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江西师大附中高二年级英语月考试卷命题人：高二英语备课组审题人：2021.4（考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：150分）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.Whatistheprobablerelat

ionshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Roommates.B.Bossandsecretary.C.Husbandandwife.2.Whatistheman’sproblem?A.Heneedsaride.B.Hewantsanewjob.C.Hedoesn’thaveinsu

rancenow.3.Whatarethespeakersdoing?A.Bikinginthecity.B.Hikinginthemountains.C.Drivinginthecountryside.4.Howmuchdidtheman

payfortheicecream?A.$5.B.$9.C.$10.5.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?A.Atalaundry.B.Atarestaurant.C.Atasho

ppingmall.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.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthegirl’squestion?A.Itisn’timportant.B

.It’sdifficulttoanswer.C.Itiseasytounderstand.7.Whatdoesthemansayabouttheoceanandthesky?A.Theyarerelated.B.Theylookexactlythesam

e.C.Theyhavenothingtodowitheachother.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whyisthemanattheuniversity?A.He’stakingclasses.B.He’scheckingitout.C.Hejus

tgraduatedfromthere.9.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?A.Heisgoodatbaseball.B.Hisgradesareveryhigh.C.Thecollegewantshimtopl

ayonitssportsteam.10.Whathappenedwhenthewomanwenttoagamelasttime?A.Shewashitbyaball.B.Aplayerwassenttohospital.C.Her

facegotscratchedbyafan.听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。11.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomandoaboutherbook?A.Callapublisher.B.Advert

iseitherself.C.Asktheirteacherforadvice.12.Howmanypagesdoesthewoman’sbookhave?A.About200.B.About350.C.About700.13.Whatw

illthewomangivethemantoread?A.Adigitalcopy.B.Aprintedcopy.C.Ahandwrittencopy.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.HowdomostpeopleintheUnitedStatesgettheirnews?A

.FromTV.B.Fromthenetwork.C.Fromthenewspaper.15.Whichcountryhasthelargestgroupofnewspaperreaders?A.France.B.

Italy.C.Japan.16.Howdoesthemansound?A.Alittlebored.B.Veryinterested.C.Quiteindifferent.17.Whatarethe

speakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Typesofnewsmedia.B.Typesofnewsreporters.C.Typesofnewsshows.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Whenwillthemathexamsbeheldthisye

ar?A.OnWednesday.B.OnThursday.C.OnFriday.19.WhowillgiveanintroductiononTuesday?A.Anathlete.B.Aheadmaster.C.TheP.E.teacher.20.Why

areparentsremindedtoarriveearlytotheconcert?A.Tofindaplacetopark.B.Togetaplacetosit.C.Totakepictures.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。AAGuidetotheUniversityFoodTheTWUCafeteriaisopen7a.m.to8p.m.

Itservessnacks(小吃),drinks,icecreambarsandmeals.YoucanpaywithcashoryourIDcards.YoucanaddmealmoneytoyourIDcardsattheFrontDesk

.Evenifyoudonotbuyyourfoodinthecafeteria,youcanusethetablestoeatyourlunch,tohavemeetingsandtostudy.Ifyouareoncampusintheeveningorla

teatnight,youcanbuysnacks,fastfood,anddrinksintheLowerCafélocatedinthebottomleveloftheDouglasCentre.Thisar

eaisoftenusedforentertainmentsuchasconcerts,gamesorTVwatching.RelaxationTheGlobe,locatedinthebottomlevelofMcMillanH

all,isavailableforrelaxing,studying,cooking,andeating.Monthlyactivitiesareheldhereforallinternationalstudents.Hoursare10a.m.

to10p.m.,closedonSundays.HealthLocatedonthetopfloorofDouglasHall,theWellnessCentreiscommittedtophysical,emotionalandsocialhealth.Adoctorandn

urseisavailableifyouhavehealthquestionsorneedimmediatemedicalhelporpersonaladvice.Thecostofthisisincludedinyourmedicalinsurance.Ho

ursareMondaytoFriday,9a.m.tonoonand1:00to4:30p.m.AcademicSupportAllstudentshaveaccesstotheWritingCentreontheupper

floorofDouglasHall.Here,qualifiedvolunteerswillworkwithyouonwrittenwork,grammar,vocabulary,andotheracademicsk

ills.Youcansignupforanappointmentonthesign-upsheetoutsidethedoor:two30-minuteappointmentsperweekmaximum.Thi

sserviceisfree.21.WhatcanyoudointheTWUCafeteria?A.DohomeworkandwatchTV.B.Havemealsandmeetwithfriends.C.AddmoneytoyourIDan

dplaychess.D.Buydrinksandenjoyconcerts.22.Whereandwhencanyoucookyourownfood?A.TheMcMillanHall,Sunday.B.TheLower

Café,Sunday.C.TheTWUCafeteria,Friday.D.TheGlobe,Friday.23.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheguidetotheuni

versity?A.YoucangetsomemedicaltrainingintheWellnessCentreforfree.B.YoucanturntotheWellnessCentreatanytimeincaseofanemergency.C.Youcanseekhelpfr

omtheWritingCenterbyapplyingonlineinadvance.D.ThevolunteersintheWritingCentercanhelpyouwithyouracademicwork.BAdesignerisrecentlycreatingflor

alinstallations(花篮)onthestreetsofManhattan,NewYork,thataremeanttobrightenthedaysofhealthcareandotherimportantworkers.LewisMiller’smostrecentcre

ationisanarrangementpoppingoutofarubbishcanatthecornerofW58thStreetand10thAvenue.“Theywereverysimple.Itwasjustcherrybranches.”Millersaid.“Wedidn’tdi

sclosethelocation,sonobodycouldnecessarilygoandfindthem.”ButplentyofpeopledidfindthemandthentheyfoundhisInstagraminform

ation.Apostwithpicturesofthe“flowerflash”asMillercallsthemhasgottenmorethan16,000likesinlessthanaday.“Ulisten.Pmkindofbored.I’ma

creativeperson.Ididsomethingnewandittookoff,’’Millersaid.“Itstillsurprisesmereadingthecommentsfromyesterdaylikereallyhowmuchit

feedspeopledsouls.”MillerhasbeendottingManhattanwithfloralsunrisesforafewyearswithhisarrangementspoppingoutofthoseNewYorkCity

hotdogcarts(推车）andevenconstructionequipment.“Andthecombinationofwhichissohardaggressive,comparedwithflowerswhicharetheexactopposit

eofthat,”Millersaid.Voguemagazineoncewroteabouthimbutit’sthereactionfromthepublicmanyofwhomhavebeenrestrictedinsideforweeksthathevaluesmost.“Ifyouc

anjuststop,pauseandjusthaveonesecondofjoy—that’samazingbecausethat’soneofthethingsthat’ssolackingandit’shard,”Millersaid.Asonepersonon

Instagramputit,NewYorkCityrubbishhasneverlookedsopretty.24.Whoarethefloralinstallationsmainlyintendedfor?A.M

edicalworkers.B.Busywalkers-by.C.Cleaningstaff.D.Importantpoliticians.25.WhatdothecitizensthinkofMiller’sideao

fthefloralinstallations?A.Admirable.B.Hopeful.C.Valuable.D.Boring.26.Thedesigniscreativebecause__________.A.itissimpleB.itismadeofrubbishC.

itpopsoutofarubbishcanD.itisthesymbolofNewYorkCity27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.StreetArtB.ABigSurpriseC.LewisMiller’sCr

eationIsAmazingD.FlowerFlashBrightensStreetsCOneofthemosttraditionalBritishholidaysistheseasideholiday.Typi

cally,familiestraveltoBritishseasidetowns.Inthelate1970s,airtravelbecameaffordablefortheaveragefamily,andmoreandmoreBriti

shpeoplestartedtravellingabroadfortheirsummerholidays.Afterall,theBritishweatherisn’tverygood,eveninsummer.Inthe1

980sand1990s,Britishyoungpeoplebecamewealthier.Theystartedtogoabroadingroups.Onceattheirdestinationtheysocializedwithothe

ryoungpeopleandhadonelongparty.Britishholidayinghabitshavebeguntochange,however.TheUKnowhasawarmerclimatet

hanbefore,sopeopledon'talwaysfeeltheyneedtogooverseas.Also,theworldseemsalesscertainplaceasinterconnectedeconomicriseandfall,whichmeansthatth

ecostofforeignholidaysislesspredictablethanbefore.Thedomestic(国内的)tourismindustry—whenpeoplegoonholidayintheirowncountry—

ishealthierthanithasbeenindecades.UKnewspapershaveeveninventedanewword:a“staycation”.Insomeways,therefore,theUKhascomefullcircle.Ther

eisnowanincreasedappreciationamongBritonsforthediversityoftheUK.Itisnotjustthegeography,whichrangesfromtheflatfen

s(沼泽)ofEastAngliatothevalleysofWalestothemountainsofScotland,whichisdiverse.Anditisnotjustthediversityofclimate-basedactivitiesonof

fer,whichrangefromsurfinginthewarmsouthwestofEngland,tohillwalkingandskiinginthenorth.Itisalsothediversityoftheculturesint

heUKthatisbeginningtobeofinteresttodomestictourists.Peopleforgetsometimesthattherearedifferentaccents,languages,traditions,cuisinesandpeoplesacross

allthepartsoftheUK.28.WhydomoreBritishpeopletaketheirholidaysintheirowncountry?A.TheInternetmakesthem

closer.B.Theyarewealthierandmoresociable.C.Theglobalclimateisgettingmuchwarmer.D.Theexpenseonforeignholidaysisunsteady.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“

staycation”inParagraph4referto?A.Avacationspentathome.B.Ahealthierstyleofliving.C.Anewwaytospendholiday.D.Afashionablet

ourismindustry.30.WhichisthebestheadingthatmatchesParagraph5?A.Flightsoffancy.B.Sun,seaandsand.C.Thelen

gthandwidth.D.Footlooseandfancy-free.31.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthepassage?A.ToprovetheUKhasdiversescenery.B.ToshowtheUKstartstodis

coveritself.C.TotellthedevelopmentoftheUnitedKingdom.D.ToexplainwhytheBritishpreferspendingholidaysinland.DThescientistsplacedunder

waterspeakersinareaswherecoralhadbeendyinginAustralia’snorthernGreatBarrierReef.Theyplayedcertainsoundsoveraperiodofabout6we

eksandstudiedtheresults.Theteamreportedthattwiceasmanyfisharrivedinareaswherethesoundsofhealthycoralwereplaye

d.Amongthearrivingfishwerespeciesthatfeedonallmajorfoodsources.Theresearchersnotedtheimportanceofhavingmanydif

ferentkindsoffishreturntothearea.Differentspeciesoffishperformmanyactivitiesthatsupporttheoceanenvironmentandsealife.“Damagedreef

shaveahigherchanceofrecoveryiftheyhavehealthyfishpopulation,”thescientistswroteinthereport.SteveSimpsons

aidthat“healthycoralreefsareremarkablynoisyplaces.”Theycontainthesoundsofmanykindsofshrimp,fishandotherseacreatures.Young

fishlistenforthesesoundswhentheyarelookingforaplacetosettle.Headdedthatreefs“becomeghostlyquiet”whenthe

ysufferdestructionthatisusuallyrelatedtohuman-causedpollution.Coraldamagecancauseunappealingsmellsandsoundsth

atdriveshrimpandfishaway.MarkMeekanisafishbiologist.Hesaidthatthereturnofthesefishisthefirststeptoseeingmajorimprovementsinreefhealth.”Recoveryisund

erpinnedbyfishthatcleanthereefandcreatespaceforcoralstoregrow,”hesaid.TimGordonsayshebelievessoundcanbeusedto

bringbackdeadcoralinareassufferingmajordestructioninoceansacrosstheworld.UniversityofBristolprofessorAndyRadfordsaidtheund

erwatersoundsareapromisingwaytofightcoralreefdamageatthelocalcommunitylevel.Buthenotedthatotherthreatsneedtobereducedaswell.Thesein

cludeclimatechange,pollutionandoverfishing.Fromlocalmanagementinnovationstointernationalpoliticalaction,wenee

dmeaningfulprogressatalllevelstopaintabetterfutureforreefsworldwide.32.Whydidresearchersattractfishbyplayingsoundsunderwater?A.Tostudythepopula

tionoffish.B.Tocatchfishasmajorfoodsources.C.Torecoverdamagedreefsnaturally.D.Torecordthesoundsofhealthycorals

.33.HowdidSteveexplainthecoralreefs?A.Bypresentingtheresearchresults.B.Bymakingcomparisons.C.Bylistingsomespecificdata.D.Bygivingsomeexamples

.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“underpinned”inPara.4mean?A.DestroyedB.AffectedC.SupportedD.Attacked.35.WhatdoesProfessorAndystress?A.Reefneedspro

tectionatalllevels.B.Climatechangeismoreseriousthanreefdamage.C.Overfishingthreatensworldcoralreef.D.Pollutionneedsinte

rnationalpoliticalaction.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。Youhaveprobablyheardthesaying,“Itisbettertogivethantoreceive

.”Theactofgivingcreatespositivefeelingsforboththegiverandthereceiver.36Givingcannotonlybringpositivefeelingsf

orthereceiver,butithasalsobeenshowntobeamoodbooster（助推器）forthegiver.Forexample,astudypublishedinNatureCommunicationsfoundthatthepartici

pantswhochosetospendmoneyonothersratherthanthemselveshadagreaterincreaseinlevelsofself-reportedhappiness.37Becauseyouwillcreateposi

tiveenergywhensaying“Yes”.Givingimprovesyouremotionalandphysicalhealth.38Givingcancreatepositivebenefitstoyourphysica

lhealthandwell-beingaswell,includingdecreasedstress,loweredbloodpressure,andevenincreasedlifelength.Arecentstudyfoundthatpeoplewhovolunteeredevenafe

whoursaweekwere40percentlesslikelytodevelophighbloodpressurethanthosewhodidn't.Givingincreasesfeelingsofappreciation.Boththegiverandthereceiverc

anexperienceakindofgratefulnesswhengenerosityisatplay.Whyisthissoimportant?Becauseappreciationisimpo

rtanttoyourphysical,emotionalandspiritualwell-being.39Givingcanchangetheworld.Allgreatchangestartswithsmallactions.Yourgenerosityhasthepotentialtoaff

ectmassivechangeinthelivesofotherpeopleandcreatures.Forexample:youvolunteeratyourlocalanimalsheltertoac

companyhomelessdogs.Becausethesedogshavereceivedextralove,theyarehappier.Becausetheyarehappier,theyarem

orelikelytobeadopted.40Itsetsoffachainofsmallyetmeaningfulactionsthatleadtobigchange.A.Givingmakesyouhappier.B.G

ivingleavesyoumoreenergetic.C.Thissituationshowshowgivingworks.D.Thus,manypeoplechoosetogiveratherth

antotake.E.That'swhytellingpeopleyouaregratefulissoimportant.F.Thebenefitsofgivingextendbeyondyouremotionalhealth.G

.Sonodwhenyourneighborasksyoutojoinabeachclean-upactivity.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。Haveyouseenpeoplewhotakepicturesoffoodformorethan10minutesbeforeeating?Howabo

utthosewhobeautifytheirselfie(自拍)somuchthattheycan'tbe41?Theremustbeoneormorewho42inyoursocialmedia.Nomatter43the

ychoosetoshare,theysharethebestbutthemostunreal.TakemyfriendJane.Everytimewewenttoarestaurant,shewouldnottakea44untilallthedisheswe45wereontheta

ble.Then,shewouldspendfiveminuteson46thedishesinaseeminglyrandombutinfact47order.Thenthemostimportantpart:tak

ingpictures.Afterthat,shewouldchooseoneofthe48andclickinthefilter(滤镜)app.Thefoodeventuallylooked10timesmoredelic

iousthanitreallywas,butwehadno49toreallyenjoyit--itallwentcold.ActuallyJane'sreallifeismuchlesselegant.Forexample,shehatestowas

hthedishes,sosheleavestheminthesinkfor50.Manypeoplecaretoomuchaboutothers'opinionsandtrytoohardto51others.Theyfindithardtobe52andtoacceptthems

elves,andthustheyareafraidtoshowtheir53lifeonsocialmedia.Whattheyaretryingtoproveis54whattheylackinreality.Butthiswillnotbringany55toreality,ast

heystill56thesameoldpatternoflife.Iftheyreallywantanelegantlife,theyshouldputmore57intoachievingit58fabricating(伪造)it.Bein

gmoreconfident,59themselvesandtryingtheirbesttobebetterismuchmoremeaningfulthan60theirlifeonsocialmedia.4

1.A.enviedB.admiredC.recognizedD.defeated42.A.existB.surviveC.floodD.spot43.A.howB.whatC.whereD.whom44.A.bowB.breakC.breathD.b

ite45.A.orderedB.servedC.offeredD.prepared46.A.cookingB.washingC.settingD.collecting47.A.messyB.arra

ngedC.casualD.correct48.A.dishesB.restaurantsC.picturesD.tables49.A.chanceB.choiceC.excuseD.reason50.A.monthsB.yearsC.hoursD.days51.A.

comfortB.pleaseC.inspireD.discourage52.A.independentB.generousC.responsibleD.confident53.A.secretB.realC.peacefulD.healthy54.A.rar

elyB.hardlyC.exactlyD.nearly55.A.difficultyB.changeC.guidanceD.harm56.A.questionB.dislikeC.doubtD.follow57.A.effortB.ambition

sC.feelingsD.money58.A.otherthanB.morethanC.ratherthanD.lessthan59.A.identifyingB.acceptingC.persuadingD.amusin

g60.A.simplifyingB.ruiningC.beautifyingD.worsening第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Atabout3p.m.onApril2,carpentr

ystudentsfromHarvardH.EllisTechnicalHighSchool(ET)intheUnitedStates61(put)thefinishingtouchesonahandicappedramp(残疾人坡道)atNortheastPlacementServic

es.Itwasathingof62(beautiful),leadingfromaplatformoutsideonebuildingtotheentrywayofthenewCommunityEducationCe

nter.Itwasoneyearago63studentsstartedtheproject.Ittooksolong,becauseEThasarotating(轮流的)schedule--twoweeksofacademicworkfoll

owed64twoweeksofshopwork.Theiracademicschedulemadeitdifficult65(finish)thejobveryquickly.Duringthesummer,workstoppedaltogether.66(arrive)atE

T,SeniorGabeMartelfirstdidn’tknowhewantedtobeacarpenter.Hesoonfoundthehands-onactivitywas67(benefit)forhim.Onethinghelearnedisthatn

oprojectgoesaccordingtoplan.Theyhadtofollowbuildingrulesandadapt68(they)quickly.Theyhadtoworkwiththecustomerandlearntogetalongwiththeirteamma

tes.ThenextprojectwillbeattheBrooklynFairgrounds,69studentswillrebuildapartofthemainstage.It70(believe)thatthey’llworkacoupleofmonthstoopenanewd

imensionoflifefordisabledpeople.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）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。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词的增加、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：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该

词下面写出修改后的词。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。IthinkteenagersinChinashouldhaveaspeciallyfestivalthatIwoul

dcallitTeenagerVolunteerDay.Asisknowntoall,mostteenagersinChinaarebroughtupasaonlychildinthefamily.Theyusuall

ygiventoomanycareandattention.Throughvolunteering,teenagersmaylearntothinkofothersandmanyotherimportantlifelesson.InTeenagerVolunteerDay,teenagers

areencouragedtovolunteerwhereveryouareneeded.Theymayhelptoraisemoneyforpeoplewhichsufferfromaseriousdisease

,gotoahousefortheagedtodowhatisgoodforoldpeople,orcollectingbooksforchildreninpoorareas.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假如你是学生会主席李华，为促进学生们拥有一种健康的生活方式和积极的生活态度，你校将举

办一场心理辅导讲座，请在校宣传栏的“英语天地”写一则通知，内容包括：1.讲座的内容和目的；2.讲座的时间和地点；3.参加讲座的注意事项。注意：1.词数：100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。高二下英语月考答案听力1-5BCCBA6-10BABCA11-15CBABC16

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reputting62.beauty63.that64.by65.tofinish66.arriving67.beneficial68.themselves69.where70.isbelieved短文改错第一行spec

ially→special第一行去掉it第二行an→the第二行在usually前加are。第三行many→much第四行lesson→lessons第四行In→On第四行you→they第五行which→who/that第六行collecting→collect书面表

达(Onepossibleversion)NoticeTohelpallstudentsleadahealthierlifeandhaveamorepositiveattitudetowardslife,ourschoolhasplanne

dtoinviteanoutstandingpsychologisttogiveusarelatedlecture.Thepsychologistwillgiveusvaluableguidanceonhowtostrengthenpersonalco

mmunicationskills,howtoformgoodhabits,etc.Theserecommendationscanhavealong-lastinginfluenceonaperson’slifeandit’ssuggested

thateveryonecometothelecture.Itwillbeheldinourschoolhallfrom2p.m.to4p.m.nextMonday.Whenattendingthelec

ture,you’reexpectedtoarrivefiveminutesearlier,keepquietandtakenotesifnecessary.TheStudents’Union听力【原文】Text1W:Yourmeeti

ngisat2:00p.m.thisafternoon.M:OK,thanks.Well,didanyonecallwhileIwasout?W:Onlyyourwife.Shewantsyoutopickupsomewineonyourwayhome.Text2W:I

fyoustillcan’tsleepwell,youshouldgotothehospital.Icangiveyouaride.M:Ijuststartedanewjob.Myinsurancedoesn’tcovermeuntilnextmonth.

Text3W:Wherearewe?Ihaven’tseenanyroadsignsformiles,andtherearen’tanyhouses,either.Ithinkwetookawrongturnbackthere.M:Yeah,

Ithinkyou’reright.Pullovertothesideoftheroad,andI’lltakeacloserlookatthemap.Text4M:Thatwasexpensive.Ionlygotonedollarchange.Wh

enIwasyoung,evenfivedollarswouldhavebeenacrazypriceforanicecream.W:Yougavehimtendollars?Surely,hehasma

deamistake.Gobackandask.Text5M:Goodmorning,ma’am.CanIhelpyou?W:Yes.IneedthisdressbyFriday.Ithasasmallstainonit,butI’mhopingyoucange

titout.Text6W:Daddy,whyistheskyblue?M:Oh,honey…it’salittlehardtoexplain.Therearethingsyoudon’tunderstandaboutscienceyet.W:Oh.

Ithoughtitwasbecausetheoceanisblue.Theskyisalwayslookingattheocean,soitshouldbeblue,too.M:That’saverygoodidea,Ruby!Tha

tisveryclosetotherealreason,too.Theskyhasalottodowiththeocean.They’rerelated,inaway.Didyouevernoticethatthey’reneverexactlythesamecolor?I

t’sjustlikeyouandyourbrotherPeter.Youlookalikebecauseyou’rerelated,butyoudon’tlookexactlythesame.Text7W:Hi,I’mAlice.Is

thisyourfirstdayofcollege?M:I’mChris.I’mactuallyjustvisitingthecampus.Thisismylastyearofhighschool,andI’mtryingtochooseauniversity.Igotanofferf

romthisschool.MyschoolfeeswillbepaidifIcomehere…W:Youmustbereallysmart,then!Notalotofpeoplegetfullscholarships.M:I’mOKinschool.ThereasonwhyIgotth

eofferisthatI’mabasketballplayer.W:Imighthaveguessedthat.You’reverytall!M:Youshouldcometooneofmygames.Ourfirstoneisintwoweeks.W:Thanks.I’llt

hinkaboutit.ThelasttimeIwenttoagame,Igothitinthefacewithaball.M:Wasitabasketballgame?W:No,itwasabaseballgame.Ihadtogotothehospital.T

ext8W:I’mtryingtogetabookpublished,butIdon’tknowhowtobegin.ShouldIcallapublisherortrytoadvertiseitmyself?M:Maybeyoushoul

daskMr.Wyatt.Heknowsalotaboutthebookindustry.W:Goodidea!IalwayslovedhisEnglishclasses.He’sthereasonthatIstartedwriting

!M:I’dliketoreadyourbooksometimethough.Howlongisit?Iusuallyjustreadbooksthatarelessthan200pages.RememberthatbookUlysseswhichwereadinMr.

Wyatt’sclass?Thatwasover700pages!W:Ohyeah,thattookforevertoread.Mybookisnotasthickasthat.It’sprobablyabouthalfthatlong.Iwon’thaveana

ctuallyprintedbooktogiveyou,atleastforafewmoremonths.TheonlyothersIhavearecomputerfilesandmyhandwrittencopies.M:Canyoujustgiveme

acomputerfile?W:Yes.I’lldothatrightaway.Ifyouaregoingtoreadit,Ineedyourhonestopinionthough.ItistheonlywayIcange

tbetter.Text9W:Ireadaninterestingarticletheotherday.Ithadalotofdataonhowpeoplegettheirnews.DidyouknowthatintheUn

itedStates,only5%ofpeoplegettheirnewsfromtheradio?M:Thatmakessense.Ionlylistentomusicontheradio.Aremostpeopleget

tingtheirnewsfromthenewspaperortelevisioninstead?W:Only1%morepeoplegetitfromnewspapers,butmostpeoplegetitfrom

theInternetactually.M:Wow,really?Iwouldhavethoughtthatpeoplepreferredgettingnewsfromthetelevision.Whatabo

utothercountries?Aretheythesame?W:Well,thearticlespokeaboutafewcountries.France,GermanyandItalyactuallyhavethehighestratesoftele

visionnewswatchers.Ofthoseinthestudy,Japanhadthemostnewspaperreaders.M:Thatisreallyinteresting.Idon’tthinkIknowasinglepersonouragewholistensto

radionewseither.Mygrandparentsandtheirgenerationaretheoneswhogrewupwiththat.W:It’samazinghowourtechnologyhaschangedmanyt

hingsaboutdaytodaylife.Ibetinonehundredyears,peoplewillgettheirnewsfromsomethingwecan’tevendreamof.Text10W

:Goodmorning,students.TheseareyourmorningannouncementsforMonday,December10th.Thelastofourmidtermtest

swillbeheldthisweekfromthe12thtothe14th.However,therehasbeenaslightchangetothedatesandtheplacesoftheexams.Lastyear,theEnglishexamswereonW

ednesday,themathexamsonThursday,andthehistoryexamswereheldonFriday.Thisyeartheteachershaveagreed,afterlisteningtostudents’suggestions,toswitch

thedatesofthemathandhistoryexams.Asfortheplaces,pleasecheckthemessageboardinthemainhall,oraskyourteachersforaschedul

e.Tomorrow,wewillhaveaspecialguestcomingtovisitusjustbeforeourChristmasconcert.Asyouknow,oneofourpreviousgraduateswonagold

medalinthelastOlympics.HewillbeheretosignshirtsandtakepictureswithstudentsafteranintroductionbyourP.E.tea

cher.Finally,theheadmasterasksyoutoremindyourparentstogethereearlyfortheconcert.Althoughtherewillbeenoughseatinginthegym,theparkin

glotgetsfullveryquickly.That’sallfortheannouncements.Haveagoodweek,everyone!