（人教·山东）2025英语复习方略 阶段评估检测(六)

第页温馨提示：此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。阶段评估检测（六）选修6(120分钟150分)第Ⅰ卷(共105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，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.Wherearethetwospeakers?A．Inaclothingstore.B．Atalaundry.C．Inaprintingshop.2．Whatisthemanprobablygoingtodoafterthelesson?A．Goshopping.B．Gotothepostoffice.C．Haveacupofcoffee.3．Howmuchisthewhitesweater?A．140dollars. B．110dollars.C．30dollars.4．Whatdoesthemanmean?A．Theirappointmentisatteno’clock.B．Theyshouldpostponethemeeting.C．Theyshouldcalltomorrow.5．Whydidthewomangetahighscoreonthetest?A．Becauseofexercisingalot.B．Becauseofattendingeverylecture.C．Becauseofusingtest-takingskills.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至8题。6．Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?A．Beforethewomangoesonthestage.B．Afterthewomanfinishedherperformance.C．Beforethewomangoestoaninterview.7．Whatistheman’ssuggestiontothewoman?A．Beingconfident. B．Beingpersuasive.C．Beingmodest.8．Whichistrueaboutthewoman?A．Sheisshy.B．Sheisexcited.C．Sheisgoodatperformance.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9．Whenwillthefolk-customactivitybeorganized?A．Thisweekend.B．Attheendofthismonth.C．Earlynextmonth.10．Howwillthetwospeakersgetthemoneyforcostumes?A．Bycollecting10yuanfromeachfamily.B．Bygettingsponsorshipfromatravelagency.C．Bylettingeachparticipantpreparetheirowncostumes.11．Whowillattendtheperformanceinthecommunity?A.Theretiredpeople. B.Everyone.C.Theyoungpeople.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12．Whatwillthemandotomorrow?A．Takeanexam. B．Handinapaper.C．Attendalecture.13．Whatdoesthemansuggestthattheydoafterdinner?A．GototheGrill. B．Gotothelibrary.C．Goswimming.14．Whatdoweknowabouttheman?A．HewillbeattheGrillatabout6:00.B．HewillhelpJanedoherpaper.C．Hewillgoswimmingafterclass.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15．Howdidthewomangettheskirt?A.Sheboughtit.B.Itwasagiftgivenbyherparents.C.Itwasmadebyherself.16．Whatdidthewomandoyesterday?A.Shewentouttobuysomecloth.B.Shewentshoppingwithhermum.C.Shewentouttobuysomeclothes.17．Whatcanwelearnfromtheman’slastsentence?A.Hethinksthewomanisexcellent.B.Hethinksthewomanhasagoodjudgment.C.Hethinksthewomanshouldbeatailor.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18．WhatwasRice’sfirstdream?A．Tobeamusician.B．Tobeaprofessor.C．Tobeapolitician.19．WhendidRicebecomeaprofessoratStanfordA．At23.B．At26.C．At30.20．Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthetalk?A．Hereducation.B．Herpoliticalcareer.C．Herfamilylife.第二部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)第一节语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21.［2025泰安模拟］It’s________goodfeelingforpeopletoadmiretheShanghaiWorldExpothatgivesthem________pleasure.A./;aB.a;/C.the;aD.a;the22.SetduringtheCulturalRevolution，UndertheHawthornTree（山楂树之恋）was________fromAiMi’s2025onlinenovel,whichisbasedonatruestory.A.adoptedB.adaptedC.appealedD.attempted23.ChinatodayrenewedGoogle’s________tocontinueoperatinginthecountry,thesearchgiantannounced.A.licenceB.potentialC.rangeD.tendency24.Andthehorses________uptothefinishline.They’reneckandneck...neckandneckalltheway.Oh,theItalianhorseMammaMia________therace!A．come;iswinning B．havecome;winsC．arecoming;won D．arecoming;wins25.Thisisnotaneconomicalwaytogetmorewater;________,itisveryexpensive.A.inreturn B.ontheotherhandC.inaword D.onthecontrary26.Haveyougonebeyondthestage________youwanttostopsmokingbutyoucan’t？A.whatB.ifC.whenD.that27.Aliceiskind,careful,energeticandhasmuchexperienceoflookingafterchildren.Inaword,sheisvery________.A.comfortable B.flexibleC.available D.reliable28.TheGrandTheatreislocatedononecornerof________iscalledthePeople’sSquare.A.which B.whatC.theplace D.that29.—Dad,whatactivityshallwetakepartinthisafternoon？—Oh,ithasbeencancelled．Soyoucango________youliketoplay．A．how B．whichC．where D．what30.SomewarnedthatthesteptheUSgovernmenthastakentocopewiththecurrentcrisisis________muchrisk.A．oneof B．theoneofC．theone D．thatone31.—Whydoyoulooksosad?—Therearesomanyproblems________.A.remainingtobesettledB.remainingsettledC.remainedsettledD.remainedtobesettled32.—Thewinneroftheraceisatallandthinboywiththickglasses.—Thenit________bemyfriend,Mike,wholookslikea“meatball”.A.mustn’t B.can’tC.might D.should33.—It’sagoodidea.Butwho’sgoingto________theplan?—IthinkTomandMikewill.A.carryout B.getthroughC.takein D.setaside34.［2025潍坊模拟］Lookatthatoldwoman!Sheislookingaround________forhelp.Shemustbelost.A.socially B.accidentallyC.desperately D.absolutely35.—I’dratherhavesomewine,ifyoudon’tmind.—________.Don’tforgetyouwilldrive.A．Anythingbutthat B．ByallmeansC．Takeiteasy D．Iwon’tsaynotothis第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）UpinSmokeIt’stwointhemorning,andwe’reallrunningandfightingthesmoke.Thesmokeisso36thatIcan’tseemorethanthreefeetinfrontofme.I’msweatingand37,andifmylungsweren’tblackandcloudy,Iwouldbescreaming.Flashes,light,flameshereandthere,andforasecondIthinkIam38.Werunbackandforth,sidetosidelookingfora39outwithourpainfulblindeyes.Thingsareblowingupinthenextroom.Ican’tthinkaboutanything.Ican’t40mybrothers.Mymother’scrazyscreamscan’tgettome.I’m41focusedonmyself:mylife,togetout,tosurvive,me,me,me.Ican’t42.Glasspieces,fromthefistofabraveman.Heseizesmefirstand43meoutthebrokenwindow.Mybarefeethitthegroundandglassfromthewindow44intothem.Airracesintomylungs.I’msittingonasofalettingsomeonewashtheblackfrommyface.Myfamilyiscrying.Whycan’tI45?IhearmymomsayshethinksI’mstill46.ForthefirsttimeImakeeyecontactwithherandtrytosqueezeoutatear.Itdoesn’t47.Igotoschool,comehome,gotomyroom,andby5a.m.Ihave48myselftosleep.Ihatethisnewtownandthishugehouse.Theonlythingthatkeepsme49ismysisterandaSaosinCD.Becauseitneverstopsplaying,I50startsleepingwithiton.Idon’tknowifit’sthecomfortofAnthonyGreen’svoice,ortime,butsleepbecomes51.Iwonderifmysisterhearsmecryinginthenextroom.Iwonderifsheisas52asIam.Iwonderiftoherthisbrickhousereplacesouroldgreenhouse.Inmyheartitdoesn’t53.I’vesharedwithyouthedarkestofmylife.Iammuchbetternow.Icanconvinceyou,54,thatI’venotperfectlyrecovered.Iamstillhomesick.IsleepwithanightlightandoftenanoldSaosinCD.Thefire55me.Itscarredme.36.A.thick B.serious C.thorough D.swift37.A.rushing B.crying C.hurrying D.speaking38.A.conflicting B.escaping C.fighting D.dying39.A.passage B.solution C.way D.door40.A.worryabout B.dependon C.hearfrom D.comeacross41.A.rarely B.approximately C.naturally D.completely42.A.describe B.breathe C.survive D.continue43.A.pushes B.divides C.pulls D.drags44.A.slips B.digs C.slides D.drops45.A.see B.cry C.laugh D.shout46.A.inshock B.introuble C.invain D.indanger47.A.come B.do C.work D.pause48.A.allowed B.informed C.expected D.cried49.A.awake B.acute C.alive D.active50.A.severely B.eventually C.slightly D.explicitly51.A.harder B.shorter C.easier D.longer52.A.homegrown B.home-like C.home-made D.homesick53.A.compare B.pass C.imagine D.decide54.A.then B.besides C.though D.meanwhile55.A.inspired B.changed C.motivated D.polished第三部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）(A)［2025青岛模拟］Whathappenstoateenagekidwhentheworldhethoughtheknewsuddenlychanges?FindoutinLittleBrotherbyAmericanauthorCoryDoctorow.Itisafascinatingbookforanewgenerationofsci-fireaders.MarcusYallow,17,fromSanFranciscoismuchmorecomfortableinfrontofacomputerthanobeyingtherulesofsociety.Smart,fastandwisetothewaysofthenetworkedworld,hehasnotroubleoutwitting(骗过)hishighschool’smonitoringsystem.Thiswayheandhisfriendsgettoheadofftoplayapopularonlinegameinreallife.Whiletheyareplaying,abombexplodesontheBayBridge.Marcusstopsamilitaryvehicletogethelpforhisinjuredfriend,butthissimpleactthrowshimintoaDepartmentofHomelandSecurity(DHS)secretprison.Thereheistreatedasapossibleterrorist.HeiseventuallyletgoafterfourdaysWhenhereturns,Marcusdiscoversthattherearemany“securitymeasures”inplaceandthatnowallcitizensaretreatedlikepotentialterrorists.Whilesomeconsiderthisgovernmentactionnecessaryforpublicsafety,Marcusseesthisasacompletedestructionoftherightsheissupposedtohaveasacitizen.Heknowsthatnoonewillbelievehisstory,whichleaveshimwithonlyonethingtodo:totakedowntheDHShimself.HehelpsorganizealargenetworkcalledXnettospreadthetruth,anonymously(匿名地).Thebookpresentsayoungmanwhoisirresponsible,butlearnsabouthimself,andgrows,inthecourseofthestory.Aspartofthislearningandgrowinghebecomesawareofveryseriousissuesabouthissociety.56.Whatkindofarticledoesthispassagebelongto?A.Afascinatingstory. B.Abookreview.C.Newsreport. D.ATVprogramme.57.Theunderlinedword“destruction”inthepassagemeans________.A.damage B.rewardC.ruin D.protection58.MarcusYallowwassenttoprisonbecause________.A.hekilledhisfriendB.hebombedamilitaryvehicleC.hedidsomethingthatapossibleterroristcoulddoD.hisinjuredfrienddisappeared59.Fromthesecondparagraphwecaninferthat________.A.MarcusYallowismuchmorecomfortableobeyingtherulesofsocietyB.MarcusYallowissmart,fastandwiseinreallifeC.MarcusYallowalwaysplaysonlinegamesinreallifeD.MarcusYallowisexpertinthenetworkworld60.Intheendofthebook,MarcusYallow________.A.issupposedtobemoreirresponsibleB.becomesawareofveryseriousissuesabouthissocietyC.presentsayoungmanwhoisirresponsibleD.playsapopularonlinegameinreallife(B)TheHarringtonSchoolisanoldone-roomschoolhouseinGeorgia.Thebuildinghasnotbeenusedinyears.Communityleadersandeventhelocalhistoricalsocietythoughtitwasn’tworthsaving.