河南省天一大联考2020-2021学年高一年级上册期末考试英语含答案

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天一大联考

2020-2021学年（上）高一年级期末考试

英语

考生注意：

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3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时、先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案

转涂到答题卡上。

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.Whatistheweatherlikenow?

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

2.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation

A.Johnwon'tbebackthisevening.

B.ThewomanspeakerhaslentJohnherbicycle.

C.ThemanspeakerwillaskJohntobebackquickly.

3.Howdoest成manfeelabouthisdrivingtowork?

A.Hefeelsthatit'snotbad.

B.Thedistanceisalittlelong.

C.Ittakeshimtoomuchtime.

4.What'swrongwiththeradio?

A.Itcan'tbeturnedon.B.Itcan'tbeturnedoff.C.Itdoesn'twork.

5.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Atacinema.B.Atarestaurant.C.Atahotel.

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。ks5u

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatkindofroomdoesthemanwant?

A.Adoubleroom.B.Asingleroom.C.Aquietroom.

7.Whenwillthemanleavethehotel?

A.OnJuly15th.B.OnJune14th.C.OnJune15th.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatdidthemanputuponthewallyesterday?

A.Apicturehetook.

B.Apicturedrawnbyhimself.

C.Apictureofhimtakenlastyear.

9.Whatkindofpicturesdoesthemanlike?

A.Thedailylifepictures.

B.Thepicturestakenbyothers.

C.Thepicturespreparedforcameras.

10.Howmanycamerasdoesthemanhave?

A.Twelve.B.Ten.C.Two.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Wherearethespeakersprobably?

A.Inanoffice.B.AtanrailwaystationC.Atanairport.

12.HowmanycitiesdidthewomanvisitinChina?

A.6.B.5.C.4.

13.Whatisthemanprobably?

A.Areporter.B.Ascientist.C.Aguide.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Wherewillthemango?

A.ToLondon.B.ToNewYork.C.ToSydney.

15.Whenwillthemanleave?

A.OnFridaynight.B.OnSundaymorning.C.OnSaturdaymorning.

16.Howlongwilltheflightlast?

A.Nearly2hours.B.Nearly3hours.C.Nearly4hours.

17.Whydoesthemantakethetrip?

A.Foravisit.B.Onholiday.C.Onbusiness.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whatdoesthestorytoldbythespeakermean?

A.Humansarepowerful.

B.LanguageiscreatedbyGod.

C.Communicationisveryimportant.

19.Whatdoesthespeakerregardforeignlanguagesas?

A.Tools.B.Knowledge.C.Skills.

20.Howwillthespeakerteach?

A.Throughwrittentests.B.Throughconversations.C.Throughstories.

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）ks5u

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

Whileyou'rereadingthis,wewillloseabout25footballfieldsofrainforest.Everytreethat

fallsresultsingreatdamagetothebiodiversity（生物多样性）thatsupportswildlifeincludingtiny

frogsandourownrelative,theorangutan（猩猩）.

Ifsuptoallofustodowhatwecanifwearetomakesurebiodiversityisprotected.Weinvite

youtotakepartinaBIGchallenge.

When:March2021.

Where:KinabaluNationalPark,Borneo.

Who:Cheshirebusinessleadersandfriendsofthezoo,includingCEODrMarkPilgrimand

TrusteeSandraDonnelly.

What:ArunthroughthejungleofBorneotoraisemoneyfbrChesterZoo'sreforestation（重新

造林）work.Participantscanchoosetorun9km,30km,50km,100kmor100miles.

Weknowfromourexpertsinthefieldthat,reforestationisimportanttobringlifebacktothe

land,soweaimtoraisemoneytosupportourreforestationworkinBorneo.Ouractivitiesinclude

tree-planting,wildlifemonitoringandresearchandmanagingforestfires,andeverybitofourwork

contributetoahealthyrainforestplacewherewildlifecandevelop.

BytakingpartinRacefortheRainforestandraisingmoneyforChesterZoo,notonlyareyou

encouragingthereinvigoration（重振）ofthepreciousbiodiversitythatwouldotherwisebelost,but

youaresupportinglocalcommunitiesandprotectingourplanet.

21.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellusinparagraph1?

A.Footballfieldscanbebuiltinrainforest.

B.Wildlifeisveryimportanttohumans.

C.Wemayspendtoomuchtimereadingthetext.

D.Biodiversityneedstobeprotectedimmediately.

22.Howcanwetakepartinthebigchallenge?

A.Byrunningadistance.B.Byaskingotherstogivemoney.

C.Bymeetingbusinessleaders.D.Bybecomingaworkerofthezoo.

23.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Theracecanmakeabigdifference.

B.Managingforestfiresiskeytoreforestation.

C.ChesterZoocentersonlookingafteranimals.

D.Enoughattentionhasbeenpaidtobiodiversity.

B

LastMonday,toprepareapicnic,Idecidedtogointoasuperstorewhichwasonmywayhome.

Iparkedmycarinthebigparkinglotandwentintothesuperstore.Itwasahugeone,spread

onto2storiesand200,OOO+sq-ft.After45minutesofshopping（whichlookedlikearealescape

game）tojustgetsometomatoes,cheeseand3toothpicks,Iarrivedatthecashierline,thoughtfuland

abitupsetbythetimeIspenttoget5articles.IwonderedwhyIdidnotgotoasmalllocalstore.

After15minutesofwaitingintheline,thewomaninfrontofmecalledme:*'Heyyouonlyhave

5articles?Passbeforeme;Ihavemanymorearticlesthanyou!"

Itwasn'tthefirsttimeithadhappenedtome.Butherinitiative（提议）wasdisarming,aswellas

washersmile.Shedidnotwearanymask,soIcouldseeit.Notknowingwhatelsetodo,Iaccepted

heroffering.Wechattedabitwaitingforthecustomersaheadofustofinish-shewasverypleasant.

ThenIthankedher,givingherbackmybrightestsmilealthoughIwaswearingamask.

Gettingbackinmycar,Irethoughtaboutthatgoodmoment,andrealizedthatshemademyday.

Inthemeantime,Iwonderedhowtogiveitbacktoher.Nodoubtitwasquiteimpossible,soI

consideredhowtopay-it-forwardtosomeoneelse.

Whiledriving,Irealizedthatshesavedme*10minutes.AndwhileIwasdrivingat70mph,I

reducedmyspeedto55mph.Theamountoffueluseddroppeddownby35%.

Asaresult,Ire-lostpartofthe10minutesthatthewomanofferedme,butitwasawaytorepay

heranddoasmallthingfortheenvironment.

24.Whydidtheauthorregretshoppinginthesuperstore?

A.Shefoundtheparkinglotwasfull.

B.Shethoughtthesuperstorewastoocrowded.

C.Shespenttoomuchtimebuyingtoofewthings.

D.Shethoughtthearticlesthereweretooexpensive.

25.Howmuchtimeshouldtheauthorhavewaitedinthelineatleastifshehadn'tchangedher

place?

A.15minutes.B.70minutes.C.60minutes.D.25minutes.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"disarming"inparagraph4probablymean?

A.Alittletoolate.B.Hardtoaccept.

C.Makingpeopleloseability.D.Makingpeoplefeellessangry.

27.Howdidtheauthorrepaythewoman?

A.Bywasting10minutes.B.Bydrivingalittleslower.

C.Bypayingitforwardtosomeoneelse.D.Byaskingotherstoprotecttheenvironment.

C

Theworld'slargesticeberg,namedA68a,brokeawayfromAntarctica'sLarsenCiceshelfin

July,2017.Ithassincefloated（漂浮）towardtheislandofSouthGeorgiainthesouthernAtlantic

Ocean.Satellitepicturesshowtheiceberghasremainedinonepiece.Itisabout150kilometerslong

and48kilometerswide.ItistravelingatonekilometeranhourandisonapathtohitSouthGeorgia

inaround30days.

Rightnowisthetimeofyearwhensealsandpenguinsspendalotoftimecaringfortheir

young.Thismeansthedistancethatparentshavetotraveltofindfoodisimportant.Scientistsfear

thatiftheiceberghitstheisland,itcouldpreventthepenguinsandsealsfromreachingfoodsupplies.

Thatmeanstheyhavetogoalotfurther.Theyhavetogoaroundtheiceberg,ortoactuallygo

furthertofindfood.Andthattimeisquiteimportantatthisparticularperiodoftheirlifecycle.

Ecologistssayanicebergcrash（碰撞）wouldalsodisturbmaterialssettledontheseabed,

possiblypollutingthesurroundingseas.Astheicebergmelts（融化），itwouldalsosendlarge

amountsoffreshwaterintotheocean.Thiscouldaffectkrillpopulationsthatareamajorsourceof

foodfortheisland',wildlife.Besides,theicebergcouldremainfor10yearsandchangethearea's

wholeecosystem.Ifsomerarespeciesfailinthisarea,theirnumbersgloballyaregoingtogodown

quitesharply.

Thebreaking-offoficebergsfromAntarcticaisanaturalprocess.Buttheprocessischanging

withclimatechange.Whatwe'reseeingnowisthatthespeedatwhichthisishappeningis

increasing.Andso,thismightbecomemoreofausualthingintothefuture.Rightnow,officialsare

hopingthatchangingweatherpatternscoulddirecttheicebergoutintotheopenocean,whereit

would,intime,breakupandmelt.

28.WhatcanweknowabouttheicebergA68a?

A.Itwashitbyanothericebergandbrokeintopieces.

B.Ithasbeenfloatingontheseaformorethan4years.

C.Itisnowmorethan500kmawayfromSouthGeorgia.

D.Itcameintobeingbecauseofadropinwatertemperature.

29.HowwilltheicebergprobablyinfluencethepenguinsandsealsinSouthGeorgia?

A.Bybringingotherwildlifethere.B.Byslowingdowntheirlifecycle.

C.Bycuttingofftheirwaytofeedingareas.D.Bymakingtheweathercompletelydifferent.

30.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Thetimeperiodanicebergcouldremain.

B.Thepossibleinfluenceofanicebergcrash.

C.Thepossiblereasonforthefailureofrarespecies.

D.Thefreshwateranicebergcouldproduce.

31.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Floatingicebergswillbemorecommon.B.Theicebergwillsoonbreakupandmelt.

C.Icebergshavenothingtodowithclimate.D.Officialshaveplannedtodirecttheiceberg.

D

Acompanytestingdriverlesscarshasreceivedpermission（允许）fromthestateofCaliforniato

operatethevehicleswithouthumandrivers.ThetestswillbecarriedoutbyCruise,theself-driving

carcompanyownedbyGeneralMotors.

CruisereportedlastweekthatitgotapermitfromtheCaliforniaDepartmentofMotorVehicles

tolettheself-drivingcarstravelontheirown.ThecompanyplanstohavethemoperatinginSan

Franciscobytheendofthisyear.Cruiseisstilljusttestingitsself-drivingvehicles.Butitplansto

offerride-sharingservicesinmajorcitiesacrosstheUnitedStatesinthefuture.

Untilnow,testinghasonlybeencarvedoutwithhumanbackupdriversinallCruisevehicles.

Rulesrequiredthebackupdriverstobeinsidethecarsandreadytotakecontrolofthevehiclesif

necessary.Cruisehascompletedenoughtestingtofeelthatitisnowreadytosafelyoperatethecars

withouthumans,saidcompanyspokesmanRayWert.WertsaidthatCruisewouldgo

neighborhood-by-neighborhoodinSanFranciscobeforespreadingthedriverlesscartothewhole

city.

ThepermissioninCaliforniafollowedasimilardecisioninArizona.Arizonastateofficials

approved（批准）arequestbyWaymo,acompanyownedbyGoogle5sparentcompanyAlphabetInc.,

toopenitsride-sharingservicetothepublicinvehicleswithouthumandrivers.Theservicewas

launchedlastweekinthecityofPhoenix.

Progresstowarddriverlessvehiclesslowedafteronesuchvehiclehitapasser-byduringatest

inTempe,Arizona,in2018.ThatvehiclewasoperatedbyUberTechnologies.

StevenShladoverisaresearchengineerattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.Hehas

studiedself-drivingfor40years.ShladoversaidthatalthoughCruiseandWaymoprogramtheir

vehiclestodrivemoreconservatively（保守地）thanhumans,bothstillneedtoprogresssafely.He

notedthatCruisewillfirstuseitsvehiclesineasierareasinSanFranciscobeforesendingtheminto

complex（复杂的）trafficsituations.

32.WhathasCruisedoneuntilnow?

A.Ithasdonedriverlesscartestinginotherstates.

B.Ithashelpedothercompaniestesttheirself-drivingcars.

C.Ithascompletedsometestingwithhumandrivers.

D.Ithasofferedride-sharingservicesusingself-drivingcars.

33.Whatcausedthetestingofself-drivingcarstoslowdown?

A.Taxidrivers,fearoflosingtheirjobs.

B.Thehighcostofdoingitinbigcities.

C.Anaccidentcausedbyaself-drivingvehicle.

D.Thesmallnumberofcompaniestakingpartinit.

34.WhichofthefollowingdoesStevenShladoveragreewith?

A.Self-drivingvehiclesshouldn'tgowithoutsafety.

B.Self-drivingvehiclesdrivelesscarefullythanhumans.

C.Self-drivingvehiclescan'tgetintocomplextrafficsituations.

D.Companiesshouldprogramtheirvehiclestodrivefaster.

35.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.CaliforniaAllowsCompanytoTestCarswithNoDrivers

B.TwoCompanies,Self-DrivingTestsGetApproved

C.Self-DrivingorHuman-Driving,WhichShouldWeDependon?

D.CruiseorWaymo,WhichIsLeadingtheSelf-DrivingTechnology?

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。ks5u

Herearefivewaystoshowrespectforyoutoconsiderandhopefullyputintopractice.

Listen.

Listeningtowhatanotherpersonhastosayisabasicwaytorespectthem.Everyonewantsto

havetheirsay.Everyonewantstofeelthatthey9rebeinglistenedto.Whethertheyhavesomething

profoundtosayisnotthepoint.___36___Whenyougiveanotherpersonyourtimeandyourear,you

showrespectforthem.

Serve.

Apoetoncesaid,nWeareallhereonearthtohelpothers."Lifeonearthisaboutservingothers.

Infact,ourjobsshouldbearoundadesiretoserveothersandgivebacktoothers.Servingshows

thatwecare.37

BeKind.

Thoughkindnessandservicearefirstcousins,theyaren'tthesame.Wecanservewithoutbeing

kind.___38___Whenwe'rekindtosomeone,we'regivingofourselves.We'regivingsomething

theycanuseormaybesomethingtheybadlyneed.Wehaveallbeeninneed.Andwhatareliefitis

whensomeoneshowsuskindness.

BePolite.

Anactofpolitenesscanchangeaperson'sday.Itcanevenchangeaperson'slife.39It

canhelpthempressonthroughwhatmaybedifficult.Someculturesareknownfortheirpoliteness.

Ifyouwanttoshowrespectforsomeone,startbybeingpolite.

BeThankful.

Whensomeonedoessomethinggoodforyou,youshouldthankthem.It'snotsomuchthatwe

needtobethanked.40Whenthereisnothankfulnessforsomethingwe'vedone,wefeela

lackofrespect.

A.Peoplewanttobeheard.

B.Itcanlifttheirspiritsquickly.

C.Andcaringshowsthatwerespect.

D.Respectdoesn'talwaysrequirethankfulness.

E.Butit'sverydifficulttobekindwithoutserving.

F.It'sthatwewanttofeelthatwhatwe'vedonehasmadeadifference.

G.Torespectsomeone,youhavetosaysomethinggoodaboutthatperson.

第三部分语言知识运用（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和D四个选项中，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。

HunterLeininger,fromCanton,Georgia,USAhasbeendoingadventureracingsincehewas7

yearsold.Now,atage19,hehassetworld___41___,traveledaroundtheglobe,andcompletedover

50races!Andheisnowonamission（使命）toencourageotheryoungpeopletofollowtheirown

42—.

Adventureracingisa___43___sportthatincludeslotsofdifferent___44___onunmarkedtrails

inthewildernesssuchashiking,running,rafting,canoeing,biking,climbing,horsebackriding,

orienteering,skiingandsailing.Racescan___45___from2hoursto2weeks!

