湖北剩州市2025-2026学年高二英语上学期期中试题

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，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.Wherewillthefamilyspendtheirsummerholiday?

A.InJapan.B.InCanada.C.InAustralia.

2.Whatarethespeakersdoing?

A.Collectingmoney.B.Writingaletter.C.Readingabook.

3.Whatdoesthemanwanttobuy?

A.Asofa.B.Abookshelf.C.Atable.

4.Howdidthewomanfeelaboutthetechnologycompetition?

A.Itwaseasy.B.Itwasinteresting.C.Itwasfrustrating.

5.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

A.Gotothegrocerystore.B.VisittheInternetcafe.C.Doshoppingonline.

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。

6.WhydoesthemantalktoSarah?

A.Toaskforinformation.B.Toextendaninvitation.C.Tomakean

appointment.

7.Whatdoesthemanplantodo?

A.Leadthediscussion.B.Redesignthesystem.C.Reschedulethemeeting.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

8.Whatisthewomanexcitedabout?

A.TouringLosAngeles.B.MeetingAuntAudrey.C.Playingwiththefatcat.

9.HowlongdoesittakethespeakerstogettoLosAngelesfromhome?

A.Abouttwohours.B.Aboutthreehours.C.Aboutfour

hours.

10.Whatwillthespeakersmostprobablydonext?

A.Continuedriving.B.Turnbackhome.C.Feedtheirstomachs.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

11.Whathappenedwhenthemanwasclimbingmountains?

A.Hehadabadcold.B.Helosthisequipment.C.Hewasstuckinbad

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weather.

12.Whatcausedthelossoftheman'slegs?

A.Afallinthemountain.B.Lowtemperature.C.Anunsuccessfuloperation.

13.Whatdidthemandecidetodoafterlosinghislegs?

A.Designnewclimbingshoes.

B.Makeequipmentforthedisabled.

C.Usetechnologytofighthisdisability.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

14.Whatdopeoplesayaboutthepaintingsattheartexhibition?

A.Theyarefulloflife.B.Theytelltruestories.C.Theylackclear

meanings.

15.WhatdoesHarmonyinChaostrytoshow?

A.Variouscolors.B.Lifejourneys.C.Socialharmony.

16.Whatcanartbringtopeopleaccordingtotheman?

A.Emotionalsupport.B.Self-reflection.C.Totalrelaxation.

17.Whatdoesthewomanoffertodofortheman?

A.Payforthecafevisit.B.Treathimtoanexhibition.C.Tellhiman

interestingstory.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

18.WhenwillallvehiclessoldinCaliforniabeelectricallypowered?

A.By2026.B.By2030.C.By2035.

19.WhatmayinspireCaliforniatoleadinenvironmentalefforts?

A.Itsuniquecoastallocation.B.Itsdiversenaturalbeauty.C.Itsfastest

growingpopulation.

20.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

A.ThenewrulesannouncedinCalifornia.

B.ThetemperatureriseinCalifornia.

C.ThedevelopmentofelectriccarsinCalifornia.

第二部分阅读理解(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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

TheNationalGallery

Description:

TheNationalGalleryistheBritishnationalartmuseumbuiltonthenorthsideof

TrafalgarSquareinLondon.Ithousesadiversecollectionofmorethan2,300examples

ofEuropeanartrangingfrom13th-centuryreligiouspaintingstomoremodernonesbyRenoir

andVanGogh.Theoldercollectionsofthegalleryarereachedthroughthemainentrance

whilethemoremodernworksintheEastWingaremosteasilyreachedfromTrafalgarSquare

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byagroundfloorentrance.

Layout:

ThemodernSainsburyWingonthewesternsideofthebuildinghouses

13th-to-15th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeDuccio,Uccello,VanEyck,Lippi,

Mantegna,BotticelliandMemling.

ThemainWestWinghouses16th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeLeonardoda

Vinci,Cranach,Michelangelo,Raphael,Bruegel,Bronzino,TitanandVeronese.

TheNorthWinghouses17th-centurypaintings,andartistsincludeCaravaggio,Rubens,

Poussin,VanDyck,Velazquez,ClaudeandVermeer.

TheEastWinghouses18th-toearly20th-centurypaintings,andartistsinclude

Canaletto,Goya,Turner,Constable,RenoirandVanGogh.

