2023届高考英语模拟冲关卷(六)（含答案）

高考模拟冲关卷（六）

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.HowmuchmoredoesJaneneedforthephone?

A.680dollars.B.550dollars.C.130dollars.

2.Whatwillthewomandofirstthisafternoon?

A.Watchafootballgame.B.Goshopping.C.Visithermother.

3.Wherewasthecarbeforehittingthewoman?

A.Onthesideoftheroad.B.Onthemainroad.C.Ontherightroad.

4.What'stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.B.Fatheranddaughter.C.Classmates.

5.Whydoesthemanfeeldisappointed?

A.BecauseheispoorinEnglish.B.BecauseheenviesLisa'sprize.C.Becausehefailedinthe

competition.

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.Whenwastheflightsupposedtotakeoff?

A.At9a.m.B.At10a.m.C.At1p.m.

7.Whatwillthespeakersfailtodobecauseoftheflightdelay?

A.Tourthecity.B.Attendameeting.C.Boardanotherplane.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whydoesthemanwanttomoveout?

A.Hewantstolivealone.B.Hehasgotajob.C.Hehasrentedaflat.

9.Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?

A.Enjoystoriesinthenewspaper.

B.Readthewantads.

C.Breakawayfromhisfamily.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Inwhatlanguageistheoperausuallysung?

A.ChineseorEnglish.B.GermanorFrench.C.ItalianorFrench.

11.Howmanylanguagescanthemanspeak?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.

12.Whatwillthetwospeakersdonext?

A.Watchanopera.B.Talkabouttheperformers.C.Learnanewlanguage.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Howdidsomeyoungerkidsfeelatfirst?

A.Nervous.B.Lonely.C.Unhappy.

14.Whatdidthekidsthinkoftheguide?

A.Disappointing.B.Satisfying.C.Boring.

15.Whichactivityisthekids'favorite?

A.Sailing.B.Horse-riding.C.Barbecuing.

16.Whatdidthekidshopetodonextyear?

A.Learnfromeachother.B.Gocampingagain.C.Avoidsuchactivities.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatistheprojectintendedfor?

A.Helpingstudentsprepareforthereallife.

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B.Showinghowtowriteagoodapplication.

C.Gettingstudentstoknowofsomegoodjobs.

18.Howcantheheadmastermakestudentsexcited?

A.Byprovidingsuitablejobsforstudents.

B.Byorderingteacherstoexplaintheproject.

C.Byannouncingtheprojectnewsclearly.

19.Whowillhelpstudentstowritetheapplicationletters?

A.Ateacher.B.Theheadmaster.C.Amemberofthecommittee.

20.Whatisthelaststepoftheproject?

A.Listingsuitablejobs.B.Collectingstudents'opinions.C.Askingstudentstoberesponsible.

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

AlthoughtheBeijing2022WinterOlympicsandParalympicsended,whattheyhaveleftusisstillpushing

sportsdevelopmentforward.Thevenues（场地）fortheBeijing2022WinterOlympicsandParalympicsbelong

notonlytoathletes-theybelongtoeveryonewholovessports.Withthefollow-upplansreadytokickoff,the

publicwillsoonbeabletoenjoythesevenues.

TheNationalAquaticsCenter

AlsoknownastheWaterCube,theNationalAquaticsCenterstagedswimmingeventsattheBeijing2008

SummerOlympics.ItwaslatertransformedintotheIceCubeforcurlingeventsatBeijing2022.The

transformationprojectenablesthevenuetoswitchbetweenaquatic（水上的）andicesports.Thecompetitionarea

attheIceCubewillopenforpublicvisits.TheOlympic-standardicesheetsandvisualpartsofBeijing2022will

bekeptbeforeitturnsbackintoaswimmingpoolinthesummer.Therewillalsobemoreinternationaleventsand

trainingprogramsintroducedaspartofitsplanforfutureuse.

TheNationalAlpineSkiingCenter

InBeijing'sYanqingdistrict,theNationalAlpineSkiingCenterhasalsoexperiencedsomeadjustments.The

OlympictracksatthetopofthemountainwillbekeptforWorldCupraces,whilethelowerandflatterareaswill

beexpandedfbrpublicrecreationalcourses.Similarpost-Gamesadjustmentsandtransformationsaretakingplace

attheNationalCross-CountrySkiingCenterandNationalBiathlonCenterinZhangjiakou.

TheShougangIndustrialPark

HometotheheadquartersoftheBeijing2022OrganisingCommittee,theShougangIndustrialParkhas

becomeanewdestinationforsportsandculturalevents,exhibitionsandtourism.Todiversifybusinessatthepark,

additionalparkinglots,retailoutlets（零售店）andexhibitionspacesarebeingplanned.

21.Whichsportsvenuecanbeswitchedbetweenaquaticandiceevents?

A.TheNationalAquaticsCenter.B.TheShougangIndustrialPark.

C.TheNationalAlpineSkiingCenter.D.TheNationalCross-CountrySkiingCenter.

22.WhatisspecialabouttheShougangIndustrialPark?

A.ItcanholdWorldCupraces.B.Itisalsoaspotforexhibitions.

C.Itwillberebuiltforpublicrecreation.D.Ithasbeenturnedintoatrainingcenter.

23.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthepassage?

A.Toencourageyoungpeopletoenjoywintersports.

B.Tostresstheimportanceoftransformingthevenues.

C.Toinformthepublichowthevenueswillbereused.

D.TotellthepublicwhathasbeenleftaftertheGames.

B

ZeaTongeman,a14-year-oldstudent,whoiscrazyabouttheInternet,appliedtechnologytocreatean

applicationthatencouragespeopletorecyclerubbishwhilehavingfun.

Zeawasreallyinspiredwhensheattended“LittleMissGeekDay”,aneventthataimsatmakingtechnology

moreaccessibleandappealingtoyoungwomenandinspiringthemtoconsidertechnologycareers.Soonafter,she

entered“AppsfbrGood",acompetitionthatencouragesstudentstocreatepositivechangethroughtechnology.

Teamingupwithherfriend,JordanStirbu,shelaidthefoundationsforthe44JazzyRecycling”.

The“JazzyRecycling,,applicationisdesignedtoencourageyoungpeopletorecyclerubbishmore,which

winsthefavoroftheyouth.Itturnswastedisposalintoagameandhelpsyoufindplacestorecycleit.Thenyou

scanwhatyouneedtorecycle,shareit,andgetrewardssuchasshoppingvouchers（代币券）andgamestobe

unlockedforwhatyouhaverecycled.

Tappingintotheteenenthusiasmforsharingeverylittleaspectoftheirdailylifeonsocialmedia,recycling

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effortscanbesharedtooasafungameamongfriends,whichcanmakemorepeopletakepartinrecycling

activities.

ZeaexplainswhysheisaddictedtotheInternetandhowtechnologyhaschangedherideasaboutthefuture,

“Iusedtothinktechnologywasjustfixingcomputersandusingsmartphones;Ihavebecomeverytiredofjust

usingwhatisavailable.IhavediscoveredanothersideofitandthatIcanmaketechnologyofmyown.”

Infact,ZeaTongemanhastakentheideaofrecyclingseriouslyandhopesallherfellowhumanbeingswould

giveitaseriousthought.ThisteengirlfromtheUnitedKingdomhasmadeuseofcomputerprogrammingto

createherownappthatwouldencouragepeopletogorecyclingfbrabetterworld.

24.Whatis"LittleMissGeekDay"intendedtodo?

A.Toinspirestudentstogorecycling.B.Toencouragestudentstocreatemore.

C.Tointroducesomefamousyoungladies.D.Togetgirlsinterestedandinvolvedintechnology.

25.Howdoesthe“JazzyRecycling“applicationappealtotheyoung?

A.Itcombinesrecyclingwithfun.B.Itoffersmoneytothosewhorecyclerubbish.

C.Itraisestheirawarenessofwastedisposal.D.Itprovidesvarietiesofconvenientservices.

26.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesZeaTongeman?

A.Considerate.B.Generous.C.Creative.D.Modest.

27.WhatcanwelearnfromTongeman'sstory?

A.Teenagershaveatalentfbrcreatingapps.

B.Technologyplaysasignificantroleineducation.

C.Competitionsinspireteenagerstoachievesuccess.

D.Youngsterscanmakeadifferenceintheirownways.

C

Whenlearningaforeignlanguage,mostpeoplefallbackontraditionalmethods:reading,writing,listening

andrepeating.ButBrianMathias'researchteamfoundoutthatifyougesturewithyourarmswhilestudying,you

canrememberthevocabularybetter,evenmonthslater.

AsMathiasdescribes,theyhad22German-speakingadultslearnatotalof90inventedartificialwordsover

fourdays.Whilethetestsubjectsfirstheardthenewvocabulary,theywereshownavideoofapersonmakinga

gesturethatmatchedthemeaningoftheword.Whenthewordwasrepeated,thesubjectsperformedthegesture

themselves.Fivemonthslater,theywereaskedtotranslatethevocabularytheyhadlearnedintoGerman.Those

whoperformedbetteronthetaskshowedthehigherlevelofactivityintheirmotorcortex-thepartofthebrain

thatisresponsibleforourbodymovements.Theresearchersconcludedthatthemotorcortexcontributedtothe

translationofthevocabularylearnedwithgestures.Theeffectdidnotoccurwhenthesubjectswereonly

presentedwithmatchingpicturesinsteadofgestures.

AnotherresearchgroupledbyLeipzighadyoungadultsandeight-year-oldchildrenlistentonewvocabulary

forfivedays,pairedwithmatchingpicturesorvideosofgestures.Aftertwomonths,thetwomethodswerestill

tied.Butaftersixmonths,theadultsbenefitedmorefromthegesturesthanthepictures,whilethechildrenwere

helpedequallybyboth.

Butitisnotonlythemotorcomponentitselfthatpromoteslearning.Themeaningconveyedbythegesture

alsofiguresin."Ithinkweunderusegestureinourclassrooms,“SusanGoldin-Meadowsays."Good

teachersandgoodlistenersuseit,butnotalwaysinasystematicway.Othersdon'tnecessarilybringitintothe

class-anditcouldbeusedmoreoftenandmoreeffectively.

28.WhatisthefindingofBrianMathias*research?

A.Translationhelpsvocabularybuilding.B.Motorcortexinterpretsbodylanguage.

C.Gesturesfacilitatevocabularylearning.D.Memoryimproveswithregularpractice.

29.WhatdoesLeipzig'sresearchtellusaboutlanguagelearning?

A.Adultsandchildrenareequallyefficientlearners.

B.Pictureshavelittleinfluenceonlanguagelearning.

C.Picturesarefoundmorehelpfulthanvideosforchildren.

D.Benefitsofgesturesaremoreevidentinadultsinthelongrun.

30.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"figuresin,,inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Makesadeal.B.Playsapart.C.Takesachance.D.Givesawarning.

31.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestteachersdointheclassroom?

A.Makebetteruseofgestures.B.Teachlisteninginasystematicway.

C.Abandontraditionalteachingmethods.D.Dosomeacademicresearchesonteaching.

D

Ifyourfriendsarehappy,itturnsoutthatyou'remorelikelytobehappytoo.Ifyourfriendsareoverweight,

thattooupstheoddsyou'llpackonthepounds.Thoseeffectshavebeenshowninstudies.Andnowresearchers

haveidentifiedanotherseeminglycontagiousquality:exercise.

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Theinvestigatorsanalyzedtherunningactivityofmorethanamillionindividualsworldwidewhousedan

exercisetrackingdeviceforfiveyears.Andtheyusedweatherpatternsasawaytorandomlyexaminedifferent

partsofthatglobalnetwork.

“Ifithappenstobeareallynicedayout,sunnyandnottoohot,nottoocool,peoplewillliketorunmore,

saysSinanAral,acomputationalsocialscientistatMIT."Ifit'sarainydayandcold,peoplewouldratherstayin.^^

Andsincedifferentcitieshavedifferentweatherpatterns,hesays,thisnaturalexperimentallowedthemto

ask:DoesarainydayinNewYorkaffectrunninginSanDiego?”IftheweatherinNewYorkcauseschangesin

therunningbehaviorinSanDiego,itcanreallyonlybehappeningthroughpeerinfluencesofthefriendswholive

betweenNewYorkandSanDiego.^^

Andthatisexactlywhatheandhiscolleaguesaw:Thebehaviorofonecity*srunnerscouldindeedaffectthe

behaviorofrunnersinanothersociallyconnectedcity.ThestudyisinthejournalNatureCommunications.Afew

factsseemthatwomentendedtobeinfluencedmorebythefemalerunnersintheirnetworks.Andlessactive

runnerstendedtoinfluencemoreactiverunnerstorunmore,butnotsomuchtheotherwayaround.Still,this

couldbevaluableinformationforhealthprofessionals.Ifyourprescription（处方）ismoreexercise,thedoctors

mightwanttowriteaprescriptionforyourfriendsandfamily,too.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordinthefirstparagraphprobablymean?

A.Spreadamongpeople.B.Dislikedbypeople.

C.Valuedbypeople.D.Motivatedamongpeople.

33.What'stheresultoftheglobalnetworkinvestigation?

A.Peoplelikerunninginpleasantweather.

B.Yourfriendsandyousharesimilarhabits.

C.Youtendtorunwhileyourfriendsarerunning.

D.PeopleinNewYorkandSanDiegolikerunning.

34.Whenareactivewomenrunnerslikelytoruninthestudy?

A.Anactivemalefriendisrunning.B.Alessactivefemalefriendisrunning.

C.Theirfriend'scityweatherisfine.D.Healthprofessionalsarerunning.

35.Whatcanbethesuitabletitleforthetext?

A.RunMoreifTogetherB.RunningforSocialConnections

C.RuninDifferentCitiesD.RunwithFamilies

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。

Studyingsmarter,notlonger,mattersnowmorethanever,withstudentsinmanycountrieshavingtomanage

theirtimeandstudymoreontheirown.36Thegoodnews:Sciencepointstoonesthatreallywork.

Usepictures.Payattentiontodrawings,graphics,chartsandothervisualaidsinyourclassmaterials,

psychologistMarkMcDanielsays.u37Andiftherearen'tpictures,creatingthemcanbereally,really

useful.^^

Findexamples.Abstractconceptscanbehardtounderstand.Ittendstobefareasiertoformamentalimage

ifyouhaveaconcreteexampleofsomething,psychologistCynthiaNebelsays.Forinstance,sourfoodsusually

tastethatwaybecausetheycontainanacid.38Butifyouthinkaboutalemonorvinegar,itseasierto

understandandrememberthatacidsandsournessgotogether.

39PsychologistNateKomelludefinitelydidcram（突击准备）"beforebigtestswhenhewasa

student.Hestillthinksit'sagoodideatostudythedaybeforeabigtest.Butresearchshowsit'sabadideatocram

allyourstudyingintothatday.Instead,allowtimebetweenstudysessionsandyou'lllearnandremember

materialsbetter.

Digdeeper.It'shardtorememberastringoffactsandfiguresifyoudon'tpushfurther.Askwhythingsarein

acertainway.Howdidtheycomeabout?Whydotheymatter?Psychologistscallthiselaboration."It'saskinga

lotofhowandwhyquestionsaboutit,“Nebelsays.40

Tryaddingjustonenewstudyskilleachweekortwo.Itmayseemoddatfirst.But,aftertwoweeks,itwill

becomeanormalthing.

A•Rereadbooksandnotes.

B.Spaceoutyourstudying.

C.Theyreallyboostyourmemoryofthematerial.

D.Yetmanystudentshaveneverlearnedthoseskills.

E.Inotherwords,don'tjusttakefactsatfacevalue.

F.Onitsown,thatconceptmightbehardtoremember.

G.It'sliketellingstudentstolearntoswimby'justswimming^^.

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。

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Ilookedoutofthedoorofmy100-year-oldhouseandsawmynewlybuiltgarden.Irealizednothingis

rubbish.Iwasfullof41andappreciation.

I42tolookatthethingsthatweusuallythinkofas43—plasticbags,pollutedwater,rubber

bands,andnewspapers,clothesandfurniturewe44.Ialsobegantothink,actandliveaccordingtoabelief

thatallthingshavethe45ofbeingreusedaslongaswetryto46it.AndIexploredtheworthof

47.Imeanrecyclingisn'tjustabout48rubbishlikeputtingglassandpaperin49bins.Italso

requirescreativity,commitmentandevenlove.

Myneighborswouldputtheautumn50bytheroadsidetobepickedupbythegarbagetruck.Thisdidn't

51inwithmynewfoundconceptofrecyclingtrash,soImadeanew52withmovingboxesandput

upa53saying,“Dump（倾倒）leaveshere”.Iwatchedcarefullythroughtheautumnasmyneighbors

54theleavesinthenewgardenandIalsowateredtheleaves55withrainwaterandcollecteddogs*

wasteasfertilizer.ThenI56flowerseeds.Finally,Ihadanew57garden,fullofcolorfulflowers.

Nothinghastobereally58.Ifyoutryhardenough,everythingcanberecycled.Ievenusedmy

bathwatertowatermygarden,thoughitmightbealittle59formyfriends.ButIthinkifweallcanturn

waste,sometimesalittledirty,into60,theworldwillbeamuchbetterplace.

A.joyA.joyB.sympathyC.doubtD.regret

42.A.refusedB.hesitatedC.likedD.started

43.A.wealthB.garbageC.investmentsD.necessities

44.A.packedupB.broughtupC.threwawayD.gaveaway

45.A.valueB.requestC.confusionD.consequence

46.A.ownB.findC.forgetD.lose

47.A.collectingB.recoveringC.recyclingD.competing

48.A.sortingB.pickingC.spottingD.recording

49.A.uniformB.brokenC.limitlessD.separate

50.A.fruitB.riceC.leavesD.vegetables

51.A.compareB.dealC.communicateD.fit

52.A.platformB.gardenC.pictureD.schedule

53.A.buildingB.tentC.signD.show

54.A.piledB.polishedC.decoratedD.cleaned

55.A.unwillinglyB.hardlyC.seriouslyD.casually

56.A.submittedB.sowedC.removedD.reserved

57.A.smellyB.annoyingC.imaginaryD.attractive

58.A.uselessB.carelessC.pricelessD.defenseless

59.A.pleasantB.vividC.violentD.disgusting

60.A.troubleB.treasureC-terrorD.trade

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分小分)

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。

IvanaisaninternationalstudentfromTsinghuaUniversity.Borninthemiddleofwar,she61.

(force)tomovetoSerbiawithherfamily.Afterthewar,shereturnedtoBosniawhereshewas62.

(unfortunate)raisedbyasingleparent.Hermotherwastheonlyfigure63.providedthingsfbrherand

kepther64.therighttrack.

DuringtheCOVID-19outbreak,shegotthebestopportunity65.(understand)China.Shesaw

66.(million)ofpeopleunitedwithonegoal——towinthebattleagainstCOVID-19.Shehasneverseen

suchdedicationfromanation,67.(turn)thingsforthebetterbysacrificingpersonalconvenience.

Overthepastyear,shehasbeenactivelyengagedinsearchinginternationalconnectionsin68.

healthcareindustry,firstfbrChinaandlateronfbrherowncountry.Thankstothenetworkshebuiltthrough

Tsinghua,shewasabletoorganizedonationofpersonalprotectiveequipmentforbothChinaandherowncountry.

“Everygraduatingstudenthastheirownuniqueexperiencesandstories,“Ivanasaidatthegraduation

ceremony,"butIbelieveweallhavehada69.(reward)experienceinTsinghua."Shewouldverymuch

liketoextendhergratitudetoTsinghuaUniversity,totheChinesegovernment,andtothegreatcivilizationwith

the70.(wise)ofself-disciplineandsocialcommitment.

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。

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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。

Lastweekend,myclassparticipatedinaunforgettablepickingeventonafarm.

Surroundingbyhills,thefarmlookedlikeagiantpark,withsweetflowers,tastyfruitsorsingingbirds.In

arrival,wewerewarmlywelcomedbysomefarmers.Wequicklysetoutpicksomepeachesandoranges.Some

fruitshungsohighthatwehadtoworktogethertopickit.Itprovedthepowerofteamworks.Then,anexpert

givesusalectureonhowtoplantfruitsproperly.Welearnedalotfromthelecture.

Howasignificantandrewardingeventitwas!Wecouldn'tbemorehappier!

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华，听说英国朋友John所在的篮球队获得了学校篮球比赛的冠军。请你给他写一封电子邮

件，内容包括：

1.祝贺获奖；

2.肯定付出；

3.期待见面交流。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearJohn,

Yours,

LiHua

高考模拟冲关卷（六）

第一部分

听力材料

Text1

M:Jane,I'veheardyouplantobuyanewsmartphone.

W:Yes,butIhaven*tsavedenough.Thephonecosts680dollars,butIhave550.Mysistersaidshewould

helpme.

Text2

M:Shallwegotowatchafootballgamethisafternoon?

W:Ican'tagreemore.ButIhavetogotothegroceryfirsttopickupsomedrinksandeggsformymother.

Text3

M:Madam,don'tpanic.Couldyoutellmehowtheaccidenthappened?

W:Iwasridingabikealongthesideoftheroadwhenacaronthemainroadturnedrightandknockedme

downoffthebike.Ididn'tseeituntilithitme.

Text4

W:WithTeachers*Dayaroundthecorner,ImissMr.Right.Hetreateduslikehischild.

M:Metoo.IrememberhetookcareofmewhenIwasill.

Text5

M:LisawinsfirstprizeintheEnglishcompetition.

W:Really?That'swonderful.I'msohappyforher.

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M:ButIalwaysfeeldisappointed.IhavemanyproblemswithEnglishlearning.

Text6

M:Carol,youlookworried.Why?

W:Lookatthescreen.

M:Whatishappening?

W:OurflighttoSydneywillbedelayedfor3hours,sonowitwon'tdepartuntil1p.m.Butwehavea

meetingatnight.

M:Thatshouldn'tbeaproblem.Themeetingdoesn'tbeginuntil8o*clockintheevening.Butwehave

anotherproblem.

W:Whatisit?

M:Wewon'thavetimetotakeatourofthecity.Ihavebeenlookingforwardtoitforalongtime.

W:Whatapity!However,wecanlookarounditnexttime.

Text7

M:Mom,Iwanttomoveout.

W:Itsoundsgreattome,kid.Whatkindofjobdidyoufind?

M:Job?

W:Yes,job.Ifyou'regoingtoliveonyourown,youhavetopayfortherentandeverythingelse.

M:IthoughtIcouldjustgetyouandDadtopayforanapartment.

W:Whenyoumoveout,yourfatherandIaren'tpayingyourrent,youngman.Getajob.

M:YouYeright.IfI'mgoingtoliveonmyown,Ihavetobeindependent.

W:Well,thenewspaperisoverthere.

Text8

W:WouldyouliketogototheGrandTheatrewithme?Herearetwoticketsforanoperathere.

M:That'sgreat.HaveyoueverbeentotheGrandTheatrebefore?

W:No,butIheardit'safamousandbeautifultheatre.

M:Isittruethattheoperaissunginaforeignlanguage?

W:Yes,usuallyinItalianorFrench.

M:Notgoodforme.Asyouknow,IcanonlyspeakEnglishandalittleGermanbesidesmymothertongue.

IcanhardlyspeakItalianandFrench.

W:Itdoesn'tmatter.Theactorsalsotellthestorywiththeirmoves.

M:Soundsgood,butI'mstillafraidIcan'tunderstand.

W:Takeiteasy.Musicisauniversallanguage.

M:Yes,themusicissupposedtobebeautiful.

Text9

W:Iamtoldthatyoutooksomekidstogocampinglastweek,didyou?

M:Yes,itlastedthreedays.

W:Didthechildrenenjoytheholidaycamporweretheyhomesick?

M:Well,Imustadmitsomeoftheyoungerkidswereabitunhappybecausethey*dneverbeenaway

fromtheirhomeontheirownbefore.Butsoontheyrecovered.Attheend,theyevendidn*twanttogohome.

W:Whatsortsofthingsdidyoudowiththem?

M:Thereweresometrips,includingavisittoHardwickHall.Thatwaswhatwedidonthefirstday.Ithink

theyexpectedittobeboring,especiallywhentheyheardthatwasaguidedtour.Buttheywerewrong,

fortheguidewasinteresting.Hisstoriesreallymadethehistoryofthecastlealive.

W:Icanimagineit.Bytheway,whatsortsofsportsactivitiesdidyoudo?

M:Alot.Sailing,climbing,horse-ridingandthelike.Onthelastdaywehadabarbecue,whichwastheir

favorite.Thekidslikeditverymuch.Theyallhopedtocomeagainnextyear.

W:Thatsoundsinterestingandimpressive.

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