浙江省91高中联盟2023-2024学年高一下学期4月期中考试英语试卷（Word版附答案）

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英 语
命题：慈溪中学宋浩颖审题：义乌中学王文伟新昌中学何爱萍
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1.本卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟；
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第Ⅰ卷
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，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，你将有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. Hw did the wman usually g t schl?
A. On ft.B. By bus.C. By bike.
2. Why did Cathy call the wman?
A. T get her magazines back.B. T make an invitatin.C. T brrw magazines.
3. Where did the wman spend her summer hliday?
A. In Beijing.B. In Tky.C. In Lndn.
4. What's the relatinship between the speakers?
A. Teacher and student.B. Bss and secretary.C. C-wrkers.
5. What des the man mean?
A. The wman failed the exam.
B. He can't let ut the infrmatin.
C. Dr. Wilsn desn't want t be disturbed.
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道小题，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 day is it tday?
A. Saturday.B. Thursday.C. Friday.
7. What is the wman ging t d next Wednesday?
A. Have dinner with the man.B. Attend a wedding.C. G n a business trip.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What is the cat usually like?
A. Quite wild.B. Very calm.C. A little angry.
9. What des the man ask the wman t d?
A. Take ut the cat.
B. Give the cat sme medicine.
C. Open the dr f the carrying case.
10. What des the man suggest the wman d?
A. Get anther pet.
B. Intrduce the pets t each ther quickly
C. Keep her pets in different places fr nw.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What was the man ding at the beginning f the cnversatin?
A. Talking t his classmates.B. Lking at his phne.C. Reading a bk.
12. Wh might the wman be?
A. A teacher.B. A dctr.C. A librarian.
13. What will the man d next?
A. G t see a dctr.B. Give the lessn.C. Call a taxi.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. The grandmther.B. Chinese New Year.C. The firewrks.
15. Why did the man ffer t let the wman sit n his shulder last year?
A. T watch the dragn dance.B. T watch a bug.C. T watch the firewrks.
16. Why did the wman want a pen and a piece f paper?
A. T write a letter.
B. T help her mther make a list.
C. T make a list f things she wanted t buy
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What des the speaker begin the talk with?
A. A new mvement.
B. Li's fashin inspiratin.
C. Li's lve fr traditinal culture.
18. What made Li Shichuan create wrks n the theme f traditinal culture?
A. A display f his artwrk.
B. His fllwing n scial media.
C. The ppularity f Gucha mvement.
19. Which f the fllwing artwrks is based n Li Shichuan's life?
A. Awakened Lin.
B. The Classical Gardens series.
C. Sky Lantern Blessings series.
20. Wh is the custmer frm Guangdng Prvince?
A. A fan.B. A freign artist.C. A businessman.
第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在题纸上将该项涂黑。
A
With icnic landmarks(地标) and architectural marvels, Seattle is ne f the best places t visit in the Pacific Nrthwest. The fllwing best-selling turs will make yur trip a trip t remember.
Sightseeing Bus Tur
☆3.6(647 reviews)
This tur will give yu the chance t see the highlights f Seattle at yur wn pace. With a ne-day r tw-day ticket, yu can hp n and hp ff the pen-tp duble-decker bus at any stp and listen t an audi guide thrughut the jurney.
Chef Guided Fd Tur
☆4.9 Exceptinal (902 reviews)
This chef-guided fd tur will take yu t explre Seattle's fd culture in tw hurs. Yu will start with a bite f ygurt featuring lcal dairy. Next, yu stp by fr a quick snack f dried apples and cherries, fllwed by tasting a cup f award-winning thick sup. Yu will als learn where the chefs get their prduce frm, and see the prductin f cheese n-site.
Harbur Cruise Tur
☆4.7 Exceptinal(730 reviews)
Starting frm Seattle's central waterfrnt, this ne-hur Seattle harbur cruise will take yu alng the shreline, enjying views f the Seattle skyline. Yu'll view the Seattle Great Wheel, Seattle Aquarium, Olympic Sculpture Park and Myrtle Edwards Park frm the bat. Additinally, yu’ll see the Olympic Muntain range and a 14,410-feet-tall vlcan, lcated 60 miles sutheast f Seattle.
