四川省宜宾市第一中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期中英语试题（Word版附答案）

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（考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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. What des the wman want t d?
A. Repair her phne.B. Buy a new phne.C. Brrw a phne.
2. Hw will the man get t the party tnight?
A. By bus.B. By car.C. By subway.
3. What is the man dissatisfied with abut the shirt?
A. The clr.B. The style.C. The material.
4. Why des the wman cmplain abut her husband?
A. He’s n quite a lw salary.
B. He smkes a lt.
C. He never des the husewrk.
5. What is the wman prbably?
A. A htel receptinist.B. A salespersn.C. A teacher.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至7题。
6. What impressed the man mst in the museum?
A. A painting.B. Sme clthes.C. A china bwl.
7. What will the man d next?
A. Read the pem.B. Display sme pictures.C. Make a call.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至9题。
8. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. In an ffice.B. In a restaurant.C. Over the phne.
9. What des the wman say abut the man?
A. He’s in a bad physical cnditin.
B. He’s nt qualified fr the wrk.
C. He smkes a lt.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。
10. What did the man just d fr the wman?
A. He helped her with gardening.
B. He taught her t grw vegetables.
C. He shwed her sme vegetable beds.
11. What des the man think f cmmunity gardening?
A. Tiring.B. Bring.C. Helpful.
12. What is the wman ging t grw next year?
A. Green vegetables.B. Watermelns.C. Strawberries.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。
13. Hw lng shuld the man attend classes per week fr summer schl?
A. 6 hurs.B. 12 hurs.C. 18 hurs.
14. Why des the man take the Spanish curse?
A. He has interest in it.
B. He failed the Spanish test last semester.
C. He will g t Spain sn.
15. What is the advantage f the summer schl accrding t the man?
A. It is cheap.B. It is less stressful.C. It has small classes.
16. What will the man d after the summer schl?
A. Relax at the beaches.B. Stay at hme.C. Study with his friends.
听下面一段对话，回答第17至20题。
17. Hw many areas des Ghibli Park include?
A. 3.B. 5.C. 8.
18. Which area huses the Rbt Sldier frm Castle in the Sky?
A. Ghibli’s Grand Warehuse.
B. Hill f Yuth.
C. Dndk Frest.
19. When des the park start t sell tickets nline?
A. On August 1st.B. On August 10th.C. On Nvember 1st.
20. What d we knw abut the tickets fr Ghibli’s Grand Warehuse?
A. They’re free fr children.
B. They’re the cheapest f all the areas.
C. They’re cheaper n weekdays.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Best spring destinatins in Tibet
The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has lng been an ideal and mysterius destinatin fr visitrs wh are passinate abut explring remte lands. Here we recmmend sme f the best turist destinatins in Tibet.
Peach Blssm Valley, Nyingchi
The peach blssms in Nyingchi have been dubbed as “the mst beautiful peach flwers in the wrld”. The annual festival has becme a signature turism event n the plateau. Peach trees blm depending n the altitude and climate, s visitrs will have the chance t enjy the blssms.
Ranwu Lake
Ranwu Lake is renwned fr its tranquility(平静) and its purity f blueness. Scenery alng the lakeside varies a gd deal with grass, frest, autumn leaves, white waterfwl and snw muntains clearly reflected in the mirrr-like water. Spring cming, a reflectin f green trees dances n the lake and peple feel like they are walking int a rmantic dreamland.
The Yarlung Zangb River Grand Canyn
The Grand Canyn is the deepest canyn in the wrld. With a ttal length f abut 500 kilmeters, its altitude spans frm 7,782 meters t 550 meters arund the Yarlung Zangb River Valley. Visitrs can enjy bth the peach blssms and the snw-capped muntains.
Nanyi Valley
Nanyi Valley is knwn as “the highest green mysterius place n Earth”.Surrunded by muntains and shruded in cluds, Nanyi Valley is an ideal spring destinatin fr visitrs, where yu can find peach and azalea blssms everywhere.
There are sme ther attractins. Fr mre infrmatin, please click the fllwing link
21.If yu are a festival lver, which destinatin will yu chse?
A. Nanyi Valley
B. Ranwu Lake
C. The Yarlung Zangb River Grand Canyn
D. Peach Blssm Valley, Nyingchi
22.What d Ranwu Lake and The Yarlung Zangb River Grand Canyn have in cmmn?
A. Admiring snw muntains.
B. Watching white waterfwl.
C. Enjying peach blssms.
D. Appreciating azalea flwers.
23.Where is this text prbably taken frm?
