甘肃省兰州市八校2025-2026学年高一下学期期中考试英语试卷

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A. At the age f 20.B. At the age f 63.
（本试卷共听力和笔试两部分，满分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟）7. What will the speakers d next?
A. Read a reprt.B. Buy a magazine.
C. At the age f 83.
C. G t the library.
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听第 7 段录音，回答第 8 至 10 题。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）8. What is the man ding?
第一节： （ 共 5 小 题 ； 每小题 1.5 分，满分7.5 分）
A. Asking fr help.B. Making an invitatin.C. Giving an explanatin.
听下面 5 段录音。每段录音后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳9. What is the TV prgram abut?
选项。听完每段录音后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段录音播放两遍。
A. English idims.B. English grammar.
10. What is the man ging t d tnight?
C. English wrds.
What are the speakers preparing fr?
A graduatin party.
A retirement party.
A. Watch TV.B. G t the mvies.C. Have dinner with Jenny.
听第 8 段录音，回答第 11 至 13 题。
A birthday party.11. Which train will the man take?
What des the wman think f bxing?
Relaxing.B. Vilent.
C. Challenging.
A. The 10:50 ne.B. The 11:20 ne.
12. What kind f ticket did the man bk at first?
C. The 11:50 ne.
Why des the man like his new huse?
It is bigger than the ld ne.
C. It is near his friends’ huses.
A first-class ticket.
It is very clse t his schl.13. Hw will the man pay?
By credit card.
A secnd-class ticket.
B. By check.
A business ticket.
C. By cash.
What des the man want t d?
Cancel an accunt.B. Get a new credit card.C. Change his mailing address.
What are the speakers talking abut?
听第 9 段录音，回答第 14 至 16 题。
What is the relatinship between the speakers?
Friends.B. Brther and sister.
C. Father and daughter.
A. A newspaper.B. A pem.
C. A writer.
What festival did Jane celebrate with her friend yesterday?
第二节：（ 共 1 5 小 题 ； 每 小 题 1 . 5 分 ， 满 分 2 2 . 5 分 ）
听下面 5 段录音。每段录音后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段录音前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，每小题都有 5 秒钟的
A. The Spring Festival.
Where des the man live?
In Guangzhu.
The Dragn Bat Festival.C. The Mid-Autumn Festival.
B. In Hng Kng.C. In Trnt.
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听第 10 段录音，回答第 17 至 20 题。festival. The peple thrw tmates at each ther fr the whle day and they dn’t get angry, but
Why is the speaker making the speech?
the nly rule is that the tmat must be flattened (捏扁) in the hand first, befre being thrwn.
He is retiring.
Wh rganized the party?
B. He will get married.C. He’s just received an award.
Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival
In Pingxi, peple gather (聚集 ) at the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival. Peple buy paper
A. David.
B. Craig.
C. Anne.
lanterns, light them and let them fly int the sky. Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival is an annual (一年
What might the speaker be?
A lawyer.B. A translatr.C. A prfessr.
Where des the speaker plan t g this summer?
一次的) event which is highly recmmended (推荐) by famus media such as Discvery Channel, CNN Travel,and Natinal Gegraphic Travel. Every year it attracts tens f thusands f visitrs
China.B. France.
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C. Spain.
frm verseas.
What can we learm abut the Albuquerque Intermatinal Balln Fiesta?
It is held in Russia every year.B. It is held every August.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 50 分）
C. It is highly recmmended by the media.D. It lasts mre than ne week.
第一节（共 15 小题，每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分）22. What is the nly rule f La Tmatina in Spain?
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Thrw the tmates that are flattened.
C. Visitrs must bring their wn tmates.
What is the purpse f this text?
Take part in the festival fr the whle day.
D. Visitrs must cntrl their emtins.
A festival is like a big party fr lts f peple. Here are sme f them.
Albuquerque Internatinal Balln Fiesta
D yu like ht-air ballns? Then yu shuld g t the Albuquerque Internatinal Balln Fiesta in New Mexic. Fiesta is a Spanish wrd fr festival. The balln festival lasts fr nine days and has arund 750 ht-air ballns. They are beautiful t see flying in the sky! It is expected t attract clse t a millin visitrs.
