江苏省2020-2021学年高一百校第一次联考英语卷 有答案

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江苏省百校联考高一年级第一次试卷
英 语
注 意 事 项
考生在答题前请认真阅读本注意事项及各题答题要求:
1.本试卷包括 选择题 和 非选择题 两部分。选择题从第1页至第8页,非选择题从第9页至第10页。考生答题全部答在答题纸上,答在本试卷上无效。本次考试时间为120分钟,满分150分。考试结束后,请将答题纸交监考老师。
2.答题前,请务必将自己的姓名、学校、班级、座位号、考试证号用书写黑色字迹的0.5毫米签字笔填写在答题纸的相应位置,并用2B铅笔将答题纸上考试证号相应的数字涂黑。
3.答选择题必须用2B铅笔把答题纸上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,请用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案。答非选择题必须用书写黑色字迹的0.5毫米签字笔写在答题纸上的指定位置,在其他位置答题一律无效。
选择题部分 (共85分)
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节 (共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Where des the cnversatin mst prbably take place?
A.In a htel.B.In a library.C.In a study.
2.What des the wman ask the man t d?
A.Send her a package. B.Call her family.C.Tell her the address.
3.What mst prbably is the wman?
A.A driver.B.A pliceman.C.A dctr.
4.Wh was hurt in the accident?
A.N ne.B.A baby.C.Three wmen.
5.Hw much will the man pay fr tw general tickets and tw students? tickets?
A.$20.B.$30.C.$40.
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。
听第6段材料,回答第6至7题。
6.Wh is the wman talking t?
A.Her bss.B.Her husband.C.Her teacher.
7.What d we knw abut the wman?
A.She had n persnal life.
B.She was angry at her bss.
C.She didn?t perfrm well at wrk.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.Why des the man call the wman?
A.T invite her t a ftball game.
B.T get a ticket t the ftball game.
C.T ask the way t the ftball playgrund.
9.What shuld the man d when he arrives at the restaurant?
A.G suth.B.Turn right.C.Turn left.
10.What des the wman advise the man t d?
A.Leave hme early.
B.Buy his ticket an hur befre the game.
C.Listen t the radi.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11.What is ne f the disadvantages f the apartment n Park Avenue?
A.There is n gd place t put a desk.
B.The view utside is nt gd.
C.The kitchen is small.
12.What d we knw abut the man?
A.He never wrks at hme.
B.He wants t have privacy.
C.He desn?t have any visitrs.
13.What?s the relatinship f the speakers?
A.Husband and wife.
B.Shp-wner and custmer.
C.Dctr and patient.
听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
14.What is the man?s main plan fr this year?
A.T imprve his grades.
B.T lk fr practising.
C.T start wrking.
15.What d the tw speakers want t d similarly?
A.T make a New Year plan.
B.T lk fr practising.
C.T practice phtgraphy.
16.What des the man think f his plans fr leisure (休闲)?
A.Useful and practical. B.Tiring but funny. C.Difficult but imprtant.
17.What are the tw speakers?
A.Cllege students.
B.A teacher and a cllege student.
C.A bss and a wrker.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.Why is time management imprtant?
A.It makes yur wrk mre effectively.
B.It helps t keep yu rganized.
C.It helps yu finish everything ahead f time.
19.What shuld be cnsidered int the time management?
A.Interests.
B.Unexpected things.
C.Imprtant peple in yur life.
20.What des the speaker suggest ding at last?
A.Asking yur family fr advice n schedule.
B.Avid being a slave t yur schedule.
C.Changing yur schedule regularly.
第二部分 阅读(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, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
A
Vlunteer English Teachers Needed In San Jse
Our vlunteer TEFL (Teaching English as a Freign Language) internships (实习) are a great way t start yur new wrk. Yu can get valuable experience in yur teaching while yu are helping thers! Yu can als get the chance t travel arund yur hst city r twn and have a better understanding f the lcal peple and culture.
Our vlunteer TEFL internships are pen t anyne wh has studied in ur TEFL curses and meets ur need fr each jb chance. If yu have taken a class in ther TEFI curses and hld a recgnized certificate (证书) (ver 120 hurs f study), yur applicatins (申请) fr ur internships will als be accepted.
Hw much shuld yu pay fr yur internship?
Only $350 fr each persn!
What is included in the pay?
*Airprt pick-up frm San Jse Juan Santamaria Internatinal Airprt.
*4-day training befre wrking, including living and meals.
*Bus trip frm San Jse t the hst twn r city.
*Three meals daily that are prvided by the hst family.
*Supprt fr getting Vlunteer Visa (签证) t Csta Rica.
*24-hur help frm lcal prgram assistant.
*Anything that yu use in yur teaching at the lcal schl.
What is NOT included in the pay?
*The cst in yur travelling arund the cuntry n weekends.
*Anything that yu buy fr yur wn use.
*Yur trip back hme when the internship is ver. But we ffer yu $500 fr yur trip back hme by plane after yu finish yur internship.
Email t: TEFL teachers.cm
21.Wh can have the chance t take the internship?
A.Thse wh have received cllege educatin.
B.Thse wh have travelled arund San Jse.
C.Thse wh have taken a curse in the TEFL prgram.
D.Thse wh lve t wrk with children.
22.After arriving, the TEFL teachers shuld .
A.get t knw the hst families
B.take a training fr 4 days befre wrking
C.travel arund the cuntry
D.buy all the things they need in teaching
23.If Tm and his brther bth decide t take the internship, they shuld pay .

A.$700.B.$350.C.$500.D.$600.
B
On Octber 18, 2019, NASA astrnaut Jessica Meir and her partner Christina Kch replaced a failed pwer cntrller utside the Internatinal Space Statin (ISS). It means tw wmen astrnauts have made histry with the first all-wman spacewalk.
It?s nt surprising that after having dived deep under the Antarctic ice and climbed t sme f the highest peaks (峰巅) in the wrld, Jessica Meir has set ut t reach the extreme destinatin: Outer space.
Meir?s parents mved t Caribu. Maine and Meir grew up there. The family didn?t knw anybdy wh wrked fr NASA r fr the space prgram in any way. She thught her dream f jining in space explratin (探索) came true because f the lve f nature she learned frm her mther, and her father?s preference fr adventure.
When asked whether she wrries abut the risks (风险) f space travel, Meir says, “I dn?t wrry abut it. We d such a gd jb here at training. The peple at the NASA centers wrk s hard t get us ready. They attach great imprtance t making sure that we are fully supprted. Training and safety agreements are always the mst imprtant things. Risky situatins are stressed and practiced s many times that respnses becme natural. Yu can trust that training. Yeah, yu?re ding things yu?ve never dne befre, but they knw hw t give that t yu in a prfessinal way.”
“The happiest and mst exciting thing I?ve ever experienced is that I have the mental and physical challenges at the same time. I?ve always been this way. I?m sure my mther wuld agree as she?s watched me d extreme sprts thrughut my life. I dn?t think f them as risky, thugh. It is mre abut cntrlled risk. Being well trained and fllwing safety measures is part f the fun. I d truly live by the belief that withut risk there is n reward.”
24.Why did Jessica Meir and Christina Kch make histry?
A.They did a spacewalk withut men.
B.They are the yungest wmen astrnauts.
C.They have set ut t reach the uter space.
D.They replaced a failed pwer cntrller successfully.
25.What kind f character des Jessica Meir have accrding t her persnal experiences?
A.Smart. B.Respnsible. C.Generus. D.Adventurus.
26.Why desn?t Jessica Meir wrry abut the risks f space travel?
A.She is an experienced astrnaut.
B.She thinks ding a space travel is easy.
C.She trusts the training received at the NASA centers.
D.She believes there is n risky situatin.
27.What des Jessica Meir say in the last paragraph?
A.Practice makes perfect.
B.The cntrlled risk is wrthwhile.
C.There is n risk in becming an astrnaut.
D.She gets the spirit f adventure frm her mm.
C
What will peple die f 100 years frm nw? If yu think that is a simple questin, yu have nt been paying attentin t the revlutin (革命) that is taking place in bi-technlgy (生物技术). With the help f new medicine, the human bdy will last a very lng time. Death will cme mainly frm accidents, murder and war. Tday?s leading killers, such as heart disease, cancer, and aging itself, will becme distant memries.
In discussin f technlgical changes, the Internet gets mst f the attentin these days. But the change in medicine can be the real technlgical event f ur times. Hw lng can humans live? Human brains were knwn t decide the final death. Cells (细胞) are the basic units f all living things, and until recently, scientists were sure that the life f cells culd nt g much beynd 120 years because the basic substances (物质) f cells, such as thse f brain cells, wuld nt last frever. But the upper limits (界限) will be brken by new medicine. Smetime between 2050 and 2100, medicine will have advanced t the pint at which every 10 years r s, peple will be able t take medicine t repair their rgans (器官). The medicine, made up f the basic building substances f life, will build new brain cells, heart cells, and s n—in much the same way ur bdies make new skin cells t take the place f ld nes.
It is exciting t imagine that the advance in technlgy may be changing the mst basic cnditin f human existence, but many technical prblems still must be cleared up n the way t this wnderful future.
28.Accrding t the passage, human death is nw mainly caused by .
A.diseases and agingB.accidents and war
C.accidents and agingD.heart disease and war
29.In the authr?s pinin, tday?s mst imprtant advance in technlgy lies in .
A.medicine B.the Internet C.brain cells D.human rgans
30.Humans may live lnger in the future because .
A.heart disease will be far away frm us
B.human brains can decide the final death
C.the basic substances f cells will last frever
D.human rgans can be repaired by new medicine
31.We can learn frm the passage that .
A.human life will nt last mre than 120 years in the future
B.humans have t take medicine t build new skin cells nw
C.much needs t be dne befre humans can have a lnger life
D.we have already slved the technical prblems in building new cells
D
BEIJING/SAO PAULO-Chinese traditins like cckfighting, kite-flying and firewrks have been quite cmmn in Brazil fr many years.
Despite the thusands f kilmeters between them, China?s histrical and artistic mark n Brazil has existed (存在) fr abut 300 years, said Brazilian sinlgist (汉学家) Jse Rbert Teixeira Leite in his bk China in Brazil. Influences frm China can date frm the clnial perid, even up t the time after Brazil?s independence.
The cmmercial relatinship between the tw cuntries has existed fr a lng time, he nted, adding that incming ships wuld fill up Brazilian cities like Salvadr, Ri de Janeir and Recife with Chinese prducts like prcelain (瓷器), silk and fans. He als fund Chinese influence nt nly in the arts and architecture f Brazil but als in the mst diverse areas f Brazilian sciety, like the ecnmy, medicine and ppular culture. “At the end f the 19th century, in Pernambuc (a state in nrtheastern Brazil), there was a custm that children slept with clthes decrated with Chinese dragns.” Teixeira added.
The bk tk him abut 15 years t finish. “The impact f the bk surprised me, thugh it was published by a university publisher and it had a print run f just 1,000 cpies,” he said. “Sme have said that the bk represents a turning pint in Chinese studies in Brazil.” Besides, the sinlgist did research n the mark and presence f China in the architecture and arts f Brazil. “It was thrugh art that China awke in me, first, curisity, after that, interest, and finally, passin,” Teixeira said.
In 1992, the sinlgist visited Maca t d research fr his dctral thesis abut the marks and presence f China in Brazil, and that trip impressed him a lt. In 2013, Teixeira had a chance t visit the Chinese cities f Beijing, Shenzhen and Shanghai, and gt t knw “the past and present f the great cuntry culturally, as well as its amazing develpment.”
32.What des the underlined sentence in paragraph three imply?
A.Brazilian children?s lve fr dragns as Chinese children.
B.The develpment f China-Brazil frequent trade cperatin.
C.A further understanding f the cultures f the tw cuntries.
D.China?s influence n mst diverse areas f Brazilian sciety.
33.What represents a new stage f Chinese studies fr Brazilian?
A.Children?s clthes. B.The sinlgist?s traveling.
C.The sinlgist?s bk. D.China?s prcelain.
34.What fired the sinlgist?s passin fr Chinese studies?
A.Chinese art.B.Chinese custms.
C.The histry f China. D.China?s develpment.
35.What is the best title fr this passage?
A.The Impressin f China n a Sinlgist
B.China and Brazil in Eyes f a Sinlgist
C.An Intrductin t a Sinlgist?s New Bk
D.The Future f China-Brazil Trade Relatins
第二节 (共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
It culd be time t admit that yu have a habit f putting ff yur tasks because f yu wasting much time n the Internet. If yu are ready t reduce the time yu spend n it, it may seem challenging. 36
Mnitr (监控) yur Internet usage time. T break that habit, learn hw t manage the time yu spend nline. Mnitr hw lng it takes yu t d each task and recrd exactly what yu did. 37 Yu?d be surprised at hw much time yu actually spend n necessary instead f unnecessary nline activities.
38 While it may feel strange t use technlgy t stp yu frm using technlgy, this is where we are tday. T increase yur prductivity while yu are nline, use apps that blck (阻挡) yur g-t sites. This will lessen the desire t jump ver t these sites if the task at hand is challenging.
When wrking, avid using yur phne. Due t smart phnes, it is nw very easy t access (使用) the Internet. Yu have t stp wasting time nline. Put away yur phne when yu are wrking r studying. S yu are unable t see r hear any signals when they cme up. 39 S yu are unable t check yur phne when it is ut f sight.
Seek prfessinal help. 40 If yu can?t seem t stick t yur wn bundaries (界限) and yu are spending mre time nline than yu are with real peple, it may be time t seek prfessinal help. Recently, Internet addictin has becme a cause fr cncern in clinical psychiatry (临床精神病学).
A.Keep yur phne in anther rm.
B.Blck yur access t favrite time-waste websites.
C.Then decide if an activity was really necessary.
D.Here are sme methds that help yu deal with the challenge.
E.D all f yur cmputer wrk at the beginning f yur prject.
F.The slutin t any type f addictin belngs t prfessinal field.
G.Yu will find these useful tips can help yu slve mst f yur prblems.
第三部分 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, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
I suffered a serius head injury (损伤) as a kid. It led t a cnstant 41 even in a special reading class. When I met my teacher, Jill Kinmnt, fr the first time, I felt 42 because I?d never knwn anyne wh was 43 . She was yung but was in a wheelchair (轮椅). She 44 during a race as a skier and injured her spinal crd (脊椎). She never acted like she felt 45 fr herself. Instead, she 46 at us at the beginning f every class.
She taught us 47 thrugh reading cards, spelling lessns and writing practices. I was a slw reader, but she shwed me it was kay t take my 48 . I remember the day when I was ready t 49 . T ther teachers, spelling the wrd “furniture” might be a 50 thing, but my teacher treated it as a great 51 . “Yu did it, Sandy!” she smiled. “Yu spelled a difficult wrd and 52 the tests. Nw yu can return t a regular classrm!”
She 53 a ten-year-ld girl wh was hardly able t read and write and changed her wrld frever. Lking back, I wish I?d thanked her fr making such a big 54 in my life. I?ll always remember what she 55 me: With patience and lve, n muntain is t high t climb.
B.advanceC.struggleD.danger
B.excitedC.wrriedD.stressed
B.selflessC.determinedD.disabled
B.wnC.quitD.escaped
B.secureC.srry D.cnfident
B.lked C.shuted D.laughed
B.eagerly C.anxiusly D.patiently
B.time C.place D.curse
B.change C.leave D.stay
B.tugh C.serius D.persnal
B.judgment C.shadw D.achievement
B.passed C.missed D.valued
B.met C.reminded D.harmed
B.chice C.difference D.treatment
B.taught C.warned D.tricked
非选择题部分 (共65分)
第四部分 基础知识运用(共三节,满分40分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
根据句意,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式,并将答案写在答题纸上相应题号的横线上。
56.When yur meet with annying things in yur life, yur parents are ften first targets f yur anger.
57.Dark thughts are harmful t peple f any shape r size, and it?s imprtant t guard the causes behind them.
58.Jennifer was fund t have (dangerus) lw bld sugar levels and was treated immediately.
59.The expert pinted ut that it is imprtant t have a (health) balanced diet since teenagers are still grwing and their bdies need a lt f nutritin t functin well.
60.Heated (argue) and cld silences are cmmn between teenagers and their parents.
61.We ften find easier t recgnize ther peple?s weaknesses than ur wn, which may lead t ur ne-sided judgments.
62.As we all knw, a real friend is smene supprt we can cunt n.
63.As La-Tzu wisely said, “A jurney f a thusand miles (begin) with a single step.”
64.Yu may feel anxius that yu are develping at a different rate t yur friends, shting up in height r (get) left far behind.
65.If yu have friends wh are gd-lking have a great fashin sense, it can feel like yu are living in their shadw.
66.Amy likes reading psts n sme Internet frums peple share their ideas abut almst everything.
67.One fruit f friendship is the better understanding and judgment that may (achieve) thrugh cnversatins with well-meaning and wise friends.
68.Jennifer has eating prblems with she has struggled fr a lng time.
69.The gd news is that this strmy perid teenagers cannt see eye t eye with parents n anything will nt last.
70.Jim, a character in Mark Twain?s Adventures f Huckleberry Finn, is a black slave wh (lng) t be free.
