2022-2023學年福建省福州市三校高一上學期期中聯考英語試題

2022-2023學年第一學期期中考試

高一英語試卷

（滿分：150分；考試時間：120分鐘）

班級姓名.座號.

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

做題時，先將答案標在試卷上。錄音內容結束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案

填寫到答題卡上。

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7?5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳

選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅

讀一一遍。

1.Wherewillthespeakershavelunch?

A.Inthepark.B.Intheoffice.C.Inthedininghall.

2.WhenwillTheCuckooClockstart?

A.At6:00.B.At6:10.C.At7:00.

3.Howwilltheboygotoschooltomorrow?

A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Bybike.

4.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inalibrary.B.Inaclassroom.C.Inabookstore.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Thesky.B.Thesun.C.Theocean.

第二節(jié)（共15小題，每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中

選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后,

各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whatarethespeakersdoing?

A.Talkingaboutaband.B.Lookingatapicture.C.Enjoyingaperformance.

7.Howoldisthewoman?

A.20yearsold.B.22yearsold.C.24yearsold.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whyisthemanstressed?

A.He,sbusywiththisweek'sexam.

B.Hehasalotofschoolworktodo.

C.Theprofessorsdon'tlikehim.

9.Whatwillthewomando?

A.Doexercisewiththeman.

B.Teachthemantoreadfast.

C.Helpwiththeman'sschoolwork.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofherjob?

A.Challenging.B.Attractive.C.Well-paid.

11.Whathasthewomandecidedtodo?

A.Tryforanotherjob.

B.Learnanewlanguage.

C.Getfull-timeeducation.

12.Wherearethespeakersgoing?

A.Toaconcerthall.B.Toacompany.C.Toaschool.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Whatsizebagdoesthemanwant?

A.40cmx60cm.B.60cmx90cm.C.70cmx90cm.

14.Whatcolorbagdoesthemanchoose?

A.Blueandwhite.B.Redandwhite.C.Redandgreen.

15.Howmuchwillthemanpay?

A.$300.B.S200.C.$100.

16.WhywillthemangetthebagonSaturday?

A.Itwillbecheaperonweekends.

B.Heneedsitforcampingthisweekend.

C.Thecolorhewantsisavailablethisweekend.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Howmanyboysarethereinthefirstphoto?

A.Four.B.Five.C.Six.

18.Whatisthechildren'sattitudetowardsthescoreofthefootballgame?

A.Theydon'tmind.B.Theyfeelupset.C.Theyarepuzzled.

19.Whatarethegirlsinthesecondphotodoing?

A.Drinkingcoffee.B.Doingsports.C.Talkingtogether.

20.Whatbenefitdoestheactivityinthesecondphotoprovide?

A.Itgivesasenseofwinning.

B.Itoffersachancetocommunicatemore.

C.Ithelpsthechildrentoimprovephysicalhealth.

第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

WearecurrentlylookingforresponsibleteenagersandyoungadultstoassistwithSummer

Camp.YouthTeachingAssistants（YTA）areaged15andolderandoffersupporttotheinstructors.

YTAoptionswillbeavailablefromJune22toAugust21onaweeklybasis.SummerCampmeetsfor

afive-dayweek,MondaythroughFriday.SummerCampisheldontheNationalMallintheS.Dillon

RipleyCenter,unlessotherwisestated（除非另行通知）.

ServingasaYTAprovidesanoutstandingwayforteenstobeinvolvedwithanational

organization,theSmithsonianInstitution.AssistingaprofessionalInstructor,YTAsareintroducedto

theworldofteaching.ThewiderangeofprogramsoffersYTAstheopportunitytoexperienceand

learnaboutsubjectssuchasart,science,ortheater.YTAsearncommunityservicecreditsandalso

haveaninterestingexperiencetoaddtoanapplicationforcollegeorafuturejob.

SomeofYTAresponsibilitiesareasfollows:

Youwillbegivenamonitorpacketforyourclass.Thispacketcontainsalistofparticipantnames

andotherimportantinformation.ItmustbegiventotheYTAsupervisor（管理者）attheendoftheday

andshouldnotbetakenhome.

Arriveat8:15a.m.onMondaysand8:30a.m.therestoftheweek.Duringthistime,youwill

helptheinstructorprepareforclass.

Wearyournametag（標簽）atalltimes.YouneedittoassureaccesstotheRipleyCenterevery

morning.

Makesureyouhaveanametagforeachcamperaswell.

Handoutandcollectstudentevalualions（評價表）attheendofclassonthelastday.Don'tforget

togivetheinstructorstheirevaluationstofillout.

Mobilephoneusemustbelimitedtobreaktimesoremergencies.Pleasedonotuseitduringthe

timeswhenyouareattendingtocampers,especiallydrop-offandpick-uptimes.

21.WhatdoweknowaboutSummerCamp?

A.Itwilllastformorethantwomonths

B.Itofferscamperstwodaysoffeveryweek

C.Itisaimedatteenagersaged15andabove

D.ItsteachersarefromtheS.DillonRipleyCenter

22.What'sParagraph2mainlyabout?

A.ThebenefitsofbeingaYTA

B.TheresponsibilitiesofbeingaYTA

C.ThesubjectsthatSummerCampcovers

DTheintroductiontotheSmithsonianInstitution

23.Attheendofeachday,YTAsshouldhandin.

A.campersnametagsB.theirownnametags

C.themonitorpacketsD.studentevaluations

24.AsYTAS,teenagers.

A.shouldarrive15minutesearlieronMondays

B.shouldprepareforthenextday'sclasses

C.can'tusemobilephones

D.can'tgohomeatnight

25.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?

A.AdailyscheduleB.Aplanforacamp

C.AnannouncementD.Anadvertisement

B

Beachvolleyballisoneofthosesportsthatcanbeanexcitinggametoplayandwatch.It's

reallyeasy,andallyouneedissand,anetandagroupofpeople,ofanyageorfitnesslevel,who

wanttohavefun.

Beachvolleyballcanbeplayedwithasfewastwopeopleineachteam,makingatotaloffour

people.However,ifyouarelessskilledandexperiencedinthegame,itwillbeeasiertoplaywitha

largerteam.Themoreplayersyouhave,thelessgroundeachpersonwillberesponsiblefor

coveringandthemoretimetheywillhavetorecoverbetweenshots.Ifyouonlyhaveafewplayers,

eachofyouwillgetalotofrunningfortheballaftereachvolley.Ifyouarelookingforarelaxing,

fun,low-keyexperience,chooselargerteams.

Beachvolleyballissimilartoregularvolleyballinitsrules.However,evenexperienced

volleyballplayersdonotrealizehowmuchmoredifficultitistorunandjumponsand.Sinceitis

hardertomovequicklyonsandthanahardsurface,playwillbemuchslowerthanregular

volleyballonacourt.Whenanathletetrainsforbeachvolleyball,hewillfocusonbuildinglower

bodystrengthaswellasupperbodystrength.Strengtheninghislegsisextremelyimportant.This

improvestheplayer'sabilitytomovequicklyandaccuratelyonsanddespitetheresistance.The

abilitytojumphighandlandwithoutinjuryisnecessaryforbeachvolleyballplayers.

Whetheryouareinitforthecompetition,orjusttohaveagreattimewithyourfriends,beach

volleyballcanbeextremelyexcitingandfun.Youmaystartoutwithfriendsandmaysoonfallin

lovewiththesport.

26.Inwhichofthefollowingsituationwillyoufeelmostrelaxedwhenplayingbeachvolleyball?

A.Playingina4-personteam.B.Playingina11-personteam

C.Playingina6-personteam.D.Playinginan2-personteam.

27.WecaninferfromParagraph3that.

A.lowerbodystrengthismoreimportantthanupperbodystrength

B.therulesofbeachvolleyballarethesameasthoseofregularvolleyball

C.apersonmusthavestronglegsifhewantstorunandjumpquicklyonsand

D.experiencedvolleyballplayersknowclearlyitishardtorunandjumponsand

28.Whyisplayingbeachvolleyballmuchslowerthanplayingregularvolleyball?

A.Becauseitisnoteasytomoveonsand.

B.Becausebeachvolleyballhasalargercourt.

C.Becausetheteamsofbeachvolleyballarelarger.

D.Becausebeachvolleyballplayersarenotexperienced.

29.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofbeachvolleyball?

A.Ifsadifficultsport.B.It'sasportwhichneedsfewskills.

C.Ifsasportwhichonlyafewpeoplelove.D.It'sanexcitingandinterestingsport.

3O.Thepassagemainlytellsus.

