2023年新教材高考英语一轮复习综合测试卷8含解析新人教版

综合测试卷八

（时间：120分钟满分：150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.Whatdidthewomanplantodo?

A.Visithergrandmother.

B.Dosomesports.

C.Dosomeshopping.

2.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Apainting.B.Anartist.C.Abook.

3.Whenwillthemangoclimbing?

A.OnSunday.

B.OnSaturday.

C.OnFriday.

4.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A.Cleantheroom.

B.Dothelaundry.

C.Sendsomeonetocollectthelaundry.

5.Whywasthewomanlatethistime?

A.Sheoverslept.

B.Shemissedthebus.

C.Shereturnedhometoturnoffthetap.

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.Wheredoestheconversationhappen?

A.Inastore.

B.Inafactory.

C.Ataparty.

7.Forwhomisthefacecream?

A.Thewoman.

B.Thewoman'ssister.

C.Thewoman'smother.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Husbandandwife.

B.Policemananddriver.

C.Driverandpassenger.

9.Whatisthewoman'sattitudetowardstheman?

A.Puzzled.

B.Warm-hearted.

C.Patient.

听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。

10.WhydidthewomangototheUS?

A.Toattendasummercamp.

B.Totakeavacation.

C.ToattendanEnglishcourse.

11.WhendidthewomancomebackfromtheUS?

A.OnJuly10th.

B.OnAugust20th.

C.OnAugust10th.

12.WhatdoesthewomanlikebestaboutAmericanclass?

A.Speakingismainlyfocusedon.

B.Theteachersareverypatient.

C.Thestudentshavealotoffreedom.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Atahotel.

B.Atanairport.

C.Atapolicestation.

14.Whendidthewomanrealisehersuitcasewaslost?

A.Whenshecheckedin.

B.Whenshewalkedtoherroom.

C.Whenshewenttotherestroom.

15.Whatdoesthewomansayabouthersuitcase?

A.Itisaverywideone.

B.Ithasabigpictureonit.

C.Itholdsallhermoney.

16.Whatwillthemando?

A.Washhishands.

B.Talkwiththecleaners.

C.Askformoredetails.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisthespeakertalkingabout?

A.Aprogrammethatcanwritesongs.

B.Populartechnologiesinthe21stcentury.

C.Relationshipbetweenrobotsandhumans.

18.WhoteachesAivatowritesongs?

A.Herself.

B.Theprogrammers.

C.Somemusicians.

19.WhatwillprogrammersdotoAiva?

A.Increaseherspeedofwritingsongs.

B.Teachhertowritemoreclassicalsongs.

C.Putdifferenttypesofsongsintoher.

20.WhatwillAivadointhefuture?

A.Writemorebettersongs.

B.Beabletosingalotofsongs.

C.Appearinmorefilmsandgames.

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

（2021•山东青岛一模）

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staffandgainvaluableleadershipskills.Inthesummer,teenscanapplyto

volunteerinthefollowingprogrammes:

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Information:Helpfacilitateopportunitiestoplayandleadplayground

participants(ingraders2-7)ingames,sports,artsandcrafts,andformnew

friendships.

MiniViewVolunteer

ProgrammeDates:June14-August6

Location:ValleyViewElementarySchool

Information:Helptoassistwiththesupervisionofpreschoolers-lstgradersina

social/recreationalsetting.

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ProgrammeDates:June14-August6

Location:ValleyViewElementarySchool

Information:Helptoassistwiththesupervisionof2nd-5thgradersina

social/recreationalsetting.

CampKotaJuniorCounsellor

ProgrammeDates:June14-August9

Location:EastBushLake

Information:Helpcamperslearnbasicoutdoorskillswhilemeetingnewfriends,

singingcrazysongsandhavingtonsoffun.

Toapply,fillinaSummerTeenVolunteerApplication.Pleasebesuretoanswer

allquestionsandindicateallprogramme(s)ofinterest.Applicantswillbecontacted

viaemailwithnextstepsafterMarch31.Contactusbyphoneoremailformore

information.

21.Whatbenefitcanvolunteersgetfromtheprogrammes?

A.Makingthecommunitydifferent.

B.Becominganexperiencedstaffmember.

C.Acquiringusefulleadershipskills.

D.Gettingopportunitiesforcollege.

22.Whichprogrammesuitsyouifyouaregoodwithkindergartenkids?

A.SummerAdventurePlaygroundProgrammeVolunteer.

B.MiniViewVolunteer.

C.TheViewVolunteer.

D.CampKotaJuniorCounselor.

23.Whatshouldyoudotoapplyfortheopportunity?

A.Fillinanapplicationform.

B.Answerquestionsviaaninterview.

C.Clarifyyourprogramme（s）ofinterestbyphone.

D.ContacttheorganisersonMarch31.

B

（2020•全国H）

Ihaveaspecialplaceinmyheartforlibraries.IhaveforaslongasIcan

remember.Iwasalwaysanenthusiasticreader,sometimesreadinguptothreebooksa

dayasachild.Storieswerelikeairtomeandwhileotherkidsplayedballorwent

toparties,IlivedoutadventuresthroughthebooksIcheckedoutfromthelibrary.

MyfirstjobwasworkingattheUkiahLibrarywhenIwas16yearsold.Itwasa

dreamjobandIdideverythingfromshelvingbookstoreadingtothechildrenfor

storytime.

AsIgrewolderandbecameamother,thelibrarytookonanewplaceandanadd6d

meaninginmylife.Ihadseveralchildrenandbookswereourmainsource（来源）of

entertainment.Itwasabigdealforustoloadupandgotothelocallibrary,where

mykidscouldpickoutbookstoreadorbookstheywantedmetoreadtothem.

Ialwaysread,usingdifferentvoices,asthoughIwereactingoutthestories

withmyvoiceandtheylovedit!Itwasaspecialtimetobondwithmychildrenand

itfilledthemwiththewondermentofbooks.

Now,IseemychildrentakingtheirchildrentothelibraryandIlovethatthe

excitementofgoingtothelibrarylivesonfromgenerationtogeneration.

Asanovelist,I'vefoundanewrelationshipwithlibraries.Iencouragereaders

togototheirlocallibrarywhentheycan,taffordtopurchaseabook.Isee

librariesasasafehaven（避风港）forreadersandwriters,abridgethathelpsput

togetherareaderwithabook.Libraries,intheirownway,helpfightbookpiracy（盗

版行为）andIthinkallwritersshouldsupportlibrariesinasignificantwaywhen

theycan.Encouragereaderstousethelibrary.Sharelibraryannouncementsonyour

socialmedia.Frequentthemandtalkaboutthemwhenyoucan.

24.Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor?srelationshipwithbooksasachild?

A.Cooperative.B.Uneasy.

C.Inseparable.D.Casual.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“anaddedmeaning“inparagraph3referto?

A.Pleasurefromworkinginthelibrary.

B.Joyofreadingpassedoninthefamily.

C.Wondermentfromactingoutthestories.

D.Acloserbonddevelopedwiththereaders.

26.Whatdoestheauthorcallonotherwriterstodo?

A.Sponsorbookfairs.

B.Writeforsocialmedia.

C.Supportlibraries.

D.Purchasehernovels.

27.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Reading:ASourceofKnowledge

B.MyIdeaaboutWriting

C.Library:AHavenfortheYoung

D.MyLoveoftheLibrary

C

Whengoingthroughmajorlifechanges,1ikechangingcareers,Iwouldchangethe

peoplewithwhomIspentthemosttime.We'veallgonethroughperiodswhenthe

peopleinourliveshavechanged-graduation,movingtoanewcity,gettinganewjob,

joininganewclub,etc.Idon,tthinkIneedtoconvinceyoujusthowmuch

influenceotherpeoplecanhaveoveryouridentity.Ifyou'veeverexperienceda

majorswitchinyourpeopleenvironment,thenyouknowthatyouchangeaswell.

Mostpeopledon'tmakethesechoicesconsciously（有意识地）though.Youmight

consciouslydecidetospendmoretimewithacertainfriend,oryoumayasksomeone

outonadatetobeginanewrelationship.Butfewpeoplechoosetheirexisting

friendshipsdeliberately.

There'sno"gettingridofpeople”.Peoplearealwaysdroppingintoandoutof

eachother'slives.Associationsgrowintofriendships,andfriendshipsfadeinto

associations.Youdon'tgetridofanyone.Thetruthisthatinordertomakeroom

fornewpeopleandnewexperiences,youmayneedtoloosenupsomeofyourexisting

connections.

