浙江省9+1高中联盟2023-2024学年高二下学期4月期中考试英语试题（Word版附答案）

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英 语
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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。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.Hw will the man g t New Jersey this time?
A. By air.B. By car.C.By train.
2. What is the man?
A.A dctr.B.A reprter.C. A pliceman.
3.When will the speakers have the meeting?
A. On April 8th.B.On April 9th.C. On April 10th.
4.What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A.The indr temperature.B.The huse facilities.C. The greenhuse effect.
5.What d we knw abut Tm?
A.He is quite sciable.B. He lets his parents dwn.C.He is a new friend f Ruth.
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 prbably Anna Kimura?
A.ATV hst.B. A literary critic.C.A nvelist.
7.Hw did Anna Kimura react when reading Her Mther's Daughter?
A. She was addicted t the stry.
B. She liked the family in the nvel.
C.She wanted t live the life in the bk.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8. Where is the wman nw?
A.In Vancuver.B. In Manchester.C.In Trnt.
9.What did the man d during the trip?
A. He filmed sme cuntry life f Gerge.
B. He tured arund Trnt fr fur days.
C.He visited his uncle in dwntwn Trnt.
10. What will the man d tmrrw?
A. Take enugh rest.B. Keep an appintment.C. See the wman's vides.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11.Wh are the main nline shppers in the UK accrding t the article?
A.Elderly wmen.B.Yung wmen.C. Yung men.
12. What did Gerge buy nline last Sunday?
A. A kitchen table.B.A dishwasher.C.Face cream.
13. What is mainly talked abut at the end f the cnversatin?
A.The buying habits f British peple.
B. The purchasing pwer f British peple.
C. The husehld cnsumptin f British peple.
听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
14.What is the man ding?
A.Driving a car.B. Making a dessert.C.Watching a light shw.
15.Where will the speakers g in the end?
A.A park.B.A square.C.A cncert.
16. When des the cnversatin take place?
A.In the early mrning.B. In the late afternn.C.In the early evening.
17.What are the speakers prbably ging t d?
A. Use a cell phne t take phts.
B. Brrw a camera frm Jessica.
C. Enter the phtgraphy cmpetitin.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18. What are peple in Vancuver advised t d?
A. Stay at their huses.B.Pstpne their trips.C. Clean up the rads.
19. What happened in Prtland?
A. A pwer ple fell n trees.
B. A pwer statin shut dwn.
C. A falling ple claimed three lives.
20. What is new at Universal Studis Hllywd?
A. Peple can dress up as Mari.
B. Peple can play a new vide game.
C. Peple can experience Super Mari in reality.
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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What des it ffer?
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Hw des it wrk?
Gldster classes are delivered nline using Zm, meaning yu can jin frm anywhere in the wrld. Just find the class yu want t jin and click t participate. Plus, n payment details are taken upn registratin.
Jin Gldster nw;simply lg nt t claim yur 5 free live and 5 free n-demand classes. Be inspired, keep active, healthy, and scially cnnected with Gldster.
21. What is Gldster mainly intended t d?
A.T enrich the lifestyle f the elderly.
B. T prvide slutins t ageing challenges.
C. T prmte healthy ageing in a scientific way.
D. T create a psitive cmmunity fr ageing peple.
22.What can we learn abut Gldster classes?
A.They can all be accessed free f charge via Zm.
B. They are scientifically designed fr peple f all ages.
C. They range frm fitness classes t brain-training classes.
D. They can be registered nline with payment details needed.
23.Which sectin f a website is the text prbably taken frm?
A.Art and literature.B.Health and lifestyle.
C. Sprts and fitness.D. Schl and educatin.
B
Shane Grammer's artwrk can be fund in cities in Mexic, Suth Krea, Dubai and beynd.In the past years,it's the murals（壁画）he painted n damaged walls thrughut the twn f Paradise, Califrnia that have gained attentin and tuched viewers.
