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威远中学校高一上学期12月月考英语试题卷
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。
1. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. On a train. B. On a plane. C. In a taxi.
2. How does the woman feel about her team's performance?
A. Satisfied. B. Bored. C. Disappointed.
3. Which pencil case will the woman buy?
A. The one with the stars.
B. The one with the flowers.
C. The one with the little hearts.
4. What did the woman do just now?
A. She took pictures. B. She went shopping. C.She watched birds.
5. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A picnic. B. An animal. C. A storm.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。
请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Colleagues. B. Husband and wife. C.Salesman and customer.
7. What will the man do first?
A. Go on business. B. Send the emails. C. Go to a concert.
请听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What are the speakers doing now?
A. Watching a play. B. Seeing a movie. C. Visiting a museum.
9. What does the man think of the tickets?
A. They're expensive. B. They're difficult to buy. C. They're worth the price.
请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. When will the festival end?
A. On the 25th. B. On the 27th. C. On the 29th.
11. What activity is available from the third day of the festival?
A. A kite competition. B. A dancing show. C.A singing performance.
12. What is the prize this year?
A. A medal. B. Some money. C. A gold kite.
请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. How old is the woman now?
A. 12. B. 13. C. 15.
14. What is the rule of the competition?
A. The story should be long.
B. The story should involve cats.
C. The title of the story should be The City.
15. How long can the woman prepare for the story?
A. About two weeks. B. About three weeks. C. About a month.
16. Who is the man probably?
A. A writer. B. A teacher. C. A club secretary.
请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When is the café closed?
A. On Monday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Sunday.
18. What activity will take place this year at the park?
A. A play. B. A cycle race. C. A band show.
19. How much does it cost to rent a bicycle for a day?
A. ￡7. B. ￡10. C. ￡20.
20. What can visitors do on Market Street?
A. Take the bus. B. Park the car. C. Store the bike.
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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
Beltana Station — — Stay with a difference
Beltana Station is a fully working sheep and
cattle (牛) station, and a great place for a holiday with a real difference in Australia. Here the animals are not just to be looked at. They are part of everyday working life at the historic Beltana Station.
What to do
See how a station really works. Join in the daily working life with station workers.
Shearing (剪 羊 毛) and camp-outs are part of Beltana Station's activities.
Farm animals to see: sheep and cattle. For the kids, depending on the season, there will be animals to feed — lambs and calves (小羊和小牛).
The station is a joy for painters and photographers. There is a family games room.
Three roads for 4-wheel-drive cars through the station take in such views as Lake Torrens, Mount Deception, relics (遗 迹) in Old Beltana town and much more.
Where to live
? the historic 1860s shearers' rooms
? two-room small houses (1860s)
? one small historic country house
Beltana Station is not a resort (度假胜地) hotel. Unlike other places, you can experience real life with real people in Beltana.
21. What would be a proper activity for children at Beltana Station?
A. Camp-outs with station workers.
B. Sheep shearing.
C. Driving cattle.
D. Feeding lambs.
22. What may people learn when visiting Beltana Station?
A. Skills needed for long walks in mountains.
B. Knowledge of Australian history.
C. What to do in team sports.
D. How to keep pets.
23. What is special about Beltana Station?
A. It is a large wild park.
B. It offers real-life work experience.
C. It has seasonal family activities.
D. It is a good place for weekend picnics.
B
Taylor Pollard remembers when her younger sister, Kheris Rogers, was in first grade, she once asked to stay in the bathroom longer — she hoped it would make her skin lighter. Kids were making fun of Rogers' dark complexion. So Erika Pollard, the girls' mom, moved Rogers to another school. Kids still made fun of her, but this time the kids bullying (霸凌) her were black.
Taylor Pollard wanted to help her sister feel good about herself. In 2017, she took a picture of Kheris. She posted it online. She wrote Kheris was “flexing in her complexion”. That is an expression their grandmother used often to encourage the girls to feel beautiful. Complexion means skin color. Flexing is a term for “showing off” or “showing pride”.
Then the sisters received many messages supporting Rogers and decided they wanted to direct that energy (能量). Together, they came up with the idea of putting the message on a T-shirt. Their business, Flexin' In My Complexion, started shortly after that in April 2017. Erika gave the sisters about $100. Then their project got off the ground. They used some of the money to build a website. They also learned how to screen print T-shirts. The sisters set up shop in the garage (车库) behind their mom's house in L.A.
The sisters are co-CEOs. So far the sisters have sold more than 10,000 T-shirts. Flexin' In My Complexion has done more than make money for the sisters. It's also helped Rogers become confident (自信的). When she was being bullied, Rogers says she would come home from school upset.
“I would always come home crying; I would just have tears coming down my face,”she says. “My confidence is probably 10 million times higher right now. You have no way of knowing but my confidence back then was probably as low as it could be.”
24. What made Rogers' classmates laugh at her?
A. Her skin color.
B. Her behavior.
C. Her schoolwork.
D. Her family background.
25. How did Pollard help her sister?
A. By sharing her picture online.
B. By choosing a new school for her.
C. By introducing her to kids with similar experiences.
D. By visiting their grandmother and asking her for help.
26. Why did the sisters start their business?
A. To remember their grandmother.
B. To advertise their T-shirts.
C. To support their family.
D. To encourage others.
27. Which of the following words can best describe Rogers today?
A. Brave and confident.
B. Honest and polite.
C. Popular but unhappy.
D. Hard-working but impatient.
C
Humans have loved eating sweet things since sugarcane (甘蔗) was first used around 8000 BC. We were eating honey even before then. In 2000 BC, the Egyptians began mixing fruit and nuts (坚果) with honey. Thousands of years later in the early 19th century, factories began to produce sweets in large numbers. They were able to do this because sugar had become less expensive.
Machines were invented to help with the production. Sweets no longer had to be made by hand. In 1827, a sweet shop opened in a small town called Pateley Bridge in the north of England. It was called The Oldest Sweet Shop in England. In 2013, Guinness World Records confirmed (证 实) it as being the longest running sweet shop in the world. And it continues to sell many kinds of sweets that our parents, grandparents and even our great grandparents enjoyed when they were small. It is one of the few traditional old sweet shops still selling retro sweets of a bygone age.
Some of the sweets are still made within the shop and heated in 100-year-old pans. The shop also looks as if it has come directly from an old storybook with large bottles filled with all kinds of sweets of different tastes and weighed on old-fashioned scales (老式的秤). When it's time to pay, a till (放钱的抽屉) looking as if it is as old as the shop is still used.
The shop is owned by Keith and Gloria Tordoff, who bought it in 1993. Keith says he has always had a sweet tooth and likes to try all the sweets. He tells everyone that he does this to examine if the sweets are good. Perhaps he just has the best job in the world? Keith says, “To me, sweets are all about remembering. You remember sweets from your childhood, just like you remember a song. You remember the sweets your grandparents gave you, or giving Love Hearts to a girl you liked.”
28. What does the underlined word “this” in the first paragraph refer to?
A. Sugar being produced less expensively.
B. Producing sweets in large numbers.
C. Mixing fruit and nuts with honey.
D. Sugarcane being used.
29. What can we know about the sweet shop in Pateley Bridge?
A. It has the longest history of selling sweets.
B. It specially makes sweets for parents.
C. It was opened by the Tordoffs.
D. It only sells hand-made sweets.
30. Which word can best describe the inside of the shop?
A. High-tech. B. Traditional. C. Modern. D. Tidy.
31. Why does Keith taste all kinds of sweets?
A. To meet his need to eat sweet things.
B. To give customers suggestions.
C. To check the sweets' standard.
D. To remember his childhood.
D
My seven-year-old daughter has a friend round for dinner. They're playing with raspberries (覆盆子). I could say no. Instead, I smile. It's not that I think table manners (礼仪) are unimportant. I don't want to raise dirty kids. But I've always felt that if I wanted my children to grow up with a happy and healthy attitude to food, asking them from a young age to behave like grown-ups at the dinner table was going to do harm to them.
When I was a child, my mom always asked me to hold my knife and fork right. I decided, if I wanted my children to explore (探索) food by eating it, I was going to have to relax and let them explore it in other ways, too.
Anna Groom is a dietitian, whose job is to give people advice about the kind of food they should eat. She works with children who are“fussy (挑 食 的) eaters”.“It's really important to let children explore the food as a whole — not just what it tastes like,” she says.“It makes them know more about it. It makes them feel ‘safe' with it.”The idea is that they are more likely to try it, and less likely to become fussy.
So — even at age seven — I will continue to let my daughter play with her food. I am teaching her table manners, but I'm doing it step by step. In fact, I believe it is more useful if I talk to her about table manners away from the table, when she's not hungry and trying to enjoy her food.
My other child is now 14. He has always eaten everything and anything that comes his way. How are his table manners? Pretty good. I've noticed he still likes to have an animalistic sniff (嗅) of a frankfurter before he puts it in his mouth, but he knows how to eat politely.
After dinner, the girls have gone off to play. I go to clear the last things from the table. The raspberries have all been eaten.
32. How did the author feel when she saw her daughter playing with her food?
A. Calm. B. Angry. C. Excited. D. Helpless.
33. What do we know about the author's mother?
A. She led a relaxing life.
B. She cooked great dinners.
C. She was strict about table manners.
D. She encouraged the author to explore food.
34. How does Anna Groom help fussy eaters?
A. By encouraging them to taste food.
B. By asking them to try different food.
C. By letting them build a connection with food.
D. By allowing them to give up what they dislike.
35. What does the author want to show by mentioning her son?
A. He is not a fussy eater.
B. Table manners are not important.
C. Her kids both have good table manners.
D. Letting kids play with food does no harm.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Yuko Arimori is an Olympic marathon (马拉松) runner. She was born in Japan in 1966. At first, Arimori had difficulty walking because of a problem with her legs. 36 Her teacher helped her to be confident, and Arimori learned to try new things, such as running on the track (跑道). 37
After that, Arimori tried to join a top track team in Japan. 38 She had never been fast, but speed wasn't as important as endurance (忍耐力), which Arimori had. Finally, she became one of the best marathon runners in the world. In 1992, at the age of 26, she took part in the Barcelona Olympics, where she came second. Afterwards, in the 1996 Olympics, Arimori came third.
39 She started Hearts of Gold which helps landmine victims (地雷受害人) in Cambodia. Hearts of Gold gives money to the Angkor Wat International Half Marathon. Runners from around the world raise money to buy artificial limbs (假肢) for those who lost arms and legs because of landmines.
More recently, Arimori was a United Nations Good Will Ambassador. Today, she's the President and CEO of Special Olympics Nippon. 40
A. Other children made fun of her.
B. She finished behind Valentina Yegorova.
C. In 1998, Arimori decided to go beyond just running.
D. Their purpose is to share hope and courage through sports.
E. When a place opened for a marathon runner, Arimori saw her chance.
F. She continues to help people in Cambodia and other parts of the world.
G. Through hard work, she became one of the best high school runners in her city.
第三部分：语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Mother's Day is right around the corner, and a story has just been shared on the Internet. This is sure to 41 you to give your mother a 42 surprise for the holiday!
Back in 2012, Bradon's mother was diagnosed with cancer (诊断为癌症), which 43 she had to get medical treatment and was put on medication that she'll be taking for the rest of her life. Things got even 44 for her two years later when she was in two car accidents (车祸), which meant she had to have another 45 to repair her damaged nerves (受损的神经) from the accidents. 46 , her car was seriously damaged, and she did not have the money to 47 it.
To make ends meet, Bradon's mother had to borrow 48 from her son. By the time May of 2014 came around, her 49 was on its last legs, and Bradon did not want to have to 50 her driving it anymore. He knew she could not 51 to buy a new one, so he decided to give her the 52 of a lifetime for Mother's Day.
On Mother's Day, Bradon 53 his mom at her home and took her to the garage ( 汽 车 修 理 厂), where he said he had brought her car to be 54 . She had no idea that her old car was not really in the shop at all, and that a 55 Honda Fit was waiting for her!
Bradon's mom couldn't believe her 56 when she learned that her son had 57 her a new car for Mother's Day as a thank you for all she had 58 for him in his life! Moved by Bradon's 59 , she gave him a loving hug (拥抱). This was the most 60 gift in her life.
41. A. invite B. warn C. force D. encourage
42. A. small B. great C. different D. strange
43. A. meant B. proved C. showed D. explained
44. A. better B. worse C. easier D. crazier
45. A. treatment B. test C. research D. chance
46. A. However B. Instead C. Again D. Also
47. A. fix B. enjoy C. avoid D. finish
48. A. clothes B. money C. ideas D. light
49. A. watch B. house C. car D. team
50. A. feel B. worry about C. give up D. notice
51. A. remember B. expect C. decide D. afford
52. A. surprise B. change C. praise D. problem
53. A. paid for B. picked up C. dreamed of D. looked after
54. A. repaired B. painted C. sold D. washed
55. A. clean B. new C. colorful D. fast
56. A. story B. heart C. eyes D. words
57. A. won B. lent C. made D. bought
58. A. planned B. done C. prepared D. chosen
59. A. imagination B. patience C. courage D. kindness
60. A. personal B. expensive C. valuable D. reasonable
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。
The new semester has begun, and it'll be a fresh start for you.
First of all, congratulations! You've successfully graduated as a junior — now the hard work really 61 （begin）. You're probably feeling 62 （excite） or maybe a little nervous about the school life 63 is waiting for you at senior high. What everyone mentions is the increased workload （课业压力）,but senior high is not all about the national college entrance exam （高考）.In fact, it is about preparing 64 the future and shaping 65 (you） into the person you hope to become. In junior high, you followed your teachers' 66 （instruct）. But as 67 senior, you are expected 68 （think） and study 69 （independent） 一 how you organize your study notes and how often you study are up to you. However, studying is not all. The first year in senior high offers many development opportunities. 70 （join） in various activities can enrich your school life, help you to make new friends, and broaden your horizons （开阔眼界）.
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文改错（共 10小题；每小题 1分，满分 10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I am a student coming from a city calling Chengdu, one of the most attractive city in China. Chengdu is such fascinating that nobody wants to leave when they come. I had been here for over ten years. I am fortunately to see so many wonderful changes that has taken place in this city. Firstly, the environment here has been greatly improved, as result of govemment's hard work. Beside, there are many exciting and meaningful activities for citizens to take part in. They make people's life more colorful. In a word, Chengdu is much more better than it used to be. I am proud in living in this city.
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华。你的笔友晓东是某学校一名高一学生。最近他来信说不知道如何学好高中英语，感到苦恼。请你给他写一封回信，提出你的建议。建议内容如下:1 尽力用英语交流，不要怕犯错误。2 坚持每天早晚朗读英语。3 多读英文报纸，看英文电影。注意:? 1 词数100左右； 2 可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。 



高2022届上学期12月月考卷参考答案及部分解析
参考答案
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
1-5 CAABA 6-10 BBAAC 11-15 ABACA 16-20 BBCCA
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
21-25 DBBAA 26-30 DABAB 31-35 CACCD 36-40 AGECF
第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）
41-45 DBABA 46-50 DABCB 51-55 DABAB 56-60 CDBDC
第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）
动词时态
非谓语
形容词
副词
介词
连词
代词
名词
冠词
合计
61
68,70
62
69
64
63
65
66
67
实词7虚词3
61. begins 62. excited 63. which/that 64. for 65. yourself 66.instructions 67. a 68. to think 69. independently 70. Joining
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
动词时态
非谓语
形容词
副词
比较级
介词
连词
名词
冠词
合计
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
10
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第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
One possible version:
Dear Xiao Dong, I’m sorry you are having trouble in learning English in senior high school. However, the situation is easy to change if you take my advice. Here are some tips to help you. Firstly, why not try to communicate with others in English? If you do so, you will feel confident gradually. Also, don’t be afraid of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes. Secondly, you should keep on reading aloud English sentences every morning and evening. That way, you’ll learn many important expressions. Thirdly, it would be a good idea if you read more English newspapers and watch English movies. I hope you’ll find these ideas useful.
Yours,
Li Hua
部分解析
阅读理解
A篇
主题语境：人与自我——生活
本文是应用文。文章是Beltana牧场的度假指南，包括活动内容、住宿介绍等。
21. D。细节理解题。由What to do介绍内容中的For the kids, depending on the season, there will be animals to feed —lambs and calves可知，孩子们可以在这里为小羊和小牛喂食。
22. B。细节理解题。由文章首句Beltana Station is a fully working sheep and cattle station, and a great place for a holiday with a real difference in Australia 以及Where to live中的the historic 1860s shearers' rooms，two-room small houses (1860s)，one small historic country house可知，人们可以在这里看到许多有着悠久历史的房子，它们可以帮助人们了解澳大利亚的历史。
23. B。细节理解题。由最后一段中的Unlike other places, you can experience real life with real people in Beltana可知，人们在这里可以同当地人一同体验真实的生活。
B篇
主题语境：人与自我——做人与做事
本文是记叙文。Kheris Rogers因为肤色而受到同学的霸凌。在她姐姐的帮助下，她创立了自己的品牌，增长了自信，走出了阴霾。
24. A。细节理解题。由第一段中的she once asked to stay in the bathroom longer — she hoped it would make her skin lighter以及Kids were making fun of Rogers' dark complexion可知，Rogers因为肤色而被取笑。
25. A。细节理解题。由第二段中的In 2017, she took a picture of Kheris. She posted it online. She wrote Kheris was “flexing in her complexion”可知，Rogers的姐姐帮她拍了一张照片，并将这张照片分享到了网上，并配有“flexing in her complexion”的说明。
26. D。细节理解题。根据第三段可知，姐妹俩收到很多支持她们的信息，她们想把这种正能量传播出去，于是产生了把信息印在T恤上的想法，她们的公司也由此诞生。
27. A。推理判断题。由最后一段中的My confidence is probably 10 million times higher right now. You have no way of knowing but my confidence back then was probably as low as it could be以及她勇敢面对霸凌的事情可知，现在的Rogers勇敢、自信。
C篇
主题语境：人与社会——历史、社会与文化
本文是说明文。文章介绍了世界上运营时间最久的糖果店。
28. B。篇章结构题。由第一段中的Thousands of years later in the early 19th century, factories began to produce sweets in large numbers. They were able to do this because sugar had become less expensive可知，19世纪早期，由于糖价下降，工厂开始大规模生产糖果。故此处this指代的是工厂大规模生产糖果。
29. A。细节理解题。由第二段中的In 2013, Guinness World Records confirmed it as being the longest running sweet shop in the world可知，它是营业时间最长的糖果店。
30. B。推理判断题。由第三段中的The shop also looks as if it has come directly from an old story book with large bottles filled with all kinds of sweets of different tastes and weighed on old-fashioned scales. When it's time to pay, a till looking as if it is as old as the shop is still used可知，这家糖果店的店内风格很传统。
31. C。细节理解题。由第四段中的He tells everyone that he does this to examine if the sweets are good可知，他频繁地吃糖果是为了检验糖果是否合格。
D篇
主题语境：人与自我——生活与学习
本文是议论文。作者认为不要过于强调餐桌礼仪，以致影响了孩子们对食物的感知。
32. A。细节理解题。由第一段中的Instead, I smile可知，作者不介意女儿玩弄覆盆子。
33. C。推理判断题。由第三段中的When I was a child, my mom always asked me to hold my knife and fork right可知，作者的母亲在餐桌礼仪方面要求比较严格。
34. C。推理判断题。由第四段中的“It's really important to let children explore the food as a whole — not just what it tastes like,” she says. “It makes them know more about it. It makes them feel ‘safe' with it.”可知，她让挑食的孩子用各种感官熟悉食物，而不仅仅是品尝。
35. D。推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的How are his table manners? Pretty good可知，尽管作者的儿子还会在吃法兰克福肠之前像动物一样凑上去嗅，但是他的餐桌礼仪很好。
第二节
主题语境：人与社会——文学、艺术与体育
本文是记叙文。日本运动员有森裕子通过不懈的努力在运动场上获得了不俗的成绩。之后她致力于社会活动，希望帮助更多的人。
36. A。上文中提到有森裕子由于腿不方便导致走路困难，下文中提到她的老师帮她收获了自信。由此可推知，由于腿的问题她受到了别人的嘲笑。
37. G。由上文中的Arimori learned to try new things, such as running on the track可知，她锻炼很刻苦，与G项中的hard work呼应。另外，下段首句顺接G项，表明了她在不断进步。
38. E。E项中的Arimori saw her chance与下文中的but speed wasn't as important as endurance, which Arimori had相呼应。
39. C。下文提到她帮助地雷受害者筹钱为他们购买假肢等事情，由此可知，C项（1998年，有森裕子决定致力于跑步之外的事）为正确选项。
40. F。F项（她继续帮助柬埔寨以及世界其他地方的人）与上文提到她身兼多个慈善机构的职位呼应。
听力材料
(Text 1)
W: Would you please speed up a little, sir? My flight is taking off in fifty minutes.
