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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.Husbanda
ndwife.B.colleagues.C.Teacherandstudent.2.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inahospital.B.Inashop.C.Inarestaurant.3.Whatd
oesthemanthinkofhisvacation?A.Itisnotgood.B.Itiswonderful.C.Itistootiring.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.HehadanEnglishclas
s.B.Heattendedaclassactivity.C.Hevisitedamuseumofrocks.7.Whyisitveryeasytofinddifferentrocksthere?A.Becausethetemperaturechan
gesquickly.B.Becausetherearemanydifferentrocks.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。10.Howma
nynightswillthemanbestaying?A.3nights.B.4nights.C.5nights.11.Whatroomdoesthemanneed?A.Asmokingroomwithagoodviewoft
heocean.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.Wheredoesthewomanprobablywork?A.Atauniversity.B.Atahouseagency.C.Atasupermarket.14.Whatistheman’srequirementa
bouttherent?A.Nomorethan100dollarsamonth.B.Lessthan80dollarsamonth.C.Morethan150dollarsamonth.15.Whatcanweknowaboutthesecondflat
?A.It’ssmallerbutmoreexpensive.B.Ithastwobedroomsbutit’sonanoisystreet.C.It’salittlefarawayfromtheuniversity.16.Whatwillthemanpr
obablydonext?A.Rentthesecondflat.B.Gotoseethesecondflat.C.Finishtypingthematerial.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.WhoisXiaoDong?A.Apostgraduatestudentlearningin
theUK.B.Anemployeeinaforeigncompany.C.AgraduatereturningfromtheUK.18.Whydomanypeoplewithaforeigndegreerejectjobo
ffersinChina?A.BecausetheworkinChinaistoodemanding.B.Becausetheycanfindbetterjobsabroad.C.Becauseoftheunsatisfactorysalaryofferedbythec
ompanies.19.WhatmakesXiaoDongdoubtwhethershemadetherightdecisiontogoforabroad?A.Foreigncompaniesdon’tlikeherfore
ignexperienceorEnglishlanguageskills.B.Manydomesticgraduatescanmeetthelanguagerequirementsofcompanies.C.Her
majorisnotsogoodintheUK.20.Whatistheman’sattitudetowardlearningabroad?A.Peopleshouldthinktwicebeforemakin
gthedecision.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。AAwalkingtourinRockyMountainNationalPark,ColoradoRockyMountainNationalP
arkcoversabout41squaremileswithdozensofmountainpeaks.Morethan250speciesofbirdswilldelightyoursensesandmorethan900typesofwildflowers
willkeepyoumarvelingattheirbeauty.YourColoradowalkingtourofficiallybegins.Toensurethatyouarriveontimewestronglysuggestthatyouar
riveonedaybeforethedeparturedate.Day1Thetripbeginsat1:00p.m..TravelbybustoRockyMountainNationalPark.Check
inouraccommodations,enjoyafreshlunchandheadintotheparkforourfirsthike.Day2Duringtoday’shikewewillcov
er3.8miles.We’llstoptoenjoyboth“ThePool”andFernFallsonourwaytoFernLake.You’llenjoyeveryminuteoftoday’shikeandthenspendarelax
ingeveninginthetownofEstesPark.Day3GlacierGorge,themainsectionofthePark,hassomeofthemostbeautifulattractionsinthePark.Toda
ywe’llpushourbootsupthetrailtoBlackLake,about4.7miles.WithviewsofLongsPeak,we’llhikepastamajorwaterfallandseveralsmallerlakesbeforearrivingatBlackLa
ke.Day4Todaywe’llheadtoWildBasin,southeastofthemainparkarea,forahiketoOuzelLake.WildBasintraverses(穿过)throughAsp
enforestpastrushingstreams,toahighmountainlakewherewewillenjoyapicniclunch.Day5TheFlatTopMountainareawilldelightyoursenseswiththickforestsand
meadowsofabundantwildflowers.Ourfeetwillcarryusforabout8.8miles.Day6CatchtheEstesParkShuttletoDenverInternationalAirportorcontinueonyourownt
ootheradventures!21.Whenwillpeopleenjoyapicniclunch?A.Day1.B.Day2.C.Day3.D.Day4.22.WhatmakesDay5specialfromotherdays?A.Youca
nenjoythewaterfall.B.Youcanenjoylotsofwildflowers.C.Youcanenjoytherushingstreams.D.Youcanenjoybeautifu
llakescenery.23.Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A.Anadvertisement.B.Atouristschedule.C.Asportswebsite.
D.Atravellingmagazine.BGrowingup,DekaIsmailsayssheletlabelsdefinewhatshecouldbe.“Iwasablackgirl,fromarefugee(难民)fami
ly,”Dekasaid.“ItwasasifIwasonlyallowedtoexploreinthispredeterminedbox.”Afterahighschoolchemistryclassinspire
dhertothinkaboutacareerinscienceandgaveherconfidenceinthefield,Dekalearnedtoliveoutsidelabelsandbeganmakingbigplansforherfuture.Nowsheisabouttobegin
herfreshmanyearattheUniversityofCalifornia,planningtobecomeaprofessor.BornandraisedinSanDiego’sCityHeightsneighbourhood,DekaisthedaughterofaSoma
lirefugeecouple.WhilesomemightsayDeka’ssuccesshappenedinspiteofherbackground,shewouldsaydifferently,thatherexperiencessha
pedherandinspiredhertobethedriven,youngscientistthatsheistoday.WhenDekawaseightyearsold,hermothergotajobby
studyinghardbackinschoolinordertosupportthewholefamily.ThatmadeDekarealizethateducationcouldmakeadifferencetoone’slif
e.Shespentalotoftimeinthelibraryreadingbooks,anddidn’tdomanyofthethingsherpeersdid,likepartyingorhavingromanticrelationships.“Ialwa
ysfeltlikeIhadtobetheperfectgirlformyfamily,”Dekasaid.“Youhavetonotevendoyourbestbuttwotimesbetterthaneveryoneelse.Ifeltlikethewh
oleworldwaswaitingformetomessup.”Deka’seffortspaidoff.Thesummerbeforehersenioryearofhighschool,shewasacceptedtotheAmericanC
hemicalSocietyProjectSEEDProgramme.“Shebroughtbothenthusiasmandfocus,”Botham,aresearcheratthisresearc
hinstitute,recalled.“Shearrivedeverydayreadytowork,readytolearnandreadytodealwithnewchallengesregardlessofwhetherornotshehadd
oneanythingsimilar.”Whenaskedwhatadviceshewouldgivetootherslikeher,Dekawarnedthemnottounderestimatethemselves.“Don’ttellyourse
lfthatscholarshipistoobigorthisprogrammeistoocompetitiveorI’llnevergetintothisschool,”shesaid.“IwasnotsurewhetherIcouldmakeituntilIst
artedseeingtheacceptancelettersrollingin.”24.WhatmadeDekaignorelabelsanddreambigforherfuture?A.Herblackskin.B.Herexplorationinthebox.C.He
rpoorfamily.D.Herchemistryclass.25.WhenwasDekaawareofthesignificanceofeducation?A.Afterbecomingaprofessor.B.Afterreadingbooksinthelibrary.C
.Afterhermother’sworkingexperience.D.AftergoingtotheUniversityofCalifornia.26.WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkDekais?A.Smartandamb
itious.B.Hardworkingandconfident.C.Considerateandintelligent.D.Warm-heartedandfortunate.27.WhatcanbeinferredfromBotham’swords?A.Dekaunderestimat
esherself.B.Dekalikesdoingsimilarthings.C.Dekaenjoyssomethingexciting.D.Dekaisalwayspreparedforstudyanddifficulties.CAneclipsehappenswhenoneheaven
lybodysuchasamoonorplanetpassesintotheshadowofanotherheavenlybody.TherearetwotypesofeclipsesontheEarth:lun
areclipsesandsolareclipses.Themoonorbits(环绕)theEarthand,atthesametime,theEarthorbitsthesun.SometimestheEarthmovesbetweenth
esunandthemoon.Whenthishappens,theEarthblocksthelightfromthesun.Thisisaneclipseofthemoon—alunareclipse.Alu
nareclipsecanoccuronlywhenthemoonisfullandcanbeseenfromtheEarthatnight.Therearetwotypesoflunareclipses:to
tallunareclipsesandpartiallunareclipses.AtotallunareclipseoccurswhenthemoonandthesunareonexactoppositesidesoftheEarth.ThemoonisintheEarth
’sshadowandthesunlightpassesthroughtheEarth'satmosphere,whichcausestheEarth’satmospheretofilterorbloc
koutmostofthebluelight.However,apartiallunareclipsehappenswhenonlyapartofthemoonenterstheEarth'sshadow.WhatpeopleseefromtheEarthduringapartiallu
nareclipsedependsonhowthesun,theEarthandthemoonarelinedup.Alunareclipseusuallylastsforafewhours.Itissafetolo
okdirectlyatalunareclipsealthoughapairofbinocularscancertainlyhelptheviewerappreciatethebeautyofthisphen
omenon.SometimeswhenthemoonorbitstheEarth,itmovesbetweenthesunandtheEarth.Whenthishappens,themoonblocksthelightofthesunfromreachingtheEarth.Thiscause
saneclipseofthesun,orsolareclipse.Duringasolareclipse,themooncastsashadowontotheEarth.Therearethreetypesofsolareclipses:t
otalsolareclipses,partialsolareclipsesandannulareclipses(日环食).Duringasolareclipse,themooncaststwoshadowsontheEarth.Unlikelunareclipses,solareclipses
onlylastforafewminutes.It’simportanttoneverlookdirectlyatthesun—thestrongsunlightcandamageyoureyesforever!
Infact,theonlywaytosafelyviewasolareclipseisbyusingspeciallydesignedequipment.28.WhatcanbeconcludedfromPar
agraph4?A.Peoplecanseenothingwhenalunareclipsehappens.B.AlunareclipsehappenswhentheEarthandthesunareoppo
site.C.Thebluelightinsunlightcanbepreventedfromreachingthemoon.D.ApartiallunareclipsehappenswheneverypartofthemoonenterstheEarth’ssh
adow.29.Whatdosolareclipsesandlunareclipseshaveincommon?A.Theybothcanlastforafewhours.B.Theybothhaveonlytwotypesintotal.C.Theyboth
happenwhentheyareintheEarth’sshadow.D.Theybothhappenwhenthesunlightcan’treachthesunorthemoon.30.Whatmakesitsaf
ertoobservealunareclipsethanasolareclipse?A.Sunlightisstrongerthanmoonlight.B.Asolareclipselastsnotaslongasalunareclipse.C
.Moreadvancedandsaferequipmentisusedtowatchalunareclipse.D.Thetemperatureismorepleasantwhenpeoplewatchingalunareclipse.31.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?
A.Thereasonsforeclipses.B.Theconsequencesofeclipses.C.Thedifferentwaysofobservingeclipses.D.Theintroductionoflunareclipsesandsolarec
lipses.DAjointresearchteamrecentlyhavedevelopedanewelectronicskinthatissimilartohumanskininstrength,durability(耐久性)andsensitivity.Thesk
inore-skinmayplayanimportantroleinnext-generationpersonalizedmedicine,softroboticsandartificialintelligence.
“Theideale-skinwillmimic(模仿)themanynaturalfunctionsofhumanskin,suchassensingtemperatureandtouch,accuratelyandinrealtime,”saysleadingresearcherYi
chenCai.However,makingsuitablyflexibleelectronicsthatcanperformsuchdelicatetaskswhilealsousedrepeatedlyischallenging,andeachmat
erialinvolvedmustbecarefullyengineered.Moste-skinsaremadebyputtinganactivesensoronthesurfacethatattachestohuman
skin.However,theconnectionbetweenthemisoftentooweak,whichreducesthedurabilityandsensitivityofthematerial;otherwi
se,ifitistoostrong,itwon'tbeflexibleenough,makingitmorelikelytobreakthecircuit(电路).“Thelandscapeofskinelectronicskeepsshiftingatarem
arkablepace,”saysCai.“Thediscoveryof2Dsensorshasacceleratedeffortstoturnthesequitethinbutstrongmaterialsintofunctiona
l,durableartificialskins.”Thenewman-madeskinbuiltbytheresearcherscouldsenseobjectsfrom20centimetersaway.Itcouldfurthermake
aquickresponsewhentouchedinlessthanonetenthofasecond.“Itisastrikingachievementforane-skintomaintaintoug
hnessafterrepeateduse,”saidShen,“whichmimicsthesoftnessandrapidrecoveryofhumanskin.”Thistypeofe-skincouldmonitorarangeofbiologicalinf
ormation,suchaschangesinbloodpressure,whichcanbedetectedfrommovementsofarmsandlegs.ThisdatacanthenbesharedandstoredonthecloudviaWi-Fi.“Oneremainin
gproblemtothewidespreaduseofe-skinsliesinmassproductionofhigh-resolutionsensors,”addsgroupleaderVincentTung,“however,thelatesttechnologyoffersnewpr
omise.”32.What’sthespecialthingofthenewe-skin?A.Itisflexibleandsensitive.B.Itisalmostthesameashumanskin.C.I
thasflexibleanddurableelectronics.D.IthasbeenprovedimportantinareaslikeAI.33.Whatcanthenewe-skindo?A.Itcanrapidlyreacttotouches.B.
Itcanserveasaremotecontroller.C.Itcanrecoverthewoundedskinquickly.D.Itcanadjusthuman’stemperature.34.Whatdo
estheunderlinedword“striking”inparagraph5probablymean?A.Slight.B.Noticeable.C.Well-known.D.Insignificant.35.Whatwillbeprobablytalkedaboutinth
efollowingparagraphs?A.Otherproblemsofthenewe-skins.B.Thewideuseofthenewe-skinsinmanyareas.C.Thenewtechnologyofmassproductionofhigh-resolutio
nsensors.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。DealingwithUncertaintySomemaythinkthathavingfeelingsofuncertaintyasanentrepreneurisagiven.Sp
eakingfromexperience,Icansayforcertainthattherewillalwaysbeupsanddownswithanyjob.36.Herearesometipsforkickingthosefeelingsofdoubtt
othecurb.1.Speaktosomeone37.Havingsomeonetobounceyourthoughtsandideasoffiscrucialtohelpreducethestress.2.Improveyourtea
m38.Ifyou’refeelinguncertainaboutthefutureofyourcompany,looktoyourteamtoseehowthey’reinfluencingit.Cantherebeanyimprovementstohel
palleviatesomeofthepressuresandallowyoutofocusonmoreimportantones?Considerwhethermorecanbedonetohelpbette
rtheflowandworkload.3.LetgoNothavingcontrolofasituationcanbestressful.However,givinguptheneedtoalwaysbeinthe
driver’sseatiskeytoscaling(按比例排列)yourbusiness.Havingyourcompanystaystagnant(停滞的)willmakeitimpossibleforyoutokeepupwithyourcompeti
tors.39.4.FocusonwhatmattersTakethingsonestepatatime.Askyourselfwhatisthemostimportantthingtoputyourenergytowardsrightnow?Howc
anthatbeachieved?Withpentopaper,writedownwhatitisthatiscurrentlycausingyoutofeeluncertain.40,you’reputtinganametotheissue,whichcanhelpy
outotackletheproblem.A.BywritingoutwhatisstressingyououtB.BywritingdownthethingsandtheirdeadlinesC.Havi
ngastrongteamiskeytocreatingahealthyenvironmentD.Embracetheuncontrollable,andconsideritawinwhenyouexpe
rienceitE.Findsomeoneyoucanshareyourfears,insecurities,andemotionswithF.Whenyouareinasituationlikethis,don’tgiveupandtry
tosolveitassoonaspossibleG.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?Ancienthistorycans
eemsofar41dailylife,42whenyoujustlearnitfromatextbook.Listsofdatesandpeopleandpicturesofplaces43littleinterest44you’restudyingforanexam.Butgoin
gtolocationsandseeingfamousstructuresforyourselfmakehistorycome45.Picturesmaybeworthathousand46,buttherealthingisworthmuchmore!Youwil
lbeinawe(惊叹)whenyouvisitXi’an,oneofChina’soldestcities.RulersofseveraldynastiesincludingZhou,Han,SuiandTangmadeXi’antheir47.A
n48wallsurroundsthecitycenter,originallybuiltduringtheTangDynastybut49intheMingDynasty.Thewallhas18gates,andseveralallow50tothecity.
TheSouthGateisthemostspectacular(壮观的)andhasrecentlybeenbeautifully51.Twomuseumsnearthesouthgate52treasuresfromthec
ity’spast.OneofthemainreasonswhypeoplevisitXi’an5335kilometersfromthecity.TheygotoseetheburialsiteofEmperorQinShihuang.Hewa
ntedanarmyto54himintheafterlife,sohehadcraftsmencreate8,000terracottasoldieriesandhorses.Thesewereburiedinpits(
深坑)55Qin’sowntomb.About2,00056the6,000warriorsandhorsesburiedtherehavebeenunearthed.Visitorswalkonawalkway57thepitt
oviewrowuponrowofsoldiers.It’sanamazing58.Thereismuchmore59todiscoverinXi’an.Andit’smuchmoreexcitingthanreadingabou
titina60!41.A.removedfromB.comefromC.learntfromD.datedfrom42.A.speciallyB.especiallyC.usuallyD.finally43.A.meanB.takeC.hold
D.have44.A.ifB.unlessC.untilD.although45.A.liveB.livelyC.livesD.alive46.A.wordsB.memoriesC.intelligenceD.w
ork47.A.palaceB.countryC.townD.capital48.A.irregularB.impressiveC.importantD.uncommon49.A.enhancedB.en
richedC.enlargedD.enabled50.A.visitorsB.entranceC.carsD.means51.A.restoredB.recoveredC.reflectedD.reacted52.A.borro
wB.sellC.representD.house53.A.locatesB.hasC.liesD.offers54.A.fightB.preventC.guardD.keep55.A.surroundingB.surroundedC.concernedD.concern
ing56.A.sinceB.ofC.fromD.inside57.A.underB.inC.aboveD.around58.A.sightB.sceneryC.viewD.landscape59.A.se
cretB.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
.5and3.8billionyearsagowhenthedustsettledintoasolidglobe.Theearthbecameso63(violence)thatitwasnotclear64theshapewouldlastornot.I
texplodedloudlywithfireandrock.Theywereintimetoproducecarbon,nitrogen,watervapourandothergases,65weretomaketheearth’satmosphere.66isevenmo
reimportantisthatastheearth67(cool)down,waterbegantoappearonitssurface.Manyscientistsbelievethattheconti
nued68(present)ofwaterallowedtheearthtodissolve69(harm)gasesandacidsintotheoceansandseas.Thisproducedachainreaction,whichmade70possibleforlifetodevel
op.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.Z
han,aging58,ismyEnglishteacher.Heissohumorous,responsibleandselfishthatIrespectforhimverymuch.Tobehonest,hi
sassistancehasainfluenceonme.ItwashimwhomademerealizetheimportantoflearningEnglishwell.Haditnotbeenforhisguidanceandenc
ouragement,Icouldn’twonthefirstplaceinthecityEnglishspeechcontest.Withouthisaid,Iwouldn’thavegainedmyintegratedskillsinEnglish.I’lldefinite
rememberhiskindnessandhelpforever.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）21-23DBB24-27DCBD28-31CDAD32-35AABC36-40GEC
DA第三部分语言知识运用第一节41-45ABCBD46-50ADBCB51-55ADCCA56-60BDACD第二节61.after62.tobecome63.violent64.whether65.which66.What67.cooled68.presen
ce69.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’mgladthatyou’llcometoourschoolasan
exchangestudentandI’mhonoredtobecomeaclassmateofyou.Welcometoourclass,wherethereare50students,30ofwhomareboys.Youdon’tneedtoworryaboutthe
lifehere,becausewearewarm-heatedandfriendly,readytogiveyouahandwheneveryouneedhelp.Atlast,Ipersonallygi
veyouapieceofadvicethatlearningsomebasicChineseshouldbenefityoualotasitwillbeeasierforyoutocommunicatewithlocalpeo
pleandtogetonwellwithteachersandstudents.Wearelookingforwardtoseeingyou!Yours，LiJin听力原文Text1M:Mary,wouldyouh
elpmetypethisworkplan?I’mtoobusytodoitmyself.W:OK.Butwhydon’tyouhireasecretary?Text2M:Hello,whatcanIdoforyou?W:Well,Ihave
somedifficultysleeping.Ioftenwakeupat3o’clockinthemorningandnomatterhowhardItry,Ijustcan’tfallasleepagain.Text3W:Hi,John.Howisyoursummervacation?M:
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htandwe’llreachtheairportin10minutes.Text5W:Jim,whyareyoustillworkingonthecomputer?Don’tyouknowthatyo
uhavetogotoschooltomorrow?M:Mum,Iknowit’sverylatenow.ButIhavetostayupuntilIfinishthepaper.W:IhavetoldyounottowatchtheTV.Whyyouhavetoputoff
yourtaskeverytime!Text6W:John,Ididn’tseeyouintheEnglishclassonFriday.M:Iwasn’thereonFriday.Mygeographyclasswenttoafield
triptolookatsomeofthedifferentrocks.Infact,weslepttherelastnight.W:Wow!Soundsinteresting!Wheredidyougo?M:Adesert.Itgetshotduringtheday,butitcools
offveryquicklyatnight.W:Well,whatdoyouthinkofthetrip?M:Ienjoyeditverymuch.Althoughitisverydry,thedesertisindeedawonderfulplace!Ithoughtofn
othingbutvastnesswhenIgotthere.Sinceyoucanhardlyseeplants,it’sveryeasytofinddifferentrocksthere.W:Ireallywanttogothere.Don’tforgettocallmeifyouhavet
hechancetogothereagain.M:Noproblem!Text7W:Hi,John.Areyouusedtothecurriculuminourschool?M:Yeah,Ithinkitisveryinteresting.Inm
ycountry,studentsoftengotoschoolfrom7:30inthemorninguntil5:30intheafternoon.W:Fivedaysaweek,too?M:Actually,fiveandahalf.OnSatur
day,thereisonlyahalfday.W:That’stoomuch,Ithink.Bytheway,whereareyougoing?Doyouwanttohavedinnerwithmeintheschoolcanteen?M:Well,I’mgoingto
returnthebookstothelibrary.AndIwanttofindmorebooksaboutyourculture.Text8M:I’dliketocheckin,please.W:Doyouhaveareser
vation,sir?M:Yes,thenameisRobert---RobertBrown.W:Letmecheckthecomputer,please.Yes,hereitis,RobertBrown.Howmanynightswillyoubestaying?M:Iwillsta
yfromMondaytoFriday.W:That’sfourdays.Smokingornon-smoking?M:Asmokingroom,please.W:OK.Youdon’tmindfacingthestreet?M:N
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xpensive.Areyouokaywithit?M:Noproblem.Howmuchdoyouchargeforthat?W:Ahundredandfortydollarsanight.M:Thankyouverymuch!Text9W:Goodmorning.Whatca
nIdoforyou?M:Goodmorning.Iamlookingforaflatfortwopeopleneartheuniversity.W:Well,thereareseveralplacesavailableandtherentrangesfrom80to150dollarsam
onth.M:Ithinkaflatfornomorethan100dollarsamonthisgood.W:Sure.Doyouhaveanyotherrequirement?M:IprefertoliveinaquietstreetandIneedatleasttwob
edrooms.Eh…thekitchenandthediningroomshouldbeseparated,notcombined.W:Letmechecktheinformationonthecomputer.Well,wehavegottwoflatsthat
meetyourrequirements.Lookatthisone.Itcosts85dollarsamonth.Ithastwobedroomsanditlocatesinaquietstreet.M:Howfarisitfromtheuniversity?W:Twomiles
.M:Well,that’salittlefartowalk.Whatabouttheotherone?W:Thesecondoneissmallerbutmoreexpensive.It’soneandahalfmilesawayfromtheuniversity.Thereis
aparkandasupermarketnearby.M:En…thisonesoundsmoresuitable.Whatabouttherent?W:It’s100dollarsamonth.M:Canwegotohavealookatitnow?Iwanttoexaminether
oombeforemakingafinaldecision.W:Noproblem.Butpleasewaitfor5minutes.Ineedtofinishtypingthispieceofmaterial.M:OK.Text1
0Hello,everyone.Welcometoourdailytalk.Recently,XinhuaNewsagencyreportsthatmanystudentsfindtheirsalariesdonotmeettheirexpectatio
nswhentheyreturnfromabroadaftergraduation.XiaoDongisoneofthem.ShegotherpostgraduatedegreeintheUKthissummer.Nowshewaslookingfor
ajobinChina.Thingsdidnotgoonverywell.Atfirst,shethoughtthesalarywouldbetwotimesthatofthedomesticgraduate,butactuallythesalarywasmoreorlessthesam
e.Infact,sheisnotalone.Itisreportedthat96percentofstudentsreturningfromabroadrefusedjoboffers,outofwhich62.5percentwererejectedduetounsatisfacto
rysalary.AccordingtoXiaoDong,itseemedthatthecompaniesdidnotcaremuchaboutherforeignexperienceorEnglishlanguageskills.Theyonly
requireemployeestobeabletoconductdailycommunicationinEnglish.Andmanydomesticgraduatescanmeetthisrequ
irement,whichmakesherdoubtwhethershemadetherightdecisiontogoforabroad.Thecompetitionisalsoanimportantfactor.Whentheyaresearchforjobs,theirmajors
areeithertoohotortoocold.Itseemsthattheexperienceofgoingabroadwillnotbeas“golden”asbefore.Forthosewhoarethinkingaboutl
earningabroad,you’dbettertakeeverythingintoconsideration.Thankyouverymuch.
