1、第卷 选择题（三部分，共75分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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。1What will the woman probably do next?ABuy some batteries BFix her smoke alarm CPut out the fire2Who is the man speaking to ?AHis boss BA delivery work
2、er CA customer service representative3What time is the mans appointment?A2:15 p.m. B2:30 p.m. C2:45 p.m.4What does the man mean?AHe likes the womans ideaBThe deal sounds impossibleCHe has some questions to ask5What will the man wear?AA blue shirt BWhite shoes CA brown jacket第二节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段
3、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，各个小题将给出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。6What do we know about the man?AHe is good at marathon BHe just ran a marathon CHes a beginner runner 7What does the man decide to do in the end?AGo to gym BGive up his id
4、ea CExercise outdoors听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8What is the man doing?ADoing some last-minute Christmas shoppingBPreparing for an emergencyCGetting camping supplies9What does the woman say about earthquakes?AThere hasnt been one in a long timeBYou need to be preparedCTheyve been increasing in recent years听第8段材
5、料，回答第10至12题。10Who does the man recognize?AUncle Charlie BBobby and Sally CGrandma and grandpa11What is Max doing?APlaying with a ballBRunning after Joe CSitting on the ground with Sally12What can we learn about the man?AHe spends a lot of time in the garageBHe gives the children candyCHe loves cucum
6、ber听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13Why does the man say its so hot?AThey are close to A friesBThey are never out in the sunCThey have been on the beach too long14How is the woman getting information?AFrom a tour guide BFrom a guide book CFrom a travel website15Where did the speakers take a boar?AFrom Tunisia BFr
7、om India CFrom Italy16What is true about Poetto Beach?AIt is free for tourists BIt has white sandCIt is 120 miles from the speakers听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17Why is the speaker making this announcement?ATo celebrate a graduationBTo congratulate a prize winnerCTo thank someone18What do we know about Ms. Gre
8、ens uncle?AHe got a bunch of flowers from BobbyBThe speaker visits him every yearCHe has passed away19Who owns a flower shop?ABobbys mother BMs. Green CMrs. Jenkins20What does the speaker want students to learn?AThe benefits of working hard BThe importance of being nice CThe need to respect your eld
9、ers第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。21Do you feel like there or shall we take a bus?Id like to walk. But since there isnt much time left, Id rather we a taxi.Awalking; would hire Bto walk; hireCwalking; hired Dto walk; should hire22Havent you
10、handed in your projecr?Yes. My classmates and I on it for the whole weekend.Aworked Bhave workedCare working Dhave being working 23Legend has it that the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival is to the soul of Qu Yuan.Aremember Bremind Crecover Drecall24The professor the lecture, a question-and-answer
11、session followed.Agiving Bto give Chaving given Dbeing given25The increasing high housing price has become a serious problem among us young people, the government hasnt yet found a better solution to.Aone Bthat Cthe one Dit26 the cold, thin air and low oxygen levels can cause mountain sickness.AIn s
12、pite of BApart from CIn terms of DRegardless of 27Personal space is the region surrounding a person they regard as psychologically theirs.Awho Bwhere Cwhen Dwhich28How do you find this kind of rice?Pretty good, It more quickly than that kind.Ais cooking Bis cooked Ccooks Dis being cooked29How much d
13、id you spend on the new mobile phone?I it would cost me 500 dollars, but I was so lucky to get it at a 15 percent discount.Aexpected Bwould expect Chad expected Dhave expected30Since the snowstorm has blocked the main road, we will have to put off our visit to the exhibition till next week.Ato be he
14、ld Bbeing held Cheld Dhaving been held31George always does his best at school, and thats I like about him.Awhere Bwhy Chow Dwhat32As to the long-term effects of global warming some believe that the damage has been done, .Awhether we take steps to make up now or notBnow that we take steps to make upC
15、otherwise we take steps to make up nowDunless we take steps to make up now33Mom! Jack has broken a cup.Doesnt matter. Accidents happen.Ashould Bwill Cmust Dshall34The committee is discussing the problem right now. It will have been solved by the end of next week.Aeagerly Bhopefuily Cimmediately Dgra
16、dually35He doesnt own an NBA championship ring, in the face with champagne(香槟)after the NBA finals.Ahe has neither been sprayed Bso he has been sprayedCeither has he been sprayed Dnor has he been sprayed第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Ever since I was ol
17、d enough to dream, Ive imagined flying with eagles. Two years ago, that passion（热情）rocketed to 36 heights when I had the opportunity to visit Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Arizona, which offers a wide variety of air and space related degrees. For a whole 37 I lived in a college dormitory,
18、roomed with a total stranger, and best of all, I 38 !My 39 took part in activities ranging from learning about the history of aviation（飞行术）to flying in the pilot training simulators（模拟器）. At least once a day, I went aboard the worlds best training aircraft, the Cessna 182. not only did I 40 detailed
19、 ground instruction, but I also got to fly. In total, I flew dozens of hours 41 receiving my private pilots license. In that 42 and oh-so-short week, my passion for aviation grew even stronger. Nowadays, whenever I see a plane flying overhead, I feel a sense of 43 , thinking that Ive done that.Durin
20、g my time in and above the Arizona Desert, I 44 not only about the techniques of gviation but also myself and how I 45 the world. As I floated in that seemingly endless sea of air, I became aware of the variety and complexity of the humanity 46 . on the roadways, each tiny car 47 people with hopes a
21、nd dreams. I realized each must have his or her own special dreams. Thats what makes us 48 . We try to respond to something speciai inside us. I 49 realized that I was especially 50 to be making my own dream come true.Wherever I go, I 51 ,“Do what makes you happy and youll be happy.” It sounds like
22、standard 52 , but Ive really thought about it and taken it to heart. I dont care about how much money I make or what benefits I receive. I 53 that Im already following my dreams. 54 , even if they change, even if they finally dont involve aviation.,Ill 55 fly like an eagle.36Adizzy Bnew Caverage Dfr
23、ee37Aday Bweek Cmonth Dyear38Asurvived Bprepared Cflew Drecovered39Amonitor Bfriend Cfamily Dgroup40Afind Bprovide Cretell Dreceive41Atoward Bupon Cagainst Dthrough42Aendless Blast Chappy Dpeaceful43Asecurity B pride Chumor Ddirection44Acomplained Bargued Cthought Dlearned45Aface Bsee Cadore Dsave46
24、Aforward Bdowntown Cbelow Dnearby47Achallenges Battracts Cconcerns Dcarries48Amotivated Bpopular Cgreedy Dunusual49Aonly Balso Cnever Dtherefore50Acareful Bpatient Cfortunate Dmature51Ahear Bshout Cexplain Dgreet52Aaction Bcredit Cadvice Djoy53Aexamine Bexperience Carrange Dknow54AFor BAnd COr DWhil
25、e55Astill Bagain Creally Dright第三部分：阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）请认真阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAs each semester begins, my colleague greets his students wearing a jacket and tie.“You make only one first impression,”he says. So while the rest of the semester he teaches class in hi
26、s usual, more casual clothes, the first week he presents a different image. His thought is that students will remember their meet positively and more readily think highly of him as the semester goes on because that favorable first impression has an influence on them.The sequence（顺序）that we meet matt
27、ers in how we judge subsequent（后来的）information. The big influence of first impressions is related to the halo effect, where the perception of the positive qualities in one thing or part gives rise to the perception of similar qualities in related things or in the whole.Here is an example: You meet a
28、 friendly person at a party and later are asked to collect money for a worthy cause. You call that person because you think she will make a contribution. In reality, there is no connection between being pleasant and being generous. Yet the halo effect leads you to think that the two are related.The
29、halo effect is powerful, but is it questionable whether it matters much in long-term relationships, such as that between teacher and student? While dressing up may make students think the teacher must know his subject matter because he creates a professional first impression, the effect wears thin i
30、f the person turns out to be a poor teacher after all.First impressions matter but they dont have the final word. Facts speak louder. If you had never seen or heard of Einstein, the first time you saw him your impression would most likely be negative. Now his face is connected with genius, not madne
31、ss because he is the person who has come to define what genius is.The problem is that few of us are Einsteins and we often dont get the chance to change a negative first impression.56. In the authors eyes, the halo effect .A. is surprisingly powerfulB. matters more in the long runC. may affect our j
32、udgment of othersD. make some teacher irresponsible57. The author uses the example of Einstein to show the importance of.A. appearanceB. truthC. impressions D. fairness58. The author seems to advise readers .A. to mind their first impressionsB. not to judge a book by its coverC. not to follow others
33、 judgmentD. to pay no attention to the halo effectBIf youre going to do something, my dad used to say, do it right. Mostly he said that after my halfhearted attempts to clear weeds in the vegetable garden. He would look at the pile of green weeds and notice that there were almost no roots attached.
