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思南中学2020----2021学年度第二学期期中考试高一年级英语科试题（时间：120分钟总分：150分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题）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.Whatwillthespeakersdothisweekend?A.Buyacar.B.Haveap
icnic.C.Goswimming.2.HowlongwillthespeakersstayinSydney?A.Twodays.B.Sevendays.C.Eightdays.3.WhatdoesthemanstudyatHarvard?A.French.B.P
hysics.C.Medicine.4.Whatwillthewomandoforherbrother’sbirthday?A.Buyacakeforhim.B.Makeapieforhim.C.Gi
vesomefruittohim.5.Whichpartdidthewomanfailtofinish?A.Writing.B.Listening.C.Reading.第二节（共15小题）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.Whoistheman?A.Astudent.B.Alibrarian.C.Asalesman.7.Wha
tiswrongwiththefirstcard?A.Itistooold.B.Itisbroken.C.Itisnotthewoman’s.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Wheredidthemanfindoutabouttheweathe
r?A.OnTV.B.Ontheradio.C.OntheInternet.9.Whereisthewoman’sbrothergoingtomorrow?A.ToHongKong.B.ToShanghai.C.ToBeijing.10.Whatwill
theweatherbelikeinBeijingtomorrow?A.Snowy.B.Rainy.C.Sunny.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whydoesthewomanwantasalad?A.Saladsa
recheaper.B.Shenevereatsmeat.C.Eatingvegetablesishealthier.12.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthewoman?A.Sad.B.Worried.C.Surprised.13.What
doesthemanorder?A.Asteak.B.Ahamburger.C.Somevegetables.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.WhatwillthespeakersdoonSaturdaynig
ht?A.Holdaparty.B.Seeasoccermatch.C.Watchabasketballgame.15.Whenwillthespeakersprobablyarriveatthedesti
nation?A.Before6:00p.m.B.At7:00p.m.C.After7:00p.m.16.Howwillthespeakersgotothedestination?A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Byt
rain.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whenwerethetwomorefloorsaddedtothecitylibrary?A.In1970.B.In1980.C.In1990.18.Whatkindsofbooksare
keptonthesecondfloor?A.Novelsandtextbooks.B.Sciencebooksandolderbooks.C.Latestmagazinesandnewspapers.19.W
hichfloordoesthespeakervisitalmosteveryweekend?A.Thefourthfloor.B.Thethirdfloor.C.Thefirstfloor.20.Whattimedoesthelibrarycloseontheweekend?A.At5:00
p.m.B.At6:00p.m.C.At8:00p.m.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）(A)SideATeacherBusCardName:LiHongFrom:September1st,2017----ForeverP
rice:FreeforonlyTeachersSchool:SiNanSeniorHighSchoolNotvalid(有效的)fortravelunlessit'susedinthebuscompanyofBaigeinSinan.SideBNo.00039935Th
ankyoufortravellingwithIfthecardisfound,pleasereturntoanyStagecoachdriver.21.Thecardisusedfor________.A.takingataxiB.travellingbytrai
nC.takingabusD.enteringthecollege22.LiHongis_______________inSiNanSeniorHighSchool_.A.abusdriverB.ateacherC.a
studentD.amiddleschoolstudent23.Accordingtothereadingmaterial,ifyoufindalostcard,youcan___________.A.sellitB.phoneLiHongC.useitfortravellingD.givei
tbacktoanyStagecoachdriverNo.00039935B“Toeducateagirlistoeducateathousandpeople,”saysMaimounaSamaké,amotherofsixchildren(includingfivegirls).“Ifyo
uputoneseedinthegroundandraincomes,itwillgrowtoproducemanyseeds.”Samaké,oneof2,000residents,livesinasmallvillage
,Sounkala,inoneoftheworld’spoorestcountries.NowshehasachancetoseethiswishcometruethankstoBuildOn,anAmeric
annon-profitorganizationthatisbuildingaschoolinhercommunity.For17years,BuildOnhasbeensendingAmericanhighschoolstud
entsoverseastocreateschoolsinplaceswhereliteracy(文化)andformaleducationareusuallyoutofreach.Theorganizationhasbuiltabo
ut300schoolsinMali,Malawi,Nepal,Senegal,NicaraguaandHaiti.ItsgoalistogetyoungAmericansinmostlyurbanareastogetinvolvedineducation.Atth
esametimeitcanbringliteracytochildrenandadultsinpoorvillagesinthedevelopingworld.Sounkala’scurrentschoolonlyhasabout70chi
ldren;mudfloors,poorlighting,fewdesksandanabsenceofbooksmeanthattheschoolisnotthemostideallearningenvironment.Thereforetheycert
ainlycoulduseBuildOn’shelp.Samakéhasn’tbeentoschool,butshewantsabetterfutureforherfivedaughters,includingRamat
ou,12,andMariam,10.“Whenawomanattendsschool,shewillteachwhatshelearnstoherchildren,”saidRamatou,whowantstobecomeadoctor.“Shewillalsoknowhow
totakebettercareofherfamily.”BuildOntriestobuildschoolsforgradesonetothree.Ifthingsgowelloverthosethreey
ears,theyreturntohelpbuildanotherschoolforgradesfourtosix,andthensetupeveningadultliteracyclasses.RamatouandMariamwillnotlearninsidethewall
sofBuildOnschoolsincetheyarealreadyinthesixthgrade,butSamakéhopesthattheywillbeabletoattendeveningclassestocontinuelearning.24.Whic
hofthefollowingaspectsofBuildOnisNOTmentionedinthetext?A.Itshistory.B.Itsgoal.C.Itsapproach.D.Itssourcesoffunding.25.Accordingtothetext,BuildOnismo
stlikelytohelpaschool__________.A.inavillageinadevelopedcountryB.inanurbanareainadevelopingcountryC.inaruralareainadevelopingcountryD.inaneart
hquake-strickenareainadevelopedcountry26.WhatdoweknowaboutSamakéandherfamily?A.Samakéonlyhasdaughters.B.Samakéiswell-educated.C.Ramatouisadoctor.D.
Mariamisinthesixthgrade.27.Thetextmainlytellsusabout__________.A.people’seducationconditionsinpoorareasB.awoman’sdreamofgoingtoschoolC.anorganizat
ionthathelpsbuildschoolsforpeopleinpoorareasD.BuildOn’sgreatcontributionstoeducationcResearchersatStanfordUniversityhave
developedanewmaterialthatcanmoveheatoutofbuildingsandintospace.Theresearcherssaythematerialcancoolbuildingsevenon
hotdays.Thecoolingmaterialisaverythinsheetwithmanylayersthatcouldbeplacedonarooflikesolarpanels(板)．However，insteadof
turningsunlightintoenergyassolarpanelsdo，thematerialturnsheatintoradiation.ShanhuiFanisanelectricalengineeringprofessoratStanfor
dUniversity.Hesaysthatthepanelshavealayerofmaterialthatislikesand.Thepanelsactlikeamirror.Theytakehe
atoutofbuildingsandreflectthelightfromthesun.Andhesaysboththeheatandsunlightaresent100kilometersintoouterspa
ce.“It'sastructurethatcoolsitselfwithoutelectricityinput，evenunderthesun.So，whatitdoesisbasicallyradiateheat(散热）toouterspaceandalsoreflectthesunli
ghtsoitdoesn'tgetheatedupbythesun.MrFansaysitislikehavingawindowintospace.Theheatissentdirectlyintospacew
ithoutwarmingtheair.”Hesaysbuildingsindevelopingcountriesthatdonothaveelectricityorairconditioningco
uldusethepanels.“Inareaswhereelectricityisoutofreachformanypeople，thereisapotentialbenefitforstoringmedicineorev
enfood.Inmanyofthesesituations，beingabletoreducethetemperatureisimportant.Andthiswouldprovideawaytodoit.”Theresearcherssaythemainproblemiscreati
ngactualcoolingsystemsusingthehightechpanels.Theysayitmaybepossibletodevelopacoolingspray(喷涂)thatcouldbeusedonpres
entsolidstructures.Theybelievethecoolingspraytechnologycouldbedevelopedinthenextthreetofiveyears.Theysayasmuchas15percentoftheenergyusedintheUnit
