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英语试题注意事项：2023.011.答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、座位号、考生号填写在答题卡和试卷规定的位置上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B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。3.回答非选

择题时、必须用0.5毫米的黑色墨水签字笔作答。答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应的位置，不能写在试卷上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。不按以上要求作答

的答案无效。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。1Whatisthemangoingtodo?A.Bookaflight.B.Gototheairport.C.Sendapostcard.2.Whoi

smakingthephonecall?A.Wilson.C.Linda.3.Whatmaytheweatherbelikenow?A.Cloudy.B.Rainy.C.Sunny.4.Wheredoesthe

conversationprobablytakeplace?A.Atamuseum.B.Atatravelagency.C.Atabookstore.5.Whenwillthemancheckout?A.OnWednesda

y.BOnFriday.C.OnSunday.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，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.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutherwork?A.Satisfied.B.Stressed.C.Tired.7.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantod

o?A.Workalittleharder.B.Useherphoneless.C.Gotobedearlier.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Driverandpassenger.B.C

hemistandcustomer.C.Bossandsecretary.英语试题第1页共8页滁州市2023年高三第一次教学质量监测A.Hemayhaveacold.B.Hehaslosthisjob.C.He

willgetsomerest.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatsportdoesthemanliketowatchonly?A.Football.B.Golf.C.Skating.11.Whatdoesthemansayaboutswimming

?AItismoreofahobby.B.Itisdangerous.C.Itisgoodforthebody.12.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?A.Dosomerunning.B.Playtennis.C.Wa

tchagame.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatwillthewomandoduringthewintervacation?A.GobacktoChina.B.ShopinaChinatown.C.VisitaDisneyland.14.

Whatdothewoman'sparentsoftendoattheSpringFestival?A.Travelabroad.B.Decoratethehouse.C.Exchangegifts.15.Inwhichcitydothespeakersprobablylive?A.LosAn

geles.B.HongKong.C.Paris.16.HowmanydayswillthemanspendinFrance?A.Two.B.Three.C.Five.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatisthespeechmai

nlyabout?A.Adisaster.B.Anexperiment.C.Anexhibition.18.Whatisthefirstthingtobenoticed?A.Hundredsofboots.B.Ahugebloc

kofice.C.Anumberofphotos.19.Wherecanyouseetheposters?A.Outsidethehall.B.Attheentrance.C.Onthewalls.20.Whatarepeopleencouragedtodoonthecomputer

sthere?A.Sendphotostotheirfriends.BSharewhattheyhavelearned.Searchforupdatedinformation.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。AIt'snevertooearlytogetthinkingaboutthisyear'sbigtrip.Butwhereshouldyougo?Well,NationalGeogr

aphichasrevealedits“BestoftheWorld”listfor2023,offeringafewpointersastothetravelexperiencesoverthenext12monthsorso.Thisyear'sNa

tGeolistissplitintofourcategoriesasfollows.Nature·ExplorethebiodiversityofBotswana.·WitnessrewildingintheScottishHighlands.·Go

onafoodiebikingtourofSlovenia.·VisitBigBendNationalParkinTexas,USA.9.hatdoweknowabouttheman!·Takepartinsustai

nabilityprogramsintheAzores.Culture·HeadtoEgypttovisitthenewGrandEgyptianMuseuminCairo.·Watchfilmsanddowncraftbeersin

Busan,SouthKorea.·YisittheInternationalAfricanAmericanMuseuminCharleston,USA.·SeetheLongmenGrottoes’stonestatuesinHunan,Chin

a.Family·GoonanAlpinerailtripinSwitzerland.·HelpconserveturtlepopulationsinTrinidadandTobago.·HeadtoSanFrancis

co,USA,forcity-viewcampfiresandurbanhikingtrails.·Bird-watchinColombia.·VisitfootballstadiumsinManchester,UK.Community·Takeawomen-ledsus

