河北省保定市2023-2024学年高二上学期1月期末英语试题（含答案）

这是一份河北省保定市2023-2024学年高二上学期1月期末英语试题（含答案），共13页。

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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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：Hw much is the shirt?
A．£19.15. B．£9.18. C．￡9.15.
答案是C。
1．What des the wman ask the man t d?
A．Give her a lift. B．Catch the train. C．G fr a walk.
2．Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A．At hme. B．At the ffice. C．At the airprt.
3．When will the speakers meet this evening?
A．At 7:00 p.m. B．At 7:30 p.m. C．At 8:00 p.m.
4．What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A．Teacher and student. B．Interviewer and interviewee. C．Bss and secretary.
5．What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A．A paper. B．A hliday plan. C．Susan's hmetwn.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．What will the speakers d tmrrw mrning?
A．Visit the art museum. B．Eat in an Indian restaurant. C．Walk alng the beach.
7．Hw will the speakers g t the seashre?
A．By bus. B．On ft. C．By undergrund.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．Hw ften des Justin play sprts?
A．Every day. B．Twice a week. C．Five times a week.
9．What did Justin d tw days ag?
A．He ran with his friend.
B．He watched a basketball match.
C．He played basketball with his schlmates.
10．Hw des Justin feel abut living with the hmestay family nw?
A．Awkward. B．Cncerned. C．Thankful.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．Why is the father cking dinner tnight?
A．Because Mm is nt feeling well.
B．Because Mm is n business in twn.
C．Because Mm is wrking late at the ffice.
12．What des the wman think f the meal?
A．Perfect. B．Acceptable. C．Terrible.
13．What d they decide t d in the end?
A．Eat in a restaurant. B．Have pumpkins as dessert. C．Ck smething different at hme.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14．What is the man's address?
A．18 East Highgate. B．18 West Highgate. C．68 West Highgate.
15．What is the prblem with the man's grandfather?
A．He was hurt accidentally. B．He has difficulty breathing. C．He is suffering frm high bld pressure.
16．Wh are there with the grandfather?
A．The man and his mther. B．The man and his father. C．The man and his brther.
17．What des the peratr tell the man t d first?
A．Remve any pillws frm the grandfather.
B．Mve the grandfather n his back.
C．Check the grandfather's muth.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．What is the speaker ding?
A．Hsting a radi prgram. B．Giving a lecture n theaters. C．Intrducing infrmatin abut mvies.
19．Hw much is a ticket fr a film if yu buy ne n Tuesday?
A．$2.00. B．$2.50. C．$4.50.
20．What des the speaker recmmend t get the latest infrmatin?
A．Calling the bx ffice. B．Visiting their website. C．Cming t the bx ffice in persn.
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
Plan a quick fall trip and re charge in these first-rate destinatins
Fall is the perfect time fr a vacatin. This list f unique autumn getaway ptins ffers plenty f fun ways t enjy beautiful fall leaves, impressive beaches and seasnal festival s with exceptinal weather and, in many cases, smaller crwds. Here are the tp destinatins fr a fall weekend away.
Gulf Shres, Alabama
Alabama's Gulf Cast is attractive year-rund, but the fall mnths bring fewer crwds and mre affrdable prices n htels. Head t Gulf Shres fr warm cean waters and lvely white sand beaches. There's als plenty t d at this beach destinatin utside f playing in the sand and surfing. Fr example, yu can set aside a few hurs t visit the Alabama Gulf Cast Z r a dwntwn music venue and restaurant called The Hangut.
Albuquerque, New Mexic
Albuquerque's desert plains and impressive landscapes prvide a shrt break fr visitrs year-rund. Hwever, visiting in fall allws yu t enjy the famus Albuquerque Internatinal Balln Fiesta, which takes place in Octber. Bk a trip t Albuquerque in early Octber t see hundreds f brightly clred ballns dt the sky—yu can even take a balln ride yurself with a lcal tur peratr.
Sedna, Arizna
Red Rck Cuntry is surrunded by mre than 1.8 millin acres f natinal frest alng with twering cliffs (悬崖) and clrful stne frmatins. Sedna is perfect if yu're seeking fall destinatins fr hiking, biking and explratin. Visit beautiful twn fr utdr recreatin (娱乐) at ne f its state parks and shp fr lcal suvenirs at the Tlaquepaque Arts & Shpping Village.
Destin, Flrida
Destin features impressive white sand beaches and a family-friendly atmsphere. The weather is perfect in the fall and the summer crwds are lng gne. What's mre, added nnstp rutes t Destin-Frt Waltn Beach Airprt frm many U.S. airprts make Flrida mre accessible t travelers than ever befre.
21．What can yu d in Gulf Shres, Alabama?
A．Visit the Cast Z. B．Enjy stne frmatins.
C．Shp fr lcal suvenirs. D．Explre the natinal frest.
22．What is the main attractin f Albuquerque, New Mexic in Octber?
A．The dwntwn music venue and restaurant. B．The famus Albuquerque Internatinal Balln Fiesta.
C．The beautiful twn fr utdr recreatin. D．The impressive white sand beaches and perfect weather.
23．Which destinatin is ideal if yu want t d sme cycling?
A．Gulf Shres, Alabama. B．Albuquerque, New Mexic.
C．Sedna, Arizna. D．Destin, Flrida.
B
Nw aged 42, Chris is frm Werder in nrtheast Germany, a twn deeply rted in traditin.
He wanted t be a designer frm an early age. In 2009, while studying at the famus Dmus Academy in Milan, he befriended his classmate Zhang Lei. "S when I met Zhang Lei in Milan, we became friends very fast. He taught me a lt abut his visin in design and als abut his cultural backgrund. This was a very interesting experience fr me."
Zhang Lei, a native f China's city f Tianjin, furthered his studies in Milan after graduating frm Zhejiang University. United by their shared passin fr art and design, Chris and Zhang frmed a lasting friendship.
"Zhang Lei influenced me quite a lt because he taught me abut his culture. Befre, I was never in tuch with Asian culture, s he kind f taught me a lt abut Asian and especially Chinese culture. S fr me, when I saw the umbrella, it was clearly a traditinal Chinese artwrk." Chris experimented with the idea f reshaping structure and frm t create a chair by drawing frm the technique used t craft umbrella frames, perfected by the paper mache (混凝纸浆) technique. 2012 saw the first public appearance f "Pia", a paper chair, at the well-knwn Milan Design Week. It cmbined extrardinary stability with fine design, securing the tp prize at the Salne Satellite f Milan Furniture Fair. "Pia pretty much means flating and lightness, s we used the material paper fr ur chair, which is a very light and weightless material. Als, the edge f ur prduct keeps it very pen and light. S Pia reflects this idea very well."
Pia received glbal attentin because f its material innvatin. Its paper is cmprised f tugh fibers. Using this paper, which was riginally used fr Yuhang ilpaper umbrella canpies (伞面), t create a strng chair was a bld experiment.
24．What led t their lng-lasting friendship?
A．Their similar persnality. B．Their different cultural backgrunds.
C．Their lve fr art and design. D．Their cmmn interesting experiences.
25．Hw did Chris create "Pia"?
A．He cmbined the technique f making umbrella frames with the paper.
B．He drew inspiratin frm the techniques f making paper.
C．He recycled sme il-paper umbrellas fr the chair's frame.
D．He named the chair after the structure f a Chinese character.
26．Which f the fllwing can best describe Chris?
A．Open and humrus. B．Thughtful and creative.
C．Cnsiderate and cnfident. D．Adventurus and innvative.
27．What is the text mainly abut?
A．Chris' early life in Werder, Germany. B．The friendship between Chris and Zhang Lei.
C．The design prcess and inspiratin behind "Pia". D．The cultural exchange between Eurpe and Asia.