White Nights Festival
In St. Petersburg, Russia, peple celebrate the White Nights Festival. This arts festival is in the summer when there is still light at night! This festival is an event f the arts, music, pera,
A. T encurage us t travel the wrld.B. T advertise several strange festivals.
C. T intrduce fun festivals frm arund the wrld. D T make cmparisns between sme festivals.
B
It was a dream cme true t study at ne f the ldest and best universities in the wrld. I enjyed living and studying in Oxfrd which is little ld twn with rich histry and beautiful buildings. The studying pace was very fast and demanding. Hwever, there was still enugh rm t have fun with friends frm my chrt (同伴 ). I really enjyed the scial life and being
surrunded by like-minded peple frm all arund the wrld.
ballet, film and utdr celebratins.I was surprised by hw diverse the student bdy was when I arrived in Oxfrd. It is a
La Tmatina (西红柿节)
In Spain, La Tmatina is a lt f fun. The week-lng festival has music, parades, dancing, firewrks and lts f tmates! Every August thusands f Spaniards take part in the La Tmatina
melting pt (熔 炉 ) f extremely smart and talented peple frm different cultures and sciecnmic backgrunds.
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Anther shck I experienced was the bvius divide between students and lcals. Oxfrd is after all nt just a university but als a twn inhabited (居住于) by lcals. Althugh we all share the same space, there is almst n interactin between the students and the lcals.
During my studies, I culd nt wrk because there simply wasn’t enugh time t balance a demanding academic prgram and a jb. Luckily I was n a schlarship that cvered all f my csts s I didn’t have t wrry abut it. At the end f my master’s prgram, I interned (实习) at the Open Sciety Fundatins.
I cme frm a lw-incme family in Cratia, and as a yung persn, I never thught I wuld be able t visit places like the UK, let alne study at a wrld-famus and expensive university like Oxfrd. Later I realized that there are actually many schlarships and prgrams that help students like me gain access t higher educatin. I wuld recmmend yung students frm disadvantaged backgrunds t think big and nt give up n their dreams. The drs will pen fr thse wh are
C
Many educatrs have been teaching themselves hw t use AI. Fr Jerme Ong, a 5th grade teacher in Ridgewd, New Jersey, AI has changed the way he appraches teaching. He nw uses AI tls every week in his classrm. “Yu have t find what wrks fr yur students,” he said. Ong nt nly teaches his students what AI is, but als where it falls shrt. “If yu keep at it and say, ‘N, yu’re wrng, yu’re wrng,’ eventually AI will say, ‘I’m srry, I was wrng.’ Ding that with yur class can shw yu that AI isn’t really as smart as yu think it is,” Ong said.
This summer, Micrsft, Open AI and Anthrpic annunced a first-f-its-kind plan t train hundreds f thusands f members f the American Federatin f Teachers. “I think if we’re ging t make AI wrk fr students and kids, we need t listen t teachers,” said Micrsft president Brad Smith. The $23 millin investment will g tward virtual and in-persn training in New Yrk City.
determined and psitive.“ The direct cnnectin between a teacher and their kids can never be replaced by new
What did the authr like in Oxfrd?
The scial life and his chrt’s cmpany.
C. The ld and beautiful buildings.
The fast and demanding studying pace.
D. The lcal cultural histry.
technlgies, but if we learn hw t use them, set practical guidelines and put teachers in the driver’s seat, teaching and learning can be better,” said AFT President Randi Weingarten.
Hwever, critics cite cheating cncerns and Micrsft’s wn research, which shwed a
Why was the authr surprised n arrival in Oxfrd?
The beautiful twn.B. Friendly lcal peple.
C. Smart and talented peple.D. Students frm different backgrunds.
Hw did the authr pay the csts in Oxfrd?
self-reprted reductin in critical thinking skills when AI was nt used respnsibly. AFT member Lis Weiner thinks teachers wuld be better served by mre supprt within schls than by a partnership with Silicn Valley. “There is s much bredm in the jb, but the answer t that is t imprve teachers’ wrking cnditins,” said Weiner, adding that AI des nt achieve better wrk
With the help f the Open Sciety Fundatins.
With the supprt f a schlarship.
cnditins fr teachers.
By attending sme prgrams.
What des the authr tell the yung students?
They shuld study in famus universities.
Schlarships will make them excellent.
They shuld try hard t realize their dreams.
Students frm lw-incme families are nt bad.
D. By ding part-time jbs.Smith argued educatin shuld be left t teachers: “Thse f us in the tech field need t
prvide the tls and help schl bards, districts, and teachers s they decide hw t put thse tls int practice.”
What d the underlined wrds “falls shrt” in paragraph 1 mean?
A. Is wrng.B. Has limitatins.C. Is nt enugh.D. Fails t wrk.
What is the main idea f paragraph 2?
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Teachers are urged t listen t students. B. Micrsft will invest $23 millin in NYC.
C. Tech cmpanies plan t train teachers.D. Three firms aim t prmte AI in schls.
What can be inferred frm Lis Weiner’s cmments?
AI can help reduce teachers’ bredm.B. Partnership with tech firms benefits teachers.
thinking ratinally, making independent judgments, and having a healthy dubt abut what is being read, are cmmn t all subjects. N matter the area f study, using critical thinking skills leads t clear, flexible thinking and a better understanding f the subject at hand.
32. Why des the authr prefer certain texts?
C. Teachers are smarter than AI.D. Teachers need mre supprt within schls.A. They are errr-free in grammar.B. They present exciting viewpints.
What is Brad Smith’s attitude twards AI in educatin?
C. They make readers reflective.
D. They read smthly and easily.
A. Supprtive.B. Critical.C. Dubtful.D. Neutral.33. What is critical thinking accrding t the authr?
D
As a writing teacher, I am used t reading and respnding t difficult texts. In fact, I like
A. Challenging the authr’s viewpint.
C. Rejecting the text’s main argument.
B. Cnsidering and assessing thughts.
D. Finding fault with the writing.
dealing with texts that have interesting ideas, because I understand their value. I have learned34. Hw des the authr explain that critical thinking matters acrss all subjects?
thrughmyyearsfeducatinthatwhateventuallyappealstmeisntjust grammatically-perfect, smth writing, but writing that frces me t think beynd the page. It is
A. By referring t different areas f study.
C. By explaining its rle in science.
B. By describing what it means in histry.
D. By drawing cmparisns between fields.
writing where the writer has challenged himself r herself and then ffered that challenge t the35. What might be discussed in the fllw-up text?
reader.
Yu will ften cme acrss critical thinking and analysis as requirements fr tasks in writing
A. Types f critical thinking.
C. Benefits f critical thinking.
B. Uses f deep thinking.
D. Methds f thinking critically.
and upper-level curses acrss different subjects. Instructrs have different explanatins f what they actually require frm yu, but, in general, they expect yu t respnd thughtfully t the texts yu read. The first thing yu shuld remember is nt t be afraid f critical thinking. It des nt mean that yu have t criticize the text, ppse its basic idea, r attack the writer simply because yu feel yu have t. Criticism is the prcess f respnding t and judging ideas, arguments, and style s that readers understand hw and why yu value them.
Critical thinking is als a prcess that is key t all subjects. While in this passage I refer mainly t critical thinking in writing, the general principles behind critical thinking are very similar in ther fields. In histry, fr instance, it culd mean examining and analyzing primary surces t understand the backgrund in which they were written. In the hard sciences, it usually invlves making judgments and decisins ratinally (理性地), and slving prblems.
While critical thinking may be subject-specific, mst f its general principles such as
第二节 七选五（ 共 5 小题； 每小题 2 . 5 分， 共 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。
Ways t Put Dwn Yur Smartphne
Fr mst peple, when they wake up in the mrning, the first thing t cme t their mind is t find their smartphne. 36. Here are sme quick and easy ways t handle the prblem.
Pick up a newspaper
Read a newspaper and yu will be surprised at hw relaxing it is t read thrugh the day’s news. We will find ur attentin has increased. And we might be attracted by it. 37 . Even the New Yrk Times csts nly $9 a week. It ffers bth hme delivery and digital access.
Listen t the radi
. Yu will be amazed at hw entertaining and helpful sme radi prgrams still can be. Mre imprtantly, yu wn’t be attracted t thse apps and websites.
Cut ff scial media ties
We lve using Facebk r X t cmmunicate with friends and relatins. Just check in at
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yur lunch break r at the gym. And turn ff app and email ntificatins (通知) at sme ther55 f my true self.
times in any ther places, s yu aren’t attracted by them.41.A. neatlyB. simply
C. casually
D. blindly
42.A. blcked
B. recrded
C. widened
D. changed
Tday, it seems nearly impssible t stay away frm yur phne fr 60 minutes. Hwever, whether dining at hme r ut, stick t the n-device rule. When having dinner in a restaurant
A. heavier
A. pleasure
B. smther
B. curisity
C. duller
C. pressure
D. riskier
D. freedm
with thers, t make yu stick t it, yu can place phnes in the center f the table. Thus n ne can break the rule.
A. Set aside yur phnes.
B. Dn’t be wrried abut the cst.
40.
A. reactin
A. ignred
A. cnflicted
A. failed
B. suggestin
B. questined
B. cnnected
B. refused
C. traditin
C. nticed
C. cmpeted
C. regretted
D. slutin
D. prmised
D. cmbined
D. chse
C. Stp seeking unimprtant infrmatin.49.A. lsingB. finding
C. hiding
D. dubtful
D. Take yur ld radi ut again and turn it n.
A. cmmented
B. wrteC. translated
D. frgt
E. Scial media addictin can be cmpletely avided.
F. Yu can als have a waiter put them in smewhere else.
G. If it is the same t yu, it is time fr yu t put yur smartphne dwn.
第三部分 英语知识运用(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)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白
A. anxius
A. setting
A. curage
A. resisted
A. symbl
B. frmal
B. aviding
B. wealth
B. persuaded
B. beginning
C. valuable
C. meeting
C. luck
C. argued
C. ending
D. awkward
D. lwering
D. reasn
D. admitted
D. secret
处的最佳选项。
I grew up in a family where academic success was everything. My parents, bth university prfessrs, had my future 41 planned: tp high schl t Ivy League t lawyer. I fllwed their plan perfectly until sphmre year, when a cmmunity theater pster 42 my path.
第二节语法填空(共 10 小题; 每小题 1. 5 分, 满分 15 分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词 语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡。
Shanghai’s turism authrities said the city recrded 6.29 millin visits by freign passprt
During rehearsals (排 练 ) fr Rme and Juliet, I discvered an unexpected passin.
Memrizing lines felt43than slving math prblems. The stage became my escape frm
hlders in the first 11 mnths f 2025, the same perid last year.
56increase f nearly 50 percent cmpared with
44. But when my parents fund ut, their 45 was sharp: “This is a distractin (干扰).”
Despite their disagreement, I still kept ging t practice. Hwever, I was nt as cnfident as I used t be. One night, my drama teacher 46 that my hands were shaking. “Yu have real talent,” she said, handing me an auditin flyer (试镜传单). I hesitated — the auditin 47 with an imprtant exam. Ultimately, I 48 t fllw my heart.
Weeks later, standing nervusly backstage, I realized this wasn’t just abut acting. It was
The city received abut 8.28 millin internatinal turists frm January t Nvember, up nearly 40 percent year n year, 57 is higher than the full-year ttal fr 2024.
The Republic f Krea remained Shanghai’s 58 (large) and fastest-grwing turist surce cuntry since the beginning f this year, with abut 805,000 visits. Japan and the United States fllwed, with 584, 000 and 490, 000 visits respectively. Other markets,59
(include) Indnesia and Italy, als shwed clear grwth. The rise is due 60 China’s easier
abut
49my wn vice. The perfrmance was far frm perfect — I50
a line in Act 2
visa plicies (政策), imprved turism services and mre different kinds f turism fferings.
— but the audience’s applause felt mre
51than any test scre.
Russian turist arrivals61(jump) after China annunced a visa-free plicy fr
Nw as a theater majr, I understand: Life isn’t abut52thers’ expectatins. Truehlders f Russian rdinary passprts, in effect frm Sept. 15, 2025 t Sept. 14, 2026. In
success means having the53
t write yur wn stry. Even my parents finally54
Nvember alne, visits exceeded 50,000, marking a year-n-year increase f ver 70 percent and
that my chice brught unexpected grwth. Lking back, that cmmunity theater pster was theleading grwth amng majr surce62(market) that mnth.
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Zhng Xiamin, directr f the administratin, nted that inbund (入境的) turism,
63classes, and walking hme tgether every day. “Yu’re like the sister I never had,” Mia said ne
(drive) by increasingly independent travelers, is placing greater demands n citywide public services and district (区域)-level turism 64 (prmte).
As the New Year hliday appraches, Shanghai has intrduced a ttal f 120 turism rutes. They 65 (wise) mix mdern city views and cultural heritage with new experiences t meet different travel needs.
第四部分 书面表达 （共两节，满分 40 分）
afternn, smiling as we sat under ur favrite big tree. I ndded, feeling happy. Fr a mnth, we tld each ther everything—dreams, wrries. Life felt perfect.
Prblems came when my diary disappeared. I’d left it n my desk during gym class, and when I came back, it was gne. I was wrried — my deepest secrets were inside. Later, I saw Mia talking quietly with Sarah, the girl wh always gave me mean lks. Mia lked at me, then
quickly lked away. “Did yu see my diary?” I asked, my vice shaking. Mia’s eyes gt big.
第一节 写作（满分 15 分）“N, I … I haven’t seen it.” But her hands shk as she spke. I felt a bad feeling in my stmach.
假定你是李华，你校将在 5 月 15 日举办“校园健身文化节”(Campus Fitness Festival)， Sarah smiled in a mean way, and I knew — Mia had taken it.
该活动包含趣味跑步、瑜伽(yga)体验和健身知识讲座等环节。请你给你校交换生 Peter
写一封邀请信，内容包括：
1.告知活动时间和主题；2.介绍 1-2 个核心活动环节；3.表达希望他参加的意愿并说明理由。注意：1. 写作词数应为 80 左右；2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。
Dear Peter,
Hw is everything ging?
I stayed away frm Mia cmpletely. At lunch, I sat alne, staring at my sandwich. When she tried t talk t me, I turned my back. “What’s wrng?” she asked, her vice breaking. “Just leave me alne,” I said angrily. Mia’s face lked sad, and she ran ff. Days turned int weeks. I missed her laugh, her advice, the way she culd always make me smile. But I was t prud t say srry. One rainy afternn, I saw Mia sitting under ur big tree, tears mixing with raindrps. My chest hurt, but I walked past her.
Smething lucky happened when I stayed late t finish a prject. As I walked past the library, I heard a vice I knew. “I can’t believe yu tk her diary!” It was Sarah, shuting at a by named Jake.
Paragraph 1:
“I just wanted t see what she wrte abut me,” Jake said quietly.
Lking frward t yur reply.
第二节 任务型写作（满分 25 分）
Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
Paragraph 2:
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。注意：续写词数应为 150 左右。
September arrived with cl air and new starts. As a freshman at Westwd High, I felt lst until I met Mia. We became friends right away — sharing lunch tables, laughing thrugh bring
The next day, I went t find Mia under ur tree.
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第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（满分 15 分）
Dear Peter,
Hw is everything ging?
I’m writing t invite yu t ur schl’s Campus Fitness Festival, which will be held n May The festival has a variety f interesting activities. One highlight is the fun running race, where we’ll run thrugh campus with clrful bstacles — it’s mre abut laughter than speed.
There’s als a yga experience sessin led by a prfessinal cach, perfect fr relaxing and stretching yur bdy after study.
I really hpe yu can jin us. It’s a great chance t make mre friends, experience Chinese campus culture, and get fit in a relaxing way. Yu’ll definitely have a wnderful time!
Lking frward t yur reply.
Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节（满分 25 分）
参考范文：
“I just wanted t see what she wrte abut me,” Jake said quietly. I frze, my heart beating fast. My diary I rushed int the rm, my face grew ht with anger. “That’s mine! Yu had n right t take it away!” I shuted, pulling it frm Jake’s hands. Sarah’s face turned red. “I didn’t tell Mia anything,” she said in a lwer vice. I held my diary tightly and ran ut f the rm. I felt
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smething heavy was sitting in my stmach. Mia had been telling the truth all alng. But I had blamed her fr smething she didn’t d, and she hadn’t even been angry with me.
The next day, I went t find Mia under ur tree. “I’m s srry,” I said, my vice shaky. “I thught yu tk my diary, but it was Jake. I have t trust yu.” Mia lked at me and her eyes were welled up with tears. “Why didn’t yu just ask me?” she whispered. I sat dwn beside her, tears falling t. “I was stupid. Yu’re my best friend, Mia. I dn’t want t lse yu.” Mia smiled thrugh her tears and gave me a tight hug. I understd then — true friendship isn’t abut never having fights. It’s abut frgiving and trusting.
听力材料
Text 1 打算为同学举办生日派对
W: Des Peter knw we’re having a surprise party fr him when he turns 13 this week? M: N. He thinks we are giving a retirement party fr the headmaster.
W: I am s excited. It has been a lng time since we partied tgether. Text 2 对拳击的不同看法
M: D yu like bxing?
W: Nt really, I think it’s t vilent. I prefer smething quiet and relaxing, like yga.
