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南康中学2020～2021学年度第一学期高一第二次大考英语试卷第一部分：听力（满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）请听下面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。1.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A.Borrowabook.B.Buyabook.C.Returnabook.2.

Wherearethespeakersgoing?A.Toarestaurant.B.Toabank.C.Toabookstore.3.Howmanylanguagescanthewomanspeak?A.Two.B.Three

.C.Four.4.Whatwillthespeakersprobablytake?A.Somecakes.B.Somebiscuits.C.Someicecream.5.Howwillthewomangethome?A.Bytaxi.B.Bysubway.C.By

car.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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，每小题

将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whatdoesthemanplantodothisafternoon?A.Visitadoctor.B.Getarest.C.Tak

eaclass.7.Whatdayisitprobablytoday?A.Wednesday.B.Thursday.C.Friday.请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.WhatkindofEnglishdidthewomanlearn

?A.BritishEnglish.B.AmericanEnglish.C.AustralianEngliish.9.Whatcanweknowabouttheman?A.Heisanewcomer.B.Heisateacher.C.Helikestraveli

ng.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatwastheweatherprobablylikeduringtheholiday?A.Cloudy.B.Sunny.C.Rainy.11.Whataboutthehotelwasthema

ndissatisfiedwith?A.Therooms.B.Thewaiters.C.Theprice.12.Whichofthefollowingcouldworkproperly?A.Thecoffeemachine.B.Theairconditio

ning.C.Therunningmachines.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.HowoftendoesChrisplayfootball?A.Onceaweek.B.Twiceaweek.C.Twiceamonth.14.WhatsportdoesBendonow

?A.Swimming.B.Running.C.Basketball.15.Wholikestoplaytennis?A.Ben’sfather.B.Ben’smother.C.Ben’ssister.16.WhatcanweknowaboutSimon?A.Heisanearlyriser.B

.Heisonadiet.C.Helikescycling.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.WhatdidthespeakergotoattendinMontreal?A.Middleschool.B.Highschool.C.Colle

ge.18.Whatdidthespeakermainlydointhelibrary?A.HereadEnglishbooks.B.Hedidhishomework.C.HewroteEnglishstories.19.Whatdoesthespea

kerdobestinnow?A.Grammar.B.Writing.C.Speaking.20.Whatkindofpersonisthespeaker?A.Hard-working.B.Popular.C.Clever.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。A9/11MemorialandGroundZeroWalkingTourInremembranceoftheeventsthatt

ookplaceonSeptember11,2001,takethis2.5hourwalkingtour.WalkthroughthespaceoftheformerWorldTradeCenterinNewYorkCity(NYC)．Aguidewithapersonalconne

ctiontotheeventsofthatdaysharesstoriesoftragedyandheroism.Pleasewearcomfortableshoes.LowerEastSideFoodandC

ultureTourTakeadeepdiveintothefoodcultureofManhattan'sLowerEastSideduringthis3hourguidedsmall-grouptour.Fol

lowyourguidetohiddentreasuresfortastesofeverythingfrompancakestoChinesedumplings.Alongtheway,yourguidewillcastlightontheneighborhood'srich,variedfo

odculture,whichhelpsyouunderstandNYCasawhole.Childrenaged5yearsoryoungerarewelcomeatnocharge.Thetourrunsrainorshine.StatueofLibertyandEllisIsla

ndTourGetupcloseandpersonalwithEllisIslandandtheStatueofLibertyonthis4.5hourtour.Listentothelivenarrationfromyourguideandlearnaboutt

hehistoryofbothspots.Jumpthequeueandenjoyaccesstothereservationserviceboardingtheferry.ThentakeintheamazingviewsofsouthernManhattanasyoucrossNewYork

Harbor.Foodsordrinksofanykindarenotpermitted.BigAppleHelicopterTourItmightseemimpossibletoseethehighlightsofNYCinjust15minutes.Butth

ishelicoptertourmakesitareality.ListentocommentaryfromyourpilotasyouflybytheStatueofLiberty,CentralParkandotherlandmarks.You'llseemoreofthecit

yonthistourthananentiredayofexploringonfoot.Reservationsarerequired.21．WhichtourisperfectforthoseexpectingaquicklookofNYC?A

．BigAppleHelicopterTour.B．StatueofLibertyandEllisIslandTour.C．LowerEastSideFoodandCultureTour.D．9/11MemorialandGroundZeroWalkingTou

r.22．WhatdoweknowaboutLowerEastSideFoodandCultureTour?A．Itisanighttour.B．Itinvolvestreasurehunting.C．Itischildfriendly.D．Itwillbecance

ledifitrains.23．WhatcantouristsdoonStatueofLibertyandEllisIslandTour?A．Sharetheirfirsthandstories.B．Takesomewaterwiththem.C．Haveabird

'seyeviewofsouthernManhattan.D．Enjoyspecialrighttoboardtheferry.BRecently,myhusbandandthreekidswereplayinginMediterranean(地中海),swimmingandfloat

inginthepictureperfectsea.ItwasridiculouslybeautifulinMajorca,Spain.Thewaythesundancedacrossthewaterandhowtheblu

ehorizonwasdottedwithstorybooksailboatsweresuchbeautifulscenes.MyhusbandandIalwaysdreamedabouttakingourkidsonatrip

aroundtheworld.Itwasoneofthethingswetalkedatlengthabout.Whenweimaginedourlifewiththechildren,wehopedwewouldhave.Fourteenyearslate

r,wehadthreeboyswhoweregrowingupfasterbytheday.Itwastimetomake_good_onthoseplans.Werenewedourpassports,andthenpackedourbags.Weshowedourk

idstheworld.Itwasaboutexperiencingthedozensofflightsandtrainsandtaxistogether.Weshowedthemhowwonderful,howdiverse,andhowfascinatingtheworldis.Wewant

edthemtolearnallthatwehadlearnedourselves,throughourowntravels.Buttherewassomethingmorethanthat:Whatwereallywantedistos

lowdowntime.Wewantedthedaystolastabitlonger,andtheweekstotaketheirtime.Theyearswithourchildrenaregoingtoofast.W

ewantedtoputthebrakesonourbusylivesforayear,andjustbewithourkids.Wewantedabreakfromthedailymorningroutineofmakinglunches,eatingbreakfastan

dgoingoutthedoorintimeforschool.Weneededfamilytimeout.ItwasthewonderfultwomonthsinEurope,fullofincrediblemoments.Whenwelookbackatourlive

s,Iknowwe'llbegladwedidit.Iknowwe'llbehappythatthisisachapterofthestoryofourfamily.24．Whatdidthecoupleoftendreamoffourteen

yearsago?A．GoingtoMediterranean.B．Travellingwiththeirchildren.C．Somestorybooksailboats.D．Theirchildren'sgrowingfast.25．Whatdoestheunderlined

part“makegoodon”probablymeaninParagraph3?A．Dogoodto.B．Carryout.C．Makeup.D．Putoff.26．WhatisParagraph3mainl

yabout?A．Thetravel.B．Thechildren.C．Thetransportation.D．Thediverseworld.27．Whatwasthemostimportantinthewriter'seyes?A．Doingeverythingslowly.B．Li

vingabusylife.C．Stickingtotheroutine.D．Slowingdownthetime.CMaeJemisonwasbornin1956inDecatur,Alabama.Herfatherwasaworker.Hermotherwasascho

olteacher.Bothherparentsencouragedtheirchildrentokeeplearningandgoaftertheirdreams.OnedaywhenMaewasyoung,herthumbgothurt.Sh

ewatchedpusoozingout(脓流出).Shewascuriousaboutpus:whatwasitandwhywasitcomingout?Thatsimpleincidentturnedintoalearningexperience.Sheendedupdoingaw

holeprojectonpus.ItwasnosurprisethatMaedidwellatschool.ShereceivedaBachelorofSciencedegreeinchemicalengineering(

