2023高一英語下學(xué)期期末考試題

高一英語說明:1.本試卷分第I卷(選擇題)和第II卷(非選擇題)兩部分,共10頁6大題。2.滿分120分;答題時(shí)間100分鐘。3.卷I答案需用2B鉛筆填涂到答題卡上相應(yīng)題號(hào)下，卷II答案用黑色水筆、黑色鋼筆書寫到答題卡上。鉛筆書寫卷II內(nèi)容不得分。第I卷（共90分）第一部分聽力（本題有兩節(jié)，共20分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1.WhichshirtdoesMaryprefer?A.Theblueone. B.Theyellowone.C.Thewhiteone.2.What’swrongwiththeman?A.Hehasaheadache. B.He’sgotarunningnose. C.Hehasastomachache.3.Wherewillthemango?A.Toarestaurant. B.Tothekitchen. C.Toastore.4.Whenshouldthespeakersleave?A.At7:15. B.At7:30. C.At7:40.5.Whatisthemandoing?A.Drivingacar. B.Makingadessert.C.Lyinginthesun.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有5秒鐘的時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對話讀兩遍。聽下面一段對話，回答第6至第7題。6.Whoisholdingapartytonight?A.David. B.Nancy. C.Laura.7.WhereisTomgoingtonight?A.Toapub. B.Toalibrary.C.Toatheater.聽下面一段對話，回答第8至第9題。8.Whydoesthewomancalltheman?A.Toinvitehimtovisitherhouse. B.Toaskhimtohelpherwiththereport.C.Totellhimaboutherdelayfortheparty.9.Whatwillthewomanfirstdoaftershefinishesherwork?A.Gohome. B.VisitLisa. C.Gototheparty.聽下面一段對話，回答第10至第12題。10.WhatlanguageisinthesamelanguagefamilyasFrench?A.Korean.B.Russian.C.Arabic.11.Whydosomanystudentswanttotakethecourse?A.They’reallhistorymajors. B.Theteacherisverypopular.C.TheyallspeakanIndo-Europeanlanguage.12.Howmanystudentsarestillwaitingtogetintotheclass?A.Two. B.Five. C.Ten.聽下面一段對話，回答第13至第16題。13.Whatsportdoesthemanliketowatch?A.Boxing. B.Football. C.Basketball.14.WhereisMannyPacquiaofrom?A.Thailand. B.Indonesia. C.ThePhilippines.15.HowdothepeopleofMannyPacquiao’scountryfeelabouthim?A.Theydon’tcareabouthim.B.Theylovehimlikeahero.C.Theythinkheisaviolentperson.16.Howmanypeoplediedinthestorm?A.Underonethousand. B.Abouttwothousand. C.Overfivethousand.聽下面一段獨(dú)白，回答第17至第20題。17.InwhichyeardidReservoirDogscomeout?A.1992. B.1994.C.2023.18.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutDjangoUnchained?A.Itmade200milliondollars. B.Itwasahitallovertheworld.C.ItwonfiveAcademyAwards.19.WhatdoesTarantinodowhenhewritesastory?A.Hetriestoputalotofjokesin. B.Hewillreadsomenovelsfirst. C.Hewillthinkofthingshe’sheard.20.WhoisthedirectorofTaxiDriver?A.SteveMcQueen.B.MartinScorsese.C.QuentinTarantino.第二部分：英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)單項(xiàng)填空（共10小題；每小題1分,滿分10分）從A、B、C及D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。21.—SoyoumissedtheEnglishclassthismorning.—_______.Igottherefiveminutesbeforeitfinished.A.NevermindB.Notexactly C.Noway D.Noproblem22.Personally,thereisnosuch________thingas______freelunchintheworld.A．a(chǎn);theB．a(chǎn);/ C．/;aD．/;/23.OnDoubleElevenDay,alargenumberofwomencustomerscouldn’thelpbeing________tobuysomelow-priceproducts.A.persuadedB.advisedC.requestedD.commanded24.Eachdayisof_________importance,nomatterhowgoodorbad.Thereisnomomentinlifethatdoesn’tmatter.A.seriousB.regularC.actualD.equal25.—WhataboutgoingtoseethefinalcompetitiononFridaynight?—Whynot?AndI________mydeskmatewithme.A.wouldtakeB.takeC.amtakingD.havetaken26.Sometimeslifeisjustlikeagame_________therearewinnersaswellaslosers.A.thatB.whereC.whenD.which27.LastmonthChinadecidedtodropone-childpolicyasproblemsofarapidlygrowingagingpopulationhave________theseyears.A.putupB.setupC.comeupD.builtup28.Itissaidthatthepolicehaveofferedalarge_____forinformationabouttherobberylastnight.A.awardB.rewardC.prizeD.welfare29.Thegovernmentmadearequestthateveryminute________madeuseof_______theinjuredintheterroristattack.A.be;rescuingB.hasbeen;rescuingC.be;torescueD.hasbeen;torescue30.Wasitinthisschool______youstruggledforyourdreamsfor3years?A.whereB.inwhichC.thatD.which第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從31-50各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。LastyearIruinedmysummervacationbybringingalongamodernconvenience:theiPad.Insteadoflookingatnature,I31mye-mail.Insteadofpaddlinganoldboat,I32myTwitterfeed.Insteadofreadinggreatnovels,Istucktoreadingfour33eachmorning.Andthatwastheproblem:Iwasacting34Iwerestillintheoffice.Mybodywasonvacationbutmyheadwasn’t.SothisyearImadeupmymindtotrysomething35:gettingawayfromtheInternet.ItheiPadtomywife.Then,astrokeofluck:Thecellphonesignalatourcabinwas37thaninthepast,meaningthatIcouldn’tcheat.Iwas38,forcedtocarryoutmyplan.Largely39fromradio—andhowmuchradiocanonelistento,really?Ihadno41buttodowhatIhadplannedtodoallalong:readbooks.Thisexperiencehashada42ending—fornow,atleast.Withdeterminationandthestrongsupportofmywife,Isucceededinmyvacationstruggle43theInternet.I44realizedthatitwasme,ofcourse,nottheiPad,thatwastheproblem.IknewIhad45whenwepassedaStarbucksandmywifeaskedifIwantedtostoptousetheWi-Fi.“Don’tneedit,”Isaid.46,aswereturntopost-vacationsituation,atestbegins:CanI47whenI’mbackatwork?AndIdon’tplanto48myconveniencecompletely.ButIhopetoresistthetemptation(誘惑)tocheckmye-maileveryfiveminutes,49oftenleadstofollowingmyTwitterfeed.Avacationissupposedtohelpyouresetyour50tobecomemoreproductive(高效的).Here’shopingthisoneworked.31.A.received B.wrote C.checked D.recognized32.A.followed B.ignored C.organized D.founded33.A.magazines B.newspapersC.journalsD.letters34.A.sothat B.asif C.eventhough D.eversince35.A.upset B.calm C.crazy D.different36.A.sending B.handing C.destroying D.burying37.A.better B.stronger C.less D.worse38.A.shocked B.trapped C.defeated D.frightened39.A.setoff B.turnoff C.putoff D.cutoff40.A.morethan B.ratherthan C.insteadof D.exceptfor41.A.choiceB.way C.means D.idea42.A.meaninglessB.hopeful C.happy D.peaceful43.A.for B.against C.to D.in44.A.entirely B.frequently C.gradually D.finally45.A.won B.lost C.suffered D.recovered46.A.Therefore B.However C.Otherwise D.Anyway47.A.stopB.escape C.continue D.change48.A.giveup B.givein C.giveoff D.giveaway49.A.that B.which C.when D.who50.A.body B.heart C.brain D.thought第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）第一節(jié)：閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。AWhenmysonwas11yearsold,hegotasmalljobhelpingoutwithatravelingcarnivalinourtown.Hedidn’tcomehomeatlunchtime,phoninginsteadtotellmehewasfineandhadfoundafewdays’workhelpingoutatanexhibit.Heturnedupforsupperasusualhoweverafterhefinishedwork.Iaskedhimhowhehadmanagedatlunchandhetoldmehehadmadesomenewfriendsatthecarnival,someyoungmenwhoweretwinbrothers,andtheirmomanddad.Theyhadpaidhimafewdollarsandinvitedhimforlunchinreturnforhelpingthemsetuptheirexhibitandwantedhimtoreturnthenextdaytohelpwithotherchores(雜務(wù)).Iwasgladhehadfoundnewfriendsbutalittleworriedaboutthetypeofpeoplewhomightbetravelinginacarnival."Oh,Mom,thesearejustnormaleverydaypeoplelikeanyoneelse.Theyjustworkatacarnivalinsteadofinastoreorsomething"."Comedowntomorrowandmeetthemyourself,"hesaid.SothenextdayIwenttothecarnivalandtotheexhibithehaddirectedmeto.ThetwinbrothersturnedouttobeSiamese(連體的)twins,joinedatthechest.Hehadn’tthoughtthisfactwasnoteworthyenoughtomention.WhenIbroughtittohim,hesaid,"Yes,Inoticedthattoo.Doyouknowthattheirmomhastomakealltheirclothesbecauseit’ssodifficulttofindanythingtofitthem?They’realsoreallygoodcooks.Today,Joe,theoneontheright,mademespaghetti(意大利面條)forlunch."Whatothersseefirstinapersonisnotwhatachildconsidersimportant.WhereIsawSiamesetwins,hesawpeoplehavingdifficultybuyingclothesthatfit,andyoungmenwhoweregoodcooks.ItwasalessonIhavethoughtaboutmanytimesovertheyears.51. Fromthefirstparagraphweknowthat__________.A.Theauthor’ssoncouldliveonhisjobattheexhibitB.Theauthor’ssondislikedmeetinghisparentsathomeC.Theauthor’ssonusuallymadehisappearanceatsupperD.Theauthor’ssonwasgoodatcommunicatingwithothers52. Thetwinbrothersandtheirparentswantedtheauthor’ssontoreturnthenextdaymostlybecause_______.A.theywerecontentwithhisworkB.theyneededaworkertodothechoresC.theywantedtotreathimtolunchD.theywantedhimtohelpthetwinswithhomework53. Theauthorwasworriedaboutthenewfriendshersonmadebecause_______.A.shefearedthepeopleatthecarnivalwerenotfriendlytohersonB.hersonsimplybelievedinstrangersC.shethoughtpeopletravelinginacarnivalwerenotsoreliableD.thecarnivalwasnotanoccasionforchildren54. Intheboy’seyes,theSiamesetwinswere________.A.peoplewhohadnosuitableclothestowearB.goodcookswithstrangeappearanceC.morefriendlyandkinderthannormalpeopleD.justnormalpeople55. Whichproverbmaytheauthoragreewithaccordingtothelastparagraph?A.Don’tjudgeapersonbyhislooks. B.It’snevertoolatetolearn.C.Loveme,lovemydog. D.Itisamatterofopinion.

BInthemodernageofinformation,readingisafundamentalsurvivalskill.Herearesometipsonhowtoimprovereadingskills.8TipstoImproveReadingSkills1.Youdon’thavetobeagreatreadertogetthepoint.Somepeoplereadfastandremembereverything.Othersreadslowlyandtakeacoupleoftimestogetalltheinformation.Itdoesn’tmatter,really,solongaswhenyouread,yougettheinformationyou’reseeking.2.Knowwhyyou’rereading.Areyoureadingforentertainmentortolearnsomething?Decidewhyyou’rereadingbeforeyoustartandyou’llgreatlyimproveyourcomprehensionandyourenjoyment.3.Youdon’tneedtoreadeverything.Noteverymagazine,letter,andemailyoureceivecontainsinformationyouneed.Infact,mostofitissimplyjunk.Throwitaway,hitthedeletekey!Justdoingthiswilldoubletheamountoftimeyouhaveavailabletoread.4.Youdon’tneedtoreadallofwhatyoudoread.Doyoureadeveryarticleofeverymagazine,everychapterofeverybook?Ifso,you’reprobablyspendingalotoftimereadingstuffyoudon’tneed.Bechoosy:selectthechaptersandarticlesthatareimportant.Ignoretherest.5.Scanbeforeyouread.Lookatthetableofcontents,index,topicheaders,photocaptions,etc.Thesewillhelpyoudetermineif,a)youhavearealinterestinthisreading,andb)whatinformationyou’relikelytogetfromit.6.Focus.Remember,you’rereadingwithapurpose,sofocusonthatpurposeandthematerial.Ifyouloseinterestorkeeplosingyourplace,takeabreakorreadsomethingelse.Youcankeeptrackofwhereyouarebyfollowingalongwithyourfinger.Thissimpletechniquehelpsyoufocusandincreaseyourconcentration.7.Practice.Themoreyouread,thebetterreaderyou’llbecome(andsmarter,too)!So,feedyourmind:read!8.Optimizeyourreadingenvironment.You’llreadfasterandcomprehendmoreifyoureadinanenvironmentthat’scomfortableforyou.Formorereadingskills,youcanclickhere.56.