云南省玉溪第一中学2025-2026学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷

这是一份云南省玉溪第一中学2025-2026学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷，共7页。试卷主要包含了5 分，满分 7，5分，满分37等内容，欢迎下载使用。
本试卷满分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟
命题人：李思熠、刘慧萍、沐静秋审题人：高二备课组
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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。每段对话读两遍。
Wh is prbably the man?
A student.B. A librarian.C. A bkseller.
Why is Wayne ff tday?
He has t see a dctr.
He is taking a vacatin.
He has a family emergency.
Where are prbably the speakers?
On the subway.B. At schl.C. On the bus.
Which language is the man struggling with?
Russian.B. Chinese.C. French.
What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A charity event.B. A fire disaster.C.An artist.
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。
Which game did the wman’s team lse?
A basketball game.B. A vlleyball game.C. A baseball game.
Hw did the wman imprve after lsing the math cntest?
By checking every step carefully.
By practicing slving prblems faster.
By wrking n mre difficult prblems.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
What did the wman d n the first day?
She made sandwiches.
She danced at a lcal festival.
She explred the neighbrhd.
Wh bught the wman a scarf?
Ava.B. Uncle Carls.C. Aunt Maria.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
When is Natinal Hugging Day?
On January 19th.B. On January 20th.C. On January 21st.
Why did the wman hug the man last week?
T celebrate a gd grade.
T perfrm a science experiment.
T cmfrt him fr nt being hired.
What des the wman’s father say abut hugs?
They can bring happiness.
They help lwer bld pressure.
They help develp a clse friendship.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
Why was the Lndn Eye riginally built?
Fr a celebratin.
Fr a wrld recrd.
Fr the turism industry.
What is special abut the Singapre Flyer?
It functins well in bad weather.
Each f its cars hlds 40 peple.
It is the wrld’s tallest Ferris wheel.
Hw lng des it take the High Rller t g arund ne time?
Abut 20 minutes.B. Abut half an hur.C. Abut an hur.
What d the Singapre Flyer and Ain Dubai have in cmmn?
Bth were built befre 2000.
Bth are ver 200 meters high.
Bth have air-cnditined cars.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
What is ne f the benefits f wrking frm hme accrding t Jacinta Allan?
Reducing sick leave.
Imprving cperatin.
Increasing prductivity.
What des the stry f Allan’s mther shw?
Different marriage traditins.
Wmen’s challenge in the wrkplace.
The impact f lng wrking hurs n health.
What percentage f Australians already wrk frm hme?
Arund 10%.B. Abut 25%.C. Mre than 33%.
What is Nick Reece’s attitude twards the law?
Psitive.B. Negative.C. Uncncerned.
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
A Jurney Thrugh Texas Histry at the Bullck Museum
Welcme t the Bullck Texas State Histry Museum, a place where the rich stry f Texas cmes t life. It ffers mre than 40,000 square feet f exhibitin galleries acrss three flrs, with tw theaters, a Museum Stre, and The Star Café with a variety f fresh breakfast items fr a full day f discvery.
The museum huses mre than 1,000 artifacts n display in the galleries, n lan frm institutins and private lenders acrss the cuntry. Since pening in 2001, the Bullck has cperated with mre than 700 museums, libraries, and individuals t present a remarkable range f artifacts. New bjects are added each week, making every visit unique. Texas Histry Galleries
The three flrs trace 16,000 years f Texas histry, frm ancient times t the mdern era.
First Flr: Becming Texas — A ne-f-a-kind jurney thrugh Texas’s earliest histry frm its first settlers t Mexican Independence in 1821.
Secnd Flr: Building the Lne Star Identity — Frm 1821 t the Texas Centennial in 1936 n a jurney t see hw the Lne Star identity has cme t symblize a shared Texas heritage.
Third Flr: Being Texas — Texas’s rise n the natinal stage, highlighting industrial and technlgical advancements, ecnmic grwth, and scial and cultural cntributins.
