2023届海南省高考全真模拟卷八英语试题

2022—2023学年海南省高考全真模拟卷（八）

英语

1.本试卷满分150分，测试时间120分钟，共8页。

2.考查范围：高考全部内容。

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。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.I5.

答案是C。

1.Whenwillthepartybegin?

A.At7:15.B.At7:30.C.At8:00.

2.Whatwillthewomandothisafternoon?

A.Writeanessay.B.Gotoseeamovie.C.Takearest.

3.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

A.Gototheparty.B.Wearblackclothes.C.Changehisshirt.

4.Whichbuttonisintendedforthebankinghours?

A.l.B.2.C.3.

5.Whichplaceisthewomanlookingfor?

A.Theconferencecentre.B.Thegasstation.C.TheStarHotel.

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.Howdothespeakersfeelaboutthetest?

A.Tiring.B.Useless.C.Boring.

7.Whatdoesthemanwanttostudyincollege?

A.Science.B.Medicine.C.English.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatistheweatherlike?

A.Snowy.B.Sunny.C.Windy.

9.Wherearethetwospeakers?

A.Inashop.B.Onanisland.C.Onaboat.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatkindofbooksdoesthemanlikebest?

A.Historicalnovels.B.Adventurestories.C.Biographies.

11.Wheredoesthemangetmostofhisbooks?

A.Fromhisfriends.

B.Fromonlinebookstores.

C.Fromthelibrary.

12.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Sellingbooks.B.Doingasurvey.C.Talkingaboutherhabits.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.What'stheproblemofthewoman'sb汰e?

A.TheStartbuttonisbroken.

B.Itisawrongmodel.

C.LCDscreendoesnotwork.

14.Whatisthereservationdatefortherepair?

A.November23rd.B.December8th.C.September20th.

15.Whatisthecustomer'sname?

A.LindaSwollen.B.LisaSloan.C.LizSlogan.

16.Howdoesthewomanfeeltowardsthesolutiontotheproblem?

A.Ungrateful.B.Annoyed.C.Satisfied.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhydoesthespeakersurftheInternet?

A.Toreadcommentsaboutherself.

B.Towatchtheworldnews.

C.Toordersomefood.

18.Whatdoesthespeakerusuallydoatabout3:00pm?

A.Drinkacupofcoffee.B.Attendameeting.C.Havelunch.

19.Whatisthespeaker'sjob?

A.Ajournalist.B.Abusinesswoman.C.Asinger.

20.Whatisthespeaker'sdailylifelike?

A.Sheusuallygoeshomebeforesix.

B.Sheneverenjoysgoingtobedlate.

C.Sheseldomfeelstiredforherwork.

第二部分阅读（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)

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选项。

A

MusicChamberOrchestra:TheOrchestraplaysatMemorialHallat1406ElmStreet,

whichoffersseveralconcertsfromMarchthroughJune.Call723-1182formoreinformation.

SymphonyOrchestra:AtMusicHallandRiverbend.Forticketsales,call381-3300.

RegularseasonrunsfromSeptemberthroughMayatMusicHallandinsummeratRiverbendin

theopenair.

RiverbendMusicTheater:At6295KelloggAve.Alargeoutdoortheaterwiththeclosest

seatsundercover(pricedifference),Bignameshowsallsummerlong!Phone:232-6220.

CollegeConservatoryofMusic(CCM):Performancesareonthemaincampusofthe

university,usuallyatPatriciaCobbettTheater.CCMorganizesavarietyofevents,including

performancesbythewell-knownLaSalleQuartet,CCM'sPhilharmonicOrchestraandvarious

groupsofmusicianspresentingBaroquethroughmodernmusic.StudentswithI.D.cardscan

attendtheeventsforfree.Afreescheduleofeventsforeachtermisavailablebycallingthebox

officeat556-4183.

OperaatMusicHall:At1243ElmStreet.TheseasonrunsfromJunethroughAugustwith

additionalperformancesinMarchandSeptember.TheOperahonors“EnjoytheArts”

membershipdiscounts.Phone:241-2742.

21.WhatdoSymphonyOrchestraandRiverbendMusicTheaterhaveincommon?

A.Theyhaveworld-famoussingers.B.Theyhavesummeroutdoor

concerts.

C.TheyofferconcertsfromMarchtoJune.D.Theyperformconcertsinthesame

place.

22.Whichnumberwouldyoucallifyouwanttoenjoyafreeconcert?

A.723-1182.B.381-3300.C.232-6220.D.

556-4183.

23.Whichofthefollowinghasaspecialdiscount?

A.CollegeConservatoryofMusic.B.ChamberOrchestra.

C.OperaatMusicHall.D.RiverbendMusicTheater.

B

NgocAnhknowsthevalueoftrees.Yearsago,heworkedasalogger.Hecuttreesdown

illegallyandsoldthemformoney.

Butveryheavyrainfallandfloodsincreasinglydamagedhiscommunityinthecentral

provinceofQuangBinh.The36-year-oldNgocstartedlearningabouttheclimateandnatural

crises.Hechangedhisjobandbecameinvolvedintourismandenvironmentalconservation.

Now,NgocAnhisoneof250formerloggerstoreceivetrainingfromatourismcompany.He

worksasatravelguide.Heusuallyleadsforeigntouriststhroughforestsandintosomeofthe

world'slargestcavesinthePhongNha-KeBangNationalPark.

"WheneverIsawalargetree,myheadusedtocalculatehowtallthetreewasandhowtocut

itintologsofdifferentsizes,“NgocAnhsaid."BuinowwhenIseesuchatree,Iwilltellthetour

grouphowvaluableitisbecausetherearen'tmanyleft.”

GlobalForestWatchestimatedthatthecountryhadlostabout3millionhectaresofforest

from2001to2020.Thatwasa20percentdiminutionin20years.Thelossesweremostlydriven

bylogging.

In2007,thegovernmentstartedtakingmoremeasurestopreventillegallogging,whichhas

helpedslowtherateofdeforestation.

Togetherwithaparkofficial,NgocAnhandothertourguideshelpguardthetrailstokeep

poachers（偷猎者）away.Theyremoveanimaltrapsandcleanupanywaste.

Nowadays,Ngocworksforlessthanhalfthemoneyheearnedbeforeasalogger.Buthe

hopestoearnmoreasthetourismrecovers.

24.WhydidNgoccuttreesyearsago?

A.Tomakealiving.B.Tomakethemostoftrees.

C.Totakeadvantageofthelaw.D.Toimprovethehousingconditions.

25.What'stheattitudeofNgocAnhtowardsthetreesnow?

A.Doubtful.B.Protective.C.Cautious.D.

Uncaring.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“diminution”inparagraph5probablymean?

A.Growth.B.Addition.C.Decrease.D.

Production.

27.Whatdotourguidesdobesidesguidingtourists?

A.Theypreventillegalhunting.

B.Theyrescueanimalsindanger.

C.Theyurgetouriststoprotectanimals.

D.Theycreateacleanenvironmentforanimals.

C

Thegoldeneagle—alarge,powerfulbird—isatthecenterofanefforttobalance

environmentalprotectionandenergyintheUnitedStates.Governmentpolicyprotectsgolden

eagles.Butitalsosupportsthebuildingandgrowthofwindfarms.Windfarmsaregroupsofhuge

windmillsthatproduceelectricityfromthewind.Theproblemisthatwindmillsareoften

responsibleforkillinggoldeneagles.

Wyomingisastatewheremanygoldeneagleslive.Itisalsohometoalotoflargewind

farms.BryanBedrosianistheconservationdirectorattheTetonRaptorCenterinWilson,

Wyoming.Hesaid,"WehavesomeofthebestgoldeneaglepopulationsinWyoming,butit

doesn'tmeanthepopulationisnotatrisk.^^Headded,<4AswedevelopwindenergyacrosstheU.

S.,thatriskisincreasing.^^

Goldeneaglesdonotreproduceuntiltheyareaboutfiveyearsold.Theyhaveonebabybird

orchickeverytwoyears.Asaresult,adulteagledeathshavelargeeffectsonthepopulation,

Bedrosiansaid.

USGSscientistssaidinarecentstudythatincreasedturbine-caused（涡轮机导致的）deaths

couldcutgoldeneaglepopulationsalmostinhalfovertenyears.Thatcouldhappenifwindenergy

continuestogrow,thescientistspredicted.Buttheleadwriterofthestudy,JayDiffendorfer,said

nopopulation-widedecreaseshavebeenseeninrecentyears.

Climatechangeisalsoagreatthreattogoldeneagles.TheNationalAudubonSocietywarns

risingtemperaturescouldreducegoldeneaglebreedingareasbymorethan40percentwithin

about80years.Thefederalgovernmentestimatesthattheshootingswithoutpermissionbylaw

killabout700goldeneagleseachyear.Morethan600dieeachyearincrasheswithcars,wind

turbinesandpowerlines.About500areelectrocuted（触电致死）andmorethan400arepoisoned.

BrianMillsap,directoroftheU.S.FishandWildlifeService'seagleprogram,said,“This

soundscrass（愚蠢而无同情心的）butit'srealistic.Eaglesaregoingtobeincidentallykilledat

windfarms.We'vegottoreduceotherthingsthatwillallowwindenergydevelopment.^^

28.WhatmaybethemajorconflictinWyomingaccordingtoBryanBedrosian?

A.Savingeaglesandkeepingtheirlivinghabits.

B.Protectingtheenvironmentandcollectingenergy.

C.Developingtheeconomyandbuildingwindfarms.

D.Protectinggoldeneaglesanddevelopingwindenergy.

29.Whydoadulteagledeathsaffecttheirpopulationdeeply?

A.Thereproductiverateislow.

B.Theyhavearelativelyshortlife.

C.Youngeaglescan'tprotectthemselves.

D.Youngeaglescan'tfindnaturalhabitats.

30.Whatcanweinferaboutthepredictionfromparagraph4?

A.Itmightnotbecorrect.B.Itturnedouttobeafact.

C.Itmaybebasedonimagination.D.It'sabsolutelydifferentfrom

reality.

31.Whatisthemostpossiblecauseofgoldeneagles'deathsaccordingtoparagraph5?

A.Trafficcrash.B.Climatechange.

C.Illegalshootings.D.Poisonousfoods.

D

ResearcherssaytheyhavediscoverednewevidencethatMarsoncehadalargenorthern

ocean.ThefindingaddstoexistingevidencethatancientMarshadtherightconditionstopossibly

supportsomeformoflife.

Today,Marshasacold,desertclimate.Anywaterisbelievedtobeintheformoficebecause

oftheplanet'sextremelycoldtemperatures.Butthereisarichamountofevidencesuggestingthat

rivers,lakesandevenoceansonceexistedonMars.Forexample,a2015studybytheAmerican

spaceagencyNASAsuggestedthat4.3billionyearsago,Marslikelyhadanoceanthatcovered

nearlyhalfofMars'northernhemisphere（半球）.

AnotherNASA-supportedstudy,publishedinJanuary,estimatedthat3billionyearsago,the

climateinmuchoftheplanet'snorthernhemisphereboreastrikinglikenesstothepresentEarth.

Thestudynotedthatatthetime,Marslikelyhadamuchthickerairthantodayandhadanactive,

northernocean.

Now,twoAmericanresearchershaveannouncedasetofmaps,whichprovidenew

environmentalevidenceofalargeancientoceanonMars9low-lyingnorthernhemisphere.

Thescientistssaytheridges（山脊）likelyrepresenttheleftoverevidenceoferoded（被侵蚀的）

riversystemsandanancientoceanfloor.Theteamsaiditsresearchalsosuggestedtheexistenceof

remains,providingfurtherevidenceofalargeocean.

Cardenasaddedthatareasonourownplanetcontainingwater-formedridgesandremains

provideresearcherswithmuchusefulinformationaboutanarea'sclimateandlifeforms."If

scientistswanttofindarecordoflifeonMars,anoceanasbigastheonethatoncecoveredAeolis

Dorsawouldbethemostreasonableplacetostart,"hesaid.

Inadditiontoprovidingmoreevidenceofalargeocean,Cardenassuggestedthenewstudy

alsoprovidesusefulinformationonMars'ancientclimateanddevelopmentalhistory."Basedon

thesefindings,weknowtheremusthavebeenaperiodwhenitwaswarmenoughandthe

atmospherewasthickenoughtosupportthismuchliquidwateratonehesaid.

32.WhatwasoncesimilartothepresentEarthintheancienttimesforMars?

A.Itsclimate,B.Itsstructure.C.Itsspeed.D.Its

creaturesonit.

33.Howdidthescientistsdrawtheirconclusion?

A.TheydrewtheancientoceansonMars.

B.Theyfoundthelostwatersoftheancientocean.

C.Theydiscoveredsignsleftbytheancientsea.

D.Theyfoundevidencebystudyingareasonearth.

34.WhatmadeliquidwaterexistonMars?

A.Temperaturechanges.B.Warmenvironment.

C.Regularrains.D.Extremeweather.

35.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.WarningfromPresentStateofMars

B.HistoryofClimateDevelopmentonMars

C.SecretsofLifeonMarsDiscovered

D.NewEvidenceofaLargeAncientOceanonMars

第二节（共5小题；套小题2.5分，满分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。

HowtoGrow,EatSunflowers

Sunflowersarehugeplantswithbrightyellowflowers.TheyhavealonghistoryinNorth

America.ThereisevidencethattheywereusedfbrfoodandmedicinebyNativeAmericans

beginningaround1000B.C.

HowtoGrow

Ifyoustartgrowingsunflowersfromseeds,puttheminroom-temperaturewaterfbr2-8

hoursbeforeplantingtostartthegrowingprocess.36Plantthemafterthedangeroffrost

haspassed.Chooseaplaceoutsidethatwillprovidetheplantswithatleast6-8hoursofdirect

sunlighteachday.

Astheplantsgrow,theywilldeveloplongrootsthatworktheirwaydeepintotheground._

37Digatleastonethirdofameterdownandremoveanyrocks.

Mixalargeamountofcompost（堆月E）intothesoilwheretheplantwillgrow.Compost

providesimportant,lastingnutrientsthatwillhelptheplantsallseasonslong.

HowtoEat

Togathertheseeds,waituntiltheplantsdiebackandtheflowersstarttofallattheendofthe

season.38Cuttheflowersofftheplants.Then,putthemintoabagorcontainertoavoid

spilling（洒落）theseeds,whichwillbeloose.

39Dothisoveracontainer.Washtheseedswithwater.Setthemouttodry

overnight.

Sunflowerseedsmaybeeatencookedoruncooked,lbroasttheseeds,youneedanoven.Set

thetemperatureto165degreesCelsius.Oncetheovenisheated,cooktheseedsuntiltheyare

brown.40Boiltheminhotsaltedwaterfor90minutestotwohours.Letthemdryand

thenroastthemintheoven.Thus,youcanmakesaltedseeds.

A.Watertheplantswhenthesoildries.

B.Theseedswillstartcomingoutofthehead.

C.Theprocesstakesanywherefrom15to30minutes.

D.Getreadytoprovideabout2.5centimetersofwateraweek.

E.Asaresult,beforeplanting,itisimportanttoloosenthesoil.

F.Removetheseedsbyrubbingflowerswithyourhandsorahardbrush.

G.Planteachseedintodirt2.5centimetersdeepand15to30centimetersapart.

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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Frostisknownasanold-fashioned,closelyconnectedcommunity,whereonly198people

live.InFrost,Minnesota,afarmernamedScottLegried41hiscarwhiledrivingoffthe

roadtomissaGermanshepherddog.Hesavedthedog,but42anumberofinjuries

includingseveralbrokenbonesandaconcussion（脑震荡）.Hiscommunitycametohisrescue,

harvestinghis43forhim.

“IgotknockedoutandwhenI44,1couldn'tmove,^^ScotttoldTheWashingtonPost.

“Icouldn't45reachuptogetmycellphonefromtheinstrumentboardofmytruck.I___

46saying,'Lord,I'mgoingtoneedsomehelphereinthenext5or10minutes'.”

Adriverdrivingthroughthearea47Scottandcalled911.Hewastakentothe___

48.Doctorstoldhimhewouldneedseveralmonthsto49beforehecoulddrivea

tractoragain.This50hewouldnotbeabletogetinhissoybeansandcom.

Whenhiscommunityheardthenews,theymadea51toharvestLegried'scrops.

Morethanadozen52fromsurroundingtownsshowedupatLegriedfarmwiththeir

machines.Othersorganizedlunchesforthegroup.Theyalso53hisdogswhilehewasin

thehospital.

“Thisisa（n）54timeofyearforfarmers,soitmeanttheworldtome,“saidLegried,

wholivesalone.uButIguessI55wasn'tsurprised.Vmluckytoliveinacommunity

wherepeoplehavealwayslookedoutforeachother.”

41.A.crashedB.tidiedC.slowedD.fixed

42.A.overcameB.sufferedC.nursedD.

avoided

43.A.vegetablesB.cornC.fruitD.crops

44.A.cametoB.stoodupC.workedoutD.set

off

45.A.everB.stillC.evenD.yet

46.A.practiceB.regretC.considerD.

remember

47.A.foundB.supportedC.recognizedD.

abandoned

48.A.stationB.shelterC.hospitalD.farm

49.A.recoverB.hesitateC.learnD.speak

50.A.provedB.advocatedC.warnedD.

meant

51.A.fortuneB.wishC.planD.

machine

52.A.colleaguesB.relativesC.officials,D.

farmers

53.A.fedB.protectedC.rescuedD.

caged

54.A.freeB.extraC.busy,D.rare

55.A.obviouslyB.eventuallyC.barelyD.really

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5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。

Bydrawingonthesurfaceofacupoftea,chabaixi,anancientChineseteatrickhasbecome

popular.However,10yearsago,thistypicaltechniquewascloseto56(disappear)

completely.

“Itinfactrequiresdozensofprocesses,andtheyarenoteasy57(compete)“Zhang

Zhifeng,aperformerofchabaixi,said.

AsaspecialartforminChina,58hadoncebeenasnormalasdrawingandplaying

instruments,chabaixicancreateendless59(pattern)suchasbamboosandmountainsor

evencalligraphysuchasautographsandshortproverbs.

“Itis60(total)differentfrommakinglatte(拿铁)becauseweuseclearwaterasthe

objecttoinjectintothecupinsteadofmilk.Butwhenthewater61(touch)thesurfaceof

stirredtea,itturnsintoawhitecoloranddisappearsin20minutes,“Zhangexplained.

Thistechnique62(list)aspartofChina'sIntangibleCulturalHeritagein2017,afterit

wasrecoveredbyZhang."Thistechniqueiskey63teaculturefromtheSongDynasty,

anditwouldbesuch64shametoletitfade.65isalsonecessarythatthis

techniquebepassedontothenextgenerationssotheycanhaveabetterunderstandingofthe

historybehindit,,,Zhangadded.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假定你是李华，红星福利院正在招募给孩子们教授英语的志愿者。请你用英语写一封申请信,

内容包括：

1.写信目的；

2.个人优势；

3.表达期望。

注意：1.词数80左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：红星福利院HongxingWelfareInstitute

第二节（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。

Myauntneededadogwalker,andIneededthemoney.Iwasthirteen.

Everydayafterschool,Iranjoyfullyovertomyaunt'sapartment.Afteralotoftail-shaking

andwetkissing,Fetch,aretriever（搜救犬）andIwouldgoforawalk.

Onourwalks,we'dseetheneighbor'scat,Droopy.Hemusthaveknownourwalkingroute

becausehewasalwayssittinginthewindownextdoor,asifwaitingforus.Fetchwoulddragme

tothewindowtofrightenthecatwithherloudbark.Droopywouldletouthissing（嘶咱i声），hitthe

doginhiswindowandescapeinsidethehouse.

Oneday,Droopywasnowheretobeseen.Fetchrantothewindow,expectingagoodfightas

usual,butnocat.Thankfully,we'davoidascenetoday,Ithought.Wecontinuedourwalk.Ifound

severalkidsgatheredaroundasewer（下水道）.Gettingcloser,IcouldseeDroopysittingbelow.

Thoughthekidshangingaroundthesewerkepttryingtoreachhim,theirarmsweren'tlong

enough,andhekeptpullingawayinfright.FetchalsosawDroopyandbegantobarkathim.

Suddenly,itstartedtorainhard.Inwhatseemedlikeafewseconds,IcouldseeDroopy5s

littlefeetalmostcoveredinwater.Asalastway,Ilaydownmadlyonthesidewalkandstuckmy

headandarmsintothesewer,reachingforthecat.Thisfrightenedhimevenmore,andhepulled

fartheraway.

Meanwhile,Fetch'sbarkingkeptgettinglouder.Whenshesawmeonthegroundreaching

intothesewer,IguessshethoughtIwasindanger.Soshewentintoprotectivemode,tryingto

rescueme.Quickly,Ipulledmyselfoutofthehole,butshetookmyplace,pushingherheadand

halfherbodyintothesewer.Itriedtokeepherfromfallingintothehole.NowaywasIgoingto

losethebestdogIhadeverknown.

注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式作答。

Everyonecameuptolendahand._____________________________________________

Sincethen,thewalkhasbeenthesameasbeforebutdifferent.

2022—2023学年海南省高考全真模拟卷（八）

英语•答案

听力原文

Text1

W:It's7:15.Wehavetobeattherestaurantby7:30forthesurpriseparty.We?11nevermakeit

therewithallthiseveningtraffic.

M:Surewewill.Thepartywillstartat8:00.Rushhourisalmostoverbythen.

Text2

M:Hi,Lucy!Wouldyouliketogotoamoviethisafternoon?

W:IwishIcould.ButIhavetospendtherestofthedayinthelibrary.Ihaveanessaytowrite.

Text3

W:Youcannotwearthatforaparty,John.It'sblack.

M:What'swrongwiththeblackshirt?

W:Itdoesn'tlooklikeyou'regoingtoaparty.

Text4

W:WelcometoCentralBank'sauto-voiceservice.Press1foraccounthistory.Press2forbanking

hours.Press3formoneytransfers.Press4toreturntothemainmenu.Thankyou.

Text5

W:Hello,Mike?Fmhavingproblemfindingtheconferencecentre.TvejustpassedtheStar

Hotel.

M:You'realmostthere.Justkeepgoing.Slowdownwhenyouseethegasstationandturnright

there.

Text6

W:TheSATtestwassolong!

M:Fourhours!Fmwornout.

W:Samehere.IreallyhopeIdonothavetotakethattestagain!

M:Thescoreswillbeoutinafewweeks.

W:Haveyoudecidedwhattostudyincollege?I'mthinkingaboutmajoringinEnglish.

M:Englishisagoodchoiceforyou.IamconsideringScience.

W:Ithoughtyoumightchoosemedicine.

M:I'vechangedmymind.Anyway,itistooearlytodetermineanythingyet.Iamjusthopingto

getintoacollege!

W:Let'sjustkeepdoingourbest!

Text7

W:It'sabeautifuldaybutsohot!

M:Itwillbecoolerontheisland.

W:Ihopeso.Fveneverbeenonaboatlikethisbefore.Howlongisittotheisland?

M:Ittakesaboutanhour.Itisacleardaysoyouwillseeitsoon.

W:Doesanyonelivethere?

M:Onlyinsummer,whenvisitorsgotoseetheancientcastle.InwinterIsupposepeoplemight

gosometimes,butnottostay.

W:Iexpectitisverywindyinwinter.

M:Yes,andsometimesthereisaheavysnow.Thejourneycanbedangerous.

W:Perhapswecanbuysouvenirswhenwegetthere.

M:Yes,there9salittlegiftshop.

W:Ijustcan'twaittogetthere!

Text8

W:Excuseme,doyouhaveafewminutes?IworkfortheStarBookstoreandwearedoinga

surveyaboutpeople'sreadinghabits.Iwanttoaskyouacoupleofquestions.

M:Yes,alright.Whatwouldyouliketoknow?

W:Well,whatthreecategoriesofbooksdoyouprefertoread?

M:Hmm,Iabsolutelyloveadventurestoriesbest.Iamalsointerestedinhistoricalnovels.And

recentlyI'vereadseveralbiographies.

W:OK.Wheredoyoubuyyourbooks?InstoresorontheInternet?

M:Abouttwothirdsofmybooksareboughtfromonlinebookstores.SometimesIgotoa

bookstoreifIseesomethinginterestinginthewindow.Ialsoborrowbooksfromfriendsorfrom

thelibrary.

W:Great.Thankyouforyourtime.Haveaniceday!

M:Noproblem.Gooddaytoyou.

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M:ThankyouforcallingSportsCentre.MayIhelpyou?

W:Iboughtabikefromyourstorelastmonth,andIamhavingproblemswithit.Ineedtohaveit

repaired.

M:Whatseemstobetheproblem?

W:ItsLCDscreendoesnotwork.NothingwasonwhenIpushedtheStartbutton.

M:Whatisyourbikemodel?

W:EX126Bike.

M:Icansendatechnicianouttotakealookatyourbike.

W:Whencanyousendatechnician?

M:Ihave2:00pmonNovember23rdavailable.Otherwise,thenexttimehastobe10:00amon

December8th.

W:ItakeNovember23rd.

M:OK.MayIhaveyourname,please?

W:LisaSloan.S-L-O-A-N,Sloan.

M:Ineedyouraddressplease.

W:995SilverLakeStreetinLongBeach.

M:OK,itisallset.IsthereanythingelseIcandoforyoutoday?

W:No.Thankyouforyourhelp.

M:Youarewelcome.Haveaniceday!

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Iloveworkinginthemusicbusiness.Everydayisdifferenttome.ThefirstthingIdoevery

dayistocheckmye-mailmessagesfromfansandwriteacoupleofreplies.ThenIsurfaroundon

somemusicwebsitestoseewhatthemusicjournalistssayaboutme.

ThenIleav