Unit 3-4单元阶段测试题（含答案）-高中英语人教版选修七

选修7第3-4单元阶段测ii懑

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.Whowillthemangotravellingwith?

A.Hisfriends.B.Hisworkmates.C.Hiswifeandchildren.

2.Whatwouldthemanliketodotonight?

A.Attendameeting.B.Stayathome.C.Gotothecinema.

3.Wherearethespeakers?

A.InSaltLakeCity.B.InSanFrancisco.C.InNewEngland.

4.Whatdidthewoman'smotherdo?

A.Ababysitter.B.Ateacher.C.Alawyer.

5.Whatarethespeakersdoing?

A.Sayinggoodbyetoeachother.

B.Havingadinnerparty.

C.Cookingattheman's.

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.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.InChina.B.InEngland.C.InAmerica.

7.Howwilltheygo?

A.Byplane.B.Bycar.C.Bytrain.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutbaseball?

A.Heisabigfanofit.B.HeonlywatchestheWorldSeries.

C.Hedoesn'tcareaboutitatallnow.

9.WhatisTRUEabouttheman'sfavoriteteam?

A.Theyplayinadifferentcitynow.B.Theyhaveneverbeeninthechampionship.

C.Theyhaven'twonachampionshipforalongtime.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Thepriceofnewcars.B.Howtoshopforanewcar.

C.Whatkindofcarwouldsuittheman'sneeds.

11.Whatismostimportanttotheman?

A.Beingsafe.B.Savingmoney.C.Lookinggood.

12.Whatwillthemanprobablydointheend?

A.Buyasportscar.B.Buyacarthatuseslessgas.C.BuyaSUV.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Atacoffeeshop.

B.Atacrimescene.

C.Atapolicestation.

14.HowdidMr.Parkerseewhathappened?

A.Hedrovebyonhiswaytowork.

B.Hewalkedbyonhiswayhome.

C.Hewasinthatneighborhoodduringlunchtime.

15.AccordingtoMr.Parker,whatwasthethiefwearing?

A.Bluejeans.B.Abluejacket.C.Awhitebaseballhat.

16.Whatdidthewomanaskaboutthethiefintheend?

A.Hisbuild.

B.Theweaponshehad.

C.Thecoolerofhishair.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whenshouldthelandlordbeinformedoftheleaving?

A.Amonthearlier.B.13daysearlier.C.3daysearlier.

18.Underwhatconditionwillthetenant（房客）befined?

A.Thetenantdoesn'tpayadeposit.

B.Thetenantdoesn'tsignacontract.

C.Thetenantdoesn'tkeepacontract.

19.Whatcanyouexpectinatownhouse?

A.Singlebathrooms.B.Bigyards.C.Sharedbedrooms.

20.Whatwillhappenifyoudon'tcareforyoursingle-familyhome?

A.You'llbefined.

B.Yourneighborswillbeupset.

C.You'llbeforcedtoleavethehouse.

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

AnAustraliancouplesailingtheirboattowardsFiji,inthePacificOcean,

encountereda150-square-kilometerpumice（浮岩）raftdriftingtowardsAustralia.

Believedtohavebeenproducedbyanunderwatervolcaniceruptionneartheisland

ofTonga,thepumiceraftisover20,000footballfieldsinsizeandseveralinchesthick.

ItsexistencewasfirstreportedonAugust16,byacouplewhoencountereditwhile

sailingtowardsFiji.Thevastexpanseoffloatingvolcanicrockslowedtheirboattoa

speedofaknotandcompletelycoveredtheoceansurfaceasfarastheeyecouldsee.

*'Weenteredamassofrockrubbles（碎石）madeupofpumicestones,“Michael

HoultonandLarissaBrillwroteonFacebook."Thewaveswereknockedbacktoalmost

calmandtheboatwasslowedto1knot.Thefloatingrockswentasfaraswecouldseein

themoonlightandwithourspotlight."

