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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.Whe

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

.C.Four.4.Whatwillthespeakersprobablytake?A.Somecakes.B.Somebiscuits.C.Someicecream.5.Howwillthewomanget

home?A.Bytaxi.B.Bysubway.C.Bycar.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.Visi

tadoctor.B.Getarest.C.Takeaclass.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.Heisanew

comer.B.Heisateacher.C.Helikestraveling.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatwastheweatherprobablylikeduringtheholiday?A.Cloudy.B.Sunny.C.Rainy.1

1.Whataboutthehotelwasthemandissatisfiedwith?A.Therooms.B.Thewaiters.C.Theprice.12.Whichofthefollowingcouldworkproper

ly?A.Thecoffeemachine.B.Theairconditioning.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.Whatdidth

espeakergotoattendinMontreal?A.Middleschool.B.Highschool.C.College.18.Whatdidthespeakermainlydointhelibrary?A.HereadEnglish

books.B.Hedidhishomework.C.HewroteEnglishstories.19.Whatdoesthespeakerdobestinnow?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。A9/11MemorialandGroundZeroWalkingTou

rInremembranceoftheeventsthattookplaceonSeptember11,2001,takethis2.5hourwalkingtour.Walkthroughthespaceofthef

ormerWorldTradeCenterinNewYorkCity(NYC)．Aguidewithapersonalconnectiontotheeventsofthatdaysharesstoriesoftragedy

andheroism.Pleasewearcomfortableshoes.LowerEastSideFoodandCultureTourTakeadeepdiveintothefoodcultureofManhattan'sLowerEastSideduringthis3hourg

uidedsmall-grouptour.FollowyourguidetohiddentreasuresfortastesofeverythingfrompancakestoChinesedumplings.Along

theway,yourguidewillcastlightontheneighborhood'srich,variedfoodculture,whichhelpsyouunderstandNYCasawhole.Childrenaged5yearsoryoungerarewe

lcomeatnocharge.Thetourrunsrainorshine.StatueofLibertyandEllisIslandTourGetupcloseandpersonalwithEllisIslandandtheStatueofLibertyonthis4.5

hourtour.Listentothelivenarrationfromyourguideandlearnaboutthehistoryofbothspots.Jumpthequeueandenjoyaccesstothere

servationserviceboardingtheferry.ThentakeintheamazingviewsofsouthernManhattanasyoucrossNewYorkHarbor.Foodsordrinksofanykindareno

tpermitted.BigAppleHelicopterTourItmightseemimpossibletoseethehighlightsofNYCinjust15minutes.Butthishelicoptertourmake

sitareality.ListentocommentaryfromyourpilotasyouflybytheStatueofLiberty,CentralParkandotherlandmarks.You'llseemo

reofthecityonthistourthananentiredayofexploringonfoot.Reservationsarerequired.21．Whichtourisperfectforthoseexpectingaq

uicklookofNYC?A．BigAppleHelicopterTour.B．StatueofLibertyandEllisIslandTour.C．LowerEastSideFoodandCultureTour.D．9/11Memor

ialandGroundZeroWalkingTour.22．WhatdoweknowaboutLowerEastSideFoodandCultureTour?A．Itisanighttour.B．Itinvolvestreasurehunting.C．Iti

schildfriendly.D．Itwillbecanceledifitrains.23．WhatcantouristsdoonStatueofLibertyandEllisIslandTour?A．Sharetheirfirsthandstories.B．Takesomewater

withthem.C．Haveabird'seyeviewofsouthernManhattan.D．Enjoyspecialrighttoboardtheferry.BRecently,myhusbandandthreekid

swereplayinginMediterranean(地中海),swimmingandfloatinginthepictureperfectsea.ItwasridiculouslybeautifulinMajorca,Spain.Thewaythesundan

cedacrossthewaterandhowthebluehorizonwasdottedwithstorybooksailboatsweresuchbeautifulscenes.MyhusbandandIalwaysdreamedabouttakingourkidsonatriparoun

dtheworld.Itwasoneofthethingswetalkedatlengthabout.Whenweimaginedourlifewiththechildren,wehopedwewouldhave.Fourteenyearslater,wehadthreeboyswhowereg

rowingupfasterbytheday.Itwastimetomake_good_onthoseplans.Werenewedourpassports,andthenpackedourbags.Weshowedourki

dstheworld.Itwasaboutexperiencingthedozensofflightsandtrainsandtaxistogether.Weshowedthemhowwonderfu

l,howdiverse,andhowfascinatingtheworldis.Wewantedthemtolearnallthatwehadlearnedourselves,throughourow

ntravels.Buttherewassomethingmorethanthat:Whatwereallywantedistoslowdowntime.Wewantedthedaystolastabitlonger,andtheweekstot

aketheirtime.Theyearswithourchildrenaregoingtoofast.Wewantedtoputthebrakesonourbusylivesforayear,andjustbewithourkids.Wewantedabreakfromthedailymorn

ingroutineofmakinglunches,eatingbreakfastandgoingoutthedoorintimeforschool.Weneededfamilytimeout.ItwasthewonderfultwomonthsinEurope,

fullofincrediblemoments.Whenwelookbackatourlives,Iknowwe'llbegladwedidit.Iknowwe'llbehappythatthisisachapterofthestoryofourfamily.24．Whatdidt

hecoupleoftendreamoffourteenyearsago?A．GoingtoMediterranean.B．Travellingwiththeirchildren.C．Somestorybooksailboats.D．Thei

rchildren'sgrowingfast.25．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“makegoodon”probablymeaninParagraph3?A．Dogoodto.B．Carryout.C．Makeup.D．Putof

f.26．WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A．Thetravel.B．Thechildren.C．Thetransportation.D．Thediverseworld.27．Whatwasthemostimp

ortantinthewriter'seyes?A．Doingeverythingslowly.B．Livingabusylife.C．Stickingtotheroutine.D．Slowingdownthetime.CMaeJemisonwasbornin1

956inDecatur,Alabama.Herfatherwasaworker.Hermotherwasaschoolteacher.Bothherparentsencouragedtheirchildrentokeeplearningandgoaftertheirdreams.One

daywhenMaewasyoung,herthumbgothurt.Shewatchedpusoozingout(脓流出).Shewascuriousaboutpus:whatwasitandwhywasitcomingout?T

hatsimpleincidentturnedintoalearningexperience.Sheendedupdoingawholeprojectonpus.ItwasnosurprisethatMa

edidwellatschool.ShereceivedaBachelorofSciencedegreeinchemicalengineering(化学工程)andanotherdegreeinAfricanan

dAfro-AmericanStudiesfromStanfordUniversity.ButMaedidn’twanttostudyordojustonething.ShechosetostudymedicinenextatCornellUniversityMedicalCollege.

Thenshebecameadoctor.Sheenjoyedherjob,yetherchildhooddreamofgoingintospacewasstillinhermind.Soshelatertried

tojoinNASA’sastronaut(宇航员)trainingprogram.Shetriedtwiceandwasacceptedfinally!In1992,herdreamcametrue.ShebecamethefirstAfrican

-Americanwomantogointospace.Shortlyafterthat,shequitfromNASAtodootherthings.ShethenbecameateacheratDartmouthColle

ge.Mae’spathwasn’talwayseasy.Atthattime,manybelievedthatwomendidn’thaveaplaceintheworldofscience.Butnothingwouldstandinherway.Throughthe

courseofherlife,Maewasanexcellentdoctor,scientistandastronaut.Althoughshehasleftherjobandstoppedworking,she’ssti

llactive.Shespeaksatmanyschoolsandtalksabouttheimportanceofgoingafterone’sdreams.28.WhydidMaebegintostudyscience

?A.Shewantedtobelikehermotherwhowasascientist.B.Herparentsencouragedhertostudyscience.C.Shewascuriousaboutpuswhenshewashurt.D

.Shedidbestinscienceatschool.29.WhatdifficultydidMaerunintowhenshewasgoingafterherdreams?A.Peopledidn’tbelievewom

encoulddowellinscience.B.Shefailedmanytimesinherprojectonpus.C.ShewasseriouslyinjuredandhadtoquitfromNASA.D.Shecouldn’tfocus

ononethingforalongtime.30.WhatistherightorderofMae’slifeevents?a.ShebecameateacheratDartmouthCollege.b.Shele

arnedmedicineandbecameadoctor.c.ShestudiedscienceatStanfordUniversity.d.ShegottraininginNASA’sastronauttrain

ingprogram.A.c-a-d-bB.c-b-d-aC.a-b-d-cD.b-d-c-a31.Fromthepassage,weknowthatMae______.A.livedapoorlifewhenshewasyoungB.wentintospaceattheageof

36C.studiedmedicineatStanfordUniversityD.haddreamedofbeingadoctorsincechildhoodDOneNorthCarolinabusinessownerishelpingthehomeless

byopeninguphisparkinglottopeoplewhomaybelivingoutoftheircars.JamesCharlesistheownerofKiplin’sAutomotiveGroupinCharl

otte,NorthCarolina.Forabouttwomonths,hehasbeenencouragingpeoplesleepingintheircarstousethecompany’sparkinglotasasafeplacetosle

epatnight.Charleswasfirstencouragedtodosomethinghelpfulafterhisteamtriedtotakebackawoman’scarbackinJanuary.“Thegentlemanwhowastakingbackth

ecarsaid,‘Wecan’ttakethecar;there’ssomebodylivinginthecar,’”CharlestoldWBTV.Thenhetriedtogetthewomanintoahomelessshelter(收容所).B

uthewasshockedtofindthateveryshelterinthecitywasfull.Althoughhepaidforhertostayinahotelforafewnights,heknewthattherewereoth

erpeoplesufferingfromthesamething.CharlesmadeaFacebookpost:“Wewouldliketoprovideasafeplaceforthosegoingthro

ughthistoughtime.Wecan’tputeveryoneinahotel,butwecangetyouasafeplaceforthenight.Sincemoreandmorepeoplehaveshar

edhispost,peoplehavedonated(捐赠)hats,scarves,food,andevenaneasy-to-movetoiletfortheparkinglot.Notonlythat,butabou

t20differentpeoplehavehelpedCharleswithhisofferbyparkingtheircarsovernightatthelot.ThesekindactsalsomadeitpossibleforCharlestostar

thisnon-profit(非盈利的)organization,HALONow.TheorganizationwassetuptoraisemoneyforthehomelesspeopleofCharlot

te—andhehasraisedmorethanUS$30,000.32.Fromthepassage,weknowKiplin’sAutomotiveGroup__________.A.maybeacompanythatrentscarstopeopleB.isacompanythatre

ntsaparkingplaceC.isanon-profitorganizationinNorthCarolinaD.maybeanorganizationthatoffershomelessshelters33.WhydidCharlesprovidetheparkin

glotasasafeplaceforpeopletosleep?A.Becausehisparkinglotwasrentedasalivingplace.B.BecauseCharleswantedtoshowhiskindness

.C.Becausepeoplehadnoplacetoparktheircars.D.Becausemanypeoplehadnoplacetogoduringatoughtime.34.WhatdidCharlesdotoh

elpthehomeless?A.Heaskedpeopletodonateonline.B.HesharedthestorythroughtheInternet.C.Hegaveoutfoodtopeople

livingintheircars.D.Hebuiltaneasy-to-movetoiletfortheparkinglot.35.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Parkinglotscanbesafeplacesforpeopletoliveinthefut

ure.B.HomelesspeopleseekhelpthroughtheInternet.C.Acompanyownerprovidesasafeplaceforthehomelesstoparkandsleep.D.Thegovernmentusesparkinglotst

ohelpthehomelesssettledown.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。Everybodyhassomegoalsinli

fe.Ifyouarenotactinginawaythatwillhelpyouachievethosegoals,yourconfidencemaybeless._36_Takerealaction.Lackofaction.Watch

ingTVisn'tanaction.Eatingisn'tanaction,too._37_Itcanbeasidehustle,ahobby...Somethingthatyouwant!Ofcourse,whenyousetgoalsforlife,youshouldbea

