滦南一中2022-2022学年高二下学期期末英语题本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一卷注意事项：答第一卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷和答题卡相对应的位置上。选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对于题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。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.Whywasthemanlate?A.Becausehiscarhadaproblem.B.BecausehegotuplateC.Becausehegotcaughtinatrafficjam.2.Whatwillthemandonext?A.Buyacomputer.B.Discoverthenewvirus.C.Downloadsoftware.3.Whatdoweknowfromtheconversation?A.Hurricanescanoccuratanytime.B.Hurricanesoccuronlyinsummer.C.Therewon’tbeahurricane.4.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Motherandson.B.Shopkeeperandcustomer.C.Teacherandstudent.5.Whattimeisitnow?A.8:00.B.8:10.C.8:30.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、7两个小题。6.Whydoesthemancallthewoman?A.Toaskforsomesuggestionsaboutcomputers.B.Toinvitehertodinnerathisplace.C.Toinvitehertohiswife’sbirthdayparty.15\n7.Whatwillthewomandointheevening?A.Havedinnerwiththeman.B.Preparesomedisheswiththeman.C.Buyacomputerwiththeman.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whathappenedthismorning?A.Ananimalwentintotherefrigerator.B.Themanheardanoise.C.Therefrigeratorbrokedown.9.Howmanyyearshavetheyusedtherefrigerator?A.3years.B.13years.C.30years.12.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?A.Heislost.B.Heisveryexcited.C.Heisanewcomertothiscity.13.Whatwillhappennext?A.TheywilltaketheNo.13bustogether.B.Themanwilltakeataxi.C.Thewomanwillshowthemantothebusstop.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.HowmuchdoesCathyearnamonthnow?A.$2,500.B.$3,000.C.$3,600.15.WheredidCathyandthewomanhavelunch?A.AtanItalianrestaurant.B.AtaThairestaurant.C.AtaChineserestaurant.16.WhatdoweknowaboutCathyandthewoman?A.Theyspentamonth’ssalaryshopping.B.Theyoftengoshoppingtogether.C.Theyworkinthesamecompany.17.WhatwasthetimeorderthatCathyandthewomanspenttheirday?A.Shopping,havelunch,seeingamovie.B.Shopping,seeingamovie,havinglunch.15\nC.Seeingamovie,havinglunch,shopping.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。第二节语法和词汇知识（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）从A、B、C、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。21.WhenIgotbackhomeIsawamessagepinnedtothedoor,______“Sorrytomissyou;willcalllater.”A.readB.readsC.toreadD.reading22.There______noclassesyesterday,wepaidavisittotheGreatWall.A.wasB.beingC.wereD.hadbeen23.Iwasaboutgotobed__________thetelephonerang.A.andB.atthetimeC.thenD.when24._______richpeopleare,theyareanxioustomakemoremoney.A.NomatterwhatB.whateverC.HoweverD.Nomatter25.Isitinthecinema_________wesawthefilmlastweek________youmetMaryforthefirsttime.Awhere,thatBwhere,whenC/,thatD/,when26.－Theyarequiet,aren’tthey?－Yes.Theyareaccustomed____atmeals.A.totalkB.tonottalkC.totalkingD.tonottalking27.Heisundergreat___becauseofhisnewjob.A.stressB.strengthC.streamD.push28.________thatMaricwasabletosetupnewbrancheselsewhere.A.SosuccessfulherbusinesswasB.SosuccessfulwasherbusinessC.SoherbusinesswassuccessfulD.Sowashersuccessfulbusiness29.－Iwillnotcomeheretomorrow.－_____________tome,becauseIdon’tcare.A.ItmakesadifferenceB.ItmakesmuchdifferenceC.Itdoesn’tmakenodifferenceD.Itdoesn’tmakeany15\ndifference30.－Goforapicnicthisweekend,ok?－_______.Ilovegettingclosetonature.A.Idon’tthinkso.B.Ibelievenot.C.Icouldn’tagreemoreD.Iamafraidnot.31.Thereason_______hemissedtheearlybuswas_______hisclockdidn’twork.A.why;thatB.why;whyC.which;thatD./;that32.Whatsurprisedmemostwasnotwhathesaidbut________hesaidit.A.inthewayB.inthewaythatC.thewayD.thewaywhich33.Ilikegettingupveryearlyinsummer.Themorningairissogood__________.A.breathingB.tobreatheC.tobebreathedD.beingbreathed34.－Whatwouldyougiveme________myrecorder?－AnMP4.A.inexchangeforB.withregardtoC.bymeansofD.inplaceof35.He_______havecompletedhiswork.Otherwise,hewouldn’tbeenjoyinghimselfbytheseaside.A.shouldB.mustC.wouldn’tD.can’t第二节：完型填空（共20小题，每题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各项所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。Anotherperson’senthusiasmwaswhatsetmemovingtowardthesuccessIhaveachieved.Thatpersonwasmystepmother.IwasnineyearsoldwhensheenteredourhomeinruralVirginia.Myfather36metoherwiththesewords:“Iwouldlikeyoutomeetthefellowwhois37forbeingtheworstboyinthiscountyandwillprobablystartthrowingrocksatyouno38thantomorrowmorning.”Mystepmotherwalkedovertome,39myheadslightlyupward,andlookedmerightintheeye.Thenshelookedatmyfatherandreplied,“Youare40.Thisisnottheworstboyatall,41thesmartestonewhohasn’tyetfoundanoutlet（释放的途径）forhisenthusiasm.”Thatstatementbegana(n)42betweenus.Noonehadevercalledmesmart,Myfamilyandneighborshadbuiltmeupinmy43asabadboy.Mystepmotherchangedallthat.Shechangedmanythings.She44myfathertogotoadentalschool,fromwhichhegraduatedwithhonors.Shemovedourfamilyintothecountyseat,wheremyfather’scareercouldbemore45andmybrotherandIcouldbebetter46.WhenIturnedfourteen,sheboughtmeasecondhand47andtoldmethatshebelieved15\nthatIcouldbecomeawriter.Iknewherenthusiasm,I48ithadalreadyimprovedourlives.Iacceptedher49andbegantowriteforlocalnewspapers.Iwasdoingthesamekindof50thatgreatdaywhenIwenttointerviewAndrewCarnegieandreceivedthetaskwhichbecamemylife’sworklater.Iwasn’tthe51beneficiary(受益者).Myfatherbecamethe52manintown.Mybrotherandstepbrothersbecameaphysician,adentist,alawyer,andacollegepresident.Whatpower53has!Whenthatpowerisreleasedtosupportthecertaintyofone’spurposeandis54strengthenedbyfaith,itbecomesanirresistible（不可抗拒的）forcewhichpovertyandtemporarydefeatcannever55.Youcancommunicatethatpowertoanyonewhoneedsit.Thisisprobablythegreatestworkyoucandowithyourenthusiasm.36.A.rushedB.sentC.carriedD.introduced37.A.famousB.favoredC.mistakenD.rewarded38.A.soonerB.laterC.longerD.earlier39.A.draggedB.shookC.raisedD.bent40.A.perfectB.rightC.wrongD.impolite41.A.butB.soC.andD.or42.A.agreementB.friendshipC.gapD.relationship43.A.opinionB.imageC.expectationD.mind44.A.beggedB.persuadedC.orderedD.invited45.A.successfulB.meaningfulC.helpfulD.useful46.A.treatedB.entertainedC.educatedD.respected47.A.cameraB.radioC.bicycleD.typewriter48.A.consideredB.doubtedC.ignoredD.appreciated49.A.beliefB.requestC.criticismD.description50.A.teachingB.writingC.studyingD.reading51.A.nextB.sameC.onlyD.real52.A.cleverestB.wealthiestC.strongestD.healthiest53.A.enthusiasmB.sympathyC.fortuneD.confidence54.A.deliberatelyB.happilyC.traditionallyD.constantly55.A.winB.reachC.matchD.doubt第三部分阅读理解（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、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A15\nThisseemedlikemoneyfornothing.Thereweremillionsoffrogsinthefieldsaround,andtheywerenousetothevillagers.Alltheyhadtodowascatchthem.Agreementwasreached,andthechildrenweresentintothefieldstocatchfrogs.Everyweekatruckarrivedtocollectthecatchandhandoverthemoney.Forthefirsttime,thepeoplewereabletodreamofabatterfuture.Butthedreamdidn’tlastlong.Thechangewashardlynoticedatfirst,butitseemedasifthecropswerenotdoingsowell.Moreworryingwasthatthechildrenfellillmoreoften,and,thereseemedtobemoreinsectsaroundlately.Thevillagersdecidedthattheycouldn’tjustwaittoseethecropsfailingandthechildrengettingweak.Theywouldhavetousethemoneyearnedtobuypesticides(杀虫剂)andmedicines.Soontherewasnomoneyleft.Thenthepeoplerealizedwhatwashappening.Itwasthefrog.Theyhadn’tbeenuseless.Theyhadbeendoinganimportantjob---eatinginsects.Nowwithsomanyfrogskilled,theinsectswereincreasingmorerapidly.Theyweredamagingthecropsandspreadingdiseases.Now,thepeoplearestillpoor.Butintheeveningstheysitinthevillagesquareandlistentosoundsofinsectsandfrogs.Thesesoundsofthenightnowhaveamuchdeepermeaning.56.Fromparagraphonewelearnthatthevillagers__________.A.workedveryhardforcenturiesB.dreamedofhavingabetterlifeC.werepoorbutsomewhatsatisfiedD.livedadifferentlifefromtheirforefathers57.Whydidthevillagersagreetosellfrogs?A.thefrogswereeasymoneyB.TheyneedsmoneytobuymedicineC.theywantedtopleasethevisitorsD.thefrogsmadetoomuchnoise58.Whatmightbethecauseofthechildren’ssickness?A.thecropsdidn’tdowellB.thereweretoomanyinsectsC.thevisitsbroughtindiseasesD.thepesticideswereoverused59.Whatcanweinferfromthelastsentenceofthetext?A.HappinesscomesfrompeacefullifeinthecountryB.HealthismoreimportantthanmoneyC.TheharmonybetweenmanandnatureisimportantD.goodolddaywillneverbeforgotten15\nBIhateddinnerparties.ButIdecidedtogivethemanothershotbecauseI'minLondon.AndmyfriendMalleryinvitedme.AndbecausedinnerpartiesinLondonareverydifferentfromthosebackinNewYork.There,‘I’mhavingadinnerparty’means:‘I'mbookingatablefor12atarestaurantyoucan'taffordandwe'llbesharingthechecqueevenly,nomatterwhatyoueat.’Worse,inManhattanthereisalwayssomeonewholeavesbeforethebillarrives.They'llthrowdowncash,halfofwhattheyowe,andthenpeoplelikeme,whodon’tdrink,enduppayingevenmore.ButifItrytousethesametrick,thehostesswillshout:"Whereareyougoing?"Andit'snotlikeIcansayIhavesomewheretogo:everyoneknowsIhavenowheretogo.ButinLondon,dinnerpartiesareinpeople'shomes.Notonlythat,theguestsareaninterestingmix.ThelasttimeIwenttoone,theguestswerefromFrance,India,DenmarkandNigeria;itwaslikeagatheringattheUnitedNationsinNewYork.Themixislessstriking.It'slikeagatheringatBloomingdale's,awell-knowndepartmentstore.ForNewYorkers,talkingaboutotherpartsoftheworldmeansBrooklynandQueensinNewYork.ButatMallery's,whenIsaidthatIhadbeentoMyanmarrecently,peopleknewwhereitwas.InNewYorkpeoplewouldthinkitwasausualnewclub60.Whatdoestheword"shot"inParagraph1probablymean?A.Choice.B.TryC.Style.D.Goal61.WhatdoesthewriterdislikemostaboutdinnerpartiesinNewYork?AThereisastrangemixofpeople.B.Therestaurantsareexpensive.C.Thebillisnotfairlyshared.D.Peoplehavetopaycash62.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthepartiesinLondon?A.AbitunusualB．Fulloftricks.C．Lesscostly.D.Moreinteresting.63.Whatistheauthor'sopinionofsomeNewYorkersfromherexperience？A.Self-centred.B.Easy-going.C.Generous.D.Conservative.CUsually,whenyourteacherasksaquestion,thereisonlyonecorrectanswer.Butthereisonequestionthathasmillionsofcurrentanswers.Thatquestionis“What’syourname?”Everyonegivesadifferentanswer,buteveryoneiscorrect.Haveyoueverwonderedaboutpeople’snames?Wheredotheycomefrom?Whatdotheymean?People’sfirstnames,orgivennames,arechosenbytheirparents.Sometimesthenameofagrandparentorothermemberofthefamilyisused.Someparentschoosethenameofawell-knownperson.AboycouldbenamedGeorgeWashingtonSmith;agirlcouldbenamedHelenKellerJones.15\nSomepeoplegivetheirchildrennamesthatmeangoodthings.Clarameans“bright”;Beatricemeans“onewhogiveshappiness”;Donaldmeans“worldruler”;Leonardmeans“asbraveasalion”.Theearliestlastnames,orsurnames,weretakenfromplacenames.AfamilywiththenameBrookorBrooksprobablylivednearbrook(小溪)；someonewhowascalledLongstreetprobablylivedonalong,pavedroad.TheGreenwoodfamilylivedinornearaleafyforest.Otherearlysurnamescamefrompeople’soccupations.ThemostcommonoccupationalnameisSmith,whichmeansapersonwhomakesthingswithironorothermetals.Inthepast,smithswereveryimportantworkersineverytownandvillage.Someotheroccupationalnamesare:Carter—apersonwhoownedordroveacart;Potter—apersonwhomadepotsandpans.TheancestorsoftheBakerfamilyprobablybakedbreadfortheirneighborsintheirnativevillage.TheCarpenter’sgreat-great-great-grandfatherprobablybuilthousesandfurniture.Sometimespeoplewereknownforthecoloroftheirhairorskin,ortheirsize,ortheirspecialabilities.WhenthereweretwomenwhowerenamedJohninthesamevillage,theJohnwiththegrayhairprobablybecameJohnGray.OrtheJohnwasverytallcouldcallhimselfJohnTallman.JohnFishwasprobablyanexcellentswimmerandJohnLightfootwasprobablyafastrunneroragooddancer.Somefamilynamesweremadebyaddingsomethingtothefather’sname.English-speakingpeopleadded–sor–son.TheJohnsonsaredescendantsofJohn;theRobertsfamily’sancestorwasRobert.IrishandScottishpeopleaddedMacorMcorO.PerhapsalloftheMacDonnellsandtheMcDonnellsandtheO’DonnellsaredescendantsofthesameDonnell.64.WhichofthefollowingaspectsdothesurnamesinthepassageNOTcover?A.Placeswherepeoplelived.B.People’scharacters.C.Talentsthatpeoplepossessed.D.People’soccupations.65.Accordingtothepassage,theancestorsofthePotterfamilymostprobably_______.A.ownedordroveacartB.madethingswithmetalsC.madekitchentoolsorcontainsD.builthousesandfurniture66.SupposeandEnglishcouplewhoseancestorslivednearaleafyforestwantedtheirnew-bornsontobecomeaworldleader,thebabymightbenamed_______.A.BeatriceSmithB.LeonardCarterC.GeorgeLongstreetD.DonaldGreenwood67.Theunderlinedword“descendants”inthelastparagraphmeansaperson’s_____.A.latergenerationsB.friendsandrelatives15\nC.colleaguesandpartnersD.latersponsorsDToomuchTV-watchingcanharmchildren’sabilitytolearnandevenreducetheirchancesofgettingacollegedegree,newstudiessuggestinthelatestefforttoexaminetheeffectsoftelevisiononchildren.Oneofthestudieslookedatnearly235northernCaliforniathird-graders.ThosewithTVsintheirbedroomsscoredabouteightpointsloweronmathandlanguageartsteststhanchildrenwithoutbedroomTVs.Asecondstudy,lookingatnearly1000grown-upsinNewZealand,foundlowereducationlevelsamong26-year–oldswhohadwatchedlotsofTVduringchildhood.Buttheresultsdon’tprovethatTVisthecauseanddon'tstatethatitisimpossibethatalreadypoorlymotivatedyoungsters(年轻人）maywatchlotsofTV.TheirstudymeasuredtheTVhabitsof26-year-oldsbetweenages5and15.ThesewithcollegedegreeshadwatchedanaverageoflessthantwohoursofTVperweeknightduringchildhood,comparedwithanaverageofmorethan2.5hoursforthosewhohadnoeducationbeyondhighschool.IntheCaliforniastudy,childrenwithTVsintheirroomsbutnocomputerathomescoredthelowestwhilethosewithnobedroomTVbutwhohadhomecomputersscoredthehighest.WhilethisstudydoesnotprovethatbedroomTVsetscausedthelowerscores,itaddstoincreasingfindingsthatchildrenshouldn'thaveTVsintheirbedrooms68.AccordingtotheCaliforniastudy,thelow-scoringgroupmight_________.A.havewatchedalotofTVB.notbeinterestedtedinmathC.beunabletogotocollegeD.havehadcomputersintheirbedrooms69.Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Moretimeshouldbespentoncomputers.B.ChildrenshouldbeforbiddenfromwatchingTV.C.Furtherstudiesonhigh-achievingstudentsshouldbedoneD.TVsetsshouldn'tbeallowedinchildren'sbedrooms,70.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A.ComputersorTelevisionB.EffectsofTelevisiononChildrenC.StudiesonTVandCollegeEducationD.TelevisionandChildren'sLearningHabits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。HowtoDoWellinExamsDonotunderestimatethepowerofrevisioninthedaysandhoursbeforeanexamination.Thecloseryouaretotheexam,themorechanceyouhaveofstoringandkeepingimportantinformation.Butdonotoverdoit.71Aneffectivedaily15\nroutinecanhelpyouthroughanexamperiod,sointhedaysleadinguptoyourfirstexam,getintothehabitofbeingupandreadytoworkbygame.Itcanbeashocktothesystemaftermonthsofworkingtoyourowntimetabletobementallyalertatthattimeifyouhavenotpreparedforit.Onthedayoftheexam,haveagoodbreakfast,packtwoofeverythingyouneed(pens,pencils,erasers,etc.),thenmakeyourwaytotheexaminationhallingoodtime.72.Onceinyourseat,simplypauseforafewsecondsandcollectyourthoughts.Closeyoureyesandtakeinafewslow,deepbreathstohelpyourelax.Whenyouturnoverthetestpaper,spendashortperiodreadingthroughalltheinstructionsandquestions,payingparticularattentiontokeyverbssuchas“discuss”,“compare”and“evaluate”.73Itiswisealwaystoallowfor10minutesattheendoftheexamtogiveyourselftimetogobackoveryouranswers.Onceyouhaveselectedthequestionsyouwishtotackle,beginbyattemptingtheoneyouthinkisyourstrongest.Itwillgiveyoumoreconfidencewhenyouseeawell-answeredquestiondownonpaper.Alsoremembertowriteclearly,anddonotbeafraidtoexpresstheunexpected:afterall,examinerscangetveryboredmarkingstereotypical(模式化的)answers.74Ifyoudoneedsomethingelsefocusontohelpcollectyourthoughts,chooseafixtureintheroom,suchastheceilingoranythingelsethatwillnotallowyoutobedistracted(分神).Finally,onceyouhavefinished,neverhangaroundoutsideafterwardstoattendthediscussionbyotherstudents.75A.Donotarrivetooearly,though,asotherpeople’sanxietycanbecontagious(会传染的)，andyoumaysufferfromunduepanic.B.Trynottobetemptedtolookatthosearoundyou,orattheclock.C.Whenyougethome,readtheexaminationpaperthroughandlookupallthewordsyoudidn’tunderstand.D.Sleep,exerciseandrelaxationarealljustasimportant.E.Mapoutaquickplanofpointsyouwishtomakeandhowmuchtimeyoushouldspendoneachquestion.F.Goandhaveawell-earnedrest,thenprepareforyournextexamG.Underestimatethetestinyourmind.Ⅱ卷第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号∧，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线＼划掉。15\n修改：在错词下面划一横线，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处不计分第二节：书面表达（满分25分）假如你是学生会主席李凡，学校安排你给即将到你校任教的外籍教师Snow推荐一名学生帮手（assistant）。请根据以下要点给他写封推荐信。1.欢迎Snow的到来2.推荐李华为学生帮手（高二年级学生，17岁，）3.介绍李华当帮手的优势（电脑，沟通能力，英语水平）注意：1．词数100左右；2．不要逐句翻译，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3．信件开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。DearSnow,I’mZhangFan,chairmanoftheStudents’Union.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiFan15\n2022—2022学年度第一学期高二年级期末考试英语试卷短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）参考范文书面表达：DearSnow,I’mLiFan,chairmanoftheStudents’Union.It’sgreattolearnthatyouarecomingtoteachinourschoolnextsemester.Iwasaskedtowritetoyou,recommendingLiHua,aSenior2student,aged17,tobeyourassistant.He(She)isadiligentstudent,whocanusethecomputerskillfullyandhasagiftforcommunicatingwithothers.What’smore,he(she)isexpertatspokenEnglishandalwaysreadytohelpothersinneed.Iamconfidentthathe(she)canbehelpfulinyourworkandlifeinChina.