山东省滨州市惠民县2023-2024学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题

这是一份山东省滨州市惠民县2023-2024学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题，共12页。试卷主要包含了 11， 本试卷由四个部分组成， 考试结束后, 将答题卡交回等内容，欢迎下载使用。

注意事项:
1. 本试卷由四个部分组成。其中第一、二部分和第三部分的第一节为选择题, 第三部分的第二节和第四部分为非选择题。满分150分, 共10页。
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第一部分 听力 (共两节, 满分30分)
第一节 (共5小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后, 你都有10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What has Dennis decided t d?
A. Live independently.B. Start a new cmpany.C. Stay with his parents.
2. What is prbably the man?
A. A directr.B. A hst.C. An actr.
3. When will the electricity be n again tnight?
A. At 7:00 pm.B. At 9:00 pm.C. At 10:00 pm.
4. Wh did the man g camping with?
A. Martin.B. Jenny.C. Phebe.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. Hw hungry they feel. B. Where they’ll have lunch. C. What fd they want t rder.
第二节 (共15小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前, 你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5 秒钟; 听完后, 各小题将给出5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料, 回答第6、7题。
6. What is the relatinship between the speakers?
A. Mther and sn.B. Husband and wife.C. Teacher and student.
7. Where des the man suggest ging?
A. The cinema.B. The circus.C. The amusement park.
听第7段材料, 回答第8至10题。
8. Why will the speakers eat ut tnight? 更多免费优质滋源请 家 威杏 MXSJ663 A. They can’t ck at hme.
B. They dn’t feel like cking.
C. They want t eat sme different fd.
9. What des the man want t eat?
A. Mexican fd.B. French fd.C. Italian fd.
10. Hw will the speakers g t the restaurant?
A. By taxi.B. By car.C. By bike.
听第8段材料, 回答第11至13题。
11. What attracts Tm t watch Heartland prbably?
A. The tuching plts.B. The exciting stry.C. The peaceful lifestyle.
12. What des Tm think f his grandparents’ life?
A. It’s tugh.B. It’s simple.C. It’s bring.
13. Where des the wman live?
A. In the city.B. In the twn.C. In the cuntryside.
听第9段材料, 回答第14至17题。
14. What made Maya Bay draw s many turists since 1999?
A. The cnvenient lcatin.B. A famus Hllywd mvie. C. Its first pening t the public.
15. Why did the gvernment clse Maya Bay fr a time?
A. T develp it.B. T d research.C. T prtect the natural life.
16. Hw many turists can visit Maya Bay per day nw?
A. 300.B. 2, 000.C. 4,000
17. What will the speakers d next?
A. Surf the Internet.B. Read sme magazines.C. Bk a hliday.
听第10段材料, 回答第18至20题。
18. When did Ava create her first bk?
A. At the age f 4.B. At the age f 5.C. At the age f 8.
19. What did Ava d fr her new bk?
A. She cllected mney.B. She drew pictures fr it.C. She searched fr wise sayings.
20. Hw des Ava use the mney gt frm her new bk?
A. D charity.B. Supprt her family.C. G n learning painting.
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、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。
A
It can be tugh t pull kids away frm their cmputers and mbile devices these days. While they’re playing games, wuldn’t it be great if they culd be learning at the same time? Gd educatinal apps ffer fun challenges that teach specific grade-level skills. Here are fur apps that cmbine fun and learning.
Understanding Math ($3.99; iOS)
Understanding Math ges beynd basic cmprehensin t gain a deeper understanding f the whys and hws f math. The app tracks yur child’s prgress t determine strengths and weaknesses in different skill areas, and yu can custmize (改制) yur child’s learning experience t suit the needs.
Wrd Creativity Kit ($2.99; iOS)
Wrd Creativity Kit aims nt nly t make creative writing fun but als build up grammar rules. The app presents a series f wrds frm seven categries, such as space r fantasy. Kids add their wn wrds t finish the cmplete thughts that these wrds have inspired.
