2019-2020学年福建省永安市第一中学高一上学期第二次月考试题 英语 含

2019-2020学年福建省永安市第一中学高一上学期第二次月考试题 英语 含

永安一中 ‎2019-2020学年第一学期第二次月考 高一英语试题 ‎（考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分）‎ 第 I 卷(共100分)‎ 第一部分 听力理解（共两节，满分30分）‎ 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，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。‎ 请听5段对话，选出最佳选项。‎ ‎1. What’s the weather like now?‎ A. Fine. B. Rainy. C. Snowy.‎ ‎2. What is Lucy doing?‎ A. Reading a book. B. Doing homework. C. Writing a story.‎ ‎3. When does the movie begin?‎ A. At 3:25. B. At 3:30. C. At 3:35.‎ ‎4. How will Mike go home?‎ A. On foot. B. By bike. C. By bus.‎ ‎5. What color does the woman want to wear today?‎ A. Black. B. Red. C. Blue.‎ 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 does the man probably think of the party?‎ A. Boring. B. Great. C. Just so-so.‎ ‎7. What will Mike do during his summer holiday?‎ A. He’ll come back to see Jenny. B. He’ll teach in China. C. He’ll travel in China. ‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。‎ ‎8. What day is it today?‎ A. Friday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday.‎ ‎9. Where will the woman swim?‎ A. In a lake. B. In a swimming pool. C. In a river.‎ ‎10. What will the man do the day after tomorrow?‎ A. Go swimming. B. Visit Tom and Ted. C. Go fishing.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。‎ ‎11. How did the woman probably look?‎ A. Angry. B. Puzzled. C. Worried.‎ ‎12. What is Ann doing?‎ A. Watching a fashion show. B. Watching a football match. ‎ C. Quarrelling with her husband.‎ ‎13. What does the woman suggest to the man?‎ A. Making friends with Charles. ‎ B. Never quarrelling with his wife.‎ C. Watching the football match at her home.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。‎ ‎14. Where are the two speakers now?‎ A. In Paris. B. In New York. C. In Beijing.‎ ‎15. What is the woman doing in the city?‎ A. She is visiting her husband. ‎ B. She is sight-seeing.‎ C. She is working.‎ ‎16. How long have the two speakers been out of touch?‎ A. For three months. B. For one year. C. For two years.‎ ‎17. What will the man do in one year?‎ A. Go to work in Beijing. B. Go back to New York.‎ C. Travel with his parents.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。‎ ‎18. What is Masha’s problem?‎ A. She doesn’t have any pen pals. ‎ B. She doesn’t want to take English exams.‎ C. She isn’t good at writing e-mails in English.‎ ‎19. Who wants a book to help him / her improve his / her English grammar?‎ A. Paulo. B. Freda. C. John.‎ ‎20. What does Alice find hard to do in class?‎ A. To answer questions. B. To finish school work in time. C. To be quiet.‎ 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 Dear Parents and / or Guardians:‎ I'm reaching out to you today to ask for help in dealing with some behavioral problems. I'm certain we can not stop people from being rude, but we should be able to expect students to be kind during their time at school. We should be able to provide an environment that leads to greater learning and a feeling of acceptance.‎ Over the past four years, we have run many successful support programs for students within the school. We have created a reporting system for students. We have provided students with strategies (策略) they can use, if they are put in an uncomfortable situation. We also have had speakers visit to discuss bullying (霸凌). However, I'm sad to report that over the past few months the unkindness some of our students are showing is still unacceptable.‎ I've had many parents and students discuss this problem with me. We all hope that our children can be given the skills they need to act properly. I encourage each of you to sit down with your children and discuss with them how to use kind words, how to meet expectations in social settings and how to be respectful (表示尊敬的) of others and themselves.‎ Bullying can come in many forms and can be very hurtful to both the target (目标) and the bully. Please talk with your children about the different ways bullying can happen and what to do if they see it. I encourage you to talk with your children on what is proper and what is not proper in the school setting. It is what all of us (parents, educators, and community) should do to teach our children the importance of being kind. ‎ Thank you for helping to create a positive (积极的) school environment for everyone.‎ Mrs. Sanders ‎21. What did the school do to prevent bullying?‎ A. It recorded students with a high-tech system.‎ B. It invited speakers to discuss bullying.‎ C. It punished unkind students in public.‎ D. It reported bullying to the police.‎ ‎22. What did Mrs. Sanders expect parents to teach?‎ A. Different forms of bullying. B. Useful ways of self-protection.‎ C. How to use the reporting system. D. How to use kind and proper words. ‎ ‎23. Why did Mrs. Sanders write the letter?‎ A. To ask for parents' help in building a healthy school environment. ‎ B. To say sorry to parents for the unkindness in the school.‎ C. To call for social support to fight bullying.‎ D. To praise parents' family education B ‎ Reading can be a social activity. Think of the people who belong to book groups. They choose books to read and then meet to discuss them. Now, the website BookCrossing.com turns the page on the traditional idea of a book group.‎ Members go on the site and register the books they own and would like to share. BookCrossing provides an identification number to stick inside the book. Then the person leaves it in a public place, hoping that the book will have an adventure, traveling far and wide with each new reader who finds it.‎ Bruce Pederson, the managing director of BookCrossing, says, “The two things that change your life are the people you meet and books you read. BookCrossing combines both.”‎ Members leave books on park benches and buses, in train stations and coffee shops. Whoever finds their book will go to the site and record where they found it.‎ People who find a book can also leave a journal entry describing what they thought of it. E-mails are then sent to the BookCrossers to keep them updated about where their books have been found. Bruce Pederson says the idea is for people not to be selfish by keeping a book to gather dust on a shelf at home. ‎ BookCrossing is part of a trend among people who want to get back to the “real” and not the virtual(虚拟). The site now has more than one million members in more than one hundred thirty-five countries.‎ ‎24. Why does the author mention book groups in the first paragraph?‎ A. To explain what they are. B. To introduce BookCrossing.‎ C. To stress the importance of reading. D. To encourage readers to share their ideas.‎ ‎25. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?‎ A. The book. B. An adventure. ‎ C. A public place. D. The identification number.‎ ‎26. What will a BookCrosser do with a book after reading it?‎ ‎ A. Meet other readers to discuss it. B. Keep it safe in his bookcase. ‎ C. Pass it on to another reader. D. Mail it back to its owner.‎ ‎27. What is the best title for the text?‎ A. Online Reading: A Virtual Tour B. Electronic Books: A new Trend ‎ C. A Book Group Brings Tradition Back D. A Website Links People through Books C I have been teaching a personal finance (财务) class at Sultan High School for about 12 years. And I really think it should be a required class. The feedback (反馈) of my students has been very positive. I often hear from them, “Of all the classes I took in high school, your class is the only one that I have used in the real world.” While I know this is not true, it is easy to see the direct connection between personal finance and their ‎ lives. ‎ However, what's disappointing (令人失望的) to me is that I only have 60 students this year out of ‎500 in our high school. A lot of students have expressed their interest. But they tell me they have so many required classes that they have little room in their schedules (时间表). They have four years of English. They have three years each of math, science, and social studies. They have two years of arts, PE and world language. There just isn't much room.‎ But still I say it is worth considering adding personal finance as a requirement. What we are teaching at school should be useful for our students' future. Time always changes, and money is playing a more important role in today's world. If our kids don't learn how to manage money, how can they manage their future life well? ‎ Of course, personal finance is not among the most important subjects students have to spend years to learn, such as English and math. But I think my class has as much importance as some other required classes. PE teachers may ask you to spend more time in training “because it is good for your health”. Similarly, I would say knowing how to manage your money will help you achieve a more successful life. ‎ Our kids have been required to take too many classes. There shouldn't be more school time. But it is quite possible to add a requirement while cutting the time of some other subjects.‎ ‎28. Why does the author tell us what his students said? ‎ A. To show the class is useful. ‎ B. To prove he works very hard. ‎ C. To discuss the life of today's students.‎ D. To explain the influence of the feedback. ‎ ‎29. What fact is the author unhappy about now? ‎ A. His school provides very few subjects.‎ B. There is little room for students' progress. ‎ C. Most students have no time to take his class. ‎ D. Many students show no interest in their studies. ‎ ‎30. Which of the following will the author probably agree with?‎ A. Many required subjects should take longer time. ‎ B.‎‎ ‎PE‎ is more important than English and math. ‎ C. Students should take fewer required lessons. ‎ D. Personal finance is as important as arts. ‎ ‎31. Where can you find a way to make personal finance a required class? ‎ A. In Paragraph 2. B. In Paragraph 3. ‎ C. In Paragraph 4. D. In Paragraph 5.‎ D It can take days, weeks, even years for an artist to finish a painting or drawing. For one Oxford-based artist it takes just two hours. Described as “one of the most exciting artists of our time”, Ai-Da differs from past artists: she is a robot. ‎ Meet Ai-Da, the first realistic human-shaped robot in the world to be shown on an art exhibition (展览). Named after Ada Lovelace — who wrote the first-ever computer program — Ai-Da can use a robotic arm and a pencil or pen to draw what it sees. With a little human help, it can create sculptures (雕塑) when connected to a 3D printer.‎ Ai-Da was created to look and act like a human. It has a face covered in silicone “skin”, 3D-printed teeth, and cameras in its eyes. A team of 15 programmers built Ai-Da's software, including instructions that allow the robot to copy the way a human artist might create art — by taking an image (影像) of a situation or object, and using that as a basis for a picture. This kind of system is called artificial intelligence (人工智能).‎ Ai-Da was the idea of Aidan Meller, curator (负责人) of a new exhibition called Unsecured Futures, which opens at St John's College, Oxford on 12 June. “We're at the beginning of a new time of humanoid robots, and it will be great to see their influence on art,” he says. Mr Meller hopes that Ai-Da will also be able to communicate and possibly describe her own artwork. Mr Meller doesn't say how much the project has cost, only that the money has come from sales of the resulting artworks.‎ One of Ai-Da's paintings, called Shattered Light, is a warning that the environment is easily damaged. Meller says this work is “as good as anything else we've seen” in the same artistic field. Some of Ai-Da's drawings show respect to scientists such as Ada Lovelace, and Alan Turing.‎ ‎32. What made Ai-Da draw people's attention most?‎ A. Her speed of creating paintings. B. The tools she used to draw.‎ C. The name she was given. D. Her human-like shape.‎ ‎33. What can we know about Ai-Da?‎ A. She works without people's help.‎ B. She is the first humanoid robot in the world. ‎ C. She is named after a computer programmer.‎ D. She can create better paintings than humans.‎ ‎34. What does Aidan Meller think of humanoid robots?‎ A. They will be produced soon in large numbers.‎ B. They are more intelligent than humans.‎ C. They will take over humans someday. ‎ D. They will help the progress of art.‎ ‎35. What does Ai-Da's Shattered Light want to share?‎ A. The natural environment is weak. ‎ B. Robots are as creative as humans.‎ C. Great scientists should be remembered.‎ D. People should work hard in their own fields.‎ 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。‎ People have been testing their strength (力量) through tug of war (拔河) competitions since 500 BC. You take a long piece of rope, and have two teams. Both teams pull the rope in opposite directions. The winner is the team that pulls the other team over to its side. 36 Sometimes it takes much longer. But it's great entertainment (娱乐), with people cheering.‎ These days, tug of war competitions are often seen as entertainment at festivals and fairs. Not so long ago, it was taken much more seriously. 37 After the 1920 Olympics, the Organising Committee decided there were too many sports within the Olympic Games. Thirty-three sports were removed (移除), including tug of war. As a result, many different countries began creating their own Tug of War Associations. ‎ ‎ 38 At tug of war events, each team member is weighed. There are usually eight members in a pulling team. You would think that the heavier a person was, the more likely he would be to find a place in the team. However, fitness and all-round body strength are important. 39 Sprint (短跑) training can help to burn fat and build muscles.‎ ‎ 40 Each team member should remain in the same pulling place as the others and all work together as if they were a machine.‎ A. The game can be over very quickly.‎ B. People encourage their favorite team.‎ C. It is important that the team works together.‎ D. Like all other sports, there are rules to be followed.‎ E. Long-distance running is good training for a tug of war team.‎ F. In fact, between 1900 and 1920, tug of war was an Olympic sport.‎ G. Tug of war competitions are usually based on the weight of each team.‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分55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。‎ The willingness to help strangers is common for ordinary people around the world. Perhaps because anyone at some time may be lost, hungry, in 41 , hopeless or simply caught in the rain. Kind 42 , knowing what trouble feels like, often come to the rescue, especially in China.‎ As I was walking one day in Beijing, dark clouds gradually 43 . You may have heard the expression “raining cats and dogs”. That day it rained whales and elephants. A stranger saw me and waved at me 44 into his entrance hall, where he 45 me a cup of tea and the chair he had been sitting in.‎ My bike once had a 46 tire a long way from home. Pushing the broken bike was 47 . Seeing my trouble, a young man in a three-wheeled open truck pulled up. Using hand 48 , he showed he wanted to help, and then he carried the bike and me to a repair 49 2 kilometers away. I offered him money, but he just smiled, 50 his head and waved goodbye. ‎ ‎ Near the end of the Spring Festival, I 51 my reading glasses. Amazingly, the only business open in the neighborhood 52 to be an eyeglass shop. The manager told me she would manage the glasses, and I could 53 them up the next day. When I said I needed them at the office that night, she stopped, thinking for a moment, and then 54 told me to come back in two hours. I did, and 55 the finished glasses. I tried to pay her extra for her 56 , but she refused.‎ Such deeds inspire me. Since I cannot 57 what I received, I have decided to pay forward when opportunities come, and I invite you to 58 me. Try this: Every time a stranger helps you, 59 the kindness by helping two other people. A wave of goodwill will roll forward exponentially( 以指数方式). I always keep in mind a motto stating a great truth: “There’s no such thing as a small act of 60 .”‎ ‎41.A. order B. place C. line D. pain ‎ ‎42.A. strangers B. volunteers C. neighbours D. competitors ‎43.A. responded B. gathered C. survived D. exploded ‎ ‎44.A. slowly B. lightly C. regularly D. quickly ‎45.A. brought B. supplied C. offered D. lent ‎ ‎46.A. flat B. rough C. strong D. weak ‎47A‎. difficult B. striking C. interesting D. boring ‎48.A. logos B. signals C. marks D. symbols ‎ ‎49.A. park B. hospital C. school D. shop ‎50.A. nodded B. shook C. lifted D. bent ‎ ‎51.A. repaired B. bought C. hid D. lost ‎ ‎52.A. came B. seemed C. happened D. appeared ‎ ‎53.A. take B. pick C. wake D. wash ‎ ‎54.A. generously B. hopelessly C. cheerfully D. carefully ‎ ‎55.A. stole B. collected C. corrected D. sold ‎56.A. trick B. treat C. trouble D. memory ‎57.A. pay back B. look back C. call back D. hold back ‎58.A. greet B. doubt C. join D. appreciate ‎59.A. return B. approach C. review D. receive ‎ ‎60.A. enjoyment B. responsibility C. importance D. kindness 第II卷（非选择题，共50分）‎ 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎ 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ A mother bird at a beach in Florida 61 (find) feeding her baby chick a cigarette butt (烟头), 62 caused one woman to remind (提醒) beachgoers this summer to clean up after themselves.‎ Karen Mason, a photographer, 63 (share) the photo to her Facebook page on Monday. The photo shows a black bird feeding its chick the butt of a cigarette.‎ ‎“If you smoke, please don't leave 64 (you) butts behind,” Mason wrote as a short title for the post.‎ ‎“It is so sad,” one person wrote. “It is 65 (complete) disheartening,” said another.‎ Later, Mason added another photo to her Facebook page. In the second photo, 66 same chick is seen carrying the cigarette butt in its mouth. “This chick was offered a cigarette butt by its parent. It's time for us 67 (clean) our beaches and stop 68 (treat) them like this,” she wrote.‎ Cigarette butts made the top of the 10 trash (垃圾) items on beaches worldwide, according ‎69 a report. In the US, other top 70 (collect) items included plastic (塑料的) bottle caps, straws and stirrers (吸管和搅拌棒) and plastic bags.‎ 第三节根据提示完成句子（共10小题；每题1分，满分10分）‎ ‎71. Our constitution （宪法）states that all men are e__________.‎ ‎72.When buying clothes, girls often ask their friends’ o________ on which one to choose.‎ ‎73.The 1976 earthquake in Tangshan was one of the greatest natural d________ in history. ‎ ‎74.The little girl kept crying. But the doctor said that there was only a small cut in her finger and no other i________ were found.‎ ‎75.The actor fell off a horse this morning. He is s________ great pain at the moment.‎ ‎76.On sunny days, he ________（更喜欢） going out to play football to staying at home.‎ ‎77.It is not good for ________(十几岁的青少年) to stay up late at night.‎ ‎78.What ________ (品质) does a great person have?‎ ‎79.The reporter who ________ (毕业) from Peking University in 2000 is now working in Inner Mongolia .‎ ‎80.The three-year old finally ________ (平静/镇定) down when he heard his mother’s ‎ voice.‎ 第四部分 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假设你是李华，从互联网上看到一个国际中学生家教组织将向中国招聘兼职中文家教（tutor）的广告，欢迎中国学生参加。请写一封电子邮件申请参加。内容主要包括：‎ ‎1.自我介绍（包括中英文能力）：‎ ‎2.参加意图（帮助别人学习中文和推荐中国文化）：‎ ‎3.希望获准。‎ 注意：1.词数100左右：2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯：‎ Dear Sir/Madam, ‎ ‎______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Yours,‎ ‎ Li Hua 参考答案 听力：（1.5*20=30分）1—5 CABCB 6—10 BCABC 11—15 AACAC 16—20 CBCBC 阅读 （2*20=40分） 21—25 BDA BA 26—30 CD ACD 31—35 D ACDA 36—40 AFGEC 完型（1.5*20=30分） 41-45 DABDC 46-50 AABDB 51-55 DCBCB 56-60 CACAD 短文填词（1.5*10=15分）‎ ‎61. was found 62. which 63. shared 64. your 65. completely ‎ ‎66. the 67. to clean 68. treating 69. to 70. collected ‎ 单词填空（1*10=20分）‎ ‎71.equal 72 opinions 73. disasters 74. injuries 75. suffering ‎ ‎76. prefers 77. teenagers 78. qualities 79. graduated 80. calmed, ‎ 书面表达 25分 One possible version:‎ Dear Sir/Madam, ,‎ ‎ I am LiHua, a senior middle school student from China. I happened to read the advertisement that you have posted on the Internet employing Chinese students as part-time tutors of the Chinese language.‎ ‎ I am interested in it. I know that you welcome students from China and I’d like to get this job. For me, Chinese is my native tongue and I’m good at it. Besides, I have been learning English for 9 years with a good command of spoken and written English. I am willing to help foreigners learn Chinese well and introduce Chinese culture to the world as well.‎ ‎ I hope I will be accepted as a member of yours. Looking forward to your reply! ‎ ‎ Yours, ‎ ‎ Li Hua ‎ 录音原文 Text 1‎ M: It is so beautiful! It’s white all over.‎ W: Yes. Let’s go and make a snowman when it stops snowing.‎ Text 2‎ M: Lucy, go do your homework now.‎ W: OK, Dad. But can I finish this book first? There are only a few pages left.‎ Text 3‎ W: It’s already 3:25 now. Let’s go inside.‎ M: There are still five minutes left before the movie begins. Lily will be here any minute now.‎ W: I don’t want to miss the beginning. I’ll go first.‎ Text 4‎ W: Why are you feeling down today, Mike?‎ M: My bike is gone. My mother bought it for me just yesterday. ‎ W: I’m so sorry to hear that. How will you go back then?‎ M: I’ve no choice but to take a bus.‎ Text 5‎ W: Honey, could you go and fetch my new dress?‎ M: You bought three new dresses last week. Which one do you want to wear today?‎ W: I’ve already worn the black one and the blue one, so I’ll wear the red one to Lisa’s birthday party today.‎ M: OK. But don’t stay there too long. The kids need their mom.‎ Text 6 ‎ W: It’s a great party, isn’t it?‎ M: Yes. Everybody is having fun.‎ W: Everybody but Jenny. She looks a little upset. Mike is leaving for China next week.‎ M: That’s why Jenny is upset. Mike is her boyfriend.‎ W: You are right. Mike will stay in China for at least one year. He has found a teaching job there.‎ M: He can come back during the summer holiday.‎ W: I don’t think he will. He has told me he’ll travel in China during his holiday.‎ Text 7 ‎ M: Jean, it’s Saturday tomorrow. How about going fishing in the river nearby with me?‎ W: I’d like to, but I’ve promised Linda I would go swimming with her tomorrow.‎ M: Where will you swim? In the lake?‎ W: No. The lake is too deep. We’ll swim in the swimming pool in Linda’s garden.‎ M: Who else will go?‎ W: Tom and Ted. They both like swimming.‎ M: May I join you? I also like swimming.‎ W: But don’t you want to go fishing tomorrow?‎ M: I can go the day after tomorrow.‎ Text 8‎ M: What made you so mad?‎ W: I just had a quarrel with Charles. ‎ M: Was it because of the football match?‎ W: How did you know?‎ M: Well, I came out for the same reason. I wanted to watch the football match while Ann wanted to watch a fashion show.‎ W: Ann is lucky. At least she can watch the fashion show. Charles never gives in.‎ M: What else can I do then? Ann is having a baby now. I can’t make her angry. But I do want to watch the football match.‎ W: I have a good idea. Why don’t you go to my home and watch the football match with Charles? I can watch the fashion show with Ann.‎ M: That’s great.‎ Text 9‎ M: Alice, what a surprise to run into you here! When did you come to Paris?‎ W: Three months ago.‎ M: What? I thought you were just sight-seeing here. So are you working here now?‎ W: That’s right. Now I’m teaching English in a middle school.‎ M: Why did you want to find a teaching job here?‎ W: Well, my husband Mark didn’t want to live in New York. He wanted to move to Paris, so I came with him.‎ M: What? When did you get married?‎ W: Last year.‎ M: Congratulations! We’ve been out of touch for two years. Many things have happened in the past two years.‎ W: That’s right. So are you also working here?‎ M: No. I’m just traveling here with my parents. I still work in Beijing.‎ W: Do you want to settle down there?‎ M: No. My parents don’t want to leave America. I’ll work there for one more year. Then I’ll go back to New York.‎ Text 10‎ Masha lives in Moscow and is 13 years old. She’s got a new pen pal called Claudia, who’s German. They sent e-mails to each other in English, but Masha feels she’s not very good at writing e-mails in English and wants to improve.‎ Paulo is 15 years old. He’s very good at English, but he has to take an important exam at the end of the year and he’s not looking forward to it. He isn’t sure if it’s a good idea to stay up all night studying for an exam. He’d like to know what the best ways to prepare for an exam are.‎ Freda enjoys her English classes at school, but she does badly when they have grammar tests. She wants a book which she can use to study at home to help her improve her grammar.‎ John loves English lessons in the classroom, but he’s not fond of doing homework. He spends hours every evening doing it, but his teacher is often unhappy with what he has done. He needs some help.‎ Alice is 14 years old. She finds her lessons a bit boring sometimes, and is not very good at being quiet in class. Her teachers often tell her to be better behaved. She doesn’t want to get a bad report at the end of the term, but she thinks she will. She wants to try to be better in class.‎