C
I dn't knw abut yu, but I have a deep-seated idea that taking 10,000 steps per day is the mark f an active lifestyle—which means it's ften pretty depressing t check the step tracker n my phne after an average day f writing while seated at my desk.
At least, it was depressing until I read the cnclusin f a recent research review published in Eurpean Jurnal f Preventive Cardilgy. The authrs fund that taking just 4,000 steps per day (the equivalent f walking arund tw miles) is enugh t significantly reduce yur risk f premature death and walking as few as 2,500 steps per day may meaningfully reduce yur risk f dying frm cardivascular-disease. That's based n their analysis f 17 previusly published studies n walking and health, which included mre than 225,000 adults frm multiple cuntries wh were tracked fr an average f seven years.
The findings are n reasn t shrten yur daily strll; walking mre is better, the researchers fund. They cncluded that each additinal 1,000 steps per day is linked t a rughly 15% lwer risk f dying early frm any cause, and they did nt find evidence f a pint at which additinal activity stps being beneficial. S if yu were already lgging 10,000 steps a day, there's n need t stp.
But if, like me, yu ften fall shrt f that benchmark (基准), yu can take cmfrt in the fact that even relatively small amunts f mvement seem t measurably benefit health and lngevity.
That may sund t gd t be true fr 10,000-step devtees, but a number f recent studies—and the Physical Activity Guidelines fr Americans—have reached similar cnclusins. Sme research has shwn that mild frms f mvement nt typically cnsidered exercise, like husewrk, can have a meaningful impact n verall well-being, while ther studies have argued that there are real benefits t getting even a few minutes f physical activity each day. Exercise, it seems, is a pwerful tl fr imprving health—even in encuragingly small dses.
28．What is the authr's standard f an active lifestyle?
A．Remaining seated fr a lng time. B．Writing at the desk.
C．Checking the step tracker frequently. D．Taking 10,000 steps a day.
29．Hw did the authr feel after reading the cnclusin f the recent research review?
A．Relieved. B．Depressed. C．Mtivated. D．Cnfused.
30．Thse having the habit f walking 10,000 steps a day are advised t ________
A．add 1,000 steps per day B．fllw their usual habits
C．reduce their walking by 15% D．have sme stps during every lng walk
31．What des the underlined wrd "dses" in the last paragraph mean?
A．Steps. B．Huses. C．Amunts. D．Studies.
D
Scientists have recnstructed Pink Flyd's "Anther Brick in the Wall" by reading peple's brainwaves—the first time a recgnisable sng has been decded (解码) frm recrdings f electrical brain activity.
Althugh members f the same labratry had previusly managed t decde speech—and even silently imagined wrds frm brain recrdings, "in general, all f these recnstructin attempts have had a rbtic quality", said Prf Rbert Knight, a neurlgist at the University f Califrnia in Berkeley, US, wh cnducted the study with the pstdctral fellw Ludvic Bellier.
"Music, by its very nature, is emtinal and has rhythm, stress, accent and intnatin. It invlves many mre things than limited phnemes (音素) in whatever language, which culd add anther aspect t an implantable speech decder."
The team analysed brain recrdings frm 29 patients as they were played a three-minute piece f the Pink Flyd sng, taken frm the 1979 album The Wall. The vlunteers' brain activity was detected by placing electrdes (电极) directly n the surface f their brains as they underwent surgery fr epilepsy, a brain disease.
Artificial intelligence was then used t decde the recrdings and then make a reprductin f the sunds and wrds. Thugh unclear, the phrase "All in all, it's just anther brick in the wall" cmes thrugh recgnisably in the recnstructed sng—with its musical characteristics.
In the future, as brain recrding techniques imprve, it may als becme pssible t make such recrdings withut the need fr surgery—perhaps using sensitive electrdes attached t the skin n the tp f the head.
This finding culd be ultimately used t help peple with truble cmmunicating, be it frm a brain injury r sme kind f disease like amytrphic lateral sclersis—the ne that Stephen Hawking suffered frm. It is expected that the finding may ne day help these peple better cnvey what they want t say than they are able t nw with even the mst cutting-edge assistance.
32．What is mainly talked abut in paragraph 2?
A．The limitatin f previus studies. B．The result f the present study.
C．Methds adpted in the present study. D．Other researchers with similar interest.
33．What kind f help did artificial intelligence ffer in the new finding?
A．Cnducting the brain surgery. B．Turning the recrded raw data int music.
C．Recgnizing the musical characteristics f the sng. D．Recrding the brainwaves f the participants.
34．What can the finding be expected t be eventually used fr?
A．Helping peple avid ptential brain injuries.
B．Helping peple recver frm rare diseases.
C．Helping peple understand Hawking's thery better.
D．Helping peple with difficulty in speaking cmmunicate better.
35．What can be a suitable title fr the text?
A．Anther Functin f AI B．Extracting Music frm the Brain
C．Gd News fr Music Lvers D．Recrding Yur Brainwaves
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。
ChatGPT—an AI-pwered chatbt that respnds t questins in a detailed and natural way—is causing a stir (震动) in the educatin wrld. Educatrs, wrried that students might use it fr cheating n hmewrk, are trying t ban it cmpletely in schls. 36 .
37 . But students have phnes, laptps and any number f ther ways f accessing it utside f class. (Just fr fun, I asked ChatGPT hw a student wh intended t use the app might avid a schlwide ban. It came up with five answers, all ttally reasnable.)
Sme teachers have high hpes fr tls such as GPTZer, a prgram claiming t be able t detect AI-generated writing. 38 . Besides, it's easy t fl them by changing a few wrds, r using a different AI prgram t paraphrase certain passages.
AI chatbts culd be prgrammed t watermark (加水印) their utputs in sme way, s teachers wuld have an easier time sptting AI-generated text. But this, t, is a weak defence. 39 . But there will be thers, and students will sn be able t take their pick, prbably including apps with n AI fingerprints.
40 , d teachers want t spend their nights and weekends keeping up with the latest AI detectin sftware? Several educatrs I spke with said that while they fund the idea f ChatGPT-assisted cheating annying, plicing it sunded even wrse.
It seems that the challenge fr educatrs nw is t learn hw t use ChatGPT thughtfully as a teaching aid instead f trying t ban it frm the classrm.
A．But these tls aren't reliably accurate
B．But in my view, their attempts are bund t fail
C．That's the biggest reasn nt t ban it in schls
D．Even if it were technically pssible t ban ChatGPT
E．Right nw, ChatGPT is the nly free, easy-t-use chatbt
F．Sure, a schl can blck ChatGPT access n schl cmputers and netwrks
G．Because tday's students will graduate int a wrld full f generative AI prgrams
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。
Craig Paulk, a regular custmer at the Lng Jhn Silver's restaurant, had made it a 41 t visit it fr a quick bite t eat after wrk.
Paulk had his frnt tth brken abut five years ag. And his partial denture (假牙) was just smething he didn't get 42 . S, he tk it ut and usually 43 it up in a tissue and set it t the side. On that very day, he fund himself in a(n) 44 situatin when he accidentally threw his partial denture in the 45 after his meal. Recgnizing the ptential $600 cst f his mistake, alng with the 46 f having t replace the missing denture, Paulk was determined t 47 it.
Therefre, he 48 Stella Magan, an assistant manager f the restaurant and asked if he culd have the trash bag t 49 his denture himself. 50 , Magan insisted n taking it upn herself t find Paulk's persnal belngings frm the garbage. Withut hesitatin, she put n glves, wheeled ut the garbage can, and carefully 51 thrugh the pile f thrwn-away items t 52 the missing denture.
Paulk expressed his 53 t Magan after getting back his denture. Fr Magan, this small yet heartwarming 54 did nt g unnticed. Her selfless act f kindness received 55 , leading t a "Cash fr Kindness" reward rganized by lcal media utlet Fx SA.
41．A．matter B．habit C．recipe D．rute
42．A．keen n B．cncerned abut C．invlved in D．used t
43．A．flded B．held C．put D．set
44．A．desperate B．familiar C．trubling D．embarrassing
45．A．garbage B．twel C．tissue D．cntainer
46．A．pain B．disadvantage C．incnvenience D．reality
47．A．revise B．reprt C．restre D．recver
48．A．apprached B．greeted C．interrupted D．encuntered
49．A．rescue B．seek C．cllect D．thrw
50．A．Therefre B．Hwever C．Mrever D．Otherwise
51．A．pushed B．saw C．rushed D．dug
52．A．cnnect B．grasp C．transfrm D．lcate
53．A．trust B．affectin C．gratitude D．anticipatin
54．A．gesture B．experience C．practice D．passin
55．A．demnstratin B．recgnitin C．evaluatin D．prmtin
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。
Oysters (牡蛎) have 56 valuable rle t play in cnstructin. New Yrk-based architect Kate Orff even cined a new wrd "Oyster-tecture" t describe the use f yster reefs in in-water architecture, but in China the practice 57 (date) back t 1058. The first recrded (and, fr that matter, still-standing) example f such is the Luyang Bridge in the UNESCO Wrld Heritage listed city f Quanzhu, Fujian.
The 58 (lcate) f the Luyang Bridge, famus fr its strng winds and changeable water levels, demanded this innvatin. Originally, a large bat 59 (use) fr transprt between the tw banks, but the pr cnditins led t unreliable crssings at best and disastrus accidents at 60 (bad). Many later attempts fr a lng-lasting bridge als failed, because the stne bridge bases brke dwn easily in such weather and water cnditins.
Then the high-ranking schlar Cai Xiang came up 61 a new cncept fr the bridge: raising yster reefs arund bridge bases, 62 were in the shape f ships. This methd strengthen the bases structurally, 63 (create) a natural, sustainable (可持续的) defence against the strng strms.
Fast-frward nearly a thusand years and sme architecture 64 (firm) in New Yrk are using ysters in multi-millin dllar prjects. They may have a nvel name in Oyster-tecture, but, 65 (essential), it is a reimagining f Cai Xiang's millennia-ld methd f raising yster-reefs.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
上周日你校举办了主题为“科技改变生活”的科技节。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1．活动时间和地点；
2．活动内容；
3．活动反响。
注意：
1．写作词数应为80个左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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。
I've always thught f my mther Lee-Ann as a superher because she has a huge heart full f lve fr anyne.
I culd write abut all f the wnderful things she has dne, but I want t fcus n the prject she des every year that has shaped my whle family and everyne arund us: She cllects mney and puts it in a little jar that we refer t as "The Charity Jar." Every year, she takes this mney and puts it tward smething—a cause, an act f kindness, anything that can help smene. Smetimes, she buys cffees fr the next peple in line at a cffee shp. Other times, she buys smething fr an rganizatin that needs it.
If yu ask her abut this traditin, she will tell yu that she is carrying n smething that her mther used t d arund the hlidays. She manages t get ur whle family invlved in this mvement every year. Last year, she helped an rganizatin where I vlunteered—Ruth's Place—a hmeless wmen's shelter in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
I had been helping in the shelter when I nticed the wish list n the wall: cmfrters (被子), a DVD player, a cffee maker and supplies. I tld my mm, and within a day she had already asked if ur family wanted t help Ruth's Place. We all agreed and decided that the cffee maker and supplies wuld be the best things fr ur family t wrk n tgether. A few days later, Mm fund a cffee maker nline, shwed it t us, and with a few clicks it was n its way. We gathered the rest f the supplies and called the shelter t find a day that we culd deliver them.
On Thanksgiving Day, I drve my mm t the shelter—very slwly because she had baked fresh chclate cupcakes fr the wmen, and they were sitting n my clean leather seats. She had never been in the shelter befre, but the whle way she talked abut hw excited she was t be able t check ff smething n their list.
注意：
1．续写词数应为150个左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
2024年保定市高二期末调研考试英语参考答案
第一部分 听力（每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．A 2．C 3．B 4．B 5．A
6．A 7．C 8．A 9．B 10．C
11．A 12．C 13．C 14．B 15．B
16．A 17．B 18．C 19．A 20．B
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）
21．A 22．B 23．C 24．C 25．A
26．D 27．C 28．D 29．A 30．B
31．C 32．A 33．B 34．D 35．B
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
36．B 37．F 38．A 39．E 40．D
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
41．B 42．D 43．A 44．C 45．A
46．C 47．D 48．A 49．B 50．B
51．D 52．D 53．C 54．A 55．B
第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56．a 57．dates 58．lcatin 59．was used 60．wrst
61．with 62．which 63．creating 64．firms 65．essentially
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）
One pssible versin:
A Day Feeling the Impact f Technlgy
In rder t prmte science educatin and aruse students' interest in technlgy, a science festival was held in the schl auditrium last Sunday, with the theme f "Science and Technlgy Changing Life".
The festival featured a wide range f activities. There were science exhibitins where students culd learn abut rbtics, artificial intelligence, and renewable energy. In additin, interactive wrkshps were als rganized where students culd get hands-n experience.
The festival received an verwhelming psitive respnse frm bth students and teachers. It was a great success and everyne learned a lt abut the impact technlgy has n ur daily life.
第二节 读后续写（满分25分）
One pssible versin:
When we tk the gifts inside, the wmen were s happy. My mther was bright-eyed, carrying chclate cupcakes int a shelter full f wmen she did nt knw. She std by the frnt desk, thanking wmen fr their praise n her baking and talking t the vlunteers as I filled ut the dnatin sheet. All the smiling faces lit up the shelter full f sweet smell f chclate. As we left, we wished the wmen "Happy Thanksgiving," and we were met with a chrus f "Happy Thanksgivings" and "Thank Yus."
My mther had tears in her eyes as we walked t my car. I did nt have t ask why; I knew that she did nt cry ut f pity. She did nt cry ut f srrw. She cried because she was thankful t have the pprtunity t help smene in need with her whle family. I am thankful fr my mther and the lessns she has shwn me in lve and kindness. I can say with certainty that I am nt the nly ne whm she has made a better persn.
听力录音材料
Text 1
W: Hey, are yu leaving nw? Culd yu give me a ride t the train statin?
M: Sure. Get in.
W: Oh, I'm glad I caught yu. My train leaves in abut 20 minutes, and I dn't have time t walk there.
Text 2
M: Did yu wait lng?
W: N, just tw minutes. Hw was the flight?
M: It was fine, thanks. I slept thrugh the whle flight actually and I feel much better.
Text 3
M: I'm ging t attend a cncert in the new stadium this evening. Wuld yu like t jin me? I have an extra ticket.
W: Why nt? When and where exactly shall we meet?
M: The cncert starts at eight 'clck. Let's meet at the entrance half an hur early.
W: OK.
Text 4
W: Mr. Taylr, let's g ahead and begin. First f all, tell me abut yur last jb.
M: Well, as I stated in my emplyment recrd, I wrked fr five years at Hi-Tech Cmputers.
Text 5
M: Hi, Susan, I heard the tpic f yur paper was yur hmetwn. Have yu cmpleted it?
W: Nt yet, but I will finish it during the Thanksgiving hliday.
Text 6
M: S, what d yu want t d tmrrw?
W: Well, let's lk at this city guide. 's smething interesting. Why dn't we first visit the art museum in the mrning?
M: OK, I like that idea. And where shall we eat lunch?
W: Hw abut ging t an Indian restaurant? The guide recmmends ne dwntwn a few blcks frm the museum.
M: That sunds great.
W: And after that, what d yu think abut taking the subway dwn t the seashre and walking alng the beach?
M: OK, that sunds like a wnderful plan.
Text 7
W: Justin, hw is yur stay in America?
M: A little busy. But still, I can spare half an hur fr sprts every day. I play basketball with my schlmates every Saturday and Sunday afternn. I run at night frm Mnday t Friday. I watched an NBA basketball game in persn tw days ag, and I saw my favrite basketball player.
W: I can't believe yu culd get a ticket.
M: My friend is a fan f basketball, t. He gave me the ticket.
W: Gd. Well, are yu getting alng well with yur hmestay family?
M: Yes. At first, I was afraid that it wuld be awkward t live with them. But they are very friendly and helpful.
Text 8
M: Jenny, time fr supper!
W: Cming. I'm hungry. Oh! What's that? And where's Mm?
M: Mm put me in charge f dinner tnight because she's nt feeling well.
W: But what is it... and that smell!
M: It's pizza. I just fllwed an ld family recipe here, and...
W: Let me see that... Oh, Dad. Yu're missing a page!
M: I culdn't find the secnd page. But dn't wrry. I have plenty f experience in cking.
W: That's nt what Mm says.
M: Well, wait, let me try a piece first. Yeah, great.
W: Why are yu making that face?
M: Ha, well, it's just a little rich fr me. That's all.
W: Let me try it. Dad, yu put t much salt in it and besides it's burned. And what's that?
M: Well, I added sme pumpkin.
W: Oh, nt anther ne f yur surprises. Pumpkin desn't g n pizza!
M: OK, what d we d nw?
W: Well, hw abut sme cld cereal… Yu can't mess up n that, Dad.
Text 9
W: Hell, this is the ambulance.
M: Hi, it's my breathing has gtten really bad. We need an ambulance!
W: OK. Culd yu tell me yur address?
M: 18 West Highgate.
W: And yur phne number?
M: Oh, it''s 655-212. Please hurry! I think he's dying!
W: The ambulance is n the way. Nw calm dwn and tell me what's wrng.
M: His lips are blue! He's making strange nises! Can yu hurry!
W: Right. Hw ld is he?
M: He's 68.
W: And are yu with him nw?
M: Yes. Me and my mther.
W: I'll tell yu what t d. First, is he n his back?
M: Yes, I just mved him n his back.
W: Next, remve any pillws.
M: OK. What next?
W: Nw lk in his muth. Any fd there?
M: N. Oh, he's started t breathe again!
W: S, he's breathing?
M: Yes, 's nt breathing again!
W: Listen t me! Next, tell yur mum t put her hand in the middle f his chest, and press dwn...
Text 10
W: Hell and thank yu fr calling Riverview Cinemas, the city's finest theaters with stadium seating. Bx ffice pens 50 minutes befre shw time.
Mvies currently playing include: Return t Mars II, rated PG 13 with a run time f 1 hur 53 minutes, shwing at 12:00, 2:15, 5:00, and 7:20; Rad Trip, rated R, a run time f 1 hur 49 minutes at 11:15, 1:20, 3:45, and 6:05; and Friends Frever, rated G, at 12:10, 2:00, 3:50, 6:15, and 8:30. Run time, 1 hur 32 minutes. These times are valid thrugh the 17th f the mnth.
Regular tickets are $6.00 fr adults, $2.50 fr children 3-11, and $4.50 fr ages 12-17. All tickets n Tuesdays are $2.00. Yu can als buy tickets nline. N wait, n lines.
We're lcated dwntwn n 1313 Suth 260 East, kitty-crner the Richards Science Museum. Visit ur website fr up-t-date infrmatin.
A Day Feeling the Impact f Technlgy
When we tk the gifts inside, the wmen were s happy.
My mther had tears in her eyes as we walked t my car.