bletoputthemtogether,andmakepracticalgoals.__38__Ifyouaren'tproudofyourself,howcan'tyoubeinlowspirits.Thequickestway

toovercomeyoursituationistowinmoreoften.Botharestronghormones(荷尔蒙)thatpushyoutodomore.__39_You'llgetmoreconfidencefromwinnin

g.Thisishowyougetstarted—win.Faceuptotrueselves.Weshouldknowourselvesverywellandjudgeourselvesfairly.Insteadofthinkingaboutyourownphysicalim

perfections,oralwayscomparingyourselfwithothers'advantages,youshouldbelievethatyouhavebrightspots,andthateveryonehasth

eirownstrengthsandweaknesses._40__Ifwewouldjustacceptandtrustourselves,confidencemightbemuchstronger.A．Areal

actionissomethingthatyouwant.B．Calmdownandthinkpositively.C．Keepnormalrelationshipsandmakemorewarmheartedfriends.D．Ifso,youneedtoreadth

efollowingtips.E．Thereisnosuchthingasaperfectperson.F．Onceyoustarttowin,youwillalwaysgoformorewinning.G．Highconfidencecomeswithpr

ide.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__andbeginanewadventure.HebeganthatadventuretravelingtocitiesintheUSbeforegoingontoAustralia,NewZealandandthePhilippines

.Hetookmymotherandusthreedaughterswithhimandwentwherevertheroad__43__him.It'seasytofeel_44__whenyou'reontheroad.Wemadelotsofnewfriendsonourtri

p—mostofthemaremechanics,sinceweoften__45__hoursinrepairshops.Butthatwasawaymuch_46__thansittingbytheroadsidewhilewaitingf

ortheengineto__47__whenitwas40℃outside.Gettingalongwellsometimesseemed__48__.Therewerealwaysalotof_49__，especiallyamongusbacks

eatpassengersaboutwhohadto__50__inthemiddle.Butevenifitwashard,welearnedalotabout__51__.WhenweweretravelinginthePh

ilippines,wedrovetoQuezonCityoneday.Itshouldhavebeenanhour'sdrivebutwasnearlythreethankstobadroadsand__5

2__traffic.“Didyouputoursuitcasesinthecar？”myfatheraskedmymotheraswearrivedthere.Fromthebackseat,wesawher__53__turntowardmyfather.“No

，”shesaid.“Ithoughtyoudid.”Thatwashowasevenhourcartripturnedintoa16-hourone,whichwasmostlyspentin__54__.Onoccasionslike

that,wehadtolearntoletgoofourangerbecausewewere__55__inarollingboxwiththesamepeoplefortherestofthe__56__.EvenifIsometimesfeltlikeopeni

ngthecardoorand__57__oneofmysistersout,Ikeptmyfeelingstomyself.Thisiswhyroadtripswerelike__58__universitiestous.We__59__ourPhDs(博士学位)

inhowtogetalongwithotherpeoplejustbytravelinginouroldcar.Ifwewere__60__givenasecondchanceatlife,wewoulddoitalloveragain.Onlythist

imewouldIputthesuitcasesinthecarmyself.41．A.moveB．lifeC．experienceD．belief42．A.liveupB．struggleonC．getoutD．walkaround43．A.too

kB．droveC．servedD．controlled44．A.anxiousB．upsetC．helplessD．lonely45．A.wastedB．workedC．spentD．chatted46．A.bet

terB．easierC．saferD．cleverer47．A.breakdownB．cooloffC．clearupD．turnover48．A.availableB．alternativeC．necessaryD．impossible49．A.

argumentsB．fightsC．embarrassmentsD．amusements50．A.settleB．restC．sitD．watch51．A.sharingB．respectC．communicationD．tolerance52．A.lightB．heavyC．localD．fa

st53．A.suddenlyB．sensitivelyC．calmlyD．slowly54．A.silenceB．vainC．panicD．disappointment55．A.buriedB．crazyC．stuckD．impatient56．A.holidayB．journey

C．explorationD．march57．A.draggingB．pushingC．helpingD．sending58．A.unusualB．commonC．freeD．mobile59．A.earnedB．expectedC．mis

sedD．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。Haveyoue

verheardofLiZiqi?Sheis61._____famousvlogger(视频博主)livinginavillageinSichuan,China.Hervideos62.______(be)popu

laramongpeoplearoundtheworld.Inhervideos,Limakeseverything,frompaper63.________cloth,dressesandevenasofa,withherownhands.Profess

orLiJinzhaofromBeijingForeignStudiesUniversityspoke64.________(high)ofhervideos.She65.____________(think)thevideoswerepleasingtotheeye

ofheraudience.“Itisreally66._________(relax)towatchhermakingthings,”sheadded.Manypeoplewanttoknow67.______LiZiqiissopopular.ProfessorLiex

plainedthatpeoplefeltanxiousabouttheworldandtheywantedtoliveaquietand68.______(nature)life.“WhatLishowsin

hervideos69.________(provide)aninterestingandcreativeway70.________(look)atordinarylifeinvillages.Weshouldlearnfromherpositiveatti

tudetowardslife,”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。MissYangisoneofmyneighbor.Asayoungchildhenever

gotanypocketmoneyfromherparents,butshecouldearnalittlebydosmalljobsaroundtheneighborhood.Likemostyoungpeopleshedreamtbeing

richandfamous,butshemadeherdreamtocometrue.She’snowveryrich,butsherememberedwhereshecamefrom.Shehasgivenawaythelotofmoneyovertheyearstosettin

gupschoolsandtohelppoorfamilies.Shesays,“Formeit’sjustalittlemoney,butformuchofthesepeopleit’sthedifferenceb

etweenlifeordeath.”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

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5.thought66.relaxing67.why68.natural69.provides70.tolook短文改错：71....ofmyneighbor.neighbor→neighbors72....henevergot...he→she73.

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-202020:00Hi,everyone.Iamwritingtoaskforsomeadviceonaquestionthathasbeenbotheringmeforalongtime.Recently,ourschoolclai

meditisgoingtoofferBritishEnglishcoursesandAmericanEnglishcourses.ButIhavenoideaaboutwhichcourseIshouldtake.Actually,Iammorelikelytochoo

seBritishEnglishbecauseitisusuallyrecognizedasanoblelanguage.IfIcanspeakBritishEnglishwell,Iwillbeproudofmyself.However,knowin

gthatBritishEnglishisdifficulttolearn,especiallyforitspronunciation,IamafraidthatIwon’tbeabletomasteritverywell.Co

mparedtoBritishEnglish,AmericanEnglishiseasiertolearn.SoIamstrugglingwithwhichonetochoose.WhatshouldIdo?听力原文(Text1)M:I’vebeenwaiting

forthreeweeksforsomeonetoreturnHarryPottertothelibrary.I’mgettingsoimpatient.W:Whydon’tyoujustbuyyourowncopyonline?(Text2)M:Havewemi

ssedit?Themansaiditwasonlyfiveblocksawayoppositetherestaurant.W:Waitaminute,thebank,thetower…Thereitis,theJacksonBookstore.Let’sgo.(Text3)W:What

languagesdoyouspeakbesidesEnglish?M:IalsospeakChineseandJapanese.Whataboutyou?W:BesidesEnglish,IalsospeakSpanish,ItalianandPortuguese.(Text4)W:Whata

boutsomethingsweet?Wecan’treallycarryacake,canwe?M:No.Andwecan’ttakeicecreamifit’shot.W:Definitelynot.Icanas

kmymumtomakesomebiscuitsforus.M:Thatwouldbewonderful!(Text5)W:Oops,I’mlategettinghome,butIdon’thaveen

oughmoneyforataxi.M:Whynottakethesubway?W:Thestationisabitfarfromhere.HowIwishIcouldgetalift!M:Thengetinmycar.I’lltakeyouhome.(Tex

t6)W:Henry,willyougotoclassthisafternoon?M:Thisafternoon?Idon’tfeelalright.I’mafraidI’llhavetotakearestatmyhouse.W:ProfessorBrownwillanswerourquestio

nsabouttheupcomingexam.Aren’tyouworriedabouttheexam?M:OfcourseIam,butIreallydon’tfeelalright.CouldyouwritedownProfessorB

rown’sanswersandgivethemtometomorrowmorning?W:TheexamwilltakeplacethisFriday.Itmeansyou’llhaveonlyonedaytop

repareforit.Isitenough?M:Yes,Ithinkso.Don’tworry.(Text7)W:Let’sgoandtaketheelevator.M:OK.Soyou’velearnedAmeri

canEnglishinsteadofBritishEnglish,right?W:Yes.MyEnglishteacherspentafewyearsinAmerica,soshetaughtusAmericanEnglish.SodoIhave

anAmericanaccent?M:Yes.Butyouknow,Britishpeopledon’tsay“elevator”.Theysay“lift”.W:Right.SodidyoulearnB

ritishEnglish?M:ActuallyIreceivedmyeducationinAustralia,soyoucansayIspeakAustralianEnglish.ButI’velearnedaboutdifferentEngli

sharoundtheworld,soIknowthedifferences.W:NowIsee.Oh,hereweare.Nowletmeshowyouintoyouroffice.M:Thanks.(Text8

)M:Phew!Homeatlast!I’mgladtobeback,aren’tyou?W:Notreally.I’msorryourholidayisover.Wehadagreattime,didn’twe?M

:Mmm…itwasOK.Theweatherwasn’tasgoodasI’dhoped.Theforecastsaiditwouldbesunnyforthewholeweek!Butitstartedcloudywhenwear

rived.W:Butluckily,wehadnorain,didwe?M:No.Butthehotelwestayedinwasveryexpensive.W:Yeah,butthefoodwasdeliciousandthewaite

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

airconditioningdidn’twork.Itwassohot!Butthatwasn’ttheonlythingthatwasn’tworkingproperly.Therunningmachineswerebroken,too.M:Right,well,theset

hingshappen…(Text9)W:Hello,Ben.Youlooktired.Areyoualright?M:HiJess.I’vebeenoutdoingsomeexercise.W:Haveyoubeenplayingfootballwithyourf

riendChris?Doesn’theplayeveryTuesday?M:Yes,hedoes,butI’vebeenrunningwithRicky.W:Thatsoundshealthy!Yoursisterissporty,isn’tshe?Doesshegowithyou

?M:Katie?No,shesayswegotooearlyinthemorning!Sheprefersswimming.W:Well,that’sgoodexercise.Doyourparentsgowithher?M:No,mymumgo

estothesportscentre.Sheusedtodoayogaclasstwiceaweek,butnowshepreferstennis.W:Whataboutyourdad?M:Hedoesn’tdomuchexerciseandhehardlyeverwalksanyw

here,buthe’sreallycarefulwhatheeats.Hehaslotsoffruitandvegetablesandnevereatsredmeat.W:Andwhataboutyourolderbrother?M:Simongota

newbikelastyearsohe’salwaysonthat.Hegoesonreallylongrideseverymonth.W:Well,youreallyhaveahealthyfamily!(Text10)AfterI

finishedmiddleschoolandhighschoolinmyowncountry,IwenttostudyinMontreal,Canada.Mostofmyclassmatesspokeverygoo

dEnglish.WhenItriedtotalkwiththem,Icouldn’tunderstandmuchandsometimesIhadtoaskthesimplestquestions.SometimesIcouldn’tfinishthehomeworkwell.Irealiz

edthatIhadtotakeactiontoimprovemyEnglish.Istartedtogototheschoollibraryinmyfreetime.Ispenttwotofourhoursada

yjustreadingEnglishstoriestoincreasemyvocabulary.Also,IwroteinEnglishasmuchaspossible.Duringthattime,myvocabularyincreasedquic

kly.IalsowatchedmoviesinEnglish.WhenImetanewword,Iwroteitdowninmynotebook.Inordertodevelopmylisteningskills,Ilistenedtother

adioalot.Ialsomadesomefriends.IusuallyhungoutwiththemandwetalkedalottogetherinEnglish.SoIhavemadegreatprogressinspeakingEnglish.NowI

’mgoodatspeaking.ButI’mstillhavingproblemswithmywritingandgrammar.SoIplantojoinaclub.