2023届山西省九师联盟高三下学期第二次模拟调研测试英语试卷

2023届山西省九师联盟高三下学期第二次模拟调研测试英语第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题分，满分分）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：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15. B.£9.18. C.£9.15.答案是C.1.Whohastostudy?A.Stephen. B.Selina. C.Sue.2.HowmanymembersarethereinTom’sgroupnow?A.Three. B.Five. C.Eight.3.Whatisthewomanmostprobably?A.Ascientist. B.Asoldier. C.Adoctor.4.Whatarethespeakersmainlycomplainingabout?A.Thehotweather. B.Longworkinghours. C.Thefanintheroom.5.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Teacherandstudent. B.Doctorandpatient, C.Auntandnephew.第二节（共15小题；每小题分，满分分）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.Whatisthemanunsatisfiedwith?A.Theactors. B.Thespecialeffects. C.Thescenery.7.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonextweekend?A.Seeamovie. B.Studyavolcano. C.Goboating.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whenwillthemanreturn?A.OnFriday. B.OnSaturday. C.OnSunday.9.Wherewillthewomango?A.Amountain. B.Thecountryside. C.Afarm.10.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutridingamotorcycle?A.It’srelaxing. B.It’sexciting. C.It’sdangerous.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whatisthemanreading?A.Adetectivestory. B.Ahistoricalnovel. C.Atextbook.12.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthetextbooks?A.Boring. B.Accurate. C.Easy.13.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inalibrary. B.Inabookstore. C.Inaclassroom.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.WhatistheweatherlikeinLondoninthewinter?A.Warmandsunny. B.Coldandrainy. C.Windyanddry.15.Howdoesthewomanusuallygotowork?A.Bybus. B.Bytaxi. C.Byunderground.16.WhatisthewomandoinginLondon?A.Travelling. B.Studying. C.Working.17.WheredidthewomancelebrateherbirthdaylastSaturday?A.Inarestaurant. B.Inapark. C.Athome.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Howmanyessayquestionsarethereintheexam?A.3. B.10. C.15.19.Whenwilltheexambeheld?A.NextMonday. B.NextWednesday. C.NextFriday.20.Whatshouldthestudentsprovideiftheywanttotakethemakeupexam?A.Adoctor’snote. B.Theirparents’approval. C.Aletterfromtheteacher.第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题分，满分分）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。ANPR’sStudentPodcast(播客)Challengeisback—forafifthyear!Thisyear’scompetitionwillopenforentriesonJanuary6,2023andcloseonApril28.Asinpastyears,ourjudgeswillchoosewinnersintwocategories:gradesfivethrougheightandgradesninethroughtwelve.Entriesmustbesubmittedbyaneducatororastudentleaderwho’s18yearsoldorolder.Anotherimportantruleisthatthemaximumlengthofyourpodcastiswithineightminutes,andlongerentrieswillbedisqualified.Ourjudgeswillusethefollowingcriteriatonarrowdownandchoosethewinners:Informationandstructure,40percentDoesthepodcasttellagoodstoryorteachussomethingnewandimportant?Isitstructuredinawaythatkeepslistenersengaged?Canweeasilyfollowthestoryyou’retellingortheinformationyou’reexplaining?Haveyouspenttimecuttingoutunnecessaryinformationtomakesurethemainideascomethroughclearly?Personalityandcreativity,40percentDoesithavepersonality,ordoesitsoundlikeyou’rereadingfromascript(脚本)?Doesitmakeuslaughorcryorleaveusdeepinthought?Production,20percentWe’renotjudgingyouonhowfancyyourequipmentisandwedon’texpectyoutobeanexpertonrecordingandeditingsound,butwehopeyou’lltry.Somepodcastsmayuseanarration(讲述)format.Othersmaybemoreofaninterviewformat.Ifyouusesoundapartfrominterviewsandnarration,makesureitisclearandsmooth.21.Whatisthedeadlineforhandinginyourpodcast?A.January6. B.February18. C.March26. D.April28.22.Whoarequalifiedtosubmitthepodcasttothecompetition?A.Allmonitors. B.Anystudent. C.Teachers. D.Parents.23.Whatisarequirementfortheentries?A.Theyshouldbemorethaneightminutes. B.Theymustbewellstructuredandedited.C.Theyhavetoadoptaninterviewformat. D.Theymustbeproducedwithspecialsoundeffects.BOnFebruary20,thesciencefictionmagazineClarkesworldwasforcedtostopacceptinganynewarticlesfromwritersafteritwasfloodedwithAI-writtenstories.“Bythetimeweclosedonthe20th,wehadreceived500human-writtenstoriesand700AI-writtenones,”saideditor-in-chiefNeilClarke.“Itwasincreasingatsuchaspeedthatwefiguredthatbytheendofthemonth,wewouldhavedoubledthenumberofarticleswenormallyhave.Theratehadbeengrowingfrompreviousmonths,andwewereconcernedthatwehadtodosomethingtostopit.”WorriesaboutAImisusehavefrequentlyappearedinheadlinesrecently,particularlysincethelaunchofChatGPTinNovember,2022,whichcannotonlyanswerabroadrangeofquestions,butalsocreateoriginalpoemsandstories.Clarkesaidmagazineslikehis,whichpaycontributorsfortheirwork,werebeingtargetedbypeopletryingtomakequickmoney.HesaidhehadalreadyspokentoeditorsofothermagazinesandthatallofthemhadagreedtostopacceptingAI-writtenarticles.Healsoadmittedthatthehumorofhissci-fimagazinebeingtargetedbyAIrobotsisnotlostonhim.“Youknow,ourmascot(吉祥物)isarobot.Soweseetheirony,”hesaid.“Butthethingisthatsciencefictionisoftenintendedtogiveawarningtopeople.Wedon’tcelebratetechnologyjustbecauseitexists.Wewanttomakesurethatwe’reusingitright.Andtherearesomesignificantlegalandmoralissuesaroundthistechnologythatwe’renotreadytoaccept.Clarkesaidthemagazinedidn’tknowhowtodealwiththeissue,andpartofthemotivationtospeakoutwasinthehopeoffindingsomesolutions.HealsosaidthequalityoftheAI-writtenstorieswasverypoor.24.What’sthematterwiththemagazineClarkesworld?AItwillclosedownforever. B.ItwastargetedbyAIwriters.C.Itstoppedpayingcontributors. D.Ithaslostmanygoodauthors.25.Whatcanweinferaboutothermagazines’attitudetotheAI-writtenstories?A.Disapproving. B.Favorable. C.Unknown. D.Tolerant.26.WhatdoesNeilClarkesayaboutsciencefiction?A.Itoftenintendstofindsomesolutions. B.Itwelcomestheexistingnewtechnologies.CItwillacceptAI-writtenstoriesinthenearfuture. D.Itoftentriestowarnthedarksideoftechnologies.27.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?A.Anotice. B.Asciencefiction. C.Anewsreport. D.Abookreview.CThenewWebbtelescopehasdiscoveredwhatappeartobegalaxies(星系)thatdatebacktowithin600millionyearsoftheBigBang.Thesixnewlydiscoveredobjectssuggestthattheearlyuniversemayhavebeendevelopingunexpectedlyfasttoproducethesehugegalaxies.Whilethenewtelescopehasspottedevenoldergalaxies,datingtowithin300millionyearsofthebeginningoftheuniverse,it’sthesizeofthesesixgalaxiesthatshocktheresearchers.“Mostgalaxiesinthiseraarestillsmallandonlygraduallygrowinglargerovertime,”leadresearcherIvoLabbeofAustralia’sSwinburneUniversityofTechnologysaid.“Butthesesixgalaxiesarefast-trackingtomaturity.Whythisisthecaseorhowthisworksisunknown.”Accordingtothereport,whichwaspublishedinthejournalNatureonWednesday,eachofthesixobjectsweighsbillionsoftimesmorethanoursun.Inoneofthem,thetotalweightofallitsstarsmaybeasmuchas100billiontimesgreaterthanoursun.ThePennsylvaniaStateUniversity’sJoelLeja,whoalsotookpartinthestudy,said,“Whatwefoundissounexpectedthatitactuallycreatesproblemsforscienceanditmightcallthewholepictureofearlygalaxyformationintoquestion.”Thesegalaxyobservationswereamongthefirstsetofdatafromthe$10billionWebbtelescope,whichwasjustlaunchedoverayearago.UnlikeHubble,thebiggerandmorepowerfulWebbcanseethroughcloudsofdustwithitsinfrared(红外的)visionanddiscovergalaxiespreviouslyundetected.Scientistshopetoeventuallyobservethefirststarsandgalaxiesformedfollowingthecreationoftheuniverse13.8billionyearsago.Theresearchersarestillwaitingforofficialconfirmation.“It’spossiblethatafewoftheobjectsmightnotbegalaxies,butblackholes.OneearlylessonfromWebbistoletgoofourexpectationsandbereadytobesurprised,”Labbesaid.“Nextyearitwilltellus.”28.Whatisspecialaboutthesixnewlydetectedobjects?A.Theirage. B.Theircolor. C.Theirsize. D.Theirshape.29.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“fast-trackingtomaturity”inparagraph3mean?A.Turningquickly. B.Circlingsmoothly. C.Travellingfast. D.Growingrapidly.30.Whatcanwelearnaboutthetwotelescopes?A.HubblecanseefurtherthanWebb. B.WebbismorepowerfulthanHubble.C.WebbismuchcheaperthanHubble. D.HubbleisrelativelybiggerthanWebb.31.WhatdoesIvoLabbemeaninthelastparagraph?A.Thedatamightnotbecomplete. B.Theresearcherswillbedisappointed.C.HedoesnotagreewithJoelLeja. D.ThenewWebbtelescopeisunreliable.DDuringtheindustrialage,whenhighschoolwaskeytotheAmericandream,public-schoolsystemscoveredthecostsofearningadiploma.Today,however,nscollegedegreeshavereplacedhigh-schooldiplomasastheticketintothemiddleclass,familiesareforcedtocoverthecostsofhighereducationandmore.Iftheinformation-ageeconomydemandsaworkforcewithhighereducation,theUSgovernmentneedstomakethesamedealwithstudentsandtheirfamilies:Anyonewillingtoworkhardandearnthedegreeshouldbeabletoattendcollege—forfree.Withthatbasicbargaininmind,MichiganhaslatelyjoinedOregon,RhodeIslandandTennesseeinexperimentingwithwaystomakecommunitycollegefree.UnderthetermsoftheChicagoStarScholarship,aprogramthathasalreadyenrolledmorethan6,000students,ifastudentatapublichighschoolinMichiganmaintainsaBaverage,thestatewillprovideafreedegreeatalocalcommunitycollege.Then,throughanotherprogramChicagoStarPlus,studentswhohavescored3.0GPAarequalifiedtoreceiveatuitiondiscountat18ofthefour-yearcollegeslocatedinMichigan.ChicagoStarScholarshipandChicagoStarPlusarealreadychangingyounglives.Itshigh-schoolgraduationrategrewfrom56.9percentin2011to78.2percentin2022.AndChicagoStarPlus’collegeattendingrateis86percent,wellabovethenationalaverageof62.7percent.Morethanacenturyago,Americaachievedanexplosionofsocialmobilitybycreatingasupportivepublicschoolsystemthatrunsto12thgrade.Byaddingcommunitycollegestothenation’spublic-schoolsystemsandeducationalrequirements,wecanstrengthenthebeliefintheAmericandreamagain.32.WhatdoestheauthorsuggesttheUSgovernmentdotoday?A.Cancelallcollegestudents’debts.B.Reducethecostsforthemiddleclass.C.Providefreehighereducationforqualifiedstudents.D.Helppoorfamiliestocoverthefeesofhighereducation.33.WhocanreceivetheChicagoStarScholarship?A.Anystudentwhohasachieved3.0GPA.B.AllpublichighschoolstudentsinMichigan.C.Allstudentsadmittedintothe18four-yearcolleges.D.AnyMichiganpublichighschoolerwhomaintainsaBaverage.34.Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout?A.ThesignificanceoftheprogramsinMichigan. B.ThehighdropoutrateintheUScolleges.C.ThepotentialcostsofChicagoStarPlus. D.ThepopularizationofhighereducationintheUS.35.Howisthetextmainlydeveloped?A.Byanalyzingdata. B.Bylistingexamples. C.Bymakingcomparisons. D.Byconductingsurveys.第二节（共5小题；每小题分，满分分）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。AccordingtoJaimeRoberts,goodconsultingisoftenaboutlooseningthebody,openingthemindand,moreoftenthannot,keepingthemouthshut.YourbodylanguagemattersJaimeRobertshasbeenoneofmygotoexpertsforadvicefordecades.WhenIonceaskedherwhyshewassogoodatconsulting,shewasquicktomentionherbodylanguage.“36,”shesaid,“Otherwise,theymightnotopenuptomeasmuchasIwouldwantthemto.”Youdon’thavetofixtheproblemThat’sanotherthingJaimeRobertshaslearnedonthejob,“Peoplewhoask‘WhatshouldIdo?’oftenwanttoprocessaproblemthemselves.37,”shesaid.“Partofthetrickisrememberingthatlisteningisthebestthingyouhavetodo,inmostcases.”Youdon’tneedtogiveadvicerightnowTextsandFaceTimemightbeimmediate,butyouradvicedoesn’thavetobe.38.“Forcingyourselftogiveadvicewhenyoucan’twilldomoreharmthangood,”shesaid.39You’reboundtohearaboutproblemsyouhaven’texperiencedfirsthand.That’swhyJaimeRobertssaysyoushouldletthemknowthatyou’rejusthumanbeingswithlimitedexperience.40.A.Don’tsaytheirchoicesarewrongB.YoucannotgiveadviceasgivingsomeoneanorderC.ItrytoappearrelaxedandavoidlooksofshockorjudgmentD.Youdon’tneedtohavethesameproblemtobeagoodconsultantE.ButyoushouldletthemknowyouwilldoyourbesttounderstandthemF.You’reagoodconsultantifyoucanhelpthemfixtheproblemontheirownG.Youcanpolitelyexplaintothemthatyouwilltalktothemwhenyou’reready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。SujataHalarnkarwouldliketoeatfishcurry(咖喱)everyday.It’savery41currywiththebasicingredients(原料),nothingveryfancy.However,it’sarecipepasseddownfromher42whoisstilllivinginMumbai,India.HalarnkarnowlivesinYuma,Arizona,butshe43inMumbai,andhergrandparentslivedina(n)44coastalvillage.Hermotherwouldsendhertohergrandparents’homefor45.There,hergrandmawouldcookthiscurryforher.“TheylivedinaneighboringvillageandIwenttherealmosteveryweek.Thatisoneofthe46memoriesIhadaboutmychildhood,”Halarnkarsaid.“Wehadaprettyandpeacefulbeachtoourselvesandwewould47fishfromtheseaeverymorning.”48later,fishcurryisstillthecomfortfoodtoHalarnkar,whosaidherfamilyalwayscooksitwhenthey49atweekendsintheUS.“We’llgoouttothefishmarket,buyfresh50andmakethiscurry,”shesaid.“Wedon’tevenworryaboutvegetables.Wejusteatsomesteamedriceandthisfishcurry.”Halarnkarhaspassedonthe51toherdaughterNatasha,wholivesinSanDiegoandsharesHalarnkar’sloveofcooking.Andeventhoughthenext52hastherecipe,Halarnkarsaidshestill53thecurryhergrandmamadeinIndia.Infact,she’slookingforwardtohavingitnexttimeshegoesto54her.“I’m100%surethatsheisgoingtomakeitformewhenI55there,”Halarnkarsaid.41.A.expensive B.extraordinary C.new D.traditional42.A.grandmother B.husband C.aunt D.neighbor43.A.passedaway B.settleddown C.grewup D.criedout44.A.dangerous B.nearby C.busy D.ugly45.A.parties B.schools C.weekends D.gifts46.A.saddest B.hardest C.strangest D.best47.A.see B.catch C.raise D.save48.A.Days B.Weeks C.Months D.Decades49.A.work B.play C.hunt D.gather50.A.chicken B.fish C.meat D.milk51.A.recipe B.talent C.house D.thought52.A.store B.village C.generation D.guest53.A.avoids B.invents C.hides D.prefers54.A.pay B.hug C.visit D.treat55.Aarrive B.leave C.move D.marry第二节（共10小题；每小题分，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。Chinahasplantedmillionsoftreesinitsnorthwestoverthepasttwodecadesaspartofits56(amaze)fightagainsttheexpandingdeserts.Theefforthaspaidoff.Around2000,desertsacrossthecountrywerestillincreasingby10,400m2ayear.Butin2017,theyweredecreasingbymorethan2,400m2ayear.The57(achieve)wasconfirmedbyastudyfromtheLaboratoryofClimateandEnvironmentalSciencesinParis.“In1999,theChinesegovernmentbeganplantingmillionsoftreesinitsGrainforGreenProgram.It58(carry)outtorepairdamagedfarmlandinnorthwesternChina,59isroughlythesizeofFrance,”saysPhilippeCiais,aresearcheratthelaboratory.“Iwasthereafewmonthsago,anditisindeedsurprisingthatoncebarelandscapesarenowalmostfullycoveredbyplants.”“Thegrowthofforestsissignificant60necessaryprogressinthefightagainstdesertification,”saysJianpingHuang,aresearcheratLanzhouUniversity.“Butit’sstilltooearlytodeterminewhetherithassolvedtheproblem.Researchershavefoundthatmanyoftheplantspecies61(introduce)totheregionusemorewater62nativevegetation.Itcouldleadtowatershortagesforhumans.”Thenationalforestrydepartmenthasrecognizedtheerror.Inrecentyears,ithasworkedmorecloselywithresearchersandcommunitiestofindwaystoplantless63(thirst)plantsthathaveeconomicvalue.“All64(program)needtotakeintoaccountlocalconditions,”theforestrydepartmentsaidinMarch“65(we)effortsshouldgotowardskeepingvegetationsustainable,ratherthansimplyplantingmoretrees.”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。你的外国笔友Tom对你班开展的课外活动（extracurricularactivities）非常感兴趣，希望你介绍这方面的有关情况。请你给他回封邮件，内容包括：1.课外活动介绍；2.你最喜欢的活动；3.喜欢的原因。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。Afterfillingoutsixtyapplications,goingthroughthreeinterviews,andwinningjustoneoffer,ItookwhatIcouldget:toteachinaremoteareainwesternNewJersey.IkeptremindingmyselfthatIcoulddowhatIhadalwaysdreamedofdoingsinceIwasfourteen:teachingEnglish.Attheschool,Iworkedveryhard,onlytakingtimeofftoeatandsleep.Igotalongverywellwithmystudentswhowereonlysevenoreightyearsyoungerthanme.ButIhadaproblemlongbeforeIknewit.Iwasstrugglinginmyworkasayoungidealisticteacher.Iwantedtomakeliteraturecomealiveandtopromotealoveforthewrittenwords,whilethestudentspreferredtothrowpaperplanesandwhisperdirtywordsinthebackoftheroom.Incollege,Ihadbeentaughtthatasuccessfuleducatorshouldignorestudents’badbehavior.SoIdid,feelingconfidentthat,asthetextbookshadsaid,thebadbehaviorwoulddisappearasIgavemystudentspositiveattention.Itsoundedreasonable,butthetextbooksevidentlyignoredthefactthathumans,particularlyteenagers,rarelyseemreasonable.Bythetimetheprincipal,whowasalwaysreadytofirebadteachers,cameintotheclassroomtoobservemyclass,thestudentsexhibitedverylittlegoodbehavior.Afterhesettleddowninthebackoftheroom,theboysintheclasswerestillmakinganimalnoises,hittingeachotherandthegirlsfiled(修剪)theirnailsorreadmagazines.Ijustpretendednothingwrongwashappening.Iwentonlecturingandtriedtoasksomeinspiringquestions.Theprincipalseemedtobegrowingmoreandmoreannoyed.Aftertwentyminutes,heleft,silently.Visionsofunemploymentmarchedbeforemyeyes.IonlyfeltmildlycomfortedthatIpoweredthroughtherestoftheclasswithoutcrying.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。Afterclass,Iwasaskedtoseehim.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Imadeupmymindtomakeachange.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________高三英语参考答案听力部分录音稿(Text1)W:Stephenwon’tgotothepartybecausehehastowork.M:SelinahastostudyandSuehascaughtabadcold,sotheywon’tgo,either.(Text2)W:Tom,Iheardyouguysstudybygroups.Howbigisyourstudygroup?M:Well,therewereeightofustobeginwith.Thenthreestudentsleft.(Text3)M:Hi,Jane.You’vejustbeentotheearthquakearea,haven’tyou?W:Yes.AsavolunteeroftheRedCross,Iwenttherewithamedicalteam.(Text4)M:It’ssohottoday.Isimplycan’twork.Iwishtherewereafaninthisroom.W:SodoI.I’llfallasleepifIstayhereanylonger.(Text5)M:Canyoucometomybirthdaypartytomorrowevening,AuntAmy?W:I’dliketo,butI’mafraidIcan’t.Iwillstillbeatworkat8:00pm.Iwillbeoperatingonapatientthen.(Text6)W:What’sthatnewmovielike?Isitadrama?M:Kindof.ThisvolcanosuddenlycomesupoutoftheoceaninSanFrancisco,sothisfamilyistryingtogetawayfromit.It’sagoodstory,though.WhatIlikemostisthescenery.It’sprettyscaryandveryrealistic.W:Arethespecialeffectsanygood?M:They’regreat!W:Doesithaveanyfamousactorsinit?M:Notreally.Theyreallyshouldhavehadbetteractors.Thetwostarsarejustso-so.Butthemusicisgreat.W:IthinkIshouldgoandseeitnextweekend.(Text7)W:Whatareyoudoingthisweekend?M:I’mgoingtoridemymotorcycletothemountainswithmyfriends.I’llbeashorttrip.We’llstartonSaturdaymorningandbebackonSundaynight.Howaboutyou?W:I’mgoingcampingwithmyparents.Wewillgotothecountryside.M:Youshouldgowithme.Ridingamotorcycleismoreexcitingthancamping.Andyoucanenjoythesunriseatthetopofthemountain.W:Maybe,butI’veriddenamotorcycleonceandIthinkit’stoodangerous.I’dliketorelaxandit’ssopeacefulinthecountryside.Wewillsitbytheriver,singsongsandlookatthestars.M:Youareright.Differentpeoplehavedifferenthobbies.Enjoyyourself!(Text8)W:Whatareyoureadingthistime,Mason?M:It’scalledPercyJacksonandtheOlympians.W:Oh,yes.Manykidsarecominginrequestingit.Whatisitabout?M:It’saboutaboymyagewhodiscoversheisthesonofaGreekgod.Hethengoesonajourneytorecoversomethingthatisstolenfromapowerfulgod.W:AncientGreekhistoryisinteresting,isn’tit?M:Yes,Iloveit.Andit’salotbetterthanreadingthoseboringtextbooksinschool.W:Youmayberight.However,theinformationintextbooksismuchmoreaccurate.M:Iknow.Thisisjustmoreexciting,andIcanrelatetothemaincharacters.W:Itsoundslikeyouwouldlikehistoricalfiction.It’sabitaboveyourcurrentreadinglevelnow,though.M:Mrs.Lang?CanItakethishomewithme?W:Certainly.Justwriteyournamedown,alongwiththedateyoucheckitout.It’sduebackinoneweek.M:I’llfinishitbeforethat!(Text9)M:Hi,longtimenosee.AreyouaccustomedtothelifehereinLondon?W:Yes,buttheweatherisdifferenthere.M:Doyoulikeitmorehere?W:Well,Londoncanbewarmandsunnyinthesummer.Butinthewinteritcanbeverycoldandrainy.M:Howdoyoutraveltowork?W:UsuallyIgobyunderground,becauseit’squickerthanbusortaxi.ButtheticketsaremoreexpensivethaninAthens.M:IslifeinLondonexpensive?W:Well,supermarketsaren’t,butrestaurantsareveryexpensive.Englishpeopledon’teatinrestaurantsasmuchasGreeks.M:AreEnglishpeopleverydifferentfromGreekpeople?W:Yes,insomeways.M:Howaboutthepeoplehereatwork?W:ThoseIworkwithareverynice,andI’vegotsomegoodfriendshereinLondon.Weoftengoouttogether.M:Where?W:Sometimeswegotoabarforadrink.AndlastSaturdayitwasmybirthday.M:Oh!HappybirthdayforlastSaturday!W:Thankyou.WewenttoanItalianrestaurant.Itwaslovely!(Text10)W:Goodafternoon.Today,Iwillbegivingyouthestudyguideforyourcomingexam.Althoughitwillcove