江西省2023-2024学年高一年级上册12月第二次模拟选科联考试英语含解析

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江西省2023-2024学年高一年级上学期第二次模拟选科联考

英语

注意事项:

1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。

2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡

皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

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。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.Whafstheconversationabout?

A.Makinganarrangement.B.Waitingforapatient.C.Givingadvice.

2.Whenwillthepartybeheld?

A.At8amthisFridaymorning.

B.At7pmthisFridaynight.

C.At7pmthisSaturdaynight.

3.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Marydoesn'thavegift.

B.HecanteachMarytopaint.

C.Marycanfindhergift.

4.WhatdidthewomandoonFriday?

A.Shewatchedagame.B.Shetookanexam.C.Sheplayedbasketball.

5.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutcorrectweatherforecast?

A.Itmakeslifeeasier.B.It*seasytodoso.C.It*sdifficult.

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.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantohelpwith?

A.Choosingadatefbrtravel.

B.Bookingaflightonline.

C.Gettingtherightflight.

7.Howwillthewomangetcheapertickets?

A.Bybookingearlier.

B.Byvisitingthecorrectwebsite.

C.Bybecomingamember.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whafstheman*sproblem?

A.Hecamehomelate.

B.He*sworriedaboutsafety.

C.Hisphonewentoutoforder.

9.Whatdoesthewomanpromisetodo?

A.HelpRobertwithhislessons.

B.GetRobertoutofthehouse.

C.MakesomerulesforRobert.

10.Whafstheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.B.Employerandemployee.C.Motherandson.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whathasthewomanjustdone?

A.She'sgoneshopping.B.She'sgonefbrawalk.C.She'svisitedafriend.

12.WhereisHenryworkingnow?

A.Inalawoffice.B.Inthegovernment.C.Inafoodcompany.

13.WhydoesTonycometoseeVicky?

A.Toinviteherfbrexercise.

B.Tohaveajobinterview.

C.ToinvitehertoBilFswedding.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Whatbookdoesthemanwant?

A.JourneyintoSpace.

B.BriefIntroductiontoAl.

C.PhysicsandtheModemAge.

15.Whereisthereserveroom?

A.Onthegroundfloor.B.Onthesecondfloor.C.Inanotherbuilding.

16.Howcanareaderuseabookonreserve?

A.Readingitinthelibrary.

B.Readingitinagroup.

C.Takingithome.

17.Wherewillthemangonext?

A.Totheprofessor'sroom.B.Tothereserveroom.C.Tohisclassroom.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whatbroughtthespeakertotalkwiththewoman?

A.Thefriendlydog.B.Thewoodenbox.C.Thecoldweather.

19.Whatdidthespeakerthinkofthebox?

A.Itwasexpensive.B.Itwasbeautiful.C.Itwasspecial.

20.Howdidthespeakerfeelatthemoment?

A.Surprised.B.Stressed.C.Confident.

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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

ThebestthingstodoinNewYorkCitywithkids

Checkouttheseattractions,museums,playgroundsandmorethingstodoinNewYorkwithkids.

AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory

Inthismuseumthatdrawsvisitorsfromallovertheworld,museum-goerscouldwonderatthedisplaysall

daylong,fromlearningaboutspeciesintheHallofBiodiversity,towalkingunderthegiantwhaleintheHallof

OceanLife.Themuseumhassleepoverofferingsforkidsinterestedinsleepingunderthegiantwhale.

GovernorsIsland

ThisformermilitarybaseofbrickbuildingsandlawnsfeelslikeaNewEnglandcollegetransportedtoan

island.Jumpintoaboatandyou*llbetransportedtoapark-likebackgroundwithwindingpathsandplayzones

andlotsoflocalfood.Itcomesaliveintheheatofthesummer,whencoolingoceanwindsmakeavisitto

GovernorsIslandagoodidea.

CentralPark

CentralPark*suniquehistory,accessibilityanddesignmakeitNewYorkCity'smostfamouspark.Asthe

firstpublicparkbuiltintheUS,itseesabout25millionvisitorsperyearandcontains36bridgesandarches.

Perhapsmostimportanttofamilies,theparkcontains21playgrounds,andtheCentralParkZoo.

NewVictoryTheater

Themomentthecurtainrisesinthistheater,kidssensesomethingtrulyamazing-theNewVicbrings

Broadway-qualityproductions（演出）toayoungcrowd.Thesefamily-friendlyproductionsarefromalloverthe

world,withfantasticstoriesthatfeatureeverythingfromnewplaystoclassicsdesignedwithspecificagegroups

inmind-preschoolers,grade-schoolers,andteens.

21.WhatcankidsdoatGovernorsIsland?

A.Walkonthebridges.B.Spendanightunderabigwhale.

C.Enjoysomedeliciouslocalfood.D.Listentogoodage-relatedstories.

22.WhatdoAmericanMuseumofNaturalHistoryandCentralParkhaveincommon?

A.Theyhavegoodshowsatnight.B.Theywereformermilitarybases.

C.Theyhavespecialanimaldesigns.D.Theymayattractanimal-lovers.

23.WhatcanprovetheattractionofNewVictoryTheater?

A.Itputsongood-qualityshows.B.Ithasauniversitybackground.

C.Itfullyshowsanimals9diversity.D.Ithas25millionvisitorsayear.

B

ThisyearIdidsomethingPdneverdone-shoppingatmidnightonBlackFridayafterThanksgiving.After

all,youcangetgreatdealsonlinefromthecomfortofyourbedoverahotcupofcoffee.SowhywouldIstand

traffic,coldweatherandcrowdsforafewbargains?

Formyteenagers,spendingtimewithMomisusuallydownontheirlistnexttohomeworkandpickingup

thedogwaste.So,whentheyaskedmetotakethemshoppingatthemallatmidnightonBlackFriday,myfirst

reactionwasdefinitelyno!Butmyson,whousuallyrunstheotherwayifImentionshopping,wantedmetotake

himshopping.Ifeltneeded,thoughIknewitwasmywalletandaride,notquality（高质量的）timewithMom

thattheywanted.

Thenthehour-longcarride.Wefollowedsongsontheradioandtalkedaboutthedealswehopedtoget.I

hadopportunitiestogivethemlessonsonwhatnottodowhendriving,butIhadtokeepthepeace.Andweall

connectedaswesatwithcrazedsmilesatmidnight.

Thekidsscannedforaspotoncewefinallyreachedthebusyparkinglot.Therewassomethingabout

standinginalinethatsnakesaroundthebuildinginthefreezingcoldthatbringspeopletogether.Onceinside,we

hadtoworkasateam,hopingtocometogetherwithjusttherightsizeandcolor.AsIdugthroughmountainsof

clothingfbraparticularshirtformyhusbandandgaveup,mydaughtercametowardme,shirtinhandandvictory

onherface.<4Igotthelastone!”

Soweendedupat3amwithsomebargains.Nothingwecouldn'thavefoundonlineorinstoresata

reasonablehour.Butfbrme,Igotqualitytimewithmykids.Drivinghometired,lookinginthemirroratmy

children'ssweetfaces,Idecided,4tIftheyaskmetogoagainnextyear,Pmin.^^

24.Whatdidthekidsneedaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Buyingthingsonlinewithcomfort.B.Takingacupofcoffeecomfortably.

C.Shoppingattheirmother'sexpense.D.Spendingqualitytimewiththefamily.

25.Howdidtheauthorcommunicatewithherkidsduringthedrivetothemall?

A.Shesharedtheirexcitement.B.Shetaughtthemsomesongs.

C.Shetaughtthemshoppingtips.D.Shelecturedthemonbehavior.

26.Whydidthedaughtershowvictoryonherface?

A.Shehadworkedasateammember.B.Shehadsearchedoutherclothes.

C.Shehadbeeninlinetoseeasnake.D.Shehadfoundashirtforherfather.

27.Howdidtheauthorfindhershoppingexperience?

A.Tiring.B.Enjoyable.

C.Heart-broken.D.Money-wasting.

C

FishingtripstoCanadaareatraditionforJeffreyHardyandhisthreefriendsfromAmerica.Thissummerin

2023,theforestairpollutedwithwildfiresmokeforcedthementogiveuptheirmid-Junefishingplan.Canada*s

wildfireseasonputitstourismindustryatacrucialtime.

Exceptsomedaysofpoorairquality,majorCanadiancitiesremainunaffectedbywildfires.Thefiresarein

thecountry*snorthernareasthathavedrawntravelersinterestedinoutdoorexperiencesinyearspast.

InarecentreportbyDestinationCanada,amarketingorganization,halfofthetotalspentbyinternational

visitorsisinVancouver,TorontoandMontreal.ButotherCanadiandestinationsattractivetovisitorshavebeen

affectedbythewildfires.

Inpreparationforincreasingvisitorsizesandongoingwildfires,somebusinessesarethinkingabout

changingtheiroperations,whichseeoutdoorrecreation（娱乐）asatourismopportunity.Anonprofittravelagency

isconsideringcreatingaquestionnaire（调查问卷）forcustomerstoshowwhentheywouldcancelabooking

becauseofroadclosesfromthewildfires,poorairqualityandalackofvisibility.

TourisminBritishColumbiacontributes（贡献）greatlytoitseconomy.Theprovincehasvariousrecreational

offerings,fromthemajorskidestinationstohikingalongthecoast.Blackcomb,ahelicoptertourcompany,has

canceleditssightseeingofferings,usingmostofitshelicoptersonthefirefightingeffortuntilatleastearly

August/4It*sthequestionofflyingourcustomersaroundonsightseeingtoursorputtingoutfireswithin10

kilometersofourbasesandthecommunitiesthatwelivein,^^saidJordyNorris,thecompany'stourismdirector.

“Wemadeitcleartobothourstaffandourcustomersthatwehaveadutytoprotectthebackyard.

DarrinRigo,aphotographer,recentlysawaphotoofabeautifulwaterfallengulfedinfireonamediapage.

“Pmsurethafsnotgoingtolastlong,andeverythingwillturntonormal.,9hesaid.

28.WhichpartofCanadaismostaffectedbythewildfire?

A.Thenorthernareas.B.Canada'scentralpart.

C.MajorCanadiancities.D.Placeswithfewvisitors.

29.WhatcanbeinferredaboutJordyNorris?

A.Heissadabouthiscompany'slossfromthefire.

B.Heisgladtojoininthefightagainstthewildfire.

C.Heisconfidentabouttheuseofthequestionnaire.

D.Heisstressedaboutthefire'seffectonhiscompany.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“engulfbd“inparagraph6mean?

A.Rescued.B.Stuck.C.Covered.D.Protected.

31.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TourismSuffersGreatLossintheWildfire

B.AllofCanadaHaveActedtoBeatWildfire

C.MostofCanadaIsAffectedbytheWildfire

D.WildfireWon'tStopCanada'sTourismDevelopment

D

Forthosewhobelievethatremote（远程的）workismoreproductivethanintheoffice,researchshowsthat

officesremainimportant.Apaperfounda4%dropinthenumberofcallshandledperhourbyemployeesofan

onlinebusinessthathadchangedfromofficestohomes.Notonlydidemployeesanswerfewercallswhenremote,

thequalityoftheirinteractionssuffered.Theyputcustomersonholdforlonger.Morealsophonedback,an

indicationofunsolvedproblems.

Thoseworkingathomewere18%lessproductivethantheirpeersintheoffice.Anotherstudydetermined

thatevenchessprofessionalsplaylesswellinonlinematchesthanface-to-face.Yetanotherusedalaboratory

experimenttoshowthatvideoconferencesaffectcreativethinking.

Thereasonsforthefindingswon'tsurpriseanyonewhohasworkedfromadining-roomtable.Itisharderfor

peopletocollaboratefromhome.Workersspokeofmissingtheir“neighbours“toturntoforassistance.Someof

theco-ordination（协调）costsofremoteworkmightreasonablybeexpectedtofallaspeoplegetusedtoit.But

anothercostmayriseovertime:theunderdevelopmentofhumancapital.Inastudyofsoftwareengineers,

researchersfoundthatfeedbackexchangedbetweencolleaguesdroppedsharplyafterthemovetoremotework.

Thereismoretoworkthanproductivity.Perhapsthegreatestvirtueofremoteworkisthatitleadstohappier

employees.Peoplecanmoreeasilyfitinschoolpickupsanddoctorappointments,nottomentiontheoccasional

lie-inormid-morningjog.Andsometaskscanoftenbedonemoresmoothlyfromhomethaninopenoffices,

especiallythoserequiringunbrokenconcentrationforlongperiods.Allthisexplainswhysomanyworkershave

becomesooffice-shy.

Indeed,severalsurveyshavefoundemployeesarewillingtoacceptpaycutsfortheoptionofworkingfrom

home.Havingsatisfiedemployeesonslightlylowerpaymightbeagooddealforcorporatemanagers.

Nevertheless,thebalanceoftheworkweekislikelytobebacktotheoffice,becausebetterproductivityliesin

thatdirection.

32.Whatdidapaperfindabouttheonlinebusiness?

A.Employeesarekeptatworklonger.B.Employeeshavequalityinteractions.

C.Workproductivitydoesn'timprove.D.Mosthardproblemsaresolved.

33.Whatdidsomeremoteworkersmissaboutofficework?

A.Theycanaskcolleaguesforhelp.B.Theycandiscussthingsatdinner.

C.Theyhavenoco-ordinationcost.D.Theyhavehighspiritsintheoffice.

34.Whatdowelearnaboutremoteworkfromthelastparagraph?

A.Ithelpsworkerstofitinwithsociety.

B.Itrepresentstheworkplacesituation.

C.Itresultsinemployees?betterproductivity.

D.Itmaycomewithpaycutsforemployees.

35.Inwhichpartofanewspapercanthetextmostlikelybefound?

A.Technology.B.Life.

C.Education.D.Environment.

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。

OnMonday,2023,peopleacrossKenyatookpartinthecountry*sfirstnationaltree-plantingholiday.The

holidaywascreatedbyKenya*spresidenttoencouragepeopletoplanttreesaspartofaplantofighttheclimate

crisis.

Kenyaisfamousforitsbeautifulforestsandwildlife.ButlargeareasofKenya'sforestshavebeencutdown.

Thosetreeswouldnormallyhelpabsorbcarbondioxide.36

Currently,just7%ofKenyaiscoveredbytrees.Kenyahasbeenseriouslyaffectedbytheclimatecrisis.The

countryhasbeenhitbyaseveredrought,andthearea'srainpatternshavebeenchangingfortheworse.

Anappiscreatedtohelporganizethetreeplanting.37Ithelpspeoplecollectseedlings,findplacesto

plant,andrecordtheirefforts.Theappwillalsohelpthegovernmenttrackhowmanytreeshavebeenplantedin

differentareasaroundthecountry.

OnMonday,peoplealloverKenyaturnedoutinlargenumberstotakepartintheholiday.Inthecapital,

Nairobi,hundredsofpeoplejoinedin,eventhoughitwasraining.38Butthegovernmenthadagoalofplanting

severalhundredmillionmorebeforetheendofDecember.

39Butsomepeoplewereupsetbecausetheholidaywasannouncedtoolateforthemtobeabletotakepart.

Stillothershavecriticizedthegovernmentforadecisionmadeearlierthisyeartoendabanoncuttingdown

oldertrees.40Somehopethatitwillhappeneveryyear.

A.MostKenyanssupportedtheevent.

B.Ifsnotyetclearhowmanytreeswereplanted.

C.Ifsagreenhousegasthatcausestheclimatecrisis.

D.Evenso,peoplewereveryexcitedabouttheholiday.

E.TheappiscalledJazaMiti,meaning“fillingwithtrees95.

F.Governmentleadersledplantingeffortsalloverthecountry.

G.Topreparefortheday,thegovernmentgotyoungtreesready.

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和D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

AftercompletingmyPh.D.inGermany,Iappliedforajobataconsultingcompany.Ispentmonthsmaking

41beforegettingaphonecallfromthecompany.'"Unluckily,wedecidedto42thejobtosomeoneelse,“the

voicesaid.Butthe43wasn'tover."Wouldyouliketohearfeedback（反馈）fromus?”HewentontotellmeI

hadn'tclearlystatedmy44forapplyingfortheposition.Iquicklyrealizedhewasright.Iwasn't45about

whatIappliedfor.Ididn*tfeel46aboutthejobattheconsultingcompany,andthatclearly47inthe

interview.

Fromthenon,Idecidedto48judgeeachjobopeningtomakesureittruly49myinterest.Inmy

applications,IstatedmoreclearlywhyIwantedthat50job.Soonmyeffortstartedto51,asIgotanofferI

wasexcitedabout.

Afewyearslater,Ifoundmyselfontheothersideoftheinterview52.Iwasinterviewingpeopleforthe

firstPh.D.positioninmylab.Iwasparticularlylookingforwardtotalkingwithonecandidate;hisapplication

looked53,buttheinterviewwentbadly,whichmademewonderwhetherhewastrulyinterestedinworking

withme.Icalledand54wherehecouldimproveinfutureinterviews,forwhichhewasgrateful.

Pve55severalinterviewsinmylab,andalwaysencouragethemtoaskforfeedbackattheendofthe

interview.

