特選浙江2023屆高考英語第三次聯(lián)考

浙江2023屆高考英語第三次聯(lián)

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浙江省2023屆高考英語第三次聯(lián)考試題

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擇題）?？偡种禐?50分,考試時間為120分鐘。

本卷答案必須做在答題卷的相應(yīng)位置上，做在試

題卷上無效。

第一卷供95分）

第一局部：聽力（共兩節(jié)，總分值30分）

做題時，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)

束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂

到答題卡上。

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每題1.5分，總分值7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，

從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最正確選

項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，

你都有10秒鐘的時間來答復(fù)有關(guān)小題和閱讀下

一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inabank.B.Atthe

Customs.C.Inalibrary.

2.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalking

about?

A.Cookies.B.Chocolate.C.Milk.

3.Howmuchwouldthewomanpayfortwo

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skirts?

A.$18.B.$19.C.$20.

4.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Heagreeswiththewoman.

B.Helikeswatchingsoccergames.

C.HeplayedsoccerbetteratTom'sage.

5.Whatistheman'sproblem?

A.Hegetslostintown.B.Hefailsto

findhiswife.C.Hecan'tgetintohiscar.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每題1.5分，總分值22.5

分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有

幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選

出最正確選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段

對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每題

5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題給出5秒鐘的作答時間。

每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，答復(fù)第6、7題。

6.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytake

place?

A.Atacourt.B.Ina

restroom.C.AttheLostandFound

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office.

7.Whatdoesthebagcontain?

A.Aracketandsevenballs.B.A

blanketandtenballs.C.Aracketand

tenballs.

聽第7段材料，答復(fù)第8、9題。

8.Whocameinfirstinthechessmatch?

A.George.B.Bernard.C.Hodge.

9.Howmanygamesdideachplayerhaveto

playduringthematch?

A.12.B.15.C.16.

聽第8段材料，答復(fù)第10至12題。

10.Howlonghasthemanworkedforhis

company?

A.4years.B.19years.C.

25years.

11.Whatindustryisthemanworkingin?

A.Energy.B.Tourism.C.Engineering.

12.Howhastheman'scompanyinfluenced

Pennsylvania?

A.Ithaschangedpeople'slifestyle.

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B.Ithasdoneharmtotheenvironment.

C.Ithasprovidedemployment

opportunities.

聽第9段材料，答復(fù)第13至16題。

13.Whatisthepossiblerelationship

betweenthetwospeakers?

A.Fatheranddaughter.

B.TVreporterandinterviewee.

C.Schoolpresidentandjobhunter.

14.WhatwaslifeofAfrican-Americanslike

inthenorthernstates?

A.Theywerefreebutquitepoor.

B.Theyenjoyedequalrightsandfree

life.

C.Theywerenottreatedequallyas

whites.

15.Whatdidthemandowiththeprizemoney?

A.Hegavethemoneytothegovernment.

B.HegavethemoneytotheFreedom

Movement.

C.Hegavethemoneytoacharityforpoor

children.

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16.WhendidthemanwintheNobelPrize?

A.In1986.B.In1968.C.

In1916.

聽第10段材料，答復(fù)第17至20題。

17.Howdidthespeaker'sparentsmost

probablyfeelabouthisworkasaglass

artist?

A.Proud.B.Disappointed.C.

Worried.

18.Wheredidthespeakerfindhisfirstjob?

A.Inafurnitureshop.B.Inanart

studio.C.Inanartschool.

19.Whendidthespeaker'swebsitebecome

popular?

A.Afteranartreviewerspokehighlyof

hisworks.

B.Afterhewasinterviewedbyanational

newspaper.

C.Afterafewofhisworksweresoldto

asportsman.

20.Whatdoesthespeakerlikedoingatthe

weekend?

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A.Hillwalking.B.Cycling.C.

Running.

第二局部：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，總分值35分）

第一節(jié)（共10個小題；每題2.5分，總分值25

分）

閱讀以下短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D

四個選項中，選出最正確選項，并在答題卡上將

該項涂黑。

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Welovetothinkbackofourtimeinthe

Moroccandesert.

