福州市八县（市）协作校2023-2024学年第二学期期末联考
高一英语试卷
【完卷时间:120分; 满分:150分】
命题:
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 does Linda refuse to go to the concert
A. She isn’t interested in it.
B. She wants to rest at home.
C. She hasn’t finished her homework.
2. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Mother and son. B. Teacher and student. C. Classmates.
3. What will the man do this afternoon
A. Do some running. B. Go swimming. C. Play basketball.
4. What is Michelle trying to do
A. Express her thanks. B. Give some advice. C. Invite Henry to dinner.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A joke. B. A mouse. C. A friend.
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. Where are the speakers
A. At a cinema. B. At school. C. In a palace.
7. What are the speakers likely to do
A. Watch a movie. B. Visit a museum. C. Go back home.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8. What is Frank usually responsible for at home
A. Doing the washing.
B. Cleaning the house.
C. Preparing the food.
9. What does Frank think Karen should do
A. Relax more. B. Study harder. C. Do some chores.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. How did Alan get his first car
A. He bought it himself.
B. His parents gave it to him.
C. It was a prize from a competition.
11. What was the woman’s first job
A. A teacher. B. A salesgirl. C. A law firm clerk.
12. When did Alan start making money
A. In primary school. B. In high school. C. In college.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. How long did Mike work on his school paper
A. 3 hours. B. 2 hours. C. 1 hour.
14. What happened to the baby elephant
A. It got injured. B. It became trapped. C. It was lost.
15. What did the witness do for the baby elephant
A. He fed it.
B. He saved it by himself.
C. He called for help.
16. What is the woman’s attitude toward breaking the wall
A. Opposed. B. Supportive. C. Indifferent.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. Where did the speaker watch the movie
A. At her own home. B. In a friend’s bedroom. C. At the cinema.
18. Where is the movie set
A. In an inland city. B. In a beautiful village. C. In a seaside town.
19. What does Luka like doing
A. Hearing others’ stories. B. Taking adventure outdoors.
C. Spending time with his families.
20. Why is the friendship threatened
A. Luka has a terrible secret. B. Luka’s new friend isn’t a real boy.
C. Luka’s family has to move.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题，每小题2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
For visitors who are on a short weekend visit to the island Bali, here is a tip of how to get the most out of their 48-hour visit.
Friday
3 pm—There is nothing like a good meal. La Lucciola at Seminyak is the place to be, with its good food, great service and a beautiful view of the sea.
5 pm—About an hour away from La Lucciola is Uluwatu. This southern tip of the island is famous for its famous temple that stands on the edge, high above the sea. The fire dance, is performed here daily at sunset.
8 pm—To finish off the evening, head to Jimbaran Bay where restaurants offer candles, local dances and a moving band of boys singing songs on request. Kick off your shoes, feel the sand, and enjoy the fresh seafood.
Saturday
9:30 am—Start the day with another experience of Balinese culture by heading for a dance performance.
12 pm—Kintamani, a favourite with tourists for the panoramic(全景的) view of active volcano Mt. Batur and neighbouring crater lake. It’s a good idea to reach Kintamani early as it tends to get cloudy after 3 pm. Have lunch at a local restaurant with a view of Mt. Batur and the lake. Tourists can catch the sunrise at the Mt. Batur peak.
2:30 pm—Head back to Ubud, the seat of Bali’s fine arts, dance and music, and spend the rest of your afternoon strolling through its streets.
Sunday
6 am—It’s time for a reduce in the sea—and don’t forget the camera.
10:30 am—It’s another half-day trip to two of the most famous temples in Bali. Drive down to the Taman Ayun temple at Mengwi.
12 pm—Next up is the Tanah Lot temple, perhaps the most famous of them all. Built on a rock that gets cut off from the mainland during high tide, the temple is best seen in the afternoon when it is silhouetted (显出轮廓) against the sun or at sunset.
From the passage, we know that the fire dance is performed .
in Ubud B. only on weekends
C. on the sea D. every day
22. Why is it better to go to Kintamani early
A. Because the view of sunrise is better than that of sunset.
B. Because the weather there is not so good after mid-afternoon.
C. Because the restaurants there close early in the afternoon.
D. Because the volcano there is not active the afternoon.
23. Which is the best place for tourists to have a good time at night
A. Jimbaran Bay B. Mengw
C. La Lucciol D. Puri Saraswat
24. When is the best time to see Tanah Lot temple
A. In the morning B. In the afternoon
C. In the evening D. At noon
25. Where can you see this passage
A. novel B. newspaper
C. textbook D. brochure
B
Empathy（同理心）is one of those strange qualities—something almost everyone wants, but few know how to truly give or receive it. In a world where self-satisfaction is emphasized, it is in short supply but high demand. This is all the more reason to teach the next generation what it means to have empathy for those around them.
What Is Empathy —Many people confuse sympathy and empathy, but they are two distinct values. Empathy is not just the ability to understand someone's feelings; criminals often take advantage of people by appearing to understand their feelings and finally gaining their trust. Empathy is more than that. Not only is it the ability to recognize how someone feels, but it also values and respects the feelings of another person. It means treating others with kindness, dignity, and understanding.
Kids Need To See Adults Show Empathy—While some children are gifted with naturally kind hearts, in most cases kids need to see empathy modeled by the adults around them. It begins with the way parents relate to their children. Parents who show an interest in the things that matter to their kids and respond to emotions in a positive and caring way are teaching the skill of empathy.
Meet Emotional Needs—When children have their emotional needs met, two things happen. They learn how to meet the emotional needs of others and they are anchored in what they are receiving, meaning that they are secure enough to give to others when the need arises but first they need to receive. An empty jug cannot fill a cup.
It's a good idea to talk to kids about emotions and how other people experience them. Give their emotions names (for example, jealousy, anger, and love) and teach them that these are normal. Talk to them about how to handle emotions in a positive way and point out situations where other people are experiencing emotions. Teach them about respecting the emotions of others and show them how to act in a situation where a response is required.
26. Why is it that the next generation are taught to have empathy
A. Because it's better to give than to receive.
B. Because everyone lacks empathy.
C. Because people tend to center themselves.
D. Because empathy is a strange quality.
27.Which situation can empathy be used in
A. When a teacher is comforting a student about his failure in exams.
B. When a mathematician is calculating the area of a farmland.
C. When a criminal is cheating a victim.
D. When a dancer is dancing to music.
28. What can be learnt from paragraph3
A. Children are born with kind hearts
B. Children can learn empathy by themselves.
C. Children can learn empathy from seeing how their parents do that to them.
D. Parents just interested in something that matter to their kids can teach their kids empathy
29. What does the underlined sentence “An empty jug cannot fill a cup” mean
A. An empty jug is too small to hold a cup.
B. It's a must to talk to kids about emotions.
C. Kids give empathy with their emotional needs met first.
D. Adults should set an example to kids.
30. What is the main topic of the passage
A. How to distinguish sympathy and empathy.
B. How to train kids to have empathy.
C. How to help kids finish empathy-related tasks.
D. Whether kids can be trained to be more empathetic.
C
Languages have been coming and going for thousands of years, but in recent times there has been less coming and a lot more going. When the world was still populated(聚居)by hunter-gatherers, small, tightly connected groups developed their own patterns of speech independent of each other. Some language experts believe that 10,000 years ago, when the world had just five to ten million people, they spoke perhaps 12,000 languages between them.
Soon afterwards, many of those people started settling down to become farmers, and their languages too became more settled and fewer in number. In recent centuries, trade, industrialization, the development of the nation-state and the spread of universal compulsory education(义务教育), especially globalization and better communications in the past few decades, all have caused many languages to disappear, and dominant languages such as English, Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking over.
At present, the world has about 6, 800 languages. The distribution(分布) of these languages is hugely irregular. The general rule is that mild zones have relatively few languages，often spoken by many people, while hot，wet zones have lots, often spoken by small numbers. Europe has only around 200 languages; the Americas about 1, 000; Africa 2, 400; and Asia and the Pacific perhaps 3,200, of which Papua New Guinea alone accounts for well over 800. The median number(中位数) of speakers is a mere 6,000, which means that half the world's languages are spoken by fewer people than that.
Already well over 400 of the total of 6,800 languages are close to dying out, with only a few elderly speakers left. Pick, at random(随机), Busuu in Cameroon (eight remaining speakers), Chiapaneco in Mexico(150), Lipan Apache in the United States (two or three) or Wadjigu in Australia (one, with a question-mark): none of these seems to have much chance of survival.
31. What can we infer about languages in hunter-gatherer times
A. They had similar patterns. B. They were closely connected.
C. They developed very fast. D. They were large in number.
32. Which of the following best explains “dominant” underlined in Paragraph 2
A. Powerful B. Modern C. Diverse D. Advanced
33. How many languages are spoken by less than 6,000 people at present
A. About 1,200. B. About 2,400. C. About 3,400. D. About 6,800.
34. What can be inferred from the phenomenon that the number of languages in Europe less than that in Asia
A. The population of Europe is less than that of Asia.
B. The climate in Europe is milder than that in Asia.
C. The climate in Asia is drier than that in Europe.
D. Asia develop faster than Europe.
35. What is the main idea of the text
A. Geography determines language development.
B. Human development results in fewer languages.
C. New languages will be created.
D. People's lifestyles are reflected in languages.
第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Scientific Ways to Improve Our Memory
If you have trouble in remembering the date or the number, you are not the only one. 36 However, a research study at UCLA in 2006 has shown that there are scientific ways to improve brain functions through simple lifestyle changes.
Exercise regularly
37 So put on your trainers, go outside and start working up a good sweat. It’s healthy for both your mind and your body.
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It’s a well-known fact eating vegetables can help keep your body healthy, and includes your brain. Various research papers state that vegetables can help lower oxidative stress in your brain as well as help retain healthy cognitive functions.
Reduce stress levels
Research found that intense and persistent stress, especially at high levels, can easily impair our memory and disturb our cognitive skills. 39 You can do this by meditating or taking a walk.
Play video games
Yes, you heard us. Get on that controller and spend a couple of hours playing your favorite video game. It’s good for your mind, according to a recent study that illustrated how these pastimes can help improve the functioning of various memory-associated regions in the brain. 40
A. Eat your vegetables.
B. Try healthy foods.
C. Hundreds of students suffer from poor memory.
D. Memory is to experience reporting in the mind in the past.
E. But don’t go overboard, too much of a good thing can be bad for you.
F. So slow down, and ease yourself into taking it down a notch (冷静).
G. Research found that leading a sedentary(久坐不动的) lifestyle can lead to memory loss.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（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。
In July, I went to New York on business. My schedule was tight and was under great stress. I just wanted to 41 and breathe in some fresh air. Suddenly something 42 my mind. I was always eager to 43 on the Greek island of Santorini, admiring its white buildings, and the blue water surrounding it. Thus, the idea of taking a two-week European trip 44 was born. It was something I had 45 thought I'd be planning this soon in my life. I had always thought, if it did ever happen, it would be when I was 46 and old, free from the workload.
I would lie if I said I wasn't 47 . I'd driven alone across the US before, but traveling to other countries whose 48 weren't the same as mine terrified me. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to communicate with anyone. 49 it occurred to me that I had to 50 my comfort zone if I wanted to follow my dreams. And if I let 51 get in the way, I'd never get anywhere.
52 I searched for other places to visit on my trip, I found Mykonos, Greece, which I liked just as much as I liked Santorini. When I arrived, it was like I was inside a dream. I couldn't 53 what I was seeing and experiencing. The best part was the bus ride to Little Venice. Riding on the bus and staring at every 54 thing I saw, I couldn't help feeling I had 55 another dimension of life. I was having the time of my life.
41.A. stay in B. go back C. carry on D. get away
42.A. crossed B. drove C. changed D. shocked
43.A. hide B. serve C. wander D. settle
44.A. cautiously B. alone C. again D. aimlessly
45.A. once B. already C. never D. often
46.A. bored B. retired C. dull D. lonely
47.A. scared B. excited C. disappointed D. puzzled
48.A. values B. cultures C. languages D. customs
49.A. But B. So C. Or D. Thus
50 A. establish B. find C. step out of D. go back to
51.A. fear B. money C. danger D. communication
52.A. Before B. As C. Since D. Until
53.A. tolerate B. believe C. ignore D. explain
54.A. rare B. traditional C. familiar D. new
55.A. created B. predicted C. escaped D. discovered
第二节 语法填空（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。
On May 15, 2021, China landed its Mars probe, Tianwen-1, on the red planet, 56. (enter) a new chapter of China's deep space exploration and marking another 57. (contribute) to humanity's exploration of the universe.
The lander, carrying 58. Mars rover(火星车), touched down at its pre-selected landing area in the southern part of Utopia Planitia. Earlier, on July 23, 2020, Tianwen-1, consisting of an orbiter, a lander and a rover, 59. (launch) from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site. 60. was the first step to conduct China's planetary exploration of the solar system 61. the aim of completing orbiting, landing and roving on the red planet in one mission.
More than 40 Mars missions 62. (carry ) out since the 1960s,
but only about half have succeeded. The success rate for landing is even
63. ( low). The exploration of Mars will not only investigate 64. there is or was life on Mars but also help throw light on the history of evolution and the various future development 65. (trend) of Earth, as well as search for potential living space for human beings, which must be extremely important for human society.
第四部分 课内知识（共三节，满分25分）
第一节 （共7小题；每小题1分，满分7分）
根据语境，选择下框中的单词替换句中划线部分的单词或短语，使之意思一致。
(
illustrate
accessory
ignore
rejected
chain
diverse
leap
)
My proposal was turned down the moment I brought it forward.
The physics teacher gave another example to explain this difficult point.
In her short life time, she went through a series of misfortunes and failures because of her poor family.
People from a wide range of cultures and races live in harmony with each other in California, thus attaining the new identity as Californians.
When Justin visited Guilin, he bought a special piece of hand-made ornament from the locals.
One doctor has charted a dramatic rise in local childhood asthma(哮喘) since the road was built.
72. He's always been kind to me. I can't just turn my back on him now because he's ill and poor.
第二节 （共8小题；每小题1分，满分8分）
根据语境，选择下框中的单词或短语，必要时用正确的形式填空。框中有两个单词为多余单词。
(
bring about energetic respond marry be unwilling to
so as to result in nowhere complain occur to
occur to
)
73.A great idea me that I could go downtown to buy some souvenirs before I left San Francisco.
74. The professor spoke loudly be heard clearly in a hall of audience.
75. Their main is that the prices of a variety of daily goods have risen sharply in the past days.
76. give away his income, Mr. Stevenson pretended not to hear her question.
77. Not only did the festival expose us to diverse cultures, but it also
mutual (彼此的)understanding and friendship.
78. We are planning to hold a party for our grandparents to celebrate their fiftieth anniversary of .
79. Internet plays an important role in our daily life, great changes in the way we learn and live.
80. Mr. Liu is determined to lose weight and runs around the campus
every night.
第三节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
英汉互译。81-83题按括号中的要求进行汉译英，84-85题进行英译汉。
81. 一连好几小时，我四处走着，欣赏街头艺术。（用现在分词作状语）
82. 许多游客和旧金山人也许最钟爱的是唐人街的美食。（用what引导主语从句）
83. 她很快成为有史以来第一位被聘为住院医师的女性。（用the first to do）
84. It is necessary to find a new home for people in space, as the resources on Earth will run out.
85. In the film The Million Pound Bank Note, Henry Adams is stuck in a foreign country without money and friends, and with nowhere to stay.
第五部分 写作（满分25分）
假如你是李华，你所在的英语社团正在开展“我为英雄代言”的主题演讲活动，请你写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：
你要代言的英雄
2. 英雄事迹、道德模范
3. 你的感想
注意：词数100词左右
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高一英语 答题卷
第一部分 听力（共20小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分30分）
1 [A] [B] [C] 6 [A] [B] [C] 11 [A] [B] [C] 16 [A] [B] [C]
2 [A] [B] [C] 7 [A] [B] [C] 12 [A] [B] [C] 17 [A] [B] [C]
3 [A] [B] [C] 8 [A] [B] [C] 13 [A] [B] [C] 18 [A] [B] [C]
4 [A] [B] [C] 9 [A] [B] [C] 14 [A] [B] [C] 19 [A] [B] [C]
5 [A] [B] [C] 10 [A] [B] [C] 15 [A] [B] [C] 20 [A] [B] [C]
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
21 [A] [B] [C] [D] 26 [A] [B] [C] [D] 31 [A] [B] [C] [D]
22 [A] [B] [C] [D] 27 [A] [B] [C] [D] 32 [A] [B] [C] [D]
23 [A] [B] [C] [D] 28 [A] [B] [C] [D] 33 [A] [B] [C] [D]
24 [A] [B] [C] [D] 29 [A] [B] [C] [D] 34 [A] [B] [C] [D]
25 [A] [B] [C] [D] 30 [A] [B] [C] [D] 35 [A] [B] [C] [D]
36 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G]
37 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G]
38 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G]
39 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G]
40 [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G]
语言知识运用 （满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
41 [A] [B] [C] [D] 46 [A] [B] [C] [D] 51 [A] [B] [C] [D]
42 [A] [B] [C] [D] 47 [A] [B] [C] [D] 52 [A] [B] [C] [D]
43 [A] [B] [C] [D] 48 [A] [B] [C] [D] 53 [A] [B] [C] [D]
44 [A] [B] [C] [D] 49 [A] [B] [C] [D] 54 [A] [B] [C] [D]
45 [A] [B] [C] [D] 50 [A] [B] [C] [D] 55 [A] [B] [C] [D]
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56. __________ 57. __________ 58. __________ 59. __________ 60. __________
61. __________ 62. __________ 63. __________ 64. __________ 65. __________
第四部分 课内知识（共三节，满分25分）
第一节 单词替换（共7小题；每小题1分，满分7分）
66. 67. 68. 69.
70. 71. 72.
第二节 词汇填空（共8小题；每小题1分，满分8分）
73. 74. 75.
76. 77. 78.
79. 80.
第三节 英汉互译（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
（81-83题进行汉译英，84-85题进行英译汉。）
一连好几小时，我四处走着，欣赏街头艺术。（用现在分词作状语）
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____________________________________________________________________________82. 许多游客和旧金山人也许最钟爱的是唐人街的美食。（用what引导主语从句）
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83. 她很快成为有史以来第一位被聘为住院医师的女性。（用the first to do）
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84. It is necessary to find a new home for people in space, as the resources on Earth will run out.
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85. In the film The Million Pound Bank Note, Henry Adams is stuck in a foreign country without money and friends, and with nowhere to stay.
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第五部分 写作（满分25分）
My Hero
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高一英语参考答案
听力 （共两节，满分30分）
1-5: ACBBA 6-10: CBACA 11-15: CAABC 16-20: BACBB
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节；每小题2.5分，满分50分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5，满分37.5分）
21-25: DBABD 26-30: CACCB 31-35: DACBB
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
36-40: CGAFE
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
41-45: DACBC 46-50: BACAC 51-55: ABBDD
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56. entering 57. contribution 58. a 59. was launched 60. It
61. with 62. have been carried 63.lower 64. whether 65. trends
第四部分 课内知识（共三节，满分25分）
第一节 （共7小题；每小题1分，满分7分）
66. rejected 67. illustrate 68. chain 69. diverse
70. accessory 71. leap 72. ignore
第二节 （共8小题；每小题1分，满分8分）
73. occurred to 74. so as to plaint 76. Unwilling to
77. resulted in 78. marriage 79. bringing about 80. energetically
第三节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
I walked around looking at the street art for a few hours.
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82. what many tourists and San Franciscans treasure most about Chinatown is its food.
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83. She immediately/soon became the first woman ever to be hired as a resident physician.
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84. 由于地球上的资源会耗尽，在太空为人们找到一个新家是有必要的。
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85. 在电影《百万英镑》中， Henry Adams被困在异国他乡，没有钱，没有朋友，也没有地方可待。
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第五部分 写作（满分25分）
My Hero
Many heroes have an enormous impact on my growth, one of whom is Lin Qiaozhi.
It’s universally acknowledged that Lin Qiaozhi is an expert in women’s and children’s disease. However, what’s unknown is that she went through hardships one after another before she became a doctor. There was a time when girls had little access to schooling, but she made it. After becoming a doctor, she never gave up her career of caring women and children whether in peaceful era or war, devoting all her life to the welfare project of women and children.
Lin Qiaozhi has set a good example for us and we should learn determination and dedication from her. This is the true reason why I choose her as my hero.
【听力材料录音原文】
Text 1
M: Linda, I’ve managed to get a couple of tickets to a rock music concert tonight. Do you want to go
W: Sorry, Tom, but I’m not into rock music. I’ll just finish my newly-bought book at home.
Text 2
W: Jason, how did you do in the exam
M: Not bad, I think. What about you
W: I don’t think I’ve done well in it. I was sick last week and didn’t spend any time preparing for it.
Text 3
M: What about going to the gym this afternoon We can do some running there.
W: Sorry. I’ll play basketball with some classmates this afternoon.
M: In this case, I’ll go swimming with some friends instead.
Text 4
W: Henry, I heard you’re going to eat at a Chinese friend’s house this afternoon.
M: That’s right.
W: Well, when you’re eating there with chopsticks, remember not to beat your bowls with them because it’s not good to do that.
M: Thank you for telling me that, Michelle.
Text 5
W: Jim, you were laughing really loudly just now. What did Jennifer just tell you
M: She told me a joke about a mouse. I haven’t heard such a funny thing for a long time.
W: Wait, is it about a mouse that thinks he’s a bat (蝙蝠) I told her.
Text 6
W: Where should we go next, Dave
M: I’d like to stay longer in this palace. It’s so interesting. I could spend all day here.
W: I wouldn’t mind staying, but I really want to visit the National Gandhi Museum. I watched a movie at school about him. Since we’re in the capital of India now, I just have to check it out.
M: Mahatma Gandhi (圣雄甘地) was a wonderful man. I’ll go with you. I’m interested in learning more about his life, too. Is the museum all about him
W: Yes, it’s about his life and work.
Text 7
W: Frank, who takes care of the chores in your family
M: Well, we’re responsible for different chores. For example, my mother prepares food for everyone. My father does the gardening, I do the laundry and my sister cleans the house. What about your your family
W: My grandmother usually cooks and my mother does the cleaning.
M: Don’t you help, Karen
W: My mother said I just need to do my homework.
M: Well, I do think you should also help with the chores sometimes. It can help you relax.
W: I’ll give it a try sometime. You know, I don’t really like studying all the time.
M: Me, either.
Text 8
W: Is this your first car, Alan
M: No. Actually, I got my first car when I was just 18 years old.
W: Was it a gift from your parents
M: No, I bought the car myself. You see, I created my own website when I was in high school, and then I sold it on my 18th birthday. I made a lot of money.
W: I didn’t start making money until I got my first job at a law firm after college.
M: Well, I started making money when I was in primary school by selling toys to other kids. I only made a few hundred dollars. But I knew right then that I could make money, and I wanted to make more.
Text 9
W: Mike, have you finished doing research for your school paper
M: Yes. I worked
M: Yes. I worked on it from 8:00 am to 11:00 am. Now I’m reading some news.
W: So have you read anything interesting
M: Yes. I just read about a baby elephant in a small Indian village. It fell into a well (井) nearly 30 feet deep one late afternoon.
W: That was really bad. I don’t think it could get out of it by itself.
M: You’re right. It wasn’t found until the following morning. But the man who found it couldn’t get the elephant out.
W: So what did he do
M: He called the local forest department for help. Some people came for rescue. They broke down the brick wall of the well, and made a way for the elephant to walk on.
W: I hope the elephant didn’t get hurt.
M: Luckily it didn’t. But the well was damaged and needs rebuilding.
W: Well, I think it’s totally worth damaging the well. After all, saving a baby elephant is very important.
M: You can say that again.
Text 10
W: Good morning, everyone. Today I’d like to tell you about a movie I watched recently. I didn’t go to the cinema. Instead I watched it in my own bedroom because the movie is on Disney+ as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The movie is about an unlikely but strong friendship. It is set in a beautiful town near the sea on the Italian Riviera. In the town there lives one young boy called Luka. Every summer, he loves going outdoors for adventure. One day, he makes friends with a boy he has never seen before. Luka shares his adventures with his new best friend. However, all the fun is threatened by a secret. His new friend isn’t a real person. He is a sea creature from another world just below the water’s surface. If you want to find out what happens to the two friends in the end, you can watch it sometime. That’s all about the movie. Thank you.
