四川省合江县马街中学校2024届高三上学期1月期末考试英语试卷（含答案含听力原文无音频）

马街中学高2021级高三上期期末考试英语试题第=1\*ROMANI卷选择题（100分）第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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．Whoisthemanprobablytalkingto?A．Ashopassistant. B．Hiswife. C．Hisco­worker.2．Whycanthewomansingwell?A．Shelearnedsingingbyherself.B．Sheusedtobeamusicteacher.C．Shegotsometrainingasastudent.3．Whattimeisitnow?A．9:00. B．8:30. C．8:00.4．Whomightthespeakersbe?A．Alawyerandhisclient.B．Apolicemanandacrimevictim.C．Apassengerandapedestrian.5．Whatarethespeakersconcernedabout?A．Theprice. B．Thefood. C．Theenvironment.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段对话，回答以下6-7小题。6．Whatdoesthemanwantthewomantodo?A．Offerhimideasforapossiblewebsite.B．Tellhimsomethingaboutherwebsite.C．Preparesomepagesforanewwebsite.7．Whatdoesthewomanpromisetodo?A．Repairthenotebookrightaway.B．Setupwebsitesfortheman.C．Helpthemannextweek.听第7段对话，回答以下8-9小题。8．Whatdoesthemanlikebestinthenewcafe?A．Coffee. B．Atmosphere. C．Book.9．Whatdoesthewomanplantodothisweekend?A．Checkoutsomebooks. B．Makeblueberrymuffin. C．Explorethecafewiththeman.听第8段对话，回答以下10-12小题。10．Whatdoesthemanwantfromthewoman?A．Avideo. B．Acomputer. C．Asciencepaper.11．Whatdoesthemanhavetodotoday?A．Gorunning. B．Fixsomething. C．Finishaproject.12．Howdoesthemanfeelintheend?A．Upset. B．Anxious. C．Grateful.听第9段对话，回答以下13-16小题。13．Whatisthemandoing?A．Cooking. B．Exercising. C．Preparingforameeting.14．Howdoesthewomansoundafterlearningtheman’sweightloss?A．Serious. B．Surprised. C．Happy.15．Howdoesthemangettoworknow?A．Bytrain. B．Bybus. C．Bybike.16．Whatwillthemandotohelpthewoman?A．Makesaladsforher. B．Gojoggingwithher. C．Lendabooktoher.听下面一段独白，回答以下17-20小题。17．WhatwilltheweatherbelikeintheNortheastofEngland?A．Dryandcold. B．Warmandwindy. C．Mistyandrainy.18．WhatwillthetemperaturebeinWales?A．Aroundsixorsevendegrees.B．Aroundthreeorfourdegrees.C．Aroundtenorelevendegrees.19．WhatwilltheweatherbelikeintheMidlands?A．Hot. B．Fine. C．Windy.20．WhatwillthelowesttemperaturebeinNorthernIreland?A．Minusten. B．Minusfive. C．Minusfour.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。AVisitingtheMetMastersandMasterpieces:ChineseArtfromtheFlorenceandHerbertIrvingCollection(January30—June5)AnoutstandingselectionofChineseartgiftedtotheMetbyFlorenceandHerbertIrvingisthefocusofthisexhibition.Beginningintheearly1970s,theIrvingsbuiltoneofthemostcomprehensivecollectionsofChineseartintheworld.Theapproximately120worksondisplaycoveralmostallmajorcategoriesofChineseart.P.S.Art2021(January23—June5)P.S.ArtisanannualcelebrationofachievementintheartsinNewYorkCitypublicschools.Thisexhibitionshowcasesthecreativityof152prekindergartenthroughgrade12studentsfromallfiveboroughs.BaseballCardsfromtheCollectionofJeffersonR.Burdick(June3—November22)TheBurdickcollectionofbaseballcardstellsthehistoryofpopularprintmakingintheUnitedStates,In1947,JeffersonR.BurdickbegantogiveawayhisbaseballcardstotheMet.Thisexhibitionfeaturesoveronehundredcardsproducedbetweenthe1880sandthe1950s.RelativeValues:TheCostofArtintheNorthernRenaissance(January23—August7)Bringingtogethersixty-twomasterpiecesofsixteenth-centurynorthernEuropeanartfromtheMetcollectionandoneimportantloan,thisexhibitioncentersaroundquestionsofhistoricalworth,exploringrelativevaluesystemsintheRenaissanceera.OpenSunday—Tuesday,andThursday:10:00—17:00FridayandSaturday:10:00—21:00ClosedWednesdayClosedThanksgivingDay,December25,January1,andthefirstMondayinMay.Tickets$25foradults;$17forseniors;$12forstudents;freeforchildrenunder12.21．Whatdo“MastersandMasterpieces”and“BaseballCards”haveincommon?A．Theyendinthesamemonth. B．Theyfocusonthesametheme.C．Theygettheirexhibitsforfree. D．Theyhavethesamenumberofexhibits.22．Whichexhibitionsuitsthosewhofavorstudents’works?A．MastersandMasterpieces. B．P.S.Art2021.C．BaseballCards. D．RelativeValues.23．WhencanyouattendanexhibitionintheMet?A．10:00—17:00Saturday. B．18:00—21:00Thursday.C．18:00—21:00Tuesday. D．10:00—17:00Wednesday.BTheKiteRunnerbyKhaledHosseiniisoneofthebestbooksIhavereadinyears.Thisisapageturnerwithcomplexcharactersandsituationsthatwillmakeyouthinkhardaboutfriendship,goodandevil,betrayal,etc.Itisintenseandagreatbookbymanymeasures.Ononelevel,TheKiteRunneristhestoryoftwoboysinAfghanistanandAfghanimmigrantsinAmerica.ItisastorysetinaculturethathasbecomeofincreasinginteresttoAmericanssincetheSeptember11,2001attacks.ItalsoexploresthehistoryoftheriseoftheTalibaninAfghanistan.Onthislevel,itprovidesagoodwayforpeopletolearnmoreaboutAfghanhistoryandcultureinthecontextofthestory.LookingatTheKiteRunnerasastoryaboutculture,however,misseswhatthebookisreallyabout.Thisisanovelabouthumanity.Thisisastoryaboutfriendship,loyalty,cruelty,longingforacceptance,redemption(救赎),andsurvival.Thecorestorycouldbesetinanyculturebecauseitdealswithissuesthatareuniversal.TheKiteRunnerlooksathowthemaincharacter,Amir,dealswithasecretinhispastandhowthatsecretshapedwhohebecame.IttellsofAmir’schildhoodfriendshipwithHassan,hisrelationshipwithhisfatherandgrowingupinaprivilegedplaceinsociety.IwasdrawninbyAmir’svoice.Isympathizedwithhim,cheeredforhimandfeltangrywithhimatdifferentpoints.Similarly,IbecameattractedbyHassanandhisfather.Thecharactersbecamerealtome,anditwasdifficultformetoputthebookdownandleavetheirworld.Ihighlyrecommendthisbook,especiallyforbookclubs.Forthoseofyouwhoarenotinareadinggroup,readitandthenleadittoafriend.Youaregoingtowanttotalkaboutitwhenyoufinish.24．Theunderlinedwords“apageturner”probablymeanthatthebookis______.A．exciting B．easy C．ridiculous D．abstract25．ThegreatestcharmofTheKiteRunnerliesin______.A．thebeautyoflanguage B．thehistoryoftheTalibanC．thereflectionofhumanity D．thecultureofimmigrants26．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?A．ThestoryissetintheSeptember11,2001attacksinAmerica.B．Theauthoralwaysfeelssympathyforthemaincharacter,Amir.C．Thestorycanprovideinspirationforreadersofvariouscultures.D．ThesecrethelpedAmirtogrowupinaprivilegedplaceinsociety.27．Whattypeofwritingisthepassage?A．Areviewofabook. B．Anoutlineofabook.C．Asummaryofabook. D．Anadvertisementofabook.CManyfarmersinChinaareexploringnewcareerpaths.Fromdrone(无人机)operatorstosocialmediainfluencers,newtypesofoccupationstakenonbyChinesefarmersnotonlybringhigherincomesbutalsoputnewlifeintoChina'sruralarea.InApril2016,YuXiaojun,28,foundedanagriculturalmachineryservicescooperativeinpartnershipwithhisfriendstoprovideservicesincludingsowing,cropprotectionandharvestingforlargefarmswithdrones.Thecooperativenowhasover100setsofmachineryandequipmentandmorethan20staffmembers.ManyyoungpeopleaskYutoteachthemhowtoflydrones.Asashort-videocrazesweepsChina,manyfarmersarebecomingenthusiasticaboutsharingtheirlivesonline.Livestreaminghasbecomeanewfarmingtool,allowingfarmerstoreapthebenefitsofsellinggoodsdirectlytourbanconsumers.Holdingaplateofdriedsweetpotatoes,ZhangChuanfengstoodinfrontofamobilephonetointroducethelocalproducts.The40-year-oldfarmeris1.4meterstallandwasworriedabouthisfutureafterstrugglinginvariousjobsbecauseheistooshort.However,histransitionhasbeenasuccess.Withthesupportofthelocalgovernment,Zhangrentedastallandopenedhisonlinebusiness.Toimprovehismarketingskills,heattendedtrainingcoursesandlearnedfromotheronlinestreamers.InApril2020,Zhangstartedlivestreamingsales.Theproductsreceivedpositivefeedbackfromthemarket,andthatencouragedZhangtoincludemoretypesoflocalspecialtiesinhissales.Hishardworkpaidoff.NowZhanghasover90,000followersontheDouyinshort-videoplatform.Hemade5millionyuanfromsalesoflocalspecialtieslastyear.Healsovolunteeredtohelplocalssellotherproductsincludinghoney,organiceggsandfishthroughlivestreaming.“Throughmyefforts,Ihaveliftedmyfamilyoutofpoverty,whichwasunimaginablebefore,”Zhangsaid.“Comparedtoprofessionallivestreamers,wearejustattheprimarystage.Ihopemoreprofessionalswilljoinusandwecanbuildourbrand.”28．WhatdoesYuXiaojunmostlikelyagreewith?A．TraditionalfarmsshouldbeenlargedinChina.B．Farmersshouldhavetheirownmodernmachines.C．Operatingdronesispopularamongyoungfarmers.D．Farmingneedsthesupportofscienceandtechnology.29．WhatwasabarriertoZhangChuanfeng’scareer?A．Hisknowledge.B．Hisidentity.C．Hisheight.D．Hisbackground.30．WhichwordcanbeusedtodescribeZhangChuanfeng?A．Easy-going. B．Warm-hearted.C．Well-educated. D．Strong-minded.31．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．SocialMediaIsTakingOver B．FarmersAreinNeedofTechnologyC．DronesAreGettingPopularinChina D．FarmersAreCreatingNewCareerPathsDWhenromanticpartnersargueoverthingslikefinances,jealousy,orotherinterpersonalissues,theytendtoemploytheircurrentfeelingsasfuelforaheatedargument.Butthinkingaboutthefuturehelpsovercomerelationshipconflicts,accordingtoaUniversityofWaterloostudyjustpublishedonlineinSocialPsychologicalandPersonalityScience.AlexHuynh,adoctoralcandidateinpsychologyistheleadauthorofthestudy,whichhepublishedwithIgorGrossmannfromtheUniversityofWaterloo,andDanielYangfromYaleUniversity.Previousresearchhasshownthatthird-perspectivereasoningcanbeapositivestrategyforreconciliation(调解)ofinterpersonalstruggles.Huynhandhiscollaboratorsinvestigatedwhethersimilarbenefitcanbeinducedbysimplythinkingaboutthefuture.Studyparticipantswereinstructedtoreflectonarecentconflictwitharomanticpartneroraclosefriend.Onegroupofparticipantswerethenaskedtodescribehowtheywouldfeelabouttheconflictoneyearinthefuture,whileanothergroupwasaskedtodescribehowtheyfeelinthepresent.Theteamexaminedparticipants’writtenresponsesthroughatext-analysisprogramfortheiruseofpronouns—suchasI,me,she,he.Thesechoicesofpronounswereusedtocaptureparticipants’focusonthefeelingsandbehaviourofthoseinvolvedintheconflict.Writtenresponseswerealsoexaminedforforgivenessandreinterpretingtheconflictmorepositively,bothofwhichimpliedtheparticipants’useofreasoningstrategies.Theresearchersfoundthatenvisioningfuturerelationshipaffectedbothparticipants’focusontheirfeelings,andtheirreasoningstrategies.Asaresult,participantsreportedmorepositivityabouttheirrelationshipaltogether,especiallywhenstudyparticipantsextendedtheirthinkingabouttherelationshipayearintothefuture.