重庆市长寿区八校2023-2024学年高二年级下册7月期末联考英语试题（B卷）

重庆市长寿区20232024学年下学期高二期末检测卷（B）

英语试题

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）

1.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Aparty.B.Anecklace.C.Adress.

2.Whydoesthewomanexchange（hecoat?

A.It'ssmall.B.It'sbig.C.It'sdark.

3.Whereisthewoman'shusbandnow?

A.InLondon.B.InTokyo.C.InParis.

4.Whatwillthespeakersprobablydonext?

A.Packsomeboxes.B.Gohomeandrest.C.Continueworking.

5.Howdoesihemangetto（hebusstop?

A.Onfoot.B.Bysubway.C.Bycar.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22・5分）

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Howmuchwillthemanpayintotal?

A.$900.B.$750.C.$700.

7.Howwillthemanpayfortheguitar?

A.Bycreditcard.B.Bycheck.C.Incash.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whatistheman'sadviceforthewoman'strip?

A.SheshouldalsocheckoutVenice.

B.SheshouldonlystayinRome.

C.ShereallyshouldgotoPisa.

9.HowmuchvacationtimewillthewomanprobablyspendinRome?

A.Twodays.B.Fivedays.C.Sevendays.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Attheradiostation.

B.Onthebeach.

C.Intheocean.

11.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?

A.Jointheparty.

B.Describetheweather.

C.Invitehertotheparty.

12.Whatistheweatherliketoday?

A.Hot.B.Warm.C.Cool.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.What'stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Classmates.B.Strangers.C.Teammates.

14.Whatisthegirlafraidof?

A.Failingthetest.

B.Missingsomeclasses.

C.Losingatsports.

15.Whatgamewouldn'ttheboyliketoplayanymore?

A.Soccer.B.Baseball.C.Basketball.

16.Whereisthelibrary?

A.Onthethirdfloor.

B.Onthesecondfloor.

C.Onthefirstfloor.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisthespeakerdoing?

A.Reportingtheweather.

B.Remendingoutdooractivities.

C.Arrangingforthesummerholiday.

18.WhatwastheweatherlikeintheNortheastinthepastweek?

A.Cool.B.Warm.C.Hot.

19.Whyis(heMidwestprobablythebestplaceinthespeaker'seyes?

A.It'llbesunnyandfortable.

D.Itstransportisconvenient.

C.1(hasgreataircondilioningsystems.

2O.WhatdoesthespeakeradvisepeopleintheSouthtodo?

A.Prepareforstorms.

B.Replantheirouting.

C.Enjoytheclearskies.

第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)

第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37・5分)

A

Forthosewho'vealwayswantedtowalkthehallsofHogwartsorexploretheshopsofDiagonAlley(对角

巷)，UniversalOrlandooffersthenextbestthing.ThethemeparkopenedeveryHarryPotterfan'sdr3amplace

backin2010.

ForPotterheadseverywhere,however,decidingwhentomakethetriptotheWizardingWorldofHarryPotter

isnoteasy.ThesetipswillhelpyouexperiencethebestoftheWizarcingWorld,whetheryou'relookingtosave

money,avoidthebusyseason,orsimplyexperiencethemostmagica.timesoftheyear.

ThecheapesttimestovisitHarryPotter'sworld

Thecheapest(andleastbusy)monthstovisittheWizardingWorldofHarryPotterareJanuaryandmostof

February,exceptthedayssurroundingtheNewYearandwinterbreak.Otherinexpensivetimesincludethe

beginningofMarchandmostofSeptemberandOctober.

ThebestHarryPottereventsatUniversal

WhiletheymaynotbethequietesttimestoexploreHarryPotter'sworld,Universalholdsmanyevents

throughouttheyearthatfanswon'twanttomiss.

ACelebrationofHarryPotter

ForaweekendeveryJanuary,UniversalhostsACelebrationofHarryPotter.Guests(wearingtheirclassrobes,

nodoubt)willjoinotherdiehardPotterfansforthreedaysofexhibitsdiscussionsandcastQ&Aactivities.For

anyonewhoreallylovesthebooksandthefilms,thismaybeoneofthebesttimesoftheyeartovisit.

ChristmasintheWizardingWorld

Universal'snewadditionstotheirholidayentertainmentlineupmakeHogwartstheperfectplacetobearound

Christmastime.Decorationsaddbeautyto(heshopsofDiagonAlleyandHogsmeade,theFrogChoirsings

Christmascarols(颂歌)，andsnowfallsonHogwartsasafestiveshowtakesplaceinfrontofthecaslle.

