2023屆高考英語模擬沖關(guān)卷(二)（含答案）

高考模擬沖關(guān)卷（二）

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(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)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(shí)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.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inastore.B.Athome.C.Inarestaurant.

2.Whoistheman'sbrother?

A.Jason.B.Harry.C.David.

3.Whatwillthewomando?

A.Visittheschool.B.Givefirstaid.C.Writeanarticle.

4.What'swrongwiththeman*smother?

A.Shehasapoordiet.B.Shehasgotillseriously.C.Shehasapoorappetite.

5.Whenwillstudentsgather?

A.Atabout4：00.B.Atabout4：10.C.Atabout4：30.

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(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)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(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘

的作答時(shí)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.WhatsubjectdoesMs.Pattyteach?

A.History.B.Physics.C.Maths.

7.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutMs.Patty?

A.Sheiskind-hearted.B.Sheisstrict.C.Sheishumorous.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.WhatisthewomangoingtodonextSundayevening?

A.Gotothebeach.B.Seethefireworks.C.Haveabarbecue.

9.Whydoesthemanrefusethewoman'sinvitation?

A.Hehasadinnerplanwithhisfriends.

B.Hehasanimportantprojecttofinish.

C.Hehastoattendtohisparents.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Wheredoesthewomanprobablylive?

A.California.B.Florida.C.Texas.

11.WhathasgivenCaliforniaabighitrecently?

A.Ahurricane.B.Afire.C.Anearthquake.

12.HowmanyhousesdidHurricaneAndrewdestroyinFlorida?

A.85.B.200.C.30,000.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.How'stheweatherinLijiang?

A.Cold.B.Warm.C.Rainy.

14.Wheredoesthewomanwanttogo?

A.Lijiang'soldtown.B.TheYulongSnowMountain.C.TheForbiddenCity.

15.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman'sthought?

A.It'spractical.B.It'sinteresting.C.It*sunwise.

16.Whatdaydoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Tuesday.B.Wednesday.C.Thursday.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whatshouldavolunteerdo?

A.Makethebed.B.Cookmeals.C.Organizeactivities.

18.Whatisthemostimportantqualityforvolunteers?

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A.Apositiveattitude.B.Aloveofworkingwithchildren.C.Fullofenergy.

19.Whatisarequirementfornewstaff?

A.Attendingatrainingcourse.B.Havingpreviousexperience.

C.Beinguniversitystudents.

20.Howwillvolunteersapplyforthejob?

A.Bymakingaphonecall.B.Bycompletingtheonlineform.C.Bywritingaletter.

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、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

HiddenLondon:theExhibition

Visitan“abandoned“Tubestationanddiscoverwhatsecretsarehiddenbeneathourbusystreetsinournew

HiddenLondonexhibitionatLondonTransportMuseum!

HiddenLondon:theExhibitiontakesyouonajourneyofsomeofLondon'smostsecretspacesinthe

world'soldestundergroundsystem.These“fbrgotten“partsoftheTubenetworkhaveincrediblestoriesof

Britain'swartimepast.

Youcanenjoythelargestnumberofrarephotosandobjectsfromdisusedstationsthathavebeen

broughttogetherinonelocation.

DiscoverstoriesabouthowChurchilltookshelterattheheightoftheBlitzdeepundergroundatDown

Streetstation.SeehowshelterersliveddownatClaphamSouthUndergroundStation,wheretheysleptandhow

theykeptentertained.

YoucanalsoexploreotherlocationsthatwehaverecreatedinourGlobalGallery,includingthehistoric

abandonedtickethallatAldwychTubeStationwithanoriginal1930sticketoffice.

Theexhibitionuncoverswhythese"lost"partsoftheUndergroundnetworkexist.Changesin

population,economicprioritiesandpoliticalpressureshaveallledtospacesbeingabandoned.Buttheyrarelystay

thatway.WhilesomesectionsoftheTubesystemlieufbrgotten,\manyhavebeenrepurposedfornewactivities

andareusedforspecialHiddenLondontours,growingsaladleaves,andforfilminglocations,includingCharing

Cross,whichfeaturedinSkyfall（2012）.

AdmissionCharges：

ChildTicket：FREE

AdultTicket:￡16.50perticket

ReducedTicket:￡15.50perticket

Reducedpriceappliestoseniorcitizens（60+）andvisitorswithdisabilities.

OpeningTimes：

Everyday:10：00~18：00

Lastentry:17：15

Address:39WellingtonStreet,CoventGarden,London

21.Whatcanvisitorsdoattheexhibition?

A.Admireacollectionofphotos.B.Buyticketsinadesertedhall.

C.Growvegetablesunderground.D.Liveashelteredlifeinwartime.

22.Whichstationwasusedasafilmset?

A.Aldwych.B.DownStreet.C.CharingCross.D.ClaphamSouth.

23.Howmuchshouldakidwithgrandparentsbothaged57payfortheadmission?

A.￡31.B.￡33.C.￡46.5.D.￡49.5.

B

ColletteDivitto,wasbornin1990withDownsyndrome（唐氏綜合征）butsheisfarfromdisabled.This

womanchanneledherpassionforbakingintoacookiebusinesswithaglobalmissiontochangetheworld,one

cookieatatime.

BasedinBoston,Massachusetts,hercompanywasfoundedin2015.Althoughshedidn'tplanonbeinga

businessowner,shereallycreatedjobsfordisabledpeoplewithalltypesofabilities.Shesaidthatsheopenedthe

bakeryafterreceivingnumerousjobinterviewrejections,oftenbeingtoldshewasnot“agoodfit“forthe

company."Itwassadanditwashard,“shesaid."Tome,itfeltliketheydidn*tlikemeatallbecauseofwho

Iam.Noonewouldhireme,soIdecidedtoopenmyownbusiness.”

Thepathtosuccesswasn'teasy.Divitto*smotherRosemaryAlfredodidn'twantherdaughtertothinkof

herselfasdifferentfromherclassmates.ButthischangedwhenDivittowasinthefourthgradeandwasbulliedby

aboyinherclasswhostartedcallingher“DownSyndrome”.Hermotherhadtohaveaconversationwithher

aboutwhatitmeantandfromthenon,Divittoworkedhardtobefullyacceptedatschool.

Divittoisnotrestingonherlaurels（榮譽(yù)）.Abigpartofhercompany'smissionistohelppeoplewith

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disabilitiesfindjobs.Sheisalsotheauthoroftwochildren'sbooksandshewasfeaturedinthedocumentaryBorn

forBusiness,aboutpioneerswithdisabilities.Divittoalsorunsanonprofitorganization.

Herfirstpriorityistoletpeoplestartseeingabilitiesinthephysicallydisadvantagedandtoemploythe

82percentofthepeoplewithdisabilitieswhoarecapableofworkingbutcannotfindjobs.Withherdriveand

vision,Divittoissuretobeasuccess.

24.WhatdroveDivittotostartherownbusiness?

A.Thedesiretohelpothers.B.Thefailuretofindajob.

C.Theprospectofthebakery.D.Thepassionforbaking.

25.WhatcanwelearnaboutDivittofromParagraph4?

A.Sheattemptstobeapioneer.B.Sheaimstoassistthedisabled.

C.Shewantstoenlargeherbusiness.D.Sheplanstodirectadocumentary.

26.WhatconcernsDivittomostaboutthedisabled?

A.Equalhumanrights.B.Theirworkingconditions.

C.Chancesofseif-development.D.Recognitionoftheirabilities.

27.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeDivitto?

A.Independentandstrict.B.Ambitiousandhumorous.

C.Determinedandresponsible.D.Outgoingandknowledgeable.

C

Anindividualfromanunknownhominid（人科）specieswalkedacrossafieldofwet,volcanicashinwhatis

nowEastAfricaaround3.66millionyearsago,leavingbehindahandfuloffootprints.

Thosefiveancientfootprints,largelyignoredsincetheywerepartlyunearthedatTanzania'sLaetolisite

in1976,showfeaturesofuprightwalkingbyahominid,anewstudyfinds.Researchershadpreviouslyconsidered

themhardtoclassify,becausetheypossiblywereproducedbyayoungbearthattookafewstepswhilestanding.

Butthelatestanalysisrefutesthatsuggestion.

McNutt,DeSilva,whostartedthenewinvestigationasaDartmouthCollegegraduatestudent,andtheir

colleaguesfullydugoutandcleanedthefiveLaetolifootprintsinJune2019.Thentheymeasured,photographed

and3-Dscannedtheancienttracks.McNutfsgroupfocusedontwofootprintsthatwereparticularly

well-preserved.Footshapes,sizes,andwalkingcharacteristicsoftheLaetoliindividualdifferedinvariousways

fromthoseofotherhominidindividualsatthesamesite.Theprintsalsodidn'tmatchthosefrommodernblack

bearsandmodemchimps（黑猩猩）walkingupright.

