2021屆高考英語（浙江專用）二輪評估驗(yàn)收仿真模擬卷(五)

高考仿真模擬卷（五）

（時(shí)間：120分鐘，滿分：150分）

選擇題部分

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(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.Whatinstrumentisthewomanbestatplaying?

A.Erhu.B.Violin.

C.Piano.

2.Whatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Classmates.B.Strangers.

C.Workmates.

3.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Buyingabook.B.Chattingwithafriend.

C.Askingtheway.

4.Whyisthewomanlateforherclassagain?

A.Shehastopreparethesupper.

B.Shehastodoherhomework.

C.Shehastomeetsomefriends.

5.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?

A.Goskiing.B.Gotoschool.

C.Cleanthesnow.

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(shí)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(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.Whatwillthemandonextmonth?

A.Havemidtermexams.

B.Gotoswimwithhisfriends.

C.Borrowsomebooksfromthelibrary.

7.Wherewillthespeakersmeetafterclass?

A.Inthegym.B.Infrontofthelibrary.

C.Infrontoftheclassroom.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Sendinganemailtoherfriends.

B.Editingafewwordsonherlaptop.

C.Writingherblogonhersmartphone.

9.Inwhatsituationdoesthewomanusuallyblog?

A.Beingonabusinesstrip.

B.Publishingsomephotos.

C.Leavingherlaptopathome.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Atyphoon.B.Anearthquake.

C.Atrafficaccident.

11.WhydoearthquakeshappenfrequentlyinChina?

A.Chinahasalonghistory.

B.ChinaislocatedontheEurasianplate.

C.Chinaisoneofthebiggestcountries.

12.Wheredidthe8.0magnitudeearthquaketakeplace?

A.InWenchuan.B.InTangshan.

C.InGansu.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Whydoesthemanlookpale?

A.Becauseheisill.

B.Becausehestayeduplate.

C.Becauseheseldomgoesout.

14.HowdoesthemanfeelabouthisChineselearning?

A.Satisfied.B.Amazed.

C.Disappointed.

15.HowdoesthewomanstudyChinese?

A.Bywriting.

B.BylearningChinesesongs.

C.ByrecitingChinesepoems.

16.Whatwillthemantakeincaseofrunningintonewcharacters?

A.Atextbook.B.Adictionary.

C.Amagazine.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whatisthefirststeptobepopular?

A.Tostayingoodshape.

B.Towearsuitableclothes.

C.Toimproveourappearance.

18.Whatisthemostimportantstepaccordingtothespeaker?

A.Tobeagoodlistener.B.Toconsiderothersmore.

C.Tobereal.

19.Howcanwegetothers'respect?

A.Gethighscoresinstudy.

B.Besinceretoothers.

C.Dosomethingourselves.

20.What'sthepurposeofthespeech?

A.lbgivetipsonhowtobepopular.

B.Toencouragepeopletoimproveappearance.

C.Toexplainwhypeopleliketobepopular.

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)（共10小題；每小題2.5分，滿分25分）

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

A

Lookingbackonmychildhood,Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.

Althoughwewereallbroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheir

pressedflowersandinsects.Unlikethem,Ihadnoearformusicandlanguages.Iwasnotanearly

readerandIcouldnotdomentalmaths.

Ihaveonlytheunmemorablememoryofthehousewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.Nor

doIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.

ButIdohaveacrystalclearmemoryofthedogs,thefarmanimals,thelocalbirds,andaboveallthe

insects.

Iamanaturalist,notascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworld,andmyenthusiasm

hasledmeintovariedinvestigations.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthe

midnightoilwhilereadingaboutotherpeople'sobservationsanddiscoveries.Thensomething

happensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind.Thishasresultedinmy

publishing300papersandbooks,whichsomemighthonourwiththetitleofscientificresearch.

Butcuriosity,akeeneye,agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonot

makeascientist：Oneoftheoutstandingandessentialqualitiesrequiredisself-discipline,aqualityI

lack.Ascientistrequiresnotonlyself-disciplinebutalltraining,determinationandagoal.A

scientist,uptoapoint,canbemade.Anaturalistisborn.Ifyoucancombinethetwo,yougetthe

bestofbothworlds.

21.Whatimpressedtheauthordeeplyduringhischildhood?

A.Wildlife.B.Music.

C.Languages.D.Literature.

22.Whycan'ttheauthorrememberhisrelativesclearly?

A.Hedidn'tlivewiththemforlong.

B?Thefamilywasextremelylarge.

C.Hewasfullyoccupiedwithobservingnature.

D.Hewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththem.

23.Whydoestheauthorsayheisanaturalist,notascientist?

A.Hethinkshelackssomequalityrequiredofascientist.

B.Hethinkshehasmuchtroubledoingmentalarithmetic.

C.Hethinkshecomesupwithsolutionsinamostnaturalway.

D.Hethinkshejustreadsaboutotherpeople'sobservations.

B

Itwasaboutsevenyearsago.Ijustpickedupmythree-year-olddaughterfromthenursery.I

wasweigheddownwithshoppingbags,andwithmydaughter?sthings.Wearrivedatapedestrian

crossingandshepressedthebutton.Inthedistance,Iheardalarms,toldmydaughtertowaitand

watchedapolicecarapproaching.

LittledidIknow,asthegreenmanflashed,thatmydaughterhadbeguntorunintotheroad.I

watchedthepolicecarspeedtowardus—thafswhenyousoundedyourhornandwavedwildlyto

me.Mydaughterwasaboutameterfromthepathofthepolicecar,hiddenfromtheirviewbyyour

car.

Iscreamedhernameandrantowardher.Shestoppedandwasshockedbytherushofthepolice

carasitspedpast.Shewonderedwhyyouhadblownyourhorn,asking,“Mom,whywasthat

womansorude?”notrealizingyouhadsavedherlife.

ShewonderedwhyIpickedherupandburstintotears.MylegsgavewayasIreachedtheother

sideoftheroad.Ishouldhavefollowedmy"wait"withahandonhershoulder,oranexplanationof

whywewereignoringthegreenmanthistime,especiallyasIhadineffectconditionedhertocross

theroadatthesightofthegreenflash.

Ibeatmyselfupformonths,andstilldo,withflashbacksandhorribleassumptionsaboutwhat

mighthavebeen.Butforyoursoundingyourhorn,seeingwhatIhadn'tseen,Iwouldhavebeenleft

amotherontheothersideoftheroad,totallybroken.Iapologizeforputtingyouinthatposition—I

canimaginethatitupsetyou,too.YousavedherlifeandIamsograteful.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thegreenman”inParagraph2referto?

A.Apedestrian.B.Apoliceman.

C,Atrafficsign.D.Abutton.

25.Whatcanweinferfromtheincident?

A?Themotherdidn'tregretwhathadhappened.

B.Thedaughterdidn'tfollowthetrafficrules.

C.Thewomanrespondedquicklyandproperly.

D.Thepolicedrovebeyondthespeedlimit.

26.Howdidthemotherfeelwhentakingholdofherdaughter?

A.Angryandshocked.B.Scaredbutrelieved.

C.Guiltyandconfused.D.Gratefulbutsad.

C

Anewstudyhasshownhowcomputersandrobotspoweredbyartificialintelligencecanread

humaneyemovementsto"read"humanpersonalities.

Theeyes,theysay,arethewindowstothesoul.Andifthatistrue,computersandrobots

poweredbysophisticated（復(fù)雜的）artificialintelligencealgorithms（演算法）maysoonhavethe

abilitytopeejinloyoursoul.Thatistheresultofanewstudyontheconnectionbetweeneye

movementsandpersonality,conductedbyneuroscienceresearchersbasedattheUniversityofSouth

AustraliaandpublishedinthescientificjournalFrontiersinNeuroscience.

“Eyemovementsduringaneverydaytaskpredictaspectsofourpersonality,vwrotethe

researchers,ledbyUniversityofSouthAustralianeuroscientistTobiasLoetscher,whoseteam

followed42studysubjectsaroundtheuniversitycampusrecordingtheireyemovements,then

determinedtheirpersonalitytraitswithuwell-establishedquestionnaires“fordeterminingthe

personalitytype,accordingtoasummaryofthestudypublishedbythesiteScienceDaily.

