2021年高考英语模拟试题及答案(三)

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2021年高考英语模拟试题及答案（三）

注意事项：

1.本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第H卷（非选择题）两部分；满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

2.考生作答时，将答案写在答题卡上，在本试题卷上做答无效。考试结束后，将本试题卷和答题

卡一并交回。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题

卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并

标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段

对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Waitingforacall.B.Callinghisneighbor.C.Openingawindow.

2.WhatkindofpersonisBobintheman'seyes?

A.Careless.B.Mean.C.Stubborn.

3.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.B.Motherandson.C.Bossandemployee.

4.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Athome.B.Atarestaurant.C.Atasupermarket.

5.Howmuchistheman'stelephonebillamonth?

A.$30.B.$40.C.$50.

第二节（共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出

最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；

听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.WhenwillthemanflytoGuangzhou?

A.OnAugust2.B.OnAugust3.C.OnAugust4.

7.Whatisthemanflyrequiretodobeforetheflight?

A.Topayfortheticketonline.

B.Toaskaboutthedeparturetime.

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C.Toconfirmhisticketagain.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whydoesthemanlookconcerned?

A.Heissufferingfrommuchstress.

B.Onlyoneofhisprojectsisfinished.

C.Hismanagerisangrywithhim.

9.Whatdoesthemanneedtodonow?

A.Goandapologizetohismanager.

B.Findsomeonetohelphimwiththeproject.

C.Talktosomeonetorelievehispressure.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatdothespeakersthinkthemostimportantinrentingaflat?

A.Siz已B.Distance.C.Money.

11.Whydotheyprefertorentaquieterflat?

A.Theycan'tsleepwell.B.Theywanttogetuplate.C.Theyhavetostudyathome.

12.Howdidthemanlearnabouttherentingprice?

A.Byreadingtheadvertisements.

B.Bymakingatelephonecall.

C.Byaskingpeoplelivingneartheuniversity.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.HowlongdidAliceliveinSanFrancisco?

A.12years.B.13years.C.30years.

14.WhatdoesAlicethinkofthecity?

A.Beautiful.B.Big.C.Old.

15.Whatisthemostamazingintheman'seyes?

A.Thenicehouses.B.Thewindingstreets.C.TheGoldenGateBridge.

16.WhatisthedisadvantageoflivinginSanFrancisco?

A.Itscrowed.B.It'snoisy.C.Ifsexpensive.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Aweeklytimetable.B.Abookreview.C.Astudyplan.

18.WhatwillthestudentspracticeonTuesdaymorning?

A.Listening.B.Reading.C.Grammar.

19.Howcanthestudentslearnaboutthecurrentaffairs?

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A.Bylisteningtotheradio.B.BywatchingTV.C.Byreadingnewspaper.

20.Whenisthelibraryopeneveryweekdayafternoon?

A.From300p.m.to600p.m.

B.From300p.m.to630p.m.

C.From330p.m.to600p.m.

第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Doyouwanttogoouttoeatwithyourkids?Herearesomerestaurantsthataregoodforkidsin

downtownLosAngeles.

GrandCafe

Tel:(213)356-4155

Doyouneedaplacethatopensasearlyasyourkidswakeup?ThengotoGrandCafe.Familiescan

orderbreakfastoffthemenuorenjoythebuffet.Becauseofthevariety,buffetsseemtobeaneasyoptionfor

familieswithpickyeaters.Therearemanyoptionsforthedifferentmoodsofallfamilymembers.

NickelDiner

Tel:(213)623-8301

NickelDinerwaslistedinLosAngelesMagazineasoneof"LA'sBestNewRestaurants^.Thespace

small,butthemenuiswonderfullylarge.Theatmosphereisquietandrelaxed,whichmakesiteasytobring

thekids.OneofthemostattractivethingsaboutNickelDinerisitsuniquemenuofbreakfastfoods.

LuckyStrikeBowl

Tel:(213)542-4880

There'snothinglikeagoodgameofbowlingtoaddsomehappinesstothefamilyouting.Whynottake

thefamilytoaplacewhereyoucanbowlwhileeating?TrytheirhomemadeBelgiumfries,theminiburgers,

flatbreadpizza,orcrispytacos.DowntownLa'sLuckyStrikeBowlwillnevermakeyouandyourkids

disappointed.

Kula

Tel:(213)290-9631

Kulaisanexcitingsushibarandisabighitforlittlesushieaters.Kula'sconceptincludesprovidingHa

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highstandardofnaturalorganicfoods"andtheyuse100%organicrice.Ifyourchildisnotasushieater,there

arealsomanyotheroptions.

21.WhowouldmostprobablygotoeatatGrandCafe?

A.Peoplewholoveorganicfoods

B.Peoplewhowanttoplaywhileeating.

C.Peoplewhowanttoservethemselvesinarestaurant.

D.Peoplewholoveaquieteatingenvironment.

22.Ifyouwanttoplaywhileeating,whichnumberwouldyoucalltoreserveaplace?

A.(213)356-4155B.(213)290-9631

C.(213)623-8301D.(213)542-4880

23.Whatisthetextmeantto?

A.Torecommendsomekid-friendlyrestaurants.

B.Torecommendsomenicefoodsinthecity.

C.ToencouragepeopletogotoLosAngeles.

D.Tocomparesomekid-friendlyrestaurants.

B

AfooddeliverymandefeatedamasterfromPekingUniversityandwonChinaCentralTelevision's

poetrycontestonApril4.LeiHaiweikeptcalmduringthefinaloftheThirdSeasonofCCTVsChinesePoetry

CompetitiononWednesdaynight,becomingthechampionafterdefeatingPengMin,amasterofliterature

fromChina*stopuniversity.

Lei,37,fromShaoyang,HunanProvince,isnowworkingasafooddeliverymaninHangzhou,Zhejiang

Province.Hisinterestinpoetrywasinspiredbyhisfather,whowouldwntepoemsdown,stickthemonthe

wallofthekitchenandteachhimtoreadthemfromayoungage.

Leimissedtheopportunityofgoingtouniversityduetofrequentschooltransferswhenhewasgrowing

up.Butthatdidn'tdiminishhispassionforpoetry.Sincehewastoopoortobuybooks,Leiwouldmemorize

poemsinbookstoresandwritethemoutwhenhereturnedhome.Heusedthisuniquemethodtoaccumulate

morethan1,000poems.

ThoughLeicametoHangzhoucityin2008andworksasafastfoodcourier,hisloveforpoemshasn't

faded.Onhisbusiestworkdays,thecourierhastodelivermorethan50ordersaday.Evenso,heseizedany

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availablemomenttorecitepoems."Forexample,IamusedtorecitingpoemswhenIwaitforfoodat

restaurants,andtrafficlightsonmywaytodeliverfood.Recitingpoemsnotonlyenrichesmyknowledge,but

alsomakesmyjoblessboring,1'thecouriersaid.

LastNovember,LeiwenttoBeijingandbeganrecordingtheTVshowafterstandingoutfrommorethan

70,000peoplewhosignedupforthecompetition.Afterwinning,LeireturnedtoHangzhouandcontinueshis

deliveryworkandthememorizingofpoems.

Lei'soutstandingperformanceduringthefinal,andhisinspirationalstory,haveamazedChinese

audiences.

"Hisloveoflearningissopure,itmovedmetotears,“onenetizensaid."Italwaysamazesmehowsome

peoplesimplyhungerforknowledge,anothershared.

24.Whydidn'tLeiHaiweihavethechancetogotocollege?

A.Heoftenchangedschool.B.Hewasfascinatedwithpoems.

C.Hewastoobusytostudy.D.Hisfamilywasverypoor.

25.Theunderlinedword"diminish“inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby.

A.InspireB.increaseC.ReduceD.encourage

26.WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytellus?

A.Lei'sworkisdeliveringfoodforothers.

B.Lei*sdailylifeishighlystressedatpresent.

C.Recitingpoemsimproveshisknowledge.

D.Leiusesanyavailabletimetorecitepoems.

27.HowdidpeoplefindLei'sstory?

A.InterestingB.Inspiring.C.Fascinating.D.Shocking.

C

Anestimated70percentofcatsand60percentofdogsintheU.S.areoverweightorobese,sochances

arethatyourpetneedstoloseweightratherthanpackonsomepounds.It'snotalwayseasytotellifyourpet

couldaffordtoloseafew,buttherearesomeothersignsthatcantipyouoff.Oneimportantfactor:the

waist."Mostpeopledon'tknowwhatanormalcatshouldlooklike,"saysRomine.MButcatsshouldhave

waists,too.1'Thevetsaysyoushouldbeabletofeelyourpet'sribs（肋骨）throughitscoat,andwhenyoulook

downatthem,theyshouldhaveanhourglass（沙漏）shapejustlikeaperson.

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"Forsomeoverweightpets,youmaywanttoswitchtoanewfoodentirely;foodswith'light'or'healthy

weight*labelsusuallyhaveanincreasedfibercontenttohelpthedogorcatfeelfuller,"Rominenotes.

"Anotheroptionistofeedthemlessofthefoodtheycurrentlyeat,"Freemansuggests.''Makesureyou're

reducingtablescraps（残羹剩饭）andhigh-calorietreatslikepetbiscuits,"shesays.

It'simportanttofigureoutwhatyourpet'sidealweightisasyouYehelpingthemtolose.Romineadvises

workingwithyourvettogettherightnumber,andifyou'refollowingtheportionguidelinesoftenprintedon

foodlabels,feedthemtheamountoffoodassociatedwiththeweightyouwantthemtobe,ratherthanthe

weighttheycurrentlyare.

Foodisn'ttheonlyfactorthatcanimpactyourpefsweight.Rominestressestheimportanceofexercisein

keepingyourpethealthy.Forcats,just10minutesofindoorplayeachdaycanmakeadifference.Fordogs,

lettingthemoutinthebackyardtodotheirbusinessisnotenough.You'llhavetoexercisewithyourdogto

reallygetitmoving.

28.WhatcanwelearnaboutmostcatsinAmericafromthetext?

A.Theyneedtoloseweight.B.Theyneedtobefedmorefood.

C.Theyneedtopackonpounds.D.Theyneedtobemoreenergetic.

29.Whichfoodcanhelpoverweightpets?

A.Thefoodwithandecreasedfiber.B.Thefoodfromtablescraps.

C.Thefoodwith"light"labels.D.Thefoodwithanewlabel.

30.Whatisanimportantfactortokeeppetshealthy?

A.Apartner.B.Protein.C.Petbiscuits.D.Exercise.

31.Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?

A.Abiologytextbook.B.Atravelbrochure.C.Apetmagazine.D.Arecipebook.

D

Aspetownershipbooms,atroublingquestionraisesitshead:whoownswhom?

Thereisarangeoftheoriesabouthowhumancametoruletheplanet.Opposablethumbs,brainsize,

altruism（利他主义）andcookingallplayedapart,butcentraltotheman'ssuccesswasitsabilitytodominate

otherspecies.

Ashumanityhasgotricher,animals9roleshavechanged.Peopleneedtheirserviceslessthanbefore.

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Fewerwolvesandburglarsmeantlessdemandfordogsforprotection;thegasolineenginemadehorses

redundant;modernhealthsystemskeptratsincheckandmadecatslessuseful.Nolongernecessities,

domesticanimalsbecameluxuries.Pet-keepingseemstobecomecommonwhenhouseholdincomesrise

aboveroughly$5,000.Itisbooming.

Thepetbusinessisgrowingevenfasterthanpetnumbers,becausepeoplearespendingmoreandmore

moneyonthem.Nolongeraretheyfood-waste-recyclers,fedwiththeleftoversthatfallfromtheirmasters?

tables.Pet-foodshelvesarefilledwithdelicacies,includingicecreamfordogsandfoodsforpetsthatareold,

diabeticorsufferfromsensitivedigestion.

Inthebusinessthisiscalled“pcthumanisation（人类化）''一thetendencyofpetownerstotreattheirpets

aspartofthefamily.Thisisevidentinthenamesgiventodogs,whichhaveevolvedfromFido,RexandSpot

to-inAmerica-Bella,LucyandMax.Itisevidentinthegrowingmarketforpetclothing,petgrooming（美

容）andpethotels.

Peoplestillassumethatpetsmustbeworkingforhumanityinsomeway,perhapsmakingpeople

healthierorlessanxious.Buttheevidenceforthatisweak.Rather,newresearchsuggeststhatdogshave

evolvedthoseirresistible“puppy-dogeyes^^preciselytodominatehumanemotions.Ithasworked.

SentimentalAmericansoftenrefertothemselvesnotascat-ownersbutasthecat's"mommy"or"daddy”.

SouthKoreansgoonefurther,describingthemselvesascat"housekeeper”,cateringtoeverycuteaction.

Watchadog-walkertrailing“his"dog,plasticbaginhandtopickupitsmess,andyouhavetowonder:who's

inchargenow?

32.Whatisthemaincauseforhumanbeingtobecometheruleroftheplanet?

A.havingopposablethumbsB.gettingwealthier

C.possessingaltruismandcookingskillsD.takingholdofotherspecies

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“redundant“inParagraph3probablymean?

A.unnecessaryB.unavailableC.uncertainD.unfavorable

34.Whatmightpetownersdointhepast?

A.feedicecreamtotheirdogsB.preparefoodsforpetsthatarediabetic

C.feedthepetsonwhatremainedD.spendmuchmoneyonpets

35.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Wolvesusedtobeingreatdemand.

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B.Petscanbebeneficialtopeople'shealth.

C.Petownerstendtogivetheirpetsnewnames.

D.Peoplebecomesubjecttopetsemotionally.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

HowDoLanguagesDie?

Howmanylanguagesdoyouthinkthereareintheentireworld?Altogether,peoplearoundtheworld

speakabout6,000languages.Doesthatsurpriseyou?36Today,abouthalftheworld'sspokenlanguages

areendangered.Expertssaythatanotherlanguagebecomesextinct灰绝）everytwoweeks.

Howdolanguagesdie?Theydiewhenpeoplestopusingthem.Butmostpeopledon'tjuststopspeaking

theirnativelanguage.It'smorecomplexthanthat.Moreoften,theyYeeitherpressuredorforcedtodoso.

37___Theyieoftenpressuredtospeakthearea'smainlanguageinsteadoftheirown.Thisleadsmany

immigrantstostopusingtheirnativelanguage.Theymightnoteventeachittotheirchildren.

Slowly,thenativelanguagediesout.

Sometimes,languagesshiftordevelopinsteadofbecomingextinct.HaveyoueverheardthatLatinisa

deadlanguage?Inaway,itis.NoonetodayspeaksLatinastheirnativelanguage.38Peoplestilluse

Latininmanyways.Scientistsuseittonameplantsandanimals.

39Thatmeansthedeathofalanguagehurtspeople'sabilitytotakepartinculturaltraditions.They

mightloseaccesstostoriesandknowledgethatwerepasseddownformanyyears.Thisisonereasonwhy

manypeopletodayareworkingtosavedyinglanguages.

Howcanlanguagesbesaved?Someyoungpeoplelearnthelanguageoftheirancestorsasadults.

Linguiststraveltheworldtorecordthelastnativespeakersofdyinglanguages.40Theydosoinhopes

thatfuturegenerationswillbringthelanguagesbacktolife.Manyeducationalprogramstodayalsoworkto

helppreservenativelanguagesandcultures.

A.Thereusedtobemanymore!

B.Youmayhaveuseditinschool.

C.Languageisextremelycloselytiedtoculture.

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D.Butthatdoesn'tmeanitdisappearedcompletely.

E.Oneexampleiswhenpeoplemovetoadifferentcountry.

F.Somenativespeakerswritedictionariesintheirlanguage.

G.Thereareplentyofthingstodotohelpprotectlanguages.

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

AgroupofstudentsatYaleUniversityhassetupadrone（无人机）deliveryserviceoncampus.KikiAir

41todelivercandy,snacksandothersmallitemstostudentswhoplaceorders_42anapp.Theserviceis

beingtested43usingasmallgroupofstudentcustomersbeforebeinglaunched44wide.Developerstold

theYaleDailyNewsthatusers45itemsfromamenuontheirphonesandreceivethematoneofseveral

drop46aroundcampusinapaddedenvelope47toadrone.

KikiAir'sfounder,YaleseniorJasonLu,sayshiscompany48fromaclassprojectandhas49a

$150,000grant（补助金）fromaCalifornia-basedinvestorinstartups."Theconveniencestorebusinessmodel

hasn'tbeen50inahundredyears/Co-founderCatOrmantoldthestudentnewspaper."Deliveryis51____,

inefficientandpaysdiversterriblewages.WecreatedKikiAir52wewanttobringthatmodelintothefuture

inthe53thatcreatesrealjobsandreducesthecarbonfootprint"Customersarenotifiedwhenadroneis54

theprearrangeddropzonetoensuretheyareintheareato55apackage.

ThenewspaperreportedthataKikiAirdrone56lastweekontoacampuswalkway,butnobodywas_

57.OmandescribedtheincidentGcntnoHedlanding"andsaidthecompanyhasincreased58andwill

improvetheserviceaftertheincident.Yaleofficialsdidn'timmediatelyreturn59leftonMondayseeking

comment.Companyofficialssaytheyhopeeventuallyto60theservicetoothercampuses.

41.A.prefersB.promisesC.managesD.demands

42.A.forB.toC.throughD.over

43.A.currentlyB.graduallyC.sincerelyD.fluently

44.A.nationB.worldC.townD.campus

45.A.orderB.requireC.consultD.accept

46.A.directionsB.locationsC.environmentsD.devices

47.A.carriedB.addedC.attachedD.accessed

48.A.grewB.datedC.benefitedD.differed

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49.A.raisedB.gainedC.savedD.donated

50.A.updatedB.discoveredC.operatedD.explained

51.A.convenientB.necessaryC.unpopularD.expensive

52.A.whenB.ifC.becauseD.though

53.A.wayB.resultC.caseD.event

54.A.findingB.leavingC.nearingD.locating

55.A.doupB.pickupC.giveoutD.putout

56.A.stoppedB.landedC.arrivedD.fell

57.A.warnedB.affectedC.injuredD.punished

58.A.deliveringB.flyingC.controllingD.training

59.A.itemsB.messagesC.serviceD.drone

60.A.improveB.restoreC.exchangeD.expand

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分

ThelivesofchildrenfromrichandpoorAmericanfamilieslook61(different)thaneverbefore,

Well-offfamiliesareruledbycalendars,withchildren62(participate)inballet,soccerandafter-school

programs,accordingto___63___newPewResearchCentersurvey.There___64___(be)usuallytwoparents,

whospendalotoftimereadingtochildrenandworrying65theiranxietylevelsandtightschedules.

Inpoorfamilies,however,childrentend___66___(spend)theirtimeathomeorwithextendedfamilythe

surveyhasfound.Theyaremorelikelytogrowupinneighborhoods___67__theirparentssayaren'tgreat

raisingchildren,andtheirparentsworryaboutthemgettingshotbeingbeatenup_68__goingagainstthe

law.

Researcherssayatpresenttheclassdifferencesinraisingupchildren69(widen)inequality.Different

upbringingssetchildrenondifferentpathsandcandeepensocioeconomic_70___(divide),especially

becauseeducationisstronglylinkedtoearnings.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文，文中共有10处语

言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删改或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(A),并在其下面写出该加的词。

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删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Theotherdaywetakeourschoolbustothenearbynursinghome.Theelderlypeoplegreeteduswarm

andtheywerereallyverypleasingtoseeus.Therewedidalotthings.Wetoldmanyinterestingstoriesto

themorsanganddancedforthemandwereallyhadafun.Around11o'clockinthemorningtheyreturnedto

theschool.Asstudent,weareveryfbndoftheactivity.It'sourdutytohelpingtheelderlypeople,inmy

opinion.Howameaningfultripitwas!We'Hneverforgetit.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，你美国朋友Jim对北京的历史文化感兴趣。你校暑假期间将

为交换生组织“KnowingBeijing”游览活动，请你写信邀请Jim来参加。内容包括：

的

1时间安排；

2活动内容；

3邀请参加。

注意：1.词数不少于50；

2.开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。

DearJim,

Yours,

LiHua

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参考答案

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节1—5ACBBA

第二节6—10ACACB11—15CCBAC16—20CABAC

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

21-23CDA24-27ACDB28-31ACDC32-35DACD36-40AEDCF

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

41-45BCADA46-50BCABA51-55DCACB56-60DCDBD

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

61.moredifferent62.participating63.a64.are65.about

66.tospend67.that/which68.or69.arewidening70.division（s）

第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

Theotherdaywetakeourschoolbustothenearbynursinghome.Theelderlypeoplegreeted

took

uswarmandtheywerereallyverypleasingtoseeus.TherewedidalotAthings.Wetold

warmlypleasedof

Manyinterestingstoriestothemorsanganddancedforthemandwereallyhadafun.Around

and

11o'clockinthemorningtheyreturnedtotheschool.Asstudent,weareveryfondofthe

westudents

activity.It'sourdutytohelpingtheelderlypeople,inmyopinion.Howameaningfultrip

helpWhat

itwas!We'llneverforgetit.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

DearJim,

Howisitgoing?Pmwritingtoinviteyoutoouractivity-*'KnowingBeijing

WearegoingtoorganizetheactivityatschoolnextFridayafternoonWe'llexperienceChinesetraditions,

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suchasmakingdumplings,learningadragondance,drinkingChineseteaandsoon.Ihopewe'llenjoy

ourselves.IbelieveyoucanlearnmoreaboutChinaandloveChinesetraditionalculturebyhavingthiskind

ofactivity.

Emlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.

Yours,

XiaoHua

听力原文：

Text1

M：Wasthetelephoneringing?

W：Ididn'thearanything.Sometimeswhenthewindowsareopen,youcanheartheneighbors*phone.

M：Well,Tmexpectinganimportantphonecall,andIdon'twanttomissit.

Text2

M：Bobisplayingcomputergamesagain!

W：Really?Wehavetriedtotalkhimoutofitseveraltimes.

M：Heisreallyahardnut!

Text3

M：Finally.I'vefinishedmypaper.CanyoucheckitbeforeIhanditin?

W：Sure.Let'stakealook.Sweetie.Oh,ifsterrific!Icantellyouworkedhardonit.

M：Thanks.Ireallydid.Ijusthopemyteacheragrees.

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M：Mom.Pmtoohungry.Whereismyapplepie?

W：Ihaveorderedit,butitisn'treadyyet.I'llaskthewaiter.Pleasehavealittlepatience,OK?

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W：Oh,Peter,howmuchdoyoupayforelectricityandtelephoneserviceamonth?

M：Myelectricitybillis50dollarsandthetelephonebillisabout30dollars.

W：Howaboutyourtransportationfare?

M：40dollars.

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W：Goodmorning.CanIhelpyou?

M：Goodmorning.rdliketomakeareservationtoGuangzhouforAugust2.