河北省保定市部分高中2024-2025學年高二下學期開學英語試題

一、聽力選擇題

1.WhokeepsHarryPotteratpresent?

A.Theman.B.John.C.Mary.

2.Howwillthemancelebratehisbirthday?

A.Bygoingonapicnic.

B.Bywatchingafootballmatch.

C.Byinvitinghisworkmatesover.

3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Lifestyles.B.Anactor.C.Amovie.

4.WhatwillJanedo?

A.Finishherhomework.B.Gotoaconcert.C.Joinaband.

5.Whatdoesthewomanimplyabouttherestaurant?

A.Itisverypopular.

B.Itiseasytobookatable.

C.Itonlyacceptsreservations.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

6.Howlongdidthefestivallast?

A.15days.B.9days.C.8days.

7.WhatdidSusandoduringthefestival?

A.Shesawfilmsfromdifferentcountries.

B.Shedidsomevolunteerworkattheaters.

C.Sheparticipatedinthefilmingofamovie.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

8.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Preparingforaconference.

B.Workingoutaschedule.

C.Sharingamarketingplan.

9.Whendoesthemanplantogoonholiday?

A.Insummer.B.Inautumn.C.Inwinter.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

10.WhatisJack'sattitudetowardwriting?

A.Enjoyable.B.Serious.C.Casual.

11.WhendidJackusetobeginwritingasateacher?

A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.Intheevening.

12.WhatdoesJackusuallydofromMondaytoSaturday?

A.Hegoesswimming.B.Hegoesforawalk.C.Hegoesrunning.

13.WheredoesJackusuallywrite?

A.Inhisoffice.B.Inthebedroom.C.Inthesittingroom.

聽下面一段較長對話，回答以下小題。

14.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Motherandson.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Schoolmates.

15.Whatproblemisthemanfacingnow?

A.Howtochoosehismajor.

B.Howtolookforajob.

C.Howtoapplytoacollege.

16.Whatdoesthemanwanttobe?

A.Abiologist.B.AnITengineer.C.Adoctor.

17.WhatdoesAlicesuggestthemando?

A.Giveuphisidea.

B.Attendsomelectures.

C.Haveatalkwithhisfather.

聽下面一段獨白，回答以下小題。

18.Whichfieldisvirtualrealitywidelyusedin?

A.Education.B.Entertainment.C.Healthcare.

19.WhatareXingeYuandhiscolleaguestryingtodo?

A.ImprovethetouchofVR.

B.Makehearingadvanced.

C.BringsmellintoVR.

20.Wherecanpeoplelearnmoreaboutthedesign?

A.Inajournal.B.Inamovie.C.OnaTVshow.

二、閱讀理解

ThreeMostBeautifulDesertsintheWorld

Desertsaremysteriouslandscapesthatcovernearlyone-thirdofEarth?ssurface.Thesearesomeofthe

world'smostbeautifuldesertsthatyoucanseewhiletraveling.

SalardeUyuni,Bolivia

SalardeUyuniistheworld'slargestsaltdesertandatrulymysticalplacetovisit.Tensofthousandsofyears

ago,thisregionwaspartofaprehistoriclake.However,theselakesdriedupandleftbehindtwonewsmallerlakes

andtheseexpansivesaltflats.Anestimated10billiontonsofsaltcanbefoundinthisdesert.

PaintedDesert,Arizona,USA

ThePaintedDesertofArizonagotitsnamefromthevibrantred,orange,blue,andpurplecolorspainted

acrossthelandscape.Lessthan10inchesofrainfallhereeachyear,andthecolorswerecreatedbymineralsinthe

clayandsandstonerock.Therearelotsofgreattrailstohikethroughthisdesert,especiallyatsunsetwhenthe

colorsareondisplay.

PinnaclesDesert,Australia

You'llneedtoheadtotheNambungNationalParkinWesternAustraliatoexperiencethePinnaclesDesert

foryourself.Thisdesertgetsitsnamefromthebeautifulspires（尖頂）madeofrockthatrisefromthesanddunes

（沙丘）.Therockformationsherehavebeenweatheredsomuchovertimetoundeniablystandoutamongthegentle

yellowsanddunes.

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21.Whatdothefirsttwodesertshaveincommon?

A.Richminerals.B.Diversecolors.

C.Expansiveflats.D.Countlesstrails.

22.WhydoesPinnaclesDesertgetitsname?

A.Foritssanddunes.B.Foritsspecialshape.

C.Foritslonghistory.D.Foritsunusualweather.

23.Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?

A.Atravelbrochure.B.Ageographytextbook.

C.Afashionmagazine.D.Atripdiscoveryplatform.

ThispastyearFvebeenwithtwolovedonesatthetimeoftheirpassing.Thefirstpassing,lastSeptember,

wasthatofmybelovedfather-in-lawat91,afterhislengthybattlewithParkinson'sdisease.Morerecently,Iwasin

theroomwhenmydearfriendThomasSteinbeckpassedawayattheageof72afteralongbattlewithCOPD（'慢阻

肺）.

ThereweremomentswhenIwantedtothankthemforallthey5ddonefbrtheirlovedones,aswellas

humanityatlarge,buttherewerealsotimesduringtheirmorelucidmomentswhenIlongedtohavethemanswer

somedeepphilosophicalquestions.Theybothknewtheyweredying,andbecauseoftheirgenerousspirits,they

wouldhavetoldmeanythingIwantedtoknow.

Infact,Thomtoldmeafewweeksbeforehispassingthathedidn'thavemuchtimeleft.WhileIknewhe

wasstrugglingwithhisbreathing,Iwasindenial.Itoldhimthathe'dsurvivedtheVietnamWarandanumberof

healthchallenges,andwouldsurvivethissetbackaswell.Lookingback,Ithinkhewasgivingmeanopeningto

talktohimasifheweredying.

Thedeathofthesetwolovedoneshastaughtmealot.Ittaughtmetobeevenmoremindfulinthefuture,

andcarefully“listentothemessages"thedyingareconveyingtome.HadIdoneso,Imighthavehadafinal

confirmationofwhatImeanttothesemen,althoughinsomewaysIalreadyknewbecausetheywerethetypeof

individualswhowerealwaysopenandstraightforwardwithrespecttowhattheybelievedin.Knowinghearingis

thefinalsensetogo,Ididtakethechancetotellthemhowmuchtheymeanttome,andhowmuchIlovedthem,

andforthatIamgrateful.

24.Whatdotheauthor'stwolovedoneshaveincommon?

A.Theyweretheauthor'sfamilymembers.

B.Theysufferedfromlong-termillnesses.

C.Theylosttheirlivesinthesameyear.

D.Theywereextremelyafraidofdeath.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordmeaninparagraph2?

A.Abletothinkclearly.B.Eagertowalkaround.

C.Willingtohelpothers.D.Bravetofacethefuture.

26.WhydidThomtelltheauthorhewasdying?

A.Hecouldnolongeraccompanytheauthor.

B.Hedesiredtomakehisbreathingsmooth.

C.Hewasingreatneedoftheauthor'scare.

D.Hewantedtohaveachatwiththeauthor.

27.Whatdiddeathteachtheauthoraboutliving?

A.Deathisatimeforloveandforgiveness.

B.Thosewhoaredyingareeagertoshare.

C.Hearingisthefinalsensetodisappear.

D.Itisvitaltosaywhatcomesnaturally.

WendySuzuki,aProfessorofNeuralScienceandPsychologyintheCenterforNeuralScienceatNewYork

University,oncesaidinaTEDtalkinreferencetoexercisethat“Simplymovingyourbodyhasimmediate,

long-lastingandprotectivebenefitsforyourbrain^^.

Whenyousimplylookatthecorrelationbetweenpeoplethatexerciseandhappiness,ifshardtosaywhether

exercisemakesonehappyorwhetherhappypeopletendtoexercisemore.OnestudyofStanfordUniversity

student-athletesactuallyfoundthathappinessforthisgroupwasmorearesultoftheirpersonalitythanitwasof

athleticskills.However,theUniversityofVermontfoundthatjust20minutesofexercisecanboostsomeone's

moodforupto12hours.Sonexttimeyou'refeelingdown,gofora20-minuterunorgymsessionandreapthe

rewardsforthenext11hours.

Exercisedoesalotofthingstothebrain.You'veprobablyheardofendorphins,right?Thesearehormones

（激素）thatareproducedbythecentralnervoussystemandthepituitaryglandwithinthebrain.Theirmainjobisto

stopthetransmissionofpainsignals,buttheyalsoproduceafeelingoreuphoria.Thisiswhatmakesyoufeel

happierinstantly,andtheeffectswilllastagoodamountoftime.

Endorphinsaretheonly"ffeel-good“chemicalsreleasedthroughexercisingthough.Yourbodywillalso

produceserotonin,norepinephrine,BDNFanddopamine,therewardchemical.Thecombinationofthesefive

chemicalswillboostyourmood,andhavebeenprovedtohelptorelievebothanxietyanddepression.