In 2018, the Camp Fire, the deadliest wildfire in Califrnia's histry, swept thrugh Paradise,flattening entire cmmunities, killing scres f peple, and displacing tens f thusands. Grammer,whse hmetwn was just 15 miles frm Paradise, was living with his family and wrking in the Ls Angeles area when he saw accunts f the destructin n his friends' scial media pages. A single mther he knew shared a pht f ash and rubble where her hme nce std. A childhd friend's pst shwed her burned-dwn huse.After he saw a pht f a friend Shane Edwards' hme, which had been reduced t a brick wall with nly a chimney standing,he was driven t paint it.
With Edward's permissin, Grammer then used spray paint t transfrm Edwards' burnt chimney int a strikingly black-and-white prtrait f a wman, a piece he called “Beauty Amng the Ashes.” Once the image was psted n Instagram, the victims f the fire, especially, culd nt cntain themselves. “Yu bring beauty and hpe.”ne psted. Over three mnths, the 47-year-ld created a series f mre than a dzen spray-painted murals n the remains f buildings and vehicles rendered useless by the flames. The images included a victim f the fire,a yung girl wh survived but lst her huse, and a series f religius characters.
As a street artist, Grammer has cmmitted his life t creating mre art installatins（装置艺术）all ver the wrld that cnnect peple thrugh tragic life events. He has started a fundatin called the Art Thrugh Hpe Fundatin where he intends t bring peace thrugh his art t thse affected by tragedy.“I want t d smething pwerful and make art that emtinally influences peple,” said Grammer in an interview with KRCR. “I think any artist wuld cnsider that as their ultimate gal. And t me, that is the biggest miracle I feel like.”
24. What has led t Grammer's rise t fame?
A. The Art Thrugh Hpe Fundatin.B. The pst f a burnt-dwn huse.
C. His paintings n the ruins in Paradise.D. His art installatins all ver the wrld.
25.Why did Grammr paint murals after the Camp Fire?
A. T recrd the wildfire.B. T bring hpe t the victims.
C. T add beauty t the ashes.D. T remember his friend's hme.
26. What dcs the underlined wrd “that" in the last paragraph refer t?
A.Creating tuching art.B.Wrking miracles in art.
C.Bringing peace thrugh art.D. Ding smething pwerful.
27.Which f the fllwing is the best title fr the text?
A. Frm Ashes t Art: Street Artist's Murals f Hpe
B.Frm Paradise t Wrldwide: Street Artist's Jurney
C. Frm Tragedy t Hpe: the Stry f Shane Grammer
D.Frm Mural t Miracle: Shane Grammer's Art Missin
C
On December 16,2023, the first sectin f Maya Train fficially pened, which runs between Campeche and Cancun,carrying up t 231 passengers acrss 290 miles and stpping at 14 train statins.
Built as an ambitius effrt t prmte turism and bst Mexic's ecnmy, the rail system cnnects the majr cities and turist regins f the Yucatan Peninsula -frm Cancun's beaches t Tulum's archaelgical wnders.Once the prject is cmpleted, the entire rail system will link turist destinatins acrss five states.Hwever, envirnmentalists and archaelgists argue that the train rute will cause great damage t the envirnment and ancient Mayan sites.
The Maya Train passes thrugh six UNESCO Wrld Heritage sites and thusands f archaelgical sites.One particular area f cncern is the Calakmul reserve, which is hme t many endangered species, such as jaguars and ver 500 ther animal species. The train lines, mre than 60 meters wide, culd act as artificial barriers that may make it difficult fr these animals t mve arund and access fd and water surces.
Oppnents als express safety cncerns. Certain sectins f the rail system will be built right n tp f the aquifer's（地下水层的）weakest pints f cntact with the surface. “It's like wanting t build ver eggshells.”says Guillerm Christy, a water treatment cnsultant. "Putting trains weighing thusands f tns n tp culd cause the undergrund caves t crash dwn.”T cnstruct the train infrastructure（基础设施） als requires driving lng piles deep int the grund, which pses a big threat t this weak ecsystem and leads t water shrtages.
