高三 10 月联考
英语试题
注意事项:
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如
需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，
写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，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。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。
例：How much is the shirt?
A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15.
答案是 C。
1. What did the man do?
A. He started the phone. B. He broke the buttons. C. He fixed the screen.
2. What will the speakers buy at the store?
A. Bread. B. Meat. C. Chips.
3. How much did the woman pay for the refrigerator?
A. $800. B. $300. C. $150.
4. Where does the man most likely live?
A. In Canada. B. In New York. C. In California.
5. Why did the woman’s plants die, according to the man?
A. From not enough water. B. From not enough sun. C. From not enough plant
food.
第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 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。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。
听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。
6. How does the woman most likely feel?
A. Sorry. B. Disappointed. C. Annoyed.
7. What has happened to the woman recently?
A. She failed in the exams several times.
B. She moved out of her brother’s house.
C. She turned in papers late.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。
8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Friends. B. Colleagues. C. Strangers.
9. What needs to be replaced?
A. The tires. B. The radio. C. The air conditioner.
10. Why doesn’t Lynn want to buy the car?
A. It is not safe. B. The price is too high. C. It doesn’t drive smoothly.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。
11. What does the woman suggest the man do?
A. Give up soda. B. Stop eating the sweets. C. Exercise more.
12. What will the man do tomorrow?
A. Go to the gym. B. Go out for dinner. C. Go to the grocery store.
13. What is the conversation mainly about?
A. Losing weight. B. Healthy meals. C. A new restaurant.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。
14. Where does the conversation take place?
A. At home. B. In a restaurant. C. In a movie theater.
15. What did the man think about the movie?
A. It was funny. B. It was realistic. C. It made him hungry.
16. What will the woman get to eat?
A. Some ice cream. B. A large popcorn. C. Some candy and soda.
17. What kind of movie will the speakers watch?
A. A movie about a jail. B. A movie about aliens. C. A movie about talking cats.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。
18. What is the weather like in the Southern states?
A. Rainy. B. Snowy. C. Sunny.
19. In which state is the temperature rather high according to the talk?
A. Florida. B. Arizona. C. Texas.
20. What can we know about the weather in the USA?
A. The weather in the USA is very pleasant now.
B. The weather conditions are very poor in the USA.
C. The weather conditions vary greatly in the USA.
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
WELCOME AND ARRIVAL INFORMATION
Welcome to Harvard University Housing and thank you for choosing to live with us. To help
you make a smooth transition, please read the information below on planning your arrival.
Pets
Dogs living with you in your pet-friendly apartment must be vaccinated for rabies and licensed
with the City of Cambridge every year.
International Students
Consider unlocking your phone prior to leaving your home country. This will enable you to use
a SIM card from a company such as campusSIMS or US Mobile in your phone after you arrive.
Those sim cards may be available at the Property Management Office. Driving
If you plan on bringing a moving van or truck it will not fit under the overpasses on Soldiers
Field Road and Memorial Drive. Plan your route in advance to avoid a risky and costly problem.
Parking arrangements for trucks and vans must be made in advance as well. Visit your property
page for information about parking your car.
Furniture and Lighting
Most HUH units have no furniture—the unit is empty except for a stove and a refrigerator. You
need to bring, buy, or rent a bed, other furniture, and household items. In many HUH units, rooms do
not have overhead lights, so you also may need table or floor lamps.
If you want to stock up on groceries and some household items as soon as you arrive, please
find information about “Grocery Shopping” by selecting it from the drop-down menu.
21. Suppose a French boy chooses to live in HUH units with a dog and a moving van, he
should________.
A. make sure his dog is vaccinated and licensed in France.
B. unlock his phone before leaving France.
C. buy a phone with a SIM card at the Property Management Office.
D. park his van under the overpasses.
22. What are most HUH units furnished with?
A. Table or floor lamps. B. A bed and a table.
C. A stove and a refrigerator. D. Bowls and plates.
23. Where is this text most likely from?
A. A website. B. A guidebook. C. A magazine. D. A recipe.
B
My son Leon’s passion for surfing began at the age of 13. After school each day, he put on his
wet suit, paddled out beyond the surf line and waited to be challenged by his companions.
One afternoon, the lifeguard reported over the phone to my husband Wilson that Leon’s eye
was badly injured by his board. Wilson rushed him to the emergency room. He received 26 stitches
(缝针) from the corner of his eye to the bridge of his nose.
I was on an airplane flying home. Wilson drove directly to the airport after they left the doctor’s
office. He greeted me at the gate and told me Leon was waiting in the car.
“Leon?” I questioned. I remember thinking the waves must have been terrible that day.
“He’s been in an accident, but he’s going to be fine.”
A traveling working mother’s worst nightmare had come true. I ran to the car so fast that the
heel of my shoe broke off. I swung open the door, and my son with the patched eye was leaning
forward crying, “Oh, Ma, I’m so glad you’re home.”
I cried in his arms telling him how awful I felt about not being with him.
“It’s okay, Mom,” he comforted me. “You don’t know how to surf anyway.”
“What?” I asked, confused by his logic.
“I’ll be fine. The doctor says I can go back in the water in eight days.”
I wanted to tell him he wasn’t allowed to go near water again until he was 35, but instead I bit
my tongue and prayed he would forget about surfing.
For the next seven days he kept pressing me to let him surf again. One day after I had repeated
“No” to him for the 100th time, he beat me at my own game.
“Mom, you taught us never to give up what we love.”I gave in.
Back then Leon was just a boy with a passion for surfing. Now he ranks among the top 25
professional surfers in the world.
24. How did the author feel when she was told her son was waiting in the car?
A. Anxious. B. Concerned. C. Heartbroken. D. Puzzled.
25. What does the underlined part “he beat me at my own game” mean?
A. He decided to follow the author’s advice.
B. He persuaded me with my common method.
C. He was upset about not being able to surf.
D. He felt like he’d experienced a nightmare.
26. What can we infer about the mom according to the passage?
A. She is a working mom who rarely supports her son’s hobby.
B. She immediately told her son to stop surfing after the accident.
C. She fell into grief when she saw her injured son.
D. She placed her son’s safety second to his dream.
27. Which of the following words can best describe Leon?
A. Strong-willed and creative. B. Considerate and persistent.
C. Optimistic and reliable. D. Responsible and sensitive.
C
Imagine you are 10 years old. You live in a big city and want to visit your best friend, a
five-minute walk away, and then you can go to the park, another 10 minutes’ walk. The problem is
that there’s a big dangerous road between you and your friend, and another between your friend’s
home and the park. When you ask your parents if you can walk there, they say no. But they are too
busy to take you there themselves. Perhaps you have a video conversation with your friend instead,
or perhaps you play a video game on the sofa. You’ve lost out on time outside and, of course, play
time with your friend. This is the reality for many kids today—but it doesn’t have to be this way.
Tim Gill, the author of No Fear: Growing up in a Risk Averse Society, says a child-friendly city
is one that allows “everyday freedom”, so a child can spread their wings as they grow. “It’s not
enough to just talk about playgrounds and nice, pretty public spaces. That just creates play places
that children have to be taken to by adults,” says Gill.
Society’s mistake, argues Gill, is that our planning systems just focus on cars, house-building
and the economy rather than the environment, health and quality of life. “You won’t find any urban
planners who can disagree with that. It’s because our decision-makers fail to look beyond the next
two or three years.”
Designing cities with children in mind—particularly outdoor spaces that encourage safe
movement and social interaction—stands to be an issue of growing concern globally. By 2050
around 70% of people will live in cities, and the majority of them will be under 18. Today, over a
billion children are growing up in cities.
28. What phenomenon is described in the first paragraph?
A. Dangerous roads. B. Parents’ improper behaviors.
C. Addition to video games. D. Lack of outdoor activities for kids.
29. What may the urban planners agree according to Gill?
A. Children lack public spaces. B. People live a life of low quality.
C. Their city planning is inappropriate. D. They are limited by their imagination.
30. Why does the author mention the data in the last paragraph? A. To stress the necessity of building more cities.
B. To show the urgency of considering kids in urban planning.
C. To illustrate the changes of urban population.
D. To promote children’s awareness of self-protection.
31. What is the text mainly about?
A. The appeal for a child-friendly city. B. Challenges facing urban children.
C. Difficulties in city planning. D. Problems in modern cities.
D
In an apartment, people are having a party. They’re smiling and chatting with each other;
they’re drinking cocktails and enjoying snacks. But the mood lighting is a bit strange. No candles or
twinkling Christmas lights here. Instead, the light comes from enormous green-glowing plants in the
center of the table.
This is a model inside a museum in New York. The “people” are small silver statues. But the
plants are real. They’re watercress planted with nanoparticles (纳米粒) that turn their stored energy
into light. It’s a technology developed several years ago by MIT chemical engineer Michael Strano.
Now, Strano has partnered with an architect, Sheila Kennedy, to explore how these plants might be a
central part of our homes and sustainable energy future.
The plants in the exhibit are newer versions. Their glow is based on an enzyme (酶) called
luciferase, which is what gives fireflies their light. Strano and his colleagues first put luciferase and
two molecules (分子) that allow it to work inside a nanoparticle carrier. They then immersed plants
in a liquid containing the particles, and added high pressure. The pressure pushed the particles into
the leaves through tiny pores (气孔).
“For the last two decades, plants have been a part of architecture, but they’ve always been used
as green walls or roofs,” Kennedy says. However, the plants in Kennedy’s models fill entire rooms,
their leaves and stems going wherever they choose. For her, this project was an interesting design
challenge. She and her team had to figure out how to bring in sufficient water and where to contain
enormous amounts of soil.
The team is currently working on making the plants brighter and fixing light particles in larger
plants such as trees. They’re also eager to extend the duration of a plant’s light from hours to days or
weeks.
32. What is special about the apartment according to the first two paragraphs?
A. Plants provide mood lighting for it. B. It is powered by nanoparticles.
C. Real people are enjoying themselves in it. D. It is modeled after a real one.
33. What is the third paragraph mainly about?
A. What the model is like. B. What gives fireflies light.
C. How the nanoparticles work. D. How to make the plants glow.
34. What actually makes the plants produce light?
A. Luciferase. B. Fireflies. C. Molecules. D. Pressure.
35. What can we know about the plants in Kennedy’s models?
A. The plants grow in restricted space.
B. The plants have grown as large as trees.
C. The plants still need water and soil.
D. The light of the plants can last weeks.
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。
As is often the case, when we wake up feeling sleepy and with dark circles under eyes, many of
us often make a decision: “I’m going to bed earlier tomorrow!” we are so determined. 36 We
are still absorbed in what we are doing without realizing it is already too late the next day. This
behavior is called “bedtime procrastination” (睡眠拖延症), and results from lack of self-control and
our body clock.
37 According to a study carried out by a group of health psychologists, 53 percent of the
2,400 participants said they didn’t follow their sleep schedule, delaying it at least twice a week. They
delayed bedtime because they couldn’t stop doing other trivial things (琐事), which were keeping
them up in the first place.
People who generally have trouble resisting temptations (诱惑) and following their intentions
firmly are also more likely to delay going to bed. They find it hard to control themselves. 38
Our body clock also plays an important role when it comes to bedtime. Those who get up late are
more likely to postpone their bedtime than those who wake early every morning. Night owls would
go to bed late at the very beginning of the weekday, even though they had to get up early for work
and school. 39
Therefore, if we want to cure our bedtime procrastination, the intention to go to bed earlier is
not enough. 40 We should have a clear understanding that bedtime procrastination is a big
problem. The choices we make could turn out to be pretty important for our health.
A. Bedtime procrastination is a common problem.
B. It will have extreme effect on our health sooner or later.
C. Yet, lack of self-control is not the only thing to blame.
D. Unfortunately, chances are that we don’t stick to our promise.
E. It’s their special body clock that plays a part in delaying their bedtime.
F. Biological processes need to support this intention.
G. So we just need to take action to change our sleep model.
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节, 满分 45 分）
第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1. 5 分，满分 30 分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的
最佳选项。
Heimaey is a small island off the southern coast of Iceland of just 4,200 people. But with its
neighboring islands, there 41 the world’s largest puffin colony (海鹦群). Each spring, puffins go
to the islands to breed. Around August, baby puffins 42 their way to the ocean. That’s when
the 43 begins.
Baby puffins leave at night by instinct (本能) and follow the light of the 44 to the sea. But
they are 45 by bright lights. Every year, a large number 46 lost. Worse still, the lost
birds are 47 hit by cars or eaten by cats.
Each breeding season, the 48 of Heimaey start their own midnight 49 , which is
called the Puffling Patrol. They 50 to form search parties. “When you see a bird, you try to
51 it and guide it into the box,” Eldur Hansen, a 14-year-old boy said.
The next morning, they take the birds to the beach for 52 . Over the years, kids have even
developed a 53 method. “You do not throw them like a baseball,” Eldur says. “You hold them
in both hands. Then 54 your arms out in front of you and let go.” Before being set 55 , the
birds are 56 and tagged(附上标签) for tracking purposes. “Thanks to kids’ help, we scientists have learned that baby puffins now weigh less. That means
they have a 57 chance of survival,” says Erpur Hansen, Eldur’s dad, a researcher in the
Southeast Iceland Nature Research Center.
Scientists worry puffins will 58 completely. But the kids give 59 to Erpur Hansen.
“The 60 is that people can make a difference,” he says. “Each time these kids help a bird get
back to the ocean, they show us that.”
41. A. has B. lives C. stands D. contains
42. A. search B. continue C. make D. follow
43. A. life B. journey C. trouble D. luck
44. A. sun B. moon C. candle D. bulb
45. A. puzzled B. excited C. delighted D. surprised
46. A. get into B. give off C. figure out D. end up
47. A. slightly B. fluently C. mainly D. hardly
48. A. scientists B. children C. birds D. adults
49. A. adventure B. voyage C. research D. competition
50. A. collect B. get C. turn D. gather
51. A. corner B. run C. catch D. count
52. A. sale B. freedom C. fun D. release
53. A. gentle B. calm C. tough D. rough
54. A. take B. fold C. spread D. wave
55. A. up B. down C. apart D. free
56. A. raised B. weighed C. eaten D. tapped
57. A. lower B. higher C. worse D. better
58. A. die away B. die out C. die down D. die off
59. A. source B. love C. energy D. patience
60. A. purpose B. news C. story D. message
第二节 （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。
High on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau 61 (lie) China’s “water tower” Sanjiangyuan. It is
home to the headwaters of China’s three rivers: the Yellow River, Yangtze River, and Lancang
(Mekong) River. It is the three rivers 62 provide water for about half the population of
China. However, human activities are putting this ecosystem 63 risk. Hopefully, though,
we can reverse (彻底转变) this damage. In 2016, the Chinese government established Sanjiangyuan
National Park in Qinghai province. The park, 64 (schedule) to open in 2020, has increased
the area’s green coverage and attracted more wildlife. The local government has also made great
effort to improve biological diversity. The success of Sanjiangyuan will mark the start of a 65
(green) future. With Sanjiangyuan 66 (take) the lead, nine other regions in China 67
(choose) by a field conservation station to carry out projects over the past three years, 68
will form a national park system together. The idea of a national park system is still new in China,
but 69 (it) realization is urgent. After all, building an ecological civilization bears great
70 (important) in the development and progress of human civilization.
第四部分 写作（共两节；满分 35 分）
第一节 短文改错 （共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文，文中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（/\），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除： 把多余的词用斜线（\ ）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意： 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起） 不计分。
One day on my way to home, I saw a boy hit by a motorcycle. I rushed to him rescue
immediately. I lifted him gentle in my arms, stop a car and sent him to a nearby hospital. Know he
only suffered minor injuries, I smiled in relief. This evening I got home very late, and my heart was
full of joy and peace. Not until then did I understand meaning of the proverb: "Helping others are the
source of happiness." This may be one of the most unforgettable memory of my life.
第二节 书面表达 （满分 25 分）
假如你是李华，你校即将迎来建校 100 周年的庆祝活动。请给你校爱好摄影的外教 Jonny
发一封电子邮件，邀请他和你一起拍摄一个短片，为校庆献礼。内容包括：
1. 拍摄短片的目的；
2. 短片的内容；
3. 拍摄的时间和地点。
参考词汇：拍摄 shoot
注意：1. 词数 100 左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 信的开头和结束语已为你写好。
Dear Jonny,
Our school will have the 100th anniversary celebration of its
founding.____________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________
Yours truly,
Li Hua英语试题参考答案及评分标准
第一部分 听力（满分 30 分）
1-5 ACACB 6-10 ACCBB 11-15 BAACB 16-20 ACABC
第二部分 阅读理解（满分 40 分）
第一节 21-23 BCA 24-27 DBCB 28-31 DCBA 32-35 ADAC
第二节 36-40 DACEF
第三部分 语言知识运用（满分 45 分）
第一节 完形填空（满分 30 分）
41-45 BCCBA 46-50 DCBAD 51-55 ADACD 56-60 BABCD
第二节 语法填空（满分 15 分）
61. lies 62. that 63. at 64. scheduled 65. greener
66. taking 67. have been chosen 68. which 69. its 70. importance
第四部分 写作（满分 35 分）
第一节 短文改错（满分 10 分）
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第二节 书面表达（满分 25 分）
One possible version:
Dear Jonny,
Our school will have the 100th anniversary celebration of its founding. Hearing the news, I am
so excited that I can’t wait to invite you to shoot a video with me in celebration of this significant
day.
In the video, we are expected to recall what we have experienced here and how we feel about
our school. What’s more, some students will be invited to express their best wishes and blessing in
both Chinese and English, wishing our school a brighter future. I plan to shoot the video from 8 am
to 10 am next Friday at the cherry garden. If it is convenient for you, please arrive on time.
I would appreciate it if you could accept my invitation. Looking forward to your early reply.
Yours truly,
Li Hua
一、评分原则
1）总分 25 分，按照五个档次给分；2）评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来
衡量、确定或调整档次，最后给分；
3）评分时，应注意的主要内容为：内容要点、应用词汇和语法结构的丰富性和准确
性及上下文的连贯性。
4）拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面。评分时应视其对交际的影响程度予以
考虑。
5）如书写较差，以致影响交际，降低一个档次。
二、各档次给分范围和要求
第五档
（21-25 分）
—完全完成了试题规定的任务。
—覆盖所有的内容要点。
—应用了较多的语法结构和词汇。
—语法结构和词汇方面有些许错误，但为尽力使用较复杂结构或较高级词
汇所致；具备较强的语言运用能力。
—有效的使用了语句间的连接成分，使全文结构紧凑。
—完全达到了预期的写作目的。
第四档
（16-20 分）
—完全完成了试题规定的任务。
—虽漏掉 1、2 个次重点，但覆盖所有主要内容。
—应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。
—语法结构和词汇运用基本准确，些许错误主要是因尝试较复杂语法结构
和词汇所致。
—应用简单的语句间连接成分，使全文结构紧凑。
—达到了预期的写作目的。
第三档
（11-15 分）
—基本完成了试题规定的任务。
—虽漏掉一些内容，但覆盖所有主要内容。
—应用的语法结构和词汇能满足任务的要求。
—有一些语法结构和词汇方面的错误，但不影响理解。
—应用简单的语句间连接成分，使全文内容连贯。
—整体而言，基本达到了预期的写作目的。
第二档
（6-10 分）
—未恰当完成试题规定的任务。
—漏掉或未描述清楚一些主要内容，写了一些无关内容。
—语法结构单调，词汇项目有限。
—有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，影响了对写作内容的理解。
—较少使用语句间的连接成分，内容缺少连贯性。
—信息未能清楚地传达给读者。
第一档
（1-5 分）
—未完成试题规定的任务。
—明显漏掉主要内容，写了一些无关内容，原因可能是未能理解试题要求。
—语法结构单调，词汇项目有限。
—较多语法结构和词汇方面的错误，影响对写作内容的理解。
—缺乏语句间的连接成分，内容不连贯。
—信息未能传达给读者。
0 —未能传达给读者任何信息：内容太少，无法评判；写的内容均与所要求
内容无关或所写内容无法看清。
听力材料：
Text 1
W: I don’t know how to start my iPhone. Did I break it? Why is the screen all black?
M: You just press these two buttons at the same time. There, see? Now it’s working again. (1)
Text 2M: I was thinking we could take a picnic to the lake this afternoon. Do we have any food to
take, or should we go to the store?
W: I think we have some bread and meat to make some sandwiches, but we could still stop at
the store to buy some chips. (2)
Text 3
W: I want to sell this old refrigerator. How much do you think I can get for it? I bought it for
$800 five years ago. (3) It works really well, except for the broken shelf.
M: If the shelf weren’t broken, I’d say you could get $300. But you’ll probably only get about $150.
Text 4
M: My wife and I are planning on driving from California to Canada for a few weeks. (4)
W: That’s exciting. My husband and I took a car trip from New York to Canada a few years
ago. It was a lot of fun.
Text 5
W: All the plants in my garden died! I don’t know what happened. I watered them a lot and fed
them plant food. What did I do wrong?
M: Maybe the garden wasn’t in enough sun. You did plant it on the side of the house that
gets the most shade. (5)
Text 6
M: Marissa, if your papers continue to be late, I will have to give you a failing grade for the course.
W: I’m sorry! (6) I’ve been having a really hard semester.
M: You need to try a little harder, okay?
W: I know, I will. There’s just been a lot going on lately. I’m moving out of my house, and my
brother is in the hospital.
M: I’m sorry to hear that, but this is the 7th paper you’ve turned in late. (7)
W: I promise I’ll get the next one in on time. Just please don’t fail me.
M: I’ll give you one more chance, but just one. Don’t let me down.
Text 7
W: Hi, are you Don? I’m Lynn. I saw the advertisement you put on the Internet about selling
your car. (8)
M: Hi, Lynn. Nice to meet you. Thanks for your interest. Here’s my car. It’s a 2006 Honda Civic. I
took a lot of road trips in it! It is not perfect, but it is safe to drive and it has new tires.
W: Is anything broken?
M: The radio is broken and the heater is broken, (9) but the air conditioner works well.
W: I think you should lower the price because the radio and the heater are broken. If you
don’t lower the price, I don’t think I want to buy it. (10)
M: Sorry, but I’m not lowering the price. It’s a very safe car, even if the radio is broken. Would you
like to drive the car so you can see if you like it?
W: No, thank you. I am worried something else is broken too.
Text 8
M: I just went to the doctor, and he said that according to my BMI, which means Body Mass
Index, I am officially overweight. Do I look fat to you?
W: I mean, you could lose a few pounds, but I certainly don’t think you look fat. Did he suggest
anything to help you lose weight?M: He just said the usual stuff, like “eat less and exercise more”. I guess I could cut out soda…
W: Maybe you should cut out the sweets. (11)
M: I eat sweets when I’m stressed out, so that’s going to be hard. I guess I should go to the gym
tomorrow. I’m a member, but I never go.
W: I thought we were going to that new restaurant tomorrow after work. We’ve been talking
about it for weeks.
M: Well, it’s probably not healthy for me to be going out to eat, you know? The gym seems
like a smarter choice. (12) Come to think of it, maybe I’ll go to the grocery store tonight
and stock up on healthy options, too.
Text 9
M: The special effects in that movie were so realistic! (15) I felt like I was in outer space a few
times.
W: Yeah! It wouldn’t have been the same watching this movie at home on TV. The huge screen
and sound system in this theater really made a difference. (14)
M: And when the aliens started shooting lasers at the ship, I was like, whoa! I jumped back in my
seat. They were so scary, with those big eyes and long, weird fingers.
W: I hope I don’t have nightmares tonight about being taken prisoner by aliens.
M: Just remember — the astronauts won the battle. They defeated the aliens and saved the planet
earth, so you don’t have to worry.
W: That’s right! Hey, do you have any more popcorn left?
M: I can’t believe you’re still hungry! We ate almost an entire large popcorn, plus candy and soda.
W: I didn’t eat lunch! Let’s get some ice cream and see another movie. (16) I want to watch the
comedy about the talking cats. (17)It’s starting in 20 minutes!
M: Or we could see the one about the prisoners breaking out of jail!
W: No, I’d rather see something funny. (17)
M: OK, that sounds good.
Text 10
And now for the weather report for the following 72 hours. The national weather map shows a
high-pressure area all along the eastern coastline, which will bring them very pleasant, sunny
weather from New York to Florida. But showers and thunderstorms are happening from the
Ohio River all the way south to the Gulf coast, pouring down heavy amounts of rain over the
Southern states. (18) By far the worst of the storms has happened in and around Texas. Some Texas
stations have reported up to fifteen inches of rain in a 24-hour period with high winds and
thunderstorms. Two typhoons were reported along the Gulf coast of Texas, but we haven’t got the
exact information about any damage or injuries. Heavy amounts of snow were reported in the Rocky
Mountain area with record cold temperatures in Denver and Boulder. As much as a foot of snow has
fallen in some of the mountain stations. In contrast, temperatures in Arizona and the desert
Southwest went over the 100-degree mark again under bright, sunny skies. (19)
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