2023-2024学年江苏省泰州市姜堰区高一上学期11月期中考试英语试题含答案

这是一份2023-2024学年江苏省泰州市姜堰区高一上学期11月期中考试英语试题含答案，共16页。试卷主要包含了 考试结束后，将答题卡交回， B等内容，欢迎下载使用。
(考试时间: 120分钟; 总分: 150分)
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考试号等填写在答题卡指定位置上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3. 考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分 30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。
第一节(共5 小题; 每小题1.5 分,满分 7.5 分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What is the man ding?
A. Asking the way. B. Giving directins C. Crrecting a mistake.
2. What dress size des the wman want?
A.8. B.10. C.12.
3. What is the wman likely t d?
A. Make a phne call. B. Handle the prblem. C. Have a rest.
4. Which tur des the man seem t be interested in?
A. The evening tur. B. The half-day tur. C. The full-day tur.
5. Where are the speakers?
A. At a canteen. B. At a clinic. C. At a bank.
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 wman think f the match?
A. Entertaining. B. Discuraging. C. Bring.
7. What d the speakers plan t d n Tuesday afternn?
A. Watch a game. B. Play tennis. C. G t the cinema.
听第7段材料，回答第8至 10题。
8. What des the man advise Mrs. White t d?
A. G n a diet. B. D mre exercise. C. Get enugh sleep.
9. Which can be included in Mrs. White's breakfast?
A. Eggs.B. Sausages. C. Prridge.
10. What is the man?
A. A teacher. B. A physician. C. A chef.
听第8段材料，回答第11至 14题。
11. Hw des Nancy lk t Daniel?
A. Cnfused. B. Excited. C. Anxius.
12. Why des Daniel mentin his perfrmance in a play?
A. T cmfrt Nancy. B. T express his regret. C. T shw his pride.
13. What is Nancy ging t d next week?
A. Take a schl test. B. Have a check-up. C. G in fr a cmpetitin.
14. What des Daniel ffer t d fr Nancy?
A. Rewrite her lines. B. Drive her t the theatre. C. Help her with the practice.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. What was Prf. Stne's grandfather afraid f?
A. Leaving his hme. B. Parting frm his sn. C. Taking early retirement.
16. What des ld age mean t many elderly Americans?
A. Lack f mral supprt. B. Lss f self-wrth. C. Change f living habits.
17. What will Prf. Stne talk abut next cncerning elderly peple?
A. Public services they ask fr.
B. Health care available t them.
C. Cntributins they can make.
听第10段材料，回答第18至 20题。
18. What des the speaker's mther want her t be?
A. A cnfident persn. B. A warm-hearted persn. C. A humrus persn.
19. Why did the speaker feel lnely in her childhd?
A. She ften traveled by herself.
B. Her family mved frequently.
C. Her mther was busy wrking.
20. What des the speaker mainly talk abut?
A. Imprtance f hme schling.
B. Mther-daughter relatinship.
C. A rle mdel in her family.
第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分42.5分)
第一节 (共 12小题;每小题2.5分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Zhang Jinyuan graduated frm a nursing cllege in Nanchang, Jiangxi Prvince. She started practicing nursing at a lcal hspital arund the same time the Peple's Republic f China was funded in 1949. Nw, Zhang, 94, still vlunteers t visit and care fr ld peple and has n plans f stpping anytime sn.
“I want t keep wrking hard in my 100th year. Being able t wrk t the age f 110 wuld be a dream fr me,”she said at a ceremny held in Beijing. The ceremny was held t hnr Zhang, wh received the 2023 Internatinal Achievement Award this year. Zhang is the first Chinese nurse t win the glbal award.
Zhang began wrking as a nurse at a hspital in Nanchang in 1951. As a nurse, Zhang was always explring and develping new nursing care tls and skills. She retired in 1992 but was lking fr pprtunities t cntinue playing a rle in nursing care.
During a visit t a patient's hme, Zhang fund that the ld persn, whse bld pressure reading was unstable(不稳定的), ften frgt t take medicines and mnitr his bld pressure. S, a missin began frming in her mind— t bring nursing care services int cmmunities and families. At first, 16 ther retired nurses tk part in the drive.
In Octber 2009, Zhang set up a hme-based care vlunteer grup t imprve their services. The size f the grup she led kept grwing and nw it cnsists f nearly 20,000 vlunteers. They have ffered services t mre than 700,000 peple in 350 neighbrhds.
21. Hw ld was Zhang when she received the Internatinal Achievement Award?
A.84. B.94. C.100. D.110.
22. Accrding t para.3, what kind f nurse was Zhang?
A. Hardwrking. B. Practised. C. Creative. D. Brave.
23. Why did Zhang start the hme-based care vlunteer grup?
A. T ffer services t peple f all ages.
B. T win the Internatinal Achievement Award.
C. T prvide mre cnvenient nursing care services.
D. T explre and develp new nursing care tls and skills.
24. What des the passage mainly fcus n?
A. The histry f nursing in China.B. Zhang Jinyuan's retirement plans.
C. The Internatinal Achievement Award.D. Zhang Jinyuan's lve fr nursing wrk.
B
United Kingdm's G Belw ffers adventure-packed ca ve turs in Nrth Wales. But what made the cmpany wrld-famus is the htel set 419 meters belw the grund level in a waste mine(矿井).
The entrance f the ld waste mine is a 45-minute walk int the muntains. That's befre yu can enter the deep caves. After putting n the safety helmet, miner's lamp, harness(安全带), and shes nt allwing water t enter, yu are ready t enter the undergrund wrld.
Althugh the imprved way is much safer than befre, it still takes an hur t reach the undergrund htel. The impressive undergrund wrld has many huge natural caves. Alng the way, yu can see the remains f this 19th-century mine — ld mine cars, brken tracks, and bridges.
Acrss the mine, cables in the air cnnect parts t get yu safely, and really fast, frm ne side t the ther. The exciting zip lines(滑索) glide ver lakes and black deep hles s deep that yu can barely see the bttm. During yur jurney, yu will als see water r drink bttles f wrkers at that time.
Once yu arrive at the camping base, yu are welcmed with a ht drink. Then, the team prvides yu with a meal which can be vegetarian(素食的) upn request.
When yu are finished with the fd and chat at the picnic table, yu can g back t yur cmfrtable rm and enjy the deepest sleep yu have ever experienced. The beds have thick quilts t keep yu warm, as the temperature here is nly 10°Celsius.
The undergrund htel pens the dr nly nce per week n Saturday nights. Depending n yur taste, yu can chse t sleep in a small wden huse r a ca ve with rcks and the sft light f the candles arund yu.
The mrning starts with a wake-up call at 8 am, and after a quick breakfast, the staff will guide yu back t the surface, s yu can g and tell yur friends and family that yu slept in the wrld's deepest htel!
25. What d visitrs need t d befre entering the undergrund wrld?
A. Get climbing training. B. Have a health examinatin.
C. Wear prtective equipment. D. Learn the histry f the mine.
26. What can yu expect t see in the undergrund wrld?
A. Ancient wall paintings. B. Different plants and wildlife.
C. Undergrund rivers and waterfalls. D. Old mine cars, brken tracks, and bridges.
27. What can we learn abut the meal at this htel?
A. It respects different eating habits. B. It invlves lcal specialities.
C. It is t everyne's taste. D. It is vegetable-based.
28. When can visitrs stay at the htel?
A. Every day except Saturday.B. Only at weekends.
C. Only n Sunday nights. D. Only during weekdays.
C
The clr f the cean has changed greatly ver the last 20 years and human-caused climate change is prbably respnsible, accrding t a new study.
Mre than 56% f the wrld's ceans have changed clr, and this cannt be explained by natural changes, said a team f researchers. Trpical (热带的) ceans clse t the equatr especially have becme greener in the past tw decades, reflecting changes in their ecsystems.
The clr f the cean is derived frm the materials fund in its upper layers. Fr example,a deep blue sea will have very little life in it, while a green clr means there are ecsystems there. The ecsystems are based n plant-like small living things which include chlrphyll(叶绿素). The living things frm the base f a fd web which supprts larger creatures such as fish,seabirds and sme ther sea animals.
It's nt clear exactly hw these ecsystems are changing, said study authr Stephanie Dutkiewicz. Ocean ecsystems are finely balanced and any change in the small living things will influence the fd chain.“All changes are causing an imbalance in the natural rganizatin f ecsystems. Such imbalance will nly get wrse ver time if ur ceans keep heating,”she said. It will als affect the cean's ability t act as a stre f carbn(碳), Dutkiewicz said, as different living things take in different amunts f carbn.
The researchers are still wrking t find ut exactly what the changes mean. Hwever, what is clear, they said, is that the changes are being drive n by human-caused climate change.
The researchers checked changes in cean clr frm space by fllwing hw much greenr blue light was reflected frm the surface f the sea. They studied the changes in clr frm 2002 t 2022. And then they used climate change mdels t see what wuld happen t the ceans bth with additinal(额外的) planet-heating pllutin and withut.
The clr changes matched almst exactly what Dutkiewicz said wuld happen if greenhuse gases were added t the atmsphere — arund 50% f ur ceans wuld change clr.
29. Which areas f the cean have shwn the greatest clr change?
A. Deep-sea areas with little life. B. Oceans with lwer temperatures.
C. Castal areas clse t large cities. D. Trpical ceans near the equatr.
30. What des the underlined“is derived frm”in para.3 mean?
A. Is reflected in smething. B. Cmes frm smething.
C. Influences smething. D. Creates smething.
31. Hw can the changes in ecsystems influence ceans?
A. They keep the balance amng different living things.
B. They reduce the cean's ability t stre carbn.
C. They imprve the health f large sea animals.
D. They make ceans supprt mre life.
32. What did the researchers use climate change mdels fr?
A. T supprt space explratin.
B. T find the surces f greenhuse gases.
C. T shw future cean temperature changes.
D. T study the influence f planet-heating pllutin.
第二节(共5 小题;每小题2.5分,满分 12.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
We have tw main aims fr yur academic life at high schl: that yu achieve the best pssible academic results yu can, and that yu really enjy yur learning, acquiring an intellectual (智力的) curisity that will last yu all yur life. Teachers will help yu with bth areas f yur develpment. 33 .
A classrm is a frmal setting and yu shuld behave accrdingly. Dn't shut yur ideas ut. Yur teacher can nly hear ne persn speak at a time. D c-perate, s that everyne can learn in the mst effective way. D take risks by having a g, even if yu are nt certain yu knw the answer. 34. Getting things wrng is an imprtant part f hw yu learn and n ne is expected t be perfect. Yu will enjy yur lessns much mre if yu get fully invlved and have a g. Hwever, it is extremely imprtant that yu listen carefully t instructins and t the ideas f thers.
Even if the teacher has nt tld yu t make ntes, it is a gd idea t d s in rder t have a recrd f what happened in that lessn. 35. This will be imprtant as yu reflect each day n what yu have learnt.
36. This is the advice yu need t get better. It is smetimes a gd idea t turn the teachers' cmment int yur wn wrds and set yurself a target fr the next piece f wrk.
Every week, read thrugh yur ntes, highlighting key facts and infrmatin, and making up shrter revisin ntes. 37. .
A. There is n such thing as a silly questin.
B. Here are sme tips fr ding well in lessns.
C. Yu will learn much mre frm yur mistakes.
D. And yur teachers will supprt yu as yu learn.
E. This will really help yu when the exams cme rund.
F. Ensure yu read the cmment in the teachers' marking.
G. Always write the date, a title and sme shrt explanatin f the tpic f the lessn.
第三部分 语言知识运用(共三节，满分37.5分)
第一节(共15小题； 每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中， 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I chse t g t the Medical University in Nanjing, wanting t study in the medical field. I wuld spend the majrity f 8 full years 38 China's diverse culture.
In my first year, it was 39 . The language prblem was mre than what I had 40 . Even shpping prved challenging. I culd nt bargain(讨价还价) during my first few mnths. I finally decided t 41 Chinese language classes.
While studying in China, I acquainted(使熟悉) myself with the lcal vendrs(小贩). My Chinese was getting smther s that I culd 42 with them. There was nthing 43 than listening t the stries they wuld tell abut their 44 . One vendr selling me fresh manges wuld always tell me stries abut his hme. He 45 tld me hw his grandmther wuld 46 fur kils f ginger(生姜) every tw days in the winter fr sups. He said she did it t keep her family 47 and keep the cmmn cld away.
This stry 48 me even tday, I lk back n this stry with s much 49 . Yu d nt understand hw special a mment is while it is happening. It was such a simple stry that the vendr tld me, but I 50 it. Because f him, every time winter cmes arund, I make hmemade s up and make sure t add ginger. 51 hw he and his family enjyed this every winter t keep warm and healthy 52 me t d the same.
38. A. cnnecting with B. struggling with C. sharing D. develping
39. A. strange B. interesting C. hard D. satisfying
40. A. required B. wndered C. prmised D. expected
41. A. teach B. enter C. drp D. fail
42. A. travel B. live C. chat D. walk
43. A. mre difficult B. mre different C. easier D. better
44. A. lives B. business C. shps D. educatin
45. A. suddenly B. excitedly C. privately D. cldly
46. A. ffer B. sell C. brrw D. use
47. A. clean B. warm C. active D. clse
48. A. wrries B. prtects C. influences D. shames
49. A. happiness B. regret C. pain D. cnfidence
50. A. imagined B. understd C. recgnized D. remembered
51. A. Shwing B. Frgetting C. Knwing D. Cnfirming
52. A. inspired B. warned C. frced D. Ordered
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。
Fr the past 20 years, many custmers 53 (line) up fr lunch and dinner in frnt f ZhaXiping's ndle restaurant—Zhalaqi—in Taiyuan, Shanxi.
Zha, a man 54 is knwn fr Zhalaqi knife-cut ndles, which has been listed 55 a city-level cultural heritage(遗产) in Taiyuan, mved t the city frm Datng in 2004 and pened the restaurant.
“Datng knife-cut ndles are ne f the mst famus ndle 56 (dish) in Shanxi,”he said.And accrding t him, his family's special ndle cking skill dates frm 57 time f Emperr Daguang. Zha learned frm his father and develped his wn skills and cking tls. Because f Zha's excellent ndle-cking skills, increasing numbers f custmers lk frward t 58 (taste) the ndles he cks in his restaurant.
Well, hw t make the ndle? 59 (general), it starts with making the dugh(面团); then,the dugh is cut with a knife and the ndles 60 (ck) in ht water. When it's ready, custmers can add things designed 61 (make) the ndles delicius.
Zha has pened restaurants utside Shanxi. With pride, he hped he culd bring the 62 (traditin) fd f Shanxi t every crner f the cuntry and even abrad and help mre peple experience the culture f his hmetwn.
第三节(共15小题;每小题0.5分,满分 7.5分)
根据首字母或中文提示写出单词，并注意所填单词的适当形式。
63. Psitive thinking has several b_▲_ effects n the bdy and the mind.
64. When Amy fund ut the truth, she e_▲_ with anger.
65. Mst children are f_▲_ f lightening and thunder.
66. N_▲_ self-talk damages self-cnfidence and decreases self-respect.
67. She accepts her byfriend's p_▲_ f marriage.
68. It's imprtant t knw yur wn s_▲_ and weaknesses.
69. We d nt need t envy any ther persn, fr ur existence is u_▲_.
70. Like a bk, yur c_▲_ are much mre imprtant than yur cver.
71. Teenagers are still grwing and their bdies need a lt f nutritin t f_▲_ well.
72. We ften find it easier t r_▲_ ther peple's weaknesses than ur wn.
73. Imprtant as class discussin is in the UK, I culd nt make a great c _▲_ because smetimes I wasn't able t express my self clearly in English.
74. It is nrmal fr teenagers t be _▲_(稍微) verweight and there is n reasn why they shuld be wrried.
75. Living well is the safest and mst _▲_(有效的) way t get int shape.
76. Yesterday I gt a call frm a friend wh m I hadn't _▲_(联络) fr a lng time.
77. If yur child enjys being in the kitchen, then the culinary camp(烹饪夏令营) is _▲_(肯定) the right fit.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分 40分)
第一节 应用文(满分 15分)
假定你是李华，你的美国留学生朋友Tm 来信说他所在的学校要开办很多俱乐部，比如中文歌曲、武术、影视等，他不知道选择哪一个好，询问你的意见。请你根据下面的要点提示，给他写一封电子邮件：
1. 你所推荐的俱乐部； 2.推荐理由； 3.你的期待。
注意：
1.词数 80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇:武术 martial arts
Dear Tm,
__________________________________________▲______________________________________________________________________________________▲_______________________________________________________________________________________▲_______________________________________________________
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。续写的词数应为 150 左右。
Eric’s family hired(雇用) a driver. The driver’s family came t stay with them in a small huse in their backyard. That's hw Eric met the driver's eight-year-ld sn Babu. Frm the day he met Eric, Babu became his fan. Fr Babu, 11-year-ld Eric seemed t be a big by. He wuld always fllw Eric arund.
Babu didn't g t schl. He was admitted(允许进入) t a lcal gvernment schl but he refused t g. He tld Eric shyly that the teachers nly made them cpy wrds frm the blackbard. Since he hadn't learned hw t read, he culd nt understand anything that was written n the blackbard.
Eric felt srry fr him. One Sunday, Eric saw Babu sitting under a tree hlding an alphabet(字母表) bk in his hands. Eric walked quietly twards him and discvered that Babu was hlding the bk upside dwn.
Eric tk the bk ut f Babu's hands and turned the right side up.“This is hw yu shuld read,”he tld Babu. Tw big tears rlled dwn Babu's cheeks. Babu tld Eric, “I want t be like yu, but I can't d anything.”That evening, Eric tld his parents they had t help Babu get int a better schl. It was nt easy t make Babu admitted t a new schl, because the time fr admissin was ver.
Luckily, ne principal(校长) lked at Babu kindly and admitted him t her schl. The next day, Babu went t his new schl wearing a new shirt. But when Babu returned frm schl, he was a bit sad. The ther children in his class had laughed at him. He tld Eric,“They all said I am much lder than them but in a smaller class. I dn't want t g t schl.”
注意：
1. 续写词数应为 150左右;
2.请按如下格式作答。
Eric said, “Dn't wrry, Babu. I will teach yu t read.”___________________________________________
_________________________________▲____________________________________________________________________________________________▲____________________________________________________________________________________________▲_____________________________________________________
Tw mnths later, Babu returned frm schl with a bright smile. ____________________________________
__________________________________________▲____________________________________________________________________________________________▲____________________________________________________________________________________________▲____________________________________________
________________________________________________▲__________________________________________
高一英语试题参考答案及听力录音材料
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）
1-5 ACCBB 6-10 ABACB
11-15 CACCA 16-20 BCABB
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 42.5 分）
第一节 （共 12 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 30 分）
21-24 BCCD 25-28 CDAB 29-32 DBBD
第二节 （共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分）
33-37 BCGFE
第三部分 语言知识运用（共三节，满分 37.5 分）
第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）
38-42 ACDBC 43-47 DABDB 48-52 CADCA
第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
53. have lined 54. wh/that 55. as 56. dishes 57. the
58. tasting 59. Generally 60. are cked 61. t make 62. traditinal
第三节（共 15 小题；每小题 0.5 分，满分 7.5 分）
63. beneficial 64. explded 65. frightened 66. Negative 67. prpsal
68. strengths 69. unique 70. cntents 71. functin 72. recgnize
73. cntributin 74. slightly 75. effective 76. cntacted 77. definitely
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节 应用文（满分 15 分）
Dear Tm,
I am glad t knw that there are several clubs fr yu t chse frm. Cnsidering that yu are interested in sprts, I wuld like t recmmend that yu chse the Chinese martial arts club.
First f all, it is an excellent way t keep healthy and prtect yurself. Besides, practicing martial arts cntinually will increase yur cnfidence and cncentratin. Abve all, perfrming martial arts can help yu reduce stress, and may actually help t make yu happier.
I sincerely hpe yu will enjy this truly memrable learning experience.
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节（满分 25 分）
Eric said, “ Dn’t wrry, Babu. I will teach yu t read.” Eric tk ut all the bks and children’s magazines that he had read years befre. He als bught Babu an interesting alphabet bk t teach Babu letters. Each letter had a picture f an animal, a dish, a flwer r a tree next t it. There was als a stry attached t each letter. Eric als read Babu stries frm the magazines. When he wanted t reward Babu fr wrking hard, he wuld read frm his favurite fairy tale bk.
Tw mnths later, Babu returned frm schl with a bright smile. He put his schl bag n the chair and ran t Eric’s schl bus stp withut eating lunch. The mment Eric gt ff the schl bus, Babu hugged him tight. He shuted, “Eric, the principal praised me in the schl meeting tday. She tld everyne that I am ne f the best students in her schl nw! I have becme the mnitr f my class.” On hearing the news, Eric felt very happy and they danced right there and then.
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Text 1
M: Excuse me, I gt lst. I tk a bus t city hall, but I can't find the place.
W: This is the cncert hall, nt city hall. T g there, yu shuld take the bus at Grand Htel ver there.
Text 2
M: Can I help yu?
W: I'm lking fr a size twelve dress.
M: Oh, let me see. An eight, a ten. Ah, yu're lucky. I have the prettiest dress here in a twelve.Why dn't yu try it n?
Text 3
W: D yu think yu can take care f everything in the ffice tday?
M: N prblem. Just g hme and take a rest. If there is anything I feel I cannt handle, I'll call yu.
Text 4
W: We have a half-day tur, a full-day tur and an evening tur. Which ne wuld yu like?
M: What is the schedule f the half-day tur?
W: It sets ut at 8: 30 a. m. and returns at 2:00 p. m.
Text 5
M: Nw, what seems t be the truble, Mrs. Stevens?
W: I've been very dizzy lately. And last night, I had sme chest pain.
M: Dn't wrry. Let me have a lk.
Text 6
W: Ww. That was a great match. I really like watching tennis games.
M: Me t. I think tennis is an exciting sprt.
W: I think s. D yu play tennis, Jhn?
M: Yes, but nt very well. D yu play?
W: A little. Hw abut a game n Tuesday afternn?
M: Sure.
Text 7
第 2 页 共 4 页M: Mrs. White, I'm afraid we have t put yu n a strict diet. Frm nw n, yu're ging t have t stay away frm salty fd.
W: Des that mean I can't have any mre fast fd?
M: Right. Yu can't have any fried fd r steaks.
W: What abut breakfast fd like eggs and sausages?
M: Thse are all bad fr yu. But yu can have prridge, bread and range juice.
W: Well, what abut lunch and dinner?
M: Have a salad fr lunch. As fr dinner, yu can have all the vegetables yu want. Fish and chicken are als kay.
W: What abut dessert? Can I still have ice cream?
M: Yes, but nt t much.
Text 8
M: Hi Nancy! Yu lk wrried. What's wrng?
W: Well Daniel, have yu ever felt nervus n stage?
M: Sure. D yu remember that play I was in a few years ag? I knew my lines, but I was terrified t have t recite them in frnt f an audience. As sn as I saw the crwd f peple dwn there, my heart beat s fast that I was unable t say a single wrd.
W: That's hw I feel just thinking abut the spelling cmpetitin next week.
M: I didn't knw yu made it t the finals.
W: I'm wrried I'll get nervus and freeze n stage. I might frget hw t spell everything, even my wn name. I dn't knw what t d.
M: Nancy, I knw that yu' re nt ging t frget hw t spell yur name. I'll help yu get thrugh this. I'll g t the schl hall with yu t practice. Then I'll teach yu an exercise my baseball cach taught me. Believe me. It wrks.
W: I feel much better nw. Thanks, Daniel.
Text 9
W: Hell, ladies and gentlemen! Tday, we have invited Prf. Stne t talk abut the rle f elderly peple in ur sciety. Welcme t ur shw, Prf. Stne.
M: T begin with, I'd like t tell a stry frm my wn life. Several years ag, when my grandparents were well int their 80s, they were n lnger able t care fr themselves very well.
My grandfather was afraid f leaving the nly hme they had knwn fr the past 60 years. The idea f having t sell their hme and mve int a retirement hme was an extremely painful experience fr them. Indeed, ld age fr them, and many ld Americans can mean nt nly the pssible failure f ne's health, but the lss f identity and self-wrth.
W: Yes, it's true. What d yu have t say abut the prblem f ld age?
M: Many experts have given talks here that have fcused n the medical care, and the develpment f public services fr senir citizens. Tday, I'd like t fcus my cmments n the meaningful rles that elderly can play and shuld play in ur sciety.
第 3 页 共 4 页Text 10
W: Talking abut persnal relatinships. Well, I'd naturally think f my relatinship with my mther. Whenever I need help, my mther is always there fr me. She ften tells me that I can be anyne I want, as lng as I'm cnfident f myself. She sees my talent and pushes me t d the best I pssibly can. As I was grwing up, we were ften n the mve. I had t admit that mving s ften made me feel lnely. But my mther did everything she culd t help me feel happy. In fact, s much traveling was really a gd thing because it made us clse. I respect my mther s much as she never treats me as a child, but as an equal. She gives me the freedm t make mistakes and t learn frm them all. Unlike friendships that can fade r break, I knw I'll always be cnnected t my mther n matter what I face. She is nt just a rle mdel, but smene I lve.