2023-2024學(xué)年黑龍江省牡丹江市高一年級上冊期中英語質(zhì)量檢測模擬試題（含解析）

2023-2024學(xué)年黑龍江省牡丹江市高一上學(xué)期期中英語質(zhì)量檢測

模擬試題

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。聽

完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.WhyisthemanmovingtoNewYork?

A.Tostartanewjob.

B.Togoonabusinesstrip.

C.Tolookafterhisfamily.

2.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Themanistoocareless.B.Thebackpackisn'tlist.C.Shellhelpfindthebackpack.

3.Whataretheygoingtodofirst?

A.PickupJim.B.Gobackhome.C.Stopbythecleaners

4.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Doctorandpatient.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Bossandemployee.

5.Whattoppingswillbeonthepizza?

A.Italiansausage.B.Pineapple.C.Blackpepper.

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。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.Howwillthetwospeakersgettothemall?

A.Bytaxi.B.Bybus.C.Bysubway.

7.Whenwilltheyarriveatthemall?

A.Inabout10minutes.B.Inabout20minutes.C.Inabout30minutes.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?

A.Fixtheprinter.

B.Pickupinkfortheprinter.

C.Getextracomputerpaper.

9.Whatisthewomangoingtodonext?

A.Texttheman.B.Callthemanagain.C.Gotofindtheman.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whyisthewomancalling?

A.Toinquireabouttheapartmentadvertised.

B.Todiscussthemonthlyrent.

C.Tochangetimeforherappointment.

11.Whendoesthewomanneedtheapartment?

A.Aroundnextweek.B.Aroundnextmonth.C.Twoweekslater.

12.Whatisnotcoveredbythemonthlyrent?

A.Gas.B.Water.C.Electricity

聽第9段材料；回答第13至16題。

13.Whereshouldthemangetoff?

A.AtAndrewSquare.B.At14thAvenue.C.At83rdstreet.

14.Whichlinewillnotbetaken?

A.Theblueline.B.Theredline.C.Thegrayline.

15.Whichpictureshowsthecorrectroutetothedestination?

16.Whatisthesuggestedleavingtime?

A.9am.B.9:30am.C.10am.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.WhendidtheBBCgetitspresentname?

A.In1920.B.In1922.C.In1926.

18.WhatkindofprogramsdidtheBBCofferintheearlydays?

A.Musicprograms.B.Sportsprograms.C.Cookingprograms.

19.WhencouldpeoplelistentonewsontheBBCradiointheearlydays?

A.At4pm.B.At6pm.C.At8pm.

20.WhatdoweknowabouttheBBC?

A.Itisgovernment-owned.

B.Itprovidesinternetservices.

C.Itistheworld'sbiggestmediacompany,

第二部分閱讀理解（共20小題：每小題2.5分，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)供15小題；每小題2:5.分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下面的短文，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

GarbageDisposers

JohnW.Hammes,anarchitectfromWisconsin,createdtheInSinkEratorin1935.Hammesgotthe

ideaafter,watchinghiswifespendtimewrappingfoodinnewperandthrowingitout.TheInSinkErator

isadevice,insailedunderakitchersink（水槽）.Ittearsfoodwasteintopiecessmallenoughtopass

throughthepipe.

SurgicalGloves

WiM.EamStewartHalsted,M.E,（1852-1922）wasawell-knownUSsurgeonwhoisoftencalled

the“FatherofModemSurgery”.Knownforhisstrictadherencetosterile（無菌的）workingconditions,

Hastedinventedrubberglovesthatallowedhiscolleaguestolessenthetransferofgermsduringtheir

work.Yettheinitialreasonwhyhecreatedthemismoreromanticthanyouwouldthink.Knowing

Caroline,anurse,sufferedfromaskindiseaseduringherwork,Halstedinventedtheglovesespecially

forherandgavethemtoherasagiftaftertheirmarriage.

Band-Aids

WhenJosephineKnightDicksonfromNewJerseykeptcuttingherselfwhilecookingforherfamily

inthe1920s,herhusband,EarleDickson,steppedin.Dickson,acottonbuyerfbrJohnson&Johnson,

accordingtothecompan/swebsite,decidedtoinventatemporaryadhesivebandagefbrhiswife.His

creationbecametheBand-Aidweallknowandusetoday.