Bareft Wrld Atlas ($4.99; iOS)
Bareft Wrld Atlas helps kids learn abut gegraphy and wrld cultures with a tuch f the screen. Each regin features a set f subtpics frm wildlife and natural features t native, and architecture. These facts and illustratins are delivered in phtgraphs, sunds, and hundreds f mini vides.
My Grades & Hmewrk ($80.99; iOS)
A cmbinatin f grades and hmewrk tracker, My Grades &Hmewrk can help yur child stay rganized and n tp f the prgress in schl. A cnvenient calendar and curse list frmat ffer a glance at yur child’s assignment schedule that he r she might nt nrmally get frm standard hmewrk planners.
21. Which app is beneficial t children’s writing skills?
A. Understanding Math.B. My Grades & Hmewrk.
C. Bareft Wrld Atlas.D. Wrd Creativity Kit.
22. What d the fur apps have in cmmn?
A. They need purchasing when dwnlading. B. They help children imprve their grades.
C. They make studies fun by mini vides. D. They infrm parents f their children’s prgress.
23. What is the purpse f the text?
A. T encurage parents t prevent their children frm playing games.
B. T advcate mre educatinal apps cmbining fun and learning
C. T intrduce fur educatinal apps fr readers t buy and use.
D. T ask readers t design mre interesting educatinal apps fr children.
B
Imagine a fire burning in yur muth and stmach. Nw, imagine a bttle f ygurt. This ygurt is yur nly means (方法) f escape. The pain is extreme great, but still, yu manage t hang n. Nw, imagine 12 ther cntestants (参赛者) t yur left and right, each suffering frm the same great heat. Finally, imagine a huge crwd f peple watching the impressive view.
This is what it was like fr me when I first tk part in the Chili Pepper Eating Cntest f 2019. Hsted by The Beijinger as part f the weekend Ht Spicy Festival in Beijing, the cntest was an pen invitatinal, drawing in thse brave enugh t test their passin and willpwer fr eating spicy chilies.
Befre cming t China in 2017, I had n idea chili eating cntests like this even existed. I knew abut fd eating cmpetitins, sure; but I had n idea that yu culd becme a superstar just by eating chilies. It was als my first time getting n stage in frnt f such a large crwd, s there were butterflies in my stmach even befre I intrduced chilies int the mix.
Since I was yung, I grew up eating plicy curries (咖喱) with my dad---perhaps quite unusual by American Midwestern standards. Smetimes, we rdered the curry s spicy it wuld make ur faces red as tears streamed dwn. But, in truth, I lved the unique feelings eating spicy fd gave me. These feelings were what led me t find myself n the stage that day.
Nbdy believed that I wuld be able t pull thrugh. But, t everyne’s amazement (and even my wn), I. wn! And then I wn again the fllwing year in 2020! While the grand prize was welcmed, the satisfactin f knwing I was a champin f smething I lved ding and was gd at was rewarded enugh.
24. What is Paragraph 1 mainly abut?
A. Peple’s feelings when eating chilies. B. The authr’s experience at a chili eating cntest.
C. The ppularity f the chili eating cntest. D. Peple’s prblems when eating chilies.
25. What d we knw abut the Eating Cntest?
A. It attracted flish peple.B. It was pen t strng men.
C. It weakened peple’s will pwer.D. It culd make peple well-knwn.
26. Why did the authr like eating spicy fd when he was yung?
A. It brught him a different experience.B. It was a reminder f his happy time.
C. It was a traditin in his hmetwn.D. It was cnvenient t buy spicy fd.
27. Hw did the authr feel abut his perfrmance in the cntests?
A. Relaxed and satisfied.B. Surprised and prud.
C. Shcked and regretful.D. Disappinted and annyed.
C
Parents are an enrmusly pwerful frce in the lives f children. Whether Jhnny can read, whether Jhnny knws right frm wrng, whether Jhnny is a happy, well-adjusted kid r shy and bad-tempered, has a whle lt t d with the kind f parenting Jhnny has received. If Jhnny’s mm and dad have been able t cme thrugh with lasting, determining lving attentin, the dds (可能性) are that Jhnny is n track t becme a prductive, cmpassinate citizen. If they have nt, Jhnny is in truble—and s is ur natin.
Thirty years ag Chicag scilgist James S. Cleman shwed that parental invlvement mattered far mre in determining schl success than any quality f the frmal educatin system. Acrss a wide range f subject areas, in literature, science and reading, Cleman estimated that the parent was twice as pwerful as the schl in determining achievement at age furteen. Psychlgist Lawrence Steinberg, wh recently cmpleted a six-year study f 20,000 teenagers in nine different cmmunities, cnfirms the imprtance f parents. Steinberg shws that ne ut f three parents is “seriusly disengaged” frm his r her adlescent’s educatin, and this is the primary reasn why s many American students perfrm belw their ptential—and belw students in ther rich cuntries.
A weight f evidence nw shws bvius links between absent parents and a wide range f behaviral and emtinal prblems in children. A 2017 study f 90,000 teenagers—the Add Health Prject undertaken by the Carlina Ppulatin Center and the Adlescent Health Prgram at the University f Minnesta—fund that yungsters are less likely t get hpeless, use drugs r becme invlved in crime when they spent significant time with their parents. This study fund that nly the physical presence f a parent in the hme after schl at dinner and at bedtime significantly reduces the incidence f risky behavir amng teenagers.
28. What can be inferred frm paragraph 1?
A. Children shuld be taught t be successful in life.
B. Children are affected by many factrs during the grwth.
C. Parents’ character has a deep influence n children.
D. Parents shuld be strict with their children abut behavirs.
79. What des the underlined wrd “they” in paragraph I refer t?
A. Odds.B. Parents.C. Citizens.D. Children.
30. What’s the purpse f Lawrence Steinberg’s research?
A. T knw the imprtance f parents’ cmpany. B. T find ut why there are s many crimes.
C. T get ways t prevent teenagers’ bad behavirs. D. T find links between parents’ educatin and crimes.
31. What’s the authr’s attitude twards parents’ cmpany with children?
A. Dismissive.B. Dubtful.C. Favrable.D. Unclear.
D
Just wanting a hamburger, Hembert Figuera was surprised t learn the dllar bills in his pcket were n gd at Ds Trs Taqueria in Manhattan.
Figuera, an irnwrker, had t stand t the side, hlding his hamburger, until a cashier helped him find anther custmer willing t pay fr his meal with a card in exchange fr cash. “I had mney but I culdn’t pay,” he said.
Cash-free stres are causing a backlash amng sme activists wh say the practice lks dwn upn peple like Figuera, wh either lack bank accunts r rely n cash fr many transactins (交易).
Supprters fr banning cashless stres wrry that technlgy is mving t fast fr the 6.5% f American husehlds—8.4 millin—that d nt have a bank accunt.
Business wners wh g cashless say they are fllwing the lead f majrity f custmers wh are abandning cash payments. Retailers are under pressure t satisfy custmers with higher expectatins fr fast and cnvenient service, driven by cmpanies like Amazn and Uber.
Le Kremer, c-wrker f Ds Trs, said the amunt f cash transactins at his stres fell frm abut 50% a decade ag t 15% last year. Cash transactins made handling cash especially trublesme. Befre ging cashless, Ds Trs lcatins were rbbed twice.
Financial experts wh wrk with lw-incme peple cautin against making assumptins abut the shpping preferences r buying pwer f thse wh rely n cash. Justine Zinkin, CEO f Neighbrhd Trust Financial Partners, said the greater urgency in the digital time is finding ways t better include lw-incme peple in the banking system, such as urging banks t ffer n-fee starter accunts and encuraging banks t pen branches in underserved areas.
32. What truble was Hembert Figuera faced with at Ds Trs Taqueria?
A. He failed t find a cashier fr help.B. He culdn’t make a deal with cash.
C. He tk n mney r a card with him.D. He was caught carrying false bank ntes.
33. What des the underlined wrd “backlash” in paragraph 3 mean?
A. Strng disagreement.B. Warm welcme.C. Heated debate.D. High expectatin.
34. What did Justine Zinkin suggest accrding t the text?
A. Making regulatins t ban cashless stres.
B. Raising the buying pwer f lw-incme peple.
C. Finding ways fr banks t adapt with the digital time.
D. Making banks mre accessible t lw-incme peple.
35. What’s the main idea f this passage?
A. An intrductin f cashless stres, a new frm f transactin.
B. An intrductin f cashless stres, a prductin f new technlgy.
C. A discussin abut whether cashless stres are lawful.
D. A discussin abut whether cashless stres shuld be banned.
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。
Cmpetitin is a huge part f ur culture. We encurage ur athletes t secure victry n the field. 36 Sprtsmanship is an essential trait f a strng athlete. Here are a few tips n hw yu can help yur little athlete experience a lss just as gracefully as he/she can experience a victrius win.
Fcus n imprvement, rather than n the win.
Instead f fcusing n the win f the game, mtivate yur child t fcus n individual r cllective imprvement. 37 Make mentin f hw well the team executed a play n the field. In ding this, yur child will learn t see the value in the entire experience.
Be a rle mdel.
As parents, it can be difficult t keep quiet, especially after the lss f a game, but when the game is ver, yur child is bserving hw yu respnd t every win and every lss. Therefre, it is essential t demnstrate a psitive attitude after each game. Be the rle mdel that yur child needs in rder t achieve greatness n and ff the field. 38
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Victry instills excitement and pride. After a win, hwever, sprtsmanship is a vital part f a yung athlete’s jurney. Enthusiastically encurage yur child t shake hands with his/her ppnent. Teach them that nce the final play f the game is ver, the ppsing team is n lnger a rival, but rather their peers. 40 The practice f shifting fcus frm winning enables yur child t appreciate ther valuable elements f the game.
A. Encurage sprtsmanship.
B. Ignre victry intentinally.
C. Win with humility, lse with grace, and d bth with dignity.
D. Inspire yur child t reflect n what skills he/she has imprved.
E. Hwever, it is imprtant t teach children t gracefully win and lse.
F. Each f yur demnstratins in life is a teachable mment fr yur child!
G. Additinally, encurage yur child t learn frm sme f the strengths f the ther team.
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。
After having a child, I fund my regular exercise interrupted. Nt nly was I busy, but I als lacked the mtivatin and ambitin. Sl gym sessins r sme quick 41 fllwing the DVD while the baby was sleeping didn’t 42 me at all. S I decided t sign up fr a hiking trip in Peru, hping that it wuld get me 43 again.
Lking ver my travel arrangements befre I 45 , I scanned phrases such as “3-hur hike thrugh primitive frests” and “sliding with a rpe dwn waterfalls”, and I started t feel a little 45 .
Hwever, as we made ur way thrugh the frests and were 46 with amazing views f awesme waterfalls, this team f strangers 47 me t g n. Being physically active with a grup mtivated me t 48 the summit r the valley belw-rather than simply lying dwn n the frest flr and giving up, which I might have dne if I were 49 .
Experts 50 my experience: Grup exercise can really start a new attitude tward fitness. “Peple get a better wrkut in a grup than they d n their wn,” said Allisn Kimmel, a grup 51 instructr. That’s because ther peple 52 bth supprt and cmpetitin. “Humans are 53 animals and the shared experience f facing a challenge tgether is cmpelling (不可抗拒的),” said David Ezell, the CEO f fitness prvider Darien Wellness.
With the 54 f a grup, I’m slwly getting back int a 55 lifestyle.
41. A. lectureB. trendC. instanceD. exercise
42. A. stick tB. cntribute tC. appeal tD. rise t
43. A. travelingB. mvingC. studyingD. flying
44. A. sleptB. knewC. realizedD. left
45. A. cnvincedB. wrriedC. disappintedD. delighted
46. A. rewardedB. crwdedC. cveredD. equipped
47. A. beggedB. frcedC. inspiredD. permitted
48. A. appreciateB. reachC. faceD. mve
49. A. tiredB. alneC. cmmittedD. ambitius
50. A. cntradictB. purchaseC. cnfirmD. grasp
51. A. fitnessB. careerC. witnessD. business
52. A. implyB. detectC. fferD. receive
53. A. naturalB. traditinalC. practicalD. scial
54. A. supprtB. stabilityC. increaseD. ppularity
55. A. wealthierB. higherC. healthierD. richer
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。
Recent studies shw that the amunt f time peple spend lking at screens is rising. We live in an era where mass media is 56 (ready) accessible and at times, it can influence hw we see the wrld arund us. Many experts agree that t much 57 (expse) t mass media can have negative 58 (effect) n yur psychlgical well-being. It can influence hw yu feel abut yurself and life, 59 it impacts what messages thers cnsider 60 (be) true abut healthy living.
Fr example, advertisements ften feature beautiful, 61 (wealth) individuals r grups that enjy their lives by eating rich fds and 63 (spend) lts f mney n flashy clthes and huses. Such images may appeal t smene wh des nt knw any different leaders, parents, r peers wh eat prly and d nt have much mney. Advertisements create a sense f urgency, 63 can make yu feel like yu must have what everyne else has befre yu dn’t cnsider 64 (yu) part f the ”in-grup”. It is easy t fall int a habit f buying whatever new thing cmes alng, withut thinking t hard abut 65 it is wrth it.
S be a critical mass media reader.
第四部分 写作 (共两节, 满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
66. 假定你是李华, 作为交换生在英国伦敦某中学就读。你很想参加Bltn教授的团队于本月底组织的2023年人工智能大会 (AI Cnference 2023), 请你给Bltn教授写一封信, 内容包括:
1. 写信目的: 2. 询问参会要求并表达想要参会的原因。
注意: 1. 词数80左右; 2. 可以适当增加细节, 以使行文连贯。
第二节 (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。
A light knck n the dr brught me frm my kitchen. Because we had just mved int the neighbrhd, I culdn’t imagine wh it wuld be. Opening the dr, an ld man std there, wh was dressed in dirty clthing and wearing dirty rubber bts. His hand hung a plastic bag.
“Can I help yu?” I asked.
“Wuld yu like t buy sme fresh garden vegetables?” His blue eyes were hpeful.
“Are they frm yur garden?” I lked inside his plastic bag and saw sme carrts with sil.
“Yes,” His vice was sft. “And I can get sme apples frm a tree in my yard. Wuld yu like sme f thse, t?”
My heart sftened, and I wndered if he was badly in need f the bit f mney. With ad sigh, I said, “Please step inside and I’ll get my mney.”
The next day, he kncked at ur dr again. This time, my little fur-year-ld daughter gt there first. “Oh, hell. Wuld yu like t cme in fr tea?” Withut a secnd thught, the ld man stepped inside and held ut a brken basket with several bruised (擦伤的) apples. “Frm my tree,” he said, remving a wrn cap. “Yu might like t make a pie.”
The three f us sat at the kitchen table and drank ur tea. It was bvius that my daughter liked hsting a visitr in her never-ending questins. “What is yur name? Where d yu live? Why are yur clthes s dirty?”
