2020-2021学年北京市九年级5月中考模拟(第一次模拟)英语试题含答案

初三模拟考试英语试卷听力理解（共30分）―、听对话，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三幅图片中选择与对话内容相符的图片。每段二、听对话或独白，根据对话或独白的内容，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳选项。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。（共15分，每小题1.5分）请听一段对话，完成第6至第7小题。对话你将听两遍。（共5分，每小题1分）1.C.C.C.C.C.对话你将听两遍。（共5分，每小题1分）1.C.C.C.C.C.Whatdoestheboylike?Basketball.B.Football.C.Baseball.Whenwillthematchstart?At2:30.B.At3:00.C.At3:20.请听一段对话，完成第8至第9小题。How'sthewinterinNewYork?It'scold.B.It'sdry.C.It'sfoggy.Howmanyimportantholidayscantheboyenjoyinwinter?Two.B.Three.C.Four.请听一段对话，完成第10至第11小题。Whichprogramcantheboylistento?A.BBC.B.USAToday.C.LosAngelesTimes.WherecantheboybuytheEnglishnewspapersandnovels?A.Atthebookshop.B.Onthewebsite.C.Inthepostoffice.请听一段对话，完成第12至第13小题。WhydoesTomlooktired?Hegoestobedlate.Hedoessomeexercises.Hecan'tsleepwellatnight.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?Tomwilldrinksomemilkbeforegoingtothebed.Tomwantstosleepforashorttimeduringtheday.Tommaydosomeexercisesbeforegoingtothebed.请听一段独白，完成第14至第15小题。Whatisthespeaker'sopinionabouttheNoblePrizeforphysics?A.Itshouldmakeachange.Itshouldawardonlyoneperson.Itshouldnotincludeimportantmembers.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?A.Ateamcanmakeeverythingpossible.Behindthewinners,thereisalwaysateam.Scientistsandsportsplayersshouldworkinateam.三、听对话，记录关键信息。本段对话你将听两遍。（共10分，每小题2分）请根据所听到的对话内容和提示词语，将所缺的关键信息填写在答题卡的相应位置上口ThePlanofThisWeekendWhereto^o:16MountainWhentostart:at1了o'clocktomorrowmorningHowtogo:by1製Whotogowith:19,BillyandNancyWhattoprepare:apairof20shoesandsomedeliciousfood知识运用（共25分）四、单项填空（共10分，每小题1分）从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。MysisterisinCisKate.A.HerB.HisC.YourD.ItsOurteachersanswermyquestionsfrom7:009:00onlineeveryevening.inB.ofC.atD.toI'dliketogowithyou,Imustfinishmyhomeworkfirst.A.andB.butC.soD.or—Whichsubjectdoyoulike,mathorEnglish?—Math.A.wellB.betterC.bestD.thebest—Tom,yousinganEnglishsong?—No,Ican't.A.canB.mayC.needD.must—doyouplaybasketball?—Onceaweek.A.HowmuchB.HowlongC.HowoftenD.Howfar—Whatdidyoudoafterschoolyesterday?—ItenniswithPaul.A.playB.willplayC.playedD.amplayingSheatthisschoolfor15yearsalready.A.willworkB.worksC.hasworkedD.isworkingAlotofgreenparksinTongzhouinthefuture.A.buildB.builtC.isbuiltD.willbebuilt—Doyouknownow?—HelivesinBeijing.A.wherehelivesB.wherehewillliveC.wherewillheliveD.wheredoeshelive五、完形填空（共15分，每小题1.5分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。Mother'sChristmasStocking（长袜）MysisterTrudyandIsnuggled（偎依）closeandwouldsleeparoundtheChristmastree.Itwasatradition—wejusthadtosleepunderthetreeonChristmasEve—evenifweweretenandtwelve.Myeight-year-oldbrother,Ashleyandthree-year-oldbabysister,Breannawerealreadyasleepnearthe31.TrudyandItalkedtoeachotherinalowvoiceanddiscussedwhatweexpectedtogetinourstockingsthenextmorning.Welookedatthefourstockingshangingbythefireplace,andwe32thatonewasmissing.Weren'ttherefivepeopleinourfamily?Whydidn'tMumhaveastocking?Shehadtolduswhenshewasalittlegirlherfamilydidn'thangstockingsonChristmasEve.Wewere33tobethemembersofourfamilyandwethoughtMumshouldbeapartofthetraditionshehadcreatedforus.Itwasthenthatwecameupwithanidea.ItwouldforeverchangethewaywewouldseeChristmasandmore34,giving.QuicklyTrudywokeBreanna,andIhurriedtowakeAshley.WeplannedMother'sstocking.Forseveralminuteswebegantolookforourtreasuresthroughourthings.Breannabroughthercandybox.WechoseapieceofSantachocolate.Iwrote,“Foryoursweetwish,”stuckitonBreanna'schocolateandputitintoanold,oversized,red35_whichAshleyfoundinthewardrobe（衣柜）.AshleybroughttwoofhisfavoritetoycarsandtoldustheywereforwhenMum'scarbrokendown.Nowshewouldalwayshavetwomore.Trudywrotetheexplanationforhim.Ibroughtabagofflowerseedsand36aroundthebag,“Soyouwillalwayshavefreshseedsofinspiration（灵感）.”Trudymadealittlebabyoutofaroundriverrock.ShecalleditHermanPeriwinkleandwroteanadoption（收养）letterforthebaby.ThatwassoMumwouldalwayshaveababy,becausesheoften37thatherrealbabiesweregrowinguptoofast.WehungMum'sstockingonthehighestplaceandstucka38_totheoutsideofthestockingthatsaid,“To:MotherSantaClaus—from:TheT.A.A.B.Elves.”Shewasproudofher

acronym（首字母缩略词）forournames,andwewereallso39_thatwecouldhardlysleep.Inthemorning,whenwewokeup,werushedrightpastourstockings,straightintoMum'sbedroom.Shewas40_HermanPeriwinkleandourtreasureswerearoundher.Shekissedusallandhuggedus,laughingandtalkingatthesametime.Itwassounlikeherusualcalmmanner.Butweunderstood.ItwasherfirsteverChristmasstocking.A.treeB.boxC.bedD.chairA.expectedB.imaginedC.realizedD.believedA.surprisedB.gladC.relaxedD.curiousA.luckilyB.politelyC.carefullyD.importantlyA.coatB.stockingC.bagD.skirtA.wroteB.drewC.sentD.showedA.describedB.celebratedC.noticedD.complainedA.photoB.noteC.candyD.flowerA.satisfiedB.nervousC.excitedD.crazyA.makingB.holdingC.washingD.repairing阅读理解（共50分）六、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（共30分，每小题2分）Q'0凶团QP☆©I越http:Z/ourtopiccoin'ourEchool/Teachers5Day/Myfsvnritoer...Greatteachersoftenencourageus.rrheyalsoteachusmanyskills.TeachersareimportauLSolei冷writ巳downyourfavoriteteachertocelebratethiwTeMherFDay.9Share（7）Ihuddlayurikttajchtiinlii^hsicliuuliicuiiedMi;Sinidi.HetaughtusChinese.Ididn'tknowanythingaboutChinese.Sohetilotaboutaninterestingynewsubject.9Share（7）ffiSupport〔GIlaiiyRickX7ickyIlaiiyRickX7ickyMyfcoriteteacherwasmy4thgradescienceteacher.MrLee.Heyliov/edushowtodunewthingsHev/awluiiny.Ididn'tlikescience?buthemadeitfiinandinteresting.@SIdle'1^5ffiSLp|^ur.（11）Thadalotofteachers.RutTlikeMn?.Hooperbest.Shewas：myteacherinthefirstgrade.Shetaughtmetodomathandtoread.Learningthosethingschangedmylife.@bharei丄ffibeppor:〔厂hlyfavoriteteacherwasmy6thgrademusicteacher.Mr.Tanwasafamousmusician.Buthewaseasytotalkto.Asastudent,1didn’thavealotofconfidence.ButMi;TailthoughtIwasspecialandencouragedme.Hechangedmylife.BCna-c〔25）ffiOcppon（2C）wasJenny'sfavoriteteacher.Mr.SmithB.Mr.LeeC.Mrs.HooperD.Mr.TanHarrylikeshisteacherbest.ChineseB.mathC.scienceD.musicMrs.HooperwasRick'steacher.1stgradeB.4thgradeC.6thgradeD.highschoolVicky'sfavoriteteacher.wasfunnyB.taughtherChineseC.taughthermathD.wasafamousmusicianBASpecialNoteIbbyPirachaisadeafman.HisbloghasbecomehotsincehesharedthenotefromaStarbucks'worker.rvebeenlearningASLjustsoyoucanhavethesameexperienceaseveryoneelse.HepraisedtheworkerinaninterviewwithABCNews.Hesaidthathewassurprisedtobegreetedbythefamiliarworkerwithsignlanguage.Healsoreceivedanotefromtheworkerandthenoteread,“I'vebeenlearningASL(Americansignlanguage)justsoyoucanhavethesameexperienceaseveryoneelse.”Duringtheinterviewhesaid“I'madeafmansoIusuallyusemyphonetooffersomething.Theworkersaidshehadalotofcustomerslikeme.Iwasverysurprisedbyherbecauseshelearnedtousesignlanguageanditshowedherrespecttodeafpeople.”PirachetookapictureofthenoteandputitontheInternet,anditreceivedover2,000shares.HewasveryshockedbythesharesontheInternetandtoldthemanager,“Youknow,manypeopleweremovedbyyourworker.”ThespokesmanofStarbuckssaid,“Wealwayslovetohearmovingstorieshappenbetweenourworkersandcustomers.”Pirachasaid,“Ihopethenotecantellpeoplethehearingworldandthedeafworldcanstillcommunicatewitheachother.Ialsowanttothankthesupportfromthehearingworld.”WhatdidIbbyPirachashareonhisblog?Aphone.B.Acupofcoffee.C.Anote.D.Apictureoftheworker.Pirachausuallyuseshisphonetooffersomethingbecause.hecan'thearanythinghecansavemoremoneyhecan'tunderstandsignlanguagehewantstheotherstorespecthimTheworkerusedsignlanguagetoshow.A.hermovingstoriesB.herrespecttodeafpeopleC.herlovefortheStarbucksD.herabilityaboutlanguagelearningPirachaputthepictureofthenoteontheInternetto.A.receivemoresharesfromothersthankthehearingpeople'ssupportmakemorepeoplelearnsignlanguageletthemanagerknowitandfeelhappyCAsstudents,youhavehadmanyexams.Examsareanimportantpartofeducationandthebeginningofstressformanystudents.Accordingtotheresearch,manystudentsareunderstressfromexams.Ifyouareamongthem,thefollowingwordsmayhelpyou.Doyouknowcontext-dependentmemory（记忆依瞰效应）？Itreferstotheideathatwearebestabletorememberthingsinenvironmentssimilartowhentheinformationwasencoded（编码）.Forexample,ifyouwillbeinaquietroomduringyourexam,trytocreatethoseconditionswhileyouprepare.Besuretodrinkplentyofwater.Aimforatleast8eightglassesofwaterperday.Notdrinkingenoughwatercanmakeyoufeelstressed.Caffeinecanmakeyoufeelexcited,whichcancutdownthefeelingofstress.Haveacupofcoffeeoracolaifyoulike,butdon'tdrinktoomuch.Expertssuggestedkidsandteensshouldlimitthemselvestoabout100mgperday（onecupofcoffeeor3colas）.Ifyouarefeelingstressedaboutanexam,besuretorewardyourselfforyourstudytime.Thiswillmakeyoucontinuestudyingandmayevenmakelessstress.Accordingtothestudies,thehumanbraincanonlyfocusononetaskeffectivelyforabout45minutes.Soafterstudyinghardforaboutanhour,takeabreakandplayontheInternetfor20minutesorwatchapartofaTVshowthatyouenjoy.Thiswillhelpyougetyourmindofftheexam.Itisimportanttoeatrightifyouwanttohavethebestchanceofdoingwellonyourexamandnotstressingaboutit.Tryeatingnuts,fruits,andvegetables.Avoidtoomuchsugar.Generally,examstressisallinthemind.Itisimportanttomovetowardsitwithaclearmindandanunderstandingofhowtodealwithstressfulsituationsmorewidelywhenpreparingforthetest.Whichiscalledcontext-dependentmemory?A.Copyingothers'homework.Askingyourteacherforhelp.Studyinginconditionssimilartoyourtestroom.Readingandwritingnewwordsatthesametime.Accordingtothepassage,ifyoufeelstressedfromexams,youcantocutdownthefeeling