高中英语真题:四校2018-2019学年高二英语12月联考试题
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四校2018-2019学年高二英语12月联考试题
分值:150分时量:120分钟
本试卷由试题卷和答题卡两部分组成。
试卷分四个部分。
所有试题均须在答题卡上作答。
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分)
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后都有一个小题。
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小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers? Driver and passenger. B. Teacher and student. C. Cla ssmates.
2. Why can’t the man help the woman?
A. He must leave at once.
B. He’s too busy to help h er.
C. He doesn’t know how to help her.
3. What will the woman probably do this evening?
A. She will attend the wedding.
B. She will go over the lesso ns.
C. She will eat out.
4. What does the man imply?
A. Karen is very forgetful.
B. He knows Karen b etter now.
C. Karen is sure to pass the interview.
5. What are the speakers doing?
A. Riding a horse.
B. Shooting a movie.
C. Taking a photo.
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、7题。
6. Where are the two speakers probably?
A. In a supermarket.
B. In a park.
C. In a school.
7. What do we know about the woman?
A. She is a panda expert.
B. She became interested in pandas at the first sight.
C. Perhaps she’s shortsighted.
听下面一段对话,回答第8至第9题。
8. What attracts Mary most when she first met John?
A. His nice figure and appearance.
B. His work a
nd good family.
C. His cleverness and humor.
9. What do we know about Mary from the conversation?
A. She falls in love with John at the first sight.
B. She doesn’t want to give out the secret to Steve.
C. She is sure that John will call her tomorrow.
听下面一段对话,回答第10至第12题
10. What’s the woman’s phone number?
A. 614-3739.
B. 640-3439.
C. 640-3734.
11. What’s the most probable relationship between the two sp eakers?
A. Husband and wife.
B. Workmates.
C.Boss and secretary.
12. When does the woman tell the man to be back home?
A. At 11:30.
B. At one o’clock in the morning.
C. Before midnight.
听下面一段对话,回答第13至第16题
13. What is the woman looking for?
A. A friend’s house.
B. A cheap hotel.
C. An expensive ho tel.
14. When do the banks close?
A. At 7:00 p.m.
B. At 7:30 p.m.
C.At 6:30 p.m.
15. When was this town built?
A. In the 13th century.
B. In the 14th century.
C.In t he 15th century .
16. Where is the town center?
A. Just outside.
B. In the square.
C. Around the co rner.
听下面一段对话,回答第17至第20题
When did drag racing start?
A. In the early 1950s.
B. In the late 1950s.
C. In th
e early 1960s.
18. Why do drag race tracks have to be straight?
A.The fast cars can’t make a sharp turn.
B. Each race lasts only about seven seconds.
C. The cars might run into people in the street.
19. Why is sometimes impossible to see the racers?
A. The tracks are too straight.
B.There is too much smoke .
C. The racing cars go too fast.
20. What do we know about drag racing?
A. It costs more money than other car races.
B. It has nothing in common with other car races.
C. It has changed from a teenage recreation to business.
分阅读理解 (共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,共30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
Do you know an outstanding junior high or high school teache r, coach, guidance counselor, librarian, or headmaster? Nomi nate (提
名) that special teacher you’ll always remember and give him/ her the chance to be recognized in a famous national magazi ne through “Educators of the Year Contest”!
Prizes
Cash awards will be given to those from across the country w ho are given the honor of Educators of the Year. Besides, you r winning essays will also be published in our magazine. Guidelines
We will only consider essays written by teens, and nomination s must be for junior high or high school educators only. Eleme ntary school educators are not suitable.
Convince us your educator is special. Tell us about his or her style of teaching, his or her role in school activities, and comm
unity service. What has your educator done for the entire sch ool, your class, for you or another student? Give examples wit h specific details. Keep your essay between 200 and 1,000 w ords. Remember to include the first and last name, position, a nd school of your educator in your essay.
Don’t forget to submit (提
交) your essays through our website. You can also read our s ubmission guidelines for more information on this website. The Deadline
The deadline for submitting your essays is December 30. You r essays are accepted and will appear in our magazine all ove r the year. Winners will be made public after the January issu
e is published.
21. The contest is intended to .
A. choose educators of the year
B. make teachers popular
C. encourage people to be teacher
D. ask peopl
e to care for a magazine
22. If you want to take part in the contest, you should .
A. write as long an essay as possible
B. show your love for your teacher’s lifestyle
C. write about your teacher’s personal information
D. list some detailed examples of your special teacher
23. When can we know the winners of the contest?
A. In December.
B. Throughout the year.
C. In January.
D. In February.
B
“I’ve always loved food,” says Cassie Dawson in the kitchen o f her flat in London. “But I’ve become bored with eating out. I'v e had too many disappointing meals and paid too much mone y for them! At one point, fed up with my complaint, a friend su ggested I open my own restaurant. Impossible, I thought. But then I heard about supper clubs...”
Supper clubs are a mixture of a restaurant and a dinner party — you go to a stranger’s house and he/she cooks dinner for y ou. Like a restaurant, you pay for your food, but like a dinner party, you eat at the same table as other people. They are ad vertised through social-
networking sites with a menu and little information about wher e the supper club is until just before the meal.
“It’s like running a secret restaurant for one night,” says Cassi e. “The next morning, I set the tables and chairs aside. I put th e TV back and it’s my living room again.”
Cassie opens her “restaurant” for people about once a month, and she really enjoys the evenings she’s had so far. She use
s fresh, local ingredients and a typical meal costs about the s ame as a takeaway — much less than a restaurant meal. So how does she make money out of it?
“I don’t,” says Cassie. “In fact, at first I was worried about losi ng money on my club. I’m good at cooking but my maths is ter rible! But I was surprised by how cheaply I could make a good meal. This isn’t about money. It’s about a different eating exp erience.”
And what about inviting complete strangers into her house? Was Cassie ever nervous about that?
“Not at all,” she says. “Almost everyone at the supper club is j ust interested in having a good meal with other interesting pe ople.”
24. Why did Cassie decide to open her own restaurant finally?
A. To earn a living.
B. To satisfy her friend’s needs.
C. To make friends with strangers.
D. To cook cheap and good meals for others.
25. What does the underlined word “They” in Paragraph 2 ref er to?
A. Dinner parties.
B. Supper clubs.
C. Fresh ingredients.
D. Invitations to dinn
er.
26. We can know that Cassie’s restaurant .
A. serves meals for free
B. only serves takeaways
C. is only open to her friends
D. is only ope n in the evening
27. How does Cassie feel about her restaurant now?
A. Worried.
B. Content.
C. Annoyed.
D. Sensitive.
C
The full moon climbs over the eastern horizon (地平
线) and hangs like a huge orange globe in the sky. A few hour s later, the moon is overhead but seems to have changed. Th e huge orange globe has become a small silver disk. What ha s happened? Why has the orange color disappeared? Why do es the moon seem so much smaller and farther away now tha t it is overhead?
The moon appears orange on the horizon because we view it through the dust of the atmosphere. The overhead moon doe s not really shrink as it moves away from the horizon. Our eye s inform us that the overhead moon is farther away. But in this
position the moon is actually closer to our eyes than when it i s near the horizon.
The change in size is a trick our eyes and minds play on us. When the moon is low in the sky, we can compare its size wit h familiar objects. It is easy to see that the moon is much larg er than trees or buildings, for example. When the moon is hig h in the sky, however, it is hard to compare it with objects on earth. Compared to the vastness of the sky, the moon seems small.
There is another reason why the moon seems to shrink. We a re used to staring at objects straight ahead of us. When an ob ject is difficult to see, our eyes have to try to focus on it. When we move our heads back to look up, we will try hard again. L ooking at something from an unaccustomed position can fool you into believing an object is smaller or farther away than it i s. However, scientists do not yet understand completely why t he moon seems to shrink as it rises in the sky.
