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四川省大竹中学2020—2021学年度下学期期中考试高2020级英语试题满分150分,完卷时间120分钟。本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题,共100分)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题,共50分)两部分。考生作答时,请将答案答在答题卡上,在试卷上的答
题无效。第一部分:听力部分(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.
1.Whenwillthemanpickupthewoman?A.At10:30.B.At10:50.C.At11:05.2.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthejacket?A.Big.B.Small.C.Old.3.Wheredoest
heconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inanoffice.B.Atschool.C.Onthephone.4.Howmanytablesdoesthewomanneed?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.5.Howmuchwill
themanpayintotal?A.$4.B.$6.C.$8.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.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Teacher
andcleaner.B.Fatheranddaughter.C.Teacherandstudent.7.Whydoesthegirlwanttogotothechemistrylab?A.Todoanexperiment.B.Toturnoffthelights.C.Toc
leanthelab.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8.Whatisthemandoing?A.Readinganarticle.B.WatchingTV.C.Writingaschoolpaper.9.Whatdotheyt
hinkshouldbedonetoprotecttheGreatWall?A.Controlingthenumberofvisitors.B.Collectingmoneytorebuildit.C.PunishingthosewhoharmtheGreatWa
ll.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10.Whoisonabananadiet?A.Theman’ssister.B.Theman’scousin.C.Theman’sneighbor.11.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofafishdiet?A.It’sb
adfortheteeth.B.It’sgoodfortheheart.C.Itcoststoomuch.12.Whatisthewomanprobablygoingtodo?A.Playtennis.B.Seeadoc
tor.C.Goshopping.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13.Whichmonthisitprobablynow?A.May.B.August.C.October.14.Whatdoesthemandislikeinthiscity?A.T
heweather.B.Thetransportation.C.Thelanguage.15.What’stheman’splanfortheendoftheyear?A.Tolearntocook.B.Tofindajob.C.TogobacktoBeijing.16.Whatdo
esthewomanprobablydo?A.Aguide.B.Ateacher.C.Astudent.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.WherecanthelistenersreadstoriesofUFOs?A.Ontheground
floor.B.Onthefirstfloor.C.Onthesecondfloor.18.Whatcanbeseenonthefirstfloor?A.PhotographsoftheUFOs.B.Objectscollect
edfromareasnearsightings.C.AcollectionofvideosoftheUFOs.19.Whatdoesthespeakerremindthevisitorstodoesp
ecially?A.Visitthegiftshop.B.TalkwithDr.Charles.C.Buyaguidebook.20.Whenistheexhibitionclosed?A.At3:50.B.At4:00.C.At4:30.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。AWhat’sOn?GeeWhizz8.30pm―10.30pmComedyatKaleidoscopeComeandseeGeeWhizzperform.He’sthef
unnieststand-upcomedianonthecomedyscene.Thisjoyfulshowwillpleaseeveryone,fromtheyoungesttotheoldest.GeeWhizzreallyknowshowtomakeyo
ulaugh!Ourbarisopenfrom7.00pmfordrinksandsnacks.ElectricUnderground7.30pm―1.00amFreeattheCyclopsTheatreDoyouknow
