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2026—2027学年第一学期第一次月考考试试题 高二 英语 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2．本试卷满分150分，考试时间为120分钟。 3．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，请用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号框涂黑。 如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号框。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 4．考试结束后，请将答题卡交回，试题自行保管。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 注意，回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5 分） 听下面5段录音。每段录音后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段录音后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段录音播放两遍。 1. What does the man mean? A. He will not get promoted. B. He isn’t invited to Judy’s party. C. He has difficulty making a decision. 2. Where are the speakers probably? A. In a library. B. In a shop. C. In a post office. 3. What is Sarah doing? A. Filming a movie. B. Traveling abroad. C. Carrying out a project. 4. When should the speakers reach the restaurant at the latest? A. By 7:30 p. m. B. By 7:00 p. m. C. By 6:30 p. m. 5. What will the man do first? A. Go shopping. B. Collect his children. C. Answer some questions. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听第6段录音，回答第6、7题。 6. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. The woman’s car troubles. B. The woman’s eye problem. C. The man’s difficulty in reading. 7. Where does the man suggest the woman go? A. The hospital. B. Her sister’s home. C. A chain store. 听第7段录音，回答第8至10题。 8. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Relatives. B. Strangers. C. Guide and tourist. 9. What happened to the man’s compass? A. It was out of date. B. It was out of sight. C. It was out of order. 10. What will the man do next? A. Buy some spices. B. Cook a dish with spices. C. Make some spices. 听第8段录音，回答第11至13题。 11. Why does Jenna live with her parents? A. For financial benefits. B. For home-cooked meals. C. For constant questions. 12. How does the man contribute to his family? A. By renting an apartment. B. By sharing household expenses. C. By saving for future investment. 13. How does Jenna feel about moving out? A. Conflicted. B. Pessimistic. C. Curious. 听第9段录音，回答第14至16题。 14. Whose project focuses on the weather? A. Laura’s. B. Paul’s. C. Harry’s. 15. Where will the woman put her project? A. On a display table. B. On the teacher’s desk. C. On the shelf. 16. What does the woman think of the man in the end? A. Cold. B. Fair. C. Considerate. 听第10段录音，回答第17至20题。 17. When was the first CineMajestic festival held? A. In the 1960s. B. In the 1970s. C. In the 1980s. 18. How is CineMajestic festival different from others? A. It has a long history. B. It’s commercially successful. C. It values quality and creativity. 19. What can be found at CineMajestic? A. Silent films. B. Experimental films. C. Commercial films. 20. What impressed the speaker most at CineMajestic this year? A. Its artistic risks. B. Its quantity of films. C. Its variety of stories. 第二部分 阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Best Language Learning Programs LingQ Price: $7.99 per month LingQ is a web-based language learning system and offers lessons in 37 languages, including Spanish, Chinese and so on. You’ll have access to their apps, vocabulary features, one-on-one English conversations, group conversations, writing corrections and a huge variety of learning activities and quizzes. It has a community aspect that rewards you with a backpack for helping your peers. Assimil Price: $61 per month A language learning program from France, Assimil has many foreign language products. The program offers 14 different languages, including a full e-course, CDs and downloadable or printed textbooks. Alison Price: Free Do you need to learn a language for work or business at your own pace? Give Alison a try. Stick with a single language or learn several from nine options: Japanese, German, Spanish, French, Chinese, Irish, Arabic, English or Swedish. Access to its video lessons, with ads, is free — and you can take as many different courses as you’d like. Rosetta Stone Price: $7.99 per month Rosetta Stone includes online classes, games and mobile apps. This resource is recommended for long-term learners rather than those looking for quick phrase-building. The program promises to provide learners with 25 different languages, featuring well-rounded courses that deal with all aspects of a language. 21. What may happen if learners help peers in LingQ? A. They will get rewarded. B. They can receive a discount. C. They will be praised by teachers. D. They can use the apps for free. 22. Which program offers the fewest languages? A. LingQ. B. Assimil. C. Rosetta Stone. D. Alison. 