统考版2024届高考英语二轮专项分层特训卷高考模拟冲关卷二

高考模拟冲关卷（二）

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.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inastore.B.Athome.C.Inarestaurant.

2.Whoistheman'sbrother?

A.Jason.B.Harry.C.David.

3.Whatwillthewomando?

A.Visittheschool.B.Givefirstaid.C.Writeanarticle.

4.What'swrongwiththeman，smother?

A.Shehasapoordiet.B.Shehasgotillseriously.C.Shehasapoor

appetite.

5.Whenwillstudentsgather?

A.Atabout4：00.B.Atabout4：10.C.Atabout4：30.

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.WhatsubjectdoesMs.Pattyteach?

A.History.B.Physics.C.Maths.

7.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutMs.Patty?

A.Sheiskind-hearted.B.Sheisstrict.C.Sheishumorous.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.WhatisthewomangoingtodonextSundayevening?

A.Gotothebeach.B.Seethefireworks.C.Haveabarbecue.

9.WhydoesthemanrefusethewomanJsinvitation?

A.Hehasadinnerplanwithhisfriends.

B.Hehasanimportantprojecttofinish.

C.Hehastoattendtohisparents.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Wheredoesthewomanprobablylive?

A.California.B.Florida.C.Texas.

11.WhathasgivenCaliforniaabighitrecently?

A.Ahurricane.B.Afire.C.Anearthquake.

12.HowmanyhousesdidHurricaneAndrewdestroyinFlorida?

A.85.B.200.C.30,000.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.How'stheweatherinLijiang?

A.Cold.B.Warm.C.Rainy.

14.Wheredoesthewomanwanttogo?

A.Lijiang5soldtown.B.TheYulongSnowMountain.C.TheForbiddenCity.

15.WhatdoesthemanthinkofthewomanJsthought?

A.It'spractical.B.It'sinteresting.C.It'sunwise.

16.Whatdaydoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Tuesday.B.Wednesday.C.Thursday.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatshouldavolunteerdo?

A.Makethebed.B.Cookmeals.C.Organizeactivities.

18.Whatisthemostimportantqualityforvolunteers?

A.Apositiveattitude.B.Aloveofworkingwithchildren.C.Fullof

energy.

19.Whatisarequirementfornewstaff?

A.Attendingatrainingcourse.B.Havingpreviousexperience.

C.Beinguniversitystudents.

20.Howwillvolunteersapplyforthejob?

A.Bymakingaphonecall.B.Bycompletingtheonlineform.C.Bywriting

aletter.

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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

HiddenLondon:theExhibition

Visitan“abandoned“Tubestationanddiscoverwhatsecretsarehiddenbeneath

ourbusystreetsinournewHiddenLondonexhibitionatLondonTransportMuseum!

HiddenLondon:theExhibitiontakesyouonajourneyofsomeofLondon，smost

secretspacesintheworld5soldestundergroundsystem.These“forgotten“parts

oftheTubenetworkhaveincrediblestoriesofBritain5swartimepast.

Youcanenjoythelargestnumberofrarephotosandobjectsfromdisused

stationsthathavebeenbroughttogetherinonelocation.

DiscoverstoriesabouthowChurchilltookshelterattheheightoftheBlitz

deepundergroundatDownStreetstation.SeehowshelterersliveddownatClapham

SouthUndergroundStation,wheretheysleptandhowtheykeptentertained.

YoucanalsoexploreotherlocationsthatwehaverecreatedinourGlobal

Gallery,includingthehistoricabandonedtickethallatAldwychTubeStationwith

anoriginal1930sticketoffice.

Theexhibitionuncoverswhythese"lost"partsoftheUndergroundnetwork

exist.Changesinpopulation,economicprioritiesandpoliticalpressureshaveall

ledtospacesbeingabandoned.Buttheyrarelystaythatway.Whilesomesections

oftheTubesystemlie“forgotten”,manyhavebeenrepurposedfornewactivities

andareusedforspecialHiddenLondontours,growingsaladleaves,andforfilming

locations,includingCharingCross,whichfeaturedinSkyfall(2012).

AdmissionCharges：

ChildTicket：FREE

AdultTicket:£16.50perticket

ReducedTicket:£15.50perticket

Reducedpriceappliestoseniorcitizens(60+)andvisitorswithdisabilities.

OpeningTimes：

Everyday:10：00〜18：00

Lastentry:17：15

Address:39WellingtonStreet,CoventGarden,London

21.Whatcanvisitorsdoattheexhibition?

A.Admireacollectionofphotos.B.Buyticketsinadesertedhall.

C.Growvegetablesunderground.D.Liveashelteredlifeinwartime.

22.Whichstationwasusedasafilmset?

A.Aldwych.B.DownStreet.C.CharingCross.D.ClaphamSouth.

23.Howmuchshouldakidwithgrandparentsbothaged57payfortheadmission?

A.£31.B.£33.C.£46.5.D.£49.5.

B

ColletteDivitto,wasbornin1990withDownsyndrome(唐氏综合征)butsheis

farfromdisabled.Thiswomanchanneledherpassionforbakingintoacookiebusiness

withaglobalmissiontochangetheworld,onecookieatatime.

BasedinBoston,Massachusetts,hercompanywasfoundedin2015.Although

shedidn，tplanonbeingabusinessowner,shereallycreatedjobsfordisabledpeople

withalltypesofabilities.Shesaidthatsheopenedthebakeryafterreceiving

numerousjobinterviewrejections,oftenbeingtoldshewasnot“agoodfit”for

thecompany."Itwassadanditwashard,“shesaid."Tome,itfeltlikethey

didn'tlikemeatallbecauseofwhoIam.Noonewouldhireme,soIdecidedto

openmyownbusiness.”

Thepathtosuccesswasn，teasy.Divitto5smotherRosemaryAlfredodidn，t

wantherdaughtertothinkofherselfasdifferentfromherclassmates.Butthis

changedwhenDivittowasinthefourthgradeandwasbulliedbyaboyinherclass

whostartedcallingher“DownSyndrome”.Hermotherhadtohaveaconversation

withheraboutwhatitmeantandfromthenon,Divittoworkedhardtobefullyaccepted

atschool.

Divittoisnotrestingonherlaurels(荣誉).Abigpartofhercompany，smission

istohelppeoplewithdisabilitiesfindjobs.Sheisalsotheauthoroftwo

children，sbooksandshewasfeaturedinthedocumentaryBornforBusiness,about

pioneerswithdisabilities.Divittoalsorunsanonprofitorganization.

Herfirstpriorityistoletpeoplestartseeingabilitiesinthephysically

disadvantagedandtoemploythe82percentofthepeoplewithdisabilitieswhoare

capableofworkingbutcannotfindjobs.Withherdriveandvision,Divittoissure

tobeasuccess.

24.WhatdroveDivittotostartherownbusiness?

A.Thedesiretohelpothers.B.Thefailuretofindajob.

C.Theprospectofthebakery.D.Thepassionforbaking.

25.WhatcanwelearnaboutDivittofromParagraph4?

A.Sheattemptstobeapioneer.B.Sheaimstoassistthedisabled.

C.Shewantstoenlargeherbusiness.D.Sheplanstodirectadocumentary.

26.WhatconcernsDivittomostaboutthedisabled?

A.Equalhumanrights.B.Theirworkingconditions.

C.Chancesofself-development.D.Recognitionoftheirabilities.

27.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeDivitto?

A.Independentandstrict.B.Ambitiousandhumorous.

C.Determinedandresponsible.D.Outgoingandknowledgeable.

C

Anindividualfromanunknownhominid（人科）specieswalkedacrossafieldof

wet,volcanicashinwhatisnowEastAfricaaround3.66millionyearsago,leaving

behindahandfuloffootprints.

Thosefiveancientfootprints,largelyignoredsincetheywerepartlyunearthed

atTanzania'sLaetolisitein1976,showfeaturesofuprightwalkingbyahominid,

anewstudyfinds.Researchershadpreviouslyconsideredthemhardtoclassify,

becausetheypossiblywereproducedbyayoungbearthattookafewstepswhile

standing.Butthelatestanalysisrefutesthatsuggestion.

McNutt,DeSilva,whostartedthenewinvestigationasaDartmouthCollege

graduatestudent,andtheircolleaguesfullydugoutandcleanedthefiveLaetoli

footprintsinJune2019.Thentheymeasured,photographedand3-Dscannedtheancient

tracks.McNutt5sgroupfocusedontwofootprintsthatwereparticularly

well-preserved.Footshapes,sizes,andwalkingcharacteristicsoftheLaetoli

individualdifferedinvariouswaysfromthoseofotherhominidindividualsatthe

samesite.Theprintsalsodidn，tmatchthosefrommodernblackbearsandmodern

chimps（黑猩猩）walkingupright.

TheLaetoliindividualpossessedawider,morechimplikefootthanhumans,these

researcherssay.Itsbigtoe（脚趾）stuckoutslightlyfromthesecondtoe,butnot

tothedegreeobservedinchimps.Ononestep,theLaetoliindividual'sleftleg

crossedinfrontoftherightleg,leavingaleftfootprintdirectlyinfrontof

theprevioustrack.Peoplemaycross-stepinthiswaywhentryingtoregainbalance.

Andbearsandchimpsassumerelativelywidestandingduetokneeandotherbone

arrangementsthatpreventthemfromwalkingliketheLaetoliindividualandprobably

fromcross-stepping,thescientistssay.

Giventhatonlytwooftheancientfootprintsarecompleteenoughtoanalyze

thoroughly,thepossibilitythatachimpotherthanahominidmadetheLaetoli

footprintscan，tberuledout,saysWilliamHarcourt-Smith,ascientistatLehman

College.Butevidenceofcross-steppingisenoughtoprovethatitwasahominid

trackmaker,hesays.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“refutes“inParagraph2mean?

A.Objectsto.B.Supports.C.Putsforward.D.Criticizes.

29.Whydoresearchersthinkthefootprintswereunlikethoseofbearsorchimps?

A.Theyarelesschimplike.B.Theyhavetoesstickingout.

C・Theyshowrelativelywidestanding.D.Theypossessfeaturesof

cross-stepping.

30.WhatdoesWilliamthinkofthenewresearchfinding?

A.It'sconvincing.B.It，schallenging.C.It'sconfusing.D.It's

conflicting.

31.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Todescribeamajorevent.B.Toshareanewdiscovery.

C.Tointroduceanunknownspecies.D.Tosettleahugedisagreement.

D

Tetraplegicpatients(thosewhocan51movetheirupperorlowerbody)are

prisonersoftheirownbodies.Nowarobotarmistohelptheminteractwiththeir

world.ThisresearchwascompletedbyresearchersattheSwissFederalInstitute

ofTechnologyinLausanne(EPFL).ProfessorAudeBillardandJosedelR.Millan

workedtogethertocreateacomputerprogramthatcancontrolarobotusing

electricalsignalsfromapatient'sbrain.

First,theuserwearsanEEGcaptohavetheirelectricalsignalsinsidetheir

brainscanned(扫描)effectively,whicharetheninterpretedbythe

machine-learningalgorithm(算法).Thecomputerthensendssignalstotherobotarm

todeterminehowitmoves.Astherobotarmperformsamotion,thealgorithmis

lookingtogetfeedbackfromtheuserwhenitmakesamistake:perhapsitmovedtoo

fast,ortooviolently.Theendgoalisthattherobotcanlearntherightmovements

forataskinagivencontext.Forexample,youmightwantthearmtouseabitof

forcetothrowapaperball,butyoumightwantittobegentlerwhenputtingglass

bottles.

Intheteam5sresearch,theytrainedtherobotarmtopickupaglass.Thearm

wouldmovetowardstheglassandtheusers'brainwoulddecideiftheyfeltitwas

toocloseortoofaraway.Theprocessisrepeateduntiltherobotunderstandsthe

optimalroutefortheindividuaTspreference一nottooclosetobeariskbutnot

sofarawaytowastemovement.

“Traininganalgorithmtoreadbrainwavesinaconsistentfashionwasthemost

challengingpart,becausethebrainisnotonlyfocusedonthehandbutalso

processingmanyotherthings,“saidMillan."Thismeansouralgorithmwillnever

be100%accurate.

Theresearchershopetoeventuallyusetheiralgorithmtocontrolwheelchairs,

whichwouldallowpeopleinwheelchairstohavegreatercontrolovertheirmovements,

speedsandgeneralsafety.However,thisdoesrequireconsistencyovertimefrom

thealgorithm.

32.Whichparagraphmentionstheworkingprocess?

A.Paragraph1.B.Paragraph2.

C.Paragraph3.D.Paragraph4.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“optimal“inParagraph3mean?

A.Indirect.B.Best.C.Regular.D.Alternative.

34.Howcantheaccuracyofreadingbrainwavesbeimproved?

A.Bycontrollingpeople*sbrain.B.Byensuringgeneralsafety.

C.Byprocessingotherinformation.D.Bygainingdatacontinuously.

35.Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.ThisRobotArmCanReadYourMindB.RobotArmsControlYourMovement

C.AlgorithmFindsCureforTheDisabledD.Machine-learningAlgorithmCan

TrainRobots

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。

Howtodecoratewithwhatyouhave

Maybeyouaresomeonewhodoesnotbelieveinspendingtonsofmoneyonthings.

Afterall,DIYdoesworkwonders!Inanycase,thefactofthematteristhatmost

ofuswouldprefertospendalittlelessmoneyonourhomedecorations.36So,

let5sseewhatwecandotodecorateourhomeswiththelowestcost.

Createasplendidwall

Bycreatingasplendidwall,wedonotmeanbuildingone.Whatcreatingasplendid

wallmeansissimplydecoratingoneparticularwallinyourpreferredroomwithsome

thingsyoumightalreadyhave.Thesethingscouldincludetheamazingpieceof

artworkhanginginyourbedroom.37

Books!Books!Books!

Bookshavesattoolonginyourshelves,collectingallthatdust.38While

abookortwowouldcertainlypromotethecoffeetable5ssittinggrace,afew

carefullyplacedonescouldmakethedesksatyourhomefeelmoreinteresting.

Showmemoriesthataredeartoyou

Withinourlives,wewillfindthatwehavebeenwithsomeamazingpeople,visited

someamazingplacesandsharedsomegreattimes.39Whetheritisthefirst

paintingyourchildmadeorthefirstgiftyourpartnergaveyou,whynotrevisit

andhonoritaspartofyourhome?

Designaplatedisplay

40Theyhaveacontrastingshapeorcolorwiththeirsurroundings.So,

itistimetoaddsomeplatesyouhaverarelyusedtothewall!Notonlydoplate

displayslookabsolutelyfunagainstaplainwall,buttheycanalsogreatlyraise

theoverallplayfulnessofanydecorationsorcolorsaroundthem.

A.Itistimetointroducethemtotheirnewhomes.

B.Someobjectswehaveremindusofthosemagicalexperiences.

C.Thankfully,asthesayinggoes,“Thebestthingsinlifearefree.”

D.Someitemscanbetheeye-catchingpartsofyourhomedecoration.

E.Soit'sfuntoshareitwithothers,orevenrevisitit,inoursafeplace.

F.Oritcouldbeaspecialmirrorthatisstandinginyourhouse.

G.Anotherequallyimportantfactisthatdecorationsarealmostnecessary.

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。

Iamachampion.Ihavewonmedalsinthreedifferentsportsandwasproudto

representCanadaattheinternationallevelinbasketball.I41fivedays

aweek,workingwithtopqualitycoachesandmentalperformanceconsultantstobe

atmy42inmysport.Bytheway,allthatis43theSpecialOlympics.

Iwasbornwitha(n)44disability.TheolderIgot,the45it

becameformetokeepupwitheveryoneelse.46IjoinedintheSpecialOlympics,

Iwasshy,notconfidentanddidn，thavemanyfriendssoIfelt47.WhenI

gotthere,48,everyonewasveryencouraging,supportive,andletmebe

myselfwithoutbeing49.Now,Ihave50itallthewaytotheWorld

Games.BeingaSpecialOlympicsathlete51myprideanddignity.

rmheregivingthistalknotbecauseI'ma52case.Iamherebecause

thereisstillabig53withthewaymanypeopletreatpeoplelikeme.The

worlddoesnot54usaschampions.Notlongago,wewere55and

hiddenaway.Andintoomanycases,peoplewithintellectualdisabilitieslikeme

are56tothewiderpopulation.

Iamheretodaytochallengeyoutolookatusas57.Iamnolonger

hidden,andbullied.Now,IhavedreamsandachievementsinmysportandIam

58acareerasapersonaltrainer.Iwouldliketoleaveyouwithonefinal

thought."Sportshavethe59tochangetheworld."TheSpecialOlympics

aregivingusaplacetobeconfident,meetfriendsandgettofeellikeand60

champions.

41.A.trainB.saveC.playD.struggle

42.A.requestB.serviceC.bestD.expense

43.A.beyondB.underC.acrossD.through

44.A.emotionalB.intellectualC.psychologicalD.physical

45.A.earlierB.harderC.longerD.closer

46.A.UnlessB.WhileC.BeforeD.Because

47.A.leftoutB.takeninC.carriedawayD.pickedon

48.A.thusB.otherwiseC.besidesD.though

49.A.provedB.examinedC.judgedD.chosen

50.A.didB.madeC.gotD.put

51.A.reservesB.restoresC.recognizesD.removes

52.A.charityB.failureC.theoryD.test

53.A.problemB.advanceC.conflictD.change

54.A.rememberB.trustC.callD.see

55.A.respectedB.protectedC.avoidedD.controlled

56.A.invisibleB.inaccessibleC.irresistibleD.irrelevant

57.A.friendsB.peersC.athletesD.equals

58.A.riskingB.displayingC.operatingD.pursuing

59.A.goalB.powerC.honorD.duty

60.A.beatB.bearC.beD.back

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。

TheShangsiFestivalalsoknownastheDoubleThirdFestivalis61.

ancientChinesefestivalobservedonthethirddayofthethirdlunarmonth.In2018,

itwassetasChinaHuafuDaytoadvocatethe62.(elegance)traditional

Chineseclothes.ThefirsteventwascelebratedonApril18thatyearinXi'an.

TheShangsiFestival63.(celebrate)havechangedwiththetimes.

Thefeastbytheriver64.(add)intheHanDynasty.ItwasaftertheWei

andJinDynastiesthattheeventwasfixedonthethirddayofthethirdlunarmonth.

65.(interesting),thecalligrapherWangXizhifromtheEasternJinDynasty

wroteinhisLantingXuabout66.literarymencomposedpoetrywhiledrinking

fromcups67.(leave)floatingandmovingalongthewindingriver.Inthe

TangDynasty,peoplewentout68.(hold)ceremoniesandappreciateflowers

alongwindingstreams.AftertheMingandQingDynasties,thefestival,developed

69.aspringoutingfeaturinglivelyactivitieslikedriftingcups,drifting

eggs,hikingandeatingglutinousrice(糯米).TheShangsiFestivalfalls

70.closetotheQingmingFestivalthatmanyyoungpeopletodayonlyknow

aboutthelatter.

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(A),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。

WhenIbegantolearnGerman,itwasstruggle.Thewordsfeelstrangeonmytongue

andthegrammarswouldn，tstayinmyhead.Iwantedtogiveup,butmymumtoldmyself

learningalanguagewasn'tjustformyfuture.Itwasexerciseformybrain.The

moreIlearnedalanguage,sothemoremybrainwouldgrow.Irememberthatday

whenIsuddenlyfeltlikeGermanwasreallynolongaforeignlanguage.Ihadfinally

cometoaplacewhereIcouldthinkinthisforeignlanguagebutseetheworldfrom

adifferentlypointofview.IfeltasifIhadreachedthegoalIhadbeenfighting

with.Ifinallyunderstoodwhymymumhasencouragedmenottogiveup.

第二节书面表达(满分25分)

假定你是高三学生李华，你的外国笔友Steve询问你的大学专业选择意向，请根据以下

要点给他回一封邮件：

1.感谢对方关心；

2.你的选择及理由。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearSteve,

Yours,

LiHua

高考模拟冲关卷（二）

第一部分

听力材料

Text1

W:Wewerereallylucky.Wegotthelastavailabletablefortwo!Didyousee

thelonglinesbehindus?

M:Yeah,I'mgladthatwedidn，thavetowaitlong.I'mstarving!

Text2

W:Jason,Iwon51beabletoseeyouoffthisafternoon.Ihavetoattendaparent

meeting.

M:That'sOK.DavidtogetherwithmybrotherHarrywilltakemetotheairport.

Text3

M:Gladtoseeyouhere.I'vebeenwonderingifyoucanwriteanarticlefor

ourschoolnewspapertointroducesomefirstaidtreatments.

W:That'sagoodidea.JusttellmewhenIshouldhanditin.

Text4

W:Youseemnottobeyourself.Anythingwrong?

M:Iaccompaniedmymotherinhospitallastnight,almoststayingupthewhole

night.

W:Anythingserious?

M:Notreally.Allshehastodoisfollowastrictdiet.

Text5

W:Hey,Jimmy,whattimeistheopeningceremonythisafternoon?

M:It，ssupposedtobeginat4：30o'clock.Weneedgatherourstudentsabout

20minutesahead.

W:Ican，tagreemore.Iguesstheconferencewillatleasttakehalfanhour.

Text6

W:Hi,Mark.Whatclassdidyouhavejustnow?

M:Oh,Ms.Patty'shistoryclass.

W:Ms.Patty?Sheisreallysmartandknowsalotofdifferentthings.

M:Ican，tagreewithyoumore.Sheisthekindofteacheryoucantalktoreally

easily.

W:Oh,yes.Shespeakssoftly,soIlikeher.Inaddition,shehasagoodsense

ofhumor.

Text7

M:Susan,how，syoursummerbeensofar?Haveyoubeentothebeach?

W:Yes,Iwenttherelastweekend.Iwanttogoafewmoretimesbeforethesummer

isover.Whataboutyou?Doyouhaveanyplansfortherestofthesummer?

M:r11probablyhaveabarbecueortwo.I'dliketogotoanamusementpark

atleastonce.AndIwanttoseesomefireworks.

W:rmgoingtoseethefireworksattheparknextSundayeveningwithsome

friends.Whydon'tyoucomewithus?

M:NextSundayevening?Thanks,butIcan't.Ihaveagreedtohavedinnerwith

somefriends.T11probablyseethefireworkswithmyparentsattheendofAugust.

Text8

W:Becauseofalltheearthquakesandfires,peoplelivinginCalifornialike

mearecrazy.

M:That'sit,butbigearthquakeshappenonlyonceinawhile.

W:Thatisalreadytoomany.Abigearthquakeisaterribledisasterforthe

locals.

M:You，reright.Therehaveindeedhappenedalotoffires.

W:Arecentfiredestroyed85houses,killing11peopleandleavingmorethan

200homeless.

M:Still,it'ssaferthanFloridaandTexas.

W:Floridadoesn，thaveearthquakesandhaslessfires.

M:ButFloridajusthashurricaneseveryyearfromJunetoOctober.

W:Butmostofthosehurricanesareharmless.

M:Excuseme.HurricaneAndrewdestroyed30,000houses!

Text9

W:rmgladIbroughtmyjacketandscarfonthistrip.

M:Yes,Ididn，tknowLijiang,Yunnanprovincehassuchweatherinearlyautumn.

Whatwouldyouliketodotomorrow?

W:IreallythinkweshouldtakeatourofLijiang，soldtown.Itisregarded

asanotherVenicebecauseofmanybridgesandcanalsthroughthestreets.

M:IthinkweshouldgototheYulongSnowMountain.Don'tyouwantto