In the nging debate f Maya Train, it is crucial t cnsider the delicate balance between ecnmic develpment and envirnmental preservatin. While Maya Train may prvide ecnmic benefits, we must nt ignre the ptential envirnmental and cultural lsses, as well as the safety risks it may bring.Achieving harmny between prgress and cnservatin may be a significant challene fr the prject, but we must take int accunt the lng-term cnsequences f ur actins.
28.What is the purpse f the Maya Train prject?
A. T help prtect the envirnment.B. T prmte Mexic's ecnmy.
C. T cnnect turist regins acrss states.D. T give easy access t Mayan sites.
29.What s the train lines' effect n the Calakmul reserve?
A. The mvement f species may be limited.
B. Animals may have cmmunicatin barriers.
C. The living habitats f species may be reduced.
D.The reserve may have fd and water shrtages.
30.Why des the authr mentin "eggshells" in paragraph 4?
A.T prve the urgency f prtecting the ecsystem.
B. T illustrate the difficulty f cnstructing the rail lines.
C. T explain the reasns fr water shrtages alng the railway.
D. T stress the ptential harm f Maya Train t aquifer system.
31. What's the authr's attitude twards Maya Train?
A.Cautius.B.Oppsed.C.Favrable.D. Indifferent.
D
The message is drummed int us frm childhd: frgive peple wh've wrnged yu, because it's the right thing t d. Frgiveness is a virtue, we're tld, te nly way fr us t truly mve n and heal. But frgiving smene is nt always what's best fr us. In fact, if smene has hurt yu deeply and the relatinship isn't healthy,trying t “fix” things can d mre harm than gd.
Mst f us wuld prbably agree that frgiving a wrngder means letting g f negative feelings like anger twards them. Actually it pressures us t minimize ur feelings and revise ur bundaries-t say “it's OK”when fr us, it isn't. And when smene desn't make us feel seen r safe, frgiving them can actually weaken ur self-respect. A 2010 research paper published in the Jurnal f Persnality and Scial Psychlgy called this“the drmat effect'. It fund that peple wh frgave partners that didn't make them feel valued had less respect fr themselves, alng with a weakened sense f self.
If yu keep n frgiving smene wh's dne wrng, it can encurage that persn t keep hurting yu.That's what 2011 research by psychlgy prfessr James K McNulty argues. He lked at hw 72 newlywed cuples expressed frgiveness twards acts f aggressin（攻击性）,and whether this caused any changes in the wrngder's behaviur. He fund that when a partner was mre likely t frgive thse acts, the aggressr was mre likely t keep cmmitting them. This is because facing the cnsequences f their actins is what mtivates peple t change their ways, and being ffered a clean sheet can allw them t avid making changes.Frgiving frequent and majr ffenses（冒犯）, like verbal r physical abuse, can d mre harm than gd.
What if,instead f lking t frgiveness like a magic medicine, we put ur energies twards accepting a situatin fr what it is? This way, we can fcus n recgnizing what happened and cming t terms with it,hwever that lks fr us and withut any sense f bligatin twards ur ffender. It'll still be a prcess,sure,but it's ne centred arund yu and yur needs.
32. What will happen if we frgive a wrngder accrding t “the drmat effect”?
A.We'll be free frm negative thughts.
B. The relatinship will be strengthened.
C.The wrngder will change his behavir.
D.We'll have less self-respect and self-awareness.
33. Hw des the writer mainly illustrate his argument?
A. By making cmparisns.B.By listing examples.
C.By citing research results.D. By giving definitins.
34.What can be cncluded frm James K McNulty's research?
A. Frgiving a wrngder's behavir stps him frm hurting thers.
B.Facing the cnsequences f aggressin des mre harm than gd.
C. Ignring majr ffenses encurages a wrngder's acts f aggressin.
D.Frgiving frequent aggressin prevents a wrngder frm making changes.
35. What des the writer suggest readers d?
A.Frgive and frget.B. Learn t take the situatin as it is.
C. Center n yurself.D. Keep n gd terms with ffenders.
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。
Family Camping Guide: Ensuring Safety and Fun fr Everyne
Are yu planning a family camping trip?Whether it's a weekend getaway r a lnger adventure, spending time utdrs can be a wnderful experience fr families. 36 This guide has practical tips fr keeping everyne safe and having fun n a family camping trip.
Check the weather frecast ahead. This step ensures yu pack the prper clthing and equipment fr unexpected weather changes. It's als wise t have a backup plan. 37 This way, yu'll still have sme fun even if the weather desn't cperate.
Assign age-apprpriate tasks. 38 Yunger children can help gather firewd and set up tents while lder kids can take charge f tasks like cking simple meals and setting up the camp. Remember t ensure that clear instructins are given fr each task.
Pack a First Aid Kit. 39 The basics shuld include bandages,tissues,tape,and tweezers. Besides, familiarize yurself with basic first aid techniques and remember t check the dates f the items in yur first aid kit and restck as needed.
Plan safe utdr activities. Camping ffers varius family-friendly activities. Hwever, it's essential t plan safe and age-apprpriate activities fr everyne. If yu're ging hiking, pick a trail yur yungest family members can manage. When swimming r bating, ensure everyne has a life jacket.
40 Remember, preparatin is critical, but the mst imprtant thing is t have fun, make memries,and cherish the time spent tgether in the great utdrs.
A. It's time t hit the rad and start yur camping trip.
B. Let's make ur family trip unfrgettable and enjyable.
C. Prepare indr activities r games t enjy in the camper.
D. Hwever, as exciting as camping can be, safety must cme first.
E. It is wise t have an added layer f safety during unseen situatins.
F. It lightens parental wrklad and gives kids wnership and cntributin.
G. Accidents culd happen n camping grunds, s preparing it is essential.
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。
Even with the heated water splashing n my shulders, a chill（寒意）still ran thrugh me. My sn was swimming 41 alng the bttm f the pl. He surfaced and said, “I'll shw yu hw t swim underwater.”Usually I was a(n) 42 student, but nt this time.
I just culdn't trust my bdy t 43 .My anxius mind wuld nt let g. Over the years, I had learned nt t sink, but I had never fund the 44 f swimming that came easily t my friends. Self-dubt hardened int a 45 :I culdn't swim underwater.
But my sn Gerge wuldn't 46 this. “Can yu try?” His waiting face was pen with pssibility. I thught f the 47 things we had asked f him. The days I left him at preschl, he wept bitterly as I 48 .The times he bared his arm fr shts frm the dctr. Earlier times in pls when he, t, 49 deep water.
I culdn't say n.“Try t swim t me. It's nt very far.” he said, 50 abve the water.His vice,calm and encuraging, 51 me. “When I cunt t three, yu start, OK?” I didn't mve.“Let's try again,”he said in his teacher vice. “One, tw, three!”
After mre false starts, I knew I must 52 .I sucked in air, squeezed my eyes shut, and aimed like a trped（鱼雷）int the dark.I traveled 53 in this liquid wrld, just pushing frward.I 54 my breath until I culdn't anymre. I burst up int cl air. “I did it!” I said, tears f 55 streaming dwn my smiling face.Gerge smiled t.“Nw,” he cntinued, “try t g a little farther.”
I swam farther.I swam.
41.A. bravelyB.skillfullyC.carefullyD. nervusly
42. A. willingB. ambitiusC. giftedD. adrable
B.flatC.extendD.swing
44. A. knwledgeB. ptentialC. freedmD. chance
45. A.galB. resultC. decisinD.belief
46. A. realizeB. changeC.acceptD. cnsider
47. A. specialB.basicC.cmmnD.hard
48. A. turned upB. passed byC.slipped awayD. brke in
49.A. fearedB. missedC.enjyedD.expected
50.A. standingB.tweringC.stretchingD. adjusting
51. A.cmfrtedB. surprisedC. puzzledD. amused
52. A.cntinueB. actC.winD. quit
53. A. blindlyB. quicklyC. elegantlyD.freely
54. A. lstB. tkC.caughtD.held
55. A. reliefB.srrwC.jyD. gratitude
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。
Tanghulu,als knwn as bingtanghulu, is a traditinal Chinese snack that 56 (enjy)fr centuries. It riginated in China during the Sng dynasty (960-1279), 57 Emperr Guangzng's favrite wife fell ill and a dctr suggested she eat hawthrn berries（山楂果） 58 (fry) in sugar every day fr tw weeks.When she recvered, the candied fruit gained ppularity acrss the cuntry and later 59 (becme) a street-fd snack in China.
