2023届高三决胜新高考英语暑假必刷密卷16

2023届高三决胜新高考英语暑假必刷密卷16

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第n卷（非选择题）两部分。

注意事项：

1、答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。

2、每小题选出答案后，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，再选涂其它答案标号。

3、二卷试题用黑色中性笔作答。

第一部分听力（满分30分）

1.Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

A.Touroldcastles.B.Goshopping.C.Visitmonuments.

2.Whattimeisitnow?

A.8:30a.m..B.9a.m..C.9:30a.m..

3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Paintings.B.Classes.C.Hobbies.

4.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Onthesubway.B.Inacar.C.Onthebus.

5.HowistheweatheronSaturday?

A.Rainy.B.Cloudy.C.Sunny.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6.Whatdoesthewomangotothemanfor?

A.Astudentcard.B.Applicationsteps.C.Thescholarshipnotice.

7.Whatdoesthemanmention?

A.Buyingacard.B.Printingphotos.C.Submittingintime.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

8.Whatwillthemandotonight?

A.Buyagift.B.Readabook.C.Makeaphonecall.

9.Howdoesthewomanliketheman'srecommendation?

A.Itishelpful.B.Itisgeneral.C.Itisimpractical.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

10.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

A.Buyamonitor.B.Sellhiscomputer.C.Askforabetterguarantee.

11.WhyisAmazonmentionedbytheman?

A.Tomakeabargain.B.Totellhisfavoritesite.C.Togiveabadexample.

12.Howmuchdoesthemanpay?

A.$1,846.B.$1,656.C.$1,496.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

13.WhichisthebirthplaceoftheCavendishbanana?

A.UK.B.China.C.Australia.

14.Whywasthebananaplantedinthehothouse?

A.Toharvestmorefruit.

B.Toshortenthegrowingperiod.

C.Toensurethepropertemperature.

15.Howlongdidittaketogetabunchofbananasinthepast?

A.Oneyear.B.Twoyears.C.Threeyears.

16.WhatwillMartintalkaboutnext?

A.Whentoharvestbananas.

B.Whytokeepgoodconditions.

C.Howtomakeuseofbananaplants.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

17.Whydoesthespeakerdisliketranslators?

A.Theyareunfitforhigherlevellearners.

B.Someofthetranslationsarenotaccurate.

C.Thevocabularyinthemisratherlimited.

18.WhatisspecialaboutOxford?

A.Itpresentswordsrelatedtothesearch.

B.Itprovidesalargenumberofclearpictures.

C.ItoffersBritishandAmericanpronunciations.

19.WhoisESOLHelpintendedfor?

A.Starters.B.Middle-levellearners.C.Advancedlearners.

20.Whichhasauser-builtfunction?

A.Visuwords.B.Reverse.C.Cambridge.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37・5分）

A

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B

TheideaofclimbingEverestdisgustedme.ThemountaincametorepresenttheoppositeofeverythingthatI

lovedandrespectedaboutclimbing.Whathadoncebeenthefinalmountainclimbinggoalbecamethefocusofa

commercialguidingindustry.Overtheyears,thecrowdsatBaseCampgrew,leavingbehindtonsoftrash.

WheneverIwasaskedwhetherI'dclimbedEverest,myanswerwasalwaysthesame:notinterested.

That'sprobablywheremypersonalEvereststorywouldhaveended,wereitnotforanoldfriendandhis

obsession（念念不忘）withoneofthegreatestmysteries.In1999,ThomPollardbegantoexploreandfoundthe

remainsofGeorgeMallory,thecelebratedBritishclimberwhodisappearedwhileattemptingtobethefirstto

climbEverest.ButMallory'spartner,SandyIrvine-andthecamerahehadlikelycarried-werenotfound.The

mountainclimbingworldhasbeenwonderingwhethertheymighthavereachedthetopin1924.

Pollard'sstorymovedme.Ibegantopackfortheclimbandexpectedthatouradvancedequipmentwould

makeitmanageable,perhapseasy.Iwaswrong.Onthehighestpointontheplanet,IwasmoretiredthanI*dever

beeninanyclimbing.Alongtheway,Icontinuouslytippedmyhat,notjusttoMalloryandIrvinebuttoanyone

whohasthedrivetopushhimselforherselfupthisroute.Mysearchwasinvain,butIbegantoreconsider

Everest.

Iwitnessedmanyclimbers,whoweremuchmorethanjustself-centeredtourists.Wesharedroute

information,weatherforecasts,andfamilyphotos-allunitedaroundcommongoals.

IwenttoEveresttoseekIrvine.Butintheend,Ifoundsomethingmoredifficulttoget:thespiritthatIrvine

andMalloryshared.Itwashidinginplainsight,rightwhereithasalwaysbeen:insidethebravesoulswhoriskso

muchtofollowinstoriedadventurers*footstepsupEverest.

24.WhydidtheauthorhateclimbingEverestatfirst?

A.Hisclimbinggoalwaschanged.

B.Hecouldn'taffordtheclimbingcost.

C.Itbecameanindustrytomakemoney.

D.TherewerecrowdsofpeopleattheBaseCamp.

25.WhydidtheauthorclimbEverestlater?

A.Hedesiredtochangehislife.B.HegotmotivatedbyThomPollard.

C.HeadmiredMalloryandIrvine.D.Heattemptedtobeacelebratedclimber.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“tippedmyhat'1inParagraph3mean?

A.Showedmyrespect.B.Presentedmysuccess.

C.Conveyedmywishes.D.Expressedmysatisfaction.

27.Inthelastparagraphtheauthormainlyshowedhis

A.regret.B.concern.

C.confidence.D.admiration.

C

Dependingonthetopic,people'sopinionscanchangefrommomenttomomentorlastalifetime.Thefactors

thatmakeoneopinionlong-lastingandanothershort-lived,however,arenotalwaysclear.

Paststudieshaveshownthatopinionsbasedonhardfactsanddatacanremainconstantovertime,butnew

researchpublishedinthejournalPsychologicalSciencefindsthatopinionsbasedonfeelingsandemotionscan

alsostandthetestoftime.

Aspartoftheirstudy,theresearchersaskedmorethan1,000peopletowhatdegreetheybelievedopinions

basedonfeelingsoremotionalreactionsweremorestableovertimethanthosebasedonthinkingandreasoned

analysis.Only15%expressedanybeliefthatopinionsbasedonemotionwouldbemorestableovertime.

Totesttherolethatemotionplaysinforminglong-lastingopinions,theresearchersconductedseven

independentstudiesinvolvingmorethan20,000participantsinvariousreal-worldsituations.

Thefirstsurvey,whichwasconductedthedayafterChristmas,measuredfeelingsaboutrecentlyreceived

gifts.Theparticipantsweregivenalistofadjectives（形容词）todescribetheiropinionstowardtheirgifts.

Adjectiveslike"worthwhile11wereassociatedwithapracticalreactiontothegift,whilewordslike"delighlful”

weremorestronglyassociatedwithanemotionalreaction.Onemonthlater,theparticipantscompleteda

follow-upsurveytotesttheendurance（持久性）oftheiropinions.Theresultsshowedthatthestrongerthe

positiveemotionalreaction,themorelikelythatopinionremainedfixedonemonthlater.

Inthefinaltest,participantsreadoneoftwomessagesaboutanimaginaryseaanimal.Onemessage

containedbroad-rangingfactsabouttheanimal（low-emotioncondition）.Theothermessagewasabouta

swimmer'sunderwaterinteractionwiththeanimal（high-emotioncondition）.Theparticipantsinthe

high-emotionconditionshowedsignificantlylesschangeintheiropinionsacrosstime.

"Emotionalityisanunrecognizedpredictor（预测因子）oflong-lastingopinions,saidAndrewLuttrell,a

researcheratBallStateUniversity.nThesefindingsareimportantforunderstandingwhysomeopinionsareso

difficulttochangeaswellashowtocreateopinionsthatstick.',

28.Whatdidthesurveyof1000peopleshow?

A.Creatinglong-lastingopinionswasalongprocess.

B.Opinionsbasedonhardfactscouldstandthetestoftime.

C.Theroleofemotionwasnotrecognizedbymostofthepeople.

D.Onlyasmallpercentageofpeopledaredtoexpresstheiropinions.

29.Whichstatementwillleadtoalong-lastingopinionaccordingtotheresearch?

A.Thecarissafe.B.Themovieisboring.

C.Thebookisvaluable.D.Thespeechisexciting.

30.Whichistrueaboutthefindingsoftheresearch?

A.Theyhavebeenconcludedfromhardfacts.

B.Theyhavebeenusedtoproveotherpredictors.

C.Theyhelpunderstandtheenduranceofopinions.

D.Theyhavesomethingtodowithcreativeopinions.

31.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Emotionvariesbasedondifferentfacts

B.Emotioncanhelpclarifytheopinions

C.Opinionscanlastwhenbasedonemotion

D・Opinionsonceformedarehardtochange

D

Cyberspace（网络空间）isconstantlydevelopingandpresentingnewopportunities,asthedesireof

businessestoquicklyadoptnewtechnologies,suchasusingtheInternettoopennewchannelsandadoptingcloud

services,providesvastopportunity.But,italsobringsunexpectedrisksandunintendedconsequencesthatcan

haveapotentiallynegativeeffect.

Hardlyadaygoesbywithoutnewsofanewcyberthreat.Unfortunately,businessestendtomisjudgehow

muchrisktheyfacefromcyber-crimesandhowquicklythisriskcandevelop.Forthem,thecommercial,

reputationalandfinancialrisksthatgowithcyberspacepresencearerealandgrowingeveryday.

Soallbusinessesneedtodonowisestablishcybersecuritywithintheirorganization,right?

Establishingcybersecurityaloneisnotenough.Nowadays,itisnotverydifficultforattackerstobreak

securityandstoptheoverallbusinesssystem.Preventivemeasuresarenotenoughtostopthem.Withthe

advancementoftechnology,hackers（黑客）havebeenchanginganddeveloping.Sobusinessriskmanagement

shouldincluderiskresilience（复原力）sothatbusinessescanrespondtoanydamagingcyberspaceactivity.

Cyberresiliencehelpsbusinessessuccessfullyrecovertotheirpre-attackbusinessprocessesandbusiness

operations.

Buildingcyberresilienceisnoteasy.Akeyfindingofanauthenticcyber-resiliencereportisthatno

organisationcanrespondeffectivelyonitsowntothethreatsfromcyberspace.Organisationsmustworktogether

toshareintelligenceandresources.Inthisway,thequality,usabilityandauthenticityofintelligencewillbe

greatlyimproved.

32.Whatisthepurposeofthefirstparagraph?

A.Todescribethedevelopmentofcyberspace.

B.Toshowthegreatcontributionsfrombusiness.

C.Toexplainthetechnologiesadoptedbybusinesses.

D.Todrawattentiontopotentialdangersfromcyberspace.

33.What'stheauthor'sconcernaboutthebusinesses?

A.Awarenessofsafety.B.Financialconditions.

C.Commercialmanagement.D.Judgementofdevelopment.

34.Whyiscyberresiliencecurrentlynecessary?

A.Itcanpreventattacks.B.Threatsarealwaystransforming.

C.Cybersecuritydoesn'tworknow.D.Itkeepsallthehackersofftheinternet.

35.What'sthemainideaofthelastparagraph?

A.Anorganizationalonecanbuildeffectiveresilience.

B.Trueresiliencerequiresjoinedeffortsfromorganizations.

C.Thereisagreatamountofdifficultyinbuildingresilience.

D.Thecyberspacethreatisnothingwhencooperationisused.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，共12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Mindfulnessreferstodirectingallofyourattentionandawarenesstothepresent.Itcanbetoughintoday*s

fast-pacedworldtobemindful.36However,ifyou'reintentionalaboutbeingmoremindfulduringyour

everydaylife,youcanlivewithgreaterpurposeandmorehappiness.

Whetheryou'retalkingwithyourpartner,yourchildren,oracolleague,mindfulinteractionsareimportant.

Slaypresentinthemomentbylisteningcarefullyandthinkingabouthowtorespondtoothersinamoremindful

manner.Inotherwords,don'tcutinwhileothersaresharingtheiropinions.37

Mindlesseatingiscommoninyoureverydaylife.Practicebecomingmoremindfulabouthowyoufuelyour

body.38Chewyourfoodslowlyandenjoythetastefully.Noticeyourbody'ssignalsaboutwhenyou're

gettingfull.

39Reallyfocusonthesound,theshakingmovementofeachnote,andthefeelingsthatarestirred

upwithinyou,andotherin-the-momentemotions.

Actually,therearemanymindfulnessexercisesyoucanpracticeonaregularbasis.Lookfbrmore

opportunitiesaroundyou.40Yourmindislikelytowanderrepeatedly.But,withpracticeandpatience,

you'llgetbetter.

A.Seektoreallyhearthemessage.

B.Youmaynotmakeitwhenyoufirststart.

C.Instead,beanxiousforawaytotalkback.

D.Payattentiontoeachbitethatyou'retaking.

E.Youcanalsopracticemindfulnesswhenhavingaclass.

F.Afterall,therearemanythingscompetingforyourattention.

G.Anotheropportunitytopracticeiswhenyou'relisteningtomusic.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项

Thephoneranginmyoffice.Itwasmyfather.44DidyoufeelthatI41youasachild,?^^heaskedme.

“NoJIsaidina42ofhonesty.

Dadwassilentandthenhungup.Isatthere,43.Butitwasarelieftohavefinallytoldhimthe

44.

Myfatherwasanalcoholic.Heabusedmealot.Growingupwithhimhadneverbeenatrue45for

me.Evenasanadult,Isufferedfromtheemotional46andneverspoketohim.

Severalweekslater,tomy47.hetoldmehewasmaking48attemptstostopdrinking.At

thatmoment,IrealizedthatIcouldn't49problemsbetweenusandexpectthemjusttodisappear.

Itriedtovisithim.Butdeepinmyheart,Iwasnervous.Wouldhe50melikebefore?Hewas

reallylikeadifferentperson.But5jhewaspeacefulandpolite,onlyoneflashoftheoldDadwould

makemewantto52him.

Inthefollowingvisits,hetoldmehis53,whichmademeunderstandhischaracter.IlearnedDad

hadhadadifficultlife,buthewastryingtobeabetterpersonand54mypain.

Ibeganto55himthen,andithelpedmeopenmyheartandfeelwhole.

41.A.lovedB.failedC.hatedD.needed

42.A.touchB.burstC.desireD.sense

43.A.laughingB.shakingC.whisperingD.praying

44.A.lieB.difficultyC.truthD.news

45.A.dreamB.experienceC.sorrowD.delight

46.A.scarB.breakthroughC.trialD.need

47.A.shameB.amusementC.surpriseD.regret

48.A.excitingB.clumsyC.weakD.sincere

49.A.createB.buryC.faceD.handle

50.A.treatB.comfortC.entertainD.challenge

51.A.asthoughB.nowthatC.giventhatD.eventhough

52.A.leaveB.believeC.supportD.understand

53.A.hobbyB.planC.pastD.success

54.A.bearB.reduceC.examineD.hide

55.A.followB.ignoreC.admireD.forgive

第二节语法填空(每小题L5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号

内单词的正确形式。

AyoungTibetanboy56(name)Dingzhen,hascaughtmillionsofpeople'sheartswithhis

"cleaneyesandpuresmiIe.^^

Aboutafew57(month)ago,aphotographerwenttotakepicturesinLitang,aremoteplace

inSichuanprovince,andheaccidentally58(shoot)avideoofDingzhen.Inthevideo,Dingzhen

wasseenwalkinginfrontofhishomeandsmiling59(shy)towardsthecamera.

ThephotographerpostedthevideoonDouyin,anditsoonspreadrapidly,60(gather)over

twomillionlikesandmorethan100,000comments.Somenetizens(网民)evencreatedanewphrasefor

Dingzhen-SweetWildBoy,61meansaboywithbothsweetandwildlooks.

Afterbecominganinternethit,Dingzhenservedasthelocaltourismambassadorandfilmed“TheWorldof

Dingzhen,,tospeak62hishometown.Thefilmsoonbrought63intopeople's

vision.

Dingzhen^outstanding64(popular)hasgreatsignificancethatgoesbeyondaninternethit.

Dingzhen^instantfamenotonlyhaschangedhisownlife,butalsobrought65(many)

opportunitiestohishometown'sculturalandtourismdevelopmentthanever.

第三部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)

应用文（满分15分）

假定你是李华，你与外教David约定于本周六一起游唐山南湖公园，但因故不能赴约。请给他写一

封邮件，内容包括：

1.表示歉意；

2.解释原因；

3.另约时间。

注意：I.词数80左右；2.开头和结尾己给出，不计入总词数。

DearDavid,

Yours,

LiHua

读后续写（满分25分）

阅读下面材料.，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

“Youguyswilldogreat.Iloveyou.^^

Ilookedupatmymom,andshesmiledatme.ButIdidn'twanttogetoutofthecar.Thecardooropened,

andmysisterjumpedout.IknewIwassupposedtofollowher,butIwasstuckinmyseat.Mysisterwasrunning

towardstheschoolandlookedbackquickly,keepinggoing.Ikeptlookingatthedoor,hopingshewouldcome

backoutandgetme.Shedidn'tcomeback.

Mymomhadtoldmethatmysisterwouldshowmewheretogo.Thedaybefore,Ihadpictureditallinmy

head.Iwouldfollowherintoschool,andshewouldshowmewheretogo.Followingherwouldbeeasy,andI

wouldn'tbescaredatall.NowhowamIsupposedtoknowwhattodo?

“Ihavetogettowork.You'regoingtobeokay,"mymomtoldmeasshelookedtowardstheschool.1

followedhereyesandsawmorekidsthanIhadeverseenbefore.Ijumpedoutofthecar,closedthedoorbehind

meandtookonelastlookatmymom.

Therewasnoturningbacknow.

Istartedwalkingintomynewschool.Thedoorsweretootallandheavyforme.Notknowingwheretogo,I

headedtotheonlyplacethatIknewinthisnew,unfamiliarschool.

Iwalkednervouslyintomyteacher'sclassroom.ItwasfamiliartomesinceIwashereafewshortweeksago

forkindergartenorientation（迎新介绍）.1couldhearmyheartbeatinmyears.AsIlookedaround,therewereno

otherkidsintheclassroom.MaybeIwenttothewrongclassoritwasn'tthefirstdayofschool.Iwantedtogo

home.1lookedaroundtheroom.Therewasawallofshelvesfilledwithtoysandboardgames.

Paragraph1

"Hi!Beforeeighto'clock,youcanwaitinthecafeteriaorhereifyouwant."cameafamiliarvoice.

________________________________________________________________________________________Para

graph2

Asthedaywenton,IrealizedIhadnoreasontocry.

衡水泰华中学决胜新高考英语暑假必刷密卷16

语法填空

9.60.

4.65.

书面表达（15分）

读后续写（25分）

“Hi!Bet

Asthed

必刷密卷16

听力:BACACBCCAAABBCCCBAAB

阅读：ABACBADCDCCDABB七选五FADGB

完型：ABBCDACDBADACBD

语填:

56.named57.months58.shot59.shyly6O.gathering

61.which62.for63.it64.popularity65.more

书面表达：

DearDavid,

I'msorryIcan'tgotoTangshanNanhuCentralParkwithyouthisSaturday.Myunclephoned

andaskedmetopickhimupattheairportonSaturdaymorning.Ihavetriedtofindanalternative

persontodoit,butnootherpersonisavailable.

ShallwewalkintheparkonSundaymorning?Pleaseletmeknowifthetimeissuitablefor

youandIamopentosuggestionsaswell.

Yours,

LiHua

读后续写：

【续写分析】

本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者上小学的第一天满心恐惧和不情愿，但是在妈妈的

鼓励下还是自己走进了学校。作者在教室里遇见了自己喜欢的老师，开心地度过了小学的第

一天。

【详解】

1.段落续写：

①由第一段首句内容“'嗨！八点前，你可以在自助餐厅等，也可以在这里等。’一个熟悉

的声音传来。”可知，第一段可描写作者遇到了一个熟悉的老师以及他们之间的互动。

②由第二段首句内容“随着这一天的过去，我意识到我没有理由哭泣。”可知，第二段可

描写作者放学后发生的事情。

2.续写线索：

遇见——介绍——开心——放学——交流——期待

“Hi!Beforeeighto'clock,youcanwaitinthecafeteriaorhereifyouwant."cameafamiliar

voice.Iturnedaroundandsawthatitwastheteacherwhoreceivedusontheorientation.She

lookedatmegently,asiftherewerestarsinhereyes.Iforgotthelossinaninstant.Sheheldmy

handandtoldmethatwecouldplaywiththetoysontheshelvesintheclassroom.Theteacher

wouldteachusalotofinterestingknowledgeinclassandwecouldplaygamestogetherafterclass.

Iwashappytobewithher,soIspentmyfirstdayatschoolhappily.

Asthedaywenton,IrealizedIhadnoreasontocry.Whenschoolwasover,mysisterpicked

meupandwenttothedoorwithmetowaitfbrmymother.Whenwegotinthecar,mymother

askedmehowmydayhadbeen.Itoldmymother,uuMom,IthinkIhavetowork.^^Momlaughed.

“ThenIthinkyoushouldstopresistinggoingtoschool.^^Ilaughedtoo.Ithinktheschoollifeinthe

futureshouldbefulloffunandsweet,togetherwithmyfavoriteteachersandfriends.

听力文本：

text1

W:Thereisalottoseeinthiscityapartfromoldcastlesandmonuments.Whynottryart

museumsorstores?

M:Butweareinoneofthemostancientcitiesintheworld.

W:Thenlefsgoseparately,

text2

W:Whatalongwait!I'vebeenheresince8a.m..

M:Yes,thafs30minutes.Therearestillseveralpeopleaheadofus.

W:Idon'tthinkIcanwaitanylonger.Ihaveadentistappointmentat9a.m..

text3

M:Wow,Ididn'tknowyoupaintIwishIlearnedahobby.

W:Hobbiesarenevertoolatetolearn.Thereareavarietyofclassesatthelocalcommunity

college.Youcouldlookintothem.

text4

M:Hi,Betty.Itissonicetoseeyouhere.Ididn'tknowyourodethesubway.

W:Idon'tusually.It'sjustthatI'mfedupwithdriving,andthebusesarecrowdedand

unreliable.SoIthoughtFdgivethisatry.

text5

M:Isthisrainevergoingtostop?

W:Yes,itis.Theweatherforecastsayswe'llhavelightrainbyThursday,followedbyapartly

cloudyFriday.Andthesunwillbearoundattheweekend.

text6

W:Goodafternoon,Sir.Iwanttoapplyforascholarship.

M:Well,haveyoureadthenoticeaboutthis?

W:Yeah.Butitsayswehavetoapplyonline.Canyouhelpmeinunderstandingtheonline

procedure?

M:Sure.Youhavetoregisteron.Ifyouhaveyourstudentcard,theprocess

willbeeasyandfast.

W:OK.Whatcomesafterthat?

M:Aftersigningin,selectthescholarshipyouwanttoapplyfor.Onceyoucompletetheonline

form,takeaprintandsubmitittotheofficebeforethedeadline.

W:WillIrequireanythingelse?

M:Ofcourse,photosasmentionedinthenotice.

W:Thankyou.

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M:DidyouremembertobringmybookHarryPotter?

W:Oh,Iamsorry.Icompletelyforgotaboutit.Couldyoucalltoremindmeagaintonight?

M:Certainly.Bytheway,somebooksareonsaleinMarcus'Bookstore.Shallwegoandhave

alooknow?

W:Ofcourse.WouldyoumindifIstopbytheshoppingcenter?Ineedtopic