2022-2023學(xué)年新教材高中英語 Unit 5 Into the Wild單元測評 外研版必修第一冊

第五單元測評

（時間:20分鐘滿分:30分）

笫一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

笫一節(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(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

聽完每段對話后,你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.Whatfooddidthewomancook?

A.Chinesefood.B.Japanesefood.C.ThaiFood.

2.WherewillthespeakersmeetSally?

A.Inthepark.B.Inthemuseum.C.Atthelibrary.

3.Howdoesthemanthinkofthebook?

A.Popular.B.Humorous.C.Scientific.

4.WhatwillthewomandothisSaturday?

A.Attendaconcert.B.Gotothepark.C.Trythenew

restaurant.

5.Inwhichyearisthemanincollegenow?

A.Thefirstyear.B.Thesecondyear.C.Thethirdyear.

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(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選

出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽每段對話或獨(dú)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(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whatcanwelearnaboutthespeakers?

A.They*refriends.B.They'restrangers.C.They'rerelatives.

7.Whatmakesthemanfeeltired?

A.Workinginthesun.

B.CarryingthewomanJsbooks.

C.GoingoverhisEnglish.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Howwillthespeakersdecoratetheirhouseagain?

A.Bypaintingthewal1inblue.

B.Byrepaintingthelivingroom.

C.Bydrawingapictureonthecurtain.

9.Whatwillthetwospeakersdofirst?

A.Buysomepaint.

B.Makeaplan.

C.Visitacountry-stylehouse.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.WhatdoesJennylooklike?

A.Shehasblackhair.B.Sheisashortgirl.C.Shehasblueeyes.

11.WhatisthepopulationofAustralia?

A.About20,000,000.B.About200,000,000.C.About120,000,000.

12.WhichcityisthelargestinAustralia?

A.Melbourne.B.Sydney.C.Canberra.

聽第9段材料,回答第13至16題。

13.Whatisthemanfamousfor?

A.Doingbusiness.B.Collectingcoins.C.Teachingmaths.

14.Howdoesthemangetthecoinsforhiscollection?

A.Hetradesforrareandoldones.

B.Hisuncleoftengiveshimsome.

C.Heasksforsomefromhisfriends.

15.Whoisthewoman?

A.Ateacher.B.Asaleslady.U.Ajournalist.

16.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?

A.Thecareer.B.Thehobby.C.Thebusiness.

聽第10段材料,回答第17至20題。

17.What'sthenameofthewoman1sclub?

A.GreenPlanet.B.UndertheDome.C.LovetheEarth.

18.Whatdotheclubmembersusuallydo?

A.Broadcastnewsreports.

B.Printbeautifulpicturesoftheschool.

C.Shareadvicetolivealow-carbonlife.

19.Whowerethestrongsupportersofthewomanatthebeginning?

A.Headmasterandteachers.

B.Headmasterandfriends.

C.Teachersandfriends.

20.Whydoesthewomanmakethespeech?

A.Toenteranewschool.

B.Toattractmoremembers.

C.Tofoundanewclub.

第一部分閱讀（共兩苗，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題2.5分,滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteswerecreatedtocelebrateandsafeguardthemost

uniqueplacesaroundtheworld.Belowaremy4favoriteUNESCOWorldHeritageSites.

CinqueTerre,Italy

Withcarsbannedhere,you'11reallygettofeeltheuniquehistoryandcharacter

oftheCinqueTerreysfivecenturies-oldcoastalvillages.Thebreathtakingviewsof

harbors（港口）farbelowthewildcoastlinealongwiththerichcolorswilldefinitely

makeitamemorableholiday.

AngkorWat,Cambodia

AngkorWatistheworld*slargestreligious（宗教的）monumentanditcontains

impressiveremainsfromtheKhmerEmpire（9thto15thcentury）.Thesitehasdozensof

iconictempleslikeTaProhm（amagnificenttempleruinhiddeninthejungle）.Hosting

morethantwomillionvisitorsannually,thisartisticmasterpieceisamust-seesite.

Petra,Jordan

Petra'srock-cutarchitecturehascontributedtoitsnickname,theRose

City,basedonthecolorofthestoneitwascarvedfrom.Thedelicateconstructionsof

templesandtombsalongwiththeremainsofchurchesandtemplesareonlyacoupleof

reasonswhythisworld-famoussiteisamust-visitdestination.

YellowstoneNationalPark,USA

Yellowstone1svastwildernessincludesmountainranges,lakesandwaterfalls.One

ofthemainreasonsfortouriststovisitYellowstoneistoobservetheamazing

wildlifelikegrizzlybear,bison,bighornsheepwandertheplainsandvalleys.

Foradailymomentoftravelinspiration,clickheretofollowme.

1.Wherecantouristsenjoybeautifulharborviews?

A.InCinqueTerre.

B.InAngkorWat.

C.InPetra.

D.InYellowstoneNationalPark.

2.WhatdoAngkorWatandPetrahaveincommon?

A.Colorfulstones.

B.Religiousrelics.

C.Coastalvillages.

D.Amazingwildlife.

3.Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?

A.Anewsreport.

B.Awildlifebrochure.

C.Atravelblog.

D.Acultureguidebook.

B

APakistaniWildlifeteam,whichrunsabreedingprogramme,hasbeentakingcareof

greenturtlebabiesduringthisbreedingseason.Whenafemaleturtlewalkedacross

theKarachibeachlateonenight,workersfromtheSindhWildlifegroupinPakistan

watchedandwaitedpatiently.Thefemaleturtleburiedahundredormoreeggsinthe

sandbeforeheadingbackoutintothesea.

Thepandemic（流行?。﹉asledtoemptiercoastalareasaroundtheworld.Sea

turtleshaveusedthechancetoreturntotheirbirthplacesinlarge

numbers,reclaimingtheless-polluted,quieterbeachestolaytheireggsduringthe

mainSeptember-Novemberbreedingseason.

“Theturtleshavestillhadenoughegg-layingchancesduringthisperiod.Inthis

season,wehavehadalargenumberofturtlescominghere.Theresultisthatwehave

helped6,000eggssofar,nsaidAshfaqAliMemon,wholeadsSindhWildlife,sSea

TurtleUnit.

Assoonasthemotherturtleleaves,workershurrytodigouttheeggs.Theymove

themtoaone-meter-deepholeinahatchery（孵化處）untilthebabiescomeoutofthe

eggs,about40to45dayslater.Thenewturtlesaretakentothebeachimmediatelyand

setfreeintothesea.

TheSindhturtleunithassetfree860,000turtlebabiestotheseasincebeing

setupin1970.Memonsaid900hadbeensetfreesofarthisseason.

Expertssaythatinthepast,seaturtlepopulationswereendangeredbydemandfor

theirfat,meatandeggs,butinrecentyearslossofhabitatfrompollutionandland

reclamationhavealsothreatenedtheanimals.

4.Howmanybabyturtleshavebeensetfreetotheseasofarinthisseason?

A.900.B.5,100.

C.6,000.D.860,000.

5.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthebreedingprogramme?

A.Costly.B.Ineffective.

C.Successful.D.Considerable.

6.Whatcausedthedecreaseofseaturtlepopulations?

A.Thelossoftheirfood.

B.Thelossoftheirhabitat.

C.Theeffectofthepandemic.

D.Thedemandfortheirshell.

7.Whatdoesthepassagemainlyfocuson?

A.Thereasonwhygreenturtlesareendangered.

B.Thewaytheteamprotectsgreenturtlebabies.

C.Thereasonwhytheteamtakescareofgreenturtlebabies.

D.APakistaniWildlifeteamtakescareofgreenturtlebabies.

C

Whenweseeapersonintroubleourimmediatereactionistolendahand.Butwhat

ifweseeananimalintrouble,doesthesameruleapply?

Thisquestionwasraisedafteragroupofpenguinsweresavedfromanicy

gully（峽谷）inAntarctica.ItwasfilmedfortheBBCwildlifeseriesDynasties.After

seeingthatagroupofpenguinshadfallenintoagullyandbeentrappedwiththeir

youngthefilmcrewweresoconcernedabouttheirsafetythattheybuiltaslope（斜坡）

sothatafewofthepenguinscouldsavethemselves.

Thecasehastakentheinternationalmediabystorm.Viewerswatchingthisfilm

letoutasighofrelief.’Tmsoglad.Iunderstandnotgettingdirectly

involved,butahelpinghandisn'tbothering,right?wviewerKathrynShawsaidonher

Meta.

