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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.Haveclass

es.B.Goswimming.C.Doherhomework.2.WhenisPeter’sfather’sbirthday?A.OnSeptember1st.B.OnSeptember10th.C.OnSeptember20th.3.

Wherewillthemangofirst?A.NewYork.B.Chicago.C.WashingtonD.C.4.Whatdoesthemanoffertodo?A.Lendthewomanhiscopy.B.Underlinetheimportan

tparts.C.Accompanythewomantothebookstore.5.Whatwillthemanprobablydotomorrowafternoon?A.Attendameeting.B.Meetthewoman

.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.NationalFootball.7.Whatwillthewomanmostprobab

lyworkas?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.Ajournalist.9.Howdoes

themanfindteaching?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.Smith?A.He

isunqualifiedforhisjob.B.Hecan’tsleepatnight.C.Hegotasorethroat.11.WhatdoesMr.Smithteach?A.Chinese.B.English.C.Phys

ics.12.Whydoesn’tMr.Smithwanttotakearest?A.Hehastohelphisstudents.B.Hehasrestedforaweek.C.Hewantstovi

sitauniversity.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.Howistherese

archprogramgoing?A.Itwon’tbestartedtillMarch.B.ItwasfinishedlastChristmas.C.Ithasn’tbeenfinishedyet.15.Whatdoweknowaboutt

hewoman?A.ShetraveledalotinAmerica.B.Shewon’tgobacktoAmerica.C.Sheenjoyedherselfinparties.16.WhatdaydoesB

oxingDayfallon?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.Introducetheschooltothelisteners.C.Takephotosinthelabbuilding.18.Where

willthelistenersvisitonTuesdaymorning?A.CentralPark.B.BrooklynBridge.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）AHowItFeelstoFloat---byHelenaFoxIfyouarelookingforamovingstorythatexploresthemesofmentalillness,grief(悲痛),andlo

ve,pickupacopyofHowItFeelstoFloatandfollowBizasshecomesofage.Thismovingnovelwillstaywithyoulongafteryoufinishreadingit.TwoCanK

eepaSecret----byKarenM.McManusPutonyourcrime-solvingcapandgetsweptawayinthisthrilleraboutagirl,aboy,andastringofunsolvedmurde

rs.Asthreatsandcluespileup,youwillbeburningthemidnightoiltryingtofinishthebookbeforedawn.ForestofaThousandLanterns-----byJulieC.DaoThefirstbook

intheRiseoftheEmpressseriestakesthebonesofatraditionalfairytale---apoorgirlfatedtohavepower,anevilqueendete

rminedtostopher,loveforsomeonewhodoesn’tlovebackandmagic---andgivesyouarichlyimaginedEastAsiansetting.Dune------byFrankHerbertIftheStarWarsmoviesh

avemadeyoufallinlovewiththespaceopera,eventuallyyouaregoingtoreadFrankHerbert’smostfamouscreation.Thestoryofcentur

ies-oldpoliticalplotting---aboutwarringfactions(派系)battlingovercontroloftheextremelyvaluableplanetArr

akis---isaclassicandremainsawonderfulintroductiontothelarger,morecomplexworldofsciencefictionjustbeyondtheStarWarstrilogy.20.WhatisHowItFeelstoF

loatmainlyabout?A.Themurderofateenagegirl.B.Agirl’sspaceadventures.C.Challengesofgrowingup.D.Apoorgirlwi

thspecialpowers.22.WhatkindofbookisTwoCanKeepaSecret?A.AfairytaleB.Ascience-fictionstoryCAlovestoryDAdet

ectivestory23Whichbookisaboutbattlingforcontrolofanotherplanet?A.HowItFeelstoFloatB.TwoCanKeepaSecretC.ForestofaThousandLanternsD.DuneBAlongther

iverbanksoftheAmazonandtheOrinocotherelivesabirdthatswimsbeforeitcanfly,flieslikeafatchicken,eatsgreenleav

es,hasthestomachofacowandhasclaws(爪)onitswingswhenyoung.Theybuildtheirhomesabout4.6mabovetheriver,anim

portantfeature(特征)forthesafetyoftheyoung.Itiscalledthehoatzin.Inappearance,thebirdsofbothsexeslookverymuchalikewithbrownonthebackandcrea

mandredontheunderside.Theheadissmall,withalargesetoffeathersonthetop,brightredeyes,andblueskin.Itsnearestrela

tivesarethecommonbirds,cuckoos.Itsmoststrikingfeature,though,isonlyfoundintheyoung.Babyhoatzinshaveaclawontheleadingedgeofeachwingandanotherattheen

dofeachwingtip.Usingthesefourclaws,togetherwiththebeak(喙),theycanclimbaboutinthebushes,lookingverymuchlikeprimitivebirdsmusthavedone.Whenth

eyounghoatzinshavelearnedtofly,theylosetheirclaws.DuringthedriermonthsbetweenDecemberandMarchhoatzins

flyabouttheforestingroupsof20to30birds,butinApril,whentherainyseasonbegins,theycollecttogetherinsmallerlivingunitsoft

wotosevenbirdsforproducingpurposes.24．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．PrimitivebirdsandhoatzinsoftheAmazon.B．Theappearanceand

livinghabitsofhoatzins.C．Hoatzinsindryandrainyseasons.D．Therelativesandenemiesofhoatzins.25．Younghoatz

insaredifferentfromtheirparentsinthat_______．A．theyeatalotlikeacowB．theyliveonriverbanksC．theylooklikeyoungcuckoosD．they

haveclawsonthewings26．Whatcanweinferaboutprimitivebirdsfromthetext?A．Theyhadfourwingslikehoatzins.B．Theyhadaheadwithlongf

eathersonthetop.C．Theyhadclawstohelpthemclimb.D．Theycouldflylongdistances.27．Whydohoatzinscollecttogetherinsmalle

rgroupswhentherainyseasoncomes?A．Tokeepthemselveswarm.B．Toproducetheiryoung.C．Tofindmorefood.D．Toprotectth

emselvesbetter.C"Whatkindofrubbishareyou?"Thisquestionmightnormallycauseanger,butinShanghaiithasbecomeaspecial"greeting"a

mongpeopleoverthepastweek.OnJuly1st,thecityintroducedstricttrash-sortingregulations（条例)thatarerequiredtofoll

owandexpectedtobeusedasamodelforourcountry.Residentsmustdividetheirwasteintofourseparatecategoriesandtoss（投放）itintospecifi

cpublicdustbins.Theymustdosoatspecifiedtimes,whenmonitorsarepresenttoensurecorrecttrash-tossingandtoaskthenatureofone

'srubbish.Individualswhofailtofollowtheregulationsfacethepossibilityoffinesandworse.Theycouldbepunishedwithfine

sofupto200yuan（$29）.Forthosewhorepeattogoagainstthem,thegovernmentcanaddblackmarkstotheircreditrecords

,makingitharderforthemtogetbankloansorevenbuytraintickets.Shanghaigovernmentisrespondingtoanobviousenvironmentalproblem.Itgenerates9milli

ontonsofgarbageayear,morethanLondon'sannualoutput,whichisrisingquickly.ButlikeothercitiesinChina,itlacksarecyclingsystem.Instead,

ithasreliedontrashpickerstosift（筛选）throughthewaste,pickingoutwhatevercanbereused.Thishaslimits.Aspeoplegetwealthier,few

erofthemwanttodosuchdirtywork.Thewaste,meanwhile,justkeepspilingup.Manyresidentsappeartosupporttheideaofrecyclingingener

albutareannoyedbythedetails.Rubbishmustbedividedaccordingtowhetheritisfood,recyclable,dryorharmful,thedistinctionsamongwhic

hcanbeconfusing,thoughthereareappstohelpworkitout.Somehavecomplainedabouttherulesconcerningfoodwaste.Theymustputitstraightinther

