12月联盟校英语试题参考答案
听力1-5 BCABA 6-10 BAABA 11-15 BCACB 16-20 CBABC
阅读21-23 DBC 24-27ADBB 28-31 CBAC 32-35 CDBC
七选五36-40 FGEAC
完型41-45．CBDCD 46-50．BDAAD 51-55. BABAC
语法填空
of 57. dominant 58. originally 59. exposure 60. to celebrate
whose 62. ___It____ 63. a 64. and 65. were simplified
应用文写作
Dear Zhang Ming,
I’m glad to hear from you. You said that you are full of gratitude to your parents, but you don’t know how to express it. I can quite understand your inner anxiety. In our traditional culture, we seldom express love and our feelings directly to each other. Here I have some suggestions for you.
You can show your appreciation through some small acts of kindness,such as preparing a delicious meal for your parents or just giving them a warm hug. After all, actions speak louder than words. Writing a thank-you note on some big days is also advisable because all parents love that.
I genuinely hope my suggestions can be helpful to you.
Yours,
Li Hua
读后续写
Suddenly,she thought of Landy,the girl being “pecked” by her classmates.“ I’m going to take it home and take good care of it,”she said with a determined look.Back in school,Catherine spotted Landy sitting by herself in a corner. She kept her head down with her eyes fixed on the floor as usual. Catherine thought Landy was just like the poor little chicken,being teased and ignored by her classmates, merely due to her special height. She told other kids,“It’s time for me to make an apology to Landy.” Astonished at what she said, all the kids burst out screaming,“Talking to the long spaghetti Are you crazy ”
But Catherine walked directly toward Landy,regardless of what they said. “Hi,Landy. I’m sorry about the spaghetti thing.” Catherine murmured an apology, her face reddening.“I know it hurts you. Can you forgive me " She figured Landy might just walk away. But she lifted her misty eyes and nodded yes. Catherine wiped away her tears,giving her a warm hug. Moved by the scene, the other kids also came to offer their sincere apologies to Landy. From that day on, no one made up silly chants about Landy, and Catherine also gained an important life lesson that everyone should be treated equally no matter how special he or she was.
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了Catherine是班上最酷的孩子，无论她去哪里，她都是聚光灯下的人物，一群孩子跟着她，做她做的每一件事；而她的同桌——Landy作为班里最高的孩子，经常被同学们取笑。Catherine不太喜欢同学们嘲笑Landy，但她也从来没有叫他们停下来，也从来没有和她说话。直到有一天，Catherine在爷爷的农场看到一只被欺负的小鸡才对Lancy有了愧疚之情，于是决定返校后向Lancy道歉，并与她友好相处。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“突然，她想起了兰迪，那个被同学“啄”的女孩。”可知，第一段可描写Catherine意识到自己之前对待Lancy的态度不好，要用实际行动改变。
②由第二段首句内容“但Catherine不管他们说什么，直接朝Lancy走去。”可知，第二段可描写Catherine真诚地向Lancy道歉，并下定决心与其友好相处。
2.续写线索：想到被欺负的Lancy——再次看到Lancy被欺负——决定向Lancy道歉——真诚道歉——关系和解——感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①抱起：scoop/hold/take
②道歉：make an apology to /apologize/ murmured an apology/offer their sincere apologies to
③嘲笑：tease/laugh at/ made up silly chants about Landy
情绪类
①疑惑：with a puzzled frown on her face/confused/puzzled
②担心：wrinkles of concern spreading around his forehead/concerned
【点睛】[高分句型1] Astonished at what she said, all the kids burst out screaming,“Talking to the long spaghetti Are you crazy ”（由连接词what引导的宾语从句作at的宾语）
[高分句型2] Moved by the scene, the other kids also came to offer their sincere apologies to Landy. （Moved by the scene形容词作原因状语）
听力原文
Text 1
W: I’m going to the museum this Sunday. There is a new exhibition of ancient china. Would you like to join me, Matthew
M: I’d love to, but I have a piano competition in Seattle. I can’t miss it. (1)
Text 2
M: Have we missed it The policeman said it’s only three streets away, right across the biggest supermarket.
W: Wait a minute. The bank, the clothing store, ah, here it is, the Italian restaurant! (2)
Text 3
W: Welcome to Sky Cinema. How can I help you
M: I need two tickets to the film Avatar: The Way of Water.
