2020届天津市部分区高三上学期期中练习英语试卷及答案

---/192020届天津市部分区高三上学期期中练习英语试卷★祝考试顺利★本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分.考试用时120分钟。第I卷（选择题共115分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）注意：做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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或填写到答题纸上。答在试卷上的无效。第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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三个选项中选出一个最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有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。Whereistheboy'stoycar?Onthetable.B.Onthebed.C.Insidethebox.WhenwilltheflightarriveinLondon?At1:00.B.At2:00.C.At3:00.Whatisthewoman?Asecretary.B.Asalesperson.C.Asocialworker.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?Theman'sfather.B.Thetripplan.C.Theman'sbike.Wbydoesthewomanlooktroubled?A.Becauseshehastoleaveherfriend.Becauseshedoesn'tlikelivinginthedorm.Becauseshecan'tmanagetomovehouseherself.第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）听下面几段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段材料前，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。每段材料读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至第8三个小题。Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Brotherandsister.B.Schoolmates.C.Teacherandstudent.WhatmakesthewomanfinditdifficulttostudyatOxford?A.Thelearningstyle.B.Largeclasses.C.Heavywork.Whathasthemanbeenencouragedtodoatschool?A.Answerquestions.B.Giveopinions.C.Memorizealot.听第7段材料，回答第9至第11三个小题。Whatdoesthemanmainlytellthewoman?A.LatesttoursofNewYork.TipsonvisitingNewYork.SometouristattractionsinNewYork.WhatdoesthemanadvisepeopletodowhilevisitingNewYork?A.Makeplansinadvance.Domuchinashorttime.Visitthemostfamousplace.WhatshouldvisitorsavoiddoinginNewYork?A.Buyingabuspass.B.Carryingmuchmoney.C.Askingstrangersquestions.听下面一段独白，回答第12至第15四个小题。Whatlanguagedidthespeakerlearnfromtheteacher?A.French.B.German.C.English.13Whatdidthespeaker'scoursebooklooklike?A.Itwasverymodern.B.Ithadaredbackcover.C.Itwasfullofpictures.14Howdoesthespeakerfeelabouthavingclasses?A.Bored.B.Tired.CPleased.Whatdoweknowaboutthespeaker?SheknewalotofFrench.Shehadsomelessonsathome.Shehasatalentforlearninglanguages.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。——DoyoumindifIopenthewindow?it'stoonoisyoutside.Ofcoursenot.B.Whynot?C.Goahead.D.I'dratheryoudidn't.theInternethaschangedourlife,notallofitseffectshavebeenpositive.A.SinceB.AfterC.WhileD.UnlessHowexcitedtheyare!Itseemsthattheyeachotherforyears.A.don'tseeB.didn'tseeC.haven'tseenD.hadn'tseenScientistsestimatethatsmokingreduceslifeexpectancybyaround12years.A.incommonB.inallC.onthewholeD.onaverageI'mafraidhe'smoreofatalkerthanadoer,swhyheneverfinishesanything.A.whichB.thatC.whatD.where——IstherethemovieNezhaoninthecinematonight?Therebe.Iwillphonethecinemaandfinditout.A.mightB.wouldC.needD.mustSometouristslovetopartytherelateintothenight,itdifficultforlocalstosleep.A.madeB.makingC.tomakeD.havingmadeAfterretirement,Mr.Johndancing,whichhehadalwayslovedbuthadnotimefor.A.tookupB.gotupC.heldupD.lookedupWeareconfidentthattheenvironmentbyourfurthereffortstoreducepollution.A.isimprovedB.wasimprovedC.willbeimprovedD.hadbeenimprovedDoingyourhomeworkisasurewaytoimproveyourtestscores,andthisisespeciallytrueitcomestoclassroomtests.A.afterB.sinceCbeforeD.when26.PerhapsintheLonjiRiceterraces,ismostsignificantisthewayinwhichpeoplehaveworkedinharmonywithnature.A.thatB.whyC.whichD.what27.Thebasketballcoach,aswellashisteam,interviewedshortlyafterthematchfortheiroutstandingperformance.A.IsB.wasC.wereD.are28Igowhenthere'sagameonnearhome,butusuallyIwatchitonTV.A.occasionallyB.constantlyC.eventuallyD.frequently29WhileshewasinParis,shedevelopedaforlineart.A.wayB.relationC.tasteD.habit30.——Doremembertoseeyourgrandpatomorrow!A.HearditB.gotitC.MadeItD.Takenit第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31〜50各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Onedayitwasrainingheavilyandnearingdusk.Iwas31foranappointmentinanearbycitythatIknewonlybyGPS,andnowmyphonehad32.Theusualinterstate（州际公路）exitswereclosed,andIcouldn't33becauseitwasrainingsomuch.Icouldn'34howtogetwhereIwasgoingorhowtoletmypartnersknowthatwas35tomakeitontime.I36ataMcDonald'sinapoorareaofatownandwalkeduptowhatappearedtobeamotherandherteendaughter."I'msorry,"Isaid"butdoyoumind37Isearchanumberonyour38andmakeacall?IneedtoletthemknowI'm39?”ShehandedmeherphoneandthentoldmeIwas40,shewasabouttoturnitoffbecauseshedidn'thaveenough41topayherbill.Theyounggirlandthemother2obeclinging（依赖的）toeachotherandtalkedtogetherasImadethe43.Imanagedtogetintouchwiththepeople.TheythankfullyknewwhereIwasandtoldme44togetthere.AsIreadiedmyselftoleave,I45intomywallet.Ididn'tusuallyhave46,buttodayIfounda$20bill.Ingratitude,I47itintothemother'shandandthenturnedtoleavequickly,becauseIdidn'twantittobeaboutme.AsIwalkedthroughthedoors,Iheardthemother48.Herdaughtercalledaftermeandsaid,"Youhavenoideahowyoujust49us."Istillthinkbacktothatday,evennow,theyhadnoideahowmuchtheyhelpedme,yetIwastheonebeingthanked.It'sfunnyhowthat5031.A.hungryB.readyC.lateD.nervous32.A.startedB.diedC.chargedD.disappeared33.A.findB.sleepC.leaveD.see34.A.figureoutB.makeoutC.pickoutD.takeout35.A.possibleB.quickC.unlikelyD.able36.A.leftB.stoppedC.stoodD.sat37.A.asB.soC.orD.If38.A.phoneB.mapC.pictureD.book39.A.scaredB.anxiousC.lost.D.gone40.A.excitedB.luckyC.worriedD.upset41.A.timeB.effortC.energyD.money42.A.wantedB.happenedC.seemedD.prove43.A.planB.callC.decisionD.point44.A.howB.whenC.whyD.whether45.A.putB.lookedC.reachedD.turned46.A.changeB.coinsC.cardsD.cash47.A.passedB.pressedC.handedD.sent48.A.talkingB.listeningC.cryingD.laughing49.A.helpedB.movedC.troubledD.annoyed50.A.pushesB.goesC.paysD.works第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AOurrestaurantguideeditor,FloraGaraway,spentagreatdealoftimefindingallthesenewandexcitingrestaurantsforyoutoenjoy.Shealsoputon25pounds.Therestaurantsarealllocatedaroundthelakeandareveryeasytofind.Ifyouwouldliketoreadwhatpeoplesay,orleaveyourowncomment,pleasevisitourwebsite().Also,onlineyoucanseethefull-lengthofreviewsforthefollowingrestaurants.Dave'son-the-Lake(Italian)Astone'sthrowfromthelake,thisnewlyopenedItalianrestauranthasallanyrestaurantscouldoffer,fromdeliciousmeatballstotemptinggarlicbreadandprize-winningwine.EspudoCornello's(Mexican)ThisredecoratedandwelldesignedMexicanrestaurantismypersonalfavorite.Thefreshfisharecaughtdailyfromthelakeandthepancakesaremadewiththefinestingredients