北京101中学2019-2020学年下学期初中七年级期末考试英语试卷

一、听后选择(共9分，每小题1. 5分)

听对话或独白，根据对话或独白的内容，从下面各题所给的A、 B、C三个选项中选择最佳选项。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

请听一段对话，完成1至第2小题。

1. What does Peter want to do tomorrow afternoon?

A. To take a walk. B. To see a movie. C. To join a club.

2. What time are they going to meet?

A. At 3:30 B. At 4:30 C. At 5:30

请听一段对话，完成第3至第4小题。

3. How is the weather in Shenzhen?

A. Sunny and warm. B. Rainy and cool. C. Cloudy and cool.

4. What’s Jane doing now?

A. Reading in the room. B. Sitting by the pool. C. Walking in the park

请听一段对话，完成第5至第6小题。

5. How did Joe get to the farm?

A. By bus. B. By car. C. On foot.

6. What did Joe take home for his family?

A. Some potatoes. B. Some vegetables. C. Some strawberries.

二、听后回答（共12分；每小题2分）

听对话，根据所听内容回答问题。每段对话你将听两遍。

请听一段对话，完成第7小题。

7. When does John have to clean his room?

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请听一段对话，完成第8小题。

8. What did the boy do in London?

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请听一段对话，完成第9小题。

9. How can the girl get to the book shop?

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请听一段对话，完成第10小题。

10. What does the girl’s sister look like?

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请听一段对话，完成第11和12小题。

11. Where does Becky usually have lunch?

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12. What does Dave usually have for lunch?

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三、听独白，记录关键信息。(共10分，每小题2分)

请根据所听到的独白内容和提示信息，将所缺的关键信息填写在答题纸的相应位置上。这段独白你将听两遍。

四、单项填空(共10分，每小题1分)

从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

18. Carol is a helpful girl. We all like___________.

A. him B. her C. them D. it

19. I played badminton and did homework ________ Sunday morning.

A. on B. in C. of D. at

20. The baby is my little brother. He has _________ hair.

A. long curly black B. long black straight

C. blonde short curly D. curly straight long

21. Li Hua likes to play basketball ________ football.

A. or B. but C. and D. so

22. —________ is it from your home to school?

— It’s only about three miles.

A. How often B. How far C. How long D. How much

23. Look! They _______ beautifully on the stage now.

A. dancing B. dance C. danced D. are dancing

24. —________ I hand in my homework today?

—No, you needn’t. Tomorrow is OK.

A. Can B. May C. Must D. Would

25. Sally can’t __________ Chinese, but she can speak a little French.

A. speaks B. speaking C. to speak D. speak

26. My little sister is good at singing and she _________ very well.

A. sing B. sings C. singing D. to sing

27. Yesterday afternoon, I _________ a kite on the playground with my friends.

A. fly B. are flying C. will fly D. flew

五、完形填空(共25分，每小题1分)

阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

A

Justin was really good at basketball and he thought it was the only way out of his school. He could run with the__28__fast and beat any of the older boys at the court and the younger boys didn’t have a chance.

One day, some boys from another school ran up and asked to__29__with Justin. The big one in the middle said that he had heard Justin was the best and he wanted to see if it was true. Justin agreed. During the game, Justin was running all over the big boys and making his shots. Suddenly, a big boy__30__Justin. Justin went flying, fell on the ground and broke his leg. The doctor said Justin might never play again. Justin was so__31__.

The first six weeks, Justin just lay in bed watching TV every day and ate potato chips until the bag was empty. Justin put on too much weight. His once__32__future disappeared. When he lost himself in great hopelessness, Justin’s sister, Kiki came home from the university.

She was like sunshine, __33__exciting stories of college. Justin was attracted by the stories that Kiki told. “Justin!” She interrupted his daydream. “Let me see your progress report. ” Justin was embarrassed,” she said. “We’re going to improve the __34__. ” So, while she was home on break, they studied, talked and worked together. Justin __35__better and he wasn’t so upset.