Special Exhibits
These limited-time displays appear in the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Hall f Special Exhibitins n the first flr r in the Rtunda Gallery n the third flr. They feature tpics frm wrld-famus museums and frm the Bullck’s wn team. Current r upcming shws include Yuth Art Mnth 2026 (March 1 — 29, 2026) and Texas Festivals (April 25 — September 27, 2026), explring hw celebratins reflect histry and identity.
Visitr infrmatin
Museum hurs
Daily frm 10 am t 5 pm
Exhibitins are clsed n Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year’s
Day, and Easter. The IMAX Theatre is clsed n select hlidays, s click here and check the calendar befre yu visit.
What is a key feature f the Bullck Museum’s cllectin?
It cvers 700 years.
It cnsists f 1,000 artifacts.
It is updated n a weekly basis.
It is entirely surced frm Texas.
Which area shuld ne visit if interested in technlgical prgress?
The First Flr.B. The Secnd Flr.
C. The Third Flr.D. The Rtunda Gallery.
Where is this text mst likely frm?
An art review.B. A museum website.
C. A gallery brchure.D. A travel guidebk.
B
“I was frightened at the start, it was -14℃ and even lwer n the muntain pass.” These were the wrds f Gill Punt, wh had mre reasn t wrry than ther runners in the PlarNight Marathn in Nrway, since she was abut t run it dressed as a plar bear.
But the PE teacher frm the UK nt nly finished in under five hurs, she als brke the wrld recrd fr the fastest ice marathn dressed as a mammal (哺乳动物), despite temperatures drpping t -23℃.
With that determinatin, it is n wnder she has raised nearly tw millin punds fr Cancer Research UK with her brave act.
Ms Punt travelled t Trms, Nrway fr the challenge and cmpleted the 26.2 miles in fur hurs and 58 minutes, describing the experience as “amazing”. “I culd hear Arctic wlves hwling (嚎叫), pushing me t keep running, but the visin frm the head f the cstume was really difficult, s I culd nly fcus n a cuple f meters ahead,” she said.
Ms Punt has been raising funds thrugh running events since 1999. Even by her standards, the race was “a tricky ne”, with dark, icy cnditins making her realize why thers rarely attempt it wearing a cstume. She said she decided t wear the plar bear suit as it is the symbl fr the cancer charity — Cancer Research UK.
She gained great fame fr her cstume, becming the race’s fficial
representative and drawing Nrwegian media attentin.
“When we came ut f the wilderness int small villages, there were children hlding drawings f plar bears t supprt me — it was mind-blwing,” she said.
She raised anther £21,000 in Nrway, and says she will cntinue until she reaches her lifetime gal f £2,000,000. “I think there’s still ne mre adventure t have,” she added.
What can be learned abut Gill Punt’s race in the PlarNight Marathn?
She set the recrd in spite f varius challenges.
She cmpleted the race faster than she had expected.
The appearance f the wlves pushed her t cntinue.
She has reached the gal f raising tw millin punds.
Why did Gill Punt chse t run dressed as a plar bear?
T attract the attentin f the Nrwegian media.
T prmte awareness f Arctic wildlife prtectin.
T hnr an rganizatin fighting against a disease.
T challenge herself in an extremely cld envirnment.
What des the underlined wrd “mind-blwing” in Paragraph 7 mean?
Cnfusing.B. Impressive.
C. Tiring.D. Frightening.
Which f the fllwing wrds best describes Gill Punt?
Capable and rmantic.B. Determined and hnest.
C. Curageus and caring.D.Inspiringand cperative.
C
Hidden in the Mianhua Sinkhle ( 天坑) f Lucheng, Hechi City, Guangxi, lies a remarkable cliff-side ( 崖 边 ) bkstre. This 326-meter-deep sinkhle, nce nly a natural wnder, has nw transfrmed int a site cmbining natural beauty with cultural charm, attracting visitrs frm bth hme and abrad.
