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2024—2025学年度上学期2022级9月月考英语试卷命题人：陈蓓审题人：钱秀考试时间：2024年9月25日第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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.Whatistheweatherlikenow?A.Hot.B.Windy.C.

Cold.2.Whatdoesthewomando?A.Adentist.B.Asaleswoman.C.Awaitress.3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.What

materialstoprepare.B.Howmanygueststoinvite.C.Whentodecoratethehouse.4.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthefinalexam?A.Wo

rried.B.Confident.C.Relaxed.5.Wherearethespeakers?A.Attheman’shouse.B.Atahousingagency.C.Atahouseholdservicecompany.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。听下面一段对话，回答6-7题。6.Whatisthestor

yabout?A.Whatpollutestheatmosphere.B.Howthesunisreflectedintotheair.C.Whysheepcauseglobalwarming.7.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthestory?A.Doubtful.B.

Satisfied.C.Disappointed.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatproblemdoesthemanmention?A.Amachinewasn’tworkingproperly.

B.Anemployeewaslateforwork.C.Someordersweremixed.9.Whatwillhappenatnoon?A.Arepairpersonwillarrive.B.Anorderwillbedelivered.C.Freecakeswillbehandedou

t.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Teacherandstudent.B.Salesmanandcustomer.C.Interviewerandinterviewee.11.How

longdidthemanstayinthesalesdepartment?A.Oneyear.B.Twoyears.C.Threeyears.12.Whydidthemanleavethefoodcompany?A.Itgavehimlowpay.B.Itwasnotfunworkingthe

re.C.Itofferednochanceforpersonaldevelopment.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whydoesthemanoftengobacktohishometown?A.Tomeethisfriends.B.Tostayw

ithhismother.C.Tolookafteranoldhouse.14.Whatwastheman’schildhoodlike?A.Joyful.B.Boring.C.Busy.15.Whatdoesthemansayabouthisuniver

sity?A.HestudiedlawinParis.B.Hechangedhismajor.C.Hequitcollege.16.WhatdidDianaVreelandadvisethemantodo?A.Opena

shoeshop.B.Focusonshoedesigning.C.Marketinamagazine.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whywasn’ttheWinterFestivalorganizedlastyear?A.Th

ereweren’tvolunteers.B.Itlackedfinancialsupport.C.Thegovernmentcanceledit.18.Whatisspecialabouttheartexhi

bition?A.Itwillbeheldinaschool.B.Therearethreeopeningnights.C.Thepaintersofthepicturesarelocalstudents.19.WhatwillbeheldintheMainExhibitionH

all?A.Amusictalentshow.B.Anartexhibition.C.Afancy-dressparty.20.Whatisthepurposeofthetalk?A.Toraisemoneyfor

thefestival.B.Toinformpeopleofthefestival.C.Tocomparetheeventsofthefestival.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。ATheHitchhiker’sGuidetotheGalaxy(HG2G)byDouglasAdamsThisisacomedyscience-fictionseri

esaboutaboy’sadventuresinspace.ItwasinitiallyaradiocomedybroadcastonBBCRadio4.Itisextremelyfunnyandinventive

,andhasaveryBritishsenseofhumor,whosetruemeaningsforeignreaderscanhardlymakeoutthoughithasbeentranslatedintoFren

chandItalianandsoon.ButwhenIreaditIfeelastrongconnectiontomyhome.ItwaspublishedinpaperbackbyPanBooks,afterBBCPublishinghadturneddowntheofferofpu

blishinganovelization,anactiontheylaterregretted.TheSecretGardenbyFrancesHodgsonBurnettHaveyoueverreadadescriptionofalandscapeorcountrysidethatmade

youfeellikeyouwereactuallythere?Forme,thisbookdoesexactlythat.Itisaboutayounggirlwhoistakentoliveinabighouseinmyhometownanddiscoversasecretg

arden.Daddy-Long-LegsbyJeanWebsterThisbooktakestheformofaseriesofletters,andfollowsthestoryofayoungorphan(孤儿),Judy,asshegoes

touniversityanddiscoversawholeworldofnewexperiences.Thisbookalwaysremindsmeofmyfamily,especiallymymother,becausesheusedtoreadittomewhenI

wasillinbed.TheRailwayChildrenbyE.NesbitThiswasoneofmyfavoritebookswhenIwasyounger,andforthisreasonitstillstronglyremindsmeofEnglandandmychildho

od.ItisalsosetinYorkshirewhereIwasbornandspentmychildhood,andfollowsthreechildrenlivingnexttoarailwayandtheiradventures.21