Thesteering（掌舵）ofthevesselreportedlybecametemporarilyjammedbyrocks,

butthecouplesomehowmanagedtocleartherubbleandwarotherboats.Theysaw

anothercouplesteeringtheirboatthroughthepumiceraftdescribedsoundas"acement

mixer".

"Wesailedthroughapumicefieldfor6-8hours,muchofthetimetherewasno

visiblewater,"sailorShannonLenzsaid."Itwaslikeploughingthroughafield.We

figuredthepumicewasatleast6inchesthick."

Pumicestoneisalightweightvolcanicrock,soeventhoughthegiantraftwasat

leastsix-inches-thick,itwasverybuoyant.Butitsmostfascinatingcharacteristicisthat

oftemporaryhomeforbillionsofsea-bornorganisms.AsitdriftstowardstheAustralian

coast,expertsarehopefulthatitwilladdactivitytotheGreatBarrierReef.

"Basedonpastpumicerafteventswehavestudiedoverthelast20years,it'sgoing

tobringnewhealthycoralsandotherreeflifetotheGreatBarrierReef,"technology

geologistScottBryansaid."It'stherighttiming.Soitwillbeabletopickupcoralsand

otherreefbuildingorganisms,andthenbringthemintotheGreatBarrierReef."

1.Whatdoyoulearnaboutthepumices?

A.Thecouplemightnotfindthemfirst.B.Theyarealittleheavierthanwater.

C.Theyformedthousandsyearsago.D.Thecouplehadknownaboutit.

2.Whatdoyouknowaboutthecouple?

A.Theirboatalmosthadahit.B.Theyweresailingasailboat.

C.Theyalmostranintootherboats.D.Theyalmostfoughtwithothers.

3.Whichisthenearestinmeaningtounderlinedword"buoyant"?

A.fastB.flowingC.terribleD.light

4.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassageaboutthosepumicestones?

A.They'llsoonmeltinthewater.B.Theirspeedisfasterthanboats.

C.They'llalwaysdriftinthePacific.D.They'llstayattheGreatBarrierReef.

5.Whatdoesthesentence"It'stherighttiming"imply?

A.Theyhavestudiedittoolong.

B.Pumicealwaysappearsregularly.

C.Thepumicestonesarrivedasexpected.

D.TheGreatBarrierReefisinbadcondition.

B

Halos,afive-year-olddachshund（月鼠肠犬）fromBelfast,NorthernIreland,has

risentoanInternetthankstooneimpressivetalent-balancingthingsonhisheadwhile

standingreally,reallystill.

Includingglassesfilledwithwater,there'snothingthatHalosthe"KingofBalancing"

can'tbalanceonhistinyhead.Itallstartedthreeyearsago,whenhisowner,Paul

Livery,jokinglyplacedatoyonhisheadandwassurprisedtoseethetinycanine（犬）

sitasstillasastatue,whiletryingtolookuptheobject.Uptothatpoint,Paulandhis

partner,JenScott,hadtriedteachingHalostheusualtricks,Hke"sit","liedown",

"rollover",buthejustwasn'tinterested.Thefirsttimehesawhispupbalancingthattoy

onhishead,Paulrememberscallinghisgirlfriend："Jen!Haloshasahiddentalent!"

Soonafterdiscoveringthedachshund'stalentforbalancingthingsonhishead,in

Februaryof2016,PaulandJensetupvarioussocialmediaaccountsforhim,andin

justafewmonths,healreadyhadaround14,000followers,someofwhichstarted

gettingintouchaboutopportunitiesofmeetingandpettingHalos."Wegotonemessage

fromanAustraliancouplewhosaidtheywereintheareaandaskediftheycouldpencilin

atimetomeethimandpethim,“Liverysaid.

"Itreallystartedgrowingquitequickly.Peoplefromallovertheworldfollowhim,"

30-year-oldPaulLiverysaid."WhenwecreatedtheIntegralaccountitwasmainlyjustfor

us,familyandfriends.Weneverexpectedittotakeitoff.Ijustthought'whoisgoingto

beinterestedinseeingthesephotosandvideos?

Thelovelycaninecanapparentlybalanceanythingonhishead,buthisownersdon't

useanythingtooheavyordangerousforhim.Theystackcookies,donuts,flowers,

smallcontainersfullofliquid,andhe'lljustsittherelikeastatue,wearingoneofhis

over300bow-ties.

Liverysayspeoplearealwaysaskinghimfortrainingadvice"likehe'sCaesarMilan",

butheclaimshehasnothingtodowithHarlow'stalent.Hemaydecidetostopbalancing

thingsonhisheadoneday,butfornowhe'shappytodoit,andusuallynailsthetrick

onfirsttry.

Haloscurrentlyhasover111,000followersonIntegraalone,haswona2019

WebbyAward,islistedasoneoftheGuinnessWorldRecords"AmazingAnimals",and

recentlywonNorthernIreland'sSocialMediaPersonalityoftheYear,beatingseveral

humanstothetitle.Andhe'sachievedallthatthankstoacuteanduniquetalent.

6.WhatdoyouknowaboutHalosfromthepassage?

A.Helearnedbalancingactsoon.

B.Histalentgotknownatthefirstplace.

C.Heisinterestedinnothingbutbalancing.

D.He'sgoodatandinterestedinseveraltricks.

7.WhatdoyoulearnabouttheAustraliancouple?

A.They'realsodogloversandkeepadog.

B.TheyliveinthesameplaceasLivery.

C.TheywanttoadoptHalosverymuch.

D.TheywanttovisitLiveryandpetHalos.

8.WhatdoesLiverymeanby"Itreallystartedgrowingquitequickly"?

A.Harlow'steamgrewveryfast.

B.Halosmaderapidprogressintalent.

C.Halossoongrewintoabigdog.

D.Newsabouthalosspreadveryfast.

9.Whatdoes"CaesarMilan"probablyreferto?

A.Livery'anotherdog.B.Amasterofdogtraining.

C.Apersonwhoknowsanything.D.Apersonwho'sreadytohelpothers.

10.Whatdoestheauthorintendtoindicateinthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Balancingactcan'tbelearned.B.Harlow'stalentisstillamystery.

C.Harlow'sbalancingactisexcellent.D.Liveryloveshisdogmorethananything.

C

Sincethebeginningoftheyear,amysterydonor（捐赠者）intheGermancityof

Braunschweig

hasgivenaway"miraclebags"containingover200,000eurostovariouscharities.

Thebags,eachfilledwithbanknotesworthbetween20,000and100,000euros,

startedappearingattheBraunschweigerZeitungnewspaperheadquartersearlierthis

year,withspecificinstructionsofwhichlocalcharitiesthemoneyshouldgoto.The

latestbagcontaining100,000eurosintwohundred500eurobillswasreceivedlast

Mondayalongwithinstructionsthatitbedonatedtoalocalhospice（救济院），butother

miraclebagshavegonetochurches,organizationshelpingcrimevictims,andother

causes.

uTomakeiteasierforseriouslyillpeopletodieisasignofhumanwarmthandearns

respectandrecognition,“aletteronthelatestmiraclebagread.

What'sevenmorespecialaboutthismysterydonoristhatheseemstohavebeen

donatingsince2011.That'swhenlocalnewspapersstartedreceivingmiraclebagsalong

withinstructions,butnoonecansayforsureifit'sthesameperson.

"Wesimplydon'tknow,andwedon'twanttoendangerthegooddeed,"said

BraunschweigjournalistDavidMache,addingthatthemysterymanhasgotintouch

withhisnewspaperseveraltimesrecentlytohavemoneysenttovariouslocalcauses.

