2024屆海南省高三年級(jí)上冊(cè)12月聯(lián)考一模（高考全真模擬卷四 ）英語試題

2024屆海南省高三上學(xué)期12月聯(lián)考一模（高考

全真模擬卷（四））英語試題

學(xué)校:.姓名:班級(jí):.考號(hào):

一、聽力選擇題

1.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Seeamovie.B.Buyaticket.C.Gethermoneyback.

2.Whenwillthemanarriveattheairport?

A.At1:30.B.At2:30.C.At3:30.

3.Whatdoesthemandoprobably?

A.Heisaplayer.B.Heisajournalist.C.Heisaviewer.

4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Atigerinthezoo.B.Astorybook.C.Atouristattraction.

5.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Athome.B.Atahospital.C.Atahotel.

聽下面一段對(duì)話，回答以下小題。

6.WhydoesthewomancallJames?

A.Topayherbill.B?Todiscusstheservice.C.Toconfirmhermonthly

charge.

7.Howmuchshouldapersonpayforthelatepaymentfortwomonths?

A.S40.B.$20.C.$10.

聽下面一段對(duì)話，回答以下小題。

8.Whatdoweknowaboutthecafe?

A.Itisbeautiful.B.Itusedtohaveadifferentname.C.Itwasbuiltin2005.

9.Whatcanbeknownaboutthemanspeaker?

A.Hestillworksatthecafe.

B.Heprefersdrinkingteatocoffee.

C.HehadacloserelationshipwithEddie.

聽下面一段對(duì)話，回答以下小題。

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10.Howdothetwospeakersfeelaboutthepicnicplace?

A.Disappointed.B.Satisfied.C.Curious.

11.WhoisDanielprobably?

A.Thespeakers5son.B.Thespeakers5petdog.C.Thespeakers*friend.

12.Whatdoesthemanwantthepicnictobe?

A.Justabreak.B.Anotherwaytowork.C.Achancetolearn.

聽下面一段對(duì)話，回答以下小題。

13.WhereisLucy'smotherfrom?

A.China.B.TheUS.C.TheUK.

14.WhatdoesLucywanttodothissummer?

A.LearnaboutChineseculture.

B.Lookafterhergrandmother.

C.Relaxherselfonheruncle'sfarm.

15.WhenwillLucygotoBeijing?

A.Inthesummer.B.Inthewinter.C.Inthefall.

16.WhodoesthemanplantogotoNewYorkwith?

A.Hisfriends.B.Hismother.C.Hisgrandmother.

聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答以下小題。

17.Howmanylanguagesarethereintheworldnow?

A.Around7,000.B.Around3,500.C.Around2,000.

18.Whatmayhappenbynextcentury?

A.Childrenwillstoplearninganynewlanguages.

B.Everyonewillstartspeakingthesamelanguage.

C.Abouthalfoftheworld'sexistinglanguageswilldisappear.

19.Whyarepeoplecreating"Talkingdictionaries,,ofdyinglanguages?

A.Torecordwhatthelanguagesreallysoundlike.

B.Toteachthelanguagestopeoplefromothercultures.

C.Tohelppromotecommunicationamongpeople.

20.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofrarelanguages?

A.Theyarepreciousandworthprotecting.

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B.Theyaredyingoutbecauseoftechnology.

C.Theyarenotmeanttobepasseddowntochildren.

二、閱讀理解

KaibabNationalForest

ThevastmajorityofareasandactivitiesintheKaibabNationalForestarefreetoenjoy

bythepublic.However,therearesomefeesfbrrecreational（娛樂的）sitesandactivitiessuch

ascampgrounds,cabinrentalsandrecreationalvehiclefacilities.

AnnualPass

Itcoversthepassownerandthreeaccompanyingadultsatsiteswhereperperson

entrancefeesarecharged.Goodfbroneyearfromthemonthofpurchase.$80fbroneyear.

SeniorPass

Youmustbe62yearsofageoroldertopurchase.Passesare$20fbroneyearor$80fbr

alifetime.AnInteragency（跨部門的）AnnualPasscanbeusedonmanydifferentfederal

landsacrossthenation.

VolunteerPass

Itisawardedtothoseindividualswhovolunteer250hoursatoneormorerecreational

sitesmanagedby5federalagenciesasawaytosay“thankyou"！TheVolunteerPassisvalid

（有效的）fbr12monthsfromthemonthofissuance.

4thGraders

Thisfreepassisavailableto4thGraders,4thGradeTeachers,homeschooland

free-choicelearners10yearsofage.GoodfromSept,toAug.ofyour4thGradeschoolyear.

AccessPass

Peoplewhoarelivingwithdisabilitiescanrequestthis$10lifetimepass.Itcanbeused

atmanydifferentfederallandsacrossthenation.

FordetailedinformationonfeesassociatedwithanyKaibabNationalForestrecreational

siteoractivity,pleasevisititswebsiteandlocatethespecificsiteoractivityofinterest.

21.HowmanypeopledoesanAnnualPassadmitintoKaibabNationalForestatmost?

A.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.

22.WhatcanweknowabouttheVolunteerPass?

A.It'sfreefbroldpeople.B.Itshowsrespectfbrlabor.

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C.Itcanbeusedforalifetime.D.It'sgivenasarewardto4thGraders.

23.Whichpassfavorsthedisabled?

A.AnnualPass.B.SeniorPass.C.AccessPass.D.4thGraders.

The2023NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicinehasbeenawardedtoKatalinKariko

andDrewWeissmanfortheirworkonmRNAvaccines（疫苗），acrucialtoolinholdingback

thespreadofCOVID-19.

Kariko,68,isfromHungary.Inthe1970s,shebeganstudyinganewareaofresearch:

messengerRNA（mRNA）.mRNAisaspecialmolecule（分子）whichcarriesinstructionsthat

tellcellswhatproteinstomake.Proteinsareoneofthebuildingblocksoflife.They're

involvedinalmosteveryprocessinlivingthings,fromfightingdiseasestobuildingmuscles

tohelpingourbodieswork.KarikowasexcitedabouttheideathatmRNAcouldbeusedto

helpthebodyfightmanydifferentdiseases.

In1985,KarikomovedtoAmericatocontinueherresearch.In1989,shejoinedthe

UniversityofPennsylvania（UPenn）inPhiladelphiaasascientist.Butastimewenton,the

initialexcitementsurroundingmRNAresearchstartedtodisappear,andotherscientists

thoughtitwastoofinanciallyriskytofund.Karikohadtroublegettingmoneyfbrherresearch.

Sheevengotapaycutfromtheschool.Whafsworse,atthistime,shesufferedfromcancer.

Butshestuckatit.

KarikogottoknowanotherUPennscientist,DrewWeissmaninthelate1990swhile

photocopyingresearchpapers.Hewashopingtofindawaytocreateavaccinefbradisease

knownasHIV.Thetwobegantalkingandsoondecidedtoworktogether.

OneofthebiggestproblemsinusingmRNAasamedicinewasthatthehumanbodysaw

mRNAasanenemyandfoughtitoff.Together,theycameupwithanapproachtotreating

mRNA.In2005,theypublishedtheirkeydiscovery:mRNAcouldbechangedanddelivered

effectivelyintothebodytoactivate（激1舌）thebody'sprotectiveimmunesystem.Thanksto

theirwork,companieswereabletodevelopmRNAvaccinesformorequicklythanever

before,whichhavesavedmillionsoflivesaroundtheworld.

24.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytalkaboutregardingmRNA?

A.Itsreflectionsonhealth.B.Itsmaincomponents.

C.Itsthreatstoproteins.D.Itsresearchvalues.

25.WhatcanwelearnaboutWeissmanaccordingtothetext?

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A.HemetKarikobyaccident.B.HeappliedmRNAtoHIV.

C.HeinvitedKarikotoUPenn.D.HehelpeddiscovermRNA.

26.WhatisKarikoandWeissman'sscientificbreakthrough?

A.TheirideaonhowtorecognizeCOVID-19fast.

B.TheirmethodoftestingthemRNAvaccines'effect.

C.TheirwaytomakethehumanbodyacceptmRNA.

D.Theirexperimentofactivatingtheimmunesystem.

27.WhatcanwelearnfromKariko^story?

A.Weshouldpursueexcellenceinourcareers.

B.Creativityresultsfromchallengingauthority.

C.Scientists9workfollowstechnologicaltrends.

D.Successcomesfromalastingdesiretoexplore.

The“biggestmistake^^inworkplacecommunication-andthehardestonetorecover

from——issendingemotionalemails,saysBrandonSmith,whoisknownastheWorkplace

Therapist（治療師）."It'sareally,reallyhardskilltomaster—mostpeopledon'tcorrectit

untiltheir30sor40s-butyoushouldneversendanemailwhenyou'refeelingextremely

emotional,saysSmith."Peopletreatemailsorotheronlinecommunicationlikeacasual（隨

意的）conversationyou'rehavinginthehallway,butit'snot,^^Instead,youshould4Uemaillike

itcouldonedaybereadaloudincourtJheadds.

Nexttimeyougetanemailoronlinemessagethatmakesyoufeelangry,anxiousoreven

pleased,whatshouldyoudo?Youcanwriteadraft,andthenwait24hours.Thisapproach

satiatestheimmediateneedtoblowoffemotionalsteamandexpressyouremotionswithout

hurtingyourreputationatwork.44Whenyouhaveastrongemotionalreactiontosomething,

thoseemotionswillunavoidablycomethroughinwhatevermessageyou'retyping,“says

Smith."It'ssomucheasiertomakeanissueworsethansolveoneoveremail.”

Whenyoumakeareply,re-readyourdraftasifyouweretherecipient:Isthemessage

confusing?Arethereanydetailsthatcouldbemisinterpreted,orthatsoundemotional?If

you'restillnotconfidentinyourresponse,Smithrecommendsaskingaco-workertoreadit

over,asasecondopinioncanhelpyouidentifyareasofimprovement.

Ifsomethingrequiresamoreimmediateresponse,asktheotherpersonifyoucan

continuetheconversationoffline.Phonecallsplayamoreimportantroleinbuilding

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emotionalconnection.Vbice-basedcommunication(suchasphonecalls)createsstronger

bondsthantext-basedcommunication(suchasemails).Or,asSmithexplains,"YouUlbeless

willingtoberudetotheotherpersonwhenyou'reinconversationwiththem,orlisteningto

theirvoiceontheendofthelinethanyouwouldbeovertext.”

28.WhatdoesSmiththinkofsendinganemail?

A.Itshouldbeconsideredseriously.B.It'sanunavoidableworkplacebehavior.

C.It'sakindofacasualconversation.D.Itshouldbeusedtoconveyour

emotions.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“satiates“inparagraph2mean?

A.Emphasizes.B.Satisfies.C.Controls.D.Generates.

30.Whichstatementdoestheauthorprobablyagreewith?

A.Linksamongpeoplearebasedonwords.B.Voice-basedcommunicationis

advisable.

C.Phonecallsaregraduallylosingtheirappeal.D.It'smoreeffectivetocommunicate

online.

31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Waysofavoidingemotionaltexts.B.Commonworkplacesurvivalskills.

C.Differentformsofcommunication.D.Constantconflictsbetweenpeople.

Arecentbreakthroughinbatterytechnologycouldaffecttheelectricvehicle(EV).

Rightnowitcantakeupto10hourstofullychargeanEV.Therehaslongbeenadebate

aboutthebesttimestochargeanelectricvehiclebecauseoftheamountoftimeittakes.In

recentyears,manufacturersareracingtocreateoptionsthatcutthisprocessdowngreatly.

Theteam,ledbyProfessorWonBaeKimofPohangUniversityofScienceandTechnologyin

SouthKorea,isdevelopinganewanode(陽極)materialthatcanchargeanelectricvehicle

veryquickly.

Theanodematerialsareknownfortheirexceptionallithium-ion(鋰離子)storage

capacity.Byenlargingthesurfaceareaoftheanodematerials,scientistsenabledalarge

numberoflithium-ionstomoveatthesametime,resultinginsignificantly-improved

chargingspeed.Experimentalresultsdemonstratedthatabatterywithacapacitythatequals

thoseusedincurrentEVscanbefullychargedinjustsixminutes.

Theresearchholdsthepotentialtosignificantlyincreasetheenergydensityof

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lithium-ionbatteriesthroughtheincorporation（合并）ofhigh-capacityanodematerials,

therebyextendingthedrivingrangeofelectricvehicles.Anodematerialscouldpotentially

increasethedrivingrangeatleastbytentimes.

Thedevelopmentholdsgreatpromiseforthefutureofelectricvehicles,makingthem

moreefficientforeverydayuse.Withfasterchargingtimes,thebarriertoadoptingelectric

vehiclescouldbesignificantlyreduced,pavingthewayforagreenerandmoresustainable

transportationsystem.Thisgroundbreakingresearchopensdoorstofurtheradvancementsin

batterytechnologyandmarksasignificantstepforwardinthejourneytowardacleaner,

electric-poweredfuture.Withcontinuedinnovationandinvestmentinsustainableenergy

solutions,weareonestep

32.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoexplainbymentioningthedebate?

A.TheriskofproducingEVs.B.ThereasonforgivingupanEV.

C.Thenecessityoftheteam'sresearch.D.Thedifficultyofmakinganodematerials.

33.WhatdidWonBaeKim'steamfind?

A.Lithium-ionshavegreatstoragecapacity.

B.EVscango10timesfasterthantheydonow.

C.Anodematerials9surfaceareaaffectschargingspeed.

D.EVs'drivingrangeisn'tnecessarilydecidedbybatteries.

34.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthefuturedevelopmentofEVs?

A.Worried.B.Positive.C.Doubtful.D.Uncertain.

35.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.EVCharging:AMatterofMinutesB.EVIndustry:EnvironmentalBooster

C.Lithium-ionBatteries:EVInnovationD.AnodeMaterials:CoreEVTechnology

AccordingtotheresearchpublishedbyOfcom,mostpeopleintheUKaredependenton

theirdigitaldevicesandapparentlyneedconstantaccesstotheInternet.

ThesmartphoneslowlycaughtonintheUKin2008.36.Morethantenyears

later,thefigurereached78%,with95%ofusersaged16—24.Thesmartphoneisnowavital

partofmostpeople'sdailylives.Itisthedevicethatpeoplesaytheywouldmissthemost.

PeoplenowexpectconstantInternetaccesswherevertheyare,with64%ofadultssaying

thatitisanessentialpartoftheirlives.Overthepastyears,accesstotheInternethas

improved.37.Forexample,whiletherearenowmoremobilephonesintheUK

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thanpeople,thenumberofactualcallsfromthemhasfallenasmessagingappssuchas

WhatsAppandWeChatincreaseinpopularity.

38.SmartphoneusersintheUKnowchecktheirdevices,onaverage,every12

minutes,whichdirectlyaffectstheirworkefficiency.65%ofadultsundertheageof35look

attheirphoneswithin5minutesofwakingup,whichcanmakethemunwillingtogetoutof

bed.39.Theyadmittedthattheuseofconnecteddevicesinterruptsface-to-face

conversationswithfriendsandfamily.Theyalsoadmittolookingattheirphoneswhilethey

arewatchingTVwithotherpeople.

Sohowmuchtimeshouldwespendonline?40.sincealargepercentageof

peopleusetheInternetintheirjobs.

A.Thafsnotaquestionthatcanbeeasilyanswered

B.17percentofthepopulationownedonebytheendofthatyear

C.Theymentionedsmartphones,increasingeffectonourlivestoo

D.Asaresult,thewaywecommunicatewitheachotherhaschanged

E.Theresearchhasfocusedonhowtechnologyhaschangedourlives

F.However,therearenegativeeffectsofbeingonlineformanypeople

G.Morethanhalfofthosequestionedtalkedaboutsomephenomenainlife

三、完形填空

InMarch1975,mymotherbroughtmyyoungersisterCissyandmebacktoour

hometown.

CissyandIwere4]tomoving.Wehadmoved23timesbeforeIwas18.

AltogetherI4219schools.Butat13and11yearsofage,wewere43

beingthenewkidsinschool.

Stayinginamotel（汽車旅館）forweeks,we44foundatwo-bedroomhome

for$80amonth,whichwasinthelandlords（房東）,MrandMrsHendrix'sbackyard.Itwas

45butCissyandIthoughtitwasapalace.46、inOctobermymotherlosther

job.November's47wentunpaid,sodidDecember's.CissyandIknewwe'dsoon

move48.

OnChristmasDay,MrsHendrixknockedonthefrontdoor.Momwasout,soI49

it.Tdreceivedeviction（3區(qū)逐）noticesbefore,soIknewwhatto50.MrsHendrix

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heldouta51tome,smilingasshesaid/ithoughtyougirlsmightenjoysome

bread.IbakeiteveryChristmas.^^Unpreparedforsuch52Amanageda“Thanks”.

Closingthedoor,we53thebox.Therewerebread,candy,andnewsocksand

glovesforusthree.Noevictionnotice!

Welivedoverfiveyearsinourtwenty-fourthhome.TheHendrixesgaveCissyandme

somethingwehadneverknowninour54lives:thecomfortofbelonging,and

55.

41.A.usedB.devotedC.attachedD.opposed

42.A.consideredB.attendedC.missedD.recommended

43.A.patientwithB.gratefulforC.uncertainaboutD.tiredof

44.A.finallyB.hardlyC.graduallyD.easily

45.A.dirtyB?modemC.smallD.quiet

46.A.HoweverB?OtherwiseC.BesidesD.Therefore

47.A.insuranceB.damagesC.debtsD.rent

48.A.insteadB.stillC.againD.sometimes

49.A.repairedB.answeredC.interruptedD.ignored

50.A.decideB.askC.saveD.expect

51.A.noticeB.boxC.bagD.key

52.A.honestyB.wisdomC.courageD.generosity

53.A.packedupB.dugthroughC.focusedonD.tookover

54.A.happyB.newC.youngD.special

55.A.stabilityB?reputationC.fortuneD.justice

四、語法填空

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

TheCulturalLandscapeofOldTeaForestsoftheJingmaiMountaininPu'er,Yunnan

Province,gainedWorldHeritageSitestatusonthe45thSessionoftheWorldHeritage

CommitteeofUNESCOinRiyadh,SaudiArabiaonSeptember17,2023.

AsUNESCOWorldHeritageCommitteenoted,“Thisland-usesystem,56

(create)byancestorsofBlangandDaipeoples,permitsthecomplementary(互補(bǔ)的)useof

57(nature)resourcesinthemountainousenvironmentofJingmaiMountain58

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actsasanexceptionalexampleofahumaninteractioninachallengingenvironment.,,

LiQun,headoftheNationalCulturalHeritageAdministration,saidinRiyadhthatChina

willstrengthenefforts59(manage)theheritagesiteandguidelocalcommunities

tojoin60theprotectionoftheoldteaforests.^WeUlalsoadvanceinternational

exchangeand61(cooperate),andtakemoreresponsibilitiesintheWorldHeritage

circle,hesaid.

ChenYaohua,directorofWorldHeritageResearchCenterofPekingUniversitywho

62(lead)studiesofthesiteinthepast12years,saidthatthepracticeonJingmai

Mountainisquiteuniqueintheenvironment63large-scaledterraced(梯田形的)

teaplantationsplay64leadingroleintoday'sworld.

