陕西西安市新城区西安中学2025-2026学年度第二学期期中考试高一英语试题

西安中学2025-2026学年度第二学期期中考试 高一英语试题 (时间：120分钟满分：100分)命题人：陈恺睿 第一部分听力（共两节，满分10分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题0.5分，满分2.5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.What is the man going to do next? A.Have dinner B.Attend a party. C.Go shopping. 2.Where does the conversation probably take place? A.At home. B.In a stadium. C.In a classroom. 3.What does the man suggest the woman do? A.Get a new bicycle B.Buy a second-hand bicycle C.Save money for something else 4.How much does the man tip the woman? A.$9 B.$10 C.$19. 5.What are the speakers mainly talking about? A.A tourist attraction. B.Plans for vacation. C.Animals in Alaska. 第二节（共15小题：每小题0.5分，满分7.5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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。 每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。 6.What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A.Shop assistant and customer. B.Father and daughter. 西安中学高一年级英语试题第1页共14页 C.Doctor and patient 7.How is Alice's skin condition? A.Normal. B.Oily. C.Dry. 听下面一段对话，回答第8、9题。 8.What fruit does the woman want to eat? A.A pear. B.A banana. C.An orange. 9.Why does the man refuse to share the fruit? A.It is not big enough. B.Its flavor isn't very good. C.It's against his cultural tradition 听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。 10.What did the man's parents stop him from doing? A.Eating too much. B.Using dirty hands to eat food C.Swallowing food quickly 11.What did the woman's mother scare her with? A.Being sent to the prison B.Being infected by bacteria. C.Being taken away by a monster. 12.What does the woman think of her mother's lie? A.Understandable. B.Meaningless. C.Funny. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。 13.When is the woman supposed to hand in her essay? A.By next Monday. B.By next Tuesday. C.By next Friday. 14.Why is the woman behind with her writing class? A.She was ill for a week. B.She found it too difficult C.She was busy with a performance. 15.How does the man find his college life? A.Busy. B.Boring. C.Colorful 西安中学高一年级英语试题第2页共14页 16.What does the woman want to do next Wednesday? A.See an exhibition. B.Go to a ball. C.Watch a play. 听下面一段对话，回答第17至20题。 17.Where is the cemetery located? A.In a mountainous area. B.Beside an animal reserve. C.Near the Anacostia River. 18.Why do cemetery officials use goats to kill the weeds? A.To develop local economy. B.To protect the environment. C.To reduce the cost. 19.Who is Mary Bowen? A.A company owner. B.An environmental expert.C.A program director. 20.What is used to keep the goats from leaving the cemetery? A.A wooden fence. B.An electronic fence C.A brick wall 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Dream Trips of the World By Lonely Planet Descriptions The book is a comprehensive travel guide featuring 100 iconic journeys across six continents.Each trip provides detailed travel plans,must-see sights,cultural insights,and practical tips on green transport,accommodation,and local cuisine.The book blends breathtaking photography,50 maps,and first-hand travel stories.It inspires adventures ranging from Antarctica expeditions and Patagonian hikes to Southeast Asian food trails and Icelandic road trips.It will make your travel dreams a reality Reader reviews "The book details 100 destinations around the world.Some places you may never 西安中学高一年级英语试题第3页共14页 have heard of,but you will definitely be wanting to visit once you've read this.The photography is perfect and information shared is wonderful." -Thomson (Britain) This really is a beautiful book-hardback,quality paper and interesting information. It really is the typical coffee table book but it shouldn't just be used for decoration.Even if you have a full travel list of places you'd like to travel to,there are enough details in this book to further inspire you.It would make a wonderful gift if you can bear to give it away!" -Jenny (America) Note:If you are a member of Amazon,you will enjoy a 20%discount off the list pice:$65.00. Free Delivery:Before Saturday,May 10 on orders shipped by Amazon.Or additional $5 for shipping. 21.What is the book mainly about? A.Thrilling travel stories B.Travel guides for tourists. C.Steps of taking adventures D.Practical tips on local cuisines. 22.What does Jenny think of the book? A.It is a plain paperback B.It is the last present to give C.It encourages people to travel more. D.It has only decorative purposes. 23.How much will a member pay for the book on May 2? A.$65.00 B.$57.00 C.$52.00. D.$13.00 B In a small workshop tucked away in the hills of The Gambia,72-year-old Amadou Sillah runs his fingers along the strings of a half-finished kora ()His hands move with the confidence of decades,but his eyes carry a quiet sadness.He is one of the last master craftsmen of this traditional West African instrument,and he fears his art may die with him. For centuries,the kora has been the heart of West African storytelling.Its 21 strings ()stretched across a large gourd,produce a sound that blends the complexity of a harp with the rhythm of a lute.Learning to build one traditionally took seven years,passed from father to son."The kora is not just wood and strings,"Sillah explains,wiping dust 西安中学高一年级英语试题第4页共14页 from his workbench."It is memory.It is history." Yet globalization and shifting tastes have pushed the instrument to the edge.Many young Gambians now prefer imported electronic keyboards or western pop music.Worse still,the shortage of halepthe sacred tree whose wood produces the best resonance( )-has made authentic koras increasingly difficult to craft. But a new initiative may offer a lifeline.Last year,a British ethnomusicologist launched the "Kora Digital Project",working with Sillah to create 3D-printed models based on his designs.These replicas(复制品)，made from sustainable materials,are being distributed to schools across West Afica.More importantly,the project is recording Sillah's techniques and oral history in high-definition video,creating a digital archive for future generations "I never thought I'd see a kora made by a machine,"Sillah chuckles,examining a 3D-printed prototype."But if it means the music lives on,then perhaps this old dog can learn new tricks."He picks up the replica,plucks a string,and listens.The note rings true 24.What can be inferred about the traditional kora-making craft? A.It is easy to learn within months. B.It is disappearing due to high costs. C.It has been fully replaced by modern technology D.It faces challenges from both culture and materials. 25.What does the word "halep"in Paragraph 3 refer to? A.A musical scale B.A teaching method. C.A type of tree. D.A cultural ceremony. 26.What does the "Kora Digital Project"mainly do? A.It sells koras to Western musicians. B.It trains young people to build koras. C.It records and preserves the craft digitally D.It replaces traditional koras with plastic ones. 27.What is Sillah's attitude toward the digital project? A.Hesitant but open to change. B.Skeptical and unwilling. 西安中学高一年级英语试题第5页共14页 C.Enthusiastic and fully supportive D.Indifferent and unconcerned. C The oddness of life in space never quite goes away.Here are some examples First consider something as simple as sleep.Its position presents its own challenges. The main question is whether you want your arms inside or outside the sleeping bag.If you leave your arms out,they float free in zero gravity,often giving a sleeping astronaut the look of a funny ballet (dancer.I'm an inside guy,"Mike Hopkins says,who returned from a six-month tour on the International Space Station.'I like to be wrapped p.” On the station,the ordinary becomes strange.The exercise bike for the American astronauts has no handlebars.It also has no seat.With no gravity,it's just as easy to pedal violently.You can watch a movie while you pedal by floating a microcomputer anywhere you want.But station residents have to be careful about staying in one place too long. Without gravity to help circulate air,the carbon dioxide you exhale has a tendency to form an invisible(隐形的)cloud around you head.You can end up with what astronauts call a carbon-dioxide headache. Leroy Chiao,54,an American retired astronaut after four flights,describes what happens even before you float out of your seat,"Your inner ear thinks you're falling. Meanwhile your eyes are telling you you're standing straight.That can be annoying-that's why some people feel sick."Within a couple days-truly terrible days for some-astronauts'brains learn to ignore the panicky signals from the inner ear,and space sickness disappears Space travel can be so delightful but at the same time invisibly dangerous.For instance,astronauts lose bone mass.That's why exercise is considered so vital that National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA)puts it right on the workday schedule.The focus on fitness is as much about science and the future as it is about keeping any individual astronaut healthy.NASA is wonied about two things:recovery time once astronauts return home,and,more importantly,how to maintain strength and fitness for the two and a half years or more that it would take to make a round-trip to Mars. 西安中学高一年级英语试题第6页共14页 28.What is the major challenge to astronauts when they sleep in space? A.Deciding on a proper sleep position B.Choosing a comfortable sleeping bag C.Seeking a way to fall asleep quickly D.Finding a right time to go to sleep. 