2022-2023學(xué)年黑龍江省牡丹江市第一某中學(xué)高三年級上冊期末英語試題（含答案與解析）

2023屆牡丹江市第一高級中學(xué)上學(xué)期期末考試試題

高三英語

（考試時間：120分鐘滿分：150分）

注意事項：

1.答題前，考生務(wù)必將姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在試卷和答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。

2.試題的答案書寫在答題卡上，不得在試卷上直接作答。

3.作答前認(rèn)真閱讀答題卡上的注意事項。

4.考試結(jié)束，由監(jiān)考人員將試卷和答題卡一并收回。

第一部分聽力理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分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;每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A.Workonareport.B.Answeracall.C.Getsomesleep.

2.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inamuseum.B.Inashop.C.Inacinema.

3.HowdoesNancyfeelaboutthegift?

A.SurprisedB.Disappointed.C.Confused.

4.Whydoesthewomanrefusetohikewiththeman?

A.Itistiring.B.Itiscoldinwinter.C.Ittakestoomuchtime.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Thewoman'sgarden.B.Thewoman'sbusiness.C.Thewoman'sneighbors.

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(dú)白。選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

6.Whatisthemangoingtodoonhisbirthday?

A.Seeafilm.B.Gooutfbrameal.C.Finishthisterm'swork.

7.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Brotherandsister.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Classmates.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

8.Whydoesthemancallthewoman?

A.Tobuyacamera.B.Tohavehiscamerarepaired.C.Togettheaddressofashop.

9.Whatdoesthemanhavetodofirst?

A.Drivetotheplace.B.Waitforthewoman'scall.C.Contacttheoffice.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

10.Whatpositionwillthemanapplyfor?

A.Salesman.B.Securityguard.C.Departmentmanager.

11.ForwhatwillthemantalkwithCharles?

AAsecondinterview.B.Thejobdetails.C.Acreditcard

12.WhatisCharlesdoingnow?

ASendinganapplicationform.B.Talkingonthephone.C.SpeakingtoJohn.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

13.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

A.Makeareservation.B.Makeaconfirmation.C.Makeachange.

14.Whenwillthemancheckout?

A.Onthe16th.B.Onthe19th.C.Onthe20th.

15.Howmuchwillthemanpayfortheroompernight?

A.$100.B.$120.C.$160.

16.Whatdoesthewomanremindthemantodoattheendoftheconversation?

A.Arriveintime.B.Havethepickupservice.C.Callherforanyquestions.

聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答以下小題。

17.Whatdid70%ofthestudentslikedoing?

A.DoingsportsB.Listeningtomusic.C.Goingoutwithfriends.

18.Whatsurprisedthespeaker?

A.Shoppingwasconsideredtobeentertainment.

B.Moststudentsspent15hourswatchingTVaweek.

C.Goingtothecinemawasaspopularaswatchingsports.

19.Whydidthestudentsseldomgotothetheater?

A.Theydidn'tlikeactingordramas.

B.Theirdramacluboftenputonshows.

C.Manyofthemhavefinancialproblems.

20.Whatpercentageofmoststudents5moneyisspentonentertainment?

A.About12%B.About25%.C.About35%.

第二部分筆試部分

一.閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2.5分，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題，每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

A

Asiaisthebirthplaceoftheworld'sthreeancientcivilizations:ancientChina,ancientIndiaandBabylon.Each

gavetheworlddifferentarchitecturalstylesandgloballandmarks,suchastheGreatWallofChina.TajMahalof

India.WiththeconclusionoftheConferenceonDialogueofAsianCivilization,let'stakealookatthearchitecture

ofAsiancivilizations.

TheGreatWallofChina

TheGreatWallofChinaisanancientdefenseprojectwiththelongestconstructiontimeandthelargestworkload

putintoalandmark,stretchingouttoatotallengthofmorethan5,000kilometers.Onlywhenyouhavebeentothe

GreatWallandwitnesseditsmajestycanyoutrulysayyouhavevisitedChina.

AngkorWat,Cambodia

TheAngkorWatinCambodiaisoneofthelargestreligiousmonumentsintheworld,builtonasitemeasuring

162.6hectares.ItwasbuiltbytheKhmerKingSuryavarmanIIintheearly12thcenturyinYasodharapura（present-

dayAngkor）,thecapitaloftheKhmerEmpire,ashisstatetempleandeventualmausoleum（陵墓）.

TajMahal,India

TheTajMahalisanivory-whitemarblemausoleumonthesouthbankoftheriverYamunaintheIndiancityof

Agra.Itwascommissionedin1632byMughalemperorShahtohousethetombofhisfavoritewife,MumtazMahal.

TheTajMahalwasdesignatedaUNESCOWorldHeritageSitein1983forbeingfcithejewelofMuslimartinIndia

andoneoftheuniversallyadmiredmasterpiecesoftheworld'sheritage^^

Al-Khazneh9Jordan

Al-Khazneh,alsoknownastheTreasury,isoneofthemostdelicatetemplesintheancientArabNabataean

KingdomcityofPetra,Jordan.The45-meter-highand30-meter-widebuildingisamagnificentbuildingwitha

pronouncedGreekstyle.Itissaidtohavebeenaplacewherepirateshidtheirtreasure.

1.WhatisspecialabouttheGreatWallcomparedwiththeothersinthearticle?

A.Itisthelongestman-madeprojectintheworld.

B.ItwaslistedintheUNESCOworldHeritageSite.

C.ItwasusedasadefenseprojectintheancientChina.

D.Itusedtobeusedasareligious/purposeinChina

2.Whichofthefollowingisoneofthelargestreligiousmonuments?

A.TheAngkorWat.B.TheTajMahal.

C.AI-Khazneh.D.TheTreasury

3.WhichofthelandmarkshasbeenaffectedbytheGreekculture?

A.TheGreatWall.B.TheAngkorWat.

C.TheTajMahal.D.AI-Khazneh.

B

Fvebeeninan18-yearlove-haterelationshipwithablackwalnuttree.

Ifsauniquetree.InlateSeptemberorearlyOctober,fallingfruitsashardasbaseballsthreatentheskulls（頭

骨）ofyou,yourchildren,yourneighborsandthosethatresidenextdoortothem.Umbrellasintheyardareamust

whiledininginearlyAugust,andasforme,Iwearmybikehelmetwhileworkinginthegarden.

Theblackwalnutalsoreleasesachemicalsubstancethroughitsrootsasacompetitivestrategy.It?spoisonous

toseveralcommonplants.TherehavebeenmanynewplantvarietiesthatIbroughthomewithhopesthatmaybethe

blackwalnutwouldacceptthem,buttheyfailedtoflourish.

Whatdoesworkarenativeplantsthatnaturallygrowinthearea.Nativeplantsareimportanttohavearound

sincetheyprovidebeneficialpollinators（傳粉者）likebirds,beesandbutterflieswithseedsandcontributetoa

healthyandbiodiverseenvironment.Nativeplantsforthisareaaregenerallyeasytogrow,sotheyexperienceless

stress.

HaveIthoughtofgettingridofthisgiantpaininmytinybackyard?Yes,however,gettingridofthistreestanding

at50feetwithan87-inchtrunkisnexttoimpossible.It'salsoprotectedunderthelaw.Rightfullyso.Treesare

importanttotheurbanforestandforallofthosethatinhabitit.

SometimesIthinkaboutmylifewithouttheblackwalnut.Ican'timagineaspringwithoutthebirdswhoarrive

everyyearandloudlysingtheirsongsbeforedawn.TdmissfallingasleeponlazyweekendafternoonsasIlookup

intoitsleaves.

Everyspring,Iwonderwhattheseasonholds:Whatarethechancesofbeingknockedunconsciouswhile

barbecuing?Likeanygoodrelationship,Filneverbepleased.Tmstuckwiththistree,sorillistentoitsneedsand

giveitthespaceitrequires.Inreturn,mywalnutoffersahabitatforwildlifeandareminder.

4.Whydoestheauthorwearabikehelmetwhileworkinginthegarden?

A.Toprotecttheinjuredskull.

B.Toavoidbeinghitbythenuts.

C.Topreventherselffromsunburn.

D.Toprotectherselffromgettingcaughtintherain.

5.Whatisthetree'ssurvivalstrategy?

A.Itacceptsnewplantvarieties.

BItattractsbeneficialpollinators.

C.Itletsoutapoisontodriveawaypests.

D.Itproducesachemicalfataltosomeplants.

6.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Thefruitsmaybringinconvenience.

B.Thewriterfindsitchallengingtogetridofthetree.

C.Thewriterisaccustomedtolivingwithoutthetree.

D.Thetreeishometonumerousbirdsandothercreatures.

7.Theauthormostprobablygotareminderfromthetreethat

A.It'sbettertobesurethansorry.

B.Constantdroppingwearsthestone.

C.Treesandplantshavetheirownwaystoflourish.

D.Acceptanceinsteadofresistanceisthebetterwaytobe.

C

Jason,astraight-AstudentfromtheUniversityofPennsylvania,usestheterm“pseudo-working“todescribe

howmanyofusstudy.Thepseudo-workerlooksandfeelslikesomeonewhoisworkingbard-heorshespendsa

longtimeinthelibraryandisnotafraidtopushonlateintothenight-but,becauseofalackoffocusand

concentration,heorshedoesn'tactuallyachievemuch.

Thisphenomenoncambeseeninmostcolleges.Forexample,atDartmouththerewasasectionofthemain

librarythatwasopentwenty-fourhoursadayandthestudentsIusedtoseeintherelateatnightcrowdedingroups,

drinkingcoffee,weredefinitelypseudo-working.Theroommatewholooksthroughherchemistrynotesonthe

couchwhilewatchingTVispseudo-working.Theguywhobringsthreemeals,ablanket,andsix-packofRedBull

tothestudyzoneinpreparationforanall-daypaper-writingmarathonisalsopseudo-working.

Byplacingthemselvesindistractingenvironmentsandinsistingonworkinglonghours,thesestudentsare

damagingtheirbrain'sabilitytothinkclearlyandefficientlytoachievethetaskathand.Intheendtheygethalfthe

resultswithtwicetheeffort.

Thebiggerproblemhereisthatmoststudentsdon'tevenrealizethatthey'repseudo-working.Tothem

pseudo-workingiswork-it'showthey'vealwaysdoneit,andifshowalloftheirfriendsdoit.linevercrosses

theirmindthattheremightbeabetterway.Straight-Astudents,ontheotherhand,knowallaboutpseudo-working.

Theyfearit,andforgoodreasonItnotonlywastestime,butit'salsomentallytiring.

Infact,themostimportantskillinbecomingabetterstudentistheabilitytogetworkdonequicklyandwitha

smallestamountofwastedeffort.Somecognitivescienceresearchconcludesthatabout50minutesistheoptimal

learningperiodtomaximizethematerialintegratedpertimeunit.Sohowdothesestudentsachievethisgoal?TD

understandtheirwaytosuccess,considerthefollowingsimpleformula（公式）：workachieved=timespent*

intensityoffocus.

Pseudo-workingfeaturesaverylowintensityoffocus.Therefore,toachievesomethingbypseudo-working.

Youneedtospendalotoftime.Thestraight-Aapproach,ontheotherhand,increasesintensityinordertouseless

time.

8.Whichofthefollowingphenomenonispseudo-working?

A.Tomisbusytakingnoteswhileattendingalecture.

B.Mikeissittingatastudyloungeinpreparationforafinalexamquietly.

C.Jackspendsalongtimeinthelibraryonhisessaywhilelisteningtomusic.

D.AliceandSaraaresittingonthecouthreadingtheirfavoritebooks.

9.Comparedwithstraight-Astudents,themajorproblemofmoststudentsisthatthey

A.wanttospendmoretimeonstudy.

B.areeagertofollowtheirfriends,way.

C.havegottenusedtotheirstudyapproach.

D.areunawareoftheirpseudo-working.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"optimal“meaninparagraph5?

A.Possible.

B.Best.

C.Least.

D.Accurate.

11.Whydoestheauthormentiontheformulainthetext?

A.Toshowthebenefitofworkinghard.

B.Toprovethenecessityofachievingwork.

C.Toemphasizetheimportanceofconcentration.

D.Toexplainthereasonforspendingmuchtime.

D

"Practicemakesperfecf,isaverypopularexpression.However,canwetakethissayingliterally?Many

scientificstudieshavesoughttoeitherproveordisprovethisidea.Sodoesenoughpracticeliterallyleadto

perfection,oratleasttoalevelofexpertise?

Onepopulartheoryisthatifapersonpractisesforatleast10,000hours,theywillreach“perfection“一or,in

otherwords,becomeanexpertintheirfield.ThistheorywasmadefamousbyMalcolmGladwellinhis2008best-

sellingbook,Outliers:TheStoryofSuccess.Heclaimed10,000hoursofpracticetobe“themagicnumberof

greatness^^.HegavetheexamplesofthemusicgroupTheBeatlesandMicrosoftco-creatorBillGates.Although

theyallseemedtohavelotsofnaturaltalent,theyalsoclearlyputinover10,000hoursofpracticebeforethey

becamesuccessful.

However,GladwelFsbookhasbeensaidbymanytobetoosimplisticandgeneralising.GladwelPsworkwas

largelybasedonresearchdonebyAndersEricsson,whoarguedthatGladwellmisinterpretedhisresearch.Firstly,

Ericssonstatedthat10,000hourswasanaveragefigure.Somepeople,fbrexample,neededfarfewerthan10,000

hours,andothersmanymore.Moreimportantly,Ericssonsaidthatjustpractisingalotwasnotenough;thetype

andqualityofpracticewasalsoessential.Hewentontoexplaintheimportanceof"deliberatepractice"，whichis

whenapersonpractisesaspecificpartofaskillindepthratherthanpractisingaskillasawhole.Deliberate

practiceissaidtobemuchmoreeffective,albeitmoretiring.

Despitethetheoriesmentionedabove,manyotherstudiesarguethatpracticealoneisfarfromenough.Infact,

amorerecentstudyfromPrincetonUniversitystatedthatpracticeonlyaccountedforupto26%ofreachingan

expertlevel.Sowhataretheotherfactorsthatcontributetopeoplebecomingexperts?

Manypeoplesaythatnaturaltalenthasalargeinfluenceonbecominganexpert.Anothernaturalfactoris

physicalsuperiority,whichisespeciallyevidentinsports.Forinstance,manybaseballplayersinAmericahave

amazingvisionthatallowsthemtoseetheballmuchsoonerthanothersdo.Sonomatterhowmucha"noimal”

personpractises,itisveryhardfbrthemtobeasgoodassomeonewhohasnaturaltalentorphysicalsuperiority

andwhoalsopractises.

Andhowaboutotherfactorsthatgointocreatinganexpert?ManysayIQ,personality,attitude,andstarting

agearedecisivefactors,too.Itisalsoimportanttonotethatbecominganexpertdoesn'tequalinstantsuccess.

Successalsoreliesonsocialfactors,environmentalfactors,andevenjustbeingintherightplaceattherighttime!

Inconclusion,practicemaynotmakeperfect,butdeliberatepracticehasbeenshowntoleadtosignificant

improvement.BasedonEricsson'sresearch,herearesometipsonhowtopractiseeffectively:bemotivated;make

specificandrealisticgoals;workoutsideyourcomfortzone;beconsistentandpersistent;askforothers,opinions;

and,ofcourse,getplentyofrest!Forthosewantingtobecomeanexpertinsomething,rememberthatbeing

motivatediskey-enjoywhatyoudoandfollowyourpassions.

12.WhatexamplesdidGladwelluseforhisclaim?

A.Manyscientificstudies.

B.Hisownlearningexperience.

C.ManybaseballplayersinAmerica.

D.AmusicgroupandtheMicrosoftco-creator.

13.WhydidEricssondisagreewithGladwell?

A.Becausehedidascientificstudies.

B.Becausehefounddeliberatepracticelesseffective.

C.Becauseheagreedwiththeinfluenceofthenaturaltalent.

D.Becausehethoughtthetypeandqualityofpracticewasalsoessential.

14.WhatdidarecentstudyfromPrincetonUniversityshow?

A.Practiceonlyaccountedforasmallshareinreachinganexpertlevel.

B.Attitudeandstartingagearedecisivefactorstobecomeanexpert.

CTwenty-sixpercentofthetestedsubjectscangainsuccess.

D.Itisveryhardfora"normal“persontobeanaturaltalent.

15.Whatcanbethesuitabletitleforthistext?

A.Anewscientificdiscovery

B.Doespracticereallymakeprefect?

C.Advantagesanddisadvantagesofmakingpractice

D.Themoreyoupractice,themoresuccessyouwillreceive.

第二節(jié)七選五（共5小題，每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

Cloudstorageisaflexibleandconvenientwaytostoredatawithcompletepeaceofmind.16Thismeans

youcanstoreallyourdigitalthingsremotely,withouttakingupspaceonyourcomputer.Therearetwooptions

available:publiccloudstorageallowsyoutosharehostingspacewithotherusers;privatecloudstorageistheideal

choiceforcompanieswhowanttohavetheirdatastoredintheirownenvironment.

17Onceyouhaveregisteredandsetupyouraccount,yousimplysaveyourfilesviatheinternetusing

yourusernameandpassword.Thisensuresyourdataremainssecureandinaccessibletoanyoneelse.Shouldyou

choose,youcanputcertainpermissionsinplace,whichmakesiteasytoshareyourdatawithyourcolleaguesoryour

family.

Whenyousignuptocloudstorage,youcanchoosetheamountofspaceyouneed.18Youcanstore

anythingdigital:allyourfiles,videosandpictures.Whetheryouwanttousethisstoragesolutiontostoreyourfamily

photographsoryouwanttouseittostoreyourworkdocumentation,youwillfinditquiteconvenient.

Isitbetterthanyourcomputeroranexternaldrive?Theanswerisadefiniteyes.Computerscrashallthetime.

Thisisthemostcommoncauseoflostworkandmemories.19Hereyoualsohavetheaddedriskofmisplacing

itorhavingitstolen.Therearesomanyadvantagestocloudcomputing,fromtheabilitytoaccessyourdatafrom

wherever,whenever,tonotneedingexpensiveexternalstoragedevices.20

A.Cloudstorageisverysimpletouse.

B.Youwillfindcloudstorageverycheap.

C.Externalharddrivescanstillbreak,orfail.

D.Itenablesyoutostoreyourdataonhostedservers.

E.Cloudstorageprovidersoffermultiplelayersofdatasecurity.

F.Theonlydisadvantage,however,isthatyouneedinternettoaccessfiles.

G.Youcanstartwithasmallamountandincreasethestoragesizelateron.

二.完形填空（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）

My14-year-oldson,John,andIspottedthecoatatthesametimeatasecond-handclothingstore.Ithada

blackvelvet（絲絨）collar,delightfultailoring,aFifthAvenuelabelanda（an）21priceofmerely$28.We

lookedateachother,sayingnothing,butJohn'seyes22.Dark,woolentopcoatswerepopularjustthen

withteenagers,butcouldcostseveralhundreddollarsnow.Johnpulthecoatonand23it.Heturnedfrom

sidetoside,24himselfinthemirrorwithaserious,studied25thatsoonchangedintoasmile.

It'saperfect26.

Johnworethecoattoschoolthenextdayandcamehomewearingabigsmile."Howdidthekidslikeyour

coat?"Iasked."Theyloveit."Hesaid,carefully27itonthechairandsmoothingitflat.Overthenext

fewweeks,the28cameoverJohn.Quiet,reasoneddiscussion29argument.Hebecamemore

thoughtfulandeagerto30.“Gooddinner,hewouldsayeveryevening.OnedaywhenI

3jthathestartonhomeworkbeforedinner,Johnsaid,“Youareright,andIguessIwill.”

WhenIaskedoneofhisteachers32causedthechanges,shesaidwithlaughter,44Itmustbehis

coat!^^

JohnandIbothknowweshouldnever33aperson'sclothesfortherealpersonwithinthem.

Butitismeaningfulto34astandardofexcellencefortheworldtosee,topracticeastandardof

excellenceinthought,speechandbehavior,andto35whatisontheinsidewithwhatisonthe

outside.

21.A.specialB.reasonableC.unbelievableD.cheap

22.A.closedB.shoneC.openedD.lowered

23.A.buttonedB.touchedC.heldD.obtained

24.A.feelingB.lookingC.glancingD.eyeing

25.A.gestureB.expressionC.attitudeD.feeling

26.A.colourB.priceC.fitD.fashion

27.A.pressingB.takingC.throwingD.folding

28.A.happinessB.satisfactionC.changeD.generosity

29.A.madeB.replacedC.tookD.transformed

30.A.pleaseB.complainC.admireD.apologize

31.A.insistedB.suggestedC.askedD.commanded

32.A.whatB.whenC.thatD.how

33.A.watchB.judgeC.mistakeD.consider

34.A.doB.wearC.speakD.show

35.A.compareB.fillC.mixD.match

三、語法填空（共10小題，每小題L5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Israelisinger-songwriterGiladSegevhasdevotedhimself36anambitiousprojecttopresentdifferent

viewsofChinathroughmusic,becauseofhisloveforthecountry.InJune2020,helaunchedProject34,

through37hewillreleaseasongfbreachofthe34provincial-levelregionsinChinaeverymonth.

38(combine)Chinesemusicandglobalfolkmusic,he39(post)17videossofaronsocialmedia

platforms,gainingmillionsofviews.

“My40(inspire)fortheprojectwasthegreatbeauty1discoveredinChina,sculturelandscapes,and

more.41(important),theheartsofChinesepeople.,,saysSegev.Hecalls42(he)a"passer-by”

一atravelingartistwhotellsstoriesfromhisencounterswithpeoplefromvariouscultures,throughmusic.

Overthepastdecade,theaward-winningmusicianhastravelledtomostofthe34provincial-levelregions,and

planstogoto43restwhentravelisnotrestrictedbytheCOVID-19pandemic.

Foreachmusicvideo,hecooperatesactivelywithaChinesesingerormusician,toincludecharacteristicsfrom

theirownhomeregion.HeandhisteamhavelistenedtovarioustypesofChinesemusic44(figure)out

whatsuitableelementscanbeusedinhisworks.believewhenallofourvoices45(hear)together,true

harmonycanhappen,“Segevsays.

四、書面表達(dá)(滿分40分)

第一節(jié)(滿分15分)

46.假定你是高中生李華，正在倫敦做交換生?大英博物館(theBritishMuseum)正在招聘兼職導(dǎo)游。請你給

招聘負(fù)責(zé)人史密斯先生寫一封信，申請這一職位。內(nèi)容如下：

1.自我介紹；

2.想做兼職導(dǎo)游的原因；

3.應(yīng)聘兼職導(dǎo)游的自身優(yōu)勢。

注意：

1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

DearMr.Smith,

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

第二節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫（滿分25分）

47.閱讀下面材料?，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

ASon'sLove

OurchurchcongregationinTorontohasawayofassistingthosewhohavefinancialdifficultieswithout

makingtherecipientfeelshameorguilt.Moneyisdroppedintoanofferingboxwithonlythenameoftherecipient

ontheenvelope.Theenvelopesarethendistributedtothosememberswithoutthemknowingthenameofthegiver.

TherecameatimewhenmyhusbandandIwereamongthoseinneed.Wedidnottalkaboutourfinancial

difficultywithanyone.Theonlyreasonourchildrenknewwasbecausewehadtocutbackonmanythings.Still,

wehopedtheywerenotawareoftheextentofourneed,norofhowmuchtheirfatherandIweresufferingbecause

ofit.Wedidnotwanttoburdenthemwithaproblemtheycoulddonothingtosolve.

Oursituationwasn'timproving,andmyhusbandandIknewthatwewouldhavetolookforoutsidehelp.Just

aswereachedthepointofdespair,ourchurchgaveusagiftenvelopethathadbeenleftintheofferingbox.We

wereoveijoyedtoreceiveaverysubstantialamountofmoney,enoughtobringusthroughthatdesperatetime.We

couldn'thelpbutwonderwhohadgivensuchagenerousgift.Wewereextremelyrelievedandenormously

grateful.

Ayearlater,ourseventeen-year-oldsonwasapplyingforastudentloansohecouldattenduniversity.Itwas

thenwediscoveredthathissavingsaccountwasalmostempty.HisfatherandIwereverydisturbedbythis.Wehad

trustedhimtoputpartofhiswagesfromhispart-timejobintothebanktowardshiseducation.Fromthetimehe

wasnineyearsoldhehadbeenapapercarrierforTheTorontoStar,andhehadworkedveryhardforhissmall

earnings.

注意：

1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；

2.請按如下格式作答。

Anxious,Iaskedhimrepeatedlytotellmewherethemoneyhadgone.

Finally,intears,andwithgreatreluctance,mysontoldusthetruth.

參考答案

第一部分聽力理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分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;每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A.Workonareport.B.Answeracall.C.Getsomesleep.

2.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inamuseum.B.Inashop.C.Inacinema.

3.HowdoesNancyfeelaboutthegift?

A.SurprisedB.Disappointed.C.Confused.

4.Whydoesthewomanrefusetohikewiththeman?

A.Itistiring.B.Itiscoldinwinter.C.Ittakestoomuchtime.

5Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Thewoman'sgarden.B.Thewoman'sbusiness.C.Thewoman'sneighbors.

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(dú)白。選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

6.Whatisthemangoingtodoonhisbirthday?

A.Seeafilm.B.Gooutfbrameal.C.Finishthisterm'swork.

7.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Brotherandsister.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Classmates.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

8.Whydoesthemancallthewoman?

A.Tobuyacamera.B.Tohavehiscamerarepaired.C.Togettheaddressofashop.

9.Whatdoesthemanhavetodofirst?

A.Drivetotheplace.B.Waitfbrthewoman'scall.C.Contacttheoffice.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

10.Whatpositionwillthemanapplyfor?

A.Salesman.B.Securityguard.C.Departmentmanager.

11.ForwhatwillthemantalkwithCharles?

A.Asecondinterview.B.Thejobdetails.C.Acreditcard

12.WhatisCharlesdoingnow?

A.Sendinganapplicationform.B.Talkingonthephone.C.SpeakingtoJohn.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

13.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

A.Makeareservation.B.Makeaconfirmation.C.Makeachange.

14.Whenwillthemancheckout?

A.Onthe16th.B.Onthe19th.C.Onthe20th.

15.Howmuchwillthemanpayfortheroompernight?

A.$100.B.$120.C.$160.

16.Whatdoesthewomanremindthemantodoattheendoftheconversation?

A.Arriveintime.B.