江苏省苏州市2026届高三年级下学期5月考前学情自测英语试题（含答案及听力音频）

这是一份江苏省苏州市2026届高三年级下学期5月考前学情自测英语试题（含答案及听力音频），共11页。试卷主要包含了5 分，满分 7等内容，欢迎下载使用。
第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）
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。
l. Where was the man when he saw Rita?
A. At a clinic. B. At a pet stre. C. At a gas statin.
2. Hw des Susan sund?
A. Annyed. B. Nervus. C. Disappinted.
3. Hw will the wman get t the airprt?
A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. By subway.
4.Why des the wman aplgize t the man?
A. She lst his bags. B. She ran int him. C. She tk the wrng turn.
5. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. Hw t avid the risk. B. Whether t hire new staff. C. When t ffer a hand.
第二节（共 l5 小题；每小题 l.5 分，满分 22.5 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 秒钟的作答时间。每段录音播放两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
6. Why des the wman call James?
A. T pay her bill. B. T request sme service. C. T inquire abut the charge.
7. Hw much des the wman have t pay as a late fee?
A. $20. B. $65. C. $85.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
8. Frm whm did the man hear f the museum?
A. A guide. B. His teacher. C. His friend.
9. Which sectin in the museum amazed the wman mst?
A. The sea life exhibit. B. The envirnmental exhibit. C. The cean mapping exhibit.
l0. When will the speakers mst likely visit the museum?
A. On Wednesday. B. On Friday. C. On Sunday.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
ll. Why des the wman express thanks t the man?
A. He’ll shp with her. B. He’ll drive her hme. C. He’ll entertain her friends.
l2. What’s the advantage f a cnvenience stre fr the man?
A. The lwer prices. B. Much mre selectin. C. Lnger business hurs.
l3. What will the wman d next?
A. Stay at the cunter. B. Cmpare different brands. C. Help the man pick items.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
l4. What has the wman been reading?
A. A nvel. B. A ckbk. C. A dictinary.
l5. Why desn’t the man read bks?
A. He dislikes stries. B. He is t busy. C. He has pr eyesight.
16. Where des the man usually listen t his bks?
A. On the bed. B. In the car. C. On the plane.
听下面一段对话，回答以下小题。
17. What enabled the speaker’s visit t China?
A. A special travel discunt. B. An invitatin frm a friend. C. A visa-free transit plicy.
18. What did the speaker think f China befre the trip?
A. It was very mdern and clean.
B. It had an efficient transprt system.
C. It had crwded cities and strange fd.
19. What was mst impressive fr the speaker during the trip?
A. The warmth f lcal peple.
B. The mdern high-speed trains.
C. The histry f the Frbidden City.
20. What d we knw abut the speaker?
A. He ften eats street fd. B. He can barely speak Chinese. C. He plans t extend his stay.
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）
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Recently, I was talking with the mther f a student I taught nearly 15 years ag. “He still has his magazine! I knw exactly where it is,” she said. It might be surprising that a yung adult has kept a middle schl English assignment fr ver a decade, but I ften hear this abut my favrite activity: the magazine prject.
Originally, this prject was designed t slve a cmmn prblem in teaching writing: Hw can we fully engage students s that they will take the time t edit, revise, and plish their wrk? I knw that letting students chse their writing tpics can imprve engagement, s I created a prject that asks students t chse a tpic f persnal interest and spend mst f a semester writing, designing, and publishing their wn magazine n that tpic. The cmbinatin f tpic chice and a final published magazine greatly imprves my students ’ investment in their writing all semester lng.
When I intrduce the prject, this big chice usually attracts students, but many dn’t believe that they really d get t chse. They fire questins at me, asking if their whle magazine can be abut adventure rides, r the vast mystery f space. I always assure them that they can write abut whatever interests them. I can’t pssibly anticipate what kinds f writing might engage every eighth grader, and giving them a free chice is the best way t d that. Cnsequently, ur classrm becmes lively as writers eagerly share ideas.
Twenty-five years ag, students stuck their pages tgether. But nw we give them the ptin f creating an nline magazine using mdern technlgy. This eliminates printing expenses while develping valuable cmputer skills. We usually schedule the final due date just befre ur schl’s pen huse s that the magazines can be displayed fr the cmmunity.
These unique magazines make a pwerful statement abut what matters t ur students. And every time a frmer student tells me they still keep their magazine, it cnfirms the true meaning f this prject.