Exercisedoesn'tjustproducemorehormonesthough,itactuallyhelpstoreducethelevelsofcortisoland

adrenalineinthebody.Bothofthesechemicalsinhighlevelscancausestress.Sosimplybyreducingthese,you'll

beabletoreducethestressyourbrainfeels.Itgoeswithoutsayingthatreducingnegativechemicalsandincreasing

positivechemicalsresultinahugeshifttowardsfeelinghappier.

28.Whatdothetwofindingsinparagraph2haveincommon?

A.Theyrevealapositivepersonalityisimportant.

B.Theytendtolinkhappinesswithathleticskills.

C.Theyshowwhatmakesagoodmoodpossible.

D.Theyproveoptimisticpeopleexercisemore.

29.Howdoendorphinscheerpeopleup?

A.Bystoppingpainsignalsfromproducing.

B.Byproducingvariouspositivechemicals.

C.Byregulatingtheactivityofbadfeelings.

D.Byslowlyincreasingthehappinesslevel.

30.Whichisimpliedaboutendorphinsaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theycanworkandexistw汕BDNF.

B.Theyreducethequantitiesofcortisol.

C.Theyarereleasedonlyduringexercise.

D.Theycanabsorbotherpositivehormones.

31.Whatisthesuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Whatendorphinsaremadeupof?

B.Howaworkoutmakesyoudelighted?

C.Whyexercisehelpsprotectyourbrain?

D.Whichchemicalspushyoutoexercise?

ThedistinctionbetweenbiologicallyprimaryandbiologicallysecondaryknowledgedescribedbyGearyis

aninstructionallyimportantcategorisationmethod.

Biologicallyprimaryknowledgeisknowledgewe,asaspecies,havespecificallyevolvedtoacquireover

generations.Primaryskills,suchaslearninggeneralproblemsolvingstrategies,recognisingfaces,communication

throughlisteningandspeakinganativelanguage,andsocialrelationsincludingourabilitytocommunicatewith

eachother,aremodular,witheachskilllikelytohaveevolvedduringdifferentevolutionaryperiods.Wecan

acquireprimaryknowledge,easily,unconsciously,andwithoutconcreteinstructionmerelybymembershipina

group.

Theabilitytoacquirevastaspectsoftheculturewegrowupinisbiologicallyprimary.Nevertheless,inmost

cultures,therearemanyconceptsandproceduresthatwehavenotspecificallyevolvedtoacquiresuchasreading,

doingmathematics,workingwithacomputer,orsearchingtheinternet.Thosebiologicallysecondaryskillsare

acquiredconsciously,oftenrequiringconsiderableeffort.Unlikeprimaryknowledgeandskills,obviousinstruction

isimportantwhendealingwithsecondaryknowledgeandskills,orthisknowledgeacquisitionwillbeseverely

compromised.

Unlikethegeneric-cognitive（通用認知的）skillsthattendtobebiologicallyprimary,biologicallysecondary

skillstendtobefield-specific.Examplesofbiologicallysecondaryskillsincludealmosteverythingthatistaughtin

educationandtraininginstitutions.Thedistinctionbetweenprimary,generic-cognitiveknowledgeandsecondary,

field-specificknowledgeexplainswhyinformationtendstobeacquireddifferentlyoutsideasopposedtoinside

educationalcontexts.Weuseprimaryknowledgetofacilitateacquiringsecondaryknowledge.Forexample,tolearn

geometryinatraditionalclassorusingcomputer-supportedmaterialrequiresprimaryskillssuchasvisual

recognition,attention,andsensesaboutspace,timeandsequence,tonameafew.

Inthisway,thetheoreticalmachineryofevolutionaryeducationalpsychologycanbeusedtosuggestthatthe

primary,generic-cognitiveknowledgeassociatedwithcooperativelearningmay,undersomecircumstances,

improvetheacquisitionofthebiologicallysecondary,field-specificknowledgethatistaught.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinparagraph2mean?

A.Consistingofseparateparts.B.Lookinglikeapieceofcake.

C.Witnessingconstantchanges.D.Servingaslong-termabilities.

33.Whatisthefeatureofprimaryskills?

A.Theyaimstosolverareproblems.

B.Theyareacquiredwhenoneisborn.

C.Theyrequirenoformalteaching.

D.Theyaretheproductofobservation.

34.Whichwritingwaydoesthetextskipwhenleadingsecondaryskills?

A.Posingcontrasts.B.Quotingfigures.

C.Givingdefinitions.D.Showingexamples.

35.Howdoprimaryskillshelpsecondaryknowledgeacquisition?

A.Byfindingtheirsimilarities.

B.Bylayingasolidfoundation.

C.Bybetteringlearners9focus.

D.Byofferingafamiliarsetting.

Itisnosecretthatsocialmediaisharmfultoeveryoneformanyreasons:fromgeneralinternetsafety,to

causinginsecuritiesorbecomingamajordistraction.36Socialmediacanhavealargeimpactonpeople's

perspectives,opinionsandthewaytheyviewtheworld——especiallyteenagers.

Inrecentyears,socialmediacreatorshavedoneareallyeffectivejobofcreatingalgorithms（算法）thatcan

keeptrackofwhatyouengagewith,andprovidemorecontentbasedonyourpreferencesandinterests.37

Exposuretoonlyoneperspectiveinthelongruncanleadtowhatarecalledechochambers,orsituationsinwhich

one'sbeliefsareconstantlysupportedbythepeoplearoundthem,ratherthanhearingotheropinions.

38Byonlybeingexposedtopeoplewhoagreewithyou,youarepreventedfromconsideringother

perspectives,whichperpetuates（使持續）close-mindedattitudes.Sincesocialmediausersareusedtoseeing

contenttheyagreewith,thefirstopinionthattheyseeonanewissueistheonetheyaremostlikelytoagreewith,

despitenothearingopposingthoughts.39

Recently,theterm"chronicallyonlinetakes“hasresurfacedonsocialmedia.Thisconceptreferstoopinions

thatonlyseemtoexistonline,andlackthesupportofrealworldexperience.

40Infact,chronicallyonlinetakesareproblematicthemselves,successfullyweakeningactual

issuesthatshouldbecalledout.

A.Thisfailstoshowrespectforyourprivacy.

B.Thisensuresthatyoucontinueusingsocialmedia.

C.Usually,ittakestheformofcallingthingsproblematic.

D.However,thenegativesofsocialmediagoevendeeperthanthat.

E.Thekeyissueisthatpeoplearecontentwithbeingtoldwhattothink.

F.Theproblemwithechochambersisthattheydiscouragecriticalthinking.

G.Echochambersincreasesocialmediausers9impatienceandkillstheircreativity.

三、完形填空

Lately,I'vebeenfindingmyselfpayingcloserattentiontofashiontrends.Fmfondoflookingateveryone's

41style,andIbelievethatfashionhelpsto42yourself.

Themediaweconsume,thepeoplewe'rearound,andtheenvironmentwe'rein43howwedress

andexpressourselves.WhenIwasinhighschool,IwasafraidtoweartheclothesIwantedbecauseIfearedI

wouldbemadefunof.WhenIworeanitemseemingnormaltoagirlbutwasconsideredtoo44formy

classmates-apairofbrightpurplecargopants（工裝褲），people45meinthehall.46,Inever

worethemagainafter47themintothebackofmycloset.

Now,Idon't48asmuch;Ilikewearingabitofeverything——colorfulclothes,preppystyle,Y2K.

MaybeifsbecauseI'mincollegenow,andcollegestudentshavemoresignificant49toworryabout.

AnotherthingI'vestartedwearingis50formyfavoriteshowsandmusicalartists.I'llneverforget

IworeasweatshirtofmyfavoriteK-popgroupandthatmy51madefunofmeagainby52

mispronouncingthemembers5names.

Whatweweartellsastoryaboutwhoweare.WhenIgooutsidewearingwhatIliketowear,Ifeel53

andmorelikemyself.InolongerfeellikeI'mwearingclothesthatwillmakemeblendinwiththe54.

Goingwiththeflowcontributestono55anyway.

