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泰宁一中2019-2020学年上学期第一阶段考试高二英语科试卷考试时间：120分钟满分：150分第一部分听力理解（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.WhatdoweknowaboutJohn

?A.Hehadanaccident.B.Heworksinthehospital.C.Hesufferedfromaheadache.2.Whyisthemanlate?A.Heoverslept.B.Helosthiscarkey

.C.Hehadnoalarmclocks.3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Health.B.Education.C.Environment.4.Howoldisthegirl?A.6yearsold.B.9yea

rsold.C.15yearsold.5.What’stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Neighbors.B.Formerclassmates.C.Workmates.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。听下面一段对话(对话6)，回答第6和第7两个小题。6.Whon

eedsanewdress?A.Jenny.B.Ann.C.Lucy.7.Wherewillthespeakersgofirst?A.Aclothesstore.B.TheCityLibrary.C.Abookstore.听下

面一段对话（对话7），回答第8至第10三个小题。8.Whatisthepartyfor?A.Afestival.B.Abirthday.C.Ananniversary.9.Whydoesthegirltalktotheman?A.Toas

kforpermission.B.Tomakeaninvitation.C.Togetsomeadvice.10.Whatwilltheheadmasterdobeforetheparty?A.SinganEnglishsong.B.Sh

arehisresolutions.C.Deliveraspeech.听下面一段对话（对话8），回答第11至第13三个小题。11.Whatdidthemanthinkofthegirl’slastpaper?A.Excellent.B.Ordinary.

C.Poorlydone.12.Whohelpedthegirlwithherresearch?A.Jean.B.Mr.Smith.C.Ms.White.13.Whatwillthegirldonext?A.Rewritethepaper.B.Askforsickl

eave.C.Prepareforanoralpresentation.听下面一段对话（对话9），回答第14至第17四个小题。14.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?A.Getfit.B.Killt

ime.C.Relaxherself.15.Whencannon-membersenjoythespecialoffer?A.Thismonth.B.Duringholidays.C.Ontheirbirthdays.16.Howmuchdoesaswimmingclasscostnon-mem

berseachtime?A.$35.B.$25.C.$10.17.Whatclasswillthewomanchoose?A.Aweightliftingclass.B.Aswimmingclass.C.Ayogaclass.听下面一段独白（对话10），回答第

18至第20三个小题。18.Whydidthereaderfeellonely?A.Shehadtroublewithherstudies.B.Herbestfriendwasn’taround.C.Shewasunabletolookafterh

erself.19.Whatisthespeakertryingtodo?A.Introduceaclass.B.Shareexperiences.C.Givesuggestions.20.Whomisthispassagewrittenfor?

A.Teachers.B.Parents.C.Students.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。AReadtheadvertis

ements，andthenchoosethebestanswers,DriverWanted1.Cleandrivinglicense.2.Mustbeofsmartappearance.3.Agedover25.Applyto:Ca

pesTaxis,17PalaceRoad,BostonAirHostessesforInternationalFlightWanted1.Applicantsmustbebetween20and33yearsold.2.Height1.6mto1.75m.3.Educa

tiontoGCSEstandard,4.Twolanguages.5.Mustbeabletoswim.Applyto:Recruitment(招聘)office,SouthernAirlines,HeathrowAirportWestHR37KKTeacherNeededFor

privatelanguageschool,teachingexperienceunnecessary.Applyto:TheDirectorofStudies,InstantlanguageLtd,279CanalStreet.NursesNeeded1.Havingwork

edmorethan3years.2.Agedmorethan30.3.Identification.Applyto:WestHospital58ParkAvenue,Manhattan21.Whichofthefollowingprevents

JackworkingasaCapesTaxisdriver?A.Beingpunishedforspeedingandwrongparking.B.Nothavingcollegeeducation.C.Beingunabletospeakaforeignlanguage.D.Drink

ingbeeronceinawhile.22.Whichofthefollowingneedsworkingexperienceaccordingtothetext?A.Tobeateacher.B.Tobeanurse.C.Tobeadriver.D.Tobeanairhostess

es.23.IfMarywantstoworkasanairhostessforSouthernAirlines,shemustA.beover25yearsoldB.looksmartandbeautifulC.speakanotherlanguag

ebesideshermothertongueD.havesomesimilarworkingexperienceBLondonersaregreatreaders.Theyreadandbuyvastnumbersofnewspapers,andmagazinesand

0fbooks--especiallypaperbacks(平装书),whicharestillcomparativelycheapinspiteofever-increasingrisesinthecostsofprinting.Theystillcontinuetobuy“prope

r”books,too,printedongoodpaperandbound(装订）betweenhardcovers.TherearemanystreetsinLondoncontainingshopswhichspecializeinbook-selling.Perhapsth

ebestknownoftheseisCharringCrossRoadintheveryheartofLondon.Herebookshopsofallsortsandsizesaretobefound,fromthe

celebratedonewhichboastsof(自夸）being“thebiggestbookshopintheworld”tothetinydustylittleplaceswhichseemtohavebeenleftoverfromDickenstime.Someofth

eseshopsstock(贮存),orwillobtain,anykindofbooks,butmanyofthemspecializeinsecond-handbooks,inartbooks,inforeignbooks,inbooksonphilo

sophy,politicsoranyotherofthecountlesssubjectsaboutwhichbooksmaybewritten.Oneshopinthisareaspecializeso

nlyinbooksaboutballet!AlthoughitmaybethemostconvenientplaceforLondonerstobuybooks,CharringCrossRoadisnotthecheapest.F

orthereallycheapsecond-handbooks,thecollectorsmustVentureoffthebeatentrack,toFarringdonRoad,forexample,intheEastCentraldistric

tofLondon.Herethereisnothingsoimpressive,asbookshops.Thebooksellerscomealongeachmorningandpourouttheirsacksofbooksontosmallhandcarts(手推

车).Andthecollectors,someprofessionalsandsomeamateurs,havebeenwaitingforthem.Inplaceslikethistheycans

till,occasionally,pickupforafewpenceanoldonethatmaybeworthmanypounds.24.“Londonersaregreatreaders.”meansthat.A.Londonersre

adalotB.ThereareagreatnumberofreadersinLondonC.LondonersarereaderswhoreadonlygreatbooksD.Londonersaregreatbecausetheyreadalot

25.Accordingtothispassage,CharringCrossRoad_.A.isinthesuburbsofLondonB.containsvariouskindsofshopsC.isfamousforitsbookshopsD.isthebusieststreeti

nLondon26.Inthispassage,whatdoestheunderlinedpart“Ventureoffthebeatentrack”mean?A.buybooksinamostbusystreetB.moveawayfromabusystreet.C.wastetimeloo

kingforbooks.D.takeariskoflosingone'slife.27.OnFarringdonRoad.A.youcanfindfinebooksforthelatestbooksB.thereareonlysmallbo

okshopsforthesecondhandbooksC.thesamebooksastheonesinthebookshopsofCharringCrossRoadaresoldD.youcanseebooksellerssellingbooksonhandcarts.CT

hespreadofWesterneatinghabitsaroundtheworldisbadforhumanhealthandtheenvironment.ThesefindingscomefromanewreportinthejournalNat

ure.DavidTillman,aprofessorofecologyattheUniversityofMinnesota,America,examinedinformationfrom100countriestoidentifywhatpeopleateandhowdietaff

ectedhealth.Henotedamovementbeginninginthe1960s.Hefoundthatasnationsmdustriahzed(工业化),populationincreasedandearningsrose,m

orepeoplebegantoadoptwhathasbeencalledtheWesterndiet.TheWesterndietishighinsugar,fat,oilandmeat.Byeatingthesefoods

,peoplebegantogetfatterandsicker.DavidTillmansaysoverweightpeopleareatgreaterriskfornon-infectiousdiseaseslikediabetes(糖尿病）andheartdisease.Unfo

rtunately,whenpeoplebecomeindustrialized,iftheyadoptthisWesterndiet,theyaregoingtohavethesehealthproblems,especiallyindeve

lopingcountriesinAsia.Chinaisanexamplewherethenumberofdiabetespopulationhasbeenjumpingfromlessthan1percentto10percentastheybegantoindustrializeovera2

