成都石室中学2023-2024学年度下期高2025届零诊模拟
英语试卷
试卷说明：
英语考试时间共120分钟，满分150分。英语试题卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。考试做答时，须将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷、草稿纸上答题无效。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分, 满分7.5分）
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. What is the man looking for
A. A newspaper. B. An advertisement. C. A job.
2. How’s the weather at the weekend
A. Fine. B. Rainy. C. Terrible.
3. Why are so many Africans studying in China
A. To learn skills. B. To make money. C. To spread African cultures.
4. What is the man probably doing now
A. Giving a lecture. B. Refusing a request. C. Having a meeting.
5.Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In the subway. B. In the downtown area. C. On the main highway.
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. How does the man find the Russian restaurant
A. It is too expensive. B. It is not easy to reach. C. The menu is too old.
7. Why does the man prefer to eat at home
A. He’s sick. B. He’s a good cook. C. He can’t stand eating out.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What is the good news the woman has got
A. They received the first shipment.
B. Their company will be on the market.
C. Their deal has been approved.
9. Why would the woman set up a meeting
A. To arrange the task for the next week.
B To discuss the marketing plan.
C. To meet some ad companies.
10. Which way of advertising will the woman probably choose
A. TV. B. Radio. C. Brochures.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What is the conversation mainly about
A. The time spent online at work.
B. The use of the Internet for work.
C. The effect of time management online.
12. Why does the man surf the Internet at work
A. To kill time. B. To help him relax. C. To talk with friends.
13. What does the woman decide to do
A. Spend little time chatting online.
B. Go on Facebook every day.
C. Try to be more creative by browsing the Web.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. When was the man’s flight scheduled to take off
A. At 7 a. m. B. At 9 a. m. C. At 11: 30 p. m.
15. What did the man do after he missed the bus
A. He got to the airport by taxi.
B. He stayed in a cafe for the night.
C. He went back to the city by subway.
16. Which of the following statements is true
A. The man missed his flight.
B. The man changed his flight.
C. The man was too early for his flight.
17. What does the woman think of the man’s trip
A. Exciting. B. Tiring. C. Adventurous.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What can visitors do at Science World
A. Do experiments.
B. Experience space travel.
C. Have a talk with scientists.
19. When can visitors hear a talk about space travel
A. Next Monday. B. Next Wednesday. C. Next Saturday.
20. What is next month’s show about
A. Views. B. Parties. C. Computers.
第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分50分）
第一节 （共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Participating in art competitions is essential for students to gain formal recognition and impress college admission officers. Today, we have a list of art competitions on regional, national, and international scales.
EarthX Eco-Art Competition
It invites young artists aged 5-22 to create 2-D or 3-D art that illustrates the theme: Protectors for the Planet. The theme can be interpreted in various ways, including individuals taking action towards a more sustainable planet, or highlighting the efforts of environmental leaders working to sustain ecosystems.
Deadline: March 8, 2024
The Children’s Drawing Contest
Sponsored by International Certification Organization Network, the contest, whose theme this year is “Passing on Our Precious Earth to The Future”, invites children aged 7-15 worldwide to draw the kind of natural environment they would like to live in. 48 winners will receive special memorabilia. All entrants will receive a participation prize. Medium: Drawings with any type of paint, pastel, etc.
Deadline: May 31, 2024
Science without Borders Challenge
The competition is open to children and young people under the age of 16. We welcome entries from both groups and individuals to create art to promote public awareness of the need to preserve, protect, and restore nature. The theme is “The Sixth Extinction” and you can focus on the protection of endangered species. Acceptable media include paint, pencil, marker, crayon, ink, felt, and oil pastel.
Deadline: April 8, 2024
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, the longest-running literary and art competition in the US, provides opportunities and academic awards for creative young people to express their talent. The theme this year is “Tell Your Climate Story”. Students in the 9th to 12th grades can submit poetry, fiction and nonfiction to show their understanding of environmental issues.
Deadline: June 10, 2024
21. On which date can participants send their entries to EarthX Eco-Art Competition
A. May 6, 2024. B. March 15, 2024. C. April 5, 2024. D. February 19, 2024.
22. Which competition best suits teenagers good at writing poems
A. EarthX Eco-Art Competition. B. The Children’s Drawing Contest.
C. Science without Borders Challenge. D. The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.
23. What do the four competitions have in common
A. They target students under the age of 20. B. They require participants to illustrate a story.
C. They are about environmental protection. D. They only accept entries from individuals.
B
Ms. McIntyre, 38, worked as a publisher. She suffered brain cancer and her health got worse despite some medical treatment. But she realized that in a way, she was luckier than some other people. She had insurance to help pay for her medical care. But Ms. McIntyre and her husband, Mr. Gregory, knew that many people with cancer face tough decisions because of the costs of medical care and wind up owing far more than they can pay.
Though her health was failing, Ms. McIntyre decided to help pay off the medical debts of as many people as she possibly could. The couple began donating money to a group called RIP Medical Debt, which is committed to working to pay off the unpaid medical debts of others. The group can pay off medical bills for about 100 times less money than they cost. In other words, for every 100 donated, the group can pay off 10,000 in unpaid medical bills.
Unfortunately, Ms. McIntyre passed away before long. Mr. Gregory posted a message for Ms. McIntyre on her social media accounts. “If you’re reading this, I have passed away,” the post began. Then the post explained, “To celebrate my life, I’ve arranged to buy up others’ medical debts and then destroy the debts.”
The couple had set up a page on a website to raise money for this purpose. They had hoped to raise about $20,000. Nevertheless, Ms. McIntyre’s last post attracted a lot of attention. The donations on her web page quickly passed the total goal. In less than a week, the site had raised 10 times more than expected and the donations are still coming in. By November 22, 2023, Ms. McIntyre’s web page had raised over $627,000, or enough money to pay off about $60 million in medical debts.
Mr. Gregory planned a special event in December to celebrate Ms. McIntyre’s life and to announce how many millions of dollars of medical debts her efforts had paid for.
24. Why did Ms. McIntyre feel luckier than some other people
A. The doctors eventually cured her.
B. Her disease didn’t become worse.
C. She had security about medical care.
D. She had a decent job before being ill.
25. How did Ms. McIntyre and her husband help others
A. By paying for their daily debts.
B. By giving away money to them.
C. By purchasing medical insurance for them.
D. By ridding them of debts from treatments.
26. What is paragraph 4 mainly about
A. The couple’s anticipation. B. The public involvement.
C. The operation of a website. D. The increase of medical debts.
27. Which of the following words can best describe Ms. McIntyre
A. Influential and understanding. B. Humorous and elegant.
C. Cautious and promising. D. Enthusiastic and adaptable.
C
One by one, prejudices are disappearing in the West. People may hold private suspicions that other people’s race or sex makes them inferior—but to say so openly is totally taboo(禁忌). One old prejudice remains undisturbed, though. Just ask a childless person.
They are not charged to special taxes, as they were in Soviet Russia; nor are they driven from their homes, as they still are in some poor countries. The childless nonetheless come in for a lot of criticism. Some point out that non-parents are failing to produce the future workers who will pay for their pensions. Childless politicians are charged with not having a proper stake in society. “He talks to us about the future, but he doesn’t have children!” complained Jean-Marie Le Pen, co-founder of the National Front party, of Emmanuel Macron, who went on to win the French presidency. Similar attacks on Theresa May and Angela Merkel also failed but researchers find that many voters quietly agree.
If non-breeders are selfish, they have a strange way of showing it. They are more likely to set up charitable foundations than people with children, and much more likely to donate money to good causes. According to one American estimate, the mere fact of not having children raises the amount a person leaves to charity by a little over $10,000. The childless are thus a small but useful counterweight to the world’s parents, who stop social stability by passing on their social and economic advantages to their children.
The charge that childless people fail to pull their weight in population is correct, but is less serious than it appears. Those who do not have children do put pressure on public pension systems. Governments have to do unpopular things like making pensions less generous, as Japan has done, or accepting more immigrants, as some Western countries have done. But to sustain public pensions in the long term, countries do not actually need more parents. What they need instead is more babies. It is possible to combine a high rate of childlessness with a high birth rate, provided people who become parents have more than one or two children. That was the pattern in many Western countries a century ago. Ireland, yet another country with a childless leader, still manages it today.
The childless also do everyone else a favor by creating wonderful works of art. British novelists have been especially likely to have no offspring: think of Hilary Mantel, P.G Wodehouse and the Bronte sisters. In September last year Britain put Jane Austen on its ten-pound note. That decision was controversial, though it was hard to see why. Few people have written as shrewdly about money or about families even though Austen did not marry, and had no children.
28. What is the main idea of Paragraph 2
A. The childless often come under sharp criticism.
B. Childlessness is to future workers’ disadvantage.
C. Many highly successful people have no children
D. The childless politicians get attacked in society.
29. The childless are prejudiced because people think the childless ______.
A. have a strange way to show selfishness
B. set a bad example for young people
C. are not as generous as those with children
D. are the government’s financial burden
30. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to
A. Accepting more immigrants.
B. Reducing the pensions for the aged.
C. Encouraging parents to have more children.
D. Supporting the political leaders with no children.
31. What is the best title for the passage
A. In defense of the childless. B. Prejudice against non-breeders.
C. Why don’t they have children D. Measures to address childlessness.
D
Minimizing the environmental damage that new roads cause is generally regarded as a good thing. But to do that, it helps to understand just how new roads cause the damage of which they are accused.
Recently, a group of researchers led by Dr. Gonzalez conducted an experiment and proved that immigration is good for the health of animal populations. A road destroys only a small part of the habitat, thus destroying just a few local populations of creatures. So the argument that road-building itself is bad for biodiversity is not self-evidently correct. Those who nevertheless hold this view say that apparently separate local populations of animals are, in fact, parts of much larger populations connected via migration.
According to this theory, when a local population struggles to move about – because of an epidemic, for example – individuals from neighboring communities can fill the gaps.
The implications of the theory are straightforward. Cut local populations off from each other and each is more likely to disappear. And roads are good at doing just that. Testing the theory with experimental roads, however, would be expensive. Dr. Gonzalez’s brainwave was to do the whole thing on a much smaller scale.
The team studied moss-covered rocks. On some rocks the researchers left the moss untouched; on others they made “roadways” across to leave the moss isolated. After waiting six months, they found that in the disturbed habitats nearly all the bug population had declined compared with undisturbed moss, and 40% of the species had become extinct.
The real test came in the second part of the experiment. In this, the researchers removed moss much as before, but they left narrow moss paths to bridge the no-bug’s-land between islands. The islands with bridges did far better than isolated islands – a result that supports the notion that population exchange is necessary to keep an ecosystem healthy.
Whether these results can be translated to large-scale ecosystems remains uncertain. But if they can, they would cause more, not less, concern about the ecological effects of road-building. On the other hand, they also suggest a way out. In Britain, tunnels are often built under roads for animals of regular habits, such as badgers(獾), to be able to travel their traditional routes without having to fight with traffic. Extending that principle, perhaps special bridges might be a cheap way of letting man and nature rub along a bit better.
32. What’s the main idea of the passage
A. Calling on us to stop building roads for a healthy ecosystem.
B. Warning us of potential dangers of animal immigration.
C. Informing us of the environmental damage caused by new roads.
D. Suggesting a new way to avoid the damage caused by new roads.
33. Dr. Gonzalez’s experiment found that__________.
A. building roads is expensive
B. immigration is good for animals
C. roads cut off animal immigration
D. tunnels should be built under roads
34. How does the author present his point
A. By analyzing facts. B. By giving examples.
C. By providing scientific findings. D. By comparing possible effects.
35. According to the passage, which of the following statements will the writer agree with
A. The impact of road-building is not as serious as we thought.
B. Road-building is beneficial to animal immigration.
C. Environmental damage caused by road-building is still uncertain
D. environmental damage caused by road-building might be lessened
第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。请将答案写在答题卷上。
Want to start a habit Big behavior change can come from setting small goals. 36 We pressure ourselves to go big. Instead, we should think small. The idea is to make these behavior changes so small that they’re easy to do.
First, you take any new habit you want, and you scale it back so that it’s super-tiny. In the case of wanting to reading more, that might mean reading one paragraph. In the case of meditating(冥想), it might be taking three calming breaths. 37 So even when you’re in a rush or you’re sick or you’re distracted, it’s so tiny that you can still do it.
38 . Ask yourself, what does this habit come after For example, reading might come after you sit down on the subway. That might be the perfect time for you to open a book and read a paragraph. Now, you can read more if you want.
In addition to making it tiny and then using an existing routine to remind you of it, activate your brain by calling up a positive emotion, by celebrating—whether that’s raising your arms, doing a little dance or singing a song in your head. 39
You make these changes and feel successful. 40 So you begin to think, “Oh, I’m the kind of person who tidies up”, “I’m the kind of person who meditates” or “I’m the kind of person who reads.” You find other opportunities to tidy up or meditate or read. So the habit naturally spreads to other parts of your life.
These big expectations are often unrealistic.
You start thinking of yourself in those ways.
It helps you feel successful and form the habit.
D. The way you think about yourself starts to change.
E. Changing our behaviors can feel like a complicated task.
F. You make it so simple that you have no excuse not to do it.
G. Then you find where it fits naturally in your existing routine.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
In a crowded migrant camp in Tijuana, Mexico, a three-year-old girl wandered 41 . toward the exit. She was steps from a busy road. Estefania Rebellon was the only person who .42 . her. The writer had just driven from Los Angeles with a group of friends to drop off food and clothing to a(n) 43 organization .
It was December 2018, a time when the US-Mexico border was seeing migrants from Central America 44 violence and poverty. Rebellon rushed over to the child and took her .45 .
“Where are your parents ” she asked anxiously. Eventually, she and her friends found the girl’s .46 father, who had stepped away to 47 for food.
Back at home, Rebellon gathered a group of volunteer 48 via social media, and using a thousand dollars from her 49 , set up a school at the Tijuana border. In five years, the pilot program has grown into the non-profit Yes We Can World Foundation, which has 50 three tents into classrooms and established two schools.
51 by donations, the foundation’s teachers have provided a bilingual education to more than 3,000 kids. The schools 52 an official curriculum from Mexico’s education ministry. They also offer 53 courses, which help kids understand more about migration.
Rebellon has received numerous 54 for her work, including Outstanding American By Choice. As more than 6.6 million people still live in refugee camps around the world, she says she’d like to 55 the foundation’s influence and support migrant children globally.
41. A. leisurely B. alone C. freely D. abroad
42. A. tended B. recognized C. invited D. noticed
43. A. relief B. health C. business D. education
44. A. fighting B. preventing C. escaping D. worsening
45. A. side B. place C. hand D. heart
46. A. determined B. annoyed C. disappointed D. panicked
47. A. line up B. make up C. stand up D. look up
48. A. soldiers B. doctors C. writers D. teachers
49. A. expenses B. savings C. bills D. charges
50. A. integrated B. forced C. transformed D. translated
51. A. Limited B. Funded C. Motivated D. Influenced
52. A. create B. adjust C. reject D. follow
53. A. special B. strange C. common D. major
54. A. opportunities B. honours C. blessings D. messages
55. A. display B. possess C. maintain D. expand
第Ⅱ卷
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，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Chinese Food Culture
China has a food culture that has been evolving for thousands of years, 56________ each dish carrying its own unique story.
Chinese gastronomy(烹饪学) is an art form that goes beyond just 57________ (satisfy) your taste buds(味蕾). It’s about indulging all your senses, a 58________ (harmonious) of color, aromas, tastes, and shapes in every dish. 59________(historical), Chinese cultures intertwined agricultural preferences with patterns in the stars, guiding food consumption 60________ (base) on the 24 Solar Terms.
Do you prefer the subtle savory elegance of Beijing hotpot 61________ the fiery intensity of Sichuan’s version With its vast territory, each area in 62________ total of thirty-four Chinese provinces and districts has its own culinary history, customs and dishes. From the fiery flavors of Sichuan to the delicate dim sum of Guangdong, each region has something unique 63________(offer).
But it’s not just about the flavors. It’s also about the favors. For example, regional breakfasts 64________ (shape) by geography, climate and cultural practices, 65________other dishes have become beloved staples(主食) across the country, blurring regional lines from north to south, east to west.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
假设你是李华，你应该在本周五提交Mr. Anderson布置的读书报告，但因个人原因，现在无法按时提交。请你给Mr. Anderson发一封电子邮件，内容要求如下：
表达歉意；
说明原因；
提出补救办法；
注意：
写作词数80左右。
可适当增加细节。
Dear Mr. Anderson,
第二节（满分 25 分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
When I was in middle school, my social studies teacher asked me to enter a writing contest, I said no without thinking. I did not love writing. My family came from Brazil, so English was only my second language. Writing was so difficult and painful for me that my teacher had allowed me to present my paper on the sinking of the Titanic by acting out a play, where I played all the parts. No one laughed harder than he did.
So, why did he suddenly force me to do something at which I was sure to fail His reply: “Because I love your stories. If you’re willing to apply yourself, I think you have a good shot at this.” Encouraged by his words, I agreed to give it a try.
I chose Paul Revere’s horse as my subject. Paul Revere was a silversmith (银匠) in Boston who rode a horse at night on April 18, 1775 to Lexington to warn people that British soldiers were coming. My story would come straight from the horse’s mouth. Not a brilliant idea, but funny, and unlikely to be anyone else’s choice.
What did the horse think, as he sped through the night Did he get tired Have doubts Did he want to quit I sympathized immediately. I got tired. I had doubts. I wanted to quit. But, like Revere’s horse, I kept going. I worked hard. I checked my spelling. I asked my older sister to correct my grammar. I checked out a half-dozen books on Paul Revere from the library. I even read a few of them.
When I handed in the essay to my teacher, he read it, laughed out loud and said, “Great. Now, write it again.” I wrote it again, and again and again. When I finally finished it, the thought of winning had given way to the enjoyment of writing. If I didn’t win, I wouldn’t care.
注意：
1.续写词数应为 150 左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
A few weeks later, when I almost forgot the contest, there came the news. ________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I went to my teacher’s office after the award presentation. ____________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
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高2025届高二下零诊模拟英语参考答案
听力：
1-20: CCABB ACCBA ABAAB CBACC
阅读
21-23 DDC 24-27 CDBA 28-31 ADCA 32-35 CBCD
七选五：EFGCD
完形填空答案： 41-45 BDACC 46-50 DADBC 51-55 BDABD
语法填空
56.with 57. satisfying 58. harmony 59. Historically 60. based
61. or 62. a 63. to offer 64. are shaped/have been shaped
65. while
应用文：
Dear Mr. Anderson,
I am excessively sorry to say that I won’t be able to finish the reading report you assigned to us on time this Friday. Now, I am writing to extend my sincere apology and ask for permission of later submission.
I know I am supposed to finish my homework before the deadline, but unfortunately, I was caught in a heavy rain and had a high fever the day before yesterday and I am still feeling dizzy right now. Therefore, I haven’t finished reading part yet, let alone the report.
I hope it would be kind enough of you to allow me to hand in my work next Monday. Sorry again for the inconvenience I’m about to cause and thanks for your understanding.
读后续写：
A few weeks later, when I almost forgot the contest, there came the news. I won first place! My heart skipped a beat and disbelief washed over me. At the award ceremony hosted in the school hall, the headmaster kindly presented me with a certificate of achievement. My face lit up with joy as I accepted the award. My smile filled with pride. A round of applause rang through the hall.
I went to my teacher’s office after the award presentation. “Congratulations again! I knew you had it in you.” he said warmly, signaling me to take a seat. “Thank you.” I replied, with a mixture of gratitude and excitement. I reflected on my initial doubts and hesitations. Sometimes, all it takes is someone who believes in us, someone who sees our potential even when we don’t see it ourselves. Leaving his office that day, I felt a renewed sense of purpose and determination. I knew that this was just the beginning. I was inspired to keep writing and exploring my creativity.
听力原稿
W: Hey, aren’t you looking for a job
M: Yes, I am. Did you find something for me in the paper
W: I think so. There’s an advertisement here you might be interested in.
W: What’s the weather forecast for the weekend
M: It’s going to be windy and maybe even snowy on Saturday.
W: Tens of thousands of Africans are studying in China.
M: Oh, yes
W: The country provides students with financial assistance for education to develop skills that Africa needs most.
M: Wish them to use their knowledge to serve their countries in the future.
4. W: I need to talk to you. Can we meet sometime today
M: Well, I’m quite busy; I’m going to a lecture this morning and I’m meeting Daniella for lunch.
5. W: Where on earth are we
M: Judging by all the traffic, I’d say we’re near the heart of the downtown area.
W: Where did I do wrong Did I take a wrong turn
M: I’m not sure, but I think that you turned left when you should have turned right. Now the problem is how to get back onto the main highway.
M: Oh, I’m hungry.
W: Me, too. Shall we eat out tonight There is a new Russian restaurant down the street.
M: Oh, forget about it. I went there with a friend last week. The menu was all in Russian and I just couldn’t read it.
W: That’s what you’re paying for.
M: Maybe. But I should say everything was expensive and nothing was to my satisfaction.
W: Then how about the Italian restaurant on the next block
M: Well, I ate out almost every day last week. Let’s just eat in today.
W: But I don’t want to cook.
M: I’ll cook then. In fact, I am sick and tired of restaurants. I just want a home-cooked meal.
W: Rodger, I have good news! I just received a telex from Tokyo. Kojima has given final approval to the deal.
M: Great! How soon can we expect to receive the first shipment
W: I’m not sure, but they hope to be able to send it out some time in August.
M: Then it should be possible to have it on the market by May or June.
W: Good. I’d like to set up a meeting with some of the people from advertising and sales to go over the marketing plan. See if you can arrange something for next week.
M: All right. I’ll also get in touch with the ad agency.
W: Good idea. We’ll be discussing all about advertising: brochures, ads, radio, and TV. I’m particularly interested in hearing the ideas about the use of television.
M: I’ll take care of it.
W: Mark, do you ever surf the Internet at work
M: Sure. It helps me relax. I spend some time on Facebook each day at work.
W: I read a recent study that said that as much as 80 percent of the time people spend online at work is wasted.
M: Really Well, I read a study the other day that said when people spend time casually browsing the Web at work, they actually end up being more productive and creative.
W: Ha...That’s funny. Do you really think that’s true
M: Yes. I can control myself. I don’t spend too much time browsing the Web at work. I surf the Internet just to help me relax. So what about you
W: Well, I’m not good at managing my time. I spend too much time talking with my friends online at work.
M: You’d better be careful! That can get you fired.
W: Yeah, I do need to stop. I don’t want to get fired.
W: Hi, Gary, how was Paris
M: Great! It’s a very beautiful city! But my trip was quite an adventure! Especially the end!
W: Really What happened
M: On Thursday, I checked the times of the airport bus, but I didn’t notice that they were different at weekends. And I was leaving on Sunday.
W: Oh no!
M: I wanted to get the midnight bus to the airport and my flight was at seven o’ clock in the morning...so I arrived at the bus stop at 11: 30 p. m.
W: But you were too late...
M: Exactly! The last bus was gone! I didn’t have money for a taxi and the subway wasn’t running either.
W: What did you do
M: I decided to spend the night in a cafe and I didn’t get any sleep.
W: Oh, dear! So, what time did you get to the airport
M: I took the first bus the next morning and got there at 5: 00. But you’ll never believe what happened! I was there for four hours! We finally took off at 9: 00!
W: Oh, no! You must be worn out.
M: This week, in the local activity part of the show, we’re taking a look at Science World. During your visit you’ll be able to find out about all the latest developments in science, as well as trying lots of experiments on your own. This is no ordinary museum, I promise you! There’s a program of special events, which next week includes an Electricity Workshop on Monday afternoon, and a chance to do some experiments with water on Wednesday morning. Of special interest is the Saturday evening talk: next week Science World welcomes a famous American scientist who is going to talk about space travel.
While you’re at Science World, you’ll be able to enjoy a snack in the Newton cafe-it’s a bit small, but the food is good. It’s open all day and it has a lovely view because it’s beside the beach. Still not sure Well, why not give Science World a call at 284311 If you say you heard about Science World on this program, they will send you one free ticket to next month’s show which is about computers. It’s suitable for families and school parties.