The inspiratin fr this bkstre came t funder He Zhijian tw years ag during a visit t a bkstre in Japan, and his ideas were later
further enriched by visiting Hangzhu’s Tsutaya Bks. The result is an pen-air cliff-side space filled with ver 10,000 bks, creating a 10-meter-high, 150-meter-lng “canyn (峡谷) f knwledge”.
One f the bkstre’s unique features is its natural prtectin frm the elements: n matter hw strng the wind r heavy the rain, the space never gets wet, as the sinkhle acts as a natural shelter perfectly prtecting the bks and reading area.
The cnstructin f the bkstre is in perfect harmny with the natural landscape, with envirnmental prtectin as a tp fcus. Original rck frmatins have been carefully preserved. At the sinkhle bttm, except fr a raised walkway winding thrugh wild banana plants, the area remains cmpletely untuched, shwing great respect fr nature and effrts t maintain eclgical balance.
Mianhua Village, where the bkstre is lcated, was nce cut ff by muntains. A significant change tk place when this prject was started. “We thught it was a great pity that the cunty’s fascinating natural landscapes were hidden deep in the muntains, unknwn t the utside wrld,” said the prject planners. Therefre, they decided t build a scenic spt that cmbines nature with culture, aiming t attract mre visitrs and, in turn, imprve lcal residents’ lives thrugh turism develpment.
Which f the fllwing is true abut the cliff-side bkstre?
It is perated by Hangzhu’s Tsutaya Bks.
The sinkhle was nce a famus turist destinatin.
It is lcated at the bttm f the 326-meter-deep sinkhle.
Its pen-air cliff-side space huses mre than 10,000 bks.
Hw des the sinkhle itself cntribute t the functin f the bkstre?
It blcks nise t create a quiet envirnment.
It prvides the rck walls fr the bkshelves.
It preserves the riginal rck frmatins perfectly.
It functins as a natural shelter against the weather.
What can we infer abut the idea behind the prject’s cnstructin?
The prject balances prtectin and develpment.
The prject is mainly built t serve research wrk.
Ecnmic benefits are the tp fcus f the prject.
The envirnment has remained cmpletely untuched.
What is the authr’s purpse f writing the text?
T recmmend a hidden natural wnder t turists.
T share the funder He Zhijian’s successful experience.
T call n the public t prtect the envirnment f sinkhles.
T intrduce a unique culture-nature cmbined turism prject.
D
Yu’re in a quiet rm, trying t cncentrate n yur hmewrk r a reprt. But in spite f yur effrts t fcus, a little part f a sng keeps playing in yur head, ver and ver again. Why des this happen? Scientists suggest that this phenmenn, knwn as an ear wrm, may result frm the brain’s respnse t the lack f music. When we desire music but can’t hear it, ur brains may generate their wn meldies (旋
律), resulting in an ear wrm.
Studies shw that sngs yu hear ften r recently are mre likely t becme ear wrms. In ne experiment, scientists played a new sng fr peple either tw r six times. Over the next three days, they asked these peple if the sng was stuck in their heads. The result? Abut ne-third f them said yes. Als, peple wh heard the sng 6 times were mre likely t get ear-wrms, especially the day right after they heard it.
Once an ear-wrm is in yur head, it des mre than just anny—it enters a part f ur cgnitive (认知的) architecture knwn as wrking memry. Researchers fund that if a sng is stuck in peple’s head, when they perfrm tasks designed t test their wrking memry, they perfrm less crrectly at memrizing infrmatin. This is because the presence f an ear wrm crwds ut ther infrmatin in wrking memry. The mre familiar the sng is, the mre it gets in the way f yur fcus.
But there’s a simple way t fight ear wrms: chewing gum. Why? Because ear wrms use yur “inner vice”—which means using the thrat t say wrds silently. By using the same thrat muscles while chewing gum, we may break the repeating ear wrms just enugh t make them fade
away. S next time a sng wn’t leave yur head, give gum a try!
