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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.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Roommates.B.Bossandsecretary.C.Husbandandwife.2.Whatistheman’spro

blem?A.Heneedsaride.B.Hewantsanewjob.C.Hedoesn’thaveinsurancenow.3.Whatarethespeakersdoing?A.Bikingintheci

ty.B.Hikinginthemountains.C.Drivinginthecountryside.4.Howmuchdidthemanpayfortheicecream?A.$5.B.$9.C.$10.5.Wheredoesthisconversationtak

eplace?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.Whatdoestheman

thinkofthegirl’squestion?A.Itisn’timportant.B.It’sdifficulttoanswer.C.Itiseasytounderstand.7.Whatdoesthemansayabouttheoceanandthesky?A.Th

eyarerelated.B.Theylookexactlythesame.C.Theyhavenothingtodowitheachother.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whyisthemanattheuniversity?A.He’stakingclas

ses.B.He’scheckingitout.C.Hejustgraduatedfromthere.9.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?A.Heisgoodatbaseball.B.Hisgradesareveryhigh.C.Thecollegewantshimto

playonitssportsteam.10.Whathappenedwhenthewomanwenttoagamelasttime?A.Shewashitbyaball.B.Aplayerwassenttohospital.C.Herfacegotscratched

byafan.听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。11.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomandoaboutherbook?A.Callapublisher.B.Advertiseitherself.C.Askt

heirteacherforadvice.12.Howmanypagesdoesthewoman’sbookhave?A.About200.B.About350.C.About700.13.Whatwillthewomangivethemanto

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

twork.C.Fromthenewspaper.15.Whichcountryhasthelargestgroupofnewspaperreaders?A.France.B.Italy.C.Japan.16.Howdoesthemansound?A.Alittlebored.B.Ver

yinterested.C.Quiteindifferent.17.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Typesofnewsmedia.B.Typesofnewsreporters.C.Typesofnew

sshows.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Whenwillthemathexamsbeheldthisyear?A.OnWednesday.B.OnThursday.C.OnFriday.19.Whowil

lgiveanintroductiononTuesday?A.Anathlete.B.Aheadmaster.C.TheP.E.teacher.20.Whyareparentsremindedtoarriveearlytothe

concert?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.Youcanpaywithcashoryo

urIDcards.YoucanaddmealmoneytoyourIDcardsattheFrontDesk.Evenifyoudonotbuyyourfoodinthecafeteria,youcanusethetablestoeatyourlunch,tohavemeetingsandt

ostudy.Ifyouareoncampusintheeveningorlateatnight,youcanbuysnacks,fastfood,anddrinksintheLowerCafélocated

inthebottomleveloftheDouglasCentre.Thisareaisoftenusedforentertainmentsuchasconcerts,gamesorTVwatching.RelaxationTheGlobe,locatedinthe

bottomlevelofMcMillanHall,isavailableforrelaxing,studying,cooking,andeating.Monthlyactivitiesareheldhereforallinter

nationalstudents.Hoursare10a.m.to10p.m.,closedonSundays.HealthLocatedonthetopfloorofDouglasHall,theWellnessCentreiscommittedtophysical,emotion

alandsocialhealth.Adoctorandnurseisavailableifyouhavehealthquestionsorneedimmediatemedicalhelporpersonaladvi

ce.Thecostofthisisincludedinyourmedicalinsurance.HoursareMondaytoFriday,9a.m.tonoonand1:00to4:30p.m.AcademicSupp

ortAllstudentshaveaccesstotheWritingCentreontheupperfloorofDouglasHall.Here,qualifiedvolunteerswillworkwithyouonwrittenwork,grammar,voca

bulary,andotheracademicskills.Youcansignupforanappointmentonthesign-upsheetoutsidethedoor:two30-minuteappo

intmentsperweekmaximum.Thisserviceisfree.21.WhatcanyoudointheTWUCafeteria?A.DohomeworkandwatchTV.B.Havemealsandmeetwithfriends.C.

AddmoneytoyourIDandplaychess.D.Buydrinksandenjoyconcerts.22.Whereandwhencanyoucookyourownfood?A.TheMcMillanHall,Sunday.B.T

heLowerCafé,Sunday.C.TheTWUCafeteria,Friday.D.TheGlobe,Friday.23.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtotheguidetotheuniversit

y?A.YoucangetsomemedicaltrainingintheWellnessCentreforfree.B.YoucanturntotheWellnessCentreatanytimei

ncaseofanemergency.C.YoucanseekhelpfromtheWritingCenterbyapplyingonlineinadvance.D.ThevolunteersintheWritingCentercanhelpy

ouwithyouracademicwork.BAdesignerisrecentlycreatingfloralinstallations(花篮)onthestreetsofManhattan,NewYo

rk,thataremeanttobrightenthedaysofhealthcareandotherimportantworkers.LewisMiller’smostrecentcreationisanarrangementpopping

outofarubbishcanatthecornerofW58thStreetand10thAvenue.“Theywereverysimple.Itwasjustcherrybranches.”Millersaid.“Wedidn’tdisclosetheloca

tion,sonobodycouldnecessarilygoandfindthem.”ButplentyofpeopledidfindthemandthentheyfoundhisInstagraminformation.Apostwithpicturesofthe“flowerfla

sh”asMillercallsthemhasgottenmorethan16,000likesinlessthanaday.“Ulisten.Pmkindofbored.I’macreativeperson.Ididso

methingnewandittookoff,’’Millersaid.“Itstillsurprisesmereadingthecommentsfromyesterdaylikereallyhowmuchitfeedspeopledsouls.”Millerh

asbeendottingManhattanwithfloralsunrisesforafewyearswithhisarrangementspoppingoutofthoseNewYorkCityhotdogcarts(推车）andevenconstru

ctionequipment.“Andthecombinationofwhichissohardaggressive,comparedwithflowerswhicharetheexactoppositeofthat,”Miller

said.Voguemagazineoncewroteabouthimbutit’sthereactionfromthepublicmanyofwhomhavebeenrestrictedinsideforweeksth

athevaluesmost.“Ifyoucanjuststop,pauseandjusthaveonesecondofjoy—that’samazingbecausethat’soneofthethingsthat’ssolacking

andit’shard,”Millersaid.AsonepersononInstagramputit,NewYorkCityrubbishhasneverlookedsopretty.24.Whoarethefloralinstallationsmainlyin

tendedfor?A.Medicalworkers.B.Busywalkers-by.C.Cleaningstaff.D.Importantpoliticians.25.WhatdothecitizensthinkofMiller’sideaofthefloralinstallations?

A.Admirable.B.Hopeful.C.Valuable.D.Boring.26.Thedesigniscreativebecause__________.A.itissimpleB.itismadeofrubbish

C.itpopsoutofarubbishcanD.itisthesymbolofNewYorkCity27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepas

sage?A.StreetArtB.ABigSurpriseC.LewisMiller’sCreationIsAmazingD.FlowerFlashBrightensStreetsCOneofthemosttraditionalBritishholida

ysistheseasideholiday.Typically,familiestraveltoBritishseasidetowns.Inthelate1970s,airtravelbecameaffordab

lefortheaveragefamily,andmoreandmoreBritishpeoplestartedtravellingabroadfortheirsummerholidays.Afterall,

theBritishweatherisn’tverygood,eveninsummer.Inthe1980sand1990s,Britishyoungpeoplebecamewealthier.Theysta

rtedtogoabroadingroups.Onceattheirdestinationtheysocializedwithotheryoungpeopleandhadonelongparty.Britishholidayinghabitshavebeguntochange,however.Th

eUKnowhasawarmerclimatethanbefore,sopeopledon'talwaysfeeltheyneedtogooverseas.Also,theworldseemsalesscertainplaceasinterconnectedeconomicriseandfall

,whichmeansthatthecostofforeignholidaysislesspredictablethanbefore.Thedomestic(国内的)tourismindustry—whenpeoplegoonholidayintheirownco

untry—ishealthierthanithasbeenindecades.UKnewspapershaveeveninventedanewword:a“staycation”.Insomeways,therefore,theUKhascomefullci

rcle.ThereisnowanincreasedappreciationamongBritonsforthediversityoftheUK.Itisnotjustthegeography,whichrangesfromtheflatfens(沼

