2023年新高考模拟考试 英语 试卷（共18份）（含答案）

2023年新高考模拟考试英语试卷（一）

满分：150考试时间：120分

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。

1.Whoisprobablyatcollege?

A.Liza.B.Peter.C.Grace.

2.Howdoesthemanfeelnow?

A.Cheerful.B.Unhappy.C.Afraid.

3.Whatdoesthewomanwanttolearnnextyear?

A.Math.B.Science.C.Law.

4.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Professorandstudent.

B.Bossandsecretary.

C.Managerandapplicant.

5.Whatistheweatherlikeintheman'shometown?

A.Warm.B.Comfortable.C.Wet.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5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.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Atanairport.B.Athome.C.Atarestaurant.

7.Whatisthemandissatisfiedwithabouttheflight?

A.Theservice.B.Themovie.C.Thefood.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.WhenwillSophiegotoFlorida?

A.OnJune30th.B.OnJune28th.C.OnJune26th.

9.WhatisSophiegoingtodoinOrlando?

A.Visitthemeparks.B.Gotoanaturereserve.C.Gocamping.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatisthewoman'sfavoritesubject?

A.Spanish.B.Art.C.History.

11.Whatisthewomanplanningtodostraightafterleavingschool?

A.Workasajournalist.B.Startuniversity.C.Gotraveling.

12.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutherfuturecareer?

A.Hesitant.B.Certain.C.Hopeless.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.HowmanyhoursdoesTomworkeverySaturday?

A.Five.B.Six.C.Nine.

14.WhatdoesTombasicallydo?

A.Heoffersadvicetocustomers.

B.Hebuysproductsforcustomers.

C.Hetakesthemoneyfromcustomers.

15.WhatisthemostdifficultforTom?

A.Toworklonghours.

B.Totalkallthetime.

C.Toknowaboutalltheproducts.

16.WhatdoesTomlikemostabouthisjob?

A.Meetingdifferentpeople.

B.Usingthelatestcomputers.

C.Gettingclosetonewtechnology.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

A.Ameasuretodealwithbeingoverweight.

B•Aschooltooffercookinglessons.

C.Awaytosetupcookeryclubs.

18.Whatdoweknowaboutthecookinglessons?

A.Theywillbegiveninprimaryschools.

B.Theywillbeprovidedonehouraweek.

C.Theywilllastforthewholeschoolyear.

19.Whyareschoolssettingup"Let'sGetCooking^^clubs?

A.Toteachchildrentocookhealthyfood.

B•Totrainmorecookeryteachersforschools.

C.Tohelpstudentsremembersimplerecipes.

20.Whatdoesthegovernmentpromisetodo?

A.Buytheequipment.

B.Buildnewkitchens.

C.Helppoorstudents.

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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Insteadofpayingtoshiptheitemsyoudon'tneedtoyournewhome,whynotdonatethem?Yourold

householdgoodslikefurniturewillgotoanewhomewheretheywillbeappreciated.Herearesomecharitiesthat

mighthelp.

FurnitureBankNetwork

FurnitureBankNetworkhelpspeoplefurnishtheirhomeswithpracticalsecondhanditemsdonatedbypeople

withinthecommunity.Taxreceiptsforthevalueofthedonateditemsaregiventodonors（捐赠者）.Recipientsget

thefurnitureforfree.PeoplecangetfurnishingsfromtheirlocalFurnitureBankonlyiftheyarereferredtothe

organizationthroughoneofitssocialservicepartners.Italsoencouragesapplicantstohelptheorganizationwith

volunteerwork.

HabitatforHumanity

HabitatforHumanityisaglobalnon-profit.Itcollectsmonetarydonationstobuildandremodelaffordable

housingsothatthoseinneedcanapplyforit.YoucanalsodonatefurnitureandotherhouseholdgoodstoHabitat

fbrHumanity.Itresellstheseitemsinhomeimprovementstoresandusesthemoneytofunditshumanitarian

efforts.

Goodwill

Goodwillresellsdonatedfurnitureandotherhouseholditemstofunditscharitableobjectives.Goodwilluses

itsearningstoprovidecareertrainingandemploymentassistanceforunemployedindividuals.Italsooffers

discountstothepeopleenrolledinitstrainingprograms,allowingthemtoaffordablyfurnishtheirhomesandbuy

clothesfortheirfamilies.

PickUpMyD

PickUpMyDisn'tactuallyadonationcenteranditdoesn'tpickupyourdonations.Instead,it

helpsyoufindlocalnon-profitsandcharityshopsthatdo.Ifyourdonationisn'tlargeenoughforalocalnon-profit

tosendatruck,PickUpMyDcanstillhelp.Thecompanywillputyouintouchwithalocalmoving

companytopickupyourdonationandtakeittoanearbycenter.

21.WhatisamustforgettingfurnishingsfromalocalFurnitureBank?

A.Ataxreceiptfortheitem.

B•Membershipofthecommunity.

C.Arecommendationfromitspartner.

D.Volunteerworkfortheorganization.

22.Whichcharityofferscareerassistancetoalaid-offworker?

A.Goodwill.B.PickUpMyD.

C.HabitatforHumanity.D.FurnitureBankNetwork.

23.WhatdoweknowaboutPickUpMyD?

A.Itprovidesaffordablehousing.

B.Itisalocalmovingcompany.

C.Itonlypicksuplargedonations.

D.Ithelpsdonorsfindacharityshop.

B

ItwasanafternooninAugust.Iwasjustshortofturning18.Istoodinfrontofasix-story,redbrickbuilding.

Itwastobemynewhomeforthenextseveralyears.Itwasmyfirstdayofcollege,andIwasveryexcited.Ihad

twosuitcasesandabagwithme.EverythingIthoughtIwouldneedwaspackedinthem.Icarriedthemupthefive

flightsofstairstomydormandwonderedwhatlifehadinstoreforme-ayounggirl.

ItwasanotherafternooninAugust.Iwasjustshortofturning42.Mydaughterwas18,andwewere

standinginfrontofthesamebuildingatthesamecollegethatIhadbeentoyearsbefore.IsmiledasIhelpedher

carryherthingsuptoherroom,butIalsonoticedthatweweremakingmorethanonetrip.Allthestudents

seemedtohavemuchmorestuff（东西）thanIdidallthoseyearsago.Yet,itdidn'tseemtomakethingsany

betterforthem.Infact,theylookedmorestressed.AsIthrewdownanotherboxofmydaughter'sstuff,I

wonderedwhatlifehadinstorefbrher.

LastnightIhadadreamthatI'dhadmanytimesbefore.Iwasbackinthatsamedormwithmybelongings

piledonmybedsearchingformycoursebookandwonderingwhatclassesIwouldtake.Ioftenwonderedwhat

thisdreammeant,butwhenIwokeupthismorning,itbecamecrystalcleartome.Wearesometimesteachersin

thislife,butwearealwaysstudentsinit.Weareheretolearntoloveourselvesandeveryoneasourselves.It

takesalifetime.Thestuffwecarrywithusthroughthislifedoesn'tmatteratall.Itisthestuffwecarryinsideofus

whenweleavethislifethatcounts.

24.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthernewlifeincollege?

A.Calm.B.Confident.

C.Thrilled.D.Disappointed.

25.Whatdidtheauthorfindaboutthestudentsonherdaughter'sfirstdayofcollege?

A・Theywerefriendlytoeachother.

B.Theyfeltcuriousaboutanewlifeahead.

C.Theygoteverythingreadyfortheircollege.

D.Theyweremoreworriedthanshewasatcollege.

26.Whatdidtheauthor'sdreammeantoher?

A.Shehadtokeeplearningallherlife.

B.Sheoughttolearntoloveherdaughter.

C.Shewassureshecouldbeagoodteacher.

D.Shewasnotwellpreparedfbrherclasses.

27.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthepassage?

A.Hewholovesothersistobeloved.

B•Whatwelearninlifeisofsignificance.

C.Lifeisajourneywithmanydifficulties.

D.Weshouldbeconfidentaboutourfuture.

C

PrinceWilliam,secondinlinetotheBritishthrone,gavehisfirstTEDTalkonSaturdaytolaunchhis

EailhshotPrize,acompetitionthatwillawardfive£Imillionprizeseveryyearforthenextdecadetothosewho

cancomeupwithsolutionstoenvironmentalproblems.

Anyperson,groupororganizationaroundtheworldisqualified,andanysuggestioniswelcome,solongasit

isapplicableglobally.Itcouldbeanewtechnology,anewapproach,anewgovernmentalpolicyoranyotherideas

towardfiveenvironmentalgoals—fixingtheclimate,purifyingtheair,protectingnature,cleaningtheoceanand

handlingwaste.

