2023届湖北省八市高三（3月）联考英语试题含答案

2023年湖北省八市高三（3月）联考

英语试卷

本试卷共10页，共67题。本试卷满分150分，考试用时120分钟。

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4.考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并上交。

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。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是C。

1.Howmanydaysisthewomanolderthantheman?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Seven.

2.Whatistheman'Sfavouritesport?

A.Soccer.B.Basketball.C.Tennis.

3.Whathappenedtothemanlastweek?

A.Helosthisjob.B.Heboughtanewspaper.C.Herefusedhiscoworkers.

4.Whatarethespeakersgoingtoplay?

A.Bridge.B.Chess.C.Cardgames.

5.Whatdoesthewomando?

A.Adriver.B.Adoctor.C.Areceptionist.

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.Whichmailservicedidthemanchoose?

A.Express.B.Priority.C.First-class.

7.Howmuchdidthemanspendonthestamps?

A.$9.B.$11.35.C.$20.35.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whendidthemanstartusingthewebsites?

A.Incollege.B.Inhighschool.C.Inprimaryschool.

9.Whichwebsitedoesthemanlikebest?

A.Tencent,com.B.Y.C.UsingE.

10.Whatisthewomanprobablydoing?

A.Askingfor,advice.B.Doingasurvey.C.Searchingawebsite.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whydoesthewomanfancythewashing-upliquidadvertisement?

A.Theproductisgood.B.Theplotisattractive.C.Theactorsarefamous.

12.Howisthewashing-upliquidadvertisement?

A.Trustworthy.B.Educational.C.Widespread.

13.What,sthewoman'sattitudetoadvertisements?

A.Critical.B.Supportive.C.Indifferent.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Whodoesthewomanseekthegrammarbookfor?

A.Herdaughter.B.Herfriend.C.Herself.

15.HowisthebookDelhi?

A.Touching.B.Interesting.C.Well-received.

16.WhencanthewomangetthenovelDelhi?

A.Thisweekend.B.Nextweek.C.Nextmonth.

17.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inalibrary.B.Inasupermarket.C.Inabookstore.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

A.Atravelexperience.B.Atravelagency.C.Atravelplan.

19.Whatisachallengeforthespeaker-duringthetrip?

A.Poorweather.B.Unavoidablework.C.UnavailableInternetaccess,

20.Whichisthebestpartofthetrip?

A.DivingintheGreatBanier.B.Feedingelephants.C.Thehotairballoonride.

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

AfterImpressionism:InventingModernArt

25March-13August2023

Rooms1to8

Exploreaperiodofgreatchangewhenartistsbrokewithestablishedtraditionandlaidthefoun­

dationsfortheartofthe20thandthe21stcenturies.

Thedecadesbetween1880andtheoutbreakoftheFirstWorldWarin1914wereacomplex,

energeticperiodofartisticquestioning,searching,risk-takingandinnovation.

Theexhibitioncelebratestheachievementsofthreegiantsoftheperiod:PaulCezanne,Vincent

vanGoghandPaulGauguinandfollowstheinfluencestheyhadonyoungergenerationsofFrench

artistsandonwidercirclesofartistsacrossEurope.

WithoverahundredworksbyartistsrangingfromPicassotoMondrianandaselectionofsculp­

turesbyartistsincludingRodinandCamilleClaudel,theexhibitionfollowsthecreationofanew,

modernart,freeofconvention,takinginExpressionismandAbstraction.,Theexhibitionincludes

someofthemostfamousworksofartcreatedduringthesedecades.Importantloanscometothe

exhibitionfrominstitutionsandprivatecollectionsworldwide.

Ticketprices

FreeforMembers

PrioritybookingopenforMembers.

Jointodaytogetearlyaccesstotickets,plusenjoytheexhibitioninadvanceon24March.

Standardadmission

Onsalefrom15February

From£24Monday-Friday

From£26SaturdayandSunday

Amaximumofsixticketscanbebookedinthesamedeal.Forlargergroupbookingsplease

email.

Werecommendallowing50-60minutesforyourvisittotheexhibition.

21.Whatistheprobablethemeoftheexhibition?

A.Convention.B.ModernArt.

C.WesternArt.D.Impressionism.

22.Howmuchshouldacouplepayiftheyvisittheexhibitiononweekendswithoutmembership?

A.£24.B.£48.C.£52.D.£26.

23.Whereisthistextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Atextbook.B.Aguidebook.

C.Atraveljournal.D.Aresearchreport.

B

Whentravellingontherailway,Ialwaysarriveearlytotakephotosorfilmsoftrainsonmy.

phone.Idoitformyteenageboys.I,lltexttheseimagestothem,andthey'lltextbacksaying."Great

pics”,andoccasionally-getveryexcitedifΓvevideoedarareengine.

Myolderone,Solomon,now17,hadanearlyandstronginterestintrains.Bytheageoftwo,

hehadidentifiedhisfavouritetrainofalɪ-theClass465,afour-carelectricmultipleunit.Oneday,

passingtherailwaystation,hestartedlaughingwithpleasure.Atrainwaswaitingatthefarplatform.

Itlookedlikea465tomebyitsshapeandsize,butSolomonnoticedithadfivecarsinsteadoffour

andmostimportantofall,thefirstthreedigitsofitsnumberwere376.Itexcitedhimthathehad

discoverednotonlyanewtrainbutanewsetofnumbers,too.Classes465and376arecommon,but

eachtrainhasitsownuniquenumber.Thatispartoftheappeal.Specifics.Detail.

Myyoungerboy,Valentine,15,cametotrainsthroughadifferentroute:newtechnology.Iwas

walkingpastourlocalstationwhenIsawsomethingspecial.AnewtrainΓdneverseenbefore.If

suchatraincouldexistinmyrundownlocalstation,anythingwaspossible.Sciencefictionjustbe­

camesciencefact.IhadjustseentheClass395,theJavelin,Britain,sfastesttrain.Afewmonthslater,

therewouldbeoneleavingourstationeveryhalfhourtoLondon.

ValentineadoredtheJavelin.Tripsbecamefraughtbecausebothboyswantedtotravelontheir

favouritetrain-theClass465versustheJavelin.Wenegotiatedwiththem-we,dtakethe465onthe

waythere,theJavelinbackhome.Everyonewashappy.

Myhusbandisalsoarailfan.Havingtheboyshasallowedhimtopursuehispassion.Trainsare

oursharedpassion,atimelesssourceofpleasure.

24.Whydoestheauthorphotographtrainswheneverpossible?

A.Tokilltime.

B.Tomakemoney.

C.Toshareonline.

D.Todelightherchildren.

25.WhywasSolomonsopleasedwhilewanderingtotherailwaystation?

A.Henoticedfivebrand-newcars.

B.Hediscoveredhisfavouritetrain.

C.Hecorrectedhismother'smistake.

D.Hespottedanewsetoftrainnumbers.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fraught”meaninparagraph4?

A.Luxurious.

B.Thrilling.

C.Stressful.

D.Unlikely.

27.Whatisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TrainspottingBondsMyFamily.

B.TrainspottingSatisfiesMyChildren.

C.TrainspottingEmphasizesTrainDetails.

D.TrainspottingWitnessesTechnologyDevelopment.

C

WithalmostallbigemployersintheUnitedStatesnowusingartificialintelligence(AI)and

automationintheirhiringprocesses,thepublicisconsideringsomeurgentquestions:Howcanyou

preventdiscriminationinhiringwhenamachineiskeepingthediscrimination?Whatkindofmethods

mighthelp?

Some83%ofemployers,including99%ofFortune500companies,nowusesomeformofau­

tomatedtoolsaspartoftheirhiringprocess,saidtheEqualEmploymentOpportunityCommission's

(EEOC)chairCharlotteBurrowsat.ahearingonTuesday.Shesaideveryoneneedstospeakup

onthedebateoverthesetechnologies."Therisksaresimplytoohightoleavethistopicjusttothe

experts.”

Lastyear,theEEOCissuedsomeguidancearoundtheuseofcutting-edgehiringtools,noting

manyoftheirshortcomings.Theagencyfoundthatresume(简历)scannersthatprioritizekey­

wordsandprogramsthatevaluateacandidate'sfacialexpressionsandspeechpatternsinvideointer­

viewscancreatediscrimination.Take,forexample,,avideointerviewthatanalyzesanapplicants

speechpatternstodeterminetheirabilitytosolveproblems.Apersonwithaspeechproblemmight

scorelowandautomaticallybescreenedout.TheproblemwillbefortheEEOCtorootoutdiscrim-

ination-orstopitfromtakingplace.

TheEEOCisconsideringthemostappropriatewaystohandletheproblem.It,sagreedthatin­

spectionsarenecessarytoensurethatthesoftwareusedbycompaniesavoidsintentionaloruninten­

tionaldiscrimination.Butwhowouldconductthoseinspectionsisamorechallengingquestion.Each

optionpresentsrisks,Burrowspointedout.Athirdpartymayturnablindeyetoitsclients,whilea

government-ledinspectioncouldpotentiallystopinnovation.

Inpreviousremarks,BurrowshasnotedthegreatpotentialthatAIdecision-makingtoolshave

toimprovethelivesofAmericans,butonlywhenusedproperly."Wemustworktoensurethat

thesenewtechnologiesdonotbecomeahigh-techpathwaytodiscrimination,''shesaid.

28.WhatdoesBurrowssuggest,peopledo?

A.Maketheirownvoiceheard.

B.Followtheexperts1suggestions.

C.StopusingAIinhiringprocesses.

D.Watchdebatesabouttechnologies.

29.Howmightprogramsinvideointerviewsselectemployees?

A.Byscanningkeywords.

B.Byevaluatingresumes.

C.Byanalyzingpersonalities.

D.Byinterpretingspeechpatterns.

30.Whatisapossibleconsequenceofthird-partyinspections?

A.Highexpense.

B.Unfairresults.-

C.Agediscrimination.

D.Innovationinterruption.

31.WhatisBurrows1SattitudetoAIdecision-makingtools?

A.Favorable.

B.Disapproving.

C.Objective.

D.Doubtful.

D

Parentingstyleshaveevolvedovertheyearsinresponsetotherapidsocialchanges.Whetherit

istappingtechnologyorapplyingthebestparentingpractices,parentsnowadaysgenerallyinvest

moretimeinfindingouthowbesttoraisetheirchild.

Modemparentshaveaccesstotheinternetandsocialmediaforidealparentingadviceandtips.

Therearealsonumerousparentinggroupsfordifferentagegroupsonsocialmediathatparentscan

join.Aparentcanpostquestionsfromhowtomanagetheconstantcriesofaninfanttohowtotalk

toamoodyteenager,andchancesare,theparentwillbefloodedinstantlywithadviceandrelevant

articles.Theavailabilityofresourceshashelpedmodernparentstobemore?involvedandsupportive

oftheirchildren,sdevelopment,academically,emotionallyandsocially.Modernparentsarealso

keenertofindoutabouteffectiveparentingmethodstoraisedisciplinedandconfidentchildren.

Meanwhile,oneofmodemparentingstyles,helicopterparenting,arises.Whenparentsbecome

over-involved,over-concernedandover-controlling,theystarthelpingchildrenwithwhattheyare

capableofontheirown,forexample,selectingactivitiesandfriendsforthem.Sucha?parentingstyle

canrestrictthechildren,sabilitytohandleresponsibilitiesindependently.Childrenmightbeill-

equippedwithlifeskillssuchasoperatingastoveormonitoringtheirschoolwork.Overprotecting

childrenfromfailuresmayalsobepreventedfromdevelopingresilience（韧14）andacquiring

skillslikeproblem-solving.

Ontheotherhand,parentsinthepasttendedtosupervise（监管）less.Childrenweregiven

morecontroloverhowtheymanagedtheirschoolworkandthefriendstheychosetoplaywith.They

wereoftenexpectedtoshouldertheresponsibilitiesofcaringforyoungersiblingsandmanaging

householdchores.Livinginthepreintemetera,parentswerelessinformedaboutdifferentparenting

approachesandpersonalities.

Thereisnoonerightwaytoraiseachildandthereisnoneedtodoubtaboutthebestparenting

style.Eachchildisuniqueandshouldberaiseddifferentlybyparentswhoarepresent,butnothov­

ering（盘旋）；whoaresupportivebutnotcontrolling；andwhoprotectbutnotspoil.

32.Whatdoestheauthorexplainbymentioning“aninfant,,and“amoodyteenagernin

paragraph2?

A.Devotiontokids.

B.Easyaccesstoguidance.

C.Effectiveparenting.

D.Trickyparentingproblems.

33.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkaboutconcerningmodemparenting?

A.Itsbenefits.

B.Itsinfluence.

C.Itscharacteristics.

D.Itstype.

34.Whatcanwelearnaboutparentsinthepast?

A.Theyhadstrengthsandweaknessesinparenting.

B.Theywerewiserthanmodemparentsiniparenting.

C.Theyweretoblameforchilddevelopmentprospect.

D.Theycontributedtothechildren,swell-roundedabilities.

35.Whatisthepurposeofwritingthearticle?

A.Torecommendhowtoparentwisely.

B.Toappealtolearnfrommodernparents.

C.Toinformhowparentinghaschanged.

D.Tointroducetwoparentingstrategies.

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。

Thereareanumberofwaystohelpimprovefinalexamtestscoreswithoutstayingupallnight

andcramming（临时死记硬背），forinstance,takingadvantageoftheresourcesavailableand

takingcareofyourbody.

Stayontopofyourwork.Completingallofyourweekbyitsduedatewillhelpyoustayontop

ofthecontent,minimizingthetimeneededtoprepareforfinals.36Forinstance,attendingclassisa

guaranteenottofallbehindinyourwork.

37Don,tfeellikeyouneedtogiveequalstudytimetoeachcourse.Lookbackatyourprogress

throughoutthesemester.Ifyourgradeisborderline,betweena,C,anda,B,,forexample,oryou,re

hopingtoraiseyourgrade,you,llwanttoputinabitmoreeffort.

Findastudypartneroratutor.Itisadvisabletofindatutororastudypartneratthebeginning

ofthesemesterasyoucanbouncearoundideasandaskquestionswhilestudying.However,stay

awayfromgoodfriendswhenstrugglingwithlthematerial.38

Selectyourstudyingenvironmentstrategically.Youneedaquietstudyinglocationfreeof

distractions.39.Sometimescollegesopenupconferenceroomsorotherspacestoallowadditional

roomforstudyingduringexamweek.

Maintainyourhealthinthefinalsweek.Finalscanbeastressfultime,somakesureyouare

takingcareofyourphysicalself.Exerciseisaneffectivetoolinhelpingyourbodyreducestress.40

A.Keeptrackofyourprogress.

B.Figureoutwhichcoursestoprioritize.

C.Butdon,toverdoitthisweektoavoidamuscleinjuryoverfinals.

D.Ifthelibrary,studyarea,oroutdoorsdoesnotworkforyou,keeplooking.

E.Reviewinginthefinalsweekisaloteasierifyou'vebeenkeepingupallalong.

F.Plus,youwillassesstimeneededforbetteracademicperformancepriortothefinals.

G.Thebeststudypartnerisoftensomeoneyoudon,tknowwellandlesslikelyhangoutwith.

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。

Borneoishometosomeofthemostextraordinarywildlife.Severalyearsago,Idecidedtogo

thereforavisit.Alocalpersonofferedtobemyguide,whichwasagreatbonusforme.

Oneday,myguideturnedoffthesmoothroadandtookmeacrossa4£hillsideinstead.We

pickedourwaycarefullywhen42,aRafflesia（大王花）poppedintomyviewamongthose

stones.Oh,dear!Morethan43,1bentdownandputmynosepracticallyinsidetheflower,score.

44,tomysurprise,itwasonlyoneofthe45duringthetrip.

AsI46theendofmytrip,therewasstillsomethingIhadyettosee.Weplannedto47most

fearedcreaturethere,thesaltwatercrocodile,whichcangrowtoa48of6metersormore.Whenwe

shoneaflashlighttowardsthemuddyshore,littlesounds49inthedarknessasifsomethingunseen

underwaterhadbrokenthe50Takingasecondlook,wespottedtwogreedy5Ijustabovethewater

line.Aswedrewnear,it52andwesawclearlyitwasacrocodile.Withgreatcaution,wenearedit

andfinallycould53itstruedimensions.Itwasababy-nomorethan0.6meterlong.Aha,whatever,

Icouldnowreporttothe54backhome,whohadneverbeentoBorneo,thatIhad55ahungry

crocodileinthewildandlivedtotellthetale.

Theworldoutthereissofascinating.Don,tletworkrunyourlife.Whynotstepoutdoorsand

enjoythewondersnatureofferstoyou?

41.A.rollingB.spectacularC.roughD.breathtaking

42.A.suddenlyB.literallyC.definitelyD.ultimately

43.A.alarmedB.pleasedC.concernedD.upset

44.A.NeverthelessB.BesidesC.InsteadD.Therefore

45.A.desiresB.motivationsC.destinationsD.highlights

46.A.suspendedB.suspectedC.approachedD.valued

47.A.holdontoB.pickupC.reflectonD.huntfor

48.A.widthB.lengthC.heightD.size

49.A.emergedB.pausedC.continuedD.declined

50.A.mudB.surfaceC.groundD.shore

51.A.crocodilesB.mouthsC.eyesD.teeth

52.A.movedB.sankC.hidD.escaped

53.A.workoutB.letoutC.figureoutD.makeout

54.A.victimsB.opponentsC.folksD.guides

55.A.challengedB.encounteredC.terrifiedD.chased

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。

TerryTownshendisanecologistfromtheUK.InlateOctober,heclimbedtotheroofofa

buildingtocheckoutahand-sizedrecordingdevice56(lay)theretocatchthesoundsofmigra­

torybirds(候鸟)atBeijing,sOlympicPark.Everytwoweeks,hecameheretocollectdataand

shareit5J_universities*researchcentresforthisyear'sbirdtrackingstudy.

Asabirdwatcher58haslivedinBeijingforoveradecade,Townshendfoundedawebsite59

formedagroupforfellowenthusiasts.Heworkstoraiseenvironmental60(aware)amongpeople

tohelpsavesomeofChina'smostendangeredbirds,initiatingprojectstotracksomeofBeijing's

celebratedbirds.

ThoughobservingthemigratorybirdsinBeijing61(be)oneofTownshend,smainactivities

now,hisbondwithChinawasestablishedtwelveyearsago.Atthattime,thenon-governmentalor­

ganizationTownshendonceworkedwithwasinvitedbytheChinesegovernment62(cooperate)

inboostingsupportforChina'sgeneralenvironmentallawsonclimatechange.Astheprojectleader,

Townshendcameto-Chinaforthefirsttime.Aftergettingtoknowthecountry,hedecidedtostay

herefor63(far)research.

“China64(value)therecoveryofnatureinpastdecades.Withtheeffortstocarryout

varioustargetedprotectionstowardnature,65futurelooksbrightforChina'sbiodiversity.''Towns­

hendsaid.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

为了增强学生的安全防范意识，今天上午你校组织了紧急逃生疏散演练活动。假定你是

李华，请你给校英文广播站写一篇相关的新闻报道，内容包括：

1.活动目的；

2.活动流程；

3.活动感受。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：疏散演练evacuationdrill

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。

Attheageof17,Iformedabandwith,threeclassmates.Afterwewonthefirstprizeatour

schooΓstalentshow,Wedecidedtoseeifwecouldgetsomelocalperformances.WhenWefoundout

we,dgottenbookedforacharitableeventatalargehospital,wewereexcited.Fortwoweeks,We

practicedhard,gettingtogethereverydayafterschooltosharpenourskillsandlearnenoughsongs

tofillaone-hourshow.

Onthedayoftheconcert,weshowedupearlytocheckoutthestage.Wesetupanddidaquick

soundcheck,thenwentbackstageIohaveasodaandrest.WhileWewerebackthere,thehospitaΓs

entertainmentdirectorcameovertotalktous.

uOkay,boys,Ijustwanttofillyouinonacoupleofimportantdetails,υshetoldus."Alot

ofthepeopleintheaudiencearesufferingfromseverephysicalormentaldisabilities.Also,manyof

themareveryold.Don,tletthatalarmyou.TheyhaveVeryfewchancestoseeliveentertainmentof

anykind,sotheyenjoyanykindofmusicaltalent.Justplayyourregularshow,andyou,lldofine.”

Withthat,sheleft,goingtohelpthevolunteersandstaffthatwereassistingthepatientstotheirseats.

Soonenough,itwasshowtime.Everythingwasperfect,andweplayedprobablythebestshow

ofourlives.Wehardlymissedanoteonanyofoursongs.Unfortunately,wecouldn,tenjoyour

performance.Aseachsongfinished,therewasashortpause.Thiswasthetimewhentheaudience

wouldnormallyapplaud.Now,weweregettingnothing.Zero.Thedeafeningsilenceonlymadeus

moredeterminedtowintheaudienceover.Wetriedharder.Loudsongs,softsongs,itmadenodif­

ference.Afterforty-fiveminutes,Wedecidedtoendoursetearly.Whybotherfinishingwhennoone

wasappreciatingusanyway?Weunplugged（拔去）ourinstrumentsandwentbackstage.

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。

Amomentlater,theentertainmentdirectorranbacktous.

Returningtothestage,weplayedourfinalthreesongs.

2023年湖北省八市高三（3月）联考

英语参考答案

听力部分：

1-5ABABC

6-10BAABB

11-15BCACC

16-20BCACC

阅读理解：

21-25BCBDD

26-30CAADB

31-35CBDAC

七选五：

36-40EBGDC

完形填空：

41-45CABAD

46-50CDBAB

51-55CADCB

语法填词：

56.laid;

57.with;

58.who∕that;

59.and;

60.awareness;

61.is;

62.tocooperate;

63.further;

64.hasbeenvaluing/hasvalued;

65.the

应用文写作

Oneemergencyevacuationdrill

Inordertoenhancethesecurityawarenessofourstudents,andteachthemwhattodowhena

fireoranemergencyhappens,ourschoolorganizedafireevacuationdrillthismorning.

Athalfpastnineo,clockam,weheardthealarm.Instructedbysometeachersincharge,We

rushedtotheappointedareasinorder.Afterwards,wefollowedthemessagesontheairtoheadfor

thesafeplace.Onarrivingattheplayground,westoodinline.Ourheadmastermadeasummary,

attachinggreatimportancetosafety.

Notonlydidthedrillincreaseourknowledgeofprotectingourselvesinthefaceofemergencies,

afireinparticular,butalsoprovidedapreciousopportunitytodealwiththem.

读后续写

Amomentlater,theentertainmentdirectorranbackU)us.Sheaskeduswhywedidn,tfinish

theshowaspromised.Wetoldherhowembarrassedwefeltwhenweplayedinfrontofcomplete

silence.Wealsoexpressedourconcernthattheymustdislikeus."Whatareyoutalkingabout?”asked

thedirector,uΓvebeentalkingtothem.Theyloveyousomuch."Itturnedoutthattheyjustdidn't

knowtheyweresupposedtoclap.Ortheysimplycouldn,t,tdosoduetoseverephysicalormental

disabilities.Allofusstaredatherindisbelief,andwedecidedtokeepourwordandfinishtheshow.

RetUmingtothestage,WeDlayedOUrfinalthreesongs.Finally,withtheshowover,webegan

packingupourinstruments.Wehadstillreceivednoapplause.However,asweweretoleave,atleast

fiftypeoplecrowdedontothestage.Allofthemwantedtothankus;someshookourhands,andsome

surroundeduswithawidegrin.Severaltoldusthatwewerethebestbandthathadplayedforthem

inyears.Wecouldn,tbelieveit.Weneverfeltasgoodaswedidthatonespecialnight.

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W:WouldyoumindifIaskhowoldyouare?

M:Fourteen,but1,11befifteenonMaytheseventh.

W:Oh!ΓllbefifteenonMaythefourth.

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W:Whattimeisthatsoccergameon?Ithoughtitstartedatnoon.

M:Wemusthavehadthewrongtime.Oh,well...soccer,snotmyfavouritesportanyway.Ilike

basketballbest.

W:Oh,really?Ithoughtyourfavouritesportwastennis.

(Text3)

W:Whathappened?

M:Igotlaidofflastweekwithtenofmyco-workers.

W:Whatareyougoingtodo?

M:Γmlookinginthenewspaperforajob.

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M:Mary,doyouplaybridge?

W:No,Idon,tplayanycardgames.ButIknowhowtoplaychess.Howaboutyou,George?

M:Well,Ihappentobeoneofthebestchessplayersaround.

W:OK.Lefsplay,then.We,llseewho,sthebest.

(Text5)

M:Hi,canIseeDrDaveurgently?Myfriendhasbeenrunoverbyacaratthecrossroadoutside.He

isbleedingheavilyandneedsimmediatemedicalattention.

W:IamafraidDrDaveisbusyintheoperationtheatreatthemoment,butyoucantakeyourfriend

toAccident&EmergencyDepartment.Hewillbetakencareofthere.

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W:WhatcanIdoforyoutoday?

M:IneedtomailthispackagetoNewYork,please.

W:OK,Iefsseehowmuchitweighs...it,saboutfivepounds.Ifyousenditexpress,itwillgetthere

tomorrow.Oryoucansenditpriority,anditwillaιτivebySaturday.

M:Saturdayisfine.Howmuchwillthatbe?

W:$11.35.Doyouneedanythingelse?

M:Oh,yeah!Ialmostforgot.Ineedabookofstamps,too.

W:OK,yourtota