陕西省延安市第一中学2019-2020学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

祝学子学业有成，取得好成绩祝学子学业有成，取得好成绩/祝学子学业有成，取得好成绩2019－2020学年度第二学期期中高一年级英语试题注意事项:本试卷份第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，共150分。考试时间120分钟。第Ⅰ卷（共100分)第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节：（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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，三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置.听完每段对话后，你都有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。1.Whatwillthemanprobablydo?A.AskLindaforadvice。B.Tellhissisterthetruth。C.Lendsomemoneytohissister.2.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomandotomorrownight？A。Stayatthepartyforawhile. B。Studyatschool. C。Doherwork。3.Whatbanddidthewomansee?A。Theonewithadancer. B。Theonewithapianist。 C。Theonewiththreeguitarists.4。Whydoesthemanprefermagazines？A.Theyarecheaper。B。Theyaremoreinteresting.C。Theycanbefinishedmorequickly.5.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace？A。Atthewoman’shome. B.Atahotel。 C.Atahospital.第二节：(共15小题；每小题1。5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，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.每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6.Whatdoesthegirlthinkoftheboy’sparents？A.Friendly. B.Understanding。 C。Strict.7。Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation？A。Thegirllikeschemistryverymuch。B。Theboygotagoodgradeinchemistry。C.Theboydidworsethanthegirlinchemistry。听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。8。Whydoesthewomanrefusetohelptheman？A。Itisagainsttherules。B.Hisinstrumentistooheavy。C。Shedoesn'tknowwheretomakeacall.9。Wherewillthemango？A.Tothereception。 B.Tothediningroom. C。Tothebagoffice.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10。Whatistheman？A。Ahost。 B。Anewsreporter. C。Afitnesstrainer。11.Whenwillthefitnesscenterbeopen？A.OnJune10th. B。OnJuly16th。 C。OnAugust21st.12.Whichsportcanpeopledooutdoorsinthesportscenter？A.Tennis. B.Volleyball。 C。Basketball.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题.13。WhenwastheWorldWildlifeFundfounded？A。In1916。 B.In1961。 C。In1969。14。WhatistheofficialsignoftheWorldWildlifeFund?A。Apictureofapanda。 B。Apictureofadolphin。 C。Apictureofawhale。15。WhatdoestheAudubonSocietyfocuson?A.Theprotectionofbirds。B。Theprotectionofforests。C。Theprotectionofoceananimals.16.WhatdoweknowabouttheWildernessSociety?A.ItisnamedafteranAmericanwildlifepainter.B.IthaseighteenbranchesintheUnitedStates。C.ItsheadofficeisinWashington,D.C.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatisthetalkabout?A。Anactingexperience. B.Agreatbook。 C。Collegelife。18。WhydidthespeakerdecidetotryforapartinTheFinnegans？A。Shethoughtthebookwouldmakeagreatfilm.B。ShefeltshewasperfectforthepartofPolly。C.Shewasencouragedbyhergrandmother.19.Howdidthespeakerknowthefilmingplans?A.Hermothersentane-mailtoher.B.Thedirectorcalledher.C。Herfriendtoldher。20.Howdidthespeakermanagetofindtimetodothefilming？A.Sheaskedherfriendstohelpwithheressays。B。Shetooktimeoffanddidhercollegeworklater.C.Shemissedlecturesandhopednobodywouldnotice。第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。ASummerVacationFun2019!Thesummerholidaysareuponusagain.HereisourguidetosummerholidayfuninPeterborough！PeterboroughMuseumTheAgeoftheDinosaurs’isthemuseum’smainattractionthissummer.Getupclosetoprehistoriccreaturesviasomegreathands—onexhibits!Watchoutformonsterslurkingaroundeveryember!Themuseumisopenfrom10:00amto5:00pmMondaytoSaturday，andfrom12:00pmto4:00pmonSundaysinAugust。Call01733864663fordetails。SaxonYouthClubSchoolholidayfun:Youngpeopleaged13—19willbeabletoproducetheirownmusic，competeinsportsactivities,ortrytheirhandatcookingatSaxonYouthClub,SaxonCommunityCentre,NormanRoad。PeterborougheveryMondayandWednesdayfrom3：00pm.PLUSanaeroballtournamentwilltakeplaceonThursday12thAugustbetween3：30pmand6:30pm。Call01353720274fordetails.HoughtonMillAlicethroughtheLookingClass-—anewproductionofthefamilyfavoriteonMonday30th.August。Bringrugsorchairstositonandapicnicifyouwishtoeatduringtheplay.Gatesopen5：30pm,performance6：30pm—-8:30pm。Tearoomwillbeopenuntilendoftheinterval。Adult￡10。Child￡7.Family￡20。Bookingadvisableon08454505157。FarmlandMuseumandDennyAbbeyFarmlandGaines：FromWellieWangingtoPretendPloughingmatches，comeandjointheFarmlandTeam.Collectyoursportingstickersandcreateacolorfulrosettethatisfitforawinner!Noneedtobook,justturnupbetween12:00pmand4:00pmonThursday19thAugust。Suitableforchildrenagedfourandabove。Eachchildshouldbeaccompaniedbyanadultandallactivitiesareincludedinthenormaladmissionprice.TicketsCost￡7perchild.Forfurtherinformation，call01223810080。21。Ifyouareinterestedincooking,youcangoto。A.PeterboroughMuseumB.HoughtonMillC。FarmlandMuseumD.SaxonYouthClub22。Youwanttowatchthenewplaywithyourparents，soitwillcostyou.A.￡7B.￡17C.￡20D。￡2723.Whichofthefollowingactivitiesneedsparents’company？A。Playingfarmlandgames.B.Watchinganewplay。C。Competinginsportsactivities．D。Visitingthedinosaurexhibition。BManypeoplebelieveeatinghealthilyisexpensive—andmorecostlythanbuyingjunkfoods。Butournewresearch,publishedintheBMCPublicHealth,showsthisisn'tthetruth.MostoftheAustralianfamilyfoodbudget（预算）isbeingspentonjunkfoodsanddrinksthatarehighinfat,sugarandsalt。Lessthan7%ofAustralianseathealthily。TheAustralianadultsgetatleast35%oftheirenergyfromjunkfoodsanddrinks。Asaresult,two-thirdsofadults(63％）andone—quarterofchildrenareoverweight。WeusedtheAustralianHealthSurvey2011—2013andthesuggestionsoftheAustralianDietaryGuidelinestomodelhealthydietsforafamilyoftwoadultsandtwochildreneverytwoweeks.Wecollectedfoodpricesinsupermarketsandstoresinhigh-andlow-socioeconomic(社会经济地位低的)areasinBrisbane，andcomparedthedietpriceswithfamilyincomes.Inbothareas,afamilyoftwoadultsandtwochildrenspendabout18％moreonpresentdietsthanwouldberequiredtobuyhealthydiets.About58％ofthefoodbudgetforpresentdietsisspentonjunkfoods，includingtakeawayfoods（14%)，andsugarydrinks（4％）。Inthelow—socioeconomicarea,afamilyoftwoadultsandtwochildrenspend$640。20everytwoweeksontheirpresentdiets,butcouldbuyahealthydietfor＄560。93everytwoweeks.Inthehigh-socioeconomicarea,thesenumbersare$661。92and$580.01.Supermarketfoodpriceswereabout3%higherinthehigh—socioeconomiclocation。Takeawayfoodswerealsorelativelymoreexpensive,butsugarydrinkswerepricedsimilarlyinbothareas。Presentdietscostmorethanhealthydiets,socausesotherthanpricemustbehelpingtodrivepreferencesforunhealthychoices。24。Whatdidtheresearchersfind?A。Australianshaveapreferenceforsweetfoods。B.MostAustraliankidshavefatproblems。C.MostAustralianseatunhealthily.D.HalfAustraliansliveonjunkfoods。25.Howdidtheresearchersgettheresult？A。Bydoingthestudyonline。B.Bymakingacomparison.C。Bycarryingoutinterviews.D。Byaskingpersonalquestions。26.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph5?A.Ahealthydietisactuallycheaper.B。Australianfoodsarehealthier.C。Healthfoodsarebecomingmoreexpensive。D.Peoplechoosejunkfoodsfortheirlowprices。27。Whatmightafollowingparagraphbeabout?A.Whypeoplechoosejunkfoods.B.Howwecaneathealthily。C。Theharmofjunkfoods.D。Theadvantagesofahealthydiet。CInatimewhenadangerousnumberofpeopleareoverweight,manypeopleseemtohaveforgottenthemostimportantwaytokeephealthyandslim—exercise.Andasanewstudycarriedoutonmiceinthelabhasshown,exerciseearlyinlifecanrewardyouinyouradultyears。AteamofresearchersattheUniversityofCaliforniastudiedtheeffectsofearlyexerciseonadultphysicalactivity,bodymassandeating.Theyfoundthatearly—ageexerciseinmicehaspositiveeffectsonadultlevelsofvoluntaryexerciseinadditiontoreducingbodymass。“Theseresultsmayhaveaneffectontheimportanceofregularphysicaleducationinelementaryandmiddleschools,”saidTheodoreGarland，aprofessorofbiology,wholedtheres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Thedeathofastarisnotaquietevent.Firstthereisahugeexplosion.Asitsouterlayerisexplodedoffintospace，thedyingstarshinesasbrightlyasabillionsuns.

Aftertheexplosiongravitypullsinwhat’sleftofthestar。Astheoutsideofthestarsinkstowardthecenter，thestargetssmallerandsmaller.Thematerialthestarismadeofbecomestightlypackedtogether.Astarissodense（密集的）thatateaspoonofmatterfromitweighsbillionofpounds.

Themorethestarshrinks（缩小），thestrongerthegravityinsideitbecomes.Soonthestarisverytiny,andthegravitypullingitinisunbelievablystrong.Infact，thegravityissostrongthatitevenpullslightintothestar！Sinceallthelightispulledin,nonecangoout.Thestarbecomesblackwhenthereisnolight.Thenablackholeisborn！

That'swhatweknowaboutblackholes.Whatwedon’tknowisthis：Whathappensinsideablackholeafterthestarhasbeenforcedintoatinyball?Doesitkeepgettingsmallerandsmallerforever?Suchapossibilityishardtoimagine。

Butiftheblackholedoesn’tkeepshrinking，whathappenstoit?Somescientiststhinkblackholesarelikedoorwaystoanotherworld。Theysaythatasthestardisappearsfromouruniverse,itgoesintoanotheruniverse.Inotherwordsablackholeinouruniversecouldturnintoa“whitehole”inadifferentuniverse。Astheblackholeswallowslight,thewhiteholeshinesbrightly-somewhereelse.Butwhere？Adifferentplace，perhaps，oradifferenttime-manyyearsinthepastorfuture。

Couldyoutravelthroughablackhole？Rightnow，no.Nothingweknowofcouldgointoablackholewithoutbeingcrushed（压碎）.Sofarthetimebeing，blackholemustremainamystery.

Blackholesareamystery—butthathasn’tstoppedscientistsfromdreamingaboutthem.Onescientistsuggestedthatinthefuturewemightmakeuseofthepowerofblackholes.TheywouldsupplyallofEarth’senergyneeds,withplentytospare。Anotherscientistwonderedifablackholecouldsomedaybeusedtoswallowearthlywaste—asortofhugewastedisposal(处理）inthesky！32.Whathappenswhenthestarbeginstodie？A。thereisnofuelleftinit B。itsouterlayergoesintospacefirstC.itdoesn'tgiveofflightanylongerD.ahugeexplosionwillhappen 33.Whichofthefollowingdoesn’thelpproduceablackhole？A。Thegravityinsidethestarisverystrong.B．Thelightcan’tgooutofthestar。C．Thedyingstarshinesverybrightly.D．Thestarbecomessmallerandsmaller 34。Theblackhole______。A．canpullineverythingweknowofintheworldB．goesintoanotheruniverseandbecomesawhiteholeC．continuesbecomingsmallerandsmallerallthetimeD．willappearatanotherplaceatadifferenttime35。What’sthebesttitleforthispassage？A。ANewScientificDiscovery：BlackHolesB。HowDoBlackHolesComeIntoBeing?C。TravelThroughABlackHoleD。WhatAreBlackHoles?第二节(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。HowYouCanCreateLuckinEverydayLifeHavingapositivewayallowsyoutocreateyourownluckineverydaylife.Herearesometips。BeGratefulForWhatYouHaveSomepeoplearealreadylucky，andtheyjustdon’tknowit.36Younodoubthavesomewonderfulfriends，family,aroofoveryourheadandfoodonthetable.Byrecognizingthesethingsregularly，youcanimmediatelyfeelmorelucky。Network37Knowingdifferentpeoplecanmakeyougetaccesstoskills,opportunities,connectionsandmore。Youneverknowwhatwonderfulchanceseachindividualcouldbringtoyouorhowtheymightenrichyourlife,untilyougettoknowthem。BeGenerousIfyoueverwantotherpeopletogiveyouopportunities，youhavetoconsiderwhatsortofatmosphereyouareputtingoutintotheworld.38Begenerouswithyourtimeandattention,andyou’llbesurprisedhowmanyluckyopportunitiespeoplemayofferyou。TrySomethingNewLuckdoesn'tjusthappenuponus。39Tryingsomethingnewisagreatwayofgettingmoreopportunities.Learninganewskill,visitinganewplace,ortryinganewhobbyareallgreatwaysofexpandingyouropportunitiesandyourstateofmind.TakeActionYou’llnevercreateanyluckifyousittherewaitingforittofallontoyourlap.Takestepstowardsyourgoalsanddreamsandgreeteverychallengewithapositivestateofmind.40Youcannotexpecttoreceiveifyounevergive。Itcomestouswhenwe’reopen.Insteadoffocusingonwhat’slacking,lookathowluckyyoualreadyare。Sometimespeopleswouldbepreparedtohelpusout.Youwillfindyoucancreatemoreluckineverydaylife。Begratefulforthegoodthatcamefromyourpast.Themorepeopleyouconnectwith,theluckieryouwillbe。分语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.Awomanprofessorwalkedaroundinaclassroomwhileshewasteachingstressmanagementtoherstudents.Asshe__41__aglassofwater,everyone__42__theywouldbeaskedthe“half—emptyorhalf-full”question。__43__，withasmileonherface，sheasked,“How__44__isthisglassofwater?"Answerscalledout__45__fromeighttotwentyounces(盎司）。Shequietedthestudentsdownandthenreplied，“Theexactweightdoesn’t__46__。ItalldependsonhowlongIholdit。IfIholditforaminute,it’snota__47__.IfIholditforanhour，it’snota（n）__48__。IfIholdforaday，myarmwillfeel__49__andparalyzed。Ineachcase，the__50__oftheglassofwaterdoesn'tchange,butthelongerIholdit，theheavieritbecomes.Doyouknowwhy?”Allthestudentskeptsilentandlistenedcarefully,lostinthought.Shecontinued，“Our__51__andworriesinlifearelikethatglassofwater.Thinkaboutthemforawhileand__52__happens.Thinkaboutthemabitlongerandtheybeginto__53__.Andifyouthinkaboutthemalldaylong，youwillfeelparalyzed-__54__todoanything.”It'simportanttorememberto__55__yourstresses。