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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．Whydoesthemancallthewoman?A．Toremindherofanappointment.B．Toaskhertoworkintheoffi

ce.C．Toinvitehertohavelunch.2．Whatdothespeakerssayaboutbaseball?A．Itistheirfavoritesport.B．Itisthemostboringsport.C．Itis

moreinterestingthanbasketball.3．Howmuchshouldthemanpay?A．$30.B．$75.C．$904．Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A．A

painting.B．Aplant.C．Aplan.5．Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?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．Gettinghisdrea

mjob.7．Whatkeepsthemangoing?A．Hisloveforbridges.B．Hisambitiontogethighsalary.C．Hisdesiretograduatefromuniversity.听第七

段材料，回答第8、9题。8．WhatisthewomangoingtodoonSaturdayafternoon?A．Gotoafestival.B．Takeapart-timejob.C．Meetherfriends.9．Whereare

thespeakersprobably?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．Whatdidthewomanforgettotaketoschoolth

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

hemansaid?A．Shewroteitdown.B．Sherepeatedit.C．Shetypeditout14．Whatwasthegirlprobablydoingwhentheaccidenth

appened?A．Ridingabike.B．Listeningtomusic.C．Gettingonacar.15．Whendidtheaccidenthappenaccordingtotheman?

A．At7:20a.m.yesterday.B．At7:20a.m.today.C．At7:20p.m.today.16．Whatdoesthemanhavetodointheend?A．RecordtheirconversationB．Copyhis

IDcard.C．Signhisname听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。17．WhatdidJohnenjoydoinginhischildhood?A．TouringFrance.B．Playingoutdoors.C．Paintingpictures.18．Wha

tdidJohndoafterhemovedtotheUS?A．Hedidbusiness.B．Hestudiedbiology.C．Heworkedonafarm.19．WhydidJohngohunting?A．Forfood.B．Forpleasure.C．For

money.20．WhatisthesubjectofJohn’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。AGetReadyforSummerSeriesJointheNationalSummerLearningAssociationSummerBootcamptogain

toolsandbestpracticestohelpyouththrive.Anyonewhocaresaboutsummerlearningiswelcome!Leadersfromschools,community-basedprograms,camps,libraries,out

dooreducationprograms,andmore.Ifyouareworkingwithyouthduringthesummermonths,youwillbenefitfromtheseideasandstra

tegies.Day1—March30Session1:1p.m.—2p.m.We’llexploretheresearchanddatatellingusthecurrentstateoftheacademic

,mental,andphysicalwell-beingofchildrenandfamilies.Withthedatainhand,we’llconsiderhowtocreatestrategiesthatmeetthismomen

tintimeandhelpyoungpeoplethrive.Session2:2p.m.—3p.m.What’sknownisthatweneedtothinkcreativelyandplanstr

ategicallytofindandretainexcellentstaffthatknowshowtobuildrelationshipswithyoungpeople.Inthissession,we’llsharetoolsandstrategiestodevelopastrong

workforcereadytomakeadifferencethissummer.Day2—March31Session1:1p.m.—2p.m.Let’sexplorehowtoaccesstheinvestmentsandensureimpact.

We’llconsiderhowtoleveragepartnershipsacrosssectors,includingschools,community-basedorganizations,busi

nessandmoretomakethemostoftheinvestmentofpublicfunding.Session2:2p.m.—3p.m.Inthissession,we’lldiveintoprogramsthathaveprovenstrategies,toolsandc

oursesthatcanbeappliedinyoursummerlearningprogram.We’lltalkabouthowtoaccessandapplylearningstrategiesthatensurechildrenan

dyouthenjoytheirsummer.21．WhoshouldattendtheSummerBootcamp?A．Onlytheleadersfromschools.B．Theyoungpeoplewhoarethriving.C．Whoeverworkswitht

heyouthinsummer.D．Thestudentscaringaboutsummerlearning.22．Whichdoyouchooseifyou’reinterestedinthehealthyissue?A．Day1—Marc

h30Session1.B．Day1—March30Session2.C．Day2—March31Session1.D．Day2—March31Session2.23．Whatdoesthelastparagraphtalkabout?A．Howtoenj

oyyourselfinsummer.B．Programsaboutthelearningmethods.C．Strategies,toolsandcoursesonyouth.D．Howtoensureyouthaccesstheinvestments.BOur

livesaremeasuredbythepassingyearsandshapedbymajormilestonessuchasgraduatingfromschool,gettingjobs,gettin

gmarriedandhavingchildren.Sometimes,however,it’sthelittlethingsthatwefindplayanimportantrole.Oftenwedon’tevennoticethemuntiltheychangeorwesuddenl

ydon’thavethemanymore.MywifeandIliveonthetopfloorofanapartment.Lookingoutofthebedroomwindow,therewerenobuildingsashighasoursand,asaresul

t,weneverhadtocloseourcurtainsatnight.IfIwasawakeinbedatnight,Icouldlookupandseethestars.Iwouldwonderiftherewereplanetsrevolvingaroundthem,andwereany

ofthoseplanetslikeours.I’llprobablyneverknowtheanswersbutthequestionsthemselvesintrigueme.Lastsummer,theneighb

orssoldthelittlehousenextdooranditwasboughtbyadevelopertobuildanewapartmentbuilding.Itwillbefourfloorstall,thesam

easours.Whenthenewbuildingisreadyfornewresidents,wehavetostartclosingourcurtainsatnight.PerhapsIwillbeabletowaituntileveryo

neelseislikelytobesleepingandreopenmycurtains.That’sonepossiblecoursebutIreallydoubtwe’lldothis.Morelikelywewillclosethecurtainsbeforegoingtobedandno

treopenthemuntilmorning.ThatmeansthatwhenIwakeupinthemiddleofthenightasusual,theroomwillbedarkandther

ewillbenothingtosee,noviewoutthewindowofthebeautifulnightskyandnointerestingquestionstothinkabout.I’m

surethenightskyisfilledwithwonderswemayneveractuallyseeandprobablycan’tevenimagine.Withthatmind-setIh

aveenjoyedlyinginbedinthesmallhoursofthenightandlookingattheheavensandwondering.Ourlittletownisgrowi

ngasitunavoidablywouldbutI’mgoingtomissthestars.Sometimes,it’sthelittlethings.24．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“intrigue”meaninParagraph2

?A．Trick.B．Interest.C．Shock.D．Escape.25．Whatmaytheauthordowhenthenewbuildingisreadyforuse?A．Plantomoveoutofthetown.B．Comm

unicatewithneighbors.C．Keepthecurtainsclosedwhensleeping.D．Appreciatetheappealingnightskyasusual.26．Whatdoestheaut

horthinkofthedevelopmentofthelittletown?A．Destructive.B．Understandable.C．Beneficial.D．Meaningless.27．Whatisthepurposeofthistext?A

．Toarousereaders’interestinthestarobservation.B．Tostatetheinconvenienceoflivingonthetopfloor.C．Toremi

ndthereadersofthesignificanceoflittlethings.D．Tocomplainaboutthedamageofbuildingconstruction.CDearLaura,Howareyou?IthasbeenseveralweekssinceIheardfro

myou.Ihavebeenmissingyoualotthesedays,soIthinkIshouldfindouthowyouaredoing.Hopethisletterfindsyouintheb

estofhealth.Thingsherearefine,thoughtheyseemtobealittleboringnowwithoutyou.Sinceschoolstarted,Ihavemadesom

enewfriendswhoaregreatcompany.ButIkeeprememberingwhatagreattimewehadduringoursummervacations.Thoselongridesinthewoods,oftenshoppingatth

emallandourvideogamematcheswereallsomuchfun.Thingsherearealittledifferent,anditisgoingtotakemesometi

metogetusedtothem.Ihavesomegreatprofessorswhomakeclassesveryinteresting.Iactuallylookforwardtodoingmyhomeworkfortheseclasses.However,thereare

somereallyboringscienceclassesthatIjustdon’tseemtoenjoy.Theyallsoundsodifficult,butIhavetolearnthem.Afterafewyears,Iamgoin

gtodropthesesubjectsforever!ThegoodthingisthatailthefriendsI’vemadefeeljustthesamewayaboutthesescienceclasses.Howhavethingsbeenwithyou?Howabout

yourschoolandallthosegreatfriendsyoukeeptalkingabout?Didyoujointhatguitarclassyouwantedtosobadly?Lookforwardtohearingfromyou.Byth

eway,Dadhasboughtmethelatestvideogamecontroller.Itisreallyamazing!Waitforyoutocomebackheresothatwecanhavesomemorevideogamematches!Yourst

ruly,Aaron28．WhatdoesAaronprobablythinkofhislifeintheschool?A．Ratherterrible.B．Alittlebitdull.C．Quitehard

.D．Fairlyexciting.29．WhatcanwelearnaboutAaronfromtheletter?A．Hehasbeenusedtohisnewschoollife.B．Hedidn’tgetonwellwithhisnewfriends.C．Heenjoyeda

summervacationwithLaura.D．Helovedallnewclassesinthenewschool.30．WhydoesAarondislikehisscienceclasses?A．Hedoesnotlikethescienceprofessors.

B．Hefindstheseclasseshardtounderstand.C．Hehastoomuchhomeworkafterclass.D．Hefindstheyareofnouseinthefuture.31．WhatwillLauramostprobablytalkabou

tinherreplytoAaron?A．Herschoollifeandfriendship.B．Herclassesandtheprofessors.C．Herownsummervacation.D．Hervideogamematches.DElizabethBlackwellwasb

orninEnglandin1821,andmovedtoNewYorkCitywhenshewastenyearsold.Onedayshedecidedthatshewantedtobecomeadoctor.Thatwa

snearlyimpossibleforawomaninthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.Afterwritingmanylettersaskingforadmission(录取)tomedicalschools,shewasf

inallyacceptedbyadoctorinPhiladelphia.Shewassodeterminedthatshetaughtschoolandgavemusiclessonstogetmoneyforthecostofschooling.In1849

,aftergraduationfrommedicalschool.shedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis.Shewantedtobeasurgeon(外科医师),butaseriouseyeproblemforce

dhertogiveuptheidea.UponreturningtotheUnitedStates,shefounditdifficulttostartherownpracticebecauseshewasawoma

n.By1857Elizabethandhersister,alsoadoctor,alongwithanotherwomandoctor,managedtoopenanewhospital,thefirstforwomenandchildrenbesidesbeingthefirstwoman

physicianandfoundingherownhospital,shealsosetupthefirstmedicalschoolforwomen.32．Whycouldn’tElizabethBlackwellrealizeherdreamofbecomingasurg

eon?A．Shecouldn’tgetadmittedtomedicalschool.B．ShedecidedtofurtherhereducationinParis.C．Aseriouseyeproblemstoppedher.D．Itwasdifficultforhertostartapra

cticeintheUnitedStates.33．Whatmainobstacle(障碍)almostdestroyedElizabeth’schancesforbecomingforadoctor?A．Shewasawoman.B．Shewroteto

omanyletters.C．Shecouldn’tgraduatefrommedicalschool.D．Shecouldn’tsetupherhospital.34．Howmanyyearspassedbetweenhergraduationfrommedicalschoolandth

eopeningofherhospital?A．Eightyears.B．Tenyears.C．Nineteenyears.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,thelaptopbag

isoverlooked(忽略).Mostchoosealaptopsimplybecausetheywanttobeabletotransportitfromplacetoplace.36Becauseitnoto

nlyprotectsthecomputerfromdirtordamage,itcanalsobeusedtocarryotherlaptopparts,suchassparebatteriesandacomputermouse.Thefi

rstthingtoconsiderwhenchoosingthebestlaptopbagiswhatstyleofbagyoumaywant.Themostcommonstylesarethebriefcase(公文包)andthebackp

ack.37Thebriefcasegivesasenseofprofessionalismwhilethebackpackmaybeeasiertocarrymuchofthetime.Alaptopbagshoul

dhavebothacomputersleevealongwithseveralseparatesections.Thesleevehelpskeepthelaptopfrommovingtoomuchintheba

g.Thesectionsaregoodforstorageofdocumentsandotherthings.38Anotherthingwhenyoubuyalaptopbagismakingsureitisstronglysewedandhasasolidbott

om.Thesetwothingswillmakeyourbagmuchstronger.39Forexample,itmaylastjustafewmonthsbeforeyouhavetobuyanewon

e.However,ifmadeproperly,laptopbagscanlastfiveormoreyears.40Buyingaclothbagmaybeacheaperoption,butleatherbagsaregenerallymadebetter.Be

sides,leatheroffersanaturalbarriertowaterwhenthecomputeristransportedthroughrainorsnow.A．Obviously,theformerismoreimportant.B．Eachonehastheiro

wnadvantages.C．Materialsalsomakeadifference.D．Youwillbenefitalotfromagoodlaptopbag.E．Therearemanychoiceswhenyouc

hooselaptopbags.F．Sodocumentswon’trubupagainstthecomputer.G．Choosingacheapbagcouldreducethelifeofthebag.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分3