This delicius treat cnsists f skewered fruits, 60 (typical) hawthrn berries, cated in a crispy and hardened sugar shell. The name “tanghulu"translates t “sugar-cated hawthrn n a stick,” 61 (highlight)the key ingredients and preparatin methd f this ppular snack. 62 prcess f making tanghulu invlves dipping the skewered fruits int a ht sugar juice, which quickly hardens t frm a crispy and sweet uter shell.The cntrast between the surness f the fruit and the sweetness f the sugar cating creates a 63 (harmny)mix f flavrs that is bth refreshing and satisfying.
Whether regarded as a childhd treat 64 discvered as a new culinary（食物的） delight,tanghulu gets the essence f traditinal Chinese snacking culture. With its bright clrs and delightful taste, tanghulu is a must-try snack fr the 65 (lcal)and turists, wh desire t explre the rich culinary landscape f China.
第四部分 写作（共两节,满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是国际学校学生李华,你校正面向留学生开展主题为“China in My Eyes”的短视频征集活动,请给你的朋友Jasn写一封电子邮件,告知其活动并鼓励参加。内容包括：
1．活动介绍；
2．视频要求。
注意：1．写作词数应为80左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Jasn,
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节（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。
The wnders f nature, frm spiders and butterflies t tiny insects, never cease t amaze me. Smetimes,I feel I'm the nly ne wh ntices their beauty. Yet, if it hadn't been fr the crwded dining hall, I wuldn't have nticed Emily.
Emily was a new student, quiet and unnticeable. She walked t class with her bks against her chest and her head dwn. She talked nly when the teacher asked her a questin. At the break time, she just sat n a bench and read. After a mnth at schl, she hadn't made any friend. If yu asked wh she was, yu'd get a respnse like this, “She's in my PE class, but I can't remember her name.”
During lunch ne day, with mst tables ccupied, I fund myself withut a place t sit. I was at a lss what t d when I sptted Emily alne, bk in hand. I walked ver t her and asked.“Can I take this seat?” She glanced up and lightly said “Yes”.
The cafeteria was buzzing with excitement fr the upcming talent shw. Merry laughter and lively cnversatins filled the air, making the place alive with anticipatin fr the event. But Emily, lst in her bk,didn't seem t mind at all. Silence hung between us and it drve me crazy.
I searched my mind fr things t say. “S,” I said, “is that a gd bk?” Emily gave me a small nd and went back t reading. Curisity getting the better f me, I cntinued, “What's the bk abut?” She lked at me,eyes shining. Eagerly she shared the stry f a musical talent, painting vivid images with her wrds. “That sunds cl,”I replied, smewhat amazed by the usual quiet girl.
The nisy cafeteria carried n with its hum as students heatedly discussed the talent shw. Eager t cntinue ur engaging cnversatin, I asked, “S, any plans fr the shw?” Emily paused,setting her bk aside.“Oh,” she said, “I dn't knw. Maybe nthing.” Her wrds carried a bit f uncertainty. It seemed as if the idea f shwing her talent was still taking shape in her mind.
注意：
1．续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Time flew by and the day f the talent shw finally arrived.
The hall fell int silence as she began t perfrm.