泽)ofEastAngliatothevalleysofWalestothemountainsofScotland,whichisdiverse.Anditisnotjustthediversityofc

limate-basedactivitiesonoffer,whichrangefromsurfinginthewarmsouthwestofEngland,tohillwalkingandskiinginthenorth.Itisalsothediversityofthecu

lturesintheUKthatisbeginningtobeofinteresttodomestictourists.Peopleforgetsometimesthattherearedifferentacce

nts,languages,traditions,cuisinesandpeoplesacrossallthepartsoftheUK.28.WhydomoreBritishpeopletaketheirholidaysintheirownc

ountry?A.TheInternetmakesthemcloser.B.Theyarewealthierandmoresociable.C.Theglobalclimateisgettingmuchwarmer.D.Theexpenseonforeignholiday

sisunsteady.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“staycation”inParagraph4referto?A.Avacationspentathome.B.Ahealthierstyleofliving.C.Anewwaytospendholiday

.D.Afashionabletourismindustry.30.WhichisthebestheadingthatmatchesParagraph5?A.Flightsoffancy.B.Sun,seaandsand.C.Thelengthandwid

th.D.Footlooseandfancy-free.31.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthepassage?A.ToprovetheUKhasdiversescenery.B.T

oshowtheUKstartstodiscoveritself.C.TotellthedevelopmentoftheUnitedKingdom.D.ToexplainwhytheBritishprefer

spendingholidaysinland.DThescientistsplacedunderwaterspeakersinareaswherecoralhadbeendyinginAustralia’snorthernGreatBarrierReef.Theyplayedcerta

insoundsoveraperiodofabout6weeksandstudiedtheresults.Theteamreportedthattwiceasmanyfisharrivedinareaswherethesoundsofhealthyco

ralwereplayed.Amongthearrivingfishwerespeciesthatfeedonallmajorfoodsources.Theresearchersnotedtheimportanceofhavingmanydifferentkindsoffishreturnto

thearea.Differentspeciesoffishperformmanyactivitiesthatsupporttheoceanenvironmentandsealife.“Damagedreefshaveahigherch

anceofrecoveryiftheyhavehealthyfishpopulation,”thescientistswroteinthereport.SteveSimpsonsaidthat“healthycoralreefsareremarkablynoisyplac

es.”Theycontainthesoundsofmanykindsofshrimp,fishandotherseacreatures.Youngfishlistenforthesesoundswhentheyarelookingforaplace

tosettle.Headdedthatreefs“becomeghostlyquiet”whentheysufferdestructionthatisusuallyrelatedtohuman-causedpollution.Coraldam

agecancauseunappealingsmellsandsoundsthatdriveshrimpandfishaway.MarkMeekanisafishbiologist.Hesaidthatthereturnofthesefishisthefirststeptoseein

gmajorimprovementsinreefhealth.”Recoveryisunderpinnedbyfishthatcleanthereefandcreatespaceforcoralstoregrow,”h

esaid.TimGordonsayshebelievessoundcanbeusedtobringbackdeadcoralinareassufferingmajordestructioninoceansacross

theworld.UniversityofBristolprofessorAndyRadfordsaidtheunderwatersoundsareapromisingwaytofightcoralreefdamageatthelocalc

ommunitylevel.Buthenotedthatotherthreatsneedtobereducedaswell.Theseincludeclimatechange,pollutionandoverfishing.Fromlocalmanagementin

novationstointernationalpoliticalaction,weneedmeaningfulprogressatalllevelstopaintabetterfutureforre

efsworldwide.32.Whydidresearchersattractfishbyplayingsoundsunderwater?A.Tostudythepopulationoffish.B.Tocatchfisha

smajorfoodsources.C.Torecoverdamagedreefsnaturally.D.Torecordthesoundsofhealthycorals.33.HowdidSteveexplainthecoralreefs?A.Bypresent

ingtheresearchresults.B.Bymakingcomparisons.C.Bylistingsomespecificdata.D.Bygivingsomeexamples.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“underpinn

ed”inPara.4mean?A.DestroyedB.AffectedC.SupportedD.Attacked.35.WhatdoesProfessorAndystress?A.Reefneedsprotecti

onatalllevels.B.Climatechangeismoreseriousthanreefdamage.C.Overfishingthreatensworldcoralreef.D.Poll

utionneedsinternationalpoliticalaction.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。Youhaveprob

ablyheardthesaying,“Itisbettertogivethantoreceive.”Theactofgivingcreatespositivefeelingsforboththegiverandthereceiver.36Givingcannotonly

