安徽省六安市第一中学高三高考模拟（四）英语试题

六安一中2019届高考模拟卷英语试卷（四）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.WhatdoesMissJamisonthinkTedshoulddo?A.Drivefaster. B.Leavesooner. C.Checktheweatherforecast.2.HowoftendoJanet'sparentscallher?A.Abouttwiceaweek. B.Aroundonceamonth.C.Abouttwiceamonth.3.Wherewillthemanprobablywritehispaper?Athome. B.Inaputerlab. C.Atthelibrary.4.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?Atthegym. B.Atamovietheater. C.Atschool.5.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?Takingmathclass. B.Borrowingnotes. C.Visitingtheamusementpark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，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.

What

goes

on

the

second

line

in

the

center?A.

The

sender's

district.B.

The

receiver's

address.C.

The

receiver's

name.

7.

What

does

the

woman

still

need

to

buy?

A.

A

postage

stamp. B.

A

proper

envelope.C.

Airmail

insurance.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.

How

long

does

it

take

Jenny

to

write

her

paper

altogether?

A.

Three

weeks.

B.

Two

weeks.C.

One

week.9.WhichpartisthemostdifficultforJenny?A.Preparinganoutline.B.Writingthepaper. C.Doingtheresearch.10.WhatdoesStanthinkJennyshoulddo?Borrowhisoutline.B.Useheroutlinefromlastsemester.C.Makeaplanbeforewriting.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whatfieldisthemanprobablyin?A.Finance.B.Engineering.C.Medicine12.HowdoesthewomantraveltoNewYork?A.Bycar.B.Byplane.C.Bytrain.13.WhatdoesthewomanthinkaboutNewYork?A.Shedislikesitalittlebit.B.Shecan'tstandit. C.Shefeelsrelaxedthere.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Whodidthewomanlivewithin1940?A.Byherself. B.Withherhusband. C.Withherparentsandbrother.15.Wherewasthewomanin1945?A.InMinnesota. B.InWashingtonD.C. C.InCalifornia.16.Whichjobdidthewomanhaveforthelongesttime?A.Politician.B.Secretary. C.Newsreporter.17.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Neighbors. B.Teacherandstudent. C.Grandmaandgrandson.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.

According

to

the

talk,

what

is

more

mon

in

the

West

than

in

China?

A.

Using

mobile

payments.

B.

Using

cash.

C.

Using

credit

cards.19.

How

many

people

use

Alipay

or

WeChat

Pay?

A.

All

people

in

China.

B.

Less

than

those

who

use

PayPal.

C.

Nearly

everyone

who

has

a

smart

phone

in

China.20.

How

are

mobile

payments

described

in

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talk?

A.

Easy

and

convenient.

B.

Simple

and

free

of

charge.

C.

Popular

but

awkward

to

use.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAfteranoldladyfromRadviliškis,Lithuaniagottoosicktoliveonherown,shewasadmittedtoahospital.Sadly,allofherremainingrelativeswerescattered（分散）allovertheworld,sonobodycouldtakecareofthepetsshewasforcedtoleavebehind.Whileauthoritieshadspentmonthssearchingforwaystosaveheranimals,

“Vyšniųsodas,”

arescueshelterfromVilnius,Lithuania,steppedup.Aftertheyarrived,oneoftheanimals,alittledognamedPluto,wasclearlytheonewhoneededhelpthemost.Plutohadlostalotofweight.“SufferingfromMange（兽疥癣）,hisbodywasreducedtoskinandbones.Hiseyeswerehopeless,filledonlywithendlesspain.”“Uponarrivingatourshelter,Plutoappearedtohavebeenpletelygivenup,”Žukauskaitėadded.“Hedidn’twanttogetupforanything.Hewasn’teating,andwasdoinghisbusinessrightunderhimself.”Thevetscleanedhim,removingthedirtyfromhisskin.ThefirstprocedurePlutoreceivedtook5hours.“Still,hewasfeelingmiserableandhisburningskinwasbeingtreatedafewtimeseachday.Eventually,becauseoftheMangeinfection,Plutohadtobeisolatedwithoutthepossibilityofgoingoutforawalk.”“Thepuphadbeengoingthroughlivinghellfor3months.Aftertheisolation,hehadtorelearnhowtowalk.”Butthatwasonlythehalfofhisremainingtroubles.“Plutowasafraidofeverythingandeveryone.”“IttooksixmonthsbeforePlutogatheredthecouragetostepoutside,”Žukauskaitėsaid.“Hisfirststepswereverytoughforhim.Hewassoafraid,eventhegrassunderhisfeetcreepedhimout.”“Thankstotheendlesspatienceandloveprovidedbyourstaff,however,Plutostartedsocializing.Asheintroducedhimselftohissurroundingsandtheotherdogs,Plutostartedeatingmore,too.Eventhoughhe’scautiousaroundpeople,hehasregainedmostofhisweightandwefindPlutoplayingwithotherdogsmoreandmore.”21.Accordingtothefirstparagragh,wecanknow__________A.Theoldladyhasagreatmanyrelativesinthecountry.B.Nobodywaswillingtolookafterthesickpets.C.Theoldladyhadnochoicebuttoabandonherpets.D.ItwastheauthoritiesthatrescuedPluto.22.WhatwasthemostseriousproblemdidPlutohave?A.Hewastoothin. B.Hesufferedfrommentalillness.C.Hewastoodirty D.Hemissedhisoldandsickowner.23.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.Ahomelessdogwasseriouslysickinashelter.B.AnabandoneddoggotcarefultreatmentintheUSA.C.Vetswereplayinganimportantroleincuringanimals.D.Peoplerescuedanabandoneddogtoregainfaithinlife.BIfyouhaveplanstorun,thenthefirstthingthatyouhavetopurchaseisagoodpairofrunningshoes.Putsimply,howcanyoupossiblyrunwithoutrunningshoes,right?Therearemanywaysabouthowtochoosetherightrunningshoesbutthesewaysdifferfromonepersontoanother.Thatiswhyfirsthandexperienceisgreatlyremended.Bythiswemeanthatyouhavetogotothestoreyourselftocheckandtryonapairofrunningshoesthatyouarelookingattoseewhetherornottheyaregoodforyourfeetandfortable.Nomatterwhatelseyoutakeintoconsideration,themostimportantthingisforyoutobeabletostartchoosingtherightrunningshoesbecausetherearealotofoptionsoutthere.Theseoptionsmightmakeyoufeelconfusedastowhichpairtoactuallybuy.Butwhenyoubeginyoursearch,youwillhaveenoughtimetoseewhichpairisbestforyou.Intheend,whateveryouchoosetobuyshouldnotrequireyoutospendtoomuch.Thatistosay,youhavetomakesurethatwhatyoubuyisjustrightforyourbudgetandthekindofactivityyouplantotakepartin.Thisistoensureaswellthatwhateveryoubuycanbeusedforalongtime.Sowhatmoreareyouwaitingfor?Getupandstartrunningbygoingtothedifferentstoresthatsellrunningshoesandthenseewhichpairisthebestoneforyou.Whenyoufindtherightpair,buyitimmediatelyandstartyournewandfarmoreactivelifestylenow.24.Atthebeginningofthetext,theauthor___________.A.remendsseveralkindsofrunningshoesB.introducestheimportanceofdoingexerciseC.stressesthenecessityofchoosingtherightrunningshoesD.suggestsacoupleofwaysofchoosingtherightrunningshoes25.Theunderlinedpart“firsthandexperience”inParagraph1probablymeans“___________”.A.pastexperience C.advicefrompeopleolderthanyouB.professionaladvice D.experiencegainedbydoingsomethingyourself26.WhatdoestheauthoradviseustoconsiderinParagraph3?A.Thevarietyofrunningshoes. B.Thepriceofrunningshoes.C.Thestyleofrunningshoes. D.Thesizeofrunningshoes.27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.HowtoChoosetheRightRunningShoesB.WhatKindofStoreYouShouldVisitC.HowtoSaveMoreMoneyonShoesD.HowtoStartRunningCRainbeatagainstthewindow,matchingmymood.Ishouldhaveknownthatmynewjobatthehospitalwastoogoodtobetrue.Throughouttheday,rumors(传言)warnedthatthenewestemployeefromeachdepartmentwouldbelaidoff.Iwasthenewestoneinthetrainingdepartment.Mybossappeared.“Youprobablyknowwe’recuttingback,”hesaid.“Administrationwantsustoofferoutplacementclassestohelpthoseemployeesfindotherjobs,showingthemhowtoactinaninterview,forexample.”“Fine,”Iansweredunwillingly,notknowingwhatelsetosay.Idecidedtogohomeearlythatday.Inthehall,ImettheladywhobroughtuscookieseveryFriday.Shewasalittlewomanwithgrayhair.Onlyherheadandthetopofhergreenapronwerevisibleoverthecart(小车)loadedwithcleaningsupplies.Atleastshehadajob!Atthefinalmeeting,laidoffworkersformedalineatthedoor.Acolleaguewhispered,“Ican’tbelieveourCookieLadyisbeinglaidoff.We’llmissherasmuchaswe’llmisshercookies.”WhenthecolleaguespoketoherinSpanish,IknewmyclasseswouldbeuselessforherandIrealizedhowmuchbetteroffwasthanthispoorwoman.Idecidedtodosomethingforher.IwrotetoanewspaperexpressinghowIfeltabouttheunselfishnessoftheCookieLadywhoneededajob.Afewdayslater,myarticleappearedinthenewspaperandtheCookieLadywasallowedtostayinherposition.Onthesameday,Ireceivedaletter,whichseemedsounlikelythatIreadittwice.“Aneditorofalocalmagazinelikesyourpieceandwantsyoutocallhernexttimeyou’relookingforwork…”28.Howdidtheauthorfeelonthatrainyday?A.Nervous. B.Excited. C.Awkward. D.Proud.29.Whatwastheauthoraskedtodo?A.Takecareofpatients. B.Leaveearlierthatday.C.Resignfromthehospital. D.Helpthelaidoffworkers.30.HowdidtheauthorhelptheCookieLady?A.Heofferedherahighpaidjob. B.Hegaveheradviceonjobhunting.C.Hemadeherstoryknowntoothers. D.Hetaughtherhowtopassaninterview.31.Whichproverbbestsuitsthetopicofthepassage?A.Gooddeedshavetheirrewards. B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.C.Littlepeoplecanmakeabigdifference. D.Lovebringsmorejoytopeoplethanworkdoes.DAnewrailwaydesignisallowingthelatesthighspeedraillinetopassthroughnationalnaturalreserveswhilecausingonlyminoreffecttolocalwildlife.TheXi’anChengduhighspeedrailisthefirstbullettraintocutthroughtheQinlingMountains,inShaanxiprovince,whicharehometomanyrarewildanimalsincludingthegiantpanda,goldenmonkey,crestedibisandgoldentakin.Itisoneofthreemajorhabitatsforthewildgiantpanda,withabout345ofChina’s1,864wildgiantpandaslivingthere,accordingtothefourthNationalSurveyonGiantPandasreleasedin2015.TherailwaywillalsopassthroughamajorTianhuashanMountainreserve,agiantpandahabitat.＂Whenresearchingtherailwayroute,weavoidedlayingtracksmorethan1,500metersabovesealevel,wherethemajorityofwildlifegathers,＂saidLaiWenhong,anengineerfromtheChinaRailwayFirstSurveyandDesignInstituteGroup,whoisinchargeoftherailway’senvironmentaldesign.Morethan90percentoftherailwaythroughtheQinlingMountainsistunnelsandbridges,saidLiuShuangjin,generalchiefdesigneroftheline’sShaanxisectionfromtheChinaRailwayFirstSurveyandDesignInstituteGroup.＂Theadvantageoftunnelsistoreducevibration(震动)whenatrainpassesby,＂Laisaid.Theaveragedepthofthetunnelsis400meters,andthedeepestis1,000meters.Bridgesareconstructedtolinktunnels.ProtectivethingshavebeenplacedatthemouthsoftunnelsintheQinlingMountainstokeepwildanimalsfromfalling.Duringoperation,trainsareforbiddenfromusinghornsinwildlifehabitats.ThelinealsopassesthroughtheYangxiancountyreserve,hometocrestedibis,ararebird.The4meterhighmesh(网状物)onthesidesofbridgeshigherthan10meterswillpreventthebirdsfromflyingintothepathoftrains,whichissaferforthebirdsandthetrains.32.TheXi’anChengduhighspeedrailpassesthroughthefollowingreservesexcept__________. A.theQinlingMountainreserve B.theYangxiancountyreserve C.theTaihangMountainreserve D.theTianhuashanMountainreserve33.WhatanimalsistheTianhuashanMountainreservesetupmainlyfor? A.Thegoldenmonkey. B.Theelephant. C.Thecrestedibis. D.Thegiantpanda.34.WhyaresomanytunnelsbuiltontheXi’anChengduhighspeedrail? A.Toprotectendangeredwildlife. B.Tolowerthecostofconstruction. C.Toreducethedistanceoftheline. D.Toconnectdifferentbridges.35.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Therailway’senvironmentaldesignisimportant C.RaildesignkeepswildlifesafeB.TheXi’anChengdurailisunderconstruction D.Morenationalreservesaresetup第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。HowtoRelieveYourPet’sSeparationAnxietyDuringtheHolidaysTheholidaysarefestiveforhumans,butforanimalstheycanbefullofanxiety.Anytimepetsareseparatedfromthepersonthey’remostbondedto,they’relikelytoexperienceanxiety.Separationanxietyisaveryseriousdisordercharacterizedbyextremeemotionalandbehavioralreactions.___36___Therefore,itshouldnotbetakenlightly.Here’svaluableinsightfromananimalbehaviorexpert._____37____.Destructivebehavior—clawingatthedoor,chewingthroughwindowscreens,chewingupthecouch.Constantbarking,meowing,howlingRefusingtoeatordrinkwhenleftaloneDealingwithamildcaseofseparationanxietyTrycounterconditioning(对抗条件反射作用),inwhichyouassociateabadthing(whichinthiscaseisyourleaving),withsomethingtheyenjoy,likeatreat.“___38___”saysanexpert.Alittlebackgroundnoisemighthelpaswell—tryleavingtheTVorstereoon.Ifyougowithmusic,somethingmaybecreatedspecificallytocalmpets,whetheritbeadog,cat,orbird.ManagingamoderatecaseIftreats,music,ortheTVwon’tdothetrick,desensitize(使不敏感；使麻木)yourpettoyourleaving.Youdothisbydisassociatingyournormalsignsofleavingfromyouractualleaving.Theexpertsays,“Pickupyourcarkeys,thensitonthecouchtowatchTV.___39__”Byleavingthehousecalmlyandconfidently,youhelpyourpetrealizethatleavingisnormal—youmightdothesamethingwithachildanxiousaboutbeingleftatpreschool.Whenyouehome,trytoignoreyourpetforthefirstfewminutes—again,you’retryingtonormalizeleavingandreturning.Easeyourpet’smoderatetoseverecaseofseparationanxiety____40__,youshouldconsiderinvestinginprofessionalhelp.A.Reasonsforseparationanxiety.B.monsignsofseparationanxietyC.Putonyourcoat,thengowashthedishes.D.Atitsmostextreme,itcanresultindeath.E.Thoughthesuggestionsaboveareuseful,F.Ifyouranimalisn’trespondingtoanyofthepreviouslysuggestedtips,G.Youranimalwillgraduallylearnthatwhathefearedactuallyleadstogoodthings.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。WhenIwasyoung,allIdidwasplaybaseballuntilthesunset.EvenIneverbelievedIwouldgotoTokyothroughoutmylife.WhenI41auniversityinTokyo,myexperiencestherereally42myoutlook(见识).Mygoalatthetimewastohaveagood43ofthreelanguages.Determinedtomaster44,IwenttoCanadatostudyabroad.However,whatwas45formewasn’tanEnglishspeaking46Ihadexpected,butratheronewhereeveryonespokeFrench.IthusstudiedFrenchduringmystudytriptoCanada—somethingIdid47.Thiseventuallyhelpedmakemetrilingual(三种语言的)andprovedtobea48formetoacquiremorelanguages.My49beganatatradingpanysinceIcouldspeakthreelanguages:Japanese,EnglishandFrench.However,uponenteringthepany,myboss50metolearnChinese.I51thetaskofstudyingChineseapartofmyjob.Thankstomytradingpany,Iwasabletotravel52theworldsincethepanydidbusinessinabouteveryregionoftheworld.53mycareerbeganataJapanesetradingpany,Isoon54andbeganworkingataforeignfirm.IthenwentontobeetheCEOofapany.ThisishowIhavebeen55mycareer.Throughmyexperiencesaroundtheworld,IrealizedthatJapanesepeoplelookedattheworldinquiteawrongway,which56Japanesepaniesfromenteringothercountries.Atmeetings,Iexplaintomy57howtoenterthemarketineachcountry,butitseemsthatmy58soundslikeafairytale.Sotheydidnotlistentomeandjustfollowedtheirwayofbusinesswhentheyexpandedtheirbusiness59,whichoftenresultedinfailure.To60myclients,therewasnootherwaythanformetomakeanexampleofasuccessfulpany.41.A.founded B.entered C.visited D.worked42.A.broadened B.controlled C.influenced D.accepted43.A.condition B.sense C.judge D.mand44.A.Chinese B.Japanese C.English D.French45.A.inneed B.inplace C.intime D.instore46.A.environment B.population C.country D.school47.A.happily B.suddenly C.unfriendly D.unexpectedly48.A.tool B.chance C.motivation D.disappointment49.A.career B.business C.honor D.progress50.A.encouraged B.ordered C.forbade D.forced51.A.took B.treated C.regarded D.considered52.A.through B.over C.around D.beyond53.A.Unless B.While C.Since D.Till54.A.gaveup B.gaveoff C.gaveout D.gaveaway55.A.succeeding B.applying C.developing D.continuing56.A.contributed B.prevented C.protected D.started57.A.employees B.students C.friends D.clients58.A.praise B.lecture C.work D.thought59.A.abroad B.indoors C.outside D.openly60.A.amuse B.defeat C.convince D.astonish第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。AtlantaInternationalAirportinGeorgia,theUnitedStates,hasbeethefirstinthenationtopermitpassengerstousefacialrecognitiontechnology61_________(get)onflights.Thegoalofthetechnologyisto62_________(simple)andspeeduptheprocessofpresentingdocumentstogetonaflight.Travelerslookintoacamera63_________scanstheirface.Thisimageisthenpared64_________acollectionofpicturesscannedfrompassportsandvisaskeptbytheU.S.CustomsandBorderProtection.Passengerscanbeginusingthefacialrecognitionsystemwhentheyfirstarriveattheairport.Afterthefirstcheckin,passengerscanalsousethefacialrecognitiontopassthrough65_________(secure)andtogetontheplane,savingtravelersmuchtimeduringtheusualcheckinprocess.Thetechnology,66_________,hasraisedconcernsaboutprivacy.67_______(early)thisyear,twoU.S.lawmakerssentalettertotheDepartmentofHomelandSecurity.Itisurgedthatofficialrules68_________(put)inplacebeforetheprogramisexpanded.Mostimportantly,photosofU.S.citizensfrom69_______(it)systemmustberemovedoncetheir70__________(identity)havebeenconfirmed.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处；每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符合(^)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。 修改：在错的词下划—横线，并在该下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。AsfarasI’mconcerned,diligenceismuchimportantthanintelligence.Firstly,asknowntoall,aknifewillnotbesharpifnotsharpenregularly.Thesameistruewithstudying.Inotherwords,unlessyoudon’tstudyhardandonlydependonyourintelligence,perhapsyoucangetsomeachievementsandstandoutinthebeginning.Butitisnodoubtthatyouwillfallbehindthosethatworkhardintheend.Secondly,mostgreatpeople,likeEdison,werenotsmartattheschool,buttheygetlotsofachievementsthroughhardwork.However,itprovesthatdiligencecanhelpyoutomakeprogressesinstudyandbeeagreatperson.第二节书面表达（满分25分）你的英国朋友Liza在习近平2019年新年贺词看到“岁月不居，时节如流”的表达，发邮件询问你其含义。请你给他回一封email，内容包括：“岁月不居，时节如流”的理解。2.谈谈你在新年里的打算。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

