浙江省宁波市2023-2024学年高一上学期期末考试英语试卷（含答案）

这是一份浙江省宁波市2023-2024学年高一上学期期末考试英语试卷（含答案），共12页。试卷主要包含了15， B等内容，欢迎下载使用。
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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。
例: Hw much is the shirt?
A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15.
答案是 C。
1. Hw lng did it take the man t finish the paper?
A. Fur hurs. B. Five hurs. C. Six hurs.
2. What des the wman remind the man t d?
A. Pack fr his flight. B. Leave early tmrrw. C. Check the time f the flight.
3. Hw des Nancy feel when she hears abut the gift?
A. Surprised. B. Cnfused. C. Disappinted.
4. Why is the man leaving early?
A. He wants t avid a traffic jam.
B. He isn’t interested in the mvie.
C. He desn’t knw the way t the theatre.
5. What des the man think f the canned fish?
A. It has a strng smell. B. It has gne bad. C. It tastes gd actually.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Where did the wman expect the man t meet her?
A. At the mall. B. At her huse. C. At the theatre.
7. What time is it nw?
A.7: 10. B.7: 00. C.6: 50.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What des the man think f self-service stres?
A. Cnvenient. B. Unsafe. C. Time-wasting.
9. What wasted the wman’s time?
A. Cllecting shpping data.
B. Signing in befre shpping.
C. Reading advertisement messages.
10. What will the speakers d next?
A. Ask a salespersn fr help.
B. Shp in the self-service stre.
C. Lk fr a cnvenience shp.
听第8段材料 ，回答第11至13 题。
11. Why des Bill lk trubled?
A. He is shrt f mney.
B. He has made a big mistake.
C. He is facing a difficult chice.
12. What is Bill nw?
A. A cmputer engineer. B. A cllege student. C. An army fficer.
13. What des the wman suggest Bill d?
A. Learn t repair cars. B. Refuse the jb ffer. C. Ask his uncle fr advice.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Where are the speakers?
A. In a bkstre. B. In a publishing huse. C. In a library.
15. What d we knw abut the man?
A. He is a famus artist. B. He desn’t wrk tday. C. He lives arund the crner.
16. Why des the Spider-Man stry impress the man?
A. It deals with the kid theme.
B. It is very simple t understand.
C. It talks abut sciety at that time.
17. When was Watchmen written?
A. In 1987. B. In 1986. C. In 1981.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What language des Saint Mary’s schl teach nw?
A. Japanese. B. Russian. C. Spanish.
19. Hw des China help in the prgram?
A. By ffering bks. B. By fully paying teachers. C. By sending sme teachers.
20. What is the talk mainly abut?
A. Teaching rules f Saint Mary.
B. Chinese teaching in America.
C. Japanese learning in the United States.
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，选出最佳答案。
A
D yu have a stry t share?
Traces welcmes article submissins（提交）frm histrians, genealgists（系谱学者）, family histry researchers, and histry lvers.
·Ancest r stries
·Histrical research and news
·Research tips
·Character studies
·Histrical building prfiles
·Antiques, cllectins, and preservatin
·Persnal heirlms
Please nte that all article submissins will be reviewed by the editr. The editr has the right t refuse submissins.
Articles are between 1,000 and 1,200 wrds（except persnal heirlm submissins, which are 100-200 wrds）. If imagery is available, it must be high reslutin（300 dpi）.
Send yur submissins t eden.cx@
21. Wh decides whether yur article will be accepted?
A. Histry lvers. B. Histrians.
C. Genealgists. D. Editrs.
22. What submissin is likely t be accepted?
A. An imagery with lw reslutin. B. A research tip f arund 200 wrds.
C. An ancestr stry f arund 1,100 wrds. D. A persnal heirlm f arund 1,200 wrds.
23. Where is this text prbably taken frm?
A. A nte. B. A stry. C. An advertisement. D. An encyclpedia.
B
Fr as lng as I can remember, I’ve had animals in my life. These days, there are fur small cmpanins: three dgs and an eight-year-ld brwn Burmese cat called S. I lve them all dearly and they are the best cmpany pssible. They greet me warmly each time I cme hme, never cmplain and never get angry r argue with me. I have, thugh, discvered recently, after all these years f never being withut a pet, there are unexpected risks f living with animals.
This year, I’ve spent fur weeks in hspital, thanks t the cat. I felt such a fl telling the dctrs that the terrible bruising（擦伤）and grwing lump（肿块）in the middle f my right ft was due t my cat misbehaving.
It was a Sunday night. I’d had friends fr lunch and was in the kitchen clearing up. I’d emptied and washed a heavy glass ashtray（烟灰缸）, which I’d placed n the side. S knws she’s nt allwed n the kitchen surfaces. Yet, she jumped up, marched twards the ashtray, and kncked it ff. I like t think she didn’t knw my ft was directly in her line f fire, but it was. I cried with pain. I culdn’t see any bvius wund and the ashtray survived the fall. I thught nthing mre f it.
I’ve never seen such bruising as appeared the next day, but I carried n. I had wrk t d. It wasn’t t painful and surely the bruising wuld g away eventually. I carried n like that fr a cuple f weeks until a visit frm my sn, wh thught the lump had grwn and culd be infected, s demanded I take a trip t the hspital.
As fr frgiveness, there’s nthing t frgive. It’s my fault the ashtray was t clse t the edge. There’ll still be treats and tys prepared fr my pets under the Christmas tree.
24. What has the writer fund recently abut having pets?
A. Pets are the best cmpany pssible. B. Pets may bring danger t their wners.
C. Pets never cmplain r argue with peple. D. Dgs and cats are great pets in peple’s life.
25. What was the result f the accident?
A. I was grateful t my cat S. B. I was made fun f by dctrs.
C. I nly suffered sme bruising. D. I stayed in hspital fr several weeks.
26. What d we knw abut the accident?
A. My sn tk my wund mre seriusly.
B. S didn’t knck ff the ashtray n purpse.
C. It happened when I was cking in the kitchen.
D. I tk a trip t the hspital right after the accident.
27. Which can best describe the writer’s attitude twards pets?
A. Lve them all t bits. B. Hate their misbehavirs.
C. Understand their feelings.D. Cmplain abut their cmpany.
C
Of all the ways t define（定义）a challenge, the simplest wrks best: a call fr special effrt. It applies t everyne. It’s nt enugh t say that skiing a black diamnd is a challenge; r that snwsheing a 10-kilmetr e rute is a challenge. Fr sme, neither may be. Fr thers, bth are unimaginable.
A call fr special effrt means nly yu knw when yu’re being challenged. If yu’re red-faced and ut f breath, it’s prbably a challenge. If yu have t fcus and wrk hard t cmplete the task, cnsider yurself challenged.
This seasn, we surced 10 f the mst exciting winter challenges arund Canada. Sure, there are sme that even the writer has n intentin f trying, but they all excite the imaginatin. They’re all abut inspiring utdr experiences at ExplreTM. We encurage adaptatin as well as adptin.
When yu read the feature（专栏）n page 28, yu may give up the 6633 Arctic Ultra as well as the Ice Mile—but the Wapta Traverse, the famus Rcky Muntain ski tur, r the Pentathln des Neiges, in Quebec City, may fit the bill nicely. Or maybe it’s a day-tur in the Rckies and sampling just ne f the Pentathln sprts in a mre relaxed setting. It’s up t yu.
We wrte this article because we want yu t see the pssibility f winter: t lk beynd a simple, thugh satisfying, day n the ski hill r skate n a nearby lake; t see winter as every bit as clrful as summer.
28. What des the writer think is the best way t define a challenge?
A. Skiing a black diamnd. B. A call fr special effrt.
C. Applying it t everyne. D. Snwsheing a challenging rute.
29. Hw des the writer feel abut the 10 winter challenges arund Canada in Paragraph 3?
A. They are wrth trying. B. They are the mst challenging.
C. They are suitable fr the writer. D. They fail t fire the imaginatin.
30. Which f the fllwing will the writer avid recmmending?
A. The Ice Mile. B. The Wapta Traverse.
C. The Pentathln des Neiges. D. The Rcky Muntain ski tur.
31. What is the purpse f writing this article?
A. T define a challenge. B. T intrduce Canada’s sights.
C. T praise adventurus turists. D. T encurage explring winter challenges.
D
Cmputer-generated（产生）writers…writing cmputer-generated stries?
Sprts Illustrated is the latest media cmpany t see its gd name damaged—if nt ttally dishnest—abut wh r what is writing its stries at the beginning f the artificial intelligence （AI）age. The nce-pwerful media cmpany said it was firing a cmpany that prduced articles fr its website written by writers wh clearly dn’t exist.
This week, the Futurism website reprted that Sprts Illustrated used stries written by writers it culd nt identify. Upn questining Sprts Illustrated, Futurism said all f the writers with Al-generated phts disappeared frm the magazine’s website. N explanatin was ffered. Futurism quted（引用）an unnamed persn at the magazine wh said AI was used in the creatin f sme cntent as well—“n matter hw much they say that it’s nt.”
Sprts Illustrated said the articles in questin were created by a third-party cmpany, AdVn Cmmerce, which made the magazine believe that they were written and edited by humans. AdVn had its writers use a pen name, “actins we dn’t agree n,” Sprts Illustrated said.
Earlier this year, experiments with AI went wrng at media cmpanies. Many cmpanies are testing the new technlgy at a time when human wrkers fear it culd cst jbs. But it desn’t wrk in jurnalism, which builds and markets its values-based prducts n truth. “Althugh there’s nthing wrng in media cmpanies’ experimenting with AI, the mistake is in trying t hide it,” said Tm Rsenstiel, a University f Maryland prfessr wh teaches jurnalism ethnics（新闻道德）. “If yu want t be in the truth-telling business, yu shuldn’t tell lies,” Rsenstiel said, “A secret is a frm f lying.”
32. What can we learn abut Sprts Illustrated accrding t Paragraph 2?
A. It was an hnest media cmpany. B. AI might d harm t its gd name.
C. It fired a cmpany started at an AI Age. D. Al made it the latest technlgy cmpany.
33. Why did the Futurism questin Sprts Illustrated?
A. Because Sprts Illustrated used the same writers t create stries.
B. Because AI-generated stries were used n the magazine’s website.
C. Because Sprts Illustrated quted an unnamed persn at the magazine.
D. Because AI-generated phts disappeared frm the magazine’s website.
34. Which “cst” belw is in the clset meaning t the “cst” in the last paragraph?
A. This dictinary cst him 10 dllars.
B. The huse cst my aunt an arm and a leg.
C. Such behaviur culd cst yu yur place in the team.
D. I didn’t get my dream sprts shes because they cst a lt.
35. What might be the best title fr the text?
A. Media Cmpanies that Use AI Tl.
B. Writing Cmputer-generated Stries.
C. Al Writing Ruining Media Cmpany’s Fame.
D. Firing Cmpanies that Prduce Al-written Stries.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
We’re all human, and we knw there are sme days when we feel gd and thers when we get dwn in the dumps. But knwing hw t keep things steady, r at least mre psitive than negative, is a smart mve fr yur health, bth mental and physical. 36 “Md（情绪）awareness is a necessary part f keeping gd mental health. It desn’t mean yu shuld feel psitive all the time. 37 Instead, try t be aware f what yur md is, what events r envirnments can start it, and learn ways t find balance,” explains Himali Pandya, chief strategy and develpment fficer at Peple USA, a mental health crisis preventin center.
At the first step, yu’re suppsed t try md tracking. 38 Use ne methd per week, then think abut which seemed t wrk best fr yu and cnsider building it int yur rutine ging frward.
·Daily Jurnaling
Just let it flw! Each day, write dwn hw yu felt when yu wke up in the mrning, at midday, and in the evening. 39 It may als be helpful t write dwn anything that cntributed t a change in yur md thrughut the day. This is a great wellness activity that can help yu prcess daily experiences.
·Md Chart
This is similar t jurnaling, but it ffers a bit mre structure that can help shw any patterns that seem t influence yur md. 40 And then draw clumns（柱状图）fr day f the week, md, and md-changing factrs. Make it fun by using clred pens r emji stickers fr tracking.
A. Belw are tw ppular ways t d this.
B. In fact, that is an unrealistic expectatin.
C. And then there are times when ur mds zip up and dwn!
D. Becming aware f yur md trends can help yu get there.
E. These are images yu clr in accrding t hw yu’re feeling.
F. Create a chart in yur jurnal, n a whitebard, r n a piece f paper.
G. If yu ntice md changes between thse time perids, write thse dwn t.
第三部分 语言知识运用（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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I remember vividly the mment the dctr tld me my daughter Annabelle was severely disabled. A thusand 41 raced thrugh my mind. Will she walk? Will she talk? Will she be able t read?
“I culdn’t pssibly 42 ,”said the dctr “But yu shuld prepare yurself fr the fact that she might never walk r talk.”
As well as 43 health, I wndered if she wuld have friends.
Nw I knw sme f the answers. Althugh she has prblems with the spine（脊柱）, she can walk huge distances. She can’t hld a 44 , but she can make her wants and needs knwn. And she has n friends.
Annabelle desn’t get invited t birthday parties. T me, it’s this lack f inclusin（被接纳）that really 45 me. Therefre, I was 46 when I saw a pst n scial media frm a little girl with Dwn’s syndrme（唐氏综合症）at her friend’s birthday party. She was 47 having the greatest time f her life. There were phts f her wearing a wide smile, 48 fr the camera, her friend’s arms arund her.
“This is amazing!” I wrte, “I am s glad she gets 49 in everything. My little girl was brn with a spine prblem. She hasn’t been invited t a single party in the last fur years. 50 my heart.”
Later that day, a wman called Carline, wh I’d never met, sent me a message. Her s n Luca was having a fifth birthday party and he wanted t 51 Annabelle.
As Annabelle set ff fr the party, she felt 52 and became hesitant. But nce inside, she was relaxed and felt included in every element by tw 53 —a five-year-ld by and his mum. It was highly 54 .
My daughter nw has memries that will last her a lifetime 55 that, she has her first ever friend.
41. A. means B. questins C. fcuses D. pinins
42. A. discver B. lecture C. predict D. suffer
43. A. attracted t B. cncerned abut C. impressed with D. cnfused abut
44. A. party B. debate C. meeting D. cnversatin
45. A. upsets B. affects C. surprises D. excites
46. A. stressed B. disappinted C. verjyed D. frightened
47. A. bviusly B. generally C. gradually D. immediately
48. A. debating B. checking C. explaining D. psing
49. A. reminded B. included C. bserved D. funded
50. A. Hardens B. Breaks C. Steals D. Opens
51. A. frgive B. rescue C. invite D. shelter
52. A. wrried B. excited C. calm D. pwerful
53. A. vlunteers B. teenagers C. strangers D. parents
54. A. emtinal B. prfessinal C. wise D. suitable
55. A. Less than B. Rather than C. Fewer than D. Mre than
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。
China is well-knwn fr its lng and amazing civilizatin. Many factrs make it pssible, ne f 56 is the Chinese writing system.
Starting as a picture-based language, written Chinese dates back several thusand years t the use f lnggu—animal bnes and shells with 57 （carve）symbls n them. By the Shang Dynasty, the symbls had becme a highly develped writing system 58 time went by, a wide variety f dialects and characters came int being because f gegraphical 59 （difference）Later n, Emperr Qinshihuang united the Chinese peple and culture, 60 （lead）t the singular（单一的）develpment f the writing system. As a result, Chinese peple, regardless f lcatin r dialect, nw almst have n 61 （difficult）in cmmunicating in writing.
Written Chinese als serves as a great way 62 （cnnect）China’s present with its past Because f it, peple can read the classic wrks written in ancient times. Peple think highly f the Chinese writing system 63 feel prud f the Chinese calligraphy, which is 64 art frm enjying great ppularity nw.
As China is becming strnger and mre pwerful, recently, the number f internatinal students learning Chinese 65 （increase）rapidly.
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的学生李华。你校上周邀请专家Mr. Smith给学生做了一个有关野生动物保护的讲座。请你为校英文报写一则报道，内容包括：
1.讲座时间和地点；
2.讲座内容；
3.活动反响。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右。
2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
A Lecture n “Wildlife Prtectin”
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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。
Thrugh the dining rm windw, the rays f the setting sun glwed range and gld. It lked like a huge traditinal lantern（灯笼）lit in the sky fr the whle wrld t see, as Ramadan（斋月）, the Muslim（穆斯林）hly mnth, came t an end.
During Ramadan, Muslim children dance in the streets, swinging traditinal lanterns f all sizes. This year, Ayasha’s grandparents in Egypt had sent a lantern t Kamil, Ayasha’s yunger brther. Kamil’s lantern was bright blue, with a battery-pwered flashing light instead f a candle. Ever since Kamil had pened the package, he had been jyusly swinging（旋转）his flashing lantern.
“His lantern is really just a hliday ty,” Ayasha said t herself as she watched him, “My lantern is special, smething I want t keep frever”. Her lantern, made f beautiful shiny glass, was a lving tuch f hme. Her grandparents had sent it t her when her family mved t America fr her dad’s new engineering jb. Ayasha smiled prudly as she lit the candle inside her lantern.
Tmrrw wuld be a day fr celebratin—fr wearing new clthes t mrning prayers（祷告）fr sharing gifts and sweet treats and fr shwing lve t family and friends. Ayasha culdn’t wait.
“Time fr dinner! The fd smells delicius!” Dad annunced. “My favrite cake!” Kamil cried excitedly, swinging his lantern in circles. “Be careful, Kamil!” Mm cried and carefully avided the swinging lantern as she carried a large bwl f s up t the table. But Kamil was t excited t calm dwn. The blue light kept swinging until unfrtunately, he kncked int Mm. His lantern fell nt the sfa and was intact（完好无损的）, but the bwl Mm was hlding fell t the flr, spilling（洒）he sup and sending brken pieces everywhere!
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。
Paragraph 1: T make things wrse, Kamil stumbled（绊倒）against the table, kncking ver Ayasha’glass lantern.
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Paragraph 2: Ayasha pened the dr and saw Kamil standing there with his mst-treasured lantern.
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宁波市2023学年第一学期高一期末考试
英语参考答案
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分；每题1.5分）
1-5 BCAAB 6-10 CAABC 11-15 CBBAB 16-20 CACAB
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）
21-23 DCC 24-27 BDAA 28-31 BAAD 32-35BBCC
第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
36-40 DBAGF
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 BCBDA 46-50 CADBB 51-55 CACAD
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56. which 57. carved 58. As 59. differences
60. leading 61. difficulty 62. t cnnect 63. and
64. an 65. has increased /has been increasing
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
A Lecture n “Wildlife Prtectin”
Last Friday witnessed a fascinating lecture with the theme f “Wildlife Prtectin” in the Lecture Hall.
The lecture, which was given by Mr. Smith, a famus bilgist, started at 9: 00 a. m., running fr tw hurs. Thrugh presenting specific facts, figures and stries, Mr. Smith intrduced the challenges faced by varius species wrldwide and highlighted the imprtance f preserving natural habitats. He als prpsed effective measures yung peple can take t safeguard wildlife.
The lecture received an verwhelmingly psitive respnse frm the students. They were deeply mved and mtivated t take actin in their wn lives and cntribute t wildlife cnservatin.
第二节（满分25分）
T make things wrse, Kamil stumbled（绊倒）against the table, kncking ver Ayasha’s glass lantern. Its breaking glass sunded like a warning bell, and the candle inside blew ut immediately. The rm was very quiet fr a mment. “Accidents happen,” Mm brke the silence with a sigh as she wiped up the spills. In a fit f anger, Ayasha strmed int her bedrm with her brken lantern, slamming the dr behind her. The bright Ramadan sunset faded t darkness, and her excitement faded with it. Fr her, the celebratin was spiled befre it even started. Ayasha cried herself t sleep. Suddenly, she was waken up by a knck n the dr.
Ayasha pened the dr and saw Kamil standing there with his mst-treasured lantern. With his head drping, he said sftly, “Yu can have my lantern since I brke yurs.” Knwing hw much his first lantern meant t him, Ayasha was tuched by his ffer. Ramadan was a time fr family and frgiveness, and lanterns were nly symbls. The real light and warmth came frm acts f kindness. Ayasha embraced her brther and answered, “Thank yu, Kamil, but keep yur lantern. G t bed early tnight. We dn’t want t be late fr mrning prayers tmrrw.” Ayasha smiled, determined t give thanks fr strength, health, and all the blessings in life.
听力原文：
Text 1
W: Yu lk tired and sleepy. D yu have truble falling asleep?
M: N, I had t finish the paper fr histry class frm 9: 00 last night t 2: 00 in the mrning, （1）because I didn’t remember it until I finished watching TV.
Text 2
W: Yu shuld check the airline’s website befre yu leave tmrrw, just t make sure yur flight is n time.（2）
M: Gd idea. But let me just finish packing first.
Text 3
M: Happy Valentine’s Day, Nancy! Wuld yu like sme chclate?
W: Oh, I really wasn’t expecting a Valentine gift.（3）But I lve chclate! Thank yu s much!
Text 4
W: Why are yu leaving s early? The mvie desn’t start till seven.
M: Yu knw, it’s a nightmare n the expressway during rush hur.（4）
Text 5
M: Des this canned fish taste funny t yu? I think it might be time t thrw it ut.（5）
W: This is a special kind f canned fish frm Sweden. It has a really strng flavr, but it hasn’t gne bad.
Text 6
M: Cme in! Cme in!
W: Hi, Gary. What happened? I was waiting fr yu at the theater. Why didn’t yu meet me there?（6）
M: I thught we were suppsed t meet at my huse.
W: Didn’t yu knw the mvie starts at 7: 00?（7）We were ging t meet at the theater at 6: 50. It desn’t make sense t meet here.
M: I’m srry. We must have misunderstd each ther.
W: Why dn’t yu try t be clearer next time?
M: Yu’re right. I am srry. Let’s just g and watch the mvie.
W: I dn’t want t g nw. We’ve already missed ten minutes f the mvie.（7）I dn’t want t see it withut watching the beginning. Let’s g t the shpping mall instead.
Text 7
W: It’s s ht, Andrew. Where can I buy sme water?
M: Lk, there is a self-service stre there.
W: I gt int truble there last time. Let’s find a cnvenience stre instead.
M: Really? Self-service supermarkets are becming ppular nw. Yu can g shpping withut asking fr help frm the salespersn. It’s really cnvenient as far as I knw.（8）What happened?
W: Of curse, it is nt that simple. As a new user, I had t sign in first. That was a waste f time.（9）What’s wrse, custmers are asked fr their phne number. It’s pssible fr them t receive advertisement messages r calls, because their shpping data is cllected.
M: Anyway, yu dn’t need t sign in this time.
W: Wrse still, nbdy ffered help when I had prblems. I was at sea with the functins f the prduct. If I had been in the cnvenience stre, the salespersn wuld have given me a hand immediately.（10）
M: OK. Let’s g alng the street t see if we can find ne.（10）
Text 8
W: Hi, Bill. Yu lk trubled. What’s the matter?（11）
M: Hi, Grace. I have a big decisin t make.（11）My uncle ffered me a jb as the lead engineer at a service statin and with gd pay.
W: That’s wnderful, but are yu ging t quit cllege?（12）
M: That’s exactly the prblem. One side f me says, “Oh, g ahead! Yu can g back t cllege anytime. What jb culd yu get after cllege that wuld pay yu $15 an hur? That’s $30,000 a year!”
W: And then?
M: And then, the ther side says, “Hld it, nt s fast! Fr all thse years yu were in the army, yu planned t g t cllege s that yu wuld have many jb pssibilities t chse frm. Yu’ve planned yur whle life arund ging t cllege.” And nw...
W: I can see it. It’s true that with yur experience in the army, yu culd d excellent wrk repairing cars if yu accept the jb. But yu are ding very well nw. Just think f the future. Yu will get better jbs.（13）
Text 9
M: Hey, what are yu ding here?
W: Oh, there’s a bk I want t buy, s I came t this shp.（14）My ffice is right arund the crner frm here, s I came here during my lunch hur. What abut yu?
M: I have the day ff,（15）s I came here t buy a new bk editin f sme Spider-Man stries that were published in the 1980s.
W: Really? I didn’t knw yu liked thse kinds f bks. I thught they were fr kids.
M: Mst f them are. But in 1986, a really famus artist made a Spider-Man bk that is fr adults. It is very well written and it really impresses me. （16）
W: What is s gd abut the Spider-Man stry?
M: Well, it’s abut Spider-Man, but it’s als abut sciety at the time.（16）Things are never as simple as they seem.
W: Sunds interesting. What ther stries like that d yu like?
M: I als like Watchmen by Alan Mre frm 1987, （17）and The X-Men by Chris Claremnt frm1981. They als deal with adult themes.
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W: Sme schls in the United States and ther cuntries ffer Chinese language classes with the gvernment supprt frm China.（20）Saint Mary’s Schl is a private cllege preparatry schl in Medfrd, Oregn, in the Pacific Nrthwest. Saint Mary teaches Spanish, German and Latin.（18）It added Mandarin in 2005. In 2008, it became the first schl in the cuntry t jin the Cnfucius classrm prgram. The prgram pays abut half the csts f a teacher sent t a schl in the United States. China’s Educatin Ministry als prvides bks and ther materials.（19）Saint Mary’s principal, Frank Phillips, says knwing Chinese will help students in a wrld where China is quickly gaining ecnmic pwer. The Cnfucius classrm prgram is in abut frty cuntries, including mre than fifty American schls and universities. A recent reprt said mre schls in the United States are teaching Chinese,（20）althugh the numbers are still lw. But it said freign language teaching in public elementary and middle schls drpped sharply in recent years. Fewer schls teach French, German, Russian r Japanese. There are language teacher shrtages, but sme schls say a law that nly measures prgress in math and reading has hurt language teaching.