江苏省扬州中学2019-2020学年高二上学期10月月考试题 英语 Word版含答案

（试卷满分： 150分；考试时间：120分钟）

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. When will the speakers probably study together? A. At four o’clock. B. At six o’clock. C. At eight o’clock. 2. Which restaurant will the speakers probably go to? A. Mario’s. B. Luigi’s. C. Gino’s. 3. What does the man want to do tonight? A. Watch football on TV. B. Buy some books. C. Go to a basketball game. 4. Who might Mary be? A. The woman’s dog. B. The man’s daughter. C. The man’s neighbor. 5. What is the woman doing? A. Working. B. Apologizing. C. Expressing her thanks.

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. What is the man doing at the start of the conversation? A. Talking on the phone. B. Typing a text message. C. Writing an email. 7. What will the man do tomorrow? A. Take a test. B. Travel with the woman. C. Attend an important meeting.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Why didn’t the man show his driver’s license?

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A. He didn’t drive there. B. He left it at home. C. He doesn’t have one. 9. What do we know about the man? A. He serves in the army. B. He is a student. C. He doesn’t have any money. 10. What will the man probably do next? A. Go home. B. Call his mother for help. C. Open a new account. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. How does the woman probably feel? A. She feels that the man is strange. B. She feels embarrassed. C. She feels excited.

12. What will happen after the man makes the phone call? A. He will be sent an email. B. He will receive some money.

C. He will be given more information. 13. What will the man do next? A. Leave for the bathroom. B. Get on a train. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. How does the woman describe Eleanor Roosevelt? A. Independent. B. Humorous. 15. How long should the woman’s report be? A. Five pages long. B. Ten pages long. 16. What is the man’s advice? A. Include all the facts. B. Choose only well-known facts. C. Select the main points.

17. Where is the man’s computer? A. In his classroom. B. In his roommate’s room.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. What does the man need help with? A. The planting. B. The harvest. 19. What did the owner of the horse agree to do? A. Give the man a discount.

B. Let the man try out the animal. C. Give the man the best horse. 20. What happened in the end?

A. The man sent the horse back. B. The man began to like the horse. C. The man got the horse as a gift.

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C. Change seats. C. Shy. C. Twenty pages long. C. In the woman’s apartment. C. The building. 第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分40分) 第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。

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3D TV, Without the Glasses If you’re thinking about buying a 3D TV, you might want to wait a while. Researchers have developed new 3D technology that doesn’t need any special glasses to work its magic. The new technology could advance the development of 3D on mobile devices, too. Bioethics Panel Gives Yellow Light to Anthrax Vaccine Trial in Children A U.S. bioethics committee has said that the country may consider testing the anthrax vaccine in children. The panel advises that the vaccine be tested in progressively younger age groups and includes the caveat that testing should only take place if risks are “minimal.” Evolution via Roadkill We usually think of evolution happening over thousands or millions of years, but it can be surprisingly speedy—literally. In just 3 decades, highway-dwelling swallows have evolved shorter wingspans to better dodge oncoming cars.

Patients Should Get DNA Information, Report Recommends Would you want to know if you were at risk for cancer? What about a fatal heart condition? A group of genetics experts, along with the influential American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, have recommended that anyone whose genome is sequenced for any medical reason must be told about their genetic susceptibility to serious health problems, regardless of whether they want to know.

Congress Completes Work on 2013 Spending Bill This week, the U.S. Congress passed a bill to fund the government until the end of the fiscal year, and research agencies now know how much to spend in 2013. The so-called continuing resolution retains the sequester and its $85 billion cut in discretionary spending. The bill throws NASA’s planetary programs a lifeline and gives the National Science Foundation a bit of a boost, but the National Institutes of Health’s funding stays flat at 2012 levels—bad news for biomedical research.

Making Moonshine Safe to Drink Home-brew drinkers in developing countries often risk blindness or even death from methanol poisoning when they drink. Now, scientists have made a reusable wireless chip that can analyze a drink’s methanol content and warn users of any danger. In 2 years, they hope to develop a product that can send results directly to a cell phone.

21. If you are concerned about your future health, you will probably be interested in _______. A. 3D TV, Without the Glasses

B. Patients Should Get DNA Information, Report Recommends C. Congress Completes Work on 2013 Spending Bill

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D. Making Moonshine Safe to Drink

22. Which of the following can replace the underlined word dodge? A. fly B. avoid C. move D. leave 23. Most probably you will read the above information in _______. A. a product introduction B. a tour guide C. a web page D. a newspaper

B

Did you hear what happened at yesterday’s meeting? Can you believe it? If you find those sorts of quietly whispered questions about your co-workers irresistible, you’re hardly alone. But why are we drawn to gossip(流言蜚语)?

