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1高一12月英语科阶段性测试题（五）（满分：150分时间：120分钟）命题人：张晓颖审核：孙学莲级部审核：第一部分：听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，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。1.Whenwillthemanstartwork?A.OnMonday.B.OnWednesday.C.OnFriday.2.Whoserecorderisthebest?A.Jack’s.B

.Theman’s.C.Thewoman’s.3.Whatisthemandoing?A.Typingaletter.B.Repairingamachine.C.Teachingthewomansomething.4.Ho

woldistheboy’ssister?A.10.B.12.C.14.5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Whentoplaythepiano.B.Howoftentogotothegym.

C.Howtodealwithstress.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。每段对话或独白

读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。6.WhatareMei’slessonsabout?A.Painting.B.SpeakingChinese.C.DrawingChinesewords.7.Ho

wdoesMei’steacherhelpMei?A.Hemakeslearningfun.B.Hetellshertobepatient.C.Hemakesthelessonseasy.听下面一段对话，回答第8至10题。8.Whatdoestheboydisliketoeat?A.V

egetables.B.Meat.C.Cake.9.Whotoldtheboypeopleshoulddrinkmilk?A.Hismother.B.Histeacher.C.Hisfather.210.Whatwilltheboydonext?A.E

athissalad.B.Drinkfruitjuice.C.Getreadyforbed.听下面一段对话，回答第11至13题。11.Whatwillthemandotoday?A.Buysomedogfood.B.Bringhisdo

gtothedoctor.C.Haveacheck-upforhimself.12.Whatdoesthewomansayabouthersister?A.Shehasason.B.Shedoesn’tlikedogs.C.Sh

edoesn’ttreatherdogverywell.13.Whatdoesthewomansuggest?A.Theman’sdogislucky.B.Herdogislikeherchild.C.

Shewantsadogsoon.听下面一段对话，回答第14至17题。14.WhendidSueleavelastnight?A.Ataround10:00p.m.B.Ataround10:30p.m.C.

Ataround11:30p.m.15.WhatdidMatthavetodrink?A.Somesoda.B.Somejuice.C.Somewater.16.Whowonthegame?A.Chris.B.Joey.C.Matt.17.Howdidthemanfeelaboutthegame

?A.Hewaslucky.B.Hegottiredofplaying.C.Hedidn’thaveachancetowin.听下面一段独白，回答第18至20题。18.Whowasfromthefarm?A.Theduck.B.Thefish.C.

Thedog.19.Whydidthelittlerabbittryswimminginthewater?A.Otheranimalslikeddoingit.B.Hewantedtoleavethefarm

.C.Hewantedtoprovehewasthebest.20.Whatdidtherabbitsayattheend?A.Helikedtobeoutsidethefarm.B.Hedidn’tlikeswimming.C.Hewantedtostayhome.3第二部分：阅读理解第一节（共

15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）ACanyouimagineacloudfloatinginthemiddleofyourroom?Doyouwanttoknowwhatitfeelsliketoflylikeabird?Findyo

uranswersinTimeMagazine’s25“BestInventions”.Here,wehavepickedoutthemostinteresting4tosharewithyou.TalkingGlovesEverfeltconfus

edbythesignlanguageusedbydisabledpeople?Hereisthe“helpinghand”youneed.FourUkrainianstudentshavecreatedapairofglovesthathelpspeopl

ewithhearingandspeechproblemscommunicatewithothers.Theglovesareequippedwithsensorsthatrecognizesignlanguageandtransla

teitintotextonasmartphone.Thenthesmartphonechangesthetexttospokenwords.GoogleGlassesGoogleGlassesarelikea

computerbuiltintotheframeofapairofglasses.Withits1.3-centimeterdisplay,theglassesallowyoutosurftheInternetandmakecallswithouteve

nliftingafinger.TheglassesalsohaveacameraandGPSmappingsystem.Userscantakeandsharephotos,checkmapsandsurftheInternetjustbylookingup,down,leftandright

