2023年新高考模擬考試英語試卷（一）

滿分：150考試時間：120分

第一部分聽力（共兩節，滿分30分）

第一節（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每

段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.Whoisprobablyatcollege?

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

2.Howdoesthemanfeelnow?

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

3.Whatdoesthewomanwanttolearnnextyear?

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

4.Whafstheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Professorandstudent.

B.Bossandsecretary.

C.Managerandapplicant.

5.Whatistheweatherlikeintheman'shometown?

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

第二節（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B,C三個選項中選出最佳

選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的

作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

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

7.Whatisthemandissatisfiedwithabouttheflight?

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

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.WhenwillSophiegotoFlorida?

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

9.WhatisSophiegoingtodoinOrlando?

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

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whatisthewoman'sfavoritesubject?

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

11.Whatisthewomanplanningtodostraightafterleavingschool?

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

12.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutherfuturecareer?

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

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.HowmanyhoursdoesTomworkeverySaturday?

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

14.WhatdoesTombasicallydo?

A.Heoffersadvicetocustomers.

B.Hebuysproductsforcustomers.

C.Hetakesthemoneyfromcustomers.

15.WhatisthemostdifficultforTom?

A.Toworklonghours.

B.Totalkallthetime.

C.Toknowaboutalltheproducts.

16.WhatdoesTomlikemostabouthisjob?

A.Meetingdifferentpeople.

B?Usingthelatestcomputers.

C.Gettingclosetonewtechnology.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

A.Ameasuretodealwithbeingoverweight.

B.Aschooltooffercookinglessons.

C.Awaytosetupcookeryclubs.

18.Whatdoweknowaboutthecookinglessons?

A.Theywillbegiveninprimaryschools.

B.Theywillbeprovidedonehouraweek.

C.Theywilllastforthewholeschoolyear.

19.Whyareschoolssettingup"Let'sGetCooking,,clubs?

A.Toteachchildrentocookhealthyfood.

B.Totrainmorecookeryteachersforschools.

C.Tohelpstudentsremembersimplerecipes.

20.Whatdoesthegovernmentpromisetodo?

A.Buytheequipment.

B.Buildnewkitchens.

C.Helppoorstudents.

第二部分閱讀（共兩節，滿分50分）

第一節（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

Insteadofpayingtoshiptheitemsyoudon'tneedtoyournewhome,whynotdonatethem?Yourold

householdgoodslikefurniturewillgotoanewhomewheretheywillbeappreciated.Herearesomecharitiesthat

mighthelp.

FurnitureBankNetwork

FurnitureBankNetworkhelpspeoplefurnishtheirhomeswithpracticalsecondhanditemsdonatedbypeople

withinthecommunity.Taxreceiptsforthevalueofthedonateditemsaregiventodonors（捐贈者）.Recipientsget

thefurnitureforfree.PeoplecangetfurnishingsfromtheirlocalFurnitureBankonlyiftheyarereferredtothe

organizationthroughoneofitssocialservicepartners.Italsoencouragesapplicantstohelptheorganizationwith

volunteerwork.

HabitatforHumanity

HabitatforHumanityisaglobalnon-profit.Itcollectsmonetarydonationstobuildandremodelaffordable

housingsothatthoseinneedcanapplyfbrit.YoucanalsodonatefurnitureandotherhouseholdgoodstoHabitat

forHumanity.Itresellstheseitemsinhomeimprovementstoresandusesthemoneytofunditshumanitarian

efforts.

Goodwill

Goodwillresellsdonatedfurnitureandotherhouseholditemstofunditscharitableobjectives.Goodwilluses

itsearningstoprovidecareertrainingandemploymentassistanceforunemployedindividuals.Italsooffers

discountstothepeopleenrolledinitstrainingprograms,allowingthemtoaffordablyfurnishtheirhomesandbuy

clothesfortheirfamilies.

PickUpMyD

PickUpMyDisn'tactuallyadonationcenteranditdoesn'tpickupyourdonations.Instead,it

helpsyoufindlocalnon-profitsandcharityshopsthatdo.Ifyourdonationisn'tlargeenoughforalocalnon-profit

tosendatruck,PickUpMyDcanstillhelp.Thecompanywillputyouintouchwithalocalmoving

companytopickupyourdonationandtakeittoanearbycenter.

21.WhatisamustforgettingfurnishingsfromalocalFurnitureBank?

A.Ataxreceiptfortheitem.

B.Membershipofthecommunity.

C.Arecommendationfromitspartner.

D.Volunteerworkfortheorganization.

22.Whichcharityofferscareerassistancetoalaid-offworker?

A.Goodwill.B.PickUpMyD.

C.HabitatforHumanity.D.FurnitureBankNetwork.

23.WhatdoweknowaboutPickUpMyD?

A.Itprovidesaffordablehousing.

B.Itisalocalmovingcompany.

C.Itonlypicksuplargedonations.

D.Ithelpsdonorsfindacharityshop.

B

ItwasanafternooninAugust.Iwasjustshortofturning18.Istoodinfrontofasix-story,redbrickbuilding.

Itwastobemynewhomeforthenextseveralyears.Itwasmyfirstdayofcollege,andIwasveryexcited.Ihad

twosuitcasesandabagwithme.EverythingIthoughtIwouldneedwaspackedinthem.Icarriedthemupthefive

flightsofstairstomydormandwonderedwhatlifehadinstoreforme—ayounggirl.

ItwasanotherafternooninAugust.Iwasjustshortofturning42.Mydaughterwas18,andwewere

standinginfrontofthesamebuildingatthesamecollegethatIhadbeentoyearsbefore.IsmiledasIhelpedher

carryherthingsuptoherroom,butIalsonoticedthatweweremakingmorethanonetrip.AUthestudents

seemedtohavemuchmorestuff（東西）thanIdidallthoseyearsago.Yet,itdidn'tseemtomakethingsany

betterforthem.Infact,theylookedmorestressed.AsIthrewdownanotherboxofmydaughter'sstuff,I

wonderedwhatlifehadinstoreforher.

LastnightIhadadreamthatFdhadmanytimesbefore.Iwasbackinthatsamedormwithmybelongings

piledonmybedsearchingformycoursebookandwonderingwhatclassesIwouldtake.Ioftenwonderedwhat

thisdreammeant,butwhenIwokeupthismorning,itbecamecrystalcleartome.Wearesometimesteachersin

thislife,butwearealwaysstudentsinit.Weareheretolearntoloveourselvesandeveryoneasourselves.It

takesalifetime.Thestuffwecarrywithusthroughthislifedoesn'tmatteratall.Itisthestuffwecarryinsideofus

whenweleavethislifethatcounts.

24.Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthernewlifeincollege?

A.Calm.B.Confident.

C.Thrilled.D.Disappointed.

25.Whatdidtheauthorfindaboutthestudentsonherdaughter'sfirstdayofcollege?

A.Theywerefriendlytoeachother.

B.Theyfeltcuriousaboutanewlifeahead.

C.Theygoteverythingreadyfortheircollege.

D.Theyweremoreworriedthanshewasatcollege.

26.Whatdidtheauthor'sdreammeantoher?

A.Shehadtokeeplearningallherlife.

B.Sheoughttolearntoloveherdaughter.

C.Shewassureshecouldbeagoodteacher.

D.Shewasnotwellpreparedforherclasses.

27.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthepassage?

A.Hewholovesothersistobeloved.

B.Whatwelearninlifeisofsignificance.

C.Lifeisajourneywithmanydifficulties.

D.Weshouldbeconfidentaboutourfuture.

C

PrinceWilliam,secondinlinetotheBritishthrone,gavehisfirstTEDTalkonSaturdaytolaunchhis

EarthshotPrize,acompetitionthatwillawardfive￡Imillionprizeseveryyearforthenextdecadetothosewho

cancomeupwithsolutionstoenvironmentalproblems.

Anyperson,groupororganizationaroundtheworldisqualified,andanysuggestioniswelcome,solongasit

isapplicableglobally.Itcouldbeanewtechnology,anewapproach,anewgovernmentalpolicyoranyotherideas

towardfiveenvironmentalgoals-fixingtheclimate,purifyingtheair,protectingnature,cleaningtheoceanand

handlingwaste.

“Earthshot“wasinspiredbyJohnF.Kennedy's"Moonshot"，anambitious1961missiontogetamanonthe

moonwithinadecade.ThepurposeoftheprizeispartlytoarouseexcitementandofferwhatPrinceWilliamcalled

“abitofacatalyst,abitofhope,abitofpositivity^^atatimewhentheworldneedsthose.Themoneywillcome

fromdonorsaroundtheworld.Theprizecommitteeincludesmanycelebrities.

PrinceWilliamhasenvironmentalactivisminhisblueblood.BothhisgrandfatherandhisfatherPrince

Charleswereactiveenvironmentalists.PrinceWilliamsaidhehadalwayslistened,learnedandbelievedwhatthey

weresayingabouttheenvironment.Besidesspeakingwisewords,healsoputsforwardagoodprize.Amillion

poundsissignificantlymorethanaNobelPrizeandshouldinspiresomeseriousandcreativethinkingaboutthe

difficultiesoftheplanetEarth.UnliketheNobelPrizemoney,theEarthshotmoneyissupposedtobespentonthe

winningproject."Ifweachievethesegoals,by2030ourliveswon'tbeworse,andwewon*thavetosacrifice

everythingweenjoy.Instead,thewaywelivewillbehealthier,cleaner,smarter,andbetterforallofus,“hesaid.

28.WhatcanbelearnedaboutTheEarthshotPrize?

A.ItwillbeawardedtoBritons.

B.Itaimstosolvesocialproblems.

C.Itisnamedafteramoonmission.

D.Itoffers￡50millionintotal.

29.Apersoncanwintheprizefor.

A.amethodtomonitorsealevel

B.anewtechnologytoforecasttheweather

C.anewapproachtorecyclingthewaste

D.alocalgovernmentpolicytobanfishing

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“catalyst"inParagraph3mean?

A.Encouragement.B.Alarm.

C.Challenge.D.Surprise.

31.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.TheEarthshotPrizeequalstheNobelPrize.

B.PlanetEarthwillbecleanedby2030.

C.PrinceWilliamonlytalksthetalk.

D.PrinceWilliamisinfluencedbyhisfamily.

D

Weoftenhearthat60isthenew50.Justcheckouttheimagesofyourgrandparentsorgreat-grandparentsand

noticetheirstooped（曲背的）bodies,theirwrinkledfaceswhentheywerebarelypushing60.Whatacontrastwith

energetic,gym-goingsexagenarians（六十幾歲的人）oftoday!

TheresearchoverseenbygerontologistTainaRantanen,comparedadultsbornin1910and1914withthose

bornroughly30yearslater.Bothbirthgroupswereexaminedinpersonatage60andagainat70withthesame

setofsixphysicaltestsandfivemeasuresofcognition.

Accordingtotheresearch,thelater-borngroupcouldwalkfaster,hadastrongerhandgraspandcoulduse

moreforcewiththeirlowerlegs.Oncognitivetests,thelater-borngrouphadbetterverbalfluency,andscored

higheronatestmatchingnumberstosymbols.Butnoteverythingchangedacrossthegenerations:measuresoflung

functionweresurprisinglynotchanging,andtherewasnoimprovementintheshort-term-memorytaskofrecalling

aseriesofdigits.

Therearemanyreasonswhypeopleareagingbetter,includingimprovedmedicalcareandadropinsmoking,

butthekeyfactorshowninthestudyofphysicalfunctionwasthatthelater-bomadultsweremorephysicallyactive

andhadbiggerbodies,whichsuggestedbetternutrition.Forbrainfunction,thekeyseemedtobemoreyearsof

education.

uEducationisapowerfulinfluenceonagingandhealth,“saysLuigiFerrucci,scientificdirectoroftheU.S.

NationalInstituteonAging."Withmoreeducation,youareprobablygoingtohavealargerincome,whichmeans

youaremorelikelytogotothedoctor,andhavegoodnutrition.Healsopointsoutthattheaveragelifespanis

sevenyearsshorterinapoorstatesuchasMississippithaninawealthieronesuchasCalifornia."Herewestill

havelotsofpeoplewhocannottakethedrugstheyneedbecausetheycannotpayforthem,“hesays.Inshort,60

maybethenew50formanyofusbutnotforall.

32.Howdoesthewriterbeginthepassage?

A.Byimaginingascene.B.Bymakingacomparison.

C.Byraisingaquestion.D.Bypresentinganimage.

33.Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheresearch?

A.Everythingdidn'tchangeacrossthegenerations.

B.Thelater-borngroupcouldhardlygraspthingstightly.

C.Thelater-borngroupdidworseinmatchingnumberstosymbols.

D.Therewasalittleimprovementinshort-termmemoryinbothgroups.

34.Accordingtotheresearch,whatcontributesmosttobetterphysicalaging?

A.Improvedmedicalcare.B.Education.

C.Betternutrition.D.Energeticimages.

35.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Manyreasonscontributetopeople'sbetterphysicalfunction.

B.Today'senergeticsexagenarianshavemuchbetterimages.

C.Educationisthekeytopeople'sbetteraging.

D.Peopletodayareagingbetterthanpeoplebornearlier.

第二節（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Itmaybetempling（誘人的）totakethesummeroffandrelax,butlookingforajobwillgiveyouhelpfullife

skills.Findingajobmaybehard,butthesearchwillbeworthit.Jobsareoutthere.36,evenifyoudon'tland

thejobyouwant.

1.You'lldevelopyourinterviewskills.Themorejobsyouapplyfor,thebetteryou'llgetatinterviewing.

Learningtointerviewwellisaskill.Itcanhelpyougetintocollegeandevenlandafull-timejob.

2.37.Youmaynotgetthefirstjobyouinterviewfor.Rejectionhappensinlifeanditcanbehardto

handle.Themorewefacerejection,theeasieritbecomestomoveforwardandbounceback.

3.You'lllearnsomethingaboutyourself.Ifyougetajobthatwasn'tyourfirstchoice,youmightdiscovera

newskillorinterest.Ifyouneedtosavemoney,youmaylearnthatcommitmentisnecessarytoreachyourgoals.

Whatifnothingworksout?38.

4.You'llpushthelimitsofyourcomfortzone.It'saloteasiertositathomedoingthesamethings.39.

Experiencingnewthingscanmakeyoumoreproductiveandyoumightevenhavefun!

40.Youhavenothingtoloseandalottogain.Andifyoudon*tgetajob,volunteer.

Volunteeringisagreatwaytogainexperience.Itlooksfavorableonr6sum6s（簡歷）forcollegeapplicationsor

futurejobs.

Ifyouneedhelpinwritingaresumetoapplyforajob,searchonline.Anumberofwebsitesofferfreetips.

A.Practicemakesperfect

B.You'llfindabetterworld

C.You'llgetbetteratdealingwithrejection

D.Youmaydecidetostartyourownbusiness

E.Youllstillgaintheseskillsfromtheprocess

F.Ifyou'rethinkingaboutasummerjob,apply

G.Butjob-huntingcanpushyououtofyourcomfortzone

第三部分語言運用（共兩節，滿分30分）

第一節（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和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

TrentJohnsonjustcelebratedhisgraduationfrommedicalschoolinOhiowithaceremonyathisparents*

homeinFlorida.

He41acoupleweeksbeforehisactualceremonythatthecollegewascancelingitonaccountofthe

deadlycoronavirus.Hewasabsolutely42.

Hisfriends43himtocreateawebsitesothatallofhisfamilyflyingintoColumbusoriginallystillcould

celebrate44.Theymadethelivingroomlookasspecialaspossiblegiventhe45oftheceremony.There's

nothingthatcouldhavesubstitutedthatspecial46.

Histwitterwherethevideoimmediatelywent47hasalmosthalfamillionviews.Hewasonthenews

andwas48intheNewYorkTimes.

“IrememberseeingmyfaceonthenewspaperandthinkingwowInotonlybecameadoctor,butImotivated

peopleallovertheworldto49theirdreams.Thatwastrulya（n）5Qmoment.^^

Johnsonwasbroughtupinanunderdevelopedareawherepeoplewouldhave51socioeconomicclassand

itwasthetypeofthecommunitythathewantedto52.Nowasa53atJohnsHopkinsHospitalin

Baltimore,he54hasanopportunitytodothat.

AsJohnsonsettlesintohisnewsurroundings,hewillcontinuetospreadhismessageofhopeand55,

41.A.recognizedB.learnedC.anticipatedD.recalled

42.A.sorrowfulB.pitifulC.awkwardD.guilty

43.A.permittedB.beggedC.appointedD.helped

44.A.consistentlyB.virtuallyC.casuallyD.formally

45.A.standardB.originC.popularityD.atmosphere

46.A.memoryB.optionC.momentD.design

47.A.viralB.madC.wildD.blank

48.A.evaluatedB.featuredC.engagedD.promoted

49.A.changeB.startC.sacrificeD.follow

50.A.scaryB.awfulC.incredibleD.specific

51.A.lowB.powerfulC?rareD.noble

52.A.healB.escapeC.reformD.serve

53.A.pioneerB.chemistC.physicianD.professor

54.A.seldomB.justC.stillD.yet

55.A.admirationB.innovationC.cooperationD.inspiration

第二節（共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

AsurveybytheChinaAssociationofHealthPromotionandEducationfoundthatabout200millionChinese,

56.(include)some130millionmales,weretroubledbyhairloss.Themainagegroup57.

experiencedtheproblemwas20to40yearsold.Thesurvey58.(predict)that260millionChinesewould

sufferfromhairlossin2021.

Amongmales20to40yearsold,aboutoneinfourhadsomedegreeofhairloss.Inaddition,menintheir30s

werelosinghair59.(fast)thananyotheragegroup,thesurveyfound.Womenweremorelikely

60.(feel)pressurefromhairloss.Some19percentofmaleparticipantssaidtheywerebecomingquite

concerned61.theproblem,while30percentofwomensaidso,thereportsaid.

WangWenhui,62.expertwithPekingUniversityThirdHospital,saidmostofherhairloss

63.(patient)areyoungpeople.Shesaidthisisgenerallybecauseyoungpeoplecaremoreabout

64.(they)looksthanthosewhoareolder,andyoungpeople,especiallythoselivinginbigcities,often

havefast-pacedlifestylesandareundergreat65.(press).“Itiscommonforapersontoloseabout100

hairsaday.Butiftheyarelosingmorethan200to400aday,theyshouldpayspecialattention,“shesaid.

第四部分寫作(共兩節，滿分40分)

第一節(滿分15分)

假定你是校足球隊隊長李華。你校將與到訪的國際學校足球隊進行一場友誼賽(afriendlygame),請寫

封郵件告知對方球隊隊長Jim相關的安排。內容包括：

1.表示歡迎；

2.相關安排(時間、地點，賽后安排等)；

3.表達期待。

注意：1.詞數80左右；

2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫。

DearJim,

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

第二節（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料?，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。

OnafreezingmorningofDecember,twopoliceofficerswerepatrollingthestreets.Suddenly,the

walkie-talkie（對講機）onAlan,oneoftheofficers,rang."ThecakeshopneartheCityMuseumhasreporteda

burglary（盜竊案）.Pleaserushtothesceneimmediately,“saidtheelectronicvoice.

Thetwopolicemenquicklyarrivedattheshop,onlytofindthatthesceneshowednosignofcrimesatall.

Curiously,theycheckedthemonitorandfoundthatathinwomanbrokeopenthewindowandclimbedintothe

storeat5：20a.m.Insteadofsearchingaround,shewalkedstraightintothestorageroom,stolecheese,chocolate,

butterandotheringredientsforacake,andthenranawaydowntheroad.

Bothpolicemenfeltquiteconfusedaboutherbehavior.OneoftheshopassistantsidentifiedthethiefasClara,

asinglemotherwholivednearby.Shehasaneight-year-oldboytotakecareofandlivesinpoverty.

Momentslater,thetwoofficersarrivedatClara'shouse.Bob,anotherofficer,pulledoutagunandwasabout

tobreakin.ButAlantoldhimtoputthegunawayandknockedgently.

Thedooropenedandoutcameaverythinwoman.Fromtheoutlineofherfigure,Alanrecognizedthatshe

wasexactlythethief.Thewoman,Clara,immediatelyunderstoodthesituationwhenshesawthetwopolicemen.

Sheburiedherfaceinherhandsandsatdownonthefloor.

Atthatverymoment,achild'svoicebrokethesilence,uMom,isanyonecomingformybirthday?Invitethem

in,please.”

Afterhearingtheboy'swords,Clarastoodupandbeggedinalowvoice,"Officer,Ididstealthosethings,but

there'snothingelseIcoulddo.It'smybaby'sbirthday,andI*vegotneitherjobnormoney.Pleasedon'ttakethose

thingsaway.Tvejustusedthemtomakehimacake.^^

注意：1.續寫詞數應為150左右；

2.請按如下格式作答。

Lookingintothewoman'stearyeyes,Alanunderstoodandwalkedintothe

house.___________________________________________________________________________

Bobnoddedthoughtfullyandasked,“Whataboutthethingsshe

stole?w__________________________________________________________________________

2023年新高考模擬考試英語試卷（一）

（參考答案）

第一部分

聽力材料

Text1

W:Hello?

M:Hi,Liza.It'sPeter.IsGracethere?

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

CanItakeamessage?

Text2

W:What'sthematter?Youwerereallycheerfulthismorningbutnowyoulookratherupset.

M:I'mnotveryhappybecauseIlostmywalletjustnow.PmafraidIcan'tfindit.

Text3

M:Mariam,tellussomethingaboutyourlife.

W:Well,Igotoaprivateschool.I'mstudyingfourcourses—mathandthreesciences.I

wanttogotouniversitynextyearandstudylaw.

Text4

M:Susan,we'regoingtoholdageneralmeetingtomorrowat7am.Youneedtopreparethe

reportsandmaketheminPowerPoint.

W:Noproblem,sir.Iwillbereadyforthat.

M:Remembertoinformthemanagerstojointhemeeting.

W:Sure.

Text5

W:Howistheweatherinyourhometown?

M:Well,ifsnotcoldatall.Ifsnotexactlywarmbutit'scomfortable.Whilewewereatyour

place,itrainedalot.

Text6

W:Hi,Peter!

M:Hi,Cindy!

W:Greattoseeyouagain!WelcometoLondon!

M:Thanks.Ifsgreattobeherefinally.

W:So,howareyou?Howwasyourjourney?

M:Well,theflightwasfortyfiveminuteslatebutafterthat,itwasfine.Itsservicewasvery

good.Theinflightmovieswerereallycoolbuttherewasn'tmuchfood,soI'mkindofhungry

now!

W:Oh,youpoorthing!Well,itwillbealongdrivehome,sowhydon'twegetsome

breakfastaroundherefirst?Look,（here'sarestaurantoverthere.

Text7

M:So,Sophie,areyougoingonholidaywithyourfamilythissummer?

W:Yeah,we'regoingtoFloridatwodaysaftertheendoftheterm.Wefinishthistermon

June28th,right?

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

W:MumandDad,obviously...butmysistefsnotcomingthisyear,justmylittlebrother.

M:Ohwell,nothing'sperfect!Whatareyoudoingthere?

W:We'respendingaweekinOrlando,youknow,visitingallthethemeparks.Thenwe're

stayinginanotherplacenearOrlandocalledtheEverglades.

M:Whafsthat?

W:It'sakindofnaturereserve,withcrocodilesandbirdsandotheranimals.We'regoing

camping!

M:Itsoundsreallycool!Youaresolucky!

W:Iknow.Ican*twait!

Text8

M:So,nextyearyou'regoingtostartyourAlevels.Whichsubjectareyougoingtochoose?

W:I'msurelygoingtochooseSpanishbecauseitismyfavoritesubjectandthenI'mnot

reallysure...FdliketodoartbutIdon'tknowifit*sveryusefulformycareer.

M:Whatdoyouwanttodo?

W:Ajournalist.Thathasbeenmydreamsincemychildhood.So,Iguesshistoryor

psychologyorsomethingisprobablymoreusefulformycareer.

M:Doyouwanttogotouniversity?

W:Yeah,butI'mnotgoingtostartuniversitystraightafterIleaveschool.I'mplanningto

haveagapyear,youknow,abreakfromstudyingforawhile.

M:Andwhatwouldyouliketodoinyourgapyear?Anyideas?

W:Iwanttotravel...TdliketogotoItalyandlearnItalian.Idon'tknowifit'sreallypractical

butthat'smydream!

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W:Tom,you'retrainingtobeatechnicaladviseratDigitalSuperstore.Whathoursdoyou

work?

M:Well,IworkparttimeonSaturdays,9till3,andSundays,11till5.

W:Okay,sowhatdoyoudoexactly?

M:Basically,I'mjustheretohelppeoplewithanyproblems—soImeetcustomerswhen

theycomeintothestoreandtalk