山东青岛九校联盟2022-2023学年高二年级下册期中考试英语试卷

九山东青岛校联盟高二期中考试——英语.

2022〜2023学年度第二学期高二期中考试

英语试卷

考生注意：

L本试卷由四个部分组成。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

2.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应

题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作

答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题分，满分分）

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。1.

What,stheman,ssuggestion?

A.Makingthereservation.B.Continuingwaitinghere.

C.Goingtoanotherrestaurant.

2.WhatwillPeterdofirst?

A.Gohome.B.Dohishomework.C.Buysomecandy.

3.WhatdoesthewomanaskMiketodo?

A.Brushhisteeth.B.Savewater.C.Drinksomewater.

4.Whydoesthemanseeminlowspirits?

A.Hehasbeensickthisweek.B.Hemissedhisfavoritemovies.C.Hegotlittlesleepthesedays.

5.Whatisthewomanworriedabout?

A.Theman,shealth.B.Theman,scookingskill.C.Theman'ssafetyinMexico.

第二节（共15小题；每小题分，满分分）

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，

并标在试卷的相应位置。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.Whatistheman,sproblem?

A.Hehasabackache.

B.Hetooktoomanypills.

C.Helostcontactwithhisdoctor.

7.WhydoesDoctorGreenbreaktherulefortheman?

A.Heisverypolite.B.Heisseriouslyill.C.Hecan,taffordafullcheckup.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whoisthewoman?

A.Theman,sclassmate.B.Annie,ssister.C.Annie,sroommate.

9.WhatdoesthemanwanttotellAnnie?

A.Hisnewaddress.B.Hisvisit.C.Hotelinformation.

10.HowcanAnniegetintouchwiththeman?

A.Sendhimanurgentmessage.

B.Dialthephonenumber4934975.

C.GotoRoom668,theTerminalHotel.

听第8段材料，回答第U至13题。

11.Whatdoesthewomaninvitethemantodotoday?

A.Attendaparty.B.Studytogether.C.Seeafilm.

12.Whenwillthespeakersmeet?

A.At4:15.B.At4:30.C.At4:45.

13.Wherewillthespeakersmeet?

A.Atthebookstore.B.Atanice-creamshop.C.Attheschoolgate.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Whatdoesthemando?

A.Apoliceman.B.Afirefighter.C.Ajoumalist.

15.Howmanykidsdiedfromthefire?

A.2.B.5.C.28.

16.Wheredidtheboythrowthecigaretteend?

A.Onthecarpet.B.Onthesofa.C.Onthetable.

17.Whywastheboyabletotouchthecigaretteend?

A.Hisfatheraskedhimtothrowit.

B.Hisfatherwasdrunkandsleeping.

C.Hisfatherlefthimaloneathome.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Howcanfrozenfoodbekeptcoldatordinarytemperatures?

A.Byusingbags.B.Byusingwater.C.Byusingpaper.

19.Whatisadvisedtodowhencamping?

A.Usespecialdryfoods.B.Nevercookmeatoreggs.

C.Keepmilkinacoolerbox.

20.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Howtopickupfreshfood.

B.Howtoeathealthilyindifferentweather.

C.Howtokeepfoodfromgoingbadinsummer.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题分，满分分）

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

TheNationalGallery

TheNationalGalleryinLondonhasahugecollectionof2,400piecesonline,andyoucansearch,browse（浏览）

andviewtheartonitswebsite.ThankstoGoogleStreetView,canalsotakevirtualtoursof18rooms.Andifhavean

OculusVRheadset.YoucaneventakeaVRtouroftheSainsburyWing,whichcontainsover270paintingsyoucan

getup,closeandpersonalwith.

ArtUK

ArtUKisanonlineplatformthatbringstogetherartworksfromsomeofthemostimportantculturalinstitutions

acrossBritain.Ifyouneedsomeinspiration,ArtUKalsohasyoucovered,asithassorteditsartworksintocategories

likeAbstract,FloralArtPrints,ModernInteriorPrintsandImpressionism.ArtUKalsohasanonlineshopwhereyou

canpurchaseprintsthatwilladdatouchofclassandcolourtoyourhome.

Artnet

Itallowsvisitorstobrowsegalleriesfromallovertheworld,withsomeofthemostcurrentandcontemporary

artworksheldbycutting-edgegalleristsonofferthroughtheportal.Youcanalsotrackandfollowauctionlotsand

sales.Artnetnewsalsobringsyouup-to-datenewsonthegoings-onintheartworld.Basically,Artnetisthego-to

placeonlineforeverythingyouneedtoknowabouttheContemporaiyartworld,itsartists,galleries,works,buyers

andcollectors.

TheAffordableArtFair

TheAffordableArtFairwasoriginallyheldinBatterseainLondonin1999withaviewtoprovidingan

alternative,andcheaperoptionforpurchasingartoutsideagallerysetting.TheAffordableArtFairisoneofthebest

placestoshopforartonline,aspricesrangefromaround£50to£6,000,sothereshouldbesomethingforeveryone.

Ifsalsoagreatplacetofamiliarizeyourselfwithemergingandup-and-comingartists.

21.WhatisspecialaboutTheNationalGallery?

A.Thepaintingsarecategorized.

B.ɪthasagreatcollectionfromallovertheworld.

C.Itcanmakeyouasifyouwerereallyinthegallery.

D.Itsinspirationcomesfromimportantculturalinstitutions.

22.Whichwebsitebestsuitspeoplewhowanttoknowthelatestinformationaboutart?.

A.ArtUK.B.TheNationalGalleiy.

C.TheAffordableArtFair.D.Artnet.

23.WhatdoArtUKandTheAffordableArtFairhaveincommon?

A.Theyhaveonlineshoppingservice.

B.YoucanfindFloralArtPrintsinthem.

C.Theyprovidecheapchoicesforthepublic.

D.Youcanknowsomepromisingartistsinthem.

B

AgehasneverbeenaproblemforThessalonikaArzu-Embry.Afterall,she,salreadygothermaster,sdegree.

TheNorthChicago-areagirlstartedhomeschoolingattheageof4.Shebeganhavinganinfluenceonotherssoon

after.Whenshewas6yearsold,shewasaninspirationalspeakeratanorganizationcalledTabithaHouseCommunity

Service,ashelterforpeoplewhowereforcedtoleavetheirhomesduetothesituationssuchasearthquakes,floodand

othernaturaldisasters.

Attheageof11,shegraduatedfromhighschoolandthenearnedherbachelor,sdegreeinpsychologyin2013.

Shecompletedthoseclassesonlineasshewastravelingforleadershipmeetings.

Shedoesn'tstoptherethough.ThegirlplanstofocusonaviationPSyChOlOgy（航空心理学）forherfurtherstudy,

adecisioninspiredbyherfatherwhoisapilot.Shegrewuparoundairplanesandtookflightsallthetime.Hergoalis

touseittodeterminewhetherpilotaredealingwithproblemsthatcouldhavedeadlyresultsoncetheplanetakes

off-atopicthathasbeeninthenewslately.Forher,it,samixoftwoofherinterests.

Inherfreetime,Thessalonikaenjoysplayingtennis,swimmingandbeingactiveinheryouthgroup.Shealsohas

threeself-publishedbooks,whichareonhersite.JumptheEducationBarrieriswrittentohelpstudentsfinishcollege,

andIntheFutureaimstohelpbusinessownersdealwithtrends.HerthirdbookTheGeniusRacehasawiderappeal.

Itisdesignedtohelppeopletobegeniusesinvariousareasoflife.

24.WhatcanweknowaboutThessalonikafromthetext?

A.Shemajoredinscienceandtechnology.

B.Shegainedhermaster,sdegreeattheageof11.

C.Shegotherbachelor,sdegreethroughonlinecourses.

D.Shestartedhomeschoolingwhenshewas6yearsold.

25.WhatisThessalonika1Snextplanaccordingtothetext?

A.Beingactiveinheryouthgroup.

B.Majoringinaviationpsychology.

C.Makinginspiringspeechesforleadershipmeetings.

D.Writinganotherbooktohelppeopletobegeniuses.

26.WhydoesThessalonikawritethebookJumptheEducationBarrierc!

A.Tohelppeopletobesuccessful.

B.Toraiseconcernaboutpsychology.

C.Toshareherownexperiencewithothers.

D.Togivestudentsahandtocompletecollege.

27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.HomeschoolingB.ToBeaGenius

C.ThreePublishedBooksD.TheStoiyOfThessalonika

C

TheprocessofagingisofparticularconcernforAmericans.Thisconcernisnotonlyrelatedtothelikelihoodof

increasingyourchancesofcomingdownwithdiseasessuchasheartdiseaseanddiabetes（糖尿病），butmore

importantly,tothelossofyoureyesight.Asweagethechancethatwewilldevelopage-relatedvisionconditionsand

disordersincreases.

Therefore,manypeoplebelievethatit'sveryhard,ifnotimpossible,toimproveyourvisionnaturallyasyouget

olderduetoconcernsthatthevisualsystembeginstodeteriorateatthatstageoflife.Thesepeoplealsobelievethey,re

stuckwiththeirglassesorcontactsforlife.Sothequestionis:canagingpreventyoufromimprovingyourvision

naturally?

Theanswertothatquestionisno.Whileagingisinevitable（无法避免的），whenitcomestoimproving,

protectingandpreservingyourpreciouseyesight,therearethingsyoucandotoreduceorslowthenegativeeffectsof

agingonthevisualsystem.Forinstance,youcantakepreventivestepsintermsofnutritionandeyeexercisesthatcan

reducethenegativeeffectsofagingontheeyes.

Thesesimple-and-easy-to-perfbrmtechniquesmakethevisualsystemstrongerthereforehelpingyoutoimprove

yourvision.Theyalsoimprovethefocusingpoweroftheeyesthroughvisiontrainingeyeexercisetechniques.

Additionally,eyeexercisescanimprovebloodflowandcirculationtothevisualsystemthereforemprovingyour

eyesight.Thequestionis:cantheseeyeexerciseshelpimprovevisioneveninolderpeople?Well,theanswertothis

questionisyes.

AccordingtoascientificresearchstudyperformedbytheNationalInstituteonAging,elderlyadultscanquickly

improvetheirvisionwithabranchofeyeexercisescalledPerceptualTraining.PerceptualTrainingrelatestothe

abilitytoimprovevariousvisualskillsbyexposingapersonrepeatedlytoactivitiesinvolvingallkindsofStimUIi（刺

激物）.

Thisimprovesthewaythebrainprocessesvisualinformationbystrengtheningtheconnectionbetweenthebrainand

eyes.

28.Whatcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Agingcancausevariousvisiondiseases.

B.Theelderstendtodolittletoprotecttheireyes.

C.AgingpopulationisaseriousproblemintheUS.

D.Heartdiseaseisthemaincauseofoldpeople'sdeath.

29.Whatisthemisunderstandingabouteyesightaccordingtothetext?

A.Wearingglassesisagoodwaytoimproveeyesight.

B.Theelders*eyesightisdifficulttoimprovenaturally.

C.Theelders*eyesightcanactuallyreturntonormal.

D.Preventivemeasurescanreducetheriskofdevelopingeyesightproblems.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“deteriorate“inparagraph2mean?

A.Becomeworse.B.Becomestronger.

C.Becomesimpler.D.Becomemoresensitive.

31.Whatdoesthestudytellusinthelastparagraph?

A.Howoldpeopleshoulddoeyeexercises.

B.Howthebrainprocessesvisualinformation.

C.Thevisionproblemisgivengreatattention.

D.Eyeexercisescanimprovevisioninelderlyadults.

D

Asartificialintelligence（AI）systemsbecomemoreadvanced,wecanexpectthemtobeusedmoreofteninthe

worldofhumanmedicineandhealthcare.AIisdesignedtoimitate（模仿）thehumanbrainindecision-makingand

learning,sowiththecomputingpowertolearntasksindaysorevenhours,itispossibletocreatemedicalAlsthat

rapidlyoutperformdoctorsincertaintasks.

DataplaysahugelyimportantroleinhelpingAIsystemsIeamabouthumanmedicine.AIsystemsaretrainedon

largedatasetsgatheredfromreal-lifecases.Providingdetailedpatientinformationinquantitiesisacrucialfactorfor

theirsuccess.

Oneofthemostimportantareasforinfluencingglobalhealthisinthefieldofepidemiology（流彳亍病学）.

Predictingdiseaseoutbreakscansavemillionsoflivesbyhavingresourcesreadyshouldtheworsthappen.Startup

AIMEhassuccessfullycombinedpublichealthdatawithmachinelearningandAItocreateapredictionengine

capableofanticipatingepidemicsmonthsinadvancewithgreataccuracy.

AnotherfieldwheremedicalAIsaremakingrapidadvancesisindiagnostics（诊断学）.Doctorsbasealotof

decisionsoninformationfromX-ray,CTandMRIimages.Speedingupdiagnosesfrompatientscanscanrapidly

improvepatientcareandoutcomes.ComputervisionAIsusepatternrecognitiontoworkthroughtheseimageswith

incrediblespeedandaccuracy.Theyhavebeenabletooutperformjuniordoctorsandevenseniorspecialistsinsome

tests.

CardiOIogiSt（心脏科医生）RimaAmaoutdevelopedanAlthatbeathumanexpertsatcorrectlyinterpreting

echocardiograms（超声心动图）by92percentto79percent.ShesaidthatdespitetheresultthereisnoprospectofAI

replacinghumandoctorsanytimesoon.tfcAscardiologists,wereadtheimagesandthengotoseethepatient,,,shesaid.

“Sowe,rebothreadingimagesandpracticingmedicine.Idon,tthinkthatthesecondpiecewillbetakenoverso

quickly.^^

TheacceptanceofAlinmedicinewillcontinuetogatherpaceinthefutureasitbecomesmorewidespread.

32.WhatplayedabigroleinhelpingAIsystemsknowofhumanmedicine?

A.Certaintasks.B.Largedata.

C.Theskilltoimitate.D.Theincreasingdemand.

33.WhyisStartupAlMEmentionedinparagraph3?

A.Toexpresspredictingdiseaseispossible.

B.Tocallondoctorstofocusonpublichealthdata.

C.Toproveit'sasuccessfulcompanyinglobalhealth.

D.Toletreadersrealizetheimportanceofearlysuccess.

34.WhatdoweknowaboutcomputervisionAIs?

A.Theycanrapidlyimprovepatient,sconditions.

B.Theyspeedupdiagnosesfrompatientscans.

C.Theydobetterthandoctorsinsometests.

D.TheyanalyzeinformationfromX-ray,CTandMRIimages.

35.WhatdoRimaAmaoufswordsinparagraph5imply?

A.AIsarenotsosmartashumandoctors.

B.It,snoteasyforAIstotaketheplaceofhumandoctors.

C.AcooperationbetweenAIsandhumandoctorsisamust.

D.Humandoctorsareplayingabigroleinpracticingmedicine.

第二节（共5小题；每小题分，满分分）

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。

Aspiringpoetsmaybeintimidate”胆怯）thefirsttimetheysitdowntowriteapoem.Thisishardlyunusual,but

thegoodnewsisthatonceideasbegintoflow,thecraftofpoetιyisremarkablysatisfying.36

Don,tobsessabout（纠结）yourfirstline.

Ifyoudon,tfeelyouhaveexactlytherightwordstoopenyourpoem,don'tgiveupthere.37

Startsmall.

Ashortpoemlikeahaikuorasimplerhymingpoemmightbemoreattainablethandivingintoanarrativeepic.

Gettools.

38.You,dbesurprisedhowmanyprofessionalwritersalsomakeuseofthesetools.Justbesureyou

understandthetruemeaningofthewordsyouinsertintoyourpoem.

39.

Likeanyformofwriting,poetryisenhancedbyliterarydevices.Developyourpoetιywritingskillsbyinserting

metaphor,allegory,synecdoche,metonymy,imagery,andotherliterarydevicesintoyourpoems.

Readpoetrywheneverpossible.

Writingpoetryissomuchmorefruitfulwhenyou,reimmersedintheworkofothers.40一boththe

classicsandliving,workingartists.

A.Poetryexpandsyourvocabulary

B.Hereareseveraltipstohelpyoustartwriting

C.Enhancethepoeticformwithliterarydevices

D.Poetsconnectwithoneanotherviapoetryreadings

E.Keepwritingandcomebacktoitwhenyou,reready

E.Makethelanguageofpoetrysecondnaturebyreadingotherpoets

G.Ifarhymingdictionarywillhelpyoucompleteapoem,youshoulduseit

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人空白处的最佳选项。

Istillrememberthatdayclearly.Izippedpast（快速闪过）myfathercleaningthetable.Secondslater,Izipped

pasthimagain.Minuteslater,Iwas41wrappingAllyson,sbirthdaygiftswhileorderingacakeforher

comingparty.AssoonasIfinishedthe42glancedupandmetDad,sdisapprovinglook.

uYouaretoo43andstressed,honey,,,hesaid,sittinginachair,watchingThePriceIsRight.uYouneed

to44andenjoylifealittlemore.,,Hewas45.Andatthatmoment,ɪrealizedIhadbeentotally

46

Dadinordertofinishallofthe47onmytodot,AllDadwantedmetodowassitdownandspendsometime

withhim.So1did.Iknewthepresent-wrappingcould48andthecakecouldbeorderedlater.1satdownand

watchedThePriceIsRightwithDad.Itwashis49.Welaughedandtalked.I,msogladthatIdidn,tmiss

thatspeciallasttimewithmydad50thatto-dolist.Daddypassedawayafewmonthslater,buthiswordsof

wisdomremainwithme.

WhenIamwritingnon-stop,tryingto51abooksoonorattemptingtocleantheentirehouseatonce,I,ll

rememberDad'swords.

Actually,the52willalwaysbe,butspecialtimewithpeopleyou53canslipbyquickly.So

watchashowwithyourparents.Playagamewithyourkids.Takealongromanticwalkwithyour54Eachof

them55alottoyouandtheyaremoreimportantthanotherthings.

41.A.politelyB.proudlyC.quicklyD.calmly

42.AJourneyB.callC.reportD.game

43.A.excitedB.disappointedC.strangeD.busy

44.A.comeoverB.slowdownC.giveupD.breakout

45.A.cleverB.upsetC.rightD.puzzled

46.A.refusingB.annoyingC.observingD.ignoring

47.A.purposesB.promisesC.rolesD.tasks

48.A.waitB.workC.existD.continue

49.A.chanceB.ruleC.favoriteD.choice

50.A.asforB.insteadofC.exceptforD.becauseof

51.A.finishB.findC.keepD.paint

52.A.listsB.plansC.habitsD.points

53.A.believeB.loveC.respectD.honor

54.A.customerB.teacherC.partnerD.neighbor

54.A.customerB.teacherC.partnerD.neighbor

55.A.affordsB.meansC.explainsD.talks

第二节(共10小题；每小题分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

ChinaonOctober12officiallyannouncedthefirstgroupofnationalparks.Hometonearly30percentofthekey

wildlifespeciesfoundinChina,theycover56protectedlandareaof230,000squarekilometers.

The57(establish)ofthefirstgroupofnationalparksisapracticalmovebyChinatostrengthenits

effort58(Pn)mote)naturalecologicalprotection.

TheThree-River-SourceNationalPark59(locate)ontheQinghai-TibetPlateau-knownastheworld,s

t4thirdpole,,∙TheGiantPandaNationalParkprotectsthemajorhabitatsof70percentofthecountry,swildgiant

pandas.60(obvious),theHainanRainfbrestNationalParkishometoChina'slargestrainforestandthe

Hainangibbon.

MountainNationalParkexperimentalareaistheonlyparkinChina61islistedasaUNESCOculturaland

62(nature)heritagesite.Itemphasizessustainabledevelopmentbetween63(human)andnature,

64(reflect)China'senvironmentalprotectionprinciple.

Commercialactivitiesarebannedinthenationalparksandareallput65thecontrolofthenational

rulesforecologicalprotection.

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，你们学校的科学俱乐部正在招聘一名实验助理。请你给该俱乐部的负责人Mark写封邮件,

申请成为该俱乐部的实验助理。内容包括：

1.提出申请；

2.表明自身优势。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，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。

Onemorning,myfamilyandIwokeupandwenttoeatbreakfast-untilweheardbarkingandscratchingatthe

door.Whenmymomopenedthedoor,wesawaPUPPy（〃、狗）.Welookedaroundtoseeifwesawitsowner,butthere

wasnoone.Wetookitinsideandfedit.

RegardlessofhowbadlyIwantedtokeepthepuppy,wedecidedtolookfortheowner.Welookedallday,butwe

failed.Wetalkedaboutwhetherweshouldkeeplookingorifweshouldlookthenextday.Weallagreedtolookforits

ownerthenextday.

So,thenextdaymyfamilyandIlookedforthedog,sowner.Itwassohardlookingforitsowner.Wewere

lookingforflyers（传单）thatinvolvedthepuppy,butnoluck.Wewouldn,thavequittedbecauseit,sapuppyandit

needsitsowner.

“Wewon,tstoplooking,,,mymomanddadsaid.uAndwearegoingtotakecareofthepuppyuntilwefindits

owner.,,

Whenwewokeupinthemorning,wewenttoapetshoptobuythepuppysomedogfood.Afterthatwewent

backhometofeedthepuppythedogfoodthatwehadjustbought.Afterwefedthepuppy,wegaveitanicebath.It

wassodirtythatthefiιrwasblackandsticky.Afterwegaveitabath,itturnedpurewhite.AndInoticedtherewasa

COnar（狗项圈）onhim,whichsaid"Coby”.Wedecidedtolookforthepuppy,sownerimmediately.Mymomstayedat

home,anditwasonlymydadandmethistime.

Wecontinuedlookingformoreinformationuntilwefoundflyers.ςςWelookedatit,“itsaid.

ςςLostDog:PleaseHelpIfFound.''Thenwelookedatthepicture;itlookedexactlylikeCoby.Wewereallhappy

wefoundaflyerthatwasforCody.

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。

Therewasaphonenumberontheflyer.___________________________________________________________

Wefoundthelady,shouse,andthenweknockedonthedoor

2022~2023学年度第二学期高二期中考试.英语

参考答案、提示及评分细则

听力部分录音稿

(Text1)

M:Γmsorryformakingyouwaitforsolong,buttherestillaren'tanyemptytables.Ithinkyoushouldtryanother

restaurantifyouaretiredofwaiting.

W:Yeah,Ithinkthatwouldbeagoodidea.

(Text2)

W:Peter,let,sgo.Iwanttobuysomecandyatthestorebeforeitcloses.

M:Ican,tgowithyoutoday.Ihavetofinishmyhomeworkhere.Myparentsareworkingovertime,andIdidn,ttake

myhousekeys.

(Text3)

W:Mike,don'twastewaterlikethat.Ifyouleavethewaterrunningwhileyoubrushyourteeth,you,llwastealotof

water.Besides,waterismoreexpensivethanbefore.

M:Sorry,Mom.1didn,tmeanto.Ijustforgottoturnoffthetap.

(Text4)

W:Seemslikeyou'reinlowspirits.What,swrong?

M:Nothing.I'mjustsleepy.Γvebeenstayinguplatewatchingmovieseveιynightthisweek.

(Text5)

W:Youwillbeawayforalongtime.Ican,thelpbeingworried.Dowatchthefoodyoutakeandtakecare.

M:YouknowIlikeMexicanfood.

W:Yeah,butitdoesnotlikeyou.

(Text6)

W:Sonyaboutthewait.I,mDoctorGreen.

M:Howdoyoudo?

W:Hi.Iseethatyou,reexperiencingsomebackpain.

M:Yes,1am.Mydoctor,sawayonvacation.Healwaysgivesmethistoreducemypain,butI,verunoutofmypills.I

wonderif,uh,youmightbeabletogivemesome.

W:Youreallyshouldhaveathoroughcheckup,butyou,rethemostpolitepatientΓveseenallweek,soΓllbreakthe

ruleforyou.

(Text7)

M:Hello,isthatAnnie?

W:No,Γmoneofherroommates.She,sout,youknow,shopping.

M:Whenwillshebeback,doyouthink?

W:Oh,Idon,tknow.Hangonamoment.Imeanwhowantsher?

M:Γmafriendofhers.Look,wouldyoubesokindtogiveheramessage?

W:HangonwhileIgetapen...OK.Whafsthemessage?

M:MynameisKrisSchuster,Room688,theTerminalHotel,Washington.I,Πgotoseehernextweek.

W:Doessheknowyourphonenumber?

M:It's4934975.Youwon'tforgettotellherit,surgent,willyou?

W:Don,tworry.Γlltellher.

M:Thanks.Bye-bye.

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W:IfsJane'sbirthdaytoday.Wearegoingtothecinemaafterschool.Wanttogo?

M:Afterschool?Ihavegottostudyforthemathtesttomorrow.

W:Don,tworry.Thetestwillbeeasy.

M:Well,Idon'tknow.Whenwillthefilmstart?

W:At4:45.

M:IthinkI,llstaybackinschoolanddosomereviewfirst,thenIwilljoinyou.

W:OK.We,llgettheticketsfirst.YoumeetusatKristy,sComeraquarterearlierbeforethefilmstarts.We,Ilbehaving

someice-creamtherebeforethefilmstarts.

M:OK.ButIstillwanttogotothebookstorebeforethefilmstarts.ThereisasaleandΓdliketogetabook.

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W:Haveyoufinishedthereportonprivateschools?

M:Notyet.Youknow,Ihavetwootherarticlestowriteandtheeditorhasjustsentmeouttoreportonthebigfire.I

havegottogoslow.

W:Yeah.Speakingofthebigfire,Γdliketoknowtheexactnumberofvictims.

M:Unfortunately,5peopledied.28peoplearestillinhospital.Amongthedead,2arechildren.

W:Oh...Poorkids!Didn,ttheycallthefirefighterstohelp?

M:I,mnotsureaboutthat.Theymayhavetriedtoputoutthefire,butitwasimpossibletocontrolit.Withthehelpof

thefirefighters,thefirewasfinallybroughtundercontrol,buthadstillcausedgreatdamage.

W:I'mwonderingwhatcausedthefire.

M:Itwasacigaretteendthatburntthecarpetupwhenamanwassleepingsoundlyonthesofa.Hissonwasplaying

withhiscigaretteendbythetable.Hethrewthecigaretteendonthecarpet.

W:Howcouldakidgetthecigarette!

M:Thatisthepoint,hemanwasdrunkandhediedinhisdream.

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W:Duringthesummeryoushouldbeevenmorecarefulthanusualbecausefoodgoesbadfasterinhotweatherthan

incoldweather.Whenyoubuyfrozenandrefrigeratedfoods,don'tmakelongstopsonyourwayhomebecausefrozen

foodscouldbecomesoftorwarm.Usingbagshelpskeepfoodcolduntilyoucangethome.Milkandmilkproducts

shouldberefrigeratedimmediately.Whencamping