浙江省宁波市慈溪市2023-2024学年高一下学期6月期末英语试题

2023学年第二学期高一期末测试英语注意事项：1．答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。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。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节听下面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．Whatwillthewomandofirst?A．Finishherreport. B．Buysomegroceries. C．Pickuphermother.2．HowmuchmoredoesBrianwant?A．$10. B．$20. C．$30.3．Wherewillthemanprobablygoforholiday?A．TheNationalPark. B．Themountain. C．Theseaside.4．Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?A．Studyinthelibrary. B．Getalibrarycard. C．Borrowbooks.5．Whatdoesthemansuggestdoing?A．Waitingfortherepairman.B．Doingnothingforashortwhile.C．Pressingtheemergencybuttonatonce.第二节听下面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．Whydoesthewomantalktotheman?A．Toaskforadvice. B．Toconfirmthetesttime. C．Tosharestudymethods.7．Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A．Waysofdoingtheshooting.B．Waysofdoingmathshomework.C．Waysofrememberingtimestables.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8．Whatisthemangoingtodotoday?A．Writeareport. B．Takeatest. C．Makeapresentation.9．Howdoesthemanfeelnow?A．Worried. B．Confident. C．Tired.10．Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?A．Setoffearlier. B．Workharder. C．Checkthetraffic.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11．Whenshouldthewomanarriveatthecompany?A．At8:00am. B．At8:15am. C．At8:30am.12．Whydidthewomangetupsolatethismorning?A．Shewastoosleepy.B．Theweatherwastoocold.C．Thealarmdidn’tgooffproperly.13．Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A．Husbandandwife. B．Formerschoolmates. C．Colleagues.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14．Wheredidthewomangetherfirstjobaftercollege?A．Inafilmstudio. B．Inatalentagency. C．Inapublishingfirm.15．Whydidthewoman’smotherputherinactingclasses?A．Todevelophertalent.B．Toletherknowmorepeople.C．Tohelpherovercomehershyness.16．Whatsportdoesthewomanlikebest?A．Swimming. B．Skiing. C．Skating.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．HowdidthespeakergettoSpain?A．Bytrain. B．Byplane. C．Byship.18．WhatdidthespeakerdoonthefirstnightinSpain?A．Sherestedatthehotel.B．Shevisitedsomefriends.C．Sheexperienceditsnightlife.19．WhichplacedidthespeakervisitlastinSpain?A．PradoMuseum. B．SantiagoStadium. C．RetiroPark.20．WhatdidthespeakerthinkofhertripinMorocco?A．Great. B．Terrible. C．Boring.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。AEurope’sMostBeautifulLibrariesLibrariesholdaspecialcharm.Here’sabriefintroductionofsomeofthemostamazinglibrariesacrossEurope.RoyalLibraryinCopenhagen,DenmarkBuiltin1999,itisanextensionoftheoldlibrary,whoseterrace（露台）canaccommodatelargecrowdsforeventssuchasconcertsandplays.Apartfromthemainfunctionsofalibrary,thebuildinghousesabookshop,acafeandarestaurant.WarsawUniversityLibraryinPolandLocatedinthecitycenter,itwasfoundedin1816,althoughthenewbuildingwascompletedin1999．Itsentrancecontainsblockswithwritingsinvariouslanguages,includingawritingofPlato’sinAncientGreekandalsooneinAncientPolish.WirtschaftsuniversitätBibliothekinVienna,AustriaPartsofthesitewereoriginallybuiltin1898,butthelibrarywasrepairedfollowingafirein2005．Theinnovativedecorationgivestheimpressionthattheycamefromanotherplanet.ItalsoboaststhetitleofthebiggestlibraryinGerman-speakingcountries.BibliotecaNazionaleMarcianainVenice,ItalyItislocatedoffSanMarcoSquareandwascompletedinthelate1500s.DesignedbyJacopoSansovino,ithasanelegantandsomewhatunusualstylefortheperiodinwhichitwasbuilt.Theinteriorbeautycanreallyholdyourbreath.21．WhatcanvisitorsdointheRoyalLibrary?A．Seemovies. B．Sellbooks. C．Makecoffee. D．Enjoyconcerts.22．Whichlibraryhasthelongesthistory?A．RoyalLibrary. B．WarsawUniversityLibrary.C．WirtschaftsuniversitätBibliothek. D．BibliotecaNazionaleMarciana.23．Whatdothefirstthreelibrarieshaveincommon?A．Theyallhavemanyfunctions.B．Theyarenottheoriginalarchitectures.C．Theyarefamousfortheiruniquedecoration.D．Theyhousemanyancientworksinvariouslanguages.BWhen89-year-oldLiJinrongheardsomeonecallingher“mom”ataneventinWuhan,HubeiProvince,sheimmediatelyrosefromherseat.sAforeignwomanrantowardherbeforehugginghertightlyandsaying,“Mom,mom.”Thewoman,BouammouchKheira,isfromAlgeria.Sheunderwentatotalnasalreconstructionoperation（全鼻再造手术）—thefirstofitskindinAfrica—thatwasdonebyLiandothermembersofaChinesemedicalteam40yearsago.In1984,Lijoinedthe11thChinesemedicalaidmissiontoAlgeria.ShehelpedahospitalintheNorthAfricancountrycarryoutoral（口腔的）andfacialoperations.In1985,12-year-oldKheiravisitedthehospitaltoseektreatmentforastomachinfection.DoctorLihappenedtonoticeKheira’sbadlydisfigured（容貌受损的）nose,thetipofwhichwasbittenoffbyadonkeywhenshewasjust2yearsold.“Hadshenotbeendisfigured,shewouldhavegrownuptobeagreatbeauty,”Lisaid.ThenshedevisedadetailedtreatmentplananddecidedtotransplanttheskinfromoneofKheira’supperarmstoreconstructhernose,becauseitmatchedherfacialskintoneandwouldnotleavenoticeablescars.Thoughscaredatfirst,Li’ssincereattitudeandcaringwordsremindedherofhermotherandgaveherhope.ThereconstructionofKheira’snoserequiredfouroperationsoveraperiodoftwomonths.Afteritsperfectcompletion,Kheiraranfromward（病房）toward,tellingeveryonethatshenowhadanose,agiftfromher“Chinesemother”.Kheiratravelled10,000kilometersfromAlgeriatoWuhan.“ThisismyfirstvisittoChina,butIdon’tfeelthejourneywashardatall,becauseIamsoexcitedtomeetProfessorLi,myChinesemother,”Kheiraadded,“WithoutmyChinesemother,mylifewouldbedarkerthandeath,”24．WhydidKheiragotothehospitalin1985?A．ShewenttovisitdoctorLibydesign. B．Hernosetipwasbittenoffbyadonkey.C．Shelongedtolearnaboutfacialoperations. D．Therewassomethingwrongwithherstomach.25．WhatdoweknowabouttheoperationperformedonKheira?A．ItleftnoscarsonKheira’body.B．ItmadeKheira’slifemorepositive.C．Itwasthefirstofthiskindintheworld.D．Itwasfinishedtotallyinonesignificantoperation.26．WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribeProfessorLi?A．Caringandconsiderate. B．Honestandenergetic.C．Humbleandpassionate. D．Selflessandambitious.27．Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．MotherofanAfricanGirl. B．AHeart-warmingReunion.C．TheStrikingNasalOperation. D．ContributionsofChineseMedicalTeams.CTheParisOlympicsaregettingreadytodefendagainstcyberattacks（网络攻击）,withthethreatpossiblycomingfromcriminals.“Weareworriedabouteverythingfromthebroadcasterstothesponsors,transportinfrastructures（基础设施）andsupport,andcompetitions.Anykindofattackisonthetable,”saidJohnHultquist,ananalystatMandiantConsulting,aUScybersecurityconsultancyfirm.Hisconcernisreasonable,ascyberattacksaresurprisinglycommonduringtheOlympicGames.ThefirstcyberattackontheOlympicswasinMontrealin1976.Manyeventshadtobepostponedormovedbecauseofthe48-hourelectricaldisruption.TokyoOlympicsin2021reported450millioncyberattacks—whichdoubledthenumberexperiencedduringthe2012LondonOlympics.However,it’simportanttonotethattheParisOlympicswillmakethefirstattempttotakeheavyadvantageofartificialintelligence（AI）initsoperation.“AIwillhaveahugeimpactonus,”aseniorFrenchmilitaryofficialstated.“Itwillallowustorearrangedatafasterandextractkeyevents,whichwillhelpfightback.”However,healsowarnedthattherearemanyenemiesandtheresourcesmaynotbeenoughtodealwithallpossibleattacks.Theseattackscouldtargetgyms,localtransportationsuchastrainsandsubways,Paris’electricityandwatersystems,phonenetworks,andmediareportingoftheGames.Thehighestriskinvolvesdisruptionofinfrastructuresandbroadcasts.Furthermore,attackscouldextendbeyondtheGameswiththespreadoffakevideosabouttheevents.Deepfakevideoscouldbeusedtodistractfromtherealityofparticularevents.”Hultquistalsowarnedthatcompetitionresultscouldbetampered（篡改）with,highlightingthepotentialforinterference（干扰）withcameras,timekeepingdevices,andscoreboards.Talkingabouttheimportanceofdatasecurity,herecommendedkeepingsystemsisolated（隔离的）andusingpaperbackupsforscorestoensuretheirsecurity.28．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“onthetable”inparagraph2probablymean?A．Ready. B．Harmful. C．Possible. D．Preventable.29．WhyaremanyOlympicsinthehistorymentionedinparagraph3?A．TogivetheevidenceofJohn’sworry.B．Tospecifythefiguresofthecyberattacks.C．Tohighlightthesharpincreaseincyberattacks.D．Toillustratethebadeffectcausedbythedisruption.30．WhatistheseniorFrenchmilitaryofficial’sattitudetowardtheuseofAIintheParisOlympics?A．Curiousbutopposed. B．Positiveandoptimistic.C．Supportivebutcautious. D．Uninterestedanddoubtful.31．Whatarethelasttwoparagraphsmainlyabout?A．Thehighrisksandtheirinfluences.B．Safetyconcernsoftheeventandthesolutions.C．Theimpactofdeepfakevideosandrelatedmeasures.D．Thepotentialinterferenceandtheimportanceofsecurity.DHaveyoueverwonderedabouttheuniversallayout（布局）ofsupermarkets?Smartdesignersarebehindit,subtlytemptingyoutowalkthrougheachaisleandfillyourshoppingcartwithoutevenrealizingit.Grocerystoredesignisacarefullycraftedartfrombothpsychologicalandmarketingstandpoints,accordingtoReevesConnelly,whostudiedarchitecturaldesignatthePrattInstitute.Heexplainedthereisaspecificreasonwhyfruitandvegetablesareoftenlocatedatthefrontofthestore,“You’llgrabthefruitsandvegetablesfirstandthenhopefullyfeellessguiltyaboutbuyingjunkfoodlateron.”Meanwhile,essentialitemssuchasmilkandeggsareplacedatthebackofthestoretoensurecustomerswalkthroughotheraisleswithmanyunhealthyoptionslikesnacksandsodas,potentiallyincreasingthelikelihoodofimpulsepurchases.There’salsoareasonwhyyouoftenfeellostinlocalsupermarkets.Shockingly,theymovethingsaround.Reevesexplained,“Theyareverymuchawarethatthesestrategiesbecomelesseffectiveafteryouvisitthestoreafewtimesandgetabettersenseofwhereeverythingis,sothey’llregularlymovetheproductstodifferentaislestoconfuseyou.Thepracticeisnotlimitedtoaspecificstorebutisemployedacrossvariousretailchains.”“Theirlittletricksalwaysworkonme,”oneregularshopperadmits,“Iwalkintogetthreethingsandendupspending$300;that’swhyIhategroceryshopping,”hesaid.Ontheotherhand,someshoppersareproudtodeclaretheyhaveneverfallenintothetrap.“That’swhyIalwayskeepashoppinglistonme,”anothershoppershared.“I’vestartedhavingmygroceriesdelivered.IfIhavetogotothestore,Inevergrabatrolley.IfIcan’tcarryit,I’mnotbuyingit,”headded.32．Whatisthepurposeofthesupermarketlayout?A．Toshowthedesigner’swisdom. B．Tosaveconsumers’shoppingtime.C．Toincreasenon-essentialpurchases. D．Toprovidemultiplegoodsforchoice.33．Whatwouldthestoreownerprobablydotomakemoreprofits?A．Putthehealthyfoodtogether. B．Distributejunkfoodindifferentareas.C．Placeessentialitemsbeforejunkfood. D．Rearrangeproductsinsupermarketsregularly.34．Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Mostshoppersaretrappedinmarketingtricks.B．Shoppingbasketsarebetterthanheavytrolleys.C．Makinglistscanbeasmartactforimpulsebuying.D．Grocerydeliverycanhelpimprovesupermarketsales.35．Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?A．Abusinessmagazine. B．Apsychologyreport.C．Aresearchpaper. D．Ashoppingguide.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。π（Pi）DayfallsonMarch14.Thisisthedaywhenmathematiciansandgeometry（几何学）loversaroundtheworldgettogetherandcelebratethemathematicalconstant（常数）ofPi.36．______Firstly,thedatewhichcanberepresentednumericallyintheformat3.14representsthefirst3digitsofπ.Besides,oneofourgreatestphysicistsAlbertEinsteinwasbornonMarch14,1897.In2018,thefamousphysicistStephenHawkingpassedawayonPiDay.TheearliestknowncelebrationofPiDaywasorganizedbythephysicistLarryShawattheSanFranciscoExploratoriumin1988,featuringeatingdifferentkindsoffruitpies.37．______Themuseumstaffmarchedaroundacircularroom,sangsongs,andatepie.Newsstoriesaboutthecelebrationspreadtheideatoschools,museums,andcommunities.In2009,USHouseofRepresentativesofficiallynamedthisspecialday—“PiDay”.ManypeoplecelebratePiDaywithfamilyandfriends.38．______Peoplemakepizzas（roundones,ofcourse）andbakecreampies.SomepeopleevenuseaspecialpiepanshapedliketheGreekletterπ.Theyarealsowillingtodrinkpi-neapplejuice.39．______Overthousandsofyears,peopletriedtounfoldthepuzzlebehindthismagicnumber.Beforetheappearanceofmoderncomputingtechnologies,mathematiciansallovertheworldhavemadetheireffortsoncalculatingtheapproximationofPi.40．______WhileIndianmathematicianAryabhataapproximatedPitousingthecircumferenceofapolygon（多边形）with384sides.On2019’sPiDay,GoogleannouncedthatthecalculationofPihasalreadyreached31.4trilliondecimal（小数的）places.A．Themostpopularwayisbyeatingpi-themedfoods.B．March14seemstobetightlyconnectedwithScience.C．Itwasbecause“Pi”and“pie”soundedsameinEnglish.D．TheworldrecordformemorizingpiisheldbyChaoLufromChina.E．ChineseancientmathematicianZuChongzhiextendedPito7decimalplaces.F．Anothercelebrationistorecitethisamazingnumberwithcountlessdecimalplaces.G．Picanalsobeusedtocalculatethevolumeofsomethingshapedlikeaballoratube.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。DouglasSmithisacompetitiveguy.Sowhenheturnedhisattentiontothevegetablegardenbehindhishome,hewasdevotedtoitsomuch,infact,thathiscasualhobbygrewto41.TheBritishgardenerhas42anearly7-poundtomato,a624-poundpumpkinanda20-foot-tallsunflower.Recently,though,hehaschangedhisfocusfromsizeto43.Twiceinarow,SmithbroketheGuinnessWorldRecordforthemostcherrytomatoesgrownonasinglestem.44,hebrokethepreviousrecordof488cherrytomatoes—whichhadbeen45formorethan10years—afterhegrew839cherrytomatoesononesteminSeptember,2021.Then,in2022,GuinnessWorldRecords46thatSmithhadactuallybeatenhisownworldrecord,growing1,269cherrytomatoesonasinglestem.Growinghugevegetablespresenteda（n）47opportunityto“pushyourgardeningknowledgetodosomethingdifferent,”Smithsaid.“Ifyou’retryingtogrowforacompetition,youlearnalotmoreabout48togrowthembestthroughanexerciselikethis.”49theprospectofearningprizesandpraise,whatinspiredSmithmost,hesaid,wasthelearningprocessandthestrongsenseof50amongfellowgrowers.Althoughit’scompetitiveinnature,thecommunitycooperate.“Competitivevegetable-growingisactuallyknowledgesharing,”Smithsaid.ForSmith,theprocessofgrowingsupersize51isscientific.To52hischerry-tomato-growingoperation,hespentcountlesshoursreadingresearchpapers,sendingsoilsamplestobetestedinlabs,tryingoutseed53andinvestigatingthemanytomatotypes.Now,Smithhashissights54onanewmission.Hehopestowintherecordfor“mostcherrytomatoesonasingleplant”.Healsointendsto55atgrowingtheworld’sheaviestpotatoandeggplant.“It’sjustabitoffun,”hesaid.41．A．principle B．career C．enthusiasm D．responsibility42．A．harvested B．planted C．purchased D．won43．A．price B．sum C．value D．nutrition44．A．Finally B．Obviously C．Originally D．Absolutely45．A．indoubt B．inturn C．inorder D．inplace46．A．announced B．admitted C．pointed D．confirmed47．A．familiar B．leading C．attractive D．brief48．A．when B．where C．why D．how49．A．Except B．Besides C．With D．Among50．A．satisfaction B．belonging C．achievement D．competition51．A．plant B．produce C．crop D．fruit52．A．preparefor B．lookinto C．contributeto D．bringabout53．A．alternatives B．occasions C．varieties D．ranges54．A．set B．fallen C．entrusted D．delivered55．A．makeabet B．makeafortune C．takeadvantage D．takeashot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。Mankind’sdesiretoexploretheuniverseneverfadesaway.Theyattachgreatimportancetocarryingonspaceexploration56．______thehugerisks.Theimpossibledreamoftravellingtospacewasfinallyrealizedbysomegreatscientistswith57．______（determine）.In1957,theSputnik1satellitewaslaunchedbytheUSSRand58．______（success）orbitedaroundEarth.In1961,thefirstRussiansteppedintospace.Overeightyearslater,AmericanastronautNeilArmstrongsteppedontothemoon,59．______（claim）“That’sonesmallstepforaman,onegiantleapformankind”.Sincethen,manymoregoals60．______（achieve）.TheInternationalSpaceStation61．______thescientistscanliveanddoresearchinspaceisagoodexampletoshowman’sjointeffortsandongoingwork.ThoughChina’sspaceprogrammestartedlaterthan62．______ofRussiaandtheUS,ithasmadegreatprogressinashorttime.Chinawasthethirdcountry63．______（send）humansintospaceindependently.TheShenzhouserieshavebeenlaunched,performingmanyimportanttasks.ThecompletionoftheTiangongSpaceStationwasalso64．______landmarkinChina’sspacedevelopment.Inspiteofthedifficulties,thefutureisbright.Morecountrieswillmake65．______（far）studiesaboutotherplanetsandmorevaluablediscoveries.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）假定你是李华，某国际学校的学生会主席。你将在学校进行主题为“SayNotoSchoolBullying”的宣讲。请你写一篇发言稿，内容包括：1．schoolbullying的形式和伤害；2．提出可行的建议和措施。注意：1．词数80左右；2．可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；3．短文题目已给出。SayNotoSchoolBullying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。TherewasatimeinmylifetwentyyearsagowhenIwasdrivingataxitoearnaliving.Iencounteredpeoplewhoselivesamazedme,mademelaughandmademeweep.ButnoneofthoselivestouchedmemorethanthatofawomanIpickeduplateonawarmAugustnight.Thatnight,Iwascalledat2:00amtopicksomeoneup.WhenIarrived,thebuildingwascompletelydarkexceptforonelightinawindow.Inthiscase,manyotherdriverswouldjusthonk（按喇叭）onceortwice,waitashortminute,thendriveaway.ButIalwayswenttothedoortofindthepassenger.Itmight,Ireasoned,besomeonewhoneededmyassistance.Iwalkedtothedoorandknocked.“Justaminute,”answeredaweakandelderlyvoice.Afteralongwait,thedooropened.Asmallwomaninher80sstoodbeforeme.Byhersidewasasmallsuitcase.“Wouldyoucarrymybagouttothecar?”shesaid.Itookhersuitcaseandgavehermyarm.Wewalkedslowlytothestreet.Shekeptthankingmeformykindness.“It’snothing,”Itoldher.“ItrytotreatmypassengershowIwantmymothertreated.”“You’resuchagoodboy,”shesaid.Whenwegotinthetaxi,shegavemeanaddress.Thensheasked,“Couldyoudrivethroughthedowntown?”“It’snottheshortestway”,Ianswered.“Idon’tmind,”shesaid.“I’minnohurry.I’monmywaytoahospice（临终安养院）.”Isawhereyesshiningwithtears.“Idon’thaveanyfamilyleft,shecontinued.“ThedoctorsaysIshouldgothere.HesaysIdon’thaveverylong.”Iquietlyturnedoffthemeter（计程器）.“Whatroaddoyouwantmetotake?”Iasked.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。Paragraph1:Forthenexttwohours,wedrovethroughthecity.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph2:Ididnotpickupanymorepassengersthatday,drivingaimlessly,lostinthought.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2023学年第二学期高一期末测试英语参考答案听力1-5AACCB6-10ACCBA11-15ABBCC16-20ABCBA阅读21-23DDB24-27DBAB28-31CACB32-35CDCA七选五36-40BCAFE完形：41-45CABCD46-50ACDBB51-55BACAD语法填空：56．despite57．determination58．successfully59．claiming60．havebeenachieved61．where62．those63．tosend64．a65．further听力文本Text1M:Wouldyouliketogotoaconcertwithmetonight?W:I’dloveto,butIhavetobuysomegroceriesandthenmeetmymotherattheairportafterIfinishwritingthisreport.Text2W:Here’stendollars,Brian.I’llpickyouupinthirtyminutesatthefrontofthemall.Findanicegiftforyourfriend’sbirthday.M:Aw,Mom!Can’tIhavetwentydollars?Text3W:Haveyouplannedyourholiday?M:Well,Iintendtoclimbthemountain,butmywifeinsistsonvisitingtheNationalParkandmysonTomwantstogotothebeach.IthinkbothmywifeandIwillgiveupourideastopleaseTom.Text4M:WhatcanIdoforyoutoday?W:Ineedtoreturnabookandcheckoutthesetwobooks.M:MayIseeyourlibrarycard,please?W:It’srighthere.Text5W:Uh-oh.Itlookslikethere’saproblem.M:Yeah,I’mafraidso.LastFridaythiselevatorwasoutofservicealldaylong.W:ShouldIpresstheemergencybutton?M:Let’sjustwaitaminuteortwofirst.Itmaystartagainbyitself.Text6W:I’mprettynervousaboutnextMonday’smathstest.M:Why?Youaregreatwithnumbers.W:Yes,ingeneral.ButthisisallabouttimestablesandIalwaysforget,especiallywiththeeighttimestables.Doyouhaveanytips?M:Sure,dowhatIdo.Keeponwritingthemdownuntilyougetthemallcorrect.Thiswillalsohelpyoutofindoutexactlywhichonesyoukeeponforgetting.W:Goodidea.I’llgivethatashot.Thankyousomuch.M:Noproblem,that’swhatfriendsarefor.Text7W:Hey,John.Iknowthatyouhavebeenbusypreparingforthepresentationthesedays,andI’msurethatyouwilldoitwelltoday.Ijustwanttowishyougoodluck.M:Thanks.Ihaveworkedveryhard,andIreallyknowmymaterialwell.So,don’tworry.Ihavefaithinmyself.W:Iamhappytohearthatfromyou.Actually,Iwasabitworriedthatyo