安徽省“皖南八校”2025-2026学年高一上学期期中考试 英语 含解析

“皖南八校”2025-2026学年高一第一学期期中考试

英语

考生注意：

1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

2.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标

号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域

折书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。

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

排一遍。

1.WhenwillthenexttraintoManchesterleave?

A.At14:25.B.At14:35.C.At14:45.

2.WhichTVprogrammewillthespeakerswatchtogether?

叠A.AnimalWorld.B.Therockconcert.C.Thebasketballmatch.

3.Wherewillthespeakersmeet?

A.Atthebusstation.B.Attheburgerbar.C.Atthecinemaentrance.

4.Whichsubjectdoesthewomanlikebest?

A.PE.B.Geography.C.Computer.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Somephotos.B.Ascienceproject.C.Amusicreport.

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。

线听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Howdidthespeakersthinkofthetrip?

A.Tiring.B.Boring.C.Wonderful.

7.Whatdidtheteacherfirstplantodo?

A.Gotoazoo.B.Visitafarm.C.Feedanimals.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatdidthegirlwininthecompetition?

A.Ascientificrobot.B.AtriptoLondon.C.Avisittothespacemuseum.

9.Whatpresentmightthewomanbringback?

A.Avideorecord.B.ADNAmodel.C.Amodelrocket.

10.Whatdothespeakersplantodonexttime?

A.Travelwithatourgroup.

B.Enterthecompetitiontogether.

C.Findinspirationfortravelling.

【“皖八”高一期中·英语第1页(共8页)】

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whydidthegirlthinkthenewstudentunfriendly?

A.Sheleftquickly.

B.Shelookedscary.

C.Shedidn'ttalkmuchtoher.

12.WhatdoestheboysayaboutAnna?

A.Shespeakstooloudly.

B.Sheisalwaysrude.

C.Shedoesn'tlikenewpeople.

13.WhathobbydoAnnaandthenewstudentshare?

A.Drawing.B.Dancing.C.Singing.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.WhatisMirandadoing?

A.Paintingherroom.B.Cleaningthehouse.C.Doinghomework.

15.WhatcolordoesJanelike?

A.Blue.B.Pink.C.White.

16.WhatdidJanedolastweek?

A.Shewentcamping.B.Shewenttocollege.C.Shewentonatrip.

17.WhatisMaxlike?

A.Heoftenplaysoutside.

B.Healwayskeepssilent.

C.Heisagoodlistener.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Wherewillthegroupgothistime?

A.Thebeach.B.Thelake.C.Theforest.

19.Howlongdoesthecourselast?

A.6weeks.B.10weeks.C.12weeks.

20.Whatwilltheparticipantsmakeforthisactivity?

A.Tools.B.Birdhouses.C.Backpacks.

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

AdventureTravelonPicoIsland

Whale(鲸鱼)Watching

Time:Dailytoursavailablefrom9:00a.m.to12:30p.m.(March—October)

Joinasmall-groupboattourtoseedolphins,spermwhales,andpossiblyevenbluewhales

intheirlivingareas.Ledbylocalguideswithlotsofoceanknowledge,you'lllearnhowformer

whalersnowprotecttheseamazinganimals.Thankstohilltop(小山顶)watchersusingradios,

yourchancesofseeingwildlifeareover95%.

·Price:毛95perperson

·GroupDiscount:10%offtotalcostfor4ormorepeople.

·GreenTips:Bringyourownwaterbottlethatcanbereusedandgetafreetravelmap!

DivingBetweenPicoandFaial

Time:LeavingfromPicoat1:00p.m.,returningby6:00p.m.(Daily,April—

November)

【“皖八”高一期中·英语第2页(共8页)】

Duration:5hours.

DiveinoneoftheAtlantic'smostbio-diverseplaces.Swimthroughunderwaterrock

formations,findcolorfulfish,andmaybeevenseeaseaturtle.Allequipmentandexpertguides

areprovided.

·StandardPrice:毛75peradult/毛45perchild(6—12years).

VineyardsandLocalWines(葡萄酒)

Time:10:30a.m.to12:30p.m.or3:00p.m.to5:00p.m.(Daily,year-round)

PicoishometotheUNESCO-protectedlow-walledvineyardsthatgrowdespitethepoor

environmentandever-presentAtlanticwinds.OnourSmallGroupTourAzores,weexplorea

beautifulrangeofwines,particularlywhitewine.

·Price:€63.75peradult.

·HappyHourSpecial:After4:00p.m.tastingperiod—buyonetasting,getthesecondat

50%off.

Farm-to-TableDining

Time:Seatingat7:30p.m.(Bookingrequired,March—October,fromTuesdaytoSunday)

Enjoyasix-coursedinnermadewithingredientssourcedfromlocalfarms,freshseafood,

andmilkfromtheAzores'famous“happycows”.Eachdishispairedwithcarefullyselectedlocal

wines.

·FullExperience(6courses+4wines):毛85perperson

21.WhatactioninWhaleWatchingisconsideredeco-friendly?

A.Hiringlocalguides.B.Bringingreusablewaterbottles.

C.Joininginaboattour.D.Watchingwhalesbyradios.

22.Howmuchshouldacouplewiththeir10-year-oldtwinspayforDivingBetweenPicoand

Faial?

A.€150.B.€165.C.€195.D.€240.

23.Whichactivitymustbebookedinadvance?

A.WhaleWatching.B.VineyardTours.

C.Farm-to-TableDining.D.DivingBetweenIslands.

B

Ihadbeenupsince4a.m.,running27milesinthedarkforanupcomingmarathon.After

completingmyruninjustoverfourhours,Ijumpedintomycar,headingtothehealthclubfor

myregularworkout.Imadeitalmostthroughmykickboxingclassbeforepassingout.

Afriendcarriedmedownstairs,andIlaydownonthelongsofa.IstayedlikethatuntilI

couldsitupwithouttheroomspinning(旋转).Eventhen,Itriedtoheadtotheweightroom,

butmyfriendinsistedthatIgohome,packingmeintomycarwithaseriouslook.

Backhome,Ishowered,changedintoworkoutclothes,andheadedbacktothecar—onlyto

findmykeysmissing.Myhusbandwasholdingthem.“Youhaveaproblem,”hesaid.Ashe

walkedaway,Icried.IfIhadthekeys,I'dstillhavegonebacktothehealthclub.

Iwasjust30yearsold,yetIhadthebonedensity(密度)ofa60-year-old.Duetoover-

exercisingandunder-eating,Ihadmorestressfractures(骨折)inmylegsandfeet.Myhairwas

fallingout.Iwasunderweight.Icouldn'tsleep.Iwasfeelingcoldallthetime.Mybloodpressure

wasverylow.Inshort,mybodywasnolongerabletoproperlykeepthemostbasicfunctions.

Then,Istartedtreatment.Thefirstruleofmytreatmentprogramwaszeroexercise.I

wasn'tevenallowedtowalkaroundtheblock.Iwentfromexercisingforhourseverydayto

nothing.ItwasthemostdifficulttimeIhadeverexperienced.

TodayIwalkafineline:Istillexerciseeveryday,butIlimitittonomorethan2hours.I

haveregularcheckupsatthedoctor,andkeepgoodphysicalandmentalhealth.Nowmygoalis

toeducateothers.

【“皖八”高一期中·英语第3页(共8页)】

24.Whydidthewritertrytogobacktotheclubfromhome?

A.Becauseshehadapassionforkeepingfit.

B.Becauseshehadanexerciseaddiction.

C.Becauseshehadafearofaging.

D.Becauseshehadadesiretoloseweight.

25.Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?

A.Waystoslowdownaging.B.Commonsignsofaging.

C.Theimportanceofworkout.D.Heavypriceofover-exercising.

26.Whatwasthewriter'streatmentcourselike?

A.Easy.B.Relaxed.C.Challenging.D.Encouraging.

27.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Don'toverdoyourworkout.B.Dailyexerciseisimportant.

C.Regularcheckupsarenecessary.D.Zeroexerciseisthebesthealthsecret.

C

Whenpeoplethinkofskiing,theyusuallyimaginesnowymountainsliketheAlpsorthe

Rockies.ButinCopenhagen,Denmark,there'sasurprisingplacetoski—thetopofapower

station!

ThisspecialpowerstationiscalledtheAmagerResourceCenter.Ontopofthebuildingis

CopenHill,aman-mademountainwithanearly1,500-foot-longskislope(斜坡),fourskilifts,

ahikingline,arestaurant,akids'area,andmore.Ifthoseweren'tmind-bogglingenough,

adventurerscouldclimbthesideofthemountainthroughtheworld'shighestclimbingwall,

whichis278feettall.