A. A bk review B. A website
C. A magazine D. A travel brchure
B
In April 2008, I came acrss an essay written by a by with autism(自闭症) when he was 14. I was impressed. I thught there was a chance fr a dcumentary. The directr agreed. “Find the by!” he said. A cuple f mnths later, I fund him, Antn. S it began - a film abut Antn’s transfrmatin. At least, that’s what I thught at the time.
During filming, I helped put him int different hspitals and camps fr treatment and we became clse. There were lts f unfrgettable mments. I remember ne visit when we sat tgether, talking quietly and eating fd I’d made. Then it was time fr me t g. Withut saying a wrd, Antn std up and started t bang his head against the wall. BAM!BAM!Bld streamed dwn his face. At that mment, lking at the despair n Antn’s face, I recgnized myself. What I recgnized was an emtinal abundance in him that I had myself. Like Antn, I was ver the tp. If I lved smene, I lved them cmpletely. If I was upset, I let it shw. But unlike Antn, I’d learned t edit emtins as if they were a film. But lately, I was waking up in the mrning with ne terrifying thught: “Wh am I?” Antn helped me t answer this. He was the nly persn in my life wh let me lve withut any hlding back and wh lved me the same way.
The film Antn’s Right Here was released in Octber 2012 and shwn at film festivals in Russia where it received prizes at several majr Russian film festivals.
After the film was shwn by the First TV Channel, Russia’s main TV channel, letters flwed in. Autistic individuals and their families needed help. That’s when the idea f a fundatin began t take shape in my mind. The fundatin, called Antn’s Right Here, fficially pened in December 2013. It’s Russia’s first-ever centre fr adults with autism. It keeps helping peple with autism like Antn.
When we started t film, Antn was 19. He’s nw 31. I’m still very much a part f his life. With his unedited emtins, Antn reminds me every day f what it’s like t be really, unreservedly lved and t lve back in return.
24. Why did the writer want t find Antn?
A. She intended t make a film abut Antn.
B. She was asked t d s by the directr.
C. She saw Antn’s ptential t be a writer.
D. She wanted t transfrm Antn’s life.
25. Why did Antn hurt himself during a visit?
A. He was lst fr wrds. B. He did nt want the writer t leave.
C. His cnditin was getting wrse. D. He tended t lse his temper fr n reasn.
26. What d we knw abut the dcumentary frm the passage?
A. It tk 5 years t sht.
B. Shting it made a difference t the writer’s life.
C. It arused little scial cncern.
D. A fundatin f the same name was established by Antn.
27. What lessn did the writer learn frm Antn?
A. Hw t deal with autism. B. Hw t edit her emtins.
C. Hw t lve and be lved. D. Hw t live life t the fullest.
C
Imagine, Jhn Lennn’s mst famus sng was recently vted “Britain’s favurite sng f all time”. It’s an idealistic sng abut peace and hpe fr a better wrld. ‘Imagine all the peple living life in peace’. The sng was a big hit in 1971 and again in 1981 Lennn was murdered in New Yrk. It became a hit fr a third time after the terrrist attacks f September 11th , 2001.
But wh really wrte the sng? Until recently the answer t this questin was always Jhn Lennn. But n a TV prgram this week, Lennn’s wife, Yk On, spke fr the first time abut hw she in fact helped t write the sng.
On said that the idea and inspiratin (灵感) fr Imagine came frm sme f her pems that Jhn Lennn was reading at that time. The pems began with the wrd ‘Imagine’. On said, “During the Secnd Wrld War, my brther and I were terribly hungry. I imagined delicius menus fr him and he began t smile. If yu think smething impssible, yu can imagine it and make it happen.”
In an interview just befre he died, Lennn admitted that Yk deserved credit fr Imagine. He said a lt f it came frm her, frm her bk f pems. Imagine this, imagine that.
On said that sme f the sng was written when they were flying acrss the Atlantic, and the rest was written n the pian in their bedrm at their hme in England. On said, “The sng speaks abut Jhn’s dream fr the wrld. It was smething he really wanted t say.” Imagine became a ppular sng fr peace activists everywhere.
In March 2002, the airprt in his hmetwn f Liverpl was renamed Jhn Lennn Airprt. A sign abve the main entrance has a line frm Imagine ‘Abve us nly sky’.
