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邹城市2020〜2021学年度第二学期期中教学质量检测高一英语试题2021.04注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅

笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如箫改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。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.Whatwillthemandonext?A.Followthewoman.B.Gotothesubway.C.Gotothebu

sstation.2.WherewillJack'sfamilyprobablyspendtheirholiday?A.InBeijing.B.InYunnan.C.InQingdao.3.Whatdidthemandoduringhisholiday?A.Visi

tedacity.B.Climbedamountain.C.Walkedalongthestreetatmidnight.4.Howmuchisoneticket?A,10dollars.B.30dollars.C.100dollars.5.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Hehasal

otofworktodo.B.Hewillcopythenoteforthewoman.C.Thewomancantypethenotebythecomputer.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听

下面5段时话或独白.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.听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读

两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Motherandson.B.Doctorandpatient.C.Managerandcl

erk.7.Whatcanweknowabouttheman?A.Heisseriouslyill.B.Hemadeamistakeinhisjob.C.Heneedstorelaxhimselfandtakesomeexercise.

听第7材料，回答第8至10题.8.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Thewoman'sworkingexperience.B.Thewaytoservepeople.C,Differentcakeshops.9.WhatdidSusanlikein

theshop?A.Theworkmates.B.Thecleanworkplace.C.Thesmellofbaking.10.WhatdidSusansayaboutservingcustomers?A.Shelikedtoplanapa

rtyoraweddingforthem.B.Sheenjoyedthebusypartoftheday.C.Shehatedservingthematlunchtime.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题

。II.Whatisabadthingforteenagers?A.Theycan'tbuywhattheywant.B.Theyhavetodothehousework.C.Theyneedtodotheirhomework..12.

Whatdoesthemanthinkofhismother'slife?A.Busy.B.Boring.C.Wonderful.13.Howmanydaysdoestheman'smotherworkaweek?A.F

ourdays.B.Fivedays.C.Sixdays.听第9材料，回答第14至17题。14.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Atthebusstation.B.Inauniversity.C.Onaplane.15.W

hereisthewomangoing?A.London,B.Glasgow.C.Cambridge.16.Whatistheman?A.Heisabusinessman.B.Heisastudent.C.Heisagovernmentofficer.17.Whatcanwelearnfr

omtheconversation?A.Themanisabitnervous.B.Itisnottheman'sfirsttripabroad.C.ThemanisstudyinginGlasgowUniversity.听

第10段材料，回答笫18至20题。18.Whydidthespeaker'sunclelaughathim?A.Becausehecouldn'tbuyafish.B.Becausehecouldn'tspeakChinese.C.BecausehisEngli

shwasnotgood.19.What'stheattitudeofthefishmantothespeaker?A.Impatient.B.Ignored.C.Laughable.20.Whatdi

dthespeakerbringbackhomefinally?A.Somefreshfish.B.Somecards.C.Nothing.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）笫一节：（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37・5分）

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。AMathholidayseveryoneshouldknowInrecentyearsmathematiciansandscientistshavebeguncampaignstomarkcertainda

tesincelebrationofsignificantprinciplesandhereareafewtoaddtoyourcalendarMoleDayMoleDayiscelebratedyearlyonOct.23from6:02amto6:02pm.Theideaofaceleb

ratorydaywasputforwardbyachemistryteacherin1991andhasbeenhonoredeveryyearsince.ItcelebratesAvogadro'sNumber,which

isabasicmeasuringunitinchemistry.EachMoleDayhasaspecifictheme.PiDayThegrandaddyofmathematicalandscientificholidays,h

owever,fallseveryyearonMar14.Thedate,3/14,representsthefirstthreenumeralsinthecalculationofpi,sothedateisknownannuallyasPiDay.PiDaywasfoundedin1988b

yaphysicist.TheobservationsspreadtothepointwhereonMar12,2009,theU.S.HouseofRepresentativespassedaresolutiondeclaringMar14asNati

onalPiDay.FibonacciDayNov.23marksFibonacciDay,aspecialdaythatcelebratesthemanknownasFibonacciwhodevelopedamathematicalideacalled

theFibonacciSequence,inwhicheverynumberisthesumoftheprevioustwonumbers.So,forexample.11/23marksthedaybecause1+1equals2,an

dthen1+2equals3（thedatebeingthe23rd）.SquareRootDaySquareRootDayisaholidaythatheartilyhonorsthosedateswherethecombinationofdayandmonthandyearf

ormsquareroots:e.g.2/2/04and3/3/09.ThelastSquareRootDaywas4/4/16.TheholidaywascreatedbyahighschoolteacherRonGordon.SquareRootDayhasits

ownwebsitewherecelebrantscangatherbeforethenextholiday.21.HowisMoleDaysimilarwithPiDay?A.Theybothhavethemes.B.Theyareyearlyholidays.C.Theyfal

lonthesameday.D.Theyarecreatedbyateacher.22.Whichholidayistohonoraperson?A.MoleDay.B.PiDay.C.FibonacciDay.D.SquareRo

otDay.23.WhichdaymightbecelebratedasSquareRootDay?A.10/23/22.B.11/23/23.C,3/12/29.D,5/5/25.BFuCong,aChin

ese-bornpianist,diedonMondayatahospitalinLondon,wherehehadlivedformanyyears.Aloverofclassicalmusicfr

omayoungage,Mr.Fubegantakingpianolessonswhenhewas7.Hemadehisfirststageappearancein1952.Theconcertcaughttheatten

tionofofficialsinBeijing,whoselectedhimtocompeteandtourinEasternEurope.Mr.FusoonmovedtoPoland,wherehestudiedattheWarsawConservatory（音乐学校）onasc

holarship.ToprepareforthefifthChopinCompetitioninWarsawin1955,hepracticedsohardthathehurthisfingersandwasnearlycutfr

omthefirstroundofthecompetition.Mr.FuwasoneofthefirstChinesepianiststoachieveglobalfamewhenhetookthirdplaceintheInternati

onalChopinPianoCompetitioninWarsawin1955.HealsowonaspecialprizeforhisperformanceofChopin'smazurkas.Almostovernight,

hebecameanationalhero.ToChina,Mr.Fu'srecognitioninawell-knowninternationalcompetitionwasevidencethatthecountrycouldstandonitsown

artisticallyintheWest.ChinesereporterscametointerviewMr.Fu,whilemanyotherswenttohisfather,FuLei,foradviceonchild-raising.In1981,avolumeofletterswr

ittenbyhisfather,waspublishedinChina.Fullofadvice,encouragement,lifeteachingsandstrictpaternallove,th

ebookFuLei'sFamilyLettersbecameabest-sellerinChina.BesidesinfluencingagenerationofChinese,Mr.Fu'swordsresonated（弓I起共鸣）longafterhisdeathwithth

epersonforwhomtheywereintended.“Myfatherhadasayingthat'Firstyoumustbeaperson,thenanartist,andthenamusician,ando

nlythencanyoubeapianist,'"Mr.FuCongoncerecalledinaninterview."Evennow,Ibelieveinthisorder-thatitshouldbethiswayandthatIamthiswa

y.”24.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?A.FuCong'sachievementsinmusic.B.FuCong'sstageperformances.C.FuCong'sexperi

encesoflearningmusic.D.FuCong’seffortsforcompetitions.25.WhydoesFuCong'sglobalrecognitionmeanalottoChina?A

.ItearnsChineseartsaplaceintheWest.B.ItpromotesthespreadofChineseculture.C.ItprovesChinesepeople'sloveformusic.D.ItenablesChinesearteducationtober

ecognized.26.Whatdocstheunderlinedword"they"inparagraph4referto?A.FuLei'sFamilyLetters.B.YoungpeopleofChina.C.FuCongandhisfamily.D.ReadersofFu

