2023-2024学年度湖南省永州市永州市第一中学高二上学期12月英语测试试卷含答案

这是一份2023-2024学年度湖南省永州市永州市第一中学高二上学期12月英语测试试卷含答案，共24页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分7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。
1. Where is the man’s raincat?
A. In the ffice.B. On the bus.C. At hme.
2. What des the wman think f sharing a rm with thers?
A. Uncmfrtable.B. Enjyable.C. Trublesme.
3. Hw much is the milk?
A. $3.B. $3.50.C. $6.50.
4. Why des the wman call the man?
A. T lk fr a jb.
B. T ask him t put up a ntice.
C. T leave a message fr her pian teacher.
5. What is the cnversatin abut?
A. A bss.B. An exam.C. An interview.
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 is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Classmates.B. Teacher and student.C. Strangers.
7. What des the man want t d during the summer vacatin?
B. D vlunteer wrk.C. G sightseeing.A. Learn t drive.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What is the wman prbably?
A. A custmer.B. A manager.C. A secretary.
9. When will the man’s train leave fr Lndn?
A. At 9：30 am.B. At 11：30 am.C. At 5：00 pm.
10. Wh will the man meet n Thursday?
A. Mr. Black.B. Ms. Smith.C. Mike.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Where is the by nw?
A. At schl.B. At a stadium.C. In his huse.
12. Hw will the by get hme?
A. By bike.B. By bus.C. By car.
13. What time is it?
A.3：30.B.4：00.C.5：00.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What are the speakers ding?
A. Ding sme exercise.B. Making a training plan.C. Attending a sprts meeting.
15. Hw lng will the first perid f the exercise last?
A. Tw weeks.B. Fur weeks.C. Six weeks.
16. Which sprt des the man plan t practice n Wednesday?
A. Cycling.B. Swimming.C. Running.
17. Hw des the man find the secnd perid f the exercise?
A. Interesting.B. Easy.C. Stressful.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What des the speaker d nw?
A. A gardener.B. A ck.C. An ffice wrker.
19. What des the speaker d at weekends?
A. He plants trees.B. He repairs his truck.C. He drives t the cuntry.
20. What is the speaker’s wife interested in?
A. Picking up leaves.B. Buying ld radis.C. Cllecting ld ckery bks.
第二部分 阅读理解(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和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Five Star Yellwstne Tur
Discver the wrld’s ldest natinal park, Yellwstne, n this grand wildlife tur. Our prfessinal guides will give yu a 5 star custmer service experience n yur all inclusive tur withut any additinal taxes r bking fees.
Starting at apprximately 7 am, we will be rlling ut the red carpet fr yu and all yu have t d is t sit back and enjy the ride. We prvide snacks, bttled water, and cked fd fr lunch. This tur’s main fcus is n the wide variety f wildlife, Yellwstne’s rich histric landscapes as well as the fascinating prspect frmed by the Yellwstne Supervlcan fr ver millins f years. Binculars (双筒望远镜) are prvided t help yu appreciate the scenery better.
Whether yu are an amateur phtgrapher, a science r histry enthusiast r just want t explre the utdrs, this tur has smething fr everyne. Our fun but prfessinal guides will give yu a first class tur in a very cmfrtable tur bus.
Tur snapsht
Duratin: 10-12 hurs
Taking Cvid-19 safety measures: Click here
Htel pickup ffered
Grup size: 9
Ticket type: Mbile
Available language: English
Bk in advance
Scheduled date: Check availability
Ttal fees: $300 per adult (age 13-99); 40% discunt (age 1-12)
Reserve nw & pay later: Learn mre
Free cancellatin: Fr a full refund, cancel at least 24 hurs in advance f the start date f the experience.
Nw yu’re all set! Have a great time.
21. Where is this text prbably taken frm?
A. A textbk.B. A website.
C. A scenery magazine.D. A travel reprt.
22. What can we knw abut the tur?
A It has bth mbile and paper tickets.
B. It is a 9-peple grup with extra fees.
C. It ffers snacks, breakfast, binculars and htel pickup.
D. It highlights wildlife, histric sights and vlcanic scenery.
23. What shuld yu d fr the bking?
A. Pay $180 per child fr the tur.
B. Pay at nce after yur reservatin.
C. Cancel within 24 hurs fr a full refund.
D. Cnsult the guide t check available date.
B
While driving hme after wrk, Jane Hdgsn nticed a car pulled ver at the side f the rad and a crwd beginning t gather arund smene wh was lying n the grund.
Jane, wh had cmpleted a first aid at wrk curse, pulled ver t see if she culd ffer any help — and it turned ut t be lucky fr the yung injured girl that she did.
Describing the scene she came acrss, Jane says: “The nlkers were ashen-faced and lking lst. They were s shcked that they hadn’t even thught t call fr an ambulance yet.”
After speaking t the emergency services, Jane started finding ut what had happened and what injuries the yung girl called Jenny had. The girl had been hit by a car and gne ver the handlebars f her bike, landing n her head and shulder. Her shulder and arm were twisted (扭曲) underneath her.
“She hadn’t been wearing a helmet (头盔) when she gt kncked dwn, and I thught that she shuld nt be mved as I culdn’t be sure abut a spinal injury (脊椎损伤), but after lking her ver and checking the circulatin in her injured arm I did feel fairly cnfident that she had escaped relatively unhurt.
“As we were waiting fr an ambulance, the amunt f pain the girl was in was increasing. T distract (分散注意力) her and minimize the risk f her ging int shck I kept her talking. She held my hand tightly when the pain gt t much and this helped. I tld her I culd handle it — we laughed abut that,” describes Jane.
Later, a dctr frm the lcal hspital’s ICU stpped at the scene t. The ICU dctr decided that Jenny shuld lie n her back, making her much mre cmfrtable until the emergency services arrived.
Thinking back, Jane says: “Fr me, knwing that in a small way I helped that girl thrugh what was a frightening experience is all the reward I need. I felt great t knw I’d made a difference and I’d d it again.”
24. We can learn frm the text that Jane Hdgsn _____.
A. is an ICU dctrB. is a first⁃aid trainer
C. wrks in a lcal hspitalD. has learned sme first aid
25. After lking ver the injured girl, Jane fund _____.
A. Jenny had a spinal injury
B. Jenny didn’t have serius injuries
C. Jenny culdn’t remember what had happened
D. Jenny lst her helmet when she was kncked dwn
26. When waiting fr an ambulance, _____.
A. Jenny refused t talkB. Jenny went int shck
C. Jane was a little impatientD. Jane kept giving Jenny cnfidence
27. Which f the fllwing can best describe Jane Hdgsn?
A. Strict but caring.B. Tugh and generus.
C. Prud but determined.D. Warm-hearted and helpful.
C
In 1957, English scientist James Lvelck invented the Electrn Capture Detectr, an inexpensive, sensitive device used t help measure the spread f pisnus man-made cmpunds (化合物) in the envirnment. The device prvided the scientific fundatins f Rachel Carsn’s 1962 bk, Silent Spring, a push fr the envirnmental mvement. It als helped prvide the basis fr regulatins in the United States and in ther natins that banned harmful chemicals like DDT and PCBs.
Later, his discvery that chlrflurcarbns(CFCs)—cmpunds that are used in refrigeratrs and air cnditiners—were present in measurable cncentratins in the atmsphere led t the discvery f a hle in the zne layer (臭氧层). He als explained that they psed n pssible danger t the planet. A year after his paper in Nature, Mari Mlina f the Massachusetts Institute f Technlgy and F. Sherwd Rwland f the University f Califrnia at Irvine published a paper in the same jurnal detailing hw sensitive the Earth’s zne layer is t CFCs. In 1995 they were awarded the Nbel Prize fr their wrk in reminding the wrld f the thinning f the zne layer. Lvelck later called his cnclusin a mistake.
But Dr Lvelck may be mst widely knwn fr his Gaia thery that the Earth acts as a “living rganism” that can “cntrl its temperature and chemistry in a state f cmfrtable stability (稳定性).” As an expert n the chemical cmpsitin f the atmspheres f Earth and Mars, Dr Lvelck wndered why Earth’s atmsphere was s stable. He hypthesized (假定)that smething must cntrl heat, xygen, nitrgen, and ther ingredients. He presented his thery in 1967. That summer, the nvelist William Glding, his friend, suggested the name Gaia, after the Greek gddess f the Earth.
The hypthesis may never have mved int the scientific mainstream withut the cntributin f Lynn Margulis, an American micrbilgist. In the early 1970s and in the decades that fllwed, she wrked with Dr Lvelck n specific studies t supprt this cncept. Since then. Dr Lvelck’s thery f a self-cntrlling Earth has been cnsidered imprtant t understanding the causes and cnsequences f glbal warming.
28. What is Paragraph 1 mainly abut?
A. The functins f man-made cmpunds.
B. The imprtance f banning harmful chemicals.
C. The influence f the Electrn Capture Detectr.
D. The wrking principles f the Electrn Capture Detectr.
29. What did James Lvelck nce believe t be true?
A It was impssible t find CFCs in thin air.
B. CFCs did little harm t the Earth.
C. It was impssible t measure CFCs in the air.
D. CFCs had little effect n cling refrigeratrs.
30. What inspired James Lvelck t prduce his Gaia thery?
A. Earth’s atmsphere remains stable.
B. Glding mentined a Greek gddess.
C Bth Earth and Mars have atmspheres.
D. Living things can exist in the atmsphere.
31. What d we knw abut Lynn Margulis?
A. She became well-knwn because f Lvelck.
B. She first discvered the causes f glbal warming.
C. She helped Lvelck make his thery widely accepted.
D. She prpsed a new idea based n Lvelck’s Gaia thery.
D
Lk ut the windw r walk ver t a patch f sil near yur hme. It culd be reddish brwn, black, dark gray r even the clur f rich, dark chclate. If it’s mist enugh, run yur hands thrugh it. It may separate int thick clumps that can hld water and later release it. With a few exceptins—such as desert sites—this is hw gd sil behaves.
In fact, the number f micrscpic rganisms that live in a shvelful f rich garden sil exceeds the number f plants and animals inhabiting the entire abvegrund Amazn rainfrest. And the Amazn is knwn fr having mre plants and animals than any ther land-based habitat.
Sil is what supprts life n Earth. Mst peple give it little thught, but it feeds us and the ecsystems arund us. It is where cuntless species make their hmes. It cllects water, pulls pllutants frm the air and helps supprt the planet’s atmsphere. Sil is ne f Mther Nature’s unsung heres.
And while mst sil lks like it’s static, just sitting there unmving, it actually hsts plenty f activities. Its earthwrms may be digging tunnels. Wrms are weightlifters. But they aren’t the nly nes making changes. Other creatures belw grund are t tiny t see with the unaided eye. These include ne celled creatures called prtza (单细胞生物). They imprve sil by eating bacteria and releasing nitrgen, which helps plants grw.
And then there are all thse bacteria. Mst peple think f them as dangerus. In sils, they nt nly serve as prey t beneficial prtza, but als perfrm an envirnmental service. They help recycle dead plant parts and animal tissues int nutrients. They even turn sme pllutants in sil and water int mre f the nutrients that can sustain the diverse species that make up lively ecsystems beneath ur feet.
32. What’s the purpse f mentining the Amazn rainfrest in the secnd paragraph?
A. T indicate the rich species in the Amazn rainfrest.
B. T intrduce the rich sil in the Amazn rainfrest.
C. T stress the variety f micrscpic rganisms in the rich sil.
D. T illustrate bidiversity abvegrund the Amazn rainfrest.
33. What can we infer frm the third paragraph?
A. Sil is smething that supprts life n Earth.
B. Sil prvides a variety f benefits t ur planet.
C. Sil determines the quality f ur ecsystems.
D. Sil is the Mther Nature’s unsung her.
34. Which f the fllwing sentences is TRUE accrding t the text?
A. The sil in the desert behaves as well as gd sil des.
B. Mst peple give thught t sil fr it supprts life n Earth.
C. Mst sil indeed hsts plenty f activities thugh it lks quiet.
D. The bacteria in sils almst d n gd t the envirnment.
35. Which f the fllwing is the mst suitable title fr the text?
A. Categries f the Sil n Earth
B. The Disappearance f the Rich Sil
C. Bidiversity in the Amazn Rainfrest
D. Healthy Sil Supprts Life n Our Planet
第二节(满分12.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出最佳选项，选项中的两项为多余选项。
If yu’re a gamer wh’s cnstantly glued t yur phne, it culd be time t ask fr medical help.
On June 18, 2018, the Wrld Health Organizatin（WHO）fficially listed “gaming disrder” as a mental health cnditin. ___36___
“Vide gaming is like a nn-financial kind f gambling （赌博）frm a psychlgical pint f view,” Mark Griffiths, a prfessr frm Nttingham Trent University in the UK, tld the Assciated Press（AP）. “Gamblers use mney as a way f keeping scre, while gamers use pints.”
___37___“Peple need t understand this desn’t mean every child wh spends
hurs in their rm playing games is an addict, therwise dctrs are ging t be flded with requests fr help,” Jan Harvey, a spkeswman fr the British Psychlgical Sciety, tld AP.
___38___ Fr example, a 21-year-ld Chinese wman surnamed Wu in Guangdng prvince went blind in ne eye after playing the mbile game King f Glry fr a whle day. “On days when I have n wrk, I usually get up at 6 am, eat breakfast and play until 4 pm,” she tld the Suth China Mrning Pst. “Then I’ll eat smething, have a nap（小睡）and play until 1 am.”
Wu isn’t alne. Accrding t a study published by China Yuth Daily, abut ne in five yung Chinese peple play nline vide games fr at least fur t five hurs per day. ___39___ In April, the Ministry f Educatin issued a ntice asking Chinese schls and parents t prevent students frm becming addicted t the Internet and games.
Other cuntries have als taken actin. ___40___ Meanwhile, in Japan, sme mbile phnes have a special mde fr children that lets their parents cntrl what games they can dwnlad and hw lng they can play.
A. This means it’s nw n the same list as ther mental illnesses.
B. Thankfully, measures have been taken t deal with the prblem.
C. We ften see peple arund us playing games n their mbile phnes.
D. In Suth Krea, children are frbidden t play vide games after midnight.
E. WHO’s main wrk is t imprve the mental health f individuals and sciety.
F. But if yu lse cntrl ver yur gaming habits, yu’ll face serius prblems.
G. Hwever, it desn’t matter if yu play yur favrite game nw and then.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节, 满分 30分)
第一节(共15小题: 每小题1分, 满分15分)
阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,
When I’m asked what the biggest culture shck is fr me after cming t America, my answer will be the fd. Eating rast turkey at Christmas always makes me hmesick. What a fd ___41___ is nt nly abut the taste, but als the sense f ___42___ and the cncern frm lved nes.
I spent my high schl years in a city far away frm my hmetwn. I lived at a schl apartment fr mst f the year and culd nly g hme during lng ___43___. Getting ff the train, unladed the heavy luggage, stepping int the ___44___ huse, ne thing that never changed was a steaming bwl f kelp (海带) and prk rib (排骨) sup n the table. This is a dish that requires half f a day t ___45___ . Peple wh want t ck it fr supper need t start preparing at ___46___, putting kelp and prk rib in water and letting them ___47___ ver lw heat fr several hurs.
The prcess f waiting fr this dish t be ready is like a mther ___48___ awaiting her sn’s return. When the time is up and the lid (盖子) is ___49___, it’s like when I pen the dr cming hme. Kelp ___50___ with the ht sup int my stmach, ___51___ my bdy and heart. The sup ___52___ the hmecming f a traveler and a mther’s ___53___ fr her sn. The taste f the sup is ___54___,similar t my mm’s gentle lve fr me, which makes me feel warm withut any ___55___ f wrds.
41. A. signalsB. cntainsC. represents D. delivers
42. A. happinessB. satisfactinC. belnging D. achievement
43. A. cursesB. ceremniesC. terms D. breaks
44. A. preciusB. missingC. familiar D. special
45. A. cmpleteB. cnfirmC. cnsume D. cnduct
46. A. midnightB. nnC. dawn D. dusk
47. A. rastB. mixC. stir D. stew
48. A. eagerlyB. excitedlyC. wrriedly D. fearfully
49. A. attachedB. cveredC. brken D. lifted
50. A. flatedB. sankC. flwed D. spilt
51. A. keeping upB. warming upC. building up D. setting up
52. A. disguisesB. transmitsC. reflects D. replaces
53. A. anxietyB. desireC. expectatin D. passin
54. A. spicyB. mildC. bitter D. unique
55. A. expressinB. illustratinC. descriptin D. impressin
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。
Happy Birthday t Yu is a ppular sng,___56___ the stry behind it may nt be knwn t all. Tw sisters, Mildred Hill and Dr. Patty___57___.(write) a sng fr children___58___(call) Gd Mrning t All. The sng was sure t be ___59___success due t ___60___talents. The sisters published the sng in 1893.
Thirty-ne years later, a gentleman by the name f Rbert H. Cleman published the sng withut the sisters’___61___(permit). And ___62___(make) matters wrse, he added a secnd verse, which was the familiar Happy Birthday t yu.
Mr. Cleman’s___63___(add) f the secnd verse ppularized the sng and eventually, Happy Birthday t Yu, the ne and nly birthday sng ttally replaced the sisters’ Gd Mrning t All.
After Mildred died in 1916, Patty tk Mr. Cleman t curt. In curt, she prved that she and her sister wned the meldy. Because the family___64___(legal) wns the sng, they are entitled t ryalties (使用费) frm it whenever it is sung ___65___cmmercial purpses.
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，荆门市第三中学高一的学生。你从网上得知某机构要在暑假期间举行到英国参观的游学活动，请你根据以下要点给该机构写一封咨询信。
内容包括：1. 活动安排；2. 相关费用等。
注意：1. 写作词数80左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，使行文连续；3. 开头已经出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：游学educatinal travel
Dear Sir/Madam,,
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Sincerely Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写(满分20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。续写的词数应为150左右。
Hlidays are nt necessarily fr fun r rest. Ding smething meaningful can als gain special pleasure. When the final bell rang, the students were reminded that there was n schl n Mnday—the Labr Day. “Enjy yur extra day ff,”said the teacher t her class.
An extra day f fun suited Kayla just fine. She lved breaks. She wanted t g ut t play with her friends. When the schl bus drpped Kayla ff, she ran int the huse happily.
“Hw was schl, Kayla?” asked her mm.
“It was great, Mm. I am excited abut n schl n Mnday. ”
“Yu just started back t schl tw weeks ag. Already in need f a break, huh?” asked Kayla’s mm with a laugh.
Kayla slept in the next mrning. Saturday was her favrite day f the week. It rained mst f the day, s Kayla enjyed playing vide games inside. On Sunday, her friends came ver and they played basketball fr several hurs.
Then it was Labr Day, yu knw, the extra day ff that Kayla was s lking frward t. But Kayla was awakened early that mrning by her dad. He tld Kayla that in hnr f Labr Day, the family wuld be cleaning bth inside and utside the huse. Kayla culdn’t believe it. This was a hliday. A day when she was suppsed t be enjying freshly squeezed lemnade while playing in her tree huse. As Kayla wiped her eyes, she began t wnder if this was just a bad dream.
“Kayla, yur breakfast is ready. We have a lt f wrk t d tday. Let’s get a mve n, ”said Kayla’s mm. As she sat dwn at the kitchen table, Kayla asked her parents,
“Are yu serius abut wrking tday? Isn’t Labr Day a hliday?”
“Yes, Kayla. It is, ”replied her dad. “But yur mm and I thught wrking hard tday wuld make yu appreciate why Labr Day was bserved in the first place. ”
Paragraph1：
At first, Kayla felt disappinted at her parents’ plan fr the hliday.
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Paragraph 2：
But things began t change as she was ding the chres.
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参考答案
英语听力
1~5.CBAAC 6~10.ABCAB 11~15.ACBBA 16~20.BCACC
阅读理解
21-23. BDA 24-27. DBDD 28-31. CBAC 32-35. CBCD 36-40. AGFBD
完形填空
41-45. BCDCA 46-50. BDADC 51-55. BCDBA
语法填空
but 57. wrte 58. called 59. a 60. their 61. permissin 62. t make
63. additin 64. legally 65. fr##with
应用文
Dear Sir/Madam,
I’m Li Hua, Senir 1 student f Jingmen N.3 High Schl. I’m interested in yur prgram f the educatinal travel psted n the Internet and I’m writing t see if it is pssible fr yu t prvide me with infrmatin regarding abut it.
First f all, I’m eager t knw which cities and universities we will pay a visit t during the perid. In additin, culd yu be s kind as t tell me what activities we will participate in apart frm visits? Furthermre, what deserves my special attentin is the whle cst f this educatinal travel, including the airplane tickets and accmmdatin.
Thank yu fr yur kindness, and yur early reply t this letter will be highly appreciated.
Sincerely Yurs,
Li Hua
读后续写
Paragraph1：
At first, Kayla felt disappinted at her parents’plan fr the hliday. Hw eagerly she wanted t g ut t play with her friends! She was against the annying plan frm the bttm f her heart, but she had n chice. First, Kayla was arranged t wash the breakfast dishes. After that, she was asked t give their puppy a bath. She knew it was a hard task, which needed a lt f tiring, careful and patient wrk. She has begun the wrk with great unwillingness.
Paragraph 2：
But things began t change as she was ding the chres. Brushing the puppy, she fund it was a lt f fun with s many sap bubbles. Then it was n t yard wrk where Kayla helped t pick up sticks. She pretended the small sticks were basketballs, and sht them int a large trash can. S the wrk was dne with great pleasure. Kayla felt prud t see hw much better the yard lked. When she finished her meaningful chres, Kayla enjyed relaxing in her tree huse. The lemnade tasted wnderful after a hard day f wrk.
听力部分录音稿
(Text 1)
M：Where’s my raincat? I remembered having it n after getting ff the bus.
W：Are yu sure? Yu’re always leaving things behind at the ffice.
M：I’m certain I carried it in my hands when I came hme. There it is—n the sfa.
(Text 2)
M：D yu enjy having a rmmate?
W：Yeah. It’s my first experience sharing a rm, and it’s really nice t have smene t talk t.
(Text 3)
W：Can we have ur check please?
M：That’ll be $46.50. Will this be cash r credit?
W：Wait. Right here yu charged us twice fr the milk.
M：I’m s srry. Let me take that ff. There yu g. Yur new ttal is $43.50.
(Text 4)
W：Hell. I’m calling abut a ntice fr a pian teacher that was n the bard at cllege.
M：Oh, yes. Have yu been teaching pian fr a lng time?
W：Well, fr ver ten years.
(Text 5)
W：Hw did it g?
M：I think I did well. They said they wuld make a decisin by this Thursday.
W：What are yur chances f getting that jb?
M：I believe I have a gd chance. The bss seems t like me.
(Text 6)
M：Thank gdness it’s Friday. I’m s tired. We had exams all week.
W：Yeah, I’m tired, t. Luckily we’ve finished all the exams. We can relax during the summer hliday.
M：Yeah. And I als tk my driver’s test tday.
W：Finally! Hw did yu d? Did yu pass it?
M：Thugh the test was really difficult t me, I passed anyway.
W：Yu did? Cngratulatins!
M：Thanks.
W：Well, d yu have any plans fr the summer hliday? I want t g sightseeing.
M：Well, I want t vlunteer in the hspital. And I think it is meaningful t d the vlunteer wrk.
(Text 7)
M：Gd mrning, Ann.
W：Gd mrning, Mr. Jnes.
M：Can yu tell me what meeting I have this week?
W：I will bring the diary. OK, this afternn yu have a meeting with Mike at 5：00 pm. On Wednesday, yu are ging t Lndn t meet the new custmer Mr. Black. Dn’t frget yur train leaves at 9：30 am.
M：OK. What time is my meeting in Lndn?
W：At 11：30. And n Thursday Ms. Smith wants t talk t yu.
M：Wh is Ms. Smith?
W：She is ur new prject manager. She starts next week.
(Text 8)
W：Hi, Mike, where are yu? Yu tld me yu wuld be hme at 3：30 tday.
M：Oh, srry, Mum. I cmpletely frgt that. I’m ging t play in a basketball match afterschl. It’s at the City Stadium.
W：Yur bike brke dwn this mrning. Hw will yu g?
M：I’m ging in the schl bus. I was ging t catch the 234 bus hme frm there, but Tm’s brther is cming t watch and he’s agreed t take me hme in his car, s I dn’t need t. I’ll see yu at five.
W：Well, that’s ne hur later. I think I shuld prepare fr the supper.
(Text 9)
W：The sprts meeting is in six weeks actually. Let’s wrk ut a training schedule fr yu.
M：OK, what shuld I d?
W：Let’s see. Fr the first tw weeks, yu shuld d three r fur wrkuts per week. Yu need t bike, swim and run nce a week. And add anther lnger wrkut f ne f the three sprts that yu feel yu need mre practice.
M：OK. S hw abut I bike n Mnday, swim n Wednesday and run n Friday?
W：Sunds gd! D yu think yu can d that fr tw weeks?
M：Yeah, I think I can. Then what’s next?
W：Then it’s the secnd perid. Yu’ve gt fur mre weeks t g. It’ll be time t increase t five r six lng wrkuts a week.
M：Ww, that’s a lt f wrk t d. I’m afraid I can’t manage it.
W：But yu’ll be fitter after the first perid, s it’ll be easy fr yu t d that.
M：I really hpe s. Maybe starting frm Week 3, I’ll change the exercising time t make it mre interesting.
(Text 10)
M：Mst f the peple may have experienced sme best mments in their life. D yu knw the best thing that ever happened t me? It was when I lst my last jb. Yes, really! Yu may be surprised and find it difficult t understand, but it is really true. In ever liked it—stuck in an ffice all day with cmputers and a telephne. Nw my hbby is my full-time jb. I start wrk very early, summer I usually leave hme at abut 5：30 in the mrning, but in winter nt until abut 8：00. I have a small truck, and I carry all my tls in that. It’s autumn nw s I’m cleaning up the gardens-I’m picking up leaves and pulling up ld summer flwers. Oh, and I’m planting small trees, t. At weekends, my wife and I ften drive t the cuntry and explre fun things. I’m interested in cllecting ld radis and she likes t cllect ld ckery bks. I dn’t earn much, but enugh fr my hbby. I’m a very happy man.