Datashowsthatbetween2011and2013,someoneusedthemiraclebagmethodto

donateover250,000eurostokindergartens,soupkitchensandsocialprojectsinthe

region.Theyusedlocalnewspapersasintermediaries（中介人）andalwaysincluded

instructionsofwherethemoneyshouldgo.

Lastyear,anothernewspaperreceivedamiraclebagcontaining100,000eurosand

instructionstohaveitpassedontoalocalcharitytowardsbuildinganewhospice.

The"miraclebag"phenomenonhascometobeknownasTheMiracleof

Braunschweig.Nooneknowsifthesamepersonhasbeendonatingbagswithcashfor

thelasteightyears,orifit'smorethanonenow,butaslongasgoodthingsare

happening,noonereallycares.

11.Whichisthenearestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword"miracle"?

A.clothB.wonderC.plasticsD.surprise

12.Howmuchmoneyareineachbag?

A.Between20,000to100,000.B.Lessthan20,000.

C.Over1000,000.D.Itisn'tmentionedinthepassage.

13.Whodoestheunderlinedword"he"inPara.4referto?

A.Acertaindonor.B.The2011donor.

C.Theoneoralldonors.D.Acertainmandonor.

14.Whyisitcalled"TheMiracleofBraunschweig"?

A.Itisallmadebythenewspaper.B.Thenewspapercan'tmakeitclear.

C.Thedonationshappenedinthecity.D.Thebagsappearedatthenewspaper.

15.Whatisthepurposeofthearticle?

A.Tofindoutthedonor.B.Toreportagooddeed.

C.Tomakereaderscurious.D.Totellwherethedonationsgo.

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。

Strugglingtosticktoyourdiet?Thenmakesureyoustockuponfruitand

vegetables,evenifyoudon'teatit._16_.

Peoplereducedtheirchocolateconsumptionbymorethanhalf,iftheysmeltafresh

orangefirst.Anddinerswhostartedwithasaladinsteadofgarlicbread,_17_,because

thesightofthetomatoesremindedthemabouttheirdiet.

Scientistssaidthesightandeventhesmelloffruitandvegetablescouldlowerfood

intake.

_18_.Whentemptedbyfood,dietersshould'takeafewmomentstofocusonthe

sensory（感官）propertiesofhealthyfood，suchasthesightandsmelloffruitorsalad

vegetables.

_19_.It'sbettertofillourfruitbowlsandkeepthefridgewell-stocked,ifwewanta

bitofextrahelpstickingtoourdietplans.Evenwhenawayfromhome,dieterscan

improveresistancetotemptationwithapieceoffruitorbabycarrots.Sowhenyoueat

outnexttime,doremembertoorderasaladasastartertohelpreduceintake.

Theeffectsofhealthyfoodtoimprovedieters'self-controlmaybemostbeneficial

_20_.Whenparticipantsweregivenastandardlunchandthenofferedasnacktwohours

later,theexposuretofruithadnoeffectonintake.Itsuggeststhatdietcuesmaybe

mostusefulwhenpeoplearehungryandtemptedtoovereatunhealthyfood.

A.Healthyfoodcuescanalsoprovideaninstantremindertodieters

B.It'sreportedthatthesightandsmellofhealthyfoodcanhelpdieterssticktotheir

weight-lossgoals

C.whenpeoplearehungry

D.beingexposedtofruitandvegetableshelpskeepfit

E.wentontoeatasmallermainmeal

F.aslongaspeoplearehappy

G.Healthyfoodsthatarerelatedwithdietscanhelpimproveself-control

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处

的最佳选项。

Manysportsplayershavenotonlyaccomplishedincredibleactsofathleticism（运动

能力），butalsounbelievableactsofsportsmanship.Thereweresome_1_examplesin

2014,andIhave

_2_twothatinspiredme.

