2025-2026學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期開(kāi)學(xué)考試

英語(yǔ)試題

第一部分聽(tīng)力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題L5分，滿分7.5分）

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽(tīng)完每

段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

1.Wherearethespeakersprobably?

A.Inarestaurant.B.Onaplane.C.Inacafeteria.

2.Howdocsthemanfeel?

A.Impatient.B.Worried.C.Excited.

3.Whatdocsthewomanlikedoingonsunnydays?

A.Exploringthecity.

B.Stayingwithherfriends.

C.Watchingamovie.

4.HowdoesthewomanpracticeherEnglish?

A.Bytalkingwithnativesonline.

B.BygoingtotheEnglishCorner.

C.BylookingthroughEnglishwebsites.

5.Whatdocsthewomanreallymean?

A.Mikeisalwayslying.

B.Mikeshouldgiveheradollar.

C.Mikelosesmanyimportantthings.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳

選項(xiàng)。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽(tīng)完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的

作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whafstheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.B.Fatheranddaughter.C.Doctorandpatient.

7.WhatislikelytoblamefbrJanis'ssickness?

A.Theflu.B.Thefood.C.Thestreet'snoise.

聽(tīng)第7段材料，|可答第8、9題。

8.Wheredoesthewomanwanttogo?

A.Toabeach.B.Toastadium.C.Toarestaurant.

9.Howistheman'sworkinhisopinion?

A.Stressfiil.B.Simple.C.Rewarding.

聽(tīng)第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.WhatdocsBobthinkofmotorcycleracingaftertheaccident?

A.Il'stoodangerous.B.It'sstillattractive.C.It'smorethanpainful.

11.HowlongdocsBobneedloslayinbedallihrough?

A.Abouttwoweeks.B.Aboutthreeweeks.C.Aboutfiveweeks.

12.WhatdidthewomangivetoBob?

A.Somemagazines.B.Somemedicine.C.Someflowers.

聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Howdidthewomanfeelbeforethelasersurgery?

A.Calm.B.Nervous.C.Embarrassed.

14.Howsoondomostpatientsgobacktoworkafterthelasersurgery?

A.Onedaylater.B.Oneweeklater.C.Onemonthlater.

15.WhatsideeffectdidJason'sunclesufYerafterthelasersurgery?

A.Hecouldn'tseeverywellatnight.

B.Hiseyesbecamesmallerthanbefore.

C.Hecouldfeelsomethinginsidehiseyes.

16.Whatdocsthewomanthinkofthelasersurgeryingeneral?

A.Itneedsimproving.B.Itcausesinconvenience.C.Itprovestobesafe.

聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whatdocsthespeakeralwayscheckfirstaftershegetsup?

A.Heremail.B.Hercalendar.C.Theweather.

18.Whatdidthespeakerandherworkmatesdotoday?

A.Theyhadlunchtogether.

B.Theyreadsomemagazines.

C.Theyvisitedafashionshow.

19.Whatisthespeaker'sjobprobably?

A.Asecretary.B.Anonlinemodel.C.Amagazineeditor.

20.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

A.Herdailyroutinewithhercolleagues.

B.Herone-dayexperiencewithouttheInternet.

C.Somechangesinherjobinthefuture.

第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題2.5分,滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

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21.Whichwouldlikelyattractsomeoneinterestedinpursuingacareerinresearch?

A.FoundationalEnglish.B.ProfessionalEnglish.

C.ScholarlyEnglish.D.TechnicalEnglish.

22.InwhataspectdocstheTechnicalEnglishprogramhelpthelearner?

A.Developingbusinesscommunication.

B.Masteringscientificterms.

C.ImprovinggeneralEnglishskills.

D.Understandingculturalnotes.

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A.Advancedplacementincourses.

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D.Guaranteedproficiencyuponcoursecompletion.

B

Courageisahugethemeinmylife,aqualityIconstantlyseek,appreciate,andanalyze.IherootoP'courage”i

s“cor"，theLatinwordfbrheart.Originally,couragemeantutospeakone'smindbytellingallone'sheart”.Whileco

uragcisoftenassociatedwithheroismnowadays,Ibelievetruecourageliesinbeingopenandhonestaboutwhowc

areandhowwefeel.

