1、2016-2017学年度第二学期八县（市）一中期中联考高二年英语第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节听下面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. What will Dan do tomorrow? A. Take a flight.B. Go to Jessicas birthday party.C. Drive his mother t
2、o the airport.2. According to the woman, what does the man look like? A. An artist. B. An athlete. C. A violin player.3. What does the boy mean? A. He will work on his project after school.B. He isnt crazy about computer games.C. He doesnt like going to the library.4. Where are the speakers? A. At t
3、he east gate. B. At the north gate. C. At the swimming pool.5. What is the woman interested in taking? A. A fun class. B. A practical class. C. A challenging class.第二节听下面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。
4、6. What does Mr. Li do now? A. He is still a student.B. He sells smart phones.C. He runs his own company.7. How does Mr. Li feel about speaking to so many people? A. Calm. B. Scared. C. Nervous.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What does the man want to do? A. Open an account.B. Get into his account.C. Return some
5、groceries.9. How does the man have his problem solved? A. By using another website.B. By clicking on a link.C. By sending an email.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why does the man ask the girl to go to bed? A. Her exams are coming up.B. They have a holiday tomorrow.C. She has school in the morning.11. Which su
6、bject does the girl need to study the most? A. Math. B. English. C. History.12. What will the girl do next? A. Go to sleep. B. Get her textbook. C. Play video games. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At a language school.B. At Sylvias house.C. In a coffee shop.
7、14. What is Sylvia having trouble with? A. Singing songs. B. Sleeping at night. C. Learning Chinese.15. How does Sylvia feel about Jacks suggestion? A. She is willing to try it.B. She thinks its a waste of time.C. Shes not sure shell be able to make progress.16. What did Jack do yesterday? A. He dow
8、nloaded a song.B. He discovered a new website.C. He used his phone for directions.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where will this years show be held? A. At the Civic Center.B. At the Olympic Park.C. At the Chicago Fairgrounds.18. What problem did visitors have at last years show? A. Parking. B. Buying tickets
9、. C. Finding good deals.19. How much is it for two adults and one child to attend the show? A. $25. B. $23. C. $20.20. What does the speaker advise people to do? A. Come to the show early.B. Eat before they arrive.C. Buy their tickets early.第二部分 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）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项
10、（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIll never forget our first meeting because it was quite romantic. I had two tickets for a concert in London, but at the last moment the girl who was going to go with me couldnt come. So I went to the concert hall early to get my money back for one of the tickets. Paulin
11、a was standing in the queue. We started talking, and I found out that she was there for the same reason. My tickets were better than hers so I suggested that we sat in my seats and we gave her tickets back. After the concert we went for a drink and weve been friends ever since then.Weve known each o
12、ther for two years. After that first meeting we started going out together and we fell in love. Everything went really well at first but after six months we started to argue a lot and finally we broke up, but we stayed close friends, which isnt always easy.I think we get on very well mainly because
13、weve got the same sense of humor. Because, weve got a lot in common- like and dislike the same people and things, and weve got the same tastes in music. Our personalities are quite similar too. Paulina seems quite shy when you first meet her but when you get to know her shes really outgoing and funn
14、y.I think I call her my “best friend” because shes a person I can talk to about anything and I know I can trust her. Our friendship is very important to me.Nowadays, we only see each other about once a month because shes studying at university and Im working in London, but we keep in touch by e-mail
15、 all the time. Some people are surprised when I say that my best friend is a woman, especially an ex-girl-friend. But I think its perfectly possible for us to be “just good friends”, although maybe when one of us finds a new partner itll be more difficult. I hope not.21. What can we know about the a
16、uthor and Paulina from Paragraph 1?A. Both of them were waiting for each other.B. They met each other in a romantic way.C. Neither of them liked to go to the concert.D. They sold all of the tickets they had.22. The reason why they broke up was that they_.A. quarreled a lot B. hated each otherC. disl
17、iked each otherD. were tired of each other23. What is the author afraid of?A He and Paulina are still close friends.B. He and Paulina both find a new partner.C. It might be difficult for him and Paulina to be close friends after they find new partners.D. They can be close friends after finding their
18、 own new partner.BNorway is the happiest place on Earth, according to a United Nations agency report - making neighbour Denmark lose its place from the number one position.The World Happiness Report measures subjective well-being - how happy the people are, and why.Denmark, Iceland, Switzerland and
19、Finland round out the top five, while the Central African Republic came last.Western Europe and North America controlled the top of table, with the US and UK at 14th and 19th.Countries in sub-Saharan Africa and those hit by conflict have predictably low scores. Syria placed 152 of 155 countries - Ye
20、men and South Sudan, which are facing coming famine（饥荒）, came in at 146 and 147.The World Happiness Report was published to take place at the same time with the UnitedNations International Day of Happiness on 20 March.It mainly relies on asking a simple, subjective question of more than 1,000 people
21、 every year in more than 150 countries.Imagine a ladder, with steps numbered from 0 at the bottom to 10 at the top, the question asks.The top of the ladder represents the best possible life for you and the bottom of the ladder represents the worst possible life for you. On which step of the ladder w
22、ould you say you personally feel you stand at this time?The average result is the countrys score - ranging from Norways 7.54 to the Central African Republics 2.69. But the report also tries to analyze data to explain why one country is happier than another. It looks at factors including economic str
23、ength (measured in GDP per capita), social support, life expectancy（寿命）, freedom of choice, generosity, and noticed corruption.24. We can learn _ from the passage.A. people in Syria live a happier life than people in Yemen.B. the report was done by doing a complete researchC. Europe does better than
24、 Africa in making people happyD. people in Western Europe can say they stand at the bottom of the ladder25. According to the passage, _.A. Norway has always been at the topB. Denmark has never been at the topC. the Finlands score must be higher than 7.54D. South Sudans score must be higher than 2.69
25、 26. The report was published _.A. to remind people that the US is the strongest B. to warn people of a famine coming soonC. to show how exact the research isD. to deliver the concern about peoples well-being27. We can say_ after we read the passage A. the reason why one country is happier than anot
26、her is consideredB. freedom choice is more important than generosityC. Denmark should work harderD. people in Yemen have a longer life expectancy than people in Syria CA new drug can prevent heart attacks and strokes by cutting bad cholesterol（胆固醇） to levels never known before, say doctors.The resul
27、ts of the large international trial on 27,000 patients mean the drug could soon be used by millions. The British Heart Foundation said the findings were a significant advance in fighting thebiggest killer in the world.Around 15 million people die each year from heart attacks or stroke. Bad cholester
28、ol is the bad character in the heart world - it leads to blood vessels furring up, becoming easy to block which fatally starves the heart or brain of oxygen.It is why millions of people take drugs called statins to reduce the amount of bad cholesterol.The new drug - evolocumab - changes the way the
29、liver works to also cut bad cholesterol.It is much more effective than statins, said Prof Peter Sever, from Imperial College London.He organized the bit of the trial taking place in the UK with funding from the drug company Amgen.Prof Sever told the BBC News website: The end result was cholesterol l
30、evels came down and down and down and weve seen cholesterol levels lower than we have ever seen before in the practice of medicine.The patients in the trial were already taking statins and yet their risk was cut further by the new treatment.Prof Sever added: They would have another 20% reduction in
31、risk and that is a big effect. It is probably the most important trial result of a cholesterol lowering drug in over 20 years.The findings wereand also reported at a meeting of the American College of Cardiology.The study showed that one heart attack or stroke was prevented for every 74 patients tak
32、ing the drug in the two-year trial. It is too soon to know if the drug is saving lives.28. According to the British Heart Foundation, _.A. millions of people take drugs called statins to change the way the liver worksB. the new drug is no better than statinsC. the trial has been done and it has show
33、n the new drug is betterD. bad cholesterol can be got rid of completely by the new drug29. What Prof Sever told the BBC News website means _.A. he is satisfied with the resultB. we have to deal with many new problemsC. a new development will appear in the practice of medicineD. we will continue to d
34、o the trial to the end30. What does the underlined word “fatally” in the third paragraph mean?A. ending in surprise B. ending in fear C. ending in delight D. ending in death31. Which of the following is true about the passage?A. The new drug has been used by millions.B. We cant tell whether the new
35、drug can save lives now.C. The higher cholesterol levels are, the stronger the heart is.D. The new drug can starve the heart or brain of oxygen.DThree passions（激情）, simple but very strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of
36、 mankind. These passions, like great winds, have blown me in many different directions, in a wayward course, over a deep ocean of pain, reaching to the very verge（边缘） of despair（绝望）. I have sought love, first, because it brings happiness-happiness so great that I would often have sacrificed（牺牲） all
37、the rest of my life for a few hours for this joy. I have sought it, next, because it removes loneliness-that terrible loneliness in which one shaking consciousness（意识） looks over the edge of the world into the cold unknown lifeless hole. I have sought it, finally, because in the union of love I have
38、 seen, the picture of the heaven that saints and poets have imagined. This is what I sought, and though it might seem too good for human life, this is what-at last-I have found. With equal passion I have sought knowledge. I have wished to understand the hearts of men. I have wished to know why the s
39、tars shine. And I have tried to understand the Pythagorean power by which number controls the continuous change. A little of this, but not much, I have achieved. Love and knowledge, so far as they were possible, led upward toward the heavens. But always it brought me back to earth. Reflecting of sou
40、nd of cries of pain is repeated in my heart. Children in famine, victims hurt badly by oppressors（压迫者）, helpless old people a hated load to their sons, and the whole world of loneliness, poverty, and pain laugh at what human life should be. I long to reduce the evil, but I cannot, and I too suffer.
41、This has been my life. I have found it worth living, and would gladly live it again if the chance were offered me.32. According the passage, it is very clear that _.A. the author sacrificed all the rest of his life for a few hours of joyB. the author was offered the chance to live his life againC. t
42、he author thought the world was full of nothing but happinessD. the author felt pity for the people who were suffering33. When the author talks of knowledge, which isnt included?_.A. Understanding peopleB. Understanding how the world worksC. Knowing mathD. Imagining the picture of the heaven34. What
43、 does the author want to express in the last paragraph ? He is full of _A. hope B. disappointment C. anxiety D. disbelief35. Which is the best title of the passage?_A. How I have sought for loveB. What I have lived forC. This world is full of painsD. I will live again第二节 （共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）根据短文
44、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。Ways that will enrich your life1. Help people you dont likeI know what youre thinking. “ 36 ” “Thats crazy!” Yes, I know, it is not the natural response, but it is the exact way to transform our life. Instead of wishing them the worst, do something kind for them.
45、 Open your heart to the transforming power of forgiveness and kindness.2. 37 We all hold judgments about other people, places, and situations. Figure out where your judgments are strongest and try to experience these people and situations. Use the opportunity to change your outlook and beliefs, and
46、open your mind to the vast variety in the world.3. Admit your faultsWe all have blind spots and weaknesses that we pretend dont exist. 38 But, the more we ignore and pretend we dont have a problem the more it causes destruction in our life. Admit your faults and accept mistakes as teachers. Become a
47、 seeker of your potential. 39 4. Go to places that scare youThis doesnt mean doing something dangerous, and Im not suggesting you go jump off a bridge. 40 We often avoid what we fear, even if it keeps us unhappy. By facing our fear we minimize it. So practice being courageous.A. Its the classic out
48、of sight out of mind description.B. I am referring to our fear of failure and our self-doubts and worries.C. Believe in ourselvesD. Approach what you find unpleasantE. Why would I help someone I dont like?F. If we are blind, we will lose our way.G. To kill your dragons, you must face them. 第三部分 英语知识
49、运用 （共两节，满分45分） 第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。 One of my most memorable vacations took place on a farm. When I was a boy, my parents and I traveled to a farm for a weeklong 41 of the life in the country. We got up early to see the cows as th
50、ey were milked. I 42 tried my hand at milking one, and then joined the farmer as he 43 the cows into the field afterward. Later, while my parents 44 themselves with farm chores（杂事）, I helped feed the other animals. 45 later, I still have 46 memories of that trip and of experiencing a lifestyle diffe
51、rent from my own. It made me 47 the value of a vacation of sharing memorable experiences with family members. To this day I still consider that family trip when I plan my 48 to taking time off with my wife and kids. In our busy lives, family is 49 we should be saving our money and time for. For my f
52、amily, our 50 start when we begin planning the trips. We talk about destinations and our 51 ahead of time. Among the things we discuss: Can we save money by renting a house 52 spending six nights in a hotel? 53 the kids in planning the vacation makes sure they have a great vacation too. 54 I prefer
53、to visit historical sites, they love to fish and swim. 55 , I build in some relaxation time so that the vacation 56 for everyone. Each year, 57 vacation time to spend together is 58 important to us. A relaxing environment opens the doors to all kinds of conversationsdeep, silly, meaningful. Conseque
54、ntly, theres no 59 from the usual everyday tasks.This is the one week a year when I dont care whether my kids cleaned their room. What really 60 that week is that everyone is having fun.41. A. survey B. reflection C. taste D. adventure42. A. again B. even C. still D. ever43. A. released B. gathered
55、C. distributed D. delivered44. A. devoted B. busied C. impressed D. adjusted45. A. Hours B. Months C. Decades D. Fortnights46. A. awful B. temporary C. unclear D. vivid47. A. expect B. imagine C. consider D. realize48. A. approach B. method C. way D. means49. A. which B. where C. what D. why50. A. v
56、acations B. celebrations C. reactions D. traditions51. A. food B. budget C. transportation D. security52. A. in spite of B. in place of C. in need of D. in favor of53. A. Arranging B. Disturbing C. Focusing D. Involving54. A. Since B. If C. While D. Until55. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Besides D. H
57、owever56. A. calls B. prepares C. cares D. works57. A. putting away B. cutting out C. setting aside D. turning down58. A. roughly B. particularly C. eventually D. purely59. A. escape B. satisfaction C. pressure D. doubt60. A. benefits B. faces C. arises D. counts 第 II 卷第三部分 英语知识运用第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满
58、分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。One doctor became the greatest surgeon in the country and the president of the National Society of Surgeons. For this reason, 61 (celebrate) were held in his honor. However, he was sad.One day, his friend came up to him and said, “Youve got something 62 other
59、s cant even dream about. Why are you so sad now?”“I 63 (achieve) what I didnt even want.” He said. “I never wanted to be a surgeon, and now I cant escape 64 it. If I should suffer a failure, then 65 (possible) I would have a chance to do something that I really love. But for now I 66 (limit) to a th
60、ing that I dont even like.”“You must be joking!” the friend cried out, “ 67 (become) the president of the National Society is the biggest honor for a surgeon. Everyone has 68 highest respect for you!” “But I dont respect 69 ( I ). Thats what is wrong. I wanted to be a dancer, but my parents were aga
61、inst it, and I listened to them. I became a great surgeon, but I am not working in the field that I wanted to be 70 (devote) to. That is why I am unhappy now.”第四部分 写作 （共两节 满分35分）第一节短文改错（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，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
62、：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。注意：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。Steven was from a poor family. His parents couldnt afford buy him many basic things that he needed them. Once our school provided gloves for poor child, I put his name on the list. He was so happy that he received
