2022-2023学年新教材高中英语单元素养评价六Unit5LanguagesAroundtheWorld新人教版必修第一册

单元素养评价（六）UNIT5LANGUAGESAROUNDTHEWORLD

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.Whowashedthevegetables?

A.Theman.

B.Thewoman.

C.Theman，smother.

2.Howmuchcheaperistheblueonethanthewhiteone?

A.$10.B.$20.C.$30.

3.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A.Gobackhome.

B.Bringanumbrella.

C.Checktheweatherreport.

4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Amuseum'spaintings.

B.Afamouspainter.

C.Amuseum.

5.Whatdoesthemanwanttoeattoday?

A.Fishandcabbage.

B.Chickenandfish.

C.Chickenandasalad.

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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.Howoldistheman?

A.16.B.17.C.18.

7.HowdoesthemanimprovehisEnglishnow?

A.Byseeingthemovies.

B.BywatchingTVshows.

C.ByreadingEnglishbooks.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.WhatdoesthemanthinkofFrankJones?

A.Humorous.B.Serious.C.Smart.

9.Whatkindofquestionsisthewomangoodat?

A.Onesaboutmusicorstars.

B.Onesaboutmathorscience.

C.Onesabouthistoryorgeography.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatdidtheclubsendtoeachmemberlastmonth?

A.Amagazine.B.Apen.C.Avideo.

11.Howoftendoestheclubholdacompetition?

A.Onceaweek.B.Onceamonth.C.Onceayear.

12.Howmuchshouldamemberpayhalfayear?

A.Fivepounds.B.Fourpounds.C.Threepounds.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.HowdidRobertgoonholiday?

A.Bytrain.B.Bycar.C.Bybike.

14.Whospentthesummeronanisland?

A.Michael.B.Helen.C.Katy.

15.WheredidHarryspendhisholiday?

A.Onthebeach.

B.Inthemountains.

C.Onthefarm.

16.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofEmma'sholidayplan?

A.Strange.B.Interesting.C.Boring.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhatcanpeoplefindonMainStreet?

A.Abookstore.B.Abank.C.Acinema.

18.WherecanpeoplebuyausedCD?

A.InMarketSquare.

B.InThePalisade.

C.InBohemia.

19.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutTheShow-ground?

A.Peoplecanseeafilmthere.

B.It'smainlyforchildren.

C.Itcoversthreefloors.

20.Howlongwillthesalelast?

A.Fivedays.B.Sixdays.C.Sevendays.

第二部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

SummerCampsforKids

PGLSurrey

Suitablefor:7-17years;7nightsfrom£469

PGLorParentsGetLostisthebigdaddyofsummercamps.Most,popularisthe

seven-daymulti-activitycamp,amixofdance,photographyandmore.Ithasthree,

four,andseven-nightcamps,includingafirst-timerweekfornewcampers.

TheoutwardBoundTrust

Suitablefor:11-19years;pricesgofromoneweek£599coursesto19-day

adventuresat£1,749

Aswellastheactivityweeksyou'dexpectfromasummercamp,italsooffers

19-dayjourneys,throughsomeofthemostbeautifulnaturalscenery（景色）inthe

UK.Youwillspendeverydaycampingoutunderneaththestars,onaonce-in-a-

lifetimejourneythrougheitherWales,ScotlandortheLakeDistricts.

MillontheBrue

Suitablefor:8-15years;£630aweek

Thisoutdooractivitycentreisperfectfortheactiveadventurer.Family-run

fornearly40years,thesummercampfocusesonteambuildingandproblem-solving

withchildrenencouragedtoworktogethertobuildrafts（木筏），crosstheriver

andcompletetheassaultcourse（障碍场）.

FirstHandExperiences

Suitablefor:7-14years;£439for6nights,£220for3nights

Connectingwithnaturebygrowing,cookingandsharingfoodisattheheartof

thiscamp.Italsoofferswoodlandarts,countrysideexperienceaswellaslotsof

outdoorfunandgames.Kidswillwater,pickandcookvegetablesfromtheforest

garden,andthere，relotsofnewexperienceslikecookingsweetpotatoesonthe

campfire.

21.WhatdoweknowaboutTheOutwardBoundTrust?

A.Itisanartcamp.

