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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.Haveapicnic.C.Goswimming.2.HowlongwillthespeakersstayinSydney?A.Twodays
.B.Sevendays.C.Eightdays.3.WhatdoesthemanstudyatHarvard?A.French.B.Physics.C.Medicine.4.Whatwillthewomandoforherbrother’sbirthday?A.Buyacak
eforhim.B.Makeapieforhim.C.Givesomefruittohim.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.Whatiswrongwiththefirstcard?A.Itistooold.B.Itisbroken.C.It
isnotthewoman’s.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Wheredidthemanfindoutabouttheweather?A.OnTV.B.Ontheradio.C.OntheInternet.9.Whereisthewoma
n’sbrothergoingtomorrow?A.ToHongKong.B.ToShanghai.C.ToBeijing.10.WhatwilltheweatherbelikeinBeijingtomorrow?A.Snowy.B.Rai
ny.C.Sunny.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whydoesthewomanwantasalad?A.Saladsarecheaper.B.Shenevereatsmeat.C.Eatingvegetablesishealthier.12.Howdoesthemanfe
elaboutthewoman?A.Sad.B.Worried.C.Surprised.13.Whatdoesthemanorder?A.Asteak.B.Ahamburger.C.Somevegetables.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.WhatwillthespeakersdoonSaturdaynight?A.Holdaparty.B.Seeasoccermatch.C.Watchabasketb
allgame.15.Whenwillthespeakersprobablyarriveatthedestination?A.Before6:00p.m.B.At7:00p.m.C.After7:00p.m.16.Howwillthespeaker
sgotothedestination?A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Bytrain.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whenwerethetwomorefloorsaddedtothecitylibrary?A.In1970.B.In1980.C.In19
90.18.Whatkindsofbooksarekeptonthesecondfloor?A.Novelsandtextbooks.B.Sciencebooksandolderbooks.C.Latestmag
azinesandnewspapers.19.Whichfloordoesthespeakervisitalmosteveryweekend?A.Thefourthfloor.B.Thethirdfloor.C.
Thefirstfloor.20.Whattimedoesthelibrarycloseontheweekend?A.At5:00p.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)SideA
TeacherBusCardName:LiHongFrom:September1st,2017----ForeverPrice:FreeforonlyTeachersSchool:SiNanSeniorHighSchoolNo
tvalid(有效的)fortravelunlessit'susedinthebuscompanyofBaigeinSinan.SideBNo.00039935ThankyoufortravellingwithIfthecardisfound,pleaseretu
rntoanyStagecoachdriver.21.Thecardisusedfor________.A.takingataxiB.travellingbytrainC.takingabusD.enteringthe
college22.LiHongis_______________inSiNanSeniorHighSchool_.A.abusdriverB.ateacherC.astudentD.amiddleschoolstudent23.Accordingtothereadin
gmaterial,ifyoufindalostcard,youcan___________.A.sellitB.phoneLiHongC.useitfortravellingD.giveitbacktoanyStagecoachdriverNo.00039935B“Toedu
cateagirlistoeducateathousandpeople,”saysMaimounaSamaké,amotherofsixchildren(includingfivegirls).“Ifyouputoneseedinthegroundandraincom
es,itwillgrowtoproducemanyseeds.”Samaké,oneof2,000residents,livesinasmallvillage,Sounkala,inoneofthew
orld’spoorestcountries.NowshehasachancetoseethiswishcometruethankstoBuildOn,anAmericannon-profitorganizationthatisbuildingaschoolinhe
rcommunity.For17years,BuildOnhasbeensendingAmericanhighschoolstudentsoverseastocreateschoolsinplaceswhereliteracy(文化)andformale