Undergrund Histry Tur
☆4.6 Fabulus(1224 reviews)
This tw-hur, small-grup tur will take yu int the attractive wrld beneath Seattle's streets. Yu'll travel alng the undergrund pathways cnstructed ver a century ag and learn interesting details abut Seattle's early histry frm yur knwledgeable guide.
21. Which tur is the best chice if yu are a fdie?
A. Undergrund Histry Tur.B. Chef Guided Fd Tur.
C. Harbur Cruise Tur.D. Sightseeing Bus Tur.
22. What can visitrs d in the Harbur Cruise Tur?
A. Admire varius landmarks.B. G n a hike.
C. Learn Seattle's histry.D. Listen t an audi guide
23. What's the text?
A. A blg pst. B. A travel jurnal.
C. A tur advertisement.D. A news reprt.
B
In the frest n Washingtn state's uter cast, streets and sidewalks have appeared in recent weeks, representing the future f the Quinault Indian Natin. The castal tribe(部落) has dne mre t deal with that htter future than mst places in the U.S. t is gradually becming ne f the first American cmmunities t mve inland as sea levels rise.
Each winter, the highest waves f the year threaten t fld Tahlah, the largest Quinault village f 800 peple. Fld frced the gvernment t start the relcatin f Tahlah in 2022 t an upland site. In December, 2023, the Quinault gvernment reached a milestne(里程碑) in its lng push t prvide safe husing fr its peple. While fully relcating the village is expected t take at least anther decade, tribal fficials hpe the first Quinault elders can begin mving int new hmes in the next year r tw.
T deal with the human-driven climate change that castal cmmunities are facing, such an apprach can cst millins f dllars and cause huge emtinal distress. It's been a lng prcess t persuade tribal members t mve t higher grund. One tribe member Lia Frenchman said there's a generatinal divide, with sme elders dubting whether the mve wuld be necessary in their, r their children's, lifetimes. Frenchman said she lked frward t mving uphill and prtecting her family frm the rising cean. Still, she wuld miss the sunds f the surf and eagles verhead.
Despite the challenges, the apprach f Tahlah gives us a pssible way-ut. Glbal sea levels have risen abut 7 inches ver the past century due t heat-trapping pllutin, with a similar rise frecast in just the next 30 years. Many cmmunities may find this apprach necessary as the Earth cntinues t warm and sea levels cntinue t rise.
24. Which is the challenge faced by the Quinaut gvernment?
A. The safe places are hard t find.
B. The mving prcess is lnger than expected.
C. The sea level rises t fast fr the tribe t mve.
D. Nt all tribe members welcme the relcatin.
25. What can be learned frm Frenchman's wrds?
A. She was cncerned abut eagles.
B. She was dubtful abut the mve.
C. She was unwilling t mve inland.
D. She was aware f the existing danger.
26. What's the authr's attitude tward the apprach f the Quinaut tribe?
A. Supprtive.B. Dubtful.C. Indifferent.D. Negative.
27. What's the main idea f this passage?
A. The rising sea level will cntinue in the future.
B. The rising sea level is threatening castal tribes.
C. A cstal Indian tribe is escaping frm a rising sea.
D. A cstal Indian tribe is rebuilding huses fr safety.
C
Australia Day, n 26 January, is in memry f the day in 1788 when Captain Arthur Phillip, cmmander f the First Fleet f 11 British ships, arrived at Sydney Cve t mark the birth f the clny(殖民). Every year, many in this natin f 24 millin peple gather n beaches and arund barbeques t celebrate. Frm bats cmpetitins, camel races, t utdr cncerts, Australians mark a public hliday mre ppularly treated as a late summer festival than the serius natinal day its funders intended it t be—a unifying celebratin f the gd frtune f being Australian and the values that unite the natin: freedm, independence, a fair g, mateship.
Hwever, nt all Australians feel the same abut the day. Recently there has been much cntrversy ver the crrectness f celebrating n this date. Native Australians, in particular, have lng referred t this date as “Invasin(入侵) Day” r “Natinal Day f Murning(哀悼)” in prtest f the arrival f the British peples. They murn their ancestrs wh suffered and died during clnizatin. There has even been a grwing push t change the date f the natinal celebratin, a mve ppular with yunger Australians but less s with lder generatins.
In respnse t the prtests, the Australian gvernment has recgnized the traditinal wners f the lands n which Australia Day activities take place, in the hpe that Australians frm all backgrunds cme tgether t celebrate Australia as a multicultural sciety. “Our desire is that Australia Day is a time fr inclusin, as well as an pprtunity fr greater understanding,” ne fficer frm The Australian Department f Cmmunicatins and the Arts said.
28. What is the riginal purpse f Australia Day?
A. T bserve a late summer festival.
B. T hnr the arrival f the British.
C. T celebrate natinal identity and values.
D. T murn the natives wh suffered during clnizatin.
29. What des the underlined wrd “cntrversy” in Paragraph 2 prbably mean?
A. Debate.B. Defence.C. Faith.D. Puzzle.
30. What did the British prbably d t the native Australians after their arrival?
A. They murned the suffering f native Australians.
B. They recgnized native Australians’ independence.
C. They prtested against native Australians’ wnership f the land.
D. They brught lss f life and hardship amng native Australians.
31. What can be inferred frm the last paragraph?
A. Mre Australia Day activities will be rganized
B. The date f Australia Day will sn be changed.
C. The prtests f changing the date have already been settled.
D. Australia Day shuld be celebrated with understanding and respect.
D
Rap music has lng been the pster child fr negativity in sciety fr a number f decades. It has been criticized(批评) in the media and seen by a gd number f peple as a bad influence n citizens in general. The lyrics might have smething t blame in this regard as they ften seemingly celebrate vilence as well as drugs and alchl. The reality is that rap music is greatly misunderstd. In spite f the negativity that ften surrunds it, hwever, rap music can have a psitive influence n listeners.
One f these psitive effects is that it has been used as a great unifier f diverse ppulatins arund the wrld. It started as a subculture amng African American cmmunities in America but it is nw a phenmenn f glbal culture. As a matter f fact, it isn't nly limited t African American cmmunities, as nn black cmmunities make up seventy five percent f the glbal rap audience. Its infectius rhythms, catchy beats, and relatable lyrics hld universal attractin that ges beynd cultural and language barriers.
Rap has als been vital in prmting scial and plitical awareness amng the yuth f tday. Rap music educates peple frm different pints f views and raises many scial issues. Rap is channel(渠道) fr peple t speak freely abut their view n plitical r scial issues and by ding s, it encurages teenagers t becme cncerned and aware f these issues. A few f them that rap has created awareness in are racial discriminatin(歧视), the imprtance f educatin and believing in yur dreams.
Rap music is entertainment(娱乐)and shuld nt be treated any differently than any ther frm f entertainment ut there. If critics f rap music still believe that rap nly sends negative messages, they shuld listen clser. The bttm line is that all rap music is nt degenerate(堕落的) and cnsideratin shuld be taken when analysing the message that the music is presenting
