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重庆八中2019—2020学年度(下)期末考试高二年级英语试题第I卷第一部分听力（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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatisthewomantryingtotelltheman?A.H

eneedstogethislicensefirst.B.Hejustneedstogetgas.C.Hehastobuyinsurance.2.What'stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Neighbors.B.Bos

sandemployee.C.Husbandandwife.3.Whencanthewomanregisterforthecourse?A.Duringthelunchbreak.B.Atanytime.C.Int

woweeks.4.Whatdidthemandolastnight?A.Hewatchedtelevision.B.Hewenttothemovies.C.Hereadastoryaboutwhales.5.Whatplace

arethespeakerslookingfor?A.Acafe.B.Abank.C.Abookstore.第二节（共15小题；每小题1．5分，满分22．5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所

给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独自前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟：听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whowe

nttothezoowiththeyoungman?A.Thewoman.B.Theman'sfamily.C.Theman'sclassmates.7.Howdoestheyoungmanfeelabouttheanimals?A.Hefeelssorryforthem.B.H

eiscuriousaboutthem.C.Heishappyforthem.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Forwhatreasondoesthewomanwanttolookforcoverings

?A.Sheisanin-housedesigner.B.Visitorshavenowheretowipetheirfeet.C.Thefloorslookalittlebare.9.Wheredoesthewomansugge

sttheyputthecovering?A.Inthestudy.B.Inthelivingroom.C.Underthediningroomtable.10.Whatcolorarethewalls?A.Darkbrown.B.Yell

ow.C.White.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Howwasthemanbehavingatfirst?A.Coolly.B.Politely.C.Awkwardly.12.WhydidthemanaskSusanforhernameatfirst?A.Hedidn'tkno

wwhoshewas.B.Hedidn'tknowwhatelsetosay.C.Hedidn'trealizeheknewheralready.13.Whattypeofmusicisplayingatthedance?A.Rockandroll.B.Blues.C.Po

p.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Whywasthewomanupallnight?A.Shewaspreparingforherexams.B.Herbrotherhadguestsover.C.Shehadtheflu.15.Howisthewomanfeeling

duringtests?A.Confident.B.Nervous.C.Disappointed.16.Whatexamdothespeakershavetomorrow?A.Geometry.B.Chemistry.

C.Japanese.17.Whatwillthemanprobablydotonight?A.GettogetherwithGail.B.Studywiththewoman.C.GooverhisSp

anishnotes.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.WhydoesthespeakerencouragevisitorstoseeOahu?A.Toenjoyavarietyofactivities.B.Torelaxonitsbeaches.C.Toseethesunrise.19.

WhatisWaikikifamousfor?A.Foodandnightclubs.B.Historicsites.C.Africanart.20.Accordingtothespeech,whatdosomepeop

ledislikeaboutHonolulu?A.Thehighcosts.B.Thepackedcrowds.C.Thedangerousvolcanoes.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满

分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThealarmwentoffabouthalfanhourago,thesecondtimetonight.It'

ssomewhatdifficulttofigureouttherulesforsure.Here,onebellmeans“elephant”,two,“rhino”(犀牛),andthreeandfour,Ireallycan'trememberforwhat,becausewhenyou

'reawokenbybellsinthemiddleofthenight,yourfirstthoughtwon'tbe“Animal!”.ButassoonasIrealizeditwastherhinoalarm,Iwasrunningforthestairs.Ab

abyAfricanbuffaloandababyrhinostoodacouplefeetapart,staringateachother.Behindthem,theirmotherswerelookingonwiththekindofindiffer

enceofmotherseverywherewhoseetheirkidsplayingaharmlessgame.Ofcourse,I'mtheonlyonewatchingtheanimalsstare-down.Eithereve

ryoneelsediedofaheartattackwhenthebellswentoff,orIwastheonlyoneintheentirehotelwhodidn'tturnthealarmswitchtooffbeforegoingtob

ed.TheArk,ahotelshapedlikethebiblicalark(圣经的方舟),liesinthehighlandsofKenya'sAberdareNationalPark,about100kilometers

northofNairobi.AttheArk'sprow(船首)arehugewindowsoverlookingawaterhole.Earliertonight,I'dwatchedapackofwolves,buffaloesandelephants.Andnow,atthreeo

rsointhemorning,I'mdownforrhinobells.Thefirsttime,2.5hoursago,itwasasingleblackrhino,whichcamedown,gotadrink,andleft.I'dha

vebeensorryforthelostsleep.I'vealreadyarrangedwithaguidetotakemeoutatsunrisefortheso-called“should-never-miss”bird-watching,w

herewe'llgettosee30species,butreally,howmanytimesinyourlifewillyougettowakeupandsay,“Wow!Rhino!”Isn'

tthatthedefinitionofaprettygoodnight?LastweekwewentfromUgandaintoKenya.BeforeIlefthome,IthoughtI'dbehappywithtenelephantsandfiveorsixgiraffesonthewho

letrip.Ididn'tdaretodreamtherhino.21.Themessagethatthehotel'sbellssentwas_______________.A.significantforvisitorstoavoiddangerB.amatterthatal

lvisitorshadgotusedtoC.hardfortheauthortorememberindetailD.awisealarmtheauthorhadneverheardof22.Whatdidtheauthorseeatabout3:00a.m.?A.Rhin

osandbuffaloeswerefightingforwater.B.Arhinoandabuffalowerestaringateachother.C.Abuffalowaswatchingitsbabyplaywithrhinos.D.Aboat-shapedhot

elwasoverlookingawaterhole.23.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Theauthorlikesalltheanimals.B.Theauthorh

asonlyinterestinrhinos.C.TherearevariouswildanimalsneartheArk.D.Theauthordidn’tsleepwellduringthewholetrip.24.What'sprobablytheauthor'

sattitudetowardsthebell?A.Itshouldbeturnedoffwhenitrings.B.It’sbotheringbutrewarding.C.Itisabadwaytowakethegue

stsup.D.Itbringsvisitorsachancetoseebuffaloes.BSelfieDroneDroneXProisashiningstaronthedrone(无人机)mark

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.There'snoexperiencerequiredtoflythisdrone.Youcaneasilycontrolandflythisdrone,evenifyou'veneverflownadroneinyourlife.Flyingthedroneissmooth

andnaturalasridingabike.Ourfriend'ssoncameovertotheoffice,andhefiguredouthowtoflythedroneinjustminutes.Youcan'timaginehowstablean

dsmoothhiscontrolsare!Onceyouownthisdrone,youcanenjoyamazingHDpicturesofnature,friends,andfamilies.It'sablast!Howmuchdoesitcost?Now,DroneXProsells

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0.D.$300.CNotallbodiesofwaterareasevidentlyaliveastheAtlanticOcean,anS-shapedbodyofwatercovering33millionsquaremiles.The

Atlantichas,inasense,replacedtheMediterraneanastheinlandseaofWesterncivilization.Unlikerealinlandseas,whichseemstrangelystill,theAtlanticisr

ichinoceanicliveliness.Itisperhapsnotsurprisingthatitsvitality(生命力)hasbeenmuchwrittenaboutbyancientpoets.“StormatSe

a”,ashortpoemwrittenaround700,isgenerallyregardedasoneofmankind’searliestartisticrepresentationsoftheAtlantic.WhenthewindisfromthewestAllthewaves

thatcannotrestTotheeastmustthunderonWherethebrighttreeofthesunIsrootedintheocean’sbreast.Asthepoemsuggests,theAtlanticisneverdeadanddull.Itisan

oceanthatmoves,impressivelyandendlessly.Itmakesallkindsofnoise—itisforeverthundering,boiling,crashing,andwhistling.Iti

seasytoimaginetheAtlantictryingtodrawbreath—perhapsnotsonoticeablyoutinmid-ocean,butwhereitmeetsland,itswatersarebathingupanddownasan

dybeach.Itcopiesnearlyperfectlythesteadybreathingofalivingcreature.Itisfilledwithsymbioticexistences,too:unimaginablequantitiesofcreatu

res,littleandlargealike,mixwithinitsdepthsinakindofoceanicharmony,givingtothewatersafeelingofheartbeat,akindofsub-oceanvitality.Andithasapsycholog

y.Ithaspersonalities:sometimespeacefulandpleasant,onrareoccasionsroughandwild;alwaysitisstrongandstriki

ng.28.Unlikerealinlandseas,theAtlanticOceanis____________________.A.lackinginlivelinessB.alwaysenergeticC.shapedlikeasquareD.preferredbyancientpoe

ts29.Whatisthepurposeofusingthepoem“StormatSea”inthepassage?A.Toshowthevastnessofthesea.B.Topicturethepoweroftheocean.C.