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasedon’thesitatetoaskme.Lookingforwardtoyourcomingsoon.Yourssincerely,听力原稿15\nText3W:YesterdayIheardsomeonetalkingaboutthepossibilityofahurricanestrikinghere.Isthattrue?Don’ttheyoccuronlyinsummer?M:Well,hurricanescanoccuratanytimeoftheyear.Text4W:Goodafternoon.CanIhelpyou?M:Yes.DoyouhavethenewalbumofEasonChan?W:Letmecheck…Yes,therearestillfiveCDsleftinourstore.M:Great.Iwanttobuytwoofthem.W:Thatwillbe$7.80.Text5W:Whichprogramdoyouwanttowatch?M:Channel5.There’sabasketballmatchonthismorning.It’smyfavorite.W:Whenwillthematchbegin?M:Itbeginsat8:30.W:There’sstill20minutestogo.Youcangoonwithyourcleaning.Text6M:Hello!CanIspeaktoRachel,please?W:Rachel’sspeaking.Who’sthat?M:Hello,Rachel.ThisisTom.YouknownextMondayismywife’sbirthday,andIwanttobuyacomputerforher.Geoffreytoldmeyouboughtonelastmonth.Canyougivemesomesuggestions?W:Noproblem.ButshallIcallyoubacklater?I’mbusyatthemoment.M:Whynotcomeovertodinneratmyplacethisevening?We’velearnedhowtopreparesomenewdishesrecently.Manyofourcustomerslikethemverymuch.W:Really?Thatisgreat!Text7M:Ihaveaquestiontoaskyou.W:Whatisit?M:Haveyoueverbeenpuzzledbythenoisecomingfromourrefrigerator?W:No.Whydoyouask?15\nM:Yousee.WhenIwashavingbreakfastthismorning,Isuddenlyheardafaintnoise.Itseemedtobeasmallanimal.Text8M:Excuseme.W:Yes?M:Couldyoutellmewherethenearestbusstopis,please?W:Wheredoyouwanttogo?M:NanhuPark.Itisbetterforthebustostopatthemainentrance.W:Letmethink…Well,Ithinkyoushouldtransferatleastonce.M:Itdoesn’tmatter.Ihavetime.W:Inthatcase,youcantaketheNo.865busfirst,andtransfertotheNo.13busatRenminSquare.M:OK.ButwherecanIgetontheNo.865bus?W:There’sabusstopnearthepolicestationonthisroad.Doyouknowwherethepolicestationis?M:Sorry,Idon’tknow.It’smyfirsttimevisitingthiscity.W:Isee.Youcanfollowme.I’llshowyouwhereitis.M:That’sverykindofyou.W:You’rewelcome.Text9M:IheardthatyouandCathyhungoutlastweekend,didn’tyou?W:Yes.Wehadagreattime.M:Wheredidyougofirst?W:Firstwewentshopping.Therearesomewonderfulstoresonthepedestrianstreet.Weboughtsomebootsandclothes.M:Howmuchdidyouspend?W:Eachofusspentthesameamountofmoneyweearninaweek,perhaps.M:So,howmuchdoyouearneverymonth?W:CathyandIdothesamejobinthesamecompany.Butshegota20percentraisethisyearwhileIdidn’t.Ourmonthlypaywasthesamelastyear,whichwas$2,500.M:Whydidn’tyougettheraise?W:Cathyhasbeeninthecompanylongerthanme,andherachievementsinher15\nworkareoutstanding.M:Isee.So,whatdidyoudoaftershopping?W:WeknewtherewasanewItalianrestaurantandaChineserestaurantonthepedestrianstreet,butwewenttoaThairestaurantsincetheygaveusadiscount.M:Howluckyyouwere.Whatdidyoudointheafternoonthen?W:Therewasafilmbeingplayed,whichbothofuswantedtoseeforalongtime,sowespenttheafternooninthecinema.Text10Ifyoustruggletospendmorethanafewmomentsawayfromyourcomputer,thenanewinventioncouldbeforyou.TwoDutchinventorshavedevelopedapairofjeansthatgiveawholenewmeaningtothephrase“laptop”.Thejeans,knownasBeautyandtheGeek,comewithafullyfunctionalkeyboard,amouseandspeakersintotheupperbegofthejeans.TheyaretheideaofdesigncompanyNieuweHeren,runbyErikdeNijsandTimSmit.TheTwomadethetrousersthemselvesandtheyaredesignedtogiveausereaseofmovementwhilestillbeingincontrolofthecomputer.“They’renotthatheavy,”deNijssaid.“Withtheflexiblekeyboard,smallspeakers,andasmallmouse,theyareonlyalittlebitheavierthanyourregular15
