2017-2018学年高三英语期末试题和答案

2017-2018学年高三英语期末试
题和答案

2017-2018学年度第一学期期末考试试题
高三年级英语学科试卷

（考试时间100分钟
满分120分)

本试卷共10页。考生务必将答案答在
答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。
第一部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）
第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分, 共
15分）
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，并在答题卡上
将该项涂黑。
例：It’s so nice to hear from her again. _____, we
last met more than thirty years ago.
A. What’s B. That’s C. In D. Believe
more to say other it or not
words
答案是D。
1. These fresh vegetables are easy to rot so you
______ eat them within two days.
A. might B. should C. can D. would
2. ______ the pictures on the screen more clearly,
they moved to the front row.
A. To watch B. Watching C.
Watched D. Having watched
3. He missed the worst of the traffic this
morning, ______ he set out before 6 o’clock.
A. but B. so C. for D. or
4. ––Did you have to do much for the dinner
party?
––No, Tina ______ everything by the time I
got home.
A. has finished B. had finished C.
would finish D. will finish
5. Two blocks beyond the school is a field ______
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we often played football during childhood.
A. who B. which C. when D. where
6. My parents graduated from this university;
that’s ______ I insisted on applying for it.
A. which B. why C. what D. where
7. ––Why are you buying a new refrigerator?
––The old one ______ so many times that it’s
not worth it any more.
A. has repaired B. is repaired C. has
been repaired D. has been repairing
8. A child should be receiving either meat or
eggs daily, preferably ______.
A. neither B. none C. either D. both
9. ––Can I give you a call on Saturday morning?
––I think I ______ to the mountains, so call
me on my cell phone.
A. drive B. am driving C. will drive
D. will be driving
10. What will you do if the people ______ at the
back of the hall have trouble hearing the
speech?
A. sitting B. sit C. sat D. to sit
11. Having a hobby is good for you. It doesn’t
matter what it is _____ it drives you forward.
A. as long as B. though C. unless D.
in order that
12. ______ the characters leave unsaid is often
more important than what they put into
words.
A. That B. When C. What D. How
13. ––My car is making a really strange noise.
––You’d better get it ______ before you drive
to Denver.
A. looking at B. looked at C. to
look at D. being looked at
14. I wish I ______ your advice then. In that case
things might not be so bad.
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A. have taken B. took C. had taken
D. would have taken
15. What’s touching about being a volunteer is
seeing _____ helping brings out the best in
people.
A. what B. whether C. why D. how
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，
共30分） < br>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，选出最佳选项，并在答< br>题卡上将该项涂黑。
Failing Successfully
Two years ago I took part in a speech
competition and delivered a memorized speech.
It was a hard time for me when the judge
__16__ the winners. At last, the moment of truth
came. I got the worst.
After not being placed in the competition, I
really wanted to __17__ again. I realized that
finding the right topic was the most important
part of the whole __18__. It needs to be
motivational and inspirational to the __19__. So
I reworked my speech for the following year,
__20__ a different topic and spending many
hours before the computer and in libraries
doing research. Then I worked __21__ the
speech, line by line, word by word, making it
__22__ better.
The next year I participated in the
competition again. I gave my __23__ in two
parts, one was about my own experience and the
other was about the feelings that people usually
have when giving a speech—how __24__ it is,
standing on a stage all alone, with everyone
sitting and watching them. My speech __25__
down well and I was hoping to do that a little bit
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better. __26__, my wish didn’t come true. The
competition was so fierce and again I wasn’t
__27__.
I was deeply disappointed, since I couldn’t
accept the fact that I had __28__ twice in
something that I had worked so hard on.
However, I knew that losing is __29__ and part
of life. One of the judges said to me that my
speech was quite good, __30__ it needed to be
better if I wanted to go any further. He advised
me to struggle to __31__ something like some of
the empty gestures. He said that I would surely
succeed someday.
While I didn’t earn __32__ as a result of the
competition, I did gain a new viewpoint. I
discovered that I could fail successfully. I think
I’ll __33__ to work hard and enter the next
competition. Now, whenever I’m faced with a
defeat, I __34__ myself of what a famous person
said, “The path was worn and slippery. My foot
slipped from under me, knocking the other out
of the way, but I recovered and said to myself
that it’s a slip and not a __35__.”
16. A. announced B. predicted C.
observed D. interviewed
17. A. suffer B. competeC. win D. check
18. A. range B. condition C. system D.
process
19. A. audience B. companion C.
director D. author
20. A. reviewing B. supposing C.
picking D. comparing
21. A. during B. against C. behind D.
through
22. A. increase B. flow C. expose D.
occur
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23. A. choice B. instruction C. reason D.
speech
24. A. annoying B. surprising C.
frightening D. confusing
25. A. went B. dropped C. slowed D.
rolled
26. A. Angrily B. Sadly C. Strangely
D. Eagerly
27. A. settled B. treated C. placed D. affected
28. A. decreased B. escaped C.
struggled D. failed
29. A. flexible B. normal C.
appropriate D. typical
30. A. but B. so C. for D. or
31. A. assume B. declare C. overcome
D. acquire
32. A. profits B. awards C.
comments D. qualities
33. A. continue B. agree C. regret D.
apply
34. A. allow B. inform C. accuse D. remind
35. A. kick B. push C. fall D. walk
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分） < br>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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
January 10th
To the members of the city council of Albion,
As a lifelong person living in Albion I have seen
many changes to our beautiful town. Fifty years
ago, the population was 32,000 and Main Street
was the center of everything. People went there
to shop, eat in restaurants, see movies, and
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sometimes just walk around. Today, Albion’s
population is over 80,000 and nobody even
thinks about going downtown. We shop at malls
and on the Internet. We take out fast food and
stay home and watch TV. Most of the downtown
businesses have closed, putting people out of
work.
I advocate a suggestion to turn things around.
Let’s declare the four block area to the north of
Main Street a pedestrian-only zone. Once we do
that, we can begin creating a lively street scene
with open-air markets, sidewalk cafes, and
street musicians or other performers. People
may start making downtown their free- time
destination. Parents can bring their children,
and teenagers would be able to get together in a
public setting.
The changes could also have economic benefits
for the city. Art galleries, clothing stores, and
other businesses might begin to change the
abandoned stores into new businesses. As
downtown street life becomes more exciting,
Main Street could also begin to attract new
people living there. Young people responding to
the energizing atmosphere may move into the
apartments above the stores. New apartments
will be built, providing new housing as well as
work for local people. All of this activity would
help to bring back the city’s commercial tax
base.
If you want confirmation that this kind of plan
works, just look at Springfield’s results. When
they instituted their pedestrian-only zone in
2003, the changes were great. Restaurants and
hotels began to fill up and unemployment rates
went down. The people of the town gained an
exciting new neighborhood. I certainly hope
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you’ll give this idea your serious consideration.
Yours truly,
Mary Blakely
36. What’s the change of the town in the past
fifty years?
A. The population has decreased.
B. There have been fewer safe places.
C. People have lost interest in downtown.
D. The unemployment rate has been
controlled.
37. What idea does the author give in the letter?
A. Raising the local commercial tax.
B. Abandoning the pedestrian-only zone.
C. Driving people away from downtown.
D. Starting businesses in the downtown area.
38. What’s the purpose of the letter?
A. To provide advice to the government.
B. To seek help with the problems of the city.
C. To express dissatisfaction with the
situation.
D. To get public attention to the local
economy.
B
It probably won’t surprise you that teens
are texting more than ever before. Experts show
great concern for teen texting. Students might
not learn correct grammar and spelling if they
write a lot of text messages. Also all that texting
takes away from hours that could be spent
studying, exercising, pursuing hobbies, or
talking with others face to face. Some kids even
sleep with their phones beneath their pillows
and wake up several times during the night to
text.
Dr. Elizabeth Dowdell points out teens need
to learn that they can—and should—turn off
