重慶市七校聯(lián)盟2023-2024學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期7月期末英語(yǔ)試題

第頁(yè)，共頁(yè)重慶市長(zhǎng)壽區(qū)2023-2024學(xué)年下學(xué)期高一期末檢測(cè)卷（B）英語(yǔ)試題注意事項(xiàng):

1.答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫在答題卡上。

2.回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標(biāo)號(hào)。回答非選擇題時(shí)，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在試卷上無效。

3.考試結(jié)束后，本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）1.Whatdidthewomanbuyforhermother?A.Earrings. B.Anecklace. C.Acoat.2.Whatdoesthewomansayabouttheman?A.Heisfoolish.

B.Hehasnohopeofpromotion.

C.Hedidn?tsaygoodbyeattheparty.3.Whatwasthewomanprobablytryingtodo?A.Playataperecorder. B.Repairatypewriter.

C.Takeapicture. 4.Whatistheweatherlikenow?A.Wetandrainy. B.Foggyandwindy. C.Sunnyandwarm.5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Thenewcomputeriscool. B.Hercomputerbrokedown.

C.Sheneedsabiggercomputer. 第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。6.Whatsurprisedthewoman?A.Themandidwellintheinterview.

B.Themanwillknowtheresultverysoon.

C.Theywon'tmakeadecisionuntilnextFriday.7.Howdoesthemansound?A.Disappointed. B.Uncertain. C.Confident.???????聽第7段材料，回答第8至9題。8.Whatisthemandoing?A.Givingdirections. B.Offeringaninvitation.

C.Askingforinformation. 9.Whereistheregistrar?soffice?A.Oppositethelibrary. B.Intheclassroombuilding.

C.Intheredbrickbuilding. 聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10.Whatistheman?A.Heisateacher. B.Heisastudent. C.Heisadoctor.11.Whendoesthemanwanttovolunteer?A.Inthemornings. B.Intheafternoons.

C.Intheevenings. 12.Whatdoesthemanthinkofvolunteering?A.Itcanhelphimgetagoodjob.

B.Itcanhelphimdobetteratschool.

C.Itcanhelphimdevelophissocialskills.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Aplanfortheroomdecoration.

B.Aplanforafamilyget-together.

C.Aplanforasurpriseparty.14.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Fatheranddaughter. B.Husbandandwife.

C.Motherandson. 15.Whatwillthemando-onAugust22nd?A.Gooutfordinner. B.Seeamovie. C.Meethisfriends.16.Howwillthewomanpreparefood?A.Byconkingitherself.

B.Byhavingherfriendsdoit.

C.Byorderingitfromarestaurant.聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答第17至20題。17.Forwhatdosomeanimalseatonlyonetypeoffood?A.Lackofchoice. B.Healthissues. C.Theirnature.18.Whydoesthespeakermentionthepandaandakindofwhitebutterfly?A.Toamusethelisteners.

B.Tointroducewhatsomeanimalseat.

C.Toprovethatsomeanimalseatonlyonetypeoffood.19.Whatdobearseat?A.Fishandfruit. B.Vegetablesandfruit.

C.Fishandbirds. 20.WhatdoesthespeakerthinkofFrenchfood?A.Delicious. B.Unhealthy. C.Popular.第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）AThebestfestivalsinAugust

EdinburghFestivalFringe

TheEdinburghFestivalFringeisthelargestartsfestivalintheworld.In2018,thefestivallasted25days,including55,000performancesof3,548showsin317places.Thefestivalstartedin1947.ForaroundthreeweeksinAugust,thecityofEdinburghwelcomesalargenumberofartistsandperformersaroundtheglobe.Anyonecanjoininwiththeperformanceoftheirchoice.

WildernessFestival

WildernessFestivaltakesplaceinoneoftheoldestwoodsinEngland.Takingplacefourdaysinnature,peoplewillexperiencemusic,comedy,theatre,anddancefromSadler'sWells.Allthecampsites(野營(yíng)地)aremadetoorderfordifferentneeds,includingfamilycamping.

