2023年高考英語模擬沖關(guān)試卷六

高考模擬沖關(guān)卷（六）

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.Whatdidthekidsthinkoftheguide?

A.Disappointing.B.Satisfying.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.Collectingstudents*opinions.

C.Askingstudentstoberesponsible.

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和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

[2021?南昌一模]

WelcometotheSydneyOperaHouse

TicketInfoandGuidedTours

VisitorscanenjoytheSydneyOperaHousefoyerforfree,butforamoreinsightfulvisit,you'llneedtobooka

tour.

ThereareseveraldifferentwaystoexperiencetheSydneyOperaHouse,andmultipletoursareavailable

includingbackstagepassesandwalkingtours.

TourTypeAdult(AUD$)Child

GuidedWalkingTour$42$22

GuidedWalkingTour+Dinner$73$52

GuidedWalkingTour+TastingPlate$82.20$64.80

BackstageTour$175$175

OpeningHoursandtheBestTimetoVisit

TheSydneyOperaHouseisopenyear-roundwiththefollowingopeninghours：

?Monday-Saturday:9am—8：30pm

?Sunday:9am_5pm

Asforthebesttimeoftheday,it'srecommendedtobooktheearliestSydneyOperaHousetourofthedayto

beatthecrowds.Toenjoysunnyweatherwithfewercrowds,tryvisitingintheshoulderseason(October,

November,February,orMarch)

PointsofInterest

?TheSteps

BeforeenteringtheOperaHouse,takeapictureofthebuildingfromthestepsoutside.

?TheSails

Stepbeneaththesailsonaguidedtourandenjoyharborfrontviews.

?TheConcertHall

TheConcertHallisthelargestvenuewithseatsformorethan2,000people.Itfeaturescontemporarylive

musicshowsandhighly-regardedorchestral(管弦樂的)performances.Itisalsoherethatyouwillfindtheworld's

largestmechanicaltracker-actionpipeorgan.

?OperaBar

Afteryourtour,headtotheOperaBarforabitetoeatordrinkinthesun.

?BaduGili

BaduGili,whichis“waterlight“inthelanguageoftheGadigalpeople-takesplacemosteveningsafter

sunsetat9pm,9：30pm,and10pm.Theseven-minutedisplayisfreetoview.

21.Howmuchwillaguidedwalkingtourfortwoadultscost?

A.AUD$64.B.AUD$84.

C.AUD$128.D.AUDS168.

22.WhichofthefollowingisthebesttimetovisittheOperaHouse?

A.9：30am,aMondayinFebruary.B.10：00am,aSundayinDecember.

C.5：00pm,aFridayinSeptember.D.6：00pm,aSaturdayinMarch.

23.WhatisBaduGili?

A?Alocallanguage.B.Apipeorgan.

C.Alightshow.D.Adiningarea.

B

[2021?山東中學(xué)聯(lián)盟高三大聯(lián)考]Thesignsappearedpracticallyovernight.Theyappearedeverywhere.Each

featuredjustafewupliftingwordsinsimpleblacktype:"Don'tGiveUp""YouAreWorthyofLove”.Atthehigh

schoolinNewberg,Oregon,twostudentskilledthemselvesthatyear,sothetownof25,000instantlyunderstood

themessages.Fordays,whatnoonecouldfigureoutwaswhohadplantedthem.

AmyWolffhad.ShefeltnecessarytoaddressNewberg'sgrief.Sheplantedthesignsanonymously（匿名地）

becauseshewantedthemtofocusonthemessages,notanyoneperson.

YetasWolffsawthedeepinfluencehersignshadonherneighbors,shedecidedtosharehermessages

publicly.Instantly,hermailboxwasfloodedwithrequestsformoresigns.Sheaskedafriend,graphicdesigner

JessicaBrittell,toprintmore."Wedecidedtojustrideitout,justkeepgoinguntiltheordersstop,“saysWolff.

