高級中學名校試卷PAGEPAGE1陜西省咸陽市乾縣部分學校2025-2026學年高一上學期10月月考英語試題第一部分聽力（略）第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。ASummerReadingProgramWelcometoBrownSummerReading!BrownHighSchoolhasanindependentreadingprogrameverysummer.Ourgoalsforindependentreadingincludeknowingoneselfasareader,understandinghowtofindwhatonelovestoreadforfun,andlearninghowtoconnectwithothersaroundbooksandreading.Tothatend,weofferyouoursummerreadingprogram.Youcanseetheintroductionstoreadingclubsonthispageandclickdifferentlinkstoseemoredetailedinformation.Everystudentmustjoinatleastonebookclubthissummer.Club1:Forstudentswholikereadingbooksinwhichfamouspeoplewriteabouttheirownlife.Club2:Forstudentswholikereadinglongwrittenstoriesinwhichthecharactersandeventsarenotusuallyinreallife.Club3:Forstudentswholikereadingpiecesofwritingthatexpressemotions,experiences,andideas,especiallyinshortlinesusingwordsthathavethesamelastsound.Club4:Forstudentswholikereadingnewsreportsdescribingrealeventsandpeople.However,westronglyrecommendthatoneofthebooksyouchoosebean“unlikelychoice”.An“unlikelychoice”willbeatypeofbookthatyou-wouldn'tnormallypick.Thishelpsreaderstowalkoutsidetheircomfortzonesorusualselections.Todiscoveryour“unlikelychoice”,explorethePeerpageinwhichyourclassmateswillrecommendtheirfavoritebooksandtheSeniorpageinwhichteacherswillpicktheirfavoritebooksforstudents.Parents/caregiversmaywanttoexploretheStaffpagetolearnmoreabouthowtosupporttheirchildren'sindependentreading.Ifstudentswanttogetsomeadviceonthechoiceofbooksfromprofessionalauthors,pleaseclicktheProlinkformoreinformation.21.Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?A.Aschooltextbook. B.Aschoolwebsite.C.Areadingclub’sannualreport. D.Abookstorewebsite.22.Whichclubissuitableforstudentswholikereadingpoems?A.Club1. B.Club2. C.Club3. D.Club4.23.WhatwillstudentsgettoknowfromthePeerpage?A.Theirteachers’favoritebooks. B.Theirclassmates’favoritebooks.C.Readingrecommendationsfromwriters. D.Readingrecommendationsfromteachers.BThefirstweekofSeptemberwasaweekthatIhadbeenexpectingallsummer.Ididn’twantsummertoend,butIwaseagertogotohighschoolformyfirstweek.WhenIgottoschoolonthemorningofthefirstday,Irealizedhowlargetheschoolwasandhowmanystudentswentthere.Iendedupinthewrongclassroombecauseofthesizeoftheschool.AndthenakindseniorshowedupandguidedmetomyclassroombeforeIwaslate.Iwashappytoseethatinaclassofunfamiliarfaces,theonlyopenseatwasnexttomygoodfriend,Jimmy.Myscienceteacherseemedlikeagoodteacher.Afterfinishingfourperiods,Ididn’tfeeltoobad.However,thefifthperiodchangedeverything.Ididn’tfeelreadyafterall.MyliteratureteacherisMr.Smith.Hetoldusthatwewouldhavetowrite40essays(文章)andreadAP-levelbookssuchasTheOdysseythisterm.Ilovereadingandwriting,butcomeon,40ESSAYS?AP-levelbooks?NowIwasanxious.Thecoursesinhighschoolseemlikethey’regoingtogetmuchharder,buttheyhaven’tyet.Eventhoughmyclasseslookhard,theylookreallyexcitingtoo.Thefirstweekpassedquickly.Althoughalotofthingswereoverwhelming(令人不知所措的):thesizeofthecampus,thecrowdsandtheseniors,havingatotallydifferentexperiencethatIhadneverhadbeforewasreallyexciting.Now,I’mreallyhappyabouthighschool.Ihavelotsoffriendsinmyclasses,IreallylikemyteachersandI’mmeetingnewpeople.24.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhishighschoollifewasabouttostart?A.Confused. B.Anxious. C.Excited. D.Relaxed.25.Whathappenedtotheauthoronhisfirstdayofhighschool?A.Hewaslateforclass. B.Hegothelponthecampus.C.Hewaspraisedbyhisscienceteacher. D.HemadefriendswithJimmy.26.Whatmadetheauthoranxiousinthefifthperiod?A.Thestrictrulesinclasses.B.FortyAP-levelbookshehadtoread.C.Therequirementsfromhisliteratureteacher.D.Thereadinghomeworkonthefirstdayofhighschool.27.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Myfirstweekinhighschool. B.Mybestfriendinhighschool.C.ThechallengeImetinhighschool. D.ThesubjectIlikeinhighschool.CLearnEnglishinSeven:UsethePowerofSeventoImproveYourEnglishisausefulguideforanyonewhowantstoimprovetheirEnglishskillsinasimpleandaffordableway.WrittenbyJosefEssberger,anexperiencedEnglishteacher,thisbookpresentsauniquemethodoflearningbybreakingdowntheprocessintoseveneasysteps.Eachstepfocusesonadifferentareaoflanguagelearning,makingitsuitableforbothbeginnersandadvancedlearners.Thesevenkeyareascoveredinthebookarewords,grammar,listening,speaking,reading,writing,andpronunciation.Theauthordoesnotjustfocusontheoretical(理論的)knowledge,butalsoofferspracticaladviceandreal-lifeexamplestohelpreadersapplywhattheylearn.Forexample,insteadofmerelymemorizingEnglishwords,thebookshowshowtousenewwordsineverydayconversations.Thismakeslearningmoreenjoyableandusefulindailylife.Oneoftheadvantagesofthisbookisitsclearandorganizedstructure(結(jié)構(gòu)).Eachpartexploresoneofthesevenareas,anditfeatureseasy-to-understandexplanationsandexercises.Theseexercisesallowreaderstopracticeandrememberwhattheyhavelearned.Thebookalsoencouragesreaderstosetachievablegoals,whichcankeepthemfocusedthroughouttheirlearningjourney.AnotherimportantfeatureofLearnEnglishinSevenisitsemphasis(強調(diào))onself-study.Josefprovidestipsonhowtotrackprogress,managetime,anddevelopagoodhabitthatworksforlearners.ThisisperfectforhighschoolstudentswhowanttostudyindependentlyandimprovetheirEnglishoutsidetheclassroom.Overall,LearnEnglishinSevenisavaluableresourceforstudentswhowanttobecomemoreconfidentintheirEnglishskills.Whetheryouarepreparingforexamsorsimplywanttocommunicatemorefluently,thisbookcanhelpyoureachyourlanguagegoals.28.WhatisspecialaboutLearnEnglishinSeven?A.Itoffersastep-by-stepguide. B.Itputstheoreticalknowledgefirst.C.Itprovideshard-to-findpictures. D.Itiswrittenmainlyforbeginners.29.WhatdoesJosefprobablysuggestaboutnewwords?A.Memorizinglistsofwords. B.Practicingtheminjournals.C.Applyingthemtoreallife. D.Focusingondifficultwords.30.WhatisprobablyJosef’sopinionaboutself-study?A.Itvaluesstudents’in-classperformance.B.Itisnecessaryforhighly-giftedlearners.C.Itpushesstudentstoavoidgroupdiscussions.D.Itallowslearnerstomanagelearningprogress.31.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Tohonourateacher. B.Togivehislearningtips.C.Tointroduceabook. D.Toexplaingrammarrules.DInsteadofusingacreditcardorsmartphonetopayforyourgoods,Amazonwantsyoutouseyourhands.Inablogpost.DilipKumar,vicepresidentofAmazonPhysicalRetailintroducedthecompany's'palmrecognition(掌紋識別)technology,knownasAmazonOne.Thetechnology,firstrollingoutinAmazon'shomemarketofSeattle:willusepeople'spalmstoidentify(確認身份)themandcombinethatwithdetailsofthepalm,suchaslinesandridges,tobuild“palmsignature.”Inadditiontothetrialinthecompany'sstoresinSeattle,startingtoday,KumaraddedthatAmazonOnewillcometootherAmazonstoresandwillbeusedformorethanjustpayingwithyourpalm."WebelieveAmazononehasbroadapplicabilitybeyondourretailstores,sowealsoplantooffertheservicetothirdpartieslikeretailers(零售店),stadiums,andofficebuildingssothatmorepeoplecanbenefitfromthiseaseandconvenienceinmoreplaces,"Kumaradded.ThoughAmazonhasintroducedotherwaystopayforgoodsatitsphysicalstores.includingtheuseofCamerasandanapplinkedtoyourAmazonaccount.Kumarexplainedpalmrecognitionoffersanotherlevelofprivacy."Weselectedpalmrecognitionforafewimportantreasons,Kumarwrote."Onereasonwasthatpalmrecognitionisconsideredmoreprivatethanotherbiometric(生物統(tǒng)計的)identifiersbecauseyoucan'tdetermineaperson'sidentitybylookingatapictureoftheirpalm.Italsorequiresuserstomakeanintentionalgesturebyholdingtheirpalmoverthedevicetouse.Thisputscustomersincontrolofwhenandwheretheyusetheservice.What'smore,it'scontactless,whichwethinkcustomerswillappreciate,especiallyincurrenttimes.TouseAmazonOne,peopledon'tneedanAmazonaccount,butsimplyphonenumberandacreditcard.Forthoseconcernedaboutprivacy,Kumarwrote,userscandeletetheirbiometricdataiftheydecidetheynolongerwanttouseit.32.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesAmazonOne?A.Convenientandsafe. B.Privateandinexpensive.C.Widespreadanduser-friendly D.Healthyandpopular.33.Fromthefirstthreeparagraphswecaninferthat_______.A.AmazonOneisdesignedforAmazononlinestores.B.Amazons'palmrecognitiontechnologyisthebestintheworld.C.AmazonOnehasnotyetbeenusedinplacesbeyondAmazonstores.D.Amazonprovidesvariousservicesforsociety.34.Whatmakespalmrecognitionabetterwaytopaythanusingacameraandanapp.A.Palmrecognitionmakesfewermistakes.B.Customersdon'tneedtomakeintentionalgestures.C.CustomerscanusetheirpalmtoopenanAmazonaccount.D.Customerscancontrolwhenandwheretouseit.35.Whichsectionofawebsiteisthepassagemostpossiblyfrom?A.Onlineshopping. B.Businessnews.C.Education. D.Advertisement.第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Readingisn’tjustamethodofgaininginformation;it’sapowerfultoolthatcanenrichyourinnerworldandimproveyourqualityoflife.However,noteveryonecanfullybenefitfrombooksbecauseofimproperreadingtechniquesoralackofconcentration.____36____Thefirst,andmaybethemostimportantsteptowardeffectivereadingiscreatingasuitableenvironment.Chooseacomfortableplace:acozysofa,acomfortablechair,oragreatbed.____37____Toobrightcanharmyoureyes,whiletoodim(昏暗的)canmakeyousleepy.Aimtoreadinconditionsfreefromnoisesthatcouldbreakyourfocus.Beforedivingintoabook,makeyourselffamiliarwithitsstructureandtableofcontents.____38____Forexample.Ifyou’rereadingapopularsciencebook,gothroughitschaptersquicklytogetanideaofthecentralthemes.Thisnotonlyspeedsupthereadingbutalsoimprovesyourunderstandingofthematerial.____39____Sparetimeforreadingeveryday—thiscouldbeinthemorningbeforeworkorintheeveningbeforebed.Forinstance,youcoulddevelopahabitofreadingfor20minutesbeforegoingtosleeptorelaxandprepareforrest.It’sbeenproventhatregularreadinghelpsreducestresslevels,improvepeople’sstatesofmind,andevenbettertheircognitive(認知的)abilities.____40____Byfollowingthesesimplestrategies,you’llnotonlymakereadingmoreenjoyablebutalsoincreaseyourefficiency(效率),turningtheactintoatruepleasureandameansofpersonaldevelopment.A.Makesurethelightingisjustright.B.Thinkofitasatrainingforyourbrain.C.Identifywhatyouneedtofindinthetext.D.Thiswillhelpyougraspthemainideasandkeypoints.E.It’simportanttomasterafeweffectivereadingstrategies.F.Equallyimportantismakingreadingapartofyourdailyroutine.G.Practicereadingspeed,increasingtheamountyoureadinasettime.第三部分語言運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Yesterday,whiledrivingmyyoungestchildtoanactivity,Isuddenlystartedtocry.I____41____tocontrolmytearsthatcameseeminglyfrom____42____.Iamnotknowntobevery____43____.But,atthatmoment,Iwasunableto____44____thiswaveoffeelingsandthefearofthefinalityaboutthistimeinmotherhood:mydaughterwouldgraduatefromhighschool,____45____thenextpartofherlife.“Areyouokay,Mum?”askedmydaughter.“Lookatthehaze(霾)!Isn’titbadtoday?”Isaid,changingthe____46____.SheknewIwasn’tokay.Ijustdidn’thavethe____47____totellherhowIwasfeeling.Withoutspeaking,wecould____48____thedaysgoingby,acountdowntohergraduation.Eachdayuntilshedoes____49____,IampractisingthemomentwhenIfinallyhavetolethergoasshebeginsher_____50_____lifefarawayatuniversity.Istillrememberoursimplemomentsofhappinessandcloseness.AsIreflectonthosespecialmoments,Irealisethatthis_____51_____isalsoacelebrationofhergrowth.Thelovewesharewillalways_____52_____us,nomatterthedistance.I_____53_____myself:it’sokayandwe’llbe_____54_____.Thisisnotanending,butanew_____55_____forbothofus.41.A.happened B.agreed C.failed D.pretended42.A.everywhere B.somewhere C.anywhere D.nowhere43.A.emotional B.responsible C.powerful D.generous44.A.bringabout B.holdback C.focuson D.relateto45.A.stayingawayfrom B.comingupwith C.movingonto D.lookingdownupon46.A.method B.purpose C.task D.subject47.A.words B.tears C.chance D.right48.A.stop B.sense C.record D.discuss49.A.appear B.leave C.study D.recall50.A.new B.early C.previous D.familiar51.A.happiness B.change C.comment D.closeness52.A.train B.require C.connect D.shock53.A.warn B.show C.demand D.remind54.A.fine B.useful C.nervous D.proud55.A.fact B.interest C.problem D.beginning第二節(jié)：語法填空(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)Ashortsoftbrushconnectedtoalonghardhandle—asimpleChinesewritingbrushcandescribethemostcomplicatedidea.Perhapsthewritingbrushisoneofthefewtools___56___(invent)byhumansthathasbeensopracticalandsorichinsymbolicmeaningsover___57___(century).Itnotonlyexpressescommonpeople’sfeelings,butalsorecordshistoryandcreatesthemostrefinedartandliteratureinChineseculture,greatly___58___(influence)thedevelopmentpathofChinesecivilisation.ThewritingbrushisnotonlyarepresentativeofChineseculture,butalsothe___59___(create)ofChineseculture.MengTian,agreatgeneraloftheQinstate,haslongbeenconsidered___60___theforefatherofthewritingbrush.Legendhasitthatonedayhewasouthunting.Hesawthatthetailof___61___unluckyrabbithadleftatrailofbloodontheground,___62___inspiredhimtomakethefirstChinesewritingbrushinhistory.