A new study suggests it’s because the rumors are all about us. “Gossip receivers tend to use positive and negative group information to improve, promote, and protect the self,” writes a research team, led by Elena Martinescu of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. In the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, the researchers described two experiments testing the personal value gossip receivers get.

The first featured 178 university undergraduates, who had all previously worked on at least one course assignment with a group of four or more students. Participants were asked to recall and write a short description of an incident, in which a group member shared with them either positive or negative information about another group member’s secret. They then reported their level of agreement with a series of statements. Some of these measured the self-improvement value of the gossip(“The information received made me think I can learn a lot from X”); others measured its self-promotion value(“The information I received made me feel that I am doing well compared to X”). Still others measured whether the gossip raised personal concerns(“The information I received made me feel that I must protect my image in the group”).

In the second experiment, 122 undergraduates were assigned the role of “sales agent” at a major company. They received gossip from a colleague that a third person either did very well or very badly at a performance evaluation, and were then asked about the emotions that information caused. They also responded to the above-mentioned set of statements presented to the participants in the first experiment.

In each experiment, participants found both negative and positive gossip to be of personal value with different reasons. “Positive gossip has self-improvement value,” they write. “Competence-related positive gossip about others contains lessons about how to improve one’s own competence. On the other hand, negative gossip has self-promotion value, because it provides individuals with social comparison information that justifies self-promoting judgments which results in feelings of pride.”

In addition, the results “showed that negative gossip brought about self-protection concerns,” the researchers write. “Negative gossip makes people concerned that their

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reputations may be at risk, as they may personally become targets of negative gossip in the future, which generates fear.” Fear is hardly a pleasant sensation(感觉), but it can be a motivating one. As researchers put it: “Gossip conveniently provides individuals with indirect social-comparison information about relevant others.”

24. Why are we drawn to gossip according to the researchers?

A. We need evaluative information about others to evaluate ourselves. B. We are interested in the news that arouses our personal concerns. C. We tend to gain a sense of pride from judging others. D. We are likely to learn lessons from others’ mistakes.

25. According to the first experiment, which of the following shows self-promotion value? A. I’ve done better than Mary according to what Tom said about her. B. I should behave myself in case of being gossiped about like Mary. C. I have to learn from Mary according to what Tom said about her. D. I have no comments on what Tom said about Mary.

26. What’s the critical difference of the second experiment compared with the first one? A. The identities of the participants.

B. The number of the participants studied.

C. The time during which the experiment lasted. D. The role-play technique used in the experiment.

27. What role does “negative gossip” play according to the researchers? A. A fear killer. B. A motivator. C. A protector. D. A subject provider.

C

Until recently, voice cloning—or voice banking, as it was then known—was a customized industry which served those at risk of losing the power of speech to cancer or surgery. Synthesizing(合成) a voice was a long and expensive process. It meant recording many phrases, each spoken many times, with different emotional emphases and in different contexts (statement, question, command and so forth), in order to cover all possible pronunciations.

Not anymore. Software exists that can store pieces of recorded speech which is merely five milliseconds long, each marked with a precise pitch(音高). These can be put together to make new words, and adjusted individually so that they fit harmoniously into their new sonic homes. This is much cheaper than conventional voice banking, and permits novel uses to be developed.

This year Vivo Text plans to release an app that lets users select the emphasis, speed and level of happiness or sadness with which individual words and phrases are produced. Mr. Silbert refers to the emotive quality of the human voice as “the ultimate instrument”. Yet this power also troubles him. Vivo Text licenses its software to Hasbro, an American toymaker keen to sell increasingly interactive playthings. Hasbro is aware, Mr. Silbert notes, that without safeguards a

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naughty child might, for example, type impolite words on his mother’s smartphone in order to see a younger sibling burst into tears on hearing them spoken by a toy using mum’s voice.

More troubling, when tested against voice-biometrics software like that used by many banks to block unauthorized access to accounts, more than 80% of the fake voices tricked the computer. Alan Black, one of Festvox’s developers, thinks systems that rely on voice-ID software are now “deeply, fundamentally insecure”.

