高中英语外研版Module3Music 全市获奖

Module3Music单元练习一、听力(听力)（共20小题；共20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。1.Whichsportdoesthewomanlikebest? A.Baseball. B.Badminton. C.Volleyball.2.Whatarethetwospeakersgoingtodo? A.Goshopping. B.Seeafilm. C.Havehaircut.3.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace? A.Atahospital. B.Atashop. C.Atapostoffice.4.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers? A.Colleagues. B.Friends. C.Couple.5.Whatdoesthewomanprobablydo? A.Areporter. B.Astudent. C.Atourguide.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6.Whathappenedtotheman? A.Helosthisjob. B.Hefailedhisfinaltest. C.Hewaslateforschool.7.Howistheman'sfeelingtothewoman? A.Frightened. B.Grateful. C.Disappointed.请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8.Wherewillthewomantaketheboysto? A.School. B.Park. C.Hospital.9.Whatisthemanplanningtodo? A.Openasavingsaccount. B.Bakeabirthdaycake. C.Buyabirthdaypresent.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatkindofmusicdoesthewomanprefer? A.Classicalmusic. B.Popmusic. C.Countrymusic.11.Whatdoesthemansayaboutclassicalmusic? A.Helistenstoitwhencooking. B.Itisgoodforhisbrain. C.Itcanhelpreducestress.12.Whatdoesthewomantellthemanintheend? A.HecanfindsomerecordingsontheInternet. B.HecanbuysomenewCDsonline. C.HecanlistentoMozart'smusic.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Wherearethetwospeakersprobably? A.Atthewoman'shouse. B.Atthehospital. C.Inanoffice.14.Whydoesthemanmeetthewoman? A.Tofindoutwhythewoman'srecentworkwaspoor. B.Toaskaboutthewoman'sfamily. C.Todiscussfutureplans.15.Whatcanweknowaboutthewoman'smother? A.Sheisseriouslysick. B.Shehadanaccident. C.Shediedofstomachcancer.16.Whatistheman'sattitudetothewomanintheend? A.Heisangry. B.Heissad. C.Heiskind.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatwillpeopledotomorrowmorning? A.Watchaperformance. B.Haveameeting. C.Gosightseeing.18.Whydoesthespeakerhavetochangetoday'splan? A.DianaDeckerwantstospeakfirst. B.Thefirstspeakergotfoodpoisoning. C.Hewillattendanimportantmeeting.19.Whenwillthecoffeebreakstart? A.At9:30. B.At10:00. C.At10:30.20.Wherewillthediscussionbeheld? A.InRoom201. B.Inthemeetinghall. C.IntheYouthActionTheater.二、单词拼写(单句首字母填空)（共10小题；共10分）21.Manym

wouldprefertowriteandplaytheirownmusic.22.Wecansometimesm

(结合,混合)businesswithpleasure.23.Ifthewordsofasongarec

,theyarenoteasytounderstandandthesongisnotcatchy.24.Whatparentsdohasagreati

ontheirchildren.25.Shebegantoc

songsatanearlyage.26.Beethovenshowedmusicalt

whenhewasveryyoung.27.Hismotherdidn'tknowthathehadl

hislifeinthewar.28.Mozartisthegreatestmusicalg

ofalltime.29.MartinLutherKing'semotionalspeechreducedmanyofthea

totears.30.Thesingerhasrecordedsevena

,whicharesoldwell.三、单词拼写(根据中文提示拼写单词)（共10小题；共10分）31.Asweknow,oilandwaterdon't

(混合).32.Theladyyoumetyesterdaywasoneofthefamous

(音乐家)inthiscity.33.DengLijunwillbeforeverrememberedforher

(动人的)popsongs.34.Herdaughterhasaspecial

(才能)forsinging.35.Itissaidthatthatfamoussingerhasmadehisnext

(专辑).36.Youshoulddomoreandtryyourbestto

(影响)him.37.Lifeisgettingmore

(复杂的)anddifficult.38.The

(听众)wasenthusiasticfortheopeningoftheplay.39.ItissaidthatJayChouisamusical

(天才).40.Tooursurprise,thatchildbeganto

(作曲)attheageoffive.四、翻译(根据中文提示完成句子)（共10小题；共20分）41.他们刚完成修理工作，这时下雨了。They

whenitrained.(finish)(词数不限）42.Hesat

(记录)everythingthatwassaid.43.他们到家后马上给我打了电话。(用时间或原因状语从句完成句子)(词数不限)Theyphonedme

.44.当我走出来时，公共汽车已经走了。(词数不限)BythetimeIgotoutside,thebus

.45.她唱歌的时候，眼泪从脸颊流下来。

,thetearsrandownhercheeks.46.Theplayhadalreadybeenonforquitesometime

(我们到达时)theNewTheatre.(arrive).47.当他赶到学校的时候，第一节课已经上完了。Bythetimehegottotheschool,thefirstperiod

.48.你有绘画的天赋吗？(词数不限)Doyou

?49.IamtryingtomakeupthetimeIlost

(在我生病期间).(while)50.这次参观中的所见所闻使我感触很深。Iwasdeeply

whatIsawandheardduringthisvisit.五、单项选择（共15小题；共15分）51. Itjustisn'tfair

Iwasworkingasawaiterlastmonth,myfriendswerelyingonthebeach. A.whenever B.though C.for D.while52. Whattheteachersaidhadagreat

onhislatercareer. A.effort B.influence C.affect D.expression53. Edisonwasacleverboy,and

hewasfourteen,hehadlearnedadvancemathematicsbyhimself. A.whenever B.bythetime C.themoment D.eversince54.

yearswentby,hegraduallylostinterestinreadingnovels. A.With B.Since C.While D.As55. Justusethisroomforthetimebeing,andwe'llofferyoualargerone

itbecomesavailable. A.assoonas B.unless C.asfaras D.until56. Tomwasabouttoclosethewindow

hisattentionwascaughtbyabird. A.when B.if C.and D.till57. Iwasjustgoingtocutmyrosebushesbutsomeone

it.Wasityou? A.hasdone B.haddone C.woulddo D.willdo58. Howtocreateenoughjobsforthelaid-offworkersisa(n)

problemtowhichthereisnosimplesolution. A.delicate B.internal C.emergent D.complex59. Ourconversationturnedtothechangesthat

inthevillagebythen. A.havetakenplace B.takeplace C.hadtakenplace D.tookplace60. Iwasimpressed

hishumorwhenweworkedtogether. A.on B.at C.with D.of61. Johnhadtohavehiscarrepairedinagaragebecauseit

seriously. A.damaged B.wasbeingdamaged C.haddamaged D.hadbeendamaged62. Mr.Smithhasa(n)

formakingadifficultsubjectunderstandableandinteresting. A.interest B.ability C.talent D.skill63. Thebookhasbeentranslatedintothirtylanguagessinceit

onthemarketin1973. A.hadcome B.hascome C.came D.comes64. ItisthemostinstructivelecturethatI

sinceIcametothisschool. A.attended B.hadattended C.areattended D.haveattended65. Hesmiledpolitely

Maryapologizedforherdrunkenfriends. A.as B.if C.unless D.though六、完形填空（共20小题；共30分）“Icouldn'tsurvivewithoutmusic,”saysfifteen-year-oldSteve.Inthemorning,Stevewakesuptohisfavorite66

station.Helistenstorockontheradiowhileheeats67

.Heputsonhispersonalstereo(立体声唱机)beforeheleavesthehouseandlistenstocassettesonthebusto68

