高二英语试题考生须知：1．本卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟；2．答题前，在答题卷指定区域填写班级、姓名、试场号、座位号；3．所有答案必须写在答题卷上，写在试卷上无效；4．考试结束后，只需上交答题卷。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatwillthemandotomorrow?A.Writehisreport.B.Catchaflight.C.Handinhisreport.2.What'sLucygoodat?A.Teaching.B.Dressing.C.Cooking.3.Howmuchwillthewomanspendifshebuysthedress?A.￥1,700.B.￥1,000.C.￥700.4.Whydoesthewomanfeelsorry?A.Becausesherefusedtheman.B.Becausethemanhadanaccident.C.Becausesheruinedtheman'sparty.5.What'stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Fatheranddaughter.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Motherandson.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答6、7题。6.Whereisthemangoing?A.Hishome.B.Thesubwaystation.C.Theshoppingmall.7.Whattimeisitnow?A.6:10.B.6:45.C.6:55.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whydoesthemanteachhismumvideo-chatting?A.Hewillworkabroad.B.Hewantstosavemoney.C.Hemakesherfashionable.9.Whatdoestheman'smumthinkoflearningvideo-chatting?A.Easy.B.Interesting.C.Hard.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Howlonghasthemanplayedbasketballonthecityteam?A.Foroneyear.B.Forelevenmonths.C.Foreightmonths.11.Howistheman'spainting?A.Prettygood.B.Toobad.C.JustOK.12.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Hobbies.B.Sports.C.Arts.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.WhatcanweknowaboutMaliaObamafromtheconversation?A.Sheobeyedherparents'order.B.Shereadmanybooksinhighschool.C.HerfathergraduatedfromHarvardUniversity.14.WhatwillMaliadobeforegoingtouniversity?A.Takeoneyear'sbreak.B.Travelacrossthecountry.C.MakefriendsinHollywood.15.Whichuniversitydoesthemanprefer?A.YaleUniversity.B.OxfordUniversity.C.HarvardUniversity.16.Whatsubjectisthewomanpoorin?A.History.B.Math.C.Science.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.WhereistheChineseKiteFestivalheldthisyear?
A.InChina.B.InSweden.C.InSwitzerland.18.What'stheweatherlikeduringthisyear'sFestival?A.Niceandclear.B.Coldandcloudy.C.Sunnyandhot.19.Whatgroupofpeopleareattractedbythefestival?A.Youngpeople.B.Peopleofmiddleage.C.Peopleofalmostallages.20.WhateventsdoestheFestivalhavebesidesflyingkites?A.Chinesepaintings.B.Chinesesongs.C.Chinesefilms.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AInthelonghistoryofhumansociety,themotorvehicle(车辆)haskilledanddisabledmorepeoplethananybomborweaponeverinvented.Manyoftheaccidentsonthestreetsaremainlyfrombadbehaviorofdriverswhorefusestorespectthelegalandmoral(道德的)rightsofothers.Sothekillingontheroadmayberegardedasasocialproblem.Asamatteroffact,theenemiesofsocietyonwheelsareratherharmlesspeoplewhojustactcarelessly,youmightsay.Butitisaprinciplebothoflawandcommonmoralitythatcarelessnessisnoexcusewhenone'sactionscouldbringdamagetoothers. It'sreportedthatthepsychologicalconditionofthedrivercanaccountforasmanyas80percentofallautomobileaccidents.Emotionalupsetscanaffectdrivers'reactions,slowtheirjudgment,andblindthemtodangersthatmightotherwisebeclear.Theexpertswarnthatitisimportantforeverydrivertomakeanefforttokeepone'semotionsundercontrol. Whiletheirresponsibilitythatledtomuchoftheproblemisnotlimitedtodrivers,streetwalkersregularlybreaktrafficrules,andtheyareatfaultinmostvehicle-walkeraccidents;manycyclistsevenbelievethattheyarenotrequiredtofollowthebasicrulesoftheroad. Importantlegaladvanceshavebeenmadetowardssaferdrivinginthepastfewyears.Safetystandardsforvehiclehavebeenraised.Inaddition,speedlimitshavebeenlowered.Duetothesemeasures,theaccidentratehasdecreased.Buttheaccidentexpertsstillworrybecausetherehasbeenlittleornoimprovementinthewaydriversbehave.Theonlyrealandlastingsolution,saythe
