陕西省交大附中、龙岗中学2021届高三上学期第一次联考英语试题

陕西省交大附中、龙岗中学2021届高三上学期第一次联考英语试题

‎2020～2021学年第一学期 交大附中、龙岗中学第一次联考英语试题 注意：1. 请把答案全部写在最后一页试卷的规定位置；‎ ‎ 2. 请务必按照要求答题，不按照要求答题不得分；‎ ‎ 3. 试卷总分150分，完卷时间120分钟。‎ 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。录音部分结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂在答题卡上。‎ 第一节：（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）‎ 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有一个小题，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。听完后，各小题将给出10秒钟的作答时间。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎1. What does Miss Jamison think Ted should do? ‎ A. Drive faster. B. Leave sooner. C. Check the weather forecast.‎ ‎2. How often do Janet’s parents call her? ‎ A. About twice a week. B. Around once a month. C. About twice a month.‎ ‎3. Where will the man probably write his paper? ‎ A. At home. B. In a computer lab. C. At the library.‎ ‎4. Where does the conversation take place? ‎ A. At the gym. B. At a movie theater. C. At school.‎ ‎5. What is the conversation mainly about? ‎ A. Taking math class. B. Borrowing notes. C. Visiting the amusement park.‎ 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）‎ 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。‎ ‎6. What goes on the second line in the center? ‎ A. The sender’s district. B. The receiver’s address. C. The receiver’s name.‎ ‎7. What does the woman still need to buy? ‎ A. A postage stamp. B. A proper envelope. C. Airmail insurance.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。‎ ‎8. How long does it take Jenny to write her paper altogether? ‎ A. Three weeks. B. Two weeks. C. One week.‎ ‎9. Which part is the most difficult for Jenny? ‎ A. Preparing an outline. B. Writing the paper. C. Doing the research.‎ ‎10. What does Stan think Jenny should do? ‎ A. Borrow his outline. B. Use her outline from last semester.‎ C. Make a plan before writing 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。‎ ‎11. What field is the man probably in? ‎ A. Finance. B. Engineering. C. Medicine.‎ ‎12. How does the woman travel to New York? ‎ A. By car. B. By plane. C. By train.‎ ‎13. What does the woman think about New York? ‎ A. She dislikes it a little bit. B. She can’t stand it. C. She feels relaxed there.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。‎ ‎14. Who did the woman live with in 1940? ‎ A. By herself. B. With her husband. C. With her parents and brother.‎ ‎15. Where was the woman in 1945?‎ A. In Minnesota. B. In Washington D.C. C. In California.‎ ‎16. Which job did the woman have for the longest time? ‎ A. Politician. B. Secretary. C. News reporter.‎ ‎17. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? ‎ A. Neighbors. B. Teacher and student. C. Grandma and grandson.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。‎ ‎18. According to the talk, what is more common in the West than in China?‎ A. Using mobile payments. B. Using cash. C. Using credit cards.‎ ‎19. How many people use Alipay or WeChat Pay?‎ A. All people in China. B. Less than those who use PayPal.‎ C. Nearly everyone who has a smart phone in China.‎ ‎20. How are mobile payments described in the talk? ‎ A. Easy and convenient. B. Simple and free of charge. C. Popular but awkward to use.‎ 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，共计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。‎ A Food festivals are a common occurrence in the UK and take place in all sorts of places and at all sorts of times.‎ Are you a meat lover? Then why not try Meatopia? This three-day, London-based festival takes place at the end of August. In addition to a range of racially sourced meat products, from juicy burgers to tasty steaks, attendees can listen to live music, watch butchery demos, and attend informal meat-based workshops.‎ If you prefer a festival that will help you avoid any kind of meat or fish, then Vegfest is for you. This vegan-friendly event takes place in a range of UK places several times a year. Here you can enjoy a wide selection of freshly prepared vegan food, learn cooking tips and hear talks on nutrition to help you make the most of your plant-based food.‎ If you have a sweet tooth, then it could be that the National Honey Show, which started in 1921 and is the largest event of its kind, is the place for you to be. This three-day event attracts over 2, 000 entrants to their traditional competition, and offers lectures and workshops on beekeeping and, of course, honey.‎ If that didn’t suit you, what about a festival that is dedicated merely to strawberry? Strawberry, a festival of preserves, has been running for a decade. It includes a competition to find the best homemade strawberry sauce.