.IndoorCloudsIt’snotvirtual.That’sarealworld.DutchartistSmildemanagedtocreateasmallbutperfectwhitecloudinthemiddleofaroomusin

gafogmachine.Butitrequiredcarefulplanning-thetemperature,humidity(湿度)andlightingallhadtobejustright.Onceeverythingwasready,thecloudf

ormedintheairwiththemachine.Butitonlylastedforashortwhile.WingsuitsThesuitfulfillsyourdreamsofflyinglikeabird.Well,notexactlyflying,

butgliding(滑翔)throughtheair.Itincreasesthesurfaceareaofthehumanbody,whichmakesiteasierforpeopletofloa

tintheair.Flierswearingwingsuitscanglideonekilometerinabout30seconds.21.Whowillprobablybetheusersof“TalkingGl

oves”?A.DisabledpeopleB.Normalpeople.C.Trainedpeople.D.Workingpeople.22.HowcanusersofGoogleGlassessurftheInternet?4A.Bymovingthemouse

.B.Bytappingthekeyboard.C.Bypressingthebutton.D.Bymovingtheeyeballs.23.Whichofthefollowingcanhelpyoufly?A.TalkingGlov

es.B.GoogleGlasses.C.Wingsuits.D.IndoorClouds.BAdayinthecloudsTheairisthinandwehavetorestseveraltimesontheshorthikefromcamp.Too

urleft,snow-coveredmountainsdisappearintocloudsthatseemalmostcloseenoughtotouch.Ontheplain(平原)infrontofus,wecanjust

makeoutaherdofgracefulanimals.Thisiswhywestayhere.TibetanantelopeslivemainlyontheplainsofTibet.Watchingthemmoveslowlyacrosstheg

reengrass,I'mstruckbytheirbeauty.I'malsoremindedofthedangertheyarein.Theyarebeinghuntedillegallyfortheirvaluablefur.MyguideisZhaxi,avillage

rfromChangtang.HeworksattheChangtangNationalNatureReserve(保护区).ThereserveisasafeplacefortheanimalsandplantsofnorthwesternTibet.To

Zhaxi,protecting（保护)thewildlifeisawayoflife."We'renottryingtosavetheanimals."hesays."Actually,we'retryingtosaveourselves."Inthe1980s

and1990sthepopulationofTibetanantelopesdroppedbymorethan50Percent.Hunterswereshootingantelopestomakemoney.TheirLivingplaceswerebeco

mingsmallerasnewroadsandrailwayswerebuilt.InordertosaveTibetanantelopes,theChinesegovernmentplacedthemundernationalprotection.Z

haxiandVolunteerswatchedovertheantelopesdayandnighttokeepthemsafefromattacks.Bridgesandgateswereaddedtolettheantelopesmoveeasilyandkeepthemsaf

efromcarsandtrains.Themeasureswereeffective.TheantelopepopulationhasrecoveredandinJune2015,theTibetanantelopewasremovedfromtheenda

ngeredspecieslist(濒危物种名单).Thegovernment,however,doesnotintendtostoptheprotectionprogrammes,sincethethrea

ts(威胁)totheTibetanantelopehavenotyetdisappeared.Onlywhenwelearntoexistinharmonywithnaturecanwestopbeingathreattowildlifeandtoourplanet.24.

Whydoestheauthorstay“here”accordingtothepassage?5A.Toexperiencehikewiththinair.B.ToobserveTibetanantelopes.C.Topictureclou

dsontheplain.D.Toadmiresnow-coveredmountains.25.WhatcanwelearnfromZhaxi’swordsinPara3?A.Protectingtheanimalscanmakem

oney.B.Protectingtheanimalsissavingourselves.C.Heisnotfondofprotectingtheanimals.D.Thereserveisonlysafefor

wildanimals.26.WhatismainlytalkedaboutinPara4?A.WhyhuntershuntTibetanantelopes.B.Whyantelopes’livingplaceschanged.C.

Whyantelopes’numberdroppedgreatly.D.Whythe1980sandthe1990sareunusual.27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“remove”probably

mean?A.deleted.B.changed.C.migrated.D.recognized.CIamapersonwhohasalwayslovedreading.Forme,itiseasytogetlostinabookandreturntotheworldacoupleof

hourslaterhavingbeenonanadventure.Asa6-year-old,IcouldbefoundreadingHarryPotter,adifficultbookfora6-year-oldbutIenjoyed

itallthesame.Now,asastudent,itishardertofindthetimetoreadbooksforpleasure;however,IrelishthesummerswhereIhav

ethetimetoreadtosatisfymyself.Growingup,itsoonbecameclearthatspellingformewasnotdifficultandIhadawidevocabulary.ThisisbecauseIbeganreadingfromsuchay

oungage.MyadviceforyouasEnglishlearnerswouldbetoreadthebooksthatyouhaveoftenreadinyourownlanguageinEnglish.Readingstories,especially,isagr

eatwayofimprovingyourvocabularyandspellingwithoutnoticingasyouarelostinthestory.Forme,IhavereadHarryPotterandthePhilosopher’sSton

einFrenchandamcurrentlyreadingHarryPotterandtheChamberofSecretsinSpanish.Thisisareallyusefulwayofbeing

abletoreadinanotherlanguagebecauseIknowthestorysowellinEnglish,itiseasytofollowthestoryintheforeignlangua

geevenifIdonotunderstandeveryword.Thisisanotherimportantpoint:itisnotnecessarytounderstandeveryword.Ifyouunderstand6themeaningofthes

entence,eachwordisnotnecessarilyimportant.Sometimesitisimpossibletotranslatedirectlyfromonelanguagetoanother.Quiteoften,ifawordisusedseveraltimesina

text,youcangainyourownmeaningfromitanditmakesmuchmoresensethanifyoutriedtotranslateitinthefirstplace.Giveitatry.Ifyoulikereadingyoucouldbeopeningup

awholenewworldofliterature.28.Whatcanwelearnfromtheauthor’sreadingexperiences?A.Heoftenspenthourstakinganadventure.B.He

didn’tlikeHarryPotteranymorewithaging.C.Hecouldspareenoughtimereadingforfunasastudent.D.Readinghelpedhima

lotsincehisearlyage.29.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“relish”inparagraph1?A.Spend.B.Lose.C.Enjoy.D.Hate.30.Whatsuggestion

doestheauthorgiveforlearningEnglish?A.ReadingEnglishstoriesyou’refamiliarwithinyourownlanguage.B.Readin

gHarryPotterindifferentlanguages.C.Translatingwordbyword.D.Understandingthestoryinyourownlanguage.31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.BetterW

aystoReadstories.B.TheBenefitsofReading.C.HowtoImproveSpellingandVocabulary.D.IsItNecessarytoKnowEachWord?DIt’sareallygoodideatovisitcolleg

esbeforeyouapplybecausetheirwebsitescanalllookandsoundthesame.Nothingwillgiveyouthesenseofwhatitwillactuallybeliketoliveonacollegecam

pus(校园)likevisitingandseeingforyourselfthedorms,classroomsandathleticequipment(器材)and,ofcourse,thestud

ents.Itseemsalittlecrazyoncesenioryearhitstofindthetimetovisitcollegecampuses,anditcanalsobepriceyiftheschoolsyouareapplyingtohappentob

emorethanacarrideaway.Butkeepinmindthatyouaremakingadecisionaboutthenextfouryearsofyour7life,anddoallthe

researchyoucantomakesureyouaremakingtherightone.There’snoexcusenottovisittheschoolsinyourlocalarea.Infact,a

lotofcollegeapplicationsevenaskifyouhavevisitedcampus,andobviously,ifyouliveacrossthecountrythatwon’tbeasmuchofa

possibility,butifyoulivenearby,gocheckitout!Ifcampusvisitsaren’tgoingtohappenbeforeyouapply,attheveryleastyoushouldfind

sometimebetweenapplyingandgettingyouracceptanceletterstovisittheschoolsyou’dliketoattend.Itcansaveyoualotofheartacheifyouruleoutnowthethin

gsthatyoudon’tlikeaboutcertaincampuses,thingsthatyouwouldn’tknowunlessyouactuallyvisit.Now,iftimeandmoneyaremakingitimpossible,thencheckoutthe

