2022级学分认定模块考试（英语学科）注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必用钢笔或签字笔将自己的班别、姓名、考号填写在答题纸和答题卡的相应位置处。2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。3．非选择题答案必须写在答题纸相应位置处，不按要求作答的答案无效。4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将答题卡和答题纸一并收回。本试卷分为I卷和II卷，共l2页，满分150分。考试时间120分钟．第I卷(满分100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．Whoiscomingfortea?A．Mark．B．John．C.Tracy．2．Whatwillthemandonext?A．Stayfordinner．B．Gototherailwaystation．C．Catchabus．3．Whatdoesthemancomefor?A．Adinner．B．Ameeting．C．Aparty．4．Whatsizedoesthemanwant?A．9．B．35．C．39．5．Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A．LifeinSoutheastAsia．B．Weatherconditions．C．Aholidayplan．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。14\n听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6．Whatisthemandoing?A．Attendingameeting．B．Givingaspeech．C．Introducingaperson7．Whydoesthewomansingsowell?A．Shehasagreatteacher．B．Sheteachessinging．C．Sheisyoung．听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8．WhatisthesecondpresentforJimmy?A．Awatch．B．Acar．C．Acomputer．9．WhydoesJimmyfeelhappy?A．Heliveswithhisparents．B．He’sgotwhathedreamtof．C．Hecanhaveabirthdayparty．听第8段材料，回答第l0至12题。10．Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A．Theyarestrangerstoeachother．B．Theyarefriends．C．Theyarehusbandandwife．11．Whydoesthewomancometotalkwiththeman?A．Togetajob．B．Totakeatest．C．Toseethesecretary．12．Whatdoesthemanmeanbysayingsorry?A．Hedoesn’tneedadesigner．B．Hecan’thearthewomanclearly．C．Hecan’thelpthewoman．听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13．Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A．Shelivesclosetotheoffice．B．Sheisnewtothecompany．C．Shelikesthebigkitchen．14．Howdoesthemangotowork?14\nA．Bybus．B．Onfoot．C．Bycar．15．WhywasSusanlateforwork?A．Shemissedthebus．B．Hertrainwaslate．C．Hercarbrokedown．16．Whatwillthemandothenextday?A．VisitLilyinherflat．B．GotoworkbytrainC．Leavehomeearlier．听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．Wherecanyoumostprobablyhearthistalk?A．InaclassoftheEnglishlanguage．B．InaclassoftheGreeklanguage．C．InaclassoftheFrenchlanguage．18.HowlongdoestheClasslast?A．13weeks．B．11weeks．C．15weeks．19．Whatis“theshort-cut”tolearnwordsaccordingtothespeaker?A．Takingmorecourses．B.Readingbasicwordsaloud．C.Learninghowwordsareformed．20．Whyistheclasspopular?A．It’staughtbyProfessorMorris．B．Itisnotofferedeachterm．C．Ithelpstomastersomeusefulrules．第二部分阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)AEveryday,Daisywakesupnexttoaman，whohastoconvincehertheyaremarried．Whensheexpressesdoubt，hetakesoutaphotoalbumandshowsherpicturesoftheirwedding13yearsago·OnlythendoesamnesiacDaisyacceptthatshehasbeenmarried，andthateverythinghehastoldheristrue．Thelady’sconditionwascausedbybraininjuriessufferedintworoadaccidents，amotorbikecrashin1985andacaraccidentin1990.Sincetheneverythingthathappensononedayisforgottenthenextday.14\nShehasnoday-to-daymemoryafterthecarcrash．AnditisnotjustlovedonesthatDaisystruggleswith．Sheuseshundredsofnotesandremindersonhermobilephone’scalendartokeepherinformedofappointmentsandeverydayduties．Andontherareoccasionswhenshetakestheriskofgoingoutofherhomealone，shehastobearmedwithnavigation(导航)programmedwithheraddress.Therearesomebenefits，however．ThereisnosuchthingasarepeatonTVandeveryjokeisfunny,becauseitseemedshehashearditthefirsttime．“It’slikeIamlivingthesameday,dayafterday.’’saidDaisy,whodoesvoluntaryworkatacharityforpeoplewithdisabilitiesthreedaysaweek．DrPeterNestorsaidDaisywassufferingfromanterograde(顺行的)amnesia.Headded，“Itisreasonablyrare，butitdoesexist．Youareabletocarryoutday-to-daythings，anddon’tforgethowtodocertainthingslikespeaking.Butifsomeonewastoaskyouwhatyoudidyesterday,youwouldn’thaveaclue.”21．WhatcausedDaisy’scondition?A．Herdisabilitysincebirth．B．Braininjuriesinaccidents．C．Herdeclininghealth．D．Tiringworking．22．HowdidDaisy’sfamilyhelpremindher?A．Bytakinghertothehospital．B．Bytellingherjokes．C．Byshowingheroldphotosandpictures．D．Bypersuadinghertorecallthecarcrash．23．Theunderlinedword“amnesiac”inParagraph2probablymeansA．strongB．optimisticC．warm-heartedD．forgetful24．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Daisycouldstillenjoyalotinspiteofherillness．B．TheonlythingDaisykeptinmindwasherhome．C．Daisycouldn’tdoanythingbutstayathome．D．Daisydidn’twanttotrustanyoneelse．BParentsoftenbelievethattheyhaveagoodrelationshipwiththeirteenagers．Butlastsummer，JoannaandHenrynoticedachangeintheirolderson：suddenlyheseemedtobetalkingmoretohisfriendsthantohisparents．“Thedoortohis14\nroomisalwaysshut，”Joannanoted．TinaandMarknoticedsimilarchangesintheir14-year-olddaughter．“Sheusedtocuddleup(蜷伏)withmeonthesofaandtalk，”saidMark．“Nowwejokethatshedoesthisonlywhenshewantssomething．Sometimesshewantstobetreatedlikea1ittlegirlandsometimeslikeayounglady．Theproblemisfiguringoutwhichtimeiswhich．”Beforeage11，childrenliketotelltheirparentswhat’sontheirminds．“Infact，parentsarefirstonthelist，”saidMichaelRiera，authorofUncommonSenseforParentswithTeenagers．“Thiscompletelychangesduringtheteenyears，”Rieraexplained．“Theytalktotheirfriendsfirst，thenmaybetheirteachers，andtheirparentslast．”Parentswhoknowwhat’sgoingonintheirteenagers’livesareinthebestpositiontohelpthem．Tobreakdownthewallofsilence，parentsshouldcreatechancestounderstandwhattheirchildrenwanttosay，andtrytofindwaystotalkandwritetothem．Andtheymustgivetheirchildrenamentalbreak，forchildrenalsoneedfreedom，thoughyoung．Anotherthingparentsshouldrememberisthattobeafriend，notamanager，withtheirchildrenisabetterwaytoknowthem.25．“Thedoortohisroomisalwaysshut”suggeststhattheson________.A．isalwaysbusywithhisstudiesB．isangrywithhisparentsC．keepshimselfawayfromhisparentsD．beginstodislikehisparents26．WhattroublesTinaandMarkmostisthat_______.A．theirdaughterisn’taslovelyasbeforeB．theycan’treadtheirdaughter’smindexactlyC．theydon’tknowwhattosaytotheirdaughterD．theirdaughterhasgrownupsoquickly27．Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“thewallofsilence”inthelastparagraph?A．Teenagersdonottalkmuchwiththeirparents．B．Teenagersdonotwanttounderstandtheirparents．C．Teenagerstalkalotwiththeirfriends．D．Teenagerstalkmuchabouttheirownlives．28．Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?14\nA．Parentsareunhappywiththeirgrowingchildren．B．Parentshavesuitablewaystotalkwiththeirteenagers．C．Parentsshouldforcetheirchildrentotalkwiththem．D．Parentsshouldtrytounderstandtheirteenagers．CAmericancitiesaresimilartoothercitiesaroundtheworld．Ineverycountry,citiesreflectthevaluesoftheculture．Americancitiesarechanging，justasAmericansocietyischanging．AfterWorldWarII，thepopulationofmostlargeAmericancitiesdecreased；however,thepopulationinmanySunBeltcitiesincreased．Inthelate1940sandearly1950s，cityresidentsbecamewealthier．Theyhadmorechildrensotheyneededmorespace．Theymovedoutoftheirapartmentsinthecitytobuytheirownhomes．Theyboughthousesinthesuburbs(郊区)．Nowthingsarechanging，thechildrenofthepeoplewholeftthecitiesinthe1950sarenowadults．