41.A.descriptionB.communicationC.preparationsD.solutions

42.A.recommendB.deliverC.rentD.offer

43.A.conversationB.competitionC.tradeD.activity

44.A.excuseB.strategyC.purposeD.schedule

45.A.confusedB.clearC.responsibleD.powerful

46.A.emptyB.gracefulC.sorryD.crazy

47.A.showedB.improvedC.crackedD.remained

48.A.obviouslyB.carefullyC.nearlyD.probably

49.A.protectB.recordC.requireD.suit

50.A.tiringB.amazingC.specificD.simple

51.A.payoffB.giveoffC.carryoutD.holdout

52.A.buildingB.tableC.legendD.rescue

53.A.aliveB.believableC.impressiveD.confident

54.A.contactedB.checkedC.revisedD.mentioned

55.A.hostedB.exchangedC.survivedD.summarized

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。

Communicatingwithpeoplefromdifferentculturesandpointsofviewhelpeddevelopmylifeskillsand

criticalthinking.WhileatuniversityIhadalreadystudiedabroad.Therefore,Itookachanceandwentto

Shandong,China,on56exchangeprogram.

Studentswerewelcome,andeveryonewantedtohelpmelearnmore.57(natural),studyinghardinChinese

classhelpedtomakelocalfriendswith58(share)interests.

AfterstudyinginChina,Ifeltmuchmoreconfidenttoapplyforbiggerandbetteropportunities.Thanksto

theChineselanguageskills,IstayedattheEuropeanUnioninBrusselforthreeyears,59(work)asasocial

mediamanager,postingonsocialmedia60(page)withoveronemillionfollowers.

WorkinginEuropemayseemfarfromChina,butChinaplaysanimportantrole61manyaspectsofsociety.

AttheUnitedNations,it*sextremelyhelpfultoknowsomeoftheofficiallanguages,oneof62isChinese.My

localfootballteam63(lead)byaChinesecompanyandtheystronglysupportthelocalcommunity.

ToimproveyourChinese,itcan'tbe64(good)ifyoutryandstudyalittlebiteveryday.Keepingupyour

Chineseskills65(be)worthit.TheskillsIlearntstudyinglanguagesenablemetolive,workandstudyabroad.

Ihopeyoudothesame!

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假设你是李华，你校准备开展“校园印象”摄影展(photoexhibition)»请你给交换生朋友Robert写封邮

件邀请他参加。内容包括：

1.摄影展的目的；

2.作品内容；

3.投稿要求(2024年1月11日前发至邮箱：beautifulcampus@163.com);

4.邀请参加。

注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

DearRobert,

Yours,

LiHua

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。

Myfamilyalwayshadthebasics,buttherewaslittlemoneyformuchelsebeyondfoodandshelter.

Everyoneinoursmalltownlivedthesameway.ThatiswhyIwaspleasantlysurprisedwhenmymothercameup

withthemoneytoasksomeonetotakeapictureformyfourth-gradeclass.Twenty-twostudentslinedupinthree

rowsandfacedthecamerawithsmiles.MyteacherMrs.Cornellstoodtotheside.

Schoolworkwasneveraburdenforme.EvenwhenIwassick,Istillwantedtogotoschool.Astheyears

passed,Iwouldseethatfourth-gradepicturefromtimetotime.ItalwaysremindedmethatIhadwantedto

becomeateacher.Later,Igotmarriedandmyfocuswasonbuildingafamily.EverysooftenIwouldfeelthat

longingfortheteachingcareerInevergottohave.

Oncemychildrenwereinschool,Ihadsometimetomyself.Thethirsttoteachwasstillthere.Itwould

meangoingbacktocollege.ButIwasnowforty-twoyearsold.Ihadnotbeenastudentforovertwentyyears.

Werethereanybraincellsleftafterraisingthreechildren?Havingonlymyhusband'sincomemademoneya

problemaswell.

AftermuchmentalstruggleImanagedtocomeupwithenoughmoneyformyfirstsemester,atotalofnine

hours,butIhadnoideahowIwouldpayforanythingbeyondthat.Withastepoffaith,Imovedforward.

Standinginlinewithbaby-facedteenagerstoregisterforclasses,Iquestionedmyabilitytodoitall.ButhereI

was,decidingonBritishLiteratureasmymajor.

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。

Collegeprovedtobeapleasurebutachallenge.__________________________________________________

Onedaytwoyearslater,myprofessorcalledtotellmethatIwasgivenateachingjobinthelocalprimary

school.__________________________________________________________________________________________

江西省2023—2024学年高一年级上学期第二次模拟选科联考

英语参考答案及评分细则

听力材料

Text1

W:Hello,Mr.Smith.HowcanIhelpyou?

M:Willyoupleasearrangeforadoctortoseemycoldassoonaspossible?Ifeelterrible.

W:Sorry,thedoctorisverybusytoday,butheisfreetomorrowmorning.

Text2

M:Hello,Kay.It*sDan.Ijustreceivedtheinvitationtoyourparty.It*sat7pmthisFridaynight,right?

W:No,it'sthisSaturdaynight.Ihopeyoucancome.

M:Itwouldbemypleasure.

Text3

W:Youreallyhaveagiftinpainting,Mark.

M:Well,Iwastaughtinhighschoolhowtodrawandpaint.

W:Giftisagreatthing,IwishIhadone.

M:Everyonehasagift.Youjustneedtofindyours,Mary.

Text4

M:IhadmeanttoaskyoutoseethebasketballgameonFriday.

W:ItwastoobadthatIcouldn'tmakeit.Ihadamathexamtoattend.Whowon?

M:Ourteamplayedhardandwon.Theotherteamlostbythreepoints.Itwasthebestgameever.

W:Hopefully,Illmakeittothenextone.

Text5

W:Asit*sexpectedthatwellhavegoodweatherthisweekend,Plltakeatriptothebeach.

M:Thafllbefun.ButtheweatherinCaliforniaisalwayschangingatthistimeofyear,soyouneverknow.

W:Thafstrue.Butwiththedevelopmentofoursociety,wecanmakecorrectforecastabouttheweather,and

thismakeslifeeasier.

Text6

W:Henry,IwanttobookaflightforNewYorkbytheendofthismonth,butIcan*tmanageitonline.Can

youoffermesomehelp?

M:Well,youcanvisitawebsitelikeTravelocityorExpedia,wheretheyhaveallkindsofflightinformation.

Justtypeinthedatesthatyouwishtotravelandwhereyouaregoing,andthenextmomentalltheinformation

youneedwillappearonthescreen.It*ssoconvenient.

W:HowdoIgetthebestprice?

M:Ifyou'refreetochoosethetimeyoucantravel,thatwillusuallygetyougooddiscounts,andthetickets

willbecheaperifyoubookearlier.

W:CanIchoosewhichairlineIflywith?

M:Thesesitesdealwithalotofdifferentairlines,soyoucanchoosewhicheveroneyouprefer.

W:Thankyou,Henry.

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W:Robert,you*rehomelateagain!Doyouhaveanyideawhattimeitis?

M:Sorry,Ididn'trealizethatitwassolate.It*sallmyfaultthatIlosttrackoftime.

W:Didn'tItellyoutocallwhenyou'rerunninglate?

M:Yeah,youdid.Ijustforgottocall.

W:Itdoesn*tmatter.Butyoushouldhavecalledandletmeknow,asPllgetworriedaboutyou.Ifyoudothis

again,don'teventhinkaboutcominghome.

M:Mum.Doyoumeanyou'llkickmeoutoverthis?

W:Exactly,maybethafllteachyoualessonandmakeyourespectmyrules.

M:Well,ifTmnotlivinghereanymore,thenIwon*thavetolistentoyourrules.

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W:Hey,Tony.Whatasurprise!

M:Pmsogladyouarehome!JoshandIthoughtthatwe*dtakeachanceandstopbyforavisitonourway

shopping.

W:Yourtimingisperfect!We*vejustreachedhomefromourdailywalkinthepark.

M:Ifsbeenalongtimesincewemetlasttime.

W:Wouldyoulikesomethingtodrink?

M:Acupofteawilldo.Thanks.How*severything,Vicky?

W:Thingsareprettyfine.AftermyhusbandHenrygaveuphisjobinafoodcompany,heisnowworkingin

alawoffice,andGeorgeisdoingprettygoodwithhisstudiesinhighschool.Howaboutyou,Tony?

M:PvecometoinviteyoutoattendmysonBill'sweddingtobeheldnextSunday.Aftergraduation,he

managedtogetajobinthegovernment.

W:Thafswonderful.

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W:CanIhelpyou?

M:Yes.Myphysicsclassisaskedtorea