江苏省南京市五校2023-2024学年高二下学期期初调研测试英语试卷和答案

这是一份江苏省南京市五校2023-2024学年高二下学期期初调研测试英语试卷和答案，共15页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分7，15， Wh is Beta?等内容，欢迎下载使用。
第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分30分)
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：Hw much is the shirt?
A. £19.15.B. £9.18.C. £9.15.
答案是C。
1. Hw sn will the man return the bk?
A. In three days.B. In ne week. C. In tw weeks.
2. What will the wman d next?
A. Advertise fr the mvie.B. Prepare sme fd.C. G t the cinema.
3. Where will the speakers meet n Saturday?
A. At the man’s huse.B. At the cinema.C. At schl.
4. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. A hat.B. A scarf.C. A sweater.
5. What des the wman ask the man t d?
A. Put ut a fire.B. Read a scary stry.C. Find sme firewd.
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至7题。
6. Wh is Beta?
A. The wman’s daughter.B. The wman’s dg.C. The wman’s friend.
7. What training is effective fr Beta?
A. Reward training.B. Mvement training.C. Cnfidence training.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. What des the man d?
A. A dctr.B. A student.C. An athlete.
9. What d we knw abut the man?
A. He had a serius car accident.
B. He gt an peratin n his leg.
C. He brke his leg at the age f 17.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Where will the speakers spend their vacatin?
A. At a beach.B. On an island.C. In a muntain.
11. What will the wman make a bking fr?
A. The htel.B. The flight.C. The restaurants.
12. What des the wman suggest ding befre leaving?
A. Buying sme clthes.
B. Bking the activities.
C. Watching the weather cnditins.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the relatinship between the speakers?
A. Hst and guest.B. Writer and reader.C. Bss and emplyee.
14. What is the wrk-life balance like in traditinal wrkplaces?
A. Peple’s wrk and private lives are separate.
B. Peple wrk lng legal wrking hurs.
C. Peple spend little time with family.
15. What des the man think f wrking n weekends in traditinal wrkplaces?
A. It’s nrmal.B. It’s impssible.C. It’s uncmmn.
16. What will the man prbably talk next?
A. The difference f his new bk.
B. The changed wrk-life balance.
C. The healthy wrking lives.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What culd the speaker prbably be?
A. A teacher.B. A student.C. A guide.
18. Hw was the first winter f the first Englishmen?
A. Easy.B. Bring.C. Tugh.
19. When was the first Thanksgiving?
A. In 1620.B. In 1621.C. In 1622.
20. What can we learn frm the talk?
A. Natives were invited n the first Thanksgiving.
B. Thanksgiving is celebrated quite differently nw.
C. Thanksgiving was riginally celebrated in December.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
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Hw lng des it take t type withut lking at the keybard?
An average student withut learning differences will learn t tuch type within eight t ten hurs. They may be tuch typing at a very slw speed (8-15 wrds per minute).
Is it bad t lk at the keybard when typing?
Yes. Nt nly des it prevent yu frm practicing yur fingering, but it als slws yu dwn and makes yu type less accurately. It's far mre difficult t ntice mistakes when yu're nt lking at the screen.
Hw d yu get faster at typing?
The mst imprtant technique t learn t type faster is tuch typing. This is a technique based n develping muscle memry fr yur fingers.
Hw can I learn t type crrectly?
Fcus n accuracy rather than speed. Use the entire keybard crrectly. Learn sme keybard shrtcuts. Practice every day.
Hw d I increase my typing speed?
Arrange yur fingers prperly. The mst imprtant step in imprving yur typing speed is ensuring that yu place yur fingers crrectly n the keybard. Rest the index finger (食指) f yur left hand n the “F” key and the index finger f yur right hand n the “J” key.
Is typing. cm free?
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21. What d we knw abut Typing. cm?
A. It charges very little.
B. It is intended fr every student.
C. It helps t imprve writing skills.
D. It can autmatically crrect typing errrs.
22. Wh might be interested in Typing. cm?
A．Managers.B．Salesmen.C．Athletes. D．Teachers.
23. What is the purpse f the text?
A. T prmte a typing website.B. T share typing experience.
C. T crrect typing mistakes.D. T teach typing skills.
B
Mary Dickins had been a member f the audience at petry nights befre and knew “the petry clap”. She made a plite tapping f fingers. But when she made her debut (首次演出) as a perfrmer at the age f 62 at the legendary Bang Said the Gun night in suth Lndn, she said, “It was s wild — like nthing I had ever seen befre.” The audience stamped their feet and shk shakers. “It felt transfrmative. I thught, ‘I’ve gt t have mre f this,’ ” Dickins said. Becming a perfrmance pet has given her a place n a stage f her wn making.