ducationareusuallyoutofreach.Theorganizationhasbuiltabout300schoolsinMali,Malawi,Nepal,Senegal,NicaraguaandHa
iti.ItsgoalistogetyoungAmericansinmostlyurbanareastogetinvolvedineducation.Atthesametimeitcanbringliteracytochildrenandadultsi
npoorvillagesinthedevelopingworld.Sounkala’scurrentschoolonlyhasabout70children;mudfloors,poorlighting,fewdesksandanabsenceofbooksmeanthatthesc
hoolisnotthemostideallearningenvironment.ThereforetheycertainlycoulduseBuildOn’shelp.Samakéhasn’tbeentoschool,butshewantsabetterfutureforherfi
vedaughters,includingRamatou,12,andMariam,10.“Whenawomanattendsschool,shewillteachwhatshelearnstoherchildren,”saidRamatou,whowantstobecomeadoct
or.“Shewillalsoknowhowtotakebettercareofherfamily.”BuildOntriestobuildschoolsforgradesonetothree.Ifthingsgow
elloverthosethreeyears,theyreturntohelpbuildanotherschoolforgradesfourtosix,andthensetupeveningadultliteracyclasses.RamatouandMaria
mwillnotlearninsidethewallsofBuildOnschoolsincetheyarealreadyinthesixthgrade,butSamakéhopesthattheywillbeabletoattendeveningc
lassestocontinuelearning.24.WhichofthefollowingaspectsofBuildOnisNOTmentionedinthetext?A.Itshistory.B.Itsgoal.C.Itsapproach.D.Itssourcesoffunding
.25.Accordingtothetext,BuildOnismostlikelytohelpaschool__________.A.inavillageinadevelopedcountryB.inanurbanareainad
evelopingcountryC.inaruralareainadevelopingcountryD.inanearthquake-strickenareainadevelopedcountry26
.WhatdoweknowaboutSamakéandherfamily?A.Samakéonlyhasdaughters.B.Samakéiswell-educated.C.Ramatouisadoctor.D.Mariamisinthesixthgrad
e.27.Thetextmainlytellsusabout__________.A.people’seducationconditionsinpoorareasB.awoman’sdreamofgoingtoschoolC.ano
rganizationthathelpsbuildschoolsforpeopleinpoorareasD.BuildOn’sgreatcontributionstoeducationcResearchersatStanfordUniversityhav
edevelopedanewmaterialthatcanmoveheatoutofbuildingsandintospace.Theresearcherssaythematerialcancoolbuildingsevenonhotdays.
Thecoolingmaterialisaverythinsheetwithmanylayersthatcouldbeplacedonarooflikesolarpanels(板)．However，insteadofturningsunlighti
ntoenergyassolarpanelsdo，thematerialturnsheatintoradiation.ShanhuiFanisanelectricalengineeringprofessoratStanfordUniversit
y.Hesaysthatthepanelshavealayerofmaterialthatislikesand.Thepanelsactlikeamirror.Theytakeheatoutofbuildingsandreflectthelig
htfromthesun.Andhesaysboththeheatandsunlightaresent100kilometersintoouterspace.“It'sastructurethatcoolsitselfwithoute
lectricityinput，evenunderthesun.So，whatitdoesisbasicallyradiateheat(散热）toouterspaceandalsoreflectthesunlightsoitdoesn'tgetheatedupby
thesun.MrFansaysitislikehavingawindowintospace.Theheatissentdirectlyintospacewithoutwarmingtheair.”Hesaysbuildingsindevelopingcountriesthatdon
othaveelectricityorairconditioningcouldusethepanels.“Inareaswhereelectricityisoutofreachformanypeople，thereisapotentialbenefitforsto
ringmedicineorevenfood.Inmanyofthesesituations，beingabletoreducethetemperatureisimportant.Andthiswouldprovideawaytodoit.”Theresearcherssaythema
inproblemiscreatingactualcoolingsystemsusingthehightechpanels.Theysayitmaybepossibletodevelopacoolingspray(喷涂)thatcouldbeusedonpresentsolidstructure