A.thegameofbeachvolleyball

B.howtobecomeagoodbeachvolleyballplayer

C.whybeachvolleyballisoneoftheexcitingsports

D.whatshouldbepaidattentiontowhenplayingbeachvolleyball

C

WhenKatieStaglianogrewa40-poundcabbage,shedidn'tknowthatshewasbeginningto

developadreamaswell.Whenthe1O-year-oldgirlfromSummerville,SouthCarolinarealizedhow

muchcabbagewasinhergarden,shedecidedtodonateittoneedyfamiliesbyworkingwithFields

toFamilies,anonprofitorganizationbasedinSouthCarolinathatgivesthehungryaccessto

nutritiousfruitsandvegetables.

Katie'scabbagefednearly300peopleandinspiredhertolearnmoreaboutchildhoodhunger

intheUnitedStates.Ondiscoveringthatmorethan12millionkidsintheUnitedStatesgotobed

hungryeachnight,Katiedecidedtotakeaction.

Herfirsttaskwastoworktogetherwithherfamilytoexpandtheirowngardensothatthey

coulddonatemorevegetablestoneedyfamilies.Butbeyondherownbackyard,shewantedtoteach

otherchildrenhowtogetinvolved.Togrowheridea,shestartedtheplantingofagardenather

school,whichalsodonatesitsfreshproducetolocalfoodagencies.Throughagenerousdonation

fromFieldstoFamilies,Katie?sschoolisreceivingseedsandvolunteerhelp,andKatiewillgetthe

chancetoworktherewithamastergardenerasherteacher!

Katiealsodesignedherveryown"NoHungryChildren^^T-shirt,whichisavailablefor

purchaseonline.ApartoftheproceedsfromherT-shirtsaleseconomicallysupportsKatie'sefforts,

aswellastheworkofAmazingKids,anonprofitorganizationthatfocusesonthedreamsofkids

likeKatie.

“Ithinkitisimportanttohavesomethingtostrivefbr,“saysKatie."Byplantingagardenor

justsomeseedsinapotyoucanmakeadifference.Mycabbagealonefed275people.Ifmorekids

didthesame,weallcouldbehelpingtomakealong-timedreamofnohungrypeoplepossible.^^

31.Accordingtothepassage,FieldstoFamilies.

A.workstofeedhungrypeopleB.growsfruitsandvegetables

C.hasfieldsinSouthCarolinaD.providesjobopportunitiesforpoorfamilies

32.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.HungerisaproblemmostAmericanchildrenface.

B.Katieexpandedherfriends9gardenstogrowvegetables.

C.KatiewilllearnmoreaboutgardeningatFieldstoFamilies.

D.AmazingKidshelpedKatiedesignthe“NoHungryChildren,,T-shirt.

33.Theunderlinedword“proceeds“inParagraph4canbebestreplacedby"

A.experiencesB.profits

C.ideasD.friends

34.Accordingtothelastparagraph,Katiehopesthat.

A.shecangrowmorecabbagesinhergarden

B.everychildhassomethingimportantintheirlives

C.hungrypeoplecanhavedreamslikeothers

D.morechildrenwillplantvegetablestohelpthehungry

35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.KatieStagliano,agirlfullofdreams.

B.Everyonecanmakeasuccess.

C.Ten-year-oldKatieStaglianofightsagainsthunger.

D.Americanhungrychildreninneedofhelp.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余

選項。

Everyonehasgoals,whethersmallorbig.36.Theactofwritingdownyourgoalsplays

animportantpartinclosingit.Here'showtowritedownyourgoalseffectivelyandaccomplishthem.

Define（明確）yourgoals

37.Butthereareafewpeoplewhoshapetheirlivesaccordingtotheirgoals.Which

categoryareyouinnow?Whichcategorydoyouwanttobein?Thechancesareyou'reinthefirst

group.Butthegoodnewsisthatifyou'rereadingthisarticle,you'reprobablytryingtomakeittothe

secondcategory.Takesometimetositdownandreflect.

Lookatthedetails

Nowiswhenyoustarttoshortenthedistancebetweenwhereyouarenowandyour

dreams38Ifyouwanttolandyourdreamjob,thinkaboutyourqualifications.Doyouneed

totakesomecoursesinordertobeacandidateforthejobyouwant?Ifyoualreadyqualify,start

applyingforit.

39

Whensettinggoals,trytoputthingsinagoodway.Thegoalsettingthatlacksenthusiasmand

hopeislikescoldingyourselffornotdoingbetter.Puttingapositivespinonthelanguageyouusecan

makeyoufeelexcitedaboutdealingwithyourgoals.Suchattitudewillmakeyoudeterminedtoreach

yourfutureaccomplishments.

Whateveryourgoalsare,theactofwritingthemdowncanhaveasignificantinfluenceontheir

outcome.40

A.Dousepositivelanguage

B.Neversay“no"toyourgoals

C.Fetchapenandgetstartednow

D.Mostpeopleareguidedbytheircircumstances

E.Writingdownyourgoalsisveryimportanttoachievethem

F.Mapouteverystepthatyouneedtotaketoattainthegoals

G.Butthere'sahugedistancebetweenhavinggoalsandachievingthem

第三部分語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)完形填空（共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選

項。

Ayoungmanwasgettingreadytograduatefromcollege.Formanymonthshehad41

beautifulsportscarinadealer'sshowroom.Themanknewhisfathercouldwell42it,so

hetoldhisfatherthatwasallhewanted.

Onthemorningofhisgraduationday,hisfathercalledhimintohisstudyandtoldhimhow

43hewastohavesuchafineson.Hehandedhissonabeautifulgiftbox.44

butslightlydisappointed,theyoungmanopenedtheboxandfoundalovelybook.45,he

raisedhisvoiceathisfatherandsaid,"Withallyourmoneyyougivemeabook?"andrushedout

ofthehouse,46thebookinthestudy.

Hedidnotcontacthisfatherforawholeyearuntilonedayhesawinthestreetanoldmanwho

lookedlikehisfather.He47hehadtogobackhomeandseehisfather.

Whenhearrivedathisfather'shouse,hewastoldthathisfatherhadbeeninhospitalfora

week.Themomenthewasaboutto48thehospital,hesawonthedeskthe49

newbook,justashehadleftitone50ago.Heopeneditandbegantotumthepages.

Suddenly,acarkey51fromanenvelopetapedbehindthebook.Ithadatag（標簽）

withthedealer'sname,the52dealerwhohadthesportscarhehad53.Onthetag

werethe54ofhisgraduation,andthe55"PAIDINFULL".

41.A.watchedB.enjoyedC.wantedD.owned

42.A.affordB.offerC.keepD.like

43.A.encouragedB.comfortableC.proudD.moved

44.A.NervousB.SeriousC.CarefulD.Curious

45.A.AngrilyB.EagerlyC.CalmlyD.Anxiously

46.A.tearingB.puttingC.forgettingD.leaving

47.A.learntB.realisedC.recognisedD.admitted

48.A.gettoB.searchforC.turntoD.leavefor

49.A.muchB.stillC.hardlyD.quite

50.A.yearB.monthC.weekD.day

51.A.lostB.cameC.appearedD.dropped

52.A.oldB.sameC.specialD.new

53.A.rememberedB.desiredC.foundD.met

54.A.pictureB.placeC.dateD.sign

55.A.wordsB.informationC.messagesD.cards

第二節(jié)(共1()小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

Doyouwanttolearnaforeignlanguage?Chooseoneofthemost56(use)languages

suggestedbelowtolearn.

Inmostcountriesallovertheworld,Englishisthemostwidelyusedsecondlanguage.

Whetherapersonistravelingtoaforeigncountryorcommunicating57peoplefrom

othercountriesforbusinesspurposes,Englishisonelanguagewhichwillcomeinhandyatevery

step.

Spanishisthelanguageofbusinessinabouttwenty58(country).Therearemany

jobsintheUnitedStatesaswellasinmanyothercountries,whichspeciallyaskforpeople59

knowhowtospeakandwriteSpanish.

TheChineseeconomyisbooming!Inthefuture,China60(become)theeconomic

worldleader,whichmakes61theperfecttimetolearnMandarinChinese,alanguage

62(speak)bymillionsofpeople.

French63(recognize)asoneofthetoplanguagestolearn,64

(simple)becauseitisachieflanguageinnorthernandwesternAfrica.Anyonetryingtounderstand

Europeanhistorycanbenefitalotfrom65(learn)thislanguage.

第四部分課內知識(共三節(jié)，滿分25分)

第一節(jié)、根據語境，選擇下框中的單詞或者短語替換劃線部分的單詞或短語，使之意思一致。

(共7小題;每小題1分，滿分7分)

quitsightmastereddesignedadmirestressflat

66.Thedictionaryisintendedforthebeginners.

67.ShegaveUDhisjobtojoinherhusband'scampaign.

68.Theyarerentingafurnishedapartmentonthethirdfloor.

69.Atnight,wewilleatmooncakesandenjoythemoontogether.

70.Hesoonunderstoodtheskillsofplayingbasketballcompletely.

71.Heisgoodatdealingwithpressure.

