陕西省西安市长安区第五中学2019届高三上学期期中考试 英语

Tet 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 weeends 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 chec it out, and now we meet once a wee 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. Tet 8

W Jonathan! Loo at all these dirty clothes! Grab your laundry baset. It’s time to teach you how to use the washing machine. M Oh, Mom! Do I have to?

W Yes. You’re siteen 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 now 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. Net, 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 now what, Mom? Washing clothes is actually pretty easy. W Everything is, once you now how to do it. Tet 9 (第16题为推断题) W Why are we down here again?

M We’re looing for a bo mared “Christmas decorations”. What’s the matter? W I don’t lie cold, dar places. I feel lie 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 lie us, I thin. They are very social, and they get sad when they’re alone.

W You’re strange. Hey, is that the bo on the shelf? M No, those are the Halloween decorations. W Ah! I just waled right into a spider web!

M Did you now that even though almost all spiders have poison, less than one percent are harmful to humans?

W Whatever! There are the Thansgiving 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 bo out. (15）

W Here you are. I’m going to stand on this chair until you’re ready to go bac up to the living room. M Stop worrying. There are hardly any spiders down here. Trust me. Tet 10

Have you heard of the Golden Rule? (17) The great Chinese philosopher Confucius taught this principle. It is a very important and well-nown 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 lie this. He encouraged many values lie 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 memoriing 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 eamples. (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)