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张家口一中2020-2021学年高二年级第一学期10月月考（普通+实验）英语学科出题人：英语备课组审题人：英语备课组考试时间：2020/10本试卷分第I卷（客观题）和第II卷（主观题）两部分，全卷满分150分；考试时间为120分钟。注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必用0.5m

m黑色签字笔在答题卡相应位置填写班级、姓名、考场、考号；并用2B铅笔将考试科目、准考证号涂写在答题卡上。2．II卷内容须用0.5mm黑色签字笔写在答题卡相应空格或区域内。3．考试结束，将答题卡交回。第Ⅰ卷(客观题,95分)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秒钟的时间来回来有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatisthegir

lgoingtodo?A.Gotobed.B.WatchTV.C.Turnoffheralarm.2.Whodoesthebikebelongtonow?A.David.B.Bernie.C.David’sbrother.3.Whathappenedtotheman

?A.Hefellfromhisbike.B.Hislegisbroken.C.Hehurthisarm.4.Wherewillthemangofirst?A.Home.B.Hisoffice.C.Thebakery.5.Howdoesthemanfeelabou

tthenews?A.Annoyed.B.Excited.C.Indifferent.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、7题。6.Wheredoestheboywipehisnose?A.Onatissue.B.Onhissleev

e.C.Onhisfather’ssleeve.7.What’stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Friends.B.Motherandson.C.Teacherandstudent.听第7段材

料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatdidthedriverdoaftertheaccident?A.Hedialed911.B.Hedroveaway.C.Hetooktheboyhome.9.Accordingtothedriver,whatwasnearby?A.Ahospital.B.

Apolicestation.C.Afiredepartment.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whendoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.OnMonday.B.OnThursday.C.OnSaturday.11.Whowilljoinint

hecardgame?A.Bill.B.Mary.C.Theman’scousin.12.Whatwillthespeakersgetfromthesupermarket?A.Somefruit.B.Somesnack

s.C.Apackofcards.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatdoesthemanwantthegirltodo?A.Writeshortstories.B.Practiceherwriting.C.Getreadyfora

sportsevent.14.Whatgradeisthegirlin?A.Theninthgrade.B.Theseventhgrade.C.Thefifthgrade.15.Howmanypageswillthemangiv

ethegirl?A.50.B.100.C.200.16.Whendoesthegirlhavetogetupinthemorning?A.Attheusualtime.B.15minutesearlierthanusual.C.10

minutesearlierthanusual.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.HowmanyislandsinEuropearelargerthanIreland?A.Two.B.Three.C

.Nineteen.18.WhendidTrinityCollegeDublinopen?A.In1759.B.In1592.C.In1250.19.WhatisthemainlanguageinIreland?A.English.B.Irish.C.French.20.W

hathashelpedIrelandbecomemoremodern?A.Itsexports.B.Itsliterature.C.Itseducatedworkers.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2.5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。AItwasthe50thanniversary(周年)ofthemoonlandinglastyear.Astronomyloversarenottheonlyoneswhoareexcitedaboutit;publishersareal

soofferinganumberofbookstomarktheevent.ShootfortheMoonJamesDonovan,Little,BrownandCo.$30Thisretellingof

thespaceracebeginswiththeSovietUnion’sSputniksatellitein1957tothehistoricApollo11programtwelveyearslater.Theboo

koffersdetailsaboutthecharactersofthespacemen,engineersandotherswhomadetheU.S.spaceprogramasuccess.OneGiantLeapCharlesFishman,Simon&S

chuster,$29.99Gettingtothemoonrequiredamillionhoursofwork,thisbooksays.Accordingly,thestorycentersontheengineers,projec

tmanagersandotherswhoworkedlongandhardtogettheApolloprogramofftheground.PicturingApollo11J.L.PickeringandJohnBisney,UnivofF

lorida,$45Packedwithhundredsofphotos(somearepublishedforthefirsttime),thisbookreadslikeaphotobookoftheApollo11program.Thephotosaremome

ntsfromspacemantraining,aswellastheexcitementofliftoff,thehistoriclandingandthereturnhomeofthethreemen.Apollo’sLegacyRog

erD,LauniusSmithsonianBooks,$27.95AspacehistorianexaminestheApolloprogramindifferentways:asapoliticalmachineintheColdWarandanimpor

tantculturalmoment.ThebookexploresdifferentviewsontheU.S.moonshotprojectfromscientists,politicians,themediaandthepublicduringth