TheresearchersfedthedataintotheirAIalgorithmsandfoundthatcomputersrunningthe

algorithmswereabletorecordhumaneyemovementsandimmediatelydetermineaperson'smajor

personalitytraits,suchas"neuroticism,extraversion（夕卜向），agreeableness,conscientiousness,as

wellascuriosity,thescientistswrote.

“Thenewfindingscouldimprovethewayhumanbeingsinteractwiththeircomputersand

otherhigh-techdevices,evenrobots,allowingformorenaturalandrealisticsocialinteractionswith

machines,“Loetschersaid.

Peoplearealwayslookingforimproved,personalizedservices.Today'srobotsand

computersarenotsociallyawaresotheycannotadapttonon-verbalinformation,Loetschersaid

inastatementquotedbyTheIndianExpress.Thisresearchprovidesopportunitiestodeveloprobots

andcomputerssothattheycanbecomemorenatural,andbetteratinterpretinghumansocialsignals.

Thestudyrevealedpreviouslyundiscoveredrelationsbetweenspecificpersonality

characteristicsandspecificeyemovementtendencies,accordingtoasummaryinBritain'sDaily

Mailnewspaper.

27.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“peerinto^^inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Understand.B.Stareat.

C.Searchfor.D.Concernabout.

28.Howdidtheresearchersconducttheresearch?

A.Itwascarriedoutinalab.

B.42subjectsJeyemovementswererecorded.

C.Thestudents?dailymovementsweretracked.

D.Itssubjects'personalitiesweredeterminedbycomputer.

29.WhatcanweknowaccordingtoTobiasLoetscher?

A.Robotsandcomputersaresociallyconscious.

B.Peoplecarelessaboutimproved,personalizedservices.

C.Today'srobotsandcomputerscanaccustomtonon-verbalinformation.

D.Thediscoverywillimprovetheinteractionbetweenhumanbeingsandmachines.

30.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.HumanPersonalityTraits

B.WhatHumanEyeMovementsAre

C.TellPersonalitiesbyEyeMovements

D.HowHumansandMachinesInteract

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(xiàng)中選出能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)。

Haveyoueverwonderedwhattherealmeaningofthesaying“Afriendinneedisafriend

indeedvis?31.Truefriendshipistheone,inwhichtheindividualsdonothaveto

maintaingoodmannerswitheachother.Sharingtruefriendshipisthesituation,whenthepersonyou

aretalkingaboutisregardedasoneamongyourfamilymembers,whentherelationyousharewith

himorherreachesastagethatevenifyoudon'tcoiTespondforsometime,yourfriendshipremains

unchanged.

Thetrustbetweenbestfriendsissuchthatifonefriendfallsintrouble,theotherwillnotthink

twicetohelp.Ifthebondbetweentwofriendsisstrong,truefriendscantolerateevenlongdistances.

32.Itwouldnotaffecttheirfriendship.

33.Theywouldfaceittogetherandsupporteachother,evenifitisagainstthe

interestsoftheotherperson.Bestfriendsdon,tanalyzeeachotherandtheydon'thavetodoso.

Theyaccepteachotherwiththeirpositiveandnegativequalities.34.Theyknoweach

other'sstrengthsaswellasweaknesses.Onewouldnotoverpowertheother.Theywouldrespect

eachotherJsindividuality.Infact,theywouldunderstandthesimilaritiesandrespectthedifferences.

Truefriendshipismarkedbyselflessness.Bestfriendssupporteachother,evenifthewhole

worldopposesthem.35.Ifyouhaveevenonetruefriend,consideryourselflucky.

A.Truefriendshipneverfadesaway.

B.Nothingishiddenbetweentruefriends.

C.Itisnoteasygettingtruefriendstorthelifetime.

D.Forthem,geographicalseparationisjustapartoflife.

E.Truefriendsdon'tdeserteachotherwhenoneisfacingtrouble.

F.Remember,allthebestfriendsarefriends,butnotallfriendscanbethebestfriends.

G.Peopletalkaboutthetruevalueoffriendshipactuallywithoutknowingwhatitstandsfor.

第三部分語言運(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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處

的最佳選項(xiàng)。

Jaycebegannoticingwhenhewasinkindergartenthathelookeddifferentfromhisclassmates.

Theyhadtwoarms.Hehadone.

Itstartedwhenoneboy36him,saidhismother,Lewis.He'dreturntohishomewith

questions：”WhyamI37?Whyme?”Hismotherrecalledhewasactuallysadandthatit

wasaheavy38tohisheart.

Lewis39shedidn'tknowwhattodoatthatpoint.Afewweekslater,Lewisturnedonthe

TVandsawanewsstoryaboutaneighthgrader,Trashaun,becominganInternethitafter40

videosofhisslamdunks（灌籃），and,likeJayce,he41mostofhisleftarm.LewiscalledJayce

in.Tohersurprise,Jaycewasimmediately42.Atthetime,itseemedthatwatchingTrashaun

was43aninspiringmomentforJayce-hesawarolemodelwithasimilar44.Ifithad

stayedjustthat,Lewiswouldhavebeenhappyenough.Butlittledidsheknowthatafamilyfriend

hadalready45tothenewspapertohelpsetupa46withTrashauntobuildJayce's

confidence.

Theboysmetandinstantly47witheachotherasbothofthemwereinthesamecondition.

Theyrodebikes,tookphotos,andplayedbasketballonthecourt.Insteadofspendingthewholeday

feeling48forthemselves,theyhadalotoffun.However,Trashaundidget49withJayce

sometimes.Theytalkedabouthisleftarm.HetoldJaycehewasperfectthewayhewasmade.He

alsotoldhimnottoletanyone50himandnottoletthosewordsshakehis51

Sincethatmeeting,Lewishasseenanoticeable52-inherson.AsfbrTrashaun,his

relationshipwithJaycemadehim53tohelpmorekids.uHonestly,it54alottoknow

thatIchangedJayce'slife,“Trashaunsays.Still,heneverdreamedthathis55wouldhave

suchanimpact."Ijustthoughtmyfriendswouldseethem,andbelike,'Oh,hedunkedit!'"

Hecertainlydid.,36.A.supportedB?teased

C.cheatedD.pleased

37.A.lonelyB.silly

C.differentD.ordinary

38.A.dutyB.breath

C.debtD.blow

39.A.arguedB.promised

C.suspectedD.admitted

40.A.downloadingB.posting

C.buyingD.watching

41.A.lostB.hurt

C.usedD.recovered

42.A.satisfiedB.confused

C.boredD.attracted

43.A.hardlyB.simply

C.stillD?never

44.A.responseB.family

C.problemD.education

45.A.reachedoutB?lookedout

C.gotoutD.turnedout

46.A.gameB?fighting

C.trapD.meeting

47.A.bondedB?competed

C.partedD.raced

48.A.happyB.grateful

C.sorryD.fearful

49.A.angryB-serious

C.toughD.familiar

50.A.approachB.comfort

C.discourageD.leave

51.A.confidenceB.patience

C.sadnessD.honesty

52.A.advantageB.scar

C.drawbackD.change

53.A.expectB?agree

C.hesitateD.refuse

54.A.caresB.means

C.savesD.takes

55.A.attitudesB.words

C.videosD.disabilities

非選擇題部分

第三部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個單詞）或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Vegetarianism（素食主義）isbecomingonerisingtrendintheUK,asmorepeoplearedeciding

not56.（eat）meatandanimalproducts.Vegetariansarepeoplewhodon'teatmeat,

whilevegansarepeoplewhodon,teatoruseanyanimalproductsatall.Theselifestyles

57.（become）morewell-knownintheUK.58.areBritonscuttingtheir

meat?Manyareunhappyaboutthepoortreatmentofanimalsandtheeffectsofmeatandfish

production59.theenvironment.60.（worry）aboutfoodsafetyand

fbodborneillnesses,suchasmadcowdisease,havealsoplayedapart.Otherschoosetochangetheir

eatinghabitsinordertobecome61.（healthy）.AccordingtotheVegetarianSociety,a

meat-freedietcanhelpreduce62.riskofcertaincancers,aswellasheartdiseaseand

highbloodpressure.

Organicfarmingis63.risingtrendthatisappearingintheUK.Manypeopleare

rejectinggeneticallymodified（轉(zhuǎn)基因的）foodandwanttheirfoodtobe64.（organic）

produced.Organicfarmersuseveryfewornochemicals.Organicmeat65.（produce）

withouttheuseofdrugs.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)應(yīng)用文寫作（滿分15分）

假定你是李華，你的英國朋友Tony下周將來你校開始他的國際交換生學(xué)習(xí)。他發(fā)郵件向

你詢問你?！白饚煛眰鹘y(tǒng)的有關(guān)情況，請你回復(fù)郵件，內(nèi)容包括：

1.介紹教師節(jié)；

2.日常尊師體現(xiàn)。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)80左右；

2.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；

3.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

DearTony，

I,mgladtolearnyou，recomingtomyschool

Yours,

LiHua

第二節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫（滿分25分）

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所給情節(jié)進(jìn)行續(xù)寫，使之構(gòu)成一個完整的故事。

Boysliketobeconsideredtobebrave,butwhatkindofthingscanbeconsideredtobebrave?

Itisnotaquestionthatcanbeansweredbywords,butbytheactualdeed.Aboywiththename

Henrygaveusagoodexample.RonnyandHenryweretwofriendsinthesameclass.Theyalways

playedtogetherandwenthometogether.OnedayasRonnyandHenryweregoinghome

afterschool,theysawsomepeoplefightinginthestreetcorner.Ronnysaidexcitedly,“Some

peoplearefighting!Let'sgoandhavealook!”ButHenryrefused,"It'snoneofourbusiness.We'

dbettergohomeanddon'tgetclosetothem.Alsoourparentsareexpectingtohavedinnerwithus

togetherathomeandIdon'twantthemtoworryaboutme.”

“Youareacoward,andafraidtogo,“saidRonny,andoffherantothespotwithsomeother

boys.Henryhadtogohomealoneanddidn'tthinkaboutitanymore.

ButRonnythoughtHenrywasacowardandtoldalltheboysthat.Theylaughedathimagreat

deal.Fromthenon,theylookeddownuponHenryanddidn'twanttoplaywithhim.

Henrywassadbuthewasn'tangrywithRonnyforhisrudebehavior,becausehehadlearned

thattruecouragewasshownmostinbearingmisunderstandingwhenitwasnotdeserved,andthat

heoughttobeafraidofnothingbutdoingwrong.Thus,hejustignoredtheotherboys'laughterand

continuedtoslicktohisthough)andgotoschoolandstudyaswell.However,Ronnydicin'tinvite

Henrytogohomewithhimanymore.Instead,hehadhisnewfriendswhoalsothoughtHenrywas

acoward.Everydayafterschool,theydidn,tgohomedirectlybutwenttotheriverorsomewhere

toplaygamesandhadlotsoffun.

注意：

1.所續(xù)寫短文的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；

2.至少使用5個短文中標(biāo)有下劃線的關(guān)鍵詞語；

3.續(xù)寫部分分為兩段，每段的開頭語已為你寫好；

4.續(xù)寫完成后，請用下劃線標(biāo)出你所使用的關(guān)鍵詞語。

Paragraph1：

Afeiodayslater,somethingterriblehappenedtoRonny.

Paragraph2：

Atthatmoment,Henrykhappenedtopassby..

高考仿真模擬卷(五)

選擇題部分

第一部分聽力

1-5.BCCAA6-10.ABCAB11-15.BABCB16-20.BCCBA

聽力材料

(Text1)

M:Whatareyougoodat,Susan?Forexample,sports,music,art...

W:Ilikemusicalot.AndIcanplaysomemusicalinstruments,suchaspiano,erhu,

guitar,especiallyviolin.?

(Text2)

M:Mary,howaboutgoingforafewbeersafterwork?②

W:Youknowthatisattractivebutisreallynotgoodforourfitness.

(Text3)

M:Excuseme,doesthisbusgotothenewbookstore?③

W:No,you'11havetogetoffatthebank,andtakeaNo.50bus.

(Text4)

M:Youarelateagain,Maria.Theteacherisabouttocome.

W:Iknow.IhavetopreparethesupperforthewholefamilybeforeIleave.?

(Text5)

M:Lookoutofthewindow.It'scompletelywhiteoutside!

W:Thenewssaidweweregoingtoget13inches.Schoolsareforcedtobeshuttemporarily.

M:Really?It'sgreat!Lefsgoskiing!⑤

(Text6)

M:Hi,Alice.Gotanyplansaftertheclass?

W:Notreally.Whataboutyou?

M:Wewillhaveourmidtermexamsnextmonth.@Iplantolookforsomeimportantbooks

andstudyatthelibrary.Doyouwanttojoinme?

W:Sure.Ineedtoreturnsomebooks.Theyareduetoday.Besides,Icanalsoreadsome

weeklymagazinesandnewspapers.

M:Great.Wecangototheswimmingpoolinthegymafterthat.

W:Thatsoundslikeagoodidea.Wecancooldownalittleinsuchahotsummer.Areyougood

atswimming?

M:Well,that*sagoodquestion.Ihaven*tswumforalmosttwoyears.IthinkIneedmore

practice.

W:Oh,it,salmost9a.m.Ineedtohurry.Iamrunninglatenow.Seeyouafterclassinfront

ofthelibrarythen.⑦Bye!

M:Seeyouthen.

(Text7)

M:Whatareyoudoingtherewithyourmobilephone?

W:Tinmoblogging!⑧

M:Moblogging?Whatdoesthatmean?

W:Oh,mobloggingisacombinationoftheword,mobile“andublogging^^.It,sanotherform

ofblogging.UserscanpublishblogentriestotheWebfromamobilephoneorothermobile

devices.?

M:Soundsinteresting!Thatmustbeveryconvenient.

W:Yes,you'reright.Icanblogwhereverandwheneverrmonthemove.It'sespeciallygood

whenPmonabusinesstripandmylaptophappenstobeawayfromme.⑨

M:Howcanyoudothat?

W:Well,ifIsimplywanttowriteafewwords,I'11sendthembyemailoreditthemallfrom

thecellphonebrowser.

M:Whatifyouwanttopublishsomephotos?

W:ThenI'llshootsomepictures,resizetheimagesanduploadthemwithtextdescriptionsto

myblog.

M:Isee.Mobloggingmusthavedoneagreatfavorforhabitualbloggerslikeyou.

W:Youbet!

(Text8)

W:Terrible.Howaboutpeople'slives?

M:Fortunately,nopersondied.

W:That'sgreat.Itseemsthatthetyphoonisnotasbadastheearthquake.

M:Yeah.Theearthquakeisoneoftheworstnaturaldisastersintheworld.?

W:That'swhymanypeoplediedintheearthquake.

M:Well,ChinaislocatedontheEurasianplate,whereearthquakeshappenfrequently

duetotheearth'splatesknockingagainsteachother.?

W:Oh,Chinahasbeenhitbyseveralbigearthquakesduringitslonghistory.

M:Yeah,we'veexperiencedthe8.0magnitudeearthquakeinWenchuan.?

W:We'reallfamiliarwithnaturaldisasters,butwestillfeelweakwhenwefaceWenchuan

earthquake.

M:Right.Butpeopleatthattimeonlyknowtwowords,“save"and“assistance“一theywill

dowhatevertheycan.Lifeisthemostimportantcomparedwithanythingelse.

W:That'sthepoint.Loveamonghumanbeingsisnotlimitedbythegeography.

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W:AreyouOK,Chuck?Youlookpale.

M:I'mfine,Katherine.IjuststayeduplatelastnightworkingonmyChinese.?

W:Oh,youpoorthing.Youknowwhat?IfoundanewwaytolearnChineseanditworksvery

well.

M:Youdid?Dotellme.I'vespentallthesemonthstryingtolearnsomethingnew

aboutit,but1'vemadelittleprogress!?

W:Sure.I'mlearningChinesethroughsongs.?

M:Soyou'relearningChinesesongs?

W:Youcansaythat.Icanactual