2022-2023学年新教材高中英语 Unit 5 Into the Wild单元测评 外研版必修第一册

第五单元测评

（时间:20分钟满分:30分）

笫一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

笫一节（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.Whatfooddidthewomancook?

A.Chinesefood.B.Japanesefood.C.ThaiFood.

2.WherewillthespeakersmeetSally?

A.Inthepark.B.Inthemuseum.C.Atthelibrary.

3.Howdoesthemanthinkofthebook?

A.Popular.B.Humorous.C.Scientific.

4.WhatwillthewomandothisSaturday?

A.Attendaconcert.B.Gotothepark.C.Trythenew

restaurant.

5.Inwhichyearisthemanincollegenow?

A.Thefirstyear.B.Thesecondyear.C.Thethirdyear.

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.Whatcanwelearnaboutthespeakers?

A.They*refriends.B.They'restrangers.C.They'rerelatives.

7.Whatmakesthemanfeeltired?

A.Workinginthesun.

B.CarryingthewomanJsbooks.

C.GoingoverhisEnglish.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Howwillthespeakersdecoratetheirhouseagain?

A.Bypaintingthewal1inblue.

B.Byrepaintingthelivingroom.

C.Bydrawingapictureonthecurtain.

9.Whatwillthetwospeakersdofirst?

A.Buysomepaint.

B.Makeaplan.

C.Visitacountry-stylehouse.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.WhatdoesJennylooklike?

A.Shehasblackhair.B.Sheisashortgirl.C.Shehasblueeyes.

11.WhatisthepopulationofAustralia?

A.About20,000,000.B.About200,000,000.C.About120,000,000.

12.WhichcityisthelargestinAustralia?

A.Melbourne.B.Sydney.C.Canberra.

听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。

13.Whatisthemanfamousfor?

A.Doingbusiness.B.Collectingcoins.C.Teachingmaths.

14.Howdoesthemangetthecoinsforhiscollection?

A.Hetradesforrareandoldones.

B.Hisuncleoftengiveshimsome.

C.Heasksforsomefromhisfriends.

15.Whoisthewoman?

A.Ateacher.B.Asaleslady.U.Ajournalist.

16.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?

A.Thecareer.B.Thehobby.C.Thebusiness.

听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

17.What'sthenameofthewoman1sclub?

A.GreenPlanet.B.UndertheDome.C.LovetheEarth.

18.Whatdotheclubmembersusuallydo?

A.Broadcastnewsreports.

B.Printbeautifulpicturesoftheschool.

C.Shareadvicetolivealow-carbonlife.

19.Whowerethestrongsupportersofthewomanatthebeginning?

A.Headmasterandteachers.

B.Headmasterandfriends.

C.Teachersandfriends.

20.Whydoesthewomanmakethespeech?

A.Toenteranewschool.

B.Toattractmoremembers.

C.Tofoundanewclub.

第一部分阅读（共两苗，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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteswerecreatedtocelebrateandsafeguardthemost

uniqueplacesaroundtheworld.Belowaremy4favoriteUNESCOWorldHeritageSites.

CinqueTerre,Italy

Withcarsbannedhere,you'11reallygettofeeltheuniquehistoryandcharacter

oftheCinqueTerreysfivecenturies-oldcoastalvillages.Thebreathtakingviewsof

harbors（港口）farbelowthewildcoastlinealongwiththerichcolorswilldefinitely

makeitamemorableholiday.

AngkorWat,Cambodia

AngkorWatistheworld*slargestreligious（宗教的）monumentanditcontains

impressiveremainsfromtheKhmerEmpire（9thto15thcentury）.Thesitehasdozensof

iconictempleslikeTaProhm（amagnificenttempleruinhiddeninthejungle）.Hosting

morethantwomillionvisitorsannually,thisartisticmasterpieceisamust-seesite.

Petra,Jordan

Petra'srock-cutarchitecturehascontributedtoitsnickname,theRose

City,basedonthecolorofthestoneitwascarvedfrom.Thedelicateconstructionsof

templesandtombsalongwiththeremainsofchurchesandtemplesareonlyacoupleof

reasonswhythisworld-famoussiteisamust-visitdestination.

YellowstoneNationalPark,USA

Yellowstone1svastwildernessincludesmountainranges,lakesandwaterfalls.One

ofthemainreasonsfortouriststovisitYellowstoneistoobservetheamazing

wildlifelikegrizzlybear,bison,bighornsheepwandertheplainsandvalleys.

Foradailymomentoftravelinspiration,clickheretofollowme.

1.Wherecantouristsenjoybeautifulharborviews?

A.InCinqueTerre.

B.InAngkorWat.

C.InPetra.

D.InYellowstoneNationalPark.

2.WhatdoAngkorWatandPetrahaveincommon?

A.Colorfulstones.

B.Religiousrelics.

C.Coastalvillages.

D.Amazingwildlife.

3.Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?

A.Anewsreport.

B.Awildlifebrochure.

C.Atravelblog.

D.Acultureguidebook.

B

APakistaniWildlifeteam,whichrunsabreedingprogramme,hasbeentakingcareof

greenturtlebabiesduringthisbreedingseason.Whenafemaleturtlewalkedacross

theKarachibeachlateonenight,workersfromtheSindhWildlifegroupinPakistan

watchedandwaitedpatiently.Thefemaleturtleburiedahundredormoreeggsinthe

sandbeforeheadingbackoutintothesea.

Thepandemic（流行病）hasledtoemptiercoastalareasaroundtheworld.Sea

turtleshaveusedthechancetoreturntotheirbirthplacesinlarge

numbers,reclaimingtheless-polluted,quieterbeachestolaytheireggsduringthe

mainSeptember-Novemberbreedingseason.

“Theturtleshavestillhadenoughegg-layingchancesduringthisperiod.Inthis

season,wehavehadalargenumberofturtlescominghere.Theresultisthatwehave

helped6,000eggssofar,nsaidAshfaqAliMemon,wholeadsSindhWildlife,sSea

TurtleUnit.

Assoonasthemotherturtleleaves,workershurrytodigouttheeggs.Theymove

themtoaone-meter-deepholeinahatchery（孵化处）untilthebabiescomeoutofthe

eggs,about40to45dayslater.Thenewturtlesaretakentothebeachimmediatelyand

setfreeintothesea.

TheSindhturtleunithassetfree860,000turtlebabiestotheseasincebeing

setupin1970.Memonsaid900hadbeensetfreesofarthisseason.

Expertssaythatinthepast,seaturtlepopulationswereendangeredbydemandfor

theirfat,meatandeggs,butinrecentyearslossofhabitatfrompollutionandland

reclamationhavealsothreatenedtheanimals.

4.Howmanybabyturtleshavebeensetfreetotheseasofarinthisseason?

A.900.B.5,100.

C.6,000.D.860,000.

5.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthebreedingprogramme?

A.Costly.B.Ineffective.

C.Successful.D.Considerable.

6.Whatcausedthedecreaseofseaturtlepopulations?

A.Thelossoftheirfood.

B.Thelossoftheirhabitat.

C.Theeffectofthepandemic.

D.Thedemandfortheirshell.

7.Whatdoesthepassagemainlyfocuson?

A.Thereasonwhygreenturtlesareendangered.

B.Thewaytheteamprotectsgreenturtlebabies.

C.Thereasonwhytheteamtakescareofgreenturtlebabies.

D.APakistaniWildlifeteamtakescareofgreenturtlebabies.

C

Whenweseeapersonintroubleourimmediatereactionistolendahand.Butwhat

ifweseeananimalintrouble,doesthesameruleapply?

Thisquestionwasraisedafteragroupofpenguinsweresavedfromanicy

gully（峡谷）inAntarctica.ItwasfilmedfortheBBCwildlifeseriesDynasties.After

seeingthatagroupofpenguinshadfallenintoagullyandbeentrappedwiththeir

youngthefilmcrewweresoconcernedabouttheirsafetythattheybuiltaslope（斜坡）

sothatafewofthepenguinscouldsavethemselves.

Thecasehastakentheinternationalmediabystorm.Viewerswatchingthisfilm

letoutasighofrelief.’Tmsoglad.Iunderstandnotgettingdirectly

involved,butahelpinghandisn'tbothering,right?wviewerKathrynShawsaidonher

Meta.

However,othersthinkhumaninterference（干涉）isunnatural."Youcan'thave

sunshinethroughoutyourlife.Tohavedoneanythingelsewouldonlymakematters

worse,wsaidtheshow'screatorDavidAttenborough,accordingtoTheTimes.

Inthiscase,however,MikeGunton,theexecutiveproduceroftheseries,saidthat

thiswasaone-offsituation."Therewerenoanimalsgoingtosufferby

interfering.Youwcren'ttouchingtheanimalsanditwasjustfeltbydoingthis.They

hwdthechancenottohavetokeepslippingdowntheslope,MhotoldtheBBC.

SuchcasesarefamiliartoPaulNicklen,wildlifephotographerforNational

Geographic.HetoldMetro,"Ifit'severapredator（捕食者）situation,nomatterhow

gtt-wrenching,youstayoutoftheway.Evenwhenyou'rewatchingamalepolarbear

eatababybear.w

“There'snorulebookinthosesituations.Youcanonlyrespondtothefacts

thatarerightthereinfrontofyou,“WillLawson,theshow'sdirector,told

DailyMail.

8.Whathascausedaheatedmediadiscussion?

A.People'svariouscommentsonpenguins.

B.Thewaysofhelpingthetrappedpenguins.

C.Somepenguins'sufferingsinagully.

D.WaysoffilmingtheseriesDynasties.

9.Howdidthefilmcrewfeelwhenseeingthetrappedpenguins?

A.Anxious.B.Sad.

C.Annoyed.D.Thrilled.

10.WhichhumanactivityisconsideredproperinPaulNicklen,sopinion?

A.Shootinganeaglecatchingasnake.

B.Preventingapolarbeareatingababybear.

C.Watchingalionattackingadeer.

D.Distractingacrocodilebitinganantelope.

11.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TheNecessityofLendingaHandtoAnimalsinTrouble

B.SuggestionsonHowtoSaveAnimalsinTrouble

C.EffectsofHumanInterferenceonAnimalsinTrouble

D.OpinionsonWhethertoHelpAnimalsinTrouble

D

Theeffectsofnoisecanreachorganisms（生物体）withoutears.Becauseoftheway

livingthingsrelyoneachother,noisepollutionmayactuallystopsomeforestsfrom

growing,anewstudysuggests.InaNewMexicowoodlandofpinetrees,researchersfound

f&rfewertreeseedlings（小苗）innoisysitesthantheydidinquietones.

Thestudyareaisdottedwithgaswells,someofwhicharequietandsomeofwhich

havecompressors（压缩机）thatcreateaconstantnoise.ThisallowedJennifer

Phillips,abehavioralecologistatTexasA&MUniversity—SanAntonioandher

colleaguestocomparesitesthatweresimilarexceptfornoiselevel.Inareasthat

h&dbeennoisyforatleast15years,theresearchersfoundonlyabout13pine

seedlings,comparedwith55pineseedlingsperhectare（公顷）inquietareas.

Thedifferencesinplantgrowthwereprobablycausedbychangesinanimal

behavior,saidPhillips.Forexample,noisemightdriveawaycertainpollinators（传粉昆

虫）suchasbees,batsandmoths.Inthecaseofpinetrees,theproblemwaslikelya

lackofanimalstodisperseseeds.Pinesdependonbirdstocarrytheirseedsaway

fromtheparenttree,andbirdsareknowntoavoidnoise.Thedifferencesbetweenthe

sitesaren,tyetobvioustosomeonewalkingthroughthem,saidSarahTermondt,a

botanist（植物学家）withtheU.S.FishandWildlifeServicewhohelpedconductthe

study.That'sprobablybecausepinesareslow-growing,withmostofthematuretrees

ir.suchwoodlandsbeingoveracenturyold.

Thestudyraisesquestionsaboutthefutureofthearea."Ifthenoisestays

therelongterm,arewegoingtolosethisimportantecosystemofthepinewhich

supportssomuchwildlife?”saidPhillips.Thestudywaspublishedtodayinthe

jcurna1ProcecdingsoftheRoyalSociety.

12.Whatdoesthenewstudyfocuson?

A.Theinfluenceofnoisepollutiononplants.

B.Thewaytheorganismsreceivenoise.

C.Theharmofnoisepollutiontoinsects.

D.Theeffectsofnoisepollutiononhumans.

13.Whatcanbelearnedfromparagraphs2and3?

A.Gaswellsdottedintheareaprovidefavorableconditionsforthestudy.

B.Thestudysitesaredifferentinmanywaysincludingtheirnoiselevel.

C.Itisdifficultforplantstolivewithoutnoiseandanimals.

D.Peoplecaneasilyfindthedifferencebetweenthenoisyandthequietsites.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mature“inparagraph3mean?

A.Seedling.B.Thin.

C.Grown-up.D.Tall.

15.WhatdoesPhillipsmeanbysayingthewordsinthelastparagraph?

A.Noisepollutionisobviouslyatroublethatcanbeavoided.

B.Noisepollutioncouldbeathreatwiththepowertochangeecosystems.

C.Thepineforestisimportantbecauseitsupportssomuchwildlife.

D.Wildlifeshouldbewellprotectedforthefutureofthisarea.

第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的诜项中诜出可以填入空白处的最佳诜项。诜项中有两项为多余诜项。

Childrenshouldspendatleastonehourplayingandspendingtimeinnatureeach

day,accordingtotheWildlifeTrusts（野生生物基金会）.16Itisnowcallingonthe

governmenttoincludenaturetimeintodailyschoollife.

17Its451studentsinthestudywere8or9yearsofage.Theywere

interviewedbeforeandafternatureactivities.Theactivitieswererunbythe

WildlifeTrustsoverthecourseofseveralweeks,suchaslearningaboutplantsand

trees.

Thechildrenshowedagreatincreaseinpersonalhealth.1890percentsaid

theylearnedsomethingnewaboutthenaturalworld;79percentfelttheexperience

wouldhelptheirschoolwork;19Perhapsmostimportantly,79percentmentionedthey

wouldbelievemoreinthemselves.

20Andthetimehasbeenreducinggreatlyinrecentyears.A2017reportfound

thatlessthan10percentBritishkidsenjoythemselvesinnature,comparedto40

percentofadultswhentheywereyoungeryearsago.Toimprovethesituation,the

organizationiscallingonthegovernmenttofreeupadailyhourfornaturetimefor

kids.

A.Parentscaremuchabouttheirkids'naturetime.

B.However,parentsontheirownaren'tgivingkidsthattime.

C.81percentsaidtheyhadbetterrelationshipswiththeirteachers.

D.ThecallingcomesfromastudybyUniversityCollegeLondon.

E.ThestudentsareaskedtostudyinUniversityCollegeLondonforoneday.

F.TheUKorganizationspeaksfor46groupsand2,300natureprotectionareas.

G.Andtheyalsoshowedasenseofconnectionwiththenaturalworldandhighlevels

ofenjoyment.

第二部分语言运用（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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

WhenArielrodeherbiketoJamaicaBayWildlifeRefugeinQueens,NewYork,last

November,sheplannedtogohikingandbird-watching.Amileintoherwalk,she21a

femaleswannearthewater,sedge.Ariel,whohadsome22withthebirds,knewthat

swanscanbeaggressive（好斗的）.Butasshe23thisone,itdidn,tmove.

Shewascertainthatthebirdneeded24attention.Arielwaspickingit

up,whenathought25her:herbestbetwastherehabcenter（康复中心）.26,it

w&sontheothersideoftown.Howwasshegoingto27a17-poundswanonherbike

allthatway?Luckily,somestrangersdrivingbyofferedhera（n）28toanearby

subwaystation.

Ariel29therehabcenterontheway,andTristanHigginbotham,ananimal-care

manager,pickedherupanddrovethemtothefacility.There,staffmembers30

whethertheswanmighthaveleadpoisoning（铅中毒）.

Thestaffgottheswanbackuponher31.Sheevenmadeaboyfriendatthe

center一another32swan.Sadly,evenwithallthatTLC（细心护理），theswangota

disease.Twomonthslater,she33.

It'sadisappointing34buttherealstoryisjusthowfarsomepeopleare

willingtogotosaveaswaninthebigcity.Inall,Arieltraveledtwohoursby

foot,car,andsubway."That'stheperfect35ofwhosheis,"says

Higginbotham.

21.A.defendedB.spotted

C.exploredD.admired

22.A.experienceB.attack

C.talentD.romance

23.A.tendedB.hunted

C.approachedD.amused

24.A.constantB.medical

C.annualD.significant

25.A.crossedB.entered

C.attachedD.struck

26.A.HoweverB.Besides

C.ThusD.Instead

27.A.seizeB.feed

C.transportD.twist

28.A.entryB.access

C.ticketD.lift

29.A.congratulatedB.contacted

C.comfortedD.challenged

30.A.determinedB.doubted

C.dismissedD.desired

31.A.carsB.hands

C.wingsD.feet

32.A.amazedB.disappointed

C.injuredD.frightened

33.A.pulledthroughB.gotthrough

C.flewawayD.passedaway

34.A.explanationB.attempt

C.endingD.alternative

35.A.summaryB.performance

C.surpriseD.inspiration

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。

EveryyearinthemonthofMarch,oneof36.—world'sgreatestwiIdlife

migrations（迁徙）stopsincentralNebraska.Forashorttime,sandhillcranes（沙丘鹤）

fillthestate's;wide,flatfields.Thelandprovidesthebirds37._________the

perfectplacetorestandeat.

Inrecentyears,moreandmorepeople38.（discover）the

migration.Visitorscrowdintoriverblinds-specialbuildingsthathelpkeepthebird

watchers39.(hide)themselves.Theylookthroughtheircamerasor

telescopesinwonder.

Thesandhillcranesareworththetrip.Theyare40.(general)alittle

overametretall.Theyhavelonglegsandnecks.Theirwingsstretchovertwo

metres.Sandhillcraneshavesoft,greyfeathers.They41.(know)for

havingabrightredareaonthetopoftheirheads.

ThebirdsstopinNebraskaastheymaketheirwayfromtheirwinterhomesin

Mexicoandsome42.(south)partsoftheUnitedStates.Thebirdsusually

spendtwoorthree43.(week)atthisplace44.theyleave.They

arriveinwaves,attimesasmanyas400,000inoneday.Theyeatinthenearbyfields

ar.dgrass-lands.Leftovergrain,insectsandsmallcreaturesgive45.(they)

theenergytheyneedastheycontinuetheirtripnorth,towardsCanadaandSiberia.

第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

你校将举行以“善待野生动物，实现和谐共处”为主题的英语演讲比赛,请你写一篇发言稿参

赛，内容包括：

L野生动物的重要性；

2.野牛动物的现状及其原因：

3.发出号召。

注意：

L写作词数应为80左右;

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

第二节（满分25分）

阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。

I'mcrazyaboutrunning.Sometimesthepainofrunningcanhaveamagicinfluence

orarunner.Throughoutanygivenrace,youaresuffering.Yourlungsfeellikethey,re

beingsqueezed（挤压）bysomethingunseen.Butitisinthispainthatagreatrunner

iscreated.

Myfirstcross-countrycoachtoldmethateveryraceisrunwithpatienceand

determination.Ifvecarriedthisadvicewithmeforhundredsofmiles.Iespecially

rememberthe5milesofrunninginonerace,wherehiswordsencouragedmealot.

Thatdaytheweatherwasperfect.Ianddozensofrunnersgatheredatthestarting

linetodosomelast-minutepreparationsfortherunning.Then,welinedupandgot

readytostart.Therewasabriefmomentbeforethegungaveasignalofrunning.In

thatmomentofgreatstress,Ideterminedtopushmyselftorunasfastas

possible,hopingtomakemycoachproud,whowaswaitingformeatthefinishline.When

thesoundof“Bang”cameup,wewereoff.

Runningbetweenrunners,Imanagedtoworkmywayupinthefirst400metersand

passedmanyracersonmysides.Butoutofgoodsportsmanship,weeachsaida”good

job"or“keepup”toeverypersonwepassed.Althoughwewerecompetitors,running

wasaconnectionweallshared.

Thefirstmilepassedquicklyinafeelingofexcitement.Itwasnotchallenging

ir.thebeginningoftherunning.ButIknewitwouldbeharderandharderinthe

followingmiles.Imadefulluseoftherunningskillsthatmycoachhadtaughtme.I

checkedthatIwasdoingeverythingright,breathinginthroughmynose,keepingmy

hsndsrelaxedandpumping（快速摆动）myarms.However,theshadowoftirednessdanced

beforeme.Anyway1triedtopushitoutofmymind.

Withtimegoingby,thecompetitionbecamefiercer.Everyrunnertriedtheirbest

toruninordertogainagoodplaceintherace.Audiencealongthetrackshoutedand

cheeredus.

注意:续写词数应为150左右。

EventuallyIreachedthefinalmile.

Unfortunately,Isuddenlyfell

down.

听力

附：听力原文

(Textl)

M:Whatdidyoucook?Chinesefood?

W:Well,asyouknow,IwasinJapanlastmonth,andItookacookingclass.SoI

preparedsomeofmyfavoriteJapanesedishes.

(Text2)

M:Sallysaysweshouldmeetherintheparkatnoon.ThenweJ11gotothemuseum

together.

W:Ithoughtweweremeetingatthelibrary.

(Text3)

M:Haveyoureadthisbook,Helen?

W:No.Whatisitabout?

M:It'saboutdifferencesbetweenmenandwomen.Iwouldn*tsayit'sa

scientificbook,butitkeptmelaughingallthewaythrough.

(Text4)

M:Mary,didyougotothatconcertyouwantedtoseelastweekend?

W:No,we'regoingthisSaturday.We?dplannedtotrythatnewrestaurantbutwe

cculdn*tgetatable.Sowejustwentforalongwalkinthepark.

(Text5)

W:Hi.Areyounewhere?

M:Yes,Iam.

W:Isthisyourfirstyearincollege?

M:No,I,manexchangestudentfromBostonCollege.Istudiedfortwoyearsthere.

(Text6)

W:Itseemsyou'veburnedyourselfout.

M:Pardon?!rmafraidIdidn'tquitecatchyou.

W:Youlooktired.Youmusthaveoverworkedyourself.

M:Yes,alittlebit.I'vebeenhittingthebooksallthesedays.

W:Whyhaveyoubeenstudyingsohard?

M:IneedtoreviewmyEnglish.

W:Sothat'swhatkeepsyousobusyrecently!

M:Yes,I'vebeentiedupwithmystudies.Now,whatworriesmealotismyEnglish.

W:Butwhy?YourEnglishisverygood.

M:Thankyou.Youareverykind.

W:No,I*mtellingthetruth.AsanAmerican,Iunderstandyouquitewell.

M:It'sverykindofyoutosayso.

(Text7)

W:Honey,howlonghavewebeenlivinghere?

M:About10years.What'swrong?

W:Iamthinkingaboutdecoratingourhouseagain.

M:Thatwouldcostalotofmoney.Butwedoneedtodosomechangestothehouse.

W:Right.Whataboutrepaintingthelivingroominyellow?

M:Goodidea.Ilikethecountrysidestyle.

W:Greatmindsthinkthesame.Andwecanalsoasksomeonetodrawapictureonthe

Wal1.

M:Itsoundsgreat.Andthecurtainshouldbechangedtoo.

W:OK.Maybeweshouldmakeaplanfirst.

(Text8)

W:Whoisthetallgirlstandingunderthetree?

M:Thegirlwithfairhairandblueeyes?SheisJenny,anewcomerinmy

class.JennyisfromAustralia.

W:Australia?AfarawaycountryfromBeijing?

M:Yes,Australiaisinthesouthhemisphere.

W:Isitabigcountry?

M:Yes.Itisverybig.Italmostcoversawholecontinent.Butitspopulationis

verysmall.Onlyabout20,000,000.

W:IhearAustraliahasadifferentseasonfromChina.

M:Right.Nowweareinwinter.ItisverycoldhereinBeijing,butinAustraliait

issummer.Itisveryhot.

W:The27thOlympicGameswasheldinSydney,Australia.IsSydneythecapitalof

Australia?

M:No,Syd