江苏省苏州陆慕高级中学2020届高三上学期第六次双周考英语试卷 Word版含答案

but the sky was clear.

W: No, it was the wind. We had left the door open and the wind blew it shut. Text 2

M: The train will leave in 25 minutes. Do you want to find a seat now, or should we get coffee while we’re waiting?

W: It doesn’t seem too crowded, and I’m kind of hungry. Let’s get some breakfast to go, and we can eat on the train. Text 3

W: Can we pick up groceries later? I have a dentist appointment at noon.

M: We’ve been up since 8:00. I’m hungry. The dentist’s is around the corner, and we still have two hours to get there. Text 4

M: So, tell me about your new friend Cindy. What’s she like?

W: She’s really neat. She’s younger than me, but she’s great to be around because she makes me laugh all the time. She’s always telling jokes. M: She must be pretty easy-going. Text 5

W: When I got out of bed this morning, I nearly fell over. I was really dizzy. It must have been tiredness.

M: I sometimes feel like that when I wake up. Anyway, I’m glad to see you’re back to normal. Text 6

W: It looks like this game is completely sold out. How many people do you think are here right now?

M: There are 20,000 seats in here. Have you ever been to a professional basketball game before? W: Only the ones at my university. Thanks again for buying the tickets. How much do I owe you? M: It’s my treat. You can buy the next tickets. Why don’t we go to the gift shop, and you can get yourself a souvenir?

W: Sure. But at least let me get you a beer and a hot dog before we go back to our seats. M: I can’t say no to that. Text 7

M: I got my book report back from my teacher, and she said I need to work on how I summarize things on paper.

W: What were you trying to summarize?

M: It’s a book we were reading in class. We had to give a brief summary of the plot.

W: When I used to read textbooks, I always tried to summarize what I had learned by speaking it out loud. Then I just wrote it down on the paper. M: Really?

W: If I couldn’t do it, I knew I had to go back and read it again. Once I could do it naturally and smoothly, I wrote it down. M: That makes sense.

W: Here, take this. Read today’s news, and then try and explain it to me. M: What if I can’t?

W: Then keep trying until you can.

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W: Those are healthy things you have in your basket — fresh cabbage, fresh tomatoes…oh, and fresh bacon. That’s the only thing that might not be good for you.

M: Hey, sis, we’re not children any more. You don’t need to look after me like you did in my childhood. Even wives don’t worry so much over their husbands.

W: Well, if we want to reach the age of our grandparents’, we need to stay healthy. When I queue at the checkout behind some people, I am amazed at the unhealthy things they have in their baskets. No wonder they are overweight, unfit and always feeling ill.

M: I think you have to keep a balance. I try to buy mostly healthy things, but I don’t get stressed if I sometimes feel like something less healthy, like the bacon. If I don’t feel cheerful, sometimes I have a bar of chocolate.

W: I agree. Sometimes if I have a headache, I have a few cans of beer, even though that’s not particularly good for me. Text 9

M: Mom, can we get a dog?

W: Dogs need a lot of attention, Jeffrey. Do you think you can handle that kind of responsibility? It’s harder than you think.

M: Of course I can. I’ll take it for walks every day, and clean up after it. W: Do you know what kind of dog you want?

M: Yes, I’ve been looking at some pictures on the Internet. This one with the long golden hair is named Lion.

W: He’s very cute, but we don’t have enough room for a dog that big. Those dogs need space to run around, and we live in an apartment. I think we should get a small one.

M: OK, then what about this one? My friend has one like this, and everyone likes it.

W: Those kinds of dogs always have health problems. Plus, they bark a lot. We don’t want to annoy our neighbors. M: So what do you suggest?

W: First, we aren’t getting one from a pet store. They are too expensive. I know a place that saves dogs and gives them away for free. M: OK.

W: And second, you need to show me you have the sense of responsibility. That means cleaning your room, doing your homework, and helping around the house. M: I promise! Text 10

M: As a young child, I always enjoyed physical challenges more than mental ones. I liked to run and build swings. At that stage I hadn’t yet learned to climb or swim, but that is something I would also have loved to do. One day we had a physical education class at school. We did the long jump and handstands, but it was when I had to do a forward roll that disaster struck. Somehow, I twisted my neck in an extremely painful way. I screamed loudly and the teachers were very concerned. An ambulance was called and I was taken to hospital. The doctors fitted me with a collar and I was told to do no exercise and stay away from school for eight weeks. At first, I was very bored. Having to keep still all day was no fun. So I started to read. I looked at books on the shelf at home. I wasn’t interested in love stories — I avoided those — but crime and adventure did appeal. From those eight weeks I developed a lifelong love of reading. When my collar was removed, the doctors told me not to

exercise for another four weeks. Instead of being disappointed, I was happy to devote more time to my new love — reading.