23. How much should you pay if you learn in Rosetta Stone for ten months? A. $7.99. B. $61. C. $79.9. D. $610. B I used to hold a rigid view of learning: it was a race to absorb knowledge and pass exams, and slow learners were doomed to fall behind. Burdened with this belief, I rushed through my biology coursework, memorizing definitions mechanically without digging into their logic. Whenever complex concepts came up, I grew anxious, for I could not grasp them at one go. My grades remained steady yet never outstanding. Last summer, I volunteered at a botanical garden. There I met Mr. Hale, a retired botanist. While we tended seedlings together, he told me young trees grew at different rates. Some shot upward rapidly at first, only to bend easily in fierce winds. Others grew slowly, developing deep, solid roots underground before gaining height. “Learning resembles tree growth,” he remarked gently. “Speed is not the standard of success. What counts is whether you build a solid foundation.” His words sank in. I adjusted my study routine. Instead of racing to finish tasks, I spared time to unpack difficult ideas, connect new knowledge with what I had learned, and reflect on my misunderstandings. Progress did not arrive overnight. But months later, I found I could analyze complicated biological problems independently. That experience reshaped my understanding of learning. Genuine learning is not a sprint. It is a patient process of rooting, where solid foundations matter far more than temporary speed. 24. What did the writer think of learning at first? A. Slow learners would be behindhand. B. Everyone learns in the same way. C. Trees can help us study biology. D. Good grades are not important. 25. What is the most important thing in learning according to Mr. Hale? A. Learning fast. B. Having a solid foundation. C. Reading many books. D. Taking part in volunteer work. 26. What change happened to the writer after talking with Mr. Hale? A. He stopped learning biology completely. B. He began to improve his learning method. C. He volunteered in the garden every day. D. He got high grades immediately. 27. What can be the best title of the passage? A. A Valuable Lesson on Learning B. How to Study Biology Efficiently C. Tree Growth and Environmental Protection D. My Unforgettable Volunteer Trip C It is not uncommon for people to say they have no sense of direction. The sense of direction represents the ability to find one’s way. In other words, it is about getting from point A to point B without a hitch. The journey begins with determining the initial position using landmarks in the environment. It’s really about choosing a route and following it. It is also a question of testing that this same route is the correct one, with the mental representation of space or the help of tools such as maps. Finally, the ability to identify the point of arrival is obviously very important. In a study published in 2009, Giuseppe Iaria, a scientist of the University of Calgary (Canada), who specialized cognitive neutral (认知神经) networks indicated that people lacking a sense of direction have a special condition: Developmental Topographical Disorientation (DTD). The sense of direction required large neutral networks for proper functioning, according to the expert. However, the fact is that a majority of people are unable to put a map in their head while on the move. In her book Mind in Motion (2019), Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Stanford University (USA) Barbara Tversky explains how most people do it. She introduced a combination of methods. It’s a mix of turn-by-turn directions, bird’s-eye views and general information in the form of maps. However, it should be noted that most medium-complexity navigation (导航) directions depend in part on the ability of people to understand the perspective of a map. In other words, people without a sense of direction follow a route in pieces. Thus, they have no expanded understanding for space and navigate their environment without any mental map of their destinations. However, there is a solution, namely to guide the person through a series of short routes. 28. What does the underlined phrase “without a hitch” in Paragraph 1 mean? A. With ease. B. By oneself. C. At ease. D. Without reflection. 29. What is the cause of going short of a sense of direction? A. Being unable to put a map at hand. B. Expanded understanding for space. C. Lack of guiding through short routes. D. Neutral networks’ improper functioning. 30. What could be a challenge for someone without a sense of direction? A. Reading a map. B. Forming a map in mind. C. Following a route in pieces. D. Finishing a series of short routes. 31. What can be inferred from the text? A. Mental map contributes to the sense of direction. B. Having no sense of direction is merely an excuse. C. Most people have long routes in their mind. D. People with a sense of direction don’t need a map. D When 12-year-old Nina Mones was in sixth grade, she struggled to keep up with her math class. And as the teacher pushed ahead with new lessons, she fell further and further behind. Then in the fall of 2019, her school, the Phoenix International Academy, brought in Teach to One 360. “I’m in seventh grade now,” Nina proudly said. “It gave me more confidence in myself.” “This is a model for personalized learning,” said Sheldon H. Jacobson, professor of computer science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Teach to One 360, and similar systems, often use data analytics (分析) to follow students’ progress, find out their strengths and weaknesses, and adjust teaching methods accordingly. This not only helps students achieve their learning goals more effectively but also encourages a more interactive