江苏省启东中学2020-2021学年高一下学期第一次阶段测试英语试题 PDF版含答案

江苏省启东中学2020-2021学年第二学期第一次阶段测试

高一英语

总分：150分限时：120分钟

第一部分听力（共两节，满分 20 分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 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。

1. What does the man ask the woman to do?

A. Bring her ID card.

B. Prepare a form.

C. Meet him on time.

2. How much did the man spend at the store?

A. $2.

B. $5.6.

C. $7.6.

3. Where is the man now?

A. In Beijing.

B. In London.

C. In Paris.

4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. The woman?s shoes.

B. Items on sale.

C. A shopping mall.

5. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. At the school.

B. In the hospital.

C. At home.

第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 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. When does the class the man chose begin?

A. At 2:00 p.m.

B. At 4:00 p.m.

C. At 6:00 p.m.

7. What does the woman probably do?

A. A receptionist.

B. A Chinese teacher.

C. A student.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. How will the woman get to the meeting place?

A. By car.

B. By train.

C. By plane.

9. What will the woman do after the meeting?

A. Work overtime.

B. Go for a vacation.

C. Stay at home.

10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Friends.

B. Employer and employee.

C. Colleagues.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.What will the man do this Friday?

A. Watch a play.

B. Give a performance.

C. Watch a movie.

12. Why did the speakers miss the new Marvel movie?

A. The tickets were sold out.

B. The woman didn?t feel well.

C. The man had band practice.

13. What does the woman agree to do this Friday?

A. Go out for dinner.

B. Go to the theater.

C. Buy the tickets.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What is the first tip given by the man to memorize things?

A. Associating.

B. Singing.

C. Teaching.

15. What is the woman going to do?

A. Give more tips.

B. Ask questions.

C. Receive the calls.

16. Who are the potential listeners of the program?

A. Students.

B. Teachers.

C. Parents.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. When will the tourists begin to visit Golden Pavilion?

A. At 8:20 a.m.

B. At 9:15 a.m.

C. At 10:30 a.m.

18. What will be the first stop after lunch?

A. Gion.

B. Ryoanji Temple.

C. Nijo Castle.

19. Which of the following activities will take the longest time?

A. Having lunch.

B. Shopping.

C. Visiting Nijo Castle.

20. How many places of interest will the tourists visit in total?

A. Three.

B. Four.

C. Five.

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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A

Great Movies in 2021

Baby Done

When Zoe and Tim find out they are having a baby, they decide to not let parenthood change them. Tim runs towards being a dad, while Zoe runs away from being a mum. Terrified that her life won't be her own anymore, Zoe is still determined to tick off a list of their wildest dreams before the baby arrives.

Director：Curtis Vowell

Release Date：Jan 22, 2021

Runtime：1h 31m .

The Reunited States

At a time when America is falling apart, The Reimited States is a powerful documentary that follows the unsung heroes on the difficult journey of bridging divides. Each of the bridge-builders has realized that while the divides run deep, so does the love and hope to bring the country back together. Based on the book of the same name the film encourages us to consider

that everyone has a role to play in reuniting the country.

Director：Ben Rekhi

Release Date：Jan 29, 2021

Runtime：1h 24m

Our Friend

Our Friend tells the true story of the Teague family-journalist Matt, his wife Nicole and their two young daughters — and how their lives are ended by Nicole's deadly disease. As Matt's responsibilities as caretaker and parent become increasingly overwhelming（压倒）性的）, the couplers best friend Dane Faucheux offers to come and help out. As Dane puts his life on hold to stay with his friends, the impact of this life-changing decision proves great and meaningful.

Director：Gabriela Cowperthwaite

Release Date：Jan 22, 2021

Runtime：2h 4m

Happy Cleaners

When a new landlord comes around, Mr. and Mrs. Choi find their dry-cleaning business, Happy Cleaners in Flushing, Queens, at risk of closing after 17 years. While they make every effort to save the business, their daughter Hyunny and son Kevin are also at their own tough crossroads of life under the pressure of their parents5 high hopes. Faced with many difficulties 5 the Choi family realizes that the only way to be stronger is to embrace each other.

