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英语试题
命题学校：襄阳市第四中学 命题人：邢少华 王冠男 审题人：姜晓宁 司亚欢
审题学校：襄阳市第五中学
考试时间：2024年4月23日 考试用时：120分钟 试卷满分：150分
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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，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：Hw much is the shirt?
A．£19.15.B．£9.18.C．£9.15.
答案是C。
1．Hw will the man get t wrk?
A．By car.B．By bus.C．By subway.
2．What curse will the wman take?
A．Spanish.B．Phtgraphy.C．Art.
3．Where des the cnversatin take place?
A．At a bus stp.B．At the airprt.C．At a htel.
4．Wh will be the next CEO?
A．Mr. Matthew.B．Mr. Jacksn.C．Mr. King.
5．What time did the man finish his wrk?
A．At abut 9 ’clck p.m.
B．At abut 10 ’clck p.m.
C．At abut 12 ’clck at night.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．What are the speakers talking abut?
A．Where t g n a vacatin.
B．Hw t chse a birthday gift.
C．What t wear fr a jb interview.
7．Why des the man want a new jb?
A．T try smething new.
B．T get a high psitin.
C．T earn mre mney.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．What des the wman plan t d next mnth?
A．Organize a meeting.B．Attend a cnference.C．Take a vacatin.
9．Where can the wman get the special frm?
A．Frm her manager.B．Frm the man.C．Frm the HR ffice.
10．What is the relatinship between the speakers?
A．Clleagues.B．Friends.C．Classmates.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．Why des Bruce ask fr anther cpy f paper?
A．The delivery was delayed.
B．His newspaper was damaged.
C．He culdn’t find the newspaper.
12．Where des Bruce want his newspaper t be put?
A．In his yard.B．In his mailbx.C．In his hallway.
13．What will the wman d next?
A．Visit Bruce’s place.
B．Send an aplgy letter.
C．Call the delivery persn.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14．What causes the wman t have truble making friends?
A．Lack f scial skills.
B．Difference in interests.
C．Unppularity with ther kids.
15．What d we knw abut the girl’s family?
A．They enjy a quiet life.
B．They prefer a scial lifestyle.
C．They have a strict daily rutine.
16．Hw des the wman feel abut her lifestyle?
A．Cmfrtable.B．Upset.C．Lnely.
17．What kind f friends des the girl want?
A．Thse wh are easy-ging.
B．Thse wh are hard-wrking.
C．Thse wh share similar hbbies.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．What d we learn abut the speaker’s mther?
A．She made a lt f recrds.
B．She had a varied taste in music.
C．She nce wrked in the field f music.
19．What kind f music des the speaker hate?
A．Classical music.B．Cuntry music.C．Dance music.
20．Wh has the biggest influence n the speaker in music?
A．Her mm.B．Her sister.C．Her schlmate.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
USITCC Reginal Cmpetitin
The Department f Infrmatin Technlgy and Cyber Security in the Cllege f Business is prud t hst the U. S. Infrmatin Technlgy Cllegiate Cnference (USITCC) Reginal Cmpetitin n Octber 26-28. The event is pen t students majring in business r cmputer science.
USITCC is quickly becming the natin’s tp IT cmpetitin, netwrking and career-building event. In ne single weekend, student attendees can prve their technlgy skills in a variety f IT cmpetitins, meet with industry prfessinals and cnnect with IT emplyers prviding internships (实习工作) and/r full-time psitins.
Cmpetitins & Schedule
Accmmdatin Infrmatin
Kentwd Hall, 701 E. St. Luis St., Springfield, MO 65806 is a histric six-stry building. Kentwd ffers private rms, tw-persn rms, super dubles, and three-persn rms.
Each rm is carpeted and ffers a bathrm and height-adjustable beds. All rms have Wi-Fi and a mid-sized refrigeratr. All rms are smke-free. Basic bedding will include sheets, a light blanket, and twels.
Entry Fee
The early bird rate is $35 / persn befre September 30, and the price will increase t $45 / persn after that date.
21．What can student cmpetitrs expect frm the cmpetitins?
A．A jb pprtunity.B．Changes f cllege majr.
C．A large cash prize.D．Instructins frm prfessrs.
22．Which f the fllwing d rms f Kentwd Hall prvide?
A．Smking areas.B．Persnalized bedding.
C．Internet access.D．Plus-sized refrigeratr.
23．What is the purpse f the text?
A．T intrduce a cllege.B．T advertise a cmpetitin.
C．T recmmend a htel.D．T prmte cyber security.
B
David Chipperfield, the British designer knwn fr his minimalist and inclusive spaces, has wn the Pritzker Prize, ften called “the Nbel Prize f architecture”. With this hnr, he jins the cmpany f grundbreaking designers such as Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Richard Rgers and Oscar Niemeyer.
Chipperfield has distinguished his wrks by creating sharp, minimalist scially cnscius buildings. The Pritzker cmmittee wrte, “His architectural language balances cnsistency with the fundamental design principles and flexibility twards the lcal cultures ... The wrk f David Chipperfield harmnizes Eurpean classicism, the cmplex nature f Britain and even the delicateness f Japan.”
In 1997, Chipperfield’s firm was chsen t renvate Berlin’s Neues Museum, which was a mess lng after being damaged by Wrld War I. Chipperfield apprached the prject in hnr f the building’s histry. Fr mre than a decade, he searched thrugh stnes and bricks frm the riginal structure fr pieces t use, sme f which had bullet(子弹) hles in them.
The architect has applied the same belief t his recent wrks, including the expansin f the Ryal Academy f Arts in Lndn, where he renvated galleries, created a new auditrium(礼堂) and built a cncrete bridge t cnnect its riginal buildings.
“While sme architects may use the attentin that cmes with the Pritzker Prize t g big and advance their cmmercial ambitins, Chipperfield’s win is unlikely t result in steel-and-glass supertall skyscrapers,” writes Blmberg’s Kristn Capps.
Instead, Chipperfield says he will wrk harder t create architecture that has a specific missin. “I regard this award as an encuragement, cntinuing t direct my attentin nt nly t the substance f architecture and its meaning but als t the cntributin that we can make as architects t address the existing challenges f climate change and scial inequality,” he says in a statement. He adds, “We must rise t these challenges and help inspire the next generatin t shulder this respnsibility with visin and curage.”
24．What d the grundbreaking designers mentined in paragraph 1 indicate?
A．The fierce cmpetitin fr the Pritzker Prize.
B．The inspiratin fr Chipperfield’s design features.
C．Chipperfield’s gal t becme a leading architect.
D．Chipperfield’s amazing architectural achievements.
25．What makes Chipperfield’s wrks unique accrding t the Pritzker cmmittee?
A．The creatin f visually striking buildings.
B．The integratin f different cultural elements.
C．The cnsistent design style in different prjects.
D．The flexible selectin f architectural materials.
26．What des the underlined wrd “renvate” in paragraph 3 mean?
A．Research.B．Restre.C．Build.D．Decrate.
27．What des Chipperfield hpe t d with his architecture?
A．Realize persnal cmmercial ambitins.
B．Take up envirnmental prtectin industry.
C．Make a psitive impact n critical scial issues.
D．Encurage mre peple t majr in architecture.
C
Read a few news headlines and yu’ll see sme cmmn themes: the rising number f languages dying wrldwide, the islatin f individual last speakers, and the wider cultural lss fr humanity. These stries ften mentin hw peple try t prtect such languages. Hwever, they tend t fcus less n hw such effrts actually help speakers f endangered languages. Such effrts smetimes help, smetimes harm, and smetimes d bth.
Encuraging smene t keep speaking a declining minrity language culd certainly bst his r her sense f identity. But when a bigger language is adpted smewhere, it desn’t remve everything that came befre. Often, intense cntact between big and small languages leads t a new mixture - fr example, Sheng in Kenya and Tstsitaal in Suth Africa. In ther cases, such language cntact results in a new lcalized dialect. As linguist Peter Trudgill argues, this can als hld a highly lcal identity.
Sure enugh, enabling a peple t use their traditinal language can make them feel better abut themselves. But is it really helping them? Simply adding yur ancestral language as a new schl subject isn’t very helpful if yur schl is falling dwn, r yu’re nt eating well. T think anything much can be slved just by perfrming CPR (心肺复苏) in a minrity language is t ignre hw cmplicated human sciety is and hw many different simultaneus (同时的) needs we have.
In Québec, Canada, just under 75% f residents have French as their native language, but the percentage has fallen ver the past five years. In 2022, the Québec Legislature passed Bill 96, which requires peple t nly use French fr fficial speech and writing. This is an example f the priritizatin f language, yet it’s unclear whether the law will actually imprve Québec residents’ lives, r even help preserve French in Québec.
S prmting endangered languages can be a psitive frce, but we shuldn’t assume that’s universally true. It is especially difficult fr a language expert t say s. Perhaps we shuld fcus less n languages themselves, and pay mre attentin t the lives f the peple wh speak them.
28．What d the news stries abut languages usually fcus n?
A．The effrts t save endangered languages.
B．The future develpment f ur languages.
C．The cultural functins f languages wrldwide.
D．The prblem with prmting language unifrmity.
29．What can a bigger adpted language bring abut accrding t Peter Trudgill?
A．The separatin frm the past.B．The enrichment f lcal cultures.
C．The lss f scial interactin.D．The preservatin f peple’s identity.
30．What can be inferred abut saving endangered languages?
A．It will take ages t see its effect.
B．It requires mre attentin t native speakers.
C．It will guarantee a win-win result.
D．It needs mre fcus n languages themselves.
31．Which f the fllwing is the best title fr the text?
A．Hw t Imprve Minrity Language Speakers’ Life
B．Hw t Bst Minrity Language speakers’ Identity
C．Prmtin f French in Canada: Fruitful r Fruitless
D．Endangered Language Prtectin: Helpful r Harmful
D
In America, the “Big Dig”, a highway prject that resulted in a mess f traffic in the centre f Bstn fr years, came in five times ver its initial budget. Even the Germans get huge prjects wrng. Cnceptin t peratin f Berlin Brandenburg Airprt has taken 30 years, with seven missed pening dates. The airprt ended up csting $8.2 billin. Hwever, the riginal estimate was abut $2.7 billin.
Huge prjects like Berlin Brandenburg Airprt are the subject f an amusing new bk called Hw Big Things Get Dne by Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner. Mr. Flyvbjerg sets up a database f ver 16, 000 prjects and data analysis reveals that nly 8.5% f the prjects meet their initial estimates n cst and time, and 0.5% f them achieve what they set ut t d n cst, time and benefits.
Over-ptimistic time and cst estimates riginate frm bth psychlgical and plitical perceptins: the reliance n intuitin (直觉) rather than data, and a prblem that Mr. Flyvbjerg calls “strategic misrepresentatin”. This is when budgets are intentinally reduced in rder t get things ging. And nce the prjects are under way, they will nt be stpped, because mney spent n them will thus be wasted.
Mr. Flyvbjerg speaks highly f Pixar’s methdical apprach t develping and testing films in great detail befre they g int prductin. He als tells the stry f hw Frank Gehry’s well-develped architectural mdels helped ensure the success f the Guggenheim Museum in Bilba. Narrwing dwn the prducing windw f a prject befre it is actually carried ut reduces the prbability f unexpected events.
Big custmized prjects are particularly likely t run int truble. Hwever, the mre a prject can be divided int standardized prcesses, the better its prspects are. Prjects run int prblems fr specific reasns as well as general nes: Britain’s truble is nt smething that China has t wrry abut, fr instance. But the irn law is that if yu plan strictly and standardize where pssible, yu are less likely t dig yurself int a hle.
32．Hw des the authr intrduce the tpic f the passage?
A．By making a cntrast.B．By giving an explanatin.
C．By presenting examples.D．By shwing an experience.
33．What message des Bent Flyvbjerg’s data analysis cnvey?
A．Prjects’ success rates can be estimated.
B．Prjects’ desired utcme can’t be achieved.
C．Mst prjects suffer verspending and delays.
D．Mst prjects lack cmprehensive data analysis.
34．What is paragraph 3 mainly abut?
A．Failures in decisin-making.B．Methds f reducing massive csts.
C．Strategies fr getting wrk dne.D．Reasns behind inaccurate estimates.
35．What is the key t preventing prjects getting int truble?
A．Planning thrughly in advance.
B．Analyzing specific and general reasns.
C．Fcusing n efficiency f prjects.
D．Drawing lessns frm frmer experiences.
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。
Our relatinship with pets has changed greatly in recent decades. 36 A recent survey fund that 69% f Australian husehlds have at least ne pet.
While wning a pet is linked t numerus mental and physical health benefits, ur pets can als carry infectius diseases that can smetimes be passed n t us. Fr mst peple, the risk is lw. But sme peple, like thse with weakened immune systems, are at greater risk f getting sick. 37
Infectius diseases that mve frm animals t humans are called zntic diseases (动物传染病). Mre than 70 pathgens (病原体) f cmpanin animals are knwn t be transmissible t peple. 38 But ften there may be n visible signs f sickness, making it easier fr yu t catch it, because yu dn’t suspect yur pet f carrying pathgens.
Clse cntact with animals, sme behavirs in particular, increases the risk f zntic diseases. Surveys cnducted in the Netherlands shwed that half f pet wners allwed their pets t lick their faces, and 18% permitted dgs t share their beds. 39 Research has als linked ccasinal zntic infectins in pet wners t kissing pets. Fr example, in Japan, a wman develped a serius infectius illness after regularly kissing her dg’s face.
40 These include washing hands thrughly after interacting with pets, handling their bedding and tys, and cleaning their waste. It’s als essential t avid allwing pets t lick faces r pen wunds. Mrever, it is advisable t keep pets ut f the kitchen, especially cats that may access fd preparatin surfaces.
A．Pet wnership is at an all-time high.
B．Smetimes, a pet with a zntic pathgen may lk sick.
C．Dgs and cats are significant surces f zntic infectins.
D．But it’s nt just dgs and cats that can spread diseases t humans.
E．T minimize the risk f getting sick, several gd practices shuld be adpted.
F．Additinally, 45% f cat wners allwed their cats t jump nt kitchen sinks.
G．S it’s imprtant t knw the threats and take necessary actin t prevent infectins.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I grew up in a small Nrth Dakta twn. Dad was a farmer, s we kids were taught 41 t drive farm vehicles. I started driving the tractr(拖拉机) at age 15.
One summer day, Dad asked me t back his truck up. 42 , I backed it int a tree, damaging the truck. I was 43 because I wasn’t sure hw Dad wuld react. Luckily, Dad wasn’t 44 , and mved the truck himself.
As a teenager, I usually wrked part-time n Uncle Jim’s farm in my 45 time. One day, I drve the tractr t get gas frm the farmyard fuel tank, which was 46 n a big metal shelf 12 feet high. I 47 the shelf, bending ne f the vehicle’s wden bars. I stpped the vehicle anxiusly and gt ff. I 48 Uncle Jim wuld help me. T my 49 , he said, “Get back up n that tractr and yu can d it.” And I did! During harvest, Jim had me d farming chres with that tractr, which made my cnfidence 50 greatly.
The “can d” 51 Uncle Jim had tward me carried me thrugh 52 times in life. Whenever I encuntered difficulties, the 53 n the summer day n the farm came flding back t my mind and my spirit wasn’t 54 ! It just ges t shw what a huge impact can be created by small gestures f 55 in a persn.
41．A．earlyB．hardC．recentlyD．fast
42．A．FranklyB．SkillfullyC．IntentinallyD．Unfrtunately
43．A．curiusB．scaredC．embarrassedD．hesitant
44．A．madB．pleasedC．wrriedD．prud
45．A．entireB．qualityC．spareD．limited
46．A．emptiedB．peratedC．placedD．transfrmed
47．A．built upB．ran intC．tre dwnD．passed by
48．A．claimedB．dubtedC．wrriedD．assumed
49．A．disappintmentB．surpriseC．frightD．satisfactin
50．A．declineB．sufferC．grwD．change
51．A．admiratinB．judgmentC．affectinD．attitude
52．A．tughB．cnfusingC．relaxingD．valuable
53．A．cmmentB．expectatinC．reflectinD．plan
54．A．brkenB．recgnizedC．refreshedD．raised
55．A．justiceB．beliefC．interestD．curage
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。
After walking fr nearly 10 kilmeters by China’s Huangshan Muntain, and just as he was 56 the edge f giving up, Phil Lecmte caught sight f a beautiful village. This mment tk place 15 years ag, 57 the Frenchman traveled t Huangshan Muntain fr the first time. He has since traveled t China almst yearly.
In 2012, Lecmte became a tur guide and his trip t China turned int a lng-term stay. Unlike ther guides, he 58 (rare) takes his guests - mstly freigners - t the ften visited 59 (attractin). Instead, he ften hikes r rides a mtrcycle with his friends, away frm nisy cities, t search fr 60 (hide) scenery scattered(分散的) arund Huangshan Muntain.
Lecmte 61 (enjy) time spent hiking with his Chinese and freign friends. They sing and play the guitar by clear streams, chat with lcals picking tea, 62 fall asleep t the sunds f frgs and insects.
Nw, he als shares the beautiful mments he captures n his camera n Chinese scial media, like images f an ld man 63 (sit) in a chair reading a bk against the sunset, r children running arund 64 ancient village waving clrful fish lanterns. Lecmte 65 (take) mre than 118,000 phts in China t date.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
你校近期围绕4月22日第55个世界地球日的主题“全球战塑”（Planet vs. Plastics），开展了系列活动。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1．活动过程；
2．活动反响。
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。
Schl Activities fr Wrld Earth Day
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第二节（满分25分）
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。
We were driving acrss the big state f Texas n ur way t Califrnia. Suddenly, ur car cughed and then stpped.