B.Itlastsforfivedays.

C.Itisforkidsaged11-19.

D.Itoffersboat-buildingcourses.

22.HowmuchshouldyoupaytoattendMillontheBrue?

A.£439.B.£469.C.£599.D.£630.

23.Whichofthefollowingallowskidstogrowtheirownfood?

A.PGLSurrey.

B.MillontheBrue.

C.FirstHandExperiences.

D.TheOutwardBoundTrust.

B

When1firstmovedtoChinain1998,IthoughtIwouldimpressmyclassbyusing

someChineseinmyspeechaboutAmericanweddings（婚礼）.Itoldthemeveryonebrings

agifttotheweddingforthecouple.AssoonasIsaidthis,allofthestudents

lookedsurprised.IknewIhadsaidsomethingwrong.Irealizedthatinsteadof

tellingthemthateverybodybringsgiftstothehunliforthecouple,Ihadsaid

peoplebringgiftsforthematthelihun!

IgetlaughsfromsomeofmystudentsbecauseIoftenmakemistakesandmyChinese

soundsstrangeattimes.ButItellthemthatsometimestheirEnglishisreally

strangetoo.

Oneasks,“Whatareyouliketodoinyourfreetime?”Andtheotheranswers,

“Iverylikebasketball."IfindthatevengoodEnglishspeakersmakesuchmistakes.

ThesecondisbyfarthemostcommonmistakeIhaveheardamongChineseEnglish

speakers.ItisaresultoffirstthinkinginChineseandthentranslatingeachword

inthesentenceintoEnglish.This,ofcourse,makessomeChinesepeople*sEnglish

soundstrange.

“Weshouldgetoffthecarhere,“astudenttoldme.Myschoolhadaskedtwo

studentstoshowmearoundthecitybytaxi.InEnglishcountries,we“getoff”

abike,bus,ortrain.However,whenweleaveacar,wesay“getoutofthecar”.

Perhapsthestudenthadlearned“getoff“meansxiainChineseandhethoughtthe

phrase（短语）couldbefollowedbyanymeansoftransportation.Toavoidsuch

mistakes,youshouldtakecollocations（搭酉己）seriously.Onlylearningvocabulary

andgrammarisnotenough.

Someofmystudentssoundmorelikeabookormachinethanahuman.Perhapsthey

havegottenusedtodependingonbooks.YoucanalsoreadEnglishbooksoutloud

oruseaCD,butyouneedtherealthing.Ifyouhaveachancetohearanativespeaker

fromanEnglish-speakingcountry,practicerepeatingwhatyouhear.Theycanteach

youhowtohaveaconversation.

24.Whydidthestudentsfeelsurprised?

A.Americanweddingsaredifficulttoorganize.

B.Theauthor，sChinesewasasfluentasChinese.

C.TheauthorusedacompletelywrongChineseword.

D.EveryonemustbringagifttoanAmericanwedding.

25.WhatcancausestrangeEnglishinChinaaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Spellingmistakes.B.Directtranslation.

C.Culturaldifference.D.Wrongpronunciations.

26.Whatcanweinferaboutthestudentwhosaid“Weshould...here>>?

A.Hemightbepooratvocabulary.

B.Hemightmistake“car"for"taxi".

C.Hemightknowverylittleaboutthecity.

D.Hemightpaylittleattentiontocollocations.

27.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshareinthelastparagraph?

A.CommonmistakesmadebyChineseEnglishlearners.

B.DifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericanculture.

C.Suggestionsonimprovingconversationalskills.

D.HisexperienceoflearningEnglish.

C

ExpertsbelievethebasisoftheGermanlanguage,Proto-Germanic,beganto

developabout2000BCE,aspeoplebegantoliveinwesternareasoftheBalticSea.

OneofthefirsteverrecordsoftheGermanlanguagedatesbacktothe1stcentury

BCEwhentheRomanscameacrosspeoplefromtheRhine-Danubearea.

ThemodernGermanweknowtodayislikelytobeunrecognisablefromthelanguage

thattheRomansfirstexperienced.Ithasgonethroughmanychanges,fromOldHigh

German(fromabout700CEtotheeleventhcentury),MiddleHighGerman(fromabout

1050to1350),EarlyNewHighGerman(1350to1600)toNewHighGerman(fromabout

1600tothepresent).

