統(tǒng)考版2024屆高考英語二輪專項分層特訓(xùn)卷高考模擬沖關(guān)卷一

高考模擬沖關(guān)卷（一）

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

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.Whoisprobablyatcollege?

A.Liza.B.Peter.C.Grace.

2.Howdoesthemanfeelnow?

A.Cheerful.B.Unhappy.C.Afraid.

3.Whatdoesthewomanwanttolearnnextyear?

A.Math.B.Science.C.Law.

4.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Professorandstudent.B.Bossandsecretary.C.Managerandapplicant.

5.Whatistheweatherlikeintheman'shometown?

A.Warm.B.Comfortable.C.Wet.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，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。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Atanairport.B.Athome.C.Atarestaurant.

7.Whatisthemandissatisfiedwithabouttheflight?

A.Theservice.B.Themovie.C.Thefood.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.WhenwillSophiegotoFlorida?

A.OnJune30th.B.OnJune28th.C.OnJune26th.

9.WhatisSophiegoingtodoinOrlando?

A.Visitthemeparks.B.Gotoanaturereserve.C.Gocamping.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whatisthewoman5sfavoritesubject?

A.Spanish.B.Art.C.History.

11.Whatisthewomanplanningtodostraightafterleavingschool?

A.Workasajournalist.B.Startuniversity.C.Gotraveling.

12.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutherfuturecareer?

A.Hesitant.B.Certain.C.Hopeless.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.HowmanyhoursdoesTomworkeverySaturday?

A.Five.B.Six.C.Nine.

14.WhatdoesTombasicallydo?

A.Heoffersadvicetocustomers.B.Hebuysproductsforcustomers.

C.Hetakesthemoneyfromcustomers.

15.WhatisthemostdifficultforTom?

A.Toworklonghours.B.Totalkallthetime.C.Toknowaboutallthe

products.

16.WhatdoesTomlikemostabouthisjob?

A.Meetingdifferentpeople.B.Usingthelatestcomputers.C.Getting

closetonewtechnology.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

A.Ameasuretodealwithbeingoverweight.B.Aschooltooffercooking

lessons.

C.Awaytosetupcookeryclubs.

18.Whatdoweknowaboutthecookinglessons?

A.Theywillbegiveninprimaryschools.

B.Theywillbeprovidedonehouraweek.

C.Theywilllastforthewholeschoolyear.

19.Whyareschoolssettingup"Let'sGetCooking“clubs?

A.Toteachchildrentocookhealthyfood.

B.Totrainmorecookeryteachersforschools.

C.Tohelpstudentsremembersimplerecipes.

20.Whatdoesthegovernmentpromisetodo?

A.Buytheequipment.B.Buildnewkitchens.C.Helppoorstudents.

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

Forthousandsofyears,buildingshavebeenusedtoshowoffpowerandwealth,

tohonorleadersorreligions,andtostretchthelimitsofarchitecture.Sincethe

19thcentury,high-rise,buildingshavesprungupallovertheworld,showingthe

modernarchitecturewonders.

TheEmpireStateBuilding

TheEmpireStateBuilding,a102-storybuilding,wascompletedinNewYorkin

1931andwasthetallestintheworlduntil1971.WhiletheEmpireStateBuilding

wasbuilttobeanofficebuilding,itstilldrawsmillionsoftouristseachyear

foroverlookingNewYork.Itiscurrentlyadmiredforitsgreenarchitecture

initiativesinanefforttobeamoreenergy-efficientandeco-friendlygreen

building.

TheJinMaoBuilding

Completedin1999andstanding420.5metershigh,theJinMaoBuildingisChina，s

tallesthigh-risebuilding.LocatedinPudongDistrictofShanghai,theJinMaoTower

isan88-floorbuilding,whichrepresentsthebeliefinChineseculturethatthe

number8bringsfortune.Withbothmodernandtraditionalcharacteristics,theJin

MaoBuildingisasymbolandlandmarkofShanghaiandamust-seeforanytourist

wishingforatasteofmodernShanghai.

