四川省宜宾市重点中学2022-2023学年高一下学期4月月考英语试题及参考答案

宜宾市重点中学2023年春期高一第二学月考试英语试题本试卷共8页，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I卷（选择题95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．WheremightSallybenow?A．Inastadium. B．Inthecourtyard. C．Beyondthegarden.2．Whatistheweatherlikenow?A．Sunny. B．Cloudy. C．Rainy.3．Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A．Theirplansforthefuture. B．Adancingclass. C．Michelle’shobby.4．WhatdoesLindado?A．Sheisawaitress. B．Sheisatourguide. C．Sheisastudent.5．Whatisthewomangoingtodonext?A．Gototherestaurant. B．Typethedocument. C．Seeadentist.第二节（共15小题，每小题15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段长对话，回答第6、7题。6．Whatisthewoman?A．Aclerk. B．Amanager. C．Awaiter.7．Whenarethespeakersprobablydoingnow?A．Drinkingcoffee. B．Makingacall. C．Havinganinterview.听第7段长对话，回答第8至9题。8．WhyisHenryunwillingtogoswimmingwiththewoman?A．HewantstowatchTV. B．Hisarmwashurt. C．Itistoocoldoutside.9．Whatwillthewomandonext?A．Stayathome. B．TakeHenrytohospital C．Dosomeexercise.听第8段长对话，回答第10至12题。10．WhatsportdoesCharleslikemost?A．Football. B．Skiing. C．Running.11．Whatdayisittoday?A．Thursday. B．Friday. C．Saturday.12．WhatwillthespeakersprobablydothisSaturday?A．Enjoyafilm. B．Attendameeting. C．Gotoaparty.听第9段长对话，回答第13至16题。13．Whatinformationcanvisitorslearnaboutinthemuseum?A．Differenttrees. B．Wildbirds. C．Theweather.14．Whendidthewomanvisitthemuseum?A．LastThursday. B．LastSaturday. C．LastSunday.15．Howlongdidittakethewomantogetbackhomefromthemuseum?A．About15minutes. B．About20minutes. C．About30minutes.16．Whocangetfreeaccesstothemuseum?A．Oneunder15. B．Oneunder17. C．Oneunder18.听下面一段短文，回答第17至20题。17．WhatwasTom’sattitudetowardhismother’sadvice?A．Hedidn’tmindit. B．Heacceptedit. C．Hearguedagainstit.18．WhatdidTomdowhenhisparentswereoutoneday?A．Hecleanedthekitchen. B．Heplayedwithhisfriends. C．Hecookedlunchforhimself.19．WhathappenedwhileTomwastalkingonthephone?A．Hishousewasonfire. B．Thefirealarmsounded. C．Thefiremenenteredhishouse.20．Whocalledthefirestation?A．Tom. B．Gina. C．Tom’sneighbor.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。AAstheleavesstarttochangecolorandtheautumnairturnsfresh,sometimesnothingismoreappealingthantheattractionofagoodbook.Hereareourfourtoppicksforthebestbooks.TheMostFunWeEverHadByClaireLombardoDoubledayDavidandMarilynhavebeenmarriedforever.Fourkidsanddecadeslater,they'restillasinloveasthedaytheymet.Lombardopaintsanextraordinarypictureofafamilyinwhatcouldwellbeoneofthebestnovelspublishedthisyear.TheShadowKingByMaazaMengisteW.W.Norton&CompanyAhistoricalnovelthattakesplaceinthe1930sEthiopia,TheShadowKingfocusesonthefemalesoldierswhotakeuparmsinWorldWarII.Inbeautifulprose（叙述）,Mengisteshinesalightonthosewhoselivesarenotoftennoticed.SomeoneWeKnowByShariLapenaPamelaDormanBooksAquietsuburbantownisshakenbyaseriesofbreak-insandabodythatturnsupinthetrunkofacarinthislatestpsychologicalthrillerbytheauthorofTheCoupleNextDoor.Howarethecrimesrelated?Andwhatdoestheinvaderknow?TheOnlyPlaneintheSky：AnOralHistoryof9/11ByGarrettM.GraffAvidReaderPressJournalistGraffputstogetheranoralhistoryof9/11fromtheperspectiveofnearlyeveryoneinvolved.Everysinglelineisbreathtakingandheartbreaking,weavingtogetherthestoryofpreviously-unimaginableandtragiceventsthatchangedhistory.21．Whichofthefollowingpublishedthebookaboutthearmy?A．Doubleday. B．W.W.Norton&Company.C．PamelaDormanBooks. D．