2022-2023学年新教材高中英语单元素养评价五Unit5 Music新人教版必修第二册

单元素养评价（五）UNIT5MUSIC

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题L5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.Wheredidthewomangothisyear?

A.Tian,anmenSquare.B.TheTajMahal.C.MogaoCaves.

2.Whatdoesthemanlikebest?

A.Noodles.B.Pizza.C.Hotdogs.

3.Whatwillthewomando?

A.Gooverhernotes.B.Listentosomemusic.C.Turnoffthe

music.

4.Wheredidthewomanprobablyleaveherwallet?

ʌ.Athome.B.Inataxi.C.Inherbag.

5.Whatwi11thewomanbringtotheman?

A.Somefruit.B.Somedessert.C.Somedrinks.

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.Whatlooksterribleonthemanaccordingtothewoman?

A.Thejacket.B.Thepants.C.Thetie.

7.Whatcolourtieisthemangoingtowear?

A.Orange.B.Red.C.Blue.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.What,Stheweatherprobablylikenow?

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

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9.Whatisthema∏,splanforthisafternoon?

A.Togotothepark.B.Tobuysomebooks.C.Tostudyathome.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.WhichswimmingpoolisoutofCalifornia?

A.RomanPool.B.NeptunePool.C.McCarrenParkPool.

11.WheredoesHearstCastlesit?

A.InNewYork.B.InCalifornia.C.InTexas.

12.Whatwillthewomandonext?

Λ.Goswimming.B.Readamagazine.C.Doherhomework.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.HowlongwillthewomanstayinScotland?

A.Twoweeks.B.Sevenweeks.C.Nineweeks.

14.Whatwillthewomanmainlydointheyouthhotel?

A.Selldrinks.B.Lookaftertables.C.Dosomecleaning.

15.Whenwon,tthewomanbebusyduringtheday?

A.From10amto5pm.B.From7amto10am.C.From5pmto9

pm.

16.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Ayouthhotel.B.Aholidayplan.C.Asummer

course.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Howmanypeoplearethereinthespeaker*sfamily?

A.Four.B.Five.C.Six.

18.Howdoesthespeaker*sfathergotowork?

A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Onfoot.

19.Whatisthespeaker*Ssister?

A.Astudent.B.Ateacher.C.Adoctor.

20.Whatdoesthespeaker,sbrotherliketodoonSaturday?

ʌ.Seeamovie.B.Playbasketball.C.Playfootball.

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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。

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NEWMUSEUMSOPENDOORS

[2022•厦门高一›上检测]Thesenewandupcomingmuseumsaresettofeedyour

curiosityforthemonthsahead.

HumboldtForum

TheHumboldtForumopenson17December.Itissettostagearound1,000events

andexhibitionswhentheful1programmerisrolledout.Fornow,atleast,themuseum

isopeninginstages,withanexhibitiononthehistoryoftheGermancapital,Berlin,

amongthefirsttogoonshow,humboldtforum,org

NationalMuseumofAfricanAmericanMusic

Openinginearly2021,theNationalMuseumofAfricanAmericanMusicissaid

tobetheWorld,sonlymuseumdevotedtothemusicalcontributionsofAfrican

Americans.FromtheGreatMigrationandjazzandbluestothepresentday,it,sset

tobeatimelycelebration,throughwe11-organizedexhibitions,ofhowAfrican

AmericanshaveshapedthemusicoftheUnitedStates,nιnaam.org

MunchMuseum

MUNCHishometothelargestcollectionofworksbyEdvardMunch.Themuseum

digsintotheExpressionist*ssignificanttalents,withpaintings,drawingsand

photographsfromthecollectiondonatedtothecityonhisdeathin1944.

muchmusee.no

MuseumoftheHome

WhilethecollectionattheformerGeffryeMuseumissti11asfascinatingas

ever,it,sexperiencedchangestobecomethenewMuseumoftheHome.It,11soonown

newgalleries,extendedexhibitionspacesandareadingroomwhenitreopensbefore

long.ThepettyGardensThroughTimeoutdoorspaceandnewcoffeeshopwillmake

itagreatspottorelax.Inuseumofthehome,org,uk

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21.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.ThehistoryofBerlinisexhibitedintheHumboldtForum.

B.AfricanAmericansmadenocontributionstothemusicofUSA.

C.MuseumoftheHomehasbeenrenamedtheGeffryeMuseum.

D.EdvardMunchisbelievedtohaveagreateffectonliterature.

22.Whichmuseumisanidealplaceforvisitorstokilltimebydrinkingcoffee?

A.HumboldtForum.B.NationalMuseumofAfricanAmericanMusic.

C.MunchMuseum.D.MuseumoftheHome.

23.Inwhichsectionofanewspaperareyoulikelytoreadthepassage?

A.GeographyB.ArchitectureC.TravelD.History

B

[2022∙东莞高一上期末]Ferrellgotthestandardwellwishesonthewebsiteon

her53rdbirthday,butshegotsomeunusualmessagestoo.Onemessagewasfroma

familyinCaliforniawhohadjustlosttheirfour-year-oldsontocancer.Hisolder

brotherwasheartbroken.CouldFerrellhelp?

ThatmessagewasexactlywhatFerrellwaslookingfor.Tocelebrateher53rd,

thelongtimesocialserviceworkerhadputoutacallonherwebsite.Shewanted

toperform53actsofkindnessbytheendofherbirthmonth!Andsheneeded

informationonpeoplewhocoulduseone.WhenshegotthenoteabouttheCalifornia

family,shesentawindchime（风铃）withthemessageuListentothewindandknow

thatIamnear“carvedonit.Itnowhangsinthefour-year-old,sbedroom,where

hisbrothercanlistentoitwheneverhewants.

ThisisnotthefirsttimethatFerrellhasdecidedtogivegiftsforherbirthday.

Forher47th,shefoundedLovewithSkinOn,anorganizationdevotedtodoinggood

deeds.Overtheyears,FerrellhasreachedoutandtouchedoverIOOstrangers,some

foundonline,otherswithhelpfromhergrandkids.Inanotheractofgiving,she

sharedherfavoritecreativegiftideasonlineforotherstouse.

Ferrellpaysforeverythingherself:giftcardsandcarepackages.Herfamily

oftengiveshersomeextrabirthdaycashwithawarningnottospenditonanyone

else,whichshenaturallyignores."Igotacoupleofgiftcardsformybirthday

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thisyearandwaslikeuYESSS!”It,sFerrell,Sparty,andshe'11giveifshewants

to.

24.WhydidFerrellsendtheCaliforniafamilyawindchime?

A.Tobringamessagetothefamily.

B.Toaskfortheneededinformation.

C.Tocomfortthechildwholosthisbrother.

D.Tohelpthechildleanaboutawindchime.

25.WhatdoweknowaboutFerrell?

Λ.Shebegantogivegiftsat53.

B.Shedid53actsofkindnessintotal.

C.Shehelpedpeopleintroubleindifferentways.

D.Shesetupanorganizationtocelebrateherbirthday.

26.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeFerrell?

A.Giftedandmodest.B.Caringandgenerous.

C.Humorousandthoughtful.D.Determinedandconfident.

27.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Togiveisbetterthantoreceive.B.ʌfriendinneedisafriend

indeed.

C.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.D.Nothingisimpossibletoa

willingheart.

C

[2022∙福州高一期末]Inaworldonfireandunderwater,scientistshave

announcedsomegoodnews:Severalimportanttuna（金枪鱼）specieshavesteppedback

fromtheedgeofextinction.

Twobluefintunaspecies,ayellowfin,andanalbacorearenolongerseriously

endangeredorhavemovedofftheleadinginternationallistofendangeredspecies

entirely.

Theunexpectedlyfastrecoveryspeakstothesuccessofeffortsoverthepast

decadetoendoverfishing.Buttunaarenottheonlyspeciesscientistsarethinking

carefullyatthe2021WorldConservationCongressinMarseille,France,whichis

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organizedbytheInternationalUnionforConservationofNature（IUCN）.Researchers

warnthatmanyotherseaspeciescontinuedtobeimperiled.Forexample,morethan

athirdoftheworld,Ssharksaresti11threatenedwithextinctionduetooverfishing,

habitatloss,andclimatechange.

“Ithinkthegoodnewsisthatsustainable（可持续的）fishingindustryare

possible,“saysBethPolidoro,abiologistatArizonaStateUniversity."Wecan

eatfishwithoutreducingthepopulationtothepointwhereitisontheroadto

dyingoutorextinction.”Atthesametime,shewarnsthattherecoveryshouldnot

encourageustocatchasmanyfishaswewant."Weneedtokeepdoingwhat,sworking.,

Polidoroadds.

TheIUCN,whichdeterminestheworld,smostendangeredspeciesonitsRedList

ofThreatenedSpecies,alsoannouncedatthemeetingthatsomeanimalsaremoving

intheotherdirection,ontotheRedList.LiketheKomododragon,anlizard（蜥

蜴），itisatparticularriskfromclimatechange.

Ofcourse,theworkofprotectionisneverover,anditwillrequirecloseand

continuousattentiontomakesureneithertunanorKomododragonsreturntotheedge

ofdyingout.Butfornow,peoplecancelebrateafewwinsfortheanimalworld.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“imperiled“inParagraph3mean?

A.Dangerous.B.Sustainable.C.Disappointing.D.Endangered

29.WhatcanwelearnfromBethPolidoro,swords?

A.Wecanfishtunaasmuchaswewant.B.Protectingtunaisalongway

togo.

C.Weshouldn,tencouragetunafishing.D.Thepopulationoftunawi11

reduce.

30.Whydoesthewritermention"theKomododragon,,inParagraph5?

A.Tointroduceatopic.B.Tomakeacomparison.

C.Toexplainanidea.D.Togiveanexample.

31.Whatisthewriter,sattitudetowardstherecoveryofthetunaspecies?

ʌ.Positive.B.Concerned.C.Unclear.D.Doubtful.

D

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[2022•玉林高一检测]

Canyouimagineaworldwithoutmusic?Studiesshowthatpublicschoolsacross

thecountryarecuttingbackonmusicclassestosavemoney.Worse,someschools

haveneverhadmusicclassestobeginwith.Butwithoutthem,students,academic

growthandemotionalhealthcouldsuffer.Infact,musicclassesarenecessaryfor

allstudentsinschools.

RecentstudiesbyBrownUniversityhaveshownthatstudentswhoreceivedmusic

educationwerebetterinmathsandreadingskillsthanthosewithoutmusicclasses.

AnotherstudybytheCollegeBoardfoundthatstudentstakingmusicandartclasses

gothigherpoints.Students,academicsuccessseemstodependontheirtakingpart

inmusiceducation.

Musicprogrammesinpublicschoolsalsohelptoaddtoastudent,ssenseofpride

andself-confidence.Teenstodayhavetoomanylearningtasks.Besides,theyhave

familyproblems,self-confidenceproblems,relationshiptroubles,andother

troubles.Allofthesecanstopacademicsuccess,butmusiceducationcanhelp,ʌ

studybytheTexasCommissiononAlcoholandDrugAbusefoundthatstudentswhotook

partinschoolmusicprogrammeswerelesslikelytoturntodrugs.Musicprogrammes

encouragestudentstoworktogethertoproduceanexcellentperformance.

Musiccrosseslanguage,class,culturalandpoliticalboundaries.Musicallows

studentsfromdifferentcountriestoconnect.Forexample,ataschooltalentshow,

anewJapanesestudentplayedapianoduetwithanAmericanclassmate.Althoughthey

couldnotcommunicateverbally,theywereabletoreadthemusicinordertoplay

theduet.Twostudentsfromdifferentculturesworkedasateamwithself-confidence

andcommonpurposethroughmusic.

Thegiftofmusicispriceless.Weneedtobesuretohavenecessarymusicclasses

forallstudents.Theworldislosingitsmusic,andputtingmusicintoschoolsis

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thefirststeptogetitback.

32.Whatcanwelearnabouteducationwithmusicclasses?

A.Itallowsschoolstomakemoreprofits.

B.Itleadstoalotofemotionalproblemseasily.

C.Ithelpsstudentstoimprovetheirschoolwork.

D.Ithasagreatinfluenceonthecultureofthecountry.

33.Whatdothetwostudiesseemtoshow?

A.Notallstudentstakepartinmusiclessons.

B.Studentswithgreatsuccessliketoattendmusiclessons.

C.Musicplaysanimportantroleinstudents*success.

D.Studentshavingmusicclassesarebetterinalllessons.

34.WhatcanwelearnfromtheexampleinParagraph4?

A.Differentcultureshavedifferentstylesofmusic.

B.Musicmakescross-countrycommunicationpossible.

C.JapanhasagoodinternationalrelationshipwithAmerica.

D.JapaneseandAmericanstudentsaregoodatplayingthepiano.

35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.HowtoGetMusicBackB.MusicEducationinSchools

C.Music一aBridgetoUnderstandingD.TheImportanceofListeningto

Music

第二节（共5小题；每小题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。

AmazingBenefitsofListeningtoMusic

Ifyoulovelisteningtomusic,you,reingoodcompany.36

Musicmakesyouhappier.

Whenyoulistentomusic,yourbrainproducesaspecialsubstance.It

biologically（生物学上）causeslistenerstofeelemotionslikehappiness,

excitement,andjoy.Sonexttimeyouneedanemotionalincrease,listentoyour

favoritetunesfor15minutes.

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Listeningtomusicyouenjoyreduceslevelsofthestressinyourbody.This

isanimportantfindingsincestresscausesmanyillnesses.Tostaycalmandhealthy

duringastressfulday,turnontheradio.

Musichelpsyousleepbetter.

Astudyshowedthatstudentslisteningtoclassicalmusicfor45minutesslept

betterthanstudentswhodidnothing.Ifyou,rehavingtroublesleeping,try

listeningtoalittleBachorMozartbeforebedtime.

Musichelpsyoueatless.

38Ifyou,relookingforwaystoreduceyourappetite（食欲），trydimming

thelightsand1isteningtosoftmusicnexttimeyousitdownforameal.

Musicstrengthenslearningandmemory.

Researchersdiscoveredthatmusiccanhelpyoulearnandrecallinformation

better.39Memorizetheseresults.Younowhaveastrategytostudymore

effectivelyforyournexttest.

MusicraisesIQandschoolperformance.

Researchshowsthattakingmusiclessonspredictshigherschoolperformanceand

IQinyoungchildren.40

A.Musiclowersstressandimproveshealth.

B.Participantswhoweremusicianslearnedbetterwithlightmusic.

C.MusicaltrainingcanhelpraiseourIQsandevenkeepussharpinoldage.

D.Hereareamazingscientificallyprovenbenefitsofbeingattractedbymusic.

E.Recentresearchshowsthatlisteningtomusicimprovesourhappiness.

F.Softeningthelightingandmusiccanleadpeopletoeatfewercaloriesand

enjoytheirmealsbetter.

G.Tohelpyourchildrenachieveexcellenceintheirstudies,encouragethem

tosingorlearntoplayaninstrument.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

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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。

[2022•厦门高一检测]WhenIwaslittle,Ispentmuchtimeatmygrandfather,s

house,watchinghimpaintalldaylong.WhatIremembermostwashowhe41

paintingoldships.

AsIgrewup,wehardly42.Inoticedhedidn,treally43muchanymore.

Aboutayearago,hehadaheartattack.Inandoutofthe44forawhile,he

recoveredbutwasstill45,movingaroundhishouseinawheelchair.

Then,Istarted46hishouseandwebegantotalkmore.Wediscussedlife

andourinterests.EverytimeI47,hewantedtotalkalot.Ifiguredhewas

lonelyandenjoyedthe48.Wonderingwhyhedidn,tstartpaintingagain,Imade

itapointtocasually（不经意地）49itwhenIcameover,tellinghimoftenthat

heshouldpaintagain.

It50!Hestartedsendingmetobuypaintandposterboards.Heaskedme

aboutcolorsand51mehispaintings.Ilovedthewayhepaintedthe52ships.

Helookedhappier.Paintingseemedtohavebroughtbacksome53partofhim.

Cleaningformygrandpahasbroughtuscloser.Despitehisseventy-fiveyears

ofage,I54todiscouragehimfrompainting.Daysliketheseare55,and

Ienjoythelittlemoments.

41.A.missedB.lovedC.avoidedD.started

42.A.foughtB.exploredC.traveledD.spoke

43.A.paintB.laughC.exerciseD.care

44.A.officeB.hospitalC.shipD.city

45.A.positiveB.busyC.calmD.weak

46.A.searchingB.repairingC.cleaningD.sharing

47.A.setoffB.turnedupC.lookedaround

D.calledback

48.A.restB.freedomC.challengeD.company

49.A.dropB.answerC.mentionD.request

50.A.workedB.continuedC.happenedD.appeared

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51.A.lentB.showedC.promisedD.delivered

52.A.foreignB.brokenC.emptyD.ancient

53.A.funB.smartC.youthfulD.secret

54.A.refuseB.decideC.attemptD.fail

55.A.specificB.ordinaryC.valuableD.long

第二节（共10小题；每小题L5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。

JohnWilliamsisthemost56.________（wide）honouredlivingcomposeroffilm

musicandthemostOscar-nominated（奥斯卡提名的）manalive.

BorninNewYork,he57.（move）toLosAngeleswhenhewas16.Heattended

UCLAandstudiedcomposition.Yearsafter,58.（attend）Juilliardtostudy

piano,WilliamsreturnedtoNewYork.Healsoworkedasapianistbothinclubs

59.onrecordings.

Williamswentback60.LosAngelesandbeganhiscareer（生涯）infilm

studios.Hewentontowritemusicformanytelevisionprogrammesinthe1960s,

61.________（win）twoEmmysforhiswork.

In1974StevenSpielbergcametoJohnWilliamsafterbeingtouchedbyhis

62.（wonder）score（酉己乐）toTheReiverstoscoreTheSugarIandExpress,It

wasthe63.（begin）ofoneofthegreatestfilmcomposer/director

collaborations（合作）ever.

HisfirstOscarwasforhisadaption（改编）ofthemusicforFiddlerontheRoof.

In1976hereceivedhissecondforJaws.In1978,anOscarforStarWarsfollowed

inacompetition64.includedhisscoreforClOseEncounIersoftheThirdKind.

Sofar,Williamshascomposedthemusicandservedasmusicdirectorformorethan

seventy-five65.（film）.

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，是某国际高中学生会的主席。学生会计划举办一场音乐会，请你写一则

通知，刊登在校英文网站上，内容包括：1.举办的时间；2.活动的内容。

注意:

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1.词数80个左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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。

[2022•长郡中学高一检测]EveryonelikesthebeautifulCinderella,butIlike

theuglystepsister.ThesidewalkwasfilledwithshoppersasmymotherandIhurried

tothedepartmentstore.Iraisedmyneckforalookattheholidaywindowdisplay,

butattheageofsixIwastoosmal1toseearoundthegrown-upswiththeirwinter

coatsandpackages.Whenatlastwereachedthestore,Istoodwithmyeyeswidened.

“Look,Mother,“Ishouted,pressingmyhandsagainsttheglass,uCinderella.”

BeforemyeyeswasthemostbeautifuldollIhadeverseen!Sheworeafairyprincess

suitmadeofshiningredsilk.IknewifIliftedherskirtIwouldfindhercrystal

（水晶）shoes.Thetinytiara（冠状头饰）fastenedtohersilkygoldenhairshone.

“Ifonlysheweremine,“Idreamed."We'dhaveteaparties,sharesecrets

anddancewithahandsomeprince."Buttomydisappointment,mymotherguidedme

awayfromthewindow,explainingthatsheandmyfathercouldnotaffordsuchan

expensivedoll,αButtherewillbeaveryspecialgiftunderthetreeforyouon

Christmasmorning,Madge,,,shesaid."Ipromise."LaterthatweekIleanedagainst

Mother,ssewingmachine,watchingtheneedleflashupanddown."Betyoudon,tknow

whatthisis!”shejoked,holdinguptheclothformetosee.wMyChristmasdoll!,,

Iyelled.ItwasstillintheearlystagesbutIcouldmakeoutthehead,neckand

body."Somuchtomysurprise!”MotherlaughedasIdancedaroundtheroom,already

pretendingCinderellaandIwereattheball.Itwouldn,tbelongnow.

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Myexcitementgrewwitheachpassingday.Mothercontinuedtoworkonthedoll,

andwheneverIwalkedintotheroomshewouldhideitunderapillow.Icouldtell

byhersmileshewaspleasedwithherprogress.OnChristmasmorningIjumpedout

ofbed,randownthehallandquicklyarrivedatthelivingroomwheretheChristmas

treewasplaced.

注意：L续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式作答。

There,underneaththetree,wasabeautifullypackedgift

box._________________________

ButIcouldseeMotherwatchingme,waitingformy

response.________________________

单元素养评价(五)

第一部分

答案：

1-5BACAB6-10CBACC

11-15BCBAA16-20BBAAC

听力材料

(Text1)

M：HaveyoubeentoTian,anmenSquare,Tina?

W：No,butIwenttoMogaoCaveslastyear,andthisyearIwenttotheTajMahal.

(Text2)

W：Whatkindoffoodwouldyoulike,hotdogsorpizza?

M：Neither.Iprefernoodlestoanythingelse.

(Text3)

M：Don,tyouthinkthatthemusicisabittooloud?

W：Sorry,Idid∏,tknowyouaregoingoverthenotes.Γ11turnitoffright

now.

(Text4)

W：Icannotfindmywalletinmybag!Imusthaveleftitathome.

M：Doyouneedsomemoneyforataxi?Icouldlendyousome.

W：Thanks.Γ11goandgetataxi.

(Text5)

W：Hereisyourcoffee.Areyoureadyfordessertnow?

M：Sure!Whatkindofcakedoyouhave?

W：Wehavestrawberry,peach,cherryandchocolate.Whichwouldyouliketohave?

(Text6)

W：You,regoingtoyourjobinterviewdressedlikethat?

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M：Youhaveaproblemwithmyclothes?

W：Thejacketandpantsarefine.Greyisagoodcolour.Butthetieisterrible.

M：Youdon,tlikeorangeties?

W：It,stoobright.Youshouldn,twearorange.Don,tyouhavearedorbluetie?

M：OK,Γ11putonaredtie.

(Text7)

W：Wouldyouconsidergoingtotheparkthisafternoon?

M：Sorry,butIdo∏,tthinkit'sagoodidea.

W：Why?It,ssuchabeautifuldaytoday.

M：Iknow.ButΓvegotanimportantexamtomorrow.Imustprepareforit,or

Γ11failtopassit.

W：Whynotreadyourbooksinthepark?

M：Sorry,butIdon,tbelieveIcanfocusonmystudiesthere.Γdratherstay

athome.

(Text8)

W：Whatareyoureading,Tom?

M：Atravelmagazine.Jenny,doyouknowanyoldswimmingpoolsaroundthe

country?

W：No.Doesthemagazinementionany?

M：Yes.ItmentionsseveraloldswimmingpoolsintheUnitedStates.Thefirst

isMcCarrenParkPool.Itwasopenedinthesummerof1936inNewYorkCity.

W：IwenttoNewYorkCitylastyear.ButIdidn,tknowtherewassuchapool.

Whatotherpoolsdoesitmention?

M：ItalsomentionsRomanPool,anindoorpoolandNeptunePool,anoutdoorpool

inCaliforniaatIIearstCastle.It,sverybeautiful,butsadly,it,stoofarfrom

ourcity.

W：Yes.Soarethereanypoolsnearus?

M：No.MostofthepoolsmentionedinthismagazineareinCalifornia,though

thereisoneinTexas.Doyouwanttoreadthismagazine?

W：No.Ihavet