英语卷·2017届河北省衡水市冀州中学高三下学期寒假开学检测（2017-02）

英语卷·2017届河北省衡水市冀州中学高三下学期寒假开学检测（2017-02）

河北冀州中学 ‎2016-2017学年高三年级寒假作业检测英语试题 第Ⅰ卷 (共100分) ‎ 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分） ‎ 第一节（共5小题）‎ 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 is the possible relationship between the two speakers?‎ A. Employer and employee.‎ B. Next door neighbors.‎ C. Two good friends.‎ ‎2. What will the two speakers most probably do this weekend?‎ A. See a film. B. Climb a mountain. C. Play table tennis.‎ ‎3. What time will the train leave?‎ A. At 6:10 tomorrow morning.‎ B. At 11:00 tonight.‎ C. At 11:00 tomorrow morning.‎ ‎4. What does the man mean?‎ A. He is waiting for someone else.‎ B. He doesn’t want to talk with Mr Miller.‎ C. He is busy now.‎ ‎5. Where does the conversation take place?‎ A. In a restaurant. B. In a department store. C. In a hotel.‎ 第二节（共15小题）‎ 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至8题。‎ ‎6. How was the weather like during the Browns’ trip?‎ A. Very warm. B. Very hot. C. Very cool.‎ ‎7. How were the hotels in Venezuela?‎ A. Excellent and not expensive.‎ B. Cheap but not good.‎ C. Nice but expensive.‎ ‎8. What was the woman advised to buy in Venezuela?‎ A. Daily staff. B. Clothes. C. Gold jewelry.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。‎ ‎9. Where is the Mandy’s family?‎ A. In England. B. In Ireland. C. In Scotland.‎ ‎10. How did the woman get the money to buy a flat?‎ A. From her friends. B. From her brother. C. From her parents.‎ ‎11. What will the speakers do next?‎ A. Have lunch. B. Have coffee. C. Have dinner.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。‎ ‎12. Where does the man want to go?‎ A. America. B. New Zealand. C. Japan.‎ ‎13. What time will the flight take off?‎ A. At 11:30 am. B. At 10:30 am. C. At 11:30 pm.‎ ‎14. How long does the whole journey take?‎ A. Less than one hour. B. About two hours. C. About eleven hours.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。‎ ‎15. What sports does the man like to play after work?‎ A. Table tennis, running and golf.‎ B. Tennis, swimming and golf.‎ C. Tennis, running and golf.‎ ‎16. How often does the man play golf?‎ A. About once a week. B. About once a month. C. About once a year.‎ ‎17. What time will the speakers meet at the clubhouse?‎ A. At 1:30 pm. B. At 2:00 am. C. At 2:30 pm.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。‎ ‎18. Where is the speaker giving the talk?‎ A. On a hill. B. In a forest. C. Beside a lake.‎ ‎19. What can the listeners do at Summit Lake?‎ A. Rest and take photos. B. Go boating or swimming. C. Cook lunch over a campfire.‎ ‎20. What would be part of the trip?‎ A. Climbing up rocks. B. Fishing in a stream. C. Walking through a field 第二部分阅读理解 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ A One of my neighbors used to have a beautiful tree in her front yard. Her dad had planted it for her when it was nothing more than a twig(树枝) and several years later it started to shoot towards the sky with amazing speed. Soon it blessed her with cooling shade in the summer and glorious, golden leaves in the fall.‎ When the two-day snowstorm struck our town, heavy snow fell on the tree’s branches that were still full of leaves. The weight split that lovely tree down the middle. It was so sad seeing half of it laying on the ground after the storm. When I talked to my neighbor later, she said that the damage had been too much and that the entire tree would have to be cut down. Thankfully she had saved a few saplings(树苗) from it that she hoped to replant in the future.‎ Still, it was a shock to drive by her house the other day and see nothing but a stump in her front yard. I missed that tree. I missed its beauty, its leaves shinning in the afternoon sun. I missed seeing its limbs reach towards the heavens. I thought that the stump would be a sad reminder of its loss for a long time to come. My wonderful neighbor, though, had another plan. When I drove by her home today I saw a tiny bird feeder sitting on that stump and a colorful songbird having its dinner. It was such an affirmation of life. It was such a joy to see. I could feel my heart smile.‎ Life by its very nature is a mixed bag. It hands us beauty and tragedy, love and loss, pleasure and pain. What we do with it, however, is up to us. We can let it split us in two, or we can use even its hardest times to make our souls stronger and our hearts more loving. We can spend it complaining or we can use it to help others.‎ ‎21．We know from the first paragraph that _____．‎ A. the tree grew very slowly. ‎ B. the tree was so strong that it could bear any weight.‎ C. the tree showed its beauty and benefits. ‎ D. the author’s neighbor was good at planting trees.‎ ‎22．The author’s neighbor left a stump in her front yard to use it as_____.‎ A. a good reminder.‎ B. a place to feed birds.‎ C. a seat after dinner.‎ D. a beautiful sculpture.‎ ‎23．What does the author mainly want to show in the passage?‎ A. Life is determined by our attitude towards it. ‎ B. Life consists of pain and suffering.‎ C. Life has beauty and tragedy. ‎ D. Life should be pleasant rather than painful.‎ B ‎ Parents should stop blaming themselves because there’s not a lot they can do about it. I mean the teenager problem. Whatever you do or however you choose to deal with it, at certain times a wonderful, reasonable and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal. ‎ I’ve seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways. One strict mother insisted that her son, right from a child, should stand up whenever anyone entered the room, open doors and shake hands like a gentleman. I saw him last week when I called round. Sprawling himself（懒散地躺) on the sofa in full length, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in, and his greeting was no more than a quick glance at me. His mother was ashamed. “I don’t know what to do with him these days,” she said, “He’s forgotten all the manners we taught him.”‎ He hasn’t forgotten them. He’s just decided that he’s not going to use them. She confessed(坦白) that she would like to come up behind him and throw him down from the sofa onto the floor. ‎ Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all over the furniture, reach across the table, stare at me and say，“I don’t like your dress; it’s ugly.” One of the daughters has recently been driven out of school. The other has left home. ‎ ‎“Where did we go wrong?” her parents are now very sad. Probably nowhere much. At least no more than the rest of that unfortunate race, parents.‎ ‎24.This text is most probably written by ________.‎ A．a specialist in teenager studies B. a headmaster of a middle school C. a parent with teenage children D. a doctor for mental health problems ‎25. The boy on the sofa would most probably be described as_______.‎ A. lazy B. quiet C. unusual D. rude ‎26. From the second example we can infer that the parents of the two daughters _____.‎ A. pay no attention to them B. are too busy to look after them C. have come to hate them D. feel helpless to do much about them ‎27. What is the author’s opinion about the sudden change in teenage children?‎ A. Parents have no choice but to try to accept it.‎ B. Parents should pay still more attention to the change.‎ C. Parents should work more closely with school teachers.‎ D. Parents are at fault for the change in their children.‎ C I was desperately nervous about becoming car-free. But eight months ago our car was hit by a passing vehicle and it was destroyed. No problem, I thought: we’ll buy another. But the insurance payout didn’t even begin to cover the costs of buying a new car—I worked out that, with the loan we’d need plus petrol, insurance, parking permits and tax, we would make a payment as much as £600 a month. ‎ And that’s when I had my fancy idea. Why not just give up having a car at all? I live in London. We have a railway station behind our house, a tube station 10 minutes’ walk away, and a bus stop at the end of the street. A new car club had just opened in our area, and one of its shiny little red Peugeots was parked nearby. If any family in Britain could live without a car, I reasoned, then surely we were that family.‎ ‎ But my new car-free idea, sadly, wasn’t shared by my family. My teenage daughters were horrified. What would their friends think about our family being “too poor to afford a car”? (I wasn’t that bothered what they thought, and I suggested the girls should take the same approach.)‎ ‎ My friends, too, were astonished at our plan. What would happen if someone got seriously ill overnight and needed to go to hospital? (an ambulance) How would the children get to and from their many events? (buses and trains) People smiled as though this was another of my mad ideas, before saying they were sure I’d soon realize that a car was a necessity.‎ ‎ Eight months on, I wonder whether we’ll ever own a car again. The idea that you “have to” own a car, especially if you live in a city, is all in the mind. I live—and many other citizens do too—in a place that has never been better served by public transport, and yet car ownership has never been higher. We worry about rising car costs, but we’d be better off asking something much more basic: do I really need a car?‎ ‎ Certainly the answer is no, and I’m a lot richer because I dared to ask the question.‎ ‎28. The author decided to live a car-free life partly because ______.‎ ‎ A. most families chose to go car-free B. the cost of a new car was too much ‎ C. he was hurt in a terrible car accident D. the traffic jam was unbearable for him ‎29. What is the attitude of the author’s family toward his plan?‎ ‎ A. Disapproving. B. Supportive. C. Optimistic. D. Unconcerned.‎ ‎30. What did the author suggest his daughters do about their friends’ opinion?‎ ‎ A. Argue against it. B. Take their advice. C. Leave it alone. D. Think it over. ‎ ‎31. What conclusion did the author draw after the eight-month car-free life?‎ ‎ A. Life cannot go without a car. B. Life without a car is a little bit hard. ‎ ‎ C. His life gets improved without a car. D. A car-free life does not suit everyone. ‎ D ‎ Perhaps you think you could easily add to your happiness with more money. Strange as it may seem, if you're unsatisfied, the issue is not a lack of means to meet your desires but a lack of desires—not that you cannot satisfy your tastes but that you don't have enough tastes.‎ ‎ Real riches consist of well-developed and hearty capacities (能力) to enjoy life. Most people are already swamped(淹没) with things. They eat, wear, go and talk too much. They live in too big a house with too many rooms, yet their house of life is a hut.‎ ‎ Your house of life ought to be a mansion (豪宅) , a royal palace. Every new taste, every additional interest, every fresh enthusiasm adds a room. Here are several rooms your house of life should have.‎ ‎ Art should be a desire for you to develop simply because the world is full of beautiful things. If you only understood how to enjoy them and feed your spirit on them, they would make you as happy as to find plenty of hamburgers and eggs when you're hungry.‎ ‎ Literature, classic literature, is a beautiful, richly furnished room where you might find many an hour of rest and refreshment. To gain that love would go toward making you a rich person, for a rich person is not someone who has a ‎ library but who likes a library.‎ ‎ Music like Mozart's and Bach's shouldn't be absent. Real riches are of the spirit. And when you've brought that spirit up to where classical music feeds it and makes you a little drunk, you have increased your thrills and bettered them. And life is a matter of thrills.‎ ‎ Sports, without which you remain poor, mean a lot in life. No matter who you are, you would be more human, and your house of life would be better supported against the bad days, if you could, and did, played a bit.‎ ‎ Whatever rooms you might add to your house of life, the secret of enjoying life is to keep adding.‎ ‎32. The author intends to tell us that____________.‎ ‎ A. true happiness lies in achieving wealth by fair means ‎ B. big houses are people's most valued possessions ‎ C. big houses can in a sense bring richness of life ‎ D. true happiness comes from spiritual riches ‎33. The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably implies that______.‎ ‎ A. however materially rich, they never seem to be satisfied ‎ B. however materially rich, they remain spiritually poor ‎ C. though their house is big, they prefer a simple life ‎ D. though their house is big, it seems to be a cage ‎34. It can be learned from the passage that __________.‎ ‎ A. more money brings more happiness ‎ B. art is needed to make your house beautiful ‎ C. literature can enrich your spiritual life ‎ D. sports contribute mainly to your physical fitness ‎35. What would be the best title for the passage?‎ ‎ A. House of Life B. Secret of Wealth ‎ C. Rest and Refreshment D. Interest and Enthusiasm 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。‎ How to Win a Debate Competition ‎ Debating doesn’t mean that you can end up arguing with your opponents(对手). ‎ ‎36 The following tips on how to win a debate will further help you out.‎ ‎1. 37 ‎ ‎ This is very important. If you already know the debate topic that you are going to debate on, learn as much about it as you can. Research on it and then form opinions about it. Only if you know something in and out, will you be able to talk convincingly on it.‎ ‎2. Be confident.‎ ‎ When you are putting your point in front of your opponents as well as the audience, be sure of yourself. Along with the words, your body language, voice modulation (语调) and eye contact, will play a major part in your success in debating. 38 ‎ ‎3. Give real life examples.‎ ‎ While debating, make use of very simple language, which your audience can understand very easily. Give as many real examples as you can when making a point. 39 Thus, the judges and audience will find you much more convincing. ‎ ‎4. Be descriptive.‎ ‎ To win any debate, there is something about the human mind that you should be aware of. The thing with us humans is that if we see something, we believe and remember it much more than something we merely hear! 40 Tell your point of view in such a way that they can actually “see” what you are saying. If you are somehow able to pull this off, there is no doubt that you will be the winner of the debate competition!‎ ‎ Follow the tips mentioned above, and with time, you will see yourself winning over your judges and audience.‎ A. Be well prepared.‎ B. Promote dialogue instead of arguing with your opponents.‎ C. Try to paint a picture in the mind of your judges and audience.‎ D. So participate in as many debating contests as you can.‎ E. To prove your point, tell something you or someone else has personally experienced.‎ F. So practice with friends or in front of the mirror so that you are certain of your ability.‎ G. Your main purpose is to convince your audience what you are saying is right. ‎ 第三部分英语知识运用 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，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ ‎ Long, long ago, there was a small village. This village had a(an)  41   tradition. At the beginning of every year, any boy who had reached the age of majority (成年) was given land and money to build a home. The boy had to  42   his home before winter. If his home failed to endure(忍耐) the cold weather in winter, the villagers could not   43   him in any way.      One   44   , Paul and Marc reached their majority. They 45   their land and money and decided to search nearby villages for ideas on building their homes. In each village, they found the nicest   46  and talked to the owners. Each owner gladly offered   47   . After Marc saw several homes, he  48 the best ideas and went back to his own land. Paul,    49   , continued collecting more ideas. Soon he had so many great ideas that he began to   50  some of them. But he always believed he could find even better ideas in the next village. Marc began building his home. He had several false starts,  51 his home gradually rose from his land. By fall, Marc had finished his home. It wasn't perfect, but it was strong and he could  52  it later. Paul enjoyed all the beautiful homes and  53 with home owners. The first snow came and Paul, realizing he was running out of time,  54  back to his land. He built the best home he could in the time he had, but it was 55 . The first winter storm destroyed his home and he froze to    56 .The villagers mourned for him. Marc     57   the winter. Each year, Marc searched for other good ideas he could use to make his own home look better. He became a leader in the village,  58  a family, and lived a happy, content life. We all build and improve our own mental homes. It's  59   and fun for us to search for ideas from other mental home owners, but we only improve our own mental home if we actually  60 the best ideas.‎ ‎41．A. strange B. hopeful C. good D. reasonable ‎42．A. find     B. run       C. complete   D. buy ‎43．A. help  B. encourage C. scold D. persuade ‎44．A. winter B. summer C. autumn D. spring ‎45．A .exchanged    B. received C. recognized D. won ‎46．A. girls       B. jobs    C. houses D. presents ‎47．A. rooms     B. drinks   C. attention D. advice ‎48．A. expected     B. gathered  C. created D. understood ‎49．A. similarly       B. finally    C. however D. therefore ‎50．A. forget        B. believe   C. replace D. doubt ‎51．A. because     B. although    C. but D. so ‎52．A. repair         B. rebuild    C. sell D. improve ‎53．A. conversations B. achievements C. struggles D. arguments ‎54．A. drove         B. rushed    C. flew D. moved ‎55．A. weak           B. funny    C. small D. amazing ‎56．A. blindness     B. death       C. sadness D. disease ‎57．A. experienced      B. hated    C. survived D. spent ‎58．A. brought        B. earned     C. contacted D. raised ‎59．A. slow           B. easy       C. dangerous D. special ‎60．A. realize        B. bring   C. collect D. apply 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） ‎ 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容或者括号内单词的正确形式。‎ The surprise party is very popular in America. Most people in America think 61 is very exciting to have surprise parties for their good friends or family members. It is quite easy to plan a surprise party when one’s birthday 62 (come). Do you want to know 63 a surprise party is like? Look at the following example. It’s night. Bob’s wife asks him 64 (go) downstairs to the kitchen and bring her a glass of milk. Bob walks to the kitchen and pushes the door open. There’s no sound 65 light there. 66 (sudden) he hears a strange sound and then sees a bear 67 (stand) in front of him! Bob is very scared and falls backwards. The bear takes off his costume. It’s Bob’s friend Charles! There are also several people behind Charles, 68 (include) his wife. All of them say to Bob, “Surprise!! Who!!” Bob is 69 (puzzle), and he does not know what it is until his friends say “Happy birthday” to him.‎ In fact, the surprise party has many kinds of 70 (form). A successful surprise party always makes people feel surprised and excited. Everyone enjoys themselves at the party.‎ 第四部分写作（共两节；满分35分）‎ 第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。 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10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。‎ A recent survey shows most students often communicate with their parents, and there are still some who think it embarrassed to share their ideas with them. Actually everyone should attach important to family communication. It strengthens the bond of the family and bridge the gap between children and parents. In addition to, sharing your personal problems and emotions will great help reduce the pressure on you and build up our confidence.‎ As for my family, we had a special dinner together every Saturday evening, over which everyone present takes turns to sharing one problem while the others try to suggest solutions. In this way whole family can enjoy every single bit of life.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分） 目前，我国假期选择出国旅游的人越来越多，请你以Travelling Abroad为题，用英语写一篇词数在120左右的短文，要点如下： 1.出境游热的原因；2.旅游中出现了一些不文明现象，如随地吐痰、乱扔垃圾等；3.你的态度和看法。 注意：1.可适当增加细节以使行文连贯； 2.参考词汇：树立形象：uphold an image At present, more and more people choose to travel abroad when they have holidays.  _____________________________________________________________________________‎ 河北冀州中学 ‎2016-2017学年高三年级寒假作业检测英语试题答案 听力：1~5. ABACB 6~10. CACCB 11~15. BBACC 16~20. BABAC 阅读：21---23 CBA 24---27 ADDA 28---31 BACC 32---35 DBCA 36—40 ‎ GAFEC 完形：41---45 ACADB 46--50 CDBCA 51—55 CDABA 56--60 BCDBD 填空：61. it 62.is coming 63.what 64.to go 65.or ‎ ‎ 66. Suddenly 67.standing 68. including 69. puzzled 70. forms 改错：and改成but embarrassed改成embarrassing important改成importance bridge改成bridges 去掉to great改成greatly our改成your had改成have sharing改成share whole前加the 书面表达：One possible version： At present, more and more people choose to travel abroad when they have holidays. The reasons are obvious. With the development of people’s living standard and economy，they can afford to go abroad. Besides, more people are becoming interested in foreign cultures，therefore they are eager to visit different countries for themselves. However, some people behave very badly in foreign countries. For example, they drop litter everywhere, as well as spit freely in public, which not only shows bad personal qualities , but also does great harm to the image of our country。 It’s well known that China is an ancient civilized country with a long history. The country’s prosperity enables us to travel abroad. I think we should always bear in mind that it is everyone’s responsibility to uphold the image of our motherland while traveling abroad.‎ ‎【听力材料】‎ ‎(Text 1)‎ W: I’m sorry; sir. I didn’t finish the job as required.‎ M: Oh, no, Sally, don’t say sorry. Anyway, You’ve tried your best.‎ ‎(Text 2)‎ M: What shall we do this weekend?‎ W: I have no idea. Which do you prefer, going to the cinema or playing table tennis?‎ M: Neither. I’d like to climb a mountain.‎ W: Sounds good, if the weather is fine.‎ ‎(Text 3)‎ M: Would you like to go to the movies tonight at 11 o’clock?‎ W: You must be joking. My train leaves at 6:10 tomorrow morning.‎ ‎(Text 4)‎ W: Sir, there’s a Mr. Miller on the phone who wants to talk to you.‎ M: I’m busy at the moment. Can you ask him to hold on? Tell him I’ll talk with him in a few seconds.‎ ‎(Text 5)‎ W: What can I do for you?‎ M: May I see some of your best T-shirts?‎ ‎(Text 6)‎ M: Did you get to talk to the Browns about their trip to Venezuela?‎ W: Oh, yes. They said they had a great time.‎ M: What did they say the weather was like?‎ W: They said it was extremely cool. They suggested that we take some warm clothes.‎ M: Uh. Did you ask how the hotels were?‎ W: It seems the y’re excellent, and not expensive.‎ M: Yeah, that’s what I’ve heard. Did they say if they had any language problem?‎ W: Sometimes. They told me that hardly anybody speaks English except the people in the hotels, but the staff of the hotels are helpful and friendly.‎ M: Well, that’s good. And did they buy much while they were there?‎ W: No. They advised us not to buy clothes. They ’re much more expensive than in the States. But they told me you could get gold jewelry for very little.‎ ‎(Text 7)‎ W: Hello, Mike. What are you doing in this part of London?‎ M: Well, in fact, I’m looking for a flat round here.‎ W: A flat? Do you want to move?‎ M: Yes, actually, believe it or not, Mandy and I are getting married.‎ W: It’s great! Congratulations. When did you decide?‎ M: Only last week. It was when we were staying with her family in Scotland. Now we’re trying to find a suitable flat.‎ W: It will be great to have you as neighbors. I hope you manage to buy one soon.‎ M: Oh, we aren’t looking for one to buy. We don’t have enough money yet. We want to find somewhere to rent.‎ W: Yes, of course. That’s what we did at first. In fact ,in the end my brother lent us some money. That’s how we managed to buy ours.‎ M: Really? Perhaps I’ll talk to my family about it. Now, what about a coffee? There’s a good place just round the corner.‎ W: What a good idea!‎ ‎(Text 8)‎ M: Do you have any direct flight to New Zealand?‎ W: Sorry, we don’t. But I think you can fly on Northwest 212 to Tokyo and then have a connecting flight on Japan Airline 123 to Auckland, New Zealand’s gateway city. And it is the most economical flight, just 580.‎ M: When does the Flight 212 leave?‎ W: At 11:30 am, by the way, it also makes a stop at Chicago.‎ M: How long will it stay at Chicago?‎ W: Less than one hour.‎ M: And how long do I have to stay in Tokyo for the connecting flight?‎ W: Not so long, just one hour.‎ M: So the time for the whole journey is about...‎ W: About eleven hours.‎ M: Let me count...OK, it works out for my time schedule. Thanks a lot.‎ W: You are welcome.‎ ‎(Text 9)‎ M: Hi, Mark, haven’t seen you for ages. How are you doing?‎ Can’t complain. I’m busy with my experiments in the lab but after work I often play some sports.‎ W: Like what?‎ M: Like tennis, running and golf.‎ W: Golf? That’s my favorite game. How often do you play, Mark?‎ M:I usually play about once a month. What about you, Michelle?‎ W: I play every Sunday.‎ M: Even when it rains?‎ W: Yes, even when it rains. I never miss a game on Sunday.‎ M: Where do you play?‎ W: The Lawndale country club. Do you know it?‎ M: Yes. I was there once. You’re going to play next Sunday, I suppose.‎ W: Certainly, listen! Why don’t you join me? We can have a game.‎ M: I’d love to. What time shall we meet?‎ W: Let’s meet at the clubhouse at 1:30 in the afternoon.‎ M: Good. See you then.‎ ‎(Text 10)‎ Good morning, everyone. I’m Ralph Morrison, and I’ll be your guide today on your hike to Summit Lake. I think you’ll enjoy today’s trip, which will offer some wonderful views as well as some close up looks at the area’s plants and animals. We’ll begin with a gentle climb in this open forest before taking a short downhill walk to the river. You’ll see unusually tall trees in that area and will cross the river on a big piece of wood. Our pass from there will go north. We’ll pass through a forest, then a large field, and cross a stream as we continue our way up to Summit Lake. The lake is small and surrounded with forest, and there’re lots of fish just waiting to be caught. We’ll stop for lunch at the lake. You’ll have an hour to relax and take photos before we start our return trip on a different path, which will take us past three small lakes before the long, steep hike back down to the river. Our last mile will be another steep uphill climb to the trail’s end, just 100 yards from where we’re about to begin. ‎