普通高等學(xué)校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試(新課標(biāo)I)

英語試題

注意事項:

1.答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上。

2.回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標(biāo)號。回答非選擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。

3.考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。

第一部分聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)

做題時，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。

高考英語新課標(biāo)1

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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，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一-小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

例: How much is the shirt?

A. ? 19.15. B. ? 9.18. C. ? 9.15.

答案是C。

1. What will Jack probably do this weekend?

A. Go camping. B. Visit a friend. C. Watch a film.

2. What does the woman ask the man to do?

A. Take care of her bags.B. Pack the food for her. C. Check the train schedule.

3. When will the man see Bob?

A. This Friday. B. This Saturday. C. Next Monday.

4. Why does the man apologize?

A. For the terrible food. B. For the overcharge. C. For the waiter's rudeness.

5. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Writing a book. B. Holding a celebration. C. Buying a present.

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，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。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. Why does Sara make the phone call?

A. To ask for advice. B. To arrange an outing. C. To cancel an appointment.

7. What does David want to do?

A. Go to a dinner party. B. Talk to Sara in person. C. Work on the new case.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至9題。

8. Where is Jim now?

A. In a taxi. B. On a bus. C. In his office.

9. What is the woman's suggestion?

A. Going to the city center. B. Taking a short cut home. C. Meeting Jim in the park.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至13題。

10. What did Clara do at the weekend?

A. She planted vegetables. B. She went to a yard sale. C. She visited her grandpa.

11. What did Mark find inside one of the books he bought?

A. A plane ticket. B. A family photo. C. A post card.

12. Where does Mark live?

A. Los Angeles. B. Chicago. C. Philadelphia.

13. What is the relationship between Mark and Ashley?

A. Brother and sister. B. Husband and wife. C. Father and daughter.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。

14. What is probably the woman?

A. A teacher. B. A journalist. C. An athlete.

15. What does Victor find difficult as a member of the basketball team?

A. Adapting himself to the intense training.

B. Dealing with the pressure from the coach.

C. Regaining the skills learned in high school.

16. What does Victor say about the players on the team?

A. They are of the same age.B. They are similar in character. C. They are from different countries.

17. How does Victor feel about his team now?

A. It's about to break up. B. It's the best in Indiana. C. It's getting stronger.

聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18. Who is Tom Hokinson?

A. Founder of a magazine. B. Publisher of a novel. C. Editor of a newspaper.

19. What do we know about the content of The Idler?

A. It's old-fashioned. B. It's wide -ranging. C. It's student-targeted.

20. Why does the speaker give the talk?

A. To do a promotion. B. To discuss an issue. C. To introduce a lecturer.

第二部分 閱讀(共兩節(jié)，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四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

Bike Rental & Guided Tours

Welcome to Amsterdam, welcome to MacBike. You see much more from the seat of a bike! Cycling is the most economical, sustainable and fun way to explore the city, with its beautiful canals, parks, squares and countless lights. You can also bike along lovely landscapes outside of Amsterdam.

Why MacBike

MacBike has been around for almost 30 years and is the biggest bicycle rental company in Amsterdam. With over 2,500 bikes stored in our five rental shops at strategic locations, we make sure there is always a bike available for you. We offer the newest bicycles in a wide variety, including basic bikes with foot brake (剎車), bikes with hand brake and gears (排擋), bikes with child seats, and children’s bikes.

Prices

Guided City Tours

The 2.5-hour tour covers the Gooyer Windmill, the Skinny Bridge, the Rijksmuseum, Heineken Brewery and much more. The tour departs from Dam Square every hour on the hour, starting at 1:00 pm every day. You can buy your ticket in a MacBike shop or book online.

21. What is an advantage of MacBike?

A. It gives children a discount. B. It of offers many types of bikes.

C. It organizes free cycle tours. D. It has over 2,500 rental shops.

22. How much do you pay for renting a bike with hand brake and three gears for two days?

A. ?15.75. B. ?19.50. C. ?22.75. D. ?29.50.

23. Where does the guided city tour start?

A. The Gooyer, Windmill. B. The Skinny Bridge.

C. Heineken Brewery. D. Dam Square.

B

When John Todd was a child, he loved to explore the woods around his house, observing how nature solved problems. A ditry stream, for example, often became clear after flowing through plants and along rocks where tiny creatures lived. When he got older, John started to wonder if this process could be used to clean up the messes people were making.

After studying agriculture, medicine, and fisheries in college, John went back to observing nature and asking questions. Why can certain plants trap harmful bacteria (細(xì)菌)? Which kinds of fish can eat cancer-causing chemicals? With the right combination of animals and plants, he figured, maybe he could clean up waste the way nature did. He decided to build what he would later call an eco-machine.

The task John set for himself was to remove harmful substances from some sludge (污泥). First, he constructed a series of clear fiberglass tanks connected to each other. Then he went around to local ponds and streams and brought back some plants and animals. He placed them in the tanks and waited. Little by little, these different kinds of life got used to one another and formed their own ecosystem. After a few weeks, John added the sludge.

He was amazed at the results. The plants and animals in the eco-machine took the sludge as food and began to eat it! Within weeks, it had all been digested, and all that was left was pure water.

Over the years, John has taken on many big jobs. He developed a greenhouse-like facility that treated sewage (污水) from 1,600 homes in South Burlington. He also designed an eco-machine to clean canal water in Fuzhou, a city in southeast China.

“Ecological design” is the name John gives to what he does. “Life on Earth is kind of a box of spare parts for the inventor,” he says. “You put organisms in new relationships and observe what’s happening. Then you let these new systems develop their own ways to self-repair.”

24. What can we learn about John from the first two paragraphs?

A. He was fond of traveling. B. He enjoyed being alone.

C. He had an inquiring mind. D. He longed to be a doctor.

25. Why did John put the sludge into the tanks?

A. To feed the animals. B. To build an ecosystem.

C. To protect the plants. D. To test the eco-machine.

26. What is the author’s purpose in mentioning Fuzhou?

A. To review John’s research plans.

B. To show an application of John’s idea.

C. To compare John’s different jobs.

D. To erase doubts about John’s invention.

27. What is the basis for John’s work?

A. Nature can repair itself. B. Organisms need water to survive.

C. Life on Earth is diverse. D. Most tiny creatures live in groups.

C

The goal of this book is to make the case for digital minimalism, including a detailed exploration of what it asks and why it works, and then to teach you how to adopt this philosophy if you decide it’s right for you.

To do so, I divided the book into two parts. In part one, I describe the philosophical foundations of digital minimalism, starting with an examination of the forces that are making so many people’s digital lives increasingly intolerable, before moving on to a detailed discussion of the digital minimalism philosophy.

Part one concludes by introducing my suggested method for adopting this philosophy: the digital declutter. This process requires you to step away from optional online activities for thirty days. At the end of the thirty days, you will then add back a small number of carefully chosen online activities that you believe will provide massive benefits to the things you value.

In the final chapter of part one, I’ll guide you through carrying out your own digital declutter. In doing so, I’ll draw on an experiment I ran in in which over 1,600 people agreed to perform a digital declutter. You’ll hear these participants’ stories and learn what strategies worked well for them, and what traps they encountered that you should avoid.

The second part of this book takes a closer look at some ideas that will help you cultivate (培養(yǎng)) a sustainable digital minimalism lifestyle. In these chapters, I examine issues such as the importance of solitude (獨處) and the necessity of cultivating high-quality leisure to replace the time most now spend on mindless device use. Each chapter concludes with a collection of practices, which are designed to help you act on the big ideas of the chapter. You can view these practices as a toolbox meant to aid your efforts to build a minimalist lifestyle that words for your particular circumstances.

28. What is the book aimed at?

A. Teaching critical thinking skills. B. Advocating a simple digital lifestyle.

C. Solving philosophical problems. D. Promoting the use of a digital device.

29. What does the underlined word “declutter” in paragraph 3 mean?

A. Clear-up. B. Add-on. C. Check-in. D. Take-over.

30. What is presented in the final chapter of part one?

A. Theoretical models. B. Statistical methods.

C. Practical examples. D. Historical analyses.

31. What does the author suggest readers do with the practices offered in part two?

A. Use them as needed.

B. Recommend them to friends.

C. Evaluate their effects.

D. Identify the ideas behind them.

D

On March 7, 1907, the English statistician Francis Galton published a paper which illustrated what has come to be known as the “wisdom of crowds” effect. The experiment of estimation he conducted showed that in some cases, the average of a large number of independent estimates could be quite accurate.

This effect capitalizes on the fact that when people make errors, those errors aren’t always the same. Some people will tend to overestimate, and some to underestimate. When enough of these errors are averaged together, they cancel each other out, resulting in a more accurate estimate. If people are similar and tend to make the same errors, then their errors won’t cancel each other out. In more technical terms, the wisdom of crowds requires that people’s estimates be independent. If for whaterer reasons, people’s errors become correlated or dependent, the accuracy of the estimate will go down.

But a new study led by Joaquin Navajas offered an interesting twist (轉(zhuǎn)折) on this classic phenomenon. The key finding of the study was that when crowds were further divided into smaller groups that were allowed to have a discussion, the averages from these groups were more accurate than those from an equal number of independent individuals. For instance, the average obtained from the estimates of four discussion groups of five was significantly more accurate than the average obtained from 20 independent individuals.

In a follow-up study with 100 university students, the researchers tried to get a better sense of what the group members actually did in their discussion. Did they tend to go with those most confident about their estimates? Did they follow those least willing to change their minds? This happened some of the time, but it wasn’t the dominant response. Most frequently, the groups reported that they “shared arguments and reasoned together.” Somehow, these arguments and reasoning resulted in a global reduction in error. Although the studies led by Navajas have limitations and many questions remain the potential implications for group discussion and decision-making are enormous.

32. What is paragraph 2 of the text mainly about?

A. The methods of estimation. B. The underlying logic of the effect.

C. The causes of people’s errors. D. The design of Galton’s experiment.

33. Navajas’ study found that the average accuracy could increase even if ________.

A. the crowds were relatively small

B. there were occasional underestimates

C. individuals did not communicate

D. estimates were not fully independent

34. What did the follow-up study focus on?

A. The size of the groups.

B. The dominant members.

C. The discussion process.

D. The individual estimates.

35. What is the author’s attitude toward Navajas’ studies?

A. Unclear. B. Dismissive. C. Doubtful. D. Approving.

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，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Personal Forgiveness

Taking responsibility for mistakes is a positive step, but don’t beat yourself up about them. To err (犯錯) is human. 36 You can use the followning writing exercise to help you do this.

In a journal or on a piece of paper, put the heading “Personal strengths.” 37 Are you caring? Creative? Generous? A good listener? Fun to be around? They don’t have to be world-changing, just aspects of your personality that you’re proud of.

At the top of a second page, put the heading “Acts of kindness.” On this one, list all the positive things you’ve done for others. It might be the time when you helped a friend with their homework, when you did the ironing without being asked, or when you baked cookies after the family had had a tiring day. 38

You could ask a friend or family member to help add to your list. 39 That way, you could exchange thoughts on what makes each of you special and the aspects of your personality that shine through. In fact, don’t wait until you’ve made a mistake to try this—it’s a great way to boost self-confidence at any time.

It’s something of a cliché (陳詞濫調(diào)) that most people learn not from their successes but their mistakes. The thing is, it’s true. 40 We’ re all changing and learning all the time and mistakes are a positive way to develop and grow.

A. A little self-forgiveness also goes a long way.

B. Now list all the characteristics you like about yourself.

C. They might even like to have a go at doing the exercise.

D. It’s just as important to show yourself some forgiveness.

E. It doesn’t mean you have to ignore what’s happened or forget it.

F. Whatever it is, no matter how small it might seem, write it down.

G. Whatever the mistake, remember it isn’t a fixed aspect of your personality.

第二部分 語言運用(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四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

On Oct. 11, hundreds of runners competed in a cross-country race in Minnesota. Melanie Bailey should have 41 the course earlier than she did. Her 42 came because she was carrying a 43 across the finish line.

As reported by a local newspaper, Bailey was more than two-thirds of the way through her 44 when a runner in front of her began crying in pain. She 45 to help her fellow runner, Danielle Lenoue. Bailey took her am to see if she could walk forward with 46 . She couldn’t. Bailey then 47 to let Lenoue climb onto her back and carried her all the way to the finish line, then another 300 feet to where Lenoue could get 48 attention.

Once there, Lenoue was 49 and later taken to a hospital, where she learned that she had serious injuries in one of her knees. She would have struggled with extreme 50 to make it to that aid checkpoint without Bailey’s help.

As for Bailey, she is more 51 about why her act is considered a big 52 . “She was just crying. I couldn’t 53 her,” Bailey told the reporter. “I feel like I was just doing the right thing.”

Although the two young women were strangers before the 54, they’ve since become friends. Neither won the race, but the 55 of human kindness won the day.

41. A. designed B. followed C. changed D. finished

42. A. delay B. chance C. trouble D. excuse

43. A. judge B. volunteer C. classmate D. competitor

44. A. race B. school C. town D. training

45. A. agreed B. returned C. stopped D. promised

46. A. courage B. aid C. patience D. advice

47. A. went away B. stood up C. stepped aside D. bent down

48. A. medical B. public C. constant D. equal

49. A. interrupted B. assessed C. identified D. appreciated

50. A. hunger B. pain C. cold D. tiredness

51. A. worried B. ashamed C. confused D. discouraged

52. A. game B. problem C. lesson D. deal

53. A. leave B. cure C. bother D. understand

54. A. ride B. test C. meet D. show

55. A. secret B. display C. benefit D. exchange

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。

Xiao long bao (soup dumplings), those amazing constructions of delicate dumpling wrappers, encasing hot, 56 (taste) soup and sweet, fresh meat, are far and away my favorite Chinese street food. The dumplings arrive steaming and dangerously hot. To eat one, you have to decide whether 57 (bite) a small hole in it first, releasing the stream and risking a spill (溢出), 58 to put the whole dumpling in your mouth, letting the hot soup explode on your tongue. Shanghai may be the 59 (recognize) home of the soup dumplings but food historians will actually point you to the neighboring canal town of Nanxiang as Xiao long hao’s birthplace. There you will find them prepared differently- more dumpling and less soup, and the wrappers are pressed 60 hand rather than rolled. Nanxiang aside, the best Xiao long bao have a fine skin, allowing them 61 (lift) out of the steamer basket without allowing them tearing or spilling any of 62 (they) contents. The meat should be fresh with63 touch of sweetness and the soup hot, clear and delicious.

No matter where I buy them, one steamer is 64 (rare) enough, yet two seems greedy, so I am always left 65 (want) more next time.

第三部分 寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié) (滿分15分)

假定你是李華，外教Ryan準(zhǔn)備將學(xué)生隨機分為兩人一組，讓大家課后練習(xí)口語，你認(rèn)為這樣分組存在問題。請你給外教寫一封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：

1.說明問題;

2.提出建議。

注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80個左右;

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

Dear Ryan,

I’m Li Hua from Class 3.

Yours sincerely.

Li Hua

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。

When I was in middle school, my social studies teacher asked me to enter a writing contest, I said no without thinking. I did not love writing. My family came from Brazil, so English was only my second language. Writing was so difficult and painful for me that my teacher had allowed me to present my paper on the sinking of the Titanic by acting out a play, where I played all the parts. No one laughed harder than he did.

So, why did he suddenly force me to do something at which I was sure to fail? His reply: “Because I love your stories. If you’re willing to apply yourself, I think you have a good shot at this.” Encouraged by his words, I agreed to give it a try.

I chose Paul Revere’s horse as my subject. Paul Revere was a silversmith (銀匠) in Boston who rode a horse at night on April 18, 1775 to Lexington to warn people that British soldiers were coming. My story would come straight from the horse’s mouth. Not a brilliant idea, but funny, and unlikely to be anyone else’s choice.

What did the horse think, as sped through the night? Did he get tired? Have doubts? Did he want to quit? I sympathized immediately. I got tired. I had doubts. I wanted to quit. But, like revere’s horse, I kept going. I worked hard. I cheeked my spelling. I asked my older sister to correct my grammar. I checked out a half-dozen books on paul Revere from the library. I even read a few of them.