32. Why is rap music ften cnnected with negativity?
A. It has lng been the pster child fr negativity.
B. It has shwn a bad influence n citizens in general.
C. It seems t celebrate vilence as well as drugs and alchl.
D. It started as a subculture amng African American cmmunities.
33. What helps rap music gain great ppularity arund the glbe?
A. Its psitive influence n listeners arund the wrld.
B. Its engaging music elements like rhythms, lyrics and beats.
C. Its cntinuus prmtin f scial and plitical awareness.
D. Its African American culture that fascinates nn black cmmunities.
34. Hw des rap encurage teenagers t becme mre aware f scial issues?
A. By making scial issues mre entertaining.
B. By prviding a platfrm t vice their pinins
C. By stressing the imprtance f educatin and dreams.
D. By drawing teenagers’ attentin t racial discriminatin.
35. What can be inferred abut rap music in the last paragraph?
A. Rap music is nw unfairly treated.
B. Rap music is suitable fr everyne.
C. Rap music is difficult t understand.
D. Rap music is simply fr entertainment.
第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。
Mther's Day is the time t celebrate the great wmen wh raised us. 36 With Mther's Day nearly upn us, a lt f peple are lking fr last minute presents-but it's nt t late! Here are fur mst ppular Mther's Day gifts that will give yu sme inspiratin.
Pick the gift f relaxatin. Fr the mum wh is always rushing arund, lking after everyne but herself, a day f rest and relaxatin at the spa is the perfect gift. Yur mum deserves a break, and many spas ffer special Mther's Day packages with relaxing massages and facials. 37 She can use it when she can fit it in her busy schedule.
Say it with flwers. Flwers are a classic Mther's Day gift fr a reasn, and an arrangement f her favurite blms is sure t bring a smile t her face. 38 Yu can just make yur wn arrangement with flwers frm the supermarket, and wrap them in brwn paper fr a nice lk n yur budget.
39 Why give ne gift when yu can give her a gift every mnth? Bking mnthly gifts is mre ppular than ever. Frm flwers t wines f the mnth, and even fresh cffee beans frm lcal prducers, yu can shw yur appreciatin fr all she des fr the whle year, rather than just ne day.
Spend sme quality time. It's lvely t get presents, but what yur mum prbably wants mre than everything is t spend sme quality time with yu. Treat her t a day ut with an activity she'll lve, whether she's int wine tasting r an elegant afternn tea. 40
A. Keep the gifts cming.
B. Shw yur gratitude with gifts.
C. Bk her in fr a day, r buy her a gift card.
D. Try t make smething with her name r birthstne n it.
E. Hwever, it can be difficult t find a gift t shw yur appreciatin.
F. Or spend the day at hme, letting her put her feet up while yu ck.
G. Yu dn’t have t spend hundreds n expensive buquets in the flwer shps.
第三部分：语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 完形填空(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和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
At eight 'clck n Christmas mrning, Dad said he wanted t listen t the 41 .My 11-year-ld self was wndering why 42 grwn-ups wuld be interested in the news when there were imprtant things t be dne, such as handing ut 43 . And then, while I was nly half-listening t the radi bradcast, smething 44 happened: the bring newsreader began talking abut a Christmas message. Hadn't we heard that reprt earlier?
It's a tape recrder! My heart missed a beat when I finally 45 what was happening. My dad had 46 the news and were playing it back.
The thing is, I was brn 47 . In the late 1950s, tape recrders were definitely the 48 chice fr blind kids like me, especially with the 49 f rck ‘n’ rll. 50 , the new ty dminated(占据) the rest f the Christmas hlidays. I recrded everything: my parents, the milkman, the dg... I even made my wn radi prgramme, where I talked abut my thughts in the 51 f the vices I heard n the vide.
Ten years later, I drew n the cnfidence gained frm early 52 f the sund and walked int a radi statin, in the hpe f 53 myself as a bradcaster(电台主持人) in a weekly prgramme fr blind peple. Twenty-five years later, I presented my first reprt fr BBC's $ix O'clck News, a prgramme my dad had never 54 . Althugh by then he'd been dead fr mre than a decade, I like t think he'd have realized that his Christmas present had 55 my life.