espaceraceandbeyond.21.WhatisShootfortheMoonmainlyabout?A.Historyofthespacerace.B.Theshootoftwosatellites.C.Cooperationofdifferentcoun

tries.D.Humans’understandingofthemoon.22.WhosebookshowstheApollo11programthroughpictures?A.JamesDonov

an’sB.CharlesFishman’sC.J.L.PickeringandJohnBisney’sD.RogerD.Launius’s23.WhichbooktalksaboutdifferentviewsontheApollopro

gram?A.ShootfortheMoonB.OneGiantLeapC.PicturingApollo11D.Apollo’sLegacyBSomeyearsagoIwasofferedawrit

ingassignmentthatwouldrequirethreemonthsoftravelthroughEurope.Ihadbeenabroadacoupleoftimes,butIcouldhardlyclaimto

knowmywayaroundthecontinent.Moreover,myknowledgeofforeignlanguageswaslimitedtoalittlecollegeFrench.Ihesitated.HowwouldI,una

bletospeakthelanguage,totallyunfamiliarwithlocalgeographyortransportationsystem,conductinterviewsanddo

research?Itseemedimpossible,andwithconsiderableregret,Isatdowntowritealetterrejectingthejob.Suddenlyathoughtr

anthroughmymind:youcan'tlearnifyoudon'ttry.SoIacceptedtheassignment.Thereweresomebadmoments.ButbythetimeIhadfinishedthetripIwasa

nexperiencedtraveler.Andeversince,Ihaveneverhesitatedtoheadforeventhemostremoteplaces,withoutguidesorevenadvancedbookings,

confidentthatsomehowIwillmanage.Thepointisthatthenew,alongwiththedifferent,isalmostscarybydefinition.Buteachtimeyoutrysomething,youlearn,and

asthelearningpilesup,theworldopenstoyou.I'velearnedtoskiat40,andflownuptheRhineRiverinaballoon.AndIknowI'llgoondoingsuchthing

s.It'snotbecauseI'mbraverormoredaringthanothers.I'mnot.ButI'llacceptanxietyasanothernameforchallengeandIbelieveIcanacco

mplishwonders.24.Theauthoracceptedtheassignmentbecause_________.A.hehadnevertravelledabroadbeforeB.hehard

lyknewanyforeignlanguagesC.hewasfamiliarwithanyothercountryinEuropeD.hewouldlearnsomethingnewanddifferentbytrying25.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTR

UE？A.Theauthorhadbeenabroadonlytwice.B.Theauthorthoughtthetripwashardbutworthwhile.C.Theauthoradmittedthatanythin

gdifferentwasterrible.D.Theauthormustbegoodatdoingresearchandmakinginterviews.26.Wecaninferfromthetextthattheauthoris_______.

A.awkwardB.generousC.stubbornD.brave27.What'sthebesttitleofthetext？A.AnInterestingTripAbroadB.MyFirstWritingAssignmentC.ReadytoTryandChallengeD.Howto

BeDaringandBrave.CChina’sMostMysteriousInternetCelebrity(网红)Herlifelookslikeonestraightoutofafairytale.LiZiqiimpressesmillionswit

hhervideos,whereshemakesseeminglyeverythingfromscratchwithherowntwohands,fromdying(染色)adresswithfreshgrapejuicetofashioningtraditionallipstic

k.Shehassome50millionfansinChinaandanother8millionoverseas,butsheremainsamysterytomanyofthem.Inhervideos,shedoesn’tspeak,andshe

rarelygivesinterviews.TofindLi,wehadtotraveltoruralSichuanProvinceinsouthwesternChina,whereshegrewup.Ligr

ewupwithhergrandparentshere.Shesaysshecametolivewiththemafterherstepmothermistreatedher.Buttheywerepoor,sowhensh

eturned14,Liwenttoworkinthecity.In2012,shedecidedtoreturntothecountrysidetotakecareofhergrandmother.Fouryearslater,shesta

rtedfilmingherlifethere.Thedishesshepreparesrangefromasinglecondiment(调味品)todetailedmulti-coursemeals.Butwhate

vershemakes,sheleavesnostoneunturned,goingasfarasraisingbabyducksjusttomakeasauce(调味汁)outofsaltedduckeggs.ButLiisnotunquestionable.Someviewershavebee

ndoubtfulaboutherclaimthatshestartedasaone-womanband.Twoyearsago,Lipostedabehind-the-scenesvideotodenythoseclaims.Weweren’tabletomakesureth

eseclaimsbecausewewerenotallowedtoobserveLifilming.Buttoday,threeyearsaftershefirstpickedupthecamera,LiisoneofChina’smostsucce

ssfulonlinevideomakers.28.WhyisLiZiqiremainmysterytomostfans?A.Shelivesfarfromthecity,B.Sheseldomshowsinpublic.

C.Sheistooshytospeaktoothers.D.Sheisunwillingtocommunicatewithothers.29.WhatcanwelearnfromthepassageaboutLiZiqi’searlyl

ife?A.Shewasbroughtupbyherparents.B.Shedidn’tleaveherhometownforthecityuntil2012.C.Shewenttolivewithhergrandparentswhensh

ewas14.D.Shereturnedtoherhometownbecauseofhergrandmother.30.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinPara4“sheleavesnostoneunturned”mean?A.Shemisunders

tandsthethingsshedoes.B.Shetriesherbesttomakeallherfanssatisfied.C.Shewantstofindouteverythingunderthestone.D.Shedoeseverythingshecantoachievea

goal.31.WhatisthecontroversyaboutLiZiqi?A.Shemakesthevideoinanewway.B.Shedoesnotknowhowtostartaband.C.Someview

ersdoubtwhethershestartedasaone-womanband.D.Someviewersdoubtherpurposeofmakingthevideos.DAsInternetusersbecomemoredepend

entontheInternettostoreinformation,dopeoplerememberless?Ifyouknowyourcomputerwillsaveinformation,whystoreitinyourownpersonalmemo

ry,yourbrain?ExpertsarewonderingiftheInternetischangingwhatwerememberandhow.Inarecentstudy,ProfessorBetsySparrowconductedsomeexp

eriments.SheandherresearchteamwantedtoknowtheInternetischangingmemory.Inthefirstexperiment,theygavepeople40unimportantfactstotypeinto

acomputer.Thefirstgroupofpeopleunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldsavetheinformation.Thesecondgroupunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldnots

aveit.Later,thesecondgrouprememberedtheinformationbetter.Peopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindtheinformationagai

n,sotheydidnottrytorememberit.Inanotherexperiment,theresearchersgavepeoplefactstoremember,andtoldthemwheretofindtheinformationontheInternet.The

informationwasinaspecificcomputerfolder(文件夹).Surprisingly,peoplelaterrememberthefolderlocationbetterthanthefacts

.WhenpeopleusetheInternet,theydonotremembertheinformation.Rather,theyrememberhowtofindit.Thisiscalled“transactivememo

ry(交互记忆)”AccordingtoSparrow,wearenotbecomingpeoplewithpoormemoriesasaresultoftheInternet.Instead,computerusersaredevelopingstrongertransactiveme

mories;thatis,peoplearelearninghowtoorganizehugequantitiesofinformationsothattheyareabletoaccessitatalaterdate.Thisdoesn’tmean

wearebecomingeithermoreorlessintelligent,butthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryischanging.32.Thepassagebeginswithtwoquestionsto______

__.A.introducethemaintopicB.showtheauthor’sattitudeC.describehowtousetheInternetD.explainhowtostoreinformation33.Whatcanwelearn

aboutthefirstexperiment?A.Sparrow’steamtypedtheinformationintoacomputer.B.Thetwogroupsrememberedtheinformationequallywell.C.Thefirstgroupdi

dnottrytoremembertheformation.D.Thesecondgroupdidnotunderstandtheinformation.34.Intransactivememory,people________.A.keeptheinforma

tioninmindB.changethequantityofinformationC.organizeinformationlikeacomputerD.rememberhowtofindtheinformation35.WhatistheeffectoftheIntern

etaccordingtoSparrow'sresearch?A.Weareusingmemorydifferently.B.Wearebecomingmoreintelligent.C.Wehavepoorermemoriesthanbefore.D

.Weneedabetterwaytoaccessinformation.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。Longholidaysgiveyouachancetore

laxandstepawayfromyourbusystudiesforsomefuntimewithyourlovedones.36.Hereareafewwaystomakemoneyduringtheholida

y.Gotsparetextbooks?SellthemoffAsweallknow,textbooksareexpensive.Whynotsellthebooksyounolongerneedforabitofextracashovertheholidays?37.Pickupatempo

raryretail(零售)jobIfyoulikeholidayretail,youcanmakequiteabitofmoneybypickingupafewhoursatanearbybig-boxstore.38

.BeaprivateteacheronlineTherearealwaysgoingtobepeoplewhoneedsomehelpwiththeireducation.Areyougoodatmath?Usethoseskillstohelppeoplegetthroughtheirow

nschooling.39Formanyofyoutheholidaysareatimeofrelaxation.Theycanbedifferentforyou.Theycanalsobeanopportunit

ytomakeatonofmoneyontheside.40Ifyouuseyourimagination,I’mcertainyoucancomeupwithevenmore.Ofcourse,youcandoallo

fthematonceorinanycombinationyouseefit.A.DosomethinghelpfulforothersB.Afterall,shopscanofferalotofgoodsC.Startconsideringadifferenth

olidaylifeD.GiveyourselfachancetomakesomemoneyE.AlmosteveryoneisgoingtolookforextraemployeesF.Besides,youcanal

somakemoneybysellingyouroldbelongingsG.WhatI’vepresentedisonlyafewwaystomakemoneyduringtheholiday第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节(共15小题；每小

题1分，满分15分)阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。WhenIwas13myonlypurposewastobecomethestaronourfootballteam.Thatmeant41Mil

lerKing,whowasthebest42atourschool.FootballseasonstartedinSeptemberandallsummerlongIworkedout.Icarriedmyfootballeverywherefor43.Justbefor

eSeptember,Millerwasstruckbyacarandlosthisrightarm.Iwenttoseehimafterhecamebackfrom44.Helookedverypale,buthedidn'tcry.

Thatseason,I45allofMiller'srecordswhilehe46thehomegamesfromthebench.Wewent10-1andIwasnamedmostvaluableplayer,47I

oftenhadcrazydreamsinwhichIwastoblameforMiller's48．Oneafternoon，IwascrossingthefieldtogohomeandsawMillerstuckgoi

ngoverafence-whichwasn't49toclimbifyouhadbotharms.I'msureIwasthelastpersonintheworldhewantedtoacceptassistancefrom．Buteventhatchallengeheaccepted．

I50himmoveslowlyoverthefence.Whenwewerefinally51ontheotherside,hesaidtome,"Youknow,Ididn'ttellyouthisduringtheseason，butyo

udidfine.Thankyouforfillinginfor52."Hiswordsfreedmefrommybad53.Ithoughttomyself,howevenwithoutanarmhewasm

oreofaleader.Damagedbutnotdefeated,hewas54aheadofme.Iwasrighttohaveadmiredhim.Fromthatdayon,Igrew55andalittlemorereal.41.A.cheeringfor

B.beatingoutC.relyingonD.stayingwith42.A.coachB.studentC.teacherD.player43.A.practiceB.showC.comfortD.pleasure44.A.schoolB.vacat

ionC.hospitalD.training45.A.heldB.brokeC.setD.tried46.A.reportedB.judgedC.organizedD.watched47.A.andB.thenC.butD.thus48.A.decision

B.mistakeC.accidentD.sacrifice49.A.steadyB.hardC.funD.fit50.A.letB.helpedC.hadD.noticed51.A.droppedB.readyC.trappedD.safe52.A

.usB.yourselfC.meD.them53.A.memoriesB.ideasC.attitudesD.dreams54.A.stillB.alsoC.yetD.just55.A.healthierB.b

iggerC.clevererD.cooler第II卷（主观题55分）第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）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。Onourwaytothehouse,itwasraini

ng56hardthatwecouldn’thelpwonderinghowlongitwouldtake57(get)there.ItwasinthemiddleofPearlCity.Wewerefirstgreetedwiththebarkingbyapack58dogs,seventob

eexact.Theywerewelltrainedbytheirmasters59hadgreatexperiencewithcaringfortheseanimals.Ourhostssharedmanyofthei

rexperiencesand60(recommend)wonderfulplacestoeat,shop,andvisit.Forbreakfast,wewereabletoeatpapaya(木瓜)andothe

rfruitsfromtheirtreesinthebackyard.Whentheywerefreefromwork,theyinvitedustolocaleventsandletusknowofaninteresting61

(compete)towatch,togetherwiththestorybehindit.Theyalsosharedwithusmany62(tradition)storiesaboutHawaiithatwere63(huge)popularw

ithtourists.Onthelastdayofourweek-longstay,we64(invite)toattendaprivateconcertonabeautifulfarmontheNorthShoreunderthestars,65(li

sten)tomusiciansandmeetinginterestinglocals.第四部分：写作（共三节，满分40分）第一节单词拼写(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)根据下列句子所给汉语意思，写出空缺处单词的正

确形式。66.Ourmanager（安排）formetogototheairporttomeetMr.Wangyesterday.67.Hesmiledsuddenly,_________(暴露)asetofwhi

teteeth.68.For_________(方便),thetwogroupshavebeentreatedasoneinthisreport.69.He_________(捐助)alotofmone

ytothecharity(慈善机构).70.JohnSnowworkedharduntilhedrewa(结论)in1854.71.Thebravesoldiersofourarmy(打败)theenemyinthebattle.72.Shewas(吸引)bythenewadvertisem

ent.73.IhopethatwhatIsaidwill(阐明)thesituation.74.Toour(高兴、快乐),ourwomenvolleyballteamwonagain.75.Thepolice(怀疑)him

ofstealingthemoney.第二节补全句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据内容提示完成句子。76.（除----之外）English,westudyRussianandSpanish.77.Teachersshould(对----严格要求)theirstudents.78.Ourp

roject(由------组成)threepartswhicharetobecompletedseparately.79.Mr.Blackisill,soMr.Whitewill(代替)him.80.(遗憾的是)thatwecan’t

gototheSouthtospendoursummervacation.第三节：书面表达（满分20分）假如你是李华，住在张家口，你的加拿大笔友Bob来信介绍了他自己的家乡，并希望了解你的家乡张家口的情况，请你用英语写一封回信，回信必须

包括下列内容：自然情况：位于河北省西北部，空气清新，风景优美，宜居。发展成就：经济发展迅速，新建了许多工厂，学校,医院，住房。与北京一起承办2022年冬奥会。对张家口的看法：表达对家乡的热爱注意：词数，100左右。信的开头结尾已为你写好，不计入词数。参考词汇：经济economy20

22年冬奥会the2022WinterOlympicGames河北省HebeiprovinceDearBob,It’sverykindofyoutowritemeandletmeknowaboutyourci

ty._______________________________Yours,Lihua张家口一中2020-2021学年高二年级第一学期10月月考（普通+实验）英语学科答案第一部分：听力1—5AACCA6—10BBBCC11—1

5ABBAB16—20BABAC第二部分：阅读理解第一节：A:21---23ACDB:24---27DBDCC:28----31BDDCD:32---35ACDA第二节：36---40DFECG第三部分：英语知识运用第一节：完形填空41----45BDACB46---50DCCBB51---55

DCDAB第二节：语法填空56.so57.toget58.of59.who/that60.recommended61.competition62.traditional63.hugely64.wereinvited65.liste

ning第四部分：写作第一节：单词拼写66.arranged67.exposing68.convenience69.contributed70.conclusion71.defeated72.attracted73.clarify74.delight75.suspe

cted第二节：补全句子76.Apartfrom77.bestrictwith78.consistsof79.taketheplaceof80.Itisapity第三节：书面表达DearBob,It’sverykindofyo

utowritemeandletmeknowaboutyourcity.NowI’dliketotellyousomethingaboutmyhometownZhangjiakou.Thecityisloca

tedinthenorthwestpartofHebeiprovince.Withitsfreshairandbeautifulscenery,it’saperfectplacetolivein.Overthepastt

wentyyears,theeconomyhasbeendevelopingrapidly.Moreandmorefactories,schools,hospitalsandhouseshavebeenbuilt,whichbringsgreatconv

enienceforpeoplelivinghere.Moreimportantly,itwillco-hostthe2022WinterOlympicGameswithBeijing.Wearesuretopres

entasplendideventtopeopleallovertheworld.Althoughitisnotafirst-classcitylikeBeijing,ShanghaiinChina,weloveitverymuchandweareworkinghardtomakeitarich

erandbetterplace.WelcometoZhangjiakou.Yours,Lihua听力原文：Text1W:I’mgoingtobed,Dad.(1)M:MakesureyouturnofftheTVbeforeyougotobed.An

ddon’tforgettosetyouralarm.Text2W:Nicebike,Bernie!Didyourmotherbuyitforyou?M:No.It’smyfriendDavid’sbike.(2)Ithinkitus

edtobelongtohisbrother,buthegottoobigforit.Text3W:What’sthematter?Areyouhurt?M:Islippedonthestairsandfelldown.Ithinkmy

armisbroken.(3)Text4M:I’mheadinghome.Doyouneedanything?W:Yes.Onyourwayhome,couldyoustopbythebakeryandpic

kupsomebread?M:Noproblem.(4)Text5M:Ijustreadinthenewspaperthatparkingfeesaregoingup!W:Thatmakesmeangry!M:Ifeelthesameway!(5)Text6W:Don’twipeyournose

onyoursleeve.(6)Yoursleevesarenottissues.Gofindatissueinthebathroom.M:ButMommy,allmyfriendsusetheirsleeves.(7)W:Thatdoesn’tmakeitright.M:Isawdaddyw

ipehisnoseonhissleeveyesterday.I’llbetdaddydiditallthetimewhenhewasmyage.W:Yourdaddywasagoodlittleboy.M:Howdoyouknow?Wereyou

hismommy,too?Text7M:Thepolicefinallyfoundthedriver.W:Whatdriver?M:Thedriverwhoranovertwocollegestudentsat3:00a.m.W:Oh,yeah.Thegirldiedinstantly,andth

eboyisstillinthehospital.M:Thedriversaidhetriedtohelptheboy.W:Sowhat?Hestilldroveoff.(8)M:Thedriversaidafiredepartmentwasnearby.(9)W:Sowhat?

Didhedial911?M:Hesaidhewasthinkingaboutit,buthedidn’tgetaroundtoit.W:Hedidn’tgetaroundtoturninghimselfintothepolice,eith

er.Text8W:It’stheweekendagain!(10)Beingathomeissoboring.Whatcanwedotokilltime?M:Uh…whataboutplayingcar

ds?W:Greatidea!Takeoutthecardsandlet’splay!M:Idon’thavecards,butTomdoes.I’llcallhimandhavehimbringapackover.W:Inthatcase,I’llcall

Marytojoinusforthecardgame.M:She’ssick.LetmecallTom.Maybehe’llinviteanotherplayerover.W:OK…So,isTomcomingwi

thsomeone?M:Yes.He’sgoingtobringhiscousinBill,who’squitegoodatplayingcards.(11)W:That’sgreat!Bytheway,Ijustnoticedthatwe’reshortofsnacks.(12)

M:Oh!We’dbettergoandbuysomechipsfromthesupermarket!(12)Howcanweplaycardswithoutsomethingtoeat?!Text9M:Thisisterrible.W:What’swr

ongwithit?Don’tyoulikemystory?M:I’dlikeitbetterifIcouldreadit!Yourhandwritingisverybad.Fromnowon,you’regoingtopracticeyourwritingeveryday.(13)W:

Butwedidthatinthefifthgrade!Ijuststartedtheninthgrade.(14)I’mnotababyanymore.M:Idon’tcare.Youneedtolearnhowtowriteyourlettersbetter.Ify

oudon’t,you’llgetbadgrades.I’mgoingtogiveyou100pageswithlinesonthem.(15)Everymorningbeforeschool,you’

regoingtopracticeyourletters.Youhavetofilltwopagesaday.W:Homeworkbeforeschoolevenstarts?That’snotfair!M:Itwon’ttakelong.Getup15minutesearlier.(16

)W:Butit’lltake50daystodoallofit!M:It’sforyourowngood,Kristy.ButI’lltellyouwhat—whenyoucanwriteyourlettersperfectlyforfivedaysinarow,youcanst

oppracticingthem.Understand?W:OK,Dad.I’lldomybest.(16)Text10IrelandisEurope’sthirdlargestisland,(17)andonlynineteenislandst

hroughouttheworldarebiggerinsize.NorthernIreland,asmallareainthenortheast,ispartoftheUnitedKingdom.Dublin,thecapitalandIreland’slargestcity,isknownf

oritsarchitecture,withmanybuildingsdatingbackhundredsofyears.ThefamousGuinnessbeerfactoryhasbeenmakingbeerinDu

blinsince1759,andTrinityCollegeDublinopeneditsdoorstostudentsin1592.(18)ThemostcommonlanguageinIrelandisEnglish,(19)buttraditionalIrishisal

sospokenasanofficiallanguage.IrishactuallyhastheoldestliteratureofanyWesternEuropeanlanguage!WhileIrelandhasaproudhistory,itissuccessfullycha

ngingitselfintoamoderncountry.Ireland’sworkersaresomeofthemosteducatedandskilledintheworld.(20)Thetraditiona

lexportsoffoodandclothingmaterialshavegivenwaytothefinance,insurance,andtechnologyindustries.