28. What makes us puzzled when the moon is high in the sky ?
A. It looks different.
B. It becomes large.
C. Its color disappears.
D. Its shape changes .
29. What really happens when the moon floats farther away fr
om the horizon?
A. It turns orange.
B. It comes nearer.
C. It goes farther.
D. It gets through dust.
30. What does the author intend to suggest by mentioning tre es and buildings in Para. 3?
A. They are low on earth.
B. They are large obj ects.
C. They can affect our judgment.
D. They can attract our attention.
31. What can we infer from the text?
A. The size of the moon often changes.
B. We do not s ee the moon as it really is.
C. The moon is beginning to shrink much.
D. The moon i s in fact a huge orange globe.
D
Americans recognize that there is a past on which the present rests. But they have not developed their sense of the depth o f time as much as this has been done in the Middle East and South Asia. The Arab looks back two to six thousand years fo r his own origins. History is used as the basis for almost any modem action. The chances are that an Arab won’ start a talk or a speech or analyze a problem without first developing the
historical aspects of his subject. The American assumes that time has depths but he seldom stresses its importance of it. The American never questions the fact that time should be pla nned and future events should be fitted into a schedule. He thi nks that people should look forward to the future and not talk t oo much on the past. His future is not very far ahead of him. Results must be obtained in the foreseeable future — one or t wo years or, at the most, five or ten. Promises to meet deadlin es and appointments are taken very seriously. There is real p unishment for being late and for not keeping commitments in t ime. The American thinks it is natural to calculate the value of time. To fail to do so is unthinkable. The American calculates how much time is required to do everything. “I’ll be there in te n minutes.”“It will take six months to finish that job.”“I was in t he Army for four and a half years.”
The Americans, like so many other people, also use time as a link that chains events together. If one event occurs on the h eels of another, we will certainly try to find a causal relationshi p between them. If A is seen around the area of B's murder s hortly after the crime has been committed we automatically fo rm a connection between A and B. However, events which ar e separated by too much time are difficult for us to connect in our minds. This makes it almost impossible for us as a nation
to engage (从事) in long-range planning.
32. How do Americans see past time according to the first par agraph?
A. It’s valueless.
B. It’s limited.
C. It reflects today.
D. It helps start a talk.
33. What does the underlined phrase “to do so” in paragraph
2 refer to?
A. To calculate the value of the past.
B. To plan a sc hedule for future events.
C. To figure out the importance of time.
D. To meet de adlines and appointments.
34. When will Americans chain two events together?
A. When common evidence is found.
B. When the two e vents happen one by one.
C. When A is found near the scene of B’s crime.
D. When one event happens long after another.
35. What does the author mainly want to tell Americans to do ?
A. See time further.
B. Make a long-
range plan.
C. Remember the past time.
D. Keep their commit ments.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,共10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的七个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。
Whether you are at Disneyland or another Disney park, you w ill usually find a nighttime show that will be showing. 36 Re ad this article to find out how you can get a good seat for an e vening event at any Disney park.
● Plan on seeing this show in advance.
Usually, if you decide an hour beforehand that you're going to see a show, you will likely end up not getting a good seat, unl ess the park is not very busy. 37
● Do your research.
Research online: "The best places to view…” 38 Some of th em may even be less known, so you may not deal with such a big crowd.
● Arrive to the event early.
39 Possibly even earlier if the park is more crowded on that day. If you arrive ten minutes before the event starts, you're a lot less likely to get a good spot.
● 40
If you must leave to do something, make sure that it's extreme
ly quick, and try to have another member of your party stay in your spot while you are away.
A. Stay in the same area.
B. Enjoy the show with a friend.
C. It's usually much more enjoyable if you can get a good spo t.
D. This is especially important if you arrive closer to the event time.
E. In order to get a get spot, plan on arriving an hour before th e event.
F. Therefore, look at the schedule before your trip, or at least t he day before.
G. You'll see a list of places in the park that are the best tor vi ewing that event.
第三部分语言知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节(共20小题;每小题l.5分,共30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,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.
I was having breakfast at a restaurant when a man walked in and sat next to me. In the restaurant there was a small 41 fo r both the customers and the owners when things got 42 . T
he news was about the local people. There was a little girl 4 3 some coats in a shop on the screen now. The reporter ask her if she found something that 44 . She smiled, "I like this store, Mommy said I could have any coat I wanted, 45 I'm g etting this one for my friend, Mandy, who 46 a coat.”
Just then I saw the man next to me lower his head and begin t o 47 his eyes. "Hey, don't feel sad," I told him. He 48 me . I could still see the 49 . He said, “I'm Mandy’s father.”Oh, my God! My hands 50 and I also wept. “It must be raini ng, "he 51. We spoke for a few more minutes and I knew he had been 52 for more than a year and did odd(零散
的) jobs to pay bills. Later we said 53 and I went to the cash register. I said in a low voice that I 54 his check. "He only ge ts coffee,” the 55 said. “Well, here. This is for my meal, his c offee and tell him this is for Mandy.”
Many years ago I spoke at a church in Atlanta. A woman cam e and gave me everything she had in her 56 . I was shocked and began to 57 it. "It isn't much, but please take it,” she sa id.
It was $57. I 58 carried it with me until that very day. I gave it away and replaced it. I turned to walk away and another ma n sitting at the counter said, "I heard your 59 with that man. I'll help him, 60 .”
His eyes watered and he said. "He’s right. It must be raining.”
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C. pickin
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4 4.A. fit B. happen
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C. matte
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D. started
4 5.A. since B. and C. but D. becau
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4 6.A. needs B. buy C. sends D. design
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7.
A. protect
B. close
C. cover
D. wipe
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B. glared a
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C. left be
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D. pointe
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9.
A. anger
B. eyes
C. tears
D. joy
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B. shook
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D. touche
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5 1.A. sighed B. guesse
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D. joked
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5 3.A. okay B. hello C. sorry D. goodb
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5 4.A. exami
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B. wanted
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5 5.A. clerk B. teacher C. presid
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D. nurse
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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。
How to Speak Clearly in Public Speeches
When it 61. _______ (come) to public speaking, the most impo rtant thing is to speak clearly. You want the audience 62. ____ __ (hear) everything you have to say when giving public spee ches, not questioning your words later 63. _______ they could n't hear you. A good public speaker is the person who knows how to speak clearly.
Practice makes perfect. Try 64. _______ (practice) in front of a mirror, in front of your friends, 65______ even in front of your dog if you need help.
Use the proper tone when speaking. Most people find it easy t o slip into a monotone voice, where every word 66.______com es out of their mouth sounds the same. Not only 67. ________ this bore the audience, but it also makes you hard to understa nd and follow.
Pronounce your words carefully and enunciate(清晰地发
音). This means using the right 68.________ (pronounce) of w ords. If you have any questions on how a word is pronounced, ask for help beforehand.
Speak slowly so that the audience can hear you. If your natur al speed is fast, practice speaking at a 69. ________ (slow) pa ce before your speech.
Project your voice when needed. You don’t need to scream at the audience, but raise your voice 70. _______ (slight) if peopl e in the back of the room can’t hear your speech.
第四部分写作(共两节,满分35分)
第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。
文中有10处语言错误。
每句中最多有两处。
每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写上该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Yesterday, I saw the old lady fall down when I was hurrying to school. I was about to help her up while suddenly a passer-
by stop me, saying that I might be accused of knocking her do wn. Heard his words, I began to hesitate and slow down my st eps. At the same time, another student, that saw everything, went up to help. The old lady said nothing but lots of thank to t he good boy. I felt ashamed.
As is known to all, help others is forever a good virtue. Eve n though some old people are becoming immorally, we can’t l et it to disappear. I have made my mind that I will reach out m y hand without hesitation next time.
第二节书面表达(满分25分)
假设你们班将召开一次“friendship”为话题的班会,请你结合现实,谈一下自己关于友谊的理解,以树立正确的友谊观念,创造良好班风。
参考要点如下:
友谊的重要性;
对友谊的错误理解: 一起违反学校纪律,如欺负别人,一起吸烟喝酒,包庇同学的错误等;
正确的友谊观念:热爱集体,互相帮助,共同进步。
要求: 1.词数100左右,开头已经给出,不计入总词数。
2.参考词汇:欺负bully;包庇cover up.
Dear Classmates,
I think it is very necessary for us to talk about friendship at the meeting today.
四校2018-2019学年高二英语12月联考试题
分值:150分时量:120分钟
本试卷由试题卷和答题卡两部分组成。
试卷分四个部分。
所有试题均须在答题卡上作答。
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分)
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后都有一个小题。
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小题。
每段对话仅读一
遍。
What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
Driver and passenger. B. Teacher and student. C. Classmates.
2. Why can’t the man help the woman?
A. He must leave at once.
B. He’s too busy to help her.
C. He doesn’t kno w how to help her.
3. What will the woman probably do this evening?
A. She will attend the wedding.
B. She will go over the lessons.
C. She will eat out.
4. What does the man imply?
A. Karen is very forgetful.
B. He knows Karen better now.
C. Karen is sure to pass the interview.
5. What are the speakers doing?
A. Riding a horse.
B. Shooting a movie.
C. Taking a photo.
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、7题。
6. Where are the two speakers probably?
A. In a supermarket.
B. In a park.
C. In a school.
7. What do we know about the woman?
A. She is a panda expert.
B. She became interested in pandas at the first sight.
C. Perhaps she’s shortsighted.
听下面一段对话,回答第8至第9题。
8. What attracts Mary most when she first met John?
A. His nice figure and appearance.
B. His work and good family.
C. His cleverness and humor.
9. What do we know about Mary from the conversation?
A. She falls in love with John at the first sight.
B. She doesn’t want to give out the secret to Steve.
C. She is sure that John will call her tomorrow.
听下面一段对话,回答第10至第12题
10. What’s the woman’s phone number?
A. 614-3739.
B. 640-3439.
C. 640-3734.
11. What’s the most probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Husband and wife.
B. Workmates.
C.Boss and secretary.
12. When does the woman tell the man to be back home?
A. At 11:30.
B. At one o’cl ock in the morning.
C. Before midnight.
听下面一段对话,回答第13至第16题
13. What is the woman looking for?
A. A friend’s house.
B. A cheap hotel.
C. An expensive hotel.
14. When do the banks close?
A. At 7:00 p.m.
B. At 7:30 p.m.
C.At 6:30 p.m.
15. When was this town built?
A. In the 13th century.
B. In the 14th century.
C.In the 15th century .
16. Where is the town center?
A. Just outside.
B. In the square.
C. Around the corner.
听下面一段对话,回答第17至第20题
When did drag racing start?
A. In the early 1950s.
B. In the late 1950s.
C. In the early 1960s.
18. Why do drag race tracks have to be straight?
A.The fast cars can’t make a sharp turn.
B. Each race lasts only about seven seconds.
C. The cars might run into people in the street.
19. Why is sometimes impossible to see the racers?
A. The tracks are too straight.
B.There is too much smoke .
C. The racing cars go too fast.
20. What do we know about drag racing?
A. It costs more money than other car races.
B. It has nothing in common with other car races.
C. It has changed from a teenage recreation to business.
分阅读理解 (共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,共30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。
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Do you know an outstanding junior high or high school teacher, coach, guidance counselor, li brarian, or headmaster? Nominate (提
名) that special teacher you’ll always remember and give him/her the chance to be recognize d in a famous national magazine through “Educators of the Year Contest”!
Prizes
Cash awards will be given to those from across the country who are given the honor of Educ ators of the Year. Besides, your winning essays will also be published in our magazine. Guidelines
We will only consider essays written by teens, and nominations must be for junior high or hig h school educators only. Elementary school educators are not suitable.
Convince us your educator is special. Tell us about his or her style of teaching, his or her role in school activities, and community service. What has your educator done for the entire scho ol, your class, for you or another student? Give examples with specific details. Keep your ess ay between 200 and 1,000 words. Remember to include the first and last name, position, and school of your educator in your essay.
