高三英语教学质量调测

...wd......wd......wd...高三英语教学质量调测1英语本试卷分第一卷〔选择题〕和第二卷〔非选择题〕两局部。总分值150分，考试时间120分钟。第一卷〔三局部共115分〕第一局部：听力〔共两节，总分值30分〕第一节〔共5小题，每题1.5分，总分值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三个选项中选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来答复有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1．Wheredidthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A．Atthebusstop. B．Onthebus. C．Onthetrain.2．Howdidthecoupleknowwheretoleavethehighway? A．Theyfinallyrecognizedtheexitnumber.B．Apolicemanshowedthemtheway.C．Theyknewbyaskingtheexitnumber.3．Whatcoloristhecarpet? A．Red. B．Green. C．Yellow.4．WheredoesTomplantogoonhiswayhome? A．Thebank. B．Theoffice. C．Thebarber’sshop.5．Whereisthepostoffice? A．3blocksahead. B．Onthe5thStreet. C．Onthe3rdAvenue.第二节〔共15小题；每题1.5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三个选项中选出最正确选项，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，答复第6至7题。6．Whatisthemangoingtodo? A．Tomailtheletters. B．Tofindamailbox. C．Totakeadrive.7．Howmanystampsdoesthemanneed? A．Two. B．Three. C．Five.听第7段材料，答复第8至9题。8．Whataretheygoingtodothisevening? A．Topayavisittotheirfriends.B．Toinvitetheirfriendstodinner.C．Togotoadinnerparty.9．Whenwilltheystart? A．Atsix—thirty. B．AtSeven. C．AtSeven－thirty.听第8段材料，答复第10至12题。10．Whatisthemanexpecting? A．Anurgentletter. B．Averyclosefriend. C．Animportantcall.11．Whydoesthemansay“itdoesn’treallyaffectus〞? A．Becausethemanhasbeenwaitingsolong.B．Becauseithassomethingtodowithwork.C．Becausethemanbecomesmoreandmoreimpatient.12．Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodofinally? A．Toclosethewindows. B．Todosomethingoutside. C．Tohelpherwithwork.听第9段材料，答复第13至16题。13．Howdoesthewomanfeelwhensheseestheman? A．Pleased. B．Nervous. C．Frightened.14．Wheredoesthedialoguemostprobablytakeplace? A．Atarestaurant. B．Attheman’shome. C．Atthewoman’shome.15．Whydoesn’tthemanstayoverameal? A．Becausehehassomethingelsetodo.B．Becausehedoesn’thaveenoughtime.C．Becauseitisstillearlyforlunch.16．Whatdothemenfinallyhave? A．Acupoftea. B．Acupofcoffee. C．Aglassofmilk.听第10段材料，答复第17至20题。17．WhatdidMr.Whitethinkofthesecondcall? A．Thatthecallertoldhimafalsefact.B．Thatthecallertoldhimthetruth.C．Thathehimselfwasthelastpersontohearthenews.18．WhywasMr.Whiteglad? A．Becausemanypeoplehadknownthenews.B．Becausehelikedhispaperverymuch.C．Becausenootherpapersbuthisprintedthenews.19．Whatwasclearadaylater? A．Mr.Whitewasfooled.B．Readerslikedtoreadthelatestnews.C．Hisnewspaperwasfullofjokes.20．WhydidMr.Whitemakeastatementinthenextday’spaper? A．Hefeltitnecessarytodoso.B．Hethoughthimselftobetricked.C．Heonlymadeajoke.第二局部：英语知识运用〔共15小题；每题1分，总分值15分〕从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项。21．－Comein,please.Makeyourselfathome.－___________.－I’mgladyoulikeit.A．Oh.LetmelookatthepictureonthewallB．Thanks.YouhaveaniceplacehereC．Thanks.Whatnicefoodyou’vepreparedD．OK.Letmelookaroundyournewhouse22．－CanIhelpyou?－I’dliketobuyapresentformycousin,___________ataproperpricebutofgreatuse.A．one B．it C．that D．which23．－Irangyouataboutten,buttherewasnoreply.－Oh,thatwasprobablywhenI_______myneighbor.A．visited B．wasgoingtovisit C．wasvisiting D．hadvisited24．Ifyoukeeppracticingyoursoninfootball,he___________tobeafamousplayer.A．wants B．hopes C．wishes D．promises25．_________carefulstudyshouldbemadeof__________internationalsituationsinthischangingworld.A．The,/ B．The,the C．A,the D．A,/26．Washington,astateintheUnitedStates,wasnamed________oneofthegreatestAmericanpresidents.A．inhonorof B．insupportof C．inplaceof D．infavorof27．Itriedtoworkon,butIgotsotiredthatIcouldnolonger______________.A．keepout B．holdout C．comedown D．comeup28．Believeitornot,hecame___________.A．homedrunklastnight B．homelastnightdrunkC．lastnighthomedrunk D．drunkhomelastnight29．－Well,Bill,I’msorryImustbeoffnow.－_______.Ihopetohearfromyousoon.A．Enjoyyourself B．That’sallright C．Keepintouch D．Cheerup30．Myunclehasalwaysinsistedonhis__________Dr.WanginsteadofMr.Wang.A．calling B．called C．havingcalled D．beingcalled31．Itisgenerallyconsideredthatfootballis_________thananyothermatch.A．agreatdealexciting B．byfarmoreexcitingC．alotofmoreexciting D．farmoreexciting32．WhenIgotthere,Mikedescribedtome___________theaccidenthappened.A．why B．how C．that D．where33．－Pleasetellmewhereonearthyoupickedupthiswallet.－Itwasinthemeeting－room________wehadadiscussionlastFriday.A．which B．where C．when D．that34．Wouldyoulikeacupoftea___________shallwegetdowntobusinessrightaway?A．or B．then C．and D．otherwise35．GivemeanundisturbedhourandI’llseetotheworkTom______unfinished.A．willleave B．isleaving C．hasleft D．hadleft第二节：完形填空〔共20小题；每题1.5分，总分值30分〕阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—35各题所给的四个选项〔A、B、C和D〕中，选出最正确选项。You’vebeenawayfromusforthreeyears.YoutoldusaliethatIcametoknownotlongago.Onthisspecialday36teachersacrossthecountry,Ican37holdmyselfbackfromtellingyourwhitelietothose38wouldlendmeanear.Doyoustillrememberthehappy39aboutsixyearsago?Wefixedoureyesonyouatyourarrival.You,abeautifulyounglady,promisedusthatyouwould40inSoonafter,webegantofindyourpartofyourstudentsandtheirsimplehonest41.Thevillagersfoundtheirchildrenspentmoretimeontheirbooks42afterdoingtheirhomeworkandhousework.Yettheystill43thatonedayyoumightleave.You44asmileallthetime,whichreducedtosomeextent(程度)their45ofyourleaving.Youwentalloutintheteachingofyourstