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第一節 短文朗读（计6分）

你将有60秒钟的时间阅读屏幕上的短文，并作朗读准备。在听到“开始录音”的信号后，请在90秒钟内朗读短文一遍。

请看下面的短文：

From cats to horses， people have had animal friends for thousands of years. Pets have been part of our lives， big or small， living indoors or outdoors， for as long as we can remember.

In the city， many pets are kept indoors because it may be too dangerous for them to run around outside. But how is it for the pets to be kept inside all day？ Does the animal get sad or bored？ Its hard to know since they cant talk to us.

第二节 情景反应（共4小题，计8分）

你将有20秒钟的时间阅读屏幕上的情景提示，并作答题准备。在听到“开始录音”的信A号后，请根据提示的内容，按照提问顺序用英语回答问题，每道题的作答时间为15秒钟。

请看下面的情景提示：

朋友想知道你对写日记的看法、你的日记的内容、多久写一次等。

1. Do you have your own diary？ （2分）

2. How do you like writing the diary？ （2分）

3. What kind of things would you like to write in your diary？ （2分）

4. How often do you usually write in the diary？ （2分）

第三节 口头表达 （计6分）

你将有2分钟的时间阅读屏幕上的要点提示，并作答题准备。在听到“开始录音”的信号后，请根据提示的要点，用5句以上的英语句子在2分钟内进行表述。

请看下面的要点提示：

1. 你最好朋友的外貌特征；

2. 你最好朋友的兴趣爱好；

3. 你最好朋友的性格特点；

4. 大家都喜欢她。

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口语中如何说“want to”

When I am talking to others in a friendly conversation， I often speed up my speech. I change words to make them faster to say.

For example， when I am talking， I pronounce “want to” as “wanta”. I say， “I wanta see a movie.” I say “I want to see a movie” in a formal conversation or when I want to be clear. But in casual conversation， I use “wanta”； I say， “I wanta” “I wanta see a movie.” Its much faster and my English speaking friends all understand and make this change as they speak.

So， as a person learning English， you must know about this change if you want to clearly understand what is said to you. And you should use this change， too， to make your English sound more conversational， more like a native speaker.

Attention

One thing that you should keep in mind： using “wanta” and “wanna” and “wansta” in conversation is perfectly fine when talking to your friends. But these changes are almost never written. You should not write these changes in written letters， emails， or school papers， because they are informal language. So I would not use “wanta” for “want to” in my writing.

And the last thing you should know： you must be able to use formal English pronunciation when needed. You shouldnt just use the changes “wanna” or “wansta” all the time.

When speaking to a friend， I might say， “I wanna go home.”

But if this situation is formal or I need to speak clearly， I would say， “I want to go home.” If I was in a casual meeting， I might say， “I wanna say something.” But， if people didnt understand me， Id slow down and say， “I want to say something.” So in formal situations， you must be able to slow down and use formal pronunciation.

Practice

Now， listen to this conversation for the changes that youve learned：

Hey， hows it going？

Pretty good， do you wanna see a movie tonight？

Sure， what do you wanna see？

Well， my girl friend is coming and she wansta see Avatar.

I already saw that， I dont wanna see it again.