Don’t forget to submit (提
交) your essays through our website. You can also read our submission guidelines for more i nformation on this website.
The Deadline
The deadline for submitting your essays is December 30. Your essays are accepted and will appear in our magazine all over the year. Winners will be made public after the January issu
e is published.
21. The contest is intended to .
A. choose educators of the year
B. make teachers popular
C. encourage people to be teacher
D. ask people to care for a magazine
22. If you want to take part in the contest, you should .
A. write as long an essay as possible
B. show your love for your teacher’s lifestyle
C. write about your teacher’s personal information
D. list some detailed examples of your special teacher
23. When can we know the winners of the contest?
A. In December.
B. Throughout the year.
C. In January.
D. In February.
B
“I’ve always loved food,” says Cassie Dawson in the kitchen of her flat in London. “But I’ve be come bored with eating out. I've had too many disappointing meals and paid too much mone y for them! At one point, fed up with my complaint, a friend suggested I open my own restaur ant. Impossible, I thought. But then I heard about supper clubs...”
Supper clubs are a mixture of a restaurant and a dinner party — you go to a stranger’s house and he/she cooks dinner for you. Like a restaurant, you pay for your food, but like a dinner p arty, you eat at the same table as other people. They are advertised through social-networking sites with a menu and little information about where the supper club is until just b efore the meal.
“It’s like running a secret restaurant for one night,” says Cassie. “The next morning, I set the t ables and chairs aside. I put the TV back and it’s my living room again.”
Cassie opens her “restaurant” for people about once a month, and she really enjoys the even ings she’s had so far. She uses fresh, local ingredients and a typical meal costs about the sa me as a takeaway — much less than a restaurant meal. So how does she make money out o f it?
“I don’t,” says Cassie. “In fact, at first I was worried about losing money on my club. I’m good at cooking but my maths is terrible! But I was surprised by how cheaply I could make a good meal. This isn’t about money. It’s about a different eating experience.”
And what about inviting complete strangers into her house? Was Cassie ever nervous about that?
“Not at all,” she says. “Almost everyone at the supper club is just interested in having a good meal with other interesting people.”
24. Why did Cassie decide to open her own restaurant finally?
A. To earn a living.
B. To satisfy her friend’s needs.
C. To make friends with strangers.
D. To cook cheap and good meals for others.
25. What does the underlined word “They” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Dinner parties.
B. Supper clubs.
C. Fresh ingredients.
D. Invitations to dinner.
26. We can know that Cassie’s restaurant .
A. serves meals for free
B. only serves takeaways
C. is only open to her friends
D. is only open in the evening
27. How does Cassie feel about her restaurant now?
A. Worried.
B. Content.
C. Annoyed.
D. Sensitive.
C
The full moon climbs over the eastern horizon (地平
线) and hangs like a huge orange globe in the sky. A few hours later, the moon is overhead b ut seems to have changed. The huge orange globe has become a small silver disk. What ha s happened? Why has the orange color disappeared? Why does the moon seem so much s maller and farther away now that it is overhead?
The moon appears orange on the horizon because we view it through the dust of the atmosp here. The overhead moon does not really shrink as it moves away from the horizon. Our eye s inform us that the overhead moon is farther away. But in this position the moon is actually c loser to our eyes than when it is near the horizon.
The change in size is a trick our eyes and minds play on us. When the moon is low in the sky , we can compare its size with familiar objects. It is easy to see that the moon is much larger than trees or buildings, for example. When the moon is high in the sky, however, it is hard to compare it with objects on earth. Compared to the vastness of the sky, the moon seems sma ll.
There is another reason why the moon seems to shrink. We are used to staring at objects str aight ahead of us. When an object is difficult to see, our eyes have to try to focus on it. When we move our heads back to look up, we will try hard again. Looking at something from an un accustomed position can fool you into believing an object is smaller or farther away than it is. However, scientists do not yet understand completely why the moon seems to shrink as it ris。