OpeningHours:

TheGalleryisopeneverydayfrom10amto6pm(Fridays10amto9pm)andisfree,

butchargesapplytosomespecialexhibitions.

GettingThere:

Nearestundergroundstations:CharingCross(2-minutewalk),LeicesterSquare

(3-minutewalk),Embankment(7-minutewalk),andPiccadillyCircus(8-minutewalk).

21.Inwhichcentury’scollectioncanyouseereligiouspaintings?

A.The13thB.The17thC.The18thD.The20th

22.WhereareLeonardodaVinci’sworksshown?

A.IntheEastWing.B.InthemainWestWing.

C.IntheSainsburyWing.D.IntheNorthWing.

23.WhichundergroundstationisclosesttotheNationalGallery?

A.PiccadillyCircus.B.LeicesterSquare.C.Embankment.D.Charing

Cross.

B

BaggyhasbecomethefirstdogintheUK—andpotentiallytheworld—tojoin

thefightagainstairpollutionbyrecordingpollutantlevelsneartheground.

Baggywearsapollutionmonitoronhercollarsoshecantakedatameasurements

closetotheground.Hermonitorhasshownthatairpollutionlevelsarehighercloser

togroundlevel,whichhashelpedhighlightconcernsthatbabiesandyoungkidsmaybe

athigherriskofdevelopinglungproblems.

Conventionalairpollutionmonitorsarenormallyfixedonlampposts（路灯杆）

ataboutninefeetintheair.However,sinceBaggystandsataboutthesameheightas

achildinapushchair(婴儿车),shefrequentlyrecordspollutionlevelswhicharemuch

higherthanthedatagatheredbytheEnvironmentAgency.

ThedoggydataresearchwastheideaofBaggy's13-year-oldownerTomHuntand

hisdadMatt.TheEnglishyoungsternoticedthatpollutionlevelsarearoundtwo-thirds

higherclosetothegroundthantheyareintheairattheheightwheretheyarerecorded

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bytheagency.Tomhassincereportedtheshockingfindingstothegovernmentinanattempt

toemphasisethatbabiesareathigherriskofdevelopingasthma(哮喘).

MattHuntsaidhewas"veryproud"ofhissonbecause"whentheboygetsanidea,

hekeepshisheaddownandgetsonwithit,andhereallydoeswanttodosomegoodand

stopyoungkidsfromgettingasthma."

"Tombuiltupapassionforenvironmentalprotectionataveryearlyage,"Matt

added."Hebecameveryinterestedingadgets(小装置).Aboutoneyearago,hegotthis

newpieceoftechwhichislikeatesttube.OneSundayafternoon,wewentouttodosome

monitoring,andhesaid,'whydon'tweputitonBaggy'scollar（项圈）andlethermonitor

thepollution?'Sowedidit."

Tomsaid,"Mostofthetime,Baggyisjustlikeanyotherdog.Butfortherest

ofthetimesheisasuperdog,andweareallreallyproudofher."

24.Withamonitoronhercollar,Baggycan____________.

A.takepollutantreadingsB.reduceairpollution

C.processcollecteddataD.recordpollutantlevels

25.WhatcanwelearnfromtheBaggydata?

A.Highplacesarefreeofairpollution.B.Conventionalmonitorsaremore

reliable.

C.Airismorepollutedclosertotheground.D.Higherpushchairsaremorerisky

forkids.

26.WhatisTomˈspurposeofdoingtheresearch?

A.Totesthisnewmonitor.B.Tofindoutpollutionsources.

C.ToproveBaggyˈsabilities.D.Towarnofahealthrisk.

27.Accordingtothepassage,whichwordcanbestdescribeTomHunt?

A.Creative.B.Generous.C.Modest.D.Outgoing.

C

Inrecentyears,theintegrationofartificialintelligence(AI)intolanguage

learninghassparkedbothenthusiasmanddebateamongeducatorsandlearners.A2023study

publishedinJournalofEducationalTechnologytracked1,200collegestudentsovera

six-monthperiod,comparingtraditionallanguagecourseswithAI-assistedlearning

programs.TheresultsrevealedthatstudentsusingAItoolsshoweda25%fasterimprovement

invocabularyanda18%higheraccuracyingrammarexercises,thoughtheirperformance

inface-to-faceconversationremainedonparwith（水平相当）thecontrolgroup.

