2021年英語高考真題卷-新高考1卷（含答案解析）

2021年普通高等學(xué)校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試?新高考I卷

英語

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題;每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽完每

段對話后,你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

例：IIowmuchistheshirt?

A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.

答案是Co

1.WhydidthewomangotoMallorca?

A.ToteachSpanish.

B.Tolookforajob.

C.Toseeafriend.

2.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

A.Takehimtohospital.

B.Gotoaclasswithhim.

C.Submitareportforhim.

3.Whowilllookafterthechildren?

A.Jennifer.B.Suzy.C.Marie.

4.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?

A.Drivehome.B.Goshopping.

C.Eatout.

5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Howtofryfish.

B.Howtomakecoffee.

C.Howtoremoveabadsmell.

第二節(jié)（共15小題;每小題L5分,滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳

選項(xiàng)。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題,每小題5秒鐘;聽完后,各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答

時間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.WhendoesGomezwatchafootballgameonTV?

A.Whenhefailstogetaticket.

B.Whenthestadiumiscrowded.

C.Whenhisfriendsaretoobusy.

7.HowmuchdidGomezpayforthefootballgamelasttime?

A.$20,B.$25.C.$50.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8.WhatdidAlexdointheafternoon?

A.Hehadawalk.

B.Hewenthunting.

C.Heplantedtrees.

9.WhatdidAlexbringback?

A.Flowers.B.Leaves.C.Books.

10.WhatwasBobdoingwhenAlexsawhim?

A.Fishing.B.Takingpictures.C.Swimming.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11.WhatdidDaviddoonhismostrecentholiday?

A.Hehadaboattrip.

B.Hetookaballoonflight.

C.Heclimbedamountain.

12.WhatisonDavid'slist?

A.Giftsheneededtobuy.

B.Thingshewishedtodo.

C.Dateshehadtoremember.

13.WheredoesthewomansuggestDavidgoforhisnexthoiiday?

A.Australia.B.California.C.TheAmazon.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。

14.WhydidSarahmakethephonecall?

A.Toaskafavor.

B.Topassonamessage.

C.Tomakeanappointment.

15.WhereisSarahnow?

A.InBrighton.B.Atherhome.C.AttheSheltonHotel.

16.WhattimeisMichaelleavinghisplacetomorrowmorning?

A.At7:40.B.At8:00.C.At8:20.

17.WhatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenJohnandSarah?

A.Neighbors.B.Fellowworkers.C.Husbandandwife.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18.Whatdomostpeoplethinkisveryimportantinspokencommunication?

A.Pronunciation.B.Vocabulary.C.Grammar.

19.Whyshouldyoulistentoexpertsaccordingtothespeaker?

A.Todevelopyourreadingfluency.

B.Toimproveyournote-takingskills.

C.Tofindoutyourmispronunciations.

20.Whatisthespeakeryslastsuggestion?

A.Spelloutthedifficultwords.

B.Checkthewordsinadictionary.

C.Practicereadingthewordsaloud.

全文翻譯

第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

Romecanbepriceyfortravelers,whichiswhymanychoosetostayinahostel（旅社）.

ThehostelsinRomeofferabedinadormroomforaround$25anight,andforthat,you'11

oftengettostayinacentrallocation（位置）withsecurityandcomfort.

YellowHostel

IfIhadtomakejustonerecommendationforwheretostayinRome,itwouldbeYellow

Hostel.It'soneofthebest-ratedhostelsinthecity,andforgoodreason.It,s

affordable,andit'sgotafunatmospherewithoutbeingtoonoisy.Asanaddedbonus,it's

closetothemaintrainstation.

HostelAlessandroPalace

Ifyoulovesocialhostels,thisisthebesthostelforyouinRome.HostelAlessandro

Palaceisfun.Staffmembersholdplentyofbareventsforguests,likefreeshots,bar

crawls,andkaraoke.There'salsoanareaontherooftopforhangingoutwithother

travelersduringthesummer.

YoulhSialionHostol

Ifyou,relookingforcleanlinessandamodernhostel,looknofurtherthanYouth

Station.Itoffersbeautifulfurnishingsandbeds.Thereareplentyofotherbenefits,too:

itdoesn,tchargecitytax;ithasbothairconditioningandaheaterfortherooms;it

alsohasfreeWi-Fiineveryroom.

HotelandHostelDesArtistes

HotelandHostelDesArtistesislocatedjusta10-minutewalkfromthecentralcity

stationandit'sclosetoallofthecity'smainattractions.Thestaffisfriendlyand

helpful,providingyouwithamapofthecitywhenyouarrive,andofferingadviceifyou

requiresome.However,youhavetopay2eurosadayforWi-Fi.

21.Whatisprobablythemajorconcernoftravelerswhochoosetostayinahostel?

A.Comfort.B.Security.

C.Price.D.Location.

22.Whichhostelbestsuitspeoplewhoenjoyanactivesociallife?

A.YellowHostel.

B.HostelAlessandroPalace.

C.YouthStationHostel.

D.HotelandHostelDesArtistes.

23.WhatisthedisadvantageofHotelandHostelDesArtistes?

A.Itgetsnoisyatnight.

B.Itsstaffistootalkative.

C.ItchargesforWi-Fi.

D.It'sinconvenientlylocated.

B

Byday,RobertTittermanisalawyer.Inhissparetimethoughhegoesonstagebeside

pianistMariaRaspopova-notasamusicianbutasherpageturner.〃Imnotatrained

musician,butI'velearnttoreadmusicsoIcanhelpMariainherperformance.〃

MrTittermanischairmanoftheOmegaEnsemblebuthasbeenthegroup'sofficialpage

turnerforthepastfouryears.Hisjobistositbesidethepianistandturnthepagesof

thescoresothemusiciandoesn,thavetobreaktheflowofsoundbydoingitthemselves.

Hesaidhebecamejustasnervousasthoseplayinginstrumentsonstage.

〃Alotofskillsareneededforthejob.Youhavetomakesureyoudon'tturntwopages

atonceandmakesureyoufindtherepeatsinthemusicwhenyouhavetogobacktothe

rightspot,“MrTittermanexplained.

Beingapageturnerrequiresplentyofpractice.Somepiecesofmusiccangofor40

minutesandrequireupto50pageturns,includingbackturnsforrepeatpassages.Silent

onstagecommunicationiskey,andeachpianisthastheirownstyleof“nodding"toindicate

apageturnwhichtheyneedtopractisewiththeirpageturner.

Butlikeallperformances,therearemomentswhenthingsgowrong.〃Iwasturningthe

pagetogetreadyforthenextpage,butthedraftwindfromtheturncausedthesparepages

tofalloffthestand,“MrTittermansaid."LuckilyIwasabletocatchthemandputthem

back.〃

Mostpageturnersarepianostudentsorup-and-comingconcertpianists,althoughMs

Raspopovahasonceaskedherhusbandtohelpheroutonstage.

〃Myhusbandistheworstpageturner,〃shelaughed.〃He'sabsorbedinthemusic,

feelingeverynote,andIhavetosay:'Turn,turn!’RobertisthebestpageturnerI've

hadinmyentirelife.，z

24.WhatshouldTittermanbeabletodotobeapageturner?

A.Readmusic.B.Playthepiano.

C.Singsongs.D.Fixtheinstruments.

25.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesTitterman?sjobonstage?

A.Boring.B.Well-paid.

C.Demanding.D.Dangerous.

26.WhatdoesTittermanneedtopractise?

A.Countingthepages.

B.Recognizingthe"nodding”.

C.Catchingfallingobjects.

D.Performinginhisownstyle.

27.WhyisMsRaspopova*shusband"theworstpageturner”?

A.Hehasverypooreyesight.

B.Heignorestheaudience.

C.Hehasnointerestinmusic.

D.Heforgetstodohisjob.

C

WhentheexplorersfirstsetfootuponthecontinentofNorthAmerica,theskiesand

landswerealivewithanastonishingvarietyofwildlife.NativeAmericanshadtakencareof

thesepreciousnaturalresourceswisely.Unfortunately,ittooktheexplorersandthe

settlerswhofollowedonlyafewdecadestodecimatealargepartoftheseresources.

Millionsofwaterfowl（水禽）werekilledatthehandsofmarkethuntersandahandfulof

overlyambitioussportsmen.Millionsofacresofwetlandsweredriedtofeedandhousethe

ever-increasingpopulations,greatlyreducingwaterfowlhabitat（棲息地）.

In1934,withthepassageoftheMigratoryBirdHuntingStampAct（Act）,anincreasingly

concernednationtookfirmactiontostopthedestructionofmigratory（遷徙的）waterfowland

thewetlandssovitaltotheirsurvival.UnderthisAct,allwaterfowlhunters16yearsof

ageandovermustannuallypurchaseandcarryaFederalDuckStamp.TheveryfirstFederal

DuckStampwasdesignedbyJ.N.〃Ding〃Darling,apoliticalcartoonistfromDesMoines,Iowa,

whoatthattimewasappointedbyPresidentFranklinRooseveltasDirectoroftheBureauof

BiologicalSurvey.Hunterswillinglypaythestamppricetoensurethesurvivalofour

naturalresources.

About98centsofeveryduckstampdollargoesdirectlyintotheMigratoryBird

ConservationFundtopurchasewetlandsandwiIdlifehabitatforinclusionintotheNational

WildlifeRefugeSystem-afactthatensuresthislandwillbeprotectedandavailablefor

allgenerationstocome.Since1934,betterthanhalfabilliondollarshasgoneintothat

Fundtopurchasemorethan5millionacresofhabitat.LittlewondertheFederalDuckStamp

Programhasbeencalledoneofthemostsuccessfulconservationprogramseverinitiated.

28.WhatwasacauseofthewaterfowlpopulationdeclineinNorthAmerica?

A.Lossofwetlands.

B.Popularityofwatersports.

C.Pollutionofrivers.

D.Arrivalofotherwildanimals.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"decimate"meaninthefirstparagraph?

A.Acquire.B.Export.

C.Destroy.D.Distribute.

30.WhatisadirectresultoftheActpassedin1934?

A.Thestamppricehasgonedown.

B.Themigratorybirdshaveflownaway.

C.Thehuntershavestoppedhunting.

D.Thegovernmenthascollectedmoney.

31.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TheFederalDuckStampStory

B.TheNationalWildlifeRefugeSystem

C.TheBenefitsofSavingWaterfowl

D.TheHistoryofMigratoryBirdHunting

D

Popularizationhasinsomecaseschangedtheoriginalmeaningofemotional（情感的）

intelligence.Manypeoplenowmisunderstandemotionalintelligenceasalmosteverything

desirableinaperson,smakeupthatcannotbemeasuredbyanIQtest,suchascharacter,

motivation,confidence,mentalstability,optimismand"peopleskills.z，Researchhasshown

thatemotionalskillsmaycontributetosomeofthesequalities,butmostofthemmovefar

beyondskill-basedemotionalintelligence.

Weprefertodescribeemotionalintelligenceasaspecificsetofski1Isthatcanbe

usedforeithergoodorbadpurposes.Theabilitytoaccuratelyunderstandhowothersare

feelingmaybeusedbyadoctortofindhowbesttohelpherpatients,whileacheatermight

useittocontrolpotentialvictims.Beingemotionallyintelligentdoesnotnecessarilymake

oneamoralperson.

Althoughpopularbeliefsregardingemotionalintelligencerunfaraheadofwhatresearch

canreasonablysupport,theoveralleffectsofthepublicityhavebeenmorebeneficialthan

harmful.Themostpositiveaspectofthispopularizationisanewandmuchneeded

emphasis（重視）onemotionbyemployers,educatorsandothersinterestedinpromotingsocial

well-being.Thepopularizationofemotionalintelligencehashelpedboththepublicand

researchersre-evaluatethefunctionalityofemotionsandhowtheyservepeopleadaptively

ineverydaylife.

Althoughthecontinuingpopularappealofemotionalintelligenceisdesirable,wehope

thatsuchattentionwillexciteagreaterinterestinthescientificandscholarlystudyof

emotion.Itisourhopethatincomingdecades,advancesinsciencewilloffernew

perspectivesfromwhichtostudyhowpeoplemanagetheirlives.Emotionalintelligence,

withitsfocusonbothheadandheart,mayservetopointusintherightdirection.

32.Whatisacommonmisunderstandingofemotionalintelligence?

A.ItcanbemeasuredbyanIQtest.

B.Ithelpstoexerciseaperson'smind.

C.Itincludesasetofemotionalskills.

D.Itreferstoaperson?spositivequalities.

33.Whydoestheauthormention"doctor"and"cheater“inparagraph2?

A.Toexplainarule.

B.Toclarifyaconcept.

C.Topresentafact.

D.Tomakeaprediction.

34.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetothepopularizationofemotionalintelligence?

A.Favorable.B.Intolerant.

C.Doubtful.D.Unclear.

35.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkaboutconcerningemotionalintelligence?

A.Itsappealtothepublic.

B.Expectationsforfuturestudies.

C.Itspracticalapplication.

D.Scientistswithnewperspectives.

第二節(jié)（共5小題;每小題2.5分,滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文,從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

MyhusbandandIjustspentaweekinParis.36Sothefirstthingwedidwasrenta

fantasticallyexpensivesixth-floorapartmentthesizeofacupboard.Itwassotinythatwe

hadtoleaveoursuitcasesinthehallway.

Theplacewasn,tentirelyauthentic,though.UnlikeanormalParisianapartment,the

plumbing（水管）worked.37Ourbuildingevenhadatinyliftwithafemalevoicethat

said,Ouverturedesportes,，zinperfectFrench.ThatistheonlyFrenchphraseImastered,

andit'sashameIdon'thavemuchuseforit.

Parisiansaredifferentfromyouandme.Theyneverlooklazyoruntidy.Assomeone

notedinthispaperacoupleofweeksago,theyeatgreatfoodandnevergainweight.38

Frenchstrawberriesdonottastelikecardboard.Instead,theyexplodeinyourmouthlike

littleflavorbombs.

39OnourfirstmorninginParis,Iwentaroundthecornertothefoodmarketto

pickupsomegroceries.Iboughtahandfulofperfectlyripesmallstrawberriesandalittle

sweetmelon.MyhusbandandIagreedtheywerethebestfruitwehadevereaten.Butthey

cost$18!

InFrance,qualityoflifeismuchmoreimportantthanefficiency（效率）.Youcantell

thisbycaf6life.Frenchcaf6sarealwayscrowded.40Whendothesepeoplework?The

Frenchtaketheir35-hourworkweekseriously-soseriouslythatsomelaborunionsrecently

struckadealwithagroupofcompanieslimitingthenumberofhoursthatindependent

contractorscanbeoncall.

A.Notallthecustomersaretourists.

B.ThequalityoflifeinFranceisequallyexcellent.

C.Therewasanicekitchenandacomfortablebed.

D.Theamazingfoodismainlyconsumedbylocalfarmers.

E.ThatJsnottheonlyreasontheFrencheatlessthanwedo.

F.Ouraimwastoseeifwecouldlive,insomeway,likerealParisians.

G.Thefoodissodeliciousthatyoudon'tneedmuchofittomakeyouhappy.

第三部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

Mylifeasatax-payingemployedpersonbeganinmiddleschool,when,forthreewhole

days,Iworkedinabakingfactory.

MybestfriendBetsy'sfatherwasamanageratHoughBakeries,which,atEastertime,

41littlebunny（兔子）cakesforallits42throughoutCleveland.Ithappenedthatthe

plantdowntownneededeightkidsfor43helpduringourspringbreak,forwhich1hadno

44beyondlisteningtomyfavoriterecords.I'd45minimumwage.I'dseehowa

factory46.MyparentsthoughtallofthiswasagrandideaandcalledBetsy'sdadwith

their47.

Our48inthefactoryweresimple:Placecakesonamovingbelt.Attachicing（糖霜）

ears.Applyicingeyesandnose.49bunnyfromthebelt.Thiswas50thanitsounds.

51abitandthecakespileup.AsItoldmyparentsatdinnerthatfirstnight,itwas

allalittlemorehigh-pressurethanI'd52.

Dad53.Thesonofagrocer,he'dspentthesummersofhischildhood54foodin

Bernardsville,NewJersey.Thiswasthesortofworkthatmadeyou55thedollarsyou

earnedandrespectthosewhodidthework,hetoldme.

41.A.soldB.orderedC.madeD.reserved

42.A.storesB.familiesC.schoolsD.citizens

43.A.generousB.financialC.technicalD.temporary

44.A.plansB.problemsC.excusesD.hobbies

45.A.offerB.earnC.setD.suggest

46.A.workedB.closedC.developedD.survived

47.A.ambitionB.permissionC.experienceD.invitation

48.A.joysB.ideasC.rolesD.choices

49.A.SaveB.KeepC.StopD.Remove

50.A.harderB.betterC.longerD.cheaper

51.A.CalmdownB.SlowdownC.StayonD.Moveon

52.A.indicatedB.witnessedC.expectedD.remembered

53.A.criedB.smiledc.hesitatedD.refused

54.A.tastingB.findingc.sharingD.delivering

55.A.withdrawB.donatec.receiveD.appreciate

第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

GoingtoMountIluangshanremindsmeofthepopularBeatles'song"TheLongandWinding

Road”.56issobreathtakingabouttheexperienceistheout-of-this-worldscenes.