Taipei101

Withaheightof508meters,Taipei101,formerlyTaipeiFinancialCenter

becametheworld，stallestbuildingwhenitwascompletedin2004.DesignedbyC.

Y.Lee&Partners,themulti-usesteel-and-glasshigh-risewasintendedtoprevent

typhoonsandearthquakes.Taipei101hasdevelopedintotheoutstandinglandmark

ofthearea,andtheidealshoppingandrelaxingplaceforthelocals.

21.WhatistheEmpireStateBuildingrecentlyrecognizedfor?

A.Itsvariousfunctions.B.Itsnumerousvisitors.

C.Itswealthandpower.D.Itsgoing-greenideas.

22.WhatdoTaipei101andtheJinMaoBuildinghaveincommon?

A.Theyarelandmarkbuildings.B.Theyfeaturetraditionalcultures.

C.Theywerebuiltinthe20thcentury.D.Theyweredesignedfornatural

disasters.

23.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?

A.Topromotegreenbuildings.B.Torecommendtouristattractions.

C.Tointroducefamoustallbuildings.D.Toadvertisethehigh-rise

buildings.

B

PianistJean-FrancoisMaljeanhasreleasedapianopiecetocommemorate（紀(jì)

念）the2022BeijingWinterOlympics,whichkickedoffwithagrandopeningceremony

heldattheNationalStadiumonFeb4.TitledForBeijingOlympics,thepianopiece,

whichisabout3minutes,wasaskedbytheChineseembassyinBelgium,withtheaim

ofcelebratingChineseNewYearandwelcomingtheWinterOlympics.Healsowrote

asongtosupportWuhaninitsfightagainstCOVID-19in2020andanothersongfor

Xi'aninDecember.

BorninVerviers,Belgium,Maljeanstartedtolearnthepianoatage6.Atabout

12,theclassicallytrainedpianistbecameinterestedinadiverserangeofmusical

genres（類型），especiallypopmusiclikethatofTheBeatles.

HehadplannedtocomposeasongandEnglishauthorRobertMurray,thepianist's

friend,evenstartedtowritethelyrics（歌詞）abouttheOlympicGames.However,

duetotheshorttime,Maljeanendedupjustcomposingapianopiece,whichwaslater

releasedintheformofamusicvideofeaturingimagesofwintersports."Ithink

thepianopieceworksevenbetterthanasong.Sincewintersportsmainlygivean

impressionofspeed,Icomposedamostlyveryfastpiece,thoughtherearesomeslower

moments.Anditworksverywell,“saysMaljean,68,whorecordedthepieceathis

ownstudioinBelgium.Maljeanrecallsthathevisitedthecapitalandspentsome

timeinChina,wherehewasfeaturedinadocumentaryforBelgiantelevision.He

traveledtomanyplacesinChina,includingChangchuninJilinProvince,Guizhou

ProvinceandShanghai,andlandedinBeijingtovisitOlympicsites.

24.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A.TheintroductionofMaljean.B.ThemasterpiecesofMaljean.

C.Maljean'sworksaboutChina.D.Maljean'scontributiontomusic.

25.WhatdoweknowaboutMaljeanfromthepassage?

A.Heisagreatskiingenthusiast.B.Heisaclassicalmusiccomposer.

C.HisdocumentarywasfilmedinBelgium.D.HetraveledtoseveralChinese

provinces.

26.WhydoesMaljeanthinkthefastpianopieceisbetterthanasong?

A.Becauseitreflectsthefeaturesofwintersports.

B.Becauseheismoreexpertatcomposingpopmusic.

C.BecauseitcontainsclassicalChinesemusicelements.

D.Becausethelyricsarenotinaccordancewiththemusic.

27.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMaljean?

A.Generousandpatient.B.Talentedandcaring.

C.Simpleandindependent.D.Adventurousandsensitive.

C

Youmayneverknowwhy.Theemailwillarriveandreasonsofferedforyour

rejectionmightbetherealones一ornot.Bosseshavealwaysspiedontheiremployees

andthenjudgedthem.Nowtheriseoftheonlineselfmeanstheemployer，seyecan

travelstillfarther.

Evenbeforethepandemic,researchfoundthat28%oflargecompanieshad

turneddownapplicantsaftercarryingoutsuchchecks.Anditisbecomingmore

popular:ReedScreening,alargeagency,wasaskedtorunoverathirdmore

social-mediachecksinDecemberof2021thanayearearlier.Thismonththe

governmentgavethepracticeapprovalwhentheDepartmentforEducationsaidschools

andcolleges“shouldconsidercarryingoutanonlinesearchaspartoftheirdue

diligence（盡職調(diào)查）”.

Thewayscreeningworksissimple:Any“problematic“behaviourswillbe

markedwitharedflag.Therearelawsgoverningsuchonlinescreening.DavidErdos,

headoftheCentreforIntellectualPropertyandInformationLaw,saysthatcompanies

aresupposedtowarncandidatesbeforescreeningtheirsocialmediaandtellthem

thattheyhavetherighttoholdbackpermission.Somecompaniesfollowtheserules,

butothersmaynot.Asfortherighttorefuse,itishardlypracticable."Whoon

earthis...goingtobethatpersonwhosays:'Hangonaminute,I'mnothappyabout

that?’"asksMrErdos."Thatitselfislikelytobearedflag.”

Allagreethatthespreadofonlinescreeningisalarming,asitisso

unforgiving.Peoplemaybeunableevertobefreeoftheironlinepast,saysMrErdos.

Asindeedsomefootballers,recentlypunishedforcommentsmadealmostadecadeago

whentheywerebutteenagers,havefoundouttotheircost.

Thosewithintheindustrythinklawsshouldbetightened,withpunishment

fortheillegalact.Inthemeantime,beingverycarefulisadvisable.Intalksto

universitystudents,MrErdoswarnsthemwhatcompanieswilldototheirsocialmedia

whentheyapplyforjobs.Theyare^universallyterrified”,hesays.Andrightly.

28.WhatcanweinferaboutonlinescreeningfromParagraph2?

A.Itisturneddownbylargecompanies.B.Itbooststhedevelopmentof

education.

C.Itisbecomingincreasinglyacceptable.D.Ithighlightsthewisdomof

employers.

29.Whatdoapplicantstendtodowithonlinescreening?

A.Theyrejecttheredflags.B.Theyhavetosubmittoit.

C.Theywillchargethecompany.D.Theypostponecarryingitout.

30.WhatisMrErdos5opiniononpostingcommentsonline?

A.Companiesaretolerantofit.B.Itsinfluenceishardtoerase.

C.Itshouldbeunderstrictlaws.D.Universitystudentsarefreetodoit.

31.Whatcouldbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.BigEmployerIsWatchingYouB.FixYourEyesonOnlineScreening

C.Social-mediaChecksAreAroundtheCornerD.ChecksOnlineAretoBlame

forUnemployment

D

InBritishBristol,70Englishwomenatonceenteredintolegal“marriage”

withdozensoftreesinprotestagainsttheirbeingcutdown.They“married”the

treesinadesperateattempttopreventthemfrombeingclearedforconstruction

ofresidentialbuildingsworth￡55millionintheforest.TheBritishconstruction

companyhasappliedfortheconstructionof166housesinBristol,includingluxury

cottages.Atthesametime,thetownspeoplewereespeciallyangryatthefactthat

theapplicationdidnotindicatetheexactnumberoftreesthatwereplannedtobe

cutdown.So,inordertoattracttheattentionofthegovernment,theactivists

organizedanunusualweddingceremonytosavetheforest.

TheeventtookplaceataparkonSpikeIsland.Thewomenwhowentthere,dressed

inweddingdresses,heldphotographsofthe“suitors“intheirhands.The

celebrationitselftookplaceaccordingtotheclassicstoryline-withgroomsmen

andweddingvows.TheorganizerwasJohnTarleton,aprofessorattheBristol

VeterinarySchool.Accordingtohim,thisactionwassupposedtodemonstratethat

treesarepartnersofpeoplethroughouttheirlife.

TheideatoholdsuchaceremonycamefromSiobhanKierans,whoadmittedthat

shecameupwithitbythestoryofwomenfromtheenvironmentalmovementChipko,

whochainedthemselvestotreesinthe1970stosavethemfromdestructionbylogging

companies.

TheprotesterssaidthatBristolneedsmaturetreesmorethanluxuryprivate

housing.Oneofthe“brides”,SuzanHackett,said,“Togetmarriedtoatree

isarealhonor.It5snotashow.It'shighlysignificantandsymbolic.”

32.Whydidthewomenmarrytrees?

A.Toprotectthetreesfromgoingextinct.

B.Toappealtopeopletoplantmoretrees.

C.Toblamethecompanyfordamagingtrees.

D.Todrawtheauthorities，attentiontosavetheforest.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“suitors“inParagraph2referto?

A.Thementomarry.B.Thecompaniestobuildhouses.

C.Thetreestobesaved.D.Thebuildingstobepulleddown.

34.WhatinspiredSiobhanKieranstocreatesuchanevent?

A.Cruelbehaviorofloggingcompanies.B.Apreviousenvironmentalcampaign.

C.Movementsofwomenfightingforrights.D.Womenchainedtotreesfortheir

fault.

35.WhatdoesSuzanHackettthinkoftheevent?

A,Meaningful.B.Interesting.C.Pioneering.

D.Emotional.

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。

Rollerbladingisanexcellentsportthatjustaboutanyonecanenjoy.Experience

andtypesofskatingrangeindifficultyfromsimplerecreationalskatingtoamuch

moreaggressivestyleofskating.

Afteryouhavemasteredthebasicsofrollerblading,youcanbegintomaster

thesport.36However,someathletesprefertoperfecttheirsportandcompete

intheirchosensport.

Thesportofrollerbladinghasmanyvariationsandstylesthatallow

competition.37Alsoknownasurbanskating,freeskatingissetinanurban

settingandparticipantsmusttravelthroughstreetsandtravelaroundanyobstacles

asfastaspossibleinordertoreachthefinish.38Jumps,slidesandgrinds

arebasictricksfreestyleskatersoftenuse.

39Itisspeciallyenjoyedbyskaterswhopreferperformingtricksand

challengingmovements.Aggressiveskatingcanbeperformedinanurbansetting,like

freeskating,andthisstyleisoftencalledstreetskating.Aggressiveskaterscan

alsobefoundatskateparksperformingtricksontheobstaclescreatedspecifically

tocatertotricks.

Streetskatersuseanytypeofurbanobstacletoperformamazingtricks

rangingfromjumpsandslidestogrindsandairs.Competitionsinaggressiveskating

requirecontestantstoperformincreasinglydifficultanddangeroustricksinorder

tooutmatchtheircompetitors.&0

A.Eachstylerequiresdifferentequipment.

B.Aggressiveskatingisanotherpopularformofthesport.

C.Soaggressiveskatingisoneofthemostentertainingsportstowatch.

D.Manyfreestyleskaterscanalsoraceoniceastheseasonschange.

E.Manypeopleenjoyrollerbladingjustforthesimplepleasureofexercise.

F.Freeskatingisatypeaboutgettingfromstarttofinishasfastaspossible.

G.Inadditiontoemphasizingspeed,freeskatingoftenincludesdifferent

tricks.

第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)（共20小題；每小題L5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。

JeffJensenwasinadifficultsituation.TheBoyScoutleadersufferedpainful

nervedamageinhislegandfoot.He41_surgery（外科手術(shù)），buthedoubtedif

hecouldaffordit,42withinsurance."There'snothingmore43

thanseeingabigbill.Howmuchofthiswillmyinsurance44?”Jensensaid.

45forJensen,hisdoctorisDemetrioAguila.The46specialist

givespatientsathisHealingHandsofNebraskatheopportunityto47surgery

throughvolunteerwork.HecallsithisM25Program.

“Wecan't48thepeopleinourownbackyard,“Aguilasaid."Wewant

tobeableto49hopetopatientswhohavelost50medically.”

Usingasetofspecialrules,thecliniccalculatescommunityservicehoursbased

onthe51ofthesurgery.InJensen，scase,the$12,00052equaled

560hoursofhelpingoutatoneofthelocalcharitable（慈善事業(yè)的）organizations

53theM25Program.

Like10percentofAguila'spatients,Jensen54thecommunityservice.

Andbecausehundredsofhoursofcommunityservicecanseem55,Aguilanot

onlyletsothershelp,butalsoencouragesitbyhimself."Ihadthishopethat

wewould56inourneighborsandinourselvesasenseofvolunteerism,“

hesaid.

Jensen,whosesurgerywascompletedinFebruary2020,was57bymorethan

100friendsandstrangerswho58atOrphanGrainTrain,which59food,

clothing,andmedicinenationallyandglobally.

shelpingusbysendingvolunteersourway,“Jensentoldthemedia."What

a（n）60thing!”

41.A.delayedB.performedC.neededD.rejected

42.A.evenB.everC.oftenD.once

43.A.attractiveB.upsettingC.interestingD.ridiculous

44.A.coverB.haveC.sellD.deliver

45.A.StrangelyB.PolitelyC.SadlyD.Luckily

46.A.bloodB.boneC.nerveD.tooth

47.A.showoffB.pickupC.focusonD.payfor

48.A.convinceB.ignoreC.believeD.criticize

49.A.lendB.distributeC.offerD.return

50.A.hopeB.moneyC.pleasureD.safety

51.A.lengthB.partC.timeD.price

52.A.operationB.diagnosisC.recoveryD.training

53.A.equippedwithB.chargedwithC.registeredwithD.comparedwith

54.A.escapedB.advocatedC.withdrewD.chose

55.A.confusingB.discouragingC.pleasantD.efficient

56.A.refuseB.awakenC.quitD.forbid

57.A.trustedB.judgedC.challengedD.helped

58.A.volunteeredB.livedC.waitedD.stayed

59.A.buysB.donatesC.transportsD.trades

60.A.clearB.realC.coolD.awkward

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。

Whena74-year-oldwomanstartedsharingphotosof61.dailylife,she

wouldn，thaveimaginedbecomingasocialmediainfluencer.

Atthebeginning,therewerebarely100followers,butdaybyday,thethree

mealsaday62.(lay)outonapinkfloweredtableclothquicklyappealed

to63.(rough)440,000users,fromstudentstowhite-collarprofessionals

andhousewives.Theyallcallher“Grandma”.Grandma,anativeofBeijing,lives

intheeasterncityHangzhouandenjoysher64.(retire)withherhusband.

Theirhome-cookedmealsarevarious:poachedeggs,steamedbunsandpumpkinporridge

forbreakfast;braisedmeatandsteameddumplingsforlunch;porridge,wontons(餛

飩)orrollsfordinner.Vegetablesusuallyappearinastew(燉菜)，orthey

65.(squeeze)intojuicewithfruit.SometimesGrandmawouldaddarecipe

tothedishesfollowersaskaboutmost.

InNovemberlastyear,Grandma，saccountbecameatrendingtopiconChina，s

popularsocialmedianetworkWeibo,66.thetag(標(biāo)簽)“Twoseniors，three

mealsaday”.Manysocialmediausersposted,“Thisismyidealretiredlife.”

Inthelittlevirtualspace,strangers67.(seek)comfortfromGrandmaJs

diningtablefindanemotionalconnectionwitheachother,too.Theysharesmall

annoyancesandlittlejoysandevenoffersolutionstoeachother，s68.

(problem).

“Talkingwiththesekids69.(be)apleasantthing.Ihopemyposts

canserveastreeholes70.theycantelltheireverydaylife,theirpains,

sorrowsandhappiness,“Grandmasaidinaboomingvoice.

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(A),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：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，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n處起)不計分。

LastSundaywasourfamilycleaningdays.WhenIwassortingoutmycloset,I

foundalotofclothes,whichlookednewly,butinfactIhadn，twornthemfora

longtime.Iwasabouttothrowthemawaywhilemymotherstoppedme,saythatthere

wasanoldclothesrecyclingcenterinourcommunity.Itoldthatsomeoftherecycled

clotheswouldbedonatedbypeopleinneedafterbeingsorted.Ieventuallyrealize

itwasagreatopportunitytoprotecttheenvironmentandhelpingpeople.Atthe

last,Ifoundtherecyclingcenterandrecommendedthemtomyfriends.

第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)(滿分25分)

某報英語編輯正在向即將畢業(yè)的高三學(xué)生征文，請你以"TheCityIDesiretoVisit”

為題，寫一篇短文投稿，內(nèi)容包括：

1.城市印象；

2.參觀原因。

注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2.短文題目已為你寫好。

TheCityIDesiretoVisit

高考模擬沖關(guān)卷（一）

第一部分

聽力材料

Text1

W:Hello?

M:Hi,Liza.It，sPeter.IsGracethere?

W:Ohhi,Peter.No,sheisn，thereatthemoment.I'mafraidshe'satcollege

thismorning.CanItakeamessage?

Text2

W:What'sthematter?Youwerereallycheerfulthismorningbutnowyoulook

ratherupset.

M:rmnotveryhappybecauseIlostmywalletjustnow.I'mafraidIcan，tfind

it.

Text3

M:Mariam,tellussomethingaboutyourlife.

W:Well,Igotoaprivateschool.I'mstudyingfourcourses一mathandthree

sciences.Iwanttogotouniversitynextyearandstudylaw.

Text4

M:Susan,we'regoingtoholdageneralmeetingtomorrowat7am.Youneedto

preparethereportsandmaketheminPowerPoint.

W:Noproblem,sir.Iwillbereadyforthat.

M:Remembertoinformthemanagerstojointhemeeting.

W:Sure.

Text5

W:Howistheweatherinyourhometown?

M:Well,it'snotcoldatall.It'snotexactlywarmbutit'scomfortable.While

wewereatyourplace,itrainedalot.

Text6

W:Hi,Peter!

M:Hi,Cindy!

W:Greattoseeyouagain!WelcometoLondon!

M:Thanks.It'sgreattobeherefinally.

W:So,howareyou?Howwasyourjourney?

M:Well,theflightwasforty-fiveminuteslatebutafterthat,itwasfine.

Itsservicewasverygood.Thein-flightmovieswerereallycoolbuttherewasn't

muchfood,soI'mkindofhungrynow!

W:Oh,youpoorthing!Well,itwillbealongdrivehome,sowhydon，tweget

somebreakfastaroundherefirst?Look,there，sarestaurantoverthere.

Text7

M:So,Sophie,areyougoingonholidaywithyourfamilythissummer?

W:Yeah,we'regoingtoFloridatwodaysaftertheendoftheterm.Wefinish

thistermonJune28th,right?

M:That'sright...sowho'sgoing?

W:MumandDad,obviously...butmysister，snotcomingthisyear,justmylittle

brother.

M:Ohwell,nothing，sperfect!Whatareyoudoingthere?

W:We'respendingaweekinOrlando,youknow,visitingallthethemeparks.

Thenwe，restayinginanotherplacenearOrlandocalledtheEverglades.

M:What'sthat?

W:It'sakindofnaturereserve,withcrocodilesandbirdsandotheranimals.

We'regoingcamping!

M:Itsoundsreallycool!Youaresolucky!

W:Iknow.Ican，twait!

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M:So,nextyearyou，regoingtostartyourAlevels.Whichsubjectareyougoing

tochoose?

W:rmsurelygoingtochooseSpanishbecauseitismyfavoritesubjectandthen

rmnotreallysure...TdliketodoartbutIdon，tknowifit'sveryusefulfor

mycareer.

M:Whatdoyouwanttodo?

W:Ajournalist.Thathasbeenmydreamsincemychildhood.So,Iguesshistory

orpsychologyorsomethingisprobablymoreusefulformycareer.

M:Doyouwanttogotouniversity?

W:Yeah,butI'mnotgoingtostartuniversitystraightafterIleaveschool,

rmplanningtohaveagapyear,youknow,abreakfromstudyingforawhile.

M:Andwhatwouldyouliketodoinyourgapyear?Anyideas?

W:Iw