人教版九年級英語上冊期中測試題及答案2套期中測試卷（一）時間:120分鐘滿分:120分第一卷聽力部分(共20分)一、短對話理解(共5小題;每小題1分,滿分5分)1.Wherearetheytalking?A.Inalibrary. B.Inaclassroom.C.Inacinema.2.WhatisTonydoingnow?A.Writingaletter.B.Writinganote.C.Givingaspeech.3.Whichteamistheboygoingtojoin?A.Theswimmingteam.B.Thetennisteam.C.Thesoccerteam.4.Whatdoestheboyknow?A.Thelocalfood.B.Thelocalbrands.C.Thelocalpeople.5.What'stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Fatheranddaughter.B.Motherandson. C.Brotherandsister.二、長對話理解(共5小題;每小題1分,滿分5分)聽下面一段對話,回答第6、7小題。6.Whendoestheconversationhappen?A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon. C.Intheevening.7.What'sinthesecondmooncake?A.Somemeat. B.Anegg. C.Somefruits.聽下面一段對話,回答第8至10小題。8.Howistheweather?A.Sunny. B.Cloudy. C.Rainy.9.Whataretheoldpeopledoinginthepark?A.Walking. B.Singing. C.Dancing.10.Whogetsupearliestintheboy'sfamily?A.Hismother. B.Hisgrandfather. C.Hisgrandmother.三、短文理解(共5小題;每小題1分,滿分5分)11.Whenaretheygoingonatrip?A.ThisSaturday.B.NextSaturday. C.NextSunday.12.Whattimearetheygoingtoleave?A.At6:30am. B.At7:00am. C.At7:30am.13.Whichplacewilltheyvisitbeforelunch?A.Abigbeach. B.Abirdcenter.C.Anewmuseum.14.Howlongwilltheystayintherestaurant?A.Foraboutanhour. B.Forabout45minutes.C.Forabouthalfanhour.15.Whataretheyadvisedtotake?A.Acamera. B.Asweater.C.Anumbrella.四、信息轉(zhuǎn)換(共5小題;每小題1分,滿分5分)LiMingvisitedhis16.________Wheretogo17.________HowtogoBy18.________ThetimehegottothestationAt19.________thenextmorningThetimethetwobusestoChangshacameAt20.________第二卷筆試部分(共100分)五、單項填空(共10小題;每小題1分,滿分10分)21.Intheclass,mybrothersits____me.Weareatthesameage.A.beside B.amongC.up D.through22.—____freshairitisnow!—Yes.____gooutforawalk.A.How;LetB.Whata;Let'sC.What;Let'sD.How;Letus23.—HowdoesJackusuallygotoschool?—He____rideabike,butnowhe____theretoloseweight.A.usedto;isusedtowalkB.wasusedto;isusedtowalkingC.usedto;isusedtowalkingD.wasusedto;usedtowalk24.Myphysicsteachertoldus____.A.thattheearthmovesaroundthesunB.iftheearthmovedaroundthesunC.thattheearthhasmovedaroundthesunD.iftheearthmovesaroundthesun25.—It'simportantforustoknow____tostudyallthesubjects.—Yeah,groupworkismyfavorite.A.howB.whenC.which D.what26.Thebestwayof____theproblemisaskingtheteacherforhelp.A.lookingup B.dealingwithC.givingup D.agreeingwith27.Theseyears,thepriceoffood,drinks,clothesandalmosteverythingelse____soquickly.A.creates B.developsC.improves D.increases28.—DoIhavetoattendthemeetingmyself?—Yes.It'squiteanimportantmeeting.Youmustattendit____.A.inpersonB.indangerC.inpublic D.introuble29.____carefullyyoulistentotheteachersinclass,____youwilllearn.A.More;betterB.Themore;thebetterC.Themore;betterD.More;thebetter30.—Mybikeisbroken.Canyouhelpmefixit?—Noproblem.