24. What was the students ’ main prblem in writing?
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A. Lw cnfidence. B. Limited techniques. C. Weak mtivatin. D. Insufficient materials.
25. What made students highly engaged in the prject?
A. Chances fr adventures. B. Persnal chice f tpics.
C. Talks with famus writers. D. Discussin f mysteries.
26. What des the authr want t cnvey in the last paragraph?
A. Academic pressure limits creativity. B. Gd habits shuld be frmed early.
C. Mdern technlgy transfrms educatin. D. Persnal invlvement creates lasting value.
27. Which f the fllwing best describes the authr?
A. Innvative and supprtive. B. Thughtful and brave.
C. Energetic and cmpetitive. D. Humble and respnsible.
C
Scientists have taken t the saln (美发厅) after realising hairdressers may be an “under-recgnised” frce in fueling climate actin. Alngside their craft, hairdressers are knwn fr their cnversatin skills, wh ften act as an agny aunt, adviser and friend rlled int ne. New research frm the University f Bath’s Centre fr Climate Change and Scial Transfrmatin (CAST) reveals this is what makes hair salns centers f trust that culd be used t encurage cnversatins arund climate change.
The research team interviewed 30 UK saln wners abut sustainability, and then ran a natinwide interventin in 25 sustainable salns using Mirrr Talkers, where ec-tips are placed n saln mirrrs t engender discussins n sustainable haircare practices.
“The carbn ftprint f shamp ( 洗 发 水) is mstly in the ht water used,” says Denise Baden f the University f Suthamptn. “Simple messages like ‘mst f us use t much shamp and shamp t ften ’ can spark cnversatins abut hw shamping less and at lwer temperatures saves time, mney, energy, water and is better fr yur skin and hair.”
The study fund nearly 73% f saln clients were likely t change their haircare rutines after cnversatins sparked by the Mirrr Talkers, sme even switching t ec-friendly prducts, using cler water, and adpting greener habits at hme.
Researchers say this demnstrates hw hairdressers have an “untapped ability” t weave climate change int everyday cnversatins and actins. They are nw urging plicymakers t rll ut tls like Mirrr Talkers natinally. “If we’re serius abut building a public mvement fr climate actin, then it’s time t invest in these unsung influencers because real change starts in everyday cnversatins,” says Dr Sam Hamptn f CAST.
Matilda Cllins, a senir directr and stylist, says the Mirrr Talkers initiative culd gain psitive utcmes if the experience “feels natural and engages clients withut being verly virtuus” . She adds, “Ultimately, the trust a stylist builds with the client is what will drive ptential psitive changes in behaviur. It culd be a great educatin platfrm and a cnversatin starter, hwever.”
28. What des the underlined wrd “engender” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Stimulate. B. Maintain. C. Simplify. D. Cntrl.
29. What is the fcus f the third paragraph?
A. The imprtance f saving water. B. The harm f verusing shamp.
C. The functin f ec-tips in salns. D. The strategy f starting cnversatins.
30. What can we infer frm Dr Sam Hamptn’s wrds?
A. Sund plicies encurage investment.
B. Daily cnversatins can make a difference.
C. Unsung influencers need prfessinal training.
D. Mirrr Talkers has gained natinwide ppularity.
31. Which f the fllwing can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. Salns: Overlked Centers t Build Trust
B. Haircare: A Hidden Surce f Carbn Ftprint
C. Mirrr Talkers: A Platfrm t Shw Fashin Trends
D. Hairdressers: Secret Weapns Against Climate Change
D
Mst peple regard space based human research as distant frm rdinary life, fcusing nly n extreme astrnaut survival challenges. A decade lng glbal study n micr gravity neural(神经) adaptatin has brken this steretype, revealing that lng term space expsure reshapes human nervus regulatin, with its research utputs greatly imprving rdinary peple’s daily mental and sleep health.
Published in Science Advances, the research analyzed neural data frm nearly 15,000 lng stay astrnauts and grund vlunteers acrss 12 cuntries. The research team spent eight years tracking samples and built a new mdel t separate space specific micr gravity impacts frm daily envirnmental influences. In ttal, researchers identified 386 neural regulatin patterns altered by micr gravity, clsely linked with sleep rhythm adjustment and emtinal stability. Mst changes cme frm subtle adaptive shifts in brain nerve signal transmissin.
The study brught a striking breakthrugh: neural adaptive rules fund in space astrnauts wrk better fr grund residents with chrnic sleep anxiety than traditinal adjustment methds. Previusly, psychlgists had nly fund limited shrt term relief ways and assumed lng term neural imprvement relied n medical drugs. “Space derived adaptive patterns ffer gentler daily slutins we ignred befre,” said Dr. Zhu, a neurbilgist frm the Chinese Aerspace Research Institute. Her team calculated that space inspired lifestyle adjustments caused abut 3% mre stable emtinal feedback amng grund participants.
Still, the findings leave several dubts unslved. Researchers d nt fully understand hw micr gravity triggers such neural shifts. Sme experts remain cautius, saying the mdel’s simulatin methds need further testing. A certain sleep related neural pattern, fr instance, may be effective fr reasns unrelated t its space bserved perfrmance itself.
Despite the debate, the research prvides practical guidance fr daily mental care. It helps scientists develp milder nn-drug adjustment plans and ffers a new path fr explring hw extreme envirnment research benefits rdinary public health. As ne aerspace psychlgist nted, extreme cnditin human research will keep ffering new insights fr daily life as space explratin advances.
32. What d we knw abut the new study?
A. It cvers wrldwide astrnaut grups. B. It prves neural changes have ended.
C. It studies 10 year lng term space data. D. It clarifies all neural adaptive mysteries.
33. What can be inferred frm Paragraph 3?
A. Extreme envirnment research guides daily mental care.
B. Early experts fund enugh lng term relief ways.
C. Medicatin imprves emtin mre naturally.
D. Space patterns cause mst neural imprvements.
34. What is the authr’s attitude t the study?
A. Uncaring. B. Psitive. C. Dubtful. D. Cautius.
35. Which is the best title fr the text?
A. Space Neural Research: Lessns fr Daily Mental Health
B. Neural Patterns: Causes f Sleep related Traits
C. Micr gravity Adaptatin: Rules f Space Survival
D. Space Explratin: ANew Way t Cure Diseases
第二节(共 5 小题;每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分)
William Shakespeare may have written that “all the wrld’s a stage”, but sadly theaters witness a decline in schl visits due t budget pressures. 36
The mst bvius benefit is academic. Students watching a live play utperfrm thse seeing the same play as a film adaptatin n knwledge f cntent and vcabulary. 37 When seeing it brught t life, they can build a thrugh understanding in discussing the staging and interpretatins f stage directins.
Live theater als teaches hw t develp relatinships. Peple’s heart rates synchrnize (同步) in a theater audience. This is a behavir that has been shwn t enhance scial bnding. 38 In fact, the cmmn heightened emtin f watching a play als teaches students that it’s k t feel and express emtins such as sadness.
39 Schls really welcme using theater and plays t pen up difficult discussins where students can explre diverse perspectives and accept thers with an pen mind. As a result, students are mre likely t accept statements such as “I think peple can have different pinins abut the same thing”.
Finally, theater helps pen students ’ eyes up t the range f jbs available within the industry. 40 There are many backstage rles, which ften dn’t becme bvius until yu experience a live perfrmance.
Given these significant benefits — academic, emtinal, scial, and ccupatinal — schls shuld guarantee that students never miss ut n these transfrmative experiences.
A. Plays dn’t just require actrs.
B. Live theater makes class discussin intlerable.
C. The actual jurney t the theater als bsts scial tlerance.
D. A synchrnized audience is perfect fr building scial tlerance.
E. The shared experience f smething mving helps peple cnnect.
F. Yet, live theater experiences remain vital fr students ’ develpment.
G. Fr thse studying English plays, a text f a play is merely a blueprint.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分 30 分)
第一节 完形填空(共 15 个小题;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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When srting ut cmmunity ld item dnatins, I sptted a faded hand bund ntebk, which ttally shifted my view f persistence. I had lng been trapped in a state f hesitatin, 41 half finished tasks and giving up gals easily when facing minr trubles.
Curius abut its stry, I picked up the ntebk instead f 42 it ff with rdinary waste. Its yellwed pages recrded an elderly gardener’s daily ntes n planting rare lcal flwers. I made up my mind t read thrugh it and learn frm his spirit, s I kept it 43 .
The gardener’s ntes were full f setbacks: seedlings withered repeatedly, bad weather ruined sil cnditins, and pests damaged buds cnstantly. Many times he intended t 44 halfway, yet he chse t stick t his plan firmly. I culd feel his calmness frm the plain wrds, urging me t stay 45 rather than give in t frustratin.
