高二年級下冊英語期中試卷（帶答案）

高二下學期英語期中試卷（帶答案）高二英語下學期

期中試題（帶答案）《兩卷合集》

第二學期高二英語期中考試試卷（帶答案）

第I卷

第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

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

三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后,

你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅

讀一遍。

1.Whatdoesthewomanlikecollectingbest?

A.Stamps.B.Coins.C.Traintickets.

2.Whichcountryfoundlovelymusicisgoodforpeople'shearts?

A.America.B.Australia.C.Russia.

3.Whatisthewomaneagertobuy?

A.Icecreams.B.Candy.C.Drinks.

4.Wherearethetwospeakers?

A.Inthebank.B.Intheclassroom.C.Inthesupermarket.

5.Whatpreventedthewomancallingthemanyesterday?

A.Shelosthercellphone.

B.Hercellphonewaspoweroff.

C.Herteachertookhercellphoneaway.

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三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽

每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完

后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whatisthewomanlookingfor?

A.Acasualdress.B.Abusinesssuit.C.Aneveningdress.

7.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A.Tryontheclothes.B.Bargainwiththeman.C.Payfortheclothes

incash.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Howoldisthewoman'sgrandfather?

A.78.B.79.C.80.

9.Whatdidthewoman'sgrandfatherdolastwinter?

A.Hewentinthehospital.B.Hewentonacyclingholiday.C.He

attendedaskiingcontest.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whatarethespeakersarguingabout?

A.Whotoblame.B.Whichwaytogo.C.What

transporttotake.

11.Whydidthepolicemanstopthespeakers?

A.Theytookthewrongway.

B.Theydrovebeyondthespeedlimit.

C.Theywentthroughtheredlight.

12.Whatwastheinitialreasonforwhathappenedtothespeakers?

A.Thewomandidn'tprefertotravelbytrain.

B.Themanfailedtoasktheway.

C.Themanforgottobookticketsearlier.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.WhatisthebasicpurposeoftheIQtests?

A.Totestwhoisbrighter.

B.Totestlanguageandnumericalability.

C.Tojudgeindividualtalents.

14.Whatmakessomanyunhappyparentsintheworld?

A.Theirchildrenbeingstupid.

B.Theirchildren'sfailingintheexams.

C.Theirchildren'sabilitiesnotbeingdeveloped.

15.Whydosomechildrendobadlyinschoolexams?

A.Theyarenotgoodwithwordsandnumbers.

B.Theydonotstudyhardenough.

C.Theyarelookeddownuponbyothersinschool.

16.Howcanapersonbehappy?

A.Puttingyourskillstogooduse.

B.HavingahigherIQ.

C.Doingwellintheexams.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whatistheconductorlike?

A.Anxious.B.Absent-minded.C.Kind-hearted.

18.WhatshouldMr.MoradoinPrinceton?

A.Givealecture.B.Meetanoldfriend.C.Visitauniversity.

19.WhymustMr.Morafindtheticket?

A.Hemightbefined.B.Heforgotthedestination.C.Hewrote

somethingimportantonit.

20.WhatkindofpersonisMr.Mora?

A.Forgetful.B.Careful.C.Bad-tempered.

第二部分：閱讀理解（共20小題;每小題2分，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出

最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

A

Studentsarebasingtheirresearchforbusinessschoolontheirnetworkof

contacts,skillsandknowledgetoacquireandthebrandvalueassociated

toit.HereistheTopFourofBusinessSchoolWorldwide.

HarvardBusinessSchool

Harvardholdsthetopspotforthepasttwoyearsnow.Thisprivate

businessschool,locatedinBoston,isrankedasoneofthemost

well-knownschoolsofferingthebestfull-timeMBAprogram,doctoral

programs,andotherexecutiveeducationprograms.Theestablishment

nowcounts1,917studentsinMBAand100inPh.D.

INSEAD

WithdifferentcampuseslocatedinEurope,Singapore,Asiaandthe

MiddleEast,INSEADBusinessSchoolremainsoneofthemost

recommendedintermsofprograms.Ithasreciprocal（相互

的）agreementswithHarvardBusinessSchool,StanfordGraduateSchool

ofBusinessandKelloggSchoolofManagement.Inthepastfivedecades,

INSEADhasbecomeaninternationallyregardedinstitution.

