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                   2021 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（新高考 I 卷） 

                                         英    语 

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分） 

    做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间 将试卷上的答案转涂到答

题卡上。 

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。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。 

例:    How much is the shirt? A.  ￡19.15.         B.   ￡9.18. C.  ￡9.15. 

答案是 C。 

1. Why did the woman go to Mallorca? 

    A. To teach Spanish. 

    B. To look for a job. 

    C. To see a friend. 

2. What does the man ask the woman to do? 

    A. Take him to hospital. 

    B. Go to a class with him. 

    C. Submit a report for him. 

3. Who will look after the children? 

    A. Jennifer.                         B. Suzy.                             C. Marie. 

4. What are the speakers going to do? 

    A. Drive home.                       B. Go shopping.                      C. Eat out. 

5. What are the speakers talking about? 

   A. How to fry fish. 

   B. How to make coffee. 

   C. How to remove a bad smell. 

第二节（共 15 小题 每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 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. When does Gomez watch a football game on TV? 

    A. When he fails to get a ticket. 

    B. When the stadium is crowded. 

    C. When his friends are too busy. 

7. How much did Gomez pay for the football game last time? 

    A. $20.                                B. $25.                                C. $50. 

听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。 

8. What did Alex do in the afternoon? 

    A. He had a walk. 

    B. He went hunting. 

    C. He planted trees. 

9. What did Alex bring back? 

    A. Flowers.                            B. Leaves.                             C. Books. 

10. What was Bob doing when Alex saw him? 

    A. Fishing.                            B. Taking pictures.                    C. Swimming. 

听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。 

11. What did David do on his most recent holiday? 

    A. He had a boat trip. 

    B. He took a balloon flight. 

    C. He climbed a mountain. 

12. What is on David’s list? 

    A. Gifts he needed to buy. 

    B. Things he wished to do. 

    C. Dates he had to remember. 

13. Where does the woman suggest David go for his next holiday? 

    A. Australia.                          B. California.                         C. The Amazon. 

听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。 

14. Why did Sarah make the phone call? 

    A. To ask a favor. 

    B. To pass on a message. 

    C. To make an appointment. 

15. Where is Sarah now? 

    A. In Brighton. 

    B. At her home. 

    C. At the Shelton Hotel. 

16. What time is Michael leaving his place tomorrow morning? 

    A. At 7:40.                            B. At 8:00.                            C. At 8:20. 

17. What is the probable relationship between John and Sarah? 

    A. Neighbors. 

    B. Fellow workers. 

    C. Husband and wife. 

听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。 

18. What do most people think is very important in spoken communication? 

    A. pronunciation.                      B. Vocabulary.                         C. Grammar. 

19. Why should you listen to experts according to the speaker? 

    A. To develop your reading fluency. 

    B. To improve your note-taking skills. 

    C. To find out your mispronunciations. 

20. What is the speaker’s last suggestion? 

    A. Spell out the difficult words. 

    B. Check the words in a dictionary. 

    C. Practice reading the words aloud. 

第二部分            阅读（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 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 

                                                    A 

      Rome can be pricey for travelers, which is why many choose to stay in a hostel ( 旅 

社  ). The hostels in Rome offer a bed in a dorm room for around 

$25 a night, and for that, you’ll often get to stay in a central location (位置) with 

security and comfort. 

Yellow Hostel 

       If I had to make just one recommendation for where to stay in Rome, it would be 

Yellow Hostel. It’s one of the best-rated hostels in the city, and for good reason. 

It’s affordable, and it’s got a fun atmosphere without being too noisy. As an added 

bonus, it’s close to the main train station. 

Hostel Alessandro Palace 

       If you love social hostels, this is the best hostel for you in Rome. Hostel 

Alessandro Palace is fun. Staff members hold plenty of bar events for guests like free 

shots, bar crawls and karaoke. There’s also an area on the rooftop for hanging out with 

other travelers during the summer. 

Youth Station Hostel 

       If you’re looking for cleanliness and a modern hostel, look no further than Youth 

Station. It offers beautiful furnishings and beds. There  are plenty of other benefits, 

too; it doesn’t charge city tax; it has both air conditioning and a heater for the 

rooms; it also has free Wi-Fi in every room. 

Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes 

       Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes is located just a  10-minute walk from the central 

city station and  it’s close to all of the city’s main attractions. The  staff is 

friendly and helpful, providing you with a map of the city when you arrive, and offering 

advice if you require some. However, you need to pay 2 euros a day for Wi-Fi.

21.  What is probably the major concern of travelers who choose to stay in a hostel? 

A. Comfort.              B. Security.            C. Price.           D. Location. 

22.  Which hotel best suits people who enjoy an active social life? 

A. Yellow Hostel.                                 B. Hostel Alessandro Palace. 

C. Youth Station Hostel.                          D. Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes. 

23.  What is the disadvantage of Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes? 

A. It gets noisy at night. 

B. Its staff is too talkative. 

C. It charges for Wi-Fi. 

D. It’s inconveniently located. 

                                                        B 

             By day, Robert Titterton is a lawyer. In his spare time though he goes 

on stage beside pianist Maria Raspopova — not as a musician but as her page turner. 

 “I’m not a trained musician, but I’ve learnt to read music so I can help Maria in her 

performance.” 

       Mr Titterton is chairman of the Omega Ensemble but has been the group’s official 

page turner for the past four years. His job is to sit beside  the pianist and turn the 

pages of the score so the musician doesn’t have to break the flow of sound by doing it 

themselves. He said he became just as nervous as those playing instruments on stage. 

        “A lot of skills are needed for the job. You have to make sure you don’t turn two 

pages at once and make sure you find the repeats in the music  when you have to go back 

to the right spot.” Mr Titterton explained. 

       Being a page turner requires plenty of practice. Some pieces of music can go for 

40 minutes and require up to 50 page turns, including back turns for repeat passages. 

Silent onstage communication is key, and each pianist has their own style of “nodding” 

to indicate a page turn which they need to practise with their page turner. 

       But like all performances, there are moments when things go wrong. “I was turning 

the page to get ready for the next page, but the draft wind from the turn caused the 

spare pages to fall off the stand,” Mr Titterton said, “Luckily I was able to catch 

them and put them back.” 

       Most page turners are piano students or up-and-coming concert pianists, although 

Ms Raspopova has once asked her husband to  help her out on stage. 

        “My husband is the worst page turner,” she laughed. “He’s interested in 

the music, feeling every note, and I have to say: ‘Turn, turn!’ “Robert is the best 

page turner I’ve had in my entire life.”

24. What should Titterton be able to do to be a page turner? 

    A. Read music.                                       B. Play the piano. 

    C. Sing songs.                                       D. Fix the instruments. 

25. Which of the following best describes Titterton’s job on stage? 

    A. Boring.            B. Well-paid.                  C. Demanding.                  D. Dangerous. 

26. What does Titterton need to practise? 

    A. Counting the pages.                               B. Recognizing the “nodding”. 

    C. Catching falling objects.                         D. Performing in his own style. 

27. Why is Ms Raspopova’s husband “the worse page turner”? 

    A. He has very poor eyesight.                        B. He ignores the audience. 

    C. He has no interest in music.                      D. He forgets to do his job. 

                                                      C 

       When the explorers first set foot upon the continent of North America, the skies 

and lands were alive with an astonishing variety of wildlife. Native Americans had taken 

care of these precious natural resources wisely. Unfortunately, it took the explorers 

and the settlers who followed only a few decades to   decimate a large part of these   

resources. Millions of waterfowl    ( 水 禽 ) were killed at the hands of market hunters 

and a handful of overly ambitious  sportsmen. Millions  of  acres  of wetlands were  dried 

to  feed  and 

house the ever-increasing populations, greatly reducing waterfowl habitat     (栖息地). 

       In  1934,  with  the  passage  of  the  Migratory  Bird  Hunting  Stamp Act 

 (Act), an increasingly concerned nation took firm action to stop the destruction of 

migratory ( 迁徙的) waterfowl and the wetlands so vital to their survival. Under this 

Act, all waterfowl hunters 16 years of age and over must annually purchase and carry a 

Federal Duck Stamp. The very first Federal Duck Stamp was designed by J.N. “Ding” 

Darling, a political cartoonist from Des Moines, lowa, who at that time was appointed 

by 

President Franklin Roosevelt as Director of the Bureau of Biological Survey. Hunters 

willingly pay the stamp price to ensure the survival of our natural resources. 

       About 98 cents of every duck stamp dollar goes directly into the Migratory Bird 

Conservation Fund to purchase wetlands and wildlife habitat for inclusion into the 

National Wildlife Refuge System — a fact that ensures this land will be protected and 

available for all generations to come. Since 1934, better than half a billion dollars 

has gone into that Fund to purchase more than 5 million acres of habitat. Little wonder 

the Federal Duck Stamp Program has been called one of the most successful conservation 

programs ever initiated. 

28. What was a cause of the waterfowl population decline in North America? 

       A. Loss of wetlands. 

       B. Popularity of water sports. 

       C. Pollution of rivers. 

       D. Arrival of other wild animals. 

29. What does the underlined word “decimate” mean in the first paragraph? 

       A. Acquire. 

       B. Export. 

       C. Destroy. 

       D. Distribute. 

30. What is a direct result of the Act passed in 1934? 

       A. The stamp price has gone down. 

       B. The migratory birds have flown away. 

       C. The hunters have stopped hunting. 

       D. The government has collected money. 

31. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text? 

       A. The Federal Duck Stamp Story 

       B. The National Wildlife Refuge System 

       C. The Benefits of Saving Waterfowl 

       D. The History of Migratory Bird Hunting 

                                                      D 

       Popularization has in some cases changed the original meaning of emotional (情感

的)  intelligence.  Many  people  now  misunderstand  emotional  intelligence  as  almost 

everything desirable in a person’s makeup that cannot be measured by an IQ test, such 

as character, motivation, confidence, mental stability, optimism and “people skills.” 

Research has shown that emotional skills may contribute to some of these qualities, but 

most of them move far beyond skill-based emotional intelligence. 

       We prefer to describe emotional intelligence as a specific set of skills 

that can be used for either good or bad purposes. The ability to accurately understand 

how others are feeling may be used by a doctor to find how best to help her patients, 

while a cheater might use it to control potential victims. Being emotionally intelligent 

does not necessarily make one a moral person. 

       Although popular beliefs regarding emotional intelligence run  far  ahead of what 

research can reasonably support, the overall effects of the publicity have been more 

beneficial than harmful. The most positive aspect  of this popularization  is a new and 

much needed emphasis  (重视) on emotion by employers, educators and others interested in 

promoting social well-being. The  popularization  of  emotional  intelligence  has  helped 

both the public and 

researchers  re-evaluate  the  functionality  of  emotions  and  how  they  serve  people 

adaptively in everyday life. 

       Although the continuing popular appeal of emotional intelligence is desirable, we 

hope that such attention will excite a greater interest in the scientific and scholarly 

study of emotion. It is our hope that in coming decades, advances in science will offer 

new perspectives ( 视角) from which to study how people manage their lives. Emotional 

intelligence, with its focus on both head and heart, may serve to point us in the right 

direction. 

32.  What is a common misunderstanding of emotional intelligence? 

       A. It can be measured by an IQ test. 

       B. It helps to exercise a person’s mind. 

       C. It includes a set of emotional skills. 

       D. It refers to a person’s positive qualities. 

33. Why does the author mention “doctor” and “cheater” in paragraph 2? 

       A. To explain a rule.                                B. To clarify a concept. 

       C. To present a fact.                                D. To make a prediction. 

34.  What        is  the  author’s  attitude   to  the  popularization                   of  emotional 

intelligence? 

       A. Favorable.               B. Intolerant.           C. Doubtful.              D. Unclear. 

35.  What does the last paragraph mainly talk about concerning emotional intelligence? 

       A. Its appeal to the public.                     B. Expectations for future studies. 

       C. Its practical application.                    D. Scientists with new perspectives. 

第二节  （共 5 小题 每小题 2.5  分，满分 12.5  分）  

       阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选  项中有两项为多余选项。 

       My husband and I just spent a week in Paris.    36    So the first thing  we did 

was rent a fantastically expensive sixth-floor apartment the size of a cupboard. It was 

so tiny that we had to leave our suitcases in the hallway. 

       The place wasn’t entirely authentic, though. Unlike a normal Parisian apartment, 

the plumbing  ( 水 管 ) worked. 37 Our building even had a tiny lift with a female voice 

that said, “Ouverture des portes,” in perfect French. That is the only French phrase 

I mastered, and it’s a shame I don’t have much use for it. 

       Parisians are different from you and me. They never look lazy or untidy. As someone 

noted in this paper a couple of weeks ago, they  eat great food and never gain weight. 

38 French strawberries do not taste  like 

cardboard. Instead, they explode in your mouth like little flavor bombs. 

            39 On our first morning in Paris, I went around the corner to the food market 

to pick up some groceries. I bought a handful of perfectly ripe small strawberries and 

a little sweet melon. My husband and I agreed they were the best fruit we had ever eaten. 

But they cost $18! 

       In France, quality of life is much more important than efficiency (效率). 

You can tell this by  cafés  life.  French  cafés  are  always  crowded.  40 When do 

these people work? The French take their 35-hour workweek seriously — so seriously that 

some labor unions recently struck a deal with a group of companies limiting the number 

of hours that independent contractors can be on call. 

       A.  Not all the customers are tourists. 

       B.  The quality of life in France is equally excellent. 

       C. There was a nice kitchen and a comfortable bed. 

       D. The amazing food is mainly consumed by local farmers. 

       E. That’s not the only reason the French eat less than we do. 

       F. Our aim was to see if we could live, in some way, like real Parisians. 

       G. The food is so delicious that you don’t need much of it to make you happy. 

第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 30 分） 

第一节（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。 

       My life as a tax-paying employed person began in middle school, when, for three 

whole days, I worked in a baking factory. 

       My best friend Betsy’s father was a manager at Hough Bakeries, which, at  Easter   

time,  41  little  bunny  ( 兔 子 )  cakes  for  all  its   42 throughout Cleveland. It 

happened that the plant downtown needed eight kids for   43    help during our spring 

break, for which I had no    44    beyond listening to my favorite records. I’d  45   

minimum wage. I’d see  how a factory 46 . My parents thought all of this was a grand 

idea and  called Betsy’s dad with their 47  . 

       Our 48   in the factory were simple: Place cakes on a moving belt.  Attach  icing 

 (糖霜)  ears. Apply  icing  eyes  and  nose.   49   bunny  from  the belt. This was      50       

than it sounds.    51      a bit and the cakes pile up. As  I told my parents at dinner 

that first night, it was all a little more high-pressure than I’d 52  . 

       Dad 53 . The son of a grocer, he’d  spent  the  summers  of  his  childhood   54     

food in Benardsville, New Jersey. This was the sort of    work that made you     55     

the dollars you earned and respect those who  did the work, he told me. 

41. A. sold                   B. ordered                C. made                   D. reserved 

42. A. stores                 B. families               C. schools                D. citizens 

43. A. generous               B. financial              C. technical              D. temporary 

44. A. plans                  B. problems               C. excuses                D. hobbies 

45. A. offer                  B. earn                   C. set                    D. suggest 

46. A. worked                 B. closed                C. developed              D. survived 

47. A. ambition               B. permission            C. experience             D. invitation 

48. A. joys                   B. ideas                 C. roles                  D. choices 

49. A. Save                   B. Keep                  C. Stop                   D. Remove 

50. A. harder                 B. better                C. longer                 D. cheaper 

51. A. Calm down              B. Slow down             C. Stay on                D. Move on 

52. A. indicated              B. witnessed             C. expected               D. remembered 

53. A. cried                  B. smiled                C. hesitated              D. refused 

54. A. tasting                B. finding               C. sharing                D. delivering 

55. A. withdraw               B. donate                C. receive                D. appreciate 

第二节（共 10 小题 每小题 1. 5 分，满分 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。 

      Going to Mount Huangshan reminds me of the popular Beatles’ song 

 “The Long and Winding Road”. 56  is  so  breathtaking  about  the experience is the 

out-of-this-world scenes. The rolling sea of clouds you see once you are at the top will 

remind you how tiny we 57  (human) are. 

      The hot spring  at the foot of the mountain is something you must try after the 

climb. It will  58   (undoubted) help you get refreshed! The   amazing  thing  about the 

spring is  that  the colder the  temperature gets, the 

59        (hot) the spring! Strange, isn’t it? But that’s how nature is  —  always 

leaving us 60  (astonish). 

      What comes next is the endless series of steps. You can’t help wondering 

how hard it 61  (be) for the people then to put all those rocks into place. Though it is 

the only unnatural thing on your way up the mountain, still it highlights the whole 

adventure    62    offers a place where you can sit     down to rest your 63  (ache) legs. 

      As the song goes, this long and winding road “will never disappear”, and it will 

always stick in the visitor’s memory.  It  sure  does  in  64  (I).While you’re in 

China, Mount Huangshan is 65 must to visit! 

第四部分         写作（共两节，满分 40 分） 第一节

              （满分 15 分） 

      你校英文报 Youth 正在庆祝创刊十周年。请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包 

括： 

      1.  读报的经历   

      2.  喜爱的栏目   

      3.  期望和祝福。 

注意： 1. 写作词数应为 80 左右 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。  

                                                       YouthandMe 

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。 

                                          A MOTHER’S DAY SURPRISE 

       The twins were filled with excitement as they thought of the surprise they were 

planning for Mother’s Day. How pleased and proud Mother would be when they brought her 

breakfast in bed. They planned to make French toast and chicken porridge. They  had 

watched their mother in the kitchen. There was nothing to it. Jenna and Jeff knew exactly 

what to do. 

       The big day came at last. The alarm rang at 6 a.m. The pair went down the stairs 

quietly to the kitchen. They decided to boil the porridge first. They put some rice into 

a pot of water and left it to boil while they made the French toast. Jeff broke two eggs 

into a plate and added in some milk. Jenna found the bread and put two slices into the 

egg mixture. Next, Jeff turned on the second stove burner to heat up the frying pan. 

Everything was going smoothly until Jeff started frying the bread. The pan was too hot 

and the bread turned black within seconds. Jenna threw the burnt piece into the  sink 

and put in the other slice of bread. This time, she turned down the fire so it cooked 

nicely. 

       Then Jeff  noticed  steam  shooting  out  of  the  pot  and  the  lid  starting  to 

shake. The next minute, the porridge boiled over and put out the fire. Jenna panicked. 

Thankfully, Jeff stayed calm and turned off the gas quickly. But the stove was a mess 

now. Jenna told Jeff to clean it up so they could continue  to  cook  the  rest  of  the 

porridge.  But  Jeff’s  hand  touched  the  hot 

burner and he gave a cry of pain. Jenna made him put his hand in cold water. Then she 

caught the smell of burning. Oh dear! The piece of bread in the pan had turned black as 

well. 

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。 

          As the twins looked around them in disappointment, their father 

 appeared. 

           The twins carried the breakfast upstairs and woke their mother up. 

                  2021 年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（全国Ⅰ卷） 参考答案 

      第一部分  听力                         

    1-10 CCBAC ABABA11-20 CBCAB ACBCC     

      第二部分  阅读理解 

      21.C               22.B            23.C            24. A           25. C 

      26. B              27. D           28. A           29. C           30. D 

      31. A              32. D           33. B           34. A           35. B 

      36. F              37. C           38. G           39. E           40. A 

41. C               42. A             43. D              44. A             45. B 

46. A               47. B             48. C              49. D             50. A 

51. B               52. C             53. B              54. D             55. D 

第三部分 语言运用 

56. What        57. humans  58. undoubtedly                  59. hotter             60. astonished 

61. was         62. and           63. aching                 64. mine               65. a 

第四部分 写作略 

2021高考英语真题全国乙卷参考答案听力及原文

参考答案

答案速查

1—5 ACCBB       6—10 ABACB  
11—15 CACCA   16—20 BCABB
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录音原文
(Text 1)
M: Excuse me, I got lost. I took a bus to city hall, but I can’t find the place.
W: This is the concert hall, not city hall. To go there, you should take the bus at Grand Hotel over there.
(Text 2)
M:  Can I help you?
W: I’m looking for a size twelve dress.
M: Oh, let me see. An eight, a ten. Ah, you’re lucky. I have the prettiest dress here in a twelve. Why don’t you try it on?
(Text 3)
W: Do you think you can take care of everything in the office today?
M:  No problem. Just go home and take a rest. If there is anything I feel I cannot handle, I’ll call you.
(Text 4)
W: We have a half-day tour, a full-day tour and an evening tour. Which one would you like?
M:  What is the schedule of the half-day tour?
W: It sets out at 8:30 a.m. and returns at 2:00 p.m.
(Text 5)
M:  Now, what seems to be the trouble, Mrs. Stevens?
W: I’ve been very dizzy lately. And last night, I had some chest pain.
M:  Don’t worry. Let me have a look.
(Text 6)
W: Wow. That was a great match. I really like watching tennis games.
M:  Me too. I think tennis is an exciting sport.
W: I think so. Do you play tennis, John?
M:  Yes, but not very well. Do you play?
W: A little. How about a game on Tuesday afternoon?
M: Sure.
(Text 7)
M: Mrs White, I’m afraid we have to put you on a strict diet. From now on, you’re going to have to stay away from salty food.
W: Does that mean I can’t have any more fast food?
M: Right. You can’t have any fried food or steaks.
W: What about breakfast food like eggs and sausages?
M: Those are all bad for you. But you can have porridge, bread and orange juice.
W: Well, what about lunch and dinner?
M: Have a salad for lunch. As for dinner, you can have all the vegetables you want. Fish and chicken are also okay.
W: What about dessert? Can I still have ice cream?
M: Yes, but not too much.
(Text 8)
M: Hi Nancy! You look worried. What’s wrong?
W: Well Daniel, have you ever felt nervous on stage?
M: Sure. Do you remember that play I was in a few years ago? I knew my lines, but I was terrified to have to recite them in front of an audience. As soon as I saw the crowd of people down there, my heart beat so fast that I was unable to say a single word.
W: That’s how I feel just thinking about the spelling competition next week.
M: I didn’t know you made it to the finals.
W: I’m worried I’ll get nervous and freeze on stage. I might forget how to spell everything, even my own name. I don’t know what to do.
M: Nancy, I know that you’re not going to forget how to spell your name. I’ll help you get through this. I’ll go to the school hall with you to practice. Then I’ll teach you an exercise my baseball coach taught me. Believe me. It works.
W: I feel much better now. Thanks, Daniel.
(Text 9)
W: Hello, ladies and gentlemen! Today, we have invited Prof. Stone to talk about the role of elderly people in our society. Welcome to our show, Prof. Stone.
M: To begin with, I’d like to tell a story from my own life. Several years ago, when my grandparents were well into their 80s, they were no longer able to care for themselves very well. My grandfather was afraid of leaving the only home they had known for the past 60 years. The idea of having to sell their home and move into a retirement home was an extremely painful experience for them. Indeed, old age for them, and many old Americans can mean not only the possible failure of one’s health, but the loss of identity and self-worth.
W: Yes, it’s true. What do you have to say about the problem of old age?
M: Many experts have given talks here that have focused on the medical care, and the development of public services for senior citizens. Today, I’d like to focus my comments on the meaningful roles that elderly can play and should play in our society.
(Text 10)

W: Talking about personal relationships, well, I’d naturally think of my relationship with my mother. Whenever I need help, my mother is always there for me. She often tells me that I can be anyone I want, as long as I’m confident of myself. She sees my talent and pushes me to do the best I possibly can. As I was growing up, we were often on the move. I had to admit that moving so often made me feel lonely. But my mother did everything she could to help me feel happy. In fact, so much traveling was really a good thing because it made us close. I respect my mother so much as she never treats me as a child, but as an equal. She gives me the freedom to make mistakes and to learn from them all. Unlike friendships that can fade or break, I know I’ll always be connected to my mother no matter what I face. She is not just a role model, but someone I love.

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