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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30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.Hehashis

handsfull.C.Healmostlosesthesuitcase.3.Whatisthemanpersuadingthewomantodo?A.Eatoutwithhim.B.Buyhimaburger.C.Havelessmeat.4.Howwillthewoma

nprobablygotothegallery?A.Bybus.B.Bysubway.C.Bycar.5.InwhataspectisthemanweakinChinese?A.Reading.B.Writing.C.Speaking.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.Frightening.C.Boring.7.Whatnewhobb

ywillthewomanstart?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.WhatisthemanallowedtomakeforThanksgiving?A.Thesauc

es.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.InLosAnge

les.11.WhatdoesSimonplantodoaftergraduation?A.Studyfurther.B.Runahotel.C.Workinacompany.12.WhatdoesLucymajorin?A.Business.B.Law.C.Manageme

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

eyareluckytotaketheumbrella.C.Theyfindtheshoppingmalleasily.14.Whatwouldthemanliketohaveforlunch?A.Fries.B.Thelambburger.C.Chi

ckensandwiches.15.Whatwillthespeakersdorightafterlunch?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.WhatistheadvantageofEar

thBoxes?A.Savingmuchspace.B.Purifyingmuchwater.C.Makingcropsgrowfast.20.WhyareEarthBoxesusedinmiddleschool?A.Tolearnmathwell.B.Togrowvegetab

les.C.Todosomeexperiments.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）ATheCambridgeScienceFestivalCuriosityChallengeDar

etoTaketheCuriosityChallenge!TheCambridgeScienceFestival(CSF)ispleasedtoinformyouofthesixthannualCuriosityChall

enge.Thechallengeinvites,evendaresschoolstudentsbetweentheagesof5and14tocreateartworkorapieceofwritingthatshowsthe

ircuriosityhowitinspiresthemtoexploretheirworld.Studentsarebeingdaredtodrawapicture,writeanarticle,takeaphotoorwriteapoemt

hatshowswhattheyarecuriousabout.Toenterthechallenge,allartworkorpiecesofwritingshouldbesenttotheCambridge

ScienceFestival,MITMuseum,265MassAvenue.Cambridge02139byFriday,February8th.StudentswhoentertheCuriosityCh

allengeandareselectedaswinnerswillbehonoredataspecialceremonyduringtheCSFonSunday,April21st.Guestspeakerswillalso

presentprizestothestudents.Winningentrieswillbepublishedinabook.Studententrieswillbeexhibitedandprizeswillbegiven.Fam

iliesofthosewhotakepartwillbeincludedincelebrationandbrunchwillbeserved.BetweenMarch10thandMarch15h,eachwinnerwillbegiventhespecificsoftheclosingcere

monyandtheCuriosityChallengecelebration.Theprogramguidelinesandotherrelatedinformationareavailableat:http:

//cambridgesciencefestival.org.21.WhocantakepartintheCuriosityChallenge?A.CSFwinners.B.Schoolstudents.C.Cambridgelocals.D.MITar

tists.22.Whenwilltheprize-givingceremonybeheld?A.OnFebruary8th.B.OnMarch10th.C.OnMarch15thD.OnApril21st.23.Whattypeofwritingisthi

stext?A.Anannouncement.B.Anexhibitionguide.C.Anartshowreview.D.Anofficialreport.BPassengerpigeons(旅鸽)oncef

lewovermuchoftheUnitedStatesinunbelievablenumbers.Writtenaccountsfromthe18thand19thcenturiesdescribedflocks(群

