2024届河南、山西省高三年级下册5月份大联考英语(含答案)

2024届高三年级5月份大联考

英语试题

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第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

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.Wherearethespeakerstalking?

A.Athome.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inagrocery.

2.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Waitingforhisdog.B.Goingtothepark.C.Takingexercise.

3.Howdoesthemanfeelabouthisclass?

A.Worried.B.Confident.C.Surprised.

4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Ateacher.B.Aparty.C.Asubject.

5.Whafstheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Driverandcleaner.B.Studentandteacher.C.Bankmanagerandclerk.

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.WhatcolorareMike'smother'seyes?

A.Black.B.Blue.C.Brown.

7.WhatkindofpersonisLisa'sgrandmother?

A.Outgoing.B.Adventurous.C.Uncommunicative.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.WhatdoesJohnsonhavetodoifhedoesoverspend?

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A.Trytoearnmoneybyhimself.

B.Borrowmoneyfromclassmates.

C.Usehisnextmonth'sexpenses.

9.What'sthewoman'smonthlyphonebill?

A.$25.B.$35.C.$45.

10.WhatdoesJohnsonusuallyspendhisremainingmoneydoing?

A.Buyingsomebooks.B.Treatinghisfriends.C.Watchingmovies.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.WhatmadeSarahfeelunexpected?

A.Facingsomanypeople.B.Givingapresentation.C.Workingovertime.

12.WhatdoesMichaelaskSarahtodo?

A.Domorepracticewithhim.B.Tellthebosshersituation.C.Giveanotherpresentation.

13.WhatcanbelearntaboutMichael?

A.HehasthesameproblemwithSarah.

B.He'llgiveapresentationtomorrow.

C.HeknowsSarah'sbossverywell.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.WhatwasLisa'spromisetoherparents?

A.Meetingthemattheairport.B.Dealingwiththeemergency.C.Drivingtoworkeveryday.

15.WhenwillLisa'sparentsarriveattheairport?

A.At3:00p.m.B.At4:10p.m.C.At4:30p.m.

16.WhichisLisa?sbirthplace?

A.NewYork.B.Chicago.C.Boston.

17.WhatisBrianlike?

A.Picky.B.Considerate.C.Demanding.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.HowlongwillEastbourneWalkingFestivallast?

A.7days.B.8days.C.9days.

19.WhatdoweknowaboutEastbourneWalkingFestival?

A.Ittakesplaceeveryyear.B.Therearedifferentwalks.C.Ifsheldinanationalpark.

20.Whichisoneofthepurposesofthefestival?

A.TorememberEastbourne.B.Todeveloptourism.C.Toprotectnature.

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

HeightsLibrary（HL）isheretohelpbyconnectingyoutocompanies,organizations,andothermediathatoffer

accesstofree,qualitycontent.

2

ArtforKidsHub

Itprovideshundredsofvideosthatteachkids(andtheiradults)howtodraw,fold,paint,andsculpttotheir

heart?scontent.LearnhowtodrawyourfavoriteDisneyorFortnitecharacters,foldashirtcardforFather'sDay.

Projectsrequireonlyafewartsupplies.

For:GradesPreK-8

Where:Visittheirwebsite

Babbel

Ifsapopularlanguagelearningapp.Babbelcoursesaredesignedbylanguageexpertsandareavailablein13

differentlanguages.Shortlessonswithinteractivedialogue,practicalphrasesandvocabularyallowstudentstoput

themselvesdeeplyinanewlanguage.

For:K-Collegestudents

Where:RegisteranaccountatBabbelandaccessonmobileordesktopdevices

BrainPOP

It'saneducationalwebsitethatcreatesdigitalcontentforK-8students.Lessonsbeginwithashort,animated

videoandareaccompaniedbyinteractivequizzes,extensionactivities,andgames.Videosfeaturearelatableand

engagingcast,includingabelovedorangerobotnamedMoby.There?reSpanishandFrenchversions,aswellasan

optionforEnglishlanguagelearners.

For:GradesK-8

Where:BrainPOPisofferingfreeaccesstofamilies

TentoExplore

TheMetroparksmakeiteasytogetoutofthehousewiththefunchallengeTentoExplorepresentedbyWayside

Furniture.Eachmonthtenparksoractivitiesarehighlightedtoencouragepeopletochooseoutsideexploration.Tag

anyphotosonsocialmediawith#TentoExplore#forachancetowinaspecialprizepack.

For:Allages

Where:Checktheirwebsiteforupdatesonreservation

21.WhatisFortnitemostlikely?

A.AgiftforFather'sDay.B.Amodernsculpture.

C.Aprojectbyawebsite.D.Apopulargame.

22.Whichwillyouchooseifyouwanttoexperiencenatureinperson?

A.ArtforKidsHub.B.Babbel.C.TentoExplore.D.BrainPOP.

23.Whatdotheresourceshaveincommon?

A.Theyaredigital.B.TheyaredesignedbyHL.

C.Theyarefreeonlyforkids.D.Theyarefavoredbylanguagelearners.

B

LeoWalshparticipatedinthedesignoftheminivan,akindofvehicle,whichrevolutionizedthewayfamilies

traveled40yearsagotogenerationsofAmericans.

AftergraduatingfromVirginiaTechwithadegreeinengineeringin1956.WalshwashiredbyChryslerinDetroit.

“ThatwasthebestdecisionIevermade,becauseifI'dgonetoGM,Icouldhavebeenlostinabighurry,“Walshsaid.

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Theengineerprovedhisabilitywhilemaking$485amonth.UIwastheyoungestchiefengineeratChrysleratthat

Walshrecalled.

Walshwasapproachedbythemanagerin1976todesignavehicleunlikeanyother.Walsh?steamdidn'twaste

time."Wedesignedaprototype（原型）bycuttingdownthebigvans,^^Walshexplained.ButtheplansWalshled

wouldsitonashelfcollectingdust."Wekeptprovingthatitwasworkablethroughtheprototypes/Walshsaid.Then

eightyearslater,Chrysler?snewCEOLeelacoccagreenlightedtheproject.a4Hethoughtitwasaproductthatneeded

tobeonthemarket,“Walshsaid."Itwasdecidedtoproduceitin1984.^^Withitsextracargo（货物）spaceand

roominessforpassengers,theChryslerminivanwasaninstanthit.<4ItbecamethecashcowofChryslerCorporation,

Walshsaid.

After32yearsinChrysler,Walshretiredin1988justfouryearsafterthefirstminivanwasproduced.C4The

world'sbestminivansandthatistrue,^^Walshsaid."Itwasalandmarkvehicle.^^2024marksthe40thanniversaryof

theminivan,provinggoodideasgetgoodgasmileage.The93-year-olddoesn'ttakecreditfortheminivan.Tothisday

Walshsingshighpraiseforhistalentedteam.

Admirably,theretiredengineerhelpedintroduceanewwayofdriving.tcIenjoyedeveryminuteofthosejobs.

ThatisallIhavegottosay,“Walshsaid."Ienjoyedeveryminuteofmycareer.Iamveryfortunatetobethereatthe

beginning.^^

24.WhatcanweinferaboutWalshfromparagraph2?

A.HeoncehadtheideaofworkingforGM.

B.Hewasn'tvaluedinthecompanyinitially.

C.HejoinedChryslertodesigntheminivan.

D.Helearntengineeringbecausehewaspoor.

25.WhatwastheattitudeoftheCEOsbeforeLeelacoccatoWalsh'sprototype?

A.Unclear.B.Approving.C.Tolerant.D.Dismissive.

26.WhichbestdescribesWalshasateamleader?

A.Strict.B.Modest.C.Ambitious.D.Humorous.

27.WhatcanwelearnfromWalsh'sstory?

A.Awinnerisonewithagreateffortofwill.

B•Gainingsuccesshelpsyoubecomeanexpert.

C.Yoursuccesscomesfromlovingwhatyoudo.

D.Successmeansgettingpersonaldesiressatisfied.

C

Canhappinessbeobtained-bylearningaboutitinschool?TheUniversityofBristol'sScienceofHappiness

course,whichlaunchedin2018,ishelpinganswerthatquestion.Notyourtypicalcollegeclass,theinnovativecourse

featuresabsolutelynotestsorwork.Insteaditfocusesonteachingstudentswhatthelateststudiesinpsychology

suggestreallymakespeoplehappy.Now,theresearchteambehindthatclasshasreleasedanewstudyreportingit

reallyispossibletolearnhowtobehappy.

Thankstotheircourse,researchershadalreadyestablishedthatteachingstudentsaboutthelatestscientific

studiesfocusingonhappinessresultsinanotableimprovementinwell-being.Duringthislatestproject,theytook

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thingsastepfurther.Theirworkshowsthatincreasesinwell-beingamongstudentsareultimatelyshort-lived一

unlessindividualspracticewhafsbeentaughtduringthecourseforages.

“It'slikegoingtothegym——wecan'texpecttodooneclassandbefitforever.Justaswithphysicalhealth,we

havetocontinuouslyworkonourmentalhealth,otherwisetheimprovementsaretemporary,9,explainsseniorstudy

authorProfessorBruceHood.Studentswhotookthehappinesscoursereporteda10to15percentimprovementin

well-being.However,onlythosewhocontinuedpracticingwhattheylearnedduringthecoursereportedsustained

improvedwell-beinguponbeingsurveyedagaintwoyearslater.Thisprojectisthefirstevertotrackthewell-beingof

studentswhohadtakenahappinesscourselongaftertheclassended.

“Togainmoreinformationabouthappiness,we'llcontinuestudying.Whatweteachisrelatedtopositive

psychologyinterventions(干预)thattakeyourattentionawayfromyourself,byhelpingothers,beingwithfriends,

orthankfulness,Prof.Hoodsaid."Thisistheoppositeofthecurrentprinciple,butcountlessstudieshaveshownthat

gettingoutofourownheadshelpsgetusawayfromnegativethinking.9,

Prof.Hoodrecentlyturnedthecourseintoanewbook,releasedearlierthismonth.TheScienceofHappiness:

SevenLessonsforLivingWelldetailsanevidence-informedroadmaptobetterwell-being.

28.WhatdoweknowaboutScienceofHappinesscourse?

A.Ifsananalysisofstudents5exams.B.Ifsaresearchplatformfortheteam.

C.Ifstheteam^theoreticalfoundation.D.It?sthecollectionofresearchprocesses.

29.WhydoesProf.Hoodmention“thegym^^inparagraph3?

A.Toofferasolution.B.Tomakeaprediction.

C.Toillustrateanidea.D.Toraiseaquestion.

30.Whichofthefollowingbelongstothecurrentprinciple?

A.Talkingtostrangers.B.Givinggiftstoothers.

C.Spendingmoneyononeself.D.Walkinginnaturewithfriends.

31.Whafstheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Toassessanewwaytostudyhappiness.B.Toshowanewstudyresultonhappiness.

C.Tocommentonabookabouthappiness.D.Tostresstheneedofgaininghappiness.

D

ResearchersfromNorthCarolinaStateUniversityarguethattheadditionofafourth(white-colored)trafficsignal

wouldbringdifferenttrafficeffects.

“Ourworkintroducedtheideaofafourthtrafficsignalcalleda"whitephase',whichtapsintothecomputing

powerofautonomousvehicles(AVs)inordertoexpeditetrafficatcrossroads,9,saysProf.AliHajbabaie,

correspondingauthorofthepaper.atOurresearchfoundthatthemoreAVsthereareontheroad,themoreefficiently

thetrafficmoves.You'llseelesscongestion(堵塞).Tobeclear,thisimprovestraveltime,fuelefficiencyandsafety

forallofthecars.”

ThewhitephaseconcepttakesadvantageofAVs'abilitytocommunicatewirelesslywitheachotherandthe

computersincontroloftrafficsignals.WhenenoughAVsapproachacrossroad,thiswouldactivatethenewtraffic

light-thewhitelight.Whileredlightsmeanstop,andgreenlightsmeango,whitelightswilltellhumandriversto

simplyfollowthecarinfrontofthem.Inotherwords,thewhitelightservesasasignal.Duringthetime,AVsare

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coordinating（协调）theirmovementtofacilitateefficienttrafficflowthroughthecrossroad.Whentoomany

vehiclesapproachingthecrossroadaredrivenbyhumandriversinsteadofAVs,thesignalwillreturntothetraditional

greenyellowredmode.

“IfatsomepointinthefutureweseealmostuniversaladoptionofAVs,ourmodelssuggestthatdelaysat

crossroadswoulddecreasebymorethan25%,“Hajbabaiesays.

Studyauthorsacknowledgegovernmentsprobablywon'tadoptthenewconceptanytimesoon."Still,we'renow

takingstepstoensurethatfuturepilotprojectswillbebothsafeandeffective.We'recurrentlysettingupaphysical

testbedthatwillallowustoexperimentwiththisconceptinthephysicalworld——notjustinacomputermodel,

Hajbabaieconcludes."'However,thevehicleswe'reusinginthetestbedaresmallenoughtoholdinourhands.This

willhelpusidentifychallengeswithouttheexpense-andsafetyrisk-involvedwithusingrealvehicles.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“expedite“inparagraph2mean?

A.Workout.B.Speedup.C.Putoff.D.Holdback.

33.Whatdoesparagraph3focuson?

A.Howthewhitephraseworks.B.Whenthetraditionalsignalsreturn.

C.Whatthewhitephrasebringsvehicles.D.Whytrafficefficiencyisimproved.

34.WhatdoesHajbabaieexpectofthewhitephrase?

A.It511becomemoremature.B.It511reachconsumersverysoon.

C.If11reduceexperimentalcosts.D.It'llbetestedinacomputermodel.

35.Whafsthebesttitleforthetext?

A.UsingWhitePhraseIndicatesAdvancedTraffic

B.FourthTrafficSignalIsInventedtoGuideAVs

C.TrafficCongestionMakesWhitePhaseHappen

D.Adding4thTrafficSignalCanEaseCongestion

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。

WeoftenhearverybadstatisticsaboutthedestructionoftheAmazon.36OneAmazonianIndiantribe

（部落）everyyearhasdisappearedsince1900.Unlesssomethingisdonetopreventit,theAmazonwillbetotally

destroyedinfiftyyears5time.

37Althoughitisbeingdestroyedbybigfarmersandlogging（伐木）companies,thebiggestcauseof

itsdestructionisthecuttingdownoftreesbythousandsofsmall-scalefarmers.38Theycutdowntreesofthe

rainforesttogrowcropstomakemoney.ThesoiloftheAmazonisperfectforplantsaslongastherearetrees.Itisthe

treesthatrecyclethenutrientsthatmaketheAmazonsuitableforgrowingfood.Whenthefarmerscutdownthetrees,

thesoilcanonlysupportcropsforoneortwoyears.39

Loggingisthesecondbiggestcauseofthedestructionoftherainforest.Alotofthetreesaretakenforfirewood,

charcoal,orformakingfurniture.Notonlyarethesetreesdestroyed,butthetreesaroundthemarealsodestroyedto

makewayfortheroadsandtracksneededtotakethewoodaway.Largeareasofforesthavealsobeencutdownto

freelandforcattlefarming.40Andtheranchers（牧场主）moveon.Moretreeswillbesuretodisappear

becauseoftheircattle.

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MostoftherainforestlieswithinBrazil.Fortunately,itisbeginningtobringmorelawstoprotectitsrainforest.

A.Againthelandcannotsupportthemforlong.

B.Sotheyhavetomoveon,andcutdownmoretrees.

C.Theprobleminvolvesorganizationsandgovernments.

D.Thetreesareoftenconsideredimportanttobigfarmers.

E.Povertyforcespeopletoleavethecitiesandlookforland.

F.Anareaofrainforest,thesizeofBelgium,iscutdownannually.

G.Thetruekeyfactorscausingdamagetotherainforestisnotasyouimagine.

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。

A6-year-oldgirlnamedQuinnHillisbeinghonoredforwhatshedidforhermom.

Quinn'smom,Jennifer,saidthatearlierthisyear,shewas41.Shedidn'trememberwhathappenednext,

soQuinnfilledinthe42.

“QuinntoldmethatI,43,satdowninachair,lookingupattheceilingandstartedbreathingquickly,

Jennifersaid.t4ShesaidthatIthen44thechairontomyleftsideandmyhandsweretogetherandmybody

wasshaking.Shekeptsaying,'Mommy,Mommy/andIwouldn't45

WhenJenniferdidn'tcometo,46Quinndecidedtograbherthree-year-oldbrotherandruntoa

neighbor'shousetoaskforhelp.Noone47atthefirsthouse,soshetriedanother.Fortunately,theycameto

thedoorand48followedthekidsbacktotheirhome,wherethey49Jenniferlyingunconsciouson

thekitchenfloor.

The50neighborcalledJennifer'shusband,whosentemergencyservicestothe51.Andthey

transportedhertoalocalhospitalwheredoctors52shehadagrandmalseizureI（癫痫）.Itwasthefirst

timeshe'dhadone.

TorecognizeQuinnandher53,Conover,NC,Mayor（市长）KyleJ.Hayman,honoredherwitha_

54certificateduringacitycouncilceremony,wherehealso55Resolution05-24namingFebruary5,

2024,as“QuinnHillDay”.

41.A.cookingB.sleepingC.drivingD.camping

42.A.positionsB.blanksC.districtsD.forms

43.A.inturnB.forexampleC.withkindnessD.atfirst

44.A.gavewaytoB.madeupforC.brokeawayfromD.felloutof

45.A.careB.repealC.respondD.agree

46.A.modestB.courageousC.gratefulD.curious

47.A.commentedB.wonderedC.answeredD.rejected

48.A.instantlyB.naturallyC.eventuallyD.gradually

49.A.hadB.leftC.preventedD.found

50.A.tough-mindedB.kind-heartedC.eye-catchingD.face-saving

51.A.homeB.officeC.schoolD・hospital

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52.A.fearedB.predictedC.discoveredD.doubted

53.A.experienceB.ideaC.actionD.intention

54.A.registrationB.competitionC.birthD・recognition

55.A.inspectedB.adoptedC.promisedD.continued

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。

AGuizhougoldenMonkey"XiaoFan^^gavebirthtoababyonMarch21,2024insouthwestChina'sMount

Fanjingshanregion,theFanjingshanNationalNatureReserveAdministrationannouncedFriday.TheGuizhougolden

monkeyisalsocalledtherareGuizhousnub-nosedmonkey56(know)asthe“Earth'sonlychild”.

Thebabymonkeyisinsoundhealth.Amazingly,overthepasteightyears,“XiaoFan^^57(give)birthto

fourhealthybabiessuccessfully,accordingtothereserveadministration.Andthishasmadeagreatcontributionto__

58(they)researchwork.

TherareGuizhousnub-nosedmonkey,59exclusivelylivesintheareaofMountFanjingshan,a

UNESCOWorldNaturalHeritageSite,isundertop-level60(protect)inChinaandislistedasa”61

(critical)endangered^^speciesbytheInternationalUnionforConservationofNature.

YangWei,headoftheGuizhousnub-nosedmonkeyresearchcenterofthenaturereserve,saidthatthebreeding

(繁殖)periodofthemonkeyswasshortenedfromthreeyearstotwoyearsatthecenter,thus62(help)

carryoutscientificresearchonthemonkeysgreatly.

Amongthethreespeciesofgoldensnub-nosedmonkeysendemic(特有的)toChina,theGuizhousnub-nosed

monkeyistheonewiththe63(small)population,thenarrowesthabitatandtheleastecologicalinformation.

Therehasbeen64estimatedpopulationof700to800rareGuizhousnub-nosedmonkeys.65

present,thereareninecaptiveGuizhousnub-nosedmonkeysattheresearchcenter.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假定你班外教George将班级分组，开展以“AlandUs”为主题的讨论，请你代表你组用英语写一份发言稿，

向班级汇报，内容包括：

1.对人工智能的认识；

2.你们的建议。

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。

Dearclassmates,

I'mverypleasedtoreportourgroup'sdiscussionon“AIandUs“onbehalfofourgroup.

Thankyouverymuch.

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。

AtthetimeIwaslivinginasmallvillageabout25milesfromLondon.Thatwastheadvantageoflivingthere

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becauseyoucouldgettoLondoninhalfanhour.Thatwasbytrainofcourse.Ifyouwentbycar,ifdtakeaboutthree

timesaslongespeciallyifyoutravelledinthemorningrushhour.ThereasonwhyIwasgivingyouthistravel

informationindetailwasthatIhadtomakeachoicebetweenthecarandthetrain.

rdseenanadvertisementinanationalnewspaper,whichhadaskedforsomeonewhohadsomeknowledgeof

computing,hadworkedatleastfortwoyearsincarsalesandfinallywasnotafraidoftravellingupanddownthe

motorwaytoLondoneverydayfromaplacenotfarfromwhereIlived.Itseemedinterestingworkandwasquite

differentfromthejobIhadatthetime.Theinterviewwastotakeplaceat10:00a.m.onaMondaymorningin

January.

ThroughouttheweekendIcouldn'tmakeupmymindwhethertotravelbycarorbytrain.AttheendofSundayI

decidedtodrivemycarbecauseafterallthejobwastodowithcars.

OnthedayoftheinterviewIgotupat6:00a.m.asIwasterrifiedofbeinglate.Iusuallywokeupearlybecause

oftheloudnoiseofthetrafficoutsidemybedroomwindowinthemorning.Onthisparticularmorning,everything

seemedstrangelysilent.Ilookedoutofthewindowandrealizedwhy:Therewasathickblanketofsnowontheroad

anditwasstillsnowingheavily.Ipanicked.ClearlynowI'dhavetogobytrain.Itelephonedthestationandasked

whattimethenexttraindowntoLondonwouldbe.Iwasinformedthatallserviceshadbeencancelled.Iaskedby

whomtheyhadbeencancelled.IneverknewtheanswertothatquestionbecauseI'dbeencutoff.

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。

ObviouslyIwouldhavetorethinkofdrivingfortheday.

However,soonafter,mycarbrokedownbecauseoftheslipperyroad.

2024届高三年级5月份大联考

英语参考答案及解析

第一部分听力

Text1

M:Thereareplentyofleftoversonthetable.CanIhaveato-gobag?

W:Sure.Tilgetoneforyousoon.Andhere'syourreceipt.

Text2

W:Hi,David,fancymeetingyouinthepark.Whatareyoudoing?

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M:Oh,Sherry.Fvebeenjoggingwithmydogandwejuststopforawhiletogetsomerest.

Text3

W:You'reinProfessorSmith'sclass,right?

M:Yes.Heistheprofessorwhosehomeworkassignmentsareverydifficult.ButIthinkIcandealwiththemsince

Fmintothissubject.

Text4

M:Doyouknowtheguywhoiswearinganorangecapatthepartyourteacherorganizedlastweekend?

W:Idon'tknow.ButIheardhewillteachusChinesenextterm.

M:Yeah.He'sanewteacherofourschool.

Text5

M:Howlongdoesittaketocleanthecarhere?I'minahurrytomeetmystudents.

W:Itwon'ttakealongtime,maybetwentyminutes.Wechargeonly$10.Andifyougoovertohaveyourcarcleaned

outsidethebank,they'llchargeyou$15.

M:OK.Deal.Pleasehurryup.

Text6

W:Whodoyoulooklikeinyourfamily,Mike?

M:Ilooklikemymominappearance.Wehavethesamenose,blackhairandbrowneyes,butI'mlikemydadin

character.Webothlovetomakepeoplearounduslaughwithfunnyjokes.

W:Doeshelovesportslikeyou?

M:No,I'mlikemygrandfatherinthisregard.Isharehisloveforbasketball.Howaboutyou,Lisa?

W:Ilooklikemygrandmotherinappearance.She'sshortandhasthesameblondehairandbigblueeyesasme.

M:Areyoulikeyourgrandmotherincharacter?

W:No,she'sawomanoffewwords.Tmlikemyparentsinthisaspect.Itakeaftermymominmyloveforreading

andmyeagernesstolearn.Mydadisadventurousandoutgoing,justlikeme.

M:Wow,yourparentssoundcool.

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W:Hey,Johnson,doyoueverthinkabouthowmuchmoneyyouspendeachmonth?

M:Definitely.IhavetokeeptrackofmyexpensestomakesureIdon'toverspend.IfIoverspend,myparentswon't

givememoney,soIhavetoborrowsomefromthemordopart-timejob.

W:Thafsagoodhabit.I'llusemynextmonth'slivingexpensesinadvanceifIfacethatproblem.Whatkindof

expensesdoyouhaveeachmonth?

M:Well,myphonebill,laundry,food,schoolsuppliesandpersonalitems.

W:Then,howmuchdoyouspendeachmonth?

M:Around$500.

W:Whafsyourmonthlyphonebillnormally?

M:About$45.Howaboutyours?

W:Usually,Ispend$35onthat.Howmuchdoyouhaveleftovereachmonthafterpayingallyourbills?Whatdoyou

dowithit?

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M:About$25.1sometimesgotothemoviesortreatmyfriendstobarbecue,butmostofthetime,Ibuybookswith

thatmoney.

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W:Igaveapresentationtodayatwork.

M: