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高一期中考试英语试题2021.04本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，共10页，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。第I卷（共87.5分）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。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.Withwhatcolorwillthespeaker

sprobablypaintthewalls?A.Red.B.Yellow.C.Purple.2.WhattimewillthespeakersseetheshowonSaturday?A.At3:00p.m.B.At7:00p.m.C.At8:00p.m.3.Whatdoest

hemanwanttodo?A.Gethishaircut.B.Mailaletter.C.Gotoschool.4.Whatwillthewomanbuytoday?A.Adress.B.Ajacket

.C.Ashirt.5.Wherearethespeakers?A.Atabookstore.B.Inapostoffice.C.Attheairport.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分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。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.Whatcanthemandoifherentsthehouse?A.Havepets.B.Usetheroof.C.Plantflowersindoors.7.Whereshouldthemanparkhiscar?A.Intheg

arage.B.Inthebackyard.C.Inthefrontyard.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatdoesthemanusuallydoontheweekends?A.Hegoeshiking.B.Hegoescycling.C.Heg

oesonshorttrips.9.Wheredoesthewomanusuallyswim?A.Intheocean.B.Inanearbyriver.C.Ataswimmingpool.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatdoe

sthemansayaboutthehotelroom?A.Thesofawasn’tsoftenough.B.Hewassurprisedaboutthefridge.C.Thebedswerenotverycomfortable.11.Whendoesthepoolopen?A.Atfiveo

’clockinthemorning.B.Atfiveo’clockintheafternoon.C.Atsixo’clockintheevening.12.Howwillthemanpayforthebill?A.Bycreditcard.B.Withacheck.C

.Incash.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.WhoisSteve?A.Becky’sfriend.B.Becky’shusband.C.Becky’sroommate.14.WhendidBeckymaketheapple

pies?A.Lastnight.B.Thismorning.C.Thisafternoon.15.WhatdoesBeckythinkofSteve’sparents?A.Theyarepolite.B.

Theyarehelpful.C.Theyarekind-hearted.16.WhatdoesSamadviseBeckytodointheend?A.Gooutfordinner.B.Startahealthydiet.C.Preparesomefreshfruit

fordessert.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatdothemembersofthereadingclubdotogether?A.Theyexchangeideas.B.Theyexchangenotes

.C.Theyexchangebooks.18.Howmanymembersdoesthemusicclubhave?A.90.B.85.C.80.19.Whendothemembersofthebicycleclubu

suallytakeatrip?A.OnWednesday.B.OnThursday.C.OnSaturday.20.Whereshouldstudentsgoformoreinformation?A.Tothenoteboard.B.Tothestudents’club.C.Tot

heschoolwebsite.第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分42.5分)第一节(共12小题；每小题2.5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。ATheQingmingFestival,orTomb-Swe

epingDay,usuallyfallsoneitherApril4thor5th.“Qingming”isthefifthsolartermofayear,anditistheonlysolartermontheChineselu

narcalendarthatisalsoanimportanttraditionalfestival.PeopleacrossChinaenjoyathree-daypublicholidayduringthefestival,andtheyca

rryoutdifferentcustomstohonortheirancestorsatthesametime.“Qingming”,meaning“pureandbright”inChinese,comesastemperaturesbegintoriseandra

infallincreases,indicatingthatitisanimportanttimeforplowingandsowing(耕作和播种).Thefestivalthereforehasacloserelationshipwithagriculture.Itisalsotherigh

ttimeforpeopletostretchoutinnatureandenjoythegreeneryandblossomsthatearlyAprilhasbrought.Flyingkites

isalsoanimportantcustomenjoyedbyboththeyoungandtheoldduringtheQingmingFestival.Inthepast,peoplewouldcutthestringtoletakiteflyfreely.Itisbelievedth

atdoingsobringsgoodluckandevenkeepspeopleawayfromdiseases.TraditionallyinChina,willows(柳树)areconsideredmagical,soduringtheQingmingF

estival,peoplewearsoftwillowbranchesandalsoplacethemontheirfrontdoorstogetridofbadthings.Andofcourse,nocelebrationiscompletewithoutdeliciousfood.Wit

hthisinmind,sweetgreenriceballsareapopulardishduringtheQingmingFestival.Theyaremadeofamixtureofglutinousricepowder(糯米粉)andgreenveget

ablejuice,stuffedwithsugaredbeanpaste.TheQingmingFestivalisatimetocelebratenewlivesinspringandenjoytheb

eautyofnature.Meanwhile,itisafestivalinmemoryofthedead.That’swhyitisalsoknownasTomb-SweepingDay.Traditionally,peop

leshowrespectfortheirancestorsbyvisitingtheirgraves(坟墓)andaddingfreshsoil.Theywouldalsoofferfoodandflowerstotheirancestors.21.Whichofthef

ollowingiscorrectaccordingtothepassage?A.Solartermhasthesamemeaningwithfestival.B.TheQingmingFestivalcomesinthesamedayeveryyear.C.TheQi

ngmingFestivalbringspurityandbrightness.D.TheQingmingFestivalhascloseconnectionwithagriculture.22.Whatis

traditionallythoughttobringgoodluck?A.Eatingsweetgreenriceballs.B.Placingwillowbranchesonfrontdoors.C.Cuttingthestri

ngtoletakiteflyfreely.D.Appreciatingthescenesofnature.23.Duringthefestival,whatdopeopleusuallydotohonortheirancestors?A.Toaddfr

eshsoiltothegraves.B.Toplacesomeflowersinfrontofthegraves.C.Tovisitthegraveswithsomefood.D.Alltheabove.24.Whatdoesthepassagemain

lytalkabout?A.TheoriginoftheQingmingFestival.B.ThecustomsoftheQingmingFestival.C.TheimportanceoftheQingmi

ngFestival.D.FoodfortheQingmingFestival.BFormanykids,theInternetisattheirfingertips.Fromcomputerstosmar

tphones,awebofinformationisopentothem.Accordingtoanewreport,aboutthreeoutoffourkidsaged12to15connecttheInternetusingamobiledevicefromtim

etotime.Manyyoungerkidsareonlinetoo.JulianZeitlinger,9,fromNewJersey,useshiscomputertowatchvideosandplaygames.Tokee

phimsafeonline,hisparentsmonitorhiswebuseanddiscussInternetsafetywithhim.“Iaskmyparentswhethersomethingisniceorbad,”Juliansays.M

obiledevicesoffermorewaysthanevertosharepersonalinformation.Theinformationcanbedangerousinthewronghands.Astudyfoundthat62%o

fchildrenaged8to17havehadanunpleasantonlineexperience.Haveyoueverhadtoenteraparent’se-mailaddresswhensigningupforawebsite?Thatsafetyme

asureistherebecauseoftheChildren’sOnlinePrivacyProtectionAct(COPPA).Thelawsayssitesforkidsunder13cannotcollectp

ersonalinformation,suchasaphonenumberorfullname,withoutaparent’spermission.ThisJuly,theFederalTradeCommission(FTC)willupdateCOPPAf

orthefirsttimesincethelawwascreatedin1998whentherewerenosmartphones.Thenatureofthewaykidsgetonlinehaschanged,FTClawyerPhylli

sMarcussaid.Whenthechangestakeeffect,COPPAwillapplytomobiledevicesandnewerformsofadvertising.Itwillexpandwhatfallsunder“persona

linformation”toincludevideos,photographs,andservicesthatgiveuserslocation.COPPAdoesn’tcovereverythingthatcangowrongonline.

Thatiswhykidsandparentsneedtoknowwhattolookoutforandtostopandthinkbeforesharinginformationonline.“Thereisamisun

derstandingthatifasiteisfollowingCOPPA,itistotallysafe,”saysprivacyexpertShaiSamet.HerunskidSAFE,which

checkswhetherasitemeetskidSAFEstandardsandissafe.“It’simportantthatkidsknowhowusefultheInternetisbutthatitcanalsobedangerousifyouarenotcare

ful.”headds.25.Julian’sparentscheckhiswebusetomakesure________.A.hestayssafeontheInternetB.hedoesn’tpl

aycomputergamesC.hecontrolshisonlinetimeD.hedoesn’twatchtoomanyvideos26.What’soneofthechangeswithCOPPA?A.Itsaysnotoanyki

ndofadvertising.B.Itpreventsusersfrommakingtheirlocationpublic.C.Itbroadenstheconceptofpersonalinform

ation.D.Itcoverseverythingthatgoeswrongonline.27.Peopleoftenholdthewrongideathat________.A.formalwebsitesarealway

ssafeB.COPPAcanensuretheircompletesafetyC.theInternetisbecomingsaferandsaferD.dailycheckspreventfutureonlineproblems28.Whydoest

heauthorwritethepassage?A.Tointroduceanewlaw.B.Tosellanonlineproduct.C.Toaskparentstolookoutfortheirkids.D.

Totalkaboutonlinesafetyforchildren.CSingapore’straditionofeatingoutinplacescalledhawkercentersisnowrecog

nizedbytheUnitedNationsforitsculturalimportance.Ahawkerisapersonwhosellsfoodorgoodsandadvertisesbyshoutingatpeoplewalkin

gbyonthestreet.HawkersareanimportantpartofSingaporeanculture.Open-aireatingareaswherehawkersselltheirgoodsareverypopular.Famousch

efs,suchasAnthonyBourdainandGordonRamsayhavepraisedthem.OnWednesday,theUnitedNations,culturalagency,UNESCO,ad

dedthecity’s“hawkerculture”toitsRepresentativeListoftheIntangibleCulturalHeritageofHumanity.Singaporesoughtt

ohavehawkercultureaddedtothelistabouttwoyearsago.Nowthatithasbeenrecognized,Singaporemustprovideareportevery

sixyearstoUNESCO.Thereportmustshoweffortsthecity-statehasmadetosaveandsupportitshawkerculture.“Thesecenter

sserveas‘communitydiningrooms’,wherepeoplefromdiversebackgroundsgatherandsharetheexperienceofdiningoverbreakfast,lunchanddinner,”UNESCOsaid.Inthe1970

s,Singaporecleanedupitsstreetssothecitymovedstreethawkerstoneweatingcenters.Theseareaswerepartofanefforttoimprovetheisland.Now,thecente

rsoffermanydifferentlow-costmealsforlocalpeopleandprovideapleasingsocialsetting.The2018filmCrazyRichAsianss

howeditsstarsenjoyingmealsatafamousnightmarket.SomesellersevenreceivedMichelinstarsfromafamousrestaurantratingsystemfortheirmealscostingonly

afewdollars.But,nowtheaverageageofahawkerinSingaporeis60yearsold.YoungerSingaporeansnowwanttoworkinoffices.Theyareles

sinterestedinworkinginsmallrestaurants.TheCOVID-19healthcrisisalsohurtsales,preventingforeignvisitorsandlo

calsfromeatingout.29.Whatdoweknowabouthawkersfromparagraph2?A.TheyareSingaporenatives.B.Theyarefamouschefs.C.Theysellgoo

dsintheopen-airarea.D.Theyarepopularallovertheworld.30.WhyishawkercultureaddedtoUNESCO’slist?A.FortheeffortsSingaporehasmade.B.Forth

ereportSingaporeprovided.C.ForitsimportanceinshowingSingapore’sculture.D.FortherecommendationbyUNESCO.31.WhyisthefilmCrazyRichAsiansmentioned?A.T

oshowthepopularityofhawkercenters.B.Tointroducethestars.C.TohelpthesellersreceiveMichelinstars.D.Toadvertisethefilm.32.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyab

out?A.Theaverageageofhawkers.B.Thedifficultieshawkercultureisfacing.C.TheeffectcausedbyCOVID-19.D.Thefutureofthehawkercultur

e.第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。Lifeisfilledwithregrets.33Whenwelookback,wealwayswishthatwehadmadebetterch

oices.Thenwhatcanwedotoavoidfutureregrets?34Ifyoustarttodosomething,youneedtomakeaplanbeforedoingit.

Theearlier,thebetter.Youwillknowwhatcomesfirstandwhatcomeslast.You’llalsoknowwhatyoushoulddoandwhatyoush

ouldn’tdo.Liveamoreactivelife.Youcangoaroundmoreoften.Moreoutdooractivitiescankeepyourelaxedandactive.35“Thankyou”canbringasmiletosomeone’sface

.Learntosay“sorry”anddon’tbeangrywithothers.Findtherightfriend.Afriendmaymakeyourlifeandcanbreakyourlifeasw

ell.Soyouhavetothinktwicewhenyouchooseafriend.36Neverfearfailure.Everybodyfails.37Weshouldnotfearfailure,becausefailureisnotth

eendoftheroad.Weshouldtakefailureasachanceandimproveourselves.Lifeisgood.Wedon’thavetoliveinourpast,bu

twedohopethatwecanplanbetter,livebetterandworkbetterwhenwehavethechancetodoso.A.Makebetterplans.B.Youalsoneedtobekind.C.Buildupyourconfid

ence.D.Eventhegreatestpersonfailed.E.Goodfriendswillalwaysbetteryourideas.F.Wehadmanydreamswhenwewereyoung.G.Almostall

ofushavenodifficultytellingourregrets.第三部分英语知识运用(共三节，满分37.5分)第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Amanhadtwolargew

aterpots.Onepothadacrackinit，butthe38wasperfectandalwayscarriedafullpotofwater.Afteralongwalkfromtherivertothehouse,thecrackedpotarrived39halff

ull,withtheman40oneandahalfpotsfullofwatertohishouse.Thepoorcrackedpotwasashamedand41thatitwasabletod

oonlyhalfofwhatithadbeenmadetodo.Afteritbelieveditwasa42fortwoyears,itspoketoitsowneroneday.“IamashamedandIwanttoapologize

becausethiscrackinmyside43watertoleak（漏）outalltheway.Becauseofmycrack,you44todoalotofthiswork,andyoudon’tgetfullvaluefromyour

45.”Themansaidtothepot,“Didyou46thattherewereflowersonlyonyoursideofthepath,butnotontheotherpot’sside?That’s47Ihavealwaysknownabo

utyour48,andIplantedflowerseedsonyourside,andeverydaywhilewewalkback,you’ve49them.FortwoyearsIhavebeenableto50thesebeautifulflower

stodecoratethetable.51youbeingjustthewayyouare,therewouldnotbethisbeautytogracethehouse.”We’reallcrackedpots,butit’sthec

racksthatmakeourlivessoveryinterestingandrewarding.Rememberto52allthedifferentpeopleinyourlife.38.A.othersB.anotherC.otherD.either39.A.

withinB.onlyC.ratherD.altogether40.A.carryingB.downloadingC.removingD.lifting41.A.gratefulB.scaredC.disappointedD.upset42.A.successB.cheatC

.failureD.winner43.A.causesB.setsC.makesD.prevents44.A.belongedB.hadC.usedD.responded45.A.energyB.powerC.functionsD.efforts46.A.dreamB.exp

ectC.noticeD.hope47.A.becauseB.whyC.whatD.how48.A.thoughtB.crackC.mistakeD.worry49.A.metB.greetedC.touchedD.watere

d50.A.buyB.pickC.sendD.deliver51.A.WithB.ThroughC.WithoutD.Despite52.A.appreciateB.treatC.serveD.understa

nd第Ⅱ卷（共62.5分）第三部分英语知识运用(共三节，满分37.5分)第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）根据所给单词的汉语提示或首字母，在答题卡上写出空缺处单词的正确形式，每空一词。53.Shortconversationsusuallycoverawildroftopi

cs.54.Theexpert’sspeechgavememuchenergy,soIbecamemoree.55.Yesterday,Imetwithmanyffacesatthepartyandtheyarealwaysmyfavouriteones.56.Point

andpthebuttonbeforeyoutakeapictureofmewiththecamera.57.ZhangJing’sperfectEnglishehertobeexcellentinChina-UShigh-levelst

rategicdialogue.58.Howexcitingto(装饰)myownroomtomytaste!59.Itishopedthatallofuswill(以某种方式)begintotreasuremusic.60.Smallcompanieshavetheabil

itytobemore(灵活的)intheirserviceofferings.61.(走近)thevehicle,theysawthatawomanwastryingtogetoutofthebrokenwin

dow.62.Thepicturesoftenremindmeofthe(场合)whenItalkedwithaforeignerforthefirsttime.第三节（共5个小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）阅读下列各句，在空白处填入1个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。63.Itisnotp

olitetokeepaguest(wait)toolong.64.(attract)byaparticulararticleinamagazinelastweek,Iboughtit.65.Sheoftenstaysuplateatnight(prac

tice)herpart.66.Uptonow,allthenew3D-printedshells(give)tothevisitors.67.Themoney(raise)bythefoundationwillbenefitthelocalschoolsalot.第四部分

写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节（满分15分）假如你是李华，你于3月7日参加了学校学生会组织的植树活动。请你就此事写一篇英文日记。内容包括：1.活动组织(参加人员、时间、地点)；2.植树过程；3.个人感受。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。参

考词汇：学生会theStudentUnion树苗seedling树坑pitMarch7,SundayFine_______________________________________________

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_____________________________________________________________________________________第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Leetookade

epbreathandletitoutslowly.Whenhislungsfeltcomfortable,hedivedbeneaththewater.Lookingup,hecouldseethe

brightsunshiningonthewater’ssurface.“Soon,”Leethought,“IshallbeabletoholdmybreathaslongasDavid.ThenI,too,shallbeabletodiveforpearls.”Withl

ungsburning,hequicklysurfacedandgasped(喘气)forbreath.Leewassmallforhistwelveyears,andhehatedbeingtreateda

sachild.David,hisoldbrother,hadbeenlookeduponasamanlongbeforehewasLee’sage.Now,everydayasthesunwarmedthebay,Davidandtheotheryoungmenwentouttodive

foroysters(牡蛎).Withluck,therewouldbepearlsinmanyofthem.ManytimesLeebeggedtogoalong,butDavidalwaysrefused.Soeveryday

Leewouldgototheshallowwatertopractice.Witheachday’seffort,hisdivingimprovedandhefeltmuchathomeinthewater.“T

omorrowIshallchallengeDavid.”Leedecided.Thenextmorning,Leeroseearly,hurryingtocatchupwithDavid,whowasalreadyonthebeach.“David,wait!”calledLee

.ThegroupofmenaroundDavidgrewquiet.Leecontinued,“David,IsaythatIcanholdmybreathunderthewateraslongasyoucan.IfIwin,Iaskonlythatyoutreatmeasamanan

dletmedivebyyourside.”Themenofthevillagegasped(倒抽气)andbegantolaugh.Davidlookedamused,“Andwhatifwhenyoulose?”“Iwillnotlose

!”Hetookabreath,“ButifIshould,Ipromisenottoasktogowithyouforafullyear!Themenofthevillageareheretojudge.”Hearingthis,Davidlookeds

urprised.注意：1.续写词数应为100左右；2.续写部分分为一段,开头语已为你写好；Butwithallofhisfriendslookingon,Davidhadnochoicebuttoagree.__

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____________________________________________________________________________________________高一期中英语考试参考答案2021.04第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分

）1-5BCABB6-10AACCB11-15BCBAA16-20CABAC第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分42.5分)第一节(共12小题；每小题2.5分，满分30分)21-24DCDB25-28ACBD29-32CCAB第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)

33-37GABED第三部分英语知识运用(共三节，满分37.5分)第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）38-42CBADC43-47ABDCA48-52BDBCA第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）53range54energeti

c55familiar56press57enabled58decorate59somehow60flexible61Approaching/Nearing62occasion第三节（共5个小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）63waiting64Attracted65practicing

66havebeengiven67raised第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节（满分15分）March7,SundayFineTodaywetookpartinarewardingactivity—TreePlantingorganizedbytheStudent

Unionofourschool.Earlyinthemorning,myclassmatesandIheadedforahillnearbywithtoolsandseedlings.Onourarrival,wegotdo

wntoworkingtogetherasplanned.Somedugthepitsandputseedlingsin,somefilledthepitswithearth,andotherswateredthem.Withoureffortsthehillsidewasline

dwithrowsofseedlings.Althoughweweretired,wetastedthejoyofplantingtrees.Workingcreatesbeauty.第二节（满分25分）Butwithallofhisfriendslookingon

,Arthurhadnochoicebuttoagree.Theysoonreachedthebay.Thewhistleblewandthecontestbegan.Afteradeepbreath,theybothdi

vedintothewaves.Assecondspassed,Leecouldfeelhislungburning,buthisdesiretowingavehimanextraburstofenergy.Hec

astaglanceathisbrother,whoseemedtogatherthelaststrengthtoholdhisbreath.Leesuddenlyunderstoodwhatlosingcoul

dmeantohisbrother.Withoutthinking,LeekickedhisfeetandrosetothesurfaceasecondbeforeDavid.Themenaroundthemcheered,whileDavid

pattedLeeandannounced.“Todayweshallhaveanewdiver.”听力原文Text1W:Theredcolorofthewallslooksterrible.Don’tyouthinkso?M:Yeah,weshouldrepa

intthemwithalightcolor,likeyellow.It’llmaketheofficelooklovely!Let’sdoitrightaway.Text2W:Theperformancebeginsat7:00p.m.onwe

ekdays,8:00p.m.onSaturdays,andthereisalsoanafternoonshowat3:00p.m.onSundays.M:Great.Let’stakethekids

therethisSaturday.Text3W:Yourhairisabitlong.M:Iknow.I’dliketogetahaircutafterschool.Isthereabarbershopnearby