However,othersthinkhumaninterference（干涉）isunnatural."Youcan'thave

sunshinethroughoutyourlife.Tohavedoneanythingelsewouldonlymakematters

worse,wsaidtheshow'screatorDavidAttenborough,accordingtoTheTimes.

Inthiscase,however,MikeGunton,theexecutiveproduceroftheseries,saidthat

thiswasaone-offsituation."Therewerenoanimalsgoingtosufferby

interfering.Youwcren'ttouchingtheanimalsanditwasjustfeltbydoingthis.They

hwdthechancenottohavetokeepslippingdowntheslope,MhotoldtheBBC.

SuchcasesarefamiliartoPaulNicklen,wildlifephotographerforNational

Geographic.HetoldMetro,"Ifit'severapredator（捕食者）situation,nomatterhow

gtt-wrenching,youstayoutoftheway.Evenwhenyou'rewatchingamalepolarbear

eatababybear.w

“There'snorulebookinthosesituations.Youcanonlyrespondtothefacts

thatarerightthereinfrontofyou,“WillLawson,theshow'sdirector,told

DailyMail.

8.Whathascausedaheatedmediadiscussion?

A.People'svariouscommentsonpenguins.

B.Thewaysofhelpingthetrappedpenguins.

C.Somepenguins'sufferingsinagully.

D.WaysoffilmingtheseriesDynasties.

9.Howdidthefilmcrewfeelwhenseeingthetrappedpenguins?

A.Anxious.B.Sad.

C.Annoyed.D.Thrilled.

10.WhichhumanactivityisconsideredproperinPaulNicklen,sopinion?

A.Shootinganeaglecatchingasnake.

B.Preventingapolarbeareatingababybear.

C.Watchingalionattackingadeer.

D.Distractingacrocodilebitinganantelope.

11.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TheNecessityofLendingaHandtoAnimalsinTrouble

B.SuggestionsonHowtoSaveAnimalsinTrouble

C.EffectsofHumanInterferenceonAnimalsinTrouble

D.OpinionsonWhethertoHelpAnimalsinTrouble

D

Theeffectsofnoisecanreachorganisms（生物體）withoutears.Becauseoftheway

livingthingsrelyoneachother,noisepollutionmayactuallystopsomeforestsfrom

growing,anewstudysuggests.InaNewMexicowoodlandofpinetrees,researchersfound

f&rfewertreeseedlings（小苗）innoisysitesthantheydidinquietones.

Thestudyareaisdottedwithgaswells,someofwhicharequietandsomeofwhich

havecompressors（壓縮機(jī)）thatcreateaconstantnoise.ThisallowedJennifer

Phillips,abehavioralecologistatTexasA&MUniversity—SanAntonioandher

colleaguestocomparesitesthatweresimilarexceptfornoiselevel.Inareasthat

h&dbeennoisyforatleast15years,theresearchersfoundonlyabout13pine

seedlings,comparedwith55pineseedlingsperhectare（公頃）inquietareas.

Thedifferencesinplantgrowthwereprobablycausedbychangesinanimal

behavior,saidPhillips.Forexample,noisemightdriveawaycertainpollinators（傳粉昆

蟲）suchasbees,batsandmoths.Inthecaseofpinetrees,theproblemwaslikelya

lackofanimalstodisperseseeds.Pinesdependonbirdstocarrytheirseedsaway

fromtheparenttree,andbirdsareknowntoavoidnoise.Thedifferencesbetweenthe

sitesaren,tyetobvioustosomeonewalkingthroughthem,saidSarahTermondt,a

botanist（植物學(xué)家）withtheU.S.FishandWildlifeServicewhohelpedconductthe

study.That'sprobablybecausepinesareslow-growing,withmostofthematuretrees

ir.suchwoodlandsbeingoveracenturyold.

Thestudyraisesquestionsaboutthefutureofthearea."Ifthenoisestays

therelongterm,arewegoingtolosethisimportantecosystemofthepinewhich

supportssomuchwildlife?”saidPhillips.Thestudywaspublishedtodayinthe

jcurna1ProcecdingsoftheRoyalSociety.

12.Whatdoesthenewstudyfocuson?

A.Theinfluenceofnoisepollutiononplants.

B.Thewaytheorganismsreceivenoise.

C.Theharmofnoisepollutiontoinsects.

D.Theeffectsofnoisepollutiononhumans.

13.Whatcanbelearnedfromparagraphs2and3?

A.Gaswellsdottedintheareaprovidefavorableconditionsforthestudy.

B.Thestudysitesaredifferentinmanywaysincludingtheirnoiselevel.

C.Itisdifficultforplantstolivewithoutnoiseandanimals.

D.Peoplecaneasilyfindthedifferencebetweenthenoisyandthequietsites.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mature“inparagraph3mean?

A.Seedling.B.Thin.

C.Grown-up.D.Tall.

15.WhatdoesPhillipsmeanbysayingthewordsinthelastparagraph?

A.Noisepollutionisobviouslyatroublethatcanbeavoided.

B.Noisepollutioncouldbeathreatwiththepowertochangeecosystems.

C.Thepineforestisimportantbecauseitsupportssomuchwildlife.

D.Wildlifeshouldbewellprotectedforthefutureofthisarea.

第二節(jié)（共5小題;每小題2.5分,滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的詵項(xiàng)中詵出可以填入空白處的最佳詵項(xiàng)。詵項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余詵項(xiàng)。

Childrenshouldspendatleastonehourplayingandspendingtimeinnatureeach

day,accordingtotheWildlifeTrusts（野生生物基金會）.16Itisnowcallingonthe

governmenttoincludenaturetimeintodailyschoollife.

17Its451studentsinthestudywere8or9yearsofage.Theywere

interviewedbeforeandafternatureactivities.Theactivitieswererunbythe

WildlifeTrustsoverthecourseofseveralweeks,suchaslearningaboutplantsand

trees.

Thechildrenshowedagreatincreaseinpersonalhealth.1890percentsaid

theylearnedsomethingnewaboutthenaturalworld;79percentfelttheexperience

wouldhelptheirschoolwork;19Perhapsmostimportantly,79percentmentionedthey

wouldbelievemoreinthemselves.

20Andthetimehasbeenreducinggreatlyinrecentyears.A2017reportfound

thatlessthan10percentBritishkidsenjoythemselvesinnature,comparedto40

percentofadultswhentheywereyoungeryearsago.Toimprovethesituation,the

organizationiscallingonthegovernmenttofreeupadailyhourfornaturetimefor

kids.

A.Parentscaremuchabouttheirkids'naturetime.

B.However,parentsontheirownaren'tgivingkidsthattime.

C.81percentsaidtheyhadbetterrelationshipswiththeirteachers.

D.ThecallingcomesfromastudybyUniversityCollegeLondon.

E.ThestudentsareaskedtostudyinUniversityCollegeLondonforoneday.

F.TheUKorganizationspeaksfor46groupsand2,300natureprotectionareas.

G.Andtheyalsoshowedasenseofconnectionwiththenaturalworldandhighlevels

ofenjoyment.

第二部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題1分,滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

WhenArielrodeherbiketoJamaicaBayWildlifeRefugeinQueens,NewYork,last

November,sheplannedtogohikingandbird-watching.Amileintoherwalk,she21a

femaleswannearthewater,sedge.Ariel,whohadsome22withthebirds,knewthat

swanscanbeaggressive（好斗的）.Butasshe23thisone,itdidn,tmove.

Shewascertainthatthebirdneeded24attention.Arielwaspickingit

up,whenathought25her:herbestbetwastherehabcenter（康復(fù)中心）.26,it

w&sontheothersideoftown.Howwasshegoingto27a17-poundswanonherbike

allthatway?Luckily,somestrangersdrivingbyofferedhera（n）28toanearby

subwaystation.

Ariel29therehabcenterontheway,andTristanHigginbotham,ananimal-care

manager,pickedherupanddrovethemtothefacility.There,staffmembers30

whethertheswanmighthaveleadpoisoning（鉛中毒）.

Thestaffgottheswanbackuponher31.Sheevenmadeaboyfriendatthe

center一another32swan.Sadly,evenwithallthatTLC（細(xì)心護(hù)理），theswangota

disease.Twomonthslater,she33.

It'sadisappointing34buttherealstoryisjusthowfarsomepeopleare

willingtogotosaveaswaninthebigcity.Inall,Arieltraveledtwohoursby

foot,car,andsubway."That'stheperfect35ofwhosheis,"says

Higginbotham.

21.A.defendedB.spotted

C.exploredD.admired

22.A.experienceB.attack

C.talentD.romance

23.A.tendedB.hunted

C.approachedD.amused

24.A.constantB.medical

C.annualD.significant

25.A.crossedB.entered

C.attachedD.struck

26.A.HoweverB.Besides

C.ThusD.Instead

27.A.seizeB.feed

C.transportD.twist

28.A.entryB.access

C.ticketD.lift

29.A.congratulatedB.contacted

C.comfortedD.challenged

30.A.determinedB.doubted

C.dismissedD.desired

31.A.carsB.hands

C.wingsD.feet

32.A.amazedB.disappointed

C.injuredD.frightened

33.A.pulledthroughB.gotthrough

C.flewawayD.passedaway

34.A.explanationB.attempt

C.endingD.alternative

35.A.summaryB.performance

C.surpriseD.inspiration

第二節(jié)（共10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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

EveryyearinthemonthofMarch,oneof36.—world'sgreatestwiIdlife

migrations（遷徙）stopsincentralNebraska.Forashorttime,sandhillcranes（沙丘鶴）

fillthestate's;wide,flatfields.Thelandprovidesthebirds37._________the

perfectplacetorestandeat.

Inrecentyears,moreandmorepeople38.（discover）the

migration.Visitorscrowdintoriverblinds-specialbuildingsthathelpkeepthebird

watchers39.(hide)themselves.Theylookthroughtheircamerasor

telescopesinwonder.

Thesandhillcranesareworththetrip.Theyare40.(general)alittle

overametretall.Theyhavelonglegsandnecks.Theirwingsstretchovertwo

metres.Sandhillcraneshavesoft,greyfeathers.They41.(know)for

havingabrightredareaonthetopoftheirheads.

ThebirdsstopinNebraskaastheymaketheirwayfromtheirwinterhomesin

Mexicoandsome42.(south)partsoftheUnitedStates.Thebirdsusually

spendtwoorthree43.(week)atthisplace44.theyleave.They

arriveinwaves,attimesasmanyas400,000inoneday.Theyeatinthenearbyfields

ar.dgrass-lands.Leftovergrain,insectsandsmallcreaturesgive45.(they)

theenergytheyneedastheycontinuetheirtripnorth,towardsCanadaandSiberia.

第三部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié)(滿分15分)

你校將舉行以“善待野生動物，實(shí)現(xiàn)和諧共處”為主題的英語演講比賽,請你寫一篇發(fā)言稿參

賽，內(nèi)容包括：

L野生動物的重要性；

2.野牛動物的現(xiàn)狀及其原因：

3.發(fā)出號召。

注意：

L寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右;

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料,根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段,使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

I'mcrazyaboutrunning.Sometimesthepainofrunningcanhaveamagicinfluence

orarunner.Throughoutanygivenrace,youaresuffering.Yourlungsfeellikethey,re

beingsqueezed（擠壓）bysomethingunseen.Butitisinthispainthatagreatrunner

iscreated.

Myfirstcross-countrycoachtoldmethateveryraceisrunwithpatienceand

determination.Ifvecarriedthisadvicewithmeforhundredsofmiles.Iespecially

rememberthe5milesofrunninginonerace,wherehiswordsencouragedmealot.

Thatdaytheweatherwasperfect.Ianddozensofrunnersgatheredatthestarting

linetodosomelast-minutepreparationsfortherunning.Then,welinedupandgot

readytostart.Therewasabriefmomentbeforethegungaveasignalofrunning.In

thatmomentofgreatstress,Ideterminedtopushmyselftorunasfastas

possible,hopingtomakemycoachproud,whowaswaitingformeatthefinishline.When

thesoundof“Bang”cameup,wewereoff.

Runningbetweenrunners,Imanagedtoworkmywayupinthefirst400metersand

passedmanyracersonmysides.Butoutofgoodsportsmanship,weeachsaida”good

job"or“keepup”toeverypersonwepassed.Althoughwewerecompetitors,running

wasaconnectionweallshared.

Thefirstmilepassedquicklyinafeelingofexcitement.Itwasnotchallenging

ir.thebeginningoftherunning.ButIknewitwouldbeharderandharderinthe

followingmiles.Imadefulluseoftherunningskillsthatmycoachhadtaughtme.I

checkedthatIwasdoingeverythingright,breathinginthroughmynose,keepingmy

hsndsrelaxedandpumping（快速擺動）myarms.However,theshadowoftirednessdanced

beforeme.Anyway1triedtopushitoutofmymind.

Withtimegoingby,thecompetitionbecamefiercer.Everyrunnertriedtheirbest

toruninordertogainagoodplaceintherace.Audiencealongthetrackshoutedand

cheeredus.

注意:續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。

EventuallyIreachedthefinalmile.

Unfortunately,Isuddenlyfell

down.

聽力

附：聽力原文

(Textl)

M:Whatdidyoucook?Chinesefood?

W:Well,asyouknow,IwasinJapanlastmonth,andItookacookingclass.SoI

preparedsomeofmyfavoriteJapanesedishes.

(Text2)

M:Sallysaysweshouldmeetherintheparkatnoon.ThenweJ11gotothemuseum

together.

W:Ithoughtweweremeetingatthelibrary.

(Text3)

M:Haveyoureadthisbook,Helen?

W:No.Whatisitabout?

M:It'saboutdifferencesbetweenmenandwomen.Iwouldn*tsayit'sa

scientificbook,butitkeptmelaughingallthewaythrough.

(Text4)

M:Mary,didyougotothatconcertyouwantedtoseelastweekend?

W:No,we'regoingthisSaturday.We?dplannedtotrythatnewrestaurantbutwe

cculdn*tgetatable.Sowejustwentforalongwalkinthepark.

(Text5)

W:Hi.Areyounewhere?

M:Yes,Iam.

W:Isthisyourfirstyearincollege?

M:No,I,manexchangestudentfromBostonCollege.Istudiedfortwoyearsthere.

(Text6)

W:Itseemsyou'veburnedyourselfout.

M:Pardon?!rmafraidIdidn'tquitecatchyou.

W:Youlooktired.Youmusthaveoverworkedyourself.

M:Yes,alittlebit.I'vebeenhittingthebooksallthesedays.

W:Whyhaveyoubeenstudyingsohard?

M:IneedtoreviewmyEnglish.

W:Sothat'swhatkeepsyousobusyrecently!

M:Yes,I'vebeentiedupwithmystudies.Now,whatworriesmealotismyEnglish.

W:Butwhy?YourEnglishisverygood.

M:Thankyou.Youareverykind.

W:No,I*mtellingthetruth.AsanAmerican,Iunderstandyouquitewell.

M:It'sverykindofyoutosayso.

(Text7)

W:Honey,howlonghavewebeenlivinghere?

M:About10years.What'swrong?

W:Iamthinkingaboutdecoratingourhouseagain.

M:Thatwouldcostalotofmoney.Butwedoneedtodosomechangestothehouse.

W:Right.Whataboutrepaintingthelivingroominyellow?

M:Goodidea.Ilikethecountrysidestyle.

W:Greatmindsthinkthesame.Andwecanalsoasksomeonetodrawapictureonthe

Wal1.

M:Itsoundsgreat.Andthecurtainshouldbechangedtoo.

W:OK.Maybeweshouldmakeaplanfirst.

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W:Whoisthetallgirlstandingunderthetree?

M:Thegirlwithfairhairandblueeyes?SheisJenny,anewcomerinmy

class.JennyisfromAustralia.

W:Australia?AfarawaycountryfromBeijing?

M:Yes,Australiaisinthesouthhemisphere.

W:Isitabigcountry?

M:Yes.Itisverybig.Italmostcoversawholecontinent.Butitspopulationis

verysmall.Onlyabout20,000,000.

W:IhearAustraliahasadifferentseasonfromChina.

M:Right.Nowweareinwinter.ItisverycoldhereinBeijing,butinAustraliait

issummer.Itisveryhot.

W:The27thOlympicGameswasheldinSydney,Australia.IsSydneythecapitalof

Australia?

M:No,Syd