When I handed in the essay to my teacher, he read it, laughed out loud and said, “Great. Now, write it again.” I wrote it again, and again and again. When I finally finished it, the thought of winning had given way to the enjoyment of writing. If I didn’t win. I wouldn’t care.

注意：1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150個左右;

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。

A few weeks later, when I almost forgot the contest, there came the mews.

I went to my teacher’ office after the award presentation.

普通高等學(xué)校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試(新課標(biāo)I)英語試題參考答案

第一部分 聽力(共兩節(jié);滿分30分)

1-5:CABBC 6-10:CBABC 11-15:ACABA 16-20:CCABC

第二部分 閱讀(共兩節(jié);滿分50分)

第一節(jié)(共15小題，每小題1.5分;滿分37.5分)

21-23:BCD 24-27:CDBA 28-31:BACA 32-35:BDCD

第二節(jié)(共5小題，每小題2.5分;滿分12.5分)

36-40:DEFCG

第三部分 語言運用(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)

41-45:DADAC 46-50:BDABB 51-55:CDACB

第二節(jié)(共10小題，每小題1.5分;滿分15分)

56.tasty 57.to bite 58.or 59.recognized 60.by

61.to be lifted 62.their 63.a 64.rarely 65.wanting

第四部分 寫作(共兩節(jié);滿分40分)

第一節(jié)(滿分15分)

Dear foreign teacher,

I am Li Hua, one of your students. Regarding the grouping method for the oral training course, I would like to raise some concerns and suggestions. While it is true that randomly mixing up students can encourage more communication and interaction, there may also be some potential issues to consider.

Firstly, random grouping can result in students with vastly different speaking abilities being paired together. This may make some students with stronger communication skills feel inhibited, while those with weaker speaking skills may feel overwhelmed. Additionally, some students may feel uneasy and uncomfortable having to work with unfamiliar classmates.

Therefore, I suggest that a more thoughtful grouping method be adopted, such as grouping students according to their exam grades, verbal performance, or interests. This would allow each student to practice their spoken English with peers who are of a similar proficiency level, and ones with similar interests, which would serve to enhance student motivation and confidence. This approach also ensures that students with varying abilities have opportunities to develop their language skills.

I hope that my suggestions will be considered. Thank you for your attention.

Sincerely,

Li Hua

第二節(jié)(滿分25分)

Weeks passed, I forgot the competition. Thoughts of winning — a pipe dream to begin with — gave way to the enticements of a Georgia spring. Then came the news. There were two winners from each grade. A lanky, sweet-natured redhead in my class won second place. I won first place. That may have been the first time in my chatty life I was struck dumb, in any language. Our teacher hooted with delight, my classmates stared at me in open disbelief, and Second-Place Red gamely shook my hand.

The following week, the winners met with the head of the sponsoring organization. We stood in the office, clutching our plaques and tittering to one another, when a small, birdlike woman entered. She spoke to the adults, then made her way down the line of winners, congratulating each of us and shaking hands. Red and I were last. We introduced ourselves. She looked from one to the other. She didn’t speak. She didn’t extend her hand. After a few awkward seconds, she cleared her throat and explained that there had been an embarrassing mistake. Then she gently reached down and took our plaques — hands crossing at the wrists, she re-assigned them---- and apologized for the error. I was now the second-place winner.

普通高等學(xué)校招生全國統(tǒng)一考試(新高考I卷)

英語聽力部分

Text 1周末計劃

W: Jack, are you going camping with your friends this weekend?

M:It depends. If it’s sunny, we’ll go.

W: The weatherman says it’s going to rain.

M: In that case, we’ll go to the cinema instead.

?It depends. 視情況而定。

Text 2求助

W: Excuse me, could youmind my bags for a moment? I want to buy some food at the convenience store.

M: No problem. But be quick. It was announced that my train will arrive in 10 minutes.

?mind 照看;留心(某人/某事物)

?convenience store 便利店

Text 3計劃與安排

W: Mark came out of hospital last Friday. Have you got a chance to visit him?

M: I plan to see him this Saturday.

W: Aren’t you going to the conference then?

