湖北省武汉市江夏区2024-2025学年九年级上学期期末检测英语试卷（含答案及听力原文无音频）

江夏区2024-2025学年上学期期末检测九年级英语试卷2025.1亲爱的同学，在你答题前，请认真阅读下面的注意事项： 1.本试卷由第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分组成。全卷共10页，七大题，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。 2.答题前，请将你的姓名、准考证号填写在”答题卡”相应位置，并在”答题卡”背面左上角填写姓名和座位号。 3.答第Ⅰ卷(选择题)时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把”答题卡”上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答在”试卷”上无效。 4.答第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)时，答案用0.5毫米黑色笔迹签字笔书写在”答题卡”上。答在”试卷”上无效。 5.认真阅读答题卡上的注意事项。 预祝你取得优异成绩！第Ⅰ卷(选择题共80分)第一部分听力部分一、听力测试(共三节，25小题，每小题1分，满分25分)第一节(共4小题，每小题1分，满分4分) 听下面4个问题。每个问题后有三个答语，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每个问题后，你都有5秒钟的时间来作答和阅读下一小题。每个问题仅读一遍。1. A.Withmyfamily. B.Atnight. C.Athome2. A.ByBell. B.In1876. C.InFrance3. A.Halfanhour. B.Onfoot. C.Tenminutes’busride.4. A.It’sbroken B.Youcansellit. C.For5years.第二节(共8小题，每小题1分，满分8分) 听下面8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秒钟的时间来作答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。5.Whatisprobablythewoman? A.Anurse. B.Anofficelady. C.Awaitress.6.Howisthewomangoing? A.Bybus. B.Inacar. C.Onfoot.7.Howmuchdidthewomanpayfortheskirt? A.120dollars. B.150dollars. C.180dollars.8.Whatdoesthemanmean? A.Helikestheclockverymuch. B.Hefindsthelectureinteresting. C.Heagreeswiththewoman.9.Whatdoweknowabouttheman? A.Hehaslostalotofweightintwoyears. B.Hestoppedexercisingtwoyearsago. C.Hedecidestogiveupexercising.10.WhatdoesthemanthinkofMr.White’sspeech? A.Easy. B.Interesting. C.Difficult.11.Whatwouldthewomanprobablysaytothemannext? A.Tootiredtodoso. B.Youaresuchabusybee. C.Don’torderonlinesooften.12.Whichscenemaythemanworryabout? A. B. C.第三节(共13小题，每小题1分，满分13分) 听下面4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。 听下面一段对话，回答13至15三个小题。13.HowwillthemangotoNewYork? A.Bycar. B.Byair. C.Bytrain.14.Whenisthemeeting? A.OnWednesday. B.OnThursday. C.OnSunday.15.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace? A.Inanoffice. B.Atastation. C.Atatravelagency. 听下面一段对话，回答16至18三个小题。16.Whatisthemaintopicoftheconversation? A.The2024WuhanMarathon. B.Atrainingplanforrunning C.Thehistoryofmarathons.17.Accordingtotheman,whatisthemostimportantoftakingpartinthemarathon? A.Winningtherace. B.Havingfun. C.Makingfriends.18.WhatdoesLucyadviseTomtodoforthemarathon? A.Runfastertoimprovespeed. B.Payattentiontorestandmusiconly C.Runregularlyandgofarthergradually. 听下面一段对话，回答19至22四个小题。19.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout? A.EnjoyingaTVprogram. B.Studyingchemistryfortheexam. C.Treatingaseriousheadache20.WhyistheboywatchingTV? A.Becausehehaspreparedwell. B.Becauseprogramsareinteresting. C.Becausehewantstorelax21.Whichistrueabouttheboy? A.Heissopoorinchemistry. B.Hewantstohelpthegirl. C.Helikestostaywiththegirl.22.Whatdothetwospeakersdecidetodoatlast? A.Theywillhelpeachother. B.Theywillteachthemselvesallthetime. C.TheywillturntoElizabethforhelp. 听下面一段独白，回答23至25三个小题。23.Whatdoesthefestivalcelebrate? A.Itcelebratesnewtechnologyandideas. B.Itcelebratesdifferentformsofart. C.ItcelebratesthehistoryofWuhan.24.Whichoneisthepurposeofthefestival? A.TofocusonlocalWuhanartistsonly B.Toencourageglobalbusinessexchange C.Toencourageculturalexchange.25.Whatisthepassage? A.Aspeech. B.Astory. C.Anotice.第二部分笔试部分二、选择填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分) 从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。将代表该答案的字母在答题卡上相应的位置涂黑。26. —I’mthinkingaboutjoiningtheschoolvolunteerclub.ButI’mnotsureifIcandoitwell. —____________.It’sagreatchancetohelpothersandimproveyourself. A.Noway B.I’msorry C.Justdoit D.Soundsbad27. —Doyouthinktheculturaldifferenceswill____________achallengeforus? —Notreally.Aslongaswerespecteachother,we’llmanage A.remain B.support C.behave D.greet28. —Thebookgivesavery____________introductiontoChinesehistory.Itdoesn’tgointomuchdetail(细节). —Well,itmaybesuitableforbeginners. A.complete B.unexpected C.hidden D.general29. —Hiswordsdidn’tmakeany____________tome.Icouldn’tunderstandwhathemeant. —Maybeyouneedtoaskhimtoexplainmoreclearly. A.purpose B.sense C.worth D.effort30. —____________ofusknowswhatweshoulddothen. —Inthatcase,let’saskathirdpersonforhelp. A.All B.Both C.Either D.Neither31. —SometimestheteacherspeakssoquicklythatIcan’tcatchallthethingsheteaches. —Metoo.Andwhat’sworse,beforetheknowledgeisfully____________inmind,theexamcomes. A.got B.kept C.brought D.took32. —IthoughtIsawsomeonewavingatmefromacrossthelake,butwhenIgotcloser,therewasnoonethere —That’sstrange.Itmusthavebeena____________ofthelightreflectingonthewater. A.expression B.mistake C.trick D.tradition33. —Themysteryabouttheoldhousehasbeenahottopicforyears.What’sthesituationnow? —It’sstill____________.Manypeoplearestillcuriousaboutit. A.unopened B.unsolved C.uncovered D.undone34. —IheardthatMichaelhasbeentrainingforthemarathonformonths. —That’strue!He’sreallyastrictman.Healways____________histrainingschedule,nomatterhowbusyheis. A.breaksdown B.runsafter C.sticksto D.givesaway35.Thesaying“Jackofalltrades,masterofnone”tellsus____________. A.thateveryoneshouldbeaJackofalltrades B.whypeopleshouldmasteronetrade C.whatshouldwedotobecomeanexpert D.thatweneedn’tbeskilledatallthings三、完形填空(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、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 “Ihaveajokeforyou.” “What?”saidmywife,stillinlowspirits. “Whichisfaster,hotorcold?”Isaid,watchingherfaceinexpectation(期待),“Hot,becauseyoucan36acold.” Sheturnedherheadbackandbrokeintolaughter,andherloveforagoodjokeletgothebadfeelingsfromourearlier37discussion. So,IthoughtI’dtrytomakeotherslaugh,too. Butatmyrestaurantjob,mypartner’s38smilemademeloseheart.However,Istillkeptupthecouragetotrythesamejokewithayoungerwaiter,thenafront-housemanagerand39mybossinthekitchen.They40differently,butnoonelaughed. Thenoneday,tomysurprise,thesamewaitercameuptomeduringa41.“OK,”hesaid,clearlyrunningthroughthejokeinhis42onelasttime. “Whatdoyou43adeerwithnoeyes?” IwasalreadysmilingbecauseIcouldn’tbelieveIwasareceiverofajokefora44.“Idon’tknow.What?” “Noi-deer(Noidea).” I45andlaughed.ThatwasalltheencouragementIneeded. Fromthenon,Icontinuedto46jokeswithstrangers.Frombusdriverstowaitersandcustomers,Inoticedachange.Theactoftellingjokesbrokedownbarriers(隔阂),47coldfacesintofriendlyones. Thisjourneytaughtme48lessonsincommunicationandthepowerofhumortokeepupspirits.I’velearnedthatsomepeoplelaughoutloudnotbecauseofmyjoke,butbecausethey’vebeenhavingabadday,weekormonthandthey49theunexpectedcheers. SoI’mgoingtocontinue.I’ll50andmemorizelittlejokestolightupmywife’sdayandthensharethemwithstrangersandfriendsalike,becausemakingpeoplelaughmakesmefeelgood.Justasthesayinggoes,laughteristhebestmedicine.36. A.have