learning environment. Until 2020, 27 schools across 11 states have adopted Teach to One. Still, getting schools to sign on to the program has been a challenge. Some teachers are unwilling to try new teaching methods, while others worry that these new forms of technology could perhaps lead to the elimination of their jobs. Schools are often under pressure to follow a traditional curriculum (课程) with textbooks and teacher-led classes to ensure that they cover the content needed for standardized tests. Many worry that turning away from traditional practices could affect test results, which would then affect school rankings and the funding these schools receive. There is also the cost of purchasing the program, buying computers for students, adding math teachers, and reconstructing classrooms to meet the requirements of different teaching methods. The total costs involved with such programs can vary dramatically, with most school systems having to depend on grants (拨款) in order to cover them. “You can have the best program in the world, but if you don’t have good operation of it, it’s all for nothing,” said Alfred Córdova, the principal at Taos Middle School. 32. The example of Nina Mones is mentioned in the first paragraph to ____________. A. promote an app B. introduce the topic C. express an opinion D. show a difficult situation 33. What is the second paragraph mainly about? A. How the program works. B. Why the program appeals to students. C. Why the program could change the role of school. D. How the program will help reduce students’ burdens. 34. What are some of the challenges schools face when adopting Teach to One 360? A. Teachers are eager to try new teaching methods. B. Schools have plenty of funding to support the program. C. Traditional textbooks and teacher-led classes are no longer required. D. Some teachers are unwilling to change and worry about job security. 35. What is Alfred Córdova’s attitude towards the future of personalized learning? A. Hopeful. B. Uncertain. C. Negative. D. Concerned. 第二节：（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。 We’ve all experienced the frustration of forgetting what we studied yesterday. But memory isn’t just about natural talent. It’s a skill we can improve with smart strategies. Our brains naturally screen information. We forget 70% of new knowledge within 24 hours if we don’t review it. Your brain serves as a library. Whenever you revisit information, you’re placing it on a more accessible shelf. A student who reviews math formulas (公式) right after class, then before bed, and once more after three days will find them easier to recall during exams. 36 37 When reciting words like “photosynthesis”, simply repeating the spelling often fails quickly. Instead, picture sunlight hitting green leaves while reading a biology textbook. This combines text, imagery, and real-world meaning, activating multiple brain areas at once. Similarly, linking “pineapple” to “pine tree with apples” creates a funny mental image hard to forget for long. Sleep and calm minds are secret weapons for memory. During deep sleep, the brain reorganizes daytime learning like a librarian sorting books. Research shows students with 7-8 hours of sleep remember 40% more history facts than those who stay up late. 38 Taking slow breaths can protect your mental “library”. Active practice beats passive reading. Instead of mechanically rereading notes, transform headings into self-test questions: “ 39 “ This forces your brain to search information, strengthening memory pathways. Explaining concepts to friends, like teaching a classmate how to solve equations, uses speech and logic to deepen understanding. 40 By spacing out reviews, creating vivid mental connections, and caring for your brain’s needs, you can turn temporary knowledge into lifelong wisdom — one small, steady step at a time. A. How do I use this grammar rule in writing? B. This “spaced repetition” makes memories stick. C. Forgetting is a common human condition without exception. D. Context turns weak and uncertain memories into permanent ones. E. Memory mastery is not about studying longer but studying smarter. F. Improving memory is more focused on holding on to what really counts. G. Feeling stressed, however, floods the brain with chemicals that damage memory. 第三部分 语言运用（共三节，满分45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。 Sophia had always been a “good” student. She did her homework, paid attention in class, and got decent grades. But in Year 12, when the work got harder, she hit a 41 . No matter how many hours she studied, her maths grades stayed the same — solidly average. She felt like she had 42 her potential, and it wasn’t good enough. Her maths teacher, Mr. Adeyemi, noticed her frustration. “Sophia, you’re studying hard,” he said after class one day. “But are you studying 43 ?” Sophia was confused. “What do you mean? I do all the exercises.” “Doing the exercises isn’t the same as 44 from them,” Mr. Adeyemi said. “When you get a problem wrong, what do you do?” “I look at the answer and move on,” Sophia admitted. “That’s your problem,” he said. “You’re not 45 your mistakes. Every wrong answer is a map of what you don’t understand yet. If you don’t study that map, you’ll keep making the same mistakes.” He showed her a different approach. Instead of just doing exercises, Sophia should keep a “mistake notebook.” Every time she got a problem wrong, she would write it down, 46 exactly where she had gone wrong, and redo it correctly. Then, a week later, she would try the same problem again to see if she had truly 47 it. Sophia was skeptical. It sounded like more work, and she already felt overloaded. But she was desperate, so she 48 it. The first week was frustrating. She filled pages with mistakes, and redoing them felt tedious. But slowly, she noticed something: the same types of errors kept appearing. She had been making the same algebraic mistake for months without 49 it. Once she identified the pattern, she could 50 on fixing it. Within a month, Sophia’s approach had changed. She no longer feared getting problems wrong — she 51 them, because each one taught her something. Her mistake notebook became her most valuable study tool. She started doing better on tests, not because she was smarter, but because she was learning from her 52 . By the end of the year, Sophia’s maths grade had jumped from a C to an A. But the real change wasn’t the grade. It was her 53 . She no longer saw mistakes as evidence of failure. She saw them as 54 — stepping stones on the path to understanding. “Mr. Adeyemi taught me the most important lesson I ever learned,” Sophia said at her graduation speech. “He taught me that intelligence isn’t a ceiling you hit. It’s a skill you build. And the best way to build it is to 55 your mistakes, learn from them, and try again.” 41. A. wall B. goal C. partner D. method 42. A. reached B. increased C. discovered D. shared 43. A. longer B. smarter C. harder D. earlier 44. A. suffering B. benefiting C. learning D. escaping 45. A. making B. repeating C. analysing D. hiding 46. A. ignore B. identify C. deny D. forget 47. A. understood B. memorised C. copied D. taught 48. A. abandoned B. tried C. refused D. invented 49. A. noticing B. correcting C. avoiding D. understanding 50. A. rely B. focus C. comment D. agree 51. A. feared B. welcomed C. ignored D. criticized 52. A. success B. teachers C. mistakes D. classmates 53. A. grade B. attitude C. appearance D. schedule 54. A. obstacles B. failures C. opportunities D. punishments 55. A. hide from B. laugh at C. embrace D. repeat 第二节：语法填空（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。 Picture a stage where every movement tells a story — of emperors and peasants (农夫), of mythical (神话的) characters and everyday joys. This is Chinese dance, 56 over-5,000-year-old art form that mixes actions, emotion, and symbolism into an appealing visual language. 57 Western ballet, which focus on precision (精确), Chinese dance stresses expression through flow, 58 the body becomes a brush painting stories in the air. Chinese dance began as a sacred (神圣的) act, performed 59 (honor) gods and ancestors. By the Tang Dynasty, it had become a center of court entertainment with dancers performing for emperors and foreign dignitaries (达官贵人). 60 (root) in martial arts and opera, classical dance is called the “ballet (芭蕾) of the East”. Dancers use flowing silk sleeves and various hand gestures to express emotions. 61 (compare) folk dance with classical dance, we think that it seems 62 (common) in rural China. The Yangko (秧歌), popular in northern China, 63 (feature) lively group formations and twirling handkerchiefs, while the southern Lion Dance combines acrobatics (杂技) and drumming to hold back evil spirits. These dances are deeply collective (集体的), often involving entire villages. Chinese dance is more than entertainment — it’s a bridge between the past and the present, East and West. 64 through a village Yangko or a high-tech stage production, it reminds us that movement is a universal language and the hidden language of the soul. That soul speaks with 5,000 years of 65 (wise) in China. 第三节：单词拼写（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 根据汉语提示，写出单词的正确形式。（范围：必修三Unit 9） 66. No two leaves in the world are ________ (完全相同的) to each other, though they look similar. 67. Picking tea leaves ________ (反映) hard work of Chinese people, and it is one of the traditional virtues. 68. It is generally ________ (认为；假定) that stress is caused by too much work. 69. He gives us the ________ (印象) of being very busy. 70. With changing seasons, there ________ (存在；实际上有) a higher risk of catching a cold or flu, and a fan with dust can further increase that risk. 71. However, we all witness that preschool children are remarkably bad at hiding. They often cover only their eyes with their hands, leaving the rest of their bodies __________ (暴露在外). 72. A letter of __________ (推荐信) from a native speaker of English may be helpful for your application. 73. __________ (化简) professional knowledge step by step is a practical and necessary skill for every active learner. 74. He suggests __________ (习得) good learning habits before trying to master difficult theories. 75. Only when we gain __________ (充足的) knowledge can we make wise decisions. 76. With my summer holiday __________ (来临，接近), I decided to make a plan to go traveling in Yunnan Province. 77. Good organization and focus allow us to use our limited time __________ (有效地) in the process of learning. 