2025年人教版高考英语一轮复习综合测试卷4

综合测试卷如

（时间：120分钟满分：150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。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。

l.Whatisthedatetoday?

A.April20th.B.April21st.C.May4th.

2.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Ataschool.B.Ataparty.C.Atadentist's.

3.Whatisthewoman?

A.Ateacher.B.Alibrarian.C.Astudent.

4.Whichseasonisthewoman?sfavourite?

A.Spring.B.Summer.C.Autumn.

5.WhyisAliceabsentfromthemeeting?

A.She'ssick.

B.Shehastoplaywithhersister.

C.Shehastotakecareofhersister.

第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5第满分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.Whatdoesthemanwanttobuy?

A.Ashirt.B.Shoes.C.Pants.

7.Whatcolourshoesdoesthewomanusuallywear?

A.White.B.Blue.C.Black.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Howmuchdoesthewomanchargeforthecoatatfirst?

A.$50.B.$35.C.$25.

9.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Hebuysanothercoatintheend.

B.Hesawthiscoatatanothershop.

C.Hegetsthecoatatalowprice.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

lO.Whatrelationisthewomantotheman?

A.Hisclassmate.

B.Histeacher.

C.Histourguide.

11.Howmuchshouldthemanpayforthetrip?

A.Twopounds.

B.Threepounds.

C.Fivepounds.

12.Whatisfreeofcharge?

A.Theticket.

B.Thefoodanddrinks.

C.Thebusfare.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatdidthewomanplantodoatfirst?

A.Goshopping.

B.Gotowork.

C.GotoKate'sparty.

14.Whatkindofmoviesdoesthewomanprefertowatch?

A.Comedies.

B.Actionmovies.

C.Documentaries.

15.Whatdoesthemanthinkofactionmovies?

A.Interesting.B.Exciting.C.Boring.

16.Whomaythewomangotothemovieswith?

A.Theman'sfriend.

B.Herbestfriend.

C.Hereldersister.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhatcanpeopleseeinWoodhillShelter?

A.Sharks.

B.Lionsandelephants.

C.Pigsandchickens.

18.Whatistheanimals?lifelikeinWoodhillShelter?

A.Poor.B.Happy.C.Unusual.

19.WhendidJillandBenSmithstartbuildingWoodhillShelter?

A.In2011.B.In2013.C.In2014.

2O.Whatdothevolunteerworkersgetfortheirwork?

A.Freelunchandcoffee.

B.Someanimalproducts.

C.Abookaboutanimals.

第二部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

HowtoUseaModernPublicLibrary

Hasitbeenawhilesinceyourlastvisittoapubliclibrary?Ifso,youmaybesurprised

tolearnthatlibrarieshavechangedforthebetter.It'sbeenyearssincetheyweredustylittle

roomswithbooks.Theyhavetransformedthemselvesintoplaceswhereyoucandevelop

yourloveofknowledge,meetinterestingpeople,orfindouthowtostartabusiness.

Checkoutabook.Whilelibrariesstillloanout（出借）books,you'11finditeasierto

getacopyofwhateveryou'relookingfor,thankstoacooperativenetworkofarealibraries.

Viasuchnetworks,librariessharetheirbookswitheachotherthroughtheuseofdelivery

vehicles.Oncethebookyou'verequestedisdeliveredtothenearestbranch,theywill

informyoubye-mail,soyoucanpickitup.

Checkoutotheritems.Thelibraryisnowamultimediazone,loadedwithinformation

inmanyformats（载体形式）.YoucanborrowmoviesonDVDs,musiconCDs,andpopular

magazines.Somelibrariesevenloanouttoysandgames.Ifapopularmagazineyouwant

isn'tofferedandthelibrarykeepsalistofsuchrequests,theymaybringitinwhenenough

interestisshown.

Jointargetedreadinggroups.Librarieswilloftenholdreading-groupsessionstargeted

tovariousagegroups.Perhapsyou'dliketolearnalanguageorimproveyourEnglish.The

librarymaysponsoralanguagegroupyoucouldjoin.Ifyouhavedifficultiesreading,ask

aboutspecialreadingopportunities.Yourlibrarymightbeabletoaccommodateyou.And

youmightfinditrelaxingtobringyoursmallkidtoahalf-hourStoryTimewhileyousit

quietlyinacomerwithagoodbook.

Startabusinessusingthehelpofyourlocallibrary.Ifyouwanttohaveabusinessof

yourown,yourlocallibrarycanbecomealaunchspaceforit.Inlibrarybooksand

computers,youcanfindinformationonstartingabusiness.Manylibrarieswillhelpyouwith

locallysuppliedinformationaboutbusinessmanagementsharedthroughchambersof

commerce（商会）andgovernmentagencies,andtheywillofferprinting,faxinganddatabase

servicesyouneed.

21.Publiclibrariesconnectedbyacooperativenetworkbenefitreadersby.

A.sharingtheirbooksontheInternet

B.givingaccesstoonlinereadingatalibrarybranch

C.sendinganeededbooktoalibrarybranchnearby

D.makingthecheckoutproceduresdiverse

22.Accordingtoparagraph3,whatitemsmaybecheckedoutfromapubliclibrary?

A.Amagazineandane-book.

B.Agameandanoilpainting.

C.AmusicCDandakid'stoy.

D.ADVDandavideoplayer.

23.Asisdescribedinparagraph4,takingasmallkidtoahalf-hourStoryTime

allows.

A.thekidtolearnanewlanguage

B.theparenttoenjoyquietreading

C.thekidtoovercomereadingdifficulties

D.theparenttomeettheirprogramsponsor

Wedonotusuallythinkabouthowourlanguageworks.Talkingissuchanatural,

everydayactivitythatwedonotoftenstoptoconsiderhowitactuallyworks.Whenwedo

studyourlanguage,though,weareoftensurprisedthatweareabletounderstandour

conversations.Wordscanmeansomanydifferentthings.However,itturnsoutthatthe

speakingsituationhelpsalotinmakinglanguagework.

First,thespeakingsituationhelpsmakewordsmoreparticular.Forexample,theword

“dog"candescribeadogthataspeakersawinadream.Itcanalsobeusedtodiscussa

neighbour'sdog.Nolanguagehasaseparatewordfortheidea"dogthatIsawyesterday”

andanotherwordfortheidea"dogthatIsawinadream^^.Thisisbecausethespeaking

situationmakesitclearwhatspeakersmeanwhentheyusewords.So,whenyouhavea

conversationwithyourneighbour,theknowledgethatyouhaveadogtellsyourneighbour

whattheword"dog"probablymeansinthatsituation.

Thespeakingsituationalsohelpsmakelanguageclearer.Forexample,theword"bank"

hastwopossiblemeanings.Itcanmean“aplacewherepeoplekeepmoney",butitcanalso

mean"thesideofariver”.Sothesentence"Iwenttothebank“isnotclear.ItcouldmeanI

wenttothesideofariveroritcouldmeanIwenttotheplacewheremymoneyiskept.

However,ifthespeakeristalkingaboutfishingorgoingtothemountains,othersprobably

knowthat"bank"means"thesideofariver”.

Thethingsthatspeakerssaymaynotalwaysbeclear.Sometimesthewordsarenotvery

particular,butthespeakingsituationcanprovidethemeaning.Othertimeswordsmayhave

manymeanings.Thenthespeakingsituationlimitstherightmeaning.Thisextraknowledge

fromthesituationisveryimportanttounderstandlanguage.

24.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.thebesttimeandplacetotalktoothers

B.howthespeakingsituationhelpslanguagework

C.whattosayindifficultsituations

D.howourlanguageworks

25.Accordingtothepassage,wecansafelysaythat.

A.thespeakingsituationdoesnotaffectthemeaningofwords

B.speakingisnotverynaturalformostpeople

C.thespeakingsituationisnotimportant

D.peopleoftendonotconsiderhowtalkingworks

26.Byusingtheexampleoftheword"dog”,thewriterwantstoshowthat.

A.awordmayneedtobeexplainedinaconversation

B.awordmayhavedifferentmeanings

C.thespeakingsituationhelpspeopleunderstandtheparticularmeaningofaword

D.themeaningofwordsisnotparticular

27.Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowthemeaningoftheword"bank"byreferring

to.

A.thetimeandtheplacewheretheconversationhappens

B.theoccupationofthepersonwhousestheword

C.earlierorlaterpartsoftheconversation

D.areliabledictionary

C

Howdoesanecosystem（生态系统）work?Whatmakesthepopulationsofdifferent

speciesthewaytheyare?Whyaretheresomanyfliesandsofewwolves?Tofindananswer,

scientistshavebuiltmathematicalmodelsoffoodwebs,notingwhoeatswhomandhow

mucheachoneeats.

Withsuchmodels,scientistshavefoundoutsomekeyprinciplesoperatinginfoodwebs.

Mostfoodwebs,forinstance,consistofmanyweaklinksratherthanafewstrongones.

Whenapredator（捕食性动物）alwayseatshugenumbersofasingleprey（猎物）,thetwo

speciesarestronglylinked;whenapredatorlivesonvariousspecies,theyareweaklylinked.

Foodwebsmaybedominatedbymanyweaklinksbecausethatarrangementismorestable

overthelongterm.Ifapredatorcaneatseveralspecies,itcansurvivetheextinctionofoneof

them.Andifapredatorcanmoveontoanotherspeciesthatiseasiertofindwhenaprey

speciesbecomesrare,theswitchallowstheoriginalpreytorecover.Theweaklinksmaythus

keepspeciesfromdrivingoneanothertoextinction.

Mathematicalmodelshavealsorevealedthatfoodwebsmaybeunstable,wheresmall

changesoftoppredatorscanleadtobigeffectsthroughoutentireecosystems.Inthe1960s,

scientistsproposedthatpredatorsatthetopofafoodwebhadasurprisingamountofcontrol

overthesizeofpopulationsofotherspecies一includingspeciestheydidnotdirectlyattack.

Andunplannedhumanactivitieshaveprovedtheideaoftop-downcontrolbytop

predatorstobetrue.Intheocean,wefishedfortoppredators,whileonland,wekilledoff

largepredatorssuchaswolves.Theseactionshavegreatlyaffectedtheecologicalbalance.

Scientistshavebuiltanearly-warningsystembasedonmathematicalmodels.Ideally,

thesystemwouldtelluswhentoadapthumanactivitiesthatarepushinganecosystem

towardabreakdownorwouldevenallowustopullanecosystembackfromtheborderline.

Preventioniskey,scientistssay,becauseonceecosystemspasstheirtippingpoint,itis

remarkablydifficultforthemtoreturn.

28.Whathavescientistsdiscoveredwiththehelpofmathematicalmodelsoffoodwebs?

A.Thelivinghabitsofspeciesinfoodwebs.

B.Therulesgoverningfoodwebsoftheecosystems.

C.Theapproachestostudyingthespeciesintheecosystems.

D.Thedifferencesbetweenweakandstronglinksinfoodwebs.

29.Astronglinkisfoundbetweentwospecieswhenapredator.

A.hasawidefoodchoice

B.caneasilyfindnewprey

C.stickstoonepreyspecies

D.canquicklymovetoanotherplace

3O.Whatwillhappenifthepopulationsoftoppredatorsinafoodwebgreatlydecline?

A.Thepreyspeciestheydirectlyattackwilldieout.

B.Thespeciestheyindirectlyattackwillturnintotoppredators.

C.Thelivingenvironmentofotherspecieswillremainunchanged.

D.Thepopulationsofotherspecieswillexperienceunexpectedchanges.

31.Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromtheexamplesinparagraph4?

A.Uncontrolledhumanactivitiesgreatlyupsetecosystems.

B.Rapideconomicdevelopmentthreatensanimalhabitats.

C.Speciesofcommercialvaluedominateotherspecies.

D.Industrialactivitieshelpkeepfoodwebsstable.

D

Formostofherlife,SuanneLaqueur'spassionforstorytellingwasshownonthe

dancefloor.

AlthoughLaqueurbeganwritingatayoungage,dancingalwaystookcentrestage.She

majoredindanceandtheatreatAlfredUniversityandtaughtathermother,sdancestudioin

Croton-on-Hudson,NewYork,foryears.Butwhenhermotherwasreadytoretireandan

opportunityopenedforLaqueurtotakeoverthestudio,sherealisedshehadnointerestin

takingonthebusinesssideofherart,"Owningastudioisalotofwork-financially,

logistically.Ilovetheteaching,thechoreographing（编舞）,thestaging,butIdidn'twantto

ownit.”

YetLaqueur,sdisinterestinrunningthestudiochangedwhenshebecameaself­

publishedauthor.Inthefallof2013,shedecidedtopursueself-publishingasawayof

sharingherfirstcompletednovelwithfriendsandfamily.Duringtheprocess,sherealised

thatfollowinghertruepassion-tellingstoriesthroughwriting-madethebusinessoftheart

worthwhile,andowningthatbusinessmeantshecoulddirectherwritingcareerhowevershe

chose.

Startingwithhersecondself-publishednovel,shebeganinvestingmoretimein

marketingandbuildingheraudience.Herinvestmentpaidoff.Since2014,Laqueurhasself­

publishedsixnovels,whichcollectivelyhavehundredsofratingsandreviews.Her2016

novelstoletheshowatthe25thAnnualWriter'sDigestSelf-PublishedBookAwards,

toppingmorethan2,300entriestowinthegrandprize.

“Youhavetowritethemosttruthfulstorytoyou,andIthinkself-publishingallowsthat

freedom,shesays.'Ifyouworkwithtraditionalpublishing,it'smoreaboutwhat's

marketable.Therearetrade-offs,whicheveryonewilltellyou,butbyself-publishingIhave

controlofthebook,Ihavecontrolofthestory,andI'mcoolwiththat.”

32.Fromparagraph2,wecanlearnthatLaqueur.

A.wantedtoownapublishinghouse

B.didn'tliketeachingdancinginfact

C.wasapart-timewriterwhenshewasyoung

D.wasinterestedinrunninghermother'sstudio

33.WhatmadeLaqueurchangeherattitudetobusiness?

A.Hermother?spersuasion.

B.Self-publishinghernovels.

C.Thedesiretomakemoney.

D.Herownpassiontowardart.

34.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephrase“stoletheshow“inparagraph4?

A.becameafailure

B.wasshowntopeople

C.gotalltheattention

D.wasaccidentallystolen

35.WhatcanbeinferredfromwhatLaqueur'ssaidinthelastparagraph?

A.Sheenjoysthewayofself-publishing.

B.Shewillneverusetraditionalpublishing.

C.Traditionalpublishingonlyfocusesonthemarket.

D.Self-publishingwillreplacetraditionalpublishing.

第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项

为多余选项。

AFewTipsforSelf-Acceptance

Weallwantit...toacceptandloveourselves.Butattimesitseemstoodifficultandtoo

faroutofreach.36Here'sahandfulofwaysthatwillsetyouintherightdirection.

•37Donotfollowthepeoplewhomakeyoufeelnot-good-enough.Whydoyou

followthem?Areyouhopingthateventuallyyouwillfeelempoweredbecauseyourlifeis

betterthantheirs?Knowthatyourlifeisyourown;youaretheonlyyouinthisworld.

•Forgiveyourselfformistakesthatyouhavemade.Weareoftenashamedofour

shortcomings,ourmistakesandourfailures.38Youwillmakemistakes,timeandtime

again.Ratherthangettingcaughtupinhowyoucouldhavedonebetter,whynotoffer

yourselfacompassionate（有同情心）response?taThatdidn'tgoasplanned.But,Itriedmy

best."

•Recognizeallofyourstrengths.Writethemdowninajournal.Begintotrainyour

braintolookatstrengthbeforeweakness.Listallofyouraccomplishmentsand

achievements.Youhaveajob,earnedyourdegree,andyougotoutofbedtoday.39

•Nowthatyou'velistedyourstrengths,listyourimperfections.Turnthepageinyour

journal.Putintowordswhyyoufeelunworthy,whyyoudon'tfeelgoodenough.Now,read

thesewordsbacktoyourself.40Turntoapageinyourjournaltoyourlistofstrengths

andachievements.Seehowawesomeyouare?

A.Feelingupsetagain?

B.Wheredoyoustart?

C.Nothingistoosmalltocelebrate.

D.Remember,youareonlyhuman.

E.Setanintentionforself-acceptance.

F.Stopcomparingyourselfwithothers.

G.Whendoesthecomparisongamestart?

第三部分语言运用（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。

Westoodtheretogether,41thelovelytableandchairs.Theywerehigh-quality

piecesoffurniture.

“They'reantiques,familyheirlooms（传家宝）,“ourhoststoldus.Bothhusbandand

wifesmiledwithsatisfactionandobviousaffectionforthese42.Theyinvitedustosit

andenjoyamealinthisinvitingroomfulloffragilethings.

Themealwas43,andwesettledinandgrewcomfortable.Soonmyhusbandgrew

alittletoo44and,withoutthinking,gotintoabadhabit.Heleaned（倚靠）backinhis

chair,farenoughtoliftthefrontlegsoffthefloor.

Ohno.HaveImentionedmyhusbandisaparticularlylargeman?Itmadea45

soundandanevenworsesight-thatbeautifulantiquechairwas46anduseless.

MyhusbandandIboth47sincerely.Ourkindhostswereobviouslyverysad.But

theyinsistedtheywouldhavenoproblemrepairingthedamage.Thentheyactuallypulledup

anotheroftheantiquechairsand48myhusbandtositinit.

I'mgladtoreportnomorechairswere49.Butonewasmorethanenough,andto

ourhoststhatchairrepresentedsomuchmorethanaplacetosit.Yetforthem50took

priorityoverthepricelesschair.Theychosepeopleover51hospitalityoversomething

theyloved.

Sometimeswehavetomakethatkindofchoice.Thefactis,otherpeopledon'talways

valuewhatwevalueaswevalueit.Theydon'talwaysact52.Ifwevaluepeople,

we'dbetterhold53toourtreasuresandbereadytoloveothers,54itcostsus

somethingwelove.

Afterall,peoplecan,tbe55either.

41.A.describingB.repairing

C.admiringD.checking

42.A.foodsB.guests

C.buildingsD.treasures

43.A.servedB.finished

C.bookedD.expected

44.A.confidentB.comfortable

C.exhaustedD.nervous

45.A.familiarB.terrible

C.lovelyD.funny

46.A.brokenB.sold

C.thrownD.lost

47.A.complainedB.laughed

C.shoutedD.apologised

48.A.allowedB.forced

C.invitedD.forbade

49.A.offeredB.harmed

C.neededD.stolen

50.A.honestyB.kindness

C.courageD.wisdom

51.A.possessionsB.animals

C.plantsD.resources

52.A.bravelyB.legally

C.swiftlyD.carefully

53.A.slowlyB.loosely

C.quicklyD.firmly

54.A.asifB.incase

C.evenifD.nowthat

55.A.changedB.affected

C.replacedD.controlled

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。

DietshavechangedinChina一andsotoohasitstopcrop.Since2011,thecountry56.

(grow)morecomthanrice.Comproductionhasjumpednearly125

percentover57.past25years,whilericehasincreasedonly7percent.

Atasteformeatis58.(actual)behindthechange:Animportantpartof

itscornisusedtofeedchickens,pigs,andcattle.Anotherreasonforcorn'srise:The

governmentencouragesfarmerstogrowcorninsteadofrice59.(improve)

waterquality.Cornuseslesswater60.riceandcreateslessfertiliser(化月巴)runoff.

Thisswitchhasdecreased61.(pollute)inthecountry'smajorlakesand

reservoirsandmadedrinkingwatersaferforpeople.

AccordingtotheWorldBank,Chinaaccountsforabout30percentoftotal62.

(globe)fertiliserconsumption.TheChineseMinistryofAgriculturefindsthatbetween2005

一whenthegovernment63.(start)asoil-testingprogramme64.

givesspecificfertiliserrecommendationstofarmers一and2011,fertiliserusedroppedby

7.7milliontons.Thatpreventedtheemission(#F放)of51.8milliontonsofcarbondioxide.

