湖北省龙泉中学宜昌一中荆州中学三校2024学年高二6月考试英语试题含解析

2024年6月“荆州中学、龙泉中学、宜昌一中”三校高二阶段性检测

英语试题

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。

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.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

Whatdocsthemansuggestdoing?

A.Eatingout.B.LeavingJackalone.C.ComfortingJack.

2.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

WhalwillJaneprobablydoin（hevacation?

A.HelpthemanreviewEnglish.

B.Makeastudyplan.

CTakeanEnglishclass.

3.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

Wliatarcthespeakersmainlydiscussing?

A.Acyclist.B.Anaccident.C.Arace.

4.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

Howcanwedescribethegame?

A.Close.B.Unequal.C.Surprising.

5.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Neighbors.B.Strangers.C.Workmates.

第二节

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。

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相美音频，请去附件查看】

6.Whatistheweatherlikenow?

A.Clear.B.Windy.C.Foggy.

7.WhereisJacknow?

A.Onthehighway.B.Athome.C.Intheoffice.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】

8.Wheredoesthewomanwork?

A.Atahotel.B.Atanairport.C.Atabuscompany.

9.WhenwillthemanprobablyreachSydney'sairport?

A.OnMarch3rd.B.OnMarch6th.C.OnMarch9th.

10.Whatcanwclearnabouttheman?

A.Hehasbookedanordinarysingleroom.

B.Heneedstoconfirmtheflightnext.

C.Hewilltaketheshuttle（摆渡车）tothehotel.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】

11.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inagarden.B.Inagiftshop.C.Inaflowershop.

12.Howdidthewomandevelopaninterestingrowingflowers?

A.Shetookitasapastime.

B.Shewasinfluencedbyherhusband.

C.Shewasfondofthesmellofflowers.

13.Whatdoweknowaboutthemar?

A.Hehasgreenfingers.

B.Heisabankclerknow.

C.Hehastakenupstampcollecting.

听下面一段较长对话，眄I答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频,请去附件查看】

14.Whendidtheman'sauntandunclefirstgotoIbiza?

A.Aboutthirteenyearsago.

B.Aboutseventeenyearsago.

C.Aboutthirtyyearsago.

15.Whydidtheman'sauntandunclechooseIbizalastsummer?

A.Theyhadgoodmemoriesofit.

B.Theybookedcheapflights.

C.Theylikedparties.

16.Whatwasthe（riplikelastsummer?

A.Peaceful.B.Perfect.C.Noisy.

17.Howdotheoldcouplefeelabouttripsnowaccordingtotheman?

A.Regretful.B.Annoyed.C.Uninterested.

听下面•段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

18.Whatisthecashprizefor（hefirst-prizewinner?

A.$5,000.B.$4,000.C.$1,000.

19.Whohasdroppedoutofthecompetition?

A.DonaldWreck.B.RoseO'Brien.C.MariaSanchez.

20.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkoftheresult?

A.Satisfying.B.Surprising.C.Disappointing.

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）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Here'saselectionofthestrangestracesintheworld.

SurfDogCompetition

Hundredsofparticipants（参赛者）fromallovertheUScometoHghtforthefirstprize.Thisannualeventisan

officialdogsurfingcompetitiontakingplaceinImperialBeachinAugustandHuntingtonBeachinSeptember.The

attendancetotheeventisfreeofcharge,however,donationsarcwelcome.

BringYourOwnBigWheelRace

Ifyouthinkwheeltoysaredesignedfbrkidsonly,you'rewrong.TheracewasinitiatedbyJohnBrumitin2000

whenherodedownLombardStreetonhisplasticwheeltoy.Thatday,hewastheonlyparticipantintherace.He

continuedhistraditioncvcryyear,butfewjoinedhim.In2006,someonepostedavideoofhisraceandasaresult,the

twenty-fivefeetayear.Luckily,theownerofanabandonedminingshackwaskindenoughtoletBillymovein,to

keephimfromfreezingtodeath.Itbecamehishomeforthenexteightyears,andalsotheplacewherehestartedhis

impressivedatabaseonsnow.Themodern-dayhermitclaimsthatthesolegoalbehindhisepicjournalwastofight

boredom.There'snotalottodoinaghosttowninwintertime,sohejuststartedmonitoringthingslikedaily

snowfalls,snowdensity,temperature,andanythingelsehecouldmeasure.441didn'thaveanythingelsetodo.Itwas

simplecuriosity,"Billysays.

24.Whydidbillybarrecordallkindsofdata?

A.Todoresearch.B.Tobecomeahero.

C.Tokillhistime.D.Toenjoysnowfalls.

25.WhatdoweknowaboutthetownGothic?

A.Itisthicklypopulated.B.Ithasmanymountains.

C.Itisatouristattraction.D.Ithasahighannualrainfall

26.WhydidBillyBarsettleinthetownGothic?

A.HelikedisquietnessB.Itwasacitywithmuchsnow.

C.1(washishometown.D.Hewantedtoleavehisfamily.

27.WheredidBillyBarstarthisdatabaseonsnow?

A.AtRutgersUniversity.B.InNewJersey.

C.Inacampingtent.D.Inamininghut.

C

It'saconnectedworld,andnearlyeverydevice,appliance,andmachinewithsomesortofcomputerrunning

insideitcanbeconnectedtoothersthroughtheInternetofThings(loT).Whatagreatleapforwardin(hisjourneywe

callhumancivilization!Butdoes(hisrecentadvancementcomewithadarksecret(hatcansomedaylumonus?Are

smartdevicesspiesaroundus?

Manysmartappliancestoday,particularlysmartphonesandvirtualassistantsareequippedwithvoicecommand

capabilities.Theycan,therefore,listentoandrecordyourcommentsandconversationsevenafterthey'vecarriedout

youroriginalcommand.Concernsaboutdevicesturningonvoicecommandbythemselvesandlisteningevenwhen

youdonotenablethefeaturehavealsobeenraised.Thequestionthenis:Whatactuallyhappenswhenyoursmart

deviceislistening?Howmuchinformationgetsrecorded,andwheredoesthiseventuallyendupin?

Takealisteningappcalled“Alphonso“asanexample.Youcan'tdownloaditdirectlyfromtheAppStore,butit

comeswithsomegamesandappsthatyoucanfix.Whileyouareplayinggamesonyoursmartphone,Alphonso

comestolifeandlistenstowhatyouarcwatchingonTV.Itthenrecordsthisinformationandsendsittosonicserver

somewhere,andthedataisanalyzedtobuildaprofileaboutyourTV-viewinghabits.Alphonsoproven(ha(devices

canlistentowhatyousayanddo.

Alphonsoprovesthatdevicescanlistentowhatyousayanddo.Now,what'stostopdevicesfromgathering

otherdata?Theycanbemadetolookatchatandtextmessagesoryourcalendar,forexample,everythingaboutyou

wouldbefairgame.Somepopularsmarthomeplatformscancontroltheplatformstofallsilentbutstillremainactive,

capturingeverywordyouspeakthatcanpotentiallylandyouinsomesortofphishing(网名各欺诈)trouble.This

seemstobethepricewehavetopayfor(heconveniencethattechnologygivesus.Privacyseemsnon-existent.Sowe

shouldthus(akestepstoprotectourselvesfromthiseventuality.

28.WhatcanweinferaboutloTmentionedinparagraph1?

A.PeoplerelytoomuchonloT.B.loTspiesareexactlyamongus.

C.loTcanbeadouble-edgedsword.D.loTmerelycomeswithadarksecret.

29.Whatisthepotentialriskassociatedwithsmartdevices?

A.VoicecommandcapabilitiesB.Personaldataandidentitytheft.

C.Originalcommandrecognition.D.Location-basedtrackingfunction.

30.Whydoestheauthortake“Alphonso"asanexample?

A.Topresenthowsmartdevicessendads.B.Tointroducetheadvantageofvoicecommands.

C.Toshowtheusageofdownloadinglisteningapp.D.Toexplainhowhiddenappstealpeople'sprivacy.

31.Wheredosethearticlegonext?

A.Waystopreventinformationleakage.B.Reasonsforthelossofpersonaldata.

C.Tricksofobtainingsensitiveinformation.D.Methodsofinteractionswithtechnologies.

D

Lastyear,theBureauofLaborStatisticsreportedthat55millionpeopleintheU.S.arc“gigworkersnwhichis

morethan35percentoftheU.S.workforce.Thatnumberisprojectedtojumpto43percentby2020.