.WhatdoweknowaboutHG2G?A.Itwasbasedontrueadventures.B.Itslanguageisabstractandinventive.C.Itshumorishardforforeignerstounderstand.D.Itwasadaptedfor

radioafterbeingpublished.22.Whichbooksaresetinthesameplace?A.Daddy-Long-Legs&HG2G.B.TheSecretGarden&TheRailwayChildren.C.TheSecretGarden&HG2G.D.Dad

dyLongLegs&TheRailwayChildren.23.Whatdoallthebookshaveincommon?A.Theyfollowchildren’sadventures.B.TheyareBritishcountrysi

deseries.C.Theyrefertotheauthor’schildhood.D.Theybringmemoriesofhometotheauthor.BZondo,alawyerandhumanrightsactivist,wasaccompaniedbyherfamilyas

shediscussedtheprocessbehindwritinghermemoir—DearestMaRiky:AMother’sJourneythroughGrief,TraumaandHealing.Inherbook,Zondotellsherstory,thetragedyoflo

singherson,musicianandrapperRikhado“RikyRick”Makhado.Speakingontheexperienceoflaunchingherbook,Zondosaidshehasfoundtheprocessenergisingandfulfi

lling.“Ifoundmyselfenergisedbysittinglikethis,feelingasenseofcommunitywithpeople,sharingopenlywithpeo

pleandfeelingthatI’mnotaloneinawarmway.Ofcourse,therearetimeswhenIgethomeandIjustcurlup,butoverallI’vebeenener

gised,”Zondosaid.PartsofZondo’smemoirareformattedasletterstoRikyRickandaccordingtoher,thewritingprocesshasbeenahealingprocessandclosurefollow

ingthedeathofherson.Zondosaidthelettersinthememoircamefromthefactthatshehadpromisedhersonthatshewasgoingtowritesomeletter

stohimandtellhimaboutsomepartsofherlife.Accordingtotheself-reflectivemother,thedetailsonlifeweremattersRikyRickwasaskingaboutintimesthat

hewasfeelingtroubled.Hefeltconfusedbytheexperienceofhavingamotherwhocamehomeandthenwentstraighttoherroomandlockedit.“Hefeltthathewasnotwa

nted.”Zondosaid.Zondosaidthefeedbackshehasreceivedonthelettersisthatthewritinghasbeenamuchneededthing.“Ig

otalotoffeedbackfrompeoplewhosaidthankyousomuchforwriting…ItmademefeellikeIcouldhelpsomebodywhoisinasimilarsituationof

beingengulfedbydeepsadnessandgriefandlossandpainandallofthat,”Zondosaid.ThebookisavailableatmostbookshopsaroundthecountryforR2

40.24.WhatistheoriginalpurposeforZondotowriteherbook?A.tokeepherwordtohersonB.tohelphercommunityC.toshareherstorywithpeople

D.togiveherenergyandcourage25.Whatcanweinferfromparagragh3?A.ZondowrotetheletterstoRikyRickbeforehedie

d.B.ZondoexplainedintheletterswhyRicyRickdied.C.ZondofeltguiltybecausesheignoredRicyRick’sfeelings.D.ZondolockedherselfintheroomafterRicyRick’sde

ath.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"engulfed"inparagragh2fromthebottommean?A.movedB.overcomeC.confusedD.attrac

ted27.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A.tointroduceacelebrityB.todiscussaproblemC.toeducatethepublicD.topromoteaboo

kCYou’vejustfinishedacupofcoffeeatyourfavoritecafe.Nowyou'refacingatrashbin,arecyclingbinandacompostbin

.What'sthemostplanet-friendlythingtodowithyourcup?Manyofuswouldchoosetherecyclingbin—butthat'softenthew

rongchoice.Inordertoholdliquids,mostpapercoffeecupsaremadewithathinplasticlining,whichmakesseparatingthesematerialsandrecyclingthemdifficult.Infac

t,themostsustainableoptionisn'tavailableatthetrashbin.Ithappensearlier,beforeyou'rehandedadisposable(一次性的)cupinthefirstp

lace.IntwonationwidesurveysintheU.S.thatweconductedinOctober2019andMarch2022,wefoundthatpeopleignorewastereductionandreuseinfavorofrecycling.W

ecallthistendencyrecyclingpreferenceandreductionignoring.Ourresultsshowthatadecades-longefforttoeducatetheU.S.publica

boutrecyclinghassucceededinsomewaysbutfailedinothers.Theseeffortshavemaderecyclinganoptionthatconsumersseeasimportant—buttothedetriment(损害)ofmores

ustainableoptions.Producinganddisposing(处理)ofgoodsisamajorsourceofgreenhousegasemissionsandapublichealt

hthreat,especiallyforcommunitiesthatreceivelargequantitiesofwaste.Newresearchsuggeststhatevenwhenplasticdoesgetrecycled,itproducesenormousamount

sofmicroplasticpollution.Expertsandadvocateswidelyagreethathumansaregeneratingwasteworldwideatlevelsthatareunmanageablean

dunsustainable.Theyhavelongrecommendedtacklingthewasteproblembyprioritizingsourcereductionstrategiestha

tpreventthecreationofwasteinthefirstplace,ratherthanseekingtomanageanddecreaseitsimpactlater.Creatingitemsthatcanberec

ycledisbetterfromasustainabilityanglethanburningtheminanincineratororburyingtheminalandfill,butitstillconsumesenergyandr

esources.Incontrast,reducingwastegenerationconservesnaturalresourcesandavoidsothernegativeenvironmen

talimpactsthroughoutaproduct’slife.28.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph2?A.Thepapercoffeecupshouldbereused.B.Therecyclingbindoesn'tliveuptoitsn

ame.C.Thepapercoffeecupcan'tberecycled.D.Therecyclingbinshouldbeimproved.29.Whydopeoplepreferrecyclingwhentacklingwaste?A.

Theyhavenootherchoiceaboutwastedisposal.B.Itisthemostenvironmentallyfriendlyway.C.Thepreviouseducationmisledthemto.D.Itistheeasies

tandmostsustainableoption.30.Whyisarecyclableproductnotthebestchoice?A.Itwillendupinalandfill.B.Itwillgiveoffg

reenhousegas.C.Energyandresourcesareneededtoproduceit.D.Itproducesalargeamountofmicroplasticpollution.31.Whatisthebeststrategytodealwithyo

urwaste?A.reduceB.reuseC.recycleD.reproduceDGlobaleducationcompany,Cengage,haslaunchedasubscriptionservicethatwillgivestudentsaccesst

othousandsofdigitalproducts,includingeTextbooks,onlinelearningplatformsandstudytoolscoveringover600courses.VicePresidentandGeneralManagerofInterna

tionalHigherEducationatCengage,AndrewRobinson,saidthatCengageUnlimitedisdesignedtoaddressoneofthemajorchallengesfacinghigheredu

cationandoneworsenedbythecrisisoverthelasttwoyears,namelyfairandequalaccesstolearningmaterials.“Affo

rdableandaccessiblecoursematerialscanmakethedifferencebetweenastudentdroppingoutorcompletingtheirdegree."Robins

onsaid.HeexplainedthatCengageUnlimitedforInstitutionsisnotjustanotheronlinelearningoffering-itistheonlycomprehensiveservicethatinclude

saccesstoeverythingastudentneedstolearn-eTextbooks,learningplatforms,studytools,onlinehomeworkandskill-buildingresourcestodevelopempl

oyabilityskills.Subjectscoveredincludeaccounting,science,maths,psychologyandengineering,amongmanyothers.TheD

epartmentofMathematicsandStatisticsatUniversityofCapeTownisusingCengage’sWebAssign,oneoftheplatformsincludedinCengageUnlimitedforInstitutions,topro

videcontent,onlinestudyfunctionality,andefficienthomeworkassigningandgradingtoalargeCalculuscourseof800students.The

platformisspecificallydesignedforSTEMsubjectsandprovidescoursecontent,homework,testsandpracticeproblemswit

hinstantassessmentandhasbeenshowntoimprovestudentgrades.ThePsychologyDepartmentatNorth-WestUniversity(NWU)usedanotherofCengag

e’splatforms,MindTap—alsoincludedinCengageUnlimited,fortheirIntroductoryPsychologymoduletohelpalargegroupofstudentswiththe

irself-studyandcomprehensionofkeyintroductoryconcepts.MindTapisafullycustomisableonlineteachingandassessmenttoolthatincludesvideos,testbanks,i

nteractivestudytoolsandaccesstoeTextbooks."Theeconomiccrisisoverthelasttwoyearshadmajorimpactsforstudent

sandinstitutionsalike.Duringthistime,Cengageworkedcloselywithitscustomerstosupportthetransitiontoremotelearning.Throughouttheprocess,Cengagedevelop

edadeeperinsightintothewayse-Learningcanbesupported,"Robinsonsaid.32.WhatisCengageUnlimitedaimedat?A.Helpingthepo

orstudentscompletetheuniversityeducation.B.Providingstudentswiththesamechancetogetlearningmaterials.C.Aidingthestudentsdroppingouttoco

mpletetheirdegree.D.Addressingthemajorchallengesworsenedbytheeconomiccrisis.33.HowdoesCengageUnlimitedforInstitutionsdifferfromotherplatform

s?A.ProfessionalB.InteractiveC.CustomisableD.All-sided34.Ifyouareinterestedinpeople'smindandbehaviours,whatplatformisbetter

?A.CengageUnlimitedB.MindTapC.Cengage’sWebAssignD.CengageUnlimitedforInstitutions35.WhatdoesCengagefeature,a

ccordingtoRobinson'sidea?A.ItisafreecompanyofdigitalproductsB.Itisaglobaleducationalcompany.C.Itofferscustomizede-education.D.Itprovidesaff

ordableeducation.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。It’simportanttonotethatwhilehavinganxiousattachm

entcansometimesmakerelationshipsdifficult,youaren'tdoomedtobeunhappyinrelationships.36andtheyareoftenhigh

lyintunewiththeirpartner’semotions.Ifyouthinkyouranxiousattachmentstyleisaffectingyourrelationships,thereares

everalthingsyoucantrytohelprelieveyourworriesandfeelsaferwithyourpartner:37:Acknowledgingyourattachmentstyleandhowit’srelate

dtoyourchildhoodexperiencescanhelpreduceself-blameinrelationships.Whenanxietyaboutyourrelationshipcreepsin,remindyo

urselfthismaybeanoldwoundresurfacing.Trytostaymindfulofyourtriggers(诱因)andpracticecheckingthefactsbeforeyouhaveareaction.Commun

icatewithyourpartner:38.Comeupwithagameplanfornavigatingconflictanddiscusswhatyoubothneedtocreatemoresecurityinyou

rrelationship.Findwaystoself-regulateyouremotions:Processingandregulatingyouremotionswithapartnercanbeanessentialelementofrelationships.39.Th

iscouldlooklikegivingyourselfsomespace,listeningtomusic,splashingcoldwateronyourface,practicingdeepbreathingtechniques,orgoingonawalk

.Cultivateyourlifeoutsideofyourrelationship:Itcanbeeasytoattachyourselftoyourpartnerwhenyouhaveananxiousattachmentstyle.40.Thiscouldlookli

keengaginginactivitiesyouenjoywithoutyourpartner,seekingsupportfromfriends,andspendingtimewithyourfamily.A.UnderstandyouranxietyB.MendanAnxious

AttachmentStyleC.LetyourpartnerknowwhattriggersyouranxietyD.But,don’tforgettomaintainyournon-romanticrelationships,tooE.In

fact,peoplewithanxiousattachmenttendtoshowmoreappreciationintheirrelationshipsF.Peoplewithanxiousattachmentmaybegintofeelsaferwithaco

mmittedandsecurepartnerG.Butforpeoplewithanxiousattachmentstyles,it’salsoimportanttofindwaystoregulatee

motionsonyourown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。Eighteenyearsago,AdamKayewashos

tingafamilybarbecueathishomewhenhismother,MartiKaye,brokethenewsthatshewasbecomingforgetful.Martistarted41everyone"Da

rling"becausenameshadbeguntoslipher42.Wellawarethathismother43Alzheimer'sdisease,Adamdidn'tfeeltheneedtoburyhimselfinresearchingit.Hewas

very44toseehergofrombeingthewomanwhowouldlighttheroomtoashadowofherformerself.Hismotherhadalways45himinhislife'se

ndeavors:buyinghimguitars,drivinghimtomusiclessonsandhelpingwithschool.Beforetheonset(发作)ofAlzheimer’s,Adam,afamous46,hadalwaysenjoyedplay

ingmusicforhismother,whileshewouldsingalong,andthepairwould47aduet(二重唱)fortheirfamilyandfriends.Butasthediseaseunavoidably48,thewordstoherfavo

