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（本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）
第一部分 听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节 （共5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. Why is Mike ging t Charleri?
A. T meet friends. B. T take phts. C. T visit a museum.
2. What relatin is Jhn t Tammy?
A. Her teacher.B. Her father.C. Her schlmate.
3. Where des Mary usually spend her weekend?
A. In a theater. B. In a bkstre. C. In a shpping mall.
4. What was the wman expecting last night?
A. A phne call.B. A text message.C. A party invitatin.
5. What drink will the man have?
A. Juice. B. Beer. C. Milk.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. Where did Bethany hurt her left arm?
A. In a shark shw. B. In a surfing practice. C. In a car accident.
7. What des Bethany’s stry mainly tell us?
A. The pwer f the wmen. B. The imprtance f interests. C. The spirit f never giving up.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。
8. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. A travel cmpany. B. A website. C. Tmrrw’s plan.
9. What has the wman bught nline?
A. Sme wine. B. Sme tickets. C. Sme cffee.
10. What will the speakers d next?
A. Eat ut. B. Meet wine experts. C. G t a garden nearby.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。
11. Why des Mr. Ck make the call?
A. T change an appintment. B. T make an appintment. C. T cnfirm an appintment.
12. What did Mr. Ck frget?
A. The name f the dentist. B. The prblems with his teeth. C. The time f his last check-up.
13. When will Mr. Ck visit Beautiful Smile Dentistry?
A. Next Tuesday. B. Next Thursday. C. Next Friday.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。
14. Why is the wman dissatisfied with the man?
A. He didn’t talk with her. B. He came here late again. C. He ignred her messages.
15. What’s the biggest prblem f having a mbile phne in the wman’s view?
A. Wasting much time. B. Ding harm t ur health. C. Distracting us frm real life.
16. What des the ne wh uses the phne first need t d?
A. Take a pht. B. Send a message. C. Buy sme cffee.
17. Hw des the man feel abut keeping ff the phne?
A. Nervus. B. Relaxed. C. Painful.
听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。
18. What percentage f the Indian yuth are hpeful fr the future?
A. 53%. B. 49%. C. 20%.
19. What d mst Chinese yung peple wrry abut?
A. Energy. B. Technlgy. C. Envirnment.
20. What is the speaker ding?
A. Giving a lessn. B. Hsting a shw. C. Bradcasting news.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15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
4 Study and Hmewrk Apps fr Andrid!
Brainly
Price：Free/$15 per 3 mnths/$24 per year
Brainly is a scial netwrk fr learners. Yu sign up, ask questins, and get answers (usually).Additinally, yu can brwse the site, answer ther peple's questins, and help them ut as well. They charge n a quarter basis ($15)r a yearly basis($24).
Frest
Price: Free/Up t $1.99
Frest is a different type f app. One f the biggest distractins during study is yur smartphne.Frest helps put a stp t that. Yu pen the app and a tree grws, The tree dies if yu leave the app.Thus, there is a little mtivatin t leave the thing alne while yu study r d hmewrk.
Ggle Play Bks
Price: Free app, bk csts vary
Ggle Play Bks is an excellent surce f learning material. Smetimes yur textbk just isn't enugh and apps like this have plenty f additinal resurces. Bks cst mney bviusly. Hwever, yu nly pay fr them nce. Bks are available ffline n yur smartphne r tablet.
Quizlet
Price: Free/$19.99 per year
Quizlet is ne f the mst ppular flashcard apps fr language learning. Yu can create flashcards play memry games, and even share flashcards with classmates. It als supprts 18 languages fr abut any subject r tpic. The free versin shuld wrk just fine fr simple uses, thugh. The premium versin csts $19.99 per year, which isn't expensive fr a study aid.
21. What is special abut Frest?
A. It helps keep yu fcused.B. It answers yur questins.
C. It prvides textbks fr yur study.D. It mtivates yu t plant mre trees.
22. Which app can yu chse t learn languages?
A. Brainy.B. Frest.
C. Ggle Play Bk.D. Quizlet.
23. What d these apps have in cmmn?
A. They have n advertisements.B. They charge fr sme services.
C. They have enugh learning resurces.D. They are designed t d hmewrk quickly.
B
A small accident led t prfund changes in the life f Yang Li, an artisan (手艺人), wh is frm the Mia ethnic grup. In 201l, Yang, frm Tngren city in Guizhu prvince, created leaf vein (脉络) embridery (刺绣) three mnths after a leaf cut her hand.
The wrk is a perfect cmbinatin f traditinal embridery patterns and the natural textures (纹理) f the leaves. It has a unique aesthetic appeal f traditinal embridery matched with the characteristics f cntemprary craftsmanship.
As a native Mia wman with an inbrn lve f embridery, Yang pened a flk culture prducts shp with her sister in 2011. “Peple are becming less familiar with traditinal handicrafts, and I want t cntribute all I can t change this situatin,” Yang says. At first, the small shp did nt earn a significant incme as there were many similar prducts n the market. She gradually realized that it was imprtant t establish her wn brand and launch prducts with distinct features.
That’s when she was inspired by the cut. In July 2011, Yang accidentally cut her hand n a thrny leaf when she was hiking in Fanjing Muntain. A bld idea came int her head: “There are leaf-vein bkmarks and leaf-vein paintings. Why has nbdy created leaf-vein embrider yet?”
Obviusly, the reasn behind this is that embridering n leaves requires delicate skills that few pssess. The biggest technical challenge Yang faced was imprving the flexibility f the leaves and making them as sft as clth. On Oct 16, a day she will never frget, Yang finally created a shiny, thin and unbreakable piece f leaf vein. Her idea f leaf-vein embridery came t cmpletin after hundreds f experiments.
Tw years later, Yang pened an embridery prcessing factry and ffered jbs t mre than 500 laid-ff female wrkers, rural wmen and peple with disabilities. “I will keep ding the leaf vein embridery fr the rest f my life because it is meaningful,” she says.
24. What d we knw abut Yang Li’s flk culture prducts shp?
A. It was inspired by a cut by a leaf in her hand.
B. It was a failure befre she began t sell similar prducts.
C. It was intended t preserve traditinal Chinese handicrafts.
D. It perfectly cmbined traditinal Chinese bks and drawings.
25. What is Yang Li’s difficulty in making her leaf-vein embridery?
A. Finding clth with vein-like texture. B. Creating a new embridery pattern.
C. Changing leaves int unbreakable clth. D. Sftening up leaves fr better flexibility.
26. Which f the fllwing best describes Yang Li?
A. Ambitius and innvative.B. Caring and patient.
C. Persistent and demanding.D. Humrus and ptimistic.
27. What is the text mainly abut?
A. An embridery skill.B. A prmising career.
C. A cultural shp.D. An admirable artisan.
C
Ever been hungry enugh t eat a huse? Nw, yu actually culd.
Fd waste is a big prblem in Japan and glbally. Japan prduced arund 5.7 millin tns f fd waste in 2019. The gvernment plans t reduce that by arund 2.7 millin tns by 2030. Tky University researchers Kta Machida and Yuya Sakai have develped a way t transfrm fd waste int cement (水泥) fr cnstructin use and mre. This is the first-ever prcess created fr making cement entirely frm fd waste. The researchers say their prduct is fur times as strng as traditinal cncrete. This particular cement can be used t make things like tea cups r chairs as well. Hwever, there’s ne additinal feature — it’s als eatable.
Kta and Yuya are the intelligence behind the frmatin f Fabula Inc., a cmpany with purpses f reducing fd waste, and helping fight glbal warming. As expected, smething this unique tk years t develp. It tk a few attempts t find just the right prcess. Kta and Yuya created the unique technlgy while researching pssible envirnment-friendly materials t replace cement-based cncrete. Cement prductin accunts fr 8% f the wrld’s carbn dixide release.
After a few failures, they realized they culd get the cement t bind (黏合) by adjusting the temperatures. “The mst challenging part was that each type f fd waste requires different temperatures,” Yuya said. S the researchers had t bserve them and respnd in time. In the experiments, Kta and Yuya have successfully made cement using tea leaves, cffee grunds, cabbage and even lunchbx leftvers.
Fabula Inc. is currently wrking t make tea cups and furniture, but Yuya is thinking a little bit bigger. Their prduct culd prvide relief in the frm f eatable emergency shelters in disaster nes. “Fr example, if fd cannt be delivered t the peple, they culd eat makeshift beds made ut f fd cement,” he said. T eat the material, a persn needs t break it apart and bil it.
28. What’s mainly talked abut in paragraph 1 and 2?
A. The functins f this particular cement. B. The effects f fd waste in the whle wrld.
C. The characteristics f the newly made cement. D. The prcess f transfrming fd waste t cement.
29. Which is ne f Kta and Yuya’s purpses in making use f fd waste?
A. T handle glbal climate change. B. T extend cncrete’s service life.
C. T ffer Fabula Inc. mre cement. D. T warn hw serius fd waste is.
30. What made the experiment f making cement ut f fd waste harder?
A. Making sure t make cement tasty. B. Selecting crrect fd waste timely.
C. Getting cement brken apart easily. D. Adjusting the temperatures cnstantly.
31. What des the underlined wrd “makeshift” in the last paragraph mean?
A. bendable.B. cmmercial.C. recyclable.D. temprary.
D
Persnally, there is nthing I lve mre than asking “stupid” questins, especially the nes that have n right answers. I remember nce asking sme kids what time it was, at hme, in Singapre, and finally n the Mn. After a lng giggling silence, finally a shy girl ventured (试探地说) t say that it was “every time” fllwed by an energetic Einstein wh shuted it was “n time”. Bth kids shared that week’s Nble Prize, because n humans live in that distant wrld and time is a human cnstruct.
As a matter f fact, we are all gd at asking questins by nature, but sadly as we age, we get accustmed t the wrld arund us and take things fr granted. We became mre results-riented (注重结果的) and cncentrate ur effrts n success. If smething is wrking, dn’t fix it r wrry abut the cause; just relax and g with the flw. Cnventinal wisdm may wrk well, but that des nt mean it is always right. Thrughut histry, it has been thse wh have questined cnventinal wisdm and thse wh have challenged ur cmmn-sense ntins f the wrld that have been the nes t have ushered in (开) the majr advancements f human civilizatin.
In 500 BC, the ancient Greeks wndered whether the Earth was rund because sailrs n the sea had nticed that the farther suth they went, the mre different stars they saw in the sky. Why was the sky changing? Nearly 2,000 years later, the Italian astrnmer Galile Galilei became interested in this questin and ended up demnstrating the “crazy” cncept f helicentrism (日心说), in which the Sun lies at the center f the universe while the Earth revlves (旋转) arund it at 30 kilmeters per secnd. But if the Earth is spinning arund s quickly, why aren’t we being thrwn ff f the surface f the planet? The answer t this questin wuld nt end up being revealed t us fr anther century.
Peple like rutine, but past perfrmance is n guarantee f future results. While thse wh challenge cnventinal wisdm tend t be subjected t abuse, the prgress f humankind wuld have therwise been impssible withut these persistent peple and their “stupid”questins.
32. What is the best title f this article?
A. Asking “stupid” questins. B. Is cnventinal wisdm useless?
C. Sme majr advancements f human civilizatin D. What caused them t ask cnventinal questins?
33. What cmmnly happens t us when we grw lder accrding t the authr?
A. We lay t much emphasis n prcess.
B. We still refuse t relax and g with the flw.
C. We start t challenge cmmn-sense ntins f the wrld
D. We gradually lse the ability t questin cnventinal wisdm.
34. Wh might have slved the questin “why aren’t we being thrwn ff f the surface f the planet?”
A. An ancient Greek scientist living in 500 BC B. Galile Galilei living between 1564 and 1642.
C. Isaac Newtn living between 1643 and 1727. D. Albert Einstein living between 1879 and 1955.
35. Hw des the authr develp his writing n the whle?
A. By cmparisn and cntrast. B. By using supprting examples.
C. By using time and space rder. D. By generalizatin and definitin
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。
Is yur glass f milk half-full r half-empty? This saying is ften used t test peple’s utlk in a situatin; d they fcus n the psitives (a half-full glass) r the negatives (a half-empty ne)? Thinking psitively, with a belief that mst things will turn ut fine, is called ptimism and it’s knwn t bst yur well-being. ____36____
Why is thinking psitively gd fr yu?
Research shws that peple wh are ptimistic and think psitively tend t experience less stress and cpe well when faced with life’s challenges. Peple wh are mre pessimistic (expect that the wrst will happen) may find it hard t believe that these challenges will pass. Scientists have even fund that thinking psitively can make yu live lnger. 37 This is because yu believe yur gals are achievable and within reach, which encurages yu t wrk twards them.
____38_____
Everybdy can wrry frm time t time. Wrrying can help t keep yu safe. If yu were never wrried and were greatly psitive abut hw things wuld turnut, yu wuldn’t recgnize risks. “Wrrying is ur brain warning us that there might be smething threatening, which functins as a fire alarm.” says child psychtherapist (心理治疗师) Rachel. “The truble is that smetimes it ges ff when there isn’t a huge danger t face.” ____39______
Yu shuld learn t think psitively.
Optimism is shaped by yur genes, which carry characteristics btained frm yur parents, and by what happens t yu. _____40______ Research has shwn that it can help t draw r write an utcme that’s psitive, like an image f yu playing guitar and having passed yur next grade. Imagining this can mtivate yu t wrk t achieve it, such as practising everyday afterschl.
A. Wrrying is like a fire alarm.
B. Avid wrrying is beneficial t ur health.
C. Asking thers fr help psitively makes sense.
D. The gd news is that everybdy can learn t think mre psitively.
E. When this happens, yu can feel anxius and hpeless abut what lies ahead.
F. Hwever, whatever yur starting pint is, yu can learn t be mre ptimistic.
G. Being psitive abut the future gals can make yu happier and mre successful.
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。
A family visited the public elementary schl where I taught students with a listening defect(缺点，缺陷). They said they wuld 41 the district and planned t enrll (给……报名) their deaf daughter as a first grader. They were 42 that their child’s kindergarten teacher tld them nt t have high 43 fr her academically (在学业上). Standing behind them was Katherine, wh didn’t make a 44 r use gestures, even when her parents encuraged her.
After a few weeks with Katherine, I fund her a very 45 and strng-willed girl. Althugh I was able t make her take part in a variety f learning activities, writing was a 46 . I tried all kinds f ways t 47 her in writing. Every time the 48 came ut, she wuld shut dwn and ____49____ t participate.
One day Katherine gt ff the bus and std in frnt f the schl 50 . The staff members present did nt knw enugh 51 t ask her why she was unhappy. Finally, they tk her t the 52 where they handed her a pen and ntebk. Katherine 53 : “PAC BAK.” 54 the ffice staff realized she left her backpack n the bus. Sn Katherine gt her backpack back.
That day Katherine discvered the 55 f the pen. She is a yung wman nw and has becme a writer.
41. A. lk intB. refer tC. mve tD. travel arund
42. A. thankfulB. upsetC. afraidD. pleased
43. A. pininsB. valuesC. wrriesD. hpes
44. A. sundB. wishC. faceD. speech
45. A. dullB. naughtyC. rudeD. bright
46. A. successB. struggleC. hbbyD. reasn
47. A. intrduceB. cmmandC. interestD. amaze
48. A. sweetsB. twelsC. pencilsD. tys
49. A. refuseB. expectC. manageD. decide
50. A. hearingB. waitingC. readingD. crying
51. A. cmmn senseB. sign languageC. ral EnglishD. science knwledge
52. A. streetB. busC. fficeD. huse
53. A. readB. wrteC. shutedD. learned
54. A. StrangelyB. UnexpectedlyC. ImmediatelyD. Unluckily
55. A. pwerB. futureC. natureD. style
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。
Fr travelers wh used t think that Chinese farmers live in pr cnditins, the rural turs can be quite an eye pener.____56____ (travel) t Jiangsu's rural villages, many f which lk like beautiful pstcard scenes, might be ttally different frm 57 yu have imagined. A rural tur t the prvince might allw travelers t have a glance at their daily lives as well as the 58 (develp) f China's rural areas in recent years.
Lngshang village, which has 140 peple frm 51 husehlds, is 59 (lcate) at the ft f Yuzi Muntain in Nanjing's Gachun district. It used t have ruined huses, 60 (mud) rads and annying flies everywhere. In 2017, experts 61 (invite) t design the village's landscape and help restre its ancient buildings. Nw it has becme____62____“internet celebrity” and attracted many visitrs____63____ (draw) by its tea huses, cafes and bk stres.
Als in Nanjing, Bula village in Puku district, knwn as Never Aging village, has attracted many wh are interested in finding the secret f staying yung. 64 clean water and refreshing air, the village impresses many by its stne streets, ancient-style farm huses and varius sprts venues 65 peple can g hiking, play baseball and g fishing.
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，昨天你校组织全体师生进行了一次消防演练活动，请为校英文报写一篇新闻报道，内容包括：1. 活动目的；2. 演练经过；3. 活动反响。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
3. 参考词汇：evacuate 疏散，撤离 fire extinguishers 灭火器
A Firefighting Drill
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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。
Frey grabbed his bat and glve, and raced ut f the dr twards the Jack’s. Summer vacatin just began. The bys planned t play baseball every day, s they culd make the team in the fllwing semester.
Jack was waiting utside fr Frey. “What are yu ding? Where’s yur stuff?” Frey asked, lifting his bat nt his shulder. Jack shk his head, “I have t clean Mr. Willw’s garage befre I can g. With his brken arm, he can’t d it himself. My mm always vlunteers me t help the Willws. She thinks they’re kind f ld and can’t affrd t hire a cleaner.
T get the wrk dne earlier, Frey ffered t help. The bys went dwn the blck t the Willw’s and gt started. They fund a cuple f brms. Befre they swept, they put bxes scattered arund the garage flr n shelves. As Jack put a big bx n a shelf, it fell ff and with it fell an envelpe. He picked it up. It wasn’t sealed, s he pened it. Out f his surprise, there were several ne hundred dllar bills inside.
“Yu’ve gt t see this. ” He pulled ut the bills and shwed Frey, “It just fell dwn when the bx fell. There’s gt t be several hundred dllars here.” Jack lked past Frey t the garage dr and cntinued, “Nbdy’s here. If we take sme, I bet n ne will ever knw.” Befre his vice died away, Jack had already drawn ut ne bill and stuffed it int his pcket.
Frey frwned and shk his head, “Are yu crazy? That’s stealing.” Jack ignred him and prtested, “Well, I d a lt f chres fr them and dn’t get paid. It’s nt really stealing. It’s kind f payment fr my hard wrk. And ne hundred will d fr a bat and glve in I g’s Sprts Stres.” With this, Jack put the rest mney back.
Frey was abut t grab the mney frm Jack’s pcket when they heard a vice, “Hell, bys. Cme in fr a chclate cake! Mrs. Willw made ne fr yu.” Mr. Willw walked int the garage.
注意：
续写词数应为150左右;
请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
At the sight f Mr. Willw, Jack and Frey frze in shck.
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When they were abut t leave, Mr. Willw handed Jack a brand new bat and glve.
___________________________________________________________________________________________ 2023-2024学年第二学期高二年级期中考试
英语试题答案
听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1~5 CBBAA6~10 BCCBA11~15 BACAC16~20 CBBCA
阅读理解（共15题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
21 A 22. D 23. B 24. C 25. D 26. A 27. D
C 29. A 30. D 31. D 32. A 33. D 34. C 35. B
七选五（共5小题; 每小题2.5分,满分12.5分）
D 37. G 38. A 39. E 40. F
完形填空（(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
C 42. B 43. D 44. A 45. D 46. B 47. C 48. C 49. A
50. D 51. B 52. C 53. B 54. C 55. A
语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
56. Travelling/ Traveling 57. what 58. develpment 59. lcated 60. muddy 61. were invited 62. an 63. drawn 64. Besides 65. where
应用文写作（满分15分）
A Firefighting Drill
Yesterday, a firefighting drill was cnducted in ur schl with all teachers and students invlved t aruse ur awareness f fire preventin techniques.
The drill started with an alarm, hearing which students quickly evacuated the classrms rderly under the guidance f the teachers t the appinted place. The fire escape rutes were clearly marked, and fire extinguishers were readily available thrughut the schl. S it was five minutes later that all the building were emptied and students and teachers gathered n the playgrund. Our principal annunced the drill was perfrmed better than scheduled.
Bth teachers and students appreciated the pprtunity t learn abut fire safety. Many expressed their gratitude fr the schl’s initiative in rganizing such a drill, as it increased their cnfidence and awareness in dealing with ptential fire hazards.
读后续写（满分25分）
At the sight f Mr. Willw, Jack and Frey frze in shck. “Ugh… sure, Mr. Willw,” said Jack, “We’ll finish up and be right in.” Mr. Willw’s kind wrds reminded Jack f the cuple’s effrts t pay fr the wrk he did. A surge f guilt swept ver him, “Hw culd I have that evil thught!” S the mment Mr. Willw went back t his huse, Jack put the mney back. The bys finished cleaning and went t the huse. They had big slices f chclate cake and tw glasses f milk each.
When they were abut t leave, Mr. Willw handed Jack a brand new bat and glve. “This is fr yu. Yur mm said this is smething yu’d like. We try t find little ways t shw ur appreciatin fr what yu have dne fr us.” Seeing the bat and glve, Jack felt a warm blush rise t his cheeks. “Th… thanks s much. I lve them!” Outside, Frey put his hand n Jack’s shulder, “See, yu nt nly have a clear cnscience, but the bat and glve yu want in Sprts Stres.”
听力原文：
Text 1
W: Mike, I heard yu’re ging t Charleri. Are yu visiting friends there?
M: N. Yu knw, I’m really interested in phtgraphy. S I want t lk at sme great wrks f phtgraphy. I can d that at Charleri Phtgraphy Museum.
Text 2
W: Hi, Jhn. Sarah tld me that yur daughter missed three days f schl last week. Is everything OK?
M: Yes, everything is fine, Carl. Tammy was running a fever fr a few days, s she stayed at hme. But she’s almst OK nw.
Text 3
M: Mary, what d yu like ding n the weekend? Shpping r watching mvies?
W: Neither. I lve reading bks, s when I’ve time n the weekend I lve lking fr new bks. Lucky fr me, there’re many places t discver and buy new bks.
Text 4
W: Why didn’t yu call me last night? I was waiting fr yu t call me and tell me the address f the party.
M: What? I sent yu three r fur messages.
Text 5
W: What wuld yu like t drink, sir? Juice r milk?
M: Can I have a beer?
W: Srry, sir, but we dn’t prvide beer n this plane.
M: Well, please give me a glass f fruit juice.
Text 6
M: D yu knw the surfer in the picture?
W: Yes. She is Bethany Hamiltn. She was my neighbr when I lived in Hawaii.
M: What happened t her arm? Did she have a car accident?
W: N. In 2003 a shark bit ff her left arm while she was practicing surfing. But she didn’t let the tragedy stp her frm becming a prfessinal surfer. She decided she wuld get back n the surfbard. After nly 26 days, she was surfing again. She nw ranks amng the tp 50 female surfers in the wrld.
M: She’s really awesme.
W: Yes. Her stry has inspired many peple nt t give up.
Text 7
W: I can’t believe tmrrw is the last day f ur vacatin. I knw we’ve seen mst f the lcal sights, but there’s still ne mre thing I’d like t d. D yu remember me telling yu abut that garden near here? They ffer a tur f the grunds fllwed by a wine tasting, and all f their guides are wine experts.
M: That sunds like a lt f fun. Can we just buy tickets there in persn, r d we need t call t bk in advance?
W: Tickets are nly sld thrugh their website. But dn’t wrry. I already bught sme.
M: That’s great. Then if everything is ready fr tmrrw, let’s g ut fr dinner. I saw a nice cafe dwn the street.
W: OK.
Text 8
W: Gd mrning, Beautiful Smile Dentistry! Hw may I help yu?
M: Gd mrning, I’d like t schedule a check-up.
W: I’d be happy t d that fr yu. Have yu been t Beautiful Smile befre?
M: Yes, I have. My last check-up was six mnths ag.
W: Great! Can I get yur name, please?
M: Of curse. My name is Steve Ck.
W: Thank yu, Mr. Ck. Which dentist did yu see n yur last check-up?
M: I’m nt sure, really. I’m a bit frgetful.
W: That’s OK. Let me check yur chart. Oh, it’s Dr. Lee. He has time next Thursday mrning. Is that OK?
M: Hmm, that’s nt gd. I’ve gt t wrk. Hw abut the next day?
W: OK. Wuld yu like t suggest a time?
M: Des he have anything pen in the afternn?
W: Yes. We culd fit yu in at 2:30 in the afternn.
M: Great. That’ll wrk.
W: OK. Thank yu fr calling, Mr. Ck! We’ll see yu next week.
M: Thank yu! Bye-bye!
Text 9
W: Lk at us! We’ve met fr a chat here and we’re nt even talking t each ther. I really hate it.
M: Srry, I didn’t catch that. I was just sending a message.
W: But the real-life persn shuld cme first. Dn’t yu think?
M: Yeah, but smetimes yu just need t send a quick message. I dn’t think it’s rude. In fact, I think it’s rude t ignre messages, actually.
W: Yeah, I suppse s. But fr me, the biggest disadvantage f having a mbile phne is that we can’t cnstantly pay attentin t what’s happening in the real wrld! Yu’ve gt yur best friend sitting right in frnt f yu. Maybe it’s time t switch ff.
M: All right.
W: We can make a bet — the ne wh uses the phne first needs t buy tw cups f cffee.
M: Sure. It’ll give me smething t pst n my WeChat later.
W: Yu can take a pht f us and add it t yur pst.
M: Hey, dn’t make me lse the bet.
W: Yu see. That desn’t hurt t much.
M: I like this feeling f freedm. I’m ging t keep my phne ff all day.
Text 10
M: As yu are learning Chinese scial prblems nw, I wuld like t share the result f a recent survey with yu.
The researchers asked 20,000 yung peple in 20 cuntries, including China, the US and the UK, hw they think and feel abut the wrld. They fund that 53 percent f thse questined in China think the wrld is becming a better place. That’s the highest percentage amng the cuntries in the survey, fllwed by India with 49 percent.
When asked why they felt hpeful fr the future, 93 percent f thse Chinese yuth said it was because advances f technlgy like medicine, new energy and the Internet might make life in the future easier.
Hwever, Chinese yung peple seem t wrry abut smething else. As much as 82 percent f them wrry abut climate change. That’s a lt mre than the number f peple wh care abut the envirnmental prblems in ther cuntries. We can see that Chinese yung peple are quite different frm their previus generatins. I hpe each f yu can write a reprt n this prblem after class.