All her life she has written is mstly withut being seen r heard. Her mther died when she was nine, and, after she went int a care hme at 13, Dickins’ writing stayed in ntebks. Really, she says, a lt f her adult life has been abut getting ver childhd shyness. At university — she studied educatin — she met her husband f 40 years, but in three years f seminars she did nt say a wrd. Sme f these results frm her years at the children’s hme. She says, “It gave me a sense f what it’s like t be excluded. I never fitted in anywhere.”
After she graduated, she discvered that she lved wrking with peple with learning disabilities. She became an expert in inclusive educatin. “That was my niche (称心的职业),” she says. She published bks and returned t the University f Nrth Lndn as a senir lecturer in early childhd studies.
Dickins nw sees that in adulthd she has been giving herself permissin t be silly. “The sillier I allw myself t be, the better the writing is,” she says. Her bservatins are humrus.
“Putting things int wrds and giving shape t yur emtins is an imprtant part f cming t terms with the things that happen in life,” she says.
Des she still feel like an utsider?
“I think I’ve made it int a virtue. I celebrate the fact that I dn’t fit int a bx. Finally! Yu have t wait till yu’re 62 t feel cnfident!” she says. “But I have a sense f wh I am and I'm prud f it. I wuldn’t be anyne else nw — and it tk me a lng time t say that.”
24. Hw did Dickins feel abut her debut?
A. Nervus. B. Anxius. C. Encuraged. D. Relieved.
25. Why was Dickins lacking in a sense f belnging?
A. Her early stay at the care hme.
B. Her inexperienced writing skills.
C. Her struggle with her university studies.
D. Her pr relatinship with her husband.
26. Hw des writing benefit Dickins?
A. It helps her land a gd jb.
B. It develps her sense f humr.
C. It makes her vercme her learning disabilities.
D. It enables her t get n well with her life.
27. Which f the fllwing can be the best title fr the text?
A. Mary Dickins’ First Perfrmance
B. Mary Dickins’ New Start after 60
C. Mary Dickins’ Trubled Writing Career
D. Mary Dickins’ Influence n Perfrmance Pets
C
Officials f Detrit, Michigan, have equipped a piece f rad with new technlgy designed t charge electric vehicles (EVs) n the path. The radway is meant t serve as a demnstratin prject fr the technlgy, which culd be expanded t larger rad systems.
The system uses a series f cpper wires placed underneath the rad. These wires have the ability t send electricity thrugh a magnetic field t charge an EV’s battery. Charging can happen while the car is driving r sitting abve the equipment. Electren says the electric rad system is safe fr peple and animals walking ver it and des nt harm drivers.
The technlgy was created by Electren, a develper f wireless charging slutins fr EVs. Stefan Tngur, Electren’s vice president f business develpment, tld The Assciated Press EVs require special equipment t receive the wireless signal. “The technlgy is smart,” Tngur said, and “knws wh yu are...”
The electrified rad stretches abut ne half-kilmeter. It will be used t test and imprve the technlgy in preparatin fr wider releases. Tngur said the prject aims t “demnstrate hw wireless charging unlcks widespread EV adptin, addressing limited range, grid (电网) limitatins, and battery size and csts.” He lks frward t a future in which, in his wrds, “EVs are the nrm, nt the exceptin.”
Michigan’s Department f Transprtatin (DOT) signed a five-year agreement with Electren t develp the radway charging system. Officials have said they plan t build anther electrified stretch f rad in anther part f the city. Michigan transprtatin fficials say the wireless-charging radway prject has helped psitin the state and city f Detrit as natinal leaders in EV technlgy. “In Michigan, we want t stay ahead f the curve,” Michigan DOT Directr Bradley C.Wieferich tld the AP.
28. What is the new technlgy intended t d?
A. Imprve EVs’ batteries.B. Demnstrate a prject.
C. Expand rad systems.D. Supply pwer t EVs.
29. What d we knw abut the electric rad system?
A. Peple and animals may get an electric shck near it.
B. EVs are charged thrugh cntact with its cpper wires.
C. It charges EVs nly if they stay still n the equipment.
D. A special device is needed t pick up its wireless signals.
30. Which f the fllwing can best replace the underlined phrase “stay ahead f the curve”?
A. Develp mre smthly.B. Make prgress in the industry.
C. Take the lead in the field.D. Achieve a gal ahead f time.
31. What is Bradley’s attitude twards the prject?
A. Psitive. B. Negative. C. Objective. D. Skeptical.
D
Ging against the tide f flcking t well-knwn turist destinatins n vacatin, a grwing number f hlidaymakers in China tend t spend their leisure time at lesser-knwn attractins. Reverse turism (逆向旅游) has appeared as a new trend amng yung hlidaymakers in China.
Accrding t data frm an nline travel agency, the number f rms bked at htels in less-traveled cities during the hliday was up 30 percent year-n-year. Bkings fr fur-star r five-star htels in less-traveled places all increased ten times at a minimum. Sme lesser-knwn scenic spts psted duble-digit (两位数的) grwth during the hliday. Baimaiquan Park in Jinan, the capital f Shandng Prvince, received 52,100 visits in the seven days, up t 15.78 percent year-ver-year.
Besides crwds, sme vacatiners chse less-traveled places t save n the cst f trips t ppular destinatins. In additin, lesser-knwn attractins are nt as “cmmercial” as develped nes and are able t ffer mre actual experiences and natural encunters.
Essentially speaking, ttal relaxatin is becming a real expectatin fr many peple when they travel. Changes in demand may be the fundamental reasn fr the ppularity f reverse turism. COVID-19 is anther key factr fueling reverse turism. As preventive measures cntinue, traveling has an unpredictable quality. Travelers have thus becme mre cautius and tend t chse lcal attractins r places with fewer turists.
“The rise f reverse turism is nt a bad thing,” said Zhengzhu Daily. It means that vacatiners nw have mre ptins, which brings mre pssibilities t the turism market. Mre imprtantly, it nted, the trend is set t frce ppular destinatins t imprve themselves instead f resting n their past hnr.
Jiang Han, a senir researcher, said that reverse turism will becme ne f the future directins fr the market. T give a real bst t the turism market, Jiang suggested that mre effrts be made t tap the ptential f underestimated, lesser-knwn destinatins. It is necessary t dig deeper int the lcal custms and highlight the lcal characteristics t imprve the quality f lcal turism.
32. What d the statistics in paragraph 2 tell us?
A. The rising trend f reverse turism in China.
B. The cntributins f turism t the ecnmy.
C. The high incme f htels during hlidays.
D. The ppularity f travel agency in China.
33. What may be the rt cause f the rise f reverse turism?
A. The impact f COVID-19.
B. Hlidaymakers’ changing needs fr travel.
C. The lwer cst f heading t less-traveled places.
D. The lack f innvative imprvements in famus attractins.
34. What des Zhengzhu Daily think f reverse turism?
A. It will drp with the recvery f ecnmy.
B. It is beneficial t spread lcal culture t turists.
C. It benefits bth turists and the turism market.
D. It blcks the develpment f sme ppular resrts.
35. What is Jiang Han’s advice n develping the turism market?
A. Upgrading the supprting facilities in turist areas.
B. Imprving the management rules f turist attractins further.
C. Explring the ptential and features f lesser-knwn attractins.
D. Prmting the lcal characteristics f China thrugh nline media.
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。
As the saying ges, failure is the mther f success. Many f us were tld frm an early age that, at schl r in life, “yu learn frm yur mistakes.” Is this actually true?
The shrt answer is “yes”. ____36____ Because we wuld nt like t fail, learning frm ur mistakes is, in reality, very hard. It desn’t feel gd. S we react t failure in emtinal ways, like giving up n a task easily, telling urselves we dn’t care whether we succeed, r finding fault with the task itself. This is self-prtective, accrding t Hallgeir Sjastad, a psychlgy prfessr. In his pinin, mst f us want t think f urselves as capable. ____37____
Frtunately there are strategies t help us vercme the emtinal barriers. ____38____ Instead f asking “Why did I fail?”, we culd ask “Why did Sam fail?”, fr example. Multiple studies shw this way helps t sften ur negative emtinal reactins. Als it allws us t lk at failure mre bjectively.
____39____ This led t better levels f mtivatin and academic success in the test grups — invlving bth adults and children — that were asked t give advice based n their wn failures. Prfessr Eskreis-Winkler fund that the satisfactin f helping thers “frces peple t engage with their experience and what they have learned”.
The writer Samuel Beckett nce said, “fail again, fail better.” But it nw seems that we shuld say, “fail again, fail smarter”. ____40____ but by learning t vercme the emtinal barriers arund it, we may find the rad t success is a little easier t navigate (驾驭).
A．Everyne needs success.
B．Hard wrk leads t success.
C．Failure can be a teachable mment.
D．Failure is an unavidable part f life,
E．One f them is t adpt a third-persn view.
F．Next, ffer advice t thers in the same psitin as us.
G．S what failure causes is a serius threat t ur self-image.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30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。
The title f “Aarn’s yunger brther” was earned when I had wn the secnd place in my first tennis turnament at the age f six. Whenever I ____41____ nt a tennis curt, it was as thugh a gluey name label, which had been ____42____ stuck nt me.
I wanted t ____43____ Aarn, my lder brther, whse fame had reduced me t a ____44____ tennis player. Then came a big tennis match against Aarn. As I shk Aarn’s hand at the start f the match, I stared at him and fcused n hw this match was ging t ____45____ everything.
The tennis curt seemed t stretch ut further than usual, but I culd still ____46____ the cnfident lk n Aarn’s face. He knew that my hnr ____47____ in cmparisn t his. Finally, we were dwn t the last set, neck and neck in pints. That was when the setting sun cast his figure ver me, ____48____ me that I wuld always be walking in his ____49____ if I did nt prve myself.
I prepared myself fr the finishing blw, ____50____ f Aarn’s past matches flding thrugh my mind as I ____51____ the weakness f his smash (扣球) the ball wuld always fly twards the left f the curt. I extended my arm t the left in expectatin f where the ball was ging t land. The ball made ____52____ with my racket and was lbbed（高掷）ver Aarn’s head successfully. He culd d nthing but ____53____ his undefeated status as champin being remved by his yunger brther.
While I was still enjying the unfamiliar feeling f ____54____ minutes after the match was ver, a man, whm I vaguely recgnized frm a ____55____ tennis club, apprached me. “What is yur name, sn?” he asked. A smile spread acrss my face.
41. A. marchedB. jumpedC. steppedD. rushed
42. A. frequentlyB. permanentlyC. riginally D. ccasinally
43. A. recmmendB. praiseC. evaluateD. defeat
44. A. namelessB. hpelessC. wrthlessD. fearless
45. A. appreciateB. explreC. settleD. change
46. A. put dwnB. pull utC. take upD. make ut
47. A. disappearedB. paledC. wrinkledD. dubled
48. A. remindingB. rderingC. instructingD. expecting
49. A. trustB. shadwC. creditD. shelter
50. A. scresB. recrdsC. imagesD. highlights
51. A. hidB. admittedC. recalledD. vercame
52. A. cntactB. prgressC. mvementD. adjustment
53. A. maintainB. imprveC. witnessD. cnfirm
54. A. harmnyB. reliefC. cmpetitinD. success
55. A. previusB. famusC. specialD. tiny
第二节 语篇填空 (共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In China, even fr the mst accmplished chefs, cking ____56____ (invlve) imprvising with the ingredients (原料) n hand: feel and taste. Fr the Chinese, the idea f exact time and amunts in cking is an alien cncept. In fact, times and measuring cups wn’t be fund in a traditinal Chinese kitchen. Nr will a Chinese ck asked ____57____ he r she makes a particular dish respnd with clear ____58____ (quantity) f ingredients and an exact cking time, fr such cncrete instructins are almst nt____59____ (exist) in the wrld f Chinese cuisine.
____60____ (make) Chinese fd can be very time cnsuming. One reasn is ____61____ the preparatin befre the actual cking takes time, as ingredients fr the same dish are ____62____ (typical) cut int unifrm shapes, and preferably int bite-sized pieces. Chinese cking emplys different methds accrding t the nature f the ingredients, the length f cking time, and the degree f heat. The majr ____63____ (emphasize), thugh, is n enhancing the natural flavr f ingredients, as well as retaining nutrients.
Almst every Chinese kitchen has ____64____ bamb steamer. In this methd, fds are put in the steamer abve biling water. This technique preserves the clrs, flavrs, and nutrients f the fd. A gd ck knws which techniques t use ____65____ (cmbine) the natural flavrs f the ingredients fr the best taste and nutritin.
第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分40分）
第一节：应用文写作 (满分15分)
66.假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Jim对中国的美食很感兴趣，他尤其喜欢中国的饺子，特地写信向你咨询如何包饺子，请你用英语给他写一封回信，内容包括：
1.详述饺子制作的过程；
2.期待回复。
注意：
词数80左右；
可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jim,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节：读后续写（满分25分）
67.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。
The Perfect Christmas Tree
In ur huse in Middle Cve, Newfundland, the traditin was t find the perfect tree befre Christmas Eve. And this year, my brther Gilbert and I were being trusted t d it entirely n ur wn. And we tk the challenge very seriusly. S, axe in Gilbert’s hand, saw in mine, we set ut fr all the spts we imagined we might find a magnificent fir (冷杉树).
We were yung, but we knew the rules. Trees culd nt be taken frm persnal land and nt near any rad.
We started ut with the best f intentins. We were n Pine River Lane, and lking at the firs in the fields, but nne f them lked quite gd enugh. It was getting dark but we still had n luck. On the way hme, it was Gilbert wh stpped, grabbed my arm and said, “I see it!”
“Yu see what?” I said.
“Right there, lk. It’s perfect.”
And he was right. It was a yung tree, tw metres tall, standing alne. It was the classic Christmas tree. In all my years, I had never seen such a perfect ne.
Perfect except fr ne small prblem. The tree was pretty clse t the rad. Als, it was behind a fence, s the tree was in smene’s yard. And nt just any smene. It was in the yard f Timmy Green, my best friend.
Hwever, the chances f ur finding anther ne like it were slim t nne.
“Yu stand guard,” Gilbert said. And with that, we were ver the fence and n ur bellies crawling tward the target. I lay in the snw and put the Greens’ huse under surveillance (监视). I was t whistle r cugh if I saw anyne cming.
Within a few minutes, it fell.
“Grab the end,” Gilbert said, and we lifted it ver the fence. Nw we were n the rad.
注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
Suddenly Gilbert’s eyes widened. “Our ftprints!” he said.
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S it shcked me when I fund Mr. Green in ur huse with my parents, drinking tea n Christmas Eve.
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英语期初参考答案
一、听力
1-5. CBACC 6-10. BABCA 11-15. BCAAC 16-20. BACBA
二、阅读
21-23 B D A 24-27 C A D B 28-31 D D CA 32-35 A B C C
七选五 36-40 CGEFD
三、完形
41-45 CBDAD 46-50 DBABC 51-55 CACDB
语篇填空
56. invlves 58. hw 58. quantities 59.existent 60. Making
61. that 62. typically 63. emphasis 64. a 65. t cmbine
四、应用文
Dear Jim,
Knwing that yu are fnd f Chinese cuisine, especially dumplings, I’m glad t tell yu hw t make dumplings.
First f all, yu shuld mix the flur with water. The secnd step is t prepare the filling. Yu can chse yur favrite meat, such as beef r muttn, and chp it up and mix it with vegetables. Then put sme salt, il and ther cndiments int it and stir it evenly. When all these preparatins are dne, yu can start making dumpling wrappers and making dumplings.
I hpe the infrmatin abve is helpful t yu. Cntact me if yu need any help. Lking frward t yur reply.
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节
One pssible versin:
Para.1: Suddenly Gilbert’s eyes widened. “Our ftprints!” he said. Sure enugh, all arund the base f the stump were ftprints. Bys’ ftprints. We might as well have left a signed nte. Suddenly, an idea ccurred t me and I patted Gilbert n the shulder and signaled him t climb ver the fence. Tgether we gt dwn n all furs and wiped away ur ftprints with great effrt. All was dne! And as expected, what greeted us back hme was enrmus praise fr the perfect tree. Satisfied as I was, the idea f being caught “stealing” the tree kept lingering in my mind. Hwever, nbdy asked questins. It seemed the Greens had never nticed the missing f their prperty.
Para.2: S it shcked me when I fund Mr Green in ur huse with my parents, drinking tea n Christmas Eve. A ripple f fear crept inside befre I finally made it t lk up at Mr Green’s eyes and frced a smile. It s happened that Dad was prudly intrducing the Christmas tree. “It’s a pity I’ll never have ne like that.” Mr Green spke f his tree in the yard which was nurtured fr Christmas with lwered eyes. Ccned in verwhelming guilt, I kept up curage and stuttered my aplgies. Mr Green, shcked at first, ndded smilingly after learning the whle thing. Strking the delicately decrated tree, I came t realize that nt nly did I find the perfect Christmas tree, but als retrieved the best in me, which was, is and will be carved in my memry.
(Text 1)
M: Oh, thanks! When d yu want the bk back?
W: I’m ging away in 3 days, but yu’ll need it lnger than that. D yu want t give it t my sister next week r wait until I get back in tw weeks?
M: I’ll wait fr yu t return. Have a nice trip!
(Text 2)
M: The mvie in the advertisement came ut last night. It lks gd! I heard it was funny. Umm … Why dn’t we g t the mvies nw?
W: Gd idea. But befre that, I’ll get sme snacks ready.
(Text 3)
M: Mary, this prject is taking me t lng. Have yu finished yurs?
W: Yeah, but I finished mst f mine in class. Did yu want me t cme and help?
M: That’d be great! My mm culd make sme snacks and we culd watch a mvie afterwards.
W: Okay. Let’s d it n Saturday!
(Text 4)
M: Hw nice it is!
W: Yes, and it matches yur scarf and hat perfectly.
M: Exactly! And it says that sweaters tday are nly £28.
W: Ww! It’s a real bargin.
(Text 5)
W: Alright, we need lts f wd t build a big fire, Jhn. Can yu help me get sme big sticks frm the frest?
M: Of curse! Hw much wd will we need?
W: Enugh t last fr a lng and scary stry. I’ve brught my ld strybk and this mask, s yu can help me act them ut.
(Text 6)
W: Mark, yu’re right. Beta is easily drawn t sme things, especially when there are ther dgs arund.
M: S did my dg. I fund fun activities like mvement training helped him fcus and build cnfidence.
W: Well, Beta desn’t lve it.
M: That’s amazing! And have yu tried reward training? It’s a great way t strengthen psitive behavir.
W: We tried it a cuple f times. It’s really effective.
(Text 7)
W: Sit dwn. Nw, I need t get sme basic details f yu first. Right, we’ll start with yur name and age.
M: Martin Hansen, and 19 years ld.
W: S, yu are a freshman?
M: Yeah. And I am studying medicine actually.
W: Ah! Gd chice. Then let’s get sme f yur medical backgrunds. Have yu ever had any serius illness r accident?
M: I gt a brken leg playing ftball when I was 17. And I used t be a galkeeper in the schl team.
W: And have yu had any peratins?
M: Never.
(Text 8)
M: Culd yu lk ver the plans fr ur hliday this summer?
W: Yeah. It lks very interesting. I thught we were ging t an island r climbing a muntain. But I’m als glad we chse the beach vacatin.
M: I think we can start the trip a day earlier. Des that wrk fr yu?
W: The day befre is perfect fr me. And I’ll bk an early flight.
M: OK. I’ll bk the htel and the restaurants. Is there anything else yu want t add?
W: Check the frecast fr the week, s we can plan what clthes t take.
M: Great idea. I’ll call yu just befre I bk the activities.
(Text 9)
W: Gd mrning, everyne. On tday’s shw, we’ve gt Chris Swinsn, whse new bk is abut wrk-life balance. Hell, Chris.
M: Hell, Anna.
W: S, Chris, tell us abut yur bk and hw the wrk-life balance has been changing?
M: Well, in the mre traditinal wrkplaces, peple’s wrking lives and private lives are, r were, clearly divided. But except fr legal wrking hurs, peple smetimes stay late in the ffice and wrk in the evenings. This is called wrking vertime.
W: OK, and what else?
M: Well, in these envirnments, it isn’t cmmn fr peple t wrk n weekends r hlidays. And they are free t fcus n nn-wrk areas f life, such as music, sprts, spending time with family and friends. It’s imprtant and healthy.
W: Yeah! S what has changed? Hw are things different nw?
(Text 10)
W: Hell, everyne. Nice t see yu again. In yesterday’s class, we learned abut sme public hlidays in Britain. Tday, let’s talk abut sme public hlidays in the United States. Well, back hme in the States n the furth Thursday f Nvember we have a public hliday called Thanksgiving when peple dn’t g t wrk and traditinally spend the day with their family eating a large meal including turkey and sme pies. Yu may wnder hw that idea gt started. Well, the actual idea is similar t sme festivals in ther cuntries but it’s related t the beginnings f Nrth America, when the first Englishmen successfully arrived in 1620 in what is nw the state f Massachusetts. Their first winter was difficult and half f them died frm disease and hunger. That desn’t sund like anything t celebrate, right? But in the fllwing spring f their arrival, the Native Americans taught them hw t grw crn and pumpkin, as well as hw t hunt and fish. In the autumn f this year, after a successful fd supply, the Englishmen planned a great dinner and invited the lcal chief and 90 natives, wh brught ppcrn with them, which f curse was ttally unknwn in Eurpe. This is the first Thanksgiving in American histry. And many ways f celebrating the first Thanksgiving have been handed dwn t future generatins.