四川省泸州市泸州老窖天府中学2023-2024学年高二下学期5月期中英语试题（含答案）

这是一份四川省泸州市泸州老窖天府中学2023-2024学年高二下学期5月期中英语试题（含答案），共12页。
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第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。每段对话仅读一遍。
1．What des the wman think f the weather?
A．It’s very warm.B．It’s super cld.C．It’s rather ht.
2．Why is the wman angry?
A．The man didn’t trust her. B．The man brke her pen yesterday.
C．The man didn’t admit his mistake.
3．Hw des the wman feel abut Harry?
A．He’s bad-tempered.B．He’s enthusiastic.C．He’s cnsiderate.
4．What is the relatinship between the speakers?
A．Mther and sn.B．Teacher and student.C．Classmates.
5．What des the wman agree t d?
A．Visit Nelsn tmrrw. B．Keep the party secret frm Nelsn.
C．Arrange the party at the man’s huse.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话或独白前，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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第 6 、7题。
6．When d the club members meet?
A．Every Mnday.B．Every Saturday. C．Every Sunday.
7．What des the man want t be in the future?
A．A librarian.B．A phtgrapher. C．A lawyer.
听第七段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．When will the slar eclipse happen?
A．At 2:50 pm. B．At 3:20 pm. C．At 3:10 pm.
9．Why des the wman g t get the paper?
A．T keep the birds safe. B．T stp the birds singing. C．T prtect her eyes.
听第8段材料，回答第 10至12题。
10．Questin 4: (录音)
A．T expand his vcabulary. B．T learn English literature.
C．T knw abut Charles Dickens.
11．Questin 5: (录音)
A．A library card. B．Payment f 500 yuan. C．Membership in the literature sectin.
12．Questin 6: (录音)
A．100 yuan.B．500 yuan.C．600 yuan.
听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。
13．What is a caddie in this cnversatin?
A．It is a type f car. B．It is a senir glf player.
C．It is a persn serving a glf player.
14．When is the man ging t be n vacatin?
A．Next week.B．Next mnth.C．In three mnths.
15．What can we learn abut the man?
A．He desn’t like hard wrk. B．He desn’t like watching TV.
C．He desn’t knw many glf wrds.
16．What is the wman?
A．She’s a student.B．She’s a cleaner.C．She’s a teacher.
听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。
17．What is the imprtance f acknwledging ur fears?
A．T ignre and suppress ur fears.
B．T have the curage t face them.
C．T cmpare urselves t thers.
18．Hw can directly facing fears help us?
A．It can hld us back frm achieving ur gals.
B．It can help us grw and reach ur full ptential.
C．It has n impact n ur persnal grwth and develpment.
19．Why is it imprtant t fcus n ur wn jurney instead f cmparing urselves t thers?
A．S that we dn’t get discuraged by cmparing ur prgress t thers.
B．S that we can perfrm better than thers.
C．S that we can glat n ur success.
20．Where des the greatest grwth cme frm?
A．Discmfrt and animsity. B．Decding adversity. C．Discmfrt and adversity.
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)
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
Frequently Asked Questins abut Our Prducts
What is a Waterbike?
Waterbike is a kind f bicycle t pedal n water. We ffer tw cmmn mdels f water bikes: Bikebat Rec and Bikebat Up. Bth mdels are available fr immediate delivery.
What is the difference between Bikebat Rec and Bikebat Up?
The psitin f Bikebat Rec ffers greater cmfrt t the back. Its seat ffers greater cmfrt by keeping yur back fully supprted. It makes Bikebat Rec much mre suitable fr pedaling ver lng distances. Besides, due t the user being in a lwer psitin, it is less influenced by winds. But there are peple wh have a preference fr Bikebat Up because it is similar t a cnventinal bike. In terms f speed and perfrmance, bth are equivalent and use the same prpulsin system (推进系统).
What is the maximum speed?
Yu can get up t 2 times the speed f a Stand Up paddle. The maximum speed f new mdels is abut 15km/h, depending n yur cnditin. Yu can keep a pace f 6 km/h t 9 km/h withut much effrt.