The hmeless-lking man laughed as he answered each questin. His name was Mr. Lcket and he lived arund the crner. His wife had passed away several years befre, and his children all lived far away. He was lnely. His need fr cmpany had sent him dr t dr selling fruit and vegetables. Ours was the nly dr pened t him that day.
注意: 1. 续写词数应为150个左右;
2. 续写部分分为两段, 每段的开头语已经为你写好。
When he finished the tea, he said he had t g hme and prmised t return the next day.
One day, a small envelpe was delivered t ur hme—a letter frm the ld man’s daughter.
2023-2024学年第一学期高二质量检测
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 ACCBC 6-10 BAABC 11-15 CBABC 16-20 AABBA
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)
21-23 DAC 24-27 BDAB 28-31 CBAC 32-35 BADD
第二节 (共5小题; 每小题2.5分, 满分12.5分)
36-40 EDFAG
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)
41-45 DCBDB 46-50 ACBBC 51-55 ACDAC
第二节 (共10小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分15分)
56. readily 57. expsure 58. effects 59. and 60. t be
61. wealthy 62. spending 63. which 64. yurself 65. whether
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)
Dear Prf. Bltn,
I’m Li Hua, an exchange student frm China, studying in Lndn this term. Knwing that the AI Cnference 2023 will be held by yur team at the end f this mnth, I am writing t apply fr a chance t take part in the cnference.
Culd yu please infrm me f sme detailed infrmatin? I am wndering if there is an age restrictin r any ther special requirements. Besides, the reasns why I want t attend this cnferences that I’m always dreaming t becme an AI engineer in the future.
Yur help will be highly appreciated. Lking frward t hearing frm yu.
Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节 (满分25分)
When he finished the tea, he said he had t g hme and prmised t return the next day. Putting n his wrn cap, Mr. Lcket left, wearing a happy smile and waving us gdbye. The next day, he visited us as he had prmised. Hlding ut a basket f gd apples, he sat at the kitchen table and made apple pies with us. My daughter’s never-ending questins brught him a gd laugh as he answered each ne. The pleasant days flying by, the ld man had t mve t live with his daughter.
One day, a small envelpe was delivered t ur hme—a letter frm the ld man’s daughter. My daughter and I pened the envelpe withut a secnd thught. “I’m s grateful fr pening yur dr t my father,” the ld man’s daughter wrte. “I can see hw much yu meant t him.” Knwing frm the letter that Mr. Lcket was nt lnely any mre with his daughter’s children circling arund, we were mved t tears. It was ur wish that all the ld culd enjy family unin, living happily in later years.
【说明】如下情节设计也可接受: 第一段写Mr. Lcket未能如约而至, 我女儿却是十分期待与老人相见。第二段写老人的女儿来信告知Mr. Lcket不幸离世, 并对我们一家表示感谢。
听力原文
(Text 1)
W: Dennis, d yu still live with yur parents?
M: N. I mved ut last mnth. I’ve already decided t live n my wn.
W: hw can yu affrd the rent?
M: I’ve been emplyed by a new cmpany.
(Text 2)
W: Bradley, sme audience said yur acting in the mvie is barely satisfactry. S what d yu think f yur perfrmance?
M: I’m nt quite satisfied with it either. But it’s just my first mvie. I’m sure I’ll d better next time.
(Text 3)
M: I heard there will be a pwer cut tnight.
W: Dn’t wrry. I’ve already bught sme candles.
M: S when will it begin?
W: It’ll begin at 7:00 pm and will last fr three hurs.
(Text 4)
W: Did yu have a gd time during yur camping?
M: Just s-s. Phebe had been called away by her bss befre we set ut. Jenny felt sick all the way. I had t send her t Martin’s t give her a physical checkup.
W: Oh! Maybe she gt carsick.
(Text 5)
M: I was thinking abut rdering sme takeut. D yu want t rder a persnal dish r share smething bigger?
W: I’ll just get a piece f beef and sme vegetables. I had a late lunch, s I dn’t have much f an appetite right nw.
(Text 6)
W: It’s Children’s Day. Will we stay at hme all day? Why dn’t we g t the amusement park?
M: Oh, there’s always t much nise.
W: What abut the circus?
M: Circus? Is it still in twn?
W: Yes, and yu prmised ur sn yu’d take him there befre it leaves.
M: The circus will be s crwded tday. What abut ging t the cinema? Peter likes watching mvies.
W: That sunds gd.
(Text 7)
W: The water supply f ur building has been cut ff. I haven’t stred any water fr cking tday.
M: Then are yu up fr a restaurant meal tnight?
W: I guess we have n chice but eat ut. We culd g t the Mexican restaurant arund the crner f ur street.
M: I’d like t try smething different this time.
W: Then we can g the Italian restaurant r the French restaurant.
M: I prefer the latter. W: It’s fine with me. The restaurant is a bit far. Will we drive r take a taxi there?
M: Well, we’ve been a cuch ptat recently. I wuld rather ride shared bikes all the way there.
W: Ok, it’s up t yu.
(Text 8)
W: Tm, what were yu watching just nw?
M: I was watching a TV series Heartland. It’s abut a family wh lives n a ranch with hrses and cattle.
W: Why did yu watch such s series? It must be very bring.
M: Well, it may sund bring t yu, but I really lve watching it. Thugh its stry is neither exciting nr tuching, it tells abut the life that I truly want t live.
W: Yu mean yu want t live a simple and peaceful life?
M: Yes. I’ve been thinking a lt lately abut living in the cuntryside like my grandparents. I can keep many animals and plants and then get safe, healthy fd there. I can even slw my pace in the busy wrld, lking at the scenery arund wrld and enjying myself.
W: S d yu want t mve t the cuntryside?
M: Yes. If yu get tired f the city life smeday, why nt experience it fr yurself?
W: Well, I grew up here. Life here is s much mre exciting.
(Text 9)
W: Dave, what abut ging t Maya Bay in Thailand fr a hliday this year? The magazine says it’s a very famus beach in the cuntry.
M: I knw that beach. It made headlines in 1999 when sme peple arrived there t film the famus Hllywd mvie The Beach. Since then, turists have flded in this beach with as many as 4,000 visitrs arriving n bats every day.
W: That’s really hard t believe.
M: Yes. Sadly, turism ruined the natural life there. That is why the Tailband gvernment clsed the beach t turists fr abut fur years.
W: I didn’t knw it was clsed fr abut fur years. S when did it repen?
M: It repened in January 2022. Nw there is a limit f 300 visitrs per day.
W: Well, I think it’s a gd decisin.
M: I agree. Scientists there believe that beach is a natural resurce they have t preserve. Actually there’re many ther great beaches in Thailand. We dn’t have t visit that ne.
W: Yu’re right. But I dn’t knw any ther beaches.
M: It’s easy. Let’s search fr sme infrmatin n websites and then make a decisin.
W: Gd idea.
(Text 10)
W: Ava Milukas is a lvely 8-year-ld girl started t paint when she was 4 years ld. She created her first f several bks just ne year after she started t paint. Her mst recent bk is titled Ava’s Guide t Having a Perfect Life. It cntains several chapters, including “Yur Hme”, “Friends,” “Pets”, “Places” with the pictures she drew n every page, alng with her handwritten text. In the “Friends” chapter, she ffers this wise advice, “yu shuld always have friends that are caring, helpful and kind.” This sft-cver bk is prfessinally self-published. 100% f the prfits are dnated t Ava’s chice f tw nn-prfit rganizatins: A Wish Cme True League. She serves as a psitive rle mdel fr children and a reminder fr us adults t recall ur early childhd dreams. It’s never t late t try t make ur dreams cme true and make a difference in the wrld.Dear Prf. Bltn,
Yurs sincerely,
Li Hua