2024屆河北省衡中同卷高三上學(xué)期期末考試英語及答案

英語試卷本試卷滿分150分，考試時間120分鐘。第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）做題時，先將答案標在試卷上。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)涂到答題紙上。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ABC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．Whotaughtthemantomakehats?A．Hismother.B．Hisfather.C．Themanhimself.2．WheremightTombenow?A．Inthedorm.B．Intheclassroom.C．Intheheadmaster’soffice.C．$15.99.3．Howmuchlessdidthemanpayforthevase?A．$5.99.B．$10.4．Whydoesthemanmakethephonecall?A．Tomakeanapology.B．Tocancelameeting.C．Torescheduleanappointment.5．Whatdoesthewomanimply?A．Jackwon’tlistentoheradvice.B．ShetrustsJackforhisdecision.C．SheadvisesJacknottoworkoverseas.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．Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutpayingforonlinemusic?A．Angry.7．WherecanyoufindTaylorSwift’snewsongnow?A．OnNetEaseMusic.B．OnKuwoMusic.B．Usual.C．Surprised.C．OnQQMusic.聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。8．Howdidthemannoticetheproblemfirst?A．Hisbankcalledhim.B．Hisbillshowedhim.C．Hiscreditcardwasstolen.9．Whatdidthebankdotofixtheproblem?A．Theygavethemanhismoneybackatonce.B．Theyaskedthemantoprovidetheevidence.C．Theydecidedtotalktothebank’sowner.10．Whatdothetwospeakersmainlytalkabout?A．Informationtheft.B．Shoppinghabits.C．Moneymanagement.聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。11．Whyisthemantroubled?A．Heisshortofmoney.B．He’smadeabigmistake.C．He’sfacingatoughchoice.12．Whatwasthemanwheninthearmy?A．Anartist.B．Acook.C．Arepairman.13．Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?A．Stayincollege.B．Learntorepaircars.C．Acceptthejoboffer.聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。14．Whatistheman?A．Aninventor.B．Areporter.C．Aprofessor.15．WhoisHermioneGrangerbasedon?A．Thewoman.B．Oneofthewoman’sbestfriends.C．Thewoman’sfavoriteteacher.16．Whatwasbeyondthewoman’sexpectation?A．ThepublicationoftheHarryPotterbooks.B．ThepopularityoftheHarryPotterbooks.C．TheinspirationfortheHarryPotterbooks.17．Howdifferentwillthewoman’sfuturebooksonHarryPotterprobablybe?A．Ratherexciting.B．Morerealistic.C．Ratherscary.聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。18．Whenwillthecloudsclearuptoday?A．Bybreakfasttime.B．Bylunchtime.C．Bysupportime.C．Dryandsunny.C．Around32degrees.19．What’stheweatherlikebytheweekend?A．Windyandcold.B．Cloudyskiesandrain.20．Whatwillthetemperaturesbefortheweekend?A．Around21degrees.1000B．Around29degrees.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A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。AWELCOMETODENTAL2023IMPLANTCENTERGRANDOPENING!!VISITOURNEWLOCATION3317E.10thST.,LONGBEACHSavethiscoupon（優(yōu)惠券）andyoucanenjoythemaximumdiscountinournewoffice:Singletoothimplantcostsonly$700!（A10%discountofnormal）.Includingimplant,abutmentandcrown.*Duedate:03/31/24．Cannotbecombinedwithinsurancefeesorothercoupons.Newpatientsonly.NOWSERVINGYOUINTHREELOCATIONS!IRVINE:39CreekRoad,Suite210LAGUNANIGUEL:30012CrownValleyPkwy,STEBUnliketraditionalartificialteeth,whichareremovable,dentalimplantsaresurgicallyplacedintothejawboneandthentoppedwitharestorationsuchasadentalcrown.Theyfeelmuchmorenaturalthanconventionalalternatives.Additionally,dentalimplantscanhelptopreventbonedeterioration（退化）thatiscausedbymissingteeth.Thebonebeginstodeterioratewhenyouloseatoothbecauseitisnolongerbeingstimulateddaily.Thiscanleadtoseverebonelossovertime.Butbyplacingdentalimplantsintothejawbone,wecanpreservethisstructure.Ifyou’remissingone,two,orallofyourteeth,weencourageyoutovisitournewofficeinLongBeach,orcall（949857-6757toscheduleyourappointment.Wewouldbehappytohelpyoufindthebesttreatmentplantorestoreyoursmileandhelpyouenjoybetteroralhealthsoon!21．What’stherestrictionofthecoupon?A．ItisvalidonlyonMarch31st.C．Onlynewpatientscanuseit.B．Itdoesn’tsupportphonereservation.D．Itmustbeusedwithinsurancefees.22．Whichisanadvantageofdentalimplants?A．Theycostlittlemoney.B．Theypreservethejawbone.D．Theypreventteethmissing.C．Theycanbeeasilyremoved.23．Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toexplainhowtoimplantteeth.C．Toadvertiseanewlyopeneddentalcenter.B．Tointroducethreeimplantcenters.D．Topopularizetheknowledgeoforalhealth.BOnthedayhealmostdied,KimbalMuskhadfoodonthebrain.TheInternetstartuptalentandrestaurateurhadjustarrivedinJacksonHolefromaconferencewherechefJamieOliverhadspokenaboutthebenefitsofhealthyeating.ThiswassomethingMuskthoughtaboutalot—howhemightmakeadifferencetothefoodindustry—butbeyondexpandinghisfarm-to-tablemovementalongwithhisrestaurant,Muskhadn’tyetbrokenthecode.Thenhewentsailingdownasnowyslope（坡）andfellover,breakinghisneck.Theleftsideofhisbodywasparalyzed.Muskeventuallymadeafullrecovery,butitinvolvedspendingtwomonthsonhisback,whichgavehimplentyoftimetocomeupwithaplan.Sincethen,hehaslaunchedaninitiativetoput“l(fā)earninggardens”inpublicschoolsacrossAmerica;attractedGenerationZtothefarmingprofessionbychangingshippingcontainersintohigh-tech,data-driven,year-roundfarms;andthisyear,iskickingoffanewcampaigntocreateonemillionat-homegardens.Aimedatreachinglow-incomefamilies,theMillionGardensMovementwasinspiredbythepandemic,asbothadesiretofeelmoreconnectedtonatureandfoodinsecurityhavebeenattheforefrontofsomanypeople’slives.“Weweregettingalotofinquiriesaboutgardeningfrompeoplethathadnevergardenedbefore,”saysMusk.“Peoplewerelookingtogardenforabunchofreasons:tosupplementtheirbudget,toimprovethenutritionalqualityoftheirdiets,orjusttocuretheboredomthatcamewiththelockdown.”Theprogramoffersfreegardenkitsthatcanbegrownindoorsoroutdoors,andwillbedistributedthroughschoolsthatMusk’snon-profit,BigGreen,hasalreadypartneredwith.Italsooffersfreecoursesonhowtogetthegardengrowingandfreshseedsandmaterialsforthechanginggrowingseasons.“IgrewupintheprojectswhenIwasyoung,inwhatwenowcallfooddeserts,”saysEVE,oneofthemanycelebritieswhohaveteamedupwiththeorganizationtoencouragepeopletopickupafreegarden.“WhatIloveaboutthisisthatit’snotdifficult.Weareallabletogrowsomething.”24．WhatinspiredMusktobedevotedtofoodindustry?A．Anaccident.B．JamieOliver’sspeech.C．Thepandemic.D．Thefarm-to-tablemovement.25．WhatcanwelearnabouttheMillionGardensMovement?A．Ithasmainlyattractedyounggenerations.C．Itmaybestimulatedbyalackoffoodsecurity.26．WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMusk?B．Ithasjustaccomplisheditstarget.D．Itincreaseseconomicburdensforthepoor.A．Charitable.B．Honest.C．Flexible.D．Strict.27．WhyisEVEtakenasanexample?A．Todemonstratetheprogramtobenon-profit.C．Toencouragepeopletostartafreegarden.B．Tosharehisexperienceinafooddesert.D．Toclarifythereasonwhyhelovesagarden.CBeesseemtoflyaimlesslyastheysearchforthesugaryliquidcallednectar（花蜜）.Buttheirflightplansactuallydohaveapattern.Flowersactastheinsects’air-trafficcontrollers.Andnewresearchshowsbeespreferflowersthataren’ttooflashy.Flowersgivebeescluesabouthowmuchaplantcanoffer.Thosecluescanbeinthecolorofpetalsinthetype,inthesmellorevenintheelectricalcharge.Allofthesecharacteristicssendsignalstothebees,tellingthemwhethertolandornot,amongwhichthecolorsplaythemostsignificantrole.Theinsectskeeptrackofthecoloroftheflowersthatareespeciallyrichinnectar.Theythenvisitmoreflowersofthatcolor.However,colorcan’tguaranteebeesagoodmeal.Itmaychangedependingontheangleatwhichsunlighthitsitspetals.Ayellowflower,forexample,maylooksomewhatbluefromoneangleandredfromanother.BeverleyGloverstudiesplantsattheUniversityofCambridgeinEngland.Gloverandhercolleaguesshowedthatevenwhenthecolorofpetalslookssimilar,beesbehavedifferentlyinsearchingfornectar.Theystartedtoguessthatthestrengthofpetals’iridescence（色彩斑斕）mightberelatedtohowbeesfindthepetals.Gloverandhercolleaguestestedtheirhypothesisinthelab.Intheirexperiment,theyfoundthatbeesfeltconfusedsometimeswhenthepetalswereveryiridescentandthatbeeshadnoproblemfindingtheflowerswithmorenectarwhenthepetalswerenotveryiridescent.TheteamshareditsnewfindingsintheMarch21CurrentBiology.“Atfirstglance,it’sverysurprisingbecauseanimalscanusuallydetectamorevividsignalmoreeasily,”saysKlausLunau,abiologistinGermany,whowasnotinvolvedinthestudy.28．Whatcanweknowabouttheflightofbees?A．Theyusuallyflyinaregularpattern.C．Theyusuallyflywithoutanypurpose.B．Theyflyunderthedirectionofflowers.D．Theyflytosomeveryflashyflowers.29．Whatisthemostimportantclueforbeestosearchfornectar?A．Thepetals’type.B．Thefollowers’smell.D．Thepetals’color.C．Thefollowers’electricalcharge.30．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hypothesis”inparagraph4probablymean?A．Discussion.B．Method.C．Assumption.31．Whatisthenewfindingoftheteam?D．Invention.A．Petalsthatarenotveryflashyarebetterforbeestomakeadjustments.B．Petalsofdifferentcolorusuallygivedifferentsignals.C．Petalsthatarevividaredetectedbybeesmoreeasily.D．Petalsofdifferenttypesmakebeesconfusedtofindtherightflower.DIsfutureyou...you?Itmightseemlikeastrangephilosophicalquestion.Buttheanswertohowyouthinkaboutyourfutureselfcouldmakethedifferencebetweendecisionsyouultimatelyfindsatisfyingandonesyoumighteventuallyregret.ThebrainpatternsthatemergeonanMRI（核磁共振）whenpeoplethinkabouttheirfutureselvesmostresemblethebrainpatternsthatarisewhentheythinkaboutstrangers.Thisfindingsuggeststhat,inthemind’seye,ourfutureselveslooklikeotherpeople.Ifyouseefutureyouasadifferentperson,whyshouldyousavemoney,eathealthierorexercisemoreregularlytobenefitthatstranger?However,ifyouseetheinterestsofyourdistantselfasmorelikethoseofyourpresentself,youareconsiderablymorelikelytodothingstodaythatbenefityoutomorrow.ApaperinthejournalPLOSOnerevealedthatcollegestudentswhoexperiencedagreatersenseofconnectionandsimilaritytotheirfutureselvesweremorelikelytoachieveacademicsuccess.Relationshipswithourfutureselvesalsomatterforgeneralpsychologicalwell-being.InaprojectledbyJosephReiff,whichincludes5,000adultsaged20to75,hefoundthatthosewhoperceivedagreatoverlap（重疊）intraitsbetweentheircurrentandfutureselvesendedupbeingmoresatisfiedwiththeirlives10yearsafterfillingouttheinitialsurvey.Sohowcanwebetterbefriendourfutureselvesandfeelmoreconnectedtotheirfates?Thepsychologicalmindsetwithwhatwecall“vividnessinterventions”works.Wehavefound,forinstance,thatshowingpeopleimagesoftheirolder,grayerselvesincreasesintentionstosaveforthelongterm.Besides,youmighttrywritingaletterto—andthenfrom—yourfutureself.AsdemonstratedbyYutaChishimaandAnneWilsonintheir2020studyinthejournalSelfandIdentity,whenhigh-schoolstudentsengagedinthistypeof“send-and-reply”exercise,theyexperiencedelevatedlevelsoffeelingsofsimilaritywiththeirfutureselves.Letter-writingandvisualizationexercisesarejustacoupleofwayswecanconnectwithourfutureselvesandbeyond,butthelargerlessonhereisclear:Ifwecantreatourdistantselvesasiftheyarepeoplewelove,careaboutandwanttosupport,wecanstartmakingchoicesforthemthatimproveourlives—bothtodayandtomorrow.32．What’sthefunctionofparagraph2?A．Generatingfurtherdiscussion.B．Introducingaresearchresult.D．Concludingvariousviewpoints.C．Showingtheeffectofthefinding.33．Howdoestheauthorprovehisstatements?A．Byofferingrelevantstatistics.B．Byusingquotations.C．Byreferringtopreviousfindings.D．Bymakingcomparisons.34．Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?A．Benefitsofbefriendingourfutureselves.C．Methodsofchangingpsychologicalmindsets.35．Whatdoesthearticlewanttotellus?A．Makingfutureplansmakesadifference.C．Gettingtoknowyourfutureselfbenefits.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）B．Waysofconnectingwithourfutureselves.D．Possibilitiesofusbecomingourfutureselves.B．Ourfutureselveslooklikeotherpeople.D．Yourchoicedeterminesfuturehappiness.閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Sincetheprehistorictimes,manhashadanurgetosatisfyhisneeds.Beithungerorshelter,hehasalwayscontrolledtheconditionstothebestofhisadvantages.36Asweclimbedthestepsofevolution（進化）,wesomehowleftbehindcommonsenseandlogicalthinking—weforgotthatwehavestoppedthinkingaheadoftimes.Ifyouarehungry,whatdoyoudo?Grabapieceofyourfavoritemealandstayquietafterthat?Justlikeyourstomach,yourmindishungry.Butitneverletsyouknow,becauseyoukeepitbusythinkingaboutyourdreamlover,yourfavoritestarandmanysuchsillythings.stop.37Whenmindloosesitsfreedomtogrow,creativitygetsafull38NowwhyreadingandnotwatchingTV?Becausereadinghasbeenthemosteducativetoolusedbyusrightfromthechildhood.Justlikethattodevelopotheraspectsofourlife,wehavetoturntoreading.Onceyoureadabook,youjustdon’trunyoureyesthroughthelines,butevenyourminddecodes（解讀）itandexplainsittoyou.Theinterestingpartofthebookisstoredinyourmindasaseed.andrelatealotofthings,ofwhichyouwouldhaveneverthought!39It,ifusedmanytimes,canhelpyoulinkActually,IhadaprobleminspeakingEnglishfluently,butasIread,Icouldimprovesignificantly.Iamstillonthepathofimprovementtoquench（止住）mythirstforsatisfaction.Sojoinmeandgivefoodforyourthoughtsbyreading,readingandmorereading.A．Thisisnothingbutcreativity.B．Go,grababook,andletmeknow.40C．Soitsilentlybeginstofocusonyourneedsandneverletsitselfgrow.D．Hungerofthemindcanbeactuallysatisfiedthroughextensivereading.E．Youhavenumerousbookswhichwillanswerallyour“Howto?”questions.F．Nowthisseedisunknowinglyusedbyyouinyourfuturetodevelopnewideas.G．Thismightbethereasonwhywehumansarethemostdevelopedofalllivingspecies.第三部分語言運用（共三節(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四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。WhenIfirstvisitedMexico,IspokeSpanishwell.SowhenI41anice-creaminashop,andthelocalsellersaid“ahorita,”whichdirectlytranslatesto“rightnow,”Ismiledandwaitednearby,believingthatitsarrivalwas42.Halfanhourpassedandstillnoice-creamarrived,soIaskedagainaboutit.“Ahorita,”he43againandhisfacewasamixofconfusionand44.Iwas45.Waitinglongerwasn’tpleasant,butitwasimpolitetowalkawayiftheice-creamwasnowbeingdeliveredjustforme.Butfinally,afterwaitingtoolong,Imadearushforthenearestbustotakemehome.46,it48reallywasn’tmyfault.AsIleft,I47confusion.atmywristandshruggedtotheice-creamseller,leavinghiminThisexperienceunderstanding“ahorita”tooknotafromMexicosays“ahorita,”itshouldalmostneverbetakenliterally（照字面地）,itsmeaningcontext.Asalinguist49inmymemoryuntilyearslaterwhenIcamebacktoliveinMexico.Idiscoveredthat50inthelanguage,butratherafluencyinthe51.Whensomeone52greatlywith53,“Ahoritacouldmeantomorrow,inanhour,withinfiveyearsornever.”Itisevenused54wayofsaying“no,thanks”whenrefusinga（n）55asa（n）.41．A．selected42．A．certain43．A．responded44．A．relief45．A．tornB．orderedB．regularB．liedC．pickedD．boughtC．scheduledC．refusedC．panicD．immediateD．exclaimedD．embarrassmentD．sureB．comfortB．a(chǎn)shamedB．LuckilyB．signaledB．modestB．fadedC．doubtfulC．ObviouslyC．shoutedC．unexpectedC．shone46．A．Hopefully47．A．stared48．A．totalD．ThankfullyD．a(chǎn)imedD．a(chǎn)mazingD．a(chǎn)ppearedD．fluencyD．time49．A．remained50．A．timeB．historyB．shoppingB．growsB．expectsB．funnyC．mannersC．cultureC．extendsC．outlinesC．a(chǎn)mazingC．offer51．A．habit52．A．varies53．A．questions54．A．polite55．A．a(chǎn)pplicationD．staysD．illustratesD．popularD．requestB．design第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。TensofthousandsofChinese56（society）mediausershavebackedcallsfromthecountry’sstatemediatohaveitsartworks57（current）keptintheBritishMuseumreturned.Thetopic“TheBritishMuseumpleasereturnChineseantiquities（古董）”wasinresponse58apiece59publishedbyChinesestatemediaGlobalTimesthatcalledforallculturalrelicsintheBritishMuseum（return）freeofcharge.TheBritishMuseumhasbeenunderpressureafteraround2,000itemswerereported“missing,60（steal）ordamaged”twoweeksago,61（lead）toaccusationsthatitwasfailingtofulfilitsdutyofcare.ThecallsfollowtheverypiecepublishedbytheGlobalTimes62argued,“Theworld-renownedBritishmuseum63（fail）totakegoodcareof‘culturalpropertybelongingtoothercountries’uptotheseyears.”TheBritishMuseumlooksafter23,000Chineseobjects,fromtheNeolithic（新石器）agetothepresentday.Itisoneofthelargest64（collection）ofChineseantiquitiesintheWest.Thecollectionincludes65largerangeofpreciousitemssuchaspaintings,prints,jadeandbronzes.第三節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）基礎(chǔ)知識，根據(jù)句子語境填入適當?shù)脑~，使句子完整通順。66．Aswellasstudyinghard,I’vebeen______（involve）insocialactivities.67．Iamrepeatedly______（expose）tothebasicwordsandlearnhowtheyareusedtoexplainobjectsandideas.68．Thereisno______（deny）thatprotectingtheenvironmentisofgreatimportance.69．Theequipmentcanbe______（trick）toinstall.70．Heisoneofthetop______（chef）inChina.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）Kelly（MulticulturalDay動很感興趣。請回信告知他關(guān)于該活動的相關(guān)信息。內(nèi)容包括：1．活動時間；2．活動目的和內(nèi)容。注意：1．寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；2．請按如下格式在答題紙的相應(yīng)位置作答。DearKelly,Yours,LiHua第二節(jié)（滿分25分）MyfamilymovedinasmallhouseinBrighton,Coloradoonmyseventhbirthday.Myfirstmemory,isourneighborBill,anoldman,handingmestrawberriesfromhisgardenthroughaholeinthechain-linkfence.“Weneedtomaketheholebigger,”hesaidjokingly.LaterIknewthathelivedalone.Billspentmuchtimeworkinginthegarden,andIwasalwaystalkingtohimfromouryard.Iwasachatterbox.IthinkwhatdrewmetoBillisthathenevergottiredoflisteningtome.IalsothinkBillsawalotofhimselfinme—wewerebothlonelyandanxious—andthatmaybewhyhealwaystookthetimetolistentome.Itwasawonderfulconnection.Thereweren’tanykidsofmyageintheneighborhood,andmyparentswereverybusy,soImostlyplayedintheyardwithmydog.Ihadalotofimaginaryfriends—awholefamily,actually,withawife,children,abestfriend...nojoke.Weirdkid.Oneday,myparentsaskedBillwhetherhe’dwatchmewhiletheywereawayonbusiness.Thisworkedforeveryone,soitbecameasomewhatmonthlyoccurrence.Billhadaspareroominhishouse,whichbecame“my”room.Billpromisedtoteachmetodrivethelawntractor（割草機）somedayandIwasalwayslookingforwardtoit.Inwinter,Billwouldattachasnowplow（鏟雪機）tothefrontofthedawntractor.IseriouslytoldhimthatIwouldinventabettersnowplowwhenIgrewup.“Sureyouwill.You’llgetapatentcertificate.Ittakesacertificatetoproveanimportantthing,”Billsaidwithasmile.Onesnowymorning,anideasuddenlyhitme.MyparentswerewatchingTVwhenIspititout,“WhatifIadoptedBillasmygrandpa?”MyparentssaidIcouldgooverandaskhim.注意：1．續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；2．請按如下格式在答題紙的相應(yīng)位置作答。Iknockedonhisdoor,satdowninhislivingroom,andasked,“CanIadoptyouasmygrandpa?”Thenextmorning,whilelearningtodrivethelawntractorwithasnowplow,Iaccidentallyploweddownourchain-linkfence.參考答案第一部分聽力1～5BCACC6～10ACBBA26～30ACBDC11～15CCABA16～20BCBBA36～40GCDFB第二部分閱讀21～25CBCBC第三部分語言運用第一節(jié)31～35AACBC41～45BDADA第二節(jié)46～50CBABD51～55CADAC60．stolen56．social62．that57．currently63．hasfailed58．to59．tobereturned61．leading64．collections65．a(chǎn)第三節(jié)66．involved67．exposed68．denying69．tricky70．chefs第四部分寫作第一節(jié)參考范文（一）DearKelly,HowhaveyoubeenthesedaysinIreland?KnowingyouareinterestedinMulticulturalDayinourschool,I’mdelightedtosharewithyousomeinformation.TheDaystartedfiveyearsagoandannuallyittakesplaceon22October.Asfortheaimoftheevent,itisexpectedtopromoteunderstandingamongstudentsfromdifferentculturesandestablishtheirresponsibilitytobridgingtheculturegap.Variousactivitiesareheldontheday,rangingfromwatchingforeignmoviestoasingingpartytoCultureSalon.TheDayhasbeenahitoncampus.HopethisbriefintroductionhasgivenyouageneralideaoftheMulticulturalDay.HowdoesyourschoolcarryoutMulticulturalDayactivity?Eagerlylookingforwardtoyourearlyreply!Yours,LiHua參考范文（二）DearKelly,LearningthatyouareinterestedinMulticulturalDaythattookplaceinourschoollastFriday,I’mwillingtosharewithyousomeoftheshiningmoments.TheDaystartedfiveyearsagoandannuallyittakesplaceon22October.Meanttohelpstudentsbetterunderstandandlearntotoleratedifferentcultures,variousactivitiesareorganizedthehighlightofwhichwasthethemelecturedeliveredbyacross-culturescholar,deepeningourinsightintotheculturaldiversity.Alsoworthyofnotewastheliveperformancedisplayingdistinctivequalitiesofeachculture.Theeventwasreallyaculturalfeastandeye-opener.Tolearnmore,cometonextyear’sMulticulturalDayhere!Yours,LiHua第二節(jié)Iknockedonhisdoor,satdowninhislivingroom,andasked,“CanIadoptyouasmygrandpa?”Billstoodfrozenforalittlewhilebeforeabroadsmilecameacrosshisface.ThenIsawtearsinhiseyes.Hewrappedmeinhisarmsandburiedhisfaceinmycoattohidehistears,hisvoicetrembling,“Ofcourse,sweetheart!I’msohappytobeyourgrandpa!”Soonafter,Billprintedoutanadoptioncertificateandhungitonthewallof“my”room.Gazingatthesnowoutside,Billsaidtomeexcitedly,“It’stimetolearnhowtodrivealawntractor.”Thenextmorning.whilelearningtodrivethelawntractorwithasnowplow,Iaccidentallyploweddownourchain-linkfence.Iwasalmostfrightenedtotears,butBilljustchuckledinhislaid-backwayandcomfortedme,“Don’tworry,Grandson.Ihavealreadyplannedtochangeafence.”Weeventuallyreplaceditwithanice,tallwoodenfence.MydadandBillinstalledittogether.Whatimpressedmemostwasthattherewasadooronthefence,whichdefinitelystrengthenedourconnection.Underneath,Iknewthatwewereatruefamilynow.聽力錄音文稿Text1W:Thehatisreallybeautiful.Didyoumakeitbyyourself?M:I’mgladyoulikeit.Ilearnedtomakehatsfrommyfather.Text2W:Bob,haveyouseenTom?Theteacheriscoming.M:Weweretalkingaboutourtriptotheelderlyhouseinthedormitory,buthewassuddenlycalledbytheheadmaster.Text3M:$15.99forthevaseistooexpensive.Iwillpayonly$10forit.W:Done,sir.It’syoursfor$10.Text4M:Hello,ImadeanappointmentonThursdaywithDr.Smith,butIcan’tmakeitbecauseofanimportantmeeting.I’mcallingtoaskyoutorearrangeitfornextFriday.IsitOK?W:OK.Iamwritingyoudownforthattime.Text5M:IhearthatJackisplanningtoworkintheUSA.W:Really?Believeme!I’lltrytotalkhimoutofit.Text6W:Mario,couldyoushareTaylorSwift’snewsongwithme?M:Isuggestyousearchforthesongbyyourself,becauseyouhavetopayifyouwanttolisten.W:That’sreallyannoying.M:It’struebutsingersearntheirbreadfromit.W:Fine.Ihopeitisworththeprice.ButIfailtofinditonNetEaseMusicorKuwoMusic.What’swrong?M:ItisonlyavailableonQQMusicatpresent.Ittakestimeforyoutodownloadit.Text7M:Ican’tbelievethis.Ihavebeenonthephonewithmybankalldayandtheystillhaven’tfixedmyproblem.W:Isitacreditcardproblem?M:Yes.Mycreditcardinformationwasstolen.WhenIgotmybillinthemail,Isawthereweremanyunfamiliarpurchasesonit.W:That’sterrible.M:Iamveryupsetbecausethebankisnothelpingmequickly.Ihavetalkedtomanydifferentmanager