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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.Howistheweatherthisweekendaccordingtotheweather

man?A.Warm.B.Cool.C.Cold.2.Whatisthecorrectordernumberfortheyellowteapot?A.TP12FS.B.TP12SF.C.PT12FS.3.WhatisMartinbusydo

ing?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.SheputherPINnumberinit.7.

Whatmightthewomandonext?A.FindJill.B.Gotothekitchen.C.Buyanenvelope.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whendoesthemeetingend?A.At8:30.B.At9:00.C.At10:

30.9.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A.Shewaslateforworktoday.B.Shewillbetheman’sassistant.2C.Sheisanewworkerofthecompany.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whyisthemanm

akingthecall?A.TohaveatalkwithTom.B.Toinvitethewomantoamovie.C.Tointroduceafriendtothewoman.11.WhatisTomdoing?A.WatchingT

V.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.Hewatchedafootballmatch.14.Howdidthemanfindthemovie?A.Special.B.Interes

ting.C.Boring.15.WhoisHelenmostlikelytobe?A.Theman’sfriend.B.Theman’swife.C.Theman’sdaughter.16.Whatfoodd

idthemanhave?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.W

hendoesthespeakerfinishworknow?A.At5p.m.B.At8:30p.m.C.At9p.m.20.WheredidthespeakerusetogoonFridayeveninginAmerica?A.Totheclub.B.Tothegy

m.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!Herearethetopfourperfectplacesthatareideal

forahoneymoonoranyromanticholiday.●Aspen,ColoradoIfyouenjoysnowboardingthenyouwillhavethetimeofyourlife!Andifnot,

theyhavesnowmobilesandsleighrides.Aspenisnotjustgreatforwinter,comedown3insummertoenjoytheirFood&WineClass

ic,afunfestivalwithagreatview.●Antigua,CaribbeanAntiguaisthesunniestislandintheCaribbean,surroundedbylocalwallsandreefs.Funact

ivitieslikesailinganddivingletyoureallytakeinthebrightbluewaterandwhitesand,trulybreathtaking.●Venice,ItalyThislove

lyplaceisbasicallythesameasitwas600yearsago,whichaddstoitscharacter.Withsomanybeautifulsightstosee,such

astheclocktower,Doge’sPalace,andtheScuolagrandediSanRocco,youwillhavedaysofexploringfollowedbynightsoffinedining,●PuntaUva,CostaRicaPuntaUva

isasmalltownonthecoastofCostaRica.Thereisabeautifulopengardensurroundedbybutterfliesandotherspecialspeciesthatyoucanviewbyjustwalkingaround.Theb

eachisbeautifulbutthesceneryisboundtotakeyourbreathaway!21.Whereshouldvisitorsgoiftheylikesnowsports?A.Aspen,Color

ado.B.Antigua,Caribbean.C.Venice,Italy.D.PuntaUva,CostaRica.22.Ifyouwantedtoexploretheclocktower,wherewouldyougo?A.Aspe

n,Colorado.B.Antigua,Caribbean.C.PuntaUva,CostaRica.D.Venice,Italy.23.WhatcanvisitorsenjoyinbothAntiguaandPu

ntaUva?A.Thebeautyofthesea.B.Thebeautifulbutterflies.C.ThefestivalofFood&Wine.D.Theancientclocktowers.24.Thepassagem

aybetakenfroma(n)____________.A.newspaperB.storybookC.encyclopediaD.travelbrochureBTabletennismaynotseemareas

onablechoiceforsomeonewithnoarms—butIbrahimHamadtoudoesn’tbelieveinlimits.The48-year-oldEgyptianParalympianbreaksthebarri

er(障碍)byholdingthepaddle（球拍）inhismouthandusinghisrightfoottoservetheball.Hamadtou,wholosthisarmsinatrainaccidentattheageoften,wasa