Toprovethestrengthofthestorm.D.Todescribethemovementofthewaves.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“symbiotic”mean?A.Movingharmoniously.B.Breathingpeac

efully.C.Growingrapidly.D.Existingtogether.31.Inthelastparagraph,theAtlanticiscomparedto_________________.A.alivelyanimalB.a

meaningfulworldC.abeautifulandpoeticplaceD.afleshandbloodhumanDIfhumansweretrulyathomeunderthelightofthemoonandstars,wewouldgoindarknesshappily,them

idnightworldasvisibletousasitistothevastnumberofnocturnal(夜间活动的)speciesonthisplanet.Instead,wearediurna

l(白天活动的)creatures,whichexplainswhatwe’vedonetothenight:We’veengineeredittoreceiveusbyfillingitwithlight.Thebenefitsofthiskindofengineering

comewithconsequences—lightpollution.Lightpollutionislargelytheresultofbadlightingdesign,whichwashesoutthedarknessofnight

andcompletelychangesthelightlevelsandrhythmstowhichmanyformsoflife,including,ourselves,haveadapted.Whereverhumanlightspillsintothenatura

lworld,someaspectoflifeisaffected.Inmostcitiestheskylooksasthoughithasbeenemptiedofstars,leavingbehindavacanth

aze(霾)thatmirrorsourfearofthedark.We’vegrownsousedtothisorangehazethattheoriginalgloryofanunlitnight—darkeno

ughfortheplanetVenustothrowshadowonEarth—iswhollybeyondourexperience.We'velitupthenightasifitwereanunoccupiedcountry,whenn

othingcouldbefurtherfromthetruth.Amongmammalsalone,thenumberofnocturnalspeciesisastonishing.Lightisapowerfulbiologicalforce,andonmanyspecie

sitactsasamagnet(磁铁).Theeffectissopowerfulthatscientistsspeakofsongbirdsandseabirdsbeing“captured”bysearchlightsonlandorb

ythelightfromgasflaresonmarineoilplatforms.Frogslivingnearbrightlylithighwayssuffernocturnallightlevelsthatar

easmuchasamilliontimesbrighterthannormal,throwingnearlyeveryaspectoftheirbehavioroutofjoint,includingtheirnightti

mebreedingchoruses.Humansarenolesstrappedbylightpollutionthanthefrogs.Likemostothercreatures,wedoneeddarkness.Darknessisasessentialtoourbiological

welfare,toourinternalclockwork,aslightitself.Livinginaglareofourmaking,wehavecutourselvesofffromourevolutionaryandcultu

ralheritage—thelightofthestarsandtherhythmsofdayandnight.Inaveryrealsense,lightpollutioncausesustolosesightofourtrueplace

intheuniverse,toforgetthescaleofourbeing,whichisbestmeasuredagainstthedimensionsofadeepnightwiththeMilkyWay

—theedgeofourgalaxy—archingoverhead.32.Whatisprobablythebesttitleofthearticle?A.Powerfullight.B.OrangeHaze.C.CallsofNature.D.Dis

appearingNight.33.Whatdoes“it”(Paragraph1)mostprobablyreferto?A.Thesky.B.Theplanet.C.Theworld.D.Thenig

ht.34.Theauthorspeaksoffrogsandbirdsto_________________.A.showhowlightpollutioninfluencesanimalsB.comparethelivinghabitsofbothspeciesC.explainwhycert

ainspecieshasdiedoutD.provideexamplesofanimalprotection35.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat________________.

A.humanbeingsmustn’texplorethenightB.lightpollutionharmstheworld’seyesightC.manshouldrethinkitspositionintheuniverseD.lightpollutionhasdestro

yedsomeworldheritages第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的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。Knownlocallyassakura,thec

herryblossomsinJapanarepopularwithbothlocalsandtouristsalike.FortheJapanese,sakuraholdmuchculturalandhistoricalsignificancethatgoesdeeperthanth

eirobviousbeauty.36Sakuraareusuallyonlyinfullbloom(盛开)foraboutoneweek.37Theflowersaresosmallandroundthatwhentheyeventuallystarttofall,it’salmos

tlikewatchingsnowfallfromtheskies.Thespecifictimeofthecherryblossomseasonvariesfromregiontoregioneachyear.Luckily,theJapaneseMeteorol

ogicalCorporation(日本气象厅)hasdoneallthework.Eachyearitpostsforecastsofwhenthebloomingwillbeginineachregion.388Theyalso

dependsheavilyontemperaturepatterns.39Thereareanumberofcelebrations,soyou’relikelytofindahanamipartywhereveryougo.Whatmakesupahanamiparty,be

sidessakuraviewing,iseatinganddrinking.Groupsofpeoplewillsetupcampinaparkandhaveapicnicunderthetrees.Somebringhome-cookedmeals,somemakefood

onthegoandothersbuypre-preparedfood.40A.It’seasytoplanyourtriparoundthesakura.B.Mostpeoplebringbeerorotherdrinkstomarktheoccasion.C.Manypeo

pleholdflower-watchingpartiesknownashanami.D.Thepredictionsaren’tjustlookingattheweathermonthsinadvance.E.TheJMCwillreleaseupdatedforecas

tswiththenewestinformation.F.Thepinkflowershaveinspiredpoets,artistsandsoldiersforcenturies.G.Ifyoumanageto

catchthetailendoftheblooming,you’llseethebeautifulevent.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1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。So

meso-calledfriendsmayhavetoldyouthatwhatyouhavebeenfightingforisnotwithinyour41andthatyouhavenochancetosucceed.Thequestionis,doyoubelievethemandchan

geyourdreamsorgoals?Ifyouchoosetobelievethesetypesof42andstarttobelievewhatotherssayaboutyou,youhavegiven43o

fyourlife,yourdestiny,totheopinions,thoughtsandfeelingsofothers.Twoyearsago,Ihappenedtomeetaladyatalocalmarketwhowantedtobranchou

tfurtherinherlifebystartingto44herownsmallhomebusiness.Sheworked45foragrouphome(教养院)inthedaybutwantedto46bettercontrolofherdestiny.Shewas47toquithe

rboringdayjob,afraidthatshewouldn’tbe48tomakeenoughmoney.Herbiggest49wasnotherability;itwasher50inherself.Mostofherfriendsandacquainta

nces(熟人)51herabilitytobeabusinessowner,orsuggestedthatsheshouldjust52aboutherbusinessideaandkeepherjob,tellingherthatjobswerehardtocomeby.53forher

,though,shedidnotwanttogiveupheridea.And,whileshecontinuedtohavedoubtsaboutwhatshereallywantedtodo,hergoalwast

otally54byanewbusinessacquaintance.Herbusinessacquaintancegaveherencouragementandmadetime55wheneversheneededsuggestions,orjusttotal

kaboutbusinessissues.Thoughshehadalltherightplansandtheabilitytosucceed,she56herownobstacle.Thegoodnewsisthatsheconti

nued,eventhoughshewas57withself-doubt,andquitherdayjobtogoitalonelastyear.Whatsheconquered(克服)was58issue

sarounddevelopingherbusiness;sheconqueredherownanxiety,herownself-doubt.Shesucceededbecauseshedidnot59thenaysayers

(反对者);shesucceededbecauseshe60thegreatestobstacle–herownbeliefinherself.41.A.reachB.sightC.knowledgeD.distance42.A.

answersB.explanationsC.commentsD.suggestions43.A.rulesB.goalsC.paceD.control44.A.expandB.shutC.reduceD.

protect45.A.calmlyB.unwillinglyC.excitedlyD.independently46.A.obeyB.escapeC.gainD.admit47.A.hesitantB.eagerC.willingD.upset48.A.freeB.worriedC.sati

sfiedD.able49.A.driveB.challengeC.strengthD.adventure50.A.opinionB.interestC.beliefD.pride51.A.doubtedB.noticedC.praisedD.recognized52.

