上海市2017高考英语试卷(精校)及参考答案

第页2017年上海高考英语真题试卷_上海市2017高考英语试卷及参考答案第二部分：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。AAttendingcollegecanbeexpensive,andapplyingtocollegecanbecostlyaswell.Withtoday’scollegeapplicationfeesaveragingaround$80,youcanexpecttospendhundredsofdollarsoncollegebeforeyouareevenacceptedintoaschool.Oneoftheeasiestwaystosavemoneyoncollegeapplicationfeesbeforeyoubeginapplyingistonarrowdownyourlistofschools.Tosavemoney,trytolimittheschoolstowhichyouapplytoabout2-3reachschoolsand2-3safetyschools.Atsomeschools,beingarelativeofagraduatecansecureyouafreeapplication.Ifyouareapplyingtoaschoolwhereoneofyourparentsorgrandparentsisaformergraduate,checktoseeifyou’requalifiedforit.Researchthepreferredmethodofapplyingforeachschoolonyourlist.Someschoolsofferfreeonlineapplications,yetchargeafeeforpapersubmissions.Thisisbecauseonlineapplicationssaveschoolsthecostofemployingastaffmembertophysicallyentertheapplicationinformation.Severalstates,suchasMichiganandNorthCarolina,takepartinCollegeApplicationWeek,wheremanyschoolsintheparticipatingstatescanceltheirapplicationfeefortheweek.BesuretocontacttheschoolstoIjwhichyouareapplyingtoseeiftheyparticipateinCollegeApplicationWeekandwhentheprogramtakesplaceinthatstate.Applyforearlyadmission.Ifyouhavealreadydecidedonwhichcollegeisyourtopchoice,considerapplyingunderanEarlyActionorEarlyDecisionadmissionprogram.Ifyouareaccepted,youwon’thavetosubmitapplicationfeestootherschools.Formoreinformationregardingcollegeapplicationsandthefeesassociatedwiththem,contactyourhighIschooladvisorortheadmissionsdepartmentatyourschool(s)ofinterest.21.Thepassageismainlywrittento______.A.introducefamousuniversitiesintheUnitedStalesB.showsomepracticalwaystoapplyanidealcollegeC.advertiseforsuccessfulapplicationsandadvisorsD.offertipstosavemoneyoncollegeapplicationfees22.Whatdoestheauthoradvisetodointhesecondparagraph?A.Writedownyourfavoriteuniversities.B.Reducethenumberofyouruniversitychoices.C.Applytotwouniversitieseachtime.D.Mindyoursafetywhenapplyingtocollege.23.Someschoolsofferfreeonlineapplicationto______,A.receivefeesfasterthanbeforeB.employsomeoneelsetoworkC.cutdownthecostofemploymentD.entertheapplicationinformation24.Itcanbeknownfromthepassagethat______,A.applicationfeemightbecanceledconditionallyB.manycountriesattendCollegeApplicationWeekC.applyingforearlyadmissionisthebestpolicyD.admissiondepartmentsdetermineyourfutureBEveryyear,some6.9millionchildrenundertheageoffivediefromdiseaseslikemalaria,pneumoniaandHIV.Theuntoldstoryofchildsurvivalisthattheglobalcommunitynowhasthecombinedknowledge,technicalknow-howandaffordabletoolstoendsuchchilddeaths.Evidenceshowsthatitispossibletodecreaseunder-fivedeathratesindevelopingcountriestolevelsapproachingthoseinwealthiercountries.Thatiswhy4yearsago—June,2012—theUS,EthiopiaandIndiajoinedtheUnitedNationsChildren’sFund(orUNICEF)tolaunchChildSurvivalCalltoAction,aglobalefforttosavechildren’slives.Thegoalwastolowerchilddeathratesinthehardest-hitcountriesto20deathsper1,000livebirthsbytheyear2035.Zambiastartedaplanfocusedonnutritionandimmunization(免疫)thatwillsavemorethan26,000childreneachyear.Congoisdistributingpre-packagedsuppliestopreventandtreatthemostcommonkillers.Theyhopetosavethelivesofhalfamillionchildrenby2017.SimilareffortsaretakingplaceinEthiopia,Bangladesh,Yemen,andelsewhere.ChildSurvivalpartnercompaniesarealsodevelopinglife-savingvaccines(疫苗)andtreatmentfordiarrhea.Privateenterprisersandmedicalprofessionalsaretrainingandequippinghealthworkersin54countrieswithlife-savingtools.Stillothersaredevelopinganddeliveringsafewatertreatmentandstorageproducts.“Thishigh-levelforuminspiredaglobalmovement—CommittingtoChildSurvival:APromiseRenewed,”wroteUNICEFExecutiveDirectorAnthonyLake.“Fouryearspassing,itcontinuestobuildand,today,174countriesandover400civilsocietyandfaith-basedorganizationshavetakenupthechargeintheirowncommitments.Whilewestillhavealongwaytogo,thefirst4yearshaveseenimpressivegains.”25.Theunderlinedword“those”inParagraph1refersto______.A.6.9millionunder-fivechildrenB.affordabletoolstoendchilddeathC.deathsinthedevelopingcountriesD.deathratesofchildrenunderfive26.ChildSurvivalCallToActionwasfoundedto______.A.improvethelivingconditionsforpoorchildrenB.decreaseunder-fivedeathratesinsomecountriesC.raisesomemoneytosavechildren’slivesD.savechildreninthepoorestcountries27.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Alldiseasescanbepreventedortreated.B.Governmentsandpartnersjoinedtheinitialeffort.C.Nutritionholdsthekeytolowerthedeathrates.D.Onlygovernmentsmadetheirbesttoreducethedeaths.28.HowdoesAnthonyLakefeeltowardsChildSurvivalCalltoAction?A.Time-consuming.B.Wasteful.C.Positive.D.Cold.CHowyoufeelandreacttoyourenvironmentonaday-to-daybasiscanbemeasuredbyyourbehavior,thoughts,andemotions.Yourpersonalitygivesyouaway!Therearefourfundamentalcharacteristicsofpersonality.First,itisconstantandpeopletendtobehaveinthesamewaywhentheymeetsimilarsituations.Second,personalitynotonlyinfluencesactions,butitalsoactuallycausespeopletobehaveinspecificways.Third,personalityisinfluencedbybothpsychologicalandbiologicalfactors.Finally,personalityisexpressednotonlyinbehaviors,butthroughemotions,thoughts,socialbehavior,andcloserelationships.Howtheworlddistinguishesyouisadirectreflectionofandreactiontohowyoupresentyourselftothem.Race,age,andsexarequalitiesyouhavenocontrolover,butcertainlycontributetoyourpersonalitybecauseofhowtheworldsensesyoubasedonthem.Apersonwhocontinuouslyexperiencesracialdiscriminationmayguardhimselfagainstitbyatfirstseemingcoldandunfriendly.Butonceheopensup,youmaydiscoversomeonecompletelydifferentinside.Physicalones,whichyoudevelopovertime,alsocontributetoyourpersonality,andincludewalkingpace,eyecontact,andfacialexpressions.Howyouwanttheworldtoseeyouinfluenceshowyoupresentyourselftoothers.Characteristicssuchasaltitude,responseandgeneralmindsetcreatethesurfaceofyourone-of-a-kindpersonality.Ifyou’relikemanypeople,theaspectsofyourpersonalityyouchoosetoshowmightdependonthepeopleyoumeet.Forinstance,thepersonalityyouexhibitaroundyourbossisprobablyalotdifferentfromthepersonalityyoushowtoyourclosestfriends.Alloftheseelementsmakeupthe“you”thatonlyyoutrulyknow.Andonlyyoucandecidewhentosharethesepartsofyourpersonalitywithothercolleagues.29.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A.Someaspectsofpersonality.B.Waystodeveloppersonality.C.Whatcontributestopersonality.D.Whypersonalityisimportant.30.ItcanbeknownfromParagraph2that______.A.one’spersonalityismerelydeterminedbybirthB.personalityconsistsofbehavior,thoughtsandrelationshipsC.personalityhasnothingtodowithone’scareerlifeD.theenvironmentandthesituationinfluenceone’spersonality31.Theintendedreadersforthepassageareprobably______.A.receptionistsB.studentsC.officeclerksD.policeofficersDFormany.DaylightSavingTime(DST:夏令时)simplymeansrememberingtochangetheclocksandtwistingyoursleepschedule.“Eventhoughthetimechangeisonlyanhour,itissomethingthatcausesmuchmoredestructionthanpeoplebelieve,”saidDr.JohnSharp,apsychologistandpsychiatristatBeth-IsraelDeaconessMedicalCenterinBoston.“It’snotjustanextrahourofsleep;it’smoreofafast-forwardintowinter.”Withdaysgettingdarkerearlier,Sharpsuggestsmakingato-dolistforactivitiesafterworkaheadoftime.“Anyplansyouhave,say,goingtothegymafterwork,requiremuchmoreeffortanddetermination.It’smuchbettertoplanmorecarefullyandnotjustrelyonhowyoufeel,especiallywhenitisdarkout,”hesaid.“Figureitoutinadvanceandstickwiththeplan.”Inaddition.SharpsaysintheweeksafterDaylightSaving,somemayfeelliketheyhaveabiggerappetite.“Eatingmoreduringthistimeisnottheanswer.Peopleneedtostayonaneatingscheduleandkeepuphealthyhabits.”However,Sharpsaidtherearewaystobetteracclimateyourselftothetimechange.Ifyouarehavingtroublesleeping,hesuggeststakingsomemelatonin(退黑激素)intheevening.Incontrast,ifyoufindyourselffeelingsleepy.Sharpsaidthereisnothingwrongwithaddinganextracaffeinateddrinkduringyourday.Awordtothewise?Onesurewaytobetteradjusttothetimechangeistostartgoingtobed15minutesearlierstartingfourdaysbeforeDaylightSaving,addinganadditional15minuteseachnight.32.Whichisprobablythebesttitleforthepassage?A.AreyoupreparedforDST?B.WhyDSTwasintroduced?C.WhatDSThasbroughttolife?D.HowDSThasbeenpopular?33.WhatdoesJohnSharpsuggestinParagraph2?A.Gettingupearlierthanbefore.B.Stickingtothedailyroutine.C.Beingawareofqualitysleep.D.Gettingwell-preparedforDST.34.Theunderlinedword“acclimate”inParagraph4canbereplacedby______.A.adoptB.accelerateC.adaptD.acknowledge35.Thepassageisprobablytakenfrom______.A.ascientificreportB.aninterviewC.aspeechD.astatement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。SomeWaystoAvoidGettingSickNobodyenjoysbeingsickbuteventhebestofuscanfallsick.Changesintheenvironment,suchasthequalityoftheairwebreathe,canleadtodevelopmentofcertainillnesseslikeallergiesorcancer,whenthebody’sownimmunesystemworksagainstit.36.