2021届高考英语（浙江专用）二轮评估验收仿真模拟卷(七)

高考仿真模拟卷（七）

（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.What'sthemandoing?

A.Payingtherent.B.Lookingforanapartment.

C.Bookingaticket.

2.Whatdoesthewomanintendtodo?

A.Borrowanote.B.Gotoclass.

C.Attendacontest.

3.Whycan'tthemanaccompanythewoman?

A.Hehastogotoamovie.

B.Hemustdosomewashing.

C.He'11studyforanexam.

4.Whomayhelpthemanmove?

A.John.B.Mike.

C.Sam.

5.WhatisHenrylike?

A.Generous.B.Surprised.

C.Unpunctual.

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.Whatdidthemandoyesterday?

A.Hehelpedawoman.B.Helosthisbreath.

C.Hewastakentohospital.

7.Whataretheymainlytalkingabout?

A.Healthcare.B.Thefirstaidcourse.

C.Scientificresearch.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whendidthemanseetheoldman?

A.Whenhewasdriving.B.Aftertheaccident.

C.Afterhegothome.

9.Howwastheoldmanintheend?

A.Angry.B.Fine.

C.Dangerous.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.WhatdoesthemanthinkofHelenKeller?

A.Amazing.B.Inspiring.

C.Well-known.

11.Whomwillthewomanreporton?

A.MarieCurie.B.HelenKeller.

C.MarthaGellhorn.

12.Whenwilltheoralreportbegiven?

A.Tomorrow.B.ThisThursday.

C.ThedayaftertomoiTOw.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Wheredidthewomanstudy?

A.InEngland.B.InFrance.

C.InAmerica.

14.Howwasthewoman'shostfamily?

A.Friendly.B.Indifferent.

C.Popular.

15.Whatimpressedthewomanmost?

A.Theschoolingstyle.B.Theeatinghabit.

C.Thelivingcondition.

16.Howdidthewomaneatthepizza?

A.Withaknifeandfork.B.Withherhand.

C.Withchopsticks.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whoaretheaudience?

A.Juniorstudents.B.Seniorcitizens.

C.Senior3students.

18.Whatisthespeakerrecommending?

A.Acollege.B.Analbum.

C.Aguidebook.

19.Howmuchshouldtheshopperpayifheorshebuystwo?

A.$8.B.Lessthan$16.

C.$16.

20.Howcanashoppercontacttheshoppingplace?

A.Call800-866-8888.B.Call800-866-7788.

C.Call800-866-8877.

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

Irealizedsomethingthismorning.Ihavebeenwritingnowfor34years.ItallstartedwhenI

wasjust18yearsold.AsaboyIhadreadliterallyhundredsofbooks.Ihadathirstforknowledge

thatseeminglycouldneverfade.ThensuddenlyIfoundIhadsomethingIwantedtoshare.Itriedto

ignoreit,butasanywritertellsyouoncetheideasawakeninsideofyoutheywon'tleaveyoualone

untilyouwritethemdown.Ididn'thaveacomputer,wordprocessor,orevenatypewriter.Still,I

grabbedapenandlinednotebookpaperandwroteeverythingthatwasburninginsideofme.

WhenIwasdoneIdidn'tknowhowtoshareit.Therewasnointernetbackthen,nosmart

phones,andnosocialmedia.Isoughtouttheeditorofmylocalcountynewspaperandaskedhimto

printwhatIhadwritten.Hewasagoodmanfullofbothwisdomandkindness.Henotonlyprinted

myfirststorybutagreedtopublishanythingelseIwaswillingtowrite.Icontinuedtowritenew

articleseachweekandsharedthemfirstwithotherlocalpapersandlateronlineaswell.Yearslater

attheurgingofmyreadersIevenself-publishedtwocollectionsofmystoriesinbookform.

ThroughmywritingIslowlybecamemorethanIwas.InmywritingsIencounteredmyhighest

self.InmywritingsIdiscoveredthegoodnessandlightthatlieinusall.InmywritingsIfoundgreat

loveandjoyandencouragedotherstochooseloveandjoyaswell.Ialsofoundthatweallare

writerswhetherweputpentopaperornot.Witheverychoicewemake,witheverythoughtwehold,

andwitheverythingwedo,wearewritingourownlifestory.

LanceWubbelsoncewrote：”Ihopeyourealizeyourlifeistrulyyourlife.Itbelongstoyou.It

isyourstorytowritewithlove.Daybyday,linebyline,writeitwell.”

21.Asaboy,whentheauthorfoundhehadsomethingtoshare,.

A.hewroteitdownB.heignoredit

C.heshareditonsocialmediaD.hetoldittoawriter

22.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofwriting?

A.Writingtakespracticeandefforts.

B.Writingcanbenefitoneselfandothers.

C.Writinghelpspeopletellrightfromwrong.

D.Onlywithapencanonewritehislifestory.

23.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AWaytoBeaWriterB.AWaytoShareIdeas

C.LivingIsWritingD.WritingIstheSourceofLove

B

Plantscannotrunorhide,sotheyneedotherstrategiestoavoidbeingeaten.Somecurlup

theirleaves;othersproducechemicalstomakethemselvestastebadiftheysenseanimals

droolingonthem,chewingthemuporlayingeggsonthem-allsignalsofanattack.Newresearch

nowshowssomefloracanfeelaplant-eatinganimalwellbeforeitlaunchesanattack,lettinga

plantprepareapreemptive（先发制人的）defensethatevenworksagainstotherpestspecies.

WhenecologistJohnOrrockoftheUniversityofWisconsin—Madisonsprayedsnailslime——a

liquidtheanimalsreleaseastheyslidealong-ontosoil,nearbytomatoplantsappearedtonotice.

Theyincreasedtheirlevelsofanenzyme（酶），whichisknowntopreventplant-eating

animals."Noneoftheplantswereeveractuallyattacked,nOrrocksays."Wejustgavethem

cuesthatsuggestedanattackwascoming,andthatwasenoughtocausebigchangesintheir

chemistry.^^

InitiallyOnockfoundthisdefenseworkedagainstsnails;inthelateststudy,histeam

measuredtheslimywarning'simpactonanotherpotentialthreat.Theinvestigatorsfoundthat

hungrycaterpillars（毛虫），whichusuallyeattomatoleavesgreedily,hadnoappetiteforthem

aftertheplantswereexposedtosnailslimeandactivatedtheirchemicalresistance."This

nonspecificdefensemaybeastrategythatbenefitstheplantsbyfurtherimprovingtheiroverall

possibilitiesofsurvival,“saysOrrock,whoreportedtheresultswithhiscolleaguesinMarchin

Oecologia.

ThefindingthatasnailJsapproachcancauseaplantresponsethataffectsadifferentanimal

madeRichardKarbancurious,aplantcommunicationsexpert,whowasnotinvolvedinthestudy.

“Itissignificantthattheplantsarerespondingbeforebeingdamagedandthatthesecuesarehaving

suchfar-rangingeffects,Karbansays.Theresearchwascomprehensive,headds,buthe

wondershowthetomatoplantsfeltchemicalsinsnailslimethatneveractuallytouchedthem.

“That'sthemillion-dollarquestion,“Orrocksays.Hehopesfutureresearchwillmakeout

themechanismsthatenableplantstosensetheserelativelydistantcues.

24.JohnOrrocksprayedaliquidontosoilneartomatoplantsto・

A.makethemgrowbetterB.givethemawarning

C.keepplant—eatinganimalsawayD.informplant-eatinganimalsof

danger

25.Whyistheexampleof“caterpillars“mentionedinParagraph3?

A.Tointroduceanotheranimal.

B・Toconfirmtheresultofthestudy.

C.Toappealtopeopletoprotectanimals.

D.Toanalyzedifferentresistancechemicals.

26.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.WatchfulPlantsB.GreedyAnimals

C.ASnail*sApproachD.ADefenseAttack

C

Historiansandarchaeologistshavedefinedperiodsofhumanhistoryforcenturiesbythe

technologiesormaterialsthatmadethegreatestimpactonsociety.ThisincludestheStoneAge,the

BronzeAge,andtheIronAge.Butwhatageareweinnow?Thatquestioncanbeansweredwithone

wordforsomeresearchers.Plastics.

uPlastichasredefinedourmaterialcultureandtheartifactsweleavebehind.Itwillbefound

inslralihed（分层的）layersinourtrashdeposits（沉积层）."ThafsaccordingtoJohnMarston,an

archaeologist.

Thewidevarietyofsyntheticpolymers（合成聚合物）wouldnotexistifitweren'tforhuman

action.Aboutsixbilliontonsofplasticshavebeenmadeandspreadaroundtheplanet.Theyhave

beenspreadfromforeststooceanseversincethefirstplasticpolymerswereinvented.

PlasticsareoneofthemostsignificantchangesthathumanshavemadetotheEarth'smakeup.

Mostplasticsdon'teasilydegrade.Thisonlyaddstotheproblem.Recyclingisn'tanadequate

solution.Notalltypesofplasticareeasilyrecyclable.Andthereareonlyafewrecyclingplantsthat

canprocessallvarietiesofplastic.

AccordingtoDebraWinter,writerforTheAtlantic,thismeansthatmanyofthematerials

thrownintorecyclingbinscancrosstheplanetseveraltimesbeforetheyareprocessed.Theyare

madeintorugs,sweaters,ortheyareusedtomakeotherbottles.Millionsoftonsofplasticsare

recycledeveryyear,butmillionsmoreendupinlandfillsortheocean.Theproblemhasreachedthe

pointwhereit'spossiblethatinjustafewdecadestheremightbemoreplasticintheworldJsoceans

thanfishes.

aPlasticshaveasupposedlifespanofover500years,soit'ssafetosaythateveryplastic

bottleyouhaveusedexistssomewhereonthisplanet,insomeformoranother,Winterwrites.

Thedamagemayalreadybedone.Itmaybetoolateforhumanpopulationsworldwideto

changetheirplasticusingways.SothePlasticAgemightsoontakeitsplacenexttotheBronzeAge

andtheIronAgeinthehistoiyofhumancivilization.

27.WhydopeoplecallouragethePlasticAge?

A.Becauseplasticsarenotnaturallymade.

B.Becausehumanscreateplastics.

C.Becauseplasticsinfluencetheworldgreatly.

D.Becausehistoriansandarchaeologiststhinkso.

28.Accordingtothepassage,howaremostplasticsdealtwithcurrently?

A.Theyarerecycled.B.Theyaredegraded.

C.Theyarethrownaway.D.Theyaremadeintobottles.

29.WhatistheauthorJsattitudetothePlasticAge?

A.Negative.B.Ambiguous.

C.Favorable.D.Unconcerned.

30.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Plasticshaveruinedourenvironment.

B.Wemuststopusingplasticsaltogether.

C.HumanbeingsareinthePlasticAge.

D.Plasticsaresignificanttohumandevelopment.

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。

Whoeverwrotethesong"It'stheMostWonderfulTimeoftheYear“musthavenever

experiencedtheholidayblues.Fortunately,psychologicalresearchsuggestssomeeffectivewaysyou

canusetobeattheholidayblues.Thekeypointisthatsadnessandothertoughemotionsarenot

whatweshouldtrytoavoid.31..Herearefourstrategiestohelpyoumakeyourown

happinessrecipethisholidayseason.

Don'tforcecheer

Atfamilygatheringswithcousinsyousecretlycan'tstand,youtendtoputonahappyface.

Indeed,thatmightevenseemlikethemostmatureresponse-nodrama,noconflict.Buta2011

studyfolloweddozensofbusdrivers,lookingtoseewhentheygaveforcedorhonestsmilesattheir

passengers.Theresultsshowedwhenthedriverspretendedtohaveagoodmood,theiractualmoods

gotworse.32..

Letoutsadness

Theresultsofthebus-driverstudycanbeexplainedbyresearchers,whofindthatnegative

feelingslikesadnessorangeronlyincreasewhenwetrytocontrolthem.33..Wedon't

likecontradictorybehavior.

Respondcautiously

Recently,scientistshavebeenpayingspecialattentiontothebenefitsofcaution.Whenyou

respondcautiouslytoanemotionaltrigger,youpauseratherthanreactatonce.34..

Besides,itisassociatedwithlessanxiety,andmayevencarryphysiologicalbenefits.

35.

Ofcourse,theholidayswillbringamixofhighsandlows,butthemostimportantlessonto

keepinmindisthatthisvarietyofemotionsmightbethebestthingpossibleforyouroverallwell­

being.Inotherwords,sadness,anger,andotherdifficultemotionsarenothingtofear.Justmakesure

you'rebalancingthemwithlighterexperiences.Anddon'tforgettogiveyourselfabreak.

A.Relaxyourmind

B.Enjoyamixofemotions

C.Wetendtodenytheimportantfunctionemotionsserve

D.Instead,theycanhelpcontributetoahealthyandhappylife

E.Sotryingtoforcehappinessseemstohavetheoppositeeffects

F.Acautiousresponsetoanegativeeventreducessadnessweexperience

G.Wefeelbadwhenourappearancecontradictshowwetrulyfeelinside

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。

WhenIwasakid,myparentssentmetoasummercampinNewHampshire.Atthecampwe

didtonsofgreatthingslikeswimming,sportsandarchery（射箭），butforme,themostmemorable

36wasanovernighttripofmountainclimbing.Ifyou'veever37amountain,youknow

it'saphysicalchallenge,38whenyou'recarryingyourfoodandshelteronyourback.When

campersgot39，theycertainlystartedcomplaining.

“Howmuchfartherisit?”

"Ican'tgoanyfurther.”

“My40istooheavy.Canyoucarryitforme?"

Thereplyofthe41was,"Suckitup（不要再抱怨了）."Thetruthisthatthecomplaining

camperswere42nearthepointof43,Iftheyhadbeen,theteacherswouldhavenoticed

the44andgiventhemcare.Thekidssimplyweren'tusedtothephysicalchallenge.Oncethey

realizedtheyweren'tgettinganysympathythey45thediscomfort,andinmostcases46

havingagreattime.Inmycampdays,Idon't47asinglecampercomplainingatthe48of

themountain.

Therearetwowaystodealwithan49situation.Youcancomplain,oryoucanmakethe

bestofit.Ifyoucomplain,youmightfeellikeyou*regettingthat50energyout,butyou're

probablynotgoingtocauseapositivechange.It,smuchmorelikelythatyourcomplainingwill

causethe51ofthosearoundyou.Noonelikesacomplainer.They're52andtheyhurtthe

group.Complainingmakeslife53foreveiyone.Instead,ifyoudeterminetomasteryourown

54，tomovepastitandfocusona55，it'smyexperiencethatyou'11realizeitwasn't

badinthefirstplace.

36.A.experienceB.behaviour

C.occasionD.situation

37.A.seenB.reached

C.climbedD.described

38.A.especiallyB.normally

C.obviouslyD.naturally

39.A.ashamedB.tired

C.puzzledD.shocked

40.A.foodB.water

C.shelterD.backpack

41.A.parentsB.teachers

C.guidesD.partners

42.A.somewhereB.anywhere

C.nowhereD.everywhere

43.A.campB.exhaustion

C.mountainD.destination

44.A.signsB.activities

C.gesturesD.scenes

45.A.sharedB.understood

C.sufferedD.overcame

46.A.couldn'thelpB.endedup

C.insistedonD.gaveup

47.A.recallB.forget

C.disturbD.forgive

48.A.footB.top

C.backD.base

49.A.unbelievableB.unexpected

C.unusualD.unpleasant

50.A.greatB.spare

C.negativeD.potential

51.A.dislikeB.respect

C.sympathyD.enthusiasm

52.A.amazingB.shocking

C.worryingD.annoying

53.A.poorerB.harder

C.easierD.better

54.A.lifeB.mind

C.sufferingD.mistake

55.A.tripB.plan

C.solutionD.dream

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。

Onehabitofthosepeoplewhoaresmarterthaneveryoneelseistostayuplate.Inmovies,the

creativegeniusalwaysworkslateintothemidnighthoursbycandlelight一andperhapsthisstyle

56.(root)infact.

Astudy57.expertsfromtheLondonSchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalScience

foundthatpeoplewhotendtogotobedlaterhave58.(high)IQs.59.

studyauthorsbelievetherootofwhythisisliesinourevolution—becausenighttimewasamore

dangeroustime,andourancestorswhoweretostayupinsteadofgoingtosleep

60.(need)tobemoreintelligent.Also,61.(stay)awakeintothenight

wasanewidea62.wasattractivetocuriousminds.

Today,ourvaryinglivingrhythmsmaystillreflectthis."Perhapssomesmartpeoplestayup

latebecausetheirinternalclocksare63.(simple)different,"Dr.Waisays."Or,

perhapstheystayuplatebecausetheytendtobealone,andlikebeinguplateatnightwithout

distractionstothinkandsolvetheir64.(problem).“Butifyouareanightowl,still

remember65.(get)yourseventoninehoursofsleep.

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)

假如你是李华，你的英国好友Peter打算来中国旅游，他想先学习一些中文，却不知道如

何入门。你决定帮助他，请写一封邮件告诉他你的想法。要点如下：

1.你给他的学习建议；

2.介绍你的帮助计划；

3.对结果的展望。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯：

3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

DearPeter,

Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.

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。

ASimpleThank

Ihavebeenintheteachingprofessionmorethanthirtyyears,andoneofthebestteachersI

haveeverknownwasMr.Rowe.1wasluckyenoughtoco-teachfourthgradewithhim.

Mr.RowehadinfinitepatienceandunderstandingandIlearnedsomuchfromwatchinghim.

Hecouldperformmiracles,liketheoneheperformedwithStevenvoneoftheunhappiestkidsIever

saw.Stevencouldn'tstandschool.Hedidn'tlikebeingpickedlastforkickball.Hedidn'tlikethe

kidswhoraisedtheirhandsandknewalltheanswers,andmostimportantly,hedidn'tlikehimself.

ThefirstdayhewalkedintoMr.Rowe'sclassroom,heignoredtheotherstudents,looking

angryandannoyed,andslidintohischair,knockingacoupleoftextbookontothefloor.

Mr.RowewalkedovertohimandtouchedSteven?sshoulder,butStevenpulledaway.

Nevertheless,Mr.Rowewelcomedhim：“Hi,Steven.I?mhappyyouareinmyclass.Wearegonna

haveagreatyear."StevenlookedaroundtheroomasifMr.Rowemustbemistaken.Noteacherin

hisrightmindwouldwantSteventobepartofhisclassroom.

So,whileMr.Roweseemedcheerfulandrelaxedthatdayofschool,itseemedlikeStevenwas

angryandconfused.

Thatdayafterclasses,Mr.RowechoseSteventopitchthekickballatrecess."Hey,Steven,

Mr.Rowecommented,“Youaregoodatpitching.Letmeshowyoumysecrettrick."Mr.Rowe

taughtStevenoneofthetricksthatnotasinglekidcouldperform.Stevenlearnedfastanddidquite

well!Everyonecheeredforhim!

Afterthekickball,StevensatasclosertoMr.Roweinclassesashecould.Whenaquestionwas

asked,Stevenlitup;heknewtheanswer!Heraisedhishands.Whenheansweredthequestion,his

voiceshook.However,hegottheanswerright!Hesaid,withMr.Rowe,hisdaysofthefourthgrade

promisedwonderful.

Thatisnottosaythateverydaywentsmoothly,butitwasevidentthatStevengrewtoloveMr.

Rowemoreandmorewitheachpassingday.

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：

Timepassedquicklythatyear,andbeforeweallknewit,itwasthelastdayof

school.___________________________________________________________________________

Paragraph2：

Manyyearslater,Mr.RoweandIweresurprisedzuhenahandsomeyoungmanwalkedinto

ourclassroom,dressedintheMarineCorps。每军）uniform.

高考仿真模拟卷(七)

选择题部分

第一部分听力

1-5.BACBC6-10.ABABB11-15.CCBAB16-20.BCBBC

听力材料

(Text1)

W:Doyouliketheapartment?Ifyoulike,youcansignthecontracttoday.

M:Ireallyliketheapartment,butIcan,taffordtherent.SoTdjustkeeplooking

around.©

(Text2)

W:IhavetobeabsentfromclassthisThursdayandIneedtoborrowyournote•②

M:Sorry,butIwon'tgotoclassthedayaftertomorrow,either.I'11lakepartinavery

importantcontest.

(Text3)

W:Tom,wouldyouliketogotothecinemawithmetoday?ThereisagoodmovieandIreally

wanttowatchit.

M:Sorry,butIhavetoprepareforanexamtoday.®

(Text4)

M:IwillmovethisSunday.ButIcannotmovethepianobymyself.DoyouthinkJohnwill

helpmemoveit?

W:Don'tcountonhim.Hebecameilllastweekandisstillveryweak.WhynotaskMikefor

help?④He'llgetbackfromhistripwithhislittlebrotherSamtomorrow.

(Text5)

W:Look,it'salready8：00.Henrysaidhewouldbehereby7：00.Whyishesolate?

M:Don'tbesurprised.Wehaveallgotusedtoit.He9sneverontime.⑤

(Text6)

W:Iheardyoudidsomethinggreatyesterdayafternoon.Whatexactlydidyoudo?

M:Well,Ihelpedanoldwomanwhosuddenlylostherbreath.@IusedwhatIhadlearned

inafirstaidcourse.ThenIcalled911andshewastakentothehospital.Luckily,sheisfinenow.

W:Whendidyoutakethefirstaidcourse?⑦

M:Lastyear.Ireadanarticleabouttheimportanceofattendingafirstaidcourse.©SoI

enrolledmyselfinone.

W:Well,IthinkIshouldtakeafirstaidcourse,too.®

M:Yes.Actuallyeveryoneshouldtakeafirstaidcourse.©It'sreallyhelpful.

(Text7)

M:IalmostcausedanaccidentwhileIwasdrivinghomelastnight.®Istillcan'thelp

shakingwhenIthinkofit.

W:Whatexactlyhappened?

M:Well,anoldmanwasonhishandsandkneesinthemiddleoftheroad.Ididn"tsee

himuntilIgotclosetohim.®Luckily,Istoppedthecarintime.©

W:Whatwastheoldmandoingthere?

M:Hewaslookingforatoythatheboughtforhisgrandson.

W:Youmusthavebeenveryangry.

M:Yes.Iwantedtoshoutathim.ButIcontrolledmyangerbecausehewasreallyold.Instead,

Ilookedforthetoywithhim.

W:Well,didyoufindit?

M:Yes.Igaveittohimandtoldhimnevertobeinthemiddleoftheroadatnightagain.It's

reallydangerous.

W:Yes.Bytheway,howdidyoudointheexam?

M:IgotanAplus.

(Text8)

M:Whatareyoudoing,Lisa?

W:I'mpreparingformyoralreportonanoutstandingwomaninhistory.

M:Whomhaveyouchosentoreporton?IsitMarieCurie?Ithinksheisreallyanamazing

womaninthesciencefield.YoucanalsoreportonHelenKeller.Sheisreallyinspiring.®

W:ActuallyI'vedecidedtoreportonMarthaGellhorn.®

M:Ihaven'theardaboutherbefore.Isshefamousinhistory?

W:Yes.Shewasthefirstfemalewarjournalistandshemadegreatachievementsinthefield.

Shewasverybrave.Shefollowedthewarwherevershecouldreachit.ButIchosehermainly

becauseshewasapeacelover.

M:Right.Youlov