A.worryB.forgetC.thinkD.discuss53.A.InterestinglyB.SurprisinglyC.ParticularlyD.Fortunately54.A.adjustedB.object

edC.achievedD.supported55.A.availableB.helpfulC.enjoyableD.painful56.A.defeatedB.avoidedC.remainedD.ignored57.A.strugglingB.mixi

ngC.agreeingD.competing58.A.equaltoB.morethanC.farfromD.alongwith59.A.arguewithB.listentoC.relyonD.referto60.A.sufferedB.preven

tedC.overcameD.skipped第II卷第二节(共10小题:每小题15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。Ourlifehasbeengreatl

ychangedbyE-commerce(电子商务).Withfewerpeople61.______(leave)homeforshopping,physicalstoresarehavingadifficulttime.62.____

__itseemsthatonekindofphysicalstoreisnotbeinghit–theconveniencestore.Conveniencestoresalesin2016inChinaincreasedby13p

ercent,63.______(compare)withthoseof2015,accordingtoChinaDaily.Therewere64.______(rough)100,000conveniencestoresinChin

ain2017.Whyarethese24-hourstoreswith65.______averageareaof110squaremetersenjoyingsuchrapid66.______(de

velop)?Onereasonisthatyoungpeoplehavegrown67.______thehabitofshoppingatconveniencestores,notesConvenienceStoreNews.Convenienc

estoresnotonlyhaveeverythingneededfordailylife,butalsofreshfoodlikesushi,sandwichesandsalads,68.______areallquitepopu

laramongyoungpeople.What’smore,differentsupermarkets,manyconveniencestoressellthingstheymake69.______(they),

likebreadandcakes.Astheseproductscanonly70.______(find)inthesestores,manypeoplegotherejusttobuythem.第四部分写作（

共两节，满分35分）第一节单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）根据首字母或汉语提示，用选修七一至五单元所学单词的适当形式填空。一空一词。71.Wearec_____________asurveyofconsumers'attitudestoward

sorganicfood.72.O___________withbusinessmatters,Helencouldn'tsparetimefortheparty.73.Themotherwasa___________

__whenherbabyfellontothegroundandbegantocry.74.Makeexerciseapartofyourdailyr______________,andyouwillbenefitalot.75.Hed_____________hissuitcas

ealongtheplatform,foritwastooheavytocarry.76.Sometimes,whilelivinginaforeigncountry,one_____________(渴望)aspecialdishfrom

home.77.Takedownthequestionsyouwanttoask.Youmayforgetsomeofthem______________(否则).78.Setyourself_____________(目标)thatyo

ucanreasonablyhopetoachieve.79.Thecommitteerecommendedthatthelegalaidsystemshouldbe______________(可使用的)tomorepeople.80.Theseseatsw

illenableaudiencetositin_____________(舒适)whilewatchingtheshows.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李华，在美国某中学做交换生，你不慎将手提包落在了学校图书馆里，包中的物品极为重要。请写一篇寻物启事，张贴在校园公告栏处

，内容如下：1.对手提包的描述（形状、大小、颜色及内含物品）；2.丢失时间、地点及联系方式；3.对关注者及帮助者表达感谢。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。重庆八中2019-2020学年度(下)高二年级期末考试

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-27AAC28-31BBDD32-35DDAC第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）36-40FGDCB第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30

分）41-45ACDAB46-50CADBC51-55ABDDA56-60CABBC第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）61.leaving62.But/Yet63.compared64.roughly65.an66.development67.into68.which69.th

emselves70.befound第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）71.conducting72.Occupied73.alarmed74.routine75.dragged76.desires77.otherwise78

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ansaidthebankwasonlythreeblocksaway,acrossfromthecafe.(5)W:Let'sgooverthereandaskthatpolicemaninfrontofthebookstore.Text6M:Iwenttothezootheotherdayfo

rmybiologyfieldtrip.(6)Gosh,thatwasdepressing!Pooranimals.W:Youhavetoadmit,it'sprettycooltobeabletoseeallthoseanimalswithouthavingtogotoAfrica.M:Mayb

e.Buttheyshouldn'tbeforcedtoliveinsuchsmallspaces.Howwouldyouliketoliveinacage?(7)W:Well,I'mnotananimal,amI?Plus,it'safunplacet

otakethefamily.M:IguessIjusthaveasoftspotforanimals,andIdon'tliketoseethemtreatedbadly.(7)Text7W:Weneedtogooutandlookforcoveringstoday.(9)Our

yellowfloorsarelookingalittlebare.(8)M:Okay.Weneedsomethinginfrontofthedoorsopeoplecanwipetheirfeetwhentheywalkinside.Whatdidyouhavei

nmind?W:I'mnottalkingaboutadoormat.Imeansomethingforourlivingroom,(9)toputunderthecoffeetable.Youknow,likeanicecovering?