W: It starts at 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Which one would you like
M: The earlier, the better. (3)
Avatar: The Way of Water 《阿凡达：水之道》
Text 4（第4题为主旨大意题）
W: I really like living here in this apartment. It’s so close to my office and the shopping mall.
M: That’s true. But I’m often woken up at night by the traffic outside.
W: Oh, I didn’t know you are a light sleeper.
Text 5
M: What were you doing last night I called you, but you didn’t answer.
W: Oh, I was at my cousin Jack’s birthday party. And my phone was dead. Was there anything urgent
M: My dad came back from a farm. He brought back many fruits, and I wanted to share some with you. (5)
Text 6
W: Larry, do you have any plans for the coming weekend
M: No, and you
W: I checked the weather on my phone just now. It seems it’ll be a fine day on Saturday. Shall we go hiking in the hills (6)
M: Good idea. (6) When was our last hike
W: Well, I think that was in March this year, if my memory serves me right.
M: Oh, that was six months ago. If that is the plan, we should go to the supermarket to pick up some food and drinks. (7)
W: Yes. We can do that with our boys on Friday evening after dinner. (7) I’ve heard that the supermarket will offer discounts then.
M: Okay. Now I’m looking forward to the weekend.
if my memory serves me right 如果我没有记错的话
Text 7（第8题为推断题）
W: Good morning, sir.
M: Good morning. I think there should be a room booked in the name of Logan Jones.
W: Okay, let me have a check. A double room with a view of the lake
M: Oh, there must be some mistake. Actually, I booked a single room with a big bathroom.
W: Can I have your ID card I need to check again.
M: Okay, here you are.
W: Ah, yes, I find it. I’m sorry I misheard your name as Reagan. Will you stay for just one night
M: Yes, I will have a meeting tomorrow morning, and after that I will fly to Chicago. My sister is studying at a university there. (9) Do I need to pay now
W: No, you don’t. You can pay when you leave. Okay, here is your room key. The elevator is on your right.
M: Thank you.
Text 8（第10题为推断题）
M: Hi, Maria, (12) what book are you looking for
W: Hi, Michael. (11) The one Professor Hughes recommended in his class. He said it’s a very good reference book. (11)
M: Then I think you’d better have it. It must be of great help. (11)
W: Yes, but the problem is that it costs 50 dollars. I could hardly afford it.
M: Have you gone to the school library to search for it
W: Yes, of course, but I couldn’t find it. I even asked the librarian to help me, but there wasn’t a copy in the library. You know, there are 40 students in my class, and everyone wants the book. I don’t know what to do now.
M: Listen, my roommate Noah took the course last term. I remember he has a copy. I’ll borrow it from him for you. (12)
W: Thanks a lot. That’s very kind of you.
Text 9（第13题为推断题）
W: Hi, you must be Leo Cook.
M: Hi, you must be Stella. I’m sorry for being late.
W: It doesn’t matter. I have got the key and let’s go in.
M: Hmm … The green carpet in the living room is so great. The color is my favorite. (14) It’s a good match for the wallpaper.
W: Yes, the apartment is in good condition.
M: Where is the kitchen
W: This way. It’s next to the washroom.
M: The kitchen is particularly good. It has everything, even an oven and a microwave. (15)
W: Yes, and it’s big enough to have a meal e and see the big bedroom. It faces south and has a big closet.
M: Yeah, it’s really bright in here. But where can I do the laundry
W: Here, on the balcony. And you can hang your clothes here.
M: The house is nice, but I have to ask my wife first. (16) I understand it’s 1,000 dollars a month.
W: Yes. I have to mention that the transport here is also convenient. The subway station is 500 meters away and there is a bus stop nearby.
M: Okay. I will be in touch.
Text 10（第17题为推断题）
Good morning, children and parents. Welcome to the Children’s Club in our neighborhood. As the end of the school year is drawing near, we’ve prepared various gifts, such as stickers, bookmarks and pencils. To add more fun, we’ve hidden them for you to find around this center. (18)
Here’s the information you need to know. First of all, all children should put your names down at the desk, because you will be divided into several groups. (19) Then, if you’re ready, preschool children will be going out of this front door and their parents should go together. Outside this door, you will see a flag as the marker for your area. There will be some helpers to direct you. If you are in the first to third grade, you’re going right outside that back door to search in the yard. The parents of this group are welcome to go with the children. Finally, the fourth graders, please, follow me down the hall through the double doors and to the other side of the center where you’ll be going to look for your gifts. (20) There’s plenty for everyone.常州市联盟学校2023—2024学年度第一学期学情调研
高三年级英语试卷
2023.12
本试卷共四大题 满分150分
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5）
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. What will Matthew do on the weekend
A. Attend an exhibition. B. Enter a contest. C. Visit China.
2. Where do the speakers want to go
A. To a supermarket. B. To a bank. C. To a restaurant.
3. When will the man see the film
A. At 1:30 p.m. B. At3:30 p.m. C. At 5:30 p.m.
4. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A noisy night. B. A place of living. C. Their sleeping habits.
5. Why did the man call the woman last night
A. To give her fruits. B. To invite her to a party. C. To ask for her cousin's number.
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。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. How does the man feel about the woman's suggestion
A. A bit disappointed. B. Very satisfied. C. Greatly surprised.
7. What will the speakers do on Friday evening
A. Go shopping. B. Eat out. C. Pick up their children.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In a hotel. B. On a plane. C. On a lake.
9. Why will the man go to Chicago
A. To attend a meeting. B. To visit his sister. C. To start university.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. School friends. B. Teacher and student. C. Librarian and library user.
11. What does Michael say about the book
A. It's sold at a discount price.
B. It's important for Maria's study.
C. It's written by Professor Hughes.
12. What will Michael do for Maria
A. Share his book with her. B. Lend her some money. C. Ask Noah for help.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Why does the man meet the woman
A. To look at an apartment. B. To have a meal together. C. To deliver some furniture.
14. What does the man like about the carpet
A. Its quality. B. Its size. C. Its color.
15. What does the man think of the kitchen
A. It's well-designed. B. It's well-equipped. C. It's well-painted.
16. What will the man probably do next
A. Take a bus. B. Make a payment. C. Talk with his wife.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Why does the speaker organize the activity
A. To prepare for Children's Day.
B. To celebrate the end of the school year.
C. To welcome children in the neighborhood.
18. What is the activity for children about
A. Looking for the hidden gifts.
B. Hiding around the center.
C. Having a group discussion.
19. What are the children required to do before going out
A. Find the flags. B. Write their names down. C. Stay together with their parents.
20. Who will go to the other side of the center
A. The preschool children. B. The third-grade children. C. The fourth-grade children.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题：每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Ben Miller is a British actor, as well as a productive writer for children. Here, he shares his favorite books.
King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green
I loved reading when I was little. My parents were both English teachers, and our home was full of books. Dickens was a family favorite. But the book that really fired my imagination was King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green.
Buy King Arthur and His Knight of the Round Table here
Diary of a Nobody by George and Weedon Grossmith
I’m a fool for a classic, and I’m so glad I finally managed to finish Diary of a Nobody by George and Weedon Grossmith. Put simply, its the funniest book I’ve ever read, with text by George and illustrations by Weedon.
Buy Diary of a Nobody here
Exhalation by Ted Chiang
It’s never too late to have your life changed by a book, and it happened to me again recently when I read Ted Chiang’s collection Exhalation. Story of Your Life, one of the best in it, inspired the sci-fi alien visitation classic Arrival. I love that too, but each and every piece in Exhalation is its match in imagination.
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Who wrote the book Ben Miller considers the most amusing
Dickens. B. Roger Lancelyn Green.
C. Ted Chiang. D. George and Weedon Grossmith.
22. Which category does the book Exhalation most likely fall in
A. Fairy tale. B. Science fiction. C. Poetry. D. Comics.
23. What’s the main purpose of the text
A. To recommend a famous actor. B. To attract new subscriptions.
C. To advertise some books. D. To share Miller’s reading habits.
B
I was a graduate student in Manhattan having breakfast on my rooftop on Sept. 11, 2001, when I witnessed planes hit the Twin Towers. For months afterwards, I shook with anxiety every morning. Unwilling to medicate, I tried everything else. Mindfulness meditation (冥想) caused panic attacks. Hot yoga built muscle but did nothing for my anxiety. I went to talks by Buddhist monks and meditation teachers hoping to attain inner peace, but in vain. Finally, I attended a SKY Breath Meditation class, which involves a 20-minute breathing regimen (养生之道) in different postures and rhythms. Though I went in skeptical, I came out calm. Two decades later, I never missed a day of my breathing practice, not even when I gave birth.
I've also devoted part of my research career to studying the benefits of breathing for mental health and well-being. Seven years after 9/11, I was working with veterans returning from war with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Traditional treatments had failed many of them, so my colleagues and I ran a randomized controlled trial to test the effects of SKY pared with the control group, veterans practicing SKY every day for one week saw their anxiety drop to levels typical of the general population. Even though most did not continue to practice, they maintained the benefits a year later.
Emotions influence your breathing patterns, and changing your breathing can change your emotions. For example, anxiety and anger correspond to an irregular, short, fast breath. Adopting the slower and more regular breathing pattern that corresponds to a calm feeling signals relaxation by activating the vagus nerve (交感神经)，slowing heart rate, easing blood pressure, and settling you down. A simple exercise you can try is to close your eyes and breathe out for twice as long as you breathe in. Do this for five minutes in the morning, before a stressful meeting or as you transit from work to home.
24. Why did the author attend the SKY Breath Meditation class
A. To relieve inner anxiety. B. To build up muscles.
C. To learn more about meditation. D. To quest for religious belief.
25. How did the author test the effects of SKY breathing
A. She worked with healthy veterans returning from war.
B. She chose victims suffering PTSD in the 9/11 incident.
C. She cooperated with researchers from mindfulness meditation classes.
D. She divided the veterans into two groups and compared results.
26. What can we learn from the last paragraph
A. It is harmful to activate the vagus nerve.
B. Breathing interacts with emotions.
C. Breathing out as long as you breathe in is a simple way to follow.
D. Breathing regimen should be carried out for five minutes every morning.
27. Which of the following is the best title for the text
A. PTSD: more awareness needed B. SKY: better well-being attained
C. Meditation: an effective treatment D. Breath: detailed ways to conduct
C
The commonly held belief that it takes 21 days to form a new habit can be traced back to a 1960 book by plastic surgeon Maxwell Maltz called Psycho-Cybernetics. In his work treating patients who had gone through facial recognition surgery, Maltz noticed that it typically took around three weeks for them to adjust to seeing their new faces in the mirror. He also found that individuals who had lost a limb still sensed “phantom”(幻觉的) pains in the missing arm or leg for about 21 days.
Based on these perceptions(认知) of recovery time after significant physical changes, Maltz theorized in his book that it likely takes a minimum of 21 days for the neurological pathways in our brains associated with old behaviors and habits to go away, and for new mental images and routines to take firm root. This idea of a standardized 21-day formation period for habits soon became widely accepted.
However, Maltz was drawing casual inferences rather than conducting strict scientific research. It was not until 2010 that health psychologist Phillipa Lally at University College London decided to properly study habit formation timelines. She designed a year-long experiment that tracked 96 participants as they each established a single new habit of their choosing. Every day, subjects reported on whether they successfully performed their intended behavior that day as well as how automatic the action felt.
Lally’s findings revealed that on average, it took 66 days before a habit became a normal part of a routine and felt automatic. But results varied widely, with habits forming anywhere from 18 days up to 254 days between individuals. Perseverance was the key factor in successfully making a behavior habitual, with sometimes missing days not stopping overall progress.
This landmark study disproved the assumed 21-day standard and showcased that a wide range of timelines are normal. Ultimately, being committed to consistently practising a new behavior for months, not weeks, is what allows real habit change and improvement to occur naturally in the brain. Understanding habit formation as a gradual, individualized process helps people develop positive routines without unrealistic expectations.
28. What is Maltz’s assumption based on
A. An intensive survey. B. Psychological work.
C. His personal observation. D. The strict scientific research.
29. Why did Lally’s team conduct the research
A. To prove Maltz’s theory on habit formation.
B. To identify timelines for establishing new habits.
C. To explore the factors in impacting habit formation.
D. To present advantages of developing good behavior.
30. What do we know about Lally’s findings
A. There are large individual differences in forming habits.
B. Most participants took 66 days to make a behavior habitual.
C. It is harder to form a new habit that to persist in an old one.
D. Occasional stops have a big effect on the progress of habit formation,
31. What is the purpose of the text
A. To introduce ways to establish a new habit.
B. To compare different studies of habit formation
C. To correct a misconception about habit formation
D. To involves readers in a 21-day habit formation activity
D
Given how valuable intelligence and automation are, we will continue to improve our technology if we are at all able to. At a certain point, we will build machines that are smarter than we are. Once we have machines that are smarter than we are, they will begin to improve themselves. The concern is really that we will build machines that are much more competent than we are. And the slightest divergence (分歧) between their goals and our own could destroy us.
Just think about how we relate to ants. We don’t hate them. We don’t go out of our way to harm them. In fact, sometimes we take pains not to harm them. We step over them on the sidewalk. But whenever their presence seriously conflicts with one of our goals, we will kill them without hesitation. The concern is that we will one day build machines that, whether they’re conscious or not, could treat us with similar disregard.
The bare fact is that we will continue to improve our intelligent machines. We have problems that we desperately need to solve. So we will do this, if we can. The train is already out of the station, and there’s no brake to pull. If we build machines that are more intelligent than we are, they will very likely develop in ways that we can’t imagine, and transcend us in ways that we can’t imagine.
So imagine we hit upon a design of super intelligent AI that has no safety concerns. This machine would be the perfect labor-saving device. It can design the machine that can build the machine which can do any physical work, powered by sunlight, more or less for the cost of raw materials. So we’re talking about the end of human labour. We’re also talking about the end of most intellectual work. So what would apes like ourselves do in these circumstances
But the moment we admit that information processing is the source of intelligence, we have to admit that we are in the process of building some sort of god. Now would be a good time to make sure it’s a god we can live with.
32. Why does the author mention ants in Paragraph 2
A. To stress the presence of machines does conflict with our goals.
B. To show improved machines will escape from us.
C. To indicate future intelligent machines could treat us without mercy
D. To compare intelligent machines to ants.
33. What does the underlines word “transcend” in Paragraph 3 mean
A. Disable. B. Inspire. C. Disappoint. D. Outpace.
34. How is the passage mainly developed
A. By showing evidence. B. By giving assumptions.
C. By making comparisons. D. By analyzing statistics.
35. Which of the following statements can best summarize the author’s viewpoint towards AI
A. Human beings will no doubt be destroyed by AI in the future.
B. Super intelligent AI will put an end to human labour eventually.
C. We should keep the development of AI within human’s control.
D. Human beings should stop the development of super intelligent AI.
第二节（共5小题：每小题2. 5分, 满分12. 5分）
阅读下面短文, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Why you’re more creative in coffee shops
Some of the most successful people in history have done their best work in coffee shops. _____36_____. Among them are Pablo Picasso, JK Rowling, Simone de Beauvoir and Bob Dylan.
A sweet spot of noise and crowds
Some of us stick in our earphones as soon as we sit down to work in a public setting. But scientists have known for years that background noise can benefit our creative thinking. A study showed that a modest level of surrounding noise in a place like a cafe can actually promote your creative output.____37_____. Therefore, this can lead to more creative idea generation.
Air of informality
The typical coffee-shop users might be a lone worker struggling with a creative effort. However, experts say these cafe settings can also benefit work groups who are brainstorming. There is a formal air when gathering on digital meeting platforms. ____38_____. All those audio and visual stimuli (刺激) help groups, too, compared to the meeting in a formal meeting room.
_____39_____
One thing that can make working from home or the office feel boring is the visual environment. Often we sit in the same chair and look at the same four walls all day long. In the coffee shops, people come and go. The daylight changes. _ 40____. While we tend not to take conscious of these micro-stimuli, and don’t deliberately choose to work in this location because of them, these activities around us prod our brains to work a bit differently than at home.
Visual variety
The birthplace of countless great works
The pleasant smells of coffee and food vary
Not all kinds of noisy surroundings are bad for your creativity
By contrast, there is an informal atmosphere when meeting up at a bar or cafe
Whatever their careers, they have tapped into their creativity working at a table in a cafe
Because if you are slightly distracted from the task at hand, it raises your abstract thinking ability
第三部分 语言运用（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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Like most people, I have to work for a living. We have a bank loan, and other 41 we have to pay. But I certainly don’t have a 9-5 42 . I decided long ago that I could not 43 fixed working hours for a big company and I certainly wasn’t suitable to 44 in an office day in and day out. I work 45 as a writer, garden designer, and sustainability consultant. Many days, I work long hours, but I have a lot of 46 and control over everything. I have found my 47 — what I really want to do.
But I fully appreciate that most people are not in such a 48 position and some of them have no choice but to 49 the work they do not like. Therefore, many people feel 50 in their jobs even when they are not really stuck at all. Finding sustainable solutions and a better quality of life means 51 long and hard about what you really want to do, and how you can 52 that goal.
Working for yourself is beneficial on 53 levels: you save time, you save money, and you can potentially 54 your carbon footprint. Consider this: Management consultancy firm WSP found working from 55 can help reduce your carbon footprint in the summer months.
41．A．wages B．rents C．bills D．fines
42．A．habit B．job C．workout D．trip
43．A．arrange B．resist C．avoid D．bear
44．A．arrive B．compete C．sit D．communicate
45．A．dully B．occasionally C．cooperatively D．independently
46．A．judgement B．flexibility C．burden D．doubt
47．A．routine B．style C．pressure D．passion
48．A．fortunate B．promising C．profitable D．permanent
49．A．submit to B．leave out C．make for D．depart from
50．A．interested B．relaxed C．engaged D．trapped
51．A．complaining B．thinking C．worrying D．arguing
52．A．attain B．ignore C．discover D．switch
53．A．special B．multiple C．high D．spiritual
54．A．decrease B．record C．calculate D．increase
55．A．nothing B．reality C．home D．office
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。
Peking opera is one of the five major traditional operas in China. Its vocal tones are mainly composed ___56___ Xipi and Erhuang, to the music played by such instruments as huqin and drum. Peking opera is the ___57___ (dominate) form of Chinese opera, combining music, vocal performance, mime, dance, and acrobatics.
It grew out of Huiju opera, a folk opera ___58___ (origin) popular in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River in the early Qing Dynasty . Due to the strong mobility of Huiju troupes and frequent ___59___ (expose) to other types of drama, performers integrated different regional musical systems and tunes.
In 1790, ___60___(celebrate) the 80th birthday of the Qianlong Emperor, the Four Great Anhui Troupes (剧团)brought Huiju opera to Beijing , ___61___ performances soon found an audience. ___62___ marked the beginning of the more than 200 years of history of Peking opera.
Peking opera is a combination of some older operatic forms. From 1840 to 1860, it finally developed into __63___ mixture of elements of Qinqiang opera, certain strengths of Kunqu opera, ___64___ local tunes of Beijing. The new form then began to create its own innovations. For example, melodies ____65___ (simplify) and played with different traditional instruments than those used in earlier forms.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是校英语报“读者来信”栏目的主编李华。学生张明写信向你寻求帮助。他对父母充满感激之情，却又不知如何表达，有点苦恼。请给他回信，内容包括：
表达理解；
提出建议。
注意：1.写作字数应为80左右。
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Zhang Ming,
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Yours,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Catherine was the coolest kid in her class. Whenever she went, she was in the spotlight, with a bunch of kids following her and doing everything she did.
Her desk mate, Landy, however, was not in the cool kids’ group. Being the tallest kid in her class, she was teased by her classmates, who were always chanting “Landy, Landy, long as spaghetti (意大利面)”.Every time Landy heard those silly chants, she could feel her face burst into flames. God knew how she wished the ground to crack and swallow her!
Catherine didn’t really like it when the kids chanted “Landy, Landy, long as spaghetti”. But she never told them to stop either, and nor did she ever talk to her. She liked being popular.
One weekend, Catherine went over to her grandfather for Thanksgiving. Her grandfather lives on a farm at the opposite end of town, where he keeps chickens. While helping to feed the chickens, Catherine noticed a peculiar one. Curling in the corner, it looked smaller than the others and was almost half-bare!
“What’s the matter with it ” She asked her grandfather, with a puzzled frown on her face. Her grandfather told her how chickens could act.’ “They have a pecking(啄) order，” he explained，wrinkles of concern spreading around his forehead. “If one chicken is different, the others will push it away and keep pecking it. Sometimes they peck it so much that it dies.”
“Oh，what a poor little thing!” Catherine let out a sigh as she scooped(捧起)the frightened chicken up in her arms, whose heart was beating fast in the bony little body.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Suddenly, she thought of Landy, the girl being “pecked” by her classmates. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
But Catherine walked directly toward Landy, regardless of what they said.
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