ResearcherscreditthisdiscrepancytotheAI'sstrengthinrepetitive,rule-based

tasks."AIisgoodatprovidinginstant,personalizedfeedbackongrammarandvocabulary,"

explainedDr.LiMei,leadauthorofthestudy."Buthumaninteractionisirreplaceable

forsubtledifferenceslikeintonation,culturalcontext,andemotionalexpression."This

findingalignswith（相一致）asurveybytheInternationalLanguageTeachingAssociation,

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where68%ofteachersnotedthatwhileAIreducedtheirworkloadingradinganddrill

sessions,itfailedtoreplicate（复制）themotivationalimpactofateacher’s

encouragement.

Criticsarguethatover-relianceonAImightweakenstudents’abilitytothink

critically.Afollow-upsurveyofthe1,200participantsfoundthat32%ofAIusers

admittedtorelyingonthetool’ssuggestionswithoutfullyunderstandingtheunderlying

rules,comparedtojust11%inthetraditionalgroup."Technologyshouldbeascaffold

（脚手架）,notacrutch（拐杖）,"warnedProfessorZhangWeifromBeijingNormalUniversity.

"EducatorsmustguidestudentstouseAImindfully,combiningitsefficiencywith

human-leddeeplearning."

Despitetheseconcerns,theadoptionofAIinlanguageclassroomscontinuestorise.

A2024reportbyEdTechInsightspredictsthatby2025,70%ofhighereducation

institutionswillbringAIlanguagetoolsintotheircurricula（课程）,drivenbystudent

demandforflexible,self-pacedlearningoptions."Studentstodaygrewupwithtechnology;

theyexpectlearningtobeinteractiveandadaptive,"saidLauraChen,asenioratShanghai

UniversitywhousesanAIlanguageappdaily."It’snotaboutreplacingteachers—it’s

aboutcreatingamoredynamiclearningecosystem."

28.Whatisthemainfindingofthe2023studymentionedinthefirstparagraph?

A.AItoolssignificantlyimprovedstudents’conversationalskills.

B.Traditionalcoursesweremoreeffectiveinlong-termlanguageretention.

C.StudentsusingAIshowedfasterprogressinvocabularyandgrammar.

D.AI-assistedlearningreducedtheworkloadofalllanguageteachers.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"discrepancy"(Para.2)probablymean?

A.ImprovementB.SimilarityC.DifferenceD.Advantage

30.WhatconcerndocriticsexpressaboutAIinlanguagelearning?

A.Itmayreducethenumberofteachingpositions.

B.Itfailstoprovideinstantfeedbackongrammar.

C.AItoolsaretooexpensiveformostinstitutions.

D.Studentsmightdependonitwithoutunderstandingrules.

31.Whatdoesthe2024EdTechInsightsreportsuggestaboutAIadoption?

A.StudentdemandisakeydriverforintegratingAIintocurricula.

B.Mostuniversitieswillstopusingtraditionallanguagecoursesby2025.

C.AIwillreplacehumanteachersin70%oflanguageclassrooms.

D.EducatorsareresistanttoAIduetojobsecurityconcerns.

D

Peoplewhomultitask（多任务化）allthetimemaybetheworstatdoingtwothings

atonce,anewresearchsuggests.Thefindings,basedonperformancesandself-evaluation

byabout275collegestudents,indicatethatmanypeoplemultitasknotoutofadesire

toincreaseproductivity,butbecausetheyareeasilydistractedandcan’tfocusonone

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activity.And“thosepeopleturnouttobetheworstathandlingdifferentthings,”

saidDavidSanbonmatsu,apsychologistattheUniversityofUtah.

Sanbonmatsuandhiscolleaguesgavethestudentsasetoftestsandaskedthemto

reporthowoftentheymultitasked,howgoodtheythoughttheywereatit,andhow

sensation-seeking(寻求刺激)orimperative(冲动)theywere.Theythenevaluatedthe

participants’multitaskingabilitywithatrickymentaltaskthatrequiredthestudents

todosimplemathematicalcalculationswhilerememberingasetofletters.

Notsurprisingly,thescientistssaid,mostpeoplethoughttheywerebetterthan

averageatmultitasking,andthosewhothoughttheywerebetteratitweremorelikely

toreportusingacellphonewhiledrivingorviewingmultiplekindsofmediaatonce.

Butthosewhofrequentlydealwithmanythingsatthesametimewerefoundtoperform

theworstattheactualmultitaskingtest.Theyalsoweremorelikelytoadmitto

sensation-seekingandimpulsivebehavior,whichconnectswithhoweasilypeoplegetbored

anddistracted.

“Peoplemultitasknotbecauseit’sgoingtoleadtogreaterproductivity,but

becausethey’redistractible,andtheygetsuckedintothingsthatarenotasimportant.”

Sanbonmatsusaid.

AdamGazzaley,aresearcherattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,whowas

notamemberoftheresearchgroup,saidonelimitationofthestudywasthatitcouldn’t

findoutwhetherpeoplewhostartoutlessfocusedtendtowardmultitaskingorwhether

people’srecognizingandunderstandingabilitieschangeasaresultofmultitasking.

Thefindingsdosuggest,however,whythesensation-seekerwhomultitaskthemost

mayenjoyriskydistracteddriving.“Peoplewhoaremultitaskingaregenerallyless

sensitivetoriskysituations.”saidPaulAtchley,anotherresearchernotinthegroup.

“Thismaypartlyexplainwhypeoplegoinforthesesituationseventhoughthey’re

dangerous.”

32.TheresearchledbySanbonmatsuindicatesthatpeoplewhomultitask__________.

A．seekhighproductivityconstantly

B．preferhandlingdifferentthingswhengettingbored

C．aremorefocusedwhendoingmanythingsatatime

D．havethepoorestresultsindoingvariousthingsatthesametime

33.WhenSanbonmatsuandhiscolleaguesconductedtheirresearch,they__________.

A．measuredthechangesofthestudents’understandingability

B．assessedthemultitaskingabilityofthestudents

C．analyzedtheeffectsoftheparticipants’trickymentaltasks

D．evaluatedtheacademicachievementsofthestudents

34.AccordingtoSanbonmatsu,peoplemultitaskbecauseoftheir__________.

A．limitedpowerincalculation

B．interestsindoingthingsdifferently

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C．inabilitytoconcentrateononetask

D．impulsivedesiretotrynewthings

35.Fromthelastparagraph,wecanlearnthatmultitaskersusually__________.

A．driveveryskillfully

B．goinfordifferenttasks

C．failtoreactquicklytopotentialdangers

D．refusetoexplainthereasonsfortheirbehavior

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。

Secretcodes（密码）keepmessagesprivate.Banks,companies,andgovernmentagencies

usesecretcodesindoingbusiness,especiallywheninformationissentbycomputer.

Peoplehaveusedsecretcodesforthousandsofyears.36.Code

breakingneverlags（落后）farbehindcodemaking.Thescienceofcreatingandreading

codedmessagesiscalledcryptography.

Therearethreemaintypesofcryptography.37.Forexample,

thefirstlettersof"Myelephanteatstoomanyeels"spelloutthehiddenmessage"Meet

me".

38.Youmightrepresenteachletterwithanumber,forexample.

Let'snumberthelettersofthealphabet,inorder,from1to26.Ifwesubstituteanumber

foreachletter,themessage"Meetme"wouldread"135520135".

Acodeusessymbolstoreplacewords,phrases,orsentences.Toreadthemessageof

arealcode,youmusthaveacodebook.39.Forexample,“bridge”

mightstandfor”meet”and“out”mightstandfor“me”.Themessage"Bridgeout"

wouldactuallymean"Meetme".40.However,itisalsohardtokeep

acodebooksecretforlong.Socodesmustbechangedfrequently.

A.Inanylanguage,somelettersareusedmorethanothers.

B.Itisveryhardtobreakacodewithoutthecodebook

C.Onlypeoplewhoknowthekeywordcanreadthemessage

D.Youcanhideamessagebyhavingthefirstlettersofeachwordspellitout.

E.Aslongastherehavebeencodes,peoplehavetriedtobreakthem.

F.Anotherwaytohideamessageistousesymbolstostandforspecificlettersofthe

alphabet.

G.Withacodebook,youmightwritedownwordsthatwouldstandforotherwords.

第三部分语言知识运用(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，选出最佳选项。

Whilehighschooldoesnotgenerallyencouragestudentstoexplorenewaspectsof

life,collegesetsthestageforthatexploration.Imyselfwentthrough

this41processandfoundsomethingthathaschangedmy42at

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collegeforthebetter:IdiscoveredASL—AmericanSignLanguage.

Ineverfeltanurgetolearnanysignlanguagebefore.Myentirefamilyishearing,

andsoareallmyfriends.The43languageswereenoughinallmyinteractions.

LittledidIknowthatIwoulddiscovermy44forASL.

The45beganduringmyfirstweekatcollege.IwatchedastheASL

Club46theirtranslationofasong.Boththehandmovementsandtheveryidea

ofcommunicatingwithoutspeaking47me.WhatIsawwascompletelyunlike

anythingIhadexperiencedinthepast.Thisnewnessjustleftme48more.

Afterthat,feelingtheneedtoexplorefurther,IdecidedtodropinononeofASL

club’smeetings.Ionlylearnedhowto49thealphabet(字母)thatday.Yet

insteadofbeing50bymyslowprogress,Iwasexcited.Ithenmadeit

apointto51thosemeetingsandlearnallIcould.

Thefollowingterm,I52anASLclass.Theprofessorwasdeafand

anytalkingwas53.Isoonrealizedthatthesilencewasnot

unpleasant.54,iftherehadbeenanytalking,itwouldhavecausedusto

learnless.Now,Iappreciatethesilenceandthe55wayofcommunication

itopens.

41.A.planningB.evaluatingC.searchingD.founding

42.A.routeB.progressC.majorD.experience

43.A.spokenB.foreignC.bodyD.official

44.A.requestB.concernC.passionD.objective

45.A.meetingB.tripC.storyD.task

46.A.recordedB.performedC.adoptedD.discussed

47.A.botheredB.supportedC.embarrassedD.attracted

48.A.displayingB.actingC.sayingD.wanting

49.A.printB.signC.writeD.count

50.A.inspiredB.distractedC.acknowledgedD.discouraged

51.A.chairB.attendC.scheduleD.organize

52.A.calledoffB.tookoverC.registeredforD.gaveup

53.A.advocatedB.prohibitedC.repeatedD.ignored

54.A.LastlyB.ConsequentlyC.InsteadD.Nevertheless

55.A.easyB.potentialC.quickD.new

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。

TCM,shortfortraditionalChinesemedicine,isasystemofmedicine,

which56(practise)inChinaforover3,000years.Itislargelyrelated

toChinesehistoryandculture.Shennong,57figureinancientmyth,is

believedasthefatherofChinesemedicine.Accordingtothelegend,hetestedhundreds

ofherbstofindanything58couldbeusedasmedicine.

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Generally,TCMismuchmoreaboutachievingthebalanceofhumanbody.Ithas

graduallydevelopedintoamedicalscienceinthedailylifeofthepeopleandinthe

processofthem59(fight)againstdiseases.ProfessionalsregardTCM

as60(effective)inpreventingdiseasesandcuringchronic(慢性的)

illnessthanwesternmedicine.

Underthetheoryof“treatpre-disease”,peoplebelievesomemedicineandfood

sharethesameorigin61thatthesamekindofmaterialcanbepartof

therecipesofbothmedicineandfood.

In2015,ChinesescientistTuYouyouwontheNobelPrize62the

discoveryofartemisinin.Herdiscovery63(root)inancientChineseherbal

medicinehasbroughttraditionalChinesemedicinetotheworld.Nowit

is64(wide)appliedinotherAsiannations.Manyforeignersincluding

Olympicathletes,aregettingfascinatedbyvarious65(treat),such

asCupping,Guasha.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

66.假定你是李华，你的新西兰朋友Terry将去中国朋友家做客，发邮件向你询问有关习俗。

请你回复邮件，内容包括：

1．到达时间；

2．合适的礼物；

3．餐桌礼仪。

注意：

1．词数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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。

Theresahadalwayslookedforwardtothefirstdayofschool,butthisyearwas

different.Duetoherfather’srecentjobchange,sheandherfamilyhadmovedacross

thecountrytoanewtownandanewneighborhood.

Shedidn’tevenwanttogetoutofbed.Gettingupmeantgoingtoschool.Shedidn’t

knowasoul.Shehadnofriendshere.Whowouldshetalkto?Whowouldshehangoutwith?

Thiswouldnotbeagoodday,shethoughttoherself.

Afteraquickbreakfast,shegrabbedherthingsandheadeddownthestreettothe

cornerwherethebuswouldpickherup.Inthedistance,shecouldseetwogirlslaughing

aboutsomething.AsTheresagotcloser,thegirlsshotabrieflookatherwayandthen

continuedonwiththeirconversation.Finally,thebusarrived.Theresasteppedonand

satalone.Therideseemedratherlonguntilthebuspulledupinfrontoftheschool.

Theresaclimbedoffthebuswithnoideawheretogo.Theschoolwasmuchbiggerthan

heroldone.Shehadmadeitthroughthewholemorning.Butnowit’slunchtime,and

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shewaskeenlyawareofthefactthatshehadnoonetositanddinewith.Shefounda

placealoneinthecornerandsatdownwithlunch.Justasshestartedtoeat,shesaw

twogirlsapproaching.Theywerethegirlsfromthebusstop.

“Doyoumindifwejoinyou?”saidtheoneinfront.

注意：

1．续写词数应为150个左右；

2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

“Mind?Pleasesitwithme!”Theresathoughtandquicklyreplied,“notatall.”

__________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

ForTheresa,theridehomewasquiteabitdifferentfromthebustripthat

morning.______________

期中考试英语参考答案

听力：1-5ACABC6-10ACBBC11-15CBCAB16-20BACBA

阅读理解：21-23ABD24-27DCDA28-31CCDA32-35DBCC36-40EDFGB

完形填空：41-55CDACCBDDBDBCBCD

语法填空：hasbeenpractised;a;that;fighting;moreeffective;

and;for;rooted;widely;treatments

DearTerry,

IamabsolutelythrilledtohearaboutyourupcomingvisittoyourChinesefriend's

home!Toensureasmoothandenjoyableexperience.I'dliketosharesomeadvicebased

onyourquestions.

It'salwaysagoodideatodouble-checktheexacttimeofyourvisitwithyourfriend

beforehand.Youmayarrive5minutesearlytoshowrespectandavoidanylast-minute

confusion.Besides,asmallgiftisalovelygesturetoexpressyourappreciation.Chinese

tablemannersareverydifferentfromyours.It'sconsideredpolitetotakefoodfrom

thedishesplacedinfrontofyouusingchopsticksoraspoon.Don'tworryiftheykeep

fillingyourbowlup,becauseitmeanswelcomeandfriendshipinourculture.Youcan

feelfreetoenjoytheofferings,asitisasignoftheirhospitalityandwarmth.

Ican'twaittoseeyouinChina!Hopeyouhaveapleasanttripandhaveawonderful

timewithyourChinesefriend!

Withlove,

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LiHua

续写：

“Mind?Pleasesitwithme!”Theresathoughtandquicklyreplied.“notatall.”

“Thisisusuallywherewesitforlunch,andsincewesawyouatthebusstopthismorning,

itmustbefateorsomething,"saidtheothergirl.“Maybewe'resupposedtobefriends.”

Theresaalsoexpressedherwillingnesstobetheirfriends.Andwiththat,newfriendships

wereformed.Throughthewholelunchtheychattedabouttheirclassesandgiggledabout

variousstories.Thethreegirlsagreedtoheadhometogetherattheendofthedayas

theypartedfortheafternoonclass.

ForTheresa,theridehomewasquiteabitdifferentfromthebustripthatmorning.

Shenowhadpeopletositwithandnewfriendstotalkto.Shewasnotaloneanymore.

Thetimewentbymuchmorequicklythantheridetoschoolinthatmorning.Thegirls

talkedandlaughedtheentirewaybacktotheirneighborhood.Theygotoffthebusand

beganthewalktotheirownhouses.Onebyone,theysaidtheirgoodbyesandexchanged

quickhugsfollowedbya“Seeyoutomorrow.”

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Text1.

【原文】M:AreyougoingtospendthesummerinAustralia?

W:No,IplannedtogotoCanada,butmychildrenbeggedmetotakethemtoJapan.Icouldn’t

sayno.

Text2.

【原文】W:Okay,backtocatch22.Cananybodyrememberwhichpartwereadlasttime?

M:Hmm,somewhereinchapter31,Ithink.

W:Ahyes,hereweare.Mrs.Danikahadjustreceivedtheletterfromthewardepartment

andwasgoingtocollectthemoney.

Text3.

【原文】W:Weneedmorespaceinourroom.

M:Yes,thatsofaistoobig.Ifwegotanewone,wecouldmovethebookshelfintothe

cornerandthetablecangoagainstthewall.

Text4.

【原文】M:Howdidyoudointhattechnologycompetition,Jane