M: Take it easy. We’ll get to the airport in ten minutes.
(Text 2)
M: So your first live basketball game. Glad you came?
W: Well, I wouldn’t have missed it for the world. Our team was doing much better than usual.
(Text 3)
W: Hello, I’d like a pencil case, but I can’t decide which one to buy.
M: Well, this one with the stars is nice. And it costs less than the others.
W: Hmm. This one with the little hearts is better. But it’s too expensive, and so is this one with the flowers. I’ll take the cheapest one, please.
(Text 4)
W: What a day! The shops are crowded. I got most of what I wanted, but I think I’ll have to go back another day for a few more things.
M: What is this? A camera?
W: Yes, I got it for my sister. She is always going off at the weekend for bird watching.
(Text 5)
W: How was your picnic in the mountains yesterday?
M: The bad weather destroyed it. All our food was washed away by the heavy rain. Everybody looked like a wet chicken.
(Text 6)
W: I’ve got two tickets to the concert this evening. Would you like to go with me, dear?
M: Oh, how wonderful it is! It has been a long time since we last went to a concert together.
W: I’m very happy you can go with me. Shall we go now?
M: Right away? Oh, I’m sorry but I still have to send the emails to my customers. It won’t be long.
W: Just do it first.
M: I’ll finish writing these emails in five minutes.
W: Your business comes first.
(Text 7)
M: This is the most boring play I have ever seen. Who told us to come see it?
W: I don’t remember, but we don’t have to stay to the end if you don’t like it. We can leave if you really want to.
M: Let’s leave now. I’d rather go to the museum.
W: All right. We’ll go, though I really think it’s a shame to waste these seventy-five-dollar tickets.
M: You paid that much for us to see this play? Next time, why don’t we just rent a movie for two fifty and stay home? I’m sure I’ll enjoy that a lot more.
(Text 8)
W: It is reported that a kite festival will be held, isn’t it?
M: Yes, it will be held at the end of this month, beginning on twenty-fifth and will last for five days in the Central Park.
W: What performances will be given during the festival?
M: Quite a lot. The festival will begin with singing and dancing performances and there will be a variety of nice foods on sale.
W: Well, my husband enjoys eating delicious food.
M: In the last three days, the kite festival reaches the most exciting periods. Twenty-five teams will take part in the competition. And the top 3 teams will be rewarded $1,000, $800 and $500 each. Last year, the winner received a medal and someone even suggested a gold kite as the prize of the competition.
W: That’s cool.
(Text 9)
M: In yesterday’s language class, you said you want to be a writer, Kate.
W: That’s right, Mr. Ross.
M: Well, the English Club has got a competition this month for young writers. It’s a short story competition. Are you interested?
W: Yes! But am I old enough? I’ll be 13 next month.
M: That’s fine. Anyone who’s 15 or younger than that can enter.
W: Great! I wrote a story about my cat last week. Can I use that?
M: Well, your story must be called The City, actually, so it needs to be about something that happens in a place where lots of people live. And your story must arrive on or before May the 15th. It’s April the 30th today so you’ve got enough time.
W: OK!
M: And to find out about the number of words, prizes or anything else, call the club secretary.
W: Thanks!
M: You’re welcome. Good luck!
(Text 10)
Brandon Forest Park is open all year round to visitors. In the centre of the park is the Forest shop and café. You can buy maps in the shop and information’s also available about the park’s summer events. There’s a variety of snacks and drinks to choose from in the café which is open all day on Saturday and Sunday, from 9 am to 7 pm but from Monday to Friday, it closes at 3 pm. On Wednesday it’s shut all day.
Special events are held at the park during the summer. Last year these included an outdoor play and a 10-km cycle race, while this year there’s going to be a band show. Bicycles are available for rent here. For one hour it costs ￡3.50 and for a morning or afternoon it’s ￡10. There’s a free car park for visitors who drive to the park. There’s also a bus that leaves every hour from Market Street. The bus is designed to take bicycles and there’s no extra charge for this.

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