- 96.50 KB
- 2024-04-27 发布
- 1、本文档内容版权归属内容提供方，所产生的收益全部归内容提供方所有。如果您对本文有版权争议，可选择认领，认领后既往收益都归您。
- 2、本文档由用户上传，本站不保证质量和数量令人满意，可能有诸多瑕疵，付费之前，请仔细先通过免费阅读内容等途径辨别内容交易风险。如存在严重挂羊头卖狗肉之情形，可联系本站下载客服投诉处理。
- 文档侵权举报QQ：3215808601
2019-2020学年度第一学期期末学业水平检测
高二英语
（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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1.5分，满分7.5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。
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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 will the woman do tomorrow?
A. See an eye doctor. B. Go to a bookstore. C. Buy a new cell phone.
2. What do we know about the snowman?
A. It was six feet tall.
B. It had a carrot nose.
C. It took the man seven hours to make it.
3. What is the woman writing on the form?
A. Her address. B. Her birth date. C. Her phone number.
4. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In a hotel. B. At a bank. C. At a restaurant.
5. On what day will the woman visit her mother?
A. Monday. B. Tuesday. C. Wednesday.
第二节 (共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. When did the man open his Twitter account?
A. In 2005. B. In 2007. C. In 2009.
7. Where did the man work?
A. Twitter. B. IBM. C. LinkedIn.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. When did the speakers last see each other?
A. One year ago. B. Two years ago. C. Three years ago.
9. What was the woman doing in Asia?
A. Traveling. B. Studying Japanese. C. Teaching biology.
10. Who did the man marry?
A. A Japanese girl. B. His workmate. C. The woman’s classmate.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A storm. B. A dream. C. A movie.
12. What happened to the girl?
A. She got lost.
B. She found a new land.
C. She was saved by a dragon.
13. How can the man find out the dragon’s name?
A. By asking the woman. B. By searching online. C. By making a call.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What will the man do this morning?
A. Drive the kids to school. B. Have a meeting. C. Meet the city leaders.
15. What is California’s main problem?
A. The price of water is too high.
B. The weather has been too rainy.
C. The winters have been too dry.
16. How much rain has fallen in the last two weeks?
A. Four inches. B. Nine inches. C. Ten inches.
17. What does the woman suggest they do in the end?
A. Travel to a famous desert.
B. Go skiing in the mountains.
C. Water the grass more often.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Who was the musical guest?
A. Lorde. B. Jimmy Fallon. C. Justin Timberlake.
19. What is Saturday Night Live?
A. A Broadway show. B. A dance performance. C. A television program.
20. Who did the silly dances?
A. Justin and Jimmy. B. Tina and Amy. C. Tina and Jimmy.
第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （15个小题，每题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。
A
Travelers in America who want to experience the Wild West can now go to a holiday in the old style to see how the American pioneers traveled and lived.
Today’s travelers go by horse wagon like the old-time. They set up camp at night under the stars and learn to cook their meals over fires. They also learn to lead herds of cattle with present-day cowboys and try to bring wild horses into a corral (畜栏). For those who just want to pretend half way, the special holidays offer the chance to “rough it” during the day in the wagons but sleep at night in the comfort of fan air-conditioned ranch (牧牛场) complete with swimming pool, sauna and tennis courts.
In Wyoming the holiday makers will travel by wagon past ghost towns and cemeteries where pioneers and wild cowboys were buried. The route goes along the same track as the Pony Express riders who braved attacks from Indians and robbers to get the mail through to the Wild West. High Island Ranch in Wyoming at the foot of the Rocky Mountains is also an ideal place to go trout fishing and to ride wild horses. In Colorado, the modern-day pioneers can stay at Randy George’s ranch and try their hand at breaking-in horses and branding (打烙印) cattle. In New Mexico there will be a chance to help in driving cattle to their new summer pastures (牧场). Trips last for a week so those taking part get a chance to get a feel for the Wild West as it really was.
21. What is the author’s purpose by writing the passage?
A. To reveal the real life of the Wild West in the old time.
B. To tell the readers what they should prepare for special holidays.
C. To introduce some trips in which people can experience the Wild West.
D. To advertise for the most popular tourist attractions in America.
22. What does the underlined phrase “rough it” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Make the travelers comfortable.
