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1/10南通市2021届高三英语四模试卷英语第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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,从题中历给的

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。1.HowdidthemantourRussia?A.Bytrain.B.Bybus.C.Bycar.2.Whatdoesthemandisl

ikeaboutProfessorScot'sclass?A.Thelectures.B.Thebooks.C.Thetests.3.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Ataresta

urant.B.Atastore.C.Athome.4.Whatistheman'sopinionaboutthejacket?A.Thestyledoesn'tsuithim.B.Thepriceishigh.C.Thesizeissmall.5.Whatarethespeakersma

inlytalkingabout?A.Aweekendplan.B.Anamusementpark.C.Theweatherforecast.第二节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5投对话或独自,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。听每段对话成独白前，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。每段对话或独自读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6Whatisthematterwiththeman?A.He'sgotabadco

ld.B.Hehurthisfootbyaccident.C.He'srunningahightemperature.7.Whydidthemancallthewoman?A.Tocancelhistraini

ng.B.Toarrangehisoperation.C.Tomakeanappointment.听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。8.Whatdidthemanagertaketothewoman?A.Aplug.B.Ahairdryer.C.Anelectricfan.9.Whatc

anwelearnaboutthewoman'sroom?A.Itisoppositeapark.B.Ithasagood-sizedbathroom.C.ItoffersaTVandarefrigerator.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatarethesp

eakersmainlydiscussing?A.Howbeesindicatethedirection.B.Howbeesprovidefoodforothers.C.Howbeesshareinformationwitheachother.11.Howdoesthe

beeshowthefoodisnearby?A.Bypointingtowardit.BByturningincircles.C.Bydancingfast.12.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?A.Heisastudent.B.Hei

sstudyingbiology.C.Heisinterestedininsects.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whydoesthewomandecidetoregisterfor3daysinsteadof2?A.Shecangetfreedinner

s.B.Shecan'tsavesomuchasexpected.C.Shecanlearnmoreaboutcomputing.14.Howwillthewomanpay?2/10A.Bycheque.B.lncash.C.Bycreditcard.15.Howmuchwill

thewomanspendonaccommodation?A.$25.B.$50.C.$75.16.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?A.Findtheconference

officeinadvance.B.Liveneartheconferencecenter.C.Booktheguesthouseearly.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.Whatwillthem

onthlywinnersget?A.Anopportunitytoexhibittheirphotos.B.FreeaccommodationsinLondon.C.AtriptoSwedishLapland.18hatisoneruleofthecompetitio

n?A.Itisonlyopentoprofessionals.B.Itsthemevarieswiththeseason.C.ParticipantsmustbeintheUKforsometime.19WhatdoesFredrikBromando?A.Aguid

e.B.Aphotographer.C.Ashowhost.20.Whataretheyearlywinnersrequiredtodo?AWriteareportB.Showtheirprizes.C.Photographwintersubjects第二部分阅读(共

两节,满分50分)第一节(共15小题:每小题25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。ALearnalanguageinthenativecountryandaddsome

extracurricularfunwiththeseholidaycoursesthatofferaskillorsomeculture,too.Mandarinandvariousactivities,ChinaFourhoursoflessonsacayplusthebene

fitofone-to-onelevelassessmentandstudyplanisthedealattheHutongSchool'sMandarincoursesinBeijing,ShanghaiandHangzhou.Atwo-weekcou

rsealsoincludesuptofouractivitiesaweek---taichicookingevenskiing---andthereareoutingsattheweekendstoexploremo

reofChinaGreekandculture,LefkadaOmilorunsGreekcoursesinAthensandNatplionandontheislandofSyrosandLefkada.Thelatteris

perhapsthemostappealing:classestakeplace200metresfromthebeachinthevillageofAgiosNikitasonthewestcoast.Aweek'scourseincludes24hour

soflessonsoversixdaysandatleastfouractivities.Strangely,studentsmustbe26orover.Japaneseandpopculture,Fukuok

aCactushascoursesin120destinationsinFukuoka.Lessonsarefrom9.30am-2.30pm,MondaytoFriday,andcovermovies,music

,TVandbooksaswellastheJapaneselanguage.Optionalextrasincludestudyingteaceremonies,calligraphy,Japanesefoodandothercustoms.Frencha

ndhorse-riding,ProvenceCESAhasgreatcoursesbasedatamansioninAix-en-Provence.TwoweeksofFrenchlessonscanbecombinedwithhorse-riding(20groupless

onsperweek).painting,hiking.cookingoroenology.Accommodationoptionsincludestayingwithahostfamily.Theschoolarrangesactivitiessuchast

owntours.21.What'sspecialaboutHutongSchool'sMandarincourses?A.Weekdaytrips.B.Hotdestinations.C.Scienceexploration.D.Personalize

dteaching.22.WhatactivitydoCactusandCESAshare?A.Hiking.B.Painting.C.Foodstudies.D.Teaceremonies.3/1023.Whichofthefol

lowinghasanagelimit?A.Omilo.B.CESA.C.Cactus.D.HutongSchool.BWhenNaomiFishertookhereight-year-oldsontothecountryparkinBirminghamwher

eshespentmuchofherchildhoodexploringwithherfriends,heaskedwhyhewasnotallowedtogooffbyhimself."Icouldn'tevengiveagoodreasonwhynot.It'sju

stnotdoneanymore,nobodyletstheirkidsdothat."saidFisher,acommunityarchitect."Ihadsomeconversationsanditseemedmygenerationhadallexperienc

edthatkindofplayfromsevenoreightyearsoldandyetithadvirtuallydisappeared.Fisher'sexperienceisnotuncom

mon.Asurveypublishedthisweekreportedthatchildrentypicallyarenotallowedtoplayoutsideontheirownuntiltwoyearsold

erthantheirparents"generationwere.Soonafter,withthehelpofherfriend.theysetupRoam,afirstofitskindchar

ityrunningsessionstohelpchildrenwithsafeunsupervised(无人监管的)playoutside.Ateachsession,upto15children,allunder-12s,a

regivensomegroundrules---theymuststayingroupsofatleastthreeatalltimes,forinstance---beforebeingallowedtoro

am(玩耍)aloneforuptotwohours.QQ:771515126江苏省海安高级中学景苏华Volunteerskeeptabsonthemandcountnumbersonaregularbasis,butdonoti

nterfere.Theyalsorunsessionswithmoresupervisionforyoungerchildrenandthosewithadditionalneeds."Alotofourfami

lieshavesaidthey’veseenthattheirchildren'scapabilitiesaremuchbetterthantheythought,"saidFisher.WhenRoamsurveyedparents,itfoun

dthatalthoughroaddangerandsafetyfearswereakeyreasonbehindwhymanydidnotlettheirchildrenplayoutside.Themoreim

portantreasonwasthatparentsfelttheirchildwouldstandoutandtheirparentingwouldbejudged."saidFisher."Mybiggestfearatthepilotsessionswasthatamemberofthep

ublicmightthechildrenandsay:'You'rewaytooyoungtobeyourown.'"24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph2referto?A.Parentsgivinga

goodreason.B.Childrenplayingoutsideontheirown.C.Childrenexploringwiththeirparents.D.Parentscommunicatingwiththeirchildren.25.Wh

atdoweknowaboutRoam?A.Itofferschildrenacademicsessions.B.Itdisciplineschildrentostayinside.C.Ithelpschildrendisplaybette

rabilities.D.Itinvolvesmoresupervisionforolderkids.26.Whydomanyparentsrefusetolettheirchildrenplayalone?A.T

heyfeeltheirchildrenaretoooutstanding.B.Theyworryaboutchildren'sincompetence.C.Theyfearnegativejudgmentontheirparenting.D.Theybelieve

theirchildrenwillbreaktrafficlaws27.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Howacommunityarchitectmanagestofoundacha

rity.B.Whatchildren'sindependentplaymeanstotheirhealth.C.Whatparentsshoulddotoletgooftheirparentingplan.D.How

acharityhelpschildrengaintherighttoplayalone.CWhenCarnevali'ssonstartedatStMaryprimaryschoolinLondon

,hewasalarmedtofindthatpupilsweresometimeskeptindoorsatbreaktimes,despitealargeplayground.Thereasonwasthenearbysix-laneroa

d,whichhasupto100.000vehiclesthunderingpasttheschooleachdas.Asevidencemountedabouttheimpactofgaswasteonchildren'shealth,theheadteacherrestrictedtimeo

utside.Carnevaliandotherparentsdecidedtotakeaction.Withinmonthstheyhadcrowdfundedalmost£l00.000.andlastmontha126-metre“livingwall”of12.0

00plantswasinstalled(安装)aspartofaclean-airinitiativeattheschool.TheyhopethewallwilltransformoneofLondon'smostpollutedschoolsintooneofitsgreene

st.StMary'slivingwallisoneofmanybeinginstalledaroundthecountrybylocalauthoritiesandprivatedevelopersTennisfansmayhaven

oticedtwoenormouslivingwallsplacedonbothsidesofthegiantoutdoorscreenatthis4/10year'sWimbledonchampionships."Demandisdefinitelygrowing.It'sbeingmai

nlydrivenbylocalauthorities,butalsoagreaterawarenessintheprivatesectoroftheneedforsustainablearchitecture."AccordingtoBenzKotzenoftheGreenRoofsandLi

vingWallsCentreattheuniversityofGreenwich."Weneedeverytooltotrytoimprovethings,andtherejustisn'tenoughcapacity

inurbanenvironmentstocreategreeninfrastructureatgroundlevel."Livingwallsrangefromsimplewirestructurestosupportcl

imbingplantstocomplicatedmodularsystems,visingsoilandsolar-poweredirrigation(灌溉).Thecostrangesfrom£200to£800persquaremetre.Livingwallswi

lldieifthey'renotmaintainedregularly,butthechallengeisthatitmustbedoneatheight.Noteveryoneisafanofthetrendtow

ardsvertical(垂直的)gardens."They'renotasolution,exceptforthewealthy,"saidMickCrawley,professorofplante

cologyatImperialCollegeLondon."Therearemuchcheaperandmoreeffectivewaysofimprovingairquality.Localauthoritiesstruggling

topayforessentialserviceswillbebetteradvisedtoplanttrees."28.Whatmadetheheadteacherrestrictchildren'sbreak

timesoutside?A.Ajammedplayground.B.Poorairquality.C.Constanttrafficflow.D.Atightschedule.29.WhatdoweknowaboutStMary'sli

vingwall?A.ItisinstalledtoincreasebiodiversityB.Itisdesignedtomaketheschoolgreen.C.ItismeantfortheWimbledonchamp

ionships.D.Itisfoundedbylocalauthoritiesandprivatedevelopers.30.Whatisthechallengeformaintainingalivingwall?A.Itscost.B.Itsmarket.C.

Itsstructure.D.Itsheight.31.WhatisMickCrawley'sattitudetotheverticalgarden?A.Disapproving.B.UncertainC.Flexibl

e.D.Casual.DCatchingnearly4.000wildbutterflieswithhandheldnetsandtakingtemperatureofeachtinyinsectmustrankamongt

heharderofscientificefforts.However,researchershavediscoveredsignificantdifferencesintheabilityofBritishbutterfliestomaintainasuitablet

emperature,raisingfearsthatglobalheatingwillthreatenthepopulationsofsonespecies.Butterfliesareectotherms---unabletogener

atetheirownbodyheat---andrequirewarmtemperaturestofly.However，extremetemperaturescanposeproblems,particularlyforthosebutterfliesthatmustfinds

hadyhabitatstoregulate(调节)theirbodytemperature.QQ:771515126江苏省海安高级中学景苏华Thestudyshowsthatlarger,palerbutterfliesarebestabletoprotectthemselve

sfromextremetemperatures,changingtheanglesoftheirreflectivewingsinrelationtothesuntodirectheatawayfromorontotheirbodies.Darkerlargespeciesh

avegreaterdifficultycontrollingtheirbodytemperature,buteventheyarebetterthan"thermalspecialists",whichrelyonfiningaspotataspecifictempera

tureinalandscape---a"microclimate"---tocontroltheirbodytemperature.AfterbeingcaughtinbutterflynetsonBritishnaturer

eserves,the29differentspeciesofbutterflies'temperaturesweretakenwithafineprobe.Thesurroundingtemperatureofthebutterfly'spe

rch(栖息处入orairtemperaturewasalsotaken,whichindicatedthedegreetowhichbutterflieswereseekingspecificlocationstoregulat