Therollingseaofcloudsyouseeonceyouareatthetopwillremindyouhowtinywe57

(human)are.

Thehotspringatthefootofthemountainissomethingyoumusttryaftertheclimb.It

will58(undoubted)helpyougetrefreshed!Theamazingthingaboutthespringis

thatthecolderthetemperaturegets,the59(hot)thespring!Strange,isn'tit?

ButthatJshownatureis一alwaysleavingus60(astonish).

Whatcomesnextistheendlessseriesofsteps.Youcan'thelpwonderinghowhardit61

(be)forthepeoplethentoputallthoserocksintoplace.Thoughitistheonlyunnatural

thingonyourwayupthemountain,stillithighlightsthewholeadventure62offers

aplacewhereyoucansitdowntorestyour63(ache)legs.

Asthesonggoes,thislongandwindingroad"willneverdisappear”,anditwillalways

stickinthevisitorJsmemory.Itsuredoesin64(I).Whileyou'reinChina,

MountIluangshanis65musttovisit!

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié)(滿分15分)

你校英文報燈〃沙正在慶祝創(chuàng)刊十周年。請你寫一篇短文投稿，內(nèi)容包括：

1.讀報的經(jīng)歷；

2.喜愛的欄目；

3,期望和祝福。

注意：

1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；

2.請按如下格式作答。

YouthandMe

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料,根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段,使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

AMOTHER'SDAYSURPRISE

Thetwinswerefilledwithexcitementastheythoughtofthesurprisetheywereplanning

forMother'sDay.HowpleasedandproudMotherwouldbewhentheybroughtherbreakfastin

bed.TheyplannedtomakeFrenchtoastandchickenporridge.Theyhadwatchedtheirmother

inthekitchen.Therewasnothingtoit.JennaandJeffknewexactlywhattodo.

Thebigdaycameatlast.Thealarmrangat6a.m.Thepairwentdownthestairsquietly

tothekitchen.Theydecidedtoboiltheporridgefirst.Theyputsomericeintoapotof

waterandleftittoboilwhiletheymadetheFrenchtoast.Jeffbroketwoeggsintoaplate

andaddedinsomemilk.Jennafoundthebreadandputtwoslicesintotheeggmixture.Next,

Jeffturnedonthesecondstoveburnertoheatupthefryingpan.Everythingwasgoing

smoothlyuntilJeffstartedfryingthebread.Thepanwastoohotandthebreadturnedblack

withinseconds.Jennathrewtheburntpieceintothesinkandputintheothersliceof

bread.Thistime,sheturneddownthefiresoitcookednicely.

ThenJeffnoticedsteamshootingoutofthepotandthelidstartingtoshake.Thenext

minute,theporridgeboiledoverandputoutthefire.Jennapanicked.Thankfully,Jeff

stayedcalmandturnedoffthegasquickly.Butthestovewasamessnow.JennatoldJeffto

cleanitupsotheycouldcontinuetocooktherestoftheporridge.ButJeff'shand

touchedthehotburnerandhegaveacryofpain.Jennamadehimputhishandincoldwater.

Thenshecaughtthesmellofburning.Ohdear!Thepieceofbreadinthepanhadturned

blackaswell.

注意：

L續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右;

2.請按如下格式作答。

Asthetwinslookedaroundthemindisappointment,theirfatherappeared.

Thetwinscarriedthebreakfastupstairsandwoketheirmotherup.

答案速查：

第一部分聽力

1—5CCBAC6—10ABABA

11—15CBCAB16—20ACBCC

第二部分閱讀

21—25CBCAC26—30BDACD

31—35ADBAB36-^0FCGEA

第三部分語言運(yùn)用

41T5CADAB46—50ABCDA

51—55BCBDD

56.What57.humans58.undoubtedly59.hotter60.astonished

61.was62.and63.aching64.mine65.a

附:聽力參考材料

Text1

W:IwasinMallorcalastweek.

M:Oh.Whatwereyoudoingthere?

W:Mybestfriendworksthere.AndIwenttovisither.ItwasagoodchancetopracticemySpanish.

Text2

M:Ruth,I'vegotthisterriblecoldandIhavetoseeadoctor.TmafraidIcan'tgototheclass.Couldyouhelpme

handinmylabreporttoDr.Davidson?

W:Sure,noproblem.Justtakecareofyourself.Anddon'tworryabouttheclass.

Text3

M:Marie,ifnoonetakescareofyourchildrenwhenyou'reaway,JenniferandIwouldbegladtohavethemstay

withus.

W:That'sverykindofyou.Butthey'vealreadyleftfbrtheirgrandma's.Youknow,Suzylivescloseby.

Text4

M:Hurryupwithyourfood,Sally.Theysaythere'sabigstormcoming.We'dbettergethomebeforethat.

W:OK.I'mdone.Let'sgetbacktothecar.Couldyoucarrytheseshoppingbags?

M:Oh,sure.

Text5

M:Wedeep-friedfishthreedaysagointhekitchen.Buttheunpleasantsmellstays.

W:There9samethodyoucantry.Everytimeyoumakecoffee,drytheleftovercoffeegrounds.Andkeepthemin

smallbowls.Thenplacethebowlsinthekitchen.

Text6

W:Areyouafootballfan,Gomez?

M:Yes.Igotothestadiumwheneverthere'sagoodgame.(6)AndifIcan'tgetaticket,IwatchthegameonTV.

Thatwaythey'relessexciting,though.

W:Istheticketexpensive?

M:Itdepends.Itusuallycostsabout20-50dollars.(7)LasttimeIpaid25.

W:That'snotveryexpensive.Maybewecangotogethersometime.

M:Great!ItUlbemorefuntowatchthegamewithafriend.

Text7

W:(8)Youwereoutthewholeafternoon,Alex.Whatdidyoudo?

M:Itookawalkbymyself.

W:Youjustkeptwalkingandwalkingfor4hours?

M:Actually,it'snotsoboring.Walkinginthewoodsisagrandadventure.Yourfeetcantakeyoutothemost

amazingplaces.

W:Whatdidyoudointhewoods?

M:Ismelttheflowers,lookedatthebirds,andyeah,(9)1pickedmanytreeleaves.Iwillmakebookmarkswith

them.Look!

W:Aren'ttheybeautiful!

M:(10)ThenImetBobatthelake.Hewasfishingwhilehiskidswerehavingaswim.

W:Didyoutalktohim?

M:No.Iwalkedonandtookalotofpictures.There9sjustsomuchouttheretosee.

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W:(1l)David,howwasyourholiday?

M:Great!IclimbedMountFuji.Itwasreallybeautiful.NowIcancheckonemorethingoffmylist.

W:Yourlist?

M:Yes.WhenIwas12,(12)1madealistofthingsIwantedtodosomeday.

W:That'sinteresting!Howmanyofthethingsonyourlisthaveyoudonesofar?

M:Almosthalf.Ihavepictures.Wouldyouliketoseethem?

W:Yes,sure.

M:HereIamontopofMountFuji.AndhereIaminahot-airballoon.

W:Whendidyoudothat?I'vealwayswantedtogoupinahot-airballoon.

M:Itwastwoyearsago,inAugust,inCalifornia.

W:Whatareyourplansforthenextholiday?

M:I'mthinkingofdeep-seadivinginAustralia.Doyouhaveanyothersuggestions?

W:(13)YoureallyoughttotakeaboatdowntheAmazon.You'llseealotofinterestinganimalsandbeautifultrees.

It'soneofthebestplacesI'vebeento.

M:Okay,Filputitonmylist.

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W:Hello,Michael.

M:Hi,Sarah.

W:AreyouattendingtheconferencetomorrowmorningattheSheltonHotel?

M:Yes,areyou?

W:Yeah,(15)butwhenIarrivedhome5minutesago,Ifoundthatmycarwouldn'tstart.(17)AndJohnisin

Brightononbusiness.

M:Doyouknowwhat'swrongwiththecar?

W:I'mnotexactlysure.Ithinkthere9saproblemwiththeengine.(14)Er,Iwonderifyoucouldgivemearideto

thehoteltomorrowmorning.

M:Sure,whenshallIbeatyourplace?

W:Well,whatabout8o'clock?FrommyplacetoSheltonwehavetodrivethroughthequarters,sowe'dbetter

leaveearlytoavoidthetraffic.

M:OK,noproblem.Ittakes20minutestoreachyourplace,(16)sorilsetoffat7:40.Bytheway,doyoualso

needmetodriveyouhometomorrowafternoon?

W:(17)No.Johnwouldbebackthenandhe'llgetmehome.Thankyou,Michael.

M:That'sOK.Seeyoutomorrow.

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