TheLaetoliindividualpossessedawider,morechimplikefootthanhumans,theseresearcherssay.Itsbigtoe

（腳趾）stuckoutslightlyfromthesecondtoe,butnottothedegreeobservedinchimps.Ononestep,theLaetoli

individual'sleftlegcrossedinfrontoftherightleg,leavingaleftfootprintdirectlyinfrontoftheprevioustrack.

Peoplemaycross-stepinthiswaywhentryingtoregainbalance.Andbearsandchimpsassumerelativelywide

standingduetokneeandotherbonearrangementsthatpreventthemfromwalkingliketheLaetoliindividualand

probablyfromcross-stepping,thescientistssay.

Giventhatonlytwooftheancientfootprintsarecompleteenoughtoanalyzethoroughly,thepossibility

thatachimpotherthanahominidmadetheLaetolifootprintscan'tberuledout,saysWilliamHarcourt-Smith,a

scientistatLehmanCollege.Butevidenceofcross-steppingisenoughtoprovethatitwasahominidtrackmaker,

hesays.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“refutes“inParagraph2mean?

A.Objectsto.B.Supports.C.Putsforward.D.Criticizes.

29.Whydoresearchersthinkthefootprintswereunlikethoseofbearsorchimps?

A.Theyarelesschimplike.B.Theyhavetoesstickingout.

C.Theyshowrelativelywidestanding.D.Theypossessfeaturesofcross-stepping.

30.WhatdoesWilliamthinkofthenewresearchfinding?

A.It'sconvincing.B.It'schallenging.C.It'sconfusing.D.It'sconflicting.

31.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Todescribeamajorevent.B.Toshareanewdiscovery.

C.Tointroduceanunknownspecies.D.Tosettleahugedisagreement.

D

Tetraplegicpatients（thosewhocan'tmovetheirupperorlowerbody）areprisonersoftheirownbodies.Now

arobotarmistohelptheminteractwiththeirworld.ThisresearchwascompletedbyresearchersattheSwiss

FederalInstituteofTechnologyinLausanne（EPFL）.ProfessorAudeBillardandJosedelR.Millanworked

togethertocreateacomputerprogramthatcancontrolarobotusingelectricalsignalsfromapatient'sbrain.

First,theuserwearsanEEGcaptohavetheirelectricalsignalsinsidetheirbrainscanned（掃描）

effectively,whicharetheninterpretedbythemachine-learningalgorithm（算法）.Thecomputerthensendssignals

totherobotarmtodeterminehowitmoves.Astherobotarmperformsamotion,thealgorithmislookingtoget

feedbackfromtheuserwhenitmakesamistake:perhapsitmovedtoofast,ortooviolently.Theendgoalisthat

therobotcanlearntherightmovementsforataskinagivencontext.Forexample,youmightwantthearmtouse

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abitofforcetothrowapaperball,butyoumightwantittobegentlerwhenputtingglassbottles.

Intheteam'sresearch,theytrainedtherobotarmtopickupaglass.Thearmwouldmovetowardsthe

glassandtheusers*brainwoulddecideiftheyfeltitwastoocloseortoofaraway.Theprocessisrepeateduntil

therobotunderstandstheoptimalroutefortheindividual'spreference-nottooclosetobeariskbutnotsofar

awaytowastemovement.

uTraininganalgorithmtoreadbrainwavesinaconsistentfashionwasthemostchallengingpart,

becausethebrainisnotonlyfocusedonthehandbutalsoprocessingmanyotherthings,“saidMillan."This

meansouralgorithmwillneverbe100%accurate.

Theresearchershopetoeventuallyusetheiralgorithmtocontrolwheelchairs,whichwouldallowpeople

inwheelchairstohavegreatercontrolovertheirmovements,speedsandgeneralsafety.However,thisdoes

requireconsistencyovertimefromthealgorithm.

32.Whichparagraphmentionstheworkingprocess?

A.Paragraph1.B.Paragraph2.C.Paragraph3.D.Paragraph4.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“optimal“inParagraph3mean?

A.Indirect.B.Best.C.Regular.D.Alternative.

34.Howcantheaccuracyofreadingbrainwavesbeimproved?

A.Bycontrollingpeople'sbrain.B.Byensuringgeneralsafety.

C.Byprocessingotherinformation.D.Bygainingdatacontinuously.

35.Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.ThisRobotArmCanReadYourMindB.RobotArmsControlYourMovement

C.AlgorithmFindsCureforTheDisabledD.Machine-learningAlgorithmCanTrainRobots

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10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)。

Howtodecoratewithwhatyouhave

Maybeyouaresomeonewhodoesnotbelieveinspendingtonsofmoneyonthings.Afterall,DIYdoeswork

wonders!Inanycase,thefactofthematteristhatmostofuswouldprefertospendalittlelessmoneyonour

homedecorations.36So,let'sseewhatwecandotodecorateourhomeswiththelowestcost.

Createasplendidwall

Bycreatingasplendidwall,wedonotmeanbuildingone.Whatcreatingasplendidwallmeansissimply

decoratingoneparticularwallinyourpreferredroomwithsomethingsyoumightalreadyhave.Thesethings

couldincludetheamazingpieceofartworkhanginginyourbedroom.37

Books!Books!Books!

Bookshavesattoolonginyourshelves,collectingallthatdust.38Whileabookortwowould

certainlypromotethecoffeetable'ssittinggrace,afewcarefullyplacedonescouldmakethedesksatyourhome

feelmoreinteresting.

Showmemoriesthataredeartoyou

Withinourlives,wewillfindthatwehavebeenwithsomeamazingpeople,visitedsomeamazingplaces

andsharedsomegreattimes.39Whetheritisthefirstpaintingyourchildmadeorthefirstgiftyourpartner

gaveyou,whynotrevisitandhonoritaspartofyourhome?

Designaplatedisplay

40Theyhaveacontrastingshapeorcolorwiththeirsurroundings.So,itistimetoaddsomeplates

youhaverarelyusedtothewall!Notonlydoplatedisplayslookabsolutelyfunagainstaplainwall,buttheycan

alsogreatlyraisetheoverallplayfulnessofanydecorationsorcolorsaroundthem.

A.Itistimetointroducethemtotheirnewhomes.

B.Someobjectswehaveremindusofthosemagicalexperiences.

C.Thankfully,asthesayinggoes,“Thebestthingsinlifearefree.^^

D.Someitemscanbetheeye-catchingpartsofyourhomedecoration.

E.Soit'sfuntoshareitwithothers,orevenrevisitit,inoursafeplace.

F.Oritcouldbeaspecialmirrorthatisstandinginyourhouse.

G.Anotherequallyimportantfactisthatdecorationsarealmostnecessary.

第三部分語言知識(shí)運(yùn)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(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

Iamachampion.IhavewonmedalsinthreedifferentsportsandwasproudtorepresentCanadaatthe

internationallevelinbasketball.I41fivedaysaweek,workingwithtopqualitycoachesandmental

performanceconsultantstobeatmy42inmysport.Bytheway,allthatis43theSpecial

Olympics.

Iwasbornwitha（n）44disability.TheolderIgot,the45itbecameformetokeepup

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witheveryoneelse.46IjoinedintheSpecialOlympics,Iwasshy,notconfidentanddidn'thavemany

friendssoIfelt47.WhenIgotthere,48,everyonewasveryencouraging,supportive,andlet

mebemyselfwithoutbeing49.Now,Ihave50itallthewaytotheWorldGames.Beinga

SpecialOlympicsathlete51myprideanddignity.

I'mheregivingthistalknotbecauseI'ma52case.Iamherebecausethereisstillabig53

withthewaymanypeopletreatpeoplelikeme.Theworlddoesnot54usaschampions.Notlongago,

wewere55andhiddenaway.Andintoomanycases,peoplewithintellectualdisabilitieslikemeare

56tothewiderpopulation.

Iamheretodaytochallengeyoutolookatusas57,Iamnolongerhidden,andbullied.Now,I

havedreamsandachievementsinmysportandIam58acareerasapersonaltrainer.Iwouldliketo

leaveyouwithonefinalthought.''Sportshavethe59tochangetheworld."TheSpecialOlympicsare

givingusaplacetobeconfident,meetfriendsandgettofeellikeand60champions.