Backin2023wewerestayinginthewild

cityofMarrakesh.Westartedwithbrunchat

LaMamounia'spoolsideandwalkedaround

thecity.Onehighlightofourdaywas

visitingJardinMajorelle.Assoonaswe

walkedin,wewantedtopulloutourphone

andstartedtakingphotosbecause

everythingwassopicturesque.Theelectric

bluewallsandvaseswithpopsofyellow

servedastheperfectbackgroundforusto

poseinfrontof.Besides,manydifferent

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smellsranthroughournoses.Itwastruly

awow-experiencetogettoknowMarrakesh.

Later,wegottheopportunitytohopona

bustoadesertadventure.Itwasabustour

withlocalguidesontheirwaytothefar

desert,stoppingatafewsmalltownsinthe

mountains.OnthewaywecrossedtheAtlas

Mountains,andthereweretonsoftiny

villageshiddeninthemiddleofnowhere.

Reallyimpressive!

Wespentthenightinasmallgroupof

tents.Inabiggertent,weallcametogether

tohavedinner.Afterenjoyingatagine（塔

吉鍋燉菜）loadedwithCousCousand

vegetables,ournewfriendsstartedtoplay-

somemusic,andeverybodystartedsinging.

Themostimpressivepartofthewholenight,

however,wassomethingdifferent.Haveyou

everseenonebillionstars?Thisishowwe

feltwhilewatchingtheclearskyinthecold

desert.Webothhaveneverseensomany

stars.

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Wedecidedtowakeupearly.Wewantedto

watchthesunclimbingupbehindthe

mountain,andfeelthefirstsunbeam.Andwe

tookthephoto,tryingtofreezethosegood

travelmemories.

21.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthe

followingwordsbestdescribesthecityof

Marrakesh?

A.Busy.B.Noisy.C.Lively.

D.Ancient.

22.Whatimpressedtheauthormostinthe

desertatnight?

A.Thebigtent.B.The

coldwind.

C.Theshiningstars.D.The

beautifulmusic.

23.Thispassageismostprobably.

A.atraveladvertisementB.an

onlinetraveljournal

C.aguidebooktoMoroccanD.a

featurestoryonMarrakesh

B

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Itcanbeoneofthemostdisturbingthings

inlife—waitinginlineatthesupermarket.

Butnewresearchshowsthatafewsimple

“l(fā)ifehacks"canmaketheprocessmuch

quickerandpain-freethanyoumaythink.

Afterresearchersfoundthattheaverage

Britonspendsbetweenoneandsixmonthsof

theirlifestandinginlineattheshops,

theyworkedoutthe“l(fā)ifehacks”.Desmos,

aUSorganizationthatpromotesmaths,

technologyanddata,hasspentmonths

analyzingsupermarketdataandrevealedthe

bestwaystobeatthequeues.

DanMeyer,chiefacademicofficerat

Desmos,saidittakesatleast41secondsfor

eachcustomertopassthroughatill（收銀

機(jī)），withanadditionalthreesecondsadded

onperitemtheyarepurchasing."Every

personrequiresafixedamountoftimetosay

hello,pay,saygoodbyeandclearoutofthe

lane,“hetoldtheNewYorkTimes,Hesaid

thedatashowedthatstandinginlinewith

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numerouscustomerswhoarebuyingfewer

itemscanbeabadchoice.Instead,hesaid

itactuallyworksoutquickertostand

behindonepersonwithashoppingcartfull

ofitems,astheface-to-faceinteraction

timeisquickerthanhavingtowaitforthe

cashiertogreetlotsofshoppers.

Meanwhile,RobertSamuel,founderofthe

NewYork-basedSameOleLineDudes——a

servicethatstandsinlineonbehalfof

customers—saidmostpeopleare

right-handedandthereforetendtoqueueon

theright-handside.Headvisedcustomersto

queueontheleft,andsaidhepreferred

femalecashiers."Thismayseemstrange,

butIpreferfemalecashiers.Inmy

experiencetheyseemtobethemost

efficientatregistertransactions,"he

toldthenewspaper.Hisotheradvice

includesalwaysfacingbarcodestowardthe

cashier,removingthehangersofclothes

beforetheyarescannedandsplittingthe

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itemsbetweenyourselfandotherstoget

throughthetillsquicker.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hacks”

(Paragraph1)mean?

A.Behaviors.B.Tricks.C.

Choices.D.Ideas.

25.InDanMeyer'sopinion,ifacustomer

purchasessixitems,ittakeshimat

leastsecondstopassthrougha

till?

A.41B.44C.50D.59

26.Accordingtothepassage,wecancutdown

thetimeofqueuingatthesupermarketby

A.sortingoutyouritemsfromothers

B.joiningalineontheright-handside

C.standinginalinewhosecashierisa

male

D.waitingbehindalotofshoppers

buyingfeweritems

C

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Bythemid-nineteenthcentury,theterm

“icebox“hadenteredtheAmerican

language,buticewasstillonlybeginning

toaffectthedietofordinarycitizensin

theUnitedStates.Theicetradegrewwith

thegrowthofcities.Icewasusedinhotels,

pubs,andhospitals,andbysome

forward-lookingcitydealersinfreshmeat,

freshfish,andbutter.AftertheCivilWar

(1861-1865),asicewasusedtorefrigerate

freightcars,italsocameintohousehold

use.Evenbefore1880,halftheicesoldin

NewYork,Philadelphia,andBaltimore,and

one-thirdofthatsoldinBostonandChicago,

wenttofamiliesfortheirownuse.Thishad

becomepossiblebecauseanewhousehold

convenience,theicebox,themodern

refrigerator,hadbeeninvented.

Makinganefficienticeboxwasnotas

easyaswemightnowsuppose.Intheearly

nineteenthcentury,theknowledgeofthe

physicsofheat,whichwasessentialtoa

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scienceofrefrigeration,wasundeveloped.

Thecommonsensenotionthatthebesticebox

wasonethatpreventedtheicefrommelting

wasofcoursemistaken,foritwasthe

meltingoftheicethatperformedthe

cooling.Nevertheless,earlyeffortsto

economizeiceincludedwrappingtheicein

blankets,whichkepttheicefromdoingits

job.Notuntilneartheendofthenineteenth

centurydidinventorsachievethedelicate

balanceofinsulation（絕緣）andcirculation

neededforanefficienticebox.

Butasearlyas1803,anintelligent

Marylandfarmer,ThomasMoore,hadbeenon

therighttrack.Heownedafarmabouttwenty

milesoutsidethecityofWashington,for

whichthevillageofGeorgetownwasthe

marketcenter.Whenheusedaniceboxofhis

owndesigntotransporthisbuttertomarket,

hefoundthatcustomerswouldpassupthe

rapidlymeltingstuffinthetubsofhis

competitorstopayanextrapriceforhis

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butter,stillfreshandhardinneat,

one-poundbricks.Oneadvantageofhis

icebox,Mooreexplained,wasthatfarmers

wouldnolongerhavetotraveltomarketat

nightinordertokeeptheirproducecool.

27.Wecanlearnfromparagraph1that

A.fishwasshippedinrefrigerated

freightcars

B.manyfishdealersalsosoldicetomake

money

C.fishwasnotpartoftheordinary

person,sdietlongago

D.fishdealerswereamongtheearly

commercialusersofice

28.Intheearlynineteenthcentury,what

madeitdifficulttodevelopanefficient

icebox?

A.Alackofnetworksforthe

transportationofice.

B.Lackingtheknowledgeofthephysics

ofheat.

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C.Notknowinghowtopreventicefrom

meltingquickly.

D.Competitionamongtheownersof

refrigeratedfreightcars.

29.ThomasMooresiceboxallowedhimto

A.chargemoreforhisbutterB.

traveltomarketatnight

C.produceiceallyearroundD.

transportbuttermorequickly

30.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Theinfluenceoficeonthediet.

B.Thedevelopmentof

refrigeration.

C.Thetransportationofgoodstomarket.

D.Sourcesoficein

thenineteenthcentury.

第二節(jié)（共5個小題；每題2分，總分值10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填

入空白處的最正確選項。選項中有兩項為多余選

項。

You'veprobablyheardhorrorstories

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aboutanewschool,soit'sperfectly

understandableifyou'realittleworried

aboutwhatitwillbelike.31

Fear1:Whatif…Theotherkidstease

me?

Some"cool"olderkidmightgiveyou

ahardtimeatsomepoint,butyoucanjust

ignorehimandwalkaway.32The

importantthingistofocusonyourownreal

friends,sothatifabully（欺凌）triesto

putyoudown,you'11havesomeonetoturn

toforsupport.

Fear2:Whatif???Theteachersaretoo

strict?

Mostteacherswillbeclearaboutwhat

youneedtodotosucceedintheirclass.

33Ifyoudorunintoateacheryoujust

don'tgetalongwith,askifyoucanmeet

withherafterclass.Thenaskherwhatyou

needtodotosucceedinherclass.Most

teachers—eventhestrictones-willmeet

youmorethanhalfwayiftheyseeyou're

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sincerelytryingyourbest.

Fear3:Whatif…Iloseallmyfriends?

34However,thatdoesn'tmeanyour

friendshipswillend.Allyoucandoiskeep

beingtheloyalfriendyou'vealwaysbeen

andassumeyourfriendswilldothesame.But

evenifyouandyourfriendsdodecidetogo

separateways,itdoesn'tmeanyou're

doomedtobealoneforever.35

Inaword,ifyouapproachyournewschool

withtherightattitude,nothingcanstop

youfromhavingthetimeofyourlifethere.

A.Yourteacherswillhavehigher

expectationsinhighschool.

B.Aslongasyoudoyourworkandobey

theirrules,you'11dofine.

C.Ifitgetsreallybad,youcanalways

talktoateacheroranotheradult.

D.Tosetthosefearsatrest,wegive

ourbestadvicetoseeyouthrough.

E.It'struethatnoteveryfriendship

survivesthechangeshighschoolbrings.

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F.Anewschoolmeansalotofnewpeople

andalotofpotentialnewfriends.

G.Whenyoucanrelyonthefriendsby

yourside,nothingseemsquiteashard.

第三局部：語言運用（共兩節(jié)，總分值45分）

第一節(jié)：完形填空（共20個小題；每題L5分，

總分值30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、

C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最正

確選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Ihaveworntwoweddingbands（婚戒）for

morethanadozenyears.Theringsseldomget

36,butwhenIamaskedaboutthem,I

37,“Ihavetwowives,,fananswerthat

ismetwithachuckle（竊笑）orastrange

38.

Recently,afterleavingabusiness

meeting,Istoppedinthehallwayto_39

textmessagesonmyphone.WhileIwastyping,

astranger40andenquired,“Whyare

youwearingtwoweddingbands?”"Ihave

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twowives,Isaid.Thistimetherewasno

chuckle."No,41,〃hesaid."Why?〃

I42thatIlostmyfatherin2023.

43_weweresayingourfinalfarewellsat

hisfuneral,mymother44hiswedding

bandandhandedittome.45,Iplaced

thegoldbandonmyleftmiddlefinger,next

tomyweddingband.Thereithas46.

ItoldthestrangerthatIwearmy

father'sweddingbandto47myfather

andmyparents'marriage.Ialsowearitto

48_myselftobetheson,brother,husband,

anddadthatmyfather49metobe.

Thestrangernoddedand,withoutany

50__,turnedandwalkeddownthestairsto

theparkinglot.I51mymobilephone

andmessages.52thecornerofmyeye,

Inoticedthestrangerwalking53

towardme.Hesaid,“Sir,youknow,Ihave

myfather'sweddingbandinmysockdrawer

athome,andfromtodayon,Iamgoingto

start54it."Isilentlynodded,and

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thestranger55turnedandwalkedback

downtotheparkinglot.AndIsmiled.

36.A.changedB.damagedC.noticed

D.repaired

37.A.admitB.respondC.argue

D.suppose

38.A.voiceB.actionC.look

D.appearance

39.A.confirmB.judgeC.mark

D.check

40.A.pausedB.visitedC.

sighedD.admired

41.A.reallyB.possiblyC.

totallyD.particularly

42.A.analyzedB.explainedC.

declaredD.insisted

43.A.ThoughB.IfC.BecauseD.

As

44.A.fixedB.inspectedC.removed

D.measured

45.A.SurprisedB.AmusedC.Worried

D.Embarrassed

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46.A.improvedB.remainedC.

survivedD.expanded

47.A.introduceB.supportC.honor

D.praise

48.A.allowB.warnC.assist

D.remind

49.A.forcedB.expectedC.

permittedD.begged

50.A.promiseB.reasonC.word

D.permission

51.A.tookdownB.heldupC.worked

outD.returnedto

52.A.OutofB.AwayfromC.In

betweenD.Otherthan

53.A.aheadB.backC.outside

D.down

54.A.protectingB.replacingC.

decoratingD.wearing

55.A.quietlyB.anxiouslyC.

proudlyD.curiously

第二卷（共55分）

第三局部：語言運用（共兩節(jié)，總分值45分）

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第二節(jié)(共10個小題；每題L5分，總分值15

分)

閱讀下面材料,在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容(1

個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Fanslearningtoloveeffort

Foryears,Chinesesportsfanshad

attachedalotofimportancetogoldmedals

whentheywatchedtheOlympicGames.56,

2023RioOlympicGamessawahealthierand

morerelaxedattitude57sportspeople,

fullyinlinewiththeOlympicspirit.

Chinadidn'twinanygoldmedalsonthe

firstday.But,insteadof58

(criticize)theathleteswhocouldn't

finishontopofthepodium,mostfans

praisedtheirefforts.

DefendingchampionSunYangfailed_59

(win)thegoldinthemen's400-meter

freestyle.However,hereceivedmanywords

ofcomfortandunderstandingfromChinese

sportsfanswhohadseen60hardSunhad

worked.

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SwimmerFuYuanhuiwonfans'61

(heart),evenifshecouldonlywinabronze

medalinthe100mbackstrokefinal.Herfans

onmicrobloggingplatformSinaWeibo_62

(increase)from100,000toover6million

sincethen.The63(major)ofsports

fansappreciatedherstraightforward

character.

“Aswematureinmentality,learnhowto

appreciatecompetition,andbecomeableto

64(calm)applaudourcompetitors,we

presenttheconfidenceandtoleranceofa

greatcountry,"65articleinthe

People'sDailypointedout.

第四局部：寫作(共兩節(jié)，總分值40分)

第一節(jié)：應(yīng)用文寫作(總分值15分)

假設(shè)你是李明。你的堂弟李華今年上高一，

對于新高考的選課有一些疑惑。請根據(jù)以下要點

寫一封信，給堂弟提幾點選課建議。內(nèi)容包括：

1.考慮大學(xué)招生要求和未來開展；

2.考慮自身興趣和特長；

3.多了解相關(guān)信息。

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注意：

1.詞數(shù)80左右；

2.信的格式已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

第二節(jié)：概要寫作（總分值25分）

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容寫一篇60詞左右

的內(nèi)容概要。

Afewmonthsagonobodyknewforsurewhat

wouldhappeninsideWindsorPlace,anursing

home,whenitbecamehometoaclassof

kindergartners.NeverbeforehadaKansas

schoolornursinghometriedthis-mixing

theoldandyounginawayforeachtolearn

fromtheother.

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Sure,organizershopedsomegoodthings

wouldhappen.Butastheywatchedtheclass

of21studentsintheirwhite,paper

graduationcaps,theysaidtheydidn't

expectthis.Theycouldn'thaveknownahead

oftimethetransformations,intheyoung

andold,theywouldseethroughseasons.

Thekidshavelearnedsympathy,kindness

andhowtobepatientastheywaitbehind

someoneinawheelchairorusingawalker.

Athometheytalkabouthowtheveryyoung

andoldarealikeandhowGrandmaorGrandpa

livedwhentheywereyoung.They'vealso

becomestrongreaders,progressingfromthe

everydaypraiseandguidanceoftheseniors.

“Ifyoulookatourchildren,they're

justdifferent,“saidDawnCrow,whose

daughterLilywenttoseetheseniorsduring

Christmasbreakbecauseshethoughtthey'd

belonely."Ithinkmychildhaslearnedso

muchmorethan123sandABCs.Everydaywe

sendourkidsthere,wefeellikewe'vebeen

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givenagift.r,

ThosewholiveatWindsorPlacesaythey

aretheoneswhohavebeengiventhegift.

MarianNelsonhasnograndchildrenofher

own.aThesekidshavefilledavoid（空虛

感）inme,“the87-year-oldsaid.

Storieslikethesehaveledotherplaces

tolookattheprogramandconsidercarrying

itoutthemselves.MichelleForeman,aboard

memberofaseniorcenterinAlaska,said

whenshevisitedWindsorPlaceshecried

nearlyhalfthetimeshewasthere.

“Oneofthethingswehavenotdoneright

inoursocietyisthatwehavenotsentthe

rightmessagetoourseniorpopulation,“

Foremansaid."Weneedthemtopasson

valuablethingstoournextgeneration.

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浙江省名校新高考研究聯(lián)盟2023屆第三次聯(lián)考

英語參考答案及聽力材料

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Onepossieversion:

DearLiHua,

Iheardyou'vehadproblemswiththe

courseselection.Herearesometipsthat

mayhelp.Someuniversitieshavedifferent

standardsforprospectivestudents,

includingwhichsubjectstheyshouldlearn

duringhighschool,soyouareadvisedto

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takeuniversityrequirementsandyour

futuredevelopmentintoconsideration.

Additionally,itisquitegoodifyoucan

decideyourownfuturepathbasedonyour

interestsandadvantages.Formore

information,you'dbetteraccesssome

relatedwebsites.

Ihopemyadvicecanhelpyoumakeawise

decision.

Sincerelyyours,

八第二節(jié)概辱作（總分俱25分）J】Mi?

Organizershavemixedaclassof

AindergarfnprswiththeoldintheWindor

°lace.（要點1）Thispracticehelos^oyomote

amutuallearningbetweenthem.（要點2）It

turnsoutthattheyounghavelearnedtobe

sympathetic,kindandpatientwhiletheold

haveachievedfulfilledlives.（要點3）Some

placeshavebeeninspiredandthinkitworth

atrytopassonimnortantvaluestothe

youngergeneration.（要點4）

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Text1

M:I'mgoingtobehereforashorttime.

I'dliketoopenacheckingaccount.

W:Allright.Herearetherules.Readthem

carefullyandsignyournamehere.

Text2

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W:Don'ttellmeyouatethemallagain!

M:Well,Ilovethemtodeath.Idon'tlike

cookieswithchocolateatall.Butnuts

aredifferent.Tellyouwhat,nutcookies

tasteevenbetterwithaglassofcold

milk.

Text3

W:Veryniceskirts.Howmucharethey?

M:Tendollarseach.Andonedollaroffif

youbuytwo.Theyareonsale.

Text4

W:TomisreallythebestsoccerplayerI've

everknown.

M:Ishe?YoushouldhaveseenmewhenIwas

athisage.

Text5

M:I'mlockedoutofmycar.Weparkedit

hereandwentintotownbutthenmywife

couldn'tfindthekeys.

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W:Doyouneedemergencyservice?

M:Thanks,weshouldbeOK.Wehaveaspare

setofkeysathome.

Text6

M:Excuseme.

W:Yeah?

M:Youdidn'tseesomeonepickupablue

sportsbag,didyou?

W:Sorry.

M:Yeah,abig,blue,nylonsportsbagwith

abig,whiteAdidaslogoontheside.

W:Isaidno.

M:IonlyputitdownforamomentwhenIwent

intotherestroom.Thencameoutand***

W:Ican'thelpyou.

M:Idon'tbelieveit!Ihadabrand-new

racketinitandtenballs.

W:Well,thesearepubliccourts.Anyonecan

walkinhere.Youshouldbemorecareful.

Text7

M:Hello,Susan.Haveyouheardaboutthe

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chessmatch?

W:Notyet,anythingspecial?

M:Well,Isupposeyouwouldneverbeable

toguesswhocameinfirst.

W:IsitHodge,orGeorge?Thosetwoarevery

competitive.

M:I'mafraidyougotthewrongones.The

championwasBernard.Itisareal

surprisetoeverybody.Hebeat12other

players,lostonly3,andplayedno

draws.

W:Bernardisaluckydarkhorse.Howabout

HodgeandGeorge?

M:Well,Hodgeonlyfinishedeighth,and

Georgewasbetter.Hefinishedfifth.

W:Anyway,I'mstillwonderinghowBernard

couldbesosuccessful.

M:Idon'tknow,either.ButIheardthat

bothHodgeandGeorgeweresufferingfrom

thefluatthetime.

Text8

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W:Howlonghaveyouworkedforyourcompany?

M:Fortwenty-fiveyears.SinceIleft

college.

W:So,whendidyoustudyengineering?

M:IstartedcollegewhenIwasnineteenand

Iqualifiedasanengineeraboutfouryears