Aswithmanylanguages,Germanhasdevelopedalongwithsocietyand

sociopolitical(社会政治的)factorshavehelpedshapethelanguageintowhatitis

today.Newwordsfromotherlanguageshavebeenadopted(采纳)byGermanspeakers.

OthershavebeenintroducedintotheGermanlanguagebecauseofmorecommunications

withforeignerseitherbecauseofmigration(移民)，trade,war,orthedevelopment

ofnewtechnologyfromcinematotheInternet.Forexample,todayGermanswillhave

^brainstormingsessions一usingtheEnglishterm.Similarly,mostspeakershave

adoptedEnglishwordsrelatedtotechnologyliketheInternetoremail,asithappens

inseveralotherlanguages.

Germanisaninterestinglanguagebecauseofthedominance（优势）ofdialects,

whichappearedbecauseofthefactthattherewasnoculturalcentre,likeParis

inFrance.BytheendoftheMiddleAgesactionwastakentocreateaaStandard

Germanlanguagesothatpeoplefromdifferentareascouldcommunicatemoreeasily

witheachother.AmajorinfluenceonthestandardizationofGermanwasMartin

Luther5sGermantranslationofaninfluentialbookin1522.That“style“waslargely

basedonthelanguageusedattheSaxoncourt.Thisbecamethebasisofwhatweknow

asGermantoday.

28.WhendoexpertsthinkGermanstartedtodevelopfirst?

A.Inthe1stcenturyBCE.B.About2000BCE.

C.About1350.D.In700CE.

29.TheauthorliststheexampleinParagraph3to

A.stressthatlearningtheGermanlanguageishelpful

B.provethattheGermanlanguagehasalonghistory

C.explainwhytheGermanlanguageisdifficulttolearn

D.showthatmanyfactorshavehelpedshapethelanguage

30.WhatdidMartinLutherdo?

A.HehelpedsetthebasisofGermantoday.

B.HedidalotofresearchonGermandialects.

C.HewroteabookinbothGermanandEnglish.

D.HeshapedGermanwiththehelpoftheFrench.

31.Whatisthistextmainlyabout?

A.AbriefhistoryoftheGermanlanguage.

B.HowtheGermanlanguagespreadworldwide.

C.TheinfluenceoftechnologyontheGermanlanguage.

D.HowtheGermanlanguageinfluencedotherlanguages.

D

HandwrittenChinesecharacterscanbebeautiful.Istillrememberlookingat

Chineseandnotunderstandinganythingitsaidandyetfeelingastrongattraction.

Infact,somestudentsstartlearningChinesebecauseofthecharacters.Afterhaving

studiedChineseforawhile,IrealisedthathandwritinginChinesetakesavery

longtimetolearn.

Livingaswedoinadigitalera（数字时代）withsmartphonesandcomputers,most

studentssoonerorlateraskthemselvesthisquestion:Isitreallynecessaryto

learnhowtowritebyhandinChinese?Whenusingsmartphonesorcomputers,wecan

usephoneticinput（语音输入）systems,whichchoosethecharacterswewantforus

aslongaswecanrememberhowtheyarepronounced.Sinceweenterdifferent

characters,weseldomneedtobeabletorecognisethedifferencebetweenindividual

（每个）charactersindetail:thecomputermakestherightchoicesforus.Dowereally

needtowriteChinesebyhandatall?

Ithinkmostpeopleagreethatyoushouldlearntowriteatleastsomecharacters

atsomepointasastudentofChinese,althoughnotnecessarilystraightawayand

notnecessarilyallthecharactersthatyoucansay.Butunlessyoudon，tcareabout

writtenlanguageatall,youshouldlearnthebasicsofhandwriting.Withoutit,

itwillbeveryhardtounderstandcharacters.Youdon'tneedtobeacalligraphy

master,butyoudoneedbasichandwritingskillstodothis.Simplylookingatthings

is,asusual,abadwayoflearning.

Ithinklearningthemostcommon500charactersorsoisagoodideaforall

students.Ifyouactuallywanttowritebyhand,extend（扩大）thatto1,000.Then

learntohandwritecharactersoutsideofthe1,000mostcommononaneed-to-know

basis.

32.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofChinesecharacters?

A.TheyarelesscommunicativethanEnglishwords.

B.TheyattractsomeforeignerstolearnChinese.

C.TheyshowthegreatnessofChineseculture.

D.Theyarenotreallythatdifficult.

33.WhatcanweinferaboutcharactersinParagraph2?

A.Charactersareverydifficultforforeignerstolearn.

B.Peoplebelievelearningtowritecharactersisimportant.

C.Peopledoubtthenecessityoflearningtowritecharacters.

D.Charactersmaydisappearwiththedevelopmentofsociety.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this"inParagraph3referto?

A.Understandingcharacters.

B.Beingacalligraphymaster.

C.Keepingagoodlearninghabit.

D.Learningbasichandwritingskills.

35.Whatistheauthor*sattitudetolearningtowritecharactersinthedigital

age?

A.Worried.B.Uncaring.

C.Surprised.D.Supportive.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。

Learningasecondlanguageisreallyhelpfulforus.36

1.Youbecomesmarter.

Learningasecondlanguageimprovesyourmemory（记忆）.Becomingbilingual（双

语的）exercisesyourbrain,challengesyoutoconcentrate,andimprovesyourproblem

-solvingskills.37Learningasecondlanguagealsoimprovesyournative

language,asitteachesyouthestructures（结构）behindanylanguage——notjust

newlanguages.

2.It'sgreatfortravelling.

AustrianphilosopherLudwigWittgensteinsaidthat“thelimits（限制）ofyour

languagearethelimitsofyourworld,“andhewasright.38Travelingthrough

aforeigncountrybecomesmucheasierifyoucanspeakthelanguageofthatcountry.

3.39

Researchersarealsosayingthatpeoplewhocanspeakdifferentlanguagesare

morecreativethanmonolingual（仅懂一种语言的）speakers.Learningaforeign

languageimprovesnotonlyyourabilitytosolveproblems,italsomakesyou

experimentwithnewwords.

4.Itbuildsupyourself-confidenee.

You'reabouttoteachyourselftobelieve,“Yes,Ican."Confidenceincreases

whenanewskillismastered,andlearningaforeignlanguageisnodifferent.40

Thewayyouusetodevelopasecondtongueresultsinagreatersenseofopen-

mindedness.

A.Itincreasesyourcreativity.

B.Youcanshareitwithyournewfriends.

C.Learningasecondlanguageiseasierasachild.

D.Therearemanyadvantagesoflearningaforeignlanguage.

E.Bilingualstudentsarelikelytoscorehigherthanmonolingualstudents.

F.Knowingmorethanonelanguageopensupyourvacationpossibilities.

G.Confidentpeoplearemoreinterestingthanthosewhoareunsureofthemselves.

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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

WhoobiewasthesmartestdogIhaveeverknown.Hewas41tolearntricks

（把戏）likesit,liedown,andstay.Thenhe42toshutdoors.IfItoldhim

wewerehavinga43soon,hewouldsitatthewindowand44,thenbark（吠

叫）withexcitementwhenheheardthecarpullup.Atthedogpark,hewasthesheriff

（治安官）.Hewouldheardogsfightingandrunto45themup.Iwouldshout,

“Whoobie!Thisisnotyour46!”Butoffhe'dgo.

Whoobiewasmyperfectfriend,butIwasnothisonly47.

Oneday,WhoobieandIwere48togetherandwokeuptoalittledogbarking

outsidethewindow.Ilookedoutthewindow.Thegatewaslocked.Ihadno49

howhegotin.WhoobieandIwentoutside,butthelittledogwastoo50tocome

tome.Igothimtoeatabit,buthe'd51backawayfromme.Itriedand52

foranhourtogethim.Finally,Ijustleftthefrontdooropenandhefollowed

Whoobieinside.Fromthenon,healways53Whoobie.

Nooneevercametolookforthelittledog,soIadopted（收养）him.Juanmust

havebeenabandoned（遗弃）.Hedidn't54people,butquicklybecameWhoobie's

friend.SeveraltimesIsawWhoobiewithanarmaroundJuan.Juanwas55atthe

dogparktoo.NoonemessedwithJuanwhenhisbrotherwasthesheriff.

41.A.proudB.quickC.freeD.lucky

42.A.rememberedB.refusedC.learnedD.stopped

43.A.customerB.travellerC.passengei〃D.visitor

44.A.tryB.nodC.waitD.work

45.A.breakB.pickC.holdD.lock

46.A.answerB.mistakeC.questionD.business

47.A.ownerB.guardC.friendD.driver

48.A.walkingB.sleepingC.fightingD.playing

49.A.ideaB.choiceC.adviceI),problem

50.A.angryB.afraidC.tiredD.bored

51.A.stillB.alsoC.seldomD.never

52.A.agreedB.failedC.happenedD.asked

53.A.helpedB.discoveredC.missedD.followed

54.A.trustB.protectC.preventD.see

55.A.quietB.kindC.safeD.patient

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。

PinyinisaRomanizationsystem56.(use)tolearnMandarin(普通话).

ItdescribesthesoundsofMandarinusingtheWestern(Roman)alphabet(字母表).

Commonly,Pinyinisusedfor57.(teach)schoolchildrentoread.Andit

isalso58.(wide)usedinteachingWesternerswhowishtolearnMandarin.

Pinyinwasdevelopedinthe1950sandisnowtheofficialRomanizationsystem

ofChina,Singapore,andtheAmericanLibraryAssociation.Librarystandardsmake

it59.(easy)tofindChineselanguagematerialsthanbefore.Aworldwide

standardalsohelpstheexchangeofinformationbetweenorganizationsinvarious

60.(country).

LearningPinyinisimportant.Pinyinprovidesacomfortablebase61.

anyonetryingtolearnMandarin:itlooksfamiliar(熟悉的).Itoffersaway

62.________（read）ChinesewithoutusingChinesecharacters—amajor63.

（difficult）forforeignerswhowanttolearnMandarin.Pinyinisnotperfect.It

usesmanylettercombinations（组合）64.areunknowninEnglishandother

Westernlanguages.AnyonewhohasnotstudiedPinyinislikelytomispronouncethe

spellings.AlthoughtherearesomedisadvantagesofPinyin,65.isbestto

haveasinglesystemofRomanizationfortheMandarinlanguage.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

假定你是李华，你的外国笔友Lucy发来一封邮件，询问你学习英语的经历。请根据下

面的写作提示，给她回复一封邮件。

1.介绍你学英语的经历；

2.介绍你学习中遇到的困难以及是如何解决的。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

第二节（满分25分）

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Thisnewstepsister（继妹）wasreallyannoyingme.Shewouldn，tstoptalking.

WhatwasDadtryingtoprovewiththisfamilyvacation?Wecouldn，tquicklybecome

theperfectfamily.Ijustbecameateenager,andChristinawaseight.

DadandIfinishedputtingupthelargetent（帐篷）he'djustbought.Iwalked

backtothecartogetmybackpack.Gettingmybackpackoutofthecar,Iknocked

apinkbackpacktotheground.BeforeIcouldpickitup,Christinaappeared.

“Why'dyouthrowmybackpackontheground?”Shepickedthepackupandwent

intothetentbeforeIcouldsayanything.

Afterlunch,DadsuggestedItakeChristinatoseeredwoodtrees.Hetookout

amapandcircledonitwheretherewasastandofbigredwoodtrees.Iputthemap

intomypocket,andthensetoffdowntheroadattheedgeofthecampground.When

IlookedbackatChristina,allIsawwasapinkballcap.Ishookmyhead.Dadand

mynewstepmomwerecrazyiftheythoughtwe'dquicklydeveloparelationshipof

trust.Iwasnotcutouttobeabigbrother.

Christinawalkedquietlybehindme."Shedoesn，twanttobehereeither,vI

thought.

Reachingasmallroundhill,weclimbedtheswitchback（之字形坡路）toitstop.

Christinakeptup.Wepassedalargerockatthetopandstarteddowntheotherside.

Ilookedaroundandcouldseethetopsofredwoodtreespoppingoutabovetheforest

canopy（树冠层）.IpointedthemouttoChristinaandsawasmilelightherface.

BeforeIknewit,shetookholdofmyhandandpulledmedownintothefield.

ThenIsawit,sittingonarockinthemiddleofthefield:ayoungbear.Iheld

Christina，shandtightly.

“Ow!Why5dyou—"

Ipointedtotheyoungbear.

“Canwegetcloserandpetit?”Christinaaskedquietly.

注意：L续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式作答。

No,“Isaidquietly,staynearmeanddonttalk.

Oncewegottotheredwoodtrees,Christinaforgotallabout

theyoungbearandbecamehappy.______________________________________________

单元素养评价(六)

第一部分

答案：

1〜5ABBAC6〜10CCACB

11〜15CCACC16〜20BACAC

听力材料

(Text1)

W：Thesedishestasteverygood.Didyoumakethem?

M：No.Mymotherwasherethismorning.Shecookedallofthem.Ijustwashed

thevegetables.

W：Youshouldlearncookingfromher.

(Text2)

W：Whataboutthiswhitebike?It'sverycheap.Itis100dollars.

M：Buttheblueoneisevencheaper.Itisonly80dollars.

W：Butitisnotasniceasthewhiteone.

(Text3)

M：Jane,don，tforgetyourumbrella!Theweatherreportsaiditissupposedto

berainythisafternoon.

W：ButIleftmyumbrellaatmyroom.Iwillgobackupstairs.Waithere,please.

M：Alright.

(Text4)

M：Howdidyoulikethepaintingsinthemuseum?

W：Mostofthemwereamazing.ButsomeofthemweresodifficultthatIdidn，t

quiteunderstandthemwell.Andtheylookedverystrange.

M：Itotallyagree.

(Text5)

W：Sir,wouldyoulikesomefish?Itisveryfresh.

M：Thanks,butIjusthadsomefishyesterday.AndtodayIwanttotrysomething

else.Iwouldlikefriedchickenandacabbagesalad.

W：Certainly,Sir.Wouldyoulikeanythingtodrink?

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

(Text6)

W：Sam,yourEnglishisverygood.Howlonghaveyoulearnedit?

M：IbegantolearnitwhenIwasfifteenyearsold.

W：That'shardtobelieve.You'velearneditforonlythreeyearsandyoucan

speakitsowellnow.Sohowdoyouusuallylearnit?

M：IhaveanoldvideorecorderandIusedtorecordmoviesandotherTVshows.

ThenIwatchedthemlater.ButnowIlikereadingHarry.Potterbooks.It'savery

successfulmethodforme.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

(Text7)

M：Sophie!Didyouseethatshowlastnight,theonepresentedbyFrankJones?

W：No.Wasitanygood?

M：Itwasgreat.FrankJonesalwaysmakesmelaugh.

W：Ithinkheshouldbemoreserious.Allthequestionsarereallyeasy,and

justaboutpopmusicormoviestarsI'mnotinterestedin.

M：Actually,theystartoffabiteasybuttheygetharderandharderasthe

showgoeson.

W：UsuallyI'mnotbadatgeneralknowledgequestions一especiallyonesabout

historyorgeography.

M：Yeah,you，regoodatthosesubjects,butI'mbetteratmathandscience.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

(Text8)

W：Hello,Children，sFunClub.

M：Oh,hello!Myname，sPaul.Couldyoutellmewhereyourofficesare?

W：OurofficesareinEngland,butwehavemembersinothercountries.

M：What'stheclubabout?

W：Wewanttohelpchildrengetbetteratschool,mainlyinreadingandwriting.

M：Whatdoyousendtothemembers?

W：Thismonth,it'samagazineaboutfilmsandvideos.Amonthagoeveryonegot

aredpen.It'salwayssomethingdifferent.

M：Hownice.Arethereanycompetitions?

W：Yes.

M：Aretheyeverymonthtoo?

W：Justonceayear,andthisyear'scompetitionisnextweek!

M：Great!Andhowmuchdoesitcost?

W：Fortwelvemonthsit'ssixpounds.Soforsixmonthsit'shalf-price.

M：OK,thanks.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

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M：Jane,mostofourclassmateshadaverygoodholidaythisyear.Robertwent

withhisfamilytothebeach.

W：Didhegobycarwithhisfamily?

M：No,hisfatherwastootiredafterwork,sotheywentbytrain.

W：DidMichaelgoonholidayinthesummer?

M：Yes,hecycledtothemountains.