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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.Howistheweatherthisweeken

daccordingtotheweatherman?A.Warm.B.Cool.C.Cold.2.Whatisthecorrectordernumberfortheyellowteapot?A.TP12FS.B.TP12SF.C.PT12FS.3.WhatisMartinbusydoing?A.

Writingabook.B.ReadingaboutCuba.C.Lookingforgoodnews.4.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Fatheranddaughter.B.

Teacherandstudent.C.Classmates.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Theman’stoy.B.Theman’sfather.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.Sheputher

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

sthemeetingend?A.At8:30.B.At9:00.C.At10:30.9.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A.Shewaslateforworktoday.B.Shewillbetheman’sassist

ant.2C.Sheisanewworkerofthecompany.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whyisthemanmakingthecall?A.TohaveatalkwithTom.B.Toinvitethewo

mantoamovie.C.Tointroduceafriendtothewoman.11.WhatisTomdoing?A.WatchingTV.B.Talkingonthephone.C.HavingfunwithJuli

e.12.Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?A.HeknowsJulie.B.Helivesintown.C.Hesharesahousewithafriend.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.WhatdidthemandoonSu

nday?A.Hewenttothemuseum.B.Hevisitedtheoldcastle.C.Hewatchedafootballmatch.14.Howdidthemanfindthemovie?A.Special.B.Interesting

.C.Boring.15.WhoisHelenmostlikelytobe?A.Theman’sfriend.B.Theman’swife.C.Theman’sdaughter.16.Whatfooddidthemanhave?A.Italia

nfood.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.Whendoesthespe

akerfinishworknow?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。AWhenplanningavacationwithyourpartner,thelistofdestinationsisendless!Herearethetopfourperfectpla

cesthatareidealforahoneymoonoranyromanticholiday.●Aspen,ColoradoIfyouenjoysnowboardingthenyouwillhavethetimeof

yourlife!Andifnot,theyhavesnowmobilesandsleighrides.Aspenisnotjustgreatforwinter,comedown3insummertoenjoytheirFood&WineClassic,afunfestivalwit

hagreatview.●Antigua,CaribbeanAntiguaisthesunniestislandintheCaribbean,surroundedbylocalwallsandreefs.Funactiviti

eslikesailinganddivingletyoureallytakeinthebrightbluewaterandwhitesand,trulybreathtaking.●Venice,ItalyThislovelyplaceisbasicallythesa

measitwas600yearsago,whichaddstoitscharacter.Withsomanybeautifulsightstosee,suchastheclocktower,Doge’sPalace,andtheScuolagrandediSanRocco,youwillhave

daysofexploringfollowedbynightsoffinedining,●PuntaUva,CostaRicaPuntaUvaisasmalltownonthecoastofCostaRica.Thereisabeautifulopengardensurrou

ndedbybutterfliesandotherspecialspeciesthatyoucanviewbyjustwalkingaround.Thebeachisbeautifulbutthesce

neryisboundtotakeyourbreathaway!21.Whereshouldvisitorsgoiftheylikesnowsports?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.Wha

tcanvisitorsenjoyinbothAntiguaandPuntaUva?A.Thebeautyofthesea.B.Thebeautifulbutterflies.C.ThefestivalofFood&Wine.D.Theancientclocktowers.24.Thepa

ssagemaybetakenfroma(n)____________.A.newspaperB.storybookC.encyclopediaD.travelbrochureBTabletennismaynotseemareasonablechoiceforsomeonewithno

arms—butIbrahimHamadtoudoesn’tbelieveinlimits.The48-year-oldEgyptianParalympianbreaksthebarrier(障碍)byholdingt

hepaddle（球拍）inhismouthandusinghisrightfoottoservetheball.Hamadtou,wholosthisarmsinatrainaccidentattheageoften,wasattractedtotabletenni

safterbeingchallengedbyafriend.“Iwasoncewatchingamatchbetweentwoofmyfriends,”Hamadtouexplains.“Theydisagreedonapoin

t,WhenIcountedthepointinfavorofoneofthem,theotherplayertoldme,‘Mindyourownbusinessasyouwillneverbeabletoplay.’Itwasthatcommentthatfiredmeupto

decidetoplaytabletennis.”IttookHamadtouthreeyearstomasterthesport.Hesaysthebiggestchallengewasworkingoutt

hebestwaytocontrolhisbody.“Iwastryingfirsttousethebatunderthe4arm,andIalsotriedusingotherthings,whichweren’twor

kingsowell.Finally,Itriedusingmymouth.Ittookmenearlyayearofpracticetogetusedtoholdingthepaddlewithmymouthandmakingtheserve.Withpracticeandplayin

gregularly,thisskillwasimproved.”TheEgyptian’simpressivetalentcametolightin2014whenhewasawardedthebestArabAthleteo

ftheyear.Hewonasilvermedalatthe2016AfricanChampionships,qualifiedforhisfirstParalympics(残奥会)in2016at43,andthenagainforthe2020TokyoGamesat48.Theinsp

iringathletesays,“Thedisabilityisnotinarmsorlegsbuttogiveupinwhateveryouwouldliketodo.”25.WhydidHamadtoutakeuptabletennis

?A.Hewasinterestedintable-tennis.B.Hewasreadytoencourageothers.C.Hewasdeterminedtoprovehimself.D.Hegotinjuredinatrainaccident.26.What

wasthemostdifficultforHamadtoutoplaytabletennis?A.Playingthegamewiththerightbodyparts.B.Holdingthepaddleunderhisarm.C.Pr

acticingstrengtheninghismuscles.D.Servingtheballwithhismouth.27.WhatcanwelearnaboutHamadtoufromthetext?A.Herealizedhisdreamofwinningagoldmedal.B.Hew

asawardedthebestathleteinAfrica.C.Hewonamedalinthe2020TokyoGames.D.Hewasrecognizedasatalentedplayerat41.28.Whatmightbethemes

sagethestorywantstosendtous?A.Successbringspeoplehappiness.B.Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.C.We

llbegunishalfdone.D.Lovebreaksdownbarriers.CWhatcoulddrivingaracecarandpointingacameraattheMilkyWayhaveincommon?Morethanyoumightimagine.Racecardr

iverBubbaWallaceandphotographerBatakTefreshimadeajourneytogethertoremoteGooseberryMesa,foranadventureaimedattakingpicture

softhenightsky.GooseberryMesa,farfrompopulationcenters,isprotectedfromthenighttimelightpollution,makingitperfectforstarphotographers.Naturen

ightenvironmentssuchasthisarerare.Camping,hiking,andshootingstarsinmountainousMesastressthesimilaritybetweenphotograp

hyandracing.Bubbanotes,“Onceyoustarttheenginethere’snoturningback—IknowI’llbeinthatseatformorethanthree

hours.”Batakagrees,“IhavethesamefeelingassoonasItouchthewheelofmycamera—I’mreadytocontinue5throughtheentirenight.”For

Bubba,developingpatienceallowedhimtobecomeabetterdriveranditisequallyimportanttohisphotography.Seizingthemomentiscrucialtoo.“Everyminutethingsarec

hanging—theEarth’sshadow,themoonlight,theriseofstars,”Batakexplains.“Ifyoulosethemoment,it’sgoneforever.”Bubbafindsthephys

icalandmentaldemandsofracingasimportantwhentravellinginUtah’sroughlandscapesunderfreezingtemperatures．Thinkincomingclouds,wind,ormistw

illruinyourchanceataperfectphoto?AccordingtoBatak.“Withwide-anglenightscapeseveryunexpectedweathercond

itioncanbeanopportunity.Ourphotosshoworangesandbluesaroundthemoonyouwouldn’tseeunderaclearsky.”Thetea

mdiscoveredsharedintereststhatgobeyondphotography.“Wearebothcrazyaboutbringingculturestogetherandusingour

worktobreakdownboundaries(边界),”saysBatak.“Thenightskyhasaunifyingpower.Theskyconnectsthewholeworldunderoneumbrella.”29.WhydidBubbaandBa

takchooseGooseberryMesa?A．Ithasasmallpopulation.B．Ithasperfectweatherconditions.C．Itisfreefromlightpollution.D．Ithasbeautifulscenery.30.Whichisrequir

edinbothcarracingandphotography?A．Willpower.B．Teamwork.C．Bravery.D．Creativity.31WhatdoesBatakthinkofunexp

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

．Appreciatingthenightsky.B．Connectingvariouscultures.C．Removingracialboundaries.D．Protectingtheenvironment.

DResearchersbelievetheyhavefoundanunknownkindofwhaleinwatersoffMexico’swesterncoast.Ifothersverifythefinding,thenewwhalewillbeanimpo

rtantdiscoveryamonggiantanimals.Theteamofresearcherscameacrossthreeunusualwhaleswhilefollowingararegroupofbeakedwhales.

ThewhaleswerenearMexico’sdistantSanBenitoIslands,about500kmsouthoftheU.S.border.Beakedwhalesusuallyavoidmeetinghumans

.JayBarlowstudiesseaanimals.Henoticedthatitwasaveryunusualmeeting.“It’sveryraretoevenseeabeakedwhale,andtofindagrou

poffriendlybeakedwhales,it’sevenrarer,”hesaid.Barlowsaidheandotherresearchersdidnotrealizetheyweresee

ingapossiblenewkindofwhaleuntillater.Thegroupsawsomethingdifferentaboutthewhales’teethwhentheystudiedthephotost

heytookoftheanimals.Theunderwaterrecordingsofthewhales’callsalsosuggestedtheyweredifferentfromallothers.6Theresearchersarenowwaiting

fortestresultsonwatertheycollectednearthewhales.Therecouldbeskincellsinthewaterfromthewhales.Ifso,theywillexaminethe

DNAtomakesurewhetherthewhalesareanewspecies.Thoughupto5meterslong,thewhalescanbehardforscientiststosee.Thatisbecausetheyusuallyswi

mandeatatdepthsofaround914meters.Theyonlycomeupattimesforair.Inthedeepwater,theanimalscanstayawayfromtheirmainenemy—killerwhales

.Barlowsaidthatfindinganewspeciesisarareevent.Histeamhasevidenceaboutthewhalesthatlookslikeanewdiscover

y.HesaidtheDNAtestingwouldhelpdetermineitandhehopedthewhalescouldbedeterminedasanewspecies.Thatwouldbringthenumberofknownbeakedwhalespe

ciesto24.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“verify”inparagraph1probablymean?A.Value.B.Refuse.C.Prove.D.Research.34.W

hatmadetheresearchersbelievethattheymightfindanewwhalespecies?A.Thewhales’hugesize.B.Thewhales’sounds.C.Theshapeofthewha

les’mouth.D.Thewhales’friendlybehavior.35.Whydobeakedwhalesprefertoliveinthedeepwater?A.Tofindenoughfood.B.Tokeepthemselvessafe.C.Toavoidmee

tinghumans.D.Toreducetheneedforair.36.WhatwasBarlow’sattitudetowardsdeterminingthebeakedwhalesasanewspecies?A.indifferen

t.B.negative.C.unclear.D.Supportive.37.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.It’scommonforhumanstomeetagroupoffriendlybeakedwhales.B.The

DNAtestresultshavesuggestedthebeakedwhaleisanewspecies.C.Sometimesthebeakedwhaleswouldcomeoutofwaterforbreathing.D.Theresearchersfoundthelonge

stbeakedwhaleis5meterslong.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。Youmaythinkthatchoosingtoloseweightrequiresalotof

effortandpain.Thetruthis,youcanloseweight,feelhealthier,andlookamazing,allbydoingsmallthingseveryday.38W

henyou’rereadytoloseafewpounds,checkoutthesesmalleverydaythingsyoucando.39Believeitornot,thesizeofyourdinnerplate

canhaveadramaticeffectonhowmuchfoodyoueatatanytimeoftheday.Thebiggeryourplate,themoreyoucanfitonit,andthemoreyouputi

ntoyourbody.UseaFoodDiaryorAppIt’ssoeasytositatyourdeskoronthecoucheatingupanentirebagofpotato7chips,orafu

llpacketofcookies.40Ifyoukeepafooddiaryorappoutliningwhatyoueat,howmuchofit,andhowmanycaloriesithas,youmaybemorel

ikelytocontrolyourfoodintake.DrinkMoreWater41Yourbodyneedsmorewaterthanyou’reprobablygivingit,andyoumaybereadi

ngthesignsallwrong.Keepawaterbottleonhand,drinkingwaterthroughouttheday.Bydoingso,youcancontrolwhatyoueatwhilealsomakingsureyourbodyisnotsho

rtofwater.ExerciseMoreItseemslikeagiven––youexercise,youloseweight.However,it’snotonlythose10-milerunsthatmakeallthedifference.42Fo

rexample,parkyourcarfurtherawayatthegrocerystore,takethestepsinsteadoftheelevatorandjogonthespotduringTVadbreaksofyourfavorites

how.A.UseSmallerDishesB.Controlyourfoodintake.C.Youhavetomakeplansforexercise.D.Alltoooften,wemistakethirstforhunger.E.Manysmallcha

ngescanmakeagreatdifference.F.Exercisedoesn’thavetobesomethingyouhavetothinkabouttodo,anditcanbefun.G.However,ifyouknowhowmanycaloriesar

einthem,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,Iwas43enoughtofindmineinGrade7atmyjuniorhighsch

ool––eight44girls．Asweenteredseniorhighschool,acoupleofgirls45andacoupleofnewonesjoinedus．Bytheendof

Grade12,thegrouphadmoreorless46intoitsfinalform,whichremainedamazingly47forthepast20years．Amongourmany48isayearlyChrist

masexchange.Thiseventfirst49whenwewere12.Wesetituponthelongdininghalltablesatourschoolto50smallgiftsboughtwith

ourlimitedpocketmoney.Inthefollowingyears,wewould51anightofit,watchingmoviesandorderingpizzainparents’livingrooms.52,wemovedint

oourownshabby(简陋的)studentapartments,intoslightlylessshabbyadultflatsandthenintoourfirst53．Atthebeginning,

wegaveeachotherinexpensivegiftslikebutterflyhairclips,glovesandsoon.Thosegift54brightearrings,necklacesandche

erfulhousewares8aswebeganhavingourownhomesinour20sandbabyclothesoncewestartedhaving55inour30s．Holidayswithfamilycanbe56,butourexchangeoffereds

omethingelse:achanceformyfriendsandmeto57ourowntraditionsandplayatbeinggrown-ups.43.A.carefulB.shockedC.luckyD.clever44.

A.grown-upB.teenageC.selfishD.slim45.A.droppedoutB.workedoutC.madeupD.camealong46.A.brokenB.forcedC.separatedD.united47

.A.curiousB.confidentC.naturalD.complete48.A.hobbiesB.traditionsC.challengesD.strategies49.A.carriedonB.tookplaceC.brokeoutD.fellapart50.A

.registerB.buyC.exchangeD.pack51.A.addB.ruinC.wasteD.make52.A.immediatelyB.directlyC.finallyD.actually53.A.homesB.schoolsC.shelt

ersD.offices54.A.relatedtoB.gavewaytoC.contributedtoD.referredto55.A.salariesB.jobsC.kidsD.families56.A.confusingB.awkwardC.challengingD.

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。TheChinaInternationalSea

rchandRescueTeam(CISAR)was58(official)formedin2001andisnowmadeupofhundredsofrescueworkersandabout20snifferdogs.Theteambringshel

pandhopetothose59livesarechangedbya60(various)ofdisasters.Afterlongandcarefultraining,theteamwenton61(it)firstinternati

onalrescuemissionsin2003.Sincethen,theCISAR62(complete)manymissions.Thelistofpeople63whomhelphasbeengivenislong.Theteamtreatedmorethan3,000people

who64(injure)inthe2006earthquakesinIndonesia,helped2,500woundedaftertheearthquakethathitHaitiin2010,andspent65

(month)givingaidtoover25,000victimsofthe2010floodsinPakistan.Asrescueworkers,theyhavetoworkunderdangerousconditions,66meanstheyhavetobestronginbothbo

dyandmind.Theymusthavebighearts,too.Ittakesalotofloveandcourage67(risk)one’sownlifetosavesomeoneelse’s.ThemembersoftheC

ISARhaveplentyofbothandarealwaysreadytogowheneverhelpisneeded.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。Itiss

trongly____________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_____________of30,000peoplewat

chedthisexcitinggameintheNational_______________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__________it

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

_,onlytwo________________.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：1-5ABACA6-10CACCB11-15BAACB16-20CBCAB阅读21-24ADAD25-28CADB29-32CACB33-37CBBCD38-43EAGDF完型43-47CBADD48-52BBCDC53-57AB

CDA语篇填空58.officially59.whose60.variety61.its62.hascompleted63.to64.wereinjured65.months66.which67.torisk10完成句子68.Despite;attit

ude69.recommended;apply70.audience;stadium71.appreciate;arrange72.disaster;survived书面表达【参考范文】DearChris,Iammorethandelightedtolear

nthatyouareobsessedwithChinesesports.MyfavoriteChinesesportistaichi.MyaffectionfortaichidatesbacktomyPEclassbackinprimaryschool.Iwasimpress

edbyitsmagicalcombinationofsoftnessandstrength.Ipracticedhardtosharpenmyskills,andtheconstantpraisefrommyteacherpushedmeforward

tolearnitindepth.Iamnowamemberofmyschool’staichiclub,wherestudentsofvariouslevelswhoarepassionateabouttaichigatheraroundtopracticetaichitogeth

er.Taichihasbroughtmemassivebenefits.Notonlyhasitbetteredmyhealth,butalsobuiltmyconfidence,thusimprovingmystudies.Ihop

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

eekend.Theweathermansaidit’sgoingtobewarm.M:Good.Ihopeitdoesn’tcooloff.YouknowthattheweatherinCaliforniaisreallychangeable.Onem

inuteit’shot,andthenthenextminuteit’scold.(Text2)M:Doyouhaveanordernumberthere,Mrs.Garcia?W:Yes.It’sTP12FS.M:Onemoment,plea

se.Ah,yes.Iseetheproblem.TP12FSisthecorrectnumberforthepurpleteapot.TheyellowoneyouwantedisTP12SF.(Text3)W:So,Martin,wha

thaveyoubeenupto?Anythingnew?M:Well,thesedaysIamwritingabookaboutCuba.ItisinterestingbutI’msobusythatIdon’thavetimetodoanythi

ngelse.(Text4)W:Iwassoluckytogetatickettotheconcertlastnight.Itwasgreatfun.Iwentwithmyfather.M:Whatdidyoudoaftertheconcer

t?W:IwentstraighthomebecauseIhadtofinishmyhomework.OK,Tim.Ihavetogo.Seeyouinclasstomorrow.M:Bye.Anyway,Ihaveto

gohomeandfinishmyhomework.(Text5)11M:Look,that’smewhenIwaseightornineinthephoto,holdingamodeltrainengine.W:Wasitpartofthattrainsetyou’vestil

lgotinyourroom?M:Yeah,myfatherandIbuiltallthattogether.Weusedtospendhoursplayingwithit.(Text6)W:Hey,Brad.Youdid

n’ttaketheenvelopethatwasonthekitchentable,didyou?M:No,why?Doyouwanttosendaletter?W:Well,actuallymyn

ewPINnumberwasinthatenvelope.M:You’rekiddingme,areyou?W:No,I’mnot.Ileftitherethismorning.M:GoandaskJill.Maybeshe’sseenit.(Text7)M:Hello,

Sarah.Goodtoseeyouagain.Welcometothecompany.W:Thankyou.Iknowyouaskedmetocomeinalittlelateronmyfirstday,butwhattimedoInormallystartwork?M:We

ll,theofficeopensat8:30andtheteamstartsworkata9o’clockmeeting.W:Whathappensafterthemeeting?M:Wetakeabreakat10:30.Myas

sistantMiamakescoffeeforusall.Thenit’stimetocallcustomersandmakesales.W:Thatsoundsgood.(Text8)M:Hey,Tina.ThisisSam.How’sitgoin

g?W:Prettygood,Sam.Howareyou?M:Great!Doyouwanttogotothemoviestonight?W:Sorry,wedon’tgooutonSaturdays.TomandIalwaysst

ayathomeandwatchTV.M:That’sOK.IsTomtherenow?W:Yes,butheistalkingonhiscellphonewithhissister,Julie.Doyourememberher?M:Yes,ofcourse.ShelivesinSeattl

erightnow,right?W:Right,butshe’sintownnow.Shestayswithafriendforafewdays.M:That’snice.TellherIsayhello

.W:Sure.(Text9)W:Hello,Ben!Howwasyourweekend?M:Great,thanks!IvisitedYorkwithHelenandthekids.Yorkisareallybeautifu

lhistoriccityandtherearelotsofoldbuildings.Andmyfriendbookedusareallynicehotel.12W:Oh?Whatdidyoudowhileyouwe

rethere?M:Well,wevisitedtheoldcastleonSaturday.Ilovehistoryandthekidsenjoyedexploringallthedifferentrooms.Andwevisitedt

hemuseumonSunday.It’ssointeresting.Youcanseewhatthetownlookedlikeinthepast.W:WhatdidyoudoonSaturdayevening?M:Iwantedtogotoa

footballmatch,buttherewerenotickets.Sowewenttoseeamovieinstead.Thekidslikedit,butIdidn’t.Itwasboring,tobehonest.W:Whatdidyoudofor

food?M:HelenlikestryingnewfooddifferentfromItalianfood.SoweplannedtogotoaThairestaurant.Helenenjoyedit,

butthekidsdidn’tlikethefood,sowewalkedtoaChineserestaurant,furtheralongthestreet.(Text10)M:Hi,I’mChrisfromFlorida.Last

year,ImovedtoLondon,whereI’mworkingforanAmericancompany.It’sbeenabigchange,andtherehavebeenlotsofthingstog

etusedto.Forexample,intheU.S.wedriveontheright,whilehereinBritainI’vehadtogetusedtodrivingontheleft.Whatelse?Well,theweatherinFloridaisusu

allygreat,soI’musedtolotsofsunshine,andIusedtosunbathealot.InLondonitrainssomuch.Idon’tthinkI’llevergetusedtoit,andIalwaysremembertotakemyumbre

llawithme.FoodinEnglandisdifferent,too.InAmerica,IusedtoeatalotofMexicanfood.HereinEngland,peopleloveIndianfood,soI’mgettingusedtothedifferenttas

tes.AtthecompanywhereIwork,it’squitedifferent.Iusedtoworkfrom9a.m.till11p.m.Ihatedworkingsolate.HereinEn

gland,Istartat8:30a.m.,butfinishat5p.m.OnFridayeveningEnglishpeopleliketogototheclubwithfriends,butinAmericaIusedto

gotothegym.Ilovesports.Isthereanythingelse?Someofthewordsaredifferent.Thesubwayiscalledthe“underground”inLondon,andBritishpeop

lecallthefall“autumn”.