China?sapproachtoprotectingitsenvironmentwhile65.(feed)itscitizens

"offersusefullessonsforagricultureandfoodpolicymakersworldwide,"saysthebank's

JuergenVoegele.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假如你是红星中学的学生会主席李华。一批来自英国的高中生到你校进行了一周

的交流活动。现在他们即将回国，你将在欢送会上致辞。请你写一篇发言稿，主要内容

包括：

1.回顾双方的交流活动；

2.谈谈收获或感想；

3.表达祝愿与期望。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2,可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头已给出，但不计入总词数。

Dearfriends,

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。续写词数应为150左右。

Rexwatchedthedustcloudaroundhisbarefeetashewalkedupthepathfortheriverin

thesummersunshine.Ashecamewithinviewofthefarmhouse,hesawhismotherworking

inthevegetablegarden.Shewasahardworker,butwhenshehadamomenttospare,she

spentitonherlittleflowergardeninthefrontyard.

Suddenly,somethinginthefrontyardcaughtRex'sattention.Hismotherjumpedup

fromthevegetablepatch（小块土地）andrantowardherflowers."Scat!Getoutofhere,you

oldturkeys!,5There,inherflowergarden,aflockofturkeysruinedtheflowers.Rexranto

helphismother,shooing（赶走）thembacktoMrBlake'sfarm.

“Gobackhome!^^Rex'smothershouted,herfacered.Theturkeyswaddledsinglefile,

ruiningeveryplantintheirpath/'Rex,chasethoseturkeysbacktowheretheybelong.Then

wewillpreparedinnerforyouandyourfather.^^Shesadlylookedattheruinedflowers.

Rexquicklydrovetheturkeysbackdowntheroad,yelling.AstheturkeysenteredMr

Blake,syard,Rexgrabbedarocklyingonthegroundandthrewtherockwithallhis

strengthtogivethemagoodscare.Asaresult,RexfoundhekilledthelargestofMr

Blake,sturkeys.

Whatwashegoingtodo?MrBlakewouldbeveryangry.Hefeltfrightenedthemoment

hethoughtofMrBlake'sangryface.Lookingaround,herealisednoonehadseenhim

throwtherock.HedidnothavethecouragetofaceMrBlake.Withoutanotherthought,Rex

grabbedthedeadturkeyandhiditinthebushes.Heturnedandranhomeasfastashecould,

hopingthatnoonesawthetruth.

Hismotherpraisedhimforhisquickworkwiththeturkeys,notnoticingtheworryin

Rex'sheart.Astheworrywelledupinsidehim,tearsfilledhiseyes.

"What'swrong?”hismotherasked.

Herantoherarms,sobbing（啜泣）ashetoldthewholestory,completewithhisfearof

MrBlake'sanger.

Finally,ashissobsquieted,hismother______________________________________

"Hi,MrBlake；'Rexhandedhimthedeadbird.

答案：

附:听力原文

(Text1)

W:Excuseme,howlongcanIkeepthecamera?

M:Well,it'sApril20thtoday.Returnitintwoweeks.

(Text2)

W:Hi,David.Youhaven,tbeenhereforoverayear.Whatseemstobetheproblemthis

time?

M:Myteethseemtobesensitivetoheatandcold.TheybleedwhenIbrushaswell.

(Text3)

W:YourlibrarybooksaredueonDecemberthirteenth.Ifyouhaven'tfinishedreading

thembythen,youmayrenewthemonce.

M:Thankyouverymuch.Ionlyneedthemforafewdays.

(Text4)

M:Whatafineday!Springalwaysmakesmehappy.It'smyfavouriteseason.

W:Springisactuallyverynice,kindandwarm,justlikeautumn.ButIlikesummerbest,

sincewecanwearsuchbeautifulclothes.

(Text5)

M:Aliceissupposedtobehereatthemeeting.Whereisshe?

W:Hersistercamedownwiththeflu,andshehastolookafterherathome.

(Text6)

M:Iwanttobuyanewshirtafterschool.Wouldyouliketogowithme?

W:Iwould.Iboughtapairofshoesyesterday.They'recheapthesedays.AndIwantto

buypantsfromthesameshop.

M:Didyoufindtheshirtsthereexpensive?

W:Notexactly.Butmostofthethingsthereareonsale,excepttheshirts,whicharequite

expensive.

M:Didyoubuywhiteshoes?Ihardlyeverseeyouwearingshoesthataren,twhite.

W:Butnotthistime.Iboughtblackonesinstead.

(Text7)

M:Hello,Idliketohavealookatthatcoat.

W:Hereyouare.

M:Notbad.Howmuchisit?

W:$50.Nobargaining.

M:Comeon.Afriendofmineboughtthiscoatfor$25.

W:Hemusthaveshownyouanothercoat.

M:Ifso,Iwillgoandfindtheonehewastellingmeabout.

W:Allright.Icangiveyouadiscount.I'11giveittoyoufor$35.

M:I'11thinkitover.MaybeIcangetthiscoatsomewhereelsefor$25.

W:Waitaminute.Ah...Iwillgiveitfor$25.

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W:Youmissedmyclassyesterday,didn'tyou?Imusttellyouaboutourtriptoanart

exhibition.

M:Oh,yes,please,MrsGreen.Ireallywanttogo.Whenisit?

W:TheexhibitionopensnextWednesday,butthereisaspecialdayforschoolsonFriday.

We'regoingthen.

M:Whattimewillweleave?

W:Atoneforty-five.

M:Right.Howmuchdowehavetopay?

W:That'stwopoundstogointotheexhibition,andthreepoundsforthebus.

M:Willweneedmoneyforfood?

W:No,there'11befreefoodanddrinksforeveryonethere.Oneoftheartistsisgoingto

giveatalkaboutherworkintheexhibition.Ithinkwe'11allenjoyit.

M:Great.

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W:Hey,Nick.

M:Hi,Susan.Howisitgoing?

W:Good,butmybestfriendKatejusttoldmethatshehadtowork.Soshecancelledour

planstogoshopping.NowI'mlookingforsomethingtodotoday.

M:I'mgoingtothemovieswithmysister.Wouldyouliketojoinus?

W:Well,thatdepends.Whatareyougoingtosee?

M:Iwanttoseeacomedy.

W:Oh,no,thankyou.Itisalittlebitboring.

M:OK,howaboutadocumentary?Thereareacoupleofgoodonesplayingnow.

W:Areyoukiddingme?Thoseareevenworse.Can'twejustwatchanactionmovie?

M:No,Idon'tfindactionmoviesveryinteresting.Theactorsandthemusicaregood,but

dialoguesarealwayssilly.

W:Well,maybeyoushouldgotothemovieswithoutme.

M:Ihaveanidea.Whydon'tyougivemyfriendHelenacall?Shelovesactionmovies.

Sheoncesawonethreetimesinthetheater.

W:Oh,Irememberher.Wemetatyourbirthdaypartylastyear.Okay,I'11giveheracall.

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M:TodaywearevisitingwhatisprobablythemostunusualanimalshelterinBritain.Don't

expecttoseeanylions,elephantsandsharkshere.Whatitdoeshaveisalotofverylucky

cows,pigs,sheepandchickens.Whylucky?Well,thesepoorcreatureshavebasicallybeen

rescuedfrombecomingyourlunchbyanimalrightsgroups.Theyareabletolivetherestof

theirliveshappilyhereinWoodhillShelter.TheshelterwassetupbyJillandBenSmith.

Neitherofthemeatsanyanimalproducts,butlivesinsteadonaplant-baseddiet.Theideato

buildashelterfirstoccurredtothemin2011,anditwastwoyearslaterthattheyputtheidea

intopractice.Threeyearsafterwards,theypublishedabookcalledOurFarmFamily,which

wasaboutthestoriesoftheanimalsonthefarm.Allthefarmworkersarevolunteerswithout

pay,butgetfreelunchandcoffeeinreturnfortheirwork.However,theythinkitistrulya

rewardingexpe