2023～2024学年第二学期浙江省9＋1高中联盟高二年级期中考试
英语参考答案
第一部分 听力（共两节,满分30分）
1-5 CCABA6-10 BABAB11-15 ACABC16-20 ABBCC
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）
21-25 CCBCB26-30 AABAD31-35 ADCDB
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分,满分12.5分）
36-40 DCFGA
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）
41-45 BABCD46-50 CDCAB51-55 ABADC
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分,满分15分）
56. has been enjyed57.when58.fried59. became60. typically
61.highlighting62.The63. harmnius64.r65.lcals
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）
One Pssible Versin
Dear Jasn,
I can hardly wait t share an exciting pprtunity with yu! A shrt vide cllectin activity “China in MyEyes” is currently being launched in ur schl.
The activity,tailred fr internatinal students, aims t shwcase their unique perspectives n China and fster crss-cultural understanding. In the vide, participants can share persnal experiences, cultural insights and any unique mments that have shaped their understanding f China. Any vide frmat is acceptable, but it shuld be less than 3 minutes and psted n the given vide-sharing platfrm befre May.
It's a glden chance t shw yur talent. Lking frward t yur creative cntributin.
Yurs,
Li Hua
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Time flew by and the day f the talent shw finally arrived. As I tk my seat in the hall, I culdn't help but wnder if Emily had decided t shw her talent. Anticipatin filled the air as varius acts tk the stage,each ne leaving the audience in amazement. As the perfrmances cntinued, my eyes eagerly scanned the crwd fr a glimpse f Emily. Just when I thught she might nt participate, the sptlight shifted, and Emily stepped nt stage, hlding a vilin in her hand. Excitement washing ver me,I culdn't wait t see her shw.
The hall fell int silence as she began t perfrm. The ntes frmed a sft, sweet tune and then it turned faster.The music stpped altgether befre the tune returned. Emily ended the sng with ne hard, fast,lud nte.The hall fell cmpletely silent until we realized the music was finished. Still in a half trance, the audience burst int lud applause. I smiled t myself. Emily wasn't just a “quiet girl”. She knew wnderful bks and culd play the vilin skillfully. Like a butterfly, she was beautiful and amazing when yu lked clsely.
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Text 1
W:I heard yu went t New Jersey by plane last mnth and gt airsick. This time drive by yurself fr a change?
M: I'm nt sure. Actually,I have a license, but with zer real driving experience.
W:Taking a train ride wn't be a bad chice fr yu.
M:Gd idea.(1)
Text 2
M:What were yu ding when the accident happened?
W:I was abut t g t the drugstre acrss the street. I was in panic mde and culdn't get things straight.
M:Take it easy, madam. We are appealing fr witnesses t the crash. Culd yu prvide mre infrmatin?W:Sure.
Text 3
W:Is the meeting set fr April 8th? Hw abut April 9th,at 10:00 a.m.?
M: I had a chat with ur technical manager yesterday. I intended t arrange it fr 1:00 p.m. n April 10th, but he said it shuld be advanced by tw days.
W:Fine.He has the final say.(3)
Text 4
M: All thse big windws made the flat s light and pen that it was like a greenhuse as sn as it gt warmer.
W:Definitely.Frm abut 8 in the mrning until 7 in the evening, it was like living in a sauna!
Text 5
M: It's always difficult fr a sn t live up t the expectatins f his parents, but yur sn Tm is an exceptin.
My daughter Ruth tld me it tk him nly ne day t make friends with his classmates at the new schl.(5)
W:They culd play as they used t. After all, Ruth and Tm knw each ther well.
Text 6
M: Tday we're lking at the darker side f literature with sme bks abut nt-s-happy families.And we've gt Anna Kimura t talk us thrugh them. (7) Welcme t ur prgram,Anna.
W:Thank yu, Ethan. I'm mre than happy t be here.
M: First up, we're lking at Her Mther's Daughter by Alice Fitzgerald, a nvel written frm tw pints f view,ne f a child and the ther f her very trubled mther. Anna, hw did yu find the bk?
W:I culdn't put it dwn and stayed up until three in the mrning t finish it. (7) Yu'd never want t be in that family yurself,but that's what reading is abut. Wearing smene else's shes fr a while withut ever having t live their reality.
M: That's true. Can yu describe fr listeners what the bk is abut?
Text 7
M:Jean, hi!
