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江苏省响水中学2020-2021学年度秋学期高二年级期中考试英语试题命题人：审核人：注意事项：1.本试题分第I卷和第II卷，共8页。2.满分150分，考试时间为120分钟。第一卷（选择题，共95分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分3

0分）第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）1.WhattimedoesthemuseumcloseonSundays?A.At4:00pm.B.At3:00pm.C.At5:00pm.2.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.He’swillingtohelpout.B.Heha

shishandsfull.C.Healmostlosesthesuitcase.3.Whatisthemanpersuadingthewomantodo?A.Eatoutwithhim.B.Buyhimaburger.C.Havel

essmeat.4.Howwillthewomanprobablygotothegallery?A.Bybus.B.Bysubway.C.Bycar.5.InwhataspectisthemanweakinChinese?A.Reading.B.Writing.C.Speak

ing.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhorrormovies?A.Exciting.B.Fright

ening.C.Boring.7.Whatnewhobbywillthewomanstart?A.Playingmusic.B.Reading.C.Skiing.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8.WhatisthemanallowedtomakeforTh

anksgiving?A.Thesauces.B.Thesalad.C.Thedesserts.9.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutThanksgivinginherfamily?A.Noonetakesitveryseriously

.B.Herparentstrytodoeverything.C.Everyonesharesthepreparationwork.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10.Wherearethespeakers?A.InSydney.B.InToronto

.C.InLosAngeles.11.WhatdoesSimonplantodoaftergraduation?A.Studyfurther.B.Runahotel.C.Workinacompany.12.WhatdoesLucymajorin?A.Business.B.Law.C.Manage

ment.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13.Whyarethespeakersexcitedinthebeginning?A.Theyparkneartheshoppingmall.B.Theyareluckytotaketheumbrella.C

.Theyfindtheshoppingmalleasily.14.Whatwouldthemanliketohaveforlunch?A.Fries.B.Thelambburger.C.Chickensandwiches.15.Whatwillthespeakersdorightaft

erlunch?A.LearnSpanish.B.Dosomeshopping.C.Gotothemuseum.16.Howwillthespeakersgotothemuseumprobably?A.Onfoot.B.Bybike

.C.Bycar.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17.HowlonghaveEarthBoxesbeeninmarket?A.About15years.B.About25years.C.About30years.18.Whatca

nEarthBoxesbeusedtodoinpoorcountries?A.Teachstudentsscience.B.Improvesoilconditions.C.Solvehungerproblems.19.WhatistheadvantageofEarthBoxes

?A.Savingmuchspace.B.Purifyingmuchwater.C.Makingcropsgrowfast.20.WhyareEarthBoxesusedinmiddleschool?A.Tolearnmathwell.B.Togrowvegetables.C.Todosomeex

periments.第二部分：语篇理解（共三节，满分80分）第一节阅读理解（共9小题;每小题2.5分，满分22.5分）ATheCambridgeScienceFestivalCuriosityChallengeDaretoTa

ketheCuriosityChallenge!TheCambridgeScienceFestival(CSF)ispleasedtoinformyouofthesixthannualCuriosityChalle

nge.Thechallengeinvites,evendaresschoolstudentsbetweentheagesof5and14tocreateartworkorapieceofwritingthatshowstheircuriosityhow

itinspiresthemtoexploretheirworld.Studentsarebeingdaredtodrawapicture,writeanarticle,takeaphotoorwriteapoemthatshows

whattheyarecuriousabout.Toenterthechallenge,allartworkorpiecesofwritingshouldbesenttotheCambridgeScienceFestival,MITMuseu

m,265MassAvenue.Cambridge02139byFriday,February8th.StudentswhoentertheCuriosityChallengeandareselectedaswinnerswillbehonoredataspecialceremonyduri

ngtheCSFonSunday,April21st.Guestspeakerswillalsopresentprizestothestudents.Winningentrieswillbepublishedinabook.Studententries

willbeexhibitedandprizeswillbegiven.Familiesofthosewhotakepartwillbeincludedincelebrationandbrunchwillbeserved.BetweenMarch10thandMar

ch15h,eachwinnerwillbegiventhespecificsoftheclosingceremonyandtheCuriosityChallengecelebration.Theprogramguidelinesa

ndotherrelatedinformationareavailableat:http://cambridgesciencefestival.org.21.WhocantakepartintheCuriosityChallenge?A.CS

