江苏省南京市六校联合体2022-2023学年高三英语8月联合调研试卷（Word版附答案）

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六校联合体2023届高三8月联合调研试题
高三英语
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. Why does the woman refuse to play football?
A. She isn’t interested. B. She is sick. C. It’s too hot.
2. What time is it now probably?
A. 8:10. B. 8:15. C. 8:30.
3. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Professor and student. B. Librarian and reader. C. Classmates.
4. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a hotel.
B. In a restaurant.
C. In the man’s house.
5. How will the woman go to the theater?
A. On foot. B. By taxi. C. By bus.
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’s the toy intended for?
A. Holding the cat food.
B. Letting the cat rest on it.
C. Allowing the cat to scratch.
7. How does the man probably feel in the end?
A. Relieved. B. Confused. C. Angry.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What does the woman mention she would do if she became rich?
A. Buy expensive jewelry.
B. Travel around the globe.
C. Open a high-end restaurant.
9. What kind of group does the man’s cousin give his money to?
A. Disabled kids.
B. Lonely old people.
C. People with low income.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What does the woman invite the man to do?
A. Watch a film.
B. Try a new restaurant.
C. Hang out in the downtown.
11. What classes will the man take tomorrow afternoon?
A. Biology and physics.
B. Chemistry and biology.
C. Geography and physics.
12. Who did the man run into last Wednesday?
A. His teacher.
B. The principal.
C. The woman’s sister.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Why has the woman’s flight been delayed?
A. There’s a heavy fog.
B. There’s a thunder storm.
C. There’s a heavy fall of snow.
14. How soon does the woman guess the flight will take off?
A. In 3 hours. B. In 4 hours. C. In 5 hours.
15. What do the woman’s kids expect her to do?
A. To buy them presents.
B. To have dinner with them.
C. To read them bedtime stories.
16. What will the man do with his kids tonight?
A. Ask them to sleep early.
B. Take them to his friend’s house.
C. Let his neighbor take care of them.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Where has Yang’s novel caused a lively discussion?
A. In her school.
B. On the website.
C. In the publishing industry.
18. What does the novel discuss about?
A. How heroes fight against evil creatures.
B. Teenage troubles in a land called Lorania.
C. What heroes should be like in a teenager’s eyes.
19. What do we know about the novel?
A. It’s 600,000-word long.
B. The publisher thinks it imaginative.
C. Yang spent over 6 years writing it.
20. What has Yang shown to the public?
A. Her gift for literature.
B. Her good mastering of Chinese.
C. Her extensive knowledge in many fields.

