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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.Teacherandstud
ent.2.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inahospital.B.Inashop.C.Inarestaurant.3.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhisvacation?A.Itisnotgood.B.Iti
swonderful.C.Itistootiring.4.Whenwilltheplanetakeoff?A.At10:10.B.At10:15.C.At10:30.5.Whatisthemandoingnow?A.WatchingTV.B.Play
ingthecomputer.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.Whatdidthem
andoonFriday?A.HehadanEnglishclass.B.Heattendedaclassactivity.C.Hevisitedamuseumofrocks.7.Whyisitveryeasytofinddifferentrocksthere?A.Becausethet
emperaturechangesquickly.B.Becausetherearemanydifferentrocks.C.Becausethereareveryfewplants.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8.Howmanydaysdoesthemangotoschoo
leveryweekinhercountry?A.Fivedays.B.Fivedaysandahalf.C.Sixdays.9.Whereisthemangoingnext?A.Tothecanteen.B.To
thelibrary.C.Tothedormitory.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10.Howmanynightswillthemanbestaying?A.3nights.B.4nights.C.5nights
.11.Whatroomdoesthemanneed?A.Asmokingroomwithagoodviewoftheocean.B.Asmokingroomwithoutfacingthestreet.C.Anon-smokingroo
mfacingthestreet.12.Howmuchwillthemanpay?A.$140B.$456C.$560听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13.Wheredoesthewomanprobablywork?A.Atauniversity.B.At
ahouseagency.C.Atasupermarket.14.Whatistheman’srequirementabouttherent?A.Nomorethan100dollarsamonth.B.Lessth
an80dollarsamonth.C.Morethan150dollarsamonth.15.Whatcanweknowaboutthesecondflat?A.It’ssmallerbutmoree
xpensive.B.Ithastwobedroomsbutit’sonanoisystreet.C.It’salittlefarawayfromtheuniversity.16.Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?A.Re
ntthesecondflat.B.Gotoseethesecondflat.C.Finishtypingthematerial.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.WhoisXiaoDong?A.Ap
ostgraduatestudentlearningintheUK.B.Anemployeeinaforeigncompany.C.AgraduatereturningfromtheUK.18.Whydomanypeoplewithafore
igndegreerejectjoboffersinChina?A.BecausetheworkinChinaistoodemanding.B.Becausetheycanfindbetterjobsabroad.C.Becauseoftheunsatisfactorysalaryoffere
dbythecompanies.19.WhatmakesXiaoDongdoubtwhethershemadetherightdecisiontogoforabroad?A.Foreigncompaniesdon’tlikeherforeignexperienceorEnglishlan
guageskills.B.Manydomesticgraduatescanmeetthelanguagerequirementsofcompanies.C.HermajorisnotsogoodintheUK.20.Whatistheman’s
attitudetowardlearningabroad?A.Peopleshouldthinktwicebeforemakingthedecision.B.Peopleshouldnotexpect
toomuch.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。AAwalkingtourinRockyMountainNationalPark,ColoradoRockyMountainNationalParkcover
sabout41squaremileswithdozensofmountainpeaks.Morethan250speciesofbirdswilldelightyoursensesandmorethan900ty
pesofwildflowerswillkeepyoumarvelingattheirbeauty.YourColoradowalkingtourofficiallybegins.Toensurethatyouarriveontimewestronglysuggest
thatyouarriveonedaybeforethedeparturedate.Day1Thetripbeginsat1:00p.m..TravelbybustoRockyMountainNationalPark.Checkinouraccommodati
ons,enjoyafreshlunchandheadintotheparkforourfirsthike.Day2Duringtoday’shikewewillcover3.8miles.We’ll
stoptoenjoyboth“ThePool”andFernFallsonourwaytoFernLake.You’llenjoyeveryminuteoftoday’shikeandthenspendarelaxingeveninginthetownofE
stesPark.Day3GlacierGorge,themainsectionofthePark,hassomeofthemostbeautifulattractionsinthePark.Todaywe’llpushourbootsupthetrai
ltoBlackLake,about4.7miles.WithviewsofLongsPeak,we’llhikepastamajorwaterfallandseveralsmallerlakesbeforearrivingatBlackLake.Da
y4Todaywe’llheadtoWildBasin,southeastofthemainparkarea,forahiketoOuzelLake.WildBasintraverses(穿过)throughAsp
enforestpastrushingstreams,toahighmountainlakewherewewillenjoyapicniclunch.Day5TheFlatTopMountainare
awilldelightyoursenseswiththickforestsandmeadowsofabundantwildflowers.Ourfeetwillcarryusforabout8.8miles.Day6Catchth
eEstesParkShuttletoDenverInternationalAirportorcontinueonyourowntootheradventures!21.Whenwillpeopleenjoyapic
niclunch?A.Day1.B.Day2.C.Day3.D.Day4.22.WhatmakesDay5specialfromotherdays?A.Youcanenjoythewaterfall.B.Youcanenjoylotsofwildflowers.C.
Youcanenjoytherushingstreams.D.Youcanenjoybeautifullakescenery.23.Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A.Anadvertise
ment.B.Atouristschedule.C.Asportswebsite.D.Atravellingmagazine.BGrowingup,DekaIsmailsayssheletlabels
definewhatshecouldbe.“Iwasablackgirl,fromarefugee(难民)family,”Dekasaid.“ItwasasifIwasonlyallowedtoexploreinthispredetermi
nedbox.”Afterahighschoolchemistryclassinspiredhertothinkaboutacareerinscienceandgaveherconfidenceinthefield,Dekalear
nedtoliveoutsidelabelsandbeganmakingbigplansforherfuture.NowsheisabouttobeginherfreshmanyearattheUniversityofCalifornia,planningtobecom
eaprofessor.BornandraisedinSanDiego’sCityHeightsneighbourhood,DekaisthedaughterofaSomalirefugeecouple.WhilesomemightsayDeka’ssuccesshappenedinspiteo
fherbackground,shewouldsaydifferently,thatherexperiencesshapedherandinspiredhertobethedriven,youngscientistthatsheistoday.WhenDekawaseightyearsold
,hermothergotajobbystudyinghardbackinschoolinordertosupportthewholefamily.ThatmadeDekarealizethateducationcouldmakeadifference
toone’slife.Shespentalotoftimeinthelibraryreadingbooks,anddidn’tdomanyofthethingsherpeersdid,likepartyingorhavingromanticr
elationships.“IalwaysfeltlikeIhadtobetheperfectgirlformyfamily,”Dekasaid.“Youhavetonotevendoyourbestbuttwotimesbetterthaneveryone
else.Ifeltlikethewholeworldwaswaitingformetomessup.”Deka’seffortspaidoff.Thesummerbeforehersenioryearofhighschool,shewasacce
ptedtotheAmericanChemicalSocietyProjectSEEDProgramme.“Shebroughtbothenthusiasmandfocus,”Botham,aresearcheratthisresearchinstitute
,recalled.“Shearrivedeverydayreadytowork,readytolearnandreadytodealwithnewchallengesregardlessofwhetherornotshehaddoneanythingsimi
lar.”Whenaskedwhatadviceshewouldgivetootherslikeher,Dekawarnedthemnottounderestimatethemselves.“Don’ttellyourselfthatsch
olarshipistoobigorthisprogrammeistoocompetitiveorI’llnevergetintothisschool,”shesaid.“IwasnotsurewhetherIcouldmakei
tuntilIstartedseeingtheacceptancelettersrollingin.”24.WhatmadeDekaignorelabelsanddreambigforherfuture?A.Herbla
ckskin.B.Herexplorationinthebox.C.Herpoorfamily.D.Herchemistryclass.25.WhenwasDekaawareofthesignificanceofeducation?A.Afterbecomingaprofess
or.B.Afterreadingbooksinthelibrary.C.Afterhermother’sworkingexperience.D.AftergoingtotheUniversityofCalifornia.26.WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkD
ekais?A.Smartandambitious.B.Hardworkingandconfident.C.Considerateandintelligent.D.Warm-heartedandfortunate.27.
WhatcanbeinferredfromBotham’swords?A.Dekaunderestimatesherself.B.Dekalikesdoingsimilarthings.C.Dekaenjoyssomethingexciting.D.Dekaisalwaysp
reparedforstudyanddifficulties.CAneclipsehappenswhenoneheavenlybodysuchasamoonorplanetpassesintotheshadow
ofanotherheavenlybody.TherearetwotypesofeclipsesontheEarth:lunareclipsesandsolareclipses.Themoonorbits(环绕)theEarthand,a
tthesametime,theEarthorbitsthesun.SometimestheEarthmovesbetweenthesunandthemoon.Whenthishappens,theEarthblocksthelightfromthesun.Thisisaneclip
seofthemoon—alunareclipse.AlunareclipsecanoccuronlywhenthemoonisfullandcanbeseenfromtheEarthatnight.T
herearetwotypesoflunareclipses:totallunareclipsesandpartiallunareclipses.Atotallunareclipseoccurswhenthemoonandthesunareonexactoppositesides
oftheEarth.ThemoonisintheEarth’sshadowandthesunlightpassesthroughtheEarth'satmosphere,whichcausestheEarth’s
atmospheretofilterorblockoutmostofthebluelight.However,apartiallunareclipsehappenswhenonlyapartofthemo
onenterstheEarth'sshadow.WhatpeopleseefromtheEarthduringapartiallunareclipsedependsonhowthesun,theEarthandthemoonareli
nedup.Alunareclipseusuallylastsforafewhours.Itissafetolookdirectlyatalunareclipsealthoughapairofbinoc
ularscancertainlyhelptheviewerappreciatethebeautyofthisphenomenon.SometimeswhenthemoonorbitstheEarth,itmove
sbetweenthesunandtheEarth.Whenthishappens,themoonblocksthelightofthesunfromreachingtheEarth.Thiscausesanecli
pseofthesun,orsolareclipse.Duringasolareclipse,themooncastsashadowontotheEarth.Therearethreetypesofsolareclipses:totalsol
areclipses,partialsolareclipsesandannulareclipses(日环食).Duringasolareclipse,themooncaststwoshadowsontheEarth.Unlikelunareclipses,solareclip
sesonlylastforafewminutes.It’simportanttoneverlookdirectlyatthesun—thestrongsunlightcandamageyoureyesforever!Infact,theonlywayto
safelyviewasolareclipseisbyusingspeciallydesignedequipment.28.WhatcanbeconcludedfromParagraph4?A.Peoplecanseenothingwhenalunareclip
sehappens.B.AlunareclipsehappenswhentheEarthandthesunareopposite.C.Thebluelightinsunlightcanbepreventedfromrea
chingthemoon.D.ApartiallunareclipsehappenswheneverypartofthemoonenterstheEarth’sshadow.29.Whatdosolarecli
psesandlunareclipseshaveincommon?A.Theybothcanlastforafewhours.B.Theybothhaveonlytwotypesintotal.C.Theybothhappenwhenth
eyareintheEarth’sshadow.D.Theybothhappenwhenthesunlightcan’treachthesunorthemoon.30.Whatmakesitsafertoobservealunareclipsethanaso
lareclipse?A.Sunlightisstrongerthanmoonlight.B.Asolareclipselastsnotaslongasalunareclipse.C.Moreadvancedandsaferequipmentisusedtowatchalun
areclipse.D.Thetemperatureismorepleasantwhenpeoplewatchingalunareclipse.31.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Thereasonsforeclipses.B.Theconseq
uencesofeclipses.C.Thedifferentwaysofobservingeclipses.D.Theintroductionoflunareclipsesandsolareclipses.DAjoin
tresearchteamrecentlyhavedevelopedanewelectronicskinthatissimilartohumanskininstrength,durability(耐久性)andsensitivity.Theskinore-skinm
ayplayanimportantroleinnext-generationpersonalizedmedicine,softroboticsandartificialintelligence.“Theideale-skinwillmi
mic(模仿)themanynaturalfunctionsofhumanskin,suchassensingtemperatureandtouch,accuratelyandinrealtime,”saysleadingresearcherYichenCai.
However,makingsuitablyflexibleelectronicsthatcanperformsuchdelicatetaskswhilealsousedrepeatedlyischallenging,andeach
materialinvolvedmustbecarefullyengineered.Moste-skinsaremadebyputtinganactivesensoronthesurfacethatattache
stohumanskin.However,theconnectionbetweenthemisoftentooweak,whichreducesthedurabilityandsensitivityofthematerial;otherwise,ifitistoostrong,it
won'tbeflexibleenough,makingitmorelikelytobreakthecircuit(电路).“Thelandscapeofskinelectronicskeepsshiftingataremar
kablepace,”saysCai.“Thediscoveryof2Dsensorshasacceleratedeffortstoturnthesequitethinbutstrongmaterialsintofunctional,dur
ableartificialskins.”Thenewman-madeskinbuiltbytheresearcherscouldsenseobjectsfrom20centimetersaway.Itcouldfurthermakeaquickresponsewhentouchedinle
ssthanonetenthofasecond.“Itisastrikingachievementforane-skintomaintaintoughnessafterrepeateduse,”saidShen,“whichmimicsthesoftnessandrapidrecovery
ofhumanskin.”Thistypeofe-skincouldmonitorarangeofbiologicalinformation,suchaschangesinbloodpressure,whichcanbedetectedfrommovementsofarmsandleg
s.ThisdatacanthenbesharedandstoredonthecloudviaWi-Fi.“Oneremainingproblemtothewidespreaduseofe-skinsliesinmassproductionofhigh-resolutionsen
sors,”addsgroupleaderVincentTung,“however,thelatesttechnologyoffersnewpromise.”32.What’sthespecialthi
ngofthenewe-skin?A.Itisflexibleandsensitive.B.Itisalmostthesameashumanskin.C.Ithasflexibleanddurablee
lectronics.D.IthasbeenprovedimportantinareaslikeAI.33.Whatcanthenewe-skindo?A.Itcanrapidlyreacttotouches.B.Itcanserveasarem
otecontroller.C.Itcanrecoverthewoundedskinquickly.D.Itcanadjusthuman’stemperature.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“strikin
g”inparagraph5probablymean?A.Slight.B.Noticeable.C.Well-known.D.Insignificant.35.Whatwillbeprobablytalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraphs?A.Otherp
roblemsofthenewe-skins.B.Thewideuseofthenewe-skinsinmanyareas.C.Thenewtechnologyofmassproductionofhigh-resolutionsensors.D
.Theprocessofproducingthehigh-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。Deal
ingwithUncertaintySomemaythinkthathavingfeelingsofuncertaintyasanentrepreneurisagiven.Speakingfromexperience,Icansayforcertaintha
ttherewillalwaysbeupsanddownswithanyjob.36.Herearesometipsforkickingthosefeelingsofdoubttothecurb.1.Speaktosomeone3
7.Havingsomeonetobounceyourthoughtsandideasoffiscrucialtohelpreducethestress.2.Improveyourteam38.Ifyou’refeelingun
certainaboutthefutureofyourcompany,looktoyourteamtoseehowthey’reinfluencingit.Cantherebeanyimprovementstohelpalleviatesomeo
fthepressuresandallowyoutofocusonmoreimportantones?Considerwhethermorecanbedonetohelpbettertheflowandworkload.3.LetgoNothavingcontrolofasituation
canbestressful.However,givinguptheneedtoalwaysbeinthedriver’sseatiskeytoscaling(按比例排列)yourbusiness.H
avingyourcompanystaystagnant(停滞的)willmakeitimpossibleforyoutokeepupwithyourcompetitors.39.4.FocusonwhatmattersTakethingsonestepatati
me.Askyourselfwhatisthemostimportantthingtoputyourenergytowardsrightnow?Howcanthatbeachieved?Withpentopaper,writedownwhatitisthatiscurren
tlycausingyoutofeeluncertain.40,you’reputtinganametotheissue,whichcanhelpyoutotackletheproblem.A.Bywritingoutwhatisstressingyouo
utB.BywritingdownthethingsandtheirdeadlinesC.HavingastrongteamiskeytocreatingahealthyenvironmentD.Embracetheuncontrollable,andconsideritawinwhenyo
uexperienceitE.Findsomeoneyoucanshareyourfears,insecurities,andemotionswithF.Whenyouareinasituationlikethis,d
on’tgiveupandtrytosolveitassoonaspossibleG.Creatinghealthierhabitsforhandlingthesefeelingscanbeoneofthemostbeneficialthingsyoucando
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?Ancienthistor
ycanseemsofar41dailylife,42whenyoujustlearnitfromatextbook.Listsofdatesandpeopleandpicturesofplaces43littleinterest44you’restudyin
gforanexam.Butgoingtolocationsandseeingfamousstructuresforyourselfmakehistorycome45.Picturesmaybeworthathousand46,buttherealthingisw
orthmuchmore!Youwillbeinawe(惊叹)whenyouvisitXi’an,oneofChina’soldestcities.RulersofseveraldynastiesincludingZhou,Ha
n,SuiandTangmadeXi’antheir47.An48wallsurroundsthecitycenter,originallybuiltduringtheTangDynastybut49intheMingDynasty.Thewallhas18gates,andseveralall
ow50tothecity.TheSouthGateisthemostspectacular(壮观的)andhasrecentlybeenbeautifully51.Twomuseumsnearthesouthgate52treasuresfromthecity’spast.O
neofthemainreasonswhypeoplevisitXi’an5335kilometersfromthecity.TheygotoseetheburialsiteofEmperorQinShihuang.Hewantedanarm
yto54himintheafterlife,sohehadcraftsmencreate8,000terracottasoldieriesandhorses.Thesewereburiedinpits(深坑)55Qin’sowntomb
.About2,00056the6,000warriorsandhorsesburiedtherehavebeenunearthed.Visitorswalkonawalkway57thepittoviewrowuponrowofs
oldiers.It’sanamazing58.Thereismuchmore59todiscoverinXi’an.Andit’smuchmoreexcitingthanreadingaboutitina60!41.A.removedfrom
B.comefromC.learntfromD.datedfrom42.A.speciallyB.especiallyC.usuallyD.finally43.A.meanB.takeC.holdD.have44.A.ifB.unlessC.
untilD.although45.A.liveB.livelyC.livesD.alive46.A.wordsB.memoriesC.intelligenceD.work47.A.palaceB.countryC.townD.capital48.
A.irregularB.impressiveC.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.guardD.
keep55.A.surroundingB.surroundedC.concernedD.concerning56.A.sinceB.ofC.fromD.inside57.A.underB.inC.aboveD.around58.A.
sightB.sceneryC.viewD.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)wasuncertainunti
lbetween4.5and3.8billionyearsagowhenthedustsettledintoasolidglobe.Theearthbecameso63(violence)thatitwasnotclear64theshapewouldlastornot.Itexplodedlo
udlywithfireandrock.Theywereintimetoproducecarbon,nitrogen,watervapourandothergases,65weretomaketheearth’
satmosphere.66isevenmoreimportantisthatastheearth67(cool)down,waterbegantoappearonitssurface.Manyscientistsbelievethatthecontinued
68(present)ofwaterallowedtheearthtodissolve69(harm)gasesandacidsintotheoceansandseas.Thisproducedach
ainreaction,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,hisass
istancehasainfluenceonme.ItwashimwhomademerealizetheimportantoflearningEnglishwell.Haditnotbeenforhisguida
nceandencouragement,Icouldn’twonthefirstplaceinthecityEnglishspeechcontest.Withouthisaid,Iwouldn’thavegainedmyinte
gratedskillsinEnglish.I’lldefiniterememberhiskindnessandhelpforever.Mr.Zhanisaveryrespectableteacherindeed
!Ididthankhimforthathedidforme.第二节书面表达(满分25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41-45ABCBD
46-50ADBCB51-55ADCCA56-60BDACD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^
have8)definite---definitely9)did---do10)that---what第二节书面表达DearChris,I’mLiJin,monitorofClassTwenty-one,SeniorOne.I’mgladt
hatyou’llcometoourschoolasanexchangestudentandI’mhonoredtobecomeaclassmateofyou.Welcometoourclass,wherethereare50students,
30ofwhomareboys.Youdon’tneedtoworryaboutthelifehere,becausewearewarm-heatedandfriendly,readytogiveyouahandwheneveryouneedhelp.Atlast
,IpersonallygiveyouapieceofadvicethatlearningsomebasicChineseshouldbenefityoualotasitwillbeeasierforyou
tocommunicatewithlocalpeopleandtogetonwellwithteachersandstudents.Wearelookingforwardtoseeingyou!Yours,LiJin听力
原文Text1M:Mary,wouldyouhelpmetypethisworkplan?I’mtoobusytodoitmyself.W:OK.Butwhydon’tyouhireasecretary?Text2M:Hello,whatcanIdoforyou?W:Well,Ihavesomed
ifficultysleeping.Ioftenwakeupat3o’clockinthemorningandnomatterhowhardItry,Ijustcan’tfallasleepagain.T
ext3W:Hi,John.Howisyoursummervacation?M:Well,IwenttoSanyaandspentawholeweekthere.Itcan’tbebetter!Whataboutyou?W:
MyfamilywenttoclimbMountHuaandeveryonewaswornoutuponreachingthetop!Text4W:OhmyGod!It’saquartertoten!Myflightwilltakeoffi
nhalfanhour.Sir,couldyoupleasedrivefaster?M:Sure.Youneedn’tworry.Thetrafficislightandwe’llreachtheairportin10minutes.Text5W:Jim,w
hyareyoustillworkingonthecomputer?Don’tyouknowthatyouhavetogotoschooltomorrow?M:Mum,Iknowit’sverylatenow.ButIhavetostayupun
tilIfinishthepaper.W:IhavetoldyounottowatchtheTV.Whyyouhavetoputoffyourtaskeverytime!Text6W:John,Ididn’tseeyouintheEnglishcla
ssonFriday.M:Iwasn’thereonFriday.Mygeographyclasswenttoafieldtriptolookatsomeofthedifferentrocks.Infact,weslepttherelastnight.W:Wow!Soundsin
teresting!Wheredidyougo?M:Adesert.Itgetshotduringtheday,butitcoolsoffveryquicklyatnight.W:Well,whatdoyouthinkofthetrip?M:Ienjoyeditverymuch
.Althoughitisverydry,thedesertisindeedawonderfulplace!IthoughtofnothingbutvastnesswhenIgotthere.Sinceyou
canhardlyseeplants,it’sveryeasytofinddifferentrocksthere.W:Ireallywanttogothere.Don’tforgettocallmeifyouhavethechancetogoth
ereagain.M:Noproblem!Text7W:Hi,John.Areyouusedtothecurriculuminourschool?M:Yeah,Ithinkitisveryinteresting.Inmycountry,studentsoftengotoschoo
lfrom7:30inthemorninguntil5:30intheafternoon.W:Fivedaysaweek,too?M:Actually,fiveandahalf.OnSaturday,t
hereisonlyahalfday.W:That’stoomuch,Ithink.Bytheway,whereareyougoing?Doyouwanttohavedinnerwithmeintheschoolcanteen?M:Well,I’mgoingtoreturn
thebookstothelibrary.AndIwanttofindmorebooksaboutyourculture.Text8M:I’dliketocheckin,please.W:Doyouhaveareservation,sir
?M:Yes,thenameisRobert---RobertBrown.W:Letmecheckthecomputer,please.Yes,hereitis,RobertBrown.Howmanynight
swillyoubestaying?M:IwillstayfromMondaytoFriday.W:That’sfourdays.Smokingornon-smoking?M:Asmokingroom,please.W:OK.Youdon’tmindfacingthestree
t?M:No,that’snoproblem.ButIdowantaroomwithagoodviewoftheocean.W:Theroomswithabetterviewwillbealittlemoreex
pensive.Areyouokaywithit?M:Noproblem.Howmuchdoyouchargeforthat?W:Ahundredandfortydollarsanight.M:Thankyouverymuch!Text
9W:Goodmorning.WhatcanIdoforyou?M:Goodmorning.Iamlookingforaflatfortwopeopleneartheuniversity.W:Well,thereareseveralpl
acesavailableandtherentrangesfrom80to150dollarsamonth.M:Ithinkaflatfornomorethan100dollarsamonthisgood.W:Su
re.Doyouhaveanyotherrequirement?M:IprefertoliveinaquietstreetandIneedatleasttwobedrooms.Eh…thekitchenandthediningr
oomshouldbeseparated,notcombined.W:Letmechecktheinformationonthecomputer.Well,wehavegottwoflatsthatmeetyourrequirements.Lookatthisone.Itcosts85
dollarsamonth.Ithastwobedroomsanditlocatesinaquietstreet.M:Howfarisitfromtheuniversity?W:Twomiles.M:Well,tha
t’salittlefartowalk.Whatabouttheotherone?W:Thesecondoneissmallerbutmoreexpensive.It’soneandahalfmilesawayfro
mtheuniversity.Thereisaparkandasupermarketnearby.M:En…thisonesoundsmoresuitable.Whatabouttherent?W:It’s100dollarsamonth.M:Ca
nwegotohavealookatitnow?Iwanttoexaminetheroombeforemakingafinaldecision.W:Noproblem.Butpleasewaitfor5minutes.Ineedtofinishtypingthispieceof
material.M:OK.Text10Hello,everyone.Welcometoourdailytalk.Recently,XinhuaNewsagencyreportsthatmanystudentsfindtheirsa
lariesdonotmeettheirexpectationswhentheyreturnfromabroadaftergraduation.XiaoDongisoneofthem.ShegotherpostgraduatedegreeintheUKthissummer.Nows
hewaslookingforajobinChina.Thingsdidnotgoonverywell.Atfirst,shethoughtthesalarywouldbetwotimesthatofthedomesticgraduate,butac
tuallythesalarywasmoreorlessthesame.Infact,sheisnotalone.Itisreportedthat96percentofstudentsreturningfromabroadrefusedjoboffers,outofwhi
ch62.5percentwererejectedduetounsatisfactorysalary.AccordingtoXiaoDong,itseemedthatthecompaniesdidnotcaremuchaboutherforeignexperie
nceorEnglishlanguageskills.TheyonlyrequireemployeestobeabletoconductdailycommunicationinEnglish.Andmanydomesticgraduatescanmeet
thisrequirement,whichmakesherdoubtwhethershemadetherightdecisiontogoforabroad.Thecompetitionisalsoanimportantfactor.Whentheyaresearchforjobs,the
irmajorsareeithertoohotortoocold.Itseemsthattheexperienceofgoingabroadwillnotbeas“golden”asbefore.Forthosewhoarethinkingaboutlearningab
road,you’dbettertakeeverythingintoconsideration.Thankyouverymuch.