41. A. music B. prgramme C. news D. nise
42. A. in generalB. in reality C. n ccasin D. n earth
43. A. presents B. gds C. bks D. cash
44. A. typical B. strange C. rmantic D. exciting
45. A. made ut B. figured ut C. set ut D. tried ut
46. A. recrded B. fllwed C. heard D. repeated
47. A. creative B. deaf C. curius D. blind
48. A. tugh B. easy C. tp D. right
49. A. threat B. surrunding C. app D. rise
50. A. SurprisinglyB. Thankfully C. Naturally D. Luckily
51. A. cmpany B. style C. hpe D. middle
52. A. explratin B. investigatin C. cmpsitin D. imaginatin
53. A. identifying B. assuming C. selling D. dressing
54. A. hsted B. missed C. intended D. clicked
55. A. affected B. cntrlled C. ruled D. shaped
第Ⅱ卷
第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Rice is perhaps the mst fundamental fd in Las, 56. (frm) the basis fr every meal. It's ften the first dish that hme 57. (ck),usually wmen, learn t make. Luangrath, fr example, 58. (learn) frm her grandmther hw t make kha niew, r sticky rice when she was yung.
There are mre than 40 ethnic grups in Las, each with its wn fd 59. (prefer) and traditins. Hwever, fr many peple in Las, sticky rice is the first chice, partly due t 60. fact that La peple eat with their hands.
In Las, sticky rice is cked in a thip kha, 61. literally means “rice basket” These flexible baskets, 62. (make) frm sustainable bamb, are bth functinal and envirnmentally friendly. The sizes f thip kha vary, frm small and persnal 63. large enugh fr an extended family, althugh cking is mre 64. (cmmn) dne in larger versins. In restaurants, thip khas 65. (decrate) with delicate patterns are usually used as serving cntainers.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 应用文写作(满分15分)
假定你是李华，你校将组织“春之音乐节”(Spring Music Festival)，请你写封邮件邀请美国交换生 Jack参加。内容包括：
1.时间地点；2.活动内容。
注意：
1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jack,


Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写(满分25分)
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
Mitzvah
Mitzvah is a wrd my grandmther ften said t me since my childhd. It's a Hebrew wrd that means “t d a gd deed”. But accrding t my grandmther, it als had anther meaning. This was the ne she was always pinting ut t me because she'd nticed hw shy I was abut letting peple d things fr me. “Linda, it's a blessing t d a mitzvah fr smene else, but smetimes it's a blessing t let anther persn d smething fr yu.” I never really understd what she meant until recently.
It was three mnths ag, and I'd just mved int an apartment fr cllege in Brklyn, New Yrk, Several f my friends had ffered t help me settle in after the mving men left, but I'd said I culd manage. Letting them help did nt fit my image f myself as a capable and independent wman f 21.
As December arrived, getting t schl became mre difficult. One day, snwflakes had been falling past my windw fr several hurs when it came time t leave fr class. I put n tw sweaters, a cat, a wl hat and bts making fr the bus stp. In this December strm it was a hard jurney. As I tied arund my neck the blue scarf that Grandma had knitted(编织) fr me, I culd almst hear her vice: “Why dn't yu see if yu can find a lift?” A thusand reasns came int my mind: I dn't knw my neighburs; I feel funny asking fr favurs. Pride(自尊心) wuld nt let me ask even thugh I came acrss three neighburs at the dr f the apartment building. One f them was the wman living upstairs, and in her hand there was an bvius car key.
Result? An hur f waiting in the bitter cld befre the bus finally arrived, fllwed by anther half-hu jurney. When I sneaked int the classrm, the class was almst ver. If nly I had taken the chance and asked fr help! It wuld have been a 10-minute ride by car, Grandma wuld be shaking her head at my stubbrnness(固执).
注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1:
On the day f my final exam, I again walked t the bus stp thrugh heavy snw.


Paragraph 2:
As I pushed pen the dr f my apartment building, I fund myself face t face with the wman frm upstairs.


