四川省南充高级中学2022-2023学年高二英语上学期期中考试试题（Word版附答案）

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（时间：120 分钟 总分：150分）
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话下面有一个小题，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. What’s wrng with Mark?
A. He gt a headache. B. He gt a tthache. C. He gt a backache.
2. What may the weather be like nw?
A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Cludy.
3. What is the man ging t d?
A. Visit his friends. B. Fetch his luggage. C. Pick up the wman.
4. Hw much is the pstage fr the man’s parcel in ttal?
A. $50. B. $90. C. $105.
5. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. In a library. B. In a cinema. C. In a restaurant.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Where d the wman’s parents prefer t g in the summer hliday?
A. Lndn. B. Rme. C. Paris.
7. Which attractin impressed the man mst in Paris?
A. The Luvre. B. The Seine. C. The Eiffel Twer.
所第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What des the wman think f the man’s frmer jb?
A. Meaningful. B. Well-paid. C. Challenging.
9. Why des the man want t be a dctr?
A. He can benefit mre patients.
B. He can earn a high reputatin.
C. He can get a gd salary.
10. What was the wman’s childhd dream?
A. T be a dctr.B. T be a scientist.C. T be an astrnaut.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why is the wman wrried?
A. She’s getting fatter and fatter.
B. She can’t finish her jb n time.
C. She suffers frm heavy wrk stress.
12. When des the wman usually get ff wrk?
A. At 7:00 p.m. B. At 6:00 p.m. C. At 5:00 p.m.
13. What des the man advise the wman t d at last?
A. Quit her jb. B. Arrange her schedule. C. Ask fr leave.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What’s the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Mther and sn.B. Interviewer and interviewee.C. Husband and wife.
15. What d the ldest children in a family tend t be?
A. Self-cnfident.B. Cmpetitive.C. Sciable.
16. What can we knw abut the man?
A. He writes a new bk.
B. He has n sisters r brthers.
C. He prefers making new friends.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17. When was Sydney Festival set up?
A. In 1956. B. In 1970. C. In 1977.
18. What is the aim f Sydney Festival?
A. T inspire peple t create artwrks.
B. T draw peple t the center f city.
C. T encurage indr activities.
19. Hw lng des Sydney Festival last?
A. One week. B. Tw weeks. C. Three weeks.
20. Hw many artists will attend Sydney Festival?
A. 900. B. 330. C. 100.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
A
Sky100 Hng Kng Observatin Deck Tickets
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See the beauty f Hng Kng frm abve by visiting Sky100 Hng Kng Observatin Deck. Pre-bking admissin means yu’ll guarantee yur entry and avid waiting in lng lines t purchase tickets. Get 360° views Victria Harbur and Hng Kng’s tp landmarks. If yu wrk up an appetite, yu dn’t have t leave, as there’s even a restaurant n site — Cafe 100 by The Ritz-Carltn.
Hng Kng Internatinal Airprt Plaza Premium Lunge
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3 t 12 hurs
After arriving in Hng Kng, relax and unwind with ht shwers, delicius fd, and wireless Internet access befre taking ff n yur departing flight with this Hng Kng Internatinal Airprt Plaza Premium Lunge access. Custmize yur chice based n yur layver t be sure there’s plenty f time t decmpress and refresh yurself befre departure. Enjy amenities such as ht fd, beverages, wireless Internet cnnectin, and shwer facilities.
Hng Kng Street Fd Tur with a Lcal: 100%Persnalized & Private
Frm$154.96 Price varies by grup size
Lwest Price Guarantee 4 hurs
Get yur bearings f Kwln and travel arund the city n this exciting Hng Kng night markets and street fd tur. Take the stress ut f getting lst by having a guide t lead the way. Yu’ll explre small side streets and night markets in Mng Kk and learn lcal secrets that yu wuldn’t find ut abut therwise. Yur guide will advise yu n the best lcal dishes t try, and yu'll enjy 6-8 fd tastings.
Brush Calligraphy Class/Chinese Ink Painting Class
Frm $65.32 Price varies by grup size
Lwest Price Guarantee l hur 30 minutes
Art Cnnect and Cmmunicatin is an institutin that integrates art creatin and cultural teaching. It hpes t create mre diversified prducts with art and prvide relevant curses fr different peple. It cnnects life with art, and affects life with life. We prvide a variety f Chinese cultural experiences and exchanges. We prvide the fur Chinese arts f “QinQi, Calligraphy and Painting”, including cultural experiences such as guzheng, Chinese chess, calligraphy, and Chinese painting, fr peple frm different cuntries t prmte Chinese culture.
21. What is mentined in Sky100 Hng Kng Observatin Deck Tickets?
A. The exact price f fd. B. Bking tickets ahead
C. Getting 360° views f The Ritz-Carltn. D. The intrductin f Victria Harbur
22. Hw lng will it last if yu attend Brush Calligraphy Class?
A. One t eleven hurs. B. Three t twelve hurs.
C. Fur hurs. D. One and a half hurs
23. What d the fur destinatins have in cmmn?
A. Lwest Price Guarantee. B. Different prices by grup size.
C. Art creatin and cultural teaching D. The best lcal dishes t try.
B
It was late — an unrecgnized and slw hur. In frnt f me was a large dg, shwing his jaws s hard that his teeth gave a lud sund with each bark. His eyes were lcked n me, desperate fr the ty in my hand. But he wasn’t playing—he was feeling uneasy.
As I cautiusly held my grund, his bark changed t a shut, and then he gave a shrt and frightening rar. That was when my unease gave way t smething far mre primitive: fear.
This was n rdinary dg. Dyng, ten-year-ld, had been trained t push his six-stne bdy twards enemies, lcking his jaws arund them. This dg had saved thusands f lives. Nw he was in my flat in Washingtn D.C. Just 72 hurs earlier, I had traveled acrss the cuntry t get Dyng back frm Luke Air Base near Phenix, Arizna, s that he culd live ut his remaining years with me.
That first night, May 9, 2016, after we’d settled int my htel rm, Dyng sat n the bed waiting fr me. As I was gradually sleeping, I felt his bdy mving, and I smiled: Dyng is a dg wh dreams. The next mrning when I came ut frm the bathrm after a shwer, it was like stepping int a hen huse massacre (屠宰场): Feathers flated in the air. In the middle f the bed was Dyng, panting ver a pile f pillws, trn t pieces.
On the flight hme, Dyng was allwed t sit at my feet in the brad first rw, but he sn had buts f vmiting (呕吐) in between his attempts t tear the blanket I’d brught him. The pilt annunced Dyng’s military status, inspiring applause in the whle cabin. When we reached my flat, we bth cllapsed frm exhaustin. It wuld be ur last bit f shared peace fr many mnths.
Why did the authr say Dyng was n rdinary dg?
A. It was a large and fierce dg.
B. It culd live with anyne peacefully.
C. It was nce a trained military dg.
D. It had saved thusands f lives in Washingtn D.C.
What can we cnclude frm Paragraph 4?
A. Dreaming is an abnrmal behavir f Dyng.
B. Just like ther dgs, Dyng enjys tearing things up.
C. Dyng always prepares t wait fr his wner after a shwer.
D. Panting ver a pillw is Dyng’s favrite activity.
Hw was their flight hme accrding t the passage?
A. It was inspiring that Dyng received passengers’ recgnitin, but als tiring.
B. It was disappinting because everyne was frightened by Dyng.
C. It was annying that Dyng fell ill n bard unexpectedly.
D. It was peaceful and smth withut any bther.
Where is this text mst likely frm?
A. A news reprt. B. A guidebkC. A research paper. D. A magazine.
C
Wd frm a tree that has just been cut dwn will shrink（收缩）cnsiderably ver time. This shrinkage is caused by water within the wd escaping int the atmsphere. The drying prcess f wd is knwn as “seasning”. There are actually tw ways t seasn wd. One way is t allw the natural drying prcess t ccur. The ther is t put it in a special ven called a kiln（窑）.
During the seasning prcess, water is remved frm the wd until the water cntent f the wd is apprximately equal t the misture（潮气） f the air arund it. These changes in size due t shrinkage are nt unifrm. They depend n the kinds f trees, the way trees are cut, and the surrunding cnditins.
Even after seasning, there will always be sme small changes in size due t changes in the misture f the surrunding air. Fr example, last year I used a 230 mm wide piece f eastern white pine wd t make a dr. It changed in width acrss the grain (纹理), shrinking by 2 mm frm the riginal in the winter and expanding by 3 mm frm the riginal in the summer.
The water cntent f wd changes accrding t the seasns even when it is kept indrs. Wd is ften painted t prevent sharp changes in the misture cntent, which cause expansin and shrinkage. Hwever, n paint can cmpletely blck the passage f misture. It nly acts t slw dwn the transfer f water t r frm the wd. The misture cntent f unpainted wd inside a huse may change accrding t the seasns frm 4% t abut 14%,while the misture cntent f a painted piece f kiln-dried wd in the same huse will nly vary arund the 8% line. Wd that has been naturally dried t arund 13% misture cntent and then painted will cntinue t dry gradually until it reaches abut the same percentage f misture as painted kiln-dried wd.
What des the underlined wrd “unifrm” mean in paragraph 2？
A. Identical. B. Visible. C. Measurable. D. Cncrete.
29. Hw much des the width f the dr differ between winter and summer?
A. 1 mm. B.2mm. C. 3 mm. D. 5 mm.
30. What can we learn frm this passage?
A. Wd can be “seasned” by painting it.
B. Kiln-dried wd des nt change its size later.
C. The misture cntent f wd changes utdrs.
D. Painted wd stays away frm expansin and shrinkage.
31. What des the data indicate in the last paragraph?
A. The changes f the water cntent in wd vary.
B. Painted wd is free frm shrinkage.
C. Painting wd is nt an effective way.
D. Water transfers mre slwly in painted wd.
D
Sme peple wake up befre the sun rises abve, g fr a run and eat a healthy breakfast, all befre many thers get ut f bed. Waking up that early might sund tiring t late risers, but can a night wl (夜猫子) becme an early bird?
“It is pssible t make the change, but it’s nt easy,” said Michelle Drerup, directr f behaviral sleep medicine at the Cleveland Clinic. “A true night wl desn’t really feel great early in the mrning when they wake up, especially when they’re starting t change this.”
Whether a persn is a night wl r an early bird is determined by their chrntype (生物钟). Depending n that, peple are likely t be mre awake during certain times f the day and sleepier during thers. It is determined by a cmbinatin f nature and life style, scientists have fund.
If yu want t wake up earlier, make the change gradually. Drerup recmmended slwly setting yur wake-up alarm earlier by 15 t 20 minutes every few days ver the curse f several weeks until yu’re adjusted t yur schedule. Sticking t it is the key.
“Limit expsure (接触) t light befre yu g t bed, such as by staying away frm screens,” Drerup said,“because light blcks the bdy’s prductin f melatnin (褪黑色素) which is thught t set ur circadian rhythm (昼夜节律).”And in the mrning, try t get expsure t light as sn as yu wake up in rder t end melatnin prductin. Avid exciting activities late in the evening. Instead f exercising at night, try wrking ut in the mrning r afternn.
If being a night wl wrks fr yu, there is actually n need t change yur sleep schedule. But staying up late becmes a prblem when yu must wake up early fr wrk and schl. It can als increase yur risk f develping health prblems.
32. What is a feature f night wls?
A. They tend t be mre awake than an early bird.
B. They might nt feel gd when getting up early.
C. Their sleeping pattern can never be changed.
D. Their habit f sleeping late can ruin their health.
33. What might cause peple t becme night wls?
A. Their ability t adapt t change.B. Their behavir during sleep.
C. Their tendency t stay awake.D. Their chrntype.
34. Which f the fllwing may help a night wl becme an early bird?
A. Staying away frm screens befre sleeping.
B. Aviding expsure t light after waking up.
C. Setting alarm clck earlier each day.
D. Ding mre exercise befre sleeping.
35. What is the text mainly abut?
A. The risks f sleeping late.
B. The benefits f becming an early bird.
C. Hw night wls change their sleep schedule.
D. Hw t lead a healthy life.
第二节 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。选项中有两项为多余选项。（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
Educatin is a gd pprtunity fr thse f us wh try t better urselves. But fr peple in full-time emplyment, getting the balancing act between wrk and studying can prve a challenge.
36 .
University is ften cnsidered a lgical step fr peple wh wish t cntinue their educatin after schl. While ptins f Master’s degrees, PhDs and ther qualificatins exist, many students leave after getting their Bachelr's and head int the wrld f wrk. After years f ding the same jb, sme feel adding new knwledge t their lcker may pen up new pprtunities. 37 Or they will have mre new ideas.
In terms f the benefits, learning new skills can make yu mre f an authrity in yur area and a g-t persn fr advice. 38 In shrt, studying mre culd make yu mre useful t the business. If yu study in a classrm, yur experience f the wrkplace culd bring knwledge t ther students and prvide real-life examples fr yu t make use f. Yu may als meet like-minded peple wh yu can add t yur prfessinal netwrk in the future. Adult learners have t cnsider things like children, hme lives and wrk. 39 Sme curses can even be dne partly r entirely nline, which means that yu can manage yur time mre easily studying frm hme.
40 And increasing yur skills may pen up new careers r pprtunities in yur prfessinal life.
A. New pprtunities dn’t necessarily always wait fr yu.
B. Or it helps them t get a prmtin.
C. S, what are the benefits f returning t university while wrking?
D. All in all, there are a variety f ptins fr thse wh wish t return t studying.
E. Becming a prfessinal persn is n big deal fr yur life.
F. And if the business has a skills shrtage, yu may be able t step up and fill that gap.
G. Many adult and part-time curses are mre flexible and spread ver a number f years.
第三部分 语言知识运用(共三节，满分55分)
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分, 满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
98-year-ld Mae Amburgey survived the histric 2022 Kentucky flds after her grand daughter shared an alarming pht.
Mae 41 escaped with her life after her apartment was flded. The water level rse t 4 feet，
42 her, her sn Larry, in his seventies, and her grandsn Gregry.
They tried 43 several times t call fr help, as mst f the phne lines were dwn due t the
44 . Eventually, Gregry tk a picture f his grandmther sitting n her bed with her legs dipped in the 45 water belw and sent it t his sister Missy, wh lives in Green Oaks, Illinis, and the mment she 46 the pht, it brke her heart.
She 47 this pht n a scial netwrking website. 48 it, she wrte, “My grandmther, uncle and 49 are stuck in the huse acrss frm the high schl. Anyne wh has a bat arund that area, please 50 !”
The sht sn went viral (走红) , attracting many peple’s 51 . There were emergency bats nearby, but they failed t cme because they culdn’t 52 the fldwater with a pwerful current(水流). Bth Larry and Mae are 53 , and yung Gregry culdn’t help them 54 n his wn. Hwever, befre the family lst 55 , ne kind stranger entered the 56 just in time as the water kept rising.
The man 57 the hme and helped each persn get ut. The three men helped Mae ut and swam against the 58 current t safety.
N ne knws wh the man was, and he 59 befre anyne culd thank him. We hpe his
60 will be rewarded in sme way.
41. A. immediately B. nearlyC. barelyD. bviusly
42. A. challengingB. trappingC. puzzlingD. astnishing
43. A. by accidentB. in vainC. in advanceD. by luck
44. A. fldB. weatherC. repairD. cnstructin
45. A. warmB. specialC. sameD. dirty
46. A. mailedB. describedC. rememberedD. saw
47. A. pstedB. develpedC. selectedD. fund
48. A. ClarifyingB. AccmpanyingC. SimplifyingD. Cnfirming
49. A. brtherB. sisterC. mtherD. father
50. A. listenB. waitC. helpD. stp
51. A. attentinB. strengthC. imaginatinD. interest
52. A. chseB. searchC. checkD. crss
53. A. curiusB. braveC. ldD. srry
54. A. recver B. escapeC. returnD. walk
55. A. effrtB. aimC. hpeD. lve
56. A. schl B. fficeC. batD. scene
57. A. kept ff B. drve alngC. brke intD. passed by
58. A. tughB. timelyC. finalD. extra
59. A. cntinuedB. arrivedC. wrkedD. disappeared
60. A. dreamB. deedC. dutyD. step
第Ⅱ卷
第二节（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
根据首字母或汉语意思将必修4第三、四模块所学的单词准确地拼写出来。
He really wants t buy their ld huse and he is trying t make a d_________ with them.
Yuan Lng ping is a leading f_________ in the rice-grwing wrld.
He died as a r_________ f the injuries.
Bdy languages v_________ frm culture t culture.
Shaking hands is a g_________ f trust.
It is generally believed that advertising can increase sales and __________(产量).
It’s nt easy t __________ (教育) teenagers.
It’s rude t________ (盯着看) at smene.
This dinner is a ___________(正式的) affair.
We nly ___________(交流) by emails.
第三节（共10 小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Plum Tree
The plum (梅子)tree is native t China, mainly grwing in Suzhu, Shanghai and Hangzhu, with the biggest plum garden in Wuxi. The plum tree 71._______ (nrmal) flwers in late winter during the January and February when the land is pale in clr. It is regarded as ne f the The Three Friends f Winter alng 72._______ the bamb and the pine tree because its flwers emerge 73._______ its new leaves grw and it takes a lng time t cme int flwer. The tree, ften shwn with a crane(鹤), 74._______ (relate) t lng life.
The plum tree can grw t 4-10 meters tall and 75._______（it）flwers in bright clrs f red, pink and yellw have a refreshing smell. The plum flwer has lng been recmmended as ne f China’s 76._______ (natin)flwers, the symbl f 77.______(strng) and humbleness with the curage t stand against undesirable trends. And abve all, it is a messenger fr spring and 78._____ (bring) hpe fr a better seasn ahead.
The Daist philspher Lazi is said t have been brn beneath a plum tree, 79.______ has been a ppular subject fr petry fr centuries. The Sng pet Lin Bu is said t spend his spare time 80._______(plant) plum trees near West Lake in Hangzhu.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起)不计分。
3. 错误类型不涉及单词拼写。
Ever since I am little, art has been mst imprtant thing in my life. It speaks t me , makes me feel special, but pens my eyes t a wrld f beynd ur reality. I try t explre art by myself. I put my wn creatively ideas dwn n paper as I wrk hard t imprving my skills. Thugh I may nt have been t any art training centers, I’ve been learning frm ther artist and taking every chance that cmes mine way. I have realized this is that I want t d fr the rest f my life, and it is this realizatin that has brught me t wrk even hard than ever befre.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，你校将举办“中华经典文学诵读比赛”(Chinese Classics Reciting Cntest)，你的英国好友David对中国文化很感兴趣，请你根据以下信息，给他写封邮件，邀请他参加比赛。内容包括：
1. 举办时间和地点；
2. 朗诵内容与形式；
3. 期待参与。
注意：1. 写作词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear David，
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs，
Li Hua
南充高中2022－2023学年度上期
高2021级半期考试考英语参考答案
听力
1-5：ABACC 6-10：BABAC 11-15：ACBBA 16-20：BCBCA
阅读理解
21-25：BDACB 26-30：ADADC 31-35：ABDAC 36-40：CBFGD
完型填空
41-45：CBBAD 46-50：DABAC 51-55：ADCBC 56-60：DCADB
单词填空
deal 62. figure 63. result 64. vary 65. gesture
66.prductin 67. educate 68. stare 69. frmal 70. cmmunicate
语法填空
71. nrmally 72. with 73. befre 74. is related 75. its
76. natinal 77. strength 78. brings 79. which 80. planting
短文改错
am→was 2. 在been mst 之间加the 3. but→and 4.去掉f
creatively→creative 6. imprving→imprve 7. artist → artists
8.mine→my 9. that I want → what I want 10. hard → harder
书面表达
A pssible versin：
Dear David，
I am excited t share with yu the news that a Chinese Classics Reciting Cntest will be held in ur schl. Knwing that yu are a big fan f Chinese culture, particularly Chinese literature, I think this is an pprtunity yu cannt miss.
The cntest, scheduled frm 5:00 p.m. t 8:00 p.m. next Tuesday, will be held in ur schl hall lcated n the grund flr f ur library. Yu can chse frm any Chinese classics ranging frm Tang Petry, Sng Ci t prse t recite. Besides, chsing a prper piece f music t g with yur reciting might be icing n the cake. The reciting can be a sl perfrmance, and partnering up with ther students is als encuraged. Aimed at keeping ur traditinal culture alive and cultivating ur reading habits, this cntest is t bridge the cultural gap between internatinal students and lcal students. It is my firm belief that yu will reap huge fruits frm it.
Lking frward t seeing yu in the cntest.
Yurs,
Yurs,
听力材料
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M: Hi, Emma, the summer hliday is cming. D yu have any arrangements fr it?
W: I plan t g t Paris, but my parents prefer Rme.
M: Paris is a perfect destinatin. Last year, I went t Paris and visited many famus attractins.
W: Oh, really? What impressed yu mst there?
M: I visited the Seine, the Eiffel Twer, the Bastille, etc, but I think the Luvre is the mst impressive.
W: I can’t wait t g there.
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W: Hey, I haven’t seen yu fr a lng time. What are yu busy ding nw?
M: Oh, I just gt a new jb.
W: Why? The salary f yur frmer jb was high.
M: Yeah, but it’s nt my dream jb.
W: S what is yur dream jb?
M: I want t be a dctr, because it can help peple t get rid f the pains and diseases. What abut yur dream jb?
W: I think my persnal dream jb is always changing. But in fact, I really had a dream f becming an astrnaut when I was a child.
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M: Yu lk a bit wrried. What’s the matter?
W: I just seem t be putting n weight these days.
M: Oh. That’s quite a wrrying prblem.
W: What d yu think I shuld d?
M: I suggest yu g n a diet r at least stp eating t much junk fd and…
W: And take mre exercise, right? A lt f peple have tld me the same thing, but smehw I just haven’t gt the time. I wrk frm nine in the mrning t five in the afternn daily. Smetimes I have t wrk extra hurs until six r seven ’clck.
M: Well, have yu ever thught f arranging yur timetable, s yu can g t the fitness club after wrk.
W: Yes, that sunds like a gd idea. Thanks a lt.
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M: Gd mrning, Nrah Levy. Welcme t ur shw.
W: Thank yu.
M: Nrah, yu said that ur psitin in the family affects ur character in yur new bk? S tell us a bit abut the ldest children in the family first.
W: Well, the ldest children get maximum attentin frm their parents and the result is that they’re usually quite self-cnfident peple. They are als respnsible because they ften have t lk after their yunger brthers r sisters.
M: What abut the middle children?
W: Well, they are usually independent and cmpetitive.
M: Cmpetitive?
W: Yes, because they have t fight with brthers r sisters fr their parents’ attentin. They’re usually sciable because they always have ther children t play with.
M: That’s very interesting. I’m an nly child in my family. What’s yur impressin f peple like me?
W: They’re usually very rganized and respnsible, and they can be very imaginative, t.
M: Thank yu fr yur sharing, Nrah, and gd luck with yur new bk.
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Sydney Festival is held each year in January. It is Australia’s biggest annual cultural event and has remained s since its fundatin in January 1977. The festival prgram cnsists f all kinds f events frm classical music t drama and dance. Sme perfrmances last tw weeks and sme exhibitins seven days. The festival attracts abut 500，000 peple t its free utdr events and 150，000 t ther events，and cntributes mre than $55 millin t the cuntry each year.
The rigins f the festival are in the Waratah Festival which was set up in 1956 by the Sydney Cmmittee. Sydney Festival was set up t attract peple int the city centre during the summer hliday.
Fr three weeks, Sydney Festival ffers a prgram f mre than 330 perfrmances and 100 events related t 900 artists frm 17 cuntries. It has a strng traditin f creating pprtunities fr Australian artists.