湖北省恩施高中2019-2020学年高二下学期第五次双周考英语试题 Word版含答案

湖北省恩施高中2019-2020学年高二下学期第五次双周考英语试题 Word版含答案

恩施高中2018级高二下第五次双周考英语试题 ‎（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）‎ 注意事项：‎ 1. 请先在试卷上做题，最后将答案提交到好分数。‎ 2. 一篇作文一张图片，竖着手机拍照，确保上传图片为正的。‎ 3. 按好分数要求提交，严格遵守时间节点。‎ 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）‎ 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。‎ 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. How much more does the man need to buy the shoes? ‎ A. Five dollars. ‎ B. Forty-five dollars. ‎ C. Fifty dollars. ‎ ‎2. Why does the woman refuse to go with the man? ‎ A. She prefers watching TV at home. ‎ B. She is too far from Beijing and Zhangjiakou. ‎ C. She doesn’t have enough money to buy tickets. ‎ ‎3. What does the man plan to do after his last exam? ‎ A. Read more books. ‎ B. Have a rest for a few days. ‎ C. Make plans for the next semester. ‎ ‎4. What does the man mean? ‎ A. He doesn’t like football game. ‎ B. He is willing to lend his car to the woman. ‎ C. He will drive the woman to the game if possible. ‎ ‎5. What will the woman probably do for the man? ‎ A. Clean the house. ‎ B. Carry the boxes. ‎ C. Cook the dishes. ‎ 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. What will the man have to do soon? ‎ A. Plan a trip. ‎ B. Look for a job. ‎ C. Make a decision. ‎ ‎7. What advice does the woman give to the man? ‎ A. Go abroad. ‎ 第 12 页 （共 12 页）‎ B. Stay at home. ‎ C. Open a bookstore. ‎ 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。‎ ‎8. Why are athletes more likely to be infected with COVID-19? ‎ A. Because the athletes are sensitive to COVID-19. ‎ B. Because they don’t have time to take care of themselves. ‎ C. Because prolonged(持久的) acute exercise can weaken the body’s immunity. ‎ ‎9. What does the man mean at last? ‎ A. The woman is too emotional in daily life. ‎ B. He doesn’t want to make friends with the woman. ‎ C. He thinks it’s good for the woman to be rational sometimes. ‎ 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。‎ ‎10. What has the man been doing lately? ‎ A. Living with Germans. ‎ B. Traveling to a sea sight town. ‎ C. Playing the piano for someone. ‎ ‎11. What does the man think of traveling all the time? ‎ A. Unpleasant. ‎ B. Exciting. ‎ C. Angry. ‎ ‎12. What do we know about the new job? ‎ A. The job pays $100 a week. ‎ B. The job is in a sea sight village. ‎ C. The job is to play the piano for the tourists. ‎ 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。‎ ‎13. What makes a person an explorer according to the woman? ‎ A. To try new things. ‎ B. To have a trip to Africa. ‎ C. To have enough experiences. ‎ ‎14. What is the theme of the woman’s show? ‎ A. Famous explorers. ‎ B. Different tribes（部落）. ‎ C. Crazy things. ‎ ‎15. What’s special about the root mentioned? ‎ A. It keeps you awake. ‎ B. It keeps you in a dreamy state. ‎ C. It enables you to hear the music of birds. ‎ ‎16. What’s the relationship between the speakers? ‎ A. Colleagues. ‎ B. Teacher and student. ‎ C. Interviewer and interviewee. ‎ 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。‎ ‎17. When will the Tokyo Olympic Games be held? ‎ A. July 23, 2020. ‎ B. July 24, 2020. ‎ C. July 23, 2021. ‎ ‎18. How can the one-year break change injured athletes’ lives? ‎ A. It provides long time for them to recover. ‎ 第 12 页 （共 12 页）‎ B. It provides excellent medical staff for them. ‎ C. It provides new opportunities for them to run prizes. ‎ ‎19. How can the one-year break change “old” athletes’ lives? ‎ A. It may push them to retire early. ‎ B. It may disqualify “old” athletes from applying. ‎ C. It may lead to more young athletes competing with them. ‎ ‎20. How many quotas（配额）will be created during the recent Olympic qualifying rounds? ‎ A. 43%. ‎ B. 47%. ‎ C. 57%. ‎ 第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节（共10小题; 每小题2.5分，满分25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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ‎ A Smart home applications can share all kinds of helpful information with homeowners, and a new housing platform can detect problems on electricity – and problems on the heart. ‎ ‎“There is a growing population of elderly people, and statistics show that more and more of them are going to live alone in the home,” said Johann Siau, a senior lecturer in digital communication systems at the University of Hertfordshire in the U.K., who is leading the Inter Home project.‎ The system was originally designed to provide remote access to a house so less energy is consumed. In a model of the system, the controllers connect safely to the Internet. The owner can then monitor them with a cell phone or computer. Users’ response helps the system adapt to routines, saving electricity.‎ While thinking about responding to user behavior and an increasingly elderly population, the researchers decided to add wristband technology that senses vitals such as body temperature and pulse, Siau said.‎ ‎“In the event that someone were to fall, it would detect the fall and it would immediately start the monitor of the pulse to see if the person has gone into shock,” he said. “It’s an early warning system that can inform any parties registered to monitor the person.”‎ The wristband communicates with the home system wirelessly. Data from the band can be safely piped to the home network and accessed by authorized users.‎ A functioning model of the wristband technology exists, but it’s still too big. The team is working hard to reduce its size to a level where it could potentially be a wrist – sized product and is trying adding other services, including a system that could send a warning message if someone with Alzheimer’s (老年痴呆) were to get lost.‎ Siau said that the university received government supporting money, enabling the researchers to work with the independent research firm on testing the platform in real houses.‎ ‎21．The new system is smarter in the fact that .‎ A. it can help do some cooking work ‎ B. it can take people’s body temperature C. it can sense emergencies and give signals ‎ D. it can prevent elderly people from falling ‎22．The system was originally designed for the owner to .‎ ‎ A．save energy B．save strength C．collect energy D．produce energy 第 12 页 （共 12 页）‎ ‎23．Which of the following would be the best title of the passage A. Smart House Saves Money ‎ B. Smart House Feels Your Pain C. Smart House Enters Every Family D. Smart House Makes You Comfortable B I always think about a question—what separates me from everyone else? In my opinion, the difference is not what clothes I wear or the music I listen to, but what I feel inside. ‎ Ever since I was young, I have loved professional wrestling. I woke up every Saturday to watch my favorite Superstars. As I grew older, I got a lot of flak(抨击) for watching this “fake” sport. My peers would laugh at me for following what was called a “man’s soap opera”. So, I put my love for wrestling on the shelf. Like everyone else, I wanted to be associated with the cool clique(小圈子). I was eager to be invited to the parties of the in-crowd and hang out with the popular kids. I became pretty successful. Although my Friday evenings were busy with parties, I would still wake up early on Saturdays to watch wrestling. It wasn’t until freshman year that I realized I wasn’t being myself.‎ That year, I tried many new things and activities and made new friends. In my town, football was the sport, so I decided to play football, thinking it might give me a head start in popularity. The team started with 48 athletes. At the end, there were 14 of us left. I stuck it out not because I liked it, but because I was not a quitter. That long season taught me a lesson: I wasn’t a football player. More importantly, it taught me to be myself. ‎ After that season, I went back to being a wrestling fan. I watched it religiously, no matter what insults were thrown my way. I came across a quote: “Don’t Dream It, Be It.”‎ As my senior year winds down, I’ll remember all of my high school memories. But what will stick out most is the memory that I did something I loved, despite what everyone said or thought. I accomplished my goal. I lived my dream. ‎ ‎24. What makes the writer different from the others is that_______. ‎ A. he loves wrestling B. he has different ideas ‎ C. he wears different clothes D. he listens to different music ‎25. When the writer was a freshman, he_______. ‎ A. was still sociable B. joined a wrestling team C. realized he was being himself D. knew he couldn’t be a good football player ‎26.What is the writer’s purpose of writing this passage?‎ A. To explain why he loves wrestling. 　　　　　　 ‎ B. To call upon readers to learn from him.‎ C. To tell readers to stick to their inner thoughts. ‎ D. To encourage readers to make wise choices when in trouble. ‎ C As the cost of a university education continues to balloon, many wonder whether the return on 第 12 页 （共 12 页）‎ ‎ the investment is worth it and if there might be alternative paths to job success. ‎ Enter micro-credentials（微证书）. ‎ Simon Nelson, CEO of FutureLearn, a UK- based learning platform that partners with universities to provide massive open online courses（MOOCs）, believes that micro-credentials arose out of three global “macro trends”. One is the rapidly growing demand for high-quality higher education in developing societies, while the second is the digital transformation that has taken place in many industries. This change is “broadening the traditional skills gap”, says Nelson, and universities aren’t providing the training for the “range of new skills that are in high demand”. The third aspect is the digitization of the higher education sector, he adds. It’s no longer enough to obtain a degree; having a job now requires people to upskill continuously, yet “people can’t take the time out of their lives to attend physical establishments”. ‎ Many individuals already use micro-credentials to broaden their skillsets. Still, some have suggested that in the future, a potential employee might be able to combine these credentials together in place of a university degree. The idea is that it would be more accessible and provide a more affordable — perhaps more targeted — path into employment. ‎ But according to research conducted in 2018 by Sean Gallagher, the founder and executive director of Northeastern University’s Center for the Future of Higher Education and Talent Strategy, that doesn’t mean university degrees don’t have significant value. When he surveyed 750 human resource leaders in US companies across various industries, Gallagher found that many of the applicants were degree-holders who had obtained micro-credentials to add their main qualification, rather than accumulating certificates as an alternative. ‎ For employers to buy into micro-credentials as an alternative, there needs to be data that proves employees with micro-credentials can perform better, or at least just as well as those with university degrees. “That type of data doesn’t exist quite yet,” says Gallagher. ‎ ‎27. What does the underlined word “balloon” in Paragraph 1 mean? ‎ A. Change. B. Increase. ‎ C. Fly. D. Shrink. ‎ ‎28. Why did micro credentials come into being? ‎ A. To decrease working hours. ‎ B. To update occupational skills. ‎ C. To replace main qualification. ‎ D. To improve higher education. ‎ ‎29. What might be the advantage of micro-credentials? ‎ A. Reasonable cost. B. Ambitious target. ‎ C. Wide recognition. D. Instant accessibility. ‎ ‎30. What is Sean Gallagher’s attitude to the future of micro credentials? ‎ A. Positive. B. Ambiguous. ‎ C. Cautious. D. Uninterested. ‎ 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。 ‎ One of the great benefits of being able to record sound is to make books available for listening. With the appearance of audio recordings, many people were able to hear literary classics read aloud. Audio books are, of course, books read aloud and recorded to be listened to on some kind of player. As sound technology has changed, audio books have changed, as well. 31 Now, books are also available on audio tape or CD.‎ 第 12 页 （共 12 页）‎ Talking books are books created for people who have sight problems. Some of these talking books often need special players to be used. Many visually damaged people are able to receive players for free. 32 ‎ CD technology has caused great changes in the talking book industry, since more data can be written on a single disc. 33 So the visually damaged person has a multi-use machine.‎ ‎ 34 Some are even read in the form of a play, in which different actors take the parts of the characters in the book. They may also have sound effects or music to help improve the listening experience.‎ Some book clubs have started offering audio books as part of their services. Libraries also have audio books available and they may also be purchased online or at any book store. 35 Those who feel they do not have time to enjoy the pleasure of a good book may find audio books to be the next best thing.‎ A. They are no longer available only on volumes.‎ B. Many talking book players will also play music CDs.‎ C. Audio books are popular with travelers and busy individuals.‎ D. Many audio books also feature famous actors reading the books.‎ E. People can listen to a personal music player whenever they want.‎ F. It is an affordable option if you typically listen to more than one book a month.‎ G. These players enable them to play their talking books independently, without the help of a sighted person.‎ 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。‎ Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was bitter and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and 36 all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon 37 . ‎ Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high 38 . Once the three pots began to boil, he placed potatoes in one pot, eggs in the second pot, and 39 coffee beans in the third pot. ‎ He then let them 40 and boil, without saying a word to his daughter. The daughter frowned and 41 waited, wondering what he was doing. ‎ After twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He took the potatoes out of the pot and placed them in a bowl. He 42 the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. ‎ He then ladled（舀）the coffee out and placed it in a cup. Turning to her he asked. “Daughter, what do you see? ” “Potatoes, eggs, and coffee, ” she 43 replied. ‎ ‎“Look closer, ” he said, “and touch the potatoes. ” She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After 44 the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee, whose rich aroma（香气）brought a 45 to her face. ‎ ‎“Father, what does this mean? ” she asked. ‎ He then explained that the potatoes, the eggs and coffee beans had each faced the same 46 — the boiling water. ‎ ‎ 47 , each one reacted differently. ‎ At first, the potato went in strong and hard, but in boiling water, it became 48 and weak. The egg was 49 , with the thin outer shell protecting its liquid inside until it was put in the ‎ 第 12 页 （共 12 页）‎ boiling water. Then the inside of the egg became hard. ‎ However, the ground coffee beans were 50 . After they were 51 to the boiling water, they changed the water and 52 something new. ‎ ‎“Which are you, ” he asked his daughter. “What’s your 53 to hardship, when it knocks on your door? Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean? ”‎ ‎ 54 : In life, things happen around us, things happen to us, but the only thing that truly matters is what happens 55 us. Which one are you? ‎ ‎36. A. complaining B. assessing C. struggling D. urging ‎37. A. skipped B. survived C. escaped D. followed ‎38. A. shelf B. fire C. stove D. grill ‎39. A. fried B. roasted C. fresh D. ground ‎40. A. sit B. go C. pass D. drop ‎41. A. cautiously B. calmly C. impatiently D. casually ‎42. A. pushed B. fished C. snatched D. caught ‎43. A. randomly B. modestly C. gratefully D. hurriedly ‎44. A. cutting up B. drying out C. pulling off D. taking up ‎45. A. smile B. panic C. confusion D. comfort ‎46. A. consequence B. pressure C. competition D. hardship ‎47. A. Furthermore B. Anyway C. However D. Regardless ‎48. A. hard B. soft C. loose D. strong ‎49. A. raw B. fragile C. broken D. rotten ‎50. A. unique B. universal C. precious D. specific ‎51. A. addicted B. exposed C. accustomed D. devoted ‎52. A. created B. uncovered C. discovered D. substituted ‎53. A. response B. judgment C. behavior D. concern ‎54. A. Expectation B. Moral C. Advice D. Comment ‎55. A. to B. around C. within D. beyond 第II卷（非选择题）‎ 注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）‎ 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，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。‎ The Verrazano Bridge, one of the longest suspension（悬，吊）bridges not only in America but in the world, was named after Verrazano, 56 Italian explorer who sailed into New York Harbor in 1524. 57 (complete) on November 21st, 1964, the bridge joins Brooklyn to Staten Island. The bridge, 58 span is about 4, 260 feet, is so long that the shape of the earth had to be taken 59 account by its designer, Othmar Ammann. Two great towers 60 (support) four huge cables are built on immense underwater platforms made of steel and concrete, which extend to a depth of over 100 feet under the sea. These alone 61 (take) sixteen months to build. Above the surface of the water, the towers rise to a 62 (high) of nearly 700 feet and support the cables from which the bridge has been suspended. Each of the four cables contains 26, 108 lengths of wire. 63 has been estimated that if the bridge were packed with cars, it would still only be carrying a 64 (three) of its total capacity. However, size and strength are not the ‎ 第 12 页 （共 12 页）‎ only important things about this bridge. Despite its immensity（巨大）, it’s 65 (simple) and elegantly designed, fulfilling its designer’s dream to create “an enormous object drawn as faintly as possible”. ‎ 第四部分 写作（共两节；满分40分）‎ 第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）‎ 假设你是李华，你的英国朋友Tom面对新冠肺炎感到非常恐慌，请写信给予安慰并提供有效建议，祝他一切安好。内容包括：‎ ‎1. 劝慰他减少焦虑和恐慌；‎ ‎2. 提醒他疫情期间注意事项；‎ ‎3. 祝愿他和家人平安度过这场浩劫。 ‎ 注意：‎ ‎1. 词数80左右；‎ ‎2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯 。‎ ‎3. 参考词汇：新冠肺炎 COVID-19 病毒 virus 流行病 epidemic ‎ Dear Tom, ‎ ‎__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Yours truly, ‎ Li Hua 第二节 读后续写（满分25分）‎ 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。‎ Christmas Day was coming. I was just a kid then, and my big sister told me there was no Santa Claus. I fled to my Grandma because she would be straight with me. I knew Grandma always told me the truth. Grandma was home, and I told her everything. She was ready for me. “No Santa Claus !” She shouted. “Ridiculous! Don’t believe it.” That rumor has been going around for years, and it makes me mad. Now, put on your coat, and let’s go.”‎ ‎“Go where, Grandma?” I asked. “Where” turned out to be Kerby’s General Store, the one store in town that had a little bit of just about everything. As we walked through its doors, Grandma handed me ten dollars. “Take this money, ” she said, “and buy something for someone who needs it. I’ll wait for you in the car.” Then she turned and walked out of Kerby’s.‎ I was only eight years old. I’d often gone shopping with my mother, but never had I shopped for anything all by myself. The store seemed big and crowded, full of people competing to finish their Christmas shopping. For a few moments I just stood there, confused, holding that ten-dollar bill, wondering what to buy and who to buy it for. I suddenly thought of Bobby Decker, who was a kid with bad breath and messy hair. He sat right behind me in Mrs Pollock’s grade-two class. Bobby Decker didn’t have a coat. I knew that because he never went out for recess (放假) during the winter. His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough, but we kids knew that Bobby Decker didn’t have a cough, and he didn’t have a coat. I would buy Bobby Decker a coat! I settled on a red one, which looked really warm, and he would like that.‎ 第 12 页 （共 12 页）‎ ‎“Is this a Christmas present for someone?” the lady behind the counter asked kindly, as I laid my ten dollars down. “Yes.”‎ The nice lady smiled at me, put the coat in a bag and wished me a Merry Christmas.‎ 注意：‎ 1. 所续写短文的词数应为150词左右；‎ 2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词；‎ 3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；‎ 4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。‎ Paragraph 1:‎ That evening, Grandma helped me wrap the coat in beautiful paper.‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ Paragraph2:‎ Grandma and I waited breathlessly for Bobby Decker’s front door to open and finally it….‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ 恩施高中2018级高二下第五次双周考英语试题答案 第一部分 听力 ‎1-5 ABBCA 6-10 CACCC 11-15 ACABB 16-20 CCAAA 第二部分 阅读理解 ‎21-23 CAB 24-26 BAC 27-30 BBAC 31-35 AGBDC 第三部分 英语知识运用 完形填空 ‎36-40 CDBDA 41-45 CBDCA 46-50DCBBA 51-55 BAABC 语法填空 ‎56. an 57. Completed ‎ ‎58. whose 59. into ‎ ‎60. supporting 61. took ‎ ‎62. height 63. It ‎ ‎64. third 65. simply 第四部分 写作 第 12 页 （共 12 页）‎ 第一节 应用文写作 ‎ One possible version: ‎ Dear Tom, ‎ I am so sorry to be informed that COVID-19 has also spread to your city. Undoubtedly, it has ever been one of the most disastrous diseases in history. But don’t panic. Here are some effective measures to prevent you from being infected. ‎ Firstly, stay at home to avoid unnecessary contact. Being away from the crowd may be not the best but a more useful way to protect you well. Besides, wearing a surgical or N95 mask is another better way to avoid the virus entering your body through our mouths or noses. At last, do remember to wash your hands frequently and properly, especially when you come back from outdoors. ‎ Hopefully, epidemic will be under control soon. Anyway, best wishes to you and stay well. ‎ Yours truly, ‎ Li Hua 第二节读后续写 ‎ One possible version:‎ That evening, Grandma helped me wrap the coat in beautiful paper. She wrote “To Bobby, From Santa Claus” on it, after which she drove me over to Bobby Decker’s house, explaining I was officially one of Santa’s helpers. Grandma parked down the street form Bobby’s house, and I took a deep breath, and dashed for his front door. Seeing no other people notice us, I put the Christmas present down, pounded his doorbell and then Grandma and I hid in the car.‎ Paragraph2:‎ Grandma and I waited breathlessly for Bobby Decker’s front door to open and finally it opened. Out went Bobby Decker. Seeing the coat in the bag, he looked very astonished and then called his mother to go out. After hearing them say “Thanks” to Santa Claus, I felt very proud of what I had done. At that time I decided to be Santa’s helper forever. It was on that night that I realized the truth that he who has no Christmas in his heart will never find Christmas under a tree.‎ 听力材料 Text 1‎ M: How much is this pair of sports shoes? ‎ W: This pair costs 50 dollars. ‎ M: I’ve only got 45 dollars on me. I’ll come again this afternoon if I have. ‎ Text 2‎ M: Beijing and Zhangjiakou will host the Winter Olympics in 2022. Will you go to the games with me then? ‎ W: Sorry, I don’t really want to go. I’m too far from there, and I don’t think we can both be selected to buy tickets at the same time. ‎ M: All right. Maybe you prefer watching TV at home. ‎ Text 3‎ M: I took my last exam for this semester this morning. ‎ W: Now that your final exams have finished, what are you going to do? ‎ M: I plan to take it easy for a few days. ‎ Text 4‎ W: Good morning, Mr. White. ‎ 第 12 页 （共 12 页）‎ M: Good morning. Are you going to the football game? ‎ W: So, you are going to give us a ride to the game tonight? ‎ M: If my car’s running all right. ‎ Text 5‎ W: Hey, Bob. Would you please help me with these boxes? ‎ M: Yes, if you promise to help me tidy up the house. ‎ W: No problem. I’ll even do the dishes. ‎ Text 6‎ M: I’ll have to make a choice soon about next year. I’ve got a chance to go on a six-month journey to South America, but I’ve just been offered a job in a bookshop here. ‎ W: Wow, South America? How could you say no? ‎ M: Well, believe it or not, I don’t have a burning desire to see the world. I’d much prefer just to stay at home. Anyway, it’s hard to decide. ‎ W: Well, I would strongly advise you to think of the future. Working abroad is much more exciting than working in a small town. You’re lucky to have a choice. A lot of people don’t. ‎ Text 7‎ M: Do you know Kevin Durant? He was infected with COVID-19 last week! ‎ W: Yes, he is now a player for the Brooklyn Nets. I feel sorry for him. ‎ M: Why have so many athletes been exposed to COVID-19 recently? Shouldn’t their immunity be stronger than ours? ‎ W: Studies have shown that prolonged acute exercise（长时间的剧烈运动）can weaken the body’s immunity. In addition, athletes have to travel to many places to participate in the competition, so their human immunity will be weakened. The daily training and competition field are also relatively complex and crowded, and the probability of being infected with the COVID-19 will increase. ‎ M: You really know a lot. Now I just hope Durant will get better soon. ‎ W: You don’t have to worry too much. Athletes are more likely to heal themselves than the general population. ‎ M: OK. Being friends with someone as rational as you isn’t all bad. ‎ Text 8‎ W: Hi, George, what have you been doing lately? I haven’t seen you around much. Where have you been? ‎ M: Oh, I was playing the piano for a group of Germans. I just got back. ‎ W: It must be exciting playing the piano and traveling all the time. ‎ M: Well, playing the piano is great, but the traveling is not fun. Living out with the suitcase all the time. I have just been to my manager and he has offered me a job: playing the piano on the coast for the summer. ‎ W: At a sea sight town? ‎ M: Yes, but I don’t think I am going to take it. ‎ W: Why not? Not enough money? ‎ M: No, it’s not bad. The money is good, about two hundred dollars a week. It’s just that we will be working in the hotel playing for the tourists. And they just want a same old music over and over to dance too. And I get so bored. It’s not like playing the music. It’s like being a machine. ‎ W: I wouldn’t mind being a machine for that money. ‎ Text 9‎ M: It must be really fun getting to travel to so many interesting places. On your show, you describe yourself as an explorer. What do you mean by that? That seems like a strange name given to oneself. ‎ W: An explorer is simply someone who explores. I call myself an explorer because I challenge myself to go to new places and try new things. That’s what my show about different tribes is all about. I go to a new part of the world and really allow myself to become part of the tribe. ‎ 第 12 页 （共 12 页）‎ M: What’s the craziest thing that you’ve had to do? ‎ W: One time in Africa. I had to eat a root that makes you dream while you are awake. Basically, it just makes you a little bit crazy for a few hours. When you eat this root, you have no idea what time it is, what day it is, or where you are. All you can do is feel the music. ‎ M: Sounds like you really do live up to your name as an adventurer. Thanks for sharing some time with us. I look forward to new episodes（经历）of your show coming up this spring. ‎ W: Great, thanks for having me on. It was neat to share my experiences with you. ‎ Text 10‎ The Tokyo Olympic Games, originally scheduled to be held on July 24 this year, was postponed to July 23, 2021 due to the global COVID-19 outbreak. Among other things, this one- year break could change the lives of many athletes. ‎ For the injured players, they can take the opportunity to rest. For players who are suffering from injuries, the postponement provides an opportunity to recover, and in a year’s time they may be back at their peak（巅峰）. ‎ However, all “old” athletes face the same problems, physical decline and the accumulation of injuries, making each training session especially difficult. While younger athletes are growing up, a one-year delay could turn the rankings upside down, pushing “older” athletes to retire early. ‎ At the Tokyo games, 57% of the quotas have been handed out, which will remain valid next year. The remaining 43 percent were supposed to have been generated during the recent Olympic qualifying rounds, but the outbreak led to the temporary cancellation or postponement of many matches. ‎ 第 12 页 （共 12 页）‎