【英语】河北省唐山市开滦二中2019-2020学年高二6月月考试题

【英语】河北省唐山市开滦二中2019-2020学年高二6月月考试题

河北省唐山市开滦二中2019-2020学年高二6月月考 英语试题 第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共95分）‎ 第一部分 听力（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。 ‎ 例：How much is the shirt? ‎ A. £ 19.15. B. £ 9.18. C. £ 9.15. ‎ 答案是C。 ‎ ‎1. How many students are accepted into the school choir?‎ A. 10. B. 20. C. 30.‎ ‎2. Where does the conversation most probably take place?‎ A. At a travel agency. B. At an airport. C. At a bank.‎ ‎3. What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?‎ A. Colleagues.‎ B. Husband and wife.‎ C. Waiter and customer.‎ ‎4. What does the woman mean?‎ A. She’s not quite into the film.‎ B. She finds the film entertaining.‎ C. She lost her watch in the cinema.‎ ‎5. Why does the woman cancel the meeting?‎ A. She has to put on a performance.‎ B. She has to accompany her daughter.‎ C. She has to go to the gym after work.‎ 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2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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。‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。‎ ‎6. Why does the man want to see the professor?‎ A. He is interested in his lecture.‎ B. He needs guidance from him.‎ C. He wants to know about his schedule.‎ ‎7. When will the man meet Professor Smith?‎ A. At 10：20 a. m. B. At 1: 45 p. m. C. At 3：15 p. m.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。‎ ‎8. What is wrong with the computer?‎ A. It keeps shutting off.‎ B. The screen often goes black.‎ C. The charger has broken down.‎ ‎9. How did the woman get the computer?‎ A. She got it as a birthday gift.‎ B. She saved money to buy it.‎ C. She won it in a competition.‎ ‎10. What will the man do for his daughter?‎ A. Buy her a new computer.‎ B. Get her computer repaired.‎ C. Help her with her graduation paper.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13题。‎ ‎11. What is the weather like?‎ A. Hot and cloudy. B. Warm and rainy. C. Cold and snowy ‎12. What happened to the man last month?‎ A. He lost his umbrella.‎ B. He caught a bad cold.‎ C. He met the weatherman.‎ ‎13. How long did the man stay in bed?‎ A. For four days. B. For five days. C. For seven days 听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17题。‎ ‎14. Why won’t the man join the theatre club this term?‎ A. He didn’t have fun in it.‎ B. He can’t manage the time.‎ C. He has grown tired of it.‎ ‎15. Which club was the woman in last term?‎ A. The running club. B. The school magazine. C. The photography club ‎16. Why does the woman decide to join the running club?‎ A. She wants to keep fit.‎ B. She’s crazy about running.‎ C. It is required by the school.‎ ‎17. What is the conversation mainly about?‎ A. The key to handling stress.‎ B. The choice of school clubs.‎ C. The importance of school clubs 听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20题。‎ ‎18. Where is the festival held?‎ A. In Australia. B. In Mexico. C. In America ‎19. How long will the festival last?‎ A. Two days. B. Three days. C. Four days ‎20. What do we know about the festival this year?‎ A. It will serve hot chocolate and apples.‎ B. It will be the right festival for everyone.‎ C. It will attract the largest number of people 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。‎ A Katie always wanted to be a performer. She, the youngest of the three kids from Cleveland, was crazy about musicals and Disney movies from an early age and would often watch them singing with her mom, Karen. However, Katie’s happy childhood took a turn when her mother was diagnosed( 诊断） with cancer. When the doctor informed the family that Karen’s disease was terminal, they decided to make a trip to Disney World. ‎ The family spared no expense for their once-in-a-lifetime vacation and stayed at Disney’ hotel for eight nights.They spent their days in the parks,seeing the sights,greeting characters,all the while pushing Karen in her wheelchair and watching her face light up with joy.They all shared in the merriment of experiencing the parks for the first time with Karen.The trip to Disney World at the height of Karen’s battle with cancer allowed them to escape into a world of magic and laughter.This was the day Katie decided she wanted to work for Disney. ‎ Sadly,Karen lost the battle and died later,but the whole family remembered her every day and often thought of that Disney vacation.Katie went on to go after her dream.After she received her degree in musical theater,she struggled for years,working as a waitress and trying to be a performer.Her hard work finally paid off when she was hired to work for Disney. ‎ As a Disney performer,Katie is aware that many other families visit the parks and have similar stories to her own.She encourages everyone,especially children,who may be experiencing a hard time."Every moment is meant for you,even the painful ones,"she says."It’s just like in your favorite Disney movie:There is always some kind of conflict or hardship or pressure.Remember to celebrate those moments,too,because they are taking you to whatever your version of a happy ending is." ‎ ‎21. What made Katie decide to work for Disney? ‎ A.The dream that she wanted to live a life full of magic. ‎ B.The memory that she watched Disney movies as a kid. ‎ C.The great joy the Disney vacation brought to her family. ‎ D.The great courage her mother showed in fighting cancer. ‎ ‎22. Which of the following words best describe Katie? ‎ A.Kind and curious. ‎ B.Patient and helpful. ‎ C.Strict and independent. ‎ D.Tough and determined. ‎ ‎23. What message does Katie convey in the last paragraph? ‎ A. Sweet is pleasure after pain. ‎ B. Experience must be bought. ‎ C. Many drops make a shower. ‎ D. Good medicine tastes bitter. ‎ B Laurie Santos greeted her Yale University students with slips of paper that explained: No class today.‎ It was mid-semester(学期).With exams and papers coming, everyone was exhausted and stressed. There was one rule: They couldn’t use the one hour and a quarter of unexpected free time to study, and they had to just enjoy it. Nine students hugged her. Two burst into tears.‎ Santos, a professor of psychology, had planned to give a lecture about what researchers have learned about how important time is to happiness, but she created a special class on the psychology of living a joyful, meaningful life and she wanted the lessons to stick. All semester, she explained why we think the way we do. Then, she challenged students to use that knowledge to change their own lives.‎ On that spring afternoon, nearly a quarter of the undergraduate students were enjoying an unexpected break at the same time. No, not just enjoying it －really loving the gift they had been given. Skyler Robinson, a sophomore, had been confused for a moment by all the possibilities it opened up. He felt very, very happy. Then, he took a nap. "That nap." he said, "was fantastic!’‎ Santos designed this class after she realized, as the head of a residential college at Yale, that many students were stressed out and unhappy, struggling through long days that seemed to her far more crushing （惨重的）and joyless than her own college years.‎ Santos said students were most skeptical of the idea that good grades aren’t essential to happiness. And when she joked she was going to teach them that by giving everyone "D", she was flooded with calls from frightened students and parents. Santos told them she was creating a center for the good life at the college she leads at Yale. As for the good life, she told them they already know how to live it －they just have to practice and put in hard work.‎ So many students have told her the class changed their lives. “If you’re really grateful, show me that.” she told them. “Change the culture.”‎ ‎24.What did Santos ask her Yale students to do that day?‎ A. Study for the coming exams.‎ B. Enjoy the free time in her class.‎ C. Apply their way of thinking to life.‎ D. Realize the importance of time.‎ ‎25.What does Santos think of her Yale students?‎ A. They care nothing about grades but happiness.‎ B. They are stressed into a hopeless generation.‎ C. They are living a joyful and meaningful lite.‎ D. They suffer great pressure from learning.‎ ‎26. How was Santos’ special class that day?‎ A. Popular. B. Discouraging. C. Humorous. D. dull.‎ C We’ve known that sitting for long periods of time every day has countless health consequences,‎ like a higher risk of heart disease. But now a new study has found that sitting is also bad for your brain.‎ A study published last week, conducted by Dr. Prabha Siddarth at the University of California, showed that sedentary （久坐的）behavior is associated with reduced thickness of the medial temporal lobe （中叶）,a brain area that is critical to learning and memory.‎ The researchers asked a group of 35 healthy people, aged 45 to 70. about their activity levels and the average number of hours each day spent sitting and then scanned their brains. They found that the subjects who reported sitting for longer periods had the thinnest medial temporal lobes. It means that the more time you spend in a chair the worse it is for your brain health, resulting in possible damage to learning and memory.‎ What is also interesting is that this study did not find a significant association between the level of physical activity and thickness of this brain area, suggesting that exercise, even severe exercise, may not be enough to protect you from the harmful effects of sitting.‎ It then surprisingly turned out that you don’t even have to move much to improve cognition （认知）；just standing will do the trick. For example, two groups of subjects were asked to complete a test while either sitting or standing. Participants are presented with conflicting stimuli （刺激）,like the word "green" in blue ink, and asked to name the color. Subjects thinking on their feet beat those who sat by a 32-milisecond（毫秒） margin.‎ The cognitive effects of severe physical exercise are well known. But the possibility that standing more and sitting less improves brain health could lower the bar for everyone.‎ I know, this all runs counter to received ideas about deep thought, from our grade school teachers, who told us to sit down and focus, to Rodin’s famous "Thinker," seated with chin on hand.‎ They were wrong.You can now all stand up.‎ ‎27.What can we infer from Paragraphs 3 and 4?‎ A. Severe exercise can lessen the damage of sitting.‎ B. Sedentary behavior will possibly damage our brain.‎ C. Severe exercise can greatly improve our brain health.‎ D. Brain health has nothing to do with sedentary behavior.‎ ‎28. What does the underlined word “margin” in Paragraph 5 mean?‎ A. blank. B. edge. C.decrease. D. difference.‎ ‎29. What is the received idea about deep thought?‎ A. Sitting is better when we think.‎ B. We should stand while thinking.‎ C. Exercise more can improve our cognition.‎ D. Sitting more is good for our mental health.‎ ‎30. What does the text mainly tell us?‎ A. People tend to sit while thinking B. Standing more can make our brain healthier C. Physical exercise can improve our brain health D. Sedentary behavior leads to countless health problems 第二节（共5个小题；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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ Wanting to be more responsible is admirable. Being responsible can seem hard at first, but if you keep at it, it will become second nature to you!‎ ‎___31__ But to show that you can care for yourself and others, you need to do things before you’re asked. That shows you are responsible enough to see what needs to be done and take care of it. When you have a family, friends, or pets, being responsible may mean placing their needs above ‎ your own.‎ ‎___32__ But it does mean you may need to take care of yourself later if someone you love has a need right now.‎ Being consistent is of great importance. __33___ If you want to be responsible, then you have to find a routine that works for you and stick to it. For instance, don’t just study for ten hours in a row and then give up on studying for three weeks; instead, spend one hour every day looking over the course material.‎ In daily life, problems come up in any relationship. __34___ A responsible person looks for solutions instead of trying to decide whose fault it is. Similarly, don’t attack someone instead of dealing with the issue and you should take time to think your words through. __35___ If you find it difficult to control what you’re saying, try counting to ten in your head as you take deep breaths.‎ A. Don’t let your anger get the better of you.‎ B. That doesn’t mean you don’t take care of yourself.‎ C. Doing just the things you are asked to do is responsible.‎ D. Your responsibility won’t mean much if it is hit or miss.‎ E. Instead of blaming the other person, try to find a way to solve them.‎ F. Where you show you’re responsible is when you can say you made a mistake.‎ G. Staying consistent also means keeping your word you make to yourself and others.‎ 第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节：完形填空（共20个小题；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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。‎ I enjoy feeding a colorful group of birds in my garden. On the ground, I put out black—oiled sunflower seeds, broken peanuts, and ___36__ grapes and apples. Some birds respond for their daily ___37__ when I call out the names I’ve given them．‎ About three years ago, I noticed a newcomer to this festive ___38__. It was a baby chipmunk（金花鼠）, apparently on its own. Over that summer, I watched it __39___. The next summer, the chipmunk was __40___, and l wondered whether it would __41__ me to feed it by hand. I named it Chip．‎ I decided to employ the __42__ I use to persuade wild cats to come close for food：patience，a soft ‎ voice，slow gestures and __43__．‎ Before Chip would __44__，I’d put down its favorite __45__，sunflower seeds，bent down and keep very__46__．I’d leave my __47__ hand in place，unmoving，so the animal would know l wouldn’t __48__ it．I continued doing this for a few weeks．‎ Finally，late in that second summer，Chip did __49__ more trust．One day as I __50__ a seed in my fingertips，it approached and carefully took the seed into its mouth．‎ After about two months of this __51__，I went further．With my finger，I touched its back __52__once．Chip stayed put，eating seeds，before rushing into the bushes．Today，the chipmunk comes out of __53__ when I call its name，and lets me pet its soft，silky body．‎ I’ve developed a greater respect for nature and its __54__ and the opportunity to __55__，protect and save wildlife．‎ ‎36. A．deserted B．stolen C．cut D．exported ‎37. A．meeting B．breaking C．fighting D．feeding ‎38. A．display B．change C．advance D．progress ‎39. A．compromise B．grow C．disappear D．recover ‎40. A．over B．off C．behind D．back ‎41. A．trust B．encourage C．defend D．invite ‎42. A．adaptation B．methods C．distinction D．advantages ‎43. A．responsibility B．introduction C．repetition D．judgement ‎44. A．approach B．run C．bounce D．awake ‎45. A．cage B．name C．music D．food ‎46. A．serious B．still C．polite D．awake ‎47. A．bare B．dirty C．white D．open ‎48. A．grab B．left C．exchange D．search ‎49. A．receive B．show C．earn D．understand ‎50. A．gathered B．sprayed C．offered D．hid ‎51. A．record B．exhibition C．respect D．routine ‎52. A．gently B．hopefully C．powerfully D．guiltily ‎53. A．surviving B．blocking C．hiding D．discovering ‎54. A．plants B．art C．creatures D．adventure ‎55. A．visit B．observe C．represent D．select 第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共55分）‎ 第二节(共10个小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ Li Ziqi has made a name for herself in her videos that highlight a traditional Chinese way of Li’s life in the rural areas of Sichuan province. Her videos cover___56___(vary) crafts related to traditional culture, from making paper and ink to weaving cloth, from making a silk comforter to building her own bread kiln（窑）with blocks. Nothing seems impossible with Li’s hands as they work their magic to bring these things into___57___ (exist). Li, born in 1990 ___58___(live )with her grandparents in Mianyang, Sichuan, since the age of 6 after her father died. Life was difficult for her during her youth as she and her grandparents had little to live ___59___ . Li, herself said that she was___60___ (financial) supported to continue schooling. She started to work in the city at 14 and would not have returned to her childhood home but for her grandmother___61___ (fall) ill in 2012.‎ After returning home, Li opened ___62___ online shop to sell mostly food products. To increase sales, she began making short films in 2016 about how these products ___63___ (create). ‎ A Weibo user remarked, Li’s success lies in her passion for life. Another Weibo user Wrote: “Thank you for giving me an opportunity___64___(appreciate)the landscape in the countryside. " Li is not without criticism. Some people have expressed skepticism because it is ___65___ (believe) that she looks so perfect after a long day of work in the fields.‎ 第四部分：写作(共两节，满分40分) ‎ 第一节：应用文写作(满分15分)‎ 假定你是李华，在英国朋友Toby家里度过了愉快的两周。回国后，你打算给他写一封感谢信，要点如下：‎ ‎1．感谢他的热情招待；‎ ‎2．总结两周收获（如了解了英国文化，提高了英语听说能力等）；‎ ‎3．邀请他明年来中国。‎ 注意：1．词数80左右；‎ ‎2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ ‎3．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。‎ Dear Toby，‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ Yours，‎ Li Hua 第二节：读后续写（满分25 分）‎ 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。‎ Missus Sommers one day found herself the unexpected owner of fifteen dollars. It seemed to her a very large amount of money. For a day or two,she walked around in a dreamy state as she thought about her choices. Her daughter Janie was wearing worn shoes and needed new ones. She would buy cloth for new shirts for the boys. Her daughter Mag should have another dress. And still there would be enough left for new stockings for her children. The idea about how to spend the dollars made her restless with excitement. ‎ On the day she planned to go shopping with the money, she ate a light meal- no! Between getting the children fed and the house cleaned, and preparing herself to go shopping, she forgot to eat at all! ‎ When she arrived at the large department store, she spotted a pile of silk stockings at the entrance. A sign nearby announced that they had been reduced in price. A young girl behind the counter asked her if she wished to examine the silky leg coverings. She smiled as if she had been asked to inspect diamond jewelry, and started to feel the soft, expensive items. Missus Sommers picked up a black pair and looked at them closely. Two red marks suddenly showed on her pale face. She looked up at the shop girl and said proudly, "Well, I will buy this pair." ‎ Missus Sommers changed her cotton stockings for the new silk ones in the ladies’ rest area. She had let herself be controlled by some machine-like force that directed her actions and freed her of responsibility. How good was the touch of the silk on her skin! Then she put her shoes back on and put her old stockings into her bag. Next, she went to the shoe department, where she tried on a pair of new boots. Her foot and ankle looked lovely. She could not believe that they were a part of herself.‎ 注意： ‎ ‎1.所续写短文的词数应为 150左右； ‎ ‎2. 至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语； ‎ ‎3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好； ‎ ‎4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。 ‎ Paragraph 1: ‎ After buying a pair of new boots,she walked into the clothing department.____________________ ‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ Paragraph 2: ‎ She was about to leave the store when a kid running around reminded her of something. ________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎【参考答案】‎ 一．听力答案：1-5 ACBAB 6-10 BCACA 11-15 ABCBB 16~20 ABCBA 二．阅读答案：21-23CDA 24-26 BDA 27-30 BDAB 31-35 CBDEA 三．完形答案：36-40 CDABD 41-45 ABCAD 46-50 BDABC 51-55 DACCB 四．语法填空答案：‎ ‎56.various 57.existence 58. has been living 59. on 60.financially ‎61.falling 62.an 63. were created 64. to appreciate 65. unbelievable 五．应用文写作：（参考范文）‎ Dear Toby，‎ I am writing to express my gratitude for your hospitality while I stayed at your home in England，which was an unforgettable experience for me and I benefited a lot from it．‎ During the two weeks，I learned a lot about English culture and history by visiting many museums in England．In an environment exposed to English，my listening and speaking abilities got improved greatly．Furthermore，I made some new friends，who helped me a lot．Welcome to my home next summer! I will be your guide and you can experience traditional Chinese culture and taste Chinese food．I’m look forward to your coming．‎ ‎ Yours，‎ ‎ Li Hua 六．读后续写：（只做参考，词数超出了写作要求）‎ After buying a pair of new shoes, she walked into the clothing department. Coming to a dressing mirror, looking at herself in the mirror up and down and fixing her eyes on her shoes, “Won’t I look more beautiful if my shoes match a perfect dress on my body?” thought Missus Sommers to herself, waving to the salesgirl of the department. Missus Sommers asked her what the fashionable dress styles of this year were and whether she could try them on . Her requests approved, Missus Sommers kept trying on whatever she considered was best on her body. With different being changed dresses on her body, she turned around and around in front of the mirror admiring herself as if she were a super model at a fashion show. One dress after another tried on she put them into her shopping cart fondly. “What a lovely woman!” is the response for everyone to see me.” smiled Missus Sommers.‎ She was about to leave the store when a kid running around reminded her of something. “Oh, my! Dear me! I forgot all about kids!” “Excuse me, salesgirl, would you be so kind as to let me put back all I had chosen, for I had intended to buy my daughter Janie a new pair of shoes, Mag another dress, boys new shirts and all of them new stockings.I must have lost my head!” A sense of responsibility of caring about her kids drove her to think of the right idea where the money should go.‎ 附：听力原文 Text 1 ‎ W：How many students are accepted into the school choir？‎ M：30 students applied but only one third of them are accepted．‎ Text 2‎ W：Excuse me，how can I help you？‎ M：I would like to open an account．I need to send money to my daughter studying abroad．‎ W：This way，please．‎ Text 3‎ W：Can I have more coffee，please?‎ M：Just a moment，dear．Where’s Catherine?‎ W：She’s up early today and is out walking the dog．‎ Text 4‎ W：What do you think of the film?‎ M：I find it quite entertaining，I should say．How do you feel about it?‎ W：Well，to be honest，I kept looking at my watch and wished it would be over sooner．‎ Text 5‎ W：Jason．I’m afraid I’ll have to cancel our meeting tonight．My daughter’s going to perform in the school concert and I have to be present．‎ M：That’s alright．I will go to the gym after work．‎ Text 6‎ W：Good morning．History Department．‎ M：Good morning．I’m calling to make an appointment with Professor Smith．‎ W：Can I ask what this appointment is about?‎ M：It’s about the assignment he gave us last week．I’m still very confused about how to start．So，I would like to meet him in person and talk it through．‎ W：Let me see．He doesn’t seem to have a very busy schedule today，with a meeting to attend at 8：00 in the morning，followed by a lecture at 10：20．He’ll be dining with visiting scholars at 12：30 and will be available to see you anytime from 1：45 pm to 5：00 pm．‎ M：I’ll come at 3：15．Is that all right?‎ W：That won’t be a problem．‎ M：Thank you．Bye!‎ W：Bye!‎ Text 7‎ W：Dad，my computer keeps breaking down．I think I need a new one．‎ M：The Christmas sale is just a month away．Can you wait some time so that we can save some money?‎ W：But I have to use my computer for my graduation paper．If it keeps shutting off like this，I don’t think I will be able to meet the deadline．‎ M：How about taking it to the repair shop?‎ W：Come on，dad．I won this computer as a prize seven years ago in a competition the day before my birthday．It’s too old and the battery has stopped working altogether．It has to be connected to the charger all the time．It’s so inconvenient．‎ M：OK．I’ll get you a new one．‎ W：Thanks，dad．‎ Text 8‎ W：What a hot day! The weather forecast says there will be a shower later today．You’d better take an umbrella，dear．‎ M：I will NEVER believe a word the weatherman says．Do you still remember last month，when I was caught right in the rain and got wet all over?‎ W：So?‎ M：The weatherman said it was to be a sunny day．He even suggested that people take off some clothes and go out to enjoy the sunshine．‎ W：That was exactly what you did!‎ M：And that was why I caught a bad cold and was left lying in bed for days．‎ W：For a week，to be exact．But this time he says it’s going to rain．I guess there’s no harm in taking an umbrella with you，just in case．‎ M：I think you’re right．Look at the sky，it’s partly cloudy now．Maybe the weatherman is right this time．‎ Text 9‎ W：Have you made your choice of which club to join this coming term? ‎ M：I’m not sure yet．I was in the theatre club last term．‎ W：The theatre club? It sounds a lot of fun．‎ M：It was indeed interesting．We read the lines together，analyzed the characters and acted the stories out．‎ W：Why give it up?‎ M：I have a very tight schedule this term．The theatre club meets twice a week，but I don’t think I will be able to manage the time．‎ W：But you have to join a certain association．That’s required by the school．‎ M：Hmm…I need time to think it over．What about you? I think you were in the photography club last term?‎ W：Actually，I was in the school magazine．But I think I will probably join the running club this term．‎ M：Oh，really? I never knew you were into running．‎ W：I wasn’t! But I will be．After all，exercise builds up our body．I need to be fit enough to handle all the work and stress．‎ M：Hope you will have fun．‎ Text 10‎ Hello，everyone．Today，I’m going to talk about the HOTTEST festival in America．Every year，more than 10，000 people head for the city of Albuquerque，New Mexico and stay there for a period of three days．Visitors to the festival even include people from countries as far away as Australia and China．They all gather there to taste food that is not just a little spicy，but hot enough to make their mouth burn and their eyes water．This festival is called BBQ Festival．It’s held in the middle of March every year．It is a special occasion because it offers a chance to see and taste the world’s hottest food．You’ll also be impressed by the varieties of food available．There is a theme every year．This year，the theme is“Never Been Hotter”．Food providers will serve food that is never hot，such as chocolate and apples．But this time they will all taste hot．Some people like this festival because it’s eye-opening and they feel that sometimes they need to try something different for a change．If you have a taste for hot food，this festival is right for you．‎