34、For some reason that absolutely escaped me at the time. He didnt even have to look around the garden to know that there were white roots still buried deep in the ground.And so I would end up out in the garden again the next-and, if necessary, the next and the next-with a spade in my hand to dig deep
35、 and get down to the roots. As much as I tried to focus my attention on different songs while I was digging, Dads words kept repeating in my mind: “Do it right.”I saw a perfect example of what Dad was talking about last week when one of the teams within the company for which I worked was laid off (解
36、雇）. They were six good folkshardworking, talented and extraordinarily pleasant in the office. However, their project had run its course. All of us who worked with them were sad to see them go. We knew we would miss them. They were good friends and colleagues.And honestly, at such times you always wo
37、nder: Am I next? But as we watched these folks during the week they were to pack up, many of us noticed that they werent handling this in quite the way we expected them to. While none of them that I talked to had another job lined up, there was no bitterness or anger in their departure. I didnt see
38、any tears or unhappy facesat least, not from them.“Its amazing,” one of my colleagues whispered. “I went over there to offer comfort and support to them, but they ended up comforting me.”On their next-to-last day in the office, two of the women who were laid off set up an electric frying pan in the
39、lunchroom and spent three hours making more than 200 delicious homemade tortillas with ham and turkey inside to serve to their soon-to-be-former colleagues. Dozens of people came from all over the building.The ancient Greeks believed that swans sing a beautiful song in the moment just before death.
40、I didnt know whether my departing friends viewed their ending as a “swan song” or not, but the calm and quiet dignity with which they accepted their reality inspired and puzzled all that watched them.Lee, who was ever a soldier and has survived more than his share of lay-offs during almost 40 years
41、with the company, had a nice summary for all of us. In the lunchroom, he paused, looked back at the tortillas and then smiled broadly. “Now, thats doing it right,” he said.59. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 probably means that the team .A. would take advanced coursesB. had completed their pr
42、ojectC. suffered a lot from failureD. caused a lot of trouble60. The author thought when his colleagues were to leave, they might .A. be in low spiritsB. prepare gifts for others.C. say something important to LeeD. persuade him to leave the company61. By mentioning the “swan song”, the author wants
43、to .A. praise his colleagues behaviorB. suggest listening to a beautiful songC. tell us we should make a good impression on othersD. prove his colleagues can adapt to the new environment quicklyCThunderstorms generally occur in the late afternoon or evening hours, when wet, daytime air rises into th
44、e upper atmosphere as temperatures cool and denser （密度大的）,night-time air lowers. Clouds become thicker around dust particles（微粒）in the air until a certain density is reached, at which point it begins to rain. Cloud-to-ground lightning occurs when a difference in electric charge develops between a cl
45、oud and the earth. For reasons that are not widely agreed upon, a charge begins to build up in this mixed water and ice area. When this difference reaches a certain point, the increase of electric charge known as lightning moves downward between the negative and positive charge centers called step l
46、eaders. Eventually, it reaches something on the ground that is a good connection, and, with the circuit (电路）complete, the charge is lowered from cloud to ground. This entire event usually takes less than half a second. It is by preventing the required charge polarization (两极化）that scientists hope so
47、meday to discourage the creation of cloud-to-ground lightning, therefore making storms safer so that they can be easier to weather.Some experts believe in a cloud electrification theory which stresses that the charging process occurs when a supercooled droplet (滴）of water collides (碰撞）with an ice pa
48、rticle of precipitation （降落）size (a hailstone) the precipitation model. At this moment a large part of the droplet freezes resulting in a negative charge on the forming hailstone, while a smaller part still stays in its supercooled state taking on a positive charge. The relatively heavy hailstone th
49、en begins to fall, while the extremely light supercooled droplet is carried to the higher part of the cloud. If this account of charge separation is true, scientists guess that they would be able to discourage polarization by reducing the quantity of supercooled water in a cloud. For this purpose th
50、ey have done some experiments, in which they have attempted to start the freezing of excess water by dropping large quantities of dry ice and silver iodide into the clouds where thunderstorms probably form,the results of which are, however, unclear.A more recent convection（对流）model of the polarizati
51、on process is offered by BernardVonnegut and Charles B. Moore, who argue that the main cause of electrical charge formation in clouds is the increase in ionized (electrically charged) gas in water droplets. The ions, according to the theory, are absorbed by the droplets and transported by winds to v
52、arious parts of the cloud. Vonnegut and Moore suggest that, in order to prevent the effects of this transport of ions, it would be necessary to change the content of ions. In support of this explanation of cloud polarization they conducted a series of “space charge” experiments. Vonnegut and Moore r
53、eleased large quantities of ions into the atmosphere above nine miles of Illinois countryside, forming clouds. By means of airplanes specially equipped for electrical measurements, they determined that the ions were being distributed to differing regions of the clouds.62.Which of the following best
54、summarizes authors main point in the passage?A.The standard explanation of the causes of lighting is not totally correctB.Charge polarization in clouds can result from the freezing of supercooled dropletsC.Several recent breakthroughs have deepened our understanding of the causes of lightningD.Scien
55、tists do not agree on either the causes of cloud-to-ground lightning or the methods of controlling it63.According to the passage, it is widely agreed that lighting can occur when_A.supercooled droplets collide with hailstones in cloudsB.a difference in charge exists between a cloud and the groundC.i
56、ons are transported by winds to the higher part of a cloudD.there is a lot of dry ice in the clouds where thunderstorms probably form64.The author develops the last two paragraphs mainly_A.by classification B.by making comparisonsC.by explanation and example D.by following the order of importance65.
57、According to Vonnegut and Moore, which of the following plays an important role in the formation of electrical charges?A.Collisions between water and iceB.The height between clouds and the groundC.The increase in ionized gas in water dropletsD.Charge polarization and preclpittion size.第II卷 非选择题（两部分，
58、共45分）第四部分：任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填入一个单词，请将答案写在答题卡上相应的横线上。Staistics tell us that of the worlds people live in urban areas, with that number set to expand in years to come. People are drawn to cities for the comfort they offer, the chances they hold, and th
59、e comfortable lifestyles they promise. However, urbanization, or rather, unplanned urbanization has led to the creation of several problems. The following are some negative consequences of unplanned urbanization.Cities have been always blamed for their contribution on the disturbing levels of pollut
60、ion. Thickly populated ares, coupled with ignorance of the laws on environmental protection add to the problem. The urban populations daily transport costs the planet dearly, with public transport system falling to deliver or people using private cars, which add to the emission of poisonous gas or s
61、moke. The traffic jam is a lasting problem, with no prefect solution foreseeable in the near future.Modern cities enormous amounts of waste, and the urban lifestyle includes the creation of waste that cannot be broken down thanks to the generous use of plastic goods. This leads to a great increase i
62、n the garbage that stays in our landfills（垃圾填埋地）,polluting the soil for years to come.Besides, countries experiencing a steady growth in population have their specific problems to deal with. With this population growth centering around the urban areas, the problems are furthernarrowed. A rapidly inc
63、reasing number of arrivals to cities are proving to be unmanageable owing to lack of resources and organizational skills. The rising demand for space pushes the house prices higher.With too much pressure that were putting on our cities each day, it is going to nothing short of a challenge for the go
64、verning bodies to manage these areas. Managing heavily populated areas effectively is next to impossible, which raises issues regarding civic（公民的）duties, and law and order in particular.As the city life pulls in all sorts of people and allows for all sorts of activities to grow, criminals also find
65、their share of chances here. Street crimes go on to become common as the governing bodies find it difficult to manage cities that are crowed beyond their limits. As the safety concerns increase, it is finally the citizens who have to suffer the consequences.While the cities are a shelter for chance
66、seekers, the unfortunate reality is that chances are not handed out equally. The rich are richer and richer while the poor remain still poor. Chances, or rather, their limited nature, turn into unemployment.Urbanization, to be honest,is an unavoidable part of development and it is our future. But it
67、 is a two-sided coin. Unless it is strictly governed and conducted in an organized manner, this growth will get out of control and create further problems than solutions.TitleAbout unplanned urbanizationThemeUrbanization, with all its (66) ,presents many challenges for us to deal with.Serious （67） b
68、rought byunplannedurbanizationRising levels of (68) Lost of city people (69) the environmental protection laws. More private cars lead to the emission of poisonous gas or smoke. Large (70) of waste are created that can not be broken down.The population explosion The increasing new arrivals to cities
69、 are difficult to manage for(71) of resources and organizational skills. More and more people crowd around the urban areas,(72) the house prices.Criminal of fencesCities have a relatively high (73) rate and the governing bodies find it challenging to deal with the problem.Economic(74) Many people go
70、 into cities hoping to find chances, but they are bot treated equally. Unemployment is another serious problem.ConclusionUrbanization is a two-sided issue and the pace of it should be kept under(75) 第五部分：写作（满分35分）第一节：单词拼写（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）根据所给中文或首字母写出相应单词的正确形式（每格一词）。注：请用新概念英语第三册15课所学词汇的相应形式完成第83-8
71、5题。76. -Are you sure youll leave the company youve served for nearly two years? -Yes.The boss never gives me any c for all the extra work I have done.77.You shouldnt put your trust in a man like him. He has even b his parents trust.78.The question is whether your father wants to give up drinking, or
72、 at least reduce the amount c .79.The woman was arrested and charged with bringing animals into Europe from South America i .80.When shopping online, we should choose r websites in case we are cheated.81. He has decided to go abroad to study with the (意图) of improving his English and finding a bette
73、r job when he returns.82.Despite such a big difference in （态度）towards what one eats, there is no doubt that people in the west regard the Chinese food as something special.83.As the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt （必须的）to investigate.84.When the journalists again failed to re
74、ply, the editor reluctantly published the article as it had （原先）been written.85. Such is human mature, that a great many people are often willing to （牺牲）higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers.第二节：同义句转换（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）86.The event has been officially permitted to take plac
75、e. No has been given for the event to take place.87.The small towns in the area very interesting and I suggest you should visit them. In my opinion, the small towns in the area .88.We will consider your recent illness when marking your exams. We will your recent illness when marking your exams.89.He
76、alth officials put the balance for the disease on poor housing conditions. Poor housing conditions for the disease according to health officials.90.Tom insisted that he should take a trip to Florida in August, after we all told him how hot it would be then. how hot it would be then, Tom taking a tri
77、p to Florida in August.91.It is probable that the disease will damage her brain. Her brain be damaged by the disease.92.The flight will be announced soon. At the same time, please remain seated. The flight will be announced soon. , please remain seated.第三节:书面表达(满分20分)请阅读下面短文，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。Tak
78、e a look inside a high school classroom.You will most likely to find a teacher at the front of the class and students sitting at their desks.Yet,look closer,and you might notice a familiar trend:many of these students are not paying attention.Instead,they are dozing off(打瞌睡) or even completely aslee
79、p.So exactly how much sleep are teens in our nation getting?Over 50% of high school students report that they sleep seven hours or less each night,and about one in five get less than 6 hours.And 82% of high school students said that they wake up yired and nor refreshed,and more than half had trouble
80、 concentrating in school.This lack of sleep is a serious problem, especially as students are doing more than ever with their time. They come to school early, spend hours listening to teachers and taking tests, then run off to practices and meetings, and come home to be faced with a lot of homework.
81、【写作内容】1.用约30个单词写出上文概要;2.用约120个单词发表你的观点，内容包括:(1)你认为睡眠不足对学生有什么影响;(2)你希望如何改善学生的睡眠。【写作要求】1.阐述观点或提供论据时，不能直接引用原文语句;2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称;3.不必写标题。江苏省泰州中学2016-2017学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题参考答案第一部分：一、听力（共20小题：每小题1分，满分20分）15 ACCBA 610 CCBAC 1115 BAABC 1620 BCCAB第二部分：第一节：单项填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）2125 CADCA 2630 BDCCB 3135 DA
82、BBD第二节：完型填空（共20小题：每小题1分，满分20分）3640 BBCDD 4145 ACBDB 4650 CDABC 5155 ACDBA第三部分：阅读理解（共10小题：每小题2分，满分20分）5658 CBA 5961 BAA 6365 DBCC 第四部分：任务型阅读（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）66.advantages/benefits 67.problems/challenges/consequences 68.pollution 69.ignore/overlook/neglect 70.quantities/amounts 71.lack/shortage 72.r