equiredpublicbins,forcingthemtotearopenplasticbagsandtossitbyhand.Whattheycomplainmostistheshortperiodsfordroppingtrash,typicallyacoupleofhours,m

orningandevening.Alongwiththemonitorsatthebins,thismeansthatpeoplegoataroundthesametimeandcankeepaneyeonwhatisbeingthrownou

t；noonewantstolookbad.28.Whatdoweknowaboutthetrash-sortingregulationsinShanghai?A.Theyarethefirstoftheirkind.B.Theyaretiedtoone'sbankaccou

nt.C.Theyhavethehighestfines.D.They'reaidedbymonitors.29.WhyhasShanghaiintroducedthetrash-sortingregul

ations?A.Therearefewerandfewertrashpickers.B.Itaimstobuildanewrecyclingsystem.C.Itfacesmoreandmoreseriousgarbageproblems.D.Peoplethrowtherubbishhe

reandthere.30.Whatmakestheresidentsupsetmostabouttheregulations?A.Limitedtimefortossingthetrash.B.Confusingdistinctionamongthecategoriesoftrash.C.

Beingfinedduetoimproperbehavior.D.Beingwatchedbymonitorswhenthrowingthegarbage.31.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AGoodWa

yofTrash-sortingB.ANewEraofGarbageClassificationC.AGreatTimeinDealingwithLitterD.AnEffectiveSolutiontoRubbishProb

lemDDon’tliketheseedsinyourtomatoes?Youmightbepleasedtoknowthatseedlessoneshavebeencreatedbygeneediting.Thiscouldcreateawidera

ngeofseedlessfruits,butfewmayeverbeseeninthesupermarketifregulatorsdecidetotreatgene–editedcropsinthesamew

ayasgeneticallyengineered(转基因的)ones.Severalseedlessfruits,frombananastograpes,arealreadyavailable,buthavemostlyappea

redbyluckratherthandesign.Andalthoughthereareafewseedlessvarietiesoftomatoes,they’vetakenresearchersmanyyearstocreate.Nowitcanbedoneveryquickly,asKe

ishiOsakabeatTokushimaUniversityinJapanhasshown.HisteamusedtheCRISPRgene-editingtechnologytomakefruitsdevelopeventhoughnoseedshadbe

guntoform.”Wehaven’ttastedthemyet,butintheorytheyshouldtastethesame,”saysOsakabe.Therehavebeenafeweffortstocr

eateseedlesstomatoesusingearliergeneticengineeringtechniques.ThesemethodstakelongertimecomparedwithCRISPR.Some“seedless”fruit

sjusthaveverysmallseeds,andstillrequirepollination(授粉).Butcompletelyseedlessfruitsliketheeditedtomatoesdonotrequirepollinationatall.Suchplantscouldi

mprovefoodsecuritybyreducingourrelianceonsmallerbeepopulations,saysSaulCunninghamattheAustralianNationalUniversity.Manyfruitgrowersbuybee

stopollinatetheircrops.Thereisadeficiencyforfarmers,however.Seedlessplantsusuallyhavetobegrownfromcuttings,whichinvolvesmorelaborthanp

lantingseeds.CRISPRcouldbeusedtodevelopothertypesoffruitthatdon’trequirepollinators,aswellasintroducebeneficialmu

tations(突变)，saysOsakabe.Buttomakeitontothesupermarket,gene-editedplantsmayhavetomeetthesamestandardsa

sgeneticallyengineeredplants,whichwouldgreatlyincreasecosts.Somearguethatsincegeneeditingisusedtointroducemutationsalreadyfoundinsomeoftheplantsweeat

,itshouldnotrequiresuchstrictregulations.32.Whathasbeentheproblemwithseedlesstomatoescreatedinthepast?A.Theirtastewasnotverygood.B.Theystillhad

afewbigseeds.C.Theirgenescouldnotberecognized.D.Theytookquitealongtimetocreate.33.WhatdidKeishiOsakabe’steamdo?