0-yearperiod.Andthatishappeningallacrosstheworld,inMexicoinNigeriaandsoon.And,justasthedietisbadforhumanbein

gs,itisalsobadfortheenvironment.Astheworld'spopulationgrows,moreforestsandtropical(热带的）areaswillbecomefarmlandforcropsorgrasslandsforcattle.Weareli

kelytohavemoregreenhousegasinthefuturefromagriculturethanthatcomingoutofallformsoftransportationrightnow.Mr.Tillm

ancallsthelinkbetweendiet,theenvironmentandhumanhealth“atrilemma11”(三难困境):aproblemofferingadifficultchoice

.HesaysonepossiblesolutionisleavingtheWesterndietbehind.28.Accordingtothepassage,moregreenhousegasmightbegivenoffinthefuturefrom.A.transpor

tationB.developingcountriesC.developedcountriesD.agriculture29.DavidTillmanbelievesthat_____.A.peopleintropicalareasar

emorelikelytohaveheartdiseaseB.theWesterndietistheonlychoiceasthenationindustrializesC.diet,theenvironmentan

dhumanhealtharecloselyconnectedD.traditionaldietsaremorebalancedthantheWesterndiet30.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.A.theexa

minedinformationcomesfromdevelopingcountriesB.overweightpeopleareathigherriskofinfectiousdiseasesC.industrializationcontributesto

thespreadoftheWesterndietD.Nigeriahasthelargestnumberofdiabetespopulation31.Themainpurposeofthepassage

isto.A.callonustoprotecttheenvironmentB.adviseustohaveabalanceddietC.remindusoftheimportanceofhealthD.warnusofthedang

eroftheWesterndietDWhenpeoplereunitewiththeirlovedones,it'susuallyallextremelyhappymoment.Butwhatistheirmostcommonresponseto

seeingthemagain?Itmayseemstrange,butmostofthetimetheybreakdownintears.Nowagroupofpsychologists(心理学家)fromYaleUniversitysaytheyha

vefoundthereasonwhy,andthatcryingtearsofjoymaybethebody'sgoodwayofkeepingemotional(情感的）balance.“Theyseemtotakeplace

whenpeoplearehitbystrongpositive(积极的)emotions,andpeoplewhodothisseemtorecoverbetterfromthosestrongemotions.”RianaAragon,theleadresearc

hersaid.Aragonandherfellowpsychologistslookedathundredsofparticipants’emotionalresponsestodifferentthings,includingha

ppyreunionsandcutebabe.Manyparticipantssaidtheywouldreactinanegative（负面的）waytothepositivethingstocryathappy

momentsandwanttopinch(捏)acutebaby'sfaceoreven,tellthem”Iwanttoeatyouup!”Butthenresearchersfoundthatthesepeoplewer

eabletocalmdownfromstrongemotionsmorequickly.Therearemanyotherexamplesoftimeswhenpeoplerespondtoapositiveexperiencewithanegativeemotionalre

action.Atanexcitingconcert,fansscreamattheiridols(偶像).Peoplewhohavejusthadabiglottery（彩票）winareofteninfloodsoftears.“Thesefindingsadvanceou

runderstandingofhowpeopleexpressandcontroltheiremotions,whichisimportantlyrelatedtomentalandphysicalhealth,thequalityofrel

ationshipswithothers,andevenhowwellpeopleworktogether”saidAragon.32.WhathavethepsychologistsfromYaleUniversityfoundintheirresearch?A.Ther

easonwhypeoplecrywithtears.B.Cryingtearsofjoyhelpstobalanceemotions.C.PeoplerecoverslowlyfromstrongemotionsD.Strongneg

ativefeelingsareusefultopeople.33.Whatdoestheunderlined“they”inParagraph2probablyreferto?A.Timeswhenpeoplereunitewithfriends.B.Participants’emotion

alresponses.C.Strongpositiveemotions.D.Timeswhenpeoplecrytearsofjoy.34.Whichofthefollowingagreeswiththefindingsoftheresearch?A.Kissingacutebaby.B.

Laughingathappyreunions,C.Cryingatafailure.D.Cryingatgoodnews.35.Wheredoesthepassagemostlikelycomefrom?A.Apopularbiolog

ybook.B.Achildrenliteraturebook,C.Apsychologicalsciencejournal.D.Asciencefictionnovel.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。Inmanycountriesoftheworldpeopledowhatiscalledhousesitting.Itmeansthatifownersofthehousearegoingaway,theywantsomeone

tocomeintotheirhomeandlookafterthehouseandmaybepetswhiletheyareaway.InAustralia,manypeopletravel.Afterpeopleretire,theymightbuya

vanandtravelalloverthecountry.36Soifsomeonewantstotravelorgoawayforsomereason,theymightwantsomeoneintheirhometocareforitandkeepthegardenstidy

.Housesittersmighthavetocareforpets.Also,quiteafewpeoplehaveswimmingpoolsintheirbackyardandtheyneedcleaning.37Ifeelitisagreatwayofseeingthecountry,be

causeyougoandstayinanewcity,gettomeetnewpeople,andhavetimetogosightseeinginanewarea.38Therearewebsiteswhereyoufindtheadvertisemen

tsbypeoplewhowanttotravel,andbyreplyingtotheadvertisement,youcanmakearrangementstogoandlookaftertheirhome.Therearesomerequirementstobe

ahousesitter.Youmustbeatrustedperson,sothatthehomeownerknowsyouwillnotstealanything.Youmustbeabletogowhenthehouseownerwantsyoutogo,soy

ouneedlotsoffreetime.39Youneedtobegoodwithpets,abletocareforcatsanddogs,orotherpetstheymayhave.Somehousesit

tingjobsarejustforafewdaysoracoupleofweekswhilethehouseownershaveashortholiday.Sometimesitisformuchlonger.Wehavehadonehousesitforsixmonths,while

thehomeownertraveledtoEurope.40Thenyoucantraveltomanydifferentcountriesandstaythere.Oneoftheimportantthingstogetisreferencesfromthehomeownerswhereyou

havestayed.Areferenceisawrittenlettertosaythatyouaretrustworthyandhavelookedaftertheirhomewell.Youcanshowtheseletterstopossiblehousesittingjob

sandtheyknowyouwilldoagoodjob.A.Generallyyouhavemanyopportunitiestogetahousesittingjob.B.Youmusttakealittleca

reoverwhatyourdescriptionsaysaboutyou.C.Itisalsopossibletodohousesittinginothercountries.D.Ihavedonehousesittingmanytimes.E.Youmusthaveagoodcar,soyou

cantraveltodifferentpartsofthecountry.F.Thisisaninternationalhousesittingserviceforallcityandcountryareas.GThousandsofpeopledothisallthetime.第三部

分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Duringthecourseofalifetime,weallmakemistakes.An

doftenwetakeforgrantedwhatwehave,thinkingthatwe___41___whatwealreadyhave,orbelievingthatwewillneverneedanyoneto___42___usoutfrom

difficultand___43___times.Suchwasthe___44___ofCecilia.Ceciliahadagreatjob,anicehouseandeverythingsheneeded.___45___,shewasnotakindperso

nforseveralreasons__46___yougottoknowher.Thefirstthingwasherlackof___47__forotherswhowerenotasfortunateasshewas

.Shewouldnothelpanyone,___48___wouldsheevenexpressanysympathyforanyone’stroubles.Her___49___wasthattheywerejusttoolazy.But,thencamethecatastrophic(灾难

性的)day.Herhusbandgotintofinancialdifficulty,tothepoint___50___hewasforcedtodeclarebankruptcy(破产).Shefoundthatshewastheonewho___51___nothing.Nows

hewas___52___forhelp.Shealsofoundoutthatherparentswereunwillingtohelpher.But,___53___forher,hishusband’sfamilywaswillingandabletohelp

themthroughthesedifficulttimesdespitethe___54__thatshehadkeptthemoutofherlifeonpurposebefore.___55___Ceciliawasassistedthroug

hchallengingtimes,once___56___,shechangedtohertrueself.Butthisisnotthemainpointofthestory.Weallneedhelp___57___alonglife’sp

athwhetherwethinkwewillornot.And,ifyouaretheone___58__help,justrememberthis:nomatterwhat___59___later,youwillalwayskeepthefactin___60_t

hatyouhaveremainedstrongandtruetoassistthosethatneedyourhelp.41.A.realizeB.treasureC.manageD.deserve

42.A.protectB.helpC.keepD.assume43.A.inspiringB.movingC.pleasingD.challenging44.A.characterB.attitudeC.caseD.experi

ence45.A.HoweverB.OtherwiseC.NormallyD.Therefore46.A.onceB.whetherC.thoughD.what47.A.affectionB.confidenceC.sympathy

D.caution48.A.norB.andC.orD.So49.A.planB.viewC.promiseD.advice50.A.whereB.thatC.whenD.what51.A.learnedB.s

haredC.hadD.knew52.A.enthusiasticB.desperateC.considerateD.fearful53.A.unluckilyB.naturallyC.sadlyD.fortunately54.A.factB.re

asonC.sectionD.difficulty55.A.EventhoughB.NowthatC.AslongasD.Incase56.A.upB.awayC.overD.apart57.A.nowhereB.everywhereC.anyw

hereD.somewhere58.A.refusingB.receivingC.givingD.owing59.A.comesB.happensC.developsD.forms60.A.bodyB.headC.handD.mind第二节语

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）或括号内单词的正确形式。Childrenhavetheirownrulesinplayinggames.Theydon'tcaremuchabout___61___winsorloses,an

dtheydon'tseemtoworrywhetherthegame___62___(finish)ornotwhentheyleave.Yet,theylikegamesthatdependalotonluck,sothattheirpersonalabilitiescanno

tbe___63___(direct)compared.Theyalsoenjoygamesthatmoveinstages,in__64___eachstage,thechoosingofleaders,thepicking-upofsides,o

rthedeterminingofwhichside___65__(start)isalmostagameinitself.Grown-upscanhardlyfindchildren’sgameexc

iting,andtheyoftenfeel___66__(puzzle)atwhytheirkidsplaysuchasimplegameagainandagain.However,itisfound___67__achildplaysgamesforveryimp

ortantreasons.Hecanfind___68___(he)beingausefulpartnertosomeoneofwhomheisordinarilyafraid.Hecanbecomealeader

andgive___69___(order)whenitcomestohisturn.Insomegames,hecanpretendtobedeadortokisssomeonehehascaught.Itappearstousthatwhenchildrenplaya

gametheyimagineasituation70theircontrol.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节完成句子（共10小题，20空；每空0.5分，满分10分）71.每次大爆发时，就有数以千计的暴露在霍乱中的惊恐

的民众死去Manythousandsofterrifiedpeople_____________choleradiedeverytimetherewasanoutbreak.72.他提出的理论认为水是罪魁祸首。The

theoryputforwardbyhimsuggestedthatthewater________________.73.只有你意识到吸烟会致癌，这个指导才有意义。Onlyifyourealizesmokin

gcontributestocancer________theguidance______________.74.他因工作过度劳累，身体垮下来了。Hishealthhas_______________becauseofworkingtoo

hard.75.值得赞扬的是，由四个国家组成的英国有很高水准的教育体系。To_____credit,theUK________________fourcountrieshasahighlevelofeducationsystem

s76.如果方便的话，请你来接我一下If_______________________,pleasepickmeup.77.我不喜欢那些一心学习而看不见其它事的人。Idon’tlikeanyonewhodevoteshimselforhe

rselftostudy,soasto________sight________(看不见)everythingelse.78.约翰在开始学习西班牙语前已经学了一年法语了。JohnhadstudiedFrenchforayearbeforehe_

_______________Spanish.第二节书面表达(满分25分)假设你是光明中学学生会主席李华。来自英国的一批交换生将于下周一来到你校,请你用英文拟一份欢迎辞,内容包括1.表示欢迎;2.介绍活动安排,如游览长城、体验太极拳(t

aichi);3.希望玩得愉快。注意:1.词数100左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。Dearfriends,___________________________________________________________

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____________________________________________________________参考答案第一部分听力1-5AACCB6-10CAABC11-15CACCA16-20CCBCC第

二部分阅读理解第一节A篇21-23ABCB篇24-27ACBDC篇28-31DCCDD篇32-35BDDC第二节36-40GDAEC第三部分语言知识运用41-45DBDCA46-50ACABA51-55CBDAA56-60CDCB

D61.who62.Isfinished/hasbeenfinished63.directly64.which65.will/shallstart66.puzzled67.that68.himself69.orders70.unde

r第四部分写作第一节完成句子71.exposedto72.wastoblame73.does,makesense74.brokendown75.its,consistingof76.itisconvenient77.lose,of78.tookup第二节【参考答案】Dea

rfriends,We’reveryhappytohaveyouhere.Firstly,Iwouldliketoextendthemostsincerewelcometoyouonbehalfofourschool.Then,letmeintroducethearran

gements,whichIhopewillmakeyourstayherebothdelightfulandrewarding.Asscheduled,inthemorningtheschoolbuswilld

riveyoutotheGreatWall,amust-seeattractionespeciallyforthosewhocometoBeijingforthefirsttime,you'llbeamazedatitsgrandandbeautifulsceneryIntheaft

ernoon,youwillwatchataichishowbysomestudentsofourschool.IfyouhaveanyInterest,youcantrypractisingit,whichenjoysgreatpopularityacros

sChina.IsincerelyhopethatyouwillenjoyyourtripThankyouforlistening!听力材料Text1W:DidyouhearJohn’sinthehospitalwithheadinjuriesandabrokenarm?M:Yes.Apparen

tlyhewasstruckbyanothervehicleandturnedcompletelyover.Text2W:You’relateagain.Didyourcarbreakdown?M:No,Iforgottosetmyalarmclock,soIsleptovertime.Text

3M:Iwonderifourchildrenwillstillbeabletobreathecleanair,drinkcleanwaterandseeabluesky.W:Yes.Ithinkit’stimeman

learnedtoliveinharmonywiththeearthinsteadofdestroyingit.Text4M:Youareagoodpianoplayer.Howlonghaveyoubeenplayingthepiano?W:I’vebe

enplayingthepianosinceIwas6yearsold.About9yearsago.M:Really?That’salongtime.I’malsoplanningtolearntoplay

thesedays.Text5W:Gary,hello.Howareyou?Youlooktallerandstrongerthanbefore.IrememberlittleGary,thebeststudentintheclass.M:No,youwereabetterstudentthanI

was,butIrememberalittlegirlwithglasses.You’redifferent,too.Text6M:Lucy,areyougoingout?W:Yes.IneedanewdressforJe

nny’sbirthdayparty.M:I’mgoingdowntown,too.Couldyougivemealift?W:Sure.Bytheway,doyouhaveamembershipcardforth

ePrettyGirlsStore?M:Yes.IoftenbuydressesforAnninthatstore.Icangeta20percentdiscountoneverythingthere.W:Great.Couldw

egotherefirst?Iwanttouseyourcard.M:Whynot?It’sstill2:00.I’llstillhaveenoughtimetochoosesomebooks.W:Soyouarego

ingtotheCityLibrary,aren’tyou?M:No,I’mgoingtobuysomebooksforAnn.Shelikesreading.Text7W:Hi,Mr.Smith.Iwonderifyou’re

freeonNewYear’sEve.We’dlikeyoutocometoourNewYear’sparty.M:Thankyou.I’dlovetocome.Wherewillitbe?W:Inourclassroomat6:00pm.Bythew

ay,couldyousingasongforusattheparty?M:I’mafraidI’mnotthatgoodatsinging,butI’lltry.HowaboutanEnglishfolks

ong?W:Thatwouldbewonderful.Ourmonitorhasbeenwantingtoaskyoutosing.We’llalsoinviteseveralotherteacherstotheparty.Eachofthemwillperf

ormsomethingforus,andIthinktheheadmasterwillgiveaspeechbeforetheparty.M:Soundsgreat.Ihopetherewillbesomefungamesattheparty.W:Oh,ofcou

rse,andwe’llallshareourNewYearresolutionsattheendoftheparty.M:I’msureit’llbeagreatparty.W:Yes,Ihopewe’llallhaveawonderfultime.Te

xt8W:Mr.Smith,mayItalkwithyouforamoment?M:Ofcourse.Comein,please.W:I’vecometotalktoyouaboutmygradeonmylastpaper.IwanttoknowwhyIwasgivenan

“F”.M:Well,yourswassosimilartothatofanotherstudentintheclass,andIthinkthatyou’dnotdoneityourself.W:IdidworkcloselywithmyroommateJean,butlet

meexplainwhy.Aweekbeforethepaperwasdue,Iwastoosicktodomyresearch.Jeanagreedtohelpme.Butitwasreallyonmyown.M:Well,you’dbeengivenam

onthtoworkonthepaper.Wouldn’titbebettertogetaheadratherthantowaituntilthelastminute?Eachstudentwassupposedtoprepareitindividually.I’mafraidmydecisio

nremainsthesame.However,ifyou’rewillingtomakeanoralpresentationaboutthegovernment’sroleinrunningtheeconomy,I’llgiveyouextracredit.

W:Thankyou.I’lldothat.Butwhen?M:MyassistantMs.Whitewillinformyouassoonasitisdecided.W:OK.Goodbye!Text9M:Goodmorni

ng.ThisisSpaHeaven.HowcanIhelpyou?W:Well,basically,IthinkI’mtootiredandlookingforsomewaytorelax.M:OK,sure.Didyouknowthatwerecentlyhaveaspec

ialofferwhichallowsnon-memberstouseourfacilitieswithouthavingtopaythemembershipfee?W:Oh,that’sgreat.M:

Yeah,buttheofferisjustuntiltheendofthismonth.Anyway,letmetellyoualittleaboutthefacilitiesatSpaHeaven.First,wehaveafitnesscenterwh

ereyoucanhaveaweighttrainingsothatyoucanlosesomeweight.W:Andthatsoundsgood,butI’mnotreallyinteresteding

ettingfit.Ijustwanttogetridofmytiredness.Mm,well,I’dliketogoswimmingandIfindthathelpsmerelax.M:Wehavetwo25-meterpoolshere.

W:Canyoutellmehowmuchthatcosts?M:Well,fornon-members,itcostsjust$10foreachtime.W:OK.IthinkIneedtodosomethingm

orerelaxing,youknow,likeyoga.Doyouhaveanythinglikethat?M:Well,yes.Andduringthespecialofferperiod,non-memberscantakepartforjust$35perclass.W:OK.

Thanksverymuchforyourhelp.I’llcomedownthisafternoonandarrangeayogaclass.M:Sure,I’mlookingforwardtoseeingyouthen

.Text10W:Areaderwroteintosaythatshewasfeelingleftoutatbreakbecauseherbestfriendwasn’taround.Here’souradvicetoher,andtoallki

dswhofeellonelysometimes.It’shardwhenabestfriendisn’taround,maybebecauseshemovedtoadifferentschooloradifferentclass.Youm

ayfeellonelyatbreakorlunchtime.Youwanttohavenewfriends.Buthowdoyoumakethem?Maybeitseemslikeeverybodyelsealreadyhastheirfri

ends.Butremember,there’salwaysroomformorefriends.Startbylookingaroundyourclassroom—thinkingaboutwhichkidsyou’dliketoplaywithatbreak.Lookforc

hancestosayhitothem,smileandbefriendly.Offertosharesomethingwithorexpressyourappreciationtothem,invitesomeonetoplaywith

youorsay“Doyouwanttosithere?”atlunchtime.Ifyouhavetroubledoingthisorifyou’refeelingshy,askyourteachertohelpyoumakenewfriends.Teach

ersareusuallyprettygoodatmatchingupfriends.Thebestwaytomakefriendsistobeafriend.Bekind,befriendly,share,saynicethings,offertohelp,andpret

tysoonyou’llhaveone,ortwo,orevenmorenewfriends.