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2020～2021学年高三年级模拟考试卷英语(音频下载地址：jsgkxzx@163.com密码：20082008)2021．05本试卷分四个部分。满分150分，考试用时120分钟。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.Whatistheweatherliketoday

?A.Dry.B.Rainy.C.Sunny.()2.Whendidthewomanfirstcall?A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.Intheevening.()3.Whatcoloristhecar?A.Black.B.Grey.C.

Blue.()4.Whendidtheboystartplayingfootball?A.At7p．m.B.At8p．m.C.At9p．m.()5.Whatarethespeakersprobablydoing?A.Learningaline.B.Sh

ootingafilm.C.Buyingacamera.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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。()6.Howmanycandleshasthewomanordered?A.5.B.10.C.50.()7.Whatwillthemandotohelpthewoman?A.He'llcanc

eltheorder.B.He'lltakethecandlesback.C.He'llgivethewomanfreecandles.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。()8.Whatisthemaintopicoftheconversation?A.Thecomp

anyisbeingsold.B.Thecompanyisturningaprofit.C.Thecompanyismakingjobcuts.()9.Whoisthemanspeakingto?A.Hisboss.B

.Hisclient.C.Hisco­worker.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。()10.Howmanyshopsdidthespeakersmentionatfirst?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.

()11.Whatdidtheshopnexttothepostofficeoncesell?A.Shoes.B.Food.C.Phones.()12.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutthechanges?A.Sad.B.Grateful.C.Optimistic.听第9

段材料，回答第13至16题。()13.Wherearethespeakers?A.Inamuseum.B.Onahill.C.Inapark.()14.Whyisthemanhot?A.Heisill.

B.Theweatherishot.C.Hehasbeenclimbing.()15.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutthemuseum?A.Interested.B.Bored.C.Upset.()16.Whatdoesthewomansuggest?A.Goi

nghome.B.Takingaphoto.C.Goingbackdown.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。()17.Whoisallowedtostartastudentclub?A.A1styearstudent.B

.A3rdyearstudent.C.A5thyearstudent.()18.Whatskillcanyoulearnthroughparticipatinginassociations?A.Concentration.B.Tim

emanagement.C.Administration.()19.Howmuchstartingcapitalcouldanewassociationgetpreviously?A.$1，000.B.$1，500.C.$2，

000.()20.Whoisprobablygivingthetalk?A.Astudent.B.Apresident.C.Aprofessor.第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50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。ATheLondonEyeremainstemporarilyclosedbutinlinewiththeGovernment'sroadmapoutoflockdownweplantoreopenfrom17thMay

.Youcanpre­booknow.Furtherinformationcanbefoundhere.WhattoExpectTheLondonEyesoars443feetintotheskyandviewsstretching25milesineverydir

ection.Sinceopeningin2000,ithasbeenusedasabackdropincountlessfilmsandislovedbyBritonsandvisitorsalike.This

istheUK'smostpopularvisitorattraction,visitedbyover3.5millionpeopleayear.EachLondonEyecapsuleholdsupto25passenge

rscomfortably.Allcapsulesarefullyair­conditionedandrotate(旋转)onaspecialdevicedesignedtokeepeveryoneuprightas

thewheelmakesaslowbutprogressiverotation.Thefullrotationlasts30minutesofaneverchangingviewofthisdynamiccity.OpeningTimes■SeptembertoMay10：00

a．m.—8：00p．m.daily■June10：00a．m.—9：00p．m.daily■July10：00a．m.—9：30p．m.daily■August10：00a．m.—8：30p．m.daily■NotopenonChristmasD

ayorduringmaintenanceperiod.TicketPricesBookingLine■9：00a．m.to5：00p．m.MondaytoSunday■Telephone:08705000600()2

1.WhichofthefollowingdoestheLondonEyerideoffer?A.A30­minutefastrotation.B.Aninsightintoitslonghistory.C.A360°movingviewofthecity.D.Anon­charg

eableadmission.()22.WhenistheLondonEyeopeninJanuary?A.10：00a．m.—8：00p．m.B.10：00a．m.—9：00p．m.C.10：00a．m.—9：30p．m.D.1

0：00a．m.—8：30p．m.()23.What'sthechargeforayoungcouplewitha5­year­oldboywhovisitonthereopeningday?A.￡3

0.B.￡31.C.￡37.5.D.￡38.75.BIt'sthenearfuture.Animalpopulationshavefallensharplyand80%ofspeciesareextinct.Theforestsaresorarethatyouneedtomake

abookingtovisitone.Birdsalsofaceextinction.TheArcticterns,aspeciesevolvedtoflyacrosstheworldon40，000kmannualjourneys,areo

ntheirlastmigration(迁徙)toAntarctica.TheLastMigrationbytheSydney­basedwriterCharlotteMcConaghyisadifferentsortofclimatenovel,oneinwhichtheher

oine's(女主人公)damagedsoulisasmuchastoryasthedamagedenvironment.ThisisMcConaghy'sfirstworkofliteraryfiction,afterahi

storypublishinginsciencefictionandaromanticfantasyseries.“Iwantedtotryandengagewiththeclimatecrisisclosely，”shesaid.“It

'shardtonaildownwherethebookcamefrom.ButIhadToniMorrison'swordsinmyhead：‘Ifthere'sabookyoureallywanttoread,butithasn'tbeenwrittenyet,then

youmustwriteit.’Ilovethat.Itreallyspeakstome.”“IwantedtowriteaboutthewaythenaturalworldisdisappearingbutIdidn'tknowawayin.”Thewayin,she

says,wasto“gotravelling.IwenttoIrelandandIceland,andIthoughtabouttheseincrediblejourneysoftheternsandthese

peoplewhostudythesejourneys.”Thebookbecameastoryofadoublejourney:themigrationofthebirds,andabrokenwoman'stravellingtotheendoftheearth.M

uchofthebookistoldinflashbacks,theactionjumpingbetweenthesouthcoastofNewSouthWalestothewestcoastofIrelandandto

Greenland.“I'vealwaysbeenfascinatedwithIreland:thelandscape,thepeopleandthepoetryandmusic.Iwasfascinatedwithwr

itingacharacterfromthere.Itwasawaytoconnectmorewiththeplace.”McConaghysaysshealsowantedtohaveacharacterwhowas“oftwopla

ces”.“Ihadlivedin21housesbythetimeIwas21,asaresultIdefinitelyknowhowitfeelstofeelasifyouarenotsurewhereyoubelongandfeelingasifyouarebetweentwoworld

s.”()24.HowisTheLastMigrationdifferentfromotherclimatenovels?A.Itforecastsenvironmentaldestruction.B.Itfeaturesabird'scross­conti

nentalmigration.C.Itcombinessciencefictionwellwithromanticfantasy.D.Itattachesequalimportancetotheheroine'sbr

okensoul.()25.WhatdidMcConaghythinkofToniMorrison'swords?A.Inspirational.B.One­sided.C.Authoritative.D.Casual.()26.WhydidMcConaghygotrav

elling?A.ToappreciatethelandscapeofIreland.B.Tofollowthemigrationofthebirds.C.Togetawayfromhertiresomelife.D.Tofindideasf

orhernewbook.()27.Howmightacharacter“oftwoplaces”feel?A.Contentandcarefree.B.Moreconnectedwithnature.C.Lackinginasenseofbelonging.D.Knowledgeable

abouttheworld.CBabieswhofrequentlycommunicatewiththeircaregiversusingeyecontactandvocalisations(发声)attheageofonearemorelikelytodevelop

greaterlanguageskillsbythetimetheyreachtwo,accordingtonewresearch.Inthestudy,researcherslookedat11­and12­month­oldbabies'vocalisations,gesture

sandgazebehaviours,andathowtheircaregiversrespondedtothem.Tomeasuretheinteractions,theresearchersvideoedinfants(婴儿)andcaregivers

athome,andaskedthemtoplayasusual.Theytookthoserecordingsbacktotheuniversity.Thescientiststhenusedstatisticalmodelstofindthatthebestpredictorofvo

cabularyat24monthswaswheninfantswereseentousevocalisationswhilelookingattheircaregiver'sfacewhentheywereaboutayearold.Theb

enefitswereevengreaterwhentheseinteractionswerefollowedbyresponsesfromthecaregiver.Thestatisticsshowedthatat19months,childrenhadan

averageofabout100words.Thosewhoexhibitedthebeneficialinteractivebehaviourearlierinlifewereseentohaveanaverageofabout30extrawords.“Themessageo

fthispaperisthatitistheresultofajointeffort;noticingwhatyourchildisattendingtoandtalkingtothemaboutitwillsupporttheirlangu

agedevelopment，”saidMcGillion,aco­authorofthework.“Thejoyofthismessageisthatthatcanhappeninanycontext…acrossanypar

tofyourday.It'snotsomethingthatrequiresspecialequipmentorevenlotsoftime.Itcanhappenwhenyou'redoingthelaundry,forexample—whenyou'retakingoutthe

socks,youcantalkaboutsocks…inthepark,inthecar,atmealtimes,atbathtimes.Thisfindingcanbeusedinanycontext，”

addedMcGillion.“Thisisadevelopmentalsnapshotinthefirstyearoflife,butchildrenareconstantlygrowingandchangingandsoaretheirbehaviours.Itwo

uldbeinterestingtolookatthesesortsofbehavioursagainaschildrenprogressthroughthesecondyearoflifetoseewhat'shappeningthere，”saidDonnella

n,theleadauthoronthestudy.()28.Howdidtheresearchersgetthefindings?A.Byinteractingwithbabies.B.Byaskingbabiestovocalise.C.Bya

nalyzingrelevantrecordings.D.Byreferringtothepreviousstatistics.()29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph5

mean?A.Infants'eyecontact.B.Infants'largervocabulary.C.Theresponsefromcaregivers.D.Thebestpredictorof

vocabulary.()30.WhatdidMcGillionsayaboutinfants'interactivebehaviour?A.It'seasytoperform.B.It'scomplextounderstand.C.It'sdi

fficulttocopy.D.It'sinterestingtovideo.()31.Whatmightfurtherstudiesbeon?A.Children'sacademicprogress.B.Children'sgrowingenvironment.C.

Children'spotentialphysicaldevelopment.D.Children'sbehavioursacrossmoreageranges.DLightpollutionisasignif

icantbutoverlookeddriveroftherapiddeclineofinsectpopulations,accordingtothemostcomprehensivereviewofthescientificeviden

cetodate.Artificiallightatnightcanaffecteveryaspectofinsects'lives,theresearcherssaid.“Westronglybelievear

tificiallightatnight—incombinationwithhabitatloss,chemicalpollution,invasive(入侵的)species,andclimatechange—isdrivinginsectdeclines，”thesc

ientistsconcludedafterassessingmorethan150studies.Insectpopulationcollapseshavebeenreportedaroundtheworld,andthefirstglobalscientif

icreview,publishedinFebruary,saidwidespreaddeclinesthreatenedtocausea“catastrophiccollapseofnature'secosystems

”．Therearethoughttobemillionsofinsectspecies,moststillunknowntoscience,andabouthalfareactiveatnight.Thoseactiveinthedaymayalsobedist

urbedbylightatnightwhentheyareatrest.Themostfamiliarimpactoflightpollutionismoths(飞蛾)flappingaroundabulb,mistakingitforthemoon.

Someinsectsusethepolarisationoflighttofindthewatertheyneedtobreed,aslightwaveslineupafterreflectingfromasmo

othsurface.Butartificiallightcanscupper(使泡汤)this.Insectsareimportantprey(猎物)formanyspecies,butlightpollutioncantipthebalanceinfavourofthepreda

torifittrapsinsectsaroundlights.Suchincreasesinpredationriskwerelikelytocausetherapidextinctionofaffectedspecies,theresearcherssaid.Ther

esearcherssaidmosthuman­causedthreatstoinsectshaveanaloguesinnature,suchasclimatechangeandinvasivespecies.Butlightpollutionisparticularlyhardforinse

ctstodealwith.However,unlikeotherdriversofdecline,lightpollutionisrelativelyeasytoprevent.Simplyturningofflightsthat

arenotneededisthemostobviousaction,hesaid,whilemakinglightsmotion­activatedalsocutslightpollution.Shadinglightssoonlyth

eareaneededislitupisimportant.Itisthesamewithavoidingblue­whitelights,whichinterferewithdailyrhythms.LEDlightsalsoofferhopeastheycanbe

easilytunedtoavoidharmfulcoloursandflickerrates.()32.Whatisdiscussedinthepassage?A.Causesofdeclininginsectpopulations.B.Consequencesofinsectpopulatio

ncollapses.C.Lightpollution:thekeybringerofinsectdeclines.D.Insectdeclines:thedriverofthecollapsedecosystem.()33.Whatisthe5thpara

graphmainlyabout?A.Howlighttravelsinspace.B.Howlighthelpsinsectsfindfood.C.Howthefoodchainisinterrelated.D.Howlightpollutio

naffectsinsects.()34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“analogues”inParagraph6probablymean?A.Selectivethings.B.Similarthings.C.Variations.D.Limitations.

()35.Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraph?A.Tooffersolutions.B.Togiveexamples.C.Tomakecomparisons.D.Topresentarguments.第二节(共5小题；每小题2

.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Intoday'sincreasinglycompetitivesociety,peopleareloadedwithagrowin

gamountofstress.Stresscanaffecthowyoufeel,think,andbehave.__36__It'sworthtakingthetimetolearndifferen

tstrategiesformanagingyourstress.●Identifythecause.Ifyouarehavingproblemswithtensemuscles,overtiredness,orheadache

s,itisquitepossiblystress­related.Isityourjob,relationshiporsomethingelse?Problemscanbedividedintothreecategories:thosewit

hapracticalsolution,thosethatwillgetbetterwithtimeandthoseoutsideyourcontrol.__37__●Moveyourbody.Exercisewon'tcureyourstress,butitcanhelptoclearyour

head.Trysomethingnew:yogamaybecalming,butthere'snothingmorethrillingthanhittingapunchbag.Don'tworsenthestressbydrinkingandsmoking.__38__The

ywillonlymakeyoufeelphysicallyandmentallyworse.●__39__Ifyouarethekindofpersonwhoisopentoadvice,complaintoafriendaboutyourstress.Friendscan

workasasupportgroup,andtheymayprovideyouwithsolutions.Sometimes,youcan'tseetheeasywayoutofasituationwhenyouarest

andingrightinthemiddleofit.●Makealist.Havingtoomuchtodomaycauseyoutorusharoundbecause,ifyouaremovingfa

ster,itfeelsasifyouaregettingmoredone.__40__Makeato­dolist.Dothebig,importantthingslast,afteryouhaveachievedsever

alofthesmallthings.Thatway,youwillapproachthebigthingsalreadyfeelinggood.A.Talkitthrough.B.Beagoodlistener.C.Thesearen'tsolutions.D.Itpaystotrynew

things.E.Butthisisafalseimpression.F.Itcanalsoimpacthowyourbodyfunctions.G.Focusonthefirstkindandignoretheothers.第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分3

0分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Inmylate20s,Iwasfeelinglost.Myfriend

ssuggestedIdoasix­monthacademycoursetogetmybeauty__41__，whichwouldgivemethequalificationtosetupmyownbusiness.Itwa

sexactlythe__42__Ineeded.Theonlyproblemwasthattuitionfeeswere$6，000,whichwasoutofmy__43__.Iknewthatevenworkingfull­time,mysalarywou

ldn'tcoverallthefees.I'dseenotherssetupcrowdfundingpagestohelpthem__44__theirgoals.SoIdidthesame.WithinafewdaysI'

dreceived__45__of$300.Icouldn'tbelievepeoplewerebeingsogenerous.Then,onenight,myphonepinged(响了).I__46__thenotification(通知)andwhatIsawnext_

_47__me.Astrangerhadmadeaverygenerousdonationto__48__allofmyremainingfees：$5，605.ThenameonthedonationwasoneI__49__recogn

ized:ChrissyTeigen,theTVhost.Iwasalwaysafanofhers.Istartedscreaming.Chrissyhadlefta__50__alongsidethedonation:“I'veseenthisbe

your__51__forsuchalongtimenow.Soexcitedtoseeyoufulfilyourdream！”Inever__52__thatshe'dseemytweetor__53__it.I'venevermetChrissyandhavenoideawhysh

edecidedtodonatethemoneytome.Theamountmighthavebeenadropintheoceanforher,butitwas__54__forme.I'venowsetupmyownbusinessandIal

waysthinkaboutChrissy's__55__.Hopefully,oneday,I'llbeabletogiveherafacial.()41.A.licenseB.equipmentC.treatmentD.product()42.

A.approvalB.promiseC.directionD.friendship()43.A.mindB.sightC.budgetD.memory()44.A.quitB.meetC.changeD.admire()45.A.billsB.rewardsC.scholarshipsD.d

onations()46.A.checkedB.editedC.sentD.deleted()47.A.surprisedB.upsetC.confusedD.scared()48.A.claimB.countC.coverD.charge()49.A.frequently

B.mistakenlyC.unwillinglyD.instantly()50.A.tipB.noteC.markD.reply()51.A.capacityB.passionC.recipeD.puzzle()52.A.expectedB.doubtedC.forgot

D.regretted()53.A.actonB.laughatC.sticktoD.enterfor()54.A.energy­savingB.time­consumingC.risk­takingD.life­ch

anging()55.A.ambitionB.reputationC.curiosityD.generosity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。Nocultureintheworldhasproduc

edalongercontinuoustraditionofgardendesignthan__56__ofChina.Originally,atypicalChinesegardenmerely__57__(consist)ofusefultreesplantedwit

hthewallsaroundafarmhouse.InaChinesegarden,astrongbelief__58__asenseofunitywithnatureisrequired.Theconceptofits__59__(compose)isto“bringouttherhy

thmofnature”.Itisaplace__60__visitorscanappreciatetheclassicbeautywithaneducatedmindandeye.Plantsarenotessentialt

otheintegrityofaChinesegarden.Rocksandwatercomefirst,__61__(follow)byarchitecture,plants,treesandflowers.TotheChinese,theirassociation

swerefar__62__(important)thanlooks.Bamboo,whichbendsinthewindanddoesn'tbreak,symbolizes__63__honorableman.Irregularityofdesignisthekeyto

thesuccessofagarden.JustasallotherartformsintheChineseculture__64__(affect)byConfucianismorDaoism,twomain__65__(philosophy)inChina,s

ohastheChinesegarden.Thisisreflectedintheimportanceplacedonitssitting.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假如你是李华，上星期四你班举行了一个关于感恩父母的

主题班会。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：1.班会目的；2.班会过程；3.班会反响。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。AThemeClassMeeting_______________

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第二节(满分25分)阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。AfterwatchingmysonToddruninanannualrace,Imademyusualcomment,“Todd,Icouldwalkfasterthanthose

womenrun.”ToddlaughedasheknewIwasn'tarunner.“Listen,Mom,Iwantyoutoshowbyyouractions.Howaboutyourunningwithmenextyearatthisrace？”Withoutthinking

,Iquicklyagreedtothischallenge.Butwhenitwasalmosttimeforthisracetooccur,Toddwasn'tgoingtoberunning.HewassenttoAfricaasasoldierforthreeyears.Afe

wofhisfriendsknewthis“challenge”IhadagreedtowithTodd.Theystartedtoencouragemetoruntherace.Ihadn'ttrainedoran

ything.Quitefrankly,IhadalmostforgottenIsaidIwoulddoit.IdecidedIshouldkeepmypromisetoToddandruntherace.ThefirstthingIdidwasgoout

andbuysomerunningclothes.Imightaswelllookgood,wasmythought,eventhoughIhadn'ttrainedatall.Thedayoftheracecame.Iwasnotwellp

repared,butIstartedoff.Itwasn'tlongbeforesomeguyontheroadsidestartedtorunnexttome.Iwasn'tinthetalkingmood.However,thi

sguywasverytalkative.Hekeptmakingremarksonhowtiredhewas,andImustbetiredtoo.Theracewasover,andthisguy'swifewon!Iwasjusthappytofinishandk

eepmypromisetoTodd.Icamehome,andmyneighboraskedabouttherace.Itoldhimwhathadhappenedandhowthisguywouldnotshutuphisnegativetalk.Myne

ighborlaughedandsetmestraight,“Kay,don'tyouknowwhatthisguywasdoing?Hethoughtyouwerethecompetition(竞争对手)b

ythewayyouweredressed.Hewantedhiswifetowin.”Ohreally！？注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。Paragraph1：Thisguy'sattitudebuiltafirei

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_______________________2020～2021学年高三年级模拟考试卷(南通、扬州、泰州、淮安、徐州、宿迁、连云港)英语参考答案及听力材料第一部分听力1～5BACAB6～10CACAB11～15AABC

A16～20BBCBC第二部分阅读第一节21～25CADDA26～30DCCBA31～35DCDBA第二节36～40FGCAE第三部分语言运用第一节41～45ACCBD46～50AACDB51～55BAADD第二节56.that57.consisted5

8.in59.composition60.where61.followed62.moreimportant63.an64.havebeenaffected65.philosophies第四部分写作第一节Onepossibleversion：A__Theme__Class_

_MeetingToenhancethestudents'awarenessofgratitude,Class5Senior3heldathemeclassmeetingonbeinggratefultoourparentslastThursday.

Theclassmeeting,composedofthreeparts,beganwithatouchingvideoaboutagirltendinghersickmother.Afterthat,wetalked

aboutthetopicfreelyingroups.Finally,somestudentssharedtheirpersonalfeelingsandexperiencesinfrontoftheclass,whichimpressedusdeeply.Throughtheclassm

eeting,notonlydowebetterunderstandourparents'hardshipsinraisingus,butalsowe'redeterminedtorepaythemwithpracticalactio

ns.第二节Onepossibleversion：Paragraph1：Thisguy'sattitudebuiltafireinmeforthenextrace!IfhethoughtIwasthecompetition,Iwasgoing

tobethecompetition.Inthenextfewmonths,Itrainedhard,whetherrainyorsunny.SometimesIwasburnedout,butIwasdeterminedthatnothingwouldw

eighmedown.Ievenboughtsometapestalkingabouthowtorunaraceandlistenedtothemdaily.Bothmyspeedandconfidencegrewwitheachpassingday.Ast

heracegotnear,Ifeltwellprepared.Paragraph2：TheracebeganonacolddayandIsawthisguyandhiswife.“ThistimeI'llhavetowin！”Isaidtomyself.Freezingcoldasit

was,Iranwithonlyasleevelessshirtandshortson.Istayedclosebehindthisguy'swifealmostthewholerace.Andthenthisguycamenearus!I'llneverforge

thiswordstohiswife,“Watchout!She'srightbehindyou.”Well,Iwouldn'tletithappenanymore!WitheverybitofstrengthIranrightpastherandwonth

erace!Ifellonthegrass,andwepthappytears.听力材料Text1W:Youaskedmetotellyouwhenitstopsraining.M:Andhasit?Ineedasunnydaytodosomepaintingoutside.W:No

tyet,buttheforecastsaysitwillbedryandsunnytomorrow.Text2W:Hi,Mr.Murphy.Icalledyouatbreakfasttime,andagainafterlunch.Myfridgeneed

sanurgentrepair.M:OK.I'mhavingdinnernow,butI'llcomeoutstraightafterwards.Text3M:Ithoughtyoudidn'tlikecarsinthatcolor.Yousaidt

hereweresomanybluecarsonthestreet,andyouthoughttheywereboring.W:Butthisisaspecialone.M:Ilikedtheblackonewesawyesterday.ThegreyonewasOKasw

ell.Text4W:Comeinsidenow.You'vebeenplayingfootballfortwohours.It'stimeforbed.M:OhMom,it'sonlynineo'clock.Noneofm

yfriendsevergotobedbeforeten.W:Maybenoneofthemhavetobeupasearly.Text5W:Cut.Startfromthetop!Leo,please,let'strythatlineagainwithmoreen

thusiasm.M:I'mtrying.It'sgettinglate,andwe'vebeenshootingthissceneforhours.W:Yourcharacterisfallinginlove.Showu

ssomeemotion!Cameramen,getreadytoshoot!Text6W:Iplacedanorderonyourwebsiteforsomecandles,butIneedtocancelit.M:Howcome?W:Well,Iwasonlytr

yingtobuyfivecandles,butIaddedazeroattheendbymistake.M:Ohdear!Letmelogontothesystemandcheckwhethertheyhavebeenshippedornot.W:Ihopenot.Idon'

tknowwhatI'ddowiththatmany.M:Youcouldgivethemawayaspresentsforfree.Ha­ha!I'mjustkidding.We'dtakethemback.W:That

'sarelief.M:Goodnews.Theyhaven'tbeenshippedyet,soI'llcanceltheorder.Text7W:Comein,Adam.Please,takeaseat.M:Tha

nks.W:Don'tbenervous.You'renotinanytrouble.M:Iappreciateyousayingthat,butconsideringthebudgetcuts,I'mnotexpecting

goodnews.W:Thereisgoodnewsandbadnews.Thegoodnewsisthatnoonewillbefiredwithinyourteam.M:Theywillberelieved.Butwhat'sthebadnews

?W:Oneoftheotherteamsisgoingtoberemoved.Youknow,ithasbeenadifficultdecision,butwehadtolookatwhatisbestforthebusiness.Unfortunat

ely,theyarenotdeliveringthefiguresasyouare.M:WhatifItookovertheirteamtemporarily,totryandgetthemtoourlevel?W:Wouldyoubewilling

todothat?M:Absolutely,ifitmeanstheycouldkeeptheirjobs.Well,Icangiveitashot.Text8M:DoyouknowthebigshopontheHighStreet?W:Whichonedoyoureferto?Theone

nexttothepostoffice?Theoneonthecorner?Theonewithroundwindows?ThereareseveralbigshopsontheHighStreet.M:Theonewiththewi

ndowsandtheoneonthecornerhavebothbeenchangedintoofficesnow.Imeananotherone.W:Ohyes,Iknow.Iboughtmybootsthere.M:Yes,that'stheone.Everyoneusedtoha

vetheirkids'feetmeasuredthere.Theyhadsomeniceshoesbutalittleold­fashioned.W:So,whatdoyouwanttotellmeabouttheshop?M:Well,Iwasdowntherethism

orningandInoticedithasnowbeendividedintotwo,withoneshopsellingphonesandtheothersellingorganicfood.W:Oh,that'ssuchashame.Al

lthetown'slovelyoldbusinessesaredisappearing.Text9W:Iwonderwhobuiltthisplace.M:Didn'tyoureadthesignatthebottomo

fthehill?W:No,whatdiditsay?M:I'mnotgoingbackdowntheretoreaditforyou.I'moverheatingafterclimbinguphere.W:Theexercisewillbegoodforusonsuchacoldday.

M:Maybe.Anyway,thesignsaidthiswasthepartthatwasbuiltfirst.Therestofthecastlecamearound200yearslaterandtheouterwallsweredownthereinthepark.W:It's

apitytherearejustemptybuildingsherenow.I'dbegladtohaveseenthethingstheyhadinside.M:Wecanlookaroundthemuseumlater.Theyh

avesomethingsthere.W:Ohgreat!Inevergetboredlookingatthingslikethat.Ilovethehistoryoftheseplaces.M:Metoo.

It'samazingtothinkofthepeoplewhowalkedonthislandandhowdifferentlifewasforthembackintheolddays.W:CanItakeyourphotohere?M:

Yes,andthenlet'sclimbthestepstothetopofthetower.Theviewfromtherewillbefantastic.Text10M:Wethankeveryonewho

isinterestedinestablishingastudentassociationattheuniversity.Therearesomeimportantthings,includingchangestotherulesandfees.Firstly,youallknowthatany

bodycouldstartacluborassociationpreviously.However,startingfromthisyear,youmusthavesuccessfullycompletedatleastoneyearofstudiesandha

venotbeenastudentformorethan4years.Thereasonisthatwewantallourstudentstofocusontheirstudies,andnotgetdisturbedbyoutsideactivities.H

owever,joiningstudentclubsisagreatwaytolearncareerskillslikeorganizationandleadership.Secondly,theun

iversityadministrationwillnolongerprovideeveryneworganizationwith$1，500.Instead,thestartingcapitalwillbe$10pernewmember,upto$2，000.It

doesn'tmatterifyouhavemorethan200membersinyournewclub.Thesearethemajorchanges,andweareconfidentthattheywillimprovestudentlifea

ndhelpambitiousyoungstudentsbeactiveoncampus.Personally,IhavealonghistoryattheUniversityofTuscaloosa,firstasastudentnowasaprofessor.Throu

ghoutthetime,Ihavebeenalwaysinvolvedinclubsandassociationshere,bothforstudentsandstaff.So,Iunderstandtheirvalue.Ifyouhaveanyfurtherques

tions,pleasetakealookatthebrochureormeetmeatmyofficetonightat6p．m.,whereIwillbeansweringquestionspersonally.