OneexampleofsportsmanshiptookplaceintheSochiOlympics.RussianAnton

Makarovwashobbling（蹒跚而彳亍）alongthetrack,far_3_therestoftheskiers.One

ofhisskis（滑雪板）wasbroken.Hehadtriedto_4_withthedamagedequipment.

CanadianskicoachJustinWadsworthwastheonlyonewhohadanextra.Wadsworth

didn'twantMakarovtofinishslowly,hobblingacrosstheline.Hewantedhimtofinish

with_5_.TheCanadianskierswerealreadyoutoftherace,givingWadsworthtwo_6_：

LeaveMakarovtohobbleacrossthelineononeski,_7_givehimthespareone.

Wadsworthgavehimtheextraski,_8_Makarovtogetsecondplaceinthe

quarter-finals._9_,hecameinsixthinthesemi-finals._10_wasWadsworthwho

helpedMakarovcompletehisOlympicdream.

Theotherexampletookplaceinthe2014WorldCupquarter-finalmatchbetween

BrazilandColombia.Thegamehadjustended.Brazilhadwon,2-1.Brazilwas_11_on

thesidelines,cheeringandhavingagoodtime.ColombianmidfielderJamesRodriguez

hadjusthadhisWorldCupdreamtoreapart_12_scoringarecord-breakingsixgoalsin

thecompetition.BrazildefenderDavidLuiswalkedovertohim,pointedathim,and

_13_thecrowdtoacknowledgehim.Hethendeclaredhis_14_foragamewellplayed

and_15_himforhiswonderfulWorldCupperformance.Itmadeboththecrowdand

Rodriquez_16_.

Asanathlete,Iknowit'seasytogetcaughtupinthe_17_ofagame.ButIalso

knowthat_18_isjustasimportantaslosingandwinning.

Alwaysrememberto_19_youropposingteam.Playhard,butplayfair.Andalways

benice.It'stherightthingtodoanditalways_20_.

1.A.amusingB.interestingC.amazingD.embarrassing

2.A.collectedB.pickedC.madeD.created

3.A.behindB.offC.fromD.back

4.A.walkB.goC.workD.continue

5.A.determinationB.kindnessC.loveD.pride

6.A.questionsB.chancesC.choicesD.problems

7.A.orB.andC.butD.nor

8.A.advisingB.allowingC.instructingD.wanting

9.A.GraduallyB.SpecificallyC.ParticularlyD.Finally

10.A.HeB.ThatC.ItD.This

11.A.imaginingB.reviewingC.celebratingD.training

12.A.despiteB.asC.thoughD.while

13.A.urgedB.forcedC.expectedD.warned

14.A.surpriseB.doubtC.curiosityD.appreciation

15.A.preparedB.recognizedC.challengedD.interviewed

16.A.shyB.happyC.crazyD.tired

17.A.funB.advantageC.meaningD.competitiveness

18.A.sportsmanshipB.championshipC.leadershipD.friendship

19.A.respondtoB.fightagainstC.shakehandswithD.keepupwith

20.A.paysoutB.paysoffC.paysbackD.paysfor

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。

TheenergythatsomanyoutsidersfeelwhentheyareinChinacomesnotjustfrom

thehurryingfootstepsthatcan21.___(see)everywhere.Italsocomesfromasense

thatitisusedforsomethingbigger.

Afewyearsago,IinterviewedZhangXin,ayoungmanfroma22.___(deep)

pooragriculturalprovinceincentralChina.Hisparentswerewheat23.___(farmer)

andlivedinatinyoneroomhousenexttothefields.He24.___(graduate)from

TsinghuaUniversityandgottenajobasasoftwareengineeratHuawei.Hissuccess,

Zhangtoldmeoneday,hadchangedhisfamilyforever,25.___(keep)hisfamilies

awayfromhardlaborforever.Nothisparents.Nothischildren.Thatkindoflifewas

over.

