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英语试卷第一部分: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.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Flowers.B.Paintings.C.Hobbies.2.Howmuchdotwopillowscost?A.$8.B.$7.C.$4.3.Whatdoe
sthewomanmean?A.Sheislateforthebus.B.Shewillstaylonger.C.Shehastoleavenow.4.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A.Ath
ome.B.Inahotel.C.Inarestaurant.5.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?A.Shedevelopedallherfilm.B.Shehadherownphotoshop.C.Shedevelop
edtheblackandwhitephotos.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。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至8题。6.Whereisthewomanfrom?A.France.B.TheUnitedStates.C.NewZealand.7.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofNewYork?A.Itisex
citing.B.Itisbig.C.Itisboring.8.Whatcanweknowabouttheman?A.Helikeshisplace.B.Hedidmanyactivities.C.Heisafarmer.听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。9.W
howonthehighjump?A.Peter.B.Kate.C.John.10.Whichsportiscomingupnext?A.Theboys'400metersrace.B.Thegirls'400metersrace.C.Theboys'hi
ghjump.11.Whatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Schoolmates.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Colleagues.听第8段材料
,回答第12至14题。12.Whatwillthemandofirst?A.Drivefast.B.Stophiscar.C.Turnright.13.Whatdoestheyellowandblacksignstandfor?A.Drivershavetostop.
B.Itisdangerous.C.Schoolsarenearby.14.Whatmightbetheman?A.Atrainee.B.Acoach.C.Apoliceofficer.听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。15.Whyisthemanlate?A.Heforgotto
lookathiswatch.B.Hewaskeptinclassbyhisfriend.C.Themathclasslastedlongerthanitshould.16.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthestudents?A.Theyareve
rypolite.B.Theylikethemathteacher.C.Theywanttohurttheteacher.17.Whatisthemanmostlikelytodo?A.Talktothemathteacher.B.Reporttotheo
therteachers.C.Remainsilentabouttheproblem.听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。18.WherewasAliceWalkerborn?A.InAtlanta.B.InEaton
ton.C.InNewYork.19.HowoldwasAliceWalkerwhenshemetLangstonHughes?A.12.B.22.C.24.20.WhydidAliceWalkerfeelgratefultoLangstonHughes
?A.Hegavehermanybooks.B.Hetaughtherhowtowritepoems.C.Hesuggestedshewritechildren'sbooks.第二部分阅读理解(共二节,满分35分)第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分)阅读下面材料,从每题所给的四个选项
(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项符号涂黑。AHavealifetimeadventureofseeingallthesevenworldwonders.Saveupto$2,860fromthenone—stoppriceof$18,860!Youcanjoinourei
ghty—two—daynone—stopSevenWorldWonderstripallyeararound.Ofcourse,thetripcanbebookedseparatelyandthesameam
ount(数量)ofmoneywillbereturnedwhenseparatetripshaveaddeduptocovertheSevenWorldWonderspackage.Formoredetails,pleasecall6337-8166oremailtravel
@contiki.com.Herearesomeoftheexamplesoftheschedules:EternalIndia,23March—4AprilThetripstartswitha12-daystayinIndia,wheretravelerswillvisitthe
TajMahalinAgra.EternalIndiadoesn'tendthere—inIndiathere'salsotiger-watchinginRanthambhoreNationalPark,relaxingbeachsideinGoaandcityexplorationsofUd
aipurandMumbai.Price:$1,950.YucatanHighlights,21—26AprilThemostfamousandwell-protectedruinsinMayanhistory,ChichenItza,isnextontheschedule
.AtourwithalocalguidewillanswerquestionsabouttheMayancalendar,thepositioningofthesunandtheconnectionsbetweenruinsaroundthec
ountry.Thesix-dayMexicanadventurecontinueswithafewdaysinsunnyCancun,thebeautifulcityofMeridaandMexicoCity.Price:$950.SimplyItaly,2—
