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‎2018-2019学年度上学期高三年级期中考试 英语试卷 本试卷共150分，考试时间120分钟。‎ 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）‎ 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. Where does the man want to go?‎ A. A railway station. B. A post office. C. The seaside.‎ ‎2. What happened to the woman?‎ A. She woke up late. ‎ B. She got to work late. ‎ C. She went to sleep late.‎ ‎3. What is the woman doing now?‎ A. Baking cookies. B. Making a list. C. Shopping for groceries.‎ ‎4. How does the woman feel about the zoo? A. Sad. B. Impressed. C. Disappointed.‎ ‎5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Young people lose their jobs easily. B. Young people are too quick in making decisions. C. Young people seldom stay long in the same job.‎ 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 will the man start his new job? A. Tomorrow. B. Next week. C. Next month.‎ ‎7. Why is the man paying for the woman’s lu nch? A. She helped him a lot. ‎ B. It is his turn to pay. ‎ C. He wants to congratulate her.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。‎ ‎8. What is Anna’s chemistry grade now?‎ A. B. B. B+. C. D.‎ ‎9. When does Anna’s study group meet?‎ A. After school. ‎ B. On the weekends. ‎ C. During lunch hour.‎ ‎10. Who is Anna speaking to?‎ A. A study group member. ‎ B. Her teacher. ‎ C. Her father.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。‎ ‎11. How old was Jonathan’s mother when she started doing laundry? A. 8 years old. B. 10 years old. C. 16 years old.‎ ‎12. Which temperature will Jonathan use for now? A. Hot. B. Cold. C. Warm.‎ ‎13. What is the “light” spin cycle used for? A. Jeans and towels.‎ B. Most of Jonathan’s clothes. ‎ C. Sheets and pillow cases. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14. Which decorations are on the sofa? A. The Christmas ones. ‎ B. The Halloween ones. ‎ C. The Thanksgiving ones. 15. What did the man use to get the box out? A. A pole. B. A chair. C. A ‎ ladder. 16. Where might the conversation take place? A. In the basement.‎ B. In the bedroom.‎ C. In the living room. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What does the Golden Rule ask people to do? A. Develop personal rules. B. Respect their families and ancestors. C. Treat others as they wish to be treated. 18. Which is a teaching of Confucius? A. Governments should be moral. B. Husbands should respect wives. C. People should memorize rules of behavior. 19. How did Confucius teach lessons? A. Through arguments. ‎ B. Through reasoning. ‎ C. Through personal examples. 20. What does the speaker say about Confucius’ influence? A. He used to be even more important. B. He has influenced many cultures. C. He has little effect on people today.‎ 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)‎ 第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。‎ A Rain beat against the window, matching my mood. I should have known that my new job at the hospital was too good to be true. Throughout the day, rumors (传言) warned that the newest employee from each department would be laid off. I was the newest one in the training department. ‎ My boss appeared. “You probably know we’re cutting back,” he said. “Administration wants us to offer outplacement classes to help those employees find other jobs, showing them how to act in an ‎ interview, for example.” “Fine,” I answered unwillingly, not knowing what else to say.‎ I decided to go home early that day. In the hall, I met the lady who brought us cookies every Friday. She was a little woman with gray hair. Only her head and the top of her green apron were visible over the cart (小车) loaded with cleaning supplies. At least she had a job! ‎ At the final meeting, laid-off workers formed a line at the door. A colleague whispered, “I can’t believe our Cookie Lady is being laid off. We’ll miss her as much as we’ll miss her cookies.” When the colleague spoke to her in Spanish, I knew my classes would be useless for her and I realized how much better off was than this poor woman.‎ I decided to do something for her. I wrote to a newspaper expressing how I felt about the unselfishness of the Cookie Lady who needed a job. A few days later, my article appeared in the newspaper and the Cookie Lady was allowed to stay in her position. On the same day, I received a letter, which seemed so unlikely that I read it twice. “An editor of a local magazine likes your piece and wants you to call her next time you’re looking for work …”‎ ‎21. How did the author feel on that rainy day?‎ A. Nervous. B. Excited. C. Awkward. D. Proud.‎ ‎22. What was the author asked to do?‎ A. Take care of patients. B. Leave earlier that day.‎ C. Resign from the hospital. D. Help the laid-off workers.‎ ‎23. How did the author help the Cookie Lady?‎ A. He offered her a high-paid job. ‎ B. He gave her advice on job hunting.‎ C. He made her story known to others. ‎ D. He taught her how to pass an interview.‎ ‎24. What does the story tell us?‎ A. Good deeds have their rewards.‎ B. A friend in need is a friend indeed.‎ C. Little people can make a big difference.‎ D. Love brings more joy to people than work does.‎ B At your next meeting, wait for a pause in conversation and try to measure how long it lasts.‎ Among English speakers, chances are that it will be a second or two at most. But while this pattern may be universal, our awareness of silence differs dramatically across cultures.‎ What one culture considers a confusing or awkward pause may be seen by others as a valuable moment of reflection and sign of respect for what the last speaker has said. Research in Dutch and also in English found that when a silence in conversation stretches to four seconds, people start to feel uneasy. In contrast, a separate study of business meetings found that Japanese people are happy with silences of 8.2 seconds — nearly twice as long as in Americans’ meetings.‎ ‎ In Japan, it is recognized that the best communication is when you don’t speak at all. It’s already a failure to understand each other by speaking because you’re repairing that failure by using words.‎ ‎ In the US, it may originate from the history of colonial (殖民地) America as a crossroads of many different races. When you have a complex of difference, it’s hard to establish common understanding unless you talk and there’s understandably a kind of anxiety unless people are verbally engaged to establish a common life. This applies also to some extent to London.‎ ‎ In contrast, when there’s more homogeneity, perhaps it’s easier for some kinds of silence to appear. For example, among your closest friends and family it’s easier to sit in silence than with people you’re less well acquainted with.‎ ‎25. Which of the following people might have the longest silence in conversation?‎ ‎ A. The Dutch. B. Americans. C. The English. D. The Japanese.‎ ‎26. What might the Japanese agree with in a conversation?‎ ‎ A. Speaking more gives the upper hand.‎ ‎ B. Speak out what you have in your mind.‎ ‎ C. Great minds think alike without words.‎ ‎ D. The shorter talking silence, the better.‎ ‎27. What can we learn from the text?‎ ‎ A. A four second silence in conversation is universal.‎ ‎ B. It’s hard for Americans to reach a common agreement.‎ ‎ C. English speakers are more talkative than Japanese speakers.‎ ‎ D. The closer we and our family are, the easier the silence appears.‎ ‎28. What does the underlined word “homogeneity” in the last paragraph mean?‎ ‎ A. Similarity. B. Contradiction. C. Diversity. D. Misunderstanding.‎ C ‎ Next month, I’m traveling to a remote area of Central Africa and my aim is to know enough Lingala — one of the local languages — to have a conversation. I wasn’t sure how I was going to manage this — until I discovered a way to learn all the vocabulary I’m going to need. Thanks to Memrise, the app I’m using. It feels just like a game.‎ ‎“People often stop learning things because they feel they’re not making progress or because it all feels like too much hard work,” says Ed Cooke, one of the people who created Memrise. “We’re trying to create a form of learning experience that is fun and is something you’d want to do instead of watching TV.”‎ Memrise gives you a few new words to learn and these are “seeds” which you plant in your “greenhouse”. When you practice the words, you “water your plants”. When the app believes that you have really remembered a word, it moves the word to your “garden”. And if you forget to log on (登录)，the app sends you emails that remind you to “water your plants”.‎ The app uses two principles about learning. The first is that people remember things better when they link them to a picture in their mind. Memrise translates words into your own language, but it also encourages you to use “mems”. For example, I memorized motele, the Lingala word for “engine”, using a mem I created — I imagined an old engine in a motel (汽车旅馆) room.‎ The second principle is that we need to stop after studying words and then repeat them again later, leaving time between study sessions. Memrise helps you with this, because it’s the kind of app you only use for five or ten minutes a day.‎ I’ve learnt hundreds of Lingala words with Memrise. I know this won’t make me a fluent speaker, but I hope I’ll be able to do more than just smile when I meet people in Congo. Now, I need to go and water my Vocabulary!