第二部分 阅读（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。
A
Welcome to Shanghai Disney Resort.As the second Disney theme park in China,Shanghai DisneyResort will provide visitors with unlimited possibilities and create memories worth cherishing for a lifetime.
Four Amazing Projects:
1.Soaring Over the Horizon
The ride takes you and your dangling feet from the top of the Eiffel Tower to the Taj Mahal to anAfrican savanna filled with elephants. Shown on a domed screen, the movie concludes with nighttimefireworks over Shanghai’s skyline. Scent effects include grass over Africa, an ocean breeze over Fiji androses over India.
2.TRON Lightcycle Power Run
The motorcycle-style trains look phenomenal with their glowing wheels, particularly in the indoor blue-hued launch area designed to look like the circuits inside a computer. The futuristic scene is so spectacularthat you can’t look away from it.
3.Voyage to the Crystal Grotto
The gentle boat ride passes scenes based on “Aladdin”“Tangled”“Mulan”and“The LittleMermaid”with animatronic figures and spouting fountains.
4. Alice in Wonderland Maze (迷宫)
Alice in Wonderland Maze is the first attraction at a Disney park to focus on Tim Burton’s Alice inWonderland film.Guests have to make their way through sculpted hedges,stone garden walls,giant flowersand sculptures to get to the Mad Hatte’s Tea Party.
You will also meet your Disney friends from different stories in various parks,such as Mickey,Mulan,Baymax,Disney princesses,Captain Jack Sparrow and Winnie the Pooh.
What are you waiting for?
21.In which project can you experience scent effects?
A.Soaring Over the Horizon. B.TRON Lightcycle Power Run.
C.Voyage to the Crystal Grotto. D.Alice in Wonderland Maze.
22.What’s the characteristic of Alice in Wonderland Maze?
A. It is easy to pass. B. It is based on a film.
C.It has a futuristic scene. D. It has spouting fountains.
23. Where does the passage possibly come from?
A. A fashion magazine. B. An economy newspaper.
C. A tour handbook. D. A science fiction.
B
Queen Elizabeth National Park is a place of outstanding beauty andextreme biodiversity. On a previous underwater assignment with my wife and photographic partner, Jennifer Hayes, we’d documented healthy coral reefs surrounded with fish, sharks, and crocodiles. We knew that time, increased tourism and climate change could make the park different—so 15 years later, we returned to see how it was going.
We were photographing some jellyfish. Jennifer, her back to me, was focused on something above her. Out of the corner of my viewfinder, I saw a sizable crocodile coming. As I began to take its photograph, I realized that the crocodile was going to swim directly between Jennifer and me. I started to make loud noises through my regulator and moved towards Jen, firing a burst of flash-lit shots to warn her that we had company. She quickly detected my signaland turned to meet our visitor.
She gave me a quick thumbs-up, nodded OK, and said“Hello, handsome”as she bent closer to take its photos. I admired her for treating the crocodile with respect, calm curiosity, and absolute joy. She didn’t feel threatened. She was familiar with this kind of crocodile in this particular place—and she had a big underwater camera housing that could double as a mighty shield(盾牌) ifneeded. After a few pictures the crocodile, unimpressed with us, swam downstream on its way to do other crocodile things. We continued our search for jellyfish.
There is always risk in our line of work. But this encounter highlighted the good news that we saw all around us here. The crocodile is an indicator animal, a symbol of a healthy ecosystem that can support top predators (捕食性动物). The easing of travel restrictions is bound to bring more tourists—so it’s vital to maintain a balance among ecotourism, exploration, and conservation. That’s possible if visitors adopt the same philosophy that we hold toward that curious crocodile. We enter Earth’s oceans on their terms, not our own.
24. What was the author’s purpose in returning to Queen Elizabeth National Park?
A. To enjoy its beauty. B. To assess a document.
C. To check its ecosystem. D. To photograph jellyfish.
25. Why did Jennifer feel at ease with the crocodile?
A. She met it before. B. She trusted her husband.
C. She could protect herself. D. She longed for its company.
26. What is the implied meaning of the underlined part in the last paragraph?
A. Explore nature with curiosity.
B. Respect nature while exploring it.
C. Study nature while developing tourism.
D. Protect nature through biological research.
27. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. A Narrow Escape B. A Risky Job
C. An Underwater Assignment D. A Chance Meeting
C
Tourists visiting the Canary Islands can often hear locals communicating over long distances by whistling—not a tune, but the Spanish language. The locals are communicating in Silbo, a much more widespread use of whistled languages. In at least 80 cultures worldwide, people have developed whistled versions of their local languages when the circumstances call for it.
