2019-2020学年高一英语上学期期末联考试题 (I)

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2019-2020学年高一英语上学期期末联考试题(I)第I卷（选择题共100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。请听下面5段对话,选出最佳选项。1.HowmuchisthepriceoftheT-shirtreducedby?A.$7B.$5C.$22.WhatwillthemandothisSaturdaynight?A.HelphismotherwithapartyB.DancewithhismotherC.Attendadance3.Whatarethespeakersdoing?A.VisitingazooB.MakingafilmC.WatchingTV4.Whatdoesthemanmean?A.Thereissomethingwrongwiththewoman’seyesB.ThebirdswillflyawaysoonC.Thewomanhasalreadymissedthebirds.5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.AbabyB.HappytimeC.Ashoppingplace第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面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。听完对话或独白前，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.Wherewillthewomangoforherholiday?A.ToChinaB.ToSouthKoreaC.ToEgypt7.Howwillthewomanprobablytravel?A.ByairB.BytrainC.Byship听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whatmightbetherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.SchoolmatesB.LibrarianandstudentC.Bossandemployee9.WhatdoesthemandoonMondaymorning？A.HetakesclassesB.Heworkspart-timeC.Hegoestothelibrary10.Whenwillthespeakersmeet?A.OnTuesdayB.OnThursdayC.OnFriday听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whatisthewomanterrifiedof?A.StayingaloneinadarkroomB.Hidingaloneunderablanket.C.Walkingaloneintheopenair.12.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?A.SeeadoctorB.MakegooduseofhertimeC.Thinkofinterestingexperiences13.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?A.PreparefortheclassB.HaveanEnglishlessonC.WaitfortheirEnglishteacher 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Whatarethespeakersdoing?A.plainingabouttheweatherB.MakingaplanforFamilyDayC.CelebratingFamilyDay15.WhatwastheweatherlikelastSunday?A.RainyB.SunnyC.Cloudy16.Whatwillthespeakersdointhedaytimetomorrow?A.WatchaplayB.HaveapicnicC.Gohikingandfishing17.Wherewillthespeakersstaytomorrowevening?A.AthomeB.InatheatreC.Inastadium听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.FromwhichcountrydoesthemodernMother’sDayprobablye?A.AmericaB.EnglandC.France19.HowdidpeoplecelebrateMother’sDayinthe1600s?A.BygivingpresentstomothersB.BymakingcardsformothersC.Bypreparingbreakfastformothers20.WhendidMother’sDaybeeanofficialholidayinAmerica?A.In1904B.In1914C.1941第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AWhenmanypeopleareworriedthattherearenomoreheroesinthemoderntimes,twouniversitystudentswholosttheirlivestorescuedrowningchildrenhaveshownthatheroesstillexist(存在).AccordingtotheInnerMongoliaMorningPost,thetragedy(悲剧)occurredontheafternoonofDecember14,xxwhenthreeschoolstudentsskatingonafrozenlakeinQingchengParkinHohhotfellthroughtheiceintothe freezingwater.Morethan20universitystudentswhohappenedtobenearthespotimmediatelywenttotherescueofthechildren.Twochildrenwerequicklyrescued,butthethirddied.Thechild'sbodywasnotfoundforthreehours.Twooftherescuers,LiuYeandHaoLongbiao,alsodiedofcoldandexhaustion.ThebodyofHaowhotooktheleadinjumpingintothelakewasnotfounduntilthenextday.Astudentwhowasunwillingtotellhisnamesaidheandhisclassmatesfromthelocalcollegeweretakingphotosatthelake.Whentheyheardthechildren'scriesforhelp,theywenttotheiceholehandinhandtorescuethechildren.Buttheicekeptbreaking,causingmostofthemtofallintotheicywater.Localresidentsheldmourningceremonies(祭奠仪式)atthelake.Eightofthestudentswereseriouslyaffectedbythefreezingwaterandwerebeingkeptinhospitalforfurtherobservation,buttheirliveswerenolongerindanger.21.Theunderlinedword“occurred”heremeans“_________”．A.employedB.mixedC.happenedD.guided22.Whenthethreestudentsfellintowater,theuniversitystudentswere_________．A.skatingontheiceB.havingapicnicC.walkingalongthelakeD.takingphotosatthelake23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？A.HaoLongbiao’sbodywasfoundonDecember14,xx.B.Threestudentsdiedonthesamedayinall.C.Theuniversitystudentsdidn’tthinkitdangeroustosavethedrowningchildreninthelake.D.Localresidentswerenotbraveinfaceofdanger.24.Theauthorwrotethepassageto_________．A.callonpeopletolearnfromthebraveuniversitystudentsB.warnpeopleofthedangerofskatingoniceC.tellusatragedyD.adviseuniversitystudentstocherish(珍惜)theirlives BAdNo．90374PostedOct12,xx13:27byAmandaDatedue:Dec12,xxBeijingLanguageTeachingPartTimeWearelookingforTeachers,whoseNativeLanguageisEnglish,willingtoteachinChina.MostlyschoolsareinSouthofChina.TheBenefitpackageforESLTeachersincludes:Period:1stMar.xxto1stJul.xxSalary:4,000yuanto5,000yuan/MonthTeachingload&schedule:20teachinghoursperweekArent-free,fullyfurnishedapartmentforlivingroom,bedroom,kitchenandbathroomKitchenequipmentprovided.Otherelectricapplianceswillbesupplied:waterheater,microwaveetc.Ifyouareinterested,pleasereadtheinformationaboveandkindlysendyourapplicationtoattachthefollowingdocuments(docorJPEGformat).Thesubjecttobementioned,as“TeachinChina”.1.Resume（简历）2.Acopyofacademicdegree/diploma/certificate3.Acopyofyourvalidpassport4.Arecentcolorphoto5.Aletterofremendation/orreleaseletterfromyourpreviousChineseschool(OnlyifyouworkedinChinapreviously)6.Anyotherrelevantinformationthatyouthinkmighthelpyourapplication25.Whenisthedeadlinefortheapplication?A.OnOctober12th,xx.B.OnDecember12th,xx.C.OnMarch1st,xx.D.OnJuly1st,xx.26.Whatdoyouneedtodowhenyouapplyforthejob?A.Tocopyyourresume.B.Tofindaphotoofyourown. C.Tosendyouracademiccertificate.D.Tomakeacopyofyourvalidpassport.27.Whatwillyougetifyouareemployed?A.AstayinChinafor6months.B.Awell-paidjobinSouthofChina.C.Anairheaterinyourlivingroom.D.AnapartmentwithoutpayingrentCTheLeshanGiantBuddhaisastatueofMaitreya(弥勒佛雕像)insittingposture.TheBuddhaislocatedinSichuanProvince,facingthreerivers—MinRiver,QingyiRiver,andDaduRiver.InDecember,1996,theBuddhawasincludedbyUNESCOonthelistoftheWorldHeritage(世界遗产录).Thestatuewasbegunintheyear713intheTangDynasty,andfinishedintheyear803.TheBuddhais71metershigh.Theeight-meter-longinstep(脚背)isbigenoughforonehundredpeopletositonandthe28-meter-wideshoulderislargeenoughtobeabasketballplayground.AmonkcalledHaiTongisconnectedwiththeBuddhaforever.Atthattime,wildwatersbroughtoutmanyboataccidentsandpeoplejustputthedisasterdowntothepresenceofawaterspirit.SoHaiTongdecidedtomakeastatuebesidetheriverthinkingthattheBuddhawouldbringthewaterspiritundercontrol.After20years’beggingfromdoortodoor,hefinallycollectedenoughmoneyfortheplan.Whensomelocalgovernmentofficialstriedtogetthisamountofmoney,HaiTongsaidthattheycouldgethiseyeballbutnotthemoneyraisedfortheBuddha.Afterhedugouthiseyeball,theseofficialsranawayscared.TheprojectwashalfdonewhenHaiTongpassedaway,andtwoofhisdisciples(门徒)continuedthework.Afteratotalof90years’hardwork,theprojectwasfinallypleted.Havingsuchalonghistory,theBuddhawasnearlydestroyedbythewindandrain.TheChinesegovernmentbegantherepairingworkin1963undertheinstructionofexpertsfromUNESCO.28.HaiTonghopedtobuildthestatueto_________.A.makehistemplemorefamous B.showrespecttothewaterspiritC.getmorepeopletobelieveinBuddhismD.protectthesafetyofthelocalpeople29.HowdidHaiTonggetthemoneyfortheBuddha?A.Bycallingfordonation.B.Byworkingontheriver.C.Byaskingthegovernment.D.Bysellinghiseyeball.30.Accordingtothepassage,theLeshanGiantBuddha_________.A.waspletedwhenHaiTongwasaliveB.wasbadlydamagedbythewateroftheriverC.hasbeenaWorldHeritagesitefor20yearsorsoD.playedagoodroleincontrollingtheriver31.Inthispassage,HaiTongcanbebestdescribedas________.A.generousB.long-sufferingC.easy-goingD.cruelDAnewgenerationaddictionisquicklyspreadingallovertheworld.Weboholism,atwentiethcenturydisease,affectspeoplefromdifferentages.TheysurftheNet,useemailsandspeakinchatrooms.Theyspendmanyhoursontheputer,anditbeesapulsivehabit.Theycannotstop,anditaffectstheirlives.Tenyearsago,noonethoughtthatusingputerscouldbeepulsivebehaviorthatcouldaffectthesocialandphysicallifeofputerusers.Thisobsessionalbehaviorhasaffectedteenagersandcollegestudents.Theyarelikelytologonputersandspendlonghoursatdifferentwebsites.Theybeehookedonputersandgraduallytheirsocialandschoollifeisaffectedbythissituation.Theyspendallfreetimesurfinganddon'tconcentrateonhomework,sothisaddictioninfluencestheirgradesandsuccessatschool.Becausetheycanfindeverythingonthewebsites,theyhangoutthere.Moreover,thisaddictionto websitesinfluencestheirsociallife.Theyspendmoretimeinfrontofputersthanwiththeirfriends.Therelationwiththeirfriendschanges.Thevirtual(虚幻的)lifebeesmoreimportantthantheirreallife.Theyhaveanewlanguagethattheyspeakinthechatroomsanditcausesculturalchangesinsociety.Becauseofthechangeintheirbehavior,theybegintokeepthemselvesapartfromsocietyandlivewiththeirvirtualfriends.Theysharetheiremotionsandfeelingswithfriendswhotheyhavenevermetintheirlife.Althoughtheyfeelconfidentontheputer,theyarenotconfidentwithreallivefriendstheyhaveknownalltheirlife.Itisaproblemforthefuture.Thisaddictivebehaviorisbeginningtoaffectalltheworld.32.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsweboholismisthatofbeing_________.A.optimisticB.positiveC.disapprovingD.acceptable33.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Theadvantageofweboholism.B.Theinfluenceofweboholism.C.Thepopularityofweboholism.D.Thecauseofweboholism.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“obsessional”inthesecondparagraphmostprobablymean?A.Attractive.B.Professional.C.Potential.D.Addictive.35.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_________.A.weboholismhasthegreatesteffectonteenagersB.virtuallifeismorevividandattractiveanywayC.peopleareaddictedtogamesontheInternetD.studentscanhardlybalancerealandvirtuallife 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。HowtoSleepBetter:EatRightYourdaytimeeatingandexercisehabitsplayaroleinhowwellyousleep.36_Stayawayfrombigmealsatnight.Trytomakedinnertimeearlierintheevening,andavoidheavy,richfoodswithintwohoursofbed.37Alsobecautiouswhenitestospicy(辛辣的)foodsintheevening,astheycancausestomachtroubleandheartburn.38Manypeoplethinkthatanightcap(睡前酒)beforebedwillhelpthemsleep,butit’snottrue.Whileitmaymakeyoufallasleepfaster,alcoholreducesyoursleepquality,wakingyouuplatertnthenight.Toavoidthiseffect,stayawayfromalcoholinthehoursbeforebed.Cutdownoncaffeine.Caffeinecancausesleepproblems.39Consideravoidingcaffeineafterlunchorcuttingbackyouroverallintake.Avoiddrinkingtoomanyliquidsintheevening.Drinkinglotsofwater,juice,teaorotherfluidsmayresultinfrequentbathroomtripsthroughoutthenight.Caffeinateddrinksonlymakethingsworse.Quitsmoking.40Nicotineisastimulant(兴奋剂),whichdisruptssleep.Asthenightprogresses,nicotinemakesithardforsmokerstofallsleep.A.Avoidalcoholbeforebed.B.Whatyouputinyourbodybeforebedtimeisparticularlyimportant.C.Itcanbedonewithoutevengettingoutofbed.D.Smokingcausessleeptroublesinmanyways.E.Fattyfoodstakealotofworkforyourstomachtodigest(消化).F.Youmaystillbeawakeuptotentotwelvehoursafterdrinkingit.G.It’snormaltowakebrieflyduringthenight.