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昆明市2020~2021学年高二期末质量检测英语注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色碳素笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上，并认真核准条形码上的准考证号、姓名、考场号、座位号及科目，在规定的位置贴好条形码。2.回答选择题时，选出每

小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。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）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。例:Howmuchistheshirt?A.￡

19.15B.￡9.18C.￡9.15答案是C.1.Whenwillthefilmstart?A.At6:20.B.At6:30.C.At6:402.HowwillthewomanprobablygotoNewYork?A.BycarB.BytrainCBybus3.

Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Brotherandsister.B.Husbandandwife.C.Professorandstudent.4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Apartme

ntbuilding.B.Plastictrash.C.Environmentalprotection5.Wherewasthewomanwhentheearthquakehappened?A.Outsidethehouse.B.Inthebathroom.C.Intheki

tchen.第二节（共15小题，每小题15分，满分2.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话!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7题。6.Whydoesthewomanmakethecall?A.ToaskforleaveforLisa.B.ToaskaboutLisa'sstudy.C.ToaskaboutLisasho

mework.7.What'sthewoman’sphonenumber?A.901-1674.B.109-1746.C.911-1874.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whatdoesthemanth

inkofthegreatwall?A.It'sbeautiful.BIt'sfunny.CIt'sextraordinary.9.WhendoestheGreatWalllookthemostbeautiful?A.Insummer.BInautumn.

C.Inwinter.10.Whatisthespeakers'finaldecision?A.Toclimbtothetop.B.Totakethecablecar.C.Towalkaround.听第

8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whatdidthemanaskthewomantodo?A.Buysomesnacksforhim.B.Fetchhimsomefood.C.Watchagamewithhim.12.Whatwasthemangoodatinhig

hschool?A.Playingbasketball.B.RunningC.Weightlifting.13.Whatdidthewomanfirstadvisethemantodo?A.Haveaheal

thcheck.B.Goonadiet.C.Gotobedearly.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.WhatisMs.Potter?A.Ascientist.B.Apainter.C.awriter.15.WhodidMs.Pottershareherideawithatfirs

t?A.Herparents.B.Herfriends.C.Herbrothers.16.WhatisMs.Potter'sadviceforthekids?A.Tostartablog.B.Tokeeptrying.C.Todrawideasout.听第10段材料，回答第17

至20题。17.Howmanypeopleweresenttotracktheelephants?A.60.B.64.C.400.18.Whathappenedtothelocalpeople?A.Theyreceiveddailywarnings.B.Theygainedpu

blicattention.C.Theyhadconflictswiththeelephants.19.Whatcanbeseeninthemostpopularvideo?A.Anelephantturningonawatertap.B.Anelephanttak

ingcareofitsbaby.C.Anelephantdrinkingwaterinariver.20.WhatdoesGuosuggesttoprotectwildelephants?ABanning

illegalhunting.B.Expandingtheirhabitats.C.Controllinghumanactivities.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。ATech

nologymakesourlifeeasierthanwhatwecanimagine.Nowwedon'tneedtoleaveourhomestopurchasesomethingbecauseeverythingisreachablean

dcanbeeasilyfoundinfrontofusthroughafewclicks.Here'saquickglanceatthebestonlineshoppingsitesintheworldtomakeiteasierfory

outofindthebestitemsyouneed.AmazonItisthemostpopularasthebiggestonlineshoppingstoreintheUSAandthewholeworld.ItwasfoundedbyJeffBezosandisheadquar

teredinSeattle,Washington,UnitedStatesasanonlinebookstoreandquicklydiversifiedtooffereverythingyouneed.Itprovidesitscustomerswith

severalfeaturessuchasdiscounts,fastdeliveryandawiderangeofitemsatgoodprices.eBayItisoneofthemostpopularonlineauctio

nandshoppingwebsitesthatcanbefoundinthewholeworld.Itwasfoundedin1995byPierreOmidyarandisheadquarteredinCalifornia,UnitedStates.Ithelpsyoutobuy

andselldifferentproducts,whichmakesthissitebeneficialforbothbuyersandsellers.ASOSFoundedin2000byNickRobert

son,AsosisoneofthebiggestonlineshoppingUKthatspecializesinpresentingeverythingrelatedtobeautyandfashionincludingmen’sandwomen’swear.Ithelpsyoutonar

rowyoursearchthroughmakinguseoftrendsancollectionfeaturesinadditiontotheabilitytobuyandsellpre-ownedclothes

throughtheonlinemarketplacethatispresentedtoyou.Mr.PorterItisanonlineretailerthatwaslaunchedin2011inLondonandspec

ializesinofferingwhatisrelatedtomen'sstyleincludingshoes,clothesandaccessoriestomakeyouastylishman.Youcafindproductsforma

jordesignerssuchasAlexanderMcQueenandRayBan.21.Whichofthefollowingshoppingsiteshasthelongesthistory?A.Ama

zonB.eBayC.AsosD.Mr.Porter.22.WhatisspecialabouteBay?A.Itsellsproductsrelatedtobeautyandfashion.B.Itofferscustomersdel

iveryforfreeintheUSA.C.Itprovidesaplatformforyoutosellyourgoods.D.It'sthebiggestonlineshoppingstoreworldwide.23.Whoworksasades

ignerformen'sstyle?A.JeffBezosB.PierreOmidyar.C.NickRobertson.D.RayBan.BWiththegraduationseasonapproaching,millionsofyoungcollegestudentsareprep

aringtowalkoutoftheirschoolsandstarttheircareers,Buthowwilltheytakethosefirststepstotransition(转变)fromstudentstoworkersintoday'sfast-pa

cedsociety?Anewshow,theShiningOnefromJiangsuTV,hascaughttheattentionofyoungviewerswhohopetolearnhowthei

rpeersareadjustingtothistransition.Itfollowsagroupofstudentsastheycompetetobeoneofninecandidateswhowillgetoffersfromcompaniesinthehighly

-competitivesecuritiesindustry.Thecompetitorsaregivenopportunitiesandchallengessimilartothosetheymayrunintoinreallifewithintheindustry.Theshowal

sohassomeobserversprovidingcommentsonthecompetitors.Theshowhasbecomeahottalkingpointonsocialmediaplatforms.Manyviewershave

saidtheyseetheshowas"aguidebookforyoungpeoplejuststartingtheircareer".Itoffersaglimpseintovariousaspectsoftherealworldsuchasfollowing

one'spassion,facingchallengesandembracing.thespiritofcooperation.Oneofthehotdiscussionsontheshowhasbeenthedebat

eovertheimportanceofmeetingdeadlinesandthepursuit(追求)ofperfection.Somearguedthatinreallife,youmayhavetotakemoretimewithatasktomakeitperfect,whileoth

erssaiditismoreimportantforthesegreenhandstosubmittheirworkontime,whichisthemostimportantruleintheprofessionalcontext.S

tatisticsfromChina’sMinistryofEducationpredictthatChinawillseeatotalof9.09millioncollegegraduatesin2021,anewhigh,Howtoprovideguidancetothe

segraduatessothattheycandeveloptherightmindsettowardworkandtheneedstobeanswered.24.WhyistheShiningOneheldforcollegegraduates?A.Toprovidethemwithcaree

rguidance.B.Toimprovetheircommunicationabilities.C.Totesttheiracademicskillslearntatschool.D.Tomakethemlearnaboutsecuritiesindustry.25.Thecandi

datescompeteintheshowto________.A.commenteachothersperformanceB.finishthetaskwiththeirobserversCgetachancetoworkinacomp

anyDearntheirfamesthroughsocialmedia26.Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetotheshow?A.Skeptical.B.Objective.C.Ind

ifferent.D.Subjective.27.Wherecanthetextbefound?A.Inahistorybook.B.Inafictionnovel.C.Inanartmagazine.D.Inanewsreport.CWhatcomestomindwhenyouth

inkofthematerialsusedforconstructingahome?Concrete,steel,aluminum,rocks?Yes,mostmodernbuildingsstanduprightduetothesem

aterials.Butatwhatcost?Concrete,oneofthemostpopularconstructionmaterialsworldwide,is"themostdestructivematerialonEarth"，accordingtotheGuard

ian.Theburdenofdestructionisn'tjustlimitedtoconcretebutalltheotherpopularlyusedbuildingmaterials.So,howcanthisbeaddress

ed?Puttinganendtoconstructionsimplyisn'trealisticNigeriaisdoingitsparttoaddressthisenvironmentalproblembyco

nstructingwithplasticbottles.Plasticisbeingusedtoprotectourenvironmentfrombecomingworse.Nigeriansareusingbottlebricktechnologyinsteadofregularconst

ructionmaterialstobuildhouse.Bottlebricktechnologyusesplasticbottlesfilledwithmaterialplasticwrappersandlandfillrubbishtootherin

organicwastetocreateaBottlebricksareaneco-friendlyalternativetotraditionalbricks.Theyaredurable(耐用的)andusedtoconstructmanytypesofb

uildings.AccordingtotheBBC,thefirstplastichouseinNigeriawasconstructedinthevillageofYelwa,whereadifferentvariantofbottlebricktechnologywasused.The

bottleswerefilledwithsandinsteadofrubbishandinorganicwaste.ThisbottlebricktechnologyinNigeriadidn'tjustparonehouseinYelwa.Today,Nigeriais

dealingwithitsplasticcrisisbyusingabandonedbottlestobuildaffordablehousingforitscitizens.Thebottlebrickhousesareenvironmentally-friendly,cheap,and

,mostimportantly,durableThey’reagreatanswertothecountry'shousingproblems.Besides,Nigeriaproducesabout32milliontons

ofsolidwasteperyear,ofwhich2.5millionisplastic.So,there’snodoubtthatcurrentlythecountryhasplentyofrawproductsupply.Inadditiontoaddressingthehousingc

risisofthecountry,thebottlebricktechnologyalsotacklestheyouthunemploymentcrisis.Theprojectisprovidingjobstotheunem

ployedyouthsofNigeriaandtrainingthemingreenconstruction.28.What'sthepurposeofmentioningthefourmaterialsinparagraph1?A.Tolisttheir

advantages.B.Tocomparetheircosts.C.Toleadinafurthertopic.D.Togivesomeexamples.29.Whatdoweknowaboutthefirstbottlebricksusedin

Yelwa?A.Theyarefilledwithrubbish.B.Thereissandinthem.C.Theyareamixtureofmaterials.D.Therearewrappersinthem.30.Whatdoestheunder

linedword"tackles"inthelastparagraphmean?A.Increases.B.Surveys.C.Assesses.D.Settles.31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.

HowsolidwasteisrecycledinNigeria.B.HowunemploymentisdealtwithinNigeria.C.WhatrolesbottlebricksplayinNigeria.D.WhatcontributionsNigeriamakestotheworl

d.DEvery17years,billionsofinsects,knownasthecicadas(蝉)ofBroodX,risefromtheearthThisyear,perhaps,therewill

betrillions!BroodXisoneofthelargestgroupsofcicadasandwillappearsometimeinMay,2021in15states,fromGeorgiainthesouthtoNewYorkinthenorth

east.Manyscientistsandinsectloverssaythey’relookingforwardtothered-eyedinsectsaftera17-yearwait.OneofthemisMikeRaupp,aninsectexpe

rtattheUniversityofMaryland."Whatthey'rewaitingforisthesoiltemperaturestoreachabout18℃,andthenthey'regoingtobeandoutoftheground.”Whentheinsectsc

omeoutoftheground,theywilldroptheirskin,gettheirwingsandtrytogouponthetreetopstoescapefromthepredators(天敌).Onceon