83、aising/increasing 73.crime 74.inequality 75.control第五部分：第一节：单词拼写（共10小题：每小题0.5分，满分5分）76.credit 77.betrayed 78.consumed 79.illegally 80.reliable 81.intention 82.attitude(s)83.obliged 84.originally 85.sacrifice第二节：同义句转换（共20小题：每小题0.5分，满分10分）86.official permission87.are worth visiting/deserve a visit88.t
84、ake into consideration89.were to blame90.Having been told;insisted on91.is likely to 92.Meanwhile听力原文：Text 1:W:I dont know why,but my smoke alarm keeps making this beeping sound.Its definitely not because of a fire or anything.I wonder if its broken.M:No,it just needs new batteries.Text 2:M:Excuse m
85、e .I need to cancel my newspaper delivery for next week.W:Whats the matter?M:Ill be out of town for a business meeting.W:No problem,sir.Ill make sure to let the delivery boy know.Text 3:M:Do you know what time it is? I left my watch at home this morning.W:Yes.its 2:30 p.m.M:Oh,that means I only have
86、 fifteen minutes before my appointment.Thanks.Text 4:W:I just saw a great deal for a vacation package to London.The only thing is that we have to book the trip in the next 48 hours.M:Thats out of the question.Text 5:M:Where is my brown jacket?W:Check above those white shoes.M:I dont see it.I guess I
87、 can wear my blue shirt.W:Its not out,anyway.Youll be fine.Text 6:M:Ive been wondering how to start running.I want to run a marathon,and I know youre a good runner.W:Well,you need to start out slowly.See if you can run a mile without stopping,and then start increasing your distance.M:Okay.Do you thi
88、nk I should run on a running machine at the gym or outside?W:Well,it depends on what you like.Running inside is nice because you can say at a steady spped.But outside is nice,too,because youre surrounded by nature and fresh air.M:Maybe Ill try running out first and see how it feels.Text 7:W:Hi,Tim.A
89、re you doing some last-minute shopping for the weekend?M:Hi,Shelley.Actually,Im looking for supplies to create an emergency kit for everyone in my family.W:Whats an emergency kit?M:It has supplies that you need in case of a disaster,like an earthquake.W:We havent had an earthquake in years!M:Well,yo
90、u never know!There could also be a flood,or a hurricane.W:Yeah,or a house fire!It seems like youre very prepared!Wow,I never thought about making an emergency kit.M:Its almost like preparing to go camping.Its a really good thing to have.Most people think about it after its already too late.Text 8:M:
91、Molly,this drawing that you made for me is beautiful,but I have some questions about it.W:OK,Daddy,whats up?M:Well,I see that youve drawn our whole family.I recognize grandma and grandpa because they have gray hair,but who are the other people?W:Mommy is the one with green hair and the purple dress.
92、Bobby is the one sitting on the ground with the blue ball.Sally has her little yellow doo.And Max is here running after Joe!M:I see！Now,why did you give mommy green hair?W:Because she is always trying to get me to eat green things,like cucumber!Then she eats all of it for me,so I thought her hair mi
93、ght turn green!M:That makes sense.And I must be the big person right in the center wearing the red jacket,right?W:No,Daddy!You are looking out of the garage window.The big person in the middle is Uncle Charlie because he always gives me candy.Text 9:W:The sun here in Sardinia is so much hotter than
94、I imagined.Im already sunburned after lying on the beach for just 15 minutes.M:I guess because were so close to Africa.W:Let me check my guidebook.Youre right.We are only 120 miles from Africa.It says we are close to Tunisia as we are to the coast of Italy.We should go there!I bet we could catch a b
95、oat there.M:We already took a boat ride from Italy to get here.Lets just enjoy where we are.Check and see what we can do here first.W:It says if we go 10 miles south from here,we will be in Cagliari.M:Yeah,but are there any beaches there?W:Yes,Poetto Beach is nearby.You have to pay to get there,but
96、it has white sand.M:Sounds good to me!Text 10:Good morning,students!This is your principal,Mrs.Jenkins,wishing everyone a good day.I would like to make one students day extra special this sunny Friday morning .His name is Bobby Smith.Yeah,Bobby,this is for you!Bobby does great with his studies,and w
97、ill probably graduate with honors,but thats not why Im celebrating him today.Two days ago,his science teacher,Ms.Green was having a bad day.Most of the students could tell something was up,but they didnt know exactly what.Well,that morning,Ms.Green had learned that her uncle had passed away.She hadn
98、t seen him for years,but he had meant a lot to her when she was growing up.Realizing how sad she looked,Bobby had his mom,who runs a flower shop,deliver a bunch of flowers to Ms.Green on her lunch break.Ms.Green,who is now flying back to New York to be with her family,said she was so touched by what Bobby did that it allowed her to make it through the rest of the day.Thanks,Bobby!The lesson here is for us to be good each other.