2023年高考英语全国卷II试题及答案含听力

年全国卷英语试题2023II第I卷第一局部听力（共两节，总分值30分）第一节（共5小题；每题L5分，总分值

7.5分）lWhat willLucy doat11:30tomorrowA.Go outfor lunchB.See herdentist C.Visit afriend

2.What is the weatherlike nowA.Its sunnyB.Its rainyC.Its cloudy

3.Why doesthe mantalk toDr.SimpsonA.To makean apologyB.To askfor helpC.To discusshis studies

4.How willthe womanget backfrom the railway stationA.By trainB.By carC.By bus

5.What doesJenny decideto dofirstA.Look for a jobB.Go on a tripC.Get anassistant其次节（共15小题；每题

1.5分，总分值

22.5分）听第6段材料，答复第

6、7题

6.What timeis itnowA.1:45B.2:10C.2:

157.What willthe mandoA.Work ona projectB.See Lindain thelibrary C.Meet with Professor Smith听第7段材料，答复第

8、9题

8.What arethe speakerstalking aboutA.Having gueststhis weekendB.Going outfor sightseeingC.Moving intoa newhouse

9.What isthe relationshipbetween thespeakersA.Neighbors B.Husband andwife C.Host andvisitor

10.What willthe mando tomorrowA.Work in his gardenB.Have abarbecue C.Do someshopping听第8段材料，答复第11至13题

11.Where was the manbornA.In PhiladelphiaB.In SpringfieldC.In Kansas

12.What didthe manlike doingwhen hewas achildA.Drawing B.Traveling C.Reading

13.What inspiresthe manmost in his workA.Education B.Family loveC.Nature听第9段材料，答复第14至17题

14.Why isDorothy goingto EuropeA.To attenda trainingprogram B.To carryout someresearch C.To take a vacation

15.How longwillDorothy stayin EuropeA.A fewdays B.Two weeksC.three months

16.What doesDorothy thinkof herapartmentA・Its expensiveB.Its satisfactoryC.Its inconvenient

17.What doesBill offerto dofor Dorothyputon somecomfortable shoes.London is a bigplace,and whateveryou do,you11find yourselfdoing quitea lotofwalking.So,comfortable shoesare reallynecessary.And secondly,let meask you to pleaselook afteryour money.Keep it safe at all times,and thenyou willnot have any unpleasantaccident,which couldruin yourwhole weekend.You11find acopy of your weekends schedulein yourroom.Take alook atit,and make sure yodre clearabout everything.Well,that sall fromme fornow.Go andleave yourluggage in your rooms.I911be seeingyou hereagain infifteenminutes.Goodbye fornow!答案解析

1.答案为Bo此题为简洁的事实细节题依据材料中女士的话“but Ihave anappointment with my dentistat11:

30.可知女士明天上午11:30要去看牙医，应选B

2.答案为C此题为简洁的事实细节题依据材料中女士的问话“Is it still raining”及男士的答复“No,but thereJsstill lots of clouds.”可知现在虽然雨停了，但是有很多乌云

3.答案为A此题为意图推断题依据材料中男士的话“I msorry I was latefor classtoday,Dr.Simpson.”及I wont let it happen again.v可知男士迟到了在跟他的教师赔礼，应选A

4.答案为Co此题为简洁的事实细节题依据材料中女士的话m coming back this afternoon,and「11take abus from therailway station.”可知答案为Co

5.答案为Bo此题为简洁的事实细节题依据材料中Jenny的话but I ve decided to travel a bit before finding anotherjob.”可知在找工作之前她打算先去旅旅游

6.答案为A此题为事实细节题依据材料中女士的话Well,it sa quarterto two.”可知现在是1:45,应选Ao

7.答案为Co此题为事实细节题依据材料中男士的话uActually I m goingto meetwith ProfessorSmith atten pasttwo.”可知男士将要去见史密斯教授,应选Co

8.答案为Ao此题为主旨大意题依据材料可知双方谈话的主旨是Pamela和Petter本周末要来做客，应选A对话的第一句话I vejust receivedan emailfrom Pamela.She andPeter arecoming downto seeus this weekend.”点明白主旨

9.答案为Bo此题为人物关系的推断题依据材料中男士的话I cant waitto showthem aroundour newhouse.”和女士的话“We havent had any guestssince wemoved in here.”可知他们是夫妻关系，应选Bo

10.答案为Co此题为事实细节题依据材料中男士的话I11go to the markettomorrow tobuy allthe thingswe11need.”可知男士明天要去购物，应选Co

11.答案为Bo此题为事实细节题依据材料中男士的话uWell,I wasborn inSpringfield,,可知男士诞生在Springfield,应选Bo

12.答案为Ao此题为事实细节题依据材料中男士的话“I alwaysliked drawingas earlyas I can rememberv可知男士小时候宠爱画画，应选Ao

13.答案为Co此题为事实细节题依据材料中男士的话“Nature isthe biggestinspiration.v可知男士作画时受大自然的启发最大，应选Co

14.答案为Ao此题为事实细节题依据材料中Dorothy的话aV vebeen looking forward tothis trainingprogram foralong time.v可知Dorothy去欧洲是为了参与培训工程，应选A©

15.答案为Co此题为事实细节题依据材料中Dorothy的话“But I don tlike theidea ofpaying threemonths for an emptyapartment,either.可知Dorothy将在欧洲呆3个月,应选Co

16.答案为Bo此题为情感态度题，略有难度依据材料中Dorothy的话“No way!I11never find another apartmentlikeit around here.可知Dorothy对她的公寓还是满足的,应选B

17.答案为Ao此题为事实细节题依据材料中Bill的话“I11be callingJim late thisweek anyway,so I11mentionit tohim.可知Bill将向Jim推举Dorothy的公寓，应选A答案需在原文根底上稍作总结此段独白来自导游的一段事项提示情景发生在酒店大厅，导游在告知了日程安排之后，又为大家在接下来的周末伦敦游提出了三条小建议这是一篇很常见的旅游情景独白，短小精悍，内容条理清楚，没有生僻单词和长难句题目难度不大

18.答案为Co此题为事实细节题题干中的被动语态是材料中内容的同义转换，依据材料中please doremember toput onsomecomfortable shoes.”可推知导游提示旅客要穿舒适的鞋子，所以得出“the touristsare advised to wear comfortableshoes”，应选Co另外干扰项A中utake the schedule”来自原文的“take alook atit”，要留意区分对关键名词实施影响的动词

19.答案为Ao此题为事实细节题，难度不大依据材料中“I11be seeingyou hereagain infifteen minutes.”可知旅客将会在15分钟之后和导游会面应选Ao

20.答案为Bo此题为地点推断题，稍有难度依据材料中You11find acopy of your weekends schedulein yourroom.和Go andleave yourluggage in your rooms.I11be seeingyou hereagain infifteen minutes.”可知导游在安排旅客安排行李，所以地点可能是在酒店阅读理解21-25:ABDCA26-30:DBABA31-35:CDDCC七选五36-40:FAECG完形填空语法填空41-45:DABCA46-50:DAACD51-55:ABBCC56-60:DDBCB

61.greater

62.achievement

63.is

64.on

65.as

66.studies

67.regularly

68.a

69.to bring

70.make短文改错The summerholiday iscoming.My classmatesand Iare talkingabout how to doduring theholiday.We canwhatchose between staying at home and take a trip.If westay athome,it iscomfortable but there isno needto spendchoosetaking andmoney.But inthat case,we willlearn littleabout Aworld.If wego ona tripabroad,we canbroaden XQULview theourand gain knowledges we cannot get from books.Some classmatessuggest we can go to placesof interestnearby.Iknowledge或shouldthought that it isa good idea.It doesnot costmany,yet we can stilllearn alot.think muchA.Recommend herapartment toJimB.Find anew apartmentfor herC.Take careof herapartment听第10段材料，答复第18至20题

18.What arethe touristsadvisedto do whentouring LondonA.Take theirtour scheduleB.Watch outfor thetraffic C.wearcomfortableshoes

19.What willthe touristsdo infifteen minutesA.Meet thespeaker B.Go to their roomsC.Change somemoney

20.Where probablyisthespeakerA.In apark B.In ahotel C.In ashopping centre其次局部阅读理解（共两节，总分值40分）第一节（共15小题每题2分，总分值30分）AWhats OnElectricUnderground

1.30pm-l.OOam Freeat theCyclops TheatreDo you knowwhos playingin yourarea Were bringingyou anexciting eveningof liverock andpopmusic from the bestlocal bands.Are youinterested inbecoming amusician andgetting arecording contract（合同）？If so,come earlyto thetalk at

7.30pm byJules Skye,a successfulrecord producer.H esgoing totalk about howyou canfind theright person to produceyour music.Gee Whizz

2.30pm-

10.30pm Comedyat KaleidoscopeComeand seeGee Whizzperform.Hes thefunniest stand-up comedianon thecomedy scene.This joyfulshowwill pleaseeveryone,fromtheyoungest to the oldest.Gee Whizzreally knowshowto make youlaugh!Our baris openfrom

7.00pm fordrinks andsnacks（快餐）.Simons Workshop

5.00pm-

7.30pm Wednesdayat Victoria StageThis isa goodchance foranyone who wants tolearn howto docomedy.The workshoplooks atevery kindofcomedy,and practicesmany differentways ofmaking peoplelaugh.Simon isa comedianand actorwho has10years experience of teachingcomedy.His workshopsare excitingand fun.An eveningwith Simonwill giveyouthe confidenceto befunny.Charlotte Stone

8.00pm-

11.00pm Pizza WorldFine foodwith beautifuljazz music;this isa greatevening out.Charlotte Stonewill performsongs fromhernew best-selling CD,with James Pickering on the piano.The menuis Italian,with excellentmeat andfresh fish,pizzas andpasta（面食）・Book earlyto geta table.Our baris openall day,and servescocktails,coffee,beer,and whitewine.

21.Who canhelp youif youwant tohave yourmusic producedA.Jules SkyeB.Gee WhizzC.Charlotte StoneD.JamesPickering

22.At whichplace canpeople ofdifferent agesenjoy agood laughA.The CyclopsTheatre B.Kaleidoscope C.VictoriaStageD.PizzaWorld

23.What dowe know about SimonsWorkshopA.It requiresmembership statusB.It laststhree hourseach timeC.It isrun by a comedyclub D.it isheld everyWednesday

24.When willCharlotte Stoneperform hersongsBFive yearsago,when Itaught artataschool inSeattle,I used Tinkertoys asa testat thebeginning of a termtofind outsomething aboutmy students.I puta smallset ofTinkertoys infront ofeach student,and said:Make something out of the Tinkertoys.You have45minutes today-and45minutes eachday for the rest of theweek.”A fewstudents hesitatedto start.They waitedto seewhat therest of the classwould do.Several otherscheckedthe instructionsand madesomething according to oneofthemodel plansprovided.Another groupbuiltsomethingoutof theirown imaginations.Once I hadaboy whoworked experimentallywith Tinkertoysinhisfree time.His constructionsfilled ashelfin theart classroomand agood part of hisbedroom athome.I wasdelighted atthe presenceof suchastudent.Here wasan exceptionallycreative mindat work.His presencemeant thatI hadan unexpectedteachingassistant in class whosecreativity wouldinfect（感染）other students.Encouraging thiskind of thinking hasa downside.I ranthe riskof losingthose studentswho hada differentstyleofthinking.Without failone woulddeclare/6But Imjust notcreative/9“Doyoudream at night when youre asleep”“Oh,sure”“So tellme oneofyourmost interestingdreams.The studentwould tellsomething wildlyimaginative.Flying in the skyor in a timemachine orgrowing threehead.Thats prettycreative.Who doesthat for you”“Nobody.I doit”uReally-atnight,whenyoureasleep”“Sure.”“Try doingit in the daytime,in class,okay”

25.The teacherusedTinkertoysinclassin orderto.A.know moreabout thestudentsB.make thelessons moreexcitingC.raise thestudents interestin artD.teach thestudents abouttoy design

26.What dowe knowabout theboy mentionedin Paragraph3A.He likedto helphis teacherB.He[referred tostudy aloneC.He wasactive inclassD.He wasimaginative

27.What doesthe underlinedword“downside”in Paragraph4meanA.Mistake B.Drawback C.Difficulty D.Burden

28.Why didthe teacherask thestudents totalkabout their dreamsA.To helpthem to see theircreativityB.To findout abouttheir sleepinghabits C.To helpthem toimprove theirmoney D.To findout abouttheirways ofthinkingCReading canbe asocial activity.Think ofthe peoplewho belongto bookgroups.They choosebooks toreadand thenmeet todiscuss them.Now,the websiteBookCrossing turnsthe onthe traditionalidea ofa bookgroup.Members go onthe site andregister thebooks theyown andwould like to share.BookCrossing providesanidentification numberto stickinside thebook.Then theperson leavesit ina publicplace,hoping thatthe bookwillhave anadventure,traveling farand widewith eachnew readerwho findsit.Bruce Pederson,the managingdirector ofBookCrossing,says,“The twothings thatchange yourlife arethepeople youmeet andbooks youread.BookCrossing combinesboth.”Members leavebooks onpark benchesand buses,in trainstations andcoffee shops.Whoever findstheirbook willgo tothesiteand recordwhere theyfound it.People whofindabook canalso leavea journalentry describingwhat theythought ofit.E-mails arethensent tothe BookCrossingto keepthem updatedabout where their bookshave beenfound.Bruce petersonsaysthe ideais forpeople notto beselfish bykeeping abook togather dustonashelf athome.BookCrossing ispartofa trendamong peoplewhowant to getback tothe realand notthe virtual（虚拟）.The sitenow hasmore thanone millionmembers inmore thanone hundredthirty-five countries.

29.Why doesthe authormention bookgroups in the firstparagraphA.To explainwhat theyare.B.To introduceBookCrossing.C.To stressthe importanceof reading.D.To encouragereaders toshare theirideas.

30.What doesthe underlinedword it”in Paragraph2refer toA.The book.B.An adventure.C.A publicplace.D.The identificationnumber.

31.What willa BookCrosserdo withabookafter readingitA.Meet otherreaders todiscuss it.B.Keep itsafe inhis bookcase.C.Pass itontoanother reader.D.Mail itback toits owner.

32.What isthe besttitle forthe textA.Online Reading:A VirtualTour B.Electronic Books:A newTrendC.A BookGroup BringsTradition BackD.A WebsiteLinks Peoplethrough BooksDAnew collectionof photosbrings anunsuccessful Antarcticvoyage back to life.Frank Hurleys pictureswould beoutstanding---undoubtedly first-rate photo-j ournalism--if theyhad beenmade last week.In fact,they wereshot from1914through1916,most ofthem aftera disastrousshipwreck（海滩），byacameraman who had noreasonable expectationof survival.Many ofthe imageswere storedin anicechest,under freezingwater,in thedamaged woodenship.The shipwas theEndurance,a small,tight,Norwegian-built three-master thatwas intendedto takeSirErnest Shackletonand asmall crewof seamenand scientists,27men inall,tothesouthernmost shoreofAntarcticas WeddellSea.From thatpoint Shackleton wantedto forcea passageby dogsled（雪橇）across thecontinentThe journeywas intendedto achievemore thanwhat CaptainRobert FalconScott haddone.Captain Scott had reachedthe SouthPole earlyin1912but haddied withhis fourcompanions onthe marchback.As writerCaroline Alexandermakes clearinherforceful andwell-researched storyThe Endurance,adventuring waseven thena thoroughlycommercial effort.Scotts lastjourney,completed asbe layinatentdying ofcold andhunger,caught the worldsimagination,and afilm madeinhishonor drewcrowds.Shackleton,a onetimeBritish merchant-navy officerwhohadgot towithin100miles ofthe SouthPole in1908,started abusiness beforehis1914voyage tomake moneyfrom movieand stillphotography.Frank Hurley,aconfident andgifted Australianphotographer whoknew theAntarctic,was hiredtomakethe images,most ofwhichhave neverbefore beenpublished.

33.What dowe knowaboutthephotos takenby HurleyA.They weremadelastweekB.They showedundersea sceneriesC.They werefound bya cameramanD.They recordeda disastrousadventure

34.Who reachedthe SouthPole firstaccordingtothe textA.Frank HurleyB.Ernest ShackletonC.Robert FalconScott D.Caroline Alexander

35.What doesAlexander thinkwas thepurpose ofthe1914voyageA.Artistic creationB.Scientific researchC.Money makingD.Treasure hunting其次节（共5小题每题2分，总分值10分）依据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最正确选项选项中有两项为多余选项A gardenthat9s just right foryouHave youever visiteda gardenthat seemedjustrightforyou,wheretheatmosphere ofthe gardenappearedto totalmore thanthesum（，总和）ofits parts

36.But itdoesnt happenby accident.Itstarts withlooking insideyourself andunderstanding whoyou arewith respecttothenatural worldand howyouapproach the gardening process.037Some peoplemay thinkthat a garden isno morethan plants,flowers,patterns andmasses ofcolor.Othersare concernedabout usinggardening methodsthat requireless waterand fewerfertilizers（月巴料）.

38.However,there area numberof otherreasons thatmight explainwhy youwanttogarden.One ofthemcomes fromour earliestyears,・Recall（回忆）your childhoodmemoriesOur modelof whatagardenshould be often goesbacktochildhood.Grandmas rosegarden andDadsvegetable gardenmight begood orbad,but thatsnot whatsimportant39-how beingin thosegardens madeusfeel.If youdlike tobuild apowerful bondwith yourgarden,start bytaking sometime torecall the gardens ofyouryouth.

40.Then gooutside andwork outa planto translateyour childhoodmemoriesinto yourgrown-up garden.Have fun.A.Know whyyou gardenB.Find agood placefor yourown gardenC.Ifs ourexperienceofthegardenthat mattersD.If sdelightful tosee somany beautifulflowersE.Still othersmay simplyenjoy beingoutdoors andclose toplantsF.You canproduce thatkind ofmagical qualityinyourown garden,tooG.For eachof thosegardens,writer downthe strongestmemory youhave第三局部英语学问运用（共两节，总分值45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每题L5分，总分值30分）Hundreds ofpeople haveformed impressionsofyouthrough thatlittle devicef装置）on yourdesk.Andtheyve neverArtually41ynu.Everything theyknowaboutyou_12—through thisdevice,sometimes fromhundredsof milesaway.43they feelthey canknow you44fromthesound ofyour voice.Thats howpowerfulthe45is.Powerful,yes,but notalways

46.For yearsI dealtwith mytravel agentonly byphone.Rani,my facelessagentwhom Fdnever met47,got merock-bottom priceson airfares,cars,and hotels.But hercold voicereally48me,I sometimeswished to49another agentOnemorning,Ihadto50an immediateflight homeforafamily emergency.I raninto Ranisoffice

51.The womansitting atthe desk,52my madness,sympathetically jumpedup.Shegave mea53smile,nodded whilelistening patiently,and thenprinted outthe54immediately.“What awonderfullady!I thought.Rushing out55I calledout overmy shoulder,“By the way,whats yourname”“Im RaniJ shesaid.I turnedaroundand sawa56woman witha bigsmile onher facewaving towish mea safetrip.I was57!Why hadI thought shewas coldRani was,well,so

58.Sitting backinthecar onthewaytotheairport,I figuredit allout.Ranis59-her warmsmile,her nods,herTm herefor vou60-were allsilent signalsthat didnttravel throughwires.

41.A.accepted B.noticed C.heard D.met

42.A,came B.moved C.ran D.developed

43.A.Thus B.Yet C.Then D.Indeed

44.A.rather B.also C.just D.already

45.A.Telephone B,voice C.connection D.impression

46.A.direct B.useful C.easy D.accurate

47.A.in personB.by myselfC.in publicD.on purpose

48.A.annoyed B.interested C.discouraged D.confused

49.A.promote B.train C.find D.know

50.A.arrange B.postpone C.confirm D.book

51.A.forthefirst timeB.at anytime C.from timeto timeD.in goodtime

52.A.expecting B.seeing C.testing D.avoiding

53.A.shy B.comforting C.familiar D,forced

54.A.bill B,form C.ticket D.list

55.A.hopefully B.disappointedly C.gratefully D.regretfully

56.A.careful B.serious C.nervous D.pleasant

57.A.amused B.worried C.helpless D.speechless

58.A.calm B.nice C.proud D.clever

59.A.forgiveness B.eagerness C.friendliness D.skillfulness

60.A.explanation B.attitude C.concept D.Behavior第n卷第三局部英语学问运用（共两节，总分值45分）其次节（共10小题每题

1.5分，总分值15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式If youfeel stressedby responsibilitiesat work,you shouldtake astep backand identify识另l|those of61greatand lessimportance.Then,handle themost importanttasks firstso you11feel areal senseof—achieve.Leaving theless importantthings untiltomorrow63beoftenacceptable.Most ofus aremore focused64our tasksinthemorning thanwe arelater inthe day.So,get anearly startandtry to be asproductive65possible beforelunch.This willgive youthe confidenceyou needto getyouthrough theafternoon andgo homefeeling accomplished.Recent66study showthat we are farmore productiveat workif wetake shortbreaks67regular.Giveyour bodyand braina restby steppingoutside for68while,exercising,or dongsomething youenjoy.If youAnd somethingyou lovedoing outsideoftheoffice,youll beless likely69fbring yourwork home.It couldbe anything-gardening,cooking,music,sports-but whateverit is,70makesureits arelief fromdailystress ratherthan anotherthing toworry about.第四局部、改错写作共两节，总分值35分第一节短文改错共10小题，每题1分，总分值10分假定英语课上教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A,并在其下面写出该加的词删除把多余的词用斜线\划掉删除在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词留意

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The summerholiday iscoming.My classmatesand Iare talkingabout howto doduring theholiday.Wecan chosebetweenstayingathomeandtakea trip.If westay athome,it iscomfortable butthere isno needtospend money.But inthat case,we willlearn littleabout world.If wegoonatripabroad,wecanbroaden youviewandgainknowledgeswecannotgetfrombooks.Some classmatessuggest wecan goto placesof interestnearby.Ithoughtthatitisagoodidea.It doesnot costmany,yet wecan stilllearn alot.其次节书面表达总分值25分假定你是李华，你校摄影俱乐部photography club将举办国际中学摄影展请给你的英国朋友Peter写封信请他供给作品信的内容包括

1.主题环境保护；

2.展览时间；

3.投稿邮箱.留意

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2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯年全国卷答案2023II听力听力原文Text1M:Lucy,would youliketohave lunchwith metomorrowW:Oh,Idreally loveto,but Ihave anappointment withmy dentistat11:

30.Thanks forinviting me.Text2W:Peter,how isthe weathernow IsitstillrainingM:No,butther^s stilllotsofclouds.The weathermansaid thesun wouldnt come outuntil nextweek.Text3M:I msorry Iwas latefor classtoday,Dr.Simpson.W:Well,I11let itgo thistime.But yousaw itdisturbed therestofthe class.M:Yes,I realizedthat.I wontletithappenagain.Text4W:Hi,Mike.Listen,I mcomingbackthisafternoon,and I’11takeabus fromtherailwaystation.So,you don t needtocome andpick meup.M:OK,take care,and seeyou soon.Text5M:Jenny,there san openingforanassistant managerin ourcompany.You shouldgive ita try.W:Thank youGeorge,butI vedecidedtotravelabitbeforefindinganotherjob.Text6M:By theway,do youknow whattime itis W:Well,itsa quarterto two.M:Oh,I9ve gotto go.W:See LindainthelibraryM:No.Actually I m goingto meetwithProfessorSmith atten pasttwo.You maycontinue ourproject discussionwith Michael.W:All right.Text7W:Harry,guess what I vejust receivedan emailfrom Pamela.She andPeter arecoming downtoseeus thisweekend.M:Oh,that sgood news!We havent seenthem forages.W:Yeah.The lasttime wemet themwas atour weddingthree yearsago.M:Did Pamelamention howlong they11stayW:About oneweek.M:Great!Ican,t waitto showthem aroundour newhouse.W:Me too.We haventhadany guestssince wemoved inhere.If theweather isfine,wecanhave abarbecue inthegarden.M:Good idea.I11gotothe markettomorrow tobuy allthe thingswe11need.Text8W:Hello,everyone,our program.Today,wearefortunate tohaveaspecial guestwith us.Someof youmay haveheard ofhimbefore.He san artist.His workshave receivedmany prizesand havebeen shownin overone hundredexhibitions acrossthecountry一Los Angeles,New York,Philadelphia,to namejust afew.His nameis ChrisCucksy.So Chris,tell usa bitaboutyourself.M:Well,Iwasborn inSpringfield,Missouri,and grewup inKansas.I didn,tcomefrom afamily withwealth orposition,but Idid manageto geta masters degreein finearts.W:When didyou firststart tomake artAnd whatwastheturning pointinyourlife thatmade youan artistM:I alwaysliked drawingas earlyas Ican remember,so rightfrom then,I knewwhatIwas goingtobe:an artist.W:What isit thatalways inspiresyoutocreateM:Nature isthe biggestinspiration.I malways inspiredby thingsof beautyand harmony.Text9M:You mustbe prettyexcited aboutyour tripto Europe,Dorothy.When areyou leavingW:In justtwo weeks,and Iam excited.I vebeen lookingforward tothis trainingprogram fora longtime.But therearestill afew thingsI needto dobefore Igo.M:Like whatW:Like renewingmy passportand figuringout whattodowithmyapartment while Imgone.M:You arenot goingto giveit up,are youW:No way!I11never findanother apartmentlike itaroundhere.But Idontlike theidea ofpaying threemonths foranempty apartment,either.So,Imlookingforsomeone totake itwhileIm away.M:Um,let methink.Oh,I knowjusta person.An oldcolleague ofmine,Jim Thomas.He iscoming heretodo someresearch thissummer,from Juneto August.W:We11,that sexactly whenI11be away!M:Tell youwha I:I11be callingJ inilatethisweekanyway,so I11men Iion iI tohim.W:Well,thanks,Bill.Text10W:I hopeIvegiven youa clearideaoftheschedulefor yourLondon weekend.And,before Ifinish,let mejust giveyousome advicewhich shouldmake yourstay moreenjoyable.Firstly,please doremember to。