2023-2024学年江苏省南通市海安市十三校八年级（上）第二次段考英语试卷（12月份）

2023-2024学年度八上英语第二次阶段性测试(试卷总分：150分，测试时间：120分钟)第I卷(客观题共85分)一、听力(每小题1分，共20分)A.听对话，根据所听对话及问题选择正确答案。1.Whatdoestheboylikedoing?A． B． C．2.Wheredidn’tthegirlvisitinherholiday?A． B．C．3.Howwillthegirlgotothesciencemuseum?A．B．C．4.Whatanimaldoesn’tthemanlike?A． B． C．5.HowmaythewomangototheForestPark?A．Bybike. B．Bybus. C．Bytaxi.6.WhatdoyouthinkKittywillwearatthefashionshow?A．Jeans B．sportsclothes C．trainers7.Whatdayisittoday?A．Sunday B．Saturday C．Friday8.WhichisJim’sfavouriteseason?A．Spring. B．Summer. C．Autumn.9.WhatisMillie’sschoollifelike?A．Itisinteresting. B．Itisbusy. C．Itisboring.10.Whydoestheboystayinthelibrary?A．Becauseofthebadweather.B．Becauseheforgetsthetime.C．Becausethebookisinteresting.B.听对话和短文，根据所听对话和短文内容及问题选择正确答案。听第一段对话，回答第11至12小题。11.Whataretheytalkingabout?A．Tom’sproblem.B．Howtomakefriends.C．Max’sproblem.12.WhatwillTomprobablydo?A．Hewon’tbefriendswithMaxanymore.B．HewillhaveatalkwithMax.C．Hewilltalkwithhisfather.听第一篇短文，回答第13至15小题。WindyEnglishClub—aplacetoimproveEnglishTimeofthecoursesFromJuly3rdto13.TimeforclassesEvery14andFriday,from7:00p.m.to9:00p.m.CoursesReading,writtenEnglish,conversationandlisteningskills.ContactDavid:15.A．September3rd B．September29th C．NationalDayA．Monday B．Tuesday C．WednesdayA．8673425 B．8763425 C．8674325听第二篇短文，回答第16至20小题。WhywasMr.Leeafraidoftakingaplane?A．Hehadanaccidentbefore. B．Hereadalotofaccidents. C．Hislasttripbyplanewasn'tgood.17.WhowantedtotakeMr.Leeforaride?A．Hisfather. B．Hisboss. C．Hisfriend.18.HowwastheweatherwhenMr.Leegotontheplane?A．Itwassunny. B．Itwascloudy. C．Itwascold.19.HowdidMr.Leefeelwhentheplanestartedtomove?A．Hewasexcited. B．Hewasangry. C．Hewasafraid.20.WhatdidMr.Leeseeoutofthewindow?A．Sometrees. B．Someants. C．Somepeople.二、选择填空(每小题1分，共15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Xi’an,oneofChina’s______biggestcitiesin______WestChina,isfamousforitslonghistoryandmanyplacesofinterest.A./;/B.the;/C./;theD.the;the22.Ifyouwanttoknowfurtherinformation,youcanemailme______Tianmao@l63.com.orcallme_____A.on;at B.at;on C.in；atD.for；at23.—Redcrowncranesgetmoreandmorehelpfrompeople.—Yes,peopleinthereservesaredoingeverythingtheycan______thesebirds.A.tohelpB.helpC.helpingD.tohelping24.Thesentencestructureof“Ourteachersalwaysmaketheirclasseslively.”is______.A.S+V+OB.S+V+IO+DOC.S+V+DO+OCD.S+V+P25.—How'stheweathertomorrow?—It______becloudyorfoggy,whoknows?A.will B.may C.should D.must26.______animalsareindangerandtherewillbe______spaceforthemifwedon’ttakeanyaction.A.Moreandmore;moreandmoreB.Lessandless,;lessandlessC.Moreandmore;lessandlessD.Lessandless;moreandmore27.Ourgovernmentistryingtoprovidehomelesspeople______specialshelter______staypeacefully.A.with；to B.with；for C.for；to D.for；with28.Youcansee80%oftheworkers______mostofthework.Therestofthework______reallydifficult.A.isdoing;is B.aredoing;are C.aredoing;is D.isdoing;are29.______ofthegiantpandasisgetting______becausetheirlivingareasarebecomingfarmland.A.Thenumber,largerandlargerB.Anumber,largerandlargerC.Thenumber,smallerandsmallerD.Anumber,smallerandsmaller30.______getlostintheforest,we’dbettertakeacompass(指南针）withus.A.InordertoB.Don’tinordertoC.InordernottoD.Inordertonot31.Veryfewstudentsspentasmuchtime______Amydid______English.A.like;tolearnB.as;tolearnC.as;learningD.like;learning32.Thepandais20monthsoldnow.Sheis______lookafterherself.A．