“Asaflatcountry,therearenohillsormountainsinDenmarksuitableforadventuresports

likeskiing.Sowegottheideaofbuildingaman-mademountain,"saidBjarkeIngels,founderof

BIG,thecompanybehindtheCopenHillproject.Toservethepurposeofamountain,CopenHill

hasitsslopecoveredwithNeveplast,agreenplasticthatfeelssimilartosnow.Ittakesabout

threerunstogetusedtoskiingonit,andskiersareadvisedtowearlongclothesandhardhatsin

casetheyfall.

Denmarkisaworldleaderincleanenergy.Thepowerstationispartofthesystemby

turningnon-recyclable(不可回收的)wasteintoenergy,providingheatandelectricityfortensof

thousandsoffamilies.Forthedesignoftheproject,Ingelsturnedadecades-oldbuildingintoa

newstructure(建筑物)thatcouldbemixedintothecity.Theresultwassomethingthatcould

notonlychangeabout450,000tonsofnon-recyclablewasteintoenergyeveryyear,butalso

attracttouristsandlocalslookingforskiingfun.

“Apowerstationdoesn'thavetobeanuglyboxthatinfluencesviewsorgoesagainstits

neighboringbuildings.Itcanbethemostpopularparkinthecity,”saidIngels.Afteryearsof

making,CopenHillfinallyopenedin2019.Thedesignhasbeennamedoneoftheyear's50best

inventions.Thisprojectisshowingtheworldthatcleantechpresentsalmostendless

possibilities.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mind-boggling”probablymeaninparagraph2?

A.Amazing.B.Strange.C.Costly.D.Common.

29.WhywastheideaofCopenHillintroduced?

A.Todealwithplasticpollution.B.Tomakeskiingsaferforvisitors.

C.Toimprovethenation'stransportation.D.Tocreatemountainsportsexperiences.

【“皖八”高一期中·英语第4页(共8页)】

30.Whatisspecialaboutthedesignoftheproject?

A.Takingpracticaladvicefromtourists.

B.Valuingtheuseoftraditionalmaterials.

C.Pairingeco-friendlinesswithrelaxation.

D.Offeringeducationonnewenergytechnology.

31.WhatdoesIngelsstressaboutthepowerstationinthelastparagraph?

A.Ithasbeenbuiltongreatinventions.B.Itformsanattractivepartofthecity.

C.Ithasreceivedmixedopinions.D.Ittakesuplittlepublicspace.

D

Sugar-freecookies,sugar-freecandy,anddietsoda—arethesebetterforyou?Aftersugar

becameano-nointhenutritionandfitnessworld,sugar-freefoodanddrinksactedasan

折alternativeforoncepopularsweetdrinksandsnacks.BeingtermedZEROsugarmeansthefood

anddrinksarehealthier,betterfordiabetics(糖尿病患者),andhelpyouslimdown...Right?

Wrong.Sugar-freeproductsaren'tbetterforyou.Infact,theyareworse.Formostsugar-

freeproducts,itmeansthatman-madesweeteners(甜味剂)areusedinsteadofrealsugar.The

problemisthatthesesweetenersdonotcomefromnaturalsourcesandtheycandoyoumore

harmthangood.Let'sgetintowhattheseman-madesweetenersactuallyare.

Sugar-freesugarsoundswrongbecausethereisnosuchthingassugar-freesugar.Someof

thesesugar-freealternativesevenincludesugarandtheonesthathavechemicalsyourbodyoften

doesnotknowhowtoprocess.Mostman-madesweetenersarealotsweeterthansugarsoonly

asmallnumberofthemareneeded.That'swhytheycanmarketsugar-freealternativesas“low-

calorie”or“no-calorie”.Italsomeansthatyougetnonutritionalvaluefromeatingthem,which

叠

iswhysomanysugar-freealternativesareclassedas“non-nutritive”.Theseman-made

sweetenersusuallyhideundersomenames.Actually,theyare200—600timessweeterthan

sugar.

