2023-2024学年山东省德州市高三上学期期中考试英语试题含答案

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2023.11
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。
注意事项：
1. 答第Ⅰ卷前考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2. 选出每小题答案后，用B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框。
3. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在试卷上无效。
第Ⅰ卷（满分95分）
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卡上。
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. Why is the wman unhappy?
A. She disagreed with the man.
B. Her reprt wasn’t finished n time.
C. The man wasn’t listening carefully.
2. Hw des the by feel nw?
A. Upset.B. Satisfied.C. Curius.
3. What is the relatinship between the speakers?
A. Mther and sn.
B. Waitress and custmer.
C. Flight attendant and passenger.
4. What are the tw speakers talking abut?
A. The students’ ntes.B. The result f the exam.C. The test preparatins.
5. Where des the cnversatin mst likely take place?
A. At a clthing stre.B. At a dry cleaner’s.C. At a wine bar.
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6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Hw did the wman feel abut the mvie f The Great Gatsby?
A. Amused.B. Unsatisfied.C. Scared.
7. Wh will the wman spend this evening with?
A. Her byfriend.B. Her parents.C. Her classmates.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What’s the wman’s plan fr the weekend?
A. T wash her car.B. T enjy a cncert.C. T stay at hme.
9. Where did the band make their last perfrming tur?
A. In Australia.B. In America.C. In Singapre.
10. What can we infer frm the wman’s wrds at last?
A. She was hesitant t buy the ticket.
B. She was excited t g fr the cncert.
C. She felt regretful t buy the cmputer.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What des the wman cmplain abut?
A. The living cst.B. The neighbrhd.C. The lw temperature.
12. What may peple d in difficult times?
A. They act kindly t each ther.
B. They cut spending n hlidays.
C. They start new prjects t earn mney.
13. What did sme lcal cmpanies ffer t help pr children?
A. Mney.B. Fd.C. Gifts.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. Where des the wman prbably cme frm?
A. America.B. Britain.C. Japan.
15. Which kind f fd des the man prefer?
A. Spicy.B. Sur.C. Sweet.
16. What was the last thing the wman did in China?
A. Visiting an art museum.
B. Taking a calligraphy class.
C. Watching a Beijing Opera.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Hw many sites are nw n the list f the Wrld Heritage Cnventin?
A. Mre than 56.B. Over 194.C. Abut 1100.
18. When was the Wrld Heritage Cnventin put int practice by China?
A. In 1985.B. In 1972.C. In 1956.
19. In what aspect is China n the tp f the list?
A. Natinal parks.B. Natural heritage sites.C. Cultural heritage sites.
20. Why was China’s Envirnmental Prtectin Law updated?
A. T establish the lcatins f natinal parks.
B. T add new categries t endangered species.
C. T preserve the natural heritage sites better.
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
Hllywd’s charm and celebrities have always held a fascinatin fr travelers. Here are sme best selected Hllywd turs based n experts’ recmmendatins and travelers’ pinins.
TMZ Celebrity Tur
Price: $59 fr adults. frm $49 with kids (children yunger than 2 are nt permitted).
Duratin: 2 hurs, multiple times daily.
TMZ, knwn fr its celebrity news-fueled televisin shw and website, perates this tur that takes travelers thrugh Hllywd in the hpes f seeing their favrite celebrities. The guides even bring vide cameras in case a passing celebrity is willing t give an interview.
The Real Hllywd Tur
Price: Frm $40 fr adults, children 12 and yunger fr free.
Duratin: 2 hurs, daily at 10 a.m.
During this histric walking tur, travelers will learn why Hllywd—nce a farming twn—was selected by mvie industry pineers in the early 20th century. The tur als stps at unique sights, but majr attractins aren’t frgtten either.
Hllywd Sign Hike
Price: $34 fr adults.
Duratin: 2.5 hurs. The exact meeting times vary, depending n the time f the year.
Fr a unique and sunshine-filled Hllywd tur, pt fr this hike t the Hllywd sign. Highlights include a bird’s-eye view frm Munt Hllywd. Alng the 4-mile rund-trip hike, yu might even see lcal celebrities walking their dgs.
