江西省重點(diǎn)中學(xué)協(xié)作體2023屆高三第一次聯(lián)考英語

江西省重點(diǎn)中學(xué)協(xié)作體2023屆高三第一次聯(lián)考試卷英語試卷2023.2滿分150分考試時間120分鐘第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）做題時現(xiàn)將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)(共5小題;每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1.Howmuchwillthemanpayforthecards?A.45yuan. B.40yuan. C.35yuan.2.

What

is

the

possible

relationship

between

the

speakers?A.

Family

members. B.

Classmates. C.

co-workers.

3.

Where

are

the

two

speakers?

A.

In

a

school.B.

At

an

airport.C.

At

a

railway

station.4.Whatwillthemandotoday?A.Workinthegarden. B.Buysomeflower. C.Playfootball.5Whatdidthewomandecidetobuy?A.Agoldnecklace.B.Asilvernecklace.C.Asilvernecklaceandadress.第二節(jié)(共15小題；每小題l.5分，滿分22.5分)聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。6.Whatarethespeakerspreparingfor?A.Aperformance.B.Acamp. C.Abaseballgame.7.Howdothespeakersfeel?A.Annoyed B.Excited. C.Nervous.聽第7段材料，回答第8至9題。8.Wherearethespeakersprobablytalking?A.Inanoffice. B.Inashop. C.AtJim’shome.9.Whatvolunteerjobwillthemando?A.Writestoriesforchildren.B.Takecareofchildren.C.Givelessonstochildren.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10.Wherecouldthemansmoke?A.Onthebalcony. B.Inthewashroom. C.Outsidethebuilding11.Howdidthemandealwithhissmokinghabit?A.Hehadtriedtogiveitupbutinvain.B.Hehadnevertriedtogiveitup.C.Hehadgivenitup.12.Whatdoesthemandecidetodointheend?A.Tosmokeoutside.B.Trytogiveupsmoking.C.Tosmokeatalatermoment.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13.

What

season

is

theplace

where

the

man

is

going?A.

Winter. B.

Fall. C.

Summer.

14.

What

will

the

manprobably

buyafterhegetsthere?

A.

Shorts

and

T-shirts.

B.

Sweaters

and

shoes. C.

A

coat

and

a

raincoat.

15.

What

is

the

weather

like

in

the

spring?A.

It’srain. B.

It’s

windy. C.

It’s

snowy.

16.

What

is

the

man

going

to

do?

A.

Go

travel. B.

Take

courses. C.

Go

on

business.聽第l0段材料，回答第17至20題17.Where

is

the

speaker

now?A.

In

an

office. B.

In

a

classroom. C.

In

a

lab.

18.

When

does

the

course

come

during

the

first

part

of

it?

A.

On

Tuesdays

and

Thursdays.B.

On

Tuesdays

and

Fridays.

C.

On

Thursdays

and

Fridays.

19.How

often

will

the

class

meet

in

the

research

lab?

A.

Once

a

week. B.

Twice

a

week. C.Every

two

weeks

20.

What

might

be

chosen

to

decide

one's

final

grade?A.

Role-plays. B.

Research

papers. C.

Class

attendance第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中選出最佳選項。A[來源:學(xué),科,網(wǎng)]Ifyouhavealongholidaytospend,wherecanyougo?NikoiIslandLessthan85km–butsomehowawholeworldaway–fromSingapore’sshiningskylineliesNikoiIsland.Surroundedbywhitesandyshorelinesandvividcoralreefs,Nikoi’scentreishiddeninrainforest,resultinginamazingbiodiversityseeninitsnativeplants,animalandbirdlife.MarryingtraditionalIndonesiancraftsmanshipwithcontemporarydesign,Nikoiboastsjust15stilted(建于支柱上的)beachhouses,allwithbreathtakingseaviews,guaranteeingprivacyandtotalescapefromthedailygrind.AmanpuloTheonlypropertyonPamalicanIsland,theluxuriousAmanpuloresortoffersextremelyimpressiveaccommodation,withonlyaccesstooverfivekilometresofcleancoralsandbeach.DesignedtoresemblelocalBahayKubohomes,Amanpulo’sbeachside,treetopandhillsidevillasallfeaturecomfortabledeckswithhammocks(吊床)fromwhichtoenjoythespectacularviewsoftheSongSaaSongSaa’sincredibleoceanviews,andbreathtakingsunsetsareaverytypicalexampleofpureparadise.Its24villas–eachwiththeirownsea-viewprivateplungepool–aredesignedtoreflectthenaturalbeautyofCambodia’scoastline;builtfromrecycledwoodwithstrawroofsanddriftwoodfurnishings,thesepresencesarestylishproofofSongSaa’sadmirablecommitmenttosustainabilityandconservation.Youcanchoosetodoasmuchoraslittleasyouwanthere.Withrainforesttours,islandsafarisandreefsnorkeling,justsomeoftheactivitiesofferthatshowcasethisspectaculardestination.21.WhatcanweseeinthecenterofNikoi’sIsland?A.Landsofdesert. B.Streamsandrivers.C.Kindsofanimalsandplants. D.Tallbuildings.22.WhatcanwelearnabouttheAmanpulo’svillas?A.Theyaremadeofbricks.B.Wecanhaveagoodviewofseathere.C.Theyareveryexpensive.D.Wecanlearnmuchhistoricstoriesfromthem.23.WhatactivitycanyouenjoyinSongSaa?A.Diving.B.Whiterafting.C.Mountain-climbing.D.Rainforesttour.BLawrenceHuffhummed(發(fā)出連續(xù)低沉的聲音)asheledhisclassofyogastudentsonarecentFridayafternoon.

Dressedinorange,thepractitionerssatwiththeirlegscrossed.Inthebackoftheclassroom,anofficersatwithhisarmsfolded,watchingeverymove.

EveryFriday,HuffvolunteerstoteachyogatoprisonersattheMetroWestprisoninFlorida,US.The71-year-oldhasbeendoingthisforthepastfiveyears,andsimplywantstosharehisloveforyoga.“Icomehereasavolunteerandtheyaremystudents,”Huffsaid.“Ireallydon’tgetnervous.IknowwhereIam,butIdon’tviewthemindividuallyascriminals,butjustaspeopleparticipatinginaclass.”

Withtheprisonhousingabout1,800prisonersatanygiventime,there’sawaitinglisttogetintotheclass.“Iknowthisisajail…butonedayoranother,thesepeoplearegoingtogetreleased,sowewanttomakesurethattheyareproductivemembersofsociety,”saidJuanDiasgranados,publicaffairsmanagerfortheprison.HuffteachesyogaattwootherjailsandseverallibrariesinFlorida.Whenhe’snotteachingyoga,heworksasasubstituteteacheratlocalschools.Hesaidhegottheideafortheyogaclassesbecauseheknewsomeonewhohadgonetoprison,sohecontactedlocalprisonsandbeganofferinghisyogaservices.

Butwhatkeepshimcomingbackeachweek?“Becausethepeoplearesoappreciative.Theyareveryenthusiasticabouteveryaspectaboutit,”hesaid,“Becausetheyspendmostoftheirtimeinadormandareundergoingallkindsofstress,theclassesareapeacefulspaceforthem.”Someprisonershavesaidtheweeklyyogaclasseshavegiventhemsomethingtolookforwardto,astheyofferabreakintheirroutines.“Itmakesmefeelfocused;itrechargesme,”one42-year-oldprisonerfromMiamisaid.“Ialwayswasfamiliarwithyogabutdidn’tactuallyunderstanditfully.“NowthatIaminhere,thereareallthesebooksandliteraturearound.Istartedstudyingitandnowunderstandit.Ihavetakenittoanotherlevel.”24.HowmightHuffdescribeteachingyogainprisons?A.Worthwhile.B.Disappointing. C.Profitable.D.Terrifying.25.HowisHuff’sYogaclasswiththeprisoners?A.Ithelpstheprisonerstogettoknoweachotherbetter.

B.Itisonlygiventothosewhowillbereleasedsoon.

C.Itisverypopularwiththeprisoners.

D.Ithasmademanyprisonersmoreproductive.26.What’sthemostvaluablepartofdoingyogainsomeprisoners’eyes?

A.Itimprovestheirphysicalhealth.B.Itgivesthemabreakfromstress.

C.Ithelpsthemfeellikeanormalperson.D.Ithelpsthemfitbetterintosociety.27.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.YogaIsForEveryoneB.HowtoPracticeYogaC.TheBenefitofYogaD.AChancetoVolunteerCInthefirstdaysofthenewyear,aphotofromRio’straditionalfireworksshowonCopacabanaBeachhasspreadlikewildfireonBraziliansocialnetworks—ashotofalittleboy,alone,wadingintothewater,separatedfromthejoyfulcrowdcelebratingandtakingpicturesbehindhim.Armscrossed,hestaresupwide-eyedandopen-mouthedatthefireworksinthesky.Despitetheabsenceofanyinformationaboutthechildotherthanhisage9,theimageLucasLandaushotforReutersnewsagencyhassparkedtensofthousandsofsharesandcommentsonsocialmedia,newspaperarticles,blogpostsandanationaldebateaboutrace,classandinequality.Tosome,it’sjustaphotoofayoungblackboyattractedbythespectacularNewYear’sEvefireworks.Peopleneedtostopthinkingthatallblackboys,withoutshirtson,areabandoned,sad,aloneandunhappy.Toothers,theimageisemblematicofBrazil’sacuteinequality.AbouthalfofBrazil’spopulationof200millionidentifyasmixed-race/black,secondonlytoNigeria.Butblackandmixed-racedBraziliansareunderrepresentedinacademia,politicsandleadershiproles.Lessthan10percentofBrazil'sCongressisblack,andjust18percentofleadershiprolesareheldbyAfro-Brazilians.ForLuizAugustoCampos,asociologistatRioState“ThesechangesarestillrelativelysmallinBrazil,buttheyhavethelong-termobjectiveofdissociatingtheideasofblacknessandpoverty,”Campossaid.28.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Theboyinthephotohasbeenabandonedandneedsurgenthelp.B.Afro-Braziliansaremistreatedbecausetheyareintheminority.C.Thedebatetheimagegeneratesworsenstheacuteinequality.D.Theboy’sageismentionedinthenews.29.Whichwordcanbeusedtoreplacetheunderlinedword“emblematic”?A.Problematic. B.Representative. C.Objective. D.Significant.30.WhichofthefollowingstatementsmayCamposagreewith?A.ThedebatereflectsapositivetendencyinBrazil.B.Thedebatecouldhavebeenmorefierce20or30yearsago.C.TheAfro-Braziliansshouldfightfortheirrights.D.TheAfro-Brazilianshavesuccessfullyraisedtheirsocialstatus.31.Whatproblemdoesthephotoreflectaccordingtothispassage?A.TheracialinequalityinBrazil.B.ThesocialstatusoftheAfro-Brazilians.C.ThestereotypetoassociateblacknesswithpovertyinBrazil.D.TheAfro-Brazilians’fightingforrights.DScientistsinRomehaveunveiledthefirstbionic(仿生的)handwithasenseoftouchthatcanbewornoutsidealaboratory.Therecipient,AlmerinaMascarello,wholostherlefthandinanaccidentnearly25yearsago,said“It’salmostlikeitisbackagain”.In2023thesameinternationalteamproducedtheworld’sfirstfeelingbionichand.Butthesensoryandcomputerequipmentitwaslinkedtowastoolargetoleavethelaboratory.Nowthetechnologyissmallenoughtofitinabackpack,makingitportable.Theprosthetichand(假肢)hassensorsthatdetectinformationaboutwhetheranobjectissoftorhard.Thesemessagesarelinkedtoacomputerinabackpackthatconvertsthesesignalsintoalanguagethebrainwillunderstand.TheinformationisrelayedtoAlmerina’sbrainviatinyelectrodes(電極)implantedinnervesintheupperarm.IntestsAlmerina-whowasblindfolded-wasabletotellwhethertheobjectshewaspickingupwashardorsoft.ProfessorSilvestroMicera,aneuroengineeratEPFLinLausanneandSant’AnnaSchoolofAdvancedStudiesinPisatoldme,“WearegoingmoreandmoreinthedirectionofsciencefictionmovieslikeLukeSkywalker'sbionichandinStarWars-afullycontrolled,fullynatural,sensorisedprosthesis,identicaltothehumanhand.”Aroboticprosthesisbetterthanthehumanhandisstillalongwayoff,buttheteambelieveitmighteventuallybeareality.Almerinawasabletokeepthebionichandforsixmonths,butithasnowbeenremoved,asitisstillaprototype.Thescientificteamsaytheyhopetominiaturise（使小型化）thetechnologyevenfurthersothatasensorybionichandcanbecommercialised.Almerinasaidthatwhenthebionichandisperfected,shewouldlikeitbackforgood.32.Whatdidtheunderlinedword“it”inPara.1referto?A.ThebionichandB.herlosthandC.thesenseoftouchD.theaccident33.WhatdoesPara.3mainlytalkabout?A.Howthebionichandisdeveloped. B.HowAlmerinafeelsintheexperiment.C.Howthebionichandworks.D.Howtousethebionichand.[來源:學(xué)科34.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Theworld’sfirstbionichandisnotpracticalintermsofsize.B.Theresearchersbelievearoboticprosthesiswillbebetterthanthehumanhand.C.Theresearchersgottheideaafterbeinginspiredbythefilm,StarWars.D.Wecanhardlydistinguishthebionichandfromarealone.35.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Almerinaisstillwearingtheexperimentalhand.B.Wecanbuythebionichandinthemarket.C.Thescientificteamisskepticalaboutthefutureofthebionichand.D.Almerinawillbuyoneafterthebionichandisperfected.第二節(jié)（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Self-drivingcarsarebelievedtobethefutureofdriving.CompaniesincludingToyota,UberandGoogleareallcompetingtobethefirsttobringthemtothemarket.However,carmakersneedtosolveoneproblemfirst:36Mostdriverstodayusegesturestoshowtheirintentions.Theywaveacarintoalane(車道),ornodatpassers-byandcyclists,toletthemcross.37Sowhatcantheydo?UScarmakerFordanditspartnerVirginiaTechthinktheyhavetheanswer,accordingtoBusinessInsider.38Forexample,ifadriverlesscarisgivingway,itcouldflashtwowhitelightssidetoside.Asolidwhitelightwouldtellpeoplenearbythattherearenohumansinthecar.Aslowblinkinglightwouldshowthecariscomingtoastop.39Totestthemethodonrealroads,theteamdesignedaspecialsuitthatlooksexactlylikeacarseat.Whenadriverwearsit,itlookslikethecarisdriverless.Theteamsuccessfullycollectedmorethan1,500hoursofdataafterabout2,900kilometersof“self-driving”throughbusycities.40Fordsaysitplanstosharethedatawith11othercarmakers,accordingtoDOGONews.Fordhopesthatinthefuture,everycarmakerwillusethesamesystemofsignals.A.Butself-drivingcarsdon’thavethisability.B.It’satestforthecompany’sself-drivingtechnology.

C.Thedatarecordedhowpeopleinteractedwithadriverlessvehicle.

D.Howdriverlesscarscommunicatewithpassers-by,bikersandotherdrivers.

E.Arapidlyflashinglightwouldtellpassers-bythatacarisabouttospeedup.

F.Morethanone-thirdofthemareworriedaboutthesafetyofself-drivingcars.

G.Theteamistestingamethodthatuseslightsignalstoshowwhatself-drivingcarsaredoing.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)（共20題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。WealwaysknewourdaughterKendallwasgoingtobeaperformerofsomesort.She__41peopleinoursmalltownbyputtingonshowswhenshewasonlythreeorfour.Blonde-haired,blue-eyed,andbeautiful,shesanglikealittleangeland42everyone.WhenKendallwasfive,webegantonoticethatshewasblinkingalotand43herthroatfrequently.Wehadhertestedfor44,butthedoctorsaidshewasn’tallergicto__45atall.Aftertheproblem46,wetookhertoourlocalchildren'shospitalwhereshewasdiagnosedwithTourette’sSyndrome(妥瑞痙攣癥).In2005,a(n)47happenedandKendallfellover,paralyzingfromtheneckdown.However,herbiggest48wasn’twhethershewouldwalkagain,butwhethershewouldbeabletoauditionforAmericanIdol.KendallwantedtheAmericanIdolauditionsomuchthatshe49herselftomoveagain.Sometimesitwasso50thatshehadtobitedownonatoothbrushtotakehermind__51it.Weallcriedbecauseofthepainwe52.ButonthedaytoauditionforAmericanIdol–amerethreemonthsafterheraccident–wecriedtearsofjoy.Andourtearsturnedinto53whenshewasgivenagoldentickettoHollywood.Kendalliseighteennow,livingeverydaytoits54.She’srecordedaCDwithsomeofJohnMellencamp’sbandmembersandishavingsomegood55.I’mabsolutelysureshe’sgoingtomakeit56someday.Whenshewasalittlegirltryinghardtobestrong,she57atme,herbigeyesbrimmingwithtears,andaskedme58shehadtohaveTourette’sSyndrome.Myheart__59andexplained,“Kendall,Godgaveyouapureheart,anangelicvoice,astrongmind,andabeautiful60.Withallofthat,hehadtomakeitfairforeveryoneelse.”41.A.amazedB.entertained C.performed D.helped42.A.attracted B.puzzled C.botheredD.excited43.A.cleaningB.comforting C.clearing D.touching44.A.allergies B.illnessesC.conditions D.syndromes45.A.everything B.something C.anything D.nothing46.A.improved B.disappeared C.arose D.worsened47.A.accidentB.eventC.incident D.crashB.fight C.hope D.concern49.A.convincedB.accustomed C.willed D.pretended50.A.incredible B.changeable C.unnecessary D.unbearable51.A.from B.withC.on D.off52.A.feltB.recognized C.witnessedD.faced53.A.laughterB.shouts C.sobbing D.howl54.A.fullestB.biggest C.strongest D.funniest55.A.failureB.success C.operations D.points56.A.tough B.good C.easy D.big57.A.tookupB.madeup C.lookedupD.turnedup58.A.whyB.how C.when D.whether59.A.beatB.achedC.shocked D.killed60.A.futureB.family C.presenceD.hair第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Nuoopera

isoneofthemostpopularfolkoperasin

61(south)China.Jiangxi

NuocalledGanNuoismostpopularinthecountiesof

Nanfeng

andShangliinJiangxi.

Atempleforthe

Nuo

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MingDynasty

,stillfunctionswelltodayforpeopletoworshipthe

Nuo

god.

About80Nuoopera63(program)fromthepaststillexisttoday.ThenumberofNuooperamasksinJiangxiisover2000,andthereare64__(approximate)2000professional65(perform)folkartistsofNuoopera.Nuodancing,oneofthemostancientartsand66necessaryelementinNuoopera,__67(exist)in

Nanfeng,

Jiangxi

forover2000years.

The68(move)ofNanfengNuodancingaresimplebutpowerful,keeping69(they)ancientcharacters.NanfengNuodancingwasevenregarded70“TheActivefossilofChinesedancingArt”.

In1996,Nanfengcountywascalled“Thevillageof第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)第一節(jié)短文改錯(共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分)假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改:在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意:1.每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞;2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。AlexAughenbaughisa14-year-oldboywholovesmusic.Heknowsbeats(音樂節(jié)拍)quitegood,andheoftentapshisfingerswhenhewalksorwhilesitdown.Now,theteenagerisusinghistalenttobecomeaDJ–apersonwhomixdifferentmusicduringlivelyshows.Heoftengivesshowsaroundhishometown.Atshows,Aughenbaughhastodealwithdifficultperson.Once,acoupleinvitedhimtobeDJattheirparty.Thehusbandwantedcountrymusic,buthiswifeaskedforpopmusic.Tomakeherhappy,Aughenbaughplaysmusicinbothstyles.Afterplayingatdifferentpartiesandshows,Aughenbaughhasbecomemoreconfidentandbetteratmeetingpeople’sneeds.Moreover,hehasmadeofenoughmoneytobuyasetofDJequipmentforhimselfsohecanpracticeathomewhereverhewants.第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）假定你是李華，你的美國朋友Jack今年第一次在唐人街體驗了一把春節(jié)，并對中國春節(jié)的習(xí)俗產(chǎn)生了濃厚的興趣，因此特寫信來向你咨詢相關(guān)信息。請你給他寫一封回信進(jìn)行介紹。注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；2.可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；3.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。參考詞匯：stickNewYearcouplets(貼春聯(lián))；thelunarcalendar(農(nóng)歷)；firecrackers(鞭炮)DearJack,Gladtoreceiveyouletter.Yours,LiHua江西省重點(diǎn)中學(xué)協(xié)作體2023屆高三第一次聯(lián)考英語試卷答案1---5CCBAB6---10BAABC 11—15ABCCA 16—20BBACB21---23CBD 24---27ACBA 28—31DBAC32---35BCAD 36---40DAGEC41—45BACAC 46—50DADCD 51—55 DCBAB56—60DCABC語法填空61.grams64.approximately65.performing66.a67.hasexisted60.movements69.their70.as短文改錯AlexAughenbaughisa14-year-oldboywholovesmusic.Heknowsbeats(音樂節(jié)拍)quitegood,andheoftentapshisfingerswhenhewalksorwhilesitdown.Now,thewell sittingteenagerisusinghistalenttobecomeaDJ----apersonwhomixdifferentmusicduring mixeslivelyshows.Heoftengivesshowsaroundhishometown.Atshows,Aughenbaughhastolivedealwithdifficultperson.Once,acoupleinvitedhimtobe∧DJattheirparty.Thehusband persons a/thewantedcountrymusic,buthiswifeaskedforpopmusic.Tomakeherhappy,Aughenbaugh themplaysmusicinbothstyles.Afterplayingatdifferentpartiesandshows,Aughenbaughhasplayedbecomemoreconfidentandbetteratmeetingpeople’sneeds.Moreover,hehasmadeofenoughmoneytobuyasetofDJequipmentforhimselfsohecanpracticeathomewhereverhewants.whenever作文:DearJack,Gladtoreceiveyourletter.AndI’mamazedthatyouhaveexperiencedtheChinesespringfestivalinChinatownforthefirsttimeandyouareinterestedinitstradition.HereI’mwritingthisletterItosharewithyousomethingaboutthetradition.TheSpringFestivalisoneofthemymostimportanttraditionalfestivalsinChina.ItfallsonthefirstdayofthefirstmonthintheChineselunarcalendar.Beforetheday,peoplearebusypreparingforitandtheystickNewyearcoupletsonthedoors.OntheEve,thewholefamilyusuallygettogethertohaveafeast.Thentheystayup,watchingwonderfulprogramsonTVuntilmidnight,towelcomethenewyearwithfirecrackers.Inthedaytime,peopledressedinnewclothesgotovisitfriendsandrelativeswithgoodlucktoeachother.It’sdifficulttosayallthethingsaboutthefestival.IhopeyoucancometoChinanextspringfestival.I’msureyouwilllikeitmore.Yours,LiHua聽力材料Text1M:I’dliketobuythesefourgreetingcards.Aretheytenyuaneach?W:Threeofthemare.Butthatsmalleronecostsonlyhalfthepriceofthebigone.Text2W:Wehaven’tseenmuchofyoulatelyinthecompany.Haveyoubeenawayonbusiness?M:No,I’vebeenawayonholiday.I’vegotacousininEdinburgh.Text3W:Flight331isbeingannounced.I’dbetterbeonmyway.Goodbye.Thanksforallyourkindhospitality.M:You’rewelcome.Happylanding.Text4W:That’sawonderfuldayforworkinginthegarden.M:Yes,Iagree.ButIwanttoplayfootballtoday.W:Butyoucan’t.Youpromisedtohelpmetoday.M:Ok,you’reright.I’llhelpyou.Text5M:Thesilvernecklaceisonly$15thisweek;thegoldone’s$30.W:I’lltakethegoldone,then.oronsecondthought,I’lltakethesilverone.It’shalfthepriceofthegoldoneanditmatchesmydresswell.Text

6M:

So,

what

should

we

take?W:

I’m

going

to

take

my

guitar.M:

Great,

And

I’m

going

to

take

my

CD

player.W:

You’d

better

take

lots

of

music.

We’ve

got

afour-hour

drive

with

just

Mum

and

Dad.

M:

Yeah.

I

don’t

know

why

they

want

to

go

camping

anyway.

Boring!

W:

It

sure

is

and

we’re

missing

the

baseball

game

onTV

tonight.

M:

Don’t

remind

me.

Hey,

do

you

think

I

should

take

these?

W:

Yeah,

Why

not?Text7

M:

Good

morning,

I’d

like

to

join

the

school

volunteer

project

but

I’m

not

sure

what

I

shoulddo.

W:

OK.

Don’t

worry.

Let

me

help

you.

What

doyou

like

doing?

M:

I

love

writing

stories.W:Well,youmustbegoodattellingstories.AmI

right?M:Yes,ofcourse.

W:Then

why

not

help

us

look

after

children

onweekends?M:That’sagoodidea.Icantellthemstories.Iamsurechildrenwilllovemystoriesandme.W:Iagreewithyou.Canyoutellmeyournameandtelephonenumber?M:Oh,sorry.Inearlyforgot.IamJimGreen.Mytelephonenumberis8832765.Text

8

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Excuse

me.Wouldyoumind

if

I

smoked

here?

W:

I’m

sorry.Haven’t

you

seen

the

sign

on

thewall“No

Smoking”?