0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。Itiscommonlybelieved

thatschooliswherepeoplegotogeteducation.41,ithasbeensaidthattodaychildreninterrupttheireducationtogotoschool

.The42betweenschoolingandeducationsuggestedbythisisimportant.Educationis43,comparedwithschooling.Educationknow

snoedges.Itcantakeplace444,whetherintheschooloronthejob,whetherinakitchenoronatractor.Itincludesboththe45learningthattakesplaceinschoolsandthe

wholeuniverseoflearningoutofclass.46theexperienceofschoolingcanbeknowninadvance,educationquiteoftenproducessurprise

s.Achancetalkwitha47mayleadtoapersontodiscoverhow48heknowsofanothercountry.Peopleobtaineducationfrom49on.Education,then,isavery50andunlimitedterm.Iti

slifelongexperiencethatstartslong51thestartofschool,andonethatshouldbeanecessarypartofone’sentirelife.Schooli

ng,ontheotherhand,isa52experience,whosestylechanges53fromonewaytothenext.Throughoutacountry,childrenarriveatschoolatth

esametime,take54seats,usesimilartextbooks,dohomework,and55,andsoon.Schoolinghasusuallybeenlimitedbytheedgesofthe

subjectsbeingtaught.41．A．ThenB．HoweverC．ThusD．Therefore42．A．differenceB．importanceC．useD．problem43．A．unexpectedB．endlessC．co

untlessD．simple44．A．anywhereB．anywhereelseC．somewhereD．somewhereelse45．A．part-timeB．publicC．standard

D．strict46．A．IfB．BecauseC．SoD．Though47．A．neighbourB．friendC．foreignerD．teacher48．A．wonderfulB．wellC．greatlyD．little49．A．babies

B．grown-upsC．womenD．men50．A．longB．broadC．narrowD．short51．A．thatB．whenC．afterD．before52．A．basicB．strictC．finalD．irregular53．A．unusuallyB．di

fferentlyC．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.Alsorega

rdedas“theShakespeareofAsia”,hecreatedmanyclassicdramas,ofwhichThePeonyPavilion(亭子)isthe56(well)known.Today,thedrama57(come)tothehometownofWilliamSha

kespeare.TangandShakespearehavemuchincommon.Bothlivedinthesametimeanddiedin1616.Althoughtheycouldnev

erhavemet,therearecommon58(theme)withintheirworks.“WhatTangreflectedinhisworkswerealsoShakespeare’sconcerns.Itoccurstome59Tang’splayThe

PeonyPavilionissimilarinsomewaystoRomeoandJuliet,”saidEdmondson,60researcheroftheShakespeareInstituteattheUniv

ersityofBirmingham.AstatueinmemoryofShakespeareandTang61(build)atShakespeare’sbirthplacegardenin2017.Twoyears

later,asix-meter-tallpavilion,inspiredbyThePeonyPavilion,stoodinagardennearShakespeare’sbirthplace.Visitorswal

kingthroughtheShakespeare’sbirthplacegardenwant62(explore)theconnectionbetweenthetwofamouswriters.EdmondsonappreciatesChina’

seffortsin63(promote)culturalexchangesbetweenChinaandBritainovertheyears.Whenreferring64Shakespeare’splayRichardIIIperformedinShanghai,Edmondsont

hinks65(high)oftheperformance.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,weweretocrea

teanewspaperaroundtheculturewewerestudying.Onapieceofpaper,wewrotethenamesofthreefriendswewantedinour

group.Aftercollectingalltherequests,Mrs.Bartlettinformedusthatshewouldtakeintoconsiderationthenameswechoseandwouldletusknowthere

sultsthenextday.IhadnodoubtIwouldgetthegroupofmychoice.Therewereonlyahandfulofsociablyoutstandingpeopleintheclass,andMissyw

asoneofthem.Iknewwehadchoseneachother.Thenextday,Ianxiouslyexpectedtheclass.Afterthebellrang,MissyandIstoppedtalkinga

sMrs.Bartlettcalledforourattention.Shestartedtocalloutnames.Whenshereachedgroupthree,Missy’snamewascalled.SoI’mingroupthree,Ithought.Thes

econd,thirdandfourthmembersofthegroupwerecalled.Mynamewasnotincluded.Therehadtobesomemistake!ThenIheardit.Thelastgro

up:“Mauro,Juliette,Rachel,Karina.”Icouldfeelthetearswellinmyeyes.HowcouldIfacebeinginthatgroup—theboyw

hobarelyspokeEnglish,theonegirlwhowasalwayscoveredbyskirtsthatwentdowntoherankles,andtheothergirlwhoworeweirdcl

othes.Oh,howbadlyIwantedtobewithmyfriends.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右;2.开头已给出。Paragraph1:IfoughtbacktearsasIwalkeduptoMrs.Bartlett____________________________

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

9．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．

C36．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．that60．a61．wasbuil

t62．toexplore63．promoting64．to65．highly五．书面表达66．DearMartin,Howiseverythinggoingwithyouthesedays?Iwouldliketoinviteyoutotakepartinthe“Buil

dBeautifulCountryside”voluntaryactivity.Inthisactivity,notonlywillwegatherrubbishfromtheriverbutwearealsoexpectedtoplantsomeflowersalongtheroad.Ina

ddition,whatneedstobeemphasizedisthatitisscheduledtobeheldonSundayafternooninthecountrysideinthesouthofourcity.Ihavetheideathat

youwillknowmoreofChinesetraditionalcountrysideandrealizetheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection,which,withoutdoubt,

requiresjointefforts.Lookingforwardtoyourparticipation.Yours,LiHua67．IfoughtbacktearsasIwalkeduptoMrs.Bartl

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

nmyshoulder.“Iknowwhatyouwant,Karina,”shesaid,“butyourgroupneedsyou.Ineedyoutohelpthemgetapassinggradeonthisassignment.Onlyyoucanhelpthem.”Iwasamazed

.ShehadseensomethinginmeIhadn’tseen.“Willyouhelpthem?”sheasked.Istoodstraighter.“Yes,”Ireplied.Icouldn’tbeli

eveitcameoutofmymouth,butitdid.AsIbravelywalkedtowheretheothersinmygroupsat,Icouldhearthelaughterfrommyfriends.Isatdownandwestar

tedresearch.Halfwaythroughtheweek,Ifeltmyselfenjoyingthecompanyofthesethreemisfits.Iwasgivenachancetoseeotherpeopleinanewlight.Iwasgiventheopportun

itytoseeinmyselfapotentialthatinspiredmyactionsinlateryears.Afterthatsemesterended,Ialwaysreceivedafriendlyhellofr

ommygroup.Also,Iwasalwaysgenuinelyhappytoseethem.Mrs.BartlettgaveusanAonthatassignment.Weshouldhavehandeditrightback,forshewastheonewhotrulydeserv

edit.听力原文Text1：M:Hello!ThisisDoctorBrown’soffice.Youarescheduledtomeetthedentistat3:00pm.W:Oh,thankyouforreminding

me.I’llbethereassoonasIfinishmylunch.M:Good.Seeyouthen.Text2：M:Ifthereisanysportlessinterestingthanbaseball,Idon’tknowwhatitis.W:Yes,it’se

vendullerthanbasketball.Text3：M:DoyouhaveanyseatsforthisSaturdayevening’stalentshow?W:Yes,westillhaveafewticketsat$30.M:

Isthereanydiscountforchildren?W:Childrenunder12canenjoyahalfprice.M:OK.We’llneedtwofull-priceticketsandonehalf-pricechildticket.Text4：W:Thebri

ghtcolorsyou’veusedforthoserosesarefantastic!M:Thanks,Mum!IspenthoursplanningthewayIwantedthemtolook,soI’mgladyou’venoticedthat.Butdon’t

youthinkthepainting’sabittoolarge?Text5：M:Therewillbeaclassmeetingthisafternoon.Seeyouat5:30p.m.attheschoolgate!W:Oh,dear,Ihaveto

workovertimetonight.Couldyougohomebysubway?Text6：W:Jack,congratulationsongettingsuchagoodjob.M:Thanks.Buta

ctuallyI’mtirednow.Inordertopasstheinterview,I’veworkeddayandnightforawholeweek.It’sratherchallengingtostandoutin100applicants.W:Butit’sallworthit

.Thejoboffershighsalaryaswellasgoodfuture.Themostimportantthingisthatyoucandowhatyoulike.M:Yeah.SinceIgraduatedfromuniv

ersity,I’vebeenkeepinglookingforajobasabridgedesignengineer.W:Iknow.Youaresocrazyaboutbridgesthateveryweekendyouwillgoouttoappreciatethebeautyo

fthem.Bytheway,willyoustartyournewjobnextMonday?M:Yes.I’mexcitednow.Text7：M:Hi,Mary.AreyougoingtotheculturefestivalonSaturday?W:No,Ican’

t.Ihaveapart-timejobintheafternoons.Howaboutyou?M:Ican’t,either.Iworkpart-time,too.W:Thatsoundstiring.WhatdoyouusuallydoonSa

turdaynights?M:Uh,Iusuallymeetmyfriendswhoworkinacompany.Whataboutyou?W:I’musuallyprettytiredafterworkinginthisfac

tory.M:Sowhatdoyoudoafteryoufinishworkhere?W:Ijustrelaxathomeintheevening.IgetupearlyonSundays,dothecleaningandgotoasupermarket.Text8：M:HiAmelia!Ho

wwasyourday?W:HiJamie.Itwasfine,thanks,althoughmyschoolbuswaslate.Itusuallyleavesat7:45,buttodayitcameat8:00.M:Sowhattimedidyougettoschool?W

:At8:30—butmyclassstartedat8:15.M:That’snotgood!W:Iknow!Andmytimetable’schanged.Lastyear,myfirstclasswasmath,butthismorni

ngitwasphysics,followedbybiology.That’llbeeveryweeknow.M:Yourfootballshoeswereinthekitchenthismorning.D

idyouforgetthem?W:Ididn’tneedthem.ButIleftmylunchinthefridge.Iforgottoputitinmyschoolbag,soIwenttothecaféinstead.Text9：W：Ihavewrittendownw

hatyoujustsaid.HavealookatitandseeifImisssomething.M：Oh,Isawtheaccidentat7：20inthemorning,notintheafternoon.AndIs

awittoday,notyesterday.W：Pleasecorrectthemclearlyforme.Anyway,sincewehaverecordedourconversation,youdon’th

avetoworryaboutthemistakes.M：Isawtheyounggirlwearinganearphone.Shewasprobablylisteningtomusic.I’mnot

sure.ButIwouldsaythespeedofthecarwashighinsteadoftoohigh.W：Whydoyousayso？M：Yousee,afterthegirlwashittoth

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

t10：Helloeverybody.TodayI’dliketosharewithyousomethingaboutJohnAudubon.JohnwasbornonApril26th,1785.HespentmuchofhischildhoodinFrance,wherehesp

entmanyhourseachdayoutdoorspaintingpictures.Attheageof18,hemovedtotheUnitedStates.Well,actually,JohnbeganhislifeintheUSasabusiness

man.However,insteadoftakingcareofhisbusiness,Johnwasoftenoffexploringnature.Atfirst,Johnspenthistimehuntingforfun

.Thenhefoundthattheanimalsaroundwereverybeautiful.Andheparticularlyenjoyedobservingthebirdshesaw.Hebeganstudyingthem,tryingtolearnthedifferenc

esbetweenthebirdsandnoticingtheirdifferentbehaviors.Therefore,hepaintedthebirdsheobservedalot.In1819,J

ohnrealizedthathedidn’thaveenoughmoneytopayhisbills.Hewasveryupsetthathecouldn’tearnenoughmoneytosupporthis

family.Sohespenttimeimprovinghispaintingskillsandbegantosellhispaintings.Hediscoveredthathecouldearnsomemoneywhiledoingsomethingherealyenjoyed

.⑳WeareluckynowtohavesomanypaintingsofAmericanbirdsbyJohnAudubon.