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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.Whoismakingthephonecall?A.Wilson.C.Linda.3.Whatmaytheweath

erbelikenow?A.Cloudy.B.Rainy.C.Sunny.4.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Atamuseum.B.Atatravelagency.C.Atabookstore.5.Whenwill

themancheckout?A.OnWednesday.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.Satisf

ied.B.Stressed.C.Tired.7.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?A.Workalittleharder.B.Useherphoneless.C.Gotobedearlier.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatisthepro

bablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Driverandpassenger.B.Chemistandcustomer.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.Hewillgetsomerest.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.Whatwillthespeak

ersdonext?A.Dosomerunning.B.Playtennis.C.Watchagame.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatwillthewomandoduringthewintervacation?A.GobacktoChina.B.ShopinaChinat

own.C.VisitaDisneyland.14.Whatdothewoman'sparentsoftendoattheSpringFestival?A.Travelabroad.B.Decoratethehouse.C.Exchangegifts.15

.Inwhichcitydothespeakersprobablylive?A.LosAngeles.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.Whatisthespeechmainlyabout?A.Adisaster.B.Anexperiment.C.Anexhibition.18.Whatisthefirstthingtobenoticed?A.Hundredsofboots.B

.Ahugeblockofice.C.Anumberofphotos.19.Wherecanyouseetheposters?A.Outsidethehall.B.Attheentrance.C.Onthewalls.20.Whatarepeopleencouragedtodoonth

ecomputersthere?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?Wel

l,NationalGeographichasrevealedits“BestoftheWorld”listfor2023,offeringafewpointersastothetravelexperiencesoverthenext12monthsorso.Thisye

ar'sNatGeolistissplitintofourcategoriesasfollows.Nature·ExplorethebiodiversityofBotswana.·WitnessrewildingintheScottishHighlands.·Goonafoodiebiking

tourofSlovenia.·VisitBigBendNationalParkinTexas,USA.9.hatdoweknowabouttheman!·Takepartinsustainabilityp

rogramsintheAzores.Culture·HeadtoEgypttovisitthenewGrandEgyptianMuseuminCairo.·Watchfilmsanddowncraftbeers

inBusan,SouthKorea.·YisittheInternationalAfricanAmericanMuseuminCharleston,USA.·SeetheLongmenGrottoes’stonestatuesinHunan,China.Fami

ly·GoonanAlpinerailtripinSwitzerland.·HelpconserveturtlepopulationsinTrinidadandTobago.·HeadtoSanFrancisco,USA,forcity-

viewcampfiresandurbanhikingtrails.·Bird-watchinColombia.·VisitfootballstadiumsinManchester,UK.Community·Takeawomen-ledsustainab

letourintheDodecaneseIslandsinGreece.·SpendalongweekendontheGreatLakesinMilwaukee,USA.·Goonanewhigh-spe

edtraininLaos.·ExploreBlackheritageinGhana.Okay,soitmightnotallbeupyourstreet—butit'sundeniablyaspectacularra

ngeofstuff.YoucanreadmoreonNationalGeographic’sofficialpagehere—andgetpumpedforayearoflife-changingtravelex

periences.21.WhatareyouadvisedtodoinCharleston?A.Goonabikingtour.B.Visitamuseum.C.Explorebiodiversity.D.Helpc

onservebirds.22.Whichplaceissuitableforalongweekendbreak?A.TheDodecaneseIslands.B.TrinidadandTobago.C.TheScot

tishHighlands.D.TheGreatLakes.23.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A.Awebsite.B.Anewspaper.C.Acourseplan.D.Anacademicarticle.BJaclynGartner,foundero

ftheHappilyFureverAfterRescueinBethel,Conn.,wasscrolling(翻)throughphotosofshelteranimalswhenonecaughthereye:adogn

amedVanGoghwithonlyoneear.Hisleftearhadbeentornoffinthecruelworldofdogfighting.GartnerarrangedforthenonprofitPilotsNPawstoflyVanGoghtoherinCon

necticutinJune.SheputoutthewordonFacebook,PetfinderandRescueMethatshehadafriendly,one-eareddoginneedofahome,b

utnobodywantedhim.Afterhe'dbeenapartofherrescueforfourmonths,GartnerlookedatVanGoghwithhisoneearandanideastruckher.“I'dseenTikTokvideo

sofotherdogscreatingpaintings,sowhynotVanGogh?”Gartnersaid.Soshedroppedsomebrightpaintonan8-inchby10-inchcanvas(画布),andcoatedthetopw

ithathinlayerofpeanutbutter.Helicked(舔)thepaint,andfiveminuteslaterwhenGartnerdecidedthepaintingwasdone,shetookthecanvasaw

ay.Itwasperfect.VanGoghhadafastandcreativetongue,completingonepaintingafteranotherandevenrecreatedVincentvan

Gogh's“TheStarryNight.”“ThenIinvitedpeopletocomeandmeethimatanoutdoorartgalleryevent,”Gartnersaid.Shewasdisappointedwhenonlytwopeople

showedupattheeventonOct.23.英语试题第3页共8页VanGogh'sfirstartshowwasabust,butGartnerdecidednottogiveup.Shetookactionthefollowingday.“Iput

outapostonFacebookthatIfeltbadonlytwopeopleshowedup,andIsaidtherestoftheartwasstillavailable,”Gartnersaid.Suddenly,everyoncw

antedit.“Thepaintingssoldoutintwominutes.”Moreimportantly,shesaid,VanGoghwasfinallyadopted.24.WhatdidGartnerwanttodoforVanGogh?A.Fi

ndhisowner.B.Havehisearcurcd.C.Takephotosforhim.D.Helphimtobeadopted.25.WhatinspiredGartnertohaveVanGoghpaint?A.Hiswell-knownname.B.Herow

ninterestinpainting.C.TikTokvideosofartistıcdogs.D.PaintingsbyVincentvanGogh.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“bust”inparagraph4mea

n?B.Choice.C.Solution.DFailure.27.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesGartner?A.Influentialandinteresting.B.Caringandcreative.C.H

umorousandhardworking.D.Practicalandprofessional.CImaginedrivingdowna10-lanehighwayandknowingthat,higha

boveyourhead,amountainlionisquietlygoingalongitsway.ThisremarkableimagecouldsoonbetherealityfordriversononeofCalifornia’sbusiestroads,ast

heworld'slargestwildlifeoverpass(天桥)beginsconstructioninApril.Thehistory-makingprojectwillcompriseagreenbridgebuiltacrossthe101highwa

ynearLosAngeles,creatingapassagebetweentwopartsoftheSantaMonicaMountains.Theoverpasswillallowsafepassageforlizards,snakes,mount

ainlions,etc.withanacreoflocalplantsoneithersideandvegetatedsoundwallstodampenlightandnoisefornight-timeanimalsastheygoacro

ss.Theproject,nearlyadecadeinthemaking,comesatacrucialtime.BethPratt,aconservationleaderwiththeNationalWildlifeFederation,

feelsasifsheisrunningthelastmileofamarathon.Pratthasspentmostofthelastdecadeplanningtheproject,persuadingtransportati

onofficialsofitsimportance,andbringingdonorstofundit.Theprojectisbreakingrecordsinmanyways:notonlyisitthelargestcrossingintheworld,butit'

salsoanengineeringwonder.RobertRock,alandscapearchitectwholedthedesign,saysthisnature-centeredtypeofconstructionmakesitunusuala

mongotherwildlifebridgesandunderpassesaroundtheworld,whicharetypicallymadeofcement(水泥)andsteel.Thisoneisdesignedtointegrateintotheenvironme

ntonbothsides—andsendamessagetothepeopledrivingbelow.About300,000carspassthroughthisareaeachday,andPrattcallsitanopport

unityformillionsofAngelenostoseehowhumanscanlivemoreharmoniouslywithnature.“Someonecouldbeinrush-hourtra

ffic,andtherecouldbeamountainlionrightabovethem,”shesays.“Ithinkthat'ssuchahelpfulimage,andonethatinspiresmet

hatwecanrightsomeofthesegreatwrongs.”28.Whyistheoverpassbuilt?A.Toattractvisitorstowatchthewildlife.B.T

ohelpanimalscrossoverahighway.C.TobridgetwomountainsnearLosAngeles.D.Toallowmoretrafficduringrushhours.29.Wha

tdoesPrattthinkoftheoverpassproject?A.Itisalongjourney.B.Itcomesalittlelate.C.Ithaslittleofficialsupport.D.Ithasbroughteconomicbenefits.英语

