutthatbefore.ButwhatshouldIdoifIcan'trememberanEnglishwordwhenansweringaquestion?M:Inthatcase,youcanuseotherwor
dstoexplainwhatyouwanttosay.W:That'sveryhelpful,Sam.Text9M:Hello,thisisLandTransportInformationatTorontoAirport.HowmayIhelpyou?W:Oh,goodmorning
.Um,I'mflyingtoTorontoAirportnextweek,andIneedtogettoatowncalled,um,Milton.CouldyoutellmehowIcangetthere?M:Milton,d
idyousay?Letmesee.Ithinkthat'sabout150milessouth-westofhere.Infactit's147milestobeexact,soit'lltakeyouatleast—say,threetofourhoursbyroa
d.W:Wow!Isitasfarasthat?M:Yes,I'mafraidso.Butyouhaveanumberofoptionstogetthereandyoucanalwaysrentacarrighthereattheairport,ofcourse.W:Righ
t.Well,Idon'treallywanttodrivemyself,soI'dlikemoreinformationaboutpublictransport.M:OK.Inthatcasethequickestandmostcomfortableisataxi.Buti
t'llcostyou.YoucanalsotakeaGreyhoundbustoMilton.W:Hmmm,Ithinkforthatkindofdistanceataxiwouldbewaybeyondmybudg
et.ButthebussoundsOK.Canyoutellmehowmuchthatwouldcost?M:Sure.Let'ssee,thatwouldbe$15oneway,or$27.50return...that'sonthe
Greyhound.W:Oh,that'squitecheap.Great!Text10Welcometoourbusinessclass.Todaywewilldiscussifaconsumerhastochoosebetweentwoproductsofthesameprice,w
hatfactordeterminesthechoice.Theychoosetheonetheythinkisofhigherquality.Businessanalystsusuallyspeakoftwomajorfactorsofquality—onefact
orisreliability,andtheotheriswhatwecallfeatures.Firstofall,what'sreliability?Aproductisreliableifitcanma
intainareasonableamountoftimewithoutneedingrepairs.Whenpeoplethoughtaboutproductquality,theyusedtothinkmainl
yaboutreliability.Todayit'sdifferent.Butdon'tgetmewrong.Peopledostillcareaboutreliability.It'sjustthatmanufacturingstandardsarenowsohighthat
...takecarsforexample,today'scarsareallveryreliable.Soreliabilityisimportant,butit'snotthedecidingfactor.Featuresar
egainingmoreattention—thethingsaproducthasthataren'treallynecessarybutmakeiteasiertouseormakeitcool.Forexample,newcarstodayarelo
adedwithfeatureslikeelectricwindows,sunroofsandsoon.Whenpeoplearecomparingproductstoday,theylookatfeatures.
Youcancheckoutourschoolwebsitetofindmoreresourcesaboutourbusinessclass.