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2022年下学期期中考试试卷
高三英语
本试卷分为问卷和答卷。考试时量为120分钟，满分150分。请将答案写在答题卡上。
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。
1. What sport does Andy play?
A. Basketball. B. Football. C. Baseball.
2.How many kilograms can the man lift now?
A. 10 kilograms. B. 8 kilograms. C. 12 kilograms.
3.Where does the conversation take place?
A. In a hotel. B. In a bookstore. C. In a hospital.
4.How does the man feel now?
A. Worried. B. Sad. C. Excited.
5.What season is it now?
A. Summer. B. Winter. C. Spring.
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.Why is the man late?
A. His clothes weren't ready. B. His car broke down. C. He woke up late.
7.When does the conversation take place?
A. On Friday. B. On Thursday. C. On Saturday.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What's the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates. B. Teacher and parent. C. A couple.
9.What does the woman want to get Kate?
A. Shoes. B. Toys. C. Books.
10.Who was here today?
A. Lim. B. Sara. C. Nadia.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11.Where was the woman's university?
A. In America. B. In France. C. In England.
12.Where will the woman go tomorrow?
A. To the museum. B. To the library. C. To the restaurant.
13. When should the woman leave her hotel on Sunday?
A. At about 10:45 a.m. B. At about 9:45 a.m. C. At about 9:15 a.m.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Who might the woman be?
A. The man's grandmother. B. A doctor. C. The man's mother.
15. What street does the man's grandfather live on?
A. Thomas Street. B. Walter Street. C. Fred Street.
16. What will the man's grandfather do on Wednesday?
A. Go for a walk. B. Eat at a restaurant. C. Do some shopping.
17. Which fruit should the man's grandfather avoid?
A. Apples. B. Bananas. C. Watermelon.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18.Which area of New York is Central Park in?
A. Manhattan. B. The Bronx. C. Staten Island.
19.What can we know about the Central Park?
A. It is the biggest park in New York.
B. It is the most visited park in the world.
C. It is the most filmed location in the world.
20.When was Central Park completed?
A. In 1840. B. In 1876. C. In 1859.
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
Grandpa Frank's Great Big Bucket List
by Jenny Pearson
(Usborne Books)
Frank inherits (继承) lots of money from a grandma he didn't know he had and there's another surprise in store. The money comes with strict instructions ... and a new grandpa! Frank lists the ways he can spend the money and look after his easily angry grandpa. Money can buy hot-air balloon rides but can it really buy happiness?
How to Train Your Dad
by Gary Paulsen
(Macmillan Children's Books)
Twelve-year-old Carlis fed up with his dad, who's always rummaging(翻找) through rubbish and buying his clothes from garage sales (旧物销售). Worried about what his friends will think, Carl decides to use a puppy-training book to “train" his dad —with some unexpected results.
The Roller coaster Boy
by Lisa Thompson
(Scholastic)
Todd and Laurie's dad is either on top of the world or sleeping all the time. When he takes them on holiday they're expecting a very expensive and comfortable hotel, but the reality is a run-down dump(破地方). With their dad to look after and a mystery to solve, it's going to be an eventful holiday.
A Storm of Sisters
by Michelle Harrison
(Simon & Schuster)
In the latest story from the Pinch of Magic series, it is the deepest winter and the Widdershins sisters and their grandma have been called away to look after cousin Clarissa. In the snowy north, the streets are being visited by a frightening highwayman. As an icy storm is getting worse, can the girls save their grandma from terrible danger?
21. Whose book shows how a boy changes his father?
A. Jenny Pearson's. B. Gary Paulsen's.
C. Lisa Thompson's. D. Michelle Harrison's.
22. Which of the following books is a part of a series?
A. Grandpa Frank's Great Big Bucket List.
B. How to Train Your Dad.
C. A Storm of Sisters.
D. The Roller coaster Boy.
23. What do the four books have in common?
A. They are adapted from the same story.
B. They are created based on personal experiences.
C. They are published by the same company.
D. They are great stories featuring family members.
B
More than 40 years ago, my seventh grade English teacher began the year by telling us that we were absolutely not allowed to read "The Catcher in the Rye" because we weren't “ready" for it. So naturally we all went out and read it immediately.
I told this story to my son when he was a seventh grader. I meant it as a funny story, and I pointed out that it had taken me years to appreciate that teacher's pedagogic strategy. But then my son read the book himself right away. The mere long-ago echo(回音) of a possible ban was enough to breathe life to his reading.
Adults have been known to worry a great deal about the possible destructive influence of the publishing world on children. If you look at the list of “frequently challenged children's books’’ maintained by the American Library Association Office of Intellectual Freedom, you will see a wide range of touchy topics.
Books can get challenged because they involve magic (Philip Pullman, J.K. Rowling), or because they offend(冒犯) religious sensibilities. “A Wrinkle in Time”, by Madeleine L’Engle, has been challenged as both overly and insufficiently religious. Some books are challenged because they describe children behaving, well, childishly. (Junie B. Jones, the heroine of a series of books by Barbara Park, gets in trouble for using words like “stupid”.) So adults worry that books may be bad for children's morals and for their manners.
In fact, banned book lists can be a great resource for parents looking for books that teach kids about the world and themselves.
When your children read books that have been challenged or banned, you have a double opportunity as a parent: you can discuss the books themselves, and the information they provide, and you can also talk about why people might find them troubling.
24. What was the author's teacher's pedagogic strategy?
A. Arousing the students' curiosity. B. Hiding banned books.
C. Listing banned books. D. Telling some funny stories.
25. Who probably wrote something challenging religion?
A. J.K. Rowling. B. Barbara Park.
C. Junie B. Jones. D. Madeleine L'Engle.
26. What does the author advise parents to do?
A. Let children make their own choices.
B. Involve themselves in reading.
C. Choose books for their children.
D. Observe their children's behavior closely.
27. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Not All Challenged Books Are Bad
B. A Good Book Is a Light to the Soul
C. Banned or Not Banned—That Is the Question!
D. Parents Should Respect Children's Choice
C
When it comes to unlikely friendships, wildlife never stops to amaze. And a giant 450-pound gorilla (大猩猩) sharing a heart-warming moment with a 0.5-pound wild bushbaby(灌丛婴猴) is definitely an unusual sight to be seen.
Over 300 rescued animals live at Ape Action Africa, Cameroon — a sanctuary(鸟兽保护区) for endangered animals like gorillas, chimpanzees and monkeys. Bobo, a western lowland gorilla, is among the first residents at the sanctuary. The huge male arrived at the sanctuary when he was only two, after losing his mom due to poaching (偷猎). And back then, Bobo was far from the strong male he's now.
Even though he's such a fearless animal, Bobo is nothing but a gentle giant. And recently, his gentleness even blew away the caretakers at the sanctuary. While on their morning checks, the caretakers could not believe their eyes when they saw Bobo sharing a lovely moment with his newest and most unusual friend —a wild bushbaby.
It's quite amazing to watch the tiny animal interacting in such a friendly manner with its giant neighbor.“The bushbaby showed no fear of Bobo,”said Elissa O'Sullivan, spokesperson for Ape Action Africa. “He moved around Bobo's body and spent his time jumping around in an open grassy area, before choosing to return to Bobo.”
Wild bushbabies are normally nocturnal animals, so watching a bushbaby hanging with a group of gorillas in full daylight was even more amazing for the caretakers. “It is very uncommon to see a bushbaby during the day,” a staff member said. “We have never seen a wild animal interacting with a rescued one at the sanctuary.”
The other gorillas —three females and three young males, soon became very interested in Bobo's new friend. However, Bobo suddenly became overprotective towards his tiny companion and he kept his group away from it. “Bobo's group-mates were extremely curious, but he kept them all at a distance, making sure that no one disturbed (打扰) his new friend, ” another staff member said. “The little bushbaby was happy to play in Bobo's arms.”
28.What do we know about Bobo?
A. He lost a family member at age two.
B. He was born at a large sanctuary.
C. He protected his mother from poaching.
D. He was the first gorilla at Ape Action Africa.
29. What did the caretakers discover during their morning checks?
A. Bobo made a surprising new friend.
B. A bushbaby was lying beside Bobo.
C. Bobo jumped around with his friends.
D. A bushbaby returned to care for Bobo.
30.What might the underlined part “nocturnal animals"in paragraph 5 mean?
A. The animals that live in the bushes.
B. The animals that like to hunt alone.
C. The animals that hang with large animals.
D. The animals that rest during the daytime.
31.What was Bobo's attitude towards those gorillas showing interest in the bushbaby?
A. Unselfish. B. Unfriendly. C. Uncaring. D. Unclear.
D
A new study of older adults finds excessive daytime napping (小睡) may signal an increasing risk of Alzheimer's disease(阿尔兹海默症). Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital report a relationship between daytime napping and cognitive (认知的) aging: excessive daytime napping predicts an increased future risk of Alzheimer's, and a diagnosis of Alzheimer's speeds up the increase in daytime napping during aging.
“Daytime sleep behaviors of older adults are often ignored, and a consensus for daytime napping in clinical practice and health care is still lacking,” said Peng Li of the Medical Biodynamics Program in Brigham’s Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders. “Our team calls for a closer attention to 24-hour sleep patterns—not only nighttime sleep but also daytime sleep—for tracking the health of older adults.”
Researchers at the Brigham recognized that all previous studies on Alzheimer's disease assessed napping within a participant only once, and most of which were subjective and questionnaire-based. In the new study, more than 1000 individuals, with an average age of 81, were provided Actical, a watch-like device, to wear on their wrist for up to 14 days. After napping episodes were identified, the nap duration and frequency were calculated.
The results suggest that excessive daytime napping may signal an increasing risk of Alzheimer’s, and that faster yearly increase in daytime napping may be a sign of worsening or unfavored clinical progression of the disease.
Researchers acknowledge that although the method of the new study has been widely used in sleep field studies, they recognize that polysomnography(多导睡眠记录仪) is the gold standard for sleep scoring. Moreover, the participants studied were older, and therefore, the findings may not be easily translated to younger people. In addition, future studies should test whether a direct intervention in daytime napping can lower the risk of Alzheimer's or cognitive decline.
“We hope to draw more attention to daytime sleep patterns and the importance of patients noting if their sleep schedule changes over time,” said co-senior author Kun Hu of the Medical Biodynamics Program. “Sleep changes are critical in shaping the internal changes in the brain.”
32. What is the new study about?
A. The link between Alzheimer's and daytime sleep.
B. Causes of sleep disorders in older adults.
C. The symptoms of age-related cognitive decline.
D. Ways to prevent Alzheimer's disease.
33.What does Peng Li's team advocate?
A. Encouraging elders to get enough rest at night.
B. Monitoring elders' sleep patterns throughout the day.
C. Investigating the health of elders with poor sleep.
D. Providing good health care for elders with Alzheimer's.
34.How did researchers conduct the new study?
A. By interviewing a large number of older people.
B. By carrying out a survey with questionnaires.
C. By tracking sleep with a wearable device.
D. By referring to previous studies on Alzheimer's.
35.What is paragraph 5 mainly about?
A. Advice on adjusting sleep patterns.
B. Supporting evidence for the research results.
C. The potential value of the study findings.
D. Limitations of the present research.
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。
How to tell your career story
I believe telling your story is one of the most important life skills because it is the moment when you commit to the change what you want to make in your life 36 .
Share what you really want to do
If you know what you really want to do for work, tell people even if you haven't taken your first step down that path. Don't hold back, go for it! 37 , not what you are doing right now. When you talk about the work you've always wanted to do, you'll naturally sound more excited, and other people will sense your excitement.
Share your motivation
As soon as you tell someone about the work you've always wanted to do, immediately tell them about your motivation for doing it. Communicate your “why”, your purpose, and your reason for making a change in your work. 38 if they believe your intentions are reliable. You might even share a personal story.
39 ？
Your past experiences have value. They provided you with marketable skills that you can use in new ways to support your new work. They are part of your new story. When you talk to someone about what you want to do, share how your past experiences make you uniquely qualified to do it. How did they lead you here to take this next step? Show how they're helping you work toward your new purpose. For example, my work at CBS News helped me to tell stories. My work at dot-coms helped me understand the possibilities of the digital media. 40 . My work as an entrepreneur helped me understand how to build communities.
A. How are you uniquely qualified
B. Focus on where you want your life to go
C. Here are some “rules” for telling your career story
D. What's the difference between old experiences and new stories
E. I believe everyone has a great untold story that deserves to be told
F. My work as a sales trainer taught me how to inspire people to change
G. People will be more engaged and even more motivated to offer you help
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。
A student who was preparing to graduate from school sent out invitations to her family in the hope they would be able to attend on the day.
It wasn't until a 41 dropped back in reply that she 42 she had sent one to the wrong address and the message inside is restoring people's 43 in humanity.
The card politely informed her that her 44 no longer live at the address, and the new owner took the time to 45 the student on her achievements—even enclosing $20 inside as a 46 .
The stranger's heart-warming act was posted on Facebook, where the receiver said,
“I 47 sent a graduation invitation to my extended family's old address. I received this touching card (and $20!) 48 ！”
It 49 , “Regretfully I must inform you that your relatives are not located at this address. I bought this house in September and am not 50 with former owners. I unknowingly opened the envelope 51 to them by mistake and am returning the invitation to you. That being said, I offer my congratulations! I don't 52 you, but I am proud of you for pursuing a career in a STEM field. US women have a lot of work to do to take our place in science.”
The image of the card has 53 hundreds of comments as people were left surprised by the heart-warming act. One said happily, “It brought a 54 to my face. What a wonderful and kind gesture from a(n) 55 .”A second said, "Some humans are absolutely wonderful.”
41.A. newspaper B. card C. letter D. book
42.A. realized B. imagined C. hoped D. reported
43.A. order B. health C. fame D. faith
44.A. relatives  B. teachers C. friends  D. classmates
45.A. forgive   B. praise  C. congratulate D. respect
46.A. rule  B. gift  C. reward   D. result
47.A. quickly  B. naturally  C. accidentally D. suddenly 
48.A. in danger  B. in trouble  C. in need  D. in return
49.A. tells  B. reads  C. shows  D. spreads
50.A. familiar  B. satisfied  C. mixed  D. annoyed
51.A. exposed B. attached  C. limited  D. addressed
52.A. understand  B. love C. know  D. influence
53.A. gained B. invited  C. made  D. passed
54.A. picture  B. flower  C. tear  D. smile
55.A. engineer B. stranger C. professor  D. student
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。
Water shortage is one of the 56 (great) crises facing us today,with two thirds of the global population living in areas 57 water is scarce(稀缺的) for a month or more every year. There are two contributing factors 58 this problem: increasing global demand for water, and unsustainable means by which these demands are being met. Yet, despite global water usage already increasing threefold (三倍) over the last fifty years, it 59 (predict) that there will be a further 60%-100% increase in water usage by 2050.
This is not just 60 matter of turning the tap off when you brush your 61 (tooth), cutting your showers down to 3 minutes, or sharing the washing-load with your flatmates. In fact, daily activities of human make up less than 4% of our total water consumption, with the remaining 92% 62 (fall) into two ‘invisible' categories: the industrial production of household items, and the production of food. Astonishingly, 69% of our total daily water consumption comes from the 63 (grow) and production of food alone.
64 (unfortunate), there is no single go-to reference book for the exact number of liters used in the production of any individual food item. This is a hard pill to swallow, for we have other factors 65 (consider) when weighing up the benefits of every food choice: taste, cost and convenience.
第四部分 写作（共两节、满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
学校英文报正在开展以Water pollution为题的讨论，请使用图表中的调查结果写一篇英文报道，内容包括：
1. 水污染的原因描述；
2. 水污染的危害;
3. 你的建议。
注意：
1.词数80左右；2.首句已给出，不计入总词数。