63、 a pair. Steven had a gift in painting and he could easy understand what I described in class. I often show his paintings to the class. He was greatly encouraged. Later he was admitted to outstanding university. After graduation, he had many difficulties, so he never gave up. He was always trying hi
64、s best to improve himself. His hard work and strong mind led to succeed.第二节 书面表达（满分25分）假设你是李华， 你收到了美国朋友Amy发来的电子邮件，请根据以下邮件内容进行回复。Dear Li Hua,Two weeks ago I said goodbye to my family and friends in America and came to China as an exchange student. When I study here I find my Chinese is so poor that i
65、ts difficult for people to understand me. Im losing confidence.Could you please tell me what I should do? Amy注意： 1. 词数100 左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。2016-2017学年度第一学期八县（市）一中期中联考高二年英语英 语 答 题 卡准 考 证 号 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
66、6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 注 意 事 项1.答题前，考生先将自己的姓名，准考证号填写清楚，并认真核准条形码上的姓名、准考证号，在规定位置贴好条形码。2.选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；填空题和解答题必须用0.5mm黑色签字笔答题，不得用铅笔或圆珠笔答题；字体工整、笔迹清晰。3.请按题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4.保持卡面清洁，不要折叠、不要弄破。姓 名 贴 条 形 码 区考生 缺考考生，监考员用2B禁填 铅笔填涂左面的缺考标记
67、填涂样例 正确填涂第卷 选择题第一部分：听力1234567891011121314151617181920 A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C 第二部分：阅读理解2122232425262728293031323334353637383940 A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B
68、B B C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D E E E E E F F F F F G G G G G 第三部分：英语知识运用（第一节）4142434445464748495051525354555657585960 A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C D D D D D
69、 D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D 第卷 非选择题第三部分：英语知识运用（第二节）61._62. _63. _ 64. _65. _66. _67. _68. _69. _70. _请在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出矩形边框限定区域的答案无效！第四部分：写作第一节 短文改错 Ks Steven was from a poor family. His parents couldnt afford buy him many basic things that he needed them. Once our school provided gloves for poor c
70、hild, I put his name on the list. He was so happy that he received a pair. Steven had a gift in painting and he could easy understand what I described in class. I often show his paintings to the class. He was greatly encouraged. Later he was admitted to outstanding university. After graduation, he h
71、ad many difficulties, so he never gave up. He was always trying his best to improve himself. His hard work and strong mind led to succeed.第二节 书面表达Dear Amy,_ Thank you.Yours sincerely,Li Hua请在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出矩形边框限定区域的答案无效！ 2016-2017学年度第二学期八县（市）一中期中联考高二年英语参考答案第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）1-5 CBABB 6-10 CABBC 1
72、1-15 AABCA 16-20 ACABC第二部分 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）21-23 BAC 24-27 CDDA 28-31 CADB 32-35 DDAB第二节 （共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）36-40 EDAGB第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45分） 第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 41-45 CBABC 46-50 DDACA 51-55 BBDCA 56-60 DCBCD 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）41. celebrations 62. that 63.
73、 have achieved 64. from 65. possibly 66. am limited 67. To become / Becoming 68. the 69. myself 70. devoted第四部分 写作 （共两节 满分35分）第一节短文改错（10分）1. afford后加to 2. 去掉needed后的them 3. child-children 4. that-when 5. in-for 6. easy-easily 7. show-showed 8. outstanding前加an 9. so-but 10. succeed-success第二节 书面表达（满分
74、25分）参考范文Dear Amy, Im so glad to receive your letter. What you have mentioned in the letter is normal for a foreigner, so you dont have to worry so much.Here are my suggestions. As we all know, it is a good idea to be exposed to the real language environment. Try to communicate with the natives in si
75、mple Chinese as much as possible, which will help you practice it and have a good command of it gradually. Meanwhile you will be become more and more confident. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. Watching TV programs and listening to Chinese songs also do good to your pronunciation. Whats m
76、ore, reading newspapers and simple novels will deepen your understanding of Chinese culture.Above is what I want to share with you and I hope it will be of some help to you. You are bound to make great progress in Chinese!Yours sincerely,Li Hua录音原文Text 1W: Dan, tomorrow is Jessicas birthday. Therell
77、 be a party at my house. Are you going to be able to come?M: I wish I could. But my mom needs me to take her to the airport.W: Oh, OK. Well, Ill eat some cake for you!Text 2W: I heard you play the violin. You dont look like a musician.M: Well, I do play the violin. And I love classical music.W: Inte