“Justlookatitandyoucouldtellitwasgoingtofallanyminute,solet’stearitdown,”theysaid.TheHarringtonSchoolwasbuiltinnineteentwenty-fiveforblackchildrenonSt.SimonsIsland.AmyRobertswellrememberssheattendedfirstgradethereinnineteenfifty-three.ThatwasayearbeforetheUnitedStatesSupremeCourtruledthatschoolshadtoberaciallyintegratedTheoldschoolhousecontinuedtobeusedforsocialactivitiesandadaycarecenter.Bynineteenseventy,however,itstoodempty.AmyRobertsworriedthatdevelopersmighttearitdown.SoshestartedtheAfrican-AmericanHeritageCoalitiontotrytosaveit.“Ifit’snotsaved,theneventuallyyouwouldnotknowthatweexistedhereonSt.Simons.EverythingofAfrican-Americanheritagehasbeentorndown.”Shesaid.IntwothousandninetheHarringtonSchoolwasweeksawayfromdestruction.ThenalocalhistoriannamedPattyDeveautookacloserlookandstartedamovementcalledtheRosenwaldFund.GeorgiahistorianJeanneCyriaqueexplains.“Attheverycoreofthatmovementwastheinvolvementofthecommunity,sympatheticwhitesandphilanthropyJuliusRosenwaldwasabusinessman.Innineteenfifteenhedonatedmoneytoblackcommunitiestobuildtheirownschools.Bythelatetwenties,theRosenwaldFundhaddonatedtomorethanfivethousandeducationalbuildingsinfifteenstatesacrosstheSouth.One-thirdofruralblackchildrenwereattendingaRosenwaldschool.“Thisparticularschoolkindofembodiestomewhatwasgoingonwiththecommunitiesatthetime,becauseinmanyAfrican-Americancommunities,itwasAfrican-Americanfamiliesthatgavelandfortheseschoolstobebuilt.”JeanneCyriaquesaid.Now,preservationarchitectsaredevelopingplanstorestoretheHarringtonSchool.AmyRobertsandothersweresurprisedbywhattheexpertsfoundwhentheyinspectedthestructure.“Theywentthroughitandtheytalkedabouthowsounditwasandthey’dneverseenanythinglikethis.Imean,itwas,like61.WhatdoyoulearnabouttheHarringtonA.Itonlyhasoneroomandisgoingtofalldown.B.Itwasbuiltin1925andisinpoorconditionnow.C.Ithasnotbeenusedsince1954.D.Thoughitwasbuiltover85yearsago,itisstillingoodcondition62.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,welearnthat________.A.theHarringtonB.theHarringtonC.blackchildrenwenttoseparateschoolbeforetherulingD.theHarringtonSchoolwa63.Themeaningoftheunderlinedword“integrated”issimilarto________.A.mixed B.completed C.separated D.destroyed64.AmyRobertsisanythingbut________.A.ablackwomanB.anAfrican-AmericanC.aclerkusedtoworkintheAfrican-AmericanHeritageCoalitionD.awomaninhersixties65.Whichofthefollowingtitlesdoyouthinkwouldattractthereadersmost?A.ASchoolwithaLongHistoryB.SavingaSchool,andItsHistoryC.SavingtheAfrican-AmericanHeritageD.TheHarringtonSchool(C)TheaudiencestartstoscreamandyoungpeoplealloverBritainturnontheirTVs.Yes,it’sTopofthePops!TopofthePopsisanamazing34yearsoldTVprogramme.PopstarsfromallovertheworldappearonthissuccessfulTVprogramme.After1,800shows,it’sstillthemostpopularpopmusicshowinBritain.Sowhat’sthesecret?“Wegetlotsofbandstoperformliveinthestudio,”saysproducerChrisCowey.“Thatjustdoesn’thappenonothershows.”Chrisstartsplanningtheprogrammeoveraweekbeforeitgoesout.Hisfirstjobistodecidewhichbandstohaveontheshow.WhenthechartofthetoptwentysongsisproducedonSunday,Chriscanstarttobookthebands.MondaystartswithChrismeetinghissound,lightingandcameraworkers.Theylistentoeachsongandplantheshow.Tuesdayispaperworkday.Therearebookingstomakesureofletterstoanswerandlotsofphonecallstomake.TheshowisonThursday.Bandsarriveatthestudiofrom10o’clockinthemorningandstartpractising.Tonight’spresenter,JoWhiley,practisestoo.Firstthebandsgotomakeup.JudyandIssyarethemake-upartists.“Weseethestarswithnomake-upon,lookingterrible,”saysIssy.ThenthebandsgotothecostumedepartmentwhereMariannedressesthestars.Backinthestudiothingsarehappening.Theaudiencearepractisingtheirdancemoves!Ittakesovertwohourstorecordthewholeprogramme,thenChriseditsitallnightlong.Thefinalversionisexactly29minuteslong.66.Whatmake(s)TopofthePopsstillthemostpopularinBritain?A.Theliveperformancesinthestudio.B.ThejobscarefullydonebytheworkersoftheTVstation.C.Thegreatfameofthebands.D.ThelargenumbersofpopfansinBritain.67.Whenthebandsreceivetheinvitationstotheperformance,________.A.theymustdecideonthesongsB.theydon’thavetodecidewhatsongstheywillperformC.thesongsthatwillbeperformedhaven’tbeendecidedonD.theyhavenoideawhatsongstheywillperform68.Theunderlinedword“costume”（inParagraph7）probablymeans________.A.make-upB.stageC.studioD.clothes69.HowisamusicprogrammemadeattheTVstation?70.Whichisthepropertitleforthepassage?A.MorePopular,MoreSuccessfulB.AStageforPopStarsC.GoBackstageofTopofthePopsD.APopularLiveBand(D)TheUKhasawell-respectedhighereducationsystemandsomeofthetopuniversitiesandresearchinstitutionsintheworld.Buttothosewhoarenewtoitall,sometimesitcanbeconfusing.Octoberisusuallythebusiestmonthinthecollegecalendar.UniversitieshavesomethingcalledFreshers’Weekfortheirnewcomers.It’sagreatopportunitytomakenewfriends,joinlotsofclubsandsettleintouniversitylife.However,havingjustleftthecomfortofhomeandallyourfriendsbehind,theprospect(前景)ofmeetinglotsofstrangersinbighallscanbenerve-wracking(令人头痛的).Wheredoyoustart？Whoshouldyoumakefriendswith？Whichclubsshouldyoujoin？Luckily,therewillbethousandsofothersinthesameboatasyouworryingaboutstartingtheiruniversitysociallifeontherightfoot.Sojusttakeitallinslowly.Don’trushintoanythingthatyou’llregretforthenextthreeyears.HerearesometopadvicefrompaststudentsonhowtosurviveFreshers’Week：●Learnrules.MakesureyouknowBritishsocialetiquette(礼节).Haveafewwineglassesandsnackshandyforyourhousematesandfriends.●Bekind.Sometimescupsofteaorevenslicesoftoastcangiveyouaheadstartinmakingfriends.●Besociable.Themoreactiveyouare,themorelikelyyou’llbetomeetnewpeoplethanifyou’resomeonewhoneverleavestheirroom.●Bringadoorstop.Keepyourdooropenwhenyou’reinandthatsendspositivemessagestoyourneighborsthatyou’refriendly.Sowithabitofcleverplanningandeffort,Freshers’Weekcangiveyouagreatstarttoyouruniversitylifeandsoonyou’llbepassingonyourexperiencetonextyear’snewrecruits.71.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisFALSEaccordingtothepassage？A.Octoberisgenerallythebusiestmonthforuniversities.B.It’sagoodideatoputadoorstopinyoursuitcase.C.AbitofplanningcanmakeFreshers’Weekeasier.D.ThefirstweekofyoureveryyearatuniversityiscalledFreshers’Week.72.Theunderlinedword“recruits”inthelastparagraphrefersto________.A.courses B.freshersC.neighbors D.challenges73.Wecaninferfromthe4thparagraphthat________.A.thenewcomersusuallymissthedayslivingathomeB.mostofthestudentsintheUKspendthreeyearsinuniversitiesC.manyfreshersareworriedabouthowtofituniversitylifeD.allthenewstudentswillmakenewfriendsandjoincertainclubs74.Whydoestheauthorsuggesthavingwineglassesandsnackshandy？