上海市黄浦区2018年高三英语一模试卷

上海市黄浦区2018年高三英语一模试卷上海市黄浦区2018年高三英语一模试卷上海市黄浦区2018年高三英语一模试卷上海市黄浦区2018年高三英语一模试卷编制仅供参考审核批准生效日期地址：电话：传真:邮编:黄浦区2017学年度第一学期高三年级期终调研测试英语试卷（完卷时间：120分钟满分：140分）第I卷（共100分）I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.Beforedinner. B.Duringthemeal. C.Afterdinner. D.Tomorrowevening.2. A.Inahotel. B.Atabusstation. C.Inacinema. D.Atanairport.3. A.Salesmanandcustomer. B.Bossandsecretary.C.Doctorandpatient. D.Doctorandnurse. 4. A.4. B.5. C.6. D.7.5. A.Thelecture. B.Theheat. C.Theworkload. D.Theairquality.6. A.Confident. B.Nervous. C.Uninterested. D.Annoyed.7. A.Visitthecompany. B.Re-writehisresumé. C.Getajoboncampus. D.ApplyforajobwithPICC.8. A.Heisfearless. B.Heisforgetful. C.Heishelpful. D.Heisthoughtful.9. A.Talkingaboutsports. B.Writinguplocalnews. C.Readingnewspapers. D.Puttingupadvertisements.10. A.Sheexpectstoseehimsoon. B.Sheagreeswiththeman. C.Shedoesn’tbelievehecandoit. D.Shewillworkforthelibrary.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillhearonelongerconversationandtwoshortpassages.Aftereachconversationorpassage,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Theconversationandthepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through14arebasedonthefollowingconversation.11. A.Thescientificstepstowriteapaper. B.Afunnystorythattheyreadrecently.C.Anassignmentofacreativewritingcourse. D.Adetectivecasethatwasjustfinished.12. A.Sheencounteredabottleneckwhenwritingastory.B.Shewashappythatshefinishedthestoryeasily.C.Shewasexpectedtofinishthestoryinamonth.D.Shedecidedtogiveupthestoryeventually.13. A.Changetoanothertopic. B.Givethestoryanendingfirst.C.Doworkforanothercourse. D.Writeeverythingoccurringtoher. 14. A.Buyjewelsforhermother. B.Locatethesecuritycamera.C.Dosomeresearchforherwriting. D.Robajewelrystoreforideas.Questions15through17arebasedonthefollowingpassage.15. A.Theydon’tattachimportancetoscores. B.Theyattractfewerandfewerstudents.C.Theywilltakeplacenextweek. D.Theywillnolongerexist.16. A.Toinspireyoungpeopletopracticemore. B.Toencourageyoungpeopletobecreative.C.Tomotivateyoungpeopletokeeplearning. D.Tourgeyoungpeopletostartupcompanies.17. A.Tobringmoreeconomicbenefits. B.Tohelpstudentsmemorizebetter. C.Tochangethepresenteducationsystem. D.Todevelopteachers’multi-skills. Questions18through20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.18. A.Morecommunicationwithothers. B.Constructionofthelifejourney.C.Revealingofdetermination. D.Lossofthesocialidentity.19. A.Depressionandisolation. B.Walkingaroundthecorner. C.Lackofsleep. D.Gettingimpatient.20. A.Makingitpossibletogetapayrise. B.Providingpeoplewithnewbusiness.C.Givingpeopletimetothinkabouttheirlifeagain.D.Helpingpeopletofindjobsbasedontheirhobbies.II.GrammarandVocabularySectionADirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,

useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.SectionBDirections:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.accommodationannualdeclinedestinationdinershostedingredientspreciselyrankedremotetalentedWorld’sBestRestaurantTheBlackSwan,aruralpubin

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hasbeennamed“theworld’sbestrestaurant”byTripAdvisor.Afterscoringuppositivefeedback,thereviewwebsite31thepuboverfinediningestablishmentsfromNewYorktoParisinits32

Travelers'Choiceawards.Sowhat’sitgotgoingforitFirstly,thisisn’tsomebackwaterpubenjoyingininsignificance.TommyBanks,a(n)33youngcook,isalreadyaTVregularintheUKandhashadaMichelinstartohisnamesincebecomingtheyoungestreceivereverin2013attheageof24.Secondly,it'snotreallyapubanymore.LikemanyruralUKpubs,theBlackSwanhadbeenin34formanyyearsbefore2006,whenBanks'familytookover.Aftertheirattemptstorunitasapubstruggled,theydecidedtomakeitadining

35.Itnowoperatesasbothrestaurantandfashionable36,offeringfood-and-staypackagesthathelpdrawcustomerstoitstruly37location.It'susuallybookedupwellinadvancewith38comingfromnearandfar.DuringCNN'svisit,neighboringtablesincludedacoupleonanovernightbreakfromtheirkids.Another39twooftheBanksbrothers'oldschoolteachers,onatripupfromYork—40thekindofcrowdthathavehelpedlifttheBlackSwantoTripAdvisorglory.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagestherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.CouldBuyingPaintingsMakeYouRichIsinvestinginpaintingsagoodwaytogetrichfastAndhowshouldyouinvestinart“Withextreme41”istheadviceofPatrickConnolly,afinancialadviser.“Wedon’t42ourcustomerstoinvestinartbecausethedownsidesaregreaterthantheupsides.Itdoesn'tproduceincomeorearnings.Whatyou43isexclusivelybasedonsupplyanddemand,andtherearebigmovementsupwardsordownwardsiftherearechangesintheeconomicenvironment,”hesaid.Toinvestinartasatrueinvestment,youneedastartingfundofatleast$5,000.Butit’snotjustabouthavingenough44tobuythepaintinginthefirstplace.Expensiveworksofartareoftenstoredinprotectiveboxescompletewithdetectorstomonitorhumidityandtemperaturelevels,andtoprotectthemfromsundamageorother45suchasaspilledcupofcoffee.Andifyoudoputitonyourwall,thenyourinsurancecostsarelikelytobehigh.Ifwordgetsoutthatyouhaveexpensivearthangingonyourwall,thenyou'relikelytobea46forthieves.Artisalsonotaregulatedinvestmentsowhenthingsgowrong–forexample,anartworkturnsouttobeafraud（赝品）–theninvestorscannotfallbackon47foranyrepayment.Ofcoursegiventhecurrentenvironmentoflowinterestrates,that'sstilla(n)48returnthanmanysavingsaccountswillgiveyou.Asarthasnoassociationtothestockmarket,itmeanspaintingscan49invalueevenwhenthemarketcrashes,makingitagoodoptionforinvestment50.Itisreportedthatafteradecreaseintheglobalartmarketthroughout2016,auction（拍卖）sales51inthefirstsixmonthsof2017.Yetyoudon'tnecessarilyhavetobesuper-wealthytoinvestinart.Thereareagrowingnumberofartfairsandonlinemarketplacesaimedatbuyerswithamore52budget.Mostartindustryexpertssuggestthatyoubuyapieceofartbecauseyoulikeit,notbecauseyouwanttogetrich.Themost53approachisprobablytobuysomethingyoulikeandcan54and,bepreparedtokeepitjustforyourownpleasure.Ifitgoesupinvaluethatshouldbejusta(n)55benefit.41.A.accuracy B.carefulness C.enthusiasm D.generosity42.A.beg B.control C.forbid D.recommend43.A.getback B.lookinto C.takeout D.turnto44.A.desire B.energy C.money D.time45.A.accidents B.appliances C.measures D.drinks46.A.partner B.spectator C.target D.therapy47.A.initiative B.regulation C.strategy D.tradition48.A.better B.earlier C.healthier D.lower49.A.fallapart B.falldown C.goahead D.goup50.A.funds B.levels C.selections D.rates51.A.ceased B.proceeded C.recovered D.shrank52.A.fixed B.limited C.massive D.modest53.A.creative B.direct C.flexible D.sensible54.A.afford B.preserve C.transfer D.undertake55.A.added B.maximum C.obvious D.socialSectionBDirections:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhaveread.(A)Post-00sisadocumentaryaboutgrowingup.Itcoversalmosteveryaspectofmillennials’experiencesontheirpathtowardadolescence–theirstruggleswithschoolwork,theirrelationshipwithpeers,theirconfusionifayoungerbrotherorsisterisbornintothefamily,andtheirgrowingdesiretokeepadistancefromtheirparents.Butthisfive-episodeserieswasdifferentfromanyotherTVprogramwithasimilartheme.Post-00swasfilmedoveraperiodof10years,duringwhichtheshow’smakersfollowedagroupofkidsfromwhentheywereinfantsthroughtowhentheybecameteenagers.Inotherwords,theshow’s“characters”growolderforreal,andtheirstoriesareallreal.“Coming-of-age”stories,asthey’reknown,haveaspecialappeal.Theysatisfyourcuriosityoflookingatsomeoneelse’slife,andwebecomemoreandmoreattachedtothecharactersasifwetrulyknowthem.Andwhileweenjoythetruthfulnessofthestoriesbecausenothingissetinadvance,wealsocan’thelpbutfeelthecrueltyofreality.Afterall,there’snore-writingofthescript（剧本）andthere’snoturningback–thisisreallife.ThisrealnesscanalsobeseeninBoyhood,a2014filmthatwontheSilverBearawardforbestdirectoratthe64thBerlinInternationalFilmFestival.Duringaperiodof12years,thefilmfollowsthelifeofMasonJr–playedbyUSactorEllarColtrane–fromwhenhewas6towhenhefinishedhighschool.OneofBoyhood’sappealscomesfromits“ordinariness”.MasonJrisn’tsomechildgenius...Heisaquietlyspoken,fairlytypicalAmericanboy,growingupintheTexassuburbs.Helikesridinghisbikeandplayingvideogames.Whilecoming-of-agestoriesmaylookordinaryontheoutside,theyoftenallowustolookunderneaththesurfaceandseesomethingextraordinary–thepoweroflifeitself.56.Inthedocumentary,weseepost-00’sgrowingexperienceEXCEPT__________. A.howtheydealwiththeirstudies