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2024年春期高2023级高一期末考试英语试题注意事项：1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。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。如需改动,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．Whydoe

sthemancallthewoman?A．Toremindherofanappointment.B．Toaskhertoworkintheoffice.C．Toinvitehertohavelunch.2．Whatdo

thespeakerssayaboutbaseball?A．Itistheirfavoritesport.B．Itisthemostboringsport.C．Itismoreinterestingthanbasketba

ll.3．Howmuchshouldthemanpay?A．$30.B．$75.C．$904．Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A．Apainting.B．Aplant.C．Aplan.5．Whatistheprobablerelationshipbe

tweenthespeakers?A．Classmates.B．Motherandson.C．Teacherandstudent.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。听完每段对话或独白前，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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6．Whatdoesthewomancongratulatethemanon?A．

Gainingajobinterview.B．Standingoutinhisclass.C．Gettinghisdreamjob.7．Whatkeepsthemangoing?A．Hisloveforbridges.B．H

isambitiontogethighsalary.C．Hisdesiretograduatefromuniversity.听第七段材料，回答第8、9题。8．WhatisthewomangoingtodoonSaturdaya

fternoon?A．Gotoafestival.B．Takeapart-timejob.C．Meetherfriends.9．Wherearethespeakersprobably?A．Inafactory.B．Inacompany.C．Inasupermarket.听第8段材料，回答第

10至12题。10．Whendidthewomangettoschooltoday?A．At8:15.B．At8:30.C．At8:45.11．Whatisthewoman’sfirstclassthisyear?A．Math.B．Physics.C．Biology.

12．Whatdidthewomanforgettotaketoschoolthismorning?A．Herfootballshoes.B．Herschoolbag.C．Herlunch.听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。13．Whatdidthewomandotowh

atthemansaid?A．Shewroteitdown.B．Sherepeatedit.C．Shetypeditout14．Whatwasthegirlprobablydoingwhentheaccidenthappened?A．Ridingabike.B．L

isteningtomusic.C．Gettingonacar.15．Whendidtheaccidenthappenaccordingtotheman?A．At7:20a.m.yesterday.B．At7:20a.m.today.C．At7:20p.m.

today.16．Whatdoesthemanhavetodointheend?A．RecordtheirconversationB．CopyhisIDcard.C．Signhisname听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。17．WhatdidJohnenjoydoinginhisc

hildhood?A．TouringFrance.B．Playingoutdoors.C．Paintingpictures.18．WhatdidJohndoafterhemovedtotheUS?A．Hedidbusiness

.B．Hestudiedbiology.C．Heworkedonafarm.19．WhydidJohngohunting?A．Forfood.B．Forpleasure.C．Formoney.20．What

isthesubjectofJohn’sworks?A．Americanbirds.B．Naturalscenery.C．Familylife.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A、B、C、D

四个选项中选出最佳选项。AGetReadyforSummerSeriesJointheNationalSummerLearningAssociationSummerBootcamptogaintoolsandbestpractices

tohelpyouththrive.Anyonewhocaresaboutsummerlearningiswelcome!Leadersfromschools,community-basedprograms,camps,libraries,outd

ooreducationprograms,andmore.Ifyouareworkingwithyouthduringthesummermonths,youwillbenefitfromtheseideasandstrategies.Day1—March30Session1:1p.m.—2p.

m.We’llexploretheresearchanddatatellingusthecurrentstateoftheacademic,mental,andphysicalwell-beingofchildrenandfamilies.Withthedatainhand,we’llco

nsiderhowtocreatestrategiesthatmeetthismomentintimeandhelpyoungpeoplethrive.Session2:2p.m.—3p.m.What’sknownisthatweneedtothinkcreatively

andplanstrategicallytofindandretainexcellentstaffthatknowshowtobuildrelationshipswithyoungpeople.Int

hissession,we’llsharetoolsandstrategiestodevelopastrongworkforcereadytomakeadifferencethissummer.Day2—March31Sess

ion1:1p.m.—2p.m.Let’sexplorehowtoaccesstheinvestmentsandensureimpact.We’llconsiderhowtoleveragepartnershipsacrosssectors,includingschools,communi