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their phones sometimes. She and her team had
two teenagers, Kenny and Franchesca, carry out
an experiment. They should obey the rules: No
phone for 48 hours. No computer or Internet
either, unless it was for schoolwork. Would these
two teenagers be able to do it?
“I think I’m going to feel really alone,”
Kenny worried. Franchesca was nervous but
brave. “I’m excited for the challenge,” she said.
“I don’t know what’s going to happen.” They
handed their phones to their mothers for
safekeeping. The challenge was on.
The team caught up with Kenny and
Franchesca after 48 phone-free hours. “Wow, it
was pure suffering,” Kenny joked. “Though life
with no phone wasn’t easy,” he admitted, “it had
benefits. I felt less stressed because I didn’t have
to be involved.” Sure, Kenny missed his friends,
and he was sad at times. But he also felt relief
from the constant texting. Instead of texting,
Kenny went to the gym and caught up on
schoolwork. He said that the first night he slept
for 10 hours. He also spent time sitting with his
family and talking. “I felt closer to my parents,”
said Kenny.
Franchesca had an even happier result
when she put away her phone. “I loved it!” she
said. “I was going to the gym and hanging out
with friends and playing basketball. I had a
wonderful experience.” She slept better too, and
she decided to continue the experiment for a
while. “I think I’ll be so much smarter and
healthier,” she explained. “Everybody in the
world should try it.”
Kenny doesn’t plan to give up his phone
again. But he now knows that he can live without
it. “It was a reality check,” said the teen.
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39. Experts are concerned about teens’ texting
because it ______.
A. leads to learning disabilities
B. takes up their learning time
C. develops the habit of staying up late
D. causes misunderstandings with each other
40. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Teens will live a healthier life without
phones.
B. Expecting teens to live without phones is
not realistic.
C. Experimenting with phone use is popular
among teens.
D. Teens don’t realize how different their lives
are without phones.
41. How were the two teens’ reactions to the
48-hour challenge different?
A. Only Kenny participated in physical
activities.
B. Only Kenny spent time talking with his
parents.
C. Only Franchesca benefited from a really
good sleep.
D. Only Franchesca appreciated the freedom
of having no phone.
42. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Giving up Texting B. Rules for Using
Phones
C. Two Days with No Phone D. Problems
Caused by Texting
C
The Domestication (驯化) of Cats
For centuries, the common view of how
domestication had occurred was that prehistoric
people, realizing how useful it would be to have
animals kept for food, began catching wild
animals and breeding (繁殖) them. Over time,
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by allowing only animals with “tame”（驯养）
characteristics to produce their babies, human
beings created animals that were less wild and
more dependent upon people. Eventually this
process led to the domestic farm animals and
pets that we know today, having lost their
ancient survival skills and natural abilities.
Recent research suggests that this view of
domestication is incomplete. Prehistoric human
beings did catch and breed useful wild animals,
but specialists in animal behavior now think
that domestication was not simply something
people did to animals—the animals played an
active part in the process. Wolves and wild
horses, for example, may have taken the first
steps in their own domestication by hanging
around human settlements, feeding on people’s
crops and getting used to human activity. The
animals which were not too nervous or fearful to
live near people produced their babies that also
tolerated humans, making it easier for people to
catch and breed them.
In this version, people succeeded in
domesticating only animals that had already
adapted easily to life around humans.
Domestication required an animal that was
willing to become domestic. The process was
more like a dance with partners than a victory
of humans over animals.
At first glance, the taming of cats seems to
fit nicely into this new story of domestication. A
traditional theory says that after prehistoric
people in Egypt invented agriculture and started
farming, rats and mice gathered to feast on their
stored grain. Wildcats, in turn, gathered at the
same places to hunt and eat the rats and mice.
Over time, cats got used to people and people
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got used to cats. Some studies of wildcats,
however, seem to call this theory into question.
Wildcats don’t share hunting and feeding areas,
and they don’t live close to people. Experts do
not know whether wildcats were partners in
their own domestication. They do know that
long after people had acquired domestic dogs,
sheep and horses, they somehow acquired
domestic cats. Gradually they produced animals
with increasingly tame qualities.
43. What is suggested in recent research?
A. Animals were less afraid than thought.
B. Animals had an active role in their
domestication.
C. Wolves and horses were the first to be
domesticated.
D. Domestication meant something people did
to animals.
44. The word “dance” is used in Paragraph 3 to
show that ______.
A. animals and humans were close B.
control over animals was easy
C. animals were independent of humans D.
domestication was like a game
45. What probably attracted cats to human
settlements?
A. Other cats. B. Warmth. C.
Humans. D. Food.
46. What causes a problem for the theory that
cats were domesticated like wolves were?
A. Cats were not friendly to people.
B. Cats were not as fierce as wolves.
C. Cats had the characteristic of
independence.
D. Cats showed cleverness when they were
hunting.
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D
Peer Pressure
People who are at your age, like your
classmates, are called peers. When they
influence you on your decision or action, it’s
called peer pressure. All of us, at some point in
our lives, have had to deal with peer pressure.
The need to follow the crowd and do what
majority of us are doing forces us to take up
activities which we wouldn’t otherwise.
Recent studies have shown that peer
pressure might cause an upside to you. It can
make you reflect on your actions and make
changes to your ways to become a better one.
Observing others working hard to reach their
goals will definitely encourage you to make a
great effort to achieve something positive. When
a teen knows that his teammates are practicing
hard to become better players then it will
directly affect his own performance. He will put
in twice the time and energy to raise the level of
his game and ensure he has a place on the team.
Having a group that brings positive peer
pressure can also help you pick up healthy
habits that can shape both your personality and
your future. The motivation to do well because
of pressure from your peers can actually become
inspiration. For example, when a child knows
that some of his friends regularly read
storybooks, he may get into the habit of reading.
Seeing that his friends exercise daily, even he
may take up the habit and adopt it in life.
Just as some influences can be positive,
some can be negative too. Peer pressure
sometimes can make a dip in your
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self- confidence. Some kids give in to peer
pressure because they want to be liked, or
because they worry that others might make fun
of them if they don’t go along with the group.
Others go along because they are curious to try
something new. The idea that “everyone’s doing
it” can influence them to leave their better
judgment behind. Besides, peer pressure can
distance you from your family and friends. It is
common for teenagers to think that nobody
understands them and that the whole world is
against them. The influence of peer pressure is
such that it draws them completely away from
their family and friends who mean well. They
just shut themselves off and fall into bad
company.
It’s likely that you’ve experienced the effect
of peer pressure in different areas, ranging from
the clothes you wear to the music you listen to.
Sometimes it can be hard to resist and you may
feel forced to do something you’re
uncomfortable with. So being aware of and
carefully choosing the influence of peers that
will lead to healthy and happy experiences is a
lifelong process.
47. What does the underlined part in Paragraph
2 probably mean?
A. A quick reaction. B. A positive effect.
C. A serious challenge. D. A potential
conflict.
48. According to the author, peer pressure can
get teenagers to ______.
A. become less self-confident
B. provide a model for teammates
C. identify characteristics of different habits
D. improve relationship with family members
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49. What does the author think of peer
pressure?
A. It makes no difference to teens’ judgment.
B. It influences teens to fit into various
lifestyles.
C. It helps teens to relieve the uncomfortable
feeling.
D. It seems like a common phenomenon
among teens.
50. Which of the following shows the structure
of the passage?
A. B.

C. D.

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I: Introduction P: Point Sp:
Sub-point (次要点) C: Conclusion

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< br>填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选
项。
Lifelong Musicians Have Better Hearing
Playing a musical instrument throughout
your life protects your hearing, a Canadian
study suggests. The study, which was published
in Psychology and Aging, carried out hearing
tests on 74 musicians and 89 non-musicians.
____51____
Action on Hearing Loss said all
people—including musicians—should try to
prevent hearing damage. ____52____ By sixty,
10-30% of people have some hearing loss. By
eighty, that goes up to as many as 60%.
Problems are particularly seen in the central
hearing processing system, which is associated
with understanding speech, especially when
there is background noise.
Then a research, by a team at the Rotman
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Research Institute in Toronto, looked at how
adults were affected as they aged. They chose
both musicians and non- musicians from the age
of 18 to 91 and divided them into different
groups based on the age. Again musicians were
significantly better at picking out speech against
noise in all the age ranges.
____53____ Benjamin Zendel, who was
part of the research team, said, “We found that
being a musician may contribute to better
hearing in old age, probably due to musicians
using their hearing systems at a high level on a
regular basis. This advantage widened
considerably for musicians as they got older
when compared to similar-aged non-musicians.”
This study suggests that musicians might be
more able to deal with the consequences of
hearing loss. ____54____ As Dr. Ralph Holme
said, all people—including musicians—should
try to prevent hearing damage in the first place.
It’s necessary for everyone who plays a musical
instrument or listens to loud music to wear
hearing protection. ____55____
A. Hearing normally declines as people age.
B. Previous studies explained the reasons for
hearing loss.
C. That can effectively reduce the risk of
damaging their hearing permanently.
D. Still, it is far better to minimize damage by
using appropriate ear protection.
E. They believed musicians are also likely to
experience age-related hearing problems.
F. The researchers concluded that lifelong
musicianship delays age-related changes in
hearing.
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G. It found a 70-year-old musician’s hearing was
as good as that of a 50-year-old who didn’t
play.




第三部分：书面表达（共两节，35分）
第一节 （15分）
假设你是红星中学 高三学生李华。你班的交
换生Jim对中华传统文化感兴趣，准备下学期选
修一门相关课程，向 你征询建议。请给Jim写一
封邮件，内容包括：
1. 推荐一门选修课；
2. 说明推荐的理由；
3. 提出学习这门课程的建议。
注意：1. 词数不少于50；
2. 邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计
入总词数。
Dear Jim,
_ ________________________________________
______ ________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
（请务必将作文写在答题卡指定区域内）
第二节 （20分）
假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。请根据以下
四幅图的先后顺序，以“A Special Celebration
for the New Year”为题，给校刊“英语角”写一
篇英文稿件，介绍元旦期间你参加集邮协会组织
的新年邮展活动的完整过程。词数不少于60。
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for the New Year
_ ________________________________________
______ ________________________________
（请务必将作文写在答题卡指定区域内）

A Special Celebration
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参考答案

第一部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）
第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共
15分）
1—5 BACBD 6—10 BCDDA
11—15 ACBCD
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，
共30分）
16—20 ABDAC 21—25 DBDCA
26—30 BCDBA 31—35 CBADC
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
36—40 CDABA 41—45 BCBAD
46—50 CBADD
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）
51—55 GAFDC
第三部分：书面表达（共两节，35分）
第一节（15分）
一、评分原则：
1．本题总分为15分，按4个档次给分。
2．评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言质量
初步确定其档次，然后以该档次的要求
来衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。
3．评分时应考虑：内容是否完整，条理是
否清楚，交际是否得体，语言是否准确。
4．拼写、标点符号或书写影响内容表达时，
应视其影响程度予以考虑。英、美拼写
及词汇用 法均可接受。
5．词数少于50，从总分中减去1分。
二、各档次的给分范围和要求：
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完全完成了试题规定的任务。

第一档
·内容完整，条理清楚；
（13分
·交际得体，表达时充分考虑到了 交
体现出较强的语言运用
－15分）
际的需求；
能力。
完全达到了预期的写作目的。
基本完成了试题规定的任务。
·内容、条理和交际等方面基本符合

第二档
要求；
·所用语法和词汇满足了任务的要
（9分
求；
－12分）
·语法或用词方面有一些错误，但不
影响理解。
基本达到了预期的写作目的。
未恰当完成试题规定的任务。
第三档 ·内容不完整；
（4分·所用词汇有限，语法或用词方面的
－8分） 错误影响了对写作内容的理解。
未能清楚地传达信息。
未完成试题规定的任务。
第四档
·写了少量相关信息；
（1分
·语法或用词方面错误较多，严重影
－3分）
响了对所写内容的理解。
未传达任何信息；所写内容与要求无
0分
关。
三、One possible version:
Dear Jim,
I am glad that you are interested in Chinese
culture and eager to explore more.
I think the Ancient Poetry is your best
choice. By learning Chinese ancient poems, you
can have an extensive knowledge of history and
culture in ancient China. Also, you can feel the
charm of the language by reading poems, which
helps to improve your Chinese. To follow the
course well, you’d better read and recite as
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many poems as possible. Besides, it is a good
idea to search for related background
knowledge so that you will fully understand the
conception of poetry.
What you do think of the course? I am sure
you will have a lot of fun from it.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节（20分）
一、评分原则：
1．本题总分为20分，按5个档次给分。
2．评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言质量
初步确定其档次，然后以该档次的要求
来衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。
3．评分时应 考虑：内容要点的完整性、上
下文的连贯性、词汇和句式的多样性及
语言的准确性。
4．拼写、标点符号或书写影响内容表达时，
应视其影响程度予以考虑。英、美拼写
及词汇用法 均可接受。
5．词数少于60，从总分中减去1分。

二、各档次的给分范围和要求：
完全完成了试题规定的任务。
·覆盖了所有内容要点；
·运用了多样的句式和丰富的词汇；
第一档 ·语法或用词方面有个别错误，但为
（18分尽可能表达丰富的内容所致；体现
－20分） 了较强的语言运用能力；
·有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，
所写内容连贯、结构紧凑。
完全达到了预期的写作目的。
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完全完成了试题规定的任务。
·覆盖了所有内容要点；
·运用的句式和词汇能满足任务要
第二档 求；
（15分·语法和用词基本准确，少许错误主
－17分） 要为尽可能表达丰富的内容所致；
·使用了简单的语句间连接成分，所
写内容连贯。
达到了预期的写作目的。
基本完成了试题规定的任务。
·覆盖了内容要点；
第三档 ·运用的句式和词汇基本满足任务要
（12分求；
－14分） ·语法和用词方面有一些错误，但不
影响理解。
基本达到了预期的写作目的。
未恰当完成试题规定的任务。

第四档
·漏掉或未描述清楚内容要点；
·所用句式和词汇有限；
（6分
·语法或用词方面的错误影响了对所
－11分）
写内容的理解。
未能清楚地传达信息。
未完成试题规定的任务。
第五档 ·明显遗漏主要内容；
（1分·句式单调、词汇贫乏；
－5分） ·语法或用词方面错误较多，严重影
响了对所写内容的理解。
所写内容与要求
0分
未能传达任何信息；
无关。
三、内容要点：
1. 到达
2. 参观
3. 交流
4. 合影
四、One possible version:
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for the New Year
On New Year’s Day I went to a stamp
exhibition, which proved to be a unique
experience.
At 9:00, I arrived at the exhibition with my
precious stamp album, eager and excited. To my
delight, there gathered crowds of stamp lovers.
Immediately I joined them and studied the
stamps one by one. I was deeply immersed in the
artists’ delicate design and wanted to learn more.
Then, some of us got together in twos and threes
to share our collections, chatting cheerfully
about the stamps and stories behind them like
old friends. Time passed quickly and it was time
to say goodbye to these friends. We took pictures
together and made promises to meet again.
I had a great time today. Not only did I
appreciate beautiful stamps, but also I made
new friends of the same interest. This was really
a special celebration for the New Year.


A Special Celebration
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