2023-2024學年湖北省武漢市江岸區(qū)八年級（下）期中英語試卷

江岸區(qū)2023-2024學年下學期期中考試八年級英語試卷第Ⅰ卷(選擇題共80分)第一部分聽力部分一、聽力測試(共三節(jié))第一節(jié)(共4小題，每小題1分，滿分4分) 聽下面4個問題。每個問題后有三個答語，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每個問題后，你都有5秒鐘的時間來作答和閱讀下一小題。每個問題僅讀一遍。1. A.Ihaveacough. B.Inthehospital. C.Heisaclimber.2. A.Volunteers. B.Noodles. C.Delicious.3. A.Room101. B.Everytwodays. C.Nohurry.4. A.Idon’tlikeit. B.Atacafe. C.Aquartertoten.第二節(jié)(共8小題，每小題1分，滿分8分) 聽下面8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秒鐘的時間來作答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。5.Whatwastheweatherlikeyesterday? A.Rainy. B.Cloudy. C.Sunny.6.Howmighttheboyfeel? A.Relaxed. B.Stressed. C.Bored7.Whatdoesthemanmean? A.Heistoobusytocome. B.Heisnotsureyet. C.Heisavailabletocome.8.WhatdidDaveusetobelike? A.Hewasoutgoing. B.Hewasconfident. C.Hewasshy.9.Whatdidthewomando? A.Shehadafightwithherfriend. B.Shecalledherfriend. C.Shesaidsorrytoherfriend.10.Whatwouldthewomanprobablysaytothemannext? A.Luckyyou! B.You’rewelcome. C.Manythanks.11.Whereistheconversationmostprobablytakingplace? A. B. C.12.WhenwillthemanseeBob? A.ThisFriday. B.LastFriday. C.ThisSaturday.第三節(jié)(共13小題，每小題1分，滿分13分) 聽下面4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。聽下面一段對話，回答13至15三個小題，13.Whosebirthdayiscoming? A.John’s. B.Tom’s. C.Jenny’s.14.Whatgiftwilltheboybuy? A.Atoy. B.Awatch. C.Abook.15.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation? A.JennyisanAmericangirl. B.JohnisinterestedinChineseculture. C.TomandJennyaregoingtoabookstore.聽下面一段對話，回答16至18三個小題。16.Whatwillthegirldoafterschool? A.Watchamovie. B.Doherhomework. C.Dosomecleaning.17.Whatcananintelligentmopping(拖，抹)robotdo? A.Foldtheclothes. B.Sweepthefloor. C.Cookdinner.18.Whichwordcanbestdescribethegirl? A.Brave. B.Strong. C.Helpful.聽下面一段對話，回答19至22四個小題。19.Whomightthewomanbe? A.Ateacher. B.Areporter. C.Astudent,20.WhatcanyoulearntodoinMr.Zhang’sschool? A.Fixupacarandkeepanimals. B.Plantvegetablesandcook. C.Makeacakeandcareforkids.21.Howmanylaborclassesdotheyhaveeverymonth? A.One. B.Two. C.Four.22.WhatdoesMr.Zhangtellus? A.Stronghands,betterbrains. B.Bighopes,greaterman. C.Creativeclasses,smarterlife.聽下面一段獨白，回答23至25三個小題。23.Whyisthedrumcalledtheelephant-footdrum? A.Becausepeoplepaintanelephantonthedrum. B.Becauseit’smadeofelephant’slegs. C.Becauseit’sintheshapeofawhiteelephant’sleg.24.Whichisrightaboutthedrum? A.Ithasspread(傳播)otherplaces. B.It’spopularamongtheChinese. C.It’snoteasytomakethedrum.25.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage? A.Itonlytakesagroupofpeopletoperformthedance. B.ThedrumusuallycarriesgreatmeaningfortheDaipeople. C.AlltheChineseknowhowtomakethedrum.第二部分筆試部分二、選擇填空(共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分) 從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出一個最佳答案。將代表該答案的字母在答題卡上相應(yīng)的位置涂黑。26. —Mom,couldIgototheparkwithmyfriendthisafternoon? —____________. A.That’sallright B.Withpleasure C.Yes,I’dloveto D.ThatshouldbeOK27.—IthinktheChinesecharacter“龘”isamazing. —____________.It’sthefirsttimeIlearnthatitiscalled“da”. A.Notatall B.I’mnotsure C.Iagree D.Notmuch28. —Oh,dear!Apowercut! —Sorry,Ididn’tknowyou____________thecomputer. A.areusing B.used C.use D.wereusing29.It’sreportedthatthereisareading____________forthereadingloversonthehigh-speedtrainG183. A.habit B.area C.spirit D.fever30. —Sorry,therearen’tenoughbooksforeveryonetohaveone____________. —Itdoesn’tmatter.Wecanshareoneasagroup. A.both B.every C.all D.each31. —It’stoohotthesedays.Thetemperatureiscloseto30degreeseveryday. —Yes,theweatheratthemomentisnot____________forApril. A.typical B.broken C.strong D.crazy32. —Hostingthe2024WuhanMarathonisabigchanceforthecitytoshowitshospitality(熱情好客). —Yes.Thecity____________agreatexperienceforalltherunnersandvisitors. A.accepted B.repaired C.provided D.refused33.Thehand-in-handcluborganizedawalkaroundtheEastLake. —Wejoinedintheeventand____________moneyfortheHopeProject. A.saved B.raised C.spent D.lost34.—Successnever____________luck.Tobesuccessful,youneedtoworkhard. —You’reright. A.takeson B.carrieson C.dependson D.putson35.TheChinesesaying“Afallofsnowgivespromiseofafruitfulyear”shows____________. A.howbeautifulsnowwas B.thatfarmerswillhaveagoodharvest C.whenwillitsnow D.howtogetagoodharvest三、完形填空(共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分) 閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳答案。 “Lookatthis!”IsaidtomyfriendLily,holdingupthepaper.“There’sanartclubattheStudents’Centerthiswinter.” Lilylookedthroughit.“Jane,drawingisyour36point!”shesaid,“Butnotmine”. “Youmaynotthinkyoucandraw,butyoucanlearn.”Isaidinanencouragingvoice,tryingto37hertojointheclub. “Itried,butmylittlebrotherthoughtthecornsIpaintedwerespaceships.”Lilyreplied. Laterthatday,Icalledmyotherfriends.Theninalowspirit.I38myheaddownonthepaper. “Whatisit?”Momasked.“Anadforanartclub.”Iexplained. “Wouldyouliketojoin?”Momasked.“Probablynot.”Isaid,“Noneofmyfriends39tojoinit.” Momhuggedme.SheknewIhadadifficulttimejumpingintosomethingwithonly40around.“Maybenextyear.” “Maybe.”Isighed.ButhowIwishedIcouldbe41enough. Isatatthefrontdoorandtookoutmypencil.Oncestartingdrawing,I42myeyesonthepicture—Ievendidn’tnoticetheflybuzzingaroundme.IjumpedwhenIheardmyneighborMr.Smithsay,“You’vedoneagreatjobshowingthepowerofthattreeonthepaper—Itevenshowsthe43oflife!” “Thanks.”Ismiled. “Ihaveplantedpinetreesbefore.”hesaid,“Youhavetospreadouttheroots(根)nearthesurface(表面),sothetreecan_44enoughwaterandgrowtall.Ifyouplanttherootballtoodeep,thetreedriesupanddies45.” Istaredatthepicture.I’d46realizedhowfaratree’srootscouldstretch(伸展)outward.Itmademe47myownroots.Iwasalwaysplantingthemtoodeepintheearthbecauseitcouldlowertheriskofbeing48bytheoutsideworld. Thatnight,Imademyfinal49.Witha50heart,Ithoughttomyself“IamstretchingmyrootsoutintonewearthsothatIcangrow!Iamthepine!”36. A.proper B.disabled C.strong D.wrong37. A.cause B.control C.allow D.push38. A.shook B.dropped C.changed D.turned39. A.argued B.refused C.meant D.learnt40. A.neighbors B.volunteers C.passengers D.strangers41 A.kind B.crazy C.brave D.typical42, A.fixed B.lost C.raised D.fold43. A.deal B.luck C.sign D.mess44. A.takeup B.takeoff C.takeafter D.takein45. A.however B.instead C.still D.also46. A.always B.ever C.never D.even47. A.choose B.consider C.continue D.compete48. A.wasted B.realized C.hurt D.cheered19. A.difficulty B.decision C.development D.discussion50. A.light B.heavy C.quick D.broken四、閱讀理解(共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分) 閱讀下列三篇材料，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，AIronFlowerLightsUpTheSky “Datichua”,asitsnamesuggests,thetraditionalartformwasinspiredbytheprocessofforging(鍛造)iron.Formorethan1,000years—sincetheSongDynasty—ithasservedasaformofcelebrationduringChina’sSpringFestival.Eachperformanceisaprayer(祈禱)forgoodluck.Afterwatchingtheshowonline,DavidfromtheU.K.says“TheChinesecreationisreallyunique,sowonderful!”___________________________ OnthefirsttwodaysoftheChineseNewYear,aYinggedanceteamfromPuning,Guangdongprovince,amazedaudiencesinLondon.TheSoundofdrums,gongs(鑼)andcheersechoed(回響)throughoutthesky.Yinggemeans“SongofHeroes”,andthereforeadanceforheroes—the108heroesfromtheclassicnovelWaterMargin《水滸傳》.TheHorse-FaceSkirtHitsTheWorld In2022,FrenchfashionbrandDior(時尚品牌迪奧)copiedthedesignofthehorse-faceskirt,aChinesetraditionalskirt.whichdatesbacktotheSongDynasty.Therearefourskirtdoorsinfrontandbackofthehorse-faceskirt.Ithasfoldsonbothsides.Thetwosmoothpanels(飾片)bothinthefrontandbackoverlap(交疊)eachother.Thiskindofdressisfamousforitsembroidery(刺繡).Recentlytheskirthasgottenevenmoreattentionaroundtheworld.51.InwhichSECTIONofthenewspapercanwereadthenews? A.FASHION B.DESIGN C.CULTURE D.FESTIVAL52.Peopleputona“Datiehua”to_____________. A.inspiretheprocessofforgingiron B.celebratethenewyearandwishforluck C.remembertheSongDynastyofChina D.servethecountrytheylovedeeply53.Thebesttitleofthesecondpiececouldbe_____________. A.ADanceforHeroes B.AudiencesAmazedLondon C.HeroesinWaterMargin D.CheersEchoedthroughoutTheSky54.Whatmightyouseeonahorse-faceskirtaccordingtothe3rdnews? ①ahorseface ②fourskirtdoors ③foldsonbothsides ④threesmoothpanels ⑤someembroidery A.①②④ B.②③⑤ C.①③④ D.②③④55.Throughthenewsabove,wecanlearn_____________. A.theharder,theluckier B.thebraver,thebetter C.themorebeautiful,themorefashional D.themoretraditional,themoreinternationalB ZhiNongwasborninasmalltowninYunnanProvince.Whenhewasyoung,hemovedtoKunmingwithhismother.Feelinglikeacaged(籠中的)birdinabigcity,hewasboredwiththebusyandnoisycitylifeandlookedforwardtonature. Hischancesooncame.In1983,hehelpedshoot(拍攝)adocumentaryaboutbirds.Thatexperienceledhimtolearnphotographyandtakephotosofflyingbirds. Inthe1980s,theInternetwasnotthatpopularinChinaandcameraswereexpensive.Hemanagedtoborrowacameraandthrewhimselfintostudyinghowtouseit.Duringthattime,thelibrarybecamehisfavoriteplacewherehefirstreadsomemagazinesaboutnature.Itopenedadoorforhimtoconnectwithnature. In1992,aresearchprogramwassetuptoprotectatypeofunusualmonkeyswhichonlyliveinChina.Usually,thehomeofthesemonkeyshashalf-a-year-longwinters.ItcreatedgreatchallengesforZhiNong’swork,butheneverdrewback.“Ididn’tseethemonkeysinthewilduntilIwentintothemountainsthethirdtime,”saidZhiNong.Hewentintothesnowmountainssixtimesjusttogetvaluablephotographsofmonkeys. Threeyearslater,hisworkswoninternationalprizes.PeoplearoundtheworldbegantopayattentiontotheprotectionofwildanimalsinChina.AndheisthefirstChinesewinneroftheworldWildlifePhotographeroftheYear. Inordertocalluptonsofpeopletoprotectwildlifewithcameras,hestarted“ChinaWildlifePhotographyTraining.Camp”.Hehopesthatmoreyoungpeoplewilljoininforthenatureprotection.56.WhenZhiNongwasyoung,_____________. A.Hewassatisfiedwiththecitylife B.Hewouldliketoliveinthenature C.Hestudiedallkindsofanimals D.Hewenttoawildlifephotographytrainingcamp57.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“drewback”mean? A.sentout B.pulledover C.gaveup D.clearedaway58.Tohelpprotecttheunusualmonkeys,ZhiNong_____________. A.wentintothesnowmountainsthreetimes B.organizedaresearchprogramaboutthemonkeys C.wenttothelibrarytoreadsomemagazinesaboutnature D.tooksomevaluablephotosofthemonkeys59.WhatcanweknowaboutZhiNongfromthispassage? A.Hemadeadocumentaryaboutbirds. B.HemovedtoYunnanProvinceandfellinlovewithnaturethere. C.Helearnedtotakephotosofflyingbirdsinthe1980s. D.hisworkswoninternationalprizesin1992.60.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage? A.APhotographer’sWayofProtectingNature B.ADoorBetweenMagazinesandNature C.DifficultiesofTakingWildlifePhotos D.WorldAttentiontoAnimalProtectionC Withdevices(設(shè)備)thatcanbeconveniently(便利地)controlledfromanywhere,asmarthomeoffersconveniencetoitsowners.ThesedevicescanbeconnectedwitheachotherthroughtheInternet,allowingtheusertocontrolfunctions,suchassecurityaccess(安全訪問),lightingandtemperature. “Haitangxiaozhen”,anInternetuserfromXuzhou,Jiangsu,sharedhisexperienceofsettingupasmarthome.Hefirstboughttheserviceof“intelligentnetworking”.Itcanbeextended(延伸)toeveryroom.Hethencanuseanapptocontrolvarioussmarthomedevices. Hesaidthatheusuallygotoffworklate,★.Butnow,cookedricewaitsforhimathomebecausehecanturnonthericecookerwithhisphoneinadvance.Duringsummer,heusuallyturnsontheairconditioner30minutesbeforegettinghome.Hecanalsocheckthesecuritycameraatthedooranytimethroughhisphoneincaseheforgetswhetherhehaslockedthedoorornot.It’sveryconvenientforhim. Duringwinterandsummerholidays,whenhischildwasaloneathome,heusedtoworryaboutsafetyproblems.Forthisreason,hespeciallyinstalledasmartcamera.Withit,hecancheckifhischildisOKatanytime.Hishomealsohasakitchensafetyset,includingsmokesensors(傳感器),gassensorsandwatersensors. Andthesedevicesarereallysmart.Theycomewithself-learningskillssotheycanlearnthehomeowner’stimetablesandmakechangesasneeded. AlltheseconveniencesaremakingsmarthomesmoreandmorepopularbothinChinaandaroundtheworld. “Smarthomesarenotyetperfect.Theyalsobringproblems.Everydevicehasitsownapp,leadingtoalargenumberofappsformetodealwith.”anotherusersaid.61.Accordingtoparagraph2,“Haitangxiaozhen”_____________. A.extendedtoeveryroom B.controlledtheinternetusers C.sharedhisexperienceofservingothers D.usedanapptosetupasmarthome62.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin★? A.althoughhehadnotimetoeatdinner. B.becausehewasbusywithcooking. C.socookingusedtobeabigproblem. D.unlesshecouldn’tgethomeontime.63.Theunderlinedword,“it”inparagraph4refersto_____________. A.asmokingsensor B.asmartcamera C.akitchenset D.ahomeowner’stimetable64.Accordingtothepassage,it’sclearthat_____________. A.howsmartdeviceschangepeople’slives B.whysmartdeviceshaveproblems C.whenpeoplemakechangesforsmartdevices D.wherepeoplebuytheserviceof“intelligentnetworking”65.What’sthegenre(體裁)ofthispassage? A.Astoryabouthowpeoplebehave. B.Acomedywhichmakespeoplelaugh. C.Adramawhichhassomekindofperformance. D.Anessaywhichisaboutthedevelopmentoftechnology.第Ⅱ卷(非選擇題共40分)五、詞與短語填空(共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分) 閱讀下面短文，用方框中所給的單詞或短語填空，使短文在結(jié)構(gòu)、語意和邏輯上正確。(提示：方框中有兩個單詞或短語是多余的。)usedtousedto/lonely/developed/repairing/chores/isusedfor/recently Robotsarehelpfulinpeople’slives.Theycanhelppeoplewithalotof_____________(66),suchascleaningwindowsanddoingthedishes.Butdoyouknowthataspecialkindofrobotcanplayarolein_____________(67)railways?Lastyear,someengineers____________(68)aspecialrobot.Itismuchmoredifferentfromothersmallrobots.Therobotcanreachashighastenmetersandraiseheavythings.Therobot_____________(69)doingdifficultordangerouswork.Withthehelpofthisspecialrobot,workerscanbesafe.Althoughthisrobotcanonlyhelpinafewplaces,it’sabighelptorailwayworkers.More_____________(70),theengineershavebeenworkinghardtoimproveit.Theybelievethatthiskindofrobotwillbecomepopulararoundtheworldinthenearfuture.六、綜合填空(共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分) 閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)上下文或括號內(nèi)單詞提示，在空白處填入適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的適當形式。 Haveyoueverheardof“citywalk”?Itisanewwayoftravellinginwhichpeoplewalkaroundacity,andfindunusualthingsthateventhelocals____________(71)(them)mightnothavenoticedbefore.Itis____________(72)(become)moreandmorepopularamongyoungpeople. Peoplecantakeacitywalkbyexploring(探索)thestreets____________(73)theirownorbyfollowingatourguide.Duringcitywalks,peopleusuallydon’tgotoplacesofinterestorshopping_____________(74)(center).Instead,theygotoplaceswheretheycanhaverealinteractions(互動)withthelocalsandgeta____________(75)(deep)understandingofacitythanbefore. Manycitywalkerslovetosharetheir____________(76)(careful)plannedroutes(路線)online.Theyare____________(77)(help)tothosewhowanttotakeacitywalk.TakeWangLinforexample.ThegirlmovedtoWuhannotlongago.Oneday,shewentonlinetofind_____________(78)interestingtodoonweekends.Shegottoknowaboutcitywalkanddecidedtogiveitatry.Shewithherfriend_____________(79)(choose)apopularcitywalkroute.Theywalkedforseveralhours._____________(80)shewasenjoyingtheviews,herfriendwasvisitingsomesmallshopsalongthestreets.Itwasgreatbutleftherwantingmore.Shewashappywiththat. Interested?Takeacitywalk!Feelthebeautyofyourcityinadifferentway!七、書面表達(共1大題，滿分20分) 成長是一次旅行，也是一場艱難的跋涉。本周英語主題班會將以“TheJourneyofGrowth”進行一次討論，請根據(jù)以下要點寫一篇發(fā)言稿。內(nèi)容提示： 1.Didyoumeetproblemsduringyourgrowth? 2.Howdidyoudealwiththem? 3.Whatcanyoulearnfromthat? Sharemoreideasaboutthat.注意：文中不得透露個人真實信息；詞數(shù)100左右；開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。TheJourneyofGrowth Thejourneyofgrowthisfullofupsanddowns.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

江岸區(qū)2023-2024學年下學期期中考試八年級英語試卷參考答案一、聽力部分(共25小題，每小題1分，滿分25分) 1-5AABBA 6-10BBCAC 11-15BCACB 16-20CBCBB 21-25CACCB二、選擇填空(共10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分) 26-30DCDBD 31-35ACBCB三、完形填空(本題共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分) 36-40CDBCD 41-45CACDB 46-50CBCBA四、閱讀理解(本題共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分) 51-55CBABD 56-60BCDCA 61-65DCBAD五、詞與短語填空(本題共5小題，每小題2分，本題共10分) 66.chores 67.repairing 68.developed 69.isusedfor 70.recently六、綜合填空(本題共10小題，每小題1分，本題共10分) 71.themselves 72.becoming 73.on 74.centers 75.deeper 76.carefully 77.helpful 78.something 79.chose 80.while七、書面表達(本題共1小題，滿分20分)TheJourneyofGrowth Thejourneyofgrowthisfullofupsanddowns.Everyonewillmeetproblemsduringhisgrowth. Lastmonth,Ihadanargumentwithmyclosefriendbecauseofdifferentopinions.Weweresoangrywitheachotherthatwedidn’ttalkforaweek.Ifeltupsetandafraidtolosemybestfriend,soIaskedmyparentsforhelp.TheyadvisedthatIcouldsaysorryfirstsothatwecouldbefriendsagain.Itookcourageandmadeit. Now,ourfriendshipisstrongerandstronger.Irealizethatit’simportanttobekindtofriendsbecausefriendshipsarebuiltontrust,respectandsupport.Ihopeourfriendshipwilllastforever.

八年級英語聽力錄音稿一、聽力測試(共三節(jié))第一節(jié)(共4小題，每小題1分，滿分4分)聽下面4個問題。每個問題后有三個答語，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每個問題后，你都有5秒鐘的時間來作答和閱讀下一小題。每個問題僅讀一遍。Text1What’sthematter?Text2Whowillhelptocleanupthecityparks?Text3Howoftendoyoucleanyourroom?Text4WhereshouldItalktomyparents?第二節(jié)(共8小題，每小題1分，滿分8分)聽下面8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秒鐘的時間來作答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。Text5W:Therainstormlastnightwasreallyheavy.M:Yes,itwastheheaviestonesofarthisyear.Text6W:Hey,what’swrong?M:I’mreallystressedoutbecauseofthesingingcompetition.Text7W:WillyoucometomypartyonSaturday?M:Oh,I’dloveto.ButitdependsonwhetherIamfreeornot.Text8W:Dave,youaresoconfidentandoutgoingnow.M:Yeah,Iusedtobeshyandquiet,right?Text9W:Ihadafightwithmybestfriend.Idon’tknowwhattodo.M:Maybeyoucouldcallherupsothatyoucansaysorryfirst.Text10W:IreallywanttogotoMoshanCherryBlossomParkwithyou,butIhavetofinishthisreportfirst.M:Well,letmehelpyououtwithit.Text11W:Tim,afteryoufinishyourhomework,couldyoutakeouttherubbish?M:Sure,Mom.Text12W:BobcameoutofhospitallastFriday.Haveyougotachancetovisithim?M:IplantoseehimthisSaturday.第三節(jié)(共13小題，每小題1分，滿分13分)聽下面4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。聽下面一段對話，回答13至15三個小題。Text13W:Whatareyougoingtodothisweekend,Tom?M:Oh,Jenny,I’mgoingtoJohn’sbirthdayparty.ButIdon’tknowwhatgiftIshouldbring.ThisishisfirstbirthdayinChina.W:Well,isheinterestedinChineseculture?M:Iguessso.Andthat’swhytheAmericanboyisheretostudy.W:Hmm...Whynotgethimaboo