2021年2月孝感市高級(jí)中學(xué)高三英語(yǔ)調(diào)研試題卷附答案解析

2021年2月孝感市高級(jí)中學(xué)高三英語(yǔ)調(diào)研試題卷

考試時(shí)間:150分鐘卷面總分：150分

第I卷（選擇題）（共95分）

第一部分聽(tīng)力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)

1.WhatisJoeydoingnow?

A.Makingapudding.B.Playingavideogame.C.DecoratingaChristmastree.

2.HowwillthespeakersgotoHangzhou?

A.Bycar.B.Byplane.C.Bytrain.

3.Whatistheweatherlikenow?

A.Warm.B.Hot.C.Cold.

4.Whydoesthewomanlookunhappy?

A.Shehastow誠(chéng)overtime.

B.Shecan'tgotothemovies.

C.Shedoesn'tCdwell.

5.Whatarethespeakersprobablytalkingabout?

A.AscaiicspotB.Apainting.C.Aphoto.

第二節(jié)：（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽(tīng)下面一段較長(zhǎng)對(duì)話，回答以下小題。

6.Whateditionofthebookshouldthemanread?

AThesecondedition.B.Thethirdedition.C.Thefourthedition.

7.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Professorandstudent.B.Classmates.C.Librarianandreader.

聽(tīng)下面一段對(duì)話，回答以下小題。

8.WhatinjuryisMikesuflferingnow?

AAbrokenleg.B.Abrokaiarm.C.Aheadinjury;

9.WhydidtheaccidenthappentoMikeprobably?

A.Hegotdistracted.B.Heranaredlight.C.Hedrovetoofast.

10.Wheredo器theconversationprobablytakeplace?

A,Inahospital.B.Inanoffice.C.Inapolicestation.

聽(tīng)下面一段對(duì)話，回答以下小題。

ILWhatdoesthemanwanttodoatthebeginning?

A.Toknowtheclassschedule.

B.Tohavearegistrationform.

C.Togetastudentdiscount.

12.Whatworriesthemanabouttheclasses?

A.Theexpulsivecost.B.Theinconvenienttime.C.Thecrowdedclassroom.

13.Whatwillthewomantalkaboutnext?

AThecoaches.B.Thelocation.C.Theexerciseequipment.

聽(tīng)下面一段對(duì)話，回答以下小題。

14.Wheredidthewomanfindthebugatfirst?

A,Onthewall.B.Onthefloor.C.Onherdesk.

15.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofbugs?

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ALovely.B.Scary.C.Helpful.

16.WhatpercentageofBritishcropsdependoninsectpollination?

A.30%,B.40%.C.75%

聽(tīng)下面一段獨(dú)白，回答以下小題。

17.WhoisBryanLynn?

A.AnEnglishteacher.B.AradiohostC.Afoodmagazineeditor.

18.Whatdoweknowaboutthewhitepotato?

A.ItcamefromPeru.B.Ithasahistoryof700years.C.Ifsaspecialtypeofpotato.

19.VTiatdoesameat-and-potatoeskindofpersonprefer?

AFancygoods.B.Simpletilings.C.Complexemotions.

20,Whatcanbedescribedasa'hotpotato”

A.Atroublesomething.B,Animportanttiling.C.Anattractivething,

第二部分閱讀（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)。

A

WeknowthatSt.Patrick'sDayfesthdtiesmayincludealittlebitofdrinking.Butthereareplentyof

kid-safeSt.Patrick'sDayeventsaroundmetroPhoenix,too.HerearetheludcyStPanick'sDay

celebrationsforkids.

3/17：LuckySt.Patrick'sDayCupcakes

KidscanmaketheirowntreatsattheChildren'sMuseumofPhoenixthisSt.Patrick'sDay.Children

canmakeanddecoratetheircupcakeswithrainbowcandiesandchocolatepotsofgold.To-gocontainers

willalsobeprovided.

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Details:1—3p.m,Friday,March17,Children'sMuseumofPhoenix,215N.7thStreet,Phoenix.S3

formembers.$4fornon-members.602-253-0501.

3/17—19:FountainO'GreenArtisanMarket

Thiscommunityfestivalwillincludesculpturespaintings,handcraftedjewelryandapparelfrom

selectedlocalandregionalartists,livemusicanddanceperformancethroughouttheweekend.Therewill

alsobeafoodcourt.

OnFriday,emerald-coloredwaterwillshootfromthetown'sfountainatnoon.Takethekidstosee

theannualtraditionandpicnicinthepark.

Details:10a.m,一5p.m.,Friday—Sunday,March17—19.AvenueoftheFountains

andSaguaroBoulevard,FountainHills.Free.480-488-2014.

3/17：St.Patrick'sDayPartyatAZAirTime

Kidsabove12yearsoldcancollecttheirfree,greenglownecklacesandjumpforthreehours,scale

therockclimbingwallordiveintothegiantpitoffoam.Jumpsocksrequired.

Details：8—11p.m.Friday,March17.AZAirTime,13802N.ScottsdaleRoad,Suite145,

Scottsdale.$15,wliichisa$14savings,480—427-2000.

21.Whichtelephonenumbercanpeoplecallatiftheywanttomakeanddecoratecupcakes?

A.602?427-2014.B.480-488-2014.

C.480-427-2000.D.602-253-0501.

22.Inwhichprogramcankidsfindthefoodcourt?

A.St.Patrick'sDayattheIrishCulturalCenter.B.FountainO9GreenArtisanMarket

C.StPatrick'sDayatAZAirTime.D.LuckySt.Patrick'sDayCupcakes.

23.Whichprogramisfreeforchildren?

A.LuckySt.Patrick'sDayCupcakes.B.St.Patrick'sDayattheIrishCulturalCenter.

C.FountainO'GreenArtisanMaricet.D.StPatrick'sDayatAZAirTime.

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AflightlastmonthbetweenCampinasandSaoJosedoRioPretoinsouthernBrazilbecamedie

sceneofaspontaneous（自發(fā)的）actofkindnessthatspreadonsocialmedianetworks.

AccordingtothewebsiteAeroin.ndapassengernamedSirlandiaDiasPereirawastravelingwith

hersonCaleb,whosufferedfromheartfailureandbadaheartmunnur.Duringtheflight,shetoldthe

passengernexttoher,AlexPontes,thatshewastravelingsohersoncouldbehospitalized.Sheako

explainedthatshewasrelyingonthecharityofothersforlivingquarters.

Thepassengertalkedtothecrewoftheairlineandaskedtousetheairplane'sloudspeaker,inviting

theothertravelerstocontributetoaspontaneouscollectiontohelpthemotherandherson,"Allofus

wouldliketofindanangeltohelpus.Thoseofuswhofeelmovedtodoso,let'shelpthismothertotake

alittlesomethingwithher.alittlesomethingwehaveandcanshare,"hesaid.

Inamatterofminutes,passengersofferedatotalworthnear$400whichgoesalotfurtherinBrazil

thanintheUSA,plusapplauseforthemother,whowasthrilledwiththehelpandrepeatedlyexpressed

hergratitudetothepassengers.

Thesitethatfirstsharedthestorylaterupdatedthearticle,addingthatCalebwentthroughsurgery

andwasrecoveringwell.ThewebsiteRazoesParaAcreditarreportedthatthestorycaughttheattention

ofBrazilinTVpersonalityLucianoHuck,whostartedacrowdfundingcampaigntohelpthefamily.

Thisstoryjustgoestoshowthatakindactcangoalongwaytowardsmakinganimportant

diflerenccinsomeone'slife.Therearepeopleinneedallaroundus,Lefsnotletthesechancestohelp

otherspassusby!

24.Whywasthemothertraveling?

A.Togethersicksontreated.B.Tolookforlivingquarters.

C.Toexperiencetakingaplane.D.Topickuphersonfromhospital.

25.WhatdidAlexPontesdoforthemotherontlieplane?

A.Hegaveher$400byhimself.B.Hecalledfordonationforher.

C.Heexchangedhisseatwithher.D.Hehelpedherattendtoherson.

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26.WhydidLaucianoHuckdecidetohelpthemotherandherson?

A.Hewasoneofthewitnessesontheplane.B.Hewantedtomakehimselfwell-known.

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C.HewasinspiredbythespontaneousactD.Hewasaskedtoofferassistancebyth頸.

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27.Whatistheauthor1smainpurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Tospeakhighlyofakindpassenger.B.Toaskustosacrificeforothers.

CToshowthesignificanceoffirstaid.D.Toencourageustohelpthoseinneed.

C

Mostpeoplethinkthatwomenarenaturallykind,crytoomuchandthinkwitlitheirheaits,insteadof

usingtheirheadslikemen.Meanwhile,menarethoughttobebomtoberationalcreatureswhonaturally

knowhowtoleadanddomath.However,statisticsonpersonalitytypesreportthat75.5%ofwomenare

Feelersand56.5%ofmenareThinkers.So,rightnowweseethatahugenuiriberofmenabout43%-

-haveFeelingpreferences.

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Accordingtothesenumbers,only25%ofwomenareThinkers.Amajority,ofwomentestedare

Feelers,butareamajorityofwomenbomasFeelers?Inmanyregards,womenarestillexpectedto

upholdthefeninine（女性的）goakofhalfacenturyago-staypretty,havebabies,keepatidyhome,and

cookagoodnutritiousmealeveryNow,inadditiontothoseoldstandards,mostwomenplanon

workingandhavingcareers.Butevenintheworkplace,showingaThinkingpreferencecanbe

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problematic.Womenwhotakechargeoroffercriticismmaybeseenbossy.

OfcoursethequestiongoestotheThinkingmen.Boyslearnatayoungagethatbeingemotionalor

sensitivecanbeseentobelessstrong.Theyhavebeentaughtnottocrytoshowthattheyarebrave

enoughtobearanysufferings.Inthatcase,theyaremorelikelytobelessofFee16rs.

MaybeFeelerwomenandThinkermenarenotnaturally.

ThereisnothingwrongwithbeingaFeelerwomanoraThinkerman.BeingaFeelerdoesnotmean

thatyou'rearollercoasterofemotionswhomightknockoveratableatanymomentnordoesbeinga

Thinkermeanthatyouareaninfalliblerobotdesignedtomakeheartlessdecisions.Regardlessof

gender,yourpersonalityandpreferencesarecompletelyvalid;neiflierThinkingnorFeelingisrightor

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wrong,goodorbad.Andofcourse,people,whopreferaThinkingstylestillhavefeelings,andFeelers

canbeextremelyintelligent.

28.Whatisthecommonbeliefaboutmenaccordingtoparagraph1?

A.Theyprefertobemathteachers.B.Theyt?idtothinkwiththeirheads.

C.Theyseemruderandmoremerciless.D.Theyareemotionalgroupleaders.

29.WhatmainlymakeswomenbecomeFeelers?

ATheirworkingexperiences.B.Thesocialexpectations.

C.Thebomcharacteristics.D.Theirfamilybackgrounds,

30.Whatcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraph?

A.Personalityisnotnecessarilylimitedtoatype.

B.FeelersandThinkerscanhardlyliveinharmony,

C.AThinkeriscertaintomakeheartlessdecisions.

D.AFeelerisemotionallychangeableallthetime.

31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.DoesPersonalityChangeOvertheTime?

BIsPersonalityOnlyDetenninedbyGender?

C.AreFeelerWomenandThinkerMenBomtoBeSo?

D.CanFeelersandThinkersGetOnWellWithEachOther?

Scientistsareurgingthatdeepseametalminingshouldbestoppedtemporarily.Theywarnina

reportthatitcancausesevereanddamagingeffectsonPacificOceanareas.

Therecently-releasedreportexaminedmorethan250publishedstudiesondeepSeamining.The

researchwasexaminedbytheDeepSeaMiningCampaign-acollectionofnot-fbrprofitorganizations.

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Thereportcentersonminingactivitiesrelatedtosmallmetallicparticles,callednodules,foundonthe

seabed.Thematerialcancontaindifferentmetals.Increasingdemandforthesemetalshasledtoarisein

deep-seaminingoperations.Themetalsarecommonlyusedinbatterymanufacturingandother

technologyproducts.

However,thescientistswarnthatminingforthesenoduleswillcauseirreversibledamagetoan

oceanalreadyunderpressure.TheoperationswillaffectareasacrosstheSouthPacific,includingthe

nationsofKiribati,theCookIslands,Nauru,TongaandPapuaNewGuinea.

Thereportnotesthatamoratoriumistheonlyresponsiblewaytomoveforwarduntilcertain

conditionssurroundingdeep-seaminingcanbemet.Thescientistsarecallingforadditionalstudytofolly

understandtheenvironmental,socialandeconomicrisks.

AndrewChinisthereporfsleadresearcher.Hesaysinastatementthatnoduleminingwilllikely

resultinthelossofsealifeandcausedamagetodeepseabedsforthousandsofyears.Headdsthatthe

operationscanputpeopleatriskwhodependontheoceananditscontinuedhealth.

AcompanyplanningtobeoneofthefirsttocarryoutminingoperationsintheareaisCanada's

DeepGreen,whichaimstobeginby2024.Itseekstominemetallicnodulestobeusedinpowersystems

forelectricvehicles.DeepGreenChiefExecutiveOfficerGerardBarrondefendedthecompany'splansin

reactiontothereport.Hesaiddeep-seaminingofferedthebestalternativetosurfacemining,whichhasa

longhistoryofpollutionanddestroyingforestsandwildlife.

32.Whyaredeep-seaminingoperationsontherise?

A.Moremetalsareneeded.B.Surfaceminingisbanned,

C.Batteryindustryisfalling.D.Theseabediseasytofind,

33.Wliichofthefollowingbestexplainstheword"moratorium“underlinedinparagraph4?

A.Loosemeasure.B.Thoroughstudy.C.Permanentdeal.D.Temporarystop.

34.WhatcanwelearnfromAndrewChin'swords?

A,ConditionssuiToundingdeep-seaminingaregreat.

B.Thedamagecausedbynoduleminingisreversible.

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C.Noduleminingcancauseharminvariousaspects.

D.Peoplesurelesslikelytobeaffectedbynodulemining,

35.WhafsGerardBarron'sattitudetowardsdeep-seamining?

A.Opposed.B.Supportive.C.Ambiguous.D.Unconcerned.

第二節(jié)（共5小題;每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以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)。.

Tipsoftravellingcheaply

Thinkingaboutanoverseastripbutconcerningyoumightmakealessworthychoicebecauseyou

can'taffordtovisitalltheplacesonyourwishlistbeforeyoumakeyourfinaldecision?36With

adashofwit,youcantraveltheworldcheaply.

37Walkonthestreetsofacity,stopandchatwithalocal,orevenclimbtothetopofahill

andwatchthesunsetovertheocean.Thesimplejoyofbeinginanewplaceisjustamatterofgoing

someplacenew.Notourpackagerequired.

Keepyourneedstoaminimum.Peopleneedfreshair,exercise,creativestimulation,companionship

andself-esteem,etc.38Forfreshair,gooutside.Forexercise,takeawalk.Forcreative

stimulation,gosomewherenew.Forcompanionship,makeafriend.Forself-esteem,turnoffyourTV,

breathede印andopenyourspirittothebasicgoodnessoftheworld.

Goslow.IfyouliveinNewYorkandwanttotakeatwo-weekvacationtoAfrica,itwillbevery

difficulttotravelforfree.Timeisnotmoney.Timeisfree.Insteadofbuyingaplaoeticket,takeatrainor

bus.orjusthoponyourbikeandrideawayfromtown.39

Trytogetyouraccommodationforfreeornext-to-nothing.Findkindsoulsaroundtheworldwho

agreetoofferanextrabedroom,couch,orcomerofthefloortotravelersinexchangeforthesame

kindnesswhentheyvisityourtown.4°Itworksbestifyourhomeisinalocalesomeonewants

tovisitandifyourdatescoincide.

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A.Embracethesimplejoyoftravel.

B.Thesloweryoutravel,thelessmoneyyouwillspend.

C.Thingslikeairandwateraremuchcheaperonceyougetoutside.'

D.Allofthesethingsaresimpletoobtainandmostofthornarefree.

E.Justbecauseyou*velittlemoneydoesn'tmeanyouhavetostayathome.

F.Thisschemeinvolvestradinghomesforanagreed-uponamountoftime.

G.Ifyoucandowhatneedstobedonearoundthehouse,thenyoustayfbrfree.

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第三部分語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng).

NoahRupp,theProvidenceHighSchoolninth-grader,isonly15.Buthe'salreadystartedhisown

charitytohelpthe41

Noah'sArkProjectbeganlastfallwhenheandhisfatherMarkRupp,wereon42in

Asheville,Walkingbacktotheirhotel,they43amanwhoappearedtobehomelessandwas

shakinginthecold.Hewantedtodo44tohelp.

WhentheyreturnedtoCharlotte,Noah45whattypesofproductscouldhelpapersontostay

46.Hefoundatypeofbright,orangelightweightsleepingbag,theyarewaterproofandwindproof

andcanbe47allyear-round.

Theybuiltwebsiteand48toraise$5,000forthefirst200sleepingbags,Noahpresentedhis

49tohisclassmates.Mostwereverysupportiveandhelpedhimwithhisfirstfundraiserayardsale.

“Wesoldourownusedthingsandbought20bagsthatwinter.

“Itseemsitwill50muchlongertimetoreachthegoal,“saidNoah,Theirnext51

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istomeetthegoalthisfall.

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Likeotherteenagers,Noahhashomework,playssportsandspendstimewithfriends.Buthe

52thosethingswellwithhischarity.Hesetsasidetimeeachdaytoworkonit.

Hismother,LesliePerez,is53byherson,"Whathedocsis54saidPerez,'Having

workedthroughtheproject,I55thatnomatterwhatlifethrowsathim,he'llbeOK.”

41.AyoungB.hungryC.elderlyD.homeless

42.A.businessB.experimentC.exerciseD.vacation

43.A.rememberedB.noticedC.soughtD.researched

44.A.somethingB.everythingC.anythingD.nothing

45.AdesignedB.improvedC.studiedD.discovered

46.AhealthyB.richC.warmD.fill!

47.AsharedB.usedC.washedD.developed

48.AturnedoutB.gotbackC.lookedfonvardD.setout

49.A.dreamB.problemC.projectD.demand

50.A.saveB.waitC.wasteD.take

51.AistepB.methodCideaD.requirement

52.A.combinesB.connectsC.providesD.balances

53.A.terrifiedB.hurtC.amazedD.amused

54.A.greatB.funC.seriousD.careless

55.AmeanB.believeC.assumeD.warn

第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

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

Evenifallgoeswellforyouinhighschool,thattimeoflifestillcanbetough.Afterall,there'sso

muchfbryou56(learn)academicallyandsocially,likegettingalongwithclassmates,anddealing

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withteachers.Butofallthe57(challenge)、makinggoodfriendsmightbethemostimportant

AccordingtoanewstudypublishedinthejournalChildDevelopment,bestfriendslikelyhada

58(significance)influenceonhowyoubehaveinyour20s.Researchersfoundthatthosewithstrong

closebondswiththeirfriendsatagefifteenweremorelikelytobehealthyandhappylater.Importantly,

59(popuhr),definedaslotsofpeoplelikingyougenerallybutnotclosely,wasn'tfoundtohavethe

samebenefitasclosefriends.