Liketheoneinthestudy.M:I'mnotaninnerdesigner.You'regoingtomakethefinaldecisionhere.W:Fairenough.Iwas

thinkingsomethinginadarkbrowncolorsoitwillmatchourdiningroomtable.M:Whydon'twewaituntilafterwepaintourwalls?Thatway,wecanmatcheverythingt

ogether.W:Thepaintjobcanwait.Thewhitewallsprovideanicecontrasttothefurniturewealreadyhave.(10)Text8M:Wow,thisdancesureiscool.Thereareso

manypeoplehere…uh...what'syourname?W:Susan.SusanDawes.Youreallydon'tknowwhoIam?Yousitbehindmeingeographyclass.M:Oh!Yeah…yo

u'reright.IguessI'mjustusedtolookingatthebackofyourhead...notthatIhaven'tlookedatyourface…W:AreyouOK?You'resonervous.(11

)M:I'msorryformystrangebehavior.Idon'tknowwhyIpretendedIdidn'tknowwhoyouwere.(11)Ijustdidn'tknowhowtostarttheconversa

tion.(12)W:That'sOK.It'srefreshingtotalktosomebodywhoisactuallyhonestforonce.So,doyoulikethismusic?M:Notreally.Ipreferro

ckandrollmostly,butIliketolistentoblueswhenI'malone.Anythingbutthispopstuff.(13)W:Oh,mygosh,Itotallyagree!IthoughtIwastheonlyone!T

ext9M:What'swrong,Ashley?Haveyougottenthefluthat'sgoingaround?W:IamnotonehundredpercentIcantellyouthat.Iw

asupallnightstudying.(14)M:Ididn'tsleepmucheither.Mybrotherhadpeopleover,andtheywerereallyloud.W:Iknowhowthatis.

Mybrotherhasmovedout,thankfully.M:Anyway,today'sthebigday.WehaveourEnglishfinal.Areyouconfident,orwhat?W:Ialwaysgetnervousduringtests

.It'snotbecauseI'munprepared,butbecauseIneverfeellikeIhaveenoughtime.(15)M:You'reastraight-Astudent.Youdon'thaveanyth

ingtobeconcernedabout!W:Maybe.I'mbeingdramatic,buteverythingcounts,youknow?M:Atleastit'seasierthangeometry.Whatexam

istomorrow?(16)W:Chemistry.(16)Bytheway,doyouwanttostudytonight?WecangettogetherwithGailandTeresa.Whatdoyo

uthink,Bob?M:GailandIhavebeenpreparingalotforchemistryalready,soIthinkwe'regoodthere.ButTeresaandIweregoingtostudyforSpani

sh.(17)W:I'mtakingJapanese,remember?Anyway,goodluckthisafternoon.Text10Hawaiihaslongbeenatopdestinationfortourists.ManypeoplecometoHawaiifori

tsbreathtakingbeauty.TravelerstotheHawaiianIslandsoftenspendmostoftheirvacationonthebeachandinthewater.However,thosewhovacationinOahucanchoosefrom

manyactivitiesexceptthebeach.(18)Inparticular,Honolulu,thecapitalofOahu,hassomethingtooffereverytrave

ler.TheWaikikineighborhoodisfamousforitsdiningandnightlife,inadditiontoitstypicalbeaches.(19)Honoluluisaci

tythatisfullofculture.ThereareBuddhisttemples,AsianArt,andthewonderfulPolynesianCulturalCenter.Ifyou

don'tmindtakingabusorataxi,youcanvisithistoricsitessuchasPearlHarbor,amere40milesfromHonolulu.Natureenthusiastscanhikethroughbeau

tifuljunglesoreventothetopsofvolcanoesforfascinatingislandviews.Attimes,touristscomplainthatHonoluluistoocrowded.(20)ButjustlikeNe

wYorkCity,crowdsmeanthatthenightclubsarefullandthereisalwayssomeonenewtomeet.Asyoucansee,HonoluluisnottobemissedonyournexttriptoHawaii.Com

etoHonoluluforatipyou'llneverforget!