2021年英语高考真题卷-新高考1卷（含答案解析）

2021年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试・新高考I卷

英语

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每

段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例：IIowmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是Co

1.WhydidthewomangotoMallorca?

A.ToteachSpanish.

B.Tolookforajob.

C.Toseeafriend.

2.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

A.Takehimtohospital.

B.Gotoaclasswithhim.

C.Submitareportforhim.

3.Whowilllookafterthechildren?

A.Jennifer.B.Suzy.C.Marie.

4.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?

A.Drivehome.B.Goshopping.

C.Eatout.

5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Howtofryfish.

B.Howtomakecoffee.

C.Howtoremoveabadsmell.

第二节（共15小题;每小题L5分,满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳

选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答

时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.WhendoesGomezwatchafootballgameonTV?

A.Whenhefailstogetaticket.

B.Whenthestadiumiscrowded.

C.Whenhisfriendsaretoobusy.

7.HowmuchdidGomezpayforthefootballgamelasttime?

A.$20,B.$25.C.$50.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.WhatdidAlexdointheafternoon?

A.Hehadawalk.

B.Hewenthunting.

C.Heplantedtrees.

9.WhatdidAlexbringback?

A.Flowers.B.Leaves.C.Books.

10.WhatwasBobdoingwhenAlexsawhim?

A.Fishing.B.Takingpictures.C.Swimming.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.WhatdidDaviddoonhismostrecentholiday?

A.Hehadaboattrip.

B.Hetookaballoonflight.

C.Heclimbedamountain.

12.WhatisonDavid'slist?

A.Giftsheneededtobuy.

B.Thingshewishedtodo.

C.Dateshehadtoremember.

13.WheredoesthewomansuggestDavidgoforhisnexthoiiday?

A.Australia.B.California.C.TheAmazon.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.WhydidSarahmakethephonecall?

A.Toaskafavor.

B.Topassonamessage.

C.Tomakeanappointment.

15.WhereisSarahnow?

A.InBrighton.B.Atherhome.C.AttheSheltonHotel.

16.WhattimeisMichaelleavinghisplacetomorrowmorning?

A.At7:40.B.At8:00.C.At8:20.

17.WhatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenJohnandSarah?

A.Neighbors.B.Fellowworkers.C.Husbandandwife.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whatdomostpeoplethinkisveryimportantinspokencommunication?

A.Pronunciation.B.Vocabulary.C.Grammar.

19.Whyshouldyoulistentoexpertsaccordingtothespeaker?

A.Todevelopyourreadingfluency.

B.Toimproveyournote-takingskills.

C.Tofindoutyourmispronunciations.

20.Whatisthespeakeryslastsuggestion?

A.Spelloutthedifficultwords.

B.Checkthewordsinadictionary.

C.Practicereadingthewordsaloud.

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第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

Romecanbepriceyfortravelers,whichiswhymanychoosetostayinahostel（旅社）.

ThehostelsinRomeofferabedinadormroomforaround$25anight,andforthat,you'11

oftengettostayinacentrallocation（位置）withsecurityandcomfort.

YellowHostel

IfIhadtomakejustonerecommendationforwheretostayinRome,itwouldbeYellow

Hostel.It'soneofthebest-ratedhostelsinthecity,andforgoodreason.It,s

affordable,andit'sgotafunatmospherewithoutbeingtoonoisy.Asanaddedbonus,it's

closetothemaintrainstation.

HostelAlessandroPalace

Ifyoulovesocialhostels,thisisthebesthostelforyouinRome.HostelAlessandro

Palaceisfun.Staffmembersholdplentyofbareventsforguests,likefreeshots,bar

crawls,andkaraoke.There'salsoanareaontherooftopforhangingoutwithother

travelersduringthesummer.

YoulhSialionHostol

Ifyou,relookingforcleanlinessandamodernhostel,looknofurtherthanYouth

Station.Itoffersbeautifulfurnishingsandbeds.Thereareplentyofotherbenefits,too:

itdoesn,tchargecitytax;ithasbothairconditioningandaheaterfortherooms;it

alsohasfreeWi-Fiineveryroom.

HotelandHostelDesArtistes

HotelandHostelDesArtistesislocatedjusta10-minutewalkfromthecentralcity

stationandit'sclosetoallofthecity'smainattractions.Thestaffisfriendlyand

helpful,providingyouwithamapofthecitywhenyouarrive,andofferingadviceifyou

requiresome.However,youhavetopay2eurosadayforWi-Fi.

21.Whatisprobablythemajorconcernoftravelerswhochoosetostayinahostel?

A.Comfort.B.Security.

C.Price.D.Location.

22.Whichhostelbestsuitspeoplewhoenjoyanactivesociallife?

A.YellowHostel.

B.HostelAlessandroPalace.

C.YouthStationHostel.

D.HotelandHostelDesArtistes.

23.WhatisthedisadvantageofHotelandHostelDesArtistes?

A.Itgetsnoisyatnight.

B.Itsstaffistootalkative.

C.ItchargesforWi-Fi.

D.It'sinconvenientlylocated.

B

Byday,RobertTittermanisalawyer.Inhissparetimethoughhegoesonstagebeside

pianistMariaRaspopova-notasamusicianbutasherpageturner.〃Imnotatrained

musician,butI'velearnttoreadmusicsoIcanhelpMariainherperformance.〃

MrTittermanischairmanoftheOmegaEnsemblebuthasbeenthegroup'sofficialpage

turnerforthepastfouryears.Hisjobistositbesidethepianistandturnthepagesof

thescoresothemusiciandoesn,thavetobreaktheflowofsoundbydoingitthemselves.

Hesaidhebecamejustasnervousasthoseplayinginstrumentsonstage.

〃Alotofskillsareneededforthejob.Youhavetomakesureyoudon'tturntwopages

atonceandmakesureyoufindtherepeatsinthemusicwhenyouhavetogobacktothe

rightspot,“MrTittermanexplained.

Beingapageturnerrequiresplentyofpractice.Somepiecesofmusiccangofor40

minutesandrequireupto50pageturns,includingbackturnsforrepeatpassages.Silent

onstagecommunicationiskey,andeachpianisthastheirownstyleof“nodding"toindicate

apageturnwhichtheyneedtopractisewiththeirpageturner.

Butlikeallperformances,therearemomentswhenthingsgowrong.〃Iwasturningthe

pagetogetreadyforthenextpage,butthedraftwindfromtheturncausedthesparepages

tofalloffthestand,“MrTittermansaid."LuckilyIwasabletocatchthemandputthem

back.〃

Mostpageturnersarepianostudentsorup-and-comingconcertpianists,althoughMs

Raspopovahasonceaskedherhusbandtohelpheroutonstage.

〃Myhusbandistheworstpageturner,〃shelaughed.〃He'sabsorbedinthemusic,

feelingeverynote,andIhavetosay:'Turn,turn!’RobertisthebestpageturnerI've

hadinmyentirelife.，z

24.WhatshouldTittermanbeabletodotobeapageturner?

A.Readmusic.B.Playthepiano.

C.Singsongs.D.Fixtheinstruments.

25.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesTitterman?sjobonstage?

A.Boring.B.Well-paid.

C.Demanding.D.Dangerous.

26.WhatdoesTittermanneedtopractise?

A.Countingthepages.

B.Recognizingthe"nodding”.

C.Catchingfallingobjects.

D.Performinginhisownstyle.

27.WhyisMsRaspopova*shusband"theworstpageturner”?

A.Hehasverypooreyesight.

B.Heignorestheaudience.

C.Hehasnointerestinmusic.

D.Heforgetstodohisjob.

C

WhentheexplorersfirstsetfootuponthecontinentofNorthAmerica,theskiesand

landswerealivewithanastonishingvarietyofwildlife.NativeAmericanshadtakencareof

thesepreciousnaturalresourceswisely.Unfortunately,ittooktheexplorersandthe

settlerswhofollowedonlyafewdecadestodecimatealargepartoftheseresources.

Millionsofwaterfowl（水禽）werekilledatthehandsofmarkethuntersandahandfulof

overlyambitioussportsmen.Millionsofacresofwetlandsweredriedtofeedandhousethe

ever-increasingpopulations,greatlyreducingwaterfowlhabitat（栖息地）.

In1934,withthepassageoftheMigratoryBirdHuntingStampAct（Act）,anincreasingly

concernednationtookfirmactiontostopthedestructionofmigratory（迁徙的）waterfowland

thewetlandssovitaltotheirsurvival.UnderthisAct,allwaterfowlhunters16yearsof

ageandovermustannuallypurchaseandcarryaFederalDuckStamp.TheveryfirstFederal

DuckStampwasdesignedbyJ.N.〃Ding〃Darling,apoliticalcartoonistfromDesMoines,Iowa,

whoatthattimewasappointedbyPresidentFranklinRooseveltasDirectoroftheBureauof

BiologicalSurvey.Hunterswillinglypaythestamppricetoensurethesurvivalofour

naturalresources.

About98centsofeveryduckstampdollargoesdirectlyintotheMigratoryBird

ConservationFundtopurchasewetlandsandwiIdlifehabitatforinclusionintotheNational

WildlifeRefugeSystem-afactthatensuresthislandwillbeprotectedandavailablefor

allgenerationstocome.Since1934,betterthanhalfabilliondollarshasgoneintothat

Fundtopurchasemorethan5millionacresofhabitat.LittlewondertheFederalDuckStamp

Programhasbeencalledoneofthemostsuccessfulconservationprogramseverinitiated.

28.WhatwasacauseofthewaterfowlpopulationdeclineinNorthAmerica?

A.Lossofwetlands.

B.Popularityofwatersports.

C.Pollutionofrivers.

D.Arrivalofotherwildanimals.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"decimate"meaninthefirstparagraph?

A.Acquire.B.Export.

C.Destroy.D.Distribute.

30.WhatisadirectresultoftheActpassedin1934?

A.Thestamppricehasgonedown.

B.Themigratorybirdshaveflownaway.

C.Thehuntershavestoppedhunting.

D.Thegovernmenthascollectedmoney.

31.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TheFederalDuckStampStory

B.TheNationalWildlifeRefugeSystem

C.TheBenefitsofSavingWaterfowl

D.TheHistoryofMigratoryBirdHunting

D

Popularizationhasinsomecaseschangedtheoriginalmeaningofemotional（情感的）

intelligence.Manypeoplenowmisunderstandemotionalintelligenceasalmosteverything

desirableinaperson,smakeupthatcannotbemeasuredbyanIQtest,suchascharacter,

motivation,confidence,mentalstability,optimismand"peopleskills.z，Researchhasshown

thatemotionalskillsmaycontributetosomeofthesequalities,butmostofthemmovefar

beyondskill-basedemotionalintelligence.

Weprefertodescribeemotionalintelligenceasaspecificsetofski1Isthatcanbe

usedforeithergoodorbadpurposes.Theabilitytoaccuratelyunderstandhowothersare

feelingmaybeusedbyadoctortofindhowbesttohelpherpatients,whileacheatermight

useittocontrolpotentialvictims.Beingemotionallyintelligentdoesnotnecessarilymake

oneamoralperson.

Althoughpopularbeliefsregardingemotionalintelligencerunfaraheadofwhatresearch

canreasonablysupport,theoveralleffectsofthepublicityhavebeenmorebeneficialthan

harmful.Themostpositiveaspectofthispopularizationisanewandmuchneeded

emphasis（重视）onemotionbyemployers,educatorsandothersinterestedinpromotingsocial

well-being.Thepopularizationofemotionalintelligencehashelpedboththepublicand

researchersre-evaluatethefunctionalityofemotionsandhowtheyservepeopleadaptively

ineverydaylife.

Althoughthecontinuingpopularappealofemotionalintelligenceisdesirable,wehope

thatsuchattentionwillexciteagreaterinterestinthescientificandscholarlystudyof

emotion.Itisourhopethatincomingdecades,advancesinsciencewilloffernew

perspectivesfromwhichtostudyhowpeoplemanagetheirlives.Emotionalintelligence,

withitsfocusonbothheadandheart,mayservetopointusintherightdirection.

32.Whatisacommonmisunderstandingofemotionalintelligence?

A.ItcanbemeasuredbyanIQtest.

B.Ithelpstoexerciseaperson'smind.

C.Itincludesasetofemotionalskills.

D.Itreferstoaperson?spositivequalities.

33.Whydoestheauthormention"doctor"and"cheater“inparagraph2?

A.Toexplainarule.

B.Toclarifyaconcept.

C.Topresentafact.

D.Tomakeaprediction.

34.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetothepopularizationofemotionalintelligence?

A.Favorable.B.Intolerant.

C.Doubtful.D.Unclear.

35.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkaboutconcerningemotionalintelligence?

A.Itsappealtothepublic.

B.Expectationsforfuturestudies.

C.Itspracticalapplication.

D.Scientistswithnewperspectives.

第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

MyhusbandandIjustspentaweekinParis.36Sothefirstthingwedidwasrenta

fantasticallyexpensivesixth-floorapartmentthesizeofacupboard.Itwassotinythatwe

hadtoleaveoursuitcasesinthehallway.

Theplacewasn,tentirelyauthentic,though.UnlikeanormalParisianapartment,the

plumbing（水管）worked.37Ourbuildingevenhadatinyliftwithafemalevoicethat

said,Ouverturedesportes,，zinperfectFrench.ThatistheonlyFrenchphraseImastered,

andit'sashameIdon'thavemuchuseforit.

Parisiansaredifferentfromyouandme.Theyneverlooklazyoruntidy.Assomeone

notedinthispaperacoupleofweeksago,theyeatgreatfoodandnevergainweight.38

Frenchstrawberriesdonottastelikecardboard.Instead,theyexplodeinyourmouthlike

littleflavorbombs.

39OnourfirstmorninginParis,Iwentaroundthecornertothefoodmarketto

pickupsomegroceries.Iboughtahandfulofperfectlyripesmallstrawberriesandalittle

sweetmelon.MyhusbandandIagreedtheywerethebestfruitwehadevereaten.Butthey

cost$18!

InFrance,qualityoflifeismuchmoreimportantthanefficiency（效率）.Youcantell

thisbycaf6life.Frenchcaf6sarealwayscrowded.40Whendothesepeoplework?The

Frenchtaketheir35-hourworkweekseriously-soseriouslythatsomelaborunionsrecently

struckadealwithagroupofcompanieslimitingthenumberofhoursthatindependent

contractorscanbeoncall.

A.Notallthecustomersaretourists.

B.ThequalityoflifeinFranceisequallyexcellent.

C.Therewasanicekitchenandacomfortablebed.

D.Theamazingfoodismainlyconsumedbylocalfarmers.

E.ThatJsnottheonlyreasontheFrencheatlessthanwedo.

F.Ouraimwastoseeifwecouldlive,insomeway,likerealParisians.

G.Thefoodissodeliciousthatyoudon'tneedmuchofittomakeyouhappy.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Mylifeasatax-payingemployedpersonbeganinmiddleschool,when,forthreewhole

days,Iworkedinabakingfactory.

MybestfriendBetsy'sfatherwasamanageratHoughBakeries,which,atEastertime,

41littlebunny（兔子）cakesforallits42throughoutCleveland.Ithappenedthatthe

plantdowntownneededeightkidsfor43helpduringourspringbreak,forwhich1hadno

44beyondlisteningtomyfavoriterecords.I'd45minimumwage.I'dseehowa

factory46.MyparentsthoughtallofthiswasagrandideaandcalledBetsy'sdadwith

their47.

Our48inthefactoryweresimple:Placecakesonamovingbelt.Attachicing（糖霜）

ears.Applyicingeyesandnose.49bunnyfromthebelt.Thiswas50thanitsounds.

51abitandthecakespileup.AsItoldmyparentsatdinnerthatfirstnight,itwas

allalittlemorehigh-pressurethanI'd52.

Dad53.Thesonofagrocer,he'dspentthesummersofhischildhood54foodin

Bernardsville,NewJersey.Thiswasthesortofworkthatmadeyou55thedollarsyou

earnedandrespectthosewhodidthework,hetoldme.

41.A.soldB.orderedC.madeD.reserved

42.A.storesB.familiesC.schoolsD.citizens

43.A.generousB.financialC.technicalD.temporary

44.A.plansB.problemsC.excusesD.hobbies

45.A.offerB.earnC.setD.suggest

46.A.workedB.closedC.developedD.survived

47.A.ambitionB.permissionC.experienceD.invitation

48.A.joysB.ideasC.rolesD.choices

49.A.SaveB.KeepC.StopD.Remove

50.A.harderB.betterC.longerD.cheaper

51.A.CalmdownB.SlowdownC.StayonD.Moveon

52.A.indicatedB.witnessedC.expectedD.remembered

53.A.criedB.smiledc.hesitatedD.refused

54.A.tastingB.findingc.sharingD.delivering

55.A.withdrawB.donatec.receiveD.appreciate

第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

GoingtoMountIluangshanremindsmeofthepopularBeatles'song"TheLongandWinding

Road”.56issobreathtakingabouttheexperienceistheout-of-this-worldscenes.

Therollingseaofcloudsyouseeonceyouareatthetopwillremindyouhowtinywe57

(human)are.

Thehotspringatthefootofthemountainissomethingyoumusttryaftertheclimb.It

will58(undoubted)helpyougetrefreshed!Theamazingthingaboutthespringis

thatthecolderthetemperaturegets,the59(hot)thespring!Strange,isn'tit?

ButthatJshownatureis一alwaysleavingus60(astonish).

Whatcomesnextistheendlessseriesofsteps.Youcan'thelpwonderinghowhardit61

(be)forthepeoplethentoputallthoserocksintoplace.Thoughitistheonlyunnatural

thingonyourwayupthemountain,stillithighlightsthewholeadventure62offers

aplacewhereyoucansitdowntorestyour63(ache)legs.

Asthesonggoes,thislongandwindingroad"willneverdisappear”,anditwillalways

stickinthevisitorJsmemory.Itsuredoesin64(I).Whileyou'reinChina,

MountIluangshanis65musttovisit!

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

你校英文报灯〃沙正在庆祝创刊十周年。请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：

1.读报的经历；

2.喜爱的栏目；

3,期望和祝福。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式作答。

YouthandMe

第二节（满分25分）

阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。

AMOTHER'SDAYSURPRISE

Thetwinswerefilledwithexcitementastheythoughtofthesurprisetheywereplanning

forMother'sDay.HowpleasedandproudMotherwouldbewhentheybroughtherbreakfastin

bed.TheyplannedtomakeFrenchtoastandchickenporridge.Theyhadwatchedtheirmother

inthekitchen.Therewasnothingtoit.JennaandJeffknewexactlywhattodo.

Thebigdaycameatlast.Thealarmrangat6a.m.Thepairwentdownthestairsquietly

tothekitchen.Theydecidedtoboiltheporridgefirst.Theyputsomericeintoapotof

waterandleftittoboilwhiletheymadetheFrenchtoast.Jeffbroketwoeggsintoaplate

andaddedinsomemilk.Jennafoundthebreadandputtwoslicesintotheeggmixture.Next,

Jeffturnedonthesecondstoveburnertoheatupthefryingpan.Everythingwasgoing

smoothlyuntilJeffstartedfryingthebread.Thepanwastoohotandthebreadturnedblack

withinseconds.Jennathrewtheburntpieceintothesinkandputintheothersliceof

bread.Thistime,sheturneddownthefiresoitcookednicely.

ThenJeffnoticedsteamshootingoutofthepotandthelidstartingtoshake.Thenext

minute,theporridgeboiledoverandputoutthefire.Jennapanicked.Thankfully,Jeff

stayedcalmandturnedoffthegasquickly.Butthestovewasamessnow.JennatoldJeffto

cleanitupsotheycouldcontinuetocooktherestoftheporridge.ButJeff'shand

touchedthehotburnerandhegaveacryofpain.Jennamadehimputhishandincoldwater.

Thenshecaughtthesmellofburning.Ohdear!Thepieceofbreadinthepanhadturned

blackaswell.

注意：

L续写词数应为150左右;

2.请按如下格式作答。

Asthetwinslookedaroundthemindisappointment,theirfatherappeared.

Thetwinscarriedthebreakfastupstairsandwoketheirmotherup.

答案速查：

第一部分听力

1—5CCBAC6—10ABABA

11—15CBCAB16—20ACBCC

第二部分阅读

21—25CBCAC26—30BDACD

31—35ADBAB36-^0FCGEA

第三部分语言运用

41T5CADAB46—50ABCDA

51—55BCBDD

56.What57.humans58.undoubtedly59.hotter60.astonished

61.was62.and63.aching64.mine65.a

附:听力参考材料

Text1

W:IwasinMallorcalastweek.

M:Oh.Whatwereyoudoingthere?

W:Mybestfriendworksthere.AndIwenttovisither.ItwasagoodchancetopracticemySpanish.

Text2

M:Ruth,I'vegotthisterriblecoldandIhavetoseeadoctor.TmafraidIcan'tgototheclass.Couldyouhelpme

handinmylabreporttoDr.Davidson?

W:Sure,noproblem.Justtakecareofyourself.Anddon'tworryabouttheclass.

Text3

M:Marie,ifnoonetakescareofyourchildrenwhenyou'reaway,JenniferandIwouldbegladtohavethemstay

withus.

W:That'sverykindofyou.Butthey'vealreadyleftfbrtheirgrandma's.Youknow,Suzylivescloseby.

Text4

M:Hurryupwithyourfood,Sally.Theysaythere'sabigstormcoming.We'dbettergethomebeforethat.

W:OK.I'mdone.Let'sgetbacktothecar.Couldyoucarrytheseshoppingbags?

M:Oh,sure.

Text5

M:Wedeep-friedfishthreedaysagointhekitchen.Buttheunpleasantsmellstays.

W:There9samethodyoucantry.Everytimeyoumakecoffee,drytheleftovercoffeegrounds.Andkeepthemin

smallbowls.Thenplacethebowlsinthekitchen.

Text6

W:Areyouafootballfan,Gomez?

M:Yes.Igotothestadiumwheneverthere'sagoodgame.(6)AndifIcan'tgetaticket,IwatchthegameonTV.

Thatwaythey'relessexciting,though.

W:Istheticketexpensive?

M:Itdepends.Itusuallycostsabout20-50dollars.(7)LasttimeIpaid25.

W:That'snotveryexpensive.Maybewecangotogethersometime.

M:Great!ItUlbemorefuntowatchthegamewithafriend.

Text7

W:(8)Youwereoutthewholeafternoon,Alex.Whatdidyoudo?

M:Itookawalkbymyself.

W:Youjustkeptwalkingandwalkingfor4hours?

M:Actually,it'snotsoboring.Walkinginthewoodsisagrandadventure.Yourfeetcantakeyoutothemost

amazingplaces.

W:Whatdidyoudointhewoods?

M:Ismelttheflowers,lookedatthebirds,andyeah,(9)1pickedmanytreeleaves.Iwillmakebookmarkswith

them.Look!

W:Aren'ttheybeautiful!

M:(10)ThenImetBobatthelake.Hewasfishingwhilehiskidswerehavingaswim.

W:Didyoutalktohim?

M:No.Iwalkedonandtookalotofpictures.There9sjustsomuchouttheretosee.

Text8

W:(1l)David,howwasyourholiday?

M:Great!IclimbedMountFuji.Itwasreallybeautiful.NowIcancheckonemorethingoffmylist.

W:Yourlist?

M:Yes.WhenIwas12,(12)1madealistofthingsIwantedtodosomeday.

W:That'sinteresting!Howmanyofthethingsonyourlisthaveyoudonesofar?

M:Almosthalf.Ihavepictures.Wouldyouliketoseethem?

W:Yes,sure.

M:HereIamontopofMountFuji.AndhereIaminahot-airballoon.

W:Whendidyoudothat?I'vealwayswantedtogoupinahot-airballoon.

M:Itwastwoyearsago,inAugust,inCalifornia.

W:Whatareyourplansforthenextholiday?

M:I'mthinkingofdeep-seadivinginAustralia.Doyouhaveanyothersuggestions?

W:(13)YoureallyoughttotakeaboatdowntheAmazon.You'llseealotofinterestinganimalsandbeautifultrees.

It'soneofthebestplacesI'vebeento.

M:Okay,Filputitonmylist.

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W:Hello,Michael.

M:Hi,Sarah.

W:AreyouattendingtheconferencetomorrowmorningattheSheltonHotel?

M:Yes,areyou?

W:Yeah,(15)butwhenIarrivedhome5minutesago,Ifoundthatmycarwouldn'tstart.(17)AndJohnisin

Brightononbusiness.

M:Doyouknowwhat'swrongwiththecar?

W:I'mnotexactlysure.Ithinkthere9saproblemwiththeengine.(14)Er,Iwonderifyoucouldgivemearideto

thehoteltomorrowmorning.

M:Sure,whenshallIbeatyourplace?

W:Well,whatabout8o'clock?FrommyplacetoSheltonwehavetodrivethroughthequarters,sowe'dbetter

leaveearlytoavoidthetraffic.

M:OK,noproblem.Ittakes20minutestoreachyourplace,(16)sorilsetoffat7:40.Bytheway,doyoualso

needmetodriveyouhometomorrowafternoon?

W:(17)No.Johnwouldbebackthenandhe'llgetmehome.Thankyou,Michael.

M:That'sOK.Seeyoutomorrow.

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