HalloweenintheWizardingWorld

Lastly(andperhapsmostsurprisingly),Halloweenseasonisalsoagoodtimeforamagicalvisittothe

achievementsforpromotingpeacearoundtheglobe.

Chinaviewstheseeffortsaspartoftheworld'slunarexploration.Itchoseadifferentlandingsiteandis

promisingtoshareitssamplestoenrichtheplanet'sknowledge.Someforeignscientistshaveshownparticular

interest.Theexplorationisnotforniercialpurposes,butinternationalscientificresearch.Humanbeingsshall

explorethemoontogether,asitwillfinallyneedlargeprojectsrequiringinternationalcooperation.Chinawillplay

aleadershiproleintheinternationalscientificmunity.

4.WhatmadeChinesepeoplefeelproudaccording(othepassage?

A.Landingon(hemoonsuccessfully.B.Gainingadmissionloexploring(hemoon.

C.Strengtheningtheabilitytopromotethepeace.D.Bringingbackfirstsamplescollectedfromthemoon.

5.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheChang'e5mission?

A.Horriblebutromantic.B.Fearfulbutsuccessful.

C.Challengingbutrewarding.D.Dangerousbutpeaceful.

6.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Theoriginalmissionremainsunchanged.B.Countriesjointogethertoexplorethemoon.

C.Chinalakespridein(heachievementsinspace.D.Chinasetsanewmilestoneinspaceexploration.

7.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?

A.Aposter.B.Aleaflet.C.Anewspaper.D.Aguidebook.

C

Atuniversity,whenItoldpeopleIwasstudyingfbrahistoi-ydegree,theresponsewasalmostalv/aysthe

same,“Youwanttobeateacher?"No,ajournalist.uOh.Butyou'renotmajoringinmunications?”

In(hedayswhenauniversityeducationwasaprivilege,perhapstherewasn'ttheassumptionthatadegreehad

lobeaspringboarddirectlyintoacareer.Thosedaysarelonggone.Today,adegreeisallbutanecessityfbrthejob

market,onethatmorethanhalvesyourchancesofbeingunemployed.Still,thataloneisnoguaranteeofajob-

andyetwe'repayingmoreandmorefbrone.

Giventhosecosts,mostofuswanttomaximizethatinvestment—andthatcanleadtoaplugandplaytypeof

approachtohighereducation.Wantcobeajournalist?Studyjournalism,wc'rctold.Alawyer?Pursueprelaw.Not

totallysure?GointoSTEM(Science,Technology,EngineerandMaths)—youcanbeeanengineeroranIT

expert.Andnomatterwhatyoudo,forgetChehumanities,suchashistory,philosophyandlanguages.

U.S.(ruethat(hehumanitiesewithahigherriskofunemployment,buttheriskisslighter(hanyouwould

imagine.ForyoungpeopleintheU.S.,theunemploymentrateofthosewithhumanitiesdegreesisfourpercent,

justalittlemorethanthatofengineeringdegreeholders.Lowersalariesmaynotbecausedbythedegreeitself

either.Thegenderpaygappersistsinthehumanities,whosegraduatesaremorelikelytobefemale.Isitany

wonderthenthatlanguageteacherstendtomakelessthanengineers?

AccordingtoLinkedln'sresearchonthemostsoughtafterjobskillsbyemployersfbr2019,theabilityto

municateandgetalongwithpeople,tounderstandwhat'sonotherpeople'sminds,andtodofiillstrengthcritical

analysiswereallvaluedandappreciated.Itgoeswithoutsayingthatyoucanbeanexcellentmunicatorandcritical

thinkerwithoutahumanitiesdegree.Andanygooduniversityeducation,notjustoneinEnglishorpsychology,

shouldsharpentheseabilitiesfurther.Butfewcoursesofstudyarequiteasheavyonreading,writing,speakingand

criticalthinkingasthehumanities—whetherthat'sbydebatingotherstudentsinaseminar,writingathesispaper

oranalyzingpoetry.

ThewholequestionofwhetherastudentshouldchooseSTEMversusthehumanitiesmightbemisguidedto

beginwith.Theheadlinesmostofusseedon'thelp.Whateverastudentpursuesinuniversity,itmustbesomething

thattheyarcnotonlygoodat.butinterestedin.Evenifitmeanspursuinga“useless”degree—likeonein

humanities.