s.Theybelievethecoolingspraytechnologycouldbedevelopedinthenextthreetofiveyears.Theysayasmuchas15percentoftheenergyusedintheUnitedStatesis
spentprovidingpowertoairconditioningsystems.28．Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsus．A．livingonhotdaysisnolongera
bigproblemnowB．anewmaterialiscreatedtocoolthebuildingsC．researchersaredevelopingnewsolarpanelsonroofsD．thenewmaterialisaverythinsheetwithmanylayer
s29．Howdoesthepanelwork?A．Ittakesintheheatandcoolsitdown.B．Itusesamirrortoreflectthesunlight.C．Itsendsheatawayrightintospace.D．Ithasawind
owtoletouttheheat.30．Thenewmaterialisespeciallyusefulinareasthat．A．sufferhightemperatureB．havepoorairconditioningC．haveplentyo
ffoodD．areshortofpower31．Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?A．Theapplianceofthenewpanelisstillunderresear
ch.B．Somepeoplegotbenefitsfromproducingthepanels.C．Peoplemayhaveproblemsinusingthenewmaterial.D．Thenewpanelsmaysave15percentoftheenergy.DThenat
ionalmovementtogetridofplasticbagsisgainingsteam—withmorethan240citiesandcountiespassinglawsthatbanortaxthemsince2007intheUS.Buttheseb
ansmaybehurtingtheenvironmentmorethanhelpingit.UniversityofSydneyeconomistRebeccaTaylorandcolleaguescomparedbaguseincitieswithbanswiththosewit
houtthem.Forsixmonths,theyspentweekendsingrocerystoresrecordingthetypesofbagspeoplecarriedout.Taylorfoundthesebagbansdidwhattheyweresuppos
edto:Peopleinthecitieswiththebansusedfewerplasticbags,whichledtoabout40millionfewerpoundsofplasticgarbageperyear.Butpeoplewhousedto
reusetheirshoppingbagsforotherpurposes,likepickingupdogwaste,stillneededbags.“WhatIfoundwasthatsalesofgarbagebagsactuallygrewsharplyafterplasticgr
ocerybagswerebanned,”shesays.Garbagebagsarethickandusemoreplasticthantypicalshoppingbags.“Soabout30percentoftheplasticthatwasreducedbythebanc
omesbackintheformofthickergarbagebags,”Taylorsays.Ontopofthat,citiesthatbannedplasticbagssawasurgeintheuseofpaperbags,whichshee
stimates(估计)resultedinabout80millionpoundsofextrapapergarbageperyear.Abunchofstudiesfindthatpaperbagsareac
tuallyworsefortheenvironment.Theyrequirecuttingdownandprocessingtrees,whichinvolveslotsofwater,toxicchemicalsandfuel.Whilepaperisbiodegr
adable(可生物降解的)andavoidssomeoftheproblemsofplastic,Taylorsays,thehugeincreaseofpapermeansbanningplasticshoppingbagsincreasesgreenhousegase
missions(排放).TheDanishgovernmentrecentlydidastudythattookintoaccountenvironmentalimpacts(影响)beyondsimplygreenh
ousegasemissions,includingwateruse,damagetoecosystemsandairpollution.Thesefactorsmakeclothbagsevenwors
e.Theyestimateyouwouldhavetouseanorganiccottonbag20,000timesmorethanaplasticgrocerybagtomakeusingitbetterfortheen
vironment.32.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Banningplasticbagsisgainingpopularityworldwide.B.Banningplastichasgreatinfluenceonpeople’slife.C.Bannin
gplasticincreasestheuseofpagerandclothbags.D.Banningplasticmayharmratherthanhelptheenvironment.33.Whatisthere
sultofbanninggroceryplasticbags?A.Plasticbagsarenolongerneeded.B.Peoplebegantoreusetheirplasticbags.C.Theamountofgarbagebagsiseveng