‎ ‎29. What does Ed Cooke make an effort to do with Memrise?‎ A. Create memorable experiences.‎ B. Make progress with hard work.‎ C. Master languages through games.‎ D. Combine study with entertainment.‎ ‎30. What do the underlined words “water your plants” in Paragraph 3 refer to?‎ A. Learning new words.‎ B. Being a Memrise user.‎ C. Logging on to the app.‎ D. Taking care of your garden.‎ ‎31. How does Memrise work?‎ A. By linking different mems together.‎ B. By putting knowledge into practice.‎ C. By offering human translation services.‎ D. By applying an associative memory approach.‎ ‎32. What is the author’s attitude towards Memrise?‎ A. Positive. B. Doubtful. C. Uncaring. D. Disapproving.‎ D Shopping for and choosing clothes is challenging enough. But imagine if you were unable to use your arms to do anything, or used a wheelchair.‎ The conditions are reality for four people who became the “customers” of 15 students at Parsons School of Design at the New School this year. The students spent their spring term creating clothing to fit their customers’ unique requirements as part of a class run by Open Style Lab, a nonprofit organization whose aim is to design functional and fashionable clothing for people with disabilities.‎ ‎“Disability overlaps (关联、一致) with aging and universal design,” said Grace Jun, the director of the program. “We need to see it as part of our life cycle. It’s something that we need to not only see from a human rights standpoint but also for its economic value.”‎ ‎“I’m always looking at me being the problem and the clothing as being OK,” said Kieran Kern, who gets around in a wheelchair. When Ms. Kern approached Open Style Lab, she was looking for a coat that would be easy to put on with the limitations of a weaker body. Her team came up with a design with a circular rod (杆) that runs through the collar and allows Ms. Kern to swing the coat across her back with one hand.‎ ‎“The idea of having a coat that sees the parts that make me as just parts and not as a problem that I need to solve was really liberating in an identity sense,” Ms. Kern said. “Because generally, when you have a different body, you don’t really see yourself.”‎ ‎“I think the challenges the students faced throughout the course had a lot to do with the exchange of ideas,” Ms. Jun said. “They were able to understand that no two people with a disability are alike. Being able to design uniquely means you have to have a collaborative (合作) process. We’re designing with each other, not for.”‎ ‎33. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?‎ A. Aging. B. Disability. C. Design. D. The program.‎ ‎34. What did the students find challenging according to Ms. Jun?‎ A. Creativity in fashion design. ‎ B. Interpersonal communication.‎ C. Making clothing part of a wearer.‎ D. Meeting the needs of the disabled.‎ ‎35. What would be the best title for the text?‎ A. Open Style Lab ‎ B. A new fashion industry C. Disability is no longer a problem ‎ D. Designs that do more than meet the eye 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。‎ Spreading smiles at Birchwood When Ava McCarver was in kindergarten, her class visited a nursing home (疗养院). Ava learned that many of the residents (住户) there receive few visitors. 36 “I asked my mom if I could visit them,” she says. Soon, Ava and her mom became volunteers at Birchwood Health Care Center.‎ That was six years ago. 37 She enjoys hanging out with Mary, Shirley and other residents during her twice-monthly visits. “I paint their nails, and I talk to a lot of them,” she says. Sometimes she helps lead craft (手工艺) projects. Other times they play card games. “It’s good for the residents to see little kids,” Ava says. “That makes them really happy.”‎ ‎ 38 She has raised money for the nursing home by making refrigerator decorations and selling them at a craft fair. She has also collected used puzzles from garage sales and donated them to Birchwood.‎ Ava wrote a book called The Squirrel Family. In the book, two squirrels raise a family and eventually move into a place called Birchwood where they live happily. 39 Ten stores in her city agreed to display the books, along with a can to collect money. Ava’s project raised about $750. Birchwood used that money to buy furniture for the residents.‎ Ava says she enjoyed the look of “pure joy” on a resident’s face after a hug from her. That’s why she started visiting Birchwood — to bring happiness to others. 40 “It’s really fun,” she says. “They have good stories, and I enjoy my time there.”‎ A. She decided to take action.‎ B. But she has gained happiness for herself, too.‎ C. Since then, Ava has made many friends at Birchwood.‎ D. Ava used her book to raise money for the nursing home.‎ E. Birchwood needs more volunteers for its craft project.‎ F. Ava has found some creative ways to help her friends at Birchwood.‎ G. Ava’s book has achieved a great success and earned a large amount of money for her.‎ 第三部分 语言知识运用（共三节，满分55分）‎ 第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下面的短文，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。‎ Draper, the owner of a secondhand bookstore, was sorting through a pile of old books when an envelope fell from one. Inside was an undated 41 and a faded photo of a woman holding a little girl on her lap. The letter said if Bethany was 42 it, it meant the author had died.‎ Tears were welling up in Draper’s eyes. These were a 43 woman’s last words to her child. He had to 44 Bethany. “Whoever it is will 45 this,” he thought. “You wouldn’t 46 a letter like that.”‎ He supposed if the 47 ended up in his shop then Bethany was likely from around Bishop Auckland. And he thought he 48 recognized the little girl’s face. Even if she’d since left the area, there might be someone in town who would recognize the 49 .‎ He started with the local newspaper. The Northern Echo ran the story of the 50 letter.‎ ‎ 51 , Bethany Gash, now 21 and a(n) 52 herself, was on Facebook about 10 miles away when a close friend messaged her to check out the 53 . As she read her mother’s 54 , words she thought had been lost forever, she said she thought she must be 55 .‎ Gash was only 4 when her mother 56 . Five years later, her family moved to a new home and the letter, put away in the pages of a book for safe keeping, was unintentionally 57 .‎ She remembers unpacking and looking for the letter, and then 58 searching through everything in hopes that it was there. “That’s when I realized it was 59 gone by now and I’d never see it again,” she said.‎ Draper 60 the letter in person. He also brought her a children’s book for her son. Gash was greatly moved to have the letter back, and also touched by the stranger’s kindness.‎ 41. A. message B. email C. postcard D. letter ‎ 42. A. reading B. destroying C. forgetting D. copying 43. A. determined B. kind C. selfish D. dying 44. A. find B. introduce C. phone D. comfort 45. A. enjoy B. avoid C. want D. like 46. A. tear open B. cut up C. throw away D. pull out 47. A. girl B. book C. reporter D. news 48. A. hardly B. actually C. unfortunately D. accidentally 49. A. author B. teacher C. picture D. stranger 50. A. lost B. valuable C. wet D. broken 51. A. Meanwhile B. Therefore C. However D. Eventually 52. A. editor B. mother C. daughter D. assistant 53. A. ticket B. magazine C. article D. homework 54. A. vocabularies B. terms C. languages D. words 55. A. writing B. joking C. playing D. dreaming 56. A. came back B. passed away C. died out D. calmed down 57. A. donated B. burned C. dirtied D. robbed 58. A. secretly B. suddenly C. madly D. regularly 59. A. almost B. never C. still D. long 60. A. kept B. delivered C. composed D. published 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。‎ Baidu is not a doctor When people 61 (face) with health or nutrition questions, it is 62 (increasing) common to go online and diagnose themselves. But the Internet is full of conflicting health warnings with no regulation to get rid of the wrong advice, some of which 63 (be) extremely dangerous! Also, search engines rank results by 64 (popular) rather than accuracy, so solid facts can be tricky to find. It is worth 65 (check) if the writer of an online piece is properly qualified as an expert. Anyone can call 66 (they) a “diet expert”, “nutritionist” and even a “doctor” — given it could refer to qualifications like a PhD. But remember, only officially 67 (recognize) practicing doctors as well as dietitians have degrees in giving medical 68 (suggest). So if you are unsure and still wondering 69 the chocolate diet really does work or not, then it pays to make 70 appointment with your dietician or doctor. The truth is out there, and you just need to look in the right place!‎ 第三节 词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 请根据语境用括号内单词的正确形式或根据汉语意思填空，每空一词。‎ ‎71. His family then moved to a (稍微) larger house.‎ ‎72. An earthquake (测量) 6.1 on the Richter Scale struck California yesterday.‎ ‎73. How you greet a customer can leave a lasting (印象).‎ ‎74. King was a great speaker and an (inspire) leader.‎ ‎75. Winston is not someone who accepts (失败) easily.‎ 根据所学语法知识和所学短语填空，每空一词。‎ ‎76. (令我满意的是), he passed the exam.‎ ‎77. He gave the speech without (参考) his notes.‎ ‎78. He had to make a decision (当场).‎ ‎79. (抚养) in the city, he doesn’t know how to farm.‎ ‎80. (taste) nice, the food was all eaten up soon.‎ 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；‎ ‎2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。‎ I will share one experience with you. With the College Entrance Examination draw near, I was filled with great anxiety. However, I couldn’t be absorbed in study, resulting from my failing in the examination. I got very discouraging. Just then, my teacher, Miss Zhang, approach me and said, “In life we all have moment when we can’t achieve what we want it. It is natural. Don’t allow those moments to weaken you, and turn them into motivation to inspire you.” Her words were a reminder which provided myself with constant encouragement to smile at life. Consequently, I gained what I deserved. ‎ So it is an optimistic attitude which matters most of all. It gives you the confidence to deal with difficulties and to achieve what you want in your life. ‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假如你是李华，衡水中学学生会主席( Chairman of the Student Union)，近日你校收到美 国友好交流学校 Roger Manverz School学生会主席John的邮件，希望你校捐赠一批传统文化书籍，供该校对此有兴趣的同学阅读，请你代表学校给John回复一封邮件，邮件中需要包含以下内容：‎ ‎1.自我介绍；‎ ‎2.捐赠图书的具体信息；‎ ‎3.询问对方的收件地址和联系信息。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1. 词数100左右；‎ ‎2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ Dear John,‎ ‎_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Yours faithfully,‎ Li Hua ‎2018—2019学年度上学期高三年级期中考试 第一部分 听力 ‎1-5 CABBC 6-10 BABAC ‎ ‎11-15 ABCCA 16-20 ACACB ‎ 第二部分 阅读理解 第一节 ‎(A) ADCA (B) DCDA (C) DADA (D) BBD ‎ 第二节 ‎36-40 ACFDB 第三部分 语言知识运用 第一节 ‎ ‎41-45 DADAC 46-50 CBBCA ‎ ‎51-55 ABCDD 56-60 BACDB 第二节 ‎61. are faced 62. increasingly ‎ ‎63. is 64. popularity ‎ ‎65. checking 66. themselves ‎67. recognized/recognised 68. suggestions ‎69. whether  70. an 第三节 词汇运用 ‎71. slightly 72. measuring ‎ ‎73. impression 74. inspiring ‎ ‎75. failure 76. To my satisfaction ‎ ‎77. referring to 78. on the spot ‎ ‎79. Brought up 80. Tasting ‎ 第四部分 写作 第一节 短文改错 I will share one experience with you. With the College Entrance Examination draw near, I ‎ ‎ drawing was filled with great anxiety. However, I couldn’t be absorbed in study, resulting from my failing ‎ ‎ Therefore in in the examination. I got very discouraging. Just then, my teacher, Miss Zhang, approach me and ‎ ‎ discouraged approached said, “In life we all have moment when we can’t achieve what we want it. It is natural. Don’t ‎ ‎ moments allow those moments to weaken you, and turn them into motivation to inspire you.” Her words ‎ ‎ but were a reminder which provided myself with constant encouragement to smile at life. ‎ ‎ me Consequently, I gained what I deserved. ‎ So it is an optimistic attitude which matters most of all. It gives you the confidence to deal ‎ ‎ that with difficulties and to achieve what you want in your life. ‎ 第二节 书面表达 Dear John,‎ I am Li Hua, chairman of the Student Union of Hengshui High School. I am writing this letter on behalf of our school that we are more than glad to donate to your school some books on Chinese traditional culture.‎ After discussion, we plan to donate about a hundred books, whose topics vary from Chinese ancient philosophy, Chinese traditional painting and calligraphy to Chinese classical literature.‎ We plan to wrap them in a big parcel and post to your school. So I hope you can offer me the accurate address of your school as well as the name of the person in charge of receiving the parcel.‎ Looking forward to your reply.‎ Yours faithfully,‎ Li Hua 听力原文 Text 1‎ M: Does this bus go to the beach? (1)‎ W: No. You’re going the wrong way. You want the Number 11 bus. It stops in front of the post office.‎ Text 2‎ M: You look sleepy this morning, Beverly. Did you go to bed late last night?‎ W: No, I slept through my alarm this morning, (2) so l didn’t get a chance to shower.‎ Text 3 ‎ W: Bread, milk, eggs. I think that’s all we need. So, do you want to come with me?‎ M: Sure. I’ll drive. Don’t forget to write down sugar and chocolate, though. (3) They are the most important materials.‎ Text 4‎ W: It’s so nice to see the animals in large open spaces, closer to their natural environment. I wasn’t expecting this. (4)‎ M: I know. Some zoos can be disappointing. At least these animals seem happy.‎ Text 5‎ M: It was the third time Roger had phoned me to say he had a new job. It was so surprising. ‎ W: It’s difficult to keep a young man in one job for life nowadays. (5) Well, times are changing.‎ Text 6‎ W: Congratulations on your new job. (6) I know you worked hard for it. Cheers!‎ M: Cheers! It has been a pleasure working with you all these years. I’ll make sure to come back and visit next month.‎ W: You’d better. Work won’t be the same without you. So, when do you start?‎ M: I went in today to fill out some paperwork, but I won’t start until the following Monday. (6)‎ W: That’s great. Let me pay for your lunch. (7) It’s my turn, anyway.‎ M: No, it’s all right. I owe you for everything you have done for me. (7)‎ W: Thanks. So, I’ll see you tomorrow, then?‎ M: Of course. Bye.‎ Text 7‎ M: Great job on your chemistry test, Anna! (8) This is your second “B” in a row!‎ W: “B-plus” actually. (8) So there is a small improvement, Dad. (10)‎ M: So what have you been doing? You used to be a “D” student before.‎ W: I’ve joined a study group. (9) Our members discuss all the difficult stuff, and we test each other all the time.‎ M: Great idea. Maybe you will have more time on the weekends to go out with your friends. How did you find the study group?‎ W: I saw a notice on the message board at lunch one day. I decided to check it out, and now we meet once a week after our last class of the day. (9)‎ M: So that’s why you’ve been coming home late. Good for you. So, you’re not nervous about your chemistry tests anymore?‎ W: Not at all. I am more prepared than ever.‎ Text 8‎ W: Jonathan! Look at all these dirty clothes! Grab your laundry basket. It’s time to teach you how to use the washing machine.‎ M: Oh, Mom! Do I have to?‎ W: Yes. You’re sixteen now. I was doing laundry when I was half your age. (11) Your sister has been doing it since she was ten. So, it’s your turn to learn.‎ M: Fine. It’s just that there are so many buttons and settings.‎ W: It’s easy once you know how to do it. This is the “load” setting. Choose small, medium, or large based on how many clothes you’re washing. I’m sure you can figure that out for yourself.‎ M: I can do that.‎ W: Good. Next, you choose the temperature. Cold, warm, or hot. Just use cold for now, (12) and I’ll deal with anything that needs to be washed in warmer temperatures.‎ M: And the spin cycle?‎ W: That is for how fast the machine turns. “Normal” is what you will be using for most of your clothes. “Heavy” is for your jeans and towels. “Light” is for your sheets and pillow cases, (13) but I’ll do those for you.‎ M: You know what, Mom? Washing clothes is actually pretty easy.‎ W: Everything is, once you know how to do it.‎ Text 9 (第16题为推断题)‎ W: Why are we down here again?‎ M: We’re looking for a box marked “Christmas decorations”. What’s the matter?‎ W: I don’t like cold, dark places. I feel like I’m in a scary movie. Also, I hate rats.‎ M: What’s wrong with rats?‎ W: They are dirty creatures that spread disease.‎ M: I don’t see them that way. They’re like us, I think. They are very social, and they get sad when they’re alone.‎ W: You’re strange. Hey, is that the box on the shelf?‎ M: No, those are the Halloween decorations.‎ W: Ah! I just walked right into a spider web!‎ M: Did you know that even though almost all spiders have poison, less than one percent are harmful to humans?‎ W: Whatever! There are the Thanksgiving decorations, on that sofa. (14)‎ M: There it is, under that bench. Can you hand me that pole by the ladder? I can use it to drag the box out. (15）‎ W: Here you are. I’m going to stand on this chair until you’re ready to go back up to the living room.‎ M: Stop worrying. There are hardly any spiders down here. Trust me.‎ Text 10‎ Have you heard of the Golden Rule? (17) The great Chinese philosopher Confucius taught this principle. It is a very important and well-known idea. The rule says not to do anything to other people that you would not want them to do to you. (17) It is a very simple yet deep truth. Confucius possessed a lot of important wisdom like this. He encouraged many values like children respecting elders, people respecting their ancestors, and wives respecting husbands. He desired for these moral principles in people’s lives and in the government of the country. (18) He believed that people should develop their own personal rules instead of simply memorizing rules of behavior to follow. He also had a thoughtful way of teaching. Instead of presenting his ideas through arguments and reasoning, he taught his rules through personal examples. (19) He himself studied hard and sought truth, dreams and a perfect personality. In short, Confucius aimed to establish a world of great ‎ harmony. For over two thousand years, his teachings and beliefs still have a great effect on Chinese culture. Many other cultures around the world have also been influenced to this day by these important moral teachings. (20)‎