A.Topassthebusyuniversitylife.B.Tohelpmakefriendswithotherfreshers.C.Toshowyourselfadrinkerasothers.D.Topassthetimeinahappyway.75.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto________.A.tellthenewcomershowtomakeanewstartinuniversitiesB.introducesomethingabouthighereducationsystemoftheUKC.discusssomethingabouttheFreshers’WeekintheUKD.advisethefreshmenhowtobehavewellinthebeginning第Ⅱ卷(共45分)第四部分书面表达（共两节，满分45分）第一节阅读表达（第76题2分，第77、78、80题每题3分，第79题4分，满分15分）阅读下面短文并回答问题（请注意问题后的词数要求）。[1]Losingweightishardenough.Keepingitoffisevenharder.NowanewstudybyresearchersatPennState[2]First,theresearcherssurveyedover1,100peoplewhohadachievedsignificantweight-lossandmaintained（维持）it.Theresearchersidentified36weight-lossandweight-maintenancepracticesthatatleast10%ofthegroupused.[3]Thentheresearchersconductedanationaltelephonesurveyofoverweightpeoplewhohadtriedtoloseweightandkeepitoffwithvaryingsuccess:about11%reportedsuccessfullylosingweight,and21%wereabletomaintainthatlossforatleastayear.[4]Thesurveyfoundpeoplewho_______didsobyparticipatinginweight-lossprograms,cuttingbackonsugar,eatinghealthysnacks,notskippingmealsandparticipatingindifferenttypesofexercise.[5]Still,saymanynutritionandobesityexperts,thebasicprinciplesofweight-lossandmaintenancearethesame:youhavetoeatahealthydietandincreaseyourexercise.PeoplewholoseweightandkeepitofftendtoeatsignificantlyhealthierfoodsanddoalotmoreexercisethantheaverageAmerican.[6]Butwhatmaymaintainbetweenweight-lossandmaintenanceisaperson’sattitude:ratherthanfocusingonactivelylosingweightintheshortterm,peoplehavetostartfocusingonlong-term,permanentlifestylechangesandbehaviors,iftheywanttomaintaintheweightthat’sbeenlost.Thekeytosuccess,expertsagree,ismotivation,notnecessarilytheparticularsofyourweight-lossprogram.76.Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopicofthetext?(nomorethan5words)____________________________________________________________________77.FillintheblankinParagraph4withproperwords.(nomorethan3words)____________________________________________________________________78.Whatisthemostimportantaboutkeepingweightoffsuccessfullyaccordingtotheexperts?(nomorethan2words)____________________________________________________________________79.Whatdothenutritionexpertssayaboutweight-lossandmaintenance?(nomorethan10words)____________________________________________________________________80.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?(nomorethan8words)____________________________________________________________________第二节写作（满分30分）目前，针对学生网聊的情况，你对你校学生进行了问卷调查。请根据图中信息，用英语给某报社写一封信反映这一情况，并呼吁中学生正确网聊。注意：1.信的内容应包括图表所示内容，为使行文连贯可适当增加细节。2.词数：120～150。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________答案解析【听力材料】(Text1)W:①I’dliketoleavetheseshirtstobecleanedandpressed.CouldIhavethembySaturday?M:Yes.ThatwillbeOK.W:Seeyouthen.(Text2)W:Whatareyougoingtodoafterthislesson?M:②I’mprobablygoingtohaveacupofcoffee,whataboutyou?W:Oh,I’mgoingtothepostoffice.(Text3)W:Excuseme,IwouldliketochangethispurplesweaterwhichIboughthereyesterdayforthewhiteone.M:Well,let’ssee.③Thepurpleoneis140dollars,butthewhiteoneis30dollarscheaper.(Text4)W:It’steno’clock.IsthattoolateforustocallProfessorBrownaboutthestudentcouncilmeeting?M:④Let’sholdofftilltomorrow.(Text5)M:It’sreallyamazingthatyougotan“A”onthetest.Youdidn’tseemtohavedonealotofpreparationorexercisebeforethetest.W:⑤NowyouknowwhyInevermissedalecture.(Text6)W:I’veneverdoneanythinglikethisbefore,youknow.M:Don’tthinklikethat!⑦Ifyoufirstpersuadeyourselfthatyou’vebeendoingthesamethingeverydayforyears,youwon’tbenervousanymore.W:It’seasytosaythat,⑧butI’vealwaysbeentheshytype.IcanneverpretendtobewhatI’mnot.M:Well,nowyoumustbeabitofanactress.Iftheyaskyousomethingyoudon’tunderstand,pretenditdoesn’tmatterandpromisetofindoutforthemwhenyouhavetime.⑥Aboveall,don’tgivethemtheideathatthey’redoingafavoringivingyouthejob.Theyneedyouasmuchasyouneedthem.(Text7)W:Thegovernmentisgoingtoorganizeafolk-customactivity⑨attheendofthemonth.Andourcommunityissupposedtoputonaperformance.M:Whatkindofperformance?Aliondance?W:StufflikethatbutIthinktheliondanceisabittoodifficultanddangerous.M:Sure,you’llbedancingwithlions.Whatdoyouexpect?ThenwhataboutYanggeDancewhichwedidbefore.W:Goodidea.Shallwegeteveryoneinthecommunity?M:Maybenot.⑪Ithinkweshouldjustfocusontheretiredpeople.W:OK.IknowthattheyalreadyhaveaYanggeDanceteam,andthenwhatweneedisjusttodosomerehearsals.M:Whataboutthecostumes?W:Wecanraisemoneyinthecommunity.Youknoweachfamily10yuanmaybe.M:Trysomethingnew.Wecanfindasupportingagency.W:⑩Greatidea.Thereisatravelagencynearbywhowouldlovetobeoursponsor.It’saperfectchancetopromoteethnictourism.M:Let’sgoforit.W:MaybeweshouldtakepartintheYanggeDance,too.Goodexercisetoloseweight.M:Oh,mywork-outcardisabouttoexpire.W:Goodtiming.(Text8)M:Jane,let’sgoswimmingattheStudentW:I’dliketo,Tom,butIhaveapaperdueonFriday,andIhaven’tevenstartedityet.M:Justanhour.⑫I’vegotatesttomorrow,soIwon’tbeabletostayverylong.W:Ineedtheexercise,butIjustcan’tsparethetime.M:Okay,howaboutdinnerattheGrill?Youhavetoeatsomething,⑬andit’srightbythelibrary.I’llgoovertherewithyouafterdinner,andyoucandoyourresearchwhileIstudyformytest.W:Well,but...M:Comeon.You’llprobablywanttostaylate,andyoushouldn’twalkhomeafterdark.I’llstayuntilyou’rereadytogo.W:Thatwouldbenice,but...M:Look,wereallywouldn’tbewastinganytime.We’djustbedoingeverythingweneedtodo,butwe’dbedoingittogether.Ijustwanttospendtimewithyou.W:Me,too.Okay.Ineedtogohomefirst,⑭thenI’llmeetyouattheGrillataboutsix.Isthatallright?M:That’sgreat.We’llgeteverythingdone.You’llsee.(Text9)M:Whatabeautifulnewskirtyou’rewearing！W:Youreallythinkso?M:Ofcourse.Whendidyoubuyit?W:Itwasnotbought.M:Ah?Agiftfromyourparents?W:No.⑮Imadeitbymyself.M:Really?Ican’tbelieveit.W:I’mnotkidding.It’sSundayyesterday.⑯Iwenttodosomeshoppingwithmymother.Onthewaybackhome,wewentintoastorewherealotofclothesandclotharesold.Ihappenedtoseethiskindofcloth.Thecolorsanddesignsstruckmeassuitableforaskirt.AndIboughtit.M:⑰You’reagirlofexcellentjudgment.(Text10)CondoleezzaRiceisusedtostandingout.Afterall,shewastheUSSecretaryofState—averypublicposition.Butthatisnottheonlyreasonshegetsnoticed.Heryouth,genderandskincolorhaveattractedalotofattentionthroughout⑳herpoliticalcareer.Ricewasbornin1954inBirmingham.Herparentstoldherthatshecouldbecomewhatevershewanted