?W:Yes.There’sonejustacrossthestreet,nexttothepostoffice.Text4W:Willyougoshoppingwithme?M:Comeon.Youalwaystryonevery

dressandshirt.Itdrivesmecrazy!W:Notthistime.Iwasplanningtobuyyouajackettoday.M:Oh...allright,let’sgo!Text5W:Sir,wheredo

estheparcelneedtogo?Andwhat’sinit?M:Thailand.It’sjustsomebooksthatIwanttosendtomysisterthere.Pleasesenditbyairmail.Text6W:Beforeyoudecidetorentmyhous

e,doyouhaveanyquestions?M:Yes.Canweplantflowersinthebackyard?W:Ofcourse.Butyoucan’tkeeptheminsidethehouse.M:Well,isitallrighttogouptother

oof?W:No,youmustn’tgouptotheroofatanytime.M:Oh,well...arepetsallowedinyourhouse?W:Yes,that’sOK.M:CanIparkmy

carinthefrontyard?W:No,I’msorry.Butyoucanonlyparkyourcarinthegarage.M:OK.Text7W:Whatdoyouusuallydoontheweekends?M:Iusuallytak

eshorttripstonearbyplaceswithfriends.W:Good!Ilikehikingandcycling.Butswimmingismyfavorite.M:That’sgr

eat!Ithinkit’saveryhealthyactivity.Wheredoyouswim?W:Mostlyatthecityswimmingpool.SometimesIgotothebeachwithfriends.M:Iknowyoureallylikenature.W:

Well,whatelsedoyoudoinyourfreetime?M:Ilovefishingattheriver.W:Nice!Youreallyknowhowtoenjoylife.Text8W:Hi,areyouchec

kingoutnow?M:Yes.Sorry,Iknowwe’reafewminuteslate.W:That’snoproblem.It’salwaysreallybusyatcheckouttimeanyway.M:Oh,really?Thelasth

otelwestayedatchargedusforalatecheckout.W:Ourhotelisn’tfullybookedthisweek,soit’snotaproblem.Howwaseverything?M:Theroomw

asgreat.Thebedswerereallycomfortable.Thesofawasverysoft.Andweweren’texpectingourownfridge.W:I’mgladyoulikedit

.M:Thekidsweredisappointedthatthepoolwasn’topenthismorning,though.W:Iapologizeforthat.It’snotopenuntil5:00p.m.M:We

ll,wehadaniceswimlastnightanyhow.W:Willyoubepayingthebillbycreditcardorwithyourcheck?M:Neither.I’llpayincash.W:OK.Sothetotalcomesto＄160.M:Hereyouare

!Text9M:CanIbeofanyhelp,Becky?W:Oh,thankyou,Sam!Youarereallyagoodfriend.Yousee,Steve’sparentsarecomingoverfordinnertonight.Thiswillbeth

eirfirsttimeatournewhousesincewegotmarried.M:Good!WhatcanIhelpyouwith?W:Well,Imadetwoapplepieslastnight.Itastedoneofthemthismorning,but

itdidn’ttastegoodatall.WhatshouldIdonow?M:You’dbettermakethepiesoveragainifyoudon’twantSteve’sparentstomakefacesduringde

ssert.W:Oh,theywouldn’tdothat.They’retoopolite.TheywouldjustbehaveasifnothingwaswrongandthencomplaintoSteveabout

itlater.M:Look,whydon’tyoujustofferthemsomefreshfruitfordessert?Steve’sparentswouldprobablyloveahealthydess

ert.W:Whatagreatidea!I’llpickupsomefruitfromthestorethisafternoon.Text10Hello,everyone.I’dliketotelly

ousomethingaboutthestudentclubsinourschool.Let’sbeginwiththereadingclub.Itwasfirststartedin2008,andhas

90membersnow.EveryThursdayafternoon,theygatheredtogethertoexchangetheirideasonbooksandmakenotes.Youmayjointhemtoshareyourviews.

Ifyouareamusiclover,cometothemusicclub.Thisclubhasatotalof85memberswhousuallymeetonSaturday.Sometimestheygotoconcertstogeth

erandsometimestheygiveperformancesbythemselves.Forthosewhoenjoyoutdoorsports,thebicycleclubcanbeagoodchoice.TripsareusuallyorganizedonWednesd

ayandlastforatleasttwohours.Youcannotonlyseebeautifulnature,butalsomakeyourselfstronger.Ofcourse,therearealsomanyotherclubsinourschool.

Formoreinformation,pleasegototheschoolwebsite.