Asearlyintheeveningaspossible，putallyour__56__down。Don'tcarrythemthroughtheeveningandintothenight.Remembertoputtheglassdown！Moreoftenthannotlifegetsterrible__57__wethinktoomuch。Andthemomentyouremoveyourburden,you’llfindyourselffeelingsomuchmore__58__. Soratherthanwanderingandfeelingsorryforyourself,__59__doingsomethingaboutit.Afterall,lifeistooshortto__60__yourselfinanythingthat'snotmakingyouhappy.41.A。drank B。served C。raised D。demanded42.A。argued B。wondered C。expected D.agreed43.A。Meanwhile B。Therefore C.Anyhow D。Instead44。A.much B。full C.little D。heavy45。A.ranged B。replied C.read D。remained46.A.affect B。drop C.matter D。work47。A。success B.point C。skill D.problem48。A.hand B.arm C.neck D.back49.A。steady B。sensitive C。nervous D.insensible50。A。weight B.shape C。function D。size51.A。surprises B.joys C。stresses D。doubts52。A.everything B.nothing C.anything D.something53。A。improve B。hurt C.change D。adjust54.A。uncertain B。afraid C。unable D.available55.A。catchupwithB。takechargeof C.putupwith D。putdown56。A.burdens B.thoughts C。hardships D.feelings57.A。when B。till C.unless D.though58.A。excited B。worried C。satisfied D.relaxed59.A.keepB。finish C.start D.risk60。A.helpB.commit C.throw D.bury第Ⅱ卷（共50分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式.ThenationalcollegeentranceexaminationinRussia,UnifiedStateExam,willincludeChineseas61。______electiveforeignlanguagestartingfrom2019。ChinesewillbecomethefifthelectivetestitemfortheUnifiedStateExam62.________(follow）English,German，FrenchandSpanish.ThenumberofChineselearnersinRussia63。________（grow)quicklyinthepasttenyears,accordingtoasurvey64。_________（make）byalinguisticresearchcenterinRussia。ApproachestolearningChinesechangefrompersontoperson,65.________moreandmorepeoplechoosinguniversitycoursesinRussia。Thethreehour-longChinesetestwillquizstudentson66.__________（they）listening,readingandwritingabilities，andafourthsectionwillexaminestudentsongrammar,vocabularyandChinese67。__________(character)。SomepartsintheexamareevenalittlebitdifficultfornativeChinesespeakers.AccordingtotheOfficeofChineseLanguageCouncilInternational(Hanban）,asof2017some100millionpeople,excludingnativespeakers，useChinese68。__________(global)。TheUnitedNationsin2010suggestedaChineseLanguageDay69。_________fallsonApril20eachyear70._________（celebrate）culturaldiversity（多样性）aswellastopromotetheequaluseofallofficiallanguages.第四部分写作(共两节,满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起)不计分。TodayIwanttosharewithyouamemorableplace—myoldclassroom。Itwasappealingbecauseofthreesidesofitweremadeofglass.Ienjoyedsitclosetothewindowsandlookingattheview.Ontheleft-handsideoftheclassroom,Icouldeasyseethefootballfield.Inthemorning,itwasfullofstudentexercising。Ontherightsideoftheclassroomwasaroad,onthattherewerealwaysdriversinhurryinthemorning。Theviewfromthebackofyourclassroomwasalsoimpressive。Abeautifulparkwithanumberoftreeswerenexttomyschool.Whatwasevenmoreunforgettablewasthat，furtherinthedistance，Icanenjoytheviewofthesnowymountains.ThepositionoftheclassroomwithitsviewmademefeellikeIwasdreamed.Iwillneverforgetit。第二节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Mike来信向你询问你家乡“中国农民丰收节”的有关信息。请你用英语给他写封回信，要点如下所示：1。时间：每年农历秋分。2。意义：庆丰收等.3。活动：品美食等。注意：1。词数100左右；2。展开合理想象，适当增加内容，并使行文连贯；3.开头语已为你写好,但不计入总词数;4。词汇提示：农历：lunarcalendar秋分:theAutumnalEquinoxDearMike,How’severythinggoing?Yourssincerely，LiHua

高一年级英语下册期中参考答案听力1-5CACCB6—10BCACB11—15CABAA16—20CABAB阅读理解21-23DCA24-27CBAA28-31DBCA32—35DCAD36—40CGABE完型填空41-45CCDDA46-50CDBDA51-55CBBCD56-60AADCD语法填空61.an62。following63。hasgrown64.made65.with66.their67.characters68。globally69.that/which70.tocelebrate短文改错TodayIwanttosharewithyouamemorableplace—myoldclassroom.Itwasappealingbecauseofthreesidesofitweremadeofglass。Ienjoyedsitclosetothesittingwindowsandlookingattheview。Ontheleft-handsideoftheclassroom，Icouldeasyeasilyseethefootballfield.Inthemorning，itwasfullofstudentexercising.Ontherightstudentssideoftheclassroomwasaroad，onthattherewerealwaysdriversin∧hurryinthewhichamorning.Theviewfromthebackofyourclassroomwasalsoimpressive。Abeautifulmy/ourparkwithanumberoftreeswerenexttomyschool.Whatwasevenmorewasunforgettablewasthat，furtherinthedistance,Icanenjoytheviewofthesnowycouldmountains。ThepositionoftheclassroomwithitsviewmademefeellikeIwasdreamed.Iwillneverforgetit。dreaming书面表达DearMike,How'severythinggoing?LearningfromyourletterthatyouwanttoknowabouttheChineseFarmer’sHarvestFestival，I’mwritingtotellyousomethingaboutit.ThisfestivaliscelebratedontheautumnequinoxontheChineselunarcalendar，whichfallsthisyearonSeptember23，justtendaysaftertheMid—AutumnFestival。Firstcreatedespeciallyforfarmers，itisadayforthemtoenjoytheirharvest。AnditisalsoanoccasiontodisplayChina’sfarmingcultureandshowourrespectandloveforfarmers。Asformyhometown’scelebrations，thereisnoshortageofperformingfolkdancesandsongs。Somefarmerrepresentativesalsosharetheirexperienceingettingridofpovertyandbecomingbetteroff.Besides,peoplehavetheopportunitytotastethenativeproduce,provingimpossibletoresist.Iwonderifmyexplanationwillhelpyouunderstandthisfestivalculture.Lookingforwardtoyourearliestreply.Yourssincerely,LiHua听力录音材料（Text1)M:Mysisterwantedmetolendhersomemoney.ButI'mshortofmoneymyself。Idon'tknowwhatIshoulddo.W：Justtellherthetruth.M:I’mafraidIcan’t。MaybeI’llaskLindatogivemesomemoney。(Text2)W:I’mafraidIcan’tcometothepartytomorrownight。Ihavetoworkonareportforschool。M：Well,whydon’tyouatleasttrytostopbyforalittlewhile?W:OK,then。（Text3)W:IsawagoodbandatlastSaturday’srockfestival。Thesingerwasgreat！M：Thebandwiththepianoplayer?W:Ididn'tseeanythingwithapiano.ThesingerwascalledQueenCat。Shecouldreallydance,too。M：Oh,Iknowwhatyoumean—thebandhadthreeguitars.(Text4)W：Whichdoyouprefer，magazinesorbooks?M：Um，Ipreferreadingmagazines.BecauseIlikeaquickread。W：Yeah，youcanpickthemupandputthemdownjustafterashortreading。Andthey’recheaperthanbooks。Andsometimestheyhaveinterestingads.（Text5）M：Canwehaveadoubleroom,please?W：Certainly.Withabathorashower?M：Weprefertheroomwhichhasashower.（Text6）M:Howwasyourchemistryexam?W:IthoughtIwasgoingtogetaCinchemistry,butIgotaB。MyparentswillbeOKwiththat。M:Youarelucky.IgotaDinchemistry.W:Ohmygosh！Areyourparentsgoingtokillyou？M：TheyknowIhatechemistry.Itoldthemnottoexpectgoodgradesinchemistry，andtheyunderstand。W:Youaresoluckyyouhaveunderstandingparentslikethem.(Text7)M：Hello.Iwonderifyoucouldhelpme.WouldyoumindifIleftmyinstrumentforjustoneminute？Ihavetomakeaphonecall.W：No。I’msorry,sir。It’snotallowed。M:It’sonlyforashorttime.W:It’sagainsttherules.Noinstrumentscanbeleftinreceptionforsecurity