Multiplythatyoungman'sstorybymillions,26.___youwillgetasensethatthis

onceverybackwardsocietyhasbecome27.___forwardlookingcountry.Asmart

AmericanwholivedinChinaforyearsputitthisway："Chinaismakingagreateffortto

become28.___ithasnotyetbecome.Itisupwardlymobile,proudlyso."

Proudlyso,becauseasZhangunderstood,hardworktodaymeansamuch29.

___（good）lifedecadesfromnowfor30.___（he）latergenerationsandthecountry.

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）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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号（A）,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：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词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。

Lastsummer,IdecidetoseeifIcouldsupportmyself.TwofriendandIpiledintoa

carandheadedforAspen,whereIfoundmyfirstjoblikeawaiteratahotel.Igotlow

pay.Ihadtobeathotelintheearlymorningtohelpwithbreakfast.Peoplewere

supposedtoservethemselvesatbreakfast,sosomepeoplewantedmetodo

everythingforus.Irememberonemanwhokeepsorderingmetogethisfoodand

demandedthingswedidnotserve.EventhoughIwantedtorefuse,Iknewitwasmyjob

tobequietlyanddowhateverIwastoldinaniceway.SoI'dtakeadeepbreathand

somehowgetwhathewanted.Irealizethattoserviceindustryjobsarenoteasy.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

近日，日本东京奥运会组委会面向世界招募2020年东京奥运会志愿者。请你根据下面

的信息，以李华的身份向东京奥组委写一封自荐信。

姓名：李华（女）年龄：22岁学校：北京大学

有利条件：

1.已学习10年英语，英语口语流利；

2.是RioOlympicGames的志愿者，熟悉比赛项目，有经验；

3.今年夏天已通过交换生(exchangestudents)测试，届时将就读于东京大学(Tokyo

University);

4.交际能力强，善于与人相处。

注意：

1.词数：110左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。

DearTokyoOlympicCommittee,

Ihavereadyourposterforrecruitingvolunteers.IthinkIamfitforthejob.I'dliketo

recommendmyself._________________________________

Allthebest!

Lookingforwardtoyourreply.

Trulyyours,

LiHua

选修7第3-4单元阶段测试题

听力录音原文：

第一部分：

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。

Text1

W：Areyoutravellingalone?

M：No,Iwilltakemyfamilyabroadthistime.Mywifeandourthreechildrenareall

goingalongwithme.

W：Whatawonderfulexperiencethatwillbe!

Text2

W：Wouldyouliketogotothecinematonight?

M：I'dratherstayathomeandwatchTV.Ihavetogetupearlytoattendameeting

tomorrow.

Text3

W：Whatawonderfulafternoon!ThisisevenbetterthanSanFranciscoandSalt

LakeCity.

M：We'reluckytobeinNewEnglandthistimeofyear.

Text4

M：Didyourmotherhaveaprofessionalcareer,ordidsheworkathome?

W：Actually,shedidboth.Whenwewereyoung,shestayedathome.Later,she

wentbacktoschoolandbecamealawyer.

Text5

M：OK,dropinwheneveryoulike.

W：Yes,I'lldothat.Thankyouforaskingmetodinner.It'sanicedinnerpartyand

I'veenjoyedyourcooking.

M：I'mgladyouenjoyyourself.

第一下

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。

M：WouldyouliketocometoNewYorkwithmeoverthespringbreak,Julia?

W：I'dloveto,John,butwhereshallwestay?

M：Atafriend'shouse.Ialwaysstaywithhimandthereisroomforyoutoo.

W：OK.Hewon'tmind?

M：Ofcoursenot.He'slookingforwardtomeetingyou.

W：WillwedrivetoNewYork?

M：Yes,ittakesaboutsixhours.Wecanleaveataboutnoonandgetthereby

suppertime.

W：What'stheclimatelike?

M：Itmaybecoldandrainy.Betterbringajacketandgoodwalkingshoes.

W：Well,whendoweleave?

M：HowaboutThursday?Canyoubereadybynoon?