B. Live a hard and simple life.
C. Travel everywhere in the wagons.
D. Bring wild horses into a corral.
23. What can be inferred from paragraph 3?
A. Travelers will pass ghost towns to visit pioneers and wild cowboys.
B. People are not interested in how the pioneers traveled and lived.
C. It was not easy to deliver the mail to the Wild West in the old time.
D. The pioneers and wild cowboys in the old time led an easy life.
B
Up till about 130 years ago, newspapers in the United States attracted only the most serious readers. They used no illustration (插图) and the articles were about politics or business.
Two men changed that — Joseph Pulitzer bought the New York World and William Randolph Hearst of the New York Journal. Pulitzer bought the New York World in 1883. He changed it from a traditional newspaper into a very exciting one overnight. He added lots of illustrations and he told his reporters to write articles on every crime they could find. And they did. One of them—a woman reporter, even pretended she was mad and was sent to a hospital. She then wrote many articles about the poor treatment of patients in those hospitals where mad men were kept.
In 1895, Hearst came to New York from California. He wanted the Journal to be more exciting than the World. He also wanted it to be cheaper, so he lowered the price to a penny. Hearst attracted attention because his newspaper headings were bigger than anyone else’s. He often says, “Big print makes big news.”
Pulitzer and Hearst did anything they could to sell newspapers. For example, Hearst sent Frederic Remington, the famous illustrator, to draw pictures of the Spanish-American War. When he got there, he told Hearst that no fighting was going on, Hearst answered, “You provide the pictures. I’ll provide the war.”
24. What kind of news did American newspapers carry 130 years ago?
A. Only serious matters. B. All kinds of exciting news.
C. Crimes and mad people. D. The treatment of patients in hospital.
25. What can we know about the woman reporter in the second paragraph?
A. She helped Joseph Pulitzer buy the New York Journal.
B. She was forced to be mad and was sent to a hospital.
C. She learned a lot about the real life of the mad patients in hospital.
D. She made the newspaper from traditional to exciting.
26. Pulitzer and Hearst used all the means EXCEPT ________ to make newspapers exciting.
A. adding illustrations into newspapers
B. satisfying the needs of politicians
C. getting the reporters to write about crimes
D. printing big newspaper headings
27. What does this passage mainly talk about?
A. The difficulties that the newspaper owners faced.
B. Two most famous reporters of the United States.
C. Newspaper owners were fond of crimes and war.
D. Two important men changed newspapers greatly.
C
Two British teachers have broken the world record for the longest journey in a tuk-tuk after pulling their failing vehicle for 43 miles. Richard Sears and Nick Gough traveled 37,500 kilometers around the world and passed through 37 countries. They did this to support grassroots education project in Africa, Asia and South America.
The pair, who set off from London, thought their expedition was over when the vehicle started to fail. When the tuk-tuk broke, they were only 70 kilometers from their destination. They decided to pull it the rest of the way. The tuk-tuk, which weighs 800 kilograms, was pulled in turns by Rich and Nick over three days. On arrival in Chepen, Peru, they discovered a mechanic who specialized in tuk-tuks and managed to fix it.
The pair were back on the road and aiming for their next goal. Along their journey they had to tackle deserts and jungles. They also survived close encounters with elephants in Uganda and Botswana and an accident in Malaysia. The greatest hardship on the tuk-tuk was the mountain ranges lying in their path, including the Alps, the Himalayas and the Andes.
Nick and Richard uncovered some inspirational projects across Africa, Asia and South America. They witnessed firsthand the educational challenges facing these areas today. They joined street children in the slums of Cairo, Khartoum, Kampala, Mumbai and Phnom Penh. They visited Congolese refugees (难民) in camps in Eastern Burundi. They witnessed how education could free sex-workers in Delhi and victims of human trafficking in Nepal.
The pair established The Tuk Tuk Educational Trust, a U.K. registered charity.
Talking bout their motivation, Richard said: “The world’s leaders have made a commitment to achieving universal primary education but, in spite of this pledge (誓言，承诺), over 57 million
primary-aged children worldwide are still out of school; many more are in school, though still cannot access quality learning opportunities.”
28. Why did the two teachers travel the world?
A. To support an education project.
B. To create a new world record.
C. To entertain themselves.
D. To challenge themselves.
29. How far did the two teachers pull the tuk-tuk each day on average?
A. A little more than 23 kilometers. B. About 14 miles.
C. 43 miles. D. 70 kilometers.
30. What is the third paragraph mainly about?
A. How they realized their next goal.
B. Their exciting experience on the road.
C. The beautiful scenery of famous mountains.
D. The difficulties and dangers they faced in the journey.
31. Which of the following best describes the two teachers?
A. Curious and brave. B. Humorous and generous.
C. Courageous and responsible. D. Efficient and honest.
D
Nobody needs reminding that exercise is good for our health, but we may need reminding that it needs to be done in the right way.
Light exercises are a great way to improve circulation and keep our muscles active, especially if the rest of the day will be spent sitting in front of a computer or in a lecture hall. However, certain sports like long distance running require training to build up our bodies so they can handle the challenge. If we go into such sport cold, it can shock our muscles, hearts, lungs, and other organs and cause severe pain or in some cases, even death.
Some people are born with medical conditions that go unnoticed until they stress the unstable part of their body. A weak heart may never be seen until we do something that causes extreme physical effort. Recently there have been cases of people dying while running long distances. Also, a university student died after taking a 1.000m running exam. Some universities and high schools have cut long distance races (i.e. 3.000m, 5,000m) from their campus sports games, partly because of the supposed danger and partly because they say fewer people are entering such events.
Maybe education about such events is lacking, especially during primary and high school. People participating in such competitions should realize that a reasonable amount of training is required beforehand and having a medical check is wise, especially for a marathon. People shouldn’t be forced to participate in events that push them past their limits, especially if they haven’t warmed-up completely. Cancelling events could lead to people becoming less healthy and overweight. Maybe these events shouldn’t be cancelled, but organizers and participants should be more careful about regular health checks.
32. Why does the author write the text?
A. To give us some reminding on exercises.
B. To persuade us to take less sports.
C. To advise students to have regular exercises.
D. To require cancelling long distance running.
33. What does the underlined word “cold” in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Having trained a lot. B. Without any preparation.
C. Having a low temperature. D. In an unfriendly way.
34. Why do some universities and schools cancel long distance races?
A. Because no students are willing to enter such events.
B. Because the students’ physical conditions are too poor to finish them.
C. Because long distance running is not fit for students.
D. Because they worry about the supposed danger in such races.
35. What does the author advise us to do before running a marathon?
A. Have a medical check and warm-up exercises.
B. Push ourselves past our limits.
C. Participate in it confidently.
D. Try to lose some weight first.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Many scientists believe our love of sugar may actually be an addiction. When we eat or drink sugary foods, the sugar enters our blood and affects parts of our brain that make us feel good.
36 In this way, it is in fact an addictive drug, one that doctors recommend we all cut down on.
“It seems like every time I study an illness and trace a path to the first cause, I find my way back to sugar,” says scientist Richard Johnson. One-third of adults worldwide have high blood
pressure, and up to 347 million have diabetes. Why? “ 37 ” says Johnson.
Our bodies are designed to survive on very little sugar. Early humans often had very little food, so our bodies learned to be very efficient in storing sugar as fat. In this way, we had energy stored for when there was no food. But today, most people have more than enough. 38
So what is the solution? It’s obvious that we need to eat less sugar. 39 From
breakfast cereals to after-dinner desserts, our foods are increasingly filled with it. Some manufacturers even use sugar to replace taste in foods that are advertised as low in fat.
But there are those who are fighting back against sugar. 40 Other schools are growing their own food in gardens, or building facilities like walking tracks so students and others in the community can exercise. The battle has not yet been lost.
A. We take in more energy and fat.
B. Then the good feeling goes away, leaving us wanting more.
C. Our ancestors were used to poor food, clothing and shelter.
D. So the very thing that once saved us, may now be killing us.
E. Sugar, we believe, is one of the reasons, if not the major one.
F. The trouble is, in today's world, it's extremely difficult to avoid.
G. Many schools are replacing sugary desserts with healthier options like fruit.
第三部分 英语运用（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。
My teacher Mr. Bush is the most positive person I’ve ever met. He has the ability to 41
positiveness to young students.
He always smiles and never gets 42 at students. Once I met some 43 because I felt overshadowed by my brother, who seemed to be doing great in every way. Hopelessness
44 me whenever I was in a classroom. But that all 45 when I met my teacher for life, Mr. Bush. Having found out about my problems, he just kept 46 me. Because of Mr. Bush, my world was filled with 47 and power.
A few weeks ago, everyone in my class was feeling a bit 48 because of a bad day at school. But things got 49 after a close of Mr. Bush’s class. He drew a picture on the whiteboard that 50 a half-full glass of water. He then said, “Class, the point of view in which you look at things will 51 your feelings. Like this glass of water; some people see it and think ‘What! Only half a glass of water. How 52 I am.’ Whereas other people think ‘Wow, I’m so thirsty. Great! Half a glass of water for me!’ It all is in the 53 you think.”
Mr. Bush’s 54 way of thinking always makes me feel glad and 55 . I will always remember him.
41. A. pass on B. apply for C. consist of D. give up
42. A. strict B. patient C. mad D. curious
43. A. friends B. needs C. realities D. difficulties
44. A. drowned B. resisted C. cured D. relaxed
45. A. happened B. changed C. solved D. included
46. A. forgiving B. calming C. encouraging D. calling
47. A. sunshine B. fear C. surprise D. disappointment
48. A. cheerful B. down C. eager D. afraid
49. A. warmer B. higher C. better D. happier
50. A. served B. filled C. bought D. showed
51. A. hurt B. care about C. give away D. affect
52. A. pleased B. unfortunate C. bright D. perfect
53. A. way B. direction C. end D. past
54. A. different B. optimistic C. special D. important
55. A. proud B. careful C. lonely D. hopeful
第二节：（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Rugby looks like a 56 (mix) of soccer and American football. Legend says rugby was invented in 1823 at a school in the town of Rugby, England. A student was playing in a soccer match, but he got 57 (bore) with just kicking the ball, so he picked it up and ran with it. Before long, this new way of playing soccer became popular at the school. When the school’s students finished their studies, they moved to other parts of Britain, 58 (take) the new game, 59 they called rugby, with them. Before long, they established rugby 60 (club) throughout Britain and in British colonies around the world.
By the 1870s, there were many rugby clubs in Britain and elsewhere, but they weren’t all playing rugby the same way. To solve this problem, representatives from twenty-two teams met
61 agreed on official rugby regulations. They also founded 62 association (协会) of
rugby teams, called the Rugby Football Union (RFU).
Today, Rugby Union World Cup tournaments 63 (hold) every four years. Thousands of fans travel 64 (attend) the matches and cheer on their favorite teams. Believe it or not, not one team who’s won the Rugby World Cup has 65 (successful) won the next World Cup! But players and fans don’t mind. They just enjoy the game.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
假定你是李华, 你的美国笔友John 发来E-mail询问你对即将到来的寒假有何打算。请你给他回一封邮件，介绍你的寒假安排, 内容包括：
1. 学习与锻炼；
2. 春节活动；
3. 社会实践活动。
注意：
1. 词数80左右;
2. 可适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。
第二节 读后续写（满分25分）
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
“It’s not looking too good, darling, I think you’d better pack a few things and go to your mother’s place. And you’d better take Rosie and Monty with you.”
Putting down the phone, Sara sighed. Tomorrow was her husband Tony’s birthday. She had planned to cook him a nice meal and then surprise him with the new mountain bike she’d bought for him. If she went to her mother’s house, Tony wouldn’t get his present for days.
However, her mother’s house was the best place to be right now. Being on higher land, it would be safe from the floods. It had been raining heavily for almost two weeks and the river near Sara and Tony’s house was rising higher and higher all the time. Tony and others from the village had spent the last two days putting sandbags along the side of the river to stop it from overflowing. Now they feared that their hard work had been useless and soon the whole valley would be flooded.
Sara dressed baby James in warm clothes and collected the things she would need for him over the next few days. She put the lead on the dog and went in search of Monty, the cat. It took her a long time, but eventually she found him safe and warm under the covers on her bed. She
placed him in his cat basket and took him into the kitchen where James and the dog, Rosie, were waiting.
Just as she was reaching for the car keys, Sarah heard a sound like the noise bath water makes when you pull out the plug. She looked at the backdoor, water was flowing in underneath. Turning around, she saw dirty brown water fountaining out of the drain and filling the sink. Realizing that they were trapped by the flood and it became impossible for her to drive out, quickly she put James into her backpack and pulled onto her back. Calling to Rosie, she picked up the cat basket and ran to the front of the house and out into the front garden, where the car was parked.
注意：
1．所续写的短文的词数应为150左右；
2．续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1：
The water was already up to her knees, and Rosie was swimming beside her.
_____________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2：
Sara, together with James, Rosie and Monty, was hungry and frightened on the roof of the house when a boat appeared in the distance.
_____________________________________________________________________________
2019-2020学年度第一学期期末学业水平检测
高二英语答案
一．听力（共20小题，每题1.5分，满分30分）
1-5 ABBAC 6-10 BBCBC 11-15 CABAC 16-20 BBACA
二．阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共10小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
21-23 CBC 24-27 ACBD 28-31 ABDC 32-35 ABDA
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
36-40 BEDFG
三．完形填空（共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）
41-45 ACDAB 46-50 CABCD 51-55 DBABD
四．短文填空（共10小题，每小题1．5分，满分15分）
56. mixture 57. bored 58. taking 59. which 60. clubs
61. and 62. an 63. are held 64. to attend 65. successfully
五．书面表达（满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（15分） （参考答案略）
评分细则：
1.极优档 (15分)：书写规范；覆盖所有要点，内容充实；词汇丰富，行文流畅，有修辞意识。
2.优秀档 (12-14分) ：漂漂亮亮
紧扣主题，覆盖所有要点，内容充实；语法结构多样，词汇丰富，行文较为流畅，显示出较强的语言运用能力，允许有个别语法错误，但不影响语言表达。
3.良好档 (9-11分)：清清楚楚
紧扣主题，覆盖所有要点，内容较充实，语言有少量错误，但基本不影响意思表达。
4.一般档 (6-8分)：马马虎虎
紧扣主题，基本覆盖所有要点，能够表达基本内容，语言错误已影响了部分意思的表达，但多数句子基本正确。基本达到预期的写作目的。
5.较差（3-5）：稀里糊涂
内容不完整，要点不全，行文不连贯，语言错误（尤其是大错）较多，多数句子基本正确。
6.差（1-2分）：一塌糊涂
内容混乱，或主要内容偏离主题，能够写出少数与内容相关的可读句。
7.极差（0分）：一塌糊涂
只能写出与内容相关的词语，没有有效信息，抄写其他文章，或只写出与作文无关的内容。
第二节 读后续写 （25分）
评分原则
1. 本题总分为25分，按5个档次给分。
2. 评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。
3.所续写短文的词数应为150左右（词数少于130的，从总分中减去2分）。
4.阅卷评分时，主要从以下四个方面考虑：
（1）与所给短文及段落开头语的衔接程度；
（2）内容的丰富性；
（3）应用语法结构和词汇的丰富性和准确性；
（4）故事发展的合理性和上下文的连贯性。
5.拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面，评分时，应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。英、美拼写和词汇用法均可。
6.如书写较差以致影响交际，可将分数降低一个档次。
各档次给分范围及要求:
第五档（21-25分）
— 与所给短文融洽度高，与所提供各段落开头语衔接合理；
— 内容丰富；
— 所使用语法结构和词汇丰富、准确，可能有些许错误，但完全不影响意义表达；
— 有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使所续写短文结构紧凑。
第四档（16-20分）
— 与所给短文融洽度较高，与所提供各段落开头语衔接较为合理；
— 内容比较丰富；
— 所使用语法结构和词汇较为丰富、准确，可能有些许错误，但完全不影响意义表达；
— 比较有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使所续写短文结构紧凑。
第三档（11-15分）
— 与所给短文关系较为密切，与所提供各段落开头语有一定程度的衔接；
— 写出了若干有关内容；
— 应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求，虽有一些错误，但不影响意义的表达；
— 应用简单的语句间的连接成分，使全文内容连贯。
第二档（6-10分）
— 与所给短文有一定的关系，与所提供各段落开头语有一定程度的衔接；
— 写出了一些有关内容；
— 语法结构单调、词汇项目有限，有些语法结构和词汇方面的错误，影响了意义的表达；
— 较少使用语句间的连接成分，全文内容缺少连贯性。
第一档（1-5分）
— 与所给短文和开头语的衔接较差；
— 产出内容太少；
— 语法结构单调、词汇项目很有限，有较多语法结构和词汇方面的错误，严重影响了意义的表达；
— 缺乏语句间的连接成分，全文内容不连贯。
录音原文：
Text 1
W: I can’t read my book. Maybe I should see an eye doctor. Can you make an appointment for me tomorrow?
M: I’ll get the phone number for an eye doctor. (1)
Text 2
M: I’ll be glad when winter comes. There will be snow everywhere.
W: Yes, the snow is fun.
M: Last year, we made a big snowman. It was seven feet tall. And we gave him a big carrot for a nose. (2) It took us six hours to make it.
Text 3
W: I don’t understand this form. What does “MM/DD/YY” mean?
M: That means Month/Day/Year. Use numbers. For example, if your birth date is January 12, 1987, write 01/12/87. (3)
Text 4 M23
W: Excuse me, I’d like to check out. Here is the key.
M: One double room for five days. (4) That’ll be $500 in total. How would you like to pay, miss?
W: Here is my credit card.
Text 5
W: It’s Monday, and you are already two days late.
M: There’s been a snowstorm up here, and all the flights are canceled. I’m not sure when I’ll get back.
W: Just keep trying. I’ll go visit my mom the day after tomorrow. (5)
Text 6
W: What are you doing?
M: I’m updating my LinkedIn account. I’m applying for a position at Twitter.
W: Wow! That would be an awesome place to work!
M: I agree. I’ve had a Twitter account since 2007. (6) I would love to work for them.
W: Do you have any experience that would help you get the job?
M: I worked for IBM from 2005 to 2009, (7) so I do have some related experience. Here, take a look at my résumé on LinkedIn and tell me what you think.
Text 7
W: Greg? Greg Anderson?
M: Juanita Torres! It’s been three years since we last met. (8) What are you doing now?
W: Well, I just came back from Asia.
M: What were you doing there?
W: I was working in Tokyo and studying Japanese. (9)
M: Wow! Can you speak Japanese now?
W: Yes, I can… What’s new with you?
M: Do you remember Kathy Morris? (10)
W: Of course! She sat next to me in biology class. (10)
M: Well, we got married. (10) We’ve been married for two years now.
Text 8 M24
M: Do you know that fantasy movie about a girl and a dragon? (11)
W: No.
M: I’ll tell you about it. One day, the girl gets lost in a storm and wakes up in a strange new land. (12) She has to walk on a yellow brick road to find her way home. But finally it turns out it is all a dream!
W: What is the name of the movie?
M: I don’t remember…something about the dragon’s name.
W: You should look the name up online! (13)
M: Good idea! (13)
W: You can use a search engine.
M: Thanks! I’ll bet I’ll find the name that way!
W: Remember to tell me when you find it!
M: I’ll be sure to call you first!
Text 9
M: Cathy, it looks like another storm is on its way. Do our kids have raincoats yet? (14)
W: Sorry, Edward. I couldn’t go shopping yesterday. They won’t be able to wait outside for the bus. I’ll have to drive them to school. (14)
M: Don’t worry. I’ll do it. (14) I know you have a meeting this morning.
W: I hope this storm brings a lot of rain like the last one did.
M: I do, too. It’s been dry for too long. Three years of dry winters! California’s going to become a desert if this continues. (15)
W: Well, it seems the city leaders think this rain isn’t enough. They’re telling us to stop watering our grass.
M: I know. After every storm, all I hear is that the rain still wasn’t enough. Five inches of rain fell last week, and it still wasn’t enough. Four inches fell the week before, and it still wasn’t enough. (16) There might be ten inches from this storm — and it still won’t be enough!
W: Well, we might get some snow in the mountains. We could go skiing! (17)
Text 10 M23
Thank you all for joining us tonight! Once again, we had a great show. I’d like to thank our special musical guest Lorde — what a great version of her new hit single! (18) I’d also like to thank host Jimmy Fallon — we can always count on Jimmy to keep us laughing. Also, I want to thank the regular actors here at Saturday Night Live! (19) They always work hard to deliver the best performances. Join us here next week on Channel 5 for an all-new SNL show. (19) We have a couple of old members coming back to join us. Tina and Amy will be the main guests. Jimmy will once again be here, and so will…Justin Timberlake! Even though Justin has become a superstar singer, he still has time to make jokes with his old friends at SNL. Remember the days when Justin and Jimmy did their silly dances? (20) Or that popular performance about a talk show? We can’t wait to see what they’ll come up with next week! Don’t forget to watch at 11:00 p.m. on Saturday night!
①洛德（Lorde）是一位新西兰创作型女歌手。在2014年1月的第56届格莱美奖上，洛德获得四项提名，并获得其中“年度歌曲”和“最佳流行歌手”两项大奖。
②贾斯汀·汀布莱克（Justin Timberlake），美国男歌手、演员，曾获得九座格莱美奖，包括两届“最佳流行男歌手”。