2023~2024学年第二学期浙江省9+1高中联盟高一年级期中考试
英语参考答案
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）
1-5 AABCB
第二节：（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
6-7 BA 8-10 BCC 11-13 BAC 14-16 BAC 17-20 AABC
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节：（共15小题；每小题2.5分，共37.5分）
21-23 BAC24-27 DDAC28-31 CADD32-35 CBBA
第二节：（共5小题；每小题2.5分，共12.5分）
36-40 ECGAF
第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
41-45 CDABB 46-50 ADCDC 51-55 BACBD
第二节：（共10个小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56. frming 57. cks 58. learned 59. preferences 60. The
61. which 62. made 63. t 64. cmmnly65. decrated
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：应用文写作（满分15分）
One Pssible Versin:
Dear Jack,
I’m thrilled t let yu knw abut an upcming event at ur schl that I believe yu'll really enjy—ur Spring Music Festival!
The festival is scheduled t take place next mnth at ur schl auditrium, and it prmises t be an amazing celebratin f music. Frm jazz t rck t classical, there will be smething fr everyne t enjy. Besides the stunning perfrmances, there will als be fd vendrs ffering a variety f delicius treats, as well as sme fun activities and games.
Cme and jin us! A music fanatic as yu will definitely have a blast!
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节：读后续写（满分25分）
One Pssible Versin:
Paragraph 1：
On the day f my final exam, I again walked t the bus stp thrugh heavy snw. Fr an hur, I stretched my neck, praying desperately that a bus wuld cme. Then I gave up. The wind at my back pushed me tward hme, and I prayed, “hw can I get t schl? What shuld I d?” As I pulled Grandma’s scarf mre tightly arund my neck, again I seemed t hear that whisper: Ask smene fr a lift! It culd be a mitzvah. That idea had never really made sense t me. And even if I wanted t ask smene fr a gd deed, which I did nt, there wasn’t a sul n the street.
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As I pushed pen the dr f my apartment building, I fund myself face t face with the wman frm upstairs. She was ging ut with a set f keys in her hand. In that split secnd, desperatin vercame pride. I blurted, “Culd yu pssibly give me a lift?” I hurriedly explained, “I've been waiting fr the bus fr ages, and I dn't want t miss my final exam.” Her expressin sftened with understanding, “Of curse, I’ll give yu a lift.” Heaving a sigh f relief, I culdn't help but marvel at hw a simple act f asking fr help had changed everything. It was at that mment that I finally understd what “Mitzvah” really meant.
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(Text 1)
M: Why did yu cme t schl by bike tday? Didn’t yu walk as usual?
W: Because Mr. Wang tld me I culdn’t be late fr schl any mre.
(Text 2)
M: Why did Cathy call yesterday?
W: She wanted t pick up sme magazines she lent me.
M: Yu shuld have returned thse magazines fr yu’ve kept them fr s lng.
(Text 3)
W: Mike, where did yu spend yur summer hliday?
M: Well, I had planned t g t Beijing r Lndn, but I went t Tky instead.
W: Really? I spent my summer hliday there, t.
(Text 4)
W: I’ve almst finished typing half f the dcument.
M: Tell me when it’s ready. The bss needs it this mrning.
W: I’ll give it t yu t check immediately I finish it.
(Text 5)
W: Hi, I knw Dr. Wilsn’s ut f twn at a meeting, but I was wndering… um… since she wn’t be back till next week, if yu… if yu culd check in yur cmputer recrds and find ut hw I did n her mid-term exam?
M: I’m srry, Miss, but I’m nt allwed t give ut that kind f infrmatin.
(Text 6)
M: Hell, Jane. Wuld yu like t have dinner with me n Friday? (6)(7)
W: I’m afraid nt. I’m ging n a business trip tmrrw. (6)
M: What abut Saturday?
W: Srry, I never g ut n Saturday evening. I always watch talk shws at hme n Saturday evenings.
M: What abut next Tuesday?
W: Oh, dear. I prmised my friend that I wuld attend her wedding.
M: Then hw abut next Wednesday? (7)
W: Okay. That’s settled. (7)
(Text 7)
M: Hw can I help yu tday? That sund cming frm yur carrying case desn’t sund gd.
