四川省眉山一中办学共同体2022届高三英语上学期期中试题第I卷第一部分听力（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，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.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Atthebeginningofaterm.B.Attheendofaterm.C.Duringavacation.2.Whycan’tthemandrivethewomantomorrow?A.Hiscarisbeingfixed.B.Hehasadoctor’sappointment.C.Hewillbeworkinginashop.3.Whatwillthewomando?A.Chargehercellphone.B.Visithermother.C.Makeacall.4.WhowillthrowapartyforthewomannextSunday?A.Thewomanherself.B.Theman.C.Nancy.5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Hermotherisahousewife.B.Only10%ofAmericanmotherswork.C.MostAmericanmotherswork.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，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，各个小题将给出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.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Afestival.B.Abirthdayparty.C.Aclassreunion.7.Whatdoesthewomandecidetodo?A.Gotoapartywiththeman.B.Goonvacation.C.Staywithherfamily.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Howdoesthemanfeel?A.Confident.B.Nervous.C.Excited.-14-\n9.Whatdoesthemanwanttodonext?A.Continuetalkingwiththewoman.B.Gotothebathroom.C.Drinksomewater.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whydoesthegirlwanttohaveacar?A.Totravelwithherfriends.B.Toshowoff.C.Tobeindependent.11.Wheredoesthegirlstudy?A.Inamiddleschool.B.Inahighschool.C.Inauniversity.12.Whydoesn’tthemanbuyhisdaughteracarnow?A.Hethinkshisdaughteristooyoungtodrive.B.Hecan’taffordanothercar.C.Hewantshisdaughtertoearnacar.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Withwhomdoesthewomantravel?A.Sheisalone.B.Herfamily.C.Herbusinesspartner.14.Whatdothespeakershaveincommon?A.TheybothliveinNewYork.B.Theyarebothtravelingonbusiness.C.Theyhavebothstayedinthehotelbefore.15.Whatistheman’sfavoritepartofthehotel?A.Theservice.B.Thebreakfast.C.Thefacilities.16.Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutthehotel?A.Thepricesarereasonable.B.Itdoesn’tseemlikeanicehotelfromtheoutside.C.Theservicedidn’tusetobeanythingspecial.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.WhatisTheBookworm?A.Aliteraryfestival.B.Acafé.C.Abookstore.18.WhoisPeterHessler?A.Aphotographer.B.Apublicspeaker.C.Awriter.19.Whatwasthespeakerexcitedabout?A.Seeingsomeonegiveaspeech.B.Hearingafamousbandplaymusic.C.Findinghisfavoritemagazine.20.Whatwasthespeaker’smistake?A.Mistakingtheplace.B.Mistakingtheyear.C.Mistakingtheday.-14-\n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和D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThefollowinglistincludessomebooksthatcomehighlyrecommendedbymillionsofreadersandalsoashortsummaryofthehighlightsofeachwork.TheGo-Giver,byBobBurgandJohnDavidMannIdidn'tevenexpectthatsuchashortbookcouldmakeahugedifferenceinmywaytowardslife.Itsimplyexplainscomplexlawsthatdirectmankind,andconcludesthatthereisalwaystruthintheopposite.DaoDeJing,byLaoziDaoDeJingisoneofthefinestbooksonphilosophywrittenbyLaozi,anancientChinesephilosophyandpoet.Itissincere,excitingandmakesyouthinkalot.Readitandgetintouchwiththecleareducativeunderstandingsthatgiveyouenoughtipstopursueyourlifegoalfullofpassion.TheScienceofGettingRich,byWallaceD.WattlesIhadmyownmisunderstandingsofgettingrichtillIreadthisbook.ThebookmadeahugedifferencetomylifeafterIdiscoveredthesecretsmentioned.Readitanditteachesyouhowtobecomerich,notimmediately,butstepbystep.ThePowerofHabit,byCharlesDuhiggIneverknewhabitsplayedsuchanimportantroleinshapingourfutureuntilIreadthisbook.Itsays,youarewhatyourhabitsare,andalsosuggeststheproventechniquestocreatenewhabitsthatchangeourlifestylesandeventuallyourlives.Itisamust-readforeveryonewhowishestoformlifetimehabits.TheRoadLessTravelled,byScottPeckSimplyput,buythisbookforthepathtowardsunderstandinginaspiritualwaythatstrengthensyourpersonalgrowth.Thisbooknevergivesyoueasysolutionstothechallengesoflife.Itsimplyispartoflifeandleavesyouwithbetterunderstandingtoleadafulfilledlife.21.Whichbookcanhelpyouchaseyourdreampassionately?A.DaoDeJing.B.TheGo-Giver.C.TheRoadLessTravelled.D.TheScienceofGettingRich.22.WhichofthefollowingideasmayScottPeckagreewith?A.Habitscanshapeourfuture.B.Thereisalwaystruthintheopposite.C.Difficultyisoftenpartofpersonalgrowth.D.Weshouldfindeasysolutionstochallenges.23.Whatcanweknowaboutthebooksmentionedabove?A.Theyarealleasilywritten.B.Theyareallpopularbooks.C.Alltheirwritersareforeigners.-14-\nD.Allthebooksareaboutlifegoals.BMydaughterwassingingasshepolishedthefurniture.Ihadn'taskedhertowipethefurniture.Ineverdo.Butwhileonebrotherishappiestwiththecomputer,onewithafootballandonewithamodelcar,herideaofhappinessisacanofSpringFreshandacloth.WherehaveIgonewrong?Beingabitofatomboy(假小子)myself,andnottoohotonthehouseholdskills,Iusedtoarguethatthedifferencesbetweenmenandwomenwereallaboutupbringingandexpectations.Nobodycouldhaveapproachedmotherhoodwithacourageousdeterminationthatallchildrenwouldbetreatedthesame.Boyswouldbeofferedsofttoystohugwhilegirlswouldplaywithcarsandtrains.IwouldraisetheNewMenandfemaleengineersofthefuture.Tenyearsago,asIgazedatmyfirst-borninhiscradle,Iimaginedthegentlesoulhewouldbe—nogunsornastyaggression.Theimaginationsustainedmeuntilhewasabouttwo,whenheproudlypresentedmewithhisfirstmodel—arifle.Lateron,inthegardenheandhisbrotherbegandoingsuchheart-stoppingthingswithsticksthatintheendIboughtthemacoupleofplasticswords.Wewentdownhillfast.Adecadeandthreemoresonsafterthoseearlychildren,wenowhouseanarsenal(军械库)ofswords,rifles,waterpistols,bowsandarrows,hatchets,daggersandtanksthatwouldbetheenvyoftheBritishArmy.Notsolongago,wewereallnearlyarrestedwhenamostlife-likeguninourluggagecausedasecurityscare(恐慌)atHeathrowAirport.Andwhatofmydaughter?Sheplaysalltheboys’gamebecauseshehasto.You'llfindherfromtimetotimeteetering(行走蹒跚)aroundthehouseinplastichighheels,withahandbag(pink)inonehandandashotgunintheotherandshecanmanageitwhentheyneedsomeonetomakeupthenumbersforfootball.Butherheartisnotreallyinit.Shewouldratherbedrawingorwritingorcuttingoutstarsorpolishingshellsor—dearheavens—cleaningthebathroom.Ifinallyfaceduptothefactthatboysandgirlsaresimplyborndifferent.ButIwon’tgiveup.I’llcontinuetotryandtreatthemequallyandexpectthesameofthem.Andbythetimethey’reallintheirteens,Iimaginethey’llallbeequallyimpossibletogettodoanything.Butrightnow,natureiswearingdownnurture(训练).Equalityishardwork.24.Whatcould“acanofSpringFresh”be?A.somedrinksB.somewashing-upliquidC.somesofttoyD.someshampoo25.Howmanychildrendoestheauthorhave?A.3B.4C.5D.626.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Theauthorlikesdoingthehousework.B.Theauthorhasneverallowedhersonstohavetoyweapons.-14-\nC.Thelittlegirlisverykeentojoininwithherbrothers’games.D.Theauthorstartedoutdeterminedtobringupallherchildreninthesameway.27.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A.NatureorNurtureB.BoysorGirlsC.GamesorHouseworkD.HowtoraisechildrenCWheneversomethinglooksinterestingorbeautiful,thereisanaturaldesireofustocaptureandpreserveit—whichmeans,inthisdayandage.thatwearelikelytoreachforourphonestotakeapicture.Thoughthiswouldseemtobeanidealsolution,therearetwobigproblemsassociatedwithtakingpictures.Firstly,wearelikelytobesobusytakingpicturesthatweforgettolookattheworldwhosebeautyandinterestencourageustotakeaphotographinthefirstplace.Andsecondly,becausewefeelthepicturesaresafelystoredonourphones,wenevergetaroundtolookingatthem,sosurearewethatwe’llgetaroundtothemoneday.ThefirstpersontonoticetheproblemswasanEnglishartcritic(评论家),JohnRuskin.Hewasakeentravellerwhorealizedthatmosttouristsmakeapoorjobofnoticingorrememberingthebeautifulthingstheysee.Hearguedthathumanshaveanaturaltendencytorespondtobeautyanddesiretohaveit,buttherearebetterandworseexpressionsofthisdesire.Atworst,wegetintobuyingsouvenirsortakingphotographs.But,inRuskin'seyes,there'sjustonethingweshoulddo—attemptingtodrawtheinterestingthingswesee,regardlessofwhetherwehappentohaveanytalentfordoingso.Ruskinsaid,“Drawingcanteachustosee,tonoticeproperlyratherthangazeabsent-mindedly.Intheprocessofrecreatingwithourownhandwhatliesbeforeoureyes,wenaturallymovefromapositionofobservingbeautyinaloosewaytoonewhereweacquireadeepunderstandingofitsparts.”Ruskindeploredtheblindnessandhurryofmodemtourists,especiallythosewhopridedthemselvesontravellingaroundthewholeEuropeinaweekbytrain,“Nochangingofplacesatahundredmilesanhourwillmakeusstronger,happier,orwiser.Therewasalwaysmoreintheworldthanmencouldsee,iftheyeverwalkedslowly;theywillseeitnobetterforgoingfast.Thereallypreciousthingsarethoughtsandsights,notpace.”28.AccordingtoParagraph2,whentakingpictures,peopletendto______.A.forgettoappreciatesomethingattractiveonthespotB.findithardtolearnskillsoftakinggoodpicturesC.findagoodwaytokeepthingsintheirmindsD.haveachancetomeetthechallengeofnewtechnology29.AccordingtoRuskin,whatshouldtravellersdotobestexpresstheirappreciationanddesireforsomethingbeautiful?A.Tospeakitoutopenly.B.Tophotographitinstantly.-14-\nC.Topurchaseitdirectly.D.Topaintitimmediately.30.Fromthefourthparagraph,wecaninferthatRuskinencouragesustobe______.A.considerateanddeterminedB.activeandadventurousC.creativeandthoughtfulD.sensitiveandambitious3l.Theunderlinedword“deplored”inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto“______”.A.appreciatedB.criticizedC.favouredD.ignoredDVitaminBcouldhelpreducetheeffectsofthedangeroustypeofairpollution,accordingtoanewstudypublishedonMonday.Inthefirststudyofitskind,ateamofinternationalresearcherslookedintothedamagecausedbyoneofthepollutantsthathavetheseverestimpactonhealth—PM2.5.TheyfoundthatVitaminBsupplementcouldeffectivelyreducetheimpactofthetinyparticles(颗粒)onthehumanbody,althoughtheystressedthattheresearchwasinitsearlystages.AccordingtotheWHO,92%oftheworld'speoplearelivinginplaceswherethePM2.5levelgoesbeyondtherecommendedlevel.Soit'surgenttofindasolutiontotheproblem.Accordingtothisstudy,publishedinthePNAS,10volunteerswereinitiallyexposedtocleanairandgivenaplacebo(安慰剂)tochecktheirbaselineresponses.ThegroupthenkeptontakingplacebosforfourweeksbeforebeingexposedtoheavilypollutedairfromdowntownToronto,whereanestimated1,000carspassedeveryhour.Thebadairwasdeliveredtothevolunteersthroughan"oxygentype"facemask.Theexperimentwasthenrepeated,witheachvolunteertakingaVitaminBsupplementdaily,madeupof2.5mgoffolicacid,50mgofVitaminB6,and1mgofVitaminB12.VitaminB6canbefoundinliver,chicken,nutsandotherthings,andVitaminB12infish,meat,eggs,milkandsomecereals.TheresearchersfoundthatfourweeksofVitaminBsupplements—thedamageofPM2.5effectsby28-76%.TheresultsemphasizedhowpreventionatanindividuallevelcouldbeusedtofightagainstthedamageofPM2.5,theresearcherssaid.32.What'sthenewlydiscoveredeffectofVitaminBinParagraph1?A.Itcanbeusedtoreplaceothervitaminsinourdailylife.B.Itcanhelplowertheairpollutionlevelintheopenair.C.ItcanreducetheimpactofPM2.5onhumanbodies.D.Itcangetridofthepollutantsremaininginourbody.33.Whatcanbelearnedfromthesecondparagraph?A.FurtherstudyabouttheeffectofVitaminBneedstobedone.B.VitaminBisthemostimportanttohuman'shealth.-14-\nC.ThetinyparticlesintheairaremadeupofPM2.5.D.92%oftheworld'speopleareaffectedbyPM2.5.34.HowdidresearchersdrawthenewconclusionaboutVitaminB?A.Byreferringtoajournal.B.Byperformingexperiments.C.Byinterviewingscientists.D.Bycomparingvitamins.35.Youmayreadthepassageonawebsiteabout______.A.environmentB.medicineC.educationD.health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。Therulesabouthowtotalk,eatandsit,whicharehighlylimited,areobservedinmostWesternrestaurantsandhomes.36ManyWesternershavenoideahowtoactattheChinesedinnertable.Noforksorknivesforthemtouse!TheChinesehostmakesgreat,sweepingarmmovementsthatgooverlargesectionsofthetable,passingoverbothfoodandfriendsalike.37However,itleavesmanyforeignersatalossforwhattodo.Inmychildhoodhome,dinnerwasenjoyedwithlowvoices,andthetopicsthatwecoulddiscusswereverylimited.38IfIhadtoleavethetabletousethetoilet,IhadtoexcusemyselfwithoutmentioningwhatitwasthatIwasgoingtodo.“MayIbeexcused,please?Ineedtowashmyhands."Iwouldsay.Mymotherwouldsay,“Sure.”Myfatherwouldoftenplayajokeonmebysaying,“39”Asforeating,wediditquietly.Noeatingnoiseswereallowed.Everythingmustbedoneasquietlyaspossible.Ifanysoundwascreatedbyeatingfoodordrinking,itwouldbeconsideredasbadmanners!40Heistositupstraightwiththerecessivehand(usuallytheleft)inone'slapholdinganapkinwhilethedominanthand(usuallytheright)holdstheforkorspoon.Theonlytimeoneisallowedtohavebothhandsonthetableiswhenheisusingaknifetocutsomething.A.Howonesitsatthetableisalsoprescribed(规定).B.Wewerenotallowedtotalkaboutanythingthatmadelistenersuncomfortable.C.Can'tyouthinkupabetterexcusethanthat?D.They’recompletelydifferentfromwhatwefindhereinChina.E.Yourhandsdon'tlookdirty!F.Thesceneisfantastic.G.Ingeneraltheywereallstrictlyforbiddentopics. 第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第—节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）-14-\n阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。SleepinginClassIcanstillrememberitasifithappenedyesterday.Iwasacollegefreshmanandhad41mostofthenightbeforelaughingandtalkingwithfriends.Nowjust42myfirstclassoftheday,myeyelidswerefeeling43andmyheadwasdriftingdowntomydesktomakemytextbooka44.Afewminutes’naptimebeforeclasswouldn't45,Ithought.Boom!Iliftedmyheadimmediatelyandmyeyesopenedwiderthansaucers.Ilookedaroundwithmyheart46quicklytryingtofindthecauseofthe47.Myyoungprofessorwaslookingbackatmewitha48,boyishsmileonhisface.Hehad49droppedthepileoftextbookshewascarryingontoMsdesk.“Goodmorning!”hesaid,stillsmiling,“I’mgladtoseeeveryoneis50.Nowlet’sgetstarted.”ForthenexthourIwasn’tsleepyatall.Itwasn’tfromtheshockofmyprofessor’stextbookalarm51either.Itwas52fromtheattractivediscussionheled.Withknowledgeandgoodhumor,hemadethematerialcomealive.Hisinsightswerefullofbothwisdomandlovingkindness.I53theclassroomnotonlywideawake,butalittle54andalittlebetteraswell.Ilearnedsomethingfarmoreimportantthannot55inclassthatday,too.Ilearnedthatifyouaregoingtodosomethinginthislife,doitwell,doit56,andmakeitan57ofyourlove.Whatagloriousplacethisworldwouldbeifallofusdidourworkjoyouslyandwell.Whatabeautifulworldwecould58ifeverydoctor,teacher,musician,cook,waitress,poet,miner,farmer,andlaborermadetheirworkanexpressionoftheirlove.Don’tsleepwalkyourwaythroughlifethen.59!Letyourlovefillyourworkandyoursoul.Lifeis60shortnottoliveitwell.41.A.usedupB.stayedupC.mixedupD.takenup42.A.beforeB.duringC.afterD.over43.A.lighterandlighterB.widerandwiderC.smallerandsmallerD.heavierandheavier44.A.pillowB.bedC.toolD.waste45.A.breakB.shockC.hurtD.pass46A.jumpingB.strikingC.movingD.beating47.A.accidentB.lessonC.actionD.noise48.A.sadB.evilC.naughtyD.silly49.A.intentionallyB.accidentallyC.naturallyD.-14-\nobviously50.A.presentB.awakeC.sleepyD.attentive51.A.bombB.instructionsC.clockD.hit52.A.evenB.insteadC.stillD.therefore53.A.leftB.attendedC.missedD.entered54.A.smarterB.strangerC.braverD.prettier55.A.talkingB.learningC.fightingD.sleeping56.A.witheffortB.withpressureC.withdesireD.withjoy57.A.aimB.expressionC.acceptanceD.offer58.A.describeB.createC.changeD.ruin59.A.CheerupB.HurryupC.WakeupD.Lookup60.A.soB.asC.tooD.such第Ⅱ卷第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不得超过三个)。答案写在答题卡上。Jiaguwen,or“oraclebonescript”,the61(early)ChinesecharacterswhichcandatebacktotheShangDynasty(1600-1046BC)comesonmemes(表情包)andevolvesitselfasanewonlinelanguageamongtheyounggeneration.62(regard)astheprimaryformofmodernChinesecharacters,Jiaguwenishardtounderstandandfewpeoplewouldimaginethattheycanuseittocommunicatewithothers.Evenworse,peoplebegintoignore63(it)greathistoricvalue.As64result,it’sanurgetoworkouthowwecanmakeChineseancientcharactersmoreaccessibletopeople’sdailylife.Luckily,abrilliantidea65(occur)toadesignergraduatingfromtheAcademyofArtsandDesignofTsinghuaUniversitythathecouldfollowthenewtrendtopromoteChinesetraditionalculture,66couldhelpmorepeopledeveloptheinterestoftheancientcharacters.Nowit’sgoodtoknowthatChinesenetizenslikehis67(work)becausethesememeslooksocreativeandcute.Manyyoungpeopleevenshowthattheyarewillingtolearnmore68thedesignercanlaunchmoreonlineancientcharacters.Sothat’stosay,withtheoldandthenew69(advance)handinhand,Chineseancientcharactersastheculturalgenesofournationcan70(pass)down.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每题1分，满分10分）-14-\n下面短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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(Λ)，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。YesterdayourclubheldanEnglishspeechcontest,whichthemewas“ChallengeMyself”.Alargenumberofstudentsattendedtothecontestandshowedtheirwonderfulperformances.Inthestage,thoughfacegreatpressure,thespeakersbravelyovercameit.Theyalsochallengedthemtoachievegreatsuccess.Moreover,theyimpressedusdeepwiththeirunusualconfidencesandperformances.Throughsuchactivity,weknowalotmoreaboutourstudentsbutwehavegainedmuch,suchasself-confidenceandbravery.Besides,ourclubwasgrowingstronger.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李华。你看到美国留学生Sharon在网上发帖，希望有人能帮助她学汉语，她可以教英语作为回报。请用英文给她写一封电子邮件。内容包括：1.表示愿意帮助她学汉语2.说明你能胜任这项工作的理由3.提供汉语和英语学习的具体安排注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。-14-\n-14-\n眉山一中办学共同体2022届第五期半期测试英语试卷答案听力：1-5AACBC6-10ACBBC11-15BCACB16-20ABCAB阅读理解：21-23ACB24-27BDDA28-31ADCB32-35CABD七选五：36-40DFBEA完形填空：41-45BADAC46-50DDCAB51-55CBAAD56-60DBBCC语法填空：61.earliest62.Regarded63.its64.a65.occurred66.which67.works68.if69.advancing70.bepassed短文改错：71.which→whose72.attendto73.In→on74.face→facing75.them→themselves76.deep→deeply77.confidences→confidence78.such后加an79.but→and80.was→is书面表达：Hi,Sharon,ThisisLiHua.IlearnedfromyourpostthatyouwantedtoimproveyourChinese.IamquiteinterestedinitandIthinkI’mfitforit.Asastudent,IhavebeenlearningChineseformanyyearsandIamreallygoodatit.Inaddition,mybeautifulhandwritinginChinesegivesmeanadvantageoverothers.Therefore,I’mquiteconfidentthatIcanhelpyoulearnChinese.Sincespeakingandlisteningareimportantforlanguagelearning,IintendtoreadsomebooksinChineseandwatchsomeChineseTVprogramswithyou.Inyourpost,yousaidyouwouldteachEnglishasareward,whichisjustwhatIwant.SowecanspendhalfanhouronEnglishandhalfanhouronChineseeverynight.Hopeforyourearlyreply!Yourssincerely,LiHua听力原文：Text1M:It’sstrangebeingbackinschool.W:Whatdoyoumean?M:Ithinkit’stoughtogetusedtostudying,meetingnewpeople,andtakingnotesagainafterbeingonvacationforsolong.Text2W:Couldyoudrivemetomydoctor’sappointmenttomorrow,Jesse?M:I’dloveto,Theresa,buttheproblemisthatmycarisintheshop.-14-\nText3W:Uhoh,Ithinkmycellphoneisabouttodie.M:Don’tworry.Ichargedminebeforeweleftthehouse.W:Thankgoodness.Mymothercalledmethreetimes.Idon’twanthertoworry.Text4W:NextSunday,Iwanttohaveapartyformybirthday.M:Abirthdayparty?Nancywantedtothrowoneforyou,butItoldherIwoulddoit,sodon’tworryaboutit.Text5M:Doyoumeanthatbothofyourparentswork?W:Sowhat?Only10%ofAmericanfamilieshaveatraditionalworkingfatherandastay-at-homemother.Text6M:Iboughtapumpkin,andIamplanningtomakeitintoalanterntomorrow.W:Oh,that’sright.Halloweeniscoming!M:Yeah,theschoolislettingususethegymfortheHalloweenparty.Iamsoexcitedaboutit,butIhavenotdecidedwhattowearthisyear.Idon’twanttowearaplainoldvampirecostumelikelastyear.Haveyoudecidedwhatyou’regoingtowear?YoulookedsogreatinthatCatWomancostumelastyear.W:Me?No,I’mstillnotsure.Lastyear’spartywasgreat,butIwillbeathomewithmyfamilythisyear.Text7W:Mr.Davidson,whatisaleaderinyouropinion?M:Uh,well,um,aleaderissomeonewho...leads,Iguess.It’ssomeonewho,uh,setsagoodexample,uh...forothers.W:OK.Whatkindsofleadershipqualitiesdoyouthinkthispositionrequires?M:Hmm,Iwouldhavetosaythat...uh,thisposition,uh...well,someonewhoisstrongandcanthinkquicklyand...W:Doyouthinkyouarequalified,Mr.Davidson?M:Oh,yeah,I’m,like,totallyqualified!Iwoulddoagreatjob,forsure,aslongasIgetpaidenough.CanI,uh,askonequestion?W:Goahead,Mr.Davidson.M:Whereisthebathroom?Imusthavehadtoomuchwatertoday!W:(Sigh)It’srightdownthehall.Goaheadandseeyourselfoutafterwards.Wewillletyouknow.Text8W:Dad,canIhaveacar?M:Sweetheart,wetalkedaboutthis.Owningacarisabigresponsibility.Gasisprettyexpensivenowadays.Youalsohavetomaintainyourcarproperly,andthatmeans...W:Yeah,Iknow,Dad!You’vetoldmeathousandtimes!ButhowamIsupposedtobeindependentifyoualwaysdrivemeplaces?M:Well,Ifeelmorecomfortableknowingthatyou’resafe.W:Doyouknowhowembarrassingitistohaveyourfatherdropyouoffatthemall?-14-\nAllmyfriendshavecarsoftheirownalready!M:Don’tallofyourfriendshavejobsoftheirown,too?W:Well,yeah,Iguess,but...M:Andhaven’tyourfriendskepttheirgradesupallthroughhighschool?W:Uh...yeah.M:Well,youshowmeareportcardofstraightA’sandtwopaychecksfromanewjob,andthenwe’lltalkaboutacarforyou.W:What?That’ssounfair!M:Lifeisn’tfairsometimes.Butyou’llappreciateyourfuturecarifyouearnit.Whydon’twelookthroughsomecarmagazinessoyoucanseewhatyouareworkingtoward?Text9M:Thisisquiteanicepool,isn’tit?W:I’llsay.Isthisyourfirsttimeinthishotel?M:Oh,no.IstayhereeverytimeI’minNewYorkonbusiness.Whataboutyou?W:Thisismyfirsttimeherewithoutmyfamily.IdecidedthatIjustwantedsometimeformyselfthisweekend.M:Goodforyou!MynameisBernardSmith,butyoucancallmeBernie.W:Hi,Bernie!I’mJane.M:Nicetomeetyou.So,Jane,whatdoyouthinkisthebestpartofthishotel?Imean,seeingashowyou’reabitofanexpertandall...W:Well,Iwouldn’tsayI’manexpert,buttheservicehereismuchbetterthanatmostotherhotels.Consideringthepriceoftheroomshere,youmightnotexpecttheservicetobeanythingspecial,butIfeellikeIamtreatedlikeaqueenwheneverI’mhere.M:Iagreethattheserviceisgreat,butmyfavoritethingaboutthisplacehasgottobethebreakfast.Imean,haveyouseensomanychoicesanywhereelse?W:Well,youhaveapointthere,Bernie.Idoloveeatingbreakfasthere,andIguessIusuallytalkaboutitwheneverpeopleaskmehowmytriptoNewYorkwas.Text10SoIwaswalkingaroundBeijingtheotherdaywhenIsawasignforTheBookworm.It’sareallycoolcaféthatalsohasgreatfood,andsometimestheyhavemusicandotherspecialevents.Well,itjustsohappenedthattherewasaliteraryfestivalgoingonthatfeaturedwritersandphotographersworkinginChina,andIsawthatPeterHesslerwasgoingtobespeakingatthefestivalat7:30thatverynight!PeterHesslerisprobablymyfavoritewriteratthemoment;heusedtowriteaboutChinaforTheNewYorker,afamousAmericanmagazine,andhealsowrotethreebooksabouthisexperienceslivingandworkinginBeijing.Hiswritingisreallyfunnyandsuperclever,andIwassoexcitedtohearhimspeakthatIwentrightovertoTheBookworm,grabbedaseatatthebar,andwaitedforhimtoarrive.Iwaitedandwaited,buthestillwasano-show.Finally,at8:30,Iaskedoneofthestaffwhenhewassupposedtobethere.“PeterHessler?”theguyreplied.“He’snotsupposedtobeheretonight.Hewasherelastyear,though.”ItwasthenthatIrealizedmymistake.Ihadcomeontherightday,justnotintherightyear!-14-
