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2019-2020年高一上学期第二次(10月)月考英语试题含答案赵迎红本卷分为第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题),满分120分考试时间120分钟第I卷(选择题共85分)第一部分听力(共两节,满分20分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1分,满分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.WhencanthemanseetheheadmasterA.At9:
30.B.At11:
45.C.At12:
40.
2.WhydoesthemanwanttokeepthewindowshutA.Heisill.B.Hewantstoopenithimself.C.Theairinsideisfreshenough.
3.WhatisMikeA.Ateacher.B.Astudent.C.Awriter.
4.WhathasmadeworkingathomepossibleA.Personalputers.B.municationindustry.C.Livingfarfrompanies.
5.WhereisthewomanA.Inasoapfactory.B.Inherhouse.C.Ataninformationdesk.第二节 共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分听下面5段对话或独白每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从每题所给的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至第7题
6.WheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplaceA.Athome.B.Onabus.C.Inthebank.
7.WhydothetwospeakerswanttobuyacarA.Theyhavealotofmoney.B.Themanlivestoofarawayfromhisoffice.C.Thewomansofficeistoofarawayfromherhome.听第7段材料,回答第8至第10题
8.WhywontMr.StoneetotheclinictomorrowA.Hecantsparethetime.B.Theclinicwillbeclosed.C.Dr.Miltonwontetowork.
9.WhenistheclinicopeninaweekA.FromMondaytoFriday.B.OnweekdaysexceptThursday.C.Duringthewholeweek.
10.WhattimehasfinallybeenfixedforMr.StonetoeA.5:30p.m.Wednesday.B.6:15p.m.Wednesday.C.6:15p.m.Thursday.听第8段材料,回答第11至第13题
11.WhatstherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakersA.Neighbors.B.Doctorandpatient.C.Friends.
12.WhendidthewomancoughmostseriouslyA.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.Atnight.
13.WhatdidthemandoforthewomanA.Heexaminedthewomancarefully.B.Hegavehersomemedicineandsomeadviceaswell.C.Hejusttoldhernottoworrytoomuch.听第9段材料,回答第14至第16题
14.WhatsthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakersA.Husbandandwife.B.Friends.C.Strangers.
15.WheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplaceA.Inarestaurant.B.Atthewoman’shome.C.Atthemanshome.
16.WhatdoesthewomanaskthemantodoA.Havesomesoup.B.Havemorerice.C.Bringhiswifenexttime.听第10段材料,回答第17至第20题
17.WhatdidNicholasdoateighteenmonths?A.HebegantolearnFrench.B.Hereadthenewspaper.C.Hetooktelephonemessages.
18.WhywasNicholasboredandunhappyatthetwoschoolsA.Hehadtoomuchhomework.B.Healmostcouldntlearnanythingspecial.C.Histeachersoftencorrectedhisspelling.
19.WhoofferedtohelpNicholasfinallyA.Hisclassmates.B.Hisparents.C.Acollege.
20.WhatisNicholaslifelikenowA.Busywithoutanysociallife.B.Fullbutboring.C.Busyatcollegeandfreeathome.第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)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、D)中,选出最佳选项AAyearagoIpaidnoattentiontoEnglishidiomsthoughmyteacheremphasizedtheimportanceagainandagain.ButsoontheimportanceofEnglishidiomswasshowninanamusingexperience.OnedayIhappenedtomeetanEnglishmanontheroadandsoonwebegantotalk.AsIwastalkingabouthowIwasstudyingEnglishtheforeignerseemedtobeastonishedgentlyshakinghisheadshrugginghisshoulderssaying“Youdon’tsay!”“Youdon’tsay!”Iwaspuzzled.Ithoughtperhapsthisisnotanappropriatetopic.“WellI’dbetterchangethetopic.”SoIsaidtohim“WellshallwetalkabouttheGreatWallBythewayhaveyoueverbeenthere.“CertainlyeveryonebackhomewilllaughatmeifIleaveChinawithoutseeingit.Itismagnificent.”HewasdeepinthoughtwhenIbegantotalklikeatouristguide“TheGreatWallisoneofthewondersintheworld.Weareveryproudofit.”SoonIwasinterruptedagainbyhisorder“Youdon’tsay!”Icouldn’thelpasking.Isaid“Didn’tyousayyoudon’tsay”HearingthistheEnglishmanlaughedtotears.Hebegantoexplain“Youdon’tsayactuallymeansreallyItisanexpressionofsurprise.Perhapsyoudon’tpayattentiontoEnglishidioms.”OnlythendidIrealizeIhadmadeafoolofmyself.SincethenIhavebeenmorecarefulwithidiomaticexpressions.
21.AyearagoIpaidnoattentiontoEnglishidiomsbecause.A.EnglishidiomsweretoodifficulttomasterB.IdidnotrealizetheimportanceofthemC.Myteacherdidn’temphasizetheimportanceD.IhadnointerestinEnglishlearning
22.WhenIfirstheard“Youdon’tsay!”Ithought.A.theEnglishmanwasnotinterestedinthetopicB.theEnglishmanwasonlyinterestedintheGreatWallC.IhadtalkedtoomuchD.Ihadtostoptalkingatonce
23.Wecanlearnfromthesecondparagraphthat.A.theEnglishmanwasleavingChinawithoutseeingtheGreatWallB.theEnglishmanwantedtoseetheGreatWallafterItalkedaboutitC.theEnglishmanwantedmetoactashisguideD.theEnglishmanvisitedtheGreatWallandthoughtitworthvisiting
24.AftertheEnglishmanexplainedtheidiomA.theEnglishmanmademeafoolB.theEnglishmanmadeafoolofhimselfC.IfeltverysillyD.IfeltproudofmyunderstandingBOneofthemostimportantthingsintheworldisfriendship.Inordertohavefriendsyouhavetobeafriend.ButhowcanyoubeagoodfriendatschoolListen—Listenwhentheyaretalking.Don’tsayanythingunlesstheyaskyouaquestion.Sometimesit’snotnecessaryforyoutohaveanythingtosay;theyjustneedsomeonetotalktoabouttheirfeelings.Helpthem—Ifyourfriendiseverinneedofsomethingbetheretohelpthem.Youshouldtrytoputthemfirstbutmakesureyoudon’tdoeverythingtheywantyoutodo.Trytotakeanextra额外的pencilorpenwithyoutoclassesincase以防theyforgetone.Havealittleextramoneyinyourpocketincasetheyforgetsomethingtheyneed.Bethereforthem—Trytomakesomethingforyourfriendtohelpmakethemfeelbetterinhardtimes.Makingcardsandencouragingthemareamongthenicestthingsyoucandoforafriend.MarilynMonroeafamousU.S.actoroncesaid“Ioftenmakemistakes.SometimesIamoutofcontrol.Butifyoucan’tstaywithmeatmyworstyouaresurenottodeserve值得tobewithmeatmybest.”Alwaysrememberthis!Ifyoudon’twanttostaywithyourfriendswhenthey’reinhardtimesthenyoudon’tdeservetobewiththemwhenthey’rehavingagoodtime!______—Trytomakeplanswithyourfriends.Goshoppinggoforicecreamhaveapartygotoamovieandsoon.Taketimetoknoweachotherevenbetterbydoingsomethingyoubothenjoy.Byplanningthingstogetheryoubothcanhaveagoodtime.Andyou’llrememberthesethingswhenyou’reallold!
6.Whileyourfriendistalkingtoyouabouthisorherfeelingsyoushould_____.A.givehimorhersomeadviceB.justlistenunlessaskedC.calmhimorherdownD.shareyourfeelingsaswell
7.Whenweprovidehelpforourfriendsweshould_____.A.trytodoeverythingforthemB.putthembeforeourselvesC.changetheirbadhabitsfirstD.ignoretheirfaults
25.WhatcanwelearnfromMarilynMonroe’swordsA.Lifewithoutafriendisdeath.B.Afriendiseasierlostthanfound.C.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.D.Amanisknownbyhisfriends.
26.WhichofthefollowingcanbeputintheblankofthelastparagraphA.Makeplans.B.Enjoyyourself.C.Understandyourfriends.D.Playwithyourfriends.