ThatwasinMay2017.Sincethen,theDon'tGiveUpMovementlaunchedbyWolffhasspreadfromNewberg

totheheartsandyardsofpeopleineverystateandseveralcountries.Wolffchargesonlythecostofmaterialsand

shipping."It'saterriblebusinessdecisionifwewantedtofunctionlikeabusiness,“shesays.

OneofthemosthearteningelementsoftheDon'tGiveUpMovementisthatithasgoneviralinaremarkably

humanway.Peoplehavetakentoplantingthesignsintheirtowns,takingselfies,andthenpostingthemtoshare.

“ItwasthebestfeelingintheworldthatIcouldhaveanimpactoutsideofschoolbyusingtheseproducts,“

saysateacherinTexas,teachingalessoninunityafterhisclassroommovedonline."Thiswasagoodwaytolet

themknowthatwecareevenwhenwecan'tseethem.”

Wolffsmessagesareabouttogrowyetagain."Buttherehasneverbeenamorefiercebackdroptothepower

ofhopeandsympatheticactionthanrightnow,“Wolffshares.

24.WhatdidAmyWolffdointhetown?

A.Shedecoratedthetownwithsimpleblacktype.

B.Sheurgedthetowntoadmirethemessages.

C.Shepersuadedtheneighborstobeactive.

D.Sheplantedsignswithupliftingwords.

25.WhydidWolffchoosetosharehermessagespublicly?

A.Toinfluencemorepeople.B.ToaddressNewberg'sgrief.

C.Toraisepeople'sawareness.D.Tomeetneighbors*requests.

26.WhatdidWolffsacrificetosatisfyconsumers'needs?

A.Hersparetime.B.Herownprofits.

C.Thedeliveringfees.D.Thecostofmaterials.

27.WhatcanwelearnfromWolffsstory?

A.Hardworkleadstosuccess.

B.Lovecantakeuseverywhere.

C.Greatthingsaredonebymassefforts.

D.Loveorlovingyourselfcouldbewakened.

C

[2021?合肥市高三質(zhì)量檢測]Globalhealthexpertssaythateachyearsomeofthe1.5millionpeoplediefrom

vaccine-preventablediseasesduetogapingholesinmedicalrecord-keeping,especiallyindevelopingcountries

whereresourcestoproperlydocumentimmunizations（免疫注射）maybelacking.

Tosolvethatproblem,researchersheadedbyateamattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology（MIT）

haveinventedawaytodelivervaccines（疫苗）throughamicroneedlepatch（貼片）thatisburiedintheskin.It'sa

recordthatcan'tbeseen,writteninquantumdots（量子點）thatcontainvaccinationhistoryandgiveofflightonly

readablebyaspeciallyequippedsmartphone.Thescientistssayitdoesn'trequireanylinktoadatabaseandit

doesn*ttieanypersonalinformationintoit.

Fornow,thepatchcanonlycontainahandfulofsimpleshapes.Butaddingmoremicroneedlescouldmakethe

designsmorecomplex,potentiallyconveyinginformationaboutavaccination'sdate,dosageandmore.Fromthere,

readingthedotsbecomesalotlikescanningaQRcode.Thesedesignscouldbescannedandinterpretedby

smartphones,andsomedayallowhealthproviderstoaccesspatients*pastvaccinationswithoutchaosofexternal

records.

Thenextstep,beforetrialsinpeople,istotestitspracticabilityamongexpertsinthefield.Theresearchers

nowplantoworkwithhealthcareworkersindevelopingnationsinAfricatogetinputonthebestwaytocarryout

thistypeofvaccinationrecord-keeping.

uUltimately,webelievethatthisinvisibleon-body,technologyopensupnewpossibilitiesfordatastorage

andbiosensingapplicationsthatcouldinfluencethewaymedicalcareisprovided,especiallyinthedeveloping

world,“theresearchersconclude.

28.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thatproblem^^inParagraph2referto?

A.Fewmedicalresources.

B?Wrongwaystodelivervaccines.

C.Lackofvaccinationrecord-keeping.

D.Thefactthatnovaccinationsarerequiredindevelopingcountries.

29.Whatcanwelearnaboutquantumdots?

A.Theykeeparecordofthevaccination.

B.Theyneedtobeconnectedtoadatabase.

C.Theygiveawayone*spersonalinformation.

D.Theycanreadlightproducedbysmartphones.

30.Howwillhealthprovidersaccesspatients'pastvaccinations?

A.ByreadingtheQRcode.

B.Byscanningthedesign.

C.Byinteipretingexternalrecords.

D.Byincreasingmicroneedles.

31.Whatdotheresearchersexpectofthenewtechnology?

A.Itwillbecost-saving.

B?Itwillhitthemarketsoon.

C.Itmayensuretheaccuracyofdata.

D.Itmaybringchangestomedicalcare.

D

[2021?鄭州市第二次質(zhì)量檢測]ParkerStewart,a16-year-oldstudentfromSayreSchoolinAmerica,decided

lastyearthathewantedtostudytheenvironmentbyhimselftohaveabroadinfluenceonthecommunity.

Inordertoreducethecarbonfootprint,Stewartplannedtoproduceenoughsolarenergytopowertheschool's

sciencelabs.Nowhisplanissettohappen.Tofix30solarpanels（太陽能電池板）isscheduledforlateNovember.

Ashebeganhisresearchonsolarenergy,hediscoveredausefulphoneapp.Byenteringanaddress,hecould

findouthowmuchsunlightthelocationreceiveseachday.Basedonhowmuchsunlightitreceives,hefoundthat

hisschoolbuildingwasthebestlocation.Atthesuggestionofhisscienceteacher,DebbieWheeler,hefirst

performedanenergycalculationofthesciencelabtoseehowmuchenergyatypicallabusesperday.Then,he

startedhisresearch,contactingalocalcompanyofsolarpanels,SynergyHome,todothejob.Helackedmoneyfor

startingtheproject,soheconvincedSayre'sheadtosupporthimafterexplainingthebenefitsofsolarpowerforthe

schoolandcommunity.

SinceSayreprovidedtheinitialseedmoneytoprovideinfrastructure（基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施）andthepurchaseofone

panel,theprojecthasgrowntoincludeatotalof30panels.Theyareexpectedtoproduceenoughenergytorunall

thesciencelabsoncampus.

“ItfeelslikeadreamtothinkthatanideaIhadfrommyAPEnvironmentalclasswouldhavethiskindof

influence,“saidStewart,expressinggratitudeforWheeler*shelp.Wheelersaidthesuccessoftheprojectwasdue

toStewart'seffortsandwillingnesstofollowthroughontheprojectfromstarttofinish.aI'vehadotherstudents

talkaboutenvironmentalinitiatives（彳昌議）oncampus,butStewarthadthepersistenceandcouragetomakeit

happen,“shesaid.

StewartsaidthathewouldeventuallyliketostudyenvironmentalengineeringatStanfordUniversityin

California.

32.WhatdidStewartdowiththehelpofthephoneapp?

A.Hebeganhisresearchonsolarenergy.

B.Hefoundaperfectsiteforhisproject.

C.Hedidanenergycalculationofthesciencelab.

D.Heidentifiedthespecificaddressofhisschool.

33.HowdidStewartgetseedmoneyforhisproject?

A.Bygettingsupportfromhisschool.

B.Byaskingforhelpfromhisscienceteacher.

C.ByconvincingSynergyHometoprovidefreepanels.

D.Bycollectingmoneyfromhisschoolandcommunity.

34.WhichwordcanbestdescribeStewart?

A.Faithful.B.Flexible.

C.Determined.D.Addicted.

35.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Studentssearchforsolarenergy.

B.Ateacherhelpsastudentdoaproject.

C.Astudentplaysapartincuttingcarbonfootprints.

D.Studentstalkabouttheenvironmentalprotection.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5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。

[2021?成都市第三次診斷]Itcanbeveryeasytostickwithwhatyouknow,insteadoftryingtomeetpeople

whoaredifferentfromyou.36Here'swhatyoucando：

Becomeself-aware.37Thisincludesbias（偏見）aboutyourownculturalbackground.Itcanbe

challenging,butbydoingthisyou'llbeabletothinkabouthowthesetraitsmightimpactonyourapproachto

understandingdifferences.Youcouldtry:Thinkaboutwhatassumptionsyoumakeaboutyourfriends,peers,and

peopleyouworkwith.

Talktosomeonefromadifferentculturalbackground.Tryandgettoknowsomeonefromadifferentcultural

backgroundbetter.38You'llautomaticallyfindoutmoreabouttheirlifeandexperiences.Justbeingcurious

andopen-mindedcanbehelpful.

Bemoreaccepting.Sometimes,foronereasonoranother,it'snotallthateasytounderstandsomecultural

differences.39Inotherwords,youdon'thavetounderstand,orevenagreewithsomeoneinordertoaccept

them.

40Oneofthebiggestdifficultiestoovercomeinunderstandingculturaldifferencesismakingjudgments

basedononeopinion.Youshoulddosomeresearchtoactuallylearnaboutpeople,insteadofmakingbroad-brush

assessments.Stereotyping（對形成模式化的看法）peoplefromdifferentculturalbackgroundscanimpact

theirqualityofliteandopportunities.

A.Doyourownresearch.

B.Thinkbeyondstereotypes.

C.Practicebeingsympathetictowardspeople.

D.Workoutyourownbeliefs,valuesandpersonalbias.

E.Insteadofaskingthemquestionsdirectly,treatthemasfriends.

F.Andthebestapproachistoacknowledgepeoplearedifferentandtoacceptthatisokay.

G.However,tryingtounderstandpeoplefromothercountriescanhelpyouexperiencemore.

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。

[2021?廣東省深圳市第二次調(diào)研]Awomanisvolunteeringinashelter.Itallstartedbecauseshemissedher

own41.

SandywasatalosswhenherbelovedAngusdiedlastyear—terriblylonely,yetnotquite42foranew

doginherlife.43,shedecidedtovolunteeratthelocalanimalshelterandspendsomequalitytimewithfurry

friendswho,likeher,were44theiroldbuddies（伙伴）.

Rememberingthatherdoghadlovedbeingreadto,shebroughtalonga45there.

Itsnowbeen18monthssinceSandyfirstbegan46herchairbesidethedoghouse.Shelterworkerssayit

reallycalmsdownthedogs,butSandysaysitdoesmore47toherthanitdoestothedogs.

Sandywas48thatphotosofherreadingtodogswerespreadingontheInternetuntilthemediastarted

calling.Kathleen,afellowsheltervolunteerwassotouchedbythesightofher_49toanolddogthatshetooka

photoandposteditontheInternet."Shewasso50withthedogs—Iwatchedherreadtoseveral—and

theyjustlovedbeing51byher,“Kathleensaid.

InspiredbySandy'sstyleof52,theshelterhasannouncedthatareadingmarathonisbeing53for

nextSeptember.Theplanistogetkidsintheneighborhood54inreadingtotheanimals,withtheadded

benefitofreadingpracticeforthetwo-leggers,alongwithplentyoffriendly55forthefour-leggers.

41.A.husbandB.kidC.dogD.animal

42.A.readyB.freeC?sorryD.grateful

43.A.HoweverB.MeanwhileC.BesidesD.Therefore

44.A.comfortingB.admiringC.missingD.helping

45.A.toyB.bookC.cameraD.photo

46.A.settlingintoB.stealingintoC.headingforD.lookingfbr

47.A.dutyB.workC.goodD.wrong

48.A.uneasyB.unsureC.unhappyD.unaware

49.A.readingB.attendingC.wavingD.whispering

50.A.contentB.patientC.strictD.careful

51.A.interviewedB.trainedC?pettedD.photographed

52.A.teachingB.livingC.thinkingD.volunteering

53.A.acceptedB.predictedC.recordedD.organized

54.A.involvedB.experiencedC.unitedD.relaxed

55.A.competitionB.companyC.serviceD.advice

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。

[2021?濰坊市高三統(tǒng)一考試]InthethirdcenturyBC,thefullstop（句號）orperiod56.（introduce）

byGreekliterarycriticAristophanesofByzantium.Itisused57.（show）theendofasentence.However,