29.The astronauts will suffer from a carbon-dioxide headache when A.they circle around on their bikes B.they use microcomputers without a stop C.they exercise in one place for a long time D.they watch a movie while pedaling 30.Some astronauts feel sick on the station during the first few days because A.their senses stop working B.they have to stand up straight C.they float out of their seats unexpectedly D.their brains receive contrary messages 31.One of the NASA's major concerns about astronauts is A.how much exercise they do on the station B.how they can remain healthy for long in space C.whether they can recover after returning home D.whether they are able to go back to the station D Every December,my house turns into the island of unwanted gifts.People are kind, but there are only so many candied nut tins,caramel popcorn towers,and sugar cookies one family can consume. Let us not forget my wedding-regift incident.We received a very expensive electric teakettle.We don't drink tea,so we returned it to the store and got $75.Later,the store manager called,furious,accusing us of trading them a piece of junk.Someone had bought the kettle (and discovered an obviously used cut-glass Easter basket inside It turns out that person had regifted it to us.We paid the store back and were handed that ugly Easter basket. This made me wonder:Is regifting a form of rudeness?To find out,let's explore both sides of the regifting debate. 西安中学高一年级英语试题第7页共14页 First of all,humans have been regifting since the dawn of time.Caveman A gives Caveman B a rock;Caveman B gives it to Caveman C.We call that anthropology )Modern life demands efficiency.Why let something sit in a cabinet?Why not give that brand-new item to someone who will actually use it?It's economical.It's environmentally friendly.It's basically the circle of life And yet,regifting is a high-risk sport.It requires memory and strategy.Give the gift to the wrong person,and suddenly people are texting:"Didn't I give this to you?" Regifting can go terribly wrong if you misjudge a person's taste,so you should not regift within the same social ecosystem,while also carefully removing all the evidence (cards, receipts,etc.).Ultimately,the key is to match the gift to the person-so never give spa products to someone who hates lotions(乳液). My official ruling?Regifting is not rude.Thoughtlessness is rude.Waste is rude But giving something new,unused and suited to someone else's preferences is generosity in its most practical,planet-friendly form.So go ahead-regift joyfully,wisely and guilt-free.After all,someone out there really needs those candied nuts 32.What does the underlined word "furious"in paragraph 2 mean? A.Confused. B.Frustrated. C.Annoyed. D.Surprised 33.Why does the author mention“Caveman?”in the text？? A.To trace back the long history of regifting B.To provide examples of human efficiency. C.To encourage the proper action of regifting D.To explain the nature of ancient anthropology 34.Which of the following might be a successful regifting? A.Sending a spa product to a colleague. B.Returning a costly gift to a local store. C.Sharing fresh candies with a neighbor. D.Giving a suitable scarf to a new friend. 35.What is a suitable title for the text? A.Does regifting make sense? B.Is regifting actually rude? C.What's the power of regifting? D.Why is regifting high-risk? 西安中学高一年级英语试题第8页共14页 第二节（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两 项为多余选项。 Everyone knows that fish is good for health.36 But it seems that many people don't cook fish at home.Americans eat only about fifteen pounds of fish per person per year,but we eat twice as much fish in restaurants as at home.Buying,storing, and cooking fish isn't difficult.37 This text is about how to buy and cook fish in an easy way. 38 Fresh fish should smell sweet:you should feel that you're standing at the ocean's edge.Any fishy or strong smell means the fish isn't fresh.39 When you have bought a fish and arrive home,you'd better store the fish in the refrigerator if you don't cook it immediately,but fresh fish should be stored in your fridge for only a day or two.Frozen fish isn't as tasty as the fresh one. There are many common methods used to cook fish.40 First,clean it and season it with your choice of spices()Put the whole fish on a plate and steam it in a steam pot for 8 to 10 minutes if it weighs about one pound.(A larger one will take more time.)Then,it's ready to serve A.Do not buy it. B.The easiest is to steam it C.This is how you can do it. D.It just requires a little knowledge. E.The fish will go bad within hours F.When buying fish,you should first smell it. G.The fats in fish are thought to help prevent heart disease. 第三部分语言运用（共四节，满分35分) 第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入 空白处的最佳选项。 Last summer,I had an unbelievable chance to experience the Dai Water-Splashing Festival in Yunnan.It is the most 41 traditional festival for the Dai people.It is a 西安中学高一年级英语试题第9页共14页 time to embrace the new year and wash away bad 42 Before the festival,the whole village was full of a busy yet exciting 43 People were 44 their houses,painting the walls in bright colors,and making traditional handicrafts.The women were busy preparing special festival food like glutinous(黏的)rice cakes45 in bamboo leaves On the first day of the festival,a big parade was 46.People dressed in their most beautiful女raditional_47 such as turbans(长头巾)and shirts..They paraded through the village,carying dragon-head shaped water containers.The music of elephant-foot drums 48 the air,making the atmosphere even more lively. The most exciting part of the festival was the water-splashing activity.At first, people 49 splashed water on each other as a greeting.But soon,it 50 a water-splashing battle.Everyone was 51 and screaming,running around to splash and be splashed.The water in the air shone under the sunlight,creating a beautiful and joyful 52.Even I,a foreign visitor,was quickly pulled into the fun.I was 53 wet within minutes,but I didn't care at all. In the evening,there were also wonderful 54.Young men and women danced happily,showing off their traditional dance moves.The audience cheered and 55,and the whole village was filled with happiness 41.A.significant B.boring C.humorous D.casual 42.A.faith B.luck C.fear D.tension 43.A.success B.climate C.reaction D.atmosphere 44.A.flashing B.decorating C.noticing D.referring 45.A.packaged B.donated C.replaced D.confirmed 46.A.rejected B.obtained C.held D.proved 47.A.gloves B.costumes C.towels D.patterns 48.A.elected B.crowded C.filled D.ignored 49.A.extremely B.crazily C.possibly D.mildly 50.A.ran out B.carried on C.related to D.turned into 51.A.crying B.laughing C.tolerating D.changing 52.A.measure B.threat C.scene D.conference 西安中学高一年级英语试题 第10页共14页 53.A.absolutely B.differently C.recently D.regularly 54.A.questions B.performances C.summaries D.characters 55.A.clapped B.compared C.finished D.begged 第二节单项选择（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分) 从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 56 .-I got that job I wanted at the public library. ！That's good news. A.Go ahead B.Cheers C.Congratulations D.Come on 57.Mr.and Mrs.Brown would like to see their daughter _get married and have kids. A.keep off B.settle down C.get up D.cut in 58.I don't believe we've met before, I must say you do look familiar. A.although B.therefore C.since D.unless 59.The climate here is quite pleasant,the temperature rarely, reaching30°Cin summer A.ifnot B.if ever C.if any D.if so 60.The majority of residents in Chinatown are still ethnic Chinese,many of do not speak English fluently A.them B.that C.who D.whom 61.Their child is at the stage she can say individual words but not full sentences. A.why B.where C.what D.which 62.Though my recent quiz scores are my teacher as well as my parents always me A.discouraging,encourages B.discouraged;encourages C.discouraging,encourage D.discouraged;encourage 63.The chairman left the office,with the secretary still the diagrams. A.to draw B.drew C.drawing D.draws 64 over a week ago,the books are expected to arive any time now. A.Ordering B.To order C.Having ordered D.Ordered 西安中学高一年级英语试题第11页共14页 65.The old man, abroad for twenty years,is on the way back to his motherland. A.to work B.having worked C.to have worked D.working 第三节单词拼写（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分） 阅读下面句子，根据汉语提示在空白处填入1个适当的单词。 66.The beauty of the world lies in the (多样性；差异)of its people, 67.A true eco-friendly trip must provide (财政的；金融的)aid and other benefits for local people. 68.He works for a company that (出版；发行)reference books every year. 69.There are several pieces of (设备；装备)in the gym. 70.Road (事故)，which had fallen for years,.are now rising sharply. 71.cc (折叠)the paper in half,,please.”said the artist. 72.We should make plans (灵活地)according to the needs of our customers so as to better serve them. 73.Only those (准许进入或加入)to the club could enter the private areas on the top floor. 74.The competition attracted over 500 players (代表)8 different countries. 75.Tom picked up the phone, (投诉；抱怨)to the manager about the poor service,and demanded a sincere apology. 第四节语法填空（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10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。 Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821,and moved to New York City when she was 11 years old.She decided that she wanted to become a doctor.There was nearly no 76(possible)for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After 77 (write)many letters asking for admission to medical schools,finally she 78 (accept)by a college in New York.She was such a 79 (determine) person that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling. In 1849,after graduation from 80 college,she decided to further her education in Paris.She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医生)，but a serious eye problem 西安中学高一年级英语试题第12页共14页 forced her to give up the idea Upon returning to the United States,she found it difficult to start her own practice 81 she was a woman.By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister,also a doctor,along 82 another woman doctor,managed 83(open)a new hospital,the first one for women and children.Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital,she also 84 (successful)set up the first medical school for women.If you know a woman doctor,ask her if she 85 (know)about Elizabeth Blackwell now. 第四部分写作（满分15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。 Davey's new game Davey was in middle school.He enjoyed kicking the ball around,swimming,riding his bike,and running about in the playground with his friends.But then his birthday arrived. For his birthday,Davey had asked for a new electronic game,one that he'd heard some kids talking excitedly about.He was a well-behaved child,so his parents were glad to grant his wish.However,from the moment he received the game,everything changed. Davey loved the brightness of the display and the loud,integrated sounds.As soon as he switched on the device,his eyes lit up,his fingers stuck to the controller,and his ears stopped hearing external sounds. "Davey,wanna go out and play?"asked his little brother,holding a football. "No thanks,maybe later..."Davey answered automatically,without tearing his eyes away from the flashing screen. "But Davey,all our friends will be there and take some photos together,"his brother insisted.Davey didn't even respond anymore.So his brother left by himself to join their friends Outside,the kids kicked the ball back and forth and had loads of fun.Davey,on the other hand,spent the whole afternoon curling up on the sofa with all his attention focused on the game.Only when the battery died and the controller stopped working did he wake 西安中学高一年级英语试题第13页共14页 up from his state of fascination.He then realised it was already dark outside The next morning,the game tempted (Davey again.He resisted briefly,but soon gave in.When his brother invited him to swim,Davey just shook his head.So once again, his brother went on his own to join their friends.And how they enjoyed themselves!Davey, on the other hand,was still caught in the glow of the display screen,and only came out of its spell when the game was over.It was late at night again. A new morning meant a new fight.He resisted for a bitlonger,but again lost the battle. He played his game non-stop of course.When Davey put his game away that day,he felt burnt out. 注意： 1.续写词数应为150词左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Then he noticed some photos on the table,and his mum must have left them there The next morning,Davey looked at the drawer where he locked the game with mum's help. 西安中学高一年级英语试题第14页共14页西安中学2025-2026学年度第二学期期中考试 高一英语参考答案 第一部分听力（共20小题：每小题0.5分，满分10分） 1-5 CAACB 6-10ACACB 11-15 ABCAC 16-20 BCBAB 第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分) 21-23BCC 24-27 DCCA 28-31ACDB 32-35 CADB 36-40 GDFAB 第三部分语言运用（共四节，满分35分） 第一节完形填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分） 41-45ABDBA 46-50 CBCDD 51-55 BCABA 第二节单项选择（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分） 56-60 CBABD 61-65 BACDB 第三节单词拼写（共10小题：每小题0.5分，满分5分） 66.diversity 67.financial 68.publishes 69.equipment 70.accidents 71.Fold 72.flexibly 73.admitted 74.representing 75.complained 第四节语法填空（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分） 76.possibility 77.writing 78.was accepted 79.determined 80.the 81.because/since/as 82.with 83.to open 84.successfully 85.knows 第四部分写作（满分15分) Possible version 1 Then he noticed some photos on the table,and his mum must have left them there.These were photos of his brother and friends playing football and swimming happily outdoors.There was also a picture of Davey laughing with them before. Staring at the bright smiling faces in the photos,Davey felt a strong sense of shame. He realized that he had missed so much happy time and hurt his brother's heart.The joy in the virtual game was nothing compared with the warm company.He sat quietly 1 for a long time,making up his mind to give up the game. The next morning,Davey looked at the drawer where he locked the game with mum's help.He showed no hesitation or regret,with firm determination in his eyes. He went to find his brother at once and apologized sincerely.Then he took the football and went out to play with his brother and friends happily.He felt the real joy and warmth again,which the game could never bring him.From then on,he kept away from addiction and lived a sunny and meaningful life. Possible version 2 Then he noticed some photos on the table,and his mum must have left them there.His brother and fiends were beaming in the pictures,kicking the ball and jumping into the pool.Davey's heart sank.He had traded those bright,real smiles for a glowing screen.Just then,his mum entered."How about locking the game away for a few days?"she suggested gently.Davey nodded immediately.Together,they gathered every piece of the game,locked them in a drawer,and his mum kept the key "No game is going to steal my playtime again!"Davey declared. The next morning,Davey looked at the drawer where he locked the game with mum's help.The temptation whispered,but Davey turned away and found his brother. "Ready to explore the woods today?"he asked eagerly.His brother's eyes widened with surprise and joy.Soon,they and their friends were running through the forest,the sun warming their faces and the wind brushing through their hair.They climbed trees, splashed in a stream,and laughed until their stomachs hurt.When evening came, Davey flopped onto his bed,exhausted but deeply content.He had made real memories-far better than any game could offer. 2 录音稿 【l原文】W:You're leaving now?Won't you stay for dinner? M:No,I've got to go.We will have a birthday party for Mom tomorrow.I need to buy a watch for her before the shopping mall closes. 【2原文】M:Come on!Come on!Get the ball and shoot!Hey！Why did you turn off the TV,honey? W:Rachel is having her exams tomorrow.She needs a sound sleep. 【3原文】W:Ican't decide whether to buy a new bicycle or try to find a second-hand one M:A new bicycle will cost you a lot of money,but it will save money in the long run, I think. 4M:The meal cost 90 dollars originally.You've offered a 10%discount,so it costs 81 dollars in total,right? W:That's right,sir. M:Here is a hundred-dollar bill.Keep the change as your tip. 【5原文】W:Come and look！These places in the brochure are awesome!Which place shall we go for this vacation? M:Oh,sory,I've promised Mark that I am going hunting with him in Alaska. W:John,you can't be serious! 【6-7原文】M:Hello,I'm here to buy a soap bar for my daughter Alice.She wants to use it to wash her face.Do you think this one made of green tea is okay? W:Sure,sir.Does your daughter have oily skin or normal skin? M:Well,she always complains about her dry skin W:In that case,I think this goat's milk soap bar is more suitable for your daughter. It'll make her skin smoother. M:Thanks.I'll take this one 【8-9原文】W:Let's see what we have here in the fridge:oranges..no,ate too much before;bananas...no,don't like the taste. M:Look!We still have a pear. 3 W:The pear is good!But this one is too big.Why don't we share it? M:No,we Chinese do not share pears. W:Oh?Why is that? M:Well,in Chinese,"sharing a pear with someone"sounds like "leaving that person', which is not a good sign to us. W:I see.Guess I'll have to eat it alone 【l0-l2原文】W:Did your parents lie to you in order to talk you out of doing something when you were a kid? M:Yeah.I used to grab and eat food with my dirty hands.In order to make me wash my hands,my parents said if I continued doing so,the bacteria I swallowed would finally gather into a monster and cut my belly open. W:You must have been terrified M:You bet. W:Well,at least your parents'lie is understandable.My mom once told me that if I put a stamp upside down on the envelope and mailed it,I would be sent to the prison. It doesn't make any sense. M:It's so funny.She probably just wanted to play a trick on you. 【13-16原文】M:You seem busy. W:You can't imagine what I have to finish by next Monday!This literature course is so difficult.I have to read two novels by next Monday and hand in a 3,000-word essay by next Friday. M:So you don't want to come to an exhibition with me this Saturday? W:I'd love to,but I'm already behind with my writing class because I had a cold for a week and missed a few lessons.You seem to have loads of free time. M:Well,we just don't have as much academic work as you.My college life is colorful compared with yours.There are varieties of live performances as an art major. W:Yes.I'm bored with the life of reading and writing every day M:Why don't we stop talking?Just work now.If you have finished everything on Sunday,we could go to see that new play next Tuesday. W:Okay.I'll try.And I don't want to miss the student ball next Wednesday. 【l7-20原文】M:A burial place in Washington D.C.is using goats instead of poison to remove weeds.In recent years,many weeds have grown in the cemetery.Officials do not want to use poisons to kill the weeds.The cemetery is near the Anacostia River. Lauren Maloy is the program director in the cemetery."Because it is close to the river, we are always looking for ways to make sure that things are sustainable-we are not using poisons that might hurt the environment."She said.So cemetery officials have decided to use goats.The animals are less costly than chemicals and do not hurt the environment.The animals are owned by Mary Bowen.The cemetery pays her company $11,000 to have the goats remove unwanted plants from each spot of the cemetery.Mary Bowen says that is about half the cost of using poisons.An electronic fence keeps the goats from leaving the cemetery.She hopes that the goats will help more people understand that they can keep their property free of weeds without hurting the environment. 5