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吉水二高2020-2021学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。满分150分,用时120分钟。第I卷(选择题,三部分共115分)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和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.Whatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Husbandandwife.B.colleagues.C.Teacherandstudent.2.Wheredoesthisconv
ersationprobablytakeplace?A.Inahospital.B.Inashop.C.Inarestaurant.3.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhisvacation?A.Itisnotgood.B.Itiswonderful.C.Itisto
otiring.4.Whenwilltheplanetakeoff?A.At10:10.B.At10:15.C.At10:30.5.Whatisthemandoingnow?A.WatchingTV.B.Playingthecomputer
.C.Workingonapaper.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.WhatdidthemandoonFriday?A.HehadanEnglishclass.B.Heattendedaclassactivity.C
.Hevisitedamuseumofrocks.7.Whyisitveryeasytofinddifferentrocksthere?A.Becausethetemperaturechangesquickly.B.Becausetherearemanydiffere
ntrocks.C.Becausethereareveryfewplants.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8.Howmanydaysdoesthemangotoschooleveryweekinhercount
ry?A.Fivedays.B.Fivedaysandahalf.C.Sixdays.9.Whereisthemangoingnext?A.Tothecanteen.B.Tothelibrary.C.Tothedormitory.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。1
0.Howmanynightswillthemanbestaying?A.3nights.B.4nights.C.5nights.11.Whatroomdoesthemanneed?A.Asmokingroomwithagoodviewofthe
ocean.B.Asmokingroomwithoutfacingthestreet.C.Anon-smokingroomfacingthestreet.12.Howmuchwillthemanpay?A.$140B.$456C.$560听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13.W
heredoesthewomanprobablywork?A.Atauniversity.B.Atahouseagency.C.Atasupermarket.14.Whatistheman’srequirementabouttherent?A.Nomorethan100dollarsamonth
.B.Lessthan80dollarsamonth.C.Morethan150dollarsamonth.15.Whatcanweknowaboutthesecondflat?A.It’ssmallerbutmoreex
pensive.B.Ithastwobedroomsbutit’sonanoisystreet.C.It’salittlefarawayfromtheuniversity.16.Whatwillthemanprobablydone
xt?A.Rentthesecondflat.B.Gotoseethesecondflat.C.Finishtypingthematerial.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.WhoisXiaoDo
ng?A.ApostgraduatestudentlearningintheUK.B.Anemployeeinaforeigncompany.C.AgraduatereturningfromtheUK.18.Whydomanypeoplewithaforeign
degreerejectjoboffersinChina?A.BecausetheworkinChinaistoodemanding.B.Becausetheycanfindbetterjobsabroad.C.Becauseoftheunsatisfactorysalaryofferedbyth
ecompanies.19.WhatmakesXiaoDongdoubtwhethershemadetherightdecisiontogoforabroad?A.Foreigncompaniesdon’tlikeherforeignexperienceorEngl
ishlanguageskills.B.Manydomesticgraduatescanmeetthelanguagerequirementsofcompanies.C.HermajorisnotsogoodintheUK.20.Whatistheman
’sattitudetowardlearningabroad?A.Peopleshouldthinktwicebeforemakingthedecision.B.Peopleshouldnotexpecttoomuch.C.Itisstillasgoldenasbefore.
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。AAwalkingtourinRockyMount
ainNationalPark,ColoradoRockyMountainNationalParkcoversabout41squaremileswithdozensofmountainpeaks.Morethan250speciesofbirdswilldeli
ghtyoursensesandmorethan900typesofwildflowerswillkeepyoumarvelingattheirbeauty.YourColoradowalkingtourofficiallybegins.Toensur
ethatyouarriveontimewestronglysuggestthatyouarriveonedaybeforethedeparturedate.Day1Thetripbeginsat1:00p.m..TravelbybustoRockyMountai
nNationalPark.Checkinouraccommodations,enjoyafreshlunchandheadintotheparkforourfirsthike.Day2Duringtoday’sh
ikewewillcover3.8miles.We’llstoptoenjoyboth“ThePool”andFernFallsonourwaytoFernLake.You’llenjoyeveryminuteoftoday’shikean
dthenspendarelaxingeveninginthetownofEstesPark.Day3GlacierGorge,themainsectionofthePark,hassomeofthemostbeautifulattracti
onsinthePark.Todaywe’llpushourbootsupthetrailtoBlackLake,about4.7miles.WithviewsofLongsPeak,we’llhikepastama
jorwaterfallandseveralsmallerlakesbeforearrivingatBlackLake.Day4Todaywe’llheadtoWildBasin,southeastofthemainparkarea,forahik
etoOuzelLake.WildBasintraverses(穿过)throughAspenforestpastrushingstreams,toahighmountainlakewherewewillenjoyapicniclun
ch.Day5TheFlatTopMountainareawilldelightyoursenseswiththickforestsandmeadowsofabundantwildflowers.Ourfeetwillcarryusforabout8.8miles.Day6CatchtheE
stesParkShuttletoDenverInternationalAirportorcontinueonyourowntootheradventures!21.Whenwillpeopleenjoyapicniclunch?A.Day1.B.Day2.C.Day
3.D.Day4.22.WhatmakesDay5specialfromotherdays?A.Youcanenjoythewaterfall.B.Youcanenjoylotsofwildflowers.C.Youcanenjoyther
ushingstreams.D.Youcanenjoybeautifullakescenery.23.Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A.Anadvertisement.B.Atouristsch
edule.C.Asportswebsite.D.Atravellingmagazine.BGrowingup,DekaIsmailsayssheletlabelsdefinewhatshecouldbe.“Iwasablackgirl,fromarefugee(难民)family,”Dekasa
id.“ItwasasifIwasonlyallowedtoexploreinthispredeterminedbox.”Afterahighschoolchemistryclassinspiredhertothinkaboutacareerinscienceandgavehercon
fidenceinthefield,Dekalearnedtoliveoutsidelabelsandbeganmakingbigplansforherfuture.Nowsheisabouttobeginherfre
shmanyearattheUniversityofCalifornia,planningtobecomeaprofessor.BornandraisedinSanDiego’sCityHeightsneighbo
urhood,DekaisthedaughterofaSomalirefugeecouple.WhilesomemightsayDeka’ssuccesshappenedinspiteofherbackground,shewouldsaydifferently,thathere
xperiencesshapedherandinspiredhertobethedriven,youngscientistthatsheistoday.WhenDekawaseightyearsold,herm
othergotajobbystudyinghardbackinschoolinordertosupportthewholefamily.ThatmadeDekarealizethateducatio
ncouldmakeadifferencetoone’slife.Shespentalotoftimeinthelibraryreadingbooks,anddidn’tdomanyofthethingsherp
eersdid,likepartyingorhavingromanticrelationships.“IalwaysfeltlikeIhadtobetheperfectgirlformyfamily,”D
ekasaid.“Youhavetonotevendoyourbestbuttwotimesbetterthaneveryoneelse.Ifeltlikethewholeworldwaswaitingformetomessup.
”Deka’seffortspaidoff.Thesummerbeforehersenioryearofhighschool,shewasacceptedtotheAmericanChemicalSocietyProjectSEED
Programme.“Shebroughtbothenthusiasmandfocus,”Botham,aresearcheratthisresearchinstitute,recalled.“Shearrivedeverydayreadytowork,readytolearn
andreadytodealwithnewchallengesregardlessofwhetherornotshehaddoneanythingsimilar.”Whenaskedwhatadviceshewouldgivetoot
herslikeher,Dekawarnedthemnottounderestimatethemselves.“Don’ttellyourselfthatscholarshipistoobigorthisprogrammeistoocompetit
iveorI’llnevergetintothisschool,”shesaid.“IwasnotsurewhetherIcouldmakeituntilIstartedseeingtheacceptancelettersrollingin.”24.Wha
tmadeDekaignorelabelsanddreambigforherfuture?A.Herblackskin.B.Herexplorationinthebox.C.Herpoorfamily.D.Herche
mistryclass.25.WhenwasDekaawareofthesignificanceofeducation?A.Afterbecomingaprofessor.B.Afterreadingbo
oksinthelibrary.C.Afterhermother’sworkingexperience.D.AftergoingtotheUniversityofCalifornia.26.WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkDekais?A.Smartan
dambitious.B.Hardworkingandconfident.C.Considerateandintelligent.D.Warm-heartedandfortunate.27.WhatcanbeinferredfromBotham
’swords?A.Dekaunderestimatesherself.B.Dekalikesdoingsimilarthings.C.Dekaenjoyssomethingexciting.D.Dekaisalwayspreparedforstudyanddifficu
lties.CAneclipsehappenswhenoneheavenlybodysuchasamoonorplanetpassesintotheshadowofanotherheavenlybody.Therearetwotype
sofeclipsesontheEarth:lunareclipsesandsolareclipses.Themoonorbits(环绕)theEarthand,atthesametime,theEarthorbitsthesun.Somet
imestheEarthmovesbetweenthesunandthemoon.Whenthishappens,theEarthblocksthelightfromthesun.Thisisaneclipseofthemoon—alu
nareclipse.AlunareclipsecanoccuronlywhenthemoonisfullandcanbeseenfromtheEarthatnight.Therearetwotypesoflunareclipses:totallunare
clipsesandpartiallunareclipses.AtotallunareclipseoccurswhenthemoonandthesunareonexactoppositesidesoftheEarth.ThemoonisintheEarth’ss
hadowandthesunlightpassesthroughtheEarth'satmosphere,whichcausestheEarth’satmospheretofilterorblockoutmostofth
ebluelight.However,apartiallunareclipsehappenswhenonlyapartofthemoonenterstheEarth'sshadow.WhatpeopleseefromtheEarthduringa
partiallunareclipsedependsonhowthesun,theEarthandthemoonarelinedup.Alunareclipseusuallylastsforafewhours.Itissafetolookdirect
lyatalunareclipsealthoughapairofbinocularscancertainlyhelptheviewerappreciatethebeautyofthisphenomenon.SometimeswhenthemoonorbitstheEarth,itmovesb
etweenthesunandtheEarth.Whenthishappens,themoonblocksthelightofthesunfromreachingtheEarth.Thiscausesanecli
pseofthesun,orsolareclipse.Duringasolareclipse,themooncastsashadowontotheEarth.Therearethreetypesofsolareclipses
:totalsolareclipses,partialsolareclipsesandannulareclipses(日环食).Duringasolareclipse,themooncaststwoshadowsontheEarth.Unlikelunareclipses,sol
areclipsesonlylastforafewminutes.It’simportanttoneverlookdirectlyatthesun—thestrongsunlightcandamageyoureyesf
orever!Infact,theonlywaytosafelyviewasolareclipseisbyusingspeciallydesignedequipment.28.WhatcanbeconcludedfromParagraph4?A.Peoplecanseeno
thingwhenalunareclipsehappens.B.AlunareclipsehappenswhentheEarthandthesunareopposite.C.Thebluelightin
sunlightcanbepreventedfromreachingthemoon.D.ApartiallunareclipsehappenswheneverypartofthemoonenterstheEarth’sshadow.29.Whatdosolareclipsesandluna
reclipseshaveincommon?A.Theybothcanlastforafewhours.B.Theybothhaveonlytwotypesintotal.C.TheybothhappenwhentheyareintheEar
th’sshadow.D.Theybothhappenwhenthesunlightcan’treachthesunorthemoon.30.Whatmakesitsafertoobservealunareclipsethanasolareclipse?A.Sunlightisstrongerth
anmoonlight.B.Asolareclipselastsnotaslongasalunareclipse.C.Moreadvancedandsaferequipmentisusedtowatchalunareclipse.D.Thetemperatureismore
pleasantwhenpeoplewatchingalunareclipse.31.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Thereasonsforeclipses.B.Theconsequencesofeclipses.C.Thedifferentwayso
fobservingeclipses.D.Theintroductionoflunareclipsesandsolareclipses.DAjointresearchteamrecentlyhavedevelopedanewelectroni
cskinthatissimilartohumanskininstrength,durability(耐久性)andsensitivity.Theskinore-skinmayplayanimportantroleinnext-generationperso
nalizedmedicine,softroboticsandartificialintelligence.“Theideale-skinwillmimic(模仿)themanynaturalfunctionsof
humanskin,suchassensingtemperatureandtouch,accuratelyandinrealtime,”saysleadingresearcherYichenCai.However,makingsuitabl
yflexibleelectronicsthatcanperformsuchdelicatetaskswhilealsousedrepeatedlyischallenging,andeachmaterialinvolvedmustbecarefully
engineered.Moste-skinsaremadebyputtinganactivesensoronthesurfacethatattachestohumanskin.However,theconnecti
onbetweenthemisoftentooweak,whichreducesthedurabilityandsensitivityofthematerial;otherwise,ifitistoostrong,itwon'tbeflexibleenough,mak
ingitmorelikelytobreakthecircuit(电路).“Thelandscapeofskinelectronicskeepsshiftingataremarkablepace,”saysCai.“Thediscoveryof2Dsen
sorshasacceleratedeffortstoturnthesequitethinbutstrongmaterialsintofunctional,durableartificialskins.”Thenewman-madeskinbuiltbytheresearche
rscouldsenseobjectsfrom20centimetersaway.Itcouldfurthermakeaquickresponsewhentouchedinlessthanonetenthofasecond.“Itisastrikingachievementforane-skin
tomaintaintoughnessafterrepeateduse,”saidShen,“whichmimicsthesoftnessandrapidrecoveryofhumanskin.”Th
istypeofe-skincouldmonitorarangeofbiologicalinformation,suchaschangesinbloodpressure,whichcanbedetectedfrommovementsofarmsandlegs.
ThisdatacanthenbesharedandstoredonthecloudviaWi-Fi.“Oneremainingproblemtothewidespreaduseofe-skinslies
inmassproductionofhigh-resolutionsensors,”addsgroupleaderVincentTung,“however,thelatesttechnologyoff
ersnewpromise.”32.What’sthespecialthingofthenewe-skin?A.Itisflexibleandsensitive.B.Itisalmostthesameashumanskin.C.Ithasflexiblea
nddurableelectronics.D.IthasbeenprovedimportantinareaslikeAI.33.Whatcanthenewe-skindo?A.Itcanrapidlyreactto
touches.B.Itcanserveasaremotecontroller.C.Itcanrecoverthewoundedskinquickly.D.Itcanadjusthuman’stemperature.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“striki
ng”inparagraph5probablymean?A.Slight.B.Noticeable.C.Well-known.D.Insignificant.35.Whatwillbeprobablytalkedaboutinthefollowin
gparagraphs?A.Otherproblemsofthenewe-skins.B.Thewideuseofthenewe-skinsinmanyareas.C.Thenewtechnologyofmassproductionofhigh-resolutionsensors.D.Thepro
cessofproducingthehigh-resolutionsensorsonalargescale.第二节(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。DealingwithUncertaintySomemaythin
kthathavingfeelingsofuncertaintyasanentrepreneurisagiven.Speakingfromexperience,Icansayforcertainthattherewillalwaysbeupsanddownswithan
yjob.36.Herearesometipsforkickingthosefeelingsofdoubttothecurb.1.Speaktosomeone37.Havingsomeonetobounceyourth
oughtsandideasoffiscrucialtohelpreducethestress.2.Improveyourteam38.Ifyou’refeelinguncertainaboutthefutureofyourcompany,lookto
yourteamtoseehowthey’reinfluencingit.Cantherebeanyimprovementstohelpalleviatesomeofthepressuresandallowyoutofocusonmoreimportantones?Considerwhetherm
orecanbedonetohelpbettertheflowandworkload.3.LetgoNothavingcontrolofasituationcanbestressful.However,givinguptheneed
toalwaysbeinthedriver’sseatiskeytoscaling(按比例排列)yourbusiness.Havingyourcompanystaystagnant(停滞的)willmakeitimpossiblefo
ryoutokeepupwithyourcompetitors.39.4.FocusonwhatmattersTakethingsonestepatatime.Askyourselfwhatisthemostimportantthingtoputyo
urenergytowardsrightnow?Howcanthatbeachieved?Withpentopaper,writedownwhatitisthatiscurrentlycausingyo
utofeeluncertain.40,you’reputtinganametotheissue,whichcanhelpyoutotackletheproblem.A.BywritingoutwhatisstressingyououtB.Bywritingdownthethingsandthe
irdeadlinesC.HavingastrongteamiskeytocreatingahealthyenvironmentD.Embracetheuncontrollable,andconsideritawinwhe
nyouexperienceitE.Findsomeoneyoucanshareyourfears,insecurities,andemotionswithF.Whenyouareinasituationlikethis,don’tgiveupandtr
ytosolveitassoonaspossibleG.Creatinghealthierhabitsforhandlingthesefeelingscanbeoneofthemostbeneficial
thingsyoucando第三部分语言知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Doyoulikehistory?An
cienthistorycanseemsofar41dailylife,42whenyoujustlearnitfromatextbook.Listsofdatesandpeopleandpicturesofpl
aces43littleinterest44you’restudyingforanexam.Butgoingtolocationsandseeingfamousstructuresforyourselfmakehistorycome45.Pi
cturesmaybeworthathousand46,buttherealthingisworthmuchmore!Youwillbeinawe(惊叹)whenyouvisitXi’an,oneofChina’soldestcities.Rulersofs
everaldynastiesincludingZhou,Han,SuiandTangmadeXi’antheir47.An48wallsurroundsthecitycenter,originallybuiltd
uringtheTangDynastybut49intheMingDynasty.Thewallhas18gates,andseveralallow50tothecity.TheSouthGateisthemostspectacular(壮观的)andhasrecentlybeenbeautif
ully51.Twomuseumsnearthesouthgate52treasuresfromthecity’spast.OneofthemainreasonswhypeoplevisitXi’an5335kilometers
fromthecity.TheygotoseetheburialsiteofEmperorQinShihuang.Hewantedanarmyto54himintheafterlife,sohehadcraftsmencreate8,000terracottasoldieriesandhors
es.Thesewereburiedinpits(深坑)55Qin’sowntomb.About2,00056the6,000warriorsandhorsesburiedtherehavebeenunearthed.Visitorswalkonawalkway57thepittoviewr
owuponrowofsoldiers.It’sanamazing58.Thereismuchmore59todiscoverinXi’an.Andit’smuchmoreexcitingthanreadingaboutitina60!41.A.removedfromB.comefromC.
learntfromD.datedfrom42.A.speciallyB.especiallyC.usuallyD.finally43.A.meanB.takeC.holdD.have44.A.ifB.unl
essC.untilD.although45.A.liveB.livelyC.livesD.alive46.A.wordsB.memoriesC.intelligenceD.work47.A.palaceB.countryC.townD.capital48.A.irregularB.i
mpressiveC.importantD.uncommon49.A.enhancedB.enrichedC.enlargedD.enabled50.A.visitorsB.entranceC.carsD.means51.A.restoredB
.recoveredC.reflectedD.reacted52.A.borrowB.sellC.representD.house53.A.locatesB.hasC.liesD.offers54.A.fightB.preventC.guar
dD.keep55.A.surroundingB.surroundedC.concernedD.concerning56.A.sinceB.ofC.fromD.inside57.A.underB.inC.aboveD.around58.A.sightB.sceneryC.view
D.landscape59.A.secretB.mysteryC.historyD.knowledge60.A.pictureB.listC.structureD.book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。Forseveralbillionyears61the“BigBang”,theearthwasstilljustacloudofdust.Whatitwas62(become)wasuncertainuntilbetween4.5and3.8bi
llionyearsagowhenthedustsettledintoasolidglobe.Theearthbecameso63(violence)thatitwasnotclear64theshapewouldlastornot.Itexp
lodedloudlywithfireandrock.Theywereintimetoproducecarbon,nitrogen,watervapourandothergases,65weretomake
theearth’satmosphere.66isevenmoreimportantisthatastheearth67(cool)down,waterbegantoappearonitssurface.Manyscientistsbe
lievethatthecontinued68(present)ofwaterallowedtheearthtodissolve69(harm)gasesandacidsintotheoceansandseas.Thisproduced
achainreaction,whichmade70possibleforlifetodevelop.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)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌
写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。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:在错的词下划一横线,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。Mr.Zhan,aging58,ismyEnglishteacher.Heissohumorous,responsibleandselfishthatIrespectforhimverymuch.Tobehonest,hi
sassistancehasainfluenceonme.ItwashimwhomademerealizetheimportantoflearningEnglishwell.Haditnotbeenforhisguidanceandencoura
gement,Icouldn’twonthefirstplaceinthecityEnglishspeechcontest.Withouthisaid,Iwouldn’thavegainedmyintegratedskillsinEnglish.I’lldefiniteremem
berhiskindnessandhelpforever.Mr.Zhanisaveryrespectableteacherindeed!Ididthankhimforthathedidforme.第二节书面表达(满分2
5分)假设你是晨光中学高一(20)班的班长李津,得知美国学生Chris作为交换生,下学期将到你班学习。请你根据以下提示,给他写封邮件:1.表示欢迎2.介绍本班情况3.希望Chris做哪些事情,以增进中美学生
之间的了解和友谊注意:1.请勿提及与考生相关的真实信息。2.可适当加入细节,使内容充实,行文连贯。3.词数100左右;开头已给出,不计入总词数。参考词汇:交换生exchangestudent吉水二高2020-2021学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷参考答案.第一部分
:听力(共两节,满分30分)1-5BABBC6-10BCBBB11-15ACBAA16-20BCCBA第二部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)21-23DBB24-27DCBD28-31CDAD32-35AABC36-40GECDA第三部分语言知识运用第一节41-45A
BCBD46-50ADBCB51-55ADCCA56-60BDACD第二节61.after62.tobecome63.violent64.whether65.which66.What67.cooled68.
presence69.harmful70.it第四部分写作第一节短文改错1)aging---aged2)selfish---selfless3)respect之后去掉for4)a---an5)him---he6)important---importance7)couldn’t之后^hav
e8)definite---definitely9)did---do10)that---what第二节书面表达DearChris,I’mLiJin,monitorofClassTwenty-one,SeniorOne.I’mgladthatyou’llcometoou
rschoolasanexchangestudentandI’mhonoredtobecomeaclassmateofyou.Welcometoourclass,wherethereare50students,30ofwhomareboys.Youdon’tneedt
oworryaboutthelifehere,becausewearewarm-heatedandfriendly,readytogiveyouahandwheneveryouneedhelp.Atlast,Iperson
allygiveyouapieceofadvicethatlearningsomebasicChineseshouldbenefityoualotasitwillbeeasierforyoutocommunicatewithlocalpeopleand
togetonwellwithteachersandstudents.Wearelookingforwardtoseeingyou!Yours,LiJin听力原文Text1M:Mary,wouldyouhelpmetypethisw
orkplan?I’mtoobusytodoitmyself.W:OK.Butwhydon’tyouhireasecretary?Text2M:Hello,whatcanIdoforyou?W:Well,Ihavesomedifficultysleeping.Ioftenwa
keupat3o’clockinthemorningandnomatterhowhardItry,Ijustcan’tfallasleepagain.Text3W:Hi,John.Howisyoursummervacation?M
:Well,IwenttoSanyaandspentawholeweekthere.Itcan’tbebetter!Whataboutyou?W:MyfamilywenttoclimbMountHuaandeveryonewaswornoutup
onreachingthetop!Text4W:OhmyGod!It’saquartertoten!Myflightwilltakeoffinhalfanhour.Sir,couldyoupleasedrivef
aster?M:Sure.Youneedn’tworry.Thetrafficislightandwe’llreachtheairportin10minutes.Text5W:Jim,whyareyoustillworkingonthecomputer?Don’tyouk
nowthatyouhavetogotoschooltomorrow?M:Mum,Iknowit’sverylatenow.ButIhavetostayupuntilIfinishthepaper.W:IhavetoldyounottowatchtheTV.Whyyouhave
toputoffyourtaskeverytime!Text6W:John,Ididn’tseeyouintheEnglishclassonFriday.M:Iwasn’thereonFriday.Mygeographyclasswe
nttoafieldtriptolookatsomeofthedifferentrocks.Infact,weslepttherelastnight.W:Wow!Soundsinteresting!Wh
eredidyougo?M:Adesert.Itgetshotduringtheday,butitcoolsoffveryquicklyatnight.W:Well,whatdoyouthinkofthetrip?M:Ienj
oyeditverymuch.Althoughitisverydry,thedesertisindeedawonderfulplace!IthoughtofnothingbutvastnesswhenIgotthere.Sinceyoucanhardlyseeplants,it’svery
easytofinddifferentrocksthere.W:Ireallywanttogothere.Don’tforgettocallmeifyouhavethechancetogothereagain.M:Noproblem!Text7W:Hi,John.Areyouuse
dtothecurriculuminourschool?M:Yeah,Ithinkitisveryinteresting.Inmycountry,studentsoftengotoschoolfrom7:30inthemorninguntil5:30intheaf
ternoon.W:Fivedaysaweek,too?M:Actually,fiveandahalf.OnSaturday,thereisonlyahalfday.W:That’stoomuch,Ithink.Byth
eway,whereareyougoing?Doyouwanttohavedinnerwithmeintheschoolcanteen?M:Well,I’mgoingtoreturnthebookstothelibrary.An
dIwanttofindmorebooksaboutyourculture.Text8M:I’dliketocheckin,please.W:Doyouhaveareservation,sir?M:Yes,thenameisRobert---RobertBrown.W:Letm
echeckthecomputer,please.Yes,hereitis,RobertBrown.Howmanynightswillyoubestaying?M:IwillstayfromMondaytoFriday.W:That’sfourdays.Smok
ingornon-smoking?M:Asmokingroom,please.W:OK.Youdon’tmindfacingthestreet?M:No,that’snoproblem.ButIdowantaro
omwithagoodviewoftheocean.W:Theroomswithabetterviewwillbealittlemoreexpensive.Areyouokaywithit?M:Noproblem.Howmuchdoyouchargefort
hat?W:Ahundredandfortydollarsanight.M:Thankyouverymuch!Text9W:Goodmorning.WhatcanIdoforyou?M:Goodmorning.Iamlooki
ngforaflatfortwopeopleneartheuniversity.W:Well,thereareseveralplacesavailableandtherentrangesfrom80to150
dollarsamonth.M:Ithinkaflatfornomorethan100dollarsamonthisgood.W:Sure.Doyouhaveanyotherrequirement?M:Iprefertoliveinaquietstre
etandIneedatleasttwobedrooms.Eh…thekitchenandthediningroomshouldbeseparated,notcombined.W:Letmechecktheinf
ormationonthecomputer.Well,wehavegottwoflatsthatmeetyourrequirements.Lookatthisone.Itcosts85dollarsamonth.Ithastwobedroomsa
nditlocatesinaquietstreet.M:Howfarisitfromtheuniversity?W:Twomiles.M:Well,that’salittlefartowalk.Whatabouttheotherone?W:Thesecondoneissma
llerbutmoreexpensive.It’soneandahalfmilesawayfromtheuniversity.Thereisaparkandasupermarketnearby.M:En…thisonesoundsmoresuitable.Wha
tabouttherent?W:It’s100dollarsamonth.M:Canwegotohavealookatitnow?Iwanttoexaminetheroombeforemakingafinaldecision.W:Noproblem.Butplea
sewaitfor5minutes.Ineedtofinishtypingthispieceofmaterial.M:OK.Text10Hello,everyone.Welcometoourdailytalk.Recently,XinhuaNewsagencyr
eportsthatmanystudentsfindtheirsalariesdonotmeettheirexpectationswhentheyreturnfromabroadaftergraduation.XiaoDongisoneofthem.
ShegotherpostgraduatedegreeintheUKthissummer.NowshewaslookingforajobinChina.Thingsdidnotgoonverywell.Atfirst,shethoughtthesalarywo
uldbetwotimesthatofthedomesticgraduate,butactuallythesalarywasmoreorlessthesame.Infact,sheisnotalone.Itisreportedtha
t96percentofstudentsreturningfromabroadrefusedjoboffers,outofwhich62.5percentwererejectedduetounsatisfactorysalary.AccordingtoXiaoDong,i
tseemedthatthecompaniesdidnotcaremuchaboutherforeignexperienceorEnglishlanguageskills.Theyonlyrequireemployeestobeabletoconductdailycommunicati
oninEnglish.Andmanydomesticgraduatescanmeetthisrequirement,whichmakesherdoubtwhethershemadetherightdecisiontogofora
broad.Thecompetitionisalsoanimportantfactor.Whentheyaresearchforjobs,theirmajorsareeithertoohotortoocold.Itseemsthattheexperienceofgoinga
broadwillnotbeas“golden”asbefore.Forthosewhoarethinkingaboutlearningabroad,you’dbettertakeeverythingintoconsid
eration.Thankyouverymuch.