After spending those weeks with his sister, Justin realized that he didn’t want to feel bad for himself any more, and he didn’t want to give up. Basketball used to be his thing, and he was good at it, but now there was only__36__, so he had to get good at that. Justin passed through all his classes. With the study skills he had learned from his sister, Justin scored a 24 on the ACT.

Every university that he applied to(申请) accepted him. When the autumn came, Justin had his __37__in colleges. He decided to go to the sunniest university in Hawaii, and nobody could say that Justin made a bad choice.

28. A. ball B. toy C. key D. flag

29. A. stand B. play C. eat D. ride

30. A. saw B. met C. followed D. pushed

31. A. brave B. honest C. sad D. safe

32. A. busy B. quiet C. funny D. bright

33. A. changing B. receiving C. bringing D. forgetting

34. A. languages B. grades C. lives D. health

35. A. felt B. taught C. repeated D. sounded

36. A. home B. sport C. schoolwork D. travel

37. A. choice B. fact C. record D. event

B

I didn’t cry when I learned I was the parent of a disabled child. I just sat still and didn’t say anything.

When Jenny was old enough, I sent her to a kindergarten（幼儿园）. On the first morning, Jenny spent hours playing by herself. It seemed that she felt very __38__.

However, to my joy, Jenny’s classmates always __39____ her, “You got all your spelling words right today!” In fact, her spelling list was the __40__. Later, she faced a very painful__41__—— at the end of the term, there was a game which had __42____ to do with physical education. But Jenny was __43____ in it.

My husband and I were anxious about the day. I wanted to let my child stay home! But my heart wouldn’t let me off that __44__. So I pushed a pale, unwilling Jenny onto the school bus.

At the kindergarten, I was quite worried because of her __45____ action, Jenny would probably hold up her team. The game went well until it was time for the sack（麻袋）race. Surely Jenny would find it __46__. Now each child had to climb into a sack, jump to the finishing line, return and climb out of the sack. I noticed Jenny standing near the end of her line of players.

But as it was her turn to join, a change took place in her __47__. The tallest boy behind Jenny placed his hands on her waist（腰）. Two other boys__48__in front of her. The moment the player before Jenny stepped out from the sack, the two boys __49____ the sack suddenly and kept it open while the tall boy lifted Jenny and__50__her into it. A girl nearby took her hand and supported her__51____ Jenny got her balance. Then she jumped forward, smiling and proud. In the cheers of the teachers, schoolmates and parents, I silently thanked the warm, understanding people in life who made it __52____ for my disabled daughter to be like her fellow human beings. Then I finally cried.

38. A. excited B. happy C. lonely D. weak

39. A. greeted B. encouraged C. expected D. followed

40. A. longest B. easiest C. smallest D. tidiest

41. A. problem B. choice C. result D. exam

42. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything

43. A. forward B. fast C. up D. behind

44. A. easily B. quickly C. luckily D. badly

45. A. quiet B. slow C. quick D. secret

46. A. stupid B. simple C. difficult D. relaxing

47. A. school B. family C. heart D. team

48. A. stood B. lay C. ran D. walked

49. A. cut up B. gave up C. picked up D. made up

50. A. put B. hid C. drove D. hit

51. A. when B. unless C. after D. until

52. A. popular B. possible C. necessary D. special

六、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。(共34分，每小题2分)

A

53. Who lost an iPhone?

A. Louis 423. B. Tiffany Yang.

C. Dan Jedlicka. D. Terry Johnson.

54. If someone lost a watch, what should he or she do?

A. Email louis-423@gmail. com.

B. Call 479-3081.

C. Call 973-3787.

D. Contact Facebook account @terry-johnson.

55. What can we tell from the four ads?

A. The cat owner will pay a $100 reward for the cat.

B. An 18-month old dog was taken from her owner’s house.

C. Someone found a Japanese watch in Las Vegas.

D. There are many photos on the missing iPhone.

B

Each October 15, over 200 million people around the world take part in Global Handwashing Day. Research shows that not enough people wash their hands with soap. Experts believe that this leads to the deaths of millions of people every year.

Myriam Sidibe says that soap is “the nicest invention in public health”. He knows that washing hands with soap can have a big influence on reducing flu(流感) and other diseases. It can also prevent babies from getting sick and keep children healthy.