Lei'sFamilyLetters.27.WhichofthefollowingagreeswithFuLei'sideasinthelastparagraph?A.It'seasytobeanartist.B.Itrequiresva

riousqualitiestobeapianist,C.Everyoneshoulddevelopaninterestinart.D.Talentisofgreatestimportanceforapianist.CIfyouusesocialmediatoch

aseawayloneliness,anewstudysuggeststhatyou'regoingagainstthegrain.Wemayhaveheardalotaboutthebenefitsofinteractingwithothersonline,butthefindin

gsofastudyconductedbyscientistsfromtheUniversityofPittsburghSchoolofMedicineshowadirectrelationshipbetweensocialmediaus

ageandfeelingsofisolation（孤独）.Inshort,themoretimeyouspendonsocialmedia,thelonelieryoumayfeel.Withincreasing

usageofalargenumberofappsthatallowforendlessvirtualconnectivity,lonelinessseemslikethelastproblemsocialmediauserswouldface,butacc

ordingtoBrainA.Primack,theleaderofthestudy,ithastheexactoppositeeffect.“Mentalhealthproblemsandsocialisolat

ionarewidespreadamongyoungadultsnowadays."Primacksaid,"Wearenaturallysocialcreatures,butmodemlifetendstoseparateusinsteadofbringingustog

ether.Whileitmayseemthatsocialmediaprovideopportunitiestofillthesocialvoid（空白），Ithinkthisstudysuggeststhatitmaynotbethesolutionpeop

lewerehopingfor.”Primackandhisteamexaminedthesocialmediahabitsof1,787U.S.adultsagedbetween19and32viaaquestionnaire（问卷）thataskedabouthowofte

nandhowlongtheyvisitthemostpopularsocialmediaplatforms.Eventually,theydeterminethatyoungadultswhoareconstantlylogginginsocialmediaarelo

nelierthanthosewithlesssocialmediausage.Frequentexposure（接触）tounrealisticdescriptionsonsocialmediain

steadofface-to-facesocialinteractionsmaygivepeopletheimpressionthatothersarclivinghappier,andthismaymakeus

ersfeellonelierincomparison.28.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"goingagainstthegrain"inparagraphImean?A.Doingitallwrong.B.Onthewaytosuccess.C.Takingari

sk.D.Makingadifference.29.HowdidPrimackandhisteamcarryoutthestudy?A.Bydoingasurvey.B.Bycollectingdataonline.C.Byprovidingexplanations.D.

Bydescribingtheirownexperiences.30.Whatcanwelearnfromthestudy?A.Youwillfeelhappierifyouspendmoretimeonline.B.Onlineinteractionisnotthesolutiontosocia

lisolation.C.VirtualconnectivityisthebestwaytoGilthesocialvoid.D.Popularsocialmediaplatformscanbondpeopletogether.31.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellu

s?A.Lonelinessleadstofrequentsocialmediausage.B.Face-to-facesocialinteractionsareonthewayout.C.Socialmediadousersmoreharmthangood.D.Soc

ialmediamightmakelonelinessworse.DKoalasliveintheeucalyptus（枝树）forestsofsoutheasternandeasternAustralia.Theyrelyo

ntheeucalyptustreeforbothhabitatandfood.Infact,theyseldomleavethesetrees.Whennotsleeping,they'reusuallyeating.Iheycaneatmor

ethanapoundofeucalyptusleavesaday.Eucalyptusispoisonous,sothekoala'sdigestive（消化的）systemhastoworkhardtodigestit,breakingdo

wnthepoisonsandtakinginthelimitednutrients（营养）.That'swhykoalassleepfor18to22hoursaday—theygetverylittleenergyfr

omtheirdietKoalanumbersdecreasedinthelate19thandearly20thcenturyfromhuntingfortheirfur.Nowtheyfaceseriousthreat

sfromhabitatloss.Landclearingandbushfires-especiallythe2019-2020AustraliaBushfireSeason-havedestroyedmuchofthefores

ttheylivein.Koalasareeasytobeaffectedbyclimatechange.Increasingcarbondioxideintheatmosphereisdecreasingthenutritionalqualityofeucalyptusleavesandcau

singlonger,moreseriousdroughtsandwildfires.Inresponsetodrought,koalasarcforcedtostopsleepingandcomedo

wnfromthetreestofindwater,puttingthematahigherriskofbeingkilled.KoalashavebeenidentifiedbytheAustraliango

vernmentasoneofthe113animalsrequiringurgent（紧急的）help.Ensuringthere'stherightkindofforestforthemtoreturntoisextremelyu

rgent.Stategovernmentsshouldcreatenewkoalareservesandpersuadelandownersnottocutdowneucalyptustrees.Meanwhile,getting

thepublictounderstandkoalas'livinghabitsandtheirhealthwillthrowlightonkoalabiology,whichhelpstodevelopplanstobetterprotectthespecies.32.Wh

atcanwelearnaboutkoalas?A.Theylikemovingaroundverymuch.B.Theyhavedevelopedsmartsurvivalskills.C.Theycanbefoundeverywherein

Australia.D.Theyoftengotillwhileeatingeucalyptusleaves.33.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytalkabout?A.Koalas'ne

wly-formedhabits.B.Koalas'decreasingpopulation.C.ThepotentialthreatstoKoalas.D.Theoutcomesofincreasedca

rbondioxide.34.Whatisthemostimportantthingtodorightnowtoprotectkoalas?A.Conducttheresearchontheirlivinghabits.B.Makesuretheycanhavetheirhab

itatback.C.Realizethattheyaresensitivetoclimatechange.D.Educatepeopleabouttheawarenessofprotectingthem.35.Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken

?A.Anaturemagazine.B.Atravelbrochure.C.Asportsnewspaper.D.Ahealthmagazine.第二节：（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12・5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入

空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Beforetherewasthewrittenword,therewasthelanguageofdance.Danceexpressesloveandhate,joyandsorrow,lifeanddeath,andev

erythingelseinbetween.36WedancefromFloridatoAlaska,fromnorthtosouthandseatosea.Wedanceatweddings,birthdays,officepartiesandjust

tofillthetime."Iadoredancing",saysLesterBridges,theownerofadancestudioinIowa."Ican'timaginedoinganythinge

lsewithmylife?'Bridgesrunsdanceclassesforallages.“Teachingdanceiswonderful.37It'sgreattowatchthem.Formany

ofthem,it'sawayofmeetingpeopleandhavingasociallife."38"Icantellyouaboutoneyoungcouple,"saysBridges."They'relearningtodo

traditionaldances.Theyarriveattheclassinlowspiritsandtheyleavewithasmile.39”So,dowedanceinordertomakeourselvesfeelbetter,calmer,healthier?AndreaHill

iersays,“Dance,likethepatternofabeatingheart,islife.Evenafteralltheseyears,1wanttogetbetterandbetter.40Ifindithardtostop!DancingremindsmeI'malive."

A.Sowhydowedance?B.DanceintheU.S.iseverywhere.C.Ifyoulikedancingoutdoors,cometoAmerica.D.Myolderstudentssayitmakesthemf

eelyoung.E.IkeeppracticingevenwhenI'mextremelytired.F.Dancingseemstochangetheirfeelingcompletely.G.Theystayedupallnightlongsingingand

dancing.第三部分：英语知识运用（共三节，满分30分）笫一节：完形填空（共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并涂在答题卡上.Whenthe2

8-year-oldfarmerUretamet17-year-oldGracielainhishometownPampa,theyfellinlove.Twoyearslater,they41andsettleddownontheformwhereUretahadb

eenbroughtup.Gracielahadmanybig42forthefarminhermind.Onedaywhenshewasona_43overPampa,Gracielasuddenly44thatan

otherfarmlookedlikeamilkingpail（桶）.Gracielathoughtherfamilycouldcreatesomethingevenmore45ontheirownfarm—ahugeforest46likeherfavoritemusicalinstr

ument—theguitar.ButUretadidn'ttakehiswife's47seriously,saying,“We’lltalkaboutitlater.”Later48_came.In1977,Gracieladiedsu

ddenlyofbraincanceratthe49ageof25whilecarryingtheirfifthchild.Afterhiswife'sdeath,Mr.Ureta50notsatisfyingherwish.Afewyearslater

,Uretadecidedthatthebestwaytohonorhiswifewouldbeto51thebigworkofart.Afterthelocalgovernment52tohelpwiththeproject,Uretaandhischildrentookitonthe

irown.Onebyone,they53about7,000treesintothe"shapeofaguitar”.Ittookafewseasonsforthetreestotakeroots（生根）,butUreta'shardwork54.Watchingtheforestgrowo

vertheyearsgaveGraciela'schildren55.“Ilwastheclosestthingpossibletohavingmymotheralive,"MariaJulia,Ureta'sseconddaughter,said.41.A.gotprep

aredB.gotmarriedC.becamewell-knownD・becamestressed42.A.testsB.tasksC.reasonsD.plans43.A.trainB.flight