A.trainA.trainB.saveC.playD.struggle

42.A.requestB.serviceC.bestD.expense

43.A.beyondB.underC.acrossD.through

44.A.emotionalB.intellectualC.psychologicalD.physical

45.A.earlierB.harderC.longerD.closer

46.A.UnlessB.WhileC.BeforeD.Because

47.A.leftoutB.takeninC.carriedawayD.pickedon

48.A.thusB?otherwiseC.besidesD.though

49.A.provedB.examinedC.judgedD.chosen

50.A.didB.madeC.gotD.put

51.A.reservesB.restoresC.recognizesD.removes

52.A.charityB.failureC.theoryD.test

53.A.problemB.advanceC.conflictD.change

54.A.rememberB.trustC.callD.see

55.A.respectedB.protectedC.avoidedD.controlled

56.A.invisibleB.inaccessibleC.irresistibleD.irrelevant

57.A.friendsB.peersC.athletesD.equals

58.A.riskingB.displayingC.operatingD.pursuing

59.A.goalB.powerC.honorD.duty

60.A.beatB.bearC.beD.back

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(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

TheShangsiFestivalalsoknownastheDoubleThirdFestivalis61.ancientChinesefestival

observedonthethirddayofthethirdlunarmonth.In2018,itwassetasChinaHuafuDaytoadvocatethe

62.(elegance)traditionalChineseclothes.ThefirsteventwascelebratedonApril18thatyearin

Xi'an.

TheShangsiFestival63.(celebrate)havechangedwiththetimes.Thefeastbytheriver

64.(add)intheHanDynasty.ItwasaftertheWeiandJinDynastiesthattheeventwasfixedonthethird

dayofthethirdlunarmonth.65.(interesting),thecalligrapherWangXizhifromtheEasternJinDynasty

wroteinhisLantingXuabout66.literarymencomposedpoetrywhiledrinkingfromcups67.

(leave)floatingandmovingalongthewindingriver.IntheTangDynasty,peoplewentout68.(hold)

ceremoniesandappreciateflowersalongwindingstreams.AftertheMingandQingDynasties,thefestival,

developed69.aspringoutingfeaturinglivelyactivitieslikedriftingcups,driftingeggs,hikingand

eatingglutinousrice(糯米).TheShangsiFestivalfalls70.closetotheQingmingFestivalthatmany

youngpeopletodayonlyknowaboutthelatter.

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)

第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)(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(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(八)，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(cuò)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(cuò)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(jì)分。

WhenIbegantolearnGerman,itwasstruggle.Thewordsfeelstrangeonmytongueandthegrammars

wouldn'tstayinmyhead.Iwantedtogiveup,butmymumtoldmyselflearningalanguagewasn'tjustformy

future.Itwasexerciseformybrain.ThemoreIlearnedalanguage,sothemoremybrainwouldgrow.I

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rememberthatdaywhenIsuddenlyfeltlikeGermanwasreallynolongaforeignlanguage.Ihadfinallycometo

aplacewhereIcouldthinkinthisforeignlanguagebutseetheworldfromadifferentlypointofview.IfeltasifI

hadreachedthegoalIhadbeenfightingwith.Ifinallyunderstoodwhymymumhasencouragedmenottogive

up.

第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

假定你是高三學(xué)生李華，你的外國筆友Steve詢問你的大學(xué)專業(yè)選擇意向，請根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)給他回一

封郵件：

1.感謝對方關(guān)心；

2.你的選擇及理由。

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。

DearSteve,

Yours,

LiHua

高考模擬沖關(guān)卷（二）

第一部分

聽力材料

Text1

W:Wewerereallylucky.Wegotthelastavailabletablefortwo!Didyouseethelonglinesbehindus?

M:Yeah,Tmgladthatwedidn'thavetowaitlong.Tmstarving!

Text2

W:Jason,Iwon'tbeabletoseeyouoffthisafternoon.Ihavetoattendaparentmeeting.

M:That*sOK.DavidtogetherwithmybrotherHarrywilltakemetotheairport.

Text3

M:Gladtoseeyouhere.Fvebeenwonderingifyoucanwriteanarticleforourschoolnewspaperto

introducesomefirstaidtreatments.

W:That'sagoodidea.JusttellmewhenIshouldhanditin.

Text4

W:Youseemnottobeyourself.Anythingwrong?