However, washing hands with soap doesn’t appear as fast as you might think. This may happen in poorer countries, but it’s also because for many people, washing hands with soap is simply not part of their everyday work. This is what Global Handwashing Day tries to do.

In 2008, the first Global Handwashing Day began. Every year since then, the campaign(运动) has held many different events around the world. In 2014, Global Handwashing Day was used in the fight against Ebola(埃博拉病毒).

Today, local and national leaders continue to use the day to spread the message about the value of clean hands. The hope is that handwashing can become a necessary part of people’s lives and make a big difference to the health of millions around the world.

56. What does Myriam Sidibe think of soap?

A. Small B. Strange C. Useful D. Awful

57. The Global Handwashing Day tries to ________.

A. create soap for people around the world

B. buy enough soap for poor people

C. help fight against the diseases with soap

D. make washing hands with soap a daily job for people

58. What is the passage mainly about?

A. How to make soap. B. The value of washing hands with soap.

C. Ways to keep children healthy. D. The introduction of Myriam Sidibe.

C

Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all, you probably sing when you are happy.

Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of time just because they are happy. However, they sing most of the time for a very different reason. Their singing is a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory.

Do you know what a “territory” is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male (man, instead of woman), claims (声明) as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same kind are welcome. Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and frighten (恐吓) you, you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.

If so, you have actually frightened the stranger away without having to fight him. A bird does the same thing. But he expects an outsider almost any time, especially at nesting (筑巢) season. So he is screaming all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a bird’s song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.

Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract (吸引) a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs.

You can see that birds have a language all their own. Most of it has to do with attracting mates and setting up territories.

59. Some scientists believe that most of the time birds’ singing is ______.

A. expressing their happiness B. enjoying themselves

C. showing their anger D. warning away outsiders

60. The underlined word “territory” in the second paragraph refers to _____.

A. a house where families or friends are welcome

B. a place where a bird shouts at the top of its voice

C. an area which an animal or bird says it’s its

D. an area for which birds fight against each other

61. Birds keep on singing at nesting season because ______.

A. their singing helps frighten outsiders away

B. they want to invite more friends of his kind

C. they want to find if there are outsiders around

D. they are frightened in their nests in daytime

62. How does the writer explain birds’ singing?

A. By reporting experiment results.

B. By comparing birds with human beings.

C. By writing diaries of birds’ daily life.

D. By telling birds’ interesting stories.

D

Books vs. e-books: Choose the best way to read

When you are going to read, you may be faced with a tough decision: e-books or the traditional kind? Each one has its advantages and disadvantages, and the best choice depends on a number of factors(因素).

Different people may have different preferences in reading. For example, an e-reader, like Kindle, can carry a whole library wherever you go, which is great for travelers or people who always want a choice of different readings. However, some people do love the look, smell, and feel of the classical book held in the hand.

Here’s a look at some of the science to think over before you decide to buy a Kindle, or some new hardcovers.

Young, unwilling readers prefer e-readers

A 2014 study found that out of 143 10th grade students, most liked e-readers. Boys and those who did not care much for reading also shared a strong preference for e-readers. Some scientists said that an e-reader has more similarities with electronic devices(设备) that young people use all the time, like smartphones or iPads. That is maybe one of the reasons that teenagers like an e-book more than a paper one.

Reading on paper may improve memory

Some small studies found that reading on paper instead of an electronic screen is better for memory. When you read on paper you can sense with your fingers on pages. You can see the progress when pages on the left are growing, and on the right are reducing. Perhaps this somehow helps the reader with memorizing what they read.

Paper helps readers with sleep problems and poor eyesight

High levels of screen brightness from an electronic device can cause eye problems, especially when reading e-books at night, Also, artificial(人造的) light from e-readers may interfere__with__users’ ability to sleep, leading to health problems and tiredness the following day.

Love for books

Many book-lovers still prefer the traditional option and value the feeling of a regular paper book. Paper books are usually very well designed. They look and smell good, and they carry with them a more human touch. As a result, some readers prefer reading on paper, because traditional books give them a sense of ownership, instead of just using something.

63. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?

A. E-readers are convenient.

B. E-books are the best choice.

C. Classical books are popular.

D. Paper books look beautiful.

64. What does the underlined part “interfere__with” in paragraph 6 mean?

A. show B. hold C. hurt D. help

65. What is the writer’s purpose of writing this passage?

A. To tell people not to use traditional books.

B. To help people choose the best way to read.

C. To introduce e-books as a new technology.

D. To advise young people to buy paper books.

E

When you first step out into that big world, it can be a little worrying, but as time goes by and you get into the new environment, you very quickly begin to love it because every traveler learns certain lessons, lessons about themselves, about travel, and about the world.

You might have thought you’d have trouble with the language or that you’re terrible with directions, or that you’re shy around new people, or that you can’t deal with some problems, but once you throw yourself to the deep end and have to survive (生存) on your own in the world, you’ll come to know you’re far better at these things than you ever realize.

Every time I go camping or stay in a poor hotel or even eat street food, the feeling is the same on that first day: sick. I can’t get clean. There are people making noise in my room. This food is going to make me ill. But after about three days of anything — any level of discomfort — you just get used to it. And then it becomes fun.

Couldn’t find anywhere to have breakfast this morning? No worries. Stayed up all night drinking and now you have to catch a bus? It’ll all be fine. See the above — it’ll take about three days to get used to it.

First-time travelers are usually worried about safety, but after a while you realize that the world isn’t out to get you, and if you just take a few easy precautions (警觉), the probability is high that you’ll never get stolen while you travel. Although you still might, so don’t carry anything you can’t bear to lose.

Things go wrong when you travel — lots of things. The train is late, the money exchange place is closed, the hotel has lost your booking, and you can feel a pain in your stomach that means last night’s street food was a bad choice. But you have to be able to deal with these problems when you travel, or you’ll quickly go silly.

66. What makes travelers love their travel, according to the passage?

A. The lessons they learn. B. The time they spend.

C. The preparations they make. D. The environment they get into.

67. The second paragraph mainly tells us that ________.

A. traveling abroad causes a lot of problems

B. one must be brave to travel in the world

C. nothing can stop people from going abroad

D. we’re better than we realize when traveling

68. Which of the following is true, according to the passage?

A. We’d better not carry things because it’s likely to lose.

B. We can get used to a different life style in a short time.

C. First-time travelers will be safe if they are very careful.

D. All travelers will have trouble with the discomfort at first.

69. From the last paragraph, we can infer (推测) that ________.

A. traveling brings problems for us to deal with

B. traveling service is not as good as we imagine

C. we must be ready to face problems when traveling

D. we probably know more of ourselves while traveling

七、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。(共10分，每小题2分)

It’s always a love-hate thing with school uniforms. But when they’re on teddy bears, everyone loves them!

Just look at Beijing 101 Middle School. Having a bear in school uniform has become a popular trend (潮流) there.

“They’re so cute,” said Zhou Yuandi, 15, a tenth-grader who bought two bears in uniforms when she graduated from junior high. “They remind me of my junior high years. I’ll keep them as a lasting memory. “

The idea of such bears started in 2011 to celebrate the school’s birthday, said Liu Yaqi, 16, a member of the public relations department of the Student Union. The department is responsible (负责任的) for selling the bears.

There are six uniforms for each grade, from Junior 1 to Senior 3. The bears, either white or brown, are about 50cm high. They sell at 68 yuan each. Bigger bears are sold during the school’s birthday.

Liu said at the beginning of each semester, they’ll take students’ orders, check the number of bears and contact (联系) the producers to make them.

In two or three months, the bears and small-sized school uniforms will be sent to the school. Then the department members need to dress the bears in uniform and send them to customers.

“It takes 30 seconds to one minute to dress a bear. We sometimes keep doing that for one hour after school,” Liu said. “It’s boring, but we joke that we are practicing dressing our babies. “

Due to high cost, the bears barely (几乎不) make profit (利润). All the members don’t get paid.

“But it brings me happiness in serving students. That’s the most important,” said Li Cheng, 14, another member of the department.