8.Whyarepeoplepayingmoreandmorefbradegree?

A.Becausepeopleneedadegreetofurther(heircareer.

B.Becauseuniversityeducationisconsideredaprivilege.

C.Becauseadegreeisviewedasamustforlandingajob.

D.Becausetheirinterestcanbedevelopedinuniversity.

9Theauthormentionedaplugandplaytypeofapproachtoshow.

A.atipforchoosingamajor

B.theimportanceofhighercducaticn

C.aproblemthatexistsamongSTEMgraduates

D.thereasonwhypeopleoverlookthehumanities

10.Accordingto(heauthor,whalisthebenefitofmajoringinhumanities?

A.Aparativelyhighsalaryaftergraduation.

B.Betterchancesofgettingridofgenderprejudice.

C.Abettermunicativeskillthansciencestudents.

D.Moreexposuretothetrainingoflanguageandthinking.

11.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthepursuitofhumanities?

A.Doubtful.B.Optimistic.

C.Objective.D.Concerned.

D

Ifyouwanttotellthehistoryofthewholeworld,ahistorythatdoesnotprivilegeonepartofhumanity,you

cannotdoitthroughtextsalone,becauseonlysomeoftheworldhaseverhadtexts,whilemostoftheworld,for

mostofthetime,hasnot.Writingisoneofhumanity'slaterachievements,anduntilfairlyrecentlyevenmany

literate（有文字的）societiesrecordedtheirconcernsnotonlyinwritingbutinthings.

Ideallyahistorywouldbringtogethertextsandobjectsandsomechaptersofthisbookareable（odojust

that,butinmanycaseswcsimplycan't.Theclearestexampleofthisbetweenliterateandnonliteratehistoryis

perhapsthefirstconflict,atBotanyBay,betweenCaptainCook'svoyageandtheAustralianAboriginals.Fromthe

Englishside,wehavescientificrepertsandthecaptain'srecordofthatterribleday.FromtheAustralianside,we

haveonlyawoodenshield（盾）droppedbyamaninflightafterhisfirstexperienceofgunshot.Ifwcwantto

reconstructwhatwasactuallygoingonthatday,theshieldmustbequestionedandinterpretedasdeeplyandstrictly

asllicwiillciiicpuils.

Inadditiontotheproblemofmisprehensionfrombothsides,therearevictoriesaccidentallyordeliberately

twisted,especiallywhenonlythevictorsknowhowtowrite.Thosewhoarconthelosingsideoftenhaveonlytheir

thingstotelltheirstories.TheCaribbeanTaino,theAustralianAboriginals,theAfricanpeopleofBeninandthe

Incas,allofwhomappearinthisbook,canspeaktousnowoftheirpastachievementsmostpowerfullythroughthe

objectstheymade:ahistorytoldthroughthingsgivesthembackavoice.Whenweconsidercontact（联系）

betweenliterateandnonliteratesocietiessuchasthese,allourfirsthandaccountsarenecessarilytwisted,onlyone

halfofadialogue.Ifwearetofindtheotherhalfofthatconversation,wehavetoreadnotjustthetexts,butthe

objects.

12.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Howpasteventsshouldbepresented.B.Whathumanityisconcernedabout.

C.Whetherfactsspeaklouderthanwords.D.Whywritlenlanguageisreliable.

13WhatdoestheauthorindicatebymentioningCaptainCookinparagraph2?

A.Hisreportwasscientific.B.Herepresentedthelocalpeople.

C.HeruledoverBotanyBay.D.Hisrecordwasonesided.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“conversation“inparagraph3referto?

A.Problem.B.History.C.Voice.D.Society.

15.Whichofthefollowingbooksisthetextmostlikelyselectedfrom?

A.HowMapsTellStoriesoftheWorldB.AShortHistoryofAustralia

C.AHistoryoftheWorldin100ObjectsD.HowArtWorksTellStories

第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选

项。

himself.thinkthatpositivethinkingismostlyaboutkeepingone'sheadinthesandandignoringdaily

problems,tryingtolookoptimistic.Inrealityithasmoretodowiththewayanindividualtalkstohimself.Selftalk

isaconstantstreamofthoughtsofaperson,whoisoftenunawareanduncertainofsomeevents,phenomena,

people,oreventhepersonhimself.16Meanwhile,positivethinkingcanhelptostopnegativeselftalksand

starttoformapositiveviewonanissue.Peoplewhoregularlypractisepositivethinkingtendtosolveproblems

moreeffectively.Theyarelessexposedtostresscausedbyexternalfactors.Theytendtobelieveinthemselvesand

inwhattheydo.

