廣西岑溪二中2020-2021學(xué)年高二9月月考英語試題含答案

學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精廣西岑溪二中2020-2021學(xué)年高二9月月考英語試題含答案岑溪二中2020—2021學(xué)年高二9月月考英語試卷考試時間：120分鐘滿分：150分第Ⅰ卷(選擇題共100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，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置.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。Whenwillthefootballprogrambegin?A.At7:00. B。At8：25. C.At9：30。2.Whatdidthewomangetfromhermother?A。AnewCD. B。Anewbike. C.Abirthdaycard。3。Whatsubjectdoesthemanhavetroublewith？A。Math. B。Science。 C。English。4。Whatdoesthemanusuallydoontheweekend?A。Gotothemovies.B。Meetupwithfriends。C。Readbooksathome.5.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers？A.Friends。 B。Bossandemployee. C。Salesmanandcustomer.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，從每題所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置.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至7題。6.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A。Chineseteaculture.B。FamousplacesinChina。C。Differentkindsofteaintheworld。7。Howdoesblackteatasteaccordingtothewoman？A.Sweet. B.Heavy。 C.Light.聽第7段材料，回答第8至9題。8。Whereweretheman'sshoesmade?A.InFrance. B。InSpain. C.InGermany。9。Whatarethespeakersdoingnow？A。Havinglunch。 B.Shoppingatamall。C.Watchingafashionshow。聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

What

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the

man

famous

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Collectingcoins。

B.

Starting

acollege. C。

Teaching

mathematics.11。

When

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the

man

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collect

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was

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special

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uncle.

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When

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Where

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the

man

usually

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From

his

friends. B。

From

small

shops。

C.

From

other

collectors.

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What

does

Mike

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has

a

beard。B.

He’s

tall

and

heavy.C.

He

has

blue

eyes

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brown

hair.14.

Who

is

the

person

the

man

is

describing？

A。

His

mother.

B。

The

woman's

mother。

C。

Mike's

mother.15。

How

does

the

woman

feel

about

what

happened

in

the

game?

A。

Embarrassed。

B。

Bored.

C.

Sad.16。

What

is

most

important

in

the

game

the

speakers

are

playing？A.A

person’s

appearance. B.

A

person’s

character。

C.Aperson’scareer.聽第10段材料,回答第17至20題。17.Whendidthespeakerstarttakingmusiclessons?A。Atagetwo。 B.Atageten. C.Atagetwenty.18。Howoftendidthespeakerpracticeasachild?A.Twohoursaday。 B.Threehoursaday. C.Tenhoursaday。19.Whydidthespeakerplayinconcerts？A。Totraveltoothercities. B。Togetintoagoodcollege.C.Tomakehisparentshappy.20。Whatisthespeaker’sattitudetowardmusicnow？A。Heonlydoesitforfun。B.Hewantstobethebest.C.Heneverplaysitanymore.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）閱讀下列四篇短文,從每小題后所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該選項涂黑.AExitThisisanaward-winningsummermusicfestival,whichisheldannuallyatthePetrovaradinFortressinthecityofNoviSad。Itisconsideredasoneofthebestfestivalplacesintheworld。ExitisuniqueinthefestivalworldasitstartedasastudentmovementfightingforpeaceinSerbia.Eventoday,ExithasastrongsocialroletohelptheyouthinSerbia.TomorrowlandItisalargeelectronicmusicfestivalheldinBelgium。Itusedtobeorganizedasajointventurebytheoriginalfounders,thebrothersBeers.ThefestivaltakesplaceinthetownofBoom,Belgiumandhasbeenorganizedsince2005。Ithasbecomeoneofthemostfamousglobalmusicfestivals。GlastonburyFestivalItisthelargestgreenfieldmusicandamodelforallthefestivalsthathavecomeafterit。Glastonburyinvolvesanumberoftravels,andprobablyyoushouldwaitinaline。Butyouareenteringahugetentedcity.Everyonehereistohaveawildtimeintheirownway。SzigetFestivalItisoneofthebiggestmulticulturaleventsofEurope。Itstartedin1993.Thefestivalattractsalmost400,000fansfromover70countriestoabeautifulislandintheheartofBudapest。Itprovidesacompletefestival—holidayexperiencewithnon-stoppartywithfreefood，greatliveconcerts，awidelyinternationalcommunityandallthetouristicfeaturesthecityhastooffer.21。WhatisspecialaboutExit？A。Ittakesplaceinsummer. B。Itislocatedinthebestplace.C。Ithadapurposeforpeaceatfirst. D。ItaimstohelptheyouthinSerbia.22。Whichmusicfestivalsetsanexampletoothermusicfestivals？A。Exit. B.Tomorrowland。 C.SzigetFestival。 D.GlastonburyFestival。23.WhichofthefollowingdoesSzigetFestivalprovide?A。Freefood. B。Tents。 C。Freetours. D。Awards.BBeingcomparedtogeniuses（天才)likeStephenHawkingandAlbertEinsteinisnotsomethingthathappenstotheaverageperson.SowhenwetellyouthatSabrinaGonzalezPasterskiisfarfromyouraveragehuman，wemeanit.Whenshewasonly14yearsold，theChicagonativeconstructedherownsingleengineairplane-byherself。Ifthatwasn'timpressiveenoughshethenflewitacrossLakeMichigan,becomingtheyoungestpersontoeverflytheirownplane.Thewholeadventuretooktwoyearstocomplete,andsherecordedtheentireexperienceonYouTube.ShethengraduatedfromIllinoisMathematicsandScienceAcademyin2010andenteredthefamousMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.AfterjustthreeyearsatMITshehasalreadyachievedthehighestpossiblegradepointaverageof5。0.Sheisnowworkingtowardsherdoctorateattheworld-famousHarvardUniversity.Onceagainsheisonly23What'sevenmoreremarkableisthatsheisnolongerinterestedinbuildingplanesbuthasturnedherattentiontophysics，namelyblackholesandhowgravityaffectsspaceandtime.Sheparticularlywantstostudy“quantum(量子)gravity,”whereshewillattempttounderstandthelinkbetweengravitywithinthecontext(背景)ofquantumphysics.Ifherresearchprovessuccessful，discoveriesinthisareacouldvastlychangethewayweunderstandtheuniverse。Duringaninterviewearlierthisyearshesaid:“Beoptimisticaboutwhatyoubelieveyoucando。Whenyou’relittle,yousayalotofthingsaboutwhatyou'lldoorbewhenyou'reolder-Ithinkit’simportantnottolosesightofthosedreams。"24。Whydoestheauthormention“AlbertEinstein"inthefirstparagraph？A。ToshowSabrinahashighintelligence.B。TotellusSabrinaisasfamousasEinstein.C.TointroducethecontributionsmadebyEinstein。D.TodeclareEinsteinisdifferentfromaveragepeople.25。WhatmadeSabrinaimpressivewhenshewasl4yearsold?A.Buildinganairplanewithherparents.B.BecomingtheyoungeststudentinHarvard.C.SharingheradventureexperienceonYouTube。D.FlyingtheplanemadebyherselfacrossLakeMichigan.26.WhatcontributionwillSabrinaprobablymakeinphysics?A。Explaininghowgravityaffectsourlife。B.Changingourunderstandingoftheuniverse。C.Puttingforwardthetheoryofblackholes.D.Findingthelinkbetweengravityandquantumphysics。27。Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph？A.Sabrinaneverdreamsofherfuture.B。Sabrinalostsightofherdreamatonetime。C.Sabrinaalwaysencouragesotherstodream.D。Sabrinaisoptimisticandholdsontoherdream.CThereareplentyofdifferentparkstovisitintheUK。AllthemeparksinBritainhavecafés，restaurants，picnicareasandgiftshops,soyou’llstillhaveplentytoseeanddowhenyouandthekidshavebeenonenoughrides.Thereareusuallysmaller“funfair"ridesandgamesaswell，soyoungerchildrenwon'tgetbored.Severalthemeparksalsohaveotherattractionsnexttothem,e.g.waterparksoftenopenallyearround，unlikethethemeparks.WhereveryouareinBritain,there'slikelytobeathemeparkwithinoneortwohours'drive，busrideortrainjourney.Severalthemeparkshaveaccommodationssoyoucanstayforadayortwoifyouwanttomakeatripintoashortholiday.PricesforUKthemeparksvaryconsiderably;somehaveanentrancepricewhichallowsyoutogoonalltherides，whileinothersyouhavetopayforeveryrideindividually.Itcanalsomakeadifferencewhetheryougoduringpeaktimeornot。Forexample,ticketsalwayscostmoreduringschoolholidaysandweekendsthantheydoduringtheweekdays。Themeparksalwaysgetverybusyduringthesummermonths,soifyoudon’tlikecrowds，it’susuallyagoodideatogoearlierorlaterintheyear！Ifyou’rethinkingofvisitingaUKthemepark，it'sworthhavingalookforspecialoffersontickets。Productssuchaschocolatebarsandcerealssometimeshave“buyonegetonefree”offersonthemeparktickets，sokeepalookoutinshopsandsupermarkets.28。Youcan’t_________inthethemeparkaccordingtothepassage。A。haveaskiingB。havelunchC。enjoyspecialoffersD.stayforthenight29.Ifyougotothethemeparkduringtheweekdays,you’llprobably_________.A。savesomemoney B.haveagoodtimeC.havetospendmore D。getsomethingfree 30.Accordingtothepassage,whatshouldyoudoifyouaretiredofcrowdsinthethemepark？A.Chooseonewithfewvisitors. B。Avoidthebusiestmonths.C。Goearlierorlaterinthedaytime。 D.Gotherewhennooneisinit。31。Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe_________。A.WhattoDointheThemePark B。VisitingtheThemePark C。ThemeParksintheUK D。IntroductiontoFamousThemeParksDWhensomeonehasdeeplyhurtyou，itcanbeextremelydifficulttoletgoofyourgrudge。Butforgivenessispossible—anditcanbesurprisinglyhelpfultoyourphysicalandmentalhealth。Indeed,researchhasshownthatpeoplewhoforgivehavemoreenergy,betterappetiteandbettersleeppatterns.“Peoplewhoforgiveshowlessangerandmorehopefulness，”saysDr。FredericLuskin,whowrotethebookForgiveforGood.“Soitcanhelpsaveonthewearandtear(消耗）onourbodyandallowpeopletofeelmoreenergetic."Sowhensomeonehashurtyou,calmdownfirst。Takeplentyofbreathsdeeplyandthinkofsomethingthatgivesyoupleasure：abeautifulsceneinnature,someoneyoulove.Don'twaitforanapology.“Manytimesthepersonwhohurtyoumayneverthinkofapologizing，”saysDr.Luskin.“Theymayhavewantedtohurtyouortheyjustdon’tseethingsthesameway.Soifyouwaitforpeopletoapologize,youcouldbewaitingaverylongtime.”Keepinmindthatforgivenessdoesnotnecessarilymeanacceptingtheactionofthepersonwhoupsetyou.Mentallygoingoveryourhurtgivespowertothepersonwhobroughtyoupain.Instead，learntolookforthelove，beautyandkindnessaroundyou.Finally,trytoseethingsfromtheotherperson’sperspective。Youmayrealizethatheorshewasactingoutofignorance，fear,evenlove。Toachievetheperspective,youmaywanttowritealettertoyourselffromthatperson’spointofview.32.Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A。Forgivenesskeepsyoufrombeinghurt.B.Forgivingothersdoesgoodtoyourhealth.C.Forgivenesshelpsstaymentallyhealthy.D。Forgivingyourselfisthebiggestchallenge.33。Theunderlinedword“grudge"inthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans________.A.understandingB。forgiveness C.anger D。pity34.Accordingtothewriter，whatisthebestwaytocalmdownafterbeinghurt?A。Trytofigureoutwhyyougethurt。B。Writealettertothepersonwhohurtsyou.C.Persuadeyourselftoacceptwhatothershavedonetoyou.D。Thinkaboutpleasantthingsandforgetaboutthehurt.35。Dr.Luskinadvisesusnottowaitforanapologyafterbeinghurtbecause________。A.wearenotpatientenoughB.peopleseldomwanttoapologizeC。we’dfeelworseacceptingothers’apologyD.peopledon’tmeanitwhentheyapologize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，從短文后的七個選項中選出能夠填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩個選項為多余選項。Havingexperiencedlifeatcamp,youmustknowthebenefitsofthesummercamp.36，youmaynotrealizehowgoodtheexperienceisforchildren。Youmaynotknowwhysomanyparentsinsistonsendingtheirkidstocamp。Hereisalistofthemostimportantreasonstostartasummercamp。Atcamp，children:37—Aschildrenspendsomuchtimesitting,campprovidesawonderfulopportunitytomove—running,swimming,jumping，hikingandclimbing.Learnsocialskills—Comingtocampmeansjoiningacommunitywhereeveryonemustagreetoliveandworktogetherandrespecteachother.38,kidsstarttolearntosolvedisagreements，andseetheimportanceofopencommunication。Becomemoreindependent—39.Theycanmaketheirdailychoicesinthesafe，caringenvironmentofcamp,andchildrenenjoythisbecauseofthefreedom.Camphelpskidsdevelopwhotheyare.Maketruefriends-Campistheplacewherekidsmaketheirverybestfriends。Freefromthesocialexpectationspressuringthematschool,campencourageskidstorelaxandmakefriendseasily.Allthefunatcampdrawseveryonetogether—singing,laughing,talkingandplaying。Theydoalmosteverythingtogether.40。A。Ifyouhaven’tbeentocampasachildB.SpendtheirdaysbeingphysicallyactiveC.Ifkidscan’tdosomethingbythemselvesD.WhentheyliveinasmallroomwithothersE.Therefore，kidsdevelopfriendshipseverydayF。Safe,caringenvironmentisofgreatimportanceG。Campistheperfectplaceforkidstopracticemakingdecisionsforthemselves第三部分：英語知識運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)第一節(jié)完形填空(20小題，每小題1。5分，共30分)閱讀下列短文,從短文后所給各題的四個選項（A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Wewentouttodinnertonighttocelebratemydaughter’sbeautifulperformance。Wedon'tdothisoftenbecauseofour41budget.Inoticedavery42momcomeinwithherthreechildren,maybeaboutage4or5。Shelookedlikeshehadjust43work。Shesatwithherchildrenquietlytakingcareofthemand44alltheirneeds.ThenInoticed,assoonasthelastcourse45arrived，shetookabiteofherfoodinahurryandthenoneofthe46hadtogotothebathroom.Theyallleftthetableandshe47them—solovinglyand48—especiallyafterwhatmayhavebeenalongdayatwork.Shewasstillwearingsomekindofuniform。Iexcusedmyselffromthe49andquietlywenttothehostessstand。I50＄15tothehostessandsaid,“Canyouputthisanonymously（匿名地）towardsthatmomof3’s51？Iamhopingitwill52atleastthechildren’smeals.”Thehostesshadsuchalovelysmileandacceptedthe53。Ididn’tstandaround54asIdidn’twantanyone-evenmyownfamily-to55whatwasgoingon.Iwantedittobecompletelyanonymous。Forthe56ofmymealIdidallIcouldnottopayanymoreattention57tothetable,asIdidn’twanthertosuspectthatitwasmethathad58theirdinner.Itfeelsso59toliveinthistypeofworld,fullofloveand60,insteadofanger，sadnessandself—service.41。A。

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wisdom第二節(jié)語法填空（共10小題；每小題1。5分，滿分15分)（本部分在答題卷上做題）。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Longjingtea，61。hastoppedthelistofthetenmostfamousteasinChinawithitscolor,tasteandshape，isnamedafteritsproductionregion—LongjingVillageofWestLake.Thegoodenvironmentandwaterresourceshavecontributedmuchtothe62。（grow）ofthetea，confirmingthesayingthat“Longjingteaisoneofthe63。（good)teasintheworld。"ThankstoEmperorQianlongoftheQingDynasty，theteahasearnedahighreputation.ThestorywentthatEmperorQianlongvisitedthemountainduringhisHangzhoutravels,andhesawsomeladiespickingtheteaat64。footofthemountain。Hewasso65。(interest）intheirmovementsthathedecidedtohaveagohimself。While66.（pick）thetea,he67。（inform）ofthenewsofhismother'sillness,sohecarelesslyputtheleavesinhisrightsleeveand68。(leave）HangzhouforBeijing。Hevisitedhismother69.（instant）uponhisarrivalinBeijing，andhismothersmeltthefragranceofthetealeavesfromhisrightsleeveandwantedtohaveataste.Afterdrinkingacupoftea,shefoundherselfcompletelyrefreshed，andsheevenpraiseditasacure70。allills.Fromthenon，itwaslistedasthetribute（貢品）tea.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）（本部分在答題卷上做題）.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（∧）,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：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，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.DuringtheMen’s800—meterRaceofourschool'ssportsmeet,LiHuafromSenior2soongotwellaheadtheothersandfinalrankedfirst.ThecrowdwereshoutingandcheeringforhimwhileLiHuafelltotheground,beinginjured。Manypeoplecametoherassistance。Ateachergiveshimfirstaid,whilesomestudentspassedwaterandthetoweltohim。Innotime，LiHuawasonhisfoot.Wheninterviewing，LiHuaexpressedhisthankstoeveryone，saying“InjuredasIam,Icanfeelthewarmthfromyou.Iamdelighttomakecontributionstomyclass.”第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）假設(shè)你是李華,得知本周六有一個機(jī)器人展覽，請給你的英國好友Alex寫一封電子郵件,邀請他與你一起參觀。主要內(nèi)容包括：展覽時間和地點(早上9:00—11：00，市科技博物館）；主要的活動;意義。注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。參考詞匯：展覽exhibitionDearAlex，_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely，LiHua

2020年高二年級9月月考英語參考答案聽力:1-5CBACB 6—10ABCAC11—15BCCBA 16-20ABBCA閱讀:21—23CDA24—27ADBD28-31AABC32-35BCDB七選五：36—40ABDGE完形填空：41—45DABCB 46—50ACBAD51—55CDBAD 56—60BACDC語法填空：61。which62。growth 63.best64。the 65。interested66.picking 67。wasinformed68.left69。instantly70。for改錯：1。ahead后面加of2.final改為finally3.while改為when4.刪去being 5。her改為his6.gives改為gave7。thetowel中的the改為a8。foot改為feet9.interviewing改為interviewed10.delight改為delighted參考范文DearAlex，Learningthatyouaredeeplyinterestedinrobots，I’mwritingtoinviteyoutojoinmeingoingtoarobotexhibitiontobeheldthisSaturday。Theexhibitionwillbeginat9o’clockinthemorninginourCityScienceandTechnologyMuseum,lasting2hours。Wewillseevarioustypesofrobotswhichwehaven’tseenbefore，suchashouseholdrobotsandeducationalrobots。Besides,therewillbesomewonderfulperformancesgivenbyrobots.I’Iwillbemorethandelightedifyoucouldcomeandhavefunwithme。Lookingforwardtoyourreply。Yourssincerely,LiHua聽力原文：Text1M:Doyouknowwhatprogramsareontonight?W：Yes。EnglishlearningforChildrenisat7:00.ScienceandHealthisat8：25.Andat9：30,StarSports：Women’sFootballisshowing.Text2M:Whatdidyougetforyourbirthday,Lucy？

W：IgotalotofcardsfrommyfriendsandanewCDfrommysister.ButtheoneIlikethemostwasfrommymom：anewbike!

Text3

M：Mathissomuchharderthanscience.It’stheonlyoneofmyclassesIhavetroublewith。W：Icanhelpyouwiththat，ifyouhelpmewithmyEnglishhomework。Text4

W:Whatdoyouusuallydoontheweekend?

M：Oh，Idon’tdoanythingspecial.Idon'tgooutwithfriendsorgotothecinema.Ijustreadbooksathome。Text5

M:Karen，canItalktoyou?Whenyouseeacustomer,youshouldalwaysaskthemiftheyneedhelp.Andyoucan’ttalktoyourfriendsonthephoneduringyourworktime.W:Sorry,Mr.Wilson。Itwon'thappenagain。Text6W:Yeah，teaisanimportantpartofChineseculture.

M：Iknowtherearemanykindsoftea，suchasLongjingtea，Biluochuntea，andOolongtea。W:Yeah。Keemunblacktea,HuangshanMaofengtea，andJasmineteaarealsoveryfamous.M:Howaretheydifferentfromeachother？W:Theytastedifferentbecausetheyaremadedifferently.Blackteaisheavy，butgreenteaislight.(Oolongtea：烏龍茶Keemunblacktea：祁門紅茶Jasminetea:茉莉花茶)Text7M:Ilikeyourhat.YoulooklikesomeonefromFrance.W：Thankyou。It’smynewstyle.M:Whatdoyouthinkofmyshoes？TheyweremadeinGermany。W:Verycool。Sowheredoyougetallyourfashionideas？M：Mostlyfromfashionshowsandmagazines。Whataboutyou？W:Mysisterisafashiondesigner。Sometimessheletsmewearherclothes。M：Doyouwanttogotothemallwithmeaftereatinglunch？W：Ofcourse。Sowhatareyougoingtoorder？M:Letmeseewhat’sonthemenu.Um，IthinkI’llhavetheSpanish—styleeggs.You?W：TheFrenchtoast.Text8W:ProfessorJones，you’reawell-knownprofessorofmathematicsattheCityM:Sure.Ilikecollectingcoinsthemost。W:Howlonghaveyoubeencollectingcoins?M:SinceIwastwelveyearsold，whenmyunclegavemeabookwithspacestoputcoinsinto。W:Howdidyourinterestgrow?M：Ifinishedthatbookoneyearlater,andcontinuedtosearchforrareandoldones。W：Wheredoyoufindyourcoins?M:SometimesIgetthemfromsmallshops，butIusuallybuythemfromotherpeoplewhocollectcoins。W:Youseemveryproudofyourhobby。M:Ofcourse。IoftenshowmyfriendsthecoinsIcollect。It'salotoffun，Ithink.W：Thankyouforyourtime,ProfessorJones.Ithinkpeoplewilllikereadingaboutyourhobby。Text9M：I’mreallyboredatthemoment.W：Let’splayagame.I’lldescribesomeone,andyoutrytoguesswhoitis。OK。Thismanistallandthin。Hehasblueeyesandcurlybrownhair.M：Doeshehaveamoustacheorabeard?W：Goodquestion。Yes，hehasamoustache，butnobeard。M：SoundslikeMike，doesn’tit?W:Yes，you'reright！Nowyoudescribesomeonewebothknow。M:OK。She’snotverytall，butsheisalittleheavy。Shehasblondhair.W:Idon’tthinkIknowanyonelikethat.M：Andshewearsfashionableshoes。Infact，shewearsfashionableclothes，too.W:Thisdoesn’tsoundlikeanyoneIknow.Igiveup.Tellmewhosheis。M:She’syourmother!W:Ah，that’sactuallyaprettygooddescriptionButit’sembarrassingthatIcouldn’tfigurethatout.Myownmother!Doyouthinkappearanceisthemostimportantthingaboutaperson?M：No，butit’smoreimportantthanaperson’scharacterinthegameweareplaying…Text10Ihaveplayedmusicformostofmylife-—-abouttwentyyears。MyparentshadapianoinourhousethatIwouldpretendtoplayasatwo-year—oldkid.Istartedtakinglessonsattheageoften。Ilovedtoplay。Iwouldpracticeforthreehoursadayasakid。AsIgotolder,myteachersandparentswantedmetogetseriousaboutplaying。So,inhighschool，Itookmusicclassesandplayedinsomeconcertstomakethempleased.Itraveledtoothercitiestoplay.Theconcertsandthetravelingwerehardonme.1wasworriedaboutmakingmyparentsproudandbeingthebestIcouldbe.WhenIlefthighschoolandwenttocollege，Istoppedplayingasmuch。Atsomepoint，Idecidednottoplaythepianoanymore.ButIneverforgotthemusic。NowIjustplayforfun.Idon’tpracticeeveryday,andIdon'thavetobecome