13JuneFinishthisgreat82-dayjourneywitha12-dayItalianholiday.TopdestinationsincludingFlorence,Venice,Sorrento,Milan,TheRivieraando
fcourse,theancientRomanColosseumisthefinalwonderonthelist.Price:$2,050.21.WhencantouristsjointheSevenWorldWonderstrip?A.FromMarchtoApril.B.Allyea
raround.C.OnlyfromMarchtoJune.D.During21—26April.22.WhichtripshouldatouristtakeifheisjustinterestedinMayanculture?A.EternalIndia.B.Simp
lyItaly.C.YucatanHighlights.D.SevenWorldWonders.23.Howmuchwillatouristpayfortheabovethreeseparatetrips?A.$2,860.B.$4,950.C.$16,000.D.$18,860.BThereis
onelanguagethatisusedineverycountryintheworld.Thepeoplewhouseitareyoungandold,shortandtall,thinandfat.Itiseverybody’ssecondlangu
age.Itiseasytounderstand,althoughyoucan’thearit.Itissignlanguage.Whenyouwavetoafriendwhoisacrossthestreet,
youareusingsignlanguage.Whenyousmileatsomeone,youaresaying,“Iwanttobefriendly”,butyouarenotusingspeech.Youareusin
gsignlanguage.Whenyouraiseyourhandinclass,youaresaying,“Pleaseaskme.IthinkIknowthecorrectanswer.”Babieswhocan’ttalkcanpointatthings.Theyare
usingsignlanguage.Apolicemanwhowantstostoptrafficholdsuphishands.Heisusingsignlanguage.Manyyearsago,aF
renchpriest,CharlesMicheldeEpee,becameinterestedineducationfordeafpeople.Heinventedafingeralphabet(字母表).Itiss
tillinuse.Peoplecanmakethesignforlettersandspellwordswiththeirhands,anddeafpeoplecanreadandunderstandthem.Soontherewereschoolsforthedeafinmanyc
ountries.TheonlyuniversityforthedeafisGallaudetUniversityinWashington,D.C.Today,intheUnitedStates,therearespecialTVnewsp
rogramsfordeafpeople.Thenewsreadertellsthenewsinsignlanguage.Atthesametime,thewordsappearontheTVscreen.Theactorsint
heTheatreofDeafdon’tspelleveryword.Sometimestheyusehandsigns.Whentheyputtwohandstogether,itmeansasandwich.Theycanmakear
oofwiththeirhandswhentheywanttoshowahouse.Onefingerinfrontofanactor’smouthcanmeanquiet.Youcantalktopeoplewhoarebehindwindowstha
tareclosed.Andwhenyougoswimmingwithyourfriends,youcanhaveconversationsunderwater.Howmanyhandsignsdoyouuseeveryday?24.Ifyouwanttoexpressthe
ideathat“Iamveryfriendly”tosomeone,youwill.A.raiseyourhandB.putonehandontotheotherC.smileatthepersonD.makearoofwithyourhands25.W
hichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Handsignsinsteadoffingersignsareusedeveryday.B.Thereareschools,collegesanduniversitiesforth
edeafintheUSA.C.TheFrenchpriestCharlesinventedsignlanguage.D.Evenbabiesareusingsignlanguage.26.Thepassageismainlyabout.A.anintroductiontosi
gnlanguageB.theimportanceofsignlanguageC.afamouspriestinFranceD.howtousesignlanguageCOnWednesday,TheInternationa
lOlympicCommittee((IOC))votedtochangethewayhostcitiesorcountriesarechosen.Accordingtothenewrules,theOly
mpicsmaybehostedinseveralcitiesorcountriesatthesametime.Hostcitiesmaybeinvitedortheymaybechosenevenwithoutcompetition.ThechangecameaftertheIOC
,whichisbasedinLausanne,Switzerland,hasbeenangeredbyrecentpublicvotesinCanadathatrefusedtoholdtheOlympicsaftertheyhadbeenawardedtherighttohostthe
Games.Now,theIOCwantscitiesandcountriestoshowpublicsupportbeforebeinginvitedtohostthegames.“Wecannotcontinuetobedamagedaswehaveinthepast,"IOCm
emberJohnCoatessaid.Hepresentedthechanges,someofwhichhavealreadybeentestedinthe2026WinterGamescompetition.OnMond
ay,MilanandCortinainnorthernItalybeatajointoffer(提议)byStockholm,SwedenandAre,Latvia,forthe2026WinterGames.NorthernItaly'spublicshowedstrongsuppor