70. What has become a popular trend at Beijing 101 Middle School?

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71. Why does Zhou Yuandi love the bears in uniform?

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72. When are bigger bears sold?

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73. How long does it take to dress a bear?

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74. What’s the passage mainly about?

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八、文段表达(共10分)

从下面两个题目中任选一题，根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于60词的文段写作。文中已给出内容不计入总词数，所给提示词语仅供选用，请不要写出你的校名和姓名。

题目①

假如你是李华，《二十一世纪报》正在以”My unforgettable/meaningful_____”

为题进行征文，请从以下话题中自选一个话题进行介绍（如：一次/个难忘的或有意义的学校郊游、旅行、一天、周末、生日等），你做什么了并谈谈你的感受。

提示词：school trip, museum, robot, take photos,…

提示问题：♦ What is your unforgettable/meaningful…?

♦ What did you do?

♦ What do you think of it?

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题目②

生活中有一些人对你很重要，这个人可能是你的父母、老师或朋友。假如你是李华，请你用英语写一篇短文给某英文网站投稿，谈谈对你很重要的人是谁，他（她）外表是什么样子，以及为什么他（她）对你很重要。

提示词语：medium height, good at, help, respect

提示问题：♦ Who is very important to you?

♦ What does he/she look like?

♦ Why is he/she important?

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参考答案

一、听后选择(共9分，每小题1. 5分)

1-6 CBBAAC

二、听后回答（共12分；每小题2分）

7. Every Thursday. (每个单词拼写错误扣1分，Thursday没大写扣1分。写成On Thursday扣1分)

8. He visited many museums (and bought a book).

（简写visited many museums 扣0. 5分，没写and bought a book可以不扣分，museum不加s扣0. 5分，visited没写ed扣0. 5分）

9. She can walk along the street for ten minutes. /By walking along the street for 10 minutes. （没写She can不扣分，但是其他要写对了，walk along the street, for ten minutes任何一个单词没拼对各扣1分, 其他写对了,minute没加s扣0. 5分）

10. She is beautiful and has big eyes. （2点，She is beautiful 1分，has big eyes1分。eyes少s扣0. 5分），beautiful没有拼对就扣1分,大小写不扣分。写成Beautiful and has big eyes扣0. 5分）

11. At home. (少at 扣1分，大小写忽略不计)

12. Hamburgers and chicken （2点，hamburgers没加s扣0. 5分，整个单词没拼对扣1分，chicken没拼对扣1分 ）

三、听独白，记录关键信息。(共10分，每小题2分)

13-17 shopping, monkeys, sang, 45^th,, delicious

（单词拼写错误都扣分，monkey没加s扣1分，45没加th扣1分, sang写成sing扣1分）

四、单项填空(共10分，每小题1分)

18. B 19. A 20. A 21. C 22. B 23. D 24. C 25. D 26. B 27. D

五、完形填空(共25分，每小题1分)

28-32 ABDCD 33-37 CBACA 38-42 CBBAC 43-47 DABCD 48-52 ACADB

六、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。(共34分，每小题2分)

53-55 BAD 56-58 CDB 59-62 DCAB 63-65 ACB 66-69 ADBC

七、阅读短文. 根据短文内容回答问题。(共10分，每小题2分)

70. Having a bear in school uniform.

71. Because they are so cute and remind her of her junior high years.

（少1点扣1分，共2点）

72. During the school’s birthday.

73. 30 seconds to one minute.

74. Why having a bear in school uniform has become a popular trend at Beijing 101 Middle School and how the members of Student Unit sell the bears.

（少1点扣1分，共2点）

八、文段表达 略（共10分）

听力录音：

一、听后选择(共9分，每小题1. 5分)

听对话或独白，根据对话或独白的内容，从下面各题所给的A、 B、C三个选项中选择最佳选项。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

请听一段对话，完成第1至第2小题。

M: Mary, are you free tomorrow afternoon?

W: I think so. What’s up, Peter?

M: Jill, Lucy and I want to join the school singing club. Do you want to join us?

W: That sounds great. But I can’t sing well.

M: Well, you can learn.

W: OK, what time?

M: We want to go at 4:30 after school.

W: OK, see you then.

请听一段对话，完成第3至第4小题。

M: Hi, Jane! How is it going?

W: Not too bad. How about you, Alan?

M: Great. How is the weather in Shenzhen?

W: It’s rainy and cool.

M: What are you doing?

W: Not much. I am reading a book in the room. What are you doing?

M: I am walking in the park. Today is warm and sunny.

W: Lucky you!

请听一段对话，完成第5至第6小题。

W: Hello, Joe. How was your school trip last Saturday?

M: It was great. We went to a farm by bus.

W: Sounds great. What did you do there?

M: The farmer showed us around the farm and we learned a lot about farming. Boys grew vegetables. Girls fed chickens.

W: What kind of vegetables did you grow?

M: A lot. We were divided into groups. Some grew potatoes, some grew carrots and others grew cabbages. After that, we also picked some fruits.

W: Sounds interesting!

M: Yes. I picked some strawberries and took them home for my family.

W: Wow. Were they good?

M: They were fresh and sweet!

W: I hope our school will take a trip there, too.

二、听后回答（共12分；每小题2分）

听对话，根据所听内容回答问题。每段对话你将听两遍。

请听一段对话，完成第7小题。

W: Do you forget to clean your room today, John?

M: I don’t, Mom. You told me that I have to do that every Thursday, but today is Wednesday.

W: Oh. Sorry I mistook the day. But your room looks a little messy by now.

M: Fine, Mom. I’ll clean it up as soon as I get up tomorrow morning.

请听一段对话，完成第8小题。

M: Hi, Lisa. Here’s a gift for you.

W: Thanks! Wow, Harry Potter!

M: Yes. I went on a vacation to London and visited many museums. This book was bought in the Harry Potter’s Museum.

W: It’s very kind of you to buy me this. You know I am a great fan of Harry!

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W: Excuse me. Can you tell me where I can find a book shop?

M: Sure. There is a book shop in the shopping center.

W: How can I get there?

M: Just walk along the street for ten minutes. And you can see it on your left, across from the Yuanmingyuan Park.

请听一段对话，完成第10小题。

W: Your brother is really cute!

M: Yes. And he’s funny, too. Look! He’s wearing our father’s glasses and our mother’s hat. Do you have any sisters or brothers?

W: Yes, I have a little sister. She is three years old now. We all like her very much.

M: What does she look like?

W: She’s beautiful and has big eyes.

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M: Hello, Becky. Nice to see you here.

W: Hi, Dave. Nice to see you.

M: Do you usually have lunch outside?

W: No, I usually have lunch at home. My mother is very good at cooking. But she is on a trip to India, so I have to eat outside these days.

M: What do you usually have for lunch?

W: Meat and different vegetables. They are delicious and healthy. What about you?

M: Well, I like hamburgers and chicken. Chicken is always my favorite.

三、听独白，记录关键信息。(共10分，每小题2分)

请根据所听到的独白内容和提示信息，将所缺的关键信息填写在答题纸的相应位置上。这段独白你将听两遍。

Hello, everyone. I’m very happy to report about my group members’ last weekend activities.

Jenny spent a meaningful weekend with her family. On Saturday morning, she helped her mom clean the room and did some shopping. She was tired but happy. In the afternoon she went to the library. Then on Sunday morning, they went to the zoo together and saw a lot of animals. They spent most of the day watching the monkeys climbing around because both of them were crazy about monkeys.

Steve had a great time last weekend. His brother Nick came back from England last Sunday, so he made a big cake and held a welcome party for him. They hadn’t seen each other for months. They were so happy to meet each other again that they sang and danced together all day long.

Rick had a busy weekend. On Saturday, he helped his mother to prepare for his father’s 45^th birthday. He cooked a delicious meal for his father. Without telling his mother, Rick also bought a new jacket for his father with his pocket money. This made his father very happy. Then on Sunday, he studied around the clock, preparing for the math test, which falls on Tuesday. Math is not easy for him, so he must study very hard. I hope he will do well in the test.

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