2021学年第二学期高一期末测试卷英语学科试卷第Ⅰ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.Whatwillthewomandothisweekend?A.Lookafteracat.B.Travelaroundtown.C.Gohiking.2.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?A.Whatsportstoplay.B.Howtomeetpeople.C.Wheretodoexercise.3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Cookingskills.B.Children’seducation.C.Abook.4.WhydoesCathygotothedanceclasseverynight?A.Tobecomeadancer.B.Tolosesomeweight.C.Tokilltime.5.Whatdoesthewomanplantodowithherbadtooth?A.Haveitpulledout.B.Haveitfilled.C.Haveitcleaned.第二节听下面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.Howdidthewomangetintoart?A.Bystudyingitatschool.B.Byseeinganartexhibition.C.Bytakingadvicefromafriend.7.Whichmaterialdoesthewomanuseforherart?A.Paint.B.Stone.C.Metal.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Forwhatwillthemanbeawayfromhomeforsometime?A.Receivingtraining.B.Lookingforajob.C.Settingupanewcompany.9.WhatdoesSusanneedtodo?A.Hireababysitter.\nB.Extendworkinghours.C.Spendmoretimewithchildren.10.Whenwillthemansetoff?A.Intwodays.B.Inthreedays.C.Infivedays.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whatwastheman’schildhooddream?A.Visitingdifferentplaces.B.Makinghishometownpopular.C.Becomingaworld-knownartist.12.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?A.Lookathispictures.B.Solvesomepuzzles.C.Readhisnewbook.13.Whydoesthemanwritethebookforkids?A.Todeveloptheirimagination.B.Tomakethemliveahealthylife.C.Toletthemappreciatenewthings.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.AtJack’shome.B.Atastudio.C.Atarestaurant.15.WhatdoesJackthinkofhislife?A.Simple.B.Stressful.C.Colorful.16.WhatwouldJackdoincaseofanemergency?A.Callhisfamily.B.Informthepolicebyalight.C.UsetheInternetforhelp.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatisprobablythespeaker?A.Adriver.B.Atourguide.C.Ahistoryteacher.18.WhenwastheWashingtonMonumentopentothepublic?A.In1848.B.In1884.C.In1888.19.HowlongwillthelistenersstayattheWashingtonMonument?A.Twohours.B.Fourhours.C.Sixhours.20.HowwillthelistenersgototheLincolnMemorial?A.Onfoot.B.Bybus.C.Bysubway.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10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。A\nWhenmysonjoinedthehigh-schoolwrestlingteamlastfallduringCOVID-19,my83-year-olddadalsoaskedmetoaskiftheyneededanassistantcoach.Iwonderedhowthecoachwouldfeelaboutmyson’sgrandfatheraskingtohelp,giventhatitwasover60yearsagothathewrestled?“Hewrestledinuniversity,”Isaid.Afewdaysbeforethefirstpractice,Ie-mailedthecoachtotellhimthatmyson’sgrandfatherwas83.Iwasnervous.Whatifhewasn’twhattheywerelookingfor?Inthee-mail,Iassuredthecoachhewasingoodhealth.Ipointedoutthathishearingaidshadsatunusedforoverfiveyears.Hejustdidn’tlikewearingthem.AsIdroppedmydadand16-year-oldsonofffortheirfirstwrestlingpractice,mydadturnedtomyson,“Iamnotgoingtoembarrassyou,amI?”“Nottoomuch,”mysonreplied.Atthefirstpractice,Dadmetthecoachandtoldhimhewoulddoanythingheneeded.Whenheandmysonreturned,theywerebothoverjoyed.Dadmadetheteam,but“God,IwishIcouldhearthecoach!”hesaid.Oneday,herealizedheforgothishearingaidsasIdroppedhimoff.Weturnedback.“Ineedthesetohearwhatthecoachistalkingabout,”heremindedme.Inhisfreetime,DadwenttothelibraryandheborrowedthebookWrestlingforDummies.Hereadupondifferentmovesandthescoringsystem.“Itisalotdifferentfrommyuniversitydays,”hetoldme.Thecoachgavehimateamsweatshirtwiththelogooftheschoolonthefrontand“Wrestling”ontheback.Hewearsthesweatshirttoeverypractice.COVID-19hasnotallowedmetowatchanyofthepracticesormeets.Irelyonmyfathertogivemetheplay-by-playofwhatishappeninginthewrestlingroom.Heisenergetic.I’mproudtobeawrestlingdaughter.21.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor’sdad?A.Hestillhasgoodhearinginhis80s.B.Hewasawrestleratuniversity.C.Hetaughthisgrandsonwrestlingathome.D.Heliedabouthisagewhenapplyingfortherole.22.Whathappenedaftertheauthor’sdadjoinedthewrestlingteam?A.Theauthor’ssonfeltextremelyembarrassed.B.Herefusedtowearhishearingaidsduringpractice.C.Hetriedtoimprovehiswrestlingknowledge.D.Heofferedtodesigntheteamsweatshirt.23.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardherdadjoiningthewrestlingteam?A.Supportive.B.Anxious.C.Opposed.D.Reserved.BChineseastronautssentbackasciencelessonfromthecountry’sunderconstructionspacestation.Thelessonfocusedonphysics,aimingtoillustratehowtheweightlessenvironmentaffectsbuoyancy(浮力),themovementofobjectsandoptics(光学).\nStudentsfromfivecitiesaskedtheastronautsaboutlivingconditionsinspaceandweretreatedtoavirtualtourofthestation.WangYaping,theonlywomanaboardthestation,servedasthemaininstructor,whileYeGuangfuassistedandcommander-in-chiefZhaiZhigangworkedthecamera.ThethreearrivedatthestationinOctober,2021foraboutasix-monthstay,mainlyaimedtopreparethemainTianhemodule(舱)forthearrivaloftwoadditionalmodulesnamedMengtianandWentianaheadofcompletionbytheendof2022.ThecrewisassessinglivingconditionsintheTianhemoduleandconductingexperimentsinspacemedicineandotherareas.WangbecamethefirstChinesewomantoconductaspacewalkwhensheandZhaispentsixhoursoutsidethemodulefixingequipmentandcarryingouttestsalongsidethestation’sroboticservicearm.ThemissionofShenzhou-13isChina’slongestonesinceitfirstputahumaninspacein2003,becomingonlythethirdcountytodosoafterRussiaandtheUS.Chinahasalsopushedaheadwithunmannedmissions,andislunarexplorationprogramgeneratedmediabuzzwhenitsYutu2roversentbackpicturesofwhatwasdescribedbysomeasa“mysteryhut”,butmostlikelyonlywasarockofsomesort.Theroveristhefirsttobeplacedonthelittle-exploredfarsideofthemoon,whileChina’sChang’e5probereturnedlunarrockstoEarthforthefirsttimesincethe1970s.AChineserover,meanwhile,issearchingforevidenceoflifeonMars.24.WhatisthemaintaskofthethreecrewinChina’sspacestation?A.Togivelessonsaboutphysicalprinciples.B.Toprepareforthestation’sexpansion.C.Totestthestation’sroboticservicearm.D.Todoaspacewalkoutsidethemodule.25.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“assessing”inParagraph3?A.judgingB.updatingC.adjustingD.repairing26.Whatcanbeimpliedinthelastparagraph?A.Chinahasfoundsomestrangehutsonthemoon.B.ChinahasfoundevidenceoflifeonMars.C.ChinaispreparingtofindalivingplaceonMars.D.Chinahasmadegreatachievementsinspaceexploration.27.