浙江省余姚中学2022-2022学年高一英语上学期期中试题选择题部分第一部分听力（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，从题中给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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。例：Howmuchistheshirt？A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.答案是C。1.WhatdoesJohnfinddifficultinlearningGerman？A.Pronunciation.B.Vocabulary.C.Grammar.2.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers？A.Workmates.B.Brotherandsister.C.Teacherandstudent.3.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace？A.Inabank.B.Ataticketoffice.C.Onatrain.4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout？A.Arestaurant.B.Astreet.C.Adish.5.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofherinterview？A.Itwastough.B.Itwasinteresting.C.Itwassuccessful.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。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，回答第6、7题。6.WhenwillJudygotoaparty？A.OnMonday.B.OnTuesday.C.OnWednesday.7.WhatwillMaxdonext？A.Flyakite.B.Readamagazine.C.Dohishomework.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatdoesthemansuggestdoingatfirst？A.Goingtoaconcert.B.Watchingamovie.C.Playingacomputergame.9.Whatdothespeakersdecidetodo？A.VisitMike.B.Goboating.C.Takeawalk.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whichcolordocatsseebetterthanhumans？A.Red.B.Green.C.Blue.11.Whydocatsbringdeadbirdshome？A.Toeattheminasafeplace.B.Toshowofftheirhuntingskills.C.Tomaketheirownershappy.12\n12.Howdoesthemansoundattheendoftheconversation？A.Grateful.B.Humorous.C.Curious.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.WhoisMacy？A.Ed’smother.B.Ed’steacher.C.Ed’sfriend.14.HowdoesEdusuallygotokindergarten？A.Bycar.B.Onfoot.C.Bybus.15.WhatdoesEdenjoydoingatthekindergarten？A.Tellingstories.B.Singingsongs.C.Playingwithothers.16.WhatdotheteacherssayaboutEd？A.He’sclever.B.He’squiet.C.He’sbrave.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.AtwhatagedidEmilystartlearningballet？A.Five.B.Six.C.Nine.18.WhydidEmilymovetoToronto？A.Toworkforadanceschool.B.Toperformatadancetheater.C.Tolearncontemporarydance.19.WhydidEmilyquitdancing？A.Shewastoooldtodance.B.Shefailedtogetascholarship.C.Shelostinterestinit.20.HowdoesEmilyfeelaboutstoppingtraining？A.She’spleased.B.She’sregretful.C.She’supset.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。AMarkandhisbrotherJasonbothwerelookingattheshiningnewcomputerenviously.Jasonwasdeterminednottogoagainsttheirfather’swishesbutMarkwasmoreadventurousthanhisbrother.Helovedexperimentingandhisaimwastobecomeascientistlikehisfather.“Dadwillbereallymadifhefindsoutyou’vebeenplayingwithhisnewcomputer.”Jasonsaid,“Hetoldusnottotouchit.”“Hewon’tfindout,”Marksaid,“I’lljusthaveaquicklookandshutitdown.”Markhadbeenscoldedbeforefortouchinghisfather’sequipment.Buthiscuriositywasdifficulttocontrolandthisnewcomputerreallypuzzledhim.Itwasastrange-lookingmachine—onehisdadhadbroughthomefromthelaboratorywhereheworked.“It’sanexperimentalmodel,”hisfatherhadexplained,“sodon’ttouchitunderanycircumstances.”Buthisfather’swarningonlyservedtomakeMarkmorecurious.Withoutanyfurtherthought,Markturnedon12\nthepowerswitch.Thecomputerburstintolifeandsecondslater,thescreenturnedintocolours,shiftingandchanging,andthentwobigwhitewordsappearedinthecentreofthescreen:“SPACETRANSPORTER.”“Yes!”Markcriedexcitedly,“It’sacomputergame.Iknewit!Dad’sonlybeenpretendingtowork.He’sreallybeenplayinggamesinstead!”Anewmessageappearedonthescreen:“ENTERNAMESVOYAGER1:…VOYAGER2:…”Mark’sfingersflewacrossthekeyboardashetypedinbothoftheirnames.“INPUTACCEPTED.STARTTRANSPORTPROGRAM.AUTO-RETRIEVEINITIATED(自动回收程序已启动).”Thescreenturnedevenbrighterandanoisesuddenlyroseinvolume.“Ithinkwe’dbettershutitoff,Mark,”Jasonyelled,reachingforthepowerswitch.Hewasreallyfrightened.Buthishandneverreachedtheswitch.Asinglebeamofdazzlingwhitelightburstoutofthecomputerscreen,wrappingtheboysinitsglow(光芒),untiltheythemselvesseemedtobeglowing.Thenitdieddownjustassuddenlyasithadburstintolife.Andtheboyswerenolongerthere.Onthescreen,theletterschanged：“TRANSPORTSUCCESSFUL．DESTINATION:MARS.RETRIEVEDATE:2025.”21.WhydidMarktouchthecomputeragainsthisfather’swarning?A.Hewantedtotakeavoyage.B.Hewantedtopracticehisskill.C.Hewassomuchattractedbyit.D.Hewaseagertodoanexperiment.22.Wheredidtheboys’fathermostlikelywork?A.Inanelectronicfactory.B.Inacomputercompany.C.Inascientificresearchcenter.D.Inaninformationprocessingcenter.23.WhydidJasonwanttoshutoffthecomputer?A.Hewasafraidofbeingscolded.B.Hedidn’tliketheloudnoiseandlight.C.Hedidn’twanttoplaygamesanymore.D.Hewasafraidsomethingdangerousmighthappen.24.Whathappenedtotheboysattheendofthestory?A.Theywereblownintotheair.B.Theyweresenttoanotherplanet.C.Theywerehiddeninthestronglight.D.Theywerecarriedawaytoanothercountry.BOnlythreelocalstudentswonChineseBlogCompetition.And15ofthe18awardswenttostudentsfromChina. 170students’task:togetafully-designedblogupandrunning,completewithmanypostingsonathemeofchoice－allwritteninChinese.12\n Themesrangedfromlocalopinions－suchastheusageofSinglish,educationandwhetherSingaporecanbeaculturalcentre－tofoodblogs. TheentrieswerejudgedonLanguageproficiencyandthequalityofwriting,aswellasthedesignandlevelofexchangingideaswithreaders. AcademicsfromtheNationalUniversityofSingaporeandtheSIMUniversity,ITexperts,andajournalistfromChinesenewspaperLianheZaobaoinSingaporemadeupthejudges. Intheend,onlythreeSingaporeanstudentsmadeittotheawardlist－therestoftheawardsweresweptupbystudentsfromChina. “Nosurprise,”saidMr.ChowYawLong,37,teacher-in-chargefromInnovaJuniorCollege,whichorganizedtheevent.“Althoughthetopicswerelocalsubjects,theforeignstudentsweregenerallybetterintermsofthecontentofthepostsandtheirgraspoftheChineselanguage.” OneofthethreelocalstudentswinningthefirstprizeintheBestLanguageAwardwasbloggerChristinaGao19,fromtheSaintAndrew’sJuniorCollege,whosparednoeffortinresearchingforandwritingherblog.Eachentrytookherbetweenfiveandsevendaystoproduce,completewithpicturesandevenpodcasts(播客). Heradviceforbloggersis:Beresponsible. “Somebloggersoutthereonlyseektoblametheauthoritiesandotherbloggers,”saidMissGao.“Ithinktheylackresponsibilitiesandthereisnovaluetotheirposts.”25.Thecompetitionwasorganizedby________.A.theNationalUniversityofSingaporeB.ChinesenewspaperLianheZaobaoC.InnovaJuniorCollegeD.theSaintAndrew’sJuniorCollege26.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Notallthethemeswereaboutlocalsubjects.B.Chinesestudentswonmostoftheawards.C.TheblogscouldbewritteninChineseorSinglish.D.ThejudgeswerefromuniversitiesinSingaporeandChina.27.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A.howChinesestudentswontheawardsinthecompetitionB.whybloggersshouldtakeresponsibilityfortheirblogsC.howMissGaowonthefirstprizeinthecompetitionD.whattheresultofthecompetitionwasCDoyouknowofanyonewhousesthetruthtodeceive?Whensomeonetellsyousomethingthatistrue,butleavesoutimportantinformationthatshouldbeincluded,hecangiveyouafalsepicture.Forexample,somemightsay,“Ijustwonahundreddollarsonthelottery（彩票）.Itwasgreat.Itookthatdollarticketbacktothestoreandturneditinforonehundreddollars!”Thisguy’sawinner,right?Maybe,maybenot.Wethendiscoverthathebought12\n$200worthoftickets,andonlyonewasawinner.He’sreallyabigloser!Hedidn’tsayanythingthatwasfalse,butheleftoutimportantinformationonpurpose.That’scalledahalf-truth.Half-truthsarenottechnicallylies,buttheyarejustasdishonest.Somepoliticiansoftenusethistrick.Let’ssaythatduringGovernorSmith’slastterm,herstatelostonemillionjobsandgainedthreemillionjobs.Thensheseeksanotherterm.Oneofheropponentssays,“DuringGovernorSmith’sterm,thestatelostonemillionjobs!”That’strue.However,anhoneststatementwouldhavebeen,“DuringGovernorSmith’sterm,thestatehada netgain oftwomillionjobs.’’Advertiserswillsometimesusehalf-truths.It’sagainstthelawtomakefalsestatementssotheytrytomisleadyouwiththetruth.Anadvertisementmightsay,“NineoutoftendoctorsadvisedtheirpatientstotakeYuckyPillstocuretoothache.”ItfailstomentionthattheyonlyaskedtendoctorsandnineofthemworkfortheYuckyCompany.Thiskindofdeceptionhappenstoooften.It’sasadfactoflife:Liesarelies,andsometimesthetruthcanlieaswell.28.Wemayinferthattheauthorbelievespeopleshould_______.A.buylotteryticketsB.makeuseofhalf-truthsC.nottakeanythingatfacevalueD.nottrusttheYuckyCompany29.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“netgain”inParagraph5mean?A.Finalincrease.B.Bigadvantage.C.Largeshare.D.Totalsaving.30.WhatcanweknowfromtheexampleoftheYuckyPillsadvertisement?A.Falsestatementsareeasytoseethrough.B.Half-truthsareoftenusedtomisleadpeople.C.Doctorsliketoactinadvertisements.D.Advertisementsarebasedonfacts.第二节（共5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。HowtoLiveaHappyLifeHappinessiswhatweneedmostwiththeincreaseofpressureinmodernlife.31Fortunately,thisisnotthecase.Everyonehastheabilitytohangontohappinesswithhisownefforts.Thefollowingmethodsmayleadyoutolong-lastinghappiness.●Takeexercise.Otherthanhealthbenefitsthataretoonumeroustomention,exercisemakesyousmarter,happier,improvessleep,andmakesyoufeelbetteraboutyourbody.32Keepingintouchwithnaturecanhelpyoureducestress,makeyoumorecreative,improveyourmemoryandmayevenmakeyouabetterperson.●33Relationshipsareworthmorethanyouthink.Notfeelingsociallyconnectedcanmakeyoustupiderandkillyou.Lonelinesscanleadtoheartattack,strokeanddiabetes.Ontheotherhand,studieshaveshownthatthelongestlived12\npeopleontheplanetallplaceastrongemphasisonsocialengagement.●Challengeyourself.34Musiclessonsincreaseintelligence.Challengingyourbeliefsstrengthensyourmind.Increasingwillpowerjusttakesalittleefforteachdayandit’smoreresponsibleforyoursuccessthanIQ.Notgettinganeducationortakingadvantageofopportunitiesaretwoofthethingspeoplelookbackontheirlivesandregretthemost.●Laugh.Laughterhassimilareffectstophysicalexercise.Itincreasesbloodpressure,theheartrateandtherateofbreathing;italsoworksseveralgroupsofmusclesintheface,thestomach,andthefeet.Itcanevenreducetheeffectofpainonthebody.Humorisagoodwaytocauselaughter.35A.Lifeisalwaysfullofhope.B.Spendtimewithfriendsandfamily.C.However,sometimesitseemsfarawayfromus.D.Itwouldbebetterifyoutakeexerciseinnature.E.Dosomethingkindforthepeopleyoucareabout.F.Learninganotherlanguagecankeepyourmindsharp.G.Justthinkingaboutfunnymomentsorthingscanhelpalot.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共20题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，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。Iwaslookingatsomephotoalbumstoday.Thatiswhereweoldfolksusedto36ourpicturesbeforesmartphoneswereinvented.AnywayasIwas37themIfoundawornanddustyoneatthebottomofapileandopenedit38.Slowlyturningthepages,Isuddenlysawa39ofmybeautifuldaughterBeth,whichinstantlygrabbedmyheartand40mebackintime.Itwas2541agoatChristmas.ThelittlechildrenwereallwaitingforSantato42.Mydaughterwasonlytwoandahalfyearsoldandthiswasherfirsttimeto43SaintNick.Mostoftheotheryoungchildrenseemedscaredand44whenhefirstwalkedintotheroom45mydaughter’seyeslitup.Sheclappedherhandsandlaughed.She46upanddown.Shesparkled（闪耀）with47.Maybeitwasthatshewas48tobeards（胡须）becauseoneofhergrandpashadone.Maybeitwasthatitwasheruncleunderthered,Santasuit.49thereasonatjustthatinstant,wetookthepictureand50seizedthatmomentofsimplejoy,sweetinnocence,and51love.Whenevertheproblemsoftheholidaysstarttobotherme,Ithinkbacktothat52withmybabydaughterandrememberagainthe53oftheseason.Itisthatfearlesslovethata(n)54solongagocameheretoteachus.Itisthatfearlesslovethatwecan55inourheartsnotonlyatChristmasbutalltheyearlong.Mayourheartsalwaysbefreeoffearandfulloflove.36. A. hide B. store C. recognize D. record 37. A. going through B. getting over C. turning around 12\nD. searching for 38. A. silently B. sincerely C. gently D. patiently 39. A. picture B. journalC. storyD. scene 40. A. floated B. changedC. forced D. transported 41. A. decades B. years C. months D. weeks 42. A. return B. arise C. arrive D. occur 43. A. meet B. touch C. please D. admire44. A. unbearable B. unbelievable C. unusual D. uncertain 45. A. soB. andC. butD. then46. A. looked B. wandered C. turned D. jumped 47. A. congratulation B. disappointmentC. happiness D. encouragement 48. A. used B. openC. familiarD. connected49. A. However B. Whenever C. Wherever D. Whatever 50. A. somehow B. forever C. otherwise D. almost 51. A. unconditional B. particular C. fearless D. special52. A. moment B. season C. holiday D. day 53. A. friendliness B. viewC. fruit D. spirit 54. A. uncle B. baby C. daughter D. elder 55. A. request B. develop C. carry D. express非选择题部分第二节：（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Manytimeswesparenoeffortatwork, 56 (offer)hoursofovertimebyignoringourfamilylife.Wespendtimewithpeoplewhowehavenothingincommonwith,andattendsocial 57 (activity)wehavenointerest 58 .Wealwaysfindourselveslivingourlivesintheway 59 pleasesandimpressesothers12\ninsteadofbeingourselves.Infact,forthemajorityofpeople,theyonlythinkabout 60 (they)99%ofthetime,andrarelygiveus 61 secondthought,asaresultofwhich,weoftenendupunhappyandfeelingoutofplace.Inviewofthis,it’stimetothinkaboutourselves,ourownfamily,andstartcreatingafuture 62 (base)onourownlikesanddislikes. 63 ,thinkitovernexttimewhenwearerequiredtoworkovertime.Tryingtobealovingparentorgoodfriend 64 (be)verylikelytogiveusfarmore 65 (please)andafeelingofsecurity,connectionandbelonging.第四部分：写作（共两节，满分30分）第一节：应用文写作（满分15分）假定你是校英语俱乐部负责人李华,你校即将举行“英语角”活动，你想求助于你的朋友——某国际高中学生会主席Jack帮忙选派5位学生参加活动。请给Jack写一封电子邮件,内容包括：1.活动时间；2.活动主题；3.希望选派什么样的学生。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。第二节：读后续写（满分25分）阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。TheVoiceofRigoRigohadaloudvoice.PeoplewerealwaystellingRigotobequiet.Hismotherwouldtellhimtousehisquietvoiceinsidethehousebecausethebabywasasleep.Hisfatherwouldaskhimtospeakquietlyinthecarsothathecouldconcentrateonhisdriving.Histeacherwouldtellhimtotalkquietlysohewouldnotbotherotherswhowerestudying.Notonlydidhehavealoudvoice,butRigolikedtotalkalot.Wheneverhehadtime,hewouldtalkwithhisclassmates,sharingeverythingheconsideredfun.Helikedtoyellandshout.Sometimeshejustyelled,“Hey!”fornoreason.Helikedthesoundofhisveryloudvoiceforhethoughtithadmorepenetrating(穿透的)powerthanthatofanactor.Butnoteveryonefeltthesameway.WhenRigoshoutedgoodbyeasheleftforschool,hismothershookherhead,“Rigo!Bequiet!”Whenhisfatherdrovehimtoschool,Rigosaid,“Hey!There’sChris!”Hepointedathisfriend,whowaswalkingtoschool.Hisfathershookhishead.“Rigo,useaquietvoiceinthecar.”Atschool,histeachertalkedtohimthreetimesaboutusinghisquietvoice.Hisclassmatesshooktheirheads,throwinganupsetlookathimwhenhetalkedaloud.Later,Rigohadtositbyhimselfforawhile.Histeacherwantedhimtopracticebeingquiet.Rigohadtositquietlyforfiveminutes.Itfeltlikefivehoursorfivedays.Whenthefiveminuteswasup,Rigowenttohisdeskandsatquietly.Itwasnoteasy.12\nAfterschool,RigowaswaitingforhisfatherwhenhesawChrisagain.“Hey!”heyelled.“Chris!Hey!”Theheadmasterwaswalkingby.Rigowassurehewasgoingtogetintroubleforhisloudvoice.Helookedquicklyattheground.Maybetheheadmasterwouldkeepwalking.注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；2.应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph1:TheheadmasterstoppedandlookedatRigo._______________________________________Paragraph2:Hesaidgoodbyetotheheadmasterandrantogetinhisfather’scarcheerfully.___________2022学年第一学期高一英语期中考试参考答案第一部分：听力（共20个小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）1-5CABAC6-10BBACC11-15ABABC16-20ABCCA第二部分：阅读理解第一节（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）21-24CCDB25-27CBD28-30CAB第二节（共5个小题；每小题2分，满分10分）31-35CDBFG第三部分：语言运用第一节：完型填空（共20个小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）36-40BACAD41-45BCADC46-50DCADB51-55CADBC第二节：语法填空（共10个小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）56.offering57.activities58.in59.which/that60.themselves12\n61.a62.based63.Therefore/Thus64.is65.pleasure第四部分：写作第一节：应用文（满分15分）Onepossibleversion:DearJack,TheEnglishCornerofourschoolisscheduledforJanuary4th.Tomakeitmoreattractive, I’mwritingtoaskyouifyoucouldarrangeforfivestudentsofyourschooltojoinus.Asthetopicwillbe“DifferencebetweenChineseandAmericanEducation”,itwouldbegreatifthefivestudentswerefamiliarwiththeAmericaneducationsystem.I’mabsolutelysurethatyoursupportwilladdmuchcolortotheeventandguaranteeitssuccess.Yourtimelyreplywillbehighlyappreciated!Yours,LiHua第二节：读后续写（满分25分）Onepossibleversion:TheheadmasterstoppedandlookedatRigo.HewaitedattheroadsideuntilRigoraisedhishead.Confusingly,itseemedasiftheheadmasterhadfoundagreattreasure.Rigotwisteduneasily.“Doyoulikeacting?”askedtheheadmaster.“I’veneverseenanactorwhospeakslouderthanyou.You’resuretobecomeanextraordinaryactor.”“Me?Anextraordinaryactor?”Rigocouldn’tbelievehisears.“Yes,you,”theheadmastersaid.“Agoodactormustbeabletospeakaloudonthestagetomakehimselfheardbyeveryoneofhisaudience.Youcandothat!”Atthatmoment,Rigosawhisfather.“Bytheway,agoodactorknowsheshouldusehisquietvoiceoffthestage,”addedtheheadmaster.Hesaidgoodbyetotheheadmasterandrantogetinhisfather’scarcheerfully.“Dad,theheadmastersaidIwasgoingtobecomeanextraordinaryactor!”heyelledproudly.Thenextsecond,heseemedtorememberwhattheheadmasterhadtoldhim,andloweredhisvoice,“Yes,Iknowwhentospeakataloudvoice.”Hisfatherwassurprisedathischange.Rigothentoldhimwhathappenedjustnowandpromisedhewouldpracticespeakingquietly.Pleased,hisfathersmiled,“Yes,you’retobecomeanextraordinaryactor,foryourself,andfortheheadmaster.”听力原文Text1W:So,howisyourGermanclassgoing,John? M:Well,notbad.Thepronunciationisfinewithme,anditsvocabularyissimilartoEnglish.ButI'mfindingthegrammarawful. W:Well,ittakesawhiletogetitright. Text2W:IhopeyoucancometothepartyonSaturday.M:Ididn'tknowIwasinvited. W:Sureyouare.Everyoneinourofficeisinvited. 12\nText3W:MayIhelpyou? M:Yes.WhenisthenexttraintoLondon?W:Oh,letmecheck.Itleavesintwentyminutes. M:Oneticket,please. Text4W:Charlie,doyouknowarestaurantcalledBravo?M:Bravo...Iknowthename.ButI'mnotsurewhereitis.W:It'sonGeorgeStreet.Thefoodthereisexcellent.Text5W:Brian,Ijusthadaninterview.Theysaidtheywouldmakeadecisionsoon.M:Whatareyourchancesofgettingthejob?W:Quitegood.Ithinktheinterviewwentverywell.Text6M:Let'sgokiteflying,Judy.It'ssuchalovelyday.W:Okay,butletmefinishmychemistryhomeworkfirst.Wouldyoumindwaitingforhalfanhour,Max?Thereareafewsportsmagazinesonthetable.M:Isn'tthechemistryhomeworkduenextWednesday?W:Yeah,butIhaveafulldayofclassesonMondayandabirthdaypartytoattendonTuesday.M:Allright,then.Yougoahead,andI'llcatchuponsomesportsnewswhilewaiting.Text7W:We'vebeenonthecomputerallthetimelately.Whydon'twedosomethingdifferentSundayafternoon?M:Well,wecouldgotoaconcert.W:ButIdon'tthinkwecangettheticketsthislate.M:Thenwhataboutplayingacomputergame?There'sareallycoolnewonewecandownload.W:Hmm,Idon'tknow.IfeellikeIneedtodosomeexercise.Wecouldprobablyjustwalkbythelake,andI'llaskMiketojoinus.W:Thatsoundslikefun.Let'sdoit!Text8W:Welcometoourprogram,DrPeterson.Let'sseewhatquestionswe'vegotforyoutoday.Here'sone:Cancatsseecolor?M:Sortof.Inthewild,manycatshuntatnightbecausetheireyesaredesignedforlowlight.Yourcatcan'tseebrightcolorssuchasredandgreen.Butitpicksupmoreshadesofblue,yellow,andgreythanhumansdo.W:Andwhydocatsgivedeadbirdstotheirowners?12\nM:Whenyourcatdropsadeadbirdatyourfeet,sheisn'tbringingyouapresent.Mostcatsjustdragfoodhomebecauseit'sasafeplacetoeat.Acat'smomalsobringshomethingstoherchildrentohelpthempracticehunting.So,afemalecatwithoutchildrenmaybringthese"treats"toherownerinstead.Youmaynotlikethem,butatleastyoudon'thavetowriteherathank-younote. Text9W:HowislittleEddoingatthekindergarten,Jack?M:Oh,he'sdoingfairlywell.It'sbeenthreeweekssincehefirststartedgoing,soMacyandIareprettyusedtoitnow.YoushouldhaveseenMacycrywhenEdwasabouttosetoffonthefirstday,though.W:Ithinkthat'sanormalreactionformothers.Youlivequiteclosetothekindergarten,don'tyou?Howdoeshegetthere?M:Macywalkstherewithhimeverymorningunlesstheweatherisbad.Whenitrains,they'lldrive.W:AndisEdenjoyingkindergarten?M:Yeah,helovestohaveotherkidstoplaywith.Hekeepstellingusthingstheydotogether.W:Whatdotheteachersatthekindergartensayabouthim?M:Theysaidhe'sbright,andthathe'sstartingtolearnhowtotelltime.Isn'tthatfantastic?W:Thatisfantastic.Itsoundslikeeverythinggoeswell.Text10MynameisEmily.Ihadbeenadancerforquitealongtime.IstartedstudyingballetwhenIwassixyearsold.BythetimeIwasnine,Iwasdancingfivedaysaweek.WhenIwaseighteen,IdecidedthatIreallypreferredcontemporarydanceandthatIwantedtodoitprofessionally.SoIappliedsuccessfullyforthetrainingprogramattheschoolofTorontoDanceTheatre,andmovedtoTorontotoattendtheprogram.ThatwastheperiodoftimeIenjoyedmostinToronto.Igraduatedonscholarshipanddancedprofessionallyfortenyears.Butafterallthoseyears,Ifoundthatdancewasgraduallybecomingsomethingthatfeltlikemoreofaburdenthanajoy.Ifoundmyselfincreasinglyunwillingtodragmyselftodanceperformances,soIquit.Idomissdanceoften.ButitmakesmehappytothinkthatI’llneverhavetogotoanothertrainingsessionagain.12