___63___(actual),thehistoryoftheChinesebrushdatesbackatleast6,000years.Archaeologicalevidence(考古證據(jù))showsthatmorethan6,000yearsago,peoplelivingintheBanposite,10kilometreseastoftoday’sXi’an,ShaanxiProvince,___64___(use)brushestodrawpatternsandlines.However,inthelate20thcentury,withthewidespreadadoptionofmodernpens,writingbrushesbegantolosetheirlong-standingimportance.Inaneffort____65____(protect)thisancientcraft,thecraftoftheHuzhouwritingbrushwaslistedasanationalintangibleculturalheritagein2006.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）66.假定你是李華，你校將舉辦校園書展（School’sBookFair）。請給交換生Peter寫封郵件，邀請他參加，內(nèi)容包括：1.時間地點：下周六上午9點至下午4點，圖書館二樓；2.活動安排：新書展示、讀書分享會；3.請他分享一本書籍的內(nèi)容。注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應為80左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。DearPeter,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫（滿分25分）67.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。ThisstoryoccurredduringourtriptotheUSin2013.MyhusbandandIdecidedonvisitingCapeCod,abeautifulseascenicspot,whichisaboutthreehoursdrivefromthecityofBoston.OurdaughterwhothenlivedinSalemclosetoBostondroppedusoffat8amatoneofthepick-uppointsofthetourbusinBoston.WedecidedonreturninghomeonourownintheeveningaswethoughtthatwecouldcatchalocaltraintoSalemfromBoston.Ourdaughterinsistedthatshewouldpickusupintheeveningbutwewereconfidentofourabilitytofindourwayandnotwantingtotroubleher,sowerefusedheroffer.WehadagreattimeinCapeCodandreturnedtoBostonatsixintheevening.WethoughtthattheBostoncommuter(通勤)railstationwasclosetothelastbutonestagebeforethedrop-offpointandsogotoffthebusatthatstage.MyhusbandhasaverygoodmemoryandakeensenseofdirectionandsoIblindlyfollowedhim,withoutknowingwherewewereheadingto.Wefoundourselvestobejustgoingroundwiththestationnowhereinsight!BeingaSunday,theroadsweredesertedwithnotmanypeoplewalkingaround.Wedidfindafewbutinitiallywereabithesitanttoaskstrangersfordirections.Finally,havingnootheroption,weapproachedagentleman,whohimselfwasstrugglingwitharoadmapandsoourinquirywasinvain!Westartedgettingworried.Wehadnocellphonetocallourdaughtereither.Next,wesawayoungAmericanguycomingfromtheoppositedirection.Weapproachedhimandexplainedthedilemmainwhichwewereplaced.Onhearingourproblem,hepersonallytookustothestation,whichwasjustafewblocksaway.Onreachingthere,wefoundtoourdisappointmentthatthedollarcoinswhichweputinthenarrowholeoftheticketmachinejustfellthroughtheholewithoutprintingourtickets.注意：1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應為150左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。Anotherguystandingnearthemachinetoldusthatthemachinewasoutoforder.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Onreachinghome,wetoldourfolksaboutthis.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________陜西省咸陽市乾縣部分學校2025-2026學年高一上學期10月月考英語試題第一部分聽力（略）第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。ASummerReadingProgramWelcometoBrownSummerReading!BrownHighSchoolhasanindependentreadingprogrameverysummer.Ourgoalsforindependentreadingincludeknowingoneselfasareader,understandinghowtofindwhatonelovestoreadforfun,andlearninghowtoconnectwithothersaroundbooksandreading.Tothatend,weofferyouoursummerreadingprogram.Youcanseetheintroductionstoreadingclubsonthispageandclickdifferentlinkstoseemoredetailedinformation.Everystudentmustjoinatleastonebookclubthissummer.Club1:Forstudentswholikereadingbooksinwhichfamouspeoplewriteabouttheirownlife.Club2:Forstudentswholikereadinglongwrittenstoriesinwhichthecharactersandeventsarenotusuallyinreallife.Club3:Forstudentswholikereadingpiecesofwritingthatexpressemotions,experiences,andideas,especiallyinshortlinesusingwordsthathavethesamelastsound.Club4:Forstudentswholikereadingnewsreportsdescribingrealeventsandpeople.However,westronglyrecommendthatoneofthebooksyouchoosebean“unlikelychoice”.An“unlikelychoice”willbeatypeofbookthatyou-wouldn'tnormallypick.Thishelpsreaderstowalkoutsidetheircomfortzonesorusualselections.Todiscoveryour“unlikelychoice”,explorethePeerpageinwhichyourclassmateswillrecommendtheirfavoritebooksandtheSeniorpageinwhichteacherswillpicktheirfavoritebooksforstudents.Parents/caregiversmaywanttoexploretheStaffpagetolearnmoreabouthowtosupporttheirchildren'sindependentreading.Ifstudentswanttogetsomeadviceonthechoiceofbooksfromprofessionalauthors,pleaseclicktheProlinkformoreinformation.21.Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?A.Aschooltextbook. B.Aschoolwebsite.C.Areadingclub’sannualreport. D.Abookstorewebsite.22.Whichclubissuitableforstudentswholikereadingpoems?A.Club1. B.Club2. C.Club3. D.Club4.23.WhatwillstudentsgettoknowfromthePeerpage?A.Theirteachers’favoritebooks. B.Theirclassmates’favoritebooks.C.Readingrecommendationsfromwriters. D.Readingrecommendationsfromteachers.BThefirstweekofSeptemberwasaweekthatIhadbeenexpectingallsummer.Ididn’twantsummertoend,butIwaseagertogotohighschoolformyfirstweek.WhenIgottoschoolonthemorningofthefirstday,Irealizedhowlargetheschoolwasandhowmanystudentswentthere.Iendedupinthewrongclassroombecauseofthesizeoftheschool.AndthenakindseniorshowedupandguidedmetomyclassroombeforeIwaslate.Iwashappytoseethatinaclassofunfamiliarfaces,theonlyopenseatwasnexttomygoodfriend,Jimmy.Myscienceteacherseemedlikeagoodteacher.Afterfinishingfourperiods,Ididn’tfeeltoobad.However,thefifthperiodchangedeverything.Ididn’tfeelreadyafterall.MyliteratureteacherisMr.Smith.Hetoldusthatwewouldhavetowrite40essays(文章)andreadAP-levelbookssuchasTheOdysseythisterm.Ilovereadingandwriting,butcomeon,40ESSAYS?AP-levelbooks?NowIwasanxious.Thecoursesinhighschoolseemlikethey’regoingtogetmuchharder,buttheyhaven’tyet.Eventhoughmyclasseslookhard,theylookreallyexcitingtoo.Thefirstweekpassedquickly.Althoughalotofthingswereoverwhelming(令人不知所措的):thesizeofthecampus,thecrowdsandtheseniors,havingatotallydifferentexperiencethatIhadneverhadbeforewasreallyexciting.Now,I’mreallyhappyabouthighschool.Ihavelotsoffriendsinmyclasses,IreallylikemyteachersandI’mmeetingnewpeople.24.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhishighschoollifewasabouttostart?A.Confused. B.Anxious. C.Excited. D.Relaxed.25.Whathappenedtotheauthoronhisfirstdayofhighschool?A.Hewaslateforclass. B.Hegothelponthecampus.C.Hewaspraisedbyhisscienceteacher. D.HemadefriendswithJimmy.26.Whatmadetheauthoranxiousinthefifthperiod?A.Thestrictrulesinclasses.B.FortyAP-levelbookshehadtoread.C.Therequirementsfromhisliteratureteacher.D.Thereadinghomeworkonthefirstdayofhighschool.27.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Myfirstweekinhighschool. B.Mybestfriendinhighschool.C.ThechallengeImetinhighschool. D.ThesubjectIlikeinhighschool.CLearnEnglishinSeven:UsethePowerofSeventoImproveYourEnglishisausefulguideforanyonewhowantstoimprovetheirEnglishskillsinasimpleandaffordableway.WrittenbyJosefEssberger,anexperiencedEnglishteacher,thisbookpresentsauniquemethodoflearningbybreakingdowntheprocessintoseveneasysteps.Eachstepfocusesonadifferentareaoflanguagelearning,makingitsuitableforbothbeginnersandadvancedlearners.Thesevenkeyareascoveredinthebookarewords,grammar,listening,speaking,reading,writing,andpronunciation.Theauthordoesnotjustfocusontheoretical(理論的)knowledge,butalsoofferspracticaladviceandreal-lifeexamplestohelpreadersapplywhattheylearn.Forexample,insteadofmerelymemorizingEnglishwords,thebookshowshowtousenewwordsineverydayconversations.Thismakeslearningmoreenjoyableandusefulindailylife.Oneoftheadvantagesofthisbookisitsclearandorganizedstructure(結(jié)構(gòu)).Eachpartexploresoneofthesevenareas,anditfeatureseasy-to-understandexplanationsandexercises.Theseexercisesallowreaderstopracticeandrememberwhattheyhavelearned.Thebookalsoencouragesreaderstosetachievablegoals,whichcankeepthemfocusedthroughouttheirlearningjourney.AnotherimportantfeatureofLearnEnglishinSevenisitsemphasis(強調(diào))onself-study.Josefprovidestipsonhowtotrackprogress,managetime,anddevelopagoodhabitthatworksforlearners.ThisisperfectforhighschoolstudentswhowanttostudyindependentlyandimprovetheirEnglishoutsidetheclassroom.Overall,LearnEnglishinSevenisavaluableresourceforstudentswhowanttobecomemoreconfidentintheirEnglishskills.Whetheryouarepreparingforexamsorsimplywanttocommunicatemorefluently,thisbookcanhelpyoureachyourlanguagegoals.28.WhatisspecialaboutLearnEnglishinSeven?A.Itoffersastep-by-stepguide. B.Itputstheoreticalknowledgefirst.C.Itprovideshard-to-findpictures. D.Itiswrittenmainlyforbeginners.29.WhatdoesJosefprobablysuggestaboutnewwords?A.Memorizinglistsofwords. B.Practicingtheminjournals.C.Applyingthemtoreallife. D.Focusingondifficultwords.30.WhatisprobablyJosef’sopinionaboutself-study?A.Itvaluesstudents’in-classperformance.B.Itisnecessaryforhighly-giftedlearners.C.Itpushesstudentstoavoidgroupdiscussions.D.Itallowslearnerstomanagelearningprogress.31.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Tohonourateacher. B.Togivehislearningtips.C.Tointroduceabook. D.Toexplaingrammarrules.DInsteadofusingacreditcardorsmartphonetopayforyourgoods,Amazonwantsyoutouseyourhands.Inablogpost.DilipKumar,vicepresidentofAmazonPhysicalRetailintroducedthecompany's'palmrecognition(掌紋識別)technology,knownasAmazonOne.Thetechnology,firstrollingoutinAmazon'shomemarketofSeattle:willusepeople'spalmstoidentify(確認身份)themandcombinethatwithdetailsofthepalm,suchaslinesandridges,tobuild“palmsignature.”Inadditiontothetrialinthecompany'sstoresinSeattle,startingtoday,KumaraddedthatAmazonOnewillcometootherAmazonstoresandwillbeusedformorethanjustpayingwithyourpalm."WebelieveAmazononehasbroadapplicabilitybeyondourretailstores,sowealsoplantooffertheservicetothirdpartieslikeretailers(零售店),stadiums,andofficebuildingssothatmorepeoplecanbenefitfromthiseaseandconvenienceinmoreplaces,"Kumaradded.ThoughAmazonhasintroducedotherwaystopayforgoodsatitsphysicalstores.includingtheuseofCamerasandanapplinkedtoyourAmazonaccount.Kumarexplainedpalmrecognitionoffersanotherlevelofprivacy."Weselected