Whataboutloyalty（忠诚）？Shouldn'tyoualwaysbeloyaltoyourfriends?Once

youhaveaclosefriend,evenifhisinfluenceonyouisslightlyharmful,shouldn't

youstickbyhim?

Loyaltytoafriendsometimesmeanshavingtoletgo.Itmeansbeingloyaltohis

highestandbestselfaswell.Ifsomeoneisdestroyinghishealthbysmoking,for

example,youaren,tshowingloyaltybysmokingrightalongwithhim.Trueloyalty

sometimesrequiresthatyoubreakdamagingconnections,getyourselfbackonsolid

ground,andthendecidewhatyoucanreallydotohelpyourfriend.

Itcantakealotofcouragetotellsomeone,msorry,butIcan,thaveyou

inmylifeanymore."Buteventhoughthismightseemlikeaselfishactattimes,

it'softenthebestthingfortheotherpersontoo.Ifarelationshipisholdingyou

backinsomeway,understandthatit'salsohurtingtheotherperson.Forexample,

ifyouworkforaviolentboss,youracceptanceofthatsituationisconsideredtobe

silentapproval,encouragingyourbosstocontinuetobehaveviolently.

28.Whenexperiencingmajorlifechanges,peoplemay.

A.joinanewsocialcommunity

B.influencetheirfriendsaround

C.choosetheirfriendshipspurposely

D.havetheirpeopleenvironmentchanged

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph3mean?

A.Everyonehasatleastonefriend.

B.Itisunnecessarytomakenewfriends.

C.Friendshipstillexiststhoughtherearefewerconnections.

D.Yououghttotreatyouroldandnewfriendsequally.

30.WhatistheauthorJsopinionontheloyaltytofriends?

A.Neverbetrayyourclosefriendswhateverhappens.

B.Correcttheirmistakeswhileyouguardtheirgoodness.

C.Stickbyyourfriendseventhoughtheydoharmtoyou.

D.Breakupwithyourfriendsimmediatelyiftheysmoke.

31.Howshouldwebehavewhenemployedbyaviolentboss?

A.Weshouldacceptwhatwearetoldtodo.

B.Weshouldstaysilentandbeinfavourofhim.

C.Weshouldbravelydisobeyhimifheiswrong.

D.Weshouldgiveourbosscouragetocontinue.

D

（2018•全国I）

Languageshavebeencomingandgoingforthousandsofyears,butinrecenttimes

therehasbeenlesscomingandalotmoregoing.Whentheworldwasstillpopulated

byhunter-gatherers,small,tightlyknit（联系）groupsdevelopedtheirownpatternsof

speechindependentofeachother.Somelanguageexpertsbelievethat10,000yearsago,

whentheworldhadjustfivetotenmillionpeople,theyspokeperhaps12,000

languagesbetweenthem.

Soonafterwards,manyofthosepeoplestartedsettlingdowntobecomefarmers,

andtheirlanguagestoobecamemoresettledandfewerinnumber.Inrecentcenturies,

trade,industrialisation,thedevelopmentofthenation-stateandthespreadof

universalcompulsoryeducation,especiallyglobalisationandbettercommunicationsin

thepastfewdecades,allhavecausedmanylanguagestodisappear,anddominanl

languagessuchasEnglish,SpanishandChineseareincreasinglytakingover.

Atpresent,theworldhasabout6,800languages.Thedistributionofthese

languagesishugelyuneven.Thegeneralruleisthatmildzoneshaverelativelyfew

languages,oftenspokenbymanypeople,whilehot,wetzoneshavelots,oftenspoken

bysmal1numbers.Europehasonlyaround200languages;theAmericasabout1,000;

Africa2,400;andAsiaandthePacificperhaps3,200,ofwhichPapuaNewGuineaalone

accountsforwellover800.Themediannumber（中位数）ofspeakersisamere

6,000,whichmeansthathalftheworldyslanguagesarespokenbyfewerpeoplethan

that.

Alreadywellover400ofthetotalof6,800languagesareclosetoextinction（消

亡），withonlyafewelderlyspeakersleft.Pick,atrandom,BusuuinCameroon（eight

remainingspeakers),ChiapanecoinMexico(150),LipanApacheintheUnitedStates(two

orthree)orWadjiguinAustralia(one,withaquestion-mark):noneoftheseseemsto

havemuchchanceofsurvival.

32.Whatcanweinferaboutlanguagesinhunter-gatherertimes?

A.Theydevelopedveryfast.

B.Theywerelargeinnumber.

C.Theyhadsimilarpatterns.

D.Theywerecloselyconnected.

33.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“dominant“underlinedinparagraph2?

A.Complex.B.Advanced.

C.Powerful.D.Modern.

34.Howmanylanguagesarespokenbylessthan6,000peopleatpresent?

A.About6,800.B.About3,400.

C.About2,400.D.About1,200.

35.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.Newlanguageswillbecreated.

B.PeopleJslifestylesarereflectedinlanguages.

C.Humandevelopmentresultsinfewerlanguages.

I).Geographydetermineslanguageevolution.

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。

Confidencemakesadifference.Itcouldmeanthedifferenceinlandingajobyou

havebeendreamingof.Itcouldalsomeanthedifferenceinstayinghappilywiththe

girlofyourdream.Havingenoughconfidencemayhelpyouachievewhatyouwantin

yourlife.36Hopefullywecanlightyourpathwiththisguidetobecomemore

confident.

Makelists.Firstmakealistofallthethingsthatsetyouapartfromtherest.

Thiswillhelpyoufocusonthethingsthathavegonerightinsteadofthethings

thathavegonewrong.37Whatareyoufondof?Inmostcases,hardworkwith

passionwillbringaboutimprovement.

38Peopleusuallyshyawayfrompraise.Ithinkitmakesthemfeelthatthey

donotdeservethepraise.Takeyourselfawayfromthatthinkingandhappilyaccept

thepraise.Anotherthing,rememberthatyoumatter.Ifyouhavesomethingtosay,

forceyourselftosayitclearlyandloudly.Youcandothiswithoutsoundingangry._

39

Movetowardsyourgoal.40Havingapurposeandagoalisgreattofeedyour

confidence.Startwiththelittlethingslikethestuffyouhavebeenputtingofffor

later.Themorethingsyouaccomplish,thebetteryoufeel.

A.Youareimportantandappreciated.

B.Thenlookatthethingsyouenjoydoing.

C.Thismakesyoumoveintherightdirection.

D.Buthowexactlydoyougetthatconfidence?

E.Inordertobeconfident,youhavetolookconfident.

F.Ifsomebodydisagreeswithwhatyousay,donotjustshyaway.

G.Studiesshowthatthehealthieryouare,themoreconfidentyoufeel.

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。

Ekaterinaisafamousskater.She11theactivityofskatingattheageof4.

Sincethen,shehasbeendevotedtothecareerthatdrivesherlifeand42beauty

andromanceintomillionsofothersJlives.

Whenshewas11,shefounda43partner,SergeiGrinkov,15yearsoldthen,

withwhomshecouldperformthatactivityinthemostexpressive,mostelegantway.

Theywerethemostwinningpairskatersontheiceineveryway:thetinyfragile

Ekaterina,inthe44ofhertall,strong,handsomepartner,lovinglylaunched

intothe45,tenderlycaught,andbeautifullyskatedaroundontheice.

Gradually,thetwoofthem16togetherintoadreamcoupleandthemost

beautifulkindoflovingrelationship.Whenshewas19,shemarriedhim.Theyhada

daughter,acharminggirltheybothlovedandprotected.Andthen,47in1995,

duringaroutinepracticesession,hermate,herlove,herpartner,SergeiGrinkov,

stopped,fellanddiedofaheartattackat28.

Ekaterina'sworldseemedtoend.Itwashermumwholither48tostart

remakingherlifebysayinguLittleDasha,havinglostafather,needsatleasta

healthymother."Thisremindedhertoaskafriendtosendher49whichhadbeen

leftinthecornerforalongtime.Latershesaidinherbook,"50istheonly

thingthatcanhelppeoplerecover."InFebruary1996,Ekaterinaskatedamoving

tribute（悼念）toSergei,inwhichshe51tothemusicofMahlerJsSymphonyNo.5,

thecoupleysfavourite.Shewas52inthebeginning,becauseithadbeenalong

timesinceshehadskatedalone.Andshewasafraidofthe53thepiecewould

recall.Butthatnight,shedidit.Shefilledupthe54withhercourage.

NoonewhosawEkaterinathatnightwouldforgetherperformance,justasshe

wouldneverforgetSergei.Buteveryonewaslearning,asshealreadylearned,that_

55"goodbye”wasthebeginningofhernewlife.

41.A.startedB.learned

C.markedD.watched

42.A.dragsB.brings

C.pullsD.attracts

43.A.quietB.brave

C.lovelyD.perfect

44.A.palmsB.memory

C.armsD.dream

45.A.earthB.ocean

C.airD.space

46.A.brokeB.talked

C.grewD.studied

47.A.naturallyB.suddenly

C.immediatelyD.obviously

48.A.determinationB.imagination

C.curiosityD.career

49.A.giftsB.pictures

C.booksD.skates

50.A.InterestB.Work

C.MedicineD.Ambition

51.A.sangB.applied

C.adjustedD.performed

52.A.nervousB.relieved

C.happyD.disappointed

53.A.wordsB.ideas

C.emotionsD.moves

54.A.iceB.match

C.chanceD.gap

55.A.crazyB.sad

C.longD.favourite

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。

(2021•全国甲)

TheXi'anCityWallisthemostcompletecitywallthathassurvivedChina's

longhistory.It56.(build)originallytoprotectthecity57.

theTangdynastyandhasnowbeencompletelyrestored(修复).Itispossible58.

(walk)orbiketheentire14kilometers.

WeaccessedthewallthroughtheSouthGate.Thewallis12metershighandfrom

hereyoucanseestreamsofpeoplemovinginsideandoutsidetheCityWall.

After59.(spend)sometimelookingatallthedefensiveequipmentat

thewall,wedecideditwastimeforsomeactionandwhat60.(good)than

torideonapieceofhistory!

We61.(hire)ourbikesfromtherentalplaceattheSouthGate.My

bikewasoldandshaky62.didthejob.Ittookusabout3hourstogo

all63.wayaroundtheXi'anCityWall.Supposedlyyoucandoitintwo

hours,butwestoppedatthedifferentgatesand64.(watchtower)to

takepicturesorjusttowatchthelocalpeoplegoingabouttheir65.(day)

routines.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假定你是李华，现在学校很多学生因为种种原因很少参加体育锻炼。请你就此事用英语为你

校英语报写一封信，倡导同学们积极参与体育锻炼，内容包括：

1.同学们不参加体育活动的原因;

2.进行体育活动的好处。

注意：

［词数80左右;

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dearschoolmates,

Nowadays,moststudentsdon,tdosportsforallkindsofreasons.

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。续写词

数应为150左右。

OnacoldFridaynight,apoorartiststoodatthegateofthesubwaystation,

playinghisviolin.TheyoungviolinistwasastudentnamedJosephatanartcollege,

whodidsoeverydayinordertoearnhistuitionfees.Heplannedtoattendadvanced

studiesinViennaandhadbookedtheflightforthenextmorning.Thoughthemusic

wasgreat,peoplewerequicklygoinghomefortheweekend.Josephwasplayinghis

lastchapterwhenamiddle-agedmanlookingprettyexcitedsloweddownhispaceand

put50dollarsintothehat,forwhichJosephwasgrateful.

Thenextnight,theyoungartistcametothegateofthesubwaystationasusual,

andputhishatonthegroundgracefully.Differentfromthedaybefore,hetookout

alargepieceofpaper,laiditonthegroundandputsomestonesonit.Thenhe

beganplayingtheviolin.

Beforelong,theyoungartistwassurroundedwithmanypassers-by,whowereall

attractedbythewordsonthatpaper.Itsaid,“Lastnight,agentlemanputan

unexpectedthingintomyhatbymistake.Pleasecometoclaimitassoonaspossible.

Itcausedgreatexcitementandcuriosity.Theyweredyingtoknowwhattheunexpected

thingcouldbe.

Justatthemomentthemiddle-agedmanrushedthroughthecrowdtojoseph._

Themanthankedjosephagainandagainbecauseitwasveryessentialtohim.

答案：

附:听力原文

(Textl)

M:IwilldosomesportsthisSunday.Whataboutyou?

W:Iplannedtodosomeshopping,butmymotheraskedmetogotovisitmy

grandmotherwithher.

(Text2)

W:Idon,tthinkmuchofthatbook.

M:Theplotisbadbutthepicturesareamazing.Theartistreallyobserveslife

carefully.

(Text3)

M:Mum,IplantogoclimbingonFriday.

W:Buttheweatherforecastsaysitwillberainyonthatday.SaturdayandSunday

willbesunny.

M:Sundaywillbeokayforme.

(Text4)

W:Whenwouldyoulikemetocleanyourroom,sir?MayIcleanitnow?

M:I'mafraidnot.Couldyousendsomeonetopickupmylaundry?

(Text5)

M:Darling,you'relateagain!It'sthefourthtimethismonth.Didyouoversleep

again?

W:Iamsosorry.WhenIwaswaitingforthebus,IrealisedthatIhadforgottento

turnoffthetapinthekitchen.

(Text6)

M:CanIhelpyou?

W:Yes,Iwanttobuysomefacecream.

M:Isitforyourselforsomeoneelse?

W:MysisterremindsmethatnextSundayisourmotherJsbirthday,soitisformy

mother.

M:Icanrecommendadaycreamandanightcream.Theyareverygood.

W:Howmucharethey?

M:Thedaycreamis160yuanandthenightcreamis200yuan.

W:Thenightcreamisalittleexpensive.I'11justbuythedaycream.

(Text7)

M:Goodafternoon.YourdriverJslicense,please.

W:Hereitis.

M:DoyouknowwhyIpulledyouover?

W:Ihavenoidea.AllofasuddenIheardyourwhistle.

M:Yourolledthroughthatstopsignbackthere.

W:ButIstopped!

M:No,youdidn't.Yousloweddown,butyoudidn,tcometoafullstop.

W:Well,nobodyelsedoes,sowhyshouldI?

M:That'snottheattitudeofagooddriver.

W:ButIamagooddriver.I'veneverbeenticketedinmylife.

M:Well,you'vegotonenow.Hereyouare.Haveaniceday.

(Text8)

M:Hi,Cindy.It'snicetoseeyouagain.IheardyouwenttotheUSduringthe

vacation.

W:Yes.IwenttoNewYorktoattendanEnglishsummercourse.

M:Wow!Youwerelucky.Howlongdidyoustaythere?

W:IwentthereonJuly10thandreturnedonAugust20th.

M:Howaboutthecourse?

W:Verygood.Theteacherswerenice.Theytaughtustolisten,speak,readandwrite

inEnglish,butitwasmostlyspeaking.AndtheAmericanclassesaredifferentfrom

ourclassesherebecausethestudentscansitanywheretheylikeintheclassroom.

Theycanasktheteachersquestionsatanytimeduringtheclass.Ireallylikethis

kindofclass.

M:Howinteresting!Maybeourteachershouldtrythat.

W:You'reright.

(Text9)

M:CanIhelpyou,Miss?

W:Yes,I'velostmysuitcase.

M:I'mafraidnothinghasbeenhandedin.Haveyougotanythinginsideitthatcould

proveyouridentity?

W:Well,mypassportisinitandmymoney.Imeanallofmymoneyisinit.Oh,my

nameisinthefront.I'mMarySmithandPminRoom1440.

M:Wheredoyouthinkyoulostit?

W:Well,afterIcheckedinjustnow,Iwenttotheladies'room.Iputitbesideme

whenIwashedmyhands.WhenIwenttomyroomIrealisedIforgotmysuitcase,soI

wentbacktotheladies'room,butithaddisappeared.Iwonderedifmaybeoneof

thecleanershadpickeditup.

M:Canyougivemesomemoreinformationaboutthesuitcase?

W:Um,it'snotverywide.Andithasasmallpicturesaying“Hello”onit.

M:OK.Iwillcheckwiththecleaners.

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W:ArtificialIntelligence,orAI,isoneofthemostpopulartechnologiesinthe21st

century.Itcanbeacomputerthatbeatsyouinthechessgame.Itcan