四川省简阳市简城学区、镇金学区2018-2019学年八年级下学期期中考试英语试题(含答案)

简城学区2018-2019年下学期八年级期中英语试题（答卷时间：120分钟，满分：150分）班级:姓名:A卷（共100分）第一部分听力（共30小题:计30分）一•听句子，根据所听到的内容选择正确答语。每小题念两遍。（共5小题，每小题1分）B.OnJuly15th,2018.B.OnJuly15th,2018.B.You'rewelcome.B.Yes,sure.B.BobBlack.B.Yes,I'dloveto.()1.A.InRussia()2.A.Itdoesn'tmatter.()3.A.No,youcan't.()4.A.NearCenterStreet.()5.A.NotreallyC.FrenchNationalMen'sC.Excuseme.C.OK,thanks.C.TwodaysagoC.Myschoolisfaraway..听句子，选择与所听句子内容相符的图片，并将代表图片的字母填在相应的题号后。每小题念两遍•（共5小题，计5分）A6.B7.D9.A6.B7.D9.三.听对话,根据对话内容及问题选择正确答案。每小题念两遍。(共三.听对话,根据对话内容及问题选择正确答案。每小题念两遍。(共10小题，每小题1分，计10分)B.Hehasafever.C.Hehasastomachache.B.Havingbreakfast.B.Bringafriend.B.HevisitedMs.Rice.()11.A.Hehasatoothache.()12.A.Handingoutfood.()13.A.Singattheparty.()14.A.Hepracticedtheviolin.()15.A.Davebrokethewindow.()16.A.IntheEnglishclub.()17.A.Jenny.()18.A.At3:30p.m.()19.A.Shopping.()20.A.Sweepthefloor.B.Itrainedallnight.B.Intheclassroom.B.Rose.B.At4:10p.m.B.Waitingforthebus.B.Takethedogforawalk.C.Raisingmoney.C.Bringasurprise.C.HewatchedthebasketballC.Thewindblewoutthecandle.C.Inthelibrary.C.Mary.C.At4:40p.m.C.Walkinghome.C.Dothedishes.四、听短文,根据短文内容选择正确答案。短文念两遍。（共5小题，每小题1分;计5分）()21.WhoisBetty?A.Lisa'ssister.B.Lisa'sdaughter.C.Lisa'sgrandma.()22.WhendidLisagetthering?A.Twoweeksago.B.Twelveyearsago.C.Twenty-threeyearsago.()23.Howwastheroad?A.Itwascoveredwithleaves.B.Itwasquietandlong.C.Thereweresnakesbytheroad.()24.HowoftendoesGrannyexerciseontheroad?A.Onceaday.B.Fivetimesaweek.C.Onceaweek,()25.WhydidLisafeelsurprised?A.Grannyrefusedhermoney.B.Grannyreturnedthering.C.Grannysoldthering.五.听短文，根据短文内容完成图表中所缺信息。短文念三遍（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）Aterrible26.TimeAtaboutfivethisafternoon.PlaceAtthe27.crossingofHepingRoad.Thedetails(详情).Aschoolbuswashitbyacar.About15students28...The29.hadbothhisarmsbroken..Noonehasdied.The30.Thebadweathercausedtheaccident.第二部分基础知识运用(共30小题；计40分)六、选择填空。(共15小题；计20分)从以下各题的A、B、C三个选项中选出正确答案。(共10小题，每小题1分，计10分)()31.There's_alarmonmydesk._alarmgoesoffat6o'clockeverymorning.A.an;AnB.the;AnC.an;The()32.PleaseturndowntheTValittle,Frank!Yourfatherisinhisroom.A.lonelyB.asleepC.quiet()33.—Iuseyourdictionary?—Ofcourse,You.A.Can；couldB.Can；mightC.Could；can()34.Cellphonesormobilephonesmakepossibleforustotalktoanyonefromanywhere.A.itB.thatC.one()35.Samcalledhisteacherforhelpbecausehecouldn'tsolvetheproblemby.A.heB.himselfC.him()36.—HowdoesJanegotoschool?—Sherideabiketoschool,butnowshegoingtherebybus.A．usedto;isusedtoB．usedto；usedtoC．isusedto；usedto()37.IgetsuchastrongfeelingofwhenIseethestudentsgetbettergrades.A．preparationB．satisfactionC．discussion()38.—CanyoutellmewhyyoulearnEnglishsowell?—It'seasy.youwork,gradesyoucanget.A．Themorecareful；thebetterB．Themorecarefully；thebestC．Themorecarefully；thebetter()39.Itwasnot___forhertodoallthehousework，sinceyoutwosharethehouse.A．illB．healthyC．fair()40.Mymotheralwaysmakesmealotofhousework.A．doingB．doC．todo补全对话。根据对话内容，从方框中选出适当的选项补全对话，并将选项的编号依次填入题号后横线上。(共5小题，每小题2分；计10分)A:Sohowarethingsgoing,Steven?B:Well,totellyouthetruth,Carla,IwasfeelingquitegoodlastSunday.41__A:Oh,what'stheproblem?B:42_Thedoctorgavemesomemedicine.Itookthemedicine,butitdidn'tseemtohelp.A:Really?43_Iknowawaytohelpyou.IhavesometraditionalChinesemedicine.Youjustdrinkitfourtimesaday.B:___A:Ofcourse!B:OK,I'lltryyourmagicmedicine.A:Haha...45_Seeyouthen.B:Seeyou.A.That'stoobad.B.Well,Ihadafever.C.Doesitreallywork?D.I'llcometoyourhouseat7:30.E.However,IstartedtofeelbadonMondaymorning.4.45.七、完形填空。通读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容，从A、B、C三个选项中选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。(A篇5小题，每小题2分，计10分；B篇每小题1分，计10分；共20分)Lilyliveswithherfamilyinabighouse.HermomMrs.Greenisanurse,andsheisbusy.Shedoesn'thaveenoughtimetodo46_.SoLily'sdadMr.Greenhelpsherdothem.Toprovideagoodenvironmentforhisfamily,hedoeslotsofhousework.Inthemorning47_Mrs.Greenmakesbreakfast,Mr.Greendoesotherthings.Sometimeshesweepsthefloor.Sometimeshehelpstotakeouttherubbish.ButMr.Greenneverhelpstofoldtheclothesbecausehe48_todothat.Afterdinner,Mr.GreenoftenhelpshissonTomtidyuphisroom.Tomisnaughty淘(气的).Healwaysmakesa49_inhisroom.SometimesMr.Greentakeshisdogforawalk.OndayswhenMr.GreenplayschesswithhisneighborMrHand,he50_abookfromhimtoreadhischildrenstories.Onweekends,Mrs.GreenandMr.Greenoftentidyuptheirgarden(花园)togetherbecausetheybothlikegardening.()46.A.homeworkB.sportsC.chores()47.A.untilB.whileC.since()48.A.helpsB.offersC.hates()49.A.messB.wishC.call()50.A.lendsB.borrowsC.buysBChowYun-FatisafamousmoviestarfromHongKong.Hehasrecentlysaidhewill_51_allhismoneytochariy(慈善).The64-year-oldactorhasplayedimportant52_inmanymoviessuchasCrouchingTiger,HiddenDragon,ABetterTomorrow,andTheManfromMacau.Thoughhehasmademillions(百万)ofdollars,heclearlydoesn't53_somuchmoney.Chowlivesavery54_life.Hedoesn'tspendmuchmoney.Insteadofbuyingexpensivesportscarsandlivinginexpensivehouses55_manyotherfamousactors,hegoesshoppingatcommonstores;heofteneatsatcommonrestaurants;hetakesbusesorsubwaysas56_aspossible;andheboughthisfirstsmartphoneaftertheoldphone---whichheusedfor17years—57_broke.Whenpeopleask58_hedecidestogiveawayallhismoney,Chowsays,”丨justwanttodosomethingmeaningful.My59_istobeahappyandordinary(普通的)person.Thehardestthinginlifeisnotabouthowmuchmoneyyoumake,60_howtokeepapeacefulmindandlivetherestofyourlifeinasimpleandcarefreemanner(无忧无虑的方式)”()51.A.giveawayB.pickupC.runout()52.A.gamesB.rolesC.jokes()53.A.saveB.refuseC.need()54.A.richB.busyC.simple()55.A.afterB.likeC.without()56.A.soonB.fastC.often()57.A.carefullyB.finallyC.usually()58.A.whyB.whenC.how()59.A.workB.dreamC.rule()60.AsoBthoughC.but第三部分阅读理解（共15小题；计30分）八、阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断句子的正误。正确的填"A”，错误的填"B”。(共5小题，每小题2分；计10分)DearMarnie,Ihavetodoareportnextweek,andI'mreallyworriedaboutit.Thethingis,IgetreallynervouswhenI'mtalkinginpublic(公开地).Theproblemis,I'musuallyaprettygoodstudentatschool,andmydadmightbeangryifIgetbadgrades.WhatshouldIdo?AndyDearMarnie,MollyandLauraarebothmygoodfriends.TheproblemisthatLauraandIsharealotofhobbiesandwealwaysgototheclubstogether.SoMollyisreallyunhappyaboutitandshesaysshefeelsleftout(受冷落).NowMollywantstoendthefriendshipbetweenus.WhatcanIdotomakeherbelievethatshe'sstillimportanttome?JessDearMarnie,ThisTuesdayIgotmyfinalexamresultsandIwasexcitedtofindoutthatIgotverygoodgrades.ButwhenIrangmyfriendRacheltoplananightouttocelebrate,Ifoundoutthatshegotreallybadgrades.Nowshe'sreallyupsetanddoesn'twanttogooutIt'sareallyawkward(尴尬的)situation,andI'mdisappointed(失望的)wecan'tgooutandenjoythenight.WhatshouldIdotomakeherfeelbetter?Karen()61.Andyisafraidofspeakinginfrontofpeople.()62.Andyusuallygetsbadgradesatschool.()63.ItseemsthatJessmadeherfriendfeelleftout.()64.KarenandRachelplannedaparty.()65.Youmayreadthismaterialinadiary.九、阅读下面两篇短文，根据短文内容选择正确答案。(共10小题，每小题2分；计20分)Ioftenwalkdogsatananimalshelter(收容所)nearourhouse.Whentheyseeme,theylooksohappy,becausetheyknowtheywillgettogooutside,playwithmeandgetlotsoflovefromme.---Mandy,12Everyweekend,Igotoananimalsheltertohelp.Theyhaveadoption收养)eventsatpetstores.Ihelpoutbytalkingtopeopleaboutanimals,feedinganimalsandmakingsurethecages笼子)areclean.Itmakesmefeelgreatwhenacatordoggetsanewhome.---Lucas,IISometimesIdothingsformyneighborsandaskthemtogivemesomemoneyorclothes.ThenIcangivethesetotheunluckypeople.---Linda,10Ilovevolunteering!Lastweek,Icleanedupthehousesforpeopiewhocouldn'tdoitthemselves.IalsomadegifsformanywomenonMother'sDay.AndrIIhelptheolderpeoplecookdinnernextweek.IlovethefeelingIgetwhenthepeoplesmileandIknowImadeadifferenceintheirlife---Megan,13Ivolunteeratanafter-schoolreadingprogram.Ihelpyoungchildrentolearnhowtoread.Myfavoritepartofitisseeingalittlechildfeelsexcitedwhenheorshelearnsanewword.---Victoria,12TOC\o"1-5"\h\z()66.Mandyworksasavolunteerata(n).animalshelterB.primaryschoolC.oldpeople'shome()67.WhichofthefollowingisNOTLucas'job?A.WalkingdogsB.FeedinganimalsC.Cleaningthecages()68.Lindaasksherneighborstogivehermoneyorclothesbecauseshe.A.istoopoorB.decidestohelpherneighborsC.wantstohelptheunluckypeople()69.WhatwillMegandonextweek?A.MakegiftsB.Helpcookdinner.C.Cleanupthehouses.()70.Victoriaisavolunteertohelp.A.theunluckypeopleB.youngchildrenC.theolderpeopleBNobodyknewthatGemmahadasecret(秘密).Notevenheroldersisterorherparentshadanyidea.Shenevertoldanyone，becauseshedidn＇tthinkthattheywouldunderstand．EveryoneknewthatGemmawasimaginative(富于想象力的).Theyalsoknewthatshewasaveryshyandquietyounggirl.Whattheydidn'tknowwasthatGemma'sbestfriendwasimaginary.Theyhadbeenfriendsformorethantwoyears.HernamewasTaylor.Shewastheverybestfriendthatayounggirlcouldhopefor.GemmaandTayloroftenplayedtogether.Theyoftenplayedontheswingsinthepark.TheyalsolikedtoplaywithGemma'sdolls(玩具姓娃)inherbedroom.AtnighttheytalkedwitheachotherandsharedstoriesuntilGemmafellasleep.EvenwhenGemmawaswithotherfriends,shealwaysthoughtaboutTaylor.Theywerealwaystogetherandsharingjokes

betweenthemselves.OnedayTaylordisappeared.Gemmawasverysad.Shelookedeverywhereforher,butshewasnowheretobefound.Shecouldn'teventellherfamilywhyshewasso▲_becausetheyhadnoideaaboutTaylor.Foralongtime,Gemmawasveryquietanddidn'tspeakverymuchtoanyone.AftershefinallyacceptedthatTylorwasgone,shemadenewfriendsandgrewevenclosertohersisters.LosingTaylormadeGemmaloveherfamilyandfriendsmore.ShealwaysrememberedTaylorthoughandallthefunthatshebroughtintoherlife.（）71.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecanknowthatGemma.A.wasashyandquietgirlB.toldheroldersisterhersecrethadalotincommonwithTaylor（）72.WhowasTaylor?A.Gemma'scousin.B.Gemma'sneighborC.Gemma'simaginaryfriend（）73.WhatactivitiesdidGemmaandTaylorlovetodotogether?①sharingstories②playingwithdolls③readingjokesinthenewspaper④playingontheswingsintheparkA.①②③B.①②④C.①③④（）74.Thebestwordfor”▲“is““A.upsetB.excitedC.angryA.upsetB.excitedC.angry（）75.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.AbigeventB.AspecialfriendC.AterribleexperienceA.AbigeventB.AspecialfriendC.AterribleexperienceB卷（50分）一、根据首字母填词请在横线上写出完整单词。（共5小题，每小题1分；计5分）Beforewemakeanyd,weshouldthinktwiceaboutit.Itsnowedhyesterdayandthesnowwas10cmthick（厚的）.Don'tdrinktoomuchcoffeebecauseitusuallyc__headaches.Theyhavedifferento_aboutmanythings,sotheyoftenarguewitheachother.Jobslikepolicemenandfiremenaredangerousbecausetherearealotofr_inthem.二.完成对话在空格中填上适当的单词，使对话完整正确。一空一词（含缩写词）依次填入题后表格中。（共10小题，每小题1分；计10分）A:ItisMay12today,isn'tit?B:Yes,butwhydoyouask?A：It'stheanniversary（周年纪念日）oftheWenchuanearthquake.Asasurvivor（幸存者）oftheearthquake,the_1---May,12---hasspecialmeaningtome.B:Oh,Ididn'tknowthat.Doyourememberwhatyouweredoingwhentheearthquakehappened?A:Well,Iwastakinganap（小睡）athomewhenIfeltthebedshaking.Wassomeoneshakingmybed?Ifelt2.ButIthenheardsomeoneshouting"Earthquake!"lgotunderthedeskquicklyandjustwishedthingswould_3out.Suddenly,thewallfelldownandIwasundertheruins（废墟）.B:Ohdear!Itseemedthatyouwereingreattrouble.A:Yes,IwascaughtunderthewallandIcouldnot_4myself.Ishoutedasloudlyaspossible,butnobodyansweredme.IfeltsohopelessthatIthoughtIcoulddonothingbutwaitfor_5.B:Oh,no.Youshouldnevergiveup_6situationyouarein.A:Yes,youreright.Ithenthatwaitingforhelpwasthebestthingformetodoatthattime.B:Howlongdidyouwait?A:Aftersolongatime,Iheardsomenoiseaboveme.Ishouted"Help!”ThenIheardananswer.Peoplequicklymovedawaythebrokenwall._8tothem,Iwassavedintheend.B:ThankGoodness.Thenewspaper9__thathundredsandthousandsofpeoplelosttheirlivesintheearthquake.Youarereallylucky!A:Yes,Inowknowthevalue（价值）oflifeandImustn't10_aminuteinmylife...9.10.三、短文填空从下面方框中选出10个单词，将其正确形式填入短文，使短文意思正确通顺（每词限用一次）。按编号将答案依次填入题后表格中。（共10小题，每小题1分；计10分）becrazyexplainlazylightopenpartprepareprintquicktrueworkMr.SmithaskedmetoworkonareporttogetherwithAva.IwasnothappybecauseAvaneverdidherworkontime.Shewasalittle_I.ButAvapromisedtodoher_2_ontime.Thereportwasforameetingtoday.MyjobwastodothePPT,andAvaneeded3_thehandouts（讲义）.IstayeduplatelastnightmakingmyPPTperfect.WhenIfinished,IcalledAva.Shesaidshewas_4hardonthehandouts.Wasthattrue?Ihopedso!Igotupearlyandwenttopickherupthismorning.Ava_5thedoor.Tomysurprise,the_6wereoffandshewasstillinherpajamas（睡衣裤）.Therewasapieceoftoast（烤面包片）inherhand."Why7_youreadyforwork?"Iasked.“Oh,"shesaid,“Icangetreadyfast,Lauren.”"Well,be8!It's8:30,”Isaid."Themeetingisinhalfanhour.”"OK,”saidAva.”ButIhavesomereallybadnews.You'renotgoingtobelieveitThepower（电力供应）wentoutlastnight,andit'sstillout.Myhandoutsareonmycomputer.Ican't_9thembecausethereisnopower.Wecan'tgivethereporttoday.”Oh,no!Thatcouldn'tbethe.Ididn'tbelieveher!..9.10.四、阅读表达（共10小题；计10分）A.补全短文根据短文内容，从短文后的A-F选项中，选出5个适当的选项补全短文,并将选项的编号依次填入题后表格中。（共5小题，每小题1分；计5分）Feifei,a6-year-oldboylivinginBeijing,willleavekindergarten幼儿园）inthreemonths.However,heisalreadybusypreparingforprimaryschool.1Twiceaweekhehastogotothe""logicalthinking""class,becausehisparentsthinktheclassishelpfulindevelopingchildren'sability（能力）tothink.Besides,hehastolearntoswimonweekends.The6-year-oldcomplains（抱怨）thathe'ssobusy.2_Hewouldprefertoplayfootball,orwatchhisfavoritecartoon“BoonieBears”.Feifei'sstoryisnotunusual.Arecentsurvey（调查）showsthat88%ofkindergartenchildrenhaveatleastonetrainingcourseand32%havethreetofive.3_“Mostfirst-gradestudentsinChinaarealreadytwoyearsaheadofstudentsinmanywesterncountries,”saidYangDongping,aneducationexpert.4Inhisopinion,itmaybehelpfulinashorttime,butintheenditwillleadchildrentoloseinterestinstudyanddampen（抑制）theircreativitytoo.ManyChineseparentsfearthattheirchildrenmayloseatthestartingline.5_AgoodeducationisachievednotwhenyouscoreNo.1,butwhenyoubecomethebestthatyoucanbe”,saidYang.Hesaidchildrenneedmoretimetorelaxthemselves.About1,000kindergartenchildreninShanghaitookpartinthesurvey.Hesayshedoesn'twanttogototheseclasses,buthisparentswanthimtogo.However,educationisnotaboutcompetition,sothereisnostartinglineatall.YangisagainsttheideathatchildrenshouldtakeasmanytrainingclassesastheycanEverymorning,hehastoleavehomebefore8andtakeaone-hourpinyinclassandthenaone-hourEnglishclass..5.B.完成表格阅读下面短文，根据其内容，完成图表中所缺的信息。按编号把答案依次填入题后横线上。（共5小题，每小题1分；计5分）Manypeoplehatedoingchoresaroundthehouse.ButMarieKondoissurelynotoneofthem.Infact,theJapaneseladyissogoodatdoinghouseworkthatoneofherbooks,TheLife-changingMagicofTidyingUp,isabestsellerinJapanandEurope.Sheisalsoonthelistoftheworld's100mostinfluential（有影响力的）peoplebyTimeMagazinein2015.MarieKondosaidshehasbeeninterestedintidyingupsinceshewasachild.Shestartedreadingmagazinesforhousewiveswhenshewasfive.Injuniormiddleschool,sheranintotheclassroomtotidyupbookshelveswhileherclassmateswereplayingatthePE.class.Fromtheageof15,Mariebeganstudyingtheartoftidyingseriously.Shestartedwithherownbedroomandthenmovedontoherbrothers'andsisters'.Afteryearsofpractice,MariehasfoundKonMariMethod,herspecialwaytosimplify（简化）andorganizehomes.NowsherunsasuccessfulbusinessinTokyo.Mariehaswrittenfourbooksonorganizingsofar,whichhavebeensoldmillionsofcopiesandhavebeentranslated（翻译）fromJapaneseintolanguagesincludingKorean,Chinese,French,German,andEnglish.Amongthem,TheLife-changingMagicofTidyingUpisthemostpopularone,whichhasbeenPublished（出版）inmorethan30countries.Ittellsreadershowtogathertogethereverythingtheyownandkeeponlythingstheyreallycareandneed.NameMarieKondoNationalityJapaneseHer1intidyingup.Shewasinterestedintidyingupinherchildhood.Shestartedreadingmagazinesforhousewiveswhenshewasfive..Injuniormiddleschool,shewouldliketotidyupbookshelves2playingatthePE.class..Fromtheageof15,shebeganstudyingtheartoftidyingseriously.Herachievements（成就）.She3withKonmariMethod,whichhelpstoorganizehomes..SherunsasuccessfulbusinessinTokyo..Herfourbooksonorganizinghavebeensoldmillionsofcopiesandtranslatedintomanyforeignlanguages.TheLife-changingMagicofTidyingUpis4thantheotherthree..Shewasmade5theworld's100mostinfluentialpeoplebyTimeMagazinein20.五、书面表达。（15分）根据以下提示，以“HelpingOthersIsHappy:'为题，写一篇英语短文。内容：1．过去我将钱花在买衣服和零食上；2．老师告诉我们有许多贫困儿童没有衣物和食品，更不能上学；3．从那以后，我将零花钱捐给一个帮助儿童的组织；4．我为能帮助别人而自豪。要求：80词左右。提示词：buyclothesandsnacks,poorchildren,fromthenon（从那以后）,giveaway,organization,proud（骄傲,自豪）八年级下册期中水平测试听力材料听力材料1.Whichteamwonthe2018FIFAWorldCup?Thanksalotforyouradviceonmywork.Couldyoupleasepassthattennisbattome,Ben?Wheredidtheaccidenthappen?Canyoumove,youngman?二、I'dlikeacupofhotteawithaspoonofhoney.WhenIarrived,Jimmywasfixinguphisalarm.JasontookoffhisT-shirtandthrewitonthesofa.ThisweekendBobcutoutafewactivitiessuchastennistraining.Manynursesarevolunteeringinaprimaryschool.三、W:Hey,Ansel!Youlookterrible.Yourfacelooksreallyred.M:Yeah,myheadfeelshotandhurts.W:Oh,youneedtoseeadoctor.Letmetakeyoutothehospital.Q:What'sthematterwithAnsel?W:DidyouseeMs.Jonesatthefoodbankyesterdaymorning?M:Yeah!WhenIsawher,shewasgivingoutfood.W:Oh,she'ssuchakindwoman.Q:WhatdidtheboyseeMs.Jonesdoing?W:CanIbringmyfriendAmytoyourparty,Nick?M:Sure.Anddon'tforgettosingtwoChinesesongsatmyparty.W:Iwon't.AndI'llbringyouasurprise.Q:WhatdoesNickaskthegirltodo?W:Kim,youdidn'tgotothemusicclubtopracticetheviolinyesterday,why?M:Oh,Iwenttocheermyfavoritebasketballplayerup.DidMs.Ricegetangrywithmebecauseofthis?W:Notreally.Sheonlysaidyoumustpracticetoday.Q:WhatdidKimdoyesterday?W:Whendidthewinddiedown,Dave?M:Idon'tknow.AllnightIheardtheheavyrainbeatingagainstthewindowofmybedroom.W:Me,too.That'swhyIfeelsosleepynow.Q:Whathappenedlastnight?W:WereSam,SallyandTominthelibraryat11:00thismorning?M:Sallywas,butSamwasintheEnglishclubandTomwasintheclassroom.Q:WherewasSamat11:00thismorning?M:Howareyoufeelingnow,Rose?W:Muchbetter.JennyandIcangotoschoolthisafternoon.Um…butMarystillneedstobeinhospitalforanothertwodays.Q:Whostillneedstobeinhospitalforanothertwodays?M:Goodafternoon!CanIhelpyou?W:WhendoesthetrainleaveforBeijing?CouldyoupleasetellmehowlongI'llhavetowait?M:Hmm…itis3:30p.m.now.Oh,you'llhavetowaitfor40minutes.Q:WhendoesthetrainleaveforBeijing?M:IwaswaitingforthebusandEmilywasshoppingwhentherainstormcame.Whataboutyou,Alice?W:Um…Iwaswalkinghomeatthattime.Q:WhatwasAlicedoingwhentherainstormcame?W:Hey,Dad.I'mdoingthedishesandwillfinishitsoon.CouldItakethedogforawalkafterthat?M:Sure,thatshouldbeOK,Linda.Butyouneedtosweepthefloo