Peoplearedrawntogigwork(零工)becauseitbringsinalittleextraincomewithoutamajortimecommitment.

AndrecenttechnologieslikeSkype,Slack,andDropboxhavemadethegiglifeareality,givingyoumaximum

freedom,anidealwork-lifebalance,andthechancetopursueyourpassions.

Ifyou'rethinkingofjoiningthegigeconomy,it'sneverbeeneasier.Oneofthegreatthingsaboutthegig

economyisthatyoudon'thaveabossbreathingdownyourneck.Asafreelancer,younolongerhavetocatertoa

companycultureorworkschedulethatmightcausephysicaloremotionalstress.Instead,yougettochoose(he(ype

ofworkyoudoandwhoyouworkwith.Butthisdegreeoffreedomrequiresacorrespondingamountofdiscipline.

Withnobosstomakesureyou'reontask,it'sallonyou.

Alotofgigworkersstarttheircareersbyhoppingonaprojectbecause（heemployerisdesperateandinneedof

help.Ontheemployer'send,it'stoughtotakeonpeopleforhighermanagementpositionswhenthepooloftalentis

fullofgigworkerswhohaven51beengivenanopportunitytoimprovetheirskills.Businesseshavetoevolve（演变）

tolearnhowtoaccountforaninflux（涌入）oftemporaryworkers.Itisharderforgigworkerstobecomeskilledand

getpromoted.

Theworkforceisbecomingmoreadvancedandeducatedbytheday.Youhavetokeeplearningandkeepupwith

industrytrendstomaintainacompetitiveedge.Thisistrueevenfbrpeopleintraditionalofficesettings,butit's

criticalifyou'reyourownboss.

32.Whatmadethegiglifeareality?

A.Greaterwork-lifebalance.B.Newtechnologies.

C.Alittleextramoney.D.Maximumfreedom.

33.Whatdocstheunderlinedphrase“breathingdownyourneck“inParagraph3mean?

A.Makingyouunabletobreathefreely.

B.Standingveryclosebehindyou.

C.Threateningyoubysayingsomething.

D.Monitoringyouclosely.

34.Whatcanweinferfromthelastbutoneparagraph?

A.Employersshouldinvestintrainingthetemporaryworkers.

B.Gigworkersstarttheirjobsoutofpassion.

C.h'simpossiblefbrgigworkerstobepromoted.

DIt'sharderfbrgigworkerstobecomeskilled.

35.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

ATheStrengthsandWeaknessesof（heGigEconomy

B.TheChallengesandProblemsoftheGigEconomy

C.TheAdvantagesandIncreaseoftheGigEconomy

D.TheCauseandReasonfbrtheGigEconomy

第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。

“Ashipinharborissafe,butthatisnotwhatshipsarebuiltfbr,“saidJohnA.Shedd,anearly20thcenturyauthor.

Throughout'theCovid-19,we'veallbecomeusedtoassessingriskinnewways.We'vecometounderstand,though

wecannevergetridofriskaltogether,wehavegreatpowertomakechoicesbothlargeandsmalltoprotect

ourselves.36Itstopsusfromsteppingoutsideofourcomfortzonesandtryingnewthings.

Developmentalpsychologiststalkabout''positiverisks',—sociallyacceptablerisksthatourlivescanbenefit

from.37Butwhataboutthese,whodevelopintoadults?Researchershavefoundthathappinessforolder

adultsisbeingabletochoosehowtheyspendtheirtime,includingwaysthatarcadventurous,newandcvcn-likc

hikingorotheroutdooractivities—mildlyrisky.

Oneguidetopositiveriskmanagementlistswaysthatpeoplecanmakesuretheirrisksareonthe"safe”sideof

riskrange.Forexample,（oensureasuccessfulbikeride,youshouldinadvanceequipyourselfwithafully-charged

cellphoneandafullwaterbottle.38Orifyouare,concernedaboutyourphysicalcapacity,consulta

certifiedtrainerormedicalprofessionalbeforedeparture.

39Thismeansadaptingtochangingsituations.Inresponsetothedeadlyvirus,peoplechoosetostep

backintonormallifeonlyaftertheyarcvaccinated.Inthisway,peoplecouldbeconfidentthattheriskistolerable.

Nobodywantstobeneedlesslyrisky.Butusingournewly-acquiredriskassessmenttools,wecanonceagain

learnandgrowinourlives.40

A.Takerisksinapositiveway.