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45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。Iamamomoftwoyoungchildrenwhoarehome-schooled.This41thattheyarewithmealmostallthetime.42possibleIwillperformactsofkindness,43thingslikeholdingdoorsopenforothers,etc.So,theyare,ofcourse,44todo“nice”thingsforotherstoo.Afewdaysagowestoppedbythelocalstoretobuyafewthings,which45turnedintoanentirecart(购物车).Whilewewaitedour46,ayoungmancameup47us.Inoticedthathehadonly48items.SoItoldhimtogoaheadofusaswewerenot49.Heseemedvery50butthenacceptedgratefully.51whenhebegantocheckout,theclerkneededtochangeherpapertape,sowehadalong52inline.Mykidsbehavedvery53inthebeginning,butsoonthey54totalk,askquestions,andmovearound.55,theywerejustchildren.Wewereputtingourgroceriesonthebelt(皮带)whentheclerk56withtheyoungman’sorder.WhatIdidn'tknowwasthathehadheardmykids57forchewinggum(口香糖).AndIhad58thattheycouldhavesome.Hehandedapackofchewinggumtomychildrensayingthathegaveittothembecausetheirmomwas59enoughtolethimgoaheadinthequeue.Hearinghiswords,Ifelthappyandthoughtthesaying—your60willberewarded—wascorrect.41.A.provesB.meansC.needsD.seems42.A.WheneverB.WhateverC.HoweverD.Whichever43.A.tiringB.rightC.poorD.simple44.A.toldB.invitedC.encouragedD.forced 45.A.suddenlyB.exactlyC.possiblyD.quickly46.A.turnB.placeC.showD.pay47.A.besideB.behindC.betweenD.before48.A.alittleB.littleC.afewD.few49.A.atworkB.inahurryC.onbusinessD.inneed50.A.shockedB.puzzledC.concernedD.surprised51.A.ThenB.AsC.ButD.For52.A.talkB.waitC.discussionD.meeting53.A.badlyB.carefullyC.wellD.angrily54.A.beganB.decidedC.refusedD.forgot55.A.InallB.AtallC.AboveallD.Afterall56.A.metB.movedC.cameD.finished57.A.askingB.beggingC.lookingD.caring58.A.realizedB.expectedC.agreedD.wondered59.A.niceB.patientC.helpfulD.wise60.A.opinionB.kindnessC.actionDeffort 第II卷（非选择题共50分）第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节语法填空（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。Daisywaslongingtohelp61(danger)speciesofwildlife.Onedayshewenttoa62_(distance)landinTibeton63flyingcarpet.Theresheknewtheantelopewaskilled64(provide)furforpeople.NexttheygottoZimbabwe,65theelephantswererescuedfrom66(kill)withoutmercy.Andnowthelocalwildlifeisbeingprotected.Daisyfelthappywhensheknewthatpeoplewereawareofthe67(important)ofwildlifeprotection.68(late)theywereinathickrainforestandfoundamonkeyappealingfortheprotectionoftherainforest.69thisisonlyadreamofDaisy,wehavelearnedalotfromit.Howimportantandurgentitis70ustoprotectthewildlife!61.____________62.____________63.____________64.____________65.____________66.____________67.____________68.____________69.____________70.____________第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）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：在错的词下划一横线，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。 Lastautumn,IcelebrateHalloweeninCanadaforthefirsttime.Thatday,about6:30p.m.,Iwentoutandsawmanychildrendressingindifferentclothesgettingaroundahouse.Theywereaskingtheownersforsweets.Ipushedmywaytothefrontofthehostandreachedoutmyhand.Igotany.IwassohappywhenIlookedatthecolorfulsweetsthoughtherewassofew.WhenIsawsomekidsleavethehousebutstarttoaskforsweetsdoortodoor,IdecidedtogowiththembecauseIwantedmany.WhenIwenttohomethatday,Ifoundmysweetscouldfillthebigbox!第二节书面表达（满分25分）假设你是李华，你的英国朋友Peter听说你校学生正在开展研究性学习活动，来信询问有关情况。请你根据下表提供的信息，写一封回信，谈一谈开展研究性学习活动的前后你的学习情况的变化，并发表你的看法。研究性学习：exploring study；词数：100左右。 过去现在课堂老师讲解知识点，学生听讲、做笔记。老师提出问题，学生互相讨论或学生自己提出问题，自己讨论解决。课后完成大量的作业。参加丰富多彩的课外活动，如读自己感兴趣的书籍，去图书馆或上网查资料等。 你的看法...... DearPeter,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua 福州市八县（市）协作校xx第一学期期末联考高一英语答题卷【完卷时间：120分钟；满分：150分】第I卷（选择题共100分）第一部分（30分）听力第二部分（40分）阅读理解第三部分（45分）完形填空（30分）121412224232343424445254562646727478284892949103050113151123252133353143454153555163656173757183858193959204060注：其中36-40题为七（ＡＢＣＤＥＦＧ）选五题 第II卷（非选择题共50分）第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）·61.____________62.____________63.____________64.____________65.____________66.____________67.____________68.____________69.____________70.____________第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Lastautumn,IcelebrateHalloweeninCanadaforthefirsttime.Thatday,about6:30p.m.,Iwentoutandsawmanychildrendressingindifferentclothesgettingaroundahouse.Theywereaskingtheownersforsweets.Ipushedmywaytothefrontofthehostandreachedoutmyhand.Igotany.IwassohappywhenIlookedatthecolorfulsweetsthoughtherewassofew.WhenIsawsomekidsleavethehousebutstarttoaskforsweetsdoortodoor,IdecidedtogowiththembecauseIwantedmany.WhenIwenttohomethatday,Ifoundmysweetscouldfillthebigbox!第二节书面表达（满分25分）DearPeter,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours, LiHua 福州市八县（市）协作校xx第一学期期末联考高一英语参考答案第一部分：听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）1-5CACBA6-10CBABC11-15AABBC16-20CABAB第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，每小题2分，满分40分）21-24CDBA25-27BDD28-31DACB32-35CBDD36-40BEAFD第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）41-45BADCD46-50ABCBD51-55CBCAD56-60DACAB第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）61.endangered62.distant63.a64.toprovide65.where66.beingkilled67.importance68.Later69.Though/Although70.for第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）amoreandweresomeownerdressedcelebratedatLastautumn,IcelebrateHalloweeninCanadaforthefirsttime.Thatday,∧about6:30p.m.,Iwentoutandsawmanychildrendressingindifferentclothesgettingaroundahouse.Theywereaskingtheownersforsweets.Ipushedmywaytothefrontofthehostandreachedoutmyhand.Igotany.IwassohappywhenIlookedatthecolorfulsweetsthoughtherewassofew.WhenIsawsomekidsleavethehousebutstarttoaskforsweetsdoortodoor,IdecidedtogowiththembecauseIwantedmany.WhenIwenttohomethatday,Ifoundmysweetscouldfillthebigbox!第二节书面表达（满分25分） DearPeter,Hownicetohearfromyouagain.Youwanttoknowwhatisgoingoninourschool.Inshort,thingshavebeenimprovedsincetheschoolbegantocarryonexploringstudy.Inthepast,theteachersalwayskeptonexplainingthethe language points in class.Westudents just listenedandtooknotes.Butnowweoftendiscussandtrytosolvetheproblemsthatareraisedbyteachersorourselves.Afterclass,wetakepartindifferentkindsofactivitiesinsteadofdoingendlesshomework.Forexample,wecanreadwhatweareinterestedin.WecangotothelibraryorsurftheInternetforinformationandsoon.Inaword,wearenowmastersofstudyandweareveryhappywiththewayofstudy.Yours,LiHua附：【录音原文】Text1W:CanIhelpyou?M:Yes,please.I’dliketoknowthepriceoftheblueT-shirtinthewindow.W:Certainly.Itwas$7lastweek,butthisweekit’sonly$5.M:Great!I’lltakeitthen.Text2W:TheschoolisorganizingadancethisSaturdaynight.Canyoue?M:I’dloveto,butI’msupposedtohelpmymotherwithherdinnerparty. Text3W:What’sthis?M:Idon’tknow.Ijustturnediton.Ithinkit’samovieaboutAfrica.Yousee?Therearesomelions…W:Oh,no.It’sadocumentary.Boring.Text4W:Wow!Whatbeautifulsights!Ihaveneverseensomanybirds!M:Don’tshutyoureyes.Youmightjustmissthem.Text5M:Oh,Whatalovelybaby!W:Thanks.She’sprettyhappymostofthetime.M:Sheseemsreallyhappy.Soshe’shelpingyouwiththeshopping,huh?W:Oh,sure.Text6W:Whereareyougoingtospendyourholidaysthissummer,Michael?M:IwanttovisitChinaandSouthKoreathisyear.Howaboutyou?W:Uh…IwanttogotoEgyptwithmyhusband.M:Great!Thenwhichmeansoftransportationwillyouchoose?W:Well…It’snotdecidedyet.Travellingbyairisfastbuttooexpensive.I’dlikeacheaperandmoreenjoyabletrip.M:Thenyoucangotherebyseaorbytrain.W:Um…I’mafraidoftakingtheship.Travellingbytrainsoundslikeagoodidea.Text7M:Hey,Marina!How’sitgoing?W:Great.It’snicetoseeyou.How’syourschoolgoing?M:Oh,fine.Butit’stoobusy.I’mtakingfourclasses,butI’malsoworkingintheStudentUnioncafeteria.IworkthereMondaythroughFridaystartingat6:00a.m.W:Yousoundbusy.Doyouhavetimetogettogetherandhavecoffee?IetotheuniversityformyclassesonTuesdayandThursdayafternoons.M:I’dloveto.IfinishworkatnoonbutthenIhaveclasses.W:Oh.WhataboutFriday?Isometimesetousethelibrary.Doyouhave classesintheafternoononFriday?M:No.Wecangettogetherthenandcelebratetheendoftheweek!Text8M:HeyJane.Ihavebeendoingaresearchaboutfear.Uh…Areyouespeciallyfrightenedofanything?W:Well.I’mafraidofwalkingaloneinanopenfieldatnight.M:Whatareyouafraidof?W:Idon’tknowexactly.Darknessjustmakesmenervous.WhenI’mstayingbymyselfinadarkroom,Iwouldn’tdarewalkanywhere.Ijustwanttohideunderablanket.M:Ifyou’refrightenedofthedarkness,you’llmissalotofinterestingexperiences.Toenjoylife,youshouldfindadoctortohelpyouovereyourfearofthedarkness.W:Yeah,that’sgoodadvice.Timeislimited.Let’shurryup.OurEnglishteacheriswaitingforusintheclassroom.M:Oh.Mygod.Iforgottopreparefortheclass.Text9M:Allright,Linda,tomorrowisSunday.It’sFamilyDay.Let’sthinkaboutwhatwewanttodotomorrow.W:Therainwillstopandit’sgoingtobeabeautifulday.Let’shaveapicnicintheparkM:Oh…Don’tyourememberwehadapicniconlastcloudySunday?Whydon’twegohikingtothelakeandthengoswimminginstead?W:It’stoocoldtogoswimmingthistimeofyear.Howaboutgoinghikingandthengoingfishing?M:Thatsoundslikeagoodideaforthedaytime.But…I’dliketogotothetheatretowatchaplayintheevening.W:Ifwegoandseetheplaywecan’tcatchthelastbushome.Besides, thelastgameoftheNBAfinalswillbeonthatnight.I’dratherstayhomeandwatchthegame.M:OK.Wearesuretobetiredbuthappyonthatday!Text10W:Goodevening.TodayisMother’sDay,andSamwillgiveusaspeechaboutMother’sDay.Now,Sam.M:Hello,everyone.Mother’sDayisnotanewcelebration.HistorianssayitstartedasaspringfestivalinancientGreece.ThemodernfestivalofMother’sDayprobablyesfromEnglandinthe1600s,whenpeoplehadadayofffromtheirjobstovisittheirmothersonadaytheycalled“MotheringSunday”.Theytooksmallgiftsandaspecialcake.IntheUnitedStates,Mother’sDaybecameanofficialholidayin1914.PeopleindifferentcountriescelebrateMother’sDayondifferentdaysInchina,Australia,Brazil,ItalyandtheUnitedStates,it’sonthesecondSundayinMay,whereasinFranceandSweden,it’sonthelastSundayinMay.InArgentina,Mother’sDayiscelebratedonthesecondSundayinOctober,whereasinPortugal,it’sonDecember8th.AlthoughmanycountriescelebrateMother’sDayatdifferenttimesoftheyear,theholidayshavethesamepurpose---toshowloveformothers.Forexample,onMother’sDaymorning,childrenbringtheirmothersbreakfastinbed.Andadultsbuytheirmothersflowersorsendthemcards.Mayourmothershaveahappyday!