Can I g reverse?
Yes, bth Bikebat Rec and Bikebat Up mdels can g reverse (倒车). Yu just need t pedal backwards.
Can I use it n sea water?
The cmpnents f the bikebat were designed fr the marine envirnment, s they can be used in saltwater. The mechanical cmpnents are made f stainless steel (不锈钢). Fr mdels since 2017 we are using a resistant andizing finish in black: n peel ff, tugher than any type f paint. With basic care, yur bikebat will last several years.
Is there a bikebat mdel fr tw peple?
Yes, we have Bikebat Tandem, a duble waterbike where tw peple can ride and have fun with maximum perfrmance. The image is shwn at the bttm f this page.
21．In which aspect are Bikebat Rec and Bikebat Up different?
A．The materials.B．The ways they fix seats.
C．The prpulsin system.D．The speed they can reach.
22．What can we knw abut the bikebat mdels frm the text?
A．Either cmmn mdel can g backwards.
B．They are unsuitable t be used n sea water.
C．Bth f the cmmn mdels can carry tw peple.
D．Bikebat Tandem is available fr immediate delivery.
23．Where is the text mst prbably taken frm?
A．A science magazine.B．A physics textbk.
C．An exhibitin guide.D．A cmpany website.
B
Shaping, drying, glazing and firing... in less than 5 minutes, a mini vase nly millimeters in size starts t take shape as viewers watch n. As the funder f a miniature ceramics (微型陶瓷) studi, Wang Wenhua never expected that his wrks wuld surprise viewers in China, let alne thse abrad, and that his shrt vides wuld earn ver 45 millin views and 4.2 millin likes n a vide applicatin.
Having wrked in China’s “Prcelain Capital (瓷都)” Jingdezhen in East China’s Jiangxi Prvince fr 14 years, Wang said he had nce seen the wrld’s biggest ceramic here but he had never seen the smallest, s he decided ne day t try smething different — making micr prcelain.
Things were nt easy in the beginning, and many peple dubted him. “They called me crazy and mcked me when I went t factries and asked them t help make miniature tls fr me t create micr pttery. Even my wife did nt supprt me,” Wang said.
Hwever, Wang did nt give up and after abut half a year f experimentatin, Wang finally made miniature tls n his wn and was able t cmplete his first miniature prcelain — a vase.
Accrding t Wang, the key t making a miniature ceramic wrk is cncentratin and a pair f steady hands. After numerus attempts, Wang fund that the smallest wrks he culd get were abut 2 millimeters in size. “It wuld prbably miss my riginal intentin if I made micr pttery using a micrscpe, s I have fcused mre attentin n making the smaller pieces mre beautiful and cmplex,” said Wang.
The smallest vase that Wang has made is a bwl nly 2 millimeters tall, 3 millimeters wide and 1 millimeter thick. Wang says he plans t apply fr the Guinness Wrld Recrds fr the wrld’s smallest pttery wrk.
24．What inspired Wang Wenhua t make micr prcelain?
A．The high expectatins f the viewers.
B．The ppularity f his vides n a vide applicatin.
C．His decisin t make smething different.
D．The respnsibility f the funder f the studi.
25．Which wrds can best describe Wang Wenhua?
A．Generus and wise.B．Brilliant and wealthy.
C．Talented and selfish.D．Determined and fcused.
26．What plays a significant rle in Wang prducing a miniature ceramic wrk?
A．Using a micrscpe in his wrk.B．Advanced tls made by himself.
C．Carrying ut numerus experiments.D．Attentin n a thing and steady hands.
27．In which sectin f a newspaper may this text appear?
A．Fashin.B．Art.C．Educatin.D．Psychlgy.
C
Having wrked as a village dctr fr nearly tw decades, Yang Lianying, a 44-year-ld deputy t the 14th Natinal Peple’s Cngress, stands ut as a vice fr her prfessin. “My biggest hpe is that villagers are healthy,” says Yang.
Brn in Mengzi, Yunnan, in 1980, Yang was a farmer fr many years befre she began t receive medical training in 2005 in the hpe f making a better living. Speaking abut why she chse t becme a dctr, she remembers when she was abut 8 years ld, her mther went int shck due t an allergic reactin. With n village dctr, her mther’s life seemed t hang by a thread. The experience planted a seed in her heart and made her think that if she had a chance t learn medicine in the future, she wuld wrk hard, and maybe ne day be able t help patients wh experienced emergencies like her mther.
In 2008, Yang’s dream came true when she was appinted as a dctr in Henan village, and made respnsible fr prviding basic public health services, but she sn fund ut that it was nt an easy jb.
Since Henan village is lcated in a muntainus area and villagers live far apart, she ften has t hike lng distances t visit them at hme and check n their health regularly. Mrever, village dctrs dn’t earn much, and have heavy wrklads. Yang is respnsible fr the healthcare f the entire village f nearly 2,000 with ne ther clleague. Additinally, village dctrs dn’t earn large pensins fr life after retirement. Because f this, few yung peple are eager t step int the prfessin.
But Yang keeps ging. “Actually, I lve this jb and regard all the difficulties I encunter as bstacles t cnquer. I get n well with the villagers, and they trust and respect me. It’s a great pleasure t hear them call me ‘dctr’,” she says.
She has suggested that the gvernment ffer village dctrs mre supprt, especially in terms f pensins and medical training.
28．Why did she chse t be a dctr?
A．T live a different life.B．T help the pr in need.
C．T be in hnr f her mther.D．T rescue peple in an emergency.
29．What d the underlined wrds “hang by a thread” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A．Escape frm death.B．Be in great danger.
C．Hang ut.D．Be in a balanced state.
30．What did she meet as a village dctr?
A．Bad wrking cnditin.B．Satisfactry salary.
C．Abundant pensin.D．Misunderstanding f villagers.
31．Which may be a suitable title fr the passage?
A．A Heartbrken Village DctrB．Medical Develpment fr Villages
C．Frm Farmer t HealerD．China’s Healthcare Dilemma
D
What if we had the pwer t cntrl time, instead f mving frm the past t the present t the future? What if we culd jump, lp and travel thrugh time in a machine? What if we culd g wherever and whenever we pleased?
This ability wuld allw us t witness histric wnders, change decisins and see peple frm the past. We culd right wrngs and stp wars frm starting.
The mysterius puzzle f time has kept peple debating its nature fr hundreds f years. Science fictin writers have turned it int imaginative stries. Sme scientists have even attempted t explain it using math. This math tries t make the dream f time travel cme true.
The scientist Albert Einstein said that time and space are ne thing. He called it “spacetime”. Einstein said that there are three dimensins in space: height, width and depth. A scientist named Hermann Minkwski added time as a furth dimensin.
Einstein intrduced tw ideas that have led t theries abut the pssibility f time travel. The first is relativity. The idea f relativity is that the frce f gravity causes space t bend, which causes time t twist. The secnd idea fcuses n special relativity. The idea is that a traveler mving super-fast thrugh flat spacetime will enter the future. Einstein cnsidered time “relative” because it is measured based n where we are n the earth r in space.
The first science fictin stry with this theme is The Clck That Went Backward by Edward P. Mitchell, which was published in 1881. Since then, thusands f bks, films and televisin shws have explred the idea f time travel, in which sme tls such as phnes, watches, phtgraphs and ld bks take travelers backward and frward.
Will time travel ever happen? Wh knws? The mst imprtant thing is t keep yur eyes pen and have a sense f wnder.
32．What is the authr’s purpse f writing the first paragraph?
A．T explain time and space are cnnected.
B．T shw peple’s interest in time travel.
C．T draw readers’ attentin t time travel.
D．T make peple believe time travel is pssible.
33．Which f the fllwing statements culd Einstein agree with?
A．Time travel is pssible in the future.
B．Peple can’t mve faster than light.