thetreetops,themalecicadaswill"sing"theirmatingsongstodrawthefemales.Ifshelikesthesinging,theywillmat

eandreproduce.Aboutsixweekslater,thenymphs(蛹)willfalloffthetreetopsandgointothegroundUnderground,theinsectswillquietlyfeedofftreeroots

andwaitforanother17yearstostartthepartyonthetreetopsalloveragain.Rauppexplainedthatsomecicadasappeareveryyear,buttheyhaveamuchshorterlifecycleandsta

yaliveintwoways.Theyaregreenandcanhideinnature.Also,theycanflyveryfast.So,theyavoidbeingcaughtbypredators.PeriodicalcicadaslikeBroo

dXhaveneitherofthoselifesavingmethods.Tocontinuethespecies,hesaidbillionsofperiodicalcicadaswillappearallatthesametime.So,theirpredat

orscan'teatallofthem.Also,bycomingoutevery17years,theyaren’tadependablefoodsourceforpredatorsandsimplyoutlivethem.（Fromare

portpublishedinNewsweekonMay18,2021）32.WhendidBroodXappearlasttime?A.In2004.B.In2015.C.In2017.D.In2020.33.Whatca

nwelearnaboutcicadasofBroodX?A.Theyareoneofthelargestgroupsofinsects.B.Theyexposethemselvesfortheirredeyes.C.Theyliveontre

erootswhenunderground.D.Theycanflyveryfasttoescapebeinghunted.34.WhydoesBroodXcomeoutinlargequantities?AIt'sago

odtimetomateandreproduce.B.It'sagoodwaytokeepthespeciesalive.C.It'seasyforthemtohuntforfood.D.It'seasytodef

eattheirpredators.35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.CicadasComingafter17YearsUndergroundB.CicadasHoldinga

GrandPartyontheTreetopsC.AReunionin17YearsfortheCicadaFamily.D.AUniqueWaytoEscapefromthePredators.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。HowtoAchieveaSchoolGoalSettinggoalscanhelpyoustayontopofyourstudiesandearngoodgrades

,butit'simportanttosettherightkindsofgoals.Realisticgoalscanhelpyousucceedinschoolandinlife.36●Decidewhattypeofgoal

youwanttoset.Therearemanypossiblegoalsyoucouldset,butthetypeofgoalreferstohowyou'llmeasureyourprogressandsuccess.37Process

goalsfocusontheworkthatyou'lldoinagiventimeperiod.Outcomegoalsfocusontheresultsofyourwork.●Findoutthereasonswhyyourgoalisimportant.38Ifthat’sthecas

e,itmaybeimportanttoremindyourselfofwhythatgoalismeaningfultoyou,andwhyyouhopetoachieveit.Reflectingontheoutcomeofthatgoalmayhelpyoustaymorefocused

anddrivenovertime.●Setuparewardsystemtostaymotivated.Somepeopleworkbestwhentheyknowthereissometypeofrewardtobehad

.39Atthesametime,ittracksyourprogresssoyou'llknowwhetherornotyoudeserveyour"treat"fortheday,week,monthorter

m.●40Havingsupportcanmakeahugedifferenceinyoursuccessrate.Notonlywillthepeopleinyoursupportnetworkhelpyoustayactive,theycanalsocelebra

tewithyouonceyou’veachievedyourgoal.A.Supportthosearoundyou.B.Herearesomewaystohelpyou.C.Findhelpfromfriends,familyandteachers.D.It'sokaytospendsome

timedoingfunthings.E.Buildingarewardsystemhelpsyoustayactive.F.Havingagoalmaynotbeenoughtokeepyouinspired.G.Thetwomaintypesareproces

sgoalsandoutcomegoals.第三部分英语知识运用（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四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。WheneverIcomeacro

sssomeoneinahurry,I'malwayshappytolethimgoaheadofmeHowever,I'm41tosayIlostsomepolitenessoneday.MywifeandI42togethertoala

rgesupermarket.Therewasalonglineofpeopleoutsideasitwaslimitingthenumberof43.Mywifegotoutofthecarandwalkedtothe44ofthelineandIwenttofi

ndaparkingspot.WhenI45,Ifoundherstillstandinginline,ensuringour46toenterthesupermarket,47,Ijoinedmywifeintheline.That'swhenanoldman48inmydirec

tion,"Youcan't49!"Iturnedaround,50thatmywifewasinlinebeforehimandweweretogether.Hebecameincreasinglyloudand51"Backoftheline!

"he52.Icouldn’tresistaskinginnocently,"Didittakealotofpracticetobecomeso53andmean,ordoesitcomenaturallytoyou?"

Seeingthesituationbecomingworse,mywife54tokeepthepeaceinherusualsweetway.Itturnedout55asitwasonlyabout10secondsaftermywifeandIwere56insidethatth

eoldmanwaswavedinbehindus.Wouldn'talittlekindnessandgenerosityhavebeenabetter57forus?Lifeistooshortstart58overlittlethings,ortorefusetoh

elpanotherperson.Raisingmychildren,Itaughtthema59,whichtheycanrememberand60whenmeetingwithlittlebumps(坎坷)intheroadoflife:Kindnessandp

olitenessarealwaysinorder.41.A.ashamedB.delightedC.puzzledD.surprise42.A.walkedB.cycledC.droveD.rushed43.A.businessmenB.employees

C.housewivesD.customers44.A.headB.endC.middleD.side45.A.returnedB.leftC.wanderedD.landed46.A.safetyB.positionC.standardD.freedom4

7.A.NaturaB.UsuallyC.GraduallyD.Final48.A.laughedB.movedC.shoutedD.nodded49.A.lookaroundB.standbyC.goaboutD.cutin50.A.recommendingB.ex

plainingC.admitD.commenting51.A.considerateB.patientC.braveD.aggressive52.A.commandedB.suggestedC.confirmedD.answered53.A.cautiousB.

strongC.bitterD.sweet54.A.regrettedB.intendedC.pretendedD.failed55.A.improveB.impossibleC.unnecessaryD.inconvenient56.A.

signaledB.taughtC.forcedD.persuaded57.A.taskB.memoryC.alternativeD.excuse58.A.reformsB.friendshipsC.

conversationsD.fights59.A.storyB.skillC.courseD.lesson60.A.challengeB.applyC.spreadD.explore第二节（共10小题；每小题

1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Onceregardedasageographicaldisadvantage,ShantangvillageinZhejiangprovincehasnowbecomea

n61(attract)tourismdestination.It62(locate)inthenortheasterntipofGuangchentown.Itwasoffthebeatentrackwhentheroa

dwasnotingoodcondition.However,withtransportationimproved,thevillageisconnectedtoShanghaibyastonebridge63ariver.Touristscanenjoy6

4(they)bywalkingamongtreesandgrasslands,takingintheviewofthelakeandgettingalookatthepastthrougholditemssuchas65(sew)machines,radiosandphoto

swhicharepreservedinamuseumconverted(改造)fromanoldhouse.Busesconnectingthevillagetoneighboringprovincesare

upandrunningin66endlessstreamOverthepastfewyears,dragonboatcompetitionsandlocalfestivalshavebeen67(regul

ar)heldtoenrichvisitorexperience.Localauthoritieshavealsorestoredastreet68datesbacktotheQingDynastytopromoteruraltourisminthe

village.Shantangnowofferssightseeing,leisureandshopping69(activity).Favorablepolicieshavebeenintroducedtoe

ncouragelocals70(set)upshopsonthestreets.Lastyear,thehistoricalstreethad400,000touristvisits,earningmorethan20millionyuanintourismincome.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作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。作文中共有10处错误，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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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：在错的词下面画一横线，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。WhenIwasabab

y,mymotherusedtoreadingmenurseryrhymes.Ilovedtherhymescreatingskillfullyattheendofthelines.WhenIgrowolder,Iwas

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ylovereadingoverymuchthatwekeepbuyingbooks,butourlivingroomisfullofbooks.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，请你写信向网友Tom介绍你校的课间操（class-breakexercise），内容包括：1.目的；2.

形式。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。昆明市2020~2021学年高二期末质量检测英语参考答案及评分标准一、听力理解（共20小题，1.5分题，满分30分）1-5CBACC

6-10CACBA11-15BAABC16-20BCAAB二、阅读理解（共20小题，2分/题，满分40分）1-23ACD24-27ACBD28-31CBDC32-35ACBA36-40BGFEC三、完形填空（共20小题，1.5分题，满分30分）41-45A

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introduceourclass-breakexercisetoyou.Thereisafamoussaying"Lifeliesonexercise".Aimingatbuildingupthestudents'bodyaswellasdevelopingtheir

interestandhabitofdoingsports,ourclass-breakexerciseisheldeverydayfrom10amto10:30am,lastinghalfanhour.Theclass-breakex

erciseisorganizedinclassesThereareavarietyofformsofclass-breakexercise,includinggymnastics,dancing,physic

alfitnesstraining,ballgamesaswell.Throughtheclass-breakexercise,thestudentscankeepaclearandsoundmindinthefollowingclasses,whichc

ontributestoimprovingtheirstudyefficiencyWhataboutyours?Lookforwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiHua昆明市2020~2021学年高二期末质量检测英语听力原文Text1W:Hurr

yup!Thefilmstartsin20minutes,andit'salready6:20now.M:Takeiteasy.Itwillonlytakeus10minutestogetthere.Text2W

:WhatdoyouthinkisthebestwaytogettoNewYork?M:Well,asbeenrainingheavilythesedays.takingabusordrivingyourowncarcanbed

angerous.So,takingthetrainmaybeyourbestchoice.Text3W:Isn'tthisyourwife’sbestscarf?M:Yes,butwewantyoutohaveit.Momtol

dushowcoldthewintergetsinSpain.You'llneedsomethingwhileyoustudywithyourprofessorthere.Text4M:Myapartmentbuildingstartedarecyclingprogram.I'msointeres

tedinlearningaboutit.W:We’vebeenrecyclinginmybuildingsincelastyear.I'mtryingtostopusingplasticbags,too.M:That

sawesome.Usinglesswaterisanothergreatwaytoprotecttheenvironment.Text5M:Whatwereyoudoingwhentheearthquakehappened?W:Iwascookingsomeeggs,T

hen,thetablebegantoshake.Thelightwentoutsuddenly,andIcouldn’thelpscreamingM:Didyourunoutside.W:No,Icouldn'tfindmywayinthedarkness.

SoIstayedinthebathroom.Text6M:GoldenGateHighSchool.HowmayIhelpyou?W:Hello,sir!ThisisEmmaWhite.I'mcall

ingformydaughter,Lisa.She’snotfeelingwell.M:I'msorrytohearthat.Ihopeit'snottoobad.W:Thankyou.Shehasal

ittlefeverandacough.Nothingtooserious.CanIgetherhomeworkfortoday?M:OK.Isitallrightformetogiveyourphonenumbertotheteachers?Theycancallyouafterscho

ol.Theyaretoobusyrightnow.W:Thatwouldbegreat.Mynumberis901-1674.M:Holdasecond.901-1674.Isthatcorrect?W:Yes,that’

scorrect.Thankyou.Text7W:Look.David!There'sthegreatWall.Itstretchesoverforthousandsofmiles,Andit'ssymbolofChina.M:Oh.it'ssoremarka

ble!W:ItlooksthemostbeautifulinOctoberwhentheleavesinthemountainsnearbyturnyellow.M:Whenwasitbuilt?W:Itwasfirstbuiltaroundtwenty-fivehundred

yearsago.W:Yes,Iwasalsosurprisedatfirst.TherearemanyancientrelicsinChina.M:You'reright.HowcanwegettothetopofthegreatWall?W:Well,we'dbettertake

thecablecar.Youknow,GeorgeandLilyhavebeenhereinJune,andsaiditwastoughtoclimbtothetop.M:Ah…Let'sjustclimbIt'smorefun,Ithink.W:Okay.Let’sgo.w

ishwecouldmakeit.Text8M:Honey,thebasketballgameisabouttostart.Andcouldyoubringsomechipsandabowloficecream?And…uh…asliceofpi

zzafromthefridge.w:Anythingelse?M:That'sallfornow.Hey,youknow,they’reorganizingacompanybasketballteam,andI'mthinkin

gaboutjoining.Whatdoyouthink?W:Humph.M:"Humph?"Whatdoyoumean?Iwasthestarplayerinhighschool.W:Yeah,twenty-fiveyearsago.Look,Ijustdon'twantyouh

avingaheartattackrunningupanddownthecourt.M:So,whatareyousuggesting?W:Well,firstyououghttoatleasthaveaphysicalexaminationbeforeyoubegin

.Thenyouneedtowatchyourdietandcutbackonthefattyfoods,likeicecream.M:Yeah,you'reprobablyright.W:Andyoushouldtakeupalittleweighttraini

ngtostrengthenyourmuscles.Oh,andyouneedtogotobedearlyinsteadofwatchingTVhalfthenight.Text9M:So,Ms.Potter,tellusalittleaboutyourself.W:Ihavealway

sloveddrawing.Itmakesmehappytocreatesomethingfromablankpieceofpaper.M:Whatinspiredyoutostartdrawingsuchalovelyanimal,PetertheRabbit?W:T

herabbithasalwaysbeenmyfavoriteanimal.Oneday,mybrothersandIbeganjokingaboutwhatitwouldbelikeforarabbittolive

likeahumaninthecountryside.SoIdrewitout,andthat'showitstarted.M:Howdidyouturnyourideaintoablogandthenabook?W:Istartedtheblogasaneasywaytosharemyc

artoonswithstrangersonline.Asaresult,everyonelovedPetertheRabbitsomuchandsharedhisstorywithfriends.Thenonedaywhenmyblog

gotthousandsofhitseveryminute,Iknewit'stimetoturnitintoabook.M:Mostofouraudiencearekids.Theyallwanttobepaintersjustlikeyou.Whatadvicedoyou

haveforthem?W:Well,artishardandittakesyearsofpractice.Theonlywaytogetgoodatitistokeeptrying.Text10W:15wildAsian

elephantshavemadeastopalongtheirmigrationinthesouthwesternChinesecityofKunming.400staffmembers,64trucksand60

emergency-usecarsweresenttotracktheelephants.Authoritieshavefedtheelephants2tonsoffood.Localresidentsandpeoplelivi

nginnearbyareashavebeenreceivingdailywarnings.Sofar,noconflicthasbeenreported.Theanimalshavedrawnwidespreadpublicattention,andmanyvideosrecordedbyloc

alpeoplehavereceivedthousandsof"likes"onsocialmedia.ThemostpopularonewasrecordedonFriday,inwhichanelephantturnsonawatertapwithitstrunkanddrinkswa

ter.YunnanisthewildAsianelephanthabitatinChina.Beforethe1970s,thespecieswasthreatenedbyanumberoffactors,includinganincreaseintheh

umanpopulation,reducedforestandillegalhunting.Theirnumbersdroppedsharply.However,throughdeterminedprotectioneffortsinr

ecentdecades,China'sAsianelephantpopulationhasrisenfrom170inthe1970sto300."Itsgrowingpopulationrequir

esalargerhabitatandmorefood.Thewell-protectedforestresultedinthedecreaseofsomesmallplants-thefavoritefoodofwildelephants,”saidGuoXia

nming,directoroftheresearchinstituteatXishuangbannaNationalNatureReserve.