2021-2022学年新教材北师大版高中英语必修第二册全册各单元综合测验含答案解析

北师大版必修第二册练习题

Unit4InformationTechnology...................................................................................................1

Unit5HumansandNature.......................................................................................................22

Unit6TheAdmirable................................................................................................................44

Unit4InformationTechnology

选择题部分

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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.HowdoesMandywanttogotothecinema?

A.Onfoot.B.Bybus.C.Bytaxi.

2.Whogotthedriveroutofthecarfinally?

A.Somefirefighters.B.Somedoctors.C.Somepolicemen.

3.WhattimewillthetrainarriveinShanghai?

A.At6：00pm.B.At7：00pm.C.At8：00pm.

4.Whatdoweknowaboutthecat?

A.Itmaybesick.B.It'sinthepethospital.C.Itatesomefish.

5.Whatdoestheboyoftendonow?

A.Playsbasketball.B.Playsbadminton.C.Playsfootball.

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.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?

A.Buyabook.B.Repairhershoes.C.Postaletter.

7.Whereisthestore?

A.Nexttothesupermarket.B.Infrontofthepostoffice.

C-Nearthebookshop.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthecarrots?

A.Delicious.B.Sweet.C.Awful.

9.WhatdoesthewomansuggestRoberteat?

A.Somechocolate.B.Somevegetables.C.Somedesserts.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Howdoesthemanfeelnow?

A.Proud.B.Surprised.C.Disappointed.

11.Howdidthemanlearndancing?

A.Bylearninghimself.B.Bytakingcourses.C.Bywatchingvideos.

12.Whydidthemanlearntoplaythepiano?

A.Tomakehimselfrelaxed.B.Tosupporthisskill.

C.Tomakehisparentshappy.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.HowoldisStephanienow?

A.37.B.27.C.24.

14.WhendostudentshavenoclassesinFrance?

A.OnFriday.B.OnWednesday.C.OnMonday.

15.HowlongdoFrenchstudentsstayatschooleveryday?

A.Forsixhoursandahalf.B.Forsevenhours.

C.Forsevenhoursandahalf.

16.WhatdostudentsdoafterclassinFrance?

A•Dosomecleaning.B.Dolotsofhomework.C.Dosomethingcreative.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whichnameofachildisthesameashisfather*sinSpain?

A.Thefirstsurname.B.Thesecondsurname.C.Thegivenname.

18.WhochoosenamesforchildreninNigeria?

A.Theirparents.B.Theirgrandparents.C.Theirbrothers.

19.WhendoesachildhavehisorhernameinNigeria?

A.Whenheorsheisbom.

B.Whenheorsheiseightdaysold.

C.Whenheorsheiseightweeksold.

20.WhatdoesBaharmean?

A.Spring.B.Rain.C.Storm.

第二部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。

A

Whenyouuseouruniversitylibrariestherearedifferentlearningspaces

available,soyoucandecidewhatisbestforyourpurpose.

Sociallearningareas

Werecognizethatyoucanlearnfromyourfriendssowehaveprovidedsocial

studyareasinallourlibraries.Hereyoucandiscussyourworkwithyourfriends

withoutworryingaboutdisturbingothersasaproperlevelofnoiseisaccepted,

thoughwedoaskthatyouTeconsiderate（替他人着想的）ofotherstudentsand

staff.

Groupstudyrooms

Therearebookable（可预订的）groupstudyroomsofvarioussizesinthe

libraries.Theseroomsarewellequippedsothatyoucaneasilyworkingroupsor

practicespeeches.

•Bookingsareavailabletogroupsof3ormorestudents.

•Bookingscanbemadebyhour（atmost2hourspergroupperday）.

•Bookingscanbemadeforthecurrentweekandthefollowingweek.

•Contactthelibrary'sHelpDesktobookaroominperson.Bookingsare

restrictedtostudentuseonly.

Silentstudyspaces

Weknowthatsometimesyoumayprefertostudyonyourown.Tohelpyou

achievethiswehaveindividualquietorsilentstudyareas.

Inordertokeepthequietstudyenvironmentandavoiddisturbingotherstudents,

discussionaboutyourcourseorexams,orusingmobilephonesisn'tpermitted

anywhereintheseareas.

Food,drinkandphones

Coldsnacksanddrinkscanbeconsumed（消费）inmostareasofthelibraries

thoughweaskthatyouhelpkeepthelearningenvironmentcleanandpleasantfor

everyonebyclearingrubbishintothebinsprovided.

Mobilephonescanbeusedinthesociallearningareasandgroupstudyrooms

butnotinthesilentstudyspacesorthehallwaysorstairsthatleadtothoseareas.We

askthatyouswitchyourphonetothesilentmodewhenyoucomeintothelibrary.

21.Whatisthepurposeofsociallearningareasprovidedinthelibrary?

A.Togivesuggestionsonhowtocontactlibrarystaff.

B.Tohelpstudentslearntobeconsiderate.

C.Tokeepstudentsfreefromdisturbance.

D.Toenablestudentstolearnfromeachother.

22.Whatistrueofbookingsofgroupstudyroomsinthelibrary?

A.Theycanonlybemadebyphone.

B.Theyareavailableonlytostudents.

C.Theycanbemadeseveralweeksahead.

D.Theyareavailabletogroupsofanysize.

23.Whatshouldstudentspayattentiontowhenusingthelibrary?

A.Takingrubbishoutwhenleaving.

B・Avoidinghavingcolddrinksandsnacks.

C.Keepingtheirmobilephonessilentallthetime.

D.Usingmobilephonesonlyinthehallwaysorstairs.

24.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Tointroduceofficialrulesofauniversitylibrary.

B・Toshowhowtomakeuseofauniversitylibrary.

C.Tointroduceauniversitylibrarytheauthorvisits.

D.Toexplainwhyauniversitylibraryisagoodplaceforstudy.

B

WhenIwasinfourthgrade,Iworkedpart-timeasapaperboy.Mrs.Stanleywas

oneofmycustomers.She'dwatchmecomingdownherstreet,andbythetimeI'd

bikeduptoherdoorstep,there*dbeacolddrinkwaiting.I'dsitanddrinkwhileshe

talked.

Mrs.Stanleytalkedmostlyaboutherdeadhusband."Mr.StanleyandIwent

shoppingthismorning,"she*dsay.Thefirsttimeshesaidthat,sodawentupmy

nose.

ItoldmyfatherhowMrs.StanleytalkedasifMr.Stanleywerestillalive.Dad

saidshewasprobablylonely,andthatIoughttositandlistenandnodmyheadand

smile,andmaybeshe'dworkitoutofhersystem.Sothat*swhatIdid,anditturned

outDadwasright.Afterawhile,sheseemedcontenttoleaveherhusbandoveratthe

cemetery（墓地）.

Ifinallyquitteddeliveringnewspapersanddidn*tseeMrs.Stanleyforseveral

years.Thenwecrossedpathsatachurchfund-raiser（募捐活动）.Shewasspooning

mashedpotatoesandlookinghappy.Fouryearsbefore,she*dhadtoofferher

paperboyadrinktohavesomeonetotalkwith.Nowshehadfriends.Herhusband

wasgone,butlifewenton.

Iliveinacommunitynow,andmy“paperboy“isaladynamedEdnawith

threekids.ShealwaysasksmehowI'mdoing.WhenIdon'tanswer“fine”，she

willstickaroundtohearmyproblems.Shehaslivedinthecommunitymostofher

life,andsheknowsaboutcommunity.Communityisn'tsomuchaplaceasitisastate

ofmind.Youfinditwheneverpeopleaskhowyou'redoingbecausetheycare,butnot

becausethey'regettingpaidtodoso.Sometimesit'sgoodtojustsmile,nodyourhead

andlisten.

25.Whydidsodagouptheauthor'snose?

A.Becausehewastalkingfost.

B・Becausehewasshocked.

C.Becausehewasinahurry.

D.Becausehewasabsent-minded.

26.WhydidtheauthorsitandlistentoMrs.Stanleyaccordingtothetext?

A.Becauseheenjoyedthedrink.

B・Becausehewantedtobehelpful.

C.Becausehetookthechancetorest.

D.Becausehetriedtopleasehisdad.

27.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedphrase“workitoutof

hersystem”？

A•Recoverfromhersadness.

B・Moveoutoftheneighbourhood.

C.Turntoheroldfriends.

D.Speakoutaboutherpast.

28.Whatdoestheauthorthinkpeopleinacommunityshoulddo?

A.Openuptoothers.

B・Dependoneachother.

C.Payforothers*help.

D.Careaboutoneanother.

C

uThere'snoplacelikehome."ThisEnglishsayinghasmuchtruthinit:the

bestplacetobeissurroundedbyourtreasuredpossessionsandourlovedonesand

witharoofoverourhead.Andformanyyoungadults,it'stheonlyaffordableplace

tostay;somewherewheretheycanreceivefirst-classservicefrommumanddad.But

thiscomesataprice!

Insomecountries,it'squitetraditionalforpeopleintheirlateteensandearly

20stoliveathomewiththeirparents,butinotherplaces,flyingthenesttostarttheir

ownindependentlifeisverydesirable.Butthere'sbeenagrowingtrend,intheUKat

least,foryoungpeopletoreturnhometolive-ornottoleavehomeatall.

Asurveybyapricecomparisonwebsitefoundthat18%ofadultchildreninthe

UKsaidtheyweremovingbackhomebecauseofdebt,comparedwith8%lastyear.

Moreyoungpeoplehadlosttheirjobs,andotherscouldn*taffordtheirrentcompared

withthepreviousyear.So,it'seasytoseewhythey'reincreasinglybecominghome

birds.

TheBBC'sLucyHookerexplainsthatmanyreturningadultchildrenenjoy

homecomforts.Butforthehoteliers,,that'smumanddad;thesurveyfoundthe

averagecosttothemhasgoneupsharply,andthattheyaresacrificingluxuriesand

holidaystolookaftertheir'bigkids'.EmmaCraigfromMoneysupermarketsays

“they'retryingtolookaftertheirchildrenmore.Ifyourchildcomeshomeandyou

seethemstrugglingfinancially,youfeelmoreawkwardaskingthemforrentorto

contribute.Ittugsonyourheartstringsmore.n

Withparentssplashingoutaround£1,886ontakeawayfood,buyingnew

furnitureandupgradingtheirWi-Fiforthebenefitoftheiroffspring,it*seasyforthe

returningchildrentoputtheirfeetupandmakethemselvesathome.That'sbefore

theylearnahometruth一thatonedayitmightbetheirownkidswho'llbechecking

intothehotelofmumanddad!

29.WhichproverbmightpresenttheyoungBritish'slivingconditions?

A.Alazyyouth,anawfulage.

B.Eastorwest,homeisbest.

C.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.

D.Nothingcomeswrongtoahungryman.

30.Whichmightbethereasonfortheincreaseofhomebirds?

A.Thepopularityoflivingindependently.

B・Lookingaftertheiroldparents.

C.Theincreaseofunemploymentrate.

D.Theirparents1financialoffer.

31.What'sEmmaCraig'sattitudetowardshomebirds?

A.Doubtful.

B.Uncertain.

C.Objective.

D•Understandable.

32.Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Returningtolivewithparentscomesataprice.

B・Parentsarewillingtoreceivetheirreturningchildren.

C.Flyingthenestisbecomingpopularatpresent.

D.Homebirdstakeitforgrantedtolivewiththeirparents.

D

Thereareenergysavingstobemadefromrecyclablematerials,sometimeshuge

savings.Recyclingplasticsandaluminium,forinstance,usesonly5%to10%as

muchenergyasproducingnewplasticorsmelting（提炼）aluminium.

Longbeforemostofusevennoticedwhatwenowcall“theenvironmentv,

BuckminsterFullersaid,"Pollutionisnothingbuttheresourceswearenot

harvesting.Weallowthemtobeleftaroundbecausewe'vebeenignorantoftheir

value.”Totakeoneexample,let'scomparethethrowawayeconomywitharecycling

economyaswefeedacatforlife.

Sayyourcatweighs5kgandeatsonecanoffoodeachday.Eachemptycan

withoutitsfoodweighs40g.Inthethrowawayeconomy,youwouldthrowaway

5,475cansoverthecat's15years'lifetime.That's219kgofsteel——morethanafifthof

atonandmorethan40timesofthecat'sweight.

Intherecyclingeconomy,wewouldmake100canstostartwith,andthen

replacethemoverandoveragainwithrecycledcans.Sincealmost3%ofthemetalis

lostduringreprocessing,we'dhavetomakeanextra10canseachyear.Butinall,

only150canswillbeusedupoverthecat*slifetime,andwe'llstillhave100cansleft

overfbrthenextcat.

Insteadofusingup219kgofsteel,we'veusedonly6kg.Andbecausethe

processofrecyclingsteelislesspollutingthanmakingnewsteel,we'vealsoachieved

thefollowingsignificantsavings:inenergyuse—47%to74%;inairpollution-85%;

inwaterpollution一35%;inwateruse-40%.

33.WhatdoesBuckminsterFullersayaboutpollution?

A.Itisbecomingmoreserious.

B.Itdestroystheenvironment.

C.Itbenefitstheeconomy.

D.Itistheresourcesyettobeused.

34.Howmanycanswillbeusedupinacat's15years*lifetimeintherecycling

economy?

A.50.B.100.

C.150.D.250.

35.Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Topromotetheideaofrecycling.

B.Tointroduceanenvironmentalist.

C.Todiscussthecausesofpollution.

D.Todefendthethrowawayeconomy.

第二节（共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。

It'sdifficulttofindtruefriendsthesedays.36How?Herearesometipson

howtomakeyourfriendshiplastforever：

Callfornoreason.Calljusttosay“Hi”orjusttoaskuWhat'sup?".If

youcan*tcall,justsendane-maiL37

Knowwhentosay“Pmsorry”and“Thankyou”.38Show

appreciationfbrthethings,bigorlittle,whichyourfrienddoesforyou.Saythankyou.

It'sthateasy.

39Ifyouhavenothinggoodtosay,don'ttalkatall.Don'triskhurtingyour

friend'sfeelingsbysayinghurtfulwordsthat,mostofthetime,youdon'treallymean.

Behonest.Don*tlietofriends.Trustisthefoundationofatruefriendship.Write

themanotefromtimetotime.Also,trytobethoughtful.Givesimplegiftsthatwill

maketheirday.

Neverbemeanwithyourtime.Spai'esometimetoseeyourfriendshowever

busyyouare.Youcanalwaysspareanhourortwoafterschoolorworktovisitthem.

40

Ifyouarethetypeofpersonwhoknowshowtotakecareoffriendship,keep

doingit!

A.Avoidhurtfulwords.

B•Actionspeakslouderthanwords.

C.Somearenevertherewhenyouneedthemmost.

D.Don'tletpridegetintheway,especiallywhenyou'reatfault.

E.Weekendsareagreattime,too,tobondandhangoutwithyourfriends.

F.Thiswouldsendamessagethatyourememberyourfriendsatarandom（任

意的）timeoftheday.

G.Onceyoufindafriendwhoisworthkeeping,besuretotakecareofwhat

youhavewiththatperson.