edStatesisspentprovidingpowertoairconditioningsystems.28．Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsus．A．livingonhotdaysisnolongerabigproblemnowB．
anewmaterialiscreatedtocoolthebuildingsC．researchersaredevelopingnewsolarpanelsonroofsD．thenewmaterialisaver
ythinsheetwithmanylayers29．Howdoesthepanelwork?A．Ittakesintheheatandcoolsitdown.B．Itusesamirrortoreflectthesunlight.C．Itsend
sheatawayrightintospace.D．Ithasawindowtoletouttheheat.30．Thenewmaterialisespeciallyusefulinareasthat．
A．sufferhightemperatureB．havepoorairconditioningC．haveplentyoffoodD．areshortofpower31．Whatcanyouinferfromthepassa
ge?A．Theapplianceofthenewpanelisstillunderresearch.B．Somepeoplegotbenefitsfromproducingthepanels.C．Pe
oplemayhaveproblemsinusingthenewmaterial.D．Thenewpanelsmaysave15percentoftheenergy.DThenationalmovementtogetridofp
lasticbagsisgainingsteam—withmorethan240citiesandcountiespassinglawsthatbanortaxthemsince2007intheUS.Butthesebansmayb
ehurtingtheenvironmentmorethanhelpingit.UniversityofSydneyeconomistRebeccaTaylorandcolleaguescomparedbaguseincitieswithbanswi
ththosewithoutthem.Forsixmonths,theyspentweekendsingrocerystoresrecordingthetypesofbagspeoplecarriedout.Taylorfoundthesebagbans
didwhattheyweresupposedto:Peopleinthecitieswiththebansusedfewerplasticbags,whichledtoabout40millionfewerp
oundsofplasticgarbageperyear.Butpeoplewhousedtoreusetheirshoppingbagsforotherpurposes,likepickingupdogwaste,st
illneededbags.“WhatIfoundwasthatsalesofgarbagebagsactuallygrewsharplyafterplasticgrocerybagswerebanned,”shesays.Garbageb
agsarethickandusemoreplasticthantypicalshoppingbags.“Soabout30percentoftheplasticthatwasreducedbythebancomesbackintheformofthickergarbagebags
,”Taylorsays.Ontopofthat,citiesthatbannedplasticbagssawasurgeintheuseofpaperbags,whichsheestimates(估计)resultedinabout80millionpoundsofextrapaperga
rbageperyear.Abunchofstudiesfindthatpaperbagsareactuallyworsefortheenvironment.Theyrequirecuttingdownandprocessingtrees,whichi
nvolveslotsofwater,toxicchemicalsandfuel.Whilepaperisbiodegradable(可生物降解的)andavoidssomeoftheproblemsofplastic,Taylorsays,thehuge
increaseofpapermeansbanningplasticshoppingbagsincreasesgreenhousegasemissions(排放).TheDanishgovernmentrecentlydidastudythattookintoa
ccountenvironmentalimpacts(影响)beyondsimplygreenhousegasemissions,includingwateruse,damagetoecosystemsandairpollution.Thesefactorsmakeclothbagsev
enworse.Theyestimateyouwouldhavetouseanorganiccottonbag20,000timesmorethanaplasticgrocerybagtomakeusingitbetterfortheenvironment.32.Whatisthemainide
aofthepassage?A.Banningplasticbagsisgainingpopularityworldwide.B.Banningplastichasgreatinfluenceonpeople’sl
ife.C.Banningplasticincreasestheuseofpagerandclothbags.D.Banningplasticmayharmratherthanhelptheenvironmen
t.33.Whatistheresultofbanninggroceryplasticbags?A.Plasticbagsarenolongerneeded.B.Peoplebegantoreusetheirplasticbags.C.Theamoun
tofgarbagebagsisevengreater.D.Mostofthereducedplasticreturnsingarbagebags.34.Whyarepaperandclothbagswors
efortheenvironment?A.Theyarenotasbiodegradableasplasticbags.B.Ithurtstheenvironmentmoretomakethem.C.Theycan’tbereusedasmany
timesasplasticbags.D.Theyaremuchthickerthanplasticbags.35.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“surge”inthefourthparagraphmean?A.
Sharpincrease.B.Fastdevelopment.C.Tightcontrol.D.Sharpdecrease.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。Peopleallneedfriendsbecausenobodywantstobelonelyandafriendcanhelpyouingoodandbadtimes.36Hereares
omesignstotellyouifyourfriendisatruefriend.AlwaysThereforYouTherearealwaysperiodsinyourlifewhenyouhaveproblemsordifficulties.37Itmaynotbeabletoof
ferasolutiontoyourproblemsbutthefactthatyourfriendmakestimetolistenisasignhe/shecaresforyou.Yourfriendisnotatruefriendifhe/
shecannevermaketimeforyouwhenyouareintrouble.Youalsoneedtobereasonableandacceptthatyourfriendhasotherthingstodosohe/shecannotalwayslis
tenimmediatelytoyourproblems.38Honestisimportanttokeeparelationshipalive.Atruefriendalwaystellsyouthetruth.Itmaybehardsometimesbutlyingcand
estroyafriendship.Itisimportantthatyourfriendspeakshonestlyandnevermakesupstories.AlwaysRespectful39Yourtruefriendmaydisagreebutn
everinsiststhathe/sheiscorrect.AlwaysUnderstanding40Atruefriendwillalwaysbeforgivingandunderstanding，evenifitisn'this/herfault.Wear
ealldifferentpeopleandweallmakemistakes.Atruefriendwillalwaysbeforgivingandunderstandingbecausehe/shedoesn'ttakethe
riskoflosinghis/herbestfriend.A．AlwaysHonest.B．Everyonelikestomakefriends.C．Sometimesagoodfriendwillturnagainstyou.D．Itispossiblethatsomeproblem
swillarisebetweenyouandyourfriend.E．Atruefriendwillalwayshavetimetolistentoyourproblemsandgiveadvice.F．Atru
efriendwillalwaysrespectyouropinionsnomatterwhetherhe/sheagreesornot.G．You'vemadefriendssincechildhood，butyousti
lldon'tknowwhoyourtruefriendsare.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，共30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D
）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项Yearsago，Iwasonalongflight，duringwhichavoicefromthespeakersaid，“Wewon't41drinksorthemealbecausewearefacingastormahead.
Pleasemakeyoursafebeltsfastened.”Manypassengersbecame42，talkingaboutitwitheachother.Atonceitbecame43intheplane.Soon，li
ghting44thedarkeningskies，andwithinmomentsthe45waslikeaboatonwavesinthestorm.Onemomentitwas46upbythest
orm；thenext，itwasthrownasifitwereto47ontotheground.Allthepassengerswere48．Somecried.Someprayed(祈祷)．The49seemedhopeless.Iwonder
edifwecould50itthroughthestorm.ThenInoticedthelittlegirlnexttome.Surprisingly，thestormseemedtomean51toher.Shewas52，lookingthroughapicturebook.
Sometimessheclosedhereyes，thenshewould53again，butshenevershoweda(n)54ofworryorfear.Thelittlegirlwasn'tafraidatall55alltheadul
tswerescaredtodeath.Findingmewatchingher，thegirlsmiledatmeandsaid，“Don'tworry.Myfatheristhepilot.Heistaki
ngmehome.Takeiteasy.Hewilltakeushomesafely.”Whentheplanewasoutof56，Ismiledatthegirlandshegavemeabigsmilein57．“Isaidmyfatherwou
ldtakeushomesafely.”Manykindsofstormsmay58us：diseases，difficulties...Theycaneasilydarkenourskiesand59ourplanesintohardtimes.Letus60：Loveisthepil
ot.Itwillhelpusoutoftrouble.Sotakeiteasy.41．A.getB．takeC．serveD．sell42．A.excitedB．nervousC．happyD.comfortable43．A.coldB．quietC．warm
D.noisy44．A.brokeoutB．litupC．cameaboutD．gaveoff45．A.shipB．seatC．trainDplane．46．A.turnedB．cutC．liftedD．shut4
7．A.dropB．flyC．landD．jump48．A.surprisedB．GladC．scaredD．interested49．A.weatherB．QuestionC．actionD．future50．A.winB．ReachC．makeD．finish51．A.somet
hingB.nothing．C．everythingD．anything52．Acalm.B．frustratedC．sadD．funny53．A.talkB．playC．readD．sleep54．A.bookB．expressionC．storyD．impression55．A