M:Iaccompaniedmymotherinhospitallastnight,almoststayingupthewholenight.

W:Anythingserious?

M:Notreally.Allshehastodoisfollowastrictdiet.

Text5

W:Hey,Jimmy,whattimeistheopeningceremonythisafternoon?

M:It'ssupposedtobeginat4：30o'clock.Weneedgatherourstudentsabout20minutesahead.

W:Ican'tagreemore.Iguesstheconferencewillatleasttakehalfanhour.

Text6

W:Hi,Mark.Whatclassdidyouhavejustnow?

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M:Oh,Ms.Patty*shistoryclass.

W:Ms.Patty?Sheisreallysmartandknowsalotofdifferentthings.

M:Ican'tagreewithyoumore.Sheisthekindofteacheryoucantalktoreallyeasily.

W:Oh,yes.Shespeakssoftly,soIlikeher.Inaddition,shehasagoodsenseofhumor.

Text7

M:Susan,how'syoursummerbeensofar?Haveyoubeentothebeach?

W:Yes,Iwenttherelastweekend.Iwanttogoafewmoretimesbeforethesummerisover.Whataboutyou?

Doyouhaveanyplansfortherestofthesummer?

M:I'llprobablyhaveabarbecueortwo.Fdliketogotoanamusementparkatleastonce.AndIwanttosee

somefireworks.

W:I'mgoingtoseethefireworksattheparknextSundayeveningwithsomefriends.Whydon'tyoucome

withus?

M:NextSundayevening?Thanks,butIcantIhaveagreedtohavedinnerwithsomefriends.I'llprobably

seethefireworkswithmyparentsattheendofAugust.

Text8

W:Becauseofalltheearthquakesandfires,peoplelivinginCalifornialikemearecrazy.

M:That*sit,butbigearthquakeshappenonlyonceinawhile.

W:Thatisalreadytoomany.Abigearthquakeisaterribledisasterforthelocals.

M:You'reright.Therehaveindeedhappenedalotoffires.

W:Arecentfiredestroyed85houses,killing11peopleandleavingmorethan200homeless.

M:Still,it*ssaferthanFloridaandTexas.

W:Floridadoesn'thaveearthquakesandhaslessfires.

M:ButFloridajusthashurricaneseveryyearfromJunetoOctober.

W:Butmostofthosehurricanesareharmless.

M:Excuseme.HurricaneAndrewdestroyed30,000houses!

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W:I'mgladIbroughtmyjacketandscarfonthistrip.

M:Yes,Ididn'tknowLijiang,Yunnanprovincehassuchweatherinearlyautumn.Whatwouldyouliketodo

tomorrow?

W:IreallythinkweshouldtakeatourofLijiang'soldtown.ItisregardedasanotherVenicebecauseof

manybridgesandcanalsthroughthestreets.

M:IthinkweshouldgototheYulongSnowMountain.Don'tyouwanttoclimbtothetopofthemountain?

W:Ofcourse.ButIfeellikeseeingtheoldtownfirst,becauseit'sthemostfamoushistoricalbuildinghere.

M:IthinknobuildingisbetterthantheForbiddenCity.WehavevisitedmanyancientbuildingsinChina.

Butokay.Ifyouwanttoseethetown,wellgotoseeit.Fmjustafraiditwillbeboring.

W:Howcanitbeboring?Itsoundsveryinterestingtome.

M:Well,let'swaitandsee.Thedayaftertomorrow,that'sThursday,andwecangotothemountain.

W:That'sOK.

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W:Goodmorning,thisisHelenGreen.Nowforamessagefromasummercamp.

Volunteersareneededforthesummercampforchildrenaged4-12.Youaresupposedtoorganizeindoor

andoutdooractivitiesforthechildren.Youmusthelpthemgetreadyforeachday,havetheirmealsandgotobed.

Youalsoneedtoentertainthemduringtheirfreetime.Volunteersshouldbeenergeticandenthusiasticwithan

outgoingcharacter.Asenseofadventureandapositiveattitudearenecessary.Volunteersshouldbegoodatsports

andideallyhaveagiftforart.Themostimportantofall,oursummercampvolunteersshouldloveworkingwith

children.Andyoushouldbeabletogetonwellwithothermembersoftheteam.

Volunteersshouldbeaged18oroverandperfectlybeuniversitystudentsorgraduates.Noprevious

experienceisrequired.Allnewstaffwill