Irecentlywitnessedanexampleoftruecourage.Duringamountain-climbingtripwithmy15-year-olddaughter

andsomecollegestudents,Inoticedherstrugglingtokeepupwiththegroup.Despitemysuggestionsfbrhavingar

est,shepersisteduntilshecouldn'tbreatheproperly.

Panicked,Icalledouttothefrontfbrhelp,buttherewasnoresponse,andwchadnocellphonesignal.Fortunat

ely,twostudentsjustcamebacktocheckonus.Theyofferedassistanceandcalmedusdown.Asvvecontinuedatas

lowerpace,theysharedtheirownexperiences,fromstartingoutasbeginnerslikemydaughtertobecomingconsiste

ntlyamongthefirsttoreachthepeak.

“Youknow,“oneofthemsaid,lookingatmydaughter,4lIwasjustlikeyouwhen1started.Butw：thpracticean

dproperpace,you'IIgettheretoo.^^

“Yeah,don'tletyourlackofexperiencestopyou,^^theotheradded.“It'sokaytoadmitwhenyou'restruggling

ornotfeelingalright.Infact,itsimportanttospeakupandaskfbrhelpwhenyouneedit.That'showweimprovean

dgrow”

etodotheopposite------theresearcherscouldaccuratelytellwhatsortofsoundsthevolunteers'earsweremaking,b

ytrackingthedirectionoftheirgaze.Itishopedthattheteam'sfindingswillcontributetoabetterunderstandingofh

umanperception（感知）,possiblyleadingtomoreaccurateandinfbnnativehearingtests.

<4Ifeachpartoftheearcontributesindividualrulesfbrtheeardrumsignal,thentheycouldbeusedasatypeof

clinicaltooltoassesswhichpartoftheanatomyintheearismalfunctioning,MsaidStephanieLovich,oneofthelead

authorsofthepaperandagraduatestudentinpsychology&neuroscienceatDuke.

28.WhydothecarnoisesoccuraccordingtoProfessorJenniferGroh?

A.Somenoisesechointheearcanaloccasionally

B.Theheadmovestooquicklyalongwiththeears.

C.Ahighlysensitivemicrophoneusuallycausesthenoises.

D.Thebraincontractsmusclesorhaircellswitheyemovements.

29.Whatpotentialoutcomedotheresearchersanticipatefromtheirfindings?

A.Creatinganewtypeofhearingaid.

B.Enhancingthedesignofmicrophones.

C.Understandinghumanperceptionbetter.

D.Replacingtraditionalvisiontestswithnewtechnology.

30.WhatdoesStephanieLovichthinkofthesefindings?

A.Complex.B.Promising.C.Faulty.D.Primitive.

31.Whatisthebesttitlefbrthetext?

A.Thehumanperceptioniscomplex

B.Eyemovementsleadtobrainresponses

C.Scientistsknowwhatyoureyestalktoyourears

D.Theevolutionofhearingisdiscoveredbyscientists

D

TeachersacrossthecountryaredealingwithwhethertoviewAltoolslikeChatGPTasfriendorfbeintheclas

sroom.Myresearchshowsthattheanswerisn'talwayssimple.Itcanbeboth.

Increasingly,studentsarcusingAItohelpwiththeirschoolwork.StudentstendtoviewAlashavingapositivei

mpactontheircreativity.Inourstudy,100%ofparticipantsusingAIfoundithelpfxilfbrbrainstorming.Only16%of

studentspreferredtobrainstormwithoutAI.Thestudentsinthisstudygeneratedmorediverseanddetailedideaswh

enusingAI.TheyfoundthatAIwasusefultorstartingbrainstormingsessions.OtherresearchhasshownthatAIcan

alsoserveasanonjudgmcntalpartnerfbrbrainstorming,whichcanboostafreestreamofideastheymightnormally

withholdinagroupsetting.

ThedownsideofbrainstormingwithAIwasthatsomestudentsvoicedconcernsaboutoverrelianceonthetech

nology.Theyfeareditmightunderminetheirownthoughtsand,consequently,confidenceintheircreativeabilities.S

omestudentsreportedaffixationoftiiemind"，meaningthatoncetheysawtheAl'sideas,theyhadahardtimecomi

ngupwiththeirown.

SomestudentsalsoquestionediheoriginalityofideasgeneratedbyAI.Theresearchsupportedtheseopinions.

WcnotedthatwhileusingChatGPTimprovedstudcnts,creativeoutputindividually,theAIideastendedtobercpctit

iveoverall.ThisislikelyduetogenerativeAIrecyclingexistingcontentratherthancreatingoriginalthought.

Thestudyresultsindicatethatallowingstudentstopracticecreativityindependentlyfirstwillstrengthentheirb

eliefinthemselvesandtheirabilities.Oncetheyaccomplishthis,AIcanbeusefulfbrfurtheringtheirlearning,much

liketeachinglongdivisiontostudentsbeforeintroducingacalculator.

AsgenerativeAIgainspopularity,schoolsarepressedtosetguidelinestoensurethesetoolsareusedresponsibl

y.SomestateshavealreadydevelopedguidelinesfbrAIineducation.Ethicalconsiderationsarevitalfbrapositiver

elationshipbetweencreativityandALOurteamwillcontinuetoresearchtheefleetofAIonstudents*creativity,expl

oringitsimpactonagency,confidenceandotherphasesofthecreativeprocess.AIineducationisnotjustaboutthe1

atesttechnology.It'saboutshapingafuturewherehumancreativityandtechnologicaladvancementprogresshandin

hand.

32.WhatcanAldowhenservingasanonjudgmcntalpartnerfbrbrainstorming?

A.Inspiretheexpressionofunspokenideas.

B.Providethegroupwithdetailedfacts.

C.Comparetheideaswitheachother.

D.Evaluateafreestreamofideas.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"undeimine“inparagraph3mean?

A.Promote.B.Weaken.C.Reveal.D.Judge.

34.WhatiscrucialtostudentswhenusingAIfbrtheirschoolwork?

A.Ethicalconsiderations.B.Practicingbrainstormconsistently.

C.Avoidingfixationofthemind.D.Independentandcreativethinking.

35.Whatwilltheteam'snextfocusbe?

A.TheadvantageofAIineduca:ion.

B.TheoriginalityofideasgeneratedbyAI.

C.TheimpactofAIonstudents'innovation.

D.TheabilityofAItocommunicatewithhumans.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Whenteachersarcintuncwiththeiremotionsandthoseoftheircolleagues,it*seasiertoworkcooperatively.

36However,whenmembersoftheseteamsdisplayemotionalintelligence（EQ）throughanincreasedawareness

oftheiremotionsandtheemotionsorfeelingsofothers,thegroupsaremoreproductive.Thefollowingaresomestra

tcgicstomakeuseofinordertoincreaseemotionalintelligenceamongstaffmemberswithinteams.

37Activelisteningisaveryimportantcomponentofbuildingrelationshipsamongallstakeholderswithin

acommunity.Coachingsmallgroupsallowsfbrintimaterelationshipstobefbmiedamongteammates.Ifsagreatw

aytohavememberspracticeinasmallgroupsettingwhiledevelopingcommunitynormstobuildtrust.

Useconversationprotocols（協(xié)議）.Protocolssuchas“glowandgrow"and“3,2,I"areagreatwaytohelpguide

conversations.Theyallowtimefbrintroverts（內(nèi)向的人）toprocessandcommunicatewhilehavingtheoutgoingper

sonsmonitorhowmuchtalktimetheyhaveandpracticelettingotherstakethefloor.Protocolscanhelpteammatesb

uildpermanentpracticeonhowmeetingsandconversationsareheld.38

Holdreflectivediscussionsaboutindividualandteampractices.Reflectionisoneofthemostpowerfulcharact

eristics.Itallowsfbrsclf^rcflcctionandreflectingontheemotionsandfeelingsofothersinrelationtoyouractionsa

ndfeelings.39Itallowsfbralltotakeaccountabilityandownershipintheirparttoplayinthedevelopmentof

theteamandproductivity.bmotionalintelligencewithinschoolsisattheheartoftheinterconnectednessoftheheart

andmind.AseducationaltherapistAnnaT.McDonaldsays,"40Intimesofcrisis,havingthistypeofintelligen

ccallowsustothinkrationallyandtemperouremotionswithpatienceandunderstanding.Wcthinkbeforewcact,pr

acticegooddecision-making,andfosterpositiveinterpersonalrelationships.”

A.Discussionsarecommoninschool.

B.HighEQmakesconversationseasier.

C.Thispracticecanpromoteproductivity.

D.Conductsmallgroupcoachingonactivelistening.

E.Attheheartofeverysuccessfulschoolarccollaborativeteams.

F.HavinghighEQenablesustohandlethechallengeswemightencounter.

G.Reflectiveconversationsallowteammemberstodiscusstheirstrengthsandareasofgrowth.

第三部分語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

In2015myhusbandandIspentsomedaystravelinginSaharaDesert.1wassuper41torideacamelfbrth

efirsttimeandspentanightinatentinthedesert.

42,theridestartedwithmehangingupsidedownfromthesaddle（鞍）withone43intheair.Bob,m

ycamel,haddecidedto44beforeIcouldsettlein.Iheldontothesaddle45astheguidepushedmeupo

ntothecamel'sback.Bob46asoundofdisapprovalandwcrodeoff.ithoughtitwouldbebumpy（顛簸的）,but

itwasavery47journeyalltheway48thefactthatthecamelinfrontwashavingabadcaseofgas.

Afterdinner,wcreturnedtothetentfbrsleep.Eveninseveralthickblankets,Iwas49fromheadtotoewh

ilemyhusbandfellasleepstraightaway.Thankfully,Idriftedintodreamlandgradually,onlytobe50byanun

usualnoise,followedbya（n）51smell.Itriedtogobacktosleep,butanotherunpleasantsmellandmore52

_wentonfbrhours.

Afterwhatfeltlikea53night,itwastimetorisetowatchthesunrise.Idraggedmysleepybodyout.Ther

c,54justoutsidewasBob,whomadedirecteyecontactwithmeandlpromisedI55abroadgrinonhisface.

41.A.alarmedB.optimisticC.conventionalD.excited

42.A.ThereforeB.NeverthelessC.IndeedD.Otherwise

43.A.footB.armC.bagD.rope

44.A.liedownB.rolloverC.breakoffD.standup

45.A.desperatelyB.carefullyC.frequentlyD.loosely

46.A.droppedoffB.turneddownC.letoutD.heldback

47.A.vitalB.horribleC.personalD.pleasant

48.A.onaccountofB.ratherthanC.exceptfbrD.intermsof

49.A.swingingB.shakingC.circlingD.aching

50.A.replacedB.attractedC.disturbedD.rewarded

51.A.appetizingB.awfulC.dampD.smoky

52.A.chewingB.laughterC.cookingD.barks

53.A.restfulB.lonelyC.mysteriousD.rough

54.A.stationedB.examinedC.targetedD.absorbed

55.A.modeledB.spottedC.expectedD.forced

第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

YuHongru,amemberoftheChineseAcademyofSciences(CAS),wasbominJune1928ineastChina'sJiang

xiProvince.OnApril8,2024,he56(honor)withtheawardofPersonTouchingChinafbr2023.

Heisoneoftheforerunnersintheresearchand57(apply)ofshocktubes(激波管)andshocktubewindt

unnclsinChina.Hehasdevotedmorethan60years58windtunnelresearch,andledthedesignofmultiplewin

dtunnelmodelsthroughouthislile,59(make)significantcontributionstothedevelopmentofChina'saerospacei

ndustry.

Inearly1956,theCentralCommitteeoftheCommunistPartyofChinacalledfbfkadvancingintoscience”.Yu

HongruappliedfbrthepostgraduateprogramattheInstituteofMechanics,ChineseAcademyofSciences,and60

_(become)astudentofGuoYonghuai,afamousscientist.Inearly1958,theShockTubeGroupwasestablishedat

theInstituteofMechanics,andGuoYonghuaiappointedYuHongruasthegroupleader.Atthattime,Chinahadawe

akeconomyandwasshortofelectricitysupply.61asituationmadeitimpossible62(follow)thepathoffbre

igncountriestodevelopwindtunnels.Therefore,YuHongruchosethemore63(economy)methodofusingh

ydrogen-oxygencombustionasthedrivingforce,64wasextremelydangerous.Aftermanytrialsandanalyses,

YuHongrufinallyledtheteaminfindinganewpathfbrwindtunnelresearchinChina.In1958,thecorecomponent

oftheshocktubewindtunnel,thefirst-generationshocktubeinChina,was65(succcss)dcvclopcd.

第四部分寫(xiě)作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié)(滿分15分)

你近期參加了你校組織的科技小發(fā)明競(jìng)賽。請(qǐng)你為校英文報(bào)寫(xiě)一篇報(bào)道，內(nèi)容包括：

(1)活動(dòng)過(guò)程；

(2)你的收獲與感想。

注意：

(1)寫(xiě)作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80個(gè)左右；

(2)請(qǐng)按如下格式在相應(yīng)位置作答。

TheYoungInventorCompetition

第二節(jié)(滿分25分)

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫(xiě)兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。

InthesmalltownofGreendale,theannualHarvestFestivalwasatime-honoredtraditionthatbroughtthecom

munitytogether.Thetownsquarewasfilledwithstallsfeaturinghomemadegoods,crafts,andanarrayoflocalprod

ucc.Brightlycoloredleavesadornedthetreesandlampposts,andthesmellofpumpkinpicandappleeiderfilledthe

air.Childrenranaboutplayinghide-and-seekandlaughing,whiletheirparentssattogether,sharingsioricsandenjo

yingthefestiveatmosphere.

Oneofthemainattractionsatthefestivalwasthepic-bakingcontest,whichalwaysdrewalargecrowd.Thisy

ear,thecompetitionwasfierce,withmoreparticipantsthanever.AmongthecontestantswasMrsEllenBaker,aretir

edschoolteacherandafamousbakerinGreendale.Herapplepieswerefamousfbrtheirflakycrustandperfectlyspi

ccdfilling.Assheplacedherentryonthejudges5table,shenoticedthenervousfacesoftheothercontestants,cspcci

allyyoungTommy,afirst-timerwhohadenteredhisgrandmotherscherrypierecipe.

Tommyhadspentweekspracticing,determinedtohonorhisgrandmother'slegacy(遺產(chǎn)).Thepielookedbeauti

fill,butashewatchedthejudgessamplingdifferententries,hisconfidencebegantodecrease.MrsBaker,noticinghi

sanxiety,gavehimareassuringsmile.Sherememberedherfirstcompetition,thenerves,andtheexcitement.Andsh

eknewjusthowmuchcourageittooktoputone'sbakingskillsondisplay.

Thejudgesmadetheirrounds,tasting,noting,andoccasionallynoddinginapproval.Thecrowdwaitedeagerly,

whisperingpredictionsandcheeringfbrtheirfiivoritebakers.Astheannouncementtimedrewnear,Tommy'shands

trembledslightly------thismomentcouldbeaturningpointfbrhim.

注意：

(1)續(xù)寫(xiě)詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150個(gè)左右；

(2)請(qǐng)按如下格式在相應(yīng)位置作答。

Tommywatchedasthejudgesdiscussedamongthemselves,occasionallyglancingathispic.

Finally,thejudgesteppedforwardtoannouncethewinners..

英語(yǔ)答案

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聽(tīng)力部分錄音材料

(Text1)

W:Doyouservevegetarianmeals?

M:I'msorry,Madam.Vegetarianmealsneedtoberequestedatleastadaybeforeyourflight.

(Text2)

W:Sorrysir,yourroomwillbereadysoon.

M:Don'tyouunderstand?IfeeltiredandIwanttohavearestimmediately.

(Text3)

W:Hi,Vincent.Whatdoyouusuallydofbrfiin?

M:Ridingabiketoexplorethecityismyfavorite.Howaboutyou?

W:Well,iftheweatherisnice.I'11gettogetherwithfriends.Ifnot.TIIstayathomeandenjoyamovieinstead.(Text

4)

M:HowdoyoupracticeyourEnglish?

W:IusuallylookthroughEnglishwebsiteseveryday.

M:HaveyoueverconsideredgoingtotheEnglishCorner?

W:Yeah,Ihave.AndIhopetospeaktonativespeakerssomeday.

(Text5)

M:Mikeforgottotakehisnotebookhome.That'swhyhefailedtogooverhislessons.

W:Comeon!Doyoureallybelievethat?IfIhadadollareachtimehelostsomethingimportantatschool,I'dbea

millionaire.

(Text6)

M:Youlookratherpale,Janis.

W:Iwassickmostofthenight.Ididn'tsleepverywell.CouldIaskforsickleave,sir?

M:Whatseemstobethematter?Isittheflu?

W:No.Wcateatthatrestaurantlastnight,andImusthaveeatensomethingthatdidn'tagreewithme.

M:IsitthatnewrestaurantonFourthStreet?

W:Yes,itis.Whydoyouask?

M:BecauseJohninClassThreeatetherelastweekandhadthesamekindofproblem.

(Text7)

W:Wealwayseatearly.Let'sgooutfbralatedinneratarestauranttonightinstead.

M:Youknowthegameisonat8:00,dear.Weshouldgethomebeforethat.

W:Butyouwatchsportseverynight'Imissspendingtimewithyou.

M:Thisseasonisimportant,andmyjobdependsonit.Therearetoomanyjournalistsnow,andthey'regettingyounger

andyounger.

W:Butyouhavemoreexperience.

M:True.I'mgoodatwhatIdo,butaudienceswantnewerfacesthesedays.IneedtostayontopifIdon'twanttoget

fired.ButIpromiseV11takeyouonanicevacationwhenit'sailover.We'11spendaweekatthebeach!

(Text8)

W:Hi,Bob.Iheardaboutyouraccident,butIdidn'tknowitwouldbethisbad.

M:Well,thanksfbrmakingmefeelbetter.

W:Icanhardlyrecognizeyou.Tellmewhathappened.

M:IjustgotbackfromAfricawhereIhadaterribleaccidentduringamotorcyclerace.Ibrokebothmylegswhenmy

motorfailedandwashitbyanothermotorcycle.Iwaslaidupinahospitalfbrthreeweeks.

W:Threeweeks?That'salongtime.Whatdidyoudowhileyouwereinthehospital?

M:Well,ifyoucanbelieveit,Ireadallaboutmotorcycleracing.Iloveracingevenwhenitpainsme.

W:Ha-ha!ButI'mafraidyoudon'tmakeitlookveryftinny.Youareluckytobealive.

M:T'hafsfbrsure.I'mluckytobealive.

W:Howsoonwillyourecover?Didthedoctortellyou?

M:T'hcysayIstillneedtostayinbedfbrtwoweeksorso.

W:You*11probablyputonsomepoundsinthatmuchtime!Bytheway,isthereanythingIcandofbryou?

M:No,thanks.Thankyoufbrthebeautifulflowers.It'sverykindofyoutocomeandseeme.

W:Mypleasure.I*11begoingthen.Bye.

M:Bye.

(Text9)

M:Grace!Whatarcyoudoingatwork?Didn'tyoujusthavelasersurgery?

W:Yes,Jason!Myvisionisnormalnow.Idon'tneedtowearglassesanymore.Youshouldconsiderit.

M:Idon'tknowifI'mreadyfbrit.Butshouldn'tyoubehomeresting?

W:Actually,after24hoursmorethanhalfofthepatientsgobacktowork.

M:1can*timaginesomeonecuttingtnyeyeswithalaser.Soundsdangerous.

W:Nah.Over30millionpeoplehavehadlasersurgery.Thesuccessrateisveryhigh.

M:Itstillsoundsscary.

W:Honestly,Iwasalittlenenousbeforethesurgery,butitwasclosetopainless.

M:That'sbecausetheyputsomethinginyoureyessoyoucouldn'tfeelanything.Thatworriesme.Ihearthattherecan

besideeffectssuchasdryeyes.

W:Youworrytoomuch.Ninety-sixpercentofpatientsgaintheiridealeyesightfromthissurgery.

M:Doesn'tyournightvisionsuffer?Myunclehadtostopdrivingatnightafterhislasersurgery.

W:Yes.It*salittledifficulttoseeatnight,butoncemyeyesrecovercompletely.I'11befine.Really,thesurgeryissafe.

(Text10)

W:Today,Itookonachallengetogo24hourswithoutusingtheInternet.Usually,beforeIgotobed,Ivisit

socialnetworksandchecktheweatherandmycalendarfbrthenextday.Inevercompletelystopthinkingabout

work.WhenIgetup,Ialwayscheckmyemailandreadthenews.Mostofmysociallifeisonlinetoo,soIthoughtit

wouldbereallyhardfbrmenottousetheInternet.Socialmediaisveryimportantformyjob.Usually,Itakephotos

ofwhatI'mwearing,postthemonline,countthculikcs,'andreadpeople'scomments.Icouldn'tdothattoday.Sothis

morningIvisitedafashionshowwithcolleagues,the