“Ourstudydemonstratesthatadoptingafuture-orientedperspectiveinthecontextofarelationshipconflict—reflectingonhowonemightfeelayearfromnow—maybeavaluablecopingtoolforone’spsychologicalhappinessandrelationshipwell-being,”saidHuynh.32．Whatdoromanticpartnersdoinfaceofmostdisagreements?A．Theylosefaithintheirfuture. B．Theyfocusontheirpresentfeelings.C．Theylookforwardtoafierceconflict. D．Theycaremoreaboutfinancialproblems.33．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“induced”inParagraph2mostprobablymean？A．Caused. B．Explained.C．Reduced. D．Improved.34．Whatdoweknowaboutthestudy?A．Allthestudyparticipantsdescribedhowtheyfeltbothinthepresentandinthefuture.B．Studyparticipantsdescribedtheirrecentrelationshipwiththeirromanticpartnersorfriends.C．Atext-analysisprogramwasemployedtoexamineparticipants’useofnegativewords.D．Thereasoningstrategiesinparticipants’writtenresponseswerewellworthyofnote.35．Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?A．Youhaveayeartosolveyourinterpersonalproblems!B．Thinkingaboutfutureisessentialforrelationshipmaintenance!C．Yourcurrentfeelingsaretherealcauseofyourheatedarguments!D．Beneficialreasoningisapositivestrategyforreconciliation!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。Anyonecanbookatrip,butnoteveryonecanplanthebestadventurethatisaffordableandfun.Ifyouwanttodoitbetter,theplacestostayinforthenightsmustbechosencarefully.36Checkdistancesonamap.It'scommonforhotelstoslightlyexaggerate（夸大）theirclosenesstoattractionsaroundtown.Theywillnottellyouthetruedistance.Ifbeingclosetoaparticularairportisimportantforyourtrip,you'dbetterconfirmthedistanceonGoogleMapbeforeyoubookahotel.37Alittlenicenessgoesalongway,especiallywiththehotelstaffwhohavetodealwithdifficultguestsonaregularbasis.Whenyoucheckin,simplysayhellotothecleaningstaffwhenyoupasstheminthehall.Thisisnotonlycommonpoliteness,butitalsoincreasesyourchancesofgettingincidentalbenefitduringyourstay.Giveupthepackagedeals（套餐）Toappealtonewguests,somehotelswillofferthemedpackagedeals.38Sometimesthesepackagesincludethingsyoudon’twantorneedandthespecialpricescouldbehigherthantheregularones.Askaboutparking.39You'dbetterlookforahotelofferingfreeparking.Ifyouhavetoaffordtheexpensiveparking,appslikeBestParkingcanhelpyoufindnearbyparkinglotsatlowerprices.Asparkingcostsreallygoup,ifnotnecessary,wesuggestyoutakeataxiorabusfromthehoteltotravelaroundthecityratherthantravelinyourowncar.40A．Bepolitetothestaff.B．Payattentiontodifficultguests.C．Theyarequitecheapbuttastebad.D．Inthiswayyoucansavemuchmoney.E．Inaself-drivingtravel,parkingmaycostalot.F．Theyareattractivebutmaynotbegoodvalueformoney.G．Herearesometipsabouthotelsthatwe'dliketosharewithyou.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。Peoplemaymisunderstandwhattheyusedtobefamiliarwith.Iremembereda41professorwasinvitedtoourschool,teachingstressmanagementprinciplesinaschoolhall42withstudents.Asshe43aglassofwater,everyoneofusexpectedwe'dbeaskedthe44“glasshalf-emptyorglasshalf-full”question.45,withasmileonherface,theprofessorasked,“How46isthisglassofwaterI'mholding?”Allofusshoutedoutanswersrangingfromeightouncestoacoupleofpounds.Shereplied,“Frommyperspective,theabsoluteweightofthisglassdoesn'tmatter.Itall47howlongIholdit.IfIholditforaminuteortwo,it'sfairlylight.IfIholditforanhourstraight,itsweightmightmakemyarm48alittle.