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连城一中2020—2021学年上期高二年级月考一英语试卷满分150分考试时间120分钟第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。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.WhatdoweknowaboutJohn?A.Hehadanaccident.B.Heworksinthehospital.C.Hesuffere

dfromaheadache.2.Whyisthemanlate?A.Heoverslept.B.Helosthiscarkey.C.Hehadnoalarmclocks.3.Whatarethespeakers

mainlytalkingabout?A.Health.B.Education.C.Environment.4.Howoldisthegirl?A.6yearsold.B.9yearsold.C.15yearsold.5.What’stherel

ationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Neighbors.B.Formerclassmates.C.Workmates.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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6.Whoneedsanewdress?A.J

enny.B.Ann.C.Lucy.7.Wherewillthespeakersgofirst?A.Aclothesstore.B.TheCityLibrary.C.Abookstore.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10

三个小题。8.Whatisthepartyfor?A.Afestival.B.Abirthday.C.Ananniversary.9.Whydoesthegirltalktotheman?A.Toaskforpe

rmission.B.Tomakeaninvitation.C.Togetsomeadvice.10.Whatwilltheheadmasterdobeforetheparty?A.SinganEnglishsong.B.Sharehisresolutions.C.Deliveraspee

ch.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。11.Whatdidthemanthinkofthegirl’slastpaper?A.Excellent.B.Ordinary.C.Poorlydone.12.Whoh

elpedthegirlwithherresearch?A.Jean.B.Mr.Smith.C.Ms.White.13.Whatwillthegirldonext?A.Rewritethepaper.B.Askforsickleave.C.

Prepareforanoralpresentation.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。14.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?A.Getfit.B.Killtime.C.Relaxherself.15.Whencannon-memb

ersenjoythespecialoffer?A.Thismonth.B.Duringholidays.C.Ontheirbirthdays.16.Howmuchdoesaswimmingclasscostnon-

memberseachtime?A.$35.B.$25.C.$10.17.Whatclasswillthewomanchoose?A.Aweightliftingclass.B.Aswimmingcla

ss.C.Ayogaclass.听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。18.Whydidthereaderfeellonely?A.Shehadtroublewithherstudies.B.Herbestfriendwasn’taround.C.

Shewasunabletolookafterherself.19.Whatisthespeakertryingtodo?A.Introduceaclass.B.Shareexperiences.C.

Givesuggestions.20.Whomisthispassagewrittenfor?A.Teachers.B.Parents.C.Students.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；

每小题2.5分，满分25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。ARave-on!Howaboutlearningnewskillsontheguitar,drumsandkeyboardbyvideo?Followthetouch-s

creeninstructionstofindlessonsoneachinstrument,orsearchforasongtopracticeplayingalongto.TryourProfessionalSelection,withvideoclipsofbandmemberswh

owillexplainthetechniquesthatmaketheirrecordingssoindividual.Show-in-a-day!Beastarsingerordancerforthedayinaone-time-onl

yspecialperformance!Expertsininternationalmusicanddancestyleswilltrainyou,andcostumesprovidedfortheperformancehelpcreateareallysp

ecial,individualshow.Getyourfriendsandfamilytocomeandseeyouperform,asnovideoingorphotographyisallowe

d.ArchivedImagesWanttofindoutaboutanewband,orjustwantmoreinformationaboutanoldfavourite?Visitourcollectiontofindoutfactsandfigures,orse

etheactualpossessionsoffamousbandsandmusiciansyouareinterestedin.Youcanactuallygettotouchthingswornonstage

atmajorrockandpopevents,andthereareplentyofotherconcertsouvenirs.Rhythm-studioGetyourbodymovinginthestudioandlearntomovetorhythmsandsoundsfromt

hepasttonow,includingSoulandDisco.Learnyourstepsfromourprofessionalonscreendanceinstructor,thenwatchyourperformanceandbecomethestarinyourownv

ideorecordingwhichyoucantakeaway!21.Jameslikescollectinginformationabouthisfavouritebands,whichwillhechoose?A.Rave-on!B.Show-in-a-day!C.ArchivedImage

s.D.Rhythm-studio.22.InwhatwayisRhythm-studiodifferentfromShow-in-a-day?A.Rhythm-studiooffersfreegiftsf

rommusicians.B.Rhythm-studiohasexpertstoteachfacetoface.C.Rhythm-studioallowspeopletobringvideoshome.D.Rhythm-studiogetsfamilymemb