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.ChineseastronautstestnewtechnologytoexplorespaceB.ChinesefemaleastronautspreparesforwalkingoutsideinspaceC.ChineseastronautsgiveasciencelessonfromthespacestationD.ChineseastronautsexpandthemoduleintoabigstationCListeningtomusicwhilestudyingordoinghomeworkisaverycommonhabitamongstudents.Theresearchin1972showedthattherewasanincreaseintheperformanceofworkerswhenlisteningtomusic.However,thisresearchwaslimited,andwasonlyusedtostudyaveryspecificandrepresentativeworkingenvironmentatthetime-factories.Workforcetaskswererepetitive,\npredictableandboring.Butwhataboutthecomplex(复杂的)andcreativejobs?Whataboutstudyingcomplexacademicprograms?Itseemsthatwhentheworkathandforcesustoreallyfocusonwhatwearedoing,thepresenceofthemusicisaburdenthatwemustavoid.Forexample,theresearchpublishedinPsychologicalReportsfoundthatwhensomevolunteershadtochooseapieceofmusicandlistentoitwhilestudyingordoinghomework,theyperformedworsethanthosewhodidnotchooseandsimplyaccomplishedthetaskwithoutlisteningtomusic.Inotherwords,eventhoughmusicisusedforstudying,itmayjustbebecauseyoulikethemusic,notbecauseitimprovesmemorizationandlearningoutcomes.Whyisitnotgoodtolistentomusicwhilestudying?Theanswerliesintwoconcepts:multitasking(多任务化)andattentionalconcentration.Multitaskingistheabilitytoperformmorethanonetaskatthesametimeandiscloselyrelatedtoworkingmemory.Thistypeofmemoryisresponsibleforkeepinginmindtheelementswithwhichweworkinrealtime.Attentionalconcentrationishowthebraindirectsmentalprocessestowardsolvingsomeproblemsandnotothers.Whenwefocusonsomething,weareusingalargepartofournervoussystemtofixit.Forthis,youhavetopaythepriceforneglectingotherfunctions.28.Whatwasthedisadvantageoftheresearchin1972?A.Ashortlengthoftime.B.Ashortageofresearchers.C.Asingleworkingenvironment.D.Asmallnumberofparticipants.29.WhatdidtheresearchpublishedinPsychologicalReportsproveaboutlisteningtomusic?A.Itdidn’tmakeanydifference.B.Itimprovedparticipants’efficiency.C.Ithelpedparticipantstoconcentrate.D.Itaffectedparticipants’performance.30.What’sthepurposeofthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Tomakecomments.B.Toexplainreasons.C.Todrawconclusions.D.Tomakesuggestions.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。Doyouknowthebigrockexperiment?Yougetabucket(水桶)andfillithalffullofsmallstones.Youthentrytoputseveralbigrocksinthebucket,ontopofthesmallstones.31.______Soyouemptythebucketandstartover.Thistimeyouputthebigrocksinthebucketfirst,followedbythesmallstones.Thesmallstonesperfectlyfillinthespacesaroundthebigrocks.Thistimeitallfits!32.______Ifyouputthesmallstonesinfirst,thebigrocksdon’tallfit.Butifyouputthebigrocksinfirst,everythingfits,bigrocksandsmallstones.Bigrocksrefertoyourmostimportantthings.Smallstonesrepresentallthelittleeverydaythingsthattakeupyourtime,suchashousework,texting,andinterruptions,etc.Themoral(寓意)ofthestory?33.______\nDuringyourweeklyplanning,arrange(安排)timeforyourbigrocksbyputtingtheminyourcalendar.Forexample,youmightdecidethatthebesttimetogetstartedonyourhistoryreportisTuesdaynightandthebesttimetocallyourgrandmaisSundayafternoon.34.