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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.Whatistheprobablerelatio

nshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Roommates.B.Bossandsecretary.C.Husbandandwife.2.Whatistheman’sproblem?A.Heneedsaride.B.Hew

antsanewjob.C.Hedoesn’thaveinsurancenow.3.Whatarethespeakersdoing?A.Bikinginthecity.B.Hikinginthemountains.C.Drivinginthecountryside.4.

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

Atashoppingmall.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.Theylookexactlythesame.C.Theyhavenothingtodowitheachother.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Why

isthemanattheuniversity?A.He’stakingclasses.B.He’scheckingitout.C.Hejustgraduatedfromthere.9.Whatdoweknowaboutthema

n?A.Heisgoodatbaseball.B.Hisgradesareveryhigh.C.Thecollegewantshimtoplayonitssportsteam.10.Whathappenedwhenthewomanwenttoag

amelasttime?A.Shewashitbyaball.B.Aplayerwassenttohospital.C.Herfacegotscratchedbyafan.听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。11.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewom

andoaboutherbook?A.Callapublisher.B.Advertiseitherself.C.Asktheirteacherforadvice.12.Howmanypagesdoe

sthewoman’sbookhave?A.About200.B.About350.C.About700.13.Whatwillthewomangivethemantoread?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.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalking

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

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

entsremindedtoarriveearlytotheconcert?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,icecreambarsa

ndmeals.YoucanpaywithcashoryourIDcards.YoucanaddmealmoneytoyourIDcardsattheFrontDesk.Evenifyoudonotbuyyourfoodinthe

cafeteria,youcanusethetablestoeatyourlunch,tohavemeetingsandtostudy.Ifyouareoncampusintheeveningorlateatnight,youcanbuysnacks,fas

tfood,anddrinksintheLowerCafélocatedinthebottomleveloftheDouglasCentre.Thisareaisoftenusedforentertainmentsuchasconcerts,gamesorTVwatching.Relax

ationTheGlobe,locatedinthebottomlevelofMcMillanHall,isavailableforrelaxing,studying,cooking,andeating.Monthlyactivitiesareheldhereforall

internationalstudents.Hoursare10a.m.to10p.m.,closedonSundays.HealthLocatedonthetopfloorofDouglasHall,theWellnessCentreiscommitted

tophysical,emotionalandsocialhealth.Adoctorandnurseisavailableifyouhavehealthquestionsorneedimmediatemedicalhelporpersonaladvice.Thecos

tofthisisincludedinyourmedicalinsurance.HoursareMondaytoFriday,9a.m.tonoonand1:00to4:30p.m.AcademicSupportAl

lstudentshaveaccesstotheWritingCentreontheupperfloorofDouglasHall.Here,qualifiedvolunteerswillworkwithyouonwrittenwork,grammar,voc

abulary,andotheracademicskills.Youcansignupforanappointmentonthesign-upsheetoutsidethedoor:two30-minuteappointmentsperweekmaximum.Thisserviceisfree.2

1.WhatcanyoudointheTWUCafeteria?A.DohomeworkandwatchTV.B.Havemealsandmeetwithfriends.C.Addmoneytoyour

IDandplaychess.D.Buydrinksandenjoyconcerts.22.Whereandwhencanyoucookyourownfood?A.TheMcMillanHall,Sunday.B.TheLowerCafé,Sunday.C.TheTWUCafete

ria,Friday.D.TheGlobe,Friday.23.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheguidetotheuniversity?A.Youcanget

somemedicaltrainingintheWellnessCentreforfree.B.YoucanturntotheWellnessCentreatanytimeincaseofanemergency.C.YoucanseekhelpfromtheW

ritingCenterbyapplyingonlineinadvance.D.ThevolunteersintheWritingCentercanhelpyouwithyouracademicwork.BAdesignerisrecentlycreatingfloralinst

allations(花篮)onthestreetsofManhattan,NewYork,thataremeanttobrightenthedaysofhealthcareandotherimportantworkers.LewisMiller’smostrecen

tcreationisanarrangementpoppingoutofarubbishcanatthecornerofW58thStreetand10thAvenue.“Theywereverysimple.Itwasjustcherrybranc

hes.”Millersaid.“Wedidn’tdisclosethelocation,sonobodycouldnecessarilygoandfindthem.”Butplentyofpeopledidfindthemandthenth

eyfoundhisInstagraminformation.Apostwithpicturesofthe“flowerflash”asMillercallsthemhasgottenmorethan16,000likesinles

sthanaday.“Ulisten.Pmkindofbored.I’macreativeperson.Ididsomethingnewandittookoff,’’Millersaid.“Itstillsurprises

mereadingthecommentsfromyesterdaylikereallyhowmuchitfeedspeopledsouls.”MillerhasbeendottingManhattanwit

hfloralsunrisesforafewyearswithhisarrangementspoppingoutofthoseNewYorkCityhotdogcarts(推车）andevenconstructionequipment.“Andthecombina

tionofwhichissohardaggressive,comparedwithflowerswhicharetheexactoppositeofthat,”Millersaid.Voguemagazineoncewroteabout

himbutit’sthereactionfromthepublicmanyofwhomhavebeenrestrictedinsideforweeksthathevaluesmost.“Ifyouc

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

sononInstagramputit,NewYorkCityrubbishhasneverlookedsopretty.24.Whoarethefloralinstallationsmainlyintendedfor?A.Me

dicalworkers.B.Busywalkers-by.C.Cleaningstaff.D.Importantpoliticians.25.WhatdothecitizensthinkofMiller’sideaoftheflora

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

ishcanD.itisthesymbolofNewYorkCity27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.StreetArtB.ABigSurpriseC.LewisMiller’sCreationIsAmazingD.

FlowerFlashBrightensStreetsCOneofthemosttraditionalBritishholidaysistheseasideholiday.Typically,familiest

raveltoBritishseasidetowns.Inthelate1970s,airtravelbecameaffordablefortheaveragefamily,andmoreandmoreBritishpeoplestarted

travellingabroadfortheirsummerholidays.Afterall,theBritishweatherisn’tverygood,eveninsummer.Inthe1980sand1990s,Br

itishyoungpeoplebecamewealthier.Theystartedtogoabroadingroups.Onceattheirdestinationtheysocializedwithothe

ryoungpeopleandhadonelongparty.Britishholidayinghabitshavebeguntochange,however.TheUKnowhasawarmerclimatethanbefo

re,sopeopledon'talwaysfeeltheyneedtogooverseas.Also,theworldseemsalesscertainplaceasinterconnectedeconomicriseandfall,whichm

eansthatthecostofforeignholidaysislesspredictablethanbefore.Thedomestic(国内的)tourismindustry—whenpeopl

egoonholidayintheirowncountry—ishealthierthanithasbeenindecades.UKnewspapershaveeveninventedanewword:a“staycation”.Insomeway

s,therefore,theUKhascomefullcircle.ThereisnowanincreasedappreciationamongBritonsforthediversityoftheUK.Itisnotjustthegeography,whichrangesfromthef

latfens(沼泽)ofEastAngliatothevalleysofWalestothemountainsofScotland,whichisdiverse.Anditisnotjustthediversityofclimate-basedactivitiesonoffer,w

hichrangefromsurfinginthewarmsouthwestofEngland,tohillwalkingandskiinginthenorth.Itisalsothediversityoftheculturesi

ntheUKthatisbeginningtobeofinteresttodomestictourists.Peopleforgetsometimesthattherearedifferentaccents,languages,traditi

ons,cuisinesandpeoplesacrossallthepartsoftheUK.28.WhydomoreBritishpeopletaketheirholidaysintheirownco

untry?A.TheInternetmakesthemcloser.B.Theyarewealthierandmoresociable.C.Theglobalclimateisgettingmuchw

armer.D.Theexpenseonforeignholidaysisunsteady.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“staycation”inParagraph4referto?A.Avacationspentathome.B.Ahealthierstyleof

living.C.Anewwaytospendholiday.D.Afashionabletourismindustry.30.WhichisthebestheadingthatmatchesParagraph5?A.Flightsoffancy.B.Sun,seaandsand.C.The

lengthandwidth.D.Footlooseandfancy-free.31.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthepassage?A.Toprovet

heUKhasdiversescenery.B.ToshowtheUKstartstodiscoveritself.C.TotellthedevelopmentoftheUnitedKingdom.D.ToexplainwhytheB

ritishpreferspendingholidaysinland.DThescientistsplacedunderwaterspeakersinareaswherecoralhadbeendyinginAustral

ia’snorthernGreatBarrierReef.Theyplayedcertainsoundsoveraperiodofabout6weeksandstudiedtheresults.Theteamreportedthattwiceasmanyfisharriv

edinareaswherethesoundsofhealthycoralwereplayed.Amongthearrivingfishwerespeciesthatfeedonallmajorfoodsources.Theresearchersn

otedtheimportanceofhavingmanydifferentkindsoffishreturntothearea.Differentspeciesoffishperformmanyactivitiesthatsupporttheoceanenvironmentand

sealife.“Damagedreefshaveahigherchanceofrecoveryiftheyhavehealthyfishpopulation,”thescientistswroteint

hereport.SteveSimpsonsaidthat“healthycoralreefsareremarkablynoisyplaces.”Theycontainthesoundsofmanykindsofshrimp,fishandotherseacreatu

res.Youngfishlistenforthesesoundswhentheyarelookingforaplacetosettle.Headdedthatreefs“becomeghostlyqui

et”whentheysufferdestructionthatisusuallyrelatedtohuman-causedpollution.Coraldamagecancauseunappealingsmellsandsoundsthatdriveshri

mpandfishaway.MarkMeekanisafishbiologist.Hesaidthatthereturnofthesefishisthefirststeptoseeingmajorimprovementsinreefhealth.

”Recoveryisunderpinnedbyfishthatcleanthereefandcreatespaceforcoralstoregrow,”hesaid.TimGordonsayshebelievessoundcanbe

usedtobringbackdeadcoralinareassufferingmajordestructioninoceansacrosstheworld.UniversityofBristolprofessorAndyRadfordsaidt

heunderwatersoundsareapromisingwaytofightcoralreefdamageatthelocalcommunitylevel.Buthenotedthatotherthreatsneedtobereducedaswell.Theseincludec

limatechange,pollutionandoverfishing.Fromlocalmanagementinnovationstointernationalpoliticalaction,weneedmeaningfulprogressatallle

velstopaintabetterfutureforreefsworldwide.32.Whydidresearchersattractfishbyplayingsoundsunderwater?A.Tostudythepopulationoffish.B.Tocat

chfishasmajorfoodsources.C.Torecoverdamagedreefsnaturally.D.Torecordthesoundsofhealthycorals.33.HowdidSteveexplainthecoralreefs?A.Bypre

sentingtheresearchresults.B.Bymakingcomparisons.C.Bylistingsomespecificdata.D.Bygivingsomeexamples.34.Whatdoestheunderlined

word“underpinned”inPara.4mean?A.DestroyedB.AffectedC.SupportedD.Attacked.35.WhatdoesProfessorAndystress?A.Reefneedsprotectionatalllevel

s.B.Climatechangeismoreseriousthanreefdamage.C.Overfishingthreatensworldcoralreef.D.Pollutionneedsinternationalpoliti

calaction.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,“I

tisbettertogivethantoreceive.”Theactofgivingcreatespositivefeelingsforboththegiverandthereceiver.36Givi

ngcannotonlybringpositivefeelingsforthereceiver,butithasalsobeenshowntobeamoodbooster（助推器）forthegiver.Forexample,astudypublished

inNatureCommunicationsfoundthattheparticipantswhochosetospendmoneyonothersratherthanthemselveshadagreaterincreaseinlevelsofself-reportedhappiness.3

7Becauseyouwillcreatepositiveenergywhensaying“Yes”.Givingimprovesyouremotionalandphysicalhealth.38Givingcancrea

tepositivebenefitstoyourphysicalhealthandwell-beingaswell,includingdecreasedstress,loweredbloodpressure,andevenincreasedlifelength.Arecentstudyfou

ndthatpeoplewhovolunteeredevenafewhoursaweekwere40percentlesslikelytodevelophighbloodpressurethanthosewhodidn't.Givingincreasesfeelingsofap

preciation.Boththegiverandthereceivercanexperienceakindofgratefulnesswhengenerosityisatplay.Whyisthissoimportant?Becauseappreciationisimportanttoyour

physical,emotionalandspiritualwell-being.39Givingcanchangetheworld.Allgreatchangestartswithsmallacti

ons.Yourgenerosityhasthepotentialtoaffectmassivechangeinthelivesofotherpeopleandcreatures.Forexample:youvolunte

eratyourlocalanimalsheltertoaccompanyhomelessdogs.Becausethesedogshavereceivedextralove,theyarehappier.Becausetheyarehappier,theyaremor

elikelytobeadopted.40Itsetsoffachainofsmallyetmeaningfulactionsthatleadtobigchange.A.Givingmakesyouhappier.B.

Givingleavesyoumoreenergetic.C.Thissituationshowshowgivingworks.D.Thus,manypeoplechoosetogiveratherthantotake.E.That'swhy

tellingpeopleyouaregratefulissoimportant.F.Thebenefitsofgivingextendbeyondyouremotionalhealth.G.Sonodwhenyourneighborasksyoutojoinabeachclean-upact

ivity.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。Haveyouseen

peoplewhotakepicturesoffoodformorethan10minutesbeforeeating?Howaboutthosewhobeautifytheirselfie(自拍)somuchthattheycan'tbe41?Theremustbeoneormorewho42

inyoursocialmedia.Nomatter43theychoosetoshare,theysharethebestbutthemostunreal.TakemyfriendJane.Everytimewewen

ttoarestaurant,shewouldnottakea44untilallthedisheswe45wereonthetable.Then,shewouldspendfiveminuteson46thedishesinaseem

inglyrandombutinfact47order.Thenthemostimportantpart:takingpictures.Afterthat,shewouldchooseoneofthe48andclickinthefilter(滤镜)app.Thefoo

deventuallylooked10timesmoredeliciousthanitreallywas,butwehadno49toreallyenjoyit--itallwentcold.ActuallyJane'sreallifeismuchlesselegant.Fo

rexample,shehatestowashthedishes,sosheleavestheminthesinkfor50.Manypeoplecaretoomuchaboutothers'opinionsandtrytooha

rdto51others.Theyfindithardtobe52andtoacceptthemselves,andthustheyareafraidtoshowtheir53lifeonsocialmedia.Whattheyaretryi

ngtoproveis54whattheylackinreality.Butthiswillnotbringany55toreality,astheystill56thesameoldpatterno

flife.Iftheyreallywantanelegantlife,theyshouldputmore57intoachievingit58fabricating(伪造)it.Beingmoreconfident,59themselvesandtryingtheirbestto

bebetterismuchmoremeaningfulthan60theirlifeonsocialmedia.41.A.enviedB.admiredC.recognizedD.defeated42.A.existB.surviveC.floodD

.spot43.A.howB.whatC.whereD.whom44.A.bowB.breakC.breathD.bite45.A.orderedB.servedC.offeredD.prepared46.A.cookingB.washingC.settin

gD.collecting47.A.messyB.arrangedC.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.conf

ident53.A.secretB.realC.peacefulD.healthy54.A.rarelyB.hardlyC.exactlyD.nearly55.A.difficultyB.changeC.guidanceD.harm56.A.questionB.dislikeC.doubtD.f

ollow57.A.effortB.ambitionsC.feelingsD.money58.A.otherthanB.morethanC.ratherthanD.lessthan59.A.identifyingB.acceptingC.persua

dingD.amusing60.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,carpentrystudentsfromHarvardH.EllisTechnicalHighSchool(ET)intheUnitedStates61(put)thefinishingtouchesonahandicap

pedramp(残疾人坡道)atNortheastPlacementServices.Itwasathingof62(beautiful),leadingfromaplatformoutsideonebuildingtotheentrywayof

thenewCommunityEducationCenter.Itwasoneyearago63studentsstartedtheproject.Ittooksolong,becauseEThasarotating(轮流的)schedule--twoweeksofacadem

icworkfollowed64twoweeksofshopwork.Theiracademicschedulemadeitdifficult65(finish)thejobveryquickly.Duringt

hesummer,workstoppedaltogether.66(arrive)atET,SeniorGabeMartelfirstdidn’tknowhewantedtobeacarpenter.Hesoonfoundth

ehands-onactivitywas67(benefit)forhim.Onethinghelearnedisthatnoprojectgoesaccordingtoplan.Theyhadtof

ollowbuildingrulesandadapt68(they)quickly.Theyhadtoworkwiththecustomerandlearntogetalongwiththeirteammate

s.ThenextprojectwillbeattheBrooklynFairgrounds,69studentswillrebuildapartofthemainstage.It70(believe)thatthey’ll

workacoupleofmonthstoopenanewdimensionoflifefordisabledpeople.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。IthinkteenagersinChinashouldhaveaspeciallyfestival

thatIwouldcallitTeenagerVolunteerDay.Asisknowntoall,mostteenagersinChinaarebroughtupasaonlychildinthe

family.Theyusuallygiventoomanycareandattention.Throughvolunteering,teenagersmaylearntothinkofothersandmanyotherimportantlife

lesson.InTeenagerVolunteerDay,teenagersareencouragedtovolunteerwhereveryouareneeded.Theymayhelptoraisemoneyforpeoplewhichsu

fferfromaseriousdisease,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1-5BCCBA6-10BABCA11-15CBABC16-20BACCA阅读21-23BDD24-27CACD28-31DAAB32-35CBCA七选五36-40AGFEC完型41---45CABDA46---50CBCAD51-

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es69.where70.isbelieved短文改错第一行specially→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)NoticeTohelpallstudentsleadahealthierlifeandhaveamoreposit

iveattitudetowardslife,ourschoolhasplannedtoinviteanoutstandingpsychologisttogiveusarelatedlecture.Thepsychologistwillgiveusvaluableguid

anceonhowtostrengthenpersonalcommunicationskills,howtoformgoodhabits,etc.Theserecommendationscanhavealong-lastinginfluenceonaperson’slifeandit’ssugg

estedthateveryonecometothelecture.Itwillbeheldinourschoolhallfrom2p.m.to4p.m.nextMonday.Whenattendingth

electure,you’reexpectedtoarrivefiveminutesearlier,keepquietandtakenotesifnecessary.TheStudents’Union听力【原文】Text1W:Yourm

eetingisat2:00p.m.thisafternoon.M:OK,thanks.Well,didanyonecallwhileIwasout?W:Onlyyourwife.Shewantsyoutopickupsomew

ineonyourwayhome.Text2W:Ifyoustillcan’tsleepwell,youshouldgotothehospital.Icangiveyouaride.M:Ijuststartedanewjob.Myinsurancedoesn’tcovermeun

tilnextmonth.Text3W:Wherearewe?Ihaven’tseenanyroadsignsformiles,andtherearen’tanyhouses,either.Ithinkwetookawrongturnbackther

e.M:Yeah,Ithinkyou’reright.Pullovertothesideoftheroad,andI’lltakeacloserlookatthemap.Text4M:Thatwasexpensive.Ionlygotonedollarchange.WhenIwasy

oung,evenfivedollarswouldhavebeenacrazypriceforanicecream.W:Yougavehimtendollars?Surely,hehasmadeamistake.Go

backandask.Text5M:Goodmorning,ma’am.CanIhelpyou?W:Yes.IneedthisdressbyFriday.Ithasasmallstainonit,butI’mho

pingyoucangetitout.Text6W:Daddy,whyistheskyblue?M:Oh,honey…it’salittlehardtoexplain.Therearethingsyo

udon’tunderstandaboutscienceyet.W:Oh.Ithoughtitwasbecausetheoceanisblue.Theskyisalwayslookingattheocean,soitshouldbe

blue,too.M:That’saverygoodidea,Ruby!Thatisveryclosetotherealreason,too.Theskyhasalottodowiththeocean.They’rerelated,inaway.Didyou

evernoticethatthey’reneverexactlythesamecolor?It’sjustlikeyouandyourbrotherPeter.Youlookalikebecauseyou’rerelated,butyoudon’tlo

okexactlythesame.Text7W:Hi,I’mAlice.Isthisyourfirstdayofcollege?M:I’mChris.I’mactuallyjustvisitingthecampus.Thisismylastyearo

fhighschool,andI’mtryingtochooseauniversity.Igotanofferfromthisschool.MyschoolfeeswillbepaidifIcomehere…W:Youmustbereallysmart,then!Notalotofpeo

plegetfullscholarships.M:I’mOKinschool.ThereasonwhyIgottheofferisthatI’mabasketballplayer.W:Imighthaveguessedthat.You’reverytall!M:Yous

houldcometooneofmygames.Ourfirstoneisintwoweeks.W:Thanks.I’llthinkaboutit.ThelasttimeIwenttoagame,Igothitinthefacewithaball.M:Wasitabasketballgame?W

:No,itwasabaseballgame.Ihadtogotothehospital.Text8W:I’mtryingtogetabookpublished,butIdon’tknowhowtobegin.ShouldIcal

lapublisherortrytoadvertiseitmyself?M:MaybeyoushouldaskMr.Wyatt.Heknowsalotaboutthebookindustry.W:Goodidea!IalwayslovedhisEnglishclasses.He’st

hereasonthatIstartedwriting!M:I’dliketoreadyourbooksometimethough.Howlongisit?Iusuallyjustreadbookst

hatarelessthan200pages.RememberthatbookUlysseswhichwereadinMr.Wyatt’sclass?Thatwasover700pages!W:Ohyeah,

thattookforevertoread.Mybookisnotasthickasthat.It’sprobablyabouthalfthatlong.Iwon’thaveanactuallyprintedbooktogiveyou,at

leastforafewmoremonths.TheonlyothersIhavearecomputerfilesandmyhandwrittencopies.M:Canyoujustgivemeac

omputerfile?W:Yes.I’lldothatrightaway.Ifyouaregoingtoreadit,Ineedyourhonestopinionthough.ItistheonlywayIcangetbe

tter.Text9W:Ireadaninterestingarticletheotherday.Ithadalotofdataonhowpeoplegettheirnews.DidyouknowthatintheUnitedStates,only5%of

peoplegettheirnewsfromtheradio?M:Thatmakessense.Ionlylistentomusicontheradio.Aremostpeoplegettingtheirnewsfromth

enewspaperortelevisioninstead?W:Only1%morepeoplegetitfromnewspapers,butmostpeoplegetitfromtheInternetactually.M:Wow,rea

lly?Iwouldhavethoughtthatpeoplepreferredgettingnewsfromthetelevision.Whataboutothercountries?Aretheythesame?W:

Well,thearticlespokeaboutafewcountries.France,GermanyandItalyactuallyhavethehighestratesoftelevisionnewswatchers.Ofthoseinthestudy,Japanhadthemo

stnewspaperreaders.M:Thatisreallyinteresting.Idon’tthinkIknowasinglepersonouragewholistenstoradionewseither.Myg

randparentsandtheirgenerationaretheoneswhogrewupwiththat.W:It’samazinghowourtechnologyhaschangedmanythingsaboutdaytodaylife.Ibetinonehundredye

ars,peoplewillgettheirnewsfromsomethingwecan’tevendreamof.Text10W:Goodmorning,students.Theseareyourmorn

ingannouncementsforMonday,December10th.Thelastofourmidtermtestswillbeheldthisweekfromthe12thtothe14th.However,therehasbeenaslightchangetothedatesandt

heplacesoftheexams.Lastyear,theEnglishexamswereonWednesday,themathexamsonThursday,andthehistoryexamswereheldonFriday.Thisyeartheteachersha

veagreed,afterlisteningtostudents’suggestions,toswitchthedatesofthemathandhistoryexams.Asfortheplaces,pleasecheckt

hemessageboardinthemainhall,oraskyourteachersforaschedule.Tomorrow,wewillhaveaspecialguestcomingtovisitus

justbeforeourChristmasconcert.Asyouknow,oneofourpreviousgraduateswonagoldmedalinthelastOlympics.Hewillbeheretosignshirtsand

takepictureswithstudentsafteranintroductionbyourP.E.teacher.Finally,theheadmasterasksyoutoremindyourparentstogethereearlyfort

heconcert.Althoughtherewillbeenoughseatinginthegym,theparkinglotgetsfullveryquickly.That’sallfortheannouncements.Haveagoodweek,everyone!