B.get C.catch D.feel37. A.relaxing B.unhappy C.interesting D.smooth38. A.bright B.warm C.shy D.weak39. A.only B.even C.ever D.yet40. A.behaved B.looked C.went D.showed41. A.holiday B.process C.break D.period42. A.mind B.eye C.heart D.mouth43. A.offer B.notice C.learn D.call44. A.habit B.gift C.hope D.change45. A.cheeredup B.grewup C.gotup D.tookup46. A.connect B.collect C.share D.practise47. A.making B.turning C.dividing D.cutting48. A.unbelievable B.valuable C.perfect D.unusual49. A.requested B.held C.needed D.spread50. A.lookfor B.reachfor C.preparefor D.payfor四、阅读理解(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下面三篇材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项A_________________________ Recently,USscientistscreatedthefirst“protocells”(原始细胞)onEarthabout3,800millionyearsago.Atfirst,theprotocellsonlymerged(融合)witheachother,soevolution(进化)couldn’ttakeplace.However,whenthescientistsaddedwaterliketherainonEarth4billionyearsago,a“wall”formedaroundeachprotocell,keepingthemseparatedandcausingevolutiontohappen.Mosquitoes“seeing”humans Scientistsrecentlytestedhowwellmosquitoes(蚊子)couldfeelheat,odor(气体)andCO2.Theresultsshowedthatthoughmosquitoesdependonallthesetofindhosts,theyaremoreinterestedinheatthatmatchesthetemperatureofhuman.Wearingbigclothescanhelpus“hide”ourbodyheatandpreventmosquitoesfromharmingus.Venomtreatingadisease Oneofthemostdeadlymarinesnails(海螺)cangiveoffakindofvenom(毒液).Itcanmaketheir“food”stillinseconds.However,scientistsrecentlydiscoveredsomethinginthevenomthatmayhelpsavelives.Whenseparatedfromthevenom,itcancontrolbloodsugar.Thescientiststhinkitmaybeabletohelptreatadiseasethatabout422millionpeoplesufferfromaroundtheworld.51.InwhichSECTIONofthewebsitecanwereadthenews? A.HEALTH B.ENVIRONMENT C.SCIENCE D.ANIMAL52.Thebestheadingforthefirstpieceofnewswouldbe____________. A.Lifestartingwithrain B.Scientistscreatingthefirstlife C.Scientistsseparatingprotocells D.Lifebeingseparatedfromprotocells53.Mosquitoescould“see”humansmostprobablyby____________. A.feelingbodyheat B.feelingodor C.feelingCO2 D.feelingclothes54.Accordingtothethirdpieceofnews,wecaninferthat____________. A.venomisthemostusefultohumanbeings B.venomcanhelpmarinesnailsmakefood C.venomcancontrolbloodsugarwithoutbeingdealtwith D.manypeoplesufferfrombloodsugarproblemaroundtheworld55.Whatdothethreepiecesofnewshaveincommon? A.Theyhelppeopleliveahealthylife. B.Theyshowsomelatestresearchresults. C.Theyshowushowtoprotectourselves D.Theyshowhowhard-workingscientistsare.B Afteraquietsummerbreak,ZhongzhaiTeachingPointcomestolifeasMengRongdaguidesthechildrentoperformthedrumdanceoftheYaoethnic(民族)group. ZhongzhaiTeachingPoint,knownasa“micro-school”,liesinamountainvillageofGuizhouprovince.Thisyear,itaccommodates23kindergartenchildrenand17firstandsecondgradestudents,with59-year-oldMengtheonlyregularteacher. In1985,MenggraduatedfromQiandongnanMinzuNormalSchoolandworkedasateacheratdifferentprimaryschools.Sincethen,hehassilentlystoodatthefrontofvillageeducation,sohehadrichexperienceinteachinginvillageschools.In2015,MengwaschosentoworkatZhongzhai. ★.ThefreshstudentsdidnotspeakMandarin(普通话).Hetaughtlessonsusinghisself-taughtYaolanguage,guidingthechildreninlearningChinesecharactersandMandarin.Hetaughtallsubjectsandtriedhisbesttomakethestudentsinterestedinhislessons.Atthesametime,healsointroducedethniccultureintotheschool. AtZhongzhai,heisnotjustateacherbutalsoacaretakerforthechildren.Hecookedlunchforthemandevenwalkedthemhomeafterschool.That’swhyheispopularwithchildrenandrespectedbythevillagers. Hewillleavethejobhelovesnextyear,andhisgreatestwishistoseeyoungteacherstakeuphiswork,makingsurethattheschoolcontinuestoworksothatthechildrencanreceiveeducationclosertohome.56.Theunderlinedword“accommodate”inparagraph2means____________. A.lookafter B.givelessonsto C.pickup D.haveenoughspacefor57.What’sthemainideaofparagraph3? A.WhichschoolMenggraduatedfrom. B.Mengenjoyedteachinginvillageschools. C.Mengworkedatdifferentprimaryschools D.WhyMengwaschosentoworkatZhongzhai.58.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin★? A.Zhongzhaiwasreallyagoodplace B.Itwasreallyachallengeatfirst C.Mengwasforcedtoworkintheschool D.ThestudentsatZhongzhaiworkedhard59.Accordingtothepassage,whatdidMengdoforthestudents? ①Gavethemlessons ②Tookcareofthem ③Tookuptheirwork ④TaughthimselfYaolanguage ⑤Receivededucationclosertohome ⑥Introducedethniccultureintoschool A.①②⑥ B.①③⑤ C.②④⑥ D.③④⑤60.WhichwordscanbeusedtodescribeMengRongda? A.Creativeandthankful. C.Honestandserious. B.Kindandhelpful. D.PatientandshyC Inoursociety,weoftencareaboutwhatothersdo,butthiscansometimesfeelstressful.Especiallyforpublicpersons,there’softenahiddenpressure.Peopleoftenshowangertowardthemonsocialmedia(媒体)becauseoftheirunintentional(不经意的)decisions. TheOlympicchampion(冠军)QuanHongchansufferedfromthis.Accordingtoreports,QuanreturnedtoGuangzhouafterattendinganevent.Duringhertrip,shestoppedbyanApplestoretobuyaphoneforherfamily.Thisshouldhavebeenasimplepersonalchoice,butitquicklydrewattentiononsocialmedia.Somepeoplesaidshedidn’tloveourcountryjustbecauseshechoseaforeignbrand. Thissituationraisesquestionsabouthowsocietyseesfamouspeopleandtheirpersonalchoices.Shouldathletesbetreatedsostrictlyforsuchdecisions?Theansweris,ofcourse,noQuanhasthesamerightsasanyonetomakepersonaldecisions,includingwhichproductstobuyBeingapublicpersondoesn’tmeangivingupthefreedom(自由)tomakeordinarychoices.Asateenager,sheshouldbeallowedtoenjoyprivacy(隐私)likeanyoneelse. However,publicpersonslikeQuanoftensufferfromtoomuchattentionfromthepublicSinceherOlympicwinin2021,Quan’slifehasbeenunderamicroscope(显微镜).Themediaandfansfollowhereverymove.Fromherfamilymembers’activitiestoherpersonalshoppingtrips,herlifehasbeenturnedintoapublicthing.Thiskindofattentioncreatesbigpressure,turningwhatshouldbeakindofprideintoakindofstress. It’stimetoconsiderwhythepublicpaymoreattentiontoherpersonalchoicesthanherrealachievements.QuanisanOlympicchampionwhohasbroughtpridetoourcountrywithherathleticskills.Insteadofpayingtoomuchattentiontosmallmatterslikeherchoiceofphone,thepublicshouldcelebrateherhardworkinsportsandthefameshehaswonforourcountryontheworldstage.Afterall,publicpersonsenjoythesamefreedomasanyoneelsetolivetheirlives.61.Whatdoes“hiddenpressure”forpublicpersonsreferto? A.Peoplecareaboutthem. B.Peoplesharetheirlifeonsocialmedia. C.Theymadeunintentionaldecisions. D.Theirdecisionsledtopeople’sanger.62.Paragraph2iswrittento____________. A.giveanexample