2021-2022江苏海安中学高一英语试题

2020〜2021学年度第二学期期中考试模拟考试卷

高一英语

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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。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是C

1.WhereisJenniferworkingnow?

A.Inacollege.B.Inahospital.C.Inadrugstore.

2.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantobuy?

A.Aredskirt.B.Awhitesweater.C.Apairofbluejeans.

3.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Motherandson.B.Businesspartners.C.Bossandsecretary.

4.WhatdoesthewomanaskJohntodo?

A.Dohishomework.B.Takethepianoclass.C.Pickupthepackage.

5.Howmuchwillthemanpay?

A.$15.B.$30.C.$60.

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、7题。

6.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Inexperienceddrivers.B.Aterriblecaraccident.C.Safedrivingontheroad.

7.Whendoesthewomanfeelnervous?

A.Acarcutsinatwill.B.Acarisclosebehindhercar.C.Acarturnswithoutturnsignals.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题.

8.HowlongdidittaketogettoNanjingbefore?

A.2hours.B.1.5hours.C.1hour.

9.WhydidthemancometoChina?

A.Tohaveatrip.B.Toworkasateacher.C.TovisitaChineseuniversity.

10.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Onatrain.B.Ataticketoffice.C.Inawaitingroom.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Howlonghasthemanplayedthepianouptonow?

A.For10years.B.For15years.C.For20years.

12.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Hestartedtowritemusicatten.

B.Heenjoysgivingconcertsinschools.

C.HisCDshavebecomethebestseller.

13.Howdoesthewomanliketheman?

A.Creative.B.Excellent.C.Justsoso.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.WheredoesAmandawanttospendhersummerholiday?

A.InBeijing.B.InLondon.C.InNewYork.

15.WhatdoesAmanda'smotherwanthertodo?

A.LearnaboutChineseculture.

B.Lookafterhergrandmother.

C.Offersomehelponthefarm.

16.WhodidthemanplantogotoLondonwith?

A.Hisfriends.B.Hismother.C.Hisgrandmother.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatwillhappenin2022?

A.Anewspacelabwillbebuilt.

B.Thefirstspacehotelwillopen.

C.Astronautswillliveinthespacehotel.

18.Howmanyguestscanthespacehotelholdatatime?

A.Two.B.Four.C.Six.

19.Whatcanguestsdointhespacehotel?

A.Cookfood.B.Watchmovies.C.Haveavideochat.

20.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofthespacetrip?

A.Relaxing.B.Dangerous.C.Expensive.

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2.2分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该

项涂黑。

A

MuirWoodsandSausalitoHalfDayTour

Wanderthroughanancientcoastalredwoodforestandexploretheartisticbaysideonthishalf-daytourfromSan

Francisco.TravelacrosstheGoldenGateBridgetovisitMuirWoods,hometosomeoftheoldestandtallesttreeson

Earth.AttheendofyourtourchoosebetweengettingdroppedoffatUnionSquareinSanFranciscoortakingtheferry

backtoSanFrancisco.

YosemiteNationalParkandGiantSequoiasDayTrip

DiscoverthebeautyoftheSierraNevadaonthisfull-daytriptoYosemiteNationalParkfromSanFrancisco.

TravelaboardacomfortablevanthroughhistoricGoldRushtownstoreachthepark,whereyou'llbeamazedby

supersizednaturalwonders.Takeahikeamongancienttrees,andenjoyseveralhourstoexplorethepark'swonderson

yourown.

NiagaraFallsTour

EscapefromNewYorkCityandheadnorthtoseebothsidesoftheCanadianborderonthisguided,2-daytourto

NiagaraFalls.VisitNiagaraFallsonboththeAmericanandCanadiansidesandtakearideonthefamousMaidofthe

Mistboat.Then,ontheroadbacktoNewYorkCity,makeastoptoshopattheCrossingsPremiumOutlets,oneofthe

largestoutletmallsintheUS.

NapaandSonomaWineCountryTour

EscapetoCalifornia'sfamouswinecountryonthisfull-daytourfromSanFrancisco.Tasteregionalvarietalsat

threedifferentwineriesincludingbothbig-nameandfamily-runestates(庄园).Learnaboutthewinemakingprocess

duringguidedtours,andappreciatetheregionalculturewithastopforlunch.

21.Whichtourshouldyouchooseifyouwanttodosomeshopping?

A.MuirWoodsandSausalitoHalfDayTour.

B.YosemiteNationalParkandGiantSequoiasDayTrip.

C.NiagaraFallsTour.

D.NapaandSonomaWineCountryTour.

22.WhatcanyoudoonNapaandSonomaWineCountryTour?

A.AppreciatesomeoftheoldestandtallesttreesonEarth.

B.Enjoysupersizednaturalwonders.

C.Getsomewinemakingknowledge.

D.Takearideontheboat.

23.Whatdoesthewriterintendtodobywritingthepassage?

A.Tointroducesomeoutdooractivities.

B.Tosharesometourexperiences.

C.Toadvertiseforthewinecountry.

D.Tocallforprotectingnaturalwonders.

Acaloriedeficitisastateinwhichyoubummorecaloriesthanyouconsume.Asoneofthemostpopular

approachesoflosingweight,howdoesitwork?Forexample,ifyoubum2,500caloriesperdaybutonlyeat2,000,

youhavecreatedadeficitof500caloriesperday.Thereismathematicalcertainty.But,thisbynomeanstellsthewhole

storyabouthowcaloriesdeficitaffectsourlives.

Beforewonderingwhatacaloriedeficitis,ifsprobablybesttolearnwhatacalorieis.Acalorieisaunitthatwe

usetotrackourbody'senergyexpenditure(消耗)andstorage.Inordertojuststayalive,humanbeings(andanimals)

bumcalories.Thismeans,evenbeforeweperformanyactivity,ourbodiesarealreadyusingenergy(measuredin

calories)tokeepusalive.Around70%ofthecaloriesweconsumearespentonjustkeepingourvitalorgansrunning.

Thus,ifapersonconsumescaloriesfarmorelessthanneededtolookthin,itmayhavenegativeeffectsonthebody.

Whenpeoplepickupacaloriedeficit,theyoftenmerelynotethatthecaloriemathisirrefutable（无可辩驳的）.

Thequestionhereisthatnotallcaloriesarethesame.Ifyoueatafewbagsofpotatochipworthofcaloriestosupport

thecalorieintakeneededtomaintainorcutdownonyourweight,itwillwork.But,thisdoesn'thavethesameeffecton

yourbodyandoverallhealthasabalancednutritionalmealcontainingthesameamountofcalories.

Itseemslikeasimpleunitofenergyhasbecomeanobjectofoursociety,sobsession.Itneedn'tbethatway.

Remember,caloriedeficitsarejustatool,whichservesapurposeinlosingsomeweightandkeepingtrackofyour

calorieintakeseemssimpleenough.

24.Whatdoweknowaboutthecaloriedeficit?

A.Ithelpspeopleloseweight.

B.Itisawayofdoingexercises.

C.Itaffectspeople'slivespositively.

D.Itmeansthecaloriespeopleconsume.

25.WhichofthefollowingstatementscanbelearnedinParagraph2?

A.Acalorieisaunittostoredailyenergy.

B.Peopleneedtoburncaloriestobealive.

C.Calorieintakeistokeepourorgansoperating.

D.Livinganimalsonlyburncaloriesafteractivities.

26.Whatissuggestedforpeopletoloseweighthealthily?

A.Focusingonthecaloriemathwheneating.

B.Focusingondifferentcalorieswheneating.

C.Havingbagsofpotatochipscontainingenoughcalories.

D.Havingbalancednutritionaldietscontainingpropercalories.

27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Influencesofcaloriedeficits.B.Approachestoloseweight.

C.Distinctionsbetweencalories.D.Waystotrackcalorieintake.

C

Honeybeescan'tswim,andwhentheirwingsarewet,theycan'tfly,either.ButChrisRohandotherresearchers

attheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologyfoundthatwhenbeesdropintobodiesofwater,theycanusetheirwingsto

producelittlewavesandslidetowardland——likesurferswhocreateandthenridetheirownwaves.

Aswithmanyscientificadvances—IsaacNewton'sappleorBenjaminFranklin'slightningbolt——Dr.Roh's

experimentbeganwithawalk.PassingCaltech5sMillikanPondin2016,heobservedabeeonthewater5ssurface

producingwaves.Hewonderedhowaninsectknownforflightcouldpushitselfthroughwater.