etheirbodytemperature."Asweplanconservationmeasurestoaddresstheeffectsofclimatechange,itwillbeimportanttounderstandnotonlyt

hehabitatrequirementsofdifferentbutterflyspecies,butalsotheirtemperaturerequirements,"saidDrEdTurner,oftheUniversit

yMuseumofZoology,Cambridge,wholedthework.Withthisnewunderstandingofbutterflies,weshouldbeabletobetterma

nagehabitatsandlandscapestoprotectthem,andindoingsowe'reprobablyalsoprotectingotherinsectstoo."32.Whydidscientiststakethetemperaturesofbutterfli

es?A.Toseeksolutionstoglobalheating.5/10B.Touncoverclimatethreatstothem.C.Toclassifythemintodifferentspecies.D.Tostressth

etoughnessofscientificresearch.33.Howdolarger,palerbutterfliesregulatetheirtemperature?A.Byanglingtheirwings.B.Bygenerati

ngthebollyheat.C.Bychoosingamicroclimate.D.Bymakinguseoftheircolour.34.Onwhatbasisdobutterfliesseekspeci

ficlocations?A.Findinganaturereserve.B.Attractingotherbutterflies.C.Adaptingtoclimatechange.D.Perceiving

thesurroundings.35.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Understandingbutterfliesshouldbestrengthened.B

.Bettermanagementofbutterflyhabitatsispopular.C.Protectingbutterfliescanleadtoadditionalbenefits.D.Goalsofprotectingbutterflieshav

ebeenachieved.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,选项中有两顶为多余选顶。Studyskillsarevaluableboolwhenitcomestoachievingmeanin

gfullearning.Buttherearemanystudentswhohaven'tmasteredgoodkills.Theyoftengoforlast-minutememorization.Studyingfrommemorywon'tgiveyouver

ypromisingscores.36Thesewillhelpyowimproveyourperformance.37Itmeanswritingdownthemostimportantpointsinyourownwordssothatyoucanrememberthemmo

reeasily.Inmostcasesthekeyistobeabletowritethemdownquickly,butwithoutleavingoutanyimportantinformation.The

otherkeyistomakesuretherelationshipbetweenthemainconceptsisveryclear.Thenremembertolookoveryournoteswithin24hoursoftak

ingthemervenifyoudon'thaveabestcomingup.38Thenwhenyoureallystartstudyingforatest,you'llbeabletorecalltheinformationm

uchbetterthanifyouhadn'tlookedoveryournotesatallsinceyoutookthem.QQ:771515126江苏省海安高级中学景苏华Anotherskilltohelpyoustudlybetterisbrainstorming.39Soitc

anbeespeciallyusefulfordoinggroupprojectsandyoucanconsiderdifferentideasandviewpoints.Butitcanalsobeusef

ultocramforanexam.Itcanclearupanyquestionsandhelpyoudigdeeperintothesubjectmatter.Nooneisbonknowinghowhostudy

,sostudyskillsareveryimportant.40A.Thiswillputyouatahugeadvantage.B.Takingnotesisoneofthemostwidespread.C.It'simportanttosolveproblemsinasimple

rway.D.Luckilytherearealotofeffectivemethodsavailable.E.Successinschoolisn'tallabouttalentbutmostlyabouteffort.F.Butwhatr

eallymattersisthatyoushouldputtheminpractice.G.Itconsistsofagroupmeetingwheremembersthrowoutanyidea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四个选顶中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。It'smydream.I'mnineyearsoldnow.buthavebeen41c

ompetitivelysinceIwassix.Iloveit,becauseitmakesmefeelgood.Ihavealotof42touseupandIcandoitbyjustmovingmyle

gs.OnerecentSundaymorning.mymumdrovemetoa5kmraceinMinnesota.Thestartinglinewas43becausetherewasalsoa10kmrace.Thatm

orning,Iwasrunningconfidentlyandfeeling44,Atonepoint,Icameoa45inthecourse.Awomanwhowasdirectingus46therouteIthou

ghtIwasmeanttotakeandtoldmenogotheotherway.Iwasconfused,but1hadtofollowher47.QQ:771515126江苏省海安高级中学景苏华AfterawhileIsawr

outedirectionsfora10kmrace.Iwasworried,thinkingIwas48,buthadtokeep6/10going.Mybodystartedtoget49.Isaidtomyself,"You'realmostthere.Justkeep50.51Is

awthefinishline.Icouldn'tbelieveit.Ididn'tevenknowIwasrunninga10kmandIhad52it.Ididn'tdothisonpurpose.Itwasa53.Ifelthappyandproud.Itwasmy

firsttimerunningsucha(n)54.Ithasmademewanttodomore10kmraces.Ihopemystory55otherpeopletorun,1oo.41.A.hikingB.swimmingC.drivingD.running42

