江西省南昌市第五高级中学2024-2025学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题（含答案无音频无听力原文）

南昌五中2024-2025学年第二学期高二期末考试英语试卷第一部分听力（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小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例:Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C。1.Whatdoesthewomanprobablydo?A.Asaleswoman.B.Anadviser.C.Adentist.2.Whatdoesthemanplantodo?A.Lookforajob.B.Movetoanewplace.C.Rearrangethefurniture.3.WhatisKatedoing?A.Boardingaflight.B.Arrangingatrip.C.Seeingafriendoff.4.WhomightMr.Brownbe?A.Thewoman’shusband.B.Theman’sfriend.C.Theman’sboss.5.What’stheweathermostprobablyliketoday?A.Rainy.B.Cold.C.Hot.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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.WhatdoesStevethinkofhistraining?A.Disappointing.B.Acceptable.C.Excellent.7.HowlongdoesStevetraineachday?A.Threehours.B.Fivehours.C.Tenhours.听第7段材料，回答第8、9、10题。8.Whyisthemanattheshop?A.Toorderacameraforhiswife.B.Tohaveacamerarepaired.C.Togetacamerachanged.9.Whatcolordoesthemanwant?A.Pink.B.Black.C.Orange.10.Whatwillthemandoafterwards?A.Makeaphonecall.B.Waituntilfurthernotice.C.Comeagainthenextday.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Wherearethespeakersprobably?A.InSantaBarbara.B.InSanFrancisco.C.InLosAngeles.12.Howoldistheman?A.24yearsold.B.25yearsold.C.26yearsold.13.Howmuchwillthemanspendonthecarintotal?A.$200.B.$215.C.$275.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.WhatwouldJoeprobablydoduringtheThanksgivingholiday?A.Gotoaplay.B.Stayathome.C.VisitKinston.15.WhatisArielgoingtodoinToronto?A.Attendaparty.B.Meetheraunt.C.Seeacarshow.16.WhyisArielinahurrytoleave?A.TocallupBetty.B.TobuysomeDVDs.C.TopickupDaniel.17.Whatmightbetherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Classmates.B.Fellowworkers.C.Guideandtourist.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Whatdoestheresearchrelateeggshapesto?A.Environment.B.Flyingability.C.Weight.19.WhatisMaryStoddard?A.Abirdresearcher.B.Abirdwatcher.C.Aneggfarmer.20.Whatkindofbirdlaysthemost-oval-shapedeggs?A.Theseabird.B.Theparrot.C.Thehummingbird.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWiththereleaseofhighlyanticipatedfilmssuchas

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Rocketman,andeventslikeRHSChelseaFlowerShowandCanalwayCavalcade,MayissettobeanexcitingmonthforLondoners.You’llbepleasedtohaveyourtwobankholidaystoenjoysomeofthethings.CanalwayCavalcadePopdowntoLittleVeniceattheendoftheweekforCanalwayCavalcade,London’sbiggestwaterwayfestival.ThisannualeventhasbeentakingplaceatLittleVenicesince1983anditisexpectedthattherewillbeover100boatsmooredaroundWarwickAvenue.Itisperfectforthewholefamily,withitsvariousstalls,competitions,musicperformancesandlivetheatre.When:14th—25thMayWhere:LittleVeniceCost:Free(unlessyouwanttopurchasefoodanditemsfromthestalls)RHSChelseaFlowerShowPerfectforthegreen-fingeredenthusiasts,theRHSChelseaFlowerShowistheUK’smostfamousflowerandlandscapegardensshow.HeldinthegroundsoftheChelseaRoyalHospital,visitorscandiscoverrareflowersandplantsandexploreover500exhibitors,includinganArtisanGardeninspiredbyJapaneseemperors.TherewillalsobeagardendesignedbytheDuchessofCambridgeincollaborationwiththeRHS.When:21st—25thMayWhere:ChelseaRoyalHospital,RoyalHospitalRoad,SW34SRCost:£67.75TolkienHeadtoyourlocalcinemathismonthtosee

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TheSunIsAlsoAStar.When:27th—28thMayWhere:YourlocalcinemaCost:Varies21.WhatcanyoudoatLittleVenice?A．Observeamovieshot.B．Gosightseeingbyboat.C．VisitanArtisanGarden.D．Seeananticipatedfilm.22.Whencanyouvisitarareflowershow?A．OnMayl7th.B．OnMay18th.C．OnMay24th.D．OnMay28th.23.Inwhichsectionofanewspapermightyoufindthistext?A．Travel.B．Lifestyle.C．Business.D．Entertainment.BLiuJiakun,aChinesearchitectfromChengdu,wonthe2024PitzkerPrize,architecture’shighesthonor.Knownfordesignsthatmixlocalculturewithmodernneeds,hebecamethesecondChinesecitizentoreceivethisaward.Unlikemanyarchitectswhochasegrandbuildings,Liu’screativityisgroundedinlocalsimplethings.For40years,hehasstayedinhishometown,provinglocalrootscangrowintouniversalideas.Hisfamouswork,WestVillage,showsthisphilosophy.Designedlikeahotpot,wherevariousingredientscometogetherinabubblingandflavorfulmix,thisfive-storybuildingcomplexblurstheboundariesbetweenpublicandprivate,formalandinformal.Here,oldmenwalkwithpetbirds,childrenplaysoccer,andyoungpeopletakephotos,allsharingonedynamicspace.Liu’scareerpathwasfarfrompredetermined.Beforecollege,hehadneverevenheardofarchitecture.Whenfillingoutuniversityapplications,hesimplysoughtapathtosecuringastablejob.Notably,throughoutthedecadeaftergraduating,Liualmostabandonedarchitectureentirely,pouringhisenergyintowriting.But,in1993,asoloexhibitionbyaformerclassmateinShanghaichangedeverything.“Irealizedarchitecturecouldbeattractive,leadingtopeople’semotionalresponsesanddeepthinking.”Liu’scareforpeopleshinesbrightestafterdisasters.In2008,afteranearthquakehitWenchuan,herepurposedthestonesfromthequakeintobrickstorebuildhomesandcreateamemorial.“Thesebrickscarrymemories,”heexplained.Fora15-year-oldgirlwholovedbooksbutdiedinthequake,hebuiltasmallpinkmemorialhallwitharoundskylight,lettingsunlightdancelikepagesturning.ToLiu,architectureislikewriting—bothneedlifelonglearning.“Theyforceyoutokeepgrowing,”hesmiles.Everybuildinghecreates,fromearthquakememorialstocommunityspaces,becomeswhathecalls“alovelettertomyhomeland”.Throughbrickandlight,LiuJiakunshowshowstayingtruetoone’srootscanshapespaceswhereeveryonebelongs.Hisstoryremindsusthatgreatnessoftengrowsfromlocalsoil.24.WhatisLiu’screationbasedon?A．Grandbuildings.B．Universalideas.C．Localroots.D．Dynamicspace.25.WhydidLiupickuparchitectureagain?A．Heneededastablejob.B．Heregainedhisenergy.C．Henolongerlikedwriting.D．Hewasmotivatedbyanexhibition.26.Whatisthepurposeofthespecially-madebricks?A．Tocomfortpeople.B．Toholdmemories.C．Inhonorofagirlvictim.D．Forthesakeofenvironment.27.WhichoffollowingcanbestdescribeLiuJiakun?A．Caringandcreative.B．Positiveandgifted.C．Sympatheticandgenerous.D．Passionateandhumble.CAmalehumpbackwhalehasmadeanextraordinaryjourneyfromSouthAmericatoAfrica—travelingmorethan13,046kilometers—thelongestmigrationrecordedforasinglewhale,anewstudyfound.Thebravemarine(海洋的)giant’sjourneyalsomarksthefirstdocumentationofanadultmalehumpbacktravelingbetweenthePacificandIndianoceans.ThehumpbackwasfirstspottedoffthecoastofColombiain2013andseenagainafewyearslaternotfarfromhisoriginallocation.Butin2022,thewhalewasunexpectedlydetectedintheIndianOceannearZanzibar,offthecoastofEastAfrica.Thetypicalmigrationrouteforhumpbackwhalescanbelongerthan8,000kilometersinasingledirection.“Theseanimalsareseparateindividuals,andthey’lldosurprisingthings,”saidstudycoauthorTedCheeseman,amarinebiologistatSouthernCrossUniversityinAustralia.“Theseoceansareverymuchconnectedspaces,andwhalestravelbeyondborders.”Totrackthewhale’smigrationpatterns,thestudyauthorsusedaplatformcalledHappyWhale.Itallowsscientists,researchersandwhalewatcherstocontributephotosoftheirwhalesightings.Humpbackwhalesliveinoceansaroundtheworldandareknownforcompletingsomeofthelongestmigrationsofanymammal(哺乳动物),butthiswhale’stravelsarespecialduetohismovementbetweentwobreedinggrounds(繁殖地).Humpbackwhalestypicallyreturntospecificbreedinglocationseachyear.Forexample,oneofthehumpbackpopulationsintheNorthPacificmigratestofeedinwatersaroundAlaskaduringthesummerandspendsthewinterinwatersaroundtheHawaiianIslandstobreedandraisebabywhales.Thiswhale,however,migratedbetweentwoseparatebreedinggroupsindifferentoceans.