河北省武邑县2023届高三英语上学期第三次调研考试试题

2023-2023学年高三年级上学期第三次调研试题英语试题本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两局部。第1卷1至10页，第二卷11至12页。总分值为150分。考试用时为120分钟。第I卷(共100分)考前须知：1．答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。2．每题选出答案后，用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，再选涂其他答案标号。第一节〔共5小题；每题1.5分，总分值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三个选项中选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来答复有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1．Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A．Inapostoffice． B．Inabank． C．Inastore．2．Whatdoesthewomancareaboutmost?A．Thejob．B．Jenny’shealth． C．Theman’sability．3．Whyisthemantakingthecomputerclass?A．Togetabetterjob．B．Tokeepupwiththechanges．C．Togetadegreeincomputerscience．4．Whatdidthewomandoyesterday?A．Sherestedathome．B．Shewenttothehospital．C．ShewenttothenewFrenchrestaurant．5．Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?A．Useadictionary．B．Waituntiltomorrow．C．Turntoothersforhelp．第二节(共15小题；每题1.5分，总分值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三个选项中选出最正确选项，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，答复第6、7题。6．Whatproblemdoesthemanhave?A．Heischargedtoomuch．B．Healwaysdropshisphone．C．Hiscallgetsdroppedoften.7．Howmuchisthewoman’stelephonebilleachmonth?A．$17． B．$70． C．$700．听第7段材料，答复第8、9题。8．Howdidthemanfeelwhenhewenttothezoo?A．Disappointed． B．Surprised． C．Excited．9．What’sthewoman’susualwaytoseetheanimals?A．Gotothezoo．B．WatchsomeTVshows．C．Haveadventuresinnature．听第8段材料，答复第10至12题。10．Whatwastheman’splanatfirst?A．Studyinginthelibrary．B．Travellingwithhisparents．C．Workingathisuncle’sschool．11．Whatdoweknowabouttheman’sjob?A．Itcomeswithagoodsalary．B．ThecompanyisinJapan．C．It’savolunteerjob．12．Whenwillthewomangohome?A．Tomorrow． B．Intwodays． C．Nextmonth．听第9段材料，答复第13至16题。13．WhodidthewomanvisitinChassepVillage?A．Hersister．B．Heraunt．C．Herbother．14．Whatimpressedthemanmostaboutthevillage?A．Thescenery．B．Thepoliceman．C．Thedriving．15．WhohadanaccidentonNewlandStreet?A．Theman．B．Linda．C．Cathy．16．Whatdoweknowaboutthepoliceofficer?A．Heisamachine．B．Heworksmostofthetime．C．Hehasbeenthereforsevenyears．听第10段材料，答复第17至20题。17．Wherewilltheclassgo?A．NewYork．B．Chicago．C．Michigan．18．Whatisplannedforthesecondday?A．Swimminginthelake．B．Visitingfamousmuseums．C．Walkingalongthelakeshore．19．What’sthespeaker’sfavorite?A．LakeMichigan．B．Thedowntownarea．C．ArtInstituteofChicago．20．Whatisthespeakerprobably?A．Apainter．B．Atourguide．C．Anarthistoryteacher．第二局部阅读理解第一节〔共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分〕阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项〔A、B、C和D〕中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ALostiPhoneUnexpectedly,gDoyouneedababysitterthatyoucantrust?MynameisTina．Iamaresponsiblebabysitterthatyoucantrust．IfyouarelookingforsomeonedependableandaffordableIamthatperson!IHAVEMORETHAN30YEARSOFEXPERIENCE〔includingdisabledchildren〕!IamaretiredHomeHealthAidandabsolutelylovechildren．IworkwithmysisterIriswhohasalsomorethan20yearsasateacher’sassistant．WELOOKFORWARDTOMEETINCYOU!Available24hoursandflexiblewithfees!Iamfullybilingual--Spanish／English．Pleaseemailmeorcall712-867-7688．IBABYSITONLYATMYHOME．Iacceptchildrenfromallages．Feestartsfrom$100-$150aweekdependingonthehours.Iamveryflexibleandmyfeecanchange.Feelfreetocontactmeviaemailoronmycellphone566-67-1873andwecanworksomethingout．21．Whopostedthelostandfoundinformation?A．Amother B．AkindwomanC．Aheartbrokengirl D．Aparent22．Ifyouwanttosendyourkidstothebabysitter’shome，youcanfindonein_____．A．Ad1 B．Ad2 C．Ad3 D．Ad1orAd323．WhatdoweknowaboutTina?A．Shecanspeaktwolanguages． B．Shelivesalonenow．C．Shetakescareofchildrenover3． D．Sheusedtobeateacher’sassistant．BThosewhohavesufferedfrominsomniaknowthesinkingfeelingofwatchingtheclocktick．NowanewstudyintheArchivesofInternalMedicinesuggeststhatlyinginbedawakemayactuallycontributetotheproblemofsleeplessness．Thestudyof79adults〔averageage72〕withinsomniaaimedtodeterminewhetherbriefbehavioralinterventionsforinsomniawouldhelp.Traditionalbehavioraltherapy〔疗法〕requiresatleasthalfadozenhour-longsessionswithatherapistacostlycommitmentmanypatientseithercan’tmakeordon’thaveaccessto．Otheroptionsincludesleep-aidingmedicationsorsupplements．Inthecurrentstudy,the39participantsinthebehavioraltherapygroupreceiveda45-to-60minuteinstructingsession,plusa30-minutefollow-upsessionandtwo20-minutephonecalls．Doctorsofferedthefollowingbehavioralinterventionsforimprovingsleep:reducetimeinbed;getupatthesametimeeveryday,regardlessofsleepduration;don’tgotobedunlesssleepy;anddon’tstayinbedunlessasleep．Theother40participantsinthestudyweregivenprintededucationalmaterialsaboutinsomnia,whichincludedthesameinstructionsgiventotheinterventiongroup,butwithouttheindividualizedsessionswithatherapist.Twoweekslater,thelattergroupalsogota10-minutefollow-upphonecall．Attheendoffourweeks,thebehavioraltreatmentgroupwassignificantlymorelikelytoshowimprovementsinsleepthantheprinted-materialsgroup.Bythattime,55%ofthosewhoreceivedbehavioraltreatmentnolongermetthecriteriaforinsomnia,comparedwith13%ofthegroupthatgoteducationalbrochures．ThegoodnewscomesatthesametimeasareportonthehealtheffectsofinsomniafromtheU.K.’sMentalHealthFoundation.Thereport,SleepMatters,suggestsalinkbetweeninsomniaandpoorrelationships,lowenergylevelsandaninabilitytoconcentrate.Poorsleephasalreadybeenlinkedtodepression,immunedeficiencyandheartdisease．24．Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“insomnia〞?A．sleeplessness B．depressionC．heartdisease D．immunedeficiency25．Whatisthedisadvantageoftraditionalbehavioraltherapy?A．Itcan’thelp.B．Itcostsalotofmoney.C．Itrequiressessionswithatherapist.D．Itincludessleep-aidingmedications.26．Howtoimprovesleepaccordingtothedoctor?A．Lyinginbedawake. B．Getupearlyeveryday.C．Don’tgotobedlateatnight. D．Don’tstayinbedifyouarenotasleep.27．Wecanlearnfromthetextthatinsomniamaycausethefollowingresultsexcept________.A．depressionB．concentrationC．immunedeficiencyD．heartdiseaseCCourtsettledin2023．Butifthepoliceareinhotpursuitofabankrobberorotherescapingcriminalsthatthreatenpublicsafety,aGPStrackerisacceptable．ButexactlyhowcanthepoliceGPStrackacarthatismovingfast?TheanswertothatquestioncomesfromStarChase，anewpolicetechnologybeingusedbyasmallbutgrowingnumberoflawenforcementagencies．Itallowsthepolicetofire4．5-inchglue-coveredGPSbullet-likeprojectiles〔发射体〕fromanairgunfixedintheirpolicecars．IftheGPStrackermakescontactwiththeescapingrobber’scar，it’llsticknomatterhowfastthevehicleisgoing．Thatway,thepolicewillhaveaconstantreadonthecar’slocationandheading．Asidefromsimplyapprehending〔逮捕〕criminals，it’sbelievedthisnewtechnologycouldhelpsavelives．IfthepolicesuccessfullyfireaGPSunitataspeedingcriminal，theycanpullbackfromahigh-riskchase．Chasescanbeincrediblydangeroustoallinvolved,includinginnocentbystandersandotherdrivers．OncetheGPSbulletconnects，there’snoneedforthechaseanylonger．Now,predictably,aGPS-loadedgunisn’tcheap．Policedepartmentsneedtopayabout$5,000pervehicleforthetechnology,andindividualGPSbulletscostasmuchas$250each．Thatmaysoundexpensive，butremember：Thealternativeisoftenthousandsofdollarsinpropertydamage，andgreathumancostininjuryandlostlife．AccordingtoStarChase，theirGPSbulletsystemhasanapprehensionrateof80％withoutanyreportofinjuryorpropertydamage．Ifyou’dliketolearnmoreabouttheStarChasesystem，PopularMechanicshasjustpublishedagoodarticleaboutit．There’salsoplentyofmoreinformationavailableatthecompany’swebsite．28．WhentheGPSbulletstickstotheescapingrobber’scar，thepolicecan________.A．knowthecar’scondition B．ensuretherobber’ssafetyC．playafairgamewiththerobber D．knowthecar’spositionanddirection29．TheGPSbulletscouldhelpsavelivesmainlybecause________.A．thebulletswon’thurtthepolice B．theycanmaketherobber’scarstopC．thepolicecanstopthedangerouschasingD．theyhavemoreadvantagesthannormalbullets30．FromthetextwecanlearnthatGPSbullets__________．A．areusefulforthepolice B．arewidelyusedinAmericaC．cancontroltherisingcrimerate D．canreplacethepoliceinthefuture31．Inwhichpartofanewspapercanwereadthetext?A．Life B．Nature C．Technology D．FashionDChildabuseandchild

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areseriouscrimes．SomeU.S．lawsaredesignedtoprotectchildrenfromtheirveryownparents．Recently,twoparentswholiveinthestateofMaryland,nearWashington,D.C.,werefoundguiltyof"unsubstantiated

neglect."(未经证实的疏忽)Whatwastheircrime?Theparentslettheirtwochildrenwalkhometogetherunsupervised〔无人监管的〕fromaneighborhoodpark．Thechildrenarea10-yearoldboynamedRafiandhis6-yearoldsisterDvora．Thetwo

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liketoplayattheirneighborhoodpark．Afterplaying,theywalkhome–bythemselves．And“thatisaproblem〞,saysMaryland'schildprotectiveservicesagency．AndthisincidenthasrestartedadebateintheU.S．abouttheamountofindependenceparentsshouldgivetheirchildren.Somepeopleobjecttocourtstellingparentshowtoraisetheirchildren．Theyalsothinkchildrenbenefitfromexploringtheoutsideworldwithoutalotofsupervision．RafiandDvora'sparents,DanielleandAlexanderMeitiv,arebothtrainedscientists．Theydefend“free-rangeparenting.〞Free-rangeisusuallyatermusedtodescribefarmanimalsthatliveuncaged．Withparents,itmeanslooseningcontroloveryourchildren．DanielleMeitivexplains．“Theideaoffree-rangeparentingisreallythatyourchildrenneedthefreedomtoexplore．Theyneedtobealone,withoutparents.Theylearntotakerisks.Theylearntobeindependent.〞Butopponentssaythissocalled“free-rangeparenting〞canputchildrenindanger.Theysaychildrenmaynotbeabletosafelynavigatetheworldalone.Theymaynotbeabletocrossthestreetsafely.Theymaygetlost.Theycouldgethurtor,aparent’sworstnightmare,kidnapped.TheMeitivparentssaytheyslowlylettheirtwochildrentakewalksbythemselves.TheyfirstmadesureRafiandDvoraknewtheareawell.ButonDecember20,2023,thetwoyoungMeitivswentfartherthanusual.Theywalkedhomefromaparkthatisalittlemorethanakilometeraway.Policeofficersstoppedthechildrenastheywalkedalongabusystreet.Theydrovethechildrenhome.Whathappenednextcameasashock,saysAlexanderMeitiv,theirfather.32．Theunderlinedpart“thisincident〞referstothechildren’s____________.A．playingoutside B．beingtreatedbadlyC．walkinghomealone D．committingseriouscrimes33．Inwhatsenseareunsupervisedchildrensimilartouncagedanimals?A．Theyhavedifficultyfindingtheirhome.B．Theyarefreetoexploretheworld. C．Theyalwaysdependoneachother. D．Theyareinthecontroloftheirparents.34．Free-rangeparentingisnotfavoredbythosewhothink__________.A．childrenaretooyoungtotakegoodcareofthemselvesB．parentsshouldgivetheirchildrenmuchindependenceC．familyeducationisthemostimportantforchildrenD．notallparentsarewelltrained35．Wecaninferfromthetextthat_________.A．RafiandDvorawereverynaughtyB．childrenarenotexpectedtotakerisksC．parentsshouldloosencontrolovertheirchildrenD．theMeitivsdidn’tneglecttheirchildrenonpurpose第二节〔共5小题:每题2分，总分值10分〕根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最正确选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。Manytimes,wefinditveryamusingtoseepeoplewhocankeepasmileontheirfaceallthetime.It’skindofannoying,isn’tit?That’sbecausewe’renotawareoftheadvantagesofhavingapositiveattitude.36Thinkofthegoodtimesyouaregoingtohave.

Weurgeyoutotrythistipforhavingapositiveattitude.Itreallyworks.Ifyou’restuckinaterriblesituation,allyouhavetodoisthinkofthegoodtimesthataregoingtocomeafteryourbadsituationisover.Expectthebestandyouwillgetthebest.Haveapositiveattitudebythinkingofhowyoucanhelpothers.

Thisisonequalityofhumankindwhichisuniversal.37There’saninnatesenseofhappinessandsatisfactionassociatedwithgivingandhelping.38Areyouinadepressedmoodbecauseyouarecarryingtheburdenofatroubledpastwithyou?Thenallowustomakeyourealizethateverymomentyouspendthinkingofadarkpastwillfillyouwithlowspirits.39Lettinggoofyourpastistheonlywayyoucanhaveapositiveattitude.Keepfitandhealthyallyearround.

40Youmighthaveallthemoney,successandtheluxuryintheworld,butyouwon’tbeabletoenjoyanythingifyoudon’thavegoodhealth.A.Youwillloseonebrightmomentofyourpresentandthefuturebydoingso.B.Keepingfitandillnessfreeisacriticaltipinhavingapositiveattitude.C.Wealwaysfeelgoodwhenwehelpothersinsomeway.D.Herearesometipsonhowtohaveapositiveattitude.E.Weshoulddohouseworkonaregularbasis.F.Godhelpthosewhohelpthemselves.G.Forgettheregretsofyourpast.第三局部英语知识运用第一节完形填空〔共20小题：每题1.5分，总分值30分〕阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项〔A、B、C、D〕中，选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Whenmyparentswerealive，theywerenotveryrich.Yettheyhelpedtheirtwoolder41timeaftertime.WhenDaddypassedaway，hisnotebookshoweddebts42fromseveralofhischildren.Iwasnotamongthem.I43borrowedmoneyandwhenIdid，Isetarepaymentplanand44toit.Itwasamatterof45withme.Icouldn’tstandowingmyparents--oranyoneelse--moneybecauseIwatchedthem46tohelpoutmyoldersisterswhentheywereinfinancialdifficultiesthemselves.Thesedays，afterthedeathofmyparents，Iamoneofthosepeoplewhocanbe47toforhelpwhentheyneedit.JustasIcan’tstand48otherpeoplemoney，Ican’tstandsayingnotowhoeverneedshelp.Idon’t49helpingothers，butIwouldbemorethangladiftheywouldmakea(n)50tohandlethingsthemselves，perhapsbydoingsome51planning-likeplanningnottospendmoneytheydon’thave!Beingreadytohelpothersisa52，butsometimestheresultwillbe53towhatyouexpect.I54rememberasachildwhatmyfatheralwayssaid，“Ifatfirstyoudon’tsucceed，try，tryagain!〞Helpingmychildrentoooftenhas55themfromlearningtokeeptrying.Useyour56,whoamongmychildrenwill57towalkifIsupplythemoneytobuyacar?Helpedoften，mychildrenlostgraduallytheabilityto58problemsthemselves.Inmost59，whenpeoplefindyoucan60help，theywillaskyoumoreandmore.That’shuman，youknow.41.A.sons B.daughters C.brothers D.sisters42.A.absent B.apart C.due D.different43.A.always B.seldom C.often D.never44.A.stuck B.attached C.agreed D.belonged45.A.pleasure B.courage C.pride D.sorrow46.A.struggle B.happen C.intend D.move47.A.referred B.turned C.seen D.attended48.A.cheating B.donating C.lending D.owing49.A.enjoy B.mind C.like D.miss50.A.comment B.mess C.excuse D.effort51.A.financial B.flexible C.typical D.particular52.A.deed B.deal C.virtue D.task53.A.contrary B.essential C.potential D.necessary54.A.can B.may C.shall D.must55.A.banned B.protected C.prevented D.freed56.A.arm B.leg C.body D.head57.A.wait B.urge C.threat D.choose58.A.solve B.assess C.seek D.analyze59.A.affairs B.choices C.cases D.events60.A.obtain B.attain C.provide D.prefer第II卷〔非选择题，共50分〕第二节〔共10小题；每题1.5分，总分值15分〕语法填空：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。AsoneofthesymbolsofChinese61_(civilize)，theGreatWallisconsideredawonderintheworld,62displaysthegreatintelligenceoftheancientChineselaboringpeople．Asthemostfamoussection,Badalinghasastrongappealtovisitorsbothfromhomeandabroad.ToclimbtheGreatWallisagreatwayof63_(show)people’scourageandstrength，butitisalsoquite64energy-consumingactivity．SettingfootontheGreatWall65(mean)youarea“hero〞．WewillarrangetheBadalingGreatWallforourgueststodayasitismoreworthyof_66_(visit)．Yourprivateguidewillpickyouupfromyourhotelatthe_67(appoint)time．Itmaytakeusabout2hourstoreachthefootoftheBadalingGreatWall．Thenyoucanhike_68__(random)onthewallforabout2hours．I’msureyouwillbedeeplyimpressedby_69_(it)amazingsights．Thenwewilltransferyoubacktoyourhotelortothecitycenter．Yourmemorablehalfday’stripendshere．Youarenotadvisedtoexploretheotherpartsofthewallalone,asitmaybedangerous．Ifyouhavedifferent_70(idea),justtellyourguidebeforehand．第四局部写作第一节短文改错〔共10小题；每题1分，总分值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处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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〔Λ〕，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线〔＼〕划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。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。LastSunday,IgosightseeingintheFairyLakePark．Theparkwasfullofbeauty,withthesunshiningandbirdssing．WhenIwasenjoyingtothebeautifulscenery,somethingunpleasantcaughtmyeyes．Twoyoungmeninaboatwereeating,talkingandlaughingloudlyasiftheyweretheonlypeopleinworld．What’sworse,theyspatoreventhrewrubbishintothelake,totalignoringthesign“NoLittering〞nearby.Ifallvisitorstotheparkdoesastheyoungmendid,thelakewillbeseverelypollutedandsoonturnedintoahugedustbin．Ithinkbothofusshouldmindourbehaviorinpublicplaces．Onlybythiswaycanweliveincomfortablesurroundings.第二节书面表达〔总分值25分〕假定你是李华，寒假前你从海外网站Amazon订购了英文原版小说LifeofPi,货到后你翻开包装发现了问题。请用英文给店主Alice女士写封电子邮件，要点如下：问题：有缺页，封面有污渍；要求：调换新书，尽快发货；注意：词数100左右；可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。DearAlice,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua河北武邑中学2023-2023学年高三年级上学期第三次调研试题英语试题参考答案听力：15ABBAA 610CBCBB 1115CABCA 1620ABCCC阅读理解：2125DCAAB 2630DBDCA 3135CCBAD3640DCGAB完形填空：4145BCBAC4650ABDBD5155ACAAC5660DDACC语法填空：61.civilization62.which63.showing64.an65.means66.beingvisited67.appointed68.randomly69.its70.ideas短文改错：1.go改为went2.sing改为singing3.去掉enjoy后面的to4.eyes改为eye5.world前面加the6.or改为and7.total改为totally8.does改为do9.both改为all10.by改为in写作：DearAlice,IwasmorethandelightedtoreceivemyfavoritenovelLifeofPi.However,whenIopenedthepackage,Iwassorrytofindsomethingwrongwithit.Firstly,somepagesaremissing.Inaddition,therearesomedirtyspotsonthecover,whichlooksugly.Iwouldlikeyoutoexchangeanewoneforme.Nowthattheholidayisaroundthecorner,Iwouldappreciateitifyoucouldpostthenewbookassoonaspossible.MynewaddressisNo.186DongfengStreet,QingjiangCity.YouIamlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Yours,LiHua附：听力录音稿(Text1)M:I’dlikefourairmailstampsandeightregularstamps,please.W:Hereyouare.Thatwillbethreedollarsandfiftycents.(Text2)M:It’sreallytoobadthatthishadtohappen.Jennywassupposedtostarthernewjobinthemorning.Butthat’saproblemnow.W:Whyareyouworriedaboutherjobatatimelikethis?Herhealthisthemostimportantthingnow.(Text3)W:You’retakinganothercomputerclass?Ithoughtyoualreadyhadadegreeincomputerscience.M:Ido,buttechnologykeepschangingallthetime.Thisisthebestwaytokeepupwithit.(Text4)M:Itwastoobadthatyoucouldn’tcometodinnerwithusatthenewFrenchrestaurantyesterday.Thefoodwaswonderful,andtheatmospherewasverywarm.W:I’msorry,butIjustdidn’tfeeluptoit.Iwassickwiththeflu,andIthoughtIwouldbebetteroffjuststayingathome.(Text5)W:I’mtranslatingaChineseletterintoFrench.AndthereareafewsentencesIdon’tknowhowtotranslate.Couldyouhelpmeout?M:Letmesee…Hmm,thesearetoodifficultforme.Whendoyouneedtofinishit?Maybeyoushoulduseadictionary.(Text6)M:Oh,no.Mycallskeepgettingdropped,andIwasrightinthemiddleofaconversation!I’mfedupwithZ-Mobile!W:IuseRewired.Mycallshardlyevergetdropped,andlong-distancecallsintheU.S.andCanadaarefree.Plus,IcanchoosefourfriendstotalkwitheachmouthforaslongasIlike.M:Really?Yougetunlimitedminuteswithfourpeople?Howmuchdoyoupayeachmouth?W:Ipay$70eachmouthforupto700minutes,butyoucanchoosepay-as-you-goplans,too.IreallylikeRewired.Youshouldcheckthemout.(Text7)M:Iwenttothezooyesterdayforthefirsttimeinabouttenyears.Itwasawesome!W:Really?Whatwassogreataboutit?M:Iguessitmademefeellikeakidagain.IjustgotreallyexcitedtoseealltheseanimalsthatIrememberfrommychildhood.W:Butit’snotlikeyouhaven’tseentheminalongtimeoranything.Don’tyouwatchnatureshowsonTV?M:Yeah,sometimes.Butit’stotallydifferenttoseethemupclose,andtohearthenandsmellthem…W:Smellthem?Yuck!Notmyideaofagoodtime.M:Oh,comeon!Everyonelovesthezoo.W:Notme.IfIwanttoseesomeanimals,I’lljustturnontheDiscoveryChannel!Text8W:Hi,Jack.Whoareyouwritingto?M:I’mwritingtomyparentstotellthemI’mgoingtostayherethissummer.W:You’renotgoinghome?IthoughtyouweregoingonatriptoJapanwithyourfamil