Dr.Rohandhisco-worker,MortezaGharib,usedbutterflynetstocollectlocalPasadenahoneybeesand

observedtheirsurf-likemovements.Theresearchersusedawiretorestricteachbee'sbodilymovement,allowingclose

examinationoftheirwings.Theyfoundthatthebeebendsitswingsata30-degreeangle,pullingupwaterand

producingaforwardforce.Beesgettrappedonthesurfacebecausewaterisroughlythreetimesheavierthanair.But

thatweighthelpstopushthebeeforwardwhenitswingsmovequicklyupanddown.It'satoughexerciseforthebees,

whichtheresearchersguesscouldhandleabout10minutesoftheactivity.

Theresearcherssaidthesurf-likemovementhasn'tbeendocumentedinotherinsectsandmostsemiaquatic

insectsusetheirlegsforpropulsion,whichisknownaswater-walking.Itmayhaveevolvedinbees,theypredicted.

Dr.RohandDr.Gharibhaveimaginedmanypracticalapplicationsforbees'surfing.Oneplanistousetheir

observationstodesignrobotsabletotravelacrossskyandsea."Thiscouldbeusefulforsearchandrescues,orfor

gettingsamplesofthesurfaceoftheocean,ifyoucan'tsendaboatorhelicopter,,9Dr.Gharibsaid.

28.WhatdoestheauthorintendtoshowbymentioningNewtonandFranklin?

A.Roh'sadmirationforthem.B.Roh'schancediscoveryaboutbees.

C.Theiroutstandingtalentforscience.D.Theirsimilarachievementsindiscovery.

29.Whatplaysthemostvitalroleinabee'smovingforwardonwater?

A.Theairweight.B.Itslegextension.

C.Thewatermovement.D.Itscontinuouswingbeat.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“propulsion"inParagraph4mean?

A.Fastflight.B.Drivingforce.C.Pullingspeed.D.Explosivepower.

31.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?

A.Honeybeescansurftosafety.B.Beeshelpscientistsmakeinventions.

C.Insectscanadapttotheenvironment.D.Natureisahelpfulguidefordiscovery.

D

Likeallculturalinstitutions,galleriesandartfairsareadaptingtoanewreality.

ArtBaselHongKong,Asia'sbiggestcontemporary-artfair,wascancelledbecauseofCOVID-19,butanyonehe

whohadplannedtovisitlastweekcouldenjoyanexperimentalalternative：theviewingroom.Attheclickofa

keyboardyoucouldenteranoverallviewbutprivatevisualsalon,withouthavingtobravetheairlessHongKong

ConventionandExhibitionCentre.

There,ononewebpage,wasJeffKoonsriffing（翻唱）onBotticelli*s"Primavera“inatributetothehistoryof

paintingatDavidZwimerGallery.OtaFineArtsofferedonecollectorthechancetoacquirean“infinity（无限）room”,

oneofthemostInstagrammedartworksofrecentyears-thecreationofthefantasies,nonagenarian（九十多岁）

Japaneseartist,YayoiKusama.WhiteCubepresentedalargecollectionofinternationalworksbyAndreasGursky

（German）,TheasterGates（American）andBeatrizMilhazes（Brazilian）.Butnoteveryartist,galleryandformshowed

toequaladvantageinthisalternativefair.Notsurprisingly,simpletwo-dimensionalworksinbrightcolourscame

acrossbestNosculptureorconceptualartwasincluded.

Besidesdepthandtexture,thereareaspectsofgalleryhoppingthatawebsiteisunlikelytocopy.Oneis

serendipity—thesenseofwanderingbetweenartworksandencounteringtheunexpected.Anotherissociability.Artis

acommunionbetweenartistandviewer,butgalleriesandfairsarealsoplacestoswapopinionsandshareenthusiasms.

Therearewaystocompensateortheseinevitable（不可避免的）disadvantages.Astheyshuttheirphysicaldoors,

someoftheworld'snestgalleriesandmuseumsareofferingadvancedinteractivevisits,360degreevideosandwalk

aroundtoursoftheircollections,allwithoutqueuesandhighticketprices.Oneofthebestislaidonbythe

RijksmuseuminAmsterdam;itstourallowsvisitorstoviewitsVermeersandRembrandts,includingthemagnicent

“NightWatch”,farmorecloselythanwouldnormallyhepossible.AnotherstandoutofferingisfromtheMuseudeArte

deSPaulo,whichhasanevenbroadercollection.Onitsvirtualplatform,itspaintings,spanning700years,appeartobe

hanginginanopen-planspace,seeminglyhungonglasspanels,or"crystaleasels"asthemuseumcallsthem,idealfor

close-upinspection,

32.Fromtheparagraph3,wemayknow.

A.”Primavera“wasoriginallypaintedbyJeKoons

B.Infinityroom”wasthemostpopularartworksofrecentyearsonsocialmedia

C.WhiteCubedisplayedagreatmanyworksbyartistsfromdifferentnations

D.variouspaintingsandstatuesshowedonthewebpagearewell-received

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“serendipity“inParagraph4probablymean?

A.surprise.B.treasure.C.expectation.D.compromise.

34.Whatisthepurposeofwritingthelastparagraph?

A.Tointroducesomepopularartshowintheworld.

B.ToshowthattherearesomealternativewaystopromotethedisplayduringCOVID-19epidemic.

C.Toprovethatpaintingshungonglasspanelscanbeidealforclose-upinspection,

D.Toreleasesomeinformationaboutsomeextraordinaryartshows.

35.Whatisthebesttitle?

A.Artbeyondtheinternet.B.Fascinatingart.

C.ArtunderCOVID-19.D.galleryhopping

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。

Muchmeaningcanbeconveyedclearlywithoureyes,soitisoftensaidthateyescanspeak.

Doyouhavesuchkindofexperience?36、butnottoolong.Andifheissensingthatheisbeingstaredat,

hemayfeeluncomfortable.

37.Ifyouarelookedatformorethannecessary,youwilllookatyourselfupanddowntoseeifthereis

anythingwrongwithyou.Ifnothinggoeswrong,youwillfeelangrytowardother'sstarewithyouthatway.Eyesdo

speak,right?

38.Butthingsaredifferentwhenitcomestostaringattheoppositesex.Ifamanglancesatawomanfor

morethan10seconds,hisintentionsareobvious,thatis,hewishestoattractherattentiontomakeherunderstandthathe

isadmiringher.Infact,continuouseyecontactoccursbetweenloversonly,whowillenjoylookingateachother

tenderlyforalongtimetoshowaffectionthatwordscannotexpress.

However,thenormaleyecontactfortwopeopleengagedinconversationisthatthespeakerwillonlylookatthe

listenerfromtimetotime,inordertomakesurethatthelistenerisattentive.39、asifhetriestocontrolyou,you

willfeeluncomfortable.Apoorliarusuallyexposeshimselfbylookingtoolongatthevictim,sincehebelievesinthe

falseideathattolookstraightintheeyeisasignofhonestcommunication.40.

Evidently,eyecontactshouldbedoneaccordingtotherelationshipbetweentwopeopleandthespecific

situation.

A.Quitethecontrary

B.Thesameisindailylife

C.Inabusyoumaylookatastranger

D.Lookingtoolongatsomeonemayseemtoberude

E.Thisshowsthelistenerisinterestedinyourspeech

F.Ifaspeakerlooksatyoucontinuouslywhenspeaking

G.Sometimesitdoesn'tmattertolookatsomeonetoolong

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节完形填空（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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最

佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Iceandsnowwerebeatingthewindowandthewindalmostswepteverythingawayoutside.I41howI

wouldgethome.The12-mileroutetookmeupanddownsteephillsandaround42turns.Iwhisperedaprayer

for43.

MyoldgreenBlazerSUVwasdoingwonderfullyoverthe44roadway.45asIclimbedoneofthe

steepestandscariesthills,Inoticedthetireswereslipping,andIdecideditwastimeto46tofour-wheeldrive.

Slowlythetires47theroad,andthetopcame48sight.Unfortunately,1hadjustmadeitwhenthe_

49stopped.Ipushedandpulledthelever（档杆）——nothinghappened.Iwas50withsnowandiceballs

around.

EventhoughIhadmetnooneonthislonelyroad,Ihopedsomeonemightcometo51.Afterafewminutes,

I52anoldpickuptruck.AsmilingyoungmanI'dneverseenbeforerolleddownhiswindow,askingifIneeded

help.IensuredhimIdid.Thenheshowedmehowtooperatethefour-wheel-driveshiftinggear（齿轮），lockingitinto

53.

54,1gottheBlazerstarting.WhenIthankedthestrangerandaskedifhelivedaroundthearea,hejustsaid,

“Oh,overthere.^^DoIbelieveinangels?You55!

41.A.wonderedB.realizedC.assumedD.stated

42.A.smoothB.shaipC.simpleD.slight

43.A.libertyB.priorityC.safetyD.recovery

44.A.ice-coveredB.flood-ruinedC.badly-builtD.well-equipped

45.A.ButB.OrC.SoD.And

46.A.attendB.appealC.switchD.lead

47.A.lostcontrolofB.tookchargeofC.gotalongwithD.heldonto

48.A.intoB.beyondC.overD.from

49.A.windB.snowC.vehicleD.driver

50.A.hurtB.stuckC.engagedD.panicked

51.A.lifeB.powerC.helpD.mind

52.A.boardedB.missedC.calledD.spied

53.A.comfortB.sceneC.actionD.place

54.A.BynomeansB.InnotimeC.InsomewayD.Inthemeanwhile

55.A.failB.approveC.countD.bet

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共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。

EarthDay56.(found)in1970asadayofeducationaboutenvironmentalproblems,andEarthDay20occurs

onWednesday,April22——theholiday's50thanniversary.Theholidayisnowaglobalcelebrationthat'ssometimes

extendedintoEarthWeek,afullsevendaysof57.(event)focusedongreenliving.

58.(elect)totheU.S.Senate(参议院)in1962,SenatorGaylordNelsonwasdeterminedtoconvincethe

federalgovernmentthattheplanetwas59^risk.In1969,NelsondevelopedtheideaforEarthDayafter

60,(inspire)bytheanti-VietnamWarttteach-ins^^thatweretakingplaceoncollegecampusesaroundtheUnited

States.

DenisHayes,ayoungactivist61.hadservedasstudentpresidentatStanfordUniversity,wasselectedasEarth

Day'snationalcoordinator(协调者),andheworkedwith62.armyofstudentvolunteersandseveralstaff

membersfromNelson'sSenateoffice63.(organize)theproject.

ThefirstEarthDaywaseffectiveatraising642(aware)aboutenvironmentalproblemsandtransforming

publicattitudes.EarthDaykickedoffthe"Environmentaldecadewithabang,“asSenatorNelsonlaterputit.The

themeofEarthDay2020is“climateaction.^^EarthDhopesitwillbethe65.(large)volunteereventin

history.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节应用文写作（满分15分）

新华中学近期组织了校园劳动周（CampusLaborWeek）活动。假定你是学校英语报记者，请写一篇简短

的英文报道。内容包括：

1.活动的时间与地点；

2.活动的过程；

3.你的评论。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。

第二节读后续写（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。续写的词数应为150

左右。

Whentherewasnewsthatastormwascoming,Sarahdidn'tthinkmuchaboutit.Shesimplyshruggeditofflike

anyothernormalday.Whenshewenttothegrocerystoreandsawthatitwasfull,shestilldidn'tworry.

Peopleranlikemadbetweenaisles（过道），grabbingwhattheycould.BareshelvesandlonglinesmadeSarah

chuckle（窃笑）.Theymustbeoverreacting,shethought.

Onherwayhome,shelookedoverhead.Darkcloudswereindeedforming.Andtheyseemedtobemovingquickly

acrossthesky.Still,Sarahwasnotbothered.Therainwouldbenicesinceithadbeenwarmlately.

Whenshegothome,Sarahmadepopcornandsatonthesofawithherdog,Cooper,andgotreadytowatchamovie.

Justasshehitplayontheremote,sheheardthethunder.Rainstartedtocomedownhard,makingitalmostimpossibleto

seethetreesinherfrontyardthroughthewindow.Cooperimmediatelyjumpedfromthesofa,barkinginfearinthe

corner.

“It'sOK."Sarahsaid.ShemovedtoonesideandsawCooperlookedabitnervous.Sarahturnedoffthemovieand

insteadskippedtothelocalnewsstation.Thestormwasmuchmoreseriousthanshehadthought.Peopleinanearby

cityevensaidtheyspottedatornado.Thereporteradvisedpeopletostayinsideandsecureallofthedoorsand

windows.

Sarahgotupandbeganmakingherwayaroundthehouse.Cooperfollowedclosebehindasshecheckedallofthe

windowstomakesuretheywereallfullyclosed.Bythetimeshegotbacktohersofa,therainhadstopped."Thatwasn't

sobad,“Sarahsaidaloud.44Justaniceshower.^^

Sheturnedtocooper,whohadgonebacktothecomerandstilllookedabitfrightened.Shelookedoutside.Itwas

actuallyverycalm,butshecouldseethatthewindwaspickingup.Thebranchesofthetreeswereswingingandthe

garbagebinhadtippedover.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Obviously,astormwasonitsway.

Trappedathome,Sarahwonderedhowshecouldsurvive.

2020〜2021学年度第二学期期中考试模拟考试卷

高一英语

答案解析

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

【答案】1-5AACCA6-10CBABC11-15ABBCA16-20ABBCC

【听力原文】Text1

M:Whereareyouworkingnow,Jennifer?Stillinthehospital?

W:No,IleftthehospitalandIrefusedthejobatthedrugstore.I'mworkingasateacherinamedicalcollege

now.

Text2

W:I'mthinkingofbuyingmydaughterapairofbluejeansforherbirthday.

M:IfIwereyou,Iwouldbuyaredskirt.Itgoesreallywellwithherwhitesweater.

Text3

M:Ms.Brown,canyoutellmemyarrangementstoday?

W:At9o'clock,youhaveameeting.Andthenyoushouldhavelunchwithyourbusinesspartner.Oh,you

saidyouwillbuyagiftforyoursontoday.

Text4

W:John,pickupthepackagedownstairs,OK?Imustgotoworknow.

M:Oh,Mum,youknowIhavetodomyhomeworknow.WhynotaskLisa?

W:Youarealwayslookingforexcuses.Lisaisgoingoutforherpianoclass.

Text5

M:Howmucharethetoys?

W:Wearehavingasaletoday.Theoriginalpriceis10dollarseach,butnowitonlycostshalftheprice.

M:Allright,riltakethree.

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M:Thetrafficwasreallyterriblethismorning.

W:Why?Didanythinginparticularhappen?

M:Thecarinfrontofmewantedtoturnleft.Butthedriverdidn'tusehisturnsignalandstoppedsuddenlyat

thecrossing.Healmostcausedanaccident.

W:I'mgladtherewasnoaccident.

M:Metoo.Peopleshouldpayattentiontotheirdrivingbehaviorontheroad.

W:Whatdoyoumean?

M:Somepeopleneverusetheirturnsignals,soothersdon'tknowwhattheyplantodo.Andsomecarscutin

atwill.

W:Yes,theseareveryirresponsibleacts.Somepeopleliketodriveclosebehindmycar,whichreallymakes

menervous.

M:Theyneedtolearntorespectotherdriversandmakesureofsafetyontheroad.

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M:Excuseme,doyoumindifIsithere?

W:Ofcoursenot.Goahead.

M:Thanks.

W:Whereareyougoing?

M:I'monmywaytoNanjing.Itissaidthatitonlytakesoneandahalfhourstogettherenow.Itsaves

passengershalfanhour.

W:Yeah,itisbecauseoftheuseofFuxingbullettrains.Theycanreach350km/h.

M:Wow!That'sreallyamazing!AreyougoingtoNanjing,too?

W:No,I'mgoingtoHangzhou.

M:Really?Fvebeentoldmanytimesthatit'saverybeautifulplace,butFveneverbeentheresinceIcameto

Chinatwoyearsago.

W:Yes,itisreallyworthvisiting.AreyouAmericanorEnglish?

M:Well,actually,IcomefromCanadaandIwasinvitedbyaChineseuniversitytoteachwesternculture.

Oh,it*stimeformytrain.Nicetalkingwithyou.

W:Goodbye!Haveagoodtrip!

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W:HiandwelcometoMusicalTalent!MynameisJaneBrownandtodayI'mtalkingtoCharliefromSeattle.

Charlie,tellusabo