2021学年第二学期温州十校联合体期末联考高二年级英语学科试题选择题部分第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）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.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Atthehospital.B.Atthecustoms.C.Atthecinema.2.Howmuchmoneywillthemangetback?A.$4.B.$6.C.$10.3.Howdoesthewomanfeelfinally?A.Defeated.B.Depressed.C.Encouraged.4.Whatdoesthemanwant?A.Shipmodels.B.Somechips.C.Pigdolls.5.Whatmadethewomanwaitsolongforherclothes?A.Hernotbeinginformedintime.B.Thewrongdeliveryofherpackage.C.Thebreaking-downofthecompany.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.Wherewillthepartybeheldtonight?A.AtKate’shouse.B.AtTimesSquare.C.Attheman’shouse.7.Whyshouldtheyleavealittleearlier?A.Becauseofthetrafficjam.B.BecausetheyhavetopickupKate.C.Becausetheyarenotfamiliarwiththeplace.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whatdowelearnaboutthecouple?A.Theyareonvacation.B.Thewifedoesn’tliketotravel.C.Theywentonatriplastyear.\n9.Howlongdoesthetripintheadvertisementtake?A.10days.B.2weeks.C.21days.10.Whydoesn’tthewifelikethetrip?A.Shedoesn’tliketoliveontheship.B.Shepreferstostayinoneplace.C.Shedoesn’tlikethefood.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whyisthewomansohappy?A.Shestartedcarryingacreditcard.B.ShegotanIDcardofherown.C.She’sgotsomemoneybelongingtoher.12.Whatadvicedoesthemangivethewoman?A.Shemusthaveenoughmoneywithher.B.Sheshouldnotbuyeverythingshewants.C.ShemustcareabouthercreditcardandDcard.13.Howmuchcanthewomanspendatmostwithhercreditcard?A.$500.B.$1,500.C.$50.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.Whyhasn’tthemanbeenhelpingthewoman?A.Hehasaclassatnight.B.He’sbeenworkinglateeveryday.C.He’sbeeneatingathisfriend’shome.15.Whatkindoffooddoestherestaurantserve?A.Americanfastfood.B.TraditionalIndianfood.C.Home-styleItalianfood.16.Whatdayisittoday?A.Friday.B.Saturday.C.Sunday.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whattimedoestheauthorusuallywakeup?A.At4o’clock.B.At5o’clock.C.At6o’clock.18.Whathappenedwhen,theauthorread?A.Hefeltdull.B.Hefellasleep.C.Heturnedexcited.19.Whatwastheanimallike?A.Ithadapinknose.B.Ithadgoldeneyes.C.Ithadbrownfur.20.Whatdidtheauthordecidetobuy?A.Acat.B.Abird.C.Adog.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）\n阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。AAtschool,Iwasinthetopsetformaths.MyteacherrecommendedthatIstudyeconomicsandstatisticsasmyA-levelsubjects,butIhadmymindsetonalifefilledwiththearts.Infact,Iwasavictimofgenderstereotypesthatmendoscienceormathsandwomendoartorlanguages.Computerscience,technologyandphysicsjustdidnotfigureinmyteenageworldview.Nogirlspopularinmyschoolchosetostudythosesubjects.RealitystruckhardwhenIbeganattendingjobinterviewsandinterviewerswouldsay,“It’sgreatyouspeakforeignlanguages,butwhatelsecanyoudo?”Nobodyaskedmyfriendswhohadstudiedscienceortechnologythosequestions.Arecentsurveyshowedthatthreeofthebest-paidjobsforwomenareinthetechnologysector.It’sasectorthatreallycanchangetheworld.Wemustshowgirlsthattechnologyhasaneffectoneveryindustry,fromfashiontoarchitecture.Anybodycanlearntocodeprogramsandthesedaysit’sasimportantasreadingandwriting.I’verealizedthatatuniversityI’dachievedthewrongkindofliteracy.Notbeingabletocodeprogramslimitsyourimpactontheworldfarmorethanignoranceofgreatliterature.NowIhaveafive-year-olddaughter.Idon’twanthertoblindlyfollowgenderrolesthewayIdid.Iwanthertoknowthefactthatascienceortechnicaldegreewillnotlimithercreativitybutexpanditandbroadenherhorizonsfarmorethanmyartsbackgroundcan.I’mexposinghertoMinecraftandapps,whichhelpimproveanalyticalthinkingandproblemsolvingskills.I’mhopingthatmydaughterwilldiscoverandacceptherpotentialforscienceandwanttochangetheworld.21.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“genderstereotypes”inParagraph2referto?A.Personallearningstyle.B.Sexcharacteristics.C.Conventionalsexconcepts.D.Professiondifference.22.Accordingtotheauthor,whichmaybethebenefitoflearningscience?A.Improvinglanguagecompetence.B.Increasingjobpossibilities.C.Winningpopularity.D.Understandinggreatliterature.23.Howdidtheauthorfeelforhermajorchoice?A.Satisfied.B.Active.C.Discouraged.D.Regretful.BBloombergreportedonthestatusofTokyoBay,theopenwaterswimmingvenuefortriathletes(铁人三项运动员).Bloomberg’sreportactuallysumsitselfupquitenicelyinjusttwowords:“Itstinks.”Thequestionofwaterqualityfirstcameupin2019.Duringawatertestpriortoaparatriathlonrace,E.coliwasdetectedinmorethandoubletheamountallowedforcompetitionbythe\nInternationalTriathlonUnion.Alocalnewspaperquotedoneathleteassayingthebay“smelledlikeatoilet”.WheretheproblemslieinthisspecificcaseisthattherehavebeenconcernsoverthepollutioninTokyoBayforaverylongtime.ThisisduetotheTokyometropolishavingamixedsewage(污水)system.Inamixedsewagesystem,drainage(排水系统)forrainwaterandsewagearecombined,notseparate.AccordingtoBloomberg’sreport,duringtimesofflooding,untreatedsewagesystemgetsflusheddirectlyintothebayinanefforttoavoidflooddamage.So,whathappenstotheuntreatedwastewaterthatgetspumpeddirectlyintothebay?Forthemostpart,itsimplystaysinthebay.AccordingtoresearchbyKoibuchi,duetothesizeanddepthofthebay,approximately60percentofthewaterinthebayisfromtheriversandTokyo’sdrainpipes.Inresponsetothatwatertest,Tokyoputforwardneweffortstocleanupthepollutioninthebay.Thesestepsincludedumpingmassiveamountsofsandintothebay,puttinginpolyesterscreenstoprotectagainstE.coli,andinstallingnewstoragetankstoholdfloodrunoff,soitcanbetreatedbeforebeingreleasedintothebay.Despitethesemeasures,thebayhasbeenemittinganunpleasantsmellforafewweeks,accordingtoBloomberg’sreport.24.Accordingtothepassage,E.coli______.A.canbeaharmfulsubstanceB.comesfromthebodyofaseaanimalC.mayhelpcleantheseaD.isakindofhouseholdwaste25.WhatcausesTokyoBaytosmellunpleasant?A.Rainwatertrappedinit.B.Theoldstoragetank.C.Untreatedsewagesystem.D.Floodwaterfromtheground.26.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Thesanddumpedintothebayworkswelltoreducethesmellofthebay.B.Theeffortsnewlymadegreatlypreventthebayfromemittingabadsmell.C.Themeasurestakenlatelyinresponsetothewatertestarenotsoeffective.D.Frequentwatertestshelptopreventagainstwaterpollution.27.Whatwillpossiblybediscussedintheparagraphthatfollows?A.Thebadeffectofsewage.B.Thefurthermeasurestobetaken.C.Differentopinionsaboutthepreviousmeasures.D.Athletes:attitudetotheunpleasantsmelling.CFallsaretheleadingcauseofinjurydeathandthemostcommoncauseofdeathinhospitalamongpeople65andover.Butnowthegoodnewsisthatscientistshavedevelopeda“magiccarpet”.Itdoesn’tfly,anditwon’ttakeyouover,sideways,andunderonaridethroughtheArabiannightsky,butitcanusetinysensorstomappeople’swalkingpatterns-patternsthatmaythenbeanalyzedtopredictandevenpreventfalls.\nBritishresearcherssaytheirinventioncouldsoundawarmingbeforethefall,simplybymonitoringaperson’severystep,usingaseriesoffibreopticcables(光纤维)wovenintothecarpet.Laidbeneathacarpet,tinyelectronicscanbendwhenanyonestepsonitandactassensorssendingsignalstoacomputer,whichcanbeanalyzedtoshowtheimageofthefootprintandspotgradualchangesinwalkingbehaviourorasuddenincidentlikeafall.Eachyear,morethanathirdofolderadultssufferafallandwiththeworld’spopulationagingeveryyear,thatnumberislikelytoincrease.Theresearchersbelievethetechnologycouldbeusedtofitsmartcarpetsincarehomesorhospitals,aswellasbeingfittedinpeople’shomesifnecessary.Dr.PatriciaScully,fromTheUniversityofManchester’sPhotonScienceInstitute,believesthemagiccarpetcouldbevitalnotonlyforhelpingpeopleintheimmediateresultofafall,butalsoinidentifyinglittlechangesinpeople’swalkinghabitswhichmightnotbespottedbyafamilymemberorcarer.Thisisreallyexcitingresearchworkusingtechnologiestopreventfallsanddemonstrateshowengineers,scientistsandhealthcareprofessionals,canworktogethertodevelopnewandinnovativehealthcaretechnologiesthatmakearealdifferenceinpractice.28.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.Thecarpetcanusesensorstogiveamapforwalkingdirection.B.Thewarningalarmgoesoffthemomentthefalltakesplace.C.Thecarpetrepresentsajointeffortofscientistsfromdifferentbackgrounds.D.Besidesthecarpet,afamilymembercanidentifythelittlechangesinwalkinghabits.29.Thebesttitleofthepassagemightbe______.A.ResearchersfindacureforfallsB.ThemagiccarpetstopselderlyfallingoverC.Anewtechnologycanchangeelderly’swalkingbehaviourD.Smartequipmentforelderlypeopleisontheway30.Youcanmostprobablyseethisarticlein______.A.asciencefictionB.anewsreportC.ahospitalleafletD.aspeech第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从段问候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。LeonardodaVinciisoftenthoughtofmainlyasanartist,withworld-famousworkslikeTheLastSupperandtheMonaLisa.31Buthisnotebooks,filledwithhisstrangewriting,showthathismaininterestswereinengineeringandtechnology.32Ifhispioneeringworkonanatomy(解剖学)isalsotakenintoconsideration,itisnothardtoseewhyLeonardoisconsideredtobeoneofthegreatestgeniusesofalltime.Bornin1452toaFlorentinelawyerandalocalvillagegirl,Leonardowasgivenonlyaverybasiceducation.AftertenyearsintheworkshopoftheartistVerrocchio,hebegantoworkforhimself.Theworkhedidshowsanunbelievablecombinationoftechnicalskillandverycareful\nobservation.33Attheageofthirty,helefthishometownandmovedtoMilan,wherehespentseventeenyearsworkingfortheDukeofMilan.34Infact,hispaintingwasincreasinglyinfluencedbyhisinterestinmathematics.Duringthisperiod,hepaintedTheLastSupperanddevelopedhisideasforchemicalweapons(化学武器).In1506hereturnedtoMilanandbecameincreasinglyinterestedinscience.35Healsostudiedmanyotheranimals,comparingtheirbodiestothehumanbody.Fromthenon,Leonardospenttherestofhislifemainlyonhisscientificstudies.A.Beforelong,hereturnedtohispainting.B.Ofcourse,hisplaceinarthistoryiscertain.C.Italsoshowshisgreatinterestintechnology.D.Thenotebooksarefullofdrawingsforallkindsofinventions.E.Hebegantostudyhumanbodiesandthemovementoftheblood.F.Herehecontinuedtocombinehisscientificworkwithhispainting.G.Itwasagoodchancetomakesomemoneywithhisnewinventions.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从段文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项涂黑。MadisonWilliamswasstudyinginherbedroominDublin,Ohio,inAugust2016whenthedoorburstopen.ItwashermotherLeighWilliams,witha(an)36story:Alittleboyfellintoadrainandnoonecan37him.Thenshemadethis38ofher13-year-olddaughter:“Canyouhelp?”MadisonandLeighrantoaneighbor’syard,wheretheyfoundtheboy’s39motherandotheradults40amanholecover(下水道井盖).Itsdiameterwas41widerthanabasketball.Theboy,agedonlytwo,had42thedrainandwasdrowninginthewater.Madisonquicklyexaminedthesituation.Shewastheonlyonewhocould43throughthesmallhole.Without44,shetoldtheadultstolowerherin.Leighandothersheldherwaistand45.Madisonshookherarmsandshoulders46shegotthroughtheholeintothedarkandsmellydrain.Intheprocessherleftwristwas47.Ratherthantendtoherinjury,Madison48thesurfaceofthewater,hopingto49theboy.Everyonceinawhile,shecouldseehislittle50butfailedtograsphisfoot.Minutestickedbybeforeshesawtheoutlineofhisfootagain.Madisonshothergoodhandoutandgrabbedthefoot51.Thenbothofthemwereliftedout.Buttheboywasn’toutoftrouble.Hehadbeenshortofoxygenthathewasn’t52.Lyingonthegroundunconscious,hewasinurgentneedoffirstaid.Aftercallingforemergencyservices,anadultclearedhisairwayandplacedhimonhisside,andanotheradult53himfirmlyonhisbackuntiltheboycoughedupfluids.Thentheywererushedtothehospital.IttookMadisonlongertorecoverthantheboy,whoreturnedhomesoon.She54,stayed\nthereforherinjury,experiencingmonthsofphysicaltreatmentforherwrist.“Madison’saheroine,”theboy’smothersaid.“Whatotherteenagegirlswill55togointoadrain?”36.A.amazingB.frustratingC.embarrassingD.frightening37.A.reachB.findC.defendD.hold38.A.determinationB.requestC.recommendationD.order39.A.cautiousB.curiousC.anxiousD.courageous40.A.diggingB.surroundingC.blockingD.shifting41.A.closelyB.slightlyC.mildlyD.specially42.A.slippedintoB.takenoverC.brokenupD.runacross43.A.jumpB.shelterC.fitD.suit44.A.argumentB.hesitationC.doubtD.comment45.A.ankleB.handsC.fistD.throat46.A.afterB.beforeC.untilD.since47.A.sprainedB.treatedC.wrappedD.lost48.A.tracedB.scannedC.exposedD.stared49.A.discoverB.observeC.followD.spot50.A.shoesB.fingerC.hairD.toes51.A.strangelyB.carefullyC.tightlyD.clearly52.A.bleedingB.screamingC.breathingD.choking53.A.hitB.slappedC.supportedD.pushed54.A.meanwhileB.howeverC.otherwiseD.therefore55.A.emergeB.pretendC.volunteerD.guarantee非选择题部分第二节（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（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。TherearemanyvarietiesofEnglish56differfromeachotherindifferentregionsaroundtheworldtoday.Thedifferentvarieties57(distinguish)bytheirvocabulary,grammarandpronunciation58(different).ThesedifferentvarietiesofEnglishdevelopedfroma59(combine)offactorssuchashistory,geography,politicsandtheinfluenceofotherlanguages.SomeofthemajorvarietiesofEnglishareBritishEnglish,AmericanEnglish,CanadianEnglish,AustralianEnglish,IndianEnglishandCaribbeanEnglish.TheEnglish60(speak)inAfricavaries61countrytocountry.62(consequence),thereisNigerianEnglish,SouthAfricanEnglish,KenyanEnglishandsoon.AlltypesofEnglishoriginatedfromtheEnglishspokeninEngland.Sofar,AmericanEnglish63(replace)BritishEnglishasthemost64(influence)varietyofEnglisharoundtheworld.Thisismostlydueto65influenceoftheUnitedStatesthroughthecinemaandmusicindustries,technologyandtrade.Today,most“Englishasaforeignlanguage”(EFL)programmesteacheither\nAmericanorBritishEnglish.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）假设你是李华，一名国际学校的高二学生。你的好友Kevin最近发来电子邮件说他感到非常苦恼。他的父母不允许他在周末刷抖音，希望他把时间都用在学习上。请根据下面的提示给Kevin写一封回信，内容包括：1.表示理解；2.提出建议（至少两条）。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：抖音TikTok_______________________________________________________________________________________________第二节读后续写（满分25分）阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。MashAssadollatwasthegroceratourcornerstore.Standingbehindhisglassdisplaycase,hetoreoutsomepagesfromabook,filledthemwithsugarcubesandteaandweighedthemonebyoneonabrasstray(托盘)ontheleftsideofhisscale.Then,hefoldedthewrappersclosedandhandedittome.Ipaidhimandleft.Igothome,tookthegoodsandemptiedthewrappers.Havingnotmuchtodoinmysummervacation,Istartedtoreadthewrappers,whichhadoncebeenpagesofabook.Howwellwrittenandattractivethewordswere!Itwasagoodstory.IsatthereuntilIhadreadallthepages.Honestly,Ihadneverreadabookbefore,exceptformytextbooks.ButwhenIreadalleightpages,IrealizedthathowIlovedreading.Theonlyproblemwasthatthestorystoppedrightatthebestpart,whichwasthemostimportantandexcitingpartinthestory.Idecidedtogettherestofthebooktosatisfymycuriosity.Irantothecorner.“Hello,sir.”Igaspedbreathlessly.Itriedspeakingpolitely.“Whereistherestofthatbook?Couldyoupleasekindlygiveittome?I’llreaditandbringitrightbacktoyou.”“Whatbook?Idon’thaveanybooksinmyshop.”MashAssadollatfurledhiseyebrowsandasked.Itriedtobeconvincing.“Theonethatyoutorepagesfromandthenusedthepagestowrapsugarcubesandtea!Please,Ibegyoutotellmewhatyoudidwiththatbook!”Theoldmanfrownedinsurpriseanddisbelief.“Whatdoyouwantwiththerestofthebook?”“Sir,Ijustwanttoseewhathappensintheend.”Tobutterhimup,Iremovedoneofthetraysofhisscale,brushedthesugaroffoutsidebythewall,wipedthetrayreallywellwithmyrightsleeve,andthenputitbackinitsplace.However,MashAssadollahbrushedmeofflightly.“Goaway,kid,andletmegetbacktowork.Thatbookisnogoodforyou.”注意：\n1.所续写短文的词数为150左右；2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；3.续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；4.读写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph1:Hewasahardnuttocrackandcouldn’tbesoftenedeasily._________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph2:Suddenly,myguiltwasovercomebyanidea._____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2021学年第二学期温州十校联合体期末联考高二年级英语学科参考答案第一部分：听力（每小题1.5分，满分30分）1-5BACBB8-10BACCB11-15ACBBB16-20ABBAC第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节：（共10个小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）21-23CBD24-27ACCB28-30CBB第二节：（共5个小题；每小题2分，满分10分）31-35BDCFE第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）36-40DABCB41-45BACBA46-50CABDD51-55CCBBC第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）56.which/that57.aredistinguished58.differences59.combination60.spoken61.from62.Consequently63.hasreplaced64.influential65.the第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节：应用文写作（满分15分）Onepossibleversion:DearKevin,\nLearningthatyou’reupsetthatyou’renotpermittedtobrowseTikTokattheweekend,Ifullyunderstandyourfeeling.SoI’mwritingtoofferyousomeadvice.IfwespendtoomuchtimeonTikTok,therewillbelittletimeleftforourstudies.Thatiswhyourparentsexpectustofocusonstudy.IfIwereyou,Iwouldshiftmyattentiontootherinterestingthings,likerockclimbing.Besides,whynothaveaheart-to-hearttalkwithyourparents,whichcanenhanceyourmutualunderstanding.Idohopeyoukeepingoodmood.Lookingforwardtoyourreply!Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节：读后续写（满分25分）Onepossibleversion:Paragraph1:Hewasahardnuttocrackandcouldn’tbesoftenedeasily.ButIwaspersistent.Igrabbedacloth,tryingtowipethedustonthetray.IwantedtomakesurethatMashAssadollahcouldseemygooddeed.However,thetrayslippedoutofmyhandsurprisingly,makingeverythingmessedup.“Whatareyoudoing,kid?”HewassoangrythatIalmostmeltedwithembarrassment.Heroared,“Areyouatotalidiot?Whotoldyoutodoanychoresforme?”Intension,Ifeltmypalmssweatinganddidn’twhattodo.Paragraph2:Suddenly,myguiltwasovercomebyanidea.Havingpickedupthesugarcubes,Irecommendedmyselfpolitely,“Sir,yoursugarcubesandteaarealwaysmyfavourite.IguaranteethattheywillbewellreceivedthissummerifIpromotethemtomyfriendsandneighbours!”Overwhelmedbymysincerityandwits,hesighed,takingoutaworn-outbook.Iclenchedittomychest,wildwithjoyandcouldn’twaittoreadit.(155words)听力材料Text1M:Welcome.(1)Passportandform,please.W:Sure.Hereyougo.M:Thankyou.What’sthepurposeofyourvisit?W:I’mhereforwork.I’monabusinesstrip.Text2W:Hi,areyoureadytopay?M:Yes,couldIgetthesetwoshirts?W:(2)Sure.Thetotalissixdollars.M:(2)OK.I’vegotten.Text3M:Howwasyourexam?W:Ireallymessedup,Uncle.Icouldn’tansweralotofthequestions.Ialreadyknowthatfailed.M:(3)Everybodymakesmistakes.AuntieandIwillalwayssupportyou!\nW:(3)Thankyou,Uncle.Iwilltryagain.Text4M:Heymom,areyouatthesupermarketnow?W:Hello?Sweetie,thesoundisn’tveryclear.M:(4)Don’tforgettobringmesomechips,andIdon’twantasmallbag.Iwantabigone.W:Apigship?Whatisit?Amodel?Ican’thearyouclearly.Youcantextme.Text5W:Hi,Ben.Iwillgotothefrontdesktofetchmypackage.Mynewclothesfinallycame!M:Didittakealongtime?W:Yeah.(5)Theymadeamistakeandsentittothewrongaddress.M:Iwanttosendapackagetoo.SoI’llgowithyou.Text6M:(6)Hey,someofKate’sfriendsarehavingapartyatTimesSquaretonight.Doyouwanttocome?W:Idon’tknow.DoesKatewantmetocome?M:Yes.Sheistheonewhoaskedmetoinviteyou.Youshouldcome.Youwouldreallylikeher.Sheisincredible.W:OK.Whenshouldweleavethen?M:Thepartywillbeginat7:00.(7)Consideringthetrafficjam,weshouldleaveat6:00.Text7W:Whatpartofthepaperareyoureading?M:Thetravelsection.W:Areyouthinkingaboutourvacationalready?M:Yes,it’snotsofaraway.I’vebeenlookingattheseadvertisements.W:(8)Whydon’twegotothesameplacewewentlastyear?M:Iwon’tstayatthathotelagain.Ihaveabetterideaforthisyear.Lookatthisadvertisement.Thislookslikeawonderfulvacationtome.W:(9)“Threeweeks.”“Tenexcitingports.”“Usetheshipasahotel.”Howmuchdoesitcost?M:Thepriceisn’tgiven.W:Itmustbeexpensiveiftheydon’tgivethepriceinthepaper.(10)Andbesides,I’dratherstayinoneplace.M:Idon’twanttositonthesamebeachandeatthesamefoodandlookatthesamewallseverydayforthreeorfourweeks.Text8W:(11)IamhappyIstartedcarryingthecreditcardthatthebankgaveus.M:Whyisthat,Kate?Didyouuseittobuysomething?W:Isurelydid.OnmywayhomeIstoppedatthestoretobuysomebeeffordinnerbecauseIdidn’t\nhaveanycashwithme.M:Andtheypermittedyoutopaywiththecard?W:Yes.Theydidn’tevenaskmetogivetheID.M:(12)Youhavetobecareful.Ifyoulosethemandsomeonefindsthem,thebankwillchargeyouforwhatyoubuy.W:Howmuchhasthebankallowedustospendwiththecard?M:(13)Fifteenhundreddollars.Thebankencouragesustousethecard,buttheywillalsorequireustopaythemback.W:Youareright,Henry.I’llrememberthat.Butthecardsurelymakesiteasytospendmoney.Text9M:Youneedabreak.You’vebeencookingeverynight.(14)I’msorryIhaven’tbeenhelpingout,butI’vehadtoworklateallmonth.Let’sgoouttodinnertonight.W:Thatwouldbewonderful.M:(15)I’veheardofanewIndianrestaurantdowntown.Howdoesthatsound?W:YouknowIloveIndianfood!M:Well,thisplaceshouldbeverygood.(15)Thefoodismoreliketraditionalcooking—likewhatIndianmotherswouldmakeathome.W:Soundsgood!IhadafriendincollegewhowasfromIndia.SometimesIwouldgoovertoherhouseontheweekend.Hergrandmotherwouldcookforus.ItwasprobablythetastiestfoodI’veeverhad!M:Allright,thenlet’sgo.Theplaceclosesat8:30,sowe’dbetterleavenow.It’lltakeabouthalfanhourtogetthere,becausewe’llhavetofindaparkingplace,too.W:Iwonderwhytherestaurantclosessoearly.(16)It’saFridaynight.Restaurantsareusuallyopenlateonweekends.M:I’llbetthecookisanIndianmotherwhoneedstogethometoherchildren!Text10ForthelastthreenightsIhadn’tslepttoowell.(17)Iwouldwakeupoveranhourearlierthannormalandthenbeunabletogetbacktosleep.(17)Ilookedatmycellphoneanditwas4o’clock,stillearly.IwasabittiredthenIwentintomybedroomtowatchalittletelevision.Thenightlynewswasuninteresting.Iturneditoffandputonsomemusicinstead.Ibecameexcited.(18)SoIpickedupabookandtriedtoreadbutcouldfeelmyeyelidsgettingheavierandheavier.Finally,Iclosedthemandlaidmybookonmychest.AnapwouldbejustwhatIneeded.AfterawhileIfeltsomethingrisingfrommybody.Andwarmbreathhitmerightintheface.(19)Islowlyopenedmyeyesandsawalong,sweetlookingfacecoveredinwhiteandgoldenfur.Itspinknosewasbreathingonmeanditsbig,browneyeswerelookingatmewithlove.Ismiledandsaid,“Hello”.Ihuggedhisneck,pettedhisheadandlaughedashecontinuedtoshowermewithhislove.Ithoughttomyself:“whatawonderfulworldwithcatsanddogsthiswouldbe.”\nIopenedmyeyesandtherewasnothing.Itwas6o’clockandbirdsweresinginghappily.(20)“Iwillbuyadogtoday,”Isaidtomyself.
