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邹城市2020〜2021学年度第二学期期中教学质量检测高一英语试题2021.04注意事项:1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。2.回答选择题时,选出每小题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如箫改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。回答
非选择题时,将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。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.Whatwillthemandonext?A.Followthewoman.B.Gotothesubway.C.Gotothebusstation.2.WherewillJack'sfamilyprobablyspendtheir
holiday?A.InBeijing.B.InYunnan.C.InQingdao.3.Whatdidthemandoduringhisholiday?A.Visitedacity.B.Climbedamountain.C.Walkedalongthestreetatmidn
ight.4.Howmuchisoneticket?A,10dollars.B.30dollars.C.100dollars.5.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Hehasalotofworktodo.B.Hewillcopythenoteforthewo
man.C.Thewomancantypethenotebythecomputer.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)听下面5段时话或独白.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。听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。6.Whatistheprobablerelation
shipbetweenthespeakers?A.Motherandson.B.Doctorandpatient.C.Managerandclerk.7.Whatcanweknowabouttheman?A.Heis
seriouslyill.B.Hemadeamistakeinhisjob.C.Heneedstorelaxhimselfandtakesomeexercise.听第7材料,回答第8至10题.8.Whatareth
espeakerstalkingabout?A.Thewoman'sworkingexperience.B.Thewaytoservepeople.C,Differentcakeshops.9.WhatdidSusanlikeintheshop
?A.Theworkmates.B.Thecleanworkplace.C.Thesmellofbaking.10.WhatdidSusansayaboutservingcustomers?A.Shelikedtoplana
partyoraweddingforthem.B.Sheenjoyedthebusypartoftheday.C.Shehatedservingthematlunchtime.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。II.Whatis
abadthingforteenagers?A.Theycan'tbuywhattheywant.B.Theyhavetodothehousework.C.Theyneedtodotheirhomework..12.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhismot
her'slife?A.Busy.B.Boring.C.Wonderful.13.Howmanydaysdoestheman'smotherworkaweek?A.Fourdays.B.Fivedays.C.Sixdays.听第9材料,回
答第14至17题。14.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Atthebusstation.B.Inauniversity.C.Onaplane.15.Whereisthewomangoing?A.London,B.Glas
gow.C.Cambridge.16.Whatistheman?A.Heisabusinessman.B.Heisastudent.C.Heisagovernmentofficer.17.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconve
rsation?A.Themanisabitnervous.B.Itisnottheman'sfirsttripabroad.C.ThemanisstudyinginGlasgowUniversity.听第1
0段材料,回答笫18至20题。18.Whydidthespeaker'sunclelaughathim?A.Becausehecouldn'tbuyafish.B.Becausehecouldn'tspeakChinese.C.Because
hisEnglishwasnotgood.19.What'stheattitudeofthefishmantothespeaker?A.Impatient.B.Ignored.C.Laughable.20.Whatdidthespea
kerbringbackhomefinally?A.Somefreshfish.B.Somecards.C.Nothing.第二部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)笫一节:(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、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AMathholidayseveryoneshouldknowInrecentyearsmathematiciansandscientistshavebeguncampaignstomarkcer
taindatesincelebrationofsignificantprinciplesandhereareafewtoaddtoyourcalendarMoleDayMoleDayiscelebratedyearlyonOct.23from
6:02amto6:02pm.Theideaofacelebratorydaywasputforwardbyachemistryteacherin1991andhasbeenhonoredeveryyearsince.ItcelebratesAvogadro'sNumber,which
isabasicmeasuringunitinchemistry.EachMoleDayhasaspecifictheme.PiDayThegrandaddyofmathematicalandscientificholidays,however,fallseveryyea
ronMar14.Thedate,3/14,representsthefirstthreenumeralsinthecalculationofpi,sothedateisknownannuallyasPiD
ay.PiDaywasfoundedin1988byaphysicist.TheobservationsspreadtothepointwhereonMar12,2009,theU.S.HouseofRepresentativespassedaresolutio
ndeclaringMar14asNationalPiDay.FibonacciDayNov.23marksFibonacciDay,aspecialdaythatcelebratesthemanknownasFibonacciwhodevelopedamathematica
lideacalledtheFibonacciSequence,inwhicheverynumberisthesumoftheprevioustwonumbers.So,forexample.11/23marksthed
aybecause1+1equals2,andthen1+2equals3(thedatebeingthe23rd).SquareRootDaySquareRootDayisaholidaythatheartilyhonorsthosedateswh
erethecombinationofdayandmonthandyearformsquareroots:e.g.2/2/04and3/3/09.ThelastSquareRootDaywas4/4/16.TheholidaywascreatedbyahighschoolteacherRon
Gordon.SquareRootDayhasitsownwebsitewherecelebrantscangatherbeforethenextholiday.21.HowisMoleDaysimila
rwithPiDay?A.Theybothhavethemes.B.Theyareyearlyholidays.C.Theyfallonthesameday.D.Theyarecreatedbyateacher.22.Whichholidayis
tohonoraperson?A.MoleDay.B.PiDay.C.FibonacciDay.D.SquareRootDay.23.WhichdaymightbecelebratedasSquareRootDay?A.10/23/22.B
.11/23/23.C,3/12/29.D,5/5/25.BFuCong,aChinese-bornpianist,diedonMondayatahospitalinLondon,wherehehadli
vedformanyyears.Aloverofclassicalmusicfromayoungage,Mr.Fubegantakingpianolessonswhenhewas7.Hemadehisfirststageappearancein1952.Theconcert
caughttheattentionofofficialsinBeijing,whoselectedhimtocompeteandtourinEasternEurope.Mr.FusoonmovedtoPoland,wherehestudied
attheWarsawConservatory(音乐学校)onascholarship.ToprepareforthefifthChopinCompetitioninWarsawin1955,heprac
ticedsohardthathehurthisfingersandwasnearlycutfromthefirstroundofthecompetition.Mr.FuwasoneofthefirstChinesepianiststoachieve
globalfamewhenhetookthirdplaceintheInternationalChopinPianoCompetitioninWarsawin1955.Healsowonaspeci
alprizeforhisperformanceofChopin'smazurkas.Almostovernight,hebecameanationalhero.ToChina,Mr.Fu'srecognitioninawell-knowninternation
alcompetitionwasevidencethatthecountrycouldstandonitsownartisticallyintheWest.ChinesereporterscametointerviewMr.Fu,wh
ilemanyotherswenttohisfather,FuLei,foradviceonchild-raising.In1981,avolumeofletterswrittenbyhisfather,waspublishedinChina.Fullofadvice,encouragement,
lifeteachingsandstrictpaternallove,thebookFuLei'sFamilyLettersbecameabest-sellerinChina.Besidesinfluen
cingagenerationofChinese,Mr.Fu'swordsresonated(弓I起共鸣)longafterhisdeathwiththepersonforwhomtheywereintended.“Myfatherhadasayingthat'F
irstyoumustbeaperson,thenanartist,andthenamusician,andonlythencanyoubeapianist,'"Mr.FuCongoncerecalledinaninterview."Ev
ennow,Ibelieveinthisorder-thatitshouldbethiswayandthatIamthisway.”24.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?A.FuCong'sachievementsinm
usic.B.FuCong'sstageperformances.C.FuCong'sexperiencesoflearningmusic.D.FuCong’seffortsforcompetitions.25.WhydoesFuCong'sglobalrecognitionmea
nalottoChina?A.ItearnsChineseartsaplaceintheWest.B.ItpromotesthespreadofChineseculture.C.ItprovesChinesepeople'sloveformusic.D.Ite
nablesChinesearteducationtoberecognized.26.Whatdocstheunderlinedword"they"inparagraph4referto?A.FuLei'sFamilyLetters.B.YoungpeopleofChina.C.FuCongand
hisfamily.D.ReadersofFuLei'sFamilyLetters.27.WhichofthefollowingagreeswithFuLei'sideasinthelastparagraph?A.It'seasy
tobeanartist.B.Itrequiresvariousqualitiestobeapianist,C.Everyoneshoulddevelopaninterestinart.D.Talentisofgreatestimportanceforapianist.CIfyouusesoc
ialmediatochaseawayloneliness,anewstudysuggeststhatyou'regoingagainstthegrain.Wemayhaveheardalotabouttheb
enefitsofinteractingwithothersonline,butthefindingsofastudyconductedbyscientistsfromtheUniversityofPittsburghSchoolofMedicineshowadirectrelationshipb
etweensocialmediausageandfeelingsofisolation(孤独).Inshort,themoretimeyouspendonsocialmedia,theloneliery
oumayfeel.Withincreasingusageofalargenumberofappsthatallowforendlessvirtualconnectivity,lonelinessseemslikethelastproblemsocialmediauser
swouldface,butaccordingtoBrainA.Primack,theleaderofthestudy,ithastheexactoppositeeffect.“Mentalhealthproblemsandsocialisolationarewidespread
amongyoungadultsnowadays."Primacksaid,"Wearenaturallysocialcreatures,butmodemlifetendstoseparateusinsteadofbrin
gingustogether.Whileitmayseemthatsocialmediaprovideopportunitiestofillthesocialvoid(空白),Ithinkthisstudysugges
tsthatitmaynotbethesolutionpeoplewerehopingfor.”Primackandhisteamexaminedthesocialmediahabitsof1,787U.
S.adultsagedbetween19and32viaaquestionnaire(问卷)thataskedabouthowoftenandhowlongtheyvisitthemostpopularsocialmediaplatforms.Eventually,theyd
eterminethatyoungadultswhoareconstantlylogginginsocialmediaarelonelierthanthosewithlesssocialmediausage.Frequ
entexposure(接触)tounrealisticdescriptionsonsocialmediainsteadofface-to-facesocialinteractionsmaygivepeop
letheimpressionthatothersarclivinghappier,andthismaymakeusersfeellonelierincomparison.28.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"goingagain
stthegrain"inparagraphImean?A.Doingitallwrong.B.Onthewaytosuccess.C.Takingarisk.D.Makingadifference.29.HowdidPrimackandhiste
amcarryoutthestudy?A.Bydoingasurvey.B.Bycollectingdataonline.C.Byprovidingexplanations.D.Bydescribingtheirownexperiences.30.Whatcanw
elearnfromthestudy?A.Youwillfeelhappierifyouspendmoretimeonline.B.Onlineinteractionisnotthesolutiontosocialisolation.C.Virtualco
nnectivityisthebestwaytoGilthesocialvoid.D.Popularsocialmediaplatformscanbondpeopletogether.31.Whatdoesthetextmainlyt
ellus?A.Lonelinessleadstofrequentsocialmediausage.B.Face-to-facesocialinteractionsareonthewayout.C.Socialmediadousersmoreharmthangood.D.Soc
ialmediamightmakelonelinessworse.DKoalasliveintheeucalyptus(枝树)forestsofsoutheasternandeasternAustralia.
Theyrelyontheeucalyptustreeforbothhabitatandfood.Infact,theyseldomleavethesetrees.Whennotsleeping,they'reusuallyeating.Iheycaneatmorethanapound
ofeucalyptusleavesaday.Eucalyptusispoisonous,sothekoala'sdigestive(消化的)systemhastoworkhardtodigestit,breakingdownthepoisonsandtakinginthelimit
ednutrients(营养).That'swhykoalassleepfor18to22hoursaday—theygetverylittleenergyfromtheirdietKoalanumbersdecreasedinthelate19thandearly20thcenturyfromh
untingfortheirfur.Nowtheyfaceseriousthreatsfromhabitatloss.Landclearingandbushfires-especiallythe2019-2020Austr
aliaBushfireSeason-havedestroyedmuchoftheforesttheylivein.Koalasareeasytobeaffectedbyclimatechange.Increasingcarbondioxideintheatmosphereisdecre
asingthenutritionalqualityofeucalyptusleavesandcausinglonger,moreseriousdroughtsandwildfires.Inresponsetodrought,koalasa
rcforcedtostopsleepingandcomedownfromthetreestofindwater,puttingthematahigherriskofbeingkilled.Koalashavebeenidentifiedbythe
Australiangovernmentasoneofthe113animalsrequiringurgent(紧急的)help.Ensuringthere'stherightkindofforestforthemtoreturntois
extremelyurgent.Stategovernmentsshouldcreatenewkoalareservesandpersuadelandownersnottocutdowneucalyptustrees.Meanwhile,getti
ngthepublictounderstandkoalas'livinghabitsandtheirhealthwillthrowlightonkoalabiology,whichhelpstodevelopplanstobetterprotectthes
pecies.32.Whatcanwelearnaboutkoalas?A.Theylikemovingaroundverymuch.B.Theyhavedevelopedsmartsurvivalskills.C.Theycanbefoundeverywherein
Australia.D.Theyoftengotillwhileeatingeucalyptusleaves.33.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytalkabout?A.Koalas'newly-formedhabits.B.Koalas'dec
reasingpopulation.C.ThepotentialthreatstoKoalas.D.Theoutcomesofincreasedcarbondioxide.34.Whatisthemostimportantthingtodorightnowt
oprotectkoalas?A.Conducttheresearchontheirlivinghabits.B.Makesuretheycanhavetheirhabitatback.C.Realizethattheyares
ensitivetoclimatechange.D.Educatepeopleabouttheawarenessofprotectingthem.35.Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?A.Anaturemagazine.B.Atra
velbrochure.C.Asportsnewspaper.D.Ahealthmagazine.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。B
eforetherewasthewrittenword,therewasthelanguageofdance.Danceexpressesloveandhate,joyandsorrow,lifeanddeath,andeverythingelse
inbetween.36WedancefromFloridatoAlaska,fromnorthtosouthandseatosea.Wedanceatweddings,birthdays,officepartiesandjusttofillthet
ime."Iadoredancing",saysLesterBridges,theownerofadancestudioinIowa."Ican'timaginedoinganythingelsewithmylife?'Bridgesrunsdanceclasses
forallages.“Teachingdanceiswonderful.37It'sgreattowatchthem.Formanyofthem,it'sawayofmeetingpeopleandhavingasociallife."38"Icantellyoua
boutoneyoungcouple,"saysBridges."They'relearningtodotraditionaldances.Theyarriveattheclassinlowspiritsandtheyleav
ewithasmile.39”So,dowedanceinordertomakeourselvesfeelbetter,calmer,healthier?AndreaHilliersays,“Dance,likethepatternofabeatinghear
t,islife.Evenafteralltheseyears,1wanttogetbetterandbetter.40Ifindithardtostop!DancingremindsmeI'malive."A.Sowhydowedance?
B.DanceintheU.S.iseverywhere.C.Ifyoulikedancingoutdoors,cometoAmerica.D.Myolderstudentssayitmakesthemfeelyoung.E.Ikeeppracticing
evenwhenI'mextremelytired.F.Dancingseemstochangetheirfeelingcompletely.G.Theystayedupallnightlongsinginganddancing.第三部分:英语知识运用(共三节,满分30分)笫
一节:完形填空(共15小题;每题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,选出最佳选项,并涂在答题卡上.Whenthe28-year-oldfarmerUretamet
17-year-oldGracielainhishometownPampa,theyfellinlove.Twoyearslater,they41andsettleddownontheformwher
eUretahadbeenbroughtup.Gracielahadmanybig42forthefarminhermind.Onedaywhenshewasona_43overPampa,Graciela
suddenly44thatanotherfarmlookedlikeamilkingpail(桶).Gracielathoughtherfamilycouldcreatesomethingevenmore45ontheirownfarm—ahu
geforest46likeherfavoritemusicalinstrument—theguitar.ButUretadidn'ttakehiswife's47seriously,saying,“We’lltalkaboutitlater.
”Later48_came.In1977,Gracieladiedsuddenlyofbraincanceratthe49ageof25whilecarryingtheirfifthchild.Afte
rhiswife'sdeath,Mr.Ureta50notsatisfyingherwish.Afewyearslater,Uretadecidedthatthebestwaytohonorhiswifewouldbeto
51thebigworkofart.Afterthelocalgovernment52tohelpwiththeproject,Uretaandhischildrentookitontheirown.O
nebyone,they53about7,000treesintothe"shapeofaguitar”.Ittookafewseasonsforthetreestotakeroots(生根),butUreta'shardwork54.W
atchingtheforestgrowovertheyearsgaveGraciela'schildren55.“Ilwastheclosestthingpossibletohavingmymotheralive,"MariaJulia,Ur
eta'sseconddaughter,said.41.A.gotpreparedB.gotmarriedC.becamewell-knownD・becamestressed42.A.testsB.tasksC.reasonsD.plans43.A.trainB.flightC.cloudD.b
ridge44.A.noticedB.rememberedC.recognizedD,expected45.A.expensiveB.funnyC.attractiveD.important46.A.treatedB.describedC.consideredD.shaped4
7.A.styleB.personalityC.ideaD.adventure48.A.hardlyB.neverC.stillD.always49.A.youngB.oldC.commonD.special50.A.keptB.suggestedC.enjoyedD.regretted51.A.
copyB.paintC.createD.change52.A.promisedB.decidedC.volunteeredD.refused53.A.plantedB.carriedC.putD.collected54.A.fadeda
wayB.paidoffC.wentthroughD.triedout55.A.pleasureB.comfortC.supportD.care笫二节单词拼写(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)56.Shescaledthee,stuckastampandthenposteditt
oMr.Right.57.Wewereextremelygforyourtimelyhelpwhenwewereintrouble.58.Casplasticbagsareforpeople,theywillcausewhit
epollution.59.Hurryup,waterhasalreadysoutofhisburstpipeandontothefloor.60.Theteachersmakeeveryefforttocthatal
lstudentswillbegivenanequalchance.61.Thispaintingisacopy;the(原作)isinthemuseum.62.1wonderhowmuchyou(收费)foryourservices.63
.I(绝对)understandthatitwillbeagreatlossformetoleaveatthispoint,butIhaveto.64.It'seasyforusnowtoopenan(账户)inab
ankassomeclerkstherewillhelpus.65.Playingbasketballisnotonlyfun,butalso(有益于)childrenindifferentways.第三
节单句语法填空(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)66.Whenyoutravel,youshouldtakegoodcareofyour(belong).67.Itwasgreatfunwalkingalongthestreets,enjoyingthe(rel
ax)atmosphere.68.Children,when(accompany)bytheparents,areallowedtoenterthestadium.69.Largeamountsofconvincingevidenc
e(discover)sincetheystartedtheinvestigation.70.ThelecturewillcoveranumberofcasesbeginnersofEnglishfailtousethelanguageproperly.第四部分写作(
共两节,满分40分)第一节(满分15分)你校正在组织以中国传统节日为主题的英语作文比赛,请你写一篇介绍端午节的短文参加比赛.内容包括:1.端午节的时间;2.人们庆祝端午节的目的及活动;3.你对这个节日的感受.注意:1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。参考词汇:糯米(stickyrice);粽子(ricedumpling)TheDragonBoatFestival第二节读后续写(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。
Lilylovedschool.However,therewasoneclassLilyworriedaboutmorethananyother-art.Shedidn'tknowwhyshejustwasn'tanygoodat
drawing,painting,orcutting.Ms.Clay,theartteacher,stoodatthefrontoftheroom."Class,nextFridayourschoolisgoingtohaveanartcompetition/,sheannounced.M
s.Claywasagreatteacher,andLilylikedheralotButthisannouncementmadeLilynervous.**Everyoneintheschoolwillcreateapieceofartworktoshowi
nthelibrary.Youcanusethedifferenttypesofartworkwehavebeenstudying,"Ms.ClaywasquiteexcitedwhenshespokewhileLilyfoundherselfsinkinglowerinherchai
r.Lilyhadthewholeweekendtoworkonherproject,butshecouldnotthinkofanythingtodo.OnMonday,Lilyfeltfrightened,soafterschoolLilyask
edMs.Clayifshecouldwriteanartpaperinsteadofdoinganartproject.“Iunderstandthisprojectscaredyou,Lily,"Ms.Claysaid."Justremember,youcancreateanykind
ofartyouwant."Ms.Claysmiledather."Artisaperson'swayofexpressinghisorherfeelings—itisn'talwayspainting,drawing,orcutting.Iknowyouwillthi
nkofsomethingverycreative,andIcan'twaittoseeit.”WhenLilyarrivedhome,shetookoutapieceofpaperandapencil.SherememberedMs.C
lay'swords.“Artisaperson'swayofexpressinghisorherfeelings."Lilywrotetheword"terrified"onherpaper.Shecrumpled(揉皱)thepaperandthrewittothesi
deofherdesk.ThenLilystaredatthecrumpledball.Suddenlyanideastruckher.注意:1.续写词数应为120左右:2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Whynotcreates
omethingoutofcrumpledpaper?OnFriday,Lilycarefullycarriedherprojectintothelibrary邹城市2020-2021学年度下学期期中考试高一英语参考答案听力:1—5CCBBC6—10BCACB11—15AABCB1
6—20BABBC阅读:21—23BCD24—27CAAB28—31AABD32—35BCBA36—40BDAFE完型:41—45BDBAC46—50DCBAD51—55CDABB单词拼写:56.envelope57.gratefu
l58.Convenient59.streamed60.ensure61.original62.charge63.absolutely64.account65.benefits单句语填:66.belongings67.relax
ing68.accompanied69.havebeendiscovered70.where应用文写作TheDragonBoatFestivalAsisknowntoall,theDragonBoatFestivalisoneofthemostimport
antfestivalsofChina.ItfallsonMay5thofthelunarcalendarinmemoryofQuYuan,agreatpoetlivingintheWarringStates.Nowadays,thefestivalisbestkn
ownforitsdragon-boatraces,especiallyinthesouthernplaceswheretherearemanyriversandlakes.Inaddition,peoplealwayseatr
icedumplingsmadeofstickyrice,meatandsoon.Inmyopinion,learningQuYuan’spatriotismisassignificantasholdingvariousactivities.读后续写Whynotcreatesomethin
goutofcrumpledpaper?Thecrumpledpaperremindedherofasnowball.Lilydidn’thavetodraworpaintorevencut.Lilymademanypaperballs,gluedthemalltogether,andplac
edthemonabigpieceofhardpapertoformasnowman.Thesnowmanworeahatmadeofblackpaperandascarfmadeofredpaper.
Herfinishedprojectwasreallywonderful.OnFriday,Lilycarefullycarriedherprojectintothelibrary.Shenoticedthesmileandthenodsfromteachersa
ndotherstudentsassheputherworkonatable.Ms.ClaywalkedovertoLily.“Youhavecreatedacreativepieceofartwork.Iam
soproudofyou!”Ms.Claysaid.Lilywasproudofherselftoo.HerpridegrewwhenMs.Clayplacedafirst-placestaronherartwork.“MaybeIamagoodartistaft
erall,”Lilythought.附:听力原文Text1W:I’msorry,butIcan’tfollowyou.Didyouaskwherethesubwayis?M:Sorry,Ihaven’tmademyselfclear.Iwanttoknoww
hereIcantakeabus.Text2W:Hi,Jack.Haveyouplannedyourholiday?M:Well,IhadplannedtovisitBeijing.ButmywifepreferstoseeYunnaninthesouthandmysonBillisf
ondofthebeach.IthinkbothmywifeandIwillhavetogiveinfinally.Text3W:Goodmorning,Jack.Didyouenjoyyourholiday?M:Yes,Iwalkeduptothetopofthemountainatmidn
ight,whereIenjoyedabeautifulnightviewofthecity.Text4M:Here’saone-hundred-dollarbill.I’dliketobuythreeticketsfortonight’sshow.W:OK.Threeticket
sandhere’stendollarschange.Text5W:Hi,Jack.Yourhandwritingismuchbetterthanmine.Wouldyoupleasecopythisno
teforme?Ineedtwocopies.M:That’sreallyalotofwork.Youcanjustusethecomputer.Text6W:Goodmorning.Howareyou
,Mr.Smith?M:I’mveryworried,doctor.W:Oh?Whatareyouworriedabout?M:I’mafraidthatI’mveryill.W:I’msorrytohearthat.Whydoyouthinkso?M:BecauseIfeeltireda
llthetimeandevenwhenIwakeupearlyinthemorning.AndIcaneatonlyalittle.W:Howaboutyoursleep?M:Verybad,doctor.W:Areyouworriedaboutanything?M:Yes,I’mworried
aboutmywork.I’vejusttakenanewjobandI’malwaysafraidofmakingamistake.W:Isee.Don’tworryaboutyourwork.Takeiteasyandtakemoreexercise.Text7M:Susan,wh
atwasyourfirstjob?W:Well,Iwasanassistantinanexpensivecakeshop.Itwasmylastyearatschool,beforeIwenttocollege.Iwantedtoearnextramoneyfo
rmyselfbecauseIcamefromafamilyofsevenandmyparentscouldn’taffordtogiveusmuchpocketmoney.M:Wastheshopaniceplacetowork?W
:Inthemorningtherewasawonderfulsmellofbreadbaking.ThefirstweekwasdifficultbecauseIjustwantedtoeatthecak
es,whichwasn’tallowed,butthenIlostinterestinthem.Wehadtokeepeverythingclean,andthatwashardwork.M:Didyouenjoyservingcustomersintheshop?
W:Thebestpartofthedaywaslunchtime,whenwewerebusy.Timejustflew.Thenitwasinterestingwhenpeoplecameintoplanapartyorawedding.Oneofthecookswouldco
methroughtodiscussthedesignofthecake.Customersthoughtthepriceswerehigh,butusuallyendedupbuyingthecakesanyway.Theyalwayswantedaperfectandspecialwe
ddingorapartyandourcakeswereperfectandunique.Text8W:Whataresomeofthegoodthingsaboutbeingateenager?M:Well,youdon’thavetogoouttow
orkforastart.Anotherthingisyoudon’thavetodothehousework,whichisreallyboring.W:Whatarethebadthings?M:
Theproblemisthatyouneverhaveenoughmoney.Wegetsomemoneyfromourparents,butit’sneverenough.Youaren’tallowedtobuywhatyouwant.W:Whatdoyouthi
nkit’slikebeinganadult?M:Well,adultshavetolookaftertheirfamily.Theyhaveresponsibilities.Ifeelmoresorryformymom.She’salwaysrushingaroundandshehastog
otoworkaswell.Shedoesn’thavetoworkonThursdaysandFridays,butshehasloadsofdifferentthingstodoinaday,likeshopping,er...cooking,takingmetoswimming.Text9M
:Excuseme,myseatisnexttoyours.W:AreyoualsotakingthisflighttoLondon?M:Yes.AreyougoingtoLondononbusine
ss?W:No.I’mgoingtoGlasgowtovisitmyson.He’sstudyinginGlasgowUniversity.AreyougoingtostudyinBritain?M:Yes.I’ll
bestudyinginSt.John’sCollegeinCambridgeforthenexttwoyears.W:That’swonderful.Isthisyourfirsttripabroad?M:Yes.Actuallythisism
yfirsttripbyair.That’swhyIamabitnervous.W:Well,relax.There’snothingtoworryabout.Text10BorninAmerica,I
spokeEnglish,notChinese,thelanguageofmyancestors.WhenIwasthree,myparentsflashedcardswithChinesewordsatmyface,butIpushedthemaside.Mym
ombelievedIwouldlearnwhenIwasready.Butthetimenevercame.OnaChineseNewYear’sEve,myunclespoketomeinChinese,butallIcoulddowastostareathim,confus
ed.“Stillcan’tspeakChinese?”Helaughedatme,“Youcan’tevenbuyafishinChinatown.”“Hey,thisisAmerica,notChina.I’llgetsomerightnowwithorwithoutChines
e.”Irepliedandturnedtomymomforpermission.“Remembertoaskforfreshfish,XinXianYu,”shesaid,handingovera$20bill.Irepeatedthewords,runningdownsta
irsintothestreetsofChinatown.Ifoundthefishstandsurroundedinaseaofcustomers.“I’dliketobuysomefreshfish,”Ishout
edtothefishman.ButheignoredmyEnglishwordsandturnedtoservethenextcustomer.Thelaughofthepeoplebehindincreas
edwiththeirimpatience.Witheveryeffort,Icriedout.“XianShengYu,please.”“VeryXianSheng,”Irepeated.Thecrowderuptedintolaughter.MyfaceturnedredandIran
backhomeempty-handed,exceptforthe$20billIheldtightlyinmypocket.