78、resting. You look like a football player, but youre interested in the fine arts.Text 3W: Im going to the city library after school. They have a video game competition on Thursday afternoons. Want to come, Jeb?M: Are you crazy, Mary? Dont you remember we have that big presentation in history class to
79、morrow? Text 4M: Hi, Anne! Have you seen Tom? He was supposed to go swimming with me, but I cant find him anywhere.W: Oh, hi, Bob. I just saw him with Gina. He was at the west gate.M: Oh, no. I thought I told him to meet me at the north gate!Text 5M: Look at all these classes! A lot of them look rea
80、lly challenging. Do you want to take something fun like art or music? W: Neither. I like music, but I dont think either of those classes is very useful. I want to take a language class. Do you see any language classes listed?Text 6W: Today, weve invited a former student to speak with us, so pay atte
81、ntion, children. Mr. Li is a successful inventor of a popular smart phone app.M: Thanks for having me, Miss Smith.W: How does it feel to be so successful at such a young age?M: Well, I sometimes feel a little worried. Its hard running a new company.W: But surely you must feel proud to have done so w
82、ell so quickly.M: Yes. I am probably the only 18-year-old in the millionaires club. And thank you for this opportunity to speak here, Miss Smith. I didnt know I could speak to so many people without getting nervous.Text 7M: Hello, is this the service department?W: Yes. How may I help you?M: Im tryin
83、g to order some groceries, but I cant get into my account.W: Is this your first time using our website?M: Yes. Ive just set up a new account.W: If you cant get in, I suggest you wait about five minutes. You should get an email from us.M: I got that already.W: Click on the link in your email, and the
84、n youll be able to get into your account.M: Oh, I guess I didnt see the link. Let me try. Thank you.Text 8M: Time for bed, Susie. Christmas break is over, and you have to be in class at 8:00 tomorrow.W: But Im not tired, Dad. Cant I just play one more video game?M: Its already 10:30. You dont want t
85、o be tired tomorrow.W: I know, but I promise I wont be tired. Im really young, and I will work hard tomorrow in school. Please?M: Dont you have exams soon? If youre going to stay up, shouldnt you be studying?W: Oh, I forgot all about that.M: Youve been doing well in English and history, but youve ha
86、d problems with math, havent you?W: Yeah. Maybe I can go to sleep now and then get up early and look at my math textbook.M: Thats a good idea.W: I know studying is more important than video games, but can I just play for thirty more minutes? Its the last bit of my holiday!M: No, Susie. Go to bed rig
87、ht now. W: Fine.Text 9W: Come in, Jack. Did you have trouble getting here?M: No, I just followed the directions on my phone. Hey, this is a nice place.W: Thanks. Im enjoying it. Coffee?M: Sure, thanks. Say, are you OK, Sylvia? You look upset.W: Oh, Im OK. I was up all night working on my Chinese.M:
88、Thats too bad. You know, I found a new way to learn Chinese, and its fun.W: You did? Please tell me! Ive spent months trying to learn, but it seems I never make any progress.M: Im learning Chinese by singing songs.W: But how could you learn the words?M: I found a website last month that has all the
89、words in Chinese characters and in pinyin. That helped me a lot.W: I guess that would be a start, but can you actually speak Chinese now?M: No, but Im making progress, and Im not studying all night like you. W: So, can I join you in one of your study sessions?M: Sure. Yesterday, I downloaded a new s
90、ong to learn, and I have the words on my iPad. Text 10The 10th Annual Outdoor Pool and Grill Show will return to Chicago, and if you enjoyed last years show, youre going to love this years event. It will still be in July, but this year, it will not be held at the Civic Center as usual. Instead, it w
91、ill be at the Chicago Fairgrounds just outside town. This area offers more parking, which was a problem last year. There will be a special display of above-ground exercise pools. These pools are small, and they provide the opportunity for as much exercise as a full-size Olympic pool. Dont forget to
92、check out the barbecue equipment , too. Over fifty companies will be showing off their products. Of course, that means you will have no trouble finding food, which will be for sale from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.! Tickets are $10 for adults and $3 for children, but you can get a family ticket for two adults and up to three children for just $25 in total. To avoid long lines, buy your tickets in advance on our website. See you at the show!