tfortheGames,IOCstudiesshowed.FutureOlympiccitieswillberequiredtouseexistingandtemporary((临时的)sportsplaces.Costlybuildingprojectswillnotbeencourag
edinordertolowertheburdensonthehostingcountriesandtheirpeoplewhooftenfacehighertaxes.Infact,theremightbenocompetitionatall.Thenewprocess
willcreatetwoOlympiccommittees——eachforSummerandWinterGames——thatwillchooseoneormorecountries.Ifthereismorethanone
countrycompetingfortheGames,,theywouldbepermittedtobejointhostsatthesametime.IOCPresidentThomasBachsaidthatIOCwantstoavoid“to
omanylosers".HealsosaidIOCwillnotmaketheprocessdifficult,andguarantees(保证金)willnotberequiredlongbeforetheGames.“Oncey
oumakeadecisiononthehostcity,millionsofpeoplestarttomakebussinessplansbasedonthatandhundredsofmillionsofdollarsw
illbespent,"headded.27.TheIOC'snewrulesrequirethatcountriesorcitieshaveto______..A.giveguaranteeslongbeforetheGamesB.joinothercountriesorcitiestohos
ttheOlympicsC.competewithothercountriesorcitiestohosttheGamesD.getpublicsupportbeforetheyareselectedtohosttheOlympics28.Whatcanwelearnfromp
aragraph2?A.TheSwisshavebeenangeredbyIOCrecently.B.CanadawasnotinvitedtocompetefortheOlympics.C.Lausannehasb
eenawardedtherighttohostthenextOlympics.D.CanadarefusedtohosttheOlympicsalreadyawardedtoit.29.Whichcountryw
illholdthe2026WinterGames?A.Italy.B.Sweden.C.Latvia.D.Denmark.30.WhatdoesThomasBachimplyinthetext?A.Guaranteesare
stillnecessary.B.Thechangeswillcausetoomanylosers.C.TheOlympicsaretoocostlyforthehostcities.D.Heisworriedaboutthelossessufferedbythebusin
essmen.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。ExamAnxietyHasthiseverhappenedtoyou?You’vebeenstudyinghardforyourm
idterm,butwhenyouwalkintoyourexam,yourmindgoesblank,yourheartracesfast,yougetsweatypalmsandfindithardtobreathe.31Everyonef
eelsstressedduringexams.Usually,itresultsfromafearoffailure,lackofadequatepreparationtimeandbadexperiencestakin
gtestsinthepast.Thisisnormalandoftenhelpsyouworkharder,thinkfasterandgenerallyimproveyourperformance.3
2Youmayalsofeelthatotherpeoplearemanagingtheexambetterthanyou.Thiscancauseyoutofeelthatyourmindhas“goneblank”oninformationyouknowyouhaver
evised.33Somechoosetoignoretheproblem,whileothersdon’treviewbecausetheythinktheywilldobadlyanywayandevenmissexamsduetotheanxiety.Itcanalsob
ereallyeasytothinkthatifyoudon’ttryandthenyoufail,youwon’tfeelasbadasifyoufailaftertryingreallyhard.Sowhatcanyoudotofig
htagainstthenegativemindsetandstaycalmbeforeandduringyourtest?34Yes,thisseemsobvious,butit’sworthrepeating.Ifyoufeelconfidentthatyou’vepreparedthor
oughly,you’llfeelmoreconfidentwalkingintothetest.Thesecondtipissimple:juststart.Theblankpagecanmaximizeyouranxiety.35Youcanalw
aysgobackandchangethingslaterifneeded,butafewquickanswerscangettheballrolling.Besides,allocating(分配)yourtimeis
equallyimportant.Lookthroughthewholetestbeforegettingstarted.Mentallyallocatehowmuchtimeyou’llspendoneachsection
.Ifthere’stimetorecheck,evenbetter.A.Thefirstthingyoushoulddoistobeprepared.B.Peopleoftendealwithexamstressinmanyunhelpfulways.C.Iftheseclassi
csignsofexamanxietysoundfamiliar,you’renotalone!D.Therefore,peopleneedanappropriateamountofpressuretohelpdealwithexams.E.Realizingtimeisa
lmostupandthatthere’sstillalotofblankspacewillmakeyoudesperate.F.However,ifyouareoverlyanxiousabouttheresult,youmaybeu
nabletofocusonyourwork.G.Afteryougetthepaper,diverightinbygettingsomequestionsdonetobuildupyourconfidence.第三部分英语知识运用(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。IrememberthefirstdaywhenIsawArle
enplayingbasketball.Ilookedoninwonderasshe36withthecrowdofboysontheplayground.Sheseemedso37Theboysalwaystriedtostopher38nobodycould.Ibegantonoti
ceArleenatothertimes,playingalone.Shekept39overandover.OnedayI40Arleenwhyshepracticedsomuch.Withoutamomentofhesitationshesaid,"“Iwanttogoto
college.Theonly41Icangoistogetascholarship(奖学金).I'mgoingtoplaycollegebasketballandIwanttobethebestone.IbelievethatifIam42enough,Iwillgeton
e.Myfatherhastoldmethatifthedreamisbigenough,thefactsarenot43.”I44herthroughthosejuniorhighyearsandintohighs
chool.Everyyear,sheledherteamtomore45.Onedayinhersenioryear,Isawhersittingonthegrass,herhead46inherarms.Slowlyandquietly,I47andsatdownbes
ideher.“What'swrong?",Iasked.“Oh,nothing,"cameasoftreply,“Iamjusttoo48”Thecoachtoldherthatat165cmshewou
ldprobablyneverplayforatopteam—stilllessshewouldbe49ascholarship—sosheshouldstopdreamingaboutcollege.Ifeltshewasextremely50.Iaskedherifshehadtal
kedtoherdadaboutityet.Shetoldmethatherfathersaidthosecoacheswere51.Theydidn'tunderstandthe52ofadream.Thene
xtyear,Arleenwasseenbyacollegebasketballcoachduringabiggame.Shewas53offeredascholarshipand54tothecollegeteam.Shewasgoingtogetthecollegeeducationthats
hehad55andworkedtowardforallthoseyears.It'strue:ifthedreamisbigenough?thefactsmaynotbeofgreatimportance.36.A.competedB.foughtC.exploredD
.debated37.A.silentB.smallC.youngD.tall38.A.butB.andC.soD.since39.A.pushingB.runningC.practicingD.bargaining40.A.studiedB.a
skedC.wonderedD.doubted41.A.stadiumB.gameC.wayD.entrance42.A.goodB.braveC.carefulD.active43.A.acceptableB.reliableC.con
cernedD.important44.A.encouragedB.respectedC.watchedD.helped45.A.victoriesB.matchesC.responsibilitiesD.fines46.A.straightenedB.putC.coveredD.sunk
47.A.setoutB.packedupC.reachedoutD.walkedup48.A.shortB.confidentC.weakD.foolish49.A.suggestedB.sentC.askedD.given50.A.lostB.excited
C.disappointedD.surprised51.A.greatB.wrongC.strictD.cruel52.A.pressureB.valueC.worthD.power53.A.exactly
B.naturallyC.reallyD.normally54.A.takenB.admittedC.introducedD.led55.A.dreamedofB.pickedupC.benefitedfromD.carriedout第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面材
料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Howdowepreventtransmissionofthevirus?Thisnewviruscurrentlyhasa56(limit)
geographicspread.57,thereareanumberofstandardhygiene(卫生)practices58havebeenrecommendedtoprotectagainstinfectionandfurth
erspread.Theseincludecoveringyourmouthandnosewhencoughingorsneezingwithamedicalmask,tissueorflexedelbow;avoidingclosecontactw
iththosewhoareunwell;theappropriateuseof59(mask)andpersonalprotectiveequipment,60(especial)inahealthcaresetting;washinghandsregularlywithsoapa
ndwater,oralcohol-basedhandrub.Actionsthatcanbetakentopreventinfectionfrom61animalsourceinclude:avoidingunnecessaryunprotectedcontact
withanimals;washinghandsaftercontactwithanimalsoranimalproducts;andensuringthatanimalproductsarecookedthoroughlybefore
they62(consume).63isimportanttostayhomeifyou’refeelingunwell.Butifyouhaveafever,cough,anddifficulty64(breath),seekmedicalcareearlyandshareyour
previoustravelhistory65yourhealthcareprovider.第四部分:写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节:应用文写作(满分15分)假定你是李华,你校近期成立了“孔子思想研究”网上俱乐部(Confuc
ianismonlineclub)。你的朋友Tom对中国文化很感兴趣,请你给他写一封邮件,邀请他加入该俱乐部。注意:1.词数80字左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。DearTom,Knowin
