2024届陕西省西安高三年级下册第七次模拟考试英语试题（含答案）

西安中学高2024届高三模拟考试（七）

英语学科

（满分：150分时间：120分钟）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

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。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。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是Co

1.WhatwillMatthewdoontheweekend?

A.Attendanexhibition.B.Enteracontest.C.VisitChina.

2.Wheredothespeakerswanttogo?

A.Toasupermarket.B.Toabank.C.Toarestaurant.

3.Whenwillthemanseethefilm?

A.At1:30p.m.B.At3:30p.m.C.At5:30p.m.

4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Anoisynight.B.Aplaceofliving.C.Theirsleepinghabits.

5.Whydidthemancallthewomanlastnight?

A.Togiveherfruits.

B.Toinvitehertoaparty.

C.Toaskforhercousin'snumber.

第二节（共15小题；每小题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。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、7题。

6.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthewoman'ssuggestion?

A.Abitdisappointed.B.Verysatisfied.C.Greatlysurprised.

7.WhatwillthespeakersdoonFridayevening?

A.Goshopping.B.Eatout.C.Pickuptheirchildren.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inahotel.B.Onaplane.C.Onalake.

9.WhywillthemangotoChicago?

A.Toattendameeting.B.Tovisithissister.C.Tostartuniversity.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Schoolfriends.

B.Teacherandstudent.

C.Librarianandlibraryuser.

11.WhatdoesMichaelsayaboutthebook?

A.It'ssoldatadiscountprice.

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B.It'simportantforMaria'sstudy.

C.It'swrittenbyProfessorHughes.

12.WhatwillMichaeldoforMaria?

A.Sharehisbookwithher.B.Lendhersomemoney.C.AskNoahforhelp.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whydoesthemanmeetthewoman?

A.Tolookatanapartment.

B.Tohaveamealtogether.

C.Todeliversomefurniture.

14.Whatdoesthemanlikeaboutthecarpet?

A.Itsquality.B.Itssize.C.Itscolor.

15.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthekitchen?

A.Itswell-designed.B.It'swell-equipped.C.Itswell-painted.

16.Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?

A.Takeabus.B.Makeapayment.C.Talkwithhiswife.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whydoesthespeakerorganizetheactivity?

A.ToprepareforChildren'sDay.

B.Tocelebratetheendoftheschoolyear.

C.Towelcomechildrenintheneighborhood.

18.Whatistheactivityforchildrenabout?

A.Lookingforthehiddengifts.

B.Hidingaroundthecenter.

C.Havingagroupdiscussion.

19.Whatarethechildrenrequiredtodobeforegoingout?

A.Findtheflags.

B.Writetheirnamesdown.

C.Staytogetherwiththeirparents.

20.Whowillgototheothersideofthecenter?

A.Thepreschoolchildren.

B.Thethird-gradechildren.

C.Thefourth-gradechildren.

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

Meetingpeopleisthefirststeptomakefriends.Buthowdoyouactuallybecomefriendswith

someone?Herearesomeusefultips.

1.Makesmalltalkevenifyoudon'tfeellikeit

Smalltalkcanfeelfalseandmeaningless.Butitdoeshaveapurpose.Bymakingsmalltalk,you

showthatyou'refriendlyandopentocommunicating.Inthatway,smalltalkhelpsyoutomakethe

firstconnectionwithpotentialnewfriends.Ifsomeonedoesn'tmakeanysmalltalk,wemightassume

thattheydon'twanttomakefriendswithus,thattheydon/tlikeus,orthatthey'reinabadmood.

2.Figureoutwhatyoumighthaveincommon

Whenyoutalktosomeonenewandrealizethatyouhavethingsincommon,theconversation

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usuallygoesfromstifftofunandinteresting.Therefore,makeitahabittofindoutifyouhaveany

mutualinterestsorsomethingincommon.Youcandothisbymentioningthingsthatinterestyouand

seeinghowtheyreact.

3.Don'twritepeopleoffuntilyouknowthem

Don'tjudgepeopletooquickly.Trynottoassumethattheyareshallow,boring,orthatyouhave

nothingtotalkabout.Ifeveryoneseemsuninterested,itmightbebecauseyoukeepgettingstuckin

smalltalk.Ifyouonlymakesmalltalk,everyonesoundsshallow.

4.Makepeoplelikebeingaroundyou

Whenyoutrytomakepeoplelikeyou,itwillbecomeeasierforyoutomakefriends.Whenyou

makesurethatpeoplelikebeingaroundyou,theywilllikeyou.Ifwearewithsomeonewithapositive

experience,welikethatpersonmore.

21.Whatisthepurposeofsmalltalk?

A.Toshowthatyouareinagoodmood.

B.Toshowyouhavesomethingincommon.

C.Toshowyouarefriendlyandwanttotalk.

D.Toshowyouareapotentialnewfriend.

22.Accordingtothepassagewhydoyouthinkpeoplearoundyouareboring?

A.Becauseyoudon'thaveadeepchatwiththem.

B.Becausetheyhavenothingincommonwithyou.

C.Becauseyoudon'tmakeasmalltalkwiththem.

D.Becauseyoudon'tliketomakefriendswiththem.

23.Whatwillyoudoifyouwanttomakeiteasiertomakefriends?

A.Toavoidbeingstuckinsmalltalk.

B.Tojudgepeoplebywhattheydo.

C.Tostaywithpeoplewithapositiveexperience.

D.Tomakepeoplewillingtostaywithyou.

B

CharlesDarwinwasbornin1809inShrewsbury,England.Hisfather,adoctor,hadhighhopes

thathissonwouldearnamedicaldegreeatEdinburghUniversityinScotland,wherehewasadmitted

attheageofsixteen.ItturnedoutthatDarwinwasmoreinterestedinnaturalhistorythanmedicine.

WhilehecontinuedhisstudiesatCambridge,itwashisfocusonnaturalhistorythatbecamehis

passion.

In1831,DarwinsetoutonavoyageasanaturalistaboardashipoftheBritishRoyalNavy,the

HMSBeagle.ThemainpurposeofthetripwastosurveythecoastlineofSouthAmericaandchartits

harborstomakebettermapsoftheregion.

Darwinspentmuchofthetriponlandcollectingsamplesofplants,animals,rocks,andfossils.He

exploredregionsinBrazil,Argentina,Chile,andremoteislandssuchastheGalapagos.Hepackedall

ofhissamplesintolargewoodencontainersandsentthembacktoEnglandaboardotherlargeships.

UponhisreturntoEnglandin1836,Darwin'sworkcontinued.Studiesofhissamplesandnotes

fromthetripledtogroundbreakingscientificdiscoveries.Fossilshecollectedledtoadvancesinthe

understandingoftheprocessesthatshapetheEarth'ssurface.Darwin'sanalysisoftheplantsand

animalshegatheredledhimtoquestionhowspeciesformandchangeovertime.Thisworkconvinced

himoftheinsightthatheismostfamousfor—naturalselection.Thetheoryofnaturalselectionsays

thatindividualsofaspeciesaremorelikelytosurviveintheirenvironmentandpassontheirgenesto

thenextgenerationwhentheyinherittraitsfromtheirparentsthatarebestsuitedforthatspecific

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environment.Inthisway,suchtraitsbecomemorewidespreadinthespeciesandcanleadeventually

tothedevelopmentofanewspecies.

In1859,DarwinpublishedhisthoughtsaboutevolutionandnaturalselectioninOntheOriginof

Species.Thebookconvincedmanypeoplethatspecieschangeovertime——alotoftime——suggesting

thattheplanetwasmucholderthanwhatwascommonlybelievedatthetime:sixthousandyears.

CharlesDarwindiedin1882attheageofseventy-three.HeisburiedinWestminsterAbbeyin

London,England.

24.WhatisthepurposeofParagraph1?

A.Toshowhiseducationallevel.

B.Tostresshisfather'sinfluenceonhim.

C.Topavethewayforhisfuturestudyofnature.

D.Tointroducehisfamilybackground.

25.WhatwasCharlesDarwin'sattitudetohisjobasnaturalist?

A.Boring.B.Enthusiastic.C.Unclear.D.Disappointing.

26.Whatkindofanimalismorelikelytosurviveaccordingtonaturalselection?

A.Ananimalthatcanpassonitsgenestothenextgeneration.

B.Ananimalthatcanleadtothedevelopmentofanewkindofspecies.

C.Ananimalthatreceivesitsparents'featuresfitforthespecificenvironment.

D.Ananimalwhoseparentsteachittosurvivefromthespecificenvironment.

27.Whatisthistextmainlyabout?

A.TheprocessofDarwin'svoyage.

B.AlltheresearchresultsinDarwin'slife.

C.ThebirthofDarwin'stheoryofnaturalselection.

D.Darwin'stalentforstudyingnaturalhistory.

C

Harvardscientistshaveengineeredagroupoffishthatswimsautonomously.Researcherssaythe

experimentcouldadvancepacemaker（起搏器）technologyandimprovethedevelopmentofartificial

heartsforhumans.

Researchersbuiltthefishusingpaper,twopartsofheartmuscletissue—oneontheleftsideand

oneontheright—andaplasticfin.Acontractionononesidecausedthemuscleontheothersideto

stretch.Thestretchingthencausedthosecellstocontract,whichmovedthetailfromsidetosideand

allowedittoswimonitsown.Themusclecellswerefromhumanstemcells.Theresearchersalso

engineeredanautonomouspacingnode,whichactedlikeapacemakerbycontrollingtherhythmand

frequencyofthecontractions.

Thefishmovedautonomouslyforover108days,whichisequalto38millionbeats,thestudy

states.Becauseheartcellsconstantlyrebuildthemselves,whichtakesabout20days,thefishcells

rebuiltthemselvesatotalofaboutfivetimesover,saysKitParker,aprofessorfromHarvardUniversity

wholedtheresearch.

Yearsago,Parkerwasdisappointedwiththestateofhearttreatment.zzltoccurredtomein2007

thatwemighthavefailedtounderstandthefundamentallawsofmuscularpumps,“hesaidina2012

statement.Then,onatriptothemuseumwithhisdaughter,hespottedaspecialfish.zTmlookingat

it,thinking,zltpumps,itlookslikeaheartpump,andIcouldbuildthatthing.'"In2012,histeam

createdafishthatswamusingratheartcells,andthenarayfishwithratheartcellsin2016.

Thoughtheresearcherssaythefishisastepforwardforheartresearch,itcouldbeyearsbeforeit

leadstothecreationofanartificialheart,saysMichaelSchneider,aprofessoratImperialCollege

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London,whowasn/tinvolvedinthestudy.Butthatdoesn'tdismayParker.a\thinkothermethodswill

befasterthanus/saysParker."Butinthelongrun,creatingtissuethatreliesonthepatient'sown

cellscouldofferunexpectedbenefits/

28.Whatmadethefishswimautonomouslyintheexperiment?

A.Thespecialpaper.B.Thepushofthefin.

C.Musclecontractions.D.Thesupportofthetail.

29.Whatresultprobablyimpressedtheresearchersmost?

A.Thepowerofthepacingnode.B.Theswimmingspeedofthefish.

C.Thefish'slastingswimmingtime.D.Therhythmofthefish'smovement.

30.WhyisParker'striptothemuseummentionedinParagraph4?

A.ItgaveParkeragoodmemory.B.ItmadeParkerfindinspiration.

C.ItremovedParker'sdisappointment.D.ItintroducedParkertoaspecialfish.

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dismay"meaninthelastparagraph?

A.Depress.B.Annoy.C.Embarrass.D.Relieve.

D

Inanewstudy,researchersfoundthatinvasiveinsectsintheUnitedStatescouldkillapproximately

1.4millionurbantreesby2050,whichwouldcostover$900milliontoreplace,reportsVishwam

SankaranfortheIndependent.

Hotspotspredictedtohavethemosturbantreemortality（死亡率）wereMilwaukee,Wisconsin;

Chicago,Illinois;andNewYork,NewYork.Thestudy,publishedintheJournalofAppliedEcology,isthe

firstnationwideforecastofstreettreemortalityfrominvasiveinsects.

TheemeraldashborerisaninvasivebeetlenativetoAsia.Itwasfirstdetectedin2002in

southeasternMichigan,andexpertssuspectitwasbroughtintotheUnitedStatesonwoodpacking

materialcarriedoncargoshipsorairplanestravelingfromAsia.Sincethen,thebughasbeen

damagingashtrees.Inthelasttwodecadessincetheinsectwasfirstdetected,numeroustreeshave

beenkilledinNorthAmerica.

Datacollectedfrom30,000communitiesacrossthecountrywasusedtoestimatetreemortalityin

thenext30years.Theresearcherscombinedthisdatawithamodelthatpredictedthespreadof57

differentinvasiveinsectspecies.Theirresultsshowemeraldashborersalonecouldcause90%ofthe

estimated1.4milliontreedeaths.Ashborersarealreadypredictedto“killvirtuallyallashtrees”in

over6,000urbanareas,accordingtoNewsweek.

Lessthan25%of30,000urbanareasintheU.S.areexpectedtoexperience95%ofallstreet-tree

mortality,reportsAdamBarnesfortheHill.Theareasthatwillexperiencethemosttreelossinclude

citiesintheMidwestandEastCoast.Theselocationsareexpectedtohavethemosttreelossbecause

largenumbersofashtreesoccupythestreetsandparksintheseareas,reportedtheIndependent.

Whenitcomestohowtosaveurbanareasfrombecomingtreeless,studyauthorEmmaHudgins,a

biologistatMcGillUniversity,says,“Theseresultscanhopefullyprovideacautionarytaleagainst

plantingasinglespeciesoftreethroughoutentirecities,ashasbeendonewithashtreesinNorth

America.Plantingvarioustreesprovidesresilienceagainstpestinfestations（侵扰）."

32.Whatcanweknowabouttheemeraldashborer?

A.ItisaninvasivebeetleinAsia.

B.ItwasfirstfoundbytheMichiganpeople.

C.IthaskillednumeroustreesinAmerica.

D.TheydefinitelyentertheU.S.bycargoshipsorairplanes.

33.Whatisthefourthparagraphintendedtodescribe?

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A.Thepurposeoftheresearch.B.Theconclusionoftheresearch.

C.Thesignificanceoftheresearch.D.Theprocessandresultoftheresearch.

34.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefifthparagraph?

A.Pestinfestationsaretakingplaceacrossthecountry.

B.Theinsect/sinvasionwon'tspreadequallyinAmerica.

C.Treelossisthemaincauseofenvironmentalproblems.

D.AshtreesarebeingremovedfrommanyareasintheU.S.

35.WhatsuggestiondoesEmmaHudginsprovide?

A.Gettingdifferenttypesoftreesplanted.

B.Replacingforeigntreeswithlocalones.

C.Gettingmoretreesplantedinmoreareas.

D.Plantingtreesresistanttopestinfestations.

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。

Therearethingswealldo,ordon'tdo,thatleadustowastefarmoretimethanwerealizeinthe

moment.Thebiggesttimeregret,Ithink,isdwellingon（沉湎于）mistakesandshortcomings.

36Inastudy,researchersaskedsubjectstospendmoneyduringanimaginarytripto

themall.Before"shopping",somesubjectswereaskedtorecallapastfinancialmistake.Theyfound

thosesubjectsweremorelikelytoincur（招致）debt.Dwellingmadethemfeellikeafailureandtold

themtherewasnoneedtotry,becausetheyalreadysucked.So,theygotfurtherintodebtwhen

alreadyfeelinglikeanoverspender.Ofcourse,wedon/twanttoskipoverourmistakesorignorethem

either.37

Ialsomissedtoomuchforfearofmyownshortcomings.38Iwantedtotravelafter

highschool,butIwenttouniversityclosetohomeinstead,becauseIwastooshytomeetnewpeople

andwasafraidIcouldn'tmakeitinanothercity.Afteruniversity,Iwantedtobeawriter,butIdecided

tofindamorestable,accessiblejobinstead,becausethat'seasier.39Idecidedtofind

workIactuallyenjoyed,travelmoreandlivesomewhereelse.Imadeatonofmistakesalongtheway,

butthebiggermistakewasnottryingsooner.

40So,neverbeatyourselfupoveryourmistakesandshortcomings.Thesooneryou

learnfromthem,thesooneryoucanfreeupyourtimeandenergytolivethelifeyouwant.

A.Eventually,Igottiredofthis.

B.Regretisanotherbigwasteoftime.

C.IwasdoingitforthewrongreasonthatIwasafraidtofail.

D.Foryears,Istayedinacomfortableplace,doingthingsIdisliked.

E.Thegoalistolearnsomethingfromthem,andthenreleasethefailure.

F.Whenyoufinallyrelateittoyourownpastexperiences,itprobablybecomeseasier.

G.Dwellingonmistakeswastestimeand,worsestill,makesusmorelikelytorepeatmistakes.

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（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。

ChristieWatsonwasonly17yearsoldwhenshewalkedintotheroomofapatient.Now,asa

41,her20yearsinthesickroomhastaughtWatsonthatthoughknowledgeofbiologyand

chemistryis42,theartofgoodnursing43purekindness.

Watsonneverforgetstwonurses.Onenurse44tinyspoonfulsofyoghurttoWatsonwhen

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shewas45foranallergicreactionasachild.TheothernursesangWatson'snewbornsonto

46at2am,andthencamebackafterher47hadended—withacupofcoffee.Thatiswhy

Watson48thegreaterpartofhercareernursingseriouslyillchildren.

Watsondescribedwashingthe49smellfromthehairofalittlegirlwhowashurtinafire,

andher50todealwithmentallyillpatientsinherbook."Anurse'sbonesbecome51with

everyseriouscaseshe52andtherearetoomany/writesWatson.

However,herhandsalways53assheopensthedoorstotheoperatingroom,whichisa(n)

54oftherandomnatureoflifetoher.Wecannotknowwhosebrakewill55,andwhoseroof

willfalldown.Wecan't56andcontrolthem.Butherkindnessgives57tothepatients

andreducestheirpain.Becauseofit,theycanfindjoyinthemost58placeswheretheyhaveto

stay.The59ofasix-vear-oldgirlwithaseriousdisease60tobethemosthigh-spirited

soundintheroom.

41.A.doctorB.nurseC.patientD.career

42.A.professionalB.complexC.vitalD.abundant

43.A.adaptstoB.resultsinC.respondstoD.liesin

44.A.fedB.donatedC.suppliedD.bought

45.A.abandonedB.separatedC.hospitalizedD.rejected

46.A.calmB.smilesC.tearsD.sleep

47.A.appointmentB.shiftC.attendanceD.operation

48.A.takesB.costsC.spendsD.forgets

49.A.smokyB.sourC.fragrantD.damp

50.A.decisionB.struggleC.intentionD.reaction

51.A.harderB.softerC.healthierD.straighter

52.A.researchesB.settlesC.discoversD.witnesses

53.A.moveB.stretchC.shakeD.drop

54.A.evidenceB.reminderC.impressionD.warning

55.A.failB.fixC.stopD.function

56.A.realizeB.predictC.understandD.challenge

57.A.treatmentB.satisfactionC.comfortD.respect

58.A.unfriendlyB.unfairC.unforgettableD.unlikely

59.A.laughterB.breathC.sobD.shout

60.A.figuresoutB.makesoutC.bringsoutD.turnsout

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分,满分15分）

根据下列各句句意和空白之后的汉语提示词，在答题卡指定区域的横线上写出对应单词的正

确、完整形式。

WhenIwasaninternationalstudentinChina,IwasluckytoexperienceChineseNewYear.The

build-upwasexcitingaseverywhere61(decorate)withred.

SomefellowstudentsandIdecidedtotravelfromXi/antoGuilinforthefestival.Travelduring

thattimeisquite62adventure—manypeoplejourneyhome63(see)their

familiesandeverywhereisverybusy.

OntheeveofNewYear,wewatchedtheCCTVNewYear'sGala.Althoughwedidn'treally

understandeverything,itwasgoodtobelost64theatmosphereoftheoccasion!AtNew

Year,familiesmake65(taste)dumplingstogetheraspartofthecelebrations.OnNewYear's

day,andforseveralweeksafterwards,youcanhearfirecrackersandfireworkseverywhere,andtheair

66(smell)stronglyofdynamite(火药)andsmoke.Thiswasadventurousforus!

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BeinginChinaduringNewYearsomewhatmeant67（lonely）thoughitwasagreat

experience.Ican68（absolute）explainitwithhowinternationalstudentsintheUKmightfeel

atChristmasif69（have）nolovedonesaroundthem.

Overall,myfirstChineseNewYearwasanamazingexperience70I'llneverforget.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）“一

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、删除或修改。

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。

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。

Iwokeuplatelyyesterdaybecausemyalarmclockdidn'tring.Withnotimeforthebreakfast,I

rushedoutofmyhouse.Ihadintendedtocatchthe7:30subway,andIdidn'tmakeit.Havealittle

timeleft,Itakeataxiinstead.Iarrivedattheschoolonlyfind,withgreatsadnessmixedwithsome

relief,thattheschoolwhereshouldhavebeenfullofstudentswasempty.ItwasSaturday.However,

ourillluckshowednosignofcomingatanend.WhenIreturnedhome,Ifoundmyselflockout.Ihad

leftmykeyathome.Justmyluck.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

根据以下图画，写一篇英语短文，描述今昔通讯方式的变化，以及这些变化给人们生活带来

BeforeNow

注意：

1.词数100左右

2.参考词¥匚：通讯communicate（withsb.）vz./communicationn.；

互联网theInternet

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高2024届高三英语七模试题参考答案

听力（共两节；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1-5BCABA6-10BAABA11-15BCACB16-20CBABC

阅读理解（共两节；每小题2分，满分40分）

21-23CAD24-27CBCC28-31CCBA32-35CDBA36-40GEDAB

完形填空（共20小题；每小题L5分，满分30分）

41-45BCDAC46-50DBCAB51-55ADCBA56-60BCDAD

语法填空（共10小题；每小题L5分，满分15分）

61.wasdecorated62.an63.tosee64.in65.tasty66.smells67.loneliness

68.absolutely69.having70.that/which

短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

(1)将lately改为late(2)将the去掉(3)将and改为but(4)将Have改为Having

(5)将take改为took(6)在find前面加to(7)将where改为which/that

(8)将our改为my(9)将at改为to(10)将lock改为locked

书面表达(满分25分)

Greatchangeshavetakenplaceinthewayofcommunicationinpeople'slifeinrecentyears.

Inthepast,peoplekeptintouchwitheachothermainlybywritinglettersorusingthepublic

telephone.Butnowalmosteveryonehashisownmobilephone.Peoplecancommunicatewitheachother

almostatanyplaceandatanytime.What'smore,peoplehaveeasyaccesstotheInternet,whichenables

themtosendandreceivee-mailswhenevertheylike.Withthesechanges,people'spaceoflifehasbeen

quickenedandpeople'sworkhasbeenmademoreefficient.Itusedtotakeseveraldaystohearfromeach

other,butnowittakesonlyseveralminutes,eveniftheyareintwodifferentcontinents.

Inaword,peoplehaveaneasierlifenowadays.(131words)

听力原文

Text1

W:I'mgoingtothemuseumthisSunday.Thereisanewexhibitionofancientchina.Wouldyouliketo

joinme,Matthew?

M:Fdloveto,butIhaveapianocompetitioninSeattle.Ican'tmissit.(1)

Text2

M:Havewemissedit?Thepolicemansaidit'sonlythreestreetsaway,rightacrossthebiggest

supermarket.

W:Waitaminute.Thebank,theclothingstore,ah,hereitis,theItalianrestaurant!(2)Text3

W:WelcometoSkyCinema.HowcanIhelpyou?

M:IneedtwoticketstothefilmAvatar:TheWayofWater.

W:Itstartsat1:30p.m.,3:30p.m.and5:30p.m.Whichonewouldyoulike?

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M:Theearlier,thebetter.(3)

Avatar:TheWayofWater《阿凡达：水之道》

Text4(第4题为主旨大意题)

W:Ireallylikelivinghereinthisapartment.It'ssoclosetomyofficeandtheshoppingmall.

M:That'strue.ButFmoftenwokenupatnightbythetrafficoutside.

W:Oh,Ididn'tknowyouarealightsleeper.

Text5

M:Whatwereyoudoinglastnight?Icalledyou,butyoudidn'tanswer.

W:Oh,IwasatmycousinJack'sbirthdayparty.Andmyphonewasdead.Wasthereanythingurgent?

M:Mydadcamebackfromafarm.Hebroughtbackmanyfruits,andIwantedtosharesomewithyou.

(5)Text6

W:Larry,doyouhaveanyplansforthecomingweekend?M:No,andyou?

W:Icheckedtheweatheronmyphonejustnow.Itseemsit'llbeafinedayonSaturday.Shallwego

hikinginthehills?(6)

M:Goodidea.(6)Whenwasourlasthike?

W:Well,IthinkthatwasinMarchthisyear,ifmymemoryservesmeright.

M:Oh,thatwassixmonthsago.Ifthatistheplan,weshouldgotothesupermarkettopickupsome

foodanddrinks.(7)

W:Yes.WecandothatwithourboysonFridayeveningafterdinner.(7)I'veheardthatthe

supermarketwillofferdiscountsthen.

M:Okay.NowFmlookingforwardtotheweekend,ifmymemoryservesmeright如果我没有记错

的话Text7(第8题为推断题)

W:Goodmorning,sir.

M:Goodmorning.IthinkthereshouldbearoombookedinthenameofLoganJones.

W:Okay,letmehaveacheck.Adoubleroomwithaviewofthelake?

M:Oh,theremustbesomemistake.Actually,Ibookedasingleroomwithabigbathroom.

W:CanIhaveyourID