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洛阳市2021-2022学年高中三年级期中考试英语试卷注意事项:1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考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,用铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,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。3.考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)做题时,先将答案标在试卷上,录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。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.Whatwouldthewomanliketodo?A.VisittheGreatWall
.B.ClimbthemountainC.Dosomereading.2.Howistheweather?A.Hot.B.Icy.C.Rainy.3.Wherearethespeakers?A.Atashop.B.Athome.4.WhenisDrB
rownfreetomorrow?A.At10:00a.m.B.At1:00p.m.C.At3:00p.m.5.Whycan’tthemangofordinner?A.He’stootiredB.He'sbroke.C.He’slosthisphone.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分2
2.5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。听每段对话或浊白前,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.Wherecanwantadvertisementsbefound?A.Onthebulletinhoard.B.Outsidethesupermarket.C.Intheentrancetotheneighborhood.7.Whatwou
ldthewomanliketoworkas?A.Agardener.B.AcleanerC.Asaleswoman.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8.Whatdoesthemanwanttostudy?A.Computer.B.S
cience.C.Cooking.9.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?A.Studycomputeratcollege.B.Openarestaurantbyhimself.C.Haveatalkwithh
isparents.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题10.WhathappenedtoSara'sphone?A.Itwasstolen.B.Itwasbroken.C.Itwastakenaway.11.WhywasSara’smotherangry?A.Sara'sun
awarenessoftimearrangement.B.Sara’smissinganimportantappointment.C.Sara’stoomuchexpenseonthephone.12.What’sthemostpos
siblerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Neighbors.B.Classmates.C.Roommates.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题.13.HowwasCharles?summervacation?A.Disappointing.B.Tiri
ng.C.Relaxing.14.WithwhomdidthewomanvisitShanghai?A.Herfather.B.Hermother.C.Herfriend.15.Wheredoesthewomanwanttowork?
A.InAmerica.B.InBeijing.C.InShanghai.16.WhydoesCharleswanttoworkinBeijing?A.It’snearertohishometown.B.Hecangetnewexp
eriences.C.Itspeoplearemuchricher.听第10段材料,回答第n至20题:17.Whendidtheearthquakehappen?A.In2010.B.Whenthespeakerwas20.C.10yearsago.18.Whatwasthespeakerdo
ingwhentheearthquakehappened?A.Cookinglunch.B.Doingherhomework.C.WatchingTV.19.Wheredidthepeoplespendthenight?A.
Underthetable.B.Ontheplayground.C.Underabed.20.Howmanypeoplegotinjured?A.Afew.B.Few.C.None.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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AChildrenundertheageof18willbealloweduptothreehoursperweektoplayvideogames,accordingtoanoticeissu
edbyChina'sNationalPressandPublicationAdministration.Onlinegamecompaniesarerequiredtoprovideservicestominors—from8to9p.m.onFridays,Sa
turdays,Sundaysandlegalholidays—asawaytosafeguardtheirphysicalandmentalhealth.Childrenareplayingmoreandmoreonlinegamesthesedays.Isittimet
olimittheironlinegamingtime?Whatroledoparentshave?Readerssharetheiropinions.RizlaredOnlinegamesareaddictive,butif
childrenaretaughthowtomanageinasensibleandresponsiblemannerthenitisnolongerathreat(威胁).Toachievethis,parentsneedtosetexamplesfornot
beinggluedtotheirphones.Teachingisandalwayswillbethebestsolutiontosuchproblems.AndrewGoodpolicy.Bylimitingtimespentononl