What can we learn abut an ear wrm frm Paragraph 2?
It is a serius brain disease.
It helps peple better enjy music.
It appears when peple dislike a meldy.
It results frm the brain’s reactin t missing music.
What negative influence may an ear wrm bring abut?
It weakens the wrking memry perfrmance.
It damages the physical health f peple’s brains.
It makes peple lse interest in music cmpletely.
It prevents peple frm listening t familiar sngs.
Why des chewing gum help peple remve an ear wrm?
It calms dwn peple’s anxius feelings.
It uses the same thrat muscles t stp repeats.
It helps peple fcus n difficult hmewrk and reprts.
It activates a new part f the brain t replace ld memries.
Which f the fllwing is the best title fr the text?
The Bad Effects f Ppular Sngs.
Why Sngs Gets Stuck in Yur Head?
Hw Our Brains Create Beautiful Meldies?
Useful Ways t Imprve Yur Cncentratin.
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。
Develping a sense f gratitude isn’t difficult r challenging. 36 And the mre yu practice it, the better yu’ll becme at putting yurself int a grateful state f mind. Here are sme tips n hw t d this.
Observe the mment.
Take a secnd t fcus n yur experience and hw yu are feeling. At the same time, think abut the things yu appreciate. 37 Are there particular things helping yu manage yur stress, feel gd abut yur life, r achieve what yu need t d? Yu may als find the practice f mindfulness, which fcuses n becming mre aware f the present mment, a helpful tl.
Write it dwn.
38 S starting a gratitude jurnal might be helpful. Write dwn a few
things yu’re thankful fr each day in the jurnal. Being able t lk back n these bservatins can help a lt when yu are in a hard time.
Enjy the mment.
Give yurself time t really enjy the mment. Fcus n the experience and allw yurself t enjy thse gd feelings. Cncentrate n the senses and feelings yu’re experiencing in a given mment. 39
Give thanks.
Gratitude is all abut recgnizing and appreciating thse peple, things, mments, skills, r gifts that bring jy, peace, r cmfrt int ur lives. 40
Yu might write a thank-yu nte t a persn t shw yur thankfulness, r yu might spend a mment simply mentally appreciating what yu have. Expressing yur appreciatin fr thers is an imprtant part that can affect yur relatinships with thers.
Shw yur appreciatin t them.
Hw ften d yu experience gratitude?
It desn’t need any special tls r training.
Check yur senses and think abut what helps.
Are there peple wh have dne smething fr yu?
Gratitude can imprve peple’s lives fr several reasns.
Smetimes yu may find yu are struggling t feel grateful.
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。
Several years ag, I decided t spend Christmas with my family. 41 t get tgether with my family, I culdn’t wait t set ff my jurney n December 22 frm my city. Hwever, my car had a prblem halfway and I had t 42 t the side f the lnely rad. Stuck far frm anywhere, I was 43 .
Then I gt a lift t a lcal gas statin and there, I met the wner, a man named Dan. I explained my 44 t him, and withut hesitatin, he 45 fr a tw (牵引) truck t bring my car t his place.
After examining the engine, he 46 a warped cylinder (变形的气缸) due t verheating. He then 47 a nearby repair shp and fund a necessary 48 that wuld fit my car. I tk a bus t the the repair shp t pick it up.
By the time I returned, it was already dark and Dan had 49 his wrk in the statin. But he stayed behind t 50 . After wrking fr several hurs, he annunced that the car was fixed and I was ready t g. 51 , he even refused t 52 me fr anything he had dne.
Thanks t Dan’s 53 and hard wrk, I managed t cntinue my jurney and arrived hme just 54 fr Christmas. I will never frget what Dan did fr me: He didn’t just fix my car, but 55 my Christmas.
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。 The UNESCO 56 (add) “Spring Festival, scial practices f the Chinese peple in celebratin f the traditinal New Year” t the
Representative List f Intangible Cultural Heritage (非物质文化遗产) f Humanity at the 19th meeting f the Intergvernmental Cmmittee fr the Safeguarding f the ICH held n December 4, 2024.
As a signature part f Chinese culture, the Spring Festival, als
57 (call) Chinese New Year, is ne f the mst imprtant 58 (festival) practiced in China and arund the wrld. The listing f the Spring Festival as 59 unique Intangible Cultural Heritage f Humanity is a recgnitin f nt nly its Chinese rts 60 the ideas it carries that cnnect all humanity.
41.
A.
Eager
B.
Upset
C.
Scared
D.
Grateful
42.
A.
g n
B.
pull ver
C.
pass away
D.
make ut
43.
A.
pleased
B.
bred
C.
wrried
D.
relieved
44.
A.
apprach
B.
situatin
C.
identity
D.
psitin
45.
A.
applied
B.
arranged
C.
waited
D.
cared
46.
A.
designed
B.
identified
C.
chse
D.
replaced
47.
A.
frced
B.
threatened
C.
cntacted
D.
expected
48.
A.
part
B.
path
C.
spt
D.
service
49.
A.
started
B.
cntinued
C.
finished
D.
fund
50.
A.
cmplain
B.
escape
C.
decrate
D.
help
51.
A.
Obviusly
B.
Typically
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Therefre
D.
Mrever
52.
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charge
B.
beg
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admire
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crrect
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advice
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wisdm
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curisity
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genersity
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in time
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by accident
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in rder
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by mistake
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ruined
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missed
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reminded
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saved
Spring Festival celebratins last 15 days, ending with the Lantern Festival. It stresses family gatherings, feasts, and cultural activities. Fd traditins play an imprtant rle in Chinese cking, with dishes
61 (express) wishes fr lved nes. The Spring Festival cvers a wide range f intangible cultural heritages at 62 (vary) levels. It is a festival filled with flk tales and the traditins based 63 them.
64 (frmer), firewrks and red decratins were intended t drive away the beast called Nian, feared at the turn f the year. Other cultural symbls and events include paper-cuts, dragn dances, and lantern festivals, frming the happiest days fr thse 65 celebrate this event.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是校学生会主席李华，下个月将组织举办一场校园慈善音乐会 (Campus Charity Cncert)。请给你校的英国留学生 Chris 写一封邮件邀请他来参与演出，内容包括：
活动介绍；
给对方的表演形式提建议；
期待他的参演。注意:
写作词数应为 80 个左右；
请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Chris,
Yurs,
Li Hua
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。
The Warmth in the Heavy Snw
Last Saturday, a recrd-breaking snwstrm swept acrss New Yrk City withut warning. The wind rared like a wunded beast, its icy breath tearing thrugh the streets and shaking every windw. Snwflakes pured dwn frm the gray sky, cvering the tall buildings and making them hard t see clearly. Peple culd almst see nthing. The city that never sleeps fell int an icy silence — every street, rad and rftp all
buried under thick snw, which lked bright in the weak light.
I wke up with an empty stmach, nly t find the fridge was cmpletely empty t: n milk fr cffee, n bread fr tast, nt an even single egg left. When I checked the cupbard, there was nthing left inside. I knew I had t g shpping at nce, r I’d be stuck withut basic supplies fr the rest f the strm. But when I tried t pen the frnt dr, it wuldn’t mve even an inch. Heavy snw had gathered up tightly against the dr all night, frming a hard wall that lcked me inside. I pushed and pulled many times. My shulders ached and I was ut f breath. But all my effrts were in vain. The snw held firm, blcking me frm the utside wrld.
Staring ut f the windw helplessly, I watched the snw flying wildly in the terribly cld wind. Travel bans (出行禁令) had shut dwn almst all traffic acrss the city, and there was n sign f peple n the street. A wave f fear and anxiety swept ver me, cld and sharp as the wind utside. My parents were wrking far away in anther state, and the phne lines had gne dead hurs ag, s I had n way t reach anyne fr help. Just as I sat n the flr hpeless and alne, a weak but clear knck n the dr brke the terrible silence.
注意：
续写词数应为150左右；
请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
“Hell? Is anybdy in?” It was Mrs. Wilsn, my next-dr neighbr.
After twenty minutes f hard wrk, the dr was finally pened.
玉溪一中 2025—2026 学年下学期高一年级期中考
英语学科答案
第一部分听力（共两节，满分 30 分）
1-5:BBACA 6-10:AACAC 11-15:CBAAB 16-20:CCBCB
第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 21-23: CCB24-27: ACBC28-31: DDAD32-35: DABB
第二节 36-40:CEGDA
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节
41-45:ABCBB46-50: BCACD51-55: DADAD
第二节
56．added 57．called 58．festivals 59．a60．but 61．expressing 62．varius/varied 63．n/upn 64．Frmerly 65．wh第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节
Dear Chris,
I’m Li Hua, president f the Schl Student Unin. Next Friday will witness a Campus Charity Cncert with the aim f raising funds fr thse in need. Knwing that yu are a talented musician, I’m writing t invite yu t get invlved in it.
We are pen t a wide range f perfrmances, frm an ld-fashined flk sng t a mdern ppular sng. Given yur cultural backgrund and musical talent, mixing Western and Eastern meldies shuld create a unique and memrable experience. If yu chse t wrk with ther artists, we will be glad t help with this.
I’d like t hear what yu think. Just let me knw by the end f this week. Lking frward t yur reply and hpefully seeing yu n stage!
Yurs, Li Hua
第二节
“Hell? Is anybdy in?” It was Mrs. Wilsn, my next-dr neighbr. I yelled at the tp f my vice t tell her that I was trapped inside. Hearing my cry fr help, she cmfrted me and tld me t stay calm. Then she prmised t ask mre neighbrs fr help at nce. It was nly a few minutes, but it felt like centuries. Finally, several kind neighbrs rushed ver with shvels, brms and brushes. Despite the biting cld, they wrked tgether t clear the snw beside my dr bit by bit.
After twenty minutes f hard wrk, the dr was finally pened. I stepped ut with tears f gratitude rlling dwn my cheeks. Their faces were red with cld, but gentle smiles were n their lips. Mrs. Wilsn handed me a cup f steaming tea, warming my hand and heart instantly. Sme neighbrs als ffered t clean my yard and share sme fd with me. On that freezing snwy day in New Yrk, I truly felt the warmth f the neighbrhd. The heavy snw culd freeze the whle city, but it culd
never freeze the kindness between peple, reminding me that lve and care are always arund us.
Text 1借阅书籍
W: Excuse me, d yu have The Cat in the Hat?
M: Let me check… Yes, we have tw cpies left. Yur student card, please. W: Here yu g. Hw lng can I keep it?
M: Tw weeks.
Text 2休假
W: Where is Wayne tday? I dn’t see him at wrk. Is he sick?
M: He is n vacatin. The wrk has stressed him ut these days. He mentined ging t a beach with his family.
Text 3偶遇校友
W: Yur unifrm lks exactly the same as mine. Are yu als a student at Lincln High Schl?
M: Yep! Yu ride Line 2 every day, t?
W: Yeah, it’s faster than the schl bus. Plus, the schl gate is really clse t the statin entrance, s it’s very cnvenient.
Text 4学习语言
W: I learned Russian befre. The grammar was challenging, but it was manageable.
Nw I’m learning Chinese. The characters are hard t remember.
M: I’m learning French. The prnunciatin is hard. Thse silent letters trip me up.
Text 5慈善音乐会
W: On the 30th f this mnth, a charity cncert will be held at the City Theater. M: I knw. The cncert is aimed at helping thse affected by a wildfire.
