2018-2019学年四川省遂宁中学外国语实验学校高一上学期第二学段考试试卷 英语 (word版） 12页

遂中实验校高一第一期第二学段考试 英语科试题 本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。‎ 第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共100分）‎ 注意事项：1. 必须使用2B铅笔在答题卡将所选答案对应的标号涂黑。‎ ‎2. 第Ⅰ卷共三部分，共计100分。‎ ‎ ‎ 第一部分 英语听力测试（共两节，共30分）‎ 第一部分：听力理解（共两节，20小题，每题1.5分，满分30分） ‎ 第一节 (共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)‎ ‎ 第一节听下面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. Where will Ted go this afternoon? ‎ A. The library. B. The bookstore. C. The classroom. ‎ ‎2. What is the man going to do?‎ A. Give a speech. B. Listen to a speech. C. Prepare for a speech. ‎ ‎3. How will the weather be tomorrow?‎ A. Hotter. B. Cooler. C. Colder. ‎ ‎4. What time does the man suggest leaving? ‎ A. At 7:00 pm. B. At 7:30 pm. C. At 8:00 pm. ‎ ‎5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?‎ A. The man’s blog. B. The man’s hobbies. C. The man’s holiday. ‎ 第二节听下面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。‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。‎ ‎6. What do the speakers agree to do? ‎ A. Take the paper basket out now. ‎ B. Empty the paper basket later. ‎ C. Find an empty paper basket. ‎ ‎7. Where are the speakers?‎ A. At home. B. In the office. C. In the classroom. ‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。‎ ‎8. What is Henry doing now?‎ A. Preparing meals. B. Having beer. C. Watching TV. ‎ ‎9. Who is coming soon?‎ A. Jean. B. Sam. C. Mary. ‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。‎ ‎10. What kind of cup does the man give the woman at first? ‎ A. A paper cup. B. A seaweed cup. C. A plastic cup. ‎ ‎11. Why did the man buy such cups?‎ A. To hold hot water. ‎ B. To save some money. ‎ C. To protect the environment. ‎ ‎12. What will the woman do tomorrow? ‎ A. Go shopping. B. Finish her work. C. Borrow some cups. ‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。‎ ‎13. What does the man show the greatest interest in?‎ A. The six-story theater. ‎ B. The NASA Visitor Center. ‎ C. The Cleveland Browns Stadium. ‎ ‎14. What time does the Great Lakes Science Center close?‎ A. At 4:00 pm. B. At 5:00 pm. C. At 9:00 pm. ‎ ‎15. When will the man go to the Science Center?‎ A. On New Year’s Day. B. On Thanksgiving Day. C. At Christmas. ‎ ‎16. What’s the woman’s plan for this weekend?‎ A. Joining the overnight camps. ‎ B. Visiting her friends in Cleveland. ‎ C. Going to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ‎ 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。‎ ‎17. How much did James weigh at birth?‎ A. 2. 25 pounds. B. 2. 35 pounds. C. 2. 52 pounds. ‎ ‎18. What problem did James have?‎ A. Having strange-looking teeth. ‎ B. Loving unhealthy food. ‎ C. Being extremely tall. ‎ ‎19. What was the speaker’s mother? ‎ A. A doctor. B. A teacher. C. A reporter. ‎ ‎20. What does the passage tell us? ‎ A. We should accept others’ differences. ‎ B. We should be different from others. ‎ C. We should have self-confidence. ‎ 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节 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。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）‎ A My aunt Cindy has her own cake shop. She can make nice cakes for special occasions, such as weddings. I spent a week last summer helping her in the shop. Making a nice cake is harder than I thought it would be. I practised for hours in Aunt Cindy's shop. I made little colored dots (圆点) on a ‎ piece of wax paper (蜡纸). Unluckily, I could not get the dots to be the same shape or size. I decided to take a break from making the dots, so I helped move cakes. However, that was not easy for me, either. I dropped a cake when trying to take it out of the freezer (冰箱) by myself. Luckily one of Aunt Cindy's assistants (助手) was there. He saved the cake from hitting the floor. It takes a whole team to make a huge cake. That's one of the most important things I learned. Each person on the team has to be great at his or her job. Aunt Cindy designs the cakes on paper, Larry does the mixing and baking, and assistants carve and put frosting on the cakes. Aunt Cindy and Larry do most of the decorating while the assistants help make small parts like flowers and figures. Building a big cake is like playing a team sport. If one person doesn't do his or her job well, the whole team pays for that. Even though I was not much help to my aunt, I'm glad I spent the week in Aunt Cindy’s shop. Designing cakes takes more than just baking skills. It takes art and painting skills too. Now when I see a really nice cake, I don't think of eating it first. Instead, I look at it and wonder how many hours it took to make. 21. What does the underlined word "occasions" mean in this passage? A. events B. needs C. months D. ideas 22.Why did the writer take a break from putting colored dots on wax paper? A. Because she practised for hours and became bored. B. Because she could not make the dots good enough for a cake.‎ C. Because Aunt Cindy did not want her to make any more dots.‎ D. Because Aunt Cindy wanted her to help somewhere else.‎ ‎23. Who designs the cakes on paper? A. Aunt Cindy. B. Larry. C. Assistants D. The writer. 24. What was the main reason the writer was glad to have spent a week in her aunt's shop? A. She got to practise making coloured dots.‎ B. She learned the importance of teamwork.‎ C. She got to take a cake out of the freezer.‎ D. She learned art and painting skills.‎ B Just now, my little sister told me that they had a discussion about life now and then in class. She thought life was a lot better. When she asked me for my opinion, I didn't know what to say. It's true that life is easier today than in the past. We can do many more things people couldn't do in the past. Now we can just sit in the car and drive somewhere fantastic. In the past, people travelled either on foot or on horseback. Now we can buy almost everything we want in stores and supermarkets. In the past, people would feel happy as long as they had enough food and water. Now people live longer and healthier. In the past, few people knew how to deal with ordinary diseases. And now we can travel the world. In the past, travelling to other continents was impossible for ordinary people. Some people even didn't know the existence of other continents. ‎ ‎ However, life today is difficult at the same time. We want to look good. We try to be perfect. We want to know what others think of us. And the pace of modern life is so fast that we are becoming busier and busier! We are busy making money. And we are busy spending money. However, we never feel that life is good enough. We are so busy that we don't have time for our family members and friends, not to mention our hobbies. Is life today better or worse? It's hard to say, isn't it?‎ ‎25. What does the writer's little sister probably do? ‎ A. A pilot. B. A doctor. C. A student. D. A manager.‎ ‎26. What was probably the topic for the discussion? ‎ A. Is life today better or worse?‎ B. Are people as busy as before? ‎ C. Do people work as hard as before?‎ D. Is life today easier or more difficult? 27. What's the main idea of the second paragraph? ‎ A. Life is easier today. ‎ B. Transport is easier today.‎ C. Travel is easier today.‎ D. People live longer today. ‎ ‎28. From the third paragraph, we can infer that the writer thinks it's________for us to slow down. ‎ A silly B. difficult C.easy D. important C ‎2016 Calendar Kids Art Contest ‎ We’ll select 13 gifted artists and print their winning artwork in our 2017 calendar (日历). All winners will receive a great prize. The first winner will also win a free trip to Washington, D.C.‎ ‎ About the Calendar Kids Program For the past 20 years, the American Kidney(肾) Fund has done an art contest for young artists who have kidney disease. The program provides a chance for kidney patients to show themselves through artwork and to draw the public’s attention to kidney disease.‎ Who can take part in it:‎ ● children (16 or younger)‎ ● living in the United States ● having kidney disease What should I draw?‎ Use your imagination! Your drawing may be about seasons, things that make you happy, ways to stay healthy, or whatever you like. Do not use copyrighted (有版权的) characters (like Mickey Mouse, Sponge Bob, etc.)‎ What should I send?‎ Please send us your original (原创的) artwork on a piece of white paper, a completed form (you may get one at your doctor’s office or on our website) and a recent, clear photo of yourself. A school picture works best. Write your name and the ‎ title of your drawing on the back of your artwork. We must receive all artwork by September 15, 2016.‎ How is the cover art chosen?‎ We will have an online voting in October 2016. The artwork that receives the most votes will be put on the cover.‎ What if I have questions?‎ Call the American Education Department at 800-638-8299. ‎ ‎29. What do we know about the American Kidney Fund? ‎ ‎ A. It makes people pay attention to kidney disease.‎ B. It helps doctors to find ways to treat kidney disease.‎ C. It mainly tells people staying healthy is important.‎ D. It has a plan to train excellent young art lovers.‎ ‎30. Who can be allowed to take part in the contest? ‎ ‎ A. A 17-year-old girl who lives in the USA.‎ ‎ B. A student from England who has kidney disease.‎ ‎ C. A healthy boy who is good at drawing.‎ ‎ D. A 10-year-old American boy with kidney disease.‎ ‎31. The first winner’s artwork ______. ‎ ‎ A. will appear twice on the calendar ‎ B. will be sent to Washington, D.C.‎ ‎ C. will be on the cover of the 2017 calendar ‎ D. will be chosen by the organizers of the contest ‎ ‎ D Since the 1970s, scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers. Brain-computer interface (BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send orders to machines.‎ Recently, two researchers, Jose Millan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic School in Lausanne, Switzerland, showed a small robotic wheelchair directed by a person’s thoughts.‎ In the laboratory, Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand. He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts.‎ ‎“Our brain has billions of nerve cells(神经细胞). These send signals through the spinal cord (脊髓) to the muscles to give us the ability to move. But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles.” Tavella says. “Our system allows disabled people to communicate with outside world and also to control devices.”‎ The researchers designed a special cap for the user. This cap picks up the signals from the scalp (头皮) and sends them to a computer. The computer interprets the signals and gives orders to the wheelchair. The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path. They help the computer react to orders from the brain.‎ Prof. Millan, the team leader, says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple orders. “The practical ‎ possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categories: communication, and controlling devices. One example is this wheelchair.”‎ He says his team has set two goals. One is testing with real patients, so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from. And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time.‎ ‎32. How did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory?‎ A. By controlling his muscles. B. By talking to the machine.‎ C. By moving his hand. D. By using his mind.‎ ‎33. Which of the following shows the path of the signals described in Paragraph 5?‎ A. Scalp→computer→cap→wheelchair. B. Computer→cap→scalp→wheelchair.‎ C. Scalp→cap→computer→wheelchair. D. Cap→computer→scalp→wheelchair.‎ ‎34. The team will test with real patients to__________ .‎ A. make profits from them B. prove the technology useful to them C. make them live longer D. learn about their physical condition ‎35. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?‎ A. Switzerland, the BCI Research Center B. New Findings About How the Human Brain Works C. BCI Could Mean More Freedom for the Disabled D. Robotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure Brain Injuries 第二节 根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项多余选项。（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）‎ ‎ Bullies(欺凌) come in all shapes and sizes. Over time, most of us have to deal with a bully or two. Bullying can threaten students’ physical and emotional safety at school and can have a negative effect on their ability to learn. Here are some tips for you to avoid being bullied at school.‎ Show smallest reaction to their bullying.  36 . So do not show the bullies that you feel hurt. Just walk away as if you didn't mind it. Reacting to them will only encourage them further.  ‎ Feel your inner strength. Everyone has an inner strength to draw on; the problem with bullying is that many bullies try to make you feel that you have no this strength.  37 . In fact deep down you are stronger than they are.‎ ‎ 38 Bullies may be less likely to target a big group of friends. They tend to pick on people they consider as defenseless or powerless. If you're always surrounded by people, a bully may avoid bothering you.‎ Stay within eyesight of an adult. If you stay within the eyesight of an adult, bullies will typically stay away. 39 Therefore they avoid bullying others if a teacher or other adult is near. When at school, stay in areas where teachers and other adults are typically present ‎ 40 Try a different way to school; if they can't find you, they can’t bully you. Try your best to avoid them but don’t show that you are avoiding them. They will usually read this as fear, and they will bully you more as a result.‎ A. Hang out in groups. ‎ B. Bullies should be paid more attention to. ‎ C. Report it to your teachers and parents.‎ D. Work your way around the bullies.‎ E. Believe that you are stronger than they are.‎ F. Bullies do not want to cause trouble for themselves.‎ G. Bullies gain satisfaction from making others feel hurt or uncomfortable.‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，共45分）‎ 第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）‎ 阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。‎ A long time ago there was a boy. He was smart, talented and handsome. 41 , he was very selfish and his temper was so 42 that nobody wanted to be friends with him. Often he got angry and said various 43 things to people around him.‎ The boy’s parents were very 44 about his bad temper. They considered what they could do and one day the father had an idea. He called his son and gave him a hammer and a bag of 45 . The father said: “Every time you get angry, take a nail and 46 it into that old fence as hard as you can.”‎ The fence was very 47 and the hammer was heavy, nevertheless the boy was so angry that during the very first day he drove 37 nails.‎ Day after day, week after week, the number of nails was gradually 48 . After some time, the boy started to understand that 49 his temper is easier than driving nails into the fence.‎ One day the boy didn’t 50 hammer and nails any more as he learned to hold his temper perfectly. So he came to his father and told about his 51 . “Now every time, when you hold your temper all day long, 52 one nail”.‎ Much time has passed. At last the boy could be 53 of himself as all the nails were gone. When he came to his father and told about this, he 54 to come and take a careful look at the fence. “You did a good job, my son, 55 pay your attention to the 56 that were left from the nails. The fence will 57 be the same. The same happens when you say hurtful things to people, as your words leave 58 in their hearts like those holes in the fence. Remember, we need to 59 everyone with love and respect. It doesn’t 60 that you say you are sorry, because the scars will not disappear.‎ ‎41. A. Therefore B. However ‎ C. Besides D. Instead ‎42. A. difficult B. easy-going C. mild D. pleasant ‎ ‎43. A. encouraging B. joking C. hurtful ‎ D. pitiful ‎ ‎44. A. serious B. curious ‎ C. angry D.worried ‎45. A. coins B. seeds ‎ C. nails ‎ D. stones ‎46. A. drive ‎ B. put ‎ C. throw D. send ‎47. A. soft B. tough ‎ C. low ‎ D. weak ‎48. A. decreasing ‎ B. increasing ‎ C. staying D. changing ‎49. A. preventing B. showing C. losing D. holding ‎50. A. hit B. need ‎ C. have D. take ‎51. A. anger B. lesson C. achievement ‎ D. grades ‎52. A. pull out ‎ B. destroy ‎ C. change D. throw away ‎53. A. fond B. ashamed C. tired D. proud ‎54. A. agreed ‎ B. offered ‎ C. asked ‎ D. hoped ‎55. A. so ‎ B. ten C. thus D. but ‎56. A. holes B. rubbish C. damage ‎ D. marks ‎57. A. still ‎ B. never C. sometimes ‎ D. always ‎58. A. wounds B. anger C. scars D. pain ‎59. A. share ‎ B. provide ‎ C. consider ‎ D. treat ‎60. A. mean B. use C. matter D. care 第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共50分）‎ 注意事项：‎ ‎1. 必须使用0.5黑色中性笔在答题卡规定区域作答。‎ ‎2. 第Ⅰ卷共两个部分，共计50分。‎ 第三部分 英语知识运用 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）‎ 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式（不超过3个单词）填空。‎ Mr. Weeks has taught math in a middle school for twenty years. He is kind-hearted but he is strict 61 his students. Mr. Weeks’ classes are lively and interesting and his students enjoy 62 (listen) to him. Some of his students have made great achievements (成就), but they still remember him and often write to him. Of course, Mr. Weeks is not 63 (disappoint) with his students. ‎ This term he began to teach Grade One. Some of the new students were told about him, 64　 others knew nothing about him. On the first day of school he told the students how to be an 65 (honestly) person. He gave them some examples and said, “I don’t like anyone 66 always tells lies.” Before class was over, he told all his students 67 (do) Exercise 8 in Lesson 1. ‎ The next morning, as soon as he came into the classroom, he asked, “Who 68 (finish) Exercise 8?” A few students raised their hands. He shook his head and said, “Open your workbooks and see 69 there is Exercise 8 in Lesson 1.” ‎ Those students had a look at their workbooks and their faces turned red ‎ ‎ ___70____ (immediate).‎ 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处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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。‎ Hi! Welcome to my web page. My name’s Tom Wood and I’m a English teacher at NO.1 Senior High School in Beijing. I designed this web page that my students can learn more about me. I think it is important to get to know my students well. That way I can make my lessons more interested for them. And it’s only fair that whether my students know me well, too. I was born in London, England, and I’ve lived and worked in China for 15 years and I really like living here. I’m 42 and married. My wife’s name is Mei Hua. We have two wonderful son. Their names are Oliver and Ben. There’s other family member as well-Max, our dog. I can speak Putonghua, and even a little bit of Cantonese, that is my wife’s dialect. Unfortunately, I can’t read Chinese characters so I am considering taking lessons. I practise speak Chinese every day and I was improving.‎ 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 国际文化交流中心将组织一次由各国学生参加的“和平，友谊”夏令营活动，要求报名者提前交英文个人简历。假设你是李华，请根据下列信息写一篇个人简介。‎ 姓名：李华 ‎ 性别：女 年龄：16岁 学校：遂宁中学外国语实验学校 ‎ 其它：爱好音乐、摄影、善于与人交流，乐于助人，热爱自然，热爱和平 参加夏令营的目的：结交朋友，了解外国文化 注意：1、词数不少于120‎ 2、 可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯 参考词汇：photographing n. 摄影 summer camp 夏令营 peace n. 和平 Foreign Language Experimental School Attached to Suining High School 遂宁中学外国语实验学校 My name is Li Hua. ________________________________________________‎ 遂中实验校高一第一期第二学段考试 英语科试题参考答案 听 力： 1—5BAABC 6—10BCACB 11—15CABBA 16—20CCABA 阅读理解： 21-24 ABAB 25-28 DCCC 29-31 ADC 32-35 DCBC 36-40 GEAFD 完形填空 ‎41—45 BACDC 46—50 ABADB 51—55 CADBD 56—60 ABCDC 语法填空 ‎ ‎61. with 62. listening 63. disappointed 64. but/while 65. honest ‎ ‎66. who 67. to do 68. has finished 69. if/whether 70. immediately 短文改错：‎ 第一行 a---an ‎ 第二行 that 前面加so 或（that改成where）‎ 第四行 interested—interesting 去掉whether ‎ 第五行 第一个and --- but ‎ 第六行 son---sons ‎ 第七行 other—another ‎ 第八行 that—which ‎ 第九行 speak—speaking was—am ‎ ‎ ‎ 书面表达：‎ One possible version ‎ ‎ My name is Li Hua. I'm a 16-year-old girl studying in Foreign Language Experimental School Attached to Suining High School. I like music, especially classical music. I'm also interested in photography because it allows me to record the beautiful moments in my life. I'm good at communicating with others and always ready to help other people. Furthermore, I love nature. Whenever I'm free, I'll travel to beautiful natural attractions to experience natural wonders with my family. In addition, I love peace, and I hope all nations in the world can live in a peaceful environment and lead a happy life. ‎ The purpose of my intending to join the Peace and Friendship Summer Camp is to make more friends from foreign countries, and to have an access to the insight of foreign cultures. I hope I can do something to the world peace. I'm sure I'll learning a lot from the Summer Camp.‎ 听力原文 Text 1‎ M: Lisa, what about going to the bookstore with me this afternoon? ‎ W: Sorry, Ted, but I don’t buy books. I usually find books I need in the library. ‎ M: Then I’ll go alone. ‎ Text 2‎ W: Tom, are you ready?‎ M: Yes, I think so. I’ve been preparing for it the whole week. ‎ W: Great. I’m sure the students will love your speech. ‎ Text 3‎ M: I can’t believe how hot it is here today! ‎ W: Yes, it’s really hot today. But the weather report says the temperature will be even higher tomorrow. ‎ M: Then we’d better stay indoors. ‎ Text 4‎ W: What time are we leaving for the party tonight?‎ M: The party begins at 8:00 pm. I’m sure we can get at Linda’s within half an hour. ‎ Text 5‎ W: Mike, I’ve looked at the pictures you posted in your blog. I’m sure you had a great time in the country. ‎ M: Yes. We climbed mountains, went fishing, and swam in the river. It was just amazing. ‎ W: What a great holiday you had!‎ Text 6‎ M: Look at the waste paper basket. It’s full. ‎ W: Yes. At least five are suffering a cold now. They kept putting paper in the paper basket. We’d better take the basket outside and empty it. ‎ M: But the class begins in just two minutes. I don’t think we can empty the basket outside and return on time for Miss Owens’ class within two minutes. ‎ W: Then let’s do it after Miss Owens’ class. ‎ M: We’d better. Miss Owens really dislikes it when someone is late for her class. ‎ Text 7‎ W: Oh, Sam, come in. Put your coat over there, please. So how are you getting along?‎ M: Very well, thank you. ‎ W: Please take your seat. Henry is cooking in the kitchen now. Everything will be ready in about ten minutes. ‎ M: OK. But could you bring me a cold beer, Jean? It’s really hot today. ‎ W: Here you are. Please watch TV for a while. I’ll go to the kitchen and see if I can help. Oh, Mary will be here any minute now. Answer the door for me if she comes. ‎ M: OK. ‎ Text 8‎ W: I’ve finally finished my work today. James, can you give me a cup, please? I want to drink some water. ‎ M: OK. Here you are. Oh, wait. Use this one, please. ‎ W: Why can’t I use that one?‎ M: I know you love drinking hot water. That cup cannot hold hot water. It’s not a normal paper cup, you know. It’s made of seaweed. If you use it to hold hot water, it’ll be damaged and I’m afraid you’ll get burned. ‎ W: Then why did you buy such cups?‎ M: You know I care about the environment very much. Now we produce too much waste every day. Different from plastic and paper cups, this kind of cup can disappear within thirty days outdoors and they do no harm to soil. ‎ W: That’s amazing. Could you go to the supermarket with me tomorrow? I want to buy some such cups, too. ‎ M: OK. I didn’t know you also care about the environment. ‎ W: Well, I think we all should do what we can to protect the earth. ‎ M: I can’t agree more. ‎ Text 9‎ W: Tim, I heard you’re going to Cleveland the day after tomorrow. Are you visiting your friends there?‎ M: No. I’m going to visit the Great Lakes Science Center. ‎ W: Where is the Great Lakes Science Center?‎ M: It’s on the shores of Lake Erie. It has lots of attractions and activities for people who love science—a six-story theater, the only NASA(美国航空航天局) Visitor Center, overnight camps for kids, and more than 400 shows. I’m especially looking forward to visiting the NASA Visitor Center. ‎ W: Is the center open on the weekend?‎ M: Yes. It’s open seven days a week, year round except Thanksgiving and Christmas, from 9: 00 am to 5: 00 pm every day. So I’m going there on New Year’s Day. Do you want to join me?‎ W: Well, I’m not all that(不那么) interested in the center, but I’m going to Cleveland this weekend, too. ‎ M: Really? What are you going to do there?‎ W: I’m visiting the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ‎ M: Great! Perhaps we could meet and go visit the Cleveland Browns Stadium. ‎ W: Sounds great! ‎ Text 10‎ W: James was born in 2001 before his time. He weighed only 2.52 pounds when he was born. He spent 35 days at hospital before he was allowed to go home. His treatment at hospital caused a problem for him. But the problem wasn’t known until several years later. ‎ In second grade, children around him began to make fun of him. They asked him why he didn’t brush his teeth. Although his teeth were healthy, they had a yellow color. He was also made fun of by others because of being smaller than most of the other boys. ‎ ‎ James came to my mother’s class when he was thirteen years old. Pretty soon, she found that James was being made fun of by others. And she knew why they did that. My mother helped all her students know that everyone was different and that it was OK to be different. Because of my mother, the others stopped making fun of James. ‎