17hardships.nkpositivelydemonstrateincreasedlifespans,lowerratesofdepressionand

anxiety,betterphysicalandpsychologicalhealth,reducedrisksofdeathfromheartproblems.Positivethinkingalso

contributestoone'sabilitytodealwithproblemsandhardships.18stress.,researchershavefound

(hatinthecaseofacrisisaepaniedbystrongemotions,suchasanaturaldisaster,positivethinkingcanprovidea

sortofbufferagainstdepressionandanxiety.Resilientpeoplewhothinkpositivelytendtotreateveryproblemasa

chidlenge,achanceforimprovementofanykind,orasanopportunityforpersonalgrowth.Pessimists,onthe

contrary,tendtoperceiveproblemsasasourceofadditionalstress.19

problem.n,positivethinkingisapowerfulandeffectivetoolfordealingwithhardtimesandimproving

thequalityofone'slife.Itdoesn'thaveanythingtodowithignorantoptimismwhenanindividualrefusestonotice

aproblem.20

Thinkinginapositive,selfencouragingwaybringsaboutmanybenefitstoone'sphysicalandmentalhealth.

A.Itdoesn'tcauseanysevereemotionaldisfort,either.

B.Negativeselftalkdamagesselfconfidenceanddecreasesselfrespect.

C.Ithelpsonetoremainclearheadedandconfidentindifficultsituations.

DPositivethinkinghasseveralbeneficialeffectsonihebodyand(hemind.

E.Asthinkingchanges,anindividual'sbehaviourandhabitschangeaswell.

F.Theyoftenofferarealalternativetothemonandregularwayofthinking.

G.Theyoftenfeeldiscouragedlongbeforetryingtosolvetheproblem,evenifsmall.

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

Ourwordscarrygreatweight—morethanwesometimesthink.Theyoften2]peoplefordecades,

providingeitherthe22tocarryonoronemorereasontogiveup.

WhenIwasinmyninthgradeyear,ItransferredtoanewjuniorschoolinTexas.Irememberwalkingintothe

schoolcafeteriaforthefirsttime.1wasallbymyself.Theotherkidshadbuiltvaluable23,whileIdidn't

knewaperson.After24mywaythroughtheservingline,Islidintothenearestopenseat.Thekidsat

thetablegavemealook,wrinkledtheirnoses,andthenlaughedquietly.Icouldfeelmyfacegettingredwith

embarrassment.Ilooked25atmyfood.Finally,oneofthekids26theice."Man!Youhave

onebignose!"Iwas27.Ididn'tknowwhattosay.Iwantedtocry,butImanagedalittlelaugh—like

itdidn'treally28me.Butitdid.

Eveiydayfromthatpointforward,Iwouldlookatmyselfinthemirror.AllIcouldseewasthatbigfat

29thatovershadowedeveryotherfeature.Istudieditfromeveryangle,butkeptingbacktothesame

30:Iwasonlyalifesupportsystemforanose.Itwasmy3Jfeature.

32,Ieventuallygrew33thatthought.Butitreallytookmetwentyyears.Even

now,Ifeelalittleunfbrtablethinkingaboutit.Itjustgoestoshowyouhow34wordscanbe.Therefore,

thinktwicebeforeyou35sinceacarelesswordcanshape—ormisshape—someone'srealityfbr

yearstoe.

21.A.impressB.impactC.hurtD.inspire

22.A.courageB.interestC.praiseD.depression

23.A.habitsB.profitsC.groupD.friendships

24.A.ridingB.givingC.feelingD.making

25.A.upB.backC.downD.forward

26.A.ateB.droppedC.brokeD.hit

27.A.frightenedB.embarrassedC.innocentD.fragile

28.A.upsetB.intendC.terrifyD.restrict

29.A.headB.noseC.mouthD.face

30.A.decisionB.easeC.conclusionD.expectation

31.A.typicalB.desperateC.heroicD.universal

32.A.SuddenlyB.PersonallyC.ActuallyD.Thankfully

33A.intoB.outofC.upfromD.upto

34.A.vividB.efficientC.powerfulD.novel

35.A.behaveB.agresC.laughD.speak

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

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，并将答案填写在答题卡上。

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andChaochao,36(upload)a17niinutevideoonlinelatelastyearabouttheirlivesoverthepastfiveyears.

