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泉州市2022-2023学年高一下学期期末考试
英语
（满分150分，考试时间120分钟）
注意事项：
1. 答题前，考生须在试题卷，答题卡规定的位置填写自己的准考证号、姓名。考生应认真核对答题卡上粘贴的条形码的“准考证号、姓名”与考生本人准考证号、姓名是否一致。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用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。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3. 考试结束，考生须将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。
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。
例：How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. What does the woman think of the art festival
A. Awful. B. Boring. C. Interesting.
2. What time is it now
A. 9:25. B. 9:30. C. 9:35.
3. How did Lisa learn French
A. By taking a course at school.
B. By learning from Catherine.
C. By teaching herself at home.
4. What is the man doing
A. Writing reports about Nobel Prize.
B. Reading something about medicine.
C. Preparing for his school project.
5. How does the man go to work now
A. By car. B. By bus. C. By subway.
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. Why is Cindy unhappy
A. Miss Gale can’t help her.
B. The training course is hard.
C. She doesn’t like her teacher.
7. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Friends. B. A couple. C. Teacher and student.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What can we learn about the pollution
A. It’s getting worse.
B. It suddenly occurs this year.
C. It’s being dealt with properly.
9. Why did Jenny work from home these days
A. To escape the air pollution.
B. To treat her breathing problem.
C. To care for her grandparents.
听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。
10. Where are the speakers
A. In a library. B. At a concert. C. At a science class.
11. What did the woman think of scientists
A. Hard-working and cheerful.
B. Humorous and committed to work.
C. Serious and living a boring life.
12. What musical instrument could Qian Xuesen play
A. The violin. B. The piano. C. The guitar.
13. What are the speakers mainly talking about？
A. Some scientists’ passion for music.
B. Scientific research on benefits of music.
C. Scientists’ preference for musical instruments.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What is the woman most probably？
A. A radio hostess. B. A tour guide. C. An environmentalist.
15. How do some Tasmanians protect the trees？
A. By protesting against pollution.
B. By tying up trees.
C. By living up in trees.
16. What was the woman’s first reaction to Tasmanians’ behaviour
A. She was shocked. B. She felt it interesting. C. She thought it crazy.
17. What can we say about the tree-cutting companies
A. They always provide jobs.
B. They harm tourism.
C. They promote Tasmanian industry.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Who is GCSE designed for
A. Adult employees. B. University students. C. Teenagers about 16 years old.
19. Which major subject is regarded as the most difficult
A. Chemistry. B. Physics. C. French.
20. What is the purpose of the report
A. To introduce British education system.
B. To make a suggestion on GCSE subject choices.
C. To draw attention to the balance among GCSE subjects.
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和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
To involve viewers completely, an entirely new art form is developing. It surrounds visitors with images and sounds. Sometimes unnoticeable smells are added to draw people in through yet another sense. These immersive（沉浸式的）exhibits are projected and can even change with interaction.
Monet’s Garden: The Immersive Experience
A massive, immersive exhibition celebrating French artist Claude Monet will be shown in downtown New York in November, promising visitors a multisensory experience. Visitors will be greeted by pleasant smells of water lilies floating in the air and learn much about Monet, who developed from a gifted but slightly traditional landscape painter into a master of the Impressionism.
TheBlu
TheBlu, which started as a home application, is presented at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. Museum lovers virtually observe a big blue whale and a whale fall where a dead whale’s bones have become an undersea ecosystem. “We aim for the right level of awe（敬畏）. No cheap scares. No shark jumps out at you,” says Rowell, one of the app developers, “Exploration is the heart of what ‘theBlu’ is. ”
Particle（微粒）Mirror
The Museum of Science, Boston has used the latest tech to excite visitors and inspire life-long learning. Opened this year, “Particle Mirror” inspires an interest in physics. Visitors are led through nine scenes interacting with a changing variety of spots, all following the laws of physics. For example, in the “snow” scene, visitors can collect the falling particles or sweep them off the floor. Particles set off different musical sounds when pushed.