IfIholditforadaystraight,myarmwilllikelycrampupandfeel49numb(麻木的)andparalyzed,50metodroptheglasstothefloor.Ineachcase,the51oftheglassdoesn'tchange,butthelongerIholdit,theheavieritfeelstome.”Asthewholeclass52ourheadsinagreement,shecontinued,“Your53andworriesinlifeareverymuchlikethisglassofwater.Thinkaboutthemforawhileand54happens.Thinkaboutthemabitlongerandyoubegintoachealittle.Thinkaboutthemalldaylong,andyouwillfeelspeciallynumbandparalyzed—55ofdoinganythingelse56youdropthem.”It'simportanttorememberto57yourstressesandworries.Nomatterwhathappensduringtheday,asearlyintheeveningasyoucan,putallyourburdensdown.Don't58themthroughthenightandintothenextdaywithyou.Ifyoustillfeeltheweightof59stress,it'sastrongsignthatit'stimetoputthe60down.41．A．physics B．psychology C．chemistry D．literature42．A．filled B．decorated C．connected D．compared43．A．raised B．pointed C．took D．drank44．A．interesting B．meaningful C．typical D．personal45．A．Therefore B．Besides C．Then D．Instead46．A．heavy B．thin C．clean D．large47．A．happensto B．agreeson C．contributesto D．dependson48．A．bend B．injure C．sour D．ache49．A．slightly B．surprisingly C．completely D．regularly50．A．inviting B．forcing C．turning D．joining51．A．shape B．appearance C．weight D．size52．A．shook B．hung C．nodded D．lifted53．A．joys B．stresses C．laughs D．thrills54．A．everything B．something C．anything D．nothing55．A．ashamed B．incapable C．nervous D．competent56．A．since B．after C．if D．until57．A．letgoof B．keepinmind C．fallbackon D．takepartin58．A．carry B．forget C．enjoy D．avoid59．A．lastyear's B．yesterday's C．today's D．thisyear's60．A．ability B．duty C．glass D．attempt第=2\*ROMANII卷非选择题（50分）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。AsmallvillageinYunnanProvinceis61(wide)knownastheDaipaperfactory.Therearenetsfor62(dry)paperalloverthevillageandinsidevillagers’houses.Daipaper63(make)forover800yearsthereuptonow.OneofthebestpapermakersisYan,whowasalreadyinterestedinDaipaperatanearlyage.Taught64hisgrandparentstobeapapermakerat16,Yanwasquicklyabletocomplete65productionindependently.Unlikeordinarypapermakingwheretreesneedtobecutdown,Daipaperisenvironmentallyfriendly.Thisis66itsrawmaterialistherecyclablebarkofakindoftreesuniquetothearea.Daipaper’productionprocessisstillusedtoday.Inaworkshop,Yandemonstrated11differentpapermaking67(process)tous.AlthoughDaipapercarriesthecultureand68(believe)oftheDaipeople,thecraftingofitisfacedwithgreatchallenges.69(address)theproblems,YanimprovedDai’spapermakingtechnology,thussavingproductiontimeandreducinglaborcosts.Andthenhe70(start)teachingthevillagershisnewpapermakingprocessforfree.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(∧)，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。Responsibilityisoneofthemostimportanthumanquality.Responsiblepeoplecanbetrusted,andthisbenefitstoboththepersonandthepeoplecountedonhim.Noonecanbecomesuccessfulwithoutgoodsenseofresponsibility.Whatdoesresponsibilitymeanforwestudents?Firstly,beingresponsiblemeansmakingourownchoices,attendingclassesontime,andcleaningourownroomsregular.Secondly,beingresponsiblemeanscaringaboutothersinsocialcommunication.Therefore,weshouldhelpthemwhentheywereinneedofhelp.Finally,weareallmembersofourcountry,thatimpliesweneedtoobeythelaws,regulationsandrulesofthecountry.Beside,weneedtodosomevoluntaryworkforourcommunity.Allinall,beingresponsiblesurelyenableustocontributetotheworld.Let’sberesponsible.第二节书面表达(满分25分)72．在高中生涯中的毕业典礼上，你被要求做一个感恩演讲，感恩你的英语老师Mr.Li三年来的付出，要点如下：1.感恩的具体事例；2.给你带来的积极影响；3.你的祝福。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使得行文流畅；3.涉及的学校或人物不可使用真名。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

马街中学高2021级高三上期期末考试英语试题参考答案：一．听力1．C2．C3．C4．A5．C6．A7．C8．A9．C10．B11．C12．C13．A14．B15．C16．C17．A18．B19．B20．A二．阅读理解21．C22．B23．A24．A25．C26．C27．A28．D29．C30．B31．D32．B33．A34．D35．B36．G37．A38．F39．E40．D三．完形填空41．B42．A43．A44．C45．D46．A47．D48．D49．C50．B51．C52．C53．B54．D55．B56．D57．A58．A59．B60．C四．语法填空61．widely62．drying63．hasbeenmade64．by65．the66．because67．processes68．belief/beliefs69．Toaddress70．started五．改错1.quality→qualities2.删除to3.counted→counting4.without后添加a5.we→us6.regular→regularly7.were→are8.that→which9.Beside→Besides10.enable→enables六:书面表达72．Howtimeflies!Wearegoingtograduatefromtheschoolsoon.ItisagreathonortospeakheretoexpressmythankstoMrLi.BackinSeniorTwo,IhadgreattroubleinlearningEnglish.Absent-mindedinclass,Iwasneverreallyinvolvedinthelearning.Naturally,Iperformedpoorlyintheexams,andasaresult,Iwasupsetanddiscouraged.Havingnoticedeverything,youofferedencouragementandbegantotutormeafterclass.Thankstoyourhelp,IbecamemoreconfidentandspentmoretimereadingEnglish.TheeffortspaidoffandnowEnglishismyfavoritesubject.ThankyouforgettingmebackontrackandIwillalwaysrememberwhatyouhavedoneforme.Wishyouallthebest!听力原文Text1：M:Yourgoldnecklaceissonice.Iwanttobuyoneformywife.W:Thanks.Ithinkitcanholditsvaluewell.Iboughtit...M:Shush!MrLongmaniscomingtowardsuswiththemeetingpapers.Text2：M:Ineverknewyouhadsuchalovelyvoice.Youarelikeaprofessionalsinger.W:Thanks.Iwouldn’tsayI’mprofessional,butIdidreceivesometrainingatschool.Mymusicteacherusedtobeaprofessionalsinger.Text3：M:Icancometoyourhouseandpickyouupinhalfanhour.Isthatallright?W:Sure.Thatmeansyouwillbehereat8:30.Text4：M:So,aftertheman’scarhityours,youhityourheadonthewheel?W:That’sright.It’sallthereinthepolicereport.Doyouthinkwehaveagoodcase?M:Yes,butitdependsonwhohadagreenlight.Text5：M:Iwon’tbecomingfordinneratthisrestaurantagain,evenifitischeap.Theyusethrowawayplasticcupsandstraws.W:Idon’tunderstandwhytheystilldothatsortofthingwhentheyknowhowbaditisfortheplanet.Text6：M:Hi,Rose.I’mgladIranintoyou.I’vebeenwantingtoaskyouafavor.W:Right?M:Asyouknow,I’vebeenworkingonawebsiteidea.It’sforpeopleinterestedinhistory,wildlife,er,forthemtostudyhere.W:SoundsinterestingbutI’mnotsurehowIcanhelp.M:Well,youdoknowalotaboutwebsites.Iwonderedifyoucouldtakealookatwhat’sonlinealreadyandtellmehowuser-friendlythosewebsitesare.W:Butwhendoyouwantitdone?I’mprettybusyatthemoment.M:It’snoturgent,infact.W:OK.Mynotebookisunderrepairbuthopefullyitwon’tletmedownnextweek.M:Mm,thanks.Text7：M:HeyEmily,haveyouhadachancetocheckoutthatnewcafedowntown?W:Oh,notyet.Isitanygood?M:Absolutely!Ithasthiscozycornerwithsoftchairs–perfectforgettinglostinagoodbook.Theatmosphereisfantastic,butwhatattractsmemostisthecoffeeitself.W:Really?I’malwaysonthelookoutforagoodcoffeespotandaquietplacetoread.Whatelsedoithave?M:Well,besidesthecoffee,itoffersavarietyofsnacks.Theblueberrymuffinisreallyamazing.W:Yum!I’msold.Let’scheckitoutthisweekend.M:Greatidea!Wecangrabacoffee,enjoysomeblueberrymuffin,andcatchup.Text8：M:Couldyouhelpme,please?W:Yes,whatdoyouwant?M:CouldIborrowyourcomputerforacoupleofdays?W:What’swrongwithyours?Hass