广西岑溪市第二中学2024-2025学年高二英语9月月考试题

PAGEPAGE15广西岑溪市其次中学2024-2025学年高二英语9月月考试题考试时间：120分钟满分：150分第Ⅰ卷（选择题共100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.Whenwillthefootballprogrambegin?A.At7:00. B.At8:25. C.At9:30.2.Whatdidthewomangetfromhermother?A.AnewCD. B.Anewbike. C.Abirthdaycard.3.Whatsubjectdoesthemanhavetroublewith?A.Math. B.Science. C.English.4.Whatdoesthemanusuallydoontheweekend?A.Gotothemovies.B.Meetupwithfriends.C.Readbooksathome.5.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Friends. B.Bossandemployee. C.Salesmanandcustomer.其次节（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，从每题所给的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至7题。6.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Chineseteaculture.B.FamousplacesinChina.C.Differentkindsofteaintheworld.7.Howdoesblackteatasteaccordingtothewoman?A.Sweet. B.Heavy. C.Light.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8.Whereweretheman’sshoesmade?A.InFrance. B.InSpain. C.InGermany.9.Whatarethespeakersdoingnow?A.Havinglunch. B.Shoppingatamall.C.Watchingafashionshow.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

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the

man

famous

for?A.

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acollege. C.

Teaching

mathematics.11.

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the

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When

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was

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When

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When

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the

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usually

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From

his

friends. B.

From

small

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C.

From

other

collectors.

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does

Mike

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like?

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a

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tall

and

heavy.C.

He

has

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and

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hair.14.

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is

the

person

the

man

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A.

His

mother.

B.

The

woman’s

mother.

C.

Mike’s

mother.15.

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does

the

woman

feel

about

what

happened

in

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game?

A.

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B.

Bored.

C.

Sad.16.

What

is

most

important

in

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game

the

speakers

are

playing?A.A

person’s

appearance. B.

A

person’s

character.

C.Aperson’scareer.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whendidthespeakerstarttakingmusiclessons?A.Atagetwo. B.Atageten. C.Atagetwenty.18.Howoftendidthespeakerpracticeasachild?A.Twohoursaday. B.Threehoursaday. C.Tenhoursaday.19.Whydidthespeakerplayinconcerts?A.Totraveltoothercities. B.Togetintoagoodcollege.C.Tomakehisparentshappy.20.Whatisthespeaker’sattitudetowardmusicnow?A.Heonlydoesitforfun.B.Hewantstobethebest.C.Heneverplaysitanymore.其次部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AExitThisisanaward-winningsummermusicfestival,whichisheldannuallyatthePetrovaradinFortressinthecityofNoviSad.Itisconsideredasoneofthebestfestivalplacesintheworld.ExitisuniqueinthefestivalworldasitstartedasastudentmovementfightingforpeaceinSerbia.Eventoday,ExithasastrongsocialroletohelptheyouthinSerbia.TomorrowlandItisalargeelectronicmusicfestivalheldinBelgium.Itusedtobeorganizedasajointventurebytheoriginalfounders,thebrothersBeers.ThefestivaltakesplaceinthetownofBoom,Belgiumandhasbeenorganizedsince2005.Ithasbecomeoneofthemostfamousglobalmusicfestivals.GlastonburyFestivalItisthelargestgreenfieldmusicandamodelforallthefestivalsthathavecomeafterit.Glastonburyinvolvesanumberoftravels,andprobablyyoushouldwaitinaline.Butyouareenteringahugetentedcity.Everyonehereistohaveawildtimeintheirownway.SzigetFestivalItisoneofthebiggestmulticulturaleventsofEurope.Itstartedin1993.Thefestivalattractsalmost400,000fansfromover70countriestoabeautifulislandintheheartofBudapest.Itprovidesacompletefestival-holidayexperiencewithnon-stoppartywithfreefood,greatliveconcerts,awidelyinternationalcommunityandallthetouristicfeaturesthecityhastooffer.21.WhatisspecialaboutExit?A.Ittakesplaceinsummer. B.Itislocatedinthebestplace.C.Ithadapurposeforpeaceatfirst. D.ItaimstohelptheyouthinSerbia.22.Whichmusicfestivalsetsanexampletoothermusicfestivals?A.Exit. B.Tomorrowland. C.SzigetFestival. D.GlastonburyFestival.23.WhichofthefollowingdoesSzigetFestivalprovide?A.Freefood. B.Tents. C.Freetours. D.Awards.BBeingcomparedtogeniuses(天才)likeStephenHawkingandAlbertEinsteinisnotsomethingthathappenstotheaverageperson.SowhenwetellyouthatSabrinaGonzalezPasterskiisfarfromyouraveragehuman,wemeanit.Whenshewasonly14yearsold,theChicagonativeconstructedherownsingleengineairplane—byherself.Ifthatwasn’timpressiveenoughshethenflewitacrossLakeMichigan,becomingtheyoungestpersontoeverflytheirownplane.Thewholeadventuretooktwoyearstocomplete,andsherecordedtheentireexperienceonYouTube.ShethengraduatedfromIllinoisMathematicsandScienceAcademyin2010andenteredthefamousMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.AfterjustthreeyearsatMITshehasalreadyachievedthehighestpossiblegradepointaverageof5.0.Sheisnowworkingtowardsherdoctorateattheworld-famousHarvardUniversity.Onceagainsheisonly23yearsold.What’sevenmoreremarkableisthatsheisnolongerinterestedinbuildingplanesbuthasturnedherattentiontophysics,namelyblackholesandhowgravityaffectsspaceandtime.Sheparticularlywantstostudy“quantum(量子)gravity,”whereshewillattempttounderstandthelinkbetweengravitywithinthecontext(背景)ofquantumphysics.Ifherresearchprovessuccessful,discoveriesinthisareacouldvastlychangethewayweunderstandtheuniverse.Duringaninterviewearlierthisyearshesaid:“Beoptimisticaboutwhatyoubelieveyoucando.Whenyou’relittle,yousayalotofthingsaboutwhatyou’lldoorbewhenyou’reolder—Ithinkit’simportantnottolosesightofthosedreams.”24.Whydoestheauthormention“AlbertEinstein”inthefirstparagraph?A.ToshowSabrinahashighintelligence.B.TotellusSabrinaisasfamousasEinstein.C.TointroducethecontributionsmadebyEinstein.D.TodeclareEinsteinisdifferentfromaveragepeople.25.WhatmadeSabrinaimpressivewhenshewasl4yearsold?A.Buildinganairplanewithherparents.B.BecomingtheyoungeststudentinHarvard.C.SharingheradventureexperienceonYouTube.D.FlyingtheplanemadebyherselfacrossLakeMichigan.26.WhatcontributionwillSabrinaprobablymakeinphysics?A.Explaininghowgravityaffectsourlife.B.Changingourunderstandingoftheuniverse.C.Puttingforwardthetheoryofblackholes.D.Findingthelinkbetweengravityandquantumphysics.27.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Sabrinaneverdreamsofherfuture.B.Sabrinalostsightofherdreamatonetime.C.Sabrinaalwaysencouragesotherstodream.D.Sabrinaisoptimisticandholdsontoherdream.CThereareplentyofdifferentparkstovisitintheUK.AllthemeparksinBritainhavecafés,restaurants,picnicareasandgiftshops,soyou’llstillhaveplentytoseeanddowhenyouandthekidshavebeenonenoughrides.Thereareusuallysmaller“funfair”ridesandgamesaswell,soyoungerchildrenwon’tgetbored.Severalthemeparksalsohaveotherattractionsnexttothem,e.g.waterparksoftenopenallyearround,unlikethethemeparks.WhereveryouareinBritain,there’slikelytobeathemeparkwithinoneortwohours’drive,busrideortrainjourney.Severalthemeparkshaveaccommodationssoyoucanstayforadayortwoifyouwanttomakeatripintoashortholiday.PricesforUKthemeparksvaryconsiderably;somehaveanentrancepricewhichallowsyoutogoonalltherides,whileinothersyouhavetopayforeveryrideindividually.Itcanalsomakeadifferencewhetheryougoduringpeaktimeornot.Forexample,ticketsalwayscostmoreduringschoolholidaysandweekendsthantheydoduringtheweekdays.Themeparksalwaysgetverybusyduringthesummermonths,soifyoudon’tlikecrowds,it’susuallyagoodideatogoearlierorlaterintheyear!Ifyou’rethinkingofvisitingaUKthemepark,it’sworthhavingalookforspecialoffersontickets.Productssuchaschocolatebarsandcerealssometimeshave“buyonegetonefree”offersonthemeparktickets,sokeepalookoutinshopsandsupermarkets.28.Youcan’t_________inthethemeparkaccordingtothepassage.A.haveaskiingB.havelunchC.enjoyspecialoffersD.stayforthenight29.Ifyougotothethemeparkduringtheweekdays,you’llprobably_________.A.savesomemoney B.haveagoodtimeC.havetospendmore D.getsomethingfree 30.Accordingtothepassage,whatshouldyoudoifyouaretiredofcrowdsinthethemepark?A.Chooseonewithfewvisitors. B.Avoidthebusiestmonths.C.Goearlierorlaterinthedaytime. D.Gotherewhennooneisinit.31.Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe_________.A.WhattoDointheThemePark B.VisitingtheThemePark C.ThemeParksintheUK D.IntroductiontoFamousThemeParksDWhensomeonehasdeeplyhurtyou,itcanbeextremelydifficulttoletgoofyourgrudge.Butforgivenessispossible—anditcanbesurprisinglyhelpfultoyourphysicalandmentalhealth.Indeed,researchhasshownthatpeoplewhoforgivehavemoreenergy,betterappetiteandbettersleeppatterns.“Peoplewhoforgiveshowlessangerandmorehopefulness,”saysDr.FredericLuskin,whowrotethebookForgiveforGood.“Soitcanhelpsaveonthewearandtear(消耗)onourbodyandallowpeopletofeelmoreenergetic.”Sowhensomeonehashurtyou,calmdownfirst.Takeplentyofbreathsdeeplyandthinkofsomethingthatgivesyoupleasure:abeautifulsceneinnature,someoneyoulove.Don’twaitforanapology.“Manytimesthepersonwhohurtyoumayneverthinkofapologizing,”saysDr.Luskin.“Theymayhavewantedtohurtyouortheyjustdon’tseethingsthesameway.Soifyouwaitforpeopletoapologize,youcouldbewaitingaverylongtime.”Keepinmindthatforgivenessdoesnotnecessarilymeanacceptingtheactionofthepersonwhoupsetyou.Mentallygoingoveryourhurtgivespowertothepersonwhobroughtyoupain.Instead,learntolookforthelove,beautyandkindnessaroundyou.Finally,trytoseethingsfromtheotherperson’sperspective.Youmayrealizethatheorshewasactingoutofignorance,fear,evenlove.Toachievetheperspective,youmaywanttowritealettertoyourselffromthatperson’spointofview.32.Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A.Forgivenesskeepsyoufrombeinghurt.B.Forgivingothersdoesgoodtoyourhealth.C.Forgivenesshelpsstaymentallyhealthy.D.Forgivingyourselfisthebiggestchallenge.33.Theunderlinedword“grudge”inthefirstparagraphmostprobablymeans________.A.understandingB.forgiveness C.anger D.pity34.Accordingtothewriter,whatisthebestwaytocalmdownafterbeinghurt?A.Trytofigureoutwhyyougethurt.B.Writealettertothepersonwhohurtsyou.C.Persuadeyourselftoacceptwhatothershavedonetoyou.D.Thinkaboutpleasantthingsandforgetaboutthehurt.35.Dr.Luskinadvisesusnottowaitforanapologyafterbeinghurtbecause________.A.wearenotpatientenoughB.peopleseldomwanttoapologizeC.we’dfeelworseacceptingothers’apologyD.peopledon’tmeanitwhentheyapologize其次节：（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）依据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能够填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两个选项为多余选项。Havingexperiencedlifeatcamp,youmustknowthebenefitsofthesummercamp.36,youmaynotrealizehowgoodtheexperienceisforchildren.Youmaynotknowwhysomanyparentsinsistonsendingtheirkidstocamp.Hereisalistofthemostimportantreasonstostartasummercamp.Atcamp,children:37—Aschildrenspendsomuchtimesitting,campprovidesawonderfulopportunitytomove—running,swimming,jumping,hikingandclimbing.Learnsocialskills—Comingtocampmeansjoiningacommunitywhereeveryonemustagreetoliveandworktogetherandrespecteachother.38,kidsstarttolearntosolvedisagreements,andseetheimportanceofopencommunication.Becomemoreindependent—39.Theycanmaketheirdailychoicesinthesafe,caringenvironmentofcamp,andchildrenenjoythisbecauseofthefreedom.Camphelpskidsdevelopwhotheyare.Maketruefriends—Campistheplacewherekidsmaketheirverybestfriends.Freefromthesocialexpectationspressuringthematschool,campencourageskidstorelaxandmakefriendseasily.Allthefunatcampdrawseveryonetogether—singing,laughing,talkingandplaying.Theydoalmosteverythingtogether.40.A.Ifyouhaven’tbeentocampasachildB.SpendtheirdaysbeingphysicallyactiveC.Ifkidscan’tdosomethingbythemselvesD.WhentheyliveinasmallroomwithothersE.Therefore,kidsdevelopfriendshipseverydayF.Safe,caringenvironmentisofgreatimportanceG.Campistheperfectplaceforkidstopracticemakingdecisionsforthemselves第三部分：英语学问运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节完形填空(20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分)阅读下列短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Wewentouttodinnertonighttocelebratemydaughter’sbeautifulperformance.Wedon’tdothisoftenbecauseofour41budget.Inoticedavery42momcomeinwithherthreechildren,maybeaboutage4or5.Shelookedlikeshehadjust43work.Shesatwithherchildrenquietlytakingcareofthemand44alltheirneeds.ThenInoticed,assoonasthelastcourse45arrived,shetookabiteofherfoodinahurryandthenoneofthe46hadtogotothebathroom.Theyallleftthetableandshe47them—solovinglyand48—especiallyafterwhatmayhavebeenalongdayatwork.Shewasstillwearingsomekindofuniform.Iexcusedmyselffromthe49andquietlywenttothehostessstand.I50$15tothehostessandsaid,“Canyouputthisanonymously(匿名地)towardsthatmomof3’s51?Iamhopingitwill52atleastthechildren’smeals.”Thehostesshadsuchalovelysmileandacceptedthe53.Ididn’tstandaround54asIdidn’twantanyone—evenmyownfamily—to55whatwasgoingon.Iwantedittobecompletelyanonymous.Forthe56ofmymealIdidallIcouldnottopayanymoreattention57tothetable,asIdidn’twanthertosuspectthatitwasmethathad58theirdinner.Itfeelsso59toliveinthistypeofworld,fullofloveand60,insteadofanger,sadnessandself-service.41.A.

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wisdom其次节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)（本部分在答题卷上做题）。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Longjingtea,61.hastoppedthelistofthetenmostfamousteasinChinawithitscolor,tasteandshape,isnamedafteritsproductionregion—LongjingVillageofWestLake.Thegoodenvironmentandwaterresourceshavecontributedmuchtothe62.(grow)ofthetea,confirmingthesayingthat“Longjingteaisoneofthe63.(good)teasintheworld.”ThankstoEmperorQianlongoftheQingDynasty,theteahasearnedahighreputation.ThestorywentthatEmperorQianlongvisitedthemountainduringhisHangzhoutravels,andhesawsomeladiespickingtheteaat64.footofthemountain.Hewasso65.(interest)intheirmovementsthathedecidedtohaveagohimself.While66.(pick)thetea,he67.(inform)ofthenewsofhismother’sillness,sohecarelesslyputtheleavesinhisrightsleeveand68.(leave)HangzhouforBeijing.Hevisitedhismother69.(instant)uponhisarrivalinBeijing,andhismothersmeltthefragranceofthetealeavesfromhisrightsleeveandwantedtohaveataste.Afterdrinkingacupoftea,shefoundherselfcompletelyrefreshed,andsheevenpraiseditasacure70.allills.Fromthenon,itwaslistedasthetribute(贡品)tea.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）（本部分在答题卷上做题）。第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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号（∧），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。留意：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。DuringtheMen’s800-meterRaceofourschool’ssportsmeet,LiHuafromSenior2soongotwellaheadtheothersandfinalrankedfirst.ThecrowdwereshoutingandcheeringforhimwhileLiHuafelltotheground,beinginjured.Manypeoplecametoherassistance.Ateachergiveshimfirstaid,whilesomestudentspassedwaterandthetoweltohim.Innotime,LiHuawasonhisfoot.Wheninterviewing,LiHuaexpressedhisthankstoeveryone,saying“InjuredasIam,Icanfeelthewarmthfromyou.Iamdelighttomakecontributionstomyclass.”其次节书面表达（满分25分）假设你是李华，得知本周六有一个机器人展览，请给你的英国好友Alex写一封电子邮件，邀请他与你一起参观。主要内容包括：展览时间和地点（早上9:00—11:00,市科技博物馆）；主要的活动;意义.留意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细微环节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：展览exhibitionDearAlex,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua

2024年高二年级9月月考英语参考答案听力：1-5CBACB 6-10ABCAC11-15BCCBA 16-20ABBCA阅读：21-23CDA24-27ADBD28-31AABC32-35BCDB七选五：36-40ABDGE完形填空：41-45DABCB 46-50ACBAD51-55CDBAD 56-60BACDC语法填空：61.which62.growth 63.best64.the 65.interested66.picking 67.wasinformed68.left69.instantly70.for改错：1.ahead后面加of2.final改为finally3.while改为when4.删去being 5.her改为his6.gives改为gave7.thetowel中的the改为a8.foot改为feet9.interviewing改为interviewed10.delight改为delighted参考范文DearAlex,Learningthatyouaredeeplyinterestedinrobots,I’mwritingtoinviteyoutojoinmeingoingtoarobotexhibitiontobeheldthisSaturday.Theexhibitionwillbeginat9o’clockinthemorninginourCityScienceandTechnologyMuseum,lasting2hours.Wewillseevarioustypesofrobotswhichwehaven’tseenbefore,suchashouseholdrobotsandeducationalrobots.Besides,therewillbesomewonderfulperformancesgivenbyrobots.I’msureitwillnotonlybroadenourhorizonsbutalsoarouseourinterestinscience.Iwillbemorethandelightedifyoucouldcomeandhavefunwithme.Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Yourssincerely,LiHua听力原文：Text1M:Doyouknowwhatprogramsareontonight?W:Yes.EnglishlearningforChildrenisat7:00.ScienceandHealthisat8:25.Andat9:30,StarSports:Women’sFootballisshowing.Text2M:Whatdidyougetforyourbirthday,Lucy?

W:IgotalotofcardsfrommyfriendsandanewCDfrommysister.ButtheoneIlikethemostwasfrommymom:anewbike!

Text3

M:Mathissomuchharderthanscience.It’stheonlyoneofmyclassesIhavetroublewith.W:Icanhelpyouwiththat,ifyouhelpmewithmyEnglishhomework.Text4

W:Whatdoyouusuallydoontheweekend?

M:Oh,Idon’tdoanythingspecial.Idon’tgooutwithfriendsorgotothecinema.Ijustreadbooksathome.Text5

M:Karen,canItalktoyou?Whenyouseeacustomer,youshouldalwaysaskthemiftheyneedhelp.Andyoucan’ttalktoyourfriendsonthephoneduringyourworktime.W:Sorry,Mr.Wilson.Itwon’thappenagain.Text6

M:IhavefoundthatChinesepeoplerallyenjoydrinkingtea.W:Yeah,teaisanimportantpartofChineseculture.

M:Iknowtherearemanykindsoftea,suchasLongjingtea,Biluochuntea,andOolongtea.W:Yeah.Keemunblacktea,HuangshanMaofengtea,andJasmineteaarealsoveryfamous.M:Howaretheydifferentfromeachother?W:Theytastedifferentbecausetheyaremadedifferently.Blackteaisheavy,butgreenteaislight.(Oolongtea:乌龙茶Keemunblacktea:祁门红茶Jasminetea:茉莉花茶)Text7M:Ilikeyourhat.YoulooklikesomeonefromFrance.W:Thankyou.It’smynewstyle.M:Whatdoyouthinkofmyshoes?TheyweremadeinGermany.W:Verycool.Sowheredoyougetallyourfashionideas?M:Mostlyfromfashionshowsandmagazines.Whataboutyou?W:Mysisterisafashiondesigner.Sometimessheletsmewearherclothes.M:Doyouwanttogotothemallwithmeaftereatinglunch?W:Ofcourse.Sowhatareyougoingtoorder?M:Letmeseewhat’sonthemenu.Um,IthinkI’llhavetheSpanish-styleeggs.You?W:TheFrenchtoast.Text8W:ProfessorJones,you’reawell-knownprofessorofmathematicsattheCityCollege.MayIaskyouafewquestionsaboutyourfavoritehobby?M:Sure.Ilikecollectingcoinsthemost.W:Howlonghaveyoubeencollectingcoins?M:SinceIwastwelveyearsold,whenmyunclegavemeabookwithspacestoputcoinsinto.W:Howdidyourinterestgrow?M:Ifinishedthatbookoneyearlater,andcontinuedtosearchforrareandoldones.W:Wheredoyoufindyourcoins?M:SometimesIgetthemfromsmallshops,butIusuallybuythemfromotherpeoplewhocollectcoins.W:Youseemveryproudofyourhobby.M:Ofcourse.IoftenshowmyfriendsthecoinsIcollect.It’salotoffun,Ithink.W:Thankyouforyourtime,ProfessorJones.Ithinkpeoplewilllikereadingaboutyourhobby.Text9M:I’mreallyboredatthemoment.W:Let’splayagame.I’lldescribesomeone,andyoutrytoguesswhoitis.OK.Thismanistallandthin.Hehasblueeyesandcurlybrownhair.M:Doeshehaveamoustacheorabeard?W:Goodquestion.Yes,hehasamoustache,butnobeard.M:SoundslikeMike,doesn’tit?W:Yes,you’reright!Nowyoudescribesomeonewebothknow.M:OK.She’snotverytall,butsheisalittleheavy.Shehasblondhair.W:Idon’tthinkIknowanyonelikethat.M:Andshewearsfashionableshoes.Infact,shewearsfashionableclothes,too.W:Thisdoesn’tsoundlikeanyoneIknow.Igiveup.Tellmewhosheis.M:She’syourmother!W:Ah,that’sactuallyaprettygooddescriptionButit’sembarrassingthatIcouldn’tfigurethatout.Myownmother!Doyouthinkappearanceisthemostimportantthingaboutaperson?M:No,butit’smoreimportantthanaperson’scharacterinthegameweareplaying…Text10Ihaveplayedmusicformostofmylifeabouttwentyyears.MyparentshadapianoinourhousethatIwouldpretendtoplayasatwo-year-oldkid.Istartedtakinglessonsattheageoften.Ilovedtoplay.Iwouldpracticeforthreehoursadayasakid.AsIgotolder,myteachersandparentswantedmetogetseriousaboutplaying.So,inhighschool,Itookmusicclassesandplayedinsomeconcertstomakethempleased.Itraveledtoothercitiestoplay.Theconcertsandthetravelingwerehardonme.1wasworriedaboutmakingmyparentsproudandbeingthebestIcouldbe.WhenIlefthighschoolandwenttocollege,Istoppedplayingasmuch.Atsomepoint,Idecidednottoplaythepianoanymore.ButIneverforgotthemusic.