erstoenjoytheshows.23.Wherecanyoumostprobablyreadtheaboveinformation?A.Inanewspaper.B.Inareport.C.Inasciencemagaz

ine.D.Inatravelbrochure.BAreyoupreparingforastandardizedEnglishexam?Doyoufindthelisteningsectionparticularlychallenging?Theworldofstandardiz

edexaminationstoassesscandidates’abilitiesintheEnglishlanguagehasgrownrapidly,especiallyinthelast30years.Mo

stoftheseexamsincludealisteningpaper,inwhichanumberofmicro-skillsaretested,suchaslisteningfordetailedinformation,understandinganauthor’sattitud

eandmore.Despitethedifferenttypesofexamsoutthere,theyallsharemanythings.Wecancallthem“skills”,astheycanbeappliedwhiletakingthelistening

test.Youneedtoexerciseyourskillstomake“educatedguesses”althoughyouwon’teverhavesuperpowers.Moststandardizedtestsgi

veyousometimetoreadahead.Youmustusethistimewisely,asthisiscrucialtopredictingasmuchaspossibleanumberofthings.Youshouldquicklyaskyourse

lf:Whatistheirrelationship?Wherearethey?Whyaretheytalking?Whataretheirtones?Bydoingthis,youwillbeabletosetthesituationandexpectspecificvocabular

ywhichmightbeusedinthecominglisteningmaterials.Allthiscanbedoneveryquickly.Ifthepassagecontainsgapsthatyoumu

stfillout,youshouldtrytopredictthetypeofwordorexpression(noun,adjective,verb,etc.).Donottrytoreadeverythingindetail;onlyfocusonthekeywords.With

practice,youwillbeabletopredictwithacertainlevelofprecision.Evenifyoufinditdifficult,tryingtomakeapredictionwillalwayshelpyouconcentrate

onthetask,thusmakingitalotmoremanageableandunderstandable.Becomingasuccessfulcandidatetakestimeandpractice.Unlessyouhavehadenoughp

racticeinEnglish,youwon’tprobablybeabletogetyourdesiredscore.Keepinmindthatmoststandardizedexamsaremoreaboutskillsthanknowledge.24.The

underlinedterm“educatedguesses”inParagraph3canbereplacedwith_____.A.effortstoachievehighscoresB.quickdecisionsaboutthec

hoiceC.betteroptionsusingthesamewordsD.predictionswithacertainlevelofprecision25.Whatshouldbestressedmoreinastandardizedlist

eningtestaccordingtothepassage?A.Skills.B.Vocabulary.C.Scores.D.Knowledge.26.Whodoyouthinkthepassageisintendedfor?A.Teachers.B.Man

agers.C.Speakers.D.Candidates.CDoyouthinkalienbeingsexistsomewhereintheuniverse?ItseemslikeMars,ourclosestneighbor,

hasinspiredthemostsciencefictionastheplacewherealiensaremostlikelytocomefrom.RecentMarsprobes(探测)haves

hownusthatthereisnolifeonthatplanet—atleastnotnow.Butthatdoesnotmeanthatlifedoesnotexistelsewhere—afterall,theunive

rseisreallybig.Alotofscientificresearchisgoingoninthesearchfor“extraterrestriallife”.Thinkaboutit—whyshouldthesevenbillionpeopl

eonthislittleplanetbetheonlylivingbeingsintheuniverse?Itwould,infact,seemlogicalthatthisisnotthecase.Soscientificresearchinthismatterisbasedaroundth

eideaoffindingotherplanetsthathaveenvironmentsthatcansupportlife—environmentssimilartotheEarth.Thesearchisonfortheevidenceoftheexistence,orearlierexi

stenceoflife:fromverywisebeingstosimpleorganisms(有机物).Sofar,therehavebeenanumberoftheoriesastowhichplanetarybodiesmayh

aveanatmospherethatcansupportsuchlifeandthereforedeservecloserattention.AsforplaceswithinourownMilkyWayGalaxy,ithas

beenassumedoverthedecadesthatMarsandVenus,aswellassomeofthemoonsofJupiterandSaturn,mayhavebeenhostsforl

ife.Now,astechnologieshaveimprovedandwecanobtainmeasurementsofthecompositionoftheatmosphereonextra-solarplanets,thechance

soffinding“alien”lifeformsareincreasing.Therehasbeenatheorythatsomeoftheplanetsinthehabitablezoneofthereddw

arfstarGliese581maybeabletosupportlife.In2007,scientistsdiscoveredexoplanetGliese581c—andfeltthatitsatmospherewasmos

tsuitableforsupportinglife.Butfurtherresearchrevealedthatitwouldnot.Now,attentionhasbeenturnedtoGliese581d,attheouteredgeofthestar’shabitabl

ezone.Themainstandardsfordecidingwhetheraplanetarybodycanbelife-supportingareatmosphericconditionswhichallowtheexistenceofwater.Glie

se581isabout20.4lightyearsawayfromtheEarth,soeveniflifedoesexistthere,thedistancewouldmeanthatcommunicationwouldbeunlikely.Havi

ngsaidthis—whosaysalienlifeforms(iftheyexist)needwater?27.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?A.Lifeexisting

outsideoftheEarth.B.Theevidenceoftheexistenceoflife.C.Otherfarawayplanetsintheuniverse.D.Creaturesknownfromsciencefictions.28.Whatmakesitpossibleforp

eopletofind“alienbeings”?A.Modernscientifictheories.B.Atmosphericconditions.C.EnvironmentssimilartotheEarth.D.Advancedtechnologies.29.Fro

mthepassage,weknowthat_________.A.theatmosphereofGliese581cwasmostsuitableforlifeB.itisnotcertainwhetheralienlifeformsneedwaterornotC

.the7billionpeopleontheEartharetheonlybeingsintheuniverseD.thedistanceof20.4lightyearsmakesitimpossibletofi

ndlifeonGliese581d30.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.DoAliensExist?B.IsMarsSuitableforLife?C.AreAlienLifeFormsVarious?D.

CanWeCommunicatewithAliens?第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。FrenchUniversitiestoOfferMoreClassesinEnglishFranceaimst

obringmoreforeignstudentstoitsuniversitiesbyofferingmoreclassestaughtinEnglish.FranceishometofamousuniversitiesliketheS

orbonneinParisandseveralleadingbusinessschools.31Butitranks(排名)behindtheUS,BritainandAustraliainthetotalnumberofforeignstudentswhostudythe

re.32ThecountryhasseenincreasedcompetitionfromGermany,Russia,CanadaandChina.Underthenewplan,Francewilleasestudentvisarequirements.33Startin

gnextMarch,foreignerswhohaveearnedaFrenchmaster’sdegreewillbeabletoreceivearesidencevisa(居留签证).Thechangeismeanttohelprecentgraduateslookforworkor

setupabusinessinFrance.34Currently,studentsinFrance—includingforeignstudents—pay(about)170eurosayearforabachelor’sdegre

eand243eurosayearforamaster’sdegree.OfficialssaidthelowcostofeducationinFranceleadsstudentsfromotherc

ountriestobelievethatthequalityofaFrencheducationislowerthanwhatothercountriesoffer.BeginninginSeptember2019,non-Europeanstudentswillpay2

,770eurosayearforabachelor’sdegreeand3,770eurosforgraduatedegrees.35Francewillusetheextramoneytobuildbettereducationfacilities

andincreasethenumberofscholarshipsforforeignstudents.A.Studentvisaapplicationsalsowillbeavailableonline.

B.That’swhyweneedtowelcomemoreforeignstudents.C.Thecountryisapopularchoiceamongnon-English-speakingstud

ents.D.ThatisstillmuchlesscostlythansomeotherEuropeancountries,however.E.Increasingthenumberofforeignersstudyingintheco

untrywouldhelpbuildFrenchinfluenceoverseas.F.Francealsoplanstoincreasethecostsforstudentswhocomefromoutsideth

eEuropeanEconomicArea.G.Between2011and2016，thenumberofforeignstudentsstudyingatFrenchuniversitiesfellby8.5percent.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第

一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，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。AGoodHearttoLean(倚靠)OnMorethanIrealiz

ed,Dadhashelpedmekeepmybalance.WhenIwasyoung,Ididn’twanttobeseenwithmyfather.Hewasshortandcrippled(瘸),andwhenwe36together,hish

andonmyarmforbalance,peoplewouldlookatus.Itwas37tocoordinate(协调)oursteps,andwedidn’t38muchaswewentalong,justkeepingsilent.39aswestarte

dout,healwayssaid,“Yousetthepace(步伐).Iwilltrytostaywithyou.”Inmymemory,myfatherwenttoworkeveryday,rainorshine

.Healmostnever40aday,evenifotherscouldnot.Meanwhilehehadto41theunkindlaughterfromothers.WhenIthinkofitnow,Iamsurpriseda

thowmuch42itmusthavetakenhimtomakealivingundersuch43.Althoughdisabled,myfatherstilltriedtotakepartinactivitiesin

hisownway.Whenabaseballteamdidn’thaveamanager,hekeptit44.Hewasaknowledgeablebaseballfanandoftentookmetothe4

5.Healsolikedtogotoparties,wherehecouldhaveagoodtime46sittingandwatching.Inow47thathetookpartinsomethingsthroughme,hisonly

son.He48meallthetime.WhenIplayedball,he“played”too.WhenIjoinedtheNavy,he“joined”too.Hewas49tospendallhistimestayingwi

thme.Henevertalkedabouthimselfasanobjectof50,nordidheshowanyenvy(嫉妒)ofthemorefortunate.Whathe51inotherswasa“goodheart’’,andifhefou

ndone,theownerwasgoodenoughforhim.NowthatIamolder,Ibelievethatisaproperrulebywhichto52people,eventhoughIstilldon’tknowexactlywhata“goo

dheart”is.SometimesIwonderifhe53myunwillingnessduringourwalks.Ifhedid,IamsorryInevertoldhimhowsorryIwas,andhowI54it.Atsuchtime

sIwouldputmyhandonhisarmtogetmy55,andsay,“Yousetthepace.Iwilltrytostaywithyou.”36.A.calledB.walkedC.listenedD.laughed37.A.dangerousB.popu

larC.strangeD.difficult38.A.tryB.mixC.sayD.act39.A.ButB.NorC.SoD.Unless40.A.coveredB.sharedC.enjoyedD.misse

d41.A.loseB.bearC.sendD.earn42.A.talentB.luckC.courageD.duty43.A.stressB.powerC.lossD.fun44.A.lastingB.goingC.waitingD.pushing45.A.projects

B.officesC.matchesD.stations46.A.stillB.evenC.seldomD.just47.A.understandB.compareC.promiseD.declare48.A.checkedB.followedC.searchedD.reas

oned49.A.crazyB.sorryC.eagerD.nervous50.A.loveB.fearC.hopeD.pity51.A.lookedforB.gaveupC.heardofD.worriedabout52.A.imagineB.judgeC.contr

olD.attract53.A.mentionedB.treatedC.sensedD.passed54.A.doubtedB.avoidedC.confirmedD.regretted55.A.balanceB.challengeC.advantageD.position第二节根据首字母或汉语

提示填入一个恰当的单词。（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）56.Thedebatedidnotcometoac__________untilmidnight.57.Thevotewascompleted.Thechairmanather

esult.58.Iturnedthe______andopenedthedoor.59.________(expose)yourselftothestrongsunlighttoolongwilldoharmtoyourskin.60.

Wehavealreadymade__________(安排)forourvacation.61.Englandisroughly________intothreezones.62.PleasesendanemailtoMrChenatyourc____

______63.Yourcommentonthemoviemadeadeep________onus.64.Wemusttakea_____________(科学)approachtotheproblem.65.____

_____(construct)inAD1066,theTowerofLondonhadremainedstandingforonethousandyears.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节概要写作（满分15分）阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Gett

ingridofdirt,intheopinionofmostpeople,isagoodthing.However,thereisnothingfixedaboutattitudestodirt.Intheearly16thcentury,peoplethoughtthatdi

rtontheskinwasameanstoblockoutdisease,asmedicalopinionhaditthatwashingoffdirtwithhotwatercouldopenuptheskinandletill

sin.Aparticulardangerwasthoughttolieinpublicbaths.By1538,theFrenchkinghadclosedthebathhousesinhiskingdom

.SodidthekingofEnglandin1546.ThusbeganalongtimewhentherichandthepoorinEuropelivedwithdirtinafriendlyway.HenryIV,KingofFrance,wasfamouslydirty.Uponle

arningthatanoblemanhadtakenabath,thekingorderedthat,toavoidtheattackofdisease,thenoblemanshouldnotgoout.Though

thebeliefinthemerit(好处)ofdirtwaslong-lived,dirthasnolongerbeenregardedasaniceneighboreversincethe18century.Scientificallyspeaking,clean

ingawaydirtisgoodtohealth.Cleanwatersupplyandhandwashingarepracticalmeansofpreventingdisease.Yet,itseemsthatstandardsofc

leanlinesshavemovedbeyondsciencesinceWorldWarII.Advertisementsrepeatedlyselltheidea:clothesneedtobewhiterthanwhit

e,clothseversofter,surfacestoshine.Hasthehatefordirt,however,gonetoofar?Attitudestodirtstilldifferhugel

ynowadays.Manyfirst-timeparentsnervouslytrytowarntheirchildrenofftouchingdirt,whichmightberesponsibleforthespreadofdisease.Onthecontra

ry,MaryRuebush,anAmericanimmunologist(免疫学家),encourageschildrentoplayinthedirttobuildupastrongimmunesyst

em.Andthelatter(后者)positionisgainingsomeground.___________________________________________________________________________________________

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____________________________________________________________________________________第二节书面表达（满分25分）为了号召大家多读书

，你校于7月25日组织了一次“亲子共读（parent-childreading）”活动。假设你是校英文报的记者，请根据以下要点用英语写一篇短文，报道此次活动。1.地点：学校图书馆；2.参加者：高二年级学生与家长；3.活动内容

：亲子共读一本书；分享读书体会；互相推荐优秀书籍；4.简短评论。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。连城一中2020—2021学年上期高二年级月考一英语试卷参考答案第一部分听力1-5AACCB6-10CAABC11-15CA

CCA16-20CCBCC第二部分阅读理解21-23CCA24-26DAD27-30ADBA31—35CGAFD第三部分语言知识运用36-45BDCADBCABC46-55DABCD56-60ABCDA56.conclusion57.announced58.

handle59.Exposing60.arrangements61.divided62.convenience63.impression64.scientific65.Constructed第四部分写作第一节概要写作Peoplehavemixedopinionstow

ardsdirtonourskin.(要点1)Foralongtimeinhistory,peopleofsomeEuropeancountries,suchasFrance,believedthatdirtprotectedpeoplefromgettingill.(要点2)Ho

wever,peoplebegantochangetheirattitudestodirtabout200yearsago.Peoplehavebeentoldthatwashingdirtoffourbodycankeepushealthy.(要点3)However,somesc

ientistsbelievethatexposuretosomedirtmayhelpourimmunesystem.(要点4)第二节书面表达Tocallonmorestudentstoreadbooksintheirsparetime,

anactivityofparent-childreadingwasorganizedonJuly25thinourschoollibrary.StudentsofGrade2andtheirparentsparticipatedinit.Duringtheact

ivity,thestudentsandtheirparentswereaskedtochooseonebookwhichtheyreadtogether.Afterthat,theysharedtheirfeelingsoropinionsabouti

t.Manyparentssaidthisofferedabetteropportunityforthemtogettoknoweachother.Finally,everyfamilyrecommendedtoothersthreegreatbooks.Theactiv

itywasreallyagreatsuccess.Notonlydiditarousemorestudents’interestinreading,butmademoreparentsrealizethesignificanceofreadingwiththeirchildren.听力材料T

ext1W:DidyouhearJohn’sinthehospitalwithheadinjuriesandabrokenarm?M:Yes.Apparentlyhewasstruckbyanothervehicleandturnedcom

pletelyover.Text2W:You’relateagain.Didyourcarbreakdown?M:No,Iforgottosetmyalarmclock,soIsleptovertime.Tex

t3M:Iwonderifourchildrenwillstillbeabletobreathecleanair,drinkcleanwaterandseeabluesky.W:Yes.Ithinkit’stimemanlearnedtoliv

einharmonywiththeearthinsteadofdestroyingit.Text4M:Youareagoodpianoplayer.Howlonghaveyoubeenplayingthepi

ano?W:I’vebeenplayingthepianosinceIwas6yearsold.About9yearsago.M:Really?That’salongtime.I’malsoplanningtolearntopl

aythesedays.Text5W:Gary,hello.Howareyou?Youlooktallerandstrongerthanbefore.IrememberlittleGary,thebeststudenti

ntheclass.M:No,youwereabetterstudentthanIwas,butIrememberalittlegirlwithglasses.You’redifferent,too.Text6M:Lucy,a

reyougoingout?W:Yes.IneedanewdressforJenny’sbirthdayparty.M:I’mgoingdowntown,too.Couldyougivemealift?W:Sure.Bytheway,d

oyouhaveamembershipcardforthePrettyGirlsStore?M:Yes.IoftenbuydressesforAnninthatstore.Icangeta20percen

tdiscountoneverythingthere.W:Great.Couldwegotherefirst?Iwanttouseyourcard.M:Whynot?It’sstill2:00.I’llstillhaveen

oughtimetochoosesomebooks.W:SoyouaregoingtotheCityLibrary,aren’tyou?M:No,I’mgoingtobuysomebooksforAnn.Shelikesreading.Text

7W:Hi,Mr.Smith.Iwonderifyou’refreeonNewYear’sEve.We’dlikeyoutocometoourNewYear’sparty.M:Thankyou.I’dlovetoco

me.Wherewillitbe?W:Inourclassroomat6:00pm.Bytheway,couldyousingasongforusattheparty?M:I’mafraidI’mnotthatgoodatsinging,butI’lltry.HowaboutanEnglish

folksong?W:Thatwouldbewonderful.Ourmonitorhasbeenwantingtoaskyoutosing.We’llalsoinviteseveralotherteachersto

theparty.Eachofthemwillperformsomethingforus,andIthinktheheadmasterwillgiveaspeechbeforetheparty.M:Soundsgreat.Ihopetherewillbesomefungames

attheparty.W:Oh,ofcourse,andwe’llallshareourNewYearresolutionsattheendoftheparty.M:I’msureit’llbeagreatparty.W:Yes,Ihopewe’llallhaveawonderfultime

.Text8W:Mr.Smith,mayItalkwithyouforamoment?M:Ofcourse.Comein,please.W:I’vecometotalktoyouaboutmygradeonmylastpaper.Iwant

toknowwhyIwasgivenan“F”.M:Well,yourswassosimilartothatofanotherstudentintheclass,andIthinkthatyou’dnotdoneityourself.W

:IdidworkcloselywithmyroommateJean,butletmeexplainwhy.Aweekbeforethepaperwasdue,Iwastoosicktodomyresearch.Jeanagreedtohelpme

.Butitwasreallyonmyown.M:Well,you’dbeengivenamonthtoworkonthepaper.Wouldn’titbebettertogetaheadratherthantowaituntilthelast

minute?Eachstudentwassupposedtoprepareitindividually.I’mafraidmydecisionremainsthesame.However,ifyou’rewillingto

makeanoralpresentationaboutthegovernment’sroleinrunningtheeconomy,I’llgiveyouextracredit.W:Thankyou.I

’lldothat.Butwhen?M:MyassistantMs.Whitewillinformyouassoonasitisdecided.W:OK.Goodbye!Text9M:Goodmorning.ThisisSpaHeaven.HowcanIhe

lpyou?W:Well,basically,IthinkI’mtootiredandlookingforsomewaytorelax.M:OK,sure.Didyouknowthatwerecentlyhaveaspecialofferwhichallowsnon-memberstouse

ourfacilitieswithouthavingtopaythemembershipfee?W:Oh,that’sgreat.M:Yeah,buttheofferisjustuntiltheendofthismonth.Anyway,letmetellyoua

littleaboutthefacilitiesatSpaHeaven.First,wehaveafitnesscenterwhereyoucanhaveaweighttrainingsothatyoucanlosesomeweight.W:Andtha

tsoundsgood,butI’mnotreallyinterestedingettingfit.Ijustwanttogetridofmytiredness.Mm,well,I’dliketogoswimmingandIfindthathelpsmerelax.M:Wehav

etwo25-meterpoolshere.W:Canyoutellmehowmuchthatcosts?M:Well,fornon-members,itcostsjust$10foreachtime.W:OK.IthinkIneedtodosomethingmorerelaxing,youkno

w,likeyoga.Doyouhaveanythinglikethat?M:Well,yes.Andduringthespecialofferperiod,non-memberscantakepartforjust$35perclass.W:OK.Than

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roteintosaythatshewasfeelingleftoutatbreakbecauseherbestfriendwasn’taround.Here’souradvicetoher,andtoallkidswhofeel

lonelysometimes.It’shardwhenabestfriendisn’taround,maybebecauseshemovedtoadifferentschooloradifferentclass.Youmayfeellonelyatbreakorluncht

ime.Youwanttohavenewfriends.Buthowdoyoumakethem?Maybeitseemslikeeverybodyelsealreadyhastheirfriends.Butremember,there’salwaysroomformoref

riends.Startbylookingaroundyourclassroom—thinkingaboutwhichkidsyou’dliketoplaywithatbreak.Lookforchancestosayhitothem,smilea

ndbefriendly.Offertosharesomethingwithorexpressyourappreciationtothem,invitesomeonetoplaywithyouorsay

“Doyouwanttosithere?”atlunchtime.Ifyouhavetroubledoingthisorifyou’refeelingshy,askyourteachertohelpyoumakenewfriends.Teachersareusuallyprettygoodatm

atchingupfriends.Thebestwaytomakefriendsistobeafriend.Bekind,befriendly,share,saynicethings,offertohelp,andprettysoonyou’llha

veone,ortwo,orevenmorenewfriends.