2021屆高考英語（全國統(tǒng)考版）二輪評估驗收仿真模擬卷(九)

高考仿真模擬卷（九）

（時間：120分鐘，滿分：150分）

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三個選項中選出最

佳選項。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。

1.HowmuchmoredoesJaneneedforthephone?

A.680dollars.

B.550dollars.

C.130dollars.

2.Whatwillthewomandofirstthisafternoon?

A.Watchafootballgame.

B.Goshopping.

C.Visithermother.

3.Wherewasthecarbeforehittingthewoman?

A.Onthesideoftheroad.

B?Onthemainroad.

C.Ontherightroad.

4.What'stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A?Teacherandstudent.

B?Fatheranddaughter.

C.Classmates.

5.Whydoesthemanfeeldisappointed?

A.BecauseheispoorinEnglish.

B?BecauseheenviesLisa'sprize.

C.Becausehefailedinthecompetition.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個

選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，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。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whenwastheflightsupposedtotakeoff?

A.At9a.m.

B.At10a.m.

C.At1p.m.

7.Whatwillthespeakersfailtodobecauseoftheflightdelay?

A.Tourthecity.

B?Attendameeting.

C.Boardanotherplane.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whydoesthemanwanttomoveout?

A.Hewantstolivealone.

B.Hehasgotajob.

C.Hehasrentedaflat.

9.Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?

A.Enjoystoriesinthenewspaper.

B?Readthewantads.

C.Breakawayfromhisfamily.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Inwhatlanguageistheoperausuallysung?

A.ChineseorEnglish.

B.GermanorFrench.

C.ItalianorFrench.

11.Howmanylanguagescanthemanspeak?

A.Three.

B.Four.

C.Five.

12.Whatwillthetwospeakersdonext?

A.Watchanopera.

B.Talkabouttheperformers.

C.Learnanewlanguage.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Howdidsomeyoungerkidsfeelatfirst?

A.Nervous.

B.Lonely.

C.Unhappy.

14.Whatdidthekidsthinkoftheguideintheend?

A.Disappointing.

B.Interesting.

C.Boring.

15.Whichactivityisthekids'favorite?

A.Sailing.

B.Horse-riding.

C.Barbecuing.

16.Whatdidthekidshopetodonextyear?

A?Learnfromeachother.

B.Gocampingagain.

C.Avoidsuchactivities.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whatistheprojectintendedfor?

A.Helpingstudentsprepareforthereallife.

B.Showinghowtowriteagoodapplication.

C.Gettingstudentstoknowofsomegoodjobs.

18.Howcantheheadmastermakestudentsexcited?

A.Byprovidingsuitablejobsforstudents.

B.Byorderingteacherstoexplaintheproject.

C.Byannouncingtheprojectnewsclearly.

19.Whowillhelpstudentstowritetheapplicationletters?

A.Ateacher.

B.Theheadmaster.

C.Amemberofthecommittee.

20.Whatisthelaststepoftheproject?

A.Listingsuitablejobs.

B.CollectingstudentsJopinions.

C.Askingstudentstoberesponsible.

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

Travelingtoaforeigncountrycanmakeyoufrightenedifyoudon'tknowthelocal

language.Mr.Thibaulthasanumberoftipstohelptravelersmanageinadestinationwhentheydon'

tspeakthenativetongue,basedonhisownexperience.Hereareafewofthem.

?DownloadaLanguageTranslationApp

Mr.ThibaulttendstorelyonGoogleTranslateandsuggeststhattravelersfindanappthatworks

forthem.Ideally,findonethatspecializesinthelanguageyouneedtotranslateespeciallyifthe

languageusesacharactersetyou'renotfamiliarwith,orhavedifficultypronouncing.

?SpeakwithYourHandsandHead

Pointingwithyourhandsandnoddingorshakingyourhead,Mr.Thibaultsaid,areeasywaysto

communicatewithlocalsinthecountryyou'rein.uGesturesarealluniversallyunderstood,he

said.

?LearnaFewKeyWords

Knowingbasicwordsandphraseslike“hello”,“thankyou”and'Tmsorry,Idon't

speakyourlanguage.DoyouspeakEnglish?”isamust,Mr.Thibaultsaid.Showingthatyoucare

enoughtolearnsomeofthelanguagebeforeyougo,andatleastenoughtoacknowledgethatyou

don'tknowmore,isaformofrespectandwillgoalongwaytobelikedbylocals.