onlinecollegefairsatCollegeWeekLive.It’sachancetochatonlinewithadmissions(招生)officers,students,andcollegecounselors(顾问),

anditwon’tcostyouapenny!Youcanregister(注册)foritsonlinecollegefairatcollegeweeklive.com.Whilevisitinganonlinecollegefaircan’ttaketheplac

eofanactualcampusvisit,itcanbeaveryusefultoolthatalongwithallyourotherresearchwillhelpyoumakeawisedecisio

naboutwhichcollegesyou’dliketoattend.32.Whatdoesthewriterintendtodobywritingthistext?A.Tocallonstudentstovisitcoll

egesforpleasure.B.Tomakepeopleknowhowtoapplyforcolleges.C.Togiveadvicetostudentswhoaretoapplyforcolleges.D.Toexplainwhatkindofcollegesaregoo

dones.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph1referto?A.Toliveoncollegecampuses.B.Tovisitcollegecampuses.C.Tofindthetimetovisitcollegecampuses.D

.Toapplytoschoolsonthewebsites.34.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph2?A.Somecollegesinlocalareasdon’tallowstudentstovisi

t.B.It’snecessaryforstudentstovisitthecollegestheyapplyto.C.Studentsmustvisitthecollegecampusbeforetheyapply.D.You’resuretogetaheartacheifyoudo

n’tvisitthecollegecampus.35.Accordingtoparagraph3,thewritermayagreethatvisitinganonlinecollegefair______.8A.needsneithertimenormoneyB.costsonlyali

ttlemoneyC.isasusefulasanactualcampusvisitD.willbehelpfulinchoosingcolleges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。HowtoBeaGoodTourist

Wetravelnotonlyforworkbutalsoforfunandlearning.Restaurants,galleries,templesandarchitecture...Theseplacesarelikehomes

forpeoplewholiveandworkthere.Howwouldyouwantvisitorstobehaveinyourownhome?36Therearemanywaysofdoingthiswithoutsacrific

ingourownholiday.Doyourhomework.37Guideswillhelpyouwhenyougettothesite,butisthatthebestplacetogo?Isitpopularonlybecausetheone-daytouristcanseeite

asilyorbecauseitisreallyaworthwhileplacetovisit？You’dbettercheckitout.38Walkaround,evenifinthestreetsclosesttoyourhotel.Eatinlocalresta

urants.Talktothelocals.Learnafewinthelocallanguageandusethem.Youwillsurelygetasmilefromthehotelstaffandstr

eetsellers.Helppreservethesites.Mostofthesitesyouvisitmaybevisitedbymillionsofpeopleayear,socareneedstobetakentoallowotherstoenj

oythemaswell.Someofthesemonumentsaresooldandfragilethattheyaresensitivetothetouchofhandsorbagsandshows.39Thisway,youdon’tencoura

getheuseofthoseplasticbagsthatflyallovermanysites.Andhere’sthebigone—goodmannersarenearlyuniversal.40Ifthatdoesn’tsoundlikeyou,thengivethe

worldabreakandstayhome.A.Experiencetheplace.B.Alwayshaveaclothbagwithyou.C.Readabouttheplacesyouwanttovisit.D.Trytobuysomething

fromthelocalstores.E.Agoodtouristispolite,positiveandeco-sensitive.F.We’vecleanedupafterourselvesandtakenonlygoodmemories.G.Ithinkwew

ouldlikethemtomakeitalittlebetterbecauseoftheirvisit.9第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。Anoldman

livedinanicehousewithalargegarden.Hetookcareofhis41allthetime,wateringandfertilizingthem.Onedayayoungma

nwentbythe42.Helookedatthebeautifulflowers,imagininghowhappyhecouldbe43helivedinsuchabeautifulplace.Then,suddenlyhefoundth

eoldgardenerwas44.Hewasverysurprisedaboutthisandasked,“Youcan’tseetheseflowers.45areyoubusytakingcareofthemeveryday?”T

heoldmansmiledandsaid,“Icantellyoufour46.First,IwasagardenerwhenIwasyoung,andIreallylikethisjob.Second,47Ican’tseetheseflower

s,Icantouchthem.48,Icansmellthesweetnessofthem.Astothelastone,that’s49.”“Me?Butyoudon’tknowme,”saidtheyoungman

