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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.Hesufferedfromaheadache.2.Whyis

themanlate?A.Heoverslept.B.Helosthiscarkey.C.Hehadnoalarmclocks.3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Health.B.Education.C.Environ

ment.4.Howoldisthegirl?A.6yearsold.B.9yearsold.C.15yearsold.5.What’stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?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.Jenny.B.Ann.C.Lucy.7.Wherewillthespeakersgofirst?A.Aclothesstore.B.TheCityLibrar

y.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.Toaskforpermiss

ion.B.Tomakeaninvitation.C.Togetsomeadvice.10.Whatwilltheheadmasterdobeforetheparty?A.SinganEnglishsong.

B.Sharehisresolutions.C.Deliveraspeech.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.Wh

ohelpedthegirlwithherresearch?A.Jean.B.Mr.Smith.C.Ms.White.13.Whatwillthegirldonext?A.Rewritethepaper.B.Askforsick

leave.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.1

5.Whencannon-membersenjoythespecialoffer?A.Thismonth.B.Duringholidays.C.Ontheirbirthdays.16.Howmuchdoesaswimmingclasscostnon-memberseachtime?A.$3

5.B.$25.C.$10.17.Whatclasswillthewomanchoose?A.Aweightliftingclass.B.Aswimmingclass.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.Whati

sthespeakertryingtodo?A.Introduceaclass.B.Shareexperiences.C.Givesuggestions.20.Whomisthispassagewrittenfor?A.Teache

rs.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!Howaboutlearning

newskillsontheguitar,drumsandkeyboardbyvideo?Followthetouch-screeninstructionstofindlessonsoneachinstrum

ent,orsearchforasongtopracticeplayingalongto.TryourProfessionalSelection,withvideoclipsofbandmemberswhowillexplainthetechniquesthatmakethei

rrecordingssoindividual.Show-in-a-day!Beastarsingerordancerforthedayinaone-time-onlyspecialperformance!Exper

tsininternationalmusicanddancestyleswilltrainyou,andcostumesprovidedfortheperformancehelpcreateareallyspecial,individualshow.Getyourfriendsandf

amilytocomeandseeyouperform,asnovideoingorphotographyisallowed.ArchivedImagesWanttofindoutaboutanewband,orjustwantmoreinformationaboutanoldfa

vourite?Visitourcollectiontofindoutfactsandfigures,orseetheactualpossessionsoffamousbandsandmusiciansyouarei

nterestedin.Youcanactuallygettotouchthingswornonstageatmajorrockandpopevents,andthereareplentyofotherconcertsouvenirs.Rhythm-st

udioGetyourbodymovinginthestudioandlearntomovetorhythmsandsoundsfromthepasttonow,includingSoulandDisco.Learnyourst

epsfromourprofessionalonscreendanceinstructor,thenwatchyourperformanceandbecomethestarinyourownvideorecordingwhichyoucantakeaway!21.Jameslik

escollectinginformationabouthisfavouritebands,whichwillhechoose?A.Rave-on!B.Show-in-a-day!C.ArchivedImages.D.Rhythm-studio.22.Inwhatwayis

Rhythm-studiodifferentfromShow-in-a-day?A.Rhythm-studiooffersfreegiftsfrommusicians.B.Rhythm-studiohase

xpertstoteachfacetoface.C.Rhythm-studioallowspeopletobringvideoshome.D.Rhythm-studiogetsfamilymemberstoenjoytheshows.23.Wherecanyoumostprobably

readtheaboveinformation?A.Inanewspaper.B.Inareport.C.Inasciencemagazine.D.Inatravelbrochure.BAreyouprepar

ingforastandardizedEnglishexam?Doyoufindthelisteningsectionparticularlychallenging?Theworldofstandardi

zedexaminationstoassesscandidates’abilitiesintheEnglishlanguagehasgrownrapidly,especiallyinthelast30years.Mostofthesee

xamsincludealisteningpaper,inwhichanumberofmicro-skillsaretested,suchaslisteningfordetailedinformation,understandinganauthor’sattitudeandmore.Despite

thedifferenttypesofexamsoutthere,theyallsharemanythings.Wecancallthem“skills”,astheycanbeappliedwhiletakingthelisteningt

est.Youneedtoexerciseyourskillstomake“educatedguesses”althoughyouwon’teverhavesuperpowers.Moststandardizedtestsgiveyousometimetoreadahead.Youmustu

sethistimewisely,asthisiscrucialtopredictingasmuchaspossibleanumberofthings.Youshouldquicklyaskyourself:Whatistheirr

elationship?Wherearethey?Whyaretheytalking?Whataretheirtones?Bydoingthis,youwillbeabletosetthesituationandexpectspecificvocabular

ywhichmightbeusedinthecominglisteningmaterials.Allthiscanbedoneveryquickly.Ifthepassagecontainsgapsthatyoumustfillout,y

oushouldtrytopredictthetypeofwordorexpression(noun,adjective,verb,etc.).Donottrytoreadeverythingindetail;onlyfocusonthe

keywords.Withpractice,youwillbeabletopredictwithacertainlevelofprecision.Evenifyoufinditdifficult,tryingtoma

keapredictionwillalwayshelpyouconcentrateonthetask,thusmakingitalotmoremanageableandunderstandable.Becomingasuccessfulcandidatetakestimeandpra

ctice.UnlessyouhavehadenoughpracticeinEnglish,youwon’tprobablybeabletogetyourdesiredscore.Keepinmindthatmoststandardizedexamsaremoreab

outskillsthanknowledge.24.Theunderlinedterm“educatedguesses”inParagraph3canbereplacedwith_____.A.effortstoachievehighscoresB.quickdecisionsaboutth

echoiceC.betteroptionsusingthesamewordsD.predictionswithacertainlevelofprecision25.Whatshouldbestressedmoreinastandardizedliste

ningtestaccordingtothepassage?A.Skills.B.Vocabulary.C.Scores.D.Knowledge.26.Whodoyouthinkthepassageisin

tendedfor?A.Teachers.B.Managers.C.Speakers.D.Candidates.CDoyouthinkalienbeingsexistsomewhereintheuniverse?Its

eemslikeMars,ourclosestneighbor,hasinspiredthemostsciencefictionastheplacewherealiensaremostlikelytocomefrom.RecentMarsprobes(探测)haveshow

nusthatthereisnolifeonthatplanet—atleastnotnow.Butthatdoesnotmeanthatlifedoesnotexistelsewhere—afterall,theunive

rseisreallybig.Alotofscientificresearchisgoingoninthesearchfor“extraterrestriallife”.Thinkaboutit—whyshould

thesevenbillionpeopleonthislittleplanetbetheonlylivingbeingsintheuniverse?Itwould,infact,seemlogicalthatthisisnotthecase.Soscientificresear

chinthismatterisbasedaroundtheideaoffindingotherplanetsthathaveenvironmentsthatcansupportlife—environmentssimilartotheEarth.Thesearch

isonfortheevidenceoftheexistence,orearlierexistenceoflife:fromverywisebeingstosimpleorganisms(有机物).Sofar,therehavebeenanumbe

roftheoriesastowhichplanetarybodiesmayhaveanatmospherethatcansupportsuchlifeandthereforedeservecloserattention.Asforplaceswithinourown

MilkyWayGalaxy,ithasbeenassumedoverthedecadesthatMarsandVenus,aswellassomeofthemoonsofJupiterandSaturn,mayhavebeenhostsforlife.Now,ast

echnologieshaveimprovedandwecanobtainmeasurementsofthecompositionoftheatmosphereonextra-solarplanets,thechancesoffinding“alien”l

ifeformsareincreasing.TherehasbeenatheorythatsomeoftheplanetsinthehabitablezoneofthereddwarfstarGliese581maybeabletosupportlife.In2007,scientistsd

iscoveredexoplanetGliese581c—andfeltthatitsatmospherewasmostsuitableforsupportinglife.Butfurtherresearchrevealedthatitwouldnot.Now,attentionh

asbeenturnedtoGliese581d,attheouteredgeofthestar’shabitablezone.Themainstandardsfordecidingwhetheraplanetarybodycan