28. What des the authr say abut the sng?
A. It expresses Lennn’s wish fr wrld peace.
B. It’s the mst ppular sng in the wrld.
C. It encurages listeners t use their imaginatin.
D. Imagine is clsely related t Lenn’s death.
29. Lennn came up with the idea fr Imagine because f _________.
A. peple’s smiles n their faces B. his wife’s pems
C. his anger ver Wrld War II D. sme delicius menus
30. The authr mentins Jhn Lennn Airprt t shw ________.
A. it’s the first airprt in England t be named after a singer
B. Lennn’s supprt fr the airprt
C. it’s the place where Lennn’s dream came true
D. Lennn’s great influence
What’s the best title fr the text?
Why Was Imagine Written? B. The Reasns Behind Imagine’s Success.
C. Wh Wrte Imagine? D. The Unknwn Secret f Jhn Lennn
D
Sydney’s Ryal Btanic Gardens are t start a war n gray-headed flying fxes. These super bats have invaded ne f Australia's mst famus public spaces. Officials have said that animals are destrying trees and plants.
The unwanted guests at Sydney’s Ryal Btanic Gardens lk like tiny fxes with wings. Officials have estimated there are abut 11,000 f them living in the harbr-side park. After inspecting the damage t dzens f trees, they nw believe there are twice as many as previusly thught. Branches have been breaking under the weight f these furry invaders and their drppings have been pisning plants.
Help may well be at hand, hwever, in the shape f the rdinary garbage bin. The Gardens’ directr Dr. Tim Entwistle hpes the unpleasant sunds f crashing bin lids(垃圾箱盖) will agitate the flying fxes and frce them t mve n. “The way t disturb them is t use nises, s we’ve used the lud nises made by rubbish bins in the past. Yu can als use speakers as lng as yu mve the nise arund, and what we'll d is t have a series f nises, at the beginning and end f the day. What we’ve fund in the past is that the flying fxes leave the Gardens and g smewhere else,” said Tim.
The gray-headed flying fx is Australia’s largest bat. It flies arund at night using its eyes and a pwerful sense f smell t search fr fruit and flwers. Officials at the Ryal Btanic Gardens in Sydney have said they’re ptimistic that the unwelcme clny can be uprted(使离开家园). If and when the bats d mve t ther parts f the city, they will f curse then becme smene else’s prblem.
32. Why d peple want t get rid f the flying fxes?
A. Because they’re threatening the survival f trees and ther plants.
B. Because they are plluting the city.
C. Because many garbage bins have been damaged by them.
D. Because the gardens are imprtant public places.
33. What are peple ding t get rid f the flying fxes?
A. Shting them.B. Shaking the trees hard.
C. Making lud nises. D. Cutting sme trees dwn.
34. Which f the fllwing can replace the underlined wrd “agitate” in Paragraph 3?
A. Excite B. Disturb C. Kill D. Discurage
35. What des the writer imply frm the last paragraph?
A. The bats will still stay in the gardens.
B. The gray-headed flying fx ften eats trees.
C. Sme ther areas will have t deal with the bats.
D. The damage caused by the bats is serius.
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。
The relatinship between parents and teachers is imprtant in the develpment f a child. The gd cmmunicatin between them is cmmunicatin that says,“I care abut my child, and I value schl.” The best way a parent can shw hw much he r she values learning is by sending a prepared child t schl every day. 36 . Once a child gets behind in class, catching up can be difficult.
Parents and teachers are partners in student develpment. A schl cmmunity is built n relatinships established (确立)amng children, teachers, and children’s families.
Here are tips fr creating a psitive relatinship with yur child’s teacher.
Meet with yur child’s teacher in the fall. 37 —his r her special needs, utside activities, health, and hme study habits.
Lk fr the psitive. 38 . Share with yur child’s teacher smething yu particularly appreciate regarding the teacher’s rle in the academic and /r scial develpment f yur child.
Let the teacher knw that yu want t supprt the wrk that is being dne in class. Ask fr suggestins fr expanding schl activities int hme activities.
39 . Yu can send a nte f thanks when smething special takes place in the classrm and yur child is invlved.
Be willing t participate in r set up a cnference when yu r yur child’s teacher feel a special meeting is needed, such as: 40 . Yur child seems t be deeply upset abut smething that happened at schl.
Phne yur child’s teacher if necessary.
Express yur appreciatin t the teacher.
There is a dramatic drp in yur child’s grades.
The beginning f every term is very imprtant.
The teachers need t feel appreciated fr the jb they d.
This is a gd time fr the teacher t learn mre abut yur child.
When a child is absent frm schl, imprtant lessns may be missed.
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。
I was extremely sad. My six-mnth-ld daughter, Sienna, had lst her father befre she’d even gt t 41 him. I had n idea hw I was ging t raise her 42 . I had t wrk ut hw t start 43 my life.
Then ne day my mind wandered back t a few years earlier, when I had 44 bxing at my lcal gym. I had really 45 the exercise and it had given me smething t fcus n. S I picked up the phne and called my ld bxing cach, Stu.
I was 46 when I turned up fr my first training. But my fears sn died dwn nce I started hitting the pads (软垫). As I built up my strength ver the fllwing mnths, I felt the weight f the wrld slwly lifting ff my 47 . Five mnths later, Stu scheduled my first bxing match.
Buncing arund the ring, I felt as thugh William and Sienna were 48 me n. I was really excited when I was annunced as the 49 . That encuraged me t study t becme a fitness trainer myself.
When I 50 a jb at a Mari health and well-being rganizatin, I wanted t intrduce bxing 51 s I culd help thers lift their spirits.
52 , my classes have been a huge success. Mre than three years have passed since we lst William and I 53 miss him every day. I ften talk t Sienna abut him. She’ll always knw wh her father was and hw much he 54 her.
I have n dubt that bxing saved my life and made me a better mther. If teaching ther peple bxing can help them n their jurney frm darkness t light, it’s well wrth the 55 .
41. A. acceptB. frgiveC. knwD. recgnize
42. A. wellB. tgetherC. safelyD. alne
43. A. rebuildingB. recrdingC. livingD. imagining
44. A. called ff B. given up C. fught against D. taken up
45. A. hated B. enjyed C. supprted D. played
46. A. prud B. surprised C. happy D. nervus
47. A. shulders B. hands C. arms D. legs
48. A. taking B. cheering C. frcing D. passing
49. A. captain B. cach C. winner D. judge
50. A. quitB. lst C. searched D. gt
51. A. teachers B. classes C. schls D. teams
52. A. Surely B. Hpefully C. Thankfully D. Strangely
53. A. still B. smetimes C. yet D. already
54. A. missed B. satisfied C. respected D. lved
55. A. visit B. fight C. lss D. mney
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。
There has been a recent trend in the fd service industry tward lwer fat cntent and less salt. This trend, which was started by the medical cmmunity（医学界）56. _______ a methd f fighting heart disease, has had sme unintended side 57. ________(effect) such as verweight and heart disease — the very thing the medical cmmunity was trying t fight.
Fat and salt are very imprtant parts f a diet. They are required 58. ________ (prcess) the fd that we eat, t recver frm injury and fr several ther bdily functins. When fat and salt 59. ______ (remve) frm fd, the fd tastes as if it is missing smething. As 60. ______ result, peple will eat mre fd t try t make up fr that smething missing. Even 61.______ (bad), the amunt f fast fd that peple eat ges up. Fast fd 62. _____ (be) full f fat and salt; by 63. ________ (eat) mre fast fd peple will get mre salt and fat than they need in their diet.
Having enugh fat and salt in yur meals will reduce the urge t snack between meals and will imprve the taste f yur fd. Hwever, be 64. ________(care) nt t g t extremes. Like anything, it is pssible t have t much f bth, 65. ________ is nt gd fr the health.
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，作为交换生正在英国学校学习。为了推广中国文化，学生会将于2023年11月20 日在学校报告厅举办“中国诗词大会”(Chinese Petry Cnference)，请你用英语写一则通知告知该校同学有关参赛事宜。
1.报名时间、地点；
2.比赛内容：中国诗词，以唐诗为主；
3.奖品：《唐诗三百首》。
注意：1.词数80左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Ntice
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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。
Justin and his yunger sister, Lily, lived with their parents in a pr neighbrhd. Their mther was very sick and their father was struggling t find a jb, and they had nly a little mney with which t buy fd. As they had nt paid the rent fr several mnths, the landlrd was breathing dwn their necks(紧盯着他们).
One day, Justin tk Lily’s shes t a she repairman t be fixed, but he lst them n the way hme. It was nt until he gt hme that he realized he had lst the shes. He was afraid that his parents wuld be angry and disappinted, s he begged his sister t keep it secret. Lily agreed and the tw decided t share Justin’s running shes. Lily’s schl hurs were in the mrning, s she wuld wear them first. After schl, she wuld rush back and give them t Justin. He culd then run t his schl, which began in the afternn. Althugh he ran as fast as he culd, Justin ften arrived late and was warned by the schl.
