河北省保定市2022-2023学年高三上学期11月期中摸底考试英语含答案

注意事项∶

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3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

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。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。

例∶How much is the shirt?

A.₤19.15. B. ₤9.18. C. ₤9.15. 答案是C。

1. When does the conversation take place? A. At 5:30 B. At 6:00. C. At 6:30.

2. Who will probably help the woman paint her house? A. John. B. Mike. C. Peter.

3. Where are the speakers? A. In a library. B. In a bookstore. C. In a supermarket.

4. What does the man ask the woman to do? A. Do extra work. B. Pick up their kid. C. Go to the airport.

5. What are the speakers talking about? A. Where to eat tonight.

B. How to go back to the college.

C. Whether to get a Chinese takeout.

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。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 Grace be doing at I1 a.m. next Tuesday? A. Attending a meeting.

B. Attending a business party. C. Going on a business trip. 7. When is the man available? A. Next Monday. B. Next Wednesday. C. Next Friday.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Who is the woman talking to? A. Her husband. B. Her neighbor. C. Her colleague.

9. What does the woman say about the party? A. It should be pleasant. B. It is a casual party.

C. It will be held in the company.

10. What will the man probably do next? A. Send an email.

B. Check the invitation. C. Prepare for the party.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. Why is the hotel almost booked up? A. It has a good service. B. It has a good location. C. A meeting is being held.

12. What do we know about the standard room? A. It is a non-smoking room. B. It is a single room.

C. It is a double room with two beds. 13. What is the man asking for? A. A smoking room. B. A non-smoking room. C. A standard single room.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What sport does Ada's brother probably like? A. Bicycling. B. Running. C. Rock climbing.

15. What does the man say about extreme sports? A. They help to express people's personality. B. They are challenging and fun. C. They make him have a better life.

16. Who made the man like extreme sports? A. His father. B. His brother. C. His teacher.

17. How does Ada feel about the man's words in the end? A. Excited. B. Confused. C. Understanding.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. Where is The Magic Flute performed? A. In the Garden Hall. B. In Cinema 2. C. In Gallery 1.

19. When can people see the Canadian film in the Centre? A. At 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. B. At 8 p.m. on Wednesday. C. At 11 a.m. on Saturday.

20. How much does a ticket to the“Faces of China”exhibition cost? A. Eight pounds.

B. Four pounds and fifty. C. It's free.

第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。

A

Top Stadiums in the World

Camp Nou

Located in Barcelona, Spain, this stadium ranks the largest football stadium in Europe. Camp Nou, completed in 1957, is built on the land formerly occupied by horse racing tracks. The architectural features include one main grand-stand （大看台）along with four smaller ones, each holding about 12,000 people along with additional standing room for about 30,000 supporters around it. There are also two large underground car parks beneath the stadium which can hold about 3,00 cars each.

Bukit Jalil National Stadium

Located in the National Sports Complex in Malaysia's capital city, Kuala Lumpur, the stadium was built in 1998 at a cost of about $270 million. This stadium is listed as one of the greatest in Southeast Asia with the capacity of 87,41. It is the home ground of the Malaysian national football team. Many other events such as concerts, festival celebrations and cultural shows are also held here. Wembley Stadium

Built in 2007, it is the fifth biggest football stadium in the world, which can accommodate 90,000 people. As the largest stadium in the UK, Wembley Stadium has been the temple of English football for a decade. Many major home matches of the England national football team and the FA Cup Final are usually held at this stadium, which has witnessed the 2011 and 2013 UEFA Champions League Finals and the semi-finals and final of UEFA Euro 2020 with honor. Melbourne Cricket Ground

It is by far the biggest stadium in Australia that has a capacity exceeding 10,00 spectators. It is also the world's largest cricket stadium. The original version of the stadium was opened way back in 1853 and it has been expanded and renovated multiple times throughout its history. It's used for multiple sports and has hosted several important events, including the 1956 Summer Olympics, the 1992 and 2015 Cricket World Cups, and the main venue of Australian Football League matches as well.

21. What did the land for Camp Nou use to be? A. Car parks. B. A large stand.

C. An empty space. D. Horse racing tracks.

22. What do Bukit Jalil National Stadium and Melbourne Cricket Ground have in common? A. They can host various events.

B. They once hosted Summer Olympics. C. They feature high technologies. D. They both have the same capacity.

23. Which stadium has the shortest history?

A. Camp Nou. B. Bukit Jalil National Stadium. C. Wembley Stadium. D. Melbourne Cricket Ground.

B

On a table at his home in Rosetta, a port city in northern Egypt, self-taught artist l bra him Bilal displayed a variety of his signature mini sculptures made with pencil tips.

With about 80 works featuring landmarks and famous people in Egypt and beyond, the 30-yearold artist said he was inspired four years ago to thoroughly grasp the art form after watching videos of a Chinese artist carving pencil lead into sculptures.

Fond of ancient Egyptian icons（象征物），Bilal dedicated one of his earliest works to the world-famous Rosetta Stone, an ancient Egyptian relic unearthed in his city and kept in the British Museum. \"Being the first Egyptian to master this kind of art, I wanted to present the Egyptian

cultural relics in a modern way,\" Bilal noted.

Bilal uses a microscope for an enlarged view, a set of pen cutters or carving detail knives, and quality pencils mostly made in Germany or China while working. Through his deft（灵巧的）hands，landmarks across the globe， including the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy, emerge on the pencil tips. The size of each sculpture is no more than 6 mm unless it's a tower, and each takes an average of 10 hours to finish. Some may take him more than 40 hours like his dearest King Tut's mask. These pieces are so delicate and fragile that has to be wrapped in tissues before sliding into a lab tube for temporary storage.

After graduating from law school, Bilal taught himself to be a painter professional enough to give painting classes to junior artists. He started taking part in exhibitions two years ago. “We use magnifying glasses（放大镜） to allow visitors to see the showcased works on display in detail without having to come too close to them.”Bilal said, noting the feedback from visitors has been awesome. “It was a pencil. But once I turned it into a sculpture, it has to be treated as art as well,\" he said.

24. What is the author's purpose in writing the second paragraph? A. To introduce the origin of the art form.

B. To highlight the short history of the art form.

C. To reveal how to turn pencils into mini sculptures. D. To show what made Bilal an artist of pencil tips.

25.What was Bilal's goal after becoming Egypt's first pencil tip artist? A. To teach young artists about the art form. B. To hold exhibitions of pencil tip sculptures.

C. To promote foreign landmarks through the art form. D. To show the Egyptian icons with a modern technique. 26. What do we know about Bilal from the text?

A. Bilal got the inspiration from an Egyptian professional. B. All of Bilal's sculptures are around 6 mm.

C. The King Tut's mask cost Bilal much longer time than the average. D. Bilal's sculpture display famous structures and people within Egypt. 27. What is the attitude of the people towards the exhibitions? A. Favourable. B. Objective. C. Critical. D. Indifferent.

C

Recently researchers are discovering that learning is easier, quicker and more long-lasting if it involves the body. To some extent, the discovery should come as no surprise. Consider that many of us probably began to understand basic arithmetic （算术）by counting on our fingers before learning to count in our head.

Conventional thinking had it that as we grew, we became more able to think abstractly, which might suggest teachers should help wean children off body gestures to prepare them for the adult world. But in truth, the physical world never really leaves our thinking. For example, when we process verbs such as lick, kick and pick, medical scanners show that the parts of our brain that control the muscles in our face, legs and hands,respectively,light up with activity.

This theory is called embodied cognition（体验认知）， and it suggests that what goes on in our minds stems from（起源于）our actions and interactions with the world around us. It means that encouraging children to think and learn in a purely abstract way might actually make lessons harder for them to understand and remember.

Science is beginning to back up the idea that actions really might speak louder than words in the classroom. Spencer Kelly, a psychologist at Colgate University in New York, has found that people spend three times as much time gesturing when the message they get across is particularly important. Kelly has also found evidence that students like a teacher better when

that teacher uses arm and hand movements to emphasize points. Meanwhile, Susan Wagner Cook, a psychologist at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, has found that children pick up new concepts more effectively if they are taught to mirror and repeat the gestures their teacher uses, and that lessons involving words and gestures live longer in a student's memory than lessons using words alone.

28. What is the text mainly about? A. A study on classroom teaching. B. The dark side of thinking abstractly. C. The function of body language. D. A new finding about learning.

29. What does the underlined phrase“wean children off body gestures” in paragraph 2 mean? A. Let children be aware of body gestures. B. Make children stop using body gestures. C. Give children an account of body gestures. D. Encourage children to use body gestures. 30. According to embodied cognition, A. our minds can help shape reality

B. it's not easy to grasp abstract concepts

C. the environment matters for one's cognition

D. interacting with the world improves one's memory 31. What can we learn from Spencer Kelly's study? A. Body movements can raise a teacher's popularity. B. Young students like to mirror their teacher's gestures. C. Using body gestures makes students love learning. D. Body language is more powerful than spoken language.

D

Mirko Kovac, using collective building methods inspired by natural builders like bees and wasps, has developed a way to improve the flexibility of 3D printing. A typical 3D printer is limited by the range of its nozzle（喷头）， and can only make objects smaller than itself. Dr Kovac's team has removed these restrictions by giving the printer nozzle wings.

Writing in the latest edition of Nature, Dr Kovac describes a system of flying robots that is composed of two types of drones （无人机）∶ builders and scanners. The builders carry the 3D-printing nozzle. The scanners are robots equipped with cameras that are responsible for monitoring the progress of the builders.

The building process alternates between builders and scanners, layer by layer;Printing and adjusting， until a structure is complete. First， a builder hovers（盘旋）over its area of operation and begins to release a jet of the building material as it moves along its flight path. The choice of material is important—it must be lightweight enough for the drones to carry but powerful enough to hold the subsequent layers that will be built on top.

Once the builder robot has sprayed a layer of material, the scanner robot flies over and inspects the progress. The system then computes the next layer that the builder should make, while also correcting for any errors that might have been discovered in what has already been built. These could be errors made by the builder-drones or imperfections in the expansion of the building material.

While these robots have been shown to be capable of manufacturing by passing some tests with.flying co-lours,Dr Kovac says their bread and butter will probably be, initially, in repair, fixing building parts in dangerous or otherwise inaccessible places. Nevertheless, thinking more long term, Dr Kovac even sees a potential future for his construction robots, building on the surfaces of the Moon or Mars.

32. What is the key problem of a typical 3D printer? A. It is too small.

B. It is not flexible enough. C. It can't be moved.

D. It doesn't draw inspiration from nature.

33. What can we infer about Kovac's printer from paragraph 4? A. The process of spraying material works out exactly as planned.

B. It is the scanner robots that decide what the next player should be like. C. Adaptation is necessary in the building process.

D. Expansion of the building material should be prevented. 34. Where may Kovac's 3D builders be first used? A. In repairing buildings.

B. In painting high-rise buildings. C. In testing the security of buildings. D. In constructing on the Moon or Mars. 35. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Building Robots B.Flying 3D Builders C. Occupying Mars D. Natural Builders

第二节（共5小题每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Statistics prove that we're not the best at sticking to New Year's resolutions. ___36___It turns out you can. Here are some strategies to get your body—and your finances—into shape.

●___37___

Umber Eats or Deliver brings food to your door with almost zero effort on your part but plenty of pressure on your pocket. Remove them from your phone and you're less likely to overeat a two-large-pizzas-and-garlic-bread meal deal for dinner—and think of all that money you'll save!

● Store up.

By shopping for fresh food and the makings of a healthy meal in your fridge, you'll save money and excess（过量的）kilograms because chances are you won't order last-minute takeaways.___38___In this way, you'll be cleaning up your eating and your spending at the same time.

● Small steps add up.

___39___Getting rid of unhealthy habits like that doughnut with your coffee will help shave off excess weight over time. Apply that thinking to your savings, too. You might think that unless you can put away a serious part of your income that it's not worth it. Not so. Even depositing as little as $10-20 each pay into a savings account will add up over time.

● Block it.

You can plan to limit your access to processed foods by stocking mainly healthy foods, and making those foods the first thing you see when you open the fridge.___40___Putting a block or limit on an account to help restrict spending is similar to putting a lock on the cookie jar.

A. Don't skip meals.

B. Delete food delivery apps. C. The same applies to money.

D. Have healthy meals at home instead.

E. Minor day-to-day decisions have a huge impact on weight loss. F. No weight-loss goal is complete without a workout component.

G. But what if you could target your diet and financial goals with the one resolution?

第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Alwan, owner of a Bronx corner store named Lucky Candy, aims to help kids in the neighborhood from needy families—and keep their math skills sharp too. The ___41___ is simple; answer a math question--say, what's 8 x 8 + 50?——and get five seconds to ___42___ as much as you can from the shelves of Lucky Candy, all ___43___ Lucky Candy is located on a.busy street in

the Bronx, which is what's known as a food ___44___ ,where affordable,healthy food is often in short supply.

For Alwan, ___45___ is as essential as breakfast. So he thought up this clever way to brighten his young neighbors' days.

“I think about questions I used to get ___46___ at school when I was in elementary school,\" Alwan says of how he ___47___ questions for the kids.

When a young math genius gets an answer ___48___ , one of two things usually happens. Some kids rush for the candies, and who could ___49___ them? Others grab things like rice and ___50___,clearly thinking of family at home.

Alwan ___51___ the sprees（玩乐）with his paycheck. But his boss， also his father，Aobad, doesn't mind ___52___ too. A Yemeni immigrant, Aobad knows that in one of the ___53___ , most competitive places in the U. S., a bit of help goes a long way.

At present, Alwan's story is ______ quickly on social media not only because of the emotional reactions of the participants but also Alwan's connection to his ___55___. 41. A. purpose B. cause C. challenge D. vocabulary 42. A. hold B. strike C. touch D. grab 43. A. by accident B. for free C. in short D. at once 44. A. island B. resource C. desert D. container 45. A. joy B. snack C. math D. appetite 46. A. prepared B. checked C. asked D. interviewed 47. A. comes up with B. makes a note of C. pays attention to D. thinks highly of

48. A. available B. ready C. better D. right 49. A. blame B. stop C. seize D. describe 50. A. magazines B. potatoes C. sweets D. toys 51. A. pays B. assists C. rewards D. covers 52. A. playing B. contributing C. competing D. reacting 53. A. toughest B. greatest C. quietest D. neatest . A. surrounding B. spreading C. turning D. tracking 55. A. father B. store C. community D. trial 第二节（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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Chinese cultural relic authorities on Thursday revealed some new discoveries from the mysterious Sanxingdui Ruins in Sichuan Province.___56___(recognize) as one of the significant ancient remains in the 20th century, the 3000-year-old Sanxingdui is a national treasure buried with a variety of jade，bronze（青铜） and gold objects. Among the excavated artifacts（出土文物）， a complete gold mask about 10 grams in ___57___ (weigh),37.2 centimeters wide,and 16.5 centimeters high___58___ (unearth)from No.3 Pit a few days ago. The gold mask is___59___ (basic)the same size as one of the bronze heads dug from the same pit. Therefore, experts assume it was initially attached ___60___ the face of a bronze head.

Meanwhile, ___61___big bronze mask was excavated from the pit. It is the ___62___ (large) bronze mask ever discovered at the site. The bronze mask has struck the fancy of Chinese netizen s,___63___ comments on the hairstyle reminded them of the crown-shaped hat worn by Zhuge Liang , a Chinese statesman and military strategist that lived during the Three Kingdoms period.

Totally； the archaeologists（考古学家）___ ___（discover）more than 500 pieces of relics over the last few months, impressed with the historical ___65___ artistic value. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）

本月你校校报的英语专栏正在举办以“Be a Student with Dreams and Responsibilities”为主题的征文活动。请你用英语写一篇短文投稿，内容包括∶ 1.你的理想； 2.发出倡议。 注意

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Be a Student with Dreams and Responsibilities. 第二节（满分25分） 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 If there was one thing that Ellen Rafferty hated more than driving, it was driving in the rain. This evening, on her way back from work, Ellen saw a little child standing by the side of the road in the pouring rain. So she hit the brakes sharply, and pulled over by the side of the road next to the child.

It was a little boy, maybe four or five, and he was shaking and hugging himself. As soon as he saw Ellen, his face. brightened. “Hello!” he said,“Are you my mommy?”

“No,”Ellen said in the icy rain.“I’m not! What are you doing here? Where are your parents?”

“Oh,” the boy said disappointingly.“I don’t know where my mom is. She left me on the road when it was raining, and I think she must be looking for me.”

\"What's your name? Where do you live?\"

\"I'm David. I live at the Doris Farmer Institute for Children.\"

\"The orphanage（孤儿院）?\" asked Ellen. \"But that is far!\" Just then， there was a terrible flash of lightning and even more rain poured down as thunder rolled across the sky. “Come on,”Ellen said. “I’m taking you home. I’ll call the orphanage to come and fetch you.”Ellen took the boy home.

She didn't quite know what to do with him, so she turned on.a heater and wrapped him with a blanket. Then she called the orphanage and told them that she found one of their children, who named David, on the road. But the woman on the phone said it was too late and they couldn't come to fetch him.

Sighing,Ellen hung up the phone and looked at the boy. At the same time, her cat Gandalf walked in and rubbed himself against Ellen's legs. Ellen picked the cat up and kissed his head. “Come on, my baby,” she said softly, “Mommy's gonna feed you...”When she looked up,she was shocked by the longing in David's eyes, 注意

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 “ I wish I was your cat,”he said sadly. The next day, Ellen got into her car again and drove to the orphanage to ask about David.

2022年高三摸底考试英语参第一部分 听力（每小题1.5分，满分30分） 1.A 2.C 3.A 4.B 5.A 6.B 7.A 8.C 9.A 10.B 11.C12.C 13.B14.C 15.A16.C17.B18.A19.B 20.C 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题25分，满分37.5分）

21.D22.A 23.C24.D 25.D26.C27.A28.D 29.B30.C31.A32.B33.C 34.A35.B 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 36.G37.B38.D39.E40.C

第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 完形填空（共15小题每小题1分，满分15分） 41.C 42.D 43.B 44.C 45.A 46.C 47.A48.D49.A50.B

51.D52.B53.A .B55.C

第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

56.Recognized/ Recognized 57.weight 58.was unearthed 59.basically 60.to 61.a 62.largest 63. whose . have discovered 65. and 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） One possible version:

Be a Student With Dreams and Responsibilities

With the rapid development of China, we, youngsters, should stick to our dreams and shoulder our responsibilities.

As for me,I always dream to better this world.I try to be good at western and eastern cultures, which allows me to spread Chinese cultures. Additionally, I will do my part to make our country more powerful and beautiful.

I sincerely appeal to every student to spare no effort to realize the Chinese Dream. Only when we young generations strive will our nation thrive. One possible version:

Paragraph 1:“I wish I was your cat,”he said sadly.Ellen was confused by his words.“I just want the love you give him..”David said softly.Ellen then put her arms around the boy.“Oh,sweetie!”Ellen whispered and tears ran down her face as she rocked David in her arms. For the first time, there are motherhood feelings in her heart. When the woman from the orphanage arrived at Ellen's house that evening she found David and Ellen playing cards and eating cheese on the kitchen table. Ellen had thought David's leaving would be a relief but once he was gone, the house felt strange and empty.

Paragraph 2: The next day,Ellen got into her car again and drove to the orphanage to ask about David. She was worried he might catch a cold and wondered if he's alright. When she got there, the staff assured her that David was in perfect health. Since then, Ellen started visiting David nearly every day. Three months later she spoke to the director and asked about the

possibility of adopting David.“It's not an easy process,”the director warned.“But if you love this child, it is worth it!”The director was right. It wasn't easy at all, but a year later,Ellen took David home. They became real mommy and son at last.

听力录音材料 Text 1

W: Oh, no! It's 6 o'clock already.I still haven't finished the exercises.

M: Don't worry. The clock is 30 minutes fast. You still have time to do them, Text2

W:I can't make up my mind whether to ask Mike or John to help paint my house. M: What difference does it make? Neither of them are excellent painters. W: Oh,I thought of a person, my cousin. Peter is good at painting houses. Text3

M: I'd like to take those three out and return these two books.

W: Okay, but they are overdue.I'll have to charge you for two days. Text4 M:I have to do extra work. Can you pick up our daughter from school?

W:I'm afraid I can't I'm on the way to the airport topick up Dr. Bloom. Maybe Angela can help us with it. Text5

M: What about eating at the college dining room this evening?

W:I'd rather not.I didn't really like the dishes we had there last night. There's a Chinese restaurant about a ten-minute walk away.How about eating there? M: Why not give it a try? Text6

M: Hi,Lisa. This is Eric. Could you check Grace's schedule alnd see if she's available for a one-hour meeting at 11 a.m.ext Tuesday

W:Let me check.Hmm...Grace will be attending a business party then. How about 9 a.m. next Wednesday?

M: I'll be on a business trip from Wednesday to Friday next week. How about 4 p.m. next Monday?

W: She is available at 4 p.m. next Monday.

M: Great. Then I'll send a meeting invitation to you and Grace. W:OK.Bye. Text7

W: Mr. Lee,I was wondering if you and your wife had plans for next Friday night. M:Hmm..I think we might be free. What do you have in mind?

W: I've mailed a formal written invitation to your home inviting you to a dinner party at my home. M: That sounds great. Is it casual

W: Actually,I thought it would be fun to have a formal sit-down dinner for the holidays. M: Good. It will give my wife a chance to dress up.

W: Yes,I've also invited Mr. Schubert and four other couples, so it should be a good mix of people. M: Wonderful. Will there be anyone else there that I know? W: Oh yes, everyone in our company is invited.

M: Great! I'll look forward to it.I'll be sure to check the mail for the invitation. Text8

W: Good morning, sir. Welcome to the Bates Hotel. I'm always at your service.

M: Good morning, madam. I am here to attend an importantt conference. I want to stay here for two days. Are there any vacancies

W: Wait a minute, let me see on the Internet. Ol you're in luck. We have only one room available. M: Is the hotel almost booked up

W:Yes.There is an Artificial Intelligence conference in town. M: What room is available?

W: We have a standard double room, with twin beds. M: Is that a non-smoking room?

W:No,it's a smoking room. Will that be alright?

M: No,I'm afraid I need a non-smoking room.I'm strongly against smoking. W:I understand.Have a nice day. Text9

M: I'm very fond of outdoor sports.

W:Really?Me, too.I enjoy walking, bicycling, and running.

M: Er,Ada,what you like is not quite the same as what I like. I love rock climbing and parkour. W: Don't tell me you also like bungee jumping.

M: Oh,I nearly forgot to mention that.How do you know that?

W: Well, you and my brother have the same interests. Why do you both like extreme sports? Don't you think they're dangerous?

M: Yeah, they're dangerous. But I think they offer a free lifestyle and they're the expression of individuality.

W: My brother thinks they're challenging and fun things to do,which make him have a happier and better life. Although I can't understand the feeling,I know he's living the life he wants. M: Then how did he get into them?

W: My father loved them and my brother got into them under his influence.

M:I was also influenced to like them by my teacher.In my opinion, extreme sports are the integration of human and nature and can give full play to human potential. W: What you said is beyond my understanding. Text 10

W:Hello,everyone.I'm Lily.Today we'll talk about the National Art Centre. It was planned in the 1960s, built in the 1970s, and eventually opened to the public in 1983. The centre is a huge complex that meets the demand for a great range of arts. Under a single roof it houses concert rooms, theaters, cinemas,art galleries and a public library, as well as three restaurants and a bookshop. If you are interested in classical music then you can go to the National Art Centre on either Monday or Tuesday evening at 7:30 for a dramatic production of The Magic Flute.It is in the Garden Hall, and tickets start at only eight pounds. For those more interested in cinema, you might like to see the Canadian film which is showing on Wednesday evening at 8 p.m. in Cinema 2. It's called Three Lives. The tickets cost just four pounds fifty. The Center's main attraction is at the weekend, because on Saturday and Sunday,11 a.m. to 10 p.m., they are showing a wonderful exhibition that hasn't been seen anywhere else in Europe yet.It is a collection of Chinese art called“Faces of China\".It's in Gallery 1. And the good news is that it is completely free, so don't miss it.