.andB．soC．whenD．since56．A.orderB．dangerC．fashionD．date57．A.turnB．returnC．timeD．front58．A.stopB．helpC．enc
ourageD．trouble59．A.introduceB．throwC．inviteD．change60．A.askB．wonderC．explainD．remember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（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Moreandmorepeopleliveinlargecitiesthesedays，61.meansthatitisbecomi
ngmoreandmoredifficulttofindspaceandtimefor62.(we)．Butformanypeople，personalprivacy(隐私)isvery63.(importance)．Inmanyhomes，afewminut
esinthebathroomisalltheprivacythatisavailable.Teenagersespeciallyneedtheirownpersonalspace64.homewheretheycanfee
lrelaxedandprivate.But，ofcourse，notallteenagers65.(be)luckyenoughtohavearoomoftheirown.Wherespaceisshort，theyoftenhavetoshareabedroom
66.abrotherorsister.Inthatcase，it'sagoodideaforthemtohaveaspecialareaorcorneroftheroomtocalltheirown.Itis67.(similar)importantforyoungpeopletohaves
omewheretokeeptheirpersonalthings.Thismayormaynotbeatidyplaceanditisnotagoodideaforparentstotryandtellteenagershow68.(orga
nize)theirspaceasthisislikelytoleadto69.(argue)．Parentscan，however，makesurethatthereareenoughstorage(存储)spaces70.a
sshelves，cupboardandboxes.Thiswillallowtheteenagerstokeeptheirspacetidyiftheywantto.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）下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的工方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个符号（^），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.每句不超过两个错误；2.每处错误及其修改均只限一词；3.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。MynameisLiHua,whoisaSenior1studentfromSiNanSeniorSchool.EverydayIhavetogetu
pat6:30am,whenmuchpeoplearestillsleeping.I’mbusywithmystudieswhenIhavealotofhomeworktodo,thatmakesmefeelundergreatpressure.Englis
histhesubjectthatI’minterested.WhenIfeelstressing,I’llturntomybestfriendMikeforhelp.Wehavebeenbestfriendssincew
eareveryyoung.WheneverI’minthetrouble,hewillcheerhimup.NowI’mtryingmybesttomakegreatprogresses.Ihopetobeadmittedint
oBeijingUniversitythreeyearslater,thenmyparentswillfeelproudlyofme.第二节书面表达（满分25分）最近，我校正在开展“学党史，感党恩，读好书，促成长”活动。假设你是校学生会主席，请你根
据活动主题向全校师生发出倡议。请根据以下要点，用英语写一份倡议书：1、读书的意义：获取知识，增长见识，使人聪明，使人快乐，有助于学习和成长。2、目前状况：听音乐，看电视，玩游戏，上网等占去了学生大部分读书的时间。3、发出倡议：多读书，读好书；如
学党史，读经典名著等。注意：1.词数：100左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3．开头与结尾已为你写好，但不计入总词数。Dearstudents，Thankyou!TheStudents'Union思南中学2020----2021学年度第二学期期中考试高一年级英语科试
题选择题1---5.CCABA6---10.BABBA11---15.CCABA16---20.BBCCA21---25.CBDDC26---30.DCBCD31---35.ADCBA36---40.GEAFD
41---45.CBDBD46---50.CACDC51---55.BACBC56---60.BBDBD语法填空61.which62.ourselves63.important64.at65.are66.with67.similarly68.
toorganise69.arguments70.such改错题1.much---many2.when---because3.that---which4.interested后加in5.stressing---stressed6.are---were7.删除the8.him---m
e9.progresses---progress10.proudly---proud参考范文：Mydearfriends,Asweknow,readingplaysaveryimportantrolein
ourdailylife.Wecangainknowledgethroughreading.Itcannotonlyopenourmindsbutalsomakeuscleverandhappier.Ourstudycanbeimprovedifwereadmorebooks.Readingals
ohelpsusgrowasaperson.However,it’sagreatpitythatmanyactivitiessuchaslisteningtomusic,watchingTV,playinggames,goingonlinetak
eupmuchofourreadingtime.Sohere,Iwouldliketosuggestthateveryoneshouldreadmorebooksandreadgoodbooks.IncludinglearningthehistoryoftheParty,readingth
eclassicalliterature,famousbooksandsoon.Itwillbegoodforus.Let’stakeactiveactionandstartreadingnow!Thankyou!