78. Not many people can answer this question at the first __________ (尝试). 79. When we come across __________ (不熟悉的) concepts in the process of learning, we should turn to teachers for help instead of ignoring them. 80. When we carry out scientific research, we must collect solid __________ (证据) that can support our opinions before we draw any final conclusion. 第四部分 任务型读写（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。续写的词数应为150左右。 It was a perfect Saturday afternoon. The sun was warm, and Leo and his three best friends had been playing soccer in the park for over an hour. The game was getting intense. Leo’s team was losing, and there were only minutes left. Then Leo kicked the ball too hard. It flew through the air, turned wildly, and went over the park fence, across the street, and straight toward Mrs. Gable’s house — the old woman on the corner who everyone said was always watching from her window. The sound of breaking glass stopped all four boys. For a long moment, nobody moved or spoke. Then they ran to the fence and saw it — Mrs. Gable’s front window had a round hole in it, exactly the size of a soccer ball. Small pieces of glass shone on the ground below. The ball lay in her flower bed, crushing (压坏) her best roses. A light came on inside the house. A dark shape moved behind the curtain (窗帘). Without a word, the four boys started and ran away quickly — through the park and into the woods behind the school. They did not stop until they were sure no one had followed them. Breathing hard against a tree, Leo’s friends started talking nervously. They told each other that Mrs. Gable had not seen them. They had been too fast, too far away, too hidden by the trees. But Leo’s stomach felt sick. He kept thinking about the broken window and Mrs. Gable — who lived alone and hardly ever had visitors. His friends shook it off, saying she was just a mean old lady who shouted at kids for walking on her grass. They told Leo to forget about it. Leo did not answer. He went home in silence. 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。 That night, Leo could not sleep. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The next morning, he arrived at Mrs. Gable’s door. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2026-2027学年第一学期第一次月考试题高二英语 答案 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 1-5 CBCAC 6-10 BCBCA 11-15 ABAAA 16-20 CBCBC 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 50 分） 21-23: ADC 24-27: ABBA 28-31: ADBA 32-35: BADB 36-40: BDGAE 第三部分 语言运用（共三节，满分45分） 第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 41-45: AABCC 46-50: BABAB 51-55: BCBCC 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 56. an 57. Unlike 58. where 59. to honor 60. Rooted 61. Comparing 62. more common 63. features 64. Whether 65. wisdom 第三节 单词拼写（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 66. identical 67. reflects 68. assumed 69. impression 70. exists 71. exposed 72. recommendation 73. Simplifying 74. acquiring 75. sufficient 76. approaching 77. effectively 78. attempt 79. unfamiliar 80. evidence 第四部分 任务型读写（满分25分） One possible version: That night, Leo could not sleep. He lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, but all he could see was the broken window. He kept picturing Mrs. Gable sitting alone in her dark living room, with no one to help her fix the hole. His friends had chosen to run away and hide, but Leo could not stop thinking about the old woman. The guilt grew heavier on his chest with each passing hour. He knew that staying silent would only make him feel worse. Then he made a decision — he would go back and take responsibility for what he had done. The next morning, he arrived at Mrs. Gable’s door. Leo knocked at the door with his heart beating fast. When the door opened, a hard and cold face appeared before him. Taking a deep breath, Leo told her everything and offered to fix the window. After Mrs. Gable heard his words, her face softened. She accepted his offer, praising him for his honesty. Finally, as he walked home, ball in hand, he felt the weight lifted from his chest. In his paces was something lighter, something like growing up. 听力原文 Text 1 W: Hey, Keith, did you hear about Judy’s birthday celebration? M: Yes, I heard her husband is planning a surprise party for her 30th birthday. The trouble is, Greta is also having a party that day. She’s been promoted. Text 2 W: How do I get to the nearest library from here? M: Just go down the street for three blocks and then turn left at the post office. It’s right there on the corner. W: Thank you. Oh, while I’m here, could I have this bar of chocolate, please? Text 3 W: What’s Sarah up to these days? I haven’t seen her for a while. Last time I heard she was traveling abroad to that place where a movie was filmed. M: She’s working on a research project for her psychology class. Pretty busy, I guess. Text 4 M: I booked a table for seven o’clock p. m. at the Italian restaurant. I hope we won’t be late. W: Don’t worry, I’ll pick you up at 6:30 p. m. We’ll make it on time. M: I hope so. They only hold our reservation for half an hour. Text 5 W: Hi, we’re conducting a survey on consumer preferences. Would you mind taking