Fwinners.B.Schoolstudents.C.Cambridgelocals.D.MITartists.22.Whenwilltheprize-givingceremonybeheld?A.OnFebruary8

th.B.OnMarch10th.C.OnMarch15thD.OnApril21st.23.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A.Anannouncement.B.Anexhib

itionguide.C.Anartshowreview.D.Anofficialreport.BPassengerpigeons(旅鸽)onceflewovermuchoftheUnitedStatesinunbelievablenumbers.Written

accountsfromthe18thand19thcenturiesdescribedflocks(群)solargethattheydarkenedtheskyforhours.Itwascalculate

dthatwhenitspopulationreacheditshighestpoint,theyweremorethan3billionpassengerpigeons—anumberequalto24to40percentofth

etotalbirdpopulationintheUnitedStates,makingitperhapsthemostabundantbirdintheworld.Evenaslateas1870whentheirnumbershadalreadybecomes

maller,aflockbelievedtobe1milewideand320miles(about515kilometers)longwasseennearCincinnati.Sadlytheabu

ndanceofpassengerpigeonsmayhavebeentheirundoing.Wherethebirdsweremostabundant,peoplebelievedtherewasanever-last

ingsupplyandkilledthembythethousands.Commercialhuntersattractedthemtosmallclearingswithgrain,waiteduntilpigeonshadsett

ledtofeed,thenthrewlargenetsoverthem,takinghundredsatatime.Thebirdswereshippedtolargecitiesandsoldinrestaurants.Bytheclosingdecad

esofthe19thcentury,thehardwoodforestswherepassengerpigeonsnestedhadbeendamagedbyAmerican’sneedforwood,whichscattered(驱散)theflock

sandforcedthebirdstogofarthernorth,wherecoldtemperaturesandspringstormscontributedtotheirdecline.Soonthegreatflo

cksweregone,nevertobeseenagain.In1897,thestateofMichiganpassedalawprohibitingthekillingofpassengerpigeons,butbythen,nosizableflockshadbeensee

ninthestatefor10years.ThelastconfirmedwildpigeonintheUnitedStateswasshotbyaboyinPikeCounty,Ohio,in1900.Foratime,afewbirdssurvivedunde

rhumancare.Thelastofthem,knownaffectionatelyasMartha,diedattheCincinnatiZoologicalGardenonSeptember1,1914.24.Inthe18thandearly19thcenturies,passe

ngerpigeons________.A.werethelargestbirdpopulationintheUSB.livedmainlyinthesouthofAmericaC.didgreatharmtothenaturalenvironmentD.werethebiggestb

irdintheworld25.Theunderlinedword“undoing”inparagraph3probablyreferstothepigeons’________.A.escapeB.liber

ationC.ruinD.evolution26.Whatwasthemainreasonforpeopletokillpassengerpigeons?A.Toseekpleasure.B.Tomakemoney.C.Toprotectcrops.D.Tosaveoth

erbirds.CScientistsatIsrael’sTelAvivUniversitysaytheyhavecreatedtheworld’sfirst3D-printedheartwithhumantissueandbloodvessels.Althought

heorganisonlyasbigasarabbit’sheart,theresearchersarehopingthetechnologycouldonedaybedevelopedenoughtohelphuma

npatientsinneedofahearttransplant.LeadresearcherTalDvirsaidthatwhileotherscientistshavemanagedto3D-printthes

tructureofaheartinthepast,thisisthefirsttimeanyonehasprintedanentireheart.“Ourresultsdemonstratethepotentialofourapproachforengine

eringpersonalizedtissueandorganreplacementinthefuture,”Dvirsaidinapressstatement.Scientistsusedfattytissuetakenfromhuman

patientstocreatetheheart.Somematerialinthetissuewasreprogrammedtobecomestemcells.Theremainingmaterialwasprocessedintoa

hydrogel.Theyusedthehydrogelasaprinting:“ink”.Thismethodplaysakeyroleinremovingtheriskthattheimplantwillberejecte

dbythepatient’sbody.Theteam’snextstepistocultivatetheorgansinalabandtoteachthemhowto“behave”likehearts.Dvir’s3D-printedheartscanc

urrentlycontract,butthecellsstillneedtodevelopapumpingability.Histeameventuallyplanstotesttheheartsinanimal

s.“Maybe,intenyears,therewillbeorganprintersinthefinesthospitalsaroundtheworld,andtheseprocedureswillbeconducted

routinely,”Dvirsaid.Heartdiseaseistheleadingcauseofdeathforbothmenandwomen,accordingtotheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.About

610,000peopledieofthisdiseaseinAmericaeveryyear─amountingtoabout1inevery4deaths.Therearecurrentlymorethan3,700p

eoplewaitingforahearttransplantintheUnitedStates,accordingtodatafromtheUnitedStatesDepartmentofHealthand

HumanServices.27.Whatisthepurposeofcreatingthe3D-printedheart?A.ToconnecthospitalswithuniversitiesB.Todevelop3D-printedt

echnology.C.Tostudytheheartsofrabbits.D.Tohelppatientsreceiveanewheart.28.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A.Theproceduresofthere

search.B.Theimportanceoftheresearch.C.Themethodofthe3D-printedheart.D.Thematerialofthe3D-printedheart.29.Whydoestheauthormentionthecurrentsitua

tionofheartdiseasepatients?A.Toappealtohospitalstoreducemedicalfees.B.Toexplainthemainreasonforheartdis

ease.C.Toshowtheneedtoadvancethenewtechnology.D.Tourgeresearcherstodevelopeffectivemedicaldevices.第二节完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）Duringthewar,myhus

bandwasstationedatanarmycampinadesertinCalifornia.Iwenttolivethereinordertobe30him.Ihatedtheplace.Ihadnever31beensounhappy.Myh

usbandwasorderedoutonalong-termduty,andIwasleftinatinyshack(棚屋)alone.Theheatwas32—almost1250Fevenintheshade

ofacactus(仙人掌).33apersontotalkto.Thewindblewnon-stop,andallthefoodIate,andtheeveryairIbreathed,were34withsand,sand,sand!Iwassosorryform

yselfthatIwrotetomyparents.ItoldthemIwas35andcomingbackhome.IsaidIcouldn’tstanditoneminutelonger.I36beinprison!Myfat

heransweredmy37withjusttwolines—twolinesthatwillalwayssinginmy38—twolinesthatcompletelychangedmylife:TwomenlookedoutfromprisonbarsOnesawthemud,t

heothersawthestarsIreadthosetwolines39,andIwasashamedofmyself.ImadeupmymindIwouldfindoutwhatwasgoodinmyprese

nt40;Iwouldlookforthestars.Imadefriendswiththenatives,andtheir41amazedme.Theygavemepresentsoftheirfavoriteartworkswhichtheyhad42toselltotouri

sts.Istudiedthedelightfulformsofthecactus.Iwatchedforthedesertsunsets,and43forseashellsthathadbeenlefttheremillionsofyearsagowhenthedeserthadbeenanoc

ean44.Whatbroughtaboutthis45changeinme?Thedeserthadn’tchanged,46Ihad.Ihadchangedmy47.Andbydoingso,Ichangedanu

nhappyexperienceintothemostunforgettable48ofmylife.IwasexcitedbythisnewworldwhereIdiscoveredIhadlookedoutofmyself-createdprisonand49thesta

rs.30.A.offB.behindC.nearD.beyond31.A.alreadyB.beforeC.thenD.still32.A.inflexibleB.incomprehensibleC.uncontrollableD.unbearable33.A.NotB.Onl

yC.ManyD.Such34.A.coveredB.filledC.buriedD.charged35.A.catchingupB.keepingupC.gettingupD.givingup36.A.wouldratherB.mightwellC.oughttoD.h

adbetter37.A.requestB.callC.letterD.question38.A.comparisonB.imaginationC.considerationD.memory39.A.byandbyB.overandoverC.upanddown

D.nowandthen40.A.companyB.occupationC.situationD.relationship41.A.movementB.reactionC.guidanceD.purpose42.A.refusedB

.failedC.managedD.happened43.A.askedB.headedC.waitedD.hunted44.A.floorB.surfaceC.rockD.level45.A.shockingB.ch

allengingC.amazingD.puzzling46.A.asB.butC.forD.or47.A.attitudeB.principleC.identityD.standard48.A.vacationB.operationC.affa

irD.adventure49.A.soughtB.countedC.foundD.reached第三节七选五（共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。Kids'health：Fourstepsforfighti

ngstress(战胜压力)Everybodygetsstressedfromtimetotime.50.Somewaysofdealingwithstress—likescreamingorhittingsomeone—don'tso

lvemuch.Butotherways，liketalkingtosomeoneyoutrust,canleadyoutosolvingyourproblemoratleastfeelingbett

er.Trytakingthesefourstepsthenexttimeyouarestressed：Getsupport.Whenyouneedhelp,reachouttothepeoplewhocareabouty

ou.Talktoatrustedadult,suchasaparentorotherrelatives.51.Theymighthavehadsimilarproblems,suchasdealingwithatest,orthedeathofabelovedpet.D

on'ttakeitoutonyourself（不要把什么事情都往自己身上揽）.Sometimeswhenkidsarestressedandupset,theytakeitoutonthemselves.Oh,dear,that'snotagoodidea.Rememberth

attherearealwayspeopletohelpyou.Don'ttakeitoutonyourself.52.Trytosolvetheproblem.Afteryou'recalmandyouhavesupportfromadultsandfriends,it'stim

etogetdownto（开始做）business.53.Evenifyoucan'tsolveitall,youcansolveapieceofit.Bepositive.Moststressistemporary(暂时的).Rememberstressdoesgoawa

y,especiallywhenyoufigureouttheproblemandstartworkingonsolvingit.Thesestepsaren'tmagic,buttheydowork.Andifyoucanstay

positiveasyoumakeyourwaythroughatoughtime,you'llhelpyourselffeelbetterevenfaster54.A.Askforahelpinghandtoget

youthroughthetoughsituationB.Noticeyourfriends'feelingsandfindawaytohelpthemC.DifferentpeoplefeelstressindifferentwaysD.Ah,itfeelss

ogoodwhenthestressisgoneE.YouneedtofigureoutwhattheproblemisF.Anddon'tforgetaboutyourfriendsG.Then，findawaytocalmdown第二卷（非选择题，共55分）第三部分：语言运用

（共一节，满分15分）语法填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的适当形式（可多词）。Oneday,Nickinvitedhisfriendstosupper._____55_____(coo

k)somedeliciousfoodinthekitchen,suddenly,he_____56______(find)thathehadrunoutofsalt.SoNickcalledtohisson,“Got

othevillageandbuysomesalt,butpayafairpriceforit:neithertoomuch_____57______toolittle.”Hissonlookedsurprised.“IcanunderstandwhyIshouldn’tpayt

oomuch,Father,butifIcanpayless,______58_____notsaveabitofmoney?”“Thatwouldbeavery_____59_____(reason)thingtodoinabigcity,buti

tcoulddestroyasmallvillagelikeours.”Nicksaid.Nick’sguests,____60_______hadheardtheirconversation,askedwhytheyshouldnotbuysa

ltmorecheaplyiftheycould.Nickreplied,“Theonlyreasonwhyamanwouldsellsalt_____61______alowerpricewouldbethathewasdespe

rateformoney.Andanyonewhotookadvantageofthatsituationwouldbeshowingalackofrespectforthesweatandstruggleofthemanwhowo

rkedveryhard____62____(produce)it.”“Butsuchasmallthingcouldn’t_____63______(possible)destroyavillage.”“Inthebeginning,therewasonlyaverysmall

amountofunfairnessintheworld,buteveryoneaddedalittle,always______64_____(think)thatitwasonlysmallandnotveryimportant,andlookwherewehaveendedu

ptoday.”第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（共1题，满分15分）假定你是李华，你被自己心仪的大学录取了。请你给你的外教Mrs.Wilson写封感谢信，感谢在校期间她对你的教导和帮助，内容包括：1.对老师

的辛勤教学工作表示感谢；2.感谢在校期间老师对自己的教导；3.表达对老师的想念以及衷心祝愿。DearMrs.Wilson,________________________________________________________

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___________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节读后续写（共1题，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。OnChristmasEve,seventy-three-yea

r-oldGeorgeselectedhisfoodcarefully.Skimmilkwas$2.99,whitebread89centswitha10-centdiscount.Leavingthecashier,hecalculatedthathehadsaved80centst

oday．Attheexit,thewindremindedhimofhisgloves.“Wherearethey?”Notinthecoatpockets.Notinthegrocerybageither.He

wassurehewaswearingthemwhenheenteredthestore.Heclearlyrememberedputtingthemintothepocketofthiscoat.Georgemadeasecondthoroughsearchofallh

ispockets,againincludingthegrocerybag.Nowhewassuretheymusthavebeendroppedsomewhereinsidethestore．OldGeorgehadboughttheblackleatherglove

sata25％discount,forjust$35.00tenyearsago.Theyweresoftandwarmandverydurable.Hehadtakencarenottoletadropofwaterorraintouchhis

expensivegloves,sotheylookedlikenew.Losingthisfavoritepossessionwasalmostlikelosingachildtohim．George，calmontheoutsidebutnervousinside，re-

enteredthestore．Hefollowedthesameroutehehadwalkedbefore,startingatthebreadcounter,tothemilksection，thecornerwhere

saltandsugarwereplaced，thentherestofthestore．Severalminutesofanxioussearchingturnedouttobeinvain.Heaskedthecustomerswheth

ertheysawapairofblackleathergloves,buttheysaidno.Thenhewentovertothecashierwithouthesitationtoaskifshehadreceivedanylostgloves,butonlyreceivedthesame

answer.Hisheartgrewheavier．“Societyhaschanged,peoplehavechanged,”hemurmuredtohimself.“Yearsago,ifsomebodypicked

upsomethinglost,theywouldgiveitback.Nowagoodactionislost.”Yethedidnotgiveuphope.Hestartedtostareatanybodywearingblackglovestose

eiftheylookedlikehis.Thefirsttwopersonshesawdidweargloves,butonewaswomen’sandtheothernotblack．注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150词左右；2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；Paragrap

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ngthewholeholiday,hewasalwaysthinkingwhethertobuyanewpair.___________________________________________________________

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_________________________________________________________________江苏省响水中学2020-2021学年度秋学期高二年级期中考试英语参考答案第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分30分）1-5BBABC6-10ACBCC11-15CBACB16-20ABCAC第二部分：语篇理解（共三节，满分65分）第一节阅读理解（共9小题;每小题2.5分，满分22.5分）21-23BDA24-26ACB27-29DAC第二节完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分，

满分30分）30-34CBDAB35-39DACDB40-44CBADA45-49CBADC第三节七选五（共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）50-54CFAED第三部分：语法填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）55.Cooking56.

found57.Nor58.why59.reasonable60.who61.at62.toproduce63.possibly64.thinking第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）DearMrs.Wilson,I’mgladtowritetoshar

ewithyoumyhappinessofbeingadmittedtocollege,whichIhavebeendreamingof.Firstly,I’dliketoexpressmygratitudeforyourexce

llentteachingandyourcareaswellasloveforme!Thankyouforyourencouragingwords,whichneverfailtobrightenmywayahead.It’syouwhocheeredmeup.NeverwillI

forgetwhatyousaid--doorsopentotheverymanwithfullconfidenceandinstantaction.Withoutyourhelp,Icouldneverhaveenjoye

dsuchajoyfulharvest.AndIreallyappreciateyourinstruction.Iwishmoreandmoreofyourstudentscouldgototheiri

dealcolleges.Areyoustilltoobusy?HowImissyou,mybelovedteacher!Yours,LiHua第二节读后续写（满分25分）Paragraph1:Suddenly,hefoundamanlookinglikealawyer,wearingb

lackleathergloves.Abruptasitmightseem,Georgecameupwithouthesitationandaskediftheywerehis,buttherecameadisappointinganswer.Onsecond

thought,herealizednobodywouldbesofoolishastowearthemrightinsidethestore.Hehadnootheralternativebuttoas

kthecashiertokeepthemincasethelostgloveswerefound.Thenhedraggedhislegstowardstheexit.Paragraph2:Duringthewholeholiday,hewasalwaysthinkingwhethertobuy

anewpair.Afterall,indeepwinter,hecouldnotdowithoutgloves.FinallypoorGeorgedecidedtobuyanotherpairofleathergloves.Withthelastrayofhope,hesteppedi

ntothestoreagain.Nosoonerhadheopenedthedoorthanthecashiertoldhimtherewasindeedonesuchpairashelost.afterexamin

ingthemcarefully,hewaswildwithjoy,expressingsinceregratitudeandsayingtohimselfthatagoodactionwasneverlost.【听力录音稿】Text1W:Hello,thisistheNation

alMuseum.M:Hi,canIvisityourmuseumafter4o’clockintheafternoon?W:Itdepends,sir.Weopenat9:00amandcloseat5:00pmonweekdaysbutonSundaysweclose

twohoursearlier.Text2W:Brian,couldyoucarrythissuitcasetoo?It’stooheavy.Ican’tcarryit.M:HowmanyhandsdoyouthinkI

have?Text3M:Doyouwanttogrababurgerwithme?W:No,Idon’teatmeat.I’mavegetarian.M:Youshouldcomewithme,anyway.TherestaurantI’mheadingtosell

samazingvegetarianfood.Text4W:DoestheNo.25busgobytheHillsideGallery?M:Yes,butIsuggestyounottakeabusordrivethere.

Youwillbestuckinatrafficjamatweekendsonthisstreet.Theundergroundiseasyandfast.W:OK.Thankyou.Text5W:Haveyoudecidedtotaket

hatpositioninChina?Iheardthesalaryisgood.M:No.W:Why?YoutookChineseinhighschool,didn’tyou?M:I’dbeallrightiftheyonlyrequiredareadingor

writingknowledgeofit.Butyousee,Ihavetospeakthere.Text6W:Er,doyouhaveanyhobbies,Jack?M:Mm,IlikegoingtothemoviesifI’mfree.Iknowit’snotmuchofahobbybut

Idon’thavealotoftimeforhobbies.W:Whatareyourfavoritefilms?M:Ilikethrillers.That’smyfavorite.W:Oh,I’mnogoodwiththose.They’re

toofrightening.Idon’twatchanyofthembecauseIhavemyhandsovermyeyes.M:Sowhatareyourfavoritehobbies,Rebecca?W:Iwanttotakeupsk

iing.I’mstartingnewhobbiesbecauseIhaven’tgotanyatthemomentapartfromreadingandmusic.Text7W:Ican’tbelieveThank

sgivingisrightaroundthecorner!Whousuallydoesthecookinginyourfamily?M:Mymotherandmytwoauntsdon’tletanyoneelsedoanythingexceptforthesaladandth

edrinks.Thatincludesallthesauces,desserts,andplacesettings.W:Wow.ItsoundsliketheytakeTurkeyDayprettyseriously.M:Listen,ifThanksgivingwereanOly

mpicsport,theywouldbekickedoutforwinningtoomanygoldmedals!Whataboutyou?W:Well,myparentsandIdoeverythin

gtogether.It’sbetterthanonepersontryingtodotoomuch.Text8W:HiSimon.Ihopeyoulikeourschool!M:Yes,Ido!LosAngelesisgreat.I’vemadelotsoffriendsandIreally

enjoymycourses.W:Good!Metoo!Bytheway,youdidn’ttellmewhatyouarestudyinghere.M:Didn’tI?I’mdoingbusinessstudies.W:Really?That’s

great.Areyouworkinginacompanyaftergraduation?M:Maybe.IwasborninCanada.MyparentsareinTorontoandIhopetofindajobinacompanythe

re.W:WhataboutyourfriendZoe?M:She’sfromSydney,Australia.Herfatherrunsahotelthereandsheisstudyinghotelmanagement.W:Wow,bothofyouhavey

ourplans.M:Yes,wedo.Whataboutyou,Lucy?W:Well,I’mstudyinglaw.M:Great!SoIknowwhotocallifIneedalawyerinthefuture.W:Sure.Classesaregoingtostart.Let’sg

o.Text9W:Wow!Wearesoluckytofindaparkingspacesoclosetotheshoppingmall.M:Doyourememberlasttimewehadtoparkfourblocksaw

ayandruntothemallintherain?Thatwassocrazy.W:Don’tworry.Ialwayskeepanumbrellainthecarthesedays!M:Good.Oh,it’salreadyl

unchtime.Whatwouldyouliketogetforlunch?W:Thelambburgerandfries.TheyarefamousintheBurger’s!Howaboutyou?M:IthinkI’llgetwhatIal

waysorder,chickensandwiches.W:Whataboutgoingshoppingafterlunch?M:Great.Well,doyouthinktherewillstillbetimetocatchthe

newSpanishexhibitattheArtMuseum?W:Yes,ofcourse.Therewillbetwohoursleftforus.Andthemuseumiswithinwalkingdistance.M:Let’sgoandhavelunchfir

st.W:OK.Text10M:Growingcropsincontainerssaveswater.Itneedslittlefertilizer(肥料).Inaddition,thechemicalscannotrunoffintone

arbywaterways.Thesameearthmixturecanbeusedforfiveorsixyears.SinceEarthBoxeswentonsalein1994,manypeoplearoundtheworldhaveusedthem.Otherpe

oplehavemadetheirownvegetablegrowingboxes.Someusetwolargeplasticcontainers.Onecontainerhasholesinthebottomandsitsinsidetheoth

erbox.Earthmixturegoesintothetopcontainer,andwatergoesthroughatubeintothebottombox.Aplastictrashbagisthenusedtocoverthetopcontainer.S

omepeoplethinkthiskindofgardeningwillbeimportanttopeopleinpoorcountrieswherehungerisaproblem.Alotoffoodcan

begrowninasmallspaceforasmallamountofmoney.ThepeoplewhomakeEarthBoxesareinterestedineducatingyoungpeople.Theyhavedevelopedaprogramaimedatteachingstu

dentsscienceandagriculture.Whenchildrenfirstenterelementaryschool,theylearnaboutwater,soil,light,andnutrit

ion.Inmiddleschool,theydoexperimentsandcollectinformation.Inhighschool,theylearnhowtousemathtobetterunderstandwhat

happenswhenplantsgrow.Thelearningprogramincludeswrittenmaterialsforteachersandstudents.AnditusesanEarthBoxint

heclassroomasasmalllaboratoryforexperiments.