reater.D.Mostofthereducedplasticreturnsingarbagebags.34.Whyarepaperandclothbagsworsefortheenvironment?A.T
heyarenotasbiodegradableasplasticbags.B.Ithurtstheenvironmentmoretomakethem.C.Theycan’tbereusedasmanytimesasplasticbags.D.Theyaremuchth
ickerthanplasticbags.35.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“surge”inthefourthparagraphmean?A.Sharpincrease.B.Fastdevelopment.C.Tightcont
rol.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。Peopleallneedfriendsbecausenobodywantstobelonelyandafriendcanhelpyo
uingoodandbadtimes.36Herearesomesignstotellyouifyourfriendisatruefriend.AlwaysThereforYouTherearealwaysperiodsinyourlifewhenyo
uhaveproblemsordifficulties.37Itmaynotbeabletoofferasolutiontoyourproblemsbutthefactthatyourfriendmakestimetolistenisasignhe/shecar
esforyou.Yourfriendisnotatruefriendifhe/shecannevermaketimeforyouwhenyouareintrouble.Youalsoneedtobereasonableandacceptthatyourfriendhasotherthi
ngstodosohe/shecannotalwayslistenimmediatelytoyourproblems.38Honestisimportanttokeeparelationshipalive.Atruefriendalwaystellsyouthetruth.Itmaybeha
rdsometimesbutlyingcandestroyafriendship.Itisimportantthatyourfriendspeakshonestlyandnevermakesupstories.AlwaysRespectful39Yourtruefriendmay
disagreebutneverinsiststhathe/sheiscorrect.AlwaysUnderstanding40Atruefriendwillalwaysbeforgivingandunderstanding，evenifitisn'
this/herfault.Wearealldifferentpeopleandweallmakemistakes.Atruefriendwillalwaysbeforgivingandunderstandingbecausehe/shedoesn'tta
ketheriskoflosinghis/herbestfriend.A．AlwaysHonest.B．Everyonelikestomakefriends.C．Sometimesagoodfriendwillturnagainstyou.D．Itispossiblethats
omeproblemswillarisebetweenyouandyourfriend.E．Atruefriendwillalwayshavetimetolistentoyourproblemsandgiveadv
ice.F．Atruefriendwillalwaysrespectyouropinionsnomatterwhetherhe/sheagreesornot.G．You'vemadefriendssincechildhood，but
youstilldon'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.Pleasemakeyoursafebelts
fastened.”Manypassengersbecame42，talkingaboutitwitheachother.Atonceitbecame43intheplane.Soon，lighting44thedarken
ingskies，andwithinmomentsthe45waslikeaboatonwavesinthestorm.Onemomentitwas46upbythestorm；thenext，itwasthrownasifitwereto47ontotheground.Allthepas
sengerswere48．Somecried.Someprayed(祈祷)．The49seemedhopeless.Iwonderedifwecould50itthroughthestorm.ThenInot
icedthelittlegirlnexttome.Surprisingly，thestormseemedtomean51toher.Shewas52，lookingthroughapicturebook.So
metimessheclosedhereyes，thenshewould53again，butshenevershoweda(n)54ofworryorfear.Thelittlegirlwasn'taf
raidatall55alltheadultswerescaredtodeath.Findingmewatchingher，thegirlsmiledatmeandsaid，“Don'tworry.Myfatheristhepilot.Heistakingmeh
ome.Takeiteasy.Hewilltakeushomesafely.”Whentheplanewasoutof56，Ismiledatthegirlandshegavemeabigsmilein57．“Isaidmyfatherwouldtakeushomesafely.”Manyki
ndsofstormsmay58us：diseases，difficulties...Theycaneasilydarkenourskiesand59ourplanesintohardtimes.Letus60：Loveisthepilo
