湖北省鄂东南省级示范高中2022届高三英语5月模拟考试试题（含听力）

这是一份湖北省鄂东南省级示范高中2022届高三英语5月模拟考试试题（含听力），共14页。试卷主要包含了 5分, 满分7， 15等内容，欢迎下载使用。

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。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: Hw much is the shirt?
A. £19. 15. B. £9. 18. C. £9. 15.
答案是C。
1. What des Jasn plan t d tday?
A. Visit a schl.
B. G dwntwn.
C. Lk after his sn.
2. What is the relatinship between the speakers?
A. Friends.
B. Clleagues.
C. Waiter and custmer.
3. Why is Mike ging t Charleri?
A. T meet friends.
B. T take phts.
C. T visit a museum.
4. What drink will the man have?
A. Beer
B. Juice.
C. Milk.
5. Where des the wman like t wrk?
A. At a restaurant.
B. At a schl.
C. At a supermarket.
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和第7两个小题。
6. What des the article tell us abut Christmas shpping?
A. The best time. B. The best places.
C. The way t save mney.
7. What day is it tday?
A. Friday. B. Saturday.
C. Sunday.
听下面一段对话, 回答第8和第9两个小题。
8. Hw did Christpher eat n the wedding in India?
A. By using a spn and a frk. B. By using chpsticks.
C. By using his hands.
9. What did Christpher think f the fd after trying it?
A. Terrible. B. Just s-s.
C. Delicius.
听下面一段对话, 回答第10至第12三个小题。
10. Where d the speakers live?
A. In a city. B. In a twn.
C. In a village.
11. What des Henry especially want t d?
A. G hiking.
B. Surf in the sea.
C. Visit King Arthur's birthplace.
12. What is mst prbably the Watering Hle?
A. An island. B. A htel.
C. A cafe.
听下面一段对话, 回答第13至第16四个小题。
13. Wh is Mike?
A. A teacher. B. A writer.
C. A nurse.
14. What is the man best at?
A. Organizing classes and materials.
B. Cmmunicating with thers.
C. Giving rders as a leader.
15. What made the man get int teaching?
A. His interest. B. The easy wrk.
C. The high salary.
16. When did the man becme a teacher?
A. At the age f 25. B. At the age f 28.
C. At the age f 30.
听下面一段独白, 回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. What is the talk mainly abut?
A. Ways t learn Latin well.
B. Attempts t bring Latin t life.
C. The rigin f the Latin language.
18. Hw ften is the Vatican Radi news bradcast?
A. Every day. B. Once a week.
C. Five times a mnth.
19. What is true abut Luca Desiata's bk?
A. Being written nly in Latin.
B. Having explanatins in mdern languages.
C. Being abut crsswrd puzzles.
20. What did Carl Egger try t d?
A. Renew Latin thrugh the Internet.
B. Create sme new Latin wrds.
C. Frm Latin Facebk grups.
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
We've dug deep t find 4 f the mst exciting dcumentary films cming t a screen near yu in 2022.
Last Exit: Space
Last Exit: Space, narrated by Werner Herzg, explres the human ptential fr settling in space and sending peple where they’ve never been befre. Since planet Earth is pssibly ging t hell （地狱） in a handbasket, the film prmises t ask the questin: where else might we call hme? Directed by his sn Rudlph Herzg, Last Exit: Space will be available frm March 10 n Discvery+.
Grbachev. Heaven
As leader f the Sviet Unin Mikhail Grbachev was nce ne f the mst pwerful peple n the planet wh gverned a landmass s big that it cvered 11 time znes. Grbachev's legacy is a cmplex ne-he versaw the end f the Cld War but many Russians blame him fr the Sviet Unin's cllapse. The BBC says this ptentially fascinating lk at ne f the mst significant figures frm inside his wn hme will be airing in the very near future.
We Met In Virtual Reality
This film frm directr Je Hunting beats fresh grund in that it is filmed entirely in virtual reality. Less abut the technlgy itself, it is mre an explratin f human cnnectins and hw these can develp in the 3D virtual wrld. Early reviews have been psitive fllwing its shwing at Sundance. Expect a streaming release in late May this year.
2nd Chance
Hld yur ppcrn tightly when watching this. If the trailer（预告片）is anything t g by, there are ging t be lts f near-death mments. 2nd Chance frm Oscar-nminated directr Ramin Bahrani tells the stry f Richard Davis, the wild and dd inventr f the mdern bullet-prf vest. “All will be revealed as sn as a release date is cnfirmed. ” Ramin Bahrani prmised n April 5th.
21. What is prbably the majr cncern in Last Exit: Space?
A. Space travel is difficult fr peple.
B. Human beings may g t hell after death.
C. Human beings can't find their way back frm space.
D. The earth will becme unfit fr human habitatin.
22. Which dcumentary film suits peple wh are interested in studying histry?
A. Last Exit: Space. B. Grbachev. Heaven.
C. We Met In Virtual Reality. D. 2nd Chance.
23. In which sectin f a magazine can yu find this text?
A. Science&Technlgy. B. Fashin& Beauty.
C. Culture & Entertainment. D. Travel &Adventure.
B
Last year, the widespread pandemic, COVID-19, struck the glbe, fr which reasn many cuntries psed lckdwn restrictins in sme disease-stricken areas.
When her five-year-ld daughter, Sphie, was tld she had t islate （隔离）arund the Christmas perid, Amy Thmpsn had an innvative idea that wuld make sure bth Sphie, and her seven-year-ld brther, Will, were kept entertained.
“I wanted t d smething a bit different as it was ging t be the first Christmas with n Santa visits r trips t Christmas markets, and I still wanted t give them a really special December. ”
Amy, wh is an event and wedding planner, wrte dwn different activities n pieces f paper and put them int an advent calendar fr the children t pen. Each activity was different and a ttal surprise.
Mvie night with treats, game night, making vide calls with their cusins and baking were just sme f the activities that they pened n thse chilly December mrnings that kept them excited fr the day ahead.
“We did almst all f them tgether. Christmas is a time t spend with family but when we culdn't see ur extended family, the kids were quite upset s we tried t make it as special as pssible with the advent calendar. Sme f the activities we wuld have dne anyway, like watching Christmas mvies, but they thught it was a special treat every time they pened an activity because we made a big deal ut f it. ”
Amy plans t d the same traditin again this year and is already thinking up new exciting activities t add fr 2021 that wn't have t be within the lckdwn restrictins.
24. Why did Amy design an advent calendar?
A. T islate her kids. B. T cheer up her kids.
C. T make that Christmas different. D. T defend her kids against the pandemic.
25. Which f the fllwing best describes Amy?
A. cnsiderate and curius.
B. caring and ambitius.
C. thughtful and creative.
D. enthusiastic and determined.
26. Which statement is TRUE accrding t the last 2 paragraphs?
A. Fr the kids, pening an activity matters mre than the activity itself.
B. The kids lve their extended family mre than their wn family.
C. The advent calendar wn't be abandned until the pandemic is ver.
D. The advent calendar must include special activities rather than rdinary nes.
27. What is the main purpse f the text?
A. T intrduce a Christmas activity-the advent calendar.
B. T encurage peple t fight against the pandemic.
C. T describe and praise a lving mther-Amy.
D. T tell a family stry-a special celebratin f Christmas.
C
It has always been assumed that traffic nise is a prblem unique t animals. But a new study by Ghtbi-Ravandi, a btanist at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran, has revealed that plants suffer t.
Scientists have previusly suspected that plants may be able t sense sund waves as they are struck by them. A number f experiments have cnfirmed this in recent years-plants cntinuusly affected by ultrasund（超声波）in the lab have shwn a range f adverse respnses including the expressin f stress-related genes, abnrmal grwth and reduced spruting（发芽）f seeds.