27.WhatisthepassagemainlyaboutA.Howtofindagoodfriend.B.Howtohelpfriendsintrouble.C.Howtobeagoodfriend.D.Howtomakemorefriends.CYesterdayandTodayLifeinthetwenty-firstcenturywillbedifferentfromlifetoday.BetweenthenandnowmanychangeswilltakeplacebutwhatwillthechangesbeThepopulationisgrowingfast.Therewillbemanypeopleinworldandmostofthemwilllivelongerthanpeoplelivenow.puterswillbemuchsmallerandmoreusefulandtherewillbeatleastoneineveryhome.Andputerstudieswillbeoneoftheimportantsubjectsinschoolsthen.PeoplewillworkfewerhoursthantheydonowandtheywillhavemorefreetimeforsportswatchingTVandtravel.Travelingwillbemuchcheaperandeasier.Andmanymorepeoplewillgotoothercountriesforholidays.Therewillbechangesinourfoodtoo.Morelandwillbeusedforbuildingnewtownsandhousesforallthepeople.Thentherewillbelessroomforcowsandsheepsomeatwillbemoreexpensive.Maybenoonewilleatiteveryday.Insteadtheywilleatmorefruitandvegetable.Maybepeoplewillbehealthier.Workinthefuturewillbedifferenttoo.Dangerousandhardworkwillbedonebyrobots.Becauseofthismanypeoplewillnothaveenoughworktodo.Thiswillbeaproblem.
28.Inthenextcenturypeopledon’thaveto.A.worklonghoursB.workfastC.walkonfootD.eatmeat
29.Peoplemaynoteatasmuchastheydotoday.A.fruitB.fishC.meatD.rice
30.Onebigprobleminthefutureisthat.A.manypeopledon’thavetoworkB.manypeoplewillnotbeabletofindworkC.peoplewon’thaveenoughfoodtoeatD.alltheworkwillbedonebyrobots
31.InthefutureA.travelingwillbemoreexpensiveB.puterswillbelessimportantC.peoplewillbetoobusytodosports.D.puterswillbemuchsmaller.DAmericaisamobilesociety.FriendshipsbetweenAmericanscanbecloseandrealyetdisappearsoonifsituationschange.Neithersidefeelshurtbythis.BothmayexchangeChristmasgreetingsforayearortwoperhapsafewlettersforawhile—thennomore.Ifthesametwopeoplemeetagainbychanceevenyearslatertheypickupthefriendship.ThiscanbequitedifficultforusChinesetounderstandbecausefriendshipsbetweenusflowermoreslowlybutthenmaybeelifelongfeelingsextending延伸sometimesdeeplyintobothfamilies.Americansarereadytoreceiveusforeignersattheirhomessharetheirholidaysandtheirhomelife.Theywillenjoywelingusandbepleasedifweaccepttheirhospitality好客easily.AnotherdifficultpointforusChinesetounderstandAmericansisthatalthoughtheyincludeuswarmlyintheirpersonaleverydaylivestheydon’tshowtheirpolitenesstousifitrequiresagreatdealoftime.Thisisusuallytheoppositeofthepracticeinourcountrywherewemaybegenerouswithourtime.Sometimesweashostswillappearatairportseveninthemiddleofthenighttomeetafriend.Wemaytakedaysofftoactasguidestoourforeignfriends.TheAmericanshoweverexpresstheirweleusuallyathomesbuttrulycannotmanagethetimetodoagreatdealwithavisitoroutsidetheirdailyroutine.Theywillprobablyexpectustogetourselvesfromtheairporttoourownhotelbybus.Andtheyexpectthatwewillphonethemfromthere.Oncewearriveattheirhomesthewelewillbefullwarmandreal.Wewillfindourselvestreatedhospitably.FortheAmericansitisoftenconsideredmorefriendlytoinviteafriendtotheirhomesthantogotorestaurantsexceptforpurelybusinessmatters.Soaccepttheirhospitalityathome!
32.Thewriterofthispassagemustbe______.A.anAmericanB.aChineseC.aprofessorD.astudent
33.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassageA.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallyextenddeeplyintotheirfamilies.B.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansusuallylastforalltheirlives.C.Americansalwaysshowtheirwarmtheveniftheyareverybusy.D.Americanswillcontinuetheirfriendshipsagainevenafteralongbreak.
34.Theunderlinedwords“generouswithourtime”inParagraph3probablymean______.A.strictwithtimeB.seriouswithtimeC.carefulwithtimeD.willingtospendtime
35.Asuitabletitleforthispassagewouldprobablybe“______”.A.FriendshipsbetweenChineseB.FriendshipsbetweenAmericansC.Americans’hospitalityD.Americans’andChinese’sviewsoffriendships第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10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IsthereanythingmoreimportantthanhealthIdon’tthinkso.“36”wisepeoplesay.IfyouhaveaheadachetoothachebackacheorbadpaininthestomachifyouplainofabadcoughorifyousufferfromhighorlowbloodpressureIthinkyougotothedoctor.ThedoctorwillexamineyourthroattestyourbloodpressuretakeyourtemperaturesoundyourheartandlungscheckyourteethorhaveyourchestX-rayed.37Theonlythingyouhavetodoisfollowhisadvice.38Anoldgentlemancametoseethedoctor.Themanwasveryill.Hetoldthedoctorabouthisweaknessmemorylossandseriousproblemswithhisheartandlungs.Thedoctorexaminedhimandsaidtherewasnomedicineforhisdisease.Hetoldhispatienttogotoaquietplaceforamonthandhaveagoodrest.39Inotherwordsthedoctoradvisedhimtofollowtherule:”Eatatpleasuredrinkatpleasureandenjoylifeasitis.”Thedoctoralsosaidthatifthemanwantedtobewellagainheshouldn’tsmokemorethanonecigaretteaday.Amonthlaterthegentlemancameintothedoctor’soffice.40Hethankedthedoctorandsaidthathehadneverfeltahealthierman.“Butyouknowdoctor”hesaid”it’snoteasytobeginsmokingatmyage.”A.Healsoadvisedhimtoeatalotofmeatdrinktwoglassesofredwineeverydayandtakelongwalks.B.Youcan’tbegoodatyourstudiesorworkwellwhenyouareill.C.Afterthathewilladvisesometreatmentorsomemedicine.D.Healthisthegreatestwealth.E.Helookedcheerfulandhappy.F.Hewasmoreworriedabouthisillness.G.Speakingaboutdoctor’sadviceIcan’thelptellingyouafunnystory第三部分语言知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题,每题
1.5分,满分30分)MrBlackwasawealthybusinessmanbuthewasnot41withlife.Hedidnotsleepwellandhisfooddidnot42withhim.Thesituationlastedforsometime.Finallyaftera43ofsleeplessnightshe44toseehisdoctor.Thedoctoradvisedachangeof45Goabroadhesaid.ButImnotgoodatforeignlanguagessaidMr.Black.Itdoesntmattersaidthedoctor.Itwont46youtotalkalittleless.47onatrip.Takeplentyofexercise.Tryto48yourweight.Avoid避免eatingrichfood.Mr.BlackwenttoSwitzerland.HedidnotknowFrenchorGermanandhadto49himselfthroughgestures.Heattendedaphysicaltrainingcourse.Theinstructor(指导者)50himbendhiskneesswinghisarmsstretchhisneckandshakehis
51.Hehadtolieonthegroundand52hisrightandleftlegsin
53.Afteratimehismusclesgrewhardandfirm.Healmost54asidehisfinancial金融的worriesandnearlyforgottheimportanceof55moremoney.Heevenbeganto56individualtreesandindividualbirds.Heateandsleptwell.57hereturnedhome.Butunfortunatelyhis58didnot59long.Soonhewasanormalbusinessmanagainworriedabouthispropertyhisprofitshissavingshissuccessinapetitivesocietyandthingsin
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41.A.goodB.interestedChealthyDsatisfied
42.A.suitB.tasteC.agreeD.fit
43.A.greatdealB.numberC.courseD.few
44.A.decidedB.refusedC.calledD.expected
45.A.surroundingB.lifeC.weatherD.situation[
46.A.hurtB.stopC.helpD.prevent
47.A.LeaveB.GoC.JoinD.Start
48.A.addB.loseC.missD.gain
49.A.sayB.tellC.expressD.talk
50.A.gotB.askedC.madeD.forced
51.A.backB.legsC.feetD.head
52.A.riseB.drawC.pullD.raise
53.A.timeB.lengthC.turnD.number
54.A.layB.putC.pushedD.stepped
55.A.makingB.spendingC.savingD.collecting
56.A.seeB.noticeC.considerD.search
57.A.FinallyB.LuckilyC.QuietlyD.Willingly
58.A.developmentB.pleasureC.improvementD.freedom
59.A.seemB.goonC.continueD.last
60.A.formB.generalC.touchD.sight第Ⅱ卷(非选择题共50分)第二节(共10小题;每小题
1.5分,满分15分)阅读下列材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(一个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式Aproverbsays“Timeismoney”.Butinmyopiniontimeiseven61_______preciousthanmoney.Why62_______whenmoneyisspentwecanearnitback.Howeverwhentimeis63_______goitwillneverreturn.64_______isknowntoallthatthetimewecanuseislimited.Thereforeweshouldmake65_______useofourtimetostudyhardsoastoserveourcountryin66_____future.Butitisapitythattherearealotofpeople67_____donotrealizethevalueoftime.Theyspendtheirprecioustime68_______play.Inawordweshouldformthegoodhabitof69______savetime.Donotputoffwhatcanbedonetoday70______tomorrow.第四部分写作(共两节,满分30分)第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文文中共有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WhenIbeganmyseniorhighschoolyearsIhaddifficultytolearningEnglish.IdarednotspeakEnglishinpublicbecausemypoorpronounce.IcouldnotgethighmarksbutIalwaysusedbadgrammar.AfraidofbelaughedatIneverputupmyhandanswerquestionsinclass.WhenmyEnglishteacherMissLilearnedaboutthissheencouragedmeandlendmeahandwhichhelpedimprovingmyEnglish.WithhishelpIbecameinterestinEnglishandfinallygothighmarks.MissLilikeashiningstarshinesonmypathtosuccess.第二节书面表达(满分25分)假如你是李华,进入高中后,你觉得学英语的方式和初中有很大不同,你给自己的初中英语老师写了一封信,讲述自己的英语学习情况要包括以下内容
1.开始时,觉得英语比初中英语难得多,老师的教法也不一样几乎丧失信心
2.每天多投入时间和精力努力学习英语向老师和同学请教更好的英语学习方法
3.现在英语取得了很大进步,对英语越来越感兴趣注意
1.不要逐句翻译可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯
2.词数100左右;DearMr.Li__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________YoursLiHua英语第二次月考试卷答案1-
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61.more
62.Because
63.gone
64.It
65.full/good
66.the
67.who/that
68.playing
69.saving
70.till/until短文改错
71.把haddifficultytolearning中“to”改为“in”或去掉
72.because后加of
73.把pronounce改为“pronunciation”
74.把but改为and
75.把Afraidof后的“be”改为“being”
76.在“answer”前加上“to”
77.把“lend”改为“lent”
78.improving改为improve
79.把Withhishelp中his改为her
80.把interest改为“interested”参考范文DearMr.LiI’mgladtotellyouthatIhavemadegreatprogressinmyEnglishstudysinceIbecameaseniorhighschoolstudent.WhenIfirstenteredseniorhighIfoundEnglishmuchmoredifficultthanwhatwelearnedinjuniorhighandtheteachingmethodisnothinglikethatatmyjuniorhigh.Ialmostlostheart.LaterIrealizedtheimportanceofEnglishsoIgotupearlyeverymorningrecitedEnglishwordslistenedtoEnglishcassettesanddidalotofexercises.IalsoaskedmyteachersandclassmatesforbetterwaysoflearningEnglish.NowI’mimprovingmyEnglishgreatly.AndI’mgettingmoreandmoreinterestedinlearningit.Thankyousomuchforyourgreathelpinyourclass.Wishyouallthebest.YoursLiHua听力原文Text1M:DoyouthinktheheadmastercouldseemebeforeninethirtyW:Hewontbeinuntilelevenforty—five.M:IstwelvefortyanygoodW:YesIllwritedownthetime.Text2W:DoyoumindifIopenthewindowtoletinsomefreshairM:Sorry.PleasedontIvecaughtacold.Text3W:DidyousaysorrytoyourteacherMikeM:WhymustIW:Youwerelatethismorning.M:ButIwasnt.WhenIgottoschoolIwasjustontimeforclass.Text4M:MissDermottletmeaskyoustraightaway.DoyouthinkwithinafewyearsmanypeoplecouldworkathomeinsteadofworkinginofficesW:Ohyes.Itshappeningnow.Youseethemunicationindustryhasmadesuchprogressinthelasttenyears.Text5M:Hello!May1speaktoMrs.ArnoldW:Speaking.M:ThisisSparklepany.Youareoneoftheluckyhousewiveschosentoreceiveourfreesoap.W:Thatsveryniceofyou.ButIdrathergoonusingwhatIvealwaysused.Thanksjustthesame.Text6W:WhydontwebuyacardearM:Ihavebeenthinkingaboutitforalongtime.Ithinkitnecessaryforustobuyone.Welivesofarawayfrommypany.W:Yes.Withacaryouwouldnthavetocatchabustowork.Itcansaveatotoftime.M:Surebutwedonthaveenoughmoneyatpresent.W:WhynotborrowsomefromthebankIthinkwewonthavetoborrowsomuchnow.M:Wellletsgodowntownandhavealook.Text7W:Clinic.Can1helpyouM:Goodafternoon.ThisisFrankStone.IwanttomakeanappointmentwithDoctorMiltonplease.W:OKMr.Stone.Wehaveyouonourrecords.CanyoumanagethisafternoonM:Imafraidnot.1canmanagetomorrow.W:ImafraidMr.Miltonisnotondutytomorrow.Hellbeherethedayaftertomorrow.ThatsThursdayMarch27th.M:Fine.W:Will5:20beallrightM:Wellyes.ButwhattimeistheclinicclosedW:Westartfrom9:00a.m.andcloseat7:00p.m.onweekdays.Wedontworkattheweekend.M:IdpreferalatertimesothatIcanealongafterwork.W:Thenwhatabout6:15M:Wellthatsfine.Text8M:GoodmorningMrs.Adams.HowareyoutodayW:Ohnotverywell.Ivecaughtabadcold.M:HaveyougotatemperatureW:YesIvegotafever.M:AreyoucoughingW:Yesespeciallyatnight.Itsquitebadthen.And1cantgotosleep.M:OhIsee.Icanunderstandthat.UmIthinkyouvegottheflu.Isuggestyoushouldnotgotoworkandtakethismedicineonceeveryfourhours.M:WhatelseshouldIdoM:Drinkmorewaterandhaveagoodrest.M:OK.Thankyou.Goodbye!M:Goodbye!Text9W:Letmehelpyoutosomemorefish.M:Thefishisdelicious.ButIvehadenoughnow.Idliketohavesomesoup.W:Hereitis.Helpyourself.M:Thanks.Ididntknowyouweresogoodatcooking.IfmywifewerehereshewouldbesurprisedasIam.W:Wellbringyourwifetooifyoueherenexttime.Ihaventseenherforquitesometime.M:SureIwill.Mywifewillbeveryhappytoseeyoutoo.WellImfullnow.Thankyouforyourwonderfulmeal.W:Imgladyouenjoyedit.Text10GoodmorningandweletotheBBCnewsspecial.Haveyoueverheardofafour—year—oldcollegestudentButthisistrueofNicholasMacMahonwhoisnowstudyingatcollegebecauseheistoocleverforschool.Nicholasspokewellbeforehewasone.Ateighteenmonthshetooktelephonemessagesforhisparents.AttwohebegantolearnFrench.ThestrangethingaboutNicholasisthathetaughthimselftoreadbeforehecouldspeak.Hisparentsknewimmediatelythathecouldread.Whenhecouldspeakhecorrectedhisspelling.Hetriedtwodifferentschoolsbuthewasboredandunhappyandhisparentsdecidedthathecouldntstaythere.HisparentsdidnothaveenoughtimetopreparespeciallessonsforNicholas.TheMacMahonshadnoideawhattodowithhim.ThentheWestLondonInstituteofferedtohelp.Nicholasspendssomeofhistimethereandalsostudiesathome.Hereadsnewspapereverydayandhecanplaytheviolinwell.Hedoesnthaveanysociallifeintheschool.Nicholasisacleverchildandtheteacherswanttohelphimineveryway.。