“Ourthinkingisthatwhalesalwaysgototheplacewheretheycamefrom,”saidAriFriedlaender,professorofoceansciencesattheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaCruz,whowasnotinvolvedinthestudy.“Buttherehastobesomemovementwhereyougetsomeanimalexplorersthatdecide,forwhateverreason,tofollowadifferentpath.”28.Whatmakesthehumpbackwhale’sjourneysurprising?A．Itsmigrationspeedandlength.B．Itsmigrationmodeandspeed.C．Itsmigrationlengthandpattern.D．Itsmigrationtimeandroute.29.Howdidtheresearcherstrackthewhale’smigrationroute?A．Byattachingsatellitedevicestothewhale.B．Throughaplatformcollectingsightingphotos.C．Bymonitoringwhalesoundsintheocean.D．Throughdirectobservationsduringshipvoyages.30.WhatdoesAriFriedlaender’swordsimplyinthelastparagraph?A．Whalesconsistentlyreturntotheiroriginalbreedingsites.B．Environmentalchangesarepushingwhalestoseekalternativeroutes.C．Migrationroutesaremainlydrivenbytemperaturepreferences.D．Somewhalesmightexplorenewpathsforunexploredreasons.31.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．OceanGiants:TheSecretLivesofHumpbackWhalesB．BeyondBorders:HowTechnologyTracksWhaleMigrationC．TheLoneExplorer:AWhale’sRecord-BreakingJourneyD．BreedingGroundsMystery:WhyWhalesChangeRoutesDInanerawhere“digitaldetox”hasbecomeabuzzword,peoplewhocallthemselvesdigitalminimalistsproudlydeletesocialapps,turntheirphonescreenstoblack-and-white,orswitchtosimplephones.Yettheirfightagainsttechnologyoverloadoftencreatesaconfusingcycle.Toreducescreentime,theyuseappslikeForesttotracktheirhabits;toreplaceiPads,theybuy$200specialblack-and-whitedevices;andtolearnaboutminimalism,theyspendhourswatchingYouTubevideos.Surprisingly,AppAnnie’s2023reportshoweddownloadsof“digitalwellness”appsjumpedby140%,provingthatthismovementagainsttechnologystilldeeplydependsonit.Thiscontradictionechoeshistoricalpatterns.Inthe19thcentury,theBritishArtsandCraftsMovementfoughtagainstfactory-madegoodsbypraisinghandmadeitems.However,thesehandmadeproductsbecameexpensiveluxuriesonlytherichcouldafford.Similarly,today’sdigitalminimalism,whiletryingtoresistdistractionsfromappsandads,hascreatedahuge$8.7billionindustryselling“anti-tech”products.Examplesincludewritingappswithoutads,“smart”papernotebooksthatneedinternetupdates,andsimple-lookinggadgets.Theseproductsturntheideaofrebellionintosomethingpeoplecanbuy,liketurningaprotestsignintoafashionaccessory.Therealproblemisshowingoffsimplicity.A2024Stanfordstudyfoundthat62%ofpeoplewhocallthemselvesdigitalminimalistsspendthesameamountoftimeontheirphones—theyjustswitchfromsocialmediato“approved”appslikee-bookreadersormeditationtools.ThisissimilartoInstagramphotosofperfectlycleandesks:theemptyspacelookssimple,butbehinditarecomplexphonesettingsandappalgorithms.Maybeweneedanewwayofthinking.ScholarAndrewHuisuggeststreatingtechnologylikewater—usingitwiselywithoutwastingornervouslymeasuringeverydrop.WriterJennyOdell,inherbook