M: No. It has beenrescheduled for next Monday.

?reschedule 重新安排

Text 4因算錯賬退顧客錢

M: Sorry, Miss. Wemade a terrible mistake adding up the bill. Here is the ten dollars we have to return to you.

W: Oh, I didn’t notice that. It’s OK. Don’t blame the waiter. He’s been really nice.

?make a mistake (in) doing sth. 在做某事時犯錯誤

?add up the bill 算賬

Text 5新年禮物

W: Do you think we should get Steve a book for the New Year?

M: Books are good. But Steve wouldn’t take just any book. He has had this particular one on geography.

Text 6相約見面

M: Hello, Sarah.

W: Hello, David. I can’t come for dinner tonight. Sorry.

M: Oh, what happened?

W: We’ve got a new case and things get pretty crazy here in the office.

M: Well, then I’ll come to you.

W: No, no, not tonight. Let me see ifI can arrange another night.

M: Sarah, please. We need to talk. It’s about my job.

W: Then tell me on the phone.

M: No, it’s better if we do itin person. How about tomorrow night?

W: I’m not sure. You cangive me a call tomorrow afternoon.

M: OK.

?in person 親自

?give sb. a call 給某人打電話

Text 7有客人拜訪，著急趕回家

W: Jeff willcall on us this afternoon. Do you know where he is now?

M: Er... wait. Let me see. He has sent two messages saying that he’s done withhis work at the office and got a taxi and... and he’ll arrive in twenty minutes.

W: We can’t keep him waiting outside our home. We have to hurry.

M: But it takes at least half an hour to get to the city center by bus. Look at the traffic.

W: Let’s get off. We can save at least twenty minutes by walking through the park.

M: Are you sure?

W: Yes.A hundred percent.

?call on 拜訪;看望

?be done with sth. 完成某事

?a hundred percent 完全;百分之百

Text8 意外獲得姐姐的一本舊書

W: Morning, Mark.

M: Morning, Clara. How was your weekend?

W: Great. I went to my grandpa’s. He invited us to pick vegetables on his farm. My daughter had a great time there. What about you?

M: Oh, I had a truly incredible experience. Idropped by a yard sale on Saturday and got several books.

W: Novels?

M: A novel and twopoetry collections. As I leafed through the novel, a piece of paper fell out. It was an air ticket from . The flight was from Los Angeles to Chicago and the name on the ticket was Ashley Louis.

W: Was it?

M: Yes. Ashley, my sister. In , she lived in Los Angeles and her husband worked in Chicago. Both of them often flew between two cities. I asked the seller where he got the book. He said it was bought at asecond-hand bookstore in Los Angeles three years ago. Last year, he and his family moved from Los Angeles to Philadelphia.

W: So, all the way cross the country, your sister’s old book landed in your hands. That’s really crazy.

?drop by 偶然訪問(某人或某地);順便訪問

?yard sale 庭院拍賣

?poetry collection 詩集

?leaf through 迅速翻閱

?second-hand 二手的

Text 9在印第安納州上大學(xué)的感受

W: Victor, you’ve been here in Indiana for six weeks now. How are you feeling?

M: I think I’ve got used to college life, going to classes, working out and hanging out with my friends. Though there’s pressure tomeet deadlines, life here is never boring.

W: What’s been hard about being an Indiana basketball player?

M: Well, the training is very competitive,weightlifting and running every day. It’s not like high school. In high school, I really didn’t have to do that. I’m just trying to get used to it. And I think I am.

W: At this point, how do you see yourselffitting into this group?

M: I think we’re all different. George is from Britain. Chris and Leo are from Australia. I’m from France. And the rest are Americans. But Iget along with everybody. You know, we are really starting to bond. It’s great to see how we grow each day as a team.

W: Thanks, Victor. I wish you a very happy andfruitful stay in Indiana.

?meet deadlines 在規(guī)定的時間內(nèi)完成任務(wù)或達到目標(biāo)

?weightlifting 舉重

?fit into 適應(yīng)

?get along with 與……和睦相處

?bond 增強(與某人的)信任關(guān)系

?fruitful 碩果累累的;成功的

Text 10鼓勵訂閱雜志《閑人》

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