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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.Whatdoesth

emanwanttodo?A.Gosightseeing.B.Goonabusinesstrip.C.GoshoppinginChina.()2.WhatisdifferentaboutKathy?A.Shelooksyounger.

B.Shesmilesmore.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.Inahouse.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.Whowas

atthedoor?A.Afriend.B.Aneighbor.C.Adeliveryman.()7.Whatwillthewomandotonight?A.Buyadress.B.Visitherneighbor.C.Hangoutwithherfriend.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。()8.Whatisthefirstmatterontheagendatoday?A.Welcominganewemployee.B.Removingoldfoodfromthefrid

ge.C.Doingmarketresearching.()9.WhatistherelationshipbetweenJonandtheman?A.Formerclassmates.B.Formerfriends.C.Formercolleagues.()10.Whois

thewomaninthecompanyprobably?A.Aresearcher.B.Amanager.C.Theowner.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。()11.Howfardidthewomanrun?A.Onekilome

ter.B.Fourkilometers.C.Fivekilometers.()12.Whichsportwillthewomantry?A.Soccer.B.Volleyball.C.Swimming.()13.Whatdoesthewomanthinkaboutteamspo

rts?A.They'restressful.B.They'retoodifficult.C.They'renotcompetitive.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。()14.Whendidthemanstopca

llinghisfriends?A.In1995.B.In2010.C.In2015.()15.Whichisthewoman'sleastfavoritecommunicationmethod?A.Phonecalls.B.Textmessages.C

.Voicemessages.()16.Whatcompanydidthemanapplyto?A.AcmeCorporation.B.SDSLimited.C.DynamicTech.()17.Wh

ydidthewomanjoinhernewcompany?A.Thesalaryisgreat.B.Thepeoplearenice.C.Thelocationisconvenient.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。()18.Whydidthespeakerwanttobuildahous

e?A.Tosavemoney.B.Tolearnnewskills.C.Togiveittohischildren.()19.Whatshouldyoulearnaboutbeforeconstruction?A.Computerscience.B.Bu

ildinglaws.C.Mathematics.()20.Whatdoesthespeakerwanttoexplaininthetalk?A.Peopleshouldbuildhouses.B.Peopleshouldlearnmanyskills.C.Pe

opleshouldchallengethemselves.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。A4UKca

mpsiteswithavailabilityforsummer2021CaravanParkRightonasandybeach,thissitehaswide­openviewsofthesea.Choosefrom

gentlewalksexploringthecoasttoexcitinghikesintheTorridonmountains.Theteamcanarrangeboating,surfingandotherwatersportsontheriverorsea.Bikescanbe

hired.￡22fortent,carand2adults,￡3child.SwannsGlampingForaback­to­naturestaywithcreaturecomforts,SwannsGlampingisagoodchoice.It'ssurroundedbyimp

ressivescenery.There'sachoiceoffurnishedyurts,belltentsandcabins—whichcomewithrealbedsandtowels,soguests

cantravellight.Cabinssleep￡75anight,yurtssleep￡90,belltentssleep￡95.Ling'sMeadowThiscampsiteonafamily­runfarmoffersarealescape,wit

hplentifulanimalstospot.Withamaximumof25peopleonthesiteatonetime,everythingcentresaroundnature:wastewaterisrec

ycledonthefarm.Camping￡12/￡6anightforadult/child,under­3sfree,20%offstaysofsevennightsorlonger.WalesbyFore

stWalesbyForestisanon­profitoutdooradventurecentrewhichusuallyhostsschoolgroups—butthisyearisofferingpubliccamp

inginwoodlandsurroundings.Thehugechoicesofactivitiesoffered,fromwatersportstoclimbing,makeitagreatchoiceforfa

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

SwannsGlamping.C.Ling'sMeadow.D.WalesbyForest.()22.What'sthechargeforacouplewiththeir5­year­oldboyiftheystayinLing'sMeadowfo

rsevennights?A.￡210.B.￡168.C.￡126.D.￡100.8.()23.WhatcancampersdoinbothWalesbyForestandCaravanPark?A.Watersports.

