2023浙江省高二上学期10月份三校联考试题英语含答案听力

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2022-2023学年第一学期高二年级三校联考英语学科试题
第I卷
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.Where does the conversation take place?
A.In an elevator.
B.On a bus.
C.In a taxi.
2.What will the man do in Edinburgh?
A.Do business with Justin.
B.Tell Justin his new address.
C.Give Justin some medicines.
3.Why does the man ask the woman to turn down the music?
A.Because it affects his work efficiency.
B.Because he wants to listen to jazz.
C.Because he doesn't like the music.
4.What month is it now?
A.February.
B.April.
C.September.
5.Whose advice did the woman follow?
A.The shop assistant's.
B.Her mother's.
C.Her sister's.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6.How long did the boy spend on his English homework?
A.35 minutes.
B.40 minutes.
C.45 minutes.
7.What is the relationship between the speakers?
A.Classmates.
B.Teacher and student.
C.Mother and son.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8.What information did the man get from the Internet?
A.It's good for babies to drink soy milk.
B.Soy milk helps kids grow strong.
C.Milk has some side effects.
9.What do we know about the woman?
A.She will limit her kids to milk.
B.She makes a change in drinking milk.
C.She is doubtful about experts' opinions.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10.What can we learn about the restaurant?
A.It was newly opened.
B.It had a pleasant smell.
C.It offered a reasonable price.
11.How did the woman find the service?
A.Perfect.
B.Just so-so.
C.Disappointing.
12.What do the speakers decide to do at last?
A.Never come to the restaurant.
B.Come to the restaurant in a few months.
C.Order some meat when they settle down.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13.Where did the girl see the job ad?
A.On the Internet.
B.On the window.
C.In the newspaper.
14.What's the main duty of the job?
A.To help people buy clothes.
B.To find shoppers online.
C.To teach busy people to relax.
15.What does the man say about his customers?
A.They have high expectations.
B.They are easy to be satisfied.
C.They have big families.
16.When will the man begin the interviews?
A.On Wednesday.
B.On Thursday.
C.In a few days.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17.Which subject is proper this year?
A.My bedroom.
B.My favorite animal.
C.My hometown.
18.What is the maximum age limit to enter?
A.8 years old.
B.12 years old.
C.15 years old.
19.What can the winners get this year?
A.Membership in the club.
B.A family trip to London Zoo.
C.Free Countryside magazines.
20.What's the purpose of the talk?
A.To encourage children to join the club.
B.To inform children of the competition.
C.To apologize for the changes this year.
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
Competition Judges Needed
Anyone with relevant knowledge or skills is encouraged to sign up to judge Sigma Xi's Student Research Showcase (SRS), an online science communication competition in which students compete for awards and recognition of outstanding virtual research presentations. The competition is open to high school, undergraduate, and graduate students and most worldwide research disciplines (学料) are represented across the following categories.
*agriculture, soil, and natural resources
*cell biology and biochemistry
*human behavioral and social sciences
*math and computer science
*physics and astronomy
Information for Judges
Professional researchers and science communicators from the above-listed disciplines are needed to evaluate and interact with contestants by posting comments and questions on presentation websites. Each judge assesses up to 10 websites where students submit their presentations containing mainly a research abstract and a slide presentation. Sigma Xi membership is preferred, but not required, to judge. Judging takes place from April 26 to May 10, 2022, allowing flexibility with each judge's personal schedule as no travel is required.
Click here to download the SRS Judges Manual for more information and judging criteria.
Information for General visitors
General visitors to the presentation websites can also watch the personal videos of the presenters and vote for the People's Choice Award winner, who will receive a prize money of up to $250. Visitors of general science background can also read the abstracts and comment in the discussion forums. Locate the link on the site that most likely appears as comments reactions.
Visit http://sigmaxishowease.tumblr.com/for a sample Student Showcase presentation site.
21.Who is the most likely candidate for the judge of the competition?
A.A graduate student of physics.
B.A professor of western literature.
C.An undergraduate of cell biology.
D.A specialist in human social sciences.
22.What is the judge expected to do?
A.Assess science presentation websites.
B.Interview the contestants at a given time.
C.Vote for the People's Choice Award winner.
D.Evaluate personal videos given by presenters.
23.Where is this text probably taken from?
A.A website. B.A magazine.
C.An advertisement. D.An academic article.
B
A mild-mannered cat by day, at night Rusty was just the opposite. Often, Bill and I would lie in bed quarreling over whether we should let it out to wander in the dark or put up with another sleepless night. So, instead, we lay in the dark each noisy night and wondered what damage Rusty would do. And always in the morning, if I had forgotten to put the butter in the cupboard, there were marks from a rough, little tongue and once even a paw print.
Something had to give. Bill looked at me straight in the eyes,“Do it." My reservations were such, however, that it took me several weeks and the loss of nearly a pound of butter to decide we didn't have much choice.
That night, I put Rusty on his cat bed and patted him a little guiltily on the head. Then I began filling the kitchen sink with about two inches of water. Rusty loved jumping into a damp sink and then tracking water all over the cupboards and across the kitchen floor. According to the article I saved from a website to my folder, cats used to jumping into your sink, but they won't do it again if they jump in and find a couple of inches of water.
Next, I cleared the cupboards of everything. Then I got out all my metal cookie sheets and a fork to go with each.According to the article, you should support a cookie sheet with a fork. When your cat jumps on the counter, he will knock down the insecurely balanced cookie sheets. What happens next will stop him from doing it a second time.
Everything in place,I slipped onto our bed quietly, waiting. Suddenly, there came an awfully loud noise of metal. A chain reaction of crashes next. Finally, Rusty rounded the corner in the hall heavily and leaped through our doorway onto the foot of our bed, trembling under our cover.And that was the night Rusty, the Midnight Troublemaker, retired.
24.Which of the following best describes Rusty at night?
A.Cold-blooded. B.Adorable.
C.Good-tempered. D.Troublesome.
25.What did Bill mean by saying "Do it" in Paragraph 2?
A.To leave the cat outdoor.
B.To give the cat a lesson.
C.To reserve food for the cat.
D.To give the cat more butter.
26.What did the writer do before she went to bed that night?
A.Filled the sink with water.
B.Laid two traps for the cat.
C.Covered the counter with sheets.
D.Cleaned the kitchen thoroughly.
27.How did the author probably feel about the outcome of her effort?
A.Satisfied. B.Disappointed. C.Anxious. D.Regretful.
C
On Monday, December 5,online retailing (零售) giant Amazon announced the opening of its first physical store. Called Amazon Go, the Seattle-based store that is currently being tested by company employees, learns from regular grocery stores except for one thing-"Just Walk Out"technology. All purchases are handled electronically, which means there are no cashiers,checkouts or lines. Shoppers simply take what they need and leave.
To shop at Amazon Go, customers need to open an Amazon account and download the store's App onto their smartphones. Upon entering the store, they scan a QR code (二维码) with their phones and begin shopping. Every item picked up gets added to the bill automatically. If the customer changes his/her mind, all he/she has to do is return the purchase back on the shelf, and it will be removed from the final bill. Once the customer leaves the store,the amount spent is automatically taken out from the Amazon account and a digital receipt is generated to remind the shopper of the trade.
To provide busy customers a pleasant shopping experience, Amazon, which has been working on this concept for four years, plans to keep the store size at a“comfortable"1,800 square feet. In addition to typical grocery products like bread and milk, the store will stock ready-to-eat breakfast, lunch and dinner options, made by on-site chefs. There will also be chef-designed Amazon Meal boxes for those who prefer to cook the food at home. After years of joint efforts by Amazon staff, Amazon Go finally opened in 2021. Amazon will not provide any insight into the cutting-edge“Just Walk Out” technology. The company website states, "The checkout-free shopping experience is enabled by the same types of technologies used in self-driving cars: computer vision, sensor fusion and deep learning."
28.What is the advantage of Amazon Go over regular grocery stores?
A.Store size. B.Product price.
C.Shopping speed. D.Diverse goods.
29.What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A.What to buy at Amazon Go.
B.How to shop at Amazon Go.
C.How to open an Amazon account.
D.Why to download the store's App.
30.What can we infer from Paragraph 3?
A.People can shop and eat at Amazon Go.
B.Chefs will offer on-site cooking lessons.
C.Amazon spent years improving its service.
D.1,800 square feet is the best size of grocery stores.
31.What makes possible the checkout-free shopping experience?
A.The advanced technology.
B.The deep learning method.
C.The help of the car industry.
D.Teamwork by Amazon staff.
D
Sleeping with a dim light like a television or nightlight is enough to the raise blood sugar and heart rates of healthy people, according to a new study. Light helps our body maintain an internal clock, but artificial light at night can interrupt the rest and repair that should happen during the sleep. New research suggests that even when our eyes are closed, a small amount of light can disrupt the way our bodies normally keep our blood sugar within a healthy range.
In the study published in Sciences on Monday, scientists asked 20 participants ages 19 to 36 to spend two nights in their lab. On the first night of sleep, the volunteers slept in a very dark room. For their second night of sleep, half of the group snoozed with a small light like the glow of television at night, or streetlights through a window-and half spent their second night in a dark room.
During the trial, all participants were connected to devices that measured different markers of their sleep quality. They were each connected via a special tube, allowing researchers to collect samples without waking the individual. Researchers also recorded participants' heart rates and brain waves.
When the volunteers awoke in the morning, the team tested their blood sugar and found that participants that slept in rooms with a dim light spent less time in deep sleep. In addition to having slightly worse blood sugar control,t he group exposed to dim light had a higher heart rate on average. “By comparison, those that spend two nights in the dark room had little difference in their blood sugar control. They thought they slept well, but your brain knows that the lights are on," says Zee, "you should clearly pay attention to the light in your bedroom. If you can't give up your night light, keep it dim and at floor level."
Earlier work has linked exposure to light during sleep to an increased risk of obesity in women. Zee recommends,“make sure that you start dimming your lights at least an hour or two before you go to bed to prepare your environment for sleep."
32.What did the underlined word“disrupt" in Paragraph 1 mean?
A.Keep. B.Bother. C.Disagree. D.Follow.
33.How did the researchers draw a conclusion from the study?
A.Using questionnaires.
B.By comparing earlier work.
C.By conducting the experiments.
D.By analyzing the data from scientific texts.
34.What did the study find if the participants slept in dark rooms?
A.The participants would have a higher heart rate.
B.The participants would have higher blood sugar.
C.The participants actually sleep more than average.
D.The participants' blood sugar control would not change.
35.Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?
A.Sleep Well,Eat Well,Good Health
B.The Darker,the Lower Blood Sugar
C.How to Sleep Well With a Dim Light
D.Sleeping With a Dim Light Can Raise Health Problems
第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选
项。
Digital Technology is the major engine of modern life. It provides us with our means of communication, entertainment, and social lives. The last few years especially have shown how important digital technology is to our lives,as the pandemic forced us to move online. Everywhere, there are many apps that claim to help people find happiness: heart-rate trackers, exercise apps, sleep apps, etc. __36__
Actually, there are three things you can do to ensure that your digital technology tools are helpful. Firstly, be certain that the app is designed in such a way that it serves your purposes and not the company's purpose. Some apps will overwhelm you with notifications (通知) and data. __37__ After all, you never want to feel bad about an app which always tells you what you should or should not do.
__38__ Before downloading an app that claims to make your life better, do a quick Google search and read up on the science behind it. Sometimes app designers start with the best intentions, but then get too invested in the engineering and details and lose sight of the science that they are basing themselves on.
Finally, make sure you try out the app before you use it. __39__ Read the fine print and inform yourself regarding return policies and trial periods when you download a new app. Don't use an app that isn't right for you.
Digital Technology may help,but you still need to go outside to take a walk, and do something t make someone else happy. __40__ Use the tools that are helpful to you,digital or otherwise, and find your way.
A.Not every app is right for every person.
B.You may find these notifications useful.
C.How can we know which ones are truly helpful?
D.That could be more harmful to your mental health than helpful.
E.Remember, the pursuit of happiness doesn't have only one path.
F.In addition, make sure that the science behind the app is good science.
G.Can we rely on digital technology around us to become happier people?
第Ⅱ卷
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。
Eradajere Oleita thinks she may have got something about the __41__ to two of her country's problems: garbage and poverty. It is called the Chip (薯片) Bag Project. The 26-year-old student and environmentalist is asking a __42__ of local snack lovers: Rather than throw empty chip bags into garbage cans, __43__ them so she can turn them into sleeping bags for the __44__.
Chip eaters __45__ their empty bags at two locations in Detroit: a print shop and a clothing store, where Oleita and her volunteer helpers __46__ them. After they disinfect (消毒) the chip bags in soapy hot water, they slice them open, __47__ them flat, and iron them together. Then they use cotton and liners (衬层) from old coats to line the insides. It takes about four hours to __48__ a sleeping bag, and each takes around 150 to 300 chip bags, __49__ on whether they're single-serve or family size.
Since its start in 2020, the Chip Bag Project has __50__ 110 sleeping bags. Sure ,it would be __51__ to raise the money to buy new sleeping bags. However, that's only half the __52__ for Oleita. “We aim to make a(an) __53__ not only socially, but environmentally," said Oleita.“It is worth __54__ chip bags and using them to help the homeless. __55__ they would land in the garbage.
41.A.reaction
42.A.suggestion
43.A.donate
44.A.disabled
45.A.deliver
46.A.guard
47.A.fold
48.A.sew
49.A.concentrating
50.A.sold
51.A.simpler
52.A.project
53.A.impression
54.A.recycling
55.A.However
B.solution
B.permission
B.reserve
B.elderly
B.drop off
B.promote
B.lay
B.design
B.insisting
B.created
B.cooler
B.issue
B.announcement
B.maintaining
B.Besides
C.response
C.favor
C.sort
C.homeless
C.hand out
C.place
C.cut
C.order
C.depending
C.decorated
C.cleverer
C.battle
C.impact
C.improving
C.Therefore
D.way
D.promise
D.change
D.sick
D.reuse
D.collect
D.hang
D.clean
D.agreeing
D.received
D.more formal
D.goal
D.decision
D.producing
D.Otherwise
第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Vertical gardening isn't new, but an example from India shows how this inventive technique is __56__ (true) changing lives.
The Mehra family from Amritsar were locally hot news last June when they showed off the vertical garden __57__ they had created at their home. The family used over 175,000 plastic bottles to create __58__ garden, fixing the bottles to the outside walls of their home and filling them with__59__ (variety) of plants. The plants are irrigated by __60__ (use) a simple drip system (滴灌系统) and amazingly, this __61__ (lower) the temperature of their home by nearly a cool five degrees Celsius so far.
The idea caught on quickly. Many local schools now have green vertical gardens on their walls, __62__ so does Punjab Agriculture University, and even Ludhiana railway station, the first station in India __63__ (adopt) this initiative. The railway notes that the plants not only cool the station, but also help absorb the noise, and seem to have a calming and anti-littering effect __64__ travelers. Moreover, every vertical garden created this way is recycling plastic which would otherwise be a pollutant, actively reducing local __65__ (pollute).