t.Itwillhelpusoutoftrouble.Sotakeiteasy.41．A.getB．takeC．serveD．sell42．A.excitedB．nervousC．happyD.comfortable43．A.coldB．quiet
C．warmD.noisy44．A.brokeoutB．litupC．cameaboutD．gaveoff45．A.shipB．seatC．trainDplane．46．A.turnedB．cutC．liftedD．shut47．A.dropB．flyC．la
ndD．jump48．A.surprisedB．GladC．scaredD．interested49．A.weatherB．QuestionC．actionD．future50．A.winB．ReachC．makeD．finish51．A.somethingB.nothing．C．everythi
ngD．anything52．Acalm.B．frustratedC．sadD．funny53．A.talkB．playC．readD．sleep54．A.bookB．expressionC．storyD．impr
ession55．A.andB．soC．whenD．since56．A.orderB．dangerC．fashionD．date57．A.turnB．returnC．timeD．front58．A.stopB．helpC．encourageD．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.meansthatitisbecomingmoreandmoredifficulttofindspaceandtimefor62.(we)．Butformanypeople，per
sonalprivacy(隐私)isvery63.(importance)．Inmanyhomes，afewminutesinthebathroomisalltheprivacythatisavailable.Teenagersespeciallyneedtheirownpersonalspac
e64.homewheretheycanfeelrelaxedandprivate.But，ofcourse，notallteenagers65.(be)luckyenoughtohavearoomoftheirown.Wherespaceisshort，they
oftenhavetoshareabedroom66.abrotherorsister.Inthatcase，it'sagoodideaforthemtohaveaspecialareaorcorneroftheroomtocalltheir
own.Itis67.(similar)importantforyoungpeopletohavesomewheretokeeptheirpersonalthings.Thismayormaynotbeatid
yplaceanditisnotagoodideaforparentstotryandtellteenagershow68.(organize)theirspaceasthisislikelytoleadto69.(argue)．Parentscan，however，makesurethat
thereareenoughstorage(存储)spaces70.asshelves，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,whoisaSenior1studentfromSiNan
SeniorSchool.EverydayIhavetogetupat6:30am,whenmuchpeoplearestillsleeping.I’mbusywithmystudieswhenIhavealotofhom
eworktodo,thatmakesmefeelundergreatpressure.EnglishisthesubjectthatI’minterested.WhenIfeelstressing,I’llturn
tomybestfriendMikeforhelp.Wehavebeenbestfriendssinceweareveryyoung.WheneverI’minthetrouble,hewillcheerhimup.Now
I’mtryingmybesttomakegreatprogresses.IhopetobeadmittedintoBeijingUniversitythreeyearslater,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.CBDD
C26---30.DCBCD31---35.ADCBA36---40.GEAFD41---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---me9.progresses---progress10.proudly---proud参考范文：Mydearfr
iends,Asweknow,readingplaysaveryimportantroleinourdailylife.Wecangainknowledgethroughreading.Itcannotonlyo
penourmindsbutalsomakeuscleverandhappier.Ourstudycanbeimprovedifwereadmorebooks.Readingalsohelpsusgrowasaperson.However,it’sagreatpitythatmanyactiv
itiessuchaslisteningtomusic,watchingTV,playinggames,goingonlinetakeupmuchofourreadingtime.Sohere,Iwouldliketosuggestthatevery
oneshouldreadmorebooksandreadgoodbooks.IncludinglearningthehistoryoftheParty,readingtheclassicalliterature,famousbooksandsoon.Itwillbegoodforu
s.Let’stakeactiveactionandstartreadingnow!Thankyou!TheStudents'Union高一年级半期考试【听力材料及答案】Text1M:Whatshou
ldwedothisweekend?Shallwegoforaswim?W:That’sagoodidea.I’llpickyouupinmycarateleveno’clock.Text2W:We’llbespend
ingtwomoredaysinSydneythanwedidlasttime.M:So,that’llbeatleastaweekthen,won’tit?W:Eightdays,actually.Text3M:WelcometoHarvard,myfriend.
W:Thankyou!Bytheway,I’mmajoringinphysics.Whataboutyou?M:Me?I’mstudyingFrench.Text4W:Ineedtogetmybrotherabirthdaygift.M:Youareagre
atbaker.Whynotmakehimapieoracake?W:Yes,ofcourse.I’llgotothefruitmarketfirst.ThenI’llmakehimanapplepie.Text5M:Id
idn’tdowellonthelisteningtest.Whataboutyou?W:IdidOK,butIdidn’thaveenoughtimetofinishthewritingpart.I’mafraidIwi
llfailthistime.Text6W:I’dliketoborrowsomebooks.CanyoutellmehowmanybooksIcanborroweachtimeonthiscard?M:Letmecheck.Iamafrai
dthiscardistooold.Youhavetochangeit.W:Oh,sorry.That’smyoldone.Thisisthenewone.Hereyouare.M:OK,youcanborrowthreebooksatatime.W:Good.T
hankyou.M:Youarewelcome.Text7W:Haveyouheardtheweatherforecast,Jack?M:Yes,Ilistenedtoitontheradioonmywaybac
k.W:What’stheweathergoingtobelikeinHongKongtomorrow?M:HongKongisexpectedtobefine.Thetemperaturewillbebetween11and15degreescentigrade.W:Good.Icandoso
megardening,then.WhatabouttheweatherinShanghai?Mybrotherisgoingthereonbusinesstomorrow.M:Therewillbeathunderstorm.W:Ho
wistheweatherinBeijing?M:Theweathermansaysthattherewillbesnow;thetemperaturewillbefromminus2degreescentigradeto3degreescentigrade.W:My
fatherwillflybackfromBeijingtomorrow.Ihopehisflightwon’tbecancelled(取消).Text8W:I’mjustgoingtohaveasaladtonight.I’mnot
goingtoeatmeatforawhile.M:What?!Why?Youwantto“savetheanimals”orsomething?W:Well,beingavegetarianisdefinitelyamoreresponsiblelifestyle.It’sbette
rfortheplanet.Besides,it’salsohealthier.M:Ican’tbelievewhatI’mhearing!Thisiscomingfromtheworld’sbiggest
meateater.Didn’tyouwinahamburger-eatingcontestwhenyouwereincollege?W:Well,thatwasalongtimeago.I’mtryingtomakesomebetterdecisions,notjustforme,butfo
rmycommunity,too.M:Allright,that’senough.Waiter?!Bringmethebiggeststeakyouhave!Text9M:Hey,Nancy.Arey
oubusyonSaturdaynight?W:No,Idon’tthinkso.What’sup?M:Iwantedtoknowifyou’dliketogotoseeasoccergamewithme.It’sbetweenManchesterUni
tedandtheSanJoseEarthquakes.It’sjustafriendshipmatch,though.W:Thatsoundslikefun.I’dlovetogo!Whattimedoesitstart?M:
Thegameisat7:00p.m.,butweshouldtrytogettherealittleearly.It’sfuntohangoutintheparkinglotbeforethegame.Ialsohavetopickuptheticketsby6:
00p.m.W:OK.Howdoyouwanttogothere?Icandrive,ifyouwant.M:Maybeweshouldtakethebus.Don’tyouwanttohavesomebeersatthegame?W:Oh,yeah,IguessI
do…Text10Ilikereading,somyfavoriteplaceinourcityisthecitylibrary.Andtoday,I’dliketosharewithyousomeofthethingsIknowaboutourc
itylibrary.Whenitwasbuiltin1970,thelibraryhadonlytwofloors.Butasthepopulationinthecitygrew,moreandmorepeoplevisitedthelibrary,sotwomorefloorsw
ereaddedtoit10yearslater.Todaythelibraryhasacollectionofover120,000booksand100differentkindsofnewspapersandm
agazines,thoughnotallofthosecanbetakenout.Ilikevisitingthethirdfloorbecausethat’swhereallthesciencebooksandolderbo
oksarelocated.SometimesIalsovisitthesecondfloortoreadthelatestmagazinesandnewspapers.AndIgotothefirstflooralmoste
veryweekendtoborrownovelsandtextbookstotakehometoread.Thelibraryisopenfrom8:00a.m.to6:00p.m.fromMonday
toFriday,butontheweekend,itclosesonehourearlier.