belife-supportingareatmosphericconditionswhichallowtheexistenceofwater.Gliese581isabout20.4lightyearsawayfromtheEarth,soevenifl

ifedoesexistthere,thedistancewouldmeanthatcommunicationwouldbeunlikely.Havingsaidthis—whosaysalienlife

forms(iftheyexist)needwater?27.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?A.LifeexistingoutsideoftheEarth.B.Theevidenceoftheexisten

ceoflife.C.Otherfarawayplanetsintheuniverse.D.Creaturesknownfromsciencefictions.28.Whatmakesitpossibleforpeopletofind“alienbeings”?A.M

odernscientifictheories.B.Atmosphericconditions.C.EnvironmentssimilartotheEarth.D.Advancedtechnologies.29.Fromthepassage,weknowthat___

______.A.theatmosphereofGliese581cwasmostsuitableforlifeB.itisnotcertainwhetheralienlifeformsneedwaterornotC.the7billionpeopleontheEarthareth

eonlybeingsintheuniverseD.thedistanceof20.4lightyearsmakesitimpossibletofindlifeonGliese581d30.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.DoAli

ensExist?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。FrenchUniversitiestoOfferMoreClassesinEnglishFranceaimstobringmoreforeignstudentstoitsu

niversitiesbyofferingmoreclassestaughtinEnglish.FranceishometofamousuniversitiesliketheSorbonneinParisandseveralleadingbusinessschools.31Buti

tranks(排名)behindtheUS,BritainandAustraliainthetotalnumberofforeignstudentswhostudythere.32Thecountryhasseenin

creasedcompetitionfromGermany,Russia,CanadaandChina.Underthenewplan,Francewilleasestudentvisarequirements.33StartingnextMarch,foreignerswhohav

eearnedaFrenchmaster’sdegreewillbeabletoreceivearesidencevisa(居留签证).ThechangeismeanttohelprecentgraduateslookforworkorsetupabusinessinFrance.

34Currently,studentsinFrance—includingforeignstudents—pay(about)170eurosayearforabachelor’sdegreeand243eurosayearfo

ramaster’sdegree.OfficialssaidthelowcostofeducationinFranceleadsstudentsfromothercountriestobelievethatthequalityofaFr

encheducationislowerthanwhatothercountriesoffer.BeginninginSeptember2019,non-Europeanstudentswillpay2,770eurosayearfo

rabachelor’sdegreeand3,770eurosforgraduatedegrees.35Francewillusetheextramoneytobuildbettereducationfacilitiesandincreaseth

enumberofscholarshipsforforeignstudents.A.Studentvisaapplicationsalsowillbeavailableonline.B.That’swhyweneedtowelcomemorefo

reignstudents.C.Thecountryisapopularchoiceamongnon-English-speakingstudents.D.ThatisstillmuchlesscostlythansomeotherEu

ropeancountries,however.E.IncreasingthenumberofforeignersstudyinginthecountrywouldhelpbuildFrenchinfluenceoverseas.F.Francea

lsoplanstoincreasethecostsforstudentswhocomefromoutsidetheEuropeanEconomicArea.G.Between2011and2016，thenumberofforeignstu

dentsstudyingatFrenchuniversitiesfellby8.5percent.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。AGoo

dHearttoLean(倚靠)OnMorethanIrealized,Dadhashelpedmekeepmybalance.WhenIwasyoung,Ididn’twanttobeseenwithmyfather.Hewasshortandcrippled(瘸),an

dwhenwe36together,hishandonmyarmforbalance,peoplewouldlookatus.Itwas37tocoordinate(协调)oursteps,andwedidn’t38muchaswewentalong,jus

tkeepingsilent.39aswestartedout,healwayssaid,“Yousetthepace(步伐).Iwilltrytostaywithyou.”Inmymemory,myfatherwenttoworkeveryday,rainorshine.He

almostnever40aday,evenifotherscouldnot.Meanwhilehehadto41theunkindlaughterfromothers.WhenIthinkofitnow,Iamsurprise

dathowmuch42itmusthavetakenhimtomakealivingundersuch43.Althoughdisabled,myfatherstilltriedtotakepartinactivitiesinhisownway.Whenabaseba

llteamdidn’thaveamanager,hekeptit44.Hewasaknowledgeablebaseballfanandoftentookmetothe45.Healsolikedtogo

toparties,wherehecouldhaveagoodtime46sittingandwatching.Inow47thathetookpartinsomethingsthroughme,hisonlyson.He48meallthetime

.WhenIplayedball,he“played”too.WhenIjoinedtheNavy,he“joined”too.Hewas49tospendallhistimestayingwithme.Henevertalkedabouthi

mselfasanobjectof50,nordidheshowanyenvy(嫉妒)ofthemorefortunate.Whathe51inotherswasa“goodheart’’,andifhefoundone,theownerwasgoodenough

forhim.NowthatIamolder,Ibelievethatisaproperrulebywhichto52people,eventhoughIstilldon’tknowexactlywhata

“goodheart”is.SometimesIwonderifhe53myunwillingnessduringourwalks.Ifhedid,IamsorryInevertoldhimhowsorryIwas,andhowI54it.At

suchtimesIwouldputmyhandonhisarmtogetmy55,andsay,“Yousetthepace.Iwilltrytostaywithyou.”36.A.calledB.walked

C.listenedD.laughed37.A.dangerousB.popularC.strangeD.difficult38.A.tryB.mixC.sayD.act39.A.ButB.NorC.SoD.Unless40.A.coveredB.sharedC.enjoyedD.missed4

1.A.loseB.bearC.sendD.earn42.A.talentB.luckC.courageD.duty43.A.stressB.powerC.lossD.fun44.A.lastingB.goingC.waitingD.pushing45.A.projectsB.officesC

.matchesD.stations46.A.stillB.evenC.seldomD.just47.A.understandB.compareC.promiseD.declare48.A.checkedB.followe

dC.searchedD.reasoned49.A.crazyB.sorryC.eagerD.nervous50.A.loveB.fearC.hopeD.pity51.A.lookedforB.gaveupC.heardofD.worriedabout52.A.imagineB.j

udgeC.controlD.attract53.A.mentionedB.treatedC.sensedD.passed54.A.doubtedB.avoidedC.confirmedD.regretted55.A.balanceB.challengeC.advanta

geD.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.Thevotewascomplete

d.Thechairmanatheresult.58.Iturnedthe______andopenedthedoor.59.________(expose)yourselftothestrongsunlighttoolongwilldoha

rmtoyourskin.60.Wehavealreadymade__________(安排)forourvacation.61.Englandisroughly________intothreezones.62.Pleasesendane

mailtoMrChenatyourc__________63.Yourcommentonthemoviemadeadeep________onus.64.Wemusttakea_____________(科学)approachtothepro

blem.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。Gettingridofdirt,intheopinionofmostpeople,isagoodthing.However,thereisnothingfixedaboutat

titudestodirt.Intheearly16thcentury,peoplethoughtthatdirtontheskinwasameanstoblockoutdisease,asmedicalopinionhaditthatw

ashingoffdirtwithhotwatercouldopenuptheskinandletillsin.Aparticulardangerwasthoughttolieinpublicbaths.By1538,th

eFrenchkinghadclosedthebathhousesinhiskingdom.SodidthekingofEnglandin1546.Thusbeganalongtimewhenthericha

ndthepoorinEuropelivedwithdirtinafriendlyway.HenryIV,KingofFrance,wasfamouslydirty.Uponlearningthatanoblemanhadta

kenabath,thekingorderedthat,toavoidtheattackofdisease,thenoblemanshouldnotgoout.Thoughthebeliefinthemerit(好处)ofdirtwaslong-liv

ed,dirthasnolongerbeenregardedasaniceneighboreversincethe18century.Scientificallyspeaking,cleaningawaydirtisgoodt

ohealth.Cleanwatersupplyandhandwashingarepracticalmeansofpreventingdisease.Yet,itseemsthatstandardsofcleanlinessha

vemovedbeyondsciencesinceWorldWarII.Advertisementsrepeatedlyselltheidea:clothesneedtobewhiterthanwhite,clothseversofter,surfacestoshine.Hast

hehatefordirt,however,gonetoofar?Attitudestodirtstilldifferhugelynowadays.Manyfirst-timeparentsnervouslytrytowarntheirchildrenof

ftouchingdirt,whichmightberesponsibleforthespreadofdisease.Onthecontrary,MaryRuebush,anAmericanimmunologist(免疫学家),encourageschildren

toplayinthedirttobuildupastrongimmunesystem.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1-5AACCB6-10CAABC11-15CACCA16-

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.Exposin

g60.arrangements61.divided62.convenience63.impression64.scientific65.Constructed第四部分写作第一节概要写作Peoplehavemixedopinionstowar

dsdirtonourskin.(要点1)Foralongtimeinhistory,peopleofsomeEuropeancountries,suchasFrance,believedthatdirtprotectedpeoplefromgettingill.(要点2)Howe

ver,peoplebegantochangetheirattitudestodirtabout200yearsago.Peoplehavebeentoldthatwashingdirtoffourbodycankeepushealt

hy.(要点3)However,somescientistsbelievethatexposuretosomedirtmayhelpourimmunesystem.(要点4)第二节书面表达Tocallonmorestudentstoreadbooksinthei

rsparetime,anactivityofparent-childreadingwasorganizedonJuly25thinourschoollibrary.StudentsofGrade2andtheirpare

ntsparticipatedinit.Duringtheactivity,thestudentsandtheirparentswereaskedtochooseonebookwhichtheyreadtogether.Afterthat,theysharedtheirfeelings

oropinionsaboutit.Manyparentssaidthisofferedabetteropportunityforthemtogettoknoweachother.Finally,everyfamilyrecommend

edtoothersthreegreatbooks.Theactivitywasreallyagreatsuccess.Notonlydiditarousemorestudents’interestinreading,butmadem

oreparentsrealizethesignificanceofreadingwiththeirchildren.听力材料Text1W:DidyouhearJohn’sinthehospitalwithheadinjuriesandabroken

arm?M:Yes.Apparentlyhewasstruckbyanothervehicleandturnedcompletelyover.Text2W:You’relateagain.Didyourcarbreakdown?M:N

o,Iforgottosetmyalarmclock,soIsleptovertime.Text3M:Iwonderifourchildrenwillstillbeabletobreathecleanair,drinkclea

nwaterandseeabluesky.W:Yes.Ithinkit’stimemanlearnedtoliveinharmonywiththeearthinsteadofdestroyingit.Text4M:Youareagoodpianoplayer.Howlong

haveyoubeenplayingthepiano?W:I’vebeenplayingthepianosinceIwas6yearsold.About9yearsago.M:Really?That’salongtime.I’malsoplanningtolearntoplayth

esedays.Text5W:Gary,hello.Howareyou?Youlooktallerandstrongerthanbefore.IrememberlittleGary,thebeststudentintheclass.M:No,youwereabetterstudentthanIw

as,butIrememberalittlegirlwithglasses.You’redifferent,too.Text6M:Lucy,areyougoingout?W:Yes.IneedanewdressforJenny’

sbirthdayparty.M:I’mgoingdowntown,too.Couldyougivemealift?W:Sure.Bytheway,doyouhaveamembershipcardfo

rthePrettyGirlsStore?M:Yes.IoftenbuydressesforAnninthatstore.Icangeta20percentdiscountoneverythingthere.W:Great.Couldwegotherefirst?Iwanttou

seyourcard.M:Whynot?It’sstill2:00.I’llstillhaveenoughtimetochoosesomebooks.W:SoyouaregoingtotheCityLibrary,aren’tyou

?M:No,I’mgoingtobuysomebooksforAnn.Shelikesreading.Text7W:Hi,Mr.Smith.Iwonderifyou’refreeonNewYear’sEve.We’dli

keyoutocometoourNewYear’sparty.M:Thankyou.I’dlovetocome.Wherewillitbe?W:Inourclassroomat6:00pm.Bytheway,couldyo

usingasongforusattheparty?M:I’mafraidI’mnotthatgoodatsinging,butI’lltry.HowaboutanEnglishfolksong?W:Thatwouldbewonderfu

l.Ourmonitorhasbeenwantingtoaskyoutosing.We’llalsoinviteseveralotherteacherstotheparty.Eachofthemwillperforms

omethingforus,andIthinktheheadmasterwillgiveaspeechbeforetheparty.M:Soundsgreat.Ihopetherewillbesomefungamesattheparty.W:Oh,ofcourse,andwe’llallsha

reourNewYearresolutionsattheendoftheparty.M:I’msureit’llbeagreatparty.W:Yes,Ihopewe’llallhaveawonderfultime.Text8W:Mr.Smith,mayItalkwithyoufora

moment?M:Ofcourse.Comein,please.W:I’vecometotalktoyouaboutmygradeonmylastpaper.IwanttoknowwhyIwasgivenan“F”.M:We

ll,yourswassosimilartothatofanotherstudentintheclass,andIthinkthatyou’dnotdoneityourself.W:IdidworkcloselywithmyroommateJean

,butletmeexplainwhy.Aweekbeforethepaperwasdue,Iwastoosicktodomyresearch.Jeanagreedtohelpme.Butitwasreallyonmyown.M:Well,you’dbeengivenamont

htoworkonthepaper.Wouldn’titbebettertogetaheadratherthantowaituntilthelastminute?Eachstudentwassuppos

edtoprepareitindividually.I’mafraidmydecisionremainsthesame.However,ifyou’rewillingtomakeanoralpresentationaboutthegovernmen

t’sroleinrunningtheeconomy,I’llgiveyouextracredit.W:Thankyou.I’lldothat.Butwhen?M:MyassistantMs.Whitewillinformyouassoonasiti

sdecided.W:OK.Goodbye!Text9M:Goodmorning.ThisisSpaHeaven.HowcanIhelpyou?W:Well,basically,IthinkI’mtootireda

ndlookingforsomewaytorelax.M:OK,sure.Didyouknowthatwerecentlyhaveaspecialofferwhichallowsnon-memberstouseourfacilitieswithou

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

littleaboutthefacilitiesatSpaHeaven.First,wehaveafitnesscenterwhereyoucanhaveaweighttrainingsothatyoucanlosesomeweight.W:Andthatsoundsgood,but

I’mnotreallyinterestedingettingfit.Ijustwanttogetridofmytiredness.Mm,well,I’dliketogoswimmingandIfindthathelpsmerelax.M:Wehavetwo25-meterpoolshe

re.W:Canyoutellmehowmuchthatcosts?M:Well,fornon-members,itcostsjust$10foreachtime.W:OK.IthinkIneedtodosomethingmo

rerelaxing,youknow,likeyoga.Doyouhaveanythinglikethat?M:Well,yes.Andduringthespecialofferperiod,non-memberscantakepartforj

ust$35perclass.W:OK.Thanksverymuchforyourhelp.I’llcomedownthisafternoonandarrangeayogaclass.M:Sure,I’mlookingforwardtoseeingyout

hen.Text10W:Areaderwroteintosaythatshewasfeelingleftoutatbreakbecauseherbestfriendwasn’taround.Here’souradvicetoher,andtoal

lkidswhofeellonelysometimes.It’shardwhenabestfriendisn’taround,maybebecauseshemovedtoadifferentschooloradifferentclass.Youmayfeellonel

yatbreakorlunchtime.Youwanttohavenewfriends.Buthowdoyoumakethem?Maybeitseemslikeeverybodyelsealreadyhastheirfriends.Butremember,there’salwaysroomfo

rmorefriends.Startbylookingaroundyourclassroom—thinkingaboutwhichkidsyou’dliketoplaywithatbreak.Lookforchancestosayhitothem,smil

eandbefriendly.Offertosharesomethingwithorexpressyourappreciationtothem,invitesomeonetoplaywithyouorsay“Doyouwanttosithere?”atlu

nchtime.Ifyouhavetroubledoingthisorifyou’refeelingshy,askyourteachertohelpyoumakenewfriends.Teachersareusuallyprettygoodatmatchingupfriend

s.Thebestwaytomakefriendsistobeafriend.Bekind,befriendly,share,saynicethings,offertohelp,andprettysoonyou’llhaveone,ortwo,oreve

nmorenewfriends.