W:Hi,Dave.Wait a secnd,yu're back nw, aren't yu?
M:Yeah, I gt back tw days ag.
W:Oh gd. Because I wuldn't want t be calling yu lng distance.
M:Really? Yu spent a frtune n lng-distance calls t talk t clients in Vancuver. Actually,I wuldn't answer the phne call frm Manchester while I was in ther cuntries. But n wrries, we're in the same city nw. (8)
W:Yeah. Did yu meet yur lng-lst Uncle Gerge?
M:I did. I flew t Trnt and stayed with him fr fur days. He lives utside f dwntwn Trnt,in a village by a lake, which made me recrd his cttage life. (9) And then I spent three days turing arund the city.
W:I'm dying t see the shrt vides yu sht.(9) Culd we meet up sn? Or are yu t jet-lagged still?
M: I'm well rested. Actually I'm free tmrrw if yu like.(10)
W:Great!(10)
Text 8
W: Hi,Gerge. I just read an interesting article. It says that British peple nt nly shp nline, but als buy expensive prducts n the Internet. Mre than fur-fifths f the ppulatin are nline shppers in the UK.Thse big nline spenders are “silver-haired peple”, that is, wmen ver 55 years ld.(11)
M:What a surprise. I thught yung wmen were big nline spenders.
W: I can't imagine this happening in the past. It was risky t shp nline. Peple wrried that the prducts wuldn't arrive n time.
M: But nw peple are talking abut the explsin f Internet shpping.
W:Yes,indeed.What d peple buy? Just abut anything. I just bught a kitchen table last Sunday.
M: Well, I am n exceptin. Last Saturday, (12) a dishwasher tk my fancy and I paid abut 600 punds fr it.Then the next day,I purchased tw bttles f face cream fr my mm. (12)
W: Yu're really a mre adventurus nline shpper than me. Yu knw what? Last year, the UK female cnsumers spent mre n clthes, grceries, health prducts, etc., while the male cnsumers spent mre n electrical appliances, recrds,and DIY tls.(13)
Text 9
W:Hi David,this is Sarah.
M:Hi Sarah.
W:What are yu ding?
M: Just sit in frnt f the ven and watch the puddings ck.(14)Pretty bred.Yu?
W:Well, I had intended t g t the cncert t watch a light shw tday,(15) but the car ran ut f gas.
M:Shall we hang ut tgether? It is well wrth seeing. I can pick yu up at 8 'clck. (16)
W:Great. I'd like t take pictures f Circus Square. In the afternn, we can g t Cuntry Park and then the cncert. (15) Ops, I left my camera at schl.(17)
M:Why dn't yu use yur cell phne t take phts?
W: Well, I dn't think cell phnes d a gd jb. I am eager t take sme really nice pictures. Yu knw, the phtgraphy cmpetitin will be held next mnth. I hpe my wrk will be selected fr the prize.
M:Wish yu gd luck. Anyway, have yu seen Jessica tday? Maybe we can ask her. Yu tw share a cmmn interest in phtgraphy.(17)
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M:Yu are watching the evening news. This is Steven Jhnsn. The winter strm dumped abut 30centimeters in sme parts f British Clumbia. The day-lng strm caused schls t shut dwn, due t a pwer cut in Suthwestern BC.Nw the cleanup gets underway. Sme flights ut f Vancuver were delayed and canceled. The authrities are warning peple t stay ff the rads due t dangerus driving cnditins,reschedule their day and cntinue n their jurney after the snw stps. (18)The snw has cated cars, rads,trees and cut pwer. At least three peple died in Prtland after a pwer ple fell n their vehicle. (19)Seven thers died frm falling trees. On a different nte, Super Nintend Wrld just pened its drs here at Universal Studis Hllywd. Super Mari, the vide game belved by millins ver fur decades, is nw brught t life in vivid reality. It makes ne feel like they're in the same wrld as Mari. (20) This land is a treat fr Super Mari fans f all ages. Let's get the details nw frm ur gd friend and Nintend super fan Gtti Schwartz.