B.Hiking.C.Cycling.D.Climbing.BHavingworkedformorethanadecadeinfinanceintheoilindustryinCanada,ToriFaheyfoundherselfwantingmorefromlif

e.Butitwasn'tthroughdesperationthathercircumstanceschanged:“Ididn'tgetfedupandstormoff,nothinglikethat;itwas

curiosityaboutotherinterestsandwantingtoexperiencesomethingnew.”FaheyleftherjobandcompletedanMBAbeforesettingupa

movetoNewYorktobeginadegree.However,theopportunityofanopenyearbetweentheMBAandthedegreecameup,andasakeentouringcyclist,Faheyrealisedthatamuchdrea

med­aboutadventurewasnowbecomingapossibility:“TherideinAfricahadbeenonmyfantasylist.ItwasamomentwhenIrealisedthatIcoulddoanyt

hing,soIshould.”FaheyrodeacrossAfrica,a7，500­miletripthattookfourmonths.Thewholeexperiencehadalife­changingimpact.Faheysaid:“Bicyclesprovidealiteral

freedom.Youdon'tallowyourselftofeellikethatineverydaylifebecausetherearesomanydistractions.Butwhenyou'reoutonthebikeandthere'snothinge

lse,you'rereallyfreetoexperiencewhatlifeis.”Post­degree,FaheyworkedonprojectswiththeUNDP(UnitedNationsDevelopmentProject)inMontenegrowi

ththeaimofbringinginvestmenttoruralcommunities.Itwaswhileworkingontheseprojectsthattheseedsweresownforthenextnewinves

tment.“ItwasthroughmytripacrossAfricathatIdiscoveredpannierandrack(挂篓)systemsinconvenientandIwasnevergoingtousethemagain.”Littledidshek

nowthiswouldleadhertostartupherowncompany.In2013,Apidurawasborn,producingstoragesolutionsforpeoplelookingtotraveltheworldbybike,raceacrosscontinen

tsandcarryalltheyneedtodoso.It'snowasuccessfulglobalbrand,butFaheyremainsreflectiveaboutwhatelsethecompanycandoforpeople.()24.WhydidFaheyleaveher

jobinCanada?A.Shewasboredwiththejob.B.Shewasdisappointedwithlife.C.Shewantedtoaddnewdimensionstoherlife.D.Shefoundithardtoadjusttothec

ircumstances.()25.WhichcanbestdescribeFahey'srideexperienceinAfrica?A.Demanding.B.Liberating.C.Eventful.D.Da

ngerous.()26.WhydidFaheylaunchApidura?A.Toencouragebicycletravelling.B.Tomakeherinvestmentprofitable.C.Tohelpcyclistscar

rytravelingstuff.D.Toincreasethepleasureofridingbikes.()27.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Atoughpathtofame.B.Anad

ventureacrossAfrica.C.Thebenefitsofgreentravelling.D.ThestorybehindthebirthofApidura.CFolktaleshavesaddled(使承担)themoonwith

majorresponsibilities:moods,increasesincrimeandevenmentaldisordersareblamedontheEarth'sonlyconstantnaturalsatellite.Butcouldthe“lunareffect”distu

rbsleep?Scientistshavelongunderstoodthathumanactivityisfacilitatedbylight,beitsunlight,moonlightorartificialli

ght.Butarecentstudysuggestsourabilitytosleepisdistinctlyaffectedbythelunarcycle,evenwhentakingintoaccountartificialsourcesoflight.Usi

ngwristmonitors,researcherstrackedsleeppatternsin98individualslivinginthreelocalcommunitiesinArgentinaoverthecourseofonetotwomonths.Oneruralco

mmunityhadnoelectricityaccess，asecondruralcommunityhadlimitedaccesstoelectricity,whileathirdcommunitywaslocatedinanurbansettingandhadfullac

cesstoelectricity.Participantsinallthreecommunitiesshowedthesamepatternofsleeposcillations(波动)asthemoon

progressedthroughits29.5­daycycle,withsleepdurationchangingbybetween20andmorethan90minutes,andbedtimesvaryingby

30to80minutes.Ineachcommunity,thepeakofparticipantssleepinglessandstayinguplateroccurredinthethree­to­five­dayperiodpriortofullmoonnights,andtheop

positeoccurredonthenightsbeforethenewmoon,theauthorsfound.Unsurprisingly,datashowedthe“lunarphaseeffect”onsleepappearedtobestrongerthemorelimited

accesstoelectricitywas.“Theresultstronglysuggeststhathumansleepissynchronized(同步)withlunarphasesregardlessofethni

candsocio­culturalbackgroundandofthelevelofurbanisation，”theresearcherswroteinthejournalScienceAdvances.DelaIglesiaadded:“Wehumanstendto

believethatwemanagedtosomehowcontrolnature,andtheuseofartificiallightisagreatexampleofthat.Butitturnsoutthatt

herearesomeforcesofnaturethatwecannotgetawayfrom.”Derk­JanDijk,aprofessorofsleepandphysiologyandthedirectorofasleeprese

archcentreattheUniversityofSurrey,describedthestudyasexcitingbutnotedthattheresearchershadnotaddressedinternalinfluencessuchasbodyclockst

hatcouldaffectsleeppatterns.()28.Whatistherecentstudymainlyabout?A.Theharmoflunareffect.B.Thereliabilityoffolktales.C.Thefu

nctionofartificiallight.D.Theeffectofthelunarcycleonsleep.()29.Whendidtheparticipantsintheexperimentsleeplea

st?A.Onthefullmoonnight.B.Onthenewmoonnight.C.Onthenightafterthenewmoon.D.Onthenightbeforethefullmoon.()30.Whatdoestheunderli

nedword“that”inthelastparagraphbutonereferto?A.Controllingnature.B.Thelevelofurbanisation.C.Theescapefromforcesofnature.D.Synchronizing

withlunarphases.()31.WhatdidDerk­JanDijkthinkoftheresearchfindings?A.Groundless.B.Persuasive.C.Incomplete.D

.Impressive.DHigh­pitched(高音的)andyetdistinct，thesoundofavoicecallingthename“Amy”isunmistakable.Butthisisn'tahumancry—it'sthevoiceofakille

rwhalecalledWikie.Newresearchrevealsthatorcas(杀人鲸)areabletoimitatehumanspeech,sayingwordssuchas“hello”，“one,two”and“byebye”.Thestudyalsoshowstha

tthecreaturesareabletocopyunfamiliarsoundsproducedbyotherorcas.WritinginthejournalBiologicalSciences,researchersfrominstitutionsinGermany,UK,

SpainandChile,describehowtheycarriedoutthelatestresearchwithWikie,a14­year­oldfemaleorcalivinginanaquarium(水族馆

)inFrance.AfterfirstbrushingupWikie'sgraspofthe“copy”command,shewastrainedtoimitatethreefamiliarorcasoundsmadebyhe

r3­year­oldMoana.Wikiewasthenadditionallyexposedtofiveorcasoundsshehadneverheardbefore,includingnoisessoundinglikeacreaking(嘎吱响)door.

Finally,Wikiewasexposedtoahumanmakingthreeoftheorcasounds，aswellassixhumansounds，including“hello”，“Amy”，“ahha”，“one,

two”and“byebye”．TheteamfoundthatWikiewasoftenquicklyabletocopythesounds,whetherfromanorcaorahuman,withallofthenovelnoises

copiedwithin17trials.What'smore,twohumansoundsandallofthehuman­producedorcasoundsweremanagedonthefirstattemp

t—althoughonlyonehumansound“hello”wascorrectlyproducedmorethan50%ofthetimeonsubsequenttrials.Thecreaturesarealreadykn

ownfortheirabilitytocopythemovementsofotherorcas,withsomereportssuggestingtheycanalsocopythesoundsofbottlen

osedolphinsandsealionsafterseveraltrials.Scientistssaythediscoveryhelpstocastlightonhowdifferentgroupsofwildkillerwhaleshaveendedupwithdistincta

ccents,addingweighttotheideathattheyaretheresultofimitationbetweenorcas.()32.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthetext?A.Toanalyzeorcas

'speechabilities.B.Tohighlighttheconservationoftheorca.C.Toinformusoforcas'abilitytoimitatesounds.D.Toco

nvinceusoftheintelligenceoftheorca.()33.What'sthemainideaofthefourthparagraph?A.Theprocessoftheresearch.B.Theoutcomeoftheresearch.C.T

hepurposeoftheresearch.D.Thesignificanceoftheresearch.()34.WhichofthefollowingwastheeasiestforWikieto

copy?A.Thesixhumansounds.B.Alltheneworcasounds.C.Human­producedorcasounds.D.Dolphinandsealionsounds.()35.Whatmaythediscoveryhelpexplain?

A.Whyorcasimitatehumanspeech.B.Whyorcashavedifferentaccents.C.Howorcascopyothers'movements.D.Howorcascommunicat

ewithothers.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。Wearetaughtfromchildhoodthatwarmingupisamustinpreparation

foranyexercise.Itallowsustoprepareourmusclesforthestrain(拉力)weareabouttoplaceonthemandpreventinjury.__36__Theseallprepar

eforaneffectiveworkout.__37__Itpreventsdizziness,helpsreturntheheartratebacktonormalandpreventschronicvenousinsufficiency(CVI).Alsoknownas

“bloodpooling”，CVIoccurswhenthebloodinbloodvessels(血管)expandsduringprolongedexercise,makingitdifficultforit

toreturntotheheartfromthelegs.Accordingtomanyhealthandfitnessinstructors,thetotalcool­downperiodshouldlast3to10minutes,oruntilyouarereadytost

op.__38__Forexample,ifyouhavebeenworkingyourlegs,youwillneedtodolowerbodystretchesoraslowwalk.Therearema

nyhelpfultutorialsonline.Thebestwaytomeasurewhetheryouhavecooleddowneffectivelyispurelybasedoncommonsense—ifyoufeelyourheartratehasredu

ced,that'senough.Thereisnoresearchtoprovestretchingafterasessionwillhelpreducepain,butifyoufeelithelps,doso.__39__Coolingdownmethods,

includingfoamrollers,asportsmassageordryneedling,areworthinvestigating.__40__Ifthepainistherethenextday,consultyourdoctor,and,moreimportantly,w

armupmorethoroughlynexttime.A.Itisdowntopersonalpreference.B.Fastwalkingisthesimplestexercise.C.Ifyouarenotfl

exible,loweryourupperbody.D.Ifyouexperienceanypainwhenstretching,stop.E.Butcoolingdownisasimportantaswarmin

gup.F.Areastotargetdependonwhichpartofthebodyyouhavetrained.G.Moreimportantly,itsteadilyincreasestheheartrateandbloodf

low.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.Ihavebeenre

searchingchangesintheAntarcticicesheetstohelpgovernmentsplanforfloodsandother__41__ofachangingclimate.IfirstmetTomonthetipofAntarct

ica.Heisaprofessionalmountaineerwho__42__geologistswiththeirresearch.Wewere__43__heretogether,hundredsofmilesfromanyoneelse

,foratwo­month__44__.Mytaskwassimple:to__45__rocksamplesfromasmanypeaksaspossible.Itisphysicallyexhaustingwork,andnotwithout__46__，assomeoft

hecrevasse(裂缝)fieldswecrossedleftmeshaking.IreliedonTomformy__47__；mylifewasinhishands.Trustquicklygrewbetweenus,ando

ur__48__did,too.Withinaweekwe'd__49__deeptopics:themeaningoflife,andwhatfollowsdeath.WhenIgotthedateformyre

turnjourney,Istartedtofeel__50__.Ididn'twantourtimethereto__51__.Wefeltwehadtomakethemostofthefinalfewdaystoplant__52__．Sayinggoodbyetoeachotherwas

a(n)__53__.Iwasheadingofftostartanothermission,soIwas__54__themanwho'dbeenthroughitwithme.Ilookeddownathimasmyplaneto

okoff,knowingwhatwehadjustbeenthroughtogetherwas__55__intime.()41.A.advantagesB.consequencesC.tendenciesD.ca

uses()42.A.instructsB.familiarizesC.assistsD.presents()43.A.stuckB.desertedC.lockedD.arrested()44.A.holidayB.treatmentC.missionD.sentence()45.A.di

stributeB.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.considera

teC.emotionalD.embarrassed()51.A.lastB.workC.matterD.end()52.A.doubtsB.memoriesC.talentsD.complaints()53.A.optionB.struggleC.honourD.routi

ne()54.A.leavingbehindB.pickingupC.takinginD.appealingto()55.A.filmedB.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,butscienceisstillsortingoutthisadoredproduct

.In2018,PlantaMedicapublishedareviewofpreviousresearchonchocolate'seffect__56__mood.Theauthorsfoundthatfewo

fthestudies__57__(analyze)chemicallythechocolateconsumedbyparticipants.Thatmatters,saidtheauthors,becausechemicalspresenti

nchocolatevarywidelybasedonhowit__58__(process),suchasroastingtemperatureandtime.Also，onespecificchemical,interactionbetweenmultiplechemical

sorsomethingelsemay__59__(entire)affecthealth.Ourbrainsnaturallyproduceanandamide(大麻素).Andit'salsofoundinchoc

olate,__60__leadstoclaimsthatthesweetstuffistheultimatefeel­goodfood.But,asthe2018reviewnoted,chocolatehasonlytiny__61__(amount)of

anandamide,anditbreaksdownquickly.Chocoholicstakeheart,literally.A2015studylinked__62__(high)chocolateconsumption

withalowerriskforheartdisease.Speakingofchocoholics,anAprilreviewofresearchonone'sfood__63__(addict)foundevidencethat

chocolateproducedneurobiologicalchangessimilartothose__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。Iwa

sinmyroom,slowlygettingreadytoheadtothecommunitytheaterwiththerestofmyfamily.Iwasn'tinthemoodforbeingonstage.“Kate,c

omehere，”mymomcalledfromdownthehall.Ifoundmymomoutsidethebathroom,holdingawetbook.Henry,mynewstepbroth

er,wasnearby,workingonacomplicatedstringknot(结),asusual.Mymothergavethebookashake.“Henry'sbookisinthebathtub.Didyouputitthere？”“Notonpur

pose，”Isaid.“Itwasalreadyontheedge,andithappenedtofallinwhenIsteppedoutofthetub.”Mymotherglaredatme,somethingsheneverdidbefore

Ihadastepfamily.“Youcouldhavepickeditup，”shesaid.“Thatwouldhavebeenthekindthingtodo.”AsHenrywalkedaheadofustothecar，mymomtoo

kmeaside.“Thisisourcorneroftheworldnow,Kate，”shesaid.“Let'strytomakeitagoodone.”Thecommunitytheaterwasbusywhenwegotthere.Theaterusedtobewhatmymomand

Ididtogether—oneplayayearforourspecialthing.WithHenryinvolved,itdidn'tseemsospecialanymore.Henry'sdad，whohadarrivedearliertohelpsetup,wasalreadyinc

ostume.“Dearchildren，”hecalledinatheatricalvoice.“CometoFather.”Ithoughthewasaniceguyevenbeforeheandmymotherstartedda

ting.Unfortunately,Inowhadastepbrothertodealwith.Soon,itwascurtaintime.Ipeeked(偷看)outattheaudienceandnoticedthatthedarkenedtheat

erwasfull.Myheartbeatfaster.IforgotmyannoyanceatHenryastheleadactresssang,“Thehillsarealivewiththesoundofmusic!”Nothingcomparedtoshownigh

ts.Beforelong,itwasmyturn.Iwentonstage,songbookinhand.AswekidslinedupbeforeHenry'sdad,whowasplayingthepartofourfather,IrealizedhowpoorlyI'

dtiedthestringonmyskirtwhichwasoverleggings(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41～45BCACD46～50ABADC51～55DBBAB第二节56.on/upon57.hadanalyze

d/analyzed58.isprocessed59.entirely60.which61.amounts62.higher63.addiction64.seen65.however/though第四部分第一节Onepossibleve

rsion：DearCharles,KnowingyouarekeenonChineseidioms,I'mwritingtosharewithyousomethingaboutthem.LearningChineseidi

omscanhelpyoudevelopahighlevelofcompetenceinyourcommunicationskills.TohaveabetterunderstandingofChineseidioms,youshouldknowhowtheyorigina

ted,whichcanhelpyougraspthemmoreprecisely.Besides,practicemakesperfect.It'sbetterforyoutousetheminthedailyconversationsandlit

erarycreation.Ihopewecanexchangeideaswitheachotherasoftenaspossible.Yours，LiHua第二节Onepossibleversion：Andthen,suddenly,thestringknotonmys

kirtcameuntied.ExtremelyworriedthatI'dlosefaceinfrontofalltheaudience,Icouldfeelmyheartpounding.Withbothmyhands

holdingthesongbook,Iwasatalosswhattodo,whenHenry,whonoticedmyembarrassment,cametomyaid.Hefixedmycostume,tyingt

hestringwithafancyknot.Hemademeajokeaboutme“not”knowingknots.Atthis,theaudiencebrokeintolaughter,butitfeltOK.IshotHenryagratefulglance.Hesmiledasi

fmymistakewasnobigdeal.Igotthroughtherestoftheplaysuccessfully,stillashockinmymind.Afterwe'dbowedandmovedoff

stage,IwentstraighttoHenryandtappedhimonthearm.“Thanks，”Isaidgenuinely.Hegrinned,“Knotaproblem.”Maybeitwon'tbesobadtohaveanewpersoninmycorne

roftheworldafterall.听力材料Text1M:NextyearI'mgoingtovisitBerlin.ThenI'llflydowntoIndiaandontoCambodiaandVietnam.W:GotoChina.Therearesom

eamazingsights—andbringmebackasilkdress!M:Itwon'tbejustashoppingtrip.Text2W:HiJeff,you'relookingyoungereveryday.M:Thanks,Kathy.Youlookdifferen

t,exceptforthatsmile.W:I'velost28poundssinceyoulastsawme.Text3M:Thisisalongmovie.Ifeellikewe'vebeenwatchingitfo

rhours.W:Wehave.It'sthreehourslonganditstartedatseveno'clock.M:Oh,right.Weonlyhaveanhourtogo.I'mstartingtofeeluncomfortableinthisseat.

Text4W:Dad,whatareyoulookingforintheglovedrawer?It'sthemiddleofsummer.M:Oops,wrongdrawer.Ihavetofilloutapass

portform.Haveyouseenmypen?W:Thereareabouttenonthecomputertable.Text5W:Canyoupromisetobeagoodboyanddon'tgoanywherewhileIpickupthecake?Itwillonlytaketw

ominutes,andthenwe'llgohome.M:ButcanIatleasttakeoffmyseatbelt?Text6M:IwasintheshowerthismorningwhenIheardthefrontdoorbell.Idriedmyselfquickly

andrandownstairsbutImissedthem.W:Doyouknowwhoitwas?M:Yes,theyleftacardsayingthatthereisaparcelandthey'lltryagaininthemorning.W:Ohno.That'smydress

.Iwanttowearittonight.I'mgoingoutwithmyfriend.M:Sorry,dear.Thesepeoplealwaysseemtocomeatthewrongtime.It'sneverinthemiddleofth

eafternoonwhenI'mdoingnothing.W:I'mreallyannoyed.Theycouldhaveleftitwithaneighbor.Text7W:EveryonewelcomeJonintoourcompany!Hewillb

eresponsibleforleadingmarketresearch,withagoalofincreasingourprofitby100%to100millionperyear.M:HiJon!Everyone,Iactuall

yknowJonalready.Weusedtogotoschooltogether,andweusedtorunintoeachothersometimes.Ihaveheardalotabouthim,andIamsurehewillhelpusreac

hthisgoal.W:Thanksforthekindwords.Now,forthesecondimportantmatteroftoday,pleaseremembertoremoveorthrowoutyourfoodfromthefridgeeveryFriday.

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egsaresopainful!Ineedtostopnow.M:Comeonnow!Youtoldmeyou'llnevermakethesoccerteamunlessyoucanrunfivekilometers.Stil

lonemoretogo!W:Nomoreforme!Andaboutthat...Ichangedmymind.Idon'tthinksoccerisrightforme.It'snottherunning.

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nitelystillwantedtodoaschoolsport.You'recompetitivebynature.W:Yeah.That'swhyI'mgoingtotryoutfortheswimmingt

eam.Plus,it'snotashardonmylegsifI'minthewater.M:IguessIcanseethat...butIdon'tknowwhyyou'resoworriedaboutplayingateamsport.W:Ijustprefertofocuso

nwhatI'mdoing.IfImessup,it'smyownproblemanddoesn'taffectanyoneelse.Text9W:Eversincethe2010s,peoplehavestoppedcallingtheirfriends.Now,peopleusetextmes

sagesfor90%ofcommunication.M:Iusedtocallmyfriendsallthetime.Butphonesgotreallyadvancedin2015,andIhaveonlytextedsincethen.W:But,

what'slessconvenientishowsomepeoplesendvoicemessagesnow.Youneverknowwhatthey'regoingtosay,andwhatifyousetthevolumetooloud.Itcanleadt

osomeveryawkwardsituations.M:Exactly.Yesterday,IwasinthemainofficeofSDSLimitedwhenAcmeCorporationcalled.W:Whyisthatsobad?M:Becaus

etheycalledmetoarrangeajobinterview!ImagineifIaccidentallyputthephoneonspeakermode.W:Ha­ha!WhenareyougoingtotellSDSyo

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

aveme.M:Noproblem.Thecompanyhasgreatpeople.W:Tobehonest,thepayismuchhigherthanwhatIgotbefore.That'swhatinterestedmethemost.Butyes,thepeopleare

reallynice.M:They'reatsuchaconvenientlocationtoo!Text10M:ForaslongasIcanremember,Ihavewantedtobuildahouseinthewoods.YoumightaskwhyIwanttobuildmyo

wnhouseratherthanbuyone.Manywhobuildhousessayit'stopassitontofuturegenerations,butmykidswouldneverliveouts

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ertinlocalbuildingrules.But,onceyoustartconstruction,thefirstthingyouneedtolearnishowtomeasurewoodcorrectly.Youcan'tdoanyofthiswithoutbasicmathemat

ics.ButIalreadyknowthisbecauseI'minterestedincomputerscience.Onceplansweredrawn,Ihadtodigthefoundationandcutthewo

od.Thiswastrulygreatexercise—anaddedbenefitofthewholeproject.Thencamethecomplicatedpartofputtingitalltogether.I

ttookmetwoyearstohaveacompletehouseIcouldlivein.Iknowthatdoingsomethinglikethisisnotforeveryone.Ittakes

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