41.A.naturalB.uniqueC.habitualD.uniform

42.A.defineB.comfortC.respectD.beautify

43.A.reflectB.warnC.mindD.affect

44.A.wornB.luxuriousC.noticeableD.tight

45.A.laughedatB.chattedwithC.metwithD.passedby

46.A.SofarB.IntimeC.AfterallD.Asusual

47.A.sinkingB.pushingC.stuffingD.inserting

48.A.careB.submitC.refuseD.escape

49.A.relationshipsB.strugglesC.challengesD.matters

50.A.goodsB.modelsC.labelsD.presents

51.A.teachersB.parentsC.friendsD,classmates

52.A.dramaticallyB.specificallyC.repeatedlyD.deliberately

53.A.adaptableB.decisiveC.confidentD.obedient

54.A.schoolB.fashionC.crowdD.tradition

55.A.enhancementB.identityC.popularityD.recognition

四、語法填空

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

Inrecentyears,therehasbeenmuchcomplainingaboutthe"waning(減少)ofnianwei^^giventhechanges

56(see)inthewaypeoplecelebratedtheSpringFestival.Forinstance,manypeoplesentNewYear9s57

(greet)totheirrelativesthroughsocialmediaratherthanvisitingtheminpersonandinsteadwenttocinemasor

playedonlinegamesforfun58preferencetogoingtodinnerpartiesorplayingmahjongwiththeirold

pals.

59reducednumberofSpringFestivaltravelersthisyearincreasedthisconcern.Thelogicissimple:

thesmallerthenumberofhomegoers,the60(light)thefeelofnianwei.

Onefact,61,contradictsthatconcern.SincethebeginningoftheChunyunperiod,manynetizens

havepostedpicturesonsocialmediashowingthefoodtheirparentsorotherrelatives62(send)them.

Someparentsweresocarefultheycutthematerialintosmallpiecesandshippedthemalongwithginger,spring

onionandwashedcorianderaswellasspecificrecipesfortheirchildren63(cook)aNewYear'sEve

meal.

Ialsoreceivedseveralboxesofhometownspecialtiesfrommybrother,sister,niece,andanoldclassmatein

HubeiProvince.Thespecialtiesinclude“fishcake”,cibaandwildlotusroot,64(awaken)mynostalgia

(思念)fortheplace65Igrewup,aswellasastrongsenseofmissinglovedonesbackinmyold

hometown.Solongasthatfeelingdoesnotwane,neverwouldnianwei.

五、書信寫作

66.假定你是李華，你發現外教Sam每次在學生活動室和同學們辦完派對后，都未能及時組織打掃活動室

衛生，作為學生會主席，請寫一封信提醒Sam。內容包括：

1.陳述事實；

2.提出建議。

注意：

1.寫作詞數應為80個左右；

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。

DearSam,

I'mLiHua,thePresidentoftheStudents5Union.

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

六、書面表達

67.閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。

Itwasagloomyafternoon,withdarkcloudshanginglowinthesky,makingthealreadyold-fashioned

campusseemevenmoredeserted.Afterthelastclassoftheday,Iwalkedacrossthecampuswithmyclose

classmate,Tom.Aswenearedaquietcornerbesidetheoldlibrary,aseriesoffaintmeowingsounds（貓叫聲）

piercedthestillness.Ourcuriositypiqued,weexchangedaglanceandimmediatelytracedthesourceofthenoise.

Behindamessystackofoldboxes,wediscoveredaminuscule,emaciatedcat.Itsonce-softfurwasnow

cakedwithdirt,anditssmallbodytrembledeversoslightly,aclearindicationthatithadsufferedfromdaysof

hungerandcold.Aprofoundsenseofpitywelledupwithinus.Tombentdownslowly,hishandextendedgently,

hisvoicesoftashetriedtoleadthefrightenedanimalout.Atfirst,thecatwasfrightened,itswide-eyedgazefixed

onusinfear.Butgradually,afterafewmomentsofcautioussniffing（嗅工ittimidlysteppedoutfromitshiding

spot.

Weknewwecouldn'tabandonthishelplesscreature.Tomproposedtakingittotheschoolinfirmary（醫務

室），believingtheschooldoctormightbeabletoassessitscondition.Inoddedininstantagreement,yetatingeof

worrycreptinasweponderedhowtheschoolauthoritieswouldrespondtousbringingacatintotheinfirmary.

Justatthatmoment,Lily,aclassmatewithakindheartandaskillofanimalcare,happenedtopassby.The

momentshelaideyesonthepitifulcatinourarms,herexpressionsoftened.Sheinformedusthatshehad

experienceindealingwithstray（走失的）animalsandeagerlyofferedherassistance.WithLilyonboard,our

determinationtosavethecatgrewtenfold.Weheldthecatgentlyandmadeourwaytowardstheinfirmary,filled

withhopeandatouchofnervousness.

注意：

1.續寫詞數應為150左右；

2.請按如下格式在答題紙相應位置作答。

Onreachingtheinfirmary,theschooldoctorgreeteduswithasurprisedlook.

Overthenextfewdays,wetookturnstotakecareofthecat.

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1.c

【原文】W:Ifyoudonotmind,mayIborrowyourbookHarryPotterafteryouaredonewithit?

M:JohnwillborrowitafterIgetitbackfromMary.YouarewelcometohaveitonceJohnisfinished.Johnisa

fastreader.Hewillfinishitinnotime.

2.A

【原文】W:Whatareyougoingtodoforyourbirthday?

M:Iamgoingtohaveapicnicinthepark.Iwanttoinviteallmyclassmatesfromcollegeandmyfootballteam

members.

3.B

【原文】M:TomCruiseplaystheroleofasuccessfulNewYorklawyerwholearnsthatlifeisnotassimpleashe

thoughtinthemovie.

W:Absolutelyright.

M:Ireallylikehim.Heissohandsome.

4.B

【原文】M:HeyJane.Thereisamusicalconcertinthepark.Doyouwanttoseethebandplay?

W:Ihavefinishedmyhomework,soIcanjoinyou.

5.A

【原文】W:Whereareyoutakingyourwifeforyourweddinganniversary?

M:IthoughtrdtakehertotheFrenchrestaurantdowntown.Wehaven'tbeenthereyet.

W:Besuretomakereservations.Theyarealwaysfullybookedsincetheyopened.

6.C7.A

【原文】M:Susan,didyougotothe2023BeijingInternationalFilmFestival?

W:Yes.ThefestivalbeganonApril22ndanddidn'tenduntilApril29th.Iwasinthecityallthetime.

M:Howmanyfilmscompetedforthisyear'sTiantanAward?

W:15.Theywereselectedfromrecord-breaking1,488filmsfrom93countriesandregionsthathadappliedforthe

competition.

M:Didyouwatchmanyfilmsonthosedays?

W:Yes.Duringthefestival,over160internationalfilmsofdiversethemeswerescreenedin27theatersinthecity.I

watchedtwofilmsonaveragedaily.

8.B9.A

【原文】M:Areyoutakinganyvacationtimeinthenextfewmonths?

W:Tmnotsure.Whydoyouask?

M:I'mtryingtocreateascheduleofvacations,sowecanplanbetter.

W:Well,IwasthinkingofgoingawayinOctober,butIdon'thaveanyplansyet.

M:IfsonlyJanuarynow,soIguesswedon'thavetoworryaboutthat.

W:Ican'tgobeforethen.IhavetowaittillthemarketingconferenceisoverinSeptember.

M:AndIhavetogoinJulyorAugustwhenmykidsareoutofschool.

10.B11.C12.C13.A

【原文】W:Today,writerJackSpearsisgoingtosharehiswritingwithus.Jack,somepeoplethinkthatwriters

writewhentheyfeellikewritingandthatitismorelikeahobbythanajob.Doyouagree?

M:Ofcoursenot.Althoughit'sonlyrecentlythatwritinghasbecomemyonlyjob,Fveneverseenitasahobby.

EvenwhenIwasachild,Itookmystoriesveryseriously.WhenIwasateacher,Iusedtostartwritingatabout9

o9clockintheevening,andgoonuntilabouttwointhemorning.

W:Andwhataboutnow?

M:Igetupatseveninthemorningsixdaysaweekandgofora30-minuterun.OnSundaysIgoswimming.

Alwayssittingatacomputerissounhealthy.Ithinkallwritersshouldatleastgoforawalkduringtheirworking

day.

W:Wheredoyouwrite?

M:Ihavemyownoffice,butsometimesIwriteinthebedroom,inthesittingroom,anywhereinthehouseifI

wantto,evenonthekitchentable.

14.C15.A16.B17.C

【原文】M:Hi,Alice.Howareyoutoday?

W:Iamquitefine.Ijustfinishedmymathclass.Whataboutyou?Youlooksoupsettoday.

M:Yeah,Iamalittlebitconfusedaboutmyfuture.Ican'tdecidewhichmajortochoose.

W:Oh,Isee.Whatdoyouthinkisbestforyou?

M:Myfatherisadoctorandhewantsmetobecomeadoctor.Hehasadvisedmetostudybiologyincollege.I

haveattendedafewlecturesofbiology,butIdon'tthinkIlikeit.

W:Soyouareinterestedinmath,aren'tyou?

M:No,notreally.IaminterestedinITandcomputer.YouknowIlovetobeamongtechnologicalproducts.Ihave

agoodknowledgeoftheInternet.

W:Haveyoutalkedtoyourfatheraboutit?

M:No,noty