ritesongsbeganto49.By2018,herspeechwas50toone-syllablewordsthatmadelittlesense.Alzheimer'sdiseasehad51Marti'smemory.Atthelaterstageofher52,Marticoul

dn’tformawordbutshecouldstillwhistle.“Anditisalongthis53tomusicmelodiesthatsheandIareabletocommunicate.Itmeans54formetobeabletobringhera

littlebitof55withmyguitarandmyvisitsandplayingalongtogether."saidAdam.41.A.sayingB.callingC.namingD.asking42.A.mindB.homeC.spiritD.ne

ighbour43.A.curedB.defeatedC.developedD.worsened44.A.pleasedB.frightenedC.disappointedD.frustrated45.A.blamedB.encourage

dC.supportedD.appreciated46.A.researcherB.musicianC.writerD.poet47.A.practiseB.generateC.performD.design48.A.improvedB.approachedC.disappear

edD.progressed49.A.comeoutB.slipawayC.speedupD.pullthrough50.A.limitedB.fixedC.devotedD.prepared51.A.recoveredB.strengthenedC.crushedD.benefit

ed52.A.lifeB.performanceC.memoryD.disease53.A.methodB.pathwayC.obstacleD.determination54.A.everythingB.anything

C.nothingD.something55.A.gratitudeB.inspirationC.confidenceD.joy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。Asearlyasathousandyearsagoi

nKaifeng,China,there56(be)agroupofpeoplewhopresentedartandbeautydelicately57theiruniqueway.SuchcraftisknownasBianem

broidery(汴绣).Bianembroidery58(characterize)bysimplicityandpeace.Itisconsidered59uniqueartformoftheSongDynasty.Thepurestnaturalcolorsa

nddelicatestitches（刺绣）maketheembroiderylookvividlikeapainting.Whenanembroidereristowork,shewillfirstlybeth

emostdevoutreaderandinterpreterofthe“painting’’,andthentheartistandcreator.60usesthe“languageofstitches”toexpressit.There-creationofthefirstv

olumeoftheworkAlongtheRiverduringtheQingmingFestivalistheworkof61(experience)Bianembroidererswhohavelongobservedthe.62(origin)work,Q

ingmingFestivalandrelevantobjects.63tookover20embroiderersayearworkingaroundtheclocktocompletesuchamas

terpiece.Themillennium-oldcraftstillexcludesitscharmtoday,64(bring)outthebesttextureofpainting.Anditcanbeatreasureforus65(hold)dear.第四部分写

作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是校报“EnlishWorld”栏目的负责人李华，请给外教John写邮件约稿，请他在该栏目中给同学们一些关于提高英语写作能力的建议。内容包括：1.栏目介绍2.约稿的初衷和内容3.交稿日期注意：1.写作词数应为8

0左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearJohn,YoursLiHua第二节(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。RobertandHenrywer

etwofriendsinthesameclass.Theyalwaysplayedtogetherandwenthometogether.Oneday,RobertandHenryweregoingho

mefromschool,when,onturningacorner,Robertcriedout,“Afight!Let’sgoandsee!”“No,”saidHenry.“Letusgoquietlyhomeand

notmeddlewith(插手)thisquarrel.Wehavenothingtodowithitandmaygetintotrouble.Alsoourparentsareexpectingtohavedinnerwithustogetherath

omeandIdon’twantthemtoworryaboutme.”“Youareacoward,andafraidtogo,”saidRobert,andoffheran.Henrywentstraightho

me,andintheafternoonwenttoschoolasusual.ButRoberthadtoldalltheboysthatHenrywasacoward,andtheylaughedathimagreatdeal.Fromthenon,theylookeddownu

ponHenryanddidn’twanttoplaywithhimtogether.Henrywassadbuthewasn’tangrywithRobertforhisrudebehavior,becausehelearnedthattruecouragei

sshownmostinbearingmisunderstandingwhenitwasnotdeserved,andthatheoughttobeafraidofnothingbutdoingwrong.Thus,heju

stignoredtheotherboys’laughterandcontinuedtogotoschoolandstudyaswell.However,Robertdidn’tinviteHenrytogohomewithhi

manymore.Instead,hehadsomeotherboyswhoalsothoughtHenrywasacoward.Everydayafterschool，theydidn’tgohomedire

ctlybutwenttotheriverorsomewheretoplaygamesandhadalotoffun.Afewdayslater,Robertwasbathingwithhisnewfriendsinariver,andgotoutofhisdepth.H

estruggled,andscreamedforhelp,butallinvain.TheboyswhohadcalledHenryacowardgotoutofthewaterasfastastheycould,buttheydidnoteventryt

ohelphim.注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Paragraph1Robertwasfastsinking.Paragraph2Thus,Robert'slifewassaved.

