新教材2020-2021学年高中英语外研版选择性必修第三册单元测试卷：Unit 4　A glimpse of the future

Unit4单元测试卷

（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，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.WhogotthefirstplaceintheEnglishexam?

A.Bruce.B.Alice.

C.Someoneelse.

2.Wherearetheystandingnow?

A.Inabookstore.

B.Nearapostoffice.

C.Outsideaclothingshop.

3.Whenwilltheheadmasterbein?

A.At9：45.B.At10：45.

C.At11：45.

4.Whichofthefollowingismentioned?

A.Amousepad.B.Alaptopbag.

C.amicrophone.

5.Whatcanwelearnfromthedialogue?

A.Thereisatrafficjamnow.

B.TheVoiceofChinaisonTVnow.

C.Theycanbehomebefore9o'clock.

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，各个小题将给出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.Whatdoesthemanorder?

A.Cheeseburgersandfries.

B.Hotdogsandfries.

C.Sandwichesandsodas.

7.Howmuchdoesthemangivethewomanasatip?

A.Threedollars.B.Twodollars.

C.Onedollar.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whydidthemancometotheplay?

A.Helikesthemusicandsongsintheplay.

B.Hispreviousworkmateisintheplay.

C.Headmiresthedirectoroftheplay.

9.Whatdoestheman'sfriendinvitehimtodo?

A.Meethispastclassmate.

B.Askthestarsforsignatures.

C.Attendabigpartyforthecast.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Wherewillthetwospeakersgofirst?

A.TheDianLake.

B.TheWesternHills.

C.YunnanNationalitiesVillages.

11.WhatarewonderfulinYunnanNationalitiesVillages?

A.Thepeoples'waysoflife.

B.Theartsandhandicrafts.

C.Thespecialandlocalproducts.

12.OnwhichdaywillthetwospeakersgototheStoneForest?

A.Thesecondday.B.Thethirdday.

C.Thefourthday.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhydoesElizabethlookworriedtoday?

A.Shehaslostherwallet.

B.Herflighthasbeencancelled.

C.Shehasleftheridentitycardathome.

14.WhatdoesElizabethplantodo?

A.Gotothepolicestation.

B.Visitsomescenicspots.

C.Leavethecountrysoon.

15.WheredidElizabethgolastnight?

A.Thehospital.B.Thetheatre.

C.Thecompany.

16.Whatwillthemandoforher?

A.Callhisuncle.

B.Putanadvertisement.

C.Treatthewomantobreakfast.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhydidJackieRobisonchangebaseballforeverinAmerica?

A.Becausehewasanexcellentbasketballplayeratthetime.

B.Becausehechangedmanyofthebaseballrulesofmoderntimes.

C.BecausehewasthefirstAfricanAmericantoplayintheMajor

League.

18.WhatdidBranchRickeythinkofJackieRobinson?

A.Braveandskilled.

B.Unluckybutconfident.

C.Proudandstrong.

19.WhatpositiondidJackieRobinsononcehold?

A.Abasketballcoach.

B.Afilmstar.

C.Anewspapercolumnwriter.

20.WhatcanwelearnfromJackieRobinson'sstory?

A.Itencouragedblackpeopletofightwithwhites.

B.Ithadaneffectonmanyblackpeople'slives.

C.Itstartedahotdiscussionaboutthecolorbarrier.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分,满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最

佳选项。

A

WelcometoAdventureland!

EveryonelovesAdventureland!Theparksandexhibitionswerebuilt

foryoutoexplore（探索），enjoy,andadmiretheirwonders.Everyvisitwill

beanunforgettableexperience.Youwillgoawayenriched,longingto

comeback.Whatareyougoingtodothistime?

TheTravelPavilion

Exploreplacesyouhaveneverbeentobefore,andexperience

differentwaysoflife.VisittheAmazonjungle（丛林）village,theTurkish

market,theTaifloatingmarket,theBerbermountainhouseandothers.Talk

tothepeopletherewhowilltellyouabouttheirlives,andthingstheymake.

Youcantrymakingacarpet,makingnets,fishing...

TheFutureTower

Thisexhibitionshowshowprogresswilltouchourlives.Itallowsus

tolookintothefutureandexplorethecitiesofthenextcenturyandtheway

we'llbelivingthen.Spendsometimeinourspacestationandclimbinto

oursimulator（模拟装置）fortheJourneytoMars!

TheNaturePark

Thisisnotreallyoneparkbutseveral.IntheSafariParkyoucandrive

amongAfricananimalsinoneofourRangeCruisers：seelions,giraffes,

elephantsinthewild.MoveontotheOceanParktowatchthedolphinsand

whales.AndthenthereisstilltheAviarytosee...

ThePyramid

ThisisthecentreofAdventureland.Runoutoffilms；needsome

postcardsandstamps?Forallthesethingsandmanymore,visitour

undergroundshoppingcentre.Comehereforinformationandideastoo.

21.Ifyouareinterestedinknowingaboutwhatpeople'slifewillbe,

youmayvisit.

A.theTravelPavilionB.theSafariPark

C.theFutureTowerD.thePyramid

22.TheTravelPavilionisbuilttohelpvisitors.

A.realisetheimportanceoftravelling

B.becomefamiliarwithmountaincountries

C.learnsomethingaboutdifferentplacesintheworld

D.learnhowtomakethingssuchasfishingnets

23.Ifyouwanttogetapostcard,wherewillyoumostlikelytogo?

A.TheNaturePark.B.TheFutureTower.

C.TheTravelPavilion.D.ThePyramid.

B

StepintoMovingtoMars,anexhibitionofMarsmissionsandcolony

designatLondon'sDesignMuseum,andimmediatelyyouhavegood

reasonsnottomovethere.

TextsannouncethatMarswasn'tmadeforyou;thatthereisnolifeand

preciouslittlewater;that,dressedinaspacesuit,youwillnevertouch,taste

orsmelltheplanetyounowcall"home”.AsLisaGrossmanwrotefor

NewScientistacoupleofyearsago,"What'sdifferentaboutMarsisthat

thereisnothingtodothereexcepttrynottodie.”

Itisanoddbeginningforsuchacelebratoryexhibition,butitprovides

avaluable,darkbackgroundagainstwhichtherestoftheshowcansparkle

（闪耀）一ashowthatis,asitschiefmanagerJustinremarks,“notabout

Mars;thisisanexhibitionaboutpeople.”

Movingalong,thereisaquickyetclearflashthroughwhatthe

science-fictionwriterRobinsoncalls“thehistoryofMarsinthehuman

mind^^.ABabylonianclaytabletandaGreekvasespeaktoearlyideas

abouttheplanet.AposterfortheoriginalTotalRecallfilmremindsusof

Mars'spsychologicalthreat.

ThemainpartoftheshowisourcurrentplansfortheRedPlanet.

Therearerealspacesuitsandmodelsof3D-printedMartiansettlementsand

suitableclothingandfurniture.Missionarchitecturesandengineering

sketcheslinethewalls.RealhammersmeantfortheInternationalSpace

Stationarewall-mountedbesidealow-gravitytablethathasyettoleave,

andmayindeedneverleaveEarth.

This,ofcourse,isthegreatstrengthofapproachingsciencethrough

design:realityandassumptioncanbegivenequalvisualweight,drawing

usintoaninformedconversationaboutwhatitisthatweactuallywant

fromafutureonMars.

24.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.HowtomovetoMars.

B.HowtosurviveonMars.

C.WhatpreparationswemadeforMars.

D.WhattheexhibitionofMarstrulytellsus.

25.WhatcanwelearnfromLisaGrossman?

A.It'simpossibletoliveonMars.

B.It'snogoodsettlingonMars.

C.YouhavenothingtodolivingonMars.

D.YoucanliveonMarsinaspacesuit.

26.Whatdoestheexhibitionfocuson?

A.ThecurrentplansforMars.

B.TheadvantagesoflivingonMars.

C.TheearlyideasaboutMars.

D.ThehistoryofMarsinthehumanmind.

27.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinthelastparagraph?

A.Anexperience.B.Anopinion.

C.Afantasy.D.Asolution.

C

ThebeginningofbaseballinChinatracesbackfurtherthanmost

wouldthink,in1863.Fromthattime,Chineseuniversitiessoonbeganto

stagebaseballactivities.Thefirstgame,asdocumentsrecorded,washeld

inShanghaiin1905.NationalinterestinthistraditionalAmericansport

pickedupquickly,andin1915,ChinaplacedsecondintheGreaterAsia

BaseballTournamentheldinShanghai.Severaldecadeslater,baseballwas

aspopularasitwouldeverbe.In1959,teamsfrom30regionscame

togetherinanationalcompetition.

Foundedin2002,theChinaBaseballLeague(CBL)isChina's

professionalleagueforthesport,withseventeamsaroundthecountry.The

opportunitytocaptureahugenewmarketwithChina'sgrowinginterest

sawtheUSMajorLeagueBaseball(MLB)openitsfirstChinaofficein

Beijingin2007,whichhassincethendevelopedtheChinesemarketand

educatedyoungathletes.AnexampleistheyouthbaseballprogramPlay

BallinmajorChinesecities.Inthesameyear,theCBLpartneredwith

Japan'sNipponProfessionalBaseball(NPB),agreeingtoallowJapanese

clubstosendcoachesandplayerstoChinaandChineseplayerstotrainat

Japanesefacilities.ThisprogramhelpsChineseschoolsintegratebaseball

intotheirphysicaleducationcurriculum,andbuildprofessional

developmentcentres.MoreandmoreChineseyouthsaregettinginvolved

withthesport,takingbaseballclassontheweekendsorafterschool.Many

programsforchildrenhavebeenestablishedandoftenholdclassesatmany

baseballfields.

Throughthesedifferentpartnershipsandcooperations,Chinahas

createdopportunitiesforthecitizenstoexperienceanotherculture.China

mightjustbethefutureofbaseball.Throughheavyinvestmentssince

2017,theCBLhopestoonedaycultivateaYaoMingofbaseball,which

wouldbringhugeexposuretothesport.

28.What'sthemainideaofParagraph1?

A.ThebeginningofbaseballinChina.

B.ThedevelopmentofbaseballinChina.

C.ThenationalcompetitionofbaseballinChina.

D.TheinterestinthistraditionalAmericansport.

29.Howdoesthewriterdevelopthistext?

A.Bythetimeorder.

B.Bythecitiesadding.

C.ByChina'sinterestgrowing.

D.Bypartnercountriesincreasing.

30.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword

“capture“inParagraph2?

A.Lose.B.Found.

C.Seize.D.Control.

31.WhatcanwepredictfromParagraph3?

A.BaseballremainsamysterytomostofChinesepeople.

B.TheinterestindevelopingbaseballislimitedinChina.

C.Chineseschoolswillhavebaseballeducationcurricula.

D.MorebaseballtalentsandfanswillspringupinChina.

D

Whenyoucanspeakanotherlanguage,yourworldbecomesbigger,

richerandmoreinspiring.However,formanyofus,learningalanguageis

aterrifyingexperience.

Babbelisacomprehensiveonlinelearningsystemthatallowstheuser

tocombinelearningwithhisorhereverydaylife.Launchedin2007in

Berlin,it'screatedandmaintainedbyateamof300employeesfrom28

nations,includinglinguists,languageteachers,nativespeakers,and

authors.

The14languagecourses（includingFrench,Spanish,Polish,German,

SwedishandEnglish）onofferaredesignedtobeusedonthego,anywhere

andatanytime,thankstoBabbel'smulti-platformmobileapps.These

coursesarefreetodownloadandcontain2,000一3,000vocabularywords

perlanguage,pronouncedbynativespeakersandaccompaniedbyrelevant

images.

Thisnative-speakerapproach,saysMarkusWitte,CEOandfounderof

Babbel,iskeytothecompany'ssuccess."Thecoursesaredesignedby

experiencedlanguageteachersandlinguists,“heexplains."Their

knowledgeaboutlearningprocessesandlanguagepairingsiscrucial（至关

重要的）whendesigninglessons.Weoffer14learninglanguagesandit

makesahugedifferencewhetheraPortugueseoranEnglishnativeleams

Spanish.”

Oneoftherealjoysisbeingabletosetyourownpaceandlearnwhat

youwant.Simplychoosethelanguageyouwantandstartlearningitright

awaywithintegrated（综合的）speechrecognition.

RegistrationofBabbeliscompletelyfree,asBabbelprovides

advancedlessonsineverylanguage,soyoucanstartmakingprogress

immediately.Ifyouchoosetosignup,youareofferedmonthly,

three-monthly,six-monthlyoryearlypaymentplansandthisgivesyou

immediateaccesstoyourchosenlanguageonwww.babbel.comaswellas

viathemobileappsforAndroidorIOS.

Thelessonsarequick,bite-sizedandentertaining.50%ofBabbel

userslearnwithapps.Wittesays,“Thismobilelanguagelearning

supportsBabbel'sideaofeasylearning.Thetouchdisplayallowsformuch

fasterrepeatofvocabulary,anduserscanchecktheirpronunciationor

recordaspeakingroleinadialogue,whichhelpstoremovethefearof

talkinginanunfamiliarlanguage.v

32.Whatdomanypeoplethinkoflearningalanguage?

A.Impressive.B.Unpleasant.

C.Embarrassing.D.Interesting.

33.WhatdoweknowaboutBabbel?

A.ItisalanguageschoolbasedinBerlin.

B.Itprovides14onlinelanguagecourses.

C.Itisalearningsystemforusersin28nations.

D.Itoffersfreeonlinetrainingcoursesforlearners.

34.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Usersareofferedonlymonthlyoryearlypaymentplans.

B.Userscanonlygetaccesstotheirchosenlanguageviathemobile

apps.

C.Thetouchdisplaycanhelpusersrepeatthewordsfaster.

D.Themobilelanguagelearningisdifficultandhelpful.

35.What'stheauthor'spurposeofwritingthetext?

A.Toillustratetheadvantagesofonlinelearning.

B.Tomakeanadvertisementforalanguageschool.

C.Todiscusshowtolearnanewlanguageefficiently.

D.Tointroduceanewwayoflearningforeignlanguages.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。

Whenitcomestogreenbuildings,wetendtothinkofnewones一the

kindofhigh-tech,solar-paneledmasterpiecesthatmakethecoversof

architecturemagazines.36Theyarethewitnessofthecountry.Andit

wouldbeincrediblywastefultotearthemalldownandreplacethemwith

greenerversions.37What'smore,itwouldtakeanaverageof65years

forthereducedcarbonemissionsfromanewenergy-efficienthometo

makeupfortheresourceslostbydestroyinganoldone.38

ButthereisanunavoidablefactthatnearlyhalfofU.S.carbon

emissionscomefromheating,coolingandpoweringthoseagedhouses.

“Youcan'tdealwiththeclimatechangewithoutdealingwithexisting

buildings,“saysRichardMoe,thepresidentoftheNationalTrust.With

someexceptions,theoldesthomestendtobetheleastenergy-efficient.

39Housesbuiltbefore1939useabout50%moreenergypersquare

footthanthosebuiltafter2000.

40HistoriconeslikeLincoln'sCottagecanbetransformed

throughefficiencyupgrades.Theycannotonlyhelpprotectproperty

ownersfromrisingpowercosts;butalsocansavetheearth.

A.Buthowtochangetheirconditions?

B.ButtheU.S.hasmorethan100millionexistinghomes.

C.Someeffectivemeasuresshouldbetakenbythegovernment.

D.Sosomepeoplesaythatthegreenestwayistomaintainoldones.

E.Fortunately,somerelativelysimplechangescangreenolderhomes.

F.Vastenergyandresourceswentintotheconstructionofthose

houses.

G.Themaincauseisthecracksthatexpandovertimeandletoutside

airin.

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。

ThefamilyofChuckRees,hiswifeLaurie,andhismother-in-lawAnn

Efferthadjustfinishedlunchatacafe.ThenRees,51,spotted41

rising.Theyimmediatelydrovethroughunfamiliarstreetsand42

cametoawhitetwo-storyhouse.43nobodyin,Reescalled911.

Reesranaroundthehouse,hopingtofindthe44ofthefire.

Whenheclimbedovera45andintotheyard,Reesnoticedasmall

steeldoorintheaddition（扩建部分）.Hehitonitwithhisfist.Soonhe

46awoman'sfaintvoicefromthedeepinside.Hespottedanold

womanthroughthe47inthedoorway.Hetriedtotakethewomanto

the48.

Reeswentbackintothelivingroomto49others.Thesmokehad

spreadtothefloor,andthe50wasalmostunbearable.Hemoved

throughthedownstairsrooms,coughingand51toanyonewhomight

bethere.Afteronelastlookaround,Rees52.

Afirecrewarrived,andReesquickly53them.Momentslater,

flamesdestroyedthehouse.

Thatnight,thelocalnewsreportedthatananonymous（匿名的）man

had54anelderlywomanfromherburninghouse.Effertproudly

calledmediato55herson-in-lawasthehero."Hedidn'tdoitfor

fame,“shesaid.

41.A.shadeB.light

C.windD.smoke

42.A.slowlyB.frequently

C.eventuallyD.luckily

43.A.FindingB.Letting

C.MovingD.Remembering

44.A.timeB.source

C.effectD.damage

45.A.floorB.door

C.wallD.fence

46.A.heardB.copied

C.raisedD.recognized

47.A.blockB.crack

C.roomD.hole

48.A.hospitalB.safety

C.shelterD.bedroom

49.A.worryaboutB.waitfor

C.careaboutD.checkfor

50.A.processB.noise

C.heatD.result

51.A.shoutingB.running

C.explainingD.turning

52.A.finishedB.quit

C.fellD.fled

53.A.blamedB.remembered

C.leftD.welcomed

54.A.rescuedB.visited

C.servedD.supported

55.A.announceB.consider

C.recommendD.identify

非选择题部分

第三部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分)

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。

Yourclassstartsin10minutes,butyoufindyourself56.

(stick)intraffic.Don'tpanic.Withjustapressofabutton,yourcarwilllift

offthegroundandflytoschool.What'syour57.(impress)?It

seemslikesciencefiction,butitisn't.Engineershavetaken58.

theresearchofflyingcars,andtheyhavealreadyfound59.

(solve)tomanyofthebigchallenges.Theypredictthatwe'llallbeusing

theseamazingvehiclesoneday.AccordingtoCarTrendsMagazine,one

model,60.ispartcarandpartplane,isgoingtobeonthemarket

in61.not-so-distantfuture.Itwilllooklikearegularcarwhen

it'sontheroad,butitswingswillunfoldwhenthedriver62.

(decide)totaketothesky.And63.(operate)byacomputer,all

controlswillbeautomatic.Imaginethis:You'llbedoingyourhomework

whileyourcarisgettingyoutoschool64.(safe).Andwhatdoes

thisfuturedreamcarcost?Well,atfirstitwillbeaboutamilliondollars，

butafterafewyears,you'llbeabletobuy65.for"only"

$60,000.Don'tthrowawayyourolddriver'slicensejustyet!

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，最近在和英国的笔友Lucy交流各自的兴趣爱好，

Lucy在前一封信中询问了你对音乐的看法，请你写一封回信，内容包

括：

1.你最喜欢的音乐；

2.你对某些音乐不太感兴趣的原因；

3.音乐在你生活中的重要性。

注意：1.词数80左右；

2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

DearLucy,

Thanksforyourletter.Youaskedmesomethingaboutthemusicinmy

life.Letmetellyoubriefly.

Howaboutyou?Whatdoyouthinkofmusic?Iamlookingforwardto

yourreply.

Yours,

LiHua

第二节概要写作（满分25分）

阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Nowadaysthebusinessoffastfoodisdevelopingatrapidspeed.Have

youeverthoughttwicebeforedecidingtoeatfastfood?Evenifitiseasyto

buyandcheap,therisksoutweigh（超过）thefiveminutesofsatisfaction

thatfastfoodbrings.Therearemanyriskswhenitcomestoeatingfood

that'smadeinjustafewseconds.

Whatyoueatcanaffectyourhealth.Peoplewhoareaddictedtofast

foodaremorelikelytosufferfromvariouslife-threateningdiseases.

Obesity（月已胖）cancomewhenfastfoodisboughtoften.Fastfoodismade

fromalotoffatsandhighcalories.Ifitisn'tremoved,thenyoucangrowto

becomeobese.Evenasmallquantityoffastfoodcontainsmanycalories.

Peoplearefooledbyitsappearanceandtheytendtoeatmore.Thus,

withoutknowing,theyconsumealotofcalories.What'sworse,obesity

isn'ttheonlyrisk.Heartdiseaseisalsoadanger.Themorefats,sugarand

saltyoueat,theweakeryourheartcangrow.

Anotherconcernformostconsumersisthattheycan'tkeeptrackof

thesourcesofthefoodsuppliesinfastfoodrestaurants.Theyneverknow

aboutthelivingconditionsoftheanimalskilledformeatinthose

restaurants.Arecentstudyhassuggestedthatbacteriahavebeenfoundin

about38%fastfood.Evensomesoftdrinksarenowinfectedbyfood-borne

illnessesthatusuallycomefrommeat.

Althoughfastfoodisoneoftheeasiestandcheapestwaysofeating,

thehealthrisksaren'tworthyourlife,andriskingyourlifeforsomething

thatisn'tgoodforyoucouldcostthousandsofdollarsinhospitalbills.Itis

importanttoeathealthilyandmakegoodchoiceswhendecidingwhatto

putinyourbody.Don'tbelazyanddon'tpickupfastfoodonyourway

homefromwork.

Unit4单元测试卷

第一部分

听力材料

Text1

W:Bruce,IheardthatyougotthefirstplaceintheEnglishexam.

Congratulations!

M:Thanks,Alice.Iamsureyoualsohavedoneagoodjob.

Text2

W:Waitforamoment.Whatdoestheposteronthewindowsay?

M:Someclothesarediscounted.Let'sgoinsideandseeifIcanfind

someappropriateclothesforus.

Text3

M:Doyouthinktheheadmastercouldseemebeforeninethirty?

W:Hewon'tbeinuntilelevenforty-five.

M:Istwelvefortyanygood?

W:Yes,I'llwritedownthetime.

Text4

W:Canyoureducethepriceofthislaptop?

M:It'salreadyverycheap.Let'smakeit6,000yuan.That'sascheapas

itcanget.

W:Allright,I'llbuythisone.CanIpayusingacreditcard?

M:Sorry,youcanonlypaycash.We'llalsoincludealaptopbaganda

mouseforyou.

Text5

W:Ifthetrafficweren'tsobad,wewouldbehomebeforenine

o'clock.

M:Don'tbeworried.Wecouldn'tflyhome,anyway.

W:We'HbelatefortheVoiceofChina.

M:Butwehavenochoicebuttowait.

Text6

W:Hi,welcometoBurgerPalace.CanItakeyourorder,please?

M:Yeah.Twobaconcheeseburgersandtwoordersoffries,please.

W:Allright.Wouldyoulikeanythingtodrinkwiththat?

M:No,thanks.We'vegotsodasathome.

W:Soyouaregoingtotakethemhome,right?

M:That'sright.

W:OK.Yourtotalis$18.

M:Here'stwentydollars.Keepthechange.

W:Oh,thankyousomuch!Yourordershouldbereadyinaboutfive

minutes.

Text7

M:So,areyouenjoyingtheperformance?

W:Well,thecostumesandthesetsaresplendid,buttheactingisabit

stiff.Whatdoyouthink?

M:Ithinkyouarebeingalittlecritical.Theactorintheleadroleis

fantastic.Isupposethechoruscouldbealittlebetter,though.

W:Doyouknowanyoneintheplay?

M:Actually,thewomanplayingOpheliaisapastclassmateofmine.

W:Really?Isthatwhyyouwantedtocometotheplay?

M:That'sonlypartofit.Iabsolutelyadorethedirector.Everyplayhe

worksonturnsoutgreat.

W:Soyou'veseenotherplaysthathe'sdirected?

M:Quiteafewactually.Bytheway,aftertheplay,there'salwaysa

bigpartyforthecastandtheirfriends.Myfriendhasinvitedus.Doyou

wanttogo?

W:Sure,I'dlovetomeetthecast!

Text8

W:Whereshallwegoatfirst?Mydarling!

M:Ingeneral,manypeoplegotoYunnanNationalitiesVillagesatfirst

whentheycometoYunnanforthefirsttime.

W:Whydotheygothere?

M:Because26kindsofminoritypeopleslivethere,andtheartsand

handicraftsofminoritypeoplesaresplendidindeed.

W:Ithinkthatwillbeinteresting.

M:Andyoucanbuysomesouvenirsthere.

W:Whichisthesecondplaceweshouldgoto?

M:It'llbetheDianLakeandWesternHills.Wecangosightseeingon

theDianLakebyboat,andatthelakesidewecantakethecablewaytothe

topoftheWesternHills.

W:What'stheprogramonthethirdday?

M:We'llgototheStoneForest.TheStoneForestisconsideredtobea

wonderoftheworldbythenativepeople.

W:Isthereanygoodplacetovisitonthefourthday?

M:We'llgotoDali.Onthefifthday,thelastdaywe'llgotoLijiang.

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M:Hello,Elizabeth.Howareyou?

W:Fine,thanks.

M:Areyousureyou'reallright?Youlookabitworriedtoday.Is

anythingwrong?

W:Well,yes,thereissomethingwrongactually.Perhapsyoucangive

mesomeadvice.

M:Ofcourse,ifIcan.

W:Well,lastnightwhenIreturnedfromthetheatre,IfoundthatI'd

lostmywallet.

M:Ohdear!That'sterrible!Whatwasinyourwallet?

W:Well,somemoney,ofcourse,myvisa,myidentitycardandsome

photos.

M:Well,ifIwereyou,I'dgotothepolicestationstraightawayand

reportit.

W:Yes,I'vealreadydonethat,andtheysaidthey'dlookforit.But

we'releavingsoonandIneedmyvisaandidentitycardbadly.

M:Ohdear!Whatapity!Areyousureyoulostthewalletinthe

theatre?

W:Yes,quitesure.

M:Ithinkyoushouldputanadvertisementinanewspaper,saying

whenandwhereyoulostit.

W:Butthattakestoolong.

M:Waitaminute!MyunclelivesinBeijingandhelivesverycloseto

thetheatre.I'lltelephonehimandaskhimtogotheretoinquireaboutit.

You'dbetterhavebreakfastnowandI'llmeetyoulater.

W:Oh,thankyou.Ihopehewillfindit.

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WhenJackieRobinsonwalkedontoEbbetsFieldinBrooklyn,New

York,onApril15,1947,hechangedbaseballforever.AsthefirstAfrican

AmericantoplayintheMajorLeagueinmoderntimes,manybelievehe

changedthecountryforever.

Robinsonwasbornin1919.Helivedinatimewhenrulescontrolled

whatAfricanAmericanscoulddo.Hewasatopathlete,playingfootball,

basketballandbaseball.ButplayingforaMajorLeagueteamwasoff

limitstoRobinsonbecauseo