试题第4页共8页30.WhatdoestheauthortrytostressabouttheoverpassbymentioningRock?A.Itstandsoutamongsimilarstructures.B.Itdoesharmtoth

elocalenvironment.C.Ithasgotlittleattentionfromengineers.D.Ithasinspiredconstructionsworldwide.31.WhatmightPrattexpectoftheoverpass?A.It'lltransform

theimageofthestate.B.It'llprovidepleasanthabitatsforanimals.C.It'llbeareminderforustocareaboutnature.D.H'llcreate

jobopportunitiesforthelocalpeople.DAresearchteamledbyDelPozoCruzfromtheUniversityofSouthernDenmark,recentlypubli

shedastudythatfoundwalking10.000stepsadayloweredtheriskfordementia(痴呆)by50%.However,ifwalkingoccurreda

tabrisk(轻快的)paceof112stepsaminutefor30minutes,itmaximizedriskreduction,leadingtoa62%reductionindementiarisk.The30minutesoffast-pacedwalkingdidn'th

avetooccurallatonce—itcouldbespreadoutovertheday.“Ourtakeisthatintensityofsteppingmatters—overandabovevolume,”saidCruz.Thenewstudyfollowed78,5

00peoplebetweentheagesof40and79fromEngland,ScotlandandWaleswhoworewriststepcountersfor24hoursadayoverasevendaystretch.Aftercountingeach

person'stotalnumberofstepseachday,researchersplacedthemintotwocategories:Fewerthan40stepsperminute,whichismorelikewhenyou'rewalkin

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

—thosewhotookthemoststepsperminutewithin30minutesoverthecourseofaday.Aboutsevenyearslater,researcherscomparedthatdatatomedicalrecordsandfoundpeop

lewhotookthemoststepsperminuteshowedthebiggestreductioninriskforcancer,heartdiseaseandearlydeathfromanycause.Resea

rchersfoundtheassociationbetweenpeak30-minutestepsandriskreductiontobedependentonthediseasestudied:Therewasa62%reductionfordementia,an80%declinefo

rcardiovasculardiseaseanddeath,andabouta20%dropinriskforcancer.What'sthetakeaway?Youdon'thavetofixateonthenumbersofste

ps.“Spend30minutesbeingbreathlessatwhateverpaceyou'reat,andthenkeepchallengingyourselftobeslightlyunsatisfiedat

yourcurrentlevelsoyoucangetbetterandbetter,”saidDr.AndrewFreeman.32.Whichaspectofwalkingdoesthestudyfocuson?A

.Itstime.B.Itspace.C、itslength.D.Itspopularity.33.Whatcanwelearnaboutthesubjectsinthethirdcategory?A.Theyaretheoldest

.B.TheyarefromWales.C.Theywalkthequickest.D.Theywalkwithoutstepcounters.34.Whatdoesparagraph5mainlytellusa

boutthestudy?A.Itsfindings.B.Itsprocedures.C.Itsmedicalapplication.D.Itstheoreticalsignificance.35.WhatdoesFre

emansuggestwalkersdo?A.Counttheirstepsasexactlyaspossible.B.Sparethemselves30minuteseveryday.C.Aimalittlehighe

rthantheirpresentlevel.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'redyingtotalktosomeoneabout

it._36_Andthosewhohaveexperiencedthemagicofbookclubsknowhowamazingitistodiscussyourlatestreadwithotherbooklovers.Lookingt

ospreadthemagic?We'vegotyoucovered,explaininghowtostartabookclub.Decidethetypeofbookclub.37However,therearelotsofcreativeboo

kclubsoutthere,andthespecificitycanbewhatdrawspeopletojoinandconvincesthemtostay.Ifyoulovesciencefictionandfantasynovels,goahea

dandstartthatniche(小众的)bookclub.Whateveryoudecide,makesuretosetanintentionforyourbookclub._38_.Youcan

reachouttofriendsandco-workerspersonallyorputupasocialmediapostandencourageyourfollowerstoshare.Iftheseoptionsaren'tav