NottingHillCarnival

NottingHillCarnivaltakesplaceonthestreetsofNottingHillinLondon,EnglandineachAugustlastingovertwodays.Attractingaroundonemillionpeopleeachyear,it'soneofthebiggeststreetfestivalsintheworld.Happeningsince1966,NottingHillCarnivalisanessentialculturalexperienceinLondon.

LaTomatina

Eachyear,theValenciantownofBunolgetschangedintoaredmessaslocalsandtouriststaketothestreetsandthrowtomatoesateachother,allforfun.Thistomatofestivalhasbeenhappeningsince1945andisheldonthelastWednesdayofAugusteachyear.21.Whichfestivallaststhelongest?A.WildernessFestival. B.NottingHillCarnival.

C.LaTomatina. D.EdinburghFestivalFringe.22.WhatcanpeopledoduringtheWildernessFestival?A.Buyhandmadetents.

B.Dancewithfamousstars.

C.Experiencewildernessadventures.

D.Choosespeciallyofferedcampsites.23.WhatisspecialaboutLaTomatina?A.Itisheldfortourists. B.Itisafoodfightfestival.

C.Ittakesplaceonthestreets. D.Itlimitsthecolorofclothes.B

HaveyouevernoticedthatthestarssometimesappearbrighterinDecember,JanuaryandFebruary?There'salinkbetweencoldairandthenightlights."Partofitisthatittendstobedrierinthewinter,"saidDianeTumshek,anastronomeratCarnegieMellonUniversityinPittsburgh,Pennsylvania.Eventhoughit'sinvisible,moisture(濕度)canchangethewaylightmovesthroughtheair.Andinthesummer,moisturecanmakestarsappearmoredull.

Airtemperatureisalsowhatputsthetwinkletwinkleinthelittlestars."Evenonveryclearnights,someoftheatmosphereiscooler,andsomeoftheatmosphereiswarmer,"saidTumshek,whoalsoworkswiththeAlleghenyObservatory.Andwhenthelightfromastarpassesthroughthosebubblesofvaryingtemperatures,"itbendsandshiftsthelight,sothatweareseeingstarsappeartodanceortwinkle,"shesaid.

ForstarloversintheUnitedStates,there'sanotherfactorthatcomesintoplayforbrightwinterstars,althoughthisisamatterofcoincidence(巧合).DuringEarth'sjourneyaroundthesun,"therearejustsimplymorebrightstarsvisiblefromtheNorthernHemisphereinthewintersky,"Tumsheksaid.Ifyoureallywanttoseeashinystar,justtrytofindaburningballofgascalledSiriusnearthehorizon(地平線).At8.6light-yearsaway,SiriusisrelativelyclosetoEarthandthebrighteststarvisibleinthenightsky.Itisalsolarge—nearlytwiceasbigasoursunand20timesasbright.Sothiswinter,whentheworldturnscoldanditseemslikeweshouldbespendingmoretimeindoors,consideraskinganadulttogoexploringoutside.Withawarmcoatandaclearsky,anynightcanbeturnedintoatreasurehunt.Allyouhavetodoislookup.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"dull"inParagraph1probablymean?A.Notexciting. B.Notshiny. C.Notserious. D.Notsmart.25.Howdoesairtemperatureinfluencethebrightnessofstars?A.Bymakingthestarsdanceandtwinkleinthesky.

B.Byputtingthetwinkletwinkleinthem.

C.Byvaryingthedirectionofthelightfromthem.

D.Bychangingthebubblesaroundthem.26.WhatdoweknowaboutSirius?A.Itis20timesasbrightasthesun.

B.Itcanbefoundatanynight.

C.Itisaburningandshinyball.

D.ItisclosertoEarththanotherstars.27.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Tosuggeststargazinginwinter.

B.Tocallonpeopletofocusonstars.

C.Topresentnewresearchresultsaboutstars.

D.Toexplainwhystarsaremorevisibleinwinter.CRejection(拒絕)isauniversalexperience,butthepainofitcanfeelsoindividual.Nomatterhowmanytimesyouhaveexperiencedit,beingtoldyoudidn'tgetthejoborthatadatedoesn'twanttoseeyouagainisalwayshurtful.Historically,thepainthatcomeswithrejectionhasbeenausefultool.Forourancestors,beingkeptawayfromagroupwouldhavebeenadeathsentence,sinceitwasdifficulttosurvivealone.Thus,thebrainlikelydevelopedanalarmingsystemtowarnuswhenwewereatriskofbeingrejected.Thosewhoexperiencedrejectionasmorepainfulgainedanadvantagesincetheyweremorelikelytoadjusttheirbehaviortoremaininthegroup.Beingrejectedhasfarsmallerconsequencesnowthanitdidthousandsofyearsago.Still,wereaditasathreattoourhealth.Thereasonwhyithurtsisthesamereasonwhyweexperiencepainwhenwesteponasharpobject.Researchwhichcomparedbrainactivityofpeoplewhohadexperiencedrejectionwiththatofpeoplewhohadexperiencedphysicalpainshowedthatmanyofthesameregionsofthebrainlitup.Thepainisawarningthatsomethingisdamagingourhealth.Concernwithrejectionisperfectlynormal,butbeingoverlyworriedcanaffectthequalityofourlife.Ifyoutakerejectionpersonally,yourself-worthwillsuffer;butifyoublameitonthegeneralinjusticeoftheworld,itwillmakeyouangryandbitter.Therefore,itisnecessarytodoarealisticanalysisonwhattheproblemis.Ifsomeonedoesn'tcallyouback,don'tjumptotheconclusionthattheydon'twanttotalktoyou.Theymightbesickorbusy.Rejectionisanormalpartofeveryone'slife.Insteadofseeingtheshamethatcomeswithrejectionasanegativeemotion,seeitasasignthatyourbrainisworkingexactlyhowitshouldbe.28.Howdidthepainofrejectionhelpourancestorssurvive?A.Byincreasingthesafetyoflivingalone.

B.Byshowingtheconsequenceofteamwork.

C.Byremindingthemtochangetheirbehavior.

D.Bywarningthemtokeepawayfromdanger.29.Whatdoestheresearchsuggestaboutrejectionandphysicalpain?A.Theyarebothacauseofbraindamage.

B.Theyarebothawarningtooursurvival.

C.Theyrecallthesamesufferinginthepast.

D.Theyproducethesameresponseinourbrain.30.Whatdoestheauthoradviseustodoaboutrejection?A.Analyzeitreasonably. B.Doubtitbravely.

C.Ignoreitimmediately. D.Takeitpersonally.31.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?A.Rejection:WhoseFaultIsIt? B.Rejection:AShameorNot?

C.HowCanWeAvoidRejection? D.WhyDoesRejectionHurtSoMuch?DAfterStewartandDebbieWilderlosttheirson,Cameron,in2013,thelastthingontheirmindswasdecoratingfortheholidayseason.“Wehaven?tputanythingupinthreeyears.Ithasallstayedboxedup,”saidDebbie.ButinDecember2016,thehousewaslitupforChristmas,withlittlelightscheerfullyliningtheroofandeaves（屋檐）.Itwasn?ttheWildersbutastrangerCarsonZickgraf,thefounderofCZEnterprisesLLC,whofinallymadethehouseshine.“Istartedcrying,”Debbiesaysaboutseeingthelightsforthefirsttime.“Itwasreallyspecial.”Zickgrafhasbeendonatinghislight-stringingservicestobrightenthelivesoffamiliesaffectedbylosingtheirchildren,especiallyduringthedifficultholidayseasonsince2015andhasdecoratedthehousesofmorethantwodozenfamiliessofar.Hestartedtheprojectbychance.Hewashanginglightsonahomewhentheownermentionedthatsomeneighborswerehavingahardtimethatholidayseasonbecausetheirsonhadrecentlydied.Thenhehadanidea.“Isentmycrewtheretodecoratethathousetoo,”hesays.Thefamilywasdelighted.Infact,hehadtwofriendswhohaddiedyoung,andhe?dalwayswishedhecouldeasethepainfortheirlovedones.Now,he?sfoundaway.“There?ssomethingspecialaboutChristmaslights.Theywarmthespirit.”Zickgrafknowshiseffortscan?tcompletelyremovethepainfromthesefamilies,buthecanmaketheholidaysalittlecheerier.“IwishIhadabiggercompanysoIcoulddomorehouses,”hesays.32.HowwastheWildersaffectedbythelossoftheirson?A.Theydidn?tfeellikedecoratingtheirhouseforChristmas.

B.TheywerethelasttoputupsomedecorationsatChristmas.

C.TheyhadnoonetohelpdecoratetheirhouseforChristmas.

D.TheyhadthebelongingsoftheirsonboxedupatChristmas.33.WhydidZickgrafdonatethelight-stringingservice?A.Tomakemorehousesbrighter.

B.Toexpandhisownbusiness.

C.Torelievethevictimfamily?spain.

D.Tomemorizehisdeadfriends.34.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeZickgraf?A.Enthusiasticandoptimistic. B.Courageousandsmart.

C.Ambitiousandgenerous. D.Considerateandhelpful.35.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Lightswarmingthespirit.

B.Apersonbrighteninghouses.

C.Familiesgoingthroughsufferings.

D.Abusinesshanginglights.第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Goingtoouterspaceisalittlelikegoingcamping.Foodwithallthewaterdriedoutislightweightanddoesn'tspoil(變壞).So,manyspacefoodsaredriedonEarthandstoredinspecialpackets.

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OnEarth,gravityistheforcethatkeepsyourfeetonthegroundandyoursandwichonyourplate.

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Tokeepfoodfromfloating(漂浮)away,astronautsontheSpaceShuttleattachthepacketstoaspecialtray(托盤).Thetraycanbefixedtoawallortotheastronaut'slap.Topreparetheirfood,astronautsuseliquidformsofsaltandpepper.Theliquidstickstothefoodbetter.Regularsaltandpepperwouldfloataway,maybeupanastronaut'snose.

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Soastronautsdrinkeverythingfromasmallbagwithastraw(吸管)thatcanbeclosed.Astronautssaythatmostspacefoodstasteprettygood.

Some,suchasapplesandpudding,arethesameasthefoodsyoueatonEarth.Astronautseattortillasinsteadofbreadbecausetheymakefewercrumbs(碎屑).

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YourbodyusesfoodinspacethesamewayitdoesonEarth.Yourbodymustdealwithwasteinspacetoo.

Duringtake-offandlanding,astronautscan'tleavetheirseatstogotothebathroom.Theyweardiapers(尿布)undertheirspacesuitsinstead.TheSpaceShuttlehasabathroomthesizeofasmallcloset.Thetoilethasbarsthatkeepastronautsfromfloatingaway.

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A.Liquidsfloatrightoutofcupsandglasses,though.

B.Butthere'snogravityinspace.

C.Inouterspace,everythingseemstobedifferent.

D.Rubbishfromdailylifecannotbethrowneverywhere.

E.Some,suchasdriedpears,tastegoodrightoutofthepacket.

F.Floatingcrumbscouldgetstuckinequipmentoranastronaut'seye.

G.Astrongflowofairisusedinsteadofwatertoflushwastedownthetoilet.36.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G37.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G38.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G39.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G40.A.A B.B C.C D.D E.E F.F G.G第三部分英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)完形填空(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)

WhileIwaswaitinginlineatacoffeeshopearlier,awomandrovealongsidethequeueinamobilityscooter(踏板車).Therewasonlya

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spacebetweenthelineofpeopleandthetables,whichsheattemptedtodrivealong.Shedroveovermyfootanddidn't

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sayingnothingatall.

Igotannoyedandexpectedshewouldhave

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itandgotdowntoselectingwhichpastry(點(diǎn)心)togowithmycoffee.TheladyandIendedupsittingatadjacent(鄰近的)tables.Shewasontheendofarowsothatshecouldparkher

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hercoffee,shegotupandbackontoherscooter.Itwouldn'tstart.Shetriedtoturnthekeyseveraltimes

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shetelephonedtheplaceshepurchaseditfrom.

Anengineer

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within5minutes.Theplacemusthavebeenlocal.Icouldn'tresistoverhearingtheirconversation,anditturnedoutshehadjust

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thescooterthatmorning.Thiswasherveryfirstoutinginit.Shefeltreally

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aboutdrivingit.Certainly,shewasn'tusedtoitsspeed,norits

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,andthiscombinationmadeitquite

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todriveitthroughnarrowgaps.

Suddenly,Ifelt

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meatallthatshe'ddrivenovermyfoot.Ihadmadeanassumption,however,thatapersondoingthatshouldapologize.

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someone,pauseforasecondandremindyourselfthatpeoplehavejudgedyouwithoutknowingwhatwasgoingoninyourmindoryourlife.41.A.private B.vast C.public D.narrow42.A.callback B.giveup C.lookback D.cheerup43.A.ignored B.apologized C.explained D.forgiven44.A.dismiss B.make C.deserve D.inspect45.A.coffee B.pastry C.purse D.vehicle46.A.poured B.finished C.ordered D.purchased47.A.so B.until C.unless D.before48.A.brokein B.turnedup C.ranaway D.settleddown49.A.collected B.stolen C.fixed D.abandoned50.A.concerned B.excited C.confident D.nervous51.A.width B.length C.weight D.height52.A.cool B.convenient C.stressful D.desperate53.A.pleasure B.regret C.appreciation D.sympathy54.A.strike B.bother C.satisfy D.motivate55.A.judge B.hug C.persuade D.tease第二節(jié)（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面的句子，在白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式填空。56.Inspired,heaskedhisfanstomakevideos,whichhethenjoinedtogetherintoone________(perform).57.The________(roll)ballcametorestatthefootofthehill.58.Theharvestfestivaltakesplaceafterallthecropshavebeen________(gather)in.59.TheyconsultedthePremierabouthisnewplanfor______(agricultural).60.Thenewly-marriedcoupleweresatisfiedtoseethefurniture_________(tail)afewdaysago.61.Theschooldoesn'tallowustoleaveschoolwithouttheheadteacher's_________(permit).62.Thescientisttriestofindsomethingmoreeffectivebecausetheavailabledrugisof_________(limit)valueintreatingcancer.63.Theygotintoaheated_________(argue)onwhethertoaccepttheinvitation.64.Oneshouldremaincalmandthinkofways________(escape)whenfacingdanger.65.PeoplewhocanspeakEnglishareinthe______(minor)inthiscountry.66.Hewas_______(reject)bythearmybecauseofhispooreyesight.67.Thecoachwasextremelystrictsothateveryonewas_______(scare)ofhim.68.BuiltbyQinShiHuangasa________(defent)againsttheenemiesfortheNorth,today,theGreatWallisthesymbolofChinatotherestoftheworld.69.Confuciusbelievedintheso-called"goldenrule"of________(哲學(xué)):Donotdotootherswhatyoudonotwantotherstodotoyou.70.She________(以某種方法)learnthowtoplaythepianoonherownwhenshewasveryyoung.71.Rosefelthonoredtobechosento________(代表)herclasstotakepartintheEnglishSpeechContest.72.Ifsomethingis________(寶貴的)toyou,youregarditasimportantanddonotwanttoloseit.73.Peopleinthis________(地區(qū))allpraisedthegovernment'sdecisiontoclosethechemicalfactory.74.Hetoldmethe________(步驟)wassimple,butIcouldn'tmakeit.75.Honestyisanimportant__________(要素)ofhisachievinggreatsuccessinbusiness.第四部分書面表達(dá)（本大題共1小題，共25分）76.假定你是李華。最近你班舉行了一次班會(huì)，班會(huì)的主題是：太空探險(xiǎn)的意義。請(qǐng)結(jié)合下表內(nèi)容，給校報(bào)用英語(yǔ)寫一篇文章，客觀地介紹討論的情況并表達(dá)你自己的觀點(diǎn)。一些同學(xué)贊同一些同學(xué)反對(duì)你自己的觀點(diǎn)獲得新的知識(shí)耗資巨大從太空取得新資源宇航員的安全問題擴(kuò)大人類的生存空間注意：

