2021届高考英语（浙江专用）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）

选择题部分

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.Byprovidingsuitablejobsfbrstudents.

B.Byorderingteacherstoexplaintheproject.

C.Byannouncingtheprojectnewsclearly.

19.Whowillhelpstudentstowritetheapplicationletters?

A•Ateacher.B.Theheadmaster.

C.Amemberofthecommittee.

20.Whatisthelaststepoftheproject?

A・Listingsuitablejobs.

B.Collectingstudents?opinions.

C.Askingstudentstoberesponsible.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分,满分25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

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.n

Gallaghershowsusthatyoushouldneverletanythingstandinthewayofyourdreams.Andif

lifegivesyouanartificialleg,makeart.

21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“which“inParagraph4referto?

A.TheContinent.B.Thepictures.

C.Theleg.D.Thelocations.

22.Gallaghercanbestbedescribedas.

A.helpfulandambitiousB.friendlyandgenerous

C.determinedandcreativeD.independentandsensible

23.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.NeverTooLatetoShareB.ASpecialArtificialLeg

C.AnOutstandingPhotographerD.GallagherJsSummerHolidays

B

It'sthoughtthataround5trillionpiecesofplasticarecurrentlyfloatinginouroceans.

Bothmammalsandfishbenefitfromthecleanocean.Itisreportedthatmorethan8million

tonsofplasticendupinouroceanseveryyear,andnearlyhalfoftheplasticweproduceis

single-useonly.

Thisshoebrand,however,isridingthewaveofchangeandisonamissiontohelpcleanupour

watersandridtheseaofplasticbottlesthatcantakeupto400yearstobreakdown.Vivobarefoofs

newestfootwearusesrecycledplasticmaterialsandhascreatedaneducationprogramthatspreads

awarenessabouthowharmfulplasticisforsealife.

Everypairofshoesismadeupof17plasticwaterbottlestakenfromtheoceanandturnedinto

asustainable,comfortablepairofshoes,whicharealsohealthyforyourfeet.Andwhilenot

everyonecantakepartinoceancleanups,choosinglittlewayswecangivebacktoourplanetgoesa

longway.

Vivobarefoot,snewproductsincludeavarietyofhigh-performancestylessuchascasual

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

lessentheindifferencetopollutionandhowharmfulitisforalllivingbeings.

Inthefuture,Vivobarelbothopestoincreasetheirproductionofshoescreatedfromsustainable

materials,andthankfully,itisnowoneofmanybrandsthataimtoincreaseenvironmentalismand

educatecommunitiesonhowglobalwarmingaffectseveryone.

Thisyear,they'11addmorerecyclableandtraceablematerialsintomorethanhalfoftheir

productionline,andtheyhaveplentyofcreativedevelopmentsintheworksaswell.

Theshoesalsohaveahealthbenefit.Basedontheconceptthatwider,minimallydesigned

shoesenableourfoottofunctionatmaximumpotential,wearersalsoexperiencebetterbalanceand

sensoryinput.

24.Howdoestheauthormakehispointconvincing?

A.Bylistingfigures.B.Bytellingastory.

C.Bygivingexamples.D.Bymakingcomparisons.

25.WhatisVivobarefootdoingtohelpwiththemarinecreatures?

A.Donatingmoneytobuyfoodforthem.

B.Keepingtheoceanfreefromplasticbottles.

C.Producingmoreshoesfromsustainablematerials.

D.Raisingpublicawarenessofrecyclingandreuse.

26.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Vivobarefoot'snewproductshaven'tbeenreleased.

B.Vivobarefootisthemostpopularshoebrandintheworld.

C.Vivobarefootcaresaboutnotonlyitsbusinessbutalsopublicservices.

D.Vivobarefootisthefirstcompanytofindthenewfunctionofwastematerials.

C

Mostdogownersareconvincedthattheirfour-leggedfriendsknowexactlywhattheymean

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

wonderedwhetherdogsreallyunderstandhumanspeechoriftheyrelyonotherinformationtoget

themeaning.Forexample,doestheword“fetch”formapictureofastickorballinthedog'smind,

ordoesthedogbringbacktheobjectbasedontheowner'svoiceorgesture?Anewstudyby

scientistsatAtlanta'sEmoryUniversityseemstoindicatethat"man'sbestfriendvdoesindeed

knowwhattheownerissaying.

Theresearchersbeganbyaskingtheownersoftwelvedogsofvariouskindstotraintheirpets

toidentifytwotoysofdifferentmaterials,suchasatoyanimalandaball.Oncethedogshad

masteredthetask,theytookturnsinsideaspecialscanner.Theownersthentestedtheirdog's

languageskillbyfirstcallingoutthenamesofthetoystheyhadbeentrainedtorecognizeandthen

sayingmeaninglesswordssuchas“bobbu"and“bodmick“whileholdinguprandomobjectsthe

dogshadn'tseenbefore.

Thescanssuggestedthatthepartsofthedogs'brainsresponsibleforprocessingsoundsshowed

differentbrainpatternswhentheyheardwordstheywerefamiliarwith,comparedwiththeonesthey

hadneverheardbefore.Whilethatwasnotenoughtoprovethatthedogswerepicturingtheirtoys

whentheyheardtheword,itdidindicatesomesortofrecognition.Theresearchersbelievethisisan

importantstepinunderstandinghowdogsprocesslanguage.

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.”

27.What'sthepurposeofthenewstudy?

A.Toconvincedogownerstounderstandtheirdogs.

B・Toadvisedogownerstotreattheirdogskindly.

C.Toprovedogsfollowowners'orderbylistening.

D.Totestouthowdogsgetinformationfromowners.

28.WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph2?

A.Informtheresultoftheresearch.

B.Statetheprocessoftheresearch.

C.Stresstheimportanceoftheresearch.

D.Introducethesubjectsoftheresearch.

29.Howdohumanbrainsanddogbrainsreacttowords?

A.Humanbrainsbecomeactiveinunfamiliarwords.

B.Dogbrainsbecomedelightedatunfamiliarwords.

C.Humanbrainsarenotsensitivetofamiliarwords.

D.Dogbrainsshownoresponsetofamiliarwords.

30.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.31.Therecommendedamountofsleepforahealthyadultis

atleastsevenhours.Mostpeopledon'tneedmorethaneighthoursinbedtoachievethisgoal.

Payattentiontowhatyoueat.DonJtgotobedhungryorfull.Inparticular,avoidheavyorlarge

mealswithinacoupleofhoursofbedtime.32.

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

34.Avoidlonguseofscreensjustbeforebedtime.Considerusingroom-darkeningshades,

earplugs,afanorotherdevicestocreateanenvironmentthatsuitsyourneeds.Doingcalming

activitiesbeforebedtime,suchastakingabathorusingrelaxationtechniques,mightpromotebetter

sleep.

Includephysicalactivityinyourdailyroutine.Regularphysicalactivitycanpromotebetter

sleep,35.Spendingtimeoutsideeverydaymightbehelpful,too.

A.Workoutagoodplan.

B.Sticktoabalanceddiet.

C.Createarestfulenvironment.

D.Yourdiscomfortmightkeepyouup.

E.Setasidenomorethaneighthoursforsleep.

F.Avoidbeingactivetooclosetobedtime,however.

G.Exposuretolightmightmakeitmorechallengingtofallasleep.

第三部分语言运用（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.Terence36theexcitingtrip,andwas37togothenextyear.

Terenceaskedhisparents38iftheywouldpayforhalfofthetripifheearnedtheother

halfofthemoneyhimself.Hisparents39.Hehadalmostayeartoearn$150.Hisfirst40

wastoearnmoneybybabysitting,andhetypedaniceletter41that“hewouldbabysitduring

hisneighbors*42.Henamedafewafternoonsavailableandsaidhewould43$1per

hourperchild.Afterfivebabysitting44，heearned$45.

Whenthe45weatherarrived,Terenceknockedonhisneighbors,doorstoaskifthey

neededhelpwith46work.Hehelpedwithmowing（修剪）andweedinggardens.Afterthe

summerwasover,heearned$75,Whenthefallamved,hecountedhismoneyand47thathe

stillneeded$30forhistrip.Soonhismomsawa（n）48forajobforhim.Hegotajob49

newspaperseveryWednesdayafternoon,making5centsforeverypaper,$1050each

Wednesday.Itwasn'tlongbeforehehad51moneytogoonthetriptoWashington,D.C.He

was52intime.TheclasstripwasonOctober15.Hismomanddadgavehimacheckforthe

$150they53him.Whatagreatfeeling!Hehelped54thecostofhistrip.

Thisexperience55Terenceinmanyways,makinghisdreamarealitywithgreat

efforts.,36.A.preparedforB.laidout

C.referredtoD.heardabout

37.A.dyingB.grateful

C.luckyD.proud

38.A.curiouslyB.casually

C.anxiouslyD.briefly

39.A.submittedB.agreed

C.bargainedD.refused

40.A.ideaB.job

C.conclusionD.suggestion

41.A.declaringB.confirming

C.showingD.saying

42.A.stayB.company

C.interactionD.absence

43.A.payB-spend

C.chargeD.donate

44.A.negotiationsB-sessions

C.attemptsD.interviews

45.A.warmB.fine

C.unusualD.changeable

46.A.yardB.paper

C.schoolD.volunteer

47.A.admittedB.determined

C.complainedD.insisted

48.A.directoryB.permit

C.advertisementD.email

49.A.editingB.updating

C.printingD.delivering

50.A.atonceB.ontime

C.afterallD.intotal

51.A.extraB.much

C.enoughD.easy

52.A.justB-even

C.everD.still

53.A.owedB.lent

C.promisedD.ordered

54.A.countB・cover

C.estimateD.reduce

55.A.astonishedB・shaped

C.excitedD.impressed

非选择题部分

第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分45分)

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

AdamBraunestablishedtheorganizationPencilsofPromisein2008.Itsgoalis

56.(make)sureallchildrenhaveachanceforeducation.

Itallstartedwhenhewasacollegestudent.AdamBraunwasvisitingIndiawhen

57.girlstoppedhimonthestreetandaskedformoney.Heaskedherwhatshedesired

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

neverbeentoschoolbefore,andthatwasthe59.(real)for57millionchildrenaround

theworld.

Aftergraduation,AdamBraunneverforgotthegirlandtheproblemof60.(her).

“Weliveinaworldinwhicheverysinglechildcanhaveaccess61.qualityeducation.

SoIwasdeterminedtocreateschoolsinotherplaces62.childrenarehungryfbr

education.5,AdamBraunbegantoraisemoneyforhisprojectthroughsocialmedia.

“Weareworkinghardtomakesurethattheprogramisnotjustbeautifulphotosandvideosof

children,butthatwe're63.(actual)seeingamazingresultsintheclassroom.Thafs

whyour64.(kid)inPencilsofPromiseschoolsprogressfastfromonegradetothe

next,“Braunsaid.

Sincethen,it65.(help)morethan22,000childreninAfrica,AsiaandLatin

America.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节应用文写作(满分15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：

I.词数80左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearCharlie,

Yours,

LiHua

第二节读后续写（满分25分）

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Onedayamansawanoldlady,stranded（被困在）onthesideoftheroad.Eveninthedimlight

ofday,hecouldseethatsheneededhelp.Sohepulledupandgotoutofhiscar.Hedidn'tlooksafe；

helookedpoorandhungry.Themancouldseethatshewasfrightenedandknewhowshefelt.Sohe

said,"I'mheretohelpyou,ma'am.Whydon'tyouwaitinthecarwhereit'swarm?Bytheway,

mynameisBryanAnderson.”

Thecarhadbrokedownbutitwaseasilyfixed.Bryancrawledunderthecarlookingforaplace

toputthejack（千斤顶）.Hewasabletochangethetiresoon,buthisclothesgotdirtyandhishands

werehurt.

Ashewastighteningupthetireytheoldladyrolleddownthewindowandtoldhimthatshe

couldn,tthankhimenoughforcomingtoheraid.Thentheladyaskedhowmuchsheowedhim.Any

amountwouldhavebeenallrightwithher.Hereplied,“Ifyoureallywanttopaymeback,hereis

whatyoudo：Donotletthischainofloveendwithyou."Hewaiteduntilshestartedhercarand

droveoff.

Afewmilesdowntheroadtheladysawasmallcafe.Shewentintogrababitetoeat,andtake

thechilloff.Itwasadull-lookingrestaurant.Outsideweretwooldgaspumps.Thewaitresscame

overwithasweetsmileonherface.Theoldladynoticedthewaitresswasnearlyeight-month

pregnant,butsheneverletthestrainandacheschangeherattitude.Theoldladywonderedhow

someonewhohadsolittlecouldbesogivingtoastranger.ThensherememberedBryan.

Aftertheladyfinishedhermeal,shepaidwithaD|S100bill.Thewaitressquicklywenttoget

changeforher,buttheoldladywasgonebythetimeshecameback.Thewaitresswonderedwhere

theladycouldbe.Thenshenoticedsomethingwrittenonthenapkin（餐巾纸）.

注意：

1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph1：

Thereweretearsinhereyeswhenshereadwhattheladywrote.

Paragraph2：

Thereweretablestoclear,sugarbowlstofill,andpeopletoserve、

高考仿真模拟卷（九）

选择题部分

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,butIhaven*tsavedenough.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:WithTeachers9Dayaroundthecorner,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.⑥

Butwehaveameetingatnight.

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

wehaveanotherproblem.

W:Whatisit?

M:Wewon'thavetimetotakeatourofthecity•⑦Ihavebeenlookingforwardtoitfora

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.IfI'mgoingtoliveonmyown,Ihavetobeindependent.®®

W:Well,thenewspaperisoverthere.

(Text8)

W:WouldyouliketogototheGrandTheatrewithme?Herearetwoticketsforanoperathere.

M:That'sgreat.HaveyoueverbeentotheGrandTheatrebefore?

W:No,butIheardit'safamousandbeautifultheatre.

M:Isittruethattheoperaissunginaforeignlanguage?

W:Yes,usuallyinItalianorFrench.⑩

M:Notgoodforme.Asyouknow,IcanonlyspeakEnglishandalittleGermanbesides

mymothertongue.®IcanhardlyspeakItalianandFrench.

W:Itdoesn'tmatter.Theactorsalsotellthestorywiththeirmoves.

M:Soundsgood,butVmstillafraidIcan,tunderstand.

W:Takeiteasy.Musicisauniversallanguage.

M:Yes,themusicissupposedtobebeautiful.

(Text9)

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.

(Text10)

WelcometoStudentLife!Todaywe'regoingtotalkaboutsettingupaprojectofstudentjobsin

yourschool.Havingstudentsdodifferentjobsaroundtheschoolisagreatwaytopreparethem

forlifeintherealworld.⑰Itencouragesthem