湖北山东部分重点中学2021届高三英语12月教学质量联合检测试题202101140341.doc

1、湖北山东部分重点中学2021届高三12月教学质量联合检测英语试题注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。2.回答选择题时，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。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将答题卡上交。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

2、和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。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.How did the man get there?A.By taxi.B. By bus.C. On foot.2.What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Have a good rest.B. Hold a special celebration.C. Ask Rick

3、 to go with him.3.What does the woman think of the news?A. Unreliable.B. Shocking.C. Disappointing.4.What does the man do?A. He is a teacher.B. He is a manager.C. He is a student.5.What makes the woman surprised?A. Her stolen car is found.B. She is awarded a car.C. She wins a flying competition.第二节（

4、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，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作 答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。6.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates.B. Co-workers.C. Neighbors.7.What will the woman do next?A. Borrow s

5、ome books.B. Prepare for another test.C. Relax at home.听下面段对话，回答第8至9题。8.What does the man work for?A. An online news agency.B. A newspaper.C. A TV channel.9.Why does the man like to be a journalist?A. He travels a lot.B. He earns a high pay.C. He gets job satisfaction.听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。10.How does t

6、he woman feel about the festival?A. Bored.B. InterestedC. Disappointed.11.Why does the man prefer the afternoon show?A.It is more exciting.B.It is suitable for his brother.C. His favorite band plays in the afternoon.12.What will the woman do tomorrow afternoon?A. Work.B. See a film.C. Go to the musi

7、c festival.听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。13.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Running.B. Cave-exploring.C. Hiking.14.What else does the Society do besides exploring caves?A. Clean up caves.B. leach people about rocks.C. Rescue people trapped in mountains.15.Why doesnt the woman like cave-exploring?A

8、.She is too tired.B.She thinks its too easy.C.She doesnt like the environment in caves.16.What does the man invite the woman to do?A. Attend a meeting.B. Join in a party.C. Do some cleaning.听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。17.Who does the writer probably write the letter to?A.Her classmates who need help.B.Teacher

9、s who will attend the contest.C.Leaders who are in charge of the contest.18.Whats the writers purpose of writing the letter?A.To invite Ms Wells to her soccer games.B.To show Ms Wells should be the winner.C.To tell the headmaster to change her teacher.19.How many Ms Wells advantages does the writer

10、list?A. Four.B. Three.C. Two.20.Where is Ms Wells usually during her lunch time according to the writer?A. In her room.B. At the restaurant.C. In the playground.第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2. 5分，满分37. 5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。APopularly known as the Oriental Hawaii,” Sanya in South Chin

11、as Hainan province is considered as one of the best diving resorts in the South Pacific Ocean.The followings are the top five places for diving in the city.Wuzhizhou IslandRegarded as the best place in Hainan province for underwater diving, it is one of the few islands in the world without rocks or

12、pebbles.The island covers an area of 1. 48 square kilometers and is in an irregular butterfly shape. The sea around the island is clear and transparent, providing a visibility of 6 to 27 meters.Yalong BayThe underwater world at Yalong Bay is one of the earliest diving bases in Sanya.It is thought as

13、 one of the best scenic spots in China to carry out undersea tourism, with the worlds largest and most complete soft coral. Its beautiful blue water has a visibility of 7 to 9 meters.Xidao IslandXidao Island, the largest of a series of small islands in Sanya, is shaped like a turtle living in the tr

14、opical area.Located 8 nautical miles off the coast, the island enjoys idyllic surroundings of rocky caves and an interior filled with palm trees. It also boasts crystal clear waters with a wide array of marine life and extensive coral reefs to explore.Dadonghai BayEmbraced by hills on three sides, i

15、t is a crescent-shaped bay located about 4 km southeast of the downtown area of Sanya。.It is also richly endowed by nature with vernal sunshine, soft breezes as well as fine sand. Though the water here is not as clear as that in Ya long Bay and Wuzhizhou Island, this diving spot is easier to get to.

16、Fenjiezhou IslandNicknamed the Sleeping Beauty Island, it is a national 5A scenic area in Lingshui Li autonomous county.The island boasts extremely clean beaches and rich marine ecological resources. It is the only site in the country that allows visitors to dive with dolphins.21.Which diving resort

17、 looks like a turtle?A. Wuzhizhou Island.B. Yalong Bay.C. Xidao Island.D. Dadonghai Island.22.What do the places for diving have in common?A. They are very close to the coast.B. They provided clear waters to dive in.C. They are surrounded by hills and palm trees.D. They have coral reefs and marine l

18、ife to explore.23.What is special about Fenjiezhou Island?A.It is the best place i the world for underwater diving.B.It is the most convenient for visitors to get to.C.It is filled with the largest soft coral and clearest water.D.It is the site permitting visitors to dive with dolphins.BDevote yours

19、elf to the work you do, not the prize you might get. Hao Jingfang, a Tsinghua University alumna, is pursuing her passion for writing and education.In 2016 ， she won the prestigious Hugo Award with her novella ? Folding Beijing, which made her the first female writer in China to bring home this prize

20、. Later on, the author turned to education. She set up Tongxing Academy for public welfare education and We Planets to foster childrens creativity after school.“The major task for society is to help people get better education, to improve their skill set in line with future technological advancement

21、s, and to broaden their horizons, Hao said.Since founding her company, Hao has been carrying out voluntary teaching programs in rural areas. We really want these kids to have better education resources like kids from the cities, she said. “We hope that the children from rural China, if one day they

22、manage to live in the cities, can do more than car maintenance, for example. They will have the skills to take on other jobs.Different from the typical Chinese parents so ambitious for their children, Hao suggests giving kids more space for trial and error. “I do believe the best mentality for paren

23、ts is to stand behind your children, Hao said. “Let the child cope with the reality and decide for themselves. If they struggle with obstacles, you can offer them some guidance or encouragement.“Ive had a wide variety of interests since childhood. Ive got used to doing different things, says the 35-

24、year-old.Being an economic researcher, a writer and entrepreneur herself? she encourages all women to discover their passions. “We live in a big, big world with boundless possibilities, various trades and different vocations. Dont be too afraid to try something new. When you find the one thing that

25、you want to commit to, you will become fearless to follow your dream.24.Why does Hao set up WePlanets?A.To develop children, creativity after school.B.To offer better education resources to children.C.To encourage children to face obstacles bravely.D.To give suggestions on children education.25.Whic

26、h of the following statements about Hao Jingfang is true?A. She is a professor in writing and education of Tsinghua University.B.She is the first Chinese writer to win Hugo Award with her novella.C.She is engaged in voluntary teaching programs in the countryside.D.She is interested in limited aspect

27、s owing to her parents requirements.26.Whats the advice Hao gives to Chinese parents?A.They should encourage children to get better education.B.They should urge children to form various habits.C.They should help children to avoid the obstacles in reality.D.They should inspire children to make decisi

28、ons themselves.27.Where is the passage taken from?A. A textbook.B. A newspaper.C. an autobiography.D. A fiction.CA deadly virus is spreading from state to state and has infected 26 million Americans so far, killing at least 14,000 people this season alone. Its not a new pandemicits influenza.The 201

29、9 2020 flu season, which began September 29,is projected to be one of the worst m a decade, according to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. At least 250,000 people have been hospitalized with symptoms from the flu? and that number is predicted to climb as flu activity spreads

30、 quickly.Dr. Nathan Chomilo, an assistant professor at University of Minnesota Medical School, said that the commonness of the flu often underplays its severity, but people should take it seriously.The flu becomes dangerous when secondary infections emerge, the result of an already weakened immune s

31、ystem. Bacterial and viral infections worsen the flus symptoms. People with chronic illnesses are also at a heightened risk for flu complications.Those complications include pneumonia（(肺炎），inflammation in the heart and brain and organ failurewhich, in some cases, can be deadly.Influenza is tricky be

32、cause the virus changes every year. Sometimes , the dominant strain in a flu season will be more virulent than in previous years, which can impact the number of people infected and the seventy of their symptoms.Most of these changes in the virus are small and insignificant, a process called antigeni

33、c drift. That years flu vaccine is mostly effective in protecting patients in spite of these small changes.Occasionally, the flu undergoes a rare antigenic shift, which results when a completely new strain of virus emerges that human bodies haven experienced before.This flu season, theres no sign of

34、 antigenic shift, the most extreme change. But its happened before, most recently in 2009 with the H1N1 virus. It became a pandemic because people held no immunity against it，the CDC reported. 28. What do the numbers indicate in the first two paragraphs?A. The flu is rather serious.B. The flu is qui

35、te common.C. The flu is easy to control.D. The flu season lasts long.29.When does the flu become dangerous?A.There appear new symptoms of flu owing to antigenic shift.B.The number of patients becomes large with the virus spreading.C.Relative infections turn up because of the weaker immune system.D.T

36、he virus changes its form with no immunity against it.30.The underlined word virulent in paragraph 6 meansA. changeableB. deadlyC. peacefulD. different31.Why is the H1N1 virus in 2009 referred to in the last paragraph?A.To warn people that the antigenic shift is impossible.B.To inform people that th

37、e virus can be cured.C.To show people that the vaccine is effective.D.To remind people that the virus can be changed.When talking about the economics of online publishing, the first thing to remember is that job No. 1 isnt to get the news to you. Rather, it is to monetize you, by selling you off, in

38、 real time, to the highest bidder. This happens every time you click on a link, before the page has even started to load on your phone. Once upon a time, if you and I both visited the same web page at the same time using the same web browser, we would end up seeing the same thing. Today, however an

39、almost unthinkably enormous ecosystem of scripts and cookies and often astonishingly personal information is used to show you a set of brand messages and sales links which are tailored almost uniquely to you.That ecosystem raises important questions about privacythe way that the minute you look at a

40、 pair of shoes online, for instance, they then start following you around every other website you visit for weeks. But whether or not you value your privacy, you are damaged, daily. by the sheer weight of all that technology.Online ads have never got less annoying over time, and you can be sure that

41、 mobile ads are going to get more annoying as well, once Silicon Valley has worked out how to better identify who you are. The move to greater privacy protections might help slow the pace with which such technologies are adopted. But theres no realistic hope that websites will actually improve from

42、here. If you want to avoid the dreadful experience of the mobile web, you11 only have one choicewhich is to start reading your articles natively, in the Facebook or Apple News app. But it wont be Facebook and Apple who killed the news brands. It，11 bead tech.32.What will happen if two people click o

43、n the same link today?A.They will immediately get the news that they want.B.They will see the same thing whenever they browse.C.They will see different brand messages and sales links.D.They will be recommended to the same bidder.33.Why can the online ads send you the links unique to you?A.Because th

44、e ecosystem knows who you are.B.Because they know how to identify who you are.C.Because you dont care about your privacy.D.Because you always use the same web browser.34.How could we protect our privacy against mobile ads?A.By slowing the pace with such technologies.B.By improving the website functi

45、ons.C.By stopping using the mobile phones.D.By reading articles in specific apps.35.Whats the authors attitude to the ad tech?A.Negative.B. Positive.C. Unconcerned.D. Optimistic.第二节（共5小题；每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。We all experience momentary bursts of anger every now

46、 and then. For the most part , though, these relatively minor annoyances are easy to deal with, but walking back your anger when youre having a heated conversation with someone is a lot more difficult. There are things you can do in the moment to calm yourself. though.1.Acknowledge that you; re angr

47、y.When youre angry, you notice it in your body. 36. If youre not physically feeling it, you might hear it in the sound of your voice.Once you notice this, try to adjust your voice. Just as increasing anger can correspond to an increasingly loud voice, so can the opposite. 372.Give yourself a time ou

48、t.How do you do the exercise above when youre in the middle of a face-to-face conversation? Call a personal timeout. Walking away gives you time to calm down and collect your thoughts before responding. This also aids in decreasing anger.Of course, dont just peace out of the argument. Let whoever yo

49、ure talking to know that you just need a littlephysical space.3. Ask yourself what emotion is behind the anger.38. More often than not, anger is a secondary emotion we use as a mask or a defense for an entirely different feeling （shame, for instance, or embarrassment）.Once youre aware of the real em

50、otions at play, you can communicate it to the person you snapped at. Also, youd apologize to your co-worker and perhaps consider asking your manager to lighten your workload.4.39Lets say youve taken the advice above, but youre still feeling heated. If so, changing the topic of conversation can also

51、be a good way to cope with anger in the moment. 40 If you were discussing something serious - or something that needs to be resolved eventually table the discussion for later or the next day, when cooler heads prevail.A.Change the subject of the conversation.B.Stop the conversation with your partner

52、.C.Anger will do damage to your lungs and heart.D.Try responding to your loud voice by gradually lowering it.E.Now that youve calmed down, think about whats motivating your anger.F.Make a joke and reroute the conversation to a safe, calm, enjoyable dialogue.G.Anger will often cause changes in our bo

53、dy, such as muscle tension or sore neck.第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Years ago a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly 41 for hired hands but never made it because most people were afraid of the awful 42 Finally, a short, t

54、hin man, well past middle age, 43 the farmer. Are you a good farmhand? the farmer asked him.“Well, I can sleep when the wind blows, answered the little man.Although puzzled by this answer, the farmer, 44 for help, still hired him. The little man worked well around the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, a

55、nd the farmer felt 45 with the mans work.Then one night the wind 46 loudly in from the offshore. Jumping out of the bed, the farmer grasped a47and rushed next door to the hired man; s sleeping quarters. The farmer shook the little man and 48 ，“Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they b

56、low away!But the little man 49 in bed and said firmly, “No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows.The farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot. 50 , he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his51, he discovered everything had been tied down. The cows were in the barn, the chickens

57、 were in the coops, and the doors were 52 . The shutters were tightly secured. 53 could blow away. The farmer then understood 54 his hired man meant, so he returned to his bed to also sleep while the wind blew.When you; re prepared, spiritually, mentally and physically, you have nothing to 55 Can yo

58、u sleep when the wind blows through your life?41. A. askedB. researchedC. expectedD. advertised42. A. temperaturesB. hardshipsC. stormsD. surroundings43. A. greetedB. beggedC. approachedD. informed44. A. suitableB. readyC. availableD. desperate45. A. cheerfulB. satisfiedC. disappointedD. regretful46

59、. A. flewB. howledC. marchedD. paced47. A. pillowB. breathC. lanternD. garment48. A. shoutedB. explainedC. warnedD. reminded49. A. rolled overB. turned upC. lay downD. wore out50. A. ThereforeB InsteadC. MeanwhileD. Moreover51. A. excitementB. puzzlementC. amazementD. disappointment52. A. blockedB.

60、handledC. stuckD. barred53. A. NothingB. EverythingC. SomethingD. Anything54. A. whichB. whatC. howD. why55. A. wasteB. admireC. spareD. fear第二节(共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。The Temple of Heaven Park, Tiantan in Chinese, is located in the Dongcheng District, Beijing. It is th

61、e 56 (large) and most representative existing masterpiece among China; s ancient sacrificial buildings. 57 (original) , the Temple of Heaven was the place where emperors of the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty held the Heaven Worship Ceremony. First 58 (build) in 1420, the 18th year of the reign of Emp

62、eror Yongle of the Ming Dynasty, the Temple of Heaven was enlarged and rebuilt during the reigns of the Ming emperor Jiajing and the Qing emperor Qianlong. In 1988, it 59 (open) to the public as a park, showing ancient philosophy, history and religion. Its grand architectural style and profound cult

63、ural implication give 60 insight into the practices of the ancient Eastern civilization.Covering an area of 2,700,000 square meters, it is larger than the Forbidden City, 61 is enclosed by a long wall. 62 (it) northern part within the wall is semicircular symbolizing the heavens and the southern par

64、t is square symbolizing the earth, 63 (reflect) an ancient Chinese thought of the heaven is round and the earth is square. The main buildings lie 64 the south and north ends of the middle axis of the inner part. The 65 (significant) is theCircular Mound Altar (Huanqiutan) to hold many ceremonies.第四部

65、分 写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假如你是李华，你校交换生Jack周打篮球时不小心受伤，目前在住院治疗。请你代表全班同学用英语给他写一封 电子邮件，内容包括：1.表示慰问；2.让他安心养伤：3.表达祝愿。注意：1.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；2.词数80左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Dear Jack,. . . . . . Yours, Li Hua第二节(满分25分) 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。“The mall? Really, Mom? 13-year-old Michelle ask

