湘豫名校联考2025-2026学年高二上学期1月阶段性质量检测英语试卷（含答案，含听力原文无音频）

湘豫名校联考
2025—2026 学年高二（上）1 月阶段性质量检测
英语
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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。每段对话读两遍。
例:How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
1. What might the woman be
A. A clerk. B. An accountant. C. An actor.
2. What are the speakers talking about
A. A truck. B. A traffic jam. C. An accident.
3. When does the man plan to reach the station
A. At 4:30. B. At 5:00. C. At 5:30.
4. What is the woman’s study tip
A. Learning while playing.
B. Taking breaks while studying.
C. Studying for an hour each day.
5. What does the man mean
A. He is a little picky.
B. He likes a new computer.
C. He won’t reject an old computer.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第 6 至第 7 两个小题。
6. Where might the conversation take place
A. In the office. B. In the theatre. C. In the store.
7. How many sweaters does Lucy buy for herself
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
听下面一段对话，回答第 8 至第 10 三个小题。
8. How often are children’s workshops held
A. Daily. B. Weekly. C. Monthly.
9. What is the age limit
A. Above two. B. Above five. C. Above eight.
10. What will the woman bring
A. Some glue. B. Model castles. C. Bottle tops.
听下面一段对话，回答第 11 至第 13 三个小题。
11. What does Dad want to do in the holiday
A. Visit cultural relics. B. Play cards at home. C. Enjoy natural scenery.
12. Where does Mom want to go
A. Beijing. B. Hawaii. C. Guilin.
13. What is the possible relationship between the speakers
A. Mother and son. B. Dad and daughter. C. Sister and brother.
听下面一段对话，回答第 14 至第 17 四个小题。
14. How will the man feel when seeing scary films
A. Frightened. B. Calm. C. Excited.
15. Why does the woman feel scared of bees
A. She was once hurt. B. She hates their noise. C. They damaged her ball.
16. What might the woman worry about A. The camp fire will lead to a big fire. B. horror stories might frighten children. C. Something will come out of the bushes.
17. What is the man’s advice
A. To be more outgoing. B. To be more realistic. C. To be more imaginative.
听下面一段独白，回答第 18 至第 20 三个小题。
18. What were carved on the stones
A. Human faces. B. Sharpened weapons. C. Sands and beaches.
19. What plays a role in the discovery of the stones
A. The dropped water level.
B. The work of digging rivers.
C. The researchers’ exploration.
20. When were the stones with carvings found for the first time
A. In 2000. B. In 2010. C. In 2012.
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
Childcare Volunteer Program in Brazil—Rio de Janeiro
Full of life and want to be a Childcare volunteer in Brazil International Volunteer HQ’s Childcare project
enables volunteers to help out in community centers and get experience looking after children.
What to expect and how you’ll make an impact
Schools in Rio de Janeiro run in either the morning or afternoon, which often means children are left alone for
long stretches of time while their parents work. This project aims to give babies and small children a safe place
where they can spend their time in a socially positive way and with adult supervision（照看）, care and attention.
As a childcare volunteer you’ll be assisting local staff at community centers where there are often many
children per staff member. Your help will allow children to get more time with adults and lighten the load for local
staff.
Tasks will vary but are likely to include:
* Giving children care and affection
* Setting up and playing educational games
* Arranging sports and physical activities
* Helping teachers with lessons
* Teaching basic English
When you volunteer with children in Rio, you’ll be adding value to the local community, while also
developing personally and professionally by:
* Helping students grow and learn in a safe space
* Practicing your Portuguese（葡萄牙语）
* Developing your communication skills
* Gaining childcare experience
Volunteer requirements:
* Volunteers must be 18 years or older to participate in this program.
* All volunteers must speak English and have sufficient volunteer travel insurance.
* Gain course credit from your college or university and meet your academic requirements when completing a
volunteer abroad program with International Volunteer HQ!
21. What can we learn about the project
A. It teams up with the community.
B. It pays volunteers money for their work.
C. It offers local teenagers a chance to volunteer.
D. Its main aim is to help the homeless children.
22. What is the volunteers’ duty in the program
A. Teaching in the local language.
B. Spreading the Brazilian culture.
C. Making sure of children’s safety at school.
D. Making arrangements for physical activities.
23. What is a must to take part in the program
A. Meeting the age requirement. B. Gaining enough course credits.
C. Being expert at English writing skills. D. Having sufficient volunteer experience.
B
Dawn Shedrick is matter-of-fact about the heartbreaks of caring. She is clear and calm when she describes its
hardships and grief. The only time that her voice tightens is when she talks about the isolation（孤立） she felt, and
about all the other caregivers who live in those lonely shadows. For decades, she held it together and put on a brave
face. She watched her mother struggle, and kept the sorrow to herself.
Her situation is all too common. The latest estimate is that 106 million people do some kind of unpaid care for
an adult in this country. But because family caring is not a public conversation, many of them—of us—feel
invisible. Nearly half say they are lonely, more than twice the U.S. rate of 22%.
A few years ago, Shedrick learned about the Caregiver Action Network (CAN), a DC-based organization that
among other services staffs a hotline for caregivers who need all kinds of help. The group started the hotline
because, despite their numbers, there was no specific information platform to help them find resources and help.
What callers want more than anything is to be seen and recognized, says CAN CEO Marvell Adams. “Every
resource we have, the whole purpose is to give awareness to caregivers: You are not alone,” he says. “We hear over
and over again— They don’t always want somebody to solve it. What they want is somebody to recognize them.”
Shedrick joined the board, aiming to help other caregivers find support. She’s seen how hard it can be. Her
consulting company, JenTex, provides training, professional development and continuing education for social
workers and those in health and human services.
Shedrick now manages the binder of medical information that organizes everything that’s happened— every
doctor, every symptom（症状）. It weighs on her, but, she says, she now knows who she is, who to lean on for
support, and has a way to connect to others, by talking about her experience.
24. How did Dawn Shedrick feel when speaking of her loneliness
A. Embarrassed. B. Ashamed. C. Emotional. D. Relieved.
25. What is the intention of the hotline
A. To assist the family caregivers. B. To provide help for the needy family.
C. To introduce nursing workers for patients. D. To offer family members nursing training.
26. What message does Marvell Adams convey
A. Caregivers lack spiritual support.
B. Callers need practical help in most cases.
C. Their hotline will be replaced by videophones.
D. Many people provide unpaid care for an adult.
27. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Dawn Shedrick: A Brave Caregiver for Her Mother
B. Caregivers: A Group Hoping to Connect with Others
C. Unpaid Caregiving: A Common Phenomenon in the U.S.
D. The Caregiver Action Network: Offering Hotline Services
C
In the 10 years since the book Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness was
published, the idea of nudging（助推） people to make better decisions has become mainstream in everything from
government to public health to personal habits.
A nudge is a way of skillfully influencing choices without actually forbidding anything. One of the examples
in the book is the cafeteria that nudged diners into healthy eating habits by placing fruits and other healthy snacks at
eye level, while putting chips and ice cream in harder-to-reach spots. No one was prevented from seeking out their
favorite junk food, but the set up of the offerings encouraged diners to choose apple slices instead.
But even though nudges have proven successful in several fields, they’re not perfect. In fact, nudges don’t
always work and can sometimes even backfire.
Here’s why nudges aren’t always the best way to go about changing your habits— strong preferences. I’m a
crazy reader. I’m at the library as often as twice a week. Despite this, I carry an average overdue fine balance of
close to $10 at any one time. Over the years, I’ve tried various nudges to improve my on-time return rate. I’ve left
books on the table by the door, left books in my car, and I’ve even placed “return library books” on my work to-do
list. Not a single one of these nudges has worked. What’s going on here is that my preexisting preferences are far
stronger than my nudges to return the books.
Strong preferences can also help to explain some phenomenon of the patients. No matter what nudges the
medical profession has attempted to use to improve patient compliance, many patients have such a strong
preexisting preference to maintain their old eating and exercise habits that they’ll simply ignore their doctor’s
recommendations. Even when it comes to taking medication, the preference to not take it is greater than even some
financial nudges that pay patients to comply. Though nudges can help to improve habits, they will not overcome
strong preferences.
28. Which of the following belongs to nudge
A. Customers’ shopping habits. B. The volume of background music.
C.A salesman’s strong recommendation. D. The advertisement played in a shopping center.
29. What does the author’s experience illustrate
A. Book loving can be a crazy thing.
B. Bad habits are always formed little by little.
C. More importance should be attached to nudging.
D. The nudging is not always as effective as we expect.
30. What does the underlined word “compliance” in paragraph 5 probably mean
A. Obedience. B. Living. C. Condition. D. Accommodation.
31. What is mainly talked about in the passage
A. A brief introduction of a book. B. An idea mentioned in a book.
C. The author’s personal experience. D. The disadvantages of preference.
D
It might just serve as a way to pass a rainy afternoon, but swimming may be one of humans’ oldest hobbies.
The earliest swimming pool dates back to 3000 BCE, in the Indus Valley.
Much later, in the 19th century, swimming pools emerged in Britain and the U.S. But along with them came
the challenge of keeping them hygienic. Even now, public and private swimming pools can become hotbeds of
infection if they’re not well maintained. Over the last 25 years, swimming pools have been the most common
setting for outbreaks of an infectious intestinal disease in England and Wales.
Swimmers can catch cryptosporidium（隐孢子虫） by accidentally swallowing unhealthy matter in the pool
water, says Jackie Knee, assistant professor in the London School of tropical Medicine’s Environmental Health
Group.
You may go to many lengths to avoid swallowing pool water, but evidence suggests that some still ends up in
our bodies. According to a 2017 study conducted at public swimming pools in Ohio involved testing the blood of
549 people, on average, the adults swallowed around 21 mL per hour, while children swallowed around 49 mL per
hour.
When one swallows pool water, the chances of this water being an infection risk differs depending on how
busy the pool is. One study found that contracting cryptosporidium is more likely when swimming at peak times.
The researchers tested water from six pools once a week for 10 weeks in summer 2017, and detected
cryptosporidium in 20% of the pool samples, and at least once in each pool. Two thirds of these water samples were
during the pool’s busiest times, in the school holidays.
According to Jackie Knee, the risk of chloramines（氯胺） forming above the water can be lowered by
ensuring that everyone showers before entering the pool, which helps to wash off faecal matter. Showering can help
to lower the risk of spreading and contracting infection. “Other important ways to avoid infections from swimming
pools include avoiding swallowing pool water,” Jackie Knee adds. 32. What challenge were swimming pools facing in the 19th century
A. To reduce costs. B. To keep water clean.
C. To attract customers. D. To get enough water.
33. What did the 2017 study show
A. Going swimming can be dangerous.
B. Swallowing pool water is hard to avoid.
C. People don’t know the harm of pool water.
D. Adults swallow more pool water than children.
34. What mainly decides infection risk according to paragraph 5
A. The number of swimmers. B. The size of swimming pools.
C. The length of swimming hours. D. The temperature of pool water.
35. What does Jackie Knee intend to do in the last paragraph
A. To give some analyses. B. To issue some warnings.
C. To make some comments. D. To offer some suggestions.
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。
Are you waiting for a sign A breakthrough A moment when everything magically falls into place It’s time
to stop waiting. 36
If you want a different life, it’s up to you to make it happen. In my work as a life coach, I see too many people
sit on the sidelines of their own lives, hoping that someday, something will change.
37 When things change inside you, everything changes around you. The moment you decide to step up,
your life begins to transform.
The Power of Perspective: Change How You See, Change How You Live
The way you view the world shapes your reality. If you change the way you look at things, the things you look
at change. 38 But what if those same challenges were actually opportunities in disguise（伪装） What if
every struggle you’ve faced was preparing you for your next level
Reinventing Yourself: The Only Way Forward
39 You can start over. Rebuilding yourself isn’t about erasing your past. Instead, resetting your life
means using the lessons from your past to help you step into the person you were meant to become.
And let’s be clear: never change yourself for anyone. Change only for YOU. Change because YOU want more.
Change because you refuse to settle for a life that doesn’t light you up. 40 Every day is a chance for
rediscovering yourself and redefining who you are. You are not stuck. You are in progress.
A. But here’s the truth.
B. After all, not everyone likes to change.
C. No one is coming to change your life for you.
D. You don’t have to be who you were yesterday.
E. In a sense, it has the same meaning as recreating.
F. Right now, you might see challenges, or reasons why you “can’t”.
G. Let your own desire to be a better self be your inspiration to live a better life.
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 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
When Louis Braille was 3, he hurt one of his eyes. 41 not only set in, but it also moved to the other
eye, leaving him 42 .
However, his parents were 43 to teach their son how to read. They pounded nails into a board in the
44 of letters and began to teach him the alphabet（字母表）. He studied hard, which 45 reading raised
letters with his fingertips, a tiring exercise. Later, he entered the Royal Institute for Blind Youth.
The 46 came when Louis was introduced to a sonographic（超声） language used in the darkness,
47 sounds like dots and dashes（点和划） as a code for soldiers who needed to 48 communicate. It
was heavy but in a way provided 49 for Louis Braille. Over the next four years, he 50 his alphabet:
six cells of dots arranged in two columns and three rows. Each 51 of dots represented a letter.
Later, with the help of a 52 friend who invented a machine to emboss （压印） the alphabet 53
Louis Braille onto sheets of paper, he wrote home to his mother.
Like those blind people who 54 before Louis Braille invented his writing system called Braille, we
can only 55 how wonderful those letters must have been— but they meant the world to his mother, just as
his alphabet has meant so much to the rest of the world.
41. A. Infection B. Anxiety C. Blame D. Conflict
42. A. risky B. invisible C. blind D. abnormal
43. A. unlikely B. determined C. unwilling D. suitable
44. A. charge B. shape C. spirit D. center
45. A. placed B. proved C. received D. required
46. A. opportunity B. appetite C. display D. breakthrough
47. A. employing B. seeking C. obtaining D. inferring
48. A. instantly B. occasionally C. secretly D. efficiently
49. A. resource B. inspiration C. support D. solution
50. A. recovered B. printed C. cloned D. perfected
51. A. combination B. appearance C. position D. size 52. A. reliable B. generous C. brilliant D. typical
53. A. focused on B. carved by C. left with D. named after
54. A. interacted B. existed C. cared D. reflected
55. A. imagine B. conclude C. create D. record
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 77th Frankfurt Book Fair brought together more than 4,000 exhibitors from 92 countries and regions. And
nearly 240,000 visitors 56 (attract) to the fair.
Since its founding in 1949, the fair 57 (grow) into one of the world’s largest 58 (publish)
events and an important platform for culture exchange. It has also become a major stage for Chinese publishers
59 (share) their works with global audiences.
Kaiser, vice president of the Frankfurt Book Fair, said she was pleased to see China’s strong 60
(present) at this year’s event and added the fair aims to create an open and equal platform 61 global participants, helping different cultures understand each other through dialogues.
“We are very happy to see high-quality, China-organized programs appear on the international stage,” she said.
“ 62 number of Chinese exhibitors has also grown compared with last year, 63 their overall
participation has been very active.”
Despite the rapid evolution of technology, Kaiser remains convinced that the value of reading and literature
remains 64 (replaceable). “No matter how technology develops, imagination and creativity belong to
human beings alone,” she said. “It is this unique human creativity 65 gives reading its enduring meaning.”
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，你校英语角计划本周五进行一次“高效笔记”的分享活动，请你写一篇英文发言稿，内容
包括：
1.高效笔记的重要性；
2.分享方法。
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。
Good afternoon, everyone!
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。
Three days after my husband, Paul, and I drove south from New Jersey and moved into a new house in the city
of Nashville, my husband suffered a heart attack at the gym on the treadmill（跑步机） when I was cooking a
chicken in our new home.
“The doctors shocked him with a defibrillator（除颤器） and got his heart beating again. He’s now on the way
by ambulance to Ascension St. Thomas,” trembled the Southern voice of a clearly frightened gym employee.
I thanked her, hung up, stood frozen with the raw chicken still in hand, wondering where Ascension St.
Whatever was.
I was born in New Jersey and hated its rainy days. Since childhood, I’d dreamed of escaping my home state.
But after I married and had children, life kept me firmly planted in New Jersey until two months ago when Paul and
I finally took action. We left New Jersey and came to Nashville where we bought a little house in the south. We
planned to spli（t 分开）our time between New Jersey and Nashville and, eventually, let go of New Jersey, once we’
d adjusted to Nashville.
But now standing alone on that January day in this strange city, our plan all felt like a joke. Back in New
Jersey, we had many relatives and friends, but in Nashville we knew nobody. I had no one to help me.
Because our car was at the gym, I called a taxi. I sat in the back of my paid ride, speed-dialing favorites on my
phone, speaking out what had happened to the first human who picked up. I rushed into the emergency room at
Ascension St. Thomas and found Paul was heavily drugged, but still alive.
Then forty-eight hours later, he emerged from the surgery——and I emerged into a tornado of support from
New Jersey friends though they were far from us. Someone, somehow, had filled our fridge. A box of food
miraculously made it to me in the ICU. A cake appeared on our porch without a note.
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。
Day after day, calls and texts checked in from New Jersey.
After Paul recovered, we talked about our former idea and made a decision.
题序 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
答案 A C B B C C A B B C
题序 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
答案 A C A B A C B A A B
题序 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
答案 A D A C A A B D D A
题序 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
答案 B B B A D C A F D G
题序 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
答案 A C B B D D A C B D
题序 51 52 53 54 55
答案 A C D B A
56. were attracted 【解析】考查时态和语态。句子主语是“nearly 240,000 visitors”，与 attract 是动宾关系，
并且根据谓语 brought 判断 attract 需用一般过去时的被动形式，故填 were attracted。
57. has grown 【解析】考查动词时态。“Since its founding in 1949”是现在完成时的标志性时间状语，且主
语 the fair 为单数，因此填 has grown。
58. publishing 【解析】考查非谓语。events 是名词，空处应用动名词作定语修饰 events，表示“出版业活动”。
故填 publishing。句意为：自 1949 年成立以来，该展会已成长为全球最大的出版活动之一，也是重要的文
化交流平台。
59. to share 【解析】考查非谓语动词。根据结构判断此处是用不定式作后置定语，故填 to share。
60. presence 【解析】考查名词。空前有形容词，空处需接名词，故填 presence。句意为：法兰克福书展副
总裁凯泽表示，她很高兴看到中国在今年展会上的强劲参与，并补充称，书展旨在为全球参与者打造一个
开放平等的平台，助力不同文化通过对话相互理解。
61. for 【解析】考查介词。根据句意可知，这个书展为全球的参与者提供了公开、平等的平台。故填 for。
62. The 【解析】考查冠词。“the number of+名词”表示“……的数量”，作主语时谓语用单数，故填 The。
63. and 【解析】考查连词。根据句意可知，谓语 has grown 和 has been 是并列关系，故填 and。
64. irreplaceable 【解析】考查形容词。remain 是系动词，后需接形容词作表语。根据句意可知，此处表示
“尽管科技快速发展，阅读和文学的价值仍然不可替代”。故填 irreplaceable。
65. that 【解析】考查强调句。本句是强调句，“this unique human creativity”为被强调部分，因此需用 that
作为连接词。
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（满分 15 分）
One possible version:
Good afternoon, everyone!
As we all know, better grades start with better notes. Organized notes can help improve your recall of what
you have learned in class. Below are some tips.
First of all, focus simply on keywords and concepts. Write down individual words or phrases that are most
relevant to the topic. Besides, take notes in your own words, which will help you understand and remember what
you hear better. You can also use short symbols instead of long words to save time. What’s more, use different
colored highlighters to emphasize key information, which can allow you to remember the contents of your notes
more easily.
I hope you can find my tips useful and make great progress in study. Thanks for your listening!
第二节（满分 25 分）
One possible version:
Day after day, calls and texts checked in from New Jersey. Night after night, hot meals appeared at home and
at the hospital, ordered by New Jersey friends who, without missing a beat, figured out exactly what to get from
where. Once Paul was discharged, these New Jersey angels flew down and moved in with us, sitting watch so I
could shop for food or take a walk, rubbing Paul’s feet to distract him from post-surgical pain, cooking dinner
while I drove him to the hospital. That strange city of Nashville, once cold and scary, started to feel warm—all
because of the love coming from thousands of miles away.
After Paul recovered, we talked about our former idea and made a decision. We wouldn’t “let go of New
Jersey” like we planned. Paul held my hand and said, “Home isn’t a house— it’s the people who show up when
you’re down.” So we kept our New Jersey home, splitting time between the two places. Now, when I look at New
Jersey’s rainy days, I don’t complain anymore. I think of the fridge filled with food, the cake on the porch, and the
calls that never stopped. Truly, there’s no place like home—especially when home has friends who love you like
family.
听力原文
Text 1
M: Good morning. I’d like to open a bank account and I am interested in the one called “Act”.
W: OK, if you’d like to take a seat. I’ll just get some details from you. It won’t take long.
Text 2
M: Hey! That car just ran a red light and hit a car in front of it!
W: Is anyone hurt
M: I don’t know... Watch out!
Text 3
W: It’s 4:30 now. When will you leave for the station
M: The time is pretty tight so I must leave now. The train departs at 5:30. I plan to get there half an hour before my
train leaves.
Text 4
M: I’m extremely tired. I’ve been studying for half a day.
W: Well, that isn’t good! I always study for half an hour. Then I have a break for five minutes, moving my arms
and legs and drinking some water. Then I study again.
Text 5
M: Would you buy a second-hand computer
W: I would. I don’t mind if it’s new or old as long as it works. I’m not picky. How about you
M: I don’t see why I wouldn’t buy a second-hand computer.
Text 6
W: Look at those beautiful sweaters! Now, let’s go in and look around.
M: Lucy, you look around for only ten minutes and choose two sweaters.
W: Yes. One is for me, and the other is for my best friend, Judith.
M: That’s thoughtful of you. Take them to the counter.
W: I’d like these two, please.
M: Will that be cash or charge
W: Charge, of course. But why There is a problem with my credit card, so I will pay in cash.
Text 7
M: Can I help you
W: I’d like some information about children’s workshops.
M: Um, as you probably know, they run every Saturday. It’s 2.50 a child, with 80 pence off for two or more
children from the same family. And all ages from five upwards are welcome, though we do ask that children below
eight years of age are accompanied by an adult. This Saturday there’s Building Castles.
W: Oh, sounds great!
M: This involves a bit of glue, so make sure the kids are in old clothes. And if possible, could you bring along
bottle tops that the children might use in the models as decoration
W: We’ll try to find some.
Text 8
M: Mom, what’s your plan about the vacation Do you also want to stay in Beijing, visiting cultural relics, just like
Dad
W: Actually, no. I’d like to enjoy some natural scenery in Guilin. Though it would be a long journey there, we can
play cards on the train.
M: Are there any interesting places
W: Sure, we can go boating there and eat at the farm house. We can enjoy things that are different from cities. What
do you think
M: Actually, I want to go to Hawaii. Some of our classmates have been to Hawaii several times.
W: Is this the reason
M: Of course not. We can also enjoy the different cultural customs and improve our English.
Text 9
W: What are you afraid of
M: I’m not sure. I used to be scared of a lot of things when I was young, but not anymore.
W: Are you afraid of horror movies
M: No. I know they’re not real, so there is nothing to be afraid of. How about you
W: I get scared pretty easily. I’m actually frightened of bees.
M: Really Why They are so lovely!
W: I don’t know. I got hurt when playing with a ball at 6 and ever since, I’ve been afraid of them.
M: What other things are you afraid of
W: Sitting by the camp fire and telling horror stories is very scary.
M: Wow. You’ re afraid of many things!
W: I guess so. Aren’t you afraid of something coming out of the bushes
M: It’s not going to happen. We probably went camping dozens of times and nothing ever came out of the bushes.
What makes you think something will happen
W: I don’t know.
M: If you were realistic, you probably wouldn’t be scared of everything. Maybe you have too much imagination.
Text 10
W: Human faces cut into stone up to 2,000 years ago have again been found on a rocky area along the Amazon
River in northern Brazil. The stone carvings appeared as a result of a big drop in water levels because of dry
weather in parts of northern Brazil. People had reported some of the rock carvings before when water levels were
low. But now a greater number have been identified. That will help researchers establish the history of the carvings.
One area shows smooth markings in the rock that are thought to be where Indigenous people once sharpened
their weapons before European settlers arrived. People cannot date them exactly but based on evidence of human
occupation of the area, the markings are believed to be about 1,000 to 2,000 years old. The carvings were first seen
in 2010, but this year’s drought has been more severe than earlier dry periods. The Rio Negro river’s levels dropped
15 meters since July, uncovering large areas of rocks and sand where there had been no beaches.