2024南昌一中高一下学期4月期中英语试题

这是一份2024南昌一中高一下学期4月期中英语试题，共12页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分7，B．At 8，5分，满分37等内容，欢迎下载使用。
试卷总分：150分 考试时长：120分钟 命题人：韩梦鑫 审题人：欧阳萍
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 mvie are the speakers watching?
A．An actin mvie.B．A cmedy.C．A thriller.
2．When will the man meet Dr. Jnes?
A．At 8:00.B．At 8:30.C．At 9:00.
3．What is Lily ding?
A．Dancing at the party.B．Hiding in the washrm.C．Talking with peple.
4．What des the wman prbably d?
A．A bank clerk.B．A driver.C．A plicewman.
5．What des the man decide t d?
A．Leave the ffice.B．Attend the meeting.C．Wait fr the manager.
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．Hw des the wman sund?
A．Upset.B．Surprised.C．Relaxed.
7．What happened t the wman yesterday?
A．She had a fight with her bss.
B．She failed t meet a deadline.
C．She frgt t answer an e-mail.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．Where des the cnversatin take place?
A．In a classrm.B．In a gym.C．Over the phne.
9．What will the trainers d first fr the custmers?
A．Give them a fitness assessment.
B．Intrduce the exercise equipment.
C．Design a wrk-ut plan.
10．What kind f membership card des the wman chse?
A．The ne-mnth ne.B．The half-a-year ne.C．The ne-year ne.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．What is the wman’s gd news?
A．She will get married.B．She gt a prmtin.C．She is ging t be an aunt.
12．What is the man ging t d?
A．Prepare fr an exam.B．G ut fr dinner.C．Visit his sister.
13．What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A．Husband and wife.B．Friends.C．Clleagues.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14．Hw des the wman feel abut her mvie experience last week?
A．Terrible.B．Pleasant.C．Lucky.
15．Hw des the wman thank the man?
A．By giving him a back seat.
B．By paying fr the tickets.
C．By buying him sme snacks.
16．What size ppcrn wuld the man like?
A．Large.B．Medium.C．Small.
17．What des the man advise the wman t d?
A．Cme back as sn as pssible.
B．Bring her ticket.
C．Meet him utside the cinema.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．Which cuntry des Hallween cme frm?
A．America.B．England.C．Ireland.
19．What d peple d n Hallween nwadays?
A．They enjy cstume parties.
B．They keep their huses dark at night.
C．They have a big gd meal.
20．What is the talk mainly abut?
A．The custms f Hallween.
B．The rigin f Hallween.
C．The traditinal Hallween fd.
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
Best Things t D n Maui
Maui, Hawaii is a dream destinatin fr visitrs, hme t wnderful sandy beaches, a chice f activities and a relaxed lifestyle. Whether yu are lking fr adventures r water sprts, there is plenty t chse frm.
Awapuhi Adventures
Adventure turs suit single travelers, cuples, and families, and are run by prfessinal tur guides wh will take care f yur every need. Turs include trips t West Maui, hiking turs, snrkeling (浮潜) adventures, as well as turs t E Km and Hana.
Phne: 808-269-6031
Hui N’eau Visual Arts Center
Visitrs can enjy the inspiring surrunding gardens, take self-guided turs f the grunds, and visit the histric sugar mill, prfessinal artist studis, and wnderful exhibitins. The Hui Gallery Shp has a variety f art-based things such as glass, paintings, drawings, and phtgraphy.
Phne: 808-572-6560
Hawaiian Paddle Sprts
Explre the beauty f the cean and its marine life (海洋生物) n guided bat turs that are rganized by prfessinal guides. These turs are fr single travelers, cuples, and grups.
Phne: 808-442-6436
Maui Arts & Cultural Center
The center hsts a variety f perfrmances that shw the finest f Hawaiian and lcal artists, and it als ffers a range f educatinal and cultural prgramming, wrkshps, and free events fr creative artists. The center is hme t the Schaefer Internatinal Gallery, an exhibitin space fr visual (视觉的) arts that has a number f exhibits thrughut the year. The center partners with the gvernment t hst free events.
Phne: 808-242-7469
21．What d Awapuhi Adventures and Hawaiian Paddle Sprts have in cmmn?
A．They are intended nly fr families.B．They prvide water adventure activities.
C．They serve delicius seafd.D．They ffer prfessinal guides.
22．Which number can yu dial if yu want t buy artwrks?
A．808-269-6031.B．808-572-6560.C．808-442-6436.D．808-242-7469.
23．What can visitrs d at Maui Arts & Cultural Center?
A．Watch perfrmances.B．Enjy marine life.
C．Visit gardens.D．Take hiking turs.
B
Amanda Grman, a 22-year-ldpet, recited her pem The Hill We Climb at the recent Presidential Inauguratin (就职) Ceremny. Her wrds and perfrmance were wnderful and were admired acrss the wrld. But what is even mre wnderful is the stry f hw Amanda arrived at this mment and the lessns she ffers ther kids arund the wrld.
Amanda was raised by a single mther, Jan Wicks, in Ls Angeles. There was very limited televisin watching in their huse. Encuraged by her mther, wh was a teacher, Amanda fell in lve with reading and writing. She gained cnfidence in these areas. Her passin fr petry started when she was abut 8 years ld.
But despite her interests and talents, she had sme bstacles. Amanda has a listening prcessing disrder and is very sensitive t sund. She als had a speech disrder during childhd. This caused her t participate in speech treatment which helped her t turn her bstacles int gifts and strengths. As she tld The Harvard Gazette in 2018, “I always saw it as a strength because since I was experiencing these bstacles in terms f my listening and speech skills, I became really gd at reading and writing.”
Amanda started t dream f becming president when she was in 6th grade. As Amanda became mre cnfident, she became mre driven t transfrm the wrld fr gd. She went n t earn a degree at Harvard University. And then, Amanda became the wrld’s first Yuth Pet Laureate (获奖者) in histry!
While Amanda lked calm, cl, and cllected at the inauguratin, she admits she is always nervus, like many f us, abut public speaking. T ease this, she develped a spell that she recites t give herself cnfidence in mments f dubt, “I am the daughter f black writers. We are descendants (子孙) f freedm fighters wh brke thrugh chains and changed the wrld.”
24．What d we knw abut Amanda Grman?
A．She tk t reading and writing thanks t her teacher.
B．She published her first pem at the age f 8.
C．She read a pem at a presidential inauguratin.
D．She became the first Yuth Pet Laureate at high schl.
25．What des the underlined wrd “bstacles” mean in paragraph 3?
A．Wrries.B．Changes.C．Strengths.D．Disabilities.
26．Hw did Amanda vercme her nervusness abut public speech?
A．By seeking supprt frm sme black writers.
B．By practicing the speech cntext repeatedly.
C．By reciting a special sentence t herself.
D．By talking t freedm fighters befre the speech.
27．What is the authr’s purpse in writing the text?
A．Tsh are a funny stry.B．T educate disabled kids.
C．T recrd a wnderful mment.D．T encurage mre children
C
Cllege and high-schl teachers are expressing cncern abut ChatGPT, an AI prgram that allws peple with limited writing skills t create high-quality texts. It calls int questin hw and why we teach writing at all. If AI can d a fairly gd jb at mst writing tasks, why spend s much time learning writing in schl?
In fact, learning t write ges beynd just mastering grammar, punctuatin, and sentence structure. It invlves much mre. Fr ne thing, it’s abut learning t turn a lse set f thughts int a clear line f reasning — a skill that is useful fr everyne, nt just thse wh enjy writing r need t d a lt f it fr wrk.
Learning t write als trains yur imaginatin t cnstruct the persn wh will read yur wrds. It puts yu in relatin t smene yu may nt knw, smene wh may even nt exist. When yu learn t write, yu learn t meet their needs in an unfamiliar cntext. Even rdinary assignments teach students t predict what anther persn knws and expects.
Writing is never simply self-expressin. It’s expressin t a specific audience fr a specific purpse. In sme cases, like a lve letter, a writer knws their audience very well. In thers, the audience is every bit a wrk f the imaginatin as a nvel’s characters are. Writers, then, shuld give up trying t address the public at large, but shuld imagine that a friend, thugh nt the clsest friend, is listening t ur talk.
When this act f imaginatin is dne well, a reader can feel deeply understd, as if a stranger has tld them sme previusly unknwn truth abut themselves. That’s hw I felt reading “Difference Maker” — an essay abut parenthd. While ur situatins were unique, naming the prblem prvided a deeper understanding.
It seems unavidable that large-language mdels f AI will allw us t fflad sme f the writing tasks that students learn in schl. But we can’t allw urselves t lse the capacity t empathize (共情) with distant strangers at just the mment when we’re mre able than ever t cmmunicate with them.
28．What is teachers’ cncern abut ChatGPT?
A．It’s a challenge t apply it t teaching.B．It’s hard t grade a paper written by it.
C．It limits students’ imaginatin and creativity.D．It questins the necessity f teaching writing.
29．What des the authr think f learning t write?
A．It helps with lgical thinking.B．It is a basic skill fr everyne.
C．It fcuses n crrect expressin.D．It is clsely related t scial skills.
30．What makes writing effective accrding t the text?
A．Expressing neself.B．Targeting intended readers.
C．Cnveying imaginative ideas.D．Creating attractive characters.
31．What may be a suitable title fr the text?
A．What AI Can’t Teach the Writing StudentsB．ChatGPT Writing VS Traditinal Writing
C．Never Lse the Capacity fr EmpathyD．What Is the Future fr AI Writing
D
Breathing is smething yu d all day lng, withut even thinking abut it. Hwever, yu might be ding it wrng. Research shws that the way yu breathe affects the amunt f xygen (氧气) yu take in, as well as hw yu think and feel.
S which is it? D yu breathe thrugh yur nse r yur muth? Sme health experts recmmend peple breathe in thrugh the nse and ut thrugh their muth. Others say that peple shuld just fcus n breathing easily, paying n attentin t their muth r nse preference. But muth breathing has als been cnnected with bad breath, high bld pressure and bad teeth.
Nse breathing may imprve hw memries are stabilized (稳定) in ur brains, accrding t Swedish researchers. During the study, participants smelled 12 different smells and they were asked t breathe either thrugh their nse r muth fr an hur afterwards. Then, they were presented with the riginal set f smells and a new set. Thse wh smelled with their nse remembered the smells better.
A research team recgnized the differences in brain activity that happened when seven epilepsy (癫痫) patients breathed thrugh the nse r thrugh the muth. The team fund three areas f the brain where activity is cnnected with breathing. These areas shwed mre changes in brain activity nly when vlunteers breathed in thrugh their nses.
S, shuld peple breathing thrugh the muth change their breathing habits? If yu’re happy with the way yu breathe and yu aren’t experiencing any health prblems, be yurself and just keep yur wn way. But if yu think it might be time fr a change, fcus n breathing thrugh yur nse until it becmes a habit. It might help yu survive an emergency.
32．What des the underlined wrd “it” in Paragraph 2refer t?
A．Yur life style.B．Hw yu breathe.
C．Hw yu think and feel.D．The xygen yu take in.
33．What did Swedish researchers find?
A．Nse breathing may imprve memry.
B．Muth breathing causes health prblems.
C．Peple breathing thrugh the nse identify smells difficultly.
D．Peple breathing thrugh the muth have a gd sense f taste.
34．What is the effect f nse breathing accrding tPara4?
A．It helps ne t stay healthy.B．It cures bad breath and snring.
C．It makes ne’s brain mre active.D．It imprves ne’s sense f smell.
35．What des the authr think f nse breathing?
A．It’s hard t get used t.B．It’s suitable fr everybdy.
C．It’s what peple have t d.D．It’s what peple can benefit frm.
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。
If yu just mved, yu might be wndering wh lives in yur neighbrhd. It’s always a nice surprise t learn that there are families similar t yur family clse by. 36 Here are sme tips n hw t make a gd first and lasting impressin.
D a Drp and Hi. Within the first few weeks f getting settled, cnsider drpping a small baked gd r lcal treat with a card that includes yur phne number and name. 37
Hst Smething. Once yu are n a first - name basis with a few f yur neighbrs, cnsider hsting a small meet and greet event. D smething utside like a BBQ t keep things simple and relaxed.
38 It’s always such a nice gesture if yu help yur neighbr with bringing in their garbage can r ask if yu can help carry grceries, etc. Ask if yu can help r suggest they brrw ne f yur tls. Being cnsiderate ges a lng way.
Exchange Numbers. It’s imprtant t exchange numbers, especially if yu r yur neighbr may be traveling. 39
Gd neighbrs becme friends and always watch ut fr each ther 40
A．Help When Yu Can.
B．Hld a Psitive Attitude.
C．It’s n gd having a face - t - face talk.
D．Yu can then tell them if yu see anything wrng happening.
E．A “lking frward t meeting yu” type nte is always nice.
F．But hw d yu make sure yu’re the kind f neighbr peple want t spend time with?
G．With these tips, yu’ll find yurself with a gd cmmunity f clse friends in n time.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
It was a ht, sticky Saturday afternn. Hundreds f us set tgether, side by side, in rws f wden flding chairs n the main 41 lawn. We wre blue nyln rbes (礼袍). We listened 42 t lng speeches and sme students almst std up. When the 43 was ver, we threw ur caps in the air, and we were 44 graduated frm cllege. Fr many f us, the curtain had just cme dwn n 45 .
Afterward, I fund Mrrie Schwartz, my 46 prfessr, and intrduced him t my parents. He was a small man wh tk small steps, 47 a strng wind culd, at any time, blw him up int the cluds. In his graduatin day rbe, he lked like a Christmas elf (精灵).
He tld my parents hw I tk every class he taught, “Yu have a special by here.” 48 , I lked at my feet. Befre we left, I 49 my prfessr a present, a brwn 50 with his initials (首字母) n the frnt. I bught this the day befre at the shpping mall. I didn’t want t frget him. Maybe I didn’t want him t frget 51 .
“Mlitch, yu are ne f the gd nes,” he said, 52 the briefcase. Then he 53 me. I felt his thin arms arund my back. I was taller, and when he held me, I felt awkward, lder, as if he were the 54 .
He asked if I wuld 55 , and withut hesitatin I replied “Of curse.”
41．A．campusB．parkC．trackD．curt
42．A．excitedlyB．impatientlyC．alarminglyD．mindfully
43．A．classB．ceremnyC．cnferenceD．party
44．A．individuallyB．bitterlyC．bviuslyD．fficially
45．A．careerB．pprtunityC．yuthD．mystery
46．A．previusB．strictC．uniqueD．favrite
47．A．as ifB．even ifC．nw thatD．s that
48．A．InspiredB．AmazedC．EmbarrassedD．Frightened
49．A．handedB．acquiredC．selectedD．delivered
50．A．textbkB．briefcaseC．medalD．image
51．A．the presentB．the classC．the ceremnyD．the student
52．A．admiringB．seekingC．measuringD．searching
53．A．ignredB．huggedC．draggedD．cmfrted
54．A．parentB．graduateC．headmasterD．child
55．A．interact arundB．update nC．catch upD．pick up
第二节 语篇填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填写适当的内容或括号内单词正确形式。
Tmb-Sweeping Day is a Chinese hliday that 56 (celebrate) in China fr centuries. It is ne f the Chinese Twenty-fur Slar Terms, which falls n either April 4th 57 5th f the Gregrian calendar. It’s als a time fr peple t remember family members 58 have passed away.
The day is als regarded as the start f spring. As trees turn green and the sun shines brightly, peple will g utside and enjy the 59 (amaze) spring. They will take this pprtunity t travel tgether and g n lng walks in parks, laughing and 60 (chat). Therefre, Tmb-Sweeping Day nt nly is a day 61 (memrize) the dead, but it is als a time fr peple t enjy 62 (they). There are many different activities, such as taking a spring uting, r flying kites.
On Tmb Sweeping Day, peple ften eat a kind f green clred balls 63 (make) frm glutinus rice (糯米). The green clr is frm 64 juice f brme grass (雀麦草) that is added in the rice.
All in all, Tmb-Sweeping Day is a cmbinatin f sadness and 65 (happy).
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
66．假设你是李华，你校英语俱乐部将举办一次英语演讲比赛。请你以“Every Setback Is a Test fr Us”为题写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：
1．描述你自己经历的一次挫折；
2．你克服挫折的体会。
参考词汇：setback 挫折 n.
注意：（1）词数不少于80；（2）可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯。
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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。
Finally, the bell rang. “Dn’t frget t practice yur class presentatin at hme!” Miss Bella cried as everyne started talking and packing their schl bags. Jessy felt sick. She hated having t read alud in class. She was sure everyne gt really bred listening t her. Once, when Jessy was reading ut her hliday diary, Lee was even lking at his watch, a silver and blue ne which seemed just magical.
Jessy watched Lee walk ahead f her as they left schl. He seemed s clever, and he had a certain srt f shining cnfidence. He was just ne f thse peple wh were gd at everything. Jessy sighed. As she turned the crner, she saw Lee’s watch lying right in the middle f the path.
Jessy knew she shuld just pick it up and return it t him, but she didn’t want t run after him. Jessy bent dwn quickly, picked up the watch and ran hme. On arriving hme, Jessy put it n almst withut thinking. She was surprised it fitted s well. She walked t the mirrr and started practicing her speech. Wrds just flded ut f her. “I’m ging t talk abut swimming. I have been lucky. I’ve wn lts f cmpetitins. But when I’m in a race, I’m nt really thinking abut winning. I’m just lving the feeling f being in the water…” Jessy laughed with excitement. She walked acrss the rm. She suddenly seemed t have a certain srt f cnfidence. Turning back t the mirrr, Jessy saw a flash f light frm the watch in the glass. The flashes f silver seemed almst magical. S maybe Lee’s watch really did have smething magic abut it.
The next day, as the lessn began, Miss Bella asked wh was ging t be brave and g first. Nbdy mved. Jessy slwly raised her arm. Befre Miss Bella culd say anything, there was a shut frm behind. “She’s stlen my watch!” Lee said angrily, “It went missing at schl yesterday.”
注意：
1．续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
Everybdy was fixing their eyes n Jessy, waiting fr an explanatin.______________________________
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Miss Bella smiled and asked the class t listen t Jessy’s speech first._________________________________
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南昌一中2023-2024学年度下学期高一期中考试
英语答案
听力：1—5 CBBAC 6—10 ACBAA 11—15 CBBAC 16—20 BBCAA
阅读：21—23 DBA 24—27 CDCD 28—3 DABA 32—35 BACD 36—40 FEADG
完型：41—45 ABBDC 46—50 DACAB 51—55 DABDC
语法填空
56．has been celebrated 57．r 58．wh/that 59．amazing 60．chatting
61．t memrize 62．themselves 63．made 64．the 65．happiness
应用文写作范文
Every Setback Is a Test fr Us
Hell, everyne. I’m Li Hua. Tday I am very glad t have the chance t speak abut the tpic: Every Setback Is a Test fr Us.
As we all knw, everyne will face sme setbacks every nw and then. I came acrss many setbacks in my study and life. I failed in my physical final exam when I was in Senir One. Knwing the result, I cried hard. I analyzed the situatin and studied harder. Finally, I became gd at physics. In my pinin, when setbacks happen, we shuld be brave and stay ptimistic. It is a gd way t relieve the pain by turning t ur trusted nes fr cmfrt, watching a funny mvie, listening t music r visiting a beautiful place.
Suffering is the mst pwerful teacher f life and every setback is a test fr us. I abslutely believe that we need t face the setbacks bravely and learn frm them. Only the ne wh passes the test can succeed.
Thanks fr yur Listening.
读后续写
Everybdy was fixing their eyes n Jessy, waiting fr an explanatin. A flush f embarrassment came t her cheeks, making Jessy biting her lips. Dead silence suddenly fell. Then came Miss Bella’s vice, “Why is Lee’s watch n yur wrist?” Jessy hesitated fr a while and decided t tell the truth. Hwever, n secnd thughts f the well-prepared speech and the magic f the watch, she changed her mind. “Miss Bella, culd I give the speech first and then explain?” She made a request in atne f begging.
Miss Bella smiled and asked the class t listen t Jessy’s speech first. Jessy put away her fright, tk a deep breath, and made fr the platfrm. Casting a glance at the sea f faces watching her, Jessy cleared her thrat and began her speech. “I’m ging t talk abut swimming…” Wrd began t fld ut f her. “What a terrific speech.” Whispers went arund the classrm, and even Miss Bella ndded with apprval. Immediately Jessy finished her speech, a strm f applause erupted frm the class. Relieved, Jessy tld everyne the truth, and especially the magic f the watch. She returned the watch t Lee as she eventually realized the real surce f cnfidence.
Text 1 (26词) 恐怖片
M: Oh n, this isn’t anther actin mvie, is it?
W: Of curse nt. I knw yu nly like thrillers and cmedies. This is a thriller.
Text 2 (40词) 改时间
M: Hell, this is Tm Davis. I have an appintment with Dr. Jnes at eight ’clck this mrning, but I’m afraid I’ll be half an hur late.
W: That’s all right. Dr. Jnes desn’t have anther appintment until nine ’clck.
Text 3 (31词) 习惯
W: Everybdy’s dancing at the party. Why is Lily in the washrm?
M: She has a habit f hiding in the washrm while there are a lt f peple arund her.
Text 4 (29词) 兑支票
W: I need yur identificatin and accunt number befre I can cash yur check, sir.
M: Sure, here’s my driver’s license. And my accunt number is n this card.
Text 5 (30词) 等人
W: Mr. Brwn, I am afraid that ur manager is nt available nw. He is at a meeting.
M: It desn’t matter. I have enugh time t wait fr him.
Text 6 (78词) 工作压力大
W: The bss had an infrmal discussin with me this mrning. I feel really dwn.
M: What’s up?
W: Well, actually I failed t meet a deadline last week and I frgt t answer an e-mail fr a VIP custmer yesterday. I am afraid I messed up mre things.
M: Lk, Lucy. Things are nt as bad as yu said. Yu need t relax a little. Dn’t push yurself t hard, kay?
W: Well, I will try.
Text 7 (147词) 健身
M: Gd afternn, madam. Hw can I help yu?
W: Well, I am a little bit ut f shape. I think I shuld get sme exercise t keep fit. What kind f service d yu ffer?
M: Well, we give each f ur custmers a qualified persnal trainer. First f all, the trainer will give yu a fitness assessment and then cme up with the wrk-ut plan.
W: What else?
M: Since everyne is different, yur persnal trainer will help yu find ut all the exercise equipment that is suitable fr yur fitness level.
W: Sunds pretty gd. Hw much d yu charge?
M: That depends. We ffer membership fr ne mnth, half a year, and ne year.
W: Perhaps ne mnth. I’ll just have a try at first.
M: Wise decisin. That is 400 yuan. Yu’ll find it’s ttally wrth it.
W: OK, I’ll take it.
Text 8 (132词) 好消息
M: S I heard that yu have big news again. Is that true?
W: Yes, wh did yu hear that frm?
M: That’s nt imprtant. Are yu ging t tell me what it is?
W: Yu’ll have t guess.
M: Are yu getting married?
W: Are yu kidding?
M: Just thught I’d ask. Let me think. Did yu get a prmtin?
W: Of curse nt. I’ve never even had a jb.
M: I give up, what is it?
W: I’m ging t be an aunt. My sister is pregnant with twins.
M: That’s great. I actually have sme gd news t.
W: Really? What is it?
M: I just passed my final exam. And I was thinking f ging ut fr dinner. D yu want t cme with me?
W: I’d be hnred.
Text 9 (186词) 看电影
M: Ww, lk at the line! It’s wrse than I expected. We’re lucky we gt here an hur early. Or else we wuld definitely have had prblems getting gd seats.
W: Me, t. I learned my lessn last week I went t a mvie pening. I didn’t arrive early and ended up with a terrible seat all the way in the frnt rw! Believe me, it was ne f the wrst mvie experiences ever.
M: Yeah! I hate sitting in the first rw.
W: By the way, it was really thughtful f yu t get this ticket fr me. Why dn’t I shw yu a bit f appreciatin by getting yu sme ppcrn and a drink?
M: That wuld be great!
W: OK. What kind f sda d yu want?
M: Let me see… I’ll take a large Cke. As fr the ppcrn, medium size will d.
W: I’d better get ging.
M: Wait! Yu’d better bring yur ticket in case I get let in befre yu get back.
W: Oh, I almst frgt. If that happens, I’ll meet yu inside.
M: OK. It’s a plan.
Text 10 (180词) 万圣节
M: Peple ften think that Hallween is an American hliday. But in fact, it cmes frm the Celts f Ireland. Tday, peple dn’t d the same as the ld Celts: they dn’t have a big gd meal befre winter and dn’t leave their huses cld and withut light fr the night, s spirits dn’t want t live there. Hwever, wearing scary masks and cstumes—t make the spirits g away—is an ld Celtic traditin. Tday’s peple and especially children enjy Hallween cstume parties. They dress up as vampires and ghsts, but als heres. Children in masks g frm huse t huse and when the dr pens, they say: Trick r treat! If they dn’t get sweets, they d smething bad, fr example, thrw eggs at the huse.
Typical symbls f the hliday are hrrr characters: spiders, black cats, witches, and ghsts, but als big range autumn vegetables: pumpkins. Yu can ck excellent pumpkin sup r bake a pie, and make a lantern frm the peel. Great Britain and the USA celebrate Hallween every year n the last Octber day.