ailabletoyou,youcanalsoaskyourlocallibraryorbookstoretoputupaflyer.Don'tbediscouragedifyouonlygetafewpeo

pleatfirst.Pickthebook.Differentbookclubstakedifferentapproaches.Somealloweachmembertotakeaturnpickingthebook,whi

leothershavevotingsystemsinplace.Ifyou'restrugglingtomakeaselection,looktobestsellingandaward-winningbooks._39_Figureouta

meetingschedule.Schedulingisoneofthemostchallengingelementsyou'llencounterwhenlearninghowtostartabookclub.Withbusywork,andbiglifeevents,itcanbetri

ckytogeteveryonetogetherinthesameplaceatthesametime.40Thebookclubmeetingdateshouldworkwithmostpeople'sschedules.A.They'realwaysagreatchoice.B.Findyo

urbookclubmembers.C.Manybookclubskeepitgeneral.D.Itmaybealittleawkwardatfirst.E.Allbookloversknowthisfeeling.F.Deci

deonaregulardateforget-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.Everypartofmeis41s

haped.Iloveseeingallthepeople42,stareatme,andsay“Thattreeisbeautiful!”Those_43makemefeelspecial.Oneday,Iseeabigstorm44myway.Icanhearall

thefrighteningsoundsnearing,butthemostfrighteningoneisthesoundofalmosthalfofmybarkbeingtomoff.Ifeel45.Whatwillpeoplethinkwhentheywa

lkuptoaworn-downtreeinthe46ofCentralPark?Willtheycutmedown?Thisthoughtmakesmybranchesache.Hourslater,whenthestorm47,aniceopossu

m(负鼠)familycomestomeandasks48theycanspendthenightinoneofmyholes.ThebabyopossumissocutethatIcan't49_.Soon,roundt

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

eemy52actandcomestome,too.EventhoughIfeelgreatfor53alltheanimals,Istillhaven'tcompletelyforgottenaboutwhatpeoplemightthinkab

outmy_54_.Beyondallexpectations,peoplelovemeevenmoreforshelteringallthoseanimalsfromtheterriblestorm.Iwillforever_55

_that“beautiful”doesn'talwaysrefertolooks.41.A.perfectlyB.similarlyC.oddlyD.randomly42.A.waitBstopC.hesitateD.debate43.A.noisesB.t

reesC.namesD.words44.A.headingB.choosingC.exploringD.seeking45.A.angryB.anxiousC.doubtfulD.wonderful46.A.frontB.cornerC.middleD.back

47.A.blowsupB.diesdownC.movesinD.drawsnear48.A.ifBhowC.whyD.when49.A.decideB.standC.refuseD.move50.A.picksoutB.looksforC.fall

sintoD.tearsoff51.A.blockB.botherC.dislikeD.disappoint52.A.fruendlyB.voluntaryfoolishD.public53.A.feedingB.reçognizingC.warningD.protecti

ng54.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。Arecommendationtodrinkeightglassesofwateradayhasbecomeacceptedwisdomandoftenappearsinhealthguidance.Alateststudy,however,revealst

hatpeoplehave56widerangeofwaterintakes.Manypeopleonlyrequireabout1.5to1.8litresaday,5(low)thanthetwolitrestypicallyrecommend

ed.“Thecurrentrecommendationisnotsupported58(scientific)atall,”saidtheresearcher.“Mostofthescientistsarenotsurethisrecomm

endationcamefrom.”Oneissueisthatpreviousestimatesofwaterrequirementshavetended60(ignore)thewatercontentoffood,which

cancontributeasubstantialproportion(比例)ofouroverallintake.Ifyoujusteatbreadandbaconandeggsyouwillnotgetmuchwaterfromfood,butifyoueatmeat

,vegetables,fish,pastaandriceyoucangetabout50%yourwaterneeds.Thestudyshowsthata“one-size-fits-allpolicy”forwaterintakeisnotsupportedbythedatain

most62(sītuation).Althoughdrinkingmorewaterthanyourbodyrequires63(be)unlikelytobeharmfulforhealth,cleandrinkingwaterisnotfreeto

produce,theresearcherspointout.“If40millionadultsintheUKwerefollowingthe4(suggest)andtheydrunkhalfalitreofcle

anwatermorethantheyneedeachday,that's20mlitresof_65_(waste)watereveryday.”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.Butthetwokids

didn'tmind.TheyweregoingtospendtheweekendwithGran,andGranhadpromisedtotakethemtothebeach!ButwhentheywokeuponSatu

rdaymorning,andlookedoutofthewindow,theyfoundtherainwaspouringdown!Bellapressedhernoseagainsttheglassandsaidhopefully,“Wecanstillgo,can

'twe?”ButwhenGranarrivedtocollectthem,itwasstillpouring,andGransaidtheywouldjusthavetospendthedayatherhouseinstead.TheytriedtakingGran'sdog,Selby,for

awalk,butwhentheyopenedthedoor,Selbytookonelookandranbackinsideagain!Theydidsomehomework,readyforMonday,an

dwhentheystopped—itwasstillraining!Eventually,Granwentofftodosomehousework.Joedecidedtodomorehomework.HehadtestscomingupatschoolandMumandDadwerealwa

ysonathimtoworkharder.Joeaskedhissistertokeepquiet.Afterawhile,though,heheardnoisesfromthekitchen.WhatwasBellaupto?Hegotupandloo

kedroundthedoor.Bellawasmixingsomethinginahugemixingbowl.“What'sthat?”Joeasked,alittleannoyed.“It'salovelycake,”saidBellahappily.“Butyouc

an'thaveany.”“That'sarelief,”saidJoe.“Becauseitlooksterrible.Anditsmellsworse!”Thecakemixturehadallkindsofthingsinitandthesmellwaslikenocakethat

Joehadeversmelledbefore!“It'snotforhumans,”saidBella.“It'sfordogs.I'vemadeitspeciallyforSelby,becausehecouldn'tgoforhiswalk.”“We

ll,IhopeSelbylikesit,”Joesaid.ButSelbydidn'tlikeit.WhenBellaputitdownonthefloorforhimtoeat,Selbytookonesmellandthenranoutoftheroom!Bellaburstinto

tears.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。Grancamerunningintothekitchen.Sheaskedwhathappened.Aftertheymadeabeautifulcakeforhum

ans,therainstopped.2023年高三年级第一次教学质量检测英语答案听力1-5BCABC6-10ABBAC11-15ABABA16-20CCACB阅读21-23BDA24-27DCDB28-31BAAC32-35BCAC七选五36-40ECBAF完形41-45AB

DAB46-50CBACD51-55BADCD语法填空56.a57.lower58.scientifically59.where60.toignore61.of62.situations63.is64.suggestion65.wasted听力录音稿Text1W:Hurryup,oryou'l

lmissyourflight.M:Noworries.Mytaxishouldbehereanyminutenow.W:Callusfromtheairport—anddon'tforgettosenda

postcard.Text2W:Hi,isthatWilson?M:No,thisishisbrotherPeter.Wilsonisnotavailablenow.CanItakeamessage?W:Sure

.CouldyoutellhimtocallLindawhenhegetsback?Ihavesomethingimportanttotellhim.Text3M:Doyouuseadryerafteryou'vedonethewashing?W:Well,Iusually

hangthemuponsunnydays.Butonsuchadayliketoday,Ihavetouseadryer.M:Yeah,itlooksasifitisgoingtorain.Text4W:Excuseme,canIhavesomeinformationonatripto

Chicago,please?M:Certainly.Butdoyoumindlearningaboutityourselffirst?Wehavesomebrochuresoverthere.Youcanaskmeif

youhaveanyquestions.W:OK.Text5W:Goodmorning,FloraHotel.WhatcanIdoforyou?M:I'vemadeareservationforthisWednesday.My

nameisSteve.I'mcallingtochangeittothisFriday,andfortwonights.W:Allright.Text6M:Karen,howisyourworkgoi

ng?W:Prettywell.I'minchargeofintroducingnewtechproductsintothemarketandencouragingpeopletousemoretechnology.I'vebecomeverygood

atitafterworkinginthefieldforfiveyears.M:Butyoulookabittired.Istheworkverytiringforyou?W:No.it'snotlikethat.IthinkI

'vebeenusingmysmartphonetoomuch.Ioftenuseituntilmidnightinbed.M:Well,Iguessyoushouldconvinceyourselftousetechnolog

yless.W:Icertainlyshould.Text7M:Hi,there.IthinkI'mcomingdownwithsomething.Ineedsomemedicinetogetmethroughthenextfewdays.W:Wow,

youlookterrible.What'sgoingon?M:Mynosehasbeenrunning,andIhaveaheadache.W:Doyouhaveacough?M:No,andIdon'thaveafever.W:Well,itcouldjustbeacold.Yous

houldgetsomerest.M:IhaveaveryimportantjobandIcan'tmissanywork,sopleasegivemesomethingstrong.W:Allright.

Ifyou'restillsickinthreedays,youshouldgotoseeadoctor.M:Thanksforyourhelp.Text8W:Jim,what'syourfavoritesport?M:Towatchortoplay?W:Both!M:Well,footba

ll,ofcourse.Tojustplay,itwouldbegolf.Towatchonly,itwouldbeskating.W:Interesting.Whydon'tyouskate?M:Ithinkskatingisa

bitdangerous.W:Whataboutswimming?M:Ilikeswimming,butIconsideritmoreofahobbythanasport.Howaboutyou?W:Well,Ilovetennis,particularlyonthegr

ass.Ialsoloverunningandswimming.Iusedtobeontheschoolswimmingteam.It'sgreatforthebody.Ifyouevergetinjuredwhileplayingsports,swim

mingwillhelp.M:Oh,Iforgotabouttennis.I'mgoodatit.Shallwegoforagamenow?Theweatherisniceandthecourtsshouldbeavailableatthistime.Iamfreeforanhour.

W:Ihavethetimetoo.Let'sgo!Text9M:Whatareyougoingtododuringthewintervacation?It'scomingsoon.W:Flyhometoseemyfamily.Ididn'tgohomeduringtheSpringFes

tivallastyear,becausewehadexams.M:WhenwastheSpringFestival?W:BackinFebruary.Myparentsusuallydecoratethehouseandmakeahugemealforthewhol

efamily.M:Wow,soundsabitlikeChristmas!W:Theyaresimilar,certainly!It'sthebiggestgift-givingfestivalinChina.Andit'straditio

naltogettogetherwithyourwholefamily.M:Soundslovely.W:Itis.Thankfully,LosAngeleshasabigChinatown.TherewereplentyofcelebrationsduringtheSpri

ngFestivallastyear.Itwasn'tquitelikehome,butIstillhadfun.M:I'mgladtohearthat.W:Whatareyouplanningfortheb

reak?M:MyfamilyandIaregoingtoParis.W:Wow!Franceisbeautiful.IwenttherewhenIwas10.M:Cool!We'vealwayswantedtogo.We’llspendthreedaysinthecity,andtwodaysa

tDisneyland!W:I'mabigDisneyfan.WeactuallyhaveaDisneylandinHongKong,notfarfrommyhouse!Text10Now,IwanttotellyouafantasticexhibitionattheScien

ceMuseum.It'scalled“AChangingWorld”anditisallaboutglobalwarming.TheexhibitionwillstartonOctober3rdanditwilllastforaweek.Thefirstthingyou'llnoticewhe

nyouwalkinishundredsofpairsofbootsbecausethewholeexhibitionareaisfloodedwithwater.Theideaistoshowwhatwil

lhappenifsealevelscontinuetorise.Itreallymakesyouthinkdeeply.OneofthebestshowsistheoneabouttheArctic.Intheroom,thereisahugeblock

ofice,whichisslowlybecomingliquid.Therearealsoanumberofphotos,whichshowclearlyhowtheseaiceisdisappearingyearafterye

ar.Asyouwalkaroundtheexhibition,you'llseethatalloverthewallsthereareposterswhichexplainthecausesandeffectsofglobalwarming.Thecon

tentwaswrittenespeciallyforthisexhibitionbysomefamousscientists,soyoucanbesurethatyouaregettingthemostup-to-dateinformation.Therearesomecom

putersavailableattheendoftheexhibitionhall.Youcanusethemtosende-mailstoyourfriendsandletthemknowwhaty

ouhavelearnedorgivethemadviceonwhattheycandotofightglobalwarming.