With the development of society, water pollution is getting more and more serious .____
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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。
A young boy loved football with all his heart. But being half the size of the other boys, he got absolutely nowhere. At all the games, he hardly ever played. This teenager lived alone with his father. Even though the son was always on the bench during games, his father was always in the stands(看台)cheering.
This young man was still the smallest of the class when he entered high school. His father continued to encourage him. The young man was determined to try his best at every practice, and perhaps he'd get to play when he became a senior. All through high school he never missed a practice or a game, but remained a bench-warmer all four years.
His father was always in the stands, always with words of encouragement for him. This persistent young athlete never missed practice. but he never got to play in a game. It was the end of his senior football season, and as he was practising for the game on Saturday, the coach met him with a telegram. The young man read the telegram and became completely silent. Struggling to speak, he said to the coach, “My father died this morning. Is it all right if I miss practice today’’
The coach put his arm gently around his shoulder and said, “Take the rest of the week off, son. And don't even plan to come back to the game on Saturday.’’ Saturday arrived, and the game was not going well. When the team was ten points behind, a silent young man quietly slipped into the empty locker room and put on his football uniform. As he ran onto the sidelines, the coach and his players were surprised to see their faithful teammate back so soon.
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。
 “Coach, please let me play. I've just got to play today,’’ said the young man.__________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
After the team had left the locker room, the coach noticed that this young man was sitting quietly in the corner all alone. _____________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2022年下学期期中考试
高三英语参考答案

听力：1-5. CACBB 6-10. BACAB 11-15. CACBA 16-20. CBACB
阅读：21-23. BCD 24-27. ADBC 28-31. AADB 32-35. ABCD
七选五：36-40. CBGAF
完形：41-45. BADAC 46-50. BCDBA 51-55. DCADB
语法填空：56.greatest  57.where  58.to  59. is predicted  60.a 
61.teeth  62.falling 63.growth  64.Unfortunately  65.to consider

应用文参考范文
With the development of society, water pollution is getting more and more serious. There are many reasons contributing to this problem.
As can be easily seen from the chart, half of the water pollution is caused by factories. 35% comes from agriculture while only 5% is from our families. Other reasons which result in this pollution account for 10%. Polluted water bodies not only do harm to animals and plants, they also have a long-lasting effect on humans.
We should take some measures to fight against water pollution. First of all, we must draw public attention to the problem. Besides, more strict laws should be passed to help reduce water pollution. All in all, only when everybody takes action to stop the pollution will the problem be solved.

读后续写参考范文
Paragraph 1:
“Coach, please let me play. I've just got to play today,” said the young man. The coach pretended not to hear him. But the young man persisted, and finally feeling sorry for the kid, the coach gave in. “All right, you can go in.” Before long, no one could believe their eyes. This young man was doing everything right. The other team could not stop him. His team won the game.
Paragraph 2:
After the team had left the locker room, the coach noticed that this young man was sitting quietly in the corner all alone. The coach came to him and said, “Kid, I can't believe it. You were fantastic! Tell me what got into you? How did you do it?” He looked at the coach, with tears in his eyes, and said, “Well, you knew my dad died, but did you know that my dad was blind?” The young man swallowed hard and forced a smile, “Dad came to all my games, but today was the first time he could see me play, and I wanted to show him I could do it!”



应用文评分细则：
1．本题总分为15分，按5个档次给分。
2．评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量、确定或调整档次，最后给分。
3．词数少于60和多于100的，从总分中减去2分。
4．评分时，应注意的主要内容为：内容要点、应用词汇和语法结构的丰富性和准确性及上下文的连贯性。
5．拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面，评分时，应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。
6．如书写较差，以致影响交际，将分数降低一个档次。

读后续写评分细则
档次
描述
第五档
（21—25分）

1. 与所给短文融洽度高，与所提供各段落开头语衔接合理
2. 所使用语法结构和词汇丰富、准确，可能有些许错误，但完全不影响意义表达
3. 有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使所续写短文结构紧凑
第四档
（16—20分）
1. 与所给短文融洽度较高，与所提供各段落开头语衔接较为合理
2. 所使用语法结构和词汇较为丰富、准确，可能有些许错误，但不影响意义表达
3. 比较有效地使用了语句间的连接成分，使所续写的短文结构紧凑
第三档
（11—15分）

1. 与所给短文关系较为密切，与所提供各段落开头语有一定程度的衔接
2. 应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求，虽有一些错误，但不影响意义表达
3. 应用简单的语句间连接成分，使全文内容连贯
第二档
（6—10分）

1. 与所给短文有一定的关系，与所提供各段落开头语有一定程度的衔接
2. 语法结构单调，词汇项目有限，有些语法结构和词汇方面的错误，影响了意义的表达
3. 较少使用语句间的连接成分，全文内容缺少连贯性
第一档
（1—5分）

1. 与所提供短文和开头语的衔接较差
2. 语法结构单调，词汇项目很有限，有较多语法结构和词汇方面的错误，严重影响了意义的表达
3. 缺乏语句间的连接成分，全文内容不连贯


2022年下学期期中考试
高三英语听力材料
录音原文：
Text 1
W: Is Andy part of our basketball team?
M: I don't think so. He's only in the baseball team.(1) He does like to watch basketball and football, but he doesn't play.
Text 2
W: Can you lift more weight at the gym now than before?
M: Yeah! It used to be 8 kilograms, but it's 10 kilograms now. (2) I'm trying to make it 12 in another week or two.
Text 3
W: Please have a seat. I'll let you know when the doctor is free. There are two patients before you. (3) You can read something while you wait.
M: Can my son use the bathroom?
W:Of course! It's right on the corner.
Text 4
W: Where will you be going for your birthday next week? Are you doing anything special?
M: No, my dog just died last week, and I don't feel like celebrating anything right now.(4)
Text 5
M: It's quite warm today, which is strange for this time of the year!
W: Yeah, but it's going to be spring in another two weeks.(5) We should start getting used to hotter weather.
Text 6
W: You're a bit late today. Is everything okay?
M: Yeah, my car just didn't start! I woke up on time, took a shower, got dressed...I was on time—until the car problem. (6) I had to take a taxi.
W: Well, at least tomorrow's Saturday.(7) You can have it fixed.
M: Yeah, that's one good thing. If this had happened yesterday, I would have missed the big meeting!
Text 7
W: I think Kate is doing very well at school, especially in science class. Her teachers are all happy, and she seems to be enjoying herself too.
M: Yes, I'm really glad. I think we should get her something, as a gift. How about a new notebook? She's too old for toys now!
W:There are these shoes she's been asking for, for quite some time.(9)
M:OK, good idea!
W: She's finally making new friends here too. Her friend Lim came over last week, and Sara was here today.(10) She's also invited our neighbor's daughter, Nadia, to come tomorrow.

Text 8
M: How was your experience in university? You were in America, right?
W: No, never! I went to university in England.(11) It was a really good time. My parents live in France, so I could go there for the holidays as well.
M: And now, what do you want in your free time here?
W: I would love to visit the local museum tomorrow if I can. (12) I got to spend the whole day today in the library. On Saturday, I want to go to the church and then to that famous Chinese restaurant.
M: And you will be going back on Sunday?
W: Yeah. I have to be at the airport by 10 a.m.,(13) so I have to leave my hotel according to that. How long would it take to go to the airport by taxi? (13)
M: About 45 minutes. (13)
Text 9
W: May I please have your grandfather's name and address? (15) (16) (17)
M:Yes, of course! His name is Fred Walter and he lives at 29, Thomas Street.(15)
W: Does he have someone to look after him at home?
M: Yes, he lives with my grandmother. She can look after him. A nurse checks up on them at home twice a week, as well.
W: I think I'll ask the nurse to go three times a week.Is that okay?
M: That would be great!
W:What does he usually do all week? Does he have different activities to keep him busy?
M:Oh, yes! He has his full week planned out! He will go for a walk on Monday, go to the grocery store to get vegetables and fruit on Wednesday, (16) and have lunch at his favorite restaurant on Friday!
W: I'm very glad to hear that! Lastly, I also think we need to make some changes to the things he eats, because of his health. For example, some fruits are okay, like apples and watermelon. However, bananas are not.(17)
M: Okay. Thank you so much.
Text 10
Central Park is one of the most famous urban parks in the world,yet it is only the5th biggest park in New York City at 843 acres. The largest is Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx area of the city. The second largest is Greenbelt Park, which is found on Staten Island. However, neither enjoys the history of Central Park, (18) (19) (20) which is in the center of Manhattan.(18) (19) It is the most visited urban park in the US and the most filmed location in the world. (19) Planning for the park began back in the 1840s. However, the plans were not accepted until 1853, and work did not begin until 1857.Additional land was bought at the northern end in 1859. But the park was not fully complete until 1876, (20) almost 30 years after it was thought up. The park is now home to Central Park Zoo, the Delacorte Theater and the Literary Walk, which is made up of statues of famous writers.