Vitality in Running
This immersive art exhibition is an interactive multi-media one focusing on the culture of the Yongding River, known as the “Mother River of Beijing”. This exhibition is made up of various sections including “Flowing”, “Dawn”, “Legend”, “Coexistence”, “Fire and Dreams’, and “Four Seasons”. The exhibition feeds its visitors’ souls by presenting the beauty of art through interaction with visitors by means of the latest technologies.
21. Which exhibition most attracts a physics lover
A. TheBlu. B. Monet’s Garden: The Immersive Experience.
C. Particle Mirror. D. Vitality in Running.
22. What is the goal of TheBlu
A. To protect the blue whale. B. To improve the undersea ecosystem.
C. To scare the visitors with sharks. D. To inspire viewers’ desire for exploration.
23. What do these exhibitions have in common
A. They focus on science and history.
B. They involve visitors in the creating process.
C. They surround visitors by unnoticeable smells.
D. They offer visitors various sensory experiences.
B
French writer Annie Ernaux won the 2022 Nobel Prize in literature on Oct. 6. She is the first French female to win the prize, following 15 male winners. In the words of the Nobel Committee, Ernaux was given the award “for the courage and clinical acuity（敏锐的洞察力）of her writing. ”
Bom in 1940 in a village in Nonnandy, France, Ernaux grew up in a working-class environment. Her parents ran a combined grocery store and cafe. She studied in Rouen and Bordeaux, taught in secondary schools and then, for 23 years, worked for a French distance-learning university. Her shelf of two-dozen books began with fiction (Cleaned Out in 1974) but soon moved into a form of creative autobiography.
A Woman’s Story（1987）, an emotional account of her mother’s life and death from Alzheimer’s disease, better promoted her reputation in France. The injustices of class, gender and background stand out in this work. Her most welcomed book, however, was The Years, published in 2008 and describing herself and wider French society from the end of World War II to the present. The seemingly casually（随意地）mentioned goods and songs in the novel are actually carefully selected by her and concerned by the public, so readers of all ages can find familiar content and clear memories.
Though the matters Ernaux describes in her books are serious and even sometimes heavy, they are always written in simple language. Ernaux described her style as flat writing through which she aims to tell her stories objectively（客观地）unshaped by flowery description or intense emotions.
“Her path to being an author was long and tough,” the Swedish Academy said. “And when she with great courage shows the suffering of the experience of class, describing shame or inability to see who you are, she has achieved something admirable and lasting,”Anders Olsson, chairman of the Nobel Committee for Literature added.
24. What can we learn about Annie Ernaux
A. She was the 15th French to win the prize.
B. She was born with a literature background.
C. She was a teacher before her writing career.
D. She began her writing with stories of herself.
25. What can be said about A Woman’s Story from paragraph 3
A. It brought Ernaux to fame in France. B. It reflects the French social injustices.
C. It’s Ernaux’s most welcomed book. D. It describes Ernaux’s life after World War Ⅱ.
26. What can we know about Ernaux’s writing
A. She casually chooses goods and songs in her works.
B. She aims at readers of a specific age group.
C. She uses easy language to discuss serious topics.
D. She puts strong personal emotion into her works.
27. What does Anders Olsson think of Annie Ernaux
A. Courageous and respectable. B. Energetic and sensible.
C. Thoughtful and generous. D. Capable and self-focused.
C
In the search for clean, renewable energy to meet our ever-increasing needs, wind power might seem to be the perfect option. Around the end of the 19th century, the invention of the wind turbine（涡轮机）made it possible to use wind to produce electricity. Now massive wind turbines, called wind farms, create and provide clean electricity for people around the world. Yet despite the advantages that wind energy offers, challenges to using this renewable resource can be found.
The first advantage of wind power is that it truly is a renewable resource. No matter how much wind we use to produce electricity, we will never deplete the supply, unlike other resources like coal or oil. However, wind does not provide a lasting supply of energy. Even the windiest places on Earth have periods of calm. That means that wind power isn’t practicable as a single source of electricity. It can only work with other sources that supply power.
Wind power is a clean source of energy, meaning it produces electricity without harming the physical environment. But that isn’t to say that wind power doesn’t have an environmental impact. The large spinning blades（旋转刀片）of a wind turbine can be a disaster to birds and bats. The turbines also create noise pollution, which can be troublesome to people that live nearby.
Fortunately, wind turbines are particularly well suited for areas far from homes and cities. The large towers that provide the base for the wind turbines don’t take up a lot of space. Even large wind farms with lots of wind turbines can share land with farms and ranches（牧场）.
With all of the challenges of wind power, it obviously cannot be the only solution for clean energy production. But the advantages of wind power production shouldn’t be forgotten in the search for clean, renewable energy.
28. What does the underlined word “deplete” in paragraph 2 probably mean
A. Make sure of. B. Run out of. C. Get rid of. D. Take advantage of.
29. What is a challenge of wind farms
A. They may stop running periodically. B. They damage bird’s living areas.
C. They are complex to operate. D. They take up much farmland.
30. What’s the major function of paragraph 4
A. To list potential challenges of wind turbines.
B. To present another advantage of wind turbines.
C. To indicate possible locations of wind turbines.
D. To provide evidence for the impact of wind turbines.
31. What is the best title for the text
A. Wind Power: A Perfect Option
B. Wind Turbines: New Power Facilities
C. The Development and Application of Wind Energy
D. The Advantages and Challenges of Wind Energy
D
A diet high in fats and sugars actually affects the parts of the brain that are important to memory and makes people more likely to desire for unhealthful food, says American psychologist Terry Davidson.
Davidson didn’t start out studying people’s eating. Instead, he was interested in learning about the hippocampus（海马体）, a part of the brain heavily involved in memory. He noticed something strange when he studied mice with hippocampal damage. They would go to pick up food more often than the others, but they would eat a little bit, then drop it.
Davidson realized these mice didn’t know they were full. He says something similar may happen in human brains when people eat a diet high in fat and sugar. If our brain system is damaged by that diet, that makes it harder for us to stop eating that diet.
The evidence is growing. In another study by Cambridge psychologist Lucy Cheke, her researchers asked obese（肥胖的）and thin people to do a memory task, a virtual treasure hunt. The subjects had to hide something in a scene across various computer sessions（会话框）, then they were asked what they hid, where they hid it and in which session. The obese people were 15-20 percent worse than the thin ones in all aspects of the experiment.
Cheke says with the link between obesity and the brain growing as a field of research, we could see more ways of targeting obesity. For example, if the problem is that obese peopled diet degrades their memory, perhaps making peopled meals more memorable would help them eat less bad stuff. Previous researches showed that watching TV while eating will probably make people eat more, get hungry in the afternoon and eat more at dinner. So Cheke suggests not watching TV while eating. It is one of the easy changes people can make that don’t involve much self-control, but that makes a great difference.
32. What inspired Davidson’s new finding
A. The growing popularity of unhealthy diet. B. His former study on hippocampus.
C. His research on people’s eating habits. D. The strange behaviour of the studied mice.
33. What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 3 refer to
A. A sense of hunger. B. The similarity in brains.
C. The damage of brain. D. A diet high in fat and sugar.
34. What are the subjects in Cheke’s study required to do
A. Memorize the treasure locations. B. Answer questions on their hiding task.
C. Chat on various computer sessions. D. Conduct an experiment with obesity.
35. What is the last paragraph mainly about
A. Possible approaches to targeting obesity. B. The research’s contribution to brain science.
C. The link between obesity and memory. D. Changes of people’s living habits.
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。
What is the Best Way to Learn a Language
There is no “best” way to learn a language, because everyone learns slightly differently. 36 Here are some of the most frequent recommendations.