高三年级9月月考英语答案1-5BACAC6-10CAABC11-15BCBAC16-20BBCAB21—23CBA24—27ACBD28—31BCCA32—35BDBC36-40EACGD41—45BACDC46—50BCDBA51—55C

DBAD56.were57.in58.is59.a60.who61.experienced62.original63.It64.bringing65.tohold第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）DearJohn，I’mLiHua,whoisinchar

geofthe“EnglishWorld”columnoftheschoolnewspaper.I’mwritingtoinviteyoutowriteanarticleforourcolumn.The“EnglishWorld”column,aimedtoexposestudentstot

heEnglishworldandprovidesomeEnglish-learnigstrategies,isverypopularwithusstudents.NowadaysmanystudentshavedifficultywithEnglishwr

iting,whooftenfinditchallengingtoexpresstheirthoughtsclearly.Inresponsetotheirpuzzles,wouldyoupleasewritesomethingabouthowtoimprovewritingabilitie

s?AsanexpertinEnglishlanguage,yourexpertiseandguidancewouldbeinvaluabletoallofus.Bytheway,couldwehavey

ourarticlebeforeJune6?Thankyouforyoutimeandconsideration.Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.YoursLiHua第二节(满分25分)Onepossi

bleversion:Robertwasfastsinking.ItappearedincreasinglylikelythatRobertwouldbedrowned.Justatthemoment,Henryhappenedtobepassingby.Hearingthedes

peratescreams,herealizedtheremustbesomeoneinneedofhelp.SoHenrypromptlychargedtowardtheriverbank,threwoffhisclothesandjumped

intothewaterwithoutamoment’shesitation.HearrivedatRobert’ssidepreciselyashewasmakinghisfinaldescent.Withtremendouseffortandatconsiderablepersonal

risk,HenrymanagedtodragRoberttothesafetyoftheshore.Wornout,Henrybreathedasighofreliefandasenseofachievemento

verwhelmedhim.Thus,Robert’slifewassaved.Theinstantheopenedhiseyeafterthenarrowescape,herealizedthatitwasHenry

whocametohisrescueevenatriskofhisownlife.HowashamedhewasathavingcalledHenryacoward.Infact,Henrywasth

eonewhohadtruecourage.HemadeanapologytoHenryfortheirdisrespectfulconductandaskedforhisforgiveness.Unexpectedly,Henryforga

vehimhappily.Thesparkoffriendshipwasrekindled,andeverythingwentbacktothenormaltrack.ToRobert,notonlydidheharvestafri

end,butalsolearntthetrueessenceofcourage:neverbeafraidtodogood,butalwaysfeartodoevil.(Text1)M:It’sblowinghard.Iwi

shitwereahotday.W:Ithinkdifferently.Ithascooledoff.Ican’tstandbakinginthesunallday.(Text2)M:Sowhatdoyouadvise?W:You

shouldgiveupicecream,andusethismouthwashregularly.Comeandseemeafterthreeweeksifyou’restillhavingtoothaches.(Text3)W:I’veg

otvisitorstocomeonSaturdayandI’dliketohaveeverythingfinishedbeforethen.CouldyoucometodoupmyhouseonWednesday?M:Imight

nothavethematerialsbythen.Whataboutthenextday,Thursday?W:OK.(Text4)W:Hey,what’sonyourmind?M:Thefinalexam.I’mno

twellpreparedyet.W:Youstillhaveaweek.M:Yeah,butsevendayswillflypastsoon.(Text5)W:WhatcanIdoforyou,sir?M:Irentah

ouseyesterday.Canyoufindsomeonetohelpmearound?W:Ouremployeesofferdifferentassistance;whatservicedoyou

want?M:Iwanttohavethekitchenandbathroomcleaned.(Text6)W:Didyouhearthatstoryaboutthesheep?M:No,Idon’tt

hinkso.Whatwasitabout?W:⑥Theythinksheepisrelatedtoglobalwarming.Yousee,theyreflectthesunbackintotheatmospherebecausethey’resowhite.M:Ohye

ah?W:⑥Andthentheheatfromthesungetstrapped,soitmakeseverythinghotter.M:Comeoffit!W:Well,that’swhatitsaysinthepapertoday.M:

⑦Hmm,Idon’tbelieveevenaword!(Text7)W:⑨Robert,how’sthespecialorderofcakesfortheGreenvilleCafecomingalong?M:I’ma

littlebehind.⑧WhenIturnedonthemixingmachinethismorning,therewasastrangenoise.Ineededtofigureoutwhatit

wasbeforegoinganyfurther.W:Oh,Isee.Doyouthinkwe’llneedtocallsomeonetocomeandhavealookatit?M:No,Itookcareoftheproblem.Ijustneededtoreplaceasm

allpart.⑨Andourdrivercanstillbringthesecakestothemontime.Everythingwillbereadyatnoon.(Text8)W:Sowhatdidyoudoaftergraduation?M:Well,Itraveledforo

neyear,mostlyinEuropeandalittleinSouthAmerica.W:Whatdidyoudowhenyoucamebackfromyourtravels?M:Well,Iworkedin

asmallfoodcompanyjustoutsidethetown.W:Itsayshereyouworkedintheirsalesdepartment.Howlongdidyoudothat?M:Iwastherefort

hreeyearsand⑪Iworkedinthesalesdepartmentfortwoofthosethreeyears.W:Didyouenjoythework?M:Well,itwasfunattheb

eginningandthepaywasn’tlow,butit’snotaverylargecompanyandtheyonlyhaveafewcustomersinthearea,so⑫therewasnospacefor

promotioninthelongrun.That’swhyworkingforaninternationalcompanylikeyourswouldreallyinterestme.W:OK,let’sgoandgetacupofcoffeeandwecancon

tinuethisconversationafterwards.(Text9)W:YouwerebornintheCanaryIsland,weren’tyou?Doyougobackthereveryoften?M:Yeah,atleastafewmo

nthseveryyear.Ihavefewfriendsthere,⑬butmymotherstilllivesinthesamehousewhereIlivedwhenIwasachild.W:Canyoutel

lmesomethingaboutwhatitwasliketogrowuponthesmallisland?M:Itisasmallandquietisland.⑭AtthattimewehadnoTVbutIlovedth

ecinema,soIwouldgoasoftenaspossible.MysisterEvangelinaandIhadlotsoftoysandwehadgreatfuntogether.W:Butyourparentsdidn’twantyoutobe

ashoedesigner,didthey?M:No,theyhadotherideas.⑮TheysentmetoUniversityofLondontolearnlaw.IdroppedoutandwenttoliveinParisandthenNewYork.Iwantedtobeades

igner,yousee...W:Butwhendidyourshoescomein?M:WhenIshowedsomeofmydesignstoDianaVreeland,theeditorofthemagazineVogue,⑯shetoldmethatIshouldn’twastemyn

aturaltalentinthefieldofdesigningshoes.Iwasdeeplyinspiredandbegantomakeshoes.Aboutoneyearlater,Iopenedmyfirstshop.(Text10

)W:Attentionplease!NowIwillgiveyouabriefintroductiontotheWinterFestival.Itisafreeeventforallpeopletoenjoy,andisorganizedbyateamof

volunteers.⑰ThefirstWinterFestivalwasintroducedtheyearbeforelast.Sadlyduetoalackoffundsnofestivalwasheldlastyear.Thisyearth

egovernmentmayprovide$15,000tothefestival.Theyalsopersuadedthebusinessmenaroundthetowntooffertherest$5,000.TherewillbeafreeartexhibitiononF

riday18th,Saturday19thandSunday20thDecemberintheCenterParkofthetown.Theopeninghoursarefrom10a.m.to4p.m.,andthereisanopeningnightonlyonFriday,from7

:30p.m.to10p.m.⑱Differentfromotherexhibitions,thisartexhibitionisreallyauniqueonebecausethepublicwillhave

thechancetowatchthepaintingswhicharefromthetown’sschool.Andallthepaintingsarecreatedbythestudents.⑲I

tisgreatthattheFestivalisgoingtopresentawonderfulsoundofmusicintheMainExhibitionHallthisyear.Thisprogramaimstoshowsomeofthemu

sicalgeniusesthatwehaveintown.Everyonewatchingtheperformancehadbetternotwearformalclothes,butfancydress.Andintheprogram,youwill

hearclassicalmusic,popmusic,rockmusicandoperas.