______It’slikemakingareservation.Ifyourbigrocksuchas“giveoutthreecomplimentseachdaythisweek”doesn’thaveaspecifictime,writeitsomewhereinyourplannerwhereitcanbeseen.Ifyouarrangetimeforyourbigrocksfirst,theothereverydayactivitieswillfitinaswell.Andiftheydon’t,whocares?35.______Takecareofthemnextweek.A.Buttheydon’tallfit.B.Nowmakeaplanofthosetimes.C.Thentryyourbesttofollowyourplan.D.Planningaheadeachweekwillhelpyoudomore.E.You’dratherpushasidesmallstonesthanbigrocks.F.Ifyoudon’tscheduleyourbigrocksfirst,theywon’tgetdone.G.Thedifferenceistheorderinwhichthebigrocksandsmallstoneswereplacedinthebucket.第三部分语言运用（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。DaysafterArgentina(阿根廷)canceledallinternationalflightstoprotectthecountryfromCOVID-19,ManuelBallestero36hisjourneyhometheonlywaypossible.Hesteppedaboardhissmall37foran85-dayjourneyback.The47-year-oldsailorcouldhavestayedonthetinyPortugueseislandofPortoSanto,to38thetimeoflockdownsinascenicplacelargelyfreeofthe39.Butthe40oflivingawayfromhisfamily,especiallyhisfatherwhowassoontoturn90,was41.Soheloadedhis29-footboatwithcannedfoodand42inmid-March.Avery43partofthisterribleperiodwastheinabilityofagreatnumberofpeopletorushhometoseelovedones.Friendstriedto44Mr.Ballesterofromstartingtheriskyjourneyandthe45inPortugalwarnedhimhemightnotbeallowedtore-enterthecountryifheranintotroubleandhadto46.Buthewasdetermined.SailingacrosstheAtlanticischallenging.Theincreasing47ofdoingitduringapandemic(流行病)became48threeweeksintothetrip.OnApril12,theauthorities(当局)inCapeVerde49himtodock(靠岸)attheislandnationtogetanewsupplyoffoodandfuel.Hewasexperiencedinspendinglongtimeatsea,butbeing50ontheopenoceanisfrighteningtoeventhemostexperiencedsailor.Learningabouthis51,peopleboredathomewereimpressed.He52createdanInstagramaccount(账号)to53thefinallegofthetrip.“Iseeitasmy54toaccomplish,”Manuelsaid.\n55Mr.Ballesterodidn’tgettocelebratehisfather’s90thbirthdayinMay,hedidmakeithomeintimeforFather’sDay.36.A.stoppedB.expectedC.startedD.changed37.A.trainB.truckC.helicopterD.sailboat38.A.shiftB.shareC.surviveD.reflect39.A.poisonB.virusC.geneD.cell40.A.thoughtB.sightC.memoryD.image41.A.invisibleB.unbearableC.incomparableD.unbelievable42.A.wentonB.tookofC.settleddownD.setout43.A.painfulB.dangerousC.delightedD.important44.A.saveB.protectC.discourageD.stop45.A.reportersB.relativesC.citizensD.government46.A.tumawayB.turnbackC.goaheadD.givein47.A.difficultiesB.benefitsC.costsD.effects48.A.commonB.differentC.obviousD.minor49.A.urgedB.forcedC.threatenedD.banned50.A.awakeB.aloneC.forgottenD.deserted51.A.arrivalB.searchC.voyageD.project52.A.evenB.justC.yetD.still53.A.instructB.affordC.serveD.record54.A.skillB.missionC.experimentD.exploration55.A.ThoughB.AsC.UnlessD.Since第Ⅱ卷第二节（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。LinQiaozhiisagreatChinesedoctorwhoselifeisfullofdifficultchoices.56.______(deep)affectedbyhermother’sdeath,whenshewas18,sheinsisted57.______studyingmedicineratherthanstepintoa58.______(tradition)marriage.AftergraduatingfromPUMC,Linbecamethefirstwoman59.______(hire)asaresidentphysician.In1939,shestudiedintheUS60.______shewasinvitedtostaybecauseofheroutstandingperformance.However,Linchosetocomebacktoservehermotherland.Unfortunately,in1941,thehospitalclosedduetotheoutbreakofthewar.61.______(consider)thepeopleintrouble,shechosetoopenaprivateclinicandchargedverylowfees.Lin62.______(prefer)totendpatientsandwriteessaysratherthanretireandshetook63.______(responsible)forallherpatients.Sheplayed64.______importantroleinthedevelopmentofChineseOB-GYN.Shechosetobesingleallherlifeanddevotedallhertimetothecareer.ItisLinQiaozhi65.______deservesthetitle-MotherofTenThousandBabies.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）\n第一节应用文写作（满分15分）你班计划举行为期三天的中秋节系列庆祝活动，请你在班级的英语园地写一则通知，内容包括：1.活动目的；2.活动时间；3.活动内容。今年的中秋节在9月10日。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，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。Itwasmytwelfthbirthday,andwhatIreallywantedwasanewbicycle.ButIknewmyfamilycouldn’taffordone.Anewbikewasjustadream,soIwantedanightstand(床头柜).IfiguredthatatleastIwouldhaveasafeplacetokeepmyprivatethings.SoIaskedmyparentsforanightstandwithlockabledrawer(抽屉).Wewenttothesecondhandfurniturestoreandfoundanold,darkbrownnightstand.Itdidn’tlooktoocool,butatleastithaddrawersthatIcouldkeeplocked.IdecidedthatIwouldpaintittomakeitlookbetter.Afterwetookithome,Iwasgettingreadytopaintit.WhenIpulledthedrawersout,Ifeltsomethingstuck(卡住)atthebackofthebottomdrawer.Ireachedinallthewaytothebackandwassurprisedtofindabag.Whenopeningthebag,Irealizedthatthereweresomepapersinitwhichweresomekindofofficial-lookingdocuments(文件).Andbeneathwereabunchofdollarbills!Talkaboutfindingatreasure!Andonmybirthday!Iwentaheadandreadthepapers,whichturnedouttobeawill(遗嘱).Someoldladywasleavinghersavingstohersonandgrandchildren.Theoldladymusthavediedandnobodyknewthemoney.Herfamilydonatedthenightstandtothesecondhandfurniturestoreanditwasnowinmyhands.Icountedthemoney,over1,000dollarsintotal.Iwasgoingcrazy.WiththismoneyIcouldbuythecoolestbicycle.Icouldevenbuybicyclesformyyoungerbrothers.MaybeIcouldalsogetmyparentsacar.Whatadilemma!Icouldkeepitandgetallkindsofthingsformyselfandmyfamily.OrIcouldgiveitallback.“Somebodyhelpsmewiththis!”Ibegged.ButIreallydidn’tneedanyoneelsetogivemetheanswer.Ialreadyknewrightfromwrong.Idecidednottofailthistest.Itwasatestof\nhonor-myhonor.注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150词左右；2.至少使用5个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:Icalledmy,familyintomybedroomandshowedthemwhatIhadfound._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph2:Severaldayslater,theoldlady’ssonandhiswifecametomyhouse.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2021学年第二学期高一期末测试卷英语学科参考答案第一部分：听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1-5ABCBA6-10BCACC11-15ACCBA16-20BBCAA第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）21-23BCA24-27BADC28-30CDB第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）31-35AGFBE第三部分语言运用（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）36-40CDCBA41-45BDACD46-50BACDB51-55CADBA第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）56.Deeply57.on58.traditional59.tobehired60.where61.Considering62.preferred63.responsibility64.an65.who/that第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）Notice\nTocelebrateandmakeusbetterunderstandtheMid-AutumnFestival,ourclassistoholdaseriesofactivities.TheactivitiesareexpectedtobeginonSeptember8andendonSeptember10.First,knowledgeabouthowthefestivalcameintobeing,whatthecustomsareandwhatfoodpeopletraditionallyeatonthatdaywillbeshared.ThisactivityisscheduledonSeptember8.What’smore,therewillbeapoetrycontestonSeptember9,whereparticipantswillrecitepoemsaboutthefestival.Onthelastdaywe’lllearntomakemooncakes—asymbolofreunion,enjoythefruitsofourlaborsandsharethemwitheachother.Lookingforwardtoyourparticipation.第二节读后续写（满分25分）Paragraphl:IcalledIcalledmyfamilyintomybedroomandshowedthemwhatIhadfound.Eyescaughtbytheincrediblebunchofdollarbillsatonce,theyheldtheirbreathuncontrollably,frozenwithshock.ItoldthemIwantedtogivethemallback,andundoubtedly,Igottheirsupport.Soweturnedtothesecondhandfurniturestoreownerforhelp.Lookingthroughthedonationrecords,theownerfoundtheson’stelephonenumber.Wegotintouchwithhimrightaway,toldhimaboutthewillandthemoneyandmadeanappointmentwithhim.Paragraph2:Severaldayslater,theoldlady’ssonandhiswifecametomyhouse.Tearswelledupintheman’seyeswhenhesawthemoneyandthepapers,whichapparentlybroughtbackhismemoriesabouthisdeadmother.Thenthecoupleexpressedtheirsinceregratitudetous.Theysaidtheywereinbigfinancialtroublenowandmyactofhonestywasatimelyhelp,notonlygivingthemhopebutalsostrengtheningtheirfaith.Ihadneverfeltbetter.NonewbicyclecouldmakemefeelasgoodaboutmyselfasIfeltthatday.Ipassedanextremelyimportanttestofmyhonor.录音原文Text1M:Doyouhaveanyplansfortheweekend?W:Well,Ididhaveplanstogohiking.Butmyfriendaskedmetocat-sit,soIguessI’mjuststayingaroundtown.M:Aren’tyouallergictocats?Howdoyoucopewiththat?W:Idon’tknow.Ijustcan’tsaynotothisfriend.Text2W:I’mhavingtroublemeetingpeoplehereinthecity.Anyideas?M:Thegymisagoodplacetomeetpeople.Orplayinateamsport,baseball,tennisorvolleyball?W:Thatsoundsfine.I’mgoodatplayingtennis.Text3M:Whatareyoureading?W:JuliaChild’sbiography.M:Isthebookanygood?\nW:Yes.WhatIreallyloveaboutJuliaChildisthatshewasn’tsuccessfulasacookingexpertuntillaterinlife.Text4M:Cathy,whydoyougotothedanceclasseverynight?Doyouwanttobecomeadancerinthefuture?W:No.Igainedsomeweightearlierthisyear.Iwanttobecomeslimmer.M:Youalreadylookgreat!Text5W:Ihaveabadtooth.It’sreallyannoying.M:Whynothaveitfilled?W:It’stoobadtobefilledanymore.Thereisjustoneoptionleft.I’llmakeanappointmentwithmydentisttopullitout.Ireallycannolongerstandit.Text6M:Sohowdidyougetintoart?Didyoustudyitatschool?W:No,Ihateditatschool.⑥Laterinlife,myfriendtookmetoamuseum.Theyhadanexhibitionandtheartinspiredmetomakesomethingofmyown.M:Howdidyoudecidetomakewhattypeofart?W:Well,theartIsawwasastonework,butIwantedtomakesomethingthathadamessageaboutclimatechange.M:⑦Isthatwhyyouusesmallmetaltomakeyourart?W:⑦Yes,Ionlyuserecycledmaterialsthathavebeenusedbefore.Paintisoftenpoisonousandexpensive.Text7M:Doyoulikemyplan?W:⑧It’sgoingtobehardonuswhileyou’reintraining.I’llhavetoworklongerhoursathome,andthechildrenwillneedababysitter.M:Youwon’thavetochangeyourhoursorhireanyone,Susan.W:Howwillwebeabletopayforourexpenses?M:⑧Igettrainingpayfromthenewcompany.It’snotquiteasmuchasI’llbemakingwhenIstartthejob,butitwillbeenoughforyoutogetbywhileI’mawayforthethreemonths.⑨Youcanevenworklessduringthistime.W:⑨That’sgood,becausethechildrenwillneedmemore.So,whendoyouhavetoleave?M:IhaveaflightonSundaynight.W:(10)That’sonlyfivedaysfromnow!M:I’msorry,dear.I’llbeabletovisityouintwoweeks,though.Text8W:Sowhatdidyoudreamofdoingwhenyouwerealittlechild?\nM:IwasborninruralJapan.(11)WhenIwasakid,Ioftendreamedofvisitingplacesinothercitiesandcountries.Sadly,Icouldn’tleavemyhometown.Eventually,Istarteddrawing.Itriedmybesttodrawinterestingscenesthatnoonehaseverseen.W:CanIhavealookatthepicturesyoudrew?M:Well,(12)youcanreadmynewbooktitledPierretheMazeDetective:TheCuriousCaseoftheCastleintheSky.Readerscanadventurethroughimaginarylandscapesinit.Alongtheway,theywalkinmazesandsolvepuzzles.W:Sowhydidyouwanttowritesuchabook?M:(13)Iwantedtoinspirekidstoappreciatepeople,places,andlifestylesthatareunfamiliartothem.Ithinktheworldismoreinterestingbecauseofallthedifferentpeoplewholiveinittogether.W:Well,Ireallylookforwardtoreadingyourbook.Text9W:(14)Welcome,viewers.Tonightwearegoingtomeetsomeonewhoknowsverylittleaboutthepressuresofamodernlifestyle.JackMasonlivesonafarminasmallvillage.Whatisthatlike,Jack?M:Itiscertainlydifferentfromthewayotherpeoplelive.TherearenoshopsorrestaurantsordoctorsnearwhereIlive,soIhavetostockupwithfoodandknowhowtolookaftermyself.(15)Butitisapeacefulandsimplelife.W:Whatisyourhomelike?M:Well,itisn’tverybigandthefurnitureisbasic,butImanagetokeepitwarmandcomfortable.W:Whatwouldhappenifyoufelldownandcouldn’tgetup?Howwouldyougethelp?M:Ididn’tworryaboutthatwhenIwasyounger,butwithouttheInternetoraphoneIcouldgetintodifficultynowadays.W:So,whatcanyoudo?M:(16)IboughtaspeciallightwhichIcanleaveflashingoutside.Italsogivesoutasignalwhichcanbepickedupbythepolice.W:WellJack,Ihopeyouneverhavetouseit.Text10M:(17)Ladiesandgentlemen,thebuswillstopnextattheWashingtonMonument,whichhonorsthefirstpresidentoftheUnitedStates.Itisoneofthetalleststonebuildingsintheworld,standingabout170meterstall.Thefirststoneofthemonumentwaslaidin1848,butbecauseofavarietyofproblems,theworkwasdelayed.(18)Soitwasnotuntil1884thatthemonumentwascompleted.Imaginethatittook36years!Andthenitwasanotherfouryearsbeforeitwasopentothepublic.Now,ifyoulike,youcangotothetopofthemonument.Onthewayup,you’llhavetotakethelift.Youcantaketheliftdown,too,oryoucanwalk—ifyoudon’tmindclimbingdown898steps.Themonumentismadeofmarble,exceptforthetip.Beforethetipwasputonthemonument,itwasshownaroundthecountry.Someyoungpeoplejumpedoverthetipsothatlater,theycould\ntruthfullysaythattheyhadjumpedoverthetopoftheWashingtonMonument.(19)Wewillstayherefor2hours,andIbelieveyou’llhaveagreattimehere.(17)(20)AftervisitingtheWashingtonMonument,we’llbewalkingovertotheLincolnMemorial.Watchyourstepasyougetoffthebus,please.
