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永寿县中学2019-2020学年度第二学期高一线上教学英语检测试题第I卷（共100分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共五小题；每题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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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.WhenwillthemanmostprobablymeetDr.Jones?A.At8:00.B.At8:30.C.At9

:00.2.Whatwastheoriginalpriceoftheskirt?A.24.B.12.C.6.3.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.She’slearnedalotfromtheliteratureclass.B.She’swrittensomeboo

ksontheworldclassics.C.She’smetsomeoftheworld’sbestwriters.4.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutdrivingtowork?A.Sheistiredofdrivingin

theheavytraffic.B.Shedoesn’tmindastheroadconditionsaregood.C.Sheisunhappytodrivesuchalongwayeveryday.5．Whatwillprob

ablyhappentothewoman?A．Misshertrain．B．Catchhertrain．C．Cancelhertrain．第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分；共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，并

标在试卷的相应位置。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至8题。6．Whatarethemanandthewomantalkingabou

t?A．Mr．Brown’sson．B．Mrs．Down’sson.C．Mike’sschool．7.HowlongdoesMikestaywithhisclassmatesaday?A．About8hours．B．About6hours．C．Atleast10hours．8．How

doesMikeusuallygotoschool?A．Bybus．B．Inhisfather’scar．C．Onfoot．听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetween

thetwospeakers?A.Reporterandmanager.B.Customerandsalesman.C.Housewifeandshopkeeper.10.Whatistherobotprogrammed

todo?A.Shoppingandcalculating.B.Repairingandguarding.C.Cleaningandwashing.11.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthenewhome?A.It’ssafe

enough.B.It’stooexpensive.C.It’sworthbuying.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12.Whatisthewoman?A.Anactress.B.Asecretary.C.Atypist.13.Whatistherelat

ionshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Husbandandwife.B.Interviewerandinterviewee.C.Actorandactress.14.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A.Thewomanwillb

easecretary.B.Thewomanmadeamistake.C.Themanissatisfiedwiththewoman.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15.Whatisthewomandoi

ng?A.Sheisdoinganexperiment.B.Sheishavingastudy.C.Sheisaskingothersforhelp.16.Howlongistheman’shouset

otheplaceofhiswork?A.Onetofivekilometers.B.Sixtotenkilometers.C.Fourteenorfifteenkilometers.17.Howdoestheman’sfamilymembersgotoworkorschool?A.Bytra

in.B.Bybus.C.Useprivatetransport.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.WhatisAliceWalker?A.Awriter.B.Ateacher.C.Apolicewoman.19.Whe

redidAliceWalkerfinishhercollegeeducation?A.InGeorgia.B.InAtlanta.C.InNewYork.20.WhatdidLangstongivetoAliceWalker?A.Manybooks.B

.Somemoney.C.Someadvice.第二部分：阅读理解（共两小节20小题；每小题2分，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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AFestivalsan

dcelebrationsofallkindshavebeenheldeverywheresinceancienttimes.Mostancientfestivalswouldcelebratetheendofco

ldweather,plantinginspringandharvestinautumn.Sometimescelebrationswouldbeheldafterhuntershadcaughtanimals.Atthattimepeoplewouldstarveiffoodwasdif

ficulttofind,especiallyduringthecoldwintermonths.Today'sfestivalshavemanyorigins,somereligious,someseasonal,andsomeforspecialpeopleorevents.◇1Somefe

stivalsareheldtohonourthedeadortosatisfytheancestors.FortheJapanesefestivalObon,peopleshouldgotocleangravesandlightincenseinmemoryofth

eirancestors.Theyalsolightlampsandplaymusic.InMexico,peoplecelebratetheDayoftheDeadinearlyNovember.Onthis

importantfeastday,peopleeatfoodintheshapeofskullsandcakeswith"bones"onthem.Theyofferfood,flowersandgiftst

othedead.TheWesternholidayHalloweenalsohaditsorigininoldbeliefsaboutthereturnofthespiritsofdeadpeople.Butisnowachildren'sfesti

val.Thechildrencandressupandmightplayatrickontheirneighborsiftheydon’tgiveawayanysweets.FestivalstoHonourPeopleF

estivalscanalsobeheldtohonourfamouspeople.TheDragonBoatFestivalinChinahonoursthefamousancientpoet,QuYuan.IntheUSA.Colu

mbusDayisinmemoryofthearrivalofChristopherColumbusintheNewWorld.IndiahasanationalfestivalonOctobertohonourMo

handasGandhi,theleaderwhohelpedgainIndia'sindependencefromBritain.HarvestFestivalsHarvestandThanksgivingfestivalscanbeveryhappye

vents.InEuropeancountries,peoplewillusuallydecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit,andwillgettogethertohave

meals.Somepeoplemightwinawardsfortheirfarmproduce,likethebiggestwatermelonorthemosthandsomerooster.ChinaandJapanhavemid-autumnfestivals,wh

enpeopleadmirethemoonandinChina,enjoymooncakes.◇2Themostenergeticandimportantfestivalsaretheonesthatlookforwardtotheendofwinte

randtothecomingofspring.AttheSpringFestivalinChina,peopleeatdumplings,fishandmeatandmaygivechildrenluckymoneyinredpaper.T

herearedragondancesandcarnivals,andfamiliescelebratetheLunarNewYeartogether.SomeWesterncountrieshaveveryexc

itingcarnivals,whichtakeplacefortydaysbeforeEaster,usuallyinFebruary.Thesecarnivalsmightincludeparades,dancinginthestreetsdayandnight,loudmusican

dcolorfulclothingofallkinds.EasterisanimportantreligiousandsocialfestivalforChristiansaroundtheworld.

ItcelebratesthereturnofJesusfromthedeadandthecomingofspringandnewlife.Japan'sCherryBlossomFestivalhappensalittlelat

er.Thecountry,coveredwithcherrytreeflowers,looksasthoughitiscoveredwithpinksnow.Peoplelovetogettogethertoeat,drinkandhavefunwitheachoth

er.Festivalsletusenjoylife,beproudofourcustomsandforgetourworkforalittlewhile.21.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingmightNOTbetheorig

inoffestivals?A.ColdweatherB.SpringplantingorAutumnharvestC.SpecialpeopleD.Religion22.Whichmaybeputin◇1asthebe

sttitleforthesecondparagraph?A.TohonourthedeadB.TorememberancestorsC.CelebrationofthedeadD.Festivalsofthedead.23.Whydoesthewriter

sayHalloweenisnowachildren’sfestival?A.BecauseHalloweenistosatisfythechildren.B.Becausechildrenhavetohonourtheirancestorsonthisday.C.Becau

sechildrencangetsweetsfromtheirneighboursandtheyhaveaprivilege（特权)toplaytricksontheirneighboursiftheyarenotsatisfie

d.D.BecausetheoriginofHalloweenisjustlikethis.24.WhoisNOthonouredbyholdingafestival?A.QuYuan.B.ChritopherColumbus.C

.GeorgeWashington.D.MohandasGandhi.25.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutHarvestFestivals?A.Peoplehaveharvestfesti

valstoshowtheirhappinessandthankstonature.B.Harvestfestivalsarejustoccasionstohavefamilyget-togethers.C.Harvestfestiv

alsaretimetodecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit.D.Peopleusuallyhavetofighttoprotecttheirfoodthesedays.26.Whichofthefollowing

canbestconcludetheparagraphafter◇2?A.FestivalsattheendoftheyearB.SpringFestivalsC.FestivalsatthebeginningofspringD.WinterFestivals27.Whichoneisthecor

rectstructureofthepassage?A.B.C.D.BNooneknowsexactlyhowtheearthbegan,asithappenedsolongago.However,accordingtoawidelyacceptedtheory,theuniversebeganw

itha“BigBang”thatthrewmatterinalldirections.Afterthat,atomsbegantoformandcombinetocreatestarsandotherbodies.Forseve

ralbillionyearsafterthe“BigBang",theearthwasstilljustacloudofdust.Whatitwastobecomeasuncertainuntilbetween4.5

and3.8billionyearsagowhenthedustsettledintoasolidglobe.Theearthbecamesoviolentthatitwasnotclearwhetherthesha

pewouldlastornot.Itexplodedloudlywithfireandrock.Theywereintimetoproducecarbon,nitrogen,watervapourandothergases,whichweretomaketheearth'satmo

sphere.Whatisevenmoreimportantisthatastheearthcooleddown,waterbegantoappearonitssurface.Waterhadalsoappeared

onotherplanetslikeMarsbut,unliketheearth,ithaddisappearedlater.Itwasnotimmediatelyobviousthatwaterwastobe

fundamentaltothedevelopmentoflife.Whatmanyscientistsbelieveisthatthecontinuedpresenceofwaterallowedtheearthtodissolveharmful

gasesandacidsintotheoceansandseas.'Thisproducedachainreaction,whichmadeitpossibleforlifetodevelop.Manymillionsofyearslater,

thefirstextremelysmallplantsbegantoappearonthesurfaceofthewater.Theymultipliedandfilledtheoceansandseaswithoxygen,whichencoura

gedthelaterdevelopmentofearlyshellfishandallsortsoffish.Next,greenplantsbegantogrowonland.Theywerefollowedintim

ebylandanimals.Somewereinsects.Others,calledamphibians,wereabletoliveonlandaswellasinthewater.Laterwhentheplantsgrewintoforests,reptilesappe

aredforthefirsttime.Theyproducedyounggenerallybylayingeggs.Afterthat,somehugeanimals,calleddinosaurs,developed.Theylaideggstooandexi

stedontheearthformorethan140millionyears.However,65millionyearsagotheageofthedinosaursended.Whytheysuddenlyd

isappearedstillremainsamystery.Thisdisappearancemadepossibletheriseofmammalsontheearth.Theseanimalsweredifferentfromalllifeformsinthep

ast,becausetheygavebirthtoyoungbabyanimalsandproducedmilktofeedthem.Finallyabout2.6millionyearsagosomesmallcle

veranimals,nowwithhandsandfeet,appearedandspreadallovertheearth.Thustheyhave,intheirturn,becomethemost

importantanimalsontheplanet.Buttheyarenotlookingaftertheearthverywell.Theyareputtingtoomuchcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere,whichpreventsheatfr

omescapingfromtheearthintospace.Asaresultofthis,manyscientistsbelievetheearthmaybecometoohottoliveon.Sowhetherlifewillcontinueontheearthfo

rmillionsofyearstocomewilldependonwhetherthisproblemcanbesolved.28.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,howdidtheuniversebegin?A.Itbeganwitha“bigbang”

.B.Itmightbeginwitha“bigbang”.C.Nooneknowsanythingaboutit.D.Itbeganwhenatomscombinedtoformstars.29.Howlong

didittakeforthecloudofdusttosettleintoasolidglobe?A.about0.7billionyears.B.4.5billionyears.C.3.8billionyears.D.8.3billiony

ears.30.WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbetrue?A.Watermightnotappearontheearth’ssurfaceifitdidn’tcooldown.B.Waterneverappe

aredonMars.C.Waterisfundamentaltothedevelopmentoflife.D.Thefirstextremelysmallplantsbegantoappearonthesurfaceofwatermanymillionsofyearsafterwaterfo

rmed.31.What’stherightmeaningoftheunderlinedwordinthefourthparagraph？A.reproduceB.appearC.decreaseD.

disappear32.Whatmightbetherighttimelineofthedevelopmentoflife?A.shellfish-greenplants-landanimals-reptiles-dinosaurs-mammals-

cleveranimals-extremelysmallplantsB.extremelysmallplants-shellfish-greenplants-dinosaurs-landanimals-reptiles–mam

mals-cleveranimalsC.extremelysmallplants-shellfish-greenplants-landanimals-reptiles-dinosaurs-mammals-cleveranimalsD.extremelysmallplants-shellfish

-greenplants-landanimals-reptiles-cleveranimals-dinosaurs–mammals33.Whatmadeitpossiblefortheriseofmammalsontheearth?A.Thedisappearanceo

fdinosaurs.B.Thatthedinosaurscouldlayeggs.C.Moreandmorewater.D.Cleveranimals.34.What’sthewritersattitudetotheearth’senviron

mentnow?A.Positive.B.Worried.C.Indifferent.D.Angry.35.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthistext?A.Cleveranimalsdestroytheearth.B.Howlifebeganontheearth

.C.Theappearinganddisappearingofdinosaurs.D.Howtheearthbegan.第二节（共5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。WangPengearnedhislivingbyrunningabarbecuerestaurant,whichserveddeliciousbacon,friedchickenbreastandmuttonroastedw

ithpepperandgarlic.36Finally,hewasindebt.YongHui’sslimmingrestaurantservedfreshpeas,carrots,eggplants,andrawcucumberswithvinegar.37Inordern

ottoletYongHuigetawaywithtellinglies,WangPengspiedonYongHuidespiteherglare.Buthewassurprisedthatshewaslosinghercustomers,too.38Theexpertsighedandsa

id,“39Yourcustomersputonweighttooeasily,whileYongHui’sloseweighttooquickly.So,WangPeng,cutdownthefatofyourfoodandincrea

sevegetablesandfruits,likenuts,beans,mushrooms,peachesandlemons.40”Beforelong,WangPengwonhiscustomersbac

k.A.CuriositydroveWangPengtoconsultanexpert.B.Sothereareoftenmanycustomersinhisrestaurant.C.Buthisfoo

danddiscountattractedfewerandfewercustomersD.Yououghttocombinethetwomenusandprovideabalanceddiet.E.Bothofyourmenushaveweaknessand

limitedstrength.F.Hewantedtofindthereason.G.Asthehostess,shesaidfibresbenefitedcustomers'digestionthemost.第三部分英语知识应用（共两节，满分45分）完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，

共30分）Sometimespeoplearoundyoucanchangeyourlife.Thechangemaynotbesuddenor41，butlittlehabitscanproducebig4

2thatmakeyouthinkaboutwhatisimportantinyourlife.ThepersonwhochangedmylifeisJuliaMasi.Shehas43mesomanythingsthatIwillcarrywithme44my

life.OnethingI'velearnedfromJuliaishowtobalance45．Juliahasshownmehowto46aheadsothatIcanfinishallmyschoolwork，enjoysportsand47havet

imeformyfriends.Shehastaughtmethatyoucandoanythingifyouare48—nevergiveup.I'vealsolearnedthatyoucanfindanything49ifyouconnectitwithsomethingth

atyouenjoy.LastyearIhatedstudyingvocabulary，butIlovedplayingonmycomputer.Julia50thetwoandshowedmeawebsitecalled“freerice.com”whereyouca

n51awordgamethatgivesyou5grainsofricetodonatetothepoorwitheverycorrectword.She52metolearnahundrednew53byfill

ingupthericebowl.IlikedplayingthegamesomuchthatI54about1,000wordsinjustonemonth.Juliahasalways55metotrynewhobbies.Sheshowedmethatgoingtothe

theatercouldhelpmebecomeabetterwriter.56，shetaughtmethatdiscussingaplaycanexciteaninterestinreading.57itweren'tforJuliaIprobablywould

n'thave58howeasyitistohelpthepoor.Therearesomanywaysthatonepersoncan59．I'velearnedtobemoreappreciativeofwhatIown.Ia

m60fortheopportunitiesthatIhavebeengiven.Iwillcontinuetothinkofwaystohelpthoselessfortunatefortherestofmylife.41．A.simpl

eB．impressiveC．necessaryD．slight42．A.descriptionsB．distractionsC．ideasD．solutions43．A.taughtB．servedC．offeredD．bought44．A.forB．ofC．throughoutD．

into45．A.workB．moneyC．careerD．time46．A.planB．getC．moveD．stay47．A.neverB．seldomC．yetD．still48．A.excitedB．det

erminedC．carefulD．patient49．A.importantB．hardC．possibleD．interesting50．A.sharedB．rememberedC．combinedD．separated51．A.watchB．playC．raiseD．improve52．A

.challengedB．invitedC．permittedD．reminded53．A.lessonsB．skillsC．wordsD．stories54．A.learnedB．readC．usedD．spelled55．A.allowedB．warnedC．f

orcedD．encouraged56．A.ThereforeB．BesidesC．HoweverD．Otherwise57．A.UnlessB．SinceC．AlthoughD．If58．A.reali

zedB．observedC．imaginedD．dreamed59．A.turnawayB．makeadifferenceC．showoffD．makeamistake60．A.eagerB．sorryC．thankfulD．a

nxious第二卷（非选择题，共两节，35分）第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）61.Whathesaidjustnowremindedme_____thatAmericanprofessor.62.Thewrongyouhavedonehimisterrible,__

___whichyoushouldapologizetohim.63.Thebeautifulscenery,________(combine)withdeliciousfoodandlovelywe

athermadeourvisittoHawaiipleasantandunforgettable.64.Asisknowntoall,doingeyeexercisesbenefitsoureyes,thatistosay,oureyescanben

efit______doingeyeexercises.65.Thequestionsremains______theywillbeabletohelpussolvethisproblem.66.Whenyouarereading,maken

oteof______youthinkisofgreatimportance.67.Ipulled______(gentle)athisarm,butitseemedasifhehadforgottenmyexistence.68.Now_____yougetachan

ce,youmightaswellmakefulluseofit.69.Thereisacommonbeliefamongthem_______rubbishcanandshouldbeputtogooduse.70.As

______asIamconcerned,mysuggestionisthatweshouldalwayshaveanEnglish-Chinesedictionarywithineasyreach.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英语句子，请你修改你同学写的以下句子。其中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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。71.Theysaw

thecoveringstadium,homeofseveralfamousbasketballteams.72.AstheysatintherestaurantlookoverthebroadStLawrenceRiver,ayoungmansatdow

nwiththem.73.Thereisnodoubtwhetherexamsareimportant,soitisimportanttohavearightattitudetothem.74.IntheeastofChinaliesJapan,whichisanislandcountry.75.

Iwasstillsleepingwhileafirebrokeoutandthenitspreadquickly.76.TodaytheworldispayingmuchmoreattentiontothatChinasaysanddoes.77.Hehas

madeclearthatthemeetingwillbeheldtomorrowmorning.78.Onreachingthestation,wefoundsomeoneinragsittingontheground.79

.Pointingtothesmallvillageatthefootofthemountain,hetoldusthatwaswherehebroughtup.80.Facewithdifficulties,weshouldnotloseourheart.笫二

节书面表达（满分25分）假定上个月你和两个朋友去加拿大旅游了。请你根据以下要点写一篇英语短文给你校的英语月刊投稿，描述你的旅游情况。1、介绍旅游的情况；2、印象最深的两个城市；3、感受和体会。注意：1、词数100左右；2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。高一英语参考答案1-5

BAABB6-10.BACAC11-15BABBB16-20CBACA21-25ADCCA26-30BCBAB31-35ACABB36-40CGAED41-45BCACD46-50ADBDC51-55BACAD5

6-60BDABC61.of62.for63.combined64.from65.whether66.what67.gently68.that69.that70.far【听力材料】(Text1)M:Hello,thisisTomDavi

s.IhaveanappointmentwithDr.Jonesateighto’clockthismorning,butI’mafraidI’llbehalfanhourlate.W:That’sallright.Dr.Jone

sdoesn’thaveanotherappointmentuntilnineo’clock.(Text2)M:Yourskirthasquiteabeautifulcolor,doesn’tit?W:Yes.Iboughtitinasaleforhalfprice.Itonlycostm

e﹩12.(Text3)M:Youreallyseemtoenjoyyourliteratureclass.W:You’reright.Ithasopenedanewworldforme.I’mexposedtothethoughtsofsomeof

theworld’sbestwriters.I’veneverreadsomuchinmylife.(Text4)M:Ihearyoudrivealongwaytoworkeveryday.W:Oh,yes.It’sabouts

ixtymiles.Butitdoesn’tseemthatfar,theroadisnotbad,andthere’snotmuchtraffic.(Text5)W:Ireallymustgonow．M:Whattimeisyourtrain?W:11:20．Oh,d

ear．It’salready11:00．I’mgoingtomissmytrain．M:Don’tworry．I’lldriveyoutothestation．(Text6)W:Hello,MrBrown．Howareyou?M:Fine,thanks,MrsDowns．Howisyo

urboy,Mike?W:Heisabittired．Youknow,hegoestoschoolateighto’clockeverymorning．Hedoesn’tgethomeuntilafterfour．Thenhedoeshishomeworkaftert

ea．Itoftentakeshimacoupleofhourstofinishit．M:Poorboy．Theyworkhardatschoolnowadays,don’tthey?Doeshelikeit?W:Youmeantheschool?Yes,hedoes．Helik

eshisteachersandclassmates．M:Doeshegotoschoolbybus?W:No,hewalks．Helikeswalking．Hemeetssomeofhisfriendsatthecornerandtheygotogether

．M:Whatdoeshedowhenitrains?W:Myhusbandtakeshiminthecar．Hepassestheschoolonthewaytotheoffice．(Text7)W:Hello,Mr.Tompkins.Ournew

spaperisgoingtoprintanarticleaboutnewproducts.Couldyoutellmeaboutthenewhomeyourcompanyhasbuilt？Iunderstanditpromisestobeamod

elforthehousesofthefuture.M:Certainly.Theideaisnottohaveahousefullofdifferentthings.Thisisacompletehomesystem.I

twillmakepeople’sliveseasier.W:OK!Sotellmehowthishousewillmakemylifeeasier?M:Whenyouarriveatthefrontdoor,youwon’tneedakey.Thedoorwillopenwithatouchof

yourfinger.You’llbeabletocallyourrefrigeratorwhenyou’reatthegrocerystoreandfindouthowmuchyouneedtobuy.Isn’titw

onderful?W:CanIcallthewashingmachineaswell?M:Sure.Butyouwon’tneedto.Thehousecomeswitharobot.Itisprogrammedtocleantheh

ouseanddothewashing.W:Whatdoesitcost?M:Amilliondollars.W:Amilliondollars!Itwillbethe22ndcenturybeforeIcanaffordtobuyone！(

Text8)M:Susan,I’vegotafewquestions.Let’ssee.Canyoutype?W:No,Ican’ttype.M:Whataboutshorthand?W:Idon’tknow.I’venevertried.M:Soyoucan’tta

keshorthandandyoucan’ttype.Whatcanyoudo,mayIask?W:Well,Icanplaythepianoandtheviolin.M:Playthepianoandtheviolin

?W:Yes,andIcansinganddance.M:Susan,whatareyoudoinghere?W:Iwantajob.Iwanttoworkhere.M:Butyoucan’ttakeshorthand,andyoucan’teventype.W:No,

ofcourseIcan’t.I’manactress.M:ButIwantasecretary.W:IsthistheGrandTheater?M:No,ofcoursenot.It’stheGrandHo

tel.TheGrandTheaterisontheoppositestreet.(Text9)W:I’mSuefromDailyMagazine.We’redoingastudyoftransportserviceinthisarea.Cany

ouanswersomequestions?M:Howlongwillittake?I’minahurry.W:Ittakesonlyafewminutes.M:Yes.OK.W:Doyouliveneartheplaceofyourwork

?M:Oh,no,Idon’t.W:Doyouliveonetofivekilometersfromyourjob,orsixtoten,ormorethantenkilometers?M:Morethanten.Fourteenorfifteen.W:And,ho

wdoyougotowork?M:Bytrain.W:Doyourfamilymembersalwaysusepublictransport?M:Yes,theygotoworkorschoolbybus.W:Thankyouverymuch,sir.M:Youare

welcome.(Text10)AliceWalkermakesherlivingbywriting.Andherpoems,shortstoriesandnovelshavewonmanyprizesforher.ShewasborninEatonton,Georgi

a.Shewenttopublicschoolthere,andthenwenttocollegeinAtlantabeforecomingtoNewYorktoattendanothercollege,fromwhichs

hegraduatedin1966.ForatimeshelivedinJackson,Mississippi,withherlawyerhusbandandasmalldaughter.OnceshemetLangstonHug

hes,anAmericanpoet.Shepromisedshewouldwriteabookforchildren.Thoughsheknewnothingaboutwritingatthattime,thegreatpoetdidn’t

scoldher.HewaskindandgaveAliceWalkeralotofbooks.Hiskindhelpgaveherlotsofcourage.Sofar,AliceWalkerhaswrittenalotofbooksandbecomefamous.