第二节 (共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
阅读下面短文,根据首字母或中文提示写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。并将答案写在答题纸上相应题号的横线上。每空一词。注意:答题时请写出包含首字母的完整单词。
On the reality shw Rap fr Yuth, Chen Jinnan, a talented rapper (说唱歌手), sang her sng Malice frm the wrld. Her (71) p was successful.
Chen began listening t hip-hp when she was 13.A year later, she started t add much (72) (素材) abut her life int sngs that she created, describing this experience as “like writing a diary”. Chen wrte the sng Malice frm the wrld after receiving a message frm a fan wh was (73) (受苦) frm sme dark thughts and (74) n feelings. T help the fan and ther yung adults, Chen published the sng nline last year.
Nw, she has nearly 60,000 fllwers n her Sina Weib (75) a (账户). Many fans view her as a girl wh always lks n the bright side. Hwever, nt everyne likes her. Chen psted n Sina Weib: “Sme peple are (76) (攻击) me nline. They say that I?m t fat and nt beautiful enugh, but I really dn?t care. I wn?t cmpare myself with thers because I am (77) u .” These (78) (外部的) influences are always present, but learn t frget abut them r just (79) i them. Always see the gd things abut yurself and fcus n yur (80) s .
第三节 (共5小题;每小题3分,满分15分)
请把下列句子翻译成英文,并将答案写在答题纸上相应题号的横线上。
81.简而言之,潜能是你与生俱来的能力,当你足够努力时,潜能就能得到开发。


82.考虑周全后,你要心平气和地向他们解释你的行为和感受,仔细倾听,打消他们的顾虑。


83.每个人都有他们自己的天赋,所以要为自己擅长的事感到自豪,而不要为你无法改变的事而烦恼。


84.最后,需要指出的是,与众人为伍不等于有朋友相伴。


85.友谊有双重优势——幸福快乐变得更有意义,分担的烦恼减少了一半!


第五部分 应用文写作(共1题,满分25分)
假定你是李华,进入高中后,在学习和生活中遇到一些困难,导致无法集中精力学习。所以你给你校的心理老师Kate写了一封求助信,要点如下:
1.自我介绍。
2.求助内容:学习压力大, 难以入睡;与父母关系紧张;难以与新同学和睦相处。
3.希望得到Kate的帮助。
注意:
1.词数80左右;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Kate,



Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
江苏省百校联考高一年级第一次试卷
英语参考答案
第一部分 听力(共两节,满分30分)
1~5 BCCAB 6~10 ACCCA 11~15 ABAAB 16~20 AABCB
第二部分 阅读(共两节,满分40分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
21~23 CBA 24~27 ADCB 28~31 AADC 32~35 DCAB
第二节 (共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
36~40 DCBAF
第三部分 完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
41~45 CADAC 46~50 ADBCA 51~55 DBACB
第四部分 基础知识运用(共三节,满分40分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
56.the 57.against 58.dangerusly 59.healthy 60.arguments
61.it 62.whse 63.begins 64.getting 65.r
66.where 67.be achieved 68.which 69.when 70.lngs
第二节 (共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
71.perfrmance 72.material 73.suffering 74.negative 75.accunt
76.attacking 77.unique 78.external 79.ignre 80.strengths
第三节 (共5小题;每小题3分,满分15分)
81.Put simply, ptential is yur natural ability that can be develped when yu try hard enugh.
82.After yu have thught it thrugh, explain yur actins and feelings calmly, listen carefully, and address their cncerns.
83.Everyne has their wn talents, s take pride in things yu d well instead f wrrying abut things yu cannt change.
84.Finally, it shuld be pinted ut that enjying the cmpany f a crwd is nt the same as being with friends.
85.Friendship has a duble advantage—happiness takes n a greater meaning and a truble shared becmes a truble halved!
第五部分 应用文写作(共1题,满分25分)
Dear Kate,
I?m Li Hua, a Senir 1 student. Recently, finding it hard t cncentrate n my study, I?m writing t ask yu a favr.
First, the high expectatin frm my teachers and parents makes me extremely stressed and unable t fall asleep every night. Besides, whenever I cannt see eye t eye with my parents n smething, ur cnversatin will eventually turn int a heated argument. What?s wrse, I have truble getting alng with my classmates.
I sincerely hpe yu can ffer me sme suggestins n these prblems. Lking frward t yur early reply.
Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
听力材料
Text 1
M:I was lking fr a bk, but I culdn?t find it n the shelf.
W:Oh, smebdy must have brrwed that bk.
Text 2
W:Hell, is this Mr. Wu?
M:Yes, hell, Jane.
W:One f my relatives is sending a package frm Japan t me and asking fr my address, but I dn?t knw it. S I?m calling t ask yu.
Text 3
M:I?ve gt tw tickets fr the film. Wuld yu like t g with me?
W:I?m srry. I?m afraid nt.
M:Why?
W:A patient has just arrived. He was badly hurt in a traffic accident. He is due t be perated n at nce.
Text 4
M:The car was a ttal lss. Did yu see it?
W:Yes. Can yu imagine three wmen and a baby were in the hrrible accident withut being hurt?
Text 5
M:Excuse me, hw much are the tickets?
W:They?re ten dllars each fr the general public, but students? tickets are half price. Hw many tickets d yu want?
Text 6
M:Mary, I asked yu t cme meet with me because I?m unhappy with yur perfrmance ver the past few weeks.
W:Well, t be hnest, it?s been hard t fcus n wrk lately. I?ve been having sme persnal prblems.
M:I?m srry t hear that. But if yu can?t separate yur wrk life frm yur persnal life, I?m ging t have t let yu g.
W:I understand, and yu wn?t be disappinted again. I?ll d much better in the future.
Text 7
M:Hell, Kate, this is Tm.
W:Hi, Tm. What can I d fr yu?
M:I need t knw hw t get t the ftball playgrund.
W:Oh, it?s very simple. First, g suth n Highway 28 fr 5 miles until yu cme t a large restaurant called Fanny?s. Turn left at the restaurant and cntinue fr a few miles mre and yu will cme right t the playgrund.
M:D yu think the playgrund will be much crwded?
W:Well,the radi annunced that all the tickets fr this game have been sld ut. That means yu shuld get there an hur early befre the game starts.
M:Thank yu very much fr yur help, Kate. I?ll take yur advice.
Text 8
M:Of the three apartments, which ne d yu like best?
W:I dn?t knw. But I dn?t like the ne n Ablingtn Rad.
M:Neither d I. Let?s crss that ne ff. That leaves the ne n Park Avenue and the ne n Nrth Parade.
W:The ne n Park Avenue has a gd view, and a very cheerful kitchen.
M:Yes. But there is n gd place t put a desk.
W:That?s true. Yu culd put it in a crner f the living rm, but then yu wuldn?t have any privacy, and the bedrm is t small.
M:Right. And I need t be able t leave my wrk ut n the desk withut having it lked at by nisy visitrs.
W:Oh, I d agree that the desk shuldn?t be in the living rm. What abut the apartment n Nrth Parade? It has a dining area. We culd eat in the kitchen, and put the desk in the dining area. It?s mre private there.
M:Yes, that sunds gd.
Text 9
W:I can?t believe it?s almst the end f the year again.
M:Time flies.
W:What are yur New Year plans?
M:Oh, I have plenty. But my tp plan is t imprve my grades.
W:That?s true. As cllege students, grades are still ur biggest cncern.
M:I will als be lking fr practising. Jbs are extremely hard t get right nw because f the glbal ecnmic falling back. Cmpanies usually prefer peple with mre experiences. That?s the reasn why I need t start wrking r practicing as sn as pssible.
W:That?s a very smart idea! Nw yu?ve mentined it, I shuld start lking int that as well.
M:On tp f thse, I?d als like t learn smething fun, things like phtgraphy, filming r drawing.
W:Sunds like sme great plans fr leisure.
M:Yes, but at least smething useful and practical. I?ve always wanted t learn hw t take prfessinal phtgraphs.
W:Well, yu?d better make the time frm yur busy schedule then.
M:Last but nt least, I want t be able t spend mre time with family and friends.
W:Oh, that is right. Time is valuable in cllege.
Text 10
W:Hi, everyne! Can yu manage yur time well? In fact, time management is imprtant fr several reasns. First, it helps yu stay rganized. Secnd, yu can make sure yu are finishing everything that needs t get dne. And third, yu can make time fr family and friends and things that matter mst. One f the best ways t manage yur time is t make a schedule. First, write dwn everything yu need t d in a week. Then put each f these int a timetable. Of curse, yu have t fllw yur schedule. There are sme ther imprtant things t cnsider abut time management. First, remember the imprtant peple in yur life. Did yu put time in yur schedule t visit them, write t them, r even call them? Als remember yur values. If yu value exercise, yu must schedule time t exercise. Finally, yu are the bss f yur schedule. Dn?t let yur schedule cntrl yu.