____.A.Useitorloseit B.ItservesyourightC.It'sapieceofcake D.Practicemakesperfect六、完形填空(共20小題;每小題1分,滿分20分)ATherewasakinglivinginsouthernIndia.Hewantedtoknowabouthispeople,sohesaidtohiscourtiers(臣子),“Goandbringthepersonwhoknowsaboutthesecretof31.”Thenextday,thecourtierssawamancuttingdowntreesandasked,“Doyou32thisjob,sir?”Themanreplied,“No,Ididitbecausemyparentsmademecutthemdown.”Soontheysawa33andasked,“Doyoulikethisjob,sir?”Themananswered,“No.WhenIwasyoung,Ididn'tshowa(n)34instudy,soIhavetocleanthestreetsnow.”Thenthecourtiersdecidedtogobackandtoldthekingthe35.Butsuddenly,theysawateacherreadingasciencebook.36theyaskedhimthesamequestion.Theteacherreplied,“I37thisjobanditgivesmehappinesswhenIteachsomanychildren.”Hearingthis,thecourtierswere38himforknowingthesecretofwork.Sotheytookhimtoseethe39.Andthekinggavehimaprize.Itdoesn't40whatyoudo.Youshouldtakeaninterestinthat.That'sthesecretofwork.31.A.work B.wealth C.happiness D.life32.A.find B.have C.like D.take33.A.doctor B.teacher C.farmer D.cleaner34.A.problem B.interest C.mistake D.ability35.A.reason B.cause C.result D.question36.A.So B.But C.Or D.For37.A.dislike B.love C.lose D.miss38.A.pleasedwith B.angrywithC.worriedabout D.sorryfor39.A.cleaner B.teacher C.student D.king40.A.know B.matter C.understand D.meanBHumansarebornwiththeabilitytocommunicate,butsomepeoplearebetteratitthanothers.Somepeopleareverygoodat41,andfinditeasytoexpresstheirideastootherpeople.Otherpeoplefinditdifficulttoexpressthemselveswell,especially42.Thegoodnewsisthatcommunicationskillscanbe43.Herearesomepiecesofadvice:44thattalkingtootherpeopledependsonbodylanguageandfacialexpressionsbesideswords.Ifyoulookandsoundconfident(自信的),peoplewill45whatyousay.Lookpeopleintheeyewhenyouspeaktothem.Itmakesyouseemmore46,openandfriendly,andpeoplewillfinditeasiertotalktoyou.Practice47tootherpeople.Themostimportantpartofcommunicationislistening.That'swhywehavetwoearsandonemouth.Whenyoulistentopeople,watchingtheir48andbodylanguagewillhelpyouunderstandwhattheymean.Think49youopenyourmouth.Thebestcommunicatorsexpresstheirideasinshortandsimpleways.Ifyouaretryingtoconvince(使信服)peopleofsomething,beclearand50asfewwordsaspossible.41.A.games B.words C.photos D.sports42.A.inpublic B.insilence C.infact D.inperson43.A.explained B.introduced C.learned D.discovered44.A.Remember B.Expect C.Agree D.Hope45.A.getonwith B.comeupwithC.lookforwardto D.payattentionto46.A.clever B.creative C.honest D.successful47.A.talking B.listeningC.showing D.going48.A.face B.bagC.hair D.house49.A.after B.when C.until D.before50.A.keep B.tell C.use D.promise七、補(bǔ)全對話(有兩項多余)(共5小題;每小題1分,滿分5分)A:Welcometomybirthdayparty,AuntMillie.B:Happybirthday!Thisisagiftforyou.A:Oh,aniPad.Whatasurprise!Thankyouverymuch,AuntMillie.B:51.________A:I'vealwayswantedaniPad.52.________B:Andyoucanuseittotalkwithyourfriendsonline,too.A:Yes.53.________B:Downloadasong?Oh,justdoitlikethis.54.________A:Yes,itisnotdifficult.B:55.________Yourparentswillbeangrywithyouifyouspendtoomuchtimeonit.A:Iwon't,Ipromise.A.Doyouneedtoturnitoff?B.Haveyougotit?C.Iamhappyyoulikeit.D.Couldyoutellmehowtodownloadasong?E.Icanwatchfilmsonit.F.Justdon'tspendtoomuchtimeonit.G.HowcanIsendanemail?八、閱讀理解(共20小題;每小題2分,滿分40分)ADoyouhaveasmartphone?Ifso,thereisagoodwayforyoutolearnEnglish:listeningtopodcasts(播客)!Podcastsaremadebypeoplefromallovertheworld.YoucanfindthemeasilyontheInternet.Thereareallkindsofpodcasts.Someareaboutmusic.Someareaboutinterestingstories.Someareaboutlanguagelearning.Mostofthepodcastsarefree,soyoucanchoosewhatyouareinterestedinandkeeplistening!Theotheradvantageoflisteningtopodcastsisthatyoucandoitalmostanytime.Youcandoitwhenyouarewalkingtoschool,orwhenyouarerunningintheplayground.Youcandoitevenwhenyouaregoingtobed.Inthisway,yourEnglishwillimprovealotbeforeyouknowit.IfyouwanttoimproveyourEnglishbylisteningtopodcasts,hereissomethingyouneedtoremember.First,donotlistentopodcastswhenyouareridingabike.That'stoodangerous!Second,makesurethesoundofyoursmartphoneisnottooloud.Theloudsoundisbadforyourhearing.56.ThewriterintroducesawayoflearningEnglishby____.A.listening B.speakingC.reading D.writing57.Wecanfindpodcasts____.A.inthebookB.inthelibraryC.ontheInternetD.intheMP3player58.Accordingtothepassage,thereis/are____advantage(s)oflisteningtopodcasts.A.one B.two C.four D.five59.What'sthepurposeofthistext?A.Tointroduceasmartphone.B.TointroducehowtolearnEnglish.C.TointroduceonewaytouseEnglish.D.Tointroduceonekindofsource(資源)ontheInternet.60.Weshouldnotlistentopodcastswhenweareridingabikebecause____.A.it'simpossible B.it'stooloudC.it'snotsafe D.it'stoostrangeBWelcometotheMade-in-Chinawebsite!TheTeapotColor:WhitePrice:￥120Delivery(遞送)time:10workdaysafterreceiving30%ofthepayments.Teapotswithgoodquality.Andthebestgiftforyourfriendsoryourfamily.TheHandbagColor:Black-and-whitePrice:￥280(￥520fortwoonWomen'sDay)Deliverytime:7daysafterconfirmation(認(rèn)證).Wehaveourowndesigners.Ournewstylesmaygiveyouanewsurprise.The2019NewlyDesignedChildrenBicycleColor:BluePrice:￥240(20%offonChildren'sDay)Deliverytime:5daysafterconfirmation.Withabasketforchildrenagedfrom3—7.TheNewDesignFashionButtonColor:AllkindsofcolorsPrice:￥1.00(￥9forten)Deliverytime:3daysafterconfirmation.Newandpopulardesigns.Youcandyethemintodifferentcolorsifyoulike.61.Inwhichpartofthewebsitecanwereadthetext?A.Culture.B.Health.C.Nature.D.Shopping.62.Thebestbirthdaygiftforyourgrandpais____.A.somebuttonsB.ahandbagC.ateapotD.achildrenbicycle63.Mymotherorderedsomefashionbuttons,andshecangetthem____dayslater.A.three B.five C.seven D.ten64.Ifyouhave￥400,youcanbuy____.A.twohandbagsB.500buttonsC.ahandbagandabicycleD.ateapotandahandbag65.Fromthead,youcanbuythechildrenbicycleforachildof____.A.2 B.5 C.8 D.10CYuMinisafamousChinesenuclearphysicist(核物理專家).HewasborninTianjinin1926.Whenhewasinhighschool,hewasanexcellentstudent.Later,hestudiedinPekingUniversity.In1951,hebecamearesearcherandbegantostudynuclearphysics.In1965,hestartedtoworkatthe9thResearchInstitute.Hesolvedalotofproblemsofthehydrogenbomb.HisresearchhelpedChinatestthefirsthydrogenbombsuccessfullyin1967,justthreeyearsafterChina'sfirstsuccessfulatomicbombtest.Sincethe1970s,YuMinhasbeenapioneerofmanyresearchprojects.However,hisnameremainedthetopsecretofChinauntil1988.________.YuMiniscalled“theFatherofChina'sHydrogenBomb”.“Wheneverthenationneedsme,I'lldomybest,”YuMinsays.Becauseofhishardwork,YuMinhaswontheNationalScientificProgressPrizethreetimes.Hebecameanationallabormodel.HegottheGuanghuaSpecialPrizein1992.InJanuary,2015,hereceivedtheStatePreeminentScienceandTechnologyAwardfor2014fromChinesePresidentXiJinping.Theawarditselfincludesaprizeoffivemillionyuan.Heusedalmost4.5millionyuanforthefuturescientificresearch.66.FromthepassageweknowChinatestedthefirstatomicbombsuccessfullyin____.A.1970 B.1967C.1964D.195167.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin“____”?A.Hedidn'tdowellinhisresearchinthoseyears.B.InthoseyearsmostChinesepeopleknewwhathedid.C.Inthoseyearsmostpeopleintheworldknewhisname.D.Evenhiswifedidn'tknowwhathereallydidinthoseyears.68.ThelastparagraphtellsusaboutYuMin's____.A.familyB.prizesC.researchD.progress69.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthetext?A.YuMinWontheTopSciencePrizeB.PioneersofChina'sHydrogenBombC.TheFatherofChina'sHydrogenBombD.TheHistoryoftheHydrogenBombinChinaDMarch21stisWorldSleepDay.Itsaimistocelebratethebenefits(好處)ofgoodandhealthysleep. Sleepislikefoodforthebrain.Enoughsleephelpsthebodyandbraingrowanddevelop.AccordingtotheNationalSleepFoundationintheUS,adultsneedseventoeighthoursofsleepeverynight.Forstudentsaged10to17,ahealthyamountoftimeisabouteighttoninehourspernight. Butmanystudentsdon'tgetenoughsleepbecauseofearlyschoolstarttimesandheavyhomework.“About80percentofthemiddleschoolstudentsdon'tgetenoughsleep,”theChinaYouthandChildrenResearchCenterreported.Forsomestudents,theywanttosleepearly,buttheykeepworryingabouttheirschoolworkandcan'tfallasleepquickly.Forothers,theymayevenhaveinsomniawhichmightkeepthemawakeallnight. Thesesleepingproblemsgreatlyinfluencepeople'slives.Thelack(缺乏)ofsleepforteenagersleadstopoorgrades.Studentswithoutenoughsleepcannotpayattentioninclassordowellinsports.Also,thelackofsleepmaymakethemdepressed(沮喪的). Luckily,withgoodsleephabits,itiseasiertofallasleep.Someofthesegoodhabitsincludeavoidingdrinksthatmakepeopleexcitedlateintheday,goingtosleepatthesametimeeachnight,andsleepinginacomfortableplacethatisdark,quiet,andneithertoowarmnortoocold.70.A15-year-oldstudentneedstosleepforabout____hourseverynight.A.lessthan7B.7C.7to8D.8to971.Theunderlinedword“insomnia”means“____”inChinese.A.健忘癥 B.肥胖癥C.多動癥 D.失眠癥72.Goodsleephabitsareimportant.Weshould____.A.gotobedearlyandgetuplate B.gotobedatthesametimeeverynightC.findawarmplacetosleepD.listentomusictosleepeverynight閱讀下面的短文,并用英語回答問題(請注意每小題后面的詞數(shù)要求)。ETeabagdrinkingismostWesterners'favoritewayofdrinkingtea.Doyouknowhowitcameabout?Theteabagwasinventedin1908byThomasSullivan,anAmericanteaseller.Hewassendingoutfreeteainsilkbagsforpeopletotry.Peopleputthebagstogetherwiththetealeavesintothecupandaddedhotwater.Theteatastedgood,andpeoplethoughtitwaseasytocleanthecup.TheywerenothappywhenSullivanstartedsendingthemloose(散的)teaagain. Sullivanrealizedthathehadahotnewthinginhishands,andhebuiltamachinetopackthebags.Asteabagsbecamepopular,theywerechangedfromsilktogauze(薄紗)andlaterpaper.In1952,LiptonTeamadetheteabagevenmorepopularwithitsinventionofthefour-sidedteabag.TeabagsweresoonahitintheUK,andtoday85%oftheteaintheUKispackedinpaperbags.However,manypeoplestillpreferloose-leaftea.Thisisbecausesometeacompaniesputnotverygoodteaintheirteabags.Butformostpeople,teabagsarestilltheeasyandtastywaytoenjoytea.73.Whoinventedtheteabag?(不超過5個詞)_________________________________________________________________74.What'stheusualmaterialoftheteabagsnow?(不超過5個詞)_________________________________________________________________75.Whydomanypeoplelikeloose-leafteabetter?(不超過15個詞)__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________九、單詞拼寫(共5小題;每小題1分,滿分5分)76.Thes(速度)can'tbeover60kmperhouronnormalroads.77.Bettywasillinbed,soshewasa(缺席的)fromthemeetingthismorning.78.Thewintervacationn(通常)beginsinJanuaryorFebruary.79.Lastweekend,hismotherw(警告)himnottoswimintheriver.80.Thet(交通)wassoheavythatIspentabouttwohoursdrivinghere.十、書面表達(dá)(共1小題,滿分20分)假定你是李華,你的美國筆友Mike來信想了解一下你所在城市的人們的交通出行情況。請你根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)給Mike寫一封回信?！羲郊臆囍饾u增多,交通有時擁堵;◆多數(shù)人選擇乘坐公交車或地鐵出行;◆乘出租車時常用打車軟件。參考詞匯:privatecar私家車;taxi-bookingapp打車軟件注意:1.詞數(shù)100左右;2.請不要逐句翻譯,可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮;3.文中不得出現(xiàn)真實姓名、校名和地名;4.開頭和結(jié)尾已給出,不計入總詞數(shù)。DearMike,Howareyoudoing?I'mgladtotellyousomethingaboutpeople'stravelandthetrafficinourcity._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua

參考答案第一卷聽力部分聽力材料:一、1.W:Goodmorning.WhatcanIdoforyou?M:IwanttoborrowanEnglishgrammarbook.WherecanIfindit?2.W:Couldyoulendmeyourpen,Tony?Iwanttowritemybrotheraletter.M:Waitaminute.IamfinishinganEnglishnote.3.W:I'mgoingtojointheswimmingteam.Whataboutyou?M:I'mgoingtojointhesoccerteam.Youknow,that'smyfavoritesport.4.W:Canyoutellmeaboutthedeliciouslocalfoodhere?M:Sorry.Iamnotinterestedinfood.ButIcantellyouaboutthelocalbrands.5.W:Whatadelicioussmell!Ihopetotastethechickenfirst,Dad.M:Oh,no,Linda.Let'swaitforyourmothertobebackandhaveittogether.二、Text1W:Goodevening,Jack.I'mgladyoucancome.M:Thanksforinvitingme,ZhangYue.W:Youarewelcome.Herearemooncakes.Wouldyouliketohaveone?M:Yes,thankyou.Look!Ithasfruitsinit.Wow!Howdelicious!W:Wouldyoulikeanotherone?M:MayI…?Thanks.Oh,thisismoredelicious.What'sinit?W:Anegg.M:Oh!Isit?CouldIhaveonemore?Text2W:Itisafineday,isn'tit?M:Yes,it'ssunnyandcool.W:Manyoldpeoplearedancinghappilyinthepark.Lookattheoldwomaninwhite!Shedancesbestofall.M:Oh,she'smygrandmother.W:Iheardyourgrandmotherwasoftenill.M:Yes,shewasilllastyear.Butnowsheisprettyhealthy.W:Arethereanysecrets?M:Shegoestodanceintheparkeveryday.W:Doesshegetupearlyinthemorning?M:Yes,shegetsupearliestinourfamily.三、NextSaturdaywe'regoingonatrip,andI'dliketotellyouaboutourplan.We'llleavehereatsixthirtyinthemorning.It'sathree-hourtrip,andwe'llbebackathalfpastseven.We'regoingtotwoplaces.Thefirstoneisanewmuseumandit'sveryinteresting.Afterthatwewillstopinarestaurantforlunchattwelveo'clock.We'llstaythereforaboutthreequartersofanhour.Thenwe'lldrivetooursecondplace.Itisabeachandwecanswimthereorjustsitinthesun.Thebeachisverybeautifulandtherearelotsofbirdsthere.Remembertotakeacamerasothatwecantakesomewonderfulphotos.四、Oneday,LiMing'smotheraskedhimtovisithisauntinChangsha.Hismothersaid,“Telephonethestationandfindoutwhenthebusleaves.”LiMingtelephonedthebusstation.Heasked,“CouldyoupleasetellmewhenthebusleavesforChangshatomorrow?”Themananswered,“Thefirstbusleavesat6:30inthemorning.Thereisabuseveryhourafterthat.”ThenextmorningLiMinggottothebusstationat8:15.Hewaitedandwaited,butthebustoChangshadidn'tcome.At9:40twobusestoChangshacametogether.Onewasseventyminuteslate.Theotherwastenminuteslate.聽力答案:一、1～5:ABCBA二、6～10:CBACC三、11～15:BACBA四、16.aunt17.Changsha18.bus19.8:1520.9:40第二卷筆試部分五、21.A22.C解析:本題考查感嘆句的結(jié)構(gòu)。句中的中心詞是名詞air,可判斷用what;另外,Let's表示“咱們……”。故選C。23.C24.A25.A解析:由答句中的groupwork,可知上句是談?wù)搶W(xué)習(xí)方式,howtostudyallthesubjects,故選A。26.B解析:本題句意:處理這個問題的最佳方法是向老師求助。故選B。27.D解析:本題句意:這些年,食物、飲料、服裝及差不多所有的其他物品的價格增長得如此快速。故選D。28.A解析:答句句意:是的。它是一個相當(dāng)重要的會議。你必須親自參加。根據(jù)句意選A。29.B30.C解析:由答句“沒問題”,可判斷用“小菜一碟”。故選C。六、A)31～35:ACDBC36～40:ABADBB)41～45:BACAD46～50:CBADC七、51～55:CEDBF八、A)56～60:ACBDCB)61～65:DCADBC)66～69:CDBCD)70～72:DDBE)73.ThomasSullivan.74.Paper.75.Becausesometeacompaniesputnotverygoodteaintheirteabags.九、76.speed77.absent78.normally79.warned 80.traffic十、Onepossibleversion:DearMike,Howareyoudoing?I'mgladtotellyousomethingaboutpeople'stravelandthetrafficinourcity.Thesedays,moreandmorefamiliesowntheirprivatecars.Thisseemstohelpthemtravelmoreeasily;however,italsobringslotsoftrafficjamsduringrushhours.Mostpeoplechoosetotravelbybusorunderground,whichhelpsreducetrafficjamsandpollution.WiththedevelopmentoftheInternet,manypeopleliketousetaxi-bookingappswhentheytakeataxi.It'sverypopularinmycitynow.Butafewpeoplestillrefusetousethembecauseofsafetyreasons.Peopleinmycityallhavetheirfavoritewaysoftraveling.Thetrafficisingoodorderasawhole.Bestwishes!Yours,LiHua期中測試卷（二）時間：100分鐘滿分：120分第一卷聽力部分(25分)ThePowerofWordsYourwordshavepowertofinallycausethingstohappen,evenlifeordeath.Example161.________beingblamed,achildmightprobablythinkofhimselfasabadchild.Example2Encouragingwordsmakestudentswhocan't62.________theexamworkharderatlessons.Example3Encouragingwordshelp63.________peoplemakeitthroughtheday.Wordshaveapowerfuleffectonyourbrain,andinturnitinfluencesyouraction64.________.Everythingyoudodependsonthe65.________youmake.Yourwordsarelikelytobringoutsomethingamazing.

參考答案第一卷聽力部分聽力材料：一、1.JimoftenstudiesEnglishbyreadingEnglishnewspapers.2.IlovetowatchtheraceontheDragonBoatFestival;itisfun.3.Howbigtheamusementparkis!Let'sgotoSpaceWorld.I'mexcitedtotrytherides.4.Mikeusedtobeinterestedinscarymovies.Healwayswenttoseeoneonweekends.5.WeknowteaplantsaregrownonthesidesofmountainsinthesouthofChina.二、6.HowlonghaveyoulearnedEnglishsofar?7.WhendopeoplecelebrateHalloween?8.Wouldyoumindtellingmewherethenearestbankis?9.WhatdidDaveusetobelike?10.Doyouknowwherethekitesaremade?三、11.W：Hi,Mike.TomorrowisFather'sDay.Whatareyougoingtogetforyourfather?M：IthinkIwillbuyhimaT-shirtbecausehishasgoneoutofstyle.12.M：LookatallthegirlsaroundBill.He'ssopopular.W：Butheusedtobequiet.Hisfacealwaysturnedredwhenhetalkedtogirls!13.M：Idon'thaveapartnertopracticeEnglishwith.W：MaybeyoushouldjoinanEnglishclub.14.W：Excuseme,couldyoutellmethewaytotheArtMuseum?M：Sure.It'sverynear.Youcanfollowme.15.M：Kate,isthisyourruler?W：No,mineismadeofsteel,butthisoneismadeofplastic.四、Text1M:WhatdoyouthinkofyourEnglishlessons,Mary?W:Well,Ienjoythem.Buttheyarenoteasy.M:Whatdoyoufinddifficult?W:Lotsofthings,especiallygrammar.I'velearnedmanygrammarrules,butIstillmakemistakesinmyhomework.M:DoyoureadmuchinEnglish?W:Notmuch.IlikedoingEnglishexercisesbetter.M:Don'tjustdoexercises.You'dbetterlearngrammarrulesbyreading.Text2W:Hey,Jason.Whatisitinyourhand?M:Askylantern.Iboughtitfromthestoreacrossfromourschool.W:It'snotafestivaltoday,isit?M:No,it'smysister'sbirthdaytoday.SheandIwillsendouttheskylanterntonight.W:Wow,that'sagoodidea.Yoursistercanmakewishestothesky.M:Yeah,peopleusedtosendskylanternsouttoaskforhelpwhenintrouble,butnowskylanternsareusedtomakewishes.Doyouwanttojoinustonight,Kathy?W:Yes,I'dloveto.Whenwillyoustarttosendouttheskylantern?M:At8:00p.m.W:Oh,it'sstillearly.I'llgohomefirsttorepairmybrother'smodelplane.M:Whathappened?W:Mybrotherdroppedhismodelplaneandbrokeit.Heisupset.M:Hey,takeyourlittlebrotherwithyoutonight.Itwouldcheerhimupabit.W:CanI?Oh,hemustbehappy.Thanks.五、AttheSmithsonianAmericanArtMuseuminWashington,D.C.,youmightseetwoshoes.Theyarepaintedwithcloudsandstars.Theylooklikeshoesthatyoucouldwearonyourfeet.Buttheyarereallymadeoutofcarefullyformedclaymaterial.TheartistWilliamWilhelmimadethem.WStudioisonaquietstreetinCorpusChristi,Texas.ThisiswhereWilliammakeshisart.Hesaysworkingwithclaycanbedifficult.Buthesaysitisalsoverypleasant.Anditallowshimtousehis