___1.EatHealthily.Firstofall,sticktoahealthydiet.Evenifyoueatless,itisofgreathelpnottoskipmeals.Breadwithbutter/jam,aneggormilkatbreakfast,orfruitsorfruitjuicewouldbegoodforbreakfast.37.___Dinnerideallyshouldconsistofsoupandvegetablesornon-vegetarianfare.Rewardyourselfwithsomecookies,evenchocolatesduringthedayorattea-time.2.38.___Exercisingisvital.Youdon’thavetobeafitnessfreak.Performingsomehouseholdchoresorshoppingorevenclimbingstairsinsteadoftakingthelifthelpstobumoffcalories.Exercisesatthebeginningofthedaywillhelpmoreandtoneupthebody.Theheavy-eatershavetoexercisemore,andvigorously.3.Saynotocigarettesmoking.It’sbeenmedicallyproved—cigarettesmokingdoescausecancer,butsadlypeoplegetaddicted.39.___Ifpeoplearoundyoucansufferfromsecondarysmoking,howmuchareyouhurtingyourself?Cigar-smokingisrecommendedforthosewholovetolightup.4.Cheersforthegoodnews!Wealllikethecupthatcheers.Poetshavewrittenpoemstoalcohol,songstersaregreatfansandeveryoneraisesatoastnowandthen.40.___Ifyoulovelodrink,consultyourphysicianandworkoutwhatandhowmuchsuitsyoubest.A.Doingexerciseisamust.B.Haveascheduleddailyroutine.C.Thenexttimeyouwanttoreachoutforthatcigarettepacket,thinkagain.D.Wecantry,however,tomaintaingoodhealthbypickingupafewhealthyhabits.E.Lunchcanbelight,perhapsvegetable/cheese—chickenandsteaksareavailableforthenon-porkeaters.F.Buttoomuchofalcoholorwineissuretobumupsomethinginsideyou,whichwon’tbecaloriesbutacertainorganofthebody.G.Apeacefulwalkcanalsohelpyoutorelaxasyouarebathedinthesunshine—oxygenandvitaminD—whileyoubumupcaloriesinafavoritemanner.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1.5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。WhenIwasfour,Ilostmysightbyfallingoffaboxcarandlandingonmyhead.NowI’mthirty-two.Ican41___rememberthebrightnessofsunshineandwhatcolorredis.It’dbewonderfultoseeagain,buta42___candostrangethingstopeople.It43___metheotherdaythatImightn’thavecometolovelifeasIdonowifIhadn’tbeen44___.Thelossofmyeyesmademe45___themorewhatIhadleft.Ittookmeyearstodiscoverandstrengthenthis46___.Ithadtostartwiththemost47___things.Onceamangavemeanindoor48___“Ican’tusethis,”Iwashurt,thinkinghe’s49___me.“Takeitwithyou,”heurgedme,“androllitaround.”Thewords50___inmyhead.ByrollingtheballIcould51___whereitwent.Thisgavemeanidea52___toachievethegoalIhadthought53___;playingbaseball.Later,atPhiladelphia’sOverbrookSchoolfortheBlind,I54___asuccessfulvariation(变体)ofbaseball.Wecalleditgroundball.Lifeasksacontinuousseriesof55___toreality—Ibelieveit!Themore56___you’reabletomakethem,themorepeacefulyourprivateworldbecomes.Theadjustmentisnevereasy.Iwasonce57___andafraid,knowingnowheretogo.ButIwas58___.Myparentsandteacherssawsomethinginmeapotentialtolive.Thehardest59___Ihadtolearnwastobelieveinmyself.HadInotdonethat,I’dhave60___andbecomeachairrockerfortherestofmylife.I’dfailsometimesanywaybutonaverageImadeprogress.41.A.totallyB.vaguelyC.basicallyD.hopefully42.A.crashB.comedyC.disasterD.story43.A.appealedtoB.happenedtoC.referredtoD.occurredto44.A.blindB.affectedC.lameD.attacked45.A.regardB.measureC.appreciateD.praise46.A.theoryB.principleC.ruleD.belief47.A.fundamentalB.wonderfulC.interestingD.creative48.A;boxcarB.baseballC.groundballD.softball49.A.consultingB.encouragingC.scoldingD.teasing50.A.stuckB.droppedC.fadedD.died51.A.noticeB.feelC.hearD.smell52.A.whenB.howC.whetherD.where53.A.realisticB.reasonableC.impossibleD.potential54.A.experimentedB.inventedC.promotedD.bought55.A.trialsB.effortsC.adjustmentsD.comments56.A.readilyB.comfortablyC.preciselyD.differently57.A,delightedB.inspiredC.frightenedD.puzzled58.A.shockedB.luckyC.unwillingD.disappointed59.A.lectureB.messageC.textD.lesson60.A,brokendownB.takenoffC.pulledthroughD.stoodout第II卷注意事项：用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将答案写在答题卡。写在本试卷上无效。第三部分:英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10小題：每小题1.5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。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。InsouthernPortugal,scientistsfromtheUniversityofEdinburghhaverecentlyfoundsomefossil(化石)remainsofa61.___(previous)unknownspecies(物种)ofacrocodile-like“supersalamander”.Thespeciescouldgrowuptosixfeetin62.___(long).Itlivedinlakesandrivers.Itwaspartofawidergroupofprimitiveamphibians(两栖动物)63.___werewidespreadatthetimebutdiedoutintheend.Theyaretheancestorsofmodemamphibianssuchasfrogs.Theyarebelievedbyscientists64.___(live)atthesametimethedinosaursbegantheirrule.SteveBrusatteledthestudy.Hesaidthenewspecieshad65.___(hundred)ofsharpteeth.Itlookssomehow“strange”66.___(compare)toanythingtoday.Feedingmainly67.___fish,itwasatthetopofthefoodchain.Butit’salso68.___dangerfornewlyappeareddinosaursandmammalsthatmovedtoonearthewater.Theteamsaysthefindingconfirmsthatthisgroupofamphibianslivedina69.___(diverse)geographicareathanhadbeenthought.Thedigbeganin2009andtookseveralyears.The“supersalamander”bones70.___(discover)inahalf-meterthicklayerofrockinahillside.Theteamhopestoraisefundstocontinueexploringthesite.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短文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文，文中共存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:ecertainadvantages.Tobeginwith,farmersdoesn’tuseharmfulchemicalsonorganicallygrownfoods.Asmatteroffact,thisisoneofthereasonsthatorganicfoodsaremoreexpensive.Withoutsuchchemicals,theyneedmorecaretostayhealth.Organicallygrownfoodsalsohadmorenutritionthanregularonesbecausethesoiliscarefuldoneinahigherstandard.Accordingtostudy,organicallygrownfoodsprovidewith21.1percentmoreironsand27percentmorevitaminCthanregularonesontheaverage.第二节书面表达(共1题,满分25分)共享单车(bike-sharing)在中国发展迅猛,为出行带来了便利,有效缓解了交通压力。但近来共享单车任意弃放、随意毁坏、人为上锁‘窃为己有’等现象令人忧心。某英文报社现以Howtodealwiththeproblemsinbike-sharing为题征稿。请你及一篇文章谈谈这一现象,分析其原因并提出一些解决办法。注意:1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。英语参考答案第一部分：1-5ACCBB6-10ABCAB11-15ABCAA16-20BBCCA第二部分：第一节：21-25DBCAD26-30BBCAD31-35CADCB第二节：36-40DEACF第三部分：第一节：41-45BCDAC46-50DABDA51-55CBCBC56-60ADBDA第二节：61.previously62.length63.that/which64.tohavelived65.hundreds66.compared67.on68.a69.morediverse70.werediscovered第四部分：第一节：第二节：PossibleversionHowtodealwiththeproblemsinbike-sharingBike-sharingisflourishinginChina,butasithasgrownproblemshavearisen.Manypeoplejustleavethebikesanywhere,withoutgivingathoughttowhethertheyarecausinganobstruction.Someofthebikesarelockedbyselfishuserssootherscannotusethem.Mostoftheproblemsarebecausethemarkethasexpandedsorapidly.Consequently,therehasnotbeentimetoaddresstheissueswhentheyemergeandbeforetheybecomeaproblem.Tosolvetheproblemsrequiresthecooperationofallthoseinvolved.Localgovernmentsneedtoestablishareaswherethebicyclescanbeleftandensurebicyclelanesareproperlyused.Thecompaniesconcernedneedtoreviewandstrengthentheiruserrules,whiletheusersneedtobetterlearntheserules.Bike-sharingisaconvenientandgreenmeansofurbantransport,andwehopeitwillbesuccessfulwithoutnegativesideeffects.【参考答案解析】阅读理解21.D【解析】写作意图题。本文旨在介绍一些方法节省申请大学的相关费用，故选D。22.B【解析】细节理解题。从该段的narrowdownyourlistofschools及trytolimittheschoolsto…可知。23.C【解析】细节理解题。从第4段Thisisbecauseonlineapplicationssaveschoolsthecostofemployingastaffmembertophysicallyentertheapplicationinformation可知。24.A【解析】推理判断题。综合文中相关信息可知，申报费用“在某些条件”是不用交的，故选A。25.D【解析】文章结构题。根据该段第1句中的childrenundertheageoffive及decreaseunder-fivedeathratesindevelopingcountriestolevels…可知。26.B【解析】细节理解题。从第2段Thegoalwastolowerchilddeathratesinthehardest-hitcountries…可知。27.B【解析】推理判断题。从第3段Zambia,Congo两国及第4段中partnercompanies,Privateenterprisers等的相关行动可知。28.C【解析】观点态度题。从最后一段Lake的话Whilewestillhavealongwaytogo,thefirst4yearshaveseenimpressivegains可知。29.A【解析】主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了“个性”的一些特征及属性，故选A。30.D【解析】推理判断题。综合该段可知：环境及局势影响个性。31.C【解析】推理判断题。从最后1段的youexhibitaroundyourboss及withothercolleagues信息可知。32.A【解析】主旨大意题。文章主要分析夏令时给人们带来的影响，故选A。33.D【解析】细节理解题。从该段Figureitoutinadvanceandstickwiththeplan可知。34.C【解析】词义猜测题。根据前后文的表述可知其意为：适应。35.B【解析】推理判断题。文中大量的引用了Sharp的话语，由此可知可能出自“访谈”。36—40DEACF完形填空41.B【解析】“我今年32岁，只能模模糊糊地记得阳光的明亮和红色是什么样的。”从前面的lostmysight及后文“要是能重见光明，当然很好”可知。42.C【解析】“可是一次灾难也能给人带来奇妙的东西。”此处disaster指作者摔落失明一事。43.D【解析】“有一天我突然想到：如果不是失明的话，我就不可能像现在这样热爱生活了。”Itoccurs/occurredtosb.that-clause:某人突然想起……44.A【解析】见上。45.C【解析】“失明让我更加感激我所拥有的一切。”appreciate:感激46.D【解析】“我用了许多年才悟出并固化了这个信念。”belief指前面的“感激自己所拥有的一切”。47.A【解析】“这得从最平常不过的一件事说起。”fundamental:基本的，基础的，构成基础的48.B【解析】从后文的asuccessfulvariationofbaseball可知。49.D【解析】“我很受伤，以为他在嘲笑我。”tease:取笑，嘲弄50.A【解析】“这些话深深地印在我的脑海里。”stickinone’shead:印在脑子里，留下深刻印象51.C【解析】“通过滚动棒球，我能听出它往哪儿去。”作者已失明，所以最有可能是“听”。52.B【解析】“这让我想通了怎样去实现自己之前认为不可能的目标：打棒球。”53.C【解析】见上54.B【解析】“后来在Overbrook盲人学校，我发明了一个棒球的变体—滚地球。”55.C【解析】“我认为，生活需要一系列的调整来实现。”根据后文的Theadjustmentisnevereasy可知。56.A【解析】“越是乐意做出改变，你的世界就变得越平静。”readily:乐意地,欣然地;容易地57.D【解析】“我曾经茫然、畏惧过，不知道该往哪里去。”