inegames,kidscanspendtimedoingmoreusefulthingstodeveloptheirpotential.Theycangooutsideandrun,jumpandswiminsteadofsittingonacouchathomea
ndplayingwithasmartphone.AdamItisoftenseenthatparentsarguewithchildrenovercellphones.Mostparentscanhardlysetandenforcethetimeli
mitforitsdailyusage.Someforciblytakeawaytheircellphones,butitwillruintrustandrelationship.Evenworse,itwillmaketheirkidshat
ethem.PinkExcessive(过度的)gamingispurelyawasteoftimeandenergyforminorsandhasanegativeeffectonbothphysicalandmentalhea
lth.Thegamingindustryshouldnotputprofit-flakinginterestsasitspriority(优先事项).Theyshouldactinasociallyresponsiblewaytoprovideanenvironmentfor
childrentoensuretheirwell-beinganddevelopment.LaurenTherewouldbealoophole(漏洞).Childrencouldusetheirparents’orother
adults’IDstoavoidreal-nameregistration,thusmakingitimpossibletoputthispolicyineffect.Parentsabsolutelyneedtostrengthenguidanceandsupervision
tokeeptheirchildrenfromgamingaddiction.21.WhatshouldkidsdoaccordingtoAndrew?A.Playonlinegames.B.Playwithasmartphone.C.Studyallth
etime.D.Goinforoutsideactivities.22.WhatdoesPinkadvisethegamingindustrytodo?A.Payattentiontoitsprofit.B.Focusonkids’health.C
.Beresponsibleforkids’surroundings.D.Persuadekidsloplaymoregames.23.Whatroledoparentshaveaccordingtothepassage?A.Theykeepholdofth
eirphones.B.Theysetexamplesfortheirkids.C.Theylimittheirkids’time.D.Theyblamekidsforaddiction.BChrisRishworthisatravell
ingcyclistwhowouldtakephotosalongthejourney.Heregardsitaskillingthreebirdswithonestone.Besidesexercising,hecanalsoimprove
hisphotographyskillsandraisemoneyforthechildreninneedthroughholdingaphotographyshow.Inthepastfiveyears,Chrishasraisedmorethanonemilliondolla
rsandhelpedmorethan30orphans(孤儿)completeprimaryandsecondaryschooleducation.Chris’photographshaveavery
widerangeofaspects,includingimpressivenaturalsceneries,attractivelocalconditionsandcustoms,andmysterioushisto
ricsites,etc,buthebelievesthemostheart-shakingoneisthephotoofababywallaby(沙袋鼠).ItwasonAugust5thwhenChriswasonhiswaytorid
ethroughMagneticIsland.Chrissawahelplessbabyrockwallabytryingtogetintoitsdeadmotherspouch(育儿袋).Thedeep
brakemarksandpiecesofglassindicatedthatthemotherwallabywaskilledbyacar.ThesightshookhisheartsomuchthatChriswasalmostastonishedforawhile.Aftertakingap
hotoofthisheartbreakingmoment,Chrisplacedthebabywallabyintothebasketofhisbikeandtookittothelocalwildliferescueshelter.Thewor
kerstoldChris,“It’squitecommontofindbabywallabiesattractedtotheirdeadmothers—oftenduetotheroadkillonMagneticIsla
nd.”Hearingthis,Chrisdecidedtosendthephototorelateddepartmentstopromotefurthermeasurestoavoidsuchthingshappeningagain.Rockwallabi
eshavehadatoughhistoryintheirnativecountry,Australia,astheystruggletofightagainstextremeweatherandkeepupwithothercompetitors.TheAustraliangovernme
nttookaseriesofprotectivemeasuresandfoughtagainsthuntingactivitieseffectively,whichmadethenumberofroc
kwallabiesincrease.Butnow,withthedevelopmentofMagneticIsland,alotoftrucksandprivatecarsfloodin,whichbreaksthepreviou
speace.ExpertsoftheWildlifeConservationSociety(WCS)warnthatself-drivingtravelersandtruckdriversshouldpay
attentiontothewildanimalsontheroadorbytheroadsidewhiledriving.24.HowdoesChrisfindhistrip?A.Itbringshimfortune.B.Itsinfluenceisworldwide.C.Itsres
ultissatisfactory.D.Itmakeshisdreamcometrue.25.WhatmadeChrisrealizethecauseofthemotherwallaby'sdeath?A.Theheartbreakingphoto.B.Th