Whistled languages are almost always developed by traditional cultures that live in mountainous regions or in dense forests. That’s because whistled speech carries much farther than ordinary speech or shouting, says Julien Meyer, a linguist who explores the topic of whistled languages. Skilled whistlers can reach 120 decibels (分贝)—louder than a car speaker. As a result, whistled speech can be understood up to 10 times as far away as ordinary shouting can. That lets people communicate when they cannot get close enough to shout.
Whistled languages work because many of the key elements of speech can be imitated in a whistle. We distinguish one speech sound from another by minor differences in their sound frequency patterns. Whistlers can express all of these distinctions by varying the pitch(音高) of their whistle. And the skill can be adapted to any language, even those that have no tradition of whistling.
However, whistled languages are disappearing rapidly all over the world, and some—such as the whistled form of the Tepehua language in Mexico—have already disappeared. Modernization is largely to blame, says Meyer, who points to roads as the biggest factor. “That’s why you still find whistled speech only in places that are very, very remote, that have had less access to roads,”he says.
Fortunately, there is still a ray of hope. UNESCOhas listed two whistled languages—Silbo in the Canary Islands, and a whistled Turkish—as elements of the world’s intangible cultural heritage. Such attention can lead to conservation efforts. In the Canary Islands, for example, Silbo is now taught in schools. “If people hadn’t made that effort, Silbo would probably have disappeared,”says Meyer. There, at least, the future of the whistled language looks bright.
28. What can be learned about Silbo?
A. It is an endangered tune. B. It is employed to entertain tourists.
C. It is used in more than 80 cultures. D. It is a whistled version of Spanish.
29. What are whistled languages mainly used to do?
A. Pass on secret information.
B. Get messages across over long distances.
C. Imitate the sound patterns of other languages.
D. Show minor differences between speech sounds.
30. Why are whistled languages disappearing according to Meyer?
A. Lack of skilled teachers. B. Contact with modernity.
C. Difficulty in learning them. D. Popularity of official languages.
31. What is the author’s attitude towards the future of Silbo?
A. Uncertain. B. Dissatisfied. C. Optimistic. D. Uncaring.
D
On the day he almost died, Kimbal Musk had food on the brain. The Internet startup talent and restaurateur had just arrived in Jackson Hole from a conference where chef Jamie Oliver hadspoken about the benefits of healthy eating. This made Musk think a lot—how he might make a difference to the food industry—but beyond expanding his farm-to-table movement along withhis restaurant, Musk hadn’t yet broken the code. Then he went sailing down a snowy slope(坡) and fell over, breaking his neck.
Musk eventually made a full recovery, but it involved spending two months on his back, which gave him plenty of time to come up with a plan. Since then, he has launched an initiative to put“learning gardens”in public schools across America; attracted Generation Z to the farming profession by changing shipping containers into high-tech, data-driven, year-round farms; andthis year, is kicking off a new campaign to create one million at-home gardens.
Aimed at reaching low-income families, the Million Gardens Movement was inspired by the pandemic, as both a desire to feel more connected to nature and food insecurity have been at the forefront of so many people’s lives.“We were getting a lot of inquiries about gardening from people that had never gardened before,”says Musk.“People were looking to garden for a bunch of reasons: to save money on groceries, to improve the nutritional quality of their diets, or just to cure the boredom that came with the lockdown.”
The program offers free garden kits that can be grown indoors or outdoors, and will be distributed through schools that Musk’s non-profit, Big Green, has already partnered with. It also offers free courses on how to get the garden growing and fresh seeds and materials for the changing growing seasons.“It’s not difficult. Anyone can do this, no matter where you come from, no matterwhere you live. We are all able to grow something,”says Musk.
32. What inspired Musk to make a difference to food industry?
A. The pandemic. B. A skiing accident.
C. Jamie Oliver’s speech. D. The farm-to-table movement.
33. What is a cause of people beginning gardening according to Musk?
A. To get access to healthy food.
B. To make their house beautiful.
C. To make money by selling garden produce.
D. To build up their strength during the pandemic.
34. What does the Million Gardens Movement focus on?
A. Encouraging people to preserve nature.
B. Providing free food for low-income families.
C. Promoting“learning gardens”across schools.
D. Educating new gardeners to grow their own food.
35. Which of the following best describes Musk?
A. Charity-minded. B. Stubborn. C. Easy-going. D. Scholarly.

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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Online debates, conducted on virtual platforms on the Internet, have somehow taken over in being beneficial, as compared to real life debates, for many reasons. For example, they favor more in-depth analysis—This one is especially for the main participants in the debate. They put forward their views from a place where they’re comfortably seated. 36 That is why online debaters can comprehend and think their competitors’ arguments while they write down their own points of view.
37 You don’t need to find a place or arrange for the audience to be seated. The experts and opinionformers don’t need to take an entire day out from their busy schedules to come to the venue and speak. 38
Online debates leave a lasting impression. The debates and the comments on them are archived (存档) by the debate website and anyone who wants to get back to the discussion can do so at any time. 39 This is because it can all be seen again on the website, including every word, every argument.
Also, if there are some developments on the issue, then a comment on the issue will tell all the participants to get back to the debate. 40 It’s like keeping the doors open to people who want to learn more and share.

A. Online debates are much quicker to organize.
B. The ability to comment allows people to share their views.
C. There is no chance of a point discussed slipping from the mind.
D. In other words, the good topics for a debate will never be out of date.
E. On an online debating platform, a citizen shares the space with leading thinkers.
F. Besides, they have time and means to explore further before sharing their thoughts.
G. All that’s needed is a topic and experts who can take out time to write some words on the topic.

第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完型填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When she was 86, Mom moved to our city. My husband, Kevin, and I found a lovely apartment for her. I was happy to help take care of her 41 she arrived.
They day after she moved in, she called me to 42 about the food at the facility. “The pizza was like rubber. I couldn’t 43 it.”“Mom, you’re complaining to me. Wouldn’t it make more sense to tell someone who can 44
the problem?” We hung up. This was only her second day here! And week after week, Mom found more to complain about.
When with my friend Beth, I spent 20 minutes sharing how Mom’s attitude
45 me. “She seems 46 . After everything Kevin and I do for her, all we hear is what she doesn’t like.”As the words spilled from my lips, I realized that I’d developed the same 47 of complaining that annoyed me so much in Mom.
I decided to keep a better watch on my 48 . Things went fine for a few weeks. But soon I felt powerless to 49 by myself and couldn’t help complaining to Beth about Mom’s50 again.
A few days later, I received a journal from my friend Torry. On the first page, he had written, “Jeanette, I use such a journal every day to 51 things I’m thankful for.”I wrote three things I was grateful for. 52 filled my heart. Maybe this was it. It was a joyous 53 that helped me overcome the complaining—Gratitude.
Over the next few months, as Icontinued, I noticed little things I’d 54 . Life was handing out gift after gift, including Mom, complaints and all. I couldn’t change her; I could only 55 her.
41. A. until B. after C. unless D. if
42. A. ask B. argue C. care D. complain
43. A. order B. eat C. prepare D. smell
44. A. fix B. analyze C. raise D. discuss
45. A. tired B. confused C. annoyed D. scared
46. A. independent B. inactive C. uncaring D. ungrateful
47. A. custom B. habit C. routine D. idea
48. A. teeth B. tongue C. head D. eyes
49. A. question B. communicate C. change D. reflect
50. A. calls B. visits C. pizza D. apartment
51. A. prove B. write C. spread D. share
52. A. Frustration B. Confidence C. Patience D. Contentment
53. A. journal B. discussion C. replacement D. invention
54. A. recorded B. forgotten C. ignored D. abandoned
55. A. guide B. teach C. praise D. love

第二节 语篇填空（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。
In a study published in the journal Nature, a research team say a new enzyme (酶) is capable of breaking down the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) 56 (use) in soda bottles, textiles and packaging into raw materials in a matter of hours. 57(like) traditional recycling of PETs, which are generally of lower-quality and can only be used for products like clothing and carpets, 58this new process results in is durable(耐用的) base material suitable for new food-grade bottles.
“It makes the true industrial-scale biological recycling of PET 59 reality,” professor John McGeehan said. He 60 (be) the lead researcher on a breakthrough in 2018, which used a similar enzyme to break down plastic over the course of several days. “It has the potential to reduce our 61 (depend) on oil, cut carbon emissions and energy use,” he added.
62 the new enzyme only breaks down PETs, it will still have a major influence on limiting pollution and helping improve recycling capabilities63
(global)
“With the new enzyme, the PET industry will become truly circular, 64 is the goal of all players in this industry, especially brand-owners, PET producers and our civilization as a whole,” said Dr. Saleh Jabarin, a member of the study.
In an effort 65 (make) use of the enzyme at an industrial-scale level, Carbios, the French company behind the study, has partnered with many companies to accelerate development.

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
假定你是李华，上周末你参加了学校组织的为贫困山区的孩子捐赠书籍的活动，给贫困山区的孩子捐了20本书。请你给你的英国好朋友Pam写一封邮件介绍这次活动，内容包括：
1．活动目的；
2．活动内容；
3．你的感受。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节；
3. 开头、结尾已给出，不计算在词数以内。
Dear Pam,
_____________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes!
Yours,
Li Hua
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。
Every girl dreamed when she was young and Cindy was no exception. Her favorite ballet was Swan and Lake and she had read dozens of books from the library or in the bookstore on how to become a ballerina.She anxiously hoped that one day her dream would come true. She had taken ballet lessons and all herteachers confirmed that she was a good student and full of potential, which made her look forward to thefuture.
One day she saw an advertisement that a famous ballerina troupe (剧团) would be performing in herhometown. Her thoughts ran wild, “I must meet up with the leader of the troupe and show him my skills,”she murmured to herself.She dressed herself in her ballerina costume and managed to avoid the guards andhid in the dressing room to wait, with her heart pounding. It was uncertain whether she could see theleader.
Luckily,the leader entered and she timidly knocked at the door.
She bravely approached him and handed him a bunch of red roses. And in her excitement,she pricked (刺) her finger on the thornsbut she did not make a big thing about the pain. The leader observed her action, nodding his head slightly, asshe told him her dream. “All right, you dance and I will give you my judgment.”
But half way through the dance he stopped her and saidwith an impish (恶作剧的) smile Cindy didn’t notice, “I’m sorry you’re not good enough!”Onhearing this, Cindy was too ashamed to ask the leader the reason and ran crying away, as fast as her legs could carry her without a brief stay. Shaking his head in disappointment, the leader said to himself, “Persistence matters more than talent.”
Three years passing, she was still chasing her dream. Then one day she heard that the same ballet troupe was performing in her town again. Bittermemories of the leader’s harsh words came flooding back to her. This time she was determined to find outwhy the leader had told her she was not good enough when all her teachers thought otherwise.

注意：1．续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。




The leader glanced at Cindy in peace, “I remember how you had pricked yourself but you carried on bravely.” ______________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
At the thought, she ran after the leader immediately. _______________________
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8月6校联考参考答案
听力1-5 BACAB 6-10 CCBAA 11-15 ABCCB 16-20 ABCBA
阅读21-23 ABC 24-27CCBD 28-31DBBC 32-35CADA
七选五36-40 FAGCD

完型41-45 ADBAC 46-50 DBBCA 51-55 BDCCD

语篇填空 56. used 57. Unlike 58. what59. a 60. was 61. dependence
62. Though/Although/While63. globally 64. which 65.to make
应用文
Dear Pam,
Last weekend, I took part in a book-donation event held by our school. I’d like to tell you something about it.
Aiming to help those children in poor areas, our school launched the activity. It was applauded by all students and teachers, who donated as many books as they could. I collected up to 20 books and handed them to the volunteers, who thanked me for my generous support and offered me a little present.
The event was attached so much meaning to that our school even made headlines the next day. Hopefully, more such activities will be held to help those in need, from which we students will learn the true essence of the harmonious society.
Best wishes!
Yours，
Li Hua
应用文评分标准：背景2'；目的3'；内容5'；感受5'

读后续写
The leader glanced at Cindy in peace, “I remember how you had pricked yourself but you carried on bravely.” “So what?” Cindy asked anxiously. The leader continued, “I just wondered if you could treat ballet like that. However, you let me down. Actually, if you did not give up so easily, you still deserve my further judgment!”With these words the leader went away, leaving Cindy frozen there chewing over his words. Cindy felt a breath of fire burning in her body, “Did he just test my loyalty to ballet on purpose?”
At the thought, she ran after the leader immediately. “God helps those who help themselves. I am still crazy about ballet and young enough...” she talked to herself. Then she found the leader in the rehearsal hall. It seemed as if the leader was waiting for her. Cindy gathered courage and came up, begging for another opportunity. This time, her graceful dancing won the leader’s applause, which was beyond her expectation. “It was your devotion and persistence that makes your talent more brilliant and impressive.” the leader smiled, looking sincerely into Cindy’s eyes.
读后续写合理情节：leader故意试探Cindy对芭蕾舞的态度，Cindy了解后反思自我，改变态度，勇敢追逐梦想。
录音原文：
Text 1 (39词) 感冒了
M: Come out and play football with us this afternoon, Alice. The weather is cool now. You won’t get touched by the sun.
W: I’d love to, but I’ve got a bad cold and I feel really tired. Sorry.
Text 2 (29词) 赖床
M: Oh, no, Mom. Could I sleep for 15 more minutes, please?
W: No. Get up now! You only have 20 minutes left to catch that 8:30 school bus!
Text 3 (33词) 借笔记
M: Can you lend me your notebook, Kathy? I need it for Professor Lee’s test.
W: You always borrow my notebook before exams. Don’t you realize I need it for my review, too?
Text 4 (33词) 换床单
M: Excuse me. Can you send someone to Room 304 to change the bed sheet? There seem to be some wine stains on it.
W: Oh, sorry, sir. I’ll arrange that right away.
Text 5 (43词) 脚扭了
W: Ouch! I twisted my ankle. I was about to walk to the theater!
M: Take a taxi then if it hurts.
W: But it’s only a 20-minute walk from here.
M: You have no other choices.
W: Yeah, you’re right. Bad luck!
Text 6 (107词) 猫爪
M: What’s this toy for? Does your cat rest on it or do you use it to hold the cat food?
W: Oh, it’s a scratching toy. You know my cat had a terrible habit of ripping the sofa with his nails, so I bought this to encourage him to scratch it instead.
M: Does it work?
W: Not at all. I tried everything. At last I had to have all his nails removed to finally solve the problem.
M: You did what? How could you do this to your cat? If you’re not ready to face the trouble of raising a cat, just don’t raise one!
Text 7 (96词) 如何花钱
W: How I wish I could travel around the world, buy expensive clothes, and taste all the delicious food in high-end restaurants like those rich people.
M: You know, many people assume that the super wealthy live luxurious lifestyles, but it’s not always true.
W: I don’t believe you. Just tell me one exception.
M: Well, my cousin is a case in point. He’s worth several million dollars. Still, he drives the same used car he’s had for years, rents a modest apartment, and donates most of his money to kids with all kinds of disabilities.
Text 8 (138词) 不敢再逃课
W: Tony, I heard the new Disney movie Coco is very good. I have already bought two tickets for 3:00 p.m. tomorrow. Do you want to come?
M: Tomorrow? But I have a biology class and a physics class tomorrow afternoon.
W: So? It’s not like the first time you have skipped school.
M: Well, last Wednesday, I skipped class and hanged out with some of my friends in the downtown. About noon time, we decided to have lunch at a new restaurant. Just before I could sit myself properly, I saw our principal sitting across from me. Luckily, I managed to slip out the door without being noticed. The risk of getting caught was too close for comfort. I learned my lesson.
W: All right. Guess I’ll have to ask my sister to watch it with me.
Text 9 (167词) 航班延迟
W: Hey, Peter, it’s me. You don’t need to pick me up at the airport this afternoon. My plane will take off late because of a heavy snow storm here.
M: Oh. Has the broadcast said how long your flight would be delayed?
W: It said it would keep us updated on the newest information. My best guess, it won’t take off at least in 5 hours.
M: Geez. You know our 4 kids are expecting to have supper with you tonight.
W: Oh, those little cute things. Tell them I have bought many gifts for them, and I’ll read bedtime stories for them for the next whole month to make it up.
M: All right. Anyway, keep me posted. I’ll make our kids go to bed early tonight and then drive to pick you up.
W: But you can’t leave our kids alone at home. Will you ask our neighbor to help?
M: I’ll ask our friend Jack to come and keep an eye on them.
Text 10 (171词) 女中学生出版英文小说
W: Yang Nianhui, a 15-year-old high school student in Beijing, has caused a lively discussion among Chinese social media users after she wrote and published her first novel, The Vampire of Lorania, in English.
“I have spent over 5 years on the book’s creation, and it’s a story discussing the definition of heroes from the angle of a teenager,” said Yang.
In her 60,000-word long novel, Yang presents a magical land named Lorania for the readers, where the residents are vampires, the creatures which live off human blood and therefore can live forever.
According to the newspaper Beijing Youth Daily, the book’s publisher spoke highly of the book for its imagination, noting that this was their first time to publish a student’s literary work independently.
“As a 15-year-old girl, Yang has shown the public her talent in literature and ability of thinking in English freely. It’s hard to believe that a teenager at her age can publish a novel, let alone in a foreign language,” said one of her book fans.