?WorkwithaLocalTravelAgent

Ifyoufeelparticularlyuncomfortableinthecountryyou'reheadedto,andyouhavetogo

anyway,relyingonalocaltravelagentwhoknowsbothyourandyourdestination?slanguagescan

beincrediblyuseful.

?HireaLocalTourGuide

Atourguidecanhelpyougetabettergraspofthelocallanguageandisagoodpersonto

practicewordsandphraseswith.WheneverMr.Thibaultvisitsanewcountry,hebooksa

sightseeingtourwithaguideonthefirstdayofhistrip."Iusethisdaytolearnaboutmydestination

andgetfamiliarwiththelanguage,“hesaid.

21.Inwhatsituationshouldalanguagetranslationappbeappliedwhiletravelingabroad?

A.Whenyouhavetroublepronouncingthewords.

B.Whenyouwanttoacknowledgeyourignorance.

C.Whenyouwanttopracticethelocallanguage.

D.Whenyoufeeluncomfortableinthecountry.

22.Whatistheeasiestwaytocommunicatewithforeignersaccordingtothetext?

A.Downloadingalanguagetranslationapp.

B.Learningafewkeywords.

C.Usingbodylanguage.

D.Workingwithaguide.

23.Howcanyoubetterunderstandthelocallanguage?

A.Byspeakingwithyourhandsandhead.

B.Bylearningafewkeywords.

C.Bydownloadingalanguagetranslationapp.

D.Byhiringalocaltourguide.

B

DevonGallagher,acollegegraduatefromPhiladelphia,wantstheworldtoknowexactlywhere

she,sbeenduringherworldwidevacationinaspecialway.

Thetraveler,whowasbornwithabonedisease,hadherrightlegamputated（截肢）attheageof

four.AlthoughtheamputationcausedsetbacksforGallagherearlyon,shenowseesitasnothing

shortofinspirationforlivingherbestlife.

Tospreadthatmessage,Gallagherhastakentosocialmedia,whereshesharesphotosofher

travelsacrosstheglobe,butinsteadofsimplyusingageo-tag,shewritesherlocationacrossher

artificiallegbeforetakingapicture.

NowshehasbeentakingpicturesacrosstheContinent,whichshowhercyclingoverthecanal

inAmsterdam,relaxingonawalloverlookingthecityofBarcelona,posingwithawaffleinBrussels,

takingspectacularpicturesinAthensandenjoyingarivercruiseinBudapest,allwiththewell-

knownlocationswrittenonherartificialleg.

“IgetanewlegeverytwoyearsandIcanchoosethedesignonit.OnedayIhadasudden

thoughttogetachalkboard,Gallaghersaid."Mymumandgrandmotherweren'ttookeenonthe

idea,butmyfriendsthoughtitwasgreatandtoldmetogoforit,soIdid.”

Gallaghersaidpeopleoftenstarewhenshe,swritingonherleg,butonceshesharesthephotos,

shereceivesonlypositivefeedback."Myleghasn'tstoppedmefromdoinganythingI'vewanted

todo,“shesaid."Idon'tknowifit'smydeterminationtoprovetomyselfthatIcandoit,but

regardless,Vvebeenabletokeepupwithmypeersandleadaprettygreatlife.v

Gallaghershowsusthatyoushouldneverletanythingstandinthewayofyourdreams.Andif

lifegivesyouanartificialleg,makeart.

24.WhatmessagedidGallagherwanttospreadinherspecialway?

A.Sheenjoyshertravelingacrosstheglobe.

B.Shesufferslittlefromherlegamputation.

C.Shelooksonhermisfortuneasanotherformofblessing.

D.Shehasexactlyfalleninlovewithpostingphotosonline.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“which”inParagraph4referto?

A.TheContinent.

B.Thepictures.

C.Theleg.

D.Thelocations.

26.Gallaghercanbestbedescribedas.

A.helpfulandambitious

B.friendlyandgenerous

C.determinedandcreative

D.independentandsensible

27.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A?NeverTooLatetoShare

B.ASpecialArtificialLeg

C.AnOutstandingPhotographer

D.Gallagher*sSummerHolidays

C

It'sthoughtthataround5trillionpiecesofplasticarecurrentlyfloatinginouroceans.

Bothmammalsandfishbenefitfromthecleanocean.Itisreportedthatmorethan8million

tonsofplasticendupinouroceanseveryyear,andnearlyhalfoftheplasticweproduceissingle-

useonly.

Thisshoebrand,however,isridingthewaveofchangeandisonamissiontohelpcleanupour

watersandridtheseaofplasticbottlesthatcantakeupto400yearstobreakdown.Vivobarefdot's

newestfootwearusesrecycledplasticmaterialsandhascreatedaneducationprogramthatspreads

awarenessabouthowharmfulplasticisforsealife.

Everypairofshoesismadeupof17plasticwaterbottlestakenfromtheoceanandturnedinto

asustainable,comfortablepairofshoes,whicharealsohealthyforyourfeet.Andwhilenot

everyonecantakepartinoceancleanups,choosinglittlewayswecangivebacktoourplanetgoesa

longway.

Vivobarefbot,snewproductsincludeavarietyofhigh-performancestylessuchascasual

sneakers,runningshoes,andhikingboots.Thebrandhopesthatitslatestinitiative（新方案）willhelp

lessentheindifferencetopollutionandhowharmfulitisforalllivingbeings.

Inthefuture,Vivobarefbothopestoincreasetheirproductionofshoescreatedfromsustainable

materials,andthankfully,itisnowoneofmanybrandsthataimtoincreaseenvironmentalismand

educatecommunitiesonhowglobalwarmingaffectseveryone.

Thisyear,they*11addmorerecyclableandtraceablematerialsintomorethanhalfoftheir

productionline,andtheyhaveplentyofcreativedevelopmentsintheworksaswell.

Theshoesalsohaveahealthbenefit.Basedontheconceptthatwider,minimallydesigned

shoesenableourfoottofunctionatmaximumpotential,wearersalsoexperiencebetterbalanceand

sensoryinput.

28.Howdoestheauthormakehispointconvincing?

A.Bylistingfigures.

B.Bytellingastory.

C.Bygivingexamples.

D.Bymakingcomparisons.

29.WhatisVivobarefootdoingtohelpwiththemarinecreatures?

A.Donatingmoneytobuyfoodforthem.

B.Keepingtheoceanfreefromplasticbottles.

C.Producingmoreshoesfromsustainablematerials.

D.Raisingpublicawarenessofrecyclingandreuse.

30.WhatisprobablyVivobarefootysoperationphilosophy?

A.Customer-focused.

B.Service-oriented.

C.Money-saving.

D.Environmentally-friendly.

31.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A?Vivobarefoot'snewproductshaven'tbeenreleased.

B.Vivobarefootisthemostpopularshoebrandintheworld.

C.Vivobarefootcaresaboutnotonlyitsbusinessbutalsopublicservices.

D.Vivobarefootisthefirstcompanytofindthenewfunctionofwastematerials.

D

Mostdogownersareconvincedthattheirfour-leggedfriendsknowexactlywhattheymean

whentheyusecertainwordslike"sit”,“stay”or“treat”.However,researchershavealways

wonderedwhetherdogsreallyunderstandhumanspeechoriftheyrelyonotherinformationtoget

themeaning.Forexample,doesthewordufetchvformapictureofastickorballinthedog'smind,

ordoesthedogbringbacktheobjectbasedontheowner'svoiceorgesture?Anewstudyby

scientistsatAtlanta'sEmoryUniversityseemstoindicatethat"man'sbestfriend“doesindeed

knowwhattheownerissaying.

Theresearchersbeganbyaskingtheownersoftwelvedogsofvariouskindstotraintheirpets

toidentifytwotoysofdifferentmaterials,suchasatoyanimalandaball.Oncethedogshad

masteredthetask,theytookturnsinsideaspecialscanner.Theownersthentestedtheirdog's

languageskillbyfirstcallingoutthenamesofthetoystheyhadbeentrainedtorecognizeandthen

sayingmeaninglesswordssuchas“bobbu”and“bodmick“whileholdinguprandomobjectsthe

dogshadn'tseenbefore.

Thescanssuggestedthatthepartsofthedogs,brainsresponsibleforprocessingsounds

showeddifferentbrainpatternswhentheyheardwordstheywerefamiliarwith,comparedwiththe

onestheyhadneverheardbefore.Whilethatwasnotenoughtoprovethatthedogswerepicturing

theirtoyswhentheyheardtheword,itdidindicatesomesortofrecognition.Theresearchersbelieve

thisisanimportantstepinunderstandinghowdogsprocesslanguage.

Somethingevenmoreinterestingwasthatthedog'sbrainsshowedahigherlevelofneural（神

經(jīng)的）activityatthesoundofunknownwords.Thisistheexactoppositeofwhathappensinhuman

brains,whichgetmoreactiveatthesoundoffamiliarwords.Theresearcherssaythedogsmay

becomecheerfulatthesoundofnewwordstotrytounderstandtheminthehopeofdelightingtheir

masters."Dogswanttopleasetheirowners,andperhapsalsowanttoreceivepraiseorfood,“says

EmoryneuroscientistGregoryBerns,seniorauthorofthestudy.

However,thoughyourpetmayunderstandhumanspeech,thescientistsrecommendusing

visualsignalsandsmellfortraining."Whenpeoplewanttoteachtheirdogatrick,theyoftenuse

spokencommandsbecausethat'swhatwehumansprefer,“Prichardsays."Fromthedog'sview,

however,avisualcommandmightbemoreeffective,helpingthedoglearnthetrickfaster.

32.What'sthepuq?oseofthenewstudy?

A.Toconvincedogownerstounderstandtheirdogs.

B.Toadvisedogownerstotreattheirdogskindly.

C.Toprovedogsfollowowners'orderbylistening.

D.Totestouthowdogsgetinformationfromowners.

33.WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph2?

A.Informtheresultoftheresearch.

B.Statetheprocessoftheresearch.

C.Stresstheimportanceoftheresearch.

D.Introducethesubjectsoftheresearch.

34.Howdohumanbrainsanddogbrainsreacttowords?

A.Humanbrainsbecomeactiveinunfamiliarwords.

B.Dogbrainsbecomedelightedatunfamiliarwords.

C.Humanbrainsarenotsensitivetofamiliarwords.

D.Dogbrainsshownoresponsetofamiliarwords.

35.Whatdoscientistsadvisetheownerstodoindogtraining?

A.Givedogsoralcommands.

B-Teachdogsnewtricks.

C.Involvesightandsmell.

D.Encouragefasterlearning.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余

選項。

Sleepingwellisimportanttoyourphysicalandmentalhealth.However,youmightnotbeable

tocontrolthefactorsthataffectyoursleep.Herearesomehabitsyoucanadopttoencouragebetter

sleep.

Sticktoasleepschedule.36..Therecommendedamountofsleepforahealthyadult

isatleastsevenhours.Mostpeopledon'tneedmorethaneighthoursinbedtoachievethisgoal.

Payattentiontowhatyoueat.Don'tgotobedhungryorfull.Inparticular,avoidheavyorlarge

mealswithinacoupleofhoursofbedtime.37..

38..Createaroomthat'sidealforsleeping.Often,thismeanscool,darkandquiet.

39..Avoidlonguseofscreensjustbeforebedtime.Considerusingroom-darkeningshades,

earplugs,afanorotherdevicestocreateanenvironmentthatsuitsyourneeds.Doingcalming

activitiesbeforebedtime,suchastakingabathorusingrelaxationtechniques,mightpromotebetter

sleep.

Includephysicalactivityinyourdailyroutine.Regularphysicalactivitycanpromotebetter

sleep.

40..Spendingtimeoutsideeverydaymightbehelpful,too.

A.Workoutagoodplan

B.Sticktoabalanceddiet

C.Createarestfulenvironment

D.Yourdiscomfortmightkeepyouup

E.Setasidenomorethaneighthoursforsleep

F.Avoidbeingactivetooclosetobedtime,however

G.Exposuretolightmightmakeitmorechallengingtofallasleep

第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處

的最佳選項。

Everyyear,thefifthgradersatBrookstoneElementarySchoolwentonafieldtripto

Washington,D.C.Terence41theexcitingtrip,andwas42togothenextyear.

Terenceaskedhisparents43iftheywouldpayforhalfofthetripifheearnedtheother

halfofthemoneyhimself.Hisparents44?Hehadalmostayeartoearn$150.Hisfirst45

wastoearnmoneybybabysitting,andhetypedaniceletter46that“hewouldbabysitduring

hisneighbors947”.Henamedafewafternoonsavailableandsaidhewould48$1per

hourperchild.Afterfivebabysitting49,heearned$45.