W: My cat has been misbehaving since last week. She’s usually pretty quiet, (8) but lately, she's been like a wild animal. We’re all afraid f her.
M: Culd yu put the case n the table, ma’am, and pen it fr me? (9)
W: Sure, if yu think that wuld be best…
M: Dn’t wrry. I can give her sme medicine t put her t sleep if we need t, but I must examine her.
W: What d yu think is wrng?
M: Well, she lks fine t me. She’s just angry. Have there been any changes in yur husehld? New pets?
W: Oh, yes. I frgt t mentin that we just gt a new dg. (10)
M: That’s prbably it. Yu shuld try keeping them in different rms, and then intrducing them slwly.
(10)
(Text 8)
M: Oh, I'm srry. I didn't see yu there. Are yu OK?
W: Ow! I guess I'm OK, but I think I might have hurt my ft.
M: Let me gather these bks tgether. It lks like they’re OK. I’m s srry! I wasn’t lking where I was ging. (11)
W: It’s fine, really. (13) I smetimes lk at my phne while I’m walking, t. (11) There are great apps t help yu find yur way.
M: I knw. I was lking up the time f the next bus, but that’s n excuse. I’m really srry. Can yu walk?
W: Let me try.
M: I’ll help yu.
W: Ow! N, it lks like I’m nt ging t be n my feet fr a few days.
M: I'm s srry. What will my classmates say when I tell them I ran int the belved Miss Kelley? (12) I can’t believe this is happening.
W: Stp aplgizing, Steve, and use that phne t get me a taxi. (13) I think I'm ging t need t see a dctr. (12)
M: Wh will teach us nw? (12)
(Text 9)
W: I’m s excited abut Chinese New Year!(14) When d I get t visit Grandma? Grandma makes the best dumplings in the wrld!
M: Ha ha, right. Sunds t me like yu’re mre excited abut the dumplings than seeing yur Grandma.
W: Of curse I miss Grandma, t. Hey, Dad, are yu ging t buy me firecrackers this year? we’re ging t have the best firewrks! I’m really lking frward t lighting them!
M: Firecrackers aren’t tys; they’re dangerus!
W: N, firewrks are awesme!
M: Wha, dn’t yu remember? Last year when I set ff the firecrackers, yu cvered bth yur ears and hid behind yur mther?
W: Dad! I was scared because… because I saw a bug. That’s all.
M: Hahaha… really?
W: Oh, and I can’t wait t watch the dragn dance! Dad, can I sit n yur shulders like last year? (15)
M: Well… if yu wish…
W: And the red envelpes! I want t make a list f all the things I’m gnna buy with my red envelpe mney! I can’t wait! I’ll have s much mney! Mm, can I get a pen and a piece f paper? (16)
(Text 10)
M: Yung Chinese have created a new mvement—Gucha, r China chic. It was launched by an increasing number f yung peple wh are trying t revive and transfrm China’s traditinal culture. (17) We can see fashin designers drawing inspiratin frm the precius murals inside the Yungang Grttes.
Li Shichuan, a 31-year-ld artist, has gained recgnitin fr his paintings f xingshi created with marker pens. In 2020, Li began sharing his artwrks n scial media platfrms. Later, ne artwrk was displayed at an art festival. At that mment, he realized that his creatins shuld express smething meaningful. That’s when he decided t use traditinal Chinese culture as the theme fr his artwrks.(18) His first traditinal cultural-themed piece Awakened Lin gt millins f views upn release.
Besides, his Sky Lantern Blessings series drew inspiratin frm the ancient traditin f releasing sky lanterns. The Classical Gardens series is based n the 5 years Li spent living in Suzhu(19), East China’s Jiangsu Prvince.
Mst f Li’s paintings have been bught by businessmen wh send them t their custmers as gifts. “I have a buyer frm Guangdng Prvince, and he tld me his freign custmers really like my wrks,” he said. (20)
As a yung artist, Li said he felt he had the respnsibility t cnvey traditinal Chinese culture in his wrks.