从knowingnowheretogo可知为“困惑、茫然”。58.B【解析】“然而，我是幸运的。父母和老师在我身上发现了：生长的潜质。”59.D【解析】“对我来说，最难的一课是相信自己。”60.A【解析】“当时要是没有做到这一点（相信自己），我可能就完了，后半辈子就只是个摇椅人了（意为：只能靠轮椅生活了）。”breakdown:崩溃，垮掉语法填空61.previously62.length63.that/which64.tohavelived65.hundreds66.compared67.on68.a69.morediverse70.werediscovered短文改错1.第1句makesàmaking2.第2句BesidesàHowever/Yet/Still3.第3句doesn’tàdon’t4.第4句matter前加a5.第4句thatàwhy6.第5句healthàhealthy7.第6句hadàhave8.第6句carefulàcarefully9.第7句删除with10.第7句ironsàiron附：听力录音稿Text1W:YoumeanJackhasstoppedsmoking,Frank?That’samazing.M:Yes,it’sreallyamazing.Heusedtobeachainsmoker,youknow.W:Whataboutyou?Haveyouthoughtaboutquittingsmoking?Text2M:NobodytoldmethatBillwasinhospital.W:Sorry.ImeanttogiveyouacallwhenIfoundout,butitslippedmymind.Text3W:Oh,mygoodness,youmusthaveleftthebookinthetaxi.It’saverygoodbook,youknow.M:ButItellyouIdidn’ttakeit.Irememberclearlythatyouputitinourbedroom.Oh,yes,onyourdressingtable.Text4M:Thiscourseisreallydifficult.W:Idon’tthinkit’sallthatbad.Andwe’llbenefitalotfromit.M:So,you’retakingit,too?W:That’strue.Text5W:Ireallycan’tstandthewayPaulcontrolstheconversationallthetime.Ifhe’sgoingtobeattheNewYear’sparty,Ijustwon’tcome.M:I’msorryyoufeelthatway,butmyfatherinsiststhathecome.Text6W:EnglishLanguageCenter.HowcanIhelpyou?M:Yes,I’mcallingtofindoutmoreinformationaboutyourprogram.Forexample,whatkindofcoursesdoyouoffer?W:Well,firstofall,thepurposeofourprogramistoprovidelanguagelearningopportunitiesforthisarea’scommunity,whetherastudent’sgoalistomasterbasiclanguageskills,let’ssay,forhisorherjob,ortostudytoenteraUScollegeoruniversity.M:Okay,I’mcallingforafriendwhosedaughterisinterestedinattendingaUSuniversity.W:Andthat’skindof,uh,instructionthatweprovide,frombasiccommunicationcoursestocoursesfocusingonparticularsubjectssuchascomputerlearning,culturalcommunicationandbusinessEnglish.M:Great.Howmuchisitforafull-timestudent?W:It’stwothousandandthirtydollars.M:Gotit.Thankyouforyourhelp.W:Noproblemandpleasedon’thesitatetocallagainifyouhaveanyotherquestions.M:Okay.Bye.Text7M:Hi,Cathy,howdidyoufindyesterday’sspeechcompetition?W:Well,tobehonest,itwasquitedisappointing.M:Youdidn’tlikethespeeches?W:Yes,Idid.Infact,Ienjoyedlisteningtomostofthespeeches.ButIjustcouldn’taccepttheresult,youknow.M:Hmm.youmeanthejudges’?W:Imeanmostofthelistenersincludingmedidn’tunderstandwhythejudgesdidn’tlikeSamantha.ItwassuchashockwhentheyannouncedthewinnerwasJim.WeallthoughtSamantha’spronunciationwasthebest.M:You’reprobablyright.Butdon’tyouthinkthespeechitselfismoreimportant?AsIseeit.Jim’sspeechwasmoremeaningful,Iwasdeeplymovedbythestoryhetoldus.W:But,inmyopinion,wealsolearnedsomethingveryimportantfromSamantha’sspeech.M:That’sright.SamanthaandJimwereindeedveryclose.Iguessitwasdifficultforthejudges.W:Well.IwishIcouldagreewithyou.ButIdothinkSamanthawasthebest.Text8W:Excuseme.DoyoumindifIaskyouafewquestions?M:No,Ig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