experts,istoconvincepeoplethatdrivingisaskilledtaskrequiringconstantcareandconcentration.Thosewhofailtodoallthesethingspresentathreattothosewithwhomtheysharetheroad.21.Thepassageiswritten______ A.Toshowthatthemotorvehicleisaverydangerousinvention. B.Todiscusstrafficproblemsandsuggestpossiblesolutions. C.Topromoteunderstandingbetweencarelessdriversandstreetwalkers.D.Towarndriversoftheimportanceofsafedriving.22.Whatisthepurposeofmentioningthepsychologicalconditionofthedriverinparagraph3? A.Toshowanexampleofthevariousreasonsforroadaccidents. B.Toshowhowimportantitisfordriverstobeemotionallyhealthy. C.Toshowsomeoftheinaccurateopinionsbyresearchers. D.Toshowthereasonwhypeopleneedtheguidancefromexpertswhiledriving.23.WhoareNOTmentionedasbeingresponsiblefortheroadaccidents? A.Carelessbicycle-riders. B.Mindlesspeoplewalkinginthestreet. C.Irresponsibledrivers.D.Irresponsiblevehiclemakers.BAsisthoughtbymanypeople,airpollutionaffectedonlytheareaaroundlargecitieswithfactoriesandheavyautomobiletraffic.Atpresent,werealizethatalthoughthesearetheareaswiththeworstairpollution,theproblemisworldwide.Onseveraloccasionsoverthepastdecade,aheavycloudofairpollutionhascoveredtheeastoftheUnitedStatesandbroughthealthwarningsinruralareasawayfromanymajorconcentrationofmanufacturingandautomobiletraffic.Infact,theveryclimateoftheentireearthmaybeinfectedbyairpollution.Somescientistsconsiderthattheincreasingconcentrationofcarbondioxideintheairresultingfromtheburningoffossilfuels(coalandoil)iscreatinga"greenhouseeffect"—conservingheatreflectedfromtheearthandraisingtheworld'saveragetemperature.Ifthisviewiscorrectandtheworld'stemperatureisraisedonlyafewdegrees,muchofthepolaricecapwillmeltandcitiessuchasNewYork,Boston,Miami,andNewOrleanswillbeinwater.
Anotherview,lesswidelyheld,isthatincreasingparticular(颗粒)matterintheatmosphereisblockingsunlightandloweringtheearth'stemperature—aresultthatwouldbeequallydisastrous.Adropofjustafewdegreescouldcreatesomethingclosetoanewiceage,andwouldmakeagriculturedifficultorimpossibleinmanyofourtopfarmingareas.Todaywedonotknowforsurethateitheroftheseconditionswillhappen(thoughonerecentgovernmentreportdraftedbyexpertsinthefieldconcludedthatthegreenhouseeffectisverypossible)Perhaps,ifweareluckyenough,thetwotendencieswilloffseteachotherandtheworld'stemperaturewillstayaboutthesameasitisnow.Drivenbyeconomicprofits,peopleneglectthedamageonourenvironmentcausedbythe"advancedcivilization".Maybetheairpollutionisthepricethehumanbeingshavetopayfortheirdevelopment.Butisitreallyworthwhile?24.Astothegreenhouseeffect,theauthor______ A.sharethesameviewwiththescientist. B.thinksthatitwilldestroytheworldsoon. C.rejectsitasbeingbaseless. D.isuncertainofitsoccurrence.25.Theword"offset"inthesecondparagraphcouldbereplacedby______. A.makeupforB.slipintoC.setupD.catchupwith26.Itcanbeconcludedthat______ A.raisingtheworld'stemperatureonlyafewdegreeswouldnotdomuchharmtolifeonearth. B.loweringtheworld'stemperaturemerelyafewdegreeswouldleadmajorfarmingareastodisaster. C.almostnotemperaturechangeshaveoccurredoverthepastdecade.D.theworld'stemperaturewillremainconstantintheyearstocome.CAsakid,JoannaBuckleywasn'tinterestedinscience—untilshehadachancetotryit.ThathappenedwhenshegotachemistrysetforChristmas."Overthecourseofafewweeks,I'dcompletedeveryexperiment.Butintheprocess,Ipollutedmyparent'sdiningroomcarpetandburntthekitchenworktopwiththespiritburner,"shesays.
NowscienceisBuckley'sjob.SheworksinthechemistrydepartmentattheUniversityofSheffieldinEngland."Irealize,first-hand,howimportantitistohavesomethingorsomeonetoshowyouwhyscienceisgreat,"shesays.Nowthegoodnewsisthatcitizenscienceappears.CitizensciencetakesthefunofexperimentingastepfurtherthanBuckley'sat-homechemistrykit.That'sbecausetheseexperimentsarereal,lookingfornovelanswers."Comparedwithaone-offexperiment,what'scoolaboutcitizenscienceisthatstudentsgetthatthishasapurpose,"saysPrunuske,whoteachesmicrobiologyandimmunologyatamedicalcollege."Studentswanttodoagoodjob,becausetheyknowscientistsaregoingtousethenewdataintheirownresearch."JenniferLong'sjobistocoordinate(协调)educationandoutreach.SheagreeswithPrunuske."Kidslikethatit'sreal.Andtheylikethatit'simportant,thatitmatters."Citizen-scienceprojectshavemadebigdiscoveries.Onefoundapreviouslyunknowngalaxycluster(星系团).AnotherprojecthelpedassesshowmuchdamageabigearthquakehadcausedinJapan.Andoneofthefirstcitizen-scienceprojectshelpedscientistslearnwhereMonarchbutterfliesgoeverywinter.Someadultsworryaboutteenslosinginterestinscience.That'sonereasontheyhopethatfun,excitingcitizen-scienceprojectscanhelpthemkeepengaged,Longsays.Andshehassomeevidencethatit'sworking."Lastyear,wedidhaveacoupleofstudentssay,'IreallythinkIwanttobeascientistnow.'"27.Whatisthepurposeofparagraph2?A.Tosupporttrialscanmaketeensinterestedinscience.B.Toprovefailureisthemotherofsuccessinscience.C.TostateBuckleyhasatalentforscience.D.TopraiseBuckleyforherstrongwill.28.Whyiscitizensciencemorefun?A.Itneedstoseekfornewsolutions.B.Itcarriesoutexperimentsfrequently.C.Itmustcarryoutexperimentsingroups.D.Itdemandstohandlecomplexproblems.29.WhatcanweknowfromwhatPrunuskesaid?A.Sheparticipatedintheexperiment.
B.Shetookprideinwhatstudentstookup.C.Citizenscienceispopularwithstudents.D.Scientistsarewillingtoemploystudents.30.WhatisLong'sattitudetowardscitizenscience?A.Concerned.B.Supportive.C.Doubtful.D.Unclear.第二节（共5个小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Sincetheoutbreakofthenovelcoronavirus,Chinesegovernmentshaveintroducedpoliciesandmeasurestorespondtotheepidemic(传染病)andhelppeoplegetthroughdifficulttimes.Herewelistsomeofthepoliciesandmeasuresthathavebeenrolledout.1. 31 Apartfromconfirmedpatients,suspectedpatientsarealsoabletogetsubsidies(补助)tocovermedicalcostsrelatedtothenovelcoronavirus,accordingtoapolicyannouncedbytheMinistryofFinance,theNationalHealthcareSecurityAdministrationandtheNationalHealthCommissiononJan27tosupplementthepreviousoneissuedonJan22. 32 .2.Employeesshouldgetpaidduringquarantine(隔离)Employeeswhoareinfectedwiththenovelcoronavirus,suspectedpatientsorclosecontactsoftheinfectedshouldstillgetpaidwhilebeingquarantinedandtreatedorundermedicalobservation,theMinistryofHumanResourcesandSocialSecurityannouncedonJan24.3. 33 TheStateGrid,thecountry'slargestpowertransmissioncompany,tookmeasurestoensure24/7powersupplyinhospitalstotreatpatientsinfectedwiththenovelcoronavirus.4.Simplifiedfunerals,noweddingpartiesTheMinistryofCivilAffairsonJan31advisedthepublictosimplifyfuneralsandcancelweddingdinnerpartiesinordertoreducepossibletransmissionofthenovelcoronavirus.Theministrysaidlocalgovernmentsshouldguidethepublictomakefuneralarrangementssimpleandfast,andavoidgatherings. 34 .Registrationcentersinmanyplaceshaveputoff
servicesonthebasisoflocalepidemiccontrolandpreventionworkrequirements.5.Psychologicalsupportstressed 35 ,theNationalHealthCommissionhasissuedaguidelinetohelplowertheriskofdevelopingmentalproblems,topatientsconfirmedofcontractingthevirus,front-linemedicalworkersanddiseasepreventionandmanagementstaffplacedonthehighestlevel.A.PowersupplyguaranteedB.TreatmentbillsofinfectedpatientssubsidizedC.Thetargetsarethepeopleunder18whoseparentsareisolatedduringtheoutbreakD.TohandleanxietyandmentalhealthconcernscausedbythenovelcoronavirusoutbreakE.Effortsshouldbemadetodisinfectmarriageregistrationcentersaswellasmonitorregistrants'bodytemperaturesF.ItalsocalledforimprovedsharingofjobvacancyinformationonwebsitesrunbygovernmentsandcollegestohelpstudentskeepupdatedonthejobmarketG.Financialaidwillbeofferedtoconfirmedandsuspectedpatientsalikeafterpaymentsbymedicalinsurance,seriousillnessinsuranceandassistanceprograms第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20个小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。RyanHickmanwasbornintoanAmericanfamily.Whenhewasthreeyearsold,RyanHickmanvisiteda 36 centerinCaliforniaandfoundwhathewantedtodomost. 37 ,thenextdayashegreetedhisdad,Damion,hemadea(n) 38 ,"I'mgoingto 39 allthebottlesandcansfromeveryoneintheneighborhood.I'llstartanew 40 myself!" It'snevertoo 41 tostartabusiness,thoughtherewerenootherstaffbuthimselfwhenthecompanywasstarted.Today,Ryan,agedseven,theworld's 42 garbageman,istheCEO,managerand 43 ofRyan'sRecyclingCompany.ThoughRyansayshedoesn'trememberwhatmadeitallstart,heremains 44 aboutwhatheisdoing.When 45 whyhedidso,hesaid,"It'sbecausebottlesgettotheocean,andthenanimalsgetsickanddie."Ryan'sneighborshavebeen 46
tothelittleboy'sknockingfortheirrecycledgoods.Moreandmore 47 onescalltoaskforapickuporeven 48 bagsofbottlesandcansatHickman'sdoor.Atschool,Ryan'sfavoriteactivityishelpingthedustmen 49 thetrashandtakingawaytherecyclable."MywifeandIsupporthimandwetoldhimthatwheneverhewantsto 50 ,hecan,"Damionsaid."Iwanttoseehimwithfriends,buttherecyclingjustmakeshim 51 .Hehasactually 52 fiveofhisfriendstojoinhim." AccordingtoDamion,Ryanhas 53 over$11,000throughrecyclingbottlesandcans.Ryansayshewantstobuyalargetrashtrucktobe 54 withenoughgarbageandbecomea 55 garbageman. 36.A.financialB.deliveringC.recyclingD.industrial37.A.TerriblyB.AmazinglyC.SimplyD.Ridiculously38.A.noticeB.speechC.announcementD.explanation39.A.throwupB.throwoutC.pickoutD.pickup40.A.investigationB.researchC.campaignD.business41.A.earlyB.oldC.weakD.late42.A.cleverestB.busiestC.wealthiestD.youngest43.A.customerB.employerC.employeeD.trainee44.A.energeticB.enthusiasticC.unbearableD.comfortable45.A.consultedB.questionedC.investigatedD.reminded46.A.opposedB.addictedC.accustomedD.devoted47.A.instructiveB.supportiveC.aggressiveD.persuasive48.A.throwawayB.turndownC.laydownD.settledown49.A.desertB.circulateC.separateD.weed50.A.startB.continueC.backD.quit51.A.relaxedB.upsetC.delightedD.exhausted52.A.persuadedB.urgedC.forcedD.instructed53.A.raisedB.savedC.wastedD.spent54.A.surroundedB.loadedC.equippedD.carried55.A.kindB.generousC.trueD.wealthy
非选择题部分第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）KeepingadiaryinEnglishisoneoftheeffectivewaystoimproveourEnglishwritingabilities. 56 (compare)withotherformsofwriting,itisshorterandtakes 57(little) time.ItcanhelpustodevelopthehabitofthinkinginEnglish. 58 wecankeepthispractice,graduallywe'lllearnhowtoexpressourselvesinEnglish.InkeepingadiaryinEnglish,wecertainlyrunupagainstmanydifficulties.Inthefirstplace,itoftenhappens 59 wehavetroublefindingappropriatewordsandphrasestogiveexpressiontoourmind.Secondly,therearemany60 (idiom)waysofsayingthingsinChinese. And itisextremelyhardforustoputthemintoEnglish61(proper).AsfarasIamconcerned,my 62 (suggest)isthatweshouldalwayshaveanotebookandaChinese-Englishdictionarywithineasyreach.Wheneversomething 63 (beat)us,wecanfirstputitdowninournotebookandthenconsultourdictionary.WecanalsoturntoourEnglishteacherforhelp,ifnecessary.Inshort,Ibelievethatitis 64 greatusetokeepadiaryinEnglishfor 65 developmentofourwritingskills.第四部分：写作（满分40分）第一节：应用文写作（满分15分）假设你是中学生李华，你的美国交换生好友Sofia因为新型冠状病毒爆发而无法去学校参加汉语课程，因此向你咨询如何在家学习汉语，请你给出相应的建议。内容包括：1.写信目的；2.提出建议并说明理由。注意:1.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；2.词数：80词左右参考词汇：新型冠状病毒thenovelcoronavirusDearSofia,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节概要写作（满分25分）阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的概要。Retirementisthepointwhereapersonstopsemploymentcompletely.The"standard"retirementagevariesfromcountrytocountry,butitisgenerallybetween50and70,accordingtothelateststatistics,2011.However,foralongtime,peoplehavegotintoanargumentaboutwhethertheageofretirementshouldbeincreasedorreducedintheircountries.Thereareseveralargumentsforallowingolderpeopletocontinueworkingaslongastheyareable.Manypeoplethinkthatolderemployeeshavealargeamountofknowledgeandexperiencewhichcanbelosttoabusinessororganizationiftheyaremadetoretire.Besides,olderemployeesareoftenextremelyfaithfulemployeesandaremorewillingtoimplementcompanypoliciesthantheyoung.Amoreimportantpointisregardingtheattitudesinsocietytoolderpeople.Toforcesomeonetoresignorretireat60or65indicatesthatthesocietydoesnotvaluetheinputofthesepeopleandthattheirusefullifeisover.Allowingolderpeopletoworkindefinitely(无限地),however,isnotalwaysagoodpolicy.
Somepeopletookthestrongviewthatagealoneisnoguaranteeofability.Manyyoungemployeeshavemoreexperienceorskillsthanolderstaff,whomayhavebeenstuckinoneareaformostoftheirworkinglives.Havingcompulsoryretirementallowsnewideasinanorganization.Ontheotherhand,olderpeopleshouldberewardedbysocietyfortheirlife'slaborbybeinggivengenerouspensionsandthefreedomtoenjoyleisure.Theycanhavetimetodowhatevertheylike,thatis,theycanhavetheirownplansorrolesandachievetheirretirementgoals.Withmanyyoungpeopleunemployedorfrustratedinlow-levelpositions,thereareoftencallstocompulsorily(强制地)retireolderworkers.However,thiscanaffecttheolderindividual'sfreedomandrighttowork.Inmyopinion,givingworkersmorechoicesovertheirretirementagewillbenefitsocietyandtheindividual.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
高二英语参考答案一、听力：30分1-5CCBAA6-10BBACB11-15CACAB16-20ABACB二、阅读：35分21.BBD24.DAB27.AACB31-35BGAED三、完形：30分36-40CBCDD41-45ADCBB46-50CBCCD51-55CABBC四、语法填空：10分56.Compared57.less58.If59.that60.idiomatic61.properly62.suggestion63.beats64.of65.the五、应用文写作：15分DearSofia,KnowingthatyouareunabletoattendyourChineselessonsduetotheoutbreakofthenovelcoronavirus,IamquitewillingtoofferyousomeadviceonhowtoimproveyourChinesecompetenceathome.First,youcanregisterforsomeonlinecoursesandpracticebyyourselfasmasteringalanguagedorequirelargeamountsofpractice.AndI’dalsoliketorecommendthatyoureadsomeChinesestorybooksonline,whichwillcontributealottoenlargingyourvocabulary.Additionally,idiomaticChineseiseasilyaccessibletoyouthroughChinesemoviesandsongs.Igenuinelyhopethesuggestionswillturnoutbeneficial.Wishyouallthebest!Yourssincerely,LiHua
六、概要写作：25分OnepossibleversionTherehasbeenadebateabouttherightretirementage.(要点1)Somearguethatolderpeopleshouldnotbeforcedtoretirebecauseoftheiradvantagesinworkplaceslikericherexperienceandloyalty,otherwise,boththeircontributionsandvalueareactuallynotrecognized.(要点2)However,opponentsbelieveinmorestrengthspossessedbyyoungemployeesandearlierretirementasarewardfortheelderly.(要点3）Maybeitwillbebeneficialtobothsocietyandindividualbyleavingtheissuetotheelderlythemselves.（要点4）听力原文Text1W:You’dbettergetstartedonyourreport.Youknowthatyouhavetohanditinat8:30tomorrowmorning!(1)M:Oh,myweekendisflyingaway.Text2W:Richard,Lucy’sgoingtotellmehowtodress.M:Sheoughttosticktothethingssheknowsmoreabout,likecooking.(2)Text3M:Thisdressisreallyniceonyou.W:Butlookatthepricelabel,1,700yuan.(3)Ican’taffordit.M:Luckilyithasadiscounttoday.Itwillcut700yuanwhenyoupurchasemorethan1,000yuan.(3)Text4W:Sorry,mybirthdaywasruinedbymepersonallybyanincidentafewdaysago.NowIwouldratherstayawayfromanybirthdayparty.M:Oh,sorry.Iknowyouwouldrefusemyinvitation.(4)
Text5W:MyhearthasbeenfullofthoughtsofyouandMumeversincewepartedlastmonth.M:YourmumandIaremissingyou,too.(5)Wehopeyoucouldenjoyyouroverseascollegelife.Text6W:Luke,couldyoucometothesubwaystationnearourhousetosendmeanumbrella?(6)Ileftmineatmyoffice.M:OK,butthere’sonlyoneathomenow.MomandDadwenttothemallforshoppingjustnow.W:TheraincoatisOKtoo.M:That’sagoodidea.Dearsister,waitme10minutes.I’llbethereat6:55.(7)W:OK.Text7M:Mum,Iboughtasmartphoneforyou.NextmonthIwillgotoworkinThailand,youcanstillconnectwithmeontheInternet.(8)W:ButIreallydon’tknowhowtouseit.It’sdifficultfortheoldtolearnnewthings.(9)M:It’sOK.Youjustneedtolearnhowtochatthroughvideowithothers.FirstlyI’lldownloadasoftwareforyou.ThenI’llteachyouhowtochat…W:Wait,wait…Ican’tfollowyou.(9)Text8W:Whatkindofthingsdoyouliketodoinyourfreetime?(12)M:Ilikeplayingbasketball.IplayonacityteameverySaturdayafternoonsincelastAugust.W:Soitwillbeafullyeartillnextmonth.(10)M:Yeah.Butit’snottheonlythingIliketodo.Ialsoenjoypainting.It’sgreatforrelaxingmyself.W:Really?Areyouprettygoodatit?
M:Nottoobad.ButI’mnotPicasso.(11)Howaboutyou?Whatdoyouliketodo?W:Well,acoupleoftimesamonthIgohikingtoGreenMountainwithsomefriends.M:Itsoundswonderful.Iwanttotryitsometime.Text9W:HaveyouheardthattheformerAmericanpresident,BarackObama’sdaughterMaliaObamawouldbeattendingHarvardUniversityaftershegraduatesfromhighschool?(13)M:Thenshewillbefollowingherfather’sfootsteps?(13)W:Yes.But,beforesheburiesherselfinthosebooksinHarvardUniversity,she’llbetakingayear’sbreak.(14)M:Whatwillshedo?W:Herparentssaidtheydidn’tknowwhatsheplannedtodo,butperhapsitwouldhavesomethingtodowithHollywood.M:Cool.Lisa,doyouwanttotakeoneyear’sbreakbeforegoingtotheuniversity?W:No.Bytheway,mydreamschoolisYaleUniversity.Whataboutyou?M:Forme,noschoolisbetterthanOxfordUniversity.(15)W:Right.Whatdidyougetinourfinalexams?M:IgotanFinmath.It’stoodifficultforme.Ididbetterinothersubjects,3Asand2Bs.Whataboutyou?W:Ifailedinhistory,butIgotanAinscience.(16)Text10M:OverathousandpeoplehavecometogetherinStockholm,Swedentotakepartinthisyear’sChineseKiteFestival.(17)The2017editionoftheChineseKiteFestivalisthe8thputonbytheStockholmChineseAssociation.DavidLiuisthePresidentoftheAssociation.“Almosteveryyeartheweatherisgoodduringthekitefestival.Thisyearisthesame—theblueskiesandthegentlewind,whichisidealforflyingkites.(18)ThiseventisgoodfortheculturalexchangebetweenChinaandSweden.”TheannualkitefestivalisnotonlyaChineseevent.PeoplefromallplacesinSwedenturnouteveryyeartotakepart
intheevent,whichcontinuestogrowinpopularityeveryyear.JonJohansson,alocalmuseumexpert,saystheeventattractskiteflyersagedfrom2to70.(19)Anditisagreatwaytocelebratethechangingseasonsinthecity.Beyondflyingkites,theFestivalalsoincludedothereventssuchasChinesesinginganddancing,aswellasKungfushows.(20)