TheStudents'Union高一年级半期考试【听力材料及答案】Text1M:Whatshouldwedothisweekend?Shallwegoforaswim?W:That’sagoodidea.I’llpickyouupi
nmycarateleveno’clock.Text2W:We’llbespendingtwomoredaysinSydneythanwedidlasttime.M:So,that’llbeatleastawee
kthen,won’tit?W:Eightdays,actually.Text3M:WelcometoHarvard,myfriend.W:Thankyou!Bytheway,I’mmajoringinphysics.Wh
ataboutyou?M:Me?I’mstudyingFrench.Text4W:Ineedtogetmybrotherabirthdaygift.M:Youareagreatbaker.Whynotmakehimapieoracake?W:Yes,of
course.I’llgotothefruitmarketfirst.ThenI’llmakehimanapplepie.Text5M:Ididn’tdowellonthelisteningtest.Whataboutyou?W:I
didOK,butIdidn’thaveenoughtimetofinishthewritingpart.I’mafraidIwillfailthistime.Text6W:I’dliketoborrowsomebooks.Canyoutellmeh
owmanybooksIcanborroweachtimeonthiscard?M:Letmecheck.Iamafraidthiscardistooold.Youhavetochangeit.W:Oh,s
orry.That’smyoldone.Thisisthenewone.Hereyouare.M:OK,youcanborrowthreebooksatatime.W:Good.Thankyou.M:Youarew
elcome.Text7W:Haveyouheardtheweatherforecast,Jack?M:Yes,Ilistenedtoitontheradioonmywayback.W:What’sth
eweathergoingtobelikeinHongKongtomorrow?M:HongKongisexpectedtobefine.Thetemperaturewillbebetween11and15degreescentigrade.W:Good.Icandosomegardeni
ng,then.WhatabouttheweatherinShanghai?Mybrotherisgoingthereonbusinesstomorrow.M:Therewillbeathunderstorm.W:HowistheweatherinBeijing?M:Theweath
ermansaysthattherewillbesnow;thetemperaturewillbefromminus2degreescentigradeto3degreescentigrade.W:Myfat
herwillflybackfromBeijingtomorrow.Ihopehisflightwon’tbecancelled(取消).Text8W:I’mjustgoingtohaveasaladtonight.I’mnotg
oingtoeatmeatforawhile.M:What?!Why?Youwantto“savetheanimals”orsomething?W:Well,beingavegetarianisdefinitelyamoreresponsiblelifestyle.It’sbet
terfortheplanet.Besides,it’salsohealthier.M:Ican’tbelievewhatI’mhearing!Thisiscomingfromtheworld’sbiggestmeateater.Didn’
tyouwinahamburger-eatingcontestwhenyouwereincollege?W:Well,thatwasalongtimeago.I’mtryingtomakesomebe
tterdecisions,notjustforme,butformycommunity,too.M:Allright,that’senough.Waiter?!Bringmethebiggeststeakyouhave!Text9M:Hey,
Nancy.AreyoubusyonSaturdaynight?W:No,Idon’tthinkso.What’sup?M:Iwantedtoknowifyou’dliketogotoseeasoccergamewithme.It’sbetwee
nManchesterUnitedandtheSanJoseEarthquakes.It’sjustafriendshipmatch,though.W:Thatsoundslikefun.I’dlovetogo!Whattimedoesitstart?M:Thegameisat7:00p
.m.,butweshouldtrytogettherealittleearly.It’sfuntohangoutintheparkinglotbeforethegame.Ialsohavetopickuptheticketsby6:00p.m.W:OK.Howdoyouwant
togothere?Icandrive,ifyouwant.M:Maybeweshouldtakethebus.Don’tyouwanttohavesomebeersatthegame?W:Oh,yeah,IguessIdo…Text10Ilikereadi
ng,somyfavoriteplaceinourcityisthecitylibrary.Andtoday,I’dliketosharewithyousomeofthethingsIknowaboutourcitylibrary.Whenitwasbuiltin1970,theli
braryhadonlytwofloors.Butasthepopulationinthecitygrew,moreandmorepeoplevisitedthelibrary,sotwomorefloorswereaddedtoit10yearslater.Today
thelibraryhasacollectionofover120,000booksand100differentkindsofnewspapersandmagazines,thoughnotallofthosecanbetakenout.I
likevisitingthethirdfloorbecausethat’swhereallthesciencebooksandolderbooksarelocated.SometimesIalsovisitthesecondfloortor
eadthelatestmagazinesandnewspapers.AndIgotothefirstflooralmosteveryweekendtoborrownovelsandtextbookstotakehometoread.Thelibraryisopenfr
om8:00a.m.to6:00p.m.fromMondaytoFriday,butontheweekend,itclosesonehourearlier.