.“Yeah,it’s50thatIdon’tknowyou.ButIknowthatflowersareangelsthateverybody51.Weenjoythehappinesstheseflowershavebr

oughtus.”Theblindman’sworkopenedoureyes,and52ourhearts,whichalsomadehislife53.ItwasjustlikeBeethoven,whobecamedeafinhislat

erlifeandwrotemanygreatmusicalworks.Beethovenhimselfcouldn’t54hiswonderfulmusic,buthismusichas55mill

ionsofpeopletofacetheirdifficultiesbravely.Isn’titonekindofhappiness?41.A.flowersB.treesC.vegetablesD.grass42.A.balconyB.kitchenC.gardenD.study43.

A.afterB.asC.beforeD.if44.A.blindB.famousC.smartD.friendly45.A.WhatB.WhoC.WhyD.Which46.A.storiesB.rea

sonsC.excusesD.conclusions47.A.althoughB.sinceC.becauseD.unless48.A.FirstB.SecondC.ThirdD.Fourth49.A.meB.youC.mymotherD.myson50.A.trueB

.hardC.coolD.fair1051.A.greetsB.doubtsC.meetsD.knows52.A.brokeB.hurtC.pleasedD.treated53.A.emptierB.busierC.luckierD.happier54.A.writeB.hearC.playD

.believe55.A.changedB.affectedC.discoveredD.encourage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。Ifeltbu

tterfliesinmystomachwhenIstartedcalligraphyclasstenyearsago.IwonderedwhatIwasdoingthere.Atthatmoment,Icouldn’thaveknownthatI’djustmadeoneofthebest

56(choose)ofmylife.Isatdownandlistenedtotheteacher57(introduce)thetoolsofthecraft.Thenitwastimeformetotrymyhand:Itook

upthebrush,usingthecorrectgesture,58(dip)itintheink,andcarefullywrote“one”59Chinese.Afternearlyfiveyearsofpracticing.Istart

edtomakeversionsofwell-knownpoems.Calligraphyseemedlikeabridge,60connectedmetoauthorsfromcenturiespast.Stroke(笔画)bystro

ke,wordbyword,Icouldfeeltheiremotions,cherishedmyownpeaceandlearned61(appreciate)mydailylife.Now,calligraphyisnotonly62hobby,butalsoaway

toremovemyselffromthe63(worry)oflife.Rollingoutthepaper,Icanwriteforawholeday.Calligraphy64____(able)metobalancemybusyscheduleandlive65(pea

ceful)．第四部分：写作（共三节，满分40分）第一节：单词拼写（每空1分，共10分）66.Theoldbuildingd(追溯到)backtoTangDynastyisstillingoodcondition

.67.TheirvictoryinAmericawasstillrememberedasam(重要的)turningpointinthehistoryofrockandroll.68.Iwishtoexpress

mya(感激)foryourkindness.69.ThebeautyoftheWestLakeisbeyondd(描述).1170.Iwassurroundedbypeopleb(乞求)forfood.71.Thedriverlostcontrolofthecarandc(碰撞)i

ntoatree.72.Iwaslookingformyhandbag,whichisb(埋在)underapileofnewspapers.73.Thegroupaskedforc(捐赠)fromdifferentdep

artmentsandraisedfundswithintheinternationalcommunity.74.Thechairmanmadeap(建议)tothecommittee.75.This

departmentisestablishedtoi(调查)thematter.第二节应用文写作(满分15分)假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter来信就下周三要参加孔子学院(theConfuciusInstit

ute)的面试征询你的意见。请你写封回信，内容包括：1.写信目的；2.提出建议；(至少2条）3.表示祝愿。注意:词数80左右;可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。_________________________________

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__________________________________________12第三节：读后续写(满分15分)Afriendofmine,namedJack,receivedanexpensivecarfr

omhisbrotherasaChristmaspresent.OnChristmasEvewhenJackcameoutofhisoffice,astreeturchin(顽童)waswalkingaroundtheshiningc

ar.“Isthisyourcar,sir?”heasked.Jackanswered,“Yes,mybrothergaveittomeforChristmas.”Theboywassurprised.

“Youmeanyourbrothergaveittoyouanditdidcostyounothing?Sir,Iwish…”Hehesitated(犹豫),Jackthoughtofcourseheknewwhattheboywanted,butwhattheboysa

idsurprisedhimgreatly.“Iwish,”theboywenton,“thatIcouldbeabrotherlikethat.”Jacklookedattheboyinsurprise,andthenhesaidagain,“Wouldyouliketotakearidei

nmycar?”“Ohyes,I’dloveto,”theboyanswered.Afterashortride,theboyturnedandwithhiseyesshining,said,“Sir,would

youminddrivinginfrontofmyhouse?”Jacksmiledalittle.Hethoughtheknewwhattheboywanted.Hewantedtoshowhisnei

ghborsthathecouldridehomeinabigcar.ButJackwaswrongagain.“Willyoustopwherethosetwostepsare?”theboyasked.注意：1.所续写的一段词数应为80左右；2.续写段落首句已给出。Heg

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________________1高一12月英语科阶段性测试题（五）答案第一部分：听力1-5ACCAC6-10CAABC11-15BCABC16-20BCCAC第二部分：阅读理解：21-25BDCBB26-30CAD

CA31-35BCBBD36-40GCABE第三部分：语言知识运用完形填空：41-45ACDAC46-50BACBA51-55DCBBD语法填空：56.choices57.introducing58.dipped59.in60.which61.toappreciate

62.a63.worries64.enables65.peacefully第四部分：写作单词拼写：66.dating67.major68.appreciation69.description70.begging71.cr

ashed72.buried73.contributions74.proposal75.investigate应用文写作：DearPeter,Gladtoreceiveyourletterasking

meforsomeadviceontheinterviewfortheConfuciusInstitutescheduledforthiscomingWednesday.I’mwritingtotellyouwhattopreparefor.Itwouldb

ewiseofyoutoreadsomebooksaboutConfucius,whichhelpstobetterunderstandtraditionalChinesecultures.ItwouldalsobehelpfultolearnafewChineseexpressi

ons.What’smore,wearingHan-styleclothingwillmakeyoustandoutintheinterviewandimpresstheinterviewersgreatly.Idohopemysuggestionscouldbepractical.Wishy

ougoodluck!Yourssincerely,LiHua2读后续写：Hegotoutandranuptothesteps.TheninashortwhileJackheardhimcomingback.Hewascarryin

ghislittledisabledbrother.Hesatdownonthestepandpointedtothecar.“Thereheis.JustlikeItoldyou,hisbrothergaveittohimforChristmasandit

didn’tcosthimacent.AndsomedayI’mgoingtogiveyouonejustlikeit…thenyoucanseeforyourselfallthenicethingsintheChris

tmaswindowsthatI’vebeentryingtotellyouabout!”听力原文：Text1M:Ihavegreatnews!Igotanewjob.W:That’swonderful.Ididn’tevenknowyouhadappliedforanewjob.M:Isen

tmyapplicationonWednesday.TheycalledmeonFriday.AndmyfirstdayisnextMonday.Text2W:Yourtaperecorderisnota

sgoodastheoneIboughtyesterday.M:Well,mine’sbetterthanJack’s.Text3W:Idon’tknowhowtousethismachine.M:Justliftthisandputwhatyouwanttocopyinhere.Makeyo

urchoices,andthenpressthegreenbutton.Text4M:Hello!CouldyoutellmeifmysisterandIcanjointhebasketballteam?W

:Howoldareyou?M:Iam12yearsold,andmysisteristwoyearsyoungerthanme.W:Sure.Text5W:WhenIamplayingthepiano,Idon’t

worryaboutanything.Howaboutyou?M:Igotothegymeveryday.Ithelpsmedealwithstress.Text6M:Wherehaveyoubeengoingeveryd

ay,Mei?W:Oh,I’mjusttakingsomeartlessons.3M:Isitpainting?W:Notreally.M:Isitdrawing?W:It’slikedrawing.I’mlearninghowtodrawChinesewords.

M:Youmustbeaverysmartandpatientperson.That’sadifficultarttolearn.W:Itdoestakealotofpractice.Myteacherisverygood,tho

ugh,andhemakesitfuntostudy.M:Willyoushowmealittle?W:NotuntilI’mbetteratit.Ijuststartedlastmonth.Text7W:Eatyoursalad,Jeffrey.Vegetablesaregoodforyou.

M:ButIdon’twantto.Ittasteslikedirt.W:Youalreadydon’teatfruit,andyoucan’teatmeatallthetime.M:Okay,fine.Butyouanddadhavetodrinkmilk.W:Whyisthat?M:Beca

usemyteachersaidthatifyoudon’tdrinkmilk,youwillgetsick.W:We’llbeOK.Weputsomeinourcoffeeeverymorning.M:I’mallf

inished.CanIhavesomecakefordessert?W:Whatdidyourteachersayaboutdessert?It’snotveryhealthy.M:Shesaidalittlebitonceinawh

ileisokay.W:OK...Getreadyforbed,first.Thenyoucanhaveasmallslice.M:Deal.Text8W:Whatareyourplansfortoday?M:Ihavetobringmydogtothed

octor.W:Why?Ishesick?M:No,he’sjustgettingacheck-up.Heneedssomeshots,andthedoctorisgoingtodoafewtestsonhimtomakesurethathe’shealthy.Heh

asn’thadanyhealthproblemsrecently,soIthinkheshouldbefine.W:It’sgoodthatyoubringhimineveryonceinawhile.Mysisterhasnevertakenherdogtoseead

octor.Shesayshe’sadog,sohedoesn’tneedtogo.4M:Mydogislikemyson,soIdowhateverIcantomakesureheishappy.Ievenbuyhimthemostexpensivefood.W:Well,hedef

initelyhasagoodlife.Text9W:Hey,Jerry.Youlooktired.M:Hi,Sue.Yeah,itwasalatenightlastnight.W:WhatdidyouandChrisdoafterIleft?M:WestayedatMatt’shousean

dplayedthatvideogameonemoretime.WereyoutherewhenChrisorderedpizzaandsodaaroundten?W:Yeah,andIleftaroundhalfpasttenwhenthedeliver

ycame.Thatgameonlytakesanhourperplayertoplay.So,thetwoofyoushouldn’thavebeentheretoolate.M:Well,Mattlefttogets

omejuicebecausehedoesn’tdrinksoda.Theshopwasclosed,sohejusthadsomewater.ThenhecamebackwithJoey.W:Wow,fourplayers.Thatmusthavebeenalonggame.How

diditgo?M:Joeyhadneverplayedbefore.So,eventhoughMattdidreallywell,beginners’luckwonitforJoey.W:WhataboutyouandChris?M:Weknewweweren’tgoingtowin,sowej

usthadfun.Text10W:Onceuponatime,therewasafarmwithchickens,rabbits,cows,andevenadog.Oneday,alittlerabbitfoundaholeinthefence,andhedecidedtoseew

hatwasontheotherside.Hefoundasmallriverandsawafishswimminginit.Heaskedthefishifswimmingwasfun,andthefishsaidthathelikedit.Thenaduck

flewoverandlandedinthewater.Thelittlerabbitaskedtheduckifswimmingwasfun.Theducksaidthathelikedit.So,therabbitdecidedtotryitforhimself,andhejumpedinto

thewater.Butthelittlerabbitdidn’tknowhowtoswim.Hetriedhishardest,butitwastoodifficultandhegotscared.Thefishcouldn’thelphimandtheduckflewaway.B

utsuddenly,thedogfromthefarmjumpedinandpulledthelittlerabbitoutofthewater."Ithinkwe’dbettergohome,"saidthedog.Therabbitthankedthedogandpromisednevert

oleavethefarmagain.