“Are we ut f gas?” Mm asked. Dad ndded. Cttn fields lined bth sides f the lnely highway as far as the eye culd see. We hadn’t seen a car fr a very lng time, and we had passed the last twn an hur befre. “Dn’t wrry,” Dad said. “Smene will be alng sn.” But he didn’t sund very sure abut that. He gt ut and put the car’s hd(引擎盖) up, saying, “This will let them knw we’re in truble.”
After an hur, we saw dust in the distance. A car was fast appraching ging in the same directin as urs. Pleased, Dad jumped t his feet, waving his arms wildly. He smiled as the car gt clser, yet the car just sunded its hrn(喇叭) and rushed ff. We were s upset and I felt scared. Dusk was appraching and we had been sitting fr a cuple f hurs. Then we heard a small nise in the distance.
It sunded like men singing at the tp f their lungs. It gt luder, and sn we saw a wrn-ut ld truck driving slwly dwn the highway tward us. The whle truck seemed t flat alng surrunded by sngs sung in Spanish.
“Get in the car immediately,” Mm instructed me nervusly. “Al, yu’d better get in here, t. We can’t be t careful ut here in the middle f nwhere.” Dad just std by the car dr, full f tensin.
The wden-sided truck came t a stp right beside him. Mm and I held ur breath. Wuld they hld us up? What wuld happen t us? We culd be at their mercy. Frm their lk, we knew they were farmers wh ften labred in the fields all day under the ht Texas sun.
“Habla Españl?” the driver stpped and called ut his windw at Dad. “What? I knw little Spanish,” Dad shuted back, shaking his head. He wndered hw t cnvey the message that we needed a ride t a gas statin.
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2024年春“荆、荆、襄、宜四地七校考试联盟”
高二期中联考英语试题参考答案
听力理解：1-5 ABCBC 6-10 CABCA 11-15 BCABA 16-20 ACBBA
阅读理解：21-23 ACB 24-27 DBBC 28-31 ADBD 32-35 CCDA 36-40 AGBFE
完形填空：41-45 ADBAC 46-50 CBDBC 51-55 DACAB
语法填空：56．n 57．when 58．rarely 59．attractins 60．hidden
61．enjys 62．and 63．sitting 64．an 65．has taken
写作：
第一节：
Schl Activities fr Wrld Earth Day
In celebratin f the 55th Wrld Earth Day n April 22nd, ur schl rganized a series f events with the theme f “Planet vs. Plastics”, aiming t raise awareness abut the glbal issue f plastic pllutin and prmte sustainable practices.
During the week leading up t Earth Day, students participated in a campus cleanup campaign, where they cllected and prperly dispsed f plastic waste. They als attended infrmative wrkshps n reducing plastic usage and recycling.
The activities received psitive feedback frm bth students and teachers. Many expressed enthusiasm fr the cause and pledged t adpt ec-friendly habits in their daily lives.
第二节:
Then Dad gestured and used sme easy English wrds. The farmers seemed t understand and Dad tk a cntainer ut f ur car. The next thing I knew was that Mm and I were sitting inside the truck next t the driver, and Dad was in the back with anther tw men. They sang us sngs all the way t the nearest twn and pulled int a gas statin. We gt ff. Dad thanked them and ffered t give them sme mney, but they all laughed and refused withut hesitatin. Dad then fllwed a wrker t fill the cntainer.
The cntainer sn gt full, but hw culd we return t where ur car stpped? It was at that mment that Dad heard the truck driver say smething t him. Dad shwed a puzzled lk. Sn, the wrker wh knew Spanish laughed, “It’s dark. They want t make sure yu get back t yur car safely, s they ffer t drive yu back.” When we arrived, we expressed ur gratitude fr their kindness and waved gdbye t them. Then, they drve away int the night, singing merrily. This was really a memrable trip fr my family, frm which we learned a valuable lessn - there are gd suls everywhere, even if they cme disguised in a wrn-ut truck.
答案详解
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
21．A【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第二段“cnnect with IT emplyers prviding internships（实习工作）and／r full—time psitins”，可知，参赛选手可以获得实习机会或者全职工作的机会，故选A。
22．C【解析】细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“All rms have Wi-Fi”可知，住宿地点提供网络，故选C。
23．B【解析】理解目的。本文介绍一项比赛的比赛日程及收费情况，并且有“早鸟价”等优惠措施，可知本文意在吸引学生参加本次比赛，故选B。
24．D【解析】推理判断。David Chipperfield 获得建筑学界的诺贝尔奖，并进入到具有开创性的建筑家行列，由此可见其取得的成就之大，故选D。
25．B【解析】细节理解题。由文章第二段普利兹克建筑奖委员会所说的“The wrk f David Chipperfield harmnizes Eurpean classicism, the cmplex nature f Britain and even the delicateness f Japan.”可知，David Chipperfield的作品融合了欧洲、英国和日本等元素，故选B。
26．B【解析】词义猜测。由文章第三段可知，Neues Museum在一战中受损，David Chipperfield作为建筑师尊重该博物馆的历史，寻找博物馆原始结构中的“断壁残垣”，由此可见David Chipperfield是对该博物馆进行修复，故所猜测的单词renvate意为“修复”，因此选B。
27．C【解析】细节理解题。由文章最后一段Chipperfield 所说的“cntributin that we can make as architects t address the existing challenges f climate change and scial inequality”可知，Chipperfield未来为解决气候问题和社会不公平等问题作出贡献，对社会所面临的紧急问题产生积极的影响，故选C。
28．A【解析】细节理解题。由文章第一段“These stries ften mentin hw peple try t prtect such languages.”可知第一段中提及到的News stries都是关于人们如何保护濒危语言，即人们为保护濒危语言所付出的努力，故选A。
29．D【解析】细节理解。由文章第三段“As linguist Peter Trudgill argues, this can als hld a highly lcal identity.”可知一种被广泛采用的语言与弱势语言频繁交流产生的“混合物”也能够维持高的身份认同感，故选D。
30．B【解析】推理判断。由最后一段“Perhaps we shuld fcus less n languages themselves, and pay mre attentin t the lives f the peple wh speak them.”可知语言保护不能一概而论，关注语言，也更需要关注语言的使用者，故选B。
31．D【解析】主旨大意。文章第一段为文章的主题段，由该段中“Hwever, they tend t fcus less n hw such effrts actually help speakers f endangered languages. Such effrts smetimes help, smetimes harm, and smetimes d bth.”可知本文主要讲的是语言保护的过程中对语言使用者的关注不够，起到的作用到底是伤害还是帮助，故选D。
32．C【解析】推理判断。文章第一段以美国的“Big Dig”和德国Berlin Brandenburg Airprt两个超级项目超时超预算为例，引出本文话题，故选C。
33．C【解析】推理判断。根据文章第二段“data analysis reveals that nly 8.5％ f the prjects meet their initial estimates n cst and time, and 0.5% f them achieve what they set ut t d n cst, time and benefits.”可知仅少数项目符合预期的开支和时间，达到预期得受益，反过来可以推断出，大多数的项目超预算并且超过预期时间，故选C。
34．D【解析】主旨大意。文章第三段主要讲述了“psychlgical and plitical perceptins”和“strategic misrepresentatin”这些导致时间上和开支上预算过于乐观，因此本段解释不精确预算产生的原因，故选D。
35．A【解析】细节理解。根据文章最后一段“But the irn law is that if yu plan strictly and standardize where pssible”可知实现计划周全是避免出现超预算和超时的关键，故选A。
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
36．A【解析】理解句际关系。空格前介绍人与宠物的关系发生了巨大变化，空格后介绍超60％澳大利亚家庭拥有至少一只宠物，因此空格处应为“家庭拥有宠物的情况”，故选择A。
37．G【解析】理解句际关系。上文饲养宠物的好处，以及可能得风险，37空位于段末，对上文进行总结，同时G选项S表明上下文的因果关系，故选G。
38．B【解析】理解句际关系。空格后有but转折，指出有的没有生病的迹象，由此可以推测38空因为有的宠物生病有迹象，故选B。
39．F【解析】理解段落结构。39空前后都是动物传染病产生的原因，F选项中45％与前面句子中的half和18％并列，同时有additinally衔接上文，也与下文的als构成衔接，故选F。
40．E【解析】考查代词衔接手段。下文中these回指E选项中的several gd practices，故选E。
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
41．A【解析】由下文我15岁就开始开拖拉机，可知家里孩子很早（early）就由大人教开农场机械。
42．D【解析】由下文damaging the truck可知不好的事情发生，故选unfrtunately。
43．B【解析】因为损坏了卡车，“我”担心受到大人的责骂，所以“我”感到害怕（scared）。
44．A【解析】由这一句中Luckily可知，父亲并没有像“我”想象中生气（mad）
45．C【解析】由前文中part-time可知，“我”只是兼职，空余时间（spare time）在农场工作。
46．C【解析】根据上下午句意可知，油箱放置（place）在12英尺高的架子上。
47．B【解析】由下文bending可知，车件弯曲了，可知拖拉机撞到（ran int）架子上了。
48．D【解析】由后文叔叔要“我”自己解决，可知“我”原以为（assume）叔叔会帮“我”。
49．B【解析】“我”原以为（assume）叔叔会帮“我”，但是出乎意料（t my surprise）的是，叔叔要“我”自己解决。
50．C【解析】由前文“我”做到了意想不到的事情，收获的季节，叔叔让“我”开着之前撞坏过的拖拉机干活，由此让“我”信心百倍，故选grew。
51．D【解析】“我”本以为我做不到的事情，叔叔却认为“我”可以做到，这是“叔叔”对待“我”的态度（attitude）。
52．A【解析】由后文encuntered difficulties可知，此处指“我”生活中苦难时期（tugh times）。
53．C【解析】由the summer day和flding back可知，是此前的记忆（reflectin）涌入脑海。
54．A【解析】此前的经历和记忆帮“我”渡过难关，“我”的意志没有被击溃（break）。
55．B【解析】此处指父亲和叔叔对“我”的信任（belief），对我产生了重大影响。
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分，大小写错误、拼写错误均不得分）
56．n【解析】考查介词的搭配。n the edge f ding sth.表示“某事快要发生，快要，濒临”；at the edge f意为“在…边上，在…边缘”，表示lcatin或psitin。
57．when【解析】考查关系副词引导定语从句。这里意指Phil Lecmtel5年前第一次来到黄山。
58．rarely【解析】考查语境中副词的运用。此处填副词rarely修饰take。
59．attractins【解析】考查语境中名词的用法。此处填attractins作visited的修饰对象。
60．hidden【解析】考查过去分词作定语的用法。
61．enjys【解析】考查谓语动词的时态和主谓一致。根据下文They sing and play 可知此处使用一般现在时。
62．and【解析】考查语境中并列连词的用法。此处为sing and play ... chat ... fall三个谓语动词并列，故填and。
63．sitting【解析】考查现在分词作定语。
64．an【解析】考查语境中的不定冠词的用法。
65．has taken【解析】考查谓语动词的时态和主谓一致。根据t date可知此处用现在完成时，因此答案为has taken.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
Schl Activities fr Wrld Earth Day
In celebratin f the 55th Wrld Earth Day n April 22nd, ur schl rganized a series f events with the theme f “Planet vs. Plastics”, aiming t raise awareness abut the glbal issue f plastic pllutin and prmte sustainable practices.
During the week leading up t Earth Day, students participated in a campus cleanup campaign, where they cllected and prperly dispsed f plastic waste. They als attended infrmative wrkshps n reducing plastic usage and recycling.
The activities received psitive feedback frm bth students and teachers. Many expressed enthusiasm fr the cause and pledged t adpt ec-friendly habits in their daily lives.
第二节（满分25分）
One pssible versin:
Then Dad gestured and used sme easy English wrds. The farmers seemed t understand and Dad tk a cntainer ut f ur car. The next thing I knew was that Mm and I were sitting inside the truck next t the driver, and Dad was in the back with anther tw men. They sang us sngs all the way t the nearest twn and pulled int a gas statin. We gt ff. Dad thanked them and ffered t give them sme mney, but they all laughed and refused withut hesitatin. Dad then fllwed a wrker t fill the cntainer.
The cntainer sn gt full, but hw culd we return t where ur car stpped? It was at that mment that Dad heard the truck driver say smething t him. Dad shwed a puzzled lk. Sn, the wrker wh knew Spanish laughed, “It’s dark. They want t make sure yu get back t yur car safely, s they ffer t drive yu back.” When we arrived, we expressed ur gratitude fr their kindness and waved gdbye t them. Then, they drve away int the night, singing merrily. This was really a memrable trip fr my family, frm which we learned a valuable lessn - there are gd suls everywhere, even if they cme disguised in a wrn-ut truck.
听力录音稿
(Text 1)
W: Mrning, Greg. Why are yu at the bus stp s early?
M: I dn’t want t be late again fr wrk. Mr Atkins ges mad.
W: T bad yu dn’t live clse t the subway. Yu’d get there in n time. Cme n, get in. I’ll give yu a ride.
(Text 2)
M: S, are yu ging t jin my Spanish curse this year?
W: Well, I put my name dwn, but I’ve changed my mind. A friend f mine is taking up phtgraphy. and I think I’ll jin him.
M: I didn’t have yu dwn as the artistic type.
(Text 3)
M: My name is Larry Sinclair, and I am staying in rm 305 here. I was wndering what time the shuttle bus leaves fr the airprt in the mrning.
W: The first bus leaves at 6:30 a.m., and there is a bus every fifteen minutes, sir.
(Text 4)
W: Well, I heard the CEO Mr. Matthew is ready t retire, s Mr. Jacksn will take his place.
M: Really? I wnder wh the next CFO will be then?
W: Well, I wuld think that Mr. King is ging t get the prmtin since he has strng leadership skills.
(Text 5)
M: Yu lk awful. Have yu been studying all night?
W: Kind f. I gt hme at abut nine, but I needed t relax a little. Then I gt t wrk at abut ten till the early hurs.
M: I was dne by midnight, but I stayed up watching a mvie till half past tw.
(Text 6)
W: I lve yur new suit!
M: Thanks. It was a birthday gift frm my mther. D yu think it’s t frmal, thugh?
W: It depends. What’s the ccasin?
M: I’m ging t a jb interview. I culd hardly g in beachwear, culd I?
W: Definitely nt.
M: But maybe I culd wear jeans and a T-shirt. I wuld feel mre cmfrtable, that’s fr sure.
W: N way. This suit is the best clthing fr a jb interview. By the way, why d yu want t change yur jb? Fr a higher salary r fr the psitin?
M: Actually, I’m lking fr smething new and challenging.
(Text 7)
W: Hi, Vernn. I was really impressed with the talk yu gave at the staff meeting abut the Natinal Prductin Cnference that will be held next mnth.
M: Thanks! Are yu thinking abut ging t the event? I think it wuld be gd bth t ur cmpany and yu.
W: I’d lve t g, but since it’s held n a weekday, I’m cncerned abut taking time ff. D I have t use ne f my vacatin days?
M: N, because it’s business-related. But yu will need a special frm that yur manager must sign. Yu shuld grab ne frm the HR ffice.
(Text 8)
M: Hell. This is Bruce Guerrer. I’m a subscriber f the Chicag Times. I’m calling t ask yu fr anther cpy f tday’s paper. I gt ne this mrning, but it was all wet frm the shwer because it was drpped in the side yard, beside the hallway.
W: I aplgize fr that. Our delivery persn hasn’t returned frm his rute yet. Why dn’t I deliver it t yu instead? It wn’t take lng.
M: Thank yu. But I’d like t let yu knw that newspapers have nt been delivered t my hallway several times already. Wuld yu ask yur deliveryman t put it in the right place?
W: Sure, n prblem, Mr. Guerrer. Yu live n Sctt Rad, right? I’ll be there within half an hur. I’ll see yu sn.
(Text 9)
W: Since as lng as I can remember, I’ve had prblems making friends. It’s nt that I wanted t fit in. I just didn’t like the kind f things that ther kids liked.
M: Yu mean music, hbbies, clthes ...
W: Yeah. All that stuff just seemed meaningless t me. I didn’t want t hang ut with the cl kids. I’m just nt a cl kid and I dn’t want t be.
M: And d yu think it’s cnnected t yur family backgrund?
W: Oh, definitely. My parents are really quiet and althugh there are fur kids, we live in a quiet husehld. We read, we eat tgether, we’re very respectful f each ther’s space and we’re just nt int partying.
M: S d yu see this as a prblem at schl-like when yu’re trying t make friends?
W: Um, a little bit. It’s nt s much a prblem-mre a feeling that I’m just very different. Like when ther teenagers are starting t g ut, I’m happier staying in and studying. It’s mre a questin f lking fr similar peple, wanting friends wh have the same interests. Friends like yu, actually!
(Text 10)
Well, I’d lve t share with yu my musical tastes. I’ve always been a huge fan f music. My mm used t have s many CDs, tapes and recrds, s I culd listen t all srts f things, frm classical music like Beethven and Mzart t seventies bands like Shakatak.
I’ve always listened t electrnic music and dance music. It started when I was abut thirteen years ld. I used t g t parties fr yung peple with my schlmates and I’ve just always been int them. One thing that I can’t get int is cuntry. My sister is a big fan. I just cannt get used t it.
If I lk n my iPd nw, a lt f the music that I listen t nw, I prbably listened t back when I was fur r five years ld, with the exceptin f sme f the dance tracks which came in when I was a teenager. S I’d like t say that I listen t a wide range f music, and I’ve gt my mm t thank fr that.
Date
Time
Cmpetitins
Thursday, Octber 26
7-10 p.m.
Security
7-10 p.m.
Systems Analysis and Design
Friday, Octber 27
8-1l a.m.
Applicatin Develpment
12-3 p.m.
Office Slutins
Saturday, Octber 28
4-7 p.m.
Database
8-10 a.m.
Security Final Rund
英语试题
命题学校：襄阳市第四中学 命题人：邢少华 王冠男 审题人：姜晓宁 司亚欢
审题学校：襄阳市第五中学
考试时间：2024年4月23日 考试用时：120分钟 试卷满分：150分
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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，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：Hw much is the shirt?
A．£19.15.B．£9.18.C．£9.15.
答案是C。
1．Hw will the man get t wrk?
A．By car.B．By bus.C．By subway.
2．What curse will the wman take?
A．Spanish.B．Phtgraphy.C．Art.
3．Where des the cnversatin take place?
A．At a bus stp.B．At the airprt.C．At a htel.
4．Wh will be the next CEO?
A．Mr. Matthew.B．Mr. Jacksn.C．Mr. King.
5．What time did the man finish his wrk?
A．At abut 9 ’clck p.m.
B．At abut 10 ’clck p.m.
C．At abut 12 ’clck at night.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．What are the speakers talking abut?
A．Where t g n a vacatin.
B．Hw t chse a birthday gift.
C．What t wear fr a jb interview.
7．Why des the man want a new jb?
A．T try smething new.
B．T get a high psitin.
C．T earn mre mney.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．What des the wman plan t d next mnth?
A．Organize a meeting.B．Attend a cnference.C．Take a vacatin.
9．Where can the wman get the special frm?
A．Frm her manager.B．Frm the man.C．Frm the HR ffice.
10．What is the relatinship between the speakers?
A．Clleagues.B．Friends.C．Classmates.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．Why des Bruce ask fr anther cpy f paper?
A．The delivery was delayed.
B．His newspaper was damaged.
C．He culdn’t find the newspaper.
12．Where des Bruce want his newspaper t be put?
A．In his yard.B．In his mailbx.C．In his hallway.
13．What will the wman d next?
A．Visit Bruce’s place.
B．Send an aplgy letter.
C．Call the delivery persn.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14．What causes the wman t have truble making friends?
A．Lack f scial skills.
B．Difference in interests.
C．Unppularity with ther kids.
15．What d we knw abut the girl’s family?
A．They enjy a quiet life.
B．They prefer a scial lifestyle.
C．They have a strict daily rutine.
16．Hw des the wman feel abut her lifestyle?
A．Cmfrtable.B．Upset.C．Lnely.
17．What kind f friends des the girl want?
A．Thse wh are easy-ging.
B．Thse wh are hard-wrking.
C．Thse wh share similar hbbies.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．What d we learn abut the speaker’s mther?
A．She made a lt f recrds.
B．She had a varied taste in music.
C．She nce wrked in the field f music.
19．What kind f music des the speaker hate?
A．Classical music.B．Cuntry music.C．Dance music.
20．Wh has the biggest influence n the speaker in music?
A．Her mm.B．Her sister.C．Her schlmate.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
USITCC Reginal Cmpetitin
The Department f Infrmatin Technlgy and Cyber Security in the Cllege f Business is prud t hst the U. S. Infrmatin Technlgy Cllegiate Cnference (USITCC) Reginal Cmpetitin n Octber 26-28. The event is pen t students majring in business r cmputer science.
USITCC is quickly becming the natin’s tp IT cmpetitin, netwrking and career-building event. In ne single weekend, student attendees can prve their technlgy skills in a variety f IT cmpetitins, meet with industry prfessinals and cnnect with IT emplyers prviding internships (实习工作) and/r full-time psitins.
Cmpetitins & Schedule
Accmmdatin Infrmatin
Kentwd Hall, 701 E. St. Luis St., Springfield, MO 65806 is a histric six-stry building. Kentwd ffers private rms, tw-persn rms, super dubles, and three-persn rms.
Each rm is carpeted and ffers a bathrm and height-adjustable beds. All rms have Wi-Fi and a mid-sized refrigeratr. All rms are smke-free. Basic bedding will include sheets, a light blanket, and twels.
Entry Fee
The early bird rate is $35 / persn befre September 30, and the price will increase t $45 / persn after that date.
21．What can student cmpetitrs expect frm the cmpetitins?
A．A jb pprtunity.B．Changes f cllege majr.
C．A large cash prize.D．Instructins frm prfessrs.
22．Which f the fllwing d rms f Kentwd Hall prvide?
A．Smking areas.B．Persnalized bedding.
C．Internet access.D．Plus-sized refrigeratr.
23．What is the purpse f the text?
A．T intrduce a cllege.B．T advertise a cmpetitin.
C．T recmmend a htel.D．T prmte cyber security.
B
David Chipperfield, the British designer knwn fr his minimalist and inclusive spaces, has wn the Pritzker Prize, ften called “the Nbel Prize f architecture”. With this hnr, he jins the cmpany f grundbreaking designers such as Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Richard Rgers and Oscar Niemeyer.
Chipperfield has distinguished his wrks by creating sharp, minimalist scially cnscius buildings. The Pritzker cmmittee wrte, “His architectural language balances cnsistency with the fundamental design principles and flexibility twards the lcal cultures ... The wrk f David Chipperfield harmnizes Eurpean classicism, the cmplex nature f Britain and even the delicateness f Japan.”
In 1997, Chipperfield’s firm was chsen t renvate Berlin’s Neues Museum, which was a mess lng after being damaged by Wrld War I. Chipperfield apprached the prject in hnr f the building’s histry. Fr mre than a decade, he searched thrugh stnes and bricks frm the riginal structure fr pieces t use, sme f which had bullet(子弹) hles in them.
The architect has applied the same belief t his recent wrks, including the expansin f the Ryal Academy f Arts in Lndn, where he renvated galleries, created a new auditrium(礼堂) and built a cncrete bridge t cnnect its riginal buildings.
“While sme architects may use the attentin that cmes with the Pritzker Prize t g big and advance their cmmercial ambitins, Chipperfield’s win is unlikely t result in steel-and-glass supertall skyscrapers,” writes Blmberg’s Kristn Capps.
Instead, Chipperfield says he will wrk harder t create architecture that has a specific missin. “I regard this award as an encuragement, cntinuing t direct my attentin nt nly t the substance f architecture and its meaning but als t the cntributin that we can make as architects t address the existing challenges f climate change and scial inequality,” he says in a statement. He adds, “We must rise t these challenges and help inspire the next generatin t shulder this respnsibility with visin and curage.”
24．What d the grundbreaking designers mentined in paragraph 1 indicate?
A．The fierce cmpetitin fr the Pritzker Prize.
B．The inspiratin fr Chipperfield’s design features.
C．Chipperfield’s gal t becme a leading architect.
D．Chipperfield’s amazing architectural achievements.
25．What makes Chipperfield’s wrks unique accrding t the Pritzker cmmittee?
A．The creatin f visually striking buildings.
B．The integratin f different cultural elements.
C．The cnsistent design style in different prjects.
D．The flexible selectin f architectural materials.
26．What des the underlined wrd “renvate” in paragraph 3 mean?
A．Research.B．Restre.C．Build.D．Decrate.
27．What des Chipperfield hpe t d with his architecture?
A．Realize persnal cmmercial ambitins.
B．Take up envirnmental prtectin industry.
C．Make a psitive impact n critical scial issues.
D．Encurage mre peple t majr in architecture.
C
Read a few news headlines and yu’ll see sme cmmn themes: the rising number f languages dying wrldwide, the islatin f individual last speakers, and the wider cultural lss fr humanity. These stries ften mentin hw peple try t prtect such languages. Hwever, they tend t fcus less n hw such effrts actually help speakers f endangered languages. Such effrts smetimes help, smetimes harm, and smetimes d bth.
Encuraging smene t keep speaking a declining minrity language culd certainly bst his r her sense f identity. But when a bigger language is adpted smewhere, it desn’t remve everything that came befre. Often, intense cntact between big and small languages leads t a new mixture - fr example, Sheng in Kenya and Tstsitaal in Suth Africa. In ther cases, such language cntact results in a new lcalized dialect. As linguist Peter Trudgill argues, this can als hld a highly lcal identity.
Sure enugh, enabling a peple t use their traditinal language can make them feel better abut themselves. But is it really helping them? Simply adding yur ancestral language as a new schl subject isn’t very helpful if yur schl is falling dwn, r yu’re nt eating well. T think anything much can be slved just by perfrming CPR (心肺复苏) in a minrity language is t ignre hw cmplicated human sciety is and hw many different simultaneus (同时的) needs we have.
In Québec, Canada, just under 75% f residents have French as their native language, but the percentage has fallen ver the past five years. In 2022, the Québec Legislature passed Bill 96, which requires peple t nly use French fr fficial speech and writing. This is an example f the priritizatin f language, yet it’s unclear whether the law will actually imprve Québec residents’ lives, r even help preserve French in Québec.
S prmting endangered languages can be a psitive frce, but we shuldn’t assume that’s universally true. It is especially difficult fr a language expert t say s. Perhaps we shuld fcus less n languages themselves, and pay mre attentin t the lives f the peple wh speak them.
28．What d the news stries abut languages usually fcus n?
A．The effrts t save endangered languages.
B．The future develpment f ur languages.
C．The cultural functins f languages wrldwide.
D．The prblem with prmting language unifrmity.
29．What can a bigger adpted language bring abut accrding t Peter Trudgill?
A．The separatin frm the past.B．The enrichment f lcal cultures.
C．The lss f scial interactin.D．The preservatin f peple’s identity.
30．What can be inferred abut saving endangered languages?
A．It will take ages t see its effect.
B．It requires mre attentin t native speakers.
C．It will guarantee a win-win result.
D．It needs mre fcus n languages themselves.
31．Which f the fllwing is the best title fr the text?
A．Hw t Imprve Minrity Language Speakers’ Life
B．Hw t Bst Minrity Language speakers’ Identity
C．Prmtin f French in Canada: Fruitful r Fruitless
D．Endangered Language Prtectin: Helpful r Harmful
D
In America, the “Big Dig”, a highway prject that resulted in a mess f traffic in the centre f Bstn fr years, came in five times ver its initial budget. Even the Germans get huge prjects wrng. Cnceptin t peratin f Berlin Brandenburg Airprt has taken 30 years, with seven missed pening dates. The airprt ended up csting $8.2 billin. Hwever, the riginal estimate was abut $2.7 billin.
Huge prjects like Berlin Brandenburg Airprt are the subject f an amusing new bk called Hw Big Things Get Dne by Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner. Mr. Flyvbjerg sets up a database f ver 16, 000 prjects and data analysis reveals that nly 8.5% f the prjects meet their initial estimates n cst and time, and 0.5% f them achieve what they set ut t d n cst, time and benefits.
Over-ptimistic time and cst estimates riginate frm bth psychlgical and plitical perceptins: the reliance n intuitin (直觉) rather than data, and a prblem that Mr. Flyvbjerg calls “strategic misrepresentatin”. This is when budgets are intentinally reduced in rder t get things ging. And nce the prjects are under way, they will nt be stpped, because mney spent n them will thus be wasted.
Mr. Flyvbjerg speaks highly f Pixar’s methdical apprach t develping and testing films in great detail befre they g int prductin. He als tells the stry f hw Frank Gehry’s well-develped architectural mdels helped ensure the success f the Guggenheim Museum in Bilba. Narrwing dwn the prducing windw f a prject befre it is actually carried ut reduces the prbability f unexpected events.
Big custmized prjects are particularly likely t run int truble. Hwever, the mre a prject can be divided int standardized prcesses, the better its prspects are. Prjects run int prblems fr specific reasns as well as general nes: Britain’s truble is nt smething that China has t wrry abut, fr instance. But the irn law is that if yu plan strictly and standardize where pssible, yu are less likely t dig yurself int a hle.
32．Hw des the authr intrduce the tpic f the passage?
A．By making a cntrast.B．By giving an explanatin.
C．By presenting examples.D．By shwing an experience.
33．What message des Bent Flyvbjerg’s data analysis cnvey?
A．Prjects’ success rates can be estimated.
B．Prjects’ desired utcme can’t be achieved.
C．Mst prjects suffer verspending and delays.
D．Mst prjects lack cmprehensive data analysis.
34．What is paragraph 3 mainly abut?
A．Failures in decisin-making.B．Methds f reducing massive csts.
C．Strategies fr getting wrk dne.D．Reasns behind inaccurate estimates.
35．What is the key t preventing prjects getting int truble?
A．Planning thrughly in advance.
B．Analyzing specific and general reasns.
C．Fcusing n efficiency f prjects.
D．Drawing lessns frm frmer experiences.
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。
Our relatinship with pets has changed greatly in recent decades. 36 A recent survey fund that 69% f Australian husehlds have at least ne pet.
While wning a pet is linked t numerus mental and physical health benefits, ur pets can als carry infectius diseases that can smetimes be passed n t us. Fr mst peple, the risk is lw. But sme peple, like thse with weakened immune systems, are at greater risk f getting sick. 37
Infectius diseases that mve frm animals t humans are called zntic diseases (动物传染病). Mre than 70 pathgens (病原体) f cmpanin animals are knwn t be transmissible t peple. 38 But ften there may be n visible signs f sickness, making it easier fr yu t catch it, because yu dn’t suspect yur pet f carrying pathgens.
Clse cntact with animals, sme behavirs in particular, increases the risk f zntic diseases. Surveys cnducted in the Netherlands shwed that half f pet wners allwed their pets t lick their faces, and 18% permitted dgs t share their beds. 39 Research has als linked ccasinal zntic infectins in pet wners t kissing pets. Fr example, in Japan, a wman develped a serius infectius illness after regularly kissing her dg’s face.
40 These include washing hands thrughly after interacting with pets, handling their bedding and tys, and cleaning their waste. It’s als essential t avid allwing pets t lick faces r pen wunds. Mrever, it is advisable t keep pets ut f the kitchen, especially cats that may access fd preparatin surfaces.
A．Pet wnership is at an all-time high.
B．Smetimes, a pet with a zntic pathgen may lk sick.
C．Dgs and cats are significant surces f zntic infectins.
D．But it’s nt just dgs and cats that can spread diseases t humans.
E．T minimize the risk f getting sick, several gd practices shuld be adpted.
F．Additinally, 45% f cat wners allwed their cats t jump nt kitchen sinks.
G．S it’s imprtant t knw the threats and take necessary actin t prevent infectins.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I grew up in a small Nrth Dakta twn. Dad was a farmer, s we kids were taught 41 t drive farm vehicles. I started driving the tractr(拖拉机) at age 15.
One summer day, Dad asked me t back his truck up. 42 , I backed it int a tree, damaging the truck. I was 43 because I wasn’t sure hw Dad wuld react. Luckily, Dad wasn’t 44 , and mved the truck himself.
As a teenager, I usually wrked part-time n Uncle Jim’s farm in my 45 time. One day, I drve the tractr t get gas frm the farmyard fuel tank, which was 46 n a big metal shelf 12 feet high. I 47 the shelf, bending ne f the vehicle’s wden bars. I stpped the vehicle anxiusly and gt ff. I 48 Uncle Jim wuld help me. T my 49 , he said, “Get back up n that tractr and yu can d it.” And I did! During harvest, Jim had me d farming chres with that tractr, which made my cnfidence 50 greatly.
The “can d” 51 Uncle Jim had tward me carried me thrugh 52 times in life. Whenever I encuntered difficulties, the 53 n the summer day n the farm came flding back t my mind and my spirit wasn’t 54 ! It just ges t shw what a huge impact can be created by small gestures f 55 in a persn.
41．A．earlyB．hardC．recentlyD．fast
42．A．FranklyB．SkillfullyC．IntentinallyD．Unfrtunately
43．A．curiusB．scaredC．embarrassedD．hesitant
44．A．madB．pleasedC．wrriedD．prud
45．A．entireB．qualityC．spareD．limited
46．A．emptiedB．peratedC．placedD．transfrmed
47．A．built upB．ran intC．tre dwnD．passed by
48．A．claimedB．dubtedC．wrriedD．assumed
49．A．disappintmentB．surpriseC．frightD．satisfactin
50．A．declineB．sufferC．grwD．change
51．A．admiratinB．judgmentC．affectinD．attitude
52．A．tughB．cnfusingC．relaxingD．valuable
53．A．cmmentB．expectatinC．reflectinD．plan
54．A．brkenB．recgnizedC．refreshedD．raised
55．A．justiceB．beliefC．interestD．curage
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。
After walking fr nearly 10 kilmeters by China’s Huangshan Muntain, and just as he was 56 the edge f giving up, Phil Lecmte caught sight f a beautiful village. This mment tk place 15 years ag, 57 the Frenchman traveled t Huangshan Muntain fr the first time. He has since traveled t China almst yearly.
In 2012, Lecmte became a tur guide and his trip t China turned int a lng-term stay. Unlike ther guides, he 58 (rare) takes his guests - mstly freigners - t the ften visited 59 (attractin). Instead, he ften hikes r rides a mtrcycle with his friends, away frm nisy cities, t search fr 60 (hide) scenery scattered(分散的) arund Huangshan Muntain.
Lecmte 61 (enjy) time spent hiking with his Chinese and freign friends. They sing and play the guitar by clear streams, chat with lcals picking tea, 62 fall asleep t the sunds f frgs and insects.
Nw, he als shares the beautiful mments he captures n his camera n Chinese scial media, like images f an ld man 63 (sit) in a chair reading a bk against the sunset, r children running arund 64 ancient village waving clrful fish lanterns. Lecmte 65 (take) mre than 118,000 phts in China t date.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
你校近期围绕4月22日第55个世界地球日的主题“全球战塑”（Planet vs. Plastics），开展了系列活动。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1．活动过程；
2．活动反响。
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。
Schl Activities fr Wrld Earth Day
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第二节（满分25分）
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。
We were driving acrss the big state f Texas n ur way t Califrnia. Suddenly, ur car cughed and then stpped.
“Are we ut f gas?” Mm asked. Dad ndded. Cttn fields lined bth sides f the lnely highway as far as the eye culd see. We hadn’t seen a car fr a very lng time, and we had passed the last twn an hur befre. “Dn’t wrry,” Dad said. “Smene will be alng sn.” But he didn’t sund very sure abut that. He gt ut and put the car’s hd(引擎盖) up, saying, “This will let them knw we’re in truble.”
After an hur, we saw dust in the distance. A car was fast appraching ging in the same directin as urs. Pleased, Dad jumped t his feet, waving his arms wildly. He smiled as the car gt clser, yet the car just sunded its hrn(喇叭) and rushed ff. We were s upset and I felt scared. Dusk was appraching and we had been sitting fr a cuple f hurs. Then we heard a small nise in the distance.
It sunded like men singing at the tp f their lungs. It gt luder, and sn we saw a wrn-ut ld truck driving slwly dwn the highway tward us. The whle truck seemed t flat alng surrunded by sngs sung in Spanish.
“Get in the car immediately,” Mm instructed me nervusly. “Al, yu’d better get in here, t. We can’t be t careful ut here in the middle f nwhere.” Dad just std by the car dr, full f tensin.
The wden-sided truck came t a stp right beside him. Mm and I held ur breath. Wuld they hld us up? What wuld happen t us? We culd be at their mercy. Frm their lk, we knew they were farmers wh ften labred in the fields all day under the ht Texas sun.
“Habla Españl?” the driver stpped and called ut his windw at Dad. “What? I knw little Spanish,” Dad shuted back, shaking his head. He wndered hw t cnvey the message that we needed a ride t a gas statin.
注意：
1．续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Then Dad gestured and used sme easy English wrds. __________________________________________
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The cntainer sn gt full, but hw culd we return t where ur car stpped? _______________________
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听力理解：1-5 ABCBC 6-10 CABCA 11-15 BCABA 16-20 ACBBA
阅读理解：21-23 ACB 24-27 DBBC 28-31 ADBD 32-35 CCDA 36-40 AGBFE
完形填空：41-45 ADBAC 46-50 CBDBC 51-55 DACAB
语法填空：56．n 57．when 58．rarely 59．attractins 60．hidden
61．enjys 62．and 63．sitting 64．an 65．has taken
写作：
第一节：
Schl Activities fr Wrld Earth Day
In celebratin f the 55th Wrld Earth Day n April 22nd, ur schl rganized a series f events with the theme f “Planet vs. Plastics”, aiming t raise awareness abut the glbal issue f plastic pllutin and prmte sustainable practices.
During the week leading up t Earth Day, students participated in a campus cleanup campaign, where they cllected and prperly dispsed f plastic waste. They als attended infrmative wrkshps n reducing plastic usage and recycling.
The activities received psitive feedback frm bth students and teachers. Many expressed enthusiasm fr the cause and pledged t adpt ec-friendly habits in their daily lives.
第二节:
Then Dad gestured and used sme easy English wrds. The farmers seemed t understand and Dad tk a cntainer ut f ur car. The next thing I knew was that Mm and I were sitting inside the truck next t the driver, and Dad was in the back with anther tw men. They sang us sngs all the way t the nearest twn and pulled int a gas statin. We gt ff. Dad thanked them and ffered t give them sme mney, but they all laughed and refused withut hesitatin. Dad then fllwed a wrker t fill the cntainer.
The cntainer sn gt full, but hw culd we return t where ur car stpped? It was at that mment that Dad heard the truck driver say smething t him. Dad shwed a puzzled lk. Sn, the wrker wh knew Spanish laughed, “It’s dark. They want t make sure yu get back t yur car safely, s they ffer t drive yu back.” When we arrived, we expressed ur gratitude fr their kindness and waved gdbye t them. Then, they drve away int the night, singing merrily. This was really a memrable trip fr my family, frm which we learned a valuable lessn - there are gd suls everywhere, even if they cme disguised in a wrn-ut truck.
答案详解
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
21．A【解析】细节理解题。根据文章第二段“cnnect with IT emplyers prviding internships（实习工作）and／r full—time psitins”，可知，参赛选手可以获得实习机会或者全职工作的机会，故选A。
22．C【解析】细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“All rms have Wi-Fi”可知，住宿地点提供网络，故选C。
23．B【解析】理解目的。本文介绍一项比赛的比赛日程及收费情况，并且有“早鸟价”等优惠措施，可知本文意在吸引学生参加本次比赛，故选B。
24．D【解析】推理判断。David Chipperfield 获得建筑学界的诺贝尔奖，并进入到具有开创性的建筑家行列，由此可见其取得的成就之大，故选D。
25．B【解析】细节理解题。由文章第二段普利兹克建筑奖委员会所说的“The wrk f David Chipperfield harmnizes Eurpean classicism, the cmplex nature f Britain and even the delicateness f Japan.”可知，David Chipperfield的作品融合了欧洲、英国和日本等元素，故选B。
26．B【解析】词义猜测。由文章第三段可知，Neues Museum在一战中受损，David Chipperfield作为建筑师尊重该博物馆的历史，寻找博物馆原始结构中的“断壁残垣”，由此可见David Chipperfield是对该博物馆进行修复，故所猜测的单词renvate意为“修复”，因此选B。
27．C【解析】细节理解题。由文章最后一段Chipperfield 所说的“cntributin that we can make as architects t address the existing challenges f climate change and scial inequality”可知，Chipperfield未来为解决气候问题和社会不公平等问题作出贡献，对社会所面临的紧急问题产生积极的影响，故选C。
28．A【解析】细节理解题。由文章第一段“These stries ften mentin hw peple try t prtect such languages.”可知第一段中提及到的News stries都是关于人们如何保护濒危语言，即人们为保护濒危语言所付出的努力，故选A。
29．D【解析】细节理解。由文章第三段“As linguist Peter Trudgill argues, this can als hld a highly lcal identity.”可知一种被广泛采用的语言与弱势语言频繁交流产生的“混合物”也能够维持高的身份认同感，故选D。
30．B【解析】推理判断。由最后一段“Perhaps we shuld fcus less n languages themselves, and pay mre attentin t the lives f the peple wh speak them.”可知语言保护不能一概而论，关注语言，也更需要关注语言的使用者，故选B。
31．D【解析】主旨大意。文章第一段为文章的主题段，由该段中“Hwever, they tend t fcus less n hw such effrts actually help speakers f endangered languages. Such effrts smetimes help, smetimes harm, and smetimes d bth.”可知本文主要讲的是语言保护的过程中对语言使用者的关注不够，起到的作用到底是伤害还是帮助，故选D。
32．C【解析】推理判断。文章第一段以美国的“Big Dig”和德国Berlin Brandenburg Airprt两个超级项目超时超预算为例，引出本文话题，故选C。
33．C【解析】推理判断。根据文章第二段“data analysis reveals that nly 8.5％ f the prjects meet their initial estimates n cst and time, and 0.5% f them achieve what they set ut t d n cst, time and benefits.”可知仅少数项目符合预期的开支和时间，达到预期得受益，反过来可以推断出，大多数的项目超预算并且超过预期时间，故选C。
34．D【解析】主旨大意。文章第三段主要讲述了“psychlgical and plitical perceptins”和“strategic misrepresentatin”这些导致时间上和开支上预算过于乐观，因此本段解释不精确预算产生的原因，故选D。
35．A【解析】细节理解。根据文章最后一段“But the irn law is that if yu plan strictly and standardize where pssible”可知实现计划周全是避免出现超预算和超时的关键，故选A。
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
36．A【解析】理解句际关系。空格前介绍人与宠物的关系发生了巨大变化，空格后介绍超60％澳大利亚家庭拥有至少一只宠物，因此空格处应为“家庭拥有宠物的情况”，故选择A。
37．G【解析】理解句际关系。上文饲养宠物的好处，以及可能得风险，37空位于段末，对上文进行总结，同时G选项S表明上下文的因果关系，故选G。
38．B【解析】理解句际关系。空格后有but转折，指出有的没有生病的迹象，由此可以推测38空因为有的宠物生病有迹象，故选B。
39．F【解析】理解段落结构。39空前后都是动物传染病产生的原因，F选项中45％与前面句子中的half和18％并列，同时有additinally衔接上文，也与下文的als构成衔接，故选F。
40．E【解析】考查代词衔接手段。下文中these回指E选项中的several gd practices，故选E。
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
41．A【解析】由下文我15岁就开始开拖拉机，可知家里孩子很早（early）就由大人教开农场机械。
42．D【解析】由下文damaging the truck可知不好的事情发生，故选unfrtunately。
43．B【解析】因为损坏了卡车，“我”担心受到大人的责骂，所以“我”感到害怕（scared）。
44．A【解析】由这一句中Luckily可知，父亲并没有像“我”想象中生气（mad）
45．C【解析】由前文中part-time可知，“我”只是兼职，空余时间（spare time）在农场工作。
46．C【解析】根据上下午句意可知，油箱放置（place）在12英尺高的架子上。
47．B【解析】由下文bending可知，车件弯曲了，可知拖拉机撞到（ran int）架子上了。
48．D【解析】由后文叔叔要“我”自己解决，可知“我”原以为（assume）叔叔会帮“我”。
49．B【解析】“我”原以为（assume）叔叔会帮“我”，但是出乎意料（t my surprise）的是，叔叔要“我”自己解决。
50．C【解析】由前文“我”做到了意想不到的事情，收获的季节，叔叔让“我”开着之前撞坏过的拖拉机干活，由此让“我”信心百倍，故选grew。
51．D【解析】“我”本以为我做不到的事情，叔叔却认为“我”可以做到，这是“叔叔”对待“我”的态度（attitude）。
52．A【解析】由后文encuntered difficulties可知，此处指“我”生活中苦难时期（tugh times）。
53．C【解析】由the summer day和flding back可知，是此前的记忆（reflectin）涌入脑海。
54．A【解析】此前的经历和记忆帮“我”渡过难关，“我”的意志没有被击溃（break）。
55．B【解析】此处指父亲和叔叔对“我”的信任（belief），对我产生了重大影响。
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分，大小写错误、拼写错误均不得分）
56．n【解析】考查介词的搭配。n the edge f ding sth.表示“某事快要发生，快要，濒临”；at the edge f意为“在…边上，在…边缘”，表示lcatin或psitin。
57．when【解析】考查关系副词引导定语从句。这里意指Phil Lecmtel5年前第一次来到黄山。
58．rarely【解析】考查语境中副词的运用。此处填副词rarely修饰take。
59．attractins【解析】考查语境中名词的用法。此处填attractins作visited的修饰对象。
60．hidden【解析】考查过去分词作定语的用法。
61．enjys【解析】考查谓语动词的时态和主谓一致。根据下文They sing and play 可知此处使用一般现在时。
62．and【解析】考查语境中并列连词的用法。此处为sing and play ... chat ... fall三个谓语动词并列，故填and。
63．sitting【解析】考查现在分词作定语。
64．an【解析】考查语境中的不定冠词的用法。
65．has taken【解析】考查谓语动词的时态和主谓一致。根据t date可知此处用现在完成时，因此答案为has taken.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
Schl Activities fr Wrld Earth Day
In celebratin f the 55th Wrld Earth Day n April 22nd, ur schl rganized a series f events with the theme f “Planet vs. Plastics”, aiming t raise awareness abut the glbal issue f plastic pllutin and prmte sustainable practices.
During the week leading up t Earth Day, students participated in a campus cleanup campaign, where they cllected and prperly dispsed f plastic waste. They als attended infrmative wrkshps n reducing plastic usage and recycling.
The activities received psitive feedback frm bth students and teachers. Many expressed enthusiasm fr the cause and pledged t adpt ec-friendly habits in their daily lives.
第二节（满分25分）
One pssible versin:
Then Dad gestured and used sme easy English wrds. The farmers seemed t understand and Dad tk a cntainer ut f ur car. The next thing I knew was that Mm and I were sitting inside the truck next t the driver, and Dad was in the back with anther tw men. They sang us sngs all the way t the nearest twn and pulled int a gas statin. We gt ff. Dad thanked them and ffered t give them sme mney, but they all laughed and refused withut hesitatin. Dad then fllwed a wrker t fill the cntainer.
The cntainer sn gt full, but hw culd we return t where ur car stpped? It was at that mment that Dad heard the truck driver say smething t him. Dad shwed a puzzled lk. Sn, the wrker wh knew Spanish laughed, “It’s dark. They want t make sure yu get back t yur car safely, s they ffer t drive yu back.” When we arrived, we expressed ur gratitude fr their kindness and waved gdbye t them. Then, they drve away int the night, singing merrily. This was really a memrable trip fr my family, frm which we learned a valuable lessn - there are gd suls everywhere, even if they cme disguised in a wrn-ut truck.
听力录音稿
(Text 1)
W: Mrning, Greg. Why are yu at the bus stp s early?
M: I dn’t want t be late again fr wrk. Mr Atkins ges mad.
W: T bad yu dn’t live clse t the subway. Yu’d get there in n time. Cme n, get in. I’ll give yu a ride.
(Text 2)
M: S, are yu ging t jin my Spanish curse this year?
W: Well, I put my name dwn, but I’ve changed my mind. A friend f mine is taking up phtgraphy. and I think I’ll jin him.
M: I didn’t have yu dwn as the artistic type.
(Text 3)
M: My name is Larry Sinclair, and I am staying in rm 305 here. I was wndering what time the shuttle bus leaves fr the airprt in the mrning.
W: The first bus leaves at 6:30 a.m., and there is a bus every fifteen minutes, sir.
(Text 4)
W: Well, I heard the CEO Mr. Matthew is ready t retire, s Mr. Jacksn will take his place.
M: Really? I wnder wh the next CFO will be then?
W: Well, I wuld think that Mr. King is ging t get the prmtin since he has strng leadership skills.
(Text 5)
M: Yu lk awful. Have yu been studying all night?
W: Kind f. I gt hme at abut nine, but I needed t relax a little. Then I gt t wrk at abut ten till the early hurs.
M: I was dne by midnight, but I stayed up watching a mvie till half past tw.
(Text 6)
W: I lve yur new suit!
M: Thanks. It was a birthday gift frm my mther. D yu think it’s t frmal, thugh?
W: It depends. What’s the ccasin?
M: I’m ging t a jb interview. I culd hardly g in beachwear, culd I?
W: Definitely nt.
M: But maybe I culd wear jeans and a T-shirt. I wuld feel mre cmfrtable, that’s fr sure.
W: N way. This suit is the best clthing fr a jb interview. By the way, why d yu want t change yur jb? Fr a higher salary r fr the psitin?
M: Actually, I’m lking fr smething new and challenging.
(Text 7)
W: Hi, Vernn. I was really impressed with the talk yu gave at the staff meeting abut the Natinal Prductin Cnference that will be held next mnth.
M: Thanks! Are yu thinking abut ging t the event? I think it wuld be gd bth t ur cmpany and yu.
W: I’d lve t g, but since it’s held n a weekday, I’m cncerned abut taking time ff. D I have t use ne f my vacatin days?
M: N, because it’s business-related. But yu will need a special frm that yur manager must sign. Yu shuld grab ne frm the HR ffice.
(Text 8)
M: Hell. This is Bruce Guerrer. I’m a subscriber f the Chicag Times. I’m calling t ask yu fr anther cpy f tday’s paper. I gt ne this mrning, but it was all wet frm the shwer because it was drpped in the side yard, beside the hallway.
W: I aplgize fr that. Our delivery persn hasn’t returned frm his rute yet. Why dn’t I deliver it t yu instead? It wn’t take lng.
M: Thank yu. But I’d like t let yu knw that newspapers have nt been delivered t my hallway several times already. Wuld yu ask yur deliveryman t put it in the right place?
W: Sure, n prblem, Mr. Guerrer. Yu live n Sctt Rad, right? I’ll be there within half an hur. I’ll see yu sn.
(Text 9)
W: Since as lng as I can remember, I’ve had prblems making friends. It’s nt that I wanted t fit in. I just didn’t like the kind f things that ther kids liked.
M: Yu mean music, hbbies, clthes ...
W: Yeah. All that stuff just seemed meaningless t me. I didn’t want t hang ut with the cl kids. I’m just nt a cl kid and I dn’t want t be.
M: And d yu think it’s cnnected t yur family backgrund?
W: Oh, definitely. My parents are really quiet and althugh there are fur kids, we live in a quiet husehld. We read, we eat tgether, we’re very respectful f each ther’s space and we’re just nt int partying.
M: S d yu see this as a prblem at schl-like when yu’re trying t make friends?
W: Um, a little bit. It’s nt s much a prblem-mre a feeling that I’m just very different. Like when ther teenagers are starting t g ut, I’m happier staying in and studying. It’s mre a questin f lking fr similar peple, wanting friends wh have the same interests. Friends like yu, actually!
(Text 10)
Well, I’d lve t share with yu my musical tastes. I’ve always been a huge fan f music. My mm used t have s many CDs, tapes and recrds, s I culd listen t all srts f things, frm classical music like Beethven and Mzart t seventies bands like Shakatak.
I’ve always listened t electrnic music and dance music. It started when I was abut thirteen years ld. I used t g t parties fr yung peple with my schlmates and I’ve just always been int them. One thing that I can’t get int is cuntry. My sister is a big fan. I just cannt get used t it.
If I lk n my iPd nw, a lt f the music that I listen t nw, I prbably listened t back when I was fur r five years ld, with the exceptin f sme f the dance tracks which came in when I was a teenager. S I’d like t say that I listen t a wide range f music, and I’ve gt my mm t thank fr that.
Date
Time
Cmpetitins
Thursday, Octber 26
7-10 p.m.
Security
7-10 p.m.
Systems Analysis and Design
Friday, Octber 27
8-1l a.m.
Applicatin Develpment
12-3 p.m.
Office Slutins
Saturday, Octber 28
4-7 p.m.
Database
8-10 a.m.
Security Final Rund
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