bringpositivefeelingsforthereceiver,butithasalsobeenshowntobeamoodbooster（助推器）forthegiver.Forexample,astudypubli

shedinNatureCommunicationsfoundthattheparticipantswhochosetospendmoneyonothersratherthanthemselveshadagreaterincreaseinlevelsofs

elf-reportedhappiness.37Becauseyouwillcreatepositiveenergywhensaying“Yes”.Givingimprovesyouremotionalandphysicalhealth.38Givingcancreate

positivebenefitstoyourphysicalhealthandwell-beingaswell,includingdecreasedstress,loweredbloodpressure,andevenincreasedlifelen

gth.Arecentstudyfoundthatpeoplewhovolunteeredevenafewhoursaweekwere40percentlesslikelytodevelophighbloodpressurethanthosewhodidn't.G

ivingincreasesfeelingsofappreciation.Boththegiverandthereceivercanexperienceakindofgratefulnesswhengenerosityisatplay.Whyi

sthissoimportant?Becauseappreciationisimportanttoyourphysical,emotionalandspiritualwell-being.39Givingcanchangetheworld.Allgreatchange

startswithsmallactions.Yourgenerosityhasthepotentialtoaffectmassivechangeinthelivesofotherpeopleandcreatures.Forexample:youvolunteeratyourloca

lanimalsheltertoaccompanyhomelessdogs.Becausethesedogshavereceivedextralove,theyarehappier.Becauseth

eyarehappier,theyaremorelikelytobeadopted.40Itsetsoffachainofsmallyetmeaningfulactionsthatleadtobigchange.A.Givingmakesyouhappier.

B.Givingleavesyoumoreenergetic.C.Thissituationshowshowgivingworks.D.Thus,manypeoplechoosetogiverathertha

ntotake.E.That'swhytellingpeopleyouaregratefulissoimportant.F.Thebenefitsofgivingextendbeyondyouremotionalhe

alth.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。Haveyouseenpeoplewhotakepicturesoffoodformorethan10minutesbefore

eating?Howaboutthosewhobeautifytheirselfie(自拍)somuchthattheycan'tbe41?Theremustbeoneormorewho42inyoursocialmedia.Nomatter43theychoosetoshare,theysha

rethebestbutthemostunreal.TakemyfriendJane.Everytimewewenttoarestaurant,shewouldnottakea44untilallthedisheswe45wereonthetable.Then,shewouldspendfi

veminuteson46thedishesinaseeminglyrandombutinfact47order.Thenthemostimportantpart:takingpictures.Afterthat,shewouldchooseoneofthe48andc

lickinthefilter(滤镜)app.Thefoodeventuallylooked10timesmoredeliciousthanitreallywas,butwehadno49toreal

lyenjoyit--itallwentcold.ActuallyJane'sreallifeismuchlesselegant.Forexample,shehatestowashthedishes,sosheleavestheminthesinkfor50.Ma

nypeoplecaretoomuchaboutothers'opinionsandtrytoohardto51others.Theyfindithardtobe52andtoacceptthemselves,andthustheyareafraidtoshowtheir53lif

eonsocialmedia.Whattheyaretryingtoproveis54whattheylackinreality.Butthiswillnotbringany55toreality,astheystill56thesameol

dpatternoflife.Iftheyreallywantanelegantlife,theyshouldputmore57intoachievingit58fabricating(伪造)it.Beingmoreconfid

ent,59themselvesandtryingtheirbesttobebetterismuchmoremeaningfulthan60theirlifeonsocialmedia.41.A.env

iedB.admiredC.recognizedD.defeated42.A.existB.surviveC.floodD.spot43.A.howB.whatC.whereD.whom44.A.bowB.breakC.breathD.bite45.A.orderedB.servedC.o

fferedD.prepared46.A.cookingB.washingC.settingD.collecting47.A.messyB.arrangedC.casualD.correct48.A.dishesB.restauran

tsC.picturesD.tables49.A.chanceB.choiceC.excuseD.reason50.A.monthsB.yearsC.hoursD.days51.A.comfortB.pleaseC.inspireD.disco

urage52.A.independentB.generousC.responsibleD.confident53.A.secretB.realC.peacefulD.healthy54.A.rarelyB.ha

rdlyC.exactlyD.nearly55.A.difficultyB.changeC.guidanceD.harm56.A.questionB.dislikeC.doubtD.follow57.A.effortB.ambitionsC.feelingsD.money58.