part in it? M: How long will it take? I’m in a hurry to pick up my kids from school. W: Oh, just a few minutes. We just want to know about your shopping habits. M: Sure. Text 6 （第6题为总结题） W: Can you see the words on TV properly? M: Yes, they are a bit small but I have no trouble reading them. Why? Are you having difficulty? W: Yes, it’s the same when I’m in the car. It happened last night when I visited my sister. I couldn’t make out the road signs clearly. It’s fine when I read my book, though. M: Sounds to me like you are short-sighted. You probably need to get that checked. Maybe you’re going to need glasses. W: I guess I’ll make an appointment with the doctor. M: No, □go to that chain store two blocks away. They have eye specialists there. Text 7 （第8题为推断题） M: The smell of these spices is delightful. W: Thanks. Welcome to the Bazaar of Delights. Our spices are famous across the land. They’re only sold in this market. M: And where is here, exactly? W: You’ve come to the Enchanted Market. M: The Enchanted Market. We definitely wandered off our path then. W: Where were you headed? M: We sailed from Harbor Town, aiming for Pearl Bay, □but we lost our way when our compass began spinning wildly. W: No worries. My cousin is a skilled navigator and an expert with instruments. She can fix your compass, hand it over and if you return by three, it should be set to guide you correctly, all being well. M: Fantastic. And while I’m here, □could I purchase some of those exceptional spices? My cook would take pleasure in them. Text 8 M: □Have you considered moving out, Jenna? W: Sort of, □but I think my parents enjoy my company at home. Plus the financial support is the biggest challenge. How about you? M: Not really. I’m still loving the home-cooked meals too much and without rent I can save for future investments. W: □Do you and your parents share household expenses? M: □Yes, we do. It’s cheaper than renting an apartment, right? □Plus, it feels good to contribute. W: Exactly. The only less positive aspect is my dad’s constant questions about my plans. It’s the same every day. I suppose it’s his way of showing he cares, but it can be a bit much. M: Parents do that out of concern. You need to understand them. I get the same from mine but I can’t imagine what will happen if I leave them alone. But if they need me? Plus, it’s not just about the money, it’s about the support system. W: Yeah, □that’s a tough thought. But there’s also the aspect of independence to consider. Text 9 W: I think this is where we’re meant to leave our science fair projects. M: It certainly looks like it. Wow, people have made some really cool things. There’s Paul’s sound wave device. And look, □someone’s even made a weather detector. W: Oh, □that’s Laura’s project, I think. It’s really cool, but I still think your robot arm is going to win the competition. M: Well, we’ll see. We’ll have to see what the judges say, I suppose. But thanks. Oh, this thing is heavy. I need to put it down. W: Here, put it on this table. □Now where can I put mine? M: There’s space next to Harry’s Solar system model. W: Hmm, I can’t leave it there. M: Why not? W: There’s a heater right underneath. All my plants will die if they get too hot. And then all my hard work will be wasted. M: Good point. Hmm, there aren’t many other options, though this place is almost full. Maybe you could put it on the teacher’s desk. W: No, I’d better not. It will get in her way. Oh dear, I knew I should have brought my project in sooner. M: Don’t worry. □You put your plants here on the table and I’ll move my project to the shelf above the heater. W: □□Oh, that’s kind. Are you sure? M: Of course. Text 10 W: Ladies and gentlemen, it’s a great pleasure to talk to you about a remarkable film festival that has introduced high quality cinema to the world. The festival I’m referring to is CineMajestic. CineMajestic was first planned in the late 1960s. At the very beginning, it was intended to be a small independent gathering of filmmakers and film lovers. It was designed to present creative and innovative films that might not find a home in more mainstream festivals. □This vision became a reality when the first CineMajestic festival was held in 1973 and it immediately gained recognition. What makes CineMajestic different from other film festivals is its efforts in the art of storytelling. It’s a festival that doesn’t follow trends or commercial pressure. □Instead, it celebrates the most important quality of cinema and the creative voices that define it. CineMajestic belief in finding hidden, precious aspects is truly inspiring. The films vary widely in terms of type and style. □You’ll find something from inspiring documentaries to creative experimental films. But character-driven dramas often shine here. The festival has been a platform for films that challenge conventions and take artistic risks. This year’s selection at CineMajestic was extremely interesting. □What impressed me most was the diversity of voices and stories on display. There were films from all corners of the globe. I was particularly moved by the film The Silent Journey, a story about a young boy’s adventure in a ruined world. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $