江西省赣州市十三县（市）高三英语上学期期中联考试题

PAGE12-第一学期赣州市十三县（市）期中联考高三英语试卷第一卷（三局部，共100分）第一局部：听力(共两节，总分值30分)第一节：（共5小题；每题1.5分，总分值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三个选项中选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来答复有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.What’sthetimenow?A.4:00. B.3:40. C.4:20.2.Whatdoesthemanwanttotake?A.Taxi. B.Abus. C.Aplane.3.What’sthemangoingtodo?A.Seeamovie. B.Eatout.C.Prepareaspeech. 4.Whatdoesthemanprefertodoatthelibrary?A.Study. B.Readmagazines.C.Borrowbooks.5.WhatdoesthemanthinkofLinda’sbrother?A.Heisveryquiet.B.Heisveryfriendly.C.Hetalkstoomuch.第二节：(共15小题；每题1.5分，总分值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三个选项中选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每题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，答复第6至7题。6.Howmanycitiesdidthewomanvisit?A.Four. B.Five. C.Six.7.Whereisthewomannow?A.England. B.America. C.Canada.听第7段材料，答复第8至9题。8.Whenwillthepartybeheld?A.OnMay2nd. B.OnMay3rd. C.OnMay4th.9.Whatwillbethecontentoftheparty?A.Somespeeches. B.Adance. C.Acontest.听第8段材料，答复第10至12题。10.Howsoonwillthetaxigettothemuseum?A.Withintenminutes. B.Withintwelveminutes. C.Withintwentyminutes.11.Howmuchwillitcostthewomanifshedoesn’ttiptheman?A.Only8dollars. B.Lessthan18dollars. C.Morethan20dollars.12.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?Thetrafficistooheavynow. B.Themuseumwillcloseatabout6:00.C.Thewomanwon’ttiptheman.听第9段材料，答复第13至16题。13.Whatcanwelearnaboutthemother?A.Sheisbusyatwork.B.Shedoesn’tdohousework.C.Sheisrestinginbed.14.Whatisthemainproblemabouttheman’scooking?A.Hedidn’tfollowtherecipe.B.Hemissedtherightpantocookthepizza.C.Heusedthedirectionsforadifferentfood.15.Howdidthegirllearnherfatherdidn’tlikethepizzaheprepared?A.Hetoldherhonestlywhathethoughtaboutit.B.Shecouldtellbyhisexpressions.C.Hethrewitawayaftertastingit.16.WhatproblemdidthegirlNOTmentionaboutthepizza?A.Itwastoosalty.B.Itwasburned.C.Itwastoosweet.听第10段材料，答复第17至20题。17.Whoisthespeaker?A.Astudent.B.Aneditor.C.Ajournalist.18.Whatskillsshouldthevolunteershave?A.Writingandtypingskills. B.Speakingskills. C.Listeningskills.19.HowmanydaysaweekdoesCampusDailycomeout?A.Four. B.Five. C.Seven.20.Whatismostlikelytobethebestreasonforjoiningthestaff?A.Tomakeagreatdealofmoney. B.Tobecomeanexcellentstudent. C.Togetsomeinterestingexperiences.第二局部阅读理解(共两节，总分值40分)第一节(共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分)阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWithonlinecourses,anyonecangainknowledgeinanyfieldofinterestforfree.Allyouneedisacomputer,laptoporSmartphone,internetconnectionandaself-madeschedule.Youcanevengetacertificateoncompletingthecourse.UdemyItsgoalistopromotetheworldofeducationbyenablinganyonetolearnonline.Itseekstodramaticallychangeeducationbyinvitingmillionsofexpertsworldwidetoteachandsharewhattheyknow.Whetheryouwanttolearnexcel,business,academics,thearts,health,musicortechnology,thereisacomprehensivecourseforyou.SeemoreatiTunesUIfyou’reastudentwhousesAppledevices,youwillbehappytoknowthatyouhaveaccesstoiTunesU,whichgivesyouaccesstodifferenteducationalcoursesfromallleadinguniversitiesforfree!DidyoudreamofstudyingatMIT,Oxford,Yale,orCambridge?Thisisyourchancetolearnvarioussubjectsfromthebestcollegesanduniversitiesintheworld.Learnmoreathttps://iTunesU.comSkillfeedIfyouarelookingtolearninganewskill,orimprovingonyourskillsinPhotoshop,orHTML,itoffersunlimitedaccesstohigh-qualityvideocoursesfromaworldwidecommunityofinstructors.Youhaveamonth’sfreetrial,afterwhichyouwillpayamonthlyfeetogainunlimitedaccesstoallcourses.SeemoreatAcademicEarthIthaslinkedtoover750onlinecoursesand8,500individualonlinelectures,givingstudentsofallagesaccesstocollegecoursestheymayotherwiseneverexperience.Whetherlearningexistingcoursework,orlearningforthesakeoflearning,anyonehasthefreedomtolearnattheirownpacefromworld-famousexperts,withoutbeingchargedmore.LearnmoreatUCBerkeleyItofferscoursesinbioengineering,Japanese,legalstudiesandpublichealth.Sincetheyarerecordingsofactuallectures,theylacklecturenotesandextramaterials.However,eachcoursehasaudiorecordingsoflecturesviaiTunesorvideorecordingsoflecturesviaYouTube.Learnmoreat21.LearnerswhochooseSkillfeedneedto________.A.equipthemselveswiththeabilitytousethecomputerB.paysomefeeiftheywanttocontinueafteramonthC.havesomeknowledgeofthedesignofwebsiteD.learntouploadtheirownhigh-qualityvideo22.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatAcademicEarth________.A.chargeslearnersnothingforanycourseB.hasmanylecturesgivenby8,500lecturersC.providescollegecoursesmainlytoyoungmenD.offerscollegecoursesatthelearners’convenience23.IfyouwanttoimproveyourskillofJapaneselanguage,youcanvisit________.BThankstoayoungwaiter,Irecentlyfoundafriendof20yearswasonceayo-yovirtuoso（大师）.“Oh,stopit!”JackiesaidwhenIstartedlaughingduringourdinner.“Iwas,too.AndIknewhowto‘WalktheDog.’”“Wow,really?”saidourwaiter,JumarioSimmons,flashingabigsmileatus.“Don’tencourageher,”Isaid.“Whatelsecouldyoudo?”heasked.“Idid‘RoundtheWorld,’”Jackiesaid,nowignoringmecompletely.“Thatwascradle（婴儿时期的）thing,too.”I’daskedJumariowhathedidwhenhewasn’twaitingontables.The24-year-oldwaiterwassosmartthatIknewtherehadtobemoretohisstory.Itturnsoutthathewonaregionalyo-yocompetitionlastyear.Healsogivesfreelessonstokids.“Itgivesthemsomethingtodo,”Jumariosaid.“Keepsthemoffthestreets.”Oneofthegreatthingsabouteatingoutisthetabletalkwithstrangers,whichremindsusthateveryonehasalifeandaname.ButtheotherdayIheardthatsomerestaurantsareendingthistalkbetweendinersandservers.Ilistenedtothereporterdescribehowtheirimprovementsareallowingcustomerstotextordersfromtheirtablestospeedupservice.Thereportergotmyattentionwiththissentence“Fiveminutesaftertyping‘I’mattable3’,amealarrivesatthetable.”Buttherewasn’ta“please”withthisorder,whichshouldhavebeenarequest.Ifyou’veeverwaitedontables,youknowthatthelastthingyouneedisyetanotherwayforacustomertobeunpleasant.Mostserversareoftenmediating（调解）betweencustomers’requestsforsubstitutionsandoverworkedcooks’accusationsoftreason（背叛）.Exceptathigh-endrestaurants,serversalsohavetowalkbackandforthlikemothersofpreschoolerssothatwemightconsiderthemworthyofalargeenoughtiptolifttheirpaytominimumwage.Textingaserverfromatableafewfeetawayisequaltomovingourfingersandshouting,“Hey,you!”Itwasrudein1957,andit’srudenow.Youwon’teverfindmetextingawaiterorwaitress.24.Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A.ThewaiterknowsJackiewell. B.Thewaiterisgoodatplayingyo-yo.C.Jackieplaysyo-yoinhersparetime. D.Theauthorhasagreatinterestinplayingyo-yo.25.Somerestaurantsallowdinerstotextaserverfromatableto________.A.improvetheirservice B.reducethecostofserviceC.showrespectfordiners D.stoptalksbetweendinersandservers26.What’sthelastbutoneparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thepayofservers. B.Theworkofservers. C.Thecustomers’request. D.Theworkofmothersofpreschoolers.27.Fromthepassage,theauthor’sattitudetowardstextingaserverfromatableis________.A.indifferentB.positiveC.curiousD.negativeCSomepeoplecollectstamps.Otherpeoplecollectworksofartormusicalinstruments.ButamanintheAmericanstateofMarylandcollectssecrets.Forthepast10years,peoplehavebeensendingFrankWarrenpostcardsandotherobjectswithsecretswrittenonthem.Henowhasamillionsecrets.“It’sadrawingofalift.Andthesecretsays:‘IfeelguiltywhenItakeliftsforonefloor,soIlimpwhenIgetout.’”Franksaid.Tenyearsago,Mr.WarrencreatedanartprojectcalledPostSecret.Peoplethenbegantosendhimpostcards,otherobjectsandemailstellingtheirsecrets.EverySunday,hechooses10secretsandputsthemonthewebsite.Mr.WarrensayshecreatedPostSecretsopeoplecouldsharetheirsecretsinasafeplace.“Iwasstrugglingwithsecretsinmyownlife.Anditwasbycreatingthissafeplacewhereotherscouldsharetheirsecretswithme,IthinkthatspacewassomethingIneededjustasmuchastheydid.”Hehaspublishedsixbooksfullofthesecretspeoplehavesharedwithhim.Onesecretineachbookishis.EricPerrydeliversmailfortheU.S.PostalService.HehasbroughtthousandsofsecretstoFrank’shomeoverthepastthreeyears.“IhaveacoupleofthebooksthatFrank’sgivenmeandI’vereadthemallandmyfamilyhasreadthemallandit’swild!”TheprojectitselfwasonceoneofFrank’ssecrets.HiswifeJandidn’tknowexactlywhathewasdoinguntilthefirstbookwaspublished.Thepublishertoldhimthattheaddresswasgoingtobeonthebook,andherefused.However,theaddresswastherejustbecauseofthecontractbetweenthem.ActuallyWarrenwasn’tveryhappyaboutthat.SomepeopletellFrankoftheirsecretdesiretokillthemselves.SoheandthePostSecretcommunityhaveraisedmorethan$1milliontohelppreventsuicides（自杀）.28.ItisimpliedinMr.Warren’swordsinParagraph2that________.A.thepersonwasashamedofusinganelevatorforonefloorB.AmericansarenotallowedtouseanelevatorforonefloorC.thepersonfeltguiltywhenpretendingtobeadisabledoneD.hehasreceiveddifferentsecretsaboutusinganelevator29.Mr.WarrencreatedPostSecretinorderto________.A.satisfyhiscuriosityaboutothers’secretsB.collectmorematerialsforhisseriesofbooksC.offerasafeplaceforpeopletosharetheirsecretsD.earnalotofmoneybysharingothers’secretsonline30.WhatdoweknowaboutEricPerryfromthepassage?A.HisfamilyareeagertocollectthebookswrittenbyFrank.B.HismainjobistodelivermailsandpostcardsforFrank.C.Hehasbeenapostmanwhohasagreatmanysecrets.D.HehasdevelopedagoodrelationshipwithFrank.31.WhatwasMr.Warren’ssecretaccordingtothepassage?A.Heoncetooktheliftonlyforonefloor.B.Heisinterestedincollectingothers’secrets.C.Hecreatedanartprojectwithouttellinghiswife.D.Hehelpedpreventothersfromcommittingsuicides.DInmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighly,believingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity（繁荣）.Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad;thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother;thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeople.Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself-worthreliedonhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthem,playingwellandwinningareoftenlife-and-deathaffairs.Intheirsingle-mindedpursuit（追求）ofsuccess,thedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.However,whilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceed,otherstakeanoppositeattitude.Inaculturewhichonlyvaluesthewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayers,theystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthosewhoareagainstcompetitionareyoungpeoplewhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.Teachingtheseyoungpeople,Ioftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottrying,theyalwayshaveanexcuse:“Imayhavelost,butitdoesn’tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.”Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlost,thatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearly,thisbeliefisthesameasthatoftruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sself-respectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.Bothareafraidofnotbeingvalued.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodisappearcanwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.32.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.Competition!WhyFriendsTurnintoEnemiesB.Competition!WhatSelf-respectDependsonC.NewMeaningFoundinCompetitionD.TwoMistakenBeliefsaboutCompetition33.Whydosomeyoungpeoplesufferingfromcompetitivepressuresseekfailure?A.Becausetheyareawarethattheywillnotsucceedincompetition.B.Becausetheydon’tthinkitworthwhiletocompetewithothers.C.Becausetheyareafraidthattheywouldnotbevaluediftheylost.D.Becausetheyarefedupwiththegreateffortsneededtocompetewithothers.34.Whichofthefollowingwilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?A.Oneshouldtreatcompetitionasalife-and-deathaffair.B.Oneshouldmakeeveryefforttoavoidcompetition.C.Oneshouldgetridofthefearoffailureincompetition.D.Oneshouldbegivenrewardsaftercompetingwithothers.35.Thetruecompetitorsandthosewithadesiretofailbothbelieve________.A.one’sself-worthcomesfromhowwellheperformsincomparisonwithothersB.one’sdreamcanbeachievedifhehasmasteredgoodcommunicationskillsC.one’sfailurehappenswhenheissufferingfromemotionalproblemsD.one’ssuccessisbasedonhowhardhehastried第二节（共5小题；每题2分，总分值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正确选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Foralotofparents,sendingtheirkidsofftocollegeisabittersweetexperience.Ithinkalotofteenagersheadtocollegewithoutanyideaabouthowmoneyworks.Don’tletthathappentoyourcollegekid.Helpthemunderstandtheseissuesbeforetheystepintothatfirstclass.·Budget,budget,budget.36Sostartbymakingsureyouunderstandbudgetingandhavebeguntouseitaspartofyourfinancialplan.·Independencemeansresponsibility.Livingawayfromhomemeansyouhavetotakecareofyourself.37Fooddoesn’tjustdropoutofthesky,andgasdoesn’tmagicallyappearintheircar.Independencemeansresponsibility.·38Evenifyourkidisgoingtoasmallcommunitycollege,they’llstillprobablyhaveafewthousanddollarsoftuitiontopay.Ifyoubreakitdown,oneclasscancost$1,000attheveryminimum!Andthatdoesn’tevenincludebooks.·Chooseamajorwisely.39Thisisn’tamustbeforetheysteponcampus,butsimplyplantaseedthatgetsthemstartedthinkingaboutwhattheywanttodowiththeirlife.Youdon’twantthemgraduatingwithadegreethatleavesthemunfulfilledorunabletofindajob.·Friendsmatter.40Whoyouhangoutwithdefinitelyinfluenceshowyouspendmoneyandthedecisionsyoumake.Withoutbeingoverbearing,remindthemhowimportantitistohavepositivefriendswhobuildthemupinsteadofbringingthemdown.Remember,asaparent,justbethereforsupportandtostrengthentheseprinciplesthroughouttheircollegeexperience.A.Collegeisn’tcheap.B.Cherishyouropportunity.C.Helpyourteenagerfindhisorherpassion.D.However,notallfriendscanbereallydependedon.E.Newfriendsmeannewopportunitiesandsocialsituations.F.Doyourbesttoprepareyoursonordaughterforwhatthatmeans.G.Ifyouaren’tusingabudget,it’llbedifficulttoconvinceyourkidtouseone.第三局部英语知识运用（共两节，总分值45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每题l.5分，总分值30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Oneday,asIwasgettingintomycar,awomanstoppedbesidemeandaskedifIwasgoingnorth.Iwasn’t41Iaskedherwhereshewantedtogo.Shetoldmethatshehad42herbusandhadtowalk.I43hertogetinandsaidIwouldbehappytotakeher.AsIstarted44,Ithoughttomyself,“Iamnotina45,”soIaskedtheladywhather46destinationwas.Shewasgoingtoworkandwasrunning47.SoItoldherthatIwould48todrivehertoworksothatshewouldn’tbelate!“Ican’t49youaredoingthis,”shesaid.“Thisissucha50gift.Ijustmovedherethreeweeksagoandyouareso51!”Asweneartheoffice52wheresheworked,I53sheputherhandintoherbagforsomething.Iaskedherwhatshewas54.Shesaid,“Imusthave55mylunchbagathome.”Ihadjustboughtmy56.“Here’salunch,”IsaidasIgavehera57andhandedhermybagfromthebackseat.Shegavemeahugasshegotoutofthe58.Shesaid,“Myhusbanddiedafewmonthsagoandthisisasignthatthingswillbe59forme.Thankyou.”Idrovebackhomewithmy60singingandabigsmileonmyface!41.A.and B.since C.until D.but42.A.broken B.missed C.lost D.sold43.A.invited B.expected C.encouraged D.begged44.A.driving B.moving C.running D.going45.A.hurry B.luck C.way D.rest46.A.last B.real C.favorite D.final47.A.busily B.late C.fast D.early48.A.refuse B.remember C.offer D.start49.A.believe B.doubt C.wonder D.think50.A.cheap B.nice C.simple D.small51.A.friendly B.patient C.worried D.strict52.A.house B.store C.apartment D.building53.A.said B.understood C.noticed D.knew54.A.givingout B.lookingfor C.findingout D.askingfor55.A.left B.made C.saved D.taken56.A.supper B.lunch C.breakfast D.bag57.A.hug B.prize C.present D.smile58.A.shop B.office C.car D.bus59.A.good B.hard C.interesting D.true60.A.life B.body C.mind D.heart第II卷(共50分)第二节（共10小题；每题1.5分，总分值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（不多于3个单词）。Whatdopeopledowiththeirold,outofdatebutstillusefulcomputers?Mostpeopledon’tknow61todowiththem.Manyoldcomputersareputawayinhomes.Manymore62(throw)awayas

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65(recycle)theirusedproducts.And70%ofcomputerwastemustberecycled.Theideabehindthelaws66(be)thatcomputercompaniesthemselvesshouldpayforthecost.Thatwillencouragethemtomakecomputers67(easy)torepairandupgrade(升级).

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needthem.Givingausedcomputertooneoftheseorganizationscanturnoneperson’srubbish70someoneelse'susefulthingsandcutdownwaste,too.第四局部写作（共两节，总分值35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每题1分，总分值10分）假设英语课上教师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。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合(^)，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—横线，并在该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。Ialwaysthinkmymotherisalsoyourgoodfriend.WhenIlosemyfirsttooth,whenIfoundafriend,andwhenIfellofffrommybike,shewasthere.ShewasproudwhenIsucceededbutsupportivewhenIfailed.Shealwayslistenedme.SheseemedtoknowwhenIwasaskingforadvicesandwhenIjustneededagoodcry.Weactualsharedexperiences,hopes,sadnessandfears.Shemademefeltthatmyopinionswereneversmallandsilly.Sheneverforgottotellmewhatshebelievedinme.Nowmymotherisfacingwithsomedifficultiesinlife.IwanttotellhereverythingwillbeOKandIbelieveinher,too.第二节书面表达（总分值25分）假设你是高三学生李华，毕业后想去康奈尔大学（CornellUniversity）深造。请结合以下要点给康奈尔大学的负责人写一封电子邮件，希望获得奖学金。1.自我介绍，包括英语水平、独立生活的能力以及与人沟通的能力；2.希望获得奖学金；3.希望得到答复。注意：1.词数100左右，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearSirorMadam,I’mLiHua.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua

第一学期赣州市十三县（市）期中联考高三英语试卷参考答案听力1-5BACBC6-10BABAB11-15BBCAB16-20CBABC阅读理解21—23BDB24—27BABD28—31ACDC32—35DCCA36—40GFACE完形填空41—45DBAAA46—50DBCAB51—55ADCBA56—60BDCAD语法填空61.what;62.arethrown;63.tobring;64.companies;65.recycling;66.is;67.easier;68.them;69.The/Those;70.into.短文改错71.your改为my;72.lose改为lost;73.去掉from;74.but改为and;75.me前加to;76.advices改为advice;77.actual改为actually;78.felt改为feel;79.what改为that或者删除what;80.facing改为faced.书面表达DearSirorMadam,I’mLiHua.I’mwritinginthehopeofobtainingascholarshipinCornellUniversityforthebachelor’sdegree.AsastraightAstudent,Ihaveagoodcommandofbothscienceandarts,especiallyEnglish.I’vepassedTOEFLwithanexcellentscore.Apartfrommyoutstandingacademicachievements,Itakepartinvariousafter-classactivitiestoimprovemysocialskillsandbroadenmyhorizons,thuspreparingmeforanindependentlife.Furthermore,childasIam,I’mwillingtohelpothers.Allinall,IbelieveIhavetheappropriatequalificationsandexperienceformyfurtherstudy.Thanksforyourtimeandconsideration.I’dappreciateitifmyapplicationcouldbeapprovedof.Yourssincerely,LiHua听力原文Text1M:Jerry,willyoustayfordinnerwithus?W: I’mafraidnot.Ihaveameetingatfouro’clock.It’stwentytofour.Imustgonow.Text2M:Itseemsdifficultforustostopataxiinthecitycenter,especiallyintherushhour.W:Whynotwaitforabusatthestop.Text3W:Shallwegotothecinemaafterdinner,Mario?M:I’dloveto,butIhavesomethingelsetodo.I’llmakeaspeechatthemeetingtomorrow.Text4W:Igotothelibraryonceortwice.Idon’tlikestudyatthelibrary.M:NeitherdoI.ButIliketoreadsportsmagazinesthere.Text5M:Lindaisquiet,butherbrothertalkstoomuch.W：Yes,you’reright.Andheisn’tfriendly,either.Text6M:Hi,welcomeback.Howwasyourtrip?W:Great,thoughweflewalot.M:SoyoulandedinSanFranciscothefirstday?W:Yeah.WestaytherefortwodaysandonthethirddayweflewtoLosAngeles.M:DidyoustayinNewYork.W:Sure.WestayedthereforfourdaysandleftforToronto.AndwefinishedourtravelinSydneyandthenflewbacktoLondon.Text7W:We’regoingtohaveapartyontheeveningofMay3rd,nextThursdayevening.M:Whatfor,ifImayknow?W:TocelebratetheMay4thMovement.Wehavealsoinvitedsomefamouspeopletocometheparty.M:Isupposesomepopstarsorsportsstarswillcome.W:No,Imeansomefamouswriterswillcome.M:I’mverygladtohearthat.Thenwhatshallwebedoing?W:Well,we’llbejustbesittingaroundafireandlisteningtothespeechesmadebythewinnersofthespeechcontest.M:Fine.Text8W:Heytaxi!Ah,great.Thanksforpull