A.otherthanB.morethanC.ratherthanD.lessthan59.A.identifyingB.acceptingC.persuadingD.amusing60.A.simplifyingB.ruiningC.beautifyin

gD.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)thefinishingtouchesonahandicappedramp(残疾人坡道)atNortheastPlacementServices.Itwasathingof62(beau

tiful),leadingfromaplatformoutsideonebuildingtotheentrywayofthenewCommunityEducationCenter.Itwasoneyearago63studentsstartedtheproject.Ittooks

olong,becauseEThasarotating(轮流的)schedule--twoweeksofacademicworkfollowed64twoweeksofshopwork.Theiracademicschedu

lemadeitdifficult65(finish)thejobveryquickly.Duringthesummer,workstoppedaltogether.66(arrive)atET,SeniorG

abeMartelfirstdidn’tknowhewantedtobeacarpenter.Hesoonfoundthehands-onactivitywas67(benefit)forhim.Onethinghelearnedisthatnoprojectgoesaccordingtoplan

.Theyhadtofollowbuildingrulesandadapt68(they)quickly.Theyhadtoworkwiththecustomerandlearntogetalongwiththeirteammates.Then

extprojectwillbeattheBrooklynFairgrounds,69studentswillrebuildapartofthemainstage.It70(believe)thatthey’llworkacoupleofmonthstoope

nanewdimensionoflifefordisabledpeople.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。IthinkteenagersinChinashouldhaveaspeciallyfestivalthatIwouldcallitTeenagerVolunteerDay.Asisknowntoall

,mostteenagersinChinaarebroughtupasaonlychildinthefamily.Theyusuallygiventoomanycareandattention.Throughvolunteering,teenagersmaylearntoth

inkofothersandmanyotherimportantlifelesson.InTeenagerVolunteerDay,teenagersareencouragedtovolunteerwhere

veryouareneeded.Theymayhelptoraisemoneyforpeoplewhichsufferfromaseriousdisease,gotoahousefortheagedtodowhatisgoodforoldpe

ople,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2

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ing→collect书面表达(Onepossibleversion)NoticeTohelpallstudentsleadahealthierlifeandhaveamorepositiveattitudetowardslife,ourschoolhasplannedtoinvitean

outstandingpsychologisttogiveusarelatedlecture.Thepsychologistwillgiveusvaluableguidanceonhowtostrengthenpersonalcom

municationskills,howtoformgoodhabits,etc.Theserecommendationscanhavealong-lastinginfluenceonaperson’slifeandit’ssuggestedthateveryonecometoth

electure.Itwillbeheldinourschoolhallfrom2p.m.to4p.m.nextMonday.Whenattendingthelecture,you’reexpectedtoarrivefiveminutesearlier,keepquietandtake

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ncedoesn’tcovermeuntilnextmonth.Text3W:Wherearewe?Ihaven’tseenanyroadsignsformiles,andtherearen’tanyhouses,either.Ithink

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nlygotonedollarchange.WhenIwasyoung,evenfivedollarswouldhavebeenacrazypriceforanicecream.W:Yougavehimtendollars?Surely,hehasmadeamistake.Go

backandask.Text5M:Goodmorning,ma’am.CanIhelpyou?W:Yes.IneedthisdressbyFriday.Ithasasmallstainonit,butI’mhopingyoucangetitout.T

ext6W:Daddy,whyistheskyblue?M:Oh,honey…it’salittlehardtoexplain.Therearethingsyoudon’tunderstandabout

scienceyet.W:Oh.Ithoughtitwasbecausetheoceanisblue.Theskyisalwayslookingattheocean,soitshouldbeblue,t

oo.M:That’saverygoodidea,Ruby!Thatisveryclosetotherealreason,too.Theskyhasalottodowiththeocean.They’rerelated,inaway.Didyouevernoticethatthey

’reneverexactlythesamecolor?It’sjustlikeyouandyourbrotherPeter.Youlookalikebecauseyou’rerelated,butyoudon’t

lookexactlythesame.Text7W:Hi,I’mAlice.Isthisyourfirstdayofcollege?M:I’mChris.I’mactuallyjustvisitingth

ecampus.Thisismylastyearofhighschool,andI’mtryingtochooseauniversity.Igotanofferfromthisschool.Myschoolfeeswillbepaid

ifIcomehere…W:Youmustbereallysmart,then!Notalotofpeoplegetfullscholarships.M:I’mOKinschool.ThereasonwhyIgottheofferisthatI’mabasketba

llplayer.W:Imighthaveguessedthat.You’reverytall!M:Youshouldcometooneofmygames.Ourfirstoneisintwoweeks.W:Thanks.I’llthinkaboutit.ThelasttimeIwentt

oagame,Igothitinthefacewithaball.M:Wasitabasketballgame?W:No,itwasabaseballgame.Ihadtogotothehospital.Text8W:I’mtryingto

getabookpublished,butIdon’tknowhowtobegin.ShouldIcallapublisherortrytoadvertiseitmyself?M:MaybeyoushouldaskMr.Wyatt.Heknowsalotaboutthebookindustry

.W:Goodidea!IalwayslovedhisEnglishclasses.He’sthereasonthatIstartedwriting!M:I’dliketoreadyourbooksometimethough.Howlongisit?Iu

suallyjustreadbooksthatarelessthan200pages.RememberthatbookUlysseswhichwereadinMr.Wyatt’sclass?Thatwasover700pages!W:Ohy

eah,thattookforevertoread.Mybookisnotasthickasthat.It’sprobablyabouthalfthatlong.Iwon’thaveanactuallyprintedbooktogiveyou,atle

astforafewmoremonths.TheonlyothersIhavearecomputerfilesandmyhandwrittencopies.M:Canyoujustgivemeacomputerfile?W:Yes.I’lldothatrightaway.Ifyoua

regoingtoreadit,Ineedyourhonestopinionthough.ItistheonlywayIcangetbetter.Text9W:Ireadaninterestingarticletheotherday.Ithad

alotofdataonhowpeoplegettheirnews.DidyouknowthatintheUnitedStates,only5%ofpeoplegettheirnewsfromtheradio?M:Thatmakes

sense.Ionlylistentomusicontheradio.Aremostpeoplegettingtheirnewsfromthenewspaperortelevisioninstead?W:Only1%morepe

oplegetitfromnewspapers,butmostpeoplegetitfromtheInternetactually.M:Wow,really?Iwouldhavethoughtthatpeoplepreferredget

tingnewsfromthetelevision.Whataboutothercountries?Aretheythesame?W:Well,thearticlespokeaboutafewcountries.France,GermanyandItalyactuallyhavet

hehighestratesoftelevisionnewswatchers.Ofthoseinthestudy,Japanhadthemostnewspaperreaders.M:Thatisreallyinteresting.Idon’tthinkIknowasin

glepersonouragewholistenstoradionewseither.Mygrandparentsandtheirgenerationaretheoneswhogrewupwiththat.W:It’sam

azinghowourtechnologyhaschangedmanythingsaboutdaytodaylife.Ibetinonehundredyears,peoplewillgettheirnewsfromsomethingwecan’teve

ndreamof.Text10W:Goodmorning,students.TheseareyourmorningannouncementsforMonday,December10th.Thelastofourm

idtermtestswillbeheldthisweekfromthe12thtothe14th.However,therehasbeenaslightchangetothedatesandtheplacesoftheexams.La

styear,theEnglishexamswereonWednesday,themathexamsonThursday,andthehistoryexamswereheldonFriday.Thisyeartheteachershaveagreed,after

listeningtostudents’suggestions,toswitchthedatesofthemathandhistoryexams.Asfortheplaces,pleasecheckthemessageboardinthemainhall,oraskyourteach

ersforaschedule.Tomorrow,wewillhaveaspecialguestcomingtovisitusjustbeforeourChristmasconcert.Asyouknow,oneofourpreviousg

raduateswonagoldmedalinthelastOlympics.HewillbeheretosignshirtsandtakepictureswithstudentsafteranintroductionbyourP.E.teacher.Finally,theheadmastera

sksyoutoremindyourparentstogethereearlyfortheconcert.Althoughtherewillbeenoughseatinginthegym,theparkinglotgetsfullveryquickly.That’sallfortheannoun

cements.Haveagoodweek,everyone!