‎ If you’d prefer something with a little more kick to it, then you could attend The Ginger and Spice Festival held in Market Drayton. It celebrates its town’s historic connection to Robert Clive, who returned from India with ginger.‎ While there’s no accounting for taste, the UK has something to offer most people. From large-scale festivities, to the smaller more amateur gatherings, one thing is certain: people are crazy about their food.‎ 21. What does Meatopia aim to offer?‎ A. Various local specialties. B. Meat-related activities.‎ C. Just meat-based products. D. Lessons on healthy diets.‎ ‎22. Which of the following is intended for people who favor sugar?‎ A. Vegfest. B. The National Honey Show.‎ C. Strawberry. D. The Ginger and Spice Festival.‎ ‎23. What do all the festivals have in common?‎ A. They are popular with some people. B. They last for no more than three days C. They have gained global recognition. D. They have promoted the local tourism.‎ B You are with me once in a while for nearly 20 years now. You never said why you chose me. I didn’t even think I was your type. I had always thought you went for the worrier, the unadventurous. But I am an outgoing girl. Maybe you were impressed with my demanding teaching career. Your past lovers come from all walks of life. I see them yell and accuse under your pressure.‎ I often keep you a secret. I refuse to let my identity be swept up in yours. Besides, sometimes when people talk about you, what they are concerned is how they know you, too and the ways to be relaxed and get away from anxiety. But you and they are only casual acquaintances—the intensity (强度) is incomparable.‎ I am writing now because I have noticed that we are growing apart. So there are things I want to say. I know my daily exercising annoys you; you’re nowhere to be seen when I’m reading our favourite books. I’ve noticed that you’re turned off by the way I’m eating fruits and vegetables. When I take the time to chat with a stranger or a friend, you often storm off. So I’ve decided it is time to start making plans of my own, despite not knowing what yours are.‎ I know we will always be in touch. You’ll visit me when I least expect it. But plan on being prepared. If we do eventually split for good, you should know you have changed me for the better. Because of you, I see that life is a fragile gift to be handled with awakened care and patience. So learn to keep you at bay by getting away from stress.‎ In short, appreciate you for what you have brought into my life but I ask you to give me the distance I need to live the lessons you have taught.‎ ‎24. The word “you” mentioned in the passage refers to ________.‎ A. a secret B. a bad feeling C. a teacher D. the author’s best friend ‎25. Which activity of the author will “you” like?‎ A. Reading her favorite books. B. Chatting with her friends happily.‎ C. Working out on regular basis. D. Doing demanding work and feeling stressed.‎ ‎26. What’s the author’s attitude towards “you”?‎ A. She is grateful to “you”. B. She has pity on “you”.‎ C. She can’t forgive “you”. D. She regrets treating “you” badly.‎ ‎27. Where is the passage probably taken from?‎ A. A poem. B. A guidebook. C. A diary. D. A biography.‎ C Every time we get on a plane, we’re asked to either turn off our phones or change them to flight mode—it’s for “security reasons”. But according to The Conversation website, having to turn our phones off on a plane is “a service issue, not a safety one”. When we speak on our phones in the air, they can cause interference to the aircraft’s radios and pilots can hear this interference in their headphones. “It’s the same noise you’ll be familiar with, if you put your mobile too close to a speaker,” the Mirror noted.“It is not safety-critical, but is annoying for sure.” Though speaking on a phone during a flight isn’t dangerous, from the viewpoint of service, it isn’t still a good idea.‎ When we make or receive a call on the ground, we connect to a cell tower that deals with all calls within an 80-kilometer radius (半径). As we move from place to place we are “handed on” to different cell towers. As US scientist Sven Bilen explains, for this system to work, there are “built-in” expectations: There shouldn’t be too many “handoffs” and people shouldn’t be traveling faster than car speeds. “Of course, phone users should be close to the ground.” he added. If we were to make phone calls while we flew, however, none of these expectations would be met. And even worse, our cellphones would stop working.‎ But now things are beginning to change. If we still can’t speak during a flight, we can use other phone functions. For example, Airbus A330 of Emirates Airlines has inflight WiFi to make passengers send and receive short messages in the air. In the future, as Bilen points out, it may be possible for air travelers to make and receive calls freely. The breakthrough could be “pico cells”, which are small cell towers on the plane itself. There would no longer be connections made between phones and the ground and therefore there would be no danger of disruption to phone service.‎ One day, perhaps, we will be chatting in the air as much as we chat on the ground.‎ 28. Why are passengers required to turn off their phones on a plane?‎ A. Because using phones will pose a threat to their safety.‎ B. Because using phones may cause annoying noise to pilots.‎ C. Because turning off phones can ensure passengers a better service.‎ D. Because phones will fail to be connected to the cell tower when in the air.‎ ‎29. How many “build-in” expectations are mentioned by Sven Bilen to help make a phone call?‎ A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.‎ ‎30. What can we infer from the passage?‎ A. People should travel slower than airplane speeds to make a phone call successfully.‎ B. Passengers are likely to make or receive phone calls freely on a plane in the future.‎ C. “Pico cells” has been applied by airlines to provide passengers with good phone service.‎ D. Passengers can receive calls on Airbus A330 of Emirates Airlines with the help of inflight WiFi.‎ ‎31. Where is the text most likely from?‎ A. A science fiction. B. A travel journal. C. A guidebook. D. A magazine.‎ D ‎ Buying green is now popular with many consumers.We choose environmentally friendly products, and we try to be conscious consumers. However, new research by the University of Arizona has found that it has no positive effect on psychological well-being (幸福感). It also has a more limited environmental benefit than the other option simply buying less.‎ The study followed 968 young adults over a number of years.Throughout the study, participants responded to online survey questions about their subjunctive well-being, their life satisfaction and their psychological distress (悲伤), as well as giving information about their levels of materialism and pro-environmental behaviors.‎ The study found that reduced consumption—buying less, repairing items instead of replacing them, avoiding impulse purchases and so on was linked to a higher level of personal well-being and a lower level of psychological distress, but green buying did not show such links.‎ Perhaps unsurprisingly, the study also found that young people with more materialistic values were less likely to engage in reduced consumption. This group did, however, engage with buying green activities. Researcher Sabrina Helm suggests that this may be because buying green is still buying so it still satisfies the materialists’ urge to accumulate new items.These people are called ‘green materialists’.‎ However, green materialists must still deal with the same consumption-related stresses as average materialists. If you buy and own a lot of stuff, it takes up a lot of head space. You have to worry about how to pay for it, and you have to manage all the stuff, worrying about how to keep it safe and how to keep it organized. As Helm notes, “The key is to reduce consumption and not just buy green stuff.Having less and buying less can actually make us more satisfied and happier.”‎ Understanding how materialistic values affect consumer behaviors, and how those behaviors in turn affect personal well-being, is important. However, Helm acknowledges that for many consumers, changing behaviors to consume less will be challenging. “We've been told since childhood that there’s a product for everything and it’s OK to buy, and it’s a good thing because that’s how the economy works,” She Said.‎ ‎32.What is the difference between buying less and buying green?‎ A.Buying less promotes personal well-being.‎ B.Buying less is based on materialistic values.‎ C.Buying green brings more life satisfaction.‎ D.Buying green contributes more to the environment.‎ ‎33.What problem does a green materialist usually have to face?‎ A.The burden of ownership. B.Worries about how to stay safe.‎ C.Stresses from average materialists. D.The difficulty finding green products.‎ ‎34.What does what Helm says in the last paragraph indicate?‎ A.It is natural to buy and sell things. B.It’s important to be wise consumers.‎ C.It’s good to buy what is needed. D.It’s not easy to make people buy less.‎ ‎35.What is the best title for the text?‎ A.Changes in Consumer Culture B.Buying Less for Your Happiness C.Green Consumption:A Choice for the Planet ‎ D.How Materialistic Values Affect Consumer Behaviors 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）‎ 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ How to enjoy being a teenager Being a teenager can be challenging with your hormones going wild. 36 Here are some really useful tips for you to have enjoyable teenage years. ‎ Setting individual expectations.‎ Everyone is different, especially in their teenage years. 37 Some teens prefer to spend their teenage years with friends, while others prefer to study and work; some prefer to be quiet wallflowers, while others are loud and don't care if they stand out.‎ ‎ 38 ‎ For lots of people, the teenage years are full of worries-stop paying so much attention to them! Many worries are based on what other people think, rather than what you think. Go ahead and do what you want to do, without factoring in the opinion of others; choose your own path in life, and don’t worry about what others think of your choices! Live it the way you want to. ‎ Work to improve your social skills.‎ Some teens have trouble with social interaction, with the reasons behind it varying. Since social interaction is necessary in order to succeed, it’s important to learn how to cope with shyness and social anxiety. Consider working with a friend or a family member of close age to develop your social skills. 39 ‎ Keep good relations with your family. ‎ Many teenagers become bad-tempered, withdrawn, and stop valuing family as much as they used to. Try to avoid this. Family is one of the most important connections in your life. 40 And plus, you see them every day. Why not make it nice to spend time with them?‎ A. Develop your sense of self.‎ B. Realize that the teen years are not all alike. ‎ C. Family members-especially parents probably worry about you during your teenage years.‎ D. But that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the teen years.‎ E. It’s the building blocks for all relationships you develop.‎ F. There’s really no “way” to enjoy being a teenager except for the “way” you make on your own!‎ G. It may not replace new social exchanges, but it’s good practice.‎ 第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第一节：（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ I come from one of those families where you have to yell at the dinner table to get in a word. Everyone has a strong 41 , and talks at the same time, and no one has a 42 leading to heated arguments. We often talk or even debate with each other on different topics.‎ ‎ 43 a family like mine has made me more 44 about the world around me, making me tend to question anything anyone tells me. But it has also made me realize that I’m not a good listener. And when I say “listening”, I’m not 45 to the nodding-your-head-and- 46 -answering-Uh-huh-or-Ooh-I-see variety. I mean the kind of listening where you find yourself deeply 47 with the person you’re ‎ speaking with, when his story becomes so 48 that your world becomes less about you and more about him. No, I was never very good at that.‎ I spent summer in South Africa two years ago. I worked for a good non-profit 49 called Noah, which works 50 on behalf of children affected by AIDS. But 51 you asked me what I really did in South Africa, I’d tell you one thing: I listened, and I listened. Sometimes I 52 , but mostly I listened.‎ And had I not spent two months 53 , I might have missed the 54 moment when a quiet little girl at one of Noah’s community centers, orphaned (孤儿) at the age of three, whispered after a long 55 , “I love you.”‎ ‎ 56 that summer, I knew how to hear. I could sit down with anyone and hear their 57 and nod and respond at the 58 time—but most of the time I was 59 about the next words out of my own mouth. Ever since my summer in South Africa, I have noticed that it’s in those moments when my mouth is closed and my 60 is wide open that I’ve learned the most about other people, and perhaps about myself.‎ ‎41. A. qualification B. influence C. opinion D. assumption ‎42. A. commitment B. problem C. schedule D. request ‎43. A. Belonging to B. Believing in C. Bringing up D.Struggling for ‎ ‎44. A. anxious B. curious C. nervous D. adventurous ‎45. A. objecting B. appealing C. turning D. referring ‎ ‎46. A. rudely B. loudly C. politely D. gratefully ‎47. A. identifying B. quarreling C. debating D. competing ‎48. A. vivid B. absurd C. mind-numbing D. time-consuming ‎49. A. school B. organization C. factory D. church ‎50. A. effortlessly B. timelessly C. aimlessly D. tirelessly ‎51. A. unless B. because C. although D. if ‎52. A. applauded B. spoke C. wept D. complained ‎53. A. studying B. traveling C. listening D. working ‎54. A. touching B. frustrating C. astonishing D. fascinating ‎55. A. delay B. course C. journey D. silence ‎56. A. Before B. After C. Except D. Since ‎57. A. needs B. stories C. comments D. cases ‎58. A. valuable B. free C. right D. same ‎59. A. talking B. arguing C. learning D. thinking ‎60. A. sympathy B. spirit C. mind D. family 第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)‎ 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式 ‎    Researchers find, not just daily walks or controlling salt in your diet, learning some hula dance steps 61. (be) also helpful in lowering your blood pressure. The hula is a dance developed by the Polynesians who 62. (original) settled in the Hawaiian Islands.‎ Native Hawaiians who participated in a blood-pressure-lowering programme involving their cultural dance of hula 63. (reduce) their blood pressure more than those who received standard education on diet and exercise. The participants said the hula helped meet their 64. (spirit) and cultural needs. ‎ These results may also be applied 65. other groups although the study was conducted in Native Hawaiians. They prove 66. idea that for most people, the best physical activity for their health is one that makes them 67. (breath) a little faster and gets their heart beating a little faster. 68. that's dancing, biking, swimming, or surfing, the key is to move more and more often. While the physical 69. (benefit) of dancing hula are clear, other positive impacts include creating social support and increasing self-confidence. Other similar cultural activities, especially those meeting national guidelines, and social and cultural activities 70. (motivate) people to make behavioral changes, could be used in a similar way in other local groups.‎ 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。‎ Yesterday on my way home, I saw the little boy playing just beside a construction site with iron sheets blocked it as a fence. I went over to warn him the potential danger. He smiled shy at me and walked away. Just at that moment, the fence falls down right there on the same spot which the kid was playing. I was shocked and hurried to see that he was hurt or something. But I saw him running away. He somehow panicked either. Miracles happen every day. We should always be sensitive and not let the noise of the world to deafen us and fail to notice small and amazing wonders of our planet.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 上周末，你和同学参加汤显祖文化艺术节的活动并担任外宾翻译志愿者。请你为班级英语角写一篇短文，介绍这次志愿者经历，内容包括：‎ 1. 工作内容； ‎ 2. 对志愿者工作的感想。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1.词数100左右； 2.短文题目和首句已为你写好。‎ The Experience of Volunteering Last weekend, I had an unforgettable experience in Tang Xianzu Art and Culture Festival, in which I volunteered to be an interpreter. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ 交大附中、龙岗中学第一次联考英语试题（答案）‎ 听力： 1—5 BCBCB 6—10 BAABC 11—15 BCACB 16—20 AACCA 阅读： 21-23 BBA 24-27. BDAC 28-31. BCBD 32-35AADB 36-40 DFAGE 完形: 41-45 CBABD 46-50 CAABD 51-55 DBCAD 56-60 ABCDC 语法填空：61. is 62. originally 63. reduced 64. spiritual 65.to 66. the ‎ ‎67.breathe 68. Whether 69.benefits 70. motivating 短文改错：‎ 1. the—a 2. blocked—blocking 3.him后加of/about 4. shy—shyly 5. falls—fell 6. which—where 7. that—whether/ if 8. either—too ‎ ‎9. world后的to 删除 10. and—but A model essay The experience of volunteering Last weekend, I had an unforgettable experience in Tang Xianzu Art and Culture Festival, in which I volunteered to be an interpreter. ‎ As scheduled, I went to the airport to pick up the distinguished foreign guests and helped them check in at the hotel. During their stay in the festival, the guests appreciated numerous works created by well-known artists in China. From my perspective, serving as a volunteer is not only a great contribution to our society but also beneficial to myself. When providing help for others, I can improve my communication skills. ‎ Therefore, I sincerely hope that everyone would be involved in the volunteering work.‎ 听力材料：‎ Text 1‎ W: Late again, Ted? This is getting to be a habit. I’d be surprised if you were on time.‎ M: Sorry, Miss Jamison. Did you see the fog on the weather report? It was dangerous to drive too fast.‎ W: Maybe you should leave home earlier… (1)‎ Text 2‎ M: How often do you call your parents, Janet? I call mine every Saturday and every Sunday.‎ W: I call my parents once a month. But they call me every two weeks. (2)‎ Text 3‎ M: Oh, no! My computer is not working! I have a paper due tomorrow morning, and the library is already closed.‎ W: Why don’t you use the computer lab on campus? They’re open until midnight.‎ M: Really? OK. I’d better run. Thanks for the tip! (3)‎ Text 4‎ M: I’ve got two more classes today. I’ll call you after classes.‎ W: Cool! I have to go to the gym out of school anyway, (4) so let’s just meet at the biggest movie theater of our city.‎ M: That sounds perfect. See you again later!‎ Text 5‎ M: Did you take notes in math class? If so, can I borrow them? (5) I wasn’t there because I was at an amusement park.‎ W: I do have some notes, but I am reading them right now. Maybe you should ask another one for help.‎ Text 6‎ W: I’m sending a letter to my friend by airmail. It’s not insured or anything, but how do I address it, again?‎ M: Well, obviously you have to write the name of the person or business in the center of the envelope.‎ W: Okay. What next?‎ M: On the second line, you write the address you are sending it to. (6) Good, like that. ‎ W: I got it now. On the last line, I write the city it’s going to and the district, right?‎ M: Don’t forget to write the return address in the upper-left corner in the same manner as the sending address.‎ W: Now I just need to get a proper postage stamp. (7)‎ Text 7‎ W: Stan, you’ve already finished your essay? I’ve been working on mine for two weeks, and I’ll need another week before it’s finished. (8)‎ M: I know, Jenny, (9) it’s a huge project — researching, thinking of an argument and then finding details that show the argument is true. ‎ W: That part only took me one week. But writing and rewriting, and then deleting and writing again…that’s killing me! (9)‎ M: That part didn’t bother me. ‎ W: What’s your secret? (10)‎ M: I write an outline: a basic plan of what I’m going to say. (10) And then I fill it in with topics for each paragraph. After that, I put notes about what details to include.‎ W: That sounds hard.‎ M: It’s easier than you think, and when it’s time to write, everything goes really smoothly. (10) I have an outline from last semester that I could show you, if you’re interested.‎ Text 8‎ W: Are you packing for another trip?‎ M: Yeah. On Saturday, I’m flying to Toronto.‎ W: Is this another engineering conference for work? (11)‎ M: No. I’m meeting with friends. But I earned so many miles by traveling for work that the ticket was free.‎ W: That’s impressive. You fly a lot. I’ve only been on a plane a few times.‎ M: Really? Don’t you travel with your dad?‎ W: No. He travels a lot because he is a banker, and he has an office in Japan. When he’s working in New York, we take the train to visit him. (12)‎ M: Oh, I thought you drove.‎ W: No, my mom dislikes driving in the city. Besides, the train is super relaxing.‎ M: What does your mom do for work?‎ W: She’s a nurse. But she gets the weekends off.‎ M: I see. Does she like New York? (13)‎ W: Actually, neither of us likes it that much. (13) But we love spending time with my dad there.‎ Text 9‎ M: Thanks for agreeing to this interview, Mrs. Rogers. My teacher wants me to interview someone who lived during the 1940s. ‎ W: Of course, Joey. What’s your first question?‎ M: Well, where were you living in 1940? (14)‎ W: In Minneapolis, Minnesota, where I was born and raised. (14)‎ M: Did you live with your family? (14)‎ W: Yes, with my parents and my younger brother. (14) In 1943, I moved to Washington D.C. by myself. I got a job as a typist for a newspaper.‎ M: What was D.C. like?‎ W: It was an exciting time to be living there. I got my interest in politics from being in the nation’s capital. When I moved to California, I went straight to Sacramento and got a job working for a state lawmaker.‎ M: Were you in California when the war ended?‎ W: No, I was still in D.C. I met my husband there, and we moved the following year, in 1946. (15)‎ M: How long did you work for the lawmaker?‎ W: Well, I was a secretary for that politician for two years. Then I had my two girls and stayed home for a few years. But as soon as they were old enough, I ran for office myself. (16)‎ M: Really? Did you win?‎ W: I did. I spent the next 20 years as a local politician. (16)‎ M: Wow. I’ve lived next door for years, (17) and I didn’t even know that!‎ Text 10‎ Ten years ago, everyone in China carried around a lot of cash with them. Credit cards were still not common, and most sellers did not have machines to accept bank cards. Nowadays, credit cards are still not as common as they are in the West, (18) but China has advanced past the Western world in one respect: nearly everyone who has a smart phone in China also has an account with Alibaba.com or WeChat. (19) Alibaba.com and WeChat are two of China’s largest and most successful Internet companies. Alipay and WeChat Pay can be linked to a bank account. (19) (20) Sending and receiving money is as simple as a few touches on a phone. (20) And China is rapidly becoming a cashless society. Using your phone as your wallet is much safer than carrying a lot of cash with you, and it’s easier to keep track of how much you spend. (20) It is only a matter of time before WeChat Pay and Alipay begin to challenge the American company PayPal for customers outside China. At least for now, China is setting a pretty good example.‎