MagneticShirtButtons

MauraHorton*shusband,Don,wasafootballcoachwhohadParkinson'sdisease.Oneday,after

Donstruggledtobuttonhisshirtbeforeagame,Hortondecidedthereneededtobeabetterclothing

optionforpeoplesufferingfromadisability.So,Hortondesign2012.Thesewithmagneticbuttonsin

2O12.Thesebuttonswillfinallyalloweveryonetodressandundressthemselvesefficiently.

21.What'sthefunctionoftheInSinkErator?

A.Itcanclearsinkpipes.

B.Itcanrecyclekitchenwaste.

C.Itcanremovefoodwasteeasily.

D.Itcanmaketheservicelifeofkitchensinkslonger.

22.WhatcanwelearnaboutWilliam'ssurgicalgloves?

A.TheymadeWilliamknownworldwide.

B.Theywereusedinthetreatmentofskindiseases.

C.TheywereoriginallydesignedforWilliam'swife.

D.TheywereinventedwiththeaidofWilliam'scolleagues.

23.Whatdotheinventionshaveincommon?

A.Theyweredesignedtosavetime.

B.Theywereinspiredbylove.

C.Theywerecreatedtochangetheworld.

D.Theywereinventedinthe20thcentury.

B

Quietlysittingtherereading,Ifoundmyselfsuddenlylisteningtothetrainguard*sannouncements.

Traintravelerswillsurelyagreethatwhentheguardmakesanannouncement,whetherifstherecorded

messageortheguard'smessage,fewpeoplelistentoit,becauseit'sunderstand.This.onehardto

understand.This.onewasdifferent.Inoticedthatotherpassengersappearedtobelistening,too.Notonly

that,everyonewassmiling!

Whywassomuchattentionbeingpaidtothismessage?AsbestIcanrecalltheguardsaid

somethingalongtheselines,t4GoodMorningLadies,GentlemenandChildren,thisisthe7:35a.m.from

PenrithtoCentralandyou'llbepleasedtoknowthatwearerightontime.Andwhatalovelymorningit

isinSydneytoday.Thesunisshining,birdsaresinging,andall'srightwiththeworld.Itrustyouhavea

greatdaywhereveryou'regoing.ThanksforcatchingmytrainthismorningandIhopetoseeyouagain

soon.^^

Quiteafewpeople(obviouslypreviousstrangers)startedtalkingtooneanotherabouttheguards

excellentmessageandhowgoodithadmadeeveryonefeel.Istartedthinkingaboutthis,andthenI

foundtheyoungguardandsaidt4Wereyoutheguardonthe7:35a.m.fromPenrith?,,Theguardseemed

abitstunnedatfirst,replying,uYes,yyyyes.”“Well,Ireallyappreciateyourannouncement.Thankyou

foryourextremelygoodmessage,whichgavemeandtheotherpassengerssuchagoodstarttotheday.

Pleasekeepdoingit."Isaid.

Therearetwomessagesformeinwhathappenedthatday.Firstly,whenpeoplearehappyintheir

workitshowsinwhattheydoandsay.Secondly,thestoryattachesmuchimportancetothebenefitsthat

accumulatefromthankingpeopleforsomethingthey'vedone,particularlywhenit'snotexpected.Can

youimaginetheconversationthatguardwouldhavewhenhegothome?

24.Whydofewtraintravelerslistentotheannouncements?

A.Themessagesareunattractive.

B.Theguard'svoiceisnotclear.

C.Theyusuallyfeelsleepy.

D.Theyareabsorbedinbooks.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stunned"inParagraph3mean?

A.Patient.B.Cautious.C.Surprised.D.Excited.

26.Whatmighttheguardtalkaboutwithhisfamilywhenhegothome?

A.Thebeautifulweather.B.Therecordedmessage.

C.ThetrainfromPenrith.D.Theunexpectedappreciation.

27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AnIntelligentGuard.B.ABoringTrainStory.

C.ADifferentTrainAnnouncement.D.ALovelyMorninginSydney.

C

It*s3o'clockandyou,vebeenhardatwork.Asyousitatyourdesk,astrongdesireforchocolate

overcomesyou.Youtrytobusyyourselftomakeitgoaway.Butitdoesn't.Hereisanothersituation.

Perhapsyouarenotfeelingwell.Theonlythingyouwanttoeatisabigbowlofchickensoup,likeyour

momusedtomakewhenyouweresickasachild.Foodcravingsareastrongdesireforaspecifictypeof

food.Andtheyarenormal.