I kept reading in my spare time, nticing he never 46 fr instant gains but fcused n daily care and
lng term grwth. Mnths f steady wrk finally blmed int clusters f delicate flwers, bringing him unexpected jy. When I finished the last page, a strng sense f 47 washed ver me.
I realized true prgress lies in steady effrts, nt blind rush. This ntebk didn’t just recrd planting skills; it taught me the mst 48 lessn abut self-imprvement. I began t adjust my daily rutine, abandning my casual attitude and sticking t small daily plans.
Gradually, I became mre 49 t difficulties and stpped escaping frm challenges. I als learned t appreciate tiny prgress and keep a patient heart. Smetimes life’s mst precius grwth never cmes frm brilliant hnrs, but frm 50 small effrts ver time.
The ntebk later became my 51 cmpanin in my study life. It reminded me that 52 we dare t keep trying patiently, we can break thrugh self-limitatin step by step. I nce thught persistence was tugh, but nw I understand it is a gentle pwer t shape urselves.
It is nt the grand achievements but the steady persistence that 53 us mve frward. This rdinary ntebk, a cmmn dnated bject, turned int a precius 54 fr my grwth. It always encurages me t keep patient and never 55 in the face f difficulties.
41. A. abandning B. praising C. cmpleting D. checking
42. A. putting B. taking C. shwing "" D. giving
"" 43. A. temprarily B. secretly C. firmly D. casually
"" 44. A. settle dwn B. drp ut C. turn up D. get thrugh
"" 45. A. gentle B. cautius C. psitive D. curius
"" 46. A. lnged B. waited C. called D. std
"" 47. A. anxiety B. relief C. shck D. regret
"" 48. A. basic B. cmplex C. vital D. strange
49. A. sensitive B. accustmed C. devted D. resistant
50. A. cntinuus B. instant C. sudden D. separate
51. A. cmmn B. faithful C. nrmal D. simple
52. A. unless B. thugh C. if D. since
53. A. frces B. allws C. pushes D. leads
54. A. reminder B. warning C. symbl D. memry
55. A. break dwn B. give up C. turn ff D. fall apart
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。
Mdern life mves faster than ur minds were designed t handle. In the last twenty years, technlgy 56 (advance) ahead f human evlutin. We live in a 24/7 digital wrld, but ur brains still run n ancient “hardware” designed fr 57 (survive). This “speed gap” helps explain 58 we ften feel verwhelmed. Our ancestrs faced shrt bursts f stress frm physical 59 (threat), but tday we face “small alarms” all day. An angry email r a scial media ntificatin ( 通 知 ) activates the same heart-racing respnse as a lin. Feeling 60 (stress) tday is a natural bilgical reactin t a nnstp wrld.
We are 61 (cnstant) in this “high alert” mde fr hurs. This prevents the bdy frm entering the essential “rest and digest” state needed fr lng-term health, 62 (leave) us feeling permanently “fried.” In fact, much f 63 mental exhaustin cmes frm “decisin verlad.” We make thusands f chices daily, which cnsumes the brain’s energy. T address this, experts recmmend using self-explratin questins t cut thrugh the nise, such as “Is it wrth my peace f mind?” By making fewer, mre 64 (intentin) decisins, yu prtect yur mental battery and save yur precius energy 65 things that truly matter. By
respecting yur bilgical limits, yu make the fast-paced wrld feel less threatening.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（满分 15 分）
66.假定你是某国际学校学生李华。你校将于下周五举办以“ 旧物新生 (Old Items, New Life)” 为主题的手工制作大赛。请给本校留学生 Kevin 写一封邮件，邀请他与你组队参赛。 内容包括：
（1）你的创意设想；
（2）表达期待。
注意：
（1）写作词数应为 80 个左右；
（2）请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
第二节（满分 25 分）
67. 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。
Mark had a secret: he culdn’t ride a bike. It wasn’t because he never tried. His father taught him ne summer when he was seven. He ran alngside him, hlding the seat, and shuting “Keep pedalling(踩踏板)” But Mark’s balance was terrible. He fell int the bushes, and bth knees bled. After tw weeks f trying, his dad sighed, “Maybe next year.” But that “next year” never came. The childhd shame stayed with him.
Then, he grew up and had a family f his wn. He never shared the secret with anyne but his wife, Lena. Mst f the time, it didn’t matter. When friends invited him n bike trips, he vlunteered t drive and bring snacks. When the kids were ld enugh t learn t ride, Lena ffered t teach him.
But lately, his twelve-year-ld daughter Alice and seven-year-ld sn Bb were planning the first-ever “Family Bike Adventure.” They had picked a campsite (营地) by the lake and mapped a biking rute arund it. Every night, they’d argue abut wh wuld win the family race. Mark smiled thrugh every cnversatin, but inside, his stmach tightened. In every ther way, Mark was a perfect dad. He never missed a schl event and culd fix everything in the huse. Admitting he culdn’t ride? That was hard.
S he made a plan. After the kids went t bed, he slipped ut and wheeled a bike t the empty market parking lt t practise. But thirty years after that summer ，his bdy still remembered nthing. The bike seemed t have a mind f its wn, and he just culdn’t cntrl it. His legs shk. His hands ached. Smetimes he wuld crash int the wall.
The next day, Alice, a cnsiderate girl, asked abut his bruised (淤青的) knees. But he said nthing. After several nights, Lena said t him, “Yu dn’t have t d this. The kids dn’t care. N ne can d everything.” Mark shk his head. “They think I can. Let me try a little lnger.”
One night, after he fell ff the bike again, he heard a vice. “Dad?” His heart stpped.
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。
It was Alice, wh had fllwed him ut f curisity.
That Saturday, when his family went biking, Mark stayed at the campsite happily.
Dear Kevin,
Yurs,
Li Hua
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1-5 CACBB 6- 10 CABAA 11- 15 BCAAB 16-20 BCCAB
阅读：
A 篇．21. C 22. B 23. B
B 篇 24. C 25. B 26. D 27. A
C 篇 28. A 29. C 30. B 31. D
D ． 32. A 33. A 34. B 35. A
七选五：
36. F 37. G 38. E 39. C 40. A
完形：
41. A 42. D 43. C 44. B 45. C 46. A 47. B 48. C 49. D 50. A 51. B
52. C 53. C 54. A 55. B
语法填空：
56. has advanced 57. survival 58. why 59. threats 60. stressed
61. cnstantly 62. leaving 63. the 64. intentinal 65. fr
66. 应用文写作Dear Kevin,
As yu knw, the “Old Items, New Life ”handicraft cmpetitin is cming up next Friday. I’m wndering if yu’d like t team up with me and have a sht tgether!
I’ve been brainstrming ideas these days. Nw I have a super creative ne! We can repurpse sme ld clthes by cutting and stitching them tgether t create a clrful desk mat r small rug. Carefully arranging different patterns and textures, we can turn discarded fabrics int smething visually striking and highly functinal. It wuld be an unprecedentedly amazing artwrk!
Well, I admit I’m bragging a little t get yu n bard. But it’s definitely a meaningful prject, which I can’t accmplish n my wn. I knw yu are always passinate abut envirnmental prtectin and talented in handicrafts. S, please jin me fr this cntest. Let ’s make smething awesme tgether!
Yurs,
Li Hua
67.读后续写(官方范文)
It was Alice, wh had fllwed him ut f curisity. She happened t see him leave at night and the bruises n his knees made her wrried.“Dad, what are yu ding? ”she asked. Mark picked up the bike slwly and asked her t sit dwn with him. Then he tld her everything—the summer at seven, the years f excuses, the fear f letting them dwn. Alice listened quietly. When he finished, he felt a little embarrassed. But Alice just hugged him. “Dad, we dn’t care whether yu can ride, ”she whispered.“We just want yu t be with us. ”Mark hugged her back, his thrat tight.“Okay, ”he said sftly.“Of curse, I’ll be there. ”
That Saturday, when his family went biking, Mark stayed at the campsite happily. He set up the tent, lit the campfire, and started cking dinner: steak, chicken wings, ht dgs, ht chclate — everything the kids lved. An hur later, the kids came riding back, tired and hungry.“Daddy! I ’m starving! ”Bb shuted, grabbing a piece f steak. Alice drank the ht chclate, leaning against him. “Yu are the best dad in the wrld, ” she whispered. That night, watching his children sleep sundly, Mark smiled. He culdn ’t ride a bike. But he culd take gd care f the family. And that was enugh.
2026 届江苏省苏州市高考英语自编模拟卷听力原文
听力：
1-5 CACBB 6- 10 CABAA 11- 15 BCAAB 16-20 BCCAB
Text1:
W: Have yu seen Rita lately?
M: Yes, I saw her last week when I was ut picking up sme medicine. On the way, I stpped fr gas and saw her 2.
Text2: M: Yu shuld have prepared yur speech fr the meeting, Susan.
W: Yes, I knw. But hw culd I prepare when the meeting date was set s sn?
Text3: M: Have yu bked a taxi t the airprt yet?
W: N, I think I’ll take the subway instead. Taxis are just as slw as buses during rush hur.
M: Gd pint. The traffic this time f day is terrible.
Text4:
W: Oh, my! I almst made yu drp yur bags! I didn’t see yu turning the crner. I’m s srry fr crashing int yu!
M: That’s all right, Miss. Accidents happen. At least n ne is hurt!
Text5:
W: Like I tld yu befre, we have high csts and it’s t risky t take n emplyees.
M: I understand that, but the fact is that we’re shrt f hands.
W: The timing is just nt right.
M: Yeah, I guess yu’re right.
Text6:
M: Hi, this is James in custmer service. What can I d fr yu?
W: Hi, James. I want t talk abut my bill. The bill I received yesterday fr my hme TV service is wrng.
M: What’s yur accunt number?
W: 200508.
M: Okay. The regular mnthly charge shuld be $65.
W: But yesterday I gt a bill fr $85.
M: It is because f yur late payment fr the last tw mnths.
W: Oh, I see.
Text7:
W: Have yu been t the new museum yet? I gt free tickets frm a museum guide.
M: Nt yet. My bilgy teacher at university mentined this place t me. He went there with his friends and said it was amazing. I can’t wait t see the cean mapping exhibit.
W: He’s right! I went last Sunday. The sea life exhibit blew my mind. Plus, the museum teaches abut envirnmental prtectin.
M: I’ll check it ut. Culd we visit tgether?
W: Sure. I can get yu a free ticket t! Hw abut this weekend?
M: I’m busy this weekend. Can we g in the afternn during the middle f the week?
W: Yes. That wuld be perfect.
Text8:
W: Thanks fr picking me up this evening, Eric.
M: Nt at all. I’m happy t d it. By the way, I have sme friends cming ver tnight, and I shuld prepare fr that. Shall we stp at a supermarket n the way hme?
W: I think it’s clsed by nw. We can stp at a cnvenience stre.
M: Cnvenience stre? They say the prices there are higher and there isn’t much selectin.
W: I’m afraid s.
M: Well, it desn’t matter. It may make chsing much easier.
W: Actually, I enjy cmparing different brands. Of curse, this time there will be n chice.
M: Yeah. Here we are. Well, it is the nly place pen at this time f the night.
W: I guess s. G ahead and get what yu need. I’ll wait at the cunter.
M: All right.
Text 9：
M: That’s a pretty thick bk. It lks like a dictinary.
W: Yu’re right; it des. But it is actually a nvel.
M: Ww! The letters are really small. This wuld take me a year t finish.
W: I’ve been reading fr a while. S, yu prefer shrter stries?
M: I prefer bks n tape. With my tight schedule, I dn’t really have the time t sit dwn and read.
W: I understand. That’s why I d mst f my reading just befre bed. What d yu listen t?
M: Bks that teach me new things. Mst f the time, I listen t them when I’m driving. Smetimes I listen when n a lng flight.
W: That sunds like a gd idea. I culd listen t ne while I’m cking.
M: Hw abut this? Yu recmmend a bk t me, and I’ll try t read it yur way. But yu have t listen t ne f mine.
W: Deal.
Text 10.: I recently returned frm my first trip t China, thanks t the 144-hur visa-free transit plicy that
made my visit pssible. Befre arriving, I expected crwded cities and fd that wuld be t strange fr my taste. Hwever, frm the mment I landed in Shanghai, I was surprised by hw mdern and clean everything was. The
high-speed trains were incredibly efficient, making travel between cities effrtless. In Beijing, I explred the
Frbidden City and was amazed by its rich histry spanning hundreds f years. But what impressed me mst was smething really unexpected. One afternn, I gt lst in a small neighbrhd, and a stranger nticed my
cnfusin. Despite the language barrier, she used a translatin app t guide me back t my htel. That small act f kindness meant s much. I als discvered a lve fr Chinese fd — nt just famus dishes, but everyday street fd that was bth delicius and affrdable. By the end f my six-day jurney, I realized China is a vibrant,
mdern natin filled with friendly peple. That 144-hur plicy gave me just enugh time t fall in lve with this cuntry.