Whenyoueatsweetstuff,yourbodycontinuestowantitand,eventhoughyourbody

cannotprocessthesesugar-freealternatives,yourbraindoesnotknowthedifference.Inturn

sugar-freealternativesrelatetoweightincreaseandType-2diabetes.Besides,man-made

sweetenersalsodamageyourgut's(肠道的)abilitytobreakdownsugarwhichinfluences

everythingyoueat.Inotherwords,yourbodydoesn'tknowhowtohandleman-made

sweetenersbecausetheyhavenothingrealtoprocess.

Hereisagoodgeneralrule:stayawayfromman-madesweetenersandlookfornon-sugar,

线naturalsweetenerslikesteviaordatesugar.Inthewaragainstman-madesweetenersandreal

sugar,bothlose.Satisfyyoursweettoothwithnaturalsugarthatcomesfromfruitsandstay

awayfromproductstermedsugar-free.

32.Whatdomostsugar-freeproductshaveincommon?

A.Theydon'ttastesweet.B.Theyarefreeofcalories.

C.Theyarerichinnutrition.D.Theyhaveman-madesweeteners.

33.Whatcanweknowaboutman-madesweeteners?

A.Theyareassweetassugar.B.Theyareharmfultohealth.

C.Theycanbeprocessedeasily.D.Theyhavelongbeenaddedtofood.

34.Whatdoesthewriteradviseustodo?

A.Tokeepabalanceddiet.

B.Tostayawayfromsugaryproducts.

C.Tochoosefewerman-madeingredients.

D.Totakeinsugarfromnaturalsources.

【“皖八”高一期中·英语第5页(共8页)】

35.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.WhyAreSugar-freeProductsPopular?

B.WhatcanBeCalledSugar-freeProducts?

C.WhyAreSugar-freeProductsBadforYourHealth?

D.HowwillSugar-freeProductsInfluenceYourBody?

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。

Crows(乌鸦)arenotthemostbeautifulbird.Theydon'thaveagoodfameinmostcountries

oftheworldeither.36Theyarealsobelievedtohaveotheradvantagesoverotheranimals.

37However,someofthesecrowsmayalsohavesmallareasofwhiteorgrayfeathers

aroundtheirbody.Andtheyhavepowerfulbeaksandstrongfeet,whichhelpthemalotwhile

lookingforfood.

Crowsarehighlysocialbirdsthatformgroups.Thesegroupsofcrowsarereferredtoas

“flocks”or“murders”.TheAmericancrow,alsoknownasthecommoncrow,isoftheCorvidae

family,whichincludes120species.38

Inalotofstudiescrowshavebeenproventobeextremelyintelligent.Thesestudiesshow

thatthebirdsareabletobuildandusetoolsintheirlife.39Crowshaveactuallybeenableto

makehooked(勾状的)toolstohelpthemcatchfood.Theyarealsoabletodropstonesintoa

bottleofwatertoallowthemtodrinkit.

Thesebirdseatmanykindsoffood.Andtheyalsokeepfoodintreesandotherplacesfor

futureuse.40Instead,theyeatoversixhundreddifferentkindsoffoods.Theyeatalmost

alltypesofplants.Theyfeedoninsectslikespiders,grasshoppers,weevils,beetlesand

crickets.Theyalsofeedondecaying(腐烂的)anddeadmatterandfoodfromrubbishbins,

especiallyinthewintermonths.

A.Theydon'tjustdependoncertainfood.

B.Ravensandjackdawsareincludedinthatnumber.

C.Theyusuallydon'tspendtoomuchtimeintheirnest.

D.Commoncrowsaregenerallyall-blackinappearance.

E.Forexample,theyusestickstodigsmallinsectsfromtreestoeat.

F.Thesebirdsgetonwellwitheachotherwhentheyhuntforfood.

G.Buttheyarebelievedtobeoneofthesmartestbirdsontheearth.

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。

MyMomcamefromafamilyof14children.Christmaswasn'talwaysthebesttimefor

them.Butamanwentoutofhiswaytomaketheday41·

OvertheyearsmyMomoften42abouthowthismanwouldcomeoutonChristmasand

bring43toherandherbrothersandsisters.Momneverforgothis44.IbelieveMom

madeitapointtodospecialthingsfortheless45becauseofthegoodnessshowntoherat

Christmas.

Momwasagreatbaker(烘焙师)andshedidbakecookies,butshewanteddifferentkinds

to46.Therewasaladyintownwhomadeandsold47.Momwouldplaceanorderand

whenthecookieswere48wewouldgooverandpickthemup.Iwellrememberthe

wonderful49ofcookieswhensheopenedthedoor.AfterwehadthecookiesI'dhelpMom

dividethemuponplatesandwewould50them.

【“皖八”高一期中·英语第6页(共8页)】

OnesummerwewentbacktoMom's51.AsIremember,sheboughtsomeflowersand

candies.WethendroveovertothehouseofthepersonwhohadgivenhercandiesonChristmas

somanyyearsbefore.Mom52onalargewoodendoor.Anelderly,weakmananswered.

Mom53herselfandthankedhimforthegiftshehadgiventoherfamilysomanyyears

before.Thenshehandedhimtheflowersandcandiesasshegavehima54

I'm55IhadaMomwhotaughtmetogive.Shetaughtmethatitismoremeaningfulto

givethantoreceive.

41.A.normalB.specialC.boringD.awful

42.A.talkedB.learnedC.taughtD.showed

43.A.glassB.paperC.riceD.candies

44.A.patienceB.kindnessC.wisdomD.advice

45.A.challengingB.traditionalC.fortunateD.wonderful

46.A.giveawayB.takeupC.bringaboutD.getover

47.A.toolsB.cakesC.fruitsD.cookies

48.A.fullB.readyC.tastyD.healthy

49.A.smellB.beautyC.spaceD.joy

50.A.sellB.advertiseC.deliverD.show

51.A.farmB.schoolC.companyD.hometown

52.A.paintedB.knockedC.tookD.went

53.A.introducedB.taughtC.movedD.formed

54.A.handB.waveC.hugD.cheer

55.A.shockedB.relaxedC.worriedD.thankful

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。

London’sTowerBridgeisoneofthemostrecognizablebridgesintheworld.Plansforthe

TowerBridgeweredrawnuparound1876whentheeastofLondonbecameextremely56

(crowd).ItseemedquitenecessarytobuildabridgeacrosstheThamesinthatareaofthecity.It

tookanothertenyears57theconstructionofthebridgereallystarted.

Thebridge,which58(design)bycityarchitects(建筑师)HoraceJonesandJohnWolfe

Barry,wasfinallyfinishedin1894.Nearly450workerswerearranged59(build)the244-

meter-longbridge.Ittook11,000tonsofsteeltobuildtheframework(框架).Atthetimemost

peopledislikeditsVictorianGothicdesign,butovertimethelocalpeoplegotusedtoitandthe

bridgebecameoneofLondon'smostfamous60(attract).

Manyvisitorsenjoy61(take)photographsoftheTowerBridge.Itisaplace62you

canhaveafantasticviewoverLondonfromthewalkwaybetweenthetwobridgetowers.

InsidethebridgeistheTowerBridgeExhibition,63displayareathatincludesthe

walkwayandthetwofamoustowers.YoucanseetheVictorianengineroomthere.Visitorscan

learnaboutthehistoryofthebridgethroughphotos,films,andothermedia.

Duetoitslonghistory,thebridgeusedtobeina64(true)badstate.Sothebridgewas

closedforseveralmonthsforworkerstorepairuntilitwascompleted652012.Nowvisitors

fromallcornersoftheworldcanenjoytheunusualviewfromthebridge.

【“皖八”高一期中·英语第7页(共8页)】

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假如你叫李华，为了庆祝你的十七岁生日，你的父母特地为你在友谊宾馆举办生日晚会。为

此，你特邀在你班上学习的英国交流学生Tom参加。请你用英语给他写一封邀请信，邀请他参

加你的生日晚会。要点如下：

1.活动的时间、地点及主要内容；

2.前往友谊宾馆的路线；

3.你的希望和祝愿。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

DearTom,

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

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。

FaithIsWhatYouDo

Iwasayoungman,almostdonewithmyteachingdegreeatcollege.Eachday,Iwouldgo

toanearbyhighschool,whereIwastofinishmystudentteachingrequirement.Idrovethere

andbackina20-year-oldcar,whichwasoldandnotingoodshapeontheoutside.Itsengine

madealotofnoiseandsometimeshadproblems.Thiscarhadbrokendownmanytimesonmy

way.ButitwastheonlycarIcoulddependonformytransportation.

OnedayasIdroveonthehighway,theancientcarmadealotofnoiseunderthestressof

thetripagain.Ifeltmuchnervous,worryingitcouldstopworkingatanytime.ButIstillkept

goingforward,hopinginmyheartthatthecarwouldmakeitthroughjustonemoreday.