Yet blasting（轰击） plants with ultrasund is nt the same as grwing them in the presence f actual traffic nise. T this end, Dr Ghtbi-Ravandi decided t set up an experiment t study precisely this questin.
Wrking with a team f clleagues, Dr Ghtbi-Ravandi grew tw species in his lab. The plants were grwn frm seed and allwed t mature fr tw mnths in the same space befre they were divided int tw grups. One grup was expsed t 73 decibels （分贝） f traffic nise fr 16 hurs a day. The ther grup was left t grw in silence. After 15 days had passed, samples were taken frm the yungest fully expanded leaves n every plant in the experiment and studied.
Nne f the plants expsed t the traffic nise did well. Analysis f their leaves revealed that all f them were suffering. The chemical cmpunds indicating stress in plants were fund at much higher levels in the samples expsed t the traffic nise. The team als fund that a range f hrmnes nrmally assciated with healthy grwth and develpment in plants were present at significantly reduced levels in the plants expsed t the nise.
His findings make it clear that, thugh plants lack ears, the impact generated by the nise f traffic still bthers them enugh t trigger strng stress respnses. The next questin is whether all nise pllutin affects all species in the same way.
28. What des the underlined wrd “adverse”mean in the secnd paragraph?
A. expected. B. passive. C. negative. D. ppsite.
29. What can we knw abut the plants expsed t traffic nise?
A. Their seeds failed t sprut.
B. They have high-level hrmnes.
C. They cntain mre stress-related cmpunds.
D. They barely have expanded leaves.
30. It is pssible that the next step f the study is t _____.
A. reduce nise pllutinB. experiment with ther plants
C. publish the findingsD. cnfirm previus assumptins
31. Which f the fllwing is a suitable title fr the passage?
A. Nise Pllutin Has t Be Reduced
B. Plant Prtectin Is Urgently Needed
C. Plant Grwth Is Prevented by Ultrasund
D. Plants Are Badly Affected by Traffic
D
In ur fiercely cmpetitive sciety, achievement has becme the tp pririty fr many. Accrding t a natinal survey f 10, 000 students, almst 80 percent f yuth identified individual achievement r happiness as mst imprtant t them, while nly 20 percent selected caring fr thers.
Our yuth ften strive t be successful even if it cmes at a cst t their mental health, which may help explain increasing rates f anxiety and depressin amng the yuth.
Actually, yuth attitudes abut achievement start with adults. Yung peple fllw in the ftsteps f adults. They can see hw we treat success and prductivity as symbls f hnr. We reward the yuth fr being straight-A students. We encurage them t bst their resumes with endless extracurricular activities. We may tell ur children that we value kindness and empathy（共情）but d nt always prmte these values with the same enthusiasm and effrts.
Our current bsessin with achievement is likely fueling anxiety while damaging the fabric fur sciety. If we want t heal individually and cllectively then we need t examine sme relatinships. This prcess starts by recgnizing that success is nt equal t sustained happiness. It makes mre sense t achieve with the aim f making a psitive cntributin t the life f thers. If yu judge success nly by individual measures such as mney, pwer, r fame, yu will prbably be disappinted. Furthermre, let's break the myth that kindness is a barrier t achievement. There is a false statement that kindness is weakness. Hwever, the ppsite is true. Evidence suggests that children wh care fr thers achieve mre than thse wh d nt. Kindness and achievement are nt mutually exclusive. One can strive t achieve their individual gals and be kind t thers.
Our drive t achieve is nt necessarily a bad thing. It can have a psitive impact n the lives f thers. The prblem ccurs when we pursue success nly fr individual purpses. This may ultimately cme at a cst t ur mental health, ur lved nes, and sciety.
32. Hw des the authr demnstrate that achievement is ranked tp?
A. By giving sme examples. B. By making sme cmments.
C. By presenting sme data. D. By cnducting a survey.
33. What is Paragraph 3 mainly abut?
A. Hw anxius and depressed the yuth feel.
B. Why the yuth are crazy abut success.
C. Hw adults trick the yuth.
D. What demands the yuth must meet.
34. T reduce current bsessin with achievement, the yuth shuld be educated t
A. care mre abut their mental health
B. give up individual success
C. give tp pririty t cntinued happiness
D. cmbine achievement and kindness
35. What's the authr's attitude twards the desire t achieve?
A. Objective. B. Critical.
C. Apprving. D. Optimistic.
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。
Frgtten Passwrd? Never Again!
Passwrds shuld be cmplex and varied enugh t be secure, yet still memrable. __36__Nwnder s many peple use the same passwrd ver and ver again r simply write them all dwn!
A much better idea is t fllw a system. __37__It's gd exercise fr yur brain and a valuableway t prtect yur identity nline.
The fllwing system uses letters, numbers and symbls, s it will please even the strictest website. First, chse a shrt qutatin, ne that n ne wuld have any reasn t assciate with yu. Pick ut the initial letters-creating the first “building blck” fr yur passwrds. __38__
Next, chse a meaningful date-again, ne that can't be guessed r easily researched. Maybe the year f a favurite hliday, 86 say. Then add a randm element by picking any tw keybard symbls: fr example, &and £.
Finally, rganize these building blcks in any rder yu like. And strengthen the cde further by making sme f the letters lwer case, and sme upper: maybe 86&£PiAs.
__39__
And then add twr three extra letters each time, a few initials r abbreviatins（缩写形式）t remind yu f what this particular passwrd is fr. Fr example, yu might use BT fr yur phne accunt, r CC fr the camera club frum. S the final passwrd fr yur BBC accunt culd be: BBC86&£PiAs.
__40__ But each passwrd ends up being cmplex and unique, helping t prtect yur identity and giving yur memry a cracking wrkut every time.
A. Start using it as the basis fr every new passwrd yu set.
B. With a system like this, yu've gt a basic methd t fllw.
C. But with s many t keep track f, this can be hard t achieve.
D. S, if yu chse, “Play it again, Sam”, yu'd have the letters PIAS.
E. Spend a little time getting t knw hw t remember yur passwrds.
F. It is nt difficult t memrize yur passwrds nce yu get the hang f it.
G. Yu save time at the setting stage, and have a clear pattern fr yur memry t fllw.
第三部分 语言知识运用（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。
It was in my first year f wrk as a dctr. A wman in her early twenties was brught in after a rad traffic accident. The surgens were ___41___ t save her life and she died n the table. Ashen-faced, my cnsultant tld her family the ___42___. I sat with them fr sme time as they sbbed quietly and when I ___43___frm the rm the cnsultant was standing utside. “I think it wuld be nice if it came frm yu, ” he said.
I stared ___44___ “What?”I asked.
“Abut rgan dnatin, ” he replied. I___45___hard. Surely this wuld be the___46___thingthey'd want t talk abut. It felt acutely awkward and___47___t be cnsidering this kind fcnversatin while they were being___48___with grief. But the ___49___with rgan dnatin is thatevery minute___50___I pened the dr and sat ppsite them, ___51___that I was nly ging t make things wrse frthem.
“It's what she'd have___52____, ”the mther said befre I'd even finished. The father ndded. While I had imagined they might be angry with me fr bringing up such a delicate subject in their ___53___fgrief, in fact they seemed pleased.
“She was always s generus, ” her father added.
As I left them, it___54___t me that I'd been wrng in thinking it wuld be an awkward cnversatin. Nthing culd take away the pain f having lst their daughter. Yet this last, final act had cmfrted them and helped them feel that the spirit f their daughter___55___in this act f genersity.
41.A. inefficientB. impssibleC. unableD. unfit
42.A. newsB. planC. excuseD. ffer
43.A. arseB. escapedC. drppedD. emerged
44.A. casuallyB. blanklyC. preciselyD. literally
45.A. swallwedB. struggledC. pausedD. chewed
46.A. leastB. lastC. wrstD. wildest
47.A. ill-timedB. absent-mindedC. shrt-sightedD. narrw-minded
48.A. defeatedB. beatenC. vercmeD. wrapped
49.A. advantageB. alternativeC. trickD. prblem
50.A. cuntsB. invlvesC. weighsD. values
51.A. infrmedB. remindedC. warnedD. cnvinced
52.A. missedB. assumedC. wantedD. inquired
53.A. emtinB. mmentC. presenceD. view
54.A. happenedB. appearedC. seemedD. ccurred
55.A. mved nB. lived nC. wandered arundD. held n
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.
Xiahngshu, the scial media and lifestyle platfrm smetimes knwn as China's answer t Instagram, aplgized56______letting blggers share heavily filtered（滤光的）phts f turistattractins, disappinting users wh went t thse57______（lcate） after seeing the pictures. The appissued a statement n Sunday n its scial media accunt, 58______（admit） that sme users have“ver-beautified”their nline travel diaries.
The platfrm, which said it has 100 millin59______（mnth） active users, many f them yungfemale cnsumers in60______（they） 20s and 30s, stressed that its cmmunity explicitly（明确地）calls fr users t avid ver-editing when61______（share） recmmendatins in areas such as beauty andmake-up, fashin and stre visits.
The aplgy62______（cme） after users cmplained n scial media abut their experience fllwing travel guides n Xiahngshu, nly t find ut n actual visits that the places are cmpletely different frm the63______（skillful） retuched images they saw. One f 64______mst well-knwn
cases invlved the “pink beach” f Fuxian Lake in China's suthwestern Yunnan prvince, 65______ ften appears nline in dreamy pink images, but in reality is mre similar t the clr f red bricks.
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, 你的英国朋友Peter得知你校开设了名为“心灵小屋（Sul Huse）”的心理咨询室, 来信询问其具体情况。请你给他写一封回信, 内容包括:
1. 开设原因和目的;
2. 具体实施情况;
3. 效果及反馈。
注意: 1. 词数80左右;
2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。
Dear Peter,
Yurs,
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话, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
The e-mail request came in t Ekiben restaurant in Baltimre late n a Thursday afternn in March: tempura brccli （天妇罗花椰菜）. The man wh sent the e-mail didn’t actually want the fd itself. He was writing n behalf f his mther-in-law, wh adred the dish. He went n t explain that she was nw in the final stages f lung cancer at her hme in Vermnt and that he was hping t get the recipe t make it fr her there.
Steve Chu, ne f the Asian restaurant's c-wners, read the e-mail and quickly replied with an alternative suggestin. “Thanks fr reaching ut, ” he wrte. “We'd like t meet yu in Vermnt and make it fresh fr yu. ”
Brandn Jnes, the sn-in-law, was shcked. He e-mailed back, saying, “Yu d knw that this is Vermnt we're talking abut, right?” said Brandn. But Steve respnded, “N prblem. Yu tell us the date, time, and lcatin and we'll be there. ”
Fr the past six years, every time Brandn's mther-in-law visited Baltimre, the first place she wanted t g was Ekiben s she culd have that brccli. “I really wanted her t have it ne mre time, "Brandn said.
“She had always tld us, 'When I'm n my deathbed, I want t have that brccli, '”recalled Brandn's wife, Rina Jnes.
注意: 1. 续写词数应为150词左右;
2. 续写部分分为两段, 每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1:
That Friday after wrk, a day after receiving Brandn's e-mail, Chu and his team were readyt set ff.
Paragraph 2:
As sn as the dr was pened, the mther recgnized the amazing smell as well as Chu andhis cwrkers.
