江西省赣州市十四县市2022学年高一英语期中联考试题

2022-2022学年第一学期赣州市十四县（市）期中联考高一英语试卷第Ⅰ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.WhyisthemangoingtoNewYork?A.Toworkthere.B.Tovisitafriend.C.Tohaveavacation.2.Howwillthemangotothemeetinghall?A.Onfoot.B.Bycar.C.Byunderground.3.Whatisthemangoingtodotomorrow?A.MeetMr.Johnson.B.Seeadentist.C.Sendane-mail.4.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inaticketoffice.B.Inapoliceoffice.C.Inapostoffice.5.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?A.Whentheboatracebegins.B.Whattheywillwatchontelevision.C.Whytheyliketowatchthesportsnews.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Whatisthewoman’sopinionaboutherjobinthePeaceCorp?A.Itisboring.B.Itisenjoyable.C.Itisawasteoftime.7.WhatdoesthewomanthinkisthemostexcitingthinginthePeaceCorp?A.Movingtoanewoffice.B.Learningaboutanotherculture.C.Fittingintoadifferentcommunity.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatdoweknowaboutthegirl?-15-A.Sheis12yearsold.B.Shedoesn’thaveboyclassmates.C.Shedoesn’thaveFrenchclassesatschool.9.Whendoesthegirl’sdanceclassbegineveryday?A.At7:00a.m.B.At8:30a.m.C.At10:30a.m.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A.Thewomaneatslotsoffruit.B.Thewomanoftenhascolds.C.Themanisoftenoffsick.11.Whatadvicedoesthemangivetothewoman?A.Giveupsmoking.B.Drinkmorewater.C.Takeregularbreaks.12.Howoftendoesthemanthinkthewomanshouldswim?A.Onceaweek.B.Twiceaweek.C.Threetimesaweek.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatwillthemandothissummervacation?A.Visithisfriend.B.Workforacompany.C.TravelaroundEurope.14.WheredoBill’srelativeslive?A.InLithuania.B.InFrance.C.InGermany.15.Howwillthemancollectmoneyfornextterm?A.Bydoingapart-timejob.B.ByborrowingabitfromBill.C.Byborrowingabitfromthewoman.16.Whatdoesthemanthinkofhiscomingvacation?A.Boring.B.Meaningful.C.Short.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatistheshowabout?A.Gardening.B.Healthyliving.C.Virginiatourism.18.Howlongwilltheshowlast?A.Fourdays.B.Ninedays.C.Tendays.19.Whereistheshow?A.Behindthezoo.B.Infrontofthestadium.C.OppositetheOceanPark.20.WhatwillChrisRickensdointheshow?A.Makeaspeech.B.Organizetheshow.C.Sellgardeningsupplies.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）-15-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。ADiaryofaDo-it-YourselfBookThisbookbasedonGregHefley'sown"diary"letskidsexpressthemselvesinanexcitingway．Inthebook,kidswillbeasked:Whatwasthebestdreamyouhaveeverhad?Theworstthingyouhaveevereaten?Thebestsecretyouhaveeverheard?ThisDo-It-YourselfBookisuniqueandspecialbecauseithasblankpagesforreaderstowritetheirownstoriesandkeeptheirowndiaries．Author:JeffKinneyListPrice:$10．95Price:$6．57BuyitonAmazon．com．Yousave:$4．38（40%）TraintoSomewhereMarianne,headingwestwithfourteenotherchildrenonatrain,issurehermotherwillshowupatoneofthestationsalongtheway.Stopafterstopgoesby,andthereisnosignofhermotherinthecrowdsthatcometolookoverthechildren.NooneshowsanyinterestinadoptingshyMarianne,either.Butthatisallright.Shehastohefreeforhermothertoclaimher.Thenthetrainstoppedatitsfinalstop,atowncalledSomewhere...Author:EveBuntingListPrice:$6．95Price:$6．95BuyitonAmazon．com．Yousave:$0．00（0%）ChineseChildren'sFavoriteStoriesThisvolumeofbelovedChinesestoriescontainsadelightfulselectionfromthestoreofChineselegend.DiscovermanydelightfulanimalcharactersaswellasChangeandGuanYin.Retoldforaninternationalaudience,thestorieswithbeautifulpictureswillgivechildrenagedsixtoteninothercountriesachancetolearnaboutboththetraditionandcultureofChina.Author:MingmeiYipListPrice:$18．95Price:$12．89BuyitonAmazon．com．Yousave:$6．06（32%）TheWayScienceWorksTheperfectintroductiontoshowhowscienceexplainstheworldaroundus!Eye-openingexperimentsandextraordinaryphotographybringsciencetolife．Discoverscienceinactionfromtheprinciplesthatexplaineverydayfactstothetheoriesbehindthetechnologyintoday'sfast-movingworld.Fulloffacts-15-aboutfamousscientists,technologynewsandmore．Author:RobinKerrodListPrice:$24．99Price:$16．49BuyitonAmazon．com．Yousave:$8．50（34%）21．Amazon．comgivesnodiscounton.A．DiaryofaDo-It-YourselfBookB．TheWayScienceWorksC．ChineseChildren'sFavoriteStoriesD．TraintoSomewhere22．ChineseChildren'sFavoriteStoriesiswrittenfor____,A．Chinesechildrenaged6to10B．teenagersinothercountriesC．foreignchildrenaged6to10D．juniorstudentsinothercountries23．Whosebookwouldyouliketoreadifyouareinterestedinscienceandtechnology?A．JeffKinney's．B．RobinKerrod's．C．MingmeiYip's．D．EveBunting's．BGeographyonceplayedabigroleinhowwechoseourfriends,butthatischangingfast.Inthepast,itcouldbedifficulttokeepuparelationshipwithsomeonefromthenexttown,nottomentionsomeonefromadifferentstateorcountry.ThesedaystheInternethasmadeiteasierthanevertomeetfriendsonline,whetherthosefriendsliverightdownthestreetorhalfwayaroundtheworld.Infact，thisabilitytobringtogetherdifferentpeoplefromdifferentwalksoflifeisoneofthegreatadvantagesoftheInternet.Ifyouhavealwayswantedtomeetfriendsonlinefromaroundtheworld,allyouneedtodoislogonandsearch.Theprocessofmeetingnewfriendsonlinecanbeafunnewadventure,andmanypeoplehavefoundagreatnumberoffriendsfromallovertheworldusingthepoweroftheInternet.Inmanywaystheabilitytomeetfriendsonlineisanextension(延伸)ofthepenpalsweusedtohaveaskids.Backthenwewouldwaitpatientlybythemailboxforthosepenpalletterstoarrive.Andontheothersideoftheworld,ourspecialfriendswouldanticipatethesamekindofthingtohappen.TheInternetagehastakenthatpenpalagetoawhollynewlevel,makingiteasierthanevertomeetfriends.Withjustaclickofamouseyoucanmeetfriendsonlinefromfarawaylands,sharingstoriesandexperiencesorjustspendingsometimechattingtogether.Anumberofwebsiteshavemadeiteveneasiertomeetfriends,andthosewithaninterestinthiscandefinitelycheckthosewebsitesout.Thesespecialized-15-websitesallowpeoplefromaroundtheworldtoquicklyandeasilymeetfriendsonlinewithjustaclickofamouse.24．Accordingtothepassage,withthehelpoftheInternet,peoplenow________.A．keepuparelationshipwithothersmoreeasilyB．candomoreadventuresthantheyusedtoC．totallyneedn’tmeetfriendsbywritinglettersD．canmakemoreclosefriendsthanever25．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“anticipate”inthepassageprobablymean?A．Expect.　　　B．Check.C．Accept.D．Worry.26．Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsus________.A．itisdifficulttofindapenpalB．penpalshavenowbeenoutofdateC．tobeapenpal,youshouldbepatientD．meetingfriendsonlineisfasterthanusual27．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A．writingletterstopenpalsisnolongerpopularB．meetingfriendsonlineisconvenientandfastC．websitesmakepeopleknoweachotherbetterD．therearemanycountrieswhichwehaveneverheardofCBornonSeptember24,1896,F.ScottFitzgerald,anAmericannovelist,wasonceastudentofSt.PaulAcademy,theNewmanSchoolandattendedPrincetonUniversityforashortwhile.In1917hejoinedthearmyandwaspostedinAlabama,wherehemethisfuturewifeZeldaSayre.Thenhehadtomakesomemoneytoimpressher.Hislifewithherwasfullofgreathappiness,ashewroteinhisdiary,“MyownhappinessinthepastoftenapproachedsuchjoythatIcouldshareitevenwiththepersondearesttomebuthadtowalkitawayinquietstreetsandtakedownpartsofitinmydiary.”ThisSideofParadise,hisfirstnovel,waspublishedin1920.Encouragedbyitssuccess,Fitzgeraldbegantodevotemoretimetohiswriting.ThenhecontinuedwiththenovelTheBeautifulandDamned(1922),acollectionofshortstoriesTalesoftheJazzAge(1922),andaplayTheVegetable(1923).ButhisgreatestsuccesswashisnovelTheGreatGatsby,publishedin1925,whichquicklybroughthimpraise-15-fromtheliteraryworld.Yetitfailedtogivehimtheneededfinancialsecurity.Then,in1926,hepublishedanothercollectionofshortstoriesAlltheSadYoungMen.However,Fitzgerald’sproblemswithhiswifeZeldaaffectedhiswriting.Duringthe1920shetriedtoreorderhislife,butfailed.By1930,hiswifehadherfirstbreakdownandwenttoaSwissclinic.DuringthisperiodhecompletednovelsTenderIstheNightin1934andTheLoveoftheLastTycoonin1940.WhilehiswifewasinhospitalintheUnitedStates,hegottotallyaddictedtoalcohol.SheilaGraham,hisdearfriend,helpedhimfighthisalcoholism.28.HowmanynovelswrittenbyFitzgeraldarementionedinthepassage?A.5.B.6.C.7.D.8.29.WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectordertodescribeFitzgerald’slifeaccordingtothepassage?a.Hebecameaddictedtodrinking.b.HestudiedatSt.PaulAcademy.c.HepublishedhisfirstnovelThisSideofParadise.d.TheGreatGatsbywonhighpraise.e.Hefailedtoreorderhislife.f.HejoinedthearmyandmetZelda.A.f－c－e－a－b－dB.b－e－a－f－c－dC.f－d－e－c－b－aD.b－f－c－d－e－a30.WecaninferfromthepassagethatFitzgerald.A.hadmadesomemoneywhenhenetZeldainAlabamaB.waswelleducatedandwelloffbeforeheservedC.wouldhavecompletedmoreworksifhiswifehadn’tbrokendownD.helpedhisfriendgetridofdrinkingwhilehiswifewasinhospital31.Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A.F.ScottFitzgerald’slife.B.F.ScottFitzgerald’snovels.C.F.ScottFitzgerald’swife.D.F.ScottFitzgerald’scontribution.DOldagemaynotsoundexciting.Butrecentfindingsoffergoodnewsforolderpeopleandforpeopleworriedaboutgettingolder.Researchersfoundthatpeoplebecomehappierandexperiencelessworryaftertheyreachtheageof50.Infact,theysaybytheageof85,peoplearehappierwiththeirlifethantheywerewhen-15-theywere18yearsold.Thefindingscamefromasurveyofmorethan340,000adultsintheUnitedStates.TheGallupOrganizationquestionedthembytelephonein2022.Atthattime,thepeoplewerebetweentheagesof18and85.Theresearchersaskedquestionsaboutemotionslikehappiness,sadnessandworry.Theyalsoaskedaboutmentaloremotionalstress.ArthurStoneintheDepartmentofPsychiatryandBehavioralScienceatStonyBrookUniversityinNewYorkledthestudy.Histeamfoundthatlevelsofstresswerethehighestamongadultsbetweentheagesof24and25.Thefindingsshowedthatstresslevelsdroppedsharplyafterpeoplereachedtheirfifties.Thestudyalsoshowedthatmenandwomenhavesimilarfeelingpatternsastheygrowolder.However,womenatallagesreportedmoresadness,stressandworrythanmen.Researcherssaytheydonotknowwhyhappinessincreasesaspeoplegetolder.Onetheoryisthat,aspeoplegrowolder,theygrowmorethankfulforwhattheyhaveandhavebettercontroloftheirfeelings.Theyalsospendlesstimethinkingaboutbadexperiences.ProfessorStonesaystheemotionalpatternscouldbelinkedtochangesinhowpeopleseetheworld,ormaybeevenchangesinbrainchemistry.Theresearchersalsoconsideredpossibleinfluenceslikehavingyoungchildren,beingunemployedorbeingsingle.Buttheyfoundthatinfluenceslikethesedidnotaffectthelevelsofhappinessandwellbeingrelatedtoage.32．AccordingtothesurveyoftheGallupOrganizationpeoplearemostlikelytobecomehappier________.A．whentheycometotheiroldageB．whentheyarebetweentheagesof18and85C．whentheyareintheirtwentiesD．whentheyare18yearsold33．AccordingtoArthurStone,oldpeoplemay________.A．knowhowtospendmoneywiselyB．haveapositiveattitudetowardstheirlifeC．controltheirbehaviorsbetterD．dreamaboutgoodthingseveryday-15-34．Whowouldprobablyshowthegreatestinterestinthepassage?A.Thosewhofeelunhappyallthetime.B.Thosewhoaresingleandunemployed.C.ThosewhoareworriedaboutgettingoldD.Thosewhosufferfrommentalstress35．Thepassagetellsus__________?A．TheYounger,theHappierB．TheYoungAreHappierThantheOldC．WomenAreEasiertoBeHappyinLifeD．GettingOlderMeansGettingHappier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。Healthisthemostimportantthingintheworld.Nothingismoreimportantthanhealth.Ifonetakesawayourmoney,houses,carsorevenourclothes,wecanstillsurvive.36Thatiswhywealwaystrytoeatinahealthywayandexerciseoften.Howcanwekeephealthy?Inordertoeathealthily,Iusuallyavoideatingfoodhighinfat,likeFrenchfriesorcookies,whicharejunkfood.37Besides,Ionlyeatalittlemeat.38Takingexerciseeverydayhelpsusbuildastrongbody.Regularexerciseisanimportantpartofkeepingmehealthy.What’smore,Ithinkfriendsareanimportantpartofone’shealth.39IalwaysfeelbetterwhenIamwithfriendsthanIamalone.WhenIamwithmyfriends,Ialwayslaugh.Laughingisalsoanimportantpartofhealth.Itisgoodtostaywithmyfriends.Byeatingproperlyandexercisingregularly,Icankeepmybodyataproperweightandkeephealthy.Byspendingtimewithmyfriends,Icankeepmymindaswellasmybodyhappy.Thesethingssoundeasytodo,butnotmanypeoplecanmanagethem.40A.Somepeopleappearfatbecausetheyofteneattoomuch.B.Ieatalotofvegetablesandfreshfruitwhicharefullofvitamins.C.Ithinkastrongwillisnecessaryifwewanttokeephealthy.D.Butifourhealthistakenaway,itiscertainthatwewouldsurelydie.-15-E.Ontheotherhand,doingexerciseisveryimportant.F.Therearesomepeoplewholikestayingalone,buttheykeephealthy.G.Manystudentsshowthatpeoplewithanarrowrangeofsocialcontactsoftengetsick.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和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Iwaswalkingdowntheroadonedaywhenmycellphonerang.Astrange41ontheotherendspoketome,“Dad,pleasecomebacksoon.Imissyousomuch!”Ijudgedthatitwasa42number.Alittlewhilelater,thecallcameonceagain,soIrudely43,“You’vedialedthewrongnumber!”andthen44.Duringthefollowingdays,Igotthesame45nowandthen.ButIdidn’tcaremuchaboutit.Thenonedaysheconstantlycalledme46Ididn'tanswer.FinallyIansweredthephoneandheardaweakvoice,“Dad,pleasecomeback.Imissyousomuch!Dad,I’m47somuchpain!Momsaidyouweretoobusytotake48ofme.But,dad,please49meagain,OK?”Theinnocent(天真)50wasdifficulttorefuse.Imadea51kissonthephoneandheardtheweakvoicesay,“Thankyou．．．Dad,Iamso…happy,so…happy…”Shortlyafterthis,Ibecame52aboutwhohadbeenontheotherendofmyphone.SoIcalledback,andawomananswered,“Sorry,sir.Iamreallysorrytohave53you.Mydaughterhassufferedfrombonecancer54shewasborn.Andherfather…diedinan55ashortwhileago.Idarenottellherthissad56.Poorbaby．Whenshecouldn’tbear(忍受)thepainfulchemotherapy(化疗),shewouldcryforherdad,whohadalways57her.Ireallycouldn'tbearit,soIgavehermyphonenumber…”“Howisyourdaughternow?”Icouldn't58toask.-15-“She’s59.Youmusthavekissedheronthephone,becauseshepassedawaywithasmile,tightlyholdingthecellphone…”60filledmyeyesandIwassosadtohearthat.41.A.soundB.voiceC.noiseD.shout42.A.badB.differentC.wrongD.unlucky43.A.refusedB.explainedC.answeredD.returned44.A.turnedoffB.tookoffC.gotoffD.hungoff45.A.callB.numberC.telephoneD.result46.A.eventhoughB.sothatC.inorderthatD.asif47.A.ofB.inC.onD.at48.A.controlB.attentionC.careD.interest49.A.supportB.encourageC.treatD.kiss50.A.conditionB.suggestionC.adviceD.request51.A.softB.loudC.lowD.sweet52.A.curiousB.surprisedC.interestedD.amazed53.A.reachedB.warnedC.interruptedD.bothered54.A.whenB.asC.sinceD.after55.A.invitationB.accidentC.eventD.experiment56.A.experienceB.newsC.storyD.reason57.A.praisedB.supportedC.satisfiedD.encouraged58.A.waitB.helpC.expectD.want59.A.goneB.survivedC.passedD.escaped60.A.AngerB.CriesC.TearsD.Disappointment第Ⅱ卷第二节（共10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。Iamtaughtbymanyteachersinmyschool.Everysubjecthasadifferentteacher,butIlikemymathteacher61(well).HernameisLakshnibutweusuallycallherMa’am.Sheisourclassteacher,too.Ma’am62(join)uslastterm.Sheisverykindandhermethodofteachingissointerestingandsimplethatweallcanunderstand63isbeingtaughtandhowitcouldbedone.Most64(important),Ma’amteachesmathwithlotsof65(patient).66wedonotunderstandaproblem,shewillspendextratime67(guide)usuntilweunderstandit.Shealsohelpsuswithactivitiesatschool.Whenthereissomekindofprograms,shewillbetheretohelpustogetready68theshow.Evenwhenwegoonpicnics,-15-shetakesgoodcareof69(we).Tome,Ma’amisnotonlyagoodteacher,70ourbestfriend.IloveMa’amandIwishherahappylife.第四部分:写作（共两节,满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10分,每小题1分,满分10分）该文中共有十处错误,每句中最多有两处,错误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（∧）,并在此符号下面写出该加的词。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、只允许修改十处,多者（从第11处起）不计分。Oneday,Idecidedtogotoseeafilm,soIwenttothebusstoptakeabus.SoonabuscomesandIgotonit.Ifoundaseatbutwasreadytositdownwhenanoldwomengotonthebus.Seeingthattherehadnospareseatsonthebus,Istoodupatonceandofferedmyseattoher.Shewasverypleasing.Shesatdownandthankedusagainandagain.Amomentlate,thebusstoppedinthefrontofthecinema.Igotoffthebusandsaidgood-byefortheoldwoman.第二节：书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李华，进入高中已经两个多月了，你对你身边的学习和生活环境由陌生到熟悉，请根据下文提示给你的初中同学Jack写一封信，谈谈你如何安排你接下来的高中生活，内容应包括：1.确定(set)新的学习目标（goals）2.改进学习方法3.学会独立(onone’sown)的生活4.参加各种课外活动5.处理好与同学老师的关系注意：1.内容要连贯，完整2.单词数100左右.-15-2022-2022学年第一学期赣州市十四县（市）期中联考高一英语参考答案听力：ACBCABBACBBCCBCBAACA阅读：DCBAADBADCAABCDDBEGC完形：BCCDAABCDDBADCBBDAAC语法填空：61：best62：joined63：what64：importantly65：patience66：When/If67：guiding68：for69：us70：but短文改错：第一句：take前加to第二句：comes改为came第三句：but改为and;women改为woman第四句：had改为were第五句：pleasing改为pleased第六句：us改为me第七句：late改为later;去掉第二个the第八句：for改为to书面表达：Onepossibleversion:DearJack:Howtimeflies!Inthepasttwomonths,mylifehaschangedalotsinceIstartedmyseniorhighschool.Inthefollowingdays,Iplantosetnewgoalsinmystudyandimprovemywayoflearning.What’smore,asIamawayfrommyparents,itisnecessaryformetolearntoliveonmyown,suchasdoingsomewashingandcleaningbymyself.Inmysparetime,Iwilltakepartindifferentkindsofschoolactivities.Forexample,IwilloftengototheEnglishCornertopracticemyspokenEnglish.Inaddition,Ineedtogetalongwellwithmyclassmatesandteachersatschool.IthinkIwillhaveawonderfulseniorhighschoollife.Bestwishes!Yours,Lihua出题人联系电话骆冬兰：18179729379凌俊荣：13033217928吕欢：159797773588听力录音稿：(Text1)W:AreyougoingtoNewYorktovisitafriendorhaveavacation?M:Neither.I’vegotanewjobthere.W:We’llmissyou.(Text2)W:Iwilldrivetothemeetinghall.Willyougowithme?-15-M:Thankyou.ButIhavetofinishmypaper.I’llwalktotheundergroundstationandgotherebyunderground.(Text3)M:PleasesendMrs.Morrisane-mailforme,askingifwecanmeettomorrow.W:Youmeanatfouro’clocktomorrow?M:No,Ineedtogoandseethedentisttomorrow.Makeit2:30p.m.AndpleasephoneMr.JohnsontocheckifIcanseehimaroundfourthisafternoon.(Text4)M:WhatcanIdoforyou?W:Oh,hello.HowlongwillittakethislettertogettoArkansas?M:Firstclass?Abouttwodays.(Text5)M:Hey,Ann,let’swatchtheboatraceontelevisiontogether.ButIforgetwhenthematchbegins.Er,halfpasttwo?W:Well,itstartsataquartertothree.M:Oh,yes.Itbeginsjustafterthesportsnews.(Text6)M:So,howlonghaveyoubeeninthePeaceCorp?W:Foraboutayearnow.M:Doyouenjoyit?W:Mostofthetime.Theworkcanbeverydifficultsometimes.M:What’sthemostdifficultthingaboutbeinginthePeaceCorp?W:Forme,it’sfindingawaytofitintoacommunitythat’sverydifferentfrommyown.M:Andwhat’sthemostexcitingthing?W:That’seasy.ThemostexcitingthingaboutbeinginthePeaceCorpislearningaboutanotherculture.(Text7)M:You’reattheRoyalDanceSchool,aren’tyou?W:Yes,that’sright.I’minthesecondyearclass.We’realltwelveyearsold.-15-M:HowmanypupilsarethereattheDanceSchool?W:About120boysandgirls,fromeleventosixteenyearsold.M:Whatdoyoulearn?W:Englishlanguage,French,math,musicandart.M:Butwhendoyoulearntodance?W:Wehaveadanceclasseveryday,foronehour.M:Whendoesyourdanceclassbegin?W:At10:30inthemorning.Wegetupat7:00andhavebreakfastathalfpastseven.Therearetwoschoollessonsbeforethedanceclass.Schoolstartsat8:30.(Text8)M:Now,Iseefromyourrecordsthatyou’reoftenoffsick.W:Yes,Iseemtogetalotofcoldsandthings.M:Isee.CanIaskaboutyourgeneralwayoflife?Doyousmoke?W:Idon’tsmoke.M:That’sgood.Doyoueatalotoffruitandvegetables?W:Notreally,especiallynofruit.M:Well,sinceyoudon’teatfruit,Ithinkyoushoulddrinkmorewaterbecauseithelpsfightcolds.W:Really?Erm,Idon’tlikedrinkingwaterbutwell,er,perhaps…M:There’snoperhapsaboutit.Andsomeexerciseisneededtoimproveyourhealth.W:Oh,Igoswimmingonceaweek.M:Well,youshouldgoswimmingthreetimesaweeksothatitreallyhelpsyourhealth.(Text9)W:Sowhatareyourplansforthissummer?M:Icouldworkforthatcompanyagain.ButIhaveagreatchancetodosometravellingandlearnmoreabouttheworld.MyfriendBillisgoingtotravelaroundEuropethissummer—hehassomerelativesinFrancehewantstovisit,andhealsoplanstogotoGermany,Lithuania,andLatvia.AllIneedtopayforismyairticketsandmeals.W:Whatabouthotelswhenyou’renotstayingwithBill’srelatives?-15-M:We’llstayinguesthouses.Ihaveenoughmoneysavedfrommypart-timejob.W:Whataboutmoneyfornextterm?M:I’llneedtoborrowalittlefromyou.Butthisisaonce-in-a-lifetimechance.IreallythinkIcouldlearnalot,andIcanimprovemyFrench,too!(Text10)W:TheVirginiaBeachFlowerShowwillbeheldonMarch9th,10th,11thand12thattheBeachCompanyat58AtlanticAvenue.It’sbetweenthezooandthestadium,rightacrossfromtheOceanPark.Dozensofgardeningcompanieswilltakepartintheshowandsellawidevarietyofgardeningsuppliesanddecorationsandansweryourgardeningquestions.TheVirginiaBeachFlowerShowisashowofproducts,peopleandideas.You’llgetmanynewideasaboutgardeningandgetadvicefromexperts.Thisyear’sthemeis“TheBreathofLife”,andthekeyspeakerisChrisRickens,whohasservedaseditor-in-chiefofthewell-knowngardeningmagazineNipsandBuds.Ifyouareinterestedinourshow,bookyourticke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