M: Your mom and I have always taught you to manage your money wisely. Has none of that sunk in? W: Live for today. That’s what I say. Who knows what will happen tomorrow?
M: We know—simply because we have lived longer. You should save up and use money wisely instead of
wasting too much on clothes and things you don’t need.
W: Maybe you’re right…but the shopkeepers can be so persuasive.
M: Of course, it’s their job. It is your responsibility to look after your own interests. Text 8
W: I really miss my mother’s roasted chicken. M: Why don’t we go visit her?
W: I wish we could. It’s been five years since we went to Mexico City for Christmas. M: Well, I have a surprise. I bought plane tickets for October 28th. We’ll be there for a week. W: Really? M: Yes, dear.
W: I can’t believe it! We’ll be there for the Day of the Dead on November 2nd, too! That’s a very important holiday for my family, you know. We visit the tombs of my grandparents and then have a family dinner in honor of our ancestors.
M: I remember. You’ve told me about it many times.
W: But you haven’t experienced it yet. I’m so happy that you’ll be there, too. Oh, Paul, thank you!
M: Well, pack your bags. We’re flying to Mexico City from Madrid on the 28th, but we leave New York on the 22nd. W: Wonderful! We can visit our college friends there. M: Exactly.
Text 9
W: Where is the best place to learn how to swim? I am afraid of the ocean, and there are no lakes around for
me to practice in.
M: Why don’t you just come over to my house? I swim in my backyard all the time.
W: That sounds great! Which day do you want me to come over? I am busy with a family party this weekend,
but I am free on Sunday afternoon. I also have Wednesday and Thursday free.
M: I have football team practice on Wednesday and a game the next day. I don’t know about Sunday though.
Isn’t it supposed to be a thunderstorm then?
W: I think I heard about that bad weather coming this way. Maybe we should plan to go swimming
sometime next week instead. If it is going to rain on Sunday, would you want to come to my house and watch a movie instead? My parents have a large collection of films.
M: That sounds fun. Do they have anything funny or action-filled to watch?
W: They have a lot of history movies, but there are ones to make you laugh too. I’m sure we will find
something that we both can enjoy.
M: OK, well, I will send you a message later this week about it.
Text 10
M: Frank Whittle was a British Royal Air Force air officer who invented the jet engine. He was born in a humble house in Coventry, England, on June 1st, 1907. His father was a clever engineer who passed on
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his skills to his son. Whittle became adventurous, developing an early interest in planes. He joined the Air Force and was taught about aircraft engines, gaining experience in the engineering workshops. He was excellent in his studies and became a pilot. During study time, he had the ideas that led to the creation of the jet engine, and he was given the legal right of ownership of his design in 1930. His studies earned him a place on a further course at Cambridge University, where he graduated with a first-class degree. His first engine was tested in 1937. Official interest grew but it was many years before it came into use. Whittle’s invention was of great importance. It increased the speed of planes dramatically and jet engines are now used by nearly every airline in the world. Whittle held many important jobs and became a hero in his country. He later married an American woman and moved to the United States, where he became a professor. He died at his home in Maryland on August 9th, 1996.
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分 35 分）
第一节 21-25 CBDBA 26-30 CACDB 第二节 31-35 GBEDF
第三部分：语言运用 （共两节，满分 45 分）
第一节 36-40 CCABD 41-45 BDACA 46-50 DACBB 51-55 CABDD
第 二 节 56. an 57. personally 58. has become 59. Although/Though/While 60. introduced 61. Unlike 62. belief 63. those 64. to explore 65. lasting
第四部分：写作 （共两节，满分 40 分） 第一节 应用文写作(one possible version)
Dear Peter,
I’m so glad to hear from you and know about what you are doing these days. I’m writing to tell you how our schooling is now going on. Actually, we are having e-learning at home, studying almost all the academic subjects. The schedule runs from 8:00 a.m. till 4:30 p.m. on workday, with longer breaks than usual. Personally, I’ve got used to online learning, which I think is a creative form of schooling, and also an effective measure to fight the COVID-19 epidemic. However, I really miss the days with my friends and teachers on campus. I pray the epidemic will soon come to an end.
Best wishes,
Yours, Li Hua
第二节 读后续写(one possible version) Paragraph 1：
Yours, Li Hua
At that moment, they had to take action and get out. They shouted desperately at the top of 。 their voice, but no one could hear them. They began to worry that they had to stay in their
snowmobiling buddy on the highway for the night. Suddenly, a good idea occurred to Jessie. She took off her jacket, burned it, and threw it out of the car window. Seeing the fire and smoke, people ran over and managed to pull their car out of the trough with all their efforts, which made Roy ashamed of his refusal to help others.
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Paragraph 2：
When Jessie arrived at her home, her mother was waiting for her. She anxiously asked Jessie what had happened. Jessie explained in a low voice, “We made a terrible mistake and got trapped in a trough on the highway. But for others’ help, I couldn’t have made it home for the night.” When asked what she would do next time if someone had difficulty, Jessie answered immediately that she would do anything to help others because today’s experience turned out to be a great lesson! 鄂东南教改联盟学校期中联考 9页）第 13 页
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