石家庄市第一中学2022—2022学年第一学期期中考试高一年级英语试题试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分，共150分。考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1.答第一卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在本试卷和答题卡相对应的位置上。2.选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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.Whatisthewomangoingtodonext?A.Haveameeting.B.Seethemanager.C.Dosometranslation.2.Howdidthewomanfeelaboutherperformance?A.Satisfied.B.Disappointed.C.Worried.3.Whatdidthewomandotoday?A.Shewenttoamulticulturalfair.B.ShehaddinnerinaThairestaurant.C.ShelearnedanativeAmericandance.4.Wherearethespeakers?A.Atalibrary.B.Atacomputerlab.C.Ataprintshop.5.Whydoesthemancometothewoman?A.Totakeapictureofher.B.ToaskforanewIDcard.C.Tofilloutaform.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，回答第6、7题。6.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Teacherandstudent.B.Classmates.C.Strangers.7.WhereistheLanguageArtsbuilding?A.Ontherightofthebridge.B.AttheendofCampusCenterWalk.C.OppositethePhysicalEducationbuilding.\n听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whendoesthemanhavebasketballpractice?A.OnTuesdaysandThursdays.B.OnMondaysandWednesdays.C.OnMondaysandThursdays.9.Whatwillthespeakersdo?A.Gotoworktogether.B.Findanotherpart-timejob.C.TalkwithMr.Parker.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whathascausedthewoman’sproblem?A.Overworkingforherexams.B.Gainingtoomuchweight.C.Drinkingtwocupsofcoffeeeachday.11.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodobesidessleepingmoreandtakingexercise?A.Haveabetterdiet.B.Drinkmorecoffeetostayup.C.Eatlessandtrytoloseweight.12.Whatexercisedoesthemansuggestthewomantake?A.Running.B.Dancing.C.Walking.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.WhatdoesAlicewanttoaskMr.Millerabout?A.Hisdailyactivities.B.Hisfamilymembers.C.Hisopinionsonsomesocialproblems.14.WhatdoesMr.Millerdoeverymorning?A.Hehasacupoftea.B.Hedoessomeexercise.C.Hewatchesmorningnews.15.HowlongdoesMr.Millersleepatnight?A.Foraboutsixhours.B.Foraboutsevenhours.C.Forabouteighthours.16.WhatdoesMr.Millerliketodoonweekends?A.Attendtosomeemergency.B.Havearestbyhimself.C.Staywithhisfamily.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?A.Hissuccessinacting.B.Thechangeofhisjob.C.Theimportanceofhisfirstperformance.18.Whatdoweknowaboutthespeakerafterhisfirstperformance?A.Hewasverydisappointed.B.Hethoughtofgivingupacting.C.Hehardlytriedoutforotherroles.19.Whatdidthespeakerdoin1991?\nA.Heearnedabigfortune.B.Hesetupafilmcompany.C.Hebecameanofficeclerk.20.Whatdoesthespeakermeanintheend?A.Heisnotphysicallyhealthy.B.Hefindshisjobverydifficult.C.Hegetsalongwellwiththeactors.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节：(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADubaiisacityofbigbusiness,expensivehotels,skyscrapers(摩天楼),andshoppingmalls.Intheearly20thcentury,Dubaiwasasuccessfultradingport.PeoplefromtheworldstoppedinDubaitodobusiness.Butitwasstillasmallcity,andmostpeoplelivedasfishermenandbusinessmen.Thenin1966,oilwasdiscovered.Thisbroughtalotofmoneyintothearea,andsoonDubaibegantochange.TodayDubaiisoneoftheworld'smostimportantbusinesscenters.Infact,eachyearthecitygetsitsmoneymainlyfrombusiness,notoil.RecentlyDubaihasattractedmoreandmorevisitorsfromabroad.Theycometorelaxonitsbeaches,andeveryyear,millionsvisitjusttogoshopping!Dubaiisalsooneoftheworld'sfastestgrowingcities.Manytallbuildingsarebuiltinmonths.Thecityalsohasmanyman-madeislands.Oneofthese,thePalmJumeirah,islikeapalmtreeandisverybeautiful.Thecityisstillanamazingmixofpeoplefromdifferentcountries.Peoplefrom150countriesliveandworkinDubai,andforeignersnowoutnumberDubainativesbyeighttoone!Manypeoplewelcomethecity'sgrowth.ButanincreasingnumberofDubainativesworryaboutthespeedofchange.AsaDubainativesays,“Wemustalwaysrememberwherewecamefrom.Ourkidsmustknowweworkedvery,veryhardtogetwherewearenow,andthere'salotmoreworktodo.”21.WhydidpeoplestopinDubaiintheearly20thcentury?A.Torelax.B.Tobuyoil.C.Togoshopping.D.Todobusiness.22.Inthelastparagraph,whatdoestheunderlinedpartmean?A.WeshouldalwaysvisitDubai.B.Weshouldlearnfromforeigners.C.Wemustalwaysrememberourpast.D.Wedon’thavetoworryaboutthefuture.23.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Dubaiisgrowingveryfast.B.Dubaiwasabigcitybefore1966.C.Manytallbuildingsarebuiltinmonths.D.ManytouristscometorelaxonDubai'sbeaches.B\nThinkaboutwhatyouhadforlunch:Wasitahamburger?Achickensandwich?Barbecue?Whataboutvegetables?Woulditsurpriseyoutolearnthatwhatyoueatcanaffectthewholeplanet?Itcan—inabigway.Newstudiesshowhowfoodanditsproductionaffecttheglobeanditswarmingclimate.You’veprobablyheardofglobalwarming.Thetemperatureisontherisebecausehumankindhasbeenreleasing(排放)amountsofgasesintotheatmosphere.Oneofthesegreenhousegasesiscarbondioxide(二氧化碳). Whatdoesthishavetodowithfood?Abigpartofthecarbondioxidethatweputintheatmosphereeveryyearcomesfromtheprocessofmakingandeatingfood.Theproductionofmeatcontributesalotofthatcarbondioxide.Andmuchofmeat’scontributioncomesfrombeef,whichisresponsibleforreleasingevenmorewarminggasesintotheatmosphere. Theprocessofmakingahamburger,forexample,requiresalotofenergy.Acowhastobefedandraisedonfarmland,andcowwasteisamajorsourceofmethane(沼气)—anespeciallypowerfulgreenhousegas.Thecowhastobekilled.Themeathastobeprocessedandshippedtoashop,whichtakesfuel.Mostofthecowwon’tevenbeusedformeatthatpeopleeat.Bythetimeahamburgerfinallylandsonadinnerplate,ithasmadeaheavyeffectontheenvironment. Wecanreducetheproductionofglobal-warminggasesbyeatinglessbeef.Otherkindsofmeatlikeporkandchickendolessharmtotheenvironment—atleastintermsoftheamountofgreenhousegasesreleased. Allkindsofmeatareharderontheplanetthanvegetables.Togrowandeatapoundofpotatoes,forexample,sendslessthanone-quarterpoundofcarbondioxideintotheair.Sochangingourdiettolessmeatandmorevegetables,asitturnsout,maydotheworldsomegood.24.Thequestionsaskedinthefirstparagraphareusedto_____. A.showtheauthor’sconcernaboutfoodsafety B.expresstheauthor’spuzzlementatwhattoeatC.introducethetopictobediscussedinthepassage D.remindreadersofsomethingdelicioustoeat25.Whatisthebadnewsformeat-eaters? A.Mostcowsareraisednotforpeopletoeat. B.Meatproducingcontributestoglobalwarming.C.Thereisalotofcarbondioxideinthemeat weeat. D.Animalsbegintodieoffbecauseofglobalwarming.26.Theauthorwrotethepassageinorderto_____. A.explaintheimportanceofeatingmeat B.encouragepeopletochooseagreenerdietC.advisepeopletokeepabalanceddiet D.introducesomehealthyfoodstopeopleCReadingtodogsisanunusualwaytohelpchildrenimprovetheirliteracyskills\n（读写能力）,Withtheirshiningbrowneyes,waggingtails,andunconditionallove,dogscanprovidethenonjudg-mentallistenersneededforabeginningreadertogainconfidence,accordingtoIntermountainTherapyAnimals(ITA)inSaltLakeCity.Thegroupsaysitisthefirstprograminthecountrytousedogstohelpdevelopliteracyinchildren,withtheintroductionofReadingEducationAssistanceDogs(READ).TheSaltLakeCityPublicLibraryissoldontheidea.“Literacyspecialistsadmitthatchildrenwhoreadbelowtheleveloftheirfellowpupilsareoftenafraidofreadingaloudinagroup,oftenhavelowerself-respect,andregard-readingasaheadache.”saidLisaMyton,managerofthechildren’sdepartment.LastNovemberthetwogroupsstarted“DogDayAfternoon”inthechildren’sdepartmentofthemainlibrary.About25childrenattendedeachofthefourSaturday-afternoonclasses,readingforhalfanhour.Thosewhoattendedthreeorfouroftheclassesreceiveda“pawgraphed”bookatthelastclass.TheprogramwassosuccessfulthatthelibraryplanstorepeatitinApril,accordingtoDanaThumpowsky,publicrelationsmanager.27.Whatismainlydiscussedinthetext?A.Children’sreadingdifficulties.B.Advantagesofraisingdogs.C.Serviceinapubliclibrary.D.Aspecialreadingprogram.28.Specialistsusedogstolistentochildrenreadingbecausetheythink_______.A.dogsareyoungchildren’sbestfriendsB.childrencanplaywithdogswhilereadingC.dogscanprovideencouragementforshychildrenD.childrenanddogsunderstandeachother29.Bysaying“TheSaltLakeCityPublicLibraryissoldontheidea,”thewritermeansthelibrary_______.A.usesdogstoattractchildrenB.acceptstheideaputforwardbyITAC.hasopenedachildren’sdepartmentD.hasdecidedtotrainsomedogs30.Theunderlinedpart“a‘pawgraphed’book”ismostprobably________.A.abookusedinSaturdayclassesB.abookwrittenbythechildrenC.aprizeforthechildrenD.agiftfromparents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。It’snormaltowakebrieflyduringthenight.31Butifyou’rewakingupduringthenightandhavingtroublefallingbackasleep,thefollowingtipsmayhelp.Stayoutofyourhead.Thekeytogettingbacktosleepiscontinuingtoprepareyourbodyforsleep,soremaininbedinarelaxedposition.Hardasitmaybe,trynottostressoverthefactthatyou’reawake,becausethatverystressandanxietyencourageyourbodytostayawake.3233Ifyouarefindingithardtofallbackasleep,tryarelaxationtechniquesuchasvisualization(想象),ordeepbreathing,whichcanbedonewithouteven\ngettingoutofbed.Remindyourselfthatalthoughthey’renotareplacementforsleep,restandrelaxationstillhelprefreshyourbody.Doaquiet,non-stimulatingactivity.Ifyou’vebeenawakeformorethan15minutes,trygettingoutofbedanddoingaquiet,non-stimulatingactivity,suchasreadingabook.Keepthelightsdimsoasnottothinkthatit’stimetowakeup.34Alightsnackmightrelaxyou,butbecarefulnottoeatsomuchthatyourbodybeginstoexpectamealatthattimeoftheday.35Ifyouwakeduringthenightfeelinganxiousaboutsomething,makeabriefnoteofitonpaperanddelayworryingaboutituntilthenextdaywhenyouarefreshanditwillbeeasiertoresolve.A.Makerelaxationyourgoal,notsleep.B.Putoffworriesandtroubles.C.Useaflashlighttogotothebathroomatnight.D.Infact,agoodsleeperwon’tevenrememberit.E.Alsoavoidscreensofanykind－computers,TVs,cellphones,iPads.F.You’llbemuchmoreproductiveandcreativeafteragoodnight’srest.G.Agoodwaytostayoutofyourheadistofocusonthefeelinginyourbody.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）第一节完形填空（共20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四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。Thisisastorythatcanteachusagoodlesson.Oneday,amaninragsbeggedfromdoortodooralongthestreet.Withanoldwalletinhishand,hewasaskingforafewcoinstobuysomethingtoeat.Hekeptcomplainingabouthisbadfortuneandkept 36 whythosewhohadsomuchmoneywerenever 37 andwerealwaysdesiringmore. “AsfarasI’mconcerned,ifIhadonlyenoughto 38 andtowear,Iwouldnotwantanythingmore.” JustatthatmomentGoddessofFortune,whocamedownthe 39 sawthebeggarandsaidtohim,“Hi,Ihavewishedto 40 youforalongtime.Now,openyour 41 andIwillpourmygoldintoit.ButIwilldothatonlyonthis 42 :Allthatfallsintothewalletwillbepuregold;buteverypiecefallinguponthe 43 shallbecomedust.Doyouunderstand?” “Isee.”saidthebeggar. “Thenyoushould 44 !It’sobviousthatyourwalletisa(n) 45 one,sodon’tloadittooheavily,”saidtheGoddessofFortune. Theexcitedbeggarcouldhardly 46 tohavegold.Hequicklyopenedhiswallet,anda 47 ofyellowcoinswaspouredintoit.Thewalletgrewheavierandheavier. “Isthatenough?Isn’titcracking?”askedGoddessofFortune.“Don’t 48 .It’sstillstrongenoughnow.”answeredthebeggar. Thewalletwasfilledwithsomanycoinsthatthebeggar’shandsbeganto 49 .“Ah,ifonlythegoldenstreamwould 50 forever!Justalittlemore,”saidthebeggar,“ 51 justahandfulortwo.”\n “There!It’sfull.Thewalletwill 52 .”warnedtheGoddessofFortune,butthebeggarrequested,“Itwill 53 alittlemore,justalittlemore.” Onemorepiecedroppedandthewalletsplit.The 54 felluponthegroundandbecamedust.Thegreedybeggarnowhad 55 buthisbrokenwallet.36.A.showing B.explainingC.provingD.wondering37.A.relaxedB.satisfiedC.worriedD.depressed38.A.learn B.watch C.eat D.play39.A.streetB.bridgeC.yardD.forest40.A.praiseB.forgiveC.helpD.comfort41.A.coatB.pocketC.boxD.wallet42.A.occasionB.suggestionC.situationD.condition43.A.handB.feetC.groundD.street44.A.lookoutB.lookafterC.lookupD.lookdown45.A.smallB.emptyC.wornD.full46.A.standB.waitC.breatheD.think47.A.streamB.pieceC.pairD.variety48.A.stopB.requestC.fearD.insist49.A.spreadB.closeC.riseD.shake50.A.pourB.endC.dryD.melt51.A.takeB.addC.lendD.send52.A.flowB.burstC.disappearD.change53.A.attractB.permitC.includeD.hold54.A.goddessB.walletC.coinsD.beggar55.A.nothingB.anythingC.everythingD.something第II卷注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。Nowadays，theicebucket(水桶)challengeisamongthe56(hot)newsofa11．Itisanactivity57(hold)byanAmericancharityorganization．Itnot\nonlyhelpsthesickpeopletogetthemoneytofight58theirdisease，butalsomakesmoreandmorepeopleawareofthedisease，sothattheycangivemorecaretothepatients,Icebucketchallenge,59hasbecomepopulararoundtheworldvery60(quick),islikeacraze．Thestarterholdstheactivity,61(hope)peoplecanexperiencetheALSpatients’pain．Intheactivity，peopleneedtopourtheicewaterdownfromtheirheads，andthenproposeanotherthreepeople．Theycaneitherchoosetoacceptthechallenge62donate100dollars，ordoboth．TheALSmakespeople’smusclesbecomehard．Itishardforthepatientstomove．StephenHockingisoneofthe63(suffer)．Icebucketchallengeis64greatsuccess．Untilnow，abigdonation65(receive)．第四部分写作（共四节，满分50分）第一节单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）在答题卡上写出完整单词。66.Therainpreventedthemfromplaying______(户外).67.A______(有决心的)personalwaystriestofinishhisjob，nomatterhowharditis.68.Heissostubbornthatnoonecan______(说服)himtodoanything.69.Itis______（公认）thatenvironmentpollutionhasbecomeoneofthemostseriousproblemsthatpeopleface.70.Theywere______(陷入困境)intheburningbuilding.71.Inthegoodcareofthenurses，theboyisgraduallyr______fromhisheartoperation.72.Hei______allthe“NoSmoking”signsandlitupacigarette.73.Theearthquaked______theschool—everythingwasinruins.74.Jobhuntersherewillbeexpectedtohaveagoodc______ofEnglish.75.Sadly,insomeareas,womenarenote______treatedasmen.第二节课文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）(1)Iam76ofmysisterbutshehasoneseriousshortcoming.Shecanbereallystubborn.77shedidn’tknowthebestwayofgettingplaces,she78thatsheorganizethetrip.(2)79fifteenterriblesecondsalargecity80inruins.Thesufferingofthepeoplewas81.(3)Thelastthirtyyearshaveseenthegreatestnumberoflaws82ourrightsand83，untiltodaywehavereacheda8485wehavealmostnorightsatall.第三节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）\n假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(﹨)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。OnedayRosawrotetoherfriend,whowasadoctor,invitehimtohavedinnerwithherfamilies.Afewdayslaterthedoctorwrotebacktoherbutshecouldn’treadhiswritingbecausetheletterswerewrittencareless.Thensheaskedherhusbandforthehelp,buthecouldn’treadit,too.Thenherhusbandgotanidea.Hetoldherthatachemistmightbeablereadthedoctor’sletter.Sothewomanwenttoachemist’s.Thechemistintheshopstudytheletterforalongtime.Thenhegavethewomanalargebottlemedicinebuttoldhertotaketwelvepillsaday.FinallyRosastillhadnoideawhetherherfriendwillcomeornot.第四节书面表达（满分20分）根据下面提示写一篇短文:1．许多青少年不注重健康问题，假期尤甚。长时间看电视，通宵上网聊天、玩游戏,导致的危害有：影响视力，身体虚弱，缺乏人际交往等。2．简述你的看法，提出你的建议。要求：(1)内容完整，层次清楚，语言流畅。(2)词数100左右，标题已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：交流communicate;心理健康mentalhealthHaveaHealthyLifestyle____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________\n石家庄市第一中学2022—2022学年第一学期高一年级期中英语试题参考答案及评分标准听力部分：1--5.CAABB6--10CCACA11--15ACABB16--20CBACB阅读理解：21--23DCA24--26CBB27--30DCBC31--35DGAEB完形填空：36--40DBCAC41—45DDCAC46—50BACDA51—55BBDCA语法填空：56.hottest57.held58.against/with59.which60.quickly61.hoping62.or63.sufferers64.a65.hasbeenreceived单词拼写：66.outdoors67.determined68.persuade69.recognized70.trapped71.recovering72.ignored73.destroyed74.command75.equally课文填空：76.fond77.Although78.insisted79.In80.lay81.extreme82.stopping83.progress84.stage85.where短文改错：1. invite--inviting 2. families--family 3.careless—carelessly4.去掉the 5.too—either 6.read前加to 7.study--studied8.medicine前加of9.but--and 10.will-would书面表达：【参考范文】HaveaHealthyLifestyleAsweallknow,healthisveryimportant.Onlywhenwearehealthycanwestudywellandenjoylife.However,manyteenagersdon'tpayanyattentiontotheirhealth,especiallyduringtheholiday.AndtheyspendtoomuchtimewatchingTV,playinggamesandchattingontheInternetallnight,whichisbadfortheirhealth.Foronething,watchingthescreenfortoolongmaygetthemnearsighted.Fortheother,theyarelikelytobecomemuchweakerasaresultofalackofphysicalexercise.Tomakemattersworse,theywilllosethechancetocommunicatewithothersfacetofaceastheynevergoout,whichmayhaveabadeffectontheirmentalhealth.Inmyopinion,theyshouldspendlesstimeinfrontoftheTVorthecomputer,goouttotakesomeexercise,visitsomeplacesofinterestandhaveahealthylifestyle.听力原文：(Text1)M:Hi,Laura.Couldyoutranslatethepaperforme?Themanagerneedsitby4p.m.ButIhavetoattendameetingnow.W:Allright.I’lldoitrightaway.(Text2)\nM:Hi,Jamie.Howwasyourperformanceinyourmathsclass?W:Igottherightanswersoneverysinglequestion,evenfromMr.Graham.M:Thatsoundsgreat.Iknewyouweresoworriedaboutit.Goodjob!(Text3)M:Didyougotothemulticulturalfairtoday?W:Yeah.Itwasreallyinteresting.ItriedsomeKoreanbarbeque,hadsomeThaiicedteaandwatchedanativeAmericandance.(Text4)M:It’smyfirsttimehere.Canyoutellmehowtousethelab?W:Youshouldeithergotoanycomputerorcometothehelpdesktoreserveacomputer.Ifyouwanttoprintsomething,youcangotothenextroom.(Text5)M:IlostmyIDcard.WhatdoIdotoreplaceit?W:Filloutyournameandsocialsecuritynumberonthisform,andstandbehindthatline.I’lltakeyourpicturehere.M:OK.I’mready.W:I’llprintyouthenewIDcardinaboutaminute.(Text6)W:Excuseme?CanyoutellmehowtogettotheLanguageArtsbuilding?M:Sure.FollowCentreWalkinthegarden,thenturnrightontothebridge.W:OK.M:Takealeftafterthebridge.⑦TheLanguageArtsbuildingisthefirstbuildingontheright.It’sacrossfromthePhysicalEducationbuilding.W:Thanksalot.(Text7)M:⑧I’vejustmanagedtogetpart-timeworkattheWoofPetStoreonTuesdaysandThursdays.NowIhavetodecidewhethertostayonthebasketballteamorgotowork.W:Look,I’vearrangedtoworkatthepetstoreonMondaysandWednesdays.⑨Idon’thaveanythingonTuesdaysandThursdayssoI’dhavenoproblemchangingwithyou.Let’saskMr.Parkerifwecandothat.\nM:Jennifer.Thanksalot.I’msurehe’llagree.(Text8)M:Iknowthatyoudon’tfeelverywellandyou’relosingweight.Hasschoolbeenverydifficultlately?W:Yes.⑩Ijustfinishedtakingmymidterms.I’vebeendrinkingalotofcoffeetostayuplatetostudy.M:Whataboutexercise?Haveyoubeenabletogetanyexerciseduringmidtermexams?W:No.I’vebeenstudyingsomuchthatIhaven’thadtime.M:Itsoundstomethatyouhaven’tgivenyourbodyachancetogetbetter.W:WhatshouldIdo?M:First,youmustsleepmore.Next,youhavetoeatbetter.Yourbodycannotworkwellifyoudon’tgiveitgoodfood.Trytoeatmorevegetablesandfruits.Andlimityourcoffeetotwocupsaday.Finally,youshouldexercisemore.Itdoesn’thavetoberunningordancing.Walkingisanexcellentexerciseandiseasytodo.W:Allright.Thankyou,doctor.(Text9)W:Goodmorning,Mr.Miller.MynameisAliceSommers.Ihavecometointerviewyouforourschoolnewspaper.M:Goodmorning.Isupposeyouwouldlikemyopinionsonsomesocialproblems.W:Notexactly,sir.We’dliketofindouthowyournormaldaybegins.M:Well,that’seasy.Myalarmclockwakesmeupat6:15a.m.ThenIdoafewexercisestogetmyheadclear,takeashowerandhavemybreakfast,whichisalwaysapieceofbread,acupofcoffeeandthemorningnewspaper.Iarriveatmyofficealittlebefore8:00a.m.andbeginbycheckinganymessages.IfpossibleItakealittlerestabout2:00p.m.torelaxandthencontinuewithmyscheduleuntil6or7p.m.Iusuallygethomearound7:30p.m.,spendsometimewithmyfamily,andgotobedabout11:00p.m.YouknowIhavetwokidsthatIdon’tseeverymuchexceptonweekends.Fortunately,wespendalotoftimetogetheronweekends,unlessthere’ssomeemergencythatIhavetoattendto.W:Thankyouverymuch.\nM:It’sbeenapleasure.(Text10)M:Goodmorning,everyone.It’sgoodtoseeyouallheretoday.Ibelievesomeofyouoncedreamedofbecomingfamous.Iwasoneofyou.NowI’dliketosharemystorywithyou.Asayoungactor,IfirstarrivedinLosAngelesin1984.IsawtheshininglightsofthecityastheplanelandedandIfeltexcitedasthefirststepthatwouldleadmetofortunegotunderway.Iimaginedthatthedevelopmentofmydreamwouldmovesmoothlyandsoon,Iwouldbeoneofthebestknownfacesoncinemascreenthroughouttheworld.Iwasconfidentinmyfirstperformancein1986.Iknewtheleadrolewasperfectforme.Iwasanxioustobecomewell-known.Butwhentheyofferedmeasmallrole,Isawthatmyplansforquicksuccesshadbeenruined.OvertheyearsItriedoutforotherroles,butInevergotagoodpart.SometimesIthoughtofgivingup.Fiveyearslater,Ifoundmyselfworkingintheofficesofamoviecompany.AndeventuallyIendedupasamanagerofthiscompanyafteryearsofhardwork.Youknow,itisn’teasydoingthisjobs.Therearealotofthingsyouneedtoconsider,alwaysbereadytotakeresponsibilityifthingsgowrong.Andyouneedtodealwithactorswhothinktheyarethemasteroftheworld—boy,youcan’timaginewhatapainthatis!
