河北省武邑中学2018-2019学年高二12月月考英语试题

河北省武邑中学2018-2019学年高二12月月考英语试题

河北武邑中学2018--2019学年上学期高二12月份月考 ‎ 英语试卷 试卷满分：150分 时间：120分钟 第I卷 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，从试题所给的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。 ‎ ‎ 第一节 ‎ 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。‎ ‎1．What does Ben want to do?‎ ‎ A．Fix his printer． B．Finish his essay． C．Turn in his project．‎ ‎2，How does the woman feel about going to the dentist?‎ ‎ A．Pleased． B．Annoyed． C．Worried ‎3．What are the speakers mainly talking about?‎ ‎ A．The final exam． B．A running race． C．Their exam results．‎ ‎4．Why is the man so angry?‎ ‎ A．He lost his money． B．The woman didn’t listen to his advice．‎ ‎ C．The tickets were sold out two days ago．‎ ‎5．What is the man having trouble With?’‎ ‎ A．Opening a file． B．Deleting a virus． C．Downloading software．‎ 第二节 ‎ 听下面5段对话或独自。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 did the speakers get for free?‎ ‎ A．Some cookies． B．Some fruit． C，Some chocolate．‎ ‎7 What does the woman decide to do in the end?‎ ‎ A．Make dessert． B．Call the store owner． C．Treat the workers to dinner．‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。‎ ‎8．What does the woman think about playing soccer?‎ ‎ A．It’s too difficult． B．It’s very exciting． C．It’s a little dangerous．‎ ‎9．What does the man think the woman should pay attention to?‎ A．Physical exercise． B．Confidence． C．Safety．‎ ‎10．Why isn’t the woman worried about getting hurt?‎ ‎ A．She is careful． B．She gets a lot of training． C．She wears protection on her head．‎ 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。‎ ‎11．Where did the man get the shirt?‎ A．In Berlin． B．In London． C．In Hamburg．‎ ‎12．What does the woman probably do for work now?‎ A．She serves food， B．She makes guitars． C．She plays music．‎ ‎13．Where are the speakers?‎ A．In a ear． B．On a plane． C．On a train．‎ 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。‎ ‎14．Why didn’t Susan go on vacation?‎ A．She got a higher position instead． ‎ B．She didn’t finish her project．‎ C．She had poor job performance．‎ ‎15．Why is Susan fine with losing her vacation?‎ A．She loves her job．‎ B．She’11 get a longer one next year． ‎ C．She didn’t want to take one after all．‎ ‎16．Where does James work?‎ A．In a law firm． B．In a travel agency． C．In an advertising firm ‎17．What’s the relationship between the speakers?‎ A．Colleagues． B．A couple． C．Friends．‎ 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。‎ l8．Who is Chase Harris?‎ A．A high school athlete． ‎ B．A professional soccer player． ‎ C．A member of the college soccer team．‎ ‎19．How many goals did Chase Harris score first as a goal scorer?‎ A．Five． B．Three． C．Two．‎ ‎20．Where are the state championships being held?‎ A．In Santa Barbara． B．In Boston． C．In San Francisco．‎ 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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A Bandhavgarh National park in India is best known for its amazing setting, as well as having the highest concentration of tigers in India. In addition to tigers, there are also bears, deer, wolves, birds, etc.‎ Location: In Madhya Pradesh state, almost 200 kilometers northeast of Jabalpur. The nearest village is Tala, which is the access point of the park.‎ Opening Hours and Safari(游猎)Times ‎ Safaris operate twice a day, starting at dawn until late morning, and mid afternoon until sunset. The best time to visit the park is early in the morning or after 4 p.m to spot the animals. The park is closed from July 1 to September 30 due to the monsoon season(季风季节).‎ Bandhavgarh Zones Bandhavgarh is divided into three main zones: Tala(the park’s best zone, with the most ‎ tigers), Magdhi(the second best zone to see tigers), and Khitauli(scenic and less visited, although tiger sightings do occur there; particularly good for birding).‎ Entry Fees and Charges for Jeep Safaris Bandhavgarh has become expensive to visit in recent years. Entry fees have increased since October 2014. When going on a safari, separate fees must be paid for park entry and jeep hire. Entry tickets are priced per vehicle(up to six people).For 2015-16, park entry tickets cost as follows:‎ Tala Zone: 2,400 rupees for Indians, 4,800 rupees for foreigners.(Up to six people)‎ Other Zones: 1,200 rupees for Indians, 2,400rupees for foreigners.(Up to six people)‎ Jeep Hire ‎ Expect to pay about 2,200 rupees to hire a jeep, in addition to the entry cost. This can be done at the park entrance. All hotels can arrange jeep hire and tours, but at a higher rate. It’s much less trouble though. Besides, unlike many national parks in India, it’s possible to take private vehicles into Bandhavgarh.‎ ‎21. What do we know about Bandhavgarh Zones?‎ A. Tala is probably the most popular zone. B. Magdhi has attractive scenery.‎ C. Magdhi is good for bird-watching. D. Khitauli is frequently visited .‎ ‎22. How much should five Americans pay for entry fees to visit Magdhi Zone?‎ A. 1,200 rupees B. 4,800 rupees C. 2,400 rupees D. 6,000 rupees ‎23. Which of the following statements is True about jeep hire in the park?‎ A. Tourists can only hire a jeep from the park. B. Hiring jeeps from hotels costs less money.‎ C. Jeep hire fees are included in the entry cost. D. Tourists don’t have to hire jeeps.‎ B Joy Mangano was 33 and divorced. She had three kids under age 7, and was barely keeping up payments on her small two-bedroom home by working extra hours as a waitress. “There were times when I would lie in bed and think, I don’t know how I’m going to pay that bill,” Mangano says.‎ But he had a special ability for seeing the obvious thing. She knew how hard it was to mop the floor. “I was tired of bending down, putting my hands in dirty water, wringing (拧) out a mop,” Mangano says. “So, There’ s gotta be a better way.‎ How about a “self-wringing” mop? She designed a special tool you could twist in two ‎ directions at once, and still keep your hands clean and dry. She set out to sell it, first a few at flea markers.‎ Then Mangano met with the media. But would couch potatoes (电视迷）buy a mop? The experts on shopping TV were less than certain. They gave it a try, and it failed. Mangano was sure it would sell if they’d let her do the on-camera display. She said, “Get me on that stage, and I will sell this mop because it’s a great item.”‎ So QVC, a multinational corporation specializing in televised home shopping, took a chance on her. “ I got onstage and the phones went crazy. We sold every mop in minutes.”‎ Today she’s president of Ingenious Designs, a multimillion-dollar company, and one of the stars of HSN, the Home Shopping Network. Talking about the household invention, Mangano says, “It is as natural for me as it is for a parent to talk about their child.”‎ ‎24. What is the first paragraph mainly about?‎ A. Mangano’s small home. B. Mangano’s work experience.‎ C. Mangano’s unhappy marriage. D. Mangano’s hard living conditions.‎ ‎25. The mop can be sold successfully with the help of .‎ A. HSN B. QVC C. couch potatoes D. experts on shopping TV ‎26. What does Mangano think of her invention?‎ A. Special. B. Normal. C. Dissatisfied D. Unbelievable.‎ ‎27. What can we learn from the text?‎ A. HSN is an Internet organization that helps such women in trouble as Manganot.‎ B. The experts on shopping TV were confident about Mangano's mop.‎ C. Mangano got the idea of self-wringing mop from her own experience.‎ D. Mangano once had to work seven days a week to support her family.‎ C Cities usually have a good reason for being where they are, like a nearby port or river. People settle in these places because they are easy to get to and naturally suited to communications and trade. New York City, for example, is near a large harbour at the mouth of the Hudson River. Over 300 years its population grew gradually from 8 million. But not all cities develop slowly over a long period of time. Boom towns grow from nothing almost overnight. In 1896, Dawson, Canada,‎ ‎ was unmapped wilderness(荒野). But gold was discovered there in 1897, and two years later, it was one of the largest cities in the West, with a population of 30,000.‎ Dawson did not have any of the natural conveniences of cities like London or Paris. People went there for gold. They travelled over snow-covered mountains and sailed hundreds of miles up icy rivers. The path to Dawson was covered with thirty feet of wet snow that could fall without warming. An avalanche(雪崩) once closed the path, killing 63 people. For many who made it to Dawson, however, the rewards were worth the difficult trip. Of the first 20, 000 people who dug for gold, 4, 000 got rich. About 100 of these stayed rich men for the rest of their lives.‎ But no matter how rich they were, Dawson was never comfortable. Necessities like food and wood were very expensive. But soon, the gold that Dawson depended on had all been found. The city was crowded with disappointed people with no interest in settling down, and when they heard there were new gold discoveries in Alaska, they left Dawson City as quickly as they had come. Today, people still come and go — to see where the Canadian gold rush happened. Tourism is now the chief industry of Dawson City — its present population is 762.‎ ‎28. What attracted the early settlers to New York City？‎ A. Its business culture. B. Its small population. C. Its geographical position. D. Its favourable climate.‎ ‎29. What do we know about those who first dug for gold in Dawson？‎ A. Two-thirds of them stayed there. B. One out of five people got rich.‎ C. Almost everyone gave up. D. Half of them died.‎ ‎30. What was the main reason for many people to leave Dawson？‎ A. They found the city too crowded. B. They wanted to try their luck elsewhere.‎ C. They were unable to stand the winter. D. They were short of food.‎ ‎31. What is the text mainly about？‎ A. The rise and fall of a city. B. The gold rush in Canada.‎ C. Journeys into the wilderness. D. Tourism in Dawson.‎ D I start every summer with the best of intentions: to attack one big book from the past, a ‎ classic that I was supposed to have read when young and ambitious. Often the pairings of books and settings have been purely unthinking: "Moby Dick" on a three-day cross-country train trip: “The Magic Mountain” in a New England beachside cottage with no locks on the doors, no telephones or televisions in the rooms, and little to do beyond row on the salt pond. Attempting "The Man Without Qualities" on a return to Hawaii, my hometown, however, was less fruitful: I made it through one and a quarter volumes (册), then decided that I'd got the point and went swimming instead.‎ But this summer I find myself at a loss. I’m not quite interested in Balzac, say, or “Tristram Shandy.” There’s always War and Peace, which I've covered some distance several times, only to get bogged down in the "War" part, set it aside for a while, and realize that I have to start over from the beginning again, having forgotten everyone’s name and social rank. How appealing to simply fall back on a favorite once more into “The Waves” or “Justine,” which feels almost like cheating, too exciting and too much fun to properly belong in serious literature.‎ And then there’s Stendhal’s “The Red and the Black,” which happens to be the name of my favorite cocktail of the summer, created by Michael Cecconi at Savoy and BackForty. It is easy to drink, and knocking back three or four seems like such a delightful idea. Cecconi's theory: "I take whatever’s fresh at the green market and turn it into liquid." The result is a pure shot of afternoon in the park, making one feel cheerful and peaceful all at once, lying on uncut grass with eyes shut, sun beating through the lids...‎ ‎32．What can we infer about the author from the first paragraph?‎ A．He enjoys reading when traveling. B．He shows talents for literature.‎ C．He has a cottage in New England. D．He admires a lot of great writers.‎ ‎33．What do the underlined words "get bogged down" in paragraph 2 mean?‎ A．Get confused B．Make no progress.‎ C．Be interrupted D．Be carried away.‎ ‎34．Why does the author say reading his favorite books feels like cheating?‎ A．He finishes them quickly. B．He has read them many times before.‎ C．He hardly understands them. D．He is reading something serious.‎ ‎35．What can be a suitable title for the text?‎ A．To Read or Not to Read B．My Summer Holidays C．The Books of Summer D．It’s Never Too Late to Read 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。‎ Do arithmetic(算术) problems 15 through 25. State the different forms of the verbs on page 50 of your French workbook. Read pages 12 through 20 of the Shakespeare play, and don’t forget to fill in the missing chemical symbols on the worksheet.‎ Sound like a list of your homework for the next few nights—or maybe even just for tonight? 36 . It’s your teachers’ way of evaluating how much you understand what’s going on in class. And it helps strengthen important concepts.‎ ‎ 37 . It’s attractive to start with the easy things to get them out of the way. However, you’ll have the most energy and focus when you begin, so it’s best to use this mental power on the subjects that are most challenging. Later, when you’re more tired, you can focus on the simpler things. If you get stuck on a problem, try to figure it out as well as you can—but don’t spend too much time on it because this can mess up your homework schedule for the rest of the night. 38 . But don’t pick someone whom you’ll be up all night chatting with, or you’ll never get it done!‎ Most people’s attention spans(一段时间) aren’t very long, so take some breaks while doing your homework. Sitting for too long without relaxing will make you less productive than if you stop every so often. Taking a 15-minute break every hour is a good idea for most people. 39 .‎ Once your homework is done, you can check over it if you have extra time. Be sure to put it safely away in your backpack—there’s nothing worse than having a completed assignment that you can’t find the next morning or that gets ruined by a careless brother or sister. 40 . Now you’re free to hang out.‎ A. Homework is a major part of going to school. ‎ B. Luckily, you can do a few things to do less homework.‎ C. When you start your homework, deal with the hardest tasks first.‎ D. But if you’re really concentrating, wait until it’s a good time to stop.‎ E. If you need to, ask an adult for help or call or email a classmate for advice.‎ F. And no teacher still believes that “chewed by the dog” line—even when it’s true!‎ A. In conclusion, no one is expected to stay long, and people have very different learning styles.‎ 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四个选项（A, B, C, D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ She calls him an all- American hero. He says he is happy he could help.‎ Emmanuel Ramos, 27, has known for years that he might be called to save his sister Irma Mejia’s life.‎ Mejia, a 32- year-old mother of three, ___41___ a disease that attacked her immune system every time she got a fever.‎ ‎“The damage from the immune system attacks my kidneys (肾脏), ____42____them to the point where they nearly quit working,” Mejia said.‎ After the birth of her third child two years ago, Mejia found she simply wasn’t getting her ____43___back.‎ That’s when her doctors ____44___that one of her kidneys was shutting down and that the other was not far behind. After that, she was putting on a waiting list, hoping to be __45___for a replacement kidney.‎ As is typical in these situations, the best donor is usually a blood ___46__, Mejia said.‎ ‎“A sister and a brother-in-law were __47___to help at first, but that didn’t work out,” she said.‎ In recent months, as her condition worsened, she faced the ___48___that she might have to receive dialysis(透析) to ___49__the function left in her kidneys.‎ Then, as her kidney’s function ___50___below 10 percent, her brother came to the ___51___.‎ Her brother, who is a military journalist, realized he held the ___52___ to saving his older sister’s life.‎ But ___53___ his job duties, he wasn’t able to help his sister sooner. So, nearly five weeks ago, Ramos traveled with her to the ___54___for an immediate operation.‎ Following his ____55____to the operation, once he had recovered, he was nervous and ___56___to see if Mejia was doing well.‎ ‎“The nurses wouldn’t let me see her for a very long time,” he said.‎ Finally, the doctors __57__him that the kidney transplant had been ___58___. They said the new kidney immediately started to work.‎ ‎“I’m very ___59___,” she said of her brother’s gift. “He may never become a hero with ___60___, but he saved my life and that makes him my hero.”‎ ‎41‎ A. got into B. set aside C. heard from D. suffered from ‎42‎ A. weakening B. beautifying C. sharpening D. losing ‎43‎ A. confidence B. idea C. sorrow D. strength ‎44‎ A. required B. discovered C. encouraged D. ignored ‎45‎ A. fitted B. mixed C. matched D. suited ‎46‎ A. friend B. teacher C. classmate D. relative ‎47‎ A. willing B. angry C. surprised D. hesitant ‎48‎ A. standard B. evidence C. suggestion D. possibility ‎49‎ A. prevent B. reduce C. keep D. recognize ‎50‎ A. increased B. dropped C. extended D. jumped ‎51‎ A. favor B. assistance C. rescue D. conclusion ‎52‎ A. attention B. way C. means D. key ‎53‎ A. because of B. in spite of ‎ C. in addition to ‎ D. along with ‎54‎ A. school B. hospital C. gym D. bank ‎55‎ A. achievement B. motivation C. knowledge D. contribution ‎56‎ A. disappointed B. generous C. anxious D. delighted ‎57‎ A. warned B. reminded C. asked D. informed ‎58‎ A. successful B. frightening C. beneficial D. troublesome ‎59‎ A. comfortable B. shallow C. grateful D. guilty ‎60‎ A. mottos B. medals C. goals D. degrees 第II卷 第二节 语法填空（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ 阅读下列短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ I can well remember that I was once asked to deliver a speech titled “A Real Test in My Life” before the whole class at the age of 9! You can imagine how 61 (terrible) shy I was with so many eyes 62 (fix) upon me. I had no 63 (choose) but to prepare for it, though.‎ ‎ First of all, I was to draft the speech, which was just a piece of cake for me, a good writer. But the hardest part 64 (lie) in my oral presentation from my memory— for to read from the paper was not allowed. The real moment began 65 I stood on the platform with my legs trembling and my mind blank. But my listeners were waiting patiently without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found myself back, 66 (deliver) my speech with difficulty. After what seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding— I made 67 ! From then on, my fear of talking before an audience disappeared. Actually with my 68 (confident) building up, I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest difficulty on our way 69 success is our fear. Overcome it 70 we will be able to achieve our goals.‎ 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。‎ This summer, I attended a journalism-themed summer camp, where I learn a lot.‎ What impressed me most was the interviews carrying out in the street. In the beginning, I wasn’t used to talk to strangers. But with my teammates encouragement, I was able to communicate smooth with them. Then we were noticed most of the answers we got were brief. After a discussion, my teammates and I realized that was why our questions weren’t open enough. So we changed their questions and our interviewees were more willing to share with us their ideas in end.‎ From this experience I’ve gained several skill for interviewing people as a journalist.‎ 第二节：书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假设你是青阳一中高二某班的班长李华，得知美国学生Chris 作为交换生，下学期将到你班学习。请你根据以下提示，给他写封邮件：‎ ‎(1) 表示欢迎；       ‎ ‎(2) 介绍与本地生活相关的信息（如天气、饮食等）；‎ ‎(3) 介绍本班情况；   ‎ ‎(4) 希望Chris做哪些事情，以增进中美学生之间的了解和友谊。‎ 注意：‎ ‎(1) 请勿提及与考生相关的真实信息；    ‎ ‎(2) 可适当加入细节，使内容充实，行文连贯；‎ ‎(3) 词数不少于100 。‎ 参考词汇：    ‎ 交换生  exchange student 高二英语答案 ‎1-5 CABBA 6-10BABCB 11-15 CACBA 16-20 CCAAC ‎ ‎21-23 ACD 24-27 DBBC 28-31 CBBA 32-35 ABDC 36-40 ACEDF ‎41-45 DADBC 46-50 DADCB 51-55 CDABD 56-60 CDACB 语法填空：61. terribly 62. fixed 63. choice 64. lay 65. When 66. delivering 67. it 68. confidence 69. to 70. and ‎ 短文改错 learned/learnt This summer, I attended a journalism-themed summer camp, where I learn a lot.‎ the carried our because smoothly teammates’‎ talking What impressed me most was the interviews carrying out in the street. In the beginning, I wasn’t used to talk to strangers. But with my teammates encouragement, I was able to communicate smooth with them. Then we were noticed most of the answers we got were brief. After a discussion, my teammates and I realized that was why our questions weren’t open enough. So we changed their questions and our interviewees were more willing to share with us their ideas in∧ end.‎ skills From this experience I’ve gained several skill for interviewing people as a journalist.‎ 书面表达 Dear Chris，‎ I'm Li Hua, monitor of Class One，Grade Eleven. I'm glad to hear that you will come to our school as an exchange student. You're welcome to stay with us.‎ Our city is located in the center of China, where you can taste many kinds of delicious food.‎ ‎ What’s more, the food is neither too spicy nor too plain. Compared with the north and the south, the climate here is quite pleasant, neither too hot in summer nor too cold in winter, with plenty of sunshine and good rainfall.‎ Our class is made up of 60 lovely boys and girls，who are warmhearted and always ready to offer help. They are very friendly and easy to get along with.‎ We would appreciate it if you can introduce to us some of your customs and culture. In this way we can get a better understanding and promote our friendship. I hope you will have a good time and get used to the life here soon.‎ ‎ ‎ Yours Sincerely,‎ 听力材料 Text 1‎ W: Ben, you know the project was due today at 10:‎00 a.m.‎ M: Yes. I know. But my printer wasn’t working this morning. I worked all night to finish it in time. Can ‎ I please turn it in? It’s only five minutes late... ‎ Text2‎ M：I hate going to the dentist．It is always such a long and annoying process．‎ W：I live right across the street from my dentist，and they always let me play video games while 1 wait for my appointment．I love it! ‎ Text3(总结题)‎ W：How did the competition go? Did you win first place?‎ M：Today was just the first race．If I finish in the top three，I can run in the final race．‎ Text 4‎ M：That was such a waste of time．This film is always the busiest．We should have bought tickets a day in advance，like I told you at first．‎ W：Well，it was worth a try What are you so angry about? We can always go next week．‎ Text 5‎ M：Do you know how to open this file on my computer? Every time 1 click on the file．‎ ‎ It won’t open．Do you think it might be a virus?‎ W：No，you just need to download some software that will allow you to view it．‎ Text 6‎ M：I just had the best experience at the fruit store．1 got this delicious fruit for free!r W：This is the second time this week they have given us flee fruit．Let’s go back there and see what We can do to thank the owner．‎ M：That’s a good idea．He’s so sweet．And it’s nice that the workers there still remember us．‎ W：Yeah．it feels like they’re our friends!‎ M：Hey, I have an idea．Why don’t you make some of your famous chocolate cookies for all the workers? We can bring them over after dinner.‎ W：I'll start now!(7)‎ Text 7‎ W: I just started playing soccer last month．1 had never done it before，but now I’m really into it! I never knew it could be so thrilling!(8)‎ M：Be careful. You might get seriously injured if you’re not careful W：0h，T don’t think 1 will．‎ M：A friend of mine wasn’t careful，and he ended up in the hospital with a broken bone．Be careful．It’s a dangerous sport sometimes．‎ W：Don’t worry．We all get plenty of training，(10)and we wear protection on our legs at all times. Yesterday, 1 played for the entire game!‎ M：That’s wonderful．rm sure it's great exercise．‎ W：Yeah，it is．I’m feeling more and more confident about the team．‎ Text 8‎ W：Hey,1like your shirt．Where did you get it?‎ M：I got it in Hamburg，Germany. I’m in a rock band，and we just played a show there last night. Now the rest people in my band are driving back to London．1 wanted to stay here and explore Germany a little bit W：That is so cool! I am also traveling．‎ M：Where are you from?‎ W：France．I came to Germany to see Berlin M：Me，too．You chose not to fly?Going by train is the long way，you know…‎ W：Yeah，I know．But I’m not in a hun3,．Pins．I enjoy looking out of the window and ‎ moving at a slow pace．(13)It’s more relaxing．‎ M：I can’t argue with you there W：In France，1 work in a restaurant，(12)but before that，I used to make guitars in a factory．‎ M：Really?I play the guitar in my band!‎ Text9‎ M：Susan，did you ever take that vacation you wanted?‎ W：No，James，1 didn’t．1 was only going to be able to go if I completed my project at work, I’m still behind schedule，so 1 won't be able take a vacation until next year．‎ M：Oh，that’s really unfair．You’ve been working at that law firm for five years now．and you’re always working late．You deserve a vacation!‎ W：Well，that’s how it is as a lawyer．Sometimes we have no work，and sometimes we have to work all the time．But I love what I do，So it’s not that bad．‎ M：0h，i understand．Well，then I guess it won’t be so bad for you to wait a little longer. ‎ W：Yeah．Besides，if I do really well on this project，I won’t only get a longer vacation．I’ll most likely get a higher position as well!‎ M：Nice!That’s better than the advertising firm where 1 wore(16)They never want to give me more responsibility l Good luck and don’t work too hard!‎ W：Thanks for saying that．‎ M：That’s what friends are for!‎ Textl0‎ ‎ Welcome to the local news on channel 4 at 1 0：00 p．m．Tonight，we’re talking about a local high school soccer team that has caught everyone’s eye．Wake Hill High School has received a lot of attention because of one of their star players，Chase Harris．At just fifteen，Chase is the best player on his team，and is already being looked at by college and professional soccer teams．He started out playing in goal，but he told his coach that he would be better as a goal scorer．In his first game playing the position，he scored five goals against Wood Ridge，their biggest enemy．Since then，he’d been taking，over games，averaging 3.2 goals per game．That number would break the state scoring record for high school play．He is already receiving offers from colleges like UC Santa Barbara．Boston University,and San Francisco State University．Chase says he loves to play in the winter because it is rainy and cool．He says his teammates gave him the confidence to switch positions．The Wake Hill Eagles will travel to San Francisco for the state championships