2023-2024学年江苏省泰州市重点中学高一上学期期中考试英语试卷含答案

这是一份2023-2024学年江苏省泰州市重点中学高一上学期期中考试英语试卷含答案，共16页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分7，B．At 6，5分）等内容，欢迎下载使用。
（考试时间：120分钟；总分：150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。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．When did the man plan t meet the wman?
A．At 6: 30.B．At 6: 50.C．At 7: 00.
（ ）2．What des the wman mean?
A．She spent a lt repairing her car. B．Fixing a plane is expensive.C．She likes riding a bicycle.
（ ）3．Hw can we describe the man?
A．Careless. B．Plite. C．Generus.
（ ）4．What are the speakers ding?
A．Waiting fr friends. B．Lking after kids. C．Lining up.
（ ）5．What are the speakers discussing?
A．Hw t divide chres.B．What t have fr dinner.C．When t create a schedule.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
（ ）6．What prbable relatin is Tny t the man?
A．His father. B．His classmate. C．His teacher.
（ ）7．What des the wman ffer t d fr the man?
A．Give him a lift. B．Make dinner fr him. C．Help him with his interview.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
（ ）8．What is the man unhappy with abut his jb?
A．The benefits. B．The pay. C．The paperwrk.
（ ）9．Why is the wman ging t further her study?
A．T get a prmtin. B．T manage a business.C．T find a jb in the gvernment.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．Why des the man suggest Majrca as a hliday destinatin?
A．It’s quiet. B．It’s cheap. C．It’s exciting.
11．What attracts the man mst abut Trquay?
A．The weather. B．The castal scenery. C．The accmmdatin.
12．What d we knw abut the man?
A．He desn’t think Majrca was crwded.
B．He desn’t like adventurus activities.
C．He is fnd f walking alng the cast.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．What is the wman prbably ding?
A．Cnducting an interview. B．Advertising a prgram.C．Intrducing an expert.
14．Why did Anna have an accident?
A．She suddenly had a headache. B．She culdn’t cntrl her skis.C．She was hit by smene.
15．Hw did Anna’s clleagues help her?
A．They brke the ice.
B．They called the rescue teams.
C．They tried t keep her legs warm.
16．Hw lng was Ann a trapped in the hle?
A．Abut 13 minutes. B．Abut 36 minutes. C．Abut 80 minutes.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．What is the purpse f Wrld Tai Chi and Qigng Day?
A．T educate peple t care abut thers’ health.
B．T encurage peple t d Tai Chi and Qigng.
C．T teach mre peple self-defence.
18．What d rganizers d t celebrate the day?
A．Organize cmpetitins. B．Hld lectures n health. C．Give sme classes.
19．When did Wrld Tai Chi and Qigng Day start?
A．In 1999．B．In 1965．C．In 1990.
20．What d traditinalists say abut Tai Chi?
A．It finds a balance between self-defence and health.
B．It benefits peple with heart truble.
C．It cntains 42 mvements in ttal.
第二部分：阅读（共两小节，满分42.5分）
第一节（共12小题，每小题2.5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。
A
FaceApp is getting ppular, thanks t its ld age filter that allws peple t run their phts thrugh the free app t see what they may lk like 40 years in the future. Hwever, its terms (条款) f service are als increasing wrries abut what data the app cllects, wh wns it, and hw phts are prcessed (处理). The latest FaceApp’s privacy plicy was created n January 20, 2017, and des little t address these wrries in clear terms.
While FaceApp’s privacy plicy thrws sme light n the app that makes users lk ld, it leaves mre questins than answers. The main wrry is whether it’s clear t users that FaceApp is sending their phts t the clud, instead f prcessing them privately n a persn’s equipment, and hw lng the cmpany hlds nt their phts.
In a statement t Frtune, FaceApp CEO Yarslav Gncharv said the cmpany prcesses phts n the clud, but“mst”are deleted within 48 hurs. The app’s team is based in Russia, hwever the cmpany says nne f the data it prcesses is sent t the cuntry.
“The privacy plicy is bth pretty bad, and nt much wrse than the garden-variety plicy yu might cme acrss frm any app r service that didn’t put time int trying t make its plicy even smewhat understandable,” says Lindsey Barrett, a teacher at Gergetwn Law’s Cmmunicatins and Technlgy Clinic. Frm a privacy standpint, she says “the cmpany’s statements abut hw it prcesses phts n the clud, and when it deletes them, are helpful, but they dn’t make the terms f the privacy plicy clearer.”
Users d have sme rights. Gncharv says his supprt team is very busy, dealing with requests frm users wh want their data deleted frm its servers. This can be dne by ging t settings, supprt, and chsing“reprt a bug.”Users shuld type the wrd “privacy” in the subject line t send their request.
（ ）21．What wrries peple abut FaceApp?
A．It will g ut f date very sn. B．It may make peple less hpeful.
C．It may be cllecting data secretly. D．It will charge users in the future.
（ ）22．What led peple’s wrry t rise?
A．The unclearness f the terms f service. B．The cuntry the cmpany belngs t.
C．The phts being ver-prcessed. D．The places used t keep phts.
（ ）23．What d Barrett’s wrds in Paragraph 4 mean?
A．FaceApp shuld prvide mre service.B．FaceApp still might affect peple’s privacy.
C．The privacy plicy is nt knwn by peple.D．The privacy plicy is difficult t remember.
（ ）24．What right d users have accrding t Gncharv?
A．Saving their wn phts.B．Reprting their request t the plice.
C．Making changes t privacy plicies.D．Asking the supprt team t deleted their phts.
B
We’re always encuraging students t read fictin (小说).
We push them twards the library drs, wave the latest David Walliams bestsellers in their faces and catch them in the passage suggesting they read the latest nvels.
But d we ever pint them in the directin g f newspaper websites, travel guides r histrical reprts?
The ability t read and write isn’t just abut hw ften students pick up bks; it’s als abut the types f texts they read. And that shuld mean as much nn-fictin as fictin.
This des present challenges, as Dug Lemv said in Reading Recnsidered, “Understanding nn-fictin needs a strng base f knwledge, but reading nn-fictin is als ne f the primary ways such a base f knwledge is built.”
This is why we must intrduce nn-fictin t children frm an early age. The mre nn-fictin yung peple read in schl, with the guidance f teachers, the mre chances they will have t build up a large stre f backgrund knwledge t help them understand mre difficult texts later n. T d this, we must give mre lessn time t nn-fictin.
Every teacher in every subject als needs t take respnsibility fr this. Reading has smething t d with all subjects, all f which cme with their wn reading difficulties. Lemv suggests students shuld be given the chance t read mre than ne text n any given tpic. S, when learning abut the Battle f Waterl in histry, why nt read sme articles abut the event? And when studying Dickens in English, why nt read it alngside sme parts chsen frm his wn Sketches by Bz?
Fr nn-fictin t be mst helpful fr students, it shuld be as undiluted as pssible. Texts shuld keep their nn-fictin features(特点) and difficult wrds shuld nt be taken away t create a simpler text. In fact, nn-fictin is ne f the best ways t make students learn difficult wrds.
It is als easy t find a huge number f nn-fictin texts nline. Yu can even share surces with students. This is especially imprtant fr thse students ging int higher educatin.
（ ）25．The authr raises the questin in Paragraph 3 t ______.
A．cmpare different ideas B．dubt a cmmn practice
C．shw the necessity f reading D．questin why students read fictin
（ ）26．Why shuld teachers spend mre lessn time n nn-fictin?
A．T increase students’ understanding. B．T get students t study independently.
C．T find excellent students. D．T make lessns changeable.
（ ）27．What des Lemv suggest teachers in every subject d t help students?
A．Teach them t learn frm histry. B．Help them with reading difficulties.
C．Encurage them t read related articles. D．Sha re stries f famus peple with them.
（ ）28．What des the underlined wrd “undiluted” in the last but ne paragraph mean?
A．Easy. B．Ppular. C．Unexpected. D．Unchanged.
C
My father Ed Kbbeman built his wn huse after he married my mther, s it wasn’t t surprising when he prudly shwed me his latest creatin—the uthuse (户外厕所). The traditinal sun and mn were cut ut f the frnt dr. There was a fancy (精致的) seat inside. It was, indeed, a fine uthuse. Dad said he wanted t use his creatin in the uthuse races, where teams must pull r push their hmemade uthuse t cmpete. T be in this event, Dad fund sme ld wheels in his strage area.
On the day f the race, Dad’s nephews and great-niece arrived. The fur made up the uthuse racing team, alng with ne great-niece weighing a hundred punds, chsen t ride n the seat inside.
In the sun f that ht day in June, the teams lined up. The starting sht rang ut. The red-shirted Kbbeman team led the way and turned t make their way back t the start/ finish line.
Just then, disaster happened. The hard rubber n the wheels started peeling ff (剥落). The nephews hung n fr the last few meters, barely winning the first race by great strength f will and brute frce (蛮力) as they lifted that uthuse ff the grund acrss the start/ finish line. But there was n hpe fr the secnd rund. I std there, ready t cry.
Ten minutes later I realized Dad was nwhere t be seen. Hw culd he just leave like that? Sn the annunce r was telling the participants (参赛者) t get ready. Just then Dad turned up with new wheels. We changed the wheels and wn the next fur races.
On the way hme, I asked my dad, “Where did yu g? And where did yu get thse new wheels?”
My father tk a deep breath. “Well,” he said, “I ran tw blcks t the car, unlcked it, drve hme, ran int the huse, gt the key t the strage, ran ut there, unlcked the garage, pulled my new lawnmwer (割草机) ut n the grass, tk sme tls, pulled ff the wheels and threw them in the car.”
I culdn’t believe my ears. “Dad, why did yu d that in this heat? Yu had a heart attack ten years ag. What if yu culdn’t cme back n time?”
He smiled, “Well, I just culdn’t let the bys dwn. They wrked s hard. There was a prblem, and it just needed t be fixed. That’s all.”
（ ）29．Why did the authr’s father build the uthuse?
A．He wanted t take part in the uthuse races.B．He hped t shw ff his artistic creativity.
C．He aimed t train his nephews and great-niece.D．He decided t make his family lcally famus.
（ ）30．What was the disaster mentined in Paragraph 4?
A．The Kbbeman team pushed the uthuse t the start line.
B．The Kbbeman team felt t weak t take part in the secnd rund.
C．The uthuse’s wheels started t fall apart near the end f the first rund.
D．The uthuse’s wheels culdn’t turn with a few meters left in the first rund.
（ ）31．Hw did the authr feel just when she learned what her father had dne befre the secnd rund?
A．Bred. B．Ashamed. C．Sad. D．Wrried.
（ ）32．Which f the fllwing can be the best title fr the text?
A．An interesting stry f my father B．What I learned in the uthuse races
C．An amazingly funny race in June D．What we shuld d in a disaster
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。
Yu may lk nice r just fine; hwever, yu will never be happy with yur lks if yu dn’t feel gd abut them. Here is hw yu can feel better abut yurself and the way yu lk.
Knw what is attractiveness
We are tld frm a yung age what is attractive and what isn’t. 33 . Then we feel bad abut ur lks. S this needs t change. It isn’t pssible t change sciety’s ideas n beauty, but it is pssible t change yur wn ideas. Wh d yu respect in real life? 34 .
It’s nt just abut lks
Yur verall cnfidence des nt need t depend n the way yu lk. Yu shuld care abut yur inner quality t. Thse qualities include yur abilities and what yu are gd at, yur persnality, hw yu lk at the wrld, and the relatinships yu have within it. 35 .
Remember t smile
Smiling always makes peple lk mre attractive. This might seem like an easy thing t d, but fr sme peple their “resting” faces always lk sad, even they really aren’t. 36 . Peple are attracted t thse wh smile, and ding s can als lift yur spirits.
Have less stress
The mre stressed ut yu are, the mre it will shw n yur face. This can make yu lk less attractive. 37 . These happy thughts can change the way yu lk as well as the way yu feel.
A．Lking bad is nthing unusual.
B．Just keep things the way they are.
C．S try t relax and think abut pleasant things.
D．We usually dn’t meet these standards f beauty.
E．S it will take practice t make sure yu smile as much as pssible.
F．They are the beautiful nes, nt the peple in phtshpped pictures.
G．These things will last ver time while gd lks will disappear slwly.
第三部分 语言运用（共三节，满分37.5分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My day began when I saw my six-year-ld sn hlding a branch f my rse bush. By the time I gt utside, he’d 38 it ff. “Can I take this t schl?” he asked. I had t 39 .
Yesterday, I had a quarrel (争吵) with my husband. I spent mst f the day thinking hw lve had 40 frm my life. When I finally 41 my emtins, I lked at the clck: 2: 30．It was 42 . I hurriedly drve t the schl t 43 my sn. I was ut f 44 by the time I kncked n the teacher’s dr. “I want t talk t yu abut Jnathan,” she said. I prepared myself fr the wrst because nthing wuld make me 45 .
“D yu knw Jnathan brught flwers t schl tday?” she asked. I said yes. “Let me tell yu abut yesterday. See that little girl?” I fllwed her 46 and saw a bright-eyed child playing utside.
“Well, yesterday she was 47 . Her parents are ging thrugh a divrce (离婚). S she kept saying, “Nbdy 48 me.” We teachers culd nly say smething t 49 her. Hwever, tday yur sn handed her sme flwers instead. Clearly, he cared abut thers 50 .” I felt my heart filled with 51 fr what my sn had dne. The hpe f lve began t 52 again in me.
（ ）38．A．pushed B．kncked C．turned D．brken
（ ）39．A．believe B．agree C．answer D．recgnize
（ ）40．A．resulted B．disappeared C．returned D．valued
（ ）41．A．started B．realized C．cntrlled D．cntinued
（ ）42．A．great B．free C．ready D．late
（ ）43．A．catch up with B．take care f C．pick up D．lk fr
（ ）44．A．danger B．breath C．rder D．patience
（ ）45．A．surprised B．tired C．wrried D．frightened
（ ）46．A．ftsteps B．example C．advice D．directin
（ ）47．A．unhappy B．unusual C．unfriendly D．unlucky
（ ）48．A．knws B．lves C．sees D．needs
（ ）49．A．remind B．encurage C．cmfrt D．attract
（ ）50．A．truly B．hnestly C．crazily D．plitely
（ ）51．A．curisity B．fear C．hate D．pride
（ ）52．A．grw B．wrk C．fall D．mve
第二节 单词拼写（共15小题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5分）
根据首字母或中文提示，用必修一单词表上的单词的适当形式完成句子，每空一词。
53．My yunger brther is a genius (天才) at the age f 13. He cmpletely s______ the sixth grade.
54．Teaching yung children, especially thse with special needs, is a c______ but rewarding jb.
55．It is imprtant fr teenagers t keep bth physically and m______ healthy.
56．In r______ t the climatic changes, ur gvernment shuld put laws in place t prevent the damage t nature caused by human activities.
57．The family has s______ a way t get rid f the prblems she caused them.
58．On ne hand, many peple cannt find jbs t supprt their families while n the ther hand, many cmpanies are s______ frm a shrtage f skilled staff.
59．I ______ he caught sight f the teacher, he turned arund and ran away.
60．Saying just the right thing at just the right time is ne f her many ______ (优势，强项).
61．Teenagers shuld keep regular hurs and get plenty f exercise t stay ______ (精力充沛的) and fit.
62．Public ______ (态度) twards marriage have changed ver the past 50 years.
63．Camping ut enables children t slve prblems ______ (独立地).
64．He has made great ______ (贡献) t the cmpany in the past 30 years.
65．I was telling Mike abut the prblem when he ______ (自愿做) t d the jb himself.
66．The area, ______ (测量为) 500 meters by 300 meters, has been purchased by a huse prperty cmpany.
67．I believe facial ______ (辨认；识别) technlgy will be applied t many aspects f ur life in the near future.
第三节 语法填空（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。
Pppy candy (跳跳糖) 68．______ (create) in 1956 by William Mitchell, a 69．______ (chemistry) fr the American cmpany General Fds, in a 70．______ (fail) experiment. Ppping Candy is a very cl candy t sme peple, but t ther peple it is really strange. N matter 71．______ view yu hld, yu have t agree that it is a technlgy candy.
S hw is ppping candy made? The methd is described in the fficial dcument. 72．______ (make) ppping candy, we need t heat sugar, crn syrup (玉米糖浆), and water
tgether and bil 73．______ mixture t drive ff all f the water. The remaining is then mixed 74．______ CO2 gas t frm tiny bubbles in the candy and the candy is cled rapidly under pressure. In the end, the candy breaks int pieces 75．______ still hld the high-pressure bubbles.
When yu put the candy in yur muth, it melts and sets free the bubbles with a pwerful sund: POP! Sme peple are cncerned abut the safety f 76．______ (eat) ppping candy. But many experiments have prved that the candy is 77．______ (harm). S just eat yur ppping candy and enjy the sund f “pps”!
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
78．假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Lisa写信告诉你，由于高中学习任务繁重，她的父母不同意她继续学习跳舞。对此，她非常苦恼，希望你能给她一些建议。请你根据以下提示写一封回信。要点如下：
1．对她的苦恼表示理解；
2．给出建议；
3．表达祝愿
注意：
1．写作词数应为80左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Lisa,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节（共5小题；每小题5分，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。
Smetimes, we just get a feeling. It sets us n guard and shapes ur respnses, if we are wise enugh t listen. I definitely had it when I stepped ut f the main building f the cmmunity cllege at 8:30 in the evening. I lked up and nted it was ging t rain, and prbably hail (冰雹), any minute. I lived in the cuntry six miles away, s I knew I’d better hurry. After jgging t my car, I jumped in and headed fr hme. Martin McBride belted ut “Wild Angels” frm the CD player.
As I drve a few blcks away, the rain slwly started t fall, and I knew a strm was cming. I quickly began thinking f places nearby t pull in fr cver until the wrst had passed. Tw blcks away was Parsns Mtrs, which had a large metal awning (雨蓬) that wuld shelter me. I decided I wuld stp t see if there was rm fr my car. But as I prepared t turn int the drive, a strng sense f fear washed ver me, and an inner vice said, “N, just keep ging and get hme as fast as yu can.”
S that’s what I did. Martina kept singing, and I kept n driving. There were nly a few cars in frnt f me, all mving west dwn Main Street int a wall f puring rain and strng wind. The last thing I saw clearly were the sudden brake lights f the cars in frnt f me as each stpped and turned nt the shulder f the highway. I quickly fllwed. I sat shcked and smewhat frightened, as the wind and rain rcked my car. I culd hardly make ut the hd (引擎声) f my car as all my ther surrundings disappeared int the darkness.
