河南省洛阳市2024-2025学年高二上学期11月期中英语试题

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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 man intend t d?
A. Watch a match. B. Prepare fr a test. C. Take an exam.
2. Why did the man g t Ls Angeles?
A. Fr a tur. B. Fr a birthday party. C. Fr a reunin.
3. Where are the speakers?
A. At an interview. B. At a clthes stre. C. At the railway statin.
4. Hw will the speakers travel?
A. By car. B. By bicycle. C. By subway.
5. What's the mst prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Schlmates. B. Strangers. C. Neighbrs.
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's the lecture abut?
A. Science. B. Art. C. Philsphy.
7. When will the lecture begin?
A. At 1:30. B. At 2:30. C. At 3:00.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What's the wman ging t d?
A. G hiking. B. Attend t her mm. C. Brrw sme bks.
9. What can we knw abut the wman's father?
A. He's busy. B. He's sick. C. He's helpful.
10. When will the speakers meet?
A. On Saturday. B. On Sunday. C. On Friday.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. Winter swimming. B. Seas and rivers. C. A track event.
12. Hw many peple tk part in the recent activity accrding t the news?
A. 8. B. 23. C. 360.
13. Wh encuraged the man?
A. His teammate. B. His father. C. His cach.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What d the speakers have in cmmn?
A. They bth vlunteered abrad.
B. They bth vlunteered in Eurpe.
C. They bth wrked as a vlunteer teacher.
15. Where did the wman wrk?
A. At a lcal schl. B. At a travel agency. C. At a training center.
16. What's the wman's native language mst prbably?
A. Chinese. B. English. C. French.
17. What can be inferred frm the wman's wrds?
A. She practices English regularly.
B. The children are knwledgeable.
C. She likes wrking with children.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What is the speaker able t d?
A. Play the pian. B. Write fictins. C. Make music.
19. What hbby d the speaker and her grandfather have in cmmn?
A. A. Traveling. B. Cllecting stamps. C. Taking interest in music.
20. Where may the speaker g in the future?
A. T sme histrical sites in China.
B. T sme stamp exhibitins in Italy.
C. T sme famus attractins in Africa.
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和D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
●The New Yrk Times
Headquarters: New Yrk City, New Yrk
Funded: 1851
Standing just utside the Empire State Building, recgnized as the eighth-tallest building in New Yrk City, lies the natin's newspaper f recrd: The New Yrk Times. Funded in1851, the paper has becme a symbl f American media, having dcumented landmark perids in U. S. histry. Maintaining an nline daily circulatin f clse t 3 millin, The New Yrk Times is ne f the mst viewed news sites, with ne f the largest fllwings n the scial netwrking site Twitter.
●BBC
Headquarters: Lndn, United Kingdm
Funded:1922
First launched as a cmpetitr t Sky News in 1997, the British Bradcasting Crpratin(BBC) grew int ne f the wrld's largest bradcast news rganizatins, knwn fr its radi, televisin, and nline news cverage. Established by Ryal Charter in 1922, the BBC appinted its first Directr-General, Sir Jhn Reith, whse legacy, nearly a century later, enabled the British media's dminatin (主宰) as ne f the mst visited websites with its nline news service.
As a whle, its brand (品牌) is a hallmark symbl f British media, with a glbal weekly audience f 400 millin and its figures n scial media cnsidered ne f the largest relative t ther leading mainstream media.
●Peple's Daily
Headquarters: Beijing, China
Funded:1948
In China, the Peple's Daily, its largest newspaper, functins with a daily print circulatin f 3 millin. Serving the interests f the Central Cmmittee f the Cmmunist Party f China, the paper als publishes thrugh ther editins (版本), including in English, French, Japanese, Prtuguese, Russian, and Spanish. Its digital editin, the Peple's Daily Online, launched in 1997, is the biggest Chinese news media n the web, with a cnsiderable fllwing n scial media.
●RT
Headquarters: Mscw, Russia
Funded:2005
In June f 2005, a 25-year-ld Russian-Armenian jurnalist held a press briefing t publicize the launch f RT, frmerly knwn as Russia Tday. The jurnalist, Margarita Simnyan, wh serves as editr-in-chief, went n t lead what many can say is the mst utstanding English-speaking news media in Russia, , knwn by sme as a straight-t-the-pint news site, perates in many regins f the wrld. Its presence n scial media is als ne f the vastest. RT's YuTube presence cntinues t grw, with millins f subscribers and apprximately seven billin views acrss all its channels.
21. Which f the fur media has the lngest histry?
A. BBC. B. The New Yrk Times. C. RT. D. Peple's Daily.
22. What enables BBC's dminatin as ne f the mst visited news websites?
A. Its first Directr-General. B. Its wide cverage.
C. Its successful change. D. Its famus brand.
23. What d the fur media have in cmmn?
A. They fcus n news and ecnmy.
B. They share a straight-t-the-pint style.
C. They' ve published editins in varius languages.
D. They' ve succeeded as nline-based news media.
B
Grwing up as a kid in the UK, I was fascinated by insects. Wanting t prtect them, I started building little huses fr ants, using little pieces f wd and leaves. I then mved n t making little cups and saucers frm silver fil (银箔) fr the magical creatures that I thught lived at the bttm f the garden. When my mther saw my wrk, she tld me that the smaller I made things, the bigger my name wuld becme.
As the years went by, my designs became mre cmplicated. And I used many different materials, such as diamnd fragments, eyelashes and even spider web threads. I smetimes wrk fr 16 hurs a day withut breaks, and it takes me up t three mnths t finish a sculpture(雕塑). I have t hld my breath during the sculpting prcess. It isn't actually an enjyable prcess——I can nly enjy it nce I' ve finished it.
My sculptures have taken me t incredible places. In 2012, I met the queen, giving her a tiny crwn n the head f a pin. In 2013, I received my first Guinness Wrld Recrd fr creating the smallest sculpture made by hand. It was a 24-carat gld mtrbike that fitted inside a drilled ut hair. In 2017, I beat my recrd with a sculpture f a human fetus (胎儿) that measured 0.078mm by 0.053mm.
One time, a fly landed n a Cinderella carriage sculpture I was wrking n. The fly's wings blew it away, and it was lst. I was heartbrken. Anther time, I accidentally breathed in a tiny Alice frm Alice in Wnderland. Alice is nw in Wnderland frever. But it did give me the chance t make an even better ne the secnd time arund.
I was diagnsed with autism (自闭症) as an adult. In schl, my teachers had pinted me ut as an example f failure; nw, I see my autism as a gift. It's pushed me t be the bestI can be. I hld wrkshps in schls fr children with mental diseases, sharing with them my life and wrk and helping them create their wn small figures ut f Blu-Tak.
The tiny wrld has always been my happy place. I' ve tried t make bigger sulptures, but small is best fr me. We need t appreciate the little things in life. Small things can als be great, t.
24. Why did the authr start making small sculptures?
A. T becme famus. B. T beat the recrd.
C. T shelter insects. D. T meet the queen.
25. Hw lng can the authr wrk with ne sculpture?
A. Sixteen hurs. B. Abut a year.
C. Abut tw weeks. D. Up t three mnths.
26. Which best explains the underlined sentence“Alice is nw in Wnderland frever.” in paragraph 4?
A. Alice gives me a chance t make a better ne.
B. The tiny Alice is lst and cannt be recvered.
C. It takes diverse materials t finish the tiny Alice.
D. The wnderland is s attractive that Alice wn't return.
27. What is a suitable title fr the text?
A. Small but pwerful B. My fight with autism
C. Have fun with sculpture D. The smaller, the better
C
Children can wrk tgether t reach a target that benefits a whle grup even if it is at a persnal cst t themselves, a new study has shwn.
Researchers invited grups f 6 t 10-year-lds t take part in a game where they were each given cntainers f water and culd decide hw much f it t ffer int a cmmn pl. If the grup cntributed a certain amunt f water, it resulted in benefits fr the whle grup, but children als btained benefits fr any water they kept. At the same time, the participants were either given feedback abut their wn utcmes in the game r abut everyne's utcmes.
The results shwed the majrity f grups achieved their bjectives and cperated until the last rund f the game, even when children bserved the utcmes f thers within their grups. Hwever, thse wh did see everyne's utcmes were smewhat less likely t keep reaching the target as the game prgressed, and differences in individual utcmes became mre nticeable. Researchers say the findings prvide valuable insights int hw grups f peple can wrk tgether t vercme challenges and demnstrate the effectiveness f setting clear targets.
