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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.Goswimming.C.Doherhom

ework.2.WhenisPeter’sfather’sbirthday?A.OnSeptember1st.B.OnSeptember10th.C.OnSeptember20th.3.Wherewillthemangofirst?A.NewYork.B.Chic

ago.C.WashingtonD.C.4.Whatdoesthemanoffertodo?A.Lendthewomanhiscopy.B.Underlinetheimportantparts.C.Accompanyt

hewomantothebookstore.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.National

Football.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.Asail

or.B.Ateacher.C.Ajournalist.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.Smith?A.Heisunqualifiedforhisjob.B.Hecan’tsleepatnight.C.Hegotasorethroat.11.WhatdoesMr.Smithteach?A.Chinese.B.English.C.Physi

cs.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.Howistheresearchpr

ogramgoing?A.Itwon’tbestartedtillMarch.B.ItwasfinishedlastChristmas.C.Ithasn’tbeenfinishedyet.15.Whatd

oweknowaboutthewoman?A.ShetraveledalotinAmerica.B.Shewon’tgobacktoAmerica.C.Sheenjoyedherselfinparties.16.WhatdaydoesBo

xingDayfallon?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.Meetthelistenersin

thelibrary.B.Introducetheschooltothelisteners.C.Takephotosinthelabbuilding.18.Wherewillthelistenersvisi

tonTuesdaymorning?A.CentralPark.B.BrooklynBridge.C.TheStatueofLiberty.19.WhatwillbeheldonTuesdaynight?A.Atalkshow.B.Aparty.C.Alectu

re.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）AH

owItFeelstoFloat---byHelenaFoxIfyouarelookingforamovingstorythatexploresthemesofmentalillness,grief(悲痛),andlove

,pickupacopyofHowItFeelstoFloatandfollowBizasshecomesofage.Thismovingnovelwillstaywithyoulongafteryoufinishreadingit.TwoCanKeepaSecret----

byKarenM.McManusPutonyourcrime-solvingcapandgetsweptawayinthisthrilleraboutagirl,aboy,andastringofunsolvedmurders.Asthreatsandc

luespileup,youwillbeburningthemidnightoiltryingtofinishthebookbeforedawn.ForestofaThousandLanterns-----byJulieC.DaoThefirstbookintheRis

eoftheEmpressseriestakesthebonesofatraditionalfairytale---apoorgirlfatedtohavepower,anevilqueendeterminedtostopher,loveforsomeonewho

doesn’tlovebackandmagic---andgivesyouarichlyimaginedEastAsiansetting.Dune------byFrankHerbertIftheStarWarsmovieshavem

adeyoufallinlovewiththespaceopera,eventuallyyouaregoingtoreadFrankHerbert’smostfamouscreation.Thestoryofcenturie

s-oldpoliticalplotting---aboutwarringfactions(派系)battlingovercontroloftheextremelyvaluableplanetArrakis---isaclassicandremainsawonder

fulintroductiontothelarger,morecomplexworldofsciencefictionjustbeyondtheStarWarstrilogy.20.WhatisHowItFe

elstoFloatmainlyabout?A.Themurderofateenagegirl.B.Agirl’sspaceadventures.C.Challengesofgrowingup.D.Apoorgirlwithspecialpowers.22.Whatkindofbo

okisTwoCanKeepaSecret?A.AfairytaleB.Ascience-fictionstoryCAlovestoryDAdetectivestory23Whichbookisaboutbattlingforcontrolofanotherplanet?A.HowIt

FeelstoFloatB.TwoCanKeepaSecretC.ForestofaThousandLanternsD.DuneBAlongtheriverbanksoftheAmazonandtheOrinocotherelivesabir

dthatswimsbeforeitcanfly,flieslikeafatchicken,eatsgreenleaves,hasthestomachofacowandhasclaws(爪)onitswingswhenyoung.Theybuildtheirhomesabout4.6mab

ovetheriver,animportantfeature(特征)forthesafetyoftheyoung.Itiscalledthehoatzin.Inappearance,thebirdsofbothsexeslookverymuchalikewithbrowno

nthebackandcreamandredontheunderside.Theheadissmall,withalargesetoffeathersonthetop,brightredeyes,andblueskin.Itsnearestrelativesaretheco

mmonbirds,cuckoos.Itsmoststrikingfeature,though,isonlyfoundintheyoung.Babyhoatzinshaveaclawontheleadingedgeofeachwingandanotherattheendofeachwin

gtip.Usingthesefourclaws,togetherwiththebeak(喙),theycanclimbaboutinthebushes,lookingverymuchlikeprimitivebirdsmusthavedone.Whentheyounghoatz

inshavelearnedtofly,theylosetheirclaws.DuringthedriermonthsbetweenDecemberandMarchhoatzinsflyabouttheforestingroupsof20to30birds,butinApril,whent

herainyseasonbegins,theycollecttogetherinsmallerlivingunitsoftwotosevenbirdsforproducingpurposes.24．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Pri

mitivebirdsandhoatzinsoftheAmazon.B．Theappearanceandlivinghabitsofhoatzins.C．Hoatzinsindryandrainyseasons.D．Therelativesandenemiesofho

atzins.25．Younghoatzinsaredifferentfromtheirparentsinthat_______．A．theyeatalotlikeacowB．theyliveonriverbanksC．theylooklikeyoungcuckoosD．theyhaveclaw

sonthewings26．Whatcanweinferaboutprimitivebirdsfromthetext?A．Theyhadfourwingslikehoatzins.B．Theyhadaheadwithlongfeathersonthetop.

C．Theyhadclawstohelpthemclimb.D．Theycouldflylongdistances.27．Whydohoatzinscollecttogetherinsmallergroupswhentherainyseasoncomes?A．Tokeepthemse

lveswarm.B．Toproducetheiryoung.C．Tofindmorefood.D．Toprotectthemselvesbetter.C"Whatkindofrubbishareyou?"Thisquestionmightnormallycauseanger,butinSh

anghaiithasbecomeaspecial"greeting"amongpeopleoverthepastweek.OnJuly1st,thecityintroducedstricttrash-sortingregula

tions（条例)thatarerequiredtofollowandexpectedtobeusedasamodelforourcountry.Residentsmustdividetheirwasteintofourseparatecategoriesan

dtoss（投放）itintospecificpublicdustbins.Theymustdosoatspecifiedtimes,whenmonitorsarepresenttoensurecorrecttr

ash-tossingandtoaskthenatureofone'srubbish.Individualswhofailtofollowtheregulationsfacethepossibilityoffinesandworse.Theycouldbepuni

shedwithfinesofupto200yuan（$29）.Forthosewhorepeattogoagainstthem,thegovernmentcanaddblackmarkstotheircreditrecords,makingithard

erforthemtogetbankloansorevenbuytraintickets.Shanghaigovernmentisrespondingtoanobviousenvironmentalproble

m.Itgenerates9milliontonsofgarbageayear,morethanLondon'sannualoutput,whichisrisingquickly.Butlikeothe

rcitiesinChina,itlacksarecyclingsystem.Instead,ithasreliedontrashpickerstosift（筛选）throughthewaste,pick

ingoutwhatevercanbereused.Thishaslimits.Aspeoplegetwealthier,fewerofthemwanttodosuchdirtywork.Thewaste,meanwhile,justkeepspilingup.Manyreside

ntsappeartosupporttheideaofrecyclingingeneralbutareannoyedbythedetails.Rubbishmustbedividedaccordingtowhetheritisfood,recyclable,dryorharmfu

l,thedistinctionsamongwhichcanbeconfusing,thoughthereareappstohelpworkitout.Somehavecomplainedabouttherulesconcerningfoodwaste.

Theymustputitstraightintherequiredpublicbins,forcingthemtotearopenplasticbagsandtossitbyhand.Whattheycomplainmostistheshortperiodsfordr

oppingtrash,typicallyacoupleofhours,morningandevening.Alongwiththemonitorsatthebins,thismeansthatpeoplegoataroundthesametimeandcank

eepaneyeonwhatisbeingthrownout；noonewantstolookbad.28.Whatdoweknowaboutthetrash-sortingregulationsinShanghai?A.Theyarethefirstoftheirkind.B

.Theyaretiedtoone'sbankaccount.C.Theyhavethehighestfines.D.They'reaidedbymonitors.29.WhyhasShanghaiintroducedthetrash-sortingregulations?A.The

rearefewerandfewertrashpickers.B.Itaimstobuildanewrecyclingsystem.C.Itfacesmoreandmoreseriousgarbageproblems.D.Peoplethrowtherub

bishhereandthere.30.Whatmakestheresidentsupsetmostabouttheregulations?A.Limitedtimefortossingthetrash.B.Confusingd

istinctionamongthecategoriesoftrash.C.Beingfinedduetoimproperbehavior.D.Beingwatchedbymonitorswhenthrowingthegarbage.31.Whatca

nbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AGoodWayofTrash-sortingB.ANewEraofGarbageClassificationC.AGreatTimeinDealingwithLitterD.AnEffectiveSolutiontoRubb

ishProblemDDon’tliketheseedsinyourtomatoes?Youmightbepleasedtoknowthatseedlessoneshavebeencreatedbygeneediting

.Thiscouldcreateawiderangeofseedlessfruits,butfewmayeverbeseeninthesupermarketifregulatorsdecidetotrea

tgene–editedcropsinthesamewayasgeneticallyengineered(转基因的)ones.Severalseedlessfruits,frombananastograpes,arealready

available,buthavemostlyappearedbyluckratherthandesign.Andalthoughthereareafewseedlessvarietiesoftomatoes,they’vetakenresearchersmanyyearstocreate

.Nowitcanbedoneveryquickly,asKeishiOsakabeatTokushimaUniversityinJapanhasshown.HisteamusedtheCRISPRgene-editingtechnologytomakefruitsdevelope

venthoughnoseedshadbeguntoform.”Wehaven’ttastedthemyet,butintheorytheyshouldtastethesame,”saysOsakabe.Therehavebe

enafeweffortstocreateseedlesstomatoesusingearliergeneticengineeringtechniques.ThesemethodstakelongertimecomparedwithCRISPR.

Some“seedless”fruitsjusthaveverysmallseeds,andstillrequirepollination(授粉).Butcompletelyseedlessfruitsliketheeditedtomatoesdonotreq

uirepollinationatall.Suchplantscouldimprovefoodsecuritybyreducingourrelianceonsmallerbeepopulations,saysSaulCunninghamatt

heAustralianNationalUniversity.Manyfruitgrowersbuybeestopollinatetheircrops.Thereisadeficiencyforfarmers,however.Seedlessplantsusuallyhaveto

begrownfromcuttings,whichinvolvesmorelaborthanplantingseeds.CRISPRcouldbeusedtodevelopothertypesoffruitthatdon’trequirepollinators,aswellasintroduce

beneficialmutations(突变)，saysOsakabe.Buttomakeitontothesupermarket,gene-editedplantsmayhavetomeetthesamestandardsasgeneticallyengineeredplant

s,whichwouldgreatlyincreasecosts.Somearguethatsincegeneeditingisusedtointroducemutationsalreadyfoundinsomeoftheplantsweeat,i

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

fewbigseeds.C.Theirgenescouldnotberecognized.D.Theytookquitealongtimetocreate.33.WhatdidKeishiOsakabe’steamdo?A.The

yeditedtomatoes’genes.B.Theychangedthetasteoftomatoes.C.Theymadeseedlessbananasandgrapes.D.Theycreatedgeneticallyengineeredtomatoes.3

4.WhyisCRISPRbetterthanpreviousmethods?A.Itwillstillrequirepollination.B.Itwillremainunaffectedwithoutbees.C.Itwill

reducepeople’srelianceonfoodsecurity.D.Itwillmakemanygrowersbuybeesforpollination.35.Whatdoestheunde

rlinedword“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'

tgetenoughsleep.Thatfeelingisawfuland,whenyoufeelthatway,you'renotatyourbest.Soifyou'renottootired,let'stalkabout

sleep.___37___There'sschool,takingcareofyourpets,runningaroundwithfriends,goingtosportspracticeorotheractivities,anddoingyour

homework.It'stiringjustwritingitalldown.Bytheendoftheday,yourbodyneedsabreak.Sleepallowsyourbodytorestforthenextday38_____

Evenyourdogorcatcurlsupfornaps.Animalssleepforthesamereasonyoudo—togiveyourbodyatinyvacation.____39_____Thoughnoon

eisexactlysurewhatworkthebraindoeswhenyou'reasleep,somescientiststhinkthatthebrainsortsthroughandstoresinformation,replaceschemicals,andsolvesp

roblemswhileyousleep.Mostkidsbetween5and12getabout9.5hoursanight,butexpertsagreethatmostneed10or11hourseachnight.Sleepisanindividualthing

andsomekidsneedmorethanothers.Onemorereasontogetenoughsleep:___40_____That’sright,researchersbelievetoolitt

lesleepcanaffectgrowthandyourimmunesystem--whichkeepsyoufromgettingsick.A.Theaveragekidhasabusyday.B.Ifyoudon't,youm

aynotgrowaswell.C.Everythingthat'saliveneedssleeptosurvive.D.Sleepenhancesmemoryandimprovesattention.E.Bu

tsleepismoreimportantthanyoumaythink.F.Whenyourbodydoesn'thaveenoughhourstorest,youmayfeeltired.G..Notonlyissleepnecessaryforyourbody,itisimportantf

oryourbrain,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。Whosayspeople

aren’thonestanymore?Lastyear,myhusbandandIwenttoKayakingbeachonthenorthshoreofOahucityforoursummervacationinH

awaii．Weleftthe41andweredrivingwhenInoticedthetruckthatwasdrivingbehindmestop42!ImentionedittomyhusbandandI43

whatthatwasallabout,butmyhusbanddidn’tthinkitmattered．Sowewentafew44miles．Thenwestoppedata7-11storeforaCoke．Andt

hatwas45myhusbandnoticedthathehadlefthiswalletatthebeach．Wewentbackthereandstartedtosearchanxiously,butno46．Itwaslost,orwefeared,47sinceh

esaidheremembered48itonastump(树墩)nexttowherewe49ourselves．Wedrovehomeinahurryto50allofourcreditcards51anythingwaschargedtothembyanyot

hershoppersallaroundtheisland．Welivedonthesouthshoresoitwasabouta45-minute52．Whenwegotin,therewasa53fromamanwhos

aidthathehadfoundthewalletandhelefthis54．Wecalledhimatonceandhesaidhewasdrivingbehinduswhenhesawthewallet55offthecar．Thisman56stoppedtopick

upthewallet!Wewenttopickitupthatafternoon,very57thatallthemoneywas58andallourcreditcardswerefound．Themanwouldn’taccept59．Ashestoodwithhisarm60hisy

oungson,hereplied,“teachingmysonthisgoodlessonisthepaymentenough．”Weweretouched．Andhappy!41．A．beachB．islandC．hotelD．c

ity42．A．hurriedlyB．immediatelyC．suddenlyD．anxiously43．A．wonderedB．consideredC．understoodD．realized44．A．hotterB．faster

C．lessD．more45．A．becauseB．howC．whenD．whether46．A．walletB．wayC．moneyD．luck47．A．takenB．foundC．soldD．returned48．A．throwingB．sett

ingC．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．turn5

6．A．finallyB．actuallyC．firstlyD．exactly57．A．hopefulB．helpfulC．gratefulD．careful58．A．safeB．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.Manypopc

ultureassociationswiththemare62________(relate)tovampires(吸血鬼).Thoughtheseassociationsarecompletemisunderstandings,batsdohaveadar

ksideasa63__________(danger)diseasevector(介体).Sothereisgoodreasontobeexceptionallycautiousifyoucomeintocontactwithbats.However,thefactis64__

______batsplayasignificantroleinkeepingabalancedecosystem.Manyorganicfarmershavelearnedaboutthebenefits

of65_________(have)batsnearbytohelpmanagetheamountofpeststhatshowupwithoutpesticides.Onebrownbat---about66_________sizeofahumanthumb-----can

consumeabout600mosquitoesandotherunwantedinsectswithinanhour.Theymakeforafantastic,almostessential67________

_(add)topestmanagementonanyfarm.Evenlargegovernmentorganizationshaverealizedtheeconomicbenefitsofbats.TheUnitedStatesGeo

logicalSurveyestimatesthatbats’contributions68_________pestmanagementsavethecountry69________(rough)3.7billiondollarsper

year.Withoutthem,wewouldlikelyexperienceadramaticdropinfoodproduction,whichwouldeventuallymake70_______(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.Tiredofrepair

itagainandagain,Idecidedtobuyanewone.Afterschool,IwenttoashoplocatinginthecenterofthecitywithafriendcalledJack.Theblackbicycleat

tractedmyeyesassoonaswewentintothestore.ItlookedsocoolthatIcouldhardlywaittorideit.Theshopkeeperstoldusthatitwasthelatestbicycle.Hewantedtochargemef

or800yuan,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1-5BCAAB6-10CAABC11-15BABCC16-20CBCBC21-23CDD24-27BDCB28-31DCAB

32-35DABB七选五EACGB完形填空ACADCDABBADCBDABCACD语法填空61.havebeen62.related63dangerous64that65having66the67addit

ion68to69roughly70its改错real-----reallyrepair----repairinglocating改为locatedThe---Ashopkeepers---shopkeeperfor去掉th

at---whichchoose---chosehim---meso---but作文DearLeslie，I’mgladtoreceiveyouremail.YouaskedmetosharewithyouwhatIwasdoinginthepan

demicsituation.Herearemyexperiences.AftertheoutbreakofCOVID-19,Ispentmyentirewintervacationstayingathome.Ontheonehand,Ipaidcloseattention

tothepandemicsituationthroughwatchingCCTVnewsorsurfingtheInternet.Ontheotherhand,Iinsistedonstudying.Notonly

didIreadclassics,butalsoIhadonlinecoursesgivenbymyteachers.Besides,Itookexerciseeverydaytokeephealthy.Faced

withthedisaster,manypeopleincludingdoctors,nursesandscientistshaveactedbravelyandsparednoefforttofightagainstit.Theyarerealheroes.Th

ankyouforyourconcern.I’mlookingforwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiHua听力材料Text1M:Areyoufreetoday,Shirley?W:Oh,yes.Noschoolandnohomework.I’mgoingtoswimthisaft

ernoon.Text2W:Peter,whenisyourfather’sbirthday?M:Well,itisSeptember10thtoday.Myfather’sbirthdayisintendays’time.Text3W:IfIg

otoWashingtonD.C.,willyoumeetmethere?M:IhavetogotoNewYorkfirst,andthenChicago.ButifIhavetime,I’llmeet

youthereonFriday.Text4W:I’mgoingtothebookstorelater.IneedtobuyacopyofInvisibleManforEnglishclass.M:Y

oushouldborrowmycopyinstead.I’vealreadyunderlinedthemostimportantparts.Text5W:Wouldyousparesometimetoseemetomorrow,Jerry?M:Letmecheck.In

themorningI’llhaveanappointmentat9o’clock,andthenhaveameetingat10o’clock.Well,I’mavailablethewholeafternoon.T

ext6W:Hi,Mr.Brown,mynameisJoannaLinden.IwastoldthatI’dbeworkingonyourteam.M:Hello,it’snicetomeetyou.YoucancallmeMark.Iheary

ou’veworkedonafewmagazinesbefore.W:Yes,IworkedasadesignerforSportsWeeklyandSwimWorld.I’mveryexcitedtobejoiningyouonNationalFootball.Iuse

dtoplayfootballwhenIwasyounger.M:Wonderful,soyouhaveexperienceasadesigner.Ithinkyou’llbegreatforthemagazine.Letmeshowyoutoy

ourdesk,andthenwe’llmeettheeditorinchief.Text7W:Hi,David.Whatwouldyouliketobewhenyouleaveschool?M:Ihavenoidea.Butmycousinisasailorinthenavy.He

sentmepostcardsfromtheportswheretheshipstops.It’sexciting.W:Areyougoingtobeasailorthen?M:Well,Idon’tthinkit’sagoodjobforme.W:Whatdoyouthinko

fmyjob,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:I

teachEnglish,Doctor.I’mafraidIcan’thaveanyrestrecently.Mystudentsare…theyareabouttotaketheuniversityentranceexaminJuly.Thereisn’tenoughtimeleft.All

theotherteachersallworkveryhardtohelpstudentspreparefortheexam.W:Iknowexactlyhowyoufeel!ButMr.Smith,yo

umuststopteachingforatleastoneweek,ortheproblemcouldgetworse.Text9M:Jessie,longtimenosee.Wherehaveyoubeenrecently?W:IwasinatownnearBostonforthreem

onthsandI’vejustcomeback.Iwashelpinginaresearchprogram.M:Hownice!Didyouenjoyyourstaythere?W:Yes.Iliketoworkthere.Imean,thepeopleI

workedwithareveryfriendlyandhelpful.AndI’mgoingbackinMarch.M:Didyougosightseeingthere?W:No.Wewereverybusy.WeareplanningtofinishtherestbeforeChri

stmas.ButItookpartinquiteafewpartieswithmyfriends,andIwillneverforgetthebigmealonThanksgivingDayandthefunwehad

onBoxingDay.M:Whatday?I’veneverheardofit.W:ItisadayfollowingChristmasDay.M:Youcertainlylearnedalotfromther

e.Text10M:Attention,please!Ihaveanannouncementtomake.First,welcomeallofyoutotheUSA!MynameisBillSmith.Iwanttotellyouwhatyouaregoingto

doduringyourstayinNewYork.Tomorrowmorning,ourheadmasterwillmakeabriefintroductiontoourschooltoyou.Intheafternoon,youwillvisitthelabb

uildingandthelibrary.OnTuesdaymorning,youaregoingtovisitthefamousStatueofLiberty.AndIwilltellyousomeinterestingstoriesaboutit.Intheafternoon,yo

uwillvisitBrooklynBridgeandCentralPark.Youcantakesomephotosoverthere.Intheevening,apartyisgoingtobeheld

.OnWednesdaymorning,youwillhaveatalkwithsomestudentsofourclass.Afterlunch,youaregoingtoWashingtonbytrainat3pm.