AvidReaderPress.22．Whichauthorisgoodatwritingsuspensestories?A．ClaireLombardo. B．MaazaMengiste.C．ShariLapena. D．GarrettM.Graff.23．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutTheOnlyPlaneintheSky：AnOralHistoryof9/11?A．It'saboutsometruestoriesin9/11. B．It'saboutsomefemalesoldiersinWorldWarⅡ.C．It'saboutajournalist'sexperiencein9/11. D．It'saboutasingletragiceventin9/11.BWhatwilllifeinthefuturebelike?Willitbemuchbetterthanitisnow?Andwhatwillwebeabletodoin10,20or30years’time?Geneticengineering(基因工程)mayhelpusmaketheperfecthuman.BabiesmaygrowuptoplaybasketballlikeYaoMingorlooklikeCeciliaCheung.Also,wemaybeabletobringthedeadbacktolife.Maybepeoplewillbeabletomeetandtalkwiththeirdeadfamilymembers.Overthenext20to50years,itwillbecomehardertotellthedifferencebetweenhumansandmachines.Perhapswewillbeabletomakecopiesofourselves,sowewillappeartobealivelongafterwearedead.Peoplemaybeabletofindwaysofputtingthelifeofapersonintoanewbody.Nanobots(纳米机器人)willbeimportant.Wewillusethemwhenwearesick.Forexample,whenwehaveastomachache,wewillswallow(吞下)ananobotanditwilltravelthroughourstomach,takingavideoofwhat’shappeningthere.Thevideowillhelpthedoctorcureus.Inthefuture,computersmayhavetheirfeelings.Theymaybeabletothinkbetterthanus.Wemaybemoreandmoreinterestedincomputersandtheinternet,spendingallourtimeinfrontofcomputers.Perhapswewillforgetourrealneeds.Perhapswewillbecomesupercouchpotatoesweighing250kg!24．Whatisthemainideaofthesecondparagraph?A．Whatgeneticengineeringis. B．Whyweusegeneticengineering.C．Howtobringthedeadbacktolife. D．Howgeneticengineeringcanhelphumans.25．Wecanknowfromthestorythatnanobotscancarry_________tohelpdoctors.A．acomputerB．acameraC．medicine

D．water26．Accordingtothelastparagraph,computersmaybeableto________.A．talklikehumanbeings B．havefeelingsC．talkwithdeadpeople D．curesickpeople27．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothestory?A．Wewillnolongerbeinterestedinourownlivesinthefuture.B．Computersandrobotswilltaketheplaceofhumans.C．Humansmaygetfatterinthefuture.D．Wewillnolongerneeddoctorsandteachers.CAstudyinvolving8,500teenagersfromallsocialbackgroundsfoundthatmostofthemareignorantwhenitcomestomoney.Thefindings,thefirstinaseriesofreportsfromNatWestthathasstartedafive-yearresearehprojectintoteenagersandmoney,areparticularlyworryingasthisgenerationofyoungpeopleislikelytobeburdenedwithgreaterdebtsmananybefore.Universitytuitionfees(学费)arecurrentlycappedat£3,000annually,butthiswillbereviewednextyearandtheGovernmentisunderenormouspressuretoraisetheceiling.Inthereseareh,theteenagerswerepresentedwithdietermsoffourdifferentloansbut76percentfailedtoidentifythecheapest.Theyoungpeoplealsopredictedthattheywouldbeearningonaverage£31.000bytheageof25,althoughtheaveragesalaryforthoseaged22to29isjust£17,815.Theteenagersexpectedtobeindebtwhentheyfinisheduniversityortraining,althoughhalfsaidthattheyassumedthedebtswouldbelessthan£10.000.Averagedebtsforgraduatesare£12，363.StephenMoir,headofcommunityinvestmentattheRoyalBankofScotlandGroupwhichownsNatWest,said."Themoreexposedyoungpeoplearetofinancialissues,andtheyoungertheybecomeawareofthem,themorelikelytheyaretobecomeresponsible,forward-planningadultswhomanagetheirfinancesconfidentlyandeffectively."Ministersaredeeplyconcernedaboutthefinancialpressuresonteenagersandyoungpeoplebecauseofstudentloansandrisinghousingcosts.Theyhavejustintroducednewlessonsinhowtomanagedebts.NikkiFairweathcr.aged15.fromStHelens,saidthatshehadbenefitedfromlessonsonpersonalfinance,butadmittedthatshestillhadalottolearnaboutmoney.28．Whichofthefollowingcanbefoundfromthefive-yearresearehproject?A．Studentsunderstandpersonalfinancesdifferently.B．UniversitytuitionfeesinEnglandhavebeenrising.C．Teenagerstendtooverestimatetheirfutureearnings.D．Thestudents'paybackabilityhasbecomeamajorissue.29．Thephrase"toraisetheceiling"inparagraph2probablymeans"______".A．toraisethestudentloans B．toimprovetheschoolfacilitiesC．toincreasetheupperlimitofthetuition D．tolifttheschoolbuildingroofs30．AccordingtoStephenMoir,students_______.A．aretooyoung10beexposed10financialissuesB．shouldlearn10managetheirfinanceswellC-shouldmaintainapositiveattitudewhenfacingloansC．benefitalotfromlessonsonpersonalfinance31．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．ManyBritishteenagersdonotknowmoneymatterswellB．TeenagersinBritainareheavilyburdenedwithdebts.C．Financialplanningisarequiredcourseatcollege.D．Youngpeopleshouldbecomeresponsibleadults.DKidsandscienceseemtobemadeforeachother!Thebasicscienceisacombinationofthoughtandexperimentcalledthescientificmethod.It’swhereyoustartwithanidea,createawaytoproveordisproveyouridea,andshowwhatyoulearnedbasedonfacts.Learningtofollowthisprocesshelpsyouthinklogicallyandcarefully.Theseimportantthinkingskillscanbeusedinmanyareasofstudy.Togiveachildpracticewiththesethinkingskillsislikegivingvitamins(维生素)toadevelopingmind.Oneofthegreatestthingswecanteachourchildrenistolovelearning.Learningscienceisagreatwaytodoso.Childrenareeasytobeinterestedinscience.Becausemuchofscienceishands-on(实践),itattractsmostchildren.Nothingmakesachildsitupandtakenoticelikethe“WOW!”ofagreatscienceshowing.Scienceopensdoorstomanysubjectsatschool.Buildingloveforsciencecanbehelpfulinotherareasofstudy.Forexample,onecannotlovescienceforverylongwithoutbecominggoodatitslanguage-math!Soscienceencourageschildrentostudymath.Aninterestinscienceisaninterestinhowthingswereonceunderstoodcomparedtohowtheyareunderstoodnow.Thusstudyingsciencelendsitselfeasilytostudyinghistory.Andafteryoudoanexperiment,youneedtowritealabreport.Therefore,writingbecomesanimportantpartofscience.Scienceisthebasicthingformuchofourlife.Thescienceoffarmingshowshowourfoodisproduced;biomedicalsciencekeepsushealthy;evenourbedsthesedaysaredesignedaccordingtoscientificfacts.Wealmosteat,sleepandbreathewiththehelpofscience!Whenwepreparethenextgenerationofvoters,creatorsandpolicymakers,itisimportanttomakesuretheyarenotonlycomfortablebutalsogoodatscience.32．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Howkidscanmakeuseofscience. B．Whyscienceisimportant.C．Whykidsshouldlearnscience. D．Whatkidsshouldlearnatschool.33．AccordingtoParagraph2,whatdoestheunderlinedword“logically”mean?A．Thinkverycarelessly. B．Thinkcarefully.C．Thinkaccordingtoareason. D．Thinkonyourown.34．Ifachildworkshardatscienceatschool,he/she________.A．usuallyhasnotimeforothersubjects. B．islikelytolearnmanyothersubjectswell.C．isusuallybadatsuchsubjectslikehistory. D．usuallylosesinterestinotheractivities.35．Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldtheauthoragreewith?A．Scienceistoodifficultforchildren.B．Childrenusuallyconsiderscienceboring.C．Sciencecouldmakechildrenlovelearning.D．Childrenwhocan’tthinkcarefullyshouldn’tlearnscience.