.“LastweekIputmyheadphonesoninthemaths69

.”admitsSteve.“Theteacherwasreally70

.ShetookmyheadphonesawayandIcouldn'tusethemforaweek.Itwas71

.”AthomeStevedoeshishomeworktomusic—loudmusic.“Mymother72

shouts'Turnitdown!'”saysSteve.“Shecan't73

howIcanwork74

musicon,butmusic75

metoconcentrate.”Stevewouldliketomakemusichimself.“I'mlearningtoplaytheguitar.76

,itdoesn'tsoundtoogoodatthe77

.ButI'mgoingtokeeppracticing!”For78

likeSteve,musicisaveryimportantpartof79

.Musicissocial;itbringspeopletogetheratdiscos,partiesandconcerts.Fast,80

musicisfullofenergy;ithelpspeopleto81

theirproblemsandhave82

.Musictalksaboutlove,freedomandimagination.Therearealwaysnewsongsandnewstyles.83

Steve'smotheragreesthatmusicbringssomeproblems.“Steveisasensibleboy,”shesays,“Idon'tthinkhewouldevertakedrugshearingrock.ButI84

worryabouthishearingwithallthatloudmusic.Andit85

mecrazy!”66. A.railway B.bus C.television D.radio67. A.breakfast B.lunch C.supper D.dinner68. A.work B.office C.school D.party69. A.workshop B.class C.dormitory D.schoolroom70. A.excited B.worried C.angry D.tired71. A.terrible B.hopeless C.poor D.surprising72. A.sometimes B.seldom C.frequently D.always73. A.expect B.bear C.understand D.believe74. A.while B.at C.for D.with75. A.helps B.leads C.causes D.forces76. A.Unluckily B.Actually C.Disappointingly D.Necessarily77. A.first B.last C.moment D.period78. A.boys B.girls C.friends D.teenagers79. A.study B.life C.family D.school80. A.sound B.noisy C.light D.loud81. A.forget B.settle C.remove D.leave82. A.smiles B.future C.fun D.sense83. A.And B.However C.Meanwhile D.But84. A.can B.do C.will D.should85. A.causes B.results C.drives D.leaves七、阅读理解（共15小题；共30分）ALouisArmstronghadtwofamousnicknames.SomepeoplecalledhimBagamo.Theysaidhismouthlookedlikealargebag.MusiciansoftencalledhimPops,asasignofrespectforhisinfluenceontheworldofmusic.Bornin1901inNewOrleans,hegrewuppoor,butlivedamonggreatmusicians.Jazzwasinventedinthecityafewyearsbeforehisbirth.Armstrongoftensaid,“JazzandIgrewuptogether.”Armstrongshowedagreattalentformusicwhenhewastaughttoplaythecornet(短号)ataboy'shome.Inhislateteens,Armstrongbegantolivethelifeofamusician.Heplayedinparades,clubs,andonthesteamboatsthattraveledontheMississippiRiver.Atthattime,NewOrleanswasfamousforthenewmusicofjazzandwashometomanygreatmusicians.Armstronglearnedfromtheoldermusiciansandsoonbecamerespectedastheirequal.In1922hewenttoChicago.There,thetaleofLouisArmstrongbegan.Fromthenuntiltheendofhislife,Armstrongwascelebratedandlovedwhereverhewent.ArmstronghadnoequalwhenitcametoplayingtheAmericanpopularsong.Hiscornetplayinghadadeephumanity(仁爱)andwarmththatcausedmanylistenerstosay,“ListeningtoPopsjustmakesyoufeelgoodallover.”Hewasthefatherofthejazzstyleandalsooneofthebest-knownandmostadmiredpeopleintheworld.Hisdeath,onJuly6,1971,washeadlinenewsaroundtheworld.86.ArmstrongwascalledPopsbecausehe

. A.lookedlikeamusician B.wasamusicianofmuchinfluence C.showedaninterestinmusic D.traveledtoplaymodernmusic87.Thesecondparagraphisdeveloped

A.byspace B.byexamples C.bytime D.bycomparison88.WhichstatementaboutArmstrongistrue? A.HistalebeganinNewOrleans. B.Hewasbornbeforejazzwasinvented. C.Hismusicwaspopularwithhislisteners. D.Helearnedpopularmusicataboy'shome.89.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthetext? A.TheInventionoftheJazzMusic B.TheFatheroftheJazzStyle C.TheMakingofaMusician D.TheSpreadofPopularMusicBAllofAmerica'spopularmusic—jazz,country,rockandroll,andhiphop—developsfromtheDeltablues.ItswordsgavevoicetothelivesofworkersinthefieldsoftheDeepSouth.Thebluesmayhavesomethingtodowithsadness,butsingingitisanactofdefiance,notdespair(绝望).Thebluesremindsusofourweakpointswhileencouragingustoseehowfarwecanactuallygo.Wecanstillalmosttouchtheoriginofthisartform.LookingbackonthejourneythebluestooknorthuptheMississippiRiver-whenAfricanAmericanslefttheSouthinsearchofnewjobs-photographerGailMooneytravelledfromChicagoclubsdowntotheDeltatogetthestoriesofbluesmenandblueswomen.Theyarestillheretodaytolinkustothemusic'searlydays."Inourconversations,wetalkedsomuchmoreaboutotherthingsthantheirmusic,"saysMooney,whoseexhibitionoftheblueshasjustbegunaUStourthisspring."Wetalkedabouttheirchildhoods,theirculturalorigin,andatimeinAmericawhenpeoplemovedtoliveinlargecities.Iwouldlisten,andsometimesIwouldgetafeeling."Thesephotosshowsomeofthemusicianswhoworkedandstudiedwithbluespioneers—drummerSamCarrwasthesonofRobertNighthawk,whilePinetopPerkinsandWillie"BigEyes"SmithplayedtogetherwithMuddyWaters.Already,thisgenerationisleavingus:LittleMilton,guitaristandvocalist,andRobert"Junior"Lockwood(wholearnedfromRobertJohnson,thegreatestbluesmanofall)havepassedawaysinceMooneybeganherproject.However,theyleftmanyvaluablethingstous.TurnonyourradioandsomelittlepieceoftheDeltagetspasseddownagain.90.Fromthepassageweknowthattheblues

. A.containsmanykindsofmusic B.aimstogivepeoplesadfeelings C.wascreatedbyworkers D.describedthelivesofworkers91.Theunderlinedword"defiance"inParagraph1probablymeans

. A.beingagainst B.creation C.beingcareful D.kindness92.WhydidMooneytravelfromChicagoclubsdowntotheDelta? A.Tolearntoplaytheblues. B.Tofindtheoriginoftheblues. C.Totakemorebeautifulphotos. D.Tolearnaboutdifferentcultures.CMusicisaninternationallanguage.Thesongsthataresungorplayedbyinstrumentsarebeautifultopeopleeverywhere.PopularmusicinAmericaiswhateverystudentlikes.Studentscarrysmallradioswithearphonesandlistentomusicbeforeclass,afterclassandatlunch.Studentswithcarsbuylargespeakers(扬声器)andplaythemusicloudlyastheydriveonthestreet.Adultdriverslistentomusiconthecarradioastheydrivetowork.Theyalsolistentothenewsaboutsports,theweather,politics,andactivitiesoftheAmericanpeople.Butmostoftheradiobroadcastismusic.Poporpopularmusicsingersmakemuchmoney.TheymakeaCDortapewhichradiostationsuseineverystate.Oncethepopularsingerisheardthroughoutthecountry,youngpeoplebuyhisorhertapes.Someofthemoneyfromthesetapescomestothesinger.Whereverthesingergoes,alltheyoungpeoplewanttomeethimorher.Nowthesingerhasbecomeanationalstar.Besidespopmusic,therearetwootherkindsofmusicthatareimportanttoAmericans.Oneiscalledfolkmusic.IttellsstoriesaboutthecommonlifeofAmericans.Theotheriscalledwesternorcountrymusic.Thiswasstartedbycowboyswhowouldsingatnighttothecowstheywerewatching.Today,anymusicaboutcountrylifeandthelovebetweenacountryboyandhisgirliscalledwesternorcountrymusic.Seriousmusicfortheconcerthallsiscalledclassicalmusic.Musicforinstrumentsiscalledorchestramusic,suchasthesymphoniesofBeethoven.Thereareoperasforsingers,balletsfordancerslikethestoryofLiangShanboandZhuYingtaiinChina.93.Inwhatwaycanmusicberegardedasaninternationallanguage? A.Popularmusiciswhateveryoneenjoys. B.Thewonderfulsongsarepopularwiththeworldpeople. C.Whenmusicisplayed,itseemsasifitwerespeakingtous. D.Musicistoopopularforeveryonetobeabletoplayit.94.WhatcanweknowaboutmusicandpeopleinAmerica? A.Adultdriverslistentonewsaswellasmusicwhentheydrivetowork. B.Adultdriversneverlistentomusicwhentheydrivetowork. C.Studentdriverscarrysmallradioswithearphoneswhentheydriveonthestreets. D.Studentsalwayslistentomusicbeforeclass,inclassandafterclass.95.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage? A.AllpeopleinAmericalikepopularmusic. B.Popsingerscangetallthemoneyfromthetapes. C.LiangShanboandZhuYingtaiisakindofpopmusicinChina. D.Now,westernorcountrymusicisalittledifferentfromitsbeginning.96.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage? A.InternationalLanguage B.MusicinAmerica C.PopMusic D.MusicListenersDWhenstudentsandparentsareaskedtoratesubjectsaccordingtotheirimportance,theartsareunavoidablyatthebottomofthelist.Musicisnice,peopleseemtosay,butnotimportant.Toooftenitisviewedasmereentertainment,butcertainlynotaneducationpriority(优先).Thisviewisshortsighted.Infact,musiceducationisbeneficialandimportantforallstudents.Musictellsuswhoweare.Becausemusicisanexpressionofthebeingswhocreateit,itreflectstheirthinkingandvalues,aswellasthesocialenvironmentitcamefrom.RockmusicrepresentsalifestylejustassurelyasdoesaSchubertsong.ThejazzinfluencethatGeorgeGershwinandothermusiciansintroducedintotheirmusicisobviouslyAmericanbecauseitcamefromAmericanmusicaltraditions.Musicexpressesourcharacterandvalues.Itgivesusidentityasasociety.Musicprovidesakindofperception(感知)thatcannotbeacquiredanyotherway.Sciencecanexplainhowthesunrisesandsets.Theartsexploreemotive(情感的)meaningofthesamephenomenon(现象).Weneedeverypossiblewaytodiscoverandrespondtoourworldforonesimplebutpowerfulreason:Noonewaycangetitall.Theartsareformsofthoughtaspowerfulinwhattheycommunicateasmathematicalandscientificsymbols.Theyarewayswehumanbeings"talk"toeachother.Theyarethelanguageofcivilizationthroughwhichweexpressourfears,ourcuriosities,ourhungers,ourdiscoveries,andourhopes.Theartsarewayswegiveformtoourideasandimaginationsothattheycanbesharedwithothers.Whenwedonotgivechildrenaccesstoanimportantwayofexpressingthemselvessuchasmusic,wetakeawayfromthemthemeaningsthatmusicexpresses.Scienceandtechnologydonottelluswhatitmeanstobehuman.Theartsdo.Musicisanimportantwayweexpresshumansuffering,celebration,themeaningandvalueofpeaceandlove.Somusiceducationisfarmorenecessarythanpeopletorealize.97.AccordingtoParagraph1,students

. A.disagreewiththeirparentsoneducation B.viewmusicasanoverlookedsubject C.regardmusicasawayofentertainment D.prefertheartstoscience98.InParagraph2,theauthorusesjazzasanexampleto

. A.compareitwithrockmusic B.showmusicidentifiesasociety C.introduceAmericanmusicaltraditions D.provemusicinfluencespeople'slifestyles99.Accordingtothepassage,theartsandscience

. A.exploredifferentphenomenaoftheworld B.expresspeople'sfeelingsindifferentways C.showwhatitmeanstobehumandifferently D.explaintheworldindifferentways100.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage? A.Musiceducationneedsmoreattention. B.Musicshouldbeoftopeducationpriority. C.Musicisaneffectivecommunicationtool. D.Musiceducationmakesstudentsmoreimaginative.八、短文7选5(5选5等)（共5小题；共10分）WhatInfluencesaPerson'sSelf-Esteem(自尊)?Puberty(青春期)andDevelopmentSomepeoplestrugglewiththeirself-esteemandbodyimagewhentheybeginpuberty.101.

Thesechanges,combinedwithwantingtofeelacceptedbyourfriends,meansitcanbetemptingtocompareourselveswithothers.Thetroublewiththatis,noteveryonegrowsordevelopsatthesametimeorinthesameway.MediaImagesandOtherOutsideInfluencesOurearlyteensareatimewhenwebecomemoreawareofcelebritiesandmediaimages—aswellashowotherkidslookandhowwefitinwithothers.102.

Allofthiscanaffecthowwefeelaboutourselvesandourbodiesevenaswegrowintoourteens.FamiliesandSchoolsFamilylifecansometimesinfluenceourbodyimage.103.

Familymembersmightstrugglewiththeirownbodyimageorcriticizetheirkids'looks("whydoyouwearyourhairsolong?"or"howcomeyoucan'twearpantsthatfityou?").Thiscanallinfluenceaperson'sself-esteem,especiallyifthey'resensitivetootherspeoples'comments.104.

Althoughtheseoftencomefromignorance,sometimestheycanaffectbodyimageandself-esteem.HealthySelf-EsteemIfyouhaveapositivebodyimage,youprobablylikeandacceptyourselfthewayyouare,evenifyoudon'tfitsomemedia"ideal".Thishealthyattitudeallowsyoutoexploreotheraspectsofgrowingup,suchasdevelopinggoodfriendships,becomingmoreindependentfromyourparents,andchallengingyourselfphysicallyandmentally.105.

A.Friendshipisanimportantpartofourschoollife. B.It'satimewhenthebodygoesthroughmanychanges. C.Someparentsmightbetoofocusedonlookingforacertainway. D.Peoplemayalsoexperiencenegativecommentsaboutthewaytheylookfromclassmates. E.Wemightstarttocompareourselveswithotherpeopleormediaimages. F.Teensmayexperiencemanyproblemswhengrowingup. G.Developingthesepartsofyourselfcanhelpimproveyourself-esteem.九、补全短文（共10小题；共10分）ModernpopmusichasitsrootsinthefolksongsofblackAmericans.Intheearly19thcentury,black106.

(music)usedthesefolksongstocreatetheblues.Beforelong,jazzsprangup,107.

wasfasterandlivelier108.

theblues.LouisArmstrong,oneofthefathersofjazz,broughtlibertytothisstyleofmusic.109.

(like)mostmusicianswhoplayedthemusicasitwaswritten,hewouldchangethemusicashewasplayingittoreflecthisfeelingsatthetime.Fromtheearly1930s110.

theearly1950s,traditionaljazzwentintoagradualdecline,and111.

(replace)byanewmusicaltrendknownasR&B.Afterthat,rockandrollbecamepopular.Thenumberonehitof1955,RockAroundtheClock,causedrockmusictoberecognizedasitsown,separatestyle,andmadeitpopulararoundtheworld.However,112.

wasdifficulttobringrockmusictowhiteaudiencesbecauseoftheprejudiceand113.

(race)discriminationofthetime.114.

(see)this,arecordcompanyownerSamPhillipsbegantousewhitesingers.In1954,ElvisPresleymadehisfirstrecordsforPhillips,andwithintwoyears,hebecamethemostpopularmusicstarintheworld.Hehadseventeennumberonesongsandtennumberonealbums.Oneofthemostsuccessfulpopgroups,theBeatlesfromBritain,broughtWesternpopmusictoaudiencesaroundtheworld.Inmanyways,theBeatles,werepioneersfor115.

wastocome.十、短文改错(不分行)（共10小题；共10分）文中共有10处语言错误，请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。DearElli,Iamaseniorstudent.IlikemakefriendswithpeopleandIdomybesttogetwellwitheveryone.ButlastweekIhadfoundoutthatoneofmyfriendswrotetheirdiary,sayingthatshedislikedmeandshedoesn'twanttobemyfriendanylonger.AndnowshehasstartedmakingfunofmebecauseofI'mfat.I'mkindtoherbutwhycan'tshebefriendtome?Asforlosethediscouragingweight,shouldIdomoreexercise?Usepills?Anddoyouknowanyotherways?Pleasegivemesomeadvices.答案一、听力(听力)1.C 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.B 6.A 7.B 8.C 9.A 10.A 11.C 12.A 13.C 14.A 15.A 16.C 17.A 18.B 19.B 20.B 听力原文(Text1)M:Ijustlovebadminton.What'syourfavoritesport?W:Hmm...it'shardtosay.Ilikebaseballalot,butIthinkIlikevolleyballbest.(Text2)M:Hurryup!Aren'tyoureadyyet?We'regoingtobelateforthemovie.W:I'mstillwashingmyhair.Comeinandwait.I'llbedoneinaminute,andthenwecangotherebytaxi.(Text3)M:Whatseemstobethetrouble?W:IthinkI'mrunningafever.M:Isee.Letmetakeyourtemperature.(Text4)W:Wonderwhatweshouldhavefordinnerthisevening.M:Areyouaskingme?W:Yes,Iam.Ireallydon'tfeelmuchlikecooking,butthefamilymusteat.M:Well,youknowme.Icanalwayseatpizza.(Text5)M:Hello,Mary.W:Hi,John.Ihaven'tseenyousincecollegegraduation.Howhaveyoubeen?M:Thingsjustcouldn'tbebetter.Howaboutyou?W:I'vejustfinishedmytermpaperandI'mgoingtravelingnextweekwithafewotherteachers.(Text6)M:Howareyou,Mrs.Brandon?W:Prettygood.Howareyoudoing?M:Notsogood.Ijustlostmyjobtoday.W:I'msorrytohearthat.M:Howareyourstudentsdoing?W:Theyareverynervousaboutthefinal.M:Irememberyougaveourclassahardfinalexaminmyfirstyearofcollege.Manyofusfailed.ButIreallylearnedalotfromyou,anditmusthaveworked,becauseIcanspeakverygoodEnglishnow.W:I'msogladtohearthat.(Text7)W:7824145.JeanWilliamsonspeaking.M:Hi,dear.SorryIhadtorushoffthismorning.Howaretheboys?W:I'mtakingthemtothedoctorattwelveo'clock,butI'msurethey'regoingtobeallright.M:That'sgood.Whataboutyou?W:Oh,I'mfinenow.I'mgoingtobakeabirthdaycakefortomorrow.AndI'vealreadyboughtacameraforPeterandsomerecordsforPaul.M:Ihopewearen'tspoilingthemtoomuch.Youknow,I'vebeenthinkingofopeningasavingsaccountforthem.Theyneedtolearnhowtosavemoney.(Text8)W:Whatkindofmusicdoyoulike?M:Oh,anymusicwithafastbeat,livelymusic,youknow,likedancemusic.Youpreferclassicalmusic,don'tyou?W:Yes,Ido.Ifinditveryrelaxing.IoftenlistentoMozartorBachintheeveningafteraharddayofwork.M:ImustadmitthatIlikeseveralpiecesofclassicalmusic.W:Classicalmusicissupposedtobegoodforyourbrain.M:Really?PerhapsIshouldlistentoclassicalmusicmoreoften.Iheardthatlisteningtoclassicalmusiccanhelpreducestress.W:Yes.That'swhyIlistentoitintheevenings.IusuallyplayitasbackgroundmusicwhileI'mcookingordoingotherhousework.M:I'vegotafewclassicalmusicCDs.Ishouldfollowyourleadandincreasemybrainpower.W:Youcanfindplentyofclassicalrecordingsonlinetoo.(Text9)M:Ms.Jane,forthepastthreeweeks,Ihavenotbeensatisfiedwithyourwork.W:I'msorry.Whatdoyoumean?Why?M:Well,yourmanagertoldme