2017-2018学年吉林省乾安七中高二实验班第一次月考英语试题

2017-2018学年吉林省乾安七中高二实验班第一次月考英语试题

乾安七中2017——2018学年度实验班第一次月考试卷 ‎ 高二英语试题 命题人：王忠义 命题时间：2017年9月16日 温馨提示：本试卷分试题和答题纸两部分，考试结束后，只交答题纸，试题自己保留。满分150分，时间120分钟。 ‎ 第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ 第一节（共5小题;每小题15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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读 下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎1.What’s John’s address?‎ A.1343 King Street. B. 1344 Queen Street. C. 1434 King Street.‎ ‎2.How much should the skirt have cost?‎ A . $6. B. $ 12. C. $ 24.‎ ‎3.What can we learn about the man?‎ A .He might lie very often.‎ B. His grandmother died just now.‎ C. His grandfather gets ill quite often .‎ ‎4.When is the man’s birthday?‎ A .March 31st . B. April 1st . C. April 2nd.‎ ‎5.How will the woman get to New York?‎ A By car B By train C By airplane 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题， 每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。‎ ‎6.What will the woman do on Friday night?‎ A. Visit a friend. B. Work overtime C. Have dinner with Tim.‎ ‎7.What is the woman’s phone number?‎ A.917-8427. B. 917-8426. C. 916-8426.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。‎ ‎8.What sport does the woman like best?‎ A . Baseball. B. Basketball. C. Volleyball.‎ ‎9.What do we know about the man?‎ A. He is very tall.‎ B. He often plays basketball.‎ C. He seldom plays team sports.‎ ‎10.What do we know about the woman’s team?‎ A. They never win. B. They are well-known. C. They often play in the city.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。‎ ‎11.What does the woman complain about?‎ A. The room doesn’t face the sea. B. The room is in a bad condition. ‎ C. It is not the room she has booked.‎ ‎12.What excuse does the man give?‎ A. He didn’t do his work well. B. The housekeeper has asked. C.A large conference is being held.‎ ‎13.What does the man promise to do?‎ A. Change the room. B. Make an apology. C. Charge her half price.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。‎ ‎14.What is the woman?‎ A . A teacher. B. A writer. C. A reporter.‎ ‎15.How can the woman know children so well?‎ A . She has her own children.‎ B. She often takes care of children.‎ C. She spends a lot of time with children.‎ ‎16.What does the woman usually do in the morning?‎ A. Stay with the children. B. Work in her office. C. Write at home ‎17.Where does this conversation probably take place?‎ A. In a TV studio. B.I n a kindergarten. C. At the woman’s home.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。‎ ‎18.Why did the speaker find it cool on the first day of high school?‎ A. The school was very big. B. The school was very modern. C. His best friend was in his class.‎ ‎19.What does the speaker think of life in high school?‎ A. Busy. B. Boring. C. Challenging.‎ ‎20.Which school does the speaker like best?‎ A. His high school. B. His middle school. C. His high school.‎ 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）‎ A The most popular fashion trend (趋势) for 2012 is a modern reinvention of revival (重新流行) styles, particularly styles from the 1960s. This is mostly a result of recent TV shows. Many of the styles on sale look attractive on teenage girls.‎ ‎● Cat eye sunglasses Cat eye sunglasses are one of the most fashionable sunglasses shapes for 2012. Cat eye sunglasses are those shaped wider along the top lenses (镜片) and narrower at the bottom. They will immediately make you look up to date with the 1960s revival.‎ ‎● Curve hugging dresses When you are young, your body is often in the best shape of your life. So it’s a great time to show it off. Stars like the Kardashian sisters have been making curve hugging dresses really popular. They may come in long sleeve styles if where you live is a little cool in autumn.‎ ‎● Ballet flat shoes Ballet flat shoes are a great day-to-day style because they are always very comfortable to walk in. This season many printed styles are appearing in stores. Flower prints are some of the most popular looks. ‎ ‎● Color block T-shirts Color blocking was a trend that first appeared during the 1960s. It is characterized (以……为特征) by the use of different solid colors in the one design broken up by lines. During the 1960s, color block dresses were particularly popular. A more modern style is the color block T-shirt. You will find styles which feature one color across the shoulders, another across the chest and yet another on the lower part of the T-shirt. ‎ ‎21. The curve hugging dresses can make teenage girls .‎ ‎ A. feel a little cold in autumn ‎ ‎ B. show off the shape of their body ‎ C. hide their body disadvantages ‎ ‎ D. laugh at the Kardashian sisters’ similar dresses ‎22. Which can best describe this year’s ballet flat shoes?‎ ‎ A. They are of the printed style. ‎ ‎ B. They are seldom seen in shops. ‎ ‎ C. They are uncomfortable but cheap. ‎ ‎ D. There is nothing special with them.‎ ‎23. It can be inferred that this year’s fashion theme is based on .‎ ‎ A. new materials B. the stars’ lifestyle ‎ ‎ C. teens’ imagination D. elements in the 1960s ‎24. In which part of a newspaper can we read the text? ‎ ‎ A. Art. B. News. ‎ C. Fashion. D. Education. ‎ B ‎ More than one million children in the United States do not go to school. Instead, they learn at home. Most often, their parents are their teachers. Educational companies, libraries and the Internet provide many families with teaching material.‎ ‎ Parents choose home schooling for several reasons. Some choose it because of their religious beliefs. Others say it provides more time for the family to be together. They say the home offers a better place for learning. Some parents believe home schooling avoids problems of rational schools. Critics, however, say children need to attend school with other children.‎ ‎ All fifty American states and the District of Columbia permit home schooling. Some states do not require much preparation by parents or testing of children. Other states have more requirements ‎ for home schooling. Home schooling in the United States began when the country was established. In farm areas, people often lived far from a school. Widespread home schooling took place until about the middle of the nineteenth century. Then, in 1852, the state of Massachusetts passed the first law requiring children to attend school.‎ ‎ Over the years, the American public education system strengthened and grew. By the 1960s and 1970s, however, some Americans believed that traditional education was not helping their children. So a number of parents began home schooling.‎ ‎ Home schooling expert Linda Dobson says many people have helped the movement grow. She says many kinds of people have joined the movement. These include rich people and poor people. They represent many races, religions and political beliefs. Ms. Dobson says the number of home-schooled children has increased by an estimated fifteen to twenty percent each year during the last fifteen years.‎ ‎25. Which of the following is one of the reasons why parents choose home schooling?‎ A. It makes parents and their children have less time together. ‎ ‎ B. Some people have different religious beliefs from the others.‎ ‎ C. It can’t provide a comfortable place for children to be in.‎ ‎ D. There are too many students in a home classroom.‎ ‎26. Home schooling was started in ________.‎ ‎ A. the 1960s B. the 1970s ‎ C. the 1850s D. the 1770s ‎27. Home schooling in the United States now is __________.‎ ‎ A. facing many difficulties B. struggling ‎ C. growing fast D. decreasing in large numbers C Most of us have lost our wallet at some stage in our lives. But few would imagine having it returned after a nearly seven-decade gap. Edward Parker dropped his wallet in 1950 into an inaccessible spot behind a bookshelf, while working as an electrician, repairing World War Two bomb damage in the palace. The wallet stayed there until this year when a builder, doing some restoration work, finally found it.‎ ‎ The wallet is a time capsule. Its leather and webbing has long ago started to disintegrate. But it contains numerous pictures of family, invoices, receipts, old union cards, results of a chest X-ray (sent to him in 1948, the same year as the NHS was founded), a national service card dated 9 December 1944 and a medical insurance card. His business cards—E Parker, Electrical Contractor—seem almost original. Reflecting the typical methods of contact of the time, they have an address but no telephone number.‎ ‎ A month ago I was speaking a press officer Lambeth Palace and he mentioned that the wallet had just been handed in. We thought it might be nice to try and work out whose it was and give it back to the family. Edward Parker is a pretty common name, but his medical card contained two places of residence—Poets Road and Springdale Road in north London. From this, Islington Council were able to find details of a marriage between Edward Parker and Constance Butler in 1947.‎ ‎ That information was enough to work out that he was still alive and in a care home in Essex, so I went to visit him. Now 89, Edward has dementia (痴呆), but he was clearly happy to get the wallet and in particular, the photographs back. He pointed out pictures of his mother and father, his brother, his cousins and his wife Constance, who was with him when I visited. He hadn't seen a picture of his father since he lost the wallet, Constance, 90, says. ‎ ‎28. It can be inferred that Edward Parker ___________.‎ ‎ A. always lost his wallet B. once participated in World War II ‎ C. once worked as a builder D. once worked as electrical technician ‎29. What’s the main idea of the second paragraph?‎ ‎ A. The producer of the wallet. B. The raw material of the wallet.‎ ‎ C. The concrete contents of the wallet. D. The high-quality shape of the wallet.‎ ‎30. What does the underlined word “disintegrate” in the second paragraph mean?‎ ‎ A. Maintain. B. Damage. C. Disappear. D. Destroy.‎ ‎31. What plays key role in returning the wallet?‎ ‎ A. Medical card. B. Business card. ‎ C. Old union card. D. National service card. ‎ D About ten years ago, a young and very successful businessman named Josh was traveling down a Chicago neighborhood street. He was going a bit too fast in his shiny, black, 12 cylinder jaguar xke, which was only two months old. He was watching for kids rushing out from between parked cars and slowed down when he thought he saw something. as his car passed, no child came out, but a brick sailed out and — whump! —It hit the jag’s shiny black side door! Screech...!!!! Immediately josh stopped the car, jumped out, seized the kid and pushed him up against a parked car. He shouted at the kid, "What was that all about and who are you? Just what the heck are you doing?!” Building up a head of steam, he went on. “That’s my new jag, that brick you threw is gonna cost you a lot of money. Why did you throw it?"‎ ‎ “Please, mister, please...I’m sorry! I didn’t know what else to do!” begged the youngster. “I threw the brick because no one else would stop!” tears were streaming down the boy’s face as he pointed around the parked car. “It’s my brother, mister”, he said. “He rolled of the curb (路沿) and fell out of his wheelchair and I can’t lift him up.” sobbing, the boy asked the businessman, “ Would you please help me get him back into his wheelchair? He’s hurt and he’s too heavy for me.” Moved beyond words, the young businessman tried hard to swallow the rapidly swelling lump in his throat. Straining, he lifted the young man back into the wheelchair and took out his handkerchief and wiped the scrapers and cuts, checking to see that everything was going to be Ok. He then watched the younger brother push him down the sidewalk toward their home.‎ ‎ It was a long walk back to the black, shining 12 cylinder jaguar xke — a long and slow walk. Josh never did fix the side door of his jaguar. He kept the dent (凹痕) to remind him not to go through life so fast that someone has to throw a brick at him to get his attention. Feel for the bricks of life coming at you.‎ ‎32. The boy threw a brick at the businessman’s car because ________.‎ A. the businessman drove at a high speed B. he envied the brand-new car very much C. he wanted to ask for some money D. he wanted to get help from the driver ‎33. Which of the following is the right order of the story?‎ a. The younger brother threw a brick at Josh’s car.‎ b. The elder brother fell out of his wheelchair.‎ c. The younger brother begged josh for help.‎ d. Josh lifted the elder brother back into his wheelchair.‎ e. Josh shouted at the younger brother.‎ A. b, a, e, c, d   ‎ B. a, c, d, b, e   ‎ C. b, a, c, e, d   ‎ D. a, c, b, e, d ‎34. What can we learn from the passage?‎ A. Josh would accept the money from the kids.‎ B. The two kids were josh’s neighbors.‎ C. Josh was a kind-hearted man.‎ D. Josh’s new car broke down easily.‎ ‎35. According to the passage, the last sentence means ________.‎ A. trying to get ready for the trouble in your future life.‎ B. trying fast in a neighborhood street is dangerous C. trying to be more understanding seeing others in trouble D. protecting oneself from being hurt 第二节 七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）‎ ‎__36__We are learning from life constantly, as long as we recognize and accept those lessons. When you choose to be a student of life, you open yourself to limitless opportunities.‎ Explore the world. Don’t limit yourself to your hometown or to the city you got your first job. __37__ It doesn’t have to be just one town or one apartment complex. Backpacking may not be for everyone, but it’s not the only way you can see the world. Travelling doesn’t just have to be going overseas but also dropping by many states. Culture exists not just in a country but even in small communities.‎ Acquire new life skills. Maybe it’s time that you finally learn how to fix a broken tap or even fix the faulty light in your bathroom. You can finally cross out your bucket list items（许愿清单）that have been there forever. Learn how to drive a car or ride a bike. There are definitely things you don’t know how to do, and you have a lifetime ahead of you to learn. __38__‎ Be cultured. Watch as many movies and read as many books as possible. And it doesn’t mean that you only watch the ones with high ratings from critics. Books and movies are the fruits of the writers’ or the makers’ life experiences and understanding of their surroundings. Movies and books are a good look into how people interpret the world.‎ ‎__39__ For some individuals, to grow older means to keep your circle of friends down to a few, but that shouldn’t stop you from meeting new people. Widen your circle by allowing people into your life and letting them get to know you. Widening your circle to people from all walks of life gives you a bigger and better side of the world. ‎ Do many first's. When was the last time you did something for the first time? __40__ It can be as simple as watching a movie alone or as big as trying bungee jumping. Doing something for the first time doesn’t need to have a life-changing effect. It can be a simple realization that apparently, going to a film screening by yourself isn’t so bad. ‎ So, there are so much more to learn, especially now that we’re virtually connected to everyone in the world. As a student of life, it’s really up to you to use all your resources and make it into something enriching.‎ A. Widen your circle.‎ B. Entertain yourself. ‎ C. If you can’t think of the answer, maybe you need to go out and try something new.‎ D. Go beyond the place you consider home, because home can be many places. ‎ E. You don’t always need a deep realization for everything you do. ‎ F. Lessons are not limited to our academic studies.‎ G. It’s never too late to start learning something new.‎ 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)‎ In December 2013, my parents asked me what I wanted for Christmas. At that point, for the first time, I realized how 41 I was to have been born in such a fortunate family. ‎ There was nothing that I could 42 because there was nothing more that I needed. I was truly 43 . This made me 44 all the children who did not have homes or food, let alone 45 for Christmas. With these 46 in my mind, I told my parents in January that 47 getting me an expensive gift for the holidays, I’d love to use the 48 to get lots of small gifts for all the children that hadn’t gotten anything for Christmas. At first, they were 49 . Then they realized I was 50 and agreed to spend $500 on gifts for young kids from the families 51 at the homeless shelter. It was such a nice 52 . I remember going to the homeless shelter to 53 the toys to as many kids as I could give. One of the children looked at me with his innocent eyes. I could see the 54 in them. It was obvious that he had never 55 a Christmas gift before, so when he asked me where I got the gifts from, I told him what I knew he wanted me to say: that I was helping Santa Claus (圣诞老人). I explained that Santa was sorry that he was so 56 , but that gift had been made 57 for him! The boy took the gift slowly, smiled and ran to his mother. The last thing I 58 as I moved on to give a gift to the next child was the boy’s voice: “Mommy, Santa really does 59 ! And he didn’t 60 us this year!”‎ ‎41. A. painful B. sad C. annoying D. lucky ‎42. A. give up B. ask for C. look after D. rely on ‎43. A. tired B. satisfied C. frightened D. worried ‎ ‎44. A. think about B. come across C. bring up D. cheer up ‎ ‎45. A. cars B. gifts C. classes D. parties ‎ ‎46. A. expressions B. thoughts C. scenes D. reasons ‎ ‎47. A. instead of B. apart from C. because of D. as though ‎ ‎48. A. excuse B. opportunity C. money D. method ‎ ‎49. A shocked B. moved C. amused D. disappointed ‎ ‎50. A. proud B. crazy C. serious D. cautious ‎ ‎51. A. living B. arriving C. waiting D. working ‎ ‎52. A. accident B. trick C. experience D. honor ‎ ‎53. A. make up B. hand out C. deal with D. pack up ‎ ‎54. A. calmness B. astonishment C. sorrow D. anger ‎ ‎55. A. made B. sent C. received D. exchanged ‎ ‎56. A. poor B. busy C. upset D. late ‎ ‎57. A. simply B. specially C. likely D. friendly ‎ ‎58. A. said B. saw C. heard D. remembered ‎ ‎59. A. wonder B. exist C. believe D. promise ‎ ‎60. A. punish B. award C. defend D. forget 第二节 教材基础知识检测 用所给词或词义的正确形式填空（共15小题; 每小题1分，满分15分）‎ ‎1.After years of ___________(construct), this town is as lively now as it used to be before the earthquake.‎ ‎2.It is very ____________ (convenience) to pay by credit card in some distant and poor areas, because they have no machines for using credit card.‎ ‎3.The children are the helpless (受害者) of the fighting.‎ ‎4.Unfortunately a big nose seems to be a family (特征)。‎ ‎5.Poor villagers have received the money (offer)by my family.‎ ‎6.Do you know where I can rent a(an) (furnish)apartment?‎ ‎7.We will visit the houses (build)in the 17th century tomorrow.‎ ‎8.He got seasick (每次) he traveled by boat.‎ ‎9.You (暴露)the soldiers to unnecessary risks in fact at that time!‎ ‎10.The more homework we have ,the (严格的) our teacher is with us. ‎ ‎11.A medical team (组成) of eleven doctors has been sent to the front.‎ ‎12.The island (分成) into two parts.‎ ‎13With his work (accomplish),he went out to play with his friends.‎ ‎14.When I came in, I found a strange girl (seat) in the corner. ‎ ‎15.Everyone should make a (contribute) to building our country.‎ 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。‎ Recently, while camping, I had one of the long nights of my life, and it was all thanks my best friend, Bradley.‎ After tell my friend about my fear of spiders, I was told that the average human who swallows eight spiders every year while sleeping. He told me that for some reason and other, spiders love the warmth of human breath great. So they go down our throat while it’s open, and we have no idea because they are asleep. After hearing that, I was unable to speak, let alone slept. When it was time to go to sleep that night, I couldn’t get the thought out of my minds.‎ The next morning, Bradley finally told me that he is joking about the spiders.  ‎ 第二节：书面表达（满分25分）‎ 请你根据下表内容，为校报的人物专栏撰写一篇英语稿件，介绍著名的篮球运动员—— 姚明。‎ 出生地 上海 出生日期 ‎1980. 9. 12‎ 身高 ‎2. 26米 经 历 ‎1997：加入上海篮球队（the Shanghai Sharks）；‎ ‎1998：成为中国国家队的成员；‎ ‎2002：前往美国，成为NBA选秀（draft）第一名，并加入了休斯顿火箭队（the Houston Rockets）。‎ 注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 标题已经给出。‎ Yao Ming 月考答案 听力： ACACC ABACA BCABC CACBB 阅读: BADC BDC DCBA DACC 七选五: FDGAC 完型: DBBAB BACAC ACBBC DBCBD 教材基础知识检测:‎ ‎1.construction 2.unconvenient 3.victicms 4.characteristics 5.offered ‎ ‎6.furnished 7.built 8.every time 9.esposed 10.stricter ‎ ‎11.consisting 12. is divided 13.accomplished 14.seated 15.contribution 改错 1. long---longest 2.thanks to 3.tell---telling 4.删掉who 5.and—or ‎6.great--- greatly 7.they—we 8.slept---sleep 9.minds----mind 10.is---was 作文 Yao Ming, who was born on September 12th, 1980 in Shanghai, is a world-famous basketball player. He is one of the tallest players with a height of 2.26 meters.‎ Yao started playing for the Shanghai Sharks while he was still a teenager. In 1998, he joined the Chinese National Team. Four years later, he went to the US and became the number one player in the NBA draft, which helped him join the Houston Rockets. ‎ In the US, Yao was a hit among basketball fans. He is considered one of the best players in the NBA though he has retired now.‎ Text 1)‎ M：Sorry, I have forgotten John’s address.‎ W： You forgot again- ft s 1343 King Street.‎ ‎(Text 2)‎ M： Your skirt is quite beautiful in color, isn’t it?‎ W： Yes, I bought it at a sale for half price. It cost me $ 12.‎ ‎(Text 3 )‎ W ： What? Another day off? I，m anxious to hear what excuse you have this time. You’ve been off for your grandfather’s funeral four times already.‎ M ：But. . . today my grandmother is getting married again,..‎ ‎(Text 4)‎ M ： I hope I can see you at my birthday party.‎ W： Oh, dear，I’ve almost forgotten. When is it?‎ M：Well, the day after April Fool’s Day. Easy to remember，isn’t it?‎ ‎(Text 5)‎ M：I hear you are going to drive to New York this weekend.‎ W： Oh, t ve changed my mind.‎ M.What?‎ W ： I think flying will be more comfortable.‎ ‎(Text 6)‎ M： Hello.‎ W： Hello. Can I speak to Tim，please?‎ M ： Sorry, he，s in class. Can I give him a message?‎ W： Yes. This is Joyce, Tim，s sister. Can you please tell Tim I can’t meet him for dinner on Friday night? I have to visit my friend in the hospital. Tell him we can have lunch on Sunday. I want to go to the new Italian res1auran1.‎ M.OK.‎ W ： I have to go out now，but he can call me at work tomorrow. The number is 917-8426.‎ M ：All right.‎ W ： Thanks a lot Bye.‎ ‎(Text 7 )‎ M Basebal season starts next week.‎ W ： I know, and I can’t wait—it，s my favorite sport.‎ M ：Really? I like baseball, but my favorite sport is basketball.‎ W： You mean your favorite sport to watch, or to play?‎ M：To watch. I，m too short to play basketball.‎ W:So，what sports do you like to play?‎ M：Well, I love running，swimming and riding my bike.‎ W ： But those are all activities you do alone. Don’t you like to play any team sports?‎ M：Hmm. Not really，I guess. How about you?‎ W： Well. My company has a volleyball team—we play against other companies in town, it’s a lot of fun, M:〇h，yeah? Do you ever win?‎ W：No. Actually，we，re the worst team in the league. But even losing is fun ‎(Text 8)‎ W ： Could I see the manager，please? I have a complaint to make.‎ M ： Yes. ’m the manager here. What can I do for you，madam?‎ W ： Did you have the room checked before we moved in?‎ M： Which room are you in，madam?‎ W： 3 09. The toilet doesn’t work properly and the water doesn’t run in the shower.‎ M ： I'm awfully sorry to hear that. I，ll attend to it right away. The housekeeper usually checks every room before new guests move in We have been extremely busy with a large conference these days.‎ W ： But it，s your business. I never expected this sort of thing to happen in such a hotel.‎ M ： No，madam. I do apologize，it s most unusual. We，ll change your room to 506. ft has a beautiful view of the sea. And you，ll enjoy a free three-day stay in our hotel.‎ W ：That’s not bad. Thanks for your help.‎ M ：it s my pleasure，madam.‎ ‎(Text 9)‎ M：Welcome to our show. Our guest today is Martha Harris. Hello，Miss Harris.‎ W ： Hi. it s very nice to be here today.‎ M:〇K，Miss Harris，you，re a writer?‎ W： Yes. I write stories for children M ：That sounds interesting. Could you tell us a little about your work?‎ W：Well，I have written many stories and they are selling very well.‎ M：Do you have your own children，Miss Harris?‎ W ：No，not yet.‎ M:That’s surprising! How can you write such wonderful stories for children while you haven’t got your own children?‎ W ： I spend a lot of time with children I usually go to kindergartens and primary schools. The important thing is that I like children ‎ M ： How long do you write each day?‎ W：Four or five hours. I usually write in the morning at home and go to join the children in the afternoon M:〇K，thank you，Miss Harris. We，ll talk more after our break.‎ ‎(Text 10)‎ M ： I remember I didn’t want to go to high school on the first day. I was really nervous about going to a verybig and new school，where I didn’t know anybody. But when I got there，it turned out that one of my best friends was in my class. That was so cool. But，overall，I really didn’t like high school that much. I remember going and sitting in the classes and being kind of bored. I always got good grades， but I never had to study much. ft was too easy. I didn’t feel challenged enough.‎ Actually，I enjoyed middle school more than high school. There was more of freedom. And I had more of a fun time.‎