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英语试卷第一部分听力（共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.WhatdoesthemanusuallydoonSundayevenings?A.Hegoestochurch.B.Hereadsnewspapers.C.Heworksinthegarden.2.Whatdoesth

emanmean?A.Hedoesn’thavetime.B.Hewillcheckthepaperlater.C.Hehasfinishedhispaperearlier.3.Howmuchwillthemanpayforthetickets?A.$20.B.$50.

C.$70.4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Jobs.B.Hobbies.C.Sportsgames.5.Whatistheman’sopinionabouthiswork?A.Enjoyable.B.

Difficult.C.Tiring.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.Wherearethespeakersprobably?A.Inaflowerstore.B.Inacar.C.Inafruitstall

.7.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?A.Seeamovie.B.Jointhefestival.C.Makefruitsalad.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8.Whydidn’tthewomanattendtheparty?A.Shelookeda

fterhisgrandfather.B.Sheworkedasadoctor.C.Shehadaheadache.9.Howlongdidthepartylast?A.About3hours.B.About3.5hours.C.About4.5hours.10.Wha

timpressedthemanmostintheparty?A.Theatmosphere.B.Themusic.C.Thefood.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。11.Whatdoe

s“1214”referto?A.Theman’sbirthday.B.Theman’sroomnumber.C.Theman’swife’sbirthday.12.Whyisn’tthemanallowedtousetheparkingpl

ace?A.Hiscarisnotliketheoriginalone.B.Theparkingplaceisalreadyfull.C.Hedamagedtheparkingfacilities.13.Whatisprobablythewoman?A.A

resident.B.Apolicewoman.C.Asecurityguard.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。14.Whydidn’tthewomangoclimbing?A.Shewaswornout.B.Shelosttouchwithothers.C

.Shelovedthesceneatthebottom.15.Whatwasthewomandoingwhenshesawadolphin?A.Relaxingonthebeach.B.Sailinginaboat

.C.Diving.16.Whatmadethewomangiveupdoingbungeejumping?A.Herfear.B.Herhealth.C.Equipmentproblems.17.Whatdidthewo

manlikebestabouthervacation?A.Walkingintheforest.B.Visitingthecaves.C.Playingwiththedolphin.听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。18.What’sthemostseriouseatingproble

mofwomen?A.Eatingtoomuchandbeingtoofat.B.Eatinglittleandbeingtooweak.C.Eatingnomeatandbeingtoothin.19.W

hat’sthereasonfortheeatingproblem?A.Mostfoodareunhealthy.B.Manywomenareverybusy.C.Thesocietyexpectswomentobethin.20.What’sthespeaker’so

pinion?A.Overeatingisabigproblemintoday’ssociety.B.Womenshouldfirstofallbehealthy.C.It’smeaningfulforwomentobebeau

tiful.第二部分（共50分）第一节阅读理解（每题2.5分，共37.5分）AGot48hourstorelaxyourself?You'llmaximizeyourtimeandfunat"theseamaz

ingdestinations.Alabama:GulfShoresForrelaxingweekendgetawaysinAlabama,headsouthtothewhite-sandbeachesofGulfShores.Getonthewaterforsome

deep-seafishing.HistoryloverscangetalessonintheCivilWaralonga90-milepathwithmorethanadozenhistoricsites.Alaska:HomerHowdoesfreshseafoods

ound?You'llfinditinHomer,locatedinsouth-centralAlaska,whichiseitherashortflightoragreatfour-hourscenicdriveontheSewardHighwayfromAnchorage.Getyourfi

lloffishinginKachemakBay,explorelocaltrailsandenjoyexceptionalbirdinginthisremotenaturalsetting.Arizona:SedonaAdventuroustypescangetthei

rfillinthemagicalredrocksofSedona,whichissaidtobethelocationofhealingcentersofenergy.Peoplefloodtotheareatomeditate,practiceyogaandmore.Sedon

aalsooffersfantastichiking,off-roading,biking,andevenclimbing.Arkansas:HotSpringsRelaxandrenewinArkansas,hotwatersinHot

Springs,anartcommunitywithArtDecoarchitecturethatisalsothehomeofHotSpringsNationalPark.MaketimeforavisittoBathh

ouseRow,aNationalHistoricLandmarkofeightbathhouses,andSuperiorBathhouseBrewery,whichproducesbeermadeofthehotsp

ringwaterinsidetheNationalPark.Don'tmisstheseNationalParksthatareoffthebeatenpath.21.WhichactivitycanbefoundinbothGul

fShoresandHomer?A.Goingfishing.B.Takingaflight.C.Enjoyingbeautifulbirds.D.Visitinghistoricsites.22.Whichdestinationispopularwithhik

ers?A.GulfShores.B.Homer.C.Sedona.D.HotSprings.23.WhatisSuperiorBathhouseBreweryknownfor?A.Itsself-madebeer.B.Itsarchit

ecture.C.Itsbathhouses.D.Itspaths.24.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?A.Adiary.B.Asurvey.C.Anovel.D.Amagazine.BIwasexcit

edtotakemyrescueBeagle（比格犬）totherivertheotherday,asit’swithinwalkingdistanceofournewhome.Havingspentherfirstsix

yearsinacage,Georgiehadneverseenabodyofwater,andIwantedtogettherebeforesunsettowatchherexperienceit.Iwasgrow

ingincreasinglyimpatientaboutallthestopsherlittleBeaglenoserequired.Sheinspectedthegrass,dirt,andtrees,andlicked（舔）whateverwasstuckt

otheroad.Thesewereallnewdiscoveriesforher,andshetookhertimestudyingthem.WhenIacceptedthatitwasfruitlesstohurryheral

ong,Iwhippedoutmycellphoneandbegantexting.IthoughtthatIneededsomethingtodowhileGeorgiewasslowingusdown.Then,forsomereason,Iheardthecicad

as（蝉），andIrememberedthatthesoundofcicadasismyfavoritesoundintheworld.Thatawakenedsomethingburiedwithinmethatlongedforthesimplepleasuresthathad

beenreplacedbytechnology.Imadeaconsciousdecisiontobepresent,andtoenjoythejourneytotheriverjustlikeGeorgie.Now,Iadmiredtheflowersandthewind

ingivyonourpath.Ismelledthegrassandtheflowers,andthedirtandtheair.Itreasuredeachoneequally,asifdiscoveringth

emforthefirsttime.Aswenearedourdestination,1realizedsomethingevenmoreimportant:Itdidn'tmatterifweevenreachedtheriver.Why

musttherealwaysbeadestination?Georgiehadnoideathatwehadadestination.Shewaspresentforthejourney,andshesavoredev

erybitofthatsweetexperience.Therewasnoraceandnofinishline.NowI'mnotsurewhorescuedwhom.25.Whydidtheauthortakeoutthecellphone?A.Tokil

ltime.B.Toawakenthesimplepleasures.C.Tohurrythedogalong.D.Torecordthesoundofcicadas.26.Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?A.HowIen

joyedthejourney.B.WhatIsawontheway.C.WhyItraveledtotheriver.D.WhetherIreachedmydestination.27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“savore

d”inthefifthparagraphmean?A.Smelt.B.Expected.C.Enjoyed.D.Deserved.28.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.SayGoodbyetoCellPhonesB.ThinklikeaDogC.LearntoGet

alongwithPetsD.TraveltowardDestinationsCLiteraturereflectslife.SoinageingJapantherearealargenumberofhitbooksb

yagedauthors.“Age90:what’ssogreataboutit?”isahumorousessayonthedifficultiesoftheelderly,byAikoSato,whois95.Itso

ldonemillioncopiesin2017,makingitJapan’sbestsellingbookthatyear.In2018theAkutagawaliteraryprizewenttoChisakoWakatake,63atthetime,f

orherfirstnovel“LivebyMyself”.Thebookstalkabouthowtoliveinoldage.“GoingtoDieSoon”,alsobyMsUchidate,feat

ures78-year-oldHana,aformeralcohol-shopownertryingtomakethemostofherremainingyears.Thenovelhasbeencalledabookforshukatsu,orpreparingfordeath,ma

kingreadersthinkmoredeeplyaboutwhatitmeanstoage.Japan’spopulationhastheworld’shighestpercentageofover-65s.Peoplearelivinglonger,soma

nyhaveatleast20-30yearsofretirement,formuchofwhichtheyareenergetic.AndalthoughtheJapanesehavebeenspendinglessonbooks,thatisle

asttruefortheover-60s.Lawson,aconvenience-storechain,recentlydecidedtostockbookswiththeoldergenerationinmind

.Butthewrinklywriters’booksareattractingyoungerreaders,too.Somearepreparingfortheirownoldageorwanttounderstandtheincreasingnumb

erofoldpeopletheyseearoundthem.Othersfindrelevanceinthethemesexplored,suchasloneliness,aproblemthatstretcheswellbeyondthesilv

er-haired.Themostnotablefeatureofthenewtrendisthatthevastmajorityofauthors,andmaincharacters,arewomen.Especiallypopular,aretheara-hu

n(“around-hundred”years-old)writerslikeMsSato,whosebook,readerssay,helpsthembemorepositive.Theirpopularityalso

reflectssupportforstrongwomenwhoarepassionateabouttheirwork,aphenomenonthatisalltoorareinJapantoday.29.“GoingtoDieSoon”isabook.

A.abouthowtostaypositiveinoldageB.whichwontheAkutagawaliteraryprizein2018C.whichhelpspeoplelivetherestofthelifeto

thefullestD.writtenbya78-year-oldHana,analcohol-shopowner30.Thebooksbyagedauthorsarepopularwithyounge

rreadersbecause.A.youngreadersnowhavemoreelderrelativesB.youngreadersfacesimilarproblemsastheelderlyC.youngreadersareworriedaboutbecomingold

D.youngreadersareaslonelyastheelderly31.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Agedwritersmightbemoresuccessfulthanyoungerwriters.B.Anagingsocietybri

ngsmorechancesforwomenwriters.C.PeoplehavetoworkaftertheirretirementinanagingsocietyD.Ambitiouscareerwomenmightnotbepopularw

iththeJapanese.DMosquitoscaninfectyouwithMalaria,yellowfever,anddengue.Allcankillyou.Sowespraylargeareaswithpesticides（杀虫剂）.Butthisnegativ

elyaffectsthewholeecosystemandyourhealth.Nowthere'sanewdevice,whichclaimstokeepyouandyourlovedone’smosquitofree.The

devicewasdesignedbytwoGermanengineerswhowerefedupwithbeingbittenwhilecamping.Theyfoundsolutionscontaining'DEET'—

adamagingchemicalwhichcouldbebothharmfultousandtheenvironment—workedbest,butstillonlyfor45minutesmaximumandthat

thetraditionalanti-pestdevicesdidn'tworkwell!So,theydesignedthebrandnewtypeofbugkiller,Moskinator.Insteadoftryingtokeepthemosquitosaway,itactu

allyattractsthem,thencatchesandkillsthem!Itlures（引诱）thefliesandmosquitosnearusingasafe,completelyharmlessLEDlight.Theflyingpests（害虫）can'tr

esisttheUV-PTlight!NexttotheLEDlightisapowerful,yetefficientreversefanthatsucks（吸）theinsectsthroughaone-waytrapdoor.Oncetrappedint

hedryingbaskettheyaredriedtodeathbythefanamatterof2minutes.Youcansimplyemptythedeadbugsintothetrash,withouteventouchingthem.DoesMoski

natorreallyworkinreallife?Wehadsomeofourcustomerstryitoutintheirhomes.Theresultsspeakforthemselves:“Mywifewouldcomplainsheh

adaheadacheinthemorningswheneverweusedchemicalpesticides.NowweuseourMoskinator,andwewakeupbiteandheadachefree!”—ShaneMaguire“ThisMoskinatorr