72.1haveheardthatitisanamazingtouristallraction

第二節(jié)、根據語境，選擇下框中的單詞或者短語，必要時用正確的形式填空?？蛑杏袃蓚€單

詞為多余單詞。（共8小題;每小題1分，滿分8分）

impressexchangecleanupfluentcomment

positivehonourworkoutapplyforview

73.HespentallSaturdaymorningthehouse.

74.HeisacreditcardinthebanknextTuesday.

75.ItwastheirfirstmeetingandRichardwasdeterminedtomakeagood.

76.HespeaksEnglishveryasifhewereanEnglishman.

77.1bmmadesomehelpfulontheplanyesterday.

78.Eveninthemiddleofhisbusiestschedule,hethreetimeaweektokeepfit.

79.JohngiftswithMaryattheparty.

80.Amonumentwassetupinoftheheroeswhogaveuptheirlivesforthe

country.

第三節(jié)、英漢互譯。81-83題按括號中的要求進行漢譯英，84-85題進行英譯漢（共5小題;

每小題2分，滿分1（1分）

81.我寧愿在家學習英語也不愿意看這場比賽。（prefer）

82.眾所周知，一支足球隊由11名隊員組成。（make）

83.正因為如此，西班牙語才是秘魯的主要官方語言。（強調句型）

84.MyadviserrecommendedthatIshouldsignupforadvancedliteraturebecauseIlikeEnglish

andI'mgoodatit.

85.Jordan'sskillswereimpressive,butthementalstrengththatheshowedmadehimunique.

第五部分寫作（25分）

假定你是李華，你的英國筆友Peter寒假打算來中國旅行，他寫信請你為他擬定一份旅

行計劃。請你給他寫封回信,要點如下：

1.出行時間及目的地（一所城市）：

2.擬定的活動安排；

3.交通方式。

注意：

1.詞數80左右；

2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

DearPeter,

Yours,

LiHua

2022-2023學年第一學期期中考試

高一英語參考答案及評分標準

參考答案

聽力：1-5ACACC6-10BCBAC11-15BABAB16-20ABACB

閱讀：21-25BACAD26-30BCADA31-35CABDC36-40GDFAC

完型：41-45CACDA46-50DBDBA51-55DBBCA

56.useful57.with58.countries59.who/that60.willbecome

61.it62.spoken63.isrecognized64.simply65.learning

66.designed67.quit68.flat69.admire

70.mastered71.stress72.sight

73.cleaningup74.applyingfor75.impression76.fluently

77.comments78.works/workedout79.exchanged80.honour

81.1preferstudyingEnglishathometowatchingthematch./IprefertostudyEnglishathome

ratherthanwatchthematch.

82.Asweallknow,afootballteamismadeupofelevenmembers/players.

83.ItisforthisreasonthatSpanishisthemainofficiallanguageofPeru.

84.因為我喜歡英語而且成績不錯，我的指導老師建議我選修高級文學。

85.喬丹的球技讓人印象深刻，但他顯示出的精神力量使他成為一名獨一無二的球星。

作文范文

DearPeter,

I'mgladtoknowyouarecomingtoChinaduringthewinterholidays.Hereisthe

travelplanI'vepreparedforyou.Beijingisthefirstchoice,whichisthecapitalofChina

butI'veneverbeenthere.Inmyview,Beijingisanamazingcitywithalonghistory.

First,weareplanningtovisittheGreatWallwhichisoneoftheSevenWondersofthe

World.It'softensaidthathewhohasneverbeentotheGreatWallisnotatrueman.I'm

lookingforwardtovisitingitforalongtime.WearealsoplanningtovisitthePalace

Museum.Itisthelargestexistingpalacebuildingintheworld.Besidesthis,wewillenjoy

Beijingopera,whichwillsurelyhelpyouunderstandChineseculturemoredeeply.

Wearegoingtherebyplane,leavingonthemorningofthefirstdayandarrivingin

about4hours.Wewillstaythereforseveraldays.

Pleaseletmeknowifyouneedmoreinformation.Lookingforwardtoyourcoming!

Yours,

LiHua

聽力材料

(Text1)

W:Hey,Jim.Guesswhat?Ibroughtlunchtoday.Wecaneatitinthepark.

M:Goodidea.That'smorefunthaneatingitintheofficeorinthedininghall.

(Text2)

W:ShallwegoandseethefilmTheCuckooClocktomorrow?

M:Whynot?ButIwon'tfinishmyworkuntil6p.m.

W:That'sOK.At6:10thereisashortdocumentaryandthenthefilmisafterthat,at7:00.

