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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0.5mm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.Whatisthegirlgoingtodo?A.Gotobed.B.WatchTV.C.Turnoffheralarm.2.Whodoesthebikebelongtonow?A.David.B.Bernie.C.David’sbrother.3.Whathappenedt

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

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.Onhissleeve.C.Onhisfather’sslee

ve.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.Whowilljo

ininthecardgame?A.Bill.B.Mary.C.Theman’scousin.12.Whatwillthespeakersgetfromthesupermarket?A.Somefruit.B.Som

esnacks.C.Apackofcards.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatdoesthemanwantthegirltodo?A.Writeshortstories.B.Practiceherwriting.C.Getreadyforasportsevent.14.Wha

tgradeisthegirlin?A.Theninthgrade.B.Theseventhgrade.C.Thefifthgrade.15.Howmanypageswillthemangivethegirl?A.50.B.10

0.C.200.16.Whendoesthegirlhavetogetupinthemorning?A.Attheusualtime.B.15minutesearlierthanusual.C.10minutesear

lierthanusual.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.WhathashelpedIrelandbecomemoremodern?A.I

tsexports.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.Astronomyloversarenottheonlyoneswhoareexciteda

boutit;publishersarealsoofferinganumberofbookstomarktheevent.ShootfortheMoonJamesDonovan,Little,BrownandCo.$30Thi

sretellingofthespaceracebeginswiththeSovietUnion’sSputniksatellitein1957tothehistoricApollo11programtwelveyearslater.The

bookoffersdetailsaboutthecharactersofthespacemen,engineersandotherswhomadetheU.S.spaceprogramasuccess

.OneGiantLeapCharlesFishman,Simon&Schuster,$29.99Gettingtothemoonrequiredamillionhoursofwork,thisbooksa

ys.Accordingly,thestorycentersontheengineers,projectmanagersandotherswhoworkedlongandhardtogettheApollop

rogramofftheground.PicturingApollo11J.L.PickeringandJohnBisney,UnivofFlorida,$45Packedwithhundredsofphotos(somearepublishedfort

hefirsttime),thisbookreadslikeaphotobookoftheApollo11program.Thephotosaremomentsfromspacemantraining,aswellastheexcitementofliftoff,thehistoriclandin

gandthereturnhomeofthethreemen.Apollo’sLegacyRogerD,LauniusSmithsonianBooks,$27.95AspacehistorianexaminestheApolloprogramindi

fferentways:asapoliticalmachineintheColdWarandanimportantculturalmoment.ThebookexploresdifferentviewsontheU.S.moonshotprojectfromscientist

s,politicians,themediaandthepublicduringthespaceraceandbeyond.21.WhatisShootfortheMoonmainlyabout?A.Historyofthespacerace.B.Theshooto

ftwosatellites.C.Cooperationofdifferentcountries.D.Humans’understandingofthemoon.22.WhosebookshowstheApollo11programthroughpictures?A.Ja

mesDonovan’sB.CharlesFishman’sC.J.L.PickeringandJohnBisney’sD.RogerD.Launius’s23.WhichbooktalksaboutdifferentviewsontheApolloprogram?A.Sho

otfortheMoonB.OneGiantLeapC.PicturingApollo11D.Apollo’sLegacyBSomeyearsagoIwasofferedawritingassignmentthatwouldrequirethreemonthsof

travelthroughEurope.Ihadbeenabroadacoupleoftimes,butIcouldhardlyclaimtoknowmywayaroundthecontinent.Moreover,myknowledgeo

fforeignlanguageswaslimitedtoalittlecollegeFrench.Ihesitated.HowwouldI,unabletospeakthelanguage,totallyunfamiliarwithlocalgeographyor

transportationsystem,conductinterviewsanddoresearch?Itseemedimpossible,andwithconsiderableregret,Isatdowntowrite

aletterrejectingthejob.Suddenlyathoughtranthroughmymind:youcan'tlearnifyoudon'ttry.SoIacceptedtheassignment.