.A.drinklesswaterB.haveacupofcoffeeC.eatmuchsugarD.studyformanyhoursTohelpusgetourmindofftheexamafterstudyinghardforaboutanhour,wecan.A.haveashortresttodosomefavoritethingsaskourparentstobuysomepresentsforusplaycomputergamesontheInternetforanhourgotoaquietroomtocontinuestudyingwithothersWhatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Whattopreparefortheexam.Whytohavetheexamatschool.Wheretostudybeforetheexam.Howtoreducestressbeforetheexam.CanyoumakeyourNewYear'sresolutionsuccessful?ANewYear'sresolutionisapromisepeoplemaketostartdoingsomethinggoodorstopdoingsomethingbadfromthefirstdayoftheyear.Typicalresolutionsincludegivingupsmokingandkeepingfit.However,thepromiseisoftenbrokenquitequicklyandpeoplearebackintotheirbadhabitswithinweeksordays.AstudybyRichardWisemanfromtheUniversityofBristol,UK,involving3,000peopleshowedthat88percentofthosewhosetNewYearresolutionsfail,thefactisthat52percentofthestudy'sparticipants（参与者）wereconfidentofsuccessatthebeginning.SomepeopleagreethatmakingNewYearresolutionshavebecomeaformality.Itdoesn'tmatterwhethertheyarefollowedornot.ItisjustlikeeatingturkeyonThanksgivingDay.Lifegoesonasusualafteraresolutionismade.TimothyPychyl,aprofessoratCarletonUniversityinCanada,arguingthatresolutionsareaformof“culturalprocrastination（拖延症），”anefforttoreinventoneself.Peoplemakeresolutionsasawayofencouragingthemselves.However,peoplearenotreadytochangetheirhabits,especiallybadhabits,andthathadthehighfailurerate（比率）.Psychologist（心理学家）ChrisHartsaysmostpeoplesetthegoalstheycan'treach.“Tikeexpectingtogetmarriedthisyearorwinningthelottery（彩票）.Thosearen'tresolutions.They'rewishes,”saysDr.Hart.“Soonlysetgoalsthataretotallywithinyourcontrol—practical,realisticandpositive,”hesays.Ms.ChristinaLenjou,anotherpsychologistthinksthatmostpeoplearetooambitious（有强烈欲望的）bysettingtoomanyresolutions.“Iadvisepeopletochooseoneandfocusonit,”shesays.“Thismeansthatifyouwanttostopsmokingthisyear,thenyoumustsaybywhichmonth.”“Youneedtounderstandthatthisisalongjourneyandstoplookingatjusttheresults.Youneedtoknowthatyoumuststartwithreducingthenumberofcigarette（香烟）stickseveryweek.”shesays.Dr.Hartsaysittakesaboutthreeweekstochangeahabit.IfyouregarditastheNewYear'sresolution,itisusuallyverydifficult.Oftenpeoplefailsimplybecausewearen'twillingtocarryiton.Healsoadvisespeopletofocusonchangingtheirbehavior,ratherthantheendresult.Soifyouaredieting,donotweighyourselfeveryday.Instead,focusonwhatyoueatandhowmuchexerciseyouaregetting.Whatdoestheword“formality”inParagraph3probablymean?A.Partyofcelebration.B.Goaloflife.C.Requirementofcustom.D.Productionofculture.ThewritermentionsMs.Christinato.A.stresstheprocessofchangeoffermoreresolutionstochooseintroduceawaytostopsmokingprovetheimportanceofresolutionWhatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Itisdifficultforpeopletomaketheirresolutions.Peoplecan'tcarrytheresolutionsonsotheyareeasytofail.WinningthelotteryeasilynextyearisagreatNewYearresolution.D.Payingattentiontoeverythingisthesecretofachievingyourresolution.七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能用一次。（共10分，每小题2分）BestFriends…8,000MilesApartSarahandPaigearebestfriends.Likemanyteenagegirls,theytalkaboutschool,sports,andfamily,andtheyaretogetheronlineandonthephoneeveryday.56.PaigelivesinNewZealand,andSarahlivesintheU.S,&000milesaway.Theytalkonthephoneandsendemails,buttheycanseeeachotheronvideochat.57.Sarahwasbornwithonlyonearm,andhermotherwantedtomeetparentsofsimilarchildren.ShefoundPaige'smotherontheInternetandlearnedthatPaigealsohadonlyonearm.Thegirls'parentssharedlettersandphotos.Later,PaigeandSarahbecamefriendsoveremail.“Ineededsomeonethatcouldunderstandeverythingaboutme,”saysSarah.Theytalkabouttypicalteenagethings.58_.Theyshoweachotherhowtodothingsthataredifferentwithonearm,suchaspaintingtheirfingernails.“Sarahtaughtmealot,”saysPaige,“andgavemealotofconfidence.IcantellSarahthingsthatIwouldn'ttellmyotherfriends.59_Finally,aftertheywerebestfriendsforeightyears,SarahflewtoNewZealandtomeetPaigeforthefirsttime.WhenshefinallysawPaige,sherantoherbestfriend.60_.“Paigewillalwaysbemybestfriend.”saysSarah.ItrustherwithmylifeThetwogirlshuggedandcriedThegirlsfirstwhentheywerebabiesTheyalsosharetheirfeelingsaboutlivingwithonearmThegirlshaveaveiytypicalfriendship,buttheyliveindifferentplaces八、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）Howmanytimeshaveyourparentstoldyouthatyoumusteatyourgreenvegetables?Weallknowthatgreenvegetablesarehealthy,butwhataboutotherfoodsofdifferentcolors?Youdon'tneedtolikeallfood,butitisgoodtohavedifferentcolorsinyourdiet（饮食）,forexample,redfoodsuchasstrawberriesandtomatoes,yellowfoodsuchasbananasandpearsandorangefoodsuchascarrotsandoranges.Butwhataboutbluefood?Afewyearsago,afoodcompanyaddedthecolorbluetoitsbagsofsweets.Childrenlikethecolorblue,sowerethebluesweetspopular?Thefoodcompanywassurprisedtofindthattheywereveryunpopular.Childrenstillpreferredthesweetsthatweretheusualcolorsofred,green,brown,yellowandorange.Howmanybluemeatsorvegetablesdoyouknow?None?Therearefewnaturalbluefoods—itisn'tacommonnaturalfoodcolor.Somescientistssaythatasaresult,ourbraindoesn'trecognizebluefoodassomethinghealthyorsafetoeat.Thisisperhapswhywedon'tusuallyusebluefoodcoloringfordrinks,cakesandotherfood.Somepeoplesayweeatwithoureyes.Theideaisthatweneedtolikethelooksofthefoodbeforewetryit.IwantedtotestthisideaandsoIaskedsomefriendstohaveaveryunusuallunch.MyhusbandandImadesomeeggsontoastandputbluecoloringinthem.Theresultisnobodyatethem.Myguestsrefusedtoputtheblueeggsintheirmouths!Sowillweeverseebluefoodonourplates?Theanswerseemstobe“no”,atleastincountriesliketheUKandtheUSA.Doyouneedtolikeallfood?Whatcolorofsweetsdidthechildrenprefer?Whywouldn'tpeopleusuallyusebluefoodcoloringfordrinks,cakesandotherfood?Howdidthewritertesttheideathatweeatwithoureyes?Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?书面表达（共15分）九、文段表达（15分）从下面两个题目中任选一题，根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。题目①假如你是李华，你们学校将要举办英语联欢会，你打算邀请你们班交换生Tom参加。请用英语写一封电子邮件，告诉他联欢会的时间和地点，表演什么节目，以及需要做什么准备。提示词语：musicclassroom,sing,team,clothes,arehearsal（彩排）提示问题：•Whenandwherewillyouhavetheparty?Whatcanyoudoattheparty?WhatdoyouadviseTomtopreparefortheparty?DearTop%How凉itgoing?FmwritingtoinviteyoutctakepartintfieEnglishpa/ty.厂.刃Irtnln^Qtnyn^r^irlyYouv^LiHka题目②假如你是李华，今年寒假参加了社区组织的社会实践活动。请你用英语写一篇短文给某英文网站投稿，谈谈你在这次活动中做了什么，为什么做这些事情，以及你的感受。提示词语：community,dosomecleaning,oldpeople,happy,love21・cn・jy・com提示问题：•Whatdidyoudo?Whydidyoudothethings?Howdoyoufeel?Wetookpartinthesocialpracticeactivitythiswinterholiday.初三英语模拟考试参考答案