)solargethattheydarkenedtheskyforhours.Itwascalculatedthatwhenitspopulationreacheditshighestpoint,theyweremorethan3billionpassengerpigeo

ns—anumberequalto24to40percentofthetotalbirdpopulationintheUnitedStates,makingitperhapsthemostabundantbirdintheworld.Evenaslateas1870whentheirnu

mbershadalreadybecomesmaller,aflockbelievedtobe1milewideand320miles(about515kilometers)longwasseennearCincinnati.Sadlytheabundanceofpassengerp

igeonsmayhavebeentheirundoing.Wherethebirdsweremostabundant,peoplebelievedtherewasanever-lastingsupplya

ndkilledthembythethousands.Commercialhuntersattractedthemtosmallclearingswithgrain,waiteduntilpigeonshadsettledtofeed,thenthrewlargenetsoverthem,ta

kinghundredsatatime.Thebirdswereshippedtolargecitiesandsoldinrestaurants.Bytheclosingdecadesofthe19thcentury,thehardwoodforestswherepasseng

erpigeonsnestedhadbeendamagedbyAmerican’sneedforwood,whichscattered(驱散)theflocksandforcedthebirdstogofarthernorth,wherecoldtemper

aturesandspringstormscontributedtotheirdecline.Soonthegreatflocksweregone,nevertobeseenagain.In1897,thestateo

fMichiganpassedalawprohibitingthekillingofpassengerpigeons,butbythen,nosizableflockshadbeenseeninthestatefor10years.Thelastconf

irmedwildpigeonintheUnitedStateswasshotbyaboyinPikeCounty,Ohio,in1900.Foratime,afewbirdssurvivedunderhumancare.Thelasto

fthem,knownaffectionatelyasMartha,diedattheCincinnatiZoologicalGardenonSeptember1,1914.24.Inthe18thandearly19thcentur

ies,passengerpigeons________.A.werethelargestbirdpopulationintheUSB.livedmainlyinthesouthofAmericaC.didgr

eatharmtothenaturalenvironmentD.werethebiggestbirdintheworld25.Theunderlinedword“undoing”inparagraph3p

robablyreferstothepigeons’________.A.escapeB.liberationC.ruinD.evolution26.Whatwasthemainreasonforpeo

pletokillpassengerpigeons?A.Toseekpleasure.B.Tomakemoney.C.Toprotectcrops.D.Tosaveotherbirds.CScientistsatIsrael’sTelAvivUniversitysaytheyhave

createdtheworld’sfirst3D-printedheartwithhumantissueandbloodvessels.Althoughtheorganisonlyasbigasarabbit’sh

eart,theresearchersarehopingthetechnologycouldonedaybedevelopedenoughtohelphumanpatientsinneedofahearttransplant.LeadresearcherTalDvirsaidt

hatwhileotherscientistshavemanagedto3D-printthestructureofaheartinthepast,thisisthefirsttimeanyonehasprintedanen

tireheart.“Ourresultsdemonstratethepotentialofourapproachforengineeringpersonalizedtissueandorganreplacementinthefuture,”Dvirsaidinapresss

tatement.Scientistsusedfattytissuetakenfromhumanpatientstocreatetheheart.Somematerialinthetissuewasreprogrammedtobecomestemcells.Th

eremainingmaterialwasprocessedintoahydrogel.Theyusedthehydrogelasaprinting:“ink”.Thismethodplaysakeyroleinremovingtheriskthatthe

implantwillberejectedbythepatient’sbody.Theteam’snextstepistocultivatetheorgansinalabandtoteachthemhowto“behave”lik

ehearts.Dvir’s3D-printedheartscancurrentlycontract,butthecellsstillneedtodevelopapumpingability.Histeameventuallyplanstotesttheheartsinanimals

.“Maybe,intenyears,therewillbeorganprintersinthefinesthospitalsaroundtheworld,andtheseprocedureswillbeconduc

tedroutinely,”Dvirsaid.Heartdiseaseistheleadingcauseofdeathforbothmenandwomen,accordingtotheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention.About6

10,000peopledieofthisdiseaseinAmericaeveryyear─amountingtoabout1inevery4deaths.Therearecurrentlymorethan3,700peoplewaitingforahearttransplan

tintheUnitedStates,accordingtodatafromtheUnitedStatesDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices.27.Whatisthepurposeofcreatingthe3D-printedheart?A.

ToconnecthospitalswithuniversitiesB.Todevelop3D-printedtechnology.C.Tostudytheheartsofrabbits.D.Tohelppatientsreceivean

ewheart.28.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A.Theproceduresoftheresearch.B.Theimportanceoftheresearch.C.Themethodofthe3D-pr

intedheart.D.Thematerialofthe3D-printedheart.29.Whydoestheauthormentionthecurrentsituationofheartdiseasepatie

nts?A.Toappealtohospitalstoreducemedicalfees.B.Toexplainthemainreasonforheartdisease.C.Toshowtheneedtoadvancethenewtechnology.D.Tourgeresearcherstod

evelopeffectivemedicaldevices.第二节完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）Duringthewar,myhusbandwasstationedatanarmycampi

nadesertinCalifornia.Iwenttolivethereinordertobe30him.Ihatedtheplace.Ihadnever31beensounhappy.Myhusbandwasorderedoutonalong-term

duty,andIwasleftinatinyshack(棚屋)alone.Theheatwas32—almost1250Fevenintheshadeofacactus(仙人掌).33apersontotalkto.Th

ewindblewnon-stop,andallthefoodIate,andtheeveryairIbreathed,were34withsand,sand,sand!IwassosorryformyselfthatIwrotetomypar

ents.ItoldthemIwas35andcomingbackhome.IsaidIcouldn’tstanditoneminutelonger.I36beinprison!Myfatheransweredmy37withjusttwoline

s—twolinesthatwillalwayssinginmy38—twolinesthatcompletelychangedmylife:TwomenlookedoutfromprisonbarsOnesawthemud,theothersawthestarsIreadthoset

wolines39,andIwasashamedofmyself.ImadeupmymindIwouldfindoutwhatwasgoodinmypresent40;Iwouldlookforthestars.Imadefriendswiththenatives,andth

eir41amazedme.Theygavemepresentsoftheirfavoriteartworkswhichtheyhad42toselltotourists.Istudiedthedelightfulformsofthecactus.Iwatch

edforthedesertsunsets,and43forseashellsthathadbeenlefttheremillionsofyearsagowhenthedeserthadbeenanocean44.Whatbroughtaboutthis45changeinme?Thedes

erthadn’tchanged,46Ihad.Ihadchangedmy47.Andbydoingso,Ichangedanunhappyexperienceintothemostunforgettable

48ofmylife.IwasexcitedbythisnewworldwhereIdiscoveredIhadlookedoutofmyself-createdprisonand49thestars.30.A.of

fB.behindC.nearD.beyond31.A.alreadyB.beforeC.thenD.still32.A.inflexibleB.incomprehensibleC.uncontrollableD.unbe

arable33.A.NotB.OnlyC.ManyD.Such34.A.coveredB.filledC.buriedD.charged35.A.catchingupB.keepingupC.gettingupD.givingup36.A.wouldrather

B.mightwellC.oughttoD.hadbetter37.A.requestB.callC.letterD.question38.A.comparisonB.imaginationC.considerationD.memory39.A.byandbyB.ove

randoverC.upanddownD.nowandthen40.A.companyB.occupationC.situationD.relationship41.A.movementB.reactionC.guidanceD.purpose42.A.refusedB.failedC.man

agedD.happened43.A.askedB.headedC.waitedD.hunted44.A.floorB.surfaceC.rockD.level45.A.shockingB.challengin

gC.amazingD.puzzling46.A.asB.butC.forD.or47.A.attitudeB.principleC.identityD.standard48.A.vacationB.operationC.affairD.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：Fourstepsforfightingstress

(战胜压力)Everybodygetsstressedfromtimetotime.50.Somewaysofdealingwithstress—likescreamingorhittingsomeone—don'tsolvemuch.B

utotherways，liketalkingtosomeoneyoutrust,canleadyoutosolvingyourproblemoratleastfeelingbetter.Trytakingthesefourstepsthenexttimeyouarestressed

：Getsupport.Whenyouneedhelp,reachouttothepeoplewhocareaboutyou.Talktoatrustedadult,suchasaparentorotherrelatives.51.Theymighthavehadsimilar

problems,suchasdealingwithatest,orthedeathofabelovedpet.Don'ttakeitoutonyourself（不要把什么事情都往自己身上揽）.Sometimeswhenkidsarestressedandupset

,theytakeitoutonthemselves.Oh,dear,that'snotagoodidea.Rememberthattherearealwayspeopletohelpyou.Don'ttakeitoutonyourself.52.Trytosolvetheproblem.