“Earthshot”wasinspiredbyJohnF.Kennedy's"Moonshot”,anambitious1961missiontogetamanonthe

moonwithinadecade.ThepurposeoftheprizeispartlytoarouseexcitementandofferwhatPrinceWilliamcalled

“abitofacatalyst,abitofhope,abitofpositivity“atatimewhentheworldneedsthose.Themoneywillcome

fromdonorsaroundtheworld.Theprizecommitteeincludesmanycelebrities.

PrinceWilliamhasenvironmentalactivisminhisblueblood.BothhisgrandfatherandhisfatherPrince

Charleswereactiveenvironmentalists.PrinceWilliamsaidhehadalwayslistened,learnedandbelievedwhatthey

weresayingabouttheenvironment.Besidesspeakingwisewords,healsoputsforwardagoodprize.Amillion

poundsissignificantlymorethanaNobelPrizeandshouldinspiresomeseriousandcreativethinkingaboutthe

difficultiesoftheplanetEarth.UnliketheNobelPrizemoney,theEarthshotmoneyissupposedtobespentonthe

winningproject."Ifweachievethesegoals,by2030ourliveswon'tbeworse,andwewon'thavetosacrifice

everythingweenjoy.Instead,thewaywelivewillbehealthier,cleaner,smarter,andbetterforallofus,“hesaid.

28.WhatcanbelearnedaboutTheEarthshotPrize?

A.ItwillbeawardedtoBritons.

B.Itaimstosolvesocialproblems.

C.Itisnamedafteramoonmission.

D.Itoffers£50millionintotal.

29.Apersoncanwintheprizefbr.

A・amethodtomonitorsealevel

B.anewtechnologytoforecasttheweather

C.anewapproachtorecyclingthewaste

D.alocalgovernmentpolicytobanfishing

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“catalyst“inParagraph3mean?

A.Encouragement.B.Alarm.

C.Challenge.D.Suiprise.

31.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.TheEarthshotPrizeequalstheNobelPrize.

B.PlanetEarthwillbecleanedby2030.

C.PrinceWilliamonlytalksthetalk.

D.PrinceWilliamisinfluencedbyhisfamily.

D

Weoftenhearthat60isthenew50.Justcheckouttheimagesofyourgrandparentsorgreat-grandparentsand

noticetheirstooped（曲背的）bodies,theirwrinkledfaceswhentheywerebarelypushing60.Whatacontrastwith

energetic,gym-goingsexagenarians（六十几岁的人）oftoday!

TheresearchoverseenbygerontologistTainaRantanen,comparedadultsbomin1910and1914withthose

bomroughly30yearslater.Bothbirthgroupswereexaminedinpersonatage60andagainat70withthesame

setofsixphysicaltestsandfivemeasuresofcognition.

Accordingtotheresearch,thelater-bomgroupcouldwalkfaster,hadastrongerhandgraspandcoulduse

moreforcewiththeirlowerlegs.Oncognitivetests,thelater-borngrouphadbetterverbalfluency,andscored

higheronatestmatchingnumberstosymbols.Butnoteverythingchangedacrossthegenerations:measuresoflung

functionweresurprisinglynotchanging,andtherewasnoimprovementintheshort-term-memorytaskofrecalling

aseriesofdigits.

Therearemanyreasonswhypeopleareagingbetter,includingimprovedmedicalcareandadropinsmoking,

butthekeyfactorshowninthestudyofphysicalfunctionwasthatthelater-bomadultsweremorephysicallyactive

andhadbiggerbodies,whichsuggestedbetternutrition.Forbrainfunction,thekeyseemedtobemoreyearsof

education.

uEducationisapowerfulinfluenceonagingandhealth,nsaysLuigiFerrucci,scientificdirectoroftheU.S.

NationalInstituteonAging."Withmoreeducation,youareprobablygoingtohavealargerincome,whichmeans

youaremorelikelytogotothedoctor,andhavegoodnutrition.^^Healsopointsoutthattheaveragelifespanis

sevenyearsshorterinapoorstatesuchasMississippithaninawealthieronesuchasCalifornia."Herewestill

havelotsofpeoplewhocannottakethedrugstheyneedbecausetheycannotpayforthem,"hesays.Inshort,60

maybethenew50formanyofusbutnotforall.

32.Howdoesthewriterbeginthepassage?

A.Byimaginingascene.B.Bymakingacomparison.

C.Byraisingaquestion.D.Bypresentinganimage.

33.Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheresearch?

A.Everythingdidn'tchangeacrossthegenerations.

B.Thelater-borngroupcouldhardlygraspthingstightly.

C.Thelater-borngroupdidworseinmatchingnumberstosymbols.

D.Therewasalittleimprovementinshort-termmemoryinbothgroups.

34.Accordingtotheresearch,whatcontributesmosttobetterphysicalaging?

A.Improvedmedicalcare.B.Education.

C.Betternutrition.D.Energeticimages.

35.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Manyreasonscontributetopeople'sbetterphysicalfunction.

B.Today'senergeticsexagenarianshavemuchbetterimages.

C.Educationisthekeytopeople'sbetteraging.

D.Peopletodayareagingbetterthanpeoplebornearlier.

第二节洪5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Itmaybetempting（诱人的）totakethesummeroffandrelax,butlookingforajobwillgiveyouhelpfullife

skills.Findingajobmaybehard,butthesearchwillbeworthit.Jobsareoutthere,36,evenifyoudon^land

thejobyouwant.

1.You'lldevelopyourinterviewskills.Themorejobsyouapplyfor,thebetteryou'llgetatinterviewing.

Learningtointerviewwellisaskill.Itcanhelpyougetintocollegeandevenlandafull-timejob.

2.37.Youmaynotgetthefirstjobyouinterviewfor.Rejectionhappensinlifeanditcanbehardto

handle.Themorewefacerejection,theeasieritbecomestomoveforwardandbounceback.

3.You'lllearnsomethingaboutyourself.Ifyougetajobthatwasn*tyourfirstchoice,youmightdiscovera

newskillorinterest.Ifyouneedtosavemoney,youmaylearnthatcommitmentisnecessarytoreachyourgoals.

Whatifnothingworksout?38.

4.You'llpushthelimitsofyourcomfortzone.It'saloteasiertositathomedoingthesamethings.39.

Experiencingnewthingscanmakeyoumoreproductiveandyoumightevenhavefun!

40.Youhavenothingtoloseandalottogain.Andifyoudon'tgetajob,volunteer.

Volunteeringisagreatwaytogainexperience.ItlooksfavorableonrCsumCs（简历）fbrcollegeapplicationsor

futurejobs.

Ifyouneedhelpinwritingaresumetoapplyforajob,searchonline.Anumberofwebsitesofferfreetips.

A.Practicemakesperfect

B.You'llfindabetterworld

C.You'llgetbetteratdealingwithrejection

D.Youmaydecidetostartyourownbusiness

E.Youllstillgaintheseskillsfromtheprocess

F.Ifyou'rethinkingaboutasummerjob,apply

G.Butjob-huntingcanpushyououtofyourcomfortzone

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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

TrentJohnsonjustcelebratedhisgraduationfrommedicalschoolinOhiowithaceremonyathisparents'

homeinFlorida.

He41acoupleweeksbeforehisactualceremonythatthecollegewascancelingitonaccountofthe

deadlycoronavirus.Hewasabsolutely42.

Hisfriends43himtocreateawebsitesothatallofhisfamilyflyingintoColumbusoriginallystillcould

celebrate44.Theymadethelivingroomlookasspecialaspossiblegiventhe45oftheceremony.There's

nothingthatcouldhavesubstitutedthatspecial46.

Histwitterwherethevideoimmediatelywent47hasalmosthalfamillionviews.Hewasonthenews

andwas48intheNewYorkTimes.

“IrememberseeingmyfaceonthenewspaperandthinkingwowInotonlybecameadoctor,butImotivated

peopleallovertheworldto49theirdreams.Thatwastrulya（n）5Qmoment.”

Johnsonwasbroughtupinanunderdevelopedareawherepeoplewouldhave51socioeconomicclassand

itwasthetypeofthecommunitythathewantedto52.Nowasa53atJohnsHopkinsHospitalin

Baltimore,he54hasanopportunitytodothat.

AsJohnsonsettlesintohisnewsurroundings,hewillcontinuetospreadhismessageofhopeand55.

41.A.recognizedB.learnedC.anticipatedD.recalled

42.A.sorrowfulB.pitifulC.awkwardD.guilty

43.A.permittedB.beggedC.appointedD.helped

44.A.consistentlyB.virtuallyC.casuallyD.formally

45.A.standardB.originC.popularityD.atmosphere

46.A.memoryB.optionC.momentD.design

47.A.viralB.madC.wildD.blank

48.A.evaluatedB.featuredC.engagedD.promoted

49.A.changeB.startC.sacrificeD.follow

50.A.scaryB.awfulC.incredibleD.specific

51.A.lowB.powerfulC.rareD.noble

52.A.healB.escapeC.reformD.serve

53.A.pioneerB.chemistC.physicianD.professor

54.A.seldomB.justC.stillD.yet

55.A.admirationB.innovationC.cooperationD.inspiration

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。

AsurveybytheChinaAssociationofHealthPromotionandEducationfoundthatabout200millionChinese,

56.(include)some130millionmales,weretroubledbyhairloss.Themainagegroup57.

experiencedtheproblemwas20to40yearsold.Thesurvey58.(predict)that260millionChinesewould

sufferfromhairlossin2021.

Amongmales20to40yearsold,aboutoneinfourhadsomedegreeofhairloss.Inaddition,menintheir30s

werelosinghair59.(fast)thananyotheragegroup,thesurveyfound.Womenweremorelikely

60.(feel)pressurefromhairloss.Some19percentofmaleparticipantssaidtheywerebecomingquite

concerned61.theproblem,while30percentofwomensaidso,thereportsaid.

WangWenhui,62.expertwithPekingUniversityThirdHospital,saidmostofherhairloss

63.(patient)areyoungpeople.Shesaidthisisgenerallybecauseyoungpeoplecaremoreabout

64.(they)looksthanthosewhoareolder,andyoungpeople,especiallythoselivinginbigcities,often

havefast-pacedlifestylesandareundergreat65.(press).“Itiscommonforapersontoloseabout100

hairsaday.Butiftheyarelosingmorethan200to400aday,theyshouldpayspecialattention,“shesaid.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假定你是校足球队队长李华。你校将与到访的国际学校足球队进行一场友谊赛(afriendlygame),请写

封邮件告知对方球队队长Jim相关的安排。内容包括：

1.表示欢迎；

2.相关安排(时间、地点，赛后安排等)；

3.表达期待。

注意：1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearJim,

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

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。

OnafreezingmorningofDecember,twopoliceofficerswerepatrollingthestreets.Suddenly,the

walkie-talkie（对讲机）onAlan,oneoftheofficers,rang."ThecakeshopneartheCityMuseumhasreporteda

burglary（盗窃案）.Pleaserushtothesceneimmediately,“saidtheelectronicvoice.

Thetwopolicemenquicklyarrivedattheshop,onlytofindthatthesceneshowednosignofcrimesatall.

Curiously,theycheckedthemonitorandfoundthatathinwomanbrokeopenthewindowandclimbedintothe

storeat5：20a.m.Insteadofsearchingaround,shewalkedstraightintothestorageroom,stolecheese,chocolate,

butterandotheringredientsforacake,andthenranawaydowntheroad.

Bothpolicemenfeltquiteconfusedaboutherbehavior.OneoftheshopassistantsidentifiedthethiefasClara,

asinglemotherwholivednearby.Shehasaneight-year-oldboytotakecareofandlivesinpoverty.

Momentslater,thetwoofficersarrivedatClara'shouse.Bob,anotherofficer,pulledoutagunandwasabout

tobreakin.ButAlantoldhimtoputthegunawayandknockedgently.

Thedooropenedandoutcameaverythinwoman.Fromtheoutlineofherfigure,Alanrecognizedthatshe

wasexactlythethief.Thewoman,Clara,immediatelyunderstoodthesituationwhenshesawthetwopolicemen.

Sheburiedherfaceinherhandsandsatdownonthefloor.

Atthatverymoment,achild'svoicebrokethesilence,4tMom,isanyonecomingformybirthday?Invitethem

in,please.”

Afterhearingtheboy*swords,Clarastoodupandbeggedinalowvoice,'"Officer,Ididstealthosethings,but

there'snothingelseIcoulddo.It'smybaby'sbirthday,andFvegotneitherjobnormoney.Pleasedon'ttakethose

thingsaway.Tvejustusedthemtomakehimacake.”

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式作答。

Lookingintothewoman'stearyeyes,Alanunderstoodandwalkedintothe

house.___________________________________________________________________________

Bobnoddedthoughtfullyandasked,“Whataboutthethingsshe

stole?

2023年新高考模拟考试英语试卷（一）

（参考答案）

第一部分

听力材料

Text1

W:Hello?

M:Hi,Liza.It'sPeter.IsGracethere?

W:Ohhi,Peter.No,sheisn'thereatthemoment.I'mafraidshe'satcollegethismorning.

CanItakeamessage?

Text2

W:Whafsthematter?Youwerereallycheerfulthismorningbutnowyoulookratherupset.

M:I'mnotveryhappybecauseIlostmywalletjustnow.I'mafraidIcan'tfindit.

Text3

M:Mariam,tellussomethingaboutyourlife.

W:Well,Igotoaprivateschool.Fmstudyingfourcourses—mathandthreesciences.I

wanttogotouniversitynextyearandstudylaw.

Text4

M:Susan,we'regoingtoholdageneralmeetingtomorrowat7am.Youneedtopreparethe

reportsandmaketheminPowerPoint.

W:Noproblem,sir.Iwillbereadyforthat.

M:Remembertoinformthemanagerstojointhemeeting.

W:Sure.

Text5

W:Howistheweatherinyourhometown?

M:Well,it'snotcoldatall.It'snotexactlywarmbutit'scomfortable.Whilewewereatyour

place,itrainedalot.

Text6

W:Hi,Peter!

M:Hi,Cindy!

W:Greattoseeyouagain!WelcometoLondon!

M:Thanks.It*sgreattobeherefinally.

W:So,howareyou?Howwasyourjourney?

M:Well,theflightwasfortyfiveminuteslatebutafterthat,itwasfine.Itsservicewasvery

good.Theinflightmovieswerereallycoolbuttherewasn'tmuchfood,soI'mkindofhungry

now!

W:Oh,youpoorthing!Well,itwillbealongdrivehome,sowhydon'twegetsome

breakfastaroundherefirst?Look,there'sarestaurantoverthere.

Text7

M:So,Sophie,areyougoingonholidaywithyourfamilythissummer?

W:Yeah,we'regoingtoFloridatwodaysaftertheendoftheterm.Wefinishthistermon

June28th,right?

M:That'sright...sowho'sgoing?

W:MumandDad,obviously...butmysister'snotcomingthisyear,justmylittlebrother.

M:Ohwell,nothing'sperfect!Whatareyoudoingthere?

W:We'respendingaweekinOrlando,youknow,visitingallthethemeparks.ThenweTe

stayinginanotherplacenearOrlandocalledtheEverglades.

M:What'sthat?

W:It'sakindofnaturereserve,withcrocodilesandbirdsandotheranimals.We'regoing

camping!

M:Itsoundsreallycool!Youaresolucky!

W:Iknow.Ican'twait!

Text8

M:So,nextyearyou'regoingtostartyourAlevels.Whichsubjectareyougoingtochoose?

W:I'msurelygoingtochooseSpanishbecauseitismyfavoritesubjectandthenI'mnot

reallysure...I'dliketodoartbutIdon'tknowifit'sveryusefulformycareer.

M:Whatdoyouwanttodo?

W:Ajournalist.Thathasbeenmydreamsincemychildhood.So,Iguesshistoryor

psychologyorsomethingisprobablymoreusefulformycareer.

M:Doyouwanttogotouniversity?

W:Yeah,butFmnotgoingtostartuniversitystraightafterIleaveschool.I'mplanningto

haveagapyear,youknow,abreakfromstudyingforawhile.

M:Andwhatwouldyouliketodoinyourgapyear?Anyideas?

W:Iwanttotravel...I'dliketogotoItalyandlearnItalian.Idon'tknowifit*sreallypractical

butthat'smydream!

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W:Tom,you'retrainingtobeatechnicaladviseratDigitalSuperstore.Whathoursdoyou

work?

M:Well,IworkparttimeonSaturdays,9till3,andSundays,11till5.

W:Okay,sowhatdoyoudoexactly?

M:Basically,I'mjustheretohelppeoplewithanyproblems—soImeetcustomerswhen

theycomeintothestoreandtalktothem.Iadvisethemaboutthebestthingstobuy.Idon't

actuallytakethemoney.I