ScientistsatthewebsiteHowStuffWorkscomparehungerandcravingsthisway.Hungerisafairly

simpleconnectionbetweenthestomachandthebrain.Theyevencallitsimply“stomachhunger.”When

ourstomachsburxupallofthefoodwehaveeaten,ahormone（荷爾蒙）sendsamessagetoonepartof

thebrainformorefood,whichregulatesourmostbasicbodyfunctionssuchasthirst,hungerandsleep.

Thebrainthenproducesachemicaltostarttheappetiteandyoueat.Hungerisafunctionofsurvival.

Acravingismorecomplex.Itactivates（使活躍）brainareasrelatedtoemotion,memoryandreward.

Thesearethesameareasofthebrainactivatedduringdrug-cravingstudies.So,somescientistscallfood

cravings“mindhunger.^^Peopleoftencravefoodsthatarehighinfatandsugar.Foodsthatarehighin

fatorhighinsugarproducechemicalsinthebrain.Thesechemicalsgiveusfeelingsofpleasure.

Ina2017study,researchersatCambridgeUniversityfoundthat"dietingorrestrictedeating

generallyincreasesthepossibilityoffoodcraving.So,themoreyoudenyyourselfafoodthatyouwant,

themoreyoumaycraveit.However,fastingisabitdifferent.Theyfoundthateatingnofoodatallfora

shortperiodoftimelessenedfoodcravings.

So,thenexttimeyoucravesomethingveryspecific,knowthatyourbrainmaybemoretoblame

thanyourstomach.

28.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?

A.Toremindreadersoftheirownspecialfood.

B.Todeepentheunderstandingofhunger.

C.Toreportthediscoveryofcravingstudy.

D.Toleadtothetopicofthewholepassage.

29.Whatdowelearnaboutfoodcraving?

fbod.is.twsfbod.is.tinkedtofeelings.

B.Itensuresapersonsurviveshunger.

C.Itmeansthestomachfunctionswell.

D.Itprovesthebraindecidesyourappetite.

30.What'sthelikelyresultofdieting?

A.Thedecreaseofchemicals.B.Theincreaseoffooddesire.

C.Therefusaloffatandsugar.D.Thedisappearanceofappetite.

31.Whatdoesthepassagemainlydiscuss?

A.Thefunctionsofbrainareas.B.Whathungerisallabout.

C.Thefindingsoffoodcraving.D.Whatdietingmaybringus.

D

Whilestaringoutofthewindowduringaflight;noteveryonewillthinkcarefullyaboutthe

questionwhyairplaneshaveroundedwindowsratherthansquareones.

Overtheyears,aeroceengineeringhasmadehugestepsinairplanetechnology,meaningplanescan

carrymorepassengersandgofaster.Theplaneshavealsochangedshapetoincreasesafety-including

thewindows.Ascommercialairtraveltookoffinthemid-20thcentury,airlinecompaniesbegantoflyat

higheraltitudestolowertheircost-theairdensity（密度）islowerupthere,creatinglessdrag（阻力）for

airplanes.However,higheraltitudescamewithproblems,likethefacthumanbeingscan*treallysurvive

at30,000feet.Tomakethatpossible,thecabinwaschangedtoacylindrical（圓柱體）shapetosupport

thepressureinside.ThedeHavillandComet1950s.Withfashioninthe1950s.Withaclosedcabin,itwas

abletogohigherandfasterthanotheraircraft.

Butatfirst,planebuildersleftinthestandardsquarewindowsandthisexpansionmeantdisaster.

Wherethere'sacomer,there'saweakspot.Windows,havingfourcomers,havefourpotentialweak

spots,makingthemlikelytocrashunderstress-suchasairpressure.Bycurvingthewindow,thestress

thatwouldeventuallybreakthewindowcomerisdistributedandthechanceofitbreakingisreduced.

Roundedshapesarealsostrongerandresistdefbrmation（變形），andcanthussurvivetheextreme

differencesinpressurebetweentheinsideandoutsideoftheaircraft.

Fortunately,designersfiguredoutthelackofdesignprettyquickly.Nowwehavenice,rounded

airplanewindowsthatcanresistthepressureoftravelingaltitude.Itgivesbeingabletogazeoutofyour

windowtotheworldfrom35,000feetawholenewoutlook,doesn'tit?

32.Whydidairlinesaimtoflyathigheraltitudes?

A.Tosavemoneyfbrlessdrag.B.Tohelptheplanetotakeoff.

C.Toincreasesafetyoftheplane.D.Tocarrymorepassengersandgofaster.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedwords"deHavillandComet“inParagraph2referto?

A.Anaircraft.B.Aband.C.Aplanet.D.Adesign.

34.Whichistheadvantageoftheroundedwindow?