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。

“WhenIgrowup,Iwanttobeamountainclimber,"Jack,myfour-year-old

son,announces.Myhusband,JackandIarenow41CradleMountain.Herethe

skyisclearandtheplantsaregreen.Wedon'tknowhowourkidwillprogress,but

we're42togiveitago.

Usuallysomeparents,meincluded,would43thatbushwalkingwouldbea

recipefordisaster.However,wecouldn*tbemoresurprised.Weareswallowedupby

the44ofnature.

Jackrunsaheadofus.Hekeepsaconfident45，stayingthreeorfour

metersaheadofus.Whoisthiskid46usthroughthebush?Thiscan'tbethe

sameboywhowon*tplayoutsideunlesssomeonekeepshimcompany.

“Hey,lookatthis!”Jackcries,pointingata47inatree."Wholives

here?Itmaybeasnake's48."HisdadandI49andlookup,wondering

whomightcallthetreeholehome.Beforereachinga（n）50,Jackisoffagain.

IthinkabouthowIhaveoftenfelt51asaparent.FrequentlyIcouldn*t

helpthinkingofhisdisobedient（不顺从的）past:"Whywon'tthischild52?

Whywon'thedoasheistold?Whyishesonaughty?”Yet,herewefindourselves

inthewilderness,andtheboyisshowingusthe53.Theworldisunfolding

beforehim,andheiscrossingitwith54andnaturalcuriosity,andashisparents,

weareonly55onhisjourney,followinghisfootsteps.

41.A.touchingB.measuringC.reachingD.climbing

42.A.invitedB・preparedC.allowedD.encouraged

43.A.argueB.knowC.worryD.admit

44.A.wonderB・secretC.stateD.change

45.A.balanceB.paceC.attitudeD.focus

46.A.leadingB.followingC.orderingD.pointing

47.A.snakeB.fruitC.holeD.leaf

48.A.bodyB.homeC.foodD.head

49.A.standupB.catchupC.runawayD.setoff

50.A.levelB.decisionC.agreementD.conclusion

51.A.lostB.relaxedC.excitedD.nervous

52.A.listenB.seeC.talkD.ask

53.A.beautyB.wayC.placeD.future

54.A.pressureB.anxietyC.confidenceD.satisfaction

55.A.passengersB・customersC.driversD.strangers

非选择题部分

第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)

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。

IclimbedKilimanjarowithLavaExpeditions(探险队)duringtherainyseason.

I56.(fly)toNairobiinKenyaandspentseveraldaysthere.Atmy

hotelinNairobiImettherestofthegroupwithwhomIwouldspendthenextweek.

Wealltravelledonthebustogetherfor57.8-hourjourneyintoTanzania

andthenArusha,aquiettown.

AfterweamvedatourhotelinArusha,wehaddinnerandafewdrinks.Then

we58.(introduce)tomoremembersincludingTaddeusMinja,themain

guide,59.wasveryexperienced-climbingKilimanjarorunsthroughthe

generationsofhisfamily.

ThenextdaytheLavaExpeditionsmemberscheckedifwehadthecorrectand

enoughclothingforourexpeditiononKilimanjaro.Onlyonepersonneededtobring

60.(many)clothes.

Afterthatwesetoff,61.(walk)intherainthroughthebeautyofthe

rainforest,allthewaytothefirstcamp.Iwashappythenextfewdaysastheview

wasso62.(wonder)andchangedeveryday.Isufferedalittleduringthetrip

andIfeltsotired.ButthemembersofLavaExpeditionsprovidedmewithlotsof

encouragement,whichwasoneofthebest63.(memory).Finallywe

reachedthetopofKilimanjaroinbrightblueskies.

IfeltexcitedaboutclimbingKilimanjaroandthefeelingdidn*tchangeduring

mytrip.ThefellowmembersofLavaExpeditionslooked64.mesowell

thatIwas65.(deep)thankfulfortheirhelp.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节应用文写作（满分15分）

假定你是李华，你想邀请在中国留学的英国好友Peter观看京剧表演，但

Peter不在家，你给他写张留言条，内容要点包括：

1.你到Peter家的目的；

2.简单介绍京剧；

3.询问什么时候方便，再约时间观看。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：精华，精粹quintessence

DearPeter,

Yburs,

LiHua

第二节读后续写（满分25分）

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

StevewasthemostamazingpersoninallofMinneapolis,andhewasmycousin.

Bytheageof19,StevewasastarbaseballplayerattheUniversityofMinnesota.I

wantedtobeexactlylikehim.SowhenSteveaskedmetogowithhimonaspring

fishingtripinnorthernMinnesota,Iwasexcited!

Afterplanningthetrip,wepreparedclothesandsupplies,andbeganourgreat

adventure.WereachedtheSuperiorNationalForestinnorthernMinnesotabyearly

evening.Onourwaytothecampsite,Stevepointedtoasmallhousefarawayinone

ofthemountains,sayingthatitwastherangejstation（护林站）wheretheforester

worked.

Finally,afteralongwalk,wereachedthecampsiteandsetupthecampasthe

sunwassetting.Steveknewallthetricksofanexperiencedwildernesscamper.After

wegatheredenoughwoodfromtheforest,hestartedthecampfireusingonlystone

andsteel—nomatches.Forsupperwefeastedonfreeze-driedbeef,wildriceandpea

soup.Iategreedilyafterallthatwork.

Tiredenough,weclimbedintooursleepingbagsearlyandtalkedaboutour

plansforfishingthenextday.Wewerestilltalkingquietlywhenasuddennorthwind

pickedup;thetemperaturedroppedanditbegantosnow.Stevefoundawayto

increasethetemperatureinsidethetent.Hedraggedalog（原木）fromtheforesttothe

oppositesideofthecampfire.Thenhewrappedaluminumfoil（铝箔）aroundthelog.

Theheatfromthefirereflectedoffthefoilandintothetent.Soonimagesoflakefish

werefillingmydreams.

Thesnowhadstopped,butsometimelaterapowerfulwindmusthavekickedup

theflamesofourdyingfire.IwasabruptlyawakenedbySteve.Ourtentwasonfire.

Frightened,Iranoutofthetentimmediately.Thetentcollapsed（倒塌）withSteve

inside.Withoutanythoughtofendangeringmyself,Irushedintotheburningtentand

pulledhimtotheicylake.Fortunately,wewerenotseriouslyhurt.

注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Later,aswestoodbytheburningtenttokeepwarm,weconsideredourdifficult

situation.

Suddenly,weheardanoiseinthe

forest.

参考答案

第一部分

答案：

1-5CACAB6-10BAABA

11-15BBABC16-20CABBA

听力材料

(Text1)

M：Comeon,Mandy.Itisjust20minutes*walktothecinema.

W：Givemeabreak!Mylegsarekillingme.Let*sjustcallataxi.

(Text2)

M：Howterribletheaccidentis!Somedoctorstriedtohelpthedrivergetoutof

thecar,buttheyfailed.

W：Yes.Atlast,thefirefightersgothimoutofthecar.

(Text3)

W：Byseveno'clockthisafternoonweshallhavegottoShanghaiifthetrain

keepsgoodtime.

M：Oh,thistrainarrivesinShanghaionehourlateeverytime.

(Text4)

M：What'swrongwiththecat?Itatenothingthismorning,evenitsfavourite

fish.

W：Ithinkitissick.Maybeyoushouldtakeittothepethospital.

(Text5)

W：Whatsportsdoyoulike?

M：Well,Ireallyenjoybasketballandfootball.

W：Doyouoftenplaythem?

M：Iusedtoplaybasketballeveryweekend,butnowIonlyplaybadminton

whenIamfree.

(Text6)

W：Excuseme,sir.PmwonderingifyoucouldtellmeaplacewhereIcanrepair

myshoes.

M：Um...ThereisoneonFifthStreet.

W：Thankyou,buthowfarisitfromthebookshop?

M：Notveryfarandnotdifficulttofind.Justkeepwalkingandaftertwoblocks,

you*llseeasupermarketonyourleft.Thestoreisbetweenthesupermarketandthe

postoffice.

W：Oh,thankyouverymuch.

M：Youarewelcome.

(Text7)

M：Thecarrotstasteawfulandsalty.Howdoyoulikethem?

W：Ilikethemverymuch.Theytastegood.

M：Well,youcanhaveallmycarrots.Isawyougetsomechocolatecakes.Iam

donewiththemaincourse.It'stimeforsomedesserts.

W：Oh,youwantmychocolatecakes?

M：Yes.AndIhavehadenoughcarrots.

W：Robert,carrotscontainmuchvitaminC.Besides,youneedvegetables.

You'llendupfatifyoudon*twatchyourdiet.

M：Actually,Idon'tmindcarrots.Butyouknow,Iwasbornwithasweettooth.

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W：Congratulations,Simon!Itwasquiteanachievement!Howdoyoufeel

aboutwinningthisdancingcompetition?

M：Fmproud.ThisisthefirsttimeIhavewonadancingcompetition.

W：Whendidyoubecomeinterestedindancing?

M：WhenIwas5yearsold.Mymumtookmetoalivedancingshow.AndI

startedtoloveit.

W：Didyoutakespecialdancingcoursesordidyoujustlearnitbyyourself

afterwards?

M：Somespecialcourses.

W：Didyoualsolearnaboutmusic?

M：Ilearnedthepianotosupportmyskill.ButIdidn'thavetoomuchtimeforit.

W：Whatwasthehardestthinginyourcareer?

M：Myparentsdidn'twantmetobeadancer.Ihadtotalkwiththemaboutit

againandagain.

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M：Stephanie,youhavebeenteachingEnglishinthisParisschoolfortenyears,

right?

W：Sure.IbecameateacherwhenIwas24.At27,1cametotheschoolinParis.

M：Wow.IsschoolinginFrancesimilartothatofotherEuropeancountries?

W：Yes,butinFrance,mostschoolsfollowafour-dayweek.Wednesdayisfree,

orusedforactivities.Moststudentsaroundtheworldattendschoolfor200daysa

year,butFrenchstudentsonlyattendfor160days.

M：Dostudentshavelonghourstomakeupforthemissedtime?

W：No,studentshavea26-hourweek,from9：00inthemorninguntil4：30in

theafternoon.Studentsalsohaveonehourandahalfforlunch.

M：DoFrenchstudentshaveenoughtimetolearn?

W：Ofcourse.Learningdoesnotendintheclassroom.Childrenneedtimetobe

creative.Relaxedstudentslearnmuchmoreeffectivelythantiredstudents.

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Howdopeoplenametheirchildren?Differentcountrieshavedifferentwaysto

nametheirchildren.Let'stakealookatafew.

InSpain,achildusuallyhastwogivennamesandtwosurnames.Thefirst

surnameisthesameasthefather'sfirstsurname,andthesecondisthemother'sfirst

surname.Thegivennamesmaybethesameasagrandparent^.

InNigeria,children'snamesarechosenbyfamilyelders.Thechildren'sparents

waitfornamesfromthegrandparentsandotherimportantfamilymembers.These

namesdescribethedayofthebaby'sbirth.Thebaby'snameisannouncedataparty

ontheeighthdayafterthechild'sbirth.

InTurkey,babiesareoftennamedaccordingtothetimeoftheirbirth.For

example,ifachildwasbominspring,thechosennamemightbeBahar.Itmeans

spring.AbabybomduringbadweathermightbenamedTufan.Itmeansstorm.

第二部分

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