W: Yes. It’s meaningful. And ver 20 tp artists will be perfrming.
Text 6比输赢
W: ⑥I can’t believe ur basketball team missed that last sht in the final. We were s clse t victry!
M: My sister’s vlleyball team lst every game last year. They watched their plays, fixed their passes, and nw they seldm lse. Lsing tells us where the prblem lies.
W: ⑦Yeah… like when I lst the math cntest. I slved the prblems t quickly and made mistakes. S I practiced taking my time t check each step. Nw I’m better.
M: Right! Failure is the mther f success.
Text 7寄宿家庭
W: ⑧My hst family in Mexic was kind! Uncle Carls and Aunt Maria treated me like their wn daughter.
M: What did they d fr yu?
W: ⑧On the first day, Aunt Maria prepared hmemade sandwiches and fresh mang juice fr me. ⑧Uncle Carls shwed me arund the neighbrhd and taught me sme
practical Spanish phrases.
M: That must have helped a lt!
W: Fr sure. On the weekend, they tk me t a lcal festival. ⑨We danced and their daughter Ava bught me a handmade scarf.
Text 8国际拥抱日
W: ⑩Tday is January 20th. D yu knw what special day it will be tmrrw? M: N, what is it?
W: ⑩Tmrrw is Natinal Hugging Day. Scientific research shws hugs reduce stress and bst happiness.
M: I think s. Yesterday, my little sister was upset abut a bad grade, s I hugged her fr a full minute—she instantly smiled!
W: ⑪Remember when I hugged yu after yu weren’t hired fr that jb last week? M: ⑪Yeah. That hug saved my day.
W: ⑫My dad is a dctr. He says hugs cntribute t lwering bld pressure, t.
Text 9摩天轮
M: Have yu ever ridden a giant Ferris wheel? I just read abut sme amazing nes arund the wrld.
W: ⑬I nce rde the Lndn Eye. It’s 135 meters high, right?
M: Exactly! ⑬It was riginally built as a temprary structure t celebrate the millennium in 2000, but peple lved it s much that they kept it.
W: Cl! I heard Singapre has a giant Ferris wheel, t.
M: ⑭⑯The Singapre Flyer! It’s 165 meters high. ⑯It has 28 air-cnditined cars and each hlds 28 peple. ⑭Plus, it wrks well in bad weather, because it’s designed t stay stable in strng winds.
W: Ww! Tell me mre abut sme ther giant Ferris wheels!
M: ⑮Las Vegas has the High Rller—167.6 meters high, the tallest in the Western Hemisphere. Each cabin has a bar. ⑮It takes abut 30 minutes t g arund.
W: Impressive. What’s currently the wrld’s tallest Ferris wheel?
M: ⑯That must be Ain Dubai. It is 250 meters high. ⑯It has 48 cars with air cnditining and Wi-Fi.
Text 10 澳大利亚居家办公
M: Wrkers in the Australian state f Victria culd sn get the right t wrk frm hme, ⑰⑱under new plans annunced by Jacinta Allan, the head f the state. “We’re ding that because we knw what the evidence tells us: Wrkers are mre prductive; it saves time and mney fr families,” she said.
⑱Treasurer Jaclyn Symes said these changes culd help imprve wrk participatin and prductivity, and clse the gender pay gap. “My mm had t leave the wrkfrce when she gt married,” Allan said. She said wrkers, especially wmen, shuld have the right t achieve a balance between wrk and life.
It’s believed that this law culd save the average wrker in Victria abut $70 and three hurs a week, and als reduce traffic n rads. ⑲The law wuld be the first f its kind in Australia, althugh mre than a third f all Australians already wrk frm hme.
⑳Melburne Mayr Nick Reece said the law isn’t fair t thse wh are unable t wrk frm hme. “If yu’re a teacher, a plice fficer r a nurse, yu have t turn up t d yur jb,” he said.