who’splayinginyourarea?We’rebringingyouaneveningofliverockandpopmusicfromthebestlocalbands.Areyouinterestedinbecomingamusicianand
gettingarecordingcontract(合同)?Ifso,comeearlytothetalkat7.30pmbyJulesSkye,asuccessfulrecordproducer.He’s
goingtotalkabouthowyoucanfindtherightpersontoproduceyourmusic.Simon’sWorkshop5.00pm―7.30pmWednesdaysatVic
toriaStageThisisagoodchanceforanyonewhowantstolearnhowtodocomedy.Theworkshoplooksateverykindofcomedy,andpracticesmanydifferentwaysofmakingpeoplel
augh.Simonisacomedianandactorwhohas10years’experienceofteachingcomedy.Hisworkshopsareexcitingandfun.AneveningwithSimonwillgiveyoutheconfidencetobefu
nny.CharlotteStone8.00pm―11.00pmPizzaWorldFinefoodwithbeautifuljazzmusic;thisisagreateveningout.CharlotteStonewillperformsongsfromhernew
best-sellingCD,withJamesPickeringonthepiano.ThemenuisItalian,withexcellentmeatandfreshfish,pizzasandpasta.Bookearly
togetatable.Ourbarisopenallday,andservescocktails,coffee,beer,andwhitewine.21.Whoshouldyouchooseifyouwanttohaveyourmusicprod
uced?A.GeeWhizz.B.CharlotteStone.C.JamesPickering.D.JulesSkye.22.HowareGeeWhizzandSimon’sWorkshopsimilar?A.Theyar
eopenatthesametime.B.Theybothmakepeoplelaugh.C.Theybothservefastfood.D.Theybothofferfreeentrance.23.WhatdoesCharlotteStonedo?A.Asin
ger.B.Acook.C.Adirector.D.Apianist.BOneday,Tomwasonhiswaytoaninterviewinonehour.Waitingforthebustotheofficewherehewastobeinterviewed,hesawanoldm
ankickingatyre(轮胎)ofhiscarwildly.Obviously,therewassomethingwrongwiththecar.Tomimmediatelywentuptogivehimahand.Whenhefinishedrepairi
ngthecar,theoldmanaskedhimhowmuchheshouldpay.Tomsaidtherewasnoneedtopayhim;hejusthelpedsomeoneinneed,andhehadtorushforaninterview
.Thentheoldmansaid,“Well,Icouldtakeyouwhereyouaregoing.It’stheleastIcoulddo.”Tomagreed.Onhisarrival,Tomfoundtherewasalonglineofa
pplicants(求职者)waitingtobeinterviewed.Tom’sshirtwasstilldirtyafterthecarrepair,buthedidnothavetimetohaveachangeofshirt.Oneby
one,theapplicantslefttheinterviewer’sofficewithdisappointedlookontheirfaces.Finallyhisnamewascalled.Theinterviewerwassi
ttingonalargechairfacingtheofficewindow.Rockingthechairbackandforth,heasked,“Doyoureallyneedtobeinterviewed?”Tom’sheartsank.“Withth
ewayIlooknow,howcouldIpossiblypassthisinterview?”hethoughttohimself.SoonaftertheinterviewerturnedthechairandtoTom’ssurprise
,itwastheoldmanhehelpedearlierinthemorning.ItturnedouthewastheGeneralManagerofthecompany.“Sorrytokeepyouwaitingsolong,butIwasprettysureImadetherightd
ecisiontohaveyouaspartofourcompanybeforeyoucameintotheoffice.Ijustknowyou’dbeatrustworthyworker.Congratulat
ions!”Tomsatdownandtheysharedacupofcoffeehappilytogether.24.Whathappenedtotheoldman’scar?A.Itbrokedown.B.Ithadanaccident.C.Ithadawrongtyre.D.
Itwasstuckinthemud.25.WhydidtheoldmanofferTomaride?A.Therewasnobustocome.B.HeknewTomwouldbelate.C.Healwayshelpedpeopleinneed.D.Hewan
tedtoshowthankstoTom.26.HowdidTomfeelwhenheheardtheinterviewer’squestion?A.Sorry.B.Hopeless.C.Calm.D.Confident.27.Whichofthe
followingbestdescribesTom’sexperience?A.Nopains,nogains.B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.C.Agoodactcanbewellrewarded.D.Good
luckisforawell-preparedperson.CAlargenumberofIndia’spoorkidsreceivelittleornoeducation.Eveniftheyenteraformal
school,theirdropoutratesareveryhigh.DoorStepSchool(DSS)aimstobridgethehugegapbetweenthesekidsandeducatio
n.Truetoitsname,DoorStepSchoolsetsupaschoolrightatthedoorstepofkidswhocan’tgetformaleducationduetoavarietyofre
asons.TheteamatDSSfollowsadirectmodel——theysetupaclassroominanyarea,wheretheyforeseethegreatestneed.Theylookforproperlocations,andaftermakingsure
thatenoughresourcesareinplace,theyacceptstudentsinthearea.DSSprovideslessonsofdifferentlevels.Theorganizat
ioneventriestoprovideclassesinthelocallanguage,orwhateverthestudentschoose.AnotherinterestingprojectofDSSisasch
oolonwheels.Itusesabusthathasbeenchangedintoaclassroom,whichholdsabout25kidsatatime.Sinceitwasstartedin1988,DoorStepSchoolhass
preadfromMumbaitotheneighbouringcityofPuneinMaharashtra,coveringalargerareaandanumberofkids.NowDSShasateamofmorethan1,000volunteersandteach
erswhochangemorethan70,000liveseachyear.DSSdoesn’tendatkids.Theorganisationeducatesparentsontheimportanceofsendingtheirkidstoschool.Its
effortshavebroughteducationtothousandsofstudentsinthelasttwodecades.Theirbeliefineducationforallhasnotonlychangedchildren’slivesbutalsoc
ontinuedthefightagainstoneofthebiggestproblemsIndiafaces.Allchildrenhavetherighttoaneducation,andDSSisp
rovidingjustthat.28.What’stheaimofDSS?A.Toeducatestudentsinformally.B.Tosetupaformalschool.C.Tointroduceitso
rganization.D.Toletpoorkidsgeteducation.29.WheredoesDSSbuilditsclassrooms?A.Inanyareainneed.B.Nearstudents’school.C.Intheareaswithlargepopulations.D.
Farawayfromformalschools.30.Whatdoesparagraph5mainlytellusaboutDSS?A.Itsfuture.B.Itssituation.C.Itsdevelopment.D.Itsmanagement.3
1.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.MostIndianchildrenrefusetoattendschool.B.SomeIndianparentsdonotvalueeducati
on.C.PovertyisthebiggestprobleminIndia.D.WhatDSSprovideshaslittleeffect.DSundellInc.saidMondaythatitsnews
martsockshavecompletedthefirsttest,bringingthecompanyclosertoitsgoalofsellingthesmartsockswithinthenextyear.Thiscouldbetheperfectgiftforthe
partner,whoembarrassesyouonthedancefloor.Smartsocks,whichcanteachtodance,maysatisfyanyonewithtwoleftfeet.Thesockshavebeendevelopedasarunni
ngtooltohelprunnersimprovetheirskills.Thankstothesocks,userscanaccuratelyrecordnotonlyhowfarandfastth
eyrunbutalsohowwell.Itmeanstheusermaximizestheirperformance,andreducesdamagetobodyandpreventshurt.Thehi-techsocksaremadeofspec
ialfibersthatwatchthemovementsofyourfeet.Theylook,feelandcanbewashedlikenormalclothes.Sensorsrecordeachmovementandsenditbyanankletransmitter(脚踝发射器
)toasmartphone.Thena“virtualcoach”applicationshowstheinformationandcantelltheuserwhattheyaredoingwrong,andhelptoimproveskillsinanytaskwithfe
et.Thesocksshouldbeusefultoathletesandweekendjoggers.“Peoplethinkrunningissoeasyandofcourseeverybodycandoitbutnotnecessarilysaf
elyandwell,”Dr.DavideViganosaid.Arecentstudyshowedthatbetween60and80percentofrunnersgothurtperyear.Thisi
sprettymuchmorethananyotherhumanactivity.Researcherssaythetechnologycanalsobedevelopedtoteachpeoplehowtodance,playsportssuchasgolf,oreventohelpt
oteachwomentowalkbetterinhighheels.Mr.Viganosaid,“Peoplecouldallbenefitfromtheidea.Wehavehadinterestfr
omallsortsofsports,likeskiing,football,cyclingandgolf.Anythingwhereyouhavetouseyourfeetcanuseit.Itcouldevenbeputinhighheelstohelpwomenwa
lkinthemsafely.”Socksarejustthestart,andthetechnologycouldbeusedingloves,hatsandboots.Thesocks,ankletandsoftwarepackage,areexpectedtobe
soldforaround£120,whichwillgoonsaleinthenearfuture.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“withtwoleftfeet”inparagraph1mean?A.Havingnorigh
tfoot.B.Havingnosenseofmusic.C.Beingbadatdancing.D.Inventingthesocks.33.What’sspecialaboutfibersthatareusedtomakethesocks?A.Theyfeelmu
chsofterthannormalclothes.B.Theycanwatchthemovementoffeet.C.Theyareexpensivetoproduce.D.Theyactasasmartpho
neforusers.34.WhatcanwelearnfromDr.Vigano’swords?A.Everyonecanmakegooduseofthesmartsocks.B.Userscanrunasfastast
heylikewiththesocks.C.Thesocksdon’tsuitwomenwithhighheels.D.Norunnerswillgethurtbecauseofthesocks.35.What’sthebest
titleforthetext?A.SmartSocksonSaleB.Sundell’sFirstTestC.SmartSocksClosertoRealityD.Mr.Vigano’sDreamComingTrue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。Inhighschool,it’simportanttostayhealthy.36Howcanyoustudywellifyou’resick?Soyoushould
payattentiontoyourhealthinordertostudywellinhighschool.Inordertoenjoygoodhealth,youshouldhavesomegoodhabits.Herearesometipsforyou.Drinkwaterregula
rlyeveryday.Somestudentsdon’tlikedrinkingwater.Theyonlydrinkwaterwhentheyareextremelythirsty.Thisisbadforyourhealth.Youshoulddr
inkwaterregularlysothatyourbodyandbraincanfunctionwell.Avoidsportdrinksandsodawhenyouarethirsty.37Don’tskip(略过)meals.38N
omatterwhathappens,youshouldnotskipanymealoftheday.Eatingregularlyhelpskeepyourmetabolism(新陈代谢)highandkeepsyourenergyup
.It’sespeciallyimportanttoeatagoodbreakfasteverydaywithprotein,carbohydrateandfibertosetupyourbodyforthedayofactivity
.Ifyoudon’teat,howcanyoustayfocusedinclass?Eattherightfoods.Somestudentseatwhatevertheycanget.Thisiswrong.39Choosew
holegrainslikericeandwholewheatflours.Skipmuffins,donuts,andotherprocessed(加工的)foods.Instead,choosewholegrains,protein,fruitsandvegetable
s.40Ifyoudothat,youcangetdistracted(分心).Therefore,youmaynotpayattentiontohowmuchyouareeating.Youmayea
ttoomuch.Eatingtoomuchharmsyourhealth.Andyoumaygaintoomuchweightbecauseofit.Trytoeatslowlysoyourbrainsendstherightsignalstotellyourstom
achthatit’sfull.A.Eatagoodbreakfasteveryday.B.Theyarenotgoodforyourhealth.C.Avoideatingtoomuchatonetime.D.Don’twa
tchTVormovieswhenyoueat.E.Somestudentsdon’teatthreemealsaday.F.Ifyouareunhealthy,youmayfallilleasily.G.Youshoulde
atthefoodsthataregoodforyourbody.第三部分:语言知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节(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A、B、C和
D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。WhenIwas15,mymotherpassedaway.I41aboxfullofpapersinherbedroom,insidewhichwasaletter,r
eading,“DearestAndrew,I’m42tohavekeptasecretforsolong,buttherewasnevera(n)43timetotellyou.”AsIreadon,IdiscoverednotonlythatIwas44
butthat,asanewbornbaby,Ihadbeen45onadoorstep.Alongwiththe46wasmyadoptionpaperwork—“Mother:unknown.Father:unknown.”Itwasagreat47andthesefinding
saswellasmymother’sdeathweretoomuchformetoaccept.48,myadoptivefatherdiedwhenIwaseight.49,mymothermadesureIcouldhavealoving50.Andnowahugepuzzlehung
overme.Ididn’tdoanythingabout51mybirthparentsfor15years.Finally,however,Idecidedtofindoutthe52aboutmylife,soIstartedtoresearchmyhistorya
ndwentonScottishlocaltelevisionnews,53thatitwouldleadsomewhere.SoonamancalledRonnie54theTVstation,sayingIreminded(提醒)himofhis55,whohaddied
twoyearsbeforeat86.WemetupandarrangedaDNA56.Theresultswere57—Ronniewasmyhalf-brother,meaningwehavethe58father.Itwasaveryhappymomentforme,m
eetingabloodrelationafterhavinggrownupasanonlyson.Most59,Ronniefilledinsomeofthegaps(空白)inmypast.NowIstilldon’tknowwhyIwasabandoned
,butIdon’tfeelso60orrejected(嫌弃)asbefore.Instead,Ifeelunique.41.A.madeB.foundC.brokeD.received42.A.happ
yB.proudC.sorryD.surprised43.A.rightB.specialC.freeD.exact44.A.cheatedB.boughtC.exchangedD.adopted45.A.bornB.abandonedC.tiedD.exhibited46.A.babyB.b
oxC.doorD.letter47.A.shockB.jokeC.giftD.trouble48.A.InmyopinionB.InmymemoryC.TomysurpriseD.Tomydelight49.A.SimilarlyB.
UnfortunatelyC.HopefullyD.Thankfully50.A.jobB.schoolC.homeD.wife51.A.lookingafterB.lookingforC.returningtoD.writingto52.A.truthB.valueC.problem
D.answer53.A.observingB.worryingC.hopingD.realizing54.A.advertisedB.hostedC.postedD.contacted55.A.fatherB.motherC.
brotherD.sister56.A.researchB.experimentC.testD.project57.A.differentB.terribleC.positiveD.disappointing58.A.halfB.sameC.bi
rthD.dead59.A.importantlyB.likelyC.frequentlyD.strangely60.A.helplessB.lonelyC.confidentD.sad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。Chinaisa61(develop)country,butithasalonghistory.Therearemanybeautifulstoriesaboutfriendship,the62(good)ofwhich
tobedescribedinChineseliteratureisprobablythefriendship63YuBoyaandZhongZiqi.Yuwasafamousmasterofmusic64playedtheqinwell.Once,hetookaboattriptothesta
teofChu.65(inspire)bythebeautifulviewalongtheway,Yutookouthisqinandbegantoplay.Afterawhile,henoticedawoodsmanenjoyi
nghismusic66(quiet).ThemanwasZhongZiqi.WhenYuplayedmusicthatdescribedhighmountains,Zhongsaid:“How67(wonder)itis!IseemtoseeMountTai.”Andwhen
heplayedmusicthatdescribedflowingwater,Zhongsaid:“Howniceitis!Iseemtoseetherushingriver.”Yuwassurprisedbythewo
odsman’swordsbecausethemancouldreallyunderstandhismusic.WhenZhongdiedthefollowingyear,Yuwas68upsetthathetookouthisqintoplayt
hemusicofthe“highmountainsandflowingwater”onelasttimeforZhong.Whenhewasdone,he69(break)hisqinonpurposesohecouldneverp
layitagain.Now,thephrase“highmountainsandflowingwater”70(use)tostandforverygoodmusicor“zhiyin”—abosomfriendwhotrea
suresandknowsyouquitewell.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。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误
仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),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.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第1
1处起)不计分。WhenIwasaseniorhighstudent,theonlysubjectIenjoyedisArt.Ihadtheabilitytodrawingpicturesperfectly,bu
tIcouldn’tknowthathowIsucceeded.IhatedsubjectlikeLatinandFrench.Ihadmuchdifficultinreadingandspelling.Iwashope
lesslyatmaths,too.Icouldseetheclassmateswhichwenttoschoolallstudiedhard.AndItriedashardasIcould,sothatyoucouldpasstheexamandgetint
obestschool.Iworkedveryhardandpassedtheexam.Myparentsweresoproudforme.第二节:书面表达(满分25分)假定你是李华,你将代表你班去参加学校举办的英语演讲比赛,
主题是“Nowasting”,请你准备一篇讲稿,内容包括:1.你校的浪费现象;2.浪费的危害性(写2点);3.杜绝浪费的措施(写2点)。注意:1.词数100左右,开头和结尾已为你写好,不计入词数;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯
。NoWastingGoodafternoon,everyone.Mytopictodayis"Nowasting”.______________________________________________________
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_________________________________Thanksforlistening.四川省大竹中学2020—2021学年度下学期期中考试高2020级英语答案听力(每小题1.5分,满分30分)1-5ABCAB6-10CAACC11-1
5CABAC16-20BABCB阅读理解(每小题2分,满分40分)21-23DBA24-27ADBC28-31DACB32-35CBAC36-40FBEGD完形填空(每小题1.5分,满分30分)41-45BCADB46-50D
ABDC51-55BACDA56-60CCBAD语法填空(每小题1.5分,满分15分)3.developing62.best63.who/that64.between/of65.InspiredB.quietly67.wonderful68.so69.broke70.is
used短文改错(每小题1分,满分10分)WhenIwasaseniorhighstudent,theonlysubjectIenjoyedisArt.Ihadthewasabilitytodrawingpicturesperfect
ly,butIcouldn’tknowthathowIsucceeded.drawIhatedsubjectlikeLatinandFrench.Ihadmuchdifficultinreadingandsubjec
tsdifficultyspelling.Iwashopelesslyatmaths,too.Icouldseetheclassmateswhichhopelesswho/thatwenttoschoolallstudiedhard.AndItriedashardasI
could,sothatyoucouldpasstheIexamandgetinto∧bestschool.Iworkedveryhardandpassedtheexam.Mytheparentsweresoproudforme.of书面表达(25分)A
possibleversionNoWastingGoodafternoon,everyone.Mytopictodayisnowasting?.Nowadayswastingiscommononcampus.Wecanoftenseef
ood,waterandpaperarewastedamongmanystudents.It’swell-knownthatnaturalresourcesarelimited,andwastingwillworsentheproblem.Ifeveryst
udentthrowsawayagramofriceorwastesadropofwatereveryday,thetotalwastewouldbebeyondourimagination.Therefore,
it’stimethatwetooksomemeasurestoendwasting.First,wearesupposedtoraisetheawarenessofsavingresources.Second,weshouldstartfromnow
on,rememberingtoturnofflightsandtapswhentheyarenotinuse,andtobuyfoodasmuchasweeat.Onlybymakingjointeffortscanwemakeab
igdifference.Thanksforlistening.听力材料(Text1)W:Areyoucomingtopickmeup?M:It’s10:15.I’llbetherein15minutes.(Text2)M:MayIhavealookat
thebiggerjacket?Thisoneisalittlesmall.W:Yes,ofcourse!Whatsizedoyouwear?(Text3)W:Hello,isthatMaryspeaking?M:Sorry,sheisout.Ma
yItakeamessage?(Text4)M:CanIhelpyou?W:Yes,I’dlikeatableonthesecondfloor.M:Forhowmanypeople?W:Two.Thankyou.(Text5)M:Howmuchdoeson
eticketcost?W:Twodollarsforadultsandchildren’sticketsarehalfprice.M:Iwanttwoticketsformychildrenandtwoticketsformeandmywife.W:O
K.Hereyouare.(Text6)W:MayIgotothechemistrylab,Mr.Liu?M:Whatfor?W:Iwanttodothatexperimentonceagain.M:Thenyou
mustfollowme.W:I’msureIcandoitmyself.M:Well...allright.Youcangobyyourself.Makesureeverythingistakengoodcareof,e
speciallytheelectricalequipment.W:Icertainlywill.Anythingelse?M:Don’tforgettoturnofftheelectricitybeforeyouleave.W:I
won’t.Isthatall?M:Yes,that’sall.(Text7)W:Whatareyoureading,Andy?M:I’mreadinganarticleabouttheGreatWall.ItsaystheGreatWallhasbeenf
acingaseriousthreatrecently.W:Really?M:Yes.Itsayssomepartsofithavefallendownbecauseofseverewindandsandstorms.W:Ionceheardthatsomep
artsoftheGreatWallhavebeendestroyedbypeople.Isthattrue?M:Yes,I’mafraidso.Somepeopleevenstolethestonestosell.W:Ithinkpeoplewhoh
armtheGreatWallshouldbepunished.M:Iagree.Afterall,theGreatWallisatreasurenotonlyforChinabutalsofortheworld.W:You’reright.Weareall
responsibletoprotecttheGreatWall—itisoneofthegreatestculturalsitesintheworld.(Text8)W:Everyoneseemstobeonadiet.Haveyounoticedthat?M
:Atleasteveryoneistalkingaboutit.Aneighborofmineisonabananadiet.Sheeatsonebananaforbreakfast,oneforlunch,andtwofordinner.W:Thatwouldbebadfor
herteethandherhealth.Hasshelostanyweight?M:Shedoesn’tlookanythinner.Mysistereatseggstoloseweight,onlyeggsforbreakfast,forlunch,andfor
dinner.W:That’sbadforherheart!Somethingineggsisgoodforlosingweight,buttoomanyeggsarebadfortheheart.M:I’ver
eadthattoo.Thenwhataboutafishdiet?Oneofmycousinseatsnothingbutfish,evenforbreakfast!W:That’stooexpensive.Thebestwaytolo
seweightistoeatlessandexercisemore.That’swhyI’monmywaytothetenniscourt.(Text9)W:HowlonghaveyoubeeninAmerica,Davi
d?M:IcamehereonMarch15.SoI’vebeenhereforfivemonths.W:Areyougettingusedtothelifeinthiscity?M:Yes,everyt
hingisOK.ButIdon’tliketheweatheratthistimeoftheyear.It’stoohotandwet.W:Don’tworry.Itwillbecomecoolquitesoon.Sohowmuchlongerwillyoustayhere
?M:I’llbeheretilltheendoftheyear.ThenI’llgobacktomyhometownfortheSpringFestival.W:ChineseSpringFestivalsoundsveryinteresting.ButIhavene
verhadachancetoexperienceit.M:Whydon’tyoutraveltoBeijingandstaywithmyfamilyduringtheChineseNewYear?W:That’s
agreatidea.Thanks!Oh,wouldyoulikesomeChinesetea?It’sagiftfromoneofmyChinesestudents.She’sbeenteachingmehowtocoo
kChinesefood,andIcancookafewdishesnow.(Text10)W:Hello,everyone.Myname’sJaneBakerandI’dliketowelcomeyoualltoourexhibition揂lienEarth?.Nowbefore
youstartyourtouroftheexhibition,I’dliketogiveyousomeimportantinformationtomakeyourvisitmoreenjoyable.Theexhibitionsareontwofloors.Onthegroundfloor,yo
u’llfindourwonderfulcollectionofphotographsofUFOsfrom1900tothepresentday.YoucanalsoreadstoriesandwatchvideosofUFOsightings.Onthefirstflooryoucan
seeacollectionofobjectscollectedfromareasnearsightings.YoucanalsospeaktoDr.CharleswhoisaUFOexpertforthegovernment.Alsoonthefirstfloorthereis
agiftshopsellingbooksofUFOsandothergiftsandasmallcoffeeshopwhereyoucanbuyacupofcoffee.Letmeremindyou,ladiesandgentlemen,theguidebooksareavai
lableatthereceptiondeskfor$3.50andyoucanbuyone.Andfinally,rememberthattheexhibitioncentreisopenuntil4
o’clockeveryday.Thankyouandenjoyyourvisit.