Accordingtohisresearch,about10%ofteatreesonthemountainareatleast100years

old,andthe65(old)onesareover300.

五、書信寫作

66.假定你是李華，你的英國(guó)筆友Peter詢問你高三的學(xué)習(xí)情況及準(zhǔn)備選擇的大學(xué)專業(yè),

請(qǐng)就此給他回復(fù)一封郵件。

注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；

2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

DearPeter,

Yours,

LiHua

六、書面表達(dá)

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

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In1989,1wasawayfrommyhomeinMalaysiaattendingtheUniversityofKansasin

theUSA.IfoundanadvertisementfbrasummerjobasaprogrammeratUlminwhatwas

thenWestGermany.Isubmittedmyapplicationandgotaninterview.Whatmademepleased

wasthatIwasofferedthejobaftertheinterview.Ithoughtitwasagoodopportunitytosee

partofanewcontinent.

BothMalaysiaandtheUSAemergedfromBritain,sowehavecommonstandardsfbr

thewaymanythingsaredone.Naturally,IexpectedthingsatUlmwouldbedifferent-big

things,likelanguageandculture-butIneverexpectedsmallculturaldifferenceswould

affectme.Forexample,Iwassurprisedthatlittlethingslikehowdoorsfitintodoorframes

weredifferent.Thebreadwasalsoverydifferent.Whileitwasfunatfirsttoeatthevarious

kindsoffood,aftersometimeIlongedforthewhite,squareandsoftbreadIwasusedto.And

thebigthingswerenotthatbad:thefolksinthecityofUlmmostlydidn'tspeakEnglishwell

butwereveryfriendlyandhelpful.

Oneofthesesmalldifferences,however,trippedmeupearlyinmystay.Thefirstfew

days,myemployerputmeupinabed-and-breakfasthotel.ThenIfoundasmallstudio

apartmenttorent.ItwaseveningbythetimeIgotsettledin.Sincetherewereall-night

grocerystoresintheUSandgrocerystoresinMalaysiawereopenlateatnight,Imadea

habitofgoingouttobuysomefoodandothernecessitieslikesoapfbrtheshower.Buttomy

surpriseandhorror,everysingleshopwasclosed!Iwasalonewithnofoodoranyotherkind

ofnecessaryitems.Iwanderedaroundhopelesslyinthestreetfbrawhile.

注意：1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；

2,請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

ThenIsawauniversitystudentwithwhomItalkedaboutmyexperience.

Athishome,Ifoundthathedidnotpossessmuch.

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參考答案：

1.C

【原文】W:Excuseme,sir,buttheposteroutsaysthisisacomedymovie.Well,Ijustwenttosee

themovie,andIfounditwasinfactanactionmovie.CanIhavemymoneyback?

M:Oh,sorry.Maybeyouhavemistakentheposter.

2.A

【原文】W:Whattimedoyouhavetoleavefortheflight?

M:Iplanonarrivingthere2hoursbeforemyflightleaves.Theplanetakesoffat3:30,so...

3.A

【原文】W:Goodmorning,MrSmith.TmfromthePeople'sDaily.CouldIaskyousome

questionsaboutthegameyouplayedthisafternoon?

M:Certainly.Whatwouldyouliketoknow?

4.C

【原文】W:Everyone,pleasecomecloser.Nowwe'revisitingTiger-runningSpring.

M:Idon'tthinkthespringlookslikearunningtiger.

W:Well,itsnamecomesfromastorythattwotigersranhereandmadeahole,andthenaspring

cameoutofit.

5.B

【原文】M:Excuseme,IthinkIhaveastomachache.

W:Isee,sir.Howlonghaveyouhadthisproblem?

M:Forafewdays.

W:Nowsithere,please.Tilgiveyouanexamination.

6.C7.B

【原文】M:Hi,thisisJamesincustomerservice.WhatcanIdofbryou?

W:Hi,James.Iwanttotalkaboutmybill.ThebillIreceivedyesterdayfbrmyhomecableTV

serviceiswrong.

M:What'syouraccountnumber?

W:200508.

M:Okay.Theregularmonthlychargeshouldbe$65.

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W:Right.ButyesterdayIgotabillfor$85.

M:Itisbecauseofyourlatepaymentfbrthelasttwomonths.

W:Oh,Isee.Thanks.

8.B9.C

【原文】M:DidyouknowthatIusedtoworkatthiscafe?

W:Really?You'venevermentionedit.

M:Itnevercameup!ThisplaceusedtobecalledEddie's.Itwasnamedaftertheowner,Eddie

Horowitz.HesolditinJanuary2005,andIquitafewmonthslater.

W:Ikindoflikethenewnamebetter.

M:Irespectfullydisagree!Eddie'ssoundsmuchbetterthanPapayaCafe.

W:ButPapayaCafesoundslikeaplacewhereyoucangetsomegoodfood!

M:That'sactuallytrue.Eddie'smenuwascertainlylacking.Greatcoffee,though.

W:AreyoustillincontactwithEddie?

M:No,hediedafewyearsago.ButImeetupwithhissononceinawhile.

10.B11.A12.C

【原文】W:Ilovebreathingfreshairinthecountryside,whilesittinginthemorningsunshine.

M:Ican'tagreemore,honey.Weneedtogetawayfromworkfromtimetotime.

W:OK,yougobacktoourcarandfetchthepicnicstuff.

M:Oh,soheavy!Whathaveyouputinhere?

W:Nothingspecial.Food,drinks,andDaniel'skangarootoys.

M:Toys?Whydoweneedtoysfbrapicnic?

W:Hesaidhewouldliketobeourtourdirectorandhelinedupmanythingstodo.

M:Sure,then.Mayitreallybeadayofenjoyment.Otherthanthat,wecanalsoteachhim

somethingaboutscience.

W:Science?Whatareyoutalkingabout?Forgetaboutyourscience,OK?It'sapicnic!

M:Imeanwecaninspirehimforadeeperunderstandingofthenaturalworld.

W:Ican'tagreeonthat.Justcutitout.Givehimabreakanddon'tspoiltheday.

M:Well,OK.Youarealwaysright.

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13.A14.C15.C16.A

【原文】M:What'syourplanforthesummerholiday,Lucy?

W:Iwanttospendamonthonmyuncle'sfannin

London.ButmymotherwishesmetogotoBeijing,China.

M:WhydoesshewantyoutogotoBeijing?Doesshewanttotravelroundthecitywithyou?

W:No.MymotherisfromChina.ShewantstosendmetoBeijingtolivewithmygrandmother,

hopingtheholidaywillteachmealotaboutChineseculture.

M:Well,doyouwanttogothere?

W:No.Ifsusuallyveryhotinsummerandverycoldinwinterthere.Ijustwanttospenda

relaxingsummeratmyuncle'sfarm.

M:Sowhatwillyoudo?

W:IguessPHtellmymotherthatTilgotoBeijinginthefall.It'susuallyverycomfortablein

Beijingthen.

M:Thatsoundslikeagoodidea!

W:Sowhat'syourplanforthesummer?

M:IplantogotoNewYorkwithsomefriends.Ithinkthatmustbeenjoyable.

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【原文】W:Humanbeingsspeakaround7,000languages.However,mostcommunication

happensinasmallnumberofwidelyspokenones.Thespreadofinternationalcommonlanguages

makescommunicationeasier,butitalsomeansthatsomerarerlanguagesareindangerofdying

out.Manytimes,theculturesthatspoketheselanguageshavebeenhelddown,andchildrendonot

learnthelanguageoftheirparentsandgrandparents.

Currently,thereareabout2,000languagesintheworldwithfewerthan1,000nativespeakerseach.

Ifnothingchanges,around3,500languagesareexpectedtodieoutby2100.

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