◆Watch foreign language TV and movies.
Not everyone has the opportunity to be exposed to the environment where the native language is spoken or to speak to native speakers. TV and movies offer a good chance to hear native speakers use the language. 37 Watching their movies and TV shows helps you better understand their culture.
◆Get out of your comfort zone.
This is a lesson for life, not just for learning a language! Get out there and do something that scares you. Talk to a foreigner in their language. 38 Write someone a message in their language. Whatever that zone is where you feel safe and relaxed and easy, get out of that zone because you can learn nothing from it. Push yourself and you’ll see that it’s not so bad in this world.
◆ 39
Don’t think of language as a tool, think of it as a musical instrument. When you learn three chords on guitar, you can play hundreds of songs. Words are the same. For example, take the word “real”, and look at its different forms: real, really, realise, realistic, realism, realist, unreal. . .
◆Make mistakes, it’s fine, it’s even great!
Shyness and fear of making mistakes is common. However, nobody cares if you make mistakes. When you speak a foreign language, everyone knows it’s not your mother tongue and they’re already impressed that you’re speaking it at all. 40
A. Avoid making mistakes.
B. TV and movies solve that problem easily.
C. Don’t just memorize words, play with them.
D. Order food from a French restaurant in French.
E. Talk, make mistakes, fall down, get back up, that’s life.
F. Besides, learning a language is a doorway into another culture.
G. However, some methods appear to be more effective than others.
第三部分 语言运用（共三节,满分45分〉
第一节 完形填空（20小题：每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Alpinist（登山家）Marion has cleaned up 8. 5 tons of waste on Mount Qomolangma in just 3 years with her team.
41 We certainly think so. But that’s nothing compared to Marion’s future 42 .
Marion has a tough and 43 goal: finish cleaning up Qomolangma and then 44 on to the entire Himalayan mountain range.
“Climbing Qomolangma should offer one of the best interactions between 45 and the natural world. But 46 , I realized that the mountain had been 47 in the past 30 years when I reached the top in 2013. Nearly 10 tonnes of waste had been 48 at the top alone! I was totally shocked when I 49 the rubbish problem on the mountain,” she told the Yves Rocher Foundation.
For Marion, 50 is an important part of her life that helps her feel alive. Therefore, she wants to do her 51 in helping others get the best possible experience. Her 52 to nature started when she was a child. She would 53 in the woods and learn the names of the plants and animals. As a 54 , she’s been working as a mountain guide in India and Tibet for over 17 years. After founding the Clean Qomolangma project, she 55 to ask the local authorities to 56 her project. She was given 50 yaks（牦牛）to help get the waste down. We can only hope that Marion will keep on and that others will 57 her.
The 58 affecting the Himalayas has an effect on the drinking water used by around 2 billion people living there, so the 59 to clean up the mountains isn’t just about protecting nature. It’s also about our 60 of life.
41. A. Impressive B. Professional C. Inspiring D. Threatening
42. A. experience B. destination C. plan D. career
43. A. creative B. ambitious C. acceptable D. ordinary
44. A. hang B. hold C. pass D. move
45. A. guides B. locals C. animals D. humans
46. A. fortunately B. shamefully C. mysteriously D. cheerfully
47. A. ignored B. explored C. damaged D. observed
48. A. deserted B. collected C. delivered D. recycled
49. A. overcame B. tracked C. solved D. presented
50. A. study B. climbing C. work D. nature
51. A. part B. trick C. research D. performance
52. A. contribution B. response C. connection D. adaptation
53. A. shelter B. play C. struggle D. work
54. A. grown-up B. passer-by C. go-getter D. fun-seeker
55. A. preferred B. hesitated C. promised D. managed
56. A. support B. promote C. comment D. undertake
57. A. challenge B. involve C. follow D. approach
58. A. climate B. drought C. population D. pollution
59. A. power B. battle C. expectation D. principle
60. A. target B. strategy C. quality D. proposal
第二节 选词填空（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据下列句子语境从所给词块中选择合适的词块填空，所给词块中有两个多余。注意：请在答题卡上把每小题所选的词块的相应序号涂黑，在横线上直接写出该单词不得分。
A. came across B. pick out C. took charge of D. came up with E. ended up F. work out G be based on
61. Since Doris ______ the museum, she has organised some exhibitions of Chinese painters.
62. Andersen was born into a poor family and ______ being one of the greatest writers.
63. The solution the environmentalists ______ at the meeting was really quite practical.
64. Don’t just throw away the waste; _______ the recyclable things so that they can be used again.
65. I ______ an interesting piece of graffiti artwork in Langson Library yesterday.
第三节（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。
Beijing Opera is a national treasure of China. With 66 history of more than 200 years, it has spread to other countries such as the United States and Japan.
Although 67 (refer) to as Beijing Opera, it originated from Southern Anhui. It is 68 (wide) recognised that it came into being after 1790 when the famous four Anhui opera troupes came to Beijing. After that, there were lots of performances not only in folk places, but also in the palace, which 69 (promote) Beijing Opera’s development.
From the 1920’s to the 1940’s, Beijing Opera enjoyed another golden age. The symbol of this period was the 70 (appear） of lots of sects（流派）of the opera, 71 which the four most famous were “Mei”, “Shang”, “Cheng”, and “Xun”. Every sect had its groups of actors and actresses. Beijing Opera combines singing, reading, acting, fighting, and dancing together, 72 (use) acting methods to present characters and tell stories. That is 73 it is a comprehensive（综合的） art. Beijing opera features four main types of 74 (performer). There are several other supporting roles as well. In addition, the types of 75 (face) make-up, especially concerning the color, are the most particular art in Beijing Opera, because they can symbolize many things like the personalities of the roles.
第四部分 读后续写（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。
People often have a tough time dealing with their feelings of disappointment. That is when you should give them time and understanding and he or she just might come around before long.
I remember talking with my friend Avery about the coming school play Alices Adventure in Wonderland, which we both applied for. Avery had a talent for acting and she was anxious for playing Alice while for me I didn’t care what part I played as long as I would be in. However, when character list was posted, we were surprised to find that I got the part of Alice and Avery was chosen to act the rabbit. I guessed it was because I hadn’t been nervous at all during the audition（试演）, But that situation really didn’t occur to me.
Then I asked Avery, “Do you want to come over after school and we can practice our lines ”“You mean, practice yourlines ” Avery replied, not even looking at me. “No, thanks. I’m pretty busy this week. ” I continued to ask if it would be OK for next week but her answer was negative and full of anger.
That night at dinner, after my parents congratulated me on getting the lead role, they asked how I felt. “Well, I can’t understand. ” I said and told them about Avery’s reaction and I believed that she pretty much threw away our friendship.
“Hmm,” said my dad. “Arizona, don’t you think this might be an opportunity for you to be an extra-good friend ”“Dad’s right,” added my mom. “Sometimes when our friends do well, we feel envious（羡慕的）and don’t know how to act. Try giving her a little time and understanding. She’ll come around. ”
Over the next week, I did my best to give Avery some space. I practised my lines but I knew I needed some help since my voice was not expressive enough. Day by day, Avery’s attitude seemed softened. As the rehearsal（彩排）day was near, I made a decision.