Suddenly,Isawsomethingontheothersideoftheroad.Acarwasstoppedbytheside,

withaflattire(轮胎).Nexttoitwasanoldlady,lookingworriedandlost.Sheseemedlost,not

knowingwhattodo.

Ireallywantedtooffersomehelptotheoldladywhostoodbytheroadalone.Iknewthat

stoppingwouldmakemelateformyclasses,butIcouldn'tignore(忽视)thepaininhereyes.As

aresult,Idecidedtogobackandhelpher,drivenbyadeepbeliefinthegoodnessofpeople.I

turnedatthenextexit,readytogobackandoffermyhelp.

WhenIgotthere,Iwassurprisedtoseethattwopick-uptruckswerealreadythere.One

man,wearingashirt,wasliftingthecarwithajack(千斤顶),whileanotherbigmanwas

comfortingtheoldladybytheroad,holdingherhandasifhewerehergrandson.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Isloweddown,pulledup,andaskedifIcouldhelp.

AsIdroveon,Inoticedasmileonmyface.

【“皖八”高一期中·英语第8页(共8页)】

“皖南八校”2025—2026学年高一第一学期期中考试·英语

参考答案、解析及评分细则

听力部分录音稿

Text1

M:Excuseme,couldyoutellmewhenwillthenexttraintoManchesterleave?

W:Certainly.Letmecheckforyou.The14:25servicetoManchesterisrunningbehindtheschedule.It's

nowexpectedtoarriveat14:35andleavein10minutes.

Text2

W:Hasn'tthatbasketballmatchfinishedyet?YouknowIwanttowatchAnimalWorldatnineo'clock.

M:It'scancelled,andeverything'srunninglaterbecausetherockconcerthadfinishedlaterthanexpected.Sit

downandwatchthismatchwithme.

W:Oh,OKthen.

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M:Hi,I'dlovetogotothemovies.Shallwemeetoutsidethecinema?

W:Wecouldhaveasnackattheburgerbarbeforewegoinorwecouldmeetatthebusstation.

M:Mum'sdrivingmeintotownthisafternoon,soIwon'tbenearthestation.Butsomethingtoeatfirstisa

goodidea.Shallwesaysixo'clock?

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M:IreallylikethenewITteacher—ourprojectforthistermistodesignanewwebsite.I'vealwayswantedto

knowhowtodothat.

W:ThePEteacherismuchmoreseriousbutthat'sstillmyfavouritesubject.LastyearIreallyliked

geography,buttheteacherwehavenowgivesussomuchhomework.

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W:Ifinishedtheexperimentforthescienceproject—plantsgrewbetterwithmusic!I'llbringthephotos.

M:Great!I'llcompletethereporttonight.Thenwecancheckittogether.

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M:Thatwasagreatschooltrip.Thereweresomanydifferentanimals.

W:Yes.Ilovedinosaurs,butevenIgotabittiredoflookingatbonesafteranhouronthetriplastyear.

M:Iagree.Atleastthistimetheyarealive!

W:Yes,andit'ssonicetoseecreaturesfromallovertheworld.I'′mgladtheteachercalledoffheroriginal

plantogotoafarm.Weseesheepandcowsallthetimearoundhere.

M:Wedo.

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W:DoyouremembertheDNAmodelIhandedinforthesciencecompetition?Igotthefirstprize!

M:Wow!I’msoproudofyou!Sowhat'stheprize?

W:AweekinLondonwithfreeentrancetotheScienceMuseumtherewithmyparents.

M:That'samazing!

W:Honestly,Iwishyoucouldcome.Wecouldexplorethemuseumtogether—youlovespaceandrobotsjust

likeIdo!

M:Thanks.Butyourparentsprobablywantqualityfamilytime.Itmakessense.

W:Still,I'ltakelotsofphotosandvideosforyou.AndI'llbringbackaspecialgift—maybeamodelrocket!

M:Really?Sokindofyou!Enjoyeverymoment.

W:Iwill.Andnexttime,we'llenterthecompetitiontogether,andwecanbothwinandtravelasateam!

M:Nowthat'sagoalworthworkingfor!Let'sstartpreparingearly.

W:Deal!Thistripisn'tjustmine.It'lla