辽宁省鞍山市重点高中2025-2026学年高二下学期5月期中考试英语试题（Word版附答案）

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考试时间：120 分钟 满分：150 分
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）
第一节（共 5 个小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）
听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的 A、B、C 选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷相应
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。每段对话读两遍。
1. Where is the man prbably?
A. In an ffice. B. In a lift. C. At hme.
2. When will the wman leave fr the airprt?
A. At 6:00. B. At 6:30. C. At 9:00.
3. Why des the wman call the man?
A. T plan a trip. B. T attend a class. C. T brrw a bk.
4. What is the man trying t d?
A. Cngratulate the wman.
B. Thank the wman.
C. Encurage the wman.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. Hw t learn new wrds.
B. Hw t spend their free time.
C. Hw t use the phne.
第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）
听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时
间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。
6. What des the man think f his high schl English teacher?
A. She’s strict. B. She’s generus. C. She’s respnsible.
7. What is the wman ging t d next?
A. Have a meal. B. See a drama. C. Wrk n her prject.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8. What did the man d last weekend?
A. He sld treats t raise mney.
B. He climbed the muntain.
C. He visited patients.
9. What’s the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Clleagues. B. Classmates. C. Neighbrs.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. Why did the wman g t Bstn?
A. Fr study. B. Fr wrk. C. Fr travel.
11. When was the wman’s turning pint with her English?
A. When she helped a salesman.
B. When she bught a phne.
C. When she gt her first jb.
12. Hw did the turning pint affect the man?
A. It helped him win a cntest.
B. It imprved the family relatinship.
C. It inspired him t be a dctr.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. When did the man’s acting career truly take ff?
A. When he was 20. B. When he was 22. C. When he was 18.
14. What is the man’s gal?
A. T win tp awards. B. T becme a big star. C. T try varius acting styles.
15. What is the similarity between Simn and the man?
A. Their educatinal experiences.
B. Their wrk envirnments.
C. Their family traditins.
16. What des the man plan t d first?
A. Start a new film. B. Train as a directr. C. Take a rest.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. Wh is the speaker prbably talking t?
A. Art dealers. B. News reprters. C. Cllege students.
18. Why did the speaker cme t China with her husband at first?
A. T pursue her study. B. T take n a jb. C. T g n a trip.
19. What did David paint mst ften in the past three years?
A. Peple. B. Sunsets. C. Birds.
20. Where will the exhibitin be held?
A. On a river. B. In a cttage. C. In a crp field.
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
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barriers: yu can use its first 3 trial lessns withut creating an accunt — just click “Start Learning” n the
hmepage, and a 2-minute intrductry sessin abut daily tpics (such as “husehld waste srting”) will start
immediately. These shrt lessns help yu quickly understand the platfrm’s style befre yu make a subscriptin
decisin.
EcLearn’s cre is a technlgy-integrated teaching methd; it uses simulatins (模拟) t guide learners t
critically analyze eclgical slutins. It wrks n bth mbile phnes and cmputers, s yu can study anytime,
anywhere. It has n cmmercial partnerships, s there are n ads during learning, and it ffers 24-hur supprt t
answer questins fr regular subscribers prmptly.
Subscriptin Plans
·1-mnth trial: $9.95 (renewal is $14.95/mnth; n partial refund if it’s canceled early)
·3/6/12 mnths: $10.95/$8.95/$7.95/mnth (n trial discunt fr these; the 12-mnth plan adds 5 free
envirnmental e-bks)
A 30-day mney-back guarantee nly applies t direct buyers f the 3/6/12-mnth plans (nt trial renewals).
T get a refund, yu must cntact the team via email within the perid and explain yur reasn briefly.
21. What is the main purpse f the EcLearn platfrm?
A. T ffer beginner-friendly envirnmental educatin nline.
B. T partner cmmercial cmpanies fr prfit.
C. T prvide advanced envirnmental studies fr experts.
D. T sell eclgical slutin analysis sftware.
22. What is the least cst f a half-year subscriptin?
A.$8.95. B.$47.4. C.$59.7. D.$53.7.
23. What can a new user d withut registratin?
A. Get a full refund after a mnth. B. Receive 24-hur custmer supprt.
C. Try the first three lessns fr free. D. Access all simulatin tls fr a year.
B
The unfrgiving demands f the IB prgram became my reality n the third day f schl with an
verwhelming physics lab. My teacher’s claim that n ne wuld scre abve 90% shk my cnfidence. This
anxiety was intensified at hme, where my father viced his cncern ver my flat SAT prgress, a necessity fr a
celebrated university.
The final catalyst fr my breakdwn was an unexpected rejectin frm the reginal Red Crss Yuth Cuncil.
As the vice president f my schl’s chapter, I had never cnsidered this pssibility. The Red Crss was my
passin and what I relied n t set me apart frm ther applicants. This rejectin made my future seem dim, and I
brke like a rubber band stretched beynd its limit.
I fund my mther, the wman wh had sacrificed her wn career and life fr my pprtunities, and pured
ut my fears. She listened attentively befre drawing a circle n the tableclth. “This is yur time,” she began.
“Eighty percent is schlwrk, ten percent the SAT, and ten percent extracurriculars.” She then lked at me with
deep emtin and said, “But mst imprtantly, at ne hundred percent is yur mental health.”
“Nthing is mre imprtant than yur health,” she cntinued. “We want yu t have a gd jb s yu’ll be
less stressed. If this path makes yu s unhappy, it isn’t wrth it. If yu’re happier flipping hamburgers, s be it.”
Her insight was a big relief. I realized a rubber band desn’t have t keep stretching. A rubber band that is
wrapped arund yur hair during the day and is allwed t rest n yur nightstand at night wn’t ever break.
Thugh my rutine remains the same — studying hard and pursuing excellence — my perspective has been
frever changed. The fear f failure lses its pwer. I am still reaching fr the mn, but I am n lnger afraid, fr I
knw that if I missed, I wuld land right in my mther’s arms.
24. What des the underlined wrd “catalyst” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Cause. B. Slutin. C. Symbl. D. Fundatin.
25. What des the authr’s mther attach mst imprtance t?
A. The sacrifice fr her daughter. B. The authr’s verall wellbeing.
C. The relief f the authr’s stress. D. The authr’s devtin t schlwrk.
26. What des the use f the “rubber band” try t illustrate?
A. A cnflict with her father abut gals.
B. A bnd between the authr and her mther.
C. A link t the authr’s academic perfrmance.
D. A shift in the authr’s perspective n pressure.
27. What des the authr mean by saying “reaching fr the mn”?
A. She will be unbeatable. B. She has achieved all her gals.
C. She will cntinue t aim high. D. She has a passin fr astrnmy.
C
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being applied t help save the UK’s endangered red squirrels (松鼠). The
grundbreaking technlgy, knwn as Squirrel Agent, has been trained t spt the difference between red and grey
squirrels in rder t manage feeders meant fr red squirrels and ultimately, cntrl ppulatins.
The UK’s nly native squirrel species, reds have been under threat since the intrductin f greys frm Nrth
America in the late 19th century. Tday, greys are thught t number sme 2.7 millin versus nly a few hundred
thusand reds. This is largely because greys are bigger, utcmpeting reds fr fd and territry, and carry
squirrelpx, a disease deadly t reds. Cllectively, these pressures have pushed red squirrels t the edge f
extinctin.
Squirrel Agent, which claims a 97 per cent accuracy rate, recgnises reds by their size, shape and weight, and
features such as tails, faces and ears. Feeders are then remtely pened fr reds r, fr greys, kept clsed, instead
pening traps r encuraging them t cnsume pills aimed at birth cntrl.
“It’s a real shwcase f what AI can d — it’s wrking in real time t d a task that we dn’t have enugh
human vlunteers fr,” says Emma McClenaghan, c-funder f Genysys Engine, which develped the system.
Prject Red Haven, as the prgramme is knwn, is being tested by five wildlife charities, including the
Scttish Wildlife Trust and Ulster Wildlife. But this is just the beginning. It’s hped that the tl’s tech will evlve
(逐步发展) sufficiently t nt nly identify different species, but als individuals.
“Whiskers (须) are like human fingerprints,” says McClenaghan. By distinguishing squirrels thrugh their
whiskers, AI will build data ver time t help cnservatinists track family lines.
28. What is the functin f the secnd paragraph?
A. T give a specific example. B. T tell f red squirrels’ extinctin.
C. T prvide backgrund cntext. D. T clarify the species f squirrels.
29. Hw des Squirrel Agent respnd t a grey squirrel appraching a feeder?
A. It releases birth cntrl medicine first.
B. It shuts the feeder and may activate a trap.
C. It keeps the grey away frm the feeder.
D. It sends an alarm t the human vlunteers.
30. What d we knw abut Prject Red Haven?
A. It has been fully applied by wildlife charities.
B. It was created by the Scttish Wildlife Trust.
C. It can accurately identify individual animals.
D. It is likely t have a mre prmising future.
31. What can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. New Tech “Squirrel Agent” Can Target Greys at Feeders
B. AI Cntrls Grey Squirrels by Spreading Squirrelpx
C. Wildlife Charities Test New Feeder Designs fr Squirrels
D. Hw Grey Squirrels Outcmpete Red Squirrels
D
“Red turism”, a new frm f travel where peple visit imprtant histrical sites and mnuments (纪念碑). It
has imprved the develpment f the turism industry in summer. And red turism becmes mre ppular during
the Natinal Day Glden Week hliday.
Ticket bkings fr red turism sites in June increased by five times with lcal and shrt trips t red turism
sites being the chice f abut 88 percent f such turists. And the search fr the term “red turism” n Mafengw,
a Chinese travel service and scial-netwrking platfrm, increased by 300 percent during the summer hlidays.
Red turism is nt nly abut the jy f visiting a new place and enjying the wnderful sights. It is als
abut gaining knwledge abut histry and being inspired by the stries f the peple wh gave their lives t the
funding f the Peple’s Republic in 1949 and wrked fr the happiness f the Chinese peple. By rediscvering
histry and passing n the stries f the Chinese revlutin (革命) and its heres t the next generatins, peple
can lift their spirits.
Red turism can als be used as an pprtunity t develp rural areas because mst f the red turism sites are
in the cuntryside. It can raise the incmes f lcal peple. Since red turism creates jbs and helps increase
farmers’ incmes, it cntributes t lcal ecnmic develpment.
Data shw that this year, there are abut 2 billin turists visiting red turism sites, and its market size nearly
reaches 1 trillin. Yet red turism faces sme develpmental prblems, mainly because sme lcal gvernment
fficials have failed t make the best use f red turism resurces fr lcal develpment.
32. What can we knw abut red turism?
A. It is nt ppular with the yung. B. It is a traditinal frm f turism.
C. It has brught life t turism. D. It is abut visiting beautiful scenery.
33. Why des the authr list the numbers in paragraph 2?
A. T prve his idea. B. T explain the stry.
C. T raise cncern. D. T intrduce a platfrm.
34. What is the advantage f red turism fr rural areas?
A. It can help imprve farming equipment.
B. Lcal peple can make mre mney.
C. It can ffer jb pprtunities t visitrs.
D. Lcal peple can receive much help frm sciety.
35. What will be mentined in the fllwing paragraphs?
A. Mre and mre peple will chse red turism.
B. Many travel cmpanies will benefit frm red turism.
C. Mre red turism sites shuld be pen t the public.
D. Sme measures shuld be taken t slve prblems.
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。
THE WORLD OF SPEED EATING
Cmpetitive eating — r speed eating — is exactly what its name suggests. Cntestants eat as much as they
can, usually within a time limit. Eating cmpetitins can invlve varius fds — pizza, pies, ice cream, chili
peppers. 36
The biggest cmpetitin
37 The event is held every Furth f July in Brklyn, New Yrk. Accrding t legend, this traditin
began ver a hundred years ag. Fur immigrants3 were arguing abut wh lved their new cuntry the mst.
Finally, they wrked ut a way t decide. They wuld see wh culd eat the mst f a famus American fd —
the ht dg. James Mullen, an Irish immigrant, wn by eating 13 ht dgs in 12 minutes. Nathan’s Furth f July
traditin was brn.
Eating champins
The current champin f the cntest is Jey Chestnut. Chestnut, an American, als hlds the wrld recrd fr
ht dg eating — 74 in less than 10 minutes. 38 Fr many years, the Nathan’s Cntest champin was
Takeru Kbayashi frm Japan. He is smaller and lighter than Chestnut, and desn’t lk like an eating champin.
Hwever, he hlds many wrld recrds fr eating different types f fd.
39
Nt everybdy thinks cmpetitive eating is a gd thing. 40 Kbayashi first wn the event in 2001
when he was 23 years ld. S are eating cmpetitins in bad taste? Fr cmpetitive eaters, it’s a sprt like any ther.
As Kbayashi says, “Fd fighters ... think f themselves as athletes.”
A. They als advise against any type f hme training.
B. Cntests are typically eight t ten minutes lng.
C. The wrld’s largest cmpetitive eating event is Nathan’s Famus Ht Dg Eating Cntest.
D. It can be unhealthy fr the cntestants, and many peple in the wrld are ging hungry.
E. Bad taste r just sprt?
F. They can als ffer large prizes t the winners.
G. That’s just ver eight secnds per ht dg.
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。
After graduating frm cllege, I was passinate t travel. Chatting with a friend, I mentined my desire t
have a part time jb while traveling. She tld me that her brther Jack wrking in Alaska culd 41 me.
Thanks t Jack’s guidance, I, within ne week, 42 the jb in that restaurant. My dream f traveling
alne finally became a 43 . On the plane t Alaska, I 44 that I wuld wrk with friendly emplyees
during my shrt stay there.
Hwever, things turned ut t be nt s 45 as I had expected. While wrking in that restaurant, I
46 wrkplace bullying which I had never heard befre, and I was the 47 . One f the emplyees ften
made fun f me and treated me 48 . Smetimes, he even used physical vilence, but I was t 49 t
turn t thers. During that perid, every day, I thught abut quitting and getting back t my friends and families.
But life threw peple in a mud puddle nce in a while and their character was develped by hw they handled
it. I realized this 50 was my mud puddle and I wanted t climb ut f it instead f quitting 51 .
I decided t d a gd deed every day fr him. Gradually, my gd deeds began t 52 . After a week, I
nticed he stpped acting as rudely as befre and began t give me 53 that I deserved. Eventually, he
treated me as a friend. I have learned a valuable lessn n hw t 54 bullies. Gd actins give strength t
urselves and 55 gd actins in thers.
41. A. assist B. replace C. accept D. remember
42. A. created B. hped C. missed D. btained
43. A. suggestin B. reality C. mistake D. prmise
44. A. imagined B. cncluded C. prmised D. explained
45. A. frmal B. smth C. difficult D. special
46. A. suffered B. limited C. described D. expected
47. A. criminal B. spnsr C. victim D. directr
48. A. hnestly B. faithfully C. patiently D. rudely
49. A. frightened B. reliable C. sensitive D. vilent
50. A. immigratin B. separatin C. revlutin D. situatin
51. A. by nature B. all f a sudden C. with ease D. step by step
52. A. fail B. wrk C. start D. finish
53. A. cnfidence B. respect C. independence D. respnsibility
54. A. bserve B. suspect C. prve D. handle
55. A. require B. admit C. inspire D. frbid
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。
Tree rings, r grwth rings, 56 (see) as indicatrs f a tree’s age, with each ring typically 57
(represent) ne year f grwth. Nnetheless, besides telling hw ld a tree is, these rings hld many 58
meaning.
The annual grwth rings can vary significantly 59 clr and width, and these differences reflect the
climate cnditins during their 60 (frm). When the grwing cnditins are favurable, the rings tend t
be wider than thse frmed under harsh cnditins. The natural recrds are s reliable 61 frecasts abut
future climate cnditins can be made based n histric climate fluctuatin.
Tree rings als help us prepare fr 62 the natural disasters may bring. During perids f high water,
tree rings are 63 (visible) affected, and by analyzing these natural indicatrs, scientists have develped
frecasting methds fr fld-prne regins, enabling lcal gvernments and residents 64 (adpt) timely
and effective prtective measures.
Like the Ents in Tlkien’s classic The Lrd f the Rings, trees are faithful defenders f the envirnment.
There is s much we can learn frm 65 .
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（满分 15 分）
66．上周，你参加了校学生会组织的环保作品展。请给校英语报写一篇短文介绍此活动，内容包括：1．活
动目的；2．活动过程；3．个人感受。
注意：1．词数 80 字左右；2．可适当增加细节，不能出现个人信息。
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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。
Benjamin lst his sight during his service in the army, s he had seldm gne ut. T encurage him, his
friends bught him a guide dg named Cper. Benjamin admitted the dg made all the difference. He regained
sme independence such as walking thrugh the park.
Benjamin’s friend, Natalie, was singing in a perfrmance at the lcal cncert hall, which was an excellent
pprtunity fr her. Benjamin hadn’t expected t g, but Natalie wanted him there and mentined sme f their
friends wuld be present t. S he put n his nice suit, grabbed Cper, and set ut.
Benjamin reached the hall a bit late. He decided t g t his friends later and sit with his dg in the clsest rw
he culd sense. He knew at least tw peple were sitting in the same rw. “Oh! Wh brings a dg t the nice
cncert hall?” Benjamin heard a wman cmplain. Maybe she didn’t ntice his really black glasses and didn’t
understand why he needed a dg. “Ada, he’s blind. It’s his service dg,” her husband replied.
Natalie tk the stage. Althugh Benjamin culdn’t see her, he knew she lked beautiful. Meanwhile, the
wman named Ada cntinued cmplaining abut Cper. Benjamin was abut t be angry. She had knwn he was
blind. Wrst f all, she was interrupting his friend’s cncert. Benjamin decided he wuld leave as sn as Natalie
finished her sng. Hwever, as the sng ended, Natalie began t address the audience.
“Thank yu, everyne. The next sng is fr ne special friend in particular, Benjamin, “Natalie said, lking
in Benjamin’s directin and Benjamin culd hear the emtins in her vice.” Yu sacrificed (牺牲) s much fr ur
cuntry, and yu are ur her. I d hpe the next sng brings yu happiness and shws yu the wnderful wrld.”
Benjamin felt tears falling frm his eyes. Cper rested its head n his knee, cmfrting him as Natalie belted ut a
beautiful sng.
注意：1．续写词数应为 150 左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
T Benjamin’s shck, the wman kept quiet the entire time. ______________________________________
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Ada, with her husband, apprached when Benjamin and his friends chatted. _________________________
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21-23 ADC 24-27 ABDC 28-31 CBDA 32-35 CABD
36-40 FCGED
41. A 42. D 43. B 44. A 45. B 46. A 47. C 48. D 49. A
50. D 51. C 52. B 53. B 54. D 55. C
56. are seen 57. representing 58. a 59. in 60. frmatin
61. that 62. what 63. visibly 64. t adpt 65. them
66.
Last week, I tk part in a schl exhibitin held by the Student Unin aiming t prmte ur awareness f
prtecting the envirnment.
The exhibitin kicked ff (开始) with a speech n the imprtance f envirnmental prtectin. Then, we were
guided arund t appreciate varius wrks. Sme were made f used bttles, while thers were crafted (精心制作)
with ld clthes. These creative wrks vividly (生动地) demnstrated that small actins culd make a big
difference in prtecting ur planet.
Fr me, nt nly did the exhibitin inspire my creativity but it als deepened my understanding f
envirnmental prtectin. I firmly believe mre activities like this will encurage us t take practical steps fr a
greener future.
67.
T Benjamin’s shck, the wman kept quiet the entire time. He decided t stay. After all, his early departure
wuld let Natalie dwn. With beautiful sngs winding in the ears, the cncert finished. Benjamin’s friends
apprached Benjamin, greeting him. Natalie sn came ut t greet the grup, and they all cngratulated her.
Everyne was laughing and discussing the great time, and n ne made special mentin f Benjamin r his
disability. It was the rare time he felt a sense f nrmality in years. He hped there wuld be many mre.
Ada, with her husband, apprached when Benjamin and his friends chatted. She wanted t aplgize t
Benjamin. “I’m srry. I’m nt used t dgs being in places like this,” she said, lking embarrassed. “N wrries.
Just... dn’t judge thers befre knwing what they’re experiencing,” Benjamin respnded quickly befre turning
his attentin back t his friends. Benjamin knew he wuld face tns f peple like Ada in the future. Hwever, he
wuld get thrugh it. After all, his cnfidence was back, thanks t his dg, and his friends wh supprted him.
附：听力原文
Text 1（被困电梯呼救）
M: Help! Help! Can anyne hear me? I’m stuck between the secnd and third flrs!
W: OK, Ill get sme help. Stay right there!
Text 2（确认送机时间）
M: Hi, Susan. The plane is ging t take ff at 9:00. Passengers are requested t check in tw hurs befre the
flight. S I will pick yu up at 6:00 instead f 6:30, Is that OK?
W: OK. I have already finished packing.
Text 3（借书）
W: Hi, Sam. It’s Lisa. D yu remember talking abut that bk yesterday? The ne abut a man’s trip thrugh
Asia. Wuld it be all right if I brrwed it?
M: N prblem.
Text 4（安慰比赛失误的人）
W: Srry, sir. In last night’s match, I was slw mving in places and I missed a few chances.
M: Relax! We can win this cup and yu just need t keep up the gd wrk in the next match. I knw yu can d it.
Text 5（学习新词的方法）
W: I keep a recrd f new wrds I cme acrss. Then I make study cards. What abut yu?
M: I have a vcabulary list n my phne. Whenever I meet a new wrd, I add it t the list. I believe that a gd
way t learn new wrds is by memrizing them.
Text 6（高中美好回忆）
W: Jack, what is yu nappiest memry f yur high schl years?
M: Er... I have s many happy memries. We have brilliant teachers. I think that’s the mst imprtant thing. Our
English teacher especially rganizes all ur scial activities, and runs ur drama club. She always takes care f
things seriusly.
W: Ww! Yu’re s lucky.
M: Yeah. What abut yu?
W: well, I lve ur schl dining hall. Nw that I’m thinking abut it, I’m feeling hungry again, but I have t g t
the library first t d my prject.
Text 7（为儿童医院募款）
W: Henry, did yu g t climb the muntain with yur parents as planned last weekend?
M: N. We did smething different. We raise $ 3,000 fr the Children’s Hspital.
W: Really? Hw did yur family manage t raise the mney?
M: My parents made sme apple pies and sandwiches. Then they asked me t sell these treats t ur neighbrs.
W: That sunds meaningful.
M: Yes. I’ve realized hw that mney culd really help save children.
W: Well, it’s a great stry. Why nt share it in ur class?
M: OK. I’ll d a class presentatin abut it in ur class meeting next Mnday
Text 8（人生转折点）
M: Marie, did yu have any turning pints? Thse mments when smething happens in ur lives and afterwards
we’re never quite the same.
W: Of curse. I went t Bstn n a student exchange in my final year. I had studied English, but had never
practiced with anyne.
M: Oh, it must have been very hard.
W: Yeah. One day I had t buy a new phne. I was nervus, but the salespersn understd my first questin and I
understd his answer! The mment that happened, I knew I was ging t be OK with my English. S that was my
turning pint with my English.
M: Yur English sunds great nw.
W: Thanks. What abut yu?
M: I’m a dctr nw, but I didn’t knw that was ging t be my career. My mther was in hspital and I tk care
f her. That was when I knew I wanted t help peple like her.
Text 9（电影演员访谈）
W: Mikey, hw ld were yu when yu decided that yu wanted t be an actr?
M: Actually, I applied t law schl befre I played a rle in my first film by chance at nly sixteen. And then, I
didn’t act fr fur whle years until a French directr nticed me and persuaded me t act again. That was when
my career truly tk ff.
W: D yu want t be a big star smeday?
M: Well, I dn’t really want t be that r t win any internatinal awards. I’m just trying t experience as many
different acting styles as I can.
W: In yur lest film, The Waterfall, yu played Simn, a yung man very much like yurself.
M: Yeah, I’d been in full time educatin fr twenty years, like Simn has. He’s fighting fr what he believes in,
justice in curt. I’m fighting fr what I’m keen n. That made me appreciate that rle very much.
W: What’s yur next mvie?
M: I’ll d smething I’ve lng planned t d, a science fictin mvie, but it wn’t start until next year. I’ve als
had sme calls frm a directr asking if I culd fit in anther film ---- a very appealing ffer. But I’ve dne five
films withut a break. S I’ll definitely need sme time ff first.
Text 10（画展的新闻发布会）
Dear friends in the media, welcme t the press cnference! My husband David’s new art exhibitin will be
put n next mnth frm the 16th t 19th. That’s why I’m here tday-t give yu a clue abut what can be expected
frm it. Three years ag, my husband and I left Lndn and mved t the suth f China, because f a jb ffer in
Chengdu. Accrding t the arrangement, we’d stay here fr a year. But when we arrived n a lvely September
evening, we realized immediately that we wanted t stay lnger.
David lved the scenery here and was greatly inspired by it. He wanted t recrd everything with his
paintbrush. Every day he spent hurs utdrs painting beautiful sunsets, flying birds and mstly the lcals. The
styles f his wrks were always changing and each new painting was even mre beautiful than the previus ne.
Last May, while we were visiting a small twn, we saw an empty cttage near an pen wheat field. David thught
it wuld make a lvely place fr an art exhibitin, s we rented it. We filled the place with David’s paintings and
began t prepare...