吉林省延边第二中学2019-2020学年高二上学期期中考英语试题 17页

延边第二中学2019—2020学年度第一学期 期中考试高二英语试卷 注意事项：答案必须写在答题卡上，答在试卷上无效。本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，本试卷满分120分。考试时间120分钟。‎ 第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共75分）‎ 第一部分：听力理解（共20小题，每小题1分，共20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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎1. What does John find difficult in learning German?‎ A. Pronunciation. B. Vocabulary. C. Grammar.‎ ‎2. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?‎ A. Colleagues. B. Brother and sister. C. Teacher and student.‎ ‎3. Where does the conversation probably take place?‎ A. In a bank. B. At a ticket office. C. On a train.‎ ‎4. What are the speakers talking about?‎ A. A restaurant. B. A street. C. A dish.‎ ‎5.What does the woman think of her interview?‎ A. It was tough. B. It was interesting. C. It was successful.‎ 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。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. When will Judy go to a party?‎ A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Wednesday.‎ ‎7. What will Max do next?‎ A. Fly a kite. B. Read a magazine. C. Do his homework.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. What does the man suggest doing at first?‎ A. Going to a concert. B. Watching a movie. C. Playing a computer game.‎ ‎9. What do the speakers decide to do?‎ A. Visit Mike. B. Go boating. C. Take a walk.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. Which color do cats see better than humans?‎ A. Red. B. Green. C. Blue.‎ ‎11. Why do cats bring dead birds home?‎ A. To eat them in a safe place. ‎ B. To show off their hunting skills. ‎ C. To make their owners happy.‎ ‎12. How does the man sound at the end of the conversation?‎ A. Grateful. B. Humorous. C. Curious.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. Who is Macy?‎ A. Ed’s mother. B. Ed’s teacher. C. Ed’s friend.‎ ‎14. How does Ed usually go to kindergarten?‎ A. By car. B. On foot. C. By bus.‎ ‎15. What does Ed enjoy doing at the kindergarten?‎ A. Telling stories. B. Singing songs. C. Playing with others.‎ ‎16. What do the teachers say about Ed?‎ A. He’s clever. B. He’s quiet. C. He’s brave.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. At what age did Emily start learning ballet?‎ A. Five. B. Six. C. Nine.‎ ‎18. Why did Emily move to Toronto?‎ A. To work for a dance school. ‎ B. To perform at a dance theater.‎ C. To learn contemporary dance.‎ ‎19. Why did Emily quit dancing?‎ A. She was too old to dance. ‎ B. She failed to get a scholarship.‎ C. She lost interest in it.‎ ‎20. How does Emily feel about stopping training?‎ A. She’s pleased. B. She’s regretful. C. She’s upset.‎ 第二部分：阅读理解 第一节（共15小题；每小题２分，满分30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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。‎ A Amazing Scientists Who Happen to Be Teenagers ‎ We’ve got a list of teen scientists from a variety of fields．‎ Jack Andraka ‎ Jack Andraka created a biosensor for cancer that he says is 168 times faster, 26,667 times less expensive and 400 times more sensitive than technology nowadays．‎ ‎ He’s the youngest person to have spoken in front of the Royal Society of Medicine.‎ Taylor Wilson ‎ Taylor Wilson was the youngest person to achieve nuclear fusion(核聚变). He was inspired by The Radioactive Boy Scout, a novel in which a kid tries and fails to build a nuclear reactor．‎ ‎ Taylor thought he could do better．Long story short, he wanted to build a small nuclear reactor. And he did it at the age of fourteen. He received a Thiel Fellowship, which gave him $100,000 to work on his own research．‎ Sara Volz[来源:Zxxk.Com]‎ ‎ Sara Volz performed experiments in which she grew algae(藻类)based on their oil output for the purpose of growing them as biofuel. This research is especially important as the world continues to search for a way to lessen our dependence on non-renewable energy. She won the top prize of $100,000 in the lntel Science Talent Search.‎ Daniel Burd ‎ Plastic usually takes thousands of years to decompose(降解)，but this high school student Daniel Burd managed to do it in three months.‎ ‎ In an experiment，he mixed plastic bags and a special kind of dirt together, and found that they did decompose faster．He then performed tests to find the bacteria(细菌)responsible for decomposing the plastics．‎ ‎ His solution only produces water and small amounts of carbon dioxide．He says it could easily be used elsewhere.‎ ‎21. Who designed a medical instrument?‎ ‎ A. Sara Volz． B. Daniel Burd. C. Jack Andraka. D. Taylor Wilson．‎ ‎22. What excited Taylor Wilson’s interest in his invention?‎ A. A novel by a kid. B. Plastic pollution. ‎ C. Energy shortage. D. A story book.‎ ‎23．What do we know about Daniel Burd’s invention?‎ ‎ A. It won him a $100,000 prize． B. It does little harm to the environment.‎ ‎ C. It was completed in three months． D. It is widely used in everyday waste.‎ B Google previously announced successful tests of machine learning systems designed to assist doctors. In one case, Google reported AI had examined eye diseases with equal accuracy to doctors. Other tests showed that machine learning can be used to study large amounts of patient data to predict future medical events.‎ Now the company has published two new studies showing a high level of success in identifying metastatic breast cancer. Metastatic means that cancer has spread from its main area to other parts of the body. Metastatic breast cancer is one of the deadliest, causing about 90 percent of all breast cancer deaths worldwide. ‎ In metastatic breast cancer patients, the cancer often travels to nearby lymph nodes(淋巴结). Usually doctors examine lymph node tissue under a microscope to see whether cancer is present. Google notes that previous studies have shown that up to one-fourth of metastatic lymph node classifications end up being changed after a second examination. In addition, studies show that small metastatic material can be missed up ‎ to 67 percent of the time when examinations happen under extreme time restrictions.‎ Google says it created a mathematical algorithm（算法）.The algorithm, called Lymph Node Assistant, is trained to find characteristics of tissue affected by metastatic cancer. When the system examined tissue image，it was able to differentiate between metastatic cancer and non-cancer 99 percent of the time. In addition, the Lymph Node Assistant is highly effective at finding the positions of the cancers. Some of these positions would be too small for doctors themselves to identify. The research also showed that the algorithm method can reduce the usual time needed to examine the disease by about 50 percent.‎ But Google makes clear the Al-based system is not meant to replace the work of medical professionals. Instead, it is designed to reduce the number of false identifications and help doctors work faster and more effectively.‎ ‎24. What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?‎ A. Google became a pioneer in training doctors.‎ B. Machine learning is able to stop future medical events.‎ C. Google developed artificial intelligence to help doctors. ‎ D. Artificial intelligence cured eye diseases with equal accuracy to doctors.‎ ‎25.What can we infer about metastatic breast cancer?‎ A. One-fourth of the metastatic breast cancer patients die in the end.‎ B. Metastatic breast cancer is very difficult to identify.‎ C. It results in 90 percent of deaths of all cancers.‎ D. It can be identified after a second examination.‎ ‎26. What is the advantage of Google's new mathematical algorithm?‎ A. It can offer effective treatment.‎ B. It can tell the exact positions of cancers C. It costs 99 percent less time than before.‎ D. It improves the accuracy of identifying cancers by 50%.‎ ‎27. What influence will the mathematical algorithm bring?‎ A. False identification of cancers will be avoided.‎ B. More effective prevention of cancers will be found.‎ C. The number of medical professionals will be reduced.‎ ‎ D. Doctors can have a faster understanding of patients' condition.‎ CIt might sound like a terrible dream，but a new design from Dubai-based airline Emirates plans to remove windows from airplanes. Instead of real-life views of clouds and sky, first-class passengers will look out of “virtual(虚拟的)windows,” enjoying projected views of the world passing by. Emirates’ “windows” use real time high-tech camera technology to provide virtual views of the outside world.‎ Saj Ahmad，Chief analyst at Strategic Aero Research says，“Windowless airplanes sound great-however, in reality, it won’t happen for a number of reasons. For starters，in the event of an emergency，people in the plane often need to look out for reference points. Having visual awareness is important and in a windowless jet, they don’t exist—especially if there is an electrical fault which then means that the ‘electric’ windows do not work and you can’t see outside.” Ahmad was also concerned about passenger comfort. “Passengers simply do love the natural view outside,” he says. “There are also other problems---the change involved would certainly require new tests.”‎ Other futuristic airplane designs are going the opposite way. Boeing’s Dreamliner ---its most modern design---features large windows. Airbus has also designed a plane with transparent(透明的) walls that is presented at the 2011 Paris Air Show. Embraer has planned the Kyoto cabin, designed for its Lineage 1000E aircraft, which features large windows running along the majority of the walls of the cabin.‎ There could also be a move towards pilotless planes in the future---but Ahmad applies his doubts about windowless planes to drone-flown(无人驾驶的) planes too. “The idea of windowless planes is possible---that doesn’t mean it will happen,” says Ahmad. “The same applies to drone technology---but that doesn’t mean that tomorrow we’re suddenly going to see all airplanes being flown without pilots.”‎ ‎28. What will Emirates’ new planes be like?‎ ‎ A. They will be pilotless.‎ ‎ B. They will have open windows.‎ ‎ C. They will present outside views on virtual windows.‎ ‎ D. They will provide all passengers with windowless experiences.‎ ‎29. What does Saj Ahmad think of the virtual windows?‎ ‎ A. Useful. B. Expensive. C. Impractical. D. Comfortable.‎ ‎30. How is the third paragraph developed?‎ ‎ A. By giving examples. B. By making comparisons.‎ ‎ C. By following space order. D. By explaining cause and effect.‎ ‎31. What is the future of drone technology according to Saj Ahmad?‎ ‎ A. It needs more skilled engineers. B. It will take time to develop.‎ ‎ C. It will be widely applied. D. It is promising.‎ D The world's first hydrogen-powered trains have begun running in Germany. They began carrying passengers Monday in Germany's northern Lower Saxony state. The new train will run 100-kilometer trips and can travel up to 140 kilometers an hour.‎ ‎    A French railroad company called Alstom built the two trains. Team in Germany and France cooperated on the project, which was supported by the German government. The new train model ,called the Coradia ilint, signals the beginning of efforts in Germany and other nations to move away from pollution-producing diesel(柴油) trains.‎ ‎    The Coradia iLint is designed to run on non-electrified train lines with low levels of noise.‎ ‎    It uses a process that combines hydrogen and oxygen to produce electrical power. If the system produces more energy than the train needs at that time, it can store the extra energy in batteries. The only emissions (排放物) are water and steam.‎ ‎    A single tank of hydrogen can run a Coradia iLint train for about 1,000 kilometers. This is very similar to the distance a diesel-powered train can run on with a single tank.‎ ‎    Hydrogen-powered trains cost more than diesel trains to build. But Alstom officials say the operating costs are much lower. The company plans to provide another 14 Coradia iLint trains to Lower Saxony by 2021. ‎ ‎    The head of railroad operations in the area, Carmen Schwab, praised replacing diesel trains with hydrogen. She said the move was an important first step in using clean-burning technologies to reach climate protection goals. ‎ ‎    Officials say the area's many wind turbines (涡轮机)will produce part of the energy to create the hydrogen to power the trains.‎ ‎    Alstom says several other European countries have also expressed interest in developing hydrogen train systems. France has already said it wants its first hydrogen train to be operating by 2022.‎ ‎32. Why did Germany build the new trains? ‎ A. To replace diesel trains.                               B. To carry more passengers. C. To make traveling much easier.                  D. To develop friendship with France.‎ ‎33. What is one advantage of the Coradia iLint? ‎ A. It runs without making any noise.                  B. It doesn't use electrical power. C. It costs much less to run.                                 D. It is cheaper to make it.‎ ‎34. It can be concluded that hydrogen trains________. ‎ A. are widely used                                               B. are environmentally friendly C. can stop air pollution                                      D. can produce water and oxygen ‎35. What might be the best title for the text? ‎ A. Saving Natural Resources                               B. Efforts to Reduce Emissions C. World's First Hydrogen Trains                         D. A New Way to Make Electricity ‎ 第二节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5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。（注意E涂AB, F涂AC, G涂AD）‎ How to cope when you feel left out ‎ Being left out by a group of friends is painful at any age. To cope with being left out, there are several things that you can do.‎ ‎ Understand why being left out hurts. Feeling left out is usually the result of being rejected by a group of people that you want to accept you. You may feel left out because you have been rejected by a group of friends. 36 We are social beings and when our needs are not met, we experience pain and sadness.‎ ‎ 37 Being left out can cause you to feel sad and get down on yourself. Using positive self-talk can help you feel better after being rejected. After being left out，say something encouraging to yourself.‎ ‎ Consider telling someone about what happened. 38 It may also help to reassure(使…放心)you that even though your friends made you feel left out, people do care about you.‎ ‎ Talk to your friends about your feelings. Another very important means for dealing with situations in which you feel left out by your friends is to tell them how you feel and ask them about their reasons for leaving you out． 39 ‎ ‎ Organize things to do with your friends．If you think that part of being left out may be due to your own situation, then help your friends by making suggestions that fit in with your timetable. 40 If your friends refuse your suggestions several times，then they might not want to continue the friendship．‎ A. Make others feel included.‎ B. Telling a supportive friend may help you feel better.‎ C. It is not painful to be rejected by groups we don’t like.‎ D. Use positive self-talk to encourage yourself after a rejection.‎ E. Do your best to make plans with your friends, but know when to stop asking.‎ F. And it’s also important to ask your friends politely why the situation happened as it did.‎ G. It is normal to feel pain when you are rejected because we are all in need of social belonging.‎ 第三部分 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）‎ Ajay Munot, a rich businessman in India, has built and donated 90 houses to the poor, instead of spending the money on a wedding for his daughter.‎ Munot had been 　41　to spend $115,000 on his daughter Shreya’s wedding, but after 　42　 with Shreya, he decided there was a better way to 　43　all that money, which was to help those 　44　.‎ They both agreed that providing the poor with their own houses was the 　45　idea. Munot began 　46　90 houses in a land belonging to him. On the big day, the bride and groom were the ones who handed the keys to the newly built 　47　to the carefully selected persons.‎ In order to qualify for a new home, people needed to 　48　some standards—they had to be poor, and didn’t suffer from alcohol, drug or gambling addiction. The few 　49　selected didn’t just get a roof over their heads, but also 　50　to electricity and clean drinking water, things that they could only 　51　before.‎ As for Shreya, she said that her father’s 　52　is the greatest wedding gift he could have given her. “I am very happy with the 　53　we made and consider it the biggest gift for my wedding.”‎ The 90 houses measure 12 by 20 square feet, feature two windows and two doors, and have all been 　54　red and white. They’re 　55　by Western standards, but for their 　56　owners, they are more than they had ever hoped for.‎ Ajay Munot told reporters that all 　57　businessmen should do something similar for their children’s weddings, 　58　wasting the money.‎ ‎“This is a new chapter in history and I hope that the same 　59　will be followed by other rich communities,” he said, “We have some 　60　towards our society.”‎ ‎41.A. planning B. inspiring C. managing D. pretending ‎42.A. arguing B. talking C. sharing D. walking ‎43.A. save B. cost C. earn D. spend ‎44.A. with tears B. in need C. in particular D. on time[来源:Z*xx*k.Com]‎ ‎45.A. worst B. least C. best D. most ‎46.A. constructing B. destroying C. buying D. decorating ‎47.A. gardens B. yards C. houses D. rooms[来源:学。科。网]‎ ‎48.A. achieve B. make C. challenge D. meet ‎49.A. faithful B. lucky C. kind D. poor ‎50 .A. approach B. entrance C. access D. solution ‎51 .A. dream of B. put up with C. worry about D. show off ‎52. A. loyalty B. honesty C. belief D. kindness ‎53. A. regret B. decision C. comment D. progress ‎54. A. painted B. washed C. built D. discovered ‎55. A. basic B. high C. good D. enough ‎56. A. old B. exhausted C. new D. negative ‎57. A. healthy B. wealthy C. nice D. careful ‎58. A. regardless of B. but for C. out of D. instead of ‎59. A. situation B. theory C. guidance D. concept ‎60. A. rights B. attitudes C. responsibilities D. affairs 第II卷（非选择题 共45分）‎ 注意事项：用黑色笔将答案写在答题纸上，直接答在试卷上不得分。‎ 第四部分：语言运用 第一节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语（只限一词），或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空（不多于三词），并将答案填写在答题卡上标号的相应位置。‎ Writing test messages while walking is dangerous. A study says it is more dangerous than texting while driving. Researchers found that there are more 1.____________( injure )to texting pedestrians(行人)than there are to texting motorists. Their report says walking is not as easy 2. ________we think. We must focus on many things at the same time to walk safely in 3.__________straight line. The researchers said that people forget how to walk 4.__________ (proper), so dangerous things happen to them. They bump into walls and other people. They walk into cars, fall over things in the street, and even fall into holes 5.__________ down stairs.‎ ‎ A professor said walking is a difficult action. There are several reasons 6.__________ texting makes walking dangerous. 7.__________ is that people can’t see the street. Another is that they focus on their phone keyboard instead of their feet. A final reason is that their minds are somewhere else – they are not thinking about 8._________(walk) from A to B safely. The professor said over 6000 people 9._______ (visit)his hospital last year because of texting. When a pedestrian is tossed （抛）into the air, he or she has nothing 10._______________（protect）the head. The danger can be serious.‎ 第二节：单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 根据括号里的释义在空格里填出恰当的单词的正确形式。 ‎ 注意：每空一词。部分单词给了首字母。范围：BOOK 5 Unit 1-Unit 5‎ 1. He smiled suddenly, e__________ a set of amazingly white teeth. (to show sth that is usually hidden)‎ 2. Destruction of the environment is one of the most serious c__________ we face. (a new or difficult task that tests sb’s ability and skill)‎ 3. The West Lake is very beautiful and it is beyond _______________.(a piece of writing or speech that says what sb/sth is like )‎ 4. I will make ________________ for you to be met at the airport. (a plan or preparation that you make so that sth can happen)‎ 5. Only by practicing c_____________ can we learn English well. (happening all the time or repeatedly) ‎ 6. ‎____________ studies have also indicated that milk can be excellent for helping sleep.(happening or existing before the event or object that you are talking about )‎ 7. Elsie a_____________ a good knowledge of Chinese while staying in China. (to gain sth by our own efforts, ability or behavior)‎ 8. I have great a_____________ for her as a writer. (a feeling of respect and liking for sb/sth )‎ 9. He has built up a s_____________ library of Mozart’s music. (excellent, very impressive, very beautiful)‎ 10. He doesn’t like to work under ___________ or in a competitive environment. (difficulties and feelings of anxiety that are caused by the need to achieve or to behave in a particular way)[来源:Z|xx|k.Com]‎ 第三节 短文改错 (满分10分)‎ 文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意：‎ ‎1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；‎ ‎2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。‎ ‎ It was a fine day last Sunday. Father and me went to my school playground to fly a kite. Father had me hold on to my kite until he told me let go. I stayed in one place while he walked to another places. Then I heard “Now.” Immediately I let go of the kite, hope it would go out. So it fell to the ground. Father then made the tail of the kite heavier. Certainly, this time a kite was able to go higher and higher. I looked as farther as I could. What proud and excited I was! Now whenever I saw a kite, I remember the wonderful day I spent on with my father.‎ 第四节：书面表达（满分15分）‎ 假如你是李华，下个月你市将举办青少年长跑比赛，请你邀请好友Peter 和你一起参加，内容包括：‎ ‎1.比赛时间、地点、主题等；‎ ‎2.提高长跑能力的建议。‎ 注意：1. 词数100左右。 2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。‎ 参考词汇：a long-distance running race 长跑比赛 Dear Peter,‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎_____________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ‎ Yours sincerely Li Hua 听力 1—5 CABAC 6—10 BBACC 11—15 ABABC 16—20 ABCCA 阅读理解：A ：21—23 CDB B：24—27 CBBD C: 28--31 CCAB ‎ D: 32—35 ACBC 16-20 GDBFE 完形填空：41-45 ABDBC   46-50 ACDBC    51-55 ADBAA   56-60 CBDDC 语法填空1.injuries 2. as 3. a 4. properly 5. or 6. why 7. One ‎8. walking 9. visited 10. to protect 单词拼写：1.exposing 2. challenges 3.description 4. arrangements 5. constantly 6. Previous 7. acquired 8. admiration 9. splendid 10. pressure 短文改错：1. me-I 2. let 前加to 3. places- place 4. hope- hoping 5. So- But 6. a –the 7. farther – far 8. What- How 9. saw- see 10.去掉on 书面表达：‎ Dear Peter,‎ I’d like to tell you a piece of good news. Next month, our city will hold a long-distance running race that is intended for teenagers. ‎ The theme of this event is “loving sports and make yourself healthier and stronger”. Some of my schoolmates and I are eager to participate in the event. I hope that you can join us. The race will be held in the City Stadium near our school. To improve our running, we can go running there after school or on weekends to build ourselves up. ‎ If you are interested in the event and want to learn more about it, please contact me in time.‎ Best wishes!‎ Yours sincerely, ‎ Li Hua 录音原文 ‎ 第一节 Text 1‎ W: So, how is your German class going, John?‎ M: Well, not bad. The pronunciation is fine with me, and its vocabulary is similar to English. But I’m finding the grammar awful.‎ W: Well, it takes a while to get it right.‎ Text 2‎ W: I hope you can come to the party on Saturday.‎ M: I didn’t know I was invited.‎ W: Sure you are. Everyone in our office is invited.‎ Text 3‎ W: May I help you?‎ M: Yes. When is the next train to London?‎ W: Oh, let me check. It leaves in 20 minutes.‎ M: One ticket, please.‎ Text 4[来源:学*科*网]‎ W: Charlie, do you know a restaurant called Bravo?‎ M: Bravo ... I know the name, but I’m not sure where it is.‎ W: It’s on George Street. The food there is excellent.‎ Text 5‎ W: Brian, I just had an interview. They said they would make a decision soon.‎ M: What are your chances of getting the job?‎ W: Quite good. I think the interview went very well.‎ 第二节 听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。现在，你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。‎ ‎(Text 6)‎ M: Let’s go kite-flying, Judy. It’s such a lovely day!‎ W: Okay, but let me finish my chemistry homework first. Would you mind waiting for half an hour, Max? There are a few sports magazines on the table.‎ M: Isn’t the chemistry homework due next Wednesday?‎ W: Yeah, but I have a full day of classes on Monday and a birthday party to attend on Tuesday.‎ M: All right, then. You go ahead, and I will catch up on some sports news while waiting.‎ ‎ (Text 7)‎ ‎ W: We’ve been on the computer all the time lately. Why don’t we do something different Sunday afternoon?‎ M: Well, we could go to a concert.‎ W: But I don’t think we can get the tickets this late.‎ M: Then what about playing a computer game? There’s a really cool new one we could download.‎ W: Hmm, I don’t know. I feel like I need to do some exercise. We could probably just walk by the lake, and I’ll ask Mike to join us.‎ M: That sounds like fun. Let’s do it!‎ ‎ (Text 8)‎ W: Welcome to our program, Dr. Peterson. Let’s see what questions we’ve got for you today. Here’s one: Can cats see color?‎ M: Sort of. In the wild, many cats hunt at night because their eyes are designed for low light. Your cat can’t see bright colors such as red and green. But it picks up more shades of blue, yellow, and gray than humans do.‎ W: And why do cats give dead birds to their owners?‎ M: When your cat drops a dead bird at your feet, she isn’t bringing you a present. Most cats just drag food home because it’s a safe place to eat. A cat’s mom also brings home things to her children to help them practice hunting. So, a female cat without children may bring these “treats” to her owner instead. You may not like them, but at least you don’t have to write her a thank-you note.‎ ‎ (Text 9)‎ W: How is little Ed doing at the kindergarten, Jack?‎ M: Oh, he’s doing fairly well. It’s been three weeks since he first started going, so Macy and I are pretty used to it now. You should have seen Macy cry when Ed was about to set off on the first day, though.‎ W: I think that’s a normal reaction for mothers. You live quite close to the kindergarten, don’t you? How does he get there?‎ M: Macy walks there with him every morning unless the weather is bad. When it rains, they’ll drive.‎ W: And is Ed enjoying kindergarten?‎ M: Yeah, he loves to have other kids to play with. He keeps telling us things they do together.‎ W: What do the teachers at the kindergarten say about him?‎ M: They said he’s bright, and that he’s starting to learn how to tell time. Isn’t that fantastic?‎ W: That is fantastic. It sounds like everything goes well.‎ ‎ (Text 10)‎ W: My name is Emily. I had been a dancer for quite a long time. I started studying ballet when I was 6 years old. By the time I was 9, I was dancing five days a week. When I was 18, I decided that I really preferred contemporary dance and that I wanted to do it professionally. So I applied successfully for the training program at the School of Toronto Dance Theater, and moved to Toronto to attend the program. That was the period of time I enjoyed most in Toronto. I graduated on scholarship and danced professionally for ten years. But after all those years, I found that dance was gradually becoming something that felt like more of a burden than a joy. I found myself increasingly unwilling to drag myself to dance performances, so I quit. I do miss dance often. But it makes me happy to think that I’ll never have to go to another training session again.‎