化学工程)andanotherdegreeinAfricanandAfro-AmericanStudiesfromStanfordUniversity.ButMaedidn’twanttostudyordojuston

ething.ShechosetostudymedicinenextatCornellUniversityMedicalCollege.Thenshebecameadoctor.Sheenjoyedherjob,yetherchildhooddreamofgoi

ngintospacewasstillinhermind.SoshelatertriedtojoinNASA’sastronaut(宇航员)trainingprogram.Shetriedtwiceandwasacceptedfinally!In1992,h

erdreamcametrue.ShebecamethefirstAfrican-Americanwomantogointospace.Shortlyafterthat,shequitfromNASAtodoothe

rthings.ShethenbecameateacheratDartmouthCollege.Mae’spathwasn’talwayseasy.Atthattime,manybelievedthatwomendidn’thaveapla

ceintheworldofscience.Butnothingwouldstandinherway.Throughthecourseofherlife,Maewasanexcellentdoctor,scientistandastronaut.Althoughshehaslefth

erjobandstoppedworking,she’sstillactive.Shespeaksatmanyschoolsandtalksabouttheimportanceofgoingafterone’sdreams.28.WhydidMaeb

egintostudyscience?A.Shewantedtobelikehermotherwhowasascientist.B.Herparentsencouragedhertostudyscience.C.Shewascuriousaboutpuswhensh

ewashurt.D.Shedidbestinscienceatschool.29.WhatdifficultydidMaerunintowhenshewasgoingafterherdreams?A.Peopledidn’tbelievewomencoulddowellinscience.

B.Shefailedmanytimesinherprojectonpus.C.ShewasseriouslyinjuredandhadtoquitfromNASA.D.Shecouldn’tfocusononethingforalongtime.30.Whatistherightordero

fMae’slifeevents?a.ShebecameateacheratDartmouthCollege.b.Shelearnedmedicineandbecameadoctor.c.Shestudied

scienceatStanfordUniversity.d.ShegottraininginNASA’sastronauttrainingprogram.A.c-a-d-bB.c-b-d-aC.a-b-d-cD.b-

d-c-a31.Fromthepassage,weknowthatMae______.A.livedapoorlifewhenshewasyoungB.wentintospaceattheageof36C.studiedmedicineatStanfordUniversityD.ha

ddreamedofbeingadoctorsincechildhoodDOneNorthCarolinabusinessownerishelpingthehomelessbyopeninguphisparkinglottopeoplewh

omaybelivingoutoftheircars.JamesCharlesistheownerofKiplin’sAutomotiveGroupinCharlotte,NorthCarolina.Forabouttwomonths,hehasbeene

ncouragingpeoplesleepingintheircarstousethecompany’sparkinglotasasafeplacetosleepatnight.Charleswasfirstencouragedtodosomethinghelp

fulafterhisteamtriedtotakebackawoman’scarbackinJanuary.“Thegentlemanwhowastakingbackthecarsaid,‘Wecan’ttakethecar;there’ssomebodylivinginthecar,’”C

harlestoldWBTV.Thenhetriedtogetthewomanintoahomelessshelter(收容所).Buthewasshockedtofindthateveryshelterinthecitywas

full.Althoughhepaidforhertostayinahotelforafewnights,heknewthattherewereotherpeoplesufferingfromthesamething.CharlesmadeaFacebookpost:“

