安徽省安庆市2020届高三英语第三次模拟试题（Word版带答案）

安庆市 2020 届高三第三次模拟考试 英 语 试 题 （考试时间：120 分钟 满分：150 分） 注意事项： 1．答题前，务必在答题卡规定的地方填写自己的姓名、准考证号和座位号。 2．答题时，每小题选出答案后，用 2B 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。 3．答题时，必须使用 0.5 毫米的黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上书写，要求字体工整、 笔迹清晰。作图题可选用铅笔在答题卡规定的位置绘出，确认后再用 0.5 毫米的 黑色墨水签字笔描清楚。必须在题号所指示的答题区域作答，超出答题区域书写 的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上答题无效。 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. How does the woman want her meat cooked? A. Rare. B. Medium-rare. C. Well done. 2. Which place will the man go to this weekend? A. A concert hall. B. A stadium. C. A gallery. 3. What are the speakers talking about? A. Polite greetings. B. Table manners. C. Body language. 4. What are the speakers doing? A. Taking a picture. B. Having a haircut. C. Looking at a photo. 5. What will the man do after he gets home? A. Drive to a furniture store. B. Buy the woman a new table. C. Borrow a truck from the woman. 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. What does the woman think of electronic music? A. It is clever. B. It is loud. C. It is modern.7. How old was the woman when attending a classical concert? A. 16. B. 17. C. 18. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。 8. Why does the man turn to the woman? A. He has to work late. B. He has to get groceries. C. He has a package to come. 9. What is the man getting? A. A box of fruit. B. Some alcohol. C. Some sports equipment. 10. What do we know about the speakers’ kids? A. They are under the age of 21. B. They’ll return home by 3:00 p.m. C. They’ll practice soccer at 5:00 p.m. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。 11. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Father and daughter. B. Teacher and student. C. Classmates. 12. What does the woman want to become? A. A security guard. B. A computer security expert. C. A computer science teacher. 13. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Do well in math. B. Major in math. C. See math as a career. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。 14. Where does the conversation take place? A. At school. B. At the zoo. C. At an amusement park. 15. Why is Lisa surprised? A. John was busy. B. John arrived late. C. John changed his mind. 16. Why did John lie to Lisa? A. He wanted to come alone. B. He was afraid of roller coasters. C. He wanted to give her a surprise. 17. What does John say about Lisa? A.Considerate. B.Brave. C.Reliable. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。 18. Why did the speaker buy a new umbrella? A. His old one was damaged. B. He really loved that one. C. He failed to bring one. 19. What is the main advantage of the hotel’s location? A. It is beside the Eiffel Tower. B. It is very close to a bakery. C. It is within walking distance to Louvre. 20. Why did the speaker go to Paris? A. To see some artworks. B. To eat some French food. C. To meet some good friends.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 Spending time outdoors can reduce stress and increase overall health. Stuck inside? You can still connect with nature with a virtual visit to a national park. Four of the most visited national parks in the nation offer creative ways for visitors at home to explore its beauty. Grand Canyon National Park On a Grand Canyon virtual archaeological tour, armchair travelers get an inside look at the first major archaeological site along the Colorado River in nearly four decades. A series of interactive 360-degree photos show the archaeologists（考古学家）at work, with insight into their tools and methods. Yosemite National Park Few national parks have more natural wonders than Yosemite. Visitors can see water pouring down from Yosemite Falls or look up at Half Dome from the floor of Yosemite Valley. Olympic National Park Olympic National Park protects a rainforest ecosystem（生态系统）largely untouched by human habitation. It also protects an incredible range of habitats and impressive biodiversity（生 物多样性）. A set of beautiful interactive wall paintings appeals to those with an interest in plants and animals. Click through the images to learn more about what’s growing in the park. Yellowstone National Park America’s oldest national park is also one of the easiest to tour virtually. You can watch Old Faithful erupt in real time or send an audio postcard featuring the sounds of springtime, the barks and howls of wolves at Blacktail Pond. 21.What is special about Grand Canyon National Park? A. It provides a wide range of photos for tourists. B. It offers travelers chances to act archaeologists. C. It makes visitors understand archaeological tools. D. It has a history of approximately forty years. 22.What attracts tourists most in Olympic National Park? A.The rainforest ecosystem. B. Attractive wall paintings. C.Various amazing habitats. D. Impressive natural wonders. 23.Which park do you choose to hear nature in spring? A.Grand Canyon National Park. B.Yosemite National Park. C.Olympic National Park. D.Yellowstone National Park. B Recently Stiles aged 17 took her 3-year-old brother, James, to her high school. A family emergency prevented her parents from being able to pick up James. So they asked Stiles to step in. “This was a one-time event; we have never had her get him from school other than this day. But it was an emergency,” her mother said. “I figured she had gone to get him and taken him home. Later that day I saw the picture online and realized that she had taken him back to school.” Little James quickly fell asleep in his big sister’s arms at the high school. She didn’t want to be counted absent or miss any work. Stiles was studying to be a nurse. She was in her class, and the teacher gladly welcomed her little brother in. He was so tired from his school that he slept most of the class. She not only helped her family out but returned to her responsibility at school. Her teacher was very supportive and didn’t mind him being in the class at all. He slept most of the time and if he had become a problem she would have taken him out. She attends an amazing school that clearly sees the value in family and education. Her mom said she can now put to rest any worries she’s had that the 14-year age gap between Stiles and James would keep them from being close. As a mom, she was thankful that they had this kind of relationship, and she prayed it would always stay this way. 24.Why did Stiles’ parents ask her for help? A. Her family had an emergency. B. Her parents couldn’t collect James. C. Her brother refused to attend school. D. She was close to being an adult. 25.Where did Stiles want to work when she grew up? A. In a hospital. B. In a school. C. In a factory. D. In a shop. 26.What was Stiles’ teacher’s attitude to her act? A.Opposed. B. Critical. C. Ambiguous. D. Supportive. 27.What once made Stiles’ mother concerned? A. Stiles’ identity of being a senior high student. B. Stiles’ terrible relationship with her classmates. C. The age difference between Stiles and her brother. D. Stiles’ bad performance in the key school. C Road networks are expanding worldwide at an alarming rate. Although roads can promote economic development and improve human welfare, they can also have severe effects on wildlife populations by worsening habitat and human disturbance. Moreover, traffic disturbance from noise, lights, and motion reduces the quality of habitat near roads. While roads are now everywhere across much of the earth, the construction of new roads will be concentrated in areas with high biodiversity value. Many of these new roads and highways will likely cross reserves or other highly biodiverse areas. Although roads are one of the most important impacts on global ecosystems, we know little about how patterns in road construction will affect biodiversity in the coming decades. Here, we use a recently developed global roads data set to investigate the extent and potential influence of road networks across the 1,160,000-km2, 13-country range of the globally endangered tiger. In the Russian Far East, for example, roads reduce tiger survival rates due to crashes into vehicles. In some regions, tigers avoid areas closer to public roads, suggesting that roads act as important barriers to movement. The emerging impacts of road development on tigers are critical for several reasons. We calculate road density（密度）, distance to the nearest road, and relative mean species abundance (MSA) to characterize how road networks influence tiger habitats. These systems of measurement provide starting points for range-wide monitoring and impact assessments of road development projects, thus enabling evaluation of progress toward country-level conservation and sustainable（可持续的）development goals. 28. What is the second paragraph mainly about? A. The importance of creating reserves. B. The destruction to global ecosystems. C. The effect on biodiversity worldwide. D. The opinion about road construction. 29.Why is road development attacked? A. It has bad influence on tigers. B. It causes more traffic accidents. C. It covers too many areas. D. It requires a quantity of funds. 30.How does the author feel about the systems of measurement? A.Optimistic. B. Doubtful. C. Concerned. D.Astonished. 31.In which section of a website may the text appear? A. Entertainment. B. Health. C. Education. D.Science. D Over the past decade, drug-resistant diseases have appeared as a major health threat. But where do they develop the drug resistance? One surprising theory: they may have developed the resistance on farms, and not in hospitals. The crop protection products farmers use to control many plant diseases are almost the same as the drugs doctors use to treat infections, including fungi （ 真 菌 ） . Fungi are continually mutating（变异）, and with a life cycle measured in days or weeks, they mutate quickly. When a mutation produces resistance to a chemical killing fungi, Fungi will jump to any host that provides a welcoming environment, such as a human body. And if the treatment for the fungal infection involves a drug similar to the fungicide encountered on the farm, Fungi may develop quickly in the human body—just as they did in the field. An obvious solution is to use less fungicide in the field. Reducing fungicide use would not only slow the development of the drug resistance, it would help restore diversity to the fungal world. Fungicides are a must in the farming community. Plant diseases pose a major problem for farmers globally—in some crops, disease can reduce harvests by more than 70 percent—and failure to deal with the problem can mean financial ruin. Just like Fungi—or, indeed, any living thing—plants continually evolve. This is how natural gene editing （ 基 因 编 辑 ） works, and without it, we’d all still be single cells in a salty soup. Through natural selection, almost any plant will eventually produce resistance to Fungi. But this can take centuries, so we don’t have the time to wait. On the other hand, advances in genetics have given us an understanding of nature’s gene editing process in plants, helping us develop resistance to a disease. Gene editing techniques can then enable us to produce disease resistance—just as nature would do, if given enough time. 32.What can we infer about Fungi from Paragraph 2? A.They can treat infection sometimes. B.They don’t stop developing new forms. C.A human body is their favourite place. D.There are no Fungi in the fields now. 33.Which of the following can replace the underlined word “pose” in paragraph 3? A.Solve. B.Face. C.Cause. D.Overcome. 34.What makes a plant produce resistance to Fungi? A.The survival of the fittest. B.Advances in technology. C.The use of farm chemicals. D.A welcoming environment. 35.What can be the best title for the text? A.Ways to Prevent Drug-resistant Diseases B.The Source of the Drug Resistance C.The Popularity of Gene Editing TechniquesD.The New Theory of Natural Selection 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。 How to Care for Your Mental Health? When you’ve been exposed to an infectious illness, it’s important to quarantine （ 隔 离 ） yourself. 36 While you likely don’t need to worry, spending a lot of time in quarantine may have a negative effect on your mental health. You can participate in enjoyable activities. While you’re in quarantine, try to do things you enjoy, like watching TV or your favorite movies. You might even use this time to catch up on shows you’ve been planning to watch. However, limit yourself to a few hours of TV at a time so you don’t start to feel down. 37 Otherwise, you can have sad feelings or depression. 38 You might have days when you feel like there’s no point in bathing since you aren’t going out. However, it’s important to maintain good hygiene （ 卫 生 ） , and bathing actually improves your mood. Bathe or shower at least once a day so you’re taking good care of yourself. 39 You probably want to know what’s going on outside your quarantine space, but too much information can add to your stress, especially news about a pandemic（流行病）. Set times to check on the news so you don’t get caught in a constant cycle of watching for updates. 40 So you aren’t seeing news updates there. A. Practicing self care is vital. B. So you don’t accidentally infect others. C. It’s best to manage your worries and emotions. D. Text your friends and family throughout the day. E. Fortunately, it’s possible to keep these emotions under control. F. Of course, you should spend time doing other activities as well. G. Additionally, set time limits for yourself when it comes to using social media. 第三部分 语言知识运用 （共两节，满分 45 分） 第一节 （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。 I was at a store the other day. The young woman ahead of me in 41 couldn’t pay for her items, and I 42 to pay for them. Though she 43 , when she left, the cashier（收银员）thanked me for my offer. She said, “We all need to 44 each other like that. We don’t do enough of that!” I 45 agreed and walked out of the store feeling so 46 . I seem to have many kindness moments in the 47 . I go there a lot to pick up 48 for my dad. The other day I was talking with the woman at the 49 and when she realized who my 50 was, she asked about him and I 51 her in. Then she thanked me for caring for him, which was so 52 . Dad’s had so many health problems that I’ve almost forgotten how he was before. It was nice to be 53 of that. She was so understanding and encouraging, which really gave me the 54 I needed. I’ve also been praying lately to be 55 with myself and my dad. Whenever I 56 to do that, our day seems much better. The other day we watched Forest Gump together. We both love that 57 , and it seemed to open him up. He doesn’t 58 much with me but he did that day, and it made me 59 . It really means a lot to me. That was his 60 to me that day. 41. A.place B.line C.panic D.debt 42. A.offered B.agreed C.managed D.planned 43. A.hesitated B.paused C.declined D.cried 44. A.consult with B.talk about C.compete with D.care about 45. A.unwillingly B.hardly C.immediately D.totally 46. A.good B.embarrassed C.upset D.moved 47. A.street B.supermarket C.store D.hospital 48. A.shoes B.medicines C.books D.drinks 49. A.counter B.corner C.desk D.door 50. A.colleague B.teacher C.friend D.dad 51. A.filled B. let C.showed D.took 52. A.normal B.funny C.special D.relaxing 53. A.warned B.reminded C.informed D.convinced 54. A.recognition B.suggestion C.strength D.opportunity 55. A.familiar B.satisfied C.strict D.patient 56. A.forget B.fail C.remember D.hate 57. A.environment B.movie C.atmosphere D.situation 58. A.spend B.quarrel C.talk D.argue 59. A.curious B.serious C.nervous D.happy 60. A.sacrifice B.kindness C.help D.encouragement 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。 Thirty years ago, an elderly Canadian couple undertook a unique project with the purpose of 61 (help) Canadians have a better understanding of China based on how the Chinese view themselves and the issues they face. Their efforts resulted 62 the birth of a 1985 book, Understanding China Through Cartoons. They 63 (official) donated it to China on June 10, 2019. 64 (promote) knowledge about China among Canadians, they 65 (found) the Society for a Better Understanding of China in the early 1970s, 66 is now noted as the Canada-China Friendship Society.” The elderly couple 67 (be) determined to gift China with it as their admiration for Chinese culture—a role dating back thousands of years. “China is the only nation that has been able to maintain its cultural 68 (grow) for thousands of years,” the husband said. In fact, communication has been 69 best way to promote each other’s understanding and trust. We need 70 (many) people like the elderly Canadian couple as well as more institutions like the Canada-China Friendship Society. 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。 The other day we take our school bus to the nearby nursing home. The elderly people greeted us warm and they were really very pleasing to see us. There we did a lot things. We told many interesting stories to them or sang and danced for them and we really had a fun. Around 11 o’clock in the morning they returned to the school. As student, we are very fond of the activity. It’s our duty to helping the elderly people, in my opinion. How a meaningful trip it was! We’ll never forget it. 第二节 书面表达（满分 25 分） 假定你是李华，你的好友 Jeff 发邮件询问你在今年漫长的寒假期间帮助父母做家务的情 况。请你回复邮件，内容包括： 1.具体的内容； 2.个人的感受； 3.劳动的意义。 注意： 1.词数 100 左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。安庆市 2020 届高三第三次模拟考试 英语试题参考答案与评分标准 听力（30 分，每小题 1.5 分） 1—5BCBCA 6—10BACBA 11—15ABACC 16—20BACBA 阅读理解（40 分，每小题 2 分） 21—25CBDBA 26—30DCCAA 31—35DBCAB 36—40 BFACG 完形填空（30 分，每小题 1.5 分） 41—45BACDD 46—50ACBAD 51—55ACBCD 56—60ABCDB 语法填空（15 分，每小题 1. 5 分） 61. helping 62.in 63.officially 64.To promote 65.founded 66.which 67.were 68.growth 69.the 70. more 短文改错（10 分，每小题 1 分） The other day we take our school bus to the nearby nursing home. The elderly people greeted took us warm and they were really very pleasing to see us. There we did a lot∧things. We told many warmly pleased of interesting stories to them or sang and danced for them and we really had a fun. Around 11 and o’clock in the morning they returned to the school. As student, we are very fond of the activity. It’s we students our duty to helping the elderly people, in my opinion. How a meaningful trip it was! We’ll never help What forget it. 书面表达（25 分） One possible version Dear Jeff, I’m glad to hear from you and I’d like to share my experience of helping my parents do housework. On a regular basis, I first do the dishes, sweep the floor and clean the windows and the table. Then I dust the TV set, sofa and other furniture. Sometimes I put away the books on my father’s desk. Tired as I am, I have a sense of achievement and feel proud of myself. Not only does doing housework allow us to experience the hard work of our parents, but also helps us to be independent and build up a sense of responsibility. It is a rewarding thing. Looking forward to your early reply. Yours, Li Hua 评分标准 A. 评分原则 1.本题总分为 25 分，按 5 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.词数少于 80 或多于 120 的，从总分中减去 2 分。 4.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。 5.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。英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。 6.如书写较差以致影响交际，将其分数降低一个档次。 B. 内容要点 1.具体的内容； 2.个人的感受； 3.劳动的意义。 说明：内容要点可用不同的方式表达；内容可适当拓展，但应紧扣主题。 C. 各档给分范围与要求 1.快速评分标准 档次 给分 评分标准 第五档 21—25 语言基本无误，行文连贯，表达清楚，有亮点表达 第四档 16—20 语言有少量错误，行文基本连贯，表达基本清楚 第三档 11—15 语言有一些错误，尚能表达 第二档 6—10 语言错误较多，影响表达 第一档 0—5 只能写出与要求有关的一些单词 2.各档具体要求 第五档（21—25 分） 完全完成了试题规定的任务。 ——覆盖所有内容要点。 ——应用了较多的语法结构和词汇。 ——语法结构或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。 ——有效地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）完成了试题规定的任务。 ——虽漏掉一两个次重点，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。 ——语法结构或词汇方面应用基本准确，些许错误主要是因尝试较复杂语法结构或词汇 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。 ——有一些语法结构或词汇方面的错误，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。 基本达到了预期的写作目的。 第二档（6—10 分） 未适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，词汇知识有限。 ——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。 ——明显遗漏主要内容，写了一些无关内容，原因可能是未理解试题要求。 ——语法结构单调，词汇知识有限。 ——较多语法结构或词汇方面的错误，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 分 未能传达给读者任何信息：内容太少，无法评判；所写内容均与所要求内容无关或所写 内容无法看清。安庆市 2020 届高三第三次模拟考试 英语试题听力 Text 1 M: How would you like your meat cooked, ma’am? We can do anything from rare to well done. W: I’d like it medium-rare with spicy sauce on the side, please. Text 2 W: I thought you were going to that concert this weekend. Shouldn’t you be on your way to the stadium by now? M: That’s next weekend. This weekend I will enjoy an art exhibition with my mom in town. Text 3 M: Bobby, can you stop talking when your mouth is full? And can you sit up in your chair, please? W: And how many times have your father and I told you? Don’t eat with your hands! Text 4 W: Grandpa, how come your hair looks so different in this picture? M: Well, because I was a lot younger then. You see, when you get older, you start losing your hair. Don’t worry, though. It’s different with girls. Text 5 W: I need your help moving my new table into the apartment this weekend. M: I’ll be back at my place on Sunday. Will we need to pick it up with my truck? W: Yes. They’re holding it at the furniture store where I bought it from. Text 6 W: Why do you listen to that music? Why not listen to classical music? M: Classical music is the music of the past and this is the music of the present. W: But can’t you turn it down? It hurts my ears. M: It’s electronic music. We live in an electronic age. I do like some classical music. Some of it is very clever. W: I don’t understand your music. M: When you were 18, you probably liked the music of your time. Things change. W: When I was 16, a year younger than you, I attended a classical concert. I’ve loved that music ever since. Text 7 M: Are you going to be home at 3:00 p.m. today, or are you staying late at work? W: I’m not staying late, but I was going to stop by the grocery store on my way home. Why? M: I have something being delivered around 5:00 p.m., and I want to make sure someone is there to receive it. W: Oh, okay. I can be home by 5:00 p.m., but the kids will both be home from soccer practice by then. One of them could sign for it. M: No, they can’t, because it is a box of wine. The delivery person will need to see identification to make sure the person signing is over 21 years old. Our kids are not old enough yet. W: Fine. I will hurry home before the wine arrives. Text 8 W: I think I want to become an expert on computer safety, but the schools that I want to apply to don’t have that major. I know that there are some private colleges that offer it. Should I send applications to those places, too? M: I don’t think that’s a good idea, honey. You can consider that as a career, but I think you should study a broader subject in school. W: Like what? M: Well, what would be a learning requirement for a computer security job? W: Computer science! M: Definitely. But let’s go even further. Do you know what you should learn well in order to be good at computer science? W: Math? M: Yes! W: But… I don’t know if I want to major in math. It seems like it would be so hard! M: It’s okay, honey. You don’t have to only study math. But you do need to have a solid background in it. Choosing computer science as your major is good, but you should also take plenty of math classes. No matter what you plan to do, I’m behind you, my little girl. Text 9 M: Hey, Lisa. I am glad I catch you before you go in. Now we can go in together. W: Hey, John. I’m surprised to see you here. What made you come tonight? I thought you said you were busy when I asked yesterday. Did you plan to go to your grandparents’ house change? M: Well, I did say that originally. However, I want to be honest now and tell you that I lied to you. I really wanted to come tonight, but I was scared. I have never been on a roller coaster before. W: Don’t apologize for that. I’m sorry that I put you into that position. I wouldn’t have invited you if I had known you were scared. I never meant to make tonight stressful. M: No, it’s my fault. I really never had the opportunity to fix my problem before, so I didn’t know what to do. But I came tonight to face my fears directly! W: That is very brave of you. I’m glad to be here with you while you do that. Besides, the town’s holiday celebrations have much smaller rides. It is a good place to start. Let’s buy some tickets and enjoy the celebrations. M: Thank you for being so understanding. You are a really great friend. Let me buy the tickets for us to thank you. Text 10 M: Today is the third day of my week’s holiday in Paris. The journey here was very long and I felt tired because I didn’t get much sleep on the plane. But I was excited when I got in the taxi and I could see the Eiffel Tower from the window. It really is quite an impressive sight. The weather here is a little bit cold, and sometimes rainy. So I had to buy a new umbrella because I forgot to bring one. The traffic is very bad, so usually I like to walk if I can. But it’s a big city, so it can get very tiring after a few hours. The food here is delicious, but I don’t like the breakfast served at the hotel. However, I am so lucky because there is a nice bakery close to where I am staying. They have fresh bread every morning and the shopkeeper always greets me with a big smile. I have visited most of the famous places, but I couldn’t get into the Louvre, because I went too late last night and the tickets were all sold out. I really hope I can go today, because I’m a big fan of art galleries and I must see the painting of Mona Lisa. It’s the real reason I came here.