广东省清远市六校2024-2025学年高一年级下册期中考试 英语试题（含解析）

广东省清远市三校联考2024-2025学年高一下学期4月期中

英语试题

一、听力选择题

1.WhathasAmybroughtback?

A.Themilkandeggs.B.Thebreadandbutter.C.Thebutterandeggs.

2.Whatwouldthewomanliketodointhenewyear?

A.Masterphotography.B.Dovolunteerwork.C.Startabusiness.

3.Whoisprobablytheman?

A.Areporter.B.Anathlete.C.Acoach.

4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Amachine.B.Energybills.C.Akitchen.

5.Whatchallengedoesthemanface?

A.Settingupanewproject.

B.Collectingcustomerfeedback.

C.Balancingcreativitywithdeadlines.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6.Whatisthewoman'sfeelingnow?

A.Anxiety.B.Excitement.C.Disappointment.

7.Whatmajordidthewomanchoose?

A.Physics.B.DataScience.C.Engineering.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

8.Whatwastheoriginalpriceoftherunningshoes?

A.$80.B.$100.C.$120.

9.Howwillthewomanpay?

A.Bycheck.B.Incash.C.Bycard.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

10.WhathappenedtoKathrynyesterdaymorning?

A.Herprojectreportgotlost.

B.HerInternetbrokedown.

C.Shegotbittenbyadog.

11.WhathasKathryndonetosolvethedifficultiesofworkingfromhome?

A.Shehasattendedvirtualmeetings.

B.Shehasjoinedonlinecommunities.

C.Shehasdrawnupherworkschedule.

12.HowdoesKathrynfindworkingfromhome?

A.Overallenjoyable.B.Extremelyannoying.C.Abittime-wasting.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

13.WhatisSean'sfirstpieceofadviceforTara?

A.Adaptingtotheexamenvironmentinadvance.

B.Startingherreviewwithherfavoritesubject.

C・Makingadetailedstudyplan.

14.WhatdidTaradoyesterday?

A.Shereviewedthetextbookinthelibrary.

B.Shereadtheexaminformation.

C.Shetalkedtoherteacher.

15.WhatdoesSeanalwaysdorightbeforeanexam?

A.Writedownhisworries.

B.Organizeexammaterials.

C.Breathedeeplyforseveralminutes.

16.HowdoesSeansoundintheend?

A.Nervous.B.Grateful.C.Encouraging.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

17.Whobecamethefirstplayerunder9tobeatagrandmaster?

A.LeonidIvanovic.B.AshwathKaushik.C.JacekStopa.

18.WherewasAshwathKaushikbom?

A.InSingapore.B.InSwitzerland.C.InIndia.

19.WhendidAshwathKaushikstartplayingchess?

A.Whenhewas2.B.Whenhewas4.C.Whenhewas6.

20.WhydoesAshwathKaushiklikeplayingchess?

A.Itenableshimtomakefriendsmoreeasily.

B.Ithelpsimprovehisthinkingability.

C.Itletshimspendqualitytimewithhisfamily.

二、阅读理解

GroupVisitstotheExhibition&TheatreTour

•OpeningHours

Exhibition:

Monday-Sunday:9:00a.m.-5:00p.m.

Groupsof15peopleormorearerequiredtopre-booktheirvisit.Tomakeareservation,pleasefillinagroup

requestformandreturnittousviaemail.

•ExhibitionandTheatreTourPrices

Adult:£15.00

Senior(60+):£13.50

Student(withvalidID):£11.50

Child(5-15):£8.00

Complimentary:Every16thpersonisfree

•Gettinghere

Shakespeare'sGlobe,21NewGlobeWalk,LondonSEI9DT,UK

Wehavecurrentlyimprovedsecurity,withallbagsbeingchecked.Pleasearriveingoodtime,anddonot

bringanylargebagsandcheckthecalendarbeforeyourvisitorcall+44(0)2079021500tofindoutaboutour

latestopeningtimes.

Visitorsareadvisedtoarrivebypublictransportorbytaxi.ThereisacarparkonThamesExchangeonthe

northsideofSouthwarkBridge(open24hours,sevendaysaweek).Cabsmaybefoundallyearroundon

SouthwarkBridge.ItmayalsobepossibletopickoneupfromoutsidetheentrancehallonNewGlobeWalk.

•Wheretoeat

SwanatShakespeare9sGlobeservesmodernBritishseasonalfoodfordinner,afternoonteaordrinks,which

isabeautifulbarandrestaurantsetovertwofloors,availableforpre-andpost-theatredining.

SwanRestaurant

Monday-Friday:12noon-2:30p.m.6:00p.m.-10:30p.m.

Saturday:12noon-3:30p.m.6:00p.m.

Sunday:12noon-9:00p.m.

21.Whencanyoupayavisittotheexhibition?

A.Fridayat2:00p.m.B.Mondayat8:00a.m.

C.Saturdayat5:30p.m.D.Sundayat7:00p.m.

22.Ifagroupof20childrenvisittheExhibitionTheatreTour,whatisrequiredforthemtodo?

A.Theyneedtohireaguidethemselves.

B.Theymustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.

C-Theyhavetopay£160forticketsintotal.

D.Theyneedtomakeareservationinadvance.

23.Whichofthefollowingappliestovisitors?

A.They'reabletogetataxinearSouthwarkBridge.

B.TheycanparkonthesouthsideofSouthwarkBridge.

C.Theyarerequiredtodeposit（寄存）theirbagsbeforeentering.

D.Ifsmoreconvenienttodrivetherethantakingpublictransport.

Courageisahugethemeinmylife,aqualityIconstantlyseek,appreciate,andanalyze.Therootof

“courage"is"cor”,theLatinwordforheart.Inthebeginning,couragemeant“tospeakone'smindbytellingall

one'sheart”.Whilecourageisoftenassociatedwithheroismnowadays,Ibelievetruecourageliesinbeingopen

andhonestaboutwhoweareandhowwefeel.

Irecentlywitnessedanexampleoftruecourage.Duringamountain-climbingtripwithmy15-year-old

daughterandsomecollegestudents,Inoticedherstrugglingtokeepupwiththegroup.Despitemysuggestionsto

rest,shepersisteduntilshecouldn'tbreatheproperly.

Panicked,Icalledouttothefrontofthegroupforhelp,buttherewasnoresponse,andwehadnocellphone

signal.Fortunately,twostudentscamebacktocheckonus.Theyofferedassistanceandcalmedusdown.Aswe

continuedataslowerpace,theysharedtheirownexperiences,fromstartingoutasbeginnerslikemydaughterto

becomingconsistentlyamongthefirsttoreachthepeak.

“Youknow,“oneofthemsaid,lookingatmydaughter,"IwasjustlikeyouwhenIstarted.Butwithpractice

andaproperpace,you'llgettheretoo."

46Yeah,don'tletyourlackofexperiencestopyou,^^theotheradded.“It'sokaytoadmitwhenyou're

strugglingornotfeelingalright.Infact,it'simportanttospeakupandaskforhelpwhenyouneedit.Thafshow

weimproveandgrow.”

Reachingthemountaintopwasahugereliefforbothmydaughterandme.However,thetwostudents

addressedthecelebratinggroupdirectly,emphasizingtheimportanceofstayingtogetherintoughenvironments.

Theirwordsledthegrouptoapologizetousforoverlookingourstruggle.

Iwastotallyamazedattheirbravery,andmydaughterlearnedthatifsokaytobetheleastexperiencedina

group.Courage,I'vecometorealize,hasarippleeffect.Eachtimewechoosecourage,weinspirethosearoundus

tobealittlebraverandmaketheworldalittlebetter.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"persisted“meaninParagraph2?

A.gaveupquicklyB.hesitatednervously

C.complainedloudlyD.continuedfirmly

25.Whatdidthetwostudentssuggestthedaughterdo?

A.Seekhelpwheneverpossible.B.Challengeherownlimits.

C.Stickwithexperiencedclimbers.D.Keeptoasuitablepace.

26.Whichactioninthemountain-climbingstoryisanexampleoftruecourage?

A.Thegirltriedhardnottofallbehind.

B.Themotheraskedthegirltorest.

C.Thetwostudentspointedoutthegroup?sfault.

D.Thegroupcelebratedthereachofthemountaintop.

27.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheMountainClimber'sGuidetoSurvivalB.TeamworkMattersMostinAdventures

C.AParent'sLessononPerseveranceD.TrueCourage:HonestyandItsImpact

WhenDeirdreLoughridgefirstbeganteachingclassesonmusictechnologyin2012,therewasalotoftalk

abouthowcomputerswere“dehumanizing“music.Thegeneralthoughtamongherstudentswasthatcomputers

couldnotmakemusic.

Butovertheyears,Loughridgenoticedashiftinthisattitude."'WhenIstartedteaching,itwasverycommon

tobesurprisedanddisturbedbytheideathatacomputercouldmakemusic,“shesaid."Butfiveyearslater,that

startedtoseemlikeamuchmorecommonideaforstudents.^^

Withtheriseofartificialintelligence(AI),there9sbeenanincreasingnumberofconversationssurrounding

AIandart,andwhethertheworkwe'reenjoyingisfromahumanoramachine.Buttheanswer,Loughridgesays,

isnotalwayssosimple,atleastnotwhenitcomestomusic.Afterall,acomputer-generatedpieceinthestyleof

ChopinwascreatedbyhumanprogrammersandChopincomposedwithapianothatisalsosortofamachine.

ThisistheexampleLoughridgeusestoopenherupcomingbookSoundingHuman.TheDecemberrelease

wasinspiredbytheshiftinattitudeLoughridgehasseenoverhercareer,andexploreshowthehumanandmachine

havebeenseenasbothoppositional（对抗的）forcesandworkingpairs.

“Thebookistryingtogetoutofthisdivisionofhumanandmachinetoexplorehowtheyrelatetoeach

other,andwhatitopensupfbrustothinkaboutthoserelationshipsratherthangetstuckonahumanormachine

question,shesaid.

Inthebook,Loughridgeexploresthisdebateandhowitplayedoutfrom1740until2020,startingwiththe

emergenceofanandroid-like（像人形机器人的）devicethatplaystheflute（长笛）andendingwithmusicians

experimentingwithmachinelearning.

Thesubjectmatterisparticularlypoignant（引人深思的）asthere9smoredebatearoundALThe

conversationhasevolvedevenoverthelastyear,Loughridgesaid,withmorepeopleviewingtheuseofthistypeof

technologyaseither"good"or"bad”.Butlookingthroughthehistoryinherbookcanprovidegreatercontextto

theseconversations.

28.WhydoestheauthormentiontheexampleofChopin?

A.Toexplainwhatmachine-generatedartis.

B.Tointroducethehistoryofmusiccomposition.

C.Topraisehisskillsofusingpianostocreatemusic.

D.Toshowtheinteractionbetweenthehumanandmachine.

29.WhatinspiredDeirdreLoughridgetowriteSoundingHuman?

A.TheincreasingdebateaboutAIandart.

B.TheriseofAIinmusic.

C.Students?changingviewsoncomputerizedmusic.

D.HershiftedopiniononAIandartduringhercareer.

30.WhatisthemainfocusofSoundingHuman^

A.DebatingthemoralityofAIinmusic.

B.AnalyzingthecompositionsofChopin.

C.Exploringtheevolutionofmusictechnology.

D.Breakingtheboundarybetweenhumanandtechnology.

31.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribemanypeople'sviewpointsonAIaccordingtoLoughridge?

A.Unchanged.B.One-sided.

C.Old-fashioned.D.Refreshing.

Amajorityofthepeopledonotreadtheclassics.Theirreasonsbeginwiththelanguagebeingtoodifficult

andendwiththestorylinetoodistanttothepresentcontext.Loveforclassicsisobviouslynotatfirstsight.Itisa

gradualaffair.Webeginasacquaintances（泛泛之交）andeventuallybecomeclosefriendswithprivatejokes

betweenus.32

Don'tbeafraidtobeconfused.

Wegetit:Ifshardtopowerthroughconfusion.Itdoesn,tfeelgreatwhenabookmakesyoufeelconfused.

Everyreaderhastostartsomewhere.33Instead,beproudofyourselffortrying,andgetexcitedaboutall

thenewthingsyou'lllearn.

Research,research,research.

34Researchingtheauthor-andthetimeandplacetheywerewritingabout-canhelpyousituate

yourselfduringtrickypassages.Theauthor'sexperience,viewpoint,andhistoricalcontextmighthelpyoumake

theconnectionsyoumightnothaveotherwise.

Justpickthebookup.

Thisstepisself-explanatory.Whileit'snothardtojustpickabookup,weknowhowdifficultitcanbeto

convinceyourselftodoso.35Takeadeepbreath,thenleapontothedeck（甲板）ofMelville'sPequodor

stepcautiouslythroughthegatesofDracula9sCastle.

Remember:thereisnorightanswer.

Thereisnoperfectwaytoreadaclassictext.Thereisnodefininginterpretation,nosingular,exactanswer.

Yourgoalasareaderistodiscoverwhataspectsandinsightsaremeaningfultoyou.Enjoytheprocess.36

Evenifyourinterpretationoftheworkisn'tquiteperfect,itusstillvaluable!

A.Allowthebooktogrowwithyou.

B.Sohowdoesoneapproachaclassic?

C.Ithassomeformofhistoricalinfluence.

D.Beforeyouturntopageone,dosomedigging.

E.Neverbeatyourselfupfornotknowingsomething.

F.Remindyourselfthatit'sanewlearningopportunity.

G.Considerwhatconfusesyou,readwithintention,andthinkcritically.

三、完形填空

Weliveinaworldincreasinglycontrolledbyscience.Sinceelementaryschool,Ihavealways37

subjectslikescienceandmath.Tome,thesesubjects,fullofdiscoveriesand38,seemtoplayamore

importantroleinhumanprogressthanhumanities（人文学科）.AndIalways39thoughtofthesesubjects

asmorereliableandseriousthanclasseslikeEnglish.Iftherewasnoright40,1thought,whybother?But

recentlyIhadan41thattaughtmemyinterestsinlearningaremoreflexiblethanIhadthought:Itookmy

firstphilosophy（哲学）class.

BeforeIenteredtheclassroom,Iwas42.Iwaitedoutsidewiththeotherstudentsandwondered

whatexactlyphilosophywouldinvolve.I43gettingintoprettylongandboringconversationsintendedto

reflectonthemeaningoflife.ButwhatIgotwassomethingquite44.

Ayoungmaninjeans,Mr.Jones——“butyoucancallmeRob”——wasfarfromthewhite-haired,

buttoned-upoldmanIhad45.Ratherthanpullingusintoboringargumentsaboutdifficult-to-understand

philosophicalpoints,Rob46usonourlevel.Totalkfreewill,welookedatourownchallenges.Totalk

morals,wereviewedthe47wehadmade.Bytheendofclass,I'ddiscoveredthatquestionswithnoright

answercanturnouttobethemost48ones.

It49methatifIletgoofmyprejudice（偏见），IcanactuallygetalotoutofthesubjectsIonce

50Theclasstaughtme-inmorewaysthanone-tolookatthingswitha（n）51mind.

37.A.preferredB.chosenC.avoidedD.evaluated

38.A.numbersB.advancesC.puzzlesD.challenges

39.A.anxiouslyB.hopefullyC.naturallyD.impatiently

40.A.reasonB.methodC.directionD.answer

41.A.ideaB.incidentC.experienceD.accident

42.A.hopefulB.doubtfulC.confidentD.nervous

43.A.imaginedB.rememberedC.triedD.enjoyed

44.A.uniqueB.commonC.strangeD.different

45.A.mentionedB.metC.missedD.expected

46.A.agreedwithB.checkedonC.communicatedwithD.dependedon

47.A.suggestionsB.choicesC.promisesD.arrangements

48.A.difficultB.effectiveC.attractiveD•discouraging

49.A.hitB.confusedC.warnedD.worried

50.A.didwellinB.thoughtlittleofC.lookedforwardtoD.spokehighlyof

51.A.strongB.sharpC.readyD.open

四、单项选择

52.When______,themuseumwillbeopentothepublicnextyear.

A.completedB.completingC.havingcompletedD.tobecompleted

53.Thefilmwasmade：onatrueoldstory.

A.baseB.tobebasedC.basedD.basing

54.Therehavebeenseveralnewevents______totheprogramfortheBeijingOlympicGames.

A.addB.toaddC.addingD.added

55.Withthemoney_____,hecouldn'tbuyanyticket.

A.toloseB.losingC.lostD.haslost

56.______withstarsandprettygifts,theChristmastreewasverybeautiful.

A.DecoratedB.TodecorateC.DecoratingD.Havingdecorated

57.______fromthetopofthemountain,Ifoundourcityquitefascinating.

A.SeenB.SeeingC.ToseeD.Saw

58.ThebooktoTomisquite.

A.belongs;interestingB.belonging;interested

C.belonged;interestedD.belonging;interesting

59.Shehashadafewdifferentjobs,fromteachertoswimminginstructor.

A.rangingB.rangedC.torangeD.ranges

60.Myhometownisaplacefascinatinglandscapeanddeliciousfood.

A.tofeatureB.featuredC.featuringD.features

61.Hehisbookatthattime,sohedidn'thearthebell.

A.wascapableofB.wasabsorbedinC.triedoutD.setup

五、语法填空

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

ArecentlyreleasedChinesedocumentaryfeaturingtheForbiddenCity'sculturalrelicsandtheirrestorers9

livesisbecomingahit,withmorethan2.4million62（watch）itonline.

CalledMasterinForbiddenCity,thedocumentaryrevealstheunsunglifestoriesofrestorers,together

63thehistoryoftheantiquesandthepalace,theproceduresofrestorationand64developmentof

culturalprotection.Thethree-partdocumentary65（receive）impressiveratingof9.5/10onD

uptonow,oneofthe66（big）filmandTVreviewwebsitesinChina.

67（compare）withmoviesandTVshows,adocumentaryfocusingonhistoryandculturerarely

becomessopopular.

Whatismore68（touch）inthedocumentaryisthecraftsman（工匠）spiritintheserestorers.Years

ofboringworkrequiresnotonlyskills,69faithandspiritaswell.Thepursuitofprecisenessand

perfection,devotiontowork,strongpatience...allthesequalitiesareavivid70（reflect）of"'craftsman

spirit”.Thisliftsandbroadensthethemeofthedocumentary.

MasterinForbiddenCity71（skillful）tellsthestoriesofbothmodemindividualsandhistorical

culturalrelicsinatouchingyetnaturalway.Nodoubtpeopleloveitsomuch.

六、单词拼写

72.Imaginehavingtheotosingtogetherwithhundredsofotherpeoplewhileyouareathomealone.（根据

首字母单词拼写）

73.ThefourcountriesthatbtotheUnitedKingdomworktogetherinsomeareas.（根据首字母单词拼写）

74.Customsplayasroleinfestivals,butsometimestheycanchangeovertime.（根据首字母单词拼写）

75.Iaenjoyedthearchery,too,butthehorseracesweremyfavouritepart.（根据首字母单词拼写）

76.AlmosteverywhereyougointheUK,youwillbesbyevidenceoffourdifferentgroupsofpeoplewho

tookoveratdifferenttimesthroughouthistory.（根据首字母单词拼写）

77.Inspired,heaskedhisfanstomakevideos,whichhethenjoinedtogetherintoone（表演）.（根据汉语提

示单词拼写）

78.Atage18,insteadoffollowingthetraditionalpathofmarriagelikethe（大部分）ofgirls,shechoseto

studymedicine.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

79.Someoftheir（成就）includedbuildingtownsandroads.什艮据汉语提示单词拼写）

80.Andwhatacity一acitythatwasabletorebuilditselfaftertheearthquakethat（发生）in1906.（根据

汉语提示单词拼写）

81.Peoplecelebratetoshowthattheyare（感恩的）fortheyear飞supplyoffood.（根据汉语提示单词拼写）

七、选词填空

根据上下文语境，选择合适的词并用其正确形式填空，答案必须和课文原文一样，否则不给分。

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farawaychargedsavingideasthoughtsstaffcolleague

In1941,Dr.LinbecamethefirstChinesewomanevertobe82directoroftheOB-GYN

departmentofthePUMCHospital,butjustafewmonthslater,thedepartmentwasclosedbecauseofthewar.

Thinkingofallthepeoplestillinneedofhelp,Dr.Linopenedaprivateclinic.She83verylowfeesto

treatpatientsandoftenreducedcostsforpoorpatients.Attimesshewasevenseenridingadonkeyto84

villagestoprovidemedicalcare.

ThenewPeople'sRepublicofChinasawDr.LinQiaozhiplayingakeyrole.In1954,shewaselectedtothe

firstNationalPeople'sCongressand,overthenextseveral85,sheheldmanyimportantpositions.Her

heart,86,waselsewhere.Shewasmoreinterestedin87patients,publishingmedicalresearchon

careforwomenandchildren,andtrainingthenextgenerationofdoctors.t6TheOB-GYNdepartmentcaresfortwo

lives,9,Shetoldnew88inherdepartment."Asdoctors,weshouldberesponsibleforthepatientsandtreat

themasoursisters/9

ThoughLinQiaozhinevermarried,shewasknownasthe“motheroftenthousandbabies”,havingdelivered

over50,000babiesinherlifetime.Dr.Lindidnot89untilthedayshedied,22April1983.Sinceshehad

nochildrenofherown,shelefther90toakindergartenandafundfornewdoctors.Andevenasshelay

dying,herfinal91wereforothers:"I'mreadytogo,“shesaid."Don'ttrytorescuemeanymore.Don't

wastethemedicineanymore.^^

八、书信写作

92.假定你是新华中学的李华，将参加主题为“MyAmazing（节日）Experience”的英语演讲比赛。请

你就此主题写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：

1.此节日的简介（时间和意义）；2.你的节日经历和感受。

注意：

1.词数100左右（开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数）；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Ifeelextremelyhonoredtobehereandtodelivermyspeech“MyAmazingSpringFestivalExperience^^.

Thafsall!Thankyou!

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答案CAABACACBB

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答案ADADACDDCD

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答案B

1.A

【原文】M:DidyougeteverythingIaskedforfromthestore,Amy?

W:Oops,IthinkIforgotsomething.Fvegotthemilkandeggs

M:Allright,wecanbuythebreadandbutterlater.

2.A

【原文】W:Whatareyournewyear'sresolutions?

M:Iplantostartasmallbusinessanddosomevolunteerwork.Howaboutyou?

W:Iwanttolearntheguitarandmasterphotography.

3.B

【原文】W:Congratulationsonwinningthegoldmedal.Howdoyoufeelabouttoday'sgame?

M:Thanks.ItwastoughandFmthrilledtohavecontributedtotheteam'svictory.

W:Whatdoyouthinkwasthekeytoyoursuccesstoday?

M:Itwasdefinitelyourteamworkandthecoach?sstrategy.

4.A

［原文］W:Haveyouseenthenewdishwasher?I'mpleasedwithitsefficiency.

M:Yeah,itsdesignfitsourkitchenperfectly.

W:Itissoquietcomparedtoouroldone,plusitsenergyefficient,whichisgreatforourbills.

5.C

［原文］W:How'syourteamprojectcomingalong?

M:It'sgoingwell.We'vetakencustomerfeedbackintoaccounttoensurethemarketingcampaignmeets

everyone'sexpectations.

W:Arethereanychallengesyou'refacing?

M:Balancingcreativitywithdeadlineshasbeenabitchallenging.

6.B7.C

【原文】M:Well,Linda,lookatthatrocket.It5sabouttotakeoff.

W:Iknow,Jack.It'swonderfultoseethislaunch.

M:Theamountofplanningandprecisionbehindthisisincredible.Asaphysicsmajor,I'mfascinatedbythe

scientificprinciplesinvolved.

W:Ican'timaginewhatifslikefortheastronautswhoarereadytogointospace.

M:Theymustbenervousandthrilled.

W:Yeah,suchmomentsremindmewhyIchosetomajorinengineeringtocontributetoadvancedtechnologyand

innovation.

8.B9.C

【原文】M:Hellomadam,howcanIassistyoutoday?

W:Hi,I'mlookingforapairofsizeeightrunningshoes.Doyouhaveanyrecommendations?

M:rdsuggestthispairofshoes.They5recurrentlytwentypercentoffsothey'reonlyeightydollarsnow.

W:Allright,I'mwillingtotrythemon.Welltheseshoesarereallycomfortable.I'lltakethem

M:Great.Howwouldyouliketopaycard,cashorcheck?

W:Tilpaybycard.

10.B11.C12.A

［原文］W:Brian,youwon'tbelievethemorningIhadyesterday.

M:Whathappened,Catherine?

W:Well,IwasallsettoworkonmydesignprojectwhenmyInternetsuddenlywentdown.Ittookmealongtime

togetitbacktonormal.Butthen,justasIwasgettingintotheproject,myneighbor'sdogstartedbarkinglike

crazy.

M:Soundssoannoying.Workingfromhomehasitschallenges.

W:Yousaidit.Incidentslikeyesterday?sarejustunavoidable,butFvebeenlearningtoadaptandovercome

challenges.Forexample,I'vesetupaschedulethatworksforme.Ihavefixedworktimeandbreaks.AndIplanto

attendvirtualcoworkingmeetingsandjoinonlinecommunitieswhichmightfightlonelinessandkeepme

motivated.

M:Itsoundslikeyou'rereadytoembracethechallengesofworkingfromhome.

W:Definitely,ifsbeenajourneyofgrowth.Despitethechallenges,I'mstartingtoappreciatethefreedomand

independenceitgivesme.

M:Thafsgoodtohear.

13.A14.B15.A16.C

［原文］W:Sean,you'vealwaysbeengreatathandlingexams.Ihavetostartpreparingfornextweek'sexams

today.Doyouhaveanytipsforreducingtestanxiety?

M:Sure,tara,onethingthatreallyworksformeisrecreatingexamconditions.Trystudyingintheclassroom

wheretheexamwillbeheld,ratherthaninthelibraryoryourdormitory.

W:Thatsoundslikeagoodidea.Icouldalsolimitmystudytimetomatchtheexamduration,whichcanhelpme

getusedto