注意：
1．续写部分主体已给出，请按照要求在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Ten lng minutes passed befre the rain eased. 79．我跟着其他车辆, 又重新上路了。______. I drve the final tw miles slwly t my huse, and as I pulled int the drive the rain cmpletely stpped. 80．我还没有停好车，我爸爸就从前门冲了出来，脸上带着明显的焦虑的神情。______ Hardly had I gt ut f the car when he threw his arms arund me. 81．他在发抖，问我的时候声音也在颤抖，______，“Where have yu been? A hurricane just hit Parsns!”
I tk a deep breath, as I struggled t figure what my father had said. 82．我热泪盈眶，只能说：“我刚从那边来。______ I was stpped utside f twn in the wrst rainstrm I have ever seen.” We went inside, and my father asked if I had heard the hurricane warnings r a radi weather alarm. I explained that I had a CD playing and might have gne thrugh twn right befre the warnings sunded. 83．我突然明白了为什么我当时会有那种感觉：我应该一直开回家。______. We were s thankful I had chsen nt t stp.
泰州市重点中学2023-2024学年高一上学期期中考试
英语参考答案
第一部分：听力（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1-5 AACCA 6-10 BACBB 11-15 CBABB 16-20 CBCAA
第二部分：阅读（共两小节，满分42.5分）
第一节（共12小题，每小题2.5分，满分30分）
21-24 CABD 25-28 BACD 29-32 ACDB
第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
33-37 DFGEC
第三部分 语言运用（共三节，满分37.5分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
38-42 DBBCD 43-47 CBADA 48-52 BCADA
第二节单词拼写（共15小题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5分）
53．skipped 54．challenging 55．mentally 56．respnse 57．sught
58．suffering 59．immediately 60．strengths 61．energetic 62．attitudes
63．independently 64．cntributins 65．vlunteered 66．measuring 67．recgnitin
第三节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
68．was created 69．chemist 70．failed 71．which 72．T make
73．the 74．with 75．that/ which 76．eating 77．harmless
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
Dear Lisa,
I d understand hw yu feel. Dn’t be t upset. Here are a few suggestins.
First, cmmunicate yur needs and wants t yur parents. Tell them why yu want t keep dancing and hw it’s gd fr yu. Secnd, shw yur parents yu are capable f keeping a balance between study and yur hbby. Manage yur time well and let yur parents see that they dn’t have t wrry abut yur study.
I hpe these suggestins will be f sme help and yu can cme t an agreement with yur parents. Lking frward t yur early reply.
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
79．Fllwing the ther cars, I hit the rad again.
80．Befre I culd park the car, my father rushed ut f the frnt dr, with an bviusly anxius lk n his face.
81．He was shaking, his vice trembling as he asked,
82．My eyes were filled with tears, and I culd nly say, “I just came frm there.”
83．It suddenly dawned n me why I was having the feeling that I shuld just keep heading fr hme.
听力录音文本：
(Text 1)
M: Sid, hi. S srry I can’t meet yu fr dinner at 6: 30.
W: Oh, kay. What time will yu get here?
M: By 7: 00 at the latest, I think. There was a car crash ahead f me just ten minutes ag.
(Text 2)
M: I saw yu riding a bicycle t the cmpany this mrning. What’s ging n?
W: My car’s brken again. It feels like I’m repairing an airplane!
(Text 3)
W: Ben, culd I brrw yur new sweatshirt? I’m ging skatebarding, and it’s really cld.
M: Sure —in fact, yu can keep it if yu want.
W: What? But it is really expensive!
M: Dn’t wrry, Nicle, I dn’t mind, and yu’ll need it mre than I d.
(Text 4)
M: Hey! Thse kids are walking right up t the frnt f the line.
W: Maybe they’re jining friends.
M: Well, they have t wait like the rest f us!
W: Dn’t wrry. We’ll all get in.
(Text 5)
M: Min, can I talk t yu abut chres? I’m ding mre than my fair share.
W: Why dn’t we create a schedule? Like every Saturday, I take ut the rubbish. On Tuesday and Thursday night I ck dinner.
M: Sure, then I d all the meal preparatin and mst f the cleaning t.
(Text 6)
M: Hey Mm, can I stay ver at Tny’s huse tnight? He just invited me.
W: It is a schl night thugh, right? I dn’t think that’s a gd idea. Bth f yu have a lt f hmewrk t d.
M: N, remember it’s a hliday tmrrw? It’s a day ff because f parent-teacher interviews.
W: Oh, that’s right. What time will yu g ver?
M: He invited me t cme ver fr dinner s maybe arund 6: 00.
W: Okay. I can drive yu there.
(Text 7)
W: Sam! What have yu been ding since yu finished university?
M: Oh, hi Mary! I’ve been wrking fr the lcal gvernment’s finance department.
W: Right! My dad mentined that he saw yu in his administratin building! Hw’s it ging?
M: Gd, I enjy mst days. They pay well; the benefits are gd, thugh there’s mre paperwrk than I expected. Hw abut yu?
W: Great, I’m wrking in the ffice fr my uncle’s cnstructin business and I’m ging back t schl fr my Master’s degree.
M: That’s impressive, Mary! Getting an MBA can prepare yu fr taking ver yur uncle’s business after he retires.
W: Yu’ve gt the pint!
(Text 8)
W: Where shall we g fr ur hliday this year, Ted?
M: Hw abut cnsidering Majrca? It’s a budget-friendly chice.
W: I’d rather d smething mre exciting this year. Have yu seen this ad fr adventure hlidays in Sctland?
M: I’d rather lie n a beach t relax myself. I’m nt really int activities demanding a lt f energy.
W: But we d that every year. I’d prefer t d smething different this time. I’d rather nt g anywhere s crwded.
M: Well, yu have a pint. Majrca was very crwded last time. I’d prefer smewhere a little quieter t.
W: Hw abut Trquay? The weather’s usually gd and we can have lvely walks alng the cast.
M: Sunds OK t me. And I’ve always wanted t have the experience f staying in ne f thse cmfrtable castal htels.
(Text 9)
W: Yu have been lking at hw the human bdy react t very lw temperatures. Did yu find smething interesting?
M: Yes. There’s the famus case f a Swedish dctr called Anna Bagenhlm. She and her tw clleagues were skiing dwn a muntain when Anna lst cntrl f her skis. She fell nt a sheet f ice. The ice brke and Anna fell headfirst thrugh the hle.
W: What did her tw clleagues d?
M: Well, they tried t pull her ut by her legs. After trying fr seven minutes t free her, her tw clleagues gave up and phned fr help.
W: And did the help arrive quickly?
M: Tw rescue teams immediately set ff t help Anna, but by the time they gt her free, she had been in the freezing water fr abut 80 minutes. When she arrived at the hspital, her bdy temperature was 13.7℃. Dctrs at the hspital wrked fr nine hurs t save Anna. When her temperature had risen t 36.4℃, her heart started beating again.
W: That’s amazing.
(Text 10)
W: Wrld Tai Chi and Qigng Day is an event held n the last Saturday f April each year. Its aim is t prmte practices f Tai Chi and Qigng. In particular, fllwers f Tai Chi and Qigng hpe t educate the wrld abut the health benefits f the tw exercises: The event which started in 1999, jins peple in ver 65 cuntries. Celebratins include Tai Chi displays and free classes in mst participating cities arund the wrld.
Tai Chi is nt used fr self-defence, but is instead practiced fr health reasns. Dctrs say it has benefits fr thse wh have heart and bld pressure prblems. Tai Chi is famus arund the wrld and its fllwers d their mrning slw practices in parks. Traditinalists say that Tai Chi is a mixture f self-defence and health and that these represent the tw ppsing frces f yin and yang. A frm f Tai Chi with just 42 mvements, called wushu, was a sprt in the 11th Asian Games in 1990. There are attempts t make it an Olympic event.