ttractedtotabletennisafterbeingchallengedbyafriend.“Iwasoncewatchingamatchbetweentwoofmyfriends,”Hamadtouexplains.“Theydisagree

donapoint,WhenIcountedthepointinfavorofoneofthem,theotherplayertoldme,‘Mindyourownbusinessasyouwillneverbeabletoplay.’Itwasthatcommen

tthatfiredmeuptodecidetoplaytabletennis.”IttookHamadtouthreeyearstomasterthesport.Hesaysthebiggestchallengewasworkingoutthebestwaytocontrolhis

body.“Iwastryingfirsttousethebatunderthe4arm,andIalsotriedusingotherthings,whichweren’tworkingsowell.Finally,Itriedusingmym

outh.Ittookmenearlyayearofpracticetogetusedtoholdingthepaddlewithmymouthandmakingtheserve.Withpracticeandplayingregularly,this

skillwasimproved.”TheEgyptian’simpressivetalentcametolightin2014whenhewasawardedthebestArabAthleteoftheyear.Hewonasilve

rmedalatthe2016AfricanChampionships,qualifiedforhisfirstParalympics(残奥会)in2016at43,andthenagainforthe2020TokyoGamesat48

.Theinspiringathletesays,“Thedisabilityisnotinarmsorlegsbuttogiveupinwhateveryouwouldliketodo.”25.Wh

ydidHamadtoutakeuptabletennis?A.Hewasinterestedintable-tennis.B.Hewasreadytoencourageothers.C.Hewasdeterminedtoprovehimself.D.Hegotinjuredinatr

ainaccident.26.WhatwasthemostdifficultforHamadtoutoplaytabletennis?A.Playingthegamewiththerightbodyparts.B.Holdingthepaddleunderh

isarm.C.Practicingstrengtheninghismuscles.D.Servingtheballwithhismouth.27.WhatcanwelearnaboutHamadtoufromthetext?A.Herealizedhisdreamofwinni

ngagoldmedal.B.HewasawardedthebestathleteinAfrica.C.Hewonamedalinthe2020TokyoGames.D.Hewasrecognizedasatalentedpla

yerat41.28.Whatmightbethemessagethestorywantstosendtous?A.Successbringspeoplehappiness.B.Nothingisimpossibletoawilling

heart.C.Wellbegunishalfdone.D.Lovebreaksdownbarriers.CWhatcoulddrivingaracecarandpointingacameraattheMilkyWayhaveincomm

on?Morethanyoumightimagine.RacecardriverBubbaWallaceandphotographerBatakTefreshimadeajourneytogethertoremo

teGooseberryMesa,foranadventureaimedattakingpicturesofthenightsky.GooseberryMesa,farfrompopulationcenters,isprotectedfromthenighttimelight

pollution,makingitperfectforstarphotographers.Naturenightenvironmentssuchasthisarerare.Camping,hiking,andshootingstarsinmountainousMes

astressthesimilaritybetweenphotographyandracing.Bubbanotes,“Onceyoustarttheenginethere’snoturningbac

k—IknowI’llbeinthatseatformorethanthreehours.”Batakagrees,“IhavethesamefeelingassoonasItouchthewheel

ofmycamera—I’mreadytocontinue5throughtheentirenight.”ForBubba,developingpatienceallowedhimtobecomeabetterdriveranditisequ

allyimportanttohisphotography.Seizingthemomentiscrucialtoo.“Everyminutethingsarechanging—theEarth’sshadow,the

moonlight,theriseofstars,”Batakexplains.“Ifyoulosethemoment,it’sgoneforever.”Bubbafindsthephysicalandmentaldema

ndsofracingasimportantwhentravellinginUtah’sroughlandscapesunderfreezingtemperatures．Thinkincomingclouds,wind,ormistwillruin

yourchanceataperfectphoto?AccordingtoBatak.“Withwide-anglenightscapeseveryunexpectedweatherconditioncanbeanopportunity.Ourphotosshoworangesandb

luesaroundthemoonyouwouldn’tseeunderaclearsky.”Theteamdiscoveredsharedintereststhatgobeyondphotography.“Wearebothcra

zyaboutbringingculturestogetherandusingourworktobreakdownboundaries(边界),”saysBatak.“Thenightskyhasaunifyingpower.Theskyconnectsthewholeworldundero

neumbrella.”29.WhydidBubbaandBatakchooseGooseberryMesa?A．Ithasasmallpopulation.B．Ithasperfectweatherconditions.C．Itisfreefromlightpollution.D．

Ithasbeautifulscenery.30.Whichisrequiredinbothcarracingandphotography?A．Willpower.B．Teamwork.C．Bravery.D．Creativity

.31WhatdoesBatakthinkofunexpectedweatherasaphotographer?A．Annoying.B．Disastrous.C．Positive.D．Challenging.32.Whichmaybeamessageb

ehindtheteam’sphotographywork?A．Appreciatingthenightsky.B．Connectingvariouscultures.C．Removingracialboundaries.D．Protectingtheenvironment

.DResearchersbelievetheyhavefoundanunknownkindofwhaleinwatersoffMexico’swesterncoast.Ifothersverifythefinding,thenewwhal

ewillbeanimportantdiscoveryamonggiantanimals.Theteamofresearcherscameacrossthreeunusualwhaleswhilefollowingararegroupofbeakedwhale

s.ThewhaleswerenearMexico’sdistantSanBenitoIslands,about500kmsouthoftheU.S.border.Beakedwhalesusuallyavoidmeetinghumans.JayBarlowstudiesseaanimals.

Henoticedthatitwasaveryunusualmeeting.“It’sveryraretoevenseeabeakedwhale,andtofindagroupoffriendlybeakedwhales,it’sevenrarer,”hesaid.Barlowsaidheand

otherresearchersdidnotrealizetheywereseeingapossiblenewkindofwhaleuntillater.Thegroupsawsomethingdifferentaboutthewhales’teethw

hentheystudiedthephotostheytookoftheanimals.Theunderwaterrecordingsofthewhales’callsalsosuggestedtheyweredifferentfromallothe

rs.6Theresearchersarenowwaitingfortestresultsonwatertheycollectednearthewhales.Therecouldbeskincellsinthewaterfromthewhales.Ifso,theywillexamin

etheDNAtomakesurewhetherthewhalesareanewspecies.Thoughupto5meterslong,thewhalescanbehardforscientiststosee.Thatisbec

ausetheyusuallyswimandeatatdepthsofaround914meters.Theyonlycomeupattimesforair.Inthedeepwater,theanimal

scanstayawayfromtheirmainenemy—killerwhales.Barlowsaidthatfindinganewspeciesisarareevent.Histeamhasevi

denceaboutthewhalesthatlookslikeanewdiscovery.HesaidtheDNAtestingwouldhelpdetermineitandhehopedthewhalesco

uldbedeterminedasanewspecies.Thatwouldbringthenumberofknownbeakedwhalespeciesto24.33.Whatdoestheunderlinedwor

d“verify”inparagraph1probablymean?A.Value.B.Refuse.C.Prove.D.Research.34.Whatmadetheresearchersbelievethattheymightfindanewwhalespec

ies?A.Thewhales’hugesize.B.Thewhales’sounds.C.Theshapeofthewhales’mouth.D.Thewhales’friendlybehavior.35.Whydobeakedwhalesprefertoliveinthe

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

gthebeakedwhalesasanewspecies?A.indifferent.B.negative.C.unclear.D.Supportive.37.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.It’scommonforhumanstomeetagroupoff

riendlybeakedwhales.B.TheDNAtestresultshavesuggestedthebeakedwhaleisanewspecies.C.Sometimesthebeakedwhaleswo

uldcomeoutofwaterforbreathing.D.Theresearchersfoundthelongestbeakedwhaleis5meterslong.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.Thetruthis,youcanloseweight,feelhealthier,andlookamazing,allbydoings

mallthingseveryday.38Whenyou’rereadytoloseafewpounds,checkoutthesesmalleverydaythingsyoucando.39Believeitornot,the

sizeofyourdinnerplatecanhaveadramaticeffectonhowmuchfoodyoueatatanytimeoftheday.Thebiggeryourplate,t

hemoreyoucanfitonit,andthemoreyouputintoyourbody.UseaFoodDiaryorAppIt’ssoeasytositatyourdeskoronthec

oucheatingupanentirebagofpotato7chips,orafullpacketofcookies.40Ifyoukeepafooddiaryorappoutliningwhatyoueat,howmucho

fit,andhowmanycaloriesithas,youmaybemorelikelytocontrolyourfoodintake.DrinkMoreWater41Yourbodyneedsmorewaterthanyou’reprobablygivingit,andyoumayberea

dingthesignsallwrong.Keepawaterbottleonhand,drinkingwaterthroughouttheday.Bydoingso,youcancontrolwhatyoueatwhilealsomakingsureyo

urbodyisnotshortofwater.ExerciseMoreItseemslikeagiven––youexercise,youloseweight.However,it’snotonlythose10-mileruns

thatmakeallthedifference.42Forexample,parkyourcarfurtherawayatthegrocerystore,takethestepsinsteadoftheelevatorandjogonthespotduringTVadbr

eaksofyourfavoriteshow.A.UseSmallerDishesB.Controlyourfoodintake.C.Youhavetomakeplansforexercise.D.Alltoooften,wemistakethirs

tforhunger.E.Manysmallchangescanmakeagreatdifference.F.Exercisedoesn’thavetobesomethingyouhavetothinkabouttodo,anditcanbefun.G.Howe

ver,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。Somepeoplespendtensofyearslookingfortheirbest

friends.However,Iwas43enoughtofindmineinGrade7atmyjuniorhighschool––eight44girls．Asweenteredseniorhighschool,acoupleofgirls45andacoupleofn

ewonesjoinedus．BytheendofGrade12,thegrouphadmoreorless46intoitsfinalform,whichremainedamazingly47forthepast20years．Amongourmany48is

ayearlyChristmasexchange.Thiseventfirst49whenwewere12.Wesetituponthelongdininghalltablesatourschoolto50smallgiftsbought

withourlimitedpocketmoney.Inthefollowingyears,wewould51anightofit,watchingmoviesandorderingpizzainparents’livingrooms.52,wemovedintoou

rownshabby(简陋的)studentapartments,intoslightlylessshabbyadultflatsandthenintoourfirst53．Atthebeginning,wegaveeachotherinexp

ensivegiftslikebutterflyhairclips,glovesandsoon.Thosegift54brightearrings,necklacesandcheerfulhousewares8aswebeganhavingourownhomesinour20sandba

byclothesoncewestartedhaving55inour30s．Holidayswithfamilycanbe56,butourexchangeofferedsomethingelse:

achanceformyfriendsandmeto57ourowntraditionsandplayatbeinggrown-ups.43.A.carefulB.shockedC.luckyD.clever44.A.grown-upB.teenageC.selfishD.sl

im45.A.droppedoutB.workedoutC.madeupD.camealong46.A.brokenB.forcedC.separatedD.united47.A.curiousB.confi

dentC.naturalD.complete48.A.hobbiesB.traditionsC.challengesD.strategies49.A.carriedonB.tookplaceC.brokeoutD.fellapart50.A.reg

isterB.buyC.exchangeD.pack51.A.addB.ruinC.wasteD.make52.A.immediatelyB.directlyC.finallyD.actually53.A.homesB.schoolsC.sheltersD

.offices54.A.relatedtoB.gavewaytoC.contributedtoD.referredto55.A.salariesB.jobsC.kidsD.families56.A.confu

singB.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。Th

eChinaInternationalSearchandRescueTeam(CISAR)was58(official)formedin2001andisnowmadeupofhundredsofrescuework

ersandabout20snifferdogs.Theteambringshelpandhopetothose59livesarechangedbya60(various)ofdisasters.Afterlongandcarefultraining,theteamwenton61(it)

firstinternationalrescuemissionsin2003.Sincethen,theCISAR62(complete)manymissions.Thelistofpeople63whomhelphasbeengivenislong.Theteamtreatedmoret

han3,000peoplewho64(injure)inthe2006earthquakesinIndonesia,helped2,500woundedaftertheearthquakethathitHaitiin2010,andspent65(mon

th)givingaidtoover25,000victimsofthe2010floodsinPakistan.Asrescueworkers,theyhavetoworkunderdangerousconditions,66meanstheyh

avetobestronginbothbodyandmind.Theymusthavebighearts,too.Ittakesalotofloveandcourage67(risk)one’sownlifetosavesomeoneelse’

s.ThemembersoftheCISARhaveplentyofbothandarealwaysreadytogowheneverhelpisneeded.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________toli

fe.69.强烈推荐他提前申请。Itisstrongly____________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_____________of30,000peop

lewatchedthisexcitinggameintheNational_______________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_________

_____,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：1-5AB

ACA6-10CACCB11-15BAACB16-20CBCAB阅读21-24ADAD25-28CADB29-32CACB33-37CBBCD38-43EAGDF完型43-47CBADD48-52BBCDC53

-57ABCDA语篇填空58.officially59.whose60.variety61.its62.hascompleted63.to64.wereinjured65.months66.which67.torisk10完成句子68.

Despite;attitude69.recommended;apply70.audience;stadium71.appreciate;arrange72.disaster;survived书面表达【参考范文】DearChris,I

ammorethandelightedtolearnthatyouareobsessedwithChinesesports.MyfavoriteChinesesportistaichi.Myaffectionfortaichidatesbackt

omyPEclassbackinprimaryschool.Iwasimpressedbyitsmagicalcombinationofsoftnessandstrength.Ipracticedhardtosharpenmyskills,andtheconstantpraisefromm

yteacherpushedmeforwardtolearnitindepth.Iamnowamemberofmyschool’staichiclub,wherestudentsofvariouslevelswhoarepassionateabouttaichi

gatheraroundtopracticetaichitogether.Taichihasbroughtmemassivebenefits.Notonlyhasitbetteredmyhealth,b

utalsobuiltmyconfidence,thusimprovingmystudies.Ihopemyintroductionscanbeofsomehelp.What'syourfavoritesport?Iamlookingforwardt

oyourreply.听力原文录音稿(Text1)W:Ireallywanttogotothebeachthisweekend.Theweathermansaidit’sgoingtobewarm.M:Good.Ihopeitdoesn’tcooloff.Youknowth

attheweatherinCaliforniaisreallychangeable.Oneminuteit’shot,andthenthenextminuteit’scold.(Text2)M:Doyouhaveanordernumberthere,Mrs.Garcia?W:Yes.It

’sTP12FS.M:Onemoment,please.Ah,yes.Iseetheproblem.TP12FSisthecorrectnumberforthepurpleteapot.Theyellowoneyouwant

edisTP12SF.(Text3)W:So,Martin,whathaveyoubeenupto?Anythingnew?M:Well,thesedaysIamwritingabookaboutCuba.ItisinterestingbutI’msobusythatIdon’thavetim

etodoanythingelse.(Text4)W:Iwassoluckytogetatickettotheconcertlastnight.Itwasgreatfun.Iwentwithmyfather.M:What

didyoudoaftertheconcert?W:IwentstraighthomebecauseIhadtofinishmyhomework.OK,Tim.Ihavetogo.Seeyouinclasstomorrow.M:Bye.

Anyway,Ihavetogohomeandfinishmyhomework.(Text5)11M:Look,that’smewhenIwaseightornineinthephoto,holdingamodeltrainengine.W:Wasitpartof

thattrainsetyou’vestillgotinyourroom?M:Yeah,myfatherandIbuiltallthattogether.Weusedtospendhoursplayingwithit.(Text6)W:Hey,Brad.Youdidn’tt

aketheenvelopethatwasonthekitchentable,didyou?M:No,why?Doyouwanttosendaletter?W:Well,actuallymynewPINnumbe

rwasinthatenvelope.M:You’rekiddingme,areyou?W:No,I’mnot.Ileftitherethismorning.M:GoandaskJill.Maybeshe’sseenit.(Te

xt7)M:Hello,Sarah.Goodtoseeyouagain.Welcometothecompany.W:Thankyou.Iknowyouaskedmetocomeinalittlelateronmyfirstday,butwhattimedoInormallystartw

ork?M:Well,theofficeopensat8:30andtheteamstartsworkata9o’clockmeeting.W:Whathappensafterthemeeting?M:Wetakeabreakat10:30.MyassistantMiamakescoffe

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

oing?W:Prettygood,Sam.Howareyou?M:Great!Doyouwanttogotothemoviestonight?W:Sorry,wedon’tgooutonSaturday

s.TomandIalwaysstayathomeandwatchTV.M:That’sOK.IsTomtherenow?W:Yes,butheistalkingonhiscellphonewithhissister,Julie.Doyourememb

erher?M:Yes,ofcourse.ShelivesinSeattlerightnow,right?W:Right,butshe’sintownnow.Shestayswithafriendforafewdays.M:That’snice.Tellh

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

otsofoldbuildings.Andmyfriendbookedusareallynicehotel.12W:Oh?Whatdidyoudowhileyouwerethere?M:Well,wevisitedtheoldcastleonSaturday.Ilovehistor

yandthekidsenjoyedexploringallthedifferentrooms.AndwevisitedthemuseumonSunday.It’ssointeresting.Youcanseewhatthetownl

ookedlikeinthepast.W:WhatdidyoudoonSaturdayevening?M:Iwantedtogotoafootballmatch,buttherewerenotickets.Sowewenttoseeamovieinstead.Thekid

slikedit,butIdidn’t.Itwasboring,tobehonest.W:Whatdidyoudoforfood?M:HelenlikestryingnewfooddifferentfromItalianfood.Sowepla

nnedtogotoaThairestaurant.Helenenjoyedit,butthekidsdidn’tlikethefood,sowewalkedtoaChineserestaurant,furtheralongthest

reet.(Text10)M:Hi,I’mChrisfromFlorida.Lastyear,ImovedtoLondon,whereI’mworkingforanAmericancompany.It’sbeenabigchange,andtherehavebeenlo

tsofthingstogetusedto.Forexample,intheU.S.wedriveontheright,whilehereinBritainI’vehadtogetusedtodrivingontheleft.Whatelse?Well,theweatherinFlo

ridaisusuallygreat,soI’musedtolotsofsunshine,andIusedtosunbathealot.InLondonitrainssomuch.Idon’tthinkI’llevergetusedtoit,andIal

waysremembertotakemyumbrellawithme.FoodinEnglandisdifferent,too.InAmerica,IusedtoeatalotofMexicanfood.HereinEngland,

peopleloveIndianfood,soI’mgettingusedtothedifferenttastes.AtthecompanywhereIwork,it’squitedifferent.Iusedtoworkfrom9a.m.t

ill11p.m.Ihatedworkingsolate.HereinEngland,Istartat8:30a.m.,butfinishat5p.m.OnFridayeveningEnglishpeopleliketogototheclubwithfriends,butinAm

ericaIusedtogotothegym.Ilovesports.Isthereanythingelse?Someofthewordsaredifferent.Thesubwayiscalledthe“underground

”inLondon,andBritishpeoplecallthefall“autumn”.