.A.timeB.resourceC.energyD.patience43.A.separatedB.crowdedC.preparedD.limited44.A.shallowB.strongC.strangeD.sensitiv

e45.A.forkB.barrierC.stationD.bridge46.A.blockedoffB.pulledoffC.tidiedupD.gaveup47.A.exampleB.heartC.directions

D.feelings48.A.stuckB.lostC.desertedD.involved49.A.fueledB.adaptedC.tiredD.relaxed50.A.waitingB.shakingC.watchingD.breat

hing51.A.InitiallyB.ActuallyC.ObviouslyD.Eventually52.A.wonB.quitC.changedD.expected53.A,dreamB.mistakeC.balanceD.les

son54.A.testB.riskC.adventureD.distance55.A.allowsB.enablesC.inspiresD.presses第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Campin

gisgaining56(popular)asawayformanypeopleintheUnitedStates57(spend)theirvacation.Whenpeoplecamp,theycanslee

pinatentoracamper.Somepeopleliketoreally"roughit”andusenoshelterexceptforasleepingbagandsleep58thestars

.SomepeopledriveacrosstheU.S.in59isknownasarecreationalvehicleorRV,whichisatrailer.Insidetherearebeds,atinybat

hroomandakitchen.TherearecampgroundsallovertheUnitedStates.Manyofthesecampgrounds60(equip)withwatera

ndelectricitysothatpeoplecanwashdishesand61(they)andpluginaradioortheircomputers.Mostcampsitesalsohaveafirerin

g,62isaholeinthegroundwherepeoplecanmakeafireforroastingfood63(safe).Thereusuallyisalsoapicnictableforpeopletoeattheirmeals.Many

ofthesecampgroundsprovide64(share)bathroomscompletewithshowers.Usually,itis65(legal)tocampinaplacenotdesignatedasanoffic

ialcampsite,meaningyoucan'tjustpitchatentinaforest.第四部分写作(共两节;满分40分)第一节(满分10分)假定你是李华。6月日1是世界环境日(WorldEnvironmentDay)。你校将开展一次以“Buildingabette

rhome”为题的演讲比赛。请你用英语写一篇演讲稿，内容包括:1．世界环境日的宗旨；2.你的做法;3.你的呼吁。注意：1．写作字数应为80左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Dearteachersandfellowstudents,That'sall.Thankyou!7/10

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。Tobythecatwasinasmallcardboardboxmarked"freekittens”whenDaisymethimandtookhimhom

e.Andfromthatmomenton,helovedboxes.Hesleptinhatboxes,giftboxesandtakeoutfoodboxes.HesleptinDaisy'sockdrawer,ifsheleftito

pen.Whenhewasakitten,thesizeofasmallloafofbread,hehadsleptinshoeboxes.Buthegrewandgrew,andnowhewasalotbiggerthana

loafofbread.Whenhetriedtosleepinashoebox,hisfurrystomachhungoverthesides.Tobydidn'tjustsitinboxes,though.Someti

meshesatinflowerpots,orlaundrybaskets,Daisyhadabeautifuldollhouseforherbirthday,adarkgreenthree-storyhousewithlotsoffurniture

.Daisylovedit.SodidToby.Helikedtopushthefurnitureoutofalltheroomsandsitinthebedroomonthesecondfloor.One

dayDaisycamehomefromschool,andshecouldn'tfindToby.Hewasn'tinthedollhouse,orhersockdrawer,eventhoughshe'dforgottentocloseit.“Mom,Dad!"Daisywailed.

"Tobyisgone!”Daisy'smomlookedintheattic.Therewereboxesanddustbunnies,andevenamousethathadescapedToby'snotice,butnoToby.Daisy'sdadlookedint

hekitchencabinets.Therewerepotsandpans,andcansofsoup,butnoToby.Suddenly—"Ifoundhim!"Daisycried.Thebigcatwasinsidehermom'snewglassva

se,andhedidn'tlookhappyatall.Daisytippedthevaseovergentlyandtriedtopullhimout,butTobyjusthowled.“We'llhavetobreakthevasetogethimout!"

Daisycried.Nowhermomdidn'tlookhappy.Itwasabeautifulvase.“No,"saidherdad."Ifwebreakit,theglasspiecesmighthurt

Toby.Maybewecanputbutterontheinsideofthevaseandslidehimout,likethetimeyougotthatringstuckonyourfinger."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。Immediately,Daisyfetchedsomebutter.Soontheywereatthevet's(兽医)office.8/10高三练习卷参考答案英语参考答案;1-5BCACA

6-10BACAC11-15BCBAB16-20CACBA21-25DCABC26-30CDBBD31-35ABADC36-40DBAGF41-45DCBBA46-50ACBCD51-55DABDC56.popularit

y57.tospend58.under59.what60.areequipped61.themselves62.which63.safely64.shared65.illegal应用文Onepossibleversion:Dearteachersandfellowstudents,W

orldEnvironmentDayismarkedonJune5everyyear,whichaimstoencourageawarenessandactionfortheprotectionoftheenvironment.Toansweritscall,Igotoschoolby

bikeoronfootinsteadoftakingthebus.AthomeIturnoffthetapwhilebrushingmyteeth.Besides.Ioftendonatetheusedtex

tbookstothestudentsoflowergrades.Ibelieveallthesestepstakencanhelplowermyimpactontheenvironment.Theearthisourcommonhome.Let'sta

keactiontobuildabetteroneforallofus!That'sall.Thankyou!读后续写Onepossibleversion:Immediately,Daisyfetchedsomebutter.H

ermombutteredasmuchoftheinsideofthevaseasshecouldreach,andherdadtriedtopulltheunhappycatout.Totheirdisappointment,Tobypu

thispawsagainstthesidesofthevaseinprotest.Nowtheyhadanannoyed,butterycatstuckinavase.Theywerealmostindes

pairwhensuddenlyDaisy'sdadhituponanidea."Wecouldcallthevet,"hesuggested.Soontheywereatthevet’s(兽医)office.Seeinganannoyed,frightened,butterycatina

vase,thevetalmostlaughedoutloudbutshemanagedtoclearherthroatinstead."PossiblyoneofthestrangerthingsI'veseen,"sheadmitted.ShehadDai

syandherparentsstayinthewaitingroomwhileshegaveTobyashottomakehimsleepy.Anhourlater,averysleepyandwashedTobywasbroughtouttohisanxiou

sfamily.NotonlyToby,butthevase,stillinonepiece!录音原文:(Textl)M:Lastyear,myfriendsandIwentonatwo-weekbustourofRussia.W:Hm

m,thatcouldbefun,butsometimesIgetsickwhenIrideincarsorbuses.M:YoucouldtakeatraintripacrossRussia.Mysiste

rdidthatacoupleofyearsago.(Text2)W:Whatareyoutakingthisyear?M:Mostlyliteraturecourses.W:Oh,really.Aretheyanygood?M:Someofthemare.Exceptfor

ProfessorScott'sclass.Imean,thebooksareinteresting,andthelecturesaregreat,buthistestsaresohard.(Text3)M:Areyoureadytoorder?W:Ye

s,I'dliketostartwiththesalad,please.M:Okay.Andwhatwouldyoulikeforyourmaindish?9/10W:Hmm.I'llhavethesteak.AndI'dlikesomechocolateicecreamfordes

sert.(Text4)W:Howisthejacket,sir?M:Itfeelsalittletootightaroundthechest.Whatdoyouthink?W:Well,thatstyleisdesignedtob

eformfitting.1thinkitsuitsyou.M:Hmm.Thepriceisright,butIcan'timaginewearingitforverylong.Canyoubringalargerone?(T

ext5)W:Honey,howabouttakingkidstotheamusementparkthisweekend?Itissaidtheirclassmateswillgotheretoo.M:Oh,definitely!Letmecheckthewea

therforecastfirst.(Text6)M:HiJoanna.ThisisSteven.I'mafraidlcan'tmakethisFriday'sfitnesstraining.W:Oh?AreyouOK?M:Well.I'mnottoobad.Ihadthisreallyawful

coldwithatemperature,whichtookaboutaweektogetridof.Fortunatelyit'sovernow.ButIinjuredmyfootplayingbasketballyesterdayandIneedtohaveanoperationonitFri

day,It'snothingserious,though.I'llbebackatfitnesstrainingverysoon.W:Ohgood!Well,youtakecarethen.(Text7)M:Isyourr

oomatthehotelokay?W:It'snotbad.It'sagood-sizedroom,sothat'snice.Thebathroomisabsolutelytiny,though.Anditdoesn

'thaveaplug.soIcan'tusemyhairdryerinthere!M:That'sinconvenient.W:Atleastlcanlookoutatthebeautifulparkacrossthestreet.Iliketobeabletoseetreesfro

mmywindow.M:Thatsoundslovely,Istherealotintheroom?W:No,notreally.JustanoldTV,butnorefrigeratororanythingelse.ItwasreallyhotlastnightandIc

ouldn'tsleep.soIspoketothemanageraboutit.ShesentupanelectricfanassoonasIcalled.M:Thatshouldhelp.(Text

8)M:Didyouknowbeescancommunicatewithoneanother?W:Really?How?M:Theyusebodylanguagetoshowwhichdirectionthefoodisin,howfarawayit

is,andhowmuchfoodisavailable.WNokidding...M:Yeah,seethatonethere?Seehowshe'sgoingaroundandaroundincircles,likeshe'sdancing?T

hatmeansthefoodisnearby.Andthefastershedances,themorefoodisavailable.Ifthefoodisfartheraway,thebeepointstowarditwithherbody.W:Howdoyouk

nowsomuchaboutbees?M:IstudiedbiologyincollegeandIthinkitisinterestingtoreadbooksaboutinsects.(Text9)W:Well,Iknowthecomputingconferenceisfo

rthreedaysbutactuallyIwanttoattendonFridayandSaturdayonly,Willthatworkouttobeanycheaper?M:Letmehavealook.Well.youcouldregisterforthetwo

daysseparately,butthatwouldn'tactuallysaveyouverymuchasitstillcostseachday.Infact,ifyoucouldregisterforthethreedays,youalsogetaninvitationtoafreedinn

eronSaturdaynight,sothat'sprobablythebetteroption.W:Right,I'lldothat.Howmuchwillthefeesbeinthatcase?M:It's$75.

W:Allright.I'dliketoregisterforthefullthreedays.Now,canIpaythatbycreditcard?M:I'mafraidnot.You'llhavetosendachequetous,oryoucanpayincashatth

econferenceoffice.W:Fine.Soit'sprobablytheeasiestifIpaybycheque.Howaboutaccommodation?Iguessthat'snotincludedinthe10/10price?M:No,I'msorry，butt

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you'llneedtobooksoon,becausethere'salwaysaheavydemandforthem.W:OK.I'dbookfor2nights.Isitclosetotheconferencecenter?M:It'dbea

boutaten-minutewalkawayfromhere.(Text10)M:Doyouhaveacameraandlovetraveling?Ifso,ourannualphotographycompetitionrunby

theTravelsectionofTheGuardianisforyou.Thewinnersofeachmonth'scompetitionwillalsoseetheirshotsdisplayedintheend

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mandphotographerswilljudgethemonthlyentriesandthewinners.ToenteryoumustbelivingintheUKfromthetimeyousubmityourentryintothecompetitiontothetimeyouares

electedasawinner.Thecompetitionisopentobothamateursandprofessionals.Theyearlywinnerschosenfromthe12monthlywinnersw

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ikwillassistthewinnersandotherparticipantsinphotographingawidevarietyofwintersubjects.Includedintheprize:returnflightsfromtheUK,fourni

ghts'accommodationswithfullboard,andfullyqualifiedwildernessguides,andinstructors.Theyearlywinnerswillberequiredtowriteareportofthet

rip,whichwillbeprintedintheTravelsectionofTheGuardianatalaterdate.Yournamewillofcourseappearwiththearticleandphot

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