oldenough B．enoughold C．enougholdto D．oldenoughtoIfyoureallywanttolosesomeweight,Iadviseyou______fastfood.A.stoppedeatingB.stoppingeatingC.tostoptoeatD.tostopeating34．—WhatdoyouthinkofZhouShen’snewsong?—Itcouldn’tbebetter.Ican’tthinkofanyonewitha______voice.A.more B.most C.better D.best35.—Imissedtheopeningceremony(开幕式）ofthe19thAsianGamesinHangzhouyesterday.—______!Butyoucanwatchthere-playtoday.A.Hurryup B.WhatapityC.Tryyourbest D.Idon’tthinkso三、完形填空(每小题1分，共15分)根据短文内容，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ManystudentsofEnglishthinkthatlearninganewlanguageisverydifficult.Ifyourbrain(大脑)isonlythesizeofabird’sbrain,howdifficultlearningEnglishwillbe?Thatiswhatsomebirdscando.Manydifferent36ofbirdscanimitate(模仿)thesoundsoflanguage?Africangrayparrots(非洲灰鹦鹉)areagood37.Nowlet’shavealookatthefollowingtwobirds.EveryDecemberinLondon,aBirdShowtriesto38thebest“talking”birdintheworld.OnebirdnamedPrudle39theprizefor12yearsfrom1965to1976.Prudlecame40Uganda,Africa.Mr.FrostinEnglandboughther.Shewasreally41,becausesheknewalmost800Englishwords.Shewasalsothe42birdintheworldthatlivedinacage.Mr.Frosttookcareofheruntilshe43in1994,attheageof35.AdifferentkindofbirdnamedPuckjoinedthe44in1993.Puckwaswonderful.Itknew45EnglishwordsthanPrudledid—over1700words.Itgotthebest46ofthisyearandbecamethenewwinner.Manystudentsthinkthat47anewlanguageisprettydifficult.Theycan’t48thewords.But49abirdcandoit,anybodycandoit.Socomeon!youcanmakeitwhenyoureallytakeit50.36．A．colors B．names C．kinds D．parts37．A．example B．report C．idea D．program38．A．see B．choose C．sell D．act39．A．gave B．set C．sold D．won40．A．to B．out C．from D．with41．A．rich B．angry C．clever D．enjoyable42．A．oldest B．most C．worst D．biggest43．A．felt B．appeared C．died D．came44．A．subject B．culture C．club D．competition45．A．more B．less C．fewer D．better46．A．song B．grades C．fact D．reason47．A．sharing B．performing C．learning D．listeningto48．A．know B．remember C．speak D．discuss49．A．if B．though C．until D．unless50．A．successfully B．comfortably C．beautifully D．seriously四、阅读理解(每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AThesuncameoutandsodidwe.Itwasmeandmytwolittlesisters.Weplayedaround,seeingabee.Threesisternowhaveblisters（汗珠）.Tomorrowisanotherday.We’llmakesomelemonade.Whenthesuncomesout,wewill,too.Andwe’lldrinkitintheshade.Thegrassisgreen.Theflowersbloom（开花）.Theskyisfilledwithblue.It’ssummertimeandthatiswhenWeallgotothezoo.Weseeabearandmonkeythere,Andthenadancingboat.ButthethingIwillremember-thegoatinasmallboat.51．Fromthepoem,wecanlearnthatthewriteris________.A．sad B．angry C．ill D．happy52．Thewritermaybe________.A．ayoungboy B．anoldman C．ayounggirl D．anoldwoman53．Theword“lemonade”rhymeswith“________”.A．blue B．zoo C．shade D．goatBTheInternet,mobilephonesandiPadsarepartofourlivesnow.Technologyisgreatlyaffectingallwaysofourlives,fromthewaysweworktothewaysweplay.Anditevencausesafewsocialproblemssuchascloninghumans.Wehavehadlotsoftechnologyandithaschangedourlivesalot.Thereisnodoubtthathumanswillcontinuetousemoreandmoretechnology.Herearesomeexamplesofmoderntechnologythatwillchangeourideasandwillaffectourlivesgreatly.Globalpositioningsystem(GPS)(全球定位系统)It’sasystemthatusesradiosignalsfromsatellitestoshowexact(精确的)information.Ittellsyouwheretheuserisontheearthinallweatherconditions.It’smadeupofthreeparts:satellites,controlequipment(设备)onlandandreceivers.SpaceTechnologyRussianandAmericanscientistshaveworkedtogetherfortheInternationalSpaceStation(ISS)foralongtime.TheyhopetheISSwillprovidealong-lastinglab.Suchalabwillbringhumansmanyadvantages.It’sevenhopedthatonedayspacetechnologywilltakehumanstotheirnewhousesinspace.UnderwaterRobotHerculesisakindofunderwaterrobotwithsomehightechnologyequipments.Itwillbeusedtolookforancientshipswhichweredestroyedintothedeepseaduringtheirjourneylongago.Theworldischangingsoquicklythatit’shardforustocatchupwithallthenewinventionsbecausetheyseemtocomeouteverymonth.It’simportantforustolearnaboutnewtechnologyandtherolethatitplaysinourlives.Soweshouldbewillingtoacceptmoderntechnology,orwewillfallbehindthetimes.54．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedabouttechnology?A．TheInternetandGPS. B．MobilephonesandiPads.C．SpacetechnologyandunderwaterRobot. D．CloningsheepandAIassistant.55．WhatcanwelearnaboutGPSfromthepassage?A．Itusesradiosignalsfromstarstoshowinformation. B．IttellsyouwheretheuserisontheEarthexactly.C．Itcausesafewsocialproblems. D．It’smadeupoffourparts.56．Howdoesthewriterdevelopthepassage?A．Bytellingstories. B．Bylistingnumbers. C．Bygivingexamples. D．Bycomparingfacts.57．Theunderlinedword“It”inParagraph5refersto“________”.A．Hercules B．Technology C．Equipment D．ShipCAmotherheldhernewbabyandveryslowlyrockedhimbackandforth,backandforth,backandforth.Andwhilesheheldhim,shesang:I’llloveyouforever,I’lllikeyouforalways.AslongasI’mliving,mybabyyou’llbe.Thelittleboygrew.Hegrewuntilhewasnineyearsold.Andheneverwantedtocomeinfordinner,heneverwantedtotakeabath,andwhengrandmavisited,healwayssaidbadwords.Sometimeshismotherwantedtosellhimtothezoo!Theboygrew.Hegrewuntilhewasateenager.Hehadstrangefriendsandheworestrangeclothesandhelistenedtostrangemusic.Sometimesthemotherfeltlikeshewasinazoo!Thatteenagergrew.Hegrewuntilhewasagrown-upman.Helefthomeandgotahouseacrosstown.Well,thatmother,shegotolder.Shegotolderandolderandolder.Onedayshecalleduphersonandsaid,“You’dbettercometoseemebecauseI’mveryoldandsick.”Sohersoncametoseeher.Whenhecameinthedoorshetriedtosingthesong:I’llloveyouforever,I’lllikeyouforalways.Butshecouldn’tfinishbecauseshewastoooldandsick.Thesonwenttohismother.Heheldherinhisarmsveryslowlyrockedhimbackandforth,backandforth,backandforth.Andhesangthissong:I’llloveyouforever,I’lllikeyouforalways.AslongasI’mliving,myMommyyou’llbe.58．Thisstoryisabout________.A.motherandson B．fatherandsonC．motheranddaughterD．fatheranddaughter59．Fromtheunderlinedsentences,wecanknowthattheboymight________whenyoung.A.makemuchtroubleB.havegoodmannersC.showloveproperlyD.showgiftinsports60．Theunderlinedphrase“Aslongas”meanssimilarto________?A.since B.if C.while D.though61．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothisarticle?A.Theboyhadstrangefriendswhenhewasateenager.B.Theboydidn’tlivewithhismotherwhenhegrewup.C.Theboy’sreturnshowedhisloveforhismomintheend.D.Theboy’smothersoldhimtothezoowhenhewasnineyearsold.DEatmorehealthily.Exercisetwiceaweek.Readmorebooks.Loseweight.Wemakethesameresolutions（决心）everyyear,butmostofusfail,dyingoutafteronlyafewdaysor,atmost,weeks.Eventhemostsuccessfulamongushasdifficultyachieving（达到）itwhenitcomestopersonalchange.PresidentBarackObamastrugglestogetoutofhiscigarettehabit.Professionalswhohelppeoplemakechangesintheirlivessuggestthechangeisdecidedbyone’smind.Beginningwithsmallgoalsorstepsusuallyleadstoabetterresultlater,theysay.Buttheynoticethattheexperienceisdifferentforeveryone.“Peoplearemorelikelytomakepositive（积极的）changesintheirlivesnotonlywhentheirfriendsdo,butwhentheirfriendsoffriendsdo,andwhentheirfriendsoffriendsoffriendsdo,”saidNicholasChristakis,aprofessorofmedicalsociology（医学社会学）atHarvardUniversity.“Peoplearebetterabletomakechangesintheirlives-loseweight,giveupsmoking,becomehappy-whentheydothiswithalargenumberofotherpeople,andsousingyoursocialnetworktiescanbehelpfultoyourownefforts.”JohnnyAugustinunderstandsthatwell.Hisresolutionfor2008wastoreduce30poundsfromhis237-poundframe.Butthechangedidn’tcomeeasily.Hesaid,“I’mahugeprocrastinator,Ikeptputtingitoffuntiltomorrow.Ididn’tgettodoituntilthesummer.”However,Augustinwasencouragedwhenhesawhisolderbrotherworkingout.Today,Augustinweighs190pounds.“Ofcourse,changecanhappenonlyifpeopledon’tsettheirgoalstoohighortrytodealwithtoomanychangesatatime;oneofthebiggestmistakeswemakeissettingunrealistic（不现实的）goals,”saidDaliaLilera,apsychologistatLesleyUniversity,“Youcan’tachieveinafewweekswhatyouhaven’tachievedinafewyears,”saidLilera.62．ItisknownfromNicholasChristakisthat________.A．friendshipplaysanimportantroleinourdailylivesB．peoplearebetterabletomakechangeswhentheymakechangeswithothersC．friendscaneasilychangeourmindsaboutsomethingD．friends’supportplaysabiggerroleinone’ssuccessthanone’smind63．Theunderlinedword“procrastinator”inParagraph4referstothosewho________.A．decidetomakeachange B．arecarelessandlazyasahabit.C．putoffworkespeciallybecauseoflaziness D．don’twanttodosomethinggreat64．Accordingtothepassage,DaliaLilerasuggestedthat________.A．peopleshouldunderstandtheirgoalswellB．peopleshouldtrytheirbesttochangethemselvesC．peopleshouldhaveconfidenceandpositivehabitsD．peopleshouldstartwithsettingsmallgoalstomeet65．Thepassageismainlyabout________.A．thereasonwhylosingweightissohard B．theeffectofthepositivechangeC．theattitudes（态度）towardschangeinlife D．thewaysofmakingachange五、信息还原(每小题1分，满分5分)阅读下面短文从短文后所给的七个选项中选出四个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Thereweretwomenwholivednexttoeachother.Oneofthemwasaretired(退休的)teacherandtheotherwasabusinessman(商人).(66)___________.Theretiredteacherseldomwateredhisplantsanddidn’tpayalotofattentiontothem.Buthisneighborwasverycarefulwithhisplantsandwateredthemoften.Theretiredteacher’splantsweresmall,butstilllookedokay,whilethebusinessman’splantsweremuchbiggerandgreener.Onenight,therecameastormwithaheavyrainandwind.Thenextmorning,bothoftheneighborscameouttocheckintheirgardens.(67)___________andweretotallyoutoflife.Buttheretiredteacher’splantsnicelystoodwheretheywere.Thebusinessmanwassurprised.Hewenttoconsult(请教)theretiredteacher,“WebothgrewthesameplantsandIcaredformyplantsbetterthanyoudid.(68)___________?”Theretiredteachersmiledandsaid,“Becauseyougaveyourplantstoomuchattention.Youmadeittooeasyforthemtogrow.(69)___________,sotheirrootshadtogrowdeepertotakeinmorewater.(70)___________.”A.HowcouldyourplantsstillbeokayB.TheyalllikeplantingplantsinthegardenC.ThatiswhymyplantssurvivedD.WhydidmyplantsdieE.ThebusinessmansawthathisplantshadcomeoutfromtheearthF.BothofthemhadplantedmanydifferentplantsintheirgardensG.Igavemyplantsjustalittlebitofwater第Ⅱ卷(非选择题共65分)词汇(每小题1分，共15分)A根据句意或中英文提示完成单词。71.The(温度)ofthewaterisjustrightforswimming.72.JimmywenttoShanghaiDisneylandlastweekendandhewantsto(描述)whathesawthere.73.Shepracticedharddayafterday.Finally,shewonthegamewithalmost(thebest)performance.74.Writedownyoure-mail(theplacewhereyoulive)hereifyouwanttojoinourclub,boysandgirls.75.Withoutamap,itiseasyforyoutogetinabigcity.B根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。important

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Idon’twanthimtohelpmethesedaysbecauseheforhisexams.WhowillspeakatthemeetingifMrLitomorrow?Theyhimaverygoodjob,buthedidn’tacceptit..Amywassocarelessthatsheherwatchontothegroundanditwasbroken.—Lookatthedarkclouds.It.—Don’tworry.Icansharemyumbrellawithyou.七、填空(每小题1分，共计15分,每空一词)课文填空WhenXiWangwasborn,she86just100gramsandlookedlikeawhite87.Whenshewassixmonthsold,shebegantoeat88.Peopleoftenhavesweet89ofsummerdays.Theyliketoplayby90streamsorundertheshadeoftrees.短文填空根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的单词。Onebeautifulsummermorning,afarmerwenttocheckhisanimaltraps(陷阱).Inonetrap,hefoundabeautifuleagle.Atf__91__,hethoughtthathewouldkilltheeagleandeatit.Butthenhesaidtoh__92__,“Thisisabeautifulandspecialbird.Itoftenc__93__rabbitsandmicethateatmycrops.I’llletitgo.”Heopenedthetrap,andtheeaglespreaditsw__94__andflewupintothebluesky.Theeaglewasverygrateful(感激的)tobef__95__again.Itcontinued(继续)toliveonthefarmer’slandandcatchmiceandrabbits.Laterthatsummer,thefarmerwasbuildingawall.Itwashighandm__96__oflargestones.Suddenly,thewallstartedtofall,butthefarmerdidnotnotice.Theeagle,flyingabove,sawthatthefarmerwasind__97__.Itflewdownandgrabbed(抓住)thefarmer’sh_98__offhishead.Thefarmershouted,“Hey!Bringthatback!”Theeagleflewashortdistance(距离)andthendroppedthehat.Theangryfarmerp__99__uphishatandwalkedback.Hesawthatthestonewallhadfallen.Thefarmersmiledandthought,“Theeaglerepaid(报答)mewhenImostneededh__100__.”八、任务型阅读(每小题2分，共10分)Abottleofwatermaynotseemlikemuchtoyou,butthousandsofbottleswillbeofgreathelpforpeoplewholiveindrought-hit（遭受旱灾）areasinChina.Lastautumn,therewasverylittlerainintheSouthwestChina.Someplaces,especiallyinYunnan,Guangxi,Sichuan,Guizhou,experienced（经历）aseriousdrought.Cropsdied,thelandcracked（裂开）,andwells（井）andriversdriedup.Morethan20millionpeoplearehavingdifficultyinfindingsafedrinkingwater.Afterlearningaboutthedrought,manypeoplearoundthecountryhelpedbygivingwater,moneyandotherthings.Lastweek,everymemberoftheCommunistYouthLeague（共青团员）andYoungPioneers（少先队员）wereencouragedtogiveonebottleofwatertothedrought-hitareas.Studentsinprimaryschoolsandmiddleschoolsquicklyjoinedtheactivity.InYuhuaPrimarySchoolinXi’an,900studentsboughtover1,000bottlesofwaterwiththeirpocketmoney.Theyalsowrotetheirwishesonthebottles.Theseriousdroughthasalsomadestudentsrealize（意识到）theimportanceofsavingwater.StudentsfromNanshanMiddleSchoolinHuizhou,Guangdongwentonthestreettotellpeopletotakepartinwater-savingactivities.“I’veheardthatsomechildrenindrought-hitareasdon’thaveenoughdrinkingwater.Theyhavetodrinkmuddy（含有泥土的）water,Ifeelreallysadaboutthat,“saidonestudent,Idecidetotakeashowertwiceaweekinsteadofeverydaytosavewater,”hesaid.101．WhydidaseriousdroughthappeninSouthwestChina?102．HowmuchwaterdidthestudentsinYuhuaPrimarySchoolbuywiththeirpocketmoneylastweek?103．Whatdidpeopledoafterlearningaboutthedrought?104．Whatdidthepeopleindrought-hitareasneedmost?105．Whatcanyoudotosavewaterinyourdailylife?（自拟一点作答）九、书面表达(共25分)野生生物保护俱乐部(WildlifeProtectionClub)正在招募新成员，假如你是David，请根据表格所给的信息提示，用英语给俱乐部主席写一封自荐信。个人简介1、阳光中学八年级3班班长(monitor)2、最喜欢冬季，因为……(自拟2点原因)优秀品质1、学习刻苦、乐于助人、认真倾听。2、……(自拟一点优秀品质)推荐理由1、热爱自然，对动植物了解很多。2、认为人类砍伐树木(cutdown)和大肆杀戮野生动物是错误的。3、……注意:1、表达中必须包含所给要点，可以适当发挥，不要简单翻译；2、词数90左右，开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；3、表达中请勿出现真实校名及姓名。DearChairperson,IwouldliketojointheWildlifeProtectionClub.First,letmeintroducemyself.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________IwillbeveryhappyifIcanbecomeamemberoftheWildlifeProtectionClub.Iamlookingforwardtohearingfromyou.Yourssincerely,David八年级英语第二次阶段检测听力材料和参考答案听力材料W:Canyouplayfootball,Jim?M:No,Ican't.ButIlikeplayingbasketball.2．M:Didyouenjoyyourselfduringthesummerholiday?W:Yes.IfirstvisitedAustralia,andthensomeplacesofinterestinAmerica.3．W:Excuseme,couldyoutellmehowIcangototheScienceMuseum?M:I'mafraidit'salittlefarawayfromhere.Youcantakeabus.W:OK,Iwill.Thankyou.4．M:Idon'tlikecats.TheyarelazyandtheyalwayssleepinthedayW:That’’swhytheyareworkingwhilewearesleepingatnight.5．W:Excuseme,butcouldyoupleasetellmethewaytotheForestpark?M:It’salittlefarfromhere.You’dbettertakeataxi.M:Kitty,Ihearthatyouaregoingtogiveafashionshow.Areyouthinkingaboutwhattowear?W:Yes.It’salittledifficult.Someofmyclassmatesthinksportsclothesmatchcolourfultrainers,butIlikejeansbest.W:Areyougoingtotheparktomorrow,Tom?M:Yes,myparentstakemetotheparkeverySaturday.8．W:Whichseasonoftheyeardoyoulikebest,Jim?M:Ilikespringbest.Everythingbeginstogrowatthattime.9．M:What’syourschoollifelike,Millie?W:It’sfun.Wehavelotsofafter-schoolactivities.10．W:Whyareyoustillstayinghere?Areyougoingonreadingthebooktillthelibrarycloses?M:Iknowit’slate.Butitisraining.Ihavenoumbrella.-12M:Mum,I'vegotaproblem.Canwetalk?W:Sure.What'swrong,Tom?M:Idon'twanttobefriendswithMaxanymore.W:Whynot?M:Hecan'tkeepsecrets.W:Doeshehaveanygoodqualities?M:Oh,yes.Heisveryhelpfulandhehasagoodsenseofhumor.W:Sohesoundslikeagoodfriendtoyou.Maybeyoushouldtalkwithhimandaskhimtokeepyoursecretsnexttime.13-15Hello,everybody!DoyouwanttoimproveyourEnglishinashorttime?WindyEnglishClubisagoodplaceforyou.Wehaveagoodenvironmentforyoutostudyin.Andwehavemanyexcellentteacherstoteachyou.Hereissomeinformationaboutourclub.OurcoursesstartonJuly3rd,andendbeforeNationalDay,onSeptember29th.ClassesmeeteveryWednesdayandFriday,from7to9intheevening.Ityouwanttotakethecourse,pleasecometomyofficeaweekbeforeclassesbegin.Youneedtopay800yuanforthem.Ourcoursesincludereading,writtenEnglish,conversationandlisteningskills.Ifyouwanttoknowmoreaboutthecourses,pleasecallmeat8673425.I’mDavid.Thankyou.16-20Mr.Leehasnevertravelledbyplanebefore,andhehasreadalotaboutaccidents.Soonedaywhenhisfriendwantedtotakehimforarideinhissmal