Dr Patricia Kanngiesser, Assciate Prfessr in Psychlgy at the University f Plymuth and the study's lead authr, said:“A lt f the challenges facing sciety tday invlve chices between ne's self-interest and cntributing t the greater gd. That is certainly the case if we think abut things like climate actin, where targets can nly be achieved if peple and natins wrk tgether. Our study shws that wrking twards a clear target can prduce results that finally benefit everyne. And even children as yung as six can d it.”
The study is the latest by Dr Kanngiesser and Plymuth clleague Dr Jan Wike t use games t study human behaviur and explre ways t prmte cperatin. It als allwed them t explre findings frm previus research, which shwed that having the pprtunity t cmpare wn and thers’ utcmes can lead t cmpetitin and decrease willingness t cntribute t the cmmn gd. Fr the purpses f this study, children had the pprtunity t talk during the game and spke, fr example, abut reaching the cmmn gal.
28. Wh btained benefits in the game?
A. Only the children wh kept sme water.
B. The children wh made it t the last rund.
C. The participant wh cntributed the mst water.
D. The grup that cntributed the required amunt.
29. What's Kanngiesser's attitude twards the targets and cperatin?
A. Critical. B. Appreciative. C. Indifferent. D. Dubtful.
30. What can we infer frm paragraph 5?
A. Children have many challenges slving current prblems.
B. Researchers find valuable insights int the clear targets.
C. Peple wrk tgether t achieve gals benefiting everyne.
D. Peple think abut climate actin affecting their daily life.
31. Why des the authr mentin Kanngiesser and Wike?
A. T ffer mre cntext f the study.
B. T give examples f great prfessrs.
C. T encurage studying fr the prject.
D. T get readers t cperate with them.
D
Weather researchers are using artificial intelligence (AI) systems t imprve existing weather predictin methds. But, experts say the AI tls currently face limitatins and shuld be used alng with traditinal predictin methds t be mst effective. AI systems trained t predict, r frecast weather events are nw being used by many gvernment agencies and rganizatins wrldwide. Such systems aim t prduce weather predictins faster and at a lwer cst than traditinal frecasting methds.
One weather predicting system that has shwn prmise is the Ggle-financed GraphCast methd. This machine learning-based system trains directly n weather data that has already been cllected and examined. Such methds have demnstrated an ability t utperfrm traditinal frecasting systems. The system wrks by cmbining past weather predictins with mdern frecasting mdels t prvide the mst cmplete picture f weather and climate.
In Eurpe, the Eurpean Center fr Medium-Range Weather Frecasts (ECMWF) has been using AI predictin tls since January. The rganizatin prvides detailed weather frecasts fur times per day t natins acrss Eurpe.
The ECMWF technlgy is called the Artificial Intelligence/ Integrated Frecasting System(AIFS). The grup describes the system as a“data-driven” frecasting mdel. It is designed t make many predietins quickly, including fr extreme events invlving pwerful strms and heatwaves. AI-supprted data frm the ECMWF crrectly predicted intense rains last mnth acrss parts f Eurpe that resulted in widespread flding. But while the predictins were right, destructin caused by the flding culd nt be avided.
Experts tld Reuters this is largely because it is still difficult t gather and fully utilize (利用) sme cllected weather data. In additin, there is a need t strengthen and imprve currentAI mdels used t predict weather.
Andrew Charltn-Perez is a prfessr f meterlgy— the scientific study f weather prcesses—— at the University f Reading in Britain. He tld Reuters, “In sme cases, AI mdels can beat physics-based mdels, but in ther cases vice versa (反之亦然).” Charltn- Perez said he thinks the best use f AI-based weather frecasts wuld be t use them in cmbinatin with traditinal weather predicting tls. This, he nted, culd utilize AI data t prduce weather predictins based n large sets f infrmatin cllected frm different surces.
32. What's the advantage f AI weather predicting system?
A. It prvides detailed weather frecasts frequently.
B. It can avid extreme events including heatwaves.
C. It can predict weather cnditins faster at a lw cst.
D. It is used in all walks f life withut limitatins.
33. What is the purpse f AIFS?
A. T avid natinal flds. B. T frecast disaster destructin.
C. T prvide timely data. D. T predict weather events quickly.
34. What can we knw abut the predictin f AI-data frm the ECMWF?
A. It's perfect. B. It's precise.
C. It's much easier. D. It's wrldwide.
35. Hw can AI imprve the weather frecast?
A. By cmbining AI with traditinal methds.
B. By using AI predictin tls cllectively.
C. By making use f Ggle GraphCast methd.
D. By gathering a lt f current weather data.
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。
Is studying abrad a gd idea r nt? There are certainly disadvantages. 36 As I always tell my sn, there are n great difficulties fr a persn wh is brave, ptimistic, and willing t wrk hard!
The first advantage f studying abrad is persnal grwth. 37 Fr example, yu will certainly becme mre independent because yu will have t deal with all kinds f difficulties by yurself. Studying abrad als helps yu t gain a glbal perspective (视野) and imprve yur general cmpetence.
38 Chinese students can be seen as cultural envy (使者) prmting friendship between natins. Internatinal students in China als bring their clurful cultures. here. Cperating with peple frm diverse cultural backgrunds helps us view the wrld frm different angles and thus gives us mre insight int ur wn culture.
Finally, studying abrad prvides a great pprtunity t cntribute t the develpment f ur mtherland. 39 They have great facilities and utstanding prfessrs, helping t educate yung peple wh will cntribute t the ecnmy and further strengthen ur cuntry. China's glbal utlk, with prjects such as the Belt and Rad Initiative, has helped us make cnnectins acrss the wrld. Therefre, China needs mre talented yung peple with a glbal perspective. 40 Students wh study abrad will develp such skills and abilities, and these in turn will prvide them with better career pprtunities.
A. Hwever, in my pinin, the advantages are much greater.
B. Anther advantage is the increased chance fr cultural exchange.
C. T begin with, many students wh study abrad face great ecnmic pressure.
D. The educatin yu gain and the experiences yu have will change yu fr the better.
E. A final pint t cnsider is that studying abrad des have ptential benefits and advantages.
F. As China's educatinal envirnment has imprved significantly, many great universities are nw available.
G. They are highly cmpetent with languages, have leadership and rganisatinal skills, and have strng cultural awareness.
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。
Fransie made a dicisin. She studied a newspaper 41 . Brklyn's ldest and mst reputable cllege was advertising summer curses 42 fr cllege students wishing t take advanced wrk r t make up r wrk ff cnditins, and fr high schl students wishing t 43 advance cllege credits (学分).
She chse Beginning French, Elementary Chemistry, and smething called Restratin Drama. She 44 the cst, a little ver sixty dllars. She had ne hundred and five dllars in her savings 45 . She went t Mum.
“Mama, culd I have sixty-five dllars f the mney yu' ve been 46 fr me twards cllege?”
“What fr?”
“Cllege. Summer schl cllege.”
“But-but-but,” said Mum.
“I knw. N high schl. But maybe I can get in if I tell them I dn't want a diplma(学位证书) r any grades— that I just want the 47 .”
Mum 48 , saying she wuld g t the bank fr the mney immediately.
Francie laughed at her mther's 49 . “It's after hurs. The bank's clsed. Besides, Registratin's a week ff yet.”
The cllege was 50 in Brklyn Heights.
As she filled ut the registratin (注册) blank, her pen 51 ver the questin f previus educatin. There were three headings with blanks after them: Elementary Schls, High Schls, and Clleges. After a little thught, she crssed ut the wrds and wrte in the space abve them, “ 52 educated.”
“And when yu cme right dwn t it, that's n lie,” she assured herself.
T her 53 and astnishment, she was nt 54 in any way. The cashier tk her mney and gave her a receipt (收据) fr her 55 . She was given a registratin number, a pass t the library, a schedule f her classes, and a list f the textbks she needed.
41. A. advertisement B. fictin C. reprt D. recrd
42. A. necessary B. cheap C. available D. significant
43. A. give B. gain C. ffer D. receive
44. A. carried n B. helped with C. went thrugh D. figured up
45. A. ntebk B. facility C. accunt D. list
46. A. earning B. demanding C. saving D. híding
47. A. certificate B. award C. pints D. lessns
48. A. screamed B. apprved C. insisted D. cncluded
49. A. eagerness B. insight C. judgement D. tensin
50. A. fund B. caught C. lcated D. attended
51. A. appeared B. hesitated C. smthed D. quit
52. A. Privately B. Purely C. Ptentially D. Cntinuusly
53. A. disappintment B. relief C. annyance D. suprise
54. A. acknwledged B. recgnized C. educated D. challenged
55. A. expense B. schlarship C. pay D. term
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。
The 2024 Nbel Prize in physics has been awarded t artificial intelligence pineers Jhn Hpfield and Geffrey Hintn. The Ryal Swedish Academy f Sciences in Stckhlm, Sweden, which picked the winners wh 56 ( annunce) n Tuesday, said they were selected because f their“ 57 ( fundament) discveries and inventins that enable machine learning with artificial neural (类神经) netwrks”. The academy said the pair used tls frm the wrld f physics 58 ( develp) methds that set up the fundatin fr pwerful machine learning, 59 was significant t the develpment f artificial intelligence.
60 was Hpfield, they said, wh created an assciative memry that was capable f 61 ( stre) and recnstructing images and patterns in data. Hintn, the academy added, was hnred fr inventing away t 62 ( autnmus) find prperties (属性) in data. Hintn, a British-Canadian prfessr at the University f Trnt in Canada, said after being annunced 63 this year's winner:“I'm 64 ( astnish). I had n idea this wuld happen.” He als sunded a nte f warning abut AI, telling the academy as he accepted his award that he wrries“that the verall cnsequences f this might be 65 ( system) that are mre intelligent than us that might eventually take cntrl”.
第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
假定你是李华，你的英语笔友 Peter来信说他患上了“无手机恐惧症( nmphbia)”，请给他写封回信，内容包括：
1. “无手机恐惧症”的危害；
2. 正确使用手机的建议。
注意：
(1)写作词数应为80个左右；
(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
第二节 (满分25分)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落的开头续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
In the village f Whimsy, there was a library that was hme t a legendary(传奇的) bk n ne had ever seen. The bk was said t be s funny that it culd make anyne laugh uncntrllably just by reading a single page. The librarian, a strict wman named Mrs. Pimpletn, guarded the bk with her life, nly allwing the mst serius and respnsible villagers t brrw it.
One day, a yung by named Timmy, wh was knwn fr his infectius laughter, decided he must read this legendary bk. He apprached Mrs. Pimpletn with the mst serius expressin he culd create. “I am here t brrw the funniest bk in the wrld,” he said with a straight face.
Mrs. Pimpletn, wh had never seen Timmy withut a smile, was surprised. She hesitated but finally handed ver the bk, warning him, “This bk is nt t be laughed at in public. The laughter it causes is uncntrllable and culd lead t chas (混乱).”
Timmy ndded seriusly and tk the bk hme. He lcked himself in his rm, pened the bk, and started reading. The first page was a series f funny jkes. Timmy's eyes widened, and his lips twintched (颤动) as he tried t hld back the laughter that was ppping up inside him. But each jke was mre amusing than the last. He tried again t hld back his laughter, pressing his hands against his muth, but it was n use. He laughed s hard that his belly (肚子) ached.
注意：
(1)续写词数应为150个左右；
(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
洛阳市2024——2025学年第一学期期中考试
高二英语试卷参考答案
第一部分：(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
1. A 2. C 3. B 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. B 9. A 10. C
11. A 12. C 13. B 14. A 15. A 16. B 17. C 18. C 19. B 20. A
第二部分：(共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分)
21. B 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. D 26. B 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. C
31. A 32. C 33. D 34. B 35. A 36. A 37. D 38. B 39. F 40. G
第三部分：
第一节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
41. A 42. C 43. B 44. D 45. C 46. C 47. D 48. B 49. A 50. C51. B 52. A 53. B 54. D 55. A
第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
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61. string 62. autnmusly 63. as 64. astnished 65. systems
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第一节 (满分15分)(略)
第二节 (满分25分)(略)
洛阳市2024——2025学年第一学期期中考试
高 二 英 语 听 力 录 音 稿
Text 1
M: Mary, hw abut watching a vlleyball match this Thursday afternn?
W: Srry, but I have n time then. I have t study fr an exam. We can hang ut next time. Text 2
W: Eric, I heard yu were in Ls Angeles last week. Were yu taking a tur there?
M: N. My uncle's family and my grandparents live there, s my family g there fr a family get-tgether every year.
W: Oh, I see. That's a great traditin.
Text 3
M: Excuse me. I'm lking fr a suit.
W: D yu need it fr a special ccasin, sir?
M: Yes, I need ne fr an imprtant interview.
W: OK. Yu can find a suitable ne ver there. Fllw me, please.
Text 4
W: Lisa is ging t meet us at the cinema arund seven. Let's drive there.
M: Well, I dn't think it's a gd idea. The traffic is usually heavy befre seven. We'd better take the subway t avid that.
W: Sure.
Text 5
W: Lk! There is a student ID card n the desk. D yu knw this girl n it?
M: N. Maybe she just had a class here and left it by accident.
W: Then she must be wrried. Let's stp by the Lst and Fund Office befre we g t the canteen later.
Text 6
W: Mark, a famus prfessr will give a lecture n the histry f art this afternn. D yu want t attend it with me?
M: Yes. I'm writing a paper n this tpic and I still have sme questins.
W: Then that' ll be a great chance fr yu. Yu can cmmunicate with the prfessr after he finishes the lecture.
M: Yes. By the way, when and where shall we attend the lecture, Lucy?
W: It will start at 3 ’ clck in the secnd meeting hall. It's 1:30 nw. Yu still have time t
prepare yur questins.
M: OK. I will think abut it.
Text 7
M: Linda, I plan t g hiking with sme friends this Saturday. Wuld yu like t jin us?
W: I'd lve t, Paul, but I must stay at hme and d smething fr my mm. She is sick these days. And my father is ut f twn fr his wrk.
M: Srry t hear that. Let me knw if yu need any help.
W: Thanks. Actually, the bks I brrwed frm the City Library must be returned by this Sunday. Culd yu help me with that?
M: N prblem. I' ll return them this Sunday n time.
W: That's very kind f yu. I' ll give yu the bks when we finish the last class this Friday.
M: OK.
Text 8
W: Mike, what are yu ding?
M: I'm reading a piece f news n a website. Recently, hundreds f swimmers swam in the cld waters f the Vltava River in Prague.
W: That sunds interesting. Culd yu tell me mre abut the event?
M: Sure. 360 swimmers frm eight different cuntries tk part in it. Actually, it's an event with a histry.
W: Ww! Hw did the event start?
M: In 1923, a man named Alfred Nikdem braved the cld waters in Prague with a few friends. Five years later, mre than 50 peple swam with him, and since then, the traditin has stayed alive every year.
W: I see. Have yu ever tried winter swimming?
M: N. It's t cld. But I'm a gd swimmer.
W: When did yu master this skill?
M: Last summer vacatin. With the encuragement f my father, I received training at a summer camp.
W: Cl! Can yu teach me t swim this summer?
M: With pleasure!
Text 9
W: Henry, have yu ever vlunteered abrad?
M: Yes. I vlunteered in Suth Africa abut five years ag. And tw years ag I vlunteered in Tanzania. What abut yu, Kate?
W: I vlunteered in Kenya last year.
M: S where did yu wrk?
W: I wrked as a language teacher at a schl. The children there were thirsty fr knwledge.
M: Hw did yu teach them?
W: I tld them different stries, shwed them pictures f places I had traveled t, r simply talked with them s that they culd practice their English.
M: Yu are s excellent! D yu miss yur time there?
W: Yes. Thugh the living cnditins there were nt gd, I was glad that I brught gd changes t lcal kids thrugh my wrk. I really lk frward t ding it again ne day.
Text 10
W: I'm a girl with a wide range f interests. First f all, I have a passin fr music. I lve pp, rck and cuntry music. And the last kind is my favrite type f music. My favrite singer is Celine Din. Smetimes I als make music n my wn. I write music and play the guitar. My perfrmances are usually dne at family parties. Besides, I'm interested in cllecting stamps. My grandfather used t cllect stamps and I was influenced by him. He ften tld me interesting facts abut each stamp when I was yung. I als lve travelling arund the wrld. Each year, I save enugh mney t g t visit a different natin. S far, I have visited Mexic, France and Greece. There are still a lt f places I want t explre. I lve travelling becauseI'm intrduced t different cultures in the wrld. It makes me becme brad-minded and independent. I plan t visit sme f the best histrical sites in the wrld, such as the Great Wall f China and the Leaning Twer f Pisa in Italy.
Dear Peter,
Yurs,
Li Hua
His laughter was s lud that it rang thrugh the village.
In the end, the entire village was in a state f uncntrllable laughter.