B.tellthestoryofQuan C.showQuan’sachievements D.drawattentiontoQuan63.Whichonedoesthewriterdisagreewith? A.Quanshouldbeallowedtoenjoyprivacy. B.Quanshouldbetreatedstrictlyforherchoice. C.Quanhastherighttochooseaforeignbrand. D.Quanhasthefreedomtomakeordinarychoices.64.Howshouldwecareaboutpublicpersons? A.Followtheireverymove. B.Sharetheirlifeonsocialmedia. C.Honortheirachievements. D.Payattentiontotheirpersonalchoices.65.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage? A.Quan,OurExample B.Champion,PrideorStress C.HiddenPressureforPublicPersons D.AngerShownonSocialMedia第Ⅱ卷(非选择题共40分)五、词与短语填空(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，用方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使短文在结构、语意和逻辑上正确。(提示：方框中有二个单词或短语是多余的。)beauty/pleasure/saves/normally/introduced/cutdown/beauty/pleasure/saves/normally/introduced/cutdown/enjoyed TheSydneyOperaHouseisoneoftheworld’smostfamousbuildings.Everyyear,about11millionpeoplefromallovertheworldgotheretoenjoyits____________(66).Moderntechnologyis____________(67)tohelpmanageitsairandtemperaturetokeepvisitorscomfortable,whichhasalso____________(68)itsenergyuse.Over1,400sensors(传感器)areusedtokeepitworking____________(69)Seawaterfromtheharbor(港口)cancoolroomsofthebuilding,whichalso____________(70)alotofenergy.Allinall,TheOperaHouseisnowaleaderinkeepingeco-friendly.六、综合填空(共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，根据上下文或括号内单词等提示，在空白处填入适当的单词或括号内单词的适当形式。 Deathisanaturalpartoflife.Manycountriesholdfestivals____________(71)(honor)thedead,suchasZhongyuanFestivalinChinaandHalloweenintheUS,showingdifferentculturalopinionsondeath. ZhongyuanFestivalfallsonthe15thdayofthe____________(72)(seven)lunarmonth.Ithonorsthedeadthroughallkindsofdifferentactivities.Sinceancienttimes,Chinesepeople____________(73)(believe)thatonthisday,thegatesoftheunderworldareopen,____________(74)(allow)ghoststotravelaroundEarth.Akeycustomistolightlotus(莲花)lanternsonrivers,helpingspiritsfindtheirwayhome.Thistradition____________(75)(reflect)bothrespectforandfearofthedead. UnlikeZhongyuanFestival,Halloweenis____________(76)muchhappiereventcelebratedonOct31inmanyWesterncountries.Mostpeoplecelebrateitjust____________(77)fun.Kidswilldressupandgofromhousetohousecalling“trickortreat”.Blackcatsandpumpkinsareitssymbols.Blackisoneofthe____________(78)(tradition)Halloweencolors,probablybecauseHalloweenfestivalsandtraditionstookplaceatnight.Westernersseem____________(79)(little)afraidofghosts,dressingupinscarycostumestoturnawayghosts.ThisshowsthatHalloweenisnotaboutfearingdeath,butinsteadfacingitwithhumor. ____________(80)therearemanydifferences,bothculturesvaluerememberingthedead.Thesefestivalsremindpeopletoappreciatelifeandlivefully.七、书面表达(共1大题，满分20分) 英语老师布置了一项体验式作业，希望你和家人假期时去一次附近的图书馆，然后写一篇英语短文，向同学们介绍图书馆离你家有多远，在图书馆内能够体验的有趣项目(如：readingsalon阅读沙龙)以及图书馆周边的公共设施。请你根据以下内容提示完成短文。 Howfarisitfromyourhometothelibrary? Whatinterestingactivitiescanyoudointhelibrary? Arethereanybusstops,cafesoranythingelsenearthelibrary?Howarethey? Somethingmoreaboutthelibrary.注意：文中不得透露个人真实姓名和学校；词数100词左右；标题和开头已给出，不计入总词数。MyVisittotheLibrary Lastweekend,Iwenttothelibrarynearmyhomewithmyfamily.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

江夏区2024-2025学年上学期期末检测九年级英语试卷参考答案一、听力测试(共三节,25小题，每小题1分，满分25分) 1-5CBABC 6-10BACAC 11-15BACBA 16-20ABCBC 21-25ACBCA二、选择填空(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分) 26-30CADBD 31-35BCBCD三、完形填空(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分) 36-40CBDBA 41-45CADDA 46-50CBBCA四、阅读理解(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分) 51-55CAADB 56-60DDBAB 61-65DABCB五、词与短语填空(共5小题,，每小题2分,满分10分) 66.beauty 67.introduced 68.cutdown 69.normally 70.saves六、综合填空(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分) 71.tohonor 72.seventh 73.havebelieved 74.allowing 75.reflects 76.a 77.for 78.traditional 79.less 80.Although/Though七、书面表达(共1大题,满分20分)参考范文MyVisittothelibrary Lastweekend,Iwenttothelibrarynearmyhomewithmyfamily.Itisaboutfivekilometersawayfrommyhome.Sowedecidedtogotherebybus. Inthelibrary,therearealotofinterestingthingstodo.Wecanreaddifferentkindsofbooks,suchasnovels,sciencebooksandhistorybooks.Therearealsosomee-readingareaswherewecanenjoye-books.What’smore,thelibraryoftenholdssomereadingsalons.It’sreallyexcitingtocommunicatewithotherbook-loversthere. Nearthelibrary,thereareseveralbusstops,whichmakesitveryconvenientforpeopletogetthere.Andtherearesomecafes.Thecoffeethereisdeliciousandtheenvironmentisverycomfortable. Thelibraryisnotonlyaplaceforreading,butalsoagreatplacetogainknowledgeandmakefriends.

听力录音稿Text1:WheredoyouhaveyourNewYeardinner?Text2:Whenwasthetelephoneinvented?Text3:HowlongdoyouwatchTVeveryweekend?Text4:WhatcanIdowiththisoldcomputer?Text5M:Miss,theyaredeliciousandI’veneverhadbetterservice.W:Well,thankyou,sir.I’llpassyourpraisetoourboss.Andthanksforyouradvice.Text6W:Whynotwaithereforafewminutes?I’llgetmycar.M:No,thankyou.I’dbettergettherebybus.Text7M:Whichskirtdidyoufinallydecidetobuy?W:Well,Iwouldliketobuytheblueone,butitwas150dollars.SoIboughtanotheroneinsteadandsaved30dollars.Text8W:Thelecturewassoboring.M:I’llsayIhadoneeyeontheclockthewholetime.Text9W:Youlookquitedifferentfromwhatyouusedto.M:Sure.Istartedexercisingregularlytwoyearsago.IammuchthinnerthanbeforeandIwillnotgiveupexercising..Text10 W:Jack,howaboutMr.White’sspeechyesterday?Itwasamazing,wasn’tit?M:Maybe.Heissuchafamousphysicsprofessor,butwhathesaidwastoohardforme.Text11W:Whatareyoubusydoingthesedays?Ican’treachyouallthetime.M:Oh,everydayIsendeverythingorderedonlinetothecustomers.Text12W:Jason,I’dlikeoursontolearnmoreaboutreading.AndIwanttokeeptheafterschoolprogramssuchasguitar.M:Well,it’snotabadplan,dear,butdon’tyouthinkoursonneedsmoresleep?Text13W:Ihavesomegoodnewsforyou.We’vedecidedtosendyoutoNewYorkonabusinesstripthisWednesday. M:Oh,that’stoday.W:Yes.We’vegoteverythingreadyforyou.Allyouhavetodoistogetonthetraintonightat7:00.Andyoucanleaveearlytodaytopackyoursuitcaseforthetrip.M:Thetrain?Willthetrainbeverycrowded?W:Ohno.You’reinfirst-class,soit’llbefine.M:ThenwillIbeflyingbackthen?W:Yes.We’veboughtyourticket.ThatisawindowseatinbusinessclassonSunday.M:Whenisthemeetingthen?W:At9:00tomorrowmorning.Afterthemeeting,I’llgiveyouadayoff,andyoucanalsodosomesightseeingontheweekend.M:Great.Text14M:HiLucy!Haveyouheardaboutthe2024WuhanMarathon?W:Yes.It’ssuchabigevent.Peoplefromallovertheworldarecomingtoattend.Ithinkitwillbeveryexciting.M:Iagree!I’vealwayswantedtorunamarathon.W:It’sah