Many,unliketheirparents，wanttoliveinthecities．TheycontinuetomovetoSunBeltcitiesandolderonesoftheNortheastandMidwest．Manyyoungprofessionalsaremovingbackintothecity．Theypreferthecitytothesuburbsbecausetheirjobsarethere；ortheyjustenjoytheexcitementandpossibilitiesthatthecityoffers．Thispopulationshift(迁移)isbringingproblemsaswellasbenefits．Countlesspoorpeoplemustleavetheirapartmentsinthecitybecausetheownerswanttosellthebuildingsormakeapartmentsforsaleinsteadofforrent．Inthe1950s，manypoorpeopledidnothaveenoughmoneytomovetothesuburbs；nowmanyofthesesamepeopledonothaveenoughmoneytostayinthecities．Onlyafewyearsago，peoplethoughtthattheolderAmericancitiesweredying．Somecityresidentsnowseeabright，newfuture．Othersseeonlyproblemsandconflicts．Onethingissure：manydyingcitiesinAmericaarealiveagain．29．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofcitiesallovertheworld?A．Theyaredying．B．Theyarehopeless．C．Theyaresimilar．D．Theyaredifferent．30．WhydidAmericancityresidentswanttoliveinthesuburbsafterWorldWar14\nII?A．BecauseolderAmericancitiesweredying．B．Becausetheywerericherandneededmorespace．C．Becausecitiescontainedtheworstpartsofsociety．D．Becausetheycouldhardlyaffordtoliveinthecity．31．Accordingtothe4thparagraph，agreatmanypoorpeopleinAmericancities____．A．arefacedwithhousingproblemsB．areforcedtomovebacktothesuburbsC．wanttoselltheirbuildingsD．needmoremoneyfordailyexpenses32．Wecanconcludefromthetextthat_________________.A．AmericancitiesarechangingfortheworseB．peoplehavedifferentviewsonAmericancitiesC．olderpeoplepreferthecitytothesuburbsinAmericaD．thepopulationisdecreasinginolderAmericancitiesDDoyousleepwell?Somepeoplegetofftosleepassoonastheheadhitsthepillow,butmanyothersarenotsolucky．Infact，thelackofqualitysleephasbecomeapublichealthissuearoundtheworld．AccordingtotheWorldAssociationofSleepMedicine，45percentoftheworld’spopulationsufferfromsleepproblems．Oneineightpeopledon’tsleepwellandareeasilywoken．7．6percentsleeplessthan3hourseachnight．Someevencannotfallasleepforseveraldaysinarow．Asabasicbodilyandmentalneed，sleepisessentialforoursurvival．Ithelpsustofightdiseases，strengthenourmemory,performbetterinworkandschoolandimproveourqualityoflife．Lackofsleepisknowntohaveasignificantnegativeinfluenceonhealth，bothintheshortandlongterm．Poorsleephasbeenassociatedwithobesity,weakenedimmunesystemsandevensomecancers，aswellasdepressionandanxiety．TheWorldSleepDay,heldonthethirdFridayofMarch，isanannualcelebrationofsleeptolightentheburdenofsleepproblemsthroughbetterpreventionandmanagementofsleepdisorders．Unhealthylifestylemaybethefirsttoblameforsleeplessness．Moreandmore14\npeopleusecellphonesandcomputersinbed，withmanystayingupuntilmidnight．Moderntechnologydoesmakeourlifeconvenient，butabuseofitruinsourhealth．Environmentalconditions，suchastemperature，noise，light，bedcomfortalsoplayanimportantroleinone’sabilitytogetpropersleep．Besides，impropereveningdiet，likeafulloranemptystomach，coffeeandalcoholallcontributetosleepproblems．Ofcourse，whenitcomestocausingpoorsleepstressfromfinances，familyorworkshouldneverbeignored．However,thosewhosufferfromsleepdisordersdon’tnecessarilyhavetocontinuetodoso—mostsleepproblemscanbesolved．33．WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph1？A．Nobodycanstayawakeforseveraldays．B．Allpeoplearegoingthroughsleepproblems．C．Sleepproblemshavebecomeaworldwideconcern．D．Themajorityoftheworld’spopulationcan’tsleepwell．34．WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytellus?A．Theinfluencesoflackofsleep．B．Thepossiblecausesofpoorsleep．C．Poorsleepisassociatedwithillness．D．Goodsleephelpsustoperformbetter.35．Whatwillbediscussedintheparagraphthatfollows?A．Theharmofsleepproblems．B．ActivitiesontheWorldSleepDay．C．Interviewsofpoorsleepsufferers．D．Measuresagainstsleepproblems．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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Alittleworryishealthy．Itkeepsusthinkingaheadandhelpsuspreparetofaceunexpectedmisfortune．Whenyouworrytoomuch，youburdenyourselfwithalotofunnecessarystress．However，thefewtipscanhelpgetyourworriesundercontrolandenjoythehappinessoflife．Reduceyourcollection．Althoughthingsaregettingsmallerthanever，weallseemtoendupbeingsurroundedbystuffwenolongeruseorcareabout．36．However，you’llbegladoncethetaskisfinished．Haveagaragesale，orsimplydonateyourextradishes，clothes，booksandotheritems．37．Bycreatingapleasantspaceforspecificactivities，youconvinceyour14\nbraintoengageinthoseactivitieswheneveryouenterthatspace．RemoveTVs，computers，andothersuchdistractionsfromthebedroom．Onlyspendtimetherewhenyou’rechangingclothes，grabbingabook，goingtosleep．Keepcomputers，TVsandothersuchactivityitemsfortime-consumingactivitiesingeneralareas．38．Budgetyourfamilyexpenses．Itisoneofthesimplestandmosteffectivestepsyoucantaketoreduceworrycausedbyyourcomplexlife．39．Moreimportantly，ithelpskeepyourfamilyfromunpredictedfinancialtrouble．Makethebestofyouremptymoments．It’seasytofilleverywakingmomentofyourfreetimewithsmartphoneapps，socialmediabrowsing，TVandmore．40．Sometimeswhatyouneedisn’tadistraction，it’samomenttoyourself．A．RemindyourselftobegratefulforwhatyouhaveeverydayB．ItcanseemlikeapaintotakethetimeandtroubletogetridofitC．ReassignyourspacewiselyD．Trytosticktoit，andyoucanmakebothendsmeetE．FocusyourattentiononyourworkF．Itisn’talwaysagoodideaG．Trainyourbraintoassociatetheseareaswithleisureactivitiesandhobbies第三部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A，B，C和D)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。In1973，whenIwas16，myfamilymovedintoanewhousemydadbuiltinMinnesotaandthatdaywasOctober31—Halloween．Thatnight，Ihadacostumeparty，whereImetafriend，Jay．We41eachother’scompanysomuchthatwestartedtotalkwitheachother．Iwasdressed42awitch(女巫)，thinkingthatwouldaddsomehumortotheparty，43whathappenedlaterwasnotsoenjoyableatall．Itwasabout2：30a．m．，Jayand1were44inthehugelivingroomdownstairs，chattingaboutanythingsupernaturalwhensuddenlyweheardastrangevoice．Tomy45，thisvoicewasmoaning(呻吟)insuchahorribleway，filledwithpainand46．Itseemedtocomefromeverywhereallatonce．Then，justwhenI14\ncouldn’t47itanymore，it48fromthehorriblemoantocrazylaughter．Thenitwentbacktoamoan，thenbackto49…thenitstopped．JayandIlookedateachother50．“ItmustbeaHalloween51someoneisplayingonus．”Isaid．“Yeah…”，Jayrepliedhesitatingly．“Let’s52aroundandseeifwecanfindoutwhat’sgoingon,”Isuggested．Jay53．Sowestartedourseparatesearchupstairs．Afterawhile，Jaycamedown，lookingas54asasheet．“Ihearditagain55there，”hesaid．“Noway.”Ireplied．“Iwasn’tthatfaraway．Ishouldhave56it，too．”Ididn’t．Neitherofusfoundanythingto57it．OurHalloweenhorrorwasn’toveryet．Themomentwewentback，ithappenedagain．Wespentthenexthours58everyinchofthathouseuntilitwas4：00a．m．，but59．Therestofthenightwestayed60interror，convincedofthepresenceofghostsintheworld．41．A．expectedB．enjoyedC．completedD．regretted42．A．upB．intoC．withD．as43．A．butB．yetC．andD．or44．A．sleepingB．hidingC．sittingD．1iving45．A．sorrowB．delightC．reliefD．horror46．A．sufferingB．happinessC．agreementD．courage47．A．refuseB．bearC．remindD．deliver48．A．1iftedB．wentC．roseD．grew49．A．silenceB．frightC．remarkD．1aughter50．A．cold-heartedB．empty-handedC．wide-eyedD．absent-minded51．A．gameB．skillC．roleD．trick52．A．gatherB．hangC．1ookD．escape53．A．promisedB．agreedC．ignoredD．refused54．A．whiteB．redC．blueD．green55．A．downB．overC．outsideD．up56．A．feltB．touchedC．heardD．seen14\n57．A．doubtB．explainC．representD．challenge58．A．breakingB．cleaningC．searchingD．checking59．A．inreturnB．inturnC．inadditionD．invain60．A．awakeB．sleepyC．cheerfulD．tired14\n第Ⅱ卷(满分50分)第三部分英语知识运用第二节(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。LastFridayastormsweptthroughtwovillagesintheNewTerritories,61(destroy)fourteenhomes.Sevenothersweresobadlydamaged62theirownershadtoleavethem,andfifteenothershadbrokenwindowsorroofs.Onepersonwaskilled,severalwere63(serious)hurtandtakentohospital,andanumberofotherpeoplereceivedsmallerhurt.Altogetherovertwohundredpeoplewerehomelessafterthestorm.Afarmer,Mr.Tan,saidthatthestormbeganearly64themorningandlastedforoveranhour.“I65(eat)withmywifeandchildren,”hesaid,“Whenweheardaloudnoise.Afewminuteslaterourhousefelldownontopofus.Wetriedourbest66(climb)outbutthenIsawthatoneofmychildrenwas67(miss).Iwentbackinsideandfoundhim,safe68veryfrightened.”Mrs.WooMeiFongsaidthatherhusbandhadjustleftforworkwhenshe69(feel)thatherhousewasmoving.Sheranoutsideatoncewithherchildren.Soldiershelpedtotakepeopleoutofthefloodedareaandthewelfaredepartmentbrought70(they)food,clothesandshelter.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)假定英语课上老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。作文中共有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(＾)，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。IhaveagoodfriendwhonameisLiuMei．Sheisourmonitorandoneofthe14\nexcellentstudentinourclass．Cleverassheis，butsheworksveryhard．Wehavealotoncommonandhavealottotalkabout.Oneevening，shetoldmethatsomethinghappenedwhenherparentswasout．ShewasdoingherhomeworkoneSundaymorningwhileshesmeltsomethingburning．Shestoppedlookoutofthewindowandfoundacloudofsmokecomeoutofherneighbor’shouse．Shecalled119immediate．Tenminuteslater,thefiremencameandputoutfire．Herneighborwasverythankfulforherhelp．第二节书面表达(满分25分)假如你是某中学的学生Tom。前不久，你参加了全国英语演讲比赛并获得一等奖。请用英语给校刊写一篇文章，谈谈你的体会。内容主要包括：1．付出才有回报；2．收获自信和友谊；3．感激之情。注意1．词数100左右；2．可适当增加细节以使行文连贯；3．开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。LookingbacktotheNationalEnglishSpeakingCompetitionItookpartinseveraldaysago，Ihavealottosharewithyou．________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2022级学分认定考试英语参考答案14\n第一部分:听力(每小题1.5分,满分30分)1---5ABBAC6---10CACBA11---15ACAAB16---20CAACC第二部分:阅读理解(每小题2分,满分40分)21---25BCDAC26---30BADCB31---35ABCBD36-40BCGDF第三部分第一节:完形填空(每小题1.5分,共30分)41-45BDACD46-50ABBDC51-55DCBAD56-60CBCDA第II卷:语法填空：(每小题1.5分,共15分)61.destroying62.that63.seriously64.in65.waseating66.toclimb67.missing68.but69.felt70.them第四部分写作第一节:短文改错(每小题1分,共10分)IhaveagoodfriendwhonameisLiuMei.Sheisourmonitorandoneofthewhoseexcellentstudentinourclass.Cleverassheis,butsheworksveryhard.Wehaveastudentslotoncommonandhavealottotalkabout.Oneevening,shetoldmethatsomethinginhappenedwhenherparentswasout.ShewasdoingherhomeworkoneSundayweremorningwhileshesmeltsomethingburning.Shestopped∧lookoutofthewindowwhentoandfoundacloudofsmokecomeoutofherneighbor’shouse.Shecalled119comingimmediate.Tenminuteslater,thefiremencameandputout∧fire.Herneighborimmediatelythewasverythankfulforherhelp.14\n第二节书面表达(满分25分)LookingbacktotheNationalEnglishSpeakingCompetitionItookpartinseveraldaysago,Ihavealottosharewithyou.Firstly,IfeelreallydelightedthatI’vewonthefirstprizeinthecompetition,whichmakesmeunderstandthetruemeaningoftheproverb“Nopains,nogains”.Besides,I’veestablishedthefriendshipwithstudentsfromalloverourcountry,fromwhomI’velearnedalot.Moreimportantly,takingthiscompetitionhasenabledmetoovercomemyfearofspeakinginpublic,thusdevelopingmyself-confidence.Additionally,Iowemanythankstomyteachersandjudges,withoutwhosehelp,Icouldn’thavedonesuchanexcellentjob.Tosumup,Iwillalwaystreasurethismeaningfulandmemorableexperience.听力原文：Text1W:John,isMarkcomingforteatomorrow?M:Yes.Itoldyouyesterday,Tracy.W:Oh,didyou?Sorry,Imusthaveforgotten.Text2W:What’sthehurry?We’dlikeyoutostayfordinner.M:Well,thankyou,butHelenandIhavetomeetmyparentsattherailwaystation.Text3W:Hi,Tom,wehadtostartthemeetingwithoutyou.M:Iknow,myflightwasdelayedbecauseoftheheavyrain.W:Butyouarejustintimeforthediscussion.Text4M:Howmucharetheseshoes?W:Oh,theyare35dollarsapair.M:Doyouhavesize9?W:Iamafraidtheyaresoldout.Text5M:Hi,IamthinkingoftakingatripduringtheChristmasholidays.W:Wherewouldyouliketogo?M:Well,maybesomewherewarmandsunny.W:HowaboutatourtoSoutheastAsia?Text6M:Ladiesandgentlemen,let’swelcomeJaneCarter.Jane,youaresoyoung,howcanyousingsowell?W:Well,Mr.Green,IlikesingingverymuchandI’vebeendoingthisforawhile.Aboveall,IhaveMr.Jamesasmyteacher.\nM:Nowonder.Ibelieveyou’lldoawonderfuljobtonight.Now,ladiesandgentlemen,JaneCarter.Text7W:Happybirthday,Jimmy,areyoureadyforthenextpresent?M:Youmeanthereismorebesidesthewatch?W:Comewithus,it’sinthecar.Now,hereweare,you’vebeentalkingaboutthisforamonth.M:Oh,it’sanewcomputer.It’sjustwhatIwant.Iamsohappyaboutit,thankyousomuch,MomandDad.Text8W:Excuseme,sir.M:CanIhelpyou?W:MynameisJaneSmith;Iamadesignerlookingforajob.M:Seemysecretary;shewillsetyouupwithatest.W:When?M:Nextmonth.W:Ican’twaitthatlong.M:Excuseme?W:Ican’twaitamonth,Ineedsomethingsooner.M:Iamsorry.Text9M:Hi,Lily,howisyournewflat?W:It’sgreat,Ireallylikeit.M:Howbigisit?W:It’sonebigroom,butithasabathroomandasmallkitchentoo.M:Howfarisitfromtheoffice?W:It’sonlyabout10minutes.M:10minutesbybusorbycar?W:Onfoot.Iwalkedtoworkthismorning.Iwas10minutesearly.M:Youarelucky.Iwas10minuteslate.W:Whathappened?M:Allthebusescamelate.W:WhatdidSusansay?M:Shewaslatetoo.W:Whathappenedtoher?M:Shetookthetrainanditwaslatetoo.W:Well,then,youwerereallyluckyafterall.Butwhatareyougoingtodotomorrow?M:I’llstartout15minutesearlier.Text10GoodafternooneverybodyandwelcometothisclassonEnglishwords.Ihopethatallofyoucanhearme.Ifnot,pleaseletmeknow.IamProfessorJohnMorris.I’ll\nbeyourteacherforthenext13weeks.Asyoucanprobablytell,thisisoneofthemostpopularandcrowdedclasses.Indeed,everytimethiscourseisoffered,thisroomisveryfull.Whyisthat?Well,inordertousetheEnglishlanguage,it’sveryimportanttohaveatleastabasicunderstandingofhowwordsareformed.Justtomentiononefigureandtherearemany,thereareabout1millionwordsinEnglish.IfyouareanEnglishlearner,youmaywonderhowyoucanpossiblyrememberallofthesewords.Well,foronething,youdon’thaveto.NonativespeakerexistswhoknowsallofthewordsintheEnglishlanguage.Besides,thereareshort-cuts.Short-cuts?Yes,forexample,ifyouknowhowwordsareformedbyusingpartsofwordsfromotherlanguages,suchasGreekandFrench,you’llunderstandagoodnumberofEnglishwordswhenyoufirstcomeacrossthem.Letmeputitthisway,knowingtheruleswillhelpyoutomasteralargenumberofwords.ThisisprobablytheNo.1reasonwhythisclassissopopular.
