2021-2022學(xué)年高三英語(yǔ)下學(xué)期質(zhì)量檢測(cè)試題

2021-2021學(xué)年高三英語(yǔ)下學(xué)期質(zhì)量檢測(cè)試題

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

做題時(shí)，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上

的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卷上。

第一節(jié)（共5小題：每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出

最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在相應(yīng)的位置。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有

關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

1.Whencanthewomantakeavacation?

A.Thisweek.B.AttheendofJune.C.AttheendofAugust.

2.Whatisthewomantryingtodo?

A.Comforttheman.B.Apologizetotheman.C.Invitethemantoa

party

3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Theman,shobby.B.TheirchiIdhood.C.Aholiday

plan.

4.Whatistheman'sopiniononBritishfood?

A.Unhealthy.B.Excellent.C.Tasteless.

5.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.Inthe

evening.

第二節(jié)（共15小題：每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、

C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)選出佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)

間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒

鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)

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話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽第6段對(duì)話，回答第6、7題。

6.ForwhatdidJackiecallthemanup?

A.Party.B.Ameeting.C.An

apartment.

7.Whowillcallthemanbackataround5:00?

A.Simon.B.Melissa.C.Angelica.

聽第7段對(duì)話，回答第8、9題。

8.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Workingonareport.B.Repairingacomputer.

C.Preparingforameeting.

9.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

A.Checkhiscomputeragain.

B.Asksomeoneelseforhelp.

C.Useanewsoftwareprogram.

聽第8段對(duì)話，回答第10至12題。

10.Forwhatdoesthewomanprefertobuyanelectriccar?

A.Itslowprice.B.Itspowerfulengine.

C.Environmentalprotection.

11.Whatistheman,sattitudetowardsthewideuseofelectriccars?

A.Supportive.B.Worried.

C.Unconcerned.

12.Whatdoesthemanthinkthistownneedstodo?

A.Broadentheroads.B.Limitthenumberofcars.C.Improve

publictransport.

聽第9段對(duì)話，回答第13至16題。

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13.Howdoesthemanfeelabouthiswork?

A.Interested.B.Bored.C.Stressed.

14.Wheredidthemangoinhislasttrip?

A.ToSudan.B.ToEgypt.C.To

France.

15.ForwhatdidthemangototheSeychelles?

A.Work.B.Shopping.C.A

holiday.

16.Wheredoesthemanusuallysleepduringatrip?

A.Inahotel.B.Inasleepingbag.C.Ina

guesthouse.

聽第10段對(duì)話，回答第17至20題。

17.Howoftendoteammeetingstakeplace?

A.Onceaterm.B.Onceaweek.C.Twiceayear.

18.Whataremembersofstaffexpectedtodointrainingsessions?

A.Choosetheeventsthey,dliketoattend.

B.Completeaformabouttheirexperiences.

C.Informothercolleaguesoftrainingrequirements.

19.Howdoesthespeakerdescribeall-collegetrainingdays?

A.Relaxing.B.Entertaining.C.

Informative.

20.Wherewillthe“awayday“mostprobablytakeplacethisyear?

A.Inahotel.B.IntheForestPark.C.Inaholiday

center.

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第二部分:閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在

答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂

A

Tiredofyoursummerbreak?HerecomesalistofbestsellersonAmazon,com

BornaCrime

byNoahTrevor

BornaCrimeisthestoryofanaughtyyoungboyinSouthAfrica,whogrows

intoarestlessyoungman,theauthorofthebook,ashestrugglestofind

himselfinaworldwherehewasneversupposedtoexist.Itisalsothestory

ofthatyoungman，srelationshipwithhisfearlessandreligiousmother.

“Don'tcry,Trevor.Trevor,listen.Listentome.Listen.77"Mychild,you

mustlookonthebrightside."ItwasMother*sfaithandpositiveattitude

thatshapedtheyoungman.