C．Time travel is against scientific rules.
D．Spacetime is nt a real thing in thery.
34．What is the last but ne paragraph mainly abut?
A．The first science fictin stry.B．Sme tls used in time travel.
C．Edward P. Mitchell, the pineer.D．Different wrks abut time travel.
35．What is the writer’s attitude tward time travel?
A．Cautius.B．Apprving.C．Dubtful.D．Hpeful.
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。
If anyne had tld me three years ag that I wuld be spending mst f my weekends camping, I wuld have laughed heartily. Campers, in my eyes, were peple wh enjyed insect bites, ill-cked meals, and uncmfrtable sleeping bags. They had nthing in cmmn with me. 36
The friends wh intrduced me t camping thught that it meant t be a pineer. 37 We slept in a tent, cked ver an pen fire, and walked a lng distance t take the shwer and use the bathrm. This brief visit with Mther Nature cst me tw days ff frm wrk, recvering frm a bad case f sunburn and the dctr’s bill fr my sn’s fd pisning.
I was, nevertheless, talked int ging n anther fun-filled hliday in the wilderness. 38 Instead, we had a pp-up camper with cmfrtable beds and an air cnditiner. My nature-lving friends had remembered t bring all the necessities f life.
39 We have dne a lt f it since. Recently, we bught a twenty-eight-ft travel trailer cmplete with a bathrm and a built-in TV set. There is a separate bedrm, a mdern kitchen with a refrigeratr. The trailer even has matching carpet and curtains.
40 It must be true that sner r later, everyne finds his r her way back t nature. I recmmend that yu find yur way in style.
A．This time there was n tent.
B．Things are ging t be imprved.
C．The trip they tk me n was a rugh ne.
D．I was t learn a lt abut camping since then, hwever.
E．I must say that I have certainly cme t enjy camping.
F．After the trip, my family became quite interested in camping.
G．There was n shade as the trees were n mre than 3 feet tall.
第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共215小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、 C和D中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The universal use f technlgy has resulted in a cnstant current f infrmatin interrupting the “flw” f ur life. This 41 pattern was initially marketed as “call-waiting” fr ur phnes. But nw ur eyes, ears, and fingers are glued t ur technlgy 24/7. We are 42 by emails, texts, r the news n ur Facebk pages. My friend Rn refers t this technlgy as “weapns f mass distractin.”
But hw is this mass distractin 43 us? Accrding t a 2010 Kaiser Family Fundatin reprt, children frm eight t eighteen spend an average f seven hurs and thirty-eight minutes a day using entertainment media. In additin, a study fund that expsure t 44 media was assciated with attentin prblems in a sample f 210 cllege students.
The 45 is just part f the larger picture. Dealing with a crwd f daily text messages and emails makes it difficult fr us t be by urselves when all that activity stps. Althugh a sense f 46 is natural at times, ur addictin t the nnstp interactin affrded by technlgy deepens that feeling when access t the technlgy is unexpectedly 47 . Just think hw yu feel when yu lack cell phne r web access. Is it pssible that ur bsessin with cntinually checking ur emails and text messages has cntributed t ur 48 t genuinely relate with thers?
Apart frm the effects f technlgy n ur 49 and ur ability t be at ease withut technlgy, let’s examine hw interacting with ur devices 50 the develpment f ur fundamental cmmunicatin and scial skills. Many researchers bserve that everyday cnversatin between human beings is becming increasingly 51 .
Many f tday’s children are grwing up with a built-in dependence n devices, making it difficult fr them t feel 52 in everyday scial situatins. Often they find it 53 t make eye cntact r deal with even the simplest face-t-face interactins withut the aid f technlgy as an intermediary (媒介).
Over time these children frget hw t relate with each ther because they have becme habituated t using technlgy t 54 direct cntact with thers and life itself. 55 , sme neurscientists believe that use f the internet actually rewires ur brains.
41．A．innvative B．pleasant C．typical D．disturbing
42．A．islated B．flded C．infrmed D．prmted
43．A．affecting B．enhancing C．highlighting D．establishing
44．A．print B．screen C．news D．nline
45．A．attentin B．assciatin C．demand D．distractin
46．A．belnging B．independence C．lneliness D．simplicity
47．A．unavailable B．apprachable C．changeable D．prspective
48．A．inability B．ptential C．anxiety D．ambitin
49．A．cmmunicatin B．attentin C．health D．intelligence
50．A．agree with B．adapt t C．cntributes tD．impacts n
51．A．rare B．cmmn C．strange D．ppular
52．A．fascinated B．cmfrtable C．restless D．annyed
53．A．cnvenient B．adaptable C．challenging D．inspiring
54．A．maintain B．endure C．avid D．pursue
55．A．On the cntrary B．In fact C．In additin D．On the ther hand
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。
Thailand’s leader traveled t the nrthern city f Chiang Mai earlier this week t persnally inspect areas with 56 (extreme) pr air quality.
Prime Minister Prayuth rdered gvemmeat agencies t fight the air pllutin 57 has reached dangerus levels Recently, pllutin levels in and arund Chiang Mai 58 (rise) abve thse f majr wrld cities knwn 59 having pr air quality. Much f Chiang Mai’s current t pllutin is a result f farmers 60 (bum)crps. Many farmers set fires at this time f year as a way 61 (clear)land fr planting. Agriculture experts say the air pllutin is 62 (bad)this year than last year because f terribly dry weather.
“We need t wrk n a lng-term 63 (slve)with understanding frm the public,” Prayuth said. “ We need time t change the way we farm 64 grw crps. ” He said fficials had given ut nearly tw millin face 65 (mask)t peple in affected areas.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节、书信写作（满分15分）
66．英语校刊New Babel组织同学们介绍自己在假期中学到的新技能，请你以此为主题写一篇短文投稿。内容包括：
1. 描述经历；2. 分享感受。
注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 题目已为你写好。
Learning A New Skill
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第二节、读后续写（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。
Tw things changed my life: my mther and a white plastic bike basket. I have thught lng and hard abut it and it’s true. I wuld have been a different persn if my mm hadn’t turned a silly bicycle accessry (配饰) int a life lessn I carry with me tday.
My mther and father were united in their way f raising children, but it mstly fell t my mther t actually carry it ut. Managing the family budget must have been a very hard task, but she made it lk effrtless. If we cmplained abut nt having what anther kid did, we’d hear smething like, “I dn’t care what s-and-s gt fr his birthday, yu are nt getting a TV in yur rm, a car fr yur birthday, a lavish sweet 16 party.” We had t earn ur allwance by ding chres arund the huse. I can still remember hw lng it tk t plish the legs f ur cffee table. My brthers can n dubt remember hurs spent cleaning the huse. Like the tw little girls grwing up at the White Huse, we made ur wn beds. We had t keep track f ur belngings, and if smething was lst, it was nt replaced.
It was summer and, ne day, my mther drve me t the bike shp t get a tire fixed — and there it was in the windw. White, shiny, plastic and decrated with flwers, the basket winked at me and I knew — I knew — I had t have it.
“It’s beautiful,” my mther said when I pinted it ut t her, “What a neat basket.”
I tried t hld ff at first, and I played it cl fr a shrt while. But then I guess I culdn’t pretend t ignre it any lnger: “Mm, please can I please, please get it? I’ll d extra chres fr as lng as yu say. I’ll d anything, but I need that basket. I lve that basket.”
I was desperate.
“Yu knw,” she said, gently rubbing my back while we bth stared at what I believed was the clest thing ever. “If yu save up yu culd buy this yurself.”
“By the time I make enugh it’ll be gne!”
“Maybe Rger here culd hld it fr yu,” she smiled at Rger, the bike guy.
“Mm. Smene else will buy it.”
“There might be anther way,” she said.
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。
My mther bught the beautiful basket but hid it, and I was determined t make enugh mney.
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Hwever, the unthinkable happened — a neighbrhd girl appeared with the exact same basket.
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高二英语试题参考答案：
一．听力
1.B 2．A 3．C 4．C 5．B 6．B 7．C 8．B 9．C 10．A
11．A 12．C 13．C 14．A 15．C 16．C 17．B 18．B 19．A 20．C
二．阅读理解
21．B 22．A 23．D 24．C 25．D 26．D 27．B 28．D 29．B 30．A
31．C 32．C 33．A 34．D 35．D 36．D 37．C 38．A 39．F 40．E
三．完形填空
41．D 42．B 43．A 44．B 45．D 46．C 47．A 48．A 49．B 50．D 51．A 52．B 53．C 54．C 55．B
四．语法填空
56．extremely 57．which 58．have risen 59．fr 60．burning 61．t clear 62．wrse 63．slutin 64．and 65．masks
五．书面表达
66．
Learning A New Skill
The new skill I acquired was skating. The prcess is challenging but prductive.
Initially, n watching the Winter Olympics Games in Beijing, I became enthusiastic abut skating. Frm then n, I was determined t master this fascinating sprt. Hwever, at the very beginning, when I stepped n the ice, I stumbled ver myself. Hard as I strive, I still fell ver again and again. The mment I thught f the athletes n the field, I was inspired by their pwerful spirits. Eventually, my persistence and painstaking effrts paid ff. I can skate freely all by myself.
Frm the learning experience, I fully understand that nly by diligent practicing can we vercme many kinds f difficulties. And eventually, we can have a gd cmmand f what we desire t learn.
67．My mther bught the beautiful basket but hid it, and I was determined t make enugh mney. Every day after schl, I tk n mre chres than I had ever dne befre. I mwed lawns, walked dgs fr neighbrs, and even helped my dad with sme f his paperwrk. Each task brught me a little clser t my gal, and I kept a meticulus recrd f every penny I earned. My mm watched my effrts, ccasinally giving me advice n saving and managing my earnings. It was a lessn in patience and perseverance.
Hwever, the unthinkable happened — a neighbrhd girl appeared with the exact same basket. I was very disappinted. But my mther asked me t fllw her t the garage. There, hidden behind sme ld paint cans, was anther shiny, white plastic bike basket decrated with flwers. “I bught it the day we went t the shp,” she revealed. “I wanted t teach yu the value f hard wrk and saving. But I als culdn’t stand t see yu disappinted if it had been sld t smene else.” Seeing the basket, nw truly earned, filled me with a sense f pride and accmplishment.
听力原文
Text1：
W: Eric, have yu nticed that the grund utside is frzen slid?
M: Really? I didn’t knw that.
W: Yeah, it feels like the Nrth Ple ut here. I wasn’t expecting it t be this chilly. I need t drink sme ht water t warm myself.
Text2：
M: Srry, Bella. I thught it was yu wh brke my pen yesterday, but I didn’t knw it was Mm’s fault until she tld me tday.
W: What? I didn’t knw abut it. Hw culd yu dubt me?
Text3：
M: I never heard anyne say Harry has a bad temper. All these years he has never had a quarrel with his wife and always cnsidered her feelings.
W: Yes. That’s what I admire abut him. It wuld be better if he became enthusiastic.
Text4：
W: Jasn, hw did yu d in the exam?
M: Nt bad, I think. What abut yu?
W: I dn’t think I’ve dne well in it. I was sick last week and didn’t spend any time preparing fr it.
Text5：
W: Let’s have a party t celebrate Nelsn’s birthday at my huse.
M: I think we shuld make it a surprise party. S, Mary, dn’t mentin a wrd abut it when yu see Nelsn tmrrw.
W: Okay.
Text6：
W: Ww, what a beautiful picture.
M: Thank yu. The club f phtgraphy I jined has really taught me a lt.
W: Really, hw ften d yu meet?
M: Every Saturday? We get tgether t share ur pictures and the new tpic fr phtgraphs is annunced every Mnday.
W: Ww, d yu think yu’ll be a phtgrapher in the future?
M: N, I dn’t think I can supprt myself as a phtgrapher.
W: S what d yu want t be?
M: A lawyer. I think that’s a really gd jb.
W: Yes, thugh it’s high pressure. I think I’d just prefer t be a librarian.
Text7：
M: It’s said that 70% f the sky will be cvered by the biggest slar eclipse in America this century, but it lks perfectly nrmal. Are yu sure we’ll be able t see it in this area?
W: It isn’t time yet. Yu have n patience. They said it wuld be at 20 minutes past 3. We still have anther 10 minutes r s.
M: Is it true that the birds are ging t stp singing?
W: I’ll believe it when I see it, r rather, hear it. I’m ging t g and get the paper t see with it.
M: That’s what yu’ve been ding all mrning?
W: Yeah, well, they said yu culd g blind lking at it directly, s this is the safest way.
Text8：
M: Hell, ma’am, hw are yu?
W: Hell! I am perfectly fine. And hw are yu?
M: I am gd, ma’am. Actually I was searching fr a bk.
W: What kind f bk are yu searching fr?
M: An excellent English language bk, frm which I can learn new wrds and basically prnunciatin practice fr lng wrds.
W: Yu can g thrugh Charles Dickens’ and Jhn Miltn’s bks. There yu can get vcabulary and prnunciatin practice.
M: In which sectin can I get thse bks?
W: Yu can get thse bks in the literature sectin.
M: Can I get them issued fr a mnth?
W: Yes, yu can. D yu want t get bth the bks issued at the same time?
M: Yes, ma’am.
W: Fr that, yu need t get a membership card issued fr yurself. That card will permit yu t get 2-3 bks at the same time.
M: Ma’am, is it a must?
W: Yes, fr issuing mre than 1 bk at a time.
M: D I have t pay smething fr that?
W: Yes. 500 yuan fr 6 mnths. Then, yu can get yur card reissued nly at 100 yuan fr 6 mre mnths.
M: OK, ma’am, please issue me with a membership card.
W: Sure. There yu g.
M: Thanks a lt, ma’am.
Questin Fur: Why des the man want an excellent English language bk?
Questin Five: What is required fr issuing mre than 1bk at a time?
Questin Six: What is the cst fr getting a membership card fr a year?
Text9：
M: I knw yu’re a staff wrking here. Wuld yu please tell me hw much I shuld pay t learn playing glf?
W: Actually, we are starting a new wrkexchange prgram. If yu wrk as a caddie, yu get free classes.
M: Sunds gd, but what’s a caddie? I mean, I’m kay with hard wrk and free classes, but I always thught a caddie was a type f car.
W: Yu’re thinking f Cadillac cars that are smetimes called caddies. In fact, a caddie in the glf wrld is a persn wh carries a player’s equipment while the players play and ffers help accrding t the rules.
M: I see. My summer vacatin will begin next week and I need smething t d. My mm says that she desn’t want me t be hme watching televisin fr three mnths. And there are many glf wrds that I dn’t knw. It wuld be hard t understand these glf wrds unless I play the game.
W: That’s right. I used t watch the players at the glf curse near my huse. Every weekend, they saw me there until ne day they finally ffered me free lessns. And here I am tday, teaching thers!
Text10：
As we jurney thrugh life, we encunter all srts f challenges and bstacles. Sme f these challenges can be vercme with ease, while thers require mre effrt and determinatin. It’s imprtant t remember that everyne has their wn unique jurney, with its wn set f difficulties and triumphs. We shuld strive t nt cmpare urselves t thers, but t fcus n ur wn prgress and grwth.
One f the biggest bstacles peple face is fear. Fear is a natural emtin, but it can als hld us back frm achieving ur gals. It’s imprtant t acknwledge ur fears, but als t have the curage t face them. This can be challenging, but it is necessary fr persnal grwth and develpment. We shuld try t embrace ur fears and use them as fuel t push frward and reach ur full ptential. Remember, the greatest grwth ften cmes frm adversity with discmfrt.