河南省安阳市林州市湘豫名校联考2024-2025学年高三上学期11月一轮诊断考试 英语（含答案，含听力原文无音频）

湘豫名校联考
2024年11月高三一轮复习诊断考试
英语
注意事项：
1. 本试卷共15页。时间120分钟，满分150分。答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷指定位置，并将姓名、考场号、座位号、准考证号填写在答题卡上，然后认真核对条形码上的信息，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
2. 作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B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。作答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在本试卷上无效。
3. 考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并收回。
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。
例：How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. When will the man probably see a doctor
A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Wednesday.
2. What did the man forget to do
A. Fix the computer. B. Finish his research. C. Pay for the Internet.
3. What does the man intend to do
A. Discuss a game with the woman. B. Invite the woman to have a game. C. Beat the woman in golf and tennis.
4. When will the man get home
A. By 8:00. B. By 8:30. C. By 9:30.
5. Where does the dog sleep
A. In the bedroom. B. In the living room. C. Outside the apartment.
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，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。
6. Where are the speakers
A. In a hotel. B. In a bank. C. In a school.
7. How does the man sound at the end of the conversation
A. Worried. B. Acceptable. C. Satisfied.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。
8. What are the speakers talking about
A. The hockey final. B. The goalkeeper. C. The Most Valuable Player.
9. What’s the result of the game
A. Canada won the game. B. Sweden won the game. C. It ended in a tie.
10. How many goals did Sweden score in the fourth quarter
A.2. B.3. C.4.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。
11. Where are the speakers now
A. In the office. B. In the car. C. At a scenic spot.
12. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Colleagues. B. Guide and tourist. C. Boss and employee.
13. What will Silvia probably do next
A. Copy Jacob’s photos at once. B. Enjoy the landscape. C. Go and fetch her camera.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。
14. Why did the program give a prize to these three young heroes
A. To inspire people to help others. B. To attract more viewers. C. To find more heroes.
15. What did Mike do last year
A. He set up a school. B. He built a website. C. He made a TV programme.
16. Why did Lisa win the prize
A. Because she found friends for quiet students.
B. Because she gave money to the charity.
C. Because she made others happy.
17. What does Alan do in his free time
A. He practices walking. B. He helps the sick. C. He raises money for the hospital.
听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。
18. What does the speaker do
A. A guide. B. A teacher. C. A hostess.
19. What did the speaker major in
A. Architecture. B. Geography. C. History.
20. How high is the BurjKhalifa
A.828 meters. B.632 meters. C.146 meters.
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
The BookLife Prize is an annual writing competition in two Contests (Fiction and Nonfiction) sponsored by BookLife and Publishers Weekly. The prize seeks to assist outstanding independent authors and discover great written works in nine categories across the two sections.
Prizes
Finalists, ones from each respective submission category of both the Fiction and Nonfiction Contests, will receive an introduction from a bestselling author or professional editor serving as a guest judge for the prize, as well as a mention in Publishers Weekly. Each finalist will also receive $1,000 worth of BookBaby’s Facebook and Instagram for Authors service: for each finalist BookBaby will waive（免除）its $99 setup fee and provide $250-per-week funds for a four-week campaign. The prize in both the Fiction and Nonfiction Contests is $5,000 and an author profile in Publishers Weekly.
Eligibility（资格）and Submissions
Unpublished or self-published books in the English language are eligible for the BookLife Prize.
Each submission can only be entered into one of the following categories: Romance; Mystery/ Thriller; Science Fiction/ Fantasy/ Horror; General Fiction; Middle-Grade & YA Fiction; Memoir; Self-Help; Inspirational/ Spiritual; and Business/ Personal Finance.
Novels submitted to the Middle Grade & YA Fiction category must contain30,000to 100,000 words. All other submissions must contain 40,000 to 100,000 words. Medium-length novel, short fiction, and collections are not eligible for submission. Authors may make multiple submissions.
All submissions must be made before December 1,2024.
21. What is the aim of the contest
A. To select good works for two magazines.
B. To encourage outstanding amateur authors.
C. To discover great writers for Publishers Weekly.
D. To provide support for excellent independent authors.
22. What might the winners be awarded
A. $99. B. $250. C. $1,000. D. $5,000.
23. What is a requirement to enter for the contest
A. The contestants should pay entry fees. B. The entries must be written in English.
C. The participants can only submit one entry. D. The entries must be short or medium-length novels.
B
My mother used to be addicted to the second-hand store. She went every week to see if there were some good bargains. Of course she found deals, being a careful shopper that she is —fine china sets, silverware, kitchen appliances, to name a few. The problem was that these deals came home. They filled the house, packing shelves and occupying counter space.
Several years ago, I said to my mother in frustration, “It would be a terrible dream to have to deal with all this stuff if you died tomorrow.” She looked at me for a few minutes, saying nothing. Up until then, I suspect she’d assumed thateveryone appreciated her junk-treasures as much as she did. What followed, mercifully, was a house cleaning. Mom removed much of her stuff and ceased her weekly visits to that store.
That conversation revealed to me the importance of discussing the long-term intentions for one’s belongings. If I hadn’t said anything, I suspect it would have been decades before my 50-something-year-old mother realized what a burden her stuff would be on the family someday —and just think of all the additional things she could have accumulated in that time. It makes me shiver.
Later, I heard of “Swedish Death Cleaning”. The first time I heard the term, I thought it meant some kind of hardcore Scandinavian house-cleaning routine, where you clean your home from top to bottom to the point of physical collapse, as in “working yourself to the bone”. Well, I was wrong.
In Swedish, the word is “dostadning” and it refers to the act of slowly and steadily decluttering（清洁）as the years go by, ideally beginning in your fifties and going until the day you kick the bucket. The ultimate purpose of death cleaning is to minimize the amount of stuff,especially meaningless clutter, which you leave behind for others to deal with.
As for this decluttering philosophy with the name of “Swedish Death Cleaning”, I can’t agree more. Who can possibly resist it
24. What can we know about the author’s mother
A. She was a dealer. B. She had a tight budget.
C. She was economical in life. D. She was good at doing housework.
25. How might the mother feel at the author’s words at first
A. Sympathetic. B. Concerned. C. Annoyed. D. Unexpected.
26. What does “Swedish Death Cleaning” mean according to the passage
A. A cleaning after one’s death. B. Cleaning aimed at reducing after 50 or so.
C. A particularly tiring thorough cleaning. D. Cleaning of useless stuff just before death.
27. What is the purpose of the passage
A. To introduce a lifestyle. B. To memorize her mother.
C. To talk about a shopping habit. D. To emphasize the key to cleaning.
C
It’s easy to think of sports as an escape from reality, removing the problems of our world. Researcher Madeleine Orr illustrates that wrong belief in her book Warming Up: How Climate Change Is Changing Sport. In her book, Orr leads readers to learn about all the ways climate change is affecting sports around the world, providing a convincing case for action from athletes, sports leagues and fans alike.
Orr, a sports ecologist at the University of Toronto, draws on her academic knowledge to outline how climate change is affecting sports. While Orr supports her argument with data and interviews with experts, it’s the personal stories that are most powerful. There’s the heartbreaking story of a football player JordanMcNair, who died of heat stroke at practice.
It’s refreshing to see Orr talk about how climate change is disproportionately impacting nations that are least responsible for global greenhouse gas emissions, a point that can get lost in Western reporting on the topic. High temperatures are threatening Kenyan runners. Rising seas are eroding（侵蚀）a famous rugby beach in Fiji. A 2022 flood destroyed Pakistan’s sports leagues—along with much of the country.
But against the background of climate change’s upsetting reality,Orr keeps hope alive in the last six chapters. The sports world can adapt to climate change toensure that sports survive. She spotlights the past and present activism of athletes who are fighting for sustainability. One uplifting example is Innes FitzGerald, who refused to fly from Britain to Australia for the 2023 World Athletics Championships out of concern for air travel’s carbon emissions.
Orr’s writing is authoritative and conversational, and while she sometimes slips into academic terms, her language is largely accessible even to readers with no scientific background. The book is jam-packed with information and has something for sports fans alike. In the fight against climate change, Warming Up shows us that it’s time for the sports world to play ball.
28. What is mainly talked about in Orr’s book
A. The climate problems facing the world. B. The effect of climate change on sports.
C. The sports world’s action to change the climate. D. The writer’s attitude toward the climate change.
29. What make Orr’s opinion more persuasive
A. Experts’talks. B. Individual stories. C. Science reports. D. Collected figures.
30. Why were Kenyan runners mentioned
A. To point out the potential future of rugby.
B. To prove the unfairness of Western reports.
C. To show some innocent victims of climate change.
D. To explain the link between greenhouse gases and climate.
31. What is the feature of Orr’s book
A. It is influential and touching. B. It is theoretical and professional.
C. It is informative and easy to understand. D. It is reliable and full of academic terms.
D
A new study published in the journal Science Advances finds that AI enhances creativity by boosting the novelty of story ideas as well as the “usefulness” of stories —their ability to engage the target audience and potential for publication. It finds that AI “professionalizes” stories, making them more enjoyable, more likely to have plot twists, better written and less boring.
The researchers assigned the 300 study participants to three groups: one group was allowed no AI help, a second group could use ChatGPT to provide a single three-sentence starting idea, and writers in the third group could choose from up to five AI-generated ideas for their inspiration.
They then organized 600 people to judge how good the stories were, assessing them for novelty —whether the stories did something new or unexpected —and “usefulness” —how appropriate they were for the target audience, and whether the ideas could be developed and potentially published.
They found that writers with the most access to AI experienced the greatest gains to their creativity, their stories scoring 9% higher for novelty compared with stories written without AI. Writers who used up to five AI-generated ideas also scored higher for emotional characteristics, producing stories that were better written, more enjoyable, less boring and funnier.
The researchers evaluated the writers’creativity using a Divergent Association Task (DAT) and found that more creative writers —those with the highest DAT scores —benefited least from generative AI ideas. Conversely,less creative writers saw a greater increase in creativity.
The researchers also calculated how similar the stories were to each other. They found a 10.7% increase in similarity between writers whose stories used one generative AI-idea, compared with the group that didn’t use AI.
Anil Doshi, Assistant Professor at the UCL School of Management said, “While these results point to an increase in individual creativity, there is a risk oflosing collective novelty. If the publishing industry were to embrace more generative AI-inspired stories, our findings suggest that the stories would become less unique and more similar to each other.”
32. Which aspect of the AI-assisted stories were assessed in the study
A. Universality and availability. B. Originality and practicality.
C. Creativity and specialization. D. Similarity and integrity.
33. What might the underlined word “Conversely” in paragraph 5 probably mean
A. Sure enough. B. In conclusion. C. On the contrary. D. As a result.
34. What is Anil Doshi’s attitude towards AI-inspired stories
A. Objective. B. Indifferent. C. Favorable. D. Ambiguous.
35. What can be a suitable title for the passage
A. AI Is Being Used to Create Novel Stories
B. AI Is Becoming a Threat to Human Writers
C. AI Can Help to Improve People’s Writing Skills
D. AI Can Boost the Creativity of Stories but Pays a Price
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。
As a long-term advocate for organic growing, time and time again I come across the same misconceptions about organic pest（害虫）control and what it really involves. 36 Here I want to have a quick look at these misconceptions and explain why they are wrong.
37 This is the most common wrong opinion. I am often asked how to kill a particular pest. However, wiping out particular pests should never be the goal of organic pest control, with the exception of a few non-native species. That’s because even pest species can be crucial parts of the garden ecosystem. 38 Instead of trying to remove particular pests, we should be thinking about how to confuse, distract, or redirect a particular species.
Another common mistake that people make is thinking that organic pest control primarily means finding natural, organic alternatives to the pesticides（农药）they may have previously used. Organic pesticides are indeed free from certain chemicals. But it does not necessarily mean that they are harmless. 39
Pest problems can be solved alone. It is also a common mistake to start thinking about a particular pest issue without taking a look at the bigger picture. 40 In other words, we should not react to a pest problem but rather find ways to reduce the chances of a serious pest problem developing in the first place.
A. We need to get rid of pests.
B. Pests don’t necessarily do harm to plants.
C. Organic pesticides are the solution to pesticides in some way.
D. They can still do harm if used with abandon and without thought.
E. Killing them does harm to the biodiversity and health of the ecosystem.
F. In fact, being prepared is always better than taking a negative approach.
G. These misleading ideas can easily get in the way when we create gardens.
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。
I looked down at the water far below me. “Wow! It feels a lot 41 ,” I said nervously to my fellow graduate student. Just 42 ,I told myself. When I surfaced, I was totally energized. My brain was temporarily rewired. I felt 43 of anything. For the rest of the day,I felt 44 calm and attentive.
I’m a lifelong 45 seeker. Past experiences included hitchhiking acrossthe state and climbing abandoned cellphone towers. This penchant（嗜好）hasn’t always 46 me well. But in my second year of graduate school, it came to my rescue. The pressure to pass my qualifying exam was 47 .I was wired with nervous energy, and needed some kind of 48 .So, I invited one graduate student to come 49 with me —in a river, in the middle of winter, by jumping off a cliff（悬崖）.
We jumped into the 50 water. Immediately I felt energetic and fearful. I quickly came back to the 51 .I stayed in the water as long as I could, my 52 burning from the cold. But after I 53 and dried off, my stress was gone. I found it had other unexpected 54 ,too. I was approaching my work with a calmer state of mind and taking failures more easily.
Of course, don’t copy my example. My way to handle stress may not 55 for everyone. Everyone has their own way to tackle stress.
41. A. better B. funnier C. higher D. faster
42. A. wait B. jump C. imagine D. observe
43. A. proud B. tired C. dismissive D. capable
44. A. particularly B. regularly C. immediately D. universally
45. A. adventure B. wealth C. truth D. bargain
46. A. defended B. proved C. introduced D. served
47. A. fading B. transforming C. extending D. mounting
48. A. comfort B. celebration C. release D. recognition
49. A. surfing B. boating C. swimming D. sailing
50. A. melting B. chilly C. stormy D. rising
51. A. surface B. beach C. bottom D. school
52. A. face B. ears C. hands D. skin
53. A. lay down B. climbed out C. drove back D. looked down
54. A. benefits B. endings C. approaches D. problems
55. A. account B. work C. allow D. struggle
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。
Gaoqi Ling is a natural wonder in China’s Hunan Province, a mountain of perfectly smooth rock with an extremely narrow ridge（山脊） 56 people love to cross despite the apparent danger.
China’s Danxia Park is famous for its unique landforms, particularly the multicolored “Rainbow Mountain”, but it is home 57 other less-known but just as interesting natural formations. Gaoqi Ling is one such natural wonder. Originally a watershed（分水岭）, this natural wonder 58 (have) its ridges shaped by the water washing over them and then smoothed out by rain and wind. Today, the sharp ridges are often compared to a giant knife edge or the back bone of 59 sleeping dragon.
Gaoqi Ling offers breathtaking views of Danxia Park, but some sections of its ridge 60 (consider) dangerous to cross because there is no fence or cable to stop 61 (adventurer) from slipping down the smooth sides of the mountain. Still, many choose 62 (take) the risk because it is said to bring good luck.
Imagine walking on this narrow path, hundreds of meters above ground, with nothing 63 (keep) you from sliding off, and then it starts to rain. Talk abouta real-life 64 (frighten) dream, right Safe to say 65 pays off to bring some good climbing footwear.
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，你校将要举办一场主题为“珍爱健康，关注体重”的活动，请你在学校英语报进行宣传，号召同学们参加。内容包括：
1. 活动目的；
2. 具体安排；
3. 号召参加。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear fellow students,
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I, together with my neighbor, arrived in Mali, West Africa, to visit her child, Mary, who was volunteering there. That was a poor area and people lived in mud huts without modern conveniences. However, the villagers appeared content. I had expected we would spend our time helping the poor villagers—we brought many soccer balls, pens, and inexpensive watches—believing that somehow we could improve the villagers’lives. Instead, they were teaching us that having less meant less to worry about and more time and energy for each other. These wonderful people of a different faith taught me an important lesson. And I felt honored and appreciated living here —the opposite of what I’d felt nine months earlier when I’d felt pressured to resign from my job.
For twelve years I’d worked at the hospital. One day they told me I was no longer needed. I understood that it was a cost-cutting move to replace me with someone with less experience and a lower salary. But my understanding didn’t remove the pain of feeling useless.
When I was sad and worried about my future, a fellow health educator at another hospital said to me, “I’ve just learned the most helpful tool,” she said. “No matter what the situation is, there is an opposite, a benefit. Our typicalresponse is to focus on the losses of jobs, marriage, home, or even health. Instead, the speaker told us to concentrate on finding what we gained with our loss.”
At first, I resisted her advice and didn’t care about “opposites”. I forgot my dream to travel around the world in a trailer（房车）and forgot everything I wished to do when I was busy. I only wanted my job back. I missed my office, my coworkers, the routine. I missed the meaningful challenges of organizing health education classes for sick people. But as time passed, I grew tired of my sorrow and loneliness. Maybe I should try my friend’s advice and seek some opposites.
注意：
(1) 续写词数应为150左右；
(2) 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
The opposite of loneliness would be friendship, so I called a kind-hearted neighbor.
These activities enriched my life, but the trip to Africa changed my life completely.
湘豫名校联考
2024年11月高三一轮复习诊断考试
英语参考答案
1-5 BCBAB 6-10 ABABB 11-15 CABAC 16-20 ACBCA 21-25 DDBCD
26-30 BABBC 31-35 CBCAD 36-40 GAEDF 41-45 CBDAA
46-50 DDCCB 51-55 ADBAB
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
1—5 BCBAB 6—10 ABABB 11—15 CABAC 16—20 ACBCA
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）
A
21. D 22. D 23. B
B
24. C
25. D 26. B27. A
C
28. B 29. B 30. C31. C
D
32. B 33. C34. A35. D第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
36. G37. A38. E39. D际情况。
40. F
1. 代词指代法：尤其是this, it, they, he等。
2. 名词复现法：同（近）义词复现、反义词复现、原词复现、同畴词复现等。
3. 逻辑关系法：解释、转折、因果、对比、递进、并列（诸如first, second…)、举例等。
4. 相似结构法：多是副标题，段中基本就是同为短语、“连词+句子”、疑问句、祈使句等。
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）
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者在读研究生期间为了释放压力而选择从悬崖往下跳水的一次经历。
41. C
。
42. B 43. D 44. A45. A 46. D47. D 48. C49. C 50. B 51. A 52. D53. B 【解析】考查动词短语。根据空后的dried off可知，作者从水里“出来”，擦干身体后感觉自己的压力消失了。
54. A 【解析】考查名词。根据前文的“my stress was gone”以及空后的“I was approaching my work with a calmer state of mind and taking failures more easily.”可知，作者感觉到了冬泳的其他“好处”。
55. B【解析】考查动词。根据语境可知，作者提醒人们不要去模仿自己，自己应对压力的方式不一定对每个人都“起作用”，每个人都有自己的解压方式。
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了位于湖南省的高崎岭，在这个地方可以欣赏到独特的丹霞地貌这种自然奇观。
56. that/ which 57. to
58. had 59. a60. are considered61. adventurers62. to take63. keeping 64. frightening65. it
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
One possible version:
Dear fellow students,
To raise our awareness of keeping a healthy weight and improve our overall well-being, our school is going to launch an activity called “Cherish Health, Focus on Weight”. The specific arrangements are as follows:
First, there will be professional doctors giving lectures on the relationship between weight and health as well as the ways to maintain a healthy weight through a balanced diet and proper exercise. Then, we’ll set up various fitness classes and competitions to encourage physical activity after class.
This is a great opportunity for all of us to take better care of our health. So come and join us!
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
One possible version:
The opposite of loneliness would be friendship, so I called a kind-hearted neighbor. I decided to develop a friendship with her. I asked if she would like to take an exercise class with me. Soon we became good friends. We often went shopping together and had a walk every day. Although I missed my busy hours at work, I now had more personal time. I had choices. I tackled cleaning projects I’d delayed due to my long work hours. I volunteered at a mental health program.
These activities enriched my life, but the trip to Africa changed my life completely. In Mali, the villagers’contentment with so little made me realize true happiness comes from connections and love, not material wealth. This profound awakening inspired me to reevaluate my life. Upon returning home, I sold my house and invested ina trailer. I journeyed around the world, not just to see new places, but to immerse myself in different cultures and learn from people living differently. Each stop brought new friendships, lessons, and a deeper understanding of what it means to live a fulfilling life. The trip broadened my horizons and transformed my heart and soul.
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Text 1
M: I’d like to make an appointment with Dr. Smith this week.
W: Well, let me see. I’m afraid he is fully booked on Monday and Wednesday. But he has free time on Tuesday afternoon.
Text 2
M: Oh no, the Internet just stopped working.
W: Not again! Did you pay the bill this month
M: Oh, I guess I forgot...
Text 3
W: Say, what’s your favorite sport
M: Hm... It’s hard to say. I like golf a lot, but I guess I like tennis better.
W: Do you play much tennis
M: Yes, quite a bit. How about a game sometime
Text 4
W: Will you have left by 9:30
M: Oh, definitely. I’m tired and I want to be home by 8:00 at the latest.
W: So, I won’t see you because I can’t be there till 9:30.
Text 5
W: What’s your apartment like, Ken
M: It’s comfortable, but it’s pretty small. It’s only got one room.
W: Really Don’t you have a bedroom
M: No, I sleep in the living room.
W: What about your dog
M: She sleeps in the living room, too. Right next to me.
Text 6
W: Yes, sir. May I help you
M: I have a reservation for tonight. Tony Davis.
W: Just a moment, please. That’s correct. You have a reservation for a three-room suite for tonight.
M: I’m afraid there’s been a mistake. I only asked for a single room, not a suite.
W: I’m sorry,Mr. Davis, but we have only the suite available. Your request arrived too late to reserve a single. There’s a large convention in town this week and we’re full up.
M: Well, if that’s the way it is, I’ll have to take it.
W: Just sign the register here and I’ll have your bags sent up later. It’s Suite 718.
Text 7
M: Hey, Grace! Did you watch Canada play Sweden in the hockey final
W: Hey, Robbie, Yep! It was such a good game. For a while, I thought Canada was going to win.
M: Yeah, but at the end, Sweden could not be stopped! I didn’t expect them to score three goals in the fourth quarter though.
W: Me neither! The third goal was the biggest surprise.
M: Did you see how Johnson tricked the goalkeeper
W: Oh yes! It was amazing! That is why he was named the game’s Most Valuable Player.
M: I had no idea Johnson was such a talented player.
W: Me neither. He really surprised me. Now, I can’t wait to see next year’s match.
Text 8
W: Jacob, this place is huge. The Grand Canyon really is as big as everyone says it is.
M: Thanks for coming with me, Silvia. I have always wanted to come here to Arizona, but I’ve never had anyone to come with. It is great to have another person at the office who loves traveling.
W: No problem. This place is great. I didn’t know how colorful the Grand Canyon is.
M: Me neither. All the reds, oranges, and browns sure do make a beautiful landscape!
W: Are you going to take pictures
M: Of course! My friends would get mad at me if I didn’t show them pictures of the trip. How about you, Silvia
W: I’d love to, but I left my bag in the car.
M: No worries! You can just copy my photos later.
Text 9
W: Did you watch Young Heroes on TV last night
M: Why is it called Young Heroes
W: Because it gives a prize to three inspiring young heroes.
M: Who are they What did they do
W: Well, the first hero was Mike. He started helping a charity when he was nine.
M: Cool!
W: He’s a really funny person. Last year he made a TV programme which made everyone laugh and they gave more money to the charity.
M: Who else won the prize
W: Then there was Lisa. When she first started the secondary school, she was very quiet and she had a difficult time.
M: So what did she do
W: She made a website for other students who felt the same. She finds friends for them.
M: What a kind person! Who was the third hero
W: That was Alan. When he was younger, he was very ill and he nearly died.
M: Is he okay now
W: Yes, he spent several years in hospital. He’s better now but he still has difficulty in walking. The amazing thing is that he’s always cheerful and very brave! In his free time he raises money for the hospital.
M: All heroes inspire us to help, actually.
Text 10
W: Hello, class! The topic of this lesson is the differences between ancient and modern buildings. First, I want to talk about ancient buildings. This is a very interesting subject for me because I studied ancient history in university. Ancient buildings were normally built of stone, and it took many years to complete them. They were also much smaller than modern buildings. The tallest building of the ancient world was the Pyramid of Khufu in Egypt. It was 146 meters tall. Now, let’s look at modern buildings. They are a lot different from the buildings of the ancient world. They are normally built of steel and concrete, and it only takes a few years to complete them. They are also much bigger than ancient buildings. The tallest building of the modern world is the BurjKhalifa in the United Arab Emirates. It is 828 meters tall. Set in Shanghai, China, the Shanghai Tower is a 632-meter tall,127-floor skyscraper as the second tallest building in the world and still holds that spot today.