C.cloudD.bridge44.A.noticedB.rememberedC.recognizedD,expected45.A.expensiveB.funnyC.attractiveD.important46.A.treatedB.describedC.consideredD

.shaped47.A.styleB.personalityC.ideaD.adventure48.A.hardlyB.neverC.stillD.always49.A.youngB.oldC.commonD.sp

ecial50.A.keptB.suggestedC.enjoyedD.regretted51.A.copyB.paintC.createD.change52.A.promisedB.decidedC.volunteeredD.refused53.A.plantedB.carriedC.pu

tD.collected54.A.fadedawayB.paidoffC.wentthroughD.triedout55.A.pleasureB.comfortC.supportD.care笫二节单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分

，满分10分）56.Shescaledthee,stuckastampandthenpostedittoMr.Right.57.Wewereextremelygforyourtimelyhelpwhenwewereintrouble.58.Casplasticb

agsareforpeople,theywillcausewhitepollution.59.Hurryup,waterhasalreadysoutofhisburstpipeandontothefloor.60.Theteachersmakeeveryefforttocthatallstude

ntswillbegivenanequalchance.61.Thispaintingisacopy;the（原作）isinthemuseum.62.1wonderhowmuchyou（收费）foryourservices.63.I（绝对）understandthati

twillbeagreatlossformetoleaveatthispoint,butIhaveto.64.It'seasyforusnowtoopenan（账户）inabankassomeclerkstherewillh

elpus.65.Playingbasketballisnotonlyfun,butalso（有益于）childrenindifferentways.第三节单句语法填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）66.Whenyoutravel,youshould

takegoodcareofyour（belong）.67.Itwasgreatfunwalkingalongthestreets,enjoyingthe（relax）atmosphere.68.Children,when（accompany）

bytheparents,areallowedtoenterthestadium.69.Largeamountsofconvincingevidence（discover）sincetheystartedt

heinvestigation.70.ThelecturewillcoveranumberofcasesbeginnersofEnglishfailtousethelanguageproperly.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第

一节（满分15分）你校正在组织以中国传统节日为主题的英语作文比赛，请你写一篇介绍端午节的短文参加比赛.内容包括：1.端午节的时间；2.人们庆祝端午节的目的及活动；3.你对这个节日的感受.注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下

格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。参考词汇:糯米(stickyrice);粽子(ricedumpling)TheDragonBoatFestival第二节读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头

语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。Lilylovedschool.However,therewasoneclassLilyworriedaboutmorethananyother-art.Shedi

dn'tknowwhyshejustwasn'tanygoodatdrawing,painting,orcutting.Ms.Clay,theartteacher,stoodatthefrontoftheroom."Class,nextFridayourschoolisgoi

ngtohaveanartcompetition/,sheannounced.Ms.Claywasagreatteacher,andLilylikedheralotButthisannouncementmadeLil

ynervous.**Everyoneintheschoolwillcreateapieceofartworktoshowinthelibrary.Youcanusethedifferenttypesofartworkwehavebeenstudying,"Ms.

ClaywasquiteexcitedwhenshespokewhileLilyfoundherselfsinkinglowerinherchair.Lilyhadthewholeweekendtoworkonherproject,butshecouldnotthinkofanythin

gtodo.OnMonday,Lilyfeltfrightened,soafterschoolLilyaskedMs.Clayifshecouldwriteanartpaperinsteadofdoinga

nartproject.“Iunderstandthisprojectscaredyou,Lily,"Ms.Claysaid."Justremember,youcancreateanykindofartyouwant.

"Ms.Claysmiledather."Artisaperson'swayofexpressinghisorherfeelings—itisn'talwayspainting,drawing,orcutting.Iknowyouwillthink

ofsomethingverycreative,andIcan'twaittoseeit.”WhenLilyarrivedhome,shetookoutapieceofpaperandapencil.SherememberedMs.C

lay'swords.“Artisaperson'swayofexpressinghisorherfeelings."Lilywrotetheword"terrified"onherpaper.Shecr

umpled(揉皱)thepaperandthrewittothesideofherdesk.ThenLilystaredatthecrumpledball.Suddenlyanideastruckher.注意：1.续写词数应为120左右：2.请按如下格式在答题卡

的相应位置作答。Whynotcreatesomethingoutofcrumpledpaper?OnFriday,Lilycarefullycarriedherprojectintothelibrary邹城市2020-2021学年度下

学期期中考试高一英语参考答案听力：1—5CCBBC6—10BCACB11—15AABCB16—20BABBC阅读：21—23BCD24—27CAAB28—31AABD32—35BCBA36—40BDAFE完型：41—45BDBAC46—50DCBAD51—

55CDABB单词拼写：56.envelope57.grateful58.Convenient59.streamed60.ensure61.original62.charge63.absolutely64.account65.benef

its单句语填：66.belongings67.relaxing68.accompanied69.havebeendiscovered70.where应用文写作TheDragonBoatFestivalAsisknown

toall,theDragonBoatFestivalisoneofthemostimportantfestivalsofChina.ItfallsonMay5thofthelunarcalendarinmemoryofQuYuan,agreatpoetlivingintheWarring

States.Nowadays,thefestivalisbestknownforitsdragon-boatraces,especiallyinthesouthernplaceswheretherearemanyriversandlake

s.Inaddition,peoplealwayseatricedumplingsmadeofstickyrice,meatandsoon.Inmyopinion,learningQuYuan’spatriotismisassignific

antasholdingvariousactivities.读后续写Whynotcreatesomethingoutofcrumpledpaper?Thecrumpledpaperremindedherofa

snowball.Lilydidn’thavetodraworpaintorevencut.Lilymademanypaperballs,gluedthemalltogether,andplacedthemonabigpieceofhardpa

pertoformasnowman.Thesnowmanworeahatmadeofblackpaperandascarfmadeofredpaper.Herfinishedprojectwasreallywonderful.OnFriday,Lilycarefully

carriedherprojectintothelibrary.Shenoticedthesmileandthenodsfromteachersandotherstudentsassheputherworkonatable.Ms.Clayw

alkedovertoLily.“Youhavecreatedacreativepieceofartwork.Iamsoproudofyou!”Ms.Claysaid.Lilywasproudofhers

elftoo.HerpridegrewwhenMs.Clayplacedafirst-placestaronherartwork.“MaybeIamagoodartistafterall,”Lilythoug

ht.附：听力原文Text1W:I’msorry,butIcan’tfollowyou.Didyouaskwherethesubwayis?M:Sorry,Ihaven’tmademyselfclear.IwanttoknowwhereIcantakeabus.Text2

W:Hi,Jack.Haveyouplannedyourholiday?M:Well,IhadplannedtovisitBeijing.ButmywifepreferstoseeYunnaninthesouthandmysonBillisfo

ndofthebeach.IthinkbothmywifeandIwillhavetogiveinfinally.Text3W:Goodmorning,Jack.Didyouenjoyyourholiday?M:Ye

s,Iwalkeduptothetopofthemountainatmidnight,whereIenjoyedabeautifulnightviewofthecity.Text4M:Here’saone-hundre

d-dollarbill.I’dliketobuythreeticketsfortonight’sshow.W:OK.Threeticketsandhere’stendollarschange.Text5W:Hi,

Jack.Yourhandwritingismuchbetterthanmine.Wouldyoupleasecopythisnoteforme?Ineedtwocopies.M:That’sreallyalotofwork.Youcanjustusethecomputer.

Text6W:Goodmorning.Howareyou,Mr.Smith?M:I’mveryworried,doctor.W:Oh?Whatareyouworriedabout?M:I’mafraidthatI’mveryill.W:I’msorrytohearthat.Whydoy

outhinkso?M:BecauseIfeeltiredallthetimeandevenwhenIwakeupearlyinthemorning.AndIcaneatonlyalittle.W:Howaboutyoursleep?M:Verybad

,doctor.W:Areyouworriedaboutanything?M:Yes,I’mworriedaboutmywork.I’vejusttakenanewjobandI’malwaysafraid

ofmakingamistake.W:Isee.Don’tworryaboutyourwork.Takeiteasyandtakemoreexercise.Text7M:Susan,whatwasyourfirstjob?W:Well,Iwasanassistantinanexpensiveca

keshop.Itwasmylastyearatschool,beforeIwenttocollege.IwantedtoearnextramoneyformyselfbecauseIcamefromafamilyofs

evenandmyparentscouldn’taffordtogiveusmuchpocketmoney.M:Wastheshopaniceplacetowork?W:Inthemorningtherewasaw

onderfulsmellofbreadbaking.ThefirstweekwasdifficultbecauseIjustwantedtoeatthecakes,whichwasn’tallowed,butthenI

lostinterestinthem.Wehadtokeepeverythingclean,andthatwashardwork.M:Didyouenjoyservingcustomersintheshop?W:Thebestpartofthedaywasluncht

ime,whenwewerebusy.Timejustflew.Thenitwasinterestingwhenpeoplecameintoplanapartyorawedding.Oneofthecookswouldco

methroughtodiscussthedesignofthecake.Customersthoughtthepriceswerehigh,butusuallyendedupbuyingthecakesanyway.Theyalwayswantedaperfecta

ndspecialweddingorapartyandourcakeswereperfectandunique.Text8W:Whataresomeofthegoodthingsaboutbeingateenager?M:Well,youdon’thav

etogoouttoworkforastart.Anotherthingisyoudon’thavetodothehousework,whichisreallyboring.W:Whatarethebadthings?

M:Theproblemisthatyouneverhaveenoughmoney.Wegetsomemoneyfromourparents,butit’sneverenough.Youaren’tallowedtobuywhaty

ouwant.W:Whatdoyouthinkit’slikebeinganadult?M:Well,adultshavetolookaftertheirfamily.Theyhaveresponsibilities.

Ifeelmoresorryformymom.She’salwaysrushingaroundandshehastogotoworkaswell.Shedoesn’thavetoworkonThursdaysandFridays,butshehasloadsofdifferentthing

stodoinaday,likeshopping,er...cooking,takingmetoswimming.Text9M:Excuseme,myseatisnexttoyours.W:AreyoualsotakingthisflighttoLon

don?M:Yes.AreyougoingtoLondononbusiness?W:No.I’mgoingtoGlasgowtovisitmyson.He’sstudyinginGlasgowUniversity.AreyougoingtostudyinB

ritain?M:Yes.I’llbestudyinginSt.John’sCollegeinCambridgeforthenexttwoyears.W:That’swonderful.Isthisyourfirsttripabroad?M:Yes.Act

uallythisismyfirsttripbyair.That’swhyIamabitnervous.W:Well,relax.There’snothingtoworryabout.Text10BorninAmerica,IspokeEnglish,notChinese,the

languageofmyancestors.WhenIwasthree,myparentsflashedcardswithChinesewordsatmyface,butIpushedthemaside.MymombelievedIwoul

dlearnwhenIwasready.Butthetimenevercame.OnaChineseNewYear’sEve,myunclespoketomeinChinese,butallIcoulddowastostareath

im,confused.“Stillcan’tspeakChinese?”Helaughedatme,“Youcan’tevenbuyafishinChinatown.”“Hey,thisisAmerica,notChina.I’llgetsomerightnowwithorwithoutChin

ese.”Irepliedandturnedtomymomforpermission.“Remembertoaskforfreshfish,XinXianYu,”shesaid,handingovera$20bill.Irepeatedthewords,runningdownstairs

intothestreetsofChinatown.Ifoundthefishstandsurroundedinaseaofcustomers.“I’dliketobuysomefreshfish,”Ishoutedtothefishman.ButheignoredmyEngl

ishwordsandturnedtoservethenextcustomer.Thelaughofthepeoplebehindincreasedwiththeirimpatience.Witheveryeffort,I

criedout.“XianShengYu,please.”“VeryXianSheng,”Irepeated.Thecrowderuptedintolaughter.MyfaceturnedredandIranbackhomeempty-handed,exceptf

orthe$20billIheldtightlyinmypocket.