2022 年春季鄂东南省级示范高中5月模拟考
高三英语参考答案
第一部分 听力：
第三部分 语言知识运用第一节 完形填空：
41-45 CADBA46-50 BACDA51-55 DCBDB
第二节 语法填空：
应用文范文
Dear Peter,
Delighted t knw that yu shw an interest in the Sul Huse in ur schl, I’m hnred t infrm yu f the relevant details.
With a grwing number f students feeling stressed ut, ur schl set up the Sul Huse, aiming at relieving students’ pressure and ensuring their health. It pens frm 5:40 p.m. t 6:40 p.m. n weekdays. A psychlgist is n duty in the rm and he prvides psychlgical expertise and guidance fr students and helps reslve their mental health issues and cncerns. As its name suggests, “Sul Huse” has becme a place f peace fr ur suls and played an imprtant rle in ur mental health.
Hpe my accunt can cntribute t yur understanding. If yu have any ther questins, dn’t hesitate t turn t me.
Yurs,
Li Hua
读后续写范文
Para. 1:
That Friday after wrk, a day after receiving Brandn’s e-mail, Chu and his team were ready t set ff. They laded his truck with a ht plate and a cler filled with ingredients and then headed fr Vermnt. They stayed vernight in a htel and drve the next day t the apartment where Rina’s mther lived. As sn as Chu and his team pulled int the parking lt, they gt t wrk. They pulled dwn the gate f the truck, hked the ht plate t the truck’s pwer prt, and started cking and deep-frying. In additin t tempura brccli, they made tfu with peanut sauce and sme steamed rice. After neatly bxing everything up, they kncked n their custmer’s dr.
Para. 2:
As sn as the dr was pened, the mther recgnized the amazing smell as well as Chu and his
cwrkers. She was s happy and tuched that tears welled up in her eyes. She kept saying, “I dn’t understand. Yu drve all the way up here t ck fr me? I culdn’t believe it!” “It is an hnr t help
fulfill yur wishes,” Chu said, “there is a lt f gd, psitive energy in ding this.” Rina was happy that her mther was able t enjy her belved brccli ne last time. “My mm cried later abut their genersity, and s did I,” Rina said, “I’ll always carry that psitive memry with me and pass n their kindness.”
录音原文
Text 1
W: Jasn, are yu ging dwntwn?
M: N. I’m ging t Claires Curt Schl. My sn is ging t schl next year. I need t find him a gd schl nw.
Text 2
M: Was everything all right?
W: Yes, it was wnderful. I especially liked the beef. May I have the check, please? M: Sure thing. Cming right up.
Text 3
W: Mike, I heard yu’re ging t Charleri. Are yu visiting friends there?
M: N. Yu knw, I’m really interested in phtgraphy. S I want t lk at sme great wrks f phtgraphy. I can d that at Charleri Phtgraphy Museum.
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W: What wuld yu like t drink, sir? Juice r milk? M: Can I have a beer?
W: Srry, sir, but we dn’t prvide beer n this plane. M: Well, please give me a glass f fruit juice.
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M: Will yu g t that middle schl t teach?
W: I’m nt really interested. I prefer t wrk at a restaurant. M: Why?
W: I like dealing with different peple.
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M: Linda, Christmas is getting clse. When will yu g and d Christmas shpping?
W: I read an article n the Internet the ther day. It tells when we can avid lng lines when ding Christmas shpping. Accrding t the article, tw hurs befre nn is the best time in the day t d Christmas shpping.
M: Des it say n which day there are the shrtest lines? W: Yes. It’s usually n Sundays.
1-5 ACCBA
第二部分 阅读：
6-10 ABCCA
11-15 BCCBA
16-20 BBBCB
21-23 DBC
24-27 BCAD
28-31 CCBD
32-35 CBDA
36-40 CGDAB
56. fr
57. lcatins
58. admitting
59. mnthly
60. their
61. sharing
62. came
63. skillfully
64. the
65. which
M: Great. In this case, let’s g shpping tgether tmrrw mrning. W: Why nt! I’ve n special plans fr tmrrw mrning after all.
