选修7第1-2单元阶段验收题 2021-2022学年高中英语人教版选修七

选修7第1一2单元阶段验收题2021-2022学年高中英语人教版选修七

第一部分：听力（30分）

第一节（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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题

和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whenwillthemangethome?

A.Atnoon.B.Thisevening.C.Intheafternoon.

2.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Futurelife.B.Azoo.C.Ahotel.

3.Whatwillthespeakersdotomorrow?

A.Playtennis.B.Goswimming.C.Playbadminton.

4.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Athome.B.Inasupermarket.C.Inarestaurant.

5.Whowillhelpthewoman?

A.Mr.Green.B.Anna.C.Mike.

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，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.Whatdoesthewomanprefertoread?

A.ANewspaper.B.AMagazine.C.ABook.

7.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Reading.B.Flyingacrosstheocean.C.Swimming.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatisthemanplanningtodo?

A.Togotoanotherschool.B.Tohaveajob.

C.Tobuyanewbike.

9.WhatdoesthemanthinkofSaintHighSchool?

A.It'salargeschool.B.It'sanexcellentschool.

C.Therearetoomanystudentsinthatschool.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

A.Makecelebrationslessstressful.B.Makecelebrationsmoreinteresting.

C.Makecelebrationslessfocusedongifts.

11.Whatwillthespeakerscelebratenext?

A.Theman'sbirthday.B.ChristmasDay.C.Amy'sbirthday.

12.Wherewillthespeakersprobablygo?

A.Toazoo.B.Toanamusementpark.C.Toamuseum.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatfooddoesthemansuggest?

A.Pizza.B.Sandwiches.C.Mini-burgers.

14.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodolater?

A.Decoratethecake.B.Makeacake.C.Buysomedrinks.

15.Whydoesthemanplantobuythedecorationslate?

A.Heisbusypreparingthefood.B.HeplanstosurpriseAlice.

C.HeneedsAlice'shelpwiththat.

16.WhatarethespeakersgoingtobuyforAlice?

A.Asmartphone.B.Aminirobot.C.Astorybook.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.HowoldwasIsabellaBeatonwhenshemarried?

A.18.B.20.C.23.

18.Whatdidshedo?

A.Apublisher.B.Awriter.C.Areporter.

19.Whatcanweknowabouthereditingworkat23?

A.Verydangerous.B.Ratherhuge.C.Soexciting.

20.Whatmightbethereasonforherdeath?

A.Caraccident.B.Heartdisease.C.Childbirth.

第二部分：阅读理解（35分）

I.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。（35分）

（A）

Somepeoplesaythatthebestwaytoreducethesizeofyourwaististodostomach

exercise.Manypeoplebelievethatwhenspecificmusclesareexercised,thefatty

tissues（组织）intheimmediateareaareburnedup.Thetruthisthatexerciseburnsfat

fromalloverthebodyandnotfromonespecificarea.Ofcourse,ifyoureducethefat

throughoutyourbody,youwillcertainlyseeresultsaroundyourwaisttoo.

Somepeoplebelievethatyouneedtoexercisetwiceaweekinordertokeepa

sufficientlevelofphysicalfitness.However,studiesdirectedbyAmericanscientists

showthatunexercisedmuscleslosetheirstrengthveryquickly.Within48to72hours,

youmustusethemusclesagaintoreestablish（重建）thegoodphysicaleffects.And

whatdoesthatmeantoyou?Americanscientistsconcludedthatwhiledailyexerciseis

mosthelpful,exercisingeveryotherdayorthreedaysaweekwillkeepasufficientlevel

ofphysicalfitness.

Isittruethatyouburnmorecaloriesrunningonemilethanwalkingthesamedistance?

Theanswerisno.Thetruthisthatyouusethesameamountofenergywhetheryouwalk

orrunthemile,sinceinbothcasesyouaremovingthesameweightandthesame

distance.Thespeeddoesnotmatter.Ofcourse,ifyourunratherthanwalkfor30

minutes,youwillcovermoredistance,andthereforeburnmorecalories.

Ifyourbreathingdoesn'treturntonormalwithin5minutesafteryoufinishexercising,

youhaveexercisedtoomuch.Fiveminutesorsoafterexercising,yourbreathingshould

benormal,yourheartshouldn'tbebeatingloudly,andyoushouldn'tbetired.

1.Ifyouwanttoreducethefataroundyourwaist,youshould

A.dostomachexerciseB.exercisethewaist

C.exerciseallthemusclesofyourbodyD.runfastfor30minutes

2.Fromthesecondparagraph,welearnthat__.

A.weonlyneedtoexercisetwiceaweek

B.weshouldexercisethreetimesaweek

C.muscleslosetheirstrengthafter48hours

D.weshouldexerciseeveryotherday,orthreedaysaweek

3.WhichofthefollowingisTrue?

A.Youwilllosemoreweightrunningonehourthanwalkingonehour.

B.Whetheryourunonemileorwalkthesamedistance,youusethesameamount

ofenergy.

C.Youwilllosemoreweightrunningonemilethanwalkingthesamedistance.

D.BothAandB.

4.Ifyouhaveexercisedtoomuch,__.

A.yourbreathingwilltakelongerthan5minutestoreturntonormalafteryoufinish

exercising

B.yourbreathingw川returntonormalwithin5minutesafterfinishingexercising

C.yourheartwillnotbebeatingloudly

D.youwillbetootiredtomove

(B)

Aftergivingatalkatahighschool,Iwasaskedtopayavisittoaspecialstudent.An

illnesshadkepttheboyhome,buthehadexpressedaninterestinmeetingme.Iwas

tolditwouldmeanagreatdealtohim,soIagreed.

Duringthenine-miledrivetohishome,IfoundoutsomethingaboutMatthew.He

hadmusculardystrophy(肌肉萎缩症).Whenhewasborn,thedoctortoldhisparents

thathewouldnotlivetofive,andthentheyweretoldhewouldnotmakeittoten.Now

hewasthirteen.HewantedtomeetmebecauseIwasagold-medalpowerlifter,andI

knewaboutovercomingobstaclesandgoingformydreams.

IspentoveranhourtalkingwithMatthew.Neveroncedidhecomplainorask,"Why

me".Hespokeaboutwinningandsucceedingandgoingforhisdreams.Obviously,he

knewwhathewastalkingabout.Hedidn'tmentionthathisclassmateshadmadefunof

himbecausehewasdifferent.Hejusttalkedabouthishopesforthefuture,andhow

onedayhewantedtoliftweightswithme.Whenwehadfinishedtalking,Iwenttomy

briefcaseandpulledoutthefirstgoldmedalIhadwonandputitaroundhisneck.Itold

himhewasmoreofawinnerandknewmoreaboutsuccessandovercomingobstacles

thanIeverwould.Helookedatitforamoment,thentookitoffandhandeditbacktome.

Hesaid,"Youareachampion.Youearnedthatmedal.SomedaywhenIgettothe

Olympicsandwinmyownmedal,Iwillshowittoyou."

LastsummerIreceivedaletterfromMatthew'sparentstellingmethatMatthewhad

passedaway.Theywantedmetohavealetterhehadwrittentomeafewdaysbefore：

DearDick,

MymumsaidIshouldsendyouathank-youletterforthepictureyousentme.Ialso

wanttoletyouknowthatthedoctorstellmethatIdon'thavelongtoliveanymore,but

IstillsmileasmuchasIcan.

ItoldyousomedaythatIwouldgototheOlympicsandwinagoldmedal,butIknow

nowIw川nevergettodothat.However,IknowI'machampion,andGodknowsthat

too.WhenIgettoHeaven,Godwillgivememymedalandwhenyougetthere,Iwill

showittoyou.Thankyouforlovingme.

Yourfriend,

Matthew

5.Theboylookedforwardtomeetingtheauthorbecause__.

A.hewasalsogoodatweightlifting

B.hewantedtogettotheOlympicsandwinamedal

C.hewasoneoftheauthor'sfans

D.headmiredtheauthorverymuch

6.Theunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphprobablymeansthat__.

A.theboynevercomplainedabouthowunluckyhewastohavethisdisease

B.theboynevercomplainedaboutnotbeingabletogotoschool

C.theboynevercomplainedwhytheauthorhadnevercometoseehimbefore

D.theboynevercomplainedaboutnotgettingamedal

7.Fromthepassagewelearnthat__.

A.Matthewwasanathlete

B.Matthewwasanoptimisticanddeterminedboy

C.TheauthorusedtohavethesamediseaseasMatthewhad

D.Matthewbecameachampionbeforehedied

8.Matthewdidn'taccepttheauthor'smedalbecause__.

A.hethoughtitwastooexpensive

B.hewassurethathecouldwinoneinthefuture

C.hethoughtitwasofnousetohimashewoulddiesoon

D.hewouldnotbepitiedbyothers

（C）

AngadRekhi,agraduatestudentandanassistantprofessorofelectrical

engineering,hasdevelopedawake-upreceiver.Thiswake-upreceiverhasmany

potentialapplications,particularlyindesigningthenextgenerationofnetworked

devices,includingsocalled"smart"devicesthatcancommunicatedirectlywithone

anotherwithouthumanintervention（介入）.

Onceattachedtoadevice,awake-upreceiverlistensforauniqueultrasonic（超

磬波）patternthattellsitwhentoturnthedeviceon.Itneedsonlyaverysmallamountof

powertomaintainthisconstantlistening,soitstillsavesenergyoverallwhileextending

thebatterylifeofthelargerdevice.Awell-designedwake-upreceiveralsoallowsthe

devicetobeturnedonfromasignificantdistance.

Giventheincreasedinterestinnetworkeddevices,researchersandindustry

organizationsarestartingtodefinewhatfeaturesandtechniqueswillbecomestandard.

Regardlessofwhetherthisultrasoundwake-upreceiverisamongthesestandard

designs,itislikelywake-upreceiversofsomekindwillbecombinedintocommercial

applicationssoon.

Bycomparison,theultrasoundwake-upreceiverrequiresabatterybuthasmuch

greaterrangethanthewirelesslypowereddevices,whilestillmaintainingalonglifetime

duetoextremelylowpowerdraw.Thesetwotechnologies-wirelesspowerandwake-up

receivers—wouldlikelyservedifferentpurposesbutbothindicateataturningpointin

devicesthatmakeuptheInternetofThings(物联网).

"Inlightofalong-promisedfuturewhereinterconnected,autonomous,widespread

andunremarkabletechnologiesmakelifeeasier,thenetworkeddevicesavailablenow,

likevideodoorbellsandapp-enabledlights,seemlikeratherslightadvances."the

researcherssaid.Theybelievetechnologiesliketheirscouldhelpcrossthegapbetween

theInternetofThingsasweknowitandtheInternetofThingsatitsbest—whateverthat

maybe.

9.Whichofthefollowingisanadvantageofthewake-upreceiver?

A.Itrequiresnosignal.B.Itisverypowersaving.

C.Itcanmakethebatterylarger.D.Itmustbefixedtoanotherdevice.

10.Whatdoweknowaboutbycomparingthewirelesspowerwithwake-up

receivers?

A.Onecanreplacetheother.B.Thewake-upreceiverisbetter.

C.Bothhavetheirownadvantages.D.Thewirelesslypowereddevicehas

moreuses.

11.Whatdotheresearchersfeelabouttheirtechnologiesmentionedinthelast

paragraph?

A.TheymaketheInternetcheaper.

B.TheymaketheInternetmorepopular.

C.TheyarenotusefuldevicesfortheInternet.

D.TheyarebeneficialtotheuseoftheInternet.

(D)

Weuserobotsfortaskslikebuildingcarsandsortingmails,butcanweusethemas

stand-upcomedians（罩口相声演员）inthefuture?OnerobotcalledRoboThespian

hasbeentryingoutsomejokes.

ResearchersfromQueenMaryUniversityofLondonorganizedRobThespian's

performancestotestwhetheritcouldbeasfunnyasahuman.

TheelectroniccomedianwentonstageforashowwithBritishcomediansAndrew

O'NeillandTierneyDourer,performingthesamejokesasDourerbutwithafew

changes—itisarobotafterall.Therobothassomeadvantagesoverhumancomedians,

too.

"Weusedcomputervisionandaudiosoftwaretonoticetheresponseofeach

audiencemember,somethingahumancomediancannotdo,"saidKalsominesKateas,

therobot'sprogrammer."Themachineusedthisinformationtodecidewhotolookatand

whichgesturestouse."

Therobotalsohasotheradvantagesoverhumancomedians.Impressionsofother

peopleandsoundsareverypopularwaysforperformerstogetlaughs,andaccordingto

NewScientistreporterCelesteBeaver,therobotcanperformrecordedsoundbysimply

playingitback.ItcanalsoactoutprogrammedpiecesfromShakespeareorjustabout

anythingelse.

“Anotheroftherobot'sadvantagesismoresurprising.BecauseIfeellessempathy

（同感）forRobThespianthanforthehumancomedians,Ifeelmorerelaxedduringhis

performances,"Beaveradded.Andofcourse,RobThespianisunlikelytofeelas

nervousasothercomedians,orbeaffectedtoobadlybyanaudiencemembershouting

atit.

TheQueenMaryresearcherssaythey'remostinterestedinhowaudiencescanbe

partofliveperformances.Sointhefuture,wemaybewatchingrobotsperforming

exactlytheshowwewanttosee.Doyouthinkit'stimefortherobottowritesomemore

jokes?

12.WhywasRobThespianoriginallydeveloped?

A.Tohelphumancomediansperformbetteronstage.

B.Tofindoutifrobotscouldunderstandhumanjokes.

C.Toseeifrobotscouldperformlikehumancomedians.

D.Toassisthumancomedianstomakeupsomebetterjokes.

13.WhenRobThespiangaveperformancesonstage，it__.

A.imitatedtheaudience'svoicestomakethemlaugh

B.wasaffectedeasilybyanaudiencemembershoutingatit

C.performedthesamejokesasDourerbutwithafewchanges

D.recordedeachaudiencemember'sreactionandactedaccordingly

14.WhatdoesCelesteBevierthinkofrobotcomedians?

A.Hebelievesthefutureofcomedyliesinthem.

B.Heconsiderstheirjokesasratherpoorandboring.

C.Hethinkstheyaren'tsuitableforliveperformances.

D.Hefeelsmorecomfortablewatchingtheirperformances.

15.Whatisthearticlemainlytalkingabout?

A.TherobotcomedianRobThespiananditsadvantages.

B.Robottechnologyusedtohelpuswithourfuturedailytasks.

C.Predictionsofthecomedyofthefutureandconcernsaboutit.

D.Acomparisonbetweenhumancomediansandrobotcomedians.

II.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。（5分）

_1_.Thetimeandmoneythatdoctorsspendontheirmedicaleducationareprobably

onereasonforthisproblem.Avisittoadoctor'sofficecostsfromfifteentofiftydollars.It

isimpossibletopayforthemedicalcaretheyneed._2_.Mostdoctors,however,

disagree.Theysaythattheywererequiredtostudymedicineforalongtime.Tuition（学

费）formanyyearsofmedicaleducationcostsalotofmoney.Doctorssaythatitis

necessaryformostmedicalstudentstoborrowmoneyfromabanktopaytheirtuition.

_3_,youngdoctorsneedalotofmoneyfortheirwork._4_.Thereforeitispossiblethat

thehighcostofmedicalcareinAmericanisunnecessary._5_.

A.ItispossibleforthepoorpeopletoseethedoctorinAmerica

B.ManypeopleintheUnitedStatesthinkthatdoctorsareoverpaid

C.Onewaytolowercostswouldbetohavemedicalschoolsthatarefreeorhavelow

tuition

D.Theyarenotwillingtopayhightuitionforthedoctors

E.ThecostofmedicalcareintheUnitedStatesisveryhigh

F.Becausethismoneymustberepaidtothebank

G.So,theychargepeoplehighpricesformedicalcare

第三部分：语言知识运用（50分）

I.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。（30分）

Attheageofforty-five,mywell-orderedlifebecamefullofchanges.Aftertwenty-two

yearsofworkingina_1_,aplantouselessstaff_2_theunemploymentofoverone

hundredpeople,Ibeingoneofthem.

Myoncesecurefuturebecame_3_.However,Iwasnotasingleparent,_4_the

familydidnotdependonlyonmyincome.Mymottohasalwaysbeen"Changeisgood;

changeisprogress",butwhenit_5_mylivelihood,Ihadtochangeitto"_6_change

andmakethemostofit".Fromthebeginning,I_7_tolookonthismatternotas_8_luck,

butasawelcomeopportunity.Irefusedtobecomesorry;_9_,Iactivelyplannedtodo

somethingnewanddifferent.

Havingapositiveattitudemadeallthe_10_inthewayIpursued（追求）thefuture.

First,Idecidedto_11_tocollegeandgraduatemanyyearslaterthanIshouldhave.

Doingthisatmyagetookmorethanalittle_12_.Notbeingagraduatehad_13_heldme

backinmycareerinthebank,butnowitwasapersonalgoalIlongedto_14_.Withalot

ofdetermination,Iwenttoeveningclassesandbecameanadult_15_.Intheclass,I

becamemoreandmoreconfident.Duringthistime,I_16_thatnomatterwhatlife

throwsinourway,personalgrowthneverstops.

ThesecondthingIdidtoimprovemyinner-selfwastoreevaluate（重新评估）my

_17_life.Itusedtobefilledwithendlessandmeaninglessevents.Butnow,myheart

andlifearecompletelyaroundpeopleI_18_.

Thelossofmyjobledtosome_19_changesinmylife.Revisitingthepastmade

_20_forthefuture.IrealizethatIhaveacceptedthechangeandammakingthemostof

it.

1.A.factoryB.companyC.bankD.school

2.A.setasideB.ledtoC.madeupD.tookoff

3.A.clearB.brightC.boringD.uncertain

4.A.soB.orC.ifD.but

5.A.destroyedB.improvedC.affectedD.offered

6.A.MakeB.AcceptC.BringD.Collect

7.A.choseB.consideredC.happenedD.pretended

8.A.specialB.rareC.badD.good

9.A.besidesB.insteadC.anywayD.however

10.A.differenceB.decisionC.effortD.use

11.A.attendB.turnC.returnD.admit

12.A.timeB.riskC.chanceD.courage

13.A.sometimesB.everC.alwaysD.never

14.A.findB.arriveC.achieveD.discover

15.A.studentB.teacherC.managerD.monitor

16.A.hopedB.realizedC.believedD.suggested

17.A.newB.dailyC.futureD.past

18.A.careforB.joininC.standforD.lookat

19.A.normalB.positiveC.confidentD.unsure

20.A.changeB.progressC.roomD.promise

II.阅读下面材料，在空白处填入单词或括号内单词的正确形式（每空不超过3个单词）。

（20分）

Thedaythatyouenjoyallthe_1_(satisfy)ofhavingallthehouseworkdonebya

robotmightstillbeafewdecadesoff.Butincreasingly,engineersaresaying_2_robots

aregoingtomaketheleapfromthefactoryfloortoyourfamilyroom.

BillGatesonce_3_(predict)the"DawnoftheAgeofRobots".What'sbehindthis

newera?It'spartly_4_matteroftechnology.Devices_5_canrecognizeandrespond

toahumanvoicehavebeendeveloped.Therearenowafewdifferentwaysforrobots

_6_(move)around.Theycanwalk,crawlorrideonwheels.They_7_(make)

smallerandsmallerthesedaysandalsobecomingmoreandmoreefficient.

Abiggerpartofthestoryisonthedemandside.Fromthe1950s_8_thetelevision

remotecontrolwasinvented,peoplearoundtheworldhavetirelesslysearchedforways

togetlazier.Also_9_(consider)theincreasingwealthofpeople,engineersbelieve

thetimeappearsripetointroducerobotstoeaseourdailylives.Robotswilldobasic

houseworksuch_10_cleaningorgardening,orjusthelpyouhavemorefunonthe

basketballcourt.

第四部分：写作(35分)

I.短文改错。(15分)

下面短文中共有10处错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个符号(八)，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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每句不超过两个错误；

2.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

3.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

ItisfiveyearsnowsinceIgraduatefromNo.3HighSchool.LastSaturday,theclass

thatIwasonheldaget-together,whichtookusalongtimeprepare.Itwasindeednot

easytogetinthetouchwitheverybodyandsetawelltimeforallofus.Weallenjoyed

thispreciousdaygreatly,rememberthetimewespenttogetherandthepeoplethey

werefamiliarto.Itwasapitywhichsomeofuswerenotpresentastheyhadgoneabroad

forfurtherstudies,buttheycalledbackorsentgreetingcardfromdifferent

places.

II.书面表达。（20分）

当今，很多青少年拥有手机。一些青少年沉迷玩手机，与身边的老师和同学缺乏正常

的交流。针对这一现象，你打算为校报写一篇稿件。内容包括：

1.青少年使用手机的情况；

2.分析沉迷于玩手机带来的副作用；

3.针对这个现象提出建议。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

选修7第1—2单元阶段验收题答案

听力录音原文

第一节

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题

和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.W：Mike,theysaidtheywouldsendarepairmanthisafternoon.ButIwon'tbe

homeuntillateintheevening.Howaboutyou?

M：Well,IguessI'dhavetogethomeatnoonandwaitforhim.

2.W：HaveyouheardoftheFlyZooHotelinHangzhou?

M：Yes.ItisAlabama'sfirst"futurehotel".Nopeopleworktherebutrobots.Iexpect

tostaythereoneday.

3.M：Alice,wouldyouliketoplaytennisorbadmintontomorrow?

W：Neither.I'vebeeninterestedinswimmingwithmybrotherthesedays.Wouldyou

liketojoinustomorrow?

M：Soundsgood.

4.W：Canyoupassmetwoeggs,please?

M：Sure.Anythingelse?

W：Yes.Givemesomesugarandchocolate.Noweverythingisreadyformysuper

chocolatepie.Let'sstart.

5.W：Excuseme,Jim.Couldyougivemesomeadviceaboutthedesign?

M：I'dloveto,butIreallyhavetogetMr.Green'sreportdone.MaybeMikeis

available.

W：That'sright.IsawhimcomebackwithAnnafromtheirlunchbreak.

第二节

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，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。

M：You'reonaplaneandyou'reflyingacrosstheocean.Whatwouldyoupreferto

read：anewspaper,amagazineorabook?

W：Abook,definitely.

M：Abook,whyabook?

W：Ilovereadingbooks.IhavetoreadeverynightbeforeIgotosleepforabout30

minutes,soIreallyenjoyreadingandIfindthatIemotionallyengagewiththebookand

what'shappeninginthebookandIforgetthefactthatI'mona12hourintercontinental

flight.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

M：I'mthinkingaboutgoingtoanotherschoolinmid-term.

W：Ithoughtyoulikedourschool.Whydoyouwanttogotoanotherschool?

M：I'mmovingtoanothertown.It'salongwayfrommynewhousetoourschool.

W：Sowhichschooldoyouwanttogoto?HowaboutSaintHighSchool?

M：I'veheardofitbefore.It'saverygoodschool.Ineedtogothereandtalktothe

principalfirst.

W：Youareright.PerhapsIcangowithyou.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

M：Don'tyouthinkthatpeoplearetoomaterialisticduringholidayslikeChristmas?

W：Whatdoyoumean?

M：Everyonefocusesongifts,butsometimesthespiritofcelebrationislost.We

shouldreallyfocusonbeingwithourfamiliesandthemeaningoftheholiday,insteadof

gettinggifts.

W：Yes.You'reright.

M：Let'smakeapromise.Onthenextholidayorbirthday,wewon'tbuyany

presents.Wecandosomethingspecial,likegoingtothemuseum.Itwillbemore

interesting.

W：Thatsoundsfun!Ithinkthekidswillloveit!

M：Let'ssee,whatisournextholidayorbirthday?

W：It'sAmy'sbirthday.Shehasbeenaskingmetogototheamusementparkfora

longtime.

M：Great.Iguesswecandothatforherbirthday.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

M：Haveyoudecidedwhatfoodwe'regoingtohaveforthepartytomorrow

afternoon?

W：Howaboutpizzaandsandwiches?Ithinkeverybodylikesthose.

M：Yes,that'sagoodidea,butwhydon'twealsohavesomemini-burgers?Kids

lovethem!

W：OK,let'sdothat.I'vemadethecake,butIhaven'tdecoratedit.Wouldyoulike

tohelpmewiththat?

M：I'dloveto!WhatdoIhavetodo?

W：rilshowyoulater.Haveyouboughtdrinks?

M：Notyet,butI'mgoingtobuysomethisevening.Andsomepartydecorations.I

don'twanttobuytheseearlybecauseit'sasurpriseparty.

W：That'sright!Wecanputthedecorationsuptomorrow,whenAliceisatschool.