Afteryou'recalmandyouhavesupportfromadultsandfriends,it'stimetogetdownto（开始做）business.53.Evenifyoucan'tsolveitall,youcansolveapiece

ofit.Bepositive.Moststressistemporary(暂时的).Rememberstressdoesgoaway,especiallywhenyoufigureouttheproblemandstartworkingonsolvingit.Thesestepsaren'tm

agic,buttheydowork.Andifyoucanstaypositiveasyoumakeyourwaythroughatoughtime,you'llhelpyourselffeelbettereve

nfaster54.A.AskforahelpinghandtogetyouthroughthetoughsituationB.Noticeyourfriends'feelingsandfindawaytohelpthemC.Differentpeoplefee

lstressindifferentwaysD.Ah,itfeelssogoodwhenthestressisgoneE.YouneedtofigureoutwhattheproblemisF.Anddon'tforgetaboutyourfriendsG.Then，findawayto

calmdown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_____(cook)somedeliciousfoodinthekitchen,suddenly,he_____56______(find)thathehadrunoutofsalt.SoNickcalledtohisson,“Gotothevillag

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

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

agelikeours.”Nicksaid.Nick’sguests,____60_______hadheardtheirconversation,askedwhytheyshouldnotbuysaltmorecheaplyiftheycould.Nickreplied,“Theo

nlyreasonwhyamanwouldsellsalt_____61______alowerpricewouldbethathewasdesperateformoney.Andanyonewhotookadvantageofthatsituationwou

ldbeshowingalackofrespectforthesweatandstruggleofthemanwhoworkedveryhard____62____(produce)it.”“Butsuchasm

allthingcouldn’t_____63______(possible)destroyavillage.”“Inthebeginning,therewasonlyaverysmallamountofunfairnessintheworld,butev

eryoneaddedalittle,always______64_____(think)thatitwasonlysmallandnotveryimportant,andlookwherewehaveend

eduptoday.”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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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-year-oldGeorgeselectedhisfoodcarefully.Skimmilkwas$2.99,white

bread89centswitha10-centdiscount.Leavingthecashier,hecalculatedthathehadsaved80centstoday．Attheexit,thewindremi

ndedhimofhisgloves.“Wherearethey?”Notinthecoatpockets.Notinthegrocerybageither.Hewassurehewaswearingthemwhenheenteredthestore.Hec

learlyrememberedputtingthemintothepocketofthiscoat.Georgemadeasecondthoroughsearchofallhispockets,againincludingthegrocerybag.Nowhe

wassuretheymusthavebeendroppedsomewhereinsidethestore．OldGeorgehadboughttheblackleatherglovesata25％discount,forjust$35.00tenyears

ago.Theyweresoftandwarmandverydurable.Hehadtakencarenottoletadropofwaterorraintouchhisexpensivegloves,sothe

ylookedlikenew.Losingthisfavoritepossessionwasalmostlikelosingachildtohim．George，calmontheoutsidebutnervousinside，re-enteredth

estore．Hefollowedthesameroutehehadwalkedbefore,startingatthebreadcounter,tothemilksection，thecornerwhere

saltandsugarwereplaced，thentherestofthestore．Severalminutesofanxioussearchingturnedouttobeinvain.Heaskedthecustomerswheth

ertheysawapairofblackleathergloves,buttheysaidno.Thenhewentovertothecashierwithouthesitationtoaskifshehadreceivedanylostgloves,butonlyreceivedt

hesameanswer.Hisheartgrewheavier．“Societyhaschanged,peoplehavechanged,”hemurmuredtohimself.“Yearsago,ifsomebodypickedupsomethinglost,theywouldgiveitb

ack.Nowagoodactionislost.”Yethedidnotgiveuphope.Hestartedtostareatanybodywearingblackglovestoseeiftheylookedlikehis.

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；Paragraph1:Suddenly

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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.t

oproduce63.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’mgladtowritetosharewithyoumyhappinessofbei

ngadmittedtocollege,whichIhavebeendreamingof.Firstly,I’dliketoexpressmygratitudeforyourexcellentteachingandyourcareaswellaslove

forme!Thankyouforyourencouragingwords,whichneverfailtobrightenmywayahead.It’syouwhocheeredmeup.NeverwillIforget

whatyousaid--doorsopentotheverymanwithfullconfidenceandinstantaction.Withoutyourhelp,Icouldneverhaveenjoyedsuchajoyfulharves

t.AndIreallyappreciateyourinstruction.Iwishmoreandmoreofyourstudentscouldgototheiridealcolleges.Areyoustilltoobusy?HowImissyou,mybelovedteache

r!Yours,LiHua第二节读后续写（满分25分）Paragraph1:Suddenly,hefoundamanlookinglikealawyer,wearingblackleathergloves.Abruptasitmightseem,Georgecameupwithout

hesitationandaskediftheywerehis,buttherecameadisappointinganswer.Onsecondthought,herealizednobodywouldbesofoolishastowear

themrightinsidethestore.Hehadnootheralternativebuttoaskthecashiertokeepthemincasethelostgloveswerefound.Th

enhedraggedhislegstowardstheexit.Paragraph2:Duringthewholeholiday,hewasalwaysthinkingwhethertobuyanewpair.Afterall,indeepwinter,hecou

ldnotdowithoutgloves.FinallypoorGeorgedecidedtobuyanotherpairofleathergloves.Withthelastrayofhope,hestep

pedintothestoreagain.Nosoonerhadheopenedthedoorthanthecashiertoldhimtherewasindeedonesuchpairashelost.a

fterexaminingthemcarefully,hewaswildwithjoy,expressingsinceregratitudeandsayingtohimselfthatagoodactionwasnever

lost.【听力录音稿】Text1W:Hello,thisistheNationalMuseum.M:Hi,canIvisityourmuseumafter4o’clockintheafternoon?W:Itdepends,sir.Weopenat9:00amandclo

seat5:00pmonweekdaysbutonSundaysweclosetwohoursearlier.Text2W:Brian,couldyoucarrythissuitcasetoo?It’stooheavy.Ican’tc

arryit.M:HowmanyhandsdoyouthinkIhave?Text3M:Doyouwanttogrababurgerwithme?W:No,Idon’teatmeat.I’mavegetarian.M:Youshoul

dcomewithme,anyway.TherestaurantI’mheadingtosellsamazingvegetarianfood.Text4W:DoestheNo.25busgobytheHillsideGallery?M:Yes,butIsuggestyounottakeabu

sordrivethere.Youwillbestuckinatrafficjamatweekendsonthisstreet.Theundergroundiseasyandfast.W:OK.Tha

nkyou.Text5W:HaveyoudecidedtotakethatpositioninChina?Iheardthesalaryisgood.M:No.W:Why?YoutookChineseinhighschool,didn’tyou?M:

I’dbeallrightiftheyonlyrequiredareadingorwritingknowledgeofit.Butyousee,Ihavetospeakthere.Text6W:Er,doyouhaveanyhobbies,Jack?M:Mm,Ilikegoingtothemo

viesifI’mfree.Iknowit’snotmuchofahobbybutIdon’thavealotoftimeforhobbies.W:Whatareyourfavoritefilms?M:Ili

kethrillers.That’smyfavorite.W:Oh,I’mnogoodwiththose.They’retoofrightening.Idon’twatchanyofthembecauseIhavemyhandsoverm

yeyes.M:Sowhatareyourfavoritehobbies,Rebecca?W:Iwanttotakeupskiing.I’mstartingnewhobbiesbecauseIhaven’tgotany

atthemomentapartfromreadingandmusic.Text7W:Ican’tbelieveThanksgivingisrightaroundthecorner!Whousuallyd

oesthecookinginyourfamily?M:Mymotherandmytwoauntsdon’tletanyoneelsedoanythingexceptforthesaladandthedrinks

.Thatincludesallthesauces,desserts,andplacesettings.W:Wow.ItsoundsliketheytakeTurkeyDayprettyseriously.M:Listen,ifThanksgivingwereanOlympicspor

t,theywouldbekickedoutforwinningtoomanygoldmedals!Whataboutyou?W:Well,myparentsandIdoeverythingtogether.It’sbetterthanonepersontryingtodo

toomuch.Text8W:HiSimon.Ihopeyoulikeourschool!M:Yes,Ido!LosAngelesisgreat.I’vemadelotsoffriendsandIreallyenjoymycourses.W:G

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

’sgreat.Areyouworkinginacompanyaftergraduation?M:Maybe.IwasborninCanada.MyparentsareinTorontoandIhopetofindajobina

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

bothofyouhaveyourplans.M:Yes,wedo.Whataboutyou,Lucy?W:Well,I’mstudyinglaw.M:Great!SoIknowwhotocallifIneedalawyerinthefuture.W:Sure.Classes

aregoingtostart.Let’sgo.Text9W:Wow!Wearesoluckytofindaparkingspacesoclosetotheshoppingmall.M:Doyourememberlasttimewehadtoparkfour

blocksawayandruntothemallintherain?Thatwassocrazy.W:Don’tworry.Ialwayskeepanumbrellainthecarthesedays!M:Good.Oh,it’salreadylunchtime.Whatwouldyou

liketogetforlunch?W:Thelambburgerandfries.TheyarefamousintheBurger’s!Howaboutyou?M:IthinkI’llgetwhatIalwaysorder,chickensandwiches.W:Whataboutgo

ingshoppingafterlunch?M:Great.Well,doyouthinktherewillstillbetimetocatchthenewSpanishexhibitattheArtMuseum?W:Yes,ofcourse.Therewillbetwohoursl

eftforus.Andthemuseumiswithinwalkingdistance.M:Let’sgoandhavelunchfirst.W:OK.Text10M:Growingcropsincontainerssaveswater.Itneed

slittlefertilizer(肥料).Inaddition,thechemicalscannotrunoffintonearbywaterways.Thesameearthmixturecanbeusedforfiveorsixyears.Sin

ceEarthBoxeswentonsalein1994,manypeoplearoundtheworldhaveusedthem.Otherpeoplehavemadetheirownvegetablegrowingboxes

.Someusetwolargeplasticcontainers.Onecontainerhasholesinthebottomandsitsinsidetheotherbox.Earthmixture

goesintothetopcontainer,andwatergoesthroughatubeintothebottombox.Aplastictrashbagisthenusedtocoverthetopcontainer.Somepeop

lethinkthiskindofgardeningwillbeimportanttopeopleinpoorcountrieswherehungerisaproblem.Alotoffoodcanb

egrowninasmallspaceforasmallamountofmoney.ThepeoplewhomakeEarthBoxesareinterestedineducatingyoungpeople.Theyhavedevelopedaprogramaimeda

tteachingstudentsscienceandagriculture.Whenchildrenfirstenterelementaryschool,theylearnaboutwater,soil,light,andnutrition.

Inmiddleschool,theydoexperimentsandcollectinformation.Inhighschool,theylearnhowtousemathtobetterunderstandwhathappenswhenplantsgrow.Thelearn

ingprogramincludeswrittenmaterialsforteachersandstudents.AnditusesanEarthBoxintheclassroomasasmalllab

oratoryforexperiments.