2021届高考英语（全国统考版）二轮评估验收仿真模拟卷(五)

高考仿真模拟卷（五）

（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.Whatinstrumentisthewomanbestatplaying?

A.Erhu.

B.Violin.

C.Piano.

2.Whatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Classmates.

B.Strangers.

C.Workmates.

3.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Buyingabook.

B.Chattingwithafriend.

C.Askingtheway.

4.Whyisthewomanlateforherclassagain?

A•Shehastopreparethesupper.

B•Shehastodoherhomework.

C.Shehastomeetsomefriends.

5.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?

A.Goskiing.

B.Gotoschool.

C.Cleanthesnow.

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.Whatwillthemandonextmonth?

A.Havemidtermexams.

B.Gotoswimwithhisfriends.

C.Borrowsomebooksfromthelibrary.

7.Wherewillthespeakersmeetafterclass?

A.Inthegym.

B-Infrontofthelibrary.

C.Infrontoftheclassroom.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Sendinganemailtoherfriends.

B.Editingafewwordsonherlaptop.

C.Writingherblogonhersmartphone.

9.Inwhatsituationdoesthewomanusuallyblog?

A.Beingonabusinesstrip.

B・Publishingsomephotos.

C.Leavingherlaptopathome.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Atyphoon.

B.Anearthquake.

C.Atrafficaccident.

11.WhydoearthquakeshappenfrequentlyinChina?

A.Chinahasalonghistory.

B.ChinaislocatedontheEurasianplate.

C.Chinaisoneofthebiggestcountries.

12.Wheredidthe8.0magnitudeearthquaketakeplace?

A.InWenchuan.

B.InTangshan.

C.InGansu.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whydoesthemanlookpale?

A.Becauseheisill.

B.Becausehestayeduplate.

C.Becauseheseldomgoesout.

14.HowdoesthemanfeelabouthisChineselearning?

A.Satisfied.

B.Amazed.

C.Disappointed.

15.HowdoesthewomanstudyChinese?

A.Bywriting.

B.BylearningChinesesongs.

C.ByrecitingChinesepoems.

16.Whatwillthemantakeincaseofrunningintonewcharacters?

A.Atextbook.

B.Adictionary.

C.Amagazine.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisthefirststeptobepopular?

A.Tostayingoodshape.

B•Towearsuitableclothes.

C.Toimproveourappearance.

18.Whatisthemostimportantstepaccordingtothespeaker?

A.Tobeagoodlistener.

B.Toconsiderothersmore.

C.Tobereal.

19.Howcanwegetothers*respect?

A.Gethighscoresinstudy.

B.Besinceretoothers.

C.Dosomethingourselves.

20.What'sthepurposeofthespeech?

A.Togivetipsonhowtobepopular.

B.Toencouragepeopletoimproveappearance.

C.Toexplainwhypeopleliketobepopular.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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

TheUShascountlesssecretswimmingholesthroughoutmoststates,manyofwhichyou,ve

likelyneverheardofunlessyou'refromthearea.

HavasuFalls

ThisattractivewaterfallintheGrandCanyonisundoubtedlyadestinationspotrequiringa

10-milewalktothefalls.Youcantakeaguidedtourtothefalls,ormakeitonyourown.The

HavasuFallsisontheHavasupaiIndianReservation,whichmeansyou'11needtogetapermitto

visit—thishasbecomeincreasinglydifficultasmorepeoplediscoverthishiddenplace.

HamiltonPool

HamiltonPoolwascreatedwhenanundergroundriver'srooffelldownsuddenly,exposing

whatisnowtheswimmingholeandcreatinga50-footwaterfallthatflowsovertheabove

limestone（石灰岩）.You'11havetoreservebeforehandtogainentrytotheHamiltonPoolPreserve.

ChutesandLadders

Togettothissecretswimminghole,you'11havetograsparopeandslidedownthefaceofa

clifffor40feet,andthenclimbdownabout8feetoflavarocktothepool.Oncethere,however,

you,11begladyouhavemadethejourney.Theswimmingholeisontheedgeoftheocean—a

naturalpool,youcouldsay—withadepththatinvitesyoutojumpinwithoutcrowdsofpeople

aroundtowatch.

HomesteadCrater

TheHomesteadCraterishiddenunderarockdome（穹顶）withanopeningatthetopthat

allowsforsunlightandair.Itwasonceonlyaccessiblebythattopopening,butthereisnoweasy

accessthroughasidepathforvisitors.Goforaswiminthebeautifulmineralspringwater.

21.Whichofthefollowingdoyouneedanofficialwrittenstatementtovisit?

A.HavasuFalls.

B.HamiltonPool.

C.ChutesandLadders.

D.HomesteadCrater.

22.WhatdoyouneedtogettoChutesandLadders?

A.Atourguide.

B.Aninvitation.

C.Moreoutdoorskills.

D.Areservationinadvance.

23.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethefourplaces?

A.Theyarehiddeninremoteareas.

B.Theyareshapedbylimestone.

C.Theyarecreatedbylocalpeople.

D.Theyareaccessiblethroughahole.

B

Lookingbackonmychildhood,Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.

Althoughwewereallbroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheir

pressedflowersandinsects.Unlikethem,Ihadnoearformusicandlanguages.Iwasnotanearly

readerandIcouldnotdomentalmaths.

Ihaveonlytheunmemorablememoryofthehousewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.Nor

doIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.

ButIdohaveacrystalclearmemoryofthedogs,thefarmanimals,thelocalbirds,andaboveallthe

insects.

Iamanaturalist,notascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworld,andmyenthusiasm

hasledmeintovariedinvestigations.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthe

midnightoilwhilereadingaboutotherpeopleJsobservationsanddiscoveries.Thensomething

happensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind.Thishasresultedinmy

publishing300papersandbooks,whichsomemighthonourwiththetitleofscientificresearch.

Butcuriosity,akeeneye,agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonot

makeascientist：Oneoftheoutstandingandessentialqualitiesrequiredisself-discipline,aqualityI

lack.Ascientistrequiresnotonlyself-disciplinebutalltraining,determinationandagoal.A

scientist,uptoapoint,canbemade.Anaturalistisborn.Ifyoucancombinethetwo,yougetthe

bestofbothworlds.

24.Whatimpressedtheauthordeeplyduringhischildhood?

A.Wildlife.

B.Music.

C.Languages.

D.Literature.

25.Whycan'ttheauthorrememberhisrelativesclearly?

A.Hedidn,tlivewiththemforlong.

B.Thefamilywasextremelylarge.

C.Hewasfullyoccupiedwithobservingnature.

D.Hewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththem.

26.Accordingtotheauthor,whatpersonalityshouldabornnaturalisthavefirstofail?

A.Beingknowledgeable.

B.Beingself-disciplined.

C.Beingfullofambition.

D.Beingfullofenthusiasm.

27.Whydoestheauthorsayheisanaturalist,notascientist?

A.Hethinkshelackssomequalityrequiredofascientist.

B.Hethinkshehasmuchtroubledoingmentalarithmetic.

C.Hethinkshecomesupwithsolutionsinamostnaturalway.

D.Hethinkshejustreadsaboutotherpeople'sobservations.

C

Itwasaboutsevenyearsago.Ijustpickedupmythree-year-olddaughterfromthenursery.I

wasweigheddownwithshoppingbags,andwithmydaughter*sthings.Wearrivedatapedestrian

crossingandshepressedthebutton.Inthedistance,Iheardalarms,toldmydaughtertowaitand

watchedapolicecarapproaching.

LittledidIknow,asthegreenmanflashed,thatmydaughterhadbeguntorunintotheroad.I

watchedthepolicecarspeedtowardus—thafswhenyousoundedyourhornandwavedwildlyto

me.Mydaughterwasaboutameterfromthepathofthepolicecar,hiddenfromtheirviewbyyour

car.

Iscreamedhernameandrantowardher.Shestoppedandwasshockedbytherushofthepolice

carasitspedpast.Shewonderedwhyyouhadblownyourhorn,asking,“Mom,whywasthat

womansorude?”notrealizingyouhadsavedherlife.

ShewonderedwhyIpickedherupandburstintotears.MylegsgavewayasIreachedtheother

sideoftheroad.Ishouldhavefollowedmy“wait"withahandonhershoulder,oranexplanationof

whywewereignoringthegreenmanthistime,especiallyasIhadineffectconditionedhertocross

theroadatthesightofthegreenflash.

Ibeatmyselfupformonths,andstilldo,withflashbacksandhorribleassumptionsaboutwhat

mighthavebeen.Butforyoursoundingyourhorn,seeingwhatIhadn'tseen,Iwouldhavebeenleft

amotherontheothersideoftheroad,totallybroken.Iapologizeforputtingyouinthatposition一I

canimaginethatitupsetyou,too.YousavedherlifeandIamsograteful.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thegreenman”inParagraph2referto?

A.Apedestrian.

B.Apoliceman.

C.Atrafficsign.

D.Abutton.

29.Whydidthewomansoundherhorn?

A.Tostopthepolicecar.

B・Toshowherimpatience.

C.Togreetpassingpedestrians.

D.TodrawthemotherJsattention.

30.Whatcanweinferfromtheincident?

A.Themotherdidn'tregretwhathadhappened.

B.Thedaughterdidn'tfollowthetrafficrules.

C.Thewomanrespondedquicklyandproperly.

D.Thepolicedrovebeyondthespeedlimit.

31.Howdidthemotherfeelwhentakingholdofherdaughter?

A.Angryandshocked.

B.Scaredbutrelieved.

C.Guiltyandconfused.

D.Gratefulbutsad.

D

Anewstudyhasshownhowcomputersandrobotspoweredbyartificialintelligencecanread

humaneyemovementsto"read"humanpersonalities.

Theeyes,theysay,arethewindowstothesoul.Andifthatistrue,computersandrobots

poweredbysophisticated（复杂的）artificialintelligencealgorithms（演算法）maysoonhavethe

abilitytopeerintoyoursoul.Thatistheresultofanewstudyontheconnectionbetweeneye

movementsandpersonality,conductedbyneuroscienceresearchersbasedattheUniversityofSouth

AustraliaandpublishedinthescientificjournalFrontiersinNeuroscience.

“Eyemovementsduringaneverydaytaskpredictaspectsofourpersonality,wrotethe

researchers,ledbyUniversityofSouthAustralianeuroscientistTobiasLoetscher,whoseteam

followed42studysubjectsaroundtheuniversitycampusrecordingtheireyemovements,then

determinedtheirpersonalitytraitswithwell-establishedquestionnairesfordeterminingthe

personalitytype,accordingtoasummaryofthestudypublishedbythesiteScienceDaily.

TheresearchersfedthedataintotheirAIalgorithmsandfoundthatcomputersrunningthe

algorithmswereabletorecordhumaneyemovementsandimmediatelydetermineaperson'smajor

personalitytraits,suchasneuroticism,extraversion（夕卜向），agreeableness,conscientiousness,as

wellascuriosity,thescientistswrote.

“Thenewfindingscouldimprovethewayhumanbeingsinteractwiththeircomputersand

otherhigh-techdevices,evenrobots,allowingformorenaturalandrealisticsocialinteractionswith

machines,wLoetschersaid.

uPeoplearealwayslookingfbrimproved,personalizedservices.Today'srobotsand

computersarenotsociallyawaresotheycannotadapttonon-verbalinformation,Loetschersaid

inastatementquotedbyTheIndianExpress.Thisresearchprovidesopportunitiestodeveloprobots

andcomputerssothattheycanbecomemorenatural,andbelteratinterpretinghumansocialsignals.

Thestudyrevealedpreviouslyundiscoveredrelationsbetweenspecificpersonality

characteristicsandspecificeyemovementtendencies,accordingtoasummaryinBritain,sDaily

Mailnewspaper.

32.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“peerinto“inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Understand.

B.Stareat.

C.Searchfor.

D.Concernabout.

33.Howdidtheresearchersconducttheresearch?

A.Itwascarriedoutinalab.

B.42subjectsJeyemovementswererecorded.

C.Thestudents'dailymovementsweretracked.

D.Itssubjects'personalitiesweredeterminedbycomputer.

34.WhatcanweknowaccordingtoTobiasLoetscher?

A.Robotsandcomputersaresociallyconscious.

B.Peoplecarelessaboutimproved,personalizedservices.

C.Today'srobotsandcomputerscanaccustomtonon-verbalinformation.

D.Thediscoverywillimprovetheinteractionbetweenhumanbeingsandmachines.

35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.HumanPersonalityTraits

B.WhatHumanEyeMovementsAre

C.TellPersonalitiesbyEyeMovements

D.HowHumansandMachinesInteract

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。

Haveyoueverwonderedwhattherealmeaningofthesaying“Afriendinneedisafriend

indeed"is?36.Truefriendshipistheone,inwhichtheindividualsdonothaveto

maintaingoodmannerswitheachother.Sharingtruefriendshipisthesituation,whenthepersonyou

aretalkingaboutisregardedasoneamongyourfamilymembers,whentherelationyousharewith

himorherreachesastagethatevenifyoudon'tcorrespondforsometime,yourfriendshipremains

unchanged.

Thetrustbetweenbestfriendsissuchthatifonefriendfallsintrouble,theotherwillnotthink

twicetohelp.Ifthebondbetweentwofriendsisstrong,truefriendscantolerateevenlongdistances.

37.Itwouldnotaffecttheirfriendship.

38.Theywouldfaceittogetherandsupporteachother,evenifitisagainstthe

interestsoftheotherperson.Bestfriendsdon,tanalyzeeachotherandtheydon'thavetodoso.

Theyaccepteachotherwiththeirpositiveandnegativequalities.39.Theyknoweach

other'sstrengthsaswellasweaknesses.Onewouldnotoverpowertheother.Theywouldrespect

eachother?sindividuality.Infact,theywouldunderstandthesimilaritiesandrespectthedifferences.

Truefriendshipismarkedbyselflessness.Bestfriendssupporteachother,evenifthewhole

worldopposesthem.40.Ifyouhaveevenonetruefriend,consideryourselflucky.

A.Truefriendshipneverfadesaway.

B.Nothingishiddenbetweentruefriends.

C.Itisnoteasygettingtruefriendsforthelifetime.

D.Forthem,geographicalseparationisjustapartoflife.

E.Truefriendsdon'tdeserteachotherwhenoneisfacingtrouble.

F.Remember,allthebestfriendsarefriends,butnotallfriendscanbethebestfriends.

G.Peopletalkaboutthetruevalueoffriendshipactuallywithoutknowingwhatitstandsfor.

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分,满分30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。

Jaycebegannoticingwhenhewasinkindergartenthathelookeddifferentfromhisclassmates.

Theyhadtwoarms.Hehadone.

Itstartedwhenoneboy41him,saidhismother,Lewis.He'dreturntohishomewith

questions："WhyamI42?Whyme?”Hismotherrecalledhewasactuallysadandthatit

wasaheavy43tohisheart.

Lewis44shedidn'tknowwhattodoatthatpoint.Afewweekslater,Lewisturnedonthe

TVandsawanewsstoryaboutaneighthgrader,Trashaun,becominganInternethitafter45

videosofhisslamdunks（灌篮），and,likeJayce,he46mostofhisleftarm.LewiscalledJayce

in.Tohersurprise,Jaycewasimmediately47.Atthetime,itseemedthatwatchingTrashaun

was48aninspiringmomentforJayce——hesawarolemodelwithasimilar49.Ifithad

stayedjustthat,Lewiswouldhavebeenhappyenough.Butlittledidsheknowthatafamilyfriend

hadalready50tothenewspapertohelpsetupa51withTrashauntobuildJayce's

confidence.

Theboysmetandinstantly52witheachotherasbothofthemwereinthesamecondition.

Theyrodebikes,tookphotos,andplayedbasketballonthecourt.Insteadofspendingthewholeday

feeling53forthemselves,theyhadalotoffun.However,Trashaundidget54withJayce

sometimes.Theytalkedabouthisleftarm.HetoldJaycehewasperfectthewayhewasmade.He

alsotoldhimnottoletanyone55himandnottoletthosewordsshakehis56.

Sincethatmeeting,Lewishasseenanoticeable57inherson.AsfbrTrashaun,his

relationshipwithJaycemadehim58tohelpmorekids."Honestly,it59alottoknow

thatIchangedJayce'slife,“Trashaunsays.Still,heneverdreamedthathis6。wouldhave

suchanimpact."Ijustthoughtmyfriendswouldseethem,andbelike,'Oh,hedunkedit!’"

Hecertainlydid.

41.A.supported

B.teased

C.cheated

D.pleased

42.A.lonely

B.silly

C.different

D.ordinary

43.A.duty

B.breath

C.debt

D.blow

44.A.argued

B•promised

C.suspected

D.admitted

45.A.downloading

B.posting

C.buying

D.watching

46.A.lost

B.hurt

C.used

D.recovered

47.A.satisfied

B.confused

C.bored

D.attracted

48.A.hardly

B.simply

C.still

D.never

49.A.response

B.family

C.problem

D.education

50.A.reachedout

B.lookedout

C.gotout

D.turnedout

51.A.game

B.fighting

C.trap

D.meeting

52.A.bonded

B.competed

C.parted

D.raced

53.A.happy

B.grateful

C.sorry

D.fearful

54.A.angry

B.serious

C.tough

D.familiar

55.A.approach

B.comfort

C.discourage

D.leave

56.A.confidence

B.patience

C.sadness

D.honesty

57.A.advantage

B.scar

C.drawback

D.change

58.A.expect

B・agree

C.hesitate

D.refuse

59.A.cares

B.means

C.saves

D.takes

60.A.attitudes

B.words

C.videos

D.disabilities

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。

Vegetarianism(素食主义)isbecomingonerisingtrendintheUK,asmorepeoplearedeciding

not61.(eat)meatandanimalproducts.Vegetariansarepeoplewhodon'teatmeat,

whilevegansarepeoplewhodon'teatoruseanyanimalproductsatall.Theselifestyles

62.(become)morewell-knownintheUK.63.areBritonscuttingtheir

meat?Manyareunhappyaboutthepoortreatmentofanimalsandtheeffectsofmeatandfish

production64.theenvironment.65.(worry)aboutfoodsafetyand

fbodborneillnesses,suchasmadcowdisease,havealsoplayedapart.Otherschoosetochangetheir

eatinghabitsinordertobecome66.(healthy).AccordingtotheVegetarianSociety,a

meat-freedietcanhelpreduce67.riskofcertaincancers,aswellasheartdiseaseand

highbloodpressure.

Organicfarmingis68.risingtrendthatisappearingintheUK.Manypeopleare

rejectinggeneticallymodified(转基因的)foodandwanttheirfoodtobe69.(organic)

produced.Organicfarmersuseveryfewornochemicals.Organicmeat70.(produce)

withouttheuseofdrugs.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共

有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(八)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Theotherday,wemovedtothenewschoolyard,whereliesinthefarnorthofthecity.Wewere

allonhighspirits.Itismuchbigthantheoldone.Theclassroomsarebrightandclean.Wehavealot

ofmodernequipment,makingconvenientforstudentstolearneverysubject.Nowwecanhavealot

ofafter-schoolactivityonthenewplayground.Ourteachersoftenplaythebasketballandsoccer

togetherwithus.Asspringapproached,theflowersnewlyplantingintheyardhavejustcomeout.

Withsuchmanygreentreesandfragrantflowersaround,wefeelitlesshardlytostudyandour

schoollifemoreenjoyable.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Tony下周将来你校开始他的国际交换生学习。他发邮件向

你询问你校“尊师”传统的有关情况，请你回复邮件，内容包括：

1.介绍教师节；

2.日常尊师体现。

注意：1.词数100左右;

2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

3.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearTony,

rmgladtolearnyou，recomingtomyschool

Yours,

LiHua

高考仿真模拟卷(五)

第一部分听力

1-5.BCCAA6-10.ABCAB11—15.BABCB16-20.BCCBA

听力材料

(Text1)

M:Whatareyougoodat,Susan?Forexample,sports,music,art...

W:Ilikemusicalot.AndIcanplaysomemusicalinstruments,suchaspiano,erhu,

guitar,especiallyviolin.©

(Text2)

M:Mary,howaboutgoingforafewbeersafterwork?②

W:Youknowthatisattractivebutisreallynotgoodforourfitness.

(Text3)

M:Excuseme,doesthisbusgotothenewbookstore?③

W:No,you'11havetogetoffatthebank,andtakeaNo.50bus.

(Text4)

M:Youarelateagain,Maria.Theteacherisabouttocome.

W:Iknow.IhavetopreparethesupperforthewholefamilybeforeIleave.0

(Text5)

M:Lookoutofthewindow.It'scompletelywhiteoutside!

W:Thenewssaidweweregoingtoget13inches.Schoolsareforcedtobeshuttemporarily.

M:Really?It'sgreat!Lefsgoskiing!⑤

(Text6)

M:Hi,Alice.Gotanyplansaftertheclass?

W:Notreally.Whataboutyou?

M:Wewillhaveourmidtermexamsnextmonth.@Iplantolookforsomeimportantbooks

andstudyatthelibrary.Doyouwanttojoinme?

W:Sure.Ineedtoreturnsomebooks.Theyareduetoday.Besides,Icanalsoreadsome

weeklymagazinesandnewspapers.

M:Great.Wecangototheswimmingpoolinthegymafterthat.

W:Thatsoundslikeagoodidea.Wecancooldownalittleinsuchahotsummer.Areyougood

atswimming?

M:Well,that,sagoodquestion.Ihaven'tswumforalmosttwoyears.IthinkIneedmore

practice.

W:Oh,it'salmost9a.m.Ineedtohurry.Iamrunninglatenow.Seeyouafterclassinfront

ofthelibrarythen.⑦Bye!

M:Seeyouthen.

(Text7)

M:Whatareyoudoingtherewithyourmobilephone?

W:Tmmoblogging!⑧

M:Moblogging?Whatdoesthatmean?

W:Oh,mobloggingisacombinationoftheword“mobile”and“blogging”.It'sanother

formofblogging.UserscanpublishblogentriestotheWebfromamobilephoneorother

mobiledevices.®

M:Soundsinteresting!Thatmustbeveryconvenient.

W:Yes,you'reright.IcanblogwhereverandwheneverI*monthemove.It'sespeciallygood

whenPmonabusinesstripandmylaptophappenstobeawayfromme.®

M:Howcanyoudothat?

W:Well,ifIsimplywanttowriteafewwords,Tilsendthembyemailoreditthemallfromthe

cellphonebrowser.

M:Whatifyouwanttopublishsomephotos?

W:ThenI'llshootsomepictures,resizetheimagesanduploadthemwithtextdescriptionsto

myblog.

M:Isee.Mobloggingmusthavedoneagreatfavorforhabitualbloggerslikeyou.

W:Youbet!

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W:Terrible.Howaboutpeople'slives?

M:Fortunately,nopersondied.

W:That'sgreat.Itseemsthatthetyphoonisnotasbadastheearthquake.

M:Yeah.Theearthquakeisoneoftheworstnaturaldisastersintheworld.®

W:That'swhymanypeoplediedintheearthquake.

M:Well,ChinaislocatedontheEurasianplate,whereearthquakeshappenfrequently

duetotheearth'splatesknockingagainsteachother.©

W:Oh,Chinahasbeenhitbyseveralbigearthquakesduringitslonghistory.

M:Yeah,we'veexperiencedthe8.0magnitudeearthquakeinWenchuan.®

W:We'reallfamiliarwithnaturaldisasters,butwestillfeelweakwhenwefaceWenchuan

earthquake.

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dowhatevertheycan.Lifeisthemostimportantcomparedwithanythingelse.

W:That'sthepoint.Loveamonghumanbeingsisnotlimitedbythegeography.

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W:AreyouOK,Chuck?Youlookpale.

M:Tmfine,Katherine.IjuststayeduplatelastnightworkingonmyChinese.®

W:Oh,youpoorthing.Youknowwhat?IfoundanewwaytolearnChineseanditworksvery

well.

M:Youdid?Dotellme.I'vespentallthesemonthstryingtolearnsomethingnew

aboutit,butVvemadelittleprogress!⑭

W:Sure.I'mlearningChinesethroughsongs.®

M:Soyou'relearningChinesesongs?

W:Youcansaythat.Icanactuallysingsomeofthemnow.

M:That'sarealachievement.Howdidyoudothat?

W:IstartbylisteningtothesongafewtimesandafterseveraltimesIamabletofollowthe

singer.

M:Itmakessense.

W:Itdoes.I'velearnedsomeChinesefolksongsthisway.Theyareclearlypresentedandeasy

tofollow.

M:Can1joinyou,Katherine?Idowanttohaveatry.

W:Whynot?Idownloadedabeautifulsongtheotherday.Wecanlearnittogethernow.

M:Great.DoyouthinkweneedaChinesedictionary?

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