听力理解一、听对话，选图。1.B2.B3.B4.A5.A—、听对话或独白，选择答案。6.B7.B8.A9.B10.A11.B12.C13.C14.A15.B三、听对话，记录关键信息。16.West17.6/six18.bus19.Tom20.sports知识运用四、单项填空21.A22.D23.B24.B25.A26.C27.C28.C29.D30.A五、完形填空31.A32.C33.B34.D35.B36.A37.D38.B39.C40.B阅读理解六、阅读短文，选择最佳选项。41.A42.C43.A44.D45.C46.A47.B48.B49.C50.B51.A52.D53.C54.A55.B七、阅读短文，还原句子。56.E57.C58.D59.A60.B八、阅读短文，回答问题。No./No,wedon't.Red,green,brown,yellowandorange.Becauseourbraindoesn'trecognizebluefoodassomethinghealthyorsafetoeat.Sheaskedsomefriendstohaveaveryunusuallunch.Peopledon'tlikebluefoodandthereasons.书面表达九、文段表达66•题目①DearTom,Howisitgoing?I'mwritingtoinviteyoutotakepartintheEnglishparty.Wearegoingtohavethepartyatfouro'clocknextFridayafternooninthemusicclassroomofourschool.Wecansinganddance.Wearegoingtomakeateamtosingasongandinviteyoutobeoneofthemembers.Youneedtoprepareawhiteshirtandapairofblacktrousers,wearegoingtohavearehearsalinthemusicclassroomafterthesecondclassnextMonday.I'mlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Yours,LiHua题目②Wetookpartinthesocialpracticeactivitythiswinterholiday.Inthecommunity,Ididsomecleaningwithmyclassmates.Afterthat,wewenttohelptheoldpeoplecleanthewindows.Wealsohelpedthemtidytheirrooms.Theythankedus.Whenwefinishedourwork,wewereveryhappy.Weloveourcommunityandwewillmakeitmorebeautiful.听力录音材料：W:What'syourfavoriteanimal?M:Ilikethefishbest.M:Hi,Mary!Doyouhavearuler?W:Yes,Ido.M:Whatdoesyourfatherdo?W:Heisadoctor.W:Wheredidyougolastweekend?M:IwenttotheGreatWallwithmyclassmates.M:Whatdoesheusuallydobeforedinner?W:Healwayswasheshishandscarefully.W:Doyoulikefootball?M:Yes,Ido.Ilikeplayingandwatching.W:Good,IhavegottwoticketsforthefootballmatchonSaturday.Wouldyouliketogowithme?M:Great!Whenwillitstart?W:Itwillstartat3:00intheafternoon.M:Ok.Thankyou.SeeyouonSaturday.W:Seeyou.W:It'scolderandcolder.M:Yeah!Thewinteriscoming.W:How'sthewinterinNewYork?M:It'sverycold.Thelowesttemperatureisabout-5°C,anditoftensnowsheavily.W:Whatdoyoudointhisseason?M:Wecanenjoythreeimportantholidaysinwinter.ThanksgivinginNovember,ChristmasinDecemberandNewYearinJanuary.W:Ha-ha!Wonderful!Isityourfavoriteseason?M:Ofcourse.Iloveholidays.How'sthewinterinyourcountry?W:It'squitedifferentindifferentareas.It'softendryandwindyinthesouth,wetandfoggyinthemiddle,andcoldandsnowyinthenorth.M:It'scertainlyinteresting.W:Jeff,yourspokenEnglishhasimprovedalot.M:Yeah.Thanksverymuchforyourhelp.W:You'rewelcome.YoucanalsolistentosomeradioprogramssuchasBBC.M:That'sagoodidea,butI'mafraidIcan'tunderstandthem.W:That'sokay.Itusuallytakesawhiletogetitright.M:Okay.AndhowshouldIimprovemyabilitytoreadEnglish?W:YoucanreadsomeEnglishnewspapersandnovels.M:Canyoutellmesomegoodones?W:Sure.Forexample,USAToday,LosAngelesTimesandsomenovelsbyHemingway.M:That'sgood.I'mafraidIcan'tbuythoseinChina.W:Don'tworry.Youcanvisittheirwebsitesandaskthemtosendthemtoyou.That'squiteconvenient.M:Great!Thanksalot.W:You'rewelcome.W: