2023-2024学年四川省眉山市高三上册1月期末英语模拟试题（附答案）

2023-2024学年四川省眉山市高三上学期1月期末英语模拟试题第=1\*ROMANI卷选择题（100分）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。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．Whenshouldthewomanreturnthebookaccordingtotheman?A．NolaterthannextTuesday.B．NolaterthanSaturday. C．NolaterthannextFriday.2．Howwillthewomangodowntown?A．Bytaxi. B．Bycar. C．Bybus.3．Whydidtheaccidenthappen?A．Oneofthedriversdroveafterdrinking.B．Thetrafficsignalstoppedworking.C．Thedriversdidn’tkeeptothespeedlimit.4．Whatdoesthemanplantodo?A．Getadegree. B．Findajob. C．Leavethecompany.5．Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheman?A．Angry. B．Envious. C．Pleased.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段对话，回答以下6-7小题。6．WhomdidpeopleusuallymarryinRussiainthepast?A．Thosewiththesameinterests.B．Thosewiththesamebackground.C．Thosewiththesameprofession.7．Whatdidthewomandowhenshemetherhusband?A．Shewasascientist. B．Shewasateacher. C．Shewasamusician.听第7段对话，回答以下8-9小题。8．Whatdoweknowaboutthegirl?A．Sheisalwaysbored. B．Shemissesherfamily. C．Sheisbusythisweekend.9．Whendidthegirlseeherfamilylasttime?A．Onaholiday. B．Onherbirthday. C．Atarelative’swedding.听第8段对话，回答以下10-12小题。10．Whatisthiscompetitionabout?A．Savingenergyathome.B．Reducingnoisepollution. C．Usingtechnologycreatively.11．Whatisthestoneusedfor?A．Startingthemachine. B．Increasingairpressure. C．Producingcarbondioxide.12．Whydoesthewomancometotheman?A．Todiscussthewayofwritingapaper.B．Tofindtherightmaterialforamodel.C．Tostudytheapproachtodetaileddrawings.听第9段对话，回答以下13-16小题。13．Whatdothespeakersagreeonheroes?A．TheyarelikeSupermaninfilms.B．Theyachievegreatsuccessintheirwork.C．Theyarecommonpeoplemakingimportantcontributions.14．Whoistheman’shero?A．Hisgrandfather. B．Greatwriters. C．Superman.15．Whatdoesthewomanthinkofstorybookswithoutheroes?A．Unusual. B．Realistic. C．Dull.16．Whatdoesthemanmeanintheend?A．It’shardtofindgreatbooks.B．It’sgreattodosomereading.C．It’sgoodtohelpsomepeople.听下面一段独白，回答以下17-20小题。17．WhydidJaredIsaacmanstarttheInspiration4mission?A．Toraisefunds. B．Todoresearch. C．Torealizehisdream.18．WhatdoweknowaboutHaleyArceneaux?A．Shehadcancerat29.B．ShewaschosenasaNASAastronautin2009.C．SheistheyoungestAmericanince.19．WhatdoesSianProctordo?A．He’sadoctor. B．He’sateacher. C．He’sanastronaut.20．WherewastheorbitoftheInspiration4mission?A．93milesabovetheEarth.B．360milesabovetheEarth. C．575milesabovetheEarth.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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AWecanallthinkoftimeswhenpeopledidn’tmakerememberingeasy.Directionsgivenatmachine-gunspeed.Newpeopleintroducedinafloodofnamesandhandshakes.Wheneverinformationispassedbetweenpeople,it’salltooeasyforittogoinoneearandstraightoutoftheother.Thankfully,theoppositeisalsotrue.Lookaroundyou,andyou’llseeparentswhocangettheirchildrentorememberexactlywhattheyweretold;advertiserswhoknowhowtoimprinttheirsalesmessagesonourbrains.So,howdotheydo?Theirsecretscanbesummedupinfoursimplewords:focus,imagery,reasonsandengagement.FOCUSmeansensuringthatthepersonyou’retalkingtocanconcentrateonlearning.Chooseyourmomentcarefully.Checkthattheycanproperlyhearorseetheinformation.Communicateslowlyandclearlyenoughfortheirmemorytocope.IMAGERYhelpsinformationtostick.Doeverythingyourcantomakeotherpeople“see”theideasyou’regivingthem.Addvisualdetailstodirections,andillustrateabstractconceptswithmetaphors.REASONStorememberhelppeopletoputinthementaleffort.So,makeitclearthatyourwordsareimportant,andbeexplicitaboutwhy.Maybethisinformationwillsavethemtime,protectthemfromembarrassment,orletthemenjoyaparticularexperienceorevent.EMGAGEMENTrequiresyoutoaskquestions.Pointoutlinksbetweennewconceptsandthingslistenersalreadyknow.Activatetheirsenses,rktheircuriosity,getthemdoingsomethingphysical,orsimplymakethemlaugh.Thenexttimeyou’vegotanimportantmessagetopasson,putsomeofthesetechniquestothetest.You’lldiscoverthattherearebenefitsonbothsideswhenyouknowhowtoFIREpeople’smemoriesintoaction.21．Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Toreportnewresearch.B．Toprovidesomeadvice.C．Toexplainaproblem.D．Todefinesometerms.22．Howcanyoudotohelpalistener“focus”onwhatyouaresaying?A．Selecttheappropriatetimetoraisethetopic.B．Dosomethinghumoroustogettheirattention.C．Makesuretheinformationprovidediscorrect.D．Speakasslowlyandclearlyasyoupossiblycan.23．Explainingtolistenerswhyyourinformationisimportantisanexampleof________.A．FOCUS B．IMAGERYC．REASONS D．ENGAGEMENTBNajibisanAfghanwhogrewupinIran.Heledatoughlife.Whenhefoundhischildrenwouldbeinthesamesituation,hisfamilyinitiallyreturnedtoAfghanistan.Butwiththecountryfilledwithconflicts,theydecidedtoleaveforIndonesia.“Whenwefirstcamehere,wewereinabadsituation.Itslanguage,cultureandevenweatherweredifferent.Wehadmovedawayfromfriendsandfamily,”saysNajib.“IwasinatoughpositionbutIactedstrongbecausetherewerenootherchoices.”Refugees(难民)cannotworkinIndonesiaandtherearelimitedchoicesforrefugeechildrentoattendlocalschools.Determinedtoavoidsuchafate,agroupofrefugeesinPuncaktookactionandscrapedtogether(东拼西凑)theirresourcestosetupaschool—theRefugeeLearningCenter(RLC).“Ouronlygoalandtaskistoprovidebasiceducation,andpreparetherefugeechildrenfortheirfuture,”saysAbdullahSarwari.“We’realsotryingtoprovideanormallifeasmuchaspossibleforthem.”TheRLChasalsostartedofferingBahasaIndonesiaclassestotherefugeecommunity.“Betweentherefugeeandthelocalcommunity,Ifeellikethere’salanguagebarrierwhichstopstherefugeefromhavinganhonestandopeninteractionwithIndonesians,”saysAbdullah.“Ifyoutryyourbest,tolearnthelanguageofaparticularplaceorcountry,itreallyhelpsmakethingseasier,”saysNajib.Heisamongthosewhosignedupforclasses,althoughheadmitsprogresshasbeenslow.Butlifehasimprovedinsomewaysforhimandhisfamily.Najibsays,“Thecentreisanopportunityforrefugeetoshowthattheyarenotaburden.Iftheyhavetheopportunity,theycanaccomplishbigandgreatthingslikethis.”24．WhydidNajibdecidetoleaveforIndonesia?A．ToescapetheconflictinAfghanistan.B．ToexperienceIndonesianculture.C．TohelprefugeesinIndonesia.D．Togetequalrightstovote.25．What’sthemainpurposeoffoundingtheRLCforrefugeechildren?A．TohelpthemlearnEnglish.B．Tomakethemstayawayfrombadluck.C．ToprovidethemwithchancestoliveinIndonesia.D．Tomakethemhaveaccesstoreceivingbasiceducation.26．WhatcanwelearnaboutNajibaccordingtothetext?A．Heistheleaderofrefugees.B．HefoundedtheRLChimself.C．HestudiesIndonesianintheRLC．D．HelivesawealthylifeinIndonesia.27．What’sthebesttitleforthistext?A．TheGoalofFoundingaSchoolB．ASchoolforRefugeesbyRefugeesC．AReasonforLeavingforIndonesiaD．TheBenefitofLearningaNewLanguageCMostofEarth'sfreshwatersitsunderground.Worldwide,about70percentofthegroundwaterdrawntothesurfacegoesforfarming.Butsurfacewaters-riversandstreamscomefromgroundwater,too.Drawingtoomuchgroundwateroverashorttimecanbeharmful.Naturalwaterwayscanbegintoempty.Andthatcarhurtfreshwaterecosystems.Scientistsconsiderthisatippingpointwhensmallactionscanbeginmakingunusuallybigdifferences.Anewstudyhasfoundthat15to21percentoftappedwater(自来水)areashavereachedthissortoftippingpoint.Mostofthosetappedriversandstreamsareindryareas.Farmersinratestheseareasusegroundwatertowatertheircrops.Atpresentdrawingrates,thestudypredictsthat42to79percentofwaterareasaroundtheworldwheregroundwaterisdrawnupforuseatthesurfacewillreachtippingpointsby2050.Ahealthygroundwateraquifer(含水层)protectsecosystemsagainstseasonalupsanddownsintheuseofwater.Thatprovidesstabilityforareaplantsandanimals.Butiftoomuchgroundwaterisdrawnupfrombelow,surfacewaterswillbegintoflowintotheaquifer,whichcanharmwhatarelivinginriversandstreams.DeGraafandthestudyteamsetupacomputermodel.Itlinkedgroundwaterdrawingandwaterflowswithinrivers.Themodelcoveredfiftyyears,from1950to2010.Thentheresearchersusedclimateforecaststohelpthemodelpredictwhatmighthappeninfutureyears.Throughout,theykeptgroundwaterdrawingratessustainable.Morethanhalfofdrawnwaterareasarelikelytocrossthisecologicaltippingpointbefore2050,themodelfinds."Weneedtobethinkingaboutthisnow,notin10years,"DeGraafsays."Ourstudyshowsuswheretotargetmoresustainableefforts."28．Whatdoesthe"tippingpoint"inparagraph1mean?A．Endpoint. B．Breakingpoint.C．Freezingpoint. D．Boilingpoint.29．Whichofthefollowingcausesthe"tippingpoint"?A．Waterpollution. B．Climatechange.C．Increasingpopulation. D．Overusinggroundwater.30．Whatisthepartthegroundwaterplaysintheenvironment?.A．Clearingsurfacewaterstobedrinkable.B．Protectingecosystemsfrompollution.C．Keepingthestabilityofnaturalwater.D．Providingstabilityforthelocaleconomy.31．Howdidtheresearchersconductthestudy?A．Theypredictedtheresultbasedonolddata.B．Theyhappenedtoworkouttheresult.C．Theymeasuredallthegroundwaterandsurfacewater.D．Theydidquestionnairesurveysonthewaterinformation.DThehugebillboardatthesideofthehighwayisnojoke;transportingfirewoodincertainareasisacrime,punishablebyafour-thousand-dollarfine.Thereason?EmeraldAshBorerdisease,orEABdisease,anewadditiontothelonglistofdangerousforeignpestinfestations（虫害）onAmericansoil.Itwasin2002whentheEmeraldAshBorerbeetle（甲虫）wasfirstdiscoveredinMichigan.Notlongafter,thepestwasfoundinOhio.OriginallyfromAsia,thisgreenbeetleprobablyfounditswaytoNorthAmericathroughawoodenboxmadeofashwoodandimmediatelysettledintoalocalashtree.Inlittletime,thespeciesmanagedtokillmillionsofashtrees.Todate,muchworkisunderwaytostopashtreesendingupinthesamegroupaselmandchestnuttrees,whicharealldyingoutinmanyareas.AshBorerInfestationsareparticularlytroublesomebecausetheyaredifficulttoidentifyuntiltheashtreeisheavilyinfested.Inaddition,otherashtreesintheareasurroundingthesourcewillprobablyalsobeinfested,makingcontrolahardtask.Researchersareworkingonmanyissuesrelatedtothecontrolandremovalofthisharmfulbeetle.Forexample,ithasbeendiscoveredthatAsianashtreesarenotdestroyedbythisnativeborer.Itmaybethat,Asianashtreeshavedevelopedgenes（基因）toprotectthemfromtheinsect;therein,perhaps,liesthesecrettocontrollingthispest.Insecticide（杀虫剂）treatmentisalsobeingexploredonseveralfronts.Researchisunderwaytodeterminewhichinsecticidesareprovingtobethemostsuccessful.Theproperapplicationoftheinsecticidesisbeingdebated.However,allpossiblesolutionsrequireagreatdealofstudyandresearch.Inthemeantime,carefulstepsmustbetaken.Methodicalidentificationofinfestedtreesistakingplace.Identifiedtreesarebeingcutdownanddestroyedtogetridofthebeetlecolonies（群）.Intheend,thisputsahugedrain（消耗）oncitybudgets,astreeremovalcanbeextremelyexpensive.Eventhoughitwillbeexpensivetodealwiththisproblemintheshortterm,thecostsofdoingnothingcouldbefarhigher,sincewecouldloseanentirespeciesoftree.32．WhatcanwelearnabouttheEmeraldAshBorerbeetle?A．Itisanewlyfoundspecies.B．Itcanbeusedtofightforeignpestinfestations.C．ItisnativetoNorthAmerica.D．ItcancausedamagingharmtoAmericanashtrees.33．WhatisspecialaboutAshBorerinfestations?A．TheyaffectAsianashtreesmostfrequently.B．Theyaredifficulttoidentifyandgetridof.C．Theybreakoutatcertaintimeseveryyear.D．Theyspreadslowlyinasmallarea.34．WhatmethodiscurrentlyusedtocontrolEABdisease?A．Geneactivation. B．Insecticideuse.C．Removinginfestedtrees. D．Introducingthebeetle’senemies.35．Whichofthefollowingmighttheauthoragreewith?A．Healthytreesshouldberelocatedandprotected.B．Protectingtheashtreeshouldbedoneatanycost.C．Governmentbudgetfortreeremovalshouldbecut.D．Measuresthathavesideeffectsshouldbeavoided.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。LearningtoGivePraisetoOthersWordsofpraise,whenusedright,canhavepowerfulpositiveeffectsonothers.Theyarefree,butthey’reworthsomuchtothereceivingperson.36Yourmembersdidn’tfollowyoubecauseofsalariesbutformorealtruistic(利他的)reasons.Therefore,itisimportantthatyougivethemthepraisethatisduefortheirefforts.37Don’tsay,“Youlookgoodtoday.”whenyoucouldhavesaid,“Youlookamazingtoday!”Don’tsay,“Thanksforyoureffort.”Insteadsay,“I’msothankfulforyourbeingonthisproject,wecouldn’thavefinisheditwithoutyou!”Ofcourse,withwhatIhavementionedabove,besureit’scomingfromyourheart.38Don’tpraiseifyoudon’thaveahintofappreciationfortheperson.Trustme,itwillshowinyoureyesandtheotherpartywillfeelupset.Insincerepraiseisflattery(恭维);youattempttogainsomethingfromsayinggoodthingsabouttheotherperson.Besides,praisinginpublicisratherimportant.39Whenyoupraiseapartnerinpublic,youlifthimupandhisconductforeveryoneintheroomtosee.Lookforopportunitieswhereyoucanpubliclycelebratethehardworkofcertainpeopleandmakethemfeeltheyaregreat.Ibelievethatasyoubeginusingthesecommunicationtipsandpraisingpeoplearoundyou,you’llseeachangeintheatmosphereofyourworkenvironment.40Eventually,you’llfindyourselfwithamoreeffectiveteam!A．Soyouneedtobesincereinpraise.B．Thisismoresoinvoluntaryorganizations.C．Peoplewillbecomehappierandsmilemore.D．Wordsaren’talwaysnecessaryinpraisingothers.E．Itismuchmoreeffectivethanpraisinginprivate.F．Rememberthatmeasuredpraiseisnotpraiseatall.G．Thebestwaytogivepraiseisbybeinganexample.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。WhenPrimeMinisterWinstonChurchillwasyoung,heattendedapublicschoolcalledHarrow.Hewasnota41student.Asamatteroffact,he’dhavebeenthrownoutoftheschool,ifhehadn’tbeenthesonofafamousleader.However,he42hisstudyatHarrow,wentontotheuniversity,andthenhadasuccessful43inthearmy.HelaterwaselectedPrimeMinisterandbroughtgreathonortoBritain.TowardtheendofhisperiodasPrimeMinister,hewas____4____toaddresstheyoungboysatHarrow,hisold44Hegavethisshortbutmovingspeech:“Youngmen,nevergiveup.Nevergiveup!Nevergiveup!45!”Manypeople___7_____AbrahamLincolntobethegreatestpresidentofalltime.Yetitshouldbe46howmanyfailuresanddefeats47hisearlylife.Hegrewuponasmallfarm.Inthoseearlyyears,hisfamily48hadapennyandhehadonlyoneyearof___11_____education.In1832,helosthisjob.In1833he49inbusiness.In1835,thewomanheloveddied.In1843hewas50whenhetriedtoentertheCongress(国会).In1856,hewasdefeatedinthe___14_____forvicepresident.Inspiteofthese,hedidn’t51,andhewaselectedPresidentoftheUSin1860.Personalhistory,education,situation—noneofthesecan52astrongspirit.Someoftheworld’sgreatestpeoplehave____17____hugeproblemsanddifficultiesatsometimeintheirlives,butthey’vegoneontodo53deeds.BuryhiminthesnowsofValleyForge,andyouhaveaGeorgeWashington.Makeamusicalgenius____19____tohear,andyouhaveaLudwigvanBeethoven.Callhim__20______tolearn,andwritehimoffasstupid,andyouhaveanAlbertEinstein.41．A．clever B．lazy C．famous D．good42．A．abandoned B．supported C．completed D．appreciated43．A．fight B．career C．speech D．movement44．A．invited B．ordered C．forced D．informed45．A．family B．school C．centre D．hometown46．A．Always B．Sometimes C．Once D．Never47．A．ignore B．want C．sense D．consider48．A．forgiven B．forgotten C．remembered D．blamed49．A．respected B．served C．marked D．red50．A．usually B．hardly C．fairly D．merely51．A．regular B．special C．extra D．royal52．A．appeared B．opened C．succeeded D．failed53．A．lost B．defeated C．valued D．cared54．A．exchange B．election C．entrance D．benefit55．A．makeup B．agreewith C．takeover D．giveup56．A．holdback B．dependon C．keepup D．applyfor57．A．answered B．controlled C．met D．avoided58．A．crazy B．small C．new D．great59．A．unable B．hesitate C．hopeful D．likely60．A．slow B．wise C．quick D．Strong第=2\*ROMANII卷非选择题（50分）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。SimonWakefieldtravelledroundYunnanafterleavinguniversity.WhileinYunnan,hewasastonishedbyhow

61(vary)thelandscapeis.Downinthesouth,it’sverytropical,butinthenorthwest,Lijiang,ahalfnewandhalfoldtownisonthesideofamountain,itspeak62(cover)withsnow.Seenfromabove,theoldtownisamazein63thetouristsgetlost.HewenttothevillagewheretheNaxiethnicgrouplive.Hefoundthatitisthewomen64runNaxisociety.Theyhavethecustomofplayingcardsinthemiddleofthestreet.HealsofoundtheNaxilanguageistheonlyhieroglyphiclanguagestill65useandthatNaxicultureis66(particular)famousforitsmusic.Passedfromfathertoson,themusichasn’tchangedforcenturies.Hewenttowatch67performanceinanoldwoodenhall,which68(play)byNaximen,someofwhomlookedasiftheywerewellover100yearsold.Atlastheunderstoodthatitisthe69(diverse)thatmakesYunnanattractive.Howeverdifferentpeoplemayappear70(be)atfirst,weareallthesame,allequal.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。AsfarasI’mconcerned,diligenceismuchimportantthanintelligence.Firstly,asknowntoall,aknifewillnotbesharpifnotsharpenregularly.Thesameistruewithstudying.Inotherwords,unlessyoudon’tstudyhardandonlydependonyourintelligence,perhapsyoucangetsomeachievementsandstandoutinthebeginning.Butitisnodoubtthatyouwillfallbehindthosethatworkhardintheend.Secondly,mostgreatpeople,likeEdison,werenotsmartattheschool,buttheygetlotsofachievementsthroughhardwork.However,itprovesthatdiligencecanhelpyoutomakeprogressesinstudyandbecomeagreatperson.第二节书面表达(满分25分)72．假如你是学校英文报社的小记者李华，请你报道你校五月份开展的“班服设计大赛”。内容包括：1.活动目的2.活动开展情况。注意：1.词数100左右2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：班服（classuniform）答案：一．听力1．C2．C3．B4．A5．B6．C7．B8．B9．A10．C11．A12．B13．C14．A15．C16．A17．A18．C19．B20．B二．阅读理解21．B22．A23．C24．A25．D26．C27．B28．B29．D30．C31．A32．D33．B34．C35．B36．B37．F38．A39．E40．C三．完形填空41．D42．C43．B44．A45．B46．D47．D48．C49．C50．B51．A52．D53．B54．B55．D56．A57．C58．D59．A60．A四．语法填空61．varied62．covered63．which64．who/that65．in66．particularly67．a68．wasplayed69．diversity70．tobe五．改错1.much→more2.as后加is3.sharpen→sharpened4.unless→if5.it→there6.that→who7.去掉school前的the8.get→got9.However→Therefore10.progresses→progress六:书面表达72．

Withthepurposeofcultivatingstudents’creativityandencouragingustofindandappreciatethebeautyinourschoollife,aclassuniformdesigncompetitionwasheldinMay.Thecompetitioncaughtagreatnumberofstudents’andparents’attention.Atotalof40workswerereceived,allofwhichweresubmittedthroughtheInternet.Therearevariousstylesofclassuniform.Somecamefromtheinspirationofnature,andsomeweredesignedtoreflecttheirclassmottos.Accordingtoonlinevoting,theworkcomesfromClass6,Senior1hasgainedthemostpopularityforitsuniquedesign.Theactivityhasbecomearealhitinourcampusandencouragedmorestudentstoshowtheirtalentsbravely.听力原文Text1：W:TodayisSaturday.IwillreturnthebooknextTuesday.M:Takeyourtime.Youcankeepitforthreemoredays.Text2：W:What’sthebestwaytodowntown?M:Ifyou’reinahurry,youshouldtakeataxi.Butit’sveryexpensive.W:I’minnoparticularhurry.M:Well,takeabusthen,itwillcostyouonlyabout$5.W:That’sagoodidea.Text3：M:Sowhatwasthecauseofthecrash?Wasitduetodrink-drivingorspeeding?W:Neither.Asignalfailurewasbeingblamedforthecrashaccordingtotheinvestigation.Text4：W:Howdoyoulikeyourjob?M:It’sgreat.I’mgoingtostudypart-timeforaMaster’sinBusinessManagement.It’lltakeacoupleofyearsbutIdefinitelyplanonstayingwiththecompany.Text5：W:Didyousayyou’regoingtotakeavacationnextweek?M:I’mgoingtoSanFranciscoforacoupleofdays.W:IwishIcouldgetawayforawhile,too.Text6：M:Ihaveaquestion.CouldpeopleinRussiamarryanyonetheywanted?W:Actuallyinthepast,peopleusuallymarriedapersonwiththesameprofession.Forexample,ateacherwouldmarryanotherteacher;agovernmentworkerwouldmarryanothergovernmentworker.Myparentsarebothmusicians.M:Howaboutyouandyourhusband?W:MyhusbandisascientistandwhenImethimIwasteachingchildreninaschool.M:SoRussiansthesedaysmarrypeoplefromotherprofessions?W:Yes.Andpeopletodaymarrypeoplewithsimilarinterestsandbackgrounds.Text7：M:Myparentswantmetogotoafamilypartythisweekend.Iknowit’sgoingtobesoboring.Italwaysis.W:Don’tsaythat.Youshouldbehappytospendtimewithyourfamily.Myfamilyliveacrossthecountry,soIdon’tgettoseethemoften.It’sabitdepressing.M:Really?I’msorrytohearthat.Doyouseethematleastonceayear,forbirthdaysormaybeamarriageinthefamily?W:IsawthemonChristmasthispastyear.That’susuallywhenwegettogether.Iwouldlovetogomoreoften,butCaliforniaisfaraway.M:Iimagineitisalongrideacrossthecountry.Plus,youwouldhavetotakethetimeofffromschoolandwork.W:Actually,it’smoreofthecostthatkeepsmefromgoingoften.Text8：W:Hello,Professor.CouldyouhelpmewithmyentryfortheDesignCompetition?M:OK.Arethereanyrequirements?Forexample,savingenergyorproducingnonoise?W:Actuallythatwasthefocusinformercompetitions.Wehavetoadoptacreativeapproachtoexistingtechnologythisyear.M:Isee.Whatisyourdesign?W:Adishwasher.Hereismydrawing.M:There’sasto