HowItFeelstoFloat

byHelaiaFox

Ifyou'relookingforamovingstorythatexploresthemesofmentalillness,

grief（悲痛）?andlove,pickupa.copyofHowItFeelstoFloatandfollow

Bizasshecomesofage.Thismovingnovelwillstaywithyoulongafteryou

finishreadingit.TwoCanKeepaSecret

byKarenM.McManus

Putonyourcrime-solvingcapandgetsweptawayinthisthrillerabout

agirl,aboy,andastringofunsolvedmurders.Asthreatsandcluespile

up.you*11beburningthemidnightoiltryingtofinishthebookbeforedawn.

Dune

byFrankHerbert

IftheStarWarsmovieshavemadeyoufallinlovewiththespaceopera,

eventuallyyou'regoingtoreadFrankHerbert'smostfamouscreation.The

storyofcenturies-oldpoliticalplotting-aboutwarringfactions（派系）

battingovercontroloftheextremelyvaluableplanetArrakis-isaclassic

andremainsawonderfulintroductiontothelarger,morecomplexworldof

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sciencefictionjustbeyondtheStarWarstrilogies.

21.Whichbooksareaboutgrowth?

A.HowItFeelstoFloatandTwocanKeepaSecrel.

B.Borna（rimeandHowItFeelstoFloat.

C.TwocanKeepaSecretandDune.

D.HowItFeelstoFloatandDune.

22.WhatisTwoCanKeepaSecretmainlyabout?

A.Challengesofgrowingup.B.Agirl，sspaceadventures.

C.battlingforcontrolofanotherplanet.

D.Themurdersremainingtobesettled.

23.WhatkindofbookisDune?

A.Alovestory.B.Ascience-fictionstory.

C.Anautobiography.D.Afairytale.

B

Europeanresearcherssaytheyhavecreatedaprocessthatcanproduceoxy

genfrommoondust.Theprocesscouldprovideamajorsourceofoxygenfor

humanstakingpartinmoonexplorationactivitiesinthefuture.Researchers

fromtheEuropeanSpaceAgency,orESA,carriedouttheexperimentsata

laboratoryintheNetherlands.

TheteamsaysESA'sexperimental“plant"wasabletosuccessfullyproduce

oxygenfromsimulatedmoondust.Thedustispartofamaterialknownas

regolith,atoplayerofdirtandrockpiecesthatsitonthesurfaceofthe

moon.Samplesofregolithreturnedfromthemoonhaveconfirmedthatthe

materialcontainsabout45percentoxygenbyweight.However,theoxygenis

chemicallylockedintheformofmineralsorglass,soitisnoteasily

availableforuse.Havingrealsamplesofregolithfromthemoonmadeit

possiblefortheresearcherstocreatethesimulatedmoondustmaterialused

duringtesting.

Theoxygenextraction（提取）processiscarriedoutusingamethodcalled

moltensaltelectrolysis（熔鹽電解）.Thisincludesfirstplacingtheregolith

inametalcontainer.Calciumchloridesaltisaddedtothemixture,which

isthenheatedto950degreesCelsius.Atthistemperature,theregolith

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remainssolid.Next,anelectricalcurrentis

passedthroughthematerial.Theresearcherssayitisthisstepthat

resultsinoxygenbeingextractedfromtheregolith.Thestudyreportedthat

upto96percentofoxygeninthesimulatedmoondustwasextractedduring

theexperiments.

ESA'slong-termgoalistodesignanoxygen-producing"pilotplant〃to

operatefull-timeonthemoon.Thefirsttechnologydemonstrationofthe

systemisexpected10takeplaceinthemiddle2020s.BethLomax,alead

researcherontheproject,said,uBeingabletoacquireoxygenfromresources

foundonthemoonwouldobviously

behugelyusefulforfuturelunarsettlers,bothforbreathingandthe

localproductionofrocketfuel.〃Theresearchersreportedthat“asabonus'〃.

theprocessalsoresultsintheproductionofusablemetallicmaterials.ESA

andtheUSspaceagencyNASAarebothworkingonplanstoreturnhumanbeings

tothemoon.NASAhassetagoalfor2024withtheaimtokeephumansonthe

moonforlongperiods.

24.Whyisoxygenfrommoondustdifficulttouse?

A.Itistoughforhumanbeingstogetmoondust.

B.Itischemicallyfixedinmaterialsorglass.

C.Theconditionsofmoondustareterrible.