英语模拟四答案第一部分听力

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第二部分阅读理解21—40CBDCDBAADCA第三部分英语知识运用完形填空41—60BADCDADCABDCBACBDBAC第二节 语法填空61.toget62.simplify 63.that 64.against 65.security66.however67.Earlier 68.beput 69.its 70.identities第四部分写作第一节短文改错AsfarasI’mconcerned,diligenceismuchimportantthanintelligence.Firstly,as^knowntomore/或much后加moreisall,aknifewillnotbesharpifnotsharpenregularly.Thesameistruewithstudying.Inothersharpenedwords,unlessyoudon’tstudyhardandonlydependonyourintelligence,perhapsyoucangetifsomeachievementsandstandoutinthebeginning.Butitisnodoubtthatyouwillfallbehind\there\thosethatworkhardintheend.Secondly,mostgreatpeople,likeEdison,werenotsmartatthewhoschool,buttheygetlotsofachievementsthroughhardwork.However,itprovesthatdiligencecangotThereforehelpyoutomakeprogressesinstudyandbeeagreatperson.progress第二节书面表达Onepossibleversion:DearLisa,Howiseverythinggoing?Knowingthatyouareconfusedatwhat“suiyuebuju，shijieruliu”means,hereI’mthrilledtoexplainittoyou.Thesaying“suiyuebuju，shijieruliu”，meanstimestopsfornooneandtheseasonskeepchanging.Peopleoftenuseittoexpresshowtimeflies,soweshouldmakegooduseofourtimetobetterourselvesandmakeplansfortheingyear.AsaSeniorThreestudent,Iamtostudyharderandmakeprogressinmystudy.Tobeginwith,Ishouldburymyselfinmystudyandreadmorebookstoenrichmyknowledge.Inaddition,Ishouldlearntosummarizefromeveryexam.Intheend,mymentalandphysicalhealthranksfirst,soIwillcontinueworkingoutregularly.OnlybyreviewingthepastandplanningthefuturewellwillIbeadmittedtoakeyuniversity.Wishyougoodluck.Yoursheartily,LiHua听力录音稿Text1W:Lateagain,Ted?Thisisgettingtobeahabit.I’dbesurprisedifyouwereontime.M:Sorry,MissJamison.Didyouseethefogontheweatherreport?Itwasdangeroustodrivetoofast.W:Maybeyoushouldleavehomeearlier..(1)Text2M:Howoftendoyoucallyourparents,Janet?IcallmineeverySaturdayandeverySunday.W:Icallmyparentsonceamonth.Buttheycallmeeverytwoweeks.(2)Text3M:Oh,no!Myputerisnotworking!Ihaveapaperduetomorrowmorning,andthelibraryisalreadyclosed.W:Whydon’tyouusetheputerlaboncampus?They’reopenuntilmidnight.M:Really?OK.I'dbetterrun.Thanksforthetip!(3)Text4M:I'vegottwomoreclassestoday.I'llcallyouafterclasses.W:Cool!Ihavetogotothegymoutofschoolanyway,(4)solet'sjustmeetatthebiggestmovietheaterofourcity.M:Thatsoundsperfect.Seeyouagainlater!Text

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Did

you

take

notes

in

math

class?

If

so,

can

I

borrow

them?

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I

wasn't

there

because

I

was

at

an

amusement

park.

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do

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some

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