A lng distance race was ging t be held fr the bys in the city. When Justin learned that the third prize was a new pair f shes, he decided t take part. He ran hme excitedly and prmised his sister that he wuld win her the new shes.
The day f race arrived. Justin had a strng start but halfway thrugh the race he began t get tired and his legs began t ache. Getting mre and mre exhausted, he thught nly f Lily and his prmise t her. Dreaming f the new shes he wuld win fr his sister gave him strength, and he stayed right behind the tw faster runners, determined t finish third. Suddenly, as the finish line drew near, anther runner cllided (碰撞) with Justin frm behind and Justin crashed t the grund.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
Justin lked up and he saw the ther bys rushing ahead.
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Paragraph 2:
Filled with pleasure, Justin walked hme in n time.
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2022级高二上期半期联合考试（英语）
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 CBACA 6—10CBABA 11—15 CBBAC 16—20 ABABC
第二部分 阅读（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）
21－25 DABAB26－30 BCABD31－35 CACBC 36－40 GFEBC
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）
41—45 CDADB 46—50 DABCD51—55 BCADB
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56. as57. effects58. t prcess59. are remved60. a
61. wrse 62. is 63. eating64. careful 65.which
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）
Ntice
In rder t prmte Chinese culture, ur schl will hld a Chinese Petry Cnference.
As scheduled, the cnference is t be held in the schl lecture hall at 7:00 pm n Nvember 20th 2023,befre which yu are suppsed t get adequately prepared. Therefre, it’s strngly recmmended that yu recite enugh classical petry and fcus n the pems f the Tang Dynasty. The appealing prize Three Hundred Tang Pems is waiting fr yu.Whever wants t participate, please sign up in the Students’ Unin ffice befre Octber 31.
I d hpe yu’ll enjy it.
第二节 读后续写（满分25分）
Paragraph 1:
Justin lked up and he saw the ther bys rushing ahead. Refusing t give up at this crucial pint, Justin clenched his teeth, jumped t his feet and ran as fast as he culd. Finally, he was the furth ne t dash acrss the finish line. Justin culdn’t help sbbing at the thught f letting his sister dwn. But much t his surprise, the runner wh cllided with him was disqualified fr breaking the rule and Justin wn the third prize. Justin was n the tp f the wrld and relieved during the award ceremny, hlding the shes clse t his chest.
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Filled with pleasure, Justin walked hme in n time. He culd nt wait t see his sister and share the gd news. On his arrival, Justin fund Lily was walking abut utside nervusly and anxiusly. “Lily, see what I have gt fr yu.” Justin said excitedly, taking the prize ut f his bag with his trembling hands. The instant Lily saw the shes, her face lit up. S thrilled was she that she threw herself at Justin. “Thank yu! Justin.” Tears f jy welled up in their eyes as the brther and the sister hugged tightly tgether.
听力原文：
Text 1（42词）手机无信号
W:May I use yur phne? Mine desn’t have a signal.
M:Are yu kidding? I usually have gd receptin here.
W:My phne is very ld and it desn’t wrk well.
Text 2（34词）搭便车
W:Pam, the party is at 7:00 p.m. Yu can take Bus 27 r Subway Line 3 t Lucy’s huse.
M:Thanks fr telling me. But my brther ffered t give me a lift.
Text 3（36词）买衬衫
W:Hw abut this shirt? It’s made f silk and the style is very ppular amng yung girls.
M:Emm, d yu have ther clrs? My sister is fnd f blue and green, but nt pink.
Text 4（46词）夫妻吵架
W:(sighing) I think I shuld talk with my husband.
M:Anything wrng? Yur husband never smkes r drinks alchl, and he makes gd mney, desn’t he?
W:Yeah, but he never helps ut arund the huse. I have t deal with the husewrk all myself.
Text 5（32词）订房间
M:And d the rms have Internet access?
W:We have wireless. If yu have a cmputer, yu can use the wireless netwrk fr free.
M:OK, I’d like a rm please.
Text 6（86词）博物馆之旅
W:Hw was yur trip t the museum last weekend?
M:Great. I saw sme paintings, clthes and china there. What impressed me mst was a bwl made f china. It’s s fascinating.
W:Tell me mre abut it.
M:It’s frm the Tang Dynasty. There is a pem n the bwl, and it describes what life was like in Changsha during the Tang Dynasty.
W:Sunds interesting. Did yu take any phts?
M:Of curse. Let me shw yu sme. They’re stred n my phne.
Text 7（118词）被裁员
M:Hi, Isabel! Yu wanted t see me?
W:Yes, Anthny, cme n in. Have a seat.
M:Is everything kay? Yu seem a bit serius.
W:Well, Anthny, this is nt ging t be an easy cnversatin. We have made sme decisins which will have a direct impact n yur emplyment.
M:Okay ...
W:I dn’t want t beat abut the bush, s I’ll just cme ut with it. We’re ging t have t let yu g.
M:What? Why? I mean ... just like that? I’m fired?
W:I’m srry, but Anthny, yu were caught making internatinal calls frm the ffice phne, yu called in sick eight times this mnth and yu smell like alchl.
Text 8（157词）社区菜园
W:Thank yu fr helping me, Mark. Or I wuld have spent mre time n thse weeds.
M:N prblem, Alice. Hw lng have yu been cming t this cmmunity garden?
W:Abut a year. I wanted t grw my wn vegetables but didn’t have rm at my apartment.
M:It’s nice the city has spaces fr that. Hw many beds are there in this garden?
W:Abut 100. It seems like a lt, but I was n the waitlist fr a lng time.
M:Sunds like they’re pretty ppular. And they’re a great way t make full use f the land.
W:Yeah. If nly there was nt s much wrk t d.
M:But yu can get sme exercise frm it, can’t yu? S, what are yu grwing?
W:Organic greens, and strawberries, but I plan t grw sme watermelns instead next year.
M:Great plan. Can I try the strawberries?
W:Of curse. Help yurself.
Text 9（173词）暑假课程
W:Hey, Peter. Hw’s summer schl ging?
M:It’s been a full mnth f studying. But I’ve nly gt tw mre weeks until I’m dne.
W:Nice! Hw many curses are yu taking?
M:Tw. They’re bth 6 hurs each week, s I’m really busy.
W:Sunds intense. What curses are yu learning?
M:I’m taking Spanish and math. I fell in lve with Spanish when I visited Spain last summer. And I take the math curse because I failed my math exam last semester. I need t make up fr it.
W:Oh, I’ve never actually taken the summer schl. Is it expensive?
M:A little bit, but classes are ften smaller and yu get mre ne-n-ne time with prfessrs.
W:S, when are yu dne fr the summer again?
M:I’ve just gt finals in tw weeks. Then I’ll be free.
W:Any plans after that?
M:Yeah. I’ll have a trip t the beaches with sme friends. I need t relax after a lng perid f studying.
W:Great plan!
Text 10 （173词）吉卜力公园
W:Ghibli Park will pen n Nvember 1st in Japan. When it pens, three f the five planned areas will be ready. The main area is Ghibli’s Grand Warehuse. It has restaurants, cinemas, shps and rms fr Ghibli wrks exhibits, amng which the Rbt Sldier frm Castle in the Sky is expected t be the mst ppular. The secnd and third areas are Hill f Yuth and Dndk Frest. They als have many special spts. Fr example, Hill f Yuth features the Earth Huse frm Listening t the Side, frm the balcny yu can have a whle view f the park.
Tickets are available nline as f August 10th fr dates beginning Nvember 1st. Reservatins are required, as there will nt be day-f tickets sld. Yu must buy separate tickets fr each attractin yu want t visit.
The mst expensive f the three is Ghibli’s Grand Warehuse. Tickets cst 2,000 yen fr adults and 1,000 yen fr children n weekdays. On weekends and hlidays, that price is 2,500 yen fr adults and 1,500 yen fr kids.
词汇链接：
Text 1
receptin /rɪˈsepʃ(ə)n/ n.（无线电和电视信号的）接收效果。例：gd/bad receptin 良好的/差的接收效果
Text 7
emplyment /ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/ n. 工作。例：full-time/part-time emplyment 全职/兼职工作
beat abut the bush <俚语> 旁敲侧击，说话绕圈子。例：We’re nt ging t beat abut the bush here: this is ne f the mst terrible cntests we’ve watched. 我们不想在这里拐弯抹角：这是我们观看过的最糟糕的比赛之一。
Text 8
bed <熟词生义> n. 菜园。另外还有“苗圃；花坛”之意。例：flwer beds 花坛
Text 10
feature /ˈfiːtʃə(r)/ v. 以……为特色。例：The hur-lng prgram will be updated each week and feature highlights frm recent games. 这个一小时的节目将每周更新，重点介绍近期比赛的精彩部分。