eworkers’words.C.Histravelexperience.D.Thesignsofthescene.27.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A.ABeautifulAustr
alianIslandDiscoveredbyaTravellingCyclistB.AHeartbreakingMomentPhotographedbyaTravellingCyclistC.AWonderfulPhotographyShowHeldbyaTravellingCycl
istD.ABadlyInjuredBabyWallabySavedbyaTravellingCyclistCAskaclassroomofchildrentodrawascientist,andyou’llseeplentyofc
oloredlabcoatsandglasses.Theimage(画像)hasn'tchangedmuchsincethe1960s,butthepersonwearingthelabcoatischanging.Anewanalysisfindsthatmorefem
alescientistshaveappearedinkids?drawingsinrecentdecades—goingfromnearlynonexistentinthe1960stoaboutathirdin2016.Thefirstofmany“draw-a-scientist’’
studiesaskednearly5,000childrentodrawascientistbetween1966and1977.Ofthose5,000drawings,only28drewfemalescientists.Thatwasjust0.56percent.Tod
ay,femalescientistsarebeingpresentedmoreinthemedia.Forexample,inacontentanalysis,13percentofpeoplepicturedinsciencefeatures
toriesofthe1960swerewomenorgirls,comparedwith44percentinthe2000s.“Thatmightreallyaffectchildren’sideaonwhatascientistshouldbelike,”saysMiller,
aPh.D.candidateinpsychology.Tolookforchangesinchildren'sperceptionovertime,theresearchersconductedameta-analysis,combiningdatafrom78
studiesthatincludedatotalofmorethan20,000childrenfromkindergartentothe12thgrade.Onaverage,28percentofchildrendrewfemalescientist
sinstudiesconductedfrom1965to2016.Whathasn’tchangedmuch:kidspickupstereotypes(模式化观念)bygender(性别)astheygrowup.Atage6,about70percentofthe
girlsinthemorerecentstudiesdrewfemalescientists.Byage16,75percentdrewmalescientists.Thisisanimportantperiodinwhichkidsarelearningstereotyp
es.It’simportantthatteachersandparentspresentdiverseexamplesofbothmaleandfemalescientists.28.What’sthepictureofscientistsdrawnbya1960s,kidl
ike?A.Amanwithlongcurlyhair.B.Awomanwithlabglasses.C.Awomaninaformallabsuit.D.Amaninacoloredlabcoat.29.Whatmaycontributetothechangesinkids’dra
wings?A.Theimprovementofwomen^socialstatus.B.Thekidsareaffectedbyteachersandparents.C.Morefemalescientistsappearinthemedia.D.Theincreasingnumberoff
emalescientists.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perception”inParagraph4mostprobablymean?A.Belief.B.Idea.C.Habit.D.Growth.31.I
tcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat.A.it5sastereotypethatscientistsaregenerallymalesB.girlsaremoreinfluencedbystereo
typesthanboysC.somechildrenarebornwithcertainstereotypesD.mostchildrentendtopreferfemalescientistsDRecyclingplastichasalwaysbeenast
op-starteffort,andthewidevarietyofplasticsweproduce,thepollutionfromwaste,andotherlimitationsmakerecyclinganeconomic(经济)problem.It’sestimated(估计)o
nly9%ofplasticevercreatedhasbeenrecycled.Butwiththehelpofachemicalprocess,CanadianMirandaWangandhercompanyBioCellectionwanttochangethat.Stabilityi
soneofplasticgreatestqualitiesanddownside.There'slimitedevidencethatsomeplasticscanbiodegrade(生物降解)butlargelyphoto-plasticsd
egradeinthesun.It’salongprocess,andthetruthisthatwecanonlyestimatehowlongittakes.WangislookingtobreaktheinactionandBioCelle
ction'staskistomakemostplasticwasterecyclable.Sheoutlinestwocurrentmethods.Oneistotakeplasticslikewaterbottles,washthem,c
utthem,meltandreconstitutethem.“That'saverylimitedprocess”shesays,duetotherequirementthatplasticsbe“clean”.
Theother,whichcanhandledirtierplasticsandalevelofpollution,iscalledhydrolysis(热解).Intenseheatisappliedtobreakdownplast
icssotheycanbereusedasoilsforenergy,but“it’snoteconomical,’’shesays.BioCellection’ssolutionbuildsonresearchfromovertenyearsago,Wangexplain
s,whenaUSstudydiscoveredpurepolyethylenepowder(聚乙烯粉)couldbebrokendownbyacatalyst(催化剂).Wangandherco-founderJeanhit
uponabacteriumbeingabletoeatplastic.Intheyearssince,theyengineeredacomparablecatalystcapableofdoingthesam
ejob,onlyfaster,whichevenworksonplasticsnooneelsecanrecycleatpresent.“Wehavenowfoundacatalystthatismuchcheaper
thantheonethatwasusedbefore,Wangsays.Currentlyfocusingonplasticfilmslikeshoppinghags,thethree-hourprocessbreaksclownplasticintochemicalsthatcana
ctasthebuildingblocksformorecomplexplasticproducts.“Rightnowwe’reabletoachieveabout70%transformationfromplasticwastematerialtot
hesechemicals,”sheadds,sayingthey’reworkingtoincreasethatfigure.32.Whyhassolittleplasticbeenrecycled?A.Plasticischemicallystable.B.Recyc
lingplasticledtopollution.C.Weproducedvariousplastics.D.Mostphoto-plasticsdegradeinthesun.33.WhatdoesWan
gthinkofthetwocurrentmethods?A.Highlyeffectiveanddynamic.B.Expensiveandpollution-causing.C.Limitedanden
ergy-consuming.D.Widelyusedandrecognized.34.WhatdidBioCellectionfindeffectivetorecycleplastics?A.Polyethylenepowder.B.Chemical
products.C.Plasticfilms.D.Acatalyst.35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.MirandaWangandhercompany.B.Anewplasticrecyclingmethod.C.Theg
reatestdownsideofplasticD.Transformationofplasticwaste第二节(共5小题:每小题2分,满分10分)T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Nom
atterwhereyoufallontherangeofpreferenceforonlineclasses,youcanalwaysfindwaystodobetterandimprovethewayyougoabout
yourstudiestohelpyoulearnthematerialbetter.Readonforsometipsforactingonlineclasses.Readthesyllabus(摘要)Thes
yllabusissupposedtobeyourguide.36.Itshouldtellyoubasicallyeverythingyouneedtoknowfortheclass.Anytimeyouhaveaquestionshowyourschedule,c
heckthesyllabus.__37___Notethedeadlines.Inanonlineclass,itisunbelievablyeasytoletdeadlinescometoyouorevenpassyoubybeforeyouevenknowit.38.Ma
kesureyoumeetthedeadlines.Ifyouarenotwatchingorattendingthelectureattentively,aprofessor'sremindercouldeasilybemissed.Howeveryounee
dtodothatorfinddoingthattobemosteffective,doit.Findwritingthingsdowninyouronlinecalendar(日历)?Doit.Askques
tions__39.Especiallyifyouneedextrasupport,donotbeafraidtoemailyourprofessors.Theirjobistosupportyouandansweryonquestions,Professorsd
onotactivelywanttheirstudentstofail,soiftheycanreasonablyhelpyonout.theywill.__40__?Emailthem!Onlineclassescanbetaught.Butknowing
thatandpreparingforitishalfthebattle.Knowingthesetipsandstrategieswillhelpyouexploretheworldofonlinelearningwhentherest
oftheeventsoftheworldmighthebringingyoudown.A.ArethereanyspecificationsforitB.NoonewillberemindingyouofitC.Youshou
ldn'tbeafraidtomessageyourprofessorD.Ittellsyouwhatyouaredoing,when,whyandhowE.Doyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthetopicyou
rprofessorintroducedF.JustreadthroughittoknowwhatistocomeandthegeneralknowledgeoftheclassG.Keepingalltheimportantdatesinyourhandisn
otthebestwaytoexploreyouronline第三部分语言如识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节(共20小题;每小题15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。ThegoaloftheEggDropChallengewassimple--youbuilta41containertokeepaneggfrombreakingwhen42overthestadiumwall.Weworke
daloneorwitha(n)43.Mybestfriend,Cassie,andIalwaysworkedonprojectstogether.Sheis44:I'mbrainy.Wearetheperfect45.Imademysandwichwhilewaiting
forCassietocomeand46thecontainer.Spreadingthemarshmallow(棉花软糖)cream47meanidea-cushiontheeggwithsomemarshmallowcr
eamsto48theshockoftheimpact(撞击力).ItoldCassiemybrilliant49whenshearrived.Then,Cassiesaid,“Actually.Ihavea50ideas.Wep