Director：Julian Kim, Peter S. Lee

Release Date：Feb 5, 2021

Runtime：1h 38min

21. Which film encourages Americans to bring their country together?

A. Baby Done.

B. Our Friend.

C. Happy Cleaners.

D. The Reunited States.

22. What does Gabriela Cowperthwaite's film focus on?

A. The courage to start business.

B. The importance of friendship.

C. The necessity of having a baby.

D. The value of individual freedom.

23. How is Happy Cleaners different from the other three films?

A. It comes out in a different month.

B. It was first in theater 17 years ago.

C. It refers to part of daily family life.

D. It is about an unlucky young couple.

B

Northeastern University in Northeast China's Liaoning Province said it will remove 52PhD students who failed to finish their studies within the permitted study period. One often has been studying for their PhD for 18 years and another two for 17 years, according to an announcement made by the university's College of Information Science and Engineering on Tuesday.

The students were admitted to the college from 2002 to 2012, a list on the college's official website showed. About 78 percent of them have been studying for their PhD at the college for over

a decade. The study period for doctoral students in the university is three years, however, and the maximum length of schooling is six years with suspensions included, according to the management rules of the university.

Chinese universities have been seen clearing those postgraduate or PhD students who fail to graduate at the correct time in recent years. Xidian University in Xi'an of Northwest China, for example, removed 33 PhD students in August, some of whom had been studying for 15 years. Yanbian University in Northeast China's Jilin Province announced on November29, 2019, that it would delist 136 graduate students, including 14 PhD students.

A staff member of the university said that some of the students left without telling the school or going through the correct procedures. The difficulties in PhD study and the improving requirements for academic achievements have been found to be the main reasons resulting in students dropping out, experts said. Yang Liu, an associate professor who graduated with a PhD four years ago from a key university in Shanghai, told the Global Times that it is not strange for some PhD students to drop out under the strict academic review process. He also said that some may be scared off by the economic pressure of long-term schooling.

24. What is the permitted study period for a PhD at most?

A. A decade.

B. 7 years or so.

C. 6 years.

D. Within 3 years.

25. Which of the following might be the major reason for the dropouts?

A. The long term of schooling.

B. The increasing requirements for study.

C. The economic pressure of schooling.

D. The mixed procedures for leaving universities.

26. What's the best title for the text?

A. The difficulties in PhD study scare off many students

B. Students fail to graduate from their universities

C. University in China's northeast delists over 50 PhD students

D. Chinese University is considering clearing some PhD students

27. Which word best describes the author's attitude to the universities' decision?

A. Objective.

B. Worried.

C. Critical.

D. Hopeful.

C

Sophie became friends with the gray squirrels during her first week at Penn State, after spotting them running around and wondering what they would look like with tiny hats on their heads. Today everyone at the university knows her as the “Squirrel Girl”

Sophie tried bringing them food, and gradually they began to trust her. She managed to put a hat on a squirrel and take a picture. Thinking that her colleagues could do with something to lift their spirits, she started posting similar photos on Facebook. The response was greatly positive, and before long Sophie and her squirrels became an Internet sensation (轰动).

Growing up in a neighborhood outside of State College, Sophie was always fond of birds and

animals around her home, but she didn?t interact with people very much. She was later diagnosed (诊断) with Aspergers syndrome (阿斯伯格综合征), but the squirrels changed that. “The squirrels help me break the ice, because I?ll be sitting here patting a squirrel and other people will come over and well just start like feeding the squirrels together and chatting about them,” she said, “I am a lot more outgoing.”

And in case you? re wondering how Sophie is able to get the squirrels to do what she wants for her photos, it has a lot to do with food. For example, whenever she wants them to hold or play with something, she puts peanut butter on the prop (道具), and they?ll grab it. In the beginning, she would throw peanuts up the trees on campus and invite the squirrels to come down and get them, but they hesitated to approach her. She had the patience to earn their trust, though.

This year, Sophie is graduating with a degree in English and wildlife sciences. She wants to be a science writer and educate people on how to preserve the environment. As for her furry friends, Sophie plans to stay in the area and visit them as often as she can.

28. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Sophie was fonder of squirrels than any other animals.

B. Sophie is known as the “Squirrel Girl” in the community.

C. Sophie and squirrels received great attention on the Internet.

D. Sophie wishes to educate people on how to protect the animals.

29. What can we learn about Sophie according to paragraph 3?

A. She got lots of friends due to squirrels.

B. She lived in the far countryside when young.

C. She used to be a popular girl in her childhood.

D. She was more outgoing by making friends with squirrels.

30. How did Sophie manage to take photos of squirrels wearing hats?

A. By dressing like squirrels.

B. By putting them in cages.

C. By playing music to them.

D. By attracting them with food.

31. What do you think of Sophie?

A. Tolerant and strong.

B. Patient and caring.

C. Sociable and healthy.

D. Traditional and hardworking.

D

An easily biodegradable（可生物降解的）material that could be “part of a global answer” to single-use plastic pollution has won its inventor, British designer Lucy Hughes , the international James Dyson Award.

Hughes' Marina Tex bioplastic is strong and flexible, making it a possible alternative for single-use packaging such as bags and sandwich wrappers. Its key ingredients are fish scales and skin, so it can break down in home food waste or compost bins.

Hughes created Marina Tex for her final-year project in the product design course at the

University of Sussex. She had set out to create something using waste rather than unused materials, which led her to the UK's fishing industry. She ran more than 100 experiments to improve the bioplastic mixture, mostly using the kitchen stove in her student accommodation.

The fish scales and skin removed during processing usually encl up burnt or buried in landfill. And with “about 500, 000 tonnes of such waste produced by the country's fisheries annually”, it seems possible that Marina Tex could be used largely in industrial production. The material is low-energy to produce and doesn?t consume the earth's natural resources considering it's based on existing waste. It is also strong, boasting a higher tensile（可拉伸的）strength than the current material most commonly used for plastic bags.

British inventor James Dyson, who every year selects the grand prize winner in the international student design competition that bears his name, said that the material had the potential to replace traditional single-use plastics. “Marina Tex elegantly solves two problems：the ubiquity（无处不在）of single-use plastic and fish waste.” he said. “Further research and development will ensure that Marina Tex evolves further, and I hope it becomes part of a global answer to the abundance of single-use plastic waste.”

32. What do we know about Marina Tex bioplastic?

A. It is used globally.

B. It feels pretty hard.

C. It is made from fish.

D. It can break down easily.

33. Why did Hughes created Marina Tex?

A. To run experiments.

B. To promote fishing industry.

C. To create something special.

D. To finish her project at the university.

34. What does James think of the future of Marina Tex?

A. Promising.

B. Uncertain.

C. Costly.

D. Dark.

35. Which of the following should be the best title for the text?

A. Existing Fish Waste

B. Ways to Fight Plastic Pollution

C. New Bioplastic Made from Fish Waste

D. An International Student Design Competition

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。选项中有两项为多选项。

One of the most exciting parts of moving to a new neighborhood is the chance to find out what makes it so special.___36___

Walk around.

If you want to know what your neighborhood has to offer, go to see it yourself.___37___It will allow you to see your neighborhood better.

Meet your neighbours.

___38___ Meeting your neighbours provides you with a chance to ask questions about your

new neighborhood and possibly discover some worthwhile information you might have missed otherwise. As for how to do it, follow the golden rule — a little friendliness goes along way.

Shop locally.

You can find a big box store anywhere you move, but that little mom-and-pop shop on the corner is something you will only find right where you live.___39___It also can let you find out what makes your community special. Local businesses bring local flavour to their environments, and the restaurants and shops that also call your neighborhood home can tell you a story about what is important there and what brings people together.

___40___

Take a short cut to discovering the best of the best in your new neighborhood by asking for suggestions from people who are already in the know. If your job is local, ask your co-workers where they suggest for, say, great live music or the best local dishes.

The day will come when your new neighborhood no longer seems so new and you have settled into life in the community.

A. The people who live around you are a big part of your community.

B. You may find your community beautiful.

C. Here are some tips for getting started.

D. Ask for suggestions.

E. Try to make as many friends as possible.

F. Going for a walk is a great way to explore.

G. Shopping in the place of residence helps you support your community.

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。

Faye and Matthew Gooding and their five young sons appear to have perfect lives. Mrs. Gooding___41___ beautiful photos of life in their four-bedroom house on Instagram (一种社交软件), and more than 32,000 people ____42____them. For the couple themselves,____43____, this “materially (物质地)perfect world” was lacking something—so now they are giving up all their ____44____to travel around the world with their kids.

This was the last Christmas that the couple spent in their house, which has already been sold. Most of their belongings are____45____too. Shortly their Ford car will be sold and the family will take just one backpack each.

Mrs. Gooding said: “Some friends and family think Matt and I are____46____to be giving up so much. It?s been difficult giving up so many possessions. Yet____47____enjoying spending time with the boys, I found myself cleaning the house all day before. The older ones were at school

and I thought, …I____48____ see them?. I admitted how I felt to Matt. He agreed it felt as if our lives moved around____49____things—both of us working to____50____ the mortgage (贷款)and keep ourselves in our materially perfect world.”

They will leave this month and plan to start their_____51_____in Sweden where they have friends.

Mr. Gooding added: “People have said …aren?t you worried about stability and safety??—____52____as we have five small children. It is a(an)____53____because we are giving up so much. But we can't wait to spend more time with our sons without the____54____of everyday routines. We don?t know what will happen, but we do know if we didn?t do this we would always_____55_____it.”

41. A. takes B. saves C. sells D. posts

42. A. hate B. compare C. follow D. introduce

43. A. however B. therefore C. otherwise D. furthermore

44. A. money B. possessions C. equipment D. lives

45. A. stolen B. watched C. rented D. gone

46. A. relaxing B. realistic C. humorous D. mad

47. A. rather than B. other than C. more than D. less than

48. A. regularly B. hardly C. frequently D. recently

49. A. beautiful B. unnecessary C. material D. spiritual

50. A. ask for B. look into C. buy D. pay

51. A. jobs B. responsibilities C. relationships D. travels

52. A. interestingly B. particularly C. luckily D. absolutely

53. A. honor B. requirement C. risk D. must

54. A. freedom B. distances C. stresses D. prediction

55. A. regret B. end C. access D. value

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。

Timberland, the world's leading outdoor footwear and clothing company, told China Business Weekly, “At present, people are suffering a lot____56____self-made disasters. ,, For years, Timberland CEO has been talking about putting an “ingredients“ label on every product. By educating consumers on the ____57____（environment）impact of their clothes and shoes, he hopes____58____（start.）a discussion that will increase ____59____（aware）of the issue. With an average of 55 parts in every shoe, it had proved much____60____ difficult than originally thought to source and measure every element. In 2005 , Timberland introduced a new brand of

water shoes called Mion, ____61____ has only four separate pieces. The table lists the energy___62____（use）to produce the shoe, ___63___（it）contribution to global warming and how much material____64____（waste）. The company says the response from the retailers has been great. But the question that really matters is _____65_____ regular people are ready to listen and take action.

The company recently announced that it would be launching its eco-friendly boot this fall. Customers will be able to return the boots to any Timberland store for recycling when they don't want them anymore.

第四部分写作(共三节,满分40分)

第一节单词拼写(满分10分)

66.The side effects of g warming, which have seriously threatened the survival of human beings in the future, are particularly worrying.

67.Scientists say the c of South America and Africa separated millions of years ago.

68.For more information, you can refer to the o website of China Daily.

69.The American government will l a new satellite into space next month.

70.She is a helpful and s___________ friend, always ready to help me when I am in trouble.

71.The report of the investigation ___________ (包含) some inaccurate data.

72.The marvelous performance ___________ (唤起) my enthusiasm for jazz.

73.Music is a ___________ (共同的) language that people speaking different languages can understand.

74.You can be involved in any manner; even volunteering for an (组织) can help you more social.

75.When we choose food, we must keep in mind that the food we choose should give us

the (营养物) we need.

第二节应用文写作（满分15分）

假定你是李华，受学生会委托，围绕“垃圾分类，保护环境”这一主题，为校宣传栏“英语天地”写一封倡议书，内容包括：

1. 倡议的原因和目的；

2. 倡议的具体内容；

3. 发出倡议。

注意：

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：垃圾分类garbage sorting；区分differentiate

Dear friends,

答案写在答题纸上

The Students? Union

第三节读后续写(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。

Father’s Stories

The following stories aren?t mine, but my father?s. I was too small to really do anything at the time but I stood to witness them. I grew up thinking all of the world was like my father. I think that all my life has been full of both kindness and cruelty but the kindness affected me deeper than anything else. My father says that this may go on the Internet, but asks that it should not be published in paper form as these are very personal to him.

The first act of kindness that I can remember was when I was very little. I was six years old and my family and I had been out camping. Mom and Dad and the sisters were ready to go home and as we put everything in the van (货车) to go home Dad told us to move the fire extinguisher (灭火器) from the back of the van to under the driver?s seat and told us a story of how a friend had been trapped in a burning car and how since then it was always important for him to have an extinguisher ready. Mom, always rolled her eyes — it was the one hundred-thousandth time he had told the story, sometimes he remembered the extinguisher, sometimes not.

On our way home from the lake we camped, we took a “short cut (近路)” which was no short cut at all. It was getting late and about to rain and Mom started to get nervous. I didn?t realize everyone had gone quiet. I was enjoying looking at the clouds as we turned a long corner.

My dad turned into the left lane and stopped the van and ran out. Mom told him to come back. It was then that I looked out of the front window and saw a little red car on the side of the road, smoke was coming out of the hood (引擎盖). Before my father reached the driver?s side door, it burst into flames.

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，每段的开头已给出。

Paragraph 1: Dad came back to the van and took out his knife.

答案写在答题纸上

Paragraph 2: Dad left Mom and my older sister on the road.

答案写在答题纸上

2020-2021学年第二学期第一次阶段测试

高一英语参考答案

第一部分听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

1-5 CABCA 6-10 ABBCB 11-15ACBCC 16-20 ABABA

第二部分阅读（共两节，每小题2.5分，满分50分）

21-23 DBA 24-27 CBCA 28-31 CDDB 32-35 DDAC

36-40 CFAGD

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）

41-45 DCABD 46-50 DABCD 51-55 DBCCA

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

56. from 57. environmental 58. to start 59. awareness 60. more

61. which 62. used 63. its 64. was wasted 65. whether

第四部分写作（共三节，满分40分）

第一节单词拼写（每小题1分，满分10分）

1. global

2. continents

3. official

4. launch

5. sensitive

6. contains

7. awakened

8. universal

9. organization 10. nutrients

第二节应用文（满分15分）

Dear friends,

Our school produces a lot of rubbish every day, such as leftover food, waste paper and plastic bottles, which brings a wide range of environmental problems as well as the waste of resources. Therefore, it?s time we took immediate action to change the situation.

First of all, it is necessary for us to raise awareness of environmental protection and develop the good habit of garbage sorting. What?s more, we should voluntarily differentiate recyclable rubbish from non-recyclable in our daily life.

In a word, if everyone does his bit responsibility in garbage sorting, our school will become better and better.

The Students? Union 第三节读后续写（满分15分）

Paragraph 1:

Dad came back to the van and took out his knife. Approaching the burning car bravely, my father struggled to cut the driver?s seat belt and pulled him back to the van. Then Dad took out the fire extinguisher under his seat and headed for the car once more. Luckily, the fire had been brought under control before things got worse. What a narrow escape! The young driver would have been killed without my father?s kindness and bravery. Luckily, the man was only slightly injured and came to himself after a while. Warm-hearted, my father even volunteered to drive

him to their home.

Paragraph 2:

Dad left Mom and my older sister on the road. He took the man to his home an hour?s away. His parents could not help expressing their appreciation for my father?s timely help, without which their son would never have survived the terrible accident. Since then, we have never taken my father?s story lightly and his kindness has been planted deeply in my mind. The experience taught us not only the importance of preparing for the urgent situation, but also the significance of being kind.

听力原文

听力材料

Text 1

M: Hi, this is Johnson. I just read your message. You mean you want to rent the apartment on Main Street?

W: Yes. I will be free this afternoon. I can meet you at 4:00 p.m.

M: No problem. I?ll prepare an application form. Don?t forget to bring your ID card please. Text 2

M: Hello, one double cheeseburger, please.

W: OK, it?s $5.6. Would you also like some banana cake? It?s our special offer today, only $1 each.

M: Sounds great. I?ll take two. Thank you.

Text 3

W: Hi, Alex. I?m leaving for Paris tomorrow, and I want to send a large box back home to Beijing from London. Could you do me a favor? It?s quite heavy.

M: No problem. I?m free all day.

Text 4

M: Wow, your new shoes look nice! Where did you buy them?

W: Ah, I bought them from Macy?s Main Place Mall. They are on sale. It?s really a good bargain.

M: Cool. I will go and buy a pair for myself.

Text 5

M: Cathy, you don?t look very well. Are you OK?

W: Don?t worry. I just took some medicine. By the way, little Tom?s class ends at 2:30 p.m. Could you go and pick him up? I would prefer to stay in bed.

M: No problem.

Text 6

M: Hello, Miss. Can I register for a class?

W: Of course. May I have your name?

M: John Green.

W: OK, Mr. Green. What class would you like to take?

M: A Chinese class for beginners.

W: Well, the Chinese classes for beginners are available at three different periods. You can take the class on Monday and Wednesday, or you can take it on Tuesday and Friday. Both are form 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. You can also choose to take the class on Saturday and Sunday, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

M: Well, I have to work during weekdays. Sign me up for the weekend class.

W: No problem.

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M: Hi, Christina. Can you spare a few minutes?

W: Sure. What?s up?

M: Shall we share a taxi to the airport tomorrow? You know the company is trying to cut expenses.

W: Well, actually, I?m not flying. I?ll go there by train.

M: By train?

W: I?m afraid of flying. I?ll have to leave tonight since it takes one and a half days to get there. M: Oh, I?m so sorry. I just forgot you don?t like flying. By the way, are you taking a vacation after the conference?

W: Yes. I?ve been working overtime recently and I do need some refreshment.

M: So where would you like to go?

W: I will go to the seaside with my family. My children are fond of beaches.

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M: Sarah, did you buy the tickets for the play?

W: No, I didn?t. I?m going to do it this afternoon.

M: Oh good. Listen, don?t buy the tickets for the play this Friday. Something?s come up. There is a concert this Friday and I?m supposed to play my part.

W: A concert? But you said...

M: I know. I?m sorry. How about next week? I can definitely go next Friday.

W: Francesco, you did this two weeks ago, remember? I had bought the cinema tickets for the new Marvel movie and then you changed the plan too! For band practice!

M: I know. I?m so sorry. Why don?t we go out for dinner before my concert? Then, next Friday we can go to the play. And I will buy the tickets this afternoon.

W: Fine. But promise not to change the plan again next Friday, OK?

M: I promise! I promise!

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W: The exam week is coming up and many are anxious about memorizing a mass of information. For today?s program, we?ll talk about how to make our memory function better. And we have David Baker here with us. Welcome to the studio, David.

M: Thank you. It?s a pleasure to be here.

W: Would you please share some advice about how to improve memory?

M: Well, we usually associate an unfamiliar term with what we have known to help with memory. But I?m introducing a different way, singing.

W: Singing?

M: Yes. Singing is one of the earliest and most effective memory techniques that are used for memorizing concepts. And I sometimes “sing” a list of historical facts and dates. It works.

W: How interesting! Any more tips?

M: Yes. Another one is to teach it. Teach whatever you want to remember. If you?re studying for an English exam, teach the concepts to someone else. You can just imagine that someone is listening to you.

W: Thank you, David. Now we have a few listeners on the line and let?s get their questions first. Text 10

Morning everyone! Welcome to Kyoto. I?m Chris and I?ll be your guide during the following days. First of all, let me share with you the schedule for tomorrow. We?ll leave at 8:00 a.m. and the bus will be waiting here at 7:40 a.m. Just be sure to get on board by 7:50 a.m. Then we?ll visit some of the most famous historical spots in Kyoto. Our first stop will be the Golden Pavilion. We?ll leave there at 10:00 a.m. So you?ll have about 45 minutes to go around the temple and its gardens. Our next destination will be the Ryoanji Temple. This temple is famous for its beautiful rock garden. We?ll leave the temple at 11:30 a.m. And then we?ll have lunch from 11:45 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. After that, we?ll head downtown and stop at Gion. Many people asked me about traditional shopping areas, and this is a place we don?t want to miss. You?ll have about one hour to look around and buy whatever you want. For those who don?t want to buy anything, just take your time and walk around. I?m sure you?ll enjoy the atmosphere of the entire area. We?ll leave Gion at 2:30 p.m. Finally, we?ll visit Nijo Castle. You?ll have about one and a half hours to visit the castle, and we?ll meet at the bus at 4:20 p.m.

Any questions?

【答案】32. D 33. D 34. A 35. C

【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。英国设计师Lucy Hughes使用鱼鳞和鱼皮制作的环保塑料（Marina Tex），文章介绍了此项创造发明的最初设计目的、这种环保塑料的特性、优势以及未来的发展潜力。

【32题详解】

细节理解题。由第二段中的“Its key ingredients are fish scales and skin, so it can break down in home food waste or compost bins.”（它的主要成分是鱼鳞和鱼皮，所以它可以在家庭食物垃圾或堆肥箱中分解）可知，Marina Tex bioplastic 的主要成分是鱼鳞和鱼皮，所以它可以在家里的食物垃圾箱或堆肥箱里分解。故选D项。

【33题详解】

细节理解题。由第三段中的“Hughes created Marina Tex for her final-year project in the product design course at the University of Sussex.”（Hughes为她在苏塞克斯大学产品设计课程的最后一年项目创建了Marina Tex）可知，Hughes创造了Marina Tex是为了完成她在大学的项目。故选D项。

【34题详解】

推理判断题。由最后一段中的““Marina Tex elegantly solves two problems：the ubiquity（无处不在）of single-use plastic and fish waste.” he said. “Further research and development will ensure that Marina Tex evolves further, and I hope it becomes part of a global answer to the abundance of single-use plastic waste.””

（他说：“Marina Tex巧妙地解决了两个问题：一次性塑料和鱼废料的普遍存在。”。“进一步的研究和开发将确保Marina Tex进一步发展，我希望它能成为解决大量一次性塑料垃圾的全球解决方案的一部分。”）可知，James对Marina Tex的评价很高，认为它巧妙地解决了两个问题，并且希望它能成为全球解决一次性塑料垃圾泛滥问题的方法之一，说明James认为Marina Tex的未来是很有希望/前景的（Promising）。故选A项。

【35题详解】

主旨大意题。第一段讲“英国设计师Lucy Hughes发明了一种易于生物降解的材料（Marina Tex）并为此获奖”，第二段讲“Marina Tex的主要成分”，第三段讲“Lucy Hughes发明Marina Tex的初衷”，第四段讲“Marina Tex的特性、优势”，最后一段讲“Marina Tex 的未来的发展潜力”，由此可知，文章主要讲的是英国设计师Lucy Hughes 使用鱼鳞和鱼皮制作的环保塑料（Marina Tex），并介绍了此项创造发明的最初设计目的、这种环保塑料的特性、优势以及未来的发展潜力，C项“用鱼废料制成的新生物塑料”符合文意。故选C项。