Thereweresomebadmoments.ButbythetimeIhadfinishedthetripIwasanexperiencedtraveler.Andeversince,Ihaveneverhesitatedtoheadforeventhemostremotepla

ces,withoutguidesorevenadvancedbookings,confidentthatsomehowIwillmanage.Thepointisthatthenew,alongwiththedifferent,isalmostscaryby

definition.Buteachtimeyoutrysomething,youlearn,andasthelearningpilesup,theworldopenstoyou.I'velearnedtosk

iat40,andflownuptheRhineRiverinaballoon.AndIknowI'llgoondoingsuchthings.It'snotbecauseI'mbraverormoredaringthanothers.I'mnot.ButI'llacceptanxie

tyasanothernameforchallengeandIbelieveIcanaccomplishwonders.24.Theauthoracceptedtheassignmentbecause_________.A.hehadnevertr

avelledabroadbeforeB.hehardlyknewanyforeignlanguagesC.hewasfamiliarwithanyothercountryinEuropeD.hewouldlearnsomethingnewanddifferentbyt

rying25.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE？A.Theauthorhadbeenabroadonlytwice.B.Theauthorthoughtthetripwashardbutworthwhile.C.Theauthoradmi

ttedthatanythingdifferentwasterrible.D.Theauthormustbegoodatdoingresearchandmakinginterviews.26.Wecaninferfromthetextthattheauthoris_

______.A.awkwardB.generousC.stubbornD.brave27.What'sthebesttitleofthetext？A.AnInterestingTripAbroadB.MyFirstWritingAssignmentC.ReadytoTryand

ChallengeD.HowtoBeDaringandBrave.CChina’sMostMysteriousInternetCelebrity(网红)Herlifelookslikeonestraightoutofafairytale.LiZ

iqiimpressesmillionswithhervideos,whereshemakesseeminglyeverythingfromscratchwithherowntwohands,fromdying(染色)adresswithfreshgrapejuicetofas

hioningtraditionallipstick.Shehassome50millionfansinChinaandanother8millionoverseas,butsheremainsamysterytomanyoft

hem.Inhervideos,shedoesn’tspeak,andsherarelygivesinterviews.TofindLi,wehadtotraveltoruralSichuanProvinceinsouthwesternChina,whereshe

grewup.Ligrewupwithhergrandparentshere.Shesaysshecametolivewiththemafterherstepmothermistreatedher.Buttheywerepoor,sowhensheturned14,Liwen

ttoworkinthecity.In2012,shedecidedtoreturntothecountrysidetotakecareofhergrandmother.Fouryearslater,shestartedfilmingherlifethere.Thedishesshepr

eparesrangefromasinglecondiment(调味品)todetailedmulti-coursemeals.Butwhatevershemakes,sheleavesnostoneunturned,goingasfarasrai

singbabyducksjusttomakeasauce(调味汁)outofsaltedduckeggs.ButLiisnotunquestionable.Someviewershavebeendoubtfulaboutherclaimthatshesta

rtedasaone-womanband.Twoyearsago,Lipostedabehind-the-scenesvideotodenythoseclaims.Weweren’tabletomakesurethese

claimsbecausewewerenotallowedtoobserveLifilming.Buttoday,threeyearsaftershefirstpickedupthecamera,LiisoneofChina’smostsuccessfulon

linevideomakers.28.WhyisLiZiqiremainmysterytomostfans?A.Shelivesfarfromthecity,B.Sheseldomshowsinpubli

c.C.Sheistooshytospeaktoothers.D.Sheisunwillingtocommunicatewithothers.29.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassagea

boutLiZiqi’searlylife?A.Shewasbroughtupbyherparents.B.Shedidn’tleaveherhometownforthecityuntil2012.C.Shewenttolivewithhergr

andparentswhenshewas14.D.Shereturnedtoherhometownbecauseofhergrandmother.30.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinPara4“sheleavesnostoneunturned

”mean?A.Shemisunderstandsthethingsshedoes.B.Shetriesherbesttomakeallherfanssatisfied.C.Shewantstofindouteverythingunderthestone.D.Shedoesevery

thingshecantoachieveagoal.31.WhatisthecontroversyaboutLiZiqi?A.Shemakesthevideoinanewway.B.Shedoesnotknowhowtostartaband.C.Someviewersdoubtwheth

ershestartedasaone-womanband.D.Someviewersdoubtherpurposeofmakingthevideos.DAsInternetusersbecomemoredependenton

theInternettostoreinformation,dopeoplerememberless?Ifyouknowyourcomputerwillsaveinformation,whystoreitinyourownpers

onalmemory,yourbrain?ExpertsarewonderingiftheInternetischangingwhatwerememberandhow.Inarecentstudy,ProfessorBets

ySparrowconductedsomeexperiments.SheandherresearchteamwantedtoknowtheInternetischangingmemory.Inthefirstexperiment,theygavepeople40unimport

antfactstotypeintoacomputer.Thefirstgroupofpeopleunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldsavetheinformation.Thesecondgroupunde

rstoodthatthecomputerwouldnotsaveit.Later,thesecondgrouprememberedtheinformationbetter.Peopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindtheinforma

tionagain,sotheydidnottrytorememberit.Inanotherexperiment,theresearchersgavepeoplefactstoremember,andtoldthemw

heretofindtheinformationontheInternet.Theinformationwasinaspecificcomputerfolder(文件夹).Surprisingly,peoplelaterreme

mberthefolderlocationbetterthanthefacts.WhenpeopleusetheInternet,theydonotremembertheinformation.Rather,theyrememberhowtofindit.Thisiscalled

“transactivememory(交互记忆)”AccordingtoSparrow,wearenotbecomingpeoplewithpoormemoriesasaresultoftheInternet.Instead,computerusersaredevelopingstron

gertransactivememories;thatis,peoplearelearninghowtoorganizehugequantitiesofinformationsothattheyareabletoaccessitatalaterdate.Thisdoesn’

tmeanwearebecomingeithermoreorlessintelligent,butthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryischanging.32.Thepassagebegin

swithtwoquestionsto________.A.introducethemaintopicB.showtheauthor’sattitudeC.describehowtousetheInternetD.explainhowtostoreinformation33.W

hatcanwelearnaboutthefirstexperiment?A.Sparrow’steamtypedtheinformationintoacomputer.B.Thetwogroupsremembe

redtheinformationequallywell.C.Thefirstgroupdidnottrytoremembertheformation.D.Thesecondgroupdidnotunderstandtheinf

ormation.34.Intransactivememory,people________.A.keeptheinformationinmindB.changethequantityofinformationC.organizeinformationlikeacompu

terD.rememberhowtofindtheinformation35.WhatistheeffectoftheInternetaccordingtoSparrow'sresearch?A.Weareusingmemorydifferently.B.Wearebecomingmore

intelligent.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。Longholidaysgiveyouachancetorelaxandstepawayfromyourbusystudiesforsomefuntimewithyourlovedones.36.Herearea

fewwaystomakemoneyduringtheholiday.Gotsparetextbooks?SellthemoffAsweallknow,textbooksareexpensive.Whynotsellthebooksyounolo

ngerneedforabitofextracashovertheholidays?37.Pickupatemporaryretail(零售)jobIfyoulikeholidayretail,youcanmakequiteabitofmoneybypickingupaf

ewhoursatanearbybig-boxstore.38.BeaprivateteacheronlineTherearealwaysgoingtobepeoplewhoneedsomehelpwiththeireducation.Areyougoodatmath?Usethoseskill

stohelppeoplegetthroughtheirownschooling.39Formanyofyoutheholidaysareatimeofrelaxation.Theycanbedifferentforyou.Theycanalsobeanopportunitytomakeaton

ofmoneyontheside.40Ifyouuseyourimagination,I’mcertainyoucancomeupwithevenmore.Ofcourse,youcandoallofthematonceorinanycombinationyouseefit.A.Dosomet

hinghelpfulforothersB.Afterall,shopscanofferalotofgoodsC.StartconsideringadifferentholidaylifeD.GiveyourselfachancetomakesomemoneyE.Almosteveryon

eisgoingtolookforextraemployeesF.Besides,youcanalsomakemoneybysellingyouroldbelongingsG.WhatI’vepresentedisonlyafewwaystoma

kemoneyduringtheholiday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.Thatmeant41MillerKing,whowasthebest42atourschool.Footb

allseasonstartedinSeptemberandallsummerlongIworkedout.Icarriedmyfootballeverywherefor43.JustbeforeSepte

mber,Millerwasstruckbyacarandlosthisrightarm.Iwenttoseehimafterhecamebackfrom44.Helookedverypale,buthedidn'tcr

y.Thatseason,I45allofMiller'srecordswhilehe46thehomegamesfromthebench.Wewent10-1andIwasnamedmostvaluableplayer

,47IoftenhadcrazydreamsinwhichIwastoblameforMiller's48．Oneafternoon，IwascrossingthefieldtogohomeandsawMillerstuckgoingoverafence-w

hichwasn't49toclimbifyouhadbotharms.I'msureIwasthelastpersonintheworldhewantedtoacceptassistancefrom．Buteventhatchallengeheaccepted．I50him

moveslowlyoverthefence.Whenwewerefinally51ontheotherside,hesaidtome,"Youknow,Ididn'ttellyouthisduringtheseason，butyoudidfine.Thankyo

uforfillinginfor52."Hiswordsfreedmefrommybad53.Ithoughttomyself,howevenwithoutanarmhewasmoreofaleader.Damag

edbutnotdefeated,hewas54aheadofme.Iwasrighttohaveadmiredhim.Fromthatdayon,Igrew55andalittlemorereal.41.A.cheerin

gforB.beatingoutC.relyingonD.stayingwith42.A.coachB.studentC.teacherD.player43.A.practiceB.showC.comfortD.pleasure44.A.schoolB.vacationC.hospita

lD.training45.A.heldB.brokeC.setD.tried46.A.reportedB.judgedC.organizedD.watched47.A.andB.thenC.butD.thus48.A.decis

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

rselfC.meD.them53.A.memoriesB.ideasC.attitudesD.dreams54.A.stillB.alsoC.yetD.just55.A.healthierB.biggerC.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,itwasraining56har

dthatwecouldn’thelpwonderinghowlongitwouldtake57(get)there.ItwasinthemiddleofPearlCity.Wewerefirstgreetedwiththebarkingbyapack58

dogs,seventobeexact.Theywerewelltrainedbytheirmasters59hadgreatexperiencewithcaringfortheseanimals.Ourhostssharedm

anyoftheirexperiencesand60(recommend)wonderfulplacestoeat,shop,andvisit.Forbreakfast,wewereabletoeatpapaya(木瓜)andotherfruitsfromtheir

treesinthebackyard.Whentheywerefreefromwork,theyinvitedustolocaleventsandletusknowofaninteresting61(compete)towatch,toget

herwiththestorybehindit.Theyalsosharedwithusmany62(tradition)storiesaboutHawaiithatwere63(huge)popularw

ithtourists.Onthelastdayofourweek-longstay,we64(invite)toattendaprivateconcertonabeautifulfarmontheNorthShoreunderthestars

,65(listen)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)asetofwhiteteeth.68.For_________(方便),thetwogroupshave

beentreatedasoneinthisreport.69.He_________(捐助)alotofmoneytothecharity(慈善机构).70.JohnSnowworkedharduntilhedrewa(结论)in1854.71.Thebravesoldiersof

ourarmy(打败)theenemyinthebattle.72.Shewas(吸引)bythenewadvertisement.73.IhopethatwhatIsaidwill(阐明)thesituation.74.Toour(高兴、快乐),ourwomenvolleyballtea

mwonagain.75.Thepolice(怀疑)himofstealingthemoney.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,westudyRussian

andSpanish.77.Teachersshould(对----严格要求)theirstudents.78.Ourproject(由------组成)threepartswhicharetobecompletedseparately.79.M

r.Blackisill,soMr.Whitewill(代替)him.80.(遗憾的是)thatwecan’tgototheSouthtospendoursummervacation.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economy2022年冬奥会the2022WinterOlympicGames河北省HebeiprovinceDearBob,It’sver

ykindofyoutowritemeandletmeknowaboutyourcity._______________________________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—15ABBAB16—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---55DCDAB第二节：语法填空56.so57.toge

t58.of59.who/that60.recommended61.competition62.traditional63.hugely64.wereinvited65.listening第四部分：写作第一节：

单词拼写66.arranged67.exposing68.convenience69.contributed70.conclusion71.defeated72.attracted73.clarify74.delight75

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

sverykindofyoutowritemeandletmeknowaboutyourcity.NowI’dliketotellyousomethingaboutmyhometownZhangjiakou.ThecityislocatedinthenorthwestpartofHebeipro

vince.Withitsfreshairandbeautifulscenery,it’saperfectplacetolivein.Overthepasttwentyyears,theeconomyhasbeendevelopingrapidly.Morean

dmorefactories,schools,hospitalsandhouseshavebeenbuilt,whichbringsgreatconvenienceforpeoplelivinghere.Moreimportantly,itwillco-hostthe202

2WinterOlympicGameswithBeijing.Wearesuretopresentasplendideventtopeopleallovertheworld.Althoughitisnotafirst-classcitylikeBeijing,

ShanghaiinChina,weloveitverymuchandweareworkinghardtomakeitaricherandbetterplace.WelcometoZhangjiakou.Yours,Lihua听力原文：Text1W:I’mgoing

tobed,Dad.(1)M:MakesureyouturnofftheTVbeforeyougotobed.Anddon’tforgettosetyouralarm.Text2W:Nicebike,Bernie!Did

yourmotherbuyitforyou?M:No.It’smyfriendDavid’sbike.(2)Ithinkitusedtobelongtohisbrother,buthegottoobigforit.Te

xt3W:What’sthematter?Areyouhurt?M:Islippedonthestairsandfelldown.Ithinkmyarmisbroken.(3)Text4M:I’mheadinghome.Doyouneedanything

?W:Yes.Onyourwayhome,couldyoustopbythebakeryandpickupsomebread?M:Noproblem.(4)Text5M:Ijustreadinthenewspaperthatparkingfeesaregoingup!W:Thatmak

esmeangry!M:Ifeelthesameway!(5)Text6W:Don’twipeyournoseonyoursleeve.(6)Yoursleevesarenottissues.Gofindatissueinthebathroom.M:ButMommy,allmyfriendsus

etheirsleeves.(7)W:Thatdoesn’tmakeitright.M:Isawdaddywipehisnoseonhissleeveyesterday.I’llbetdaddydiditallthe

timewhenhewasmyage.W:Yourdaddywasagoodlittleboy.M:Howdoyouknow?Wereyouhismommy,too?Text7M:Thepolicefinallyfoundthedriver.W:Whatdriv

er?M:Thedriverwhoranovertwocollegestudentsat3:00a.m.W:Oh,yeah.Thegirldiedinstantly,andtheboyisstillinthehospital.M:The

driversaidhetriedtohelptheboy.W:Sowhat?Hestilldroveoff.(8)M:Thedriversaidafiredepartmentwasnearby.(9)W:Sowhat?Didhedial911?M:Hesaidhewast

hinkingaboutit,buthedidn’tgetaroundtoit.W:Hedidn’tgetaroundtoturninghimselfintothepolice,either.Text8W:It’stheweekendagain!(10)B

eingathomeissoboring.Whatcanwedotokilltime?M:Uh…whataboutplayingcards?W:Greatidea!Takeoutthecardsandlet’splay!M:Idon’thavecards,butTomdoes.I’llcall

himandhavehimbringapackover.W:Inthatcase,I’llcallMarytojoinusforthecardgame.M:She’ssick.LetmecallTom.Maybehe’llinvi

teanotherplayerover.W:OK…So,isTomcomingwithsomeone?M:Yes.He’sgoingtobringhiscousinBill,who’squitegoodatplaying

cards.(11)W:That’sgreat!Bytheway,Ijustnoticedthatwe’reshortofsnacks.(12)M:Oh!We’dbettergoandbuysomechipsfromthesupermarket!(12)Howcanweplaycar

dswithoutsomethingtoeat?!Text9M:Thisisterrible.W:What’swrongwithit?Don’tyoulikemystory?M:I’dlikeitbetterifIcouldreadit!Yourhandwriti

ngisverybad.Fromnowon,you’regoingtopracticeyourwritingeveryday.(13)W:Butwedidthatinthefifthgrade!Ijuststartedtheninthgrade.(14

)I’mnotababyanymore.M:Idon’tcare.Youneedtolearnhowtowriteyourlettersbetter.Ifyoudon’t,you’llgetbadgrades.I’mgoingtogiveyou100pageswithlinesonthem

.(15)Everymorningbeforeschool,you’regoingtopracticeyourletters.Youhavetofilltwopagesaday.W:Homeworkbeforeschoo

levenstarts?That’snotfair!M:Itwon’ttakelong.Getup15minutesearlier.(16)W:Butit’lltake50daystodoallofit!M:It’sforyourowngood,K

risty.ButI’lltellyouwhat—whenyoucanwriteyourlettersperfectlyforfivedaysinarow,youcanstoppracticingthem.Understand?W:OK,Dad.I’l

ldomybest.(16)Text10IrelandisEurope’sthirdlargestisland,(17)andonlynineteenislandsthroughouttheworldarebiggerinsize.NorthernIreland,asmallare

ainthenortheast,ispartoftheUnitedKingdom.Dublin,thecapitalandIreland’slargestcity,isknownforitsarchitecture,w

ithmanybuildingsdatingbackhundredsofyears.ThefamousGuinnessbeerfactoryhasbeenmakingbeerinDublinsince1759,andTrin

ityCollegeDublinopeneditsdoorstostudentsin1592.(18)ThemostcommonlanguageinIrelandisEnglish,(19)buttraditionalIrishisalsospok

enasanofficiallanguage.IrishactuallyhastheoldestliteratureofanyWesternEuropeanlanguage!WhileIrelandhasaproudhisto

ry,itissuccessfullychangingitselfintoamoderncountry.Ireland’sworkersaresomeofthemosteducatedandskilledintheworld.(20)Thetraditionalexpor

tsoffoodandclothingmaterialshavegivenwaytothefinance,insurance,andtechnologyindustries.