uttheegginabasketwithaparachute(降落伞)51.Itwillsimplyfloattosafety."Weagreed.Neitherwas52andCassiestormedout.Thisish
owthe53worked:allthekidscarriedtheireggcontainersupthreestairsanddroppedthem.Ifyoureggbroke,youwereout.Iftheegg5
4,youwalkedupthreemore55anddroppeditagain.Thiswentonuntilthelasteggbroke.Finally.onlyCassieandIwereleft.“Goodluck,Laura
.”Cassiesaid,turningtome.Ididn’t56.figuredwinningwouldbesweeterrevenge(复仇).Theclasscalledoutthecountofthre
eandIletgoofmybox.I57downthesteps.Thesidewalkwasalready58.witheggshellsfrompreviousfaileddrops.Ifoundmybraveeg
gbroken.IlookedatCassie'sbasket.Empty.Cassielookedatme59andwelaughed.Itwasa(n)60.Butwehadwonsomethingmor
eimportant.Ourfriendshipcansurvivealittlebouncing.41.A.sealedB.protectiveC.metalD.plastic42.A.placedB.takenC.droppedD.carried43.A.parentB.frien
dC.athleteD.partner44.A.realizeB.strictC.outgoingD.stubborn45.A.competitorsB.candidatesC.combinationD.communication46.A.watchoverB.t
urnupC.workonD.thinkof47.A.gaveB.madeC.taughtD.showed48.A.causeB.sufferC.absorbD.withdraw49.A.achievementB.performanceC.intellige
nceD.design50.A.commonB.betterC.strangeD.contrary51.A.attachedB.surroundedC.hungD.lowered52.A.passedB.persuadedC.permittedD.am
used53.A.quarrelB.classC.competitionD.relationship54.A.burstB.fellC.wonD.survived55.A.containersB.steps.
C.wallsD.meters56.A.careB.recoverC.hearD.respond57.A.racedB.turnedC.putD.brought58.A.mixedB.dottedC.decorated
D.broken59.A.angrilyB.seriouslyC.badlyD.softly60.A.tieB.failureC.testD.end第二节(共10小题:每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内
单词的正确形式。For30yearswehavebeentoldhowtemperatureshavebeensoaringtounheard-oflevels.Thisiscausingpolaricetomelt(融化).sealevel61(rise)andhasbro
ughtaboutadangerousincreaseinextremeweather62(event),suchashurricanes,heatwaves,droughtsandfloods.Theseclimatechangeswouldlikelypresentcha
llengetooursocietyandenvironment.Itisnowaglobalconcern63theclimatechangesoccurringtodayhavebeensevererbecauseofman'sactivities.64(trouble)bythe
serioussituation,worldleaderscametogetherfortalks,whichwereseen65amake-or-breaksituationfortheUnitedNations
climatetalks.Theclimatetalks66(lead)toabout200hundredcountriesreachinganagreementthatwould,for67sttime,commitnearlyevery
countrytoloweringplanet-warminggreenhousegasemissions(释放)toaddressglobalclimatechange.Thatwas68(certain)
anencouragingstepforwardforourearthandmankind.Astheworldleaderscontinuetocommit69(they)tomonitoringour"sick”planet.weneedtocontinuetotakes
mallstepsto"heal(治愈)theworld.Weareleftwithnotmuchofa70(choose).IfonlywecouldjustpackourbagsandmovetoMars!第四部
分写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节短文改错(共10小题:每小题1分.满分10分)假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误.每句中最多有两处,每处错误仅涉及一个单同的增加.删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^
),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的问用斜线(\)划掉。修改:在错的词下面划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的问。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词:2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。Iama
booklover.Icanreadbymyselfattheageoffour.Lastyear,Idecidedtoparticipateavolunteerweekendreadingprogram.Istillg
hereonceaweektohelpkidslearntoread.Thekidsaresittinginthelibrary.butIcanseeintheireyethattheyaregoingonadifferentlyjourneywitheac
hnewbook.IgetsuchastrongfeelingofsatisfactionthatIseethelookofjoyonourfaces.Volunteeringisadreamcometruet
ome.IcandowhatIlovetodoandtohelpotherpeopleinneedatasametime.第二节书面表达(满分25分)TeenTimes正在组织关于生活方式的征文活动.请你以H
aveahealthylifestyle为题写一篇短文.参加本次活动.内容包括:1.不同的生活方式;2.你的选择和原因。注意:1.词数100左右;2.题目和首句已为你写好。HaveahealthylifestyleTherearedifferentlifestyles.______________
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______________________________________________洛阳市2021—2022学年高中三年级期中考试英语试卷参考答案第一部分(每小题1•5分,共20小题,满分30分)1.C2.
B3.A4.C5.B6.C7.A8.C9.C10.C11.A12.B13.C14.B15.C16.A17.C18.C19.B20.A第二部分(每小题2分,共20小题,满分40分)21.D22.C23.B24.C25.D26.A27.B28.D29.C30.B31.A32.A33.C34
.D35.B36.D37.F38.B39.C40.E第三部分(每小题1.分,共30小题,满分45分)41B42C43D44A45C46C47A48C49D50B51A52B53C54D55B56D57A58B59D60A61.torise62.events63.that
64.Troubled65.as66.led67.the68.certainly69.themselves70.choice第四部分:改错(每小题1分,共10小题,满分10分)Iamabooklover.Ica
nreadbymyselfattheageoffour.Lastyear,Idecidedtocouldparticipate^avolunteerweekendreadingprogram.Istill
gohereonceaweektohelpkidslearnintheretoread.Thekidsaresittinginthelibrary,butIcanseeintheireyethattheyaregoingonaeyesdif
ferentlyjourneywitheachnewbook.IgetsuchastrongfeelingofsatisfactionthatIseethedifferentwhenlookofjoyonourfaces.Volunteeringisadreamcome
truetome.IcandowhatIlovetodotheircomingandtohelpotherpeopleinneedatasametime.the书面表达(略)(满分25分)洛阳市2021—2022学年高中三年级期中考试英语听力录音稿Text1M:A
reyougoingtoclimbtheGreatWalltoday?W:Idon’tfeellikedoingthat.I’mabittired.Ijustwanttodosomereadingathometoday.Text2W:Iwanttotakeoffmyshoesnow.
They’rekillingme.M:Youshouldn’thaveboughtsuchsmallshoes.AndIdon’tthinkit’sagoodideatotakethemofnow.Look,thegroundiscoveredwithice
.W:Ihatetheweathertoday.Text3M:Didn’tweseethesamejacketintheotherstore?Andthatonewasjust120dollars.W:Buttouchthisone.Thisonef
eelsmuchbetter.M:Nowonderitcosts30dollarsmore.Text4M:Excuseme,willDrBrownbeabletoseemearoundteno’clocktomo
rrow?W:Sorry,DrBrownisfullybookedtomorrowmorning.Whataboutthreeo’clocktomorrowafternoon?M:That’sOK.Now,ple
aseregistermyinformation.Text5W:Sam,whataboutgoingouttoeatwithustonight?M:I’dliketo,butIcan’t.W:Sowhatareyoubusyw
ith?M:Nothing.I’mjustbroke.Ispentallmymoneyonmynewcellphone.Text6M:Sara,how’syourworkatthesupermarket?W:Inolonge
rworktherenow.Theworkistoodull.M:Ireallydidn’tknowthat.Sowheredoyouworknow?W:I’mstilllookingforajob.Doyouknowanyplacethatishiringpeoplenow?M:No.Butin
theentrancetoourneighborhood,therearesmallnoticesputupbyemployerswhoarehiringpeople.W:Butsuchadvertisementsareusuallyaboutcaringforchildrenorclean
inghouses.Actually,Iliketakingcareofgardens.M:Ifso,maybeIcanbeofsomehelp.Text7W:Henry,whatdoyouwanttostudyatcollege?M:Thoughmyfatherwantsmetostudy
computerandmyfriendssuggestIstudyscience,Iwanttogotoacookinginstitute.W:Why?M:IwanttostartmyownrestaurantonedayandIrea
llylovecooking,soacookinginstituteisthebestplaceforme.W:Sodoyourparentsknowyourdream?M:Yes.Buttheydo