Hunterbecame___46___inadventureracingthroughhisdad,whoisanAdventureRacer

himself.Whileplayingsoccerandfootball,Hunterwaslookingtotrysomething47Heasked

hisdadifhecould___48___himinanAdventureRace,andhewentonto___49___hisfirstracein

about6hours.Hunterlovedbeingonthesameteamashisdadandhehasbeenattractedtothesport

eversince.

Hunterhaslearnedalotofperseverance（毅力）throughadventureracing.Therecanbealotof

50inarace,butifyou51,yourwholeteamwillhaveto52.Thisisunlikeother

teamsports,likebasketballorfootball,whereyoucanstopandbe53byanotherplayer.In

racing,andinhislife,thesporthastaughtHuntertokeepgoingwhensituationsget54

Hunterwantstoinspireyoungpeoplethattheycancomplete___55___thingsatwhateverage

andthattheydon'thaveto56untiltheygetoldertogoaftertheirdreams.Thatisoneofthe

mostcommon___57___inoursociety,MYou'renotoldenoughtostartthatbusiness;youshouldwait

untilyougetolder."Thebiggestproblemwiththismindset（心态）isthatoncepeople58their

dreamsatayoungage,theyprobablynevercomebacktothem,which59themneverto

completeanything.Thebesttimetodosomethingisnow,sogoafteryourdreamsbeforeifstoo

60—!

41.A.clubsB.recordsC.differencesD.companies

42.A.examplesB.waysC.teachersD.dreams

43.A.singleB.summerC.teamD.safe

44.A.activitiesB.discoveriesC.wondersD.inventions

45.A.appearB.expectC.lastD.stay

46.A.braveB.helpfulC.confidentD.interested

47.A.newB.dangerousC.expensiveD.easy

48.A.beatB.joinC.trainD.please

49.A.escapeB.discussC.completeD.describe

50.A.progressB.painC.experienceD.education

51.A.calmdownB.dropinC.carryonD.giveup

52.A.stopB.winC.continueD.increase

53.A.guidedB.protectedC.noticedD.replaced

54.A.strangeB.smoothC.hardD.perfect

55.A.encouragingB.traditionalC.unbelievableD.pleasant

56.A.waitB.believeC.affordD.work

57.A.chancesB.excusesC.congratulationsD.answers

58.A.goafterB.putoffC.setupD.putup

59.A.allowsB.advisesC.requiresD.causes

60.A.lateB.coldC.clearD.near

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。

Foodisnotenoughinmanypartsoftheworldtoday.Theworldpopulationisgoingtogrow

fromaround7.5billiontodayto9.1billionbytheyear2050.Thatshowsfoodsafetywillbe61

(increasing)importantfromnowon.

Inanimalagriculture,itisimportanttoincreaseproductionefficiency(效率).If___62

(farmer)canproducemoremeat,milkandeggs,theycanbetterfeedtheworld.Improvinganimal

breeding,nutritionandhealth___63___(mean)morefoodforhumans.Animalscientistsalsostudy

differentanimaldiets.Ifanimalscaneatfeedstuffs(饲料)，wecanusemoregrainsforhumanfood.

Oncethefood___64___(produce),itisimportanttokeepitfrombeingdamaged.Foodsecurity

depends65properfoodstorageandhandling.Animalscientistsandmeatscientistsworkhard

tofindoutabout66wecanstoppathogens(病原体)67(get)toanimalproducts.

Thenextstepistogetthefoodtopeople68needit.Someareasoftheworldaremore

suitedforagriculturalproduction.Itisimportantforcountrieswithextrafoodtoexportfoodto

countrieswithfoodthatisnotenough.Again,properstorageandhandlingareimportantforfood

transport.Someanimalproducersalsoexportliveanimals.Animalscientistsworkwiththese

producerstokeepanimals69(health)duringtheseshipments.

Itisalsoimportanttoreducetheeffectoffoodproductionontheenvironment.Wearerequired

70（make）sureland,airandwaterarekeptsafeforgenerationstocome.

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（八），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下而写出修改后的词。

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。

DearSirorMadam,

Ihavelearnedoftheposterthatanexhibitionofintelligentrobotswillheldinyourmuseum.