tainabletourintheDodecaneseIslandsinGreece.·SpendalongweekendontheGreatLakesinMilwaukee,USA.·Goonanewhigh-speedtrain

inLaos.·ExploreBlackheritageinGhana.Okay,soitmightnotallbeupyourstreet—butit'sundeniablyaspectacularrangeofstuff.Youcanreadmoreo

nNationalGeographic’sofficialpagehere—andgetpumpedforayearoflife-changingtravelexperiences.21.WhatareyouadvisedtodoinCharlest

on?A.Goonabikingtour.B.Visitamuseum.C.Explorebiodiversity.D.Helpconservebirds.22.Whichplaceissuitableforalongweekendbreak?A.TheDodecaneseIslands.

B.TrinidadandTobago.C.TheScottishHighlands.D.TheGreatLakes.23.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A.Awebsite.B.Anewspaper.C.

Acourseplan.D.Anacademicarticle.BJaclynGartner,founderoftheHappilyFureverAfterRescueinBethel,Conn.,wassc

rolling(翻)throughphotosofshelteranimalswhenonecaughthereye:adognamedVanGoghwithonlyoneear.Hisleftearhadbeent

ornoffinthecruelworldofdogfighting.GartnerarrangedforthenonprofitPilotsNPawstoflyVanGoghtoherinConnecticutinJune.SheputoutthewordonFacebook,Petfin

derandRescueMethatshehadafriendly,one-eareddoginneedofahome,butnobodywantedhim.Afterhe'dbeenapartofherrescueforfourmonths,Gar

tnerlookedatVanGoghwithhisoneearandanideastruckher.“I'dseenTikTokvideosofotherdogscreatingpaintings,sowhynotVanGogh

?”Gartnersaid.Soshedroppedsomebrightpaintonan8-inchby10-inchcanvas(画布),andcoatedthetopwithathinlayer

ofpeanutbutter.Helicked(舔)thepaint,andfiveminuteslaterwhenGartnerdecidedthepaintingwasdone,shetookthecanvasaway.Itwasperfect.VanGoghha

dafastandcreativetongue,completingonepaintingafteranotherandevenrecreatedVincentvanGogh's“TheStarryNight.”“ThenIinvitedpeopletocom

eandmeethimatanoutdoorartgalleryevent,”Gartnersaid.ShewasdisappointedwhenonlytwopeopleshowedupattheeventonOct.23.英语试题第

3页共8页VanGogh'sfirstartshowwasabust,butGartnerdecidednottogiveup.Shetookactionthefollowingday.“IputoutapostonFacebookthatIfeltbadonlytwopeopleshow

edup,andIsaidtherestoftheartwasstillavailable,”Gartnersaid.Suddenly,everyoncwantedit.“Thepaintingssoldoutintwominutes.”Moreimportantly,shes

aid,VanGoghwasfinallyadopted.24.WhatdidGartnerwanttodoforVanGogh?A.Findhisowner.B.Havehisearcurcd.C.Tak

ephotosforhim.D.Helphimtobeadopted.25.WhatinspiredGartnertohaveVanGoghpaint?A.Hiswell-knownname.B.Herowninterestinpainting.C.TikTokvideosofar

tistıcdogs.D.PaintingsbyVincentvanGogh.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“bust”inparagraph4mean?B.Choice.C

.Solution.DFailure.27.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesGartner?A.Influentialandinteresting.B.Caringandcreative.C.Humorousandhardworking.D

.Practicalandprofessional.CImaginedrivingdowna10-lanehighwayandknowingthat,highaboveyourhead,amountainlionisquietlygoingalongits

way.ThisremarkableimagecouldsoonbetherealityfordriversononeofCalifornia’sbusiestroads,astheworld'slargestwildlifeoverpass(天桥)beginsconstructioninA

pril.Thehistory-makingprojectwillcompriseagreenbridgebuiltacrossthe101highwaynearLosAngeles,creatingapas

sagebetweentwopartsoftheSantaMonicaMountains.Theoverpasswillallowsafepassageforlizards,snakes,mountainlions,etc.wit

hanacreoflocalplantsoneithersideandvegetatedsoundwallstodampenlightandnoisefornight-timeanimalsastheygoacross.Theproj

ect,nearlyadecadeinthemaking,comesatacrucialtime.BethPratt,aconservationleaderwiththeNationalWildlifeFederation,feelsasifsheisrunningthelastmileof

amarathon.Pratthasspentmostofthelastdecadeplanningtheproject,persuadingtransportationofficialsofitsimportance,andbringingdonorst

ofundit.Theprojectisbreakingrecordsinmanyways:notonlyisitthelargestcrossingintheworld,butit'salsoanengineeringwo

nder.RobertRock,alandscapearchitectwholedthedesign,saysthisnature-centeredtypeofconstructionmakesitunusualamongotherwild

lifebridgesandunderpassesaroundtheworld,whicharetypicallymadeofcement(水泥)andsteel.Thisoneisdesignedtointegrateintotheenvironmentonbothsides—andsen

damessagetothepeopledrivingbelow.About300,000carspassthroughthisareaeachday,andPrattcallsitanopportunityf

ormillionsofAngelenostoseehowhumanscanlivemoreharmoniouslywithnature.“Someonecouldbeinrush-hourtraffic,andtherecouldbeamountainlio

nrightabovethem,”shesays.“Ithinkthat'ssuchahelpfulimage,andonethatinspiresmethatwecanrightsomeofthesegreatw

rongs.”28.Whyistheoverpassbuilt?A.Toattractvisitorstowatchthewildlife.B.Tohelpanimalscrossoverahighway.C.TobridgetwomountainsnearLosAngeles.D.

Toallowmoretrafficduringrushhours.29.WhatdoesPrattthinkoftheoverpassproject?A.Itisalongjourney.B.Itcome

salittlelate.C.Ithaslittleofficialsupport.D.Ithasbroughteconomicbenefits.英语试题第4页共8页30.Whatdoestheauthortrytostressabouttheoverpassbymention

ingRock?A.Itstandsoutamongsimilarstructures.B.Itdoesharmtothelocalenvironment.C.Ithasgotlittleattention

fromengineers.D.Ithasinspiredconstructionsworldwide.31.WhatmightPrattexpectoftheoverpass?A.It'lltransformtheim

ageofthestate.B.It'llprovidepleasanthabitatsforanimals.C.It'llbeareminderforustocareaboutnature.D.H'llcr

eatejobopportunitiesforthelocalpeople.DAresearchteamledbyDelPozoCruzfromtheUniversityofSouthernDenmark,recentlypu

blishedastudythatfoundwalking10.000stepsadayloweredtheriskfordementia(痴呆)by50%.However,ifwalkingoccurredatabris

k(轻快的)paceof112stepsaminutefor30minutes,itmaximizedriskreduction,leadingtoa62%reductionindementiarisk.Th

e30minutesoffast-pacedwalkingdidn'thavetooccurallatonce—itcouldbespreadoutovertheday.“Ourtakeisthatintensityofstepp

ingmatters—overandabovevolume,”saidCruz.Thenewstudyfollowed78,500peoplebetweentheagesof40and79fromEngland,Sc

otlandandWaleswhoworewriststepcountersfor24hoursadayoverasevendaystretch.Aftercountingeachperson'stotalnumberofstepseachday,researc

hersplacedthemintotwocategories:Fewerthan40stepsperminute,whichismorelikewhenyou'rewalkingfromroomtoroo

m—andmorethan40stepsperminute,orso-called“purposeful”walking.Athirdcategorywascreatedforpeakperformers—thosewhoto

okthemoststepsperminutewithin30minutesoverthecourseofaday.Aboutsevenyearslater,researcherscomparedthatdatatomedicalrecordsa

ndfoundpeoplewhotookthemoststepsperminuteshowedthebiggestreductioninriskforcancer,heartdiseaseandearl

ydeathfromanycause.Researchersfoundtheassociationbetweenpeak30-minutestepsandriskreductiontobedependentonthediseasestudied:Therewasa62%reductionfo

rdementia,an80%declineforcardiovasculardiseaseanddeath,andabouta20%dropinriskforcancer.What'sthetakeaway?Youdon'thavetofixateonthenumbersofsteps.“S

pend30minutesbeingbreathlessatwhateverpaceyou'reat,andthenkeepchallengingyourselftobeslightlyunsatisfiedatyour

currentlevelsoyoucangetbetterandbetter,”saidDr.AndrewFreeman.32.Whichaspectofwalkingdoesthestudyfocuson?A.Itstime.B.Itspace.C、itslengt

h.D.Itspopularity.33.Whatcanwelearnaboutthesubjectsinthethirdcategory?A.Theyaretheoldest.B.TheyarefromWales.C.Theywalkthequi

ckest.D.Theywalkwithoutstepcounters.34.Whatdoesparagraph5mainlytellusaboutthestudy?A.Itsfindings.B.Itsprocedures.C.Itsmedi

calapplication.D.Itstheoreticalsignificance.35.WhatdoesFreemansuggestwalkersdo?A.Counttheirstepsasexact

lyaspossible.B.Sparethemselves30minuteseveryday.C.Aimalittlehigherthantheirpresentlevel.D.Setaspecificgoalforthemselveseachday.英语试题第5页共8页第二节(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。You'vejustturnedthefinalpageofyourbookandgotallsortsofthoughtsandemotions.You'red

yingtotalktosomeoneaboutit._36_Andthosewhohaveexperiencedthemagicofbookclubsknowhowamazingitistodiscussyou

rlatestreadwithotherbooklovers.Lookingtospreadthemagic?We'vegotyoucovered,explaininghowtostartabookclub.Decidethetypeofbookclub.37However,ther

earelotsofcreativebookclubsoutthere,andthespecificitycanbewhatdrawspeopletojoinandconvincesthemtostay.If

youlovesciencefictionandfantasynovels,goaheadandstartthatniche(小众的)bookclub.Whateveryoudecide,makesuretosetanintentionforyourbookclub._38_

.Youcanreachouttofriendsandco-workerspersonallyorputupasocialmediapostandencourageyourfollowerstoshare.Iftheseoptionsaren'tavailab

letoyou,youcanalsoaskyourlocallibraryorbookstoretoputupaflyer.Don'tbediscouragedifyouonlygetafewpeopleatfirst.Pickthebook.Differentboo

kclubstakedifferentapproaches.Somealloweachmembertotakeaturnpickingthebook,whileothershavevotingsystemsinplace.Ifyou'restrugglingtomakeaselecti

on,looktobestsellingandaward-winningbooks._39_Figureoutameetingschedule.Schedulingisoneofthemostchallengingelementsyou'llencounterwhenlearni

nghowtostartabookclub.Withbusywork,andbiglifeevents,itcanbetrickytogeteveryonetogetherinthesameplaceatthesametime.40Thebookclu

bmeetingdateshouldworkwithmostpeople'sschedules.A.They'realwaysagreatchoice.B.Findyourbookclubmembers.C.Ma

nybookclubskeepitgeneral.D.Itmaybealittleawkwardatfirst.E.Allbookloversknowthisfeeling.F.Decideonaregu

lardateforget-togethers.G.Pickdiscussionquestionstoinspireyourmembers.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。MynameisMaggieandIamabigredmapletreeinthecenterofCentralParkinNewYork.Everypartofmeis41shaped.I

loveseeingallthepeople42,stareatme,andsay“Thattreeisbeautiful!”Those_43makemefeelspecial.Oneday,Iseeabigstorm44myway.Icanh

earallthefrighteningsoundsnearing,butthemostfrighteningoneisthesoundofalmosthalfofmybarkbeingtomoff.Ifeel45.Whatwillpeoplet

hinkwhentheywalkuptoaworn-downtreeinthe46ofCentralPark?Willtheycutmedown?Thisthoughtmakesmybranchesache.Hours

later,whenthestorm47,aniceopossum(负鼠)familycomestomeandasks48theycanspendthenightinoneofmyholes.ThebabyopossumissocutethatIcan't49_.Soon,r

oundtwoofthestormcomes.It50anotherpartofmybark,butitdoesn't51measmuchbecauseIhaveadistraction(分散注意力的事物):theopossumfamily.Other

animalsseemy52actandcomestome,too.EventhoughIfeelgreatfor53alltheanimals,Istillhaven'tcompletelyforgo

ttenaboutwhatpeoplemightthinkaboutmy_54_.Beyondallexpectations,peoplelovemeevenmoreforshelteringallthoseanimalsfromtheterr

iblestorm.Iwillforever_55_that“beautiful”doesn'talwaysrefertolooks.41.A.perfectlyB.similarlyC.oddlyD.randomly42.A.waitBstopC.hesitateD.debate43

.A.noisesB.treesC.namesD.words44.A.headingB.choosingC.exploringD.seeking45.A.angryB.anxiousC.doubtful

D.wonderful46.A.frontB.cornerC.middleD.back47.A.blowsupB.diesdownC.movesinD.drawsnear48.A.ifBhowC.why

D.when49.A.decideB.standC.refuseD.move50.A.picksoutB.looksforC.fallsintoD.tearsoff51.A.blockB.botherC.disli

keD.disappoint52.A.fruendlyB.voluntaryfoolishD.public53.A.feedingB.reçognizingC.warningD.protecting54.A.dutiesB.worriesC.looksD

.hopes55.A.regretB.wishC.argueD.remember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。Arecommendationtodr

inkeightglassesofwateradayhasbecomeacceptedwisdomandoftenappearsinhealthguidance.Alateststudy,however,revealsthatpeoplehave56widerangeofwater

intakes.Manypeopleonlyrequireabout1.5to1.8litresaday,5(low)thanthetwolitrestypicallyrecommended.“Thecurrentrecom

mendationisnotsupported58(scientific)atall,”saidtheresearcher.“Mostofthescientistsarenotsurethisrecommendationcamefrom.”Oneissueisth

atpreviousestimatesofwaterrequirementshavetended60(ignore)thewatercontentoffood,whichcancontributeasubstantialproporti

on(比例)ofouroverallintake.Ifyoujusteatbreadandbaconandeggsyouwillnotgetmuchwaterfromfood,butifyoueatmeat,vegetables,fish,pasta

andriceyoucangetabout50%yourwaterneeds.Thestudyshowsthata“one-size-fits-allpolicy”forwaterintakeisnotsupportedbythedatainmost62(sītuati

on).Althoughdrinkingmorewaterthanyourbodyrequires63(be)unlikelytobeharmfulforhealth,cleandrinkingwaterisnotfreetoproduce,theresearcherspointout.“I

f40millionadultsintheUKwerefollowingthe4(suggest)andtheydrunkhalfalitreofcleanwatermorethantheyneedeachday,that's20mlitresof_65_(waste)w

atereveryday.”第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是李华，你和交换生David约好本周末一起去图书馆。现在你因身体不适，不能按时赴约。请给他写邮件表达歉意，内容包括：1.说明原因；2.另约

时间。英语试题第7页共页注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearDavid,Yours,LiHua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。Oneweekend,MumandDadbothhadtowork,whichmeantthatneitherofthemhadtimetolookafterJoeandBella.Butthetwokidsdidn'tmind.Theyweregoingtospendthe

weekendwithGran,andGranhadpromisedtotakethemtothebeach!ButwhentheywokeuponSaturdaymorning,andlookedoutofthewindow,theyfoundtherainwaspouringdown!Bel

lapressedhernoseagainsttheglassandsaidhopefully,“Wecanstillgo,can'twe?”ButwhenGranarrivedtocollectthem,itwasstillpour

ing,andGransaidtheywouldjusthavetospendthedayatherhouseinstead.TheytriedtakingGran'sdog,Selby,forawalk,butwhentheyopenedthed

oor,Selbytookonelookandranbackinsideagain!Theydidsomehomework,readyforMonday,andwhentheystopped—itwas

stillraining!Eventually,Granwentofftodosomehousework.Joedecidedtodomorehomework.HehadtestscomingupatschoolandMumandDadwerealwaysonathi

mtoworkharder.Joeaskedhissistertokeepquiet.Afterawhile,though,heheardnoisesfromthekitchen.WhatwasBellaupto?Hegotupandlookedroundth

edoor.Bellawasmixingsomethinginahugemixingbowl.“What'sthat?”Joeasked,alittleannoyed.“It'salovelycake,”saidBellahappily.“Butyoucan'thaveany.

”“That'sarelief,”saidJoe.“Becauseitlooksterrible.Anditsmellsworse!”Thecakemixturehadallkindsofthingsinitandthes

mellwaslikenocakethatJoehadeversmelledbefore!“It'snotforhumans,”saidBella.“It'sfordogs.I'vemadeitspeciallyforSelby,becausehecouldn'tgofo

rhiswalk.”“Well,IhopeSelbylikesit,”Joesaid.ButSelbydidn'tlikeit.WhenBellaputitdownonthefloorforhimtoea

t,Selbytookonesmellandthenranoutoftheroom!Bellaburstintotears.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Grancamerunningintothek

itchen.Sheaskedwhathappened.Aftertheymadeabeautifulcakeforhumans,therainstopped.2023年高三年级第一次教学质量检测英语答案听力1-5BCABC6-10A

BBAC11-15ABABA16-20CCACB阅读21-23BDA24-27DCDB28-31BAAC32-35BCAC七选五36-40ECBAF完形41-45ABDAB46-50CBACD51-55BADC

D语法填空56.a57.lower58.scientifically59.where60.toignore61.of62.situations63.is64.suggestion65.wasted听力录音稿Text1W:Hurryup,or

you'llmissyourflight.M:Noworries.Mytaxishouldbehereanyminutenow.W:Callusfromtheairport—anddon'tforgettosendapostcard.Text2W:Hi,isthatWilson?

M:No,thisishisbrotherPeter.Wilsonisnotavailablenow.CanItakeamessage?W:Sure.CouldyoutellhimtocallLindawhenhegetsback?Iha

vesomethingimportanttotellhim.Text3M:Doyouuseadryerafteryou'vedonethewashing?W:Well,Iusuallyhangthemuponsunnydays.Butonsuc

hadayliketoday,Ihavetouseadryer.M:Yeah,itlooksasifitisgoingtorain.Text4W:Excuseme,canIhavesomeinformationonatriptoChica

go,please?M:Certainly.Butdoyoumindlearningaboutityourselffirst?Wehavesomebrochuresoverthere.Youcanaskmeifyouhaveanyqu

estions.W:OK.Text5W:Goodmorning,FloraHotel.WhatcanIdoforyou?M:I'vemadeareservationforthisWednesday.MynameisSteve.I'mcallingtochangeittothi

sFriday,andfortwonights.W:Allright.Text6M:Karen,howisyourworkgoing?W:Prettywell.I'minchargeofintroducingnewtechproductsintothemarketandencouragin

gpeopletousemoretechnology.I'vebecomeverygoodatitafterworkinginthefieldforfiveyears.M:Butyoulookabittire

d.Istheworkverytiringforyou?W:No.it'snotlikethat.IthinkI'vebeenusingmysmartphonetoomuch.Ioftenuseituntilmidnightin

bed.M:Well,Iguessyoushouldconvinceyourselftousetechnologyless.W:Icertainlyshould.Text7M:Hi,there.IthinkI'mco

mingdownwithsomething.Ineedsomemedicinetogetmethroughthenextfewdays.W:Wow,youlookterrible.What'sgoingon?M:Mynosehasbe

enrunning,andIhaveaheadache.W:Doyouhaveacough?M:No,andIdon'thaveafever.W:Well,itcouldjustbeacold.Youshouldgetsomerest.M:I

haveaveryimportantjobandIcan'tmissanywork,sopleasegivemesomethingstrong.W:Allright.Ifyou'restillsickinthreedays,youshouldgotoseeadocto

r.M:Thanksforyourhelp.Text8W:Jim,what'syourfavoritesport?M:Towatchortoplay?W:Both!M:Well,football,ofcourse.Tojustplay,itwouldbegolf

.Towatchonly,itwouldbeskating.W:Interesting.Whydon'tyouskate?M:Ithinkskatingisabitdangerous.W:Whataboutswimming?M:Ilikeswimming,butIconsideritm

oreofahobbythanasport.Howaboutyou?W:Well,Ilovetennis,particularlyonthegrass.Ialsoloverunningandswimming.Iusedtobeontheschoolswimming

team.It'sgreatforthebody.Ifyouevergetinjuredwhileplayingsports,swimmingwillhelp.M:Oh,Iforgotabouttennis.I'mgoodatit

.Shallwegoforagamenow?Theweatherisniceandthecourtsshouldbeavailableatthistime.Iamfreeforanhour.W:Ihavet

hetimetoo.Let'sgo!Text9M:Whatareyougoingtododuringthewintervacation?It'scomingsoon.W:Flyhometoseemyfamily.Ididn'tgohomeduringtheSpringFestival

lastyear,becausewehadexams.M:WhenwastheSpringFestival?W:BackinFebruary.Myparentsusuallydecoratethehouseandmakeahugemealforthewholefamily.M:

Wow,soundsabitlikeChristmas!W:Theyaresimilar,certainly!It'sthebiggestgift-givingfestivalinChina.Andit'straditionaltogettogetherwithyourwhol

efamily.M:Soundslovely.W:Itis.Thankfully,LosAngeleshasabigChinatown.TherewereplentyofcelebrationsduringtheSpringFestivallastyear.I

twasn'tquitelikehome,butIstillhadfun.M:I'mgladtohearthat.W:Whatareyouplanningforthebreak?M:MyfamilyandIa

regoingtoParis.W:Wow!Franceisbeautiful.IwenttherewhenIwas10.M:Cool!We'vealwayswantedtogo.We’llspendthreedaysinthecity

,andtwodaysatDisneyland!W:I'mabigDisneyfan.WeactuallyhaveaDisneylandinHongKong,notfarfrommyhouse!Text10Now,Iwanttotellyouafa

ntasticexhibitionattheScienceMuseum.It'scalled“AChangingWorld”anditisallaboutglobalwarming.TheexhibitionwillstartonOctober3rdanditwilllastforawe

ek.Thefirstthingyou'llnoticewhenyouwalkinishundredsofpairsofbootsbecausethewholeexhibitionareaisfloodedwithwater.Theideaistoshowwhatwillhappenifse

alevelscontinuetorise.Itreallymakesyouthinkdeeply.OneofthebestshowsistheoneabouttheArctic.Intheroom,thereisahugeblockof

ice,whichisslowlybecomingliquid.Therearealsoanumberofphotos,whichshowclearlyhowtheseaiceisdisappearingyearafte

ryear.Asyouwalkaroundtheexhibition,you'llseethatalloverthewallsthereareposterswhichexplainthecausesandeffectsofglobalwarming.Theconte

ntwaswrittenespeciallyforthisexhibitionbysomefamousscientists,soyoucanbesurethatyouaregettingthemostup-t

o-dateinformation.Therearesomecomputersavailableattheendoftheexhibitionhall.Youcanusethemtosende-mailstoyourfriendsand

letthemknowwhatyouhavelearnedorgivethemadviceonwhattheycandotofightglobalwarming.