TheUniversityofVirginiaresearchers60ranthestudyfollowed169subjectsaged15to25

everyyearforadecade.Thentheresearchers61(analyze)the10yearsofdatatounderstandhow

peoplehandledstressovertime.Theyfoundthat,comparedtopeoplewithstronghighschoolfriendships,

thosewhoweremerelypopulardidmuch62(bad)onseveralmeasuresofmentalhealth,suchas

self-worth,socialacceptanceandrelaxation.

“63(like)byalargegroupofpeoplecannottake64placeofbuildingdeep,supportive

friendships.Sotryingtobuildcloseconnections65afewpeopleshouldbeapriority,“wrote

JosephAllen,whocoauthoredthestudy.

第四部分寫(xiě)作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié)(滿分15分)

假定你是李華，你校將舉辦風(fēng)箏節(jié)。請(qǐng)給你的美國(guó)朋友Jack寫(xiě)郵件邀請(qǐng)他參加，內(nèi)容包括：1.說(shuō)明

寫(xiě)信的目的；

2.告知風(fēng)箏節(jié)的時(shí)間和地點(diǎn)。

注意：1.寫(xiě)作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫(xiě)兩段.使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

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Ashwiniwaswaitingatthedoorforherchildren,AmitandAnika.Itwasthelastdayoftheirexams

andshehadpreparedtastysnacksforthem.

“Mom,youknowRishitfrommyclass?Healwaysdisturbedothersduringtheexamandcopied

fromthem.'

“Hey,letmespeaknow,“Anikasaidandkeptgigglingallthetime.'Mom,oneofthegirlsinmy

classhadpreparedamatchboxinsteadofasoapbox.H

Thekidscontinuedspeaking,giggling,andenjoyedpizzastil]lateevening.Ashwiniwaspleasedto

knowthatherkidssharedevoythingwithher.Ifthekidsfacedanyproblemorhadaninterestingpieceof

news,theyalwaysshareditwiththeirmother.Theywerenotscaredofornervousabouttlieirmother.

Inthevacation,Ashwini'seldersister,Sunita,visitedtheirplacealongwithhertwokids,Pranjaland

Kanchan.SunitaobservedAshwini'sfriendlybehaviorwithherkidsandopposedit.

“Whatisthis,Ashwini?Youneverscoldyourkids.Theyarenotscaredofyou,"Shesaidtoher

youngersister.

“Sunita,kidsshouldneverbescaredoftheirparents.Theyshouldfeelfreewhentheycommunicate

withparents."

HWeren*tweafraidofourparents?Don'tyourememberyouusedtobenervouswhiletalkingtoDad?

YetwehadbettercommunicationJSunitaargued.

uWdLwearenotlivinginthesameage.Weneedtobemoreopen-mindedwithchildrennow.”

ButSunitawasnotsatisfiedwithherexplanation.ShecontinuedcomplainingabouthowAshwini's

kidsweredependentonhermotherforeverything.

“Whydoyouhavetopreparedifferentdisheseachtimewhentheyarehungiy?Pranjaldirectlycalls

thenearbyhotelandplacesanorder.Youdon,thavetospendtimeonit/'

UntilSunitaleft,shehadalmostbrainwashedAshwinibyconstantlyremindingherthatshewasnot

bringingupherkidsproperly.WhenSunitaleft,Ashwiniletoutasighofrelief

注意：1.續(xù)寫(xiě)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。

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Whentheschoolstartedagain,Ashwini'sattitudetowardsherkidschangedalittlebit.

Ashwininoticedthechangeinthekids'behaviorsoonandfounditunbearable.

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2月調(diào)考答案

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21-23DBC28-31.BBAC32-35.ADCB36-40EADBF

41-45DDBAC46-50.CBDCD51-55ADCAB

56.tolearn57.challenges58.significant59,popularity60.who/that

61.analyzed62.worse63.Beingliked64.the65.with

聽(tīng)力

X:

l.W:Areyouplayingthevideogame,Joey?ComeonandhelpmedecoratetheChristmastree.

M:HlberightthereassoonasIfinishmakingthepudding,Mom.

2M:TakeatraintoHangzhouwouldbeexhausting.Whydon'twejustmakeaflightbooking?

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W:ButIwanttoenjoythesceneryalongtheway.Icanborrowmydad'scar.Fildrive!

M:Hmm.I'mnotagainstthat.

3M:IthinkI'mgettingacold.

W:Youhavestayedinthisair-conditionedroomfortoolong.Justgooutandcatchsomefreshair.

M:Areyoukidding?Thesunisburningeverythingoutthere.

.4..M:Oh,whydoyoustillhavefilelongface?Idon'twanttoworkovertime,eith^.IpromiseI'llgoto

themovieswithyounexttime,okay?

W:No,it'snotlikethat.Mybelly...Excuseme,butIhavetousethetoiletnow.

5.W:Oh,my.Lookatthelight,thecloud,andthesunflowers.Theylooksoreal.Imean,foramomentI

thoughtitwasaphoto.

M:Yeah.Iboughtitfromarealgoodartist.

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M:Look!Fvegotausedcopyofthephysicsbookforhalfpriceatthesecondhandbookstore.

W:Letmesee.Thethirdedition?

M:Yeah.Well,uh...Isn'tittheoneProfessorWangsaidwe'resupposedtobereading?

W:Brian,Tmsurewhathesaidisthefourthedition.

M:What?Ohno.Mymindmusthavebeendriftingwhenhesaidthat

W:Hmm…Whynotreturnyourbookandbonowtheoneyoureallyneedinthelibrary?Imean,Igot

mineintheCityLibrary.

M:Okay.

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8-10

W:Mike'scomputerhasn'tbeenturnedon.Hasn'thecomeyet?

M:IwasjustabouttotellyouthatHiscarcrashedintotherearofatruckandhe'sinhospitalnow.

W:What?Isheokay?

M:Well,ludcyforhim,nobrokenarmsorlegs.Onlyasmallinjurytohishead.

W:I'vealwaystoldhimnottodrivesofast.HeissoimpatientDidhetrytorunaredlightagaintliis

time?

M:Notreally.Hesaidhewasreadingatextonhiscellphone,andwhenhesawthetruck,itwasalready

toolateforhimtorespond.

W:He'llhaveenoughtimetorespondtopolicequestions.Anywaylet'sjustgothroughthesalesreport

withouthim.

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M:Hello,Iunderstandtherearefitnessclassesfbrstudents,andTmalittlecuriousabouttheschedule.

W:Sure.Theschoolprovidesfitnessclassesweekdaysfrom6:00p.m.to7:00p.m.Freeofcharge,of

course.

M:Good.DoIhavetoregister?

W:No,butastudentIDcardisamust.

M:Okay.Willtherebeenoughroomfbrstudentstomovearoundfreely?Imean.Iwouldn'twantto

workoutinajammedplace.

W:Don'tworry;TheclassestakeplaceattheElizabethHall.Itcanaccommodateupto500students.But

theaverageturnoutisonlyaround100.Oh.theStudentUnionhasinvitedsomeprofessionalcoachesto

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provideguidancethismonth.Youwouldn'twanttomissit.

M:Alright.Andwhatabouttheexerciseequipmentthere?

W:Well,youcanuse...

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W:Ah!There'sabugonthewall!Oh,no!Ithasjumpedonthefloorandisnowmovingtowardmydesk!

Helpmecrushit!

M:Oh,whatalovelylittlecreature.Chillout.Itcausesnoharmaslongasyouleaveitbe.Besides,