D.Thereexitsonlyalittleofit.

25.Whatisthemainideaofthethirdparagraph?

A.Whatmoltensaltelectrolysisis.

B.Wherethevalueofthestudylies.

C.Howoxygenisextractedfrommoondust.

D.Whatisnecessaryintheoxygenextractionprocess.

26.WhatisBethLomax'sattitudetowardsthepossibilityofgetting

oxygenfrommoondust?

A.Positive.B.Skeptical.C.Cautious.D.Indifferent.

27.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.RecentStudiesofMoonDustbyResearchers

B.HowResearchersExtractedOxygenfromMoonDust

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C.PotentialSignificanceofOxygenExtractedfromMoonDust

D.ResearchersReportExtractingOxygenfromMoonDustSuccessfully

C

It'sgoodtoshare,right?Growingupaskidswearetoldtoshareour

toysandnotbeselfish.Wealsoliveinanagewherediscussingourfeelings

isencouraged.Butwhendoesitallbecometoomuch?Withnewfashiontrending

allthetime,suchasdancechallengesandwearingapillowasadress,the

questionis:whencansharingbecomeoversharingonsocialmedia?

Whatisoversharing?Thetermhasbecomeassociatedwithsocialmedia,

butitdoesn，tonlybelongtothisplatform.Imagineyouheadtoapartyand

youmeetsomeone.Withinfiveminutestheyhavegivenawaydetailsabouttheir

personallife.Whilesomeofusmaytrytoescapethesepeople,accordingto

marriagetherapistCarolynCole,thisformofoversharingcouldcomefroma

strongdesiretoconnectwithsomeone.Buthowdoesthistranslatetosocial

media?

Dr.ChristopherHand,alecturerininternetpsychology,saysthemore

detailspeopledisclose.Thelesssympathyweexpresswhenthingsgowrong.

Thiscouldbeduetoabeliefthatweattractourownnegativeexperiences

themorewesharethem.Itseemsthatsadfishing（博同情），theideaof

searchingforsympathybyoversharing,isgenerallyviewedasnegativerather

thanthecryforhelpitcouldactuallybe.

However,DrHand,sresearchalsoseemstosuggestthatthemorepositive

postsweshareonaplatform,themoresociallyattractivewebecome.Even

backin2015,GwendolynSeidmanPhD.saidthatweshouldavoidcomplaining

andbeingnegativeonline.Wearesupposednottoshowoff,asit'snowknown—

especiallyaboutourlovelives.Itmakessense-ifyourdateisgoing'that

well,wouldyoureallyhavetimetoshareaphotowithtext?

So,howcanyouknowifyouareoversharing?Well,whynotaskyourfriends

inreallife.Theywou1dprobablybemorethanhappy10tellyouifyourposts

aboutyourbreakfastoryourcomplaintaboutyourlackofmoneyreallyare

tOOmuch.

28.Whydosomepeopletrytoovershareatparties?

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A.Becausetheywanttocatchothers，attention.

B.Becausetheyjustwanttoshowoffsomething.

C.Becausetheyhaveastrongdesiretopourouttheiremotions.

D.Becausetheymayexpecttomakeaconnectionwithsomeone.

29.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinPara.3mean?

A.Explore.B.Expose.C.Display.D.Discuss.

30.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?

A.Wewillbecomemoresociallyattractiveifwepostmoreonaplatform.

B.Wetendtoshowsympathywhenthingsgowrong.

C:Wemaybeconsiderednegativewhenseekingforsympathybyoversharing.

D.Wecanshowoffsomethingpositiveespeciallyaboutourlovelives.

31.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Toinform.B.Toinspire.C.Toadvertise.D.Tocondemn.

D

Forsportsfans,nothingcouldbebetterthanwatchingaliveeventon

TVoratasportsfield.Butthere'snothingworsethanthateventbeingcalled

offbecauseofbadweather.Badlight,awater-loggedcourtortoomuchheat

cancausematchestobepostponed.Butaccordingtothelatestresearch,

extremeweathermightbedisturbingthesportingcalendarmorethaneverin

thefuture.

Inonesport,golf,majortournamentslikeTheOpen,arealreadypredicted

tobevictimsofourchangingclimate.IntheUK,anorganizationcalledThe

ClimateCoalitionsaysthatgolfcoursessuchasStAndrewscouldbeunder

waterbytheendofthecenturyifsealevelsriseevenslightly.Ittoldthe

BBCthatitsresearchpredicts"cancelledfootballmatches,flooded

cricket（板球）groundsandgolfcoursessinkingintothesea.”

Thethreattosportingeventsfromclimatechangehasbeenfurther

highlightedinanewreport,officiallyapprovedandlicensedbytheRapid

TransitionAlliance.WritingaboutthisfortheBBC,MattMcGrathsaysthat

〃By2050,it'sestimatedthatalmostoneinfourEnglishfootballleague

groundscanexpectfloodingeveryyear./zThiswillmeanfewermatchesplayed,

lessopportunitytowatchthebeautifulgameandreducedgovernmenttaxation

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fromticketsales.

Cricketalsofaceshugechallengesgloballyastemperaturesriseinplaces

likeIndia,AustraliaandtheWestIndies.Thereportsaysthatstadiumsin

AdelaideandPerthwillseea60%increaseindayswithtemperaturesover40

degreescentigradeoverthenextdecade.

Ofcourse,weknowthatthesolutionlieswithreducingourcarbon

footprint.Wecouldtravellesstoattendsportsevents,andreduceourwaste

whenwedogo.Butthislatestreportfindsthatsportsleadersaregenerally

failingtoaddresstheissueseriously.However,becausesportisuniversally

popularandcanbeveryinfluential,.maybeitshouldbeplayers,teamsand

theirsponsorsaswellasfansWhoshouldpromoteawidelowcarbonmessage

lohelpprotectsportingfields-beforeit'sugameover".

32.Whatisthelatestresearchabovemainlyconcernedwith?

A.theforbiddensportingevents

B.theinfluentialclimatechange

C.thesevereenvironmentalpollution

D.therisingsealevel

33.Whatinfluencewilltheextremeweatherhaveonthesports?

A.Footballfanscannotaffordtheentrancefee.

B.Overheatwilllargelyaffectthecricketcalendar.

C.Thegolfgameswillthoroughlydisappearduetorisingsealevel.

D.Sportsleaderswillfacebiggerchallengestoleadtheirteamstowin.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"theissue'〃refertointhelast

paragraph?

A.theconstantincreaseinsealevel

B.thefadingpopularityofsportevents

C.thechangingattitudeofsponsors.

D.theeffectivereductionofcarbonfootprint

35.Theresearchisintroducedtousmainlyto

A.informthereadersoftheworseningglobalclimatechange

B.requiregovernments'protectionofsportingfields

C.promoteawarenessoflowcarbonlifeonsports

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D.urgefinancialsupportfromsponsors

第二節(jié)（共5小題;每小題2.5分,滿分12.5分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng),選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)

為多余選項(xiàng)。

GetaHealthyHome

Mostofushavespentmoretimeathomein2020thanweeverimagined

possible.36Thesetipscanhelpmakeyourhomebetterforyourbodyand

mind.

Takeoffyourshoesatyourdoor.Thinkaboutkeepingyourhomecleanthe

minuteyouwalkin.AUniversityofArizonastudyfoundthattheaverageshoe

containsnearly421000differentbacteria,includingEscherichiacoiland

strep.Pesticides（殺蟲劑I）andcleaningchemicalscanalsocomeintoyourhome

viayourshoes.—37

Freshenthewalls.Ifthewallsinyourhomefeelasifthey*reclosing

in.maybeit'stimetofindanewcoatofpaint._38_Researchersatthe

UniversityofBritishColumbiafoundthatblueboostscreativity,whilered

increasesattentiontodetail.

39_Inasmallstudy,volunteersworkedfromnoonto8p.m.inaroom

litprimarilybydaylightoronelitprimarilybyartificiallight.Bythe

endofthesecondday,thosewhohadworkedinthesunlitroomwerelesssleepy

andperformedbetteronperformancelestsconnectedwithmentalprocess.

Cleantheairinyourhome._40_TheDepartmentofEnergyrequiresthat

itcanremove99.97percentofpollutantsandparticlesintheair.Portable

high-efficiencyparticulateairfilters（過(guò)濾器）cancleanasingleroomor

theentirehouse.

A.Worknearawindow.

B.Studyintheartificiallight.

C.Studieshaveshownthatcolorcaninfluenceyourmood.

D.Maybeyouhaverealizedtheimportanceofahealthyhome.

E.Leaveapairofshoesyouwearinthehousebythefrontdoor.

F.Ahigh-efficiencyparticulateair（HEPA）filtercancostmuch.

G.Thegoldstandardisahigh-efficiencyparticulateair（HEPA）filter.

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第三部分英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié),滿分30分）

第一節(jié)完形填空（共15小題;每小題1分,滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空

白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，

并在答題卡.上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

Duringmyfirstsevensemestersasamedicalstudent.I_41___myself

tostudyingand42spokewithrealpatientsinahospital.ThenIstarted

visitinglocalhospitalstogatherdataformyessay.

Onecoldevening.Iwas“hunting“forthefinalthreepatientsIneeded

tocompletemystudy.Therecordsshoweda___43___year-oldpatient.Ms.A.

wasinthewardstill_43fromherrecentstroke（中風(fēng)）.Norelativesorfriends

withher.WhenIsatdownonachairnexttoherbedandtoldhermy44_.

sheagreed.Thequestionnaire___45___ofthreesimplequestions.

BeforeIcould___46afterfinishingit.Ms.Aspokeupinherweakvoice.

“Doc,doyouthinkIcangetbackmynormallife?”Deepinmyheart,Ithought,

God,IwishIwasyourdoctorso1couldansweryouproperly.Irepliedthat_

47___Ididn，tknowmuchabouthercase,IcouldtellherwhatIhadlearned

abouttherecoveryofstrokepatients.

Ms.Athentalkedaboutherself.Shetoldmethatherhusbanddiedand

herpayasacleanerwas___48___enoughforherkids.1didn'tknowwhatto

say.Lookingintohereyes.Itriedtorememberthelessonsfroma

communicationskillsclassafewyearsearlier,butmymindwas___49____.

Withoutrealizingit.Ihadbegunholding

Ms.A'shand.Since1didn'thaveanythingtosay,Ijustsatquietlywhile

shetalked.That'swhenit_50___tomethatshewasnotexpectingany_51____

fromme.Shejustwantedme10listen.AllIdidwasnoddingmyheadasaway

ofshowingmy_52_.Finally.Ms.Astoppedtalking.IJmverysorryforkeeping

youheretolistentomyproblems,butIfeel_53___now.〃Asingletearfell

fromthecornerofhereye.Finally,1knewwhattosay."It'sOK,Ma*am.

rspartofmy,54

Ms.Ataughtmeoneofthemostimportantlessonsadoctorcanlearn.

Sometimespatientsdonotneedexpensivemedicineortechnology.Theyjust

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needsomeonewiththe_55___andwillingnesstolendanearandsparealitte

oftheirtime.

41.A.exposedB.evaluateC.committedD.submitted

42.A.lonelyB.rarelyC.exactlyD.slightly

43.A.differingB.resultingC.recoveringD.hearing

44.A.intentionB.protectionC.instructionD.function

45.A.spokeB.consistedC.approvedComplained

46.A.bowB.riseC.fleeD.pass.

47.A.whileB.whenC.untilD.after

48.A.awfullyB.merelyC.properlyD.purely

49.A.narrowB.dullC.innocentD.blank

50.A.stuckB.referredC.occurredD.came

51.A.replyB.valueC.skillD.point

52.A.permissionB.admirationC.enthusiasmD.sympathy

53.A.thrilledB.relievedC.excitedD.pleased

54.A.beliefB.luckC.promiseD.duty

55.A.determinationnB.cautionC.patience

D.conveniencee

第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿分15分)

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個(gè)單詞)或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式，

并將答案填寫在答題卡

相應(yīng)的位置上。

Bluejeanshavealwaysbeenwithusandareheretostay.Theymaybea

comfortableandconvenientchoice,butbluejeanscouldbeharming___56_

planet.Microfibers(微纖維)ofjeans_57___(discover)inwatersamplesin

thepast6months.ThesurveyofateaminCanadafoundthatoneinfourof

allmicrofibersinthesamples_58(take)acrossCanada,fromTorontoto

theArcticwerebluejeans.

Someofthemicrofiberswerefoundata_59___(deep)of1500meters,

but_60___theycouldtravelalongdistancewasstillunknown.Tofindthe

reason,scientistshavetestedvarioussamplesincludingthehighest

concentrationsfoundinshallowlakesnearbigcities.61___thesurveywas

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limitedtoCanada,theteambelieves.thesimilarsituationwouldbefound

inothercountries.

Theresearcheralsothrewlightonatruththataround50,000

microfibers_62___felloffthesurfaceofjeanswouldfindtheirwayinto

ourbodieseverytimetheywerecleaned.Whiletheresearcherswerenotsure

whattheeffectofthemicrofibersmighthave63_theenvironmentorhealth,

SamanthaAtheyattheUniversityofTorontopointsoutthemicrofibers

involvedarechemicallytreated.__64_isbelievedthatwashingjeansless

oftencouldhelpreducethepollution_65_（effective）.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié),滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（滿分15分）

假定你是李華，你的好友印度留學(xué)生Ajay來(lái)信.邀請(qǐng)你在本周末與他一起去本地

的博物館看印度文化展。

請(qǐng)用英語(yǔ)回信，內(nèi)容包括：

1.感謝邀請(qǐng)；

2.表示對(duì)展覽的興趣；

3.確定會(huì)面時(shí)間和地點(diǎn)。

注意：1.總詞數(shù)80詞左右；

2.開頭已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；

DearAjay,

Thankyousomuchforyourkindinvitationtotheexhibition,uAncient

India”

Yours,

.LiHua.

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)界和所給段落開頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫兩段.使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短

文。

OnJuly8.2017,eightmembersofafamilyintotal,wereenjoyingan

eveningtogetheratthebeachinPanhandle,Florida.Asthesunsanklower

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onthehorizon,thetwoboysNoah.11.andStephen,8—swamintothewaves

withoutthegrown-upsnoticing.Soontheyrealizedthattheoceanhadpulled

themintothesea.AftertryingandfailingtOswimback,theystartedwaving

andscreamingforhelp.Butthelifeguardshadbeenoffdutyfortheevening.

TheboyshadbeenstrugglingforseveralminuteswhenJackyandTabatha,

acouplefromGeorgia,heardthem.TheydivedintothewaterandsOonreached

thetwobrothers.Butafterafewminutes,theywerealltrappedin.arip

current（離岸流）-一apowerfulonethatcouldsweepeventhestrongestswimmer

outtosea!Bythen,someteenagershadheardthecry.Oneoftheteensrushed

intothewater,grabbedJacky,andpulledhimbacktoshore.Meanwhile,Tabatha

couldfeelherselfbeingpulledfartherout.She\asalreadyexhaustedand

beginningtofeeldesperateasshewastryingtosavebothboysalone.

Onshore,Jackywasterrified.Amanstopped."Whatswrong?”askedShaun,

whowasheadingbacktohiscar."Mywifeisdrowning!Brittanysaid.Shaun

immediatelystrode（大步跨）intothewater.Butseveralminuteslater,a

gaping15feetstilllaybetweenhimandTabathaandtheboys.Heknewthat

ifhecontinued,hedbecomeanothervictim.Heturnedaroundtoseekhelp.

ItwasaboutthattimethatRoberta,theboys，mother,returnedfromthe

bathroomandlookedaroundforherchildren.Shewasshockedtospotthem

floatingmuchfartheroutthantheywereallowedtogo.Shefoughtthewaves

togettoherscreamingsonsandthestrangerwhowastryingtosavethem,

butshequicklydiscovereditwasnearlyimpossibletomakeheadwayinany

direction.Lookingaround,Robertasighedwithrelieftoseesomemorepeople

comingtohelp.

注意：

1.所續(xù)寫短文的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；

2.續(xù)寫部分分