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W: Christpher, I heard yu went t a wedding in India last week. Hw was it?
M: It was quite different frm the weddings I had been t in the US. After the wedding, the fd was displayed in a buffet style. And after I gt my fd, I fund there was n spn r frk.
W: What abut chpsticks?
M: There were n chpsticks, either. When I lked arund, I fund the thers eating using their hands. S I fllwed their example.
W: I heard peple in that cuntry eat that way. S hw did yu like the fd?
M: Well, I didn’t get my hpes high befre eating it. But I just culdn’t stp eating after I tried sme. I finished all the fd I had gt.
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W: Henry, what abut ging t Crnwall fr a castal hliday next weekend?
M: That’s a brilliant idea. I really want t have a shrt getaway ( 短假) frm Lndn. I d want sme relaxing time in a small twn r village. What can we d in Crnwall? I have never been there befre.
W: It has breathtaking scenery and beaches. The Suth West Castal Path is great fr hiking lvers, and many f the bays n the Nrth Cast prvide sme f the best surfing spts in the UK.
M: That’s great. I especially lk frward t the latter.
W: There is als a lt f histry in Crnwall. We can g and explre the castal ruins f the birthplace f King Arthur. We can als visit Michael’s Munt.
M: What’s Michael’s Munt?
W: A small island n the Suth Cast. M: Is there a place fr a drink there?
W: Certainly. We can d that at the Watering Hle n the beach. M: I really cannt wait t g t that twn.
W: Me, either.
Text 9
W: Mark, yu wrk at a hspital, right?
M: N, I dn’t. It’s my brther Mike that wrks at a hspital. He lks after patients there. I teach English at a schl.
W: S what skills d yu need fr yur prfessin, aside frm English language skills?
M: First, I need interpersnal cmmunicatin skills. Because teaching is all abut teaching ther peple. I als need t have great rganizatinal skills t rganize materials, the classes, the student assignments and s n and s frth. Als having sme leadership skills is als imprtant.
W: S which f the three are yu best at? M: It’s the first.
W: Hw d yu recmmend that peple develp their teaching skills? Is there a gd resurce fr develping these skills?
M: The best resurce is feedback frm clleagues. I like listening t my clleagues fr advice. Als, ne shuld attend cnferences in the field, read bks abut teaching and try ut new things. I spend mst f my leisure time reading.
W: S why did yu becme a teacher in the first place?
M: It’s because I really lved teaching. Thugh there is a huge amunt f wrk fr me every week, I enjy my wrk.
W: S hw lng have yu been teaching?
M: I’m thirty-eight nw, which means I’ve been teaching fr ten years.
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M: Vatican Radi recently began its first regular news bradcast in Latin. The bradcast is the latest effrt t expand the use f Latin. The weekly Vatican Radi news bradcast lasts five minutes. It will be fllwed by a 30-minute shw with Latin cnversatin. The radi’s news team, as well as the Vatican’s Latin translatin department, will prduce the prgram. Italian businessman Luca Desiata published a new bk f crsswrd puzzles in Latin and ancient Greek this mnth. This bk is thught t be the first with n help r explanatins in mdern languages. Desiata said the Internet has helped renew interest in Latin as mre and mre schls arund the wrld stp teaching it. He said we nw have Wikipedia in Latin, and abut 40 Latin Facebk grups arund the wrld. Many attempts have been made t bring Latin back t ppular use. Sme have tried t intrduce new wrds fr things that did nt exist at the time f the Rman Empire. In the 1990s, fr example, tp Vatican Latin researcher Carl Egger came up with sme wrds fr cmmn bjects in the hme. Maybe given time, the dead language will cme back t life.