Whenthe50weatherarrived,Terenceknockedonhisneighbors'doorstoaskifthey

neededhelpwith51work.Hehelpedwithmowing（修剪）andweedinggardens.Afterthe

summerwasover,heearned$75.Whenthefallarrived,hecountedhismoneyand52thathe

stillneeded$30forhistrip.Soonhismomsawa(n)53forajobforhim.Hegotajob54

newspaperseveryWednesdayafternoon,making5centsforeverypaper,$1055each

Wednesday.Itwasn'tlongbeforehehad56moneytogoonthetriptoWashington,D.C.He

was57intime.TheclasstripwasonOctober15.Hismomanddadgavehimacheckforthe

$150they58him.Whatagreatfeeling!Hehelped59thecostofhistrip.

Thisexperience60Terenceinmanyways,makinghisdreamarealitywithgreatefforts.

4LA.preparedfor

B.laidout

C.referredto

D.heardabout

42.A.dying

B.grateful

C.lucky

D.proud

43.A.curiously

B.casually

C.anxiously

D.briefly

44.A.submitted

B.agreed

C.bargained

D.refused

45.A.idea

B.job

C.conclusion

D.suggestion

46.A.declaring

B?confirming

C.showing

D.saying

47.A.stay

B?company

C.interaction

D.absence

48.A.pay

B.spend

C.charge

D.donate

49.A.negotiations

B.sessions

C.attempts

D.interviews

50.A.warm

B.fine

C.unusual

D.changeable

51.A.yard

B.paper

C.school

D.volunteer

52.A.admitted

B.determined

C.complained

D.insisted

53.A.directory

B.permit

C.advertisement

D.email

54.A.editing

B?updating

C.printing

D.delivering

55.A.atonce

B.ontime

C.afterall

D.intotal

56.A.extra

B.much

C.enough

D.easy

57.A.just

B.even

C.ever

D.still

58.A.owed

B.lent

C.promised

D.ordered

59.A.count

B,cover

C.estimate

D.reduce

60.A.astonished

B?shaped

C.excited

D.impressed

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?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

AdamBraunestablishedtheorganizationPencilsofPromisein2008.Itsgoalis

61.(make)sureallchildrenhaveachanceforeducation.

Itallstartedwhenhewasacollegestudent.AdamBraunwasvisitingIndiawhen

62.girlstoppedhimonthestreetandaskedformoney.Heaskedherwhatshedesired

63.(much)ofallintheworld.Astonishingly,heranswerwas“apencilThegirlhad

neverbeentoschoolbefore,andthatwasthe64.(real)for57millionchildrenaround

theworld.

Aftergraduation,AdamBraunneverforgotthegirlandtheproblemof65.(her).

“Weliveinaworldinwhicheverysinglechildcanhaveaccess66.qualityeducation.

SoIwasdeterminedtocreateschoolsinotherplaces67.childrenarehungryfbr

education,^AdamBraunbegantoraisemoneyforhisprojectthroughsocialmedia.

“Weareworkinghardtomakesurethattheprogramisnotjustbeautifulphotosandvideosof

children,butthatwe're68.(actual)seeingamazingresultsintheclassroom.That's

whyour69.(kid)inPencilsofPromiseschoolsprogressfastfromonegradetothe

next,“Braunsaid.

Sincethen,it70.（help）morethan22,000childreninAfrica,AsiaandLatin

America.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)短文改錯（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共

有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（A）,并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

RecentlyIfoundadonationboxinmyneighborhood.Peoplecometothemwhentheyhaveold

clothes,bags,newspapersandbookstodonate.Thisbox,Ithink,wasofgreatsignificance.My

motherbuysformealotofclothes,andIgrowsofast.Muchclothesdon'tfitmeanylonger.I've

gotnoideaaboutwhattodealwiththeclotheswhicharerealnewandstillingoodcondition.

However,withthisdonationbox,Icanhelpthosepeopleinneeds.Inaword,Idothinkitisagood

ideathatlightupourlifeandmakestheworldbetterplacetolivein.

第二節(jié)書面表達（滿分25分）

假定你是李華，你的美國筆友Charlie對中國文化很感興趣。他和家人將于今年農(nóng)歷新年

來中國旅游，請你給他寫一封電子郵件，內(nèi)容包括：

1.歡迎他們來中國；

2.旅行前的準備。

注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

DearCharlie,

Yours,

LiHua

高考仿真模擬卷(九)

第一部分聽力

1-5.CBBCA6-10.BAABC11-15.AACBC16-20.BACAB

聽力材料

(Text1)

M:Jane,Vveheardyouplantobuyanewsmartphone.

W:Yes,butIhavenTtsavedenough.Thephonecosts680dollars,butIhave550.①My

sistersaidshewouldhelpme.

(Text2)

M:Shallwegotowatchafootballgamethisafternoon?

W:Ican'tagreemore.ButIhavetogotothegroceryfirsttopickupsomedrinksandeggs

formymother.?

(Text3)

M:Madam,don'tpanic.Couldyoutellmehowtheaccidenthappened?

W:1wasridingabikealongthesideoftheroadwhenacaronthemainroadturnedright

andknockedmedownoffthebike.③Ididn'tseeituntilithitme.

(Text4)

W:WithTeachers'Dayaroundthecorner,ImissMr.Right.Hetreateduslikehischildren.?

M:Metoo.IrememberhetookcareofmewhenIwasill.

(Text5)

M:LisawonfirstprizeintheEnglishcompetition.

W:Really?That'swonderful.Tmsohappyforher.

M:ButIalwaysfeeldisappointed.IhavemanyproblemswithEnglishlearning.?

(Text6)

M:Carol,youlookworried.Why?

W:Lookatthescreen.

M:Whatishappening?

W:OurflighttoSydneywillbedelayedfor3hours,sonowitwon,tdepartuntil1p.m.@

Butwehaveameetingatnight.

M:Thatshouldn'tbeaproblem.Themeetingdoesn'tbeginuntil8o'clockintheevening.But

wehaveanotherproblem.

W:Whatisit?

M:Wewon'thavetimetotakeatourofthecity.?Ihavebeenlookingforwardtoitfora

longtime.

W:Whatapity!However,wecandoitnexttime.

(Text7)

M:Mom,Iwanttomoveout.

W:Itsoundsgreattome,kid.Whatkindofjobdidyoufind?

M:Job?

W:Yes,job.Ifyou'regoingtoliveonyourown,youhavetopayfortherentandeverything

else.

M:IthoughtIcouldjustgetyouandDadtopayforanapartment.

W:Whenyoumoveout,yourfatherandIaren,tpayingyourrent,youngman.Getajob.

M:You'reright.IfFmgoingtoliveonmyown,Ihavetobeindependent.??

W:Well,thenewspaperisoverthere.

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W:WouldyouliketogototheGrandTheatrewithme?Herearetwoticketsforanoperathere.

M:That'sgreat.HaveyoueverbeentotheGrandTheatrebefore?

W:No,butIheardit'safamousandbeautifultheatre.

M:Isittruethattheoperaissunginaforeignlanguage?

W:Yes,usuallyinItalianorFrench.?

M:Notgoodforme.Asyouknow,IcanonlyspeakEnglishandalittleGermanbesides

mymothertongue??IcanhardlyspeakItalianandFrench.

W:Itdoesn'tmatter.Theactorsalsotellthestorywiththeirmoves.

M:Soundsgood,butVmstillafraidIcan'tunderstand.

W:Takeiteasy.Musicisauniversallanguage.

M:Yes,themusicissupposedtobebeautiful.

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W:Iamtoldthatyoutooksomekidstogocampinglastweek,didyou?

M:Yes,itlastedthreedays.

W:Didthechildrenenjoytheholidaycamporweretheyhomesick?

M:Well,Imustadmitsomeoftheyoungerkidswereabitunhappybecausethey'dnever

beenawayfromtheirhomeontheirownbefore.?Butsoontheyrecovered.Attheend,they

evendidn'twanttogohome.

W:Whatsortsofthingsdidyoudowiththem?

M:Thereweresometrips,includingavisittoHardwickHall.Thatwaswhatwedidonthefirst

day.Ithinktheyexpectedittobeboring,especiallywhentheyheardthatwasaguidedtour.But

theywerewrong,fortheguidewasinteresting.?Hisstoriesreallymadethehistoryofthecastle

alive.

W:Icanimagineit.Bytheway,whatsortsofsportsactivitiesdidyoudo?

M:Alot.Sailing,climbing,horse-ridingandcycling.Onthelastdaywehadabarbecue,

whichwastheirfavorite.?Thekidslikeditverymuch.Theyallhopedtocomeagainnext

year.?

W:Thatsoundsinterestingandimpressive.

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