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2020～2021学年高三年级模拟考试卷英语(音频下载地址：jsgkxzx@163.com密码：20082008)2021．03本试卷分四个部分。满分150分，考试用时120分钟。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，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.Gos

ightseeing.B.Goonabusinesstrip.C.GoshoppinginChina.()2.WhatisdifferentaboutKathy?A.Shelooksyounger.B.Shesmilesm

ore.C.Sheisthinner.()3.Whenwillthemovieend?A.8：00.B.10：00.C.11：00.()4.Whyisthemanlookinginthedrawer?A.

Helosthispassport.B.Heneedsapen.C.Hewantssomegloves.()5.Wherearethespeakers?A.Inacar.B.Inabakery.C.I

nahouse.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，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，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.Whowasatthedoor?A.Afriend.B.Aneighbor.C.Adeliveryman.()7.W

hatwillthewomandotonight?A.Buyadress.B.Visitherneighbor.C.Hangoutwithherfriend.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。()8.Whatisthefirstmatterontheagendatoday?A.Welco

minganewemployee.B.Removingoldfoodfromthefridge.C.Doingmarketresearching.()9.WhatistherelationshipbetweenJonandtheman?A.

Formerclassmates.B.Formerfriends.C.Formercolleagues.()10.Whoisthewomaninthecompanyprobably?A.Aresearcher.B.Amanager.C.T

heowner.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。()11.Howfardidthewomanrun?A.Onekilometer.B.Fourkilometers.C.Fivekilometers.()12.Whichsportwillthewomantry?A.Soccer.B.Voll

eyball.C.Swimming.()13.Whatdoesthewomanthinkaboutteamsports?A.They'restressful.B.They'retoodifficult.C.Th

ey'renotcompetitive.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。()14.Whendidthemanstopcallinghisfriends?A.In1995.B.In2010.C.In2015.()15.Whichis

thewoman'sleastfavoritecommunicationmethod?A.Phonecalls.B.Textmessages.C.Voicemessages.()16.Whatcompanydidthemanapplyto?A.AcmeCorporation.B.SDSLim

ited.C.DynamicTech.()17.Whydidthewomanjoinhernewcompany?A.Thesalaryisgreat.B.Thepeoplearenice.C.Thelocationisconvenient.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。()1

8.Whydidthespeakerwanttobuildahouse?A.Tosavemoney.B.Tolearnnewskills.C.Togiveittohischildren.()19.Whatshouldyoulearnaboutbeforeconstruction?

A.Computerscience.B.Buildinglaws.C.Mathematics.()20.Whatdoesthespeakerwanttoexplaininthetalk?A.Peopleshouldbuildhouses.B.Peopleshouldlearnmanyskil

ls.C.Peopleshouldchallengethemselves.第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。A4UKcampsiteswithavailabilityforsummer2021CaravanParkRightonasandybeach,thissitehaswide­openviewsofthesea.Choosefromgen

tlewalksexploringthecoasttoexcitinghikesintheTorridonmountains.Theteamcanarrangeboating,surfingandotherwatersportsontheriverorsea.Bikescanbehir

ed.￡22fortent,carand2adults,￡3child.SwannsGlampingForaback­to­naturestaywithcreaturecomforts,SwannsGlampingisag

oodchoice.It'ssurroundedbyimpressivescenery.There'sachoiceoffurnishedyurts,belltentsandcabins—whichcomewithrealbedsandtowels,soguestscan

travellight.Cabinssleep￡75anight,yurtssleep￡90,belltentssleep￡95.Ling'sMeadowThiscampsiteonafamily­runfar

moffersarealescape,withplentifulanimalstospot.Withamaximumof25peopleonthesiteatonetime,everythingcentr

esaroundnature:wastewaterisrecycledonthefarm.Camping￡12/￡6anightforadult/child,under­3sfree,20%offstaysofsevennight

sorlonger.WalesbyForestWalesbyForestisanon­profitoutdooradventurecentrewhichusuallyhostsschoolgroups—butthisye

arisofferingpubliccampinginwoodlandsurroundings.Thehugechoicesofactivitiesoffered,fromwatersportstoclimbing,makeitagreatchoiceforfamilies.Camp

ingfrom￡10anightadult,￡8child,under­4sfree.()21.Whichissuitableforthosewhoprefertotravellight?A.CaravanPark.B.SwannsG

lamping.C.Ling'sMeadow.D.WalesbyForest.()22.What'sthechargeforacouplewiththeir5­year­oldboyiftheystayinLing'sMeadowforsevennights?A.￡210.B.￡

168.C.￡126.D.￡100.8.()23.WhatcancampersdoinbothWalesbyForestandCaravanPark?A.Watersports.B.Hiking.C.Cycling.D.Climbing.BHavingworkedformorethanadeca

deinfinanceintheoilindustryinCanada,ToriFaheyfoundherselfwantingmorefromlife.Butitwasn'tthroughdesperationthathercircumstanceschanged:“Ididn't

getfedupandstormoff,nothinglikethat;itwascuriosityaboutotherinterestsandwantingtoexperiencesomething

new.”FaheyleftherjobandcompletedanMBAbeforesettingupamovetoNewYorktobeginadegree.However,theopportunityo

fanopenyearbetweentheMBAandthedegreecameup,andasakeentouringcyclist,Faheyrealisedthatamuchdreamed­aboutadventurewasnowbecomingapossibility:“Th

erideinAfricahadbeenonmyfantasylist.ItwasamomentwhenIrealisedthatIcoulddoanything,soIshould.”FaheyrodeacrossAfrica,

a7，500­miletripthattookfourmonths.Thewholeexperiencehadalife­changingimpact.Faheysaid:“Bicyclesprovidealiteralfreedom.Youdon'tallowyourse

lftofeellikethatineverydaylifebecausetherearesomanydistractions.Butwhenyou'reoutonthebikeandthere'snothingelse,you'rereallyfreet

oexperiencewhatlifeis.”Post­degree,FaheyworkedonprojectswiththeUNDP(UnitedNationsDevelopmentProject)

inMontenegrowiththeaimofbringinginvestmenttoruralcommunities.Itwaswhileworkingontheseprojectsthattheseedsweresownfort

henextnewinvestment.“ItwasthroughmytripacrossAfricathatIdiscoveredpannierandrack(挂篓)systemsinconvenien

tandIwasnevergoingtousethemagain.”Littledidsheknowthiswouldleadhertostartupherowncompany.In2013,Apidurawasborn,pr

oducingstoragesolutionsforpeoplelookingtotraveltheworldbybike,raceacrosscontinentsandcarryalltheyneedtodoso.It'snowasuccessfulglobalbra

nd,butFaheyremainsreflectiveaboutwhatelsethecompanycandoforpeople.()24.WhydidFaheyleaveherjobinCanada?A.Shewasboredwiththejob.B.S

hewasdisappointedwithlife.C.Shewantedtoaddnewdimensionstoherlife.D.Shefoundithardtoadjusttothecircumstances.()25.WhichcanbestdescribeFahey'sri

deexperienceinAfrica?A.Demanding.B.Liberating.C.Eventful.D.Dangerous.()26.WhydidFaheylaunchApidura?A.Toencouragebicycletravelling.B.Tomakeherin

vestmentprofitable.C.Tohelpcyclistscarrytravelingstuff.D.Toincreasethepleasureofridingbikes.()27.Whati

sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Atoughpathtofame.B.AnadventureacrossAfrica.C.Thebenefitsofgreentravelling.D.ThestorybehindthebirthofA

pidura.CFolktaleshavesaddled(使承担)themoonwithmajorresponsibilities:moods,increasesincrimeandevenmentaldisordersarebla

medontheEarth'sonlyconstantnaturalsatellite.Butcouldthe“lunareffect”disturbsleep?Scientistshavelongunderstoodthath

umanactivityisfacilitatedbylight,beitsunlight,moonlightorartificiallight.Butarecentstudysuggestsourabilitytosleepisdist

inctlyaffectedbythelunarcycle,evenwhentakingintoaccountartificialsourcesoflight.Usingwristmonitors,researcherstrackedsl

eeppatternsin98individualslivinginthreelocalcommunitiesinArgentinaoverthecourseofonetotwomonths.Oneruralcommunityhadnoelectricity

access，asecondruralcommunityhadlimitedaccesstoelectricity,whileathirdcommunitywaslocatedinanurbansettingandh

adfullaccesstoelectricity.Participantsinallthreecommunitiesshowedthesamepatternofsleeposcillations(波动)asthemoonprogressedthr

oughits29.5­daycycle,withsleepdurationchangingbybetween20andmorethan90minutes,andbedtimesvaryingby30to80minutes.Ineachcom

munity,thepeakofparticipantssleepinglessandstayinguplateroccurredinthethree­to­five­dayperiodpriortofullmoonnights,andtheopposite

occurredonthenightsbeforethenewmoon,theauthorsfound.Unsurprisingly,datashowedthe“lunarphaseeffect”onsleepappearedtobestrongerthemorelimitedaccesstoe

lectricitywas.“Theresultstronglysuggeststhathumansleepissynchronized(同步)withlunarphasesregardlessofethnicandsocio­culturalbackgroundandof

thelevelofurbanisation，”theresearcherswroteinthejournalScienceAdvances.DelaIglesiaadded:“Wehumanstendtobelieve

thatwemanagedtosomehowcontrolnature,andtheuseofartificiallightisagreatexampleofthat.Butitturnsoutthattherearesomef

orcesofnaturethatwecannotgetawayfrom.”Derk­JanDijk,aprofessorofsleepandphysiologyandthedirectorofasleepresearchcentreattheUniver

sityofSurrey,describedthestudyasexcitingbutnotedthattheresearchershadnotaddressedinternalinfluencessuchasbodyclocksthatcouldaffectslee

ppatterns.()28.Whatistherecentstudymainlyabout?A.Theharmoflunareffect.B.Thereliabilityoffolktales.C.The

functionofartificiallight.D.Theeffectofthelunarcycleonsleep.()29.Whendidtheparticipantsintheexperimentsleepleast?A.Onthefullm

oonnight.B.Onthenewmoonnight.C.Onthenightafterthenewmoon.D.Onthenightbeforethefullmoon.()30.Whatdoestheunderlin

edword“that”inthelastparagraphbutonereferto?A.Controllingnature.B.Thelevelofurbanisation.C.Theescapefromforcesofnature.D.Synchronizingwithlunarphas

es.()31.WhatdidDerk­JanDijkthinkoftheresearchfindings?A.Groundless.B.Persuasive.C.Incomplete.D.Impressive.DHigh­pitched(高音的

)andyetdistinct，thesoundofavoicecallingthename“Amy”isunmistakable.Butthisisn'tahumancry—it'sthevoiceofakillerwhalecalledWikie.Newresearc

hrevealsthatorcas(杀人鲸)areabletoimitatehumanspeech,sayingwordssuchas“hello”，“one,two”and“byebye”.Thestudyals

oshowsthatthecreaturesareabletocopyunfamiliarsoundsproducedbyotherorcas.WritinginthejournalBiologicalSciences,researchersfrominstitutionsinGe

rmany,UK,SpainandChile,describehowtheycarriedoutthelatestresearchwithWikie,a14­year­oldfemaleorcalivinginanaquarium(水族馆)inFrance.Afterfirstbrushin

gupWikie'sgraspofthe“copy”command,shewastrainedtoimitatethreefamiliarorcasoundsmadebyher3­year­oldMoan

a.Wikiewasthenadditionallyexposedtofiveorcasoundsshehadneverheardbefore,includingnoisessoundinglikeacreaking(嘎吱响)door.Finally

,Wikiewasexposedtoahumanmakingthreeoftheorcasounds，aswellassixhumansounds，including“hello”，“Amy”，“ahha”，“one,two”and“byebye”．TheteamfoundthatWikiewas

oftenquicklyabletocopythesounds,whetherfromanorcaorahuman,withallofthenovelnoisescopiedwithin17trials.What'smore,twohumansoundsandallofthehu

man­producedorcasoundsweremanagedonthefirstattempt—althoughonlyonehumansound“hello”wascorrectlyproducedmorethan50%ofthetimeonsubsequent

trials.Thecreaturesarealreadyknownfortheirabilitytocopythemovementsofotherorcas,withsomereportssuggestingtheycanalsocopytheso

undsofbottlenosedolphinsandsealionsafterseveraltrials.Scientistssaythediscoveryhelpstocastlightonhowdifferentgroupsofwildkiller

whaleshaveendedupwithdistinctaccents,addingweighttotheideathattheyaretheresultofimitationbetweenorcas.()32.Whatistheauthor'smainpurp

oseinwritingthetext?A.Toanalyzeorcas'speechabilities.B.Tohighlighttheconservationoftheorca.C.Toinformusoforcas'abil

itytoimitatesounds.D.Toconvinceusoftheintelligenceoftheorca.()33.What'sthemainideaofthefourthparagraph?A.Theprocessoftheresearch.B.Th

eoutcomeoftheresearch.C.Thepurposeoftheresearch.D.Thesignificanceoftheresearch.()34.Whichofthefollowingwastheeasiestfo

rWikietocopy?A.Thesixhumansounds.B.Alltheneworcasounds.C.Human­producedorcasounds.D.Dolphinandsealionsounds.()35.Whatmaythedisc

overyhelpexplain?A.Whyorcasimitatehumanspeech.B.Whyorcashavedifferentaccents.C.Howorcascopyothers'movements.D.Howorcascommun

icatewithothers.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。Wearetaughtfromchildhoodthatwarmingupisamustinpreparationfor

anyexercise.Itallowsustoprepareourmusclesforthestrain(拉力)weareabouttoplaceonthemandpreventinjury.__36__Theseallprepareforaneffectiveworkout.__37__It

preventsdizziness,helpsreturntheheartratebacktonormalandpreventschronicvenousinsufficiency(CVI).Alsoknownas“bloodpooling”，CVIoccurswhentheb

loodinbloodvessels(血管)expandsduringprolongedexercise,makingitdifficultforittoreturntotheheartfromthelegs.Accordingtomanyhealthandfitnessinstructo

rs,thetotalcool­downperiodshouldlast3to10minutes,oruntilyouarereadytostop.__38__Forexample,ifyouhavebeenworkingyourlegs,youwillneedtodolowerbodys

tretchesoraslowwalk.Therearemanyhelpfultutorialsonline.Thebestwaytomeasurewhetheryouhavecooleddowneffectivelyispurelybasedoncommonsens

e—ifyoufeelyourheartratehasreduced,that'senough.Thereisnoresearchtoprovestretchingafterasessionwillhelpreducepain,butifyoufeelithelps,doso

.__39__Coolingdownmethods,includingfoamrollers,asportsmassageordryneedling,areworthinvestigating.__40__Ifthepainistherethenextday,consultyo

urdoctor,and,moreimportantly,warmupmorethoroughlynexttime.A.Itisdowntopersonalpreference.B.Fastwalki

ngisthesimplestexercise.C.Ifyouarenotflexible,loweryourupperbody.D.Ifyouexperienceanypainwhenstretching,stop.E.Bu

tcoolingdownisasimportantaswarmingup.F.Areastotargetdependonwhichpartofthebodyyouhavetrained.G.Morei

mportantly,itsteadilyincreasestheheartrateandbloodflow.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。I

'mageologist.IhavebeenresearchingchangesintheAntarcticicesheetstohelpgovernmentsplanforfloodsandother__41__ofachangingclima

te.IfirstmetTomonthetipofAntarctica.Heisaprofessionalmountaineerwho__42__geologistswiththeirresearch.Wewere__43__heretogether

,hundredsofmilesfromanyoneelse,foratwo­month__44__.Mytaskwassimple:to__45__rocksamplesfromasmanypeaksasp

ossible.Itisphysicallyexhaustingwork,andnotwithout__46__，assomeofthecrevasse(裂缝)fieldswecrossedleftmesh

aking.IreliedonTomformy__47__；mylifewasinhishands.Trustquicklygrewbetweenus,andour__48__did,too.Withinaweekwe'd__49_

_deeptopics:themeaningoflife,andwhatfollowsdeath.WhenIgotthedateformyreturnjourney,Istartedtofeel__50__.Ididn'twantourtim

ethereto__51__.Wefeltwehadtomakethemostofthefinalfewdaystoplant__52__．Sayinggoodbyetoeachotherwasa(n

)__53__.Iwasheadingofftostartanothermission,soIwas__54__themanwho'dbeenthroughitwithme.Ilookeddownathimasmyplanetookoff,know

ingwhatwehadjustbeenthroughtogetherwas__55__intime.()41.A.advantagesB.consequencesC.tendenciesD.causes()42.A.instructsB.famili

arizesC.assistsD.presents()43.A.stuckB.desertedC.lockedD.arrested()44.A.holidayB.treatmentC.missionD.sentence()45.A.distribute

B.carveC.displayD.collect()46.A.dangerB.pleasureC.shameD.reward()47.A.healthB.safetyC.boardD.future()48.A.friendshipB.confidenceC.experienceD.

hardship()49.A.sortedB.shiftedC.avoidedD.discussed()50.A.peacefulB.considerateC.emotionalD.embarrassed()51.A.lastB.workC.matterD.end()

52.A.doubtsB.memoriesC.talentsD.complaints()53.A.optionB.struggleC.honourD.routine()54.A.leavingbehindB.pickingupC.takinginD.appealingto()55.A.filmed

B.frozenC.mentionedD.forgotten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。Chocolateiseverywhere,butscienceisstill

sortingoutthisadoredproduct.In2018,PlantaMedicapublishedareviewofpreviousresearchonchocolate'seffect__56__mood.Theauthorsfoundthatfewofthe

studies__57__(analyze)chemicallythechocolateconsumedbyparticipants.Thatmatters,saidtheauthors,becausechemicalspresentinchocolatevarywidelybas

edonhowit__58__(process),suchasroastingtemperatureandtime.Also，onespecificchemical,interactionbetweenmultiplechemicalsorsomethingelsemay__59__(entire

)affecthealth.Ourbrainsnaturallyproduceanandamide(大麻素).Andit'salsofoundinchocolate,__60__leadstoclaimsthatthesweetstuffistheultimatefeel­g

oodfood.But,asthe2018reviewnoted,chocolatehasonlytiny__61__(amount)ofanandamide,anditbreaksdownquickly.Choc

oholicstakeheart,literally.A2015studylinked__62__(high)chocolateconsumptionwithalowerriskforheartdisease.Speaki

ngofchocoholics,anAprilreviewofresearchonone'sfood__63__(addict)foundevidencethatchocolateproducedneurobiologicalchangessimilartothose__64__

(see)withdruguse.Thestudieswerenotconclusive,__65__.Sosciencestillhastosortthatoneouttoo.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是李华，你的笔友Charles最近对学习汉语

成语很感兴趣，特来信交流。请你用英文给他回一封信，内容包括：1.学习成语的好处；2.学习成语的方法；3.盼望多交流。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearCharles，________________

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____________________________________________________________________________________________Yours，LiHua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两段，使之构成一篇

完整的短文。Iwasinmyroom,slowlygettingreadytoheadtothecommunitytheaterwiththerestofmyfamily.Iwasn'tinthemo

odforbeingonstage.“Kate,comehere，”mymomcalledfromdownthehall.Ifoundmymomoutsidethebathroom,holdingawetbook.Henry,mynewstepbroth

er,wasnearby,workingonacomplicatedstringknot(结),asusual.Mymothergavethebookashake.“Henry'sbookisinthe

bathtub.Didyouputitthere？”“Notonpurpose，”Isaid.“Itwasalreadyontheedge,andithappenedtofallinwhenIsteppe

doutofthetub.”Mymotherglaredatme,somethingsheneverdidbeforeIhadastepfamily.“Youcouldhavepickeditup，”shesaid.“Thatwouldhavebeenthekindthingtod

o.”AsHenrywalkedaheadofustothecar，mymomtookmeaside.“Thisisourcorneroftheworldnow,Kate，”shesaid.“Let'strytomakeitago

odone.”Thecommunitytheaterwasbusywhenwegotthere.TheaterusedtobewhatmymomandIdidtogether—oneplayayearforourspecialthing.WithHenryinvolved,it

didn'tseemsospecialanymore.Henry'sdad，whohadarrivedearliertohelpsetup,wasalreadyincostume.“Dearchildren，”hecalledinatheatr

icalvoice.“CometoFather.”Ithoughthewasaniceguyevenbeforeheandmymotherstarteddating.Unfortunately,Inowhadastepbrothertodealwith.So

on,itwascurtaintime.Ipeeked(偷看)outattheaudienceandnoticedthatthedarkenedtheaterwasfull.Myheartbeatfaste

r.IforgotmyannoyanceatHenryastheleadactresssang,“Thehillsarealivewiththesoundofmusic!”Nothingcomparedtoshownights.Beforelong,itwasmy

turn.Iwentonstage,songbookinhand.AswekidslinedupbeforeHenry'sdad,whowasplayingthepartofourfather,IrealizedhowpoorlyI'd

tiedthestringonmyskirtwhichwasoverleggings(打底裤).Ishouldhaveaskedmymomforhelp.注意：续写词数应为150左右。Andthen,suddenly,thestringknotonmyskirtcameuntied.

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_________________________________________________________________________2020～2021学年高三年级模拟考试卷(南通、连云港等七市)英语参考答案及

听力材料第一部分1～5ACBBA6～10CCAAB11～15BCACC16～20AABBC第二部分第一节21～23BBA24～27CBCD28～31DDAC32～35CACB第二节36～40GEFAD第三部分第一节41～45BCACD46～50ABA

DC51～55DBBAB第二节56.on/upon57.hadanalyzed/analyzed58.isprocessed59.entirely60.which61.amounts62.higher63.addiction64.seen65.however/thoug

h第四部分第一节Onepossibleversion：DearCharles,KnowingyouarekeenonChineseidioms,I'mwritingtosharewithyousometh

ingaboutthem.LearningChineseidiomscanhelpyoudevelopahighlevelofcompetenceinyourcommunicationskills.TohaveabetterunderstandingofChineseidioms,

youshouldknowhowtheyoriginated,whichcanhelpyougraspthemmoreprecisely.Besides,practicemakesperfect.It'sbetterforyoutousethemint

hedailyconversationsandliterarycreation.Ihopewecanexchangeideaswitheachotherasoftenaspossible.Yours，LiHua第二节Onepossibleversion：Andth

en,suddenly,thestringknotonmyskirtcameuntied.ExtremelyworriedthatI'dlosefaceinfrontofalltheaudience,Icouldfeelmyheart

pounding.Withbothmyhandsholdingthesongbook,Iwasatalosswhattodo,whenHenry,whonoticedmyembarrassment,cametomyaid.Hefixedmycostume,tying

thestringwithafancyknot.Hemademeajokeaboutme“not”knowingknots.Atthis,theaudiencebrokeintolaughter,butitfeltOK.IshotHenryagrate

fulglance.Hesmiledasifmymistakewasnobigdeal.Igotthroughtherestoftheplaysuccessfully,stillashockinmymind.Afterwe'dbowedandmovedoffstage,Iwe

ntstraighttoHenryandtappedhimonthearm.“Thanks，”Isaidgenuinely.Hegrinned,“Knotaproblem.”Maybeitwon'tbesobadtohaveanewpersoninmycor

neroftheworldafterall.听力材料Text1M:NextyearI'mgoingtovisitBerlin.ThenI'llflydowntoIndiaandontoCambodiaandVietnam.W:GotoChina.Therearesomeamazi

ngsights—andbringmebackasilkdress!M:Itwon'tbejustashoppingtrip.Text2W:HiJeff,you'relookingyoungereveryday.M:Thanks

,Kathy.Youlookdifferent,exceptforthatsmile.W:I'velost28poundssinceyoulastsawme.Text3M:Thisisalongmovie.Ifeellikewe've

beenwatchingitforhours.W:Wehave.It'sthreehourslonganditstartedatseveno'clock.M:Oh,right.Weonlyhaveanhourtogo

.I'mstartingtofeeluncomfortableinthisseat.Text4W:Dad,whatareyoulookingforintheglovedrawer?It'sthemiddleofsummer.M:Oops,w

rongdrawer.Ihavetofilloutapassportform.Haveyouseenmypen?W:Thereareabouttenonthecomputertable.Text5W:Canyoupromisetobeagoodboyanddon'tgoanywherewhile

Ipickupthecake?Itwillonlytaketwominutes,andthenwe'llgohome.M:ButcanIatleasttakeoffmyseatbelt?Text6M:IwasintheshowerthismorningwhenIhea

rdthefrontdoorbell.IdriedmyselfquicklyandrandownstairsbutImissedthem.W:Doyouknowwhoitwas?M:Yes,theyleftacardsayingthatthereis

aparcelandthey'lltryagaininthemorning.W:Ohno.That'smydress.Iwanttowearittonight.I'mgoingoutwithmyfriend.M

:Sorry,dear.Thesepeoplealwaysseemtocomeatthewrongtime.It'sneverinthemiddleoftheafternoonwhenI'mdoingnothing.W:I'mreallyannoyed.They

couldhaveleftitwithaneighbor.Text7W:EveryonewelcomeJonintoourcompany!Hewillberesponsibleforleadingmarketresearch,wi

thagoalofincreasingourprofitby100%to100millionperyear.M:HiJon!Everyone,IactuallyknowJonalready.Weusedtogotoschooltogether,andweusedtorunintoeachot

hersometimes.Ihaveheardalotabouthim,andIamsurehewillhelpusreachthisgoal.W:Thanksforthekindwords.Now,forthesecondimportantmatteroftoday,pleaseremembe

rtoremoveorthrowoutyourfoodfromthefridgeeveryFriday.TheoldfoodintherehasbeenanissueeversinceIjoinedthiscompanyayearago,andIthinkitisfinallyt

imetodealwithit.Text8W:Ohno,mylegsaresopainful!Ineedtostopnow.M:Comeonnow!Youtoldmeyou'llnevermakethesoccerteamunlessyoucanrunfivekilometers

.Stillonemoretogo!W:Nomoreforme!Andaboutthat...Ichangedmymind.Idon'tthinksoccerisrightforme.It'snottherun

ning...It'sjustthatplayingonateamistoomuchpressure.M:So,isthatwhyyouquitvolleyballlastyear?Butyousaidyo

udefinitelystillwantedtodoaschoolsport.You'recompetitivebynature.W:Yeah.That'swhyI'mgoingtotryoutfortheswimmingteam.Plus,it'snotashardonmy

legsifI'minthewater.M:IguessIcanseethat...butIdon'tknowwhyyou'resoworriedaboutplayingateamsport.W:IjustprefertofocusonwhatI'mdoing.IfImessup,it'smyo

wnproblemanddoesn'taffectanyoneelse.Text9W:Eversincethe2010s,peoplehavestoppedcallingtheirfriends.Now,peopleusetextmessagesfor9

0%ofcommunication.M:Iusedtocallmyfriendsallthetime.Butphonesgotreallyadvancedin2015,andIhaveonlytextedsincethen.W:But,what'slessconven

ientishowsomepeoplesendvoicemessagesnow.Youneverknowwhatthey'regoingtosay,andwhatifyousetthevolumetooloud.Itcanleadtosomeveryawkwardsituat

ions.M:Exactly.Yesterday,IwasinthemainofficeofSDSLimitedwhenAcmeCorporationcalled.W:Whyisthatsobad?M:Becausetheycalledmetoarr

angeajobinterview!ImagineifIaccidentallyputthephoneonspeakermode.W:Ha­ha!WhenareyougoingtotellSDSyou'

relookingforanewjob?M:WhenIgetone,obviously.Well,how'syourlifeatDynamicTech,bytheway?W:Great.I'mthankfulforther

ecommendationyougaveme.M:Noproblem.Thecompanyhasgreatpeople.W:Tobehonest,thepayismuchhigherthanwhatIgotbefore.That'sw

hatinterestedmethemost.Butyes,thepeoplearereallynice.M:They'reatsuchaconvenientlocationtoo!Text10M:ForaslongasIcanremember,Ihavewa

ntedtobuildahouseinthewoods.YoumightaskwhyIwanttobuildmyownhouseratherthanbuyone.Manywhobuildhousessayit'stopassitontofuturegenerations,butmyk

idswouldneverliveoutsidethecity.Thetruthis,gainingtheabilitytofinishsuchacomplexprojectisitsownreward

.Beforeyouevenbeginplanning,youhavetobecomeanexpertinlocalbuildingrules.But,onceyoustartconstruction,thefirstthingyouneedtolearnishowtomeasur

ewoodcorrectly.Youcan'tdoanyofthiswithoutbasicmathematics.ButIalreadyknowthisbecauseI'minterestedincomputersc

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wholeproject.Thencamethecomplicatedpartofputtingitalltogether.IttookmetwoyearstohaveacompletehouseIcouldlivein.Iknowt

hatdoingsomethinglikethisisnotforeveryone.Ittakessignificanteffort,yearsofhardwork,andfocustokeepgoingevenwhenyou'

refrustrated.But,likemanythingsinlife,thehardestpathisthemostworthwhile.