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onlyhas5,000yuan.HerroommateChaochaogotamaster'sdegreeinscriptwriting(编居U)frommunication

UniversityofChina.But38consequenceofatoughjobmarket,shehadgreatdifficulty39

(oblain)ajobinthefilmindustry.Lastyear,shestarted(olearnpaintingbutshesaidshehadtoworkparUimeasa

cleaneratahotpotrestaurantlosupport40(she).

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mybiggest41(fbrtable)isthatIwon'tstarvetodeathnomatterwhatisnext,“Chaochaosaid."Thereare

manyroadsinourlives,andnomatterwhichdirectionyougo,youwill42(eventual)findyourownroad.^^

Thevideowasoneofthetrendingvideosoflastyear,gainingmorethan5.44millionviewsandmorethan

26.000mentssincei(43(release),withmanynetizenssharingtheirownfailuresin(hementssection.

Netizenssaidtheywerewarmedby(heircouragetosharefailureswiththepublic,strongdetermination

44(achieve)theirgoals,optimisminthefaceofhardships45spiritofnevergivingup.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

46.上周六你校高二段学生参加了由学生会组织的“多多栽树，绿化校园(MoreTrees,GreenerSchool)”为主

题的植树活动。假定你是高二学生李华，受校英文报委托写一篇活动报道。

内容包括：1.活动时间、地点；2.活动内容；3.活动意义。

注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

MoreTrees,GreenerSchool

第二节读后续写（满分25分）

47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

IkeepatwodollarbillinmywalletthatwasgiventomebymymotherwhenIwassixyearsold.Istillremember

thedaywhenshepulledmeintothelivingroomandsaid,“Youarcbrilliantinmymind,butifyoutailoncedon't

giveup.Don'tfearfailure.Itisawayofgettingustotryharder.Youwillsucceed,Ipromise.^^

Shelookedatmeandcontinued,wantyoutocarrythistwodollarbillfbrextragoodluck.^^

“Thanksmom,“Ireplied.”Iwillkeepitclosetomealways.”

Iamnotsuperstitious（迷信的）,butfromthatdayonthebillgoeswithmewhereverIgo.Ifirmlybelievethat

luckwouldfollowmeeverywhere.

EverymorningIwouldgetdressedandmytwodollarbillwentintomypocket.Mymotherpassedawaywhen

Iwas17yearsoldandIremembertakingoutmytwodollarbill.Ihelditinmyhandforthelongesttineandknew

thatshewouldbewatchingovermetherestofmylife.

EachtimeIfeltIhadacrisisonmyhands,Iwouldreachformytwodollarbillandsetitonthetable.Iwould

stareatitforseveralhoursandcouldalwayseupwithasolution.

WhenIappliedformyfirstjob,Iwasthirtyyearsoldandveryshy.Thethoughtofbeinginterviewedforajob

wasscarybutIhadtowork.Onmyfirstintei-view,asIsatinthewaitingroom,Inoticedtherewerefivewomen

aheadofme.Ailofthewomenwereyoungerandverywelldressed.Oneofthemlookedperfectinherbluestriped

suitwithmatchingpurseandshoes.1knewIwasupagainstwomenbetterqualifiedbylookingatthelengthoftheir

resumes（简历）.

注意：

（1）续写词数应为150左右;

⑵请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Paragraph1：

Mrs.Martin,theofficemanager,calledmeintoheroffice.

Paragraph2：

Latethatafternoon,whileIwascooking,thetelephonerang.

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重庆市长寿区20232024学年下学期高二期末检测卷（B）

英语试题

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）

1.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Aparty.B.Anecklace.C.Adress.

2.Whydoesthewomanexchangethecoat?

A.It'ssmall.B.It'sbig.C.It'sdark.

3.Whereisthewoman'shusbandnow?

A.InLondon.B.InTokyo.C.InParis.

4.Whatwillthespeakersprobablydonext?

A.Packsomeboxes.B.Gohomeandrest.C.Continueworking.

5.Howdoesihemangeltothebusslop?

A.Onfoot.B.Bysubway.C.Bycar.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22・5分）

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Howmuchwillthemanpayintotal?

A.$900.B.$750.C.$700.

7.Howwillthemanpayfortheguitar?

A.Bycreditcard.B.Bycheck.C.Incash.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Whatistheman'sadviceforthewoman'strip?

A.SheshouldalsocheckoutVenice.

B.SheshouldonlystayinRome.

C.ShereallyshouldgotoPisa.

9.Howmuchvacationtimewill（hewomanprobablyspendinRome?

A.Twodays.B.Fivedays.C.Sevendays.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Attheradiostation.

B.Onthebeach.

C.Intheocean.

11.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?

A.Jointheparty.

B.Describetheweather.

C.Invitehertotheparty.

12.Whatistheweatherliketoday?

A.Hot.B.Warm.C.Cool.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.What'stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Classmates.B.Strangers.C.Teammates.

14.Whatisthegirlafraidof?

A.Failingthetest.

B.Missingsomeclasses.

C.Losingatsports.

15.Whatgamewouldn'ttheboyliketoplayanymore?

A.Soccer.B.Baseball.C.Basketball.

16.Whereisthelibrary?

AOnthethirdfloor.

B.Onthesecondfloor.

C.Onthefirstfloor.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisthespeakerdoing?

A.Reporting(heweather.

B.Remendingoutdooractivities.

C.Arrangingforthesummerholiday.

18.WhatwastheweatherlikeintheNortheastinthepastweek?

A.Cool.B.Warm.C.Hot.

19.WhyistheMidwestprobablythebestplaceinthespeaker'seyes?

A.It'llbesunnyandfortable.

B.Itstransportisconvenient.

C.Ithasgreatairconditioningsystems.

2O.WhatdoesthespeakeradvisepeopleintheSouthtodo?

A.Prepareforstorms.

B.Replantheirouting.

C.Enjoytheclearskies.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37・5分）

A

Forthosewho'vealwayswantedtowalkthehallsofHogwartsorexploretheshopsofDiagonAlley（对角

巷），UniversalOrlandooffersthenextbestthing.ThethemeparkopenedeveryHarryPotterfan'sdreamplace

backin2010.

ForPotterheadseverywhere,however,decidingwhentomakethetriptotheWizardingWorldofHarryPotter

isnoteasy.ThesetipswillhelpyouexperiencethebestoftheWizarcingWorld,whetheryou'relookingtosave

money,avoidthebusyseason,orsimplyexperiencethemostmagicalimesoftheyear.

ThecheapesttimestovisitHarryPotter'sworld

Thecheapest（andleastbusy）monthstovisittheWizardingWorldofHarryPotterareJanuaryandmostof

February,exceptthedayssurroundingtheNewYearandwinterbreak.Otherinexpensivetimesincludethe

beginningofMarchandmostofSeptemberandOctober.

ThebestHarryPottereventsatUniversal

WhiletheymaynotbethequietesttimestoexploreHarryPotter'sworld,Universalholdsmanyevents

throughouttheyearthatfanswonHwanttomiss.

ACelebrationofHarryPotter

ForaweekendeveiyJanuary,UniversalhostsACelebrationofHarryPotter.Guests（wearingtheirclassrobes,

nodoubt）willjoinotherdiehardPotterfansforthreedaysofexhibits,discussionsandcastQ&Aactivities.For

anyonewhoreallylovesthebooksandthefilms,thismaybeoneofthebesttimesoftheyeartovisit.

ChristmasintheWizardingWorld

Universal'snewadditionstotheirholidayentertaininentlineupmakeHogwartstheperfectplacetobearound

Christmastime.Decorationsaddbeautylo（heshopsofDiagonAlleyandHogsmeade,（heFrogChoirsings

Christmascarols（颂歌），andsnowfallsonHogwartsasafestiveshowtakesplaceinfrontofthecastle.

HalloweenintheWizardingWorld

Lastly(andperhapsmostsurprisingly),Halloweenseasonisalsoagoodlimefbramagicalvisit:othe

WizardingWorld.Universal'smainHalloweenevent,HalloweenHorrorNights,producesaspecialHarry

Potterrelatedsurprise.

1.WhichtimescostsmosttovisitHarryPotter,sworld?

A.JanuaryandmostofFebruary.

B.NewYearandwinterbreak.

C.ThebeginningofMarch.

D.MostofSeptemberandOclober.

2.WhatwillpeopledointheeventofACelebrationofHarryPotter?

A.Theywilljoin