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是某国际学校学生会主席李华，你校正在开展“创建美丽校园”的活动。请你用英语
给全校学生写一篇侣议书，要点包括：
1、创建美丽校园的重要性：
2、校园内存在的不文明现象：
3、改进措施。

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。
On a hot September afternoon, Peter and his friend Isabel were on their way to the library. When they passed by Tubman park, Isabel suggested cutting through it to get to the library. As they entered the park, the sight of the swings and the merry-go-round brought back a flood of memories of their childhood spent there. But now everything looked so old,sad, and dirty. Litter lay on the ground next to an overflowing trash bin. There were still young schoolchildren playing there but they had to avoid the trash that littered the playground. A little boy told them that the city took the other trash cans away and the remaining one never got emptied often.
As they headed toward the library, the two high school students wrinkled their forehead. In the library, they encountered Mrs. Evans, their kind-hearted fifth-grade teacher, retired yet still passionate. Mrs.Evans listened as Isabel and Peter eagerly explained what they'd seen. Finally, she recommended them to go to the City Hall to voice their concerns.
The next day, Isabel and Peter went into the building of the City Hall but were met with an impatient officer. They were informed that the city couldn't help with their problem due to a tight budget. Discouraged, they left and turned to Mrs. Evans for help.
Under her guidance,t hey decided to ask Go Green, a non-profit organization whose goal is to protect the environment, for help. "This group is good at raising money for projects just like yours," said Mrs. Evans. She promised to arrange them to present their ideas to Go Green.Hearing this, their face lit up.
Two main tasks remained ahead: researching ways to clean up the park and preparing a convincing presentation. As Isabel was good at researching while Peter always had a talent for speaking, they cooperated quite well. Isabel leamed from a science magazine that a new type of trash bin can squeeze the trash down without being emptied often, which saves time,money.and energy. Based on this, Peter practiced his presentation over and over again.
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:
A week later, Peter stood nervously at the back of the hall where Go Green was meeting.








Paragraph 2:
After the meeting.Isabel excitedly told Peter the good news.
































2022学年第一学期高二年级三校联考英语学科参考答案
第一部分：听力（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1—5 BCCAB6—10 AACCA11-15 CBBAA16—20 BCCBB
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）
21-23DAA24—27DBBA28—31CBCA32—35BCDD
第二节（共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
3640 CDFAE
第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节完形填空（共15个小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
41—45 BCACB46—50 DBACB51—55 ADCAD
第二节(10个小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
56. truly 57.that/which 58.the59.varieties 60.using
61.has lowered62.and 63.to adopt 64.on/upon 65.pollution
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：应用文（满分15分）
Dear fellow students,
I'm writing to appeal to everyone to take an active part in building a beautiful campus. An attractive campus can make our learning pleasant and improve our grades.
However, some students can be seen running on the lawn, picking flowers or throwing rubbish everywhere, which have already harmed our school environment. It's time we did something to change the situation. From my perspective, everyone is responsible for the beauty of our campus. Besides, if we all avoid doing anything improper, our campus will become more beautiful.
Every effort matters.Let's take action now.
Yours,
Students Union
第二节：读后续写（满分25分）
A week later, Peter stood nervously at the back of the hall where Go Green was meeting. Finally, it was time for him to do the presentation. Standing in front of several experts from Go Green, Peter was nervous in fear of screwing things up. But unbelievably, when he began to speak,everything went so smoothly. His voice was clear and influential, and his speech was logical and well-organized. Peter ended his presentation with a deep bow and went out to wait for Go Green's decision.
After the meeting, Isabel excitedly told Peter the good news. Their ideas were approved and Go Green agreed to provide the money they needed to purchase the trash bin. Peter smiled. It meant not only their efforts paid off, but also Tubman park would restore its cleanness and tidiness. Peter and Isabel decided to tell Mrs. Evans this good news first and then worked out the next step they needed to take. With their joint efforts, the old, sad and dirty park was turned into the once new, happy and tidy one.
听力材料
Text 1
M:At which stop will we get off?
W:We still have three more stops to go.
Text 2
M:Rosy,I'm leaving for Edinburgh on business the day after tomorrow.Would you like me to take
anything to Justin?
W:Yeah.Here's his address.Please take it with you.And please give him these medicines when you see
him there.
Text 3
M:Jane,would you mind turning down the music?
W:Why?I thought you would like to listen to some music while working.
M:Yeah,but,you know,jazz and classical are not really my thing.I prefer folk.
Text 4
W:When does the school year start in Japan?
M:In April.Do you start in September?
W:No,in my country we start one month earlier than Japan.
M:That's next month!
Text 5
M:Wow,you wear a long coat.
W:Well,my mom said I ought to get a really warm coat,so I tried on this long one,but my sister said the short one was more fashionable and so did the shop assistant.
M:But you bought the long one in the end.
W:Yeah.
Text 6
M:Have you finished your English homework?
W:Yes.I spent forty minutes on it last night.
M:I didn't start it until nine thirty last night,and finished it at ten five.
W:What did you do before that?
M:I had to do my physics exercises first.
W:But we have no physics lesson today.
M:That's true.I'm weak in physics,so I have to follow our teacher's advice.
W:You are really a good boy.No wonder you are making progress in physics.
Text 7
W:Darling,you must have forgotten to buy milk on your way home.
M:No,actually.I bought some soy milk instead.
W:Why?Was all the milk sold out before you got there?
M:No.I went online today,and some experts said milk is not always good for people's health,because milk is high in calories and fat.So drinking too much of it may cause you to gain weight.Also,milk doesn't actually help kids grow tall and strong.
W:Uh,so you didn't buy any milk today?Listen,I've been drinking milk since I was a baby.Look at me...Am I healthy enough?Don't believe those so-called experts.Their opinions always change.
Text 8
M:Did you enjoy the meal at the restaurant,Emma?
W:I didn't really like it all that much.
M:What do you think the problem was?
W:Well,the restaurant is pretty new.I don't think it was ready to open,though there were many diners there.It had the unpleasant smell of paint.
M:You are right.How did you feel about the foods?
W:The foods weren't what we had expected.They were in such a hurry and the meat needed cooking a bit longer.Besides,it was too expensive.
M:I don't think the service was good,either.
W:Yes,the service certainly didn't add something good to this experience.The waiters didn't look experienced.
M:Would you like to return to this restaurant?
W:Certainly not.Maybe we could try it again in a few months when all things have settled down.
M:I couldn't agree more.
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M:Good aftemoon.Can I help you?
W:I'm here to ask about the job you have posted on the window.
M:Yes.We are hiring personal shoppers.We posted the job on the Internet as well.Do you have any experience?
W:Well...I have a lot of experience helping people shop.I like to help people and I'm very good at finding things that they might like.
M:Who have you helped?
W:Let me see...I've helped my mother,my aunt,and many of my friends.
M:I see.Well,you should know that it is difficult to satisfy our customers.They are busy people who want nice clothes,but don't have time to do a lot of shopping themselves.
W:That sounds perfect for me.I don't mind spending my days in stores.I choose things very carefully.
M:You should know that our customers have high expectations.You may find working with them quite challenging.
W:I'm prepared for that.When will you be doing interviews?
M:Well,today is Wednesday...So,I think we'll start them from tomorrow.If you are chosen for an interview,we'll call you within a few days.
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M:We at the Countryside Club love the outdoors and we want young people to love it,too.That's why, once again,we are holding a writing competition.Last year,we asked children to write about their favorite animal from the British countryside.This year,the subject is different.We want you to write about your favorite place in Britain.It could be a beach,a forest,a park or a mountain.But it must be outdoors.You can't write about your bedroom!So,if you're between the ages of eight and fifteen,start writing!Last year,you had to be less than 12 years old,but we decided to change it this year.You must write between 200 and 400 words.The best ones will appear in our Countryside magazine.The winners will also get a free family ticket to London Zoo.If you want to enter,please send your entry to 25 Black Street,Portland -that's 25 Black Street,Portland.Your entry must arrive before the 14th October.We look forward to reading your entries!