gthatyouareextremelykeenonChineseculture,I’mmorethandelightedtowritetoyouwiththeintentionofinvitingyoutojoinintheConfucianismonlineclubest
ablishedbyourschoolrecentlyTheclubpossessesvariouscharacteristics.Firstofall,weholdregularsessions,studyingthestatementsofConfucius,w
hohasaprofoundinfluenceonChinesephilosophy.What’smore,professorsrelatedarefrequentlyinvitedtogivespeechesonConfucianismonl
ine,thusprovidingclubmemberswithavastoftraditionalknowledge.AsfarasI’mconcerned,theclubisofgreatsignificanceandhelpforyouto
gainabetterunderstandingofChineseculture.I’dappreciateitifyoucouldtakemyinvitationintoconsiderationseriously.Ihavetheco
nfidencethatyouwillmakegreatprogress.Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Yours,Lihua第二节读后续写(满分25分)阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完
整的故事。TherewasarichcouplewhowasthrowingabigNewYearpartyattheirhouse.Sotheywentshoppingatthemarketwhereeverything
wasofhighcostandfixedprice.Theywantedtomaintaintheirlevelofstandardsotheydidn’tmindpayingforit.Afterpurchasingalltheyneeded,theycalledaportertocarr
yeverythinganddropitattheirhome.Theporterwhocamewasofanoldage,andlookedveryunhealthy,andhisclothesweretorn,andhe
lookedasifhewasn’tevenabletomeethisdailyneeds.Theyaskedtheporteraboutthechargesfordeliveringtheirgoodstotheirhome.Theoldporterquot
edjust$20,wellbelowthemarketprice.Yet,thecouplearguedandbargainedwiththeporterandfinallysettledfor$15.Theporterwasstrugglingt
omakeevenonetime’smealsoheneededanythinghecouldearn.Thecouplewasveryhappythinkinghowwelltheybargained
withthepoorporterandpaidhim$15inadvanceandleftaftergivingtheportertheiraddressfordelivery.Theyreachedtheirhomeandonehourpassed,andtwohourspassed,butt
heporterstilldidn’tdelivertheirstuff.Thewifestartedtogetangryatherhusband,“Ialwaystellyounottotrustsuchperson,butyouneverlistentome.Iamsureinsteadofd
eliveringthegoodstoourhome,hemusthavedisappearedwitheverything.Wemustimmediatelygobacktothemarkettoinquirean
dthentothepolicestationtofilethecomplaintagainsthim.”Theybothlefttowardsthemarket.Ontheirwaynearthemarket,
theysawanotherporter.Theystoppedhimtoinquireabouttheoldporterandnoticedthathewascarryingtheirgoodsinhiscart!Theangrywifeaskedhim,“Whereisthatoldthi
ef?Thisisourgoodsandhewassupposedtodeliverthem.Itseemsyoupoorthievesarestealingourgoodsandgoingtosellthem.”Parag
raph1:Whentheporterheardtheangrywifeasking,__________________________________________________________________
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___________________Paragraph2:Uponhearingthis,thehusbandhadtearsinhiseyes,______________________________________________________________
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______________Paragraph1:Whentheporterheardtheangrywifeasking,heturnedback.Theporterreplied,“Madam,pleasecalmdown.I’mnotathief.Thatpooro
ldmanwassicksincelastmonth.Hecouldn’tearnenoughtoevenhaveasinglemealoftheday.Therefore,hefelldownandhandedme$15,saying,‘Ihavet
akenanadvanceforthisdelivery,andyoudeliverthegoodstothecouple’shome.’Madam,hewaspoorandhungry,buthewasanhonestman.Iwasjustonthewaytocomp
letingtheoldman’slastdeliverytoyourhome.”Paragraph2:Uponhearingthis,thehusbandhadtearsinhiseyes,andthewifefeltsoashamed
thatshehadnocouragetolookherhusbandintheeyes.Suddenlysherushedtothemarket.Halfanhourlater,thewifecamebackwithsomefoodinherhand.Shepassedthefoodontot