W：Noproblem.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

W：AreyougoingtowatchtheWorldSeries?

M：No.Idon'tcareaboutthatanymore.

W：Whyisthat?Ithoughtyouwereahugebaseballfan.

M：Iam...butmyteamisn'tinthechampionshipanymore,soIdon'thaveany

reasontowatchthegames.

W：Butdon'tyouwanttoseewhowins?Youknow...asafanofthegame?

M：Look,Judy.Idon'treallywanttotalkaboutthis,okay?I'mstillupsetthatwe

lost,andIdon'tthinkI'llbeabletomoveonuntilthiswholethingisover.Iactuallycan't

waitfortheWorldSeriestoend!

W：Oh,Ihadnoideathatyoufeltthatway.SorryifImadeitworse.

M：It'sOK.IguessIgetalittletooemotionalaboutit.It'sonlybecausethishappens

touseveryyear.Wehaven'twonachampionshipsinceIwasakid!

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

M：Stacy,Ineedtobuyanewcar.Ineedsomethingwithgoodsafetyfeaturesthat

doesn'tusealotofgas,butIalsoneedittobedecenttolookat.Italsohastobepretty

cheap.

W：Well,you'vejustdescribedtheimpossible!Freddie,youneedtoberealistic.

You

Probablywon'tbeabletohaveallthosethingsinonecar.Youcan'thaveeverything

inlife,youknow.

M：Yeah,Ifigured.

W：So,what'sthemostimportantthing?

M：Well,Ionlyhavetwenty-fivethousanddollarstospend.That'smyupperlimit.

W：OK.WecanbasicallyforgetaboutsportscarsandbigSUVs.Butthosedon't

reallymatchtheotherrequirements,anyway.Here'sthebigquestion：whichismore

important—lookinggoodorusinglessgas?

M：Well,Idon'thaveatonofextramoneytospendongas,soIguessI'llhaveto

gowithsomethingabitmoreeconomical.

W：Cool.Youdon'tevenneedafancycar,ifyouaskme.Andthegoodnewsisthat

lessexpensivecarsthatdon'tusealotofgastendtobereallysafe.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

W：Thankyouforcomingdowntoday,Mr.Parker.Wouldyoulikesomecoffee?

M：No,thankyou.

W：Mr.Parker,pleasetelluswhatyousawonthenightofFebruary18.

M：Well,Iwaswalkinghomefromworkthatnight.Iusuallydrivetowork,butmy

carwasintheshopthatday.Anyway,Isawthislittleoldladycrossingthestreet,and

thisguycameoutofnowhereandgrabbedherpurse.

W：Didhehaveagun,Mr.Parker?

M：Itwasdark,butI'msureIdidn'tseeanyweapons.Hedidpushherdowntothe

ground,though.Shescreamed,andthemanranaway.

W：Didyouseewhathewaswearing?

M：Hehadablackbaseballhaton.Hewaswearingbluejeansandwhiteshoes.

W：Doyourememberhowtallhewas?Whatabouthisbuild?

M：Heseemedkindofnormal,Isuppose...

W：Couldyoubemorespecific,Mr.Parker?

M：I'msorry.I'mreallynotgoodatguessingthosekindsofthings.Heisalittle

shorterandalittleheavierthanme.I'msixfeettallandIweigh190pounds.

W：That'sveryhelpful,Mr.Parker.Thankyou.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

InAmerica,youcanchoosefromavarietyofplacestolive.Yourchoicewilldepend

onyourneedsandyourexpense!Youcanrentanapartment.Ifyourentanapartment,

youliveinitmonthbymonth.Ifyouwanttomoveout,youmusttellthelandlord30days

beforeyouleave.Ifyourentanapartment,yousignacontracttoliveintheapartment

foralongerperiodoftime.Ifyouleavebeforeacontractends,youmustpayafine.

Maybeyou'dliketoliveinatownhousewithsinglebathroomsan