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）Overyears,there’sonethingI’vecollectedmorethananyother:books.Theyslowlypiledup(堆积)arounduntilImadeadecision—toclearawaysomeofthem.____36____Butwiththepossibilityforaninternationalmove,itseemedunreasonabletokeeponesthatIwouldn’tbeabletocarry.Thenwhatwasleftweremyfavorites.Insteadoftakingovereverycornerinmyhome,mycollectionnowincludestwoorganizedshelves.____37____IhavesomebookssetinNewYork.Theytakemebacktotherushofearlymorningridesorofsummerweekends.MySanFranciscocollectionmainlyincludesArmisteadMaupin’sTalesoftheCity.IpullthemofftheshelfwhenIfeeldisappointedintheplaceInowcallhome,andIletthemtakemetoahappierviewofthiscity.____38____WhenIlivedthere,Ineverfoundmyselfreadingbookssetthere.ButsinceImovedaway,they’vebecomemyfavorites.____39____That’swhatmypileoflibrarybooksmainlyhave.IenjoyreadingaboutplacesthatI’dhardlywanttocallhome,andIoftentrytoreadanovelortwo‘setinalocationI’mgoingto.Afterall,thepointofreadingisexploration;itisaformoftravel,awaytogosomewherenewthroughwrittenwords.Thebooksthathaveearnedtheirplaceonmyshelf,however,arethoseIshareahistorywith.____40____Whileyoucan’talwaysgohome,abookcanbringyouthere.A．Itwasreallyapainfulactivity.B．Thenthere’smyrowofMiamibooks.C．IstillreadbooksthataresetinplacesIhaven’tlivedin,ofcourse.D．Ididn’tmeantokeepthebooksconnectedwithmypreviousexperience.E．IneverknowwhenI’llfindmyselfmissingaplace,soIstaywiththebooks.F．Whenreadingthem,I’mtakenbacktoplaceswhereIoncelivedandthepersonIwas.G．Withthisneworganization,IcouldseemostbooksarenovelssetinplacesI’velived.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。Peoplebecomecolderandcoldertowardwhat’shappening.Somanypeopleshownon-caringattitudestowardsthepeopleinneednowadays.ButIwaspleasantlysurprisedtoseea(n)____41____actrightinfrontofmeinabusycrossroads.WewerewaitinginourcarforthetrafficlighttoturngreenwhenIsawayoungman’sbicycletip(倾斜)andthen____42____againstthesidewalk.The____43____boxesandotherthingsfelltothegroundtogetherwiththebicycle.Thoughmostofthefullboxesweretiedtothebicycle,hestruggledtostandandpullthebicycle,clearlyunableto____44____thewholeweightonhisown.Sinceitwasabusyroadhe____45____,hopingforsomehelp.Iwantedsomeonetogivehimahand,butwithoutmuchhope.Iwas____46____whatwouldhappennextwhentwomencameoutoftheircarwhichwasfirstinline,waitingatthetrafficlightsandclosesttothe____47____oftheaccident.Awomancrossingtheroadwasalreadythere,tryingtohelptheyoungman.____48____shewasakind-heartedwoman.Seeingthetwomencoming,shemovedaside.Thesetwobigstrongmen____49____thebicyclewithitsheavyloadandputitupstraight.Bythen,threemorepassers-by____50____and,alongwiththewoman,____51____thedifferentthingsfromtheroadandhelpedreloadthebicycleagain.Thetrafficlighthadturned____52____buttherewasnohonking(鸣笛)fromanyofthetrafficwaitinginthe____53____.Thetwohelpfuldrivers____54____quicklytotheircarandthepatientlywaitingtrafficmovedforwardatease.This____55____

sceneonaverybusyroadinourbigcitymademefeelsurprisedandthankfulforsuchhelpfulcitizens.41．A．unconcerned B．kind C．cruel D．expected42．A．rose B．float C．rise D．fall43．A．light B．heavy C．empty D．limited44．A．measure B．lose C．gather D．support45．A．wentahead B．turnedup C．lookedaround D．cameback46．A．forgetting B．remembering C．wondering D．celebrating47．A．scene B．result C．cause D．course48．A．Obviously B．Generally C．Frequently D．Unluckily49．A．kicked B．used C．lifted D．sent50．A．cycled B．stopped C．continued D．agreed51．A．chosefrom B．threwat C．staredat D．pickedup52．A．bright B．green C．dark D．red53．A．city B．queue C．crowd D．village54．A．added B．replied C．returned D．pointed55．A．regular B．normal C．uncommon D．impolite第II卷（非选择题55分）第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）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，并将答案转写到答题卡上。May21stthisyearmarksthefirstInternationalTeaDay,whichwasnamedofficially___56___theUnitedNationsonNovember27th,2019.Tocelebrate___57___festival,anumberofeventstookplaceattheChineseBusinessmanMuseuminBeijingonThursday.ThechairmanoftheChinaCulturePromotionSociety___58___(address)theopeningceremony.“AsamainpromoteroftheInternationalTeaDay,thebirthplaceofteaandthe___59___(large)tea-producingcountry,Chinahasa___60___(responsible)toworkwithothercountriestopromotethehealthydevelopmentoftheteaindustry.Itcanhelptobuildacommunitywitha___61___(share)futureformankind,”hesaid.The“FirstInternationalTeaDayTeaRoadCooperativeInitiative”issued(发布)attheceremonycallsforpeopleworkingintheteaindustrytocometogethertopromoteinternationalcooperation___62___culturalexchanges.Afour-yearteapromotion—TeaRoadCooperativePlan—wasalsoissuedinaccordancewiththeinitiative.___63___(strengthen)theconnectionwithyoungpeople,theeventincludedanumberofpublicpromotionalactivitiesonsocialmedia,___64___(invite)twenty-nineteaprofessionalsfromaroundtheworldtohavethirty-sixhoursofuninterruptedlivebroadcasts.TheChineseAncientTeaMuseumwasofficiallyunveiled(揭幕)attheceremony,opening_____65_____(it)firstexhibition:TheAvenueofTruth—ASpecialExhibitionofPu’erTea.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）66．随着流视频(网络视频)在高中生中的流行，你校学生会发起了一场讨论。请你写篇英文稿件介绍讨论情况。要点如下：1、流视频带来的利弊;2、你的看法。注意：1、适当合理发挥;2、词数：100左右。参考词汇：流视频streamvideo________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节（满分25分）读后续写67．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。Oneday,DadtookTimandLilytothesupermarket.“NowwherehasTimgone?”askedDad.Lilyshrugged.KeepingtrackofTimwasnotonheragendatoday.She’dbeentryingtodecideontheperfectgiftforDad’supcomingbirthday.Thisyear,shewasdeterminedtoprepareapresentthatcouldn’tbeboughtatastoreororderedonline.“Daddy!”Timappearedoutofnowhere,disturbingLily’sthoughts.Heyelled,holdingacereal(麦片)boxintheair,“Let’sgetit!It’snutritiousanddelicious!Andithasadragoninside!”TimrememberedDadsayingthatwhenhewasakid,almosteveryboxofcerealcamewithatoy.Eversince,Timwascertainthathe,too,wouldfindatoyinthenextbox.Whentheygothome,DadandLilybeganputtingawaythegroceries.Timcouldn’twaittotaketheboxofcerealupstairstohisroom.Bythetimetheyfinished,LilycouldhearTimshouting.“No!No!”Tim’svoicekeptgettinglouderandlouder.Lilyimaginedeachwordasthesoundofahammerstrikingmetal.Thensheracedtowardsherbrother’sroom.Themomentshesteppedinside,shefeltacrunch(嘎吱声)beneathherfeet.ItwasobviousthatTimdumpedallthatcereallookingforatoydragon.“Theylied!Nodragon.Justapictureonthebox.”Timsoundedclosetotears.AnnoyedasLilywas,shesaidquietly,“Let’sseewhattheboxsays.”“Idon’tknowhowtoread.”herbrothersaidinalowvoice.ItremindedLilythatlastschoolyear,Tim’steacherwhosenthomeeasy-to-readbooksandworksheetsinsistedthathewasreadytolearntoreadandjustneededsomeextrahelp,butTimcomplainedaboutbooks“forbabies”and“boring”homeworkassignments.ItwasreallyaheadacheforDadtoteachTimtoread!Atthethoughtofthese,itseemedthatTim’sdragonissuehadsweptawayherconcernforapresentforDad.注意:1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Paragraph1：LilydecidedtocooperatewithTim,makingupadragonstoryandhavingTimreadforDad.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph2：Afterwhatseemedtobeacentury,Dad’sbirthdayfinallycame._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________英语试题参考答案一．听力部分1．C2．A3．C4．B5．B6．B

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65．its五．书面表达66．WiththedevelopmentofInternet,streamvideoshavebecomeasignificantpartinourdailylife.Recentlywe’vehadaheateddiscussionabouttheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofstreamvideos.Somestudentsarehighlyinfavoroftheirpopularity,sayingwatchingstreamvideosisagoodwaytorelaxthemselves.Moreover,streamvideosprovidethemwithaplatformtolearnwhattheycan’tlearninbooks,thusbroadeningtheirhorizons.However,othersarestronglyagainstthem.Inthefirstplace,theythinksomeinappropriatevideosmayhaveaharmfuleffectonchildren’sphysicalandmentalhealth.Andstudentsaddictedtostreamvideosmayfindithardtofocusontheirstudy.Personallyspeaking,theadvantagesoverweighthedisadvantages,fortheywilldousmoregoodthanharm.However,weshouldkeepagoodbalancestreamvideosandstudy.67．Onepossibleversion:LilydecidedtocooperatewithTim,makingupadragonstoryandhavingTimreadforDad.“Whatagoodideaitis!Dadmustbesatisfiedwithsuchaspecialpresent!”Lilythoughttoherself,feelingasurgeofexcitement.Shecouldn’twaittoshareitwithTim.Unexpectedly,heshookhisheadindisapproval.AwarethatTimwasnotconfidentwithhimself,Lilycastanencouraginglookathim,saying,“I’llhelpyou,andI’msureyou’llmakeit.”Timnodded.Inthefollowingdays,Lilytaughthimtoreadwithgreatpatience.Then,anewdragonstorywasborn.Meanwhile,Timalsolearnedtoreadthestorytheymadeup.Afterwhatseemedtobeacentury,Dad’sbirthdayfinallycame.TheytoldDadtositinthemiddleofthecouch.LilystoodinfrontofDadwhileTimstoodbehindher.“Thisisapresentfrombothofus!Adragonstorywrittenbyus!”LilyannouncedandshecouldfeelDadwasinsurprise.WhenitwasTim’sturntoreadthestory,heturnedtothefirstpage,readingslowly.Havingfinished,hecaughtsightofDadwipingtearsoffhiseyes.“ThisisthebestbirthdaypresentIhaveeverreceived!”hesaid,holdingbothchildreninhisarms.ItwasatthattimethatTimseemedtohavegrownup.听力原材料Text：1W:WhereisSallynow,Michael?M:Shemustbeplayingsomewherebeyondthegarden.Text：2M:Lisa,theweathermansaidit’drainthisafternoon.Wecangrowsomevegetablesinthegardenaftertherain.W:OK.ButIreallydon’tthinktheweatherwillchangetoday.Ievenseenocloudsinthesky.Text：3M:Michelle,whatdoyoulovedoingmostinyourfreetime?W:Ilovedancingbest.M:Why?W:Becauseit’sfun.Alsoit’smydreamtobeadancerinthefuture.Text：4M:Hi,Linda.Wheredoyouwork?W:IworkatThomasCookTravel.ItakepeopleontourstocountriesinSouthAmerica.Whatdoyoudo,Mike?M:I’mastudent.ButIhaveapart-timejobinarestaurant.Text：5M:Hey,Emily.We’regoingtoSusieQ’sRestaurantforlunch.Doyouwanttocomealong?W:Sorry,Ican’t.IhavetotypethedocumentforScott.He’shavingadentistappointment.Text：6W:Hello,thisisLindainLuckyCoffeeHouse.MayIspeaktoAllenSmith?M:Yes!ThisisAllenspeaking.W:Well,Isawtheapplicationyousentme.I’dliketoinviteyoutocometomyofficeforaninterviewnextMonday.Willitbeconvenientforyou?M:Hmm...I’mafraidnot.IwillbebusynextMondayandTuesday.HowaboutnextWednesday?W:Well.Okay.Callmebeforeyoucometom