HowtoDoNothing,arguesthatrealfreedomisn’taboutrunningawayfromthedigitalworldbutfindingbalancewithinit.Thiscouldmeanallowingsmall,joyfulmomentsinourdigitallives:afunnycatvideopoppingupduringwork,orunderstandingthatafamilymember’srepeatedhealthpostsinachatgrouparereallyaboutshowinglove.Whenwestopjudgingeverytechchoiceas“good”or“bad”andfocusonmeaningfulconnections,wemightfinallyfeelfreeinthedigitalage.32.Whatisthemainoutcomeofdigitalminimalists’efforts?A．Theysuccessfullyreducescreentimethroughstrictrules.B．Theydependmoreontechnologytoachievetheirgoals.C．Theyinspireotherstojointhedigitaldetoxmovement.D．TheycompletelyabandonmoderndeviceslikeiPads.33.Whyisthe19th-centuryArtsandCraftsMovementmentioned?A．Toshowanti-techtrendsarenotnewinhistory.B．Tocriticizethehighcostofhandmadeproducts.C．Toprovethatoldergenerationsvaluedsimplicitymore.D．Tocomparetraditionalcraftswithmoderndigitaltools.34.WhatdoestheStanfordstudyrevealaboutdigitalminimalists?A．Theyprefermeditationappstoentertainment.B．Theirphonesettingsaresimplerthannon-minimalists’s.C．Theyspendlesstimeonsocialmediathanaverageusers.D．Theirtotalscreentimeremainsunchangeddespiteefforts.35.Whatsolutiondoestheauthorsupportforbalancingdigitallife?A．Strictlyavoidingallnon-work-relatedtechnology.B．Labelingtechnologyaseither“good”or“bad.”C．Embracingsmalldigitaljoyswithoutguilt.D．Returningtopre-industriallifestyles.第二节（七选五）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Lookingforajobwhereyoucanmakeadifference?Ifyou’rethekindofpersonwholoveshelpingthosearoundyouandyouenjoyputtingyourknowledgeandskillsintheserviceofothers,thereareplentyofjobsthatfitthisdescriptionperfectly.Theyallowyoutobringyourcontributiontosocietyandmakethemostofyourskills.

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.Thebestpartaboutstartingacareerineducationisthevastopportunitiesitoffers.Mostpeopleassociateeducationwithteaching.

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.Fromteacher,professor,orschoolcounselortolibrarian,curriculumdeveloper,oreducationadministrator,therearemanycareerpathsyoucanchoosefrom.Forthosewhowouldliketohelpotherswithahigh-intensitycareerthatputstheminthemiddleoftheaction.ajobintheemergencyservicescanbetheone.Byjoiningthepolice,ambulance,orfireandrescueservice,youcanserveyourcommunityandmaketheworldabetterplace.Butyou’llhavetodealwithalotofpressureandstressonaregularbasis.

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.Infact,thesectorcomprisesavarietyofdifferentroles,socareeropportunitiesareverydiverse.Fromworkingincommunications,HR.orITtochoosingajobinadministration,therearedifferentwaystobringyourcontribution.Ontopofthat,charityjobsmayalsoprovideacertaindegreeofflexibilityintermsofworkinghoursandconditionsofemployment.

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.Combineyourpassionforhelpingotherswiththerighttrainingandskills.You’llbeabletomakeadifferenceinpeople’slivesandpositivelyimpacttheworld.A．Makeacarefulandproperchoice.B．Hereareoptionsworthexploring.C．Thefollowingcautionsarethefirsttoconsider.D．Contrarytopopularbelief,itisn’tallaboutfundraising.E．Thisfieldprovidesyoufewopportunitiestochoosefrom.F．Thefieldactuallyhasvariouspositionsandprofessionalroles.G．Ajobasafirstresponderisbothmentallyandphysicallydemanding.第三部分语言运用第一节完形填空阅读下面短文，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。ThesunshinesbrightlyonthedriedleavesofafieldinGuazapa,aquietcornerofElSalvador.Glenda,a29-year-oldcommunityhealth____41____,parkshermotorcycleandmakesherwaythroughthe____42____,carryingabluerefrigeratorbag.Inside,protectedfromthesun,vaccines(疫苗)arekept____43____andsafeuntiltheyreachchildren.Herfirst____44____istoElidaFloresandherfamily.Theirhouseistoofarfromtheregionalhealthunitforregularcheck-ins.Glenda’svisits____45____thatthefamilyreceivescriticalinformationandcare,whichcanmakealife-changing____46____.Therewereinitial____47____inthecommunityaboutvaccines,butGlenda’s____48____approachhashelpedreducefearsand____49____trust.TheFloresfamilyhas____50____herefforts,withallthreechildrennowuptodateontheirrecommendedvaccinations.ElidaFloressays,“Glendaalways____51____whyit’scriticaltovaccinateourchildren.”Now,themotherofthreeisanadvocateofvaccination:“Ialwaystellmyfriendsandneighborshow____52____itistovaccinateourchildren.”WithsupportfromUNICEF,Glendaandothercommunityhealthpromoters____53____trainingandequipmenttofurthertheimpactoftheirwork,includingmotorcyclestoreach____54____areas.Theseinvestmentshelpthemto____55____morefamiliesandexpandtheircoverage.41.A．promoterB．professorC．officerD．advisor42.A．crowdB．nightC．fieldD．year43.A．cleanB．coolC．pureD．private44.A．callB．travelC．messageD．stop45.A．ensureB．proveC．showD．support46.A．decisionB．differenceC．fortuneD．deal47.A．opinionsB．hopesC．profitsD．doubts48.A．specialB．firmC．effectiveD．short49.A．buildB．maintainC．testD．expect50.A．turneddownB．ledtoC．benefitedfromD．calledfor51.A．explainsB．asksC．wondersD．understands52.A．importantB．cheapC．convenientD．urgent53.A．needB．receiveC．useD．supply54.A．populatedB．industrialC．businessD．remote55.A．persuadeB．monitorC．reachD．cure第二节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。EmployeesinChinamaygetachancetotakeabreathfromthetiringandpunishing“996workculture”,____56____peopleworkfrom9amto9pm,sixdaysaweek,afterseveralChinesecompaniesissued____57____internalremindertogethertopreventformalistic(形式主义的)overtimeworkingandworkplaceratrace(职场内卷).Thecentralgovernmenthasalsoshowngreaterdetermination____58____(regulate)theunhealthy“workculture”.Recently,localofficials____59____(urge)tobetterprotectworkers’righttorestandtightensupervision(监督)ofemployers’behaviorof____60____(illegal)lengtheningemployees’workinghours.Beforetheactionplanwasreleased,severalChinesecompanies____61____(seek)torelaxtheirexhaustingworkingschedules.Shenzhen-baseddronemanufacturerDJIbecameapopulartopic____62____asocialmediaplatform—SinaWeiborecently,aftersomeofitsemployeespostedtheirexperiencesofnot____63____(allow)toworkovertimeafter9pm.Midea,ahomeappliancemanufacturer,issuedaninternalnoticeinlateJanuary,____64____(ask)itsstaffmemberstosimplifytheirworkingprocess,reducework-relatedWeChatgroupsandavoidformalisticmeetings.ThesechangesmarkasignificantshiftinChina’sworkplaceculture,focusingonemployees’well-being____65____unreasonableovertime.第四部分写作第一节书信写作66.假定你是李华，你校英文报现正在招聘编辑，负责撰写中国传统文化板块的文章。请你写封信，申请该职位。内容包括：1.写信目的；2.优势、特长。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Dearsir/madam,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yoursincerely,LiHua第二节读后续写67.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使其构成一篇完整的短文。Liamhadneverlikedhospitals.ButeveryThursdayafternoon,hewalkedthroughthedoubledoorsofthewardsinNationwideChildren’sHospital,carryingawornguitarandabagfullofpuppets(木偶).Afterlosinghisyoungersistertobloodcancerfiveyearsearlier,Liamstartedvolunteeringasahospitalentertainer—quietlygivinglaughterwhereitwasmostneeded.Hewasn’tloud,orparticularlyfunny.Buthewasgentle,patient,andkind.Mostkidssmiledeventuallywithhiscompany,eventheshyones.WhenLiamplayedtogetherwiththem,thekidswerewildwithjoy.Someclappedalongtohissongs.Someaskedtotrythepuppetsthemselves.Almostalldoctorsandnursessaidhisvisitswerebetterthanmedicinetosomedegree.Butactually,therewasonepatienthecouldn’tquitereach:Ava,aten-year-oldgirlwithanotebookalwaysclutched(紧抓)toherchest.Sherarelyspoke,rarelysmiled,andnevermadeeyecontacttoanyone.ShewatchedLiam’spuppetshowsfromherbed,silentandstill,showingnointerestinanythingaroundatall.Herdrawings,though,toldanotherstory—skiesfullofstars,animalsinsuits,andpeoplewithwings.Sostrangewasshethatotherkidsalsokeptadistancefromher.Weekafterweek,Liamkepttrying.Heusedeverypuppetvoiceheknew,fromsilly,funny,toserious.Heevenbroughtinalittleredhatforhismainpuppet,Charlie,hopingtomakeherlaugh.Still,thegirlgavenoreaction.ThenoneThursday,asLiampackeduptoleave,henoticedsomethingnewonhernightstand:adrawingofCharlie—thepuppetwiththeredhat—holdinghandswithagirlwholookedalotlikeAva.Liamfeltawaveofwarmthandsurprisefloodedintohisheart.Hesmiledandquietlyleftanotebesideit:“Lookslikehemadeafriend.”Thenextweek,asLiamplayedhisguitarasusual,Avafinallyopenedhermouth.“Doesyourpuppethaveaname?”sheasked,sosoftlythathealmostthoughtheimaginedit.注意：(1)所续写短文的词数应为150左右；(2)续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。Liamwassosurprisedthathealmostdroppedtheguitar.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yearslater,Avabecameavolunteerinthatsamehospital.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________听力完整原文1M:Sowhatdoyouadvise?W:Youshouldgiveupicecreamandbrushyourteethregularly.Comeandseemeafterthreeweeksifyou’restillhavingtoothaches.2W:Whatarealltheseboxesfor?M:I’mlookingforanewapartment.W:Why?M:Well,justforachange.Andtherentistoohigh.3M:Thanksforthewonderfulweekend,Kate.W:That’sokay.BobandIaregladyoucametoseeus.M:Oh,Ihavetogoin.Myflightwilltakeoffsoon.Docontactmewhenyou’reinSydney.W:Sure,wewill.4W:Tom,you’rewearingalongface.What’swrong?M:IthinkI’vekissedmychanceofbeingpromotedgoodbye.ImadeamistakeatworkthismorningandMr.Brownhasknownit.W:Justrelax.Everybodymakesmistakesatwork.5W:Henry,whataboutgoingdowntowntodosomeshoppingthisafternoon?M:Ithinkit’smuchbettertostayinsideonsuchaday.W:Iguessyou’reright.Wecangosomeothertimewhenthetemperatureincreases.6-7W:Hello,Steve.Howisyourtraininggoing?M:Great.MycoachhasareallygoodswimprogramformeandIthinkthingshavebeengoingwell.W:Doyouhavetogetupveryearly?M:Well,Idon’tliketrainingearlyinthemorning,soIstartatten.W:Isee.Whataboutlunchthen?M:Idon’thavelunch.Lunchmakesmesleepy.Itrainallthroughthedayuntilthree.8-10W:CanIhelpyou?M:Yes.Mydaughterboughtthiscamerahereformywife’sbirthday.Butitdoesn’twork.SoI’dliketochangeitforanotherone.W:Isee.Letmehavealook.Well,we’llbehappytochangeitforyou.ButIamafraidwedon’thaveanotherpinkone.M:Oh?WhatwillIdothen?W:Wouldyouliketochooseadifferentcolor?Wedohavethiscamerainblackandorange.M:Mywifedoesn’tlikeeitherofthosecolors.W:Ifyouwant,wecanorderanothercamerajustlikethisone.Therewouldn’tbeanyextrachargeforit.M:Thatsoundsfine.Wouldyoupleasegoaheadanddothat?W:We’dbeveryhappytobutit’lltakeatleastaweek.Maybetendays.We’llcallyouwhenitcomesin.M:Thankyouverymuch.W:Youarewelcome.11-13W:HowareyougoingtoLosAngeles?M:I’mrentingacar.It’snotfarfromSanFrancisco,andIwanttostopinSantaBarbaraalongtheway.W:Ithoughtyouhadtobe25torentacar.Didn’tyoujustturn24?M:You’reaterriblesister.Ijustturned26!W:Sorry!Howmuchisthecargoingtocost?M:$40aday.So,forfivedays,itwillbe$200.Ican’tdecidewhetherIshouldbuyinsuranceornot.It’sanextra$15aday.Doyouthinkit’sworthit?W:Personally,everytimeIrentacar,Ialwaysbuytheinsurance.Asyouknow,safetycomesfirst.M:Isee.Iwilltakeyouradviceintoaccount.14-17W:HiJoe,manypeopleinourdepartmentareleavingforThanksgiving.Whatareyougoingtodo?M:IthinkI’lljuststayathome.ImayseesomefriendsandwatchafewDVDs.AndIprobablywouldgototheautocarshow.Whataboutyou,Ariel?What’syourplan?W:I’mgoingtodosometravellingwithmyfamily.M:Oh?Whereto?W:TorontoandonourwaywearegoingtovisitmyauntBettyinKinston.M:That’sexciting.Howlongdoyouplantostay?W:Twodays.Ihaveaget-togetherpartywithmycollegefriendsinToronto.Oh,I’mafraidI’vegottogonow.Myhusbandiswaitingfor