eallyworksandyoudon'thavetoworryaboutbreathinganyharmfulchemicals.”—JakeShearer32.Whatisthenameofthen

ewdevice?A.DEET.B.Masticator.C.Malaria.D.UV-PT.33.WhatisthefunctionoftheLEDlight?A.Itgivesoffnaturallight.B.Itattractsflyingpests.C.Itsuc

kspestsinside.D.Itdriespeststodeath.34.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthenewdevice?A.Innovativeandeffective.B.Traditionalandcheap.C.Power-sa

vingandportable.D.Chemicalfreeandsoundless.35.Whatisthepurposeofwritingthetext?A.Toeducatethereaders.B.Toentertainthereaders

.C.Tointroduceanewdevice.D.Toevaluateanewdevice.第二节(共5小题;每题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。Thedictionaryisn'tforever.W

hathappenstoawordwhenitspopularitystartstodecline?Here'showtheprocessofdeletingawordfromthedictionaryworks.Thedictionaryisactuallyasteadi

lyenlargingvolume.36Newwordsarisefromemergingandexpandingdisciplines.Definitionsalsochangeandshift,socommonwordsgainnewmeanings.Ontheothe

rhand,therearealsowordsthatbecomeoutdated.37Whodecideswhichwordstodelete?38Whileaddingawordtothedictionaryisapreciseprocess,it’sevenmoredifficultfora

wordtogetdeleted.Editorsmaintainandstudyvastlanguagedatabasestokeepup-to-dateonthewordsincirculationacrossvariousmedia.TheOxfordEnglishDictio

narycoverstheEnglishlanguageoverthelast1,000years,andit'sconsidereddefinitiveandauthoritative.39Andeachhasitsownprocessforad

ditionsandremovals.40A2019petition（请愿）with30,000signaturescallsfortheOxfordEnglishDictionarytoremovesexistlanguageanddefinition

s,especiallythosetermsundertheword“woman.”AndMerriam-Websterrecentlychangeddefinitionsofidentity-relatedwordstoreflectnewculturalmeaningsaroundfair

ness.A.Somenewwordsmightbeoutofdateoneday.B.Asaresult,wordsgetremovedfromthedictionary.C.Dictionaryadditionsandde

letionsreflectsocialchanges.D.It'suptothedictionaryeditorstomakethefinaldecision.E.That’sbecausetheEnglishlanguageconstantlydevelopsand

changes.F.Theseareoftenthetypesofwordsthatwillmakeitintodictionaries.G.However,therearemanyotherdictionariesthatarereliableandtrustwor

thy.第三部分英语知识运用第一节完形填空（每题1分，共15分）Justafewmonthsearlier,Iwouldneverhavepicturedmyselfactinginaplayinfrontoftwohundredpeople

.Ifnotformy41,Mrs.Sather,Imightneverhavefoundthatopportunity.Inthefirstandsecondgrade,Iwasextremely42.Itjustwasn't

inmypersonalitytobeveryoutgoing.Iwouldescapeinmywriting.Mrs.Sather,always43metowritemore.Ithinkshewasoneofthefirstpeopletoseem

yinner44.Oneday,sheannouncedourclasswasgoingto45aplay,atakeoffonTheWizardofOz.“IneedsomeonetoplaytheleadpartofDorot

hy.”Afewexcitedhands46.Mine,ofcourse,wasnotoneofthem.Afterschool,Mrs.Sathersaidtome,“Dallas,Iwas47youdidn'traiseyourhand.You'regreatatmemori

zingthings,andyouhavesuchasweetpersonality.PerfectforDorothy!Ihadyouin48forDorothywhilewritingtheplay!Ifyou49don'twantto,

though,Iwon'tmakeyou.It’syour50.”IrealizeditwastimetoshowtheworldwhoIreallywas.I51therole.Fast-forwardthroughfivemonthsof52,linemem

orizing,andcostumecreating,wewereready.Attheendoftheplay,whentheaudiencestoodandapplauded,Iknewtheywerenotjust53formyperformancetha

tnight,butforthe54thattheyknewwouldcomeinlateryearsbecauseofmynewfound55.41.A.partnerB.teacherC.parentD

.classmate42.A.shyB.weakC.energeticD.ambitious43.A.recommendedB.allowedC.encouragedD.accompanied44.A.drawbackB.pea

ceC.characterD.strength45.A.performB.watchC.writeD.enjoy46.A.putdownB.reachedoutC.shotupD.drewback47.A.excitedB.amusedC.afraidD.surprised48.A.sto

reB.mindC.memoryD.comparison49.A.initiallyB.reallyC.finallyD.spiritually50.A.turnB.choiceC.luckD.fault51.A.acceptedB.p

layedC.createdD.remembered52.A.practicingB.learningC.observingD.communicating53.A.celebratingB.chattingC.cheeringD.cong

ratulating54.A.praisesB.effortsC.beliefsD.performances55.A.skillB.confidenceC.interestD.hobby第II卷(共55分)一、语法

填空：(答案写在答题纸上；共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)PeoplelovetheviewofoldbuildingsinParis,especiallyNotreDameCathedral(巴黎圣母院).56(fortunate),

onApril16,afiredestroyedthespire（尖顶）ofthe850-year-oldcathedral,andtwo-thirdsoftheroof.Flamescouldbeseen57(rise)through

thetopofthemonument.ThecitizensinParisgatheredaroundthecathedral,praying58thehundredsoffirefighterswhofoughttheflames.59wasnowonderthatpeoplefelts

ad.Thechurchitself,afterall,isahistoricalandartistictreasure60(build)in1163,itisoneoftheworld'smostfamoustouristsites,attractingabout12million61(

visit)everyyear..NotreDameCathedralishometomany62(religion)artworks,paintingsandsculptures.Despiteitslonghistoryandmanyt

reasures,thecathedral63(need)thehelpofawritertobecometrulyfamous.VictorHugo’s1831novel,TheHunchbackofNotre-Dame,presentedthebuildingto64wideaudienceo

freaders.Hewrotethebooktoremindpeopleofit,withthehope65theywouldprotectthebeautifuloldbuildingsofParis.第

四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分)假如你是李华，获知你的英国朋友Eric在汉语书法比赛中获得一等奖。请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：1.表示祝贺；2.赠送名家字帖。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使

行文连贯。参考词汇:字贴calligraphycopybook第二节读后续写（满分25分）阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。YoghurtItwasaroughweek.Thepriceofoilskyrocketedasthetemperature

droppedsharplyinMaine.Wewerelookingatahighofeightdegreesthatweek,andIhadmissedthreedaysofworksomypaycheckwasgoingtobelowerthannorm

al.Iwasstressed,tosaytheleast.Ishoppedstrategically,lookingforeverypossiblewaytocutpenniessoIcouldbuygroceriesandkeepthehousewarm.Myeight-

year-oldsondidn'tunderstandwhenItoldhimwewerestrugglingthatweek.Hewantedaspecialkindofyoghurt,butIdidn'thavetheextrathreedollar

stobuyitforhim.Itwasthekindofyoghurtwithacartoonkidridingaskateboardonthefrontofthebox,andameretwospoonfulsineachcup.

Itwasthekindofproductthatwastesaparent'smoneyandmakesmehateadvertising.Ifeltguiltyasaparentwhenthosebigeyeslookedatmewithconfusi

on,asiftosay，“It'sjustyoghurt.What'sthebigdeal?”SoIfoundaway.Iputsomethingbackassinglemothersoftendo.Hegothisyoghu

rt.Onthewaydrivingbackfromthegrocerystore,Inoticedahomelessmanholdingasignbythesideoftheroad.Myhearthurt,andItriednott

olookathim.Iwatchedpeoplestayawayfromhimonthestreetandwalkbywithoutevenmeetinghiseyes.Mysondidn'tseemtocaremuch,e

ither.Ilookedatthemancloselythen—barehandsgraspingapieceofcardboard,snot（鼻涕）frozentohisface,awornoutja

cket.AndthereIwasstrugglingbecauseIhadtobuyoilandgroceries.ButIdecidedtohelp.Ipulledovertothemanandhand

edhimafive-dollarbill.注意：•1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2.续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好；3.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph1:Seeingthis,mysonbecameconfusedandsurprised.P

aragraph2:Onthatday,mysonperformedanactthatmostadultswouldn’thavedone.参考答案1-5BABBA6-10BBACC11-15CACAC16-20ABBCB21---24ACAD25---28AACB29---31C

BD32---35BBAC36---40EBDGC41---45BACDA46---50CDBBB51---55AACDB56.Unfortunately57.rising58.for59.It60.Built61.visitors62.religious63.needed64.a6

5.that第一节应用文写作DearEric,CongratulationsonyourwinningthefirstprizeintheChinesecalligraphycontest!Asisknowntoall,calligraphyisanimportantpartofChineset

raditionalculture.ItisreallyamazingforaforeignertowriteChinesecharacterssowell.I’vealreadyhadacopybookofWangXizh

i’sworksdeliveredtoyou.Ihopeitcanbeofsomehelp.I’mlookingforwardtoyourgreaterprogressinthefuture.第二节读后续写Onepossibleversion:Se

eingthis,mysonbecameconfusedandsurprised.“Mum,whyaresogeneroustothisstrangerwhilesomeantomewhenIaskedforayoghurt?”Iexplainedthatifwewerebli

ndtothepoorman’ssituationhewouldbefreezing.Hedidn’thaveahomeorfoodtoeatafterall.Wecouldsparefivedollarsevenifwewerefinanciallystressed.Fin

ally,mysonnoddedandfixedhiseyesonhisyoghurt.Onthatday,mysonperformedanactthatmostadultswouldn’thavedone.Hetookhisyoghurtandhandedittotheman

outsidehiswindow.Evenifitwasjustamatterofafewspoonfulsofyoghurt,itwasallhehad,andhegaveittosomeonewhoneededitmorethanhewantedit.HeshowedmethatIamdo

ingwellasamother.Therearealwaysblessingstocountifweopenoureyes,andalwayshavetheopportunitytobeablessingforsomeoneelse.听力材

料Text1W:WhatdoyouusuallydoonSundays?M:Igotochurchinthemorning,workinthegardenintheafternoonandreadnewspapersintheevening.Idon’tl

iketorestalldayanddonothing.Text2W:Couldyoucheckmypaper,Bill?Itisduetomorrowmorning.M:Checkyours?Ihavenotstartedwritingmineyet.Text

3M:Excuseme.HowmuchistheticketforWednesday’sconcert?W:Thefullpriceis35dollars.Forstudents,itis10doll

arsoff.M:Thanksyou.CanIhavetwostudents’tickets,please?Hereareourstudentcards.Text4M:Ilikeplayingcomputergames,butI’mnotreallyintoboardgam

es.Whataboutyou?W:Well,Ilikeneitherofthem.ActuallyIloveoutdoorsports.Text5W:Idon’tknowhowyoucanputupwithbeingasalesman.Don’tyoueverg

ettiredoftryingtoconvincepeopleallthetime?M:Actually,that’sthepartIenjoymost.Text6W:Whyareyouturninghere?Aren’twe

goingdowntown?M:Yeah,butsomeofthedowntownstreetsareclosedtoday.W:Doyouknowwhy?M:Thereisafestivaltodaytocelebratethef

irstdayofspring.Therearesomeflowersandfreshfruitforsale.W:Thatsoundslovely.I’dlovetobuysomeflowers.Canwego?M:Ithoughtyouwan

tedtogotothemovies.W:Idid.ButnowthatIknowaboutthis,Iwouldrathercheckitout.Wecanseethemovienextweek.Thisfestivalonlyhappe

nsonceayear.M:Allright.IguessIwouldn’tmindseeingwhatfruittheyhaveavailable.Text7M:Hi,Sally.Didyougotot

hepartyyesterday?W:No.Isentmygrandfathertoseeadoctorforhisheadache.Whatdoyouthinkoftheparty?M:Uh,itwasreallyawonderfulparty.Theorganizationwor

kwasexcellent.W:Really?Comeon,David,tellmemoreaboutit.M:Wehadplannedtoholdthepartyfrom7:00pmto10:00pm.Buteveryonewassoexcite

dthatitdidn’tfinishuntil11:30pm.Thewholepartywasfullofchatting,dancingandsinging.Itwasfilledwithcheerfulatmosphere.W:Itsoundssogreat!M:Abso

lutely.Allthingsweresowonderfulespeciallythedessertsanddrinkswhichgavemethedeepestimpression.Thehotchocolatewasthemostdel

iciousdrinkIhadevertasted.W:Oh,it’sapitythatImissedit.Text8W:Excuseme,sir.I’mafraidyoucan’tparkyourcarhere.M:Whynot

?It’smyparkingplace.W:I’mafraidnot,sir.M:Oh?That’sasurprise.Letmesee…A1214.It’smywife’sbirthday.Yes.I’msurethisismyparkingplace

.W:ButIsawablackcaralwaysparkingherebefore.M:Oh,we’vejustpaintedourcar.Itwasblack.W:Maybe.Butthecarofthisspacehasabroken

lightontheright.M:Yeah.Itusedto.Wegotthatfixedyesterdaytoo.W:Couldyouwaitforamoment,sir?I’dliketohaveacheck.M:Sure,goahead.W:Sorry,sir,m

ymistake.Thisisyourparkingplace.M:That’sallright.It’snotyourfault.Text9M:Sohowwasyouradventurevacation?W:Itwaswonderful!Thebeachesweregreat.Andthere

wasarainforestandamountaininthecenteroftheislandwhereyoucouldgorockclimbing.M:Wow!Didyougoclimbing?W:Well,wewent

tothebottomofthemountain,spentfourhoursgoingtotheforest,butthenIjustfelttootired,soIhadtostandatthebottomandwa

tchedtheothers.M:Idon’tblameyou.Sowhatelsedidyoudo?W:Ispentalotoftimeonthebeach.Itrieddiving.Itwasgreat!Oh,andIsawadolphinwhenIwasu

nderwater.M:Wow!Didyougobungeejumping（蹦极跳）?W:Iwantedto,butIrealizedIwasscaredofheights,soIjustgaveup.Quitebychance,t

heenginewasbrokenontheboat,sotheyhadtocallthesailingtripoff.M:That’sashame.Sowhatwasthemostexcitingpartofthetrip?W:Probab

lyexploringtheoldcaves.I’dneverdoneitbefore,andIthoughtitwasgreat.Text10W:Youmightthinkthatthemostdangeroustypeofeating,forwomen,iso

vereating.Butaccordingtomedicalrecords,that’snotthecase.Mostofthewomenwhodieofeatingproblemssufferfromsta

rvingthemselves.Whileover-eatersfindthemselvesquiteOKexceptthattheyarejustfat,thosewhostarvethemselveshaveadifferentexperience.Tolookbeautiful,

manywomeneatverylittle.Butwithoutenoughfood,theyareweakinhealth.Theymayfeelsickindifferentmoments—atmeetings,inthesho

ppingmallsorwhilewalkingaround.Thisbecomesespeciallydangerouswhentheyaredrivingoroperatingmachines.Thereasonfor

thisissociety’sdemandonwomentobeoverly（过度地）thin.It’sreportedthatover100womendieeachyearintheUnitedStatesalone,justbecause

theywanttomeetthisdemand.Whatweshouldknowisthatwhenyourlifeisindanger,isitmeaningfultoachievethatkindofbeauty?It’snecess

aryforthosewhowanttokeepskinnytoreconsiderthemeaningofbeauty.