吉林地区普通高中友好学校联合体2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题（解析版）

高级中学名校试卷PAGEPAGE1吉林地区普通高中友好学校联合体2023-2024学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题听力（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）阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题）阅读理解（每小题2.5分）AThemost-visitedmuseumsintheUnitedStatesTheNationalMuseumofNaturalHistoryItisfreeofchargeandisopen364daysayyear.Openingitsdoorsin1910,themuseumhasacollectionofover14646millionspecimens(标本)ofplants,animals,rocks,humanremains,andhumanculturalartifacts,thelargestnaturalhistorycollectionintheworld.Itisalsohometoabout180professionalnaturalhistoryscientistswhofocusonthestudyofnaturalandculturalhistoryintheworld.TheNationalGalleryofArtOpentothepublicandfreeofcharge,themuseumwasprivatelyestablishedin1937.Itscollectionincludesmanydonatedworksofart.TheGallery’scollectionofpaintings,drawings,sprints,photographs,medals,anddecorativeartstraces(追溯)thedevelopmentofWesternartfromtheMiddleAgestothepresent,includingtheonlypaintingbyLeonardodaVinciintheAmericasandthelargestmobilecreatedbyAlexanderCalder.TheMetropolitanMuseumofArtItisthelargestartmuseuminAmerica.Itwassfoundedin1870withitsmissiontobringartandarteducationtoAmericans.Themuseum’scollectioncontainsworksofartdatingbacktotheancientNearEastandancientEgypt.ItincludesworksofartfrommanyEuropeanOldMastersaswellasmanycollectionsofAmericanart.Themuseumishometocollectionofmusicalinstruments,costumes,anddecorativearts.TheMuseumofModernItisanartmuseumlocatedinMidtownManhattan,NewYorkCity.Theinstitutionwasconceived（构想）in1929.Itmovedtoseverallocations)initsearlyyears,andJohnDRockefellerJr.finallydonatedthelandforitspermanent（永久的）site.Thecollectionincludesarchitecture,drawings,paintings,photographs,prints,artists’books,films,andelectronicmedia.21.WhichmuseumwouldyougotoifyouarecuriousaboutWesternarthistory?A.TheNationalGalleryofArt.B.TheMuseumofModernArt.C.TheMetropolitanMuseumofArt.D.TheNationalMuseumofNaturalHistory.22.WhydidpeoplebuildtheMetropolitanMuseumofArtin1870?A.Tostoreworksofartofdifferentcountries.B.Tosatisfypeople'sthirstformuseums.C.TomakeAmericanslearnaboutart.D.TodocumentAmericanhistory.23.WhatdoweknowabouttheMuseumofModernArt?A.Itoncechangedlocationsforseveraltimes.B.ItwasrecommendedbyJohnD.RockefellerC.Ithashistoricalandnaturalcollections.D.ItwasfoundedinMidtownManhattanin1929.BIoftenhearkidssay,"I’mnotamathperson"or"I'mjustnotgoodatmath."Thesestatementsreflectwhat’scalleda"fixedmindset",whichisoftenassociatedwithasenseofdiscouragement,powerlessnessandinabilitytoimproveone’ssituation.Afixedmindsetisextremelycommoninmathclassrooms,butwiththehelpofteachers,studentscanadopta"growthmindset".Thismeansbelievingintheirpotentialtoacquiretheskillsandknowledge.Instrong,productiveteacher-studentrelationships,teachersnurture（培养）growthmindsets.Andtherearesomekeystepsinbuildingtheserelationships,startingwithgivinginstructionthatmeetstheskilllevelsofindividualstudents.Besides,it'simportanttogivestudentssocialandemotionalsupport,sotheycoulddevelopsocialawareness,self-management,decision-makingandrelationship.skills.Howcouldteachersdotheseamongclassprepandgradingduties?Ibelieveinapplyingeducationaltechnologies.Withtherighttools,teacherscanskillfullymanagetoindividualizeinstructionandmeetsocial-emotionalneeds.Razzaq,amathteacheratDohertyHighSchool,hasstudentsfromdifferentsocioeconomicbackgrounds,andsomewerestilllearningEnglishalongsidemath.Theschoolonceplacedastudentinherclass,whohadn’tbeeninformalschoolsincethirdgrade.Studentshavedifferentlevelsandsocial-emotionalneedsthatdemandattentionfromteachers.Sometimesthey'renotawareorcommunicativeoftheareasinwhichtheyneedhelp.Razzaqgivestestswiththehelpofsomeeducationalplatforms,whichgeneratereportsthatsummarizeindividualweakpoints.ThenRazzaqcouldgiveinstructionssuitingtheiracademicsituations,makingproductiveuseofclasstime.Shealsousestechnologiesthatprovideinsightsintosocial-emotionalexperiencessuchasattentivenessandtimemanagement.Thedataenableshertoinitiateconversationsthatmakeadifferenceinstudents'education.Moreimportantly,weneedtoexamineourapproachtoeducation.Arewecreatinganenvironmentwherechildrencandevelophealthily?Howarewesatisfyingtheneedsofourfuturegenerations?,Onlybyknowingourvisioncanwedecidethetechnologytocompletethepicture.24.Whichofthefollowingproblemsdostudentsoftenhaveaboutlearningmathaccordingtothetext?A.Personalinterest.B.Lowconfidence.C.Poorself-control.D.Poorlearningability.25.Howdoestheauthorshowtheroleofeducationaltechnologies?A.Bygivinganexample.B.Byconductingresearch.C.Byanalyzingstatisticaldata.D.Bymakingsomecomparisons.26.Whatcanwelearnabouttheeducationalplatformsmentionedinthetext?A.Theyencouragestudentstocommunicate.B.Theyprovidesuggestionsonmathteaching.C.Theycorrectthemistakesstudentsmakeintests.D.Theygiveinformationaboutstudents'learningsituation.27.Whatistheauthorprobably?A.Atechnician.B.Apsychologist.C.Aneducationist.D.Amathematician.CWhenwe’restudyinganewlanguage,manyofusapproachitwithdread.Ifwemakeamistakeorsaysomethingwrong,wejudgeourselvesstrictly.Butasitturnsout,however,we'dbenefitbyshifting(转移)ourfocusandworryinglessaboutgettingitright,accordingtoMariannaPascal,acommunicationskillstrainer.Asateacherwho’sspent20yearsinMalaysiahelpingpeoplespeakbetterEnglish,Pascalnoticedthatsomestudentsdidn’tgetahighlanguagelevelbutcouldstillcommunicateveryeffectively.SheremembersonespecificstudentnamedFaisal.DespitenotknowingmuchEnglish,shesays,"Thisguycouldjustsitandlistentoanybodyverycalmly,clearly,andthenhecouldrespondandexpresshisthoughtsbeautifully."ShealsoobservedsomestudentsknewquiteabitofEnglishbutstruggledtomakethemselvesunderstood.Pascalnoticedthatalotofthesestudents’attitudetowardsEnglishislikeherdaughter’sattitudetowardsplayingthepiano.Pascalsaysherdaughterhatedpianoandhatedpracticing,becauseshewasafraidofbeingwrong.Toher,hersuccessinpianowasmeasuredbyhowfewmistakesshemade.Thenshesharedherexperienceinacafé.Thepersonsittingnexttoherwasplayingagamewhilehisfriendswatched,andhejustwasn’taverygoodplayer.Butatthesametime,shesawsomethingamazing.Eventhoughthisguywasterribleandhisfriendswerewatchinghim,therewasnoembarrassmentorshyness.Therewasnofeelingofbeingjudged.Instead,hefocusedcompletelyonthetaskathand.Pascalsays,"Isuddenlyrealizedthatthisisit.ThisisthesameattitudethatpeoplelikeFaisalhavewhentheyspeakEnglish."Pascalbelievesthatspeakingalanguageisn’tlikethoseexamsmanyofushadtotakeingradeschool,whereatinymistakewouldresultinabigredXfromtheteacher.Intherealworld,whatmattersiswhetherwecanmakeourselvesunderstood.Shesays,"IfyouwanttospeakEnglishwell,don’tfocusonyourselfbutfocusontheotherpersonandthegoalyouwanttoachieve."28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"dread"meaninparagraph1?A.Fear.B.Doubt.C.Curiosity.D.Confidence.29.WhydoesPascalmentionherdaughter?A.Toprovidesomeadvice.B.Tooffersomedetails.C.Tostateareason.D.Topresentafact.30.WhatdidPascalseefromthemanplayingagame?A.Nevermindingothers'opinions.B.Notjudgingapersontoosoon.C.Improvingthroughpracticing.D.Playingagamewithpatience.31.WhatmightPascalagreewith?A.Itisimportantforteacherstoencouragestudentsinexams.B.ItisOKtomakesmallmistakesinspeakingalanguage.C.Languagehastobefluentlyspokenindailylife.D.Languageisanartdifficulttofullymaster.DWhathasthesizeofasoccerballbutcanjumpfromtheStatueofLiberty’sfeettohereyelevel?Anewrecord-settingrobot.AnengineerattheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbara,ElliotHawkes,hasbeenworkingonthisrobotforsevenyearswithhiscolleagues."Itstartedoutasastickwithweightsandrubberbands(橡皮筋)heremembers.Afteryearsofwork,therobothasreachedheightsof30meters,higherthananyotherjumpingrobotorlivinganimal.Theseresearchersstudiedhowanimalsjump.Theylookedintoleaping（跳跃的）frogs,spiders,kangaroos,dogsandmore.ButHawkes'groupdidn’twanttocopyanyoftheseanimals.Instead,theteamlearnedwhatfeaturessetthelimitsforanimaljumpers."It’sveryexciting,"saysCynthiaSung,aroboticistattheUniversityofPennsylvaniainPhiladelphia.Shewasimpressedwithhowhightherobotjumped.Andgettingashighaspossiblewasthemaingoalhere.However,fortherobottobeuseful,itwillneedsomeimprovements."Theydon'thaveanysteering（转向装置）atall,"notesSung.Thatmeansthisrobotcan'tcontrolitsjumpheightordirection.Sung'steamhasmadeitsownjumpingrobot,namedREBOund.Thatrobotcan'tjumpveryhigh.Butitcanbeprogrammedtojumptoanyofseveraldifferentheights.Hawkes’teamisworkingtoaddsteeringtotheirrobot.Theseresearchershopetosendtheirrobottothemoon,sotheyalsowanttofindawayforittomakecollectionsthere.Ajumpercangotoplacesarobotwithwheelscan’t.Hawkes'teamisalreadyworkingwithNASA.Theyhopetoturntheirrobotintoaspaceexplorer.32.Whydidtheresearcherslookintohowanimalsjump?A.Todrawinspirationfortherobot'sappearance.B.Tofindreasonsfortheirjumpinglimits.C.Tomaketherobotjumplikethem.D.Todevelopnewrubberbands.33.WhatdoesCynthiaSungwanttoshowthroughherwords?A.HerREBOundismuchbetter.B.HerREBOundisabigbreakthrough.C.Hawkes'newrobotcanjumpmuchhigher.D.Hawkes'newrobotneedstobemorepractical.34.WhatisHawkes'team'sattitudetotheirrobot?A.Theyseemreservedaboutit.B.Theyaredoubtfulaboutit.C.Theyhavehighhopesforit.D.Theyareveryconcernedaboutit.35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Anewwaytoexplorethemoon.B.Anewmethodofbuildingrobots.C.Anewapproachtojumpinghigher.D.Anewrecord-settingleapingrobot.第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）Regretisaveryrealreactiontoadisappointingeventinyourlife,achoiceyoumadethatcan’tbechanged,somethingyousaidthatyoucan’ttakeback._36_Regretcanincreaseourstress,negativelyaffectphysicalhealthanddisturbthebalanceofourimmunesystems(免疫系统)._37_Oneiswhatresearchersrefertoastheactionpathandtheotheristheinactionpath.Thatis,wecanregretthethingswedidorwecanregretthethingswedidnotdo.Researchsuggeststhataction-relatedregret,althoughpainful,encouragespeopletolearnfromtheirmistakesandmoveon._38_Thiskindofregretismorelikelytoleadtodepressionandanxiety.Aswithothernegativeemotions,itdoesn’tworktoavoid,denyortrytodestroyregret._39_Ratherthanstayput,peoplecanmanagetheseemotionsinfoursteps:First,acceptthefactthatyouarefeelingthem;determinewhyyouarefeelingthem;allowyourselftolearnfromthem;and,finally,releasethemandmoveforward.Youcanhelpreleasethesefeelingsofregretbypracticingself-compassion（自我同情）.Thismeansremindingyourselfthatyouarehuman,youaredoingthebestyoucanandyoucanlearnfrompastdecisionsandgrow._40_Noticing,acknowledgingandthenforgivingyourthoughtsareapowerfulsteptowardsovercomingregret.A.Dealingwithregretisevenmoredifficult.B.Regretisnotonlyunpleasant,butalsounhealthy.C.Therearebasicallytwowaystoexperienceregret.D.Seeingthesituationinadifferentwaymayhelpreduceregret.E.Butregretrelatedtotheinactionpathishardertofix.F.Inthelongrun,thesestrategiesonlyincreasenegativefeelings.G.Showingthiscompassiontoyourselfcanhelpyouacceptandmovepasttheregret.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。Theotherday,whileIwasgroceryshopping,anoldermansuddenlyputhishandonmyshoulder,makingmejump.Myfirstinstinctwastoget41andaskhimnottotouchme.ThenInoticedthemanwascrying,lookingupsetand42.Suddenly,heasked,“Doyouknowwheremy43is?I’vebeenlookingforher.”ItoldhimIdidn’tknowandsuggestedseekinghelpatthestore’sfront.His44grew,“Shewasrighthere.”Iofferedtowalkwithhimtothecustomerservicecountertomakea(n)45forhim.Heagreed.There,thewomanaskedforaname.He46me,expectingananswer.47,IexplainedhewasastrangerandIhadnofurtherinformation.Bythen,itbecame48tomethatthismanwassufferingfromAlzheimer’s.Havingexperiencedthiswithmygrandfather,Irecognizedthe49alltoowell.Iaskedifhehadaphone,andhewasn’tsure.Withhis50,Icheckedhispocketsandfoundasmallphone.Browsingthroughhis51,Ispottedonelabeled“DaughterKissy”anddialedit.Hisdaughteransweredquickly,andIexplainedthesituation.She52metokeephimfromwanderingoffuntilshearrived,andIpromisedtodoso.For20-somethingminutes,Istayedwiththeweepingman,providingsupportand53.Finally,ayoungwomanrushedin,hisdaughterKrissy.“Thankyou,”shesaid.“Ihadtoleaveforjustanhour,andthis54.I’msosorry.”Sheexplainedthathesometimesrunsoffandlooksforhiswife,whopassedaway13yearsago.Helpinghimup,sheexpressedhergratitudeagain,andastheyleft,Iheardhiminquireabouthiswifeagain.Myheart55,butIwassohappytoseehimwithhisfamilyagain.41．A．curious B．ashamed C．angryD．nervous42．A．touched B．disappointed C．shockedD．confused43．A．wife B．daughter C．FriendD．sister44．A．anger B．desperation C．confidenceD．determination45．A．instruction B．appointment C．reservationD．announcement46．A．arguedwith B．turnedto C．listenedtoD．wavedat47．A．Helplessly B．Excitedly C．HopefullyD．Reluctantly48．A．natural B．normal C．clearD．important49．A．signs B．gestures C．expressionsD．feelings50．A．guarantee B．permission C．insistenceD．explanation51．A．contacts B．photos C．messagesD．apps52．A．required B．commanded C．orderedD．requested53．A．advice B．reassurance C．toleranceD．guidance54．A．changed B．remained C．happenedD．worsened55．A．beat B．pounded C．stoppedD．hurt第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文,在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Chinahasbeenworkingquietlytoaddressairpollution.Inadditiontoobserving,Ialsocommunicatedwithlocalsandforeigners56(learn)aboutChina'sefforts.AccordingtoCuiXiaoyi,aresidentofBeijing,duetoseriousairpollutionthelocaladministration(行政部门)sometimeswarned57elderlynottogooutinthepast.ButBeijing58(see)agreatimprovementinairqualityoverthelastfewyears.Theynolongerneedsuchemergencymeasures.MuhammadAsghar,arepresentativeoftheAssociatedPressofPakistaninChina,59hasbeenlivinginBeijingforthepastfewyears,saidthatthegreentransportationandenergyindustriesthatChinahasdevelopedovertheyearshavelargelyreplacedfuel-powered(燃料驱动的)cars,60thattheChinesepeoplearewillingtouseelectriccarsandpublictransportation.AsgharaddedthatChinahasnotonlydonegoodworktoaddressairpollution,buthasalsomadecontributions61promotinggreenerpractices.Thelivingenvironmenthasbeen62(significant)improvedwiththegreeningcoverageofurbanbuilt-upareasnationwide63(increase)from39.22percentto42.06percentbetween2012and2021.Theideas64(share)byChinaininternationalconferencesareimpressive.Chinesenetizens（网民）believethatratherthanjusttalkingaboutit,itwouldbe65(effect)ifweputoureffortsintoplantingtrees.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）校英语社团将举办英语写作比赛，以读书为主题。请你以“书香伴我成长”为题,写一篇短文参加比赛，内容包括:阅读的重要性;2.阅读带给你的收获和变化。注意:1.写作词数应为80个左右;2.题目已为你写好。Readingispartofmygrowing________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Asanewfourthgrader,GinawasinMrsMelton'sclass.Afteramonthinclass,shehadanewclassmate,John.Theboyandhisthreeyoungerbrothers,togetherwiththeirpoorparents,hadjustmovedtothetownwhereGinalived.Whentheschoolpresentedtheboyswiththeschoolsupplylistforallfourthgraders,theywereupset.Theyhadnomoney,sotheyhardlyhadthesuppliesrequired.Theyonlyhadafewsheetsofpoor-qualitypaperandapencileach.Asaresult,exceptGina,allkidsinclassmadefunofJohn,whofeltsoembarrassedandlonely.GinawassadtoseeitandfeltsorryforJohn,soshedecidedtodosomething.SheaskedhermotherLindafornewpencils,crayons,paper,etc.Withouthesitation,Lindaagreed.Thenextmorning,Ginagotupmuchearlierthanusual.AlthoughLindafounditstrange,shedidn'tasktoomuch.WhenGinahurriedtoschool,shequicklyputhernewsuppliesintoJohn'sdeskbeforeotherclassmatescamein.Later,Johnwasamazedandconfusedtofindthesupplies.Helookedaround,butGinafocusedonherbook,pretendingtoknownothing.Johnwasdisappointed;hefailedtofindtheangel.Afterclassbegan,otherkidsinclasswerealsosurprisedbyJohn'snewsuppliesandcouldn'tlaughathimanymore.Afterthatday,Ginabegantocomehomeonaregularbasisaskingforschoolsupplies.Shedidn'ttellthatshewouldgivethemtoJohn,fearingLindawouldn'tagreewithit.Andasusual,Lindajustdutifullyprovidedwhateversheneeded,neverquestioningher.Afterongoingrequestsforitemsthatshouldhaveeasilylastedalongtime,Lindabecameconcernedandaskedher,“Gina,whatareyoudoingwithyourschoolsupplies?”Thegirlwouldalwaysrespondwithananswerthatsatisfiedher.Oneday,aftersupplyingthesamethingonlyaweekearlier,Lindabecameannoyedwithher.注意:1.续写词数应为150个左右;2.请按如下格式作答。Sheaskedheroncemore,“Gina!What'sgoingonwithyourschoolsupplies?”________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________WantingtoknowmoreaboutJohn,thenextdayLindavisitedMrsMelton.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________【〖答案〗〖解析〗】高二英语期中考试题〖答案〗听力1-5CBACA6-10CBABC11-15CBCBC16-20BACBBText1M:What'stheschedulefortomorrow?W:Letmesee.YouwillhaveameetingwithOwenSmithat9:30inthemorning.Thenat7:00intheevening,youwillhavedinnerwithMrSmith.(1)Text2W:Iwanttotakethesethreemodelplanes.Howmucharethey?M:Wearehavingasaletoday.Theoriginalpriceis20dollarseach,butnowitonlycostshalftheprice.(2)Text3M:HowdoyoufindJessica'sperformanceinthefilm?W:Honestlyspeaking,shewasnotdoingwellasexpected.(3)M:I'mafraidso.(3)Butmybrotherthinksshedidagoodjob.Text4M:HowmuchshouldIpay,MrsBlack?W:$300,ifyoujustrentthehouseforamonth.Butyoucanhavea5%discountforaquarter.M:Oh,no,no,no.Halfayear.(4)W:ThenI'llgiveyoua10%discount.Text5M:HaveyoubeentotheScienceMuseumlately?W:No,why?M:Ithasawonderfulnewexhibit.I'mgoingagainonSaturday.Wouldyouliketojoinme?(5)W:Yes,I'dloveto.Let'sgointhemorningsoitwon'tbetoocrowded.Text6M:Hello!Sorrytotroubleyou,butIwanttoaskaboutthecheck-outtime.(6)(7)W:It'stwelveatnoon,sir.(7)M:Um,inthatcase,Iwonderifyoucandomeafavor.W:SureifIcan.M:Myflightdoesn’tleaveuntilthreethisafternoon.IwonderifIcancheckoutalittlebitlate.Listen,Idon'twanttocauseanyproblems,andItotallyunderstandifyoucan'tdoit.W:Well,we'renotfullybookedtoday,soIguessIcouldgiveyouanextrahour.(7)Willthathelp?M:That'sabighelp.Thanks.Text7W:Tom,thehotelislovely.Theroomsarelargeandclean.M:Yeah.Igotagooddealonit.Normallyit's400yuananight.ButIbookeditthreeweeksearly,soIgot50%offtheregularroomrate.(8)W:That'sreallyagooddeal.M:Thehotel'sswimmingpooliscoolandthegardennexttothehotelisbeautiful.(9)W:That'sgood.AlsoInoticeashoponthetopfloorofthehotel.(9)M:Yourfavoriteplace.W:Yeah.Oh,look!There'sabusstationbelow.Itcantakeustothedowntownarea.Itisreallyconvenient.M:Honey,canwetakearestbeforewevisitaroundhere?W:Sure.ButI'dliketotakeashowerfirst.(10)M:Goahead.Text8W:Ithinkweshouldstopataservicestationorastoreforsomefood.I'mstarving.(11)M:Hanginthere.Iguesswealmostgettothedestination.W:Youguess?Uh,arewelost?ShouldIasksomeonefordirections?M:Don'tworry.Inevergetlost.Trustme.W:I'veneverbeenherebefore.Doyouknowwhereweare?M:Sure,thisroadisashortcuttothetrainstation.(12)Afterwepassthesectionoftheroad,wewillgetclosertoit.W:Fine.Couldyoudriveslower?It'sgettingdark.Itwillbemoredangeroustodrivehere.M:You'reright.Ishouldtakeyouradvice.W:Youlookreallytired.Howaboutlettingmedrive?(13)M:OK.(13)Youreallyhavetoslowdown.Text9M:Here,Molly.I'dlikeyoutohavethisdictionary.Idon'tuseitanymoreasI'mfluentinthelanguage.(14)W:Thankyou.Richard.Um...aSpanishdictionary?(14)M:Yes.IthoughtyoucoulduseitwhenyoustudyinSpainnextsemester.W:Oh,Richard,myplanshavechanged.IwashopingtostudyinSpain.Buttheprogramwasoneyearlong,andIpreferasix-monthprogram.TherewasaspotleftfortheprograminFrance.(15)M:Well,IguessI'llkeepmydictionary.Thetruthisthatyouneverstopdiscoveringalanguage,evenwhenyouthinkyouknowit.W:HowdidyoueverlearnSpanish?I'msonervousthatI'llhardlyunderstandFrench.M:WhenIwasyourageandIwentonmyfirstinternationaltriptoItaly,Iwasalsoveryworried.(16)Butthebestwaytolearnalanguageistosurroundyourselfwiththecultureandthelanguage.(17)W:Thankyouforyouradvice.NowI'mlookingforwardtomytriptoFrance.17.WhatisRichard'sadviceforlearninganewlanguage?A.Livingwhereitisspoken.B.Usingthedictionaryoften.C.Goingtravelingoften.〖答案〗A〖祥解〗本题考查对所听内容作出简单推断的能力。根据画线部分的内容可知，Richard认为，学习语言的最佳方式是让自已置身于这种文化和语言的氛围中，即在使用该语言的地方生活。Text10Eventhoughmorepeoplechoosedigitalreadingnowadays,somestillwouldliketoreadnewspapersbeforebreakfast.Ithasbecomeanimportantpartoftheirdailylife.Butdoyouknowhowanewspaperismade?(20)Therearemanystepstomakeanewspaper.TakeTeensforexample.OnMonday,editorsandreportersholdameetingtodecideonthestoriesfortheweek'spaper.(18)OnTuesdayandWednesday,reporterswritenewsstories.Cartoonistsdrawcartoonsandphotographerstakepicturestomatchthestories.Foreigneditorscheckthelanguage.OnThursday,pagedesignersputthestories,cartoonsandpicturesonthepages.Editorsreadthroughthestoriestofindmistakesandwriteheadlinesandcaptions.Fridayisabusyday.Pagedesignersprintthepagedrafts.Editorsreadpagesandcheckthemagain.Atnight,Teenscomesoutintheprintinghouse.Teensisaweeklynewspaper.(19)Dailynewspapershaveallthesamesteps,buttheyneedtodothemallinadayinsteadofaweek.第二部分阅读理解第一节A语篇类型是应用文,主题语境是人与社会之之历史、社会与文化。本文主要介绍了美国的四个博物馆。21.A。细节理解题。根据第二段中的TheGallery’scollectionofpaintings,drawings,prints,photographs,medals,anddecorativeartstracesthedevelopmentofWesternartfromtheMiddleAgestothepresent可知,在美国国家艺术馆.你可以了解到西方艺术的发展史。22.C。细节理解题。根据第三段中的的ItisthelargestartmuseuminAmerica.