B.howtheyhelplookafterbrothersorsistersC.howtheygetalongwithpeopleoftheirageD.howmuchtheylongtobeindependentoftheirparents57.WhatdoPost-00andBoyhoodhaveincommon A.They’reintendedtowinanawardforbestdirector. B.Theheroesandheroinesarecharactersthemselves. C.They’reakindofrealityshowofordinarykids’growth. D.Thestoriesarebasedontruelifebutpolishedbywriters.58.Audienceareinterestedin“coming-of-age”storiesbecause__________. A.theycanseethetruthoflife B.theyknowthecharacterswell C.theyaremuchfondofgossip D.theyappreciatestoriesofdailylife59.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage A.Post-00saredifferentgeniuses B.Actorsareordinarycharacters C.Documentaryisreallife D.Lifeisonebigstory(B)BBCSHOPEntertaining.Informing.Inspiring.WHATARELIEF!DelighteveryoneonyourholidaygiftlistwithgreatgiftsfromtheBBC.You’llearnheartfeltthanksfromnatureloversforPlanetEarthI&II:TheCompleteCollection(page41)–inspiringlookatourplanet’swildest,mostmysteriouscreaturesandtheirbreathtakinghome.…frommysteryloversforSherlock:CompleteSeasons1-4andTheAbominableBrideGiftset(page13)–entertainingproofthatHolmescanbedifficult,dangerous,accurate,andabsolutefunny.…andfromthosewhoappreciateallthingsBritish.DelightCharlesDickensfanswithDickensian(page7).ThenewdramaserieswithmoreadventuresforDickens’characters…DinnerwithDickensCookbook(page9)withproceduresforhisfavoritedishes…andTomBakerReads“AChristmaspoem”(page8)forawonderfulnewholidaytradition.Plusteapots,T-shirts,shortbread,mugsandmore–justintimefortheholidays.Enjoy!THEMOMENTWelcometomurder,suspense,romance,robberyandclothinginthisexcitinghistoricaldrama!TroublebeginsforRachelVerinderthedaysheinheritsalargediamondstolenfromaHindutemple.Whenitdisappearsagain,suspicionfallsonFranklinBlake,themanwholovesher.ButwhataboutmysteriouscousinGodfrey,thehousemaidwithathievingpast,anddoctorwhoexperimentswithopium（鸦片）BlakemustdiscoverthefateoftheMoonstoneorloseRachelforever.Apowerfultaleandemotionallysuddenchanges,basedonthefirst-everEnglishdetectivenovelbyWikieCollins.3¾hours.DVD 21024 $ YOURPRICE:￥WALKERSCHRISTMASTREESHORTBREADANDTINSSantaandabeautifulAngelputthefinishingtouchesonChristmastreetins–perfectcenterpiecesandholidaydecorationsthatyourfamilyandfriendswillenjoyyearafteryear.Liftthetreetopsandtastethedelicioussecretinside:purebuttershortbreadshapedlikemini-Christmastrees,andmadefromonlyfinestingredients–flour,butter,sugarandsalt.BakedinthevillageofAberlourintheScottishHighlands,theyfollowagenerations-oldfamilyprocedure,firstperfectedbyJosephWalkerin1898.Whiletheshortbreadwilldisappearasifbymagic,thetinswillholdyourholidaycookiesandcandyformanyChristmasestocome.Wonderfulhostessgifts.Bothtins:6〃h×4¾〃d;netwtoz.Angel 21042 $Santa 21043 $ A.8 B.9 C.13 D.4161.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEabout“TheMoment” A.Itisanadapteddramalastingnearly4hours. B.Thestory,ratherthantheactors,isattracting. C.Therearethreesuspectsforstealingthediamond. D.ItisbasedonWikieCollins’mostfamousdetectivenovel.62.Whatcanbelearnedabouttheshortbread A.Itusuallydisappearsinamagicwaytogetherwiththetin. B.ItfollowsasecretprocedureperfectedbyJosephWalker. C.ItiswrappedinatinwithbothAngelandSantaonit. D.Itistraditionallyfamily-bakedinScotland.63.Theunderlinedword“egalitarianism”isclosestto__________inmeaning. A.criminality B.cruelty C.equality D.governmentalism64.WhichofthefollowingisafeatureofthewayAustraliansuselanguage A.Theyusemoreslangsthanotherpeople. B.Theygivenewmeaningstoexistentwords. C.Theyfavourshortenedformsofexpressions. D.Theycointermsinmemoryofcriminaltimes.65.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph4 A.Kangaroos’livingconditionsaregettingtougher. B.ForestfiresthreatenAustralians’lifetoagreatextent. C.PotentialdangerishereandthereontheroadsinVictoria. D.Australians’jokesmaynotbeascarelessastheyseemonthesurface.66.Thepassagemainlytalksabout__________. A.howthelate1700simpactedAustralia B.whyAustraliansenjoycasuallifesomuch C.whatcontributestoAustralians’relaxedlifestyle D.howAustralianspresenttheirattitudetowardslifeSectionCThatturnedouttobenotexactlycorrect.ButBuchananwarnedagainstsuchanassumption.Butanumberofbusinessorganizationssayitshouldremainuntouched.Butwhatworksforaclothingcompanymightnotworkforadifferentone.Raisingtheminimumwageisidentifiedasakeywaytoaddresstheincomegap.Foropponentsofawageincrease,

increasingtheminimumwagecouldreducetotalemploymentbyabout500,000jobs.MoreClarityNeededonWageDebateThesedays,theminimumwagehasbecomesomethingofabigissueinAmerica.67Forsupporters,

millionlow-wageworkerscouldseeanincreaseintheirweeklyearningsand900,000peoplecouldriseabovethepovertyline.GapInc,

hasdecidedtoincreasetheminimumhourlyrateitpaysemployeesto$9thisyearandthen$10nextyear.Thecompany’sannouncementwillaffect65,000Gapemployeesby2017.ClearlyGapofficialsbelievethemoneytheyinvestinhigherwageswillpayoffinincreasedsalesandcustomersatisfaction.There’scertainlynothingwrongwiththat.68Alsolastweek,

Wal-Martfounditselfatthecenterofthewagesgossipwhenitwasreportedthatthecompanywaslookingatsupportinganincreaseintheminimumwage.69Wal-MartspokeswomanBrookeBuchanansaidthecompanyremainsneutralontheideaofaminimumwageincrease,

but

“obviouslyit’ssomethingthatwelookatclosely,

asanyothercompanywould”.Shesaidthatmorethan99percentofcompanyassociatesarepaidabovethecurrentminimumwage.Ithasbeendiscussedhowincreasedincomeforlow-wageworkersmighttranslateintoincreasedspending.Soit’sreasonabletosaythatacompanylikeWal-Martcouldseeajumpinsalesiftheminimumwagerose.70“Thatisassumingthatconsumerbehaviorwouldbe,

‘Iftheyhavemoremoney,

they’llspendmoremoney,’

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shesaid.

“Thatisn’talwaysnecessarilytrue.Ifwehadacrystalball,

wecouldguesswhatconsumerbehaviorwouldbeinthefutureifaminimumwageincrease

goesthrough.Butyoujustcan’t.”IV.SummaryWritingDirections:

Readthefollowingpassage.Summarizethemainideaandthemainpoint(s)ofthepassageinnomorethan60words.Useyourownwordsasfaraspossible.

AreOpenOfficesGoodforUsFouryearsago,ChrisNageledidwhatmanyothertechnologyexecutiveshavedonebefore–movedhisteamintoanopenconceptoffice.Hisstaffhadbeenentirelyworkingfromhome,buthewantedeveryonetobetogether,toconnectandcooperatemoreeasily.Itquicklybecameclear,though,thatNagelehadmadeahugemistake.Everyonewasdistractedandproductivitysufferedandnineemployeeswereunhappy,nottomentionNagelehimself.Aboutthreeyearsaftermovingintotheopenoffice,Nagelemovedthecompanyintoa10,000-squarefootofficewhereeveryonenowhastheirownspace—completewithclosingdoors.Numerouscompanieshaveheldtheopenoffice—about70%ofUSofficesareopenconcept—andveryfewhavemovedbackintotraditionalspaceswithofficesanddoors.Butresearchthatwe’re15%lessproductive,wehavehugetroubleconcentratinginopenworkingspaces,hascontributedtoagrowingcriticismagainstopenoffices.Besidethecheapercost,onemainargumentfortheopenworkspaceisthatitincreasesteamwork.However,it’swelldocumentedthatwerarelybrainstormbrilliantideaswhenwe’rejustshootingthebreezeinacrowd.Instead,asmanyofusknow,we’remorelikelytohearabouttheChristmasgiftacolleagueisbuyingforafamilymember,orproblemswithyourdeskmate’sspouse.Forjobsthatrequirefocus,

likewriting,advertising,financialplanningandcomputerprogramming,somecompaniesthataren’treadytoabandonopenplansareexperimentingwithquietandclosedspaces.Thetroublewiththat,issomeofusdon’tfeelcomfortableleavingtheteamtogooffonourown—itcanfeelasifwe’renotpullingourweightifwe’renotpresent.That’sparticularlytrueinhigh-pressureenvironments.Someofusevenfeelthatescapingtoaquietroomisasignofweakness.第II卷（共40分）V.TranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish,usingthewordsgiveninthebrackets.72.选举的结果很快便在全世界传播开了。(spread)73.警察告知了他们那场导致他们儿子受伤的交通事故。(which)74.太多的数据会使我们很难判断错误是由哪个数据引起的。(difficult)75.任何处理复杂问题的人都可能因为没有全面了解挑战而受到指责，虽然事先了解一切是不可能的。(blame)VI.GuidedWritingDirections:WriteanEnglishcompositionin120-150wordsaccordingtotheinstructionsgivenbelowinChinese.2017年已接近尾声，还记得年初你为自己定下的小目标吗不知你是否实现了你的小目标发一个微信朋友圈来回顾一下吧（文中请不要出现真实的校名人名）。你的朋友圈文字内容需包括：1.你的2017年度小目标；2.你为实现年度小目标所作的努力；3.你实现（或没有实现）年度小目标的经验总结。黄浦区2017学年度第一学期高三年级期终调研测试英语试卷参考答案1-5 ADCDB 6-10 BDBCB11-14 CADC 15-17 DBC 18-20 DBC21.which /that 22.toassist 23.hasexperienced 24.saw 25.that 26.to27.abandoned 28.hiking 29.howmany 30.themselves31-35 IBKCD 36-40 AJEFH41-45 BDACA 46-50 CBADC 51-55 CDDAA56-59 BCAD 60-62 BAD 63-66 CCDD67-70 FDAB71. Mainpoints:Para1-3:Thoughopenofficesismeanttoraisecooperation,employeesfeelithardtoconcentrate,thusreducingproductivity.（3分）Para4:Quietandclosedspacesarebetterchoicesforjobsdemandingconcentration,butsomehaveafeelingofdiscomfortorweaknesstoworkalone.（2分）72.Theresultoftheelectionspreadrapidlyallovertheworld.73.Thepoliceinformedthemoftheaccidentwhichresultedintheirson’sinjury/inwhichtheirsongotinjured.74.Toomanydatamakeitdifficultforustodeterminewhichonehascausedtheerror.75.Anyonedealingwithacomplicatedproblemmaybeblamedfornotfullyunderstandingthechallenge,thoughit’simpossibletoknoweverythinginadvance.黄浦区2017学年度第一学期高三年级期终调研测试英语试卷听力文字I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.W:Wouldyoumindifwediscusstomorrow’sschedulebeforedinnerthiseveningM:Notatall.Icertainlydon’twanttotalkaboutitduringourmeal.Q:Whenwillthetwospeakersdiscusstheschedule2.M:CheckinhereW:Yes,canIseeyourflightticket,pleaseQ:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace3.W:Icouldn’tstandthismorning.Myrightlegwenthard.M:I’mafraidit’sprobablyasideeffectfromthedrugsIputyouon.Q:Whatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers4.M:IsittruethatallofthemsurvivedthefirelastnightW:Yes,amiracle,isn’titTherewasacoupleonthesecondfloorandtwowomenandthreekidsonthegroundfloor.Butnoonewasbadlyhurt.Q:Howmanypeoplewerecaughtinthefire5.W:It’ssohottoday.Ican’twork.Iwishtheairconditioningwereoninthislibrary.M:SodoI.I’llfallasleepifIdon’tgetoutofthisairlessroomsoon.Q:Whatisthecauseoftheircomplaint6.M:Youseemtohavebeenrestlessthewholedaytoday.What’supW:LaterintheafternoontheywillannouncewhowillgetpermissionforthestudytriptoAfrica.Q:Howdoesthewomanprobablyfeel7.W:IheardthatPICCisgoingtoholdinterviewsoncampusnextweek.M:Yeah,whatdayI’dliketotalktothemanddropmyresumé.Q:Whatdoesthemanintendtodo8.M:IwillnevergowithBillagain.Hecouldneverrememberwhereheparkedhiscar.W:ThatcertainlysoundslikeBill.Q:WhatdoweknowaboutBillfromtheconversation9.W:Wouldyoupassmethesportssection,pleaseM:Sure,ifyougivemetheclassifiedadsandlocalnewssection.Q:Whatarethetwospeakersdoing10.M:Mygradesarenotbad,butnotgoodenough.IknowIdidn’tstudyatallthissemester.NowIhavetoworkveryhardnextsemestertokeepmyscholarship.W:I’llseeyouinthelibrary,then.Q:WhatdoesthewomanmeanSectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillhearonelongerconversationandtwoshortpassages.Aftereachconversationorpassage,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.Theconversationandthepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through14arebasedonthefollowingconversation.M:Iamsorelieved.IjustfinishedthestoryIwasworkingonforourcreativewritingcourse.W:Ihaven’tquitefinishedmineyet.Ihadtroublegettingpastthebeginning.M:HowcomeW:Well,Iwasreallyhappytobewritingadetectivestory.Butafterthefirstfewpages,Isortoffrozeupmentally.Ijustcouldn’twriteanymore.M:Thesamethinghappenedtome.IthoughtitmeantIlackimagination.W:Well,ProfessorWilsonsaidit’sprettycommonforwriterstogetstucklikethat.M:YouwenttotalktoheraboutitW:Actually,Iwenttoaskformoretimetofinishtheassignment.Butinsteadshegavemesomeadviceabouthowtopullmyselfoutofthesituationlikethat.ShesaidthatfirstthingIshoulddoisjustwriteanythingthatcomesintomyheadevenifitdoesn’tmakeanysense,sortofwarmupexercise.M:Thatisinteresting.WhenIgotstuck,Ishiftedtosomethingelse,youknow,dosomeworkforoneofmyothercourses.W:Well,hermethodsseemtohaveworkedforme.I’vewrittenmostofthestory,andshouldbeabletohanditinontime.ButfirstIneedtogotothejewelrystore.M:You’regoingshoppingCan’tyouwaituntilyoufinishyourstoryW:Iamgoingthereformystory.Mydetectivesolvesajewelrystorerobbery,soIwanttotakealookathowthejewelrycasesarearranged,wherethesecuritycamerasarelocated,thatsortofthing.11.Whatarethetwospeakerstalking