M: Well, I think it is a challenging sprt. I’m actually n my way t the gym. I’m learning bxing nw.
Text 3 搬家之后的利与弊
W: D yu like yur new huse?
M: It’s nice t have enugh space fr all my things, s I’m glad that I mved. But I miss my friends and neighbrs. I especially miss living s clse t the schl.
Text 4 重新办理信用卡
M: Hell, I lst my credit card last night. Can I get a new ne?
W: Sure! I’ll first cancel the lst card, and yu shuld receive a new ne in three days. Are yu at the same address?
M: Yes, thank yu.
Text 5 从报纸上摘抄诗歌
W: Andy, that’s a lvely pem yu just read. I can’t believe yu are s skilled in writing pems. M: I’m glad yu like it. Actually, I cpied it frm a newspaper.
Text 6 植树英雄
W: Hi, David. What are yu ding?
M: I’m reading a reprt abut a man called Tree Her. W: Wh is he?
M: He is an 83-year-ld man wh has been planting trees fr almst 20 years. W: I see. D yu knw a magazine called Green China?
M: I have heard abut the magazine, but I knw little abut it.
W: Maybe there are sme in the schl library. Why nt brrw ne? M: That sunds gd. Let’s g.
Text 7 学习英语的电视节目
M: Jenny, wuld yu like t g t the mvies with me tnight?
W: I am afraid nt. There aren’t any gd films n. I wuld prefer t stay at hme and watch the TV prgram abut English learning. It’s fun. Wuld yu like t jin me?
M: N, I am bred with learning grammar and wrds.
W: The shw is different frm what yu thught. It intrduces sme ppular English idims. Fr example, yu want t invite a girl t dinner, but she says, “Culd I have a rain check?” D yu knw what she means?
M: Umm … maybe she wants t check the weather.
W: Of curse nt. In fact, it means that she can’t accept the invitatin, but she wuld like t d it anther time.
M: That’s kind f interesting.
W: Cme n. Let’s watch it tgether. I am sure yu will like it. M: Fine.
Text 8 车票改签
M: I have just missed the 10:50 train t Chicag. Can I change the ticket? W: Of curse. Please shw me yur ticket and ID card.
M: Here yu are.
W: Which train wuld yu like t change t? The 11:20 ne r the 11:50 ne? M: I’d like t take the earlier ne.
W: OK. But there are nly first-class seats and business seats left. We dn’t have secnd-class seats nw.
M: Never mind. I can change t a first-class seat.
W: A first-class seat csts $110. Yu need t pay $25 mre. Is that OK? M: OK, but I have n cash n me. May I pay by check r credit card?
W: Srry, we dn’t accept checks. M: OK.
Text 9 在中国庆祝中秋节
M: Jane, yu’ve been in Guangzhu fr a mnth. Hw is everything ging?
W: It’s great, Dad. My friends are very kind t me. We have just returned frm a fantastic trip t Hng Kng. And I celebrated an imprtant festival with my friend yesterday.
M: Sunds exciting! Hw did yu celebrate it?
W: I went t my Chinese friend’s hme. I tasted mn cakes and enjyed the full mn with her family. She als tld me sme custms abut the Spring Festival and the Dragn Bat Festival.
M: I’m happy t hear that yu enjyed yurself. Are mn cakes delicius?
W: Yes, they’re flavred with different tastes. I wish yu and Mum were here and culd try them. M: Haha … Maybe yu can send us sme t Trnt, dear.
W: That’s a great idea!
Text 10 退休告别聚会
M: First, I’d like t thank everyne fr cming tnight. It is s nice t have everyne here t
celebrate this special day with me. I’d als like t thank my gd friend David Arnld fr rganizing this wnderful party. My 20 years wrking at the university has been the happiest time in my life. I’ve been s lucky t have wrked with s many gd peple. I am very happy that Anne Sharp will be taking ver my psitin. She is a very experienced prfessr, and I am encuraged t see she has such a passin fr this imprtant jb. I’d als like t cngratulate her fr getting married. Anne, I wish yu a lng and happy life, and I hpe yu enjy yur hneymn in France. Finally, I’d like t thank Craig Andersn. It was he wh had cnvinced me t wrk here, therwise I wuld have becme a lawyer. S what will I d with myself nw? As yu knw, I’m interested in language learning. I already speak Spanish, s my next plan is t learn Chinese. My wife and I will g t China this summer. Once again, thank yu, everyne. I will truly miss yu all.