thefullstophasadifferentmeaningtoteenagersandthoseintheirearly20s,58.interpretitasasignof

anger.Andthereisareasonforthat.

Theyoungergenerationhasgrownupusingthetextsastheirprimarymeansofcommunication.Whensending

messages,theytendtobreakuptheirthoughtsbysendingeachoneas59.separatemessage,insteadof

usingafullstop.Theyfeelthefullstoponce60.（use）intraditionaltextingisnotessentialatallbecause

themessageisnowendedjustbysendingit.

DavidCrystal,oneoftheworld'sleadinglanguage61.（expert）,arguesthattheusageoffullstopsis

beingrevisedinareallyfundamentalway.Inhisbook,hesaysthatthefullstophasbecomeanemotionmarkerthat

62.（remind）thereceiverthatthesenderisangryor63.（annoy）.

Thoughthefullstophastakenonadifferentmeaningtotheyoungergeneration,specialistsnotethatitis

importanttotakelanguageenvironment64.account.Forexample,usingfullstopsinanemailis

65.（perfect）acceptableandisnotconsideredrude.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（滿分15分）

[2021?聊城檢測）]你校英文報正在開展“榜樣在身邊”的典型人物事跡征集活動，請你寫一篇短文介紹

你心中的榜樣人物。內(nèi)容包括：

1.人物和事跡簡介；

2.你從他/她身上學(xué)到了什么。

注意：1.詞數(shù)80左右；

2.短文題目已為你寫好，不計入總詞數(shù)。

Arolemodelaroundme

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。

[2021?河北省第二次診斷]Icouldn'tevensortthroughthefirstboxofourdogBarna'stoyswithoutbursting

intotears.Myhusband,Alan,foundmesittingonthefloor,holdingourdog'sfavoritetoy.Hegentlypulledmeto

myfeet."It'sokay,Lisa,“hesaid.urilputtheseaway.Whydonftyougooutsideandgetsomeair?”

Inodded.

IthadbeenafewmonthssinceourbelovedBamahadpassedaway.AlanandIdidn'thavechildren.Ourboxer

（拳師犬）wasourbaby.AfterBama'sdeath,wecouldn'tbringourselvestogothroughhistoystodecidewhatto

keep.ItoldmyselfI'ddoitwhenIwasready.Apparently,Istillwasn't.

NowIsatonmyfrontporch（門廊）andsobbed.Friendsandfamilyhadsuggestedwegetanotherdog,but

AlanandIdismissedtheidea.Wecouldn'tgothroughthatkindofheartbreakagain.

Igazedoutovertheyard.Acrossthestreetwasadog.Aboxer.Washerealorjustmywishfulimagination?I

blinked.Theboxerwasstillthere.Welockedeyes.Hecameacrossthestreet,straighttowardme.Hesitantly,I

offeredmyhand.Hesniffediteagerlythenhelicked（舔）me.Iletoutasurprisedlaugh.Hepushedhisheadinto

mylaptobepetted.

ThisdogwasyoungerthanBama,smaller.Hewaswell-fedandwell-dressed.HeworeacollarbuthadnoID.

Iknewhemustbelongtosomeoneintheneighborhood,butI'dneverseenanotherboxeraround.Iwouldhave

rememberedifIhad.

“Wheredidyoucomefrom?”Iaskedthedog,scratchinghimbehindtheears.

Hejustsatthereatease.Hedidn'tseemlost.Justasifheweredroppingbyforavisit.

“Alan!”Icalled."Youhavetocometoseethis!”

Alanjoinedme,andwesattogetherinsurpriseforamoment.Thentheboxergotupandslowlyranoff.

注意：1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；

2.請按如下格式作答。

Thenextday,therewasastrangescratchingatthedoor.

Aweeklater,ayoungmanI'dneverseenbeforecameintovisit.

高考模擬沖關(guān)卷（六）

第一部分

聽力材料

Text1

M:Jane,Fveheardyouplantobuyanewsmartphone.

W:Yes,butIhaven'tsavedenough.Thephonecosts680dollars,butIhave550.Mysistersaidshewould

helpme.

Text2

M:Shallwegotowatchafootballgamethisafternoon?

W:Ican*tagreemore.ButIhavetogotothegroceryfirsttopickupsomedrinksandeggsformymother.

Text3

M:Madam,don'tpanic.Couldyoutellmehowtheaccidenthappened?

W:Iwasridingabikealongthesideoftheroadwhenacaronthemainroadturnedrightandknockedme

downoffthebike.Ididn*tseeituntilithitme.

Text4

W:WithTeachers*Dayaroundthecorner,ImissMr.Right.Hetreateduslikehischild.

M:Metoo.IrememberhetookcareofmewhenIwasill.

Text5

M:LisawinsfirstprizeintheEnglishcompetition.

W:Really?That'swonderful.I'msohappyforher.

M:ButIalwaysfeeldisappointed.IhavemanyproblemswithEnglishlearning.

Text6

M:Carol,youlookworried.Why?

W:Lookatthescreen.

M:Whatishappening?

W:OurflighttoSydneywillbedelayedfor3hours,sonowitwon'tdepartuntilIp.m.Butwehavea

meetingatnight.

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

problem.

W:Whatisit?

M:Wewon'thavetimetotakeatourofthecity.Ihavebeenlookingforwardtoitforalongtime.

W:Whatapity!However,wecanlookarounditnexttime.

Text7

M:Mom,Iwanttomoveout.

W:Itsoundsgreattome,kid.Whatkindofjobdidyoufind?

M:Job?

W:Yes,job.Ifyou'regoingtoliveonyourown,youhavetopayfortherentandeverythingelse.

M:IthoughtIcouldjustgetyouandDadtopayforanapartment.

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

M:You'reright.IfI'mgoingtoliveonmyown,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,IcanonlyspeakEnglishandalittleGermanbesidesmymothertongue.

IcanhardlyspeakItalianandFrench.

W:Itdoesn'tmatter.Theactorsalsotellthestorywiththeirmoves.

M:Soundsgood,butI'mstillafraidIcan'tunderstand.

W:Takeiteasy.Musicisauniversallanguage.

M:Yes,themusicissupposedtobebeautiful.

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W:Iamtoldthatyoutooksomekidstogocampinglastweek,didyou?

M:Yes,itlastedthreedays.

W:Didthechildrenenjoytheholidaycamporweretheyhomesick?

M:Well,Imustadmitsomeoftheyoungerkidswereabitunhappybecausethey'dneverbeenawayfrom

theirhomeontheirownbefore.Butsoontheyrecovered.Attheend,theyevendidn'twanttogohome.

W:Whatsortsofthingsdidyoudowiththem?

M:Thereweresometrips,includingavisittoHardwickHall.Thatwaswhatwedidonthefirstday.Ithink

theyexpectedittobeboring,especiallywhentheyheardthatwasaguidedtour.Buttheywerewrong,for

theguidewasinteresting.Hisstoriesreallymadethehistoryofthecastlealive.

W:Icanimagineit.Bytheway,whatsortsofsportsactivitiesdidyoudo?

M:Alot.Sailing,climbing,horse-ridingandthelike.Onthelastdaywehadabarbecue,whichwastheir

favorite.Thekidslikeditverymuch.Theyallhopedtocomeagainnextyear.

W:Thatsoundsinterestingandimpressive.

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