66、s her mother as her sister Nicole, three, looks on. “Absolutely. Patty smiles. “You girls deserve some fun, and I need to get out of the house. With dialysis (透析) treatments every five hours, Patty rarely ventures (冒 险)from her Raymond, New Hampshire, home. She; s also been waiting four years to rec

67、eive a callthe call that would call her for the double organ transplant (移植)she so desperatelyneeds to livethe call that could come at any time. There， Patty smiles. Lets go have an adventure!Before leaving, Patty phones her firefighter husband Gary. But there; s no answer. Patty and her children ar

68、rive at the mall. “Whoa! Patty laughs, forgetting in the excitement to call Gary.At 3 :05 Gary returns to the fire house. Just as hes about to phone home to check on Patty, the phone is ringing! Weve got a match! Pattys doctor says. “But shes got to Charlotte, North Carolina, by midnight. Garys hear

69、t beats fast as he calls home. “Why doesnt she answer?” Gary dials again and again.Gary worries at the fire station. Hes booked four tickets on both of the two flights to North Carolina, a 6 pm from nearby Manchester or a 7 ：25 pm from Boston. Where are you Patty? With still no answer, Gary hangs up

70、 and dials the police department. He and his firefighter colleagues phone local stores and malls.Now as Patty and her daughters go shopping, the mall loudspeakers are making an announcement. But in the crowded mall, Patty doesnt hear it.At 5 :45 Gary realizes its too late to make the Manchester flig

71、ht. And if he doesnt find Patty soon, they wont make the Boston flight either. Patty still hasnt returned at 6: 40. “Come home, Patty! he begs, looking at the driveway. 7:00. Its too late! Gary panics. Suddenly, he hears the sound of a car! “Patty! he cries. Spotting her car pulling into the drivewa

72、y, he calls the fire department. “Get that helicopter here! he shouts. “Shes home! Paragraph 1:Patty spots Gary racing toward her , a nervous look on his face and suitcases in his hands ! . . .Paragraph 2:At 7:37 the plane takes off. . . . .英语试题参考答案及评分标准第一部分 听力(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)15 CCAAB 610 ABACB

73、 1115 BABAC 1620 ACBBA 第二部分 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分)2123 CBD2427 ACDB2831 ACBD3235 CBDA 3640 GDEAF第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节 完形填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)4145 DCCDB4650 BCAAB5155 CDABD第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)56. largest 57. Originally 58. built 59. was opened 60. an 61. which 62. Its63. reflecting 64. at

74、 65. significance第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节 应用文写作（共1小题；满分15分）Dear Jack, I am sorry to hear that you got injured when playing basketball last week. I hope everything is going well with you.Dont worry about your lessons. Weve decided that we will take turns to help you catch up on what you have missed duri

75、ng your absence. Right now, the most important thing is to take good care of yourself so that you can make a full recovery. Also, you can watch some TV programs in your spare time to relieve the boredom.I hope you can recover soon. Looking forward to your coming back. Yours, Li Hua第二节 读后续写（共1小题；满分25

76、分）Patty spots Gary racing toward her, a nervous look on his face and suitcases in his hands! She is quite confused about what has happened. “Your organs!” Gary cries. “Theyre waiting for you! But we have to get you to Charlotte! Now!” Patty is in shock. Helping Patty into the helicopter, Gary asks t

77、he pilot if they can make it to the airport in time. The pilot smiles, “Your fire chief got the airline to hold the flight!” “You hear that, honey? Youre going to live!” Gary says to Patty. (73 words)At 7:37 the plane takes off. The plane lands in North Carolina at 10:50. There is plenty of time lef

78、t for Patty to make the deadline. After a 10-hour-long operation, doctors tell Gary the transplant couldnt have gone betterthe organs are a perfect match. Today, Patty is home recovering, and her doctors say she should live a full and normal life. “I live with the knowledge every day that I am alive

79、 because so many people care about me.” Patty says happily. (77 words)录音原文：Text 1W: I cant believe it. You walked all the way here? Why not take the bus or the taxi? Its raining.M: I like walking especially on rainy days.Text 2M: Id like you to go to the grand opening of the Ice Festival.W: Phone Ri