Dr. Saxena and his colleagues asked volunteers if a voice sample belonged to a person whose real speech they had just listened to for about 90 seconds. The volunteers recognized cloned speech as such only half the time (ie, no better than chance). The outcome, according to George Papcun, an expert witness paid to detect fake recordings produced as evidence in court, is the appearance of a technology with “enormous potential value for disinformation”.

As might be expected, countermeasures to recognize such deception(欺骗) are being developed. Nuance Communications, a maker of voice-activated software, is working on algorithms(算法) that detect tiny skips in frequency at the points where slices of speech are stuck together. Adobe, best known as the marker of Photoshop, an image-editing software suite, says that it may add digital watermarks to speech synthesized by a voice-cloning software called VoCo it is developing. Such technology may help computers recognize suspicious speech. Even so, it is easy to imagine the chaos that might be created in a world which makes it easy to put authentic-sounding words into the mouths of opponents—be they colleagues or heads of state. 28. Paragraphs 1 and 2 are mainly about _______. A. significant elements influencing voice cloning B. possible applications of voice cloning in reality C. complexities of creating a synthetic copy of a voice

D. differences between traditional and existing voice banking 29. What’s Hasbro’s attitude towards Vivo Test’s new app? A. Optimistic. B. Conservative. C. Unconcerned. D. Subjective.

30. The experiment carried out by Dr. Saxena and his colleagues shows that volunteers _______.

A. identified cloned speech in about 45 seconds B. preferred a real speech to a voice sample

C. proved only a little harder to fool than software

D. found it hard to use the software to record their voices 31. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. Investments should be increased to advance voice cloning.

B. Long-term measures should be taken to popularize the idea of voice cloning.

C. Disagreements among firms about the way to treat voice cloning are getting serious. D. Problems of voice cloning are unavoidable despite the efforts that have been made.

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D

Come on—Everybody’s doing it. That whispered message, half invitation and half forcing, is what most of us think of when we hear the words peer pressure. It usually leads to no good—drinking, drugs and casual sex. But in her new book Join the Club, Tina Rosenberg argues that peer pressure can also be a positive force through what she calls the social cure, in which organizations and officials use the power of group dynamics to help individuals improve their lives and possibly the world.

Rosenberg, the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize, offers a host of examples of the social cure in action: In South Carolina, a state-sponsored antismoking program called Rage Against the Haze sets out to make cigarettes uncool. In South Africa, an HIV-prevention initiative known as LoveLife recruits(招募) young people to promote safe sex among their peers.

The idea seems promising, and Rosenberg is an acute observer. Her critique of the lameness of many public-health campaigns is spot-on: they fail to mobilize peer pressure for healthy habits, and they demonstrate a seriously flawed understanding of psychology. “Dare to be different, please don’t smoke!” pleads(呼吁) one billboard campaign aimed at reducing smoking among teenagers, who desire nothing more than fitting in. Rosenberg argues convincingly that public-health advocates ought to take a page from advertisers, so skilled at applying peer pressure.

But on the general effectiveness of the social cure, Rosenberg is less persuasive. Join the Club is filled with too much irrelevant detail and not enough exploration of the social and biological factors that make peer pressure so powerful. The most glaring flaw(缺点) of the social cure as it’s presented here is that it doesn’t work very well for very long. Rage Against the Haze failed once state funding was cut. Evidence that the LoveLife program produces lasting changes is limited and mixed.

There’s no doubt that our peer groups exercise enormous influence on our behavior. An emerging body of research shows that positive health habits—as well as negative ones—spread through networks of friends via social communication. This is a subtle form of peer pressure: we unconsciously imitate the behavior we see every day.

Far less certain, however, is how successfully experts and officials can select our peer groups and guide their activities in virtuous(道德的) directions. It’s like the teacher who breaks up the troublemakers in the back row by pairing them with better-behaved classmates. The strategy never really works. And that’s the problem with a social cure engineered from the outside: in the real world, as in school, we insist on choosing our own friends. 32. According to the first paragraph, peer pressure often emerges as _______. A. a supplement to the social cure B. a stimulus to group dynamics C. an obstacle to school progress D. a cause of undesirable behavior 33. Rosenberg holds that public advocates should _______.

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A. recruit professional advertisers B. learn from advertisers’ experience

C. stay away from commercial advertisements D. recognize the limitations of advertisements

34. In the author’s view, Rosenberg’s book fails to _______. A. adequately look into social and biological factors B. effectively avoid the flaws of the social cure C. illustrate the functions of state funding D. produce a long-lasting social effect

35. The author suggests in the last paragraph that the effect of peer pressure is _______. A. harmful B. desirable C. far-reaching D. questionable

第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。 We eat in our cars, at our desks, on the go, and in front of die TV. We eat take-out, packaged and prepared meals. Why? Because it fits our not-enough-time-in-the-day lifestyles. 36 Well, I’m certainly not the first one to think it—or say it—but we all need to slow down. Consumer trends around the globe show that over the past three decades people are purchasing more prepared foods at grocery and eating out more than ever before. It’s predicted that we’ll spend more at restaurants in the coming years. 37 However, we’re getting less healthy. While debates can be seen in different media over die food industry’s contribution to our growing waistlines and our health problems, the bottom line is this: 38 We can choose to eat a fast-food lunch on the go. We can throw a frozen meal in the microwave and call it dinner. We can eat without thinking, in front of the tube, at our computers, and while driving a car. 39 Studies have shown meaningful links between family meals and kids’ mental and physical well-being. Eating sensibly doesn’t take much time or money, but it does require you to make a conscious decision to do so. Wrapped in endless work, appointments and social activities, we often fail to enjoy a relaxing meal with our families. While it can be a challenge to always put healthy eating first, just do your best. Remember that the food you eat has a more significant impact on your health, weight and well-being than almost any other activity you do. 40 Every meal made at home—even just once or twice a week—is a step closer to a healthier body and a slower food lifestyle. A. Lunch is the biggest calorie intake when it comes to eating out. B. Treat it with the importance that it deserves, but start small. C. Our food matches our lives.

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D. Purchase food locally and skip as many packaged items as you can. E. What we eat, where we eat and how we eat are all under our control. F. We’re consuming an increasing number of calories. G. We can devote an hour of the day to enjoying a meal with our families.

第三部分 语言知识运用 (共四节，满分60分) 第一节 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

The malls were filled with people seeking Christmas gifts. Behind the 41 aspect of shopping for gifts lies the idea of caring, being attentive to the 42 of special people in our lives. 43 , to use a well-worn play on words: it is our presence, not our 44 , that truly counts.

Giving attention to each other is, to a large extent, what human civilization is 45 . This perhaps 46 the runaway success of social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook. 47 we use such sites for “micro blogging”, “idea voicing” and “status updates”, the reality is that we are often doing no more or less than 48 our basic human drive for attention exchange.

I friend you, you friend me. The 49 ease with which we can now get and give attention is why many people appear overly 50 to their smart phones. It is also a vicious(的) 51 . As ever more people are busy exchanging attention online, there is 52 less attention to be paid in the real world, which forces more people to seek their attention exchange online, 53 risk attention-starvation.

The very nature of attention exchange is being rapidly , and there is a danger that some of us will develop unhealthy practices. Just as eating red meat every day is a bad idea, 55 it is with too much attention exchange. The 56 consequences of our technological advancement in food production are highly visible: heart disease, diabetes and obesity. The consequences of our changed attention exchanges will be psychological and social, and so may take longer to 57 , but they will be 58 damaging.

Face-to-face attention is becoming 59 , and therefore more valuable. And it is a gift that can be given 60 . 41. A. physical B. imaginative C. thoughtful D. romantic 42. A. desires B. concerns C. claims D. purposes 43. A. Instead B. Moreover C. Otherwise D. However 44. A. feelings B. opinions C. presents D. choices 45. A. stood for B. related to C. based upon D. addicted to 46. A. involves B. explains C. suggests D. indicates 47. A. If B. While C. When D. Once

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48. A. losing B. imagining C. meaning D. fulfilling 49. A. charming B. disappointing C. strange D. slight 50. A. adapted B. attached C. absorbed D. appealed 51. A. gesture B. attempt C. habit D. circle 52. A. directly B. increasingly C. necessarily D. hopelessly 53. A. other than B. rather than C. or else D. apart from . A. changed B. affected C. revealed D. disturbed 55. A. as B. nor C. such D. so 56. A. eventual B. psychological C. general D. biological 57. A. identify B. confirm C. exploit D. employ 58. A. equally B. closely C. consequently D. contrarily 59. A. commoner B. costlier C. rarer D. tougher 60. A. during the holidays B. all-year-round C. in person D. on purpose

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。

Now that summer is finally here, families are preparing for 61 they expect to be a great vacation away from the daily routines. While this once 62 (mean) getting outside and enjoying life, more people are remaining indoors thanks to smart phones and many other modern conveniences. Anyway, 63 is time to get outside to experience summer together with fun family activities. For example, hit the bike paths. Statistics consistently show that half of (child) prefer riding bicycles to playing on computers or smart phones. 65 (consider) the fact that kids are being constantly introduced to digital technology at younger ages, this statistic may seem a little surprising. 66 (fortunate), this doesn't change the fact that bicycle riding is a fun, healthy, and outdoor activity 67 can be enjoyed within the whole family. Another great family activity getting everyone outside and to enjoy nature is gardening. In addition 68 burning hundreds of calories without traditional exercise, it gives both kids and adults a sense of 69 (achieve) when their hard work pays off. After enjoying some of these summer activities, you might just find your family eager 70 (stay) in the great outdoors.

第三节 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

根据句意和首字母提示，在空白处在空白处填入1个适当的单词。

71. You’ve put me in a very a_______ position and now I don’t know how to deal with the matter.

72. The detective, p_______ to be reading a newspaper, glanced at the man seated next to a woman.

73. ---Peter, this is Wei Hua, a student from Yangzhou High School.

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---How do you do? I’m very delighted to make your a_______.

74. He f_______ the man who hit him because everybody deserved a chance.

75. Janet’s novels always sell well because they are a_______ in everyday experiences. 76. She made some major r_______ to his report before having it typed out.

77. There is great need to be p_______ about breakfast, which decides how healthy one is.

78. Shanghai Disneyland fantasy fairy-tale castle, m_______ about 60 meters high, is the highest of the kind in the world.

79. Whoever i_______ takes over another person’s property is considered to be guilty. 80. C_______ in large quantities, alcohol will do great harm to the liver.

第四节 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 根据句意，用所给的动词适当形式填空。

81. With some books he needed _______(buy), he went into the bookstore quickly.

82. _______(show) around the Water Cube, we were taken to see the Bird’s Nest for the 2008 Olympic Games.

83. Yangzhou is always crowded with tourists during the National Holidays, so you must get down to _______(book) the hotels right now.

84. As a result of the exposure of his racial remarks, the candidate could not choose but _______(quit) the election.

85. Many people, who intended _______(buy) a new smartphone this summer, are now waiting for 5G phones to come onto the market.

第四部分 书面表达（满分20分）

调查显示,中国长江江豚(finless porpoise)受人类活动影响而濒临灭绝，目前总数不足1000只。假设你是李华,现请用英文给WWF(世界自然保护基金组织)写一封信，请他们关注这一状况并提供帮助。内容应包括: ·说明写信目的

·简述江豚现状

·希望WWF如何帮助(比如:资助江豚保护项目等) ·表示感谢并期待回复 注意:（1）词数120词左右;

（2）书信格式及开头均已给出(不计入总词数)。

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Dear Sir or Madam,

I’m a student from Yangzhou High School, China. ▲ ▲ ▲ Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

答 案

第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分30分) 1---5 ABCBB 6---10 BCCBA 11---15 ACBAB 16---20 CBBBA

第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分40分) 第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) A: 21---23 BBC B: 24---27 AADB C: 28---31 DBCD D: 32---35 DBAD

第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分) 36---40 CFEGB

第三部分 语言知识运用 (共四节，满分60分) 第一节 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分) 41---45 AADCC 46---50 BBDAB 51---55 DBCAD 56---60 DAACB

第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) 61. what 62.meant 63. it . children 65. Considering 66. Fortunately 67. that/which 68. to 69. achievement 70. to stay

第三节 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 71. awkward 72. pretending 73. acquaintance 74. forgave 75. anchored 76. revisions 77. particular 78. measuring

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79. illegally 80. Consumed

第四节 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分) 81. to buy 82. Having been shown 83. booking 84. quit 85. to have bought

第四部分 书面表达（满分20分） Dear Sir or Madam,

I’m a student from Yangzhou High School, China. I’m writing to call your attention to the unfavorable situation finless porpoises are currently in.

Seriously affected by human activities, finless porpoises in the Yangtze River are in danger of becoming extinct. To our disappointment, only about 1,000 are estimated to be still living at present.

We do hope that WWF can play a crucial role in protecting this endangered species. Firstly, a sponsorship will be of great help. With more funds raised, projects including nature reserves for finless porpoises will be better carried out. But more importantly, we need information from experts in WWF to help us better understand the animal, thus being able to take better care of them.

Thank you for your attention and I’m looking forward to your reply.

Yours Sincerely, Li Hua

听力原文 Text 1

W: Let’s study together, Shane!

M: What time? I’m busy from six to eight.

W: Let’s meet for a couple of hours before or after that. M: Earlier is better. (1) Text 2

M: How about if we go to an Italian restaurant for dinner tonight? How about Mario’s?

W: OK. But we always eat at either Mario’s or Gino’s. Let’s try something new and go to Luigi’s.

M: You always have the last word, my lady. (2) Text 3

M: Hey, Flora. Do you know where I can buy tickets to the basketball game tonight? (3)

W: I never go to basketball games, but I’m pretty sure they are for sale at the same place I buy football tickets — next to the bookstore. Text 4

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W: Mr. Robinson, I need to speak to you about your daughter’s dog Lily. She keeps eating the flowers in my yard.

M: I’m so sorry about that, Kathy.

W: If you don’t do something, I will have no choice but to call the police. M: I will ask Mary to pay more attention to her dog. (4) Text 5

W: Jerry, I’m sorry. Please forgive me. M: Forget it, Beth.

W: I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings. What can I do to make it right between us? (5) M: It doesn’t matter. Text 6

W: Hey, Tim! Are you almost ready to go? We are going to be late!

M: Almost, honey. I’ve got to finish writing this text message to my partners. (6) W: You’ve been typing that message for almost 20 minutes.

M: Well, actually, I have been texting back and forth with Randy and Skip. We have that big meeting tomorrow, you know. (7)

W: I wish for once we could have a weekend without text messaging and emails. Text 7

W: Good morning. Welcome to Chase Bank. My name is Emmy. How may I help you today? M: I want to open a new account.

W: Are you a U.S. citizen? Do you have a driver’s license or any other form of identification? M: Yes, I am a citizen, but I do not have a driver’s license. (8)

W: Well, perhaps you have a passport, social security card, or insurance card? M: I do. But I didn’t bring any of those. Will my student ID work? (9)

W: I’m afraid it needs to be a government ID, like a driver’s license, a passport, or a military ID.

M: Well, I’ll go home and see if I can get my passport from my mom. (10) Text 8

M: I’m going to miss my opportunity, it seems. When is this train going to leave? W: What opportunity? Are you a businessman? (11)

M: Not exactly. It’s actually a little bit embarrassing. Last week, I received a mysterious email that said I could win a great reward by getting to Phoenix by the 13th of the month. I’m supposed to go to City Hall and make a phone call to this number and get more instructions. (12)

W: That sounds very strange. (11) Are you a spy?

M: Oh! Listen, the train is leaving! Excuse me, I need to go. (13) Text 9

M: What are you working on?

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W: I’m writing a report on Eleanor Roosevelt for my American History class. (14) M: She was married to Franklin D. Roosevelt, right?

W: Yeah, but even though she was married to him, she is independent and she didn’t always share his opinions. (14) M: Really?

W: Yeah. She spoke up for the poor and minorities. In fact, she has a great record of human rights achievements. President Truman once called her the “First Lady of the World”. M: How long does your report have to be? (15)

W: It has to be ten pages long, (15) but I already have twenty pages of notes!

M: Well, you should probably figure out what major points you want to make and then only include evidence about them. (16) It’ll be too much to include everything from her life. W: Yeah. That’s good advice… Hey, by the way, can I use your computer to write it? (17)

M: Of course. But I lent it to my roommate earlier. I think he’ll be done using it soon. I’ll go to his room and get it, and then bring it to your apartment, OK? (17 W: Thanks. I really appreciate it! Text 10

A man woke up one day and surveyed his lands. “I need to buy another horse to help with the harvest,” (18) he said to himself. And so the man set out for the market. He looked long and hard at the animals offered for sale before finally making an agreement with the owner of an expensive horse. The man would buy the horse on one condition: the owner had to allow the man to try out the animal before paying the money. The owner was puzzled. He had never heard of such a deal before, but he agreed to the man’s request. (19) The man walked the horse home and put him in the straw yard with his other horses. He watched the animals to see how they would behave. Almost immediately, the new animal left the others and joined the laziest, fattest, and sleepiest-looking horse under the shade of a large tree. Seeing this, the man quickly led the horse back to the market. He gave the horse back to the owner and refused to buy it. (20)

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