浙江省浙北G22019-2020学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

浙江省浙北G22019-2020学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题

浙北G2期中联考 ‎2019学年第二学期高二英语试题 考生须知：‎ ‎1．本卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟；‎ ‎2．答题前，在答题卷指定区域填写班级、姓名、试场号、座位号；‎ ‎3．所有答案必须写在答题卷上，写在试卷上无效；‎ ‎4．考试结束后，只需上交答题卷。‎ 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。‎ ‎1. What will the man do tomorrow? ‎ ‎ A. Write his report. B. Catch a flight. C. Hand in his report. ‎ ‎2. What's Lucy good at? ‎ ‎ A. Teaching. B. Dressing. C. Cooking. ‎ ‎3. How much will the woman spend if she buys the dress? ‎ ‎ A. ￥1,700. B. ￥1,000. C. ￥700. ‎ ‎4. Why does the woman feel sorry? ‎ ‎ A. Because she refused the man. ‎ ‎ B. Because the man had an accident.‎ ‎ C. Because she ruined the man's party.‎ ‎5. What's the relationship between the speakers? ‎ ‎ A. Father and daughter. B. Teacher and student. C. Mother and son.‎ 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6、7题。‎ ‎6. Where is the man going? ‎ ‎ A. His home. B. The subway station. C. The shopping mall. ‎ ‎7. What time is it now? ‎ ‎ A. 6:10. B. 6:45. C. 6:55.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. Why does the man teach his mum video-chatting? ‎ ‎ A. He will work abroad. ‎ ‎ B. He wants to save money. ‎ ‎ C. He makes her fashionable. ‎ ‎9. What does the man's mum think of learning video-chatting? ‎ ‎ A. Easy. B. Interesting. C. Hard.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. How long has the man played basketball on the city team? ‎ ‎ A. For one year. B. For eleven months. C. For eight months. ‎ ‎11. How is the man's painting? ‎ ‎ A. Pretty good. B. Too bad. C. Just OK. ‎ ‎12. What are the speakers mainly talking about? ‎ ‎ A. Hobbies. B. Sports. C. Arts.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. What can we know about Malia Obama from the conversation? ‎ ‎ A. She obeyed her parents' order. ‎ ‎ B. She read many books in high school.‎ ‎ C. Her father graduated from Harvard‎ ‎University. ‎ ‎14. What will Malia do before going to university? ‎ ‎ A. Take one year's break. ‎ ‎ B. Travel across the country. ‎ ‎ C. Make friends in Hollywood. ‎ ‎15. Which university does the man prefer? ‎ ‎ A. Yale‎ ‎University. B. Oxford‎ ‎University. C. Harvard‎ ‎University. ‎ ‎16. What subject is the woman poor in? ‎ ‎ A. History. B. Math. C. Science.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. Where is the Chinese Kite Festival held this year? ‎ ‎ A. In China. B. In Sweden. C. In Switzerland. ‎ ‎18. What's the weather like during this year's Festival? ‎ ‎ A. Nice and clear. B. Cold and cloudy. C. Sunny and hot. ‎ ‎19. What group of people are attracted by the festival? ‎ ‎ A. Young people. B. People of middle age. C. People of almost all ages. ‎ ‎20. What events does the Festival have besides flying kites? ‎ ‎ A. Chinese paintings. B. Chinese songs. C. Chinese films.‎ 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A In the long history of human society, the motor vehicle (车辆) has killed and disabled more people than any bomb or weapon ever invented. Many of the accidents on the streets are mainly from bad behavior of drivers who refuses to respect the legal and moral(道德的) rights of others. So the killing on the road may be regarded as a social problem.‎ As a matter of fact, the enemies of society on wheels are rather harmless people who just act carelessly, you might say. But it is a principle both of law and common morality that carelessness is no excuse when one's actions could bring damage to others.‎ ‎　　It's reported that the psychological condition of the driver can account for as many as 80 percent of all automobile accidents. Emotional upsets can affect drivers' reactions, slow their judgment, and blind them to dangers that might otherwise be clear. The experts warn that it is important for every driver to make an effort to keep one's emotions under control.‎ ‎　　While the irresponsibility that led to much of the problem is not limited to drivers, street walkers regularly break traffic rules, and they are at fault in most vehicle-walker accidents; many cyclists even believe that they are not required to follow the basic rules of the road.‎ ‎　　Important legal advances have been made towards safer driving in the past few years. Safety standards for vehicle have been raised. In addition, speed limits have been lowered. Due to these measures, the accident rate has decreased. But the accident experts still worry because there has been little or no improvement in the way drivers behave. The only real and lasting solution, say the experts, is to convince ‎ people that driving is a skilled task requiring constant care and concentration. Those who fail to do all these things present a threat to those with whom they share the road.‎ ‎21. The passage is written ______‎ ‎　　A. To show that the motor vehicle is a very dangerous invention.‎ ‎　　B. To discuss traffic problems and suggest possible solutions.‎ ‎　　C. To promote understanding between careless drivers and street walkers. ‎ D. To warn drivers of the importance of safe driving.‎ ‎22. What is the purpose of mentioning the psychological condition of the driver in paragraph 3 ?‎ ‎　　A. To show an example of the various reasons for road accidents.‎ ‎　　B. To show how important it is for drivers to be emotionally healthy.‎ ‎　　C. To show some of the inaccurate opinions by researchers.‎ ‎　　D. To show the reason why people need the guidance from experts while driving.‎ ‎23. Who are NOT mentioned as being responsible for the road accidents?‎ ‎　　A. Careless bicycle-riders.‎ ‎　　B. Mindless people walking in the street.‎ ‎　　C. Irresponsible drivers.‎ D. Irresponsible vehicle makers.‎ B ‎ As is thought by many people, air pollution affected only the area around large cities with factories and heavy automobile traffic. At present, we realize that although these are the areas with the worst air pollution, the problem is worldwide. On several occasions over the past decade, a heavy cloud of air pollution has covered the east of the United States and brought health warnings in rural areas away from any major concentration of manufacturing and automobile traffic. In fact, the very climate of the entire earth may be infected by air pollution. Some scientists consider that the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide in the air resulting from the burning of fossil fuels (coal and oil) is creating a "greenhouse effect"—conserving heat reflected from the earth and raising the world's average temperature. If this view is correct and the world's temperature is raised only a few degrees, much of the polar ice cap will melt and cities such as New York, Boston, Miami, and New Orleans will be in water. ‎ Another view, less widely held, is that increasing particular (颗粒) matter in the atmosphere is blocking sunlight and lowering the earth's temperature—a result that would be equally disastrous. A drop of just a few degrees could create something close to a new ice age, and would make agriculture difficult or impossible in many of our top farming areas. Today we do not know for sure that either of these conditions will happen (though one recent government report drafted by experts in the field concluded that the greenhouse effect is very possible) Perhaps, if we are lucky enough, the two tendencies will offset each other and the world's temperature will stay about the same as it is now. Driven by economic profits, people neglect the damage on our environment caused by the "advanced civilization". Maybe the air pollution is the price the human beings have to pay for their development. But is it really worthwhile? ‎ ‎24. As to the greenhouse effect, the author ______‎ ‎　　A. share the same view with the scientist. ‎ ‎　　B. thinks that it will destroy the world soon.‎ ‎　　C. rejects it as being baseless.‎ ‎　　D. is uncertain of its occurrence. ‎ ‎25. The word "offset" in the second paragraph could be replaced by ______.‎ ‎　　A. make up for B. slip into C. set up D. catch up with ‎ ‎26. It can be concluded that ______‎ ‎　　A. raising the world's temperature only a few degrees would not do much harm to life on earth. ‎ ‎　　B. lowering the world's temperature merely a few degrees would lead major farming areas to disaster. ‎ ‎　　C. almost no temperature changes have occurred over the past decade. ‎ D. the world's temperature will remain constant in the years to come. ‎ C As a kid, Joanna Buckley wasn't interested in science—until she had a chance to try it. That happened when she got a chemistry set for Christmas.‎ ‎"Over the course of a few weeks, I'd completed every experiment. But in the process, I polluted my parent's dining room carpet and burnt the kitchen worktop with the spirit burner," she says.‎ Now science is Buckley's job. She works in the chemistry department at the University of Sheffield in England. "I realize, first-hand, how important it is to have something or someone to show you why science ‎ is great," she says. Now the good news is that citizen science appears.‎ Citizen science takes the fun of experimenting a step further than Buckley's at-home chemistry kit. That's because these experiments are real, looking for novel answers.‎ ‎"Compared with a one-off experiment, what's cool about citizen science is that students get that this has a purpose," says Prunuske, who teaches microbiology and immunology at a medical college." Students want to do a good job, because they know scientists are going to use the new data in their own research."‎ Jennifer Long's job is to coordinate (协调) education and outreach. She agrees with Prunuske. "Kids like that it's real. And they like that it's important, that it matters." Citizen-science projects have made big discoveries. One found a previously unknown galaxy cluster(星系团). Another project helped assess how much damage a big earthquake had caused in Japan. And one of the first citizen-science projects helped scientists learn where Monarch butterflies go every winter.‎ Some adults worry about teens losing interest in science. That's one reason they hope that fun, exciting citizen-science projects can help them keep engaged, Long says. And she has some evidence that it's working. "Last year, we did have a couple of students say, 'I really think I want to be a scientist now.'"‎ 27. What is the purpose of paragraph 2?‎ A. To support trials can make teens interested in science. ‎ B. To prove failure is the mother of success in science.‎ C. To state Buckley has a talent for science.‎ D. To praise Buckley for her strong will.‎ 28. Why is citizen science more fun?‎ A. It needs to seek for new solutions.‎ B. It carries out experiments frequently.‎ C. It must carry out experiments in groups.‎ D. It demands to handle complex problems.‎ 29. What can we know from what Prunuske said?‎ A. She participated in the experiment.‎ B. She took pride in what students took up.‎ C. Citizen science is popular with students.‎ D. Scientists are willing to employ students.‎ ‎30. What is Long's attitude towards citizen science?‎ A. Concerned. B. Supportive. C. Doubtful. D. Unclear.‎ 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。选项中有两项为多余选项。‎ Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, Chinese governments have introduced policies and measures to respond to the epidemic (传染病) and help people get through difficult times. Here we list some of the policies and measures that have been rolled out.‎ ‎1. 　31　‎ Apart from confirmed patients, suspected patients are also able to get subsidies (补助) to cover medical costs related to the novel coronavirus, according to a policy announced by the Ministry of Finance, the National Healthcare Security Administration and the National Health Commission on Jan 27 to supplement the previous one issued on Jan 22. 　32　.‎ ‎2. Employees should get paid during quarantine (隔离)‎ Employees who are infected with the novel coronavirus, suspected patients or close contacts of the infected should still get paid while being quarantined and treated or under medical observation, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security announced on Jan 24.‎ ‎3. 　33　‎ The State Grid, the country's largest power transmission company, took measures to ensure 24/7 power supply in hospitals to treat patients infected with the novel coronavirus. ‎ ‎4. Simplified funerals, no wedding parties The Ministry of Civil Affairs on Jan 31 advised the public to simplify funerals and cancel wedding dinner parties in order to reduce possible transmission of the novel coronavirus.‎ The ministry said local governments should guide the public to make funeral arrangements simple and fast, and avoid gatherings. 　34　. Registration centers in many places have put off services on the basis of local epidemic control and prevention work requirements.‎ ‎5. Psychological support stressed ‎　35　, the National Health Commission has issued a guideline to help lower the risk of developing mental problems, to patients confirmed of contracting the virus, front-line medical workers and disease prevention and management staff placed on the highest level.‎ A. Power supply guaranteed B. Treatment bills of infected patients subsidized C. The targets are the people under 18 whose parents are isolated during the outbreak D. To handle anxiety and mental health concerns caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak E. Efforts should be made to disinfect marriage registration centers as well as monitor registrants' body temperatures F. It also called for improved sharing of job vacancy information on websites run by governments and colleges to help students keep updated on the job market G. Financial aid will be offered to confirmed and suspected patients alike after payments by medical insurance, serious illness insurance and assistance programs 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ Ryan Hickman was born into an American family. When he was three years old, Ryan Hickman visited a　36　center in California and found what he wanted to do most.　37　, the next day as he greeted his dad, Damion, he made a(n)　38　, "I'm going to　39　all the bottles and cans from everyone in the neighborhood. I'll start a new　40　myself!" ‎ It's never too　41　to start a business, though there were no other staff but himself when the company was started. Today, Ryan, aged seven, the world's　42　garbage man, is the CEO, manager and　43　of Ryan's Recycling Company. Though Ryan says he doesn't remember what made it all start, he remains　44　about what he is doing. When 　45　 why he did so, he said, "It's because bottles get to the ocean, and then animals get sick and die." Ryan's neighbors have been　46　to the little boy's knocking for their recycled goods. More and more　47　ones call to ask for a pickup or even　48　bags of bottles and cans at Hickman's door. At school, Ryan's favorite activity is helping the dustmen　49　the trash and taking away the recyclable. "My wife and I support him and we told him that whenever he wants to　50　, he can," Damion said. "I want to see him with friends, but the recycling just makes him　51　. He has actually　52　five of his friends to join him." ‎ According to Damion, Ryan has　53　over $11,000 through recycling bottles and cans. Ryan says he wants to buy a large trash truck to be　54　with enough garbage and become a　55　garbage man. ‎ ‎36. A. financial B. delivering C. recycling D. industrial ‎37. A. Terribly B. Amazingly C. Simply D. Ridiculously ‎38. A. notice B. speech C. announcement D. explanation ‎39. A. throw up B. throw out C. pick out D. pick up ‎40. A. investigation B. research C. campaign D. business ‎41. A. early B. old C. weak D. late ‎42. A. cleverest B. busiest C. wealthiest D. youngest ‎43. A. customer B. employer C. employee D. trainee ‎ ‎44. A. energetic B. enthusiastic C. unbearable D. comfortable ‎45. A. consulted B. questioned C. investigated D. reminded ‎46. A. opposed B. addicted C. accustomed D. devoted ‎47. A. instructive B. supportive C. aggressive D. persuasive ‎48. A. throw away B. turn down C. lay down D. settle down ‎49. A. desert B. circulate C. separate D. weed ‎50. A. start B. continue C. back D. quit ‎51. A. relaxed B. upset C. delighted D. exhausted ‎52. A. persuaded B. urged C. forced D. instructed ‎53. A. raised B. saved C. wasted D. spent ‎ ‎54. A. surrounded B. loaded C. equipped D. carried ‎55. A. kind B. generous C. true D. wealthy 非选择题部分 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ Keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways to improve our English writing abilities.  56  (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes  57 (little) time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English.  58  we can keep this practice, gradually we'll learn how to express ‎ ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many difficulties. In the first place, it often happens  59  we have trouble finding appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many 60  (idiom) ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English 61 (proper).‎ As far as I am concerned, my  62  (suggest) is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something 63  (beat) us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is  64  great use to keep a diary in English for  65  development of our writing skills.‎ 第四部分：写作（满分40分）‎ 第一节：应用文写作（满分15分）‎ 假设你是中学生李华，你的美国交换生好友Sofia因为新型冠状病毒爆发而无法去学校参加汉语课程，因此向你咨询如何在家学习汉语，请你给出相应的建议。内容包括：‎ 1. 写信目的；‎ 2. 提出建议并说明理由。‎ 注意: ‎ ‎1. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ ‎2. 词数：80词左右 参考词汇：新型冠状病毒 the novel coronavirus Dear Sofia,‎ ‎________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, ‎ ‎ Li Hua 第二节 概要写作（满分25分）‎ ‎ 阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的概要。‎ Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely. The"standard" retirement age varies from country to country, but it is generally between 50 and 70, according to the latest statistics, 2011. However, for a long time, people have got into an argument about whether the age of retirement should be increased or reduced in their countries.‎ There are several arguments for allowing older people to continue working as long as they are able. Many people think that older employees have a large amount of knowledge and experience which can be lost to a business or organization if they are made to retire. Besides, older employees are often extremely faithful employees and are more willing to implement company policies than the young. A more important point is regarding the attitudes in society to older people. To force someone to resign or retire at 60 or 65 indicates that the society does not value the input of these people and that their useful life is over.‎ Allowing older people to work indefinitely (无限地), however, is not always a good policy. Some people took the strong view that age alone is no guarantee of ability. Many young employees have more experience or skills than older staff, who may have been stuck in one area for most of their working lives. Having compulsory retirement allows new ideas in an organization. On the other hand, older people should be rewarded by society for their life's labor by being given generous pensions and the freedom to enjoy leisure. They can have time to do whatever they like, that is, they can have their own plans or roles and ‎ achieve their retirement goals.‎ With many young people unemployed or frustrated in low-level positions, there are often calls to compulsorily (强制地) retire older workers. However, this can affect the older individual's freedom and right to work. In my opinion, giving workers more choices over their retirement age will benefit society and the individual.‎ ‎________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ 浙北G2期中联考 ‎2019学年第二学期高二英语答题卷 ‎ ‎ 第一部分 ‎ 听力（共两节，满分30分，共20小题，每小题1.5分）‎ ‎1‎ ‎2‎ ‎3‎ ‎4‎ ‎5‎ ‎6‎ ‎7‎ ‎8‎ ‎9‎ ‎10‎ ‎11‎ ‎12‎ ‎13‎ ‎14‎ ‎15‎ ‎16‎ ‎17‎ ‎18‎ ‎19‎ ‎20‎ ‎ ‎ 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）‎ ‎21‎ ‎22‎ ‎23‎ ‎24‎ ‎25‎ ‎26‎ ‎27‎ ‎28‎ ‎29‎ ‎30‎ ‎ ‎ 第二节（共5个小题；每小题2分，满分10分）‎ ‎31‎ ‎32‎ ‎33‎ ‎34‎ ‎35‎ ‎ ‎ 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）‎ ‎36‎ ‎37‎ ‎38‎ ‎39‎ ‎40‎ ‎41‎ ‎42‎ ‎43‎ ‎44‎ ‎45‎ ‎46‎ ‎47‎ ‎48‎ ‎49‎ ‎50‎ ‎51‎ ‎52‎ ‎53‎ ‎54‎ ‎55‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 非选择题部分 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）‎ ‎56.___________ 57.___________ 58.___________ 59.___________ 60.___________‎ ‎61.___________ 62.___________ 63.___________ 64.___________ 65.___________‎ ‎ ‎ 第四部分：写作（满分40分）‎ 第一节：应用文写作（满分15分）‎ Dear Sofia,‎ ‎________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, ‎ ‎ Li Hua 第二节 ‎ 概要写作（满分25分）‎ ‎ ‎ ‎_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ‎ 浙北G2期中联考 ‎2019学年第二学期高二英语参考答案 ‎ ‎ 一、听力：30分 ‎1-5 CCBAA 6-10 BBACB 11-15 CACAB 16-20 ABACB ‎ ‎ ‎ 二、阅读：35分 ‎21. BBD 24. DAB 27. AACB ‎31-35 BGAED ‎ ‎ 三、完形：30分 ‎36-40 CBCDD 41-45 ADCBB 46-50 CBCCD 51-55 CABBC ‎ ‎ 四、语法填空：10分 ‎56. Compared 57. less 58. If 59. that 60. idiomatic ‎ ‎61. properly 62. suggestion 63. beats 64. of 65. the ‎ ‎ 五、应用文写作：15分 Dear Sofia,‎ Knowing that you are unable to attend your Chinese lessons due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, I am quite willing to offer you some advice on how to improve your Chinese competence at home.‎ First, you can register for some online courses and practice by yourself as mastering a language do require large amounts of practice. And I’d also like to recommend that you read some Chinese storybooks online, which will contribute a lot to enlarging your vocabulary. Additionally, idiomatic Chinese is easily accessible to you through Chinese movies and songs.‎ I genuinely hope the suggestions will turn out beneficial. Wish you all the best!‎ ‎ Yours sincerely,‎ Li Hua ‎ ‎ 六、 概要写作：25分 One possible version There has been a debate about the right retirement age. (要点1) Some argue that older people should not be forced to retire because of their advantages in workplaces like richer experience and loyalty, otherwise, both their contributions and value are actually not recognized.(要点2) However, opponents believe in more strengths possessed by young employees and earlier retirement as a reward for the elderly.(要点3）Maybe it will be beneficial to both society and individual by leaving the issue to the elderly themselves. （要点4）‎ 听力原文 Text 1 ‎ W: You’d better get started on your report. You know that you have to hand it in at 8:30 tomorrow morning! (1)‎ M: Oh, my weekend is flying away. ‎ ‎ ‎ Text 2 ‎ W: Richard, Lucy’s going to tell me how to dress.‎ M: She ought to stick to the things she knows more about, like cooking.(2)‎ ‎ ‎ Text 3 ‎ M: This dress is really nice on you. ‎ W: But look at the price label, 1,700 yuan. (3) I can’t afford it. ‎ M: Luckily it has a discount today. It will cut 700 yuan when you purchase more than 1,000 yuan. (3) ‎ ‎ ‎ Text 4‎ W: Sorry, my birthday was ruined by me personally by an incident a few days ago. Now I would rather stay away from any birthday party.‎ M: Oh, sorry. I know you would refuse my invitation. (4)‎ ‎ ‎ Text 5 ‎ W: My heart has been full of thoughts of you and Mum ever since we parted last month.‎ M: Your mum and I are missing you, too. (5) We hope you could enjoy your overseas college life.‎ ‎ ‎ Text 6 ‎ W: Luke, could you come to the subway station near our house to send me an umbrella? (6) I left mine at my office. ‎ M: OK, but there’s only one at home now. Mom and Dad went to the mall for shopping just now. ‎ W: The raincoat is OK too.‎ M: That’s a good idea. Dear sister, wait me 10 minutes. I’ll be there at 6:55. (7)‎ W: OK.‎ ‎ ‎ Text 7 ‎ M: Mum, I bought a smart phone for you. Next month I will go to work in Thailand, you can still connect with me on the Internet. (8)‎ W: But I really don’t know how to use it. It’s difficult for the old to learn new things. (9)‎ M: It’s OK. You just need to learn how to chat through video with others. Firstly I’ll download a software for you. Then I’ll teach you how to chat…‎ W: Wait, wait… I can’t follow you. (9)‎ ‎ ‎ Text 8 ‎ W: What kind of things do you like to do in your free time? (12)‎ M: I like playing basketball. I play on a city team every Saturday afternoon since last August.‎ W: So it will be a full year till next month. (10)‎ M: Yeah. But it’s not the only thing I like to do. I also enjoy painting. It’s great for relaxing myself.‎ W: Really? Are you pretty good at it?‎ M: Not too bad. But I’m not Picasso. (11) How about you? What do you like to do?‎ W: Well, a couple of times a month I go hiking to Green‎ ‎Mountain with some friends.‎ M: It sounds wonderful. I want to try it sometime. ‎ ‎ ‎ Text 9 ‎ W: Have you heard that the former American president, Barack Obama’s daughter Malia Obama would be attending Harvard‎ ‎University after she graduates from high school? (13)‎ M: Then she will be following her father’s footsteps? (13)‎ W: Yes. But, before she buries herself in those books in Harvard‎ ‎University, she’ll be taking a year’s break. (14)‎ M: What will she do?‎ W: Her parents said they didn’t know what she planned to do, but perhaps it would have something to do with Hollywood. ‎ M: Cool. Lisa, do you want to take one year’s break before going to the university?‎ W: No. By the way, my dream school is Yale‎ ‎University. What about you?‎ M: For me, no school is better than Oxford‎ ‎University. (15) ‎ W: Right. What did you get in our final exams?‎ M: I got an F in math. It’s too difficult for me. I did better in other subjects, 3 As and 2 Bs. What about you?‎ W: I failed in history, but I got an A in science. (16)‎ ‎ ‎ Text 10 ‎ M: Over a thousand people have come together in Stockholm‎, ‎Sweden to take part in this year’s Chinese Kite Festival. (17) The 2017 edition of the Chinese Kite Festival is the 8th put on by the Stockholm Chinese Association. David Liu is the President of the Association. “Almost every year the weather is good during the kite festival. This year is the same—the blue skies and the gentle wind, which is ideal for flying kites. (18) This event is good for the cultural exchange between China and Sweden.” The annual kite festival is not only a Chinese event. People from all places in Sweden turn out every year to take part in the event, which continues to grow in popularity every year. Jon Johansson, a local museum expert, says the event attracts kite flyers aged from 2 to 70. (19) And it is a great way to celebrate the changing seasons in the city. Beyond flying kites, the Festival also included other events such as Chinese singing and dancing, as well as Kungfu shows. (20) ‎