80、ck. Im just too tired and I want to have a rest. You will have to manage without me.Text 3M: Did you read the news on Facebook? It says bees will be extinct in the next ten years.W: You probably shouldnt be looking to Facebook to get news. There is a lot of fake information on it.Text 4W: Our Wild L

81、ife Protection Group is looking for more people to join. I thought you might be interested. M: Oh, Id love to, but this is my last year in the middle school. Im quite busy with my lessons.Text 5 W: Whose car is it in front of my house?M: It is yours, Madam. Congratulations! An air company decided th

82、at you won the painting competition which was held last month.W: Are you sure? I cant believe it.Text 6 W: My history teacher gave us a surprising quiz and I couldnt remember anything. My mind went totally blank. I couldnt believe it.M: That happened to me once. It was a math quiz, but it wasnt a su

83、rprise. I just got the date of the test wrong. W: What grade did you get? A or D?M: No, I got a C.W: At least a C is passing. Im going to get an F.M: You need to take it easy. Why dont you go home and have a good rest?W: I have another test at two. I need to go to the library to hit the books.M: Wha

84、t a day youre having!Text 7W: What do you do for a living?M: Im a journalist.W: Really? I have great respect for you guys. Do you work for a newspaper or a television channel?M: I work for an online news agency.W: Great. When I was in college, I was keen on becoming a journalist, but my parents didn

85、t support me. They felt that journalism was a risky field to be in, though they are well-paid and do a lot of traveling.M: Yes, journalists have to take a lot of risks and challenges. Sometimes we risk our own lives in our quest to find the truth. But the satisfaction we get is huge. Actually, thats

86、 what keeps us in this job.W: You are right. Job satisfaction is far more important than job safety.Text 8M: Have you heard that the Strawberry Music Festival is being held near here?W: Yeah. I know. It sounds good, and Id like to go. But I havent got a ticket.M: Im interested in it too, and I got s

87、ome tickets to the festival. Im taking my little brother. He has never been to a music festival. Would you like to come too?W: That would be great. I love the noise, the music and all the excitement.M: Are you free today or tomorrow? The afternoon show is the best for my brother.W: Sorry, Im busy th

88、en. Im going to the cinema this afternoon. Ive got the ticket so I cant change it and Im working tomorrow afternoon.M: Oh, well. Can you go on Saturday afternoon? It finishes on August 28th. Thats Saturday.W: Good. Im free then.Text 9 M: Guess what I joined the Cave-exploring Society last month.W: S

89、eriously? Dont cave-explorers go down into caves? I thought you were only interested in mountain climbing!M: I do like to climb, but you know, the two sports have a lot in common. Ill give you an example: The same technique for climbing down steep rocks is used in both sports. Of course, climbers us

90、e this technique to come down hills, while cave-explorers use it to go down holes.W: What else does your society do?M: For one thing, we help preserve caves. Believe it or not, some people are so careless that they just leave their litter in caves. And some people even write on cave walls. So we pic

91、k up litter and clean away the drawings on the wall.W: I dont think Id like cave-exploring very much. Caves are wet and cold and dark, arent they?M: I suppose they are, but they can also be beautiful. Tell you what, why dont you come along with me to the meeting tonight? Theyll be showing pictures t

92、hat we took in a cave last weekend. Youll see some unbelievable rocks. It might change the way you think about caves.Text 10Im writing to you about the Teacher-Who-Made-a-Difference contest. I think Ms Wells should be the winner of the contest. Ms Wells has done so much for me and for all of her stu

93、dents; this is the least I can do for her. First of all, Ms Wells is helpful. Shes willing to help anyone in the classroom who needs help. My teacher always helps us with worksheets. In addition, Ms Wells is a kind person. Not only is she kind to kids, but shes also kind to other teachers and parent

94、s. She is always thoughtful and considerate. Lastly, Ms Wells devotes her time to kids. She devotes her lunch time to Student Council, which meets in her room. Last fall, Ms Wells promised me that she would come to one of my soccer games. Guess what? She did, even though she had a lot of school stuff to do and had to leave for Chicago. In conclusion, I think Ms Wells should be the winner of the contest. I know you will agree with me that Ms Wells is a teacher who made a difference. Shes the best!Sincerely,Melissa