HECParis

TheEcoledesHautesEtudesCommercialesdeParismakesFrenchand

Europeanpride.Theprivateinstitutionreachesthefirstpositionin

EuropeandFrance.Itisconsideredasoneofthemostfamousbusiness

schoolsintheworld.

LondonBusinessSchool（LBS）

LondonBusinessSchoolislocatedinLondon.Havingmottotodevelop

insights（洞察力）andleadersthathaveimpact,thisPublicBusiness

Schoolpromotedandisstillcontinuingpromotinglegendsinbusiness

world.AnexecutiveMBAdegreeandExecutiveEducationprogramshas

beenlaunchedinDubaisince2006.

21.IfaSingaporeanbusinessstudentdoesn'twanttoleavehishomeland,

he'llchoose.

A.HarvardBusinessSchoolB.INSEAD

C.HECParisD.LondonBusinessSchool

22.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutINSEAD?

A.IthascampusesinEuropeandAfricaB.Itisapublicschool.

C.IthasreciprocalagreementswithLBS.D.Inthepast50yearsit

hasdevelopedquickly.

23.IfyouareastudentofLBS,you'll.

A.learnbusinessandimproveyourunderstandingB.readalotof

legendarystoriesinLBS

C.havethemostpowerfulinfluenceintheworldD.getyourMBA

degreeeasily

B

Expertssaythereareabout6,500languagesspokenthroughouttheworld.

ButtheUnitedNationsestimatesthatabouthalfoftheselanguagesarein

dangerofdisappearing.

Onenon-profitorganizationseekingtosaveworldlanguagesisaNew

York-basedgroupcalledWikitongues.OfficialsfromWikitonguessay

theorganizationhasasimplegoal:toprovidethetoolsandsupportthat

peopleneedtosavetheirlanguages.

Udellistheco-founderofWikitongues.Hesaidwhenalanguage

disappears,manyotherthingscangoawayaswell.Forexample,partsof

acommunity'sculture,knowledgeandidentitycanalsobelost.Udell

believestheprocessofbringinglanguagesbackmustbedoneby

communitymembersthemselves,“fromthegroundup,“hesaid.

“Thereisnowayanoutsideorganizationcansavesomeone's

languageforthem.^^

Wikitongueswaslaunchedin2016asanopeninternetcollectionof

worldlanguages.Theself-described“community“isoperatedby

volunteersfromaroundtheworld.Thecollectionisintheformof

languagevideosthatpeopleaddtotheWikitongueswebsite.

Therearecurrentlymorethan400languagesanddialectsrepresented

onWikitongues'YouTubechannel.Udellsaysmorethan1,500people

from70differentcountrieshaveaddedvideostothesystem.

“WehavepeoplefromIndiawhorecorddozensoflanguages,which

isbeyondtheirown.^^hesaid.

OneofWikitongues'volunteersisKolokwe,wholivesinNamibia.His

nativelanguageisSubiya,however,hedoesnotgetthechancetospeak

hisnativelanguageeveryday.Likemanyothereducatedpeoplefromhis

area,hespeaksalotofEnglishandAfrikaans.

KolokweishopinghisinvolvementwithWikitonguescallhelpkeep

SubiyaandotherAfricanlanguagesfromgoingextinct.Hewantsthe

worldtoknowabouthislanguage.Buthisgoalgoesbeyondjustsharing

hislanguagewithothersthroughvideo.Heisalsoworkingtocreatea

dictionaryandlanguageteachingmaterialsthatcanbeusedinschools.

24.WhichofthefollowingistrueofWikitongues?

A.ItwasfoundedbytheUnitedNations.

B.Officialsfromitwanttomakemoney.

C.Itcontributestosavinglanguages.

D.1500languagesareuploadedonitswebsite.

25.Whatistheresultofthedisappearanceofthelanguages?

A.Peopleareuncertainaboutwhotheyare.

B.A11thecustomsandbeliefsarestillexisting.

C.Peoplecannotcommunicatewitheachother.

D.Thecommunitybecomesmoreindependent.

26.WhatcanweinferfromtheopinionofUdell?

A.Themajorityoflanguageshavebeensaved.

B.Wikitonguescansavelanguagesdisappearing.

C.Internetplaysamoreimportantpartthanvolunteers.

D.Onlycommunitymemberscansavetheirownlanguages.

27.WhyisKolokweinvolvedinvolunteering?

A.Hehasnochancetospeakhisnativelanguage.

B.HedislikesspeakingEnglishandAfrikaans.

C.Hewantstostophisnativelanguagedyingout.

D.Hehopestoteachhislanguageinschoolhimself.

C

Imagineacatthatdoesnotneedsomeonetocleanupafteritkeepsan

olderpersoncompanyandhelpsthemremembertotaketheirmedicine.

ThatistheshareddreamofthetoymakerHasbroandscientistsatBrown

UniversityinProvidence,RhodeIsland.Theresearchersreceiveda

$3-million-dollarawardfromtheNationalScienceFoundationfora

specialproject.Theywanttofindwaystoaddartificialintelligence,or

A.L,toHasbro's"JoyforAlf5roboticcat.

Thecathasalreadybeenforsalefortwoyears.Thoughpricedover

1000dollars,itsoldquitewell.Itwasmeanttoactasa“companion”for

olderpeople.Nowtheprojectisaimedatdevelopingadditionalabilities

forthecat.ResearchersatBrown'sHumanity-CenteredRobotics

Initiativeareworkingtodecidewhichactivitiesolderadultsmayneedthe

most.Theyhopetomakethecatperformasmallnumberofactivities

verywell.Suchactivitiesincludefindinglostobjectsandremindingthe

persontotakemedicineorvisittheirdoctor.Theyalsowanttokeepthe

costdowntojustafewhundreddollars.

ItisanideathathasappealedtoJeanneElliott.Her93-year-old

motherMaryDerrliveswithherinSouthKingstown.Derrhasdementia

（癡呆）.TheJoyforAllcatthatElliottboughtthisyearhasbecomeatrue

companionforDerr.ThecatstayswithDerrandkeepshercalmwhile

Elliottisatwork.Elliottsaidaroboticcatthathelpshermotherto

remembertotakehermedicineandbecarefulwhenshewalkswouldbe

greater.

Theresearchersaretryingtolearnhowtheimprovedcatswill

completehelpfulactivitiesandhowtheywillcommunicate.Theysaythat

theydonotwantatalkingcat,however.Insteadtheyaretryingtodesign

acatthatcanmoveitsheadinaspecialwaytosuccessfullycommunicate

itsmessage.Intheend,theyhopetocreateanexchangebetweenthe

humanandthecatinwhichthehumanfeelsthecatneedsthem.Bydoing

so,theresearchershopetheycanevenhelppreventfeelingsofloneliness

andsadnessamongelderlypeople.

28.What'sthepurposeoftheproject?

A.Torelievethepainoftheelderly.B.Topromotethesalesofa

medicine.

C.Toinventaroboticcatfortheelderly.D.Tohelpmaketherobotic

catsmarter.

29.Comparedwiththeoldmodel,thenewroboticcatwillbe

A.smallerB.cheaperC.moretalkativeD.moreexpensive

3O.WhatdoesParagraph3intendtotellus?

A.Thecatgivesmuchhelptotheelderly.B.Themorefunctionsofthe

cat,thebetter.

C.Thereisnocurefordementiaatpresent.D.MaryDerrwouldhave

diedwithoutthecat.

31.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Atalkingcatisquitepopularamongtheelderly.

B.Feelingsofsadnessamongtheelderlyareunavoidable.

C.Eachfamilycanaffordsuchacatinthefuture.

D.Thefeelingofbeingneededisvitaltotheelderly.

D

Everyoneiseagerforhappiness.Aslongasyouanalyzepeople'sactions,

youwilldrawtheconclusionthattheyallseekhappiness.Everyactisin

factasearchforit,evenifonthesurfaceitdoesn'tlookso.Happinessis

alwaysthemaintarget.

Goingtothemovies,eatinginarestaurantandgoingtoapartyareall

motivatedbythedesiretobehappy.Whodoesnotdreamofavacationin

somefascinatinglocations,anewcar,anewhouse,ortheidealmatch?

Allpeopledaydream,andsomeeventrytomaketheirdreamareality.

Andwhyisthat?Inordertobehappy!

Manypeopleendangerthemselvesbyclimbingsteepmountains,entering

unexploredcaves,ordivingintothedeepoftheoceaninordertoenjoy

thefewmomentsofhappiness.Athiefmaystealbecausehelovesthe

thrillofdanger,orbecausehedesirestohavequickmoneytospend.He

isactuallylookingforhappiness,thoughinapervertedway.

Ofcoursenotallactionsendinhappiness.Themotiveishappiness,but

theresultsdonotalwaysbringthedesire.Accordingtosomespiritual

traditions,wearespiritualbeingsinphysicalbodies.Thespiritualpartis

alwayshappy.Rather,itishappinessitself.Butthephysicalbodycovers

thishappinessessence.Thereisaconstantdesiretofindoutthis

happiness.Thisisthereasonwhyhappinessisconstantlysought.

However,thereisnoneedtosearchforhappinessortocreateit,orto

haveallkindsofouterexperiencesandactionsinordertofeelit.Onthe

contrary,everythinghastobedroppedinordertoexperienceit.Every

technique,whichhelpstorelaxthemindandcalmtherushofthoughts

willleadtohappiness.

32.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs,wecanlearnthat.

A.manythingspeopledoaretoattainhappinessB.itisveryhardto

analyzepeople'sactions

C.happinessisadaydreamD.oneshouldactcarefullysoasnotto

showhispurpose

33.Theunderlinedword“perverted“inParagraph3mostlikelymeans

A.illegalB.unfairC.cautiousD.difficult

34.Accordingtotheauthor,whydopeopleseekhappinessallthetime?

A.Allactionsdon'tresultintheexpectedhappiness.

B.Thereislittleawarenessofthenatureofhappiness.

C.One'sphysicalbodyiscontrolledbyhisspiritualpart.

D.Peoplearesogreedythatit'shardtosatisfytheirdesires.

35.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsseekinghappiness?

A.ObjectiveB.FavourableC.DoubtfulD.Disapproving

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選

項中有兩項為多余選項。

Whereyouchoosetostaycanmakeorbreakyourvacationexperience.

Buteventhemostexperiencedtravelersmaynotknowthedifference

betweenthetwomaintypes—hotelsandmotels.36Theanswer

isn'tassimpleasyou'dthink.

Thesetwotypesoflodging（住宿）havethesamebasicpurpose—aplace

fortravelerstosleep.37Forinstance,theycametobefor

differentreasons,andatverydifferenttimes.

Theword“hotel“datesbacktothe1600sandcomesfromaFrenchword,

h?tel.Thatword,justliketheEnglishone,referredtoaplacethat

provideslodging,meals,entertainment,andotherservicesto

travelers.38Thisworddatesbacktothe1920sandcombinesthe

words“hotel"and"motor."AsAmerica'smajorhighwaysystem

developed,sodidmotels,fillingtheneedforroadsidestopsformotorists

travelingcross-country.

39Hotelstendtobebuiltforlongerstays,whilemotelsare

intendedmoreforone-ortwo-nightstopsalongajourney.Becauseofthis,

hotelsaremuchmorelikelytohaveofferingslikelounges（休息室）,

gyms,andentertainment.

40Wanttheplaceyoustaytobejustasmuchapartofyour

travelexperienceasanythingelse?Chooseahotel,Justneedaplaceto

popinandoutoftoshowerandsleep?Amotelmightbethebetterchoice.

A.Therearemanysecretsthathotelswon'ttellyou.

B.Butthereareplentyoffeaturesthatsetthemapart.

C.Haveyoueverstayedinamotelonyourvacation?

D.Motels,ontheotherhand,areamuchmorerecentlodgingoption.

E.Besidestheirfirstletters,isthereanyrealdifferencebetweenthem?

F.So,intheend,itcomesdowntowhatyouwantfromyourtripand

fromyourlodging.

G.Therearealsootherdifferencesthatcanhelpyoufigureoutwhich

typeofplaceyou'rein.

第三部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，

選出可以填入的空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該選項涂黑。

Ihavealwaysbeenabiggirl.Iamcomfortablewithmybodybutthereis

apricetopayforbeing41.

Inprimaryschool,IwasenthusiasticaboutgymnasticsbutIhadto42

myshortcomingsbyhoursafterhoursofextrapractice,goingoverevery

43.Ittookmonthstomastertheribbon（帶子），whichIusedtogetina

terrible44.However,Icarriedonand45greatlysothat

in2015IwasintheNationalChampionshipsFinal.

WheneverIwentupina46,1alwaysgotthesensethatthe

47didnotexpectmuchfromtheoverweightchildbeforethem.They

48aboutmyweightinlowvoices.Oneman49said,"That's

theugliestleotard（緊身衣）I'veeverseenandtheelephantinsideitisn't

much50!”

Ifelt51.Tryingtosmileawaythetears,Idecidedtoletmyribbon

dothetalking.Ihadworkedparticularlyhardonmyribbonanditshowed.

OnthefirstbeatIknewitwastobe52.1wasslidingonthemusic,

eachmoveunder53control.Soonthe54ofthecrowdturned

tocheers.AsIwentintothatlastsplitleap,thecrowd55.1turned

tofacethemandfoundeachoneontheirfeet,applauding.Itwas

incredible.

IwastitledNationalChampionthatyear,butthebestthingIgotfrom

hoursof56practicewastheknowledgethatmyappearance

cannot57whoIamandshouldneverlimitwhatIcando.Society

seemsto58thatoverweightpeopleareunhappywiththeirweight

andhavelittle59,sotheyneverachievemuch.Whataridiculous

guess!IbelieveIcanachieveanything60Iambiggerthanmy

body.Whowantstobeordinaryanyway?

41.A.famousB.differentC.

responsibleD.beautiful

42.A.getridofB.putupwithC.flee

fromD.makeupfor

43.A.routineB.ribbonC.promiseD.

note

44.A.dirtB.lengthC.messD.order

45.A.improvedB.developedC.

grewD.changed

46.A.classB.competitionC.

organizationD.accommodation

47.A.coachesB.judgesC.

organizersD.crowd

48.A.knewB.caredC.

commentedD.heard

49.A.alwaysB.stillC.evenD.

hardly

50.A.fasterB.betterC.thinnerD.

heavier

51.A.hurtB.excitedC.movedD.

disappointed

52.A.ordinaryB.inspiringC.

popularD.excellent

53.A.elegantB.steadyC.urgentD.

accurate

54.A.tearsB.whispersC.

expressionsD.smiles

55.A.cheeredB.rushedC.stoppedD.

laughed

56.A.tiringB.nervousC.physicalD.

scientific

57.A.determineB.understandC.judgeD.

abandon

58.A.suggestB.knowC.hopeD.

believe

59.A.respectB.confidenceC.

freedomD.equality

60.A.ifB.thoughC.becauseD.

when

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?shù)膬热荩ú欢嘤?個單詞）或括

號內單詞的正確形式。

Ifyouareafoodieandwanttoseeksomethingspecialtoeatwhile

travelinginChongqing,localpeoplewillprobablyrecommendyoutotry

hotpot.Everyone61(live)hereseemstoloveit,andtryinghotpot

shouldbean62(essence)partofyourfoodtrailin

Chongqing.

Hotpotrestaurantscan63(find)onprettymucheverystreetin

Chongqing.Hotpotisforallseasonsso64isnotstrangethatevery

hotpotrestaurantiscrowdedwithdinerseveninthehottestsummerdays!

Whenyoudogoforhotpot,youwilloftenbeaskedtomakea65

(choose)ofbroth(肉湯)inwhichyoucookyourrawingredients.If

you'recourageousenoughandreadyforachallenge,thetraditionaloily

spicybrothmightbe66you5reafter.Butifyouhaven'tyetfully

adapted67thelocaltastes,youmayfeelevenalittlechilliis68

(believe)spicy!Thenyou'llhavenochoicebut69(order)a

non-spicybroth.

Halfspicyandhalfclearbrothisavailableatmostrestaurants;thesepots

eithercomeintheshapeofagiantyinandyang,orwith70separate

smallerpotofclearbrothinthemiddle.Ifyoucan'tbeartoomuchchilli

andoil,butstillwanttohaveatry,askforayuanyangguo.

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)

第一節(jié)短文改錯(共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分)

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的

以下作文。文中共10處

語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪

除或修改。

增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。

修改:在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意:1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。

Cellphoneappssurelymakepeople'slifeeasier.Itlookedliketheycan

evendohomework

forstudents.Recentyearshavebeenwitnessedthereleaseofavariousof

learningapps

aimedatstudents.Mostoftheseappsallowuserstotakeaphotoofour

schoolworkandthe

correctanswerswilljustappearontheircellphones.Convenientthey

are,theseappscan

causesomeproblems.Moststudentsjustcopytheanswersfromthe

app,while

onlyafewusetheapptostudy.Betterstill,somestudentsevenusethese

appsassocial

networks.Therefore,itdoesn'tmeanthattheseappsshouldbecompletely

ban.Parentsand

teachersshouldgivenecessaryguidancetohelpstudentsmakefullyuse

ofthestrengthsof

theselearningappsandavoidtheirweakness.

第二節(jié)書面表達(滿分25分)

假如你是李華，一直以來你都十分關注海洋塑料污染(plastic

pollution/whitepollution)問題，你從網(wǎng)上了解到每年有上千萬噸塑料

垃圾進入海洋，對海洋動物的危害觸目驚心。你將代表學校參加國際

高中生環(huán)境保護論壇。請你就此問題寫一篇發(fā)言稿。

內容要點包括：

1.海洋塑料污染現(xiàn)狀；

2.海洋塑料污染帶來的危害；

3.解決措施并呼吁大家積極參與。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)100左右。

2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

英語試題答案

第I卷聽力

1-5CABAC6-10BABCA11-15BCBCA16-20ACABA

第二部分閱讀理解

21-23BDA24-27CADC28-31DBAD32-35AABD

36-40EBDGF

第三部分完形填空

41-45BDACA46-50BDCCB51-55ADDBA56-60AADBC

第n卷

第一節(jié)填空

61.living62.essential63.befound64.it65.choice66.

what67.to

68.unbelievably69.toorder70.a

第二節(jié)短文改錯

71.looked-looks72.去掉been73.various-variety

74.our-their75.Convenient后力口as/though76.Better-Worse77.

Therefore-However

78.ban-banned79.fully-full80.weakness-weaknesses

書面表達

附：聽力原文

(Text1)

M:Ithoughtyouonlylikedcollectingstamps.

W:Ialsolikecollectingcoins.Butcollectingtrainticketsismyfavorite

activity.

(Text2)

W:Songsthatmakeourheartshappycanmakethemstronger,too?

M:Sure.It'sanewfindbyAmericanresearchersandreportedinRussia

onTuesday.

(Text3)

W:Doyouhaveanychange?I'mdyingforcandyandthismachine

won'tgivechange.

M:Look.Thisonegiveschange.IthinkI'llgetsomethingtoeat,too.

(Text4)

W:Goodmorning.MayIhelpyou,sir?

M:Yes,couldIchangethesepoundsfordollars,please?

W:Doyouwantsmallbillsorlargeones?

M:BothareOK.

(Text5)

M:Whydidn'tyoucallmeyesterday?Iwaswaitingbythephoneall

day.

W:I'msorry,butIcouldn,tcall.Icouldn'tfindaphone.

M:Whatdoyoumeanyoucouldn'tcall?Youhaveacellphone,don't

you?

W:Iusedtohaveacellphone.TheteachertookitawaybecauseItriedto

callyoufromclass.

(Text6)

M:Hello.CanIhelpyou?

W:Oh,hello.Yes.Iwantsomethingtowearataconference.

M:So,you'relookingforsomethingquitesmart.

W:Yes.Somekindofbusinesssuit...Hmm,thisisnice.Isthisoneon

sale?

M:Yes,itis.There'sa25%reductiononthisone.It'sarealbargain.

W:Hmm.It'sstillabitexpensiveforme.Isthereadiscountforcash?

M:Oh,no,I'msorry.

W:Oh,well,canItryiton?

M:Yes,ofcourse.Thechangingroomisjustoverthere.

W:Thanks.

(Text7)

W:Mygrandfatherhasn'tbeentoowelllately.

M:Ohdear.I'msorrytohearthat.

W:He's79.Don'tyouthinkheshouldslowdownabitathisage?

M:Absolutely.

W:Buthewon'tlistentome.Hesayshewantstoenjoyhislifetothefull.

M:Fairenough.

W:Lastsummerhewentonatwo?-weekcyclingholidayinFrance.Last

winterheattendedaskiingcontest.

M:Youarekidding.Ican'tbelieveit.

W:We'regoingtogivehimabigpartyforhis80thbirthday.

M:That'sgreat.

W:Butbeforethat,I'mgoingtohaveawordwithhimandtellhimto

takethingsmoreeasy.

M:Goodforyou.

(Text8)

M:Thisisallyourfault!Thiswouldn'thavehappenedifyouhadn'ttried

togivemoneytothatpoliceman!

W:Well,ifyou'dlistenedtomewhenIsuggestedaskingsomeonefor

directions,weshouldn'thavegotlostinthefirstplace,wouldwe?

M:Oh,goon!Blameitallonme!Youweretheonewhowasdriving

whenwegotstoppedbythepolice.Ifyouhadn'tbeenspeeding,we

wouldn,thavebeenstoppedatall!

W:That5snotfair.Weweredoingfineuntilyousuddenlydecidedyou

knewaquickerway!

M:Oh,comeon!Ionlysuggestitbecausewewererunningsolate.We

would'vebeenfineifyouhadn'tsuggesteddrivinginsteadoftakingthe

train.

W:No!Wewould'vebeenfineifyouhadrememberedtobooktickets!

(Text9)

W:Whyisitthatsomechildrenperformbetterthanothersatschool?

M:Obviously,certainchildrenarebrighterthanothers.Butitisnotthat

simple.Alotofemphasisisplacedonintelligencemeasuredbytests.

W:Theso-calledIQtests?

M:Yes.Basicallytheyareintendedtotestlanguageandnumericalability,

sosomechildrenareboundtosuffer.Thisisveryunfortunate.Achild

withanaverageIQmayturnouttobesuccessfulwhenhegrowsup.

W:Whatyouaresayingisthatsomechildrenhaveabilitiesthatarenot

easytomeasure.

M:Exactly.Iftheseabilitiesarenotdiscoveredearly,theycannotbe

developed.That'swhytherearesomanyunhappyparentsintheworld.

Theyarenotdoingthethingstheyarebestat.

W:Isee.

M:Butatschool,onlythosewhoaregoodwithwordsandnumberswill

probablydowellinexams.

W:Right.Isthereanythingaparentcandotohelpinthiscase?

M:Yes.Inmyopinion,achildshouldbejudgedonhisindividualtalents.

Afterall,beinghappyinlifeisputtingyourskillstogooduse,nomatter

whattheyare.

(Text10)

Mr.Moraisafamousuniversitypresident.Heisrememberedasa

humorousmanbecausehislecturescauselaughterfromtimetotime.He

isalsorememberedbyhisfamilyandfriendsforbeingabsent-minded.

TherearemanyinterestingstoriesaboutMr.Mora,whichamusespeople.

Onceonatrain,aconductorcametoMr.Mora,askingforhisticket.He

begantosearchhispockets.Noticketappeared.Mr.Morabegan

searchinghissuitcase.44Nevermind,sir,"saidtheconductor,seeinghow

anxiousMr.Morawasbecomingandtryingtocomforthim."Whenyou

findyourticket,justpostittothestation.Tmsureyouhaveit

somewhere.^^'Tmsure,too,"saidthepresidentashecontinuedsearching.

“ButImustfindit.IneedtoknowwhereI'mgoing.”

Mr.MoragotoffthetraininNewYorkandhurriedtothepostofficeto

makeatelephonecalltohissecretary.t4rminNewYorknowbutIdon't

knowwhy,“saidMr.Mora,feelinglikeasmallboywhohadgotlost.

Withinminutescametheshortreply,“YouarenotsupposedtobeinNew

York.YoushouldbeinPrincetontogivealecture.^^

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高二英語第二學期期中考試

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