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。
（请在答题卡作答上，此处作答无效）
One day after school in the rehearsal room, I approached Avery. Then came the big day.泉州市2022-2023学年高一下学期期末考试
英语试题参考答案及评分标准
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）
1—5 CABCA 6—10 BBACA 11—15 CBAAC 16—20 ABCAC
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）
21—25 CDDCB 26—30 CABAB 31—35 DDCBA
第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分）
36—40 GFDCE
第三部分 语言运用（共三节，满分 45 分）
第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 分）
41—45 ACBDD 46—50 BCABD 51—55 ACBAD 56—60 ACDBC
第二节 选词填空（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）
61—65 CEDBA
第三节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
66. a 67. referred 68. widely 69. promoted 70. appearance
71. of/among 72. using 73. why 74. performers 75. facial
第四部分 读后续写（满分 25 分） 一、评分原则
1. 本题总分为 25 分，分五个档次进行评分。
2. 评分时，应主要从内容、词汇语法和篇章结构三个方面考虑。具体为：
（1）续写内容的质量、完整性以及与原文情境的融洽度。
（2）所使用词汇和语法结构的准确性，恰当性和多样性。
（3）上下文的衔接和全文的连贯性
3. 评分时，应先根据作答的整体情况确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来综合衡量确定或调 整档次，最后给分。
4. 评分时还应注意
（1）词数少于 80 的，酌情扣分。
（2）书写较差，以至影响交际的酌情扣分。
（3）单词拼写和标点符号是写作规范的重要方面，评分时应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑，英、 美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。
二、各档次的给分范围和要求
第五档 —创造了丰富、合理的内容，富有逻辑性，续写完整，与原文情境融合度高。
（21~25 分）
—使用了多样且恰当的词汇和语法结构，可能有个别小错，但完全不影响理解。
—有效地使用了语句间衔接手段，全文结构清晰，意义连贯。
第四档 —创造了比较丰富、合理的内容，比较富有逻辑性，续写比较完整，与原文情
（16~20 分） 境融合度比较高。
—使用了比较多样且恰当的词汇和语法结构，可能有个别小错，但完全不影响
理解。
—比较有效地使用了语句间衔接手段，全文结构清晰，意义连贯。
第三档 —创造了基本合理的内容，有一定的逻辑性，续写基本完整，与原文情境相关。
（ 11~15 分） —使用了简单的词汇和语法结构，有一些错误和不恰当之处，但基本不影响理
解。
—基本有效地使用了语句间的衔接手段，全文结构基本清晰，意义基本连贯。
第二档 —未能创造合理的内容，全文逻辑性较差，续写不完整，与原文相关度不高。
（6~10 分） —使用了较少词汇和语法结构，有较多错误，影响理解。
—很少使用语句间的衔接手段，结构不够清晰，意义不够连贯。
第一档 —未能创造合理的内容，全文逻辑性差，续写不完整，与原文情境无关。
（1~5 分） —未能使用合适的词汇和语法结构，有很多错误，影响理解。
—未能使用语句间的衔接手段，结构不清晰，意义不连贯。
0 分 —未能传达给读者任何信息：内容太少，无法评判；写的内容均与所要求内容 无关或所写内容无法看清。
作答示例:
One day after school in the rehearsal room, I approached Avery. Feeling sorry, I said, “I know you didn’t exactly love playing the rabbit, but you are so talented that I’m sure you can perform differently and well.” My words were answered by Avery’s smiles. She apologised for her previous way, telling me the role required many gestures, which challenged but also attracted her. She generously helped me with my lines. We started to practise acting together. With the acting day drawing near, we were determined to present our best.
Then came the big day. I expressed my lines brilliantly as the lead role and Avery earned applause for her creative play of the rabbit. Happy tears sprang to our faces as we hugged each other on the stage. “Thanks for giving me time to recover.” Avery said. It was for my patience in our little tough time. Thanks to my parents, not only did I become an extra-good friend, but I also realised how to understand a friend’s disappointment moment.
Text 1
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M: I think the art festival we went to yesterday was terrible. It’s boring.
W: I think otherwise. There were many things we’d never seen before, like that street artist. Text 2
M: Anna, do you know when Professor Johnson’s speech on memory will begin
W: At 9:30. You’ll have to be in a hurry since you only have 5 minutes left to get there now. Text 3
M: Lisa, you speak French so well! Where did you take French course At a language school W: No. My brother’s friend Catherine speaks this language. She teaches people in her free time. Text 4
W: Hi, Terry. I saw you reading reports about the winners of Nobel Prize for medicine. Will you attend medical college after graduation
M: No. I’m reading for my school project. We are required to make a poster to introduce someone admirable.
Text 5
M: Sara, I think green travel, especially public transport, makes a positive contribution to the environment.
W: I agree. So do you use public transport to work now M: No. I share a ride with some workmates now.
Text 6
M: Who was that
W: It was Cindy. She sounded disappointed on the phone and said that she couldn’t follow the teacher. I know the training class is making her worried.
M: Honey, calm down. She’ll be all right.
W: I’m calling her teacher. Give me Miss Gale’s number. Maybe she could help her. M: Okay, okay. Don’t worry. I’ll call her.
Text 7
W: Hi, Bob. Did you see the pollution levels today
M: Yes, the situation is worsening by the day. I’m really concerned about it. W: Well, every year, we have to face the same problem.
M: Indeed. People are suffering and no specific steps are being taken.
W: I haven’t gone to office for the past couple of days. I work from home. My grandparents have developed a terrible breathing problem and I need to take care of them.
M: Sorry to hear that, Jenny. I hope your grandparents will be fine soon. Text 8
M: Hi, Jessica. What are you reading
W: Oh, Andy. I’m reading a magazine the librarian over there recommended. M: Anything interesting
W: Here’s a story about Einstein. You know what He could play the violin very well.
M: Well, that’s not news. Many world-famous scientists love music or even can play some musical instruments really well.
W: But that really surprised me. I thought scientists were serious and didn’t know how to enjoy life.
M: Scientists have to be committed to research work. But when they feel stressed, they have to find a way to relax. So some turn to sports and some go in for music.
W: That makes sense. Music affects deep emotional centers in the brain. Do you know any other scientist who can play musical instruments well
M: Yes. Besides Einstein, Qian Xuesen from China loved classic music and could play the piano well. W: That really inspires me. I’ll continue learning to play the guitar.
Text 9
W: Good evening. This is Art and Life. I’m Cheryl. Here in the studio is Nick Gentry, an environmentalist. He’ll share with us stories about some people who are fighting to protect trees.
M: Good evening. The first story I’d like to share is about the first green political party in Tasmania, Australia. They want to protect the forests, so they have big protests, tie themselves to trees and sit up in trees.
W: People actually do that Tie themselves to trees M: Oh, every day in Tasmania.
W: That’s interesting. I once heard of a girl who lived in a tree for a month because she wanted to stop a company from taking down that tree.
M: That happens in Tasmania as well. There are maybe up to fifty people who live up in trees.
W: That’s kind of crazy ... So Nick, from the companies’ point of view, I think they provide jobs for people who are working to make trees into paper. What do you think they have to say about that
M: Well, it’s true. They do provide jobs. But you know, tourism is a very big industry in Tasmania, and the tree-cutting companies take away tourist jobs as well, because it makes certain areas not useful for tourism anymore, not very pretty.
W: Yeah, you’re right. If the whole forest is missing, I guess nobody would really want to go and look at anything.
M: Yes. And the second story is… Text 10
Now it’s 8:00, time for the educational report. GCSE is the British exam taken by the students in England and Wales around the age of 16. Recently researchers at university have confirmed the doubt of many parents and employers that some GCSEs are easier than others. The researchers found that sciences and modern languages were the hardest GCSEs to do well in. Chemistry was considered the hardest of the major subjects followed by physics and French. Drama was the easiest GCSE to do well in, followed by physical education, media studies, English and religious studies. The number of test takers in physical education rose faster than in any other subjects last year with more than 144,000 students setting GCSEs in it. However, it was a problem for the country if students avoided hard subjects. Fewer people would go on to study languages or sciences at university, even though they were important to Britain’s future development.

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