A.Itincreasestheairpressure.

B.Itweakensthestrengthofairpressure.

C.Itreducesthepossibilityofbreakingup.

D.Ithelpstosurvivetheextremeweather.

35.Wheredoesthistextcomefrom?

A.Anewperonsafedriving.B.A.sciencebookonflying.

C.Awebsiteonsurvivalskills.D.Amagazineonfashiondesign.

第二節(jié)供5小題，每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，選出最佳選項填在空白處。其中兩為多余選項。

Foodislife;itgivesusthenourishmentweneedtostayaliveandbehealthy.Usually,weeat

becausewearehungryorneedenergy.BrianWansink,aprofessorattheUniversityofIllinois,sayswe

alsoeatcertainfoodsbecausetheymakeusfeelgood,andremindusofhappymemories.36

Forsomepeople,icecreamisacomfortfood.Forothers,abowlofnoodlesoupmakesthemfeelgood.

37ProfessorWansinkbelievesthatweconnectfoodwithimportanttimes,feelings,and

peopleinourlives.t€WhenIwasachild,mymothermadeadelicioussoup;Ilovedit.38Andit

helpsmefeelbetter,saysoneofWansink'scoworkers.

Domenandwomenchoosedifferentcomfortfoods?Wansink'sresearchattheUniversityof

Illinoissays"yes”.【nhisstudy,thefavoritecomfortfoodforbothmenandwomenwasicecream.After

this,menusuallypreferredhot,savory（味香的）foodslikesoupornoodles.39Menandwomen

liketoeatcomfortfoodswhentheyarehappy,butwomeneatthesefoodsmorewhentheyaresador

worried.

40About40percentofthecomfortfoodsinWansink'sstudywerehealthymaindishesor

soupsandvegetables.Itshows,saysWansink,thatacomfortfoodcantastegoodandbegoodforyou.

A.Wherecanwebuythissortoffood?

B.Howdoesafoodbecomecomfortfood?

C.Notallcomfortfoodisjunkfood.

D.Womenlikedsweetthingssuchaschocolateandcookies.

E.Sweetfoodsarealsotheirpreference.

F.Wansinkcallsthiskindoffoodcomfortfood.

G.Now,IoftenhavethiskindoffoodwhenIamtiredorworried.

第三部分英語知識運角

第一節(jié)完形填空（共b小題；每題1分，滿分15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，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選

項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Canyoulovesomeonetoomuch?Perhapsyoucanexpressthewrongkindoflove,butFmsureyou

can't.41toomuch.

Oneofmyfavoritestoriestellsofawomanwhofinally42toaskherbossforaraisein

salary.Alldayshefelt43.Lateintheafternoonsheworkedupthe44tospeaktoher

employer.Toherdelight,he45araise.

Thewomanarrivedhomethateveningtoabeautifultablesetwiththeirbestdishes.Herhusband

hadcomehomeearlyand46afestivalmeal.Shewonderedifhe47knewthatshe

wouldnotgetturneddown.

Shefoundherhusbandinthekitchenandtoldhimthegood48.Theykissedandthensat

downtothewonderfulmeal.Nexttoherplatethewomanfoundabeautifullylettered49.It

read:"Congratulations,darling!Iknewyou'dgettheraise!Thesethingswill50youhowmuch

Iloveyou.”

Aftersupper,herhusbandwenttodosomewashing.Ashelefttheroom,she51asecond

cardthathadfallenfromhispocket.Pickingitoffthefloor,sheread:"Don't52notgettingthe

raise.Youdeserve（應(yīng)得）itanyway!ThesethingswilltellyouhowmuchIloveyou.^^

Themeasureofloveiswhenyoulovewithoutmeasure.Whatthismantriedtoshowhiswifewas

53

acceptanceandlove.

UponreceivingtheNobelPeacePrize,MotherTeresasaid,“Whatcanyoudotopromoteworld

54?Gohomeandloveyour55_?"Yes,loveyourfamily,andalsoloveyourfriends.

41.A.showB.keepC.explainD.gain

42.A.preferredB.failedC.decidedD.refused

43.A.excitedB.nervousC.disappointedD.sad

44.AchanceB.powerC.excuseD.courage

45.A.turneddownB.agreedtoC.thoughtofD.dealtwith

46.A.preparedB.orderedC.servedD.chose

47.A.anywayB.almostC.stillD.somehow

48.A.newsB.taleC.storyD.place

49.A.envelopeB.messageC.markD.card

50.A.tellB.guideC.warnD.teach

51.A.realizedB.noticedC.searchedD.accepted

52.A.thinkaboutB.quarrelaboutC.worryaboutD.talkabout

53.A.averageB.extra.C.necessaryD.total

54.A.tradeB.peaceC.progressD.environment

55.A.friendsB.fortuneC.neighborsD.fomily

第二節(jié)單句填空(共10個小題，每題1.5.分，滿分15分)

閱讀下列句子，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~(無提示詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

56.ThetouristswerefascinatedbytheWestLake,whosebeautywasbeyond(describe).

57.Youcouldn*timaginethetroublewehad(learn)theEnglishidioms.

58.Themuseumwillopeninthespringwithanexhibitionandaviewingplatformvisitors

canseethebigglasshousesbeingbuilt.

59.Thebridgeisnotas(impress)assomeguideswouldhaveyoubelieve.

60.Englishwasinventedbypeople,notcomputer,anditreflectsthe(creative)ofthe

humanrace.

61.His(argue)wasthatpublicspendingmustbereduced.

62.Onsocialmediasites,peopletend(postonlypositiveupdatesthatmakethemappear

happyandfriendly.

63.Whenyou'regivingfeedback,it'simportanttokeepmindthatnoonelikestobetold

theyaredoingabadjob.

64.Happinessistheabilitytomakemostofwhatyouhave.

65.Hestillrememberedtheplacesandpersonshevisitedthere.

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié)(滿分15分)

從冬奧運動員到探月宇航員，從抗疫工作者到救人民于水火的武警官兵，人們在各自的領(lǐng)域，實

現(xiàn)自我的價值。請你以Mydreamjob為題給英語校報投稿。

內(nèi)容包括：1.想要從事的職業(yè)；

2.選擇該職業(yè)的原因。

注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；

2.請按如下格式在答題卡相應(yīng)位置作答。

Mydreamjob

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

閱讀下列材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落：開頭語段續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

Thomaswatchedtheirrigationcanal（灌*既渠）forasignofwater.Itlookedasdryashefeltinside.

Thomas'sthoughtswereinterruptedashisyoungersister,Maggie,cameskippingacrossthefield.

“WhatareyougivingMamaforherbirthday?,,sheasked.

Thomasfelthisstomachturn.HehadforgottenthatMama,sbirthday,thefirstsincetheylefttheir

hometown,wastomorrow.6fcIt'sasurprise,Maggie,“heanswered.Itwasthetruth.Evenhewouldbe

surprised.

Thomaswouldwishtobebackinthemountainsoftheirhometown.SurelyMamawouldwantthe

same.Atleastitrainedthere.Eachtimeitdid,Mama,Thomas,andMaggiewouldsitonthefrontporch

andwatchforarainbow.Theneachofthempickedoutafavoritecolorintherainbow.Mamaalways

gavethesameanswer."Turquoise（藍綠色，綠松石），“shewouldfinallysaywithadreamysmile,

pointingatthesky."Squeezedintight,betweentheblueandgreen.Closeyoureyesandyoucanseeit.

Ifyoucouldtouchit,itwouldfeelcool,likeabreezeblowingacrossthestream.”

Thomaswasdiscouraged.Thesunwouldbesettingsoon,andhestillhadnothingtogivehis

mother.Whathesawaroundwererocksandsand.Hepickedupalarge,flatrock,scoopedupthedirt

andwatcheditfalltotheground.Suddenly,somethingcaughthiseye.Aspeckofcolorpeekedthrough

thedirt.

“Hey,whafsthis?”heasked.

“Let'sfindout,Maggieyelled.ThomasandMaggiedugwiththeirfingersanduncoveredasmall,

roundstone.Inthecenter,therowasatinyhole.

“That'sjustaturquoisebead（珠子）,“Thomasexclaimed.44MyfriendJack*ssisterhasajarfullof

“Let'sseeiftherearemore,“Maggiegotexcited.

注意：

1.所續(xù)寫短文的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為10左右；

2.續(xù)寫部分分為兩段，每段的開頭語已為你寫好。

“Ihaveanidea?”Thomassaidcheerfully.___________________________________________________

Earlythenextmorning,ThomasandMaggiesetasmallpackageonthetable.

黑龍江省實驗中學(xué)2023-2024學(xué)年度高一上學(xué)期期中考試

英語學(xué)科試題答案

聽力1-5AACBA6-10BCCAA11-15ACCBA16-20ACACB

21.CCB21.CCB24.ACDC28.DABC32.AACB36.FBGDC

完形41.ACBDB46.ADADA5l.BCDBD

單句填空56.description57.learning58.where59.impressive6O.creativity

61.argument62.topost63.in64.the65.that

作文一

Mydreamjob

Tobehonestsincemychildhood,Ihavedreamedofbeingadoctor.

Theideaoccuriedtomeforthefirsttimewhenmygrandfathersufferedfromasevereheadache.1

thoughtifIwereadoctor,Iwouldeasehispain.ThenasIgrewup,IcameacrossLinQiaozhi's,story.It

washerperseveranceandselflessdevotionthatstrengthenedmyresolve;Waynotcarryonhercareer?

Undoubtedly,beingaqualifieddoctorsisfarfromeasy.Iwillstudyhardandmakenon-stopefforts

topursuemydreamandhelppeopleinneed.

作文二

【參考范文】

*7haveanidea'：Thomassaidexcitedly.Theykeptdiggingandfoundmorebeads.Awhilelater,

Thomascountedtwenty-threebeads.Heputtheminhisshut,holdingupthefrontsohewouldn'tdrop

them.Thenhecarriedthemtotheriver,andMaggiehelpedhimwasheachone.Carefully,theydriedand

polishedthemwithahandkerchief,“Mamawillhaveabirthdaypresentafterall.^^Thomasexclaimed.

HeseemedtoseeanecklacerklingaroundhisMama'sneckandhisMamastrokedtfondly.

Earlythenextmorning.ThomasandMaggiesetasmallnickageonthetable.uWhat*sthis?”Mama

wascurious.Assheunwrappedthesmallpackage,shegasped“Whatabeautifulnecklace!”shecried,

pullingThomasandMaggieclose."Icanalmostfeelacoolbreezeblowingacrossthestream?Mama

closedhereyesandsmiled.44ItsmellslikerainandIcanseethatturquoiseinthemostbeautifulrainbow.

Thankyou,mydearestchildren.^^Thomasfeltgoodinside.Mamahadherfavouriteturquoise!

聽力原文

Text1

W:Iheardyou'removingtoNewYork.

M:Yes.EvegotajobofferinNewYork.

W:Oh,thafsgreat!ButPmgoingtomissyou.

M:Metoo.Let'skeepintouch.

Text2

M:Whereismybackpack?

W:Idon'tknow.Wheredidyouleaveit?

M:Ijustputitonthechairawhileago,butnowit'sgone.Ibetsomeonestoleit.

W:Well,youshouldhavekeptaneyeonit.

Text3

W:Whattimeisit?

M:Ifsquartertofive.

W:Aren'twesupposedtobeatJim'shousebyfiveo'clock?

M:Fiveorfivethirty.Hesaiditwouldn,tmakeanydifference.

W:Thenmaybewecouldpickyoursuitupatthecleaner's.

M:Sure,wehaveplentyoftime.

Text4

W:Mike,youlooktired.Whafswrongwithyou?

M:IthinkI'mhavingatemperature.MyheadisspinningandIhaveasorethroat

W:Letmesee.Hmm,you*dbetterstayathometoday.Filcallyourmomandaskhertotakeyouhome.

M:Thankyou,MissStone.

Text5

W:Hello.CanItakeyourorder?

M:Yes.Tdlikealargehalf-and-halfpizza

W:Whattoppingswouldyoulikeoneachhalf.WehaveItaliansausage,ham,mushroom,onion,

pineapple,blackolives,greenpepper,bacon,tomato:shrimp,pepperoni

M:Well,thenFilhavepepperoniandmushroomononeTaifandgreenpepperandItaliansausageon

theother.Oh,andcouldIgetextracheese.

W:Allright.

Text6

W:Shouldwetakeataxiorabustothemall?

M:Let*stakeabus.It'simpossibletogetataxduringrushhourandthebusridewillonlytakeus20

minutes.

W:Isn*tthatabusstopoverthere?

M:Yes...Oh!There'sabusnow.We'llhavetoruntocatchit.

W:Oh,no!Wejustmassed.

M:Noproblem.ThereIbeanotheronein10minutes

Text7

M:Hello?Hi,Stephanie,howarethingsattheoffice?

W:Hi,Luke!Howareyou?Canyoupleasestopandpickupextrapaperforthecomputerprinter?

M:Whatdidyousay?Canyourepeatthatplease?Didyousaytopickupinkfortheprinter?Sorry,I

can'thearyouclearly.

W:Canyouhearmenow?No,Ineedmoreco