Now,I'mwritingtoaskformoreinformationsaboutit.

Firstly,couldyoupleasetellmehowmanyrobotswillbeonshowbutwhattherobotsaremain

usedfor?Secondly,Iwanttoknowiftherewillbeanyperformancesgivingbytherobotsorany

gamesinthatwecanplayagainsttherobots.What'sthemore,IwonderwhetherIshouldbooked

ticketsfortheexhibitionnow.

Iwouldbegratefulwhetheryoucouldgivemeanearlyreply.

Yourssincerely,

LiHua

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华，你家即将搬到另外一个城市，因此你需要转学。请你用英语给外教Mr.

Smith写一封信，内容包括：

1.辞行原因和时间；

2.想对老师说的话。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

DearMr.Smith,

Respectfully,

LiHua

天一大联考

2020—2021学年(上)高一年级期末考试

英语•答案

听力原文

Text1

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Text2

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Text3

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M：Well,thedistanceisabout20miles.Buiildoesn'tseemthatfar.Theroadisgoodandthere,snotmuchtraffic.

Text4

W：Iwanttoseethemanager.

M：I'mthemanager,madam.Didyoubuytheradiohere?

N:OfcourseIIxiughtithere.Look,youturniton,butnothinghappens.

Text5

M：Goodevening,madam.Wouldyoupleasesithere?I,mafraidtherearenootherseatsfreeutthenioment.

W：I'dprefertositalone,butIsupposethiswilldo.Haveyougotamenu,please?

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M：I*(IliketoIxiokaroomforWednesdaynextweek.

W：Veryg(xxl,sir.AroomforWednesday,June11th.WhatkindofHM)mwouldyoulike,sir?

M：Er...singlewithbathroom.

W：Howlongwillyoubestaying?

M：I,IIlx?leavingonSundaynioniing.

W：Thatwillhefournights,sir.Thankyouverymuch,andwel(M)kforwardtoseeingyounextWednesday.

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W：Ilikethatpictureyouputuponthewallyesterday.

M：Oh,thankyou.It*saphotographilia!I(<K)konmyvacationlastyear.

W：Youtookilyourself?1didn'tknowyouwereaphotographer.

M：Oh,yes.I,vebeentakingpicturesforyears.

W：Itsoundsinteresting.Doyouhaveanymoreofyourpictureshere?AndmayIseethem?

M：Yes,certainly.Someofthemarefaces,justfacesofpeoplewho1seewhenI'mwalkingaround.

W：Doyouletthemknowthatyou*retakingpicturesofthem?

M：Itrynotto.Idon,tlikepicturesofpeoplewhoposfforthecamera.Ilikepeoplewhoaregoingalx)uttheirbusiness

withoutknowingthecameraisihere.

W：1supposeyouneedalotofequipment.Howmanycamerasdoyouhave?

M：Two.

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M：Ourflighthasbeendelayedfortwohours.MypartnersarewaitingformeatLondonAirport.

W：Wheredoyoucomefrom?

M：Beijing.Iwasatatwo-weekconfprencethereonspacetechnology.

W：Howinteresting!Iwastherewithatour.

M：Really?Whichplacesdidyouvisit?

W：ApartfroniBeijing,wewenttoNanjing,Shanghai,Xi,an,HangzhouandGuangzhou.

M：Didyouenjoyit?

W：Verymuch.IlwasoneofthemostexcitingtoursI'veevermade.WasthisyourfirsttriploChina?

M：Oh.no.Igoalmosteveryyear.Unfortunately,it'salwaysonspace-relatedbusiness,soI'veonlyseentheinsideof

conferencer<x)msandfactories.Ihaven,Ihadthechancetovisitanytouristsites.

W：Oh,il*sagreatpity•

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W：Goodmorning,Mr.Gary.Whereareyouofftothistime?

M：Well,IhavetobedowninNewYorkattheendoftheweek.IstherestillnM)monanyofIheflights?

W：I'IIsee.Whendoyouwanttoleave?

M：FridaynightorSatunlaymorning.

W：Thereareslillafewseatsavailable,bulit,sthelastflightonFridaynighlleavingat10•00pm.

M：Well,whenw