(1)詞數(shù)100詞左右；

(2)標(biāo)題與開頭已寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

提示：astronaut宇航員；

resource資源OuterSpaceExplorations,YESorNO?Wehadanargumentoverwhetheritwasnecessarytocarryoutouterspaceexplorationsataclassmeetingtheotherday.???????___________________________________________________________________

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英語(yǔ)參考答案1-5.CBABB6-10.BCACB11-15.CCCAB16-20.CCCAB21~23.DDB24~27.BCAD28~31.CDAB32~35.ACDA36~40.EBAFG41~55.DCBADBDBADACDBA56.performance57.rolling58.gathered59.agriculture60.tailored61.permission62.limited63.argument64.toescape65.minority66.rejected67.scared68.defence|defense69.philosophy70.somehow71.represent72.precious73.district74.procedure75.element76.OuterSpaceExplorations,YESorNO?

Wehadanargumentoverwhetheritwasnecessarytocarryoutouterspaceexplorationsataclassmeetingtheotherday.

①Someofusthinkitimportanttoresearchtheouterspacebecause,firstofall,peoplecangetabetterunderstandingoftheouterspacethroughtheirexploration.

Second,newresourcescanbefoundthereforhumanuse.Third,thisexplorationcanpossiblybringaboutnewlivingspaceforhumanlife.

However,othersthinkverydifferently.②???????Theysaidthiskindofexplorationismuchtoocostly.

Besides,itisverydangerousforastronautstodosuchwork.

Inmyopinion,peopleshouldbepioneeringandthereforesuchexplorationsintotheouterspaceareworthtryingout.附：英語(yǔ)聽力1.聽力原文：

M:TomorrowisMother'sDay.Sowhathaveyouboughtformom?W:Ihadplannedtobuyanecklaceorapairofearrings,butthey'retooexpensive.SoIboughtheracoatinstead.2.聽力原文：

???????M:IguessImadeafoolofmyselfattheofficeparty.W:Well,Ithinkyoucankissyourchanceofbeingpromotedgoodbye.3.聽力原文：M:Didyoucheckthepowerplugandpresstheplaybutton?W:Yes,thepowerindicatorwason,anditwasrunning,butsomehowthesounddidn'tcomethrough.4.聽力原文：

???????W:Whyisitsocoldtoday?Ithoughttheweatherreportsaiditwassupposedtobesunnyandwarm...M:Well,itissupposedtobenicelaterthisafternoon.Thefogshouldburnoffbylunchtime,andthiswindshoulddiedown,too.5.聽力原文：W:IthinkIneedanewnotebook.M:Why?Isthereanew,bigandcoolcomputeroutonthemarket?W:No,minedoesn'twork.6.聽力原文：

???????W:Hi,Burt.Iheardyou'relookingforanewjob.M:Yeah.Ijusthadaninterviewyesterday.W:Oh.Howdiditgo?M:Ithinkitwentwell.TheysaidtheywouldmakeadecisionbythisFriday.W:ThisFriday?That'sprettyfast!Looksliketheywanttohirethepersonasquicklyaspossible.M:Yea