四川省成都七中实验学校2022-2022学年高一英语上学期期中试题时间120分钟满分150分英语本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ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Ⅰ卷注意事项：1.答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应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，从试题所给的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．Whattimedoesthetrainleave？A．At12:00．B．At11：45．C．At11：30．2．Whatisthemangoingtodotonight？A．Toabirthdayparty．B．TovisitJane．C．Tothetheatre．3．Howmuchcanthewomansaveifshebuysthreeshirts？A．3dollars.B．6dollars.C．5dollars.4．Whoiscomingtovisitthefamily？A．Theman’smother.-19-\nB．Thewoman’smother.C．Thechild’smother.5.HowmanyradioswillJessiehaveinhisfamily？A．Two．B．Three.C．Four.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，从每题所给的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至7题。6．WhocanspeakFrench？A．Theman.B．Thewoman.C．Neither.7．Whatdoesthemanthinkofthejobthatthewomanoffers？A.Disappointing.B.Boring.C.Interesting.听第7段材料，回答第8至11题。8．WhichisCORRECT？A.JanicecalledAllison．B．AllisoncalledJanice．C．JamescalledAllison．9．WhogotthetwoticketsfortheNationalWomen’sVolleyballmatch？A.Janice.B．Allison.C．Notmentioned.10．WhattimearetheygoingtomeetattheentrancetotheCapitalStadium？A.6：40．B．6：20.C．7：20．听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11．WhyisiteasierforthewomantolearnEnglish？A．SheoftentalkstoEnglishpeople．B．Shespeakstwolanguagesalready．C．Shealwaysdoesherhomeworkrightafterclass．12．WhichofthefollowingissuggestedbythewomanasagoodwaytolearnEnglish？A．Readingnewspapers．-19-\nB．TalkingtoForeigners．C．BothAandB．13．WhyisitdifficultforthemantolearnEnglish？A．Hedoesn’tdohomeworkontime．B．TherearenonativeEnglishspeakersaroundhim．C．HeistooshytospeakEnglish．听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14．WhatkindofpeopledotheyNOTneed？A．Thosewhohavenoexperienceinofficework．B．Thosewhoknownoforeignlanguage．C．Thosewhowanttoworkonly30hoursaweek．15．Whatkindofpeoplewillprobablygetahigherpay？A．Thosewhoarewelleducated．B．Thosewhocanspeakasecondlanguage．C．Thosewhohavemuchexperience．16．What’stherelationshipbetweenthetwospeaker?A．InterviewerandInterviewee．B．BossandSecretary．C．Friends．听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．Whodoyousupposeisspeaking？A．Atouristguide．B．Abusdriver.C．Theheadofatouristgroup．18．What’stheweatherlike？A.Comfortable.B．Hot.C．Cool.19．Whatdopeopleenjoydoinginthenationalparkinlateautumnandwinter？A．Goingforawalk．B．Drivingaroundthelake.C．Takingphotos·-19-\n20．Howlongarethetouristssupposedtostayinthepark？A．65minutes.B．110minutes.C．3hours.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。ATheGoldCoastfamilyholidaysarealwaysgreatfunwhetheryouarefromAustraliaorfromabroad.Therearebeautifulbeaches,adventureparks,natureparksandsomuchmore.Therearesomanysightstoseehere.Itisapitytodriveinacarandyou’llmissagreatpartofit.Australiaishometomanyanimalsandbirdsthatcanonlybeseenwhenmovingslowlyandgoingintotheareasthattheylive.Whenyouareonabicycle,youhavetheadvantageofbeingabletostopwheneveryouwanttoseeaninterestinganimalorbirdthatyouhaveneverseenbefore.Itisaquietermode(方式)oftransportationaswell,soyoumightevenbeabletotakeapicture.Whenyouareonthebeach,youcanbreathethatcleanairandviewthebeautyofthewaterandsand.Itisatotallydifferentexperiencefromeithersimplysunbathingorpassingitinacar.TherearemanychoicesofhiringabicycletoexperiencetheGoldCoastattractions.Therearestoresthatwillfitabikeperfectlytoyoursize.Thesebikesforbothadultsandchildrenareinmanystylesandcolorstopleaseanytaste.Ifyouhaveeverwantedtotryatandembike（双人单车),nowisyourchance,becausetheyhavethosetoo.AbicyclehireonGoldCoastissomethingthateveryoneshouldtryatleastonce.Thisisawonderfulchanceforanyonewholikestocycleanditisalsoacheapwaytotravelwithyourfamily.21.You’dbetternotdriveinacaronGoldCoastbecause________.A.youwillbreakthetrafficrulesB.youwillcausemuchnoise-19-\nC.youcan’tenjoythebeautifulsightswellD.youcan’tdriveintosomeparks22.ThefollowingadvantagesofhiringbikesarementionedEXCEPTthat________.A.youcantakephotosofanimalsB.itisacheapwayoftravelingC.youcangetaclearersightofanimalsD.itisagoodwaytodosunbathing23.What’stheauthor’attitudetowardsabikehireonGoldCoast?A.Hesupportsitverymuch.B.Hethinksit’sapersonalchoice.C.Hedoesn’tlikethiswayoftraveling.D.Hethinksit’sonlygoodforadults.BLastFriday,IwascominghomelateafterspendingtimewithfriendsandthoughtI’dgodowntothe$99centpizzaplace.Ontheway,Isawamansittingonthestairsalonethere.I’dseenhimbeforeeverydayIrunlatetowork,butthistimeIhadnoplacetorushoffto.Therewassomethingabouthim,aquietmanner,differentfrommanyofotherhomelesspeopleIhadseeninNewYorkCity.Iwalkedpasthim,wenttothepizzaplace,andthose10secondswaitinginlinewasenoughtopracticesteppingoutsideofmyusual,familiarflow.Sowithafewslicesinhand,Iwentbacktojoinhim.Iaskedhimifhewashungry.Hesaidyes,butnotforpizzabecauseitmadehimuncomfortable.He’dratherhaveafewbucksforchickenandricesinceitwaseasieronhisstomach.It’sfunny,inthatmoment,hebecamemorerealtome.ThismanIhadseenalmosteverydaywassomeonewithspecificconditions,needs,andexperiences.WeexchangednamesandendeduptalkingforalittleoveranhourthatnightasKevintoldmestoriesfromhislife,howhehaddonethingswhen“hewasyoungeranddidn’tknowanybetter”andhowhetriedtomakeamends(补偿)buttoomuchtimehadpassed.Hesharedhisviewsonthevalueforyoungadultstolearn-19-\nthehistoryofotherpeople.Hetalkedabouthisonewishbeinginhis60sbeforeheleavesthisearth,whichistosharehisstorywiththeteenagersandyoungadultssotheycouldavoidthemistakeshewentthrough.Throughouttheconversation,heeventuallygothischickenandriceandgiftedmearosehehadbeencarrying.Shortlyafterwards,Imademywayhome,thinkingtomyself,“Imetanamazinghomelessperson”.24.Thehomelessmanrefusedpizzabecausehe_________.A.didnotfeelveryhungryatthatmomentB.hadsomethingwrongwithhisstomachC.preferredsomechickenandricetopizzaD.mightfeelashamedtobegivensomething25.What’sthehomelessman’slastwish?A.Tobecomealotyoungeragain.B.Tomakeamendsforhisearlylife.C.Tohaveenoughchickenandricetoeat.D.Toteachtheyoungnottofollowhisexample.26.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.A.ThehomelessmanisdifferentfromothersB.ThewritershowedhispitytothehomelessmanC.WhatthehomelessmanthoughtshockedthewriterD.Whatthehomelessmandidwasnotverymeaningful27.Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthepassageisto________.A.sharehisexperienceB.showhisgenerosity(慷慨)C.expresshisthoughtsD.exchangehisopinionsCThisyearsometwenty-threehundredteenagers(youngpeopleagedfrom13~19)fromallovertheworldwillspendabouttenmonthsinU.S.homes.TheywillattendU.S.schools,meetU.S.teenagers,andformimpressionsoftherealAmerica.Atthesametime,aboutthirteenhundredAmericanteenagerswillgotoothercountriestolearn-19-\nnewlanguagesandgainanewunderstandingoftherestoftheworld.Hereisatwo-waystudentexchangeinaction.Fred,nineteen,spentlastyearinGermanywithGeorge'sfamily.Inturn,George'ssonMikespentayearinFred'shomeinAmerica.Fred,alivelyyoungman,knewlittleGermanwhenhearrived,butaftertwomonths'studythelanguagebegantocometohim.Schoolwascompletelydifferentfromwhathehadexpected-muchharder.Studentsroserespectfullywhentheteacherenteredtheroom.TheytookfourteensubjectsinsteadofthesixthatareusualintheUnitedStates.Therewerealmostnooutsideactivities.Familylife,too,wasdifferent.Thefather'swordwaslaw,andallactivitieswerearoundthefamilyratherthantheindividual.Fredfoundthefoodtoosimpleatfirst.Also,hemissedhavingacar.Atthesametime,inAmerica,Mike,afriendlyGermanboy,wasalsoforminghisidea.“IsupposeIshouldcriticize(批评)Americanschools,”hesaid.“Itisfartooeasybyourlevel.ButIhavetosaythatIlikeitverymuch.InGermanywedonothingbutstudy.Herewetakepartinmanyoutsideactivities.Ithinkthatmaybeyourschoolsarebetterintrainingforcitizens.Thereoughttobesomemiddlegroundbetweenthetwo."28.Thewholeexchangeprogramismainlyto_________.A.helpteenagersinothercountriesknowtherealAmericaB.sendstudentsinAmericatotravelinGermanyC.letstudentslearnsomethingaboutothercountriesD.haveteenagerslearnnewlanguages29.WhatdidFredandMikeagreeon?A.Americahasbettertraffic.B.GermanschoolswereharderthanAmericanschools.C.AmericansandGermanswerebothfriendlyD.ThereweremorecarsonthestreetsinAmerica.30.WhatisparticularinAmericanschools?A.Thereissomemiddlegroundbetweenthetwoteachingbuildings.-19-\nB.Therearealotofafter-schoolactivities.C.Studentsusuallytake14subjectsinall.D.Studentsgooutsidetoenjoythemselvesinacar31.WhatdidMikethinkafterexperiencingtheAmericanschoollife?A.AbettereducationshouldincludesomethinggoodfrombothAmericaandGermany.B.GermanschoolstrainedstudentstobebettercitizensC.AmericanschoolswerenotasgoodasGermanschools.D.TheeasylifeintheAmericanschoolwasmorehelpfultostudents.DWhenafriendissadaboutatragedy(悲剧),it'shardtoknowhowtocomfort(安慰)him/her.Buttheworstthingyoucandoissaynothing.Itcouldmeanthatyoudon'tcare.Youdon'thavetosaymuch.Asinglesupportivephrasedoesn'trequireabsolutelyperfectwordstobreaktheice.Herearesomeconversationstarterswhendifficultsituationshaveyourtonguetied.1.Afriendloseshisbaby.Don'tsay:"Don'tworry.You'resoyoung.You'llhaveanotherbaby."Dosay:"I'msosorry.Ican'tbegintoimaginewhatyouaregoingthrough,butifyouwanttotalkaboutit,callmeanytime."2.Aguydesertsyourfriend.Don'tsay:"Ineverlikedthatratbastard(坏蛋)anyway!"(Ifthecouplewindsupreconciling(和解),youcouldenduplosingyourfriend.)Dosay:"Breakingupisalwayshardtodealwith,butI'mhereforyou,whateveryouneed."3.Afriendhasadeathinthefamily.Don'tsay:"It'sGod'swill."or"Iknowexactlyhowyoufeel."Dosay:"I'msorryaboutyourloss.WhatcanIdotohelp?"4.Afriendlosesajobsuddenly.Don'tsay:"Workisalwaysboring.Thoseemployersdidn'tsuityou!"Dosay:"I'msorryforthat,butIknowthere'sanevenbetterjobwaitingforyouthere.Let'sthinkaboutpossibilities."5.Someone'spetdies.-19-\nDon'tsay:"Gee!Itwasonlyacat!"or"Myroommatedoesn'tlikeherdogandsheisgettingridofherdog.Doyouwantit?"Dosay:"I'msorry,shewassuchagreatcat.Howlongdidyouhaveit?"32.Whichofthefollowinghasthesamemeaningastheunderlinedpartinparagraph1?A.makeyourtongueshutB.tieyourtongueinordernottosay.C.havenosuitablewordstosay.D.saywhatyouwantfreely.33.Asawhole,what'sthebestwaytocomfortyourfriendtroubledwithatragedy?A.Toshowyoursorrowandofferyourhelp.B.Totrytomakethetragedylessserious.C.Totellyourfriendnottothinkaboutitanymore.D.Todoyourbesttomakehim/hercheerfulagain.34.Thoughyourfriendisdeserted,you'dbetternotsaydirtywordsabouther/hisfriendbecause________.A.itmaybeasignthatyoudon'tcareforyourfriendB.yourfriendmightnotlikeyoutosaythatagainsthim/hisfriendC.theymightgetalongwellagainandyoumightbedesertedD.yourfriendmighthateyouinthefuture35.Whichofthefollowingmightbesuitablewordswhenyourfriend’sdogdies?A.Don’tworrytoomuch.I’llgiveyouagoodone.B.I’msorrytohearthat.Itwassuchagooddog.C.I’msorryyoulostyourdog.Butitwasatitsripeage.D.Youmustbesadaboutit.That’senough.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。THEInternetcancausealotofangerwhenitdoesn’tworkproperly.___36_____.Internetaccess(接入)wasfirstgiventoastronautsbyNASA(美国国家航空航天局)fiveyearsago,__37________.ButconnectionspeedsfromtheInternationalSpaceStation-19-\nare“worsethandial-up(拨号上网)”,theastronautScottKellysaidonTwitter,asocialnetworkingservice.ThisisbecausetheInternetconnectioninspacecomesfromanetworkofsatellites(卫星)–thesamesatellitesthatNASAengineersonthegroundusetocommunicatewithastronautsontheInternationalSpaceStation,accordingtoTheAtlantic.ThereisalotoftechnologyontheInternationalSpaceStation,ofcourse.___38_____Well,thinkaboutthedistancethatdatahastotravel.Whenanastronautclicksonawebsiteinspace,thatrequestfirsttravelstoanetworkofsatellitesfarawayfromthestation.Thisnetworkis22,000miles(35,405km)awayfromEarth,furtherawaythanthestationitself.Thesatellitesthensendthesignal(信号)downtoareceiveronthegroundbelow,anditdealswiththerequestbeforereturningitsreplyalongthesamepath.Thismeansthat,__39_____,thesignalisslowtogofromspacetoEarthsotheInternetrunsslowly.However,inthefuturetheInternetislikelytoimproveforastronautsasNASAchangestolaser(激光)-basedsystems.Already,engineershavesentahigh-definition(高清的)videofromtheInternationalSpaceStationtothegroundonalaserbeam(光束).It’sa“muchfaster”waytosenddata,___40________,NASAsaid,”.Don’tworryifyouwanttobeanastronaut,then–bythetimeyougetintospacetheInternetmightbefaster!A.astheysaiditwouldhelpimprovetheirqualityoflifeinspaceandmakethemfeellesslonelyB.Buthaveyouthoughtabouthowdifficultitistouseinspace?C.whichhasmadeitconvenienttoworkinspaceD.Sowhatmakestheconnectionsoslowcomparedwithbroadband(宽带)Internetspeedsontheground?E.eventhoughtheconnectiononthegroundisfastF.andonethatshowsthepossibilitiesforthe“futureofcommunicationstoandfromspaceG.everyonewouldliketoworkinspace-19-\n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；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（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。WhenIwas14,Igottiredofschoolandleftmyhometowntosearchformyfortuneinbigcities.OnedayIwas41inthestreetwhenInoticedanoldbeggaratthecorner.After42meforsometime,hesaidtome,“Boy,comewithmeasIhavesomethinggoodforyou.”Feelingcuriousand43,Ifollowedhimtoasmallhouse.Thebeggarfirstaskedmetowaitforamoment.Afewminuteslater,hereturnedwithacoupleofold44.“TherearetwothingsthatIwantto45you,youngman,”saidhe.“Numberoneisthatyoushouldnever46abookbyitscover,foritcanfoolyou.”He47,“IbetyouthinkI’ma48,don’tyou,youngman?”Isaid,“Well,uh,yes,Iguessso,sir.”“Youare49,butI’msureyouareadropout(辍学生),”hesaid.Iwas50.“Well,youngman,I’vegotalittle51foryou.Iamoneofthe52meninthiscity.Ihaveprobablyeverythinganymancouldeverwant.Ayearago,mywifepassedaway（去世).I53therewerecertainthingsIhadnotyet54inlife,oneofwhichwaswhatitwouldbeliketolive55abeggarinthestreets.Forthepastyear,Ihavebeengoingfromcitytocitydoingjustthat.”“Numbertwoistolearnhowto56.Thereisonlyonethingthatpeoplecan’ttakeawayfromyou,your57.”Then,hereachedforward,tookmy58andputthemuponthebooks.Thebeggarthen59mebackinthestreetsnearwherewefirstmet.Hisparting60wasformetoneverforgetwhathetaughtme.Iheadedformyhomethatverydayandreturnedtomyschoolthenextday.41.A.shoppingB.wandering（闲逛）C.runningD.singing42.A.watchingB.questioningC.examiningD.admiring43.A.worriedB.excitedC.puzzled（不解）D.impatient-19-\n44.A.cookiesB.drinksC.photosD.books45.A.showB.teachC.payD.spare46.A.buyB.judgeC.likeD.hate47.A.wentonB.heldonC.keptupD.endedup48.A.teacherB.dropoutC.beggarD.worker49.A.rightB.smartC.stupidD.wrong50.A.frightenedB.hurtC.shockedD.disappointed51.A.surpriseBgiftC.lessonD.advice52.A.greatestB.wealthiestC.strongestD.best53.A.recognizedB.rememberedC.realizedD.understood54.A.enjoyedB.purchasedC.satisfiedD.experienced55.A.likeB.asC.onD.by56.A.surviveB.cheatC.readD.research57.A.healthB.wisdomC.appearanceD.money58.A.armsB.fingersC.shouldersD.hands59.A.followedB.ledC.forcedD.drove60.A.characterB.stepC.requestD.figure第II卷(非选择卷)注意：将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分50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。MyfirstimpressionofMrs.Liwasthatshewasnervousandshy.Butnow,Ifindshe'skindand____61___(patience),andsheexplainsEnglishgrammarsoclearlythatevenIcanunderstandit!—She___62____(avoid)makingyoufeelstupid!I'vealwayshatedmakingmistakesor____63______(pronounce)awordincorrectlywhenIspeakEnglish,butMrs.Lijustsmiles,sothatyoudon'tfeel___64____(complete)stupid!Mrs.Chenisverystrict—wedon'tdaretosayawordunlesssheasksus_65_____.-19-\nThereareafewstudentsinourclass___66____keepcomingtoclasslatebutthey'realwaysontimeforMrs.Chen'slessons!Someofourclassdon'tlikeher,butmostofusreallyappreciateherbecauseherteachingissowell__67_____(organise)andclear.Physicswillneverbemyfavouritelesson,butIthinkthatI'lldowellintheexam_68_____Mrs.Chenteachingme.Mr.Wu'sverypopular.IthinkthisisbecausehereallyenjoysteachingChineseliterature.Hetalksloudlyandfast,andwaveshishandsaboutalotwhenhegetsexcited.He'sreallyamusingandtellsjokes___69____hethinkswe'regettingbored.Even_70_____(thing)likecompositionsandsummariesarefunwithMr.Wu.Irespecthimalot.第四部分、改错写作（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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（ʌ），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.每句不超过两个错误；2.每处错误及其修改均仅限一次；3.只允许修改10出，多者（从第11处起）不计分。LastSundaymorningIatesomebreadandpotatochipathome.ThenIleftformyhouseatnine.AsIwasdriven,Igotacallfrommyfriend.Hesaidthatsomeofourclassmateswasmeetingatarecordstoreandinvitedmejointhem,soIdrovethere.-19-\nButwhileIturnedrightatacrossing,Iaccidentallyhitaperson.Iimmediatelystoppedthecarandgotocheckifhewasallright.Luckilysomethingwaswrongwithhim.SoIquicklysaidsorrytoherandhesaiditwasOK,butaskedmetobemorecareinthefuture.第二节：写作（满分25分）假设你是李华，初到英国剑桥大学（CambridgeUniversity）学习，现在给你的朋友李明写一封e-mail，讲述你的老师，同学及你学习英语的情况，E-mail包括以下内容：1．你的生活紧张而愉快。2．学习之初，你听不懂老师在课堂上讲的英语。为了提高英语水平，你尽力和老师同学用英语交谈，有问题及时请教老师。现在你的英语有了很大提高。3．英国的饮食中，甜食太多，你不喜欢甜食，你喜欢水果，蔬菜和鱼，你身体不胖也不用节食，非常健康。注意：开头，结尾已给出，不计入词数。100词左右。Hi,Liming,Thanksforyourmessage.I’msorryaboutthedelay.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________-19-\n________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Pleasesendmybestwishestoyourfamily.Love,Lihua-19-\n参考答案：听力：1一5ACBBC6一10ACAAB11一15BCCAC16一20BABAB阅读理解：21--25CDABD26--30CACBB31--35ACACB阅读填空：36--40BADEF完形填空：41~45:BACDB46~50:BACDC51~55:ABCDA56～60：CBDBC61--70patient;avoids;pronouncing;completely;to;who/that;organised/organized;with;when/as;things短文改错：71.chip--chips72.去掉leave后的for73.driven--driving74.was--were75.join前加to76.While--when77.go--went78.Something--nothing79.her-him80.Care-careful听力原文Text1W：It’saquarterpast11．M：Yes，westillhave45minutesbeforethetrainleaves．Text2W：We’rehavingabirthdaypartyforSarahtonight．Wouldyouliketojoinus？M：I’dloveto，butI’mgoingtoseeaplaywithJane．Text3W：Theseareveryniceshirts．Howmucharethey？M：5dollarseach．Fortwo，8dollars．Forthree，9dollars．Theyareonsaletoday．Text4W：Mymotherwillbecomingtovisitusovertheweekend，dear.It’sbeenquitesometimesinceshelastsawhergranddaughter．M：Well，itwillbealittlecrowded，butI’vereallymissedseeingyourmother．Thatwillbejustfine．Text5W：Myfatherhasaradioandsodomymotherandmysister.I’mgoingtogetoneformyself.-19-\nM：Well，Jessie．It’sfuntohavelotsofradiosinonefamily．Text6W:Err,well,Ithinkthereisajobthatcouldwellinterestyou.M:Really?W:Yeah.It'satahighschoolintheNorthofLondon.M:Oh,yes.W:Yeah.They'relookingforaFrenchteacher.M:Oh,thatsoundsinteresting.Howmuchdotheypay?W:Well,Iseemtoremembertheymentionedsomethingintheareaofsixty-fivethousandayear.M:Uhhuh.W:And,well,Ithinkthejob,youknow,includesthenormalteachinghours.Isupposeyou'dhaveathirty-five-hourweek.M:Oh,really?Whendoesthejobstart?W:Err,well,youknow,atthebeginningofSeptember.Text7W:Hello,mayIspeaktoAllison?W:Hello,thisisAllisonspeaking.W:Janicehere.Doyouhavetimethisevening?W:Isupposeso.W:I'vegotacoupleofticketsfortheNationalWomen'sVolleyballmatch.Wouldyouliketogowithme?W:I'dloveto.W:Let'smakeitat6:20attheentrancetotheCapitalStadium,OK?Thematchbeginsat6:40.W:That'sfine.Seeyouthen.W:Seeyou.Text8M:It'ssohardformetolearnEnglish.Whyisitsoeasyforyou?W:Ididn'tknowyouwerehavingproblems.Maybeit'seasierformebecauseIalready-19-\nspeaktwolanguages.Butalso,Ireallyworkatit.M:Well,Ialwaysdomyhomeworkandgotoclasses.Whatelsedoyouthinkwouldhelp?W:Well,youmighttryreadingnewspapers.AndIalwaystalktoAmericanswhenIgetachance,thoughsometimesit'shard.M:But,howdoyoumeetAmericans?Ionlyknowotherforeignstudents.W:HowaboutsittingnexttoanAmericanatlunch,orhaveyoueverthoughtofaskingsomeoneovertoyourhousefordinner?M:Thosearegoodideas,butI'malittleshytospeakEnglish.W:Youwon'tlearnifyoudon'ttryandspeak.IfIwereyou,I'dtalktoyourEnglishteacher.Hemighthavesomegoodideas.Text9W:WhatcanIdoforyou?M:It'saboutthenewclerksyouneedfortheoffices.I'mwonderinghowmanypeopleyouwanttoemploy.W:Thatdependsonwhatyouwouldlike.M:IthinkI'dneedabout30hoursaweek,includingsomeSaturdays.Whatdoyouthink?W:That'swhatIwasthinkingtoo.Wedon'twantsomeonewhohasneverworkedintheofficebefore.M:Yes.Itmightbehelpfulifonecouldspeakasecondlanguage.W:Thatmightpreventtoomanypeopleaskingforthejobs.Whataboutthepay,William?M:Whatdoyouthinkwouldbethebesttooffer?W:Ithinkitdependsonexperience.However,thelowestwecouldofferisabout$9,000peryear.Text10Ladiesandgentlemen,attention,please.OurbuswillarriveatLakeDistrictinafewminutes.Youcanfeelthecomfortablecoolaircomingfromthelake.Thisisafavoriteplacefortouristsinsummer,especiallyonahotsummerafternoonliketoday.ThisareaisoneoftheBritishnationalparks.Peoplebegantobuildhousesaroundthelakeahundredyearsago,sointhisparkyoucanhaveaspecialviewofhousesofallshapesandstylesandcolors.Inlateautumnandwinter,thisparkis-19-\nthebestplaceforanouting.Peopleliketohaveagoodwalkaroundit.Nowourbusisdrivingaroundthelake.Youcansitbackaridenjoythebeautyofeverythinghere.Thebuswilltakeustoagoodspot,whereyoucantakethemostwonderfulphotosyouhaveevertaken.Hereweare!Wherewegetoffiswherewegeton.Returntothebusinonehourandfiftyminutes.We'llleaveat3o'clock.Thankyou!Hi,Liming,Thanksforyourmessage.I’msorryaboutthedelayIwasreallybusybuthappyhere.I’mstudyingatCambridgeUniversitynow.Atthebeginningoftheterm,Icouldn’tunderstandtheteacherinclass,forherEnglishwasquitedifferentfromwhatwehadheardinclassinChina.However,myclassmatesarereallyfriendlyandtheteachersarehelpful.IfIhadproblems,Iwouldaskmyteachersforhelpimmediately.AfterclassItalkedwiththeminEnglishasmuchaspossible.NowmyEnglishhasimprovedalot.TheBritishdiethastoomuchsweetfood.However,Idon’thaveasweettooth.Freshfruit,vegetablesandfishareaveryimportantpartofmydiet.AndI’mnottooheavy,soIwon’thavetodiet.I’mquitehealthy.Pleasesendmybestwishestoyourfamily.Love,Lihua-19-
