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1三峡名校联盟2022年秋季联考高2025届英语试卷第一部分：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。听

完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.￡19.15.B.￡9.15.C.￡9.18.答案是B。1.Howisthewe

atherthisweekendaccordingtotheweatherman?A.Warm.B.Cool.C.Cold.2.Whatisthecorrectordernumberfortheyellowteapot?A.TP12FS.B.TP12SF.C.PT12FS.3.Wh

atisMartinbusydoing?A.Writingabook.B.ReadingaboutCuba.C.Lookingforgoodnews.4.Whatistherelationshipbetwe

enthespeakers?A.Fatheranddaughter.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Classmates.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Theman’stoy.B.Theman’sfath

er.C.Thewoman’schildhood.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的

作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whyisthewomanlookingfortheenvelope?A.Shewantstosendaletter.B.SheneedstogiveittoJill.C.Shep

utherPINnumberinit.7.Whatmightthewomandonext?A.FindJill.B.Gotothekitchen.C.Buyanenvelope.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whendoesthemeetingend?A.At

8:30.B.At9:00.C.At10:30.9.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A.Shewaslateforworktoday.B.Shewillbetheman’sassistant.2C.Sheisanewworkerofthecomp

any.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whyisthemanmakingthecall?A.TohaveatalkwithTom.B.Toinvitethewomantoamovie.C.Tointroduceafriend

tothewoman.11.WhatisTomdoing?A.WatchingTV.B.Talkingonthephone.C.HavingfunwithJulie.12.Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?A.HeknowsJulie.B.Helivesintown.

C.Hesharesahousewithafriend.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.WhatdidthemandoonSunday?A.Hewenttothemuseum.B.Hevisitedtheoldcastle.C.Hewatchedaf

ootballmatch.14.Howdidthemanfindthemovie?A.Special.B.Interesting.C.Boring.15.WhoisHelenmostlikelytobe?A.Theman’sfriend.B.Theman’swife.C.Theman’sdaugh

ter.16.Whatfooddidthemanhave?A.Italianfood.B.Thaifood.C.Chinesefood.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatdifferencedoesthespeakertalkaboutfirst?A

.Someexpressions.B.Trafficrules.C.Thefood.18.WhatdoesthespeakerthinkoftheweatherinLondon?A.Changeable.B.Great.

C.Uncomfortable.19.Whendoesthespeakerfinishworknow?A.At5p.m.B.At8:30p.m.C.At9p.m.20.WheredidthespeakerusetogoonFridayeveninginAmerica?A.Totheclub

.B.Tothegym.C.Totherestaurant.第二部分阅读（共两节，满分55分）第一节（共17小题；每小题2.5分，满分42.5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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhen

planningavacationwithyourpartner,thelistofdestinationsisendless!Herearethetopfourperfectplacesthatareidealforahoneymoonoranyromanticholiday.●Aspen,Co

loradoIfyouenjoysnowboardingthenyouwillhavethetimeofyourlife!Andifnot,theyhavesnowmobilesandsleighrides.Aspenisnotjustgreatforwinter,co

medown3insummertoenjoytheirFood&WineClassic,afunfestivalwithagreatview.●Antigua,CaribbeanAntiguaisthesunniestislandintheCaribb

ean,surroundedbylocalwallsandreefs.Funactivitieslikesailinganddivingletyoureallytakeinthebrightbluewaterandwhitesa

nd,trulybreathtaking.●Venice,ItalyThislovelyplaceisbasicallythesameasitwas600yearsago,whichaddstoitscharacter.Withsomanybeautifulsightstosee,sucha

stheclocktower,Doge’sPalace,andtheScuolagrandediSanRocco,youwillhavedaysofexploringfollowedbynightsoffinedining,

●PuntaUva,CostaRicaPuntaUvaisasmalltownonthecoastofCostaRica.Thereisabeautifulopengardensurroundedbybutterfl

iesandotherspecialspeciesthatyoucanviewbyjustwalkingaround.Thebeachisbeautifulbutthesceneryisboundtotakeyourbreathaway!21.Whereshouldvi

sitorsgoiftheylikesnowsports?A.Aspen,Colorado.B.Antigua,Caribbean.C.Venice,Italy.D.PuntaUva,CostaRica.22.Ifyouwantedtoexploretheclocktower

,wherewouldyougo?A.Aspen,Colorado.B.Antigua,Caribbean.C.PuntaUva,CostaRica.D.Venice,Italy.23.Whatcanvisitorsenjoyinb

othAntiguaandPuntaUva?A.Thebeautyofthesea.B.Thebeautifulbutterflies.C.ThefestivalofFood&Wine.D.Theancientclocktowers.24.Thepassage

maybetakenfroma(n)____________.A.newspaperB.storybookC.encyclopediaD.travelbrochureBTabletennismaynotseemareasonablechoiceforsomeonewithnoarms—but

IbrahimHamadtoudoesn’tbelieveinlimits.The48-year-oldEgyptianParalympianbreaksthebarrier(障碍)byholdingthepaddle（球拍）inhismouthand

usinghisrightfoottoservetheball.Hamadtou,wholosthisarmsinatrainaccidentattheageoften,wasattractedtotabletennisafterbeingchallenge

dbyafriend.“Iwasoncewatchingamatchbetweentwoofmyfriends,”Hamadtouexplains.“Theydisagreedonapoint,WhenIcountedthepointinfavoro

foneofthem,theotherplayertoldme,‘Mindyourownbusinessasyouwillneverbeabletoplay.’Itwasthatcommentthatfiredmeuptodecidetoplaytabletennis.”IttookHam

adtouthreeyearstomasterthesport.Hesaysthebiggestchallengewasworkingoutthebestwaytocontrolhisbody.“Iwastryingf

irsttousethebatunderthe4arm,andIalsotriedusingotherthings,whichweren’tworkingsowell.Finally,Itriedusingmymouth.Ittookmenearlyayear

ofpracticetogetusedtoholdingthepaddlewithmymouthandmakingtheserve.Withpracticeandplayingregularly,thisskillwasimproved.”TheEgyptian’simpressivet

alentcametolightin2014whenhewasawardedthebestArabAthleteoftheyear.Hewonasilvermedalatthe2016AfricanChampionships,qualifiedforh

isfirstParalympics(残奥会)in2016at43,andthenagainforthe2020TokyoGamesat48.Theinspiringathletesays,“Thedisabilityisnotinarmsorle

gsbuttogiveupinwhateveryouwouldliketodo.”25.WhydidHamadtoutakeuptabletennis?A.Hewasinterestedintable-tennis.B.Hewasreadytoencourageothers.C.H

ewasdeterminedtoprovehimself.D.Hegotinjuredinatrainaccident.26.WhatwasthemostdifficultforHamadtoutoplaytabletennis?A.Playingthegamewithther

ightbodyparts.B.Holdingthepaddleunderhisarm.C.Practicingstrengtheninghismuscles.D.Servingtheballwithhismouth.27.Whatcanwelearnabout

Hamadtoufromthetext?A.Herealizedhisdreamofwinningagoldmedal.B.HewasawardedthebestathleteinAfrica.C.Hewonamedali

nthe2020TokyoGames.D.Hewasrecognizedasatalentedplayerat41.28.Whatmightbethemessagethestorywantstosendtous?A.Suc

cessbringspeoplehappiness.B.Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.C.Wellbegunishalfdone.D.Lovebreaksdownbarriers

.CWhatcoulddrivingaracecarandpointingacameraattheMilkyWayhaveincommon?Morethanyoumightimagine.RacecardriverBubbaWallaceandphotographerBatakTefreshi

madeajourneytogethertoremoteGooseberryMesa,foranadventureaimedattakingpicturesofthenightsky.GooseberryMesa,farfrompopulationcenter

s,isprotectedfromthenighttimelightpollution,makingitperfectforstarphotographers.Naturenightenvironmentssuchasthisarerare.Camping,hikin

g,andshootingstarsinmountainousMesastressthesimilaritybetweenphotographyandracing.Bubbanotes,“Onceyoustarttheen

ginethere’snoturningback—IknowI’llbeinthatseatformorethanthreehours.”Batakagrees,“IhavethesamefeelingassoonasItouchthewheelo

fmycamera—I’mreadytocontinue5throughtheentirenight.”ForBubba,developingpatienceallowedhimtobecomeabetterdriveranditisequallyimport

anttohisphotography.Seizingthemomentiscrucialtoo.“Everyminutethingsarechanging—theEarth’sshadow,themoonlight,theriseofstars,”Batakexplains.“Ifyou

losethemoment,it’sgoneforever.”BubbafindsthephysicalandmentaldemandsofracingasimportantwhentravellinginUtah’sroughlandscapesunderfre

ezingtemperatures．Thinkincomingclouds,wind,ormistwillruinyourchanceataperfectphoto?AccordingtoBatak.“Withwide-anglenightsc

apeseveryunexpectedweatherconditioncanbeanopportunity.Ourphotosshoworangesandbluesaroundthemoonyouwouldn’tseeunderaclearsky.”Thetea

mdiscoveredsharedintereststhatgobeyondphotography.“Wearebothcrazyaboutbringingculturestogetherandusingourworktobreakdownboundaries(

边界),”saysBatak.“Thenightskyhasaunifyingpower.Theskyconnectsthewholeworldunderoneumbrella.”29.WhydidBubbaand

BatakchooseGooseberryMesa?A．Ithasasmallpopulation.B．Ithasperfectweatherconditions.C．Itisfreefromlightpollution.D．Ithasbeautifulscenery.30.Whichisr

equiredinbothcarracingandphotography?A．Willpower.B．Teamwork.C．Bravery.D．Creativity.31WhatdoesBatakthinko

funexpectedweatherasaphotographer?A．Annoying.B．Disastrous.C．Positive.D．Challenging.32.Whichmaybeamessagebehindtheteam’sphotographywork?A．Appreciat

ingthenightsky.B．Connectingvariouscultures.C．Removingracialboundaries.D．Protectingtheenvironment.DResearchersbelievetheyhavefoundanunk

nownkindofwhaleinwatersoffMexico’swesterncoast.Ifothersverifythefinding,thenewwhalewillbeanimportantdisc

overyamonggiantanimals.Theteamofresearcherscameacrossthreeunusualwhaleswhilefollowingararegroupofbeakedwhales.Thewhaleswe

renearMexico’sdistantSanBenitoIslands,about500kmsouthoftheU.S.border.Beakedwhalesusuallyavoidmeetinghumans.JayBarlo

wstudiesseaanimals.Henoticedthatitwasaveryunusualmeeting.“It’sveryraretoevenseeabeakedwhale,andtofindagroupoffriendlybeakedwhales,it’sevenrarer,”he

said.Barlowsaidheandotherresearchersdidnotrealizetheywereseeingapossiblenewkindofwhaleuntillater.Thegroupsawsomethingdifferentaboutthewhal

es’teethwhentheystudiedthephotostheytookoftheanimals.Theunderwaterrecordingsofthewhales’callsalsosuggestedt

heyweredifferentfromallothers.6Theresearchersarenowwaitingfortestresultsonwatertheycollectednearthewhales

.Therecouldbeskincellsinthewaterfromthewhales.Ifso,theywillexaminetheDNAtomakesurewhetherthewhalesareanewspecies.Thoughupto5meterslong,thewhales

canbehardforscientiststosee.Thatisbecausetheyusuallyswimandeatatdepthsofaround914meters.Theyonlycomeupattimesforair.Inthedeepwater

,theanimalscanstayawayfromtheirmainenemy—killerwhales.Barlowsaidthatfindinganewspeciesisarareevent.Histeamhasevidenc

eaboutthewhalesthatlookslikeanewdiscovery.HesaidtheDNAtestingwouldhelpdetermineitandhehopedthewhalescouldbedeterminedasanewspecies.Thatwouldbr

ingthenumberofknownbeakedwhalespeciesto24.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“verify”inparagraph1probablymean?A.Value.B.Refuse.C.Prove.D.Resear

ch.34.Whatmadetheresearchersbelievethattheymightfindanewwhalespecies?A.Thewhales’hugesize.B.Thewhales’sounds.C

.Theshapeofthewhales’mouth.D.Thewhales’friendlybehavior.35.Whydobeakedwhalesprefertoliveinthedeepwater

?A.Tofindenoughfood.B.Tokeepthemselvessafe.C.Toavoidmeetinghumans.D.Toreducetheneedforair.36.WhatwasBarlow’sattitudetowar

dsdeterminingthebeakedwhalesasanewspecies?A.indifferent.B.negative.C.unclear.D.Supportive.37.Whatcanwelearnfromthe

passage?A.It’scommonforhumanstomeetagroupoffriendlybeakedwhales.B.TheDNAtestresultshavesuggestedthebeak

edwhaleisanewspecies.C.Sometimesthebeakedwhaleswouldcomeoutofwaterforbreathing.D.Theresearchersfoundthelongestbeakedwhale

is5meterslong.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。Youmaythinkthatchoosingtoloseweightrequiresalotofeffortandpain.Th

etruthis,youcanloseweight,feelhealthier,andlookamazing,allbydoingsmallthingseveryday.38Whenyou’rerea

dytoloseafewpounds,checkoutthesesmalleverydaythingsyoucando.39Believeitornot,thesizeofyourdinnerplatecanhaveadramaticeffectonh

owmuchfoodyoueatatanytimeoftheday.Thebiggeryourplate,themoreyoucanfitonit,andthemoreyouputintoyourbody.UseaFoodDiaryorAppIt’ssoeasytositatyour

deskoronthecoucheatingupanentirebagofpotato7chips,orafullpacketofcookies.40Ifyoukeepafooddiaryorappoutliningwhatyoueat,howmuc

hofit,andhowmanycaloriesithas,youmaybemorelikelytocontrolyourfoodintake.DrinkMoreWater41Yourbodyneeds

morewaterthanyou’reprobablygivingit,andyoumaybereadingthesignsallwrong.Keepawaterbottleonhand,drinkingwate

rthroughouttheday.Bydoingso,youcancontrolwhatyoueatwhilealsomakingsureyourbodyisnotshortofwater.ExerciseMoreItseemslikeagiven––youexercise,youlo

seweight.However,it’snotonlythose10-milerunsthatmakeallthedifference.42Forexample,parkyourcarfurtherawayatthegrocerystore,takethestepsinsteadoftheel

evatorandjogonthespotduringTVadbreaksofyourfavoriteshow.A.UseSmallerDishesB.Controlyourfoodintake.C.Youhavetomak

eplansforexercise.D.Alltoooften,wemistakethirstforhunger.E.Manysmallchangescanmakeagreatdifference.F.Exercisedoesn’thavetobesomething

youhavetothinkabouttodo,anditcanbefun.G.However,ifyouknowhowmanycaloriesareinthem,youmaydecidetochangeyourmind.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。Somepeoplespendtensofyearslookingfortheirbestfriends.

However,Iwas43enoughtofindmineinGrade7atmyjuniorhighschool––eight44girls．Asweenteredseniorhighschool,acoupleofgirls45andacoupleofnewonesjoine

dus．BytheendofGrade12,thegrouphadmoreorless46intoitsfinalform,whichremainedamazingly47forthepast20years．Amongourm

any48isayearlyChristmasexchange.Thiseventfirst49whenwewere12.Wesetituponthelongdininghalltablesatourschoolto50smallgiftsboughtwithourlimite

dpocketmoney.Inthefollowingyears,wewould51anightofit,watchingmoviesandorderingpizzainparents’livingrooms.52,wemovedintoourownshabby(简陋的)studentapa

rtments,intoslightlylessshabbyadultflatsandthenintoourfirst53．Atthebeginning,wegaveeachotherinexpensivegiftsli

kebutterflyhairclips,glovesandsoon.Thosegift54brightearrings,necklacesandcheerfulhousewares8aswebeganhavingourown

homesinour20sandbabyclothesoncewestartedhaving55inour30s．Holidayswithfamilycanbe56,butourexchangeofferedsomethingelse:achanceformyfrien

dsandmeto57ourowntraditionsandplayatbeinggrown-ups.43.A.carefulB.shockedC.luckyD.clever44.A.grown-upB.teenageC.selfishD.slim45.A.droppedoutB.worke

doutC.madeupD.camealong46.A.brokenB.forcedC.separatedD.united47.A.curiousB.confidentC.naturalD.complete48

.A.hobbiesB.traditionsC.challengesD.strategies49.A.carriedonB.tookplaceC.brokeoutD.fellapart50.A.registe

rB.buyC.exchangeD.pack51.A.addB.ruinC.wasteD.make52.A.immediatelyB.directlyC.finallyD.actually53.A.homesB.schoolsC.shel

tersD.offices54.A.relatedtoB.gavewaytoC.contributedtoD.referredto55.A.salariesB.jobsC.kidsD.families56.A.confusingB.awkwardC.c

hallengingD.amazing57.A.createB.reviseC.applyD.recognize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。TheChin

aInternationalSearchandRescueTeam(CISAR)was58(official)formedin2001andisnowmadeupofhundredsofrescueworkersandabout20snifferdogs.Theteamb

ringshelpandhopetothose59livesarechangedbya60(various)ofdisasters.Afterlongandcarefultraining,theteamwenton61(it)firstinternationalr

escuemissionsin2003.Sincethen,theCISAR62(complete)manymissions.Thelistofpeople63whomhelphasbeengivenislong.Theteamt

reatedmorethan3,000peoplewho64(injure)inthe2006earthquakesinIndonesia,helped2,500woundedaftertheearthquakethathitHaitiin2010,andspent65(month)

givingaidtoover25,000victimsofthe2010floodsinPakistan.Asrescueworkers,theyhavetoworkunderdangerousconditions,66meanstheyhavetobestronginb

othbodyandmind.Theymusthavebighearts,too.Ittakesalotofloveandcourage67(risk)one’sownlifetosavesomeoneelse’s.Thememb

ersoftheCISARhaveplentyofbothandarealwaysreadytogowheneverhelpisneeded.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节根据中文提示完成句子。（共5小题；每空1分，满分10分）968.尽管面临很多困难，他

对生活的态度依然积极向上。__________allthedifficultieshewasfacedwith,hestillhadapositive________tolife.69.强烈推荐他提前申请。Itis

strongly____________thathe___________inadvance.70.昨天晚上有三万观众在国家体育场观看了这次激动人心的比赛。An_____________of30,000peoplewatchedthisex

citinggameintheNational_______________lastnight.71.如果你能安排一个建筑师来给我们做一个讲座，我将不胜感激。Iwould__________itifyoucould_

__________foranarchitecttogiveusalecture.72.在这次灾难受伤的六人中，只有两个活了下来。Ofthesixpeopleinjuredinthe______________,onlyt

wo________________.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Chris对中国体育运动感兴趣。他来信让你介绍你最喜欢的运动，请你根据以下提示，给他写封电子邮件，内容如下:1.何时开始喜欢此项运动和原因;2.现

在练习的情况;3.给你带来的益处。注意:1.词数不少于100;2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearChris,__________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua2022年秋高一（上）五校联考测试卷英语答案听力：1-5ABACA

6-10CACCB11-15BAACB16-20CBCAB阅读21-24ADAD25-28CADB29-32CACB33-37CBBCD38-43EAGDF完型43-47CBADD48-52BBCDC53-57ABCDA语篇填空58.officially59.whose60.vari

ety61.its62.hascompleted63.to64.wereinjured65.months66.which67.torisk10完成句子68.Despite;attitude69.recommend

ed;apply70.audience;stadium71.appreciate;arrange72.disaster;survived书面表达【参考范文】DearChris,Iammorethandelightedtolearnthatyouareobsessedwit

hChinesesports.MyfavoriteChinesesportistaichi.MyaffectionfortaichidatesbacktomyPEclassbackinprimaryschool.Iwas

impressedbyitsmagicalcombinationofsoftnessandstrength.Ipracticedhardtosharpenmyskills,andtheconstantpraisefrommyteacherpushedmeforwardtolearnitinde

pth.Iamnowamemberofmyschool’staichiclub,wherestudentsofvariouslevelswhoarepassionateabouttaichigatheraroundtopracticetaichitoget

her.Taichihasbroughtmemassivebenefits.Notonlyhasitbetteredmyhealth,butalsobuiltmyconfidence,thusimprovingmystudies.Ihopemyintroduction

scanbeofsomehelp.What'syourfavoritesport?Iamlookingforwardtoyourreply.听力原文录音稿(Text1)W:Ireallywanttogotothebeachthisweeken

d.Theweathermansaidit’sgoingtobewarm.M:Good.Ihopeitdoesn’tcooloff.YouknowthattheweatherinCaliforniaisreallychangeable.Oneminuteit’shot,andthenthenext

minuteit’scold.(Text2)M:Doyouhaveanordernumberthere,Mrs.Garcia?W:Yes.It’sTP12FS.M:Onemoment,please.Ah,yes.Iseetheproblem.TP12FSisth

ecorrectnumberforthepurpleteapot.TheyellowoneyouwantedisTP12SF.(Text3)W:So,Martin,whathaveyoubeenupto?

Anythingnew?M:Well,thesedaysIamwritingabookaboutCuba.ItisinterestingbutI’msobusythatIdon’thavetimetodoanythingelse.(Text4)W:I

wassoluckytogetatickettotheconcertlastnight.Itwasgreatfun.Iwentwithmyfather.M:Whatdidyoudoaftertheconce

rt?W:IwentstraighthomebecauseIhadtofinishmyhomework.OK,Tim.Ihavetogo.Seeyouinclasstomorrow.M:Bye.Anyway,Ihav

etogohomeandfinishmyhomework.(Text5)11M:Look,that’smewhenIwaseightornineinthephoto,holdingamodeltrainengine.

W:Wasitpartofthattrainsetyou’vestillgotinyourroom?M:Yeah,myfatherandIbuiltallthattogether.Weusedtospendhou

rsplayingwithit.(Text6)W:Hey,Brad.Youdidn’ttaketheenvelopethatwasonthekitchentable,didyou?M:No,why?Doyo

uwanttosendaletter?W:Well,actuallymynewPINnumberwasinthatenvelope.M:You’rekiddingme,areyou?W:No,I’mnot.Ileftitherethismorning.M:GoandaskJill.Ma

ybeshe’sseenit.(Text7)M:Hello,Sarah.Goodtoseeyouagain.Welcometothecompany.W:Thankyou.Iknowyouaskedme

tocomeinalittlelateronmyfirstday,butwhattimedoInormallystartwork?M:Well,theofficeopensat8:30andtheteamstartsworkata9o’clockmeeting.W:Whathappensafte

rthemeeting?M:Wetakeabreakat10:30.MyassistantMiamakescoffeeforusall.Thenit’stimetocallcustomersandmakesales.W:Thatsoundsgood.(Text

8)M:Hey,Tina.ThisisSam.How’sitgoing?W:Prettygood,Sam.Howareyou?M:Great!Doyouwanttogotothemoviestonight?W:Sorry,wedon’tgooutonSaturdays.Toma

ndIalwaysstayathomeandwatchTV.M:That’sOK.IsTomtherenow?W:Yes,butheistalkingonhiscellphonewithhissister,Julie.Doyouremembe

rher?M:Yes,ofcourse.ShelivesinSeattlerightnow,right?W:Right,butshe’sintownnow.Shestayswithafriendforafewda

ys.M:That’snice.TellherIsayhello.W:Sure.(Text9)W:Hello,Ben!Howwasyourweekend?M:Great,thanks!IvisitedYorkwithHelenandthekids.Yorkisareall

ybeautifulhistoriccityandtherearelotsofoldbuildings.Andmyfriendbookedusareallynicehotel.12W:Oh?Whatdidyoudowhileyo

uwerethere?M:Well,wevisitedtheoldcastleonSaturday.Ilovehistoryandthekidsenjoyedexploringallthedifferentrooms.AndwevisitedthemuseumonSunday.It’ssoi

nteresting.Youcanseewhatthetownlookedlikeinthepast.W:WhatdidyoudoonSaturdayevening?M:Iwantedtogotoafootba

llmatch,buttherewerenotickets.Sowewenttoseeamovieinstead.Thekidslikedit,butIdidn’t.Itwasboring,tobehonest.W:Whatdidyoudoforfood?M:Helenlik

estryingnewfooddifferentfromItalianfood.SoweplannedtogotoaThairestaurant.Helenenjoyedit,butthekidsdidn’tlikethefood,sowewalkedtoaChines

erestaurant,furtheralongthestreet.(Text10)M:Hi,I’mChrisfromFlorida.Lastyear,ImovedtoLondon,whereI’mworkingforanAmericancompany.It’s

beenabigchange,andtherehavebeenlotsofthingstogetusedto.Forexample,intheU.S.wedriveontheright,whilehereinBritainI’vehadtogetu

sedtodrivingontheleft.Whatelse?Well,theweatherinFloridaisusuallygreat,soI’musedtolotsofsunshine,andIusedtosunbathealot.InLondonitrainssom

uch.Idon’tthinkI’llevergetusedtoit,andIalwaysremembertotakemyumbrellawithme.FoodinEnglandisdifferent,too.InAmerica,Iusedtoeatal

otofMexicanfood.HereinEngland,peopleloveIndianfood,soI’mgettingusedtothedifferenttastes.AtthecompanywhereIwork,it’squitedifferent.Iusedtowork

from9a.m.till11p.m.Ihatedworkingsolate.HereinEngland,Istartat8:30a.m.,butfinishat5p.m.OnFridayeveningEnglishpeop

leliketogototheclubwithfriends,butinAmericaIusedtogotothegym.Ilovesports.Isthereanythingelse?Someofthewordsaredifferent.Thesubwayiscalle

dthe“underground”inLondon,andBritishpeoplecallthefall“autumn”.