.ThechefhaslivedandworkedforrestaurantsintheEldoraregioninMexicofor20yearsbeforeopeninghis-ownrestauranthere.Seatingisoutdoor,whereyoucancontemplatethenightviewsandbreathethefreshaircomingfromthelakeasyoudine.ThisissomethingthatisnottobefoundanywhereelseclosetothelakeThebestofsalsamusicplayswhileyoueat.BullDog's(EnglishFishandChips)Thisrestaurantisoneofthesuccessfulchainsnowoperatinginthecountry.Severaltypesoffishareavailableforyouaswellasagoodselectionofsaladsforhealthierchoice.Handcutchipsmadefromlocalpotatoesmakeitevenmore'appealing.Amaincoursecomeswith2freedrinks.It'sdefinitelygoodvalueformoneyandverytastytoo.Whatcanwelearnabouttherestaurantguideeditor?ShesawalotofMexicanpeople.Shetastedalotoffoodforwork.Shedidnotreallyenjoyeatingout.'Shewaslateinpublishingherarticle.AccordingtoParagraph2,Dave's-on-the-lake.isfarawayfromthelakehasbeenthemostsuccessfulchainisawellfurnishedMexicanrestaurantcanofferprize-winningwinetocustomersWhatisspecialaboutEspadoCornelio'srestaurant?Ithasoutdoorseating.B.Itsfoodisdelicious.C.Thefisharccaughtweekly.D.ItIsclosetothebigbuildings.WhatcanweknowaboutBullDog's?Itprovidesfishmainlyforcustomersonadiet.B.Itoffersfreedrinksfordinner.C.Ithasawideselectionofmeat.D.Itisnotgoodvalueformoney.Theunderlinedword"contemplate"InParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto.rememberB.recognizeC.enjoyD.drawBLetmeexplainabitbytellingyouwherethechallengecamefrom.Ihavemanythingsincommonwithmydad,likemusictasteandsenseofhumour,butsadlyreadingisn'toneofthem.Icanhappilyspendawholedaycurledupwithabookbutmydadcan'treadabookforlongerthanabout5minutes.Hereadsemails,websitesanddocumentsforwork,butnotbooks.Ithinkthatsittingdowntoreadforjust15minutesadayisagood,waytorelax.Givingyourselfagoalorachallengeisagoodwaytochangeahabitorachievesomething,sowhynottrytocreateanewhabitofreading?IknowlotsofpeoplewouldratherrelaxontheircomputersorinfrontoftheTV.Everyoneisdifferentandhastheirowninterests,butIthinktherearelotsofbenefitsfromreading,whichscreen-basedactivities(games,films,TV)don'thave.OnethingIpersonallyloveaboutreading,isbeingtransportedtoanotherworld.Ioftenforgetthetimeorthingthataregoingonaroundme!Readingisagreatwaytoswitchoffbeforeyougotobed,soyoucantrulyrelax.IknowyoucanbetransportedtoadifferentworldinafilmoraTVshow,butIthinkbooksdoitbetter.Whilewatchingafilm,Ioftentalktomyflatmates,sendtexts,orpaintmynails.Abook,ontheotherhandcommandsyourfullattention.Readinggivesyouthechancetogettoknowhundredsofnewpeople!Italsoteachesyoutoseethingsfromotherpeople'spointofview,andunderstandotherpeople'sdecisionsoropinions,Withabook,youcanheareverythingacharacteristhinkingorfeelin—g—youreallycanbeinsidesomeoneelse'shead!Sogiveitago!Take15minuteswhenyou'rewakingup,goingtobed,eatinglunch,orhavingacoffee.Ifyoureadalot,whynottry15minutesofanEnglishbook,orpassthechallengeontosomeoneelse?Goodluck,andhappyreading.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor'sfatherfromParagraphI?Heiskind-hearted.B.Helackshumour.C.Hehasagiftforsinging.D.Hedoesn'tlikereading.Whyistheauthorfondofreading?Becauseshebearstoomuchpressure.Becauseitbenefitsheralot.Becauseit'sthebestwaytokilltime.BecauseshehatestobeinfrontoftheTVorcomputers.WhatisthedifferencebetweenreadingandwatchingTVaccordingtotheauthor?ReadingneedsmoreattentionthanwatchingTVdoes.WatchingTVmakesonemorerelaxedthanreadingdoes.Readingcanwidenpeople'sinterestwhilewatchingTVcan't.WatchingTVbringsonetoadifferentworldwhilereadingdoesn't.HowdoestheauthordevelopParagraph4?Bylistingbenefitsofreadingbooks.B.Byshowntheurgencyofreadingbooks.C.Byanalyzingvariouscharactersinbooks.D.Bystressingtheconvenienceofreading.What'sthebesttitleforthetext?ReadinghelpstorelaxB.Isreadingreallychallenging?C.The15minutereadingchallengeD.ThegapbetweenmyfatherandmeCTreesoftengrowtoappearstrong,whichmightmakeithardtobelievethatthey'reeasilyharmedontheInside.Butthatisthecase,accordingtoaworldwidesurveyofmorethan200typesoftrees.Researchersstudiedtheinnerpartofthetreesandfoundthatmostdon'thaveabuilt-insafetynet吐hatwouldallowthemtosurviveaseriousdrought."Ithinkthisisareallybigdeal."ecologistDavidBreshearssaid.Hesaysitandotherstudies"keeppointingto:‘Whoa,ourforestsarereallyfragile."'Studieslikethisoneareparticularlyworryingaboutclimatechange.Theaveragetemperatureoftheplanetisrising.Scientistspredictthatwarmingwillcausechangesinrainfallpatterns.Thatcouldleadtolonger,moreseveredroughtsinmanyregionsaroundtheworld.Asaresult,thetreesthatnowgrowtherecouldfaceaseriousthreat.Whendroughtstrikes,treesbegintofailinthexylem（木质^B）,specialtissuemadeofmanytiny,strawliketubes.Thistissuemakesitpossibleforatreetodrawwaterfromthegroundanddeliver殳totheleaves.Duringtimesofdrought,tinyairbubblescandevelopinthetubes.Toomanybubblesblocktheflowofwater——andleadtocertaindeathforthetree.BrendanChoat,aplantphysiologist,workedonthenewstudyalongwith23otherresearchers.Alltogetherthescientistsstudied226treespeciesin81differentsitesaroundtheworld.Choatsaidthatthisstudyisthefirsttolookatallforesttypesandfindsomanyspecieslivingontheedge.Ofthe226differenttypesoftreesChoatandhiscolleaguesstudied,70percentlivedclosetothepointwhereaseriousdroughtwouldstopwatertransport.Treesthatflower,suchasmaplesandoaks,weremorevulnerablethanconifers（针叶树）,which,includingpinesandfirshaveevergreen,needlelikeleaves.PlantecologistBettinaEngelbrechtsaidthatintheinterestofconservation,scientistscan'tjustconcentrateonafewspecies."Wehavetoworryaboutthemall."Thefirstparagraphimpliesthattrees.A.canlivethroughadrought.havetheabilitytoprotectthemselvesareworthagreatdealofmoneyareweakasamatteroffactWhatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph4referto?A.Thedrought.B.Thetube.C.ThewaterD.Thexylem.WhatdoesChoatthinkofthestudy?AOne-sided.B.Fruitless.C.Time-consuming.D.Meaningful.AccordingtoBettina,whatshouldscientistsdo?A.Careaboutthetreesthatflower.Payattentiontoallspeciesoftrees.Findoutwhypinesandfirsarestrong.Studythetreeslivingontheedgeofdeath.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A.SeriousdroughtisathreattomosttreesTreesfacedeathduetolackofprotectionGlobalwarmingreducesthenumberoftreesD.TreesreflectthechangeoftheglobalclimateDLikeatiredmarriage,therelationshipbetweenlibrariesandpublishershaslongbeendull.E-books,however,arecausingheartache.Librariesknowtheyneeddigitalwares,butmanypublishersaretoocautiousaboutpiracy（盗版）andlostsalestoco-operate.Amongthebigsix,onlyRandomHouseandHarperCollinslicensee-bookswithmostlibraries.Publishersarewisetobenervous.OwnersofE-readersareexactlythecustomerstheyneed:book-loverswithmoney.Ifthesepeopleswitchtoborrowingc-booksinsteadofbuyingthem,whatthen?Electronicborrowingisawfullyconvenient.Unlikeprintedhooks,whichmustbecheckedoutandreturnedtoaphysicallibrarymilesfromwhereyoulive,bookfilescanbedownloadedathome.Thetilesdisappearfromthedevicewhentheyaredue.E-lendingisnotsimple,however.Therearelotsofdifferentandoftenincompatible（不兼容的）e-bookformats,devicesandlicenses.MostlibrariesuseacompanycalledOverDrive,whichsecuresrightsfrompublishersandprovidesE-booksandaudiofilesineveryformat.YetpublishersandlibrariesareworriedbyOverDrive'sglobalmarketdominance,asthecompanycancontrolfeesandconditions.PublisherswereannoyedwhenOverDrivecooperatedwithAmazon,theworld'sbiggestonlinebookseller,lastyear.OwnersofAmazon'sKindleE-readerwhowanttoborrowE-booksfromlibrariesarenowredirectedtoAmazon'swebsite,wheretheymustusetheirAmazonaccountstosecurealoan.AccordingtoPew,anopinionresearcher,libraryusersareperfectformarketforAmazon.LatelastyearAmazonIntroduceditsKindleOwners'LendingLibrary,whichletsitsbestcustomersborrowfreeoneofthousandsofpopularbookseachmonth.Librarysupportersarguethatbookborrowersarealsobookbuyersandthatlibrariesarevitalspacesforreaderstodiscovernewwork.ManywerecheeredbyarecentPewsurvey,whichfoundthatmorethanhalfofAmericanswithlibrary-cardssaytheyprefertobuytheire-books.ItcanbeinferredfromparagraphIthat.librariesandpublishersfacethesameproblemofe-books'piracylibrariesareeagertokeepstrongrelationshipwithpublishersmostpublishersarehesitanttocooperatewithlibrariesseveralbigpublishershavesoldE-bookstolibrariesWhyarepublishersworriedthatpeoplewillswitchtoelectronicborrowing?A.Booksalesmaydropsharplybecauseofconvenientelectronicborrowing.TherearelotsofdifferentandincompatibleE-bookformatsavailable.Thereisnotimelimitforthebookfilesdownloadedonthedevice.E-booksmustbecheckedoutandreturnedtolibrariesregularly.WhatdowelearnaboutOverDrive?A.IthastheprivilegetoofferreadersvariousbrandsofE-readers.ItdistributesE-booksandaudiofilestopublishers.Itsmarketcontrolthreatenspublishersandlibraries.Itdevotesitselftoimprovingconditionsofe-bookmarket.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.E-bookscanbelentatlibrariesasmanytimesasyoulikeOverDrivedistributesE-booksandaudiofilestopublishersoverhalfofAmericansareborrowingE-booksfromlibrariesAmazonisadoptingmeasurestowinmorecustomersWhatisthebesttitleforthetext?TheHopefulFutureofPublishingBusinessLibrariesandE-booksTheDullRelationshipbetweenLibrariesandPublishersTheCloseCooperationbetweenOverDriveandAmazon第II卷（非选择题共35分）第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，并按照题目要求用英语回答问题。"IwishthatinoneinstantIcouldtellyouofmysafearrival,butweare3,000milesapartandmustwaitforlongweekstohearfromeachother."SamuelMorsewas20whenhewrotethissentenceinalettertohismotherin1811.HewasinLondonstudyingart.ShewasatthehomeinCharlestown,Mass,USA,wherehehadbeenborn.PerhapsitwasatthemomentofwritingtheletterthatyoungMorsefirsthadthedesiretobridgespacewithflyingwords.Thisdesirewaslatertogivetheworldtheelectrictelegraph.Samuelreturnedin1815toworkonhistorypaintingmuchadmiredinEurope.MorsecompletedanoilpaintingTheHouseofRepresentatives,expectingthatthiswouldbringhimfame.ButtherewashardlyanydemandintheUnitedStatedforhistorypainting,andheunwillinglystartedtosupporthimselfbypaintingportraits.Hewasoftenclosetopovertyduringhiscareerasanartist.DuringavoyagefromEuropetoAmericain1832,MorsemetThomasJackson,ascientistwhohadrecentlyattendedlecturesonelectricityinParis.ConversationswithJacksonmadetheartistbelievethatanelectricalcurrentcouldbeusedforcommunication.Duringtherestofthevoyageheworkedexcitedlyondrawingsforhisplan.Afterhisarrivalathome,heabandonedhisartisticcareertogivehisfullattentiontotheproject.Morsehadanfertilemindbutlittleknowledgeofelectricity.Hedidyearsofworkandstudytoperfecthisinvention.In1837heappliedforapatentonTheAmericanElectromagneticTelegraph.Finally,in1843theUnitedStatesCongressprovided30,000tobuildalinefromWashingtontoBaltimore.InMay1844thefirstmessagewasflashedoverthiswire.Newspapers,railroads,andbusinessesquicklyfounduseforthetelegraph,whichforthefirsttimecreatedaglobalcommunity.71.WhatdidMorsefindafterreturningfromEuropein1815?(nomorethan8words)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"fertile"mean?(nomorethanIword)WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?(nomorethan8words)Howdoestheauthororganizethepassage?(nomorethan4words)Whatdoyouthinkcanmakeapersonsucceedinacertainfield?(nomorethan20words)第二节：书面表达(满分25分)假定你是李津，是校学生会主席。请给你校来自英国的外教Peter写封邮件。邀请他下周在你校每周一期“世界各地”论坛(Placesaroundtheworldforum)发表演说，介绍英国首都伦敦。邮件主要内容包括：1：简介“世界各地”论坛；2.发出邀请：3.演说主题；4.期待回复。注意：1.词数不少于100；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearPeter,YoursLiJin2020届天津市部分区高三上学期期中练习英语参考答案1-5BCACC6-10BABBA11-15BCACC16-20DCCDA21-25ABACD26-30DBACB31-35CBDAC36-40BDACB41-45DCBAC46-50DBCAD51-55BDABC56-60DBAAC61-65DCDBA66-70CACDBAmericanshadlittleinterestinhistorypainting.Creative/Clever/Original/inventive.HowMorsegottheideaforhisinvention.Inorderoftime.Toachievesuccessinafield,onemustworkhardandhaveinterestinit.Onepossibleversion:DearPeter,MynameisLiJin.I'mthechairmanoftheStudents'Unionofourschool.Haveyouheardabouttheforum“PlacesAroundtheWorld"ofourschool?It'sheldinthelecturehallofourschooleveryFridayafternoon.Eachweekalecturerisinvitedtomakeaspeechaboutonecityintheworld.We'dliketoinviteyoutogiveusalectureaboutLondonnextFriday.We'dlikeyoutotellussomethingaboutLondon'shistory,culture,people.,foods,placesofinterestandsoonsothatwecanhaveabetterideaofLondon.Wewouldbegreatlyhonoredifyoucouldacceptourinvitation.Lookingforwardtoyourreply!Yourssincerely.LiJin天津市部分区2019〜2020学年度第一学期期中练习高三英语听力稿(Text1)M:Myroomispretty,isn'tit?Look,Istudyonthistable.Iputmytoysinthisbox.W:Isyournewtoycarinsidetheboxtoo?M:Ofcoursenot.Itisonmybed.Iplaywithitbeforebedtime.(Text2)M:Excuseme.WhattimedocstheflightgetintoLondon?W:Well.it's2:00nowsoIwillarriveinanhour.Wouldyoulikesomedrink,sir?M:Somecoffee,thanks.(Text3)M:Youlooksad,Laura.What'swrong?W:1hatebeingasecretarymakingandansweringphonecalls.AndI'mtiredofpreparingreportsforthesalesmanager.I'sboring.Ireallyliketodosomesocialwork.(Text4)W:Wow!YourbikelooksmuchbetterthanIremember.Isitnew?M:No.It'smyoldbike.Mydadfixeditafterheheardabouturoplantogocycling.(Text5)M:Youlookabittroubled!W:Yes.I'msupposedtomoveoutofmydorm,butmyfriendjustcalledtosaythathehadsomethingimportanttodoandthathecouldn'tmakeithere.M:That'snotaprob