Wewouldliketoprovideasafeplaceforthosegoingthroughthistoughtime.Wecan’tputeveryoneinahotel,butwecangetyou

asafeplaceforthenight.Sincemoreandmorepeoplehavesharedhispost,peoplehavedonated(捐赠)hats,scarves,food,andevenaneasy-to-movetoil

etfortheparkinglot.Notonlythat,butabout20differentpeoplehavehelpedCharleswithhisofferbyparkingtheircarsovernightatthelot.The

sekindactsalsomadeitpossibleforCharlestostarthisnon-profit(非盈利的)organization,HALONow.Theorganizationwassetuptoraisemoney

forthehomelesspeopleofCharlotte—andhehasraisedmorethanUS$30,000.32.Fromthepassage,weknowKiplin’sAutomotiv

eGroup__________.A.maybeacompanythatrentscarstopeopleB.isacompanythatrentsaparkingplaceC.isanon-profito

rganizationinNorthCarolinaD.maybeanorganizationthatoffershomelessshelters33.WhydidCharlesprovidetheparkinglota

sasafeplaceforpeopletosleep?A.Becausehisparkinglotwasrentedasalivingplace.B.BecauseCharleswantedtoshowhiskindness.C.Becausepeoplehadnop

lacetoparktheircars.D.Becausemanypeoplehadnoplacetogoduringatoughtime.34.WhatdidCharlesdotohelpthehomeless?A

.Heaskedpeopletodonateonline.B.HesharedthestorythroughtheInternet.C.Hegaveoutfoodtopeoplelivingintheircars.D.Hebuiltaneasy-to-move

toiletfortheparkinglot.35.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Parkinglotscanbesafeplacesforpeopletoliveinthefuture.B.HomelesspeopleseekhelpthroughtheInt

ernet.C.Acompanyownerprovidesasafeplaceforthehomelesstoparkandsleep.D.Thegovernmentusesparkinglotstohelpthehomelesssettledow

n.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。Everybodyhassomegoalsinlife.Ifyouarenotactinginawaythatwillhelpyouachievethoseg

oals,yourconfidencemaybeless._36_Takerealaction.Lackofaction.WatchingTVisn'tanaction.Eatingisn'tanaction,too._37_Itcanbeasidehustle,ahobby...Some

thingthatyouwant!Ofcourse,whenyousetgoalsforlife,youshouldbeabletoputthemtogether,andmakepracticalgoals.__38__If

youaren'tproudofyourself,howcan'tyoubeinlowspirits.Thequickestwaytoovercomeyoursituationistowinmoreoften.B

otharestronghormones(荷尔蒙)thatpushyoutodomore.__39_You'llgetmoreconfidencefromwinning.Thisishowyougetstarted—win.Faceuptotrueselves.Weshouldkno

wourselvesverywellandjudgeourselvesfairly.Insteadofthinkingaboutyourownphysicalimperfections,oralwayscomparingyourselfwithothers'advantages,youshou

ldbelievethatyouhavebrightspots,andthateveryonehastheirownstrengthsandweaknesses._40__Ifwewouldjustacceptandtrustourselves,confidencemight

bemuchstronger.A．Arealactionissomethingthatyouwant.B．Calmdownandthinkpositively.C．Keepnormalrelationshipsandmakemorewarmhearte

dfriends.D．Ifso,youneedtoreadthefollowingtips.E．Thereisnosuchthingasaperfectperson.F．Onceyoustarttowin,you

willalwaysgoformorewinning.G．Highconfidencecomeswithpride.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，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。MyfatherwasborninasmalltownintheUS.Hewasn'tsurewhathewantedfrom__41__，butsomethingtoldhimto__42__andb

eginanewadventure.HebeganthatadventuretravelingtocitiesintheUSbeforegoingontoAustralia,NewZealandandthePhilippines.Hetookmymoth

erandusthreedaughterswithhimandwentwherevertheroad__43__him.It'seasytofeel_44__whenyou'reontheroad.Wemadelotsofnewfriendsonourtrip—mostof

themaremechanics,sinceweoften__45__hoursinrepairshops.Butthatwasawaymuch_46__thansittingbytheroadsidewhilewaitingfortheen

gineto__47__whenitwas40℃outside.Gettingalongwellsometimesseemed__48__.Therewerealwaysalotof_49__，especiallyamongusbackseatpassengersabo

utwhohadto__50__inthemiddle.Butevenifitwashard,welearnedalotabout__51__.WhenweweretravelinginthePhilippines,wedrovetoQuezonCityoneda

y.Itshouldhavebeenanhour'sdrivebutwasnearlythreethankstobadroadsand__52__traffic.“Didyouputoursuitcasesinthecar？”myfathe

raskedmymotheraswearrivedthere.Fromthebackseat,wesawher__53__turntowardmyfather.“No，”shesaid.“Ithoughtyoudid.”Thatwashowaseven

hourcartripturnedintoa16-hourone,whichwasmostlyspentin__54__.Onoccasionslikethat,wehadtolearntoletgoofourangerbecausewewere__55__inarol

lingboxwiththesamepeoplefortherestofthe__56__.EvenifIsometimesfeltlikeopeningthecardoorand__57__oneofmysistersout,Ikeptmyf

eelingstomyself.Thisiswhyroadtripswerelike__58__universitiestous.We__59__ourPhDs(博士学位)inhowtogetalongwithotherpeoplejustbytraveli

nginouroldcar.Ifwewere__60__givenasecondchanceatlife,wewoulddoitalloveragain.OnlythistimewouldIputthesuitcasesin

thecarmyself.41．A.moveB．lifeC．experienceD．belief42．A.liveupB．struggleonC．getoutD．walkaround43．A.tookB．droveC．servedD．controlled44．

A.anxiousB．upsetC．helplessD．lonely45．A.wastedB．workedC．spentD．chatted46．A.betterB．easierC．saferD．cleverer47．A

.breakdownB．cooloffC．clearupD．turnover48．A.availableB．alternativeC．necessaryD．impossible49．A.argumentsB．fightsC．embarrassmentsD．amuse

ments50．A.settleB．restC．sitD．watch51．A.sharingB．respectC．communicationD．tolerance52．A.lightB．heavyC．localD．fast53．A.suddenlyB．sensitivelyC．c

almlyD．slowly54．A.silenceB．vainC．panicD．disappointment55．A.buriedB．crazyC．stuckD．impatient56．A.holidayB．journeyC．explo

rationD．march57．A.draggingB．pushingC．helpingD．sending58．A.unusualB．commonC．freeD．mobile59．A.earnedB．exp

ectedC．missedD．valued60．A.somewhereB．anytimeC．somehowD．anyway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。HaveyoueverheardofLiZiqi?Sheis61._____famousvlogger(视频博主)livinginavillageinSichuan,China.Hervideos62.___

___(be)popularamongpeoplearoundtheworld.Inhervideos,Limakeseverything,frompaper63.________cloth,dresses

andevenasofa,withherownhands.ProfessorLiJinzhaofromBeijingForeignStudiesUniversityspoke64.________(high)ofhervideos.She65.____________(think)th

evideoswerepleasingtotheeyeofheraudience.“Itisreally66._________(relax)towatchhermakingthings,”sheadded.Manypeoplewanttoknow67.__

____LiZiqiissopopular.ProfessorLiexplainedthatpeoplefeltanxiousabouttheworldandtheywantedtoliveaquietand68.______(nature)

life.“WhatLishowsinhervideos69.________(provide)aninterestingandcreativeway70.________(look)atordinarylifeinvillages.Weshouldlearnfromherpositiveatt

itudetowardslife,”ProfessorLisaid.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11处起）不计分。MissYangisone

ofmyneighbor.Asayoungchildhenevergotanypocketmoneyfromherparents,butshecouldearnalittlebydosmalljobsaroundtheneighborhood.Likemosty

oungpeopleshedreamtbeingrichandfamous,butshemadeherdreamtocometrue.She’snowveryrich,butsherememberedwhereshecamefrom.Shehasgivenawaythelotofmone

yovertheyearstosettingupschoolsandtohelppoorfamilies.Shesays,“Formeit’sjustalittlemoney,butformuchofthesepeop

leit’sthedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.”第二节书面表达（满分25分）假设你是高一新生李华，你们学校要开设英音课程和美音课程，但你对要学习英音还是美音很是困惑，故而想在某英语网站论坛发帖（post）寻求帮助。请

你就此事在论坛里发一份求助帖。注意：1.词数80-100左右(发帖格式已给出，不计入总词数)；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。LiHuaPostat17-9-202020:00..南康中学2020～2021学年度第一学期高一第二次大考英语试卷参考答案听力：1-5ACCBC6-10BABA

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tbeing...dreamt后加of75....dreamtocome...去掉to76....butsheremembered...remembered→remembers77....thelotof...the→a78....tosettingup...set

ting→set79....muchofthese...much→many80....lifeordeath.or→and书面表达：LiHuaPostat17-9-202020:00Hi,everyone.Iamwritingtoaskforsomea

dviceonaquestionthathasbeenbotheringmeforalongtime.Recently,ourschoolclaimeditisgoingtoofferBritishEnglishcoursesandAmerica

nEnglishcourses.ButIhavenoideaaboutwhichcourseIshouldtake.Actually,IammorelikelytochooseBritishEnglishbecauseitisusuallyrecognizedas

anoblelanguage.IfIcanspeakBritishEnglishwell,Iwillbeproudofmyself.However,knowingthatBritishEnglishisdifficulttolearn,espe

ciallyforitspronunciation,IamafraidthatIwon’tbeabletomasteritverywell.ComparedtoBritishEnglish,AmericanEnglishiseasiertolearn.S

oIamstrugglingwithwhichonetochoose.WhatshouldIdo?听力原文(Text1)M:I’vebeenwaitingforthreeweeksforsomeonetoretu

rnHarryPottertothelibrary.I’mgettingsoimpatient.W:Whydon’tyoujustbuyyourowncopyonline?(Text2)M:Havewemissedit?Themansaiditwasonlyf

iveblocksawayoppositetherestaurant.W:Waitaminute,thebank,thetower…Thereitis,theJacksonBookstore.Let’sgo.(Text3)W:Whatlanguagesdoyousp

eakbesidesEnglish?M:IalsospeakChineseandJapanese.Whataboutyou?W:BesidesEnglish,IalsospeakSpanish,ItalianandPortuguese.(

Text4)W:Whataboutsomethingsweet?Wecan’treallycarryacake,canwe?M:No.Andwecan’ttakeicecreamifit’shot.W:Definitelynot.Icanaskmymumtomak

esomebiscuitsforus.M:Thatwouldbewonderful!(Text5)W:Oops,I’mlategettinghome,butIdon’thaveenoughmoneyforataxi.M:Whynottakethesubway?W:Thestationisab

itfarfromhere.HowIwishIcouldgetalift!M:Thengetinmycar.I’lltakeyouhome.(Text6)W:Henry,willyougotoclassthisafternoon?M:Thisafter

noon?Idon’tfeelalright.I’mafraidI’llhavetotakearestatmyhouse.W:ProfessorBrownwillanswerourquestionsabouttheupcomingexam.Aren’tyouworriedabou

ttheexam?M:OfcourseIam,butIreallydon’tfeelalright.CouldyouwritedownProfessorBrown’sanswersandgivethemtometomorrowmorning?W:Theexamwilltakeplacet

hisFriday.Itmeansyou’llhaveonlyonedaytoprepareforit.Isitenough?M:Yes,Ithinkso.Don’tworry.(Text7)W:Let’sgoandtaketheelevator.M:OK.So

you’velearnedAmericanEnglishinsteadofBritishEnglish,right?W:Yes.MyEnglishteacherspentafewyearsinAmerica,soshetaughtusA

mericanEnglish.SodoIhaveanAmericanaccent?M:Yes.Butyouknow,Britishpeopledon’tsay“elevator”.Theysay“lift”.W:Right.Sodidyoulear

nBritishEnglish?M:ActuallyIreceivedmyeducationinAustralia,soyoucansayIspeakAustralianEnglish.ButI’velearnedaboutdifferentEng

lisharoundtheworld,soIknowthedifferences.W:NowIsee.Oh,hereweare.Nowletmeshowyouintoyouroffice.M:Thanks.(Text8)M:Phew!Home

atlast!I’mgladtobeback,aren’tyou?W:Notreally.I’msorryourholidayisover.Wehadagreattime,didn’twe?M:Mmm…itwasOK.Theweatherwasn

’tasgoodasI’dhoped.Theforecastsaiditwouldbesunnyforthewholeweek!Butitstartedcloudywhenwearrived.W:Butluckily,weh

adnorain,didwe?M:No.Butthehotelwestayedinwasveryexpensive.W:Yeah,butthefoodwasdeliciousandthewaiterswere

veryhelpful,Imustsay.WhenIaskedforcoffeebeansforthecoffeemachine,theysentsomeuptoourroominawhile.M:Mmm…that’strue.W:ButIdidn’

tknowwhytheairconditioningdidn’twork.Itwassohot!Butthatwasn’ttheonlythingthatwasn’tworkingproperly.Th

erunningmachineswerebroken,too.M:Right,well,thesethingshappen…(Text9)W:Hello,Ben.Youlooktired.Areyoualright?M:HiJess.I’vebeenoutdoingsomeexercise.W:H

aveyoubeenplayingfootballwithyourfriendChris?Doesn’theplayeveryTuesday?M:Yes,hedoes,butI’vebeenrunningwithRicky.W:Thatsoundshea

lthy!Yoursisterissporty,isn’tshe?Doesshegowithyou?M:Katie?No,shesayswegotooearlyinthemorning!Sheprefersswimming.W:Well,that’sgoodexe

rcise.Doyourparentsgowithher?M:No,mymumgoestothesportscentre.Sheusedtodoayogaclasstwiceaweek,butnowshepreferstennis.W:Wh

ataboutyourdad?M:Hedoesn’tdomuchexerciseandhehardlyeverwalksanywhere,buthe’sreallycarefulwhatheeats.Hehaslotsoffruitandvegetab

lesandnevereatsredmeat.W:Andwhataboutyourolderbrother?M:Simongotanewbikelastyearsohe’salwaysonthat.Hego

esonreallylongrideseverymonth.W:Well,youreallyhaveahealthyfamily!(Text10)AfterIfinishedmiddleschoolandhighschoolinmyowncoun

try,IwenttostudyinMontreal,Canada.MostofmyclassmatesspokeverygoodEnglish.WhenItriedtotalkwiththem,Icouldn’tunderstandmuchandsome

timesIhadtoaskthesimplestquestions.SometimesIcouldn’tfinishthehomeworkwell.IrealizedthatIhadtotakeact

iontoimprovemyEnglish.Istartedtogototheschoollibraryinmyfreetime.IspenttwotofourhoursadayjustreadingEnglishstor

iestoincreasemyvocabulary.Also,IwroteinEnglishasmuchaspossible.Duringthattime,myvocabularyincreasedquickly.IalsowatchedmoviesinEnglish.Whe

nImetanewword,Iwroteitdowninmynotebook.Inordertodevelopmylisteningskills,Ilistenedtotheradioalot.Ialsomadesomef

riends.IusuallyhungoutwiththemandwetalkedalottogetherinEnglish.SoIhavemadegreatprogressinspeakingEnglish.NowI’mgoodatspeaking.ButI’mstillha

vingproblemswithmywritingandgrammar.SoIplantojoinaclub.