B.Buttheself-protectivemindstatecarriesitsownrisk.

C.Overallhappinessisonebenefitofpositiverisk-taking.

D.Remembertotelloneofyourfriendsorfamilyyourdestination.

E.Besidestakingpreventivesteps,flexiblethinkingisalsoencouraged.

F.Likeashipsailingawayfromitsharbor,（hatiswhatwewerebuilttodo.

G.Forteenagers,thismeansriskslikerunningfbrmonitorortryingou（forateam.

第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Jess,a12-year-oldgirl,livesinMallacoota,asmalltowninAustralia.Sheisoneofmanychildrenhavingbeen

throughmental41andheartbreakintheNewYearbushfires.

She42thebushfireswith能ar.“I'veneverbeensoscared.Theskywasturnedtobloodred,andthe

embers（灰烬）were43allaroundus.Itwasmuchworsethanany44film."shesaid.

Jess,alongwithherfamily,spenttwoterrifyingdayson（heloca：boatwherersidentsstayedfbr45and

itwasalsoaplacewhere46couldnotbebroken.Jessandherlittlecompanionsplannedto47their

communitygardenandthehouseforchickens.

OneblessingfbrMallacootaisthatnoone48theirlifeduringthedisaster.Roadsintoandcutofthetown

arebeginningtoreopen.Wanderingaloneamongthehouses49totheground,Jessstillmanagedtofinda

50sideandsaidatleastnowshewouldnothavetocleanherbedroomanymore.Innotimesheandher

companions51startedtorebuildthecommunitygardenandeven52afamilyofchickenstothe

new“home"，makingsomethingbadintosomethinggood.

It'salongroadbackto53life.Butitissurely54ifwehavethewill.AsJesssaid,"My

belovedhometownwill_55again.M

41.A.disorderB.sufferingC.disposalD.surgery

42.A.recalledB.imaginedC.sustainedD.criticized

43.A.escapingB.crowdingC.flyingD.running

44.A.scaryB.influentialC.primitiveD.miserable

45.A.comfortB.peaceC.treatD.safety

46.A.rulesB.spiritsC.habitsD.promises

47.A.reserveB.releaseC.restoreD.restrict

48.A.rescuedB.lostC.guaranteedD.claimed

49.A.knockedB.blownC.explodedD.burnt

50.A.positiveB.harmoniousC.dynamicD.sensitive

51.A.preciselyB.luckilyC.activelyD.anxiously

52.A.awaitedB.welcomedC.enhancedD.contributed

53.A.simpleB.commonC.normalD.regular

54.A.hopefulB.cruelC.fortunateD.tough

55.A.dominateB.expandC.struggleD.shine

第二节（共10小题;每小题L5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。

Five-dayworkweeksarecommonlyacceptedandpracticed.ButtrialsofafourdayworkweekinIcelandwere

considered56(remarkable)succcssfuLThcyledtomanyworkers57(move)toshorterhoursand

workersaroundtheworldarcfollowingthetrend.Whyhasthispracticegained58(popular)andisit

possibletoapplyitcrossculturally?

Therials,59involvedmore(han2,500workerstookplacein2015.1160(report)that

productivityremained(hesameorimprovedinthemajorityofworkplaces.Meanwhile,theyfoundtheirworking

conditionswere61(little)stressfulandtheywerenolongeratriskofburnout,andtheirhealthandworklife

balancehadalsoimproved.

Therefore,theworld'slargestevertrialofashorierworkingweekwasbyanymeasure62complete

success.Itshowsthatthepublicisserviceisripeforbeingapioneerofshorterworkingweeksand63

（lesson）canbelearnedbyothergovernments.

Anumberofothertrialsarcnowbeingrunacrosstheworld.Forinstance,unilcvcrinNewZealandisgiving

staffachancetocuttheirhoursby20%64hurtingtheirpayinatrial.Peoplefeelactually

more65（attach）cothejobinthattheygetrewardedbyhavingmoretime.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

66.某英文杂志开设“一周一成语”专栏，向外国读者介绍中国成语。请你用英语写一篇短文投稿，介绍成

语“锲而不舍”。

内容包括：

1.解释字面意思。

2.阐释道理以及所受的启发。

注意：

1写作词数应为80左右

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的应位置作答。

锲而不舍（qi。erbushe）

第二节读后续写（满分25分）

67.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。

MissBaughtaughtseventh-gradesocialstudies.Shewasthekindofteacherthatjustabouteveryonehashadat

leastonce:Scary.HerreputationwasnotunlikethatofDracula.MissBaughallowednononsense（胡言乱语）.She

drilledusandtaughtustotakeschoolseriously.Shealsointroducedioustheconceptof“extracredit“fbracorrect

responsecoarandomquestion-andafrownforanincorrectone.MissBaughhadbeenteachingforalongtimeand

knewhowtofrighteneventhenaughtyboysinthebackrow,includingme.Shemanagedtoscareusall.

ButIalsohadalifeoutsideofschoolandhadjustdiscoveredcheapprank（恶作居I］）piecesaninkbottle

paintedtolookasthoughi(hadoverturned,andapieceofshinyblackmetalshapedlikeapuddleofink.

OfallthepeopleIcouldhavepranked,IchoseMissBaughsomehow.Atthebeginningoftheclass,beforeshe'd

returnedtoherclassroom.Idaredtoapproachherdesk.Iopenedhergradebookandplacedthebottleandtheblack

metalononeofthepages,proudlynotingthatittrulydidlooklikespilledink!ThenIwenttomydeskandwaitedfbr

thefun.

Iwasn'tdisappointed.WhenMissBaughsawtheitems,sheletcutalittlecryandlookedfbrsomethingtowipe

uptheinkwith.Theprankhadsucceededthewaybeyondmyexpectations.Butimmediatelyshediscoveredthatit

wasjustapieceofblackmetal.Shepickedupthe"puddle”,thenthedottie,andexaminedthem.Shelookedupwith

eyessweepingtheclassroomwithadeadlystare.Someofmyclassmateswhohadseenmesetupthefakespill

careftillyavoidedlookingatme,soasnottogivemeaway.Thencametheunavoidablequestion:"Whodidthis?”

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Afterafewviolentbeatsinmyheart,Islowlyraisedmyhand.

MissBaughwasasstrictasbefore,butsomethingchangedinme.

2024年6月“荆州中学、龙泉中学、宜昌一中“三校高二阶

段性检测

英语试题

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。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.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

Whatdocsthemansuggestdoing?

A.Eatingout.B.LeavingJackalone.C.ComfortingJack.

【答案】B

【解析】

【原文】W:What'seatingJacktoday?He'sinareallybadmood.

M:Idon'tknow.Butlet'sstayoutofhiswayuntilhefeelsbetter.

2.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

WhatwillJaneprobablydointhevacation?

A.HelpthemanreviewEnglish.

B.Makeastudyplan.

C.TakeanEnglishclass.

【答案】C

【解析】

［原文］M:I'mgoingtotheEnglishrefreshercourseinthevacation.Howaboutyou,Jane?

W:I'mmakingaplanforreviewingmyEnglish.MaybeIwillalsotakeyourcourse.

M:That'sgreat.Wecanstudytogetherthen.

3.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

Whatarethespeakersmainlydiscussing?

A.Acyclist.B.Anaccident.C.Arace.

【答案】B

【解析】

【原文】M:Whathappened?

W:Didyouseewhatthatguydid?

M:No.Iwaslookingtheotherway.

W:HemadeaU-turnrightinthemiddleoftheblockandhitakidonabicycle.

4.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

Howcanwedescribe(hegame?

A.Close.B.Unequal.C.Surprising.

【答案】A

【解析】

［原文］W:Didyouwatchthegamelastnight?

M:Yeah.AndIthoughtbothteamsplayedsuperball.Toobadonehadtolose.

W:Right.Ithoughttheywereevenlymatched.Itcouldhavegoneeitherway!

M:Thalshotinthelastfifteensecondswasreallysomething.

5.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】

Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Neighbors.B.Strangers.C.Workmates.

【答案】B

【解析】

【原文】W:Couldyoupushthebuttonforthetenthfloor,please?

M:Ofcourse.Doyouliveinthisbuilding?

W:No,rmjustvisitingacclleaguefromwork.Shehasanapartmentonthetenthfloor.Doyoulive

here?

M:Yes,Ido.It'snotabadbuildingtolivein,really.

第二节

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。

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看］

6.Whatistheweatherlikenow?

A.Clear.B.Windy.C.Foggy.

7.WhereisJacknow?

A.Onthehighway.B.Athome.C.Intheoffice.

【答案】6.C7.A

【解析】

【原文】W:Whatterribleweather!Visibilityisdowntoabout100meters.Tveheardit'scauseda

lotofproblemsonthehighway.

M:Iknow.Asamatteroffact,Jackjustcalledandsaidhe'llbeatleastanhourlatebecausethe

trafficissoheavy.

W:Heshouldhavelefthomeearly.Idid,andIwasn'tdelayedevenoneminute.

M:Luckyyou.Theweatherreportsaysitwillbewindyintheafternoon.Ihopeitclearsupsoon

becauseIhavetogototheheadofficetoattendameetingattwoo'clock.

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8.Wheredoesthewomanwork?

A.Atahotel.B.Atanairport.C.Atabuscompany.

9.WhenwillthemanprobablyreachSydney'sairport?

A.OnMarch3rd.B.OnMarch6th.C.OnMarch9th.

1().Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?

A.Hehasbookedanordinarysingleroom.

B.Heneedstoconfirmtheflightnext.

C.Hewilltaketheshuttle(摆渡车)tothehotel.

【答案】8.A9.B10.C

【解析】

［原文】M:Hi,thisisGeorgeFrasier.Tmcallingtoconfirmmyroomreservation.Tmsupposedto

bebookedatyourhotelfromMarch6thtoMarch9th.

W:Onemoment,please,sir,Yes,you'rebookedfbrthreenightsinaluxurysingleroom.

M:Right.Bytheway,IwaswonderingifyouofterairportshuttleservicetoandfromSydney's

aiiport.TmflyinginlateandI'mscheduledtoarriveattheairportataround11p.m.

W:Sure,butweoffertheservicefbr$10eachwaywithadvancenoticerequired.Wouldyoulikeme

toarrangethatforyou?

M:Allright.

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11.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inagarden.B.Inagiftshop.C.Inaflowershop.

12.Howdidthewomandevelopaninterestingrowingflowers?

A.Shetookitasapastime.

B.Shewasinfluencedbyherhusband.

C.Shewasfondofthesmellofflowers.

13.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Hehasgreenfingers.

B.Heisabankclerknow.

C.Hehastakenupstampcollecting.

【答案】1LA12.C13.B

【解析】

【原文】M:Wow.Theserosesarcbeautiful.Didyougrow:hemyourself?

W:Yes,Pvebeengrowingilowersasahobbysince2005.A:first,Ilikedthepleasantsmellofthe

flowersthatmyhusbandgavemeasabirthdaygift,andlaterdecidedtoplantsomerosesinmy

garden.That'showeverythingstarted.AndnowIhaveunbelievablegreenfingers.

M:Youhavesuchagreatpastime.Iusedtocollectrarestampsandcoins,butIhavebeensotiedup

withworkthesedaysthatIcan'tcontinuedoingit.

W:Iknowhowbusyyouarenowadays.Oh.bytheway,youjuststartedworkingatBritishBank,

right?Howisyournewjob?

M:Nottoobad...

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14.Whendidtheman'sauntandunclefirstgotoIbiza?

A.Aboutthirteenyearsago

B.Aboutseventeenyearsago.

C.Aboutthirtyyearsago.

15.Whydidtheman'sauntandunclechooseIbizalastsummer?

A.Theyhadgoodmemoriesofit.

B.Theybookedcheapflights.

C.Theylikedparties.

16.Whatwasthe(riplikelastsummer?

A.Peaceful.B.Perfect.C.Noisy.

17.Howdotheoldcouplefeelabouttripsnowaccordingtotheman?

A.Regretful.B.Annoyed.C.Uninterested.

【答案】14.C15.A16.C17.C

【解析】

［原文］W:Helloandwelcometotoday'sHolidayProgram.Todaywe'veaskedyoutocallir.with

yourholidayhorrorstories—holidayswherethingswentwrong.OurfirstcallertodayisSeanfrom

Belfast.Hi,Sean!

M:Hello

W:Sowherewasthisholiday?

M:Well.Thisdidn'thappentome.1(happenedtomyauntanduncle,lastsummer.Theywentto

Ibiza.

W:Afantasticplaceforaholiday.

M:Yes,fantasticplaceifyoirrcseventeen—butthey'ren