2021届高考英语（全国统考版）二轮评估验收仿真模拟卷(九)

高考仿真模拟卷（九）

（时间：120分钟，满分：150分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最

佳选项。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.HowmuchmoredoesJaneneedforthephone?

A.680dollars.

B.550dollars.

C.130dollars.

2.Whatwillthewomandofirstthisafternoon?

A.Watchafootballgame.

B.Goshopping.

C.Visithermother.

3.Wherewasthecarbeforehittingthewoman?

A.Onthesideoftheroad.

B・Onthemainroad.

C.Ontherightroad.

4.What'stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A•Teacherandstudent.

B•Fatheranddaughter.

C.Classmates.

5.Whydoesthemanfeeldisappointed?

A.BecauseheispoorinEnglish.

B•BecauseheenviesLisa'sprize.

C.Becausehefailedinthecompetition.

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。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.Whenwastheflightsupposedtotakeoff?

A.At9a.m.

B.At10a.m.

C.At1p.m.

7.Whatwillthespeakersfailtodobecauseoftheflightdelay?

A.Tourthecity.

B・Attendameeting.

C.Boardanotherplane.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whydoesthemanwanttomoveout?

A.Hewantstolivealone.

B.Hehasgotajob.

C.Hehasrentedaflat.

9.Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?

A.Enjoystoriesinthenewspaper.

B・Readthewantads.

C.Breakawayfromhisfamily.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Inwhatlanguageistheoperausuallysung?

A.ChineseorEnglish.

B.GermanorFrench.

C.ItalianorFrench.

11.Howmanylanguagescanthemanspeak?

A.Three.

B.Four.

C.Five.

12.Whatwillthetwospeakersdonext?

A.Watchanopera.

B.Talkabouttheperformers.

C.Learnanewlanguage.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Howdidsomeyoungerkidsfeelatfirst?

A.Nervous.

B.Lonely.

C.Unhappy.

14.Whatdidthekidsthinkoftheguideintheend?

A.Disappointing.

B.Interesting.

C.Boring.

15.Whichactivityisthekids'favorite?

A.Sailing.

B.Horse-riding.

C.Barbecuing.

16.Whatdidthekidshopetodonextyear?

A•Learnfromeachother.

B.Gocampingagain.

C.Avoidsuchactivities.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatistheprojectintendedfor?

A.Helpingstudentsprepareforthereallife.

B.Showinghowtowriteagoodapplication.

C.Gettingstudentstoknowofsomegoodjobs.

18.Howcantheheadmastermakestudentsexcited?

A.Byprovidingsuitablejobsforstudents.

B.Byorderingteacherstoexplaintheproject.

C.Byannouncingtheprojectnewsclearly.

19.Whowillhelpstudentstowritetheapplicationletters?

A.Ateacher.

B.Theheadmaster.

C.Amemberofthecommittee.

20.Whatisthelaststepoftheproject?

A.Listingsuitablejobs.

B.CollectingstudentsJopinions.

C.Askingstudentstoberesponsible.

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

Travelingtoaforeigncountrycanmakeyoufrightenedifyoudon'tknowthelocal

language.Mr.Thibaulthasanumberoftipstohelptravelersmanageinadestinationwhentheydon'

tspeakthenativetongue,basedonhisownexperience.Hereareafewofthem.

•DownloadaLanguageTranslationApp

Mr.ThibaulttendstorelyonGoogleTranslateandsuggeststhattravelersfindanappthatworks

forthem.Ideally,findonethatspecializesinthelanguageyouneedtotranslateespeciallyifthe

languageusesacharactersetyou'renotfamiliarwith,orhavedifficultypronouncing.

•SpeakwithYourHandsandHead

Pointingwithyourhandsandnoddingorshakingyourhead,Mr.Thibaultsaid,areeasywaysto

communicatewithlocalsinthecountryyou'rein.uGesturesarealluniversallyunderstood,he

said.

•LearnaFewKeyWords

Knowingbasicwordsandphraseslike“hello”,“thankyou”and'Tmsorry,Idon't

speakyourlanguage.DoyouspeakEnglish?”isamust,Mr.Thibaultsaid.Showingthatyoucare

enoughtolearnsomeofthelanguagebeforeyougo,andatleastenoughtoacknowledgethatyou

don'tknowmore,isaformofrespectandwillgoalongwaytobelikedbylocals.

•WorkwithaLocalTravelAgent

Ifyoufeelparticularlyuncomfortableinthecountryyou'reheadedto,andyouhavetogo

anyway,relyingonalocaltravelagentwhoknowsbothyourandyourdestination?slanguagescan

beincrediblyuseful.

•HireaLocalTourGuide

Atourguidecanhelpyougetabettergraspofthelocallanguageandisagoodpersonto

practicewordsandphraseswith.WheneverMr.Thibaultvisitsanewcountry,hebooksa

sightseeingtourwithaguideonthefirstdayofhistrip."Iusethisdaytolearnaboutmydestination

andgetfamiliarwiththelanguage,“hesaid.

21.Inwhatsituationshouldalanguagetranslationappbeappliedwhiletravelingabroad?

A.Whenyouhavetroublepronouncingthewords.

B.Whenyouwanttoacknowledgeyourignorance.

C.Whenyouwanttopracticethelocallanguage.

D.Whenyoufeeluncomfortableinthecountry.

22.Whatistheeasiestwaytocommunicatewithforeignersaccordingtothetext?

A.Downloadingalanguagetranslationapp.

B.Learningafewkeywords.

C.Usingbodylanguage.

D.Workingwithaguide.

23.Howcanyoubetterunderstandthelocallanguage?

A.Byspeakingwithyourhandsandhead.

B.Bylearningafewkeywords.

C.Bydownloadingalanguagetranslationapp.

D.Byhiringalocaltourguide.

B

DevonGallagher,acollegegraduatefromPhiladelphia,wantstheworldtoknowexactlywhere

she,sbeenduringherworldwidevacationinaspecialway.

Thetraveler,whowasbornwithabonedisease,hadherrightlegamputated（截肢）attheageof

four.AlthoughtheamputationcausedsetbacksforGallagherearlyon,shenowseesitasnothing

shortofinspirationforlivingherbestlife.

Tospreadthatmessage,Gallagherhastakentosocialmedia,whereshesharesphotosofher

travelsacrosstheglobe,butinsteadofsimplyusingageo-tag,shewritesherlocationacrossher

artificiallegbeforetakingapicture.

NowshehasbeentakingpicturesacrosstheContinent,whichshowhercyclingoverthecanal

inAmsterdam,relaxingonawalloverlookingthecityofBarcelona,posingwithawaffleinBrussels,

takingspectacularpicturesinAthensandenjoyingarivercruiseinBudapest,allwiththewell-

knownlocationswrittenonherartificialleg.

“IgetanewlegeverytwoyearsandIcanchoosethedesignonit.OnedayIhadasudden

thoughttogetachalkboard,Gallaghersaid."Mymumandgrandmotherweren'ttookeenonthe

idea,butmyfriendsthoughtitwasgreatandtoldmetogoforit,soIdid.”

Gallaghersaidpeopleoftenstarewhenshe,swritingonherleg,butonceshesharesthephotos,

shereceivesonlypositivefeedback."Myleghasn'tstoppedmefromdoinganythingI'vewanted

todo,“shesaid."Idon'tknowifit'smydeterminationtoprovetomyselfthatIcandoit,but

regardless,Vvebeenabletokeepupwithmypeersandleadaprettygreatlife.v

Gallaghershowsusthatyoushouldneverletanythingstandinthewayofyourdreams.Andif

lifegivesyouanartificialleg,makeart.

24.WhatmessagedidGallagherwanttospreadinherspecialway?

A.Sheenjoyshertravelingacrosstheglobe.

B.Shesufferslittlefromherlegamputation.

C.Shelooksonhermisfortuneasanotherformofblessing.

D.Shehasexactlyfalleninlovewithpostingphotosonline.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“which”inParagraph4referto?

A.TheContinent.

B.Thepictures.

C.Theleg.

D.Thelocations.

26.Gallaghercanbestbedescribedas.

A.helpfulandambitious

B.friendlyandgenerous

C.determinedandcreative

D.independentandsensible

27.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A•NeverTooLatetoShare

B.ASpecialArtificialLeg

C.AnOutstandingPhotographer

D.Gallagher*sSummerHolidays

C

It'sthoughtthataround5trillionpiecesofplasticarecurrentlyfloatinginouroceans.

Bothmammalsandfishbenefitfromthecleanocean.Itisreportedthatmorethan8million

tonsofplasticendupinouroceanseveryyear,andnearlyhalfoftheplasticweproduceissingle­

useonly.

Thisshoebrand,however,isridingthewaveofchangeandisonamissiontohelpcleanupour

watersandridtheseaofplasticbottlesthatcantakeupto400yearstobreakdown.Vivobarefdot's

newestfootwearusesrecycledplasticmaterialsandhascreatedaneducationprogramthatspreads

awarenessabouthowharmfulplasticisforsealife.

Everypairofshoesismadeupof17plasticwaterbottlestakenfromtheoceanandturnedinto

asustainable,comfortablepairofshoes,whicharealsohealthyforyourfeet.Andwhilenot

everyonecantakepartinoceancleanups,choosinglittlewayswecangivebacktoourplanetgoesa

longway.

Vivobarefbot,snewproductsincludeavarietyofhigh-performancestylessuchascasual

sneakers,runningshoes,andhikingboots.Thebrandhopesthatitslatestinitiative（新方案）willhelp

lessentheindifferencetopollutionandhowharmfulitisforalllivingbeings.

Inthefuture,Vivobarefbothopestoincreasetheirproductionofshoescreatedfromsustainable

materials,andthankfully,itisnowoneofmanybrandsthataimtoincreaseenvironmentalismand

educatecommunitiesonhowglobalwarmingaffectseveryone.

Thisyear,they*11addmorerecyclableandtraceablematerialsintomorethanhalfoftheir

productionline,andtheyhaveplentyofcreativedevelopmentsintheworksaswell.

Theshoesalsohaveahealthbenefit.Basedontheconceptthatwider,minimallydesigned

shoesenableourfoottofunctionatmaximumpotential,wearersalsoexperiencebetterbalanceand

sensoryinput.

28.Howdoestheauthormakehispointconvincing?

A.Bylistingfigures.

B.Bytellingastory.

C.Bygivingexamples.

D.Bymakingcomparisons.

29.WhatisVivobarefootdoingtohelpwiththemarinecreatures?

A.Donatingmoneytobuyfoodforthem.

B.Keepingtheoceanfreefromplasticbottles.

C.Producingmoreshoesfromsustainablematerials.

D.Raisingpublicawarenessofrecyclingandreuse.

30.WhatisprobablyVivobarefootysoperationphilosophy?

A.Customer-focused.

B.Service-oriented.

C.Money-saving.

D.Environmentally-friendly.

31.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A•Vivobarefoot'snewproductshaven'tbeenreleased.

B.Vivobarefootisthemostpopularshoebrandintheworld.

C.Vivobarefootcaresaboutnotonlyitsbusinessbutalsopublicservices.

D.Vivobarefootisthefirstcompanytofindthenewfunctionofwastematerials.

D

Mostdogownersareconvincedthattheirfour-leggedfriendsknowexactlywhattheymean

whentheyusecertainwordslike"sit”,“stay”or“treat”.However,researchershavealways

wonderedwhetherdogsreallyunderstandhumanspeechoriftheyrelyonotherinformationtoget

themeaning.Forexample,doesthewordufetchvformapictureofastickorballinthedog'smind,

ordoesthedogbringbacktheobjectbasedontheowner'svoiceorgesture?Anewstudyby

scientistsatAtlanta'sEmoryUniversityseemstoindicatethat"man'sbestfriend“doesindeed

knowwhattheownerissaying.

Theresearchersbeganbyaskingtheownersoftwelvedogsofvariouskindstotraintheirpets

toidentifytwotoysofdifferentmaterials,suchasatoyanimalandaball.Oncethedogshad

masteredthetask,theytookturnsinsideaspecialscanner.Theownersthentestedtheirdog's

languageskillbyfirstcallingoutthenamesofthetoystheyhadbeentrainedtorecognizeandthen

sayingmeaninglesswordssuchas“bobbu”and“bodmick“whileholdinguprandomobjectsthe

dogshadn'tseenbefore.

Thescanssuggestedthatthepartsofthedogs,brainsresponsibleforprocessingsounds

showeddifferentbrainpatternswhentheyheardwordstheywerefamiliarwith,comparedwiththe

onestheyhadneverheardbefore.Whilethatwasnotenoughtoprovethatthedogswerepicturing

theirtoyswhentheyheardtheword,itdidindicatesomesortofrecognition.Theresearchersbelieve

thisisanimportantstepinunderstandinghowdogsprocesslanguage.

Somethingevenmoreinterestingwasthatthedog'sbrainsshowedahigherlevelofneural（神

经的）activityatthesoundofunknownwords.Thisistheexactoppositeofwhathappensinhuman

brains,whichgetmoreactiveatthesoundoffamiliarwords.Theresearcherssaythedogsmay

becomecheerfulatthesoundofnewwordstotrytounderstandtheminthehopeofdelightingtheir

masters."Dogswanttopleasetheirowners,andperhapsalsowanttoreceivepraiseorfood,“says

EmoryneuroscientistGregoryBerns,seniorauthorofthestudy.

However,thoughyourpetmayunderstandhumanspeech,thescientistsrecommendusing

visualsignalsandsmellfortraining."Whenpeoplewanttoteachtheirdogatrick,theyoftenuse

spokencommandsbecausethat'swhatwehumansprefer,“Prichardsays."Fromthedog'sview,

however,avisualcommandmightbemoreeffective,helpingthedoglearnthetrickfaster.

32.What'sthepuq?oseofthenewstudy?

A.Toconvincedogownerstounderstandtheirdogs.

B.Toadvisedogownerstotreattheirdogskindly.

C.Toprovedogsfollowowners'orderbylistening.

D.Totestouthowdogsgetinformationfromowners.

33.WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph2?

A.Informtheresultoftheresearch.

B.Statetheprocessoftheresearch.

C.Stresstheimportanceoftheresearch.

D.Introducethesubjectsoftheresearch.

34.Howdohumanbrainsanddogbrainsreacttowords?

A.Humanbrainsbecomeactiveinunfamiliarwords.

B.Dogbrainsbecomedelightedatunfamiliarwords.

C.Humanbrainsarenotsensitivetofamiliarwords.

D.Dogbrainsshownoresponsetofamiliarwords.

35.Whatdoscientistsadvisetheownerstodoindogtraining?

A.Givedogsoralcommands.

B-Teachdogsnewtricks.

C.Involvesightandsmell.

D.Encouragefasterlearning.

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。

Sleepingwellisimportanttoyourphysicalandmentalhealth.However,youmightnotbeable

tocontrolthefactorsthataffectyoursleep.Herearesomehabitsyoucanadopttoencouragebetter

sleep.

Sticktoasleepschedule.36..Therecommendedamountofsleepforahealthyadult

isatleastsevenhours.Mostpeopledon'tneedmorethaneighthoursinbedtoachievethisgoal.

Payattentiontowhatyoueat.Don'tgotobedhungryorfull.Inparticular,avoidheavyorlarge

mealswithinacoupleofhoursofbedtime.37..

38..Createaroomthat'sidealforsleeping.Often,thismeanscool,darkandquiet.

39..Avoidlonguseofscreensjustbeforebedtime.Considerusingroom-darkeningshades,

earplugs,afanorotherdevicestocreateanenvironmentthatsuitsyourneeds.Doingcalming

activitiesbeforebedtime,suchastakingabathorusingrelaxationtechniques,mightpromotebetter

sleep.

Includephysicalactivityinyourdailyroutine.Regularphysicalactivitycanpromotebetter

sleep.

40..Spendingtimeoutsideeverydaymightbehelpful,too.

A.Workoutagoodplan

B.Sticktoabalanceddiet

C.Createarestfulenvironment

D.Yourdiscomfortmightkeepyouup

E.Setasidenomorethaneighthoursforsleep

F.Avoidbeingactivetooclosetobedtime,however

G.Exposuretolightmightmakeitmorechallengingtofallasleep

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。

Everyyear,thefifthgradersatBrookstoneElementarySchoolwentonafieldtripto

Washington,D.C.Terence41theexcitingtrip,andwas42togothenextyear.

Terenceaskedhisparents43iftheywouldpayforhalfofthetripifheearnedtheother

halfofthemoneyhimself.Hisparents44•Hehadalmostayeartoearn$150.Hisfirst45

wastoearnmoneybybabysitting,andhetypedaniceletter46that“hewouldbabysitduring

hisneighbors947”.Henamedafewafternoonsavailableandsaidhewould48$1per

hourperchild.Afterfivebabysitting49,heearned$45.

Whenthe50weatherarrived,Terenceknockedonhisneighbors'doorstoaskifthey

neededhelpwith51work.Hehelpedwithmowing（修剪）andweedinggardens.Afterthe

summerwasover,heearned$75.Whenthefallarrived,hecountedhismoneyand52thathe

stillneeded$30forhistrip.Soonhismomsawa(n)53forajobforhim.Hegotajob54

newspaperseveryWednesdayafternoon,making5centsforeverypaper,$1055each

Wednesday.Itwasn'tlongbeforehehad56moneytogoonthetriptoWashington,D.C.He

was57intime.TheclasstripwasonOctober15.Hismomanddadgavehimacheckforthe

$150they58him.Whatagreatfeeling!Hehelped59thecostofhistrip.

Thisexperience60Terenceinmanyways,makinghisdreamarealitywithgreatefforts.

4LA.preparedfor

B.laidout

C.referredto

D.heardabout

42.A.dying

B.grateful

C.lucky

D.proud

43.A.curiously

B.casually

C.anxiously

D.briefly

44.A.submitted

B.agreed

C.bargained

D.refused

45.A.idea

B.job

C.conclusion

D.suggestion

46.A.declaring

B•confirming

C.showing

D.saying

47.A.stay

B・company

C.interaction

D.absence

48.A.pay

B.spend

C.charge

D.donate

49.A.negotiations

B.sessions

C.attempts

D.interviews

50.A.warm

B.fine

C.unusual

D.changeable

51.A.yard

B.paper

C.school

D.volunteer

52.A.admitted

B.determined

C.complained

D.insisted

53.A.directory

B.permit

C.advertisement

D.email

54.A.editing

B•updating

C.printing

D.delivering

55.A.atonce

B.ontime

C.afterall

D.intotal

56.A.extra

B.much

C.enough

D.easy

57.A.just

B.even

C.ever

D.still

58.A.owed

B.lent

C.promised

D.ordered

59.A.count

B,cover

C.estimate

D.reduce

60.A.astonished

B・shaped

C.excited

D.impressed

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。

AdamBraunestablishedtheorganizationPencilsofPromisein2008.Itsgoalis

61.(make)sureallchildrenhaveachanceforeducation.

Itallstartedwhenhewasacollegestudent.AdamBraunwasvisitingIndiawhen

62.girlstoppedhimonthestreetandaskedformoney.Heaskedherwhatshedesired

63.(much)ofallintheworld.Astonishingly,heranswerwas“apencilThegirlhad

neverbeentoschoolbefore,andthatwasthe64.(real)for57millionchildrenaround

theworld.

Aftergraduation,AdamBraunneverforgotthegirlandtheproblemof65.(her).

“Weliveinaworldinwhicheverysinglechildcanhaveaccess66.qualityeducation.

SoIwasdeterminedtocreateschoolsinotherplaces67.childrenarehungryfbr

education,^AdamBraunbegantoraisemoneyforhisprojectthroughsocialmedia.

“Weareworkinghardtomakesurethattheprogramisnotjustbeautifulphotosandvideosof

children,butthatwe're68.(actual)seeingamazingresultsintheclassroom.That's

whyour69.(kid)inPencilsofPromiseschoolsprogressfastfromonegradetothe

next,“Braunsaid.

Sincethen,it70.（help）morethan22,000childreninAfrica,AsiaandLatin

America.

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（A）,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：在错的词下画一横线，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。

RecentlyIfoundadonationboxinmyneighborhood.Peoplecometothemwhentheyhaveold

clothes,bags,newspapersandbookstodonate.Thisbox,Ithink,wasofgreatsignificance.My

motherbuysformealotofclothes,andIgrowsofast.Muchclothesdon'tfitmeanylonger.I've

gotnoideaaboutwhattodealwiththeclotheswhicharerealnewandstillingoodcondition.

However,withthisdonationbox,Icanhelpthosepeopleinneeds.Inaword,Idothinkitisagood

ideathatlightupourlifeandmakestheworldbetterplacetolivein.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Charlie对中国文化很感兴趣。他和家人将于今年农历新年

来中国旅游，请你给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：

1.欢迎他们来中国；

2.旅行前的准备。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearCharlie,

Yours,

LiHua

高考仿真模拟卷(九)

第一部分听力

1-5.CBBCA6-10.BAABC11-15.AACBC16-20.BACAB

听力材料

(Text1)

M:Jane,Vveheardyouplantobuyanewsmartphone.