ty-basedorganizations,businessandmoretomakethemostoftheinvestmentofpublicfunding.Session2:2p.m.—3p.m.Int

hissession,we’lldiveintoprogramsthathaveprovenstrategies,toolsandcoursesthatcanbeappliedinyoursummerlearningpro

gram.We’lltalkabouthowtoaccessandapplylearningstrategiesthatensurechildrenandyouthenjoytheirsummer.21．Whosho

uldattendtheSummerBootcamp?A．Onlytheleadersfromschools.B．Theyoungpeoplewhoarethriving.C．Whoeverworkswiththeyouthinsummer.D．Thestudentsca

ringaboutsummerlearning.22．Whichdoyouchooseifyou’reinterestedinthehealthyissue?A．Day1—March30Session1.B．Day1—March30Session2.C．Day2—March31Sess

ion1.D．Day2—March31Session2.23．Whatdoesthelastparagraphtalkabout?A．Howtoenjoyyourselfinsummer.B．Programsaboutthelearningmethods.C．Strategies

,toolsandcoursesonyouth.D．Howtoensureyouthaccesstheinvestments.BOurlivesaremeasuredbythepassingyearsandshapedbym

ajormilestonessuchasgraduatingfromschool,gettingjobs,gettingmarriedandhavingchildren.Sometimes,however,it’sthelittlethingstha

twefindplayanimportantrole.Oftenwedon’tevennoticethemuntiltheychangeorwesuddenlydon’thavethemanymore.M

ywifeandIliveonthetopfloorofanapartment.Lookingoutofthebedroomwindow,therewerenobuildingsashighasours

and,asaresult,weneverhadtocloseourcurtainsatnight.IfIwasawakeinbedatnight,Icouldlookupandseethestars.Iwouldwonderifthe

rewereplanetsrevolvingaroundthem,andwereanyofthoseplanetslikeours.I’llprobablyneverknowtheanswersbutthequestionsthemselvesintrigueme.Lastsummer

,theneighborssoldthelittlehousenextdooranditwasboughtbyadevelopertobuildanewapartmentbuilding.Itwillbefourfloorstall,thesameasours.Whenthenewbuil

dingisreadyfornewresidents,wehavetostartclosingourcurtainsatnight.PerhapsIwillbeabletowaituntileveryoneelseislikelytobesl

eepingandreopenmycurtains.That’sonepossiblecoursebutIreallydoubtwe’lldothis.Morelikelywewillclosethecurtainsbef

oregoingtobedandnotreopenthemuntilmorning.ThatmeansthatwhenIwakeupinthemiddleofthenightasusual,theroomwillbedarkandtherewillbenothingtosee,n

oviewoutthewindowofthebeautifulnightskyandnointerestingquestionstothinkabout.I’msurethenightskyisfilledwithwondersw

emayneveractuallyseeandprobablycan’tevenimagine.Withthatmind-setIhaveenjoyedlyinginbedinthesmallhoursofthenight

andlookingattheheavensandwondering.OurlittletownisgrowingasitunavoidablywouldbutI’mgoingtomissthestars.Sometim

es,it’sthelittlethings.24．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“intrigue”meaninParagraph2?A．Trick.B．Interest.C．Shock.D．Escape.25．Whatmayt

heauthordowhenthenewbuildingisreadyforuse?A．Plantomoveoutofthetown.B．Communicatewithneighbors.C．Keepth

ecurtainsclosedwhensleeping.D．Appreciatetheappealingnightskyasusual.26．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthedevelopmentofthel

ittletown?A．Destructive.B．Understandable.C．Beneficial.D．Meaningless.27．Whatisthepurposeofthistext?A．Toarousereaders’interestinthestarobservation.

B．Tostatetheinconvenienceoflivingonthetopfloor.C．Toremindthereadersofthesignificanceoflittlethings.D．Tocomplainaboutthedamageofbuildin

gconstruction.CDearLaura,Howareyou?IthasbeenseveralweekssinceIheardfromyou.Ihavebeenmissingyoualotthesedays,soIthinkI

shouldfindouthowyouaredoing.Hopethisletterfindsyouinthebestofhealth.Thingsherearefine,thoughtheyseemt

obealittleboringnowwithoutyou.Sinceschoolstarted,Ihavemadesomenewfriendswhoaregreatcompany.ButIkeeprememberingwhatagreattimewehadduringoursummer

vacations.Thoselongridesinthewoods,oftenshoppingatthemallandourvideogamematcheswereallsomuchfun.Thingsher

earealittledifferent,anditisgoingtotakemesometimetogetusedtothem.Ihavesomegreatprofessorswhomakeclassesveryinteresting.Iactuallylookforwardtodoi

ngmyhomeworkfortheseclasses.However,therearesomereallyboringscienceclassesthatIjustdon’tseemtoenjoy.Theyallsoundsodifficult,butIhavetol

earnthem.Afterafewyears,Iamgoingtodropthesesubjectsforever!ThegoodthingisthatailthefriendsI’vemadefeeljustthesame

wayaboutthesescienceclasses.Howhavethingsbeenwithyou?Howaboutyourschoolandallthosegreatfriendsyoukeeptalkingabout?

Didyoujointhatguitarclassyouwantedtosobadly?Lookforwardtohearingfromyou.Bytheway,Dadhasboughtmethelatestvideogamecontroller.Itisreall

yamazing!Waitforyoutocomebackheresothatwecanhavesomemorevideogamematches!Yourstruly,Aaron28．WhatdoesAaronprobablythinkofhisli

feintheschool?A．Ratherterrible.B．Alittlebitdull.C．Quitehard.D．Fairlyexciting.29．WhatcanwelearnaboutAaronfromtheletter?A．Hehasbeenusedtohisnewschoolli

fe.B．Hedidn’tgetonwellwithhisnewfriends.C．HeenjoyedasummervacationwithLaura.D．Helovedallnewclassesinthenewschool.30．WhydoesAarondis

likehisscienceclasses?A．Hedoesnotlikethescienceprofessors.B．Hefindstheseclasseshardtounderstand.C．Hehastoomuchhomeworkafterclass.D．Hefindstheya

reofnouseinthefuture.31．WhatwillLauramostprobablytalkaboutinherreplytoAaron?A．Herschoollifeandfriendship.B．Herclassesandtheprofessors.C．

Herownsummervacation.D．Hervideogamematches.DElizabethBlackwellwasborninEnglandin1821,andmovedtoNewYorkCitywhen

shewastenyearsold.Onedayshedecidedthatshewantedtobecomeadoctor.Thatwasnearlyimpossibleforawomaninthemiddleofthenineteenthcentur

y.Afterwritingmanylettersaskingforadmission(录取)tomedicalschools,shewasfinallyacceptedbyadoctorinPhila

delphia.Shewassodeterminedthatshetaughtschoolandgavemusiclessonstogetmoneyforthecostofschooling.In184

9,aftergraduationfrommedicalschool.shedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis.Shewantedtobeasurgeon(外科医师),butaseriouseyeproblemforcedhert

ogiveuptheidea.UponreturningtotheUnitedStates,shefounditdifficulttostartherownpracticebecauseshewasawoman.By1857Elizabethandhersiste

r,alsoadoctor,alongwithanotherwomandoctor,managedtoopenanewhospital,thefirstforwomenandchildrenbesidesbeingthefirstwomanphysicianandfound

ingherownhospital,shealsosetupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen.32．Whycouldn’tElizabethBlackwellrealizeherdreamofbecomingasu

rgeon?A．Shecouldn’tgetadmittedtomedicalschool.B．ShedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis.C．Aseriouseyeproblemstoppedher.D．Itwasdifficultforher

tostartapracticeintheUnitedStates.33．Whatmainobstacle(障碍)almostdestroyedElizabeth’schancesforbecomingforadoctor?A．She

wasawoman.B．Shewrotetoomanyletters.C．Shecouldn’tgraduatefrommedicalschool.D．Shecouldn’tsetupherhospital.34．H

owmanyyearspassedbetweenhergraduationfrommedicalschoolandtheopeningofherhospital?A．Eightyears.B．Tenyears.C．Nine

teenyears.D．Thirty-sixyears.35．ElizabethBlackwellspentmostofherlifein_______.A．EnglandB．ParisC．theUnitedStatesD．NewYorkCity

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。Often,whenyoubuyacomputer,thelaptopba

gisoverlooked(忽略).Mostchoosealaptopsimplybecausetheywanttobeabletotransportitfromplacetoplace.36Becauseitnotonly

protectsthecomputerfromdirtordamage,itcanalsobeusedtocarryotherlaptopparts,suchassparebatteriesandaco

mputermouse.Thefirstthingtoconsiderwhenchoosingthebestlaptopbagiswhatstyleofbagyoumaywant.Themostcommonstylesarethebriefcase

(公文包)andthebackpack.37Thebriefcasegivesasenseofprofessionalismwhilethebackpackmaybeeasiertocarrymuchofthetime.Alaptopbagshouldhavebothacomputersleev

ealongwithseveralseparatesections.Thesleevehelpskeepthelaptopfrommovingtoomuchinthebag.Thesectionsaregoodforstorageofdocuments

andotherthings.38Anotherthingwhenyoubuyalaptopbagismakingsureitisstronglysewedandhasasolidbottom.Thesetwothingswillmakeyourbagmuchstrong

er.39Forexample,itmaylastjustafewmonthsbeforeyouhavetobuyanewone.However,ifmadeproperly,laptopbagscanlast

fiveormoreyears.40Buyingaclothbagmaybeacheaperoption,butleatherbagsaregenerallymadebetter.Besides,leatheroffersanaturalbar

riertowaterwhenthecomputeristransportedthroughrainorsnow.A．Obviously,theformerismoreimportant.B．Eachonehastheirownadvantages.C．Mate

rialsalsomakeadifference.D．Youwillbenefitalotfromagoodlaptopbag.E．Therearemanychoiceswhenyouchooselaptopbags.F．Sodocumentswon’tr

ubupagainstthecomputer.G．Choosingacheapbagcouldreducethelifeofthebag.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共215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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Itiscommonlybelievedthatschooliswherepeoplegotogeteducation.41,

ithasbeensaidthattodaychildreninterrupttheireducationtogotoschool.The42betweenschoolingandeducationsug

gestedbythisisimportant.Educationis43,comparedwithschooling.Educationknowsnoedges.Itcantakeplace444,whetherintheschooloronthejob,whether

inakitchenoronatractor.Itincludesboththe45learningthattakesplaceinschoolsandthewholeuniverseoflearningoutofclass.46theexperienceofschoolingcanbeknown

inadvance,educationquiteoftenproducessurprises.Achancetalkwitha47mayleadtoapersontodiscoverhow48heknowsofanothercountry.Peopleobtaineducationfr

om49on.Education,then,isavery50andunlimitedterm.Itislifelongexperiencethatstartslong51thestartofschool,andoneth

atshouldbeanecessarypartofone’sentirelife.Schooling,ontheotherhand,isa52experience,whosestylechanges53fromone

waytothenext.Throughoutacountry,childrenarriveatschoolatthesametime,take54seats,usesimilartextbooks,dohomework,and55,andsoon.Schoolinghasusuallybeen

limitedbytheedgesofthesubjectsbeingtaught.41．A．ThenB．HoweverC．ThusD．Therefore42．A．differenceB．importanceC．useD．problem43．A．unexpectedB．endlessC．c

ountlessD．simple44．A．anywhereB．anywhereelseC．somewhereD．somewhereelse45．A．part-timeB．publicC．standardD．strict46．A．IfB．BecauseC．SoD．Thou

gh47．A．neighbourB．friendC．foreignerD．teacher48．A．wonderfulB．wellC．greatlyD．little49．A．babiesB．grown-upsC．womenD．men50．A．longB．broadC．na

rrowD．short51．A．thatB．whenC．afterD．before52．A．basicB．strictC．finalD．irregular53．A．unusuallyB．differentl

yC．littleD．frequently54．A．largeB．newC．fixedD．small55．A．takeexamsB．holdexamsC．markpapersD．readpapers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。TangXianzuisagreatdramatist,writerandeducationalistintheMingDynasty.Alsoregardedas“theShakespeareofAsia”

,hecreatedmanyclassicdramas,ofwhichThePeonyPavilion(亭子)isthe56(well)known.Today,thedrama57(come)tothehometownofWilliamShakespe

are.TangandShakespearehavemuchincommon.Bothlivedinthesametimeanddiedin1616.Althoughtheycouldneverhavemet,

therearecommon58(theme)withintheirworks.“WhatTangreflectedinhisworkswerealsoShakespeare’sconcerns.Itoccurstome59Tang’splayThePeony

PavilionissimilarinsomewaystoRomeoandJuliet,”saidEdmondson,60researcheroftheShakespeareInstituteattheUniversityofBirmingham.Astatueinmemor

yofShakespeareandTang61(build)atShakespeare’sbirthplacegardenin2017.Twoyearslater,asix-meter-tallpavilion,inspiredbyT

hePeonyPavilion,stoodinagardennearShakespeare’sbirthplace.VisitorswalkingthroughtheShakespeare’sbirthplacegardenwant62(

explore)theconnectionbetweenthetwofamouswriters.EdmondsonappreciatesChina’seffortsin63(promote)culturalexchangesbetweenChinaandBritainov

ertheyears.Whenreferring64Shakespeare’splayRichardIIIperformedinShanghai,Edmondsonthinks65(high)oftheperf

ormance.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节、书信写作（满分15分）66．假定你是李华，你想邀请你的留学生朋友Martin参加“建设美丽乡村”的志愿活动，请你根据下面的要点给他写一封邮件。（1）志愿活动介绍：捡河里的垃圾；沿路种植一些花；时间：星期日下午；（2）志愿活

动可能带来的收获。注意：（1）词数80左右；（2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearMartin,_____________________________________________________________________________________________

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______________________________Lookingforwardtoyourparticipation.Yours,LiHua第二节、读后续写（满分25分）67．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。IwassittingnexttoMissyinmyninthgradeworldhistoryclasswhenMrs.Bartlettannouncedanewproject.Ingroups,we

weretocreateanewspaperaroundtheculturewewerestudying.Onapieceofpaper,wewrotethenamesofthreefriendswewantedino

urgroup.Aftercollectingalltherequests,Mrs.Bartlettinformedusthatshewouldtakeintoconsiderationthenameswechoseandwouldletusknowtheresult

sthenextday.IhadnodoubtIwouldgetthegroupofmychoice.Therewereonlyahandfulofsociablyoutstandingpeopleintheclass,andMissywasoneofthem.Iknew

wehadchoseneachother.Thenextday,Ianxiouslyexpectedtheclass.Afterthebellrang,MissyandIstoppedtalkingasMrs.Bartlettcalledforourattention.Sh

estartedtocalloutnames.Whenshereachedgroupthree,Missy’snamewascalled.SoI’mingroupthree,Ithought.These

cond,thirdandfourthmembersofthegroupwerecalled.Mynamewasnotincluded.Therehadtobesomemistake!ThenIheardit.Thelastgroup:“Mauro,Juliette,Rach

el,Karina.”Icouldfeelthetearswellinmyeyes.HowcouldIfacebeinginthatgroup—theboywhobarelyspokeEnglish,theonegir

lwhowasalwayscoveredbyskirtsthatwentdowntoherankles,andtheothergirlwhoworeweirdclothes.Oh,howbadlyIwantedtobewithmyfriends.注意：1.续写词数应为150

左右;2.开头已给出。Paragraph1:IfoughtbacktearsasIwalkeduptoMrs.Bartlett_________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph2:AsIbravelywalkedtowher

etheothersinmygroupsat,____________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________高一英语试题参考答案：一．听力1．A2．B3．B4．A5．B6．C7．A8

．B9．A10．B11．B12．C13．A14．B15．B16．C17．C18．A19．B20．A二．阅读理解21．C22．A23．C24．B25．C26．B27．C28．B29．C30．B31．A32．C33．A34．A35．C

36．D37．B38．F39．G40．C三．完形填空41．B42．A43．B44．A45．C46．D47．C48．D49．A50．B51．D52．A53．C54．C55．A四．语法填空56．best57．hascome58．themes59．th

at60．a61．wasbuilt62．toexplore63．promoting64．to65．highly五．书面表达66．DearMartin,Howiseverythinggoingwithyouthesedays?Iwouldliketoinviteyoutota

kepartinthe“BuildBeautifulCountryside”voluntaryactivity.Inthisactivity,notonlywillwegatherrubbishfromtheriverbutwearealso

expectedtoplantsomeflowersalongtheroad.Inaddition,whatneedstobeemphasizedisthatitisscheduledtobeheldonSundayafternooninthecountrysideinthesouthof

ourcity.IhavetheideathatyouwillknowmoreofChinesetraditionalcountrysideandrealizetheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection,which,withoutdoubt,req

uiresjointefforts.Lookingforwardtoyourparticipation.Yours,LiHua67．IfoughtbacktearsasIwalkeduptoMrs.Bartlett.

ShelookedatmeandknewwhatIwastherefor.IwasdeterminedtoconvinceherIshouldbeinthe“good”group.“Why...?”Istarted.

Shegentlyplacedahandonmyshoulder.“Iknowwhatyouwant,Karina,”shesaid,“butyourgroupneedsyou.Ineedyoutohelpthemgetapassinggradeonthisassi

gnment.Onlyyoucanhelpthem.”Iwasamazed.ShehadseensomethinginmeIhadn’tseen.“Willyouhelpthem?”sheasked.Istoodstraighter.“Yes,”

Ireplied.Icouldn’tbelieveitcameoutofmymouth,butitdid.AsIbravelywalkedtowheretheothersinmygroupsat,Icouldh

earthelaughterfrommyfriends.Isatdownandwestartedresearch.Halfwaythroughtheweek,Ifeltmyselfenjoyingthecompanyofthesethreemisfits.

Iwasgivenachancetoseeotherpeopleinanewlight.Iwasgiventheopportunitytoseeinmyselfapotentialthatinspiredmyactionsinlateryears.Afterthatsem

esterended,Ialwaysreceivedafriendlyhellofrommygroup.Also,Iwasalwaysgenuinelyhappytoseethem.Mrs.BartlettgaveusanAonthatassignment

.Weshouldhavehandeditrightback,forshewastheonewhotrulydeservedit.听力原文Text1：M:Hello!ThisisDoctorBrown’soffice.Youarescheduledtomeetthede

ntistat3:00pm.W:Oh,thankyouforremindingme.I’llbethereassoonasIfinishmylunch.M:Good.Seeyouthen.Text2：M:Ifth

ereisanysportlessinterestingthanbaseball,Idon’tknowwhatitis.W:Yes,it’sevendullerthanbasketball.Text3：M:Doyouhaveanyseatsforth

isSaturdayevening’stalentshow?W:Yes,westillhaveafewticketsat$30.M:Isthereanydiscountforchildren?W:Childre

nunder12canenjoyahalfprice.M:OK.We’llneedtwofull-priceticketsandonehalf-pricechildticket.Text4：W:Thebr

ightcolorsyou’veusedforthoserosesarefantastic!M:Thanks,Mum!IspenthoursplanningthewayIwantedthemtolook,soI’

mgladyou’venoticedthat.Butdon’tyouthinkthepainting’sabittoolarge?Text5：M:Therewillbeaclassmeetingthisafternoon.Seeyouat5:30p.

m.attheschoolgate!W:Oh,dear,Ihavetoworkovertimetonight.Couldyougohomebysubway?Text6：W:Jack,congratulationsongettingsu

chagoodjob.M:Thanks.ButactuallyI’mtirednow.Inordertopasstheinterview,I’veworkeddayandnightforawholeweek.It’sratherchallengingtostandoutin100app

licants.W:Butit’sallworthit.Thejoboffershighsalaryaswellasgoodfuture.Themostimportantthingisthatyoucandowhatyoulike.M:Yeah.SinceIgraduate

dfromuniversity,I’vebeenkeepinglookingforajobasabridgedesignengineer.W:Iknow.Youaresocrazyaboutbridgesthat

everyweekendyouwillgoouttoappreciatethebeautyofthem.Bytheway,willyoustartyournewjobnextMonday?M:Yes.I’mexcitednow.Text7：M:Hi,M

ary.AreyougoingtotheculturefestivalonSaturday?W:No,Ican’t.Ihaveapart-timejobintheafternoons.Howaboutyou?M:Ican’t,either.Iworkpart-time

,too.W:Thatsoundstiring.WhatdoyouusuallydoonSaturdaynights?M:Uh,Iusuallymeetmyfriendswhoworkinacompany

.Whataboutyou?W:I’musuallyprettytiredafterworkinginthisfactory.M:Sowhatdoyoudoafteryoufinishworkhere?W:Ijustrelaxathomeinthe

evening.IgetupearlyonSundays,dothecleaningandgotoasupermarket.Text8：M:HiAmelia!Howwasyourday?W:HiJamie.Itwasfine,thanks,althoughmyschoolbuswasl

ate.Itusuallyleavesat7:45,buttodayitcameat8:00.M:Sowhattimedidyougettoschool?W:At8:30—butmyclassstartedat8:15.M:

That’snotgood!W:Iknow!Andmytimetable’schanged.Lastyear,myfirstclasswasmath,butthismorningitwasphysics,followedb

ybiology.That’llbeeveryweeknow.M:Yourfootballshoeswereinthekitchenthismorning.Didyouforgetthem?W:Ididn’tneedthem.ButIl

eftmylunchinthefridge.Iforgottoputitinmyschoolbag,soIwenttothecaféinstead.Text9：W：Ihavewrittendownwhatyoujustsaid.HavealookatitandseeifImi

sssomething.M：Oh,Isawtheaccidentat7：20inthemorning,notintheafternoon.AndIsawittoday,notyesterday.W：Pleasecorrectthemclearlyforme.Anyway,sincewehave

recordedourconversation,youdon’thavetoworryaboutthemistakes.M：Isawtheyounggirlwearinganearphone.Shew

asprobablylisteningtomusic.I’mnotsure.ButIwouldsaythespeedofthecarwashighinsteadoftoohigh.W：Whydoyousayso？M：Yousee,afterthegirlwashittotheg

round,shewasstillawake.Shekeptcrying.That’sall.W：OK.Pleasesignyournamehere,andhereisyourIDcard.Thankyouverymuch.M：It’smyduty

.Bye.Text10：Helloeverybody.TodayI’dliketosharewithyousomethingaboutJohnAudubon.JohnwasbornonApril26th,1785.HespentmuchofhischildhoodinFrance,w

herehespentmanyhourseachdayoutdoorspaintingpictures.Attheageof18,hemovedtotheUnitedStates.Well,actually,Johnbeganhislifeint

heUSasabusinessman.However,insteadoftakingcareofhisbusiness,Johnwasoftenoffexploringnature.Atfirst,Johnspenthistimehuntingforfun.Thenhef

oundthattheanimalsaroundwereverybeautiful.Andheparticularlyenjoyedobservingthebirdshesaw.Hebeganstudyingthem,tryingtolearnthediffer

encesbetweenthebirdsandnoticingtheirdifferentbehaviors.Therefore,hepaintedthebirdsheobservedalot.In18

19,Johnrealizedthathedidn’thaveenoughmoneytopayhisbills.Hewasveryupsetthathecouldn’tearnenoughmoneytosupporthisf

amily.Sohespenttimeimprovinghispaintingskillsandbegantosellhispaintings.Hediscoveredthathecouldearnsomemoneywhiledoingsomethingherealye

njoyed.⑳WeareluckynowtohavesomanypaintingsofAmericanbirdsbyJohnAudubon.