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英语试题本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分。考试时间120分钟。第I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.WhatdoesShirleyplantodothisafternoon?A.Haveclasses.B.Go

swimming.C.Doherhomework.2.WhenisPeter’sfather’sbirthday?A.OnSeptember1st.B.OnSeptember10th.C.OnSeptember20th.3.Whe

rewillthemangofirst?A.NewYork.B.Chicago.C.WashingtonD.C.4.Whatdoesthemanoffertodo?A.Lendthewomanhiscopy.B.Underli

netheimportantparts.C.Accompanythewomantothebookstore.5.Whatwillthemanprobablydotomorrowafternoon?A.Attendameeting.B.Meetthewom

an.C.Seeafilm.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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6.Whatmagazinewillthewomanworkfor?A.SportsWeekly.B.SwimWorld.C.NationalFo

otball.7.Whatwillthewomanmostprobablyworkas?A.Adesigner.B.Aneditor.C.Asecretary.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8.Whatistheman’scousin?A.Asailor.B.Ateacher.C.Ajo

urnalist.9.Howdoesthemanfindteaching?A.Exciting.B.Boring.C.Challenging.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10.WhatisthematterwithMr.Smit

h?A.Heisunqualifiedforhisjob.B.Hecan’tsleepatnight.C.Hegotasorethroat.11.WhatdoesMr.Smithteach?A.Chinese.B.Englis

h.C.Physics.12.Whydoesn’tMr.Smithwanttotakearest?A.Hehastohelphisstudents.B.Hehasrestedforaweek.C.Hewantstovisitauniversity.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第

16四个小题。13.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofherco-workers?A.Selfish.B.Nice.C.Unfriendly.14.Howistheresearchprogramgoing?A.Itwon’tb

estartedtillMarch.B.ItwasfinishedlastChristmas.C.Ithasn’tbeenfinishedyet.15.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A.ShetraveledalotinAm

erica.B.Shewon’tgobacktoAmerica.C.Sheenjoyedherselfinparties.16.WhatdaydoesBoxingDayfallon?A.December24.B.December25.C.December26

.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17.Whatwilltheheadmasterdotomorrowmorning?A.Meetthelistenersinthelibrary.B.Introducetheschooltoth

elisteners.C.Takephotosinthelabbuilding.18.WherewillthelistenersvisitonTuesdaymorning?A.CentralPark.B.B

rooklynBridge.C.TheStatueofLiberty.19.WhatwillbeheldonTuesdaynight?A.Atalkshow.B.Aparty.C.Alecture.20.WhenwillthelistenersgotoWashington

?A.OnTuesdayafternoon.B.OnWednesdaymorning.C.OnWednesdayafternoon.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）AHowItFe

elstoFloat---byHelenaFoxIfyouarelookingforamovingstorythatexploresthemesofmentalillness,grief(悲痛),andlove,pickupacopyofHowItFeel

stoFloatandfollowBizasshecomesofage.Thismovingnovelwillstaywithyoulongafteryoufinishreadingit.TwoCanKeepaSecret----byKarenM.McManu

sPutonyourcrime-solvingcapandgetsweptawayinthisthrilleraboutagirl,aboy,andastringofunsolvedmurders.Asthre

atsandcluespileup,youwillbeburningthemidnightoiltryingtofinishthebookbeforedawn.ForestofaThousandLanterns-----byJulieC.DaoThe

firstbookintheRiseoftheEmpressseriestakesthebonesofatraditionalfairytale---apoorgirlfatedtohavepower,anevilqueendeterminedtostopher,loveforso

meonewhodoesn’tlovebackandmagic---andgivesyouarichlyimaginedEastAsiansetting.Dune------byFrankHerbertIftheStar

Warsmovieshavemadeyoufallinlovewiththespaceopera,eventuallyyouaregoingtoreadFrankHerbert’smostfamouscreation.T

hestoryofcenturies-oldpoliticalplotting---aboutwarringfactions(派系)battlingovercontroloftheextremelyvaluableplanetArrakis---isaclassicandremainsa

wonderfulintroductiontothelarger,morecomplexworldofsciencefictionjustbeyondtheStarWarstrilogy.20.WhatisHowItFeelstoF

loatmainlyabout?A.Themurderofateenagegirl.B.Agirl’sspaceadventures.C.Challengesofgrowingup.D.Apoorgirlwithspecialpowers.22.What

kindofbookisTwoCanKeepaSecret?A.AfairytaleB.Ascience-fictionstoryCAlovestoryDAdetectivestory23Whichbookisaboutbattlingforcontro

lofanotherplanet?A.HowItFeelstoFloatB.TwoCanKeepaSecretC.ForestofaThousandLanternsD.DuneBAlongtheriverbanksoftheAmazonandtheOrino

cotherelivesabirdthatswimsbeforeitcanfly,flieslikeafatchicken,eatsgreenleaves,hasthestomachofacowandhasclaws(爪)onitswingswhenyoung.Theybuildtheirh

omesabout4.6mabovetheriver,animportantfeature(特征)forthesafetyoftheyoung.Itiscalledthehoatzin.Inappearance,thebirdsofbothsexeslookve

rymuchalikewithbrownonthebackandcreamandredontheunderside.Theheadissmall,withalargesetoffeathersonthetop,brightredeyes,andblueskin.Itsneare

strelativesarethecommonbirds,cuckoos.Itsmoststrikingfeature,though,isonlyfoundintheyoung.Babyhoatzins

haveaclawontheleadingedgeofeachwingandanotherattheendofeachwingtip.Usingthesefourclaws,togetherwiththebeak(喙),they

canclimbaboutinthebushes,lookingverymuchlikeprimitivebirdsmusthavedone.Whentheyounghoatzinshavelearnedtofly,theylosetheir

claws.DuringthedriermonthsbetweenDecemberandMarchhoatzinsflyabouttheforestingroupsof20to30birds,butinApril,whentherainysea

sonbegins,theycollecttogetherinsmallerlivingunitsoftwotosevenbirdsforproducingpurposes.24．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．PrimitivebirdsandhoatzinsoftheAmazon.B．Theappearanceandlivinghabitsofhoatzins.C．Hoatzinsindryandrainyseasons.D．Therelativesandene

miesofhoatzins.25．Younghoatzinsaredifferentfromtheirparentsinthat_______．A．theyeatalotlikeacowB．theyliveonriverbanksC．theylooklikeyoungcuckoosD．

theyhaveclawsonthewings26．Whatcanweinferaboutprimitivebirdsfromthetext?A．Theyhadfourwingslikehoatzins.B．Theyhadaheadwithlongfeathersontheto

p.C．Theyhadclawstohelpthemclimb.D．Theycouldflylongdistances.27．Whydohoatzinscollecttogetherinsmallergroupswhe

ntherainyseasoncomes?A．Tokeepthemselveswarm.B．Toproducetheiryoung.C．Tofindmorefood.D．Toprotectthemselvesbetter.C"Whatkindofrubbishareyou?"Thi

squestionmightnormallycauseanger,butinShanghaiithasbecomeaspecial"greeting"amongpeopleoverthepastweek.OnJuly1st,thecityint

roducedstricttrash-sortingregulations（条例)thatarerequiredtofollowandexpectedtobeusedasamodelforourcountry.

Residentsmustdividetheirwasteintofourseparatecategoriesandtoss（投放）itintospecificpublicdustbins.Theym

ustdosoatspecifiedtimes,whenmonitorsarepresenttoensurecorrecttrash-tossingandtoaskthenatureofone'srubbish.Individualswhofailtofollowth

eregulationsfacethepossibilityoffinesandworse.Theycouldbepunishedwithfinesofupto200yuan（$29）.Forthosewhorepeattogoagainstth

em,thegovernmentcanaddblackmarkstotheircreditrecords,makingitharderforthemtogetbankloansorevenbuytraintickets.Shanghaigovernmentisrespondingtoano

bviousenvironmentalproblem.Itgenerates9milliontonsofgarbageayear,morethanLondon'sannualoutput,whichisrisingquickly.But

likeothercitiesinChina,itlacksarecyclingsystem.Instead,ithasreliedontrashpickerstosift（筛选）throughthewaste,pickingoutwh

atevercanbereused.Thishaslimits.Aspeoplegetwealthier,fewerofthemwanttodosuchdirtywork.Thewaste,meanwhile,justkeepspilingup.Manyresi

dentsappeartosupporttheideaofrecyclingingeneralbutareannoyedbythedetails.Rubbishmustbedividedaccordingtowhetheritisfood,recycla

ble,dryorharmful,thedistinctionsamongwhichcanbeconfusing,thoughthereareappstohelpworkitout.Somehavecomplainedabouttherulesconcerningfoodwaste.Theym

ustputitstraightintherequiredpublicbins,forcingthemtotearopenplasticbagsandtossitbyhand.Whattheycomplain

mostistheshortperiodsfordroppingtrash,typicallyacoupleofhours,morningandevening.Alongwiththemonitorsatthebins,

thismeansthatpeoplegoataroundthesametimeandcankeepaneyeonwhatisbeingthrownout；noonewantstolookbad.28.Wh

atdoweknowaboutthetrash-sortingregulationsinShanghai?A.Theyarethefirstoftheirkind.B.Theyaretiedtoone'sbankaccount.C.Theyhavet

hehighestfines.D.They'reaidedbymonitors.29.WhyhasShanghaiintroducedthetrash-sortingregulations?A.Therearefewerandfewertrashpickers.B.Itaimstobui

ldanewrecyclingsystem.C.Itfacesmoreandmoreseriousgarbageproblems.D.Peoplethrowtherubbishhereandthere.30.Whatmakestheresidentsupsetmostaboutthere

gulations?A.Limitedtimefortossingthetrash.B.Confusingdistinctionamongthecategoriesoftrash.C.Beingfinedduetoimproperbehavior.D.Beingwatc

hedbymonitorswhenthrowingthegarbage.31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AGoodWayofTrash-sortingB.ANewEraofGarbageClassificationC.A

GreatTimeinDealingwithLitterD.AnEffectiveSolutiontoRubbishProblemDDon’tliketheseedsinyourtomatoes?Youmightbepleasedto

knowthatseedlessoneshavebeencreatedbygeneediting.Thiscouldcreateawiderangeofseedlessfruits,butfewmayeverbeseeninthesupermarketifregulatorsdecideto

treatgene–editedcropsinthesamewayasgeneticallyengineered(转基因的)ones.Severalseedlessfruits,frombananastograpes,area

lreadyavailable,buthavemostlyappearedbyluckratherthandesign.Andalthoughthereareafewseedlessvarietiesoftomatoes,they’vetakenresearc

hersmanyyearstocreate.Nowitcanbedoneveryquickly,asKeishiOsakabeatTokushimaUniversityinJapanhasshown.HisteamusedtheCRISPRgene-editingtechnol

ogytomakefruitsdevelopeventhoughnoseedshadbeguntoform.”Wehaven’ttastedthemyet,butintheorytheyshouldtastethesame,”saysOsakabe.Therehavebeenafeweff

ortstocreateseedlesstomatoesusingearliergeneticengineeringtechniques.ThesemethodstakelongertimecomparedwithCRISPR.Some“seedless”fru

itsjusthaveverysmallseeds,andstillrequirepollination(授粉).Butcompletelyseedlessfruitsliketheeditedtomatoesdonotrequirepollinationatall.Suchpla

ntscouldimprovefoodsecuritybyreducingourrelianceonsmallerbeepopulations,saysSaulCunninghamattheAustralianNationalUniversity.Manyfruitgrowersb

uybeestopollinatetheircrops.Thereisadeficiencyforfarmers,however.Seedlessplantsusuallyhavetobegrownfromcuttings,whichinvolvesmorelaborthanpla

ntingseeds.CRISPRcouldbeusedtodevelopothertypesoffruitthatdon’trequirepollinators,aswellasintroducebeneficialmutations(突变)，s

aysOsakabe.Buttomakeitontothesupermarket,gene-editedplantsmayhavetomeetthesamestandardsasgeneticallyengineeredplan

ts,whichwouldgreatlyincreasecosts.Somearguethatsincegeneeditingisusedtointroducemutationsalreadyfoundinsomeoftheplantsweeat,its

houldnotrequiresuchstrictregulations.32.Whathasbeentheproblemwithseedlesstomatoescreatedinthepast?A.Theirtastewasnotverygood.B.Theystillhada

fewbigseeds.C.Theirgenescouldnotberecognized.D.Theytookquitealongtimetocreate.33.WhatdidKeishiOsakabe’steamdo?A.Theyeditedtomatoes’genes.B.Theychang

edthetasteoftomatoes.C.Theymadeseedlessbananasandgrapes.D.Theycreatedgeneticallyengineeredtomatoes.34.WhyisCRISPRbetterthanpreviousm

ethods?A.Itwillstillrequirepollination.B.Itwillremainunaffectedwithoutbees.C.Itwillreducepeople’srelianceonfoodsecurity.D.Itwillmakema

nygrowersbuybeesforpollination.35.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“deficiency”inParagraph7probablymean?A.dangerB.disadvantageC

.benefitD.solution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。“WhydoIhavetogotobed?”youask.“Sleepisboring,andI'mnotevent

ired!”36Maybeyoucanthinkofatimewhenyoudidn'tgetenoughsleep.Thatfeelingisawfuland,whenyoufeelthatway,you'renotatyourbest.Soifyou

'renottootired,let'stalkaboutsleep.___37___There'sschool,takingcareofyourpets,runningaroundwithfriends,goingtosportspracticeorotheractivities,and

doingyourhomework.It'stiringjustwritingitalldown.Bytheendoftheday,yourbodyneedsabreak.Sleepallowsyourbodytorestforthenextday38_____Evenyourdo

gorcatcurlsupfornaps.Animalssleepforthesamereasonyoudo—togiveyourbodyatinyvacation.____39_____Thoughnooneisexa

ctlysurewhatworkthebraindoeswhenyou'reasleep,somescientiststhinkthatthebrainsortsthroughandstoresinformation

,replaceschemicals,andsolvesproblemswhileyousleep.Mostkidsbetween5and12getabout9.5hoursanight,butexpertsagreethatmostneed10o

r11hourseachnight.Sleepisanindividualthingandsomekidsneedmorethanothers.Onemorereasontogetenoughsleep:___40_____That’srig

ht,researchersbelievetoolittlesleepcanaffectgrowthandyourimmunesystem--whichkeepsyoufromgettingsick.A.Theaveragekidhasabusyday.B.Ify

oudon't,youmaynotgrowaswell.C.Everythingthat'saliveneedssleeptosurvive.D.Sleepenhancesmemoryandimprovesattention.E.Butsleepismoreimportantthan

youmaythink.F.Whenyourbodydoesn'thaveenoughhourstorest,youmayfeeltired.G..Notonlyissleepnecessaryforyourbody,itisi

mportantforyourbrain,too.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项选出最佳选项，并在答题

卡上将该项涂黑。Whosayspeoplearen’thonestanymore?Lastyear,myhusbandandIwenttoKayakingbeachonthenorthshoreofOahucityforoursummervaca

tioninHawaii．Weleftthe41andweredrivingwhenInoticedthetruckthatwasdrivingbehindmestop42!ImentionedittomyhusbandandI43whatthatwas

allabout,butmyhusbanddidn’tthinkitmattered．Sowewentafew44miles．Thenwestoppedata7-11storeforaCoke．Andthatwas45myhusband

noticedthathehadlefthiswalletatthebeach．Wewentbackthereandstartedtosearchanxiously,butno46．Itwaslost,orwefeared,47sincehesaidheremembered48itonast

ump(树墩)nexttowherewe49ourselves．Wedrovehomeinahurryto50allofourcreditcards51anythingwaschargedtothembyanyothe

rshoppersallaroundtheisland．Welivedonthesouthshoresoitwasabouta45-minute52．Whenwegotin,therewasa53from

amanwhosaidthathehadfoundthewalletandhelefthis54．Wecalledhimatonceandhesaidhewasdrivingbehinduswhenhesawthew

allet55offthecar．Thisman56stoppedtopickupthewallet!Wewenttopickitupthatafternoon,very57thatallthemoneyw

as58andallourcreditcardswerefound．Themanwouldn’taccept59．Ashestoodwithhisarm60hisyoungson,hereplied,“teachingmysonthisgoodlesson

isthepaymentenough．”Weweretouched．Andhappy!41．A．beachB．islandC．hotelD．city42．A．hurriedlyB．immediately

C．suddenlyD．anxiously43．A．wonderedB．consideredC．understoodD．realized44．A．hotterB．fasterC．lessD．more45．A．

becauseB．howC．whenD．whether46．A．walletB．wayC．moneyD．luck47．A．takenB．foundC．soldD．returned48．A．throwingB．set

tingC．keepingD．hiding49．A．remindedB．enjoyedC．helpedD．introduced50．A．cancelB．getC．collectD．check51．A．asB．untilC．afterD．be

fore52．A．walkB．distanceC．driveD．flight53．A．letterB．messageC．walletD．card54．A．moneyB．homeC．truckD．numb

er55．A．flyB．lieC．breakD．turn56．A．finallyB．actuallyC．firstlyD．exactly57．A．hopefulB．helpfulC．gratefulD．careful58．A．safeB．goneC．shortD．tidy59．A．tha

nksB．invitationC．paymentD．appreciation60．A．underB．forC．behindD．around第Ⅱ卷第三部分英语知识运用第二节（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。Foralongtime,bats61___________(be)oneofthemostfearfulcreaturesintheanimalkingdom.Manypopcultureassociationswiththemare62________(relate)tov

ampires(吸血鬼).Thoughtheseassociationsarecompletemisunderstandings,batsdohaveadarksideasa63__________(danger)diseasevect

or(介体).Sothereisgoodreasontobeexceptionallycautiousifyoucomeintocontactwithbats.However,thefactis64________b

atsplayasignificantroleinkeepingabalancedecosystem.Manyorganicfarmershavelearnedaboutthebenefitsof65____

_____(have)batsnearbytohelpmanagetheamountofpeststhatshowupwithoutpesticides.Onebrownbat---about66_________

sizeofahumanthumb-----canconsumeabout600mosquitoesandotherunwantedinsectswithinanhour.Theymakeforafantastic,almostessential67__

_______(add)topestmanagementonanyfarm.Evenlargegovernmentorganizationshaverealizedtheeconomicbenefitsofbats.TheUnitedStates

GeologicalSurveyestimatesthatbats’contributions68_________pestmanagementsavethecountry69________(rough)3

.7billiondollarsperyear.Withoutthem,wewouldlikelyexperienceadramaticdropinfoodproduction,whichwouldeventu

allymake70_______(it)wayintoourweeklygrocerybills.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)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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（^），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。IwasrealsadwhenIfoundmybicyclewentwrongagain.Tiredofrepairitagainandagain,Idecidedtobuyanewone.

Afterschool,IwenttoashoplocatinginthecenterofthecitywithafriendcalledJack.Theblackbicycleattractedmye

yesassoonaswewentintothestore.ItlookedsocoolthatIcouldhardlywaittorideit.Theshopkeeperstoldusthatitwasthelatestbicycle.Hewantedtochargemefo

r800yuan,thatwastoohighforme.Ijustcouldn’taffordsuchanexpensiveone.ThenIchooseanotherone,whichcosthimonly200yuan.Itwasnotperfect,soitwasmuchbetterth

antheoldone.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Leslie给你发邮件询问你在新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）疫情期间是怎么度过的。请你根据下列要点写一封邮件回复她。1如何度过；2.你的感受。注意：词数100左右；可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯参考答案1.听力

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catedThe---Ashopkeepers---shopkeeperfor去掉that---whichchoose---chosehim---meso---but作文DearLeslie，I’mgladtoreceiveyouremail.Youasked

metosharewithyouwhatIwasdoinginthepandemicsituation.Herearemyexperiences.AftertheoutbreakofCOVID-19,Ispe

ntmyentirewintervacationstayingathome.Ontheonehand,Ipaidcloseattentiontothepandemicsituationthroughw

atchingCCTVnewsorsurfingtheInternet.Ontheotherhand,Iinsistedonstudying.NotonlydidIreadclassics,butalsoIhadonlinecoursesgivenbymyteachers.Besides,

Itookexerciseeverydaytokeephealthy.Facedwiththedisaster,manypeopleincludingdoctors,nursesandscientistshaveactedbravelyands

parednoefforttofightagainstit.Theyarerealheroes.Thankyouforyourconcern.I’mlookingforwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiHua听力材料Text1M:Areyoufreetoday,

Shirley?W:Oh,yes.Noschoolandnohomework.I’mgoingtoswimthisafternoon.Text2W:Peter,whenisyourfather’sbirthday?M:W

ell,itisSeptember10thtoday.Myfather’sbirthdayisintendays’time.Text3W:IfIgotoWashingtonD.C.,willyoumeetmethere?M:IhavetogotoNewYo

rkfirst,andthenChicago.ButifIhavetime,I’llmeetyouthereonFriday.Text4W:I’mgoingtothebookstorelater.IneedtobuyacopyofInvisible

ManforEnglishclass.M:Youshouldborrowmycopyinstead.I’vealreadyunderlinedthemostimportantparts.Text5W:Wouldyousparesometimetoseemetomorrow,Jerry?M

:Letmecheck.InthemorningI’llhaveanappointmentat9o’clock,andthenhaveameetingat10o’clock.Well,I’mavailablethewholeafternoon.Text6W:Hi,

Mr.Brown,mynameisJoannaLinden.IwastoldthatI’dbeworkingonyourteam.M:Hello,it’snicetomeetyou.Youcancal

lmeMark.Ihearyou’veworkedonafewmagazinesbefore.W:Yes,IworkedasadesignerforSportsWeeklyandSwimWorld.I’mveryexcitedtobejoi

ningyouonNationalFootball.IusedtoplayfootballwhenIwasyounger.M:Wonderful,soyouhaveexperienceasadesigner.Ithinky

ou’llbegreatforthemagazine.Letmeshowyoutoyourdesk,andthenwe’llmeettheeditorinchief.Text7W:Hi,David.Whatwouldyouliketobewhenyouleaveschool?M:Ihav

enoidea.Butmycousinisasailorinthenavy.Hesentmepostcardsfromtheportswheretheshipstops.It’sexciting.W:Areyougoingtob

easailorthen?M:Well,Idon’tthinkit’sagoodjobforme.W:Whatdoyouthinkofmyjob,teaching?M:It’squiteboring.Iwouldprefertoworkasajournalist.Text8W:Say“Ah

”andletmehavealookatyourthroat…Well,Mr.Smith…Istronglyadviseyoutotakeagoodrestandyou’dbetternottalk…M:Oh,no

.Doctor…Ican’t…myjob…W:Whatdoyoudo,Mr.Smith?M:IteachEnglish,Doctor.I’mafraidIcan’thaveanyrestrecently.Mystudentsare…theyareabouttotaketheuni

versityentranceexaminJuly.Thereisn’tenoughtimeleft.Alltheotherteachersallworkveryhardtohelpstudentspreparefortheexam.W:Iknowexactlyhowyoufee

l!ButMr.Smith,youmuststopteachingforatleastoneweek,ortheproblemcouldgetworse.Text9M:Jessie,longtimenosee.Wherehaveyoubeenrecently?W:Iwasinato

wnnearBostonforthreemonthsandI’vejustcomeback.Iwashelpinginaresearchprogram.M:Hownice!Didyouenjoyyourstaythere?W:Yes.Iliketoworkthere.Imean,thepeopl

eIworkedwithareveryfriendlyandhelpful.AndI’mgoingbackinMarch.M:Didyougosightseeingthere?W:No.Wewerever

ybusy.WeareplanningtofinishtherestbeforeChristmas.ButItookpartinquiteafewpartieswithmyfriends,andIwillneverforgetthebigmealonT

hanksgivingDayandthefunwehadonBoxingDay.M:Whatday?I’veneverheardofit.W:ItisadayfollowingChristmasDay.M:Youcertainlylearnedalotfromthere.Text10M:Atten

tion,please!Ihaveanannouncementtomake.First,welcomeallofyoutotheUSA!MynameisBillSmith.Iwanttotellyouwhatyo

uaregoingtododuringyourstayinNewYork.Tomorrowmorning,ourheadmasterwillmakeabriefintroductiontoourschooltoyou.Intheafternoo

n,youwillvisitthelabbuildingandthelibrary.OnTuesdaymorning,youaregoingtovisitthefamousStatueofLiberty.AndIwilltellyousomeinterest

ingstoriesaboutit.Intheafternoon,youwillvisitBrooklynBridgeandCentralPark.Youcantakesomephotosoverthere.Intheevening,apartyisgoingtobeheld

.OnWednesdaymorning,youwillhaveatalkwithsomestudentsofourclass.Afterlunch,youaregoingtoWashingtonbytrainat3pm.