W:Yes,butIhavenTtsavedenough.Thephonecosts680dollars,butIhave550.①My

sistersaidshewouldhelpme.

(Text2)

M:Shallwegotowatchafootballgamethisafternoon?

W:Ican'tagreemore.ButIhavetogotothegroceryfirsttopickupsomedrinksandeggs

formymother.®

(Text3)

M:Madam,don'tpanic.Couldyoutellmehowtheaccidenthappened?

W:1wasridingabikealongthesideoftheroadwhenacaronthemainroadturnedright

andknockedmedownoffthebike.③Ididn'tseeituntilithitme.

(Text4)

W:WithTeachers'Dayaroundthecorner,ImissMr.Right.Hetreateduslikehischildren.®

M:Metoo.IrememberhetookcareofmewhenIwasill.

(Text5)

M:LisawonfirstprizeintheEnglishcompetition.

W:Really?That'swonderful.Tmsohappyforher.

M:ButIalwaysfeeldisappointed.IhavemanyproblemswithEnglishlearning.®

(Text6)

M:Carol,youlookworried.Why?

W:Lookatthescreen.

M:Whatishappening?

W:OurflighttoSydneywillbedelayedfor3hours,sonowitwon,tdepartuntil1p.m.@

Butwehaveameetingatnight.

M:Thatshouldn'tbeaproblem.Themeetingdoesn'tbeginuntil8o'clockintheevening.But

wehaveanotherproblem.

W:Whatisit?

M:Wewon'thavetimetotakeatourofthecity.©Ihavebeenlookingforwardtoitfora

longtime.

W:Whatapity!However,wecandoitnexttime.

(Text7)

M:Mom,Iwanttomoveout.

W:Itsoundsgreattome,kid.Whatkindofjobdidyoufind?

M:Job?

W:Yes,job.Ifyou'regoingtoliveonyourown,youhavetopayfortherentandeverything

else.

M:IthoughtIcouldjustgetyouandDadtopayforanapartment.

W:Whenyoumoveout,yourfatherandIaren,tpayingyourrent,youngman.Getajob.

M:You'reright.IfFmgoingtoliveonmyown,Ihavetobeindependent.®®

W:Well,thenewspaperisoverthere.

(Text8)

W:WouldyouliketogototheGrandTheatrewithme?Herearetwoticketsforanoperathere.

M:That'sgreat.HaveyoueverbeentotheGrandTheatrebefore?

W:No,butIheardit'safamousandbeautifultheatre.

M:Isittruethattheoperaissunginaforeignlanguage?

W:Yes,usuallyinItalianorFrench.®

M:Notgoodforme.Asyouknow,IcanonlyspeakEnglishandalittleGermanbesides

mymothertongue•⑪IcanhardlyspeakItalianandFrench.

W:Itdoesn'tmatter.Theactorsalsotellthestorywiththeirmoves.

M:Soundsgood,butVmstillafraidIcan'tunderstand.

W:Takeiteasy.Musicisauniversallanguage.

M:Yes,themusicissupposedtobebeautiful.

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W:Iamtoldthatyoutooksomekidstogocampinglastweek,didyou?

M:Yes,itlastedthreedays.

W:Didthechildrenenjoytheholidaycamporweretheyhomesick?

M:Well,Imustadmitsomeoftheyoungerkidswereabitunhappybecausethey'dnever

beenawayfromtheirhomeontheirownbefore.®Butsoontheyrecovered.Attheend,they

evendidn'twanttogohome.

W:Whatsortsofthingsdidyoudowiththem?

M:Thereweresometrips,includingavisittoHardwickHall.Thatwaswhatwedidonthefirst

day.Ithinktheyexpectedittobeboring,especiallywhentheyheardthatwasaguidedtour.But

theywerewrong,fortheguidewasinteresting.®Hisstoriesreallymadethehistoryofthecastle

alive.

W:Icanimagineit.Bytheway,whatsortsofsportsactivitiesdidyoudo?

M:Alot.Sailing,climbing,horse-ridingandcycling.Onthelastdaywehadabarbecue,

whichwastheirfavorite.®Thekidslikeditverymuch.Theyallhopedtocomeagainnext

year.®

W:Thatsoundsinterestingandimpressive.

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