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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.Whatistheprobablerel
ationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Brotherandsister.B.Husbandandwife.C.Professorandstudent.4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabou
t?A.Apartmentbuilding.B.Plastictrash.C.Environmentalprotection5.Wherewasthewomanwhentheearthquakehappened?A.Outsidethehouse.B.Inthebathroo
m.C.Inthekitchen.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.ToaskaboutL
isashomework.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.Whatdoe
sthemanthinkofthegreatwall?A.It'sbeautiful.BIt'sfunny.CIt'sextraordinary.9.WhendoestheGreatWalllookthemostbeautiful?A.Insummer.BInautumn.C.Inwinter.1
0.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.Whatwasthemangoodatinhighschool?A.Playingbasket
ball.B.RunningC.Weightlifting.13.Whatdidthewomanfirstadvisethemantodo?A.Haveahealthcheck.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.Pottershareherideawithatfirst?A.Herparents.B.Herfriends.C.Herbrothers.16.WhatisMs.Pott
er'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.Theygainedpublicattention.C.Theyhadconflictswiththeelephants.19.Wh
atcanbeseeninthemostpopularvideo?A.Anelephantturningonawatertap.B.Anelephanttakingcareofitsbaby.C.Anelephantdrin
kingwaterinariver.20.WhatdoesGuosuggesttoprotectwildelephants?ABanningillegalhunting.B.Expandingtheirhabitat
s.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。ATechnologymakesourli
feeasierthanwhatwecanimagine.Nowwedon'tneedtoleaveourhomestopurchasesomethingbecauseeverythingisreach
ableandcanbeeasilyfoundinfrontofusthroughafewclicks.Here'saquickglanceatthebestonlineshoppingsitesintheworldtomakeiteasierforyoutofindthebestit
emsyouneed.AmazonItisthemostpopularasthebiggestonlineshoppingstoreintheUSAandthewholeworld.ItwasfoundedbyJeffBezosandisheadquart
eredinSeattle,Washington,UnitedStatesasanonlinebookstoreandquicklydiversifiedtooffereverythingyouneed.Itprovidesitscustomerswith
severalfeaturessuchasdiscounts,fastdeliveryandawiderangeofitemsatgoodprices.eBayItisoneofthemostpopularonlineauc
tionandshoppingwebsitesthatcanbefoundinthewholeworld.Itwasfoundedin1995byPierreOmidyarandisheadquarteredinCalifornia,United
States.Ithelpsyoutobuyandselldifferentproducts,whichmakesthissitebeneficialforbothbuyersandsellers.ASOSFoundedin2000byNickRobertso
n,AsosisoneofthebiggestonlineshoppingUKthatspecializesinpresentingeverythingrelatedtobeautyandfashionincludingmen’sandwo
men’swear.Ithelpsyoutonarrowyoursearchthroughmakinguseoftrendsancollectionfeaturesinadditiontotheabilitytobuyandsellpre-ownedclothes
throughtheonlinemarketplacethatispresentedtoyou.Mr.PorterItisanonlineretailerthatwaslaunchedin2011inLondonandspecializesin
offeringwhatisrelatedtomen'sstyleincludingshoes,clothesandaccessoriestomakeyouastylishman.Youcafindproductsformajordesig
nerssuchasAlexanderMcQueenandRayBan.21.Whichofthefollowingshoppingsiteshasthelongesthistory?A.AmazonB.eBayC.AsosD.Mr.Porter.22.W
hatisspecialabouteBay?A.Itsellsproductsrelatedtobeautyandfashion.B.ItofferscustomersdeliveryforfreeintheUSA.C.Itprovidesaplatf
ormforyoutosellyourgoods.D.It'sthebiggestonlineshoppingstoreworldwide.23.Whoworksasadesignerformen'sstyle?A.JeffBezosB.PierreOmidyar.
C.NickRobertson.D.RayBan.BWiththegraduationseasonapproaching,millionsofyoungcollegestudentsarepreparingtowalk
outoftheirschoolsandstarttheircareers,Buthowwilltheytakethosefirststepstotransition(转变)fromstudentstoworkersintoday'sfast-pacedsociety?Anewsh
ow,theShiningOnefromJiangsuTV,hascaughttheattentionofyoungviewerswhohopetolearnhowtheirpeersareadjustingtothistransition.Itfollo
wsagroupofstudentsastheycompetetobeoneofninecandidateswhowillgetoffersfromcompaniesinthehighly-competitivesecuritiesin
dustry.Thecompetitorsaregivenopportunitiesandchallengessimilartothosetheymayrunintoinreallifewithintheindustry.Theshowalsohassomeobserver
sprovidingcommentsonthecompetitors.Theshowhasbecomeahottalkingpointonsocialmediaplatforms.Manyviewershavesaidtheyseethe
showas"aguidebookforyoungpeoplejuststartingtheircareer".Itoffersaglimpseintovariousaspectsoftherealworldsuchasfollowingone'spassion,facingch
allengesandembracing.thespiritofcooperation.Oneofthehotdiscussionsontheshowhasbeenthedebateovertheimport
anceofmeetingdeadlinesandthepursuit(追求)ofperfection.Somearguedthatinreallife,youmayhavetotakemoretimewithatasktomak
eitperfect,whileotherssaiditismoreimportantforthesegreenhandstosubmittheirworkontime,whichisthemostimportant
ruleintheprofessionalcontext.StatisticsfromChina’sMinistryofEducationpredictthatChinawillseeatotalof9.09millioncollegegraduatesin2021,anewhi
gh,Howtoprovideguidancetothesegraduatessothattheycandeveloptherightmindsettowardworkandtheneedstobeanswered.24.WhyistheShinin
gOneheldforcollegegraduates?A.Toprovidethemwithcareerguidance.B.Toimprovetheircommunicationabilities.C.Totesttheiracademicskillsl
earntatschool.D.Tomakethemlearnaboutsecuritiesindustry.25.Thecandidatescompeteintheshowto________.A.commentea
chothersperformanceB.finishthetaskwiththeirobserversCgetachancetoworkinacompanyDearntheirfamesthroughsocialmedia26.Whichwordbestd
escribestheauthor'sattitudetotheshow?A.Skeptical.B.Objective.C.Indifferent.D.Subjective.27.Wherecanthetextbefound?A.Inahistorybook.B.Inafictionnov
el.C.Inanartmagazine.D.Inanewsreport.CWhatcomestomindwhenyouthinkofthematerialsusedforconstructingahome?Concrete,s
teel,aluminum,rocks?Yes,mostmodernbuildingsstanduprightduetothesematerials.Butatwhatcost?Concrete,oneofthemostpopularconstructionmaterialsworldwide,i
s"themostdestructivematerialonEarth",accordingtotheGuardian.Theburdenofdestructionisn'tjustlimitedtoconcretebutalltheotherpopular
lyusedbuildingmaterials.So,howcanthisbeaddressed?Puttinganendtoconstructionsimplyisn'trealisticNigeriaisdoingitsparttoaddressth
isenvironmentalproblembyconstructingwithplasticbottles.Plasticisbeingusedtoprotectourenvironmentfrombecomingworse.Nigeri
ansareusingbottlebricktechnologyinsteadofregularconstructionmaterialstobuildhouse.Bottlebricktechnologyusesplasticbottlesfilledwi
thmaterialplasticwrappersandlandfillrubbishtootherinorganicwastetocreateaBottlebricksareaneco-friendlyalternativetotraditionalbricks.The
yaredurable(耐用的)andusedtoconstructmanytypesofbuildings.AccordingtotheBBC,thefirstplastichouseinNigeriawasconstructedinth
evillageofYelwa,whereadifferentvariantofbottlebricktechnologywasused.Thebottleswerefilledwithsandinsteadofrubbishandinorganicwaste.Thisbottlebrickt
echnologyinNigeriadidn'tjustparonehouseinYelwa.Today,Nigeriaisdealingwithitsplasticcrisisbyusingabandonedbottlestobuildaffordablehousingforitscitize
ns.Thebottlebrickhousesareenvironmentally-friendly,cheap,and,mostimportantly,durableThey’reagreatanswertothecountry'shousingproblems.Besides
,Nigeriaproducesabout32milliontonsofsolidwasteperyear,ofwhich2.5millionisplastic.So,there’snodoubtthatcurrentlythecountryhasplentyofrawproduc
tsupply.Inadditiontoaddressingthehousingcrisisofthecountry,thebottlebricktechnologyalsotacklestheyouth
unemploymentcrisis.TheprojectisprovidingjobstotheunemployedyouthsofNigeriaandtrainingthemingreenconstruction.28.What'sthepu
rposeofmentioningthefourmaterialsinparagraph1?A.Tolisttheiradvantages.B.Tocomparetheircosts.C.Toleadinafurthertopic.D.Togivesomeexa
mples.29.WhatdoweknowaboutthefirstbottlebricksusedinYelwa?A.Theyarefilledwithrubbish.B.Thereissandinthem.C
.Theyareamixtureofmaterials.D.Therearewrappersinthem.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"tackles"inthelastparagraphmean?A.Increa
ses.B.Surveys.C.Assesses.D.Settles.31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.HowsolidwasteisrecycledinNigeria.B.HowunemploymentisdealtwithinNigeria.
C.WhatrolesbottlebricksplayinNigeria.D.WhatcontributionsNigeriamakestotheworld.DEvery17years,billionsofinsects,knownasthecicadas(蝉
)ofBroodX,risefromtheearthThisyear,perhaps,therewillbetrillions!BroodXisoneofthelargestgroupsofcicadasandwil
lappearsometimeinMay,2021in15states,fromGeorgiainthesouthtoNewYorkinthenortheast.Manyscientistsandinsectloverssaythey’relookingfor
wardtothered-eyedinsectsaftera17-yearwait.OneofthemisMikeRaupp,aninsectexpertattheUniversityofMaryland."Whatthey'rewaitingfori
sthesoiltemperaturestoreachabout18℃,andthenthey'regoingtobeandoutoftheground.”Whentheinsectscomeoutofthegro
und,theywilldroptheirskin,gettheirwingsandtrytogouponthetreetopstoescapefromthepredators(天敌).Onceonthetreetops,the
malecicadaswill"sing"theirmatingsongstodrawthefemales.Ifshelikesthesinging,theywillmateandreproduce.Aboutsixweekslater,thenymphs(蛹)willfal
loffthetreetopsandgointothegroundUnderground,theinsectswillquietlyfeedofftreerootsandwaitforanother17yearstostartthepartyonthetreetopsallovera
gain.Rauppexplainedthatsomecicadasappeareveryyear,buttheyhaveamuchshorterlifecycleandstayaliveintwoways.Theyaregreenandcanhideinnature.
Also,theycanflyveryfast.So,theyavoidbeingcaughtbypredators.PeriodicalcicadaslikeBroodXhaveneitherofthoselifesavingmethods.Tocontinuethespe
cies,hesaidbillionsofperiodicalcicadaswillappearallatthesametime.So,theirpredatorscan'teatallofthem.Also,bycomin
goutevery17years,theyaren’tadependablefoodsourceforpredatorsandsimplyoutlivethem.(FromareportpublishedinNews
weekonMay18,2021)32.WhendidBroodXappearlasttime?A.In2004.B.In2015.C.In2017.D.In2020.33.WhatcanwelearnaboutcicadasofBro
odX?A.Theyareoneofthelargestgroupsofinsects.B.Theyexposethemselvesfortheirredeyes.C.Theyliveontreerootswhenunderground.D
.Theycanflyveryfasttoescapebeinghunted.34.WhydoesBroodXcomeoutinlargequantities?AIt'sagoodtimetomateandreproduce.B.It'sagoodwaytokeept
hespeciesalive.C.It'seasyforthemtohuntforfood.D.It'seasytodefeattheirpredators.35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthe
text?A.CicadasComingafter17YearsUndergroundB.CicadasHoldingaGrandPartyontheTreetopsC.AReunionin17YearsfortheCicadaFamily.D.AUni
queWaytoEscapefromthePredators.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。HowtoAchieveaSchoolGoalSettinggoalscanhelpyoustayon
topofyourstudiesandearngoodgrades,butit'simportanttosettherightkindsofgoals.Realisticgoalscanhelpyousucceedinschoolandinlife.36●Decidewhat
typeofgoalyouwanttoset.Therearemanypossiblegoalsyoucouldset,butthetypeofgoalreferstohowyou'llmeasureyourprogressandsuccess.37Processgoalsfocusonthewo
rkthatyou'lldoinagiventimeperiod.Outcomegoalsfocusontheresultsofyourwork.●Findoutthereasonswhyyourgoalisimportant.38Ifthat’sthecas
e,itmaybeimportanttoremindyourselfofwhythatgoalismeaningfultoyou,andwhyyouhopetoachieveit.Reflectingontheoutcomeofthatgoalmayhelpyous
taymorefocusedanddrivenovertime.●Setuparewardsystemtostaymotivated.Somepeopleworkbestwhentheyknowthereissometypeof
rewardtobehad.39Atthesametime,ittracksyourprogresssoyou'llknowwhetherornotyoudeserveyour"treat"fortheday,week,monthorterm.●40Havingsupportcanmake
ahugedifferenceinyoursuccessrate.Notonlywillthepeopleinyoursupportnetworkhelpyoustayactive,theycanalsocelebratewithyouoncey
ou’veachievedyourgoal.A.Supportthosearoundyou.B.Herearesomewaystohelpyou.C.Findhelpfromfriends,familyandt
eachers.D.It'sokaytospendsometimedoingfunthings.E.Buildingarewardsystemhelpsyoustayactive.F.Havingagoalmaynotbeenoughtokeepyouinspired.G.Thetwomai
ntypesareprocessgoalsandoutcomegoals.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。WheneverIco
meacrosssomeoneinahurry,I'malwayshappytolethimgoaheadofmeHowever,I'm41tosayIlostsomepolitenessoneday.MywifeandI42togethertoalar
gesupermarket.Therewasalonglineofpeopleoutsideasitwaslimitingthenumberof43.Mywifegotoutofthecarandwalkedtothe44ofthelineandIwenttofindaparkin
gspot.WhenI45,Ifoundherstillstandinginline,ensuringour46toenterthesupermarket,47,Ijoinedmywifeintheline.That'swhenanoldman48
inmydirection,"Youcan't49!"Iturnedaround,50thatmywifewasinlinebeforehimandweweretogether.Hebecameincreasinglyloud
and51"Backoftheline!"he52.Icouldn’tresistaskinginnocently,"Didittakealotofpracticetobecomeso53andmean,ordoesitcomenaturallytoyou?"Seein
gthesituationbecomingworse,mywife54tokeepthepeaceinherusualsweetway.Itturnedout55asitwasonlyabout10secondsaftermywifeandIwe
re56insidethattheoldmanwaswavedinbehindus.Wouldn'talittlekindnessandgenerosityhavebeenabetter57forus?Lifeistooshortstart58ov
erlittlethings,ortorefusetohelpanotherperson.Raisingmychildren,Itaughtthema59,whichtheycanrememberan
d60whenmeetingwithlittlebumps(坎坷)intheroadoflife:Kindnessandpolitenessarealwaysinorder.41.A.ashamedB.delightedC.puzzledD.surprise42.A.walkedB
.cycledC.droveD.rushed43.A.businessmenB.employeesC.housewivesD.customers44.A.headB.endC.middleD.side
45.A.returnedB.leftC.wanderedD.landed46.A.safetyB.positionC.standardD.freedom47.A.NaturaB.UsuallyC.GraduallyD.Final48.A.laugh
edB.movedC.shoutedD.nodded49.A.lookaroundB.standbyC.goaboutD.cutin50.A.recommendingB.explainingC.admitD.commenting51.A
.considerateB.patientC.braveD.aggressive52.A.commandedB.suggestedC.confirmedD.answered53.A.cautiousB.strongC.bitte
rD.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.sto
ryB.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。Onceregarded
asageographicaldisadvantage,ShantangvillageinZhejiangprovincehasnowbecomean61(attract)tourismdestination.It62(
locate)inthenortheasterntipofGuangchentown.Itwasoffthebeatentrackwhentheroadwasnotingoodcondition.However,withtransportationi
mproved,thevillageisconnectedtoShanghaibyastonebridge63ariver.Touristscanenjoy64(they)bywalkingamongtreesandgrasslands,takingintheviewofthelakeandge
ttingalookatthepastthrougholditemssuchas65(sew)machines,radiosandphotoswhicharepreservedinamuseumconverted(改
造)fromanoldhouse.Busesconnectingthevillagetoneighboringprovincesareupandrunningin66endlessstreamOverth
epastfewyears,dragonboatcompetitionsandlocalfestivalshavebeen67(regular)heldtoenrichvisitorexperience.Loc
alauthoritieshavealsorestoredastreet68datesbacktotheQingDynastytopromoteruraltourisminthevillage.Shantangnowo
fferssightseeing,leisureandshopping69(activity).Favorablepolicieshavebeenintroducedtoencouragelocals70(
set)upshopsonthestreets.Lastyear,thehistoricalstreethad400,000touristvisits,earningmorethan20millionyuanintourismin
come.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。WhenIwasababy,mymotherusedtoreadingmenurseryrhymes.Ilovedtherhymescreatingskillfullyattheendofthelines.WhenIgrowolder,Iwasintroducedtomanyotherf
ormsofpoems.ThatIlikedbestcamefromAsianbecausetheyconveyedmeaningswiththeminimumofwords.WhenIranoutofnewpoems,Iwouldgotothelibraryforless.Thelibra
rianwasoneofmymotherfriends,andshewouldrecommendpoetrybooksme.Infact,myfamilylovereadingoverymuchthatwekeepbuyingbo
oks,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)1-5CBACC6-10CACBA11-15BAABC16-20BCAAB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)41-45ACDBA46-50BACDB51-55DACBC56-60ACDDB四、
短文填空(共10小题,1.5分题,满分15分)61.attractive62.islocated63.over64.themselves65.sewing66.an67.Regularly68.which/that69.activities70.tos
et五、短文改错(共10小题,1分/题,满分10分)WhenIwasababy,mymotherusedtoreadingmenurseryrhymes.Ilovedtherhymesreadcreatingskill
fullyatReadcreatedtheendofthelines.WhenIgrowolder,Iwasintroducedtomanyotherformscreatedgrewofpoems.ThatIlikedbestgrewWhatcamefromAsianbecausetheyconv
eyedmeaningswiththeminimumofwords.WhenIranoutofnewpoems,IwouldAsiagotothelibraryforless.Thelibrarianwasoneofmoremymotherfriends,andshewo
uldrecommendpoetrybooks∧moremother’sto/forme.Infact,myfamilylovereadingsoverymuchthatwekeepbuyingbooks,butourlivingroomisfullofbo
oks.and/so六、书面表达(共1题,满分25分)ApossibleversionDearTom,How’severythinggoing?Iwouldliketointroduceourclass
-breakexercisetoyou.Thereisafamoussaying"Lifeliesonexercise".Aimingatbuildingupthestudents'bodyaswellasde
velopingtheirinterestandhabitofdoingsports,ourclass-breakexerciseisheldeverydayfrom10amto10:30am,lastinghalfanh
our.Theclass-breakexerciseisorganizedinclassesThereareavarietyofformsofclass-breakexercise,includinggymnastics,dancing,physicalfitnesstraining,ballga
mesaswell.Throughtheclass-breakexercise,thestudentscankeepaclearandsoundmindinthefollowingclasses,whichcontributestoimprovingtheirstudyefficiencyWh
ataboutyours?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:Hurryup!Thefilmstartsin20minutes,andit'salready6
:20now.M:Takeiteasy.Itwillonlytakeus10minutestogetthere.Text2W:WhatdoyouthinkisthebestwaytogettoNewYork?M:Well,asbeenrainingheavilythesedays
.takingabusordrivingyourowncarcanbedangerous.So,takingthetrainmaybeyourbestchoice.Text3W:Isn'tthisyourwife’sbestscarf?M:Yes,butwewantyoutohaveit.Momt
oldushowcoldthewintergetsinSpain.You'llneedsomethingwhileyoustudywithyourprofessorthere.Text4M:Myapartmentbuild
ingstartedarecyclingprogram.I'msointerestedinlearningaboutit.W:We’vebeenrecyclinginmybuildingsincelastyear.I'mtryingtostopusingplasticbags,too.M:Th
atsawesome.Usinglesswaterisanothergreatwaytoprotecttheenvironment.Text5M:Whatwereyoudoingwhentheearthquakehappened?W:Iwascookingsomeeggs,Then,theta
blebegantoshake.Thelightwentoutsuddenly,andIcouldn’thelpscreamingM:Didyourunoutside.W:No,Icouldn'tfin
dmywayinthedarkness.SoIstayedinthebathroom.Text6M:GoldenGateHighSchool.HowmayIhelpyou?W:Hello,sir!ThisisEmmaWhite.I'mcallingformydaughter,Lis
a.She’snotfeelingwell.M:I'msorrytohearthat.Ihopeit'snottoobad.W:Thankyou.Shehasalittlefeverandacough.
Nothingtooserious.CanIgetherhomeworkfortoday?M:OK.Isitallrightformetogiveyourphonenumbertotheteachers?Theycancallyouafterschool.Th
eyaretoobusyrightnow.W:Thatwouldbegreat.Mynumberis901-1674.M:Holdasecond.901-1674.Isthatcorrect?W:Yes,that’scorrec
t.Thankyou.Text7W:Look.David!There'sthegreatWall.Itstretchesoverforthousandsofmiles,Andit'ssymbolofChina.M:Oh.it'ssoremarkable!W:I
tlooksthemostbeautifulinOctoberwhentheleavesinthemountainsnearbyturnyellow.M:Whenwasitbuilt?W:Itwasfirstbuiltaroundtwenty-fivehund
redyearsago.W:Yes,Iwasalsosurprisedatfirst.TherearemanyancientrelicsinChina.M:You'reright.Howcanwegettotheto
pofthegreatWall?W:Well,we'dbettertakethecablecar.Youknow,GeorgeandLilyhavebeenhereinJune,andsaiditwastoughtoclimbtothetop.M:Ah…Let'sju
stclimbIt'smorefun,Ithink.W:Okay.Let’sgo.wishwecouldmakeit.Text8M:Honey,thebasketballgameisabouttostart.Andcouldyoubringsomechipsandabowloficecream?
And…uh…asliceofpizzafromthefridge.w:Anythingelse?M:That'sallfornow.Hey,youknow,they’reorganizingacompanybasketballteam,andI'mthinkingaboutjoi
ning.Whatdoyouthink?W:Humph.M:"Humph?"Whatdoyoumean?Iwasthestarplayerinhighschool.W:Yeah,twenty-fiveyearsago.Look,Ijustdon'twantyouhavinga
heartattackrunningupanddownthecourt.M:So,whatareyousuggesting?W:Well,firstyououghttoatleasthaveaphysicalexamina
tionbeforeyoubegin.Thenyouneedtowatchyourdietandcutbackonthefattyfoods,likeicecream.M:Yeah,you'reprobablyright.W:Andyoushouldtakeupalittleweighttrai
ningtostrengthenyourmuscles.Oh,andyouneedtogotobedearlyinsteadofwatchingTVhalfthenight.Text9M:So,Ms.Potter,tellusalittleaboutyourself.W:Ihave
alwaysloveddrawing.Itmakesmehappytocreatesomethingfromablankpieceofpaper.M:Whatinspiredyoutostartdrawingsuchalovelyanimal,
PetertheRabbit?W:Therabbithasalwaysbeenmyfavoriteanimal.Oneday,mybrothersandIbeganjokingaboutwhatitwouldbelikeforarabbittolivelikeahum
aninthecountryside.SoIdrewitout,andthat'showitstarted.M:Howdidyouturnyourideaintoablogandthenabook?W:Ista
rtedtheblogasaneasywaytosharemycartoonswithstrangersonline.Asaresult,everyonelovedPetertheRabbitsomuchandsharedhisstorywithfriends.Thenoned
aywhenmybloggotthousandsofhitseveryminute,Iknewit'stimetoturnitintoabook.M:Mostofouraudiencearekids.Theyallwanttobepaintersjustlik
eyou.Whatadvicedoyouhaveforthem?W:Well,artishardandittakesyearsofpractice.Theonlywaytogetgoodatitistokeeptrying.Text10W:15wildAsianelephan
tshavemadeastopalongtheirmigrationinthesouthwesternChinesecityofKunming.400staffmembers,64trucksand60emergency-usecarsweresenttot
racktheelephants.Authoritieshavefedtheelephants2tonsoffood.Localresidentsandpeoplelivinginnearbyareashavebeenreceivingd
ailywarnings.Sofar,noconflicthasbeenreported.Theanimalshavedrawnwidespreadpublicattention,andmanyvideosrecordedbylocalpeoplehavereceivedthousandso
f"likes"onsocialmedia.ThemostpopularonewasrecordedonFriday,inwhichanelephantturnsonawatertapwithitstrunk
anddrinkswater.YunnanisthewildAsianelephanthabitatinChina.Beforethe1970s,thespecieswasthreatenedbyanumberoffactors,including
anincreaseinthehumanpopulation,reducedforestandillegalhunting.Theirnumbersdroppedsharply.However,throughdeterminedprotectioneffort
sinrecentdecades,China'sAsianelephantpopulationhasrisenfrom170inthe1970sto300."Itsgrowingpopulationrequiresalargerhabitatandmorefood.Thewel
l-protectedforestresultedinthedecreaseofsomesmallplants-thefavoritefoodofwildelephants,”saidGuoXianming,dir
ectoroftheresearchinstituteatXishuangbannaNationalNatureReserve.