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Thefasterandthemoreapersonreads,thebetterheunderstands.B.Stickingtowhathe’sreadingallthetimemakesasuccessfulreader.C.Readingwillbemoreeffectivewhenthereadercoverseverythinginthematerial.D.Learningtoselectwhattoreadisofgreatimportanceforaneffectivereader.57.Scanningsuchthingsasthetableofcontentscan________________.A.relaxareaderifhegetstiredofreadingthematerialB.improveone’sabilitytogainmoreusefulinformationC.takeareaderacoupleoftimestogetalltheinformationD.helpareaderdecideifhehasatasteforthereadingmaterial58.Howcanareaderfocusandincreasehisconcentrationwhilereadingaccordingtothepassage?A.Bypointingatwhatheisreading.B.Byunderliningwhatheisreading.C.Byreadingthematerialaloud.D.Bystickingtowhatheisreading.59.Asismentionedinthepassage,_______________mayinfluenceone’sreading.A.intelligenceB.environmentC.information D.speed60.Whereisthepassagemostprobablytakenfrom?A.Textbook. B.Magazine. C.Newspaper. D.Website.CChinesepeoplehadneverpaidmoreattentiontotheannualNobelliteratureaward—whichonThursdaywenttoCanadianwriterAliceMunro—thantheydidlastyearwhenMoYanbecameChina’sfirstwinneroftheprize.Oneyearon,andtheeffecthasnotdisappeared.TouristscontinuetorushtoMo’shomevillageinGaomi,Shangdongprovince,whichhasbecomeatouristsitesincetheauthorwasawardedNobelPrize.VisitingthevillageistowalkintotheworldhecreatedinRedSorghumClan,oneofhisbest-knownnovels,adaptedfortheaward-winningfilmRedSorghumbyfamousdirectorZhangYimouin1987.About210hectaresofredsorghumisreadyforharvesting,recallingthissceneMowroteinthenovel:"Inthedeepautumnoftheeighthmonthunderahigh,clearsky,thelandiscoveredbysorghumthatformsawildseaofblood.Whenthesuncomesout,thesurfaceoftheseashimmers(閃光),andheavenandEartharepaintedwithrich,wonderfulcolors."Localshaveplantedthesorghumforthecomingfilmofthenovel’sTVadaptationstarringactressZhouXun,insimilarstyleto1987whenZhang’sfilmwasfilmed.Butwhilethesorghumfieldsdisappearedafterthefilmwasmade,thistimetheymayremain."Wehavesignedlong-termcontractstosellsorghumtowineproducers,"saidZhangXinfu,headofXianjiavillage,MoYan’shometownisinthearea."DozensofwineproducerscametodiscussthesorghumbusinessafterMoYanwontheprize,"saidZhang.Zhangsaidthewineproducerspromisedtopayasatisfyingpriceforthesorghum.ChuHongpeng,alocalofficialsaidabout10,000peoplevisitedMo’soldhouseandtheredsorghumfieldseverydayduringtheweek-longNationalDayholidayfromOct1to7.ChusaidatypicaltouristrouteincludesMo’shouse,thesorghumfields,thefilmingbasefortheRedSorghumTVseries,andseveralscenesinMo’snovels,suchasPinganzhuangvillagechurch.GuanMoxin,Mo’selderbrother,said,"ThousandsoftouristscametovisitthehouseeverydayduringtheNationalDayholiday,"addingthathehadtokeepthepremisesopenuntil61.WhathappenedtoMoYan’shomevillageafterhewonthePrize?A.ThehouseofMo’sathishomevillagewasrebuiltfortourism.B.ThelocalpeopleatMo’shomevillagewelcomedthetourists.C.ManytouristsrushedtoMo’shomevillagetoshowrespectandinterest.D.Mo’shomevillageremainedwhatitusedtobe.62.Theunderlinedword“adapted”inparagraph2probablymeans“___________”.A.settled B.designed C.written D.reorganized63.Whichseasonwasitwhenthepassagewaswritten?A.Autumn. B.Winter. C.Spring. D.Unknown.64.Whatdidthelocalpeopleplantsomuchredsorghumthisyearfor?A.ThefilmingofTVseriesRedSorghum.B.ThefilmingofmovieRedSorghum.C.Thebenefitsofwineproducers.D.Therushoftouristsworldwide.65. Accordingtothetext,wecaninferthatthewineproducerboughtsorghumfromMo’shomevillagefor__________.A.thefameofMoYan. B.goodqualityoftheredsorghumitself.C.thelowerprice D.thelargeamountoftheredsorghum.第二節(jié)：閱讀以下短文，選擇合適的選項(xiàng)填入空格處，并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)是多余選項(xiàng)。任務(wù)型閱讀：Learninganotherlanguageisn’teasy,butmostpeoplecanlearnasecondlanguagewellifthey’rewillingtoputinthenecessarytime.Herearesomepracticalsuggestionsforstudyingeffectively,overcominganxiety,andlearningthegrammarandskillsnecessaryforsuccessinforeignlanguageclasses.66 Languagelearningiscumulative(積累):youcannotputitoffuntiltheweekend.Studyoneortwohoursforeveryclasshourifyouwantagoodmark.Distribute(分配)yourstudytimein15to30minutesperiodthroughouttheday Studyadifferenttaskeachtime:vocabularynow,grammarnext,etc.Getanoverviewduringhalfanhour:spend10minutesreviewingconversations,10minuteslearningnewvocabulary,10minuteslearningnewgrammar…67About80%ofyourstudytimeshouldbespentonrecitation(背誦)orpractice.Takepartineveryclass---evenifyouaren’twellprepared68Learnthegrammarandvocabularyoutsideofclassinordertomakefulluseoftheclasstime.Spendafewminutes“warmingup”beforeeachclassbyspeakingorreadingthelanguage.Makeyourselfcomfortableintheclassroom Gettoknowyourclassmates,soyou’llfeelyou’reamongfriends.69Forexample:youexplainyourgoalsandfearsaboutthecoursetoyourteacher.Learngrammarifyoudon’talreadyknowitGrammaristheskeleton(骨架)andthebasicstructureofalanguage,andyoumustlearnit.Practicefortestsbydoingwhatyou’llhavetodoonthetest70Askforpracticequestionsandmakeupyourowntestquestions.Trytoinventchangesonpatternsandforms.Overlearningisalsorequiredintestspreparation:studybeyondthepaintsofrecognitiontomastery.DevelopagoodattitudeHaveaclearpersonalreasonfortakingtheclass.Setpersonalgoalsforwhatyouwanttolearn.Leaveperfectionismatthedoor;giveyourselfpermissiontomakemistakesandlearnfromthem.A.Studyeveryday.B.Havemorepracticeinlistening.C.Soyou’llatleasthavelookedatitall.D.Ifyou’reaskedtolisten,practicelistening.E.Classtimeisyourbestopportunitytopractice.F.Visityourteacherduringofficehourstogetacquainted(熟悉的).G.Themoreyoustudy,thehighermarkyouwillget.第II卷（共30分）第四部分：寫作（共兩節(jié),滿分30分）第一節(jié) 短文填空（本題共1小題，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)上下文填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，或使用括號(hào)中的詞語的適當(dāng)形式填空，并將答案填寫在答題卡上標(biāo)號(hào)的相應(yīng)位置。DearJane,It’sthefirsttimethatI71(write)toyouthisterm.IhavesomuchtotellyouaboutmyEnglishteacherAlice.Bornin1978,Aliceg72fromZhejiangUniversityin2000andhasbeend73toteachinginourschooleversince.NotonlycanshespeakEnglishf74butalsoshecanmakeherlessonslivelyandhumorousinaspecialway.AsfarasIamconcerned,Aliceismorethanateachertous,with75wecanshareourdeepestfeelingsandthoughts.Toours76,sheseemstounderstand77wearegoingthrougheitherinstudyorinlife.Andshe’salwaysg78withherknowledgeandtimewheneverweturntoher.Inaddition,Aliceworks79(extreme)hard.SheisalwaysthefirstSuchisAlice,agreatteacherworththinkinghighlyof.Isn’tshe?Howareyougettingalonginthenewschool?Bestwishes!Yours,LiHua第二節(jié)、書面表達(dá)（本題共1小題，滿分20分）屠呦呦獲獎(jiǎng)讓中國人民感到非常自豪，假設(shè)你是李華,你校正開展介紹屠呦呦的活動(dòng)，請你發(fā)表一個(gè)演說介紹屠呦呦。要點(diǎn)如下：簡介1930年出生于浙江寧波，1955年北京大學(xué)畢業(yè)，2023年獲得了諾貝爾（Nobel）獎(jiǎng)成就致力于抗擊瘧疾（malaria）的研究，千百次的失敗后，最終發(fā)現(xiàn)了一種叫青蒿素(artemisinin)的藥物品質(zhì)不在乎名利，寧愿把時(shí)間花在研究上，使全世界人民受益(benefit)個(gè)人感想……注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；短文開頭已給，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.文中不得提及有關(guān)考生個(gè)人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等；Ladiesandgentleman,TodayIwouldliketointroduceTuYouyoutoallofyou. 聽力材料Text1M:Whatdoyouthinkoftheblueshirt,Mary?W:Actually,Ipreferthewhiteonewiththeyellowbuttons.(1)Text2M:I’mnotfeelingwellandI’vegotaheadache.(2)W:It’snothingserious.Butyou’dbetterstayinbedfortwodays.Text3M:IfIgotothestoreforsomewine,(3)willyoustartcookingdinner?W:Sure!Text4W:Whyaren’tyoudressed?M:Westillhavehalfanhour.W:Thatwasfiveminutesago.Wehavetobeoutofthedoorat7:40.(4)Text5M:Thisistakingaverylongtime.Isthereanywaytomakeitgofaster?W:Bepatient,please.Youhavetobeverycarefulwhileyou’remakingthisdessert.(5)Ifyoudon’t,it’llbecomeburnt.Text6M:Hey,Lisa,weshouldgo.David’spartystartedhoursago.(6)W:Idon’twanttogo.Idon’tlikeNancy.Shewasrudetomewhenwesawheratthepublastweek.M:Who’sNancy?David’sgirlfriend?W:No,David’sgirlfriendisLaura.Nancy’sgoingoutwithTom.M:Oh.Well,Tomsaidhe’dbegoingtothetheatertonight.(7)SomaybeNancywon’tbeattheparty.Text7M:Hey,thisisBill.I’msorryI’mnotin.Pleaseleaveamessage,andI’llringyoubackassoonasI’mback.W:Hey,Bill.ThisisMary.I’mjustcallingtoletyouknowthatI’llbealittlelateforthepartytomorrownight.(8)Ihavetoworkafewextrahourstofinishareport.Imayfinishtheworksometimebetweensevenandeight.ThenI’mplanningondroppingbyLisa’shouseforaboutanhoursinceshe’sbeensickrecently.(9)And,uh,onemorething,I’llpassmyhousetopickupsomefoodfortheparty.Itwon’tbelong.Seeyouattheparty!Text8W:Hey,Ilearnedsomethingtodayinschool.Didyouknowthatmanylanguagesthatseemtotallydifferentactuallyhavealotincommon?M:Ididn’tknowthat.Whichonesareyoutalkingabout?W:Oh,almostalllanguagesarerelatedtoothersinsomeway.Peoplewhostudylanguagescallthem“l(fā)anguagefamilies”.WelearnedabouttheIndo-Europeanlanguagefamilytoday.Englishbelongstoit.SodoFrench,German,andRussian.(10)OtherexamplesaretheIndianlanguagesandFarsi(波斯語),whichisthemainlanguagespokeninIran.M:Thoseareallreallydifferentlanguages.Ididn’tknowtheyhadanythingtodowitheachother.W:NeitherdidI,butI’msogladIsignedupforthisworldhistoryclass.Ialmostdidn’tgetinbecausetheteacher’ssopopular.(11)There’sawaitinglistoftenstudentswhoarestilltryingtotakethecourse.(12)Text9M:Bye!I’mofftowatchtheMannyPacquiaofightatDave’s.(13)W:Whydoyoulikethatviolentsport?(13)M:It’ssoexciting!Youshouldwatchaboxingmatchwithmesometimeandfindoutforyourself.(13)W:It’sjustacoupleofguysbeatingeachotherup.M:Well,it’sdoneinaskillfulway.Andboxersaremorethanjustpeoplewhofight.MannyisfromthePhilippines,(14)andhe’saherothere.(15)YouknowthePhilippinesjusthadthatawfultyphoon,right?It’sabigmessthere.Morethanfivethousandpeopledied.(16)W:Whatdoesthathavetodowithboxing?M:Well,Mannywasabouttoretirefromboxing.Buthedecidedtofightagainstoneofthebestboxersintheworld,andhewon!HesaidhisvictorywasforhispeopleinthePhilippines.Thousandsofthemhadbeenwatching,especiallyinthecitywherethemostpeopledied.Mannygavethemhopeagain.Text10W:WelcometoCinemaNow.OurguesttodayisthefilmdirectorQuentinTarantino!M:Hi,Mary!W:Thepleasure’sallours!Quentin,youbecamefamousafterdirectingyourgreatfilmReservoirDogsin1992.(17)Then,your1994filmPulpFictionmade200milliondollarsandwonyouanAcademyAwardforBestScript(劇本).Morerecently,youmadeDjangoUnchainedin2023whichwasaworldw