n’tthinkIcanmakeit.TheyhopeIcanfindastablejobinthefuture.W:Well,Ithinkyoushouldnotgiveupwhatyoureallylovedoing.M:Thanksforyouradvice.Iwillhaveata
lkwithmyparents.W:Youarewelcome.Text8M:Sara,youlookabitunhappy.What’swrong?W:It’sallaboutmycellphone.M:Didyouhaveitstolenorbroken?W:Neither
.Mymothertookitawaythismorning.M:Whydidshedothat?Yourcellphoneisimportantifthere’sanemergency.W:Imademymotherveryangryyesterdaymorning.Wewerelat
eforanappointmentbecauseIkeptlisteningtomusicinmyroomandforgottopreparefortheappointment.M:Iguessyourmothernowwantsyou
toknowtheimportanceoftimemanagement.Don’tworry.Justtellyourmotheryou’relearnedalesson.I’msureshe’llgivebackyourphone.W:Thanks.I’lldothat.M:OK
.Nowletsgototheclassroom.Theclasswillbeginsoon.W:OK.Let’shurry.Text9W:Hi,Charles.HowaboutyoursummervacationinGuiyang?M:Well,itreallydi
dn’tdisappointme.Ireallyhadagoodrestafteralongtiringschoolterm.Howaboutyou?W:IspentaweekinShanghai.M:Withyo
urparents?W:No.MyfatherwenttoAmerica.SoIwenttherewithmymother.M:Shanghaimustbeawonderfulcity.W:You’reright.I’mreall
ythinkingaboutgettingajobthereaftergraduation.M:Asanimportantbusinesscenter,thereareplentyofjobopportunitiesinShanghai.W:Sowhatabou
tyou?Wherewillyouworkaftergraduation?M:I’mconsideringstayinginBeijing.W:Why?Don’tyouwanttogotoanewcityandhavesomenewexperiences?We’restudiedherefort
hreeyearsandwe’llspendanotheryearhere.M:Well,youknow.Beijingisacityrichinhistoryandculture.AndBeijingismuch
nearertomyhometown.SoIcangohomeeasily.W:Igetit.Text10Youprobablyhaven’texperiencedanearthquake,butIhave.Itwasabouttenyearsago.Iwa
stenyearsoldthen.Itwasaroundnoonwhentheearthquakecame.SinceitwasaSaturday,Ididn’tneedtogotoschool.Iha
djustfinishedmyhomeworkandwaswatchingTVwithmydadwhilemymotherwascookinglunch.Suddenly,thetableandchairsstartedsha
king.Wedidn’tknowitwasanearthquakeandcontinuedwatchingTV.Butabouttwominuteslateritstartedtoshakeharderandwerealiz
editwasanearthquake.DadandIhidunderthetablewhileMomwenttohideunderabed.Thephotoswerefallingdownfromth
ewalls.Whentheearthquakefinallystopped,myparentsaskedmetorunwiththemtotheplaygroundatourschool.Whenwegotthere,
mostofourneighborshadbeenthere.Wefearedthebuildingwouldfall,sowejuststayedontheplaygroundfarawayfrombuildin
gsandcarsandspentthenightthere.Weexperiencedseveralaftershocksduringthatnight.Luckily,noonediedinthatearthquakeandon
lyafewpeoplegotinjured.