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·1·河北武邑中学2019-2020学年高三年级下学期期中考试英语试题(4月2日)第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节听下面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.Whatdoesthewomanneedtodo?A.Ordersomeredwine.B.Buysomewoolpants.C.H
aveherclothescleaned.2.Whatrowarethespeakersin?A.Row23.B.Row13.C.Row11.3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Arestaurant.B.Aj
ob.C.Fastfood.4.Howmanystudentsarethereinthespeakers'class?A.21.B.20.C.18.5.WhichplaceimpressedthemanmostinBeijing?A
.TheGreatWall.B.TheForbiddenCity.C.TheNationalGrandTheater.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,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。听下面一段对话,回答第6和第7两个小题。6.Whereisthewoman’sscarf?A.Onthebed.B.Onthesofa.C.Inthe
bag.7.Whatdidthewomanforgettopack?A.Hergloves.B.Herhat.C.Hercoat.·2·听下面一段对话,回答第8和第9两个小题。8.Whydoesthewomanwanttoreplacethesofa?A.Itisreallyold.B.Itisu
ncomfortable.C.Itdoesn’tmatchthetable.9.Whatdothespeakersagreetodo?A.Changethetable.B.Buyareadinglamp.C.Movealampontothetable
.听下面一段对话,回答第10至第12三个小题。10.Whydoesthewomanmakethecall?A.Shewaschargedtwice.B.Herbillhasnotyetarrived.C.Hertele
visiondoesn’tworkproperly.11.Whatiswrongwiththeshop?A.Itdoesn’tacceptcreditcards.B.Theshopassistantsarealwayscareless.C.Thereissome
thingwrongwiththecomputersystem.12.Whatwillthewomandonext?A.Getawrittenapology.B.Offerherreceiptnumber.C.Have
hertelevisionfixed.听下面一段对话,回答第13至第16四个小题。13.Howdoesthemanfindhisjob?A.Boring.B.Tiring.C.Satisfactory.14.Whatdoesthemandonow
?A.Hewritesarticlesforthemagazine.B.Hetakesphotographsofthemodels.C.Hecarriesthephotographicequipment.15.Wher
edoesthewomanworknow?A.Inahotel.B.Inabookshop.C.Inarestaurant.16.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?A.Hel
pherwithphotography.B.GetherajobinSpringStreet.C.Recommendhertohiscompany.听下面一段独白,回答第17至第20四个小题。17.WhatmadeT-shirtspopular?A
.Hollywoodfilms.B.Anewspaper.C.Americansoldiers.·3·18.WhendidbigcompaniesuseT-shirtsas“walkingadvertisements”?A.Inthe1950s.B.Inthem
id-1960s.C.Inthe1970s.19.ForwhomdidpeoplewearT-shirtsin1970?A.AngelaDavis.B.YvesSaintLaurent.C.JeanSeber
g.20.WhatcolorT-shirtdidYvesSaintLaurentdesign?A.White.B.Black.C.Blue.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。ALookingforconfirmedreviewsofTravelocityinMexico?Well?looknofurtherandyoucanfindTravelocityreviewsin2
019fromlike-mindedtravelerstofindoutmoreaboutthebesttravelagencythatyoucantrust.SignatureTacoDayTourToavoidtouristtrapsanddivedeeperintoM
exicanculture,ourSignatureTacoTourisforyou!OurFoodieGuideswillshowyouthebestMexicancuisine,tellyouthebest
stories,anddotheirverybesttokeepyoueatinguntilyouexplode.Notonlywillyougo“behindthescenes"andseethedelicio
usnessmadefortourists,you'llalsolearnaboutMexicancultureandhistory,plusextraslike.LasCaletasBeachHideawaySpendarelaxingdayatLasCaletas
Beach.Theuseofdivinggear,canoe,andstand-uppaddleboardsisallavailable,aswellasascenicnaturewalkandadmissiontoKids'AdventureParkf
ortheyoungones.Awayfromthebeach,youcanseekoutplentyofotherfunactivitiesincludingcookingclassesandjunglew
alks.JungleZipline(索道)TourCheerandscreamasyouzipacrosstheRioCualeandabovethejunglealong11linesthatrunfromtreetoptotreetop.Theziplinesgetprogressive
lylongerandallowplentyoftimetotakeinthetropicalsceneryfromtheair.WhenyoureachtheTomandJerrylines,preparetoraceagainstafriendasyouwillbeabletof
lyatspeedsupto60milesperhour(96km/h).RhythmsoftheNight-SunsetCruise(游船)·4·Asablanketofstarscoversthesky,enjoyaut
henticMexicancuisinebycandlelight.Thebuffet-stylemenuoffersawide-varietyofitemssuchasfreshlygrilledsteak,tenderchicken,gr
illedfish,pastasalad,andamixtureoffreshfruitandvegetables.Andmoreimportantly,watchthelivelyperformanceofancientceremonyandlearnhistoricalandrel
igiousstories.Bookaplaceinadvanceandenjoyyournight.21.Inwhichtourcanthetouristsexperienceasenseoffly
ing?A.SignatureTacoDayTour.B.LasCaletasBeachHideaway.C.JungleZiplineTourD.RhythmsoftheNight-SunsetCruise.22.Whati
sthefeatureofSignatureTacoDayTour?A.ServinglargegroupsB.EnjoyingMexicanfood.C.Visitingtheindustryarea.D.Learni
ngruralMexicanculture.23.HowdoesRhythmsoftheNight-SunsetCruisedifferfromtheothertours?A.Itneedsreservation.B.ItprovidesMexicanfood.C.Itofferssomehi
storyclasses.D.Itallowsvisitorstotakepartintheplay.BTherapy(治疗)Appointment“Youwantoutagain,Marmalade?Youwerejustout.What,n
otthebackdoor,youwantoutthefront?”Iwasverysurprisedthatourbeautifulcatwantedoutagain.Severaldayslater,Irealizedthatalmosteverydayshehadbeenaski
ngtobeletoutat1:00p.m.andalwayswantedthefrontdoorinsteadofthebackdoorshenormallyusedtogototheyard.Ihadn’tbeenpay
ingmuchattention,butIrealizedthishadbeengoingonforawhile,andIhadnoideawhy.Therefore,thenexttimeithappene
d,IwatchedoutthefrontroomwindowtoseewhatMarmaladewasdoingeveryday.Marmwentdownthefrontstairsandouttothecitysidewalkthen
justsatthere.Aboutthreeminuteslater,sheflopped(跳)downandrolledoversoherbelly(肚子)wasshowing.Thisisunusual.Sheneverdoesth
atunlessshewantstobepetted—butthereisnoonethere.Wait—onthesidewalkjustcrossingablockdownfromourhousewasagroupofaboutfifteenyoungadults
fromthenearbygrouphomeforyoungadultswithDownsyndrome(唐氏综合症).Theywereoutforawalk.Astheyapproached,Icouldhear,“There’sthekitty,there’sthekitty,”comi
ngfromtheirmouths.·5·WhentheywerecloseenoughtotouchMarm,shelayquietlywhileeachpersontookaturnpettingher.Thistookquiteawhile,ando
bviouslytheseteenswereverycomfortablepettingher.WheneveryonehadgivenMarmapetting,sheturnedover,stoodupandgaveherselfashake,the
nwalkedbackupthesidewalktothefrontdoortobeletin.Ithadbeenabreathtakingexperiencetosee.Thenextday,atthesametime,Iwatchedi
thappenagain.Afterafewmoredaysofthis,Iwonderedhowlongthishadbeenlasting,soIwentoutandaskedtheadults.WhatIwastoldwasbothin
terestingandhumbling.Ourwonderfulcathadbeendoingthiseveryweekdayformonths,andtheseyoungadultsthoughtitwasthehighl
ightofthewalktobeabletohaveachancetopether.Howhadshecometounderstandthattheseyoungpeoplewouldenjoypettingherandcouldtrustthem?Howcouldshec
omfortpeoplewhentheyfeltsad,andhowwouldshelickawaythetearsuntilshehadmadethemfeelbetter?24.Marm’sownerw
aspuzzledbecauseMarmalways_____.A.desiredtothefrontyardB.wentoutfromthefrontdoorC.rolledovertoshowherbellyD.wantedoutfromthewindow25.Marmflopped
downandrolledoveronthesidewalkto________.A.playwithothercatsB.maketheteenspetherC.waitforpassers-bytofeedherD.havearestandenjoythesunshine26.What
doesthewriterthinkofMarm?A.Lovingandcaring.B.Funnyandhelpful.C.Mysteriousandweird.D.Vulnerableandpuzzling.27.WhatcanwelearnfromMarm
’sstory?A.Noonecanbeneglected.B.Catscanunderstandeachother.C.Peopleneedgivepetsmorepetting.D.Animalscanbelieveandsuppo
rthuman.CMicroplasticsareeverywhereinourenvironment.It'shardlysurprisingthatthetinyfragmentshavealsobeenfoundinhumans.AnewstudyshowsthatAmeri
cansareconsumingasmanyas121,000particleseachyear.Measuring50to500micronsinlength,microplasticscomefromavarietyofsources,includ
inglarge·6·plasticsthatbreakdownintosmallerandsmallerpieces.Therefore,muchremainsunknownaboutthecommonexistenceofthesematerialswith
inthehumanbody,aswellastheirimpactonhumanhealth.Hopingtofillinsomeofthesegaps,aresearchteamledbyKieranCox,aPhDcandidateattheUniversi
tyofVictoria,lookedat26papersassessingtheamountofmicroplasticsincommonlyconsumedfooditems,amongwhichareseafood,s
ugars,salts,honey,alcoholandwater.Theteamalsoevaluatedthepotentialconsumptionofmicroplasticsthroughinhalation(吸入)usingpre
viouslyreporteddataonmicroplasticconcentrationsintheairandtheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency'sreportedrespirationrates.Basedonthesedata,theresearchersc
alculatedthatourannualconsumptionofmicroplasticsviafoodanddrinkrangesfrom39,000to52,000particles.Whenmicroplasticstakeninthroughinhalationaretake
nintoaccount,therangejumpstobetween74,000and121,000particlesperyear.Theauthorsofthestudyfoundthatpeoplewho
drinkexclusivelyfromplasticwaterbottlesabsorbanadditional90,000microplasticseachyear,comparedto4,000amongthosewhoonlyconsumetapwate
r."Thisshowsthatsmalldecisions,overthecourseofayear,reallymatterandhaveanimpact."Coxsays.Thenewstudy,accordingtoitsauthors,wa
sthefirsttoinvestigate"theaccumulativehumanexposure"tomicroplastics.Butinalllikelihood,theresearchtellsonlyas
mallpartoftheentirestory.Collectively,thefoodanddrinkthattheresearchersanalyzedrepresent15percentofAmericans'calori
cintake.Theteamcouldnotaccountforfoodgroupslikefruits,vegetablesandgrainsbecausetheresimplyisnotenoug
hdataontheirmicroplasticcontent.Forthoseworriedaboutmicroplasticconsumption,cuttingdownbottledwaterisagoodp
lacetostart.Buttotheheartoftheproblem,wehavetostopproducingandusingsomuchplastic.28.Whatmakesitdifficulttok
nowmicroplasticscommonlyexistinthehumanbody?A.Thequality.B.Thequantity.C.Theshape.D.Thesize.29.HowdidKieranCox'steamcalcula
tethepotentialconsumptionofmicroplastics?A.Bystudyingpapers.B.Bycomparingtheimpacts.C.Byanalyzingthedata.D
.Byconductingexperiments.30.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A.Drinkinglessplasticbottledwaterhelpstotakeinfewermicroplastics
.·7·B.Thestudyisamongtheearliesttoinvestigatehumanexposuretomicroplastics.C.Cox'steamgainedcomprehensiveinformation
ofmicroplasticstakeninbyhumans.D.Peopleconsume74,000to121,000particlesofmicroplasticsperyearfromfoodanddrink.31.Whatisthebesttitleforth
etext?A.ThePotentialProblemsofMicroplasticsB.MicroplasticsComingFromVariousSourcesC.MicroplasticsFoundWithinH
umanBodiesD.TheImpactofMicroplasticsonHumanHealthDAdrugusedtotreatseverebleedingcouldsavethousandsoflivesformothersgivingbirth.Aglobaltrialofth
edrugfounditreducedtheriskofbleedingdeathsduringchildbirthbynearlyone-third.Thestudyinvolved20,000womenin21c
ountries,mainlyinAfricaandAsia.ThetrialwascarriedoutbyLondon'sSchoolofHygieneandTropicalMedicine.Thedrugiscalleddtranexamicacid
(氨甲环酸).Itislow-costandresearcherssaiditdoesnotcauseserioussideeffectsformothersorbabies.Thedrugisusedt
otreatmothersforseverebleedingduringchildbirth,alsoknownaspostpartumhemorrhage(产后出血).Itistheleadingcauseofmother’sdeathworldwide
,accordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization.HaleemaShakuristheprojectdirectorofthetrial.Shesaysdespitemedicaladvancesinmanycountries,severeble
edingafterchildbirthremainsabigprobleminsomepartsoftheworld.“It'soneofthebiggestkillersofmothers.InAfricaan
dAsia.about10percentofwomenwillendupwithseverebleeding."Thedrugworksbystoppingbloodclots(血凝块)frombreakingdownafter
amothergivesbirth.Thetreatmentcanpreventtheneedfordoctorstoperformsurgerytofindthesourceofbleeding.Shakursaidthebestresultswererep
ortedwhenthedrugwasgiventowomenassoonaspossibleafterchildbirth,“Theearlieryougiveit-sowithinthefirstthreehoursofgivingbi
rth—thebettertheeffectis.”Thenextstepwillbetogetthedrugwhereitisneededprovidetrainingfordoctorsandnursesonhowtouseit.Duringthetrial
,womenweregiventhedruginahospital.Butresearchersarelookingforeasierwaystoadministerthedrugsoitcanbemorewidelyusedinsmallclinicsandruralareas.32.Trane
xamicacidisadrugthat________.A.shouldbeusedforeverymotherB.helpsmothersbeforegivingbirthC.ensuresmostnew-bornbabies’healthD.canh
elpmothersgivingbirthstopbleeding·8·33.Whatisthereachers’nextplan?A.Toknowhowmuchthedrugis.B.Togetpermissionto
usethedrug.C.Toletmorepeopleknowthedrug.D.Tomakemedicalstaffknowhowtousethedrug.34.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A.Themor
emothersusethedrug,thebetteritseffectis.B.AfricanandAsiancountriesmadegreatprogressinmedicine.C.Thereisalongwaytogobe
forethedrugcanbeusedmorewidely.D.Postpartumhemorrhageistheleadingcauseofwomen’sdeath.35.Whatmaybethebesttit
leforthetext?A.CarefortheHealthofMothersB.HowCanWeUseTranexamicAcidWell?C.ChildbirthDrugGreatlyReducesBleedingDeathsD.What'stheBiggestKillerofM
others?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。Whatdoesitmeantobeintelligent?Itseemsthatev
eryonegoestocollegenow,whetherornottheyfindthemselvesinterestedinstudyingsomethinglongterm.EventhoughIknowtherearedifferentwaystobeintelligent,Istr
uggleduetosociety’sinfluence,whichmaintainsthatintelligenceisquantifiable(可量化的)andthatacademicintelligenceisoneandtheonly.WheredoIQtestscomeintopl
aywhenoneconsidersintelligence?Dotheyfallclosesttoprioritywhenconsideringthisunquantifiableconcept?Intel
ligencesimplycannotbereducedtoanIQtest,whicharenoteffective.Whiledesignedtomeasure“intelligence,”allt
heymeasurearebiologicaldevelopmentsthatcanchangeasonegrows.36.Therearemanyfactorsthatcanindicateanintelligentbeing,suchasacademicinte
lligence,emotionalintelligence,andworldlyintelligence.Forinstance,ifastudentrealizesthattheyhaven’tstudiedappropriatel
yforanexam,heorshewouldhavetheabilitytoacknowledgethat,andthenmakerevisionstohisorherstudyhabitsaccordingly.37.Emotionalintelligenceisthei
ntelligencethatfostersself-awareness,·9·self-reflection,andself-improvement.38.Wecannotfunctionwithoutformingrelationship
sandcommunication.Thisprovesthatbeingawareofoneselfandreflectinginordertofurtherbettercommunicationskillsisanevidencetointelligence.Wherewould
youbeifyouwereaterriblecommunicator,unaware,andunwillingtoimprove,butacademicallythriving?Emotionalintelligenceiswhatsurpasses(超越)thosewhoareh
ard-headed.Thosewhomaintainacademicintelligencemaystillbeabitdullandunawareofthemselves.39.Evenasacollegestudent,th
erearecertainskillssuchasteamworkandcommunicationthatrequireawarenessandanopenmindinordertofurthertheirgr
owth.40.Academiaisnotonlypicturedandtaughtunfairly,orevenclosetowhatintelligenceisifyouweretoquantifyit.Ifyouwanttostriveforment
algrowth,andmaintainself-awarenessthroughself-reflection,youcanapplythattoanyintelligencecategory.A.Alloflifeiscom
municatory.B.Specifically,thisisemotionalintelligence.C.Intelligenceisdeterminedbymanyfactors.D.Stubbor
nnessisabarriertowardscommunication.E.Infact,therearemanywithlowIQscoresthatareintelligent.F.Someconnect
ionsexistbetweenintelligenceandcommunication.G.Sothereisacademicintelligence,emotionalintelligence,andworldlyintelligence.第三部分语言知识运用(共两节,满分45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。Threeyearsago,IparticipatedinModelUnitedNations(MUN)h
eldbytheEducationDepartment,whichwasamock(模拟的)UNactivity.Duringthetwodays,studentsareseparatedindifferen
tgroupswhich41differentcountriestodebateandtrytosolveproblems.MUNhas42awards:bestdelegates(代表),honorarymentions,andverbalmen
tions.EachtimeIparticipateinMUN,Imadegood43andundoubtedlygotafewawards.ButIoftenfelt·10·asifI'd44becauseIhadneverwonthebestdelegate
award.I45thosewhodidn'tdeservetowintheawardbutwonitvarioustimes,andIwasjustfilledwith46attheirsuccess.Ithoughtaboutwhytheyshouldn'thave
wonandwhyIshouldhave.This47metoaskthedirector.48thedirector,hehelpedmepatientlyand49myweakness.LaterIrealizedthatitwasalso50nottoge
ttheawardbecauseIcouldactually51something,andthatIshouldn't52thebestdelegateawarduntilIwasthebestdelegateIcouldbe.Itmademe53thatifIha
dwonthebestdelegateawardeasily,Iwouldn'thavelearnedhowtobecomeabetterdelegateandIwouldn'thave54myshort-comingsandturnedfailuresintovictorie
s.Failuresarecompletelysubjective—wecanlookataresultasafailureora55Anyfailurecanberegardedasa(n)56becauseyoucanalwaysle
arnsomethingfromitanddo57nexttime.ThisissupportedbyJohnLocke'stheorythatwearebornwithblankviews;knowledgeand
abilityarelearnedfromour58.That'strue.IfImakeamistakeinthelifepractice,thenIprobablywon't59thatnextti
me.Ibelievethisis60thebestwaytobecomebetter.41.A.strengthenB.condemnC.inspireD.represent42.A.variousB.
temporaryC.identicalD.false43.A.appointmentsB.preparationsC.predictionsD.explanations44.A.acceleratedB.exitedC.failedD.succeeded45.A.approachedB.tr
ainedC.expectedD.witnessed46.A.reliefB.envyC.satisfactionD.delight47.A.stoppedB.refusedC.invitedD.led48.A.ThankstoB.NexttoC.InhonorofD.
Inspiteof49.A.lostsightofB.pointedoutC.gaveupD.lookeddownon50.A.annoyedB.ashamedC.goodD.terrible51.A.lea
rnB.desertC.deleteD.display52.A.missB.winC.deliverD.value53.A.regretB.misguideC.doubtD.understand54.A.overcomeB
.judgedC.neglectedD.forgotten55.A.bondB.betC.victoryD.loss·11·56.A.aimB.benefitC.burdenD.limit57.A.funnierB.worseC.b
etterD.slower58.A.decisionsB.attitudesC.positionsD.experiences59.A.repeatB.admitC.acceptD.notice60.A.wronglyB.scarcelyC.trulyD.narrowly第二节(共1
0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。Animalsmayalsobecomeextinctthroughdirectdestructio
n.Thisincludesthehuntingandcapturingofanimals.Humanshavealwayshuntedandkilledwildlife61earlyhumanslivedmoreinharmonywithnature,
62killedanimalsforessentialslikefoodandclothing.Whenguns63(invent),massdestructionofspecieswaspossible.Animalshavebeen,andstillare,
killed64meat,clothing,medicines,feathers,eggs,trophies(战利品),touristsouvenirs—andsometimesjustforamusement.Somespeciesarestillcapture
dinthewildforthelivepettrade,eventhough65(they)numbersaredecreasing.The66(extinct)ofatleast500speciesofanimalshasbeen
causedbyman,mostoftheminthiscentury.Todaythereareabout5,000endangeredanimalsandatleastonespeciesdiesoutever
yyear.Thereareprobablymanymorewhichbecomeextinct67anyoneknowing.68mainthreatstospeciesthencanbecitedasillegalhunting,habitatloss
andclimatechange.TheInternationalUnionforConservationofNaturehasitsown“redlist”ofendangeredspecies69(range)from“leastconcern”throughto“crit
icallyendangered”.Itistheirassessment70wewillrefertohere.第二节:书面表达:假如你是李华,你校将开展中国传统文化展示系列活动。你的英国笔友Jonah
写信询问相关情况。请你给他回一封信:注意:1.词数100左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;参考词汇:·12·1.中国书画展anexhibitionOfChinesepaintingandcalligraphy2
.诗歌朗诵比赛apoetryrecitingcompetition高三英语期中考试二卷(2020.4.2)班级________姓名_________IV.语法填空61____________62____________63____________6
4____________65____________66____________67____________68____________69____________70____________V.短文改错YesterdaywasMonday.Myfrie
ndLiHuawenttoschoolwithouthishomeworkfinishing.Heplayedonlinegamesallovertheweekend.Itwastoolatewhenhefoundedhehadhomeworktodo.Toavoid
punished,hetoldhisteacherthatadogeatshishomework.Obviously,itwasjustanexcusehemadetocoverthefactwhichhehadn’tdonehishomewor
k.Theteachercertainlyknewaboutthatandmadethemstayafterschool.Sometimeswethinkwecanavoidtroublebymakingexcusewhenwedoso
methingwrongly.However,wearereallymakingproblemsworseinsteadof.VII.书面表达·13·1~5CABAC6~10CAACA11~15CBCCB16~20CABAC21—2
5CBABB26—30ADDCA31—35CDDCC36--40EBADG41~45DABCD46~50BDABC51~55ABDAC56~60BCDAC语法填空butwhowereinventedf
ortheirextinctionwithoutTherangingthat第一节短文改错(共10小题:每小题1分,满分10分)【答案】finishing→finishedover→throughfounded→foundavoid后面加上bein
geats→atewhich→thatthem→himexcuse→excuseswrongly→wrong去掉ofDearJonah,I’mgladtoreceiveyourletteraskingabouttheactivitiesoncampus.NowI’mw
ritingtotellyousomethingaboutit.Recently,aseriesofactivitiesaretobeheldinourschoolaspartoftheprogramaim
edatshowingChinesetraditionalculture.Asscheduled,anexhibitionofChinesepaintingandcalligraphyasbellasapoetryrecitingcompetitionwillbehel
dinMaysuccessively.Whoeverisinterestedcanparticipatesincethe;areintendedinstudentsofallgrades.Hopefully,throughtheseactivities,noto
nlycanparticipantsstrengthentheirunderstandingof'Chineseculture,butalsotheycanenhancetheirpatriotism.Astheorganizeroftheseactivities,t
heStudents'Unionisstillconsideringmoredetailstoensurethattheygosmoothly.Doyouhaveanyideasoradvice.'?Ifso,pleasewritetomeassoonasp
ossible.(126words)I'mlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply!Yours,LiHua·14·Text1M:Goodmorning,ma'am.CanIhelpyou?W:Yes.Ihaveso
mewoolpantsthatneedtobecleaned.Ispilledredwineonthematarestaurant.Ireallyhopetheyarenotruined.Text2W:Theloudspeakersaysthef
irst-classpassengersinrows11through20canboardnow.That'sus.We'reinrow13.M:No.Thisisgate13.Here'sourrownumber,23.Tex
t3M:Sohowaboutthis?They'relookingforsomeoneatthehamburgerplace.W:Ican'tstandfast-foodplaces.Canyouimaginem
akinghamburgersalldaylong?M:Butlookatthemoney.It'sgood.Text4M:Hello,Kate.Doyouknowhowmanystudentswillgotothemountains?W:Ourmonitorsaidthatthewholecl
asswillgoexceptTom.Hehassomethingurgenttodo.Sothat'llbe20students.M:Oh,18studentshavebeentherebynow.Text5W:Sowha
twasyourmostunforgettableexperiencetravelinginBeijing?M:I'dsayitwaswatchingaPekingoperaattheNationalGrandTheater.Itwasrea
llyastonishing.W:Iwasexpectingyou'dsayitwasyourtimeontheGreatWallorintheForbiddenCity.M:Therewerejusttooman
ypeople.Text6W:Ohno!Ican'tfindmyscarf!Imayleaveitonthesofaathome.M:No,⑥youputitinthebag.Remember?Here!W:Ohyes!It'ssocoldhereandI'dbefreezingwithoutit
.Nowwhere'smywarmcoatandhat?Haveyouseenthem?M:Trylookingonthebed.I'veunpackedthemalready.⑦Didyouremember
topackgloves?·15·W:⑦IknewIhadforgottensomething!CanIborrowyours?You'vegotthreepairs!Text7W:Thedepartmentstore
hasreducedallitspricesbyfortypercentduringthesale.⑧Don'tyouthinkit'stimetoreplaceoursofa?We'vehaditforalongtime!M:Doyouthinkso?⑨Whatwerea
llyneedisaproperlamptogoonthetablenexttothesofa.It'simpossibletositandreadthereatthemoment.W:⑨Let'smoveon
eofthelampsdownfromthebedroomthen.Theblueonewouldlookgoodonthattable.M:You'reright.Text8M:CustomerSe
rvice,thisisRickspeaking.WhatcanIdoforyoutoday?W:Hi,Rick.ThisisBeckyMatthews.Iboughtatelevisionatyourshoplastweek
.Today,mycreditcardstatementcame,andIsawthatIhadbeenchargedtwiceforthesamepurchase.Iwouldliketohavetheextrachargeremovedfrom
mybill.M:Iapologizefortheerror,butitcan'tbetheshopassistant'scarelessnessthatmadetheerror.We'vebeenhavingsometroublewithourcomputer
system.Youareactuallythethirdpersontocallwith.Ifyougivemeyourreceiptnumber,wecangettheprocessstartedrightaway.Thenyou'llreceivethemoneytomorrow.W
:OK.Holdon,please.Myreceiptnumberisinmybag.I'lltellyourightaway.Text9W:Hi,Ihaven'tseenyouforages.AreyouOK?M:Yes,I'vegotthisgreatjob,yousee.
It'swhatI'vealwayswantedtodo.It'sbrilliant.Andit'sinthecenteroftown,nearwhereIlive.W:Sowhatdoyoudoexactly?M:Well,atthemomentIgoalong
withaphotographerwhenhetakesphotographsofthemodelsforthemagazine.W:Soyou'reaphotographernow?M:Well,notyet.I'mdoingacourse.Ihelphimtocarr
ytheequipment.Whataboutyou?Areyoustill·16·workingintherestaurant?W:No,Ihaveadreamofbecomingaphotographer,youknow.ButI'vegotana
wfuljobinabookshopnow.M:What'swrongwiththat?Thoseshouldbeveryinterestingplaces.W:Notthisone.It'sextremelyboring,infact.M:Whydon'tyou
trytogetajobinthatnewhotel,youknow,inSpringStreet.Itopenedlastweek.Itlooksinteresting.W:Notinterestingenoughforme.Iwanttobecom
eaphotographer.SocouldyouaskifIcanhaveajobonyourmagazine?M:OK.I'lltry.Text10W:DoyoulikewearingT-shirtslikemebecauseitiscomfortable?Anddoyouknowth
ehistoryoftheT-shirt?Well,whitecottonT-shirtswerefirstwornbytheUSNavyintheWorldWarIIandby1948,everyAmer
icansoldierwaswearingonetoo.ButitwasHollywoodfilmsthatmadetheT-shirtreallypopular:actorsMarlonBrandoandJames
DeanworeclassicwhiteT-shirtsintheirfilms.Afterthat,everyyoungmanwantedtowearone.Womendidn'tbegintowearT-shirtsuntilth
eendofthe1950s.Inthe1959FrenchfilmAboutdesoufflé,AmericanactressJeanSebergworeaT-shirtadvertisinganEnglishlanguagenewspaper.Th
isstartedanewfashioninT-shirtsforwomen,butitwasn'tuntilthemid-1960sthatcompanieslikeBudweiserandCoca-Colastartedus
ingT-shirtsas“walkingadvertisements”.Later,theT-shirtbecameawayofsayingsomethingimportant.Forexample,soonaftertheblackAmericanleaderAng
elaDaviswenttoprisonin1970,peopleallaroundtheworldwerewearingT-shirtswiththemessage“FreeAngela”.Inthe1970s,Frenchfashion
designerYvesSaintLaurentdesignedafamousblueT-shirtwithhisnameinwhiteletters.GiorgioArmanihasalsousedT-shirtsinhisfashionshows.Andin2001,anum
berofwhite“J'adoreDior”T-shirtssoldquicklyatover$100each!