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兰州一中2024-2025-1学期10月月考试题高一英语命题人：施多东审题人：张春玲说明：本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。答案写在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡。第Ⅰ卷选择题（共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，从每题中所给的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。听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。1．Wherearethetwospeakers?A．Athome.B．Atashop.C．Atschool.2．Howmuchdoesthemanearnforhalfayear?A．$

750.B．$960.C．$480.3．WhenwillthemanprobablyseeProfessorWilkins?A．OnTuesday.B．OnThursday.C．OnWednesday.4．Whatist

herelationshipbetweenthemanandthewoman?A．Ahotelmanagerandatourist.B．Asalesmanandacustomer.C．Aprofessorandastudent.5．Whatdidthew

omanbuyherbrotherforChristmas?A．Sheboughthimawatch.B．Shehasnotboughthimapresentyet.C．Sheboughthimacaseforhis

coincollection.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道小题，从每题中所给的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5秒钟的时间阅读每小题，听完后，每小题

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至7题。6．Wherewillthewomango?A．Asupermarket.B．Apostoffice.C．Apolicestation.7．Howlongwillittakethewomantogotothepol

icestationonfoot?A．About15minutes.B．About5minutes.C．About10minutes.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8．Howistherelationshipbetweenthewomanandherparents?A．Good.B．Bad.C．

Hardtosay.9．Howmuchpocketmoneydoesthewomangetaweek?A．Threepounds.B．Twopounds.C．Fourpounds.10．Howoldmightthewomanbe?A．15.B．17.C．18.听第8段材

料，回答第11至13题。11．Whydidtheteacherasktheboytostandtoday?A．Hedidn’tanswerthequestioncorrectly.B．Hetoldjokesinclass.C．Hefellasleep.12．Whatdoyouth

inkoftheboy?A．HewantstobelikeTom.B．Helikesstudying.C．Hedoesn’tlikestudying.13．Whatdoestheboythinkoftheclass?A．Useless

.B．Boring.C．Serious.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14．Wasthemanlookingforthewomantallorshort?A．Verytall.B．Veryshort.C．Neithers

hortnortall.15．Whatkindoffacedidthemanhave?A．Hisfacewasround.B．Themanspeakerdidn’tnotice.C．Hisfacewasblack.16．Whywasn’tthemanspeakersureofthevis

itor’scharacteristic?A．Becauseitwasverylateandthelightingwasn’tgood.B．Becausehewassotiredandsleepythathedidn’tpa

ymuchattention.C．BothAandB.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．Whatdothenewcomerscomeherefor?A．VisitingLondon.B．Improvingt

heirbusinessEnglishskills.C．Spendingtheirweekend.18．Whenwilltheyvisitthecity?A．OnSunday.B．OnSaturday.C．OnFriday.19．Whenwilltheyseeafilm?A．At7pm.B．

At3pm.C．At8pm.20．HowwilltheysetofftovisitthecityofBath?A．Onatrain.B．Bybus.C．Onfoot.第二部分：阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AHereisagreatwayforyoutoexplorethebeautifulcountrysideandcolorfulChineseminoritycultur

eofsoutheastGuizhouduringthreedays.Withthis3-dayGuizhoutour,youcanappreciatetheamazingwoodenarchitectureoftheDongethnicminority,discoveramysterious

branchoftheMiaoethnicminority,hikeamongtheterracedfields,dressupinthetraditionaldressoftheDongpeople,andtrytheirspecialtast

yfood.Hereisasuggestedplanofajourney.DAY1ArriveinZhaoxingDongVillageMeetyourpersonalguideatCongjiangtrainstation.

DrivetoZhaoxingDongVillage(about10minutes).ExplorebeautifulZhaoxingVillageintheafternoon.Yourguidewillwalkar

oundwithyou,explainingthestyleoftheDongwoodenbuildings,localcustoms,andtheDongpeople’slifestyle.AndtheDongpeople’sdancingands

ingingeveningshowisveryenjoyable.DAY2ZhaoxingRiceTerracedFields(梯田)HikeandVillagesDrivetoHuanggangDongVillageinthemo

rning.Ontheway,youwillstoptohikearoundtheterracedfields.Enjoygreatviewsofthericeterracesandthevillagesonthemountainslopes(山坡).Explor

epeacefulHuanggangVillageandZhanliVillage,whereyouwillseemoreoftheauthenticcultureoftheDong.VisitBiashaMiaovillageintheafternoon.Enjoytheirtraditio

naldancingandtheirceremonywithguns.DAY3ZhaoxingDeparture(离开)Visitabatik(蜡染)workshopinthemorning.Learnandexpe

riencemakingbatikintheDongstyle.Makeauniquesouvenironyourown(withguidance).TransfertoCongjiangTrainStationforyourde

parture.21．Whatcanyoudoduringthethree-daytour?A．TasteDongpeople’straditionaldrinks.B．TryonDongpeople’straditionalclothes.C．P

lantcropsamongtheterracedfields.D．LiveDongpeople’slivesinthevillage.22．WhichactivitycanbeenjoyedonbothDay1andDay2

?A．WatchingDongpeople’seveningshows.B．Hikingaroundtheterracedfields.C．VisitingDongpeople’svillages.D．Makingyourbatik

intheDongstyle.23．Wheremayyoureadthispassage?A．Inatraveljournal.B．Inageographytextbook.C．Inagovernmentr

eport.D．Inatourhandout.BThissummermymomandIdidsomethingmeaningfulandinteresting.Becauseofthestressesofhighschool,Ifeltdepressedfromtimetotime.Wh

atwasworse,Ibegantoeatmanyjunkfoods.Asaresult,Ihadgainedalotofweight.Mymomdecidedtotakemetoworkout,andshec

ookeddeliciousandhealthysnacksforme.However,Ibrokemywordandboughthigh-caloriesnacks.Mymomfoundmysnackwrappersinthegarbage.Shegotreallyangryandtol

dmesomethingIwillrememberforever.Shesaid,“Mydear,Icanforgetthefactthatyoucheated,butyoushouldn’t.Rememberit’snot

allaboutlosingweightbutaboutyourwholelife.Ifyouwanttoachievesomething,takeitseriously,andpersist(坚持)nomatterwhathappens.”Since

then,wehavebeenoutrunningeachmorning,andwedosomeyogaintheevening.Wesingandlaughwhilerunningalongtheemptyroads.Daybyday,Iamfeelingbet

ter.Exerciseishelpingtostrengthenmybodyandrefreshmyspirits.Atthesametime,mymomandIcookdifferentdishest

ogether.Isn’titamazingthatI’mmakingsuchtasty-lookingfoodsmyself?Cookingbringsgreatjoytome.Thesetimeswithmymom

havechangedmywholeattitudetolife.Ihavestartedtolearntheimportanceofstickingtogoalsandhowtorelax.AsthefamousBraziliansoccerplayerP

elesaid,“Withstrongwill,thefeetareequaltoapairofwings.”24．Whichoneisthemeaningfulthingthewriterdidthissummer?①Learnin

gtomaketastyfoods.②Learningtopersist.③Givingupjunkfoods.④Keepingrunning.⑤Playingsoccer.⑥Joininginasingingcompeti

tion.A．①④B．①⑤C．③⑤D．②⑥25．Whatdoyouthinkofthemom?A．Modest.B．Humorous.C．Stubborn.D．Determined.26．Whichsentencehasthesimilarmeaningtotheu

nderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph?A．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.B．Happinessliesfirstofallinhealth.C．Runningisman’sbestmedicine.D．Aclosemouthca

tchesnoflies.27．Theauthormainlyintendstotellus______.A．beinghonestwithparentsisimportantB．exercisebuildsupourbodie

sC．parentscanhaveagreateffectonchildrenD．cookingbringsgreatjoyCTodaywhenitcomestotheuseofdigitaltechnology,girlshavele

ssbasiceducation,leavingthemfarbehindboys.Andbecausetheworldismoredigital,thosewholackbasicInternetskillswillfinditmoredifficulttotakepartintheform

aleconomy,togetaqualityeducation,andtohavetheirvoicesheard.Since2013theglobalgendergap(性别差异)inmalean

dfemaleabouttheInternethasactuallyincreasedfrom11to12percent.Worseyet,womenandgirlslivinginthepoorestcountriesare31percentless

likelythanmenandboystosurftheInternet.Indevelopingcountries,some200millionfewerwomenthanmenownamobilephone,themostco

mmonmeansofsurfingtheInternetthere.Thisdigitaldivideisincreasing,andifitcontinuesatthepresentpace,itispredictedthatover75percentofwomenandgirlswill

lackInternetaccessanddigitalskills.Therearemanycausesofthedigitalgendergap.Theyincludegirls’exclusio

n(排斥)frombasiceducation,fromspecifictechnologyeducationandhighcostsofmobilephonesandInternetaccess.Indeed,oneoftheso-calledreaso

nswhygirlsmaybediscouragedfromlearninghowtoaccessandusedigitaltechnologyisalsoagroundless(毫无根据的)one:thatgirlsaresimplynotgoodatusingte

chnology.Withoutthehelpofthegovernment,mostofthebenefitsoftechnologicalchangewillbeenjoyedonlybymen,makinggenderinequalityevenmoreser

ious.28．WhatcanweknowfromParagraph1?A．Girlsusuallydon’tliketosharetheirideas.B．Girlsdon’thaveenoughdigitalknowledge.C．Boysaremoreintereste

dinmakingmoney.D．Boysalwaysreceiveadvancededucation.29．HowdoesthewritermakehisstatementinParagraph2?A．Bylist

ingnumbers.B．Bygivingreasons.C．Byfollowingthetimeorder.D．Bygivingexamples.30．Whatisthewriter’sattitudetotheideathatgirlsar

esimplynotgoodatusingtechnology?A．Positive.B．Acceptable.C．Negative.D．Uncaring.31．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Girlsarelackingine

ducation.B．Womensufferalotfrompooreconomy.C．Internetcontinuestodevelopfastandfast.D．Girlsareatadisadvantagecomparedwithboysindigitaltechnology.DMilli

onsofpeoplearoundtheworld,includingnearly60%ofAmericans,AustraliansandEuropeans,participateinsports.Lackofphysicalactivit

yisestimatedtocausemorethan5millionearlydeathsayear.Toreducetheriskofheartdisease,type2diabetes(糖尿病),cancerandan

umberofotherdiseases,theWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)recommendsadultsandolderpeopleengageinphysicalactivityforatleast150minutesaweek.Adult

sparticipatinginahighoveralllevelofsportsandexerciseareat34%lowerriskofdeaththanthosewhoneverorrarelyengageinsuchactivities.Butdoesitmakeadiffer

encewhichphysicalactivitieswedo?Tostrengthentheevidenceonhealthbenefitsofsixcommonsportdisciplines—aerobics(有氧运动),cycling,football,racquet(球拍)sports

,runningandswimming--werecentlyanalyzeddatafrom80,306Britishadults.Thestudyfound27%,15%,47%and28%reducedriskofdeathfor

participantsinaerobics,cycling,racquetsportsandswimming.Althoughweobservedreductionsintheriskofdeathassociatedwithfootballandrunning

(18%and13%)inourstudysample,thedatadidnotallowustodrawconclusionsabouttheseeffectsacrossthewholepopulation.Theseassociationssho

uldnotbemisunderstoodas“noassociation”or“evidenceofnoeffect”.Wesimplydonotknowwhethertheobservedeffectsinthesam

pleoccurredbychancealoneorreflectthetrueeffectsinthepopulation.Itmaytakedecadesuntilwereachdefiniteconclusionsabouth

ealthoutcomesofalltypesofsports.ShouldyouinthemeantimesitinfrontoftheTVandwaitforresearcherstoannouncethefinalresults?No!Followyourpreferencesand

selectanaffordableandeasilyaccessiblesportingactivityyouenjoydoing,whiletryingtoreducetheriskofinjury.32

．HowlongshouldanadultexerciseeverydayaccordingtoWHO?A．Atleast21minutes.B．Atleast25minutes.C．Atleast30minute

s.D．Atleast35minutes.33．WhatdidthestudyfindaccordingtoParagraphs3and4?A．Footballandrunninghadnoeffect.B．Run

ningisthebestformofexercise.C．Racquetsportsarethemosteffectiveinreducingtheriskofdeath.D．Aerobicsismorepopularthanrunning.34．Whatdoestheauthoradvise

ustodointheend?A．Participateinracquetsports.B．Choosewhateversportyoulike.C．Participateinrunningandswimming.D．Choosewhateversportthat’sbenefi

cial.35．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheBenefitsofPlayingSportsB．DifferentPeople,DifferentSportsC．WhichSp

ortsAreBestforHealth?D．WhyDoPeopleEngageinSports?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。Manystudentswonderhowtos

tudywellinhighschool.Herearesomegoodskillsforyou.36Ifyouwanttodowellatschool,goingtoclassisthefirststepinstudyingwell.Ifyoumissclasses,youwillmiss

whattheteacherthinksisimportant;asaresult,you’llmisswhatisthemostlikelytoenduponthetest.Soifyouwanttostudywell,gotoever

yclass.Takegoodnotes.Trynottowritedowneverything.37Writedownunfamiliarterms.Afterclass,reviewyournotesassoonaspossible,youcanfilli

ndetailsthatyoumissedandreviewthematerialwhileitisstillfreshonyourmind.Talktoyourteacherifyouneedhelp.Ifyouarestrugglinginclass,talktoyourteacher.38

Theymaytutoryoubeforeorafterclass.Mostteacherswillofferadvicetothestudentswhoturntothem.Takepartinclassdiscussions.Inordertolearnmoreinc

lass,itishelpfultotakepartinclassdiscussions.Askingquestionsandhavingeyecontactwithyourteachersandclassmatescanincreaseyourparti

cipation(参与)andyourfocusduringtheclassdiscussions.Ifthematerialisdifficult,you’dbetterreaditbeforeclass.39Forms

tudygroups.40Makesurethateveryoneisfamiliarwiththematerialbecauseyoudonotwanttospendtimere-readingmaterialtopeoplewhodonotunderstandit.Becarefu

l!Sometimesgroupsessionscanbecomechattingsessions.A．Gotoclass.B．Theycanhelpyou.C．Don’tbelateforyourc

lass.D．Youshouldwritedownallthenewterms.E．Thishelpsyoumakeyourpointclearinclass.F．Getstudentstogetherwhowanttodowellinclass.G．Allyouneed

istoputthemainpointsinyourownwords.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15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Seeingthe

newteacherRonClark,Icouldn’thelplaughingloudly.Hespokewithafunnysouthernaccent(口语).Hesaidheusedtobeasingingwaiter.Ithought,whois

thisguy?He’sacomplete41.Iwasinthetenthgrade.I42I’dspendmostoftheyearintheheadmaster’soffice.I’dalwaysbeena43maker.I’dgetshout

edat,andtheteacherswould44onme.RonClarkwouldjustbe45them,Ithought.Iwas46.Thatfirstweek,Ikeptmakingfunofhim.HepulledmeouttothehallwayandsaidI’db

etterimprovemy47“Tom,”hesaid,“you’rea48boy.Youcandobetter.”HetoldmeIwasanaturalleaderandthatI’dgofarinlife49Istartedworkinghard.Iwa

s50atfirst,andthensomethinghappened:Ibeganto51him.Hehadamostunusualwayofteachingtohelpuslearn.He52taughtinhishometown.Hegrewupunderthe53ofhispare

nts,whowereDJsatdanceclubs.HehadseenaTVshowaboutour54schoolsandthelackofgoodteachers,andtakenthe55.41．A．messB．jokeC．stor

yD．mistake42．A．plannedB．remindedC．promisedD．thought43．A．troubleB．cheerC．differenceD．holiday44．A．pickupB．look

upC．giveupD．cheerup45．A．againstB．amongC．behindD．beyond46．A．amusedB．excitedC．strangeD．wrong47．A．behaviorB．gradeC．

healthD．mood48．A．happyB．smartC．naughtyD．silly49．A．althoughB．whileC．asD．if50．A．relaxedB．amazedC．crazyD．silent51．A．fo

rgiveB．fearC．respectD．escape52．A．previouslyB．normallyC．usuallyD．naturally53．A．controlB．pressureC．influenceD．power54．A．crowdedB．poorC．nice

D．repaired55．A．explorationB．applicationC．challengeD．interest第Ⅱ卷非选择题（共55分）第二节：（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面

短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Hello,everyone!Welcometoseniorhighschool!Congratulationsonthestartofanewchallengingjourneythatyoualldecide56(tr

avel).I’mhonoredtodeliveraspeechonhowtogrowintoawell-roundedindividual.Tobeginwith,Ican’twaittodescribetoyou57seniorschoollifeislike.Thou

ghthepathbeforeyouleadstoaworldwherechallengeslie,you’recertaintotakecreativeapproachestorisingtothem.Doyoufeelthatyoujustcan’tseceyetoeye

withyourparentsonanythingathome?Youfeelreadytomakedecisions58(independent).Meanwhile,yourparentswon’tlety

ougo,59(ignore)yourfeelings.Whatyouneedtodoisexplainyouractionsandfeelingscalmly,listencarefullyandaddresstheirconcerns.Italso60(count)howtoma

nageyoursparetime.Rememberhoweverbusyyouare,makeitaroutinetoexerciseregularly,whichhelpsto61(strong)yourbody.When6

2greatpressure,sparesometimetowatchafilmtorelaxyourself.Forexample,TheKing’sSpeech,starringColinFirthasKingGeorgeVI,is63goo

doption.Additionally,takeadvantageofyouracquiredknowledgetomake64(contribute)toyourcommunityifpossible.Despitec

hallengesahead,thegoodnewsisthateverythingwillturnoutallrightintheend.Hopefully,thetipsabovewillbe65(benefit)toyou.第三节：（共15小题；每小题

1分，满分15分）根据上下文按照提示写出正确的单词形式。66．ThelifeinAfricaisfarmore______(challenge)thanIimagined.67．Asoneofthemajoro_

_____(组织者),youshouldstrictlyfollowtherulesyourself.68．Onhearingthefunnyjoke,allthepeoplebrokeinto______(laugh).69．Alltheaudienceweredeeplymovedbyh

isi______(令人鼓舞的)stories.70．Ihavesuchabusys______(日程表)thatIhavenotimetogoshopping.71．Thep______(先前的)memoriesflashedthroughmymind.72．H

ewonthefirstplace,whichwastotallybeyondoure______(期望).73．Youcanbuyallthe______(necessary)inthesupermarke

t.74．YesterdayI______(seek)sometipsfrommyinstructor(导师).75．You’dbettermakefullpreparationsforyourclass______(present).76．Everyoneinthet

eamshouldshoulderhis/herown______(responsible).77．Manyteensarea______(沉迷于)tocomputergames.78．I’dappreciateitifyoucantellmei

fyouwillcomeatyourearliest______(convenient).79．Youcanseea______(various)ofplantsinthebotanicgarden(植物园).80．Thisjobisentirely______(volunteer)notc

ompulsory(强制的).第四节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）按照要求翻译下面句子。81．让我们惊讶的是他竟然放弃了这么好的机会。______wasthatheshouldgiveupthegoldenchance.(用w

hat引导的主语从句)82．为了实现我的梦想，我要更加努力学习。______,Iwillstudyharder.(动词不定式作目的状语)83．并非事事都如你所愿。______.(用部分否定和liveupt

o)84．正如谚语所说，没有付出就没有收获。______.(用as引导定语从句)85．被张天的故事激励，我打算以后做一名支教老师。______,Idecidetobeavolunteerteacherlikehim.(用过去分词短语作状语和

inspire)第五节写作（满分15分）假定你是李华，你的澳大利亚笔友Mark写信问询你进入高中后的情况，请用英语写一封回信，内容包括：1．简单问候；2．你的基本情况（学习、生活、社交等）；注意：1．写作词数为80个左右；2．已给出的单词不计入总词数；3．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯

。DearMark,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________YoursLiHua兰州一中2024-2025-110月月

考英语参考答案1--5：BCBCB6--10：BCABA11--15：BCBCB16--20：CBCAB21--25：BCDAD26--30：ACBAC31--35：DACBC36--40：AGBEF41--45：BDACB46--50：DABDB51--55：C

ACBC56：totravel;57：what;58：independently;59：ignoring;60：counts;61：strengthen;62：under;63：a;64：contributions;

65：beneficial;66：challenging;67：organizers;68：laughter;69：inspiring;70：schedule;71：previous;72：expectation(s);73：nece

ssities;74：sought;75：presentation;76：responsibility;77：addicted;78：convenience;79：variety;80：voluntary;

81：Whatshocked/surprised/astonishedus或Whatmadeus(feel)shocked/surprised/astonished82：To/Inordertoach

ievemydream/makemydreamcometrue/realizemydream83：Noteverythinglivesuptoyourexpectations/hopes.或Everythingdoesn’tliveuptoyourexpectations/hopes.

84：Asa/thesaying/proverbgoes,“Nopains,nogains.”85：InspiredbyZhangTian’sstory/stories写作（略）附：听力原文(Text

1)M:Excuseme,Madam.I’dliketochoosesomeflowerstosendtomygirlfriend.W:Letmesee.Thesefreshrosesareverynice.(Text2)W:Ihearyou’vefounda

newjob.Whatisthejoblike?M:$80amonthfor30hoursaweek.(Text3)M:I’dliketoseeProfessorWilkinsassoonaspossibleplease?W:I’msorry.Hehasbeenillsi

nceMonday.HewillprobablybebackonThursday.IsuggestyoucallonWednesdaytomakesure.(Text4)W:Howlongdoyouexpectustowritethispaper

?M:Lessthantenpages.W:Whenshallwehanditin?M:BeforeDecember17th.(Text5)M:DoyouhaveyourChristmasshoppingdone?W:Almost.Igotawatchform

ydad,butIcan’tseemtofindanythingformybrother.Hewouldprobablylikeabookoracaseforhiscoincollection.(Text6)

W:Excuseme.Canyoutellmethewaytothepostoffice?M:Gothreeblocksandmakeaturnatthesupermarket.It’sjustoppositethesupermarket.W:Sh

ouldItakeabus?M:Yes.PleasetaketheNo.5busnearthepolicestationoverthere.Itisabout5minutes’ride.Butitonlytakes10minutestowalkthe

re.W:Thankyouverymuch.M:Youarewelcome.(Text7)M:Howmuchfreedomdoyourparentsgiveyou?W:Quitealot.I’mallowed

togooutmostevenings.OnweekdaysIhavetobebackby9:30pm.ButonweekendsIcanstayouttill11:00pm.M:Doyouhaveanypocketmoney?W:Yes,myparentsgiv

emetwopoundsaweek.M:Isthereanythingyou’dliketodobutyourparentswon’tletyou?W:Yes,Iwanttogoonholidaysthissummerwithmyboyfriend,bu

ttheysayIhavetowaittillIam17.(Text8)W:What’swrongwithyou?Youlooksoupset.M:Iwasstandingthewholeafternoontoday,becauseItold

jokesinclass.W:Oh,youshouldlistentotheteachercarefullyandkeepquietinclass.M:ButIdid.LastFridayIwasreal

lyquietinclassbuttheteacherstillaskedmetostandforawholeclass.W:Really?M:IwasreallyquietbecauseIfellasleep,butIdidn’tthinkitwasmyfault.Theclass

wassoboring.W:Oh,Jerry.PleaserespectothersandIthinkyoushouldbemoreseriousinclass.Ifyoudon’tstudyhard,one

dayyouwillhavetobebusylookingforajobeverydaylikeTom.M:Yes,Iknow,butIcan’tacceptyouropinion.(Text9)M:Someonecamelatelastnightlookingforyou.Itoldhimyou

wereoutandIsuggestedthatheleaveanote,buthedidn’t.W:Latelastnight?That’sstrange.Whatdidhelooklike?M:Heseemedtobeaboutthirtyorsomewhat

older.Maybefortyorso.W:Washetallorshort?M:Mmm…Hewasn’tverytallorveryshort.Aboutaverageheight,Ithink.W:Washefatorthin?M:Abitonthinside,i

fIremembercorrectly.Anyway,certainlynotfat,butthenhewasn’tverythineither.W:Wasthereanythingunusualabouthislooks?Whatkindoffacedidhehave?Round

orsquareorlong?M:Letmethink…Itwasrathersquare,butnotsovery.Orwasit?Really,Ididn’tnotice.Itwassolateandthelightingwasnotgood

.W:Washewearingglasses?M:I’mnotsurenow.Yousee,IwassotiredandsleepythatIdidn’tpaymuchattention.(Text10)Nowitistimet

owelcomeallthenewcomerstoInternationalEnglishSchool.YouareallheretoimproveyourbusinessEnglishskills.Thisweekend,whichisyou

rfirstinLondon,we’lloffertohelpyoufamiliarizewithyournewsurroundingsinanunusualandexcitingway.So,startingwithFriday,inthemorningwe

thoughtyou’dwanttovisitthecity.Weknowthatsomeofyouhavealreadyvisitedafewmuseumsintheneighbourhood,sowe’veorganizedavisittooneforth

osewhoareinterested.At3pm,we’veplannedgamesthatwillhelpyougettoknowyourfellownewcomers.Youwillallberathertiredafterdinnersowethoug

htyoumightliketoseeafilmat7pm,whichisfreeonlytoallInternationalEnglishSchoolmembers.OnSaturdaywehaveorganizedadaytriptovisitthehistoricalcityofBathf

ortheboystudents.Wewillsetoffat10am,onboardabuswehavehiredfortheday.Everythingwillbeprovidedforyouincludinglunch.NowonSunday,

we’veleftituptoyouhowyouspendtheday,bothinthemorningandtheafternoon.OK,that’sallfornow.Thankyou.