heporter,andsaidsorrytotheporter,sayingthatsheshouldn’tsuspectthem,andtookthemasthieves.Atlast,theportertookthegoodstotheirhouse,andtherichcouplecha
ngedtheirattitudetothemanliketheporter.英语答案听力:1-5ABCCC6-10BAACA11-15ABCBC16-20AABBA阅读:21-23BCB24-26CDA27-30DDAA七选五:31-3
5CFBAG完形填空:36-40ABACB41-45CADCA46-50DDADC51-55BDCBA语篇填空:56.limited57.However58.that/which59.masks60.especially61.an62.areconsume
d63.It64.breathing65.with听力部分录音稿(Text1)W:Ilikemyflowers.Thecolderitbecomes,thesweetertheyare.Doyoulikeflowers?M
:I'mmorethanaloverofflowers.Ialsoenjoypaintingthem.(Text2)W:Howmucharethesepillows?please?M:Fourdollarseachorsev
endollarsforapair.(.Text3)W:Ireallyhavetobegoing.M:Why?Stayalittlelonger.W:No.Imustcatchthelastbus.(TextH)M:
Goodmorning,Madam.Atablefortwo.W:No,thankyou.Canyouhelpme?Arethereanyhotelsnearhere?(Text5)M:Didyoudevelopallyourownfilm?W:Onlytheblackandwh
ite.Ihadaphotoshopdomycolorpictures.(Text6)M:Whereareyoufrom?W:TheUnitedStates.IliveinNewYork.M:Oh,really?I
thinkit'sabigcitywithalargepopulation,right?Bytheway,doyoulikeit?W:Yeah.Ithinkit'sthebestplacetolive.M
:Whydoyousaythat?W:Yousee,there'salwayssomethingexcitingtodo,andit'sneverboring.M:Myplaceisn'tboring,either.Youcanfish,hike,growsomeveg
etablesandallkindsofthingsifyoulike,thoughit'ssmallandquiet.W:Iguessso,especiallyhereinNewZealand.(T
ext7)M:Welldone)Congratulations,Kate?Yourteamarereallyflyinggirlsinourschool.W:Thankyou.IfeltsorryforPeter.Hedroppedthestick.M:Whowon
theboys'highjump?Doyouknowtheresult?W:Idon'tknow.Oh,justlistentotheloudspeaker.It'stellingtheresultofthehi
ghjump.M:Ah,JohnSmithfrommyclasswonthematch.W:Welldone!Yourclass!Bytheway,whowonthegirls'400metersrace?M:I'mnotsure.Oh,Imustgo.Thenextistheboys'400m
etersrace.W:Goodlucktoyouandyourteam.M:Thankyou!(Text8)M:Bonnie,I'mgoingtoturnrightatthestopsignjustahe
ad.ButnoticethatIfirstcometoacompletestop.W:Buttherearenotanyothercarsaround.Can'tyoujustslowdownalittlebitbeforeyoupassthestopsign
?M:No,thatwouldbedangerousandifapolicemanseesme,I'llgetaticket.W:Oh,Isee.What'sthatyellowandblacksign?M:Thatletsyouknowwhenyouareenteringasch
oolzone.W:Dowehavetostop?M:Notnow,butonschooldaysbetween8amand5pm,driversmustslowdownto30milesperhour.(T
ext9)W:Oh,hi,Fred)Ididn'tknowwhethertosaveyouaplaceornot.Whyareyousolate?M:It'sourmathteacher.Shealwayskeepsusinclassuntilpastten.W
:Doesn'tsheknowthatyou'resupposedtogetoutatten?M:Iguessso.Butsheneverlooksatherwatch.Shejustkeepstalking.W:Don'tthestudentscompl
ainaboutit?Iwouldsaysomething.M:No.Everybodyistoopolite.W:Well,youcouldtryandtalktoher.M:Maybe.ButI'mafraidshemi
ghtfeelhurt.W:Well,italldependsonhowandwhenyousayit.Ifyoutellheraboutitinafriendlywaywhenshe'snotbusy,shemightbethankful.Shemightevenaskyout
oremindherofthetimeinthefuture.M:Really?Thatwouldbewonderful.Thanksforyouradvice.(Text10)W:AliceWalkermakesherlivingbywriting.Andherpoems
,shortstories,andnovelshavewonmanyprizesforher.ShewasborninEatonton,Georgia.Shewenttopublicschoolsthere,andthentocollegeinA
tlantabeforecomingtoNewYorktoattendanothercollege,fromwhichshegraduatedin1966.ForatimeshelivedinJackson,
Mississippi,withherlawyerhusbandandlittledaughter.OnceshemetwithLangstonHughes,agreatAmericanpoet.Shepromise
dthatshewouldwriteabookforchildrensomeday.Shewastwenty-twoyearsoldthatyear.HewaskindandgaveAliceWalkeralotofbooks.Hiskindh
elpgaveherlotsofcourageandshewasverythankfultohim.Sofar,AliceWalkerhaswrittenanumberofbooksandbecomefamous.