The Original Hllywd Tur
Price: $45 fr adults, frm $35 fr kids 11 and yunger.
Duratin: 2 hurs, daily frm 9 a.m. t 6 p.m.
Accrding t travelers. this tur is wrthwhile if yu’re nly in Ls Angeles fr a shrt amunt f time. as yu cver a lt f grund in just tw hurs. Yu’ll cruise alng Rde Drive and the Sunset Strip in an pen-tp bus as yur driver shares interesting infrmatin.
21. What is special fr a turist t TMZ Celebrity Tur?
A. Being invited t a televisin shw.
B. Bradcasting news abut Hllywd.
C. Being likely t interview a mvie star.
D. Taking their kids alng with themselves.
22. Which tur targets at the histry f Hllywd?
A. TMZ Celebrity Tur.B. The Real Hllywd Tur.
C. Hllywd Sign Hike.D. The Original Hllywd Tur.
23. Hw much will a cuple with a 10-year-ld sn pay t The Original Hllywd Tur?
A. $80.B. $90.C. $115.D. $125.
B
It’s mst peple’s nightmare: surviving a plane crash nly t be trapped in a jungle with n way f cntacting the utside wrld. But this was reality fr fur Clmbian children, and in an incredible stry, they survived.
The children, aged 13, 9 and 4, as well as an 11-mnth-ld baby, were flying with their mther frm their village in the Amazn t visit their father in San Jsé del Guaviare. The single-engine plane n which they were flying experienced engine prblems and disappeared n May 1, 2023. Bad weather prevented the army frm finding the crash site fr tw weeks. where they then fund the dead bdies f three adults, including the children’s mther.
Hw did these children survive cnditins that wuld be an unimaginable struggle fr mst adults? They are members f the Huitt Indigenus grup and were raised in the jungle. As such, they have a better understanding f the rainfrest. They knw which fruits are safe t eat and which plants shuld be avided. Wrking with, rather than against, the Amazn. they survived ff f juan sc (a fruit similar t passin fruit) and seeds, while feeding the baby water mixed with yucca flur that they fund n the plane.
While the children gt n with the business f surviving, the Clmbian army wrked with Indigenus vlunteers t find them. After 40 days f searching, the children were fund and taken t recver at a military hspital in Bgta.
While many arund the wrld have taken this survival stry f resilience t be a miracle, thers pint ut that it is the result f an ancient knwledge f the rainfrest that has been passed dwn thrugh Indigenus cmmunities ver the generatins. Indigenus tribes have a clse relatinship t the Amazn, marked by a deep respect fr the frest that prvides them with shelter and sustenance. It is their clse cnnectin t and understanding f the rainfrest that undubtedly helped the children t survive.
24. What can we learn abut the crash in the first tw paragraphs?
A. The plane kncked int anther ne.
B. The rescue failed t arrive immediately.
C. The mther managed t survive at last.
D. The kids shared a jungle with adults.
25. Why did the kids successfully survive?
A. They kept calm in the plane crash.
B. Enugh fd was fund n the plane.
C. They were familiar with the rainfrest.
D. Native vlunteers ffered fd and water.
26. What des the underlined wrd “resilience” mean in the last paragraph?
A. Tughness.B. Cmpetitin.C. Evlutin.D. Creatin.
27. What des the authr suggest frm the surviving stry?
A. Emergency help shuld be imprved.
B. One wh is knwledgeable lives lng.
C. We shuld sharpen children’s living skills.
D. It is wrthwhile t be in harmny with nature.
C
The cncept f “frest bathing” has lng been praised fr its suppsed health benefits. It can imprve mental health and cgnitive (认知) perfrmance, reduce bld pressure and even treat depressin and anxiety. Yet frests can be hard t reach r cmpletely inaccessible in a wrld where as many as 5 billin peple might live in urban envirnments by 2030. Sme scientists believe that virtual reality culd ffer an alternative.
VR has already been used t help distract children underging medical prcedures, and icy virtual landscapes have eased the pain f burn victims. Culd virtual frests btain the same physilgical respnses as real nes?
A grup f scientists at the Czech University f Life Sciences—a psychlgist with researchers in the frestry department—has tested the assumptin by taking a grup f 15 peple int the Rztcky háj nature reserve fr 30-minute bathing sessins. They then used laser scanners t develp a virtual twin f the same area f frest, enhanced with audi recrdings. Twenty participants, including 10 wh visited the real frest, spent 30 minutes in the virtual frest. Questinnaires assessing the participants emtinal states revealed n significant difference between the tw experiences, accrding t the results. As the frestry researcher leading the prject explained, “I was aware that the frest was nt real. Hwever. the experience was vivid, and it was easy fr me t frget that I was in an experimental rm.”
There are limitatins. f curse. Since cmputer prcessing pwer is finite (有限), virtual frests have physical bundaries. Sme f the participants said they felt caged when they encuntered the invisible frest wall. Pwer cnstraints (结束) als mean the cmputer is nt perfect at small details like mushrms r insects. Nr can virtual envirnments imitate every sensry experience f a real frest, like the smell f damp leaves. Making ther sensatins, like the feel f wind wuld prve mre cmplicated.
Virtual envirnments can als cause cybersickness, which happens when yur eyes perceive mtin while yur bdy des nt. That is why sme peple felt dizzy after the bathing sessins. Psychlgists and cmputer scientists hpe that further research with larger grups f participants will help t vercme these limitatins.
28. What is the first paragraph mainly abut?
A. The rigin f frest bathing.
B. The decrease f the real frest.
C. The necessity f virtual frest bathing.
D. The expansin f urban envirnment.
29. Hw did the participants react t virtual frests?
A. They felt almst the same as the real frests.
B. They lnged fr staying at the virtual frests.
C. They preferred surrundings with audi recrdings.
D. They felt it difficult t adapt t experimental rm.
30. What can imprve the user experience in virtual frests?
A. Invisible frest walls.B. Better small details.
C. Physical bundaries.D. Sensry frm real frest.
31. A user f virtual frests may be suffering cybersickness if ________.
A. he feels curius and excited abut frest bathing
B. his bdy isn’t used t the mtin it’s experiencing
C. his psychlgist r dctr gives him an examinatin
D. he fails t vercme the limitatins f envirnments
D
Many schlars agree that a meaningful existence cmes dwn t three factrs: the cherence (连贯) f ne’s life, the pssessin f clear lng-term gals and the belief that ne’s life matters. But we believe there is anther element t cnsider.
Imagine the first butterfly yu stp t admire after a lng winter r the scenery atp a hill after a fresh hike. Smetimes existence delivers us small mments f beauty. When peple are pen t appreciating such experiences, these mments may enhance hw they view their life. We call this element experiential appreciatin, an ability t detect and admire life’s inner beauty as events happen.
T better understand this appreciatin, we cnducted a series f studies invlving ver 3,000 participants. Initially, we had participants rate their cping strategies t relieve their stress. Thse managing stress by fcusing n their appreciatin fr life’s beauty reprted experiencing life as highly meaningful. In the fllw-ups, we asked them t rate the extent t which they agreed with varius statements, such as “I have a great appreciatin fr the beauty f life” and ther statements related t cherence, purpse, existential mattering. Our results shwed that the mre peple indicated that they were “appreciating life”, the mre they felt their existence valuable. In the subsequent experiment, we further explred the phenmenn by asking participants t watch an awe-inspiring vide, they als reprted having a greater sense f experiential appreciatin and meaning in life in these mments, cmpared with thse watching mre neutral vides.
The final results cnfirmed ur riginal thery: appreciating small things can make life feel mre meaningful. But applying that insight can be difficult. Our mdern, fastpaced, prject-riented lifestyles fill the day with targets. We are n the g, attempting t maximize ur utput. This makes it easy t miss what is happening right nw. Yet life happens in the present mment. We shuld slw dwn, let life surprise us and embrace the significance in the everyday. After all, we live in a wnderful wrld. There is n end t the adventures we can have if nly we seek them with ur eyes pen.
32. Why des the authr mentin the admiratin f butterfly?
A. T express peple’s desire t enhance their life.
B. T display peple’s imaginatin t whatever happens.
C. T indicate the penness f peple t the life cherence.
D. T intrduce the cncept f experimental appreciatin.
33. What is mainly explained in the third paragraph?
A. The participants’ life invlved in the study.
B. The cntributin f a lng-term gal in life.
C. The thery in experiential appreciatin.
D. The analysis f the belief that matters mst.
34. What is challenging us t appreciate the present in ur life?
A. Our mdern fast-paced lifestyle.
B. The lack f pprtunities.
C. Our fcus n individual feelings.
D. The ignrance f future utcmes.
35. What can be the best title f the passage?
A. Enjying a valuable cherence.
B. Finding the inner beauty f urselves.
C. Living an active and meaningful existence.
D. Explring the end f a significant life.
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。
Traveling allws yu the pprtunity t explre new places and unplug frm daily rutines and distractins. But let’s face it: Smetimes yu want and need t stay cnnected when traveling abrad. Beynd scrlling thrugh news and keeping up n scial media, having a cellphne can be an essential tl t cnnect with ther travelers and find cheap accmmdatin. 36 Here are tips t avid the high internatinal raming (漫游) charges.
Buy a lcal SIM Card. One f the mst affrdable ways t stay cnnected while traveling is t bring yur phne and buy a prepaid SIM card at yur destinatin. Befre yu travel, check with yur prvider t make sure yur phne will wrk abrad. Swapping ut the SIM card will give yu a new internatinal number. Make sure yu keep yur riginal SIM card in a safe place. 37
Use Wi-Fi Only. If yu check email r scial media infrequently and dn’t feel the need t cnstantly uplad travel phts. waiting until yu can cnnect t free wireless netwrks can save yu a lt. 38 While yu’re at it, switch ff any apps that grab data. Lk fr restaurants, cafes r public spaces that ffer free access t Wi-Fi.
39 T save time and mney, lad up yur phne in advance with travel and ther apps, music, bks, maps, travel guides and anything else yu may need. Free Wi-Fi can be slw in many public areas. And yu dn’t want t get stuck waiting fr a map r guide t lad when yu need it.
Discnnect. While yu can find plenty f uses fr yur phne while traveling, there are als gd reasns t discnnect. Be engaged as yu explre new places. 40 Technlgy is s ubiquitus (无所不在的) in wrk and persnal lives that it can be hard t fcus n a new culture if all yu’re ding is staring dwn at yur phne.
A. Dwnlad Befre Yu G.
B. Knw yur limits and try t vercme them.
C. Make sure yu put yur phne in airplane mde.
D. That card is assciated with yur new phne number.
E. Smetimes yu fail t wander in a ttally new envirnment.
F. Immerse yurself in the sights and sunds and enjy the mment.
G. Yur phne is als a key cnnectin t friends and family back hme.
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。
The biggest risk I’ve ever taken was quitting my jb and biking sl acrss western China. I almst gave my parents a heart 41 when they fund ut what I was ding. But I had already made a(an) 42 . Little did I knw this wuld 43 the greatest experience f my life.
Befre starting my trip in China, I had never 44 fr mre than tw hurs in ne day. It was a huge 45 challenge, but I gt strnger every day, and 46 , I culd easily bike fr eight hurs each day.
One f the best parts f the whle experience was the peple. Once I 47 a grup f Chinese cyclists in western China. They invited me t stay with them in the muntains in Yunnan. 48 fish ver a fire with wd we chpped urselves. It felt like true 49 frm the busy feeling f everyday life.
Anther 50 f my jurney was definitely the fd. I gt t taste lcal fd in every place I went. My favrite was the 51 f Sichuan. a prvince knwn fr its spicy flavrs and interesting dishes. There are s many different ptins!
