2022届江苏省苏州市八校联盟高三上学期12月第二次适应性联考英语试题

这是一份2022届江苏省苏州市八校联盟高三上学期12月第二次适应性联考英语试题，共18页。试卷主要包含了15等内容，欢迎下载使用。

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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。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。
例: Hw much is the shirt?
A. £19.15. B. £9.15. C. £9.18.
答案是B。
1. What is Jey ding nw?
A. Making a pudding. B. Playing a vide game. C. Decrating a Christmas tree.
2. Hw will the speakers g t Hangzhu?
A. By car. B. By plane. C. By train.
3. What is the weather like nw?
A. Warm. B. Ht. C. Cld.
4. Why des the wman lk unhappy?
A. She has t wrk vertime. B. She can't g t the mvies. C. She desn't feel well.
5. What are the speakers prbably talking abut?
A. A scenic spt. B. A painting. C. A pht.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What editin f the bk shuld the man read?
A. The secnd editin. B. The third editin. C. The furth editin.
7. What's the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Prfessr and student. B. Classmates. C. Librarian and reader.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What injury is Mike suffering nw?
A. A brken leg. B. A brken arm. C. A head injury.
9. Why did the accident happen t Mike prbably?
A. He gt distracted. B. He ran a red light. C. He drve t fast.
10. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. In a hspital. B. In an ffice. C. In a plice statin.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What des the man want t d at the beginning?
A. T knw the class schedule. B. T have a registratin frm. C. T get a student discunt.
12. What wrries the man abut the classes?
A. The expensive cst. B. The incnvenient time. C. The crwded classrm.
13. What will the wman talk abut next?
A. The caches. B. The lcatin. C. The exercise equipment.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. Where did the wman find the bug at first?
A. On the wall. B. On the flr. C. On her desk.
15. What des the wman think f bugs?
A. Lvely. B. Scary. C. Helpful.
16. What percentage f British crps depend n insect pllinatin (授粉)?
A.30%. B.40%. C.75%.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Wh is Bryan Lynn?
A. An English teacher. B. A radi hst. C. A fd magazine editr.
18. What d we knw abut the white ptat?
A. It came frm Peru. B. It has a histry f 700 years. C. It's a special type f ptat.
19. What des a meat-and-ptates kind f persn prefer?
A. Fancy gds. B. Simple things. C. Cmplex emtins.
20. What can be described as a “ht ptat"?
A. A trublesme thing. B. An imprtant thing. C. An attractive thing.
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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。
A
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Guaranteed t teach faster and easier than any ther language prduct 01 yur mney back. N questins asked.
21. Which f the fllwing is the main advantage f the Dynamic Immersin methd?
A. It encurages the active memrizatin f wrds.
B. It prvides the user with extensive exercises in grammar.
C. It allws the user t acquire a language in a shrter time than the average.
D. It teaches by translating the freign int the user's native language.
22. In rder t knw his r her prgress, a user f this sftware has t
A. turn t the autmated tutrials
B. cmplete all the 20 activities in each lessn
C. call 1800-6310-1389 t cnsult with a teacher
D. cmpare his r her vice with the native language
23. Which f the fllwing skills in the prgram has mre t d with the learners life experiences?
A. Listening B. Reading C. Speaking D. Writing
B
Nt setting hmewrk can be impssible in certain situatins. There are many arguments in favr f hmewrk, and mst teachers wuld agree with many, if nt all, f the fllwing: hmewrk is a perfect pprtunity t g ver calmly what was dne with the teacher, and rethink and develp that initial input; hmewrk ffers a mment fr students t wrk as individuals and develp learner self-gvernance utside the classrm; students and parents expect hmewrk t be set and t be crrected. Nevertheless, the drawbacks that hmewrk may have are ften verlked.
There are tw key issues which need t be raised when dealing with the cncept f hmewrk. Firstly, there is the questin f hme. Often hmewrk is nt dne at hme at all, but at a friend's huse, n the street, n the bus n the way t class r sitting n the step utside schl befre it pens. What's mre, all t ften, fr it t be dne effectively at hme, hmewrk requires the participatin and invlvement f ther adults. Parents play a crucial rle in a child's educatin, but they can t always be available, fr a number f very valid reasns, and a tutr's ability t aid, guide, encurage and simply rganize a sn r daughter s study may be limited in many ways. The implicatin are unsetting: if hmewrk is crucial t success in class, sme children have an autmatic disability.
Cnsidering the secnd part f the cmpund nun pens up further questins. If the idea f hme can be prblematic, s t can the cncept f wrk. Again, this will depend enrmusly n the cntext but, very ften there is a lt f wrk put in. Demands n their time and attentin span(持续时间)and all srts f ther impsitins mean hmewrk is usually smething t get ut f the way, t be ticked ff as dne, with the exercises cmpleted as fast as pssible. It is nt always seen as useful times spent develping and strengthening what is dne in class but, rather, as smething quickly finished t keep the teacher at bay. It might be crrect r nt, cpied frm a friend r cut and pasted frm the internet, but the imprtant thing is that a teacher sees the exercise cmpleted and, as a result, the task achieved: hw much effrt went int that result is nt always appreciated r easy t evaluate and, even when wrk clearly falls belw standard, and the mere fact f its having been dne is ften gd enugh. Teacher and students are happy because everyne has fficially fulfilled their cmmitment.
The ideal that students g hme, think back t what they did with their teacher, use the great resurces their bks and the internet prvide t revise, reflect and put everything they have seen in class in place, int actin, int practice, des nt ften happen with sme students.
24. Which f the fllwing is nt amng the advantages f hmewrk accrding t paragraph 1?
A. Slidifying the knwledge and skills learnt in class.
B. Develping the ability f the independent learning.
C. Building a clser teacher-student relatinship.
D. Meeting the requirements f students and parents.
25. Speaking f the significant impact f hmewrk upn children's success in class, sme are just nt gd as thers because
A. their tutrs are nt always available t supprt them
B. they are brn withut the ability t deal with cncepts
C. their family circumstances limit their learning ability
D. sme unknwn reasns greatly hld up their prgress
26. “keep the teacher at bay "(paragragh3) means the way hmewrk is dne___.
A. blcks teachers frm knwing mre abut their students
B. impses enrmus meaningless evaluating wrk n teachers
C. displays the great effrts students make t satisfy their teachers
D. shws achievements teachers expect t accmplish in their wrk
27. Which f the fllwing might be the best title f the passage?
A. Are yu ready fr hmewrk yet?
B. Is there a way ut fr hmewrk?
C. Hme and Wrk: bth are hard t ignre.
D. Hmewrk r N hmewrk: it is yur chice.
C
Dctrs smetimes prescribe light therapy t treat a frm f depressin in peple wh get t little mrning sun. But t much light at ther times may actually cause such md disrders. Lng-lasting expsure t light at night brings depressin, a new study finds, at least in animals. The new data cnfirm bservatins frm studies f peple wh wrk night shifts, says Richard Stevens f the University f Cnnecticut Health Center. Md disrders jin a grwing list f prblems, including cancer, besity and diabetes - that can ccur when light thrws life ut f balance by disturbing the bilgical clck and its timing f daily rhythms.
In the new study, Tracy Bedrsian and Randy Nelsn f Ohi State University expsed mice t nrmal light and dark cycles fr fur weeks. Fr the next fur weeks, half f the mice remained n this schedule, and the rest received cntinuus dim light thrughut their night. Cmpared with mice expsed t nrmal nighttime darkness, thse getting dim light at night lst their strng preference fr sweet drinks, “A sign they n lnger get pleasure ut f activities they nce enjyed.” Bedrsian says.
In a secnd test, mice were clcked n hw lng they actively tried t escape a pl f water. Thse expsed t night lights stpped struggling and just flated in the water, a sign f "behaviral despair”, 10 times as lng as the mice that had experienced nrmal nighttime darkness. All symptms f depressin disappeared within tw weeks f the mice returning t a nrmal light- dark cycle, the researchers reprt. The scientists als culd quash the behaviral symptms by injecting the brains f animals with a drug that prhibits the activity f certain mlecules linked with human depressin. This finding further suggests that light at night may cause smething related t depressin.
Human studies linking nighttime light and md disrders are imprtant but can't easily detect mlecular underpinings (分子基础)as animal studies can，says Gerge Brainard f Thmas Jeffersn University. The new wrk, he says, suggests that the change f the bilgical clck by light at night can be “an extremely pwerful frce in regulating bilgy and behavir."
28. After being expsed t cntinuus nighttime light, he mice
A. changed their preferences B. escaped frm the water mre eagerly
C. remained active as befre D. shwed less interest in their favrites
29. What des the underlined wrd “quash" in Para. 4 prbably mean?
A. study B. predict C. ease D. cause
30. We can learn frm the last paragraph that
A. light at night may have practical effects n peple
B. the bilgical clck is beneficial t humans
C. human md disrders cannt be healed easily
D. human studies are mre imprtant than animal studies
31. What is the main idea f the passage?
A. Nighttime light may fster depressin.
B. A drug has been fund t cure md disrders.
C. The study n animals can be applied t humans.
D. Human bilgical clck can be cntrlled by light.
D
There was smething in the elderly wman's behavir that caught my eye. Althugh slw and unsure f step, the wman mved with deliberatin, and there was n hesitatin in her gestures. She was as gd as anyne else, her mvements suggested. And she had a jb t d.
The elderly wman had walked int the stre alng with a yunger wman wh I guessed was her daughter. The daughter was displaying a serius case f impatience, rlling her eyes, huffing and sighing, checking her watch every few secnds. If she had pssessed a belt, her mther wuld have been fastened t it as a means f dragging her alng t keep step with the rush f ther shppers.
The lder wman detached frm the yunger ne and began t glance ver the DVDs n the nearest shelf. After the slightest hesitatin, I walked ver and asked if I culd help her find smething. The wman smiled up at me and shwed me a title scrawled (潦草地写) n a crumpled piece f paper. The title was unusual and a bit unfamiliar. Clearly a persn lking fr it knew a little abut mvies, abut quality.
Rather than rushing f t lcate the DVD fr the wman, I asked her t walk with me s I culd shw her where she culd find it. Lking back, I think I wanted t enjy her cmpany fr a mment. Smething abut her deliberate mvements reminded me f my wn mther, wh'd passed away the previus Christmas.
As we walked alng the back f the stre, I narrated its flr plan: ld televisin shws, actin mvies, cartns, science fictin. The wman seemed glad f the unrushed cmpany and casual cnversatin.
We fund the mvie, and I cmplimented her n her chice. She smiled and tld me it was ne she'd enjyed when she was her sn's age and that she hped he wuld enjy it as much as she had.
Maybe, she said with a hint f eagerness, he culd enjy it with his wn yung children. Then, reluctantly, I had t return the elderly wman t her keeper, wh was still tapping her ft at the frnt f the stre.
I accmpanied the lder wman t the queue at the cash register and then stepped back and lingered near the yunger wman. When the lder wman's turn in line came, she paid in cash, cunting ut the dllars and cins with the same sureness she'd displayed earlier.
32. What des "she had a jb t d" (Para.1) mean accrding t the cntext?
A. She had a regular jb in the stre.
B. She wanted t ask fr help.
C. She wanted t buy a DVD.
D. She was thinking f what t buy.
33. What des the title f the DVD reveal accrding t the shp assistant?
A. The elderly wman had sme knwledge abut mvies.
B. The elderly wman liked mvies fr yung children.
C. The elderly wman preferred mvies her sn liked.
D. The elderly wman liked bth ld and new mvies.
34. While lking fr the DVD with the ld wman, the shp assistant was
A. hesitant B. casual C. cautius D. cnsiderate
35. What is the main purpse f this passage?
A. T describe what a mvie nut is like
B. T stress the imprtance f cmpany and understanding.
C. T explre the key aspects f current parental-child relatinship
D. T remind readers t spend mre time accmpanying their family
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。
Building a lasting scial relatinship
We all knw that friends are special peple wh we share ur lives with, and wh share their lives with us in return. But seeking friends and keeping the friendship ging are never easy.
Accrding t research recently published in the Jurnal f Scial and Persnal Relatinships, the key is t use "we--talk". Led by University f Califrnia psychlgist Megan Rbins and her clleagues, the researchers reviewed and analyzed 30 different studies invlving ver 5, 000 participants. 36
The wrd "we" mves peple frm an individual psitin int a partnership, which makes us mre interdependent. “ 37 Wrd use is a windw int what peple are thinking and feeling withut asking them. " Rbbins tld Science Daily.
38 The primary pint is that interdependence may bring abut supprtive and relatinship-centered behavirs and psitive perceptins f the partner-especially imprtant in times f stress and disagreement.
Cntrary t "we-talk", there is "I-talk", which refers t the frequent use f the first-persn singular prnuns, such as "I", "me" and "mine", when writing r speaking. Earlier this year, researchers analyzed a set f data that came frm 47, 000 peple in Germany and the US. 39 As yu can see frm the tw studies, t much "I-talk" can make yu feel depressed. But "we-talk" can encurage yu t becme mre psitive and create a chain effect f healthy interdependence with thers.
S next time yu are talking t a friend, try using mre "we-talk". 40
A. Their research als fund that "we talk" is helpful fr reslving cnflicts.
B. Self-centered peple are fund t be indifferent t many things in sciety and ther peple.
C. Prnuns ffer an insight int whether peple see themselves as individuals r as part f a whle.
D. If yu are speaking in a persn cntext, yu're speaking abut smething that's f relevance t yu.
E. Yu may find yurself feeling mre psitive - and the effect it will have n yur friend will be psitive as well.
F. This analysis f "we-talk" suggested that the frequent use f "we" and "us" is linked t happier and healthier relatinships.
G. They fund that t much "I-talk" was an accurate linguistic marker fr the likelihd that smene is feeling stressed r experiencing negative emtins.
第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Brn in America, I spke English, nt Chinese, the language f my ancestrs. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese 41 at my face, but I pushed them aside. My mm believed I wuld learn 42 I was ready. But the time never came.
On a Chinese New Year's Eve, my uncle spke t me in Chinese, but all I culd d was 43 at him, cnfused, scratching my head. "Still can't speak Chinese?" He 44 me," Yu can't even buy a fish in Chinatwn."
"Hey, this is America, nt China. I'll get sme 45 with r withut Chinese." I replied and turned t my mm fr 46
"Remember t ask fr fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu," she said, handing ver a $ 20 bill. I 47 the wrds, running dwnstairs int the streets f Chinatwn.
I fund the fish stand surrunded in a sea f custmers. "I'd like t buy sme fresh fish," I shuted t the fisherman. But he 48 my English wrds and turned t serve the next custmer. The laugh f the peple behind increased 49 their impatience. With every 50 the breath f the dragns n my back grew strnger my bld biling- 51 me t cry ut, "Xian Sheng Yu, please." "Very Xian Sheng," I repeated. The crwd erupted int laughter. My face turned red and I ran back hme 52 except fr the $ 20 bill I held tightly in my pcket.
Shuld I laugh r cry? They're Chinese. I'm Chinese. I shuld feel right at 53 Instead, I was the jke, a disgrace (丢脸) t the language.
Smetimes, I laugh at my fish 54 , but, in the end, the jke is n me. Every laugh is a culture 55 ; every laugh is my heritage fading away.
41. A. custm B. games C. characters D. language
42. A. when B. befre C. unless D. until
43. A. aim B. jke C. nd D. stare
44. A. cared abut B. laughed at C. argued with D. asked after
45. A. right nw B. frm nw C. at times D. in time
46. A. decisin B. permissin C. infrmatin D. preparatin
47. A. repeated B. reviewed C. spelled D. kept
48. A. guessed B. frgt C. dubted D. ignred
49. A. by B. as C. with D. frm
50. A. secnd B. effrt C. desire D. mvement
51. A. frcing B. allwing C. persuading D. leading
52. A. pen-muthed B. tngue –tied C. empty handed D. brken-hearted
53. A. service B. hme C. risk D. rt
54. A. trade B. deed C. challenge D. incident
55. A. thrwn B. lst C. divided D. reflected
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。
A ban n distracted walking
Yu can't walk dwn the street withut passing s-called "smart-phne zmbies(僵尸).”
They are t absrbed in their screen 56 (watch) where they are ging. Almst fur in ten peple admit having suffered a technlgy-related small accident 57 they pay mre attentin t their electrnic device than t the pavement.
Nw the city f Hnlulu, Hawaii, has decided it's time t take immediate actin and make it illegal t crss the rad while using a mbile phne. Thse 58 (catch) using phnes, tablets r ther electrnic devices at crssing pints culd face a fine f up t$ 100.
Hnlulu is the first majr U. S. city t ban 59 is called “distracted walking" It cmes after a study fund there 60 (be) mre than 11,000 injuries in the United States resulting frm phne-related distractin while walking in the past few years.
T explain the decisin, mayr Kirk Caldwell said, “We hld the unfrtunate hnr f being a majr city 61 mre pedestrians are hit in crsswalks than almst any ther city in the cuntry.
Under the fine systems 62 breaks this law fr the first time will get a fine f $15 t $35. Peple breaking the law fr a secnd r third time will get a $99 fine.
The law, which is called the Distracted Walking Law, des permit an exceptin. Pedestrians 63 use such devices in the street t call emergency services and rescue wrkers, such as firefighters and plice fficers.
If yu still want t text while walking, yu culd avid 64 (fine) in Hnlulu by using a vice-cntrlled digital assistant such as Siri r Ggle Assistant. Or yu culd just wait 65 yu are again, safely, ff the street.
第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假定你是李华，请写封邮件邀请你朋友王东于2022年元旦一起参观新近开放的位于苏州城西狮子山下的苏州博物馆西馆(Suzhu Museum West)。邮件内容包括:
1)发出邀请
2)参观博物馆的意义
3)具体见面时间，地点，期待回复
注意:
1)词数100左右;
2)可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Wang Dng.


Yurs
Li Hua
第二节(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。
My mther was a supprter f physical punishment, but fr all her talking she has never spanked (打屁股) my siblings, and me nly nce. Instead she fund ways f punishment that left a mre lasting memry than giving us a spanking. One f the mst memrable f these ccasins ccurred when I was fur.
In the early 70’s my mther attended cllege during the day and I was in day care. One day at day care I watched an extremely tired mther attempt t pick up her daughter. The little girl asked, “Mmma, are we ging t McDnald's fr dinner?" The mther replied, “Hney, nt tnight. Mmma has t run a few errands (差事) and then we have t g hme and ck dinner fr Daddy. “But I wanna g."“Susie, I said nt tnight. Maybe, if yu are a gd girl, we can g tmrrw.' Susie immediately drpped t the flr, kicking and screaming. “I want t g t McDnald's."
N amunt f pleading (恳求) r sclding her mther tried stpped Susie s tantrum (发脾气). Finally her mther gave in, “Okay, Susie, let's g t McDnald's." Susie stpped yelling. With a smile n her face she grabbed her mther 's hand and they left. T say I was amazed wuld be inaccurate; I was delighted that anything I wanted culd be had by thrwing a tantrum.
That day my mther picked me up early frm day care because we were ging t a stre t purchase sme Christmas items. I was excited by the lights and decratins, and as we walked thrugh the ty sectin n the way t the cunter, I saw a ty I had t have. It was a white and red telephne whse bells rang as it was pulled alng n a string. Lking lvingly up at my mther I asked, "Mama, can I have that telephne?”
She replied, “Baby, nt nw, but if yu are a gd girl, maybe Santa will bring it t yu. “But Mama, I want that telephne right nw." Her eyes narrwed and her hand tightened n mine. “Becky, yu can't have that telephne tday, but if yu misbehave, yu can have a spanking".
注意:
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右:
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好;
Paragraph 1:
By nw we were standing in the lng hliday line t pay the bill, and I figured it was a gd chance.



Paragraph 2:
“Mama, stp. Mama, get up,” I tearfully pleaded.



2022届高三年级苏州八校联盟第二次适应性检测
英语答案
听力
1-5 AABCB 6-10 CBCAB 11-15 ACCAB 16-20 CBABA
阅读理解
21-23 CAB 24-27 CCAB 28-31 DCAA 32-35 CADB
7选5阅读
36-40 FCAGE
完形填空
41-45 CADBA 46-50 BADCA 51-55 ACBDB
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56. t watch 57. because / as 58. caught 59. what 60. had been
61. where 62. whever 63. can / may 64. being fined 65. until
应用文写作：
Dear Wang Dng,
With great excitement, I'm writing this email t invite yu t visit the newly pened Suzhu Museum West, which lies at the ft f Lin Muntain lcated in the west f Suzhu.
Nthing exhibits prfund Chinese culture better than museums. I'm fully cnvinced the museum nt nly ffers us a deep insight int the ancient wisdm, but als presents a visual feast, where varius, delicate wrks f art are n display.
I'd lve it if yu culd g with me at 1:00p.m. n January 1st, 2022. Let’s share ur unfrgettable New Year's Day in this splendid museum. I will meet yu at the gate f the museum. Lking frward t yur early reply.
Yurs,
Li Hua
读后续写：
Para1:
By nw we were standing in the lng hliday line t pay the bill, and I figured it was a gd chance. I lay dwn n the grund and began screaming, “I want that telephne,” ver and ver again. Weary Christmas shppers lked as my mther calmly said, “Becky, yu had better get up by the cunt f three r else... One... Tw... Three.” Nthing. I was still in full tantrum. S then she lay dwn beside me n the flr, and began kicking and screaming, “I want a new car. I want a new huse. I want sme jewelry. I want...” Shcked, I std up.
Para2:
“Mama, stp. Mama, get up,” I tearfully pleaded. She std, and brushed herself ff. At first stunned, the thers waiting in line began t clap, and befre I knew it they were cheering and laughing and patting my mther n her back. She blushed and tk a little bw and the next thirty minutes in line was pure misery fr me as varius parents leaving the stre, shake their heads at me and say with a smile, “Yur mm gt yu gd. I bet yu’ll never try that again.” And I didn’t, because it left a lasting mental picture mre effective than any physical mark.
听力原文
1.W: Are yu playing the vide game, Jey? Cme n and help me decrate the Christmas tree.
M: I’ll be right there as sn as I finish making the pudding, Mm.
2. M: Take a train t Hangzhu wuld be exhausting. Why dn’t we just make a flight bking?
W: But I want t enjy the scenery alng the way. I can brrw my dad’s car. I’ll drive!
M: Hmm, I’m nt against that.
3. M: I think I’m getting a cld.
W: Yu have stayed in this air-cnditined rm fr t lng. Just g ut and catch sme fresh air.
M: Are yu kidding? The sun is burning everything ut there.
4. M: Oh, why d yu still have the lng face? I dn’t want t wrk vertime, either. I prmise I’ll g t the mvies with yu next time, kay?
W: N, it’s nt like that. My belly… Excuse me, but I have t use the tilet nw.
5. W: Oh, my. Lk at the light, the clud, and the sunflwers. They lk s real. I mean, fr a mment I thught it was a pht.
M: Yeah. I bught it frm a real gd artist.
【原文】M: Lk! I’ve gt a used cpy f the physics bk fr half price at the secndhand bkstre.
W: Let me see. The third editin?
M: Yeah. Well, uh… Isn’t it the ne Prfessr Wang said we’re suppsed t be reading?
W: Brian, I’m sure what he said is the furth editin.
M: What? Oh n. My mind must have been drifting when he said that.
W: Hmm… Why nt return yur bk and brrw the ne yu really need in the library? I mean, I gt mine in the City Library.
M: Okay.
【原文】W: Mike’s cmputer hasn’t been turned n. Hasn’t he cme yet?
M: I was just abut t tell yu that. His car crashed int the rear f a truck and he’s in hspital nw.
W: What? Is he kay?
M: Well, lucky fr him, n brken arms r legs. Only a small injury t his head.
W: I’ve always tld him nt t drive s fast. He is s impatient. Did he try t run a red light again this time?
M: Nt really. He said he was reading a text n his cellphne, and when he saw the truck, it was already t late fr him t respnd.
W: He’ll have enugh time t respnd t plice questins. Anyway, let’s just g thrugh the sales reprt withut him.
【原文】M: Hell, I understand there are fitness classes fr students, and I’m a little curius abut the schedule.
W: Sure. The schl prvides fitness classes weekdays frm 6:00 p.m. t 7:00 p.m. Free f charge, f curse.
M: Gd. D I have t register?
W: N, but a student ID card is a must.
M: Okay. Will there be enugh rm fr students t mve arund freely? I mean, I wuldn’t want t wrk ut in a jammed place.
W: Dn’t wrry. The classes take place at the Elizabeth Hall. It can accmmdate up t 500 students. But the average turnut is nly arund 100. Oh, the Student Unin has invited sme prfessinal caches t prvide guidance this mnth. Yu wuldn’t want t miss it.
M: Alright. And what abut the exercise equipment there?
W: Well, yu can use…
【原文】W: Ah! There’s a bug n the wall! Oh, n! It has jumped n the flr and is nw mving tward my desk! Help me crush it!
M: Oh, what a lvely little creature. Chill ut. It causes n harm as lng as yu leave it be. Besides, insects are helpful.
W: What? They are hrrible! Bugs always make my hair stand n end! Helpful? Hw?
M: Well, d yu knw what pllen is?
W: Yu mean the fine pwder prduced by flwers? Yeah. It fertilizes ther flwers f the same species s that they prduce seeds. But hw des that have anything t d with bugs?
M: Because insects play a crucial part in the transfer f pllen amng flwers, and three-quarters f ur crps in the UK depend n this.
W: Okay, but… Ahhh, it has jumped n my ft! Ahhh!
【原文】M: Hell, I’m Bryan Lynn. Nw yu’re listening t the English learning prgram, Wrds and Their Stries. Tday we are ging t talk abut ptates.
Ptates have been arund fr a very lng time. In the fd magazine Bn Appétit, Sam Dean writes abut the beginnings f the ptat. He explains that the cmmn white ptat came frm Peru at least 7,000 years ag.
These days mst cuntries use a type f ptat in their cking. Fr peple wh like meat, yu have nt lived until yu have eaten a baked ptat cvered with melted cheese and crispy bacn. And speaking f meat n tp f ptates, we d have an expressin related t it: meat-and-ptates. If smene is a meat-and-ptates kind f persn, they prefer simple life. They are nt interested in fancy gds, cmplex emtins r things alike.
Okay, as yu knw, a cked ptat can stay ht fr a lng time, and therefre cmes the expressin “ht ptat”. When yu describe smething as a “ht ptat”, yu’re saying it’s difficult t deal with and yu want t get rid f it as sn as pssible, because it’s “t ht t hld”. We als have “small ptates”, which means unimprtant peple r things. But, we d nt say “big ptates” fr imprtant nes. English is funny that way! That’s tday’s Wrds and Their Stries. Have a nice day!
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