(Text3)

M:Mum,couldyougivemealifttoschooltomorrow?Idon'twanttogetonacrowdedbus.

W:Iguessso.What'swrongwithyourbike?

M:It'sbroken.Tilhavetogotothecyclingshopafterschool.

(Text4)

M:Itissoldout,butIcanorderitandhaveitinfivedays.

W:Butthebirthdaypartyisintwodays.

M:WehaveotherbooksbyDickens.

W:I'mafraidAmylikesATaleofTwoCitiesbest.

(Text5)

M:Lookattheocean.It'ssoprettyatthistimeofday.

W:Yes,itis.Theoceanlooksjustliketheskyrightnow.Theyarebothredandgoldandbluewhen

thesungoesdown.

(Text6)

M:Whoisthisgirlinthispicture?

W:Oh,it'smyfriendJenny.She'sreallykind-hearted,butsheisshy.

M:Really?She's,uh,reallybeautifiil.Howoldisshe?

W:Well,sheistwoyearsyoungerthanme.So,she's22.

M:Oh,soissheyourbestfriend?

W:No.We'refriendsbecauseherboyfriendandmybrotherareinthesameband.

(Text7)

M:Tmreallystressed.

W:It'sonlythebeginningofschoolterm.Howcanyoualreadybefeelingpressure?

M:Ihavealotofdifficultclassesthisterm.Theprofessorsarenotgoingeasyonus.Ihavenearly

100pagestoreadthisweek,andIhaveahugepapertohandinonMonday.Ican'tthinkclearly.I

alsocan'tsleepatnight.

W:Ican'thelpyouwithyourschoolwork,butIcansharewithyousomewaystoreducestress.Get

intosomeexerciseclothes.We'regoingfbrarun.

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W:Fvedecidedtogotoanightschooltolearnanewskill.I'vebeendoingthesamejobforyears

andIneedanewchallenge.

M:Youaren'tgoingtogiveupyourjob,areyou?

W:Nowthat'sanattractiveidea,butI'mnotsilly.I'monsuchagoodsalary.WhatIwasthinking

wastolearnaboutanotherlanguage.ThenIcanusemynewlanguageskillstodosomeserious

travelingwhenIgoonholiday.

M:Enoughdreamingofholidays,weneedtogetgoingorwewillbelatefortheconcert.Tvecalled

ataxi.It'scomingintenminutes.

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W:Goodmorning,CampingBagsandTents,OxfordStreet.HowcanIhelpyou?

M:Oh,goodmorning.Tdlikesomeinfonnationaboutthatbaginyourshopwindowyesterday.

W:Oh,yes.Thatisourbest-sellingbag,theWeekender.

M:Howbigisit?

W:Ifsfortycentimetersbysixtycentimeters.

M:Oh,Ithinkthat'stoosmall.IneeditwhenIgocampingnextweekend.

W:Well,wealsohavetheWeekenderPlus.That'sseventybyninety,no,sorry,sixtybyninety.

M:That'sbetter.Whatcolorsdoyouhave?

W:ThePlusisavailableinredandgreen,orblueandwhite.

M:Canyoukeepablueandwhiteonefbrme,please?I'llcomeandgetitonSaturday.

W:Certainly,sir.Thepriceisusually$300,butit'sonsaleonweekendsatonly$200.

M:Yeah,that'swhyI'llcomeonSaturday.Thankyouverymuchfbryourhelp.

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W:Well,inthefirstphoto,there?sagroupofchildren,fiveboysandsixgirls,playingfootball

togetherinthepark.Theyseemtobeenjoyingthemselves,anditseemsthattheywon'tmindwhat

thescorewillbeatall.Ithinktheybenefitfromthisactivityinseveralways.First,they'regetting

someexercise,whichisalwaysgoodfbrthembecauseit'sgreatforhealthandhelpstorelax.Atthe

sametime,they'rehavingfuntogether,whichisimportantbecauseitbuildsuptheirsocial

relationshipsandtheirfriendships.Also,itisgoodforboysandgirlstodoabitofsportstogether,

becauseIthinkplayingsportsisabouthavingfunwitheveryoneandwinningisnottheonlything.

Inthesecondphoto,therearefourgirlstalkingtogetherinacafeandlaughing.Theyaren'tso

activeasthechildreninthefirstphotobecausethey'renotdoingasport,buttheyare

communicatingmoreandsharetheirideasandexperiences.Ithinktheyalsobenefitbecausethey

cantalkabouttheirproblems,re