Mstly each day. f curse. I was 52 with nature. Thrughut the rlling hills and the babbling brks, western China is hme t sme f the mst amazing 53 in the wrld.
By the end f my jurney, I wanted t keep ging. I felt like I culd d it 54 . It was truly an experience I will never frget. If anyne has an interest in traveling. I wuld highly 55 ging by bicycle!
41. A. rateB. attackC. testD. surgery
42. A. cnclusinB. attemptC. decisinD. utline
43. A. carry nB. take ffC. make upD. turn int
44. A. bikedB. drivenC. traveledD. surfed
45. A. reginalB. mentalC. physicalD. financial
46. A. eventuallyB. suddenlyC. frtunatelyD. frmally
47. A. rescuedB. directedC. prtectedD. encuntered
48. A. ckingB. catchingC. washingD. eating
49. A. energyB. freedmC. cncernD. fashin
50. A. chiceB. inventinC. highlightD. prgress
51. A. materialB. cuisineC. medicineD. music
52. A. alneB. wildC. safeD. empty
53. A. fdB. sceneryC. cultureD. traditin
54. A. indeedB. therwiseC. freverD. instead
55. A. permitB. appreciateC. understandD. recmmend
第Ⅱ卷（满分55分）
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在题后空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A statue f Petfi stands in the square in frnt f Lu Xun Museum in Shanghai. 56 (welcme) millins f visitrs fr the traditinal friendship between China and Hungary. 57 time went by. there was an increasing interest in learning the Chinese language in Hungary.
A 19-year-ld Hungary girl, Varge Bnita, 58 Chinese name is Hu Lingyue, traveled thusands f miles t the East and settled dwn in Beijing fr her university life in the hpe f knwing mre abut China. She 59 (fall) in lve with Chinese, a language with “ 60 special tne and beautiful handwriting” when she began t first hear Chinese at the age f seven. Fr her, learning Chinese is nt just abut mastering a language, but prviding access 61 Chinese histry f 5,000 years with s many interesting aspects. With the 62 (ppular) f Chinese in Hungary, signs in Chinese have been mre and mre 63 (cmmn) seen in streets and Chinese characters are mst likely t 64 (spt) n bus tickets selling machines.
Cultural exchanges and mutual learning between China and Hungary have brught peple clser and clser. The hrizn is vast. There are 65 (end)pssibilities which have nt been explred.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
为庆祝学校英语戏剧社成立五周年(anniversary)，你校计划排演一部新戏剧，现面向全校征求创意。请你写一则征稿启示刊登在学校英语校报上，内容包括：
1. 征稿目的；
2. 征稿要求；
3. 投稿方式。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80个左右；
2. 题目已给出，不计入总词数。
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，使其构成一篇完整的短文。
It was a beautiful sunny mrning in early summer. when the wrld seemed full f sunlight and new green leaves. I was in a gd md as my parents had just given me $300 fr my daily expenses during the week that they wuld be away in Mexic t visit my mther’s sick grandfather. I was extremely verjyed, thinking hard abut the things I culd d with the mney. If I survived n bread and butter the whle week, I wuld have an unexpected windfall f 200 t buy the latest Kbe Bryant basketball shes! What a terrific idea!
As usual, the physical educatin class was thrilling. I felt mst at ease n the basketball curt. After playing several fierce games. I culd hardly catch my breath as I headed back twards the classrm, sweaty and exhausted. When I entered, I fund my classmates gathered arund Steven’s desk as he searched thrugh his bks and sme ther persnal items anxiusly. Steven had always been ppular. Nt nly was he intelligent and well-mannered, but he als came frm a well-ff family. And he shared everything he had with us.
Right away, I learned Steven had lst the mney he wuld dnate t a children’s welfare institute that afternn. Then I infrmed Miss Jnes, the class teacher. She rushed ver immediately and rganized a search arund the classrm. We std by ur desks and emptied the cntents f ur schlbags nt the desk fr inspectin.
It was my turn. As Miss Jnes tk ut the 300 frm my wallet, the class fell int a shck. I didn’t knw the amunt lst was exactly $300 until then. I kept prving my inncence, but in vain. Miss Jnes cnfiscated (没收) the 300 and decided I was getting kicked ut f the schl. I stayed hme alne the whle week, living nly n bread. I felt wrnged, angry, and lss f self-esteem.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150个左右；
2. 按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
高三英语试题参考答案
第一部分 听力（每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1—5 CACCA 6—10 BBCBA 11—15 AACBA 16—20 BCABC
第二部分 阅读（每小题2.5分，满分50分）
21—23 CBD 24—27 BCAD 28—31 CABB 32—35 DCAC 36—40 GDCAF
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（每小题1分，满分15分）
41—45 BCDAC 46—50 ADABC 51—55 BABCD
第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56. welcming 57. As 58. whse 59. fell 60. a
61. t 62. ppularity 63. cmmnly 64. be sptted 65. endless
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
I need yur ideas fr a new drama
In celebratin f the 5th anniversary f ur schl’s English Drama Club, we are nw inviting all students t cntribute yur creative ideas fr a new theater prductin.
In yur new drama, the play shuld be suitable fr ur schl cmmunity and have a cmpelling stryline with interesting characters. Besides, themes are psitive.
Please submit yur play ideas in a written frmat t the Drama Club mailbx by Nvember 15th. Dn’t miss this chance t shw yur passin fr drama! We lk frward t seeing yur creative submissins.
The English Drama Club
第二节（满分25分）
Finally, my parents returned hme and talked with me. They patiently listened t my side f the stry, their understanding and supprt helping t bst my hurt feelings and self-esteem. I tld the whle stry f what happened, including the expensive misunderstanding, and the relief f sharing my tugh experience was clear in the rm. It was during this emtinal cnversatin that I heard abut Steven’s admissin, which wuld change the situatin.
Miss Jnes had just accepted my parents’ advice when Steven came. He genuinely lked srry, with a hint f regret in his eyes. T everyne’s relief, he cnfessed that he had fund the lst mney in his backpack. The immense relief and jy I felt were hard t put int wrds, shwing hw misunderstandings and hasty judgments can lead t serius prblems. Steven’s sincere aplgy and ur cllective understanding brught us clser as classmates. restring the warmth f ur friendship.
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Text 1
W: It’s fine if yu disagree. But please, pay attentin when I explain my pinins.
M: Srry, I shuld have listened while yu explained yur views.
W: Thank yu. S, again, these were my views n ur recent business actins...
Text 2
M: I played badly in the match. I’m pretty disappinted.
W: Yu’ve tried yur best, dear. And if yu want, yu can practice with yur father when he’s back frm wrk this weekend.
Text 3
W: Excuse me, sir. I am afraid the tilet is nw unavailable. We will be landing in 15 minutes. Please g back t yur seat.
M: Oh, I am srry, but my sn needs t use it nw.
Text 4
M: Can yu tell us abut the final exam, Mrs. Nelsn?
W: Yes. Yu need t bring a pen. an eraser, and yur ntes. Yu are allwed t use the ntes yu tk in class while yu take yur test, s I hpe yu all take gd ntes!
Text 5
M: Excuse me. ma’am... I wuld like t buy these white jeans. I had a pair just like this, but I spilled wine n them and ruined them.
W: Oh. yes. These jeans are very ppular, but they are easy t get dirty.
Text 6
M: D yu want t g t the city library with me?
W: Sure. What bks d yu need?
M: Well, I have t check ut The Great Gatsby. I was hping t get it frm the university library, but all the cpies were already checked ut.
W: Oh. I lve that bk. The mvie wasn’t as gd, thugh.
M: Really? I never saw it. Maybe I’ll watch it after I read the bk... Hey, what are yu ding this evening? D yu want t get dinner at my favrite restaurant?
W: Srry. I have t g hme and have dinner with my parents.
Text 7
M: Hey Jane, d yu have any plans fr the weekend?
W: I have t get my car fixed n Saturday and then I’ll just stay at hme.
M: D yu want t g t a music cncert with me?
W: T see wh?
M: A famus band called Sneaky Sund System. They’re frm Australia. They’ve just finished turing all arund America and nw they’re here in Singapre. What d yu think?
W: Will I like their music?
M: Definitely. D yu remember the sng Kansas City?
W: Yes, I lve that sng.
M: They sing it!
W: Cl. Hw much are the tickets?
M: Well, we’re late. The early-bird tickets sld ut. We must pay $30 mre t buy a regular ticket. S we have t pay $70 fr each ticket nw. That’s almst duble the price f an early-bird ticket.
W: Hmm, it’s a bit much. I just bught a cmputer.
Text 8
W: I keep reading abut the cst f living prblem. I mean, I’m spending £20 mre n my weekly shpping. I knw peple are wrried abut hw t stay warm this winter. My heating bill is £40 per week nw. Frm next mnth, it is ging t rise by up t 50%. Crazy!
M: Yeah. I knw. A few f my neighbrs are starting up a small cmmunity fd bank s that we can share any spare stuff with peple wh have less.
W: I’ve heard abut a few prjects like that. One gd thing abut the situatin is that difficult times can smetimes bring ut the best in peple.
M: Abslutely! Peple help each ther in the situatin. Several days ag, I read in the newspaper that sme lcal cmpanies gave tys and presents t children in pr families at Christmas. I guess that’s the true spirit f the hliday!
Text 9
M: Hey! Laura, right? We met n the train t Tky.
W: Oh, I remember! James, right?
M: Right! Hw lng are yu staying here in Sydney?
W: Anther week. It’s my last stp befre I head hme. Life in Lndn will be s cld and grey after this!
M: Yu were heading t China when I saw yu last. Hw was it?
W: Amazing. I was blwn away by the richness and beauty f traditinal Chinese culture.
M: Yu’ve really intrigued me-tell me mre!
W: Well, ne thing that really std ut t me was the imprtance f family and cmmunity. And age and wisdm are really respected there.
M: Unlike in the West, in America, we fcus n yuth and beauty.
W: Brits, t!
M: Hw was the fd?
W: Fantastic! I traveled arund a lt and tasted lads f lcal dishes.
M: D yu have any recmmendatins?
W: The fd in the Eastern prvinces was quite sweet and light. And central China is definitely the place t be if yu lve spicy fd!
M: Oh, I’d lve that!
W: It was t ht fr me. I lved the delicius sur dishes in the suth.
M: Did yu see any traditinal art r perfrmances?
W: I did. I saw a Beijing pera and visited a bunch f art museums. Oh. and I tk a calligraphy class the day befre I left. It was amazing!
Text 10
The year 2022 marks the 50th anniversary f the UNESCO Wrld Heritage Cnventin. an internatinal agreement created with the primary gal f prtecting bth natural and cultural heritage sites. Currently, 194 cuntries have signed the agreement, and the Cnventin has prduced a list f ver 1,100 Wrld Heritage Sites arund the wrld. Since signing the Cnventin in 1985. China has shwn a strng cmmitment t putting the agreement int practice. In less than 40 years, the cuntry has added an amazing 56 sites t the Wrld Heritage List, giving China the secnd highest number f sites f any cuntry in the wrld-just behind Italy. Hwever, in terms f natural heritage, China is number ne, with 14 fficial Natural Wrld Heritage Sites, ahead f bth Australia and the U. S. The cuntry has taken significant steps in prtecting these natural heritage sites in recent years. Several natinal parks have been established alng with a large netwrk f nature reserves. These reserves prtect a wide range f ecsystems, as well as the hmes f many endangered species. Meanwhile, plicies have helped supprt China’s cnservatin gals. The cuntry’s Envirnmental Prtectin Law was updated in 2014 t increase the prtectin f natural heritage sites and establish punishments fr thse wh damage r destry them.I need yur idea fr a new drama!
The English Drama Club
Finally, my parents returned hme and talked with me.
Miss Jnes had just accepted my parents’ advice when Steven came.