A.Theyeditedtomatoes’genes.B.Theychangedthetasteoftomatoes.C.Theymadeseedlessbananasandgrapes.D.Theycreatedgeneticallyengineeredtomatoes.34

.WhyisCRISPRbetterthanpreviousmethods?A.Itwillstillrequirepollination.B.Itwillremainunaffectedwithoutbe

es.C.Itwillreducepeople’srelianceonfoodsecurity.D.Itwillmakemanygrowersbuybeesforpollination.35.Whatdoesthe

underlinedword“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'mnoteventired!”36Maybeyoucanthinkofatimewhenyoudidn'tgetenoug

hsleep.Thatfeelingisawfuland,whenyoufeelthatway,you'renotatyourbest.Soifyou'renottootired,let'stalkaboutsleep.___37_

__There'sschool,takingcareofyourpets,runningaroundwithfriends,goingtosportspracticeorotheractivities,anddoingyourhomework.It'sti

ringjustwritingitalldown.Bytheendoftheday,yourbodyneedsabreak.Sleepallowsyourbodytorestforthenextday38_____Evenyourdogorcatcurlsupfornaps.Ani

malssleepforthesamereasonyoudo—togiveyourbodyatinyvacation.____39_____Thoughnooneisexactlysurewhatworkthebraind

oeswhenyou'reasleep,somescientiststhinkthatthebrainsortsthroughandstoresinformation,replaceschemicals,andsolvesproblemswhileyousleep.Mostkidsb

etween5and12getabout9.5hoursanight,butexpertsagreethatmostneed10or11hourseachnight.Sleepisanindividualthingandsomekidsneedmoreth

anothers.Onemorereasontogetenoughsleep:___40_____That’sright,researchersbelievetoolittlesleepcanaffectgrowthandyourimmunesystem--whichkeepsyoufro

mgettingsick.A.Theaveragekidhasabusyday.B.Ifyoudon't,youmaynotgrowaswell.C.Everythingthat'saliveneedssleeptosurvive.D.Sleepenhance

smemoryandimprovesattention.E.Butsleepismoreimportantthanyoumaythink.F.Whenyourbodydoesn'thaveenoughhourstorest,youmayfeeltired.G..No

tonlyissleepnecessaryforyourbody,itisimportantforyourbrain,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,myhusbandandIwenttoKayakingbeachonthenorthshoreofOahucityforoursum

mervacationinHawaii．Weleftthe41andweredrivingwhenInoticedthetruckthatwasdrivingbehindmestop42!Imentionedittomyhusba

ndandI43whatthatwasallabout,butmyhusbanddidn’tthinkitmattered．Sowewentafew44miles．Thenwestoppedata7-11storef

oraCoke．Andthatwas45myhusbandnoticedthathehadlefthiswalletatthebeach．Wewentbackthereandstartedtosearchanx

iously,butno46．Itwaslost,orwefeared,47sincehesaidheremembered48itonastump(树墩)nexttowherewe49ourselve

s．Wedrovehomeinahurryto50allofourcreditcards51anythingwaschargedtothembyanyothershoppersallaroundtheisland．Welivedonthesouthshores

oitwasabouta45-minute52．Whenwegotin,therewasa53fromamanwhosaidthathehadfoundthewalletandhelefthis54．Wecalledhimatonceandhesaidhewasdrivingbeh

induswhenhesawthewallet55offthecar．Thisman56stoppedtopickupthewallet!Wewenttopickitupthatafternoon,very57thatallthemoneywas58anda

llourcreditcardswerefound．Themanwouldn’taccept59．Ashestoodwithhisarm60hisyoungson,hereplied,“teachingmysonthisgoodlessonisthepaymentenough．”Weweret

ouched．Andhappy!41．A．beachB．islandC．hotelD．city42．A．hurriedlyB．immediatelyC．suddenlyD．anxiously43．A．wonderedB．consideredC．under

stoodD．realized44．A．hotterB．fasterC．lessD．more45．A．becauseB．howC．whenD．whether46．A．walletB．wayC．moneyD．

luck47．A．takenB．foundC．soldD．returned48．A．throwingB．settingC．keepingD．hiding49．A．remindedB．enjoyedC．

helpedD．introduced50．A．cancelB．getC．collectD．check51．A．asB．untilC．afterD．before52．A．walkB．distanceC．driveD．flight53．A．letterB．messageC．walletD．card54

．A．moneyB．homeC．truckD．number55．A．flyB．lieC．breakD．turn56．A．finallyB．actuallyC．firstlyD．exactly57．A．hopefulB．helpfulC．gratefulD．careful58．A．sa

feB．goneC．shortD．tidy59．A．thanksB．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.Manyp

opcultureassociationswiththemare62________(relate)tovampires(吸血鬼).Thoughtheseassociationsarecompletemisundersta

ndings,batsdohaveadarksideasa63__________(danger)diseasevector(介体).Sothereisgoodreasontobeexceptionally

cautiousifyoucomeintocontactwithbats.However,thefactis64________batsplayasignificantroleinkeepingabalancedecosystem.Manyorganic

farmershavelearnedaboutthebenefitsof65_________(have)batsnearbytohelpmanagetheamountofpeststhatshowupwithoutpesticides.Onebrownbat---about66__

_______sizeofahumanthumb-----canconsumeabout600mosquitoesandotherunwantedinsectswithinanhour.Theymakeforafantastic,almostessential67_________(add

)topestmanagementonanyfarm.Evenlargegovernmentorganizationshaverealizedtheeconomicbenefitsofbats.TheUnitedStatesGeologica

lSurveyestimatesthatbats’contributions68_________pestmanagementsavethecountry69________(rough)3.7billiondollarsperyear.Without

them,wewouldlikelyexperienceadramaticdropinfoodproduction,whichwouldeventuallymake70_______(it)wayinto

ourweeklygrocerybills.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。Iwasre

alsadwhenIfoundmybicyclewentwrongagain.Tiredofrepairitagainandagain,Idecidedtobuyanewone.Afterschool,Iw

enttoashoplocatinginthecenterofthecitywithafriendcalledJack.Theblackbicycleattractedmyeyesassoonaswewentint

othestore.ItlookedsocoolthatIcouldhardlywaittorideit.Theshopkeeperstoldusthatitwasthelatestbicycle.Hewantedtochargemefor800yuan,thatwastoohighforme.

Ijustcouldn’taffordsuchanexpensiveone.ThenIchooseanotherone,whichcosthimonly200yuan.Itwasnotperfect,soitwasmuchbetterthantheoldone.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1-5BCAAB6-10CAABC11-15BABCC16-20CBCBC21-23CDD24-27BDCB28-31DCAB32-35DABB七选五EACGB完形填空ACADC

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文DearLeslie，I’mgladtoreceiveyouremail.YouaskedmetosharewithyouwhatIwasdoinginthepandemicsituation.Here

aremyexperiences.AftertheoutbreakofCOVID-19,Ispentmyentirewintervacationstayingathome.Ontheonehand,Ipaidcloseattentiontothepandemicsituationthroug

hwatchingCCTVnewsorsurfingtheInternet.Ontheotherhand,Iinsistedonstudying.NotonlydidIreadclassics,butalsoIhadonlinecoursesgivenbymyteachers.Besides,

Itookexerciseeverydaytokeephealthy.Facedwiththedisaster,manypeopleincludingdoctors,nursesandscientistshave

actedbravelyandsparednoefforttofightagainstit.Theyarerealheroes.Thankyouforyourconcern.I’mlookingforwardtoyourreply.Yours,

LiHua听力材料Text1M:Areyoufreetoday,Shirley?W:Oh,yes.Noschoolandnohomework.I’mgoingtoswimthisafternoon.Text2W:Pet

er,whenisyourfather’sbirthday?M:Well,itisSeptember10thtoday.Myfather’sbirthdayisintendays’time.Text3W:IfIgotoWashingtonD.C.,willyoumeetmethe

re?M:IhavetogotoNewYorkfirst,andthenChicago.ButifIhavetime,I’llmeetyouthereonFriday.Text4W:I’mgoingtoth

ebookstorelater.IneedtobuyacopyofInvisibleManforEnglishclass.M:Youshouldborrowmycopyinstead.I’vealreadyunder

linedthemostimportantparts.Text5W:Wouldyousparesometimetoseemetomorrow,Jerry?M:Letmecheck.InthemorningI’llhaveanappointmentat9o’clo

ck,andthenhaveameetingat10o’clock.Well,I’mavailablethewholeafternoon.Text6W:Hi,Mr.Brown,mynameisJoannaLin

den.IwastoldthatI’dbeworkingonyourteam.M:Hello,it’snicetomeetyou.YoucancallmeMark.Ihearyou’veworkedonafewmagazinesbefore.W:Yes

,IworkedasadesignerforSportsWeeklyandSwimWorld.I’mveryexcitedtobejoiningyouonNationalFootball.IusedtoplayfootballwhenIwasyounger.M

:Wonderful,soyouhaveexperienceasadesigner.Ithinkyou’llbegreatforthemagazine.Letmeshowyoutoyourdesk,andthenwe’llmeettheeditorinchief.Text7W:Hi,David.W

hatwouldyouliketobewhenyouleaveschool?M:Ihavenoidea.Butmycousinisasailorinthenavy.Hesentmepostcardsfromtheports

wheretheshipstops.It’sexciting.W:Areyougoingtobeasailorthen?M:Well,Idon’tthinkit’sagoodjobforme.W:Whatdoyouthinkofmyjob,teaching?M:It’squitebo

ring.Iwouldprefertoworkasajournalist.Text8W:Say“Ah”andletmehavealookatyourthroat…Well,Mr.Smith…Istronglyadviseyoutotakeagoodresta

ndyou’dbetternottalk…M:Oh,no.Doctor…Ican’t…myjob…W:Whatdoyoudo,Mr.Smith?M:IteachEnglish,Doctor.I’mafr

aidIcan’thaveanyrestrecently.Mystudentsare…theyareabouttotaketheuniversityentranceexaminJuly.Thereisn’tenoughtimeleft.Alltheotherteache

rsallworkveryhardtohelpstudentspreparefortheexam.W:Iknowexactlyhowyoufeel!ButMr.Smith,youmuststopteachingforatl

eastoneweek,ortheproblemcouldgetworse.Text9M:Jessie,longtimenosee.Wherehaveyoubeenrecently?W:Iwasinat

ownnearBostonforthreemonthsandI’vejustcomeback.Iwashelpinginaresearchprogram.M:Hownice!Didyouenjoyyourstaythere?W:Yes.Iliketoworkth

ere.Imean,thepeopleIworkedwithareveryfriendlyandhelpful.AndI’mgoingbackinMarch.M:Didyougosightseeingthere?W:No.Wewereverybusy.Weareplanni

ngtofinishtherestbeforeChristmas.ButItookpartinquiteafewpartieswithmyfriends,andIwillneverforgetthebigmealonThanksgi

vingDayandthefunwehadonBoxingDay.M:Whatday?I’veneverheardofit.W:ItisadayfollowingChristmasDay.M:Youcertainlylearned

alotfromthere.Text10M:Attention,please!Ihaveanannouncementtomake.First,welcomeallofyoutotheUSA!MynameisBillSmith.Iwanttotellyouwhatyouaregoingtodod

uringyourstayinNewYork.Tomorrowmorning,ourheadmasterwillmakeabriefintroductiontoourschooltoyou.Intheafternoon,youwillvisitthelabbuildingandtheli

brary.OnTuesdaymorning,youaregoingtovisitthefamousStatueofLiberty.AndIwilltellyousomeinterestingstoriesaboutit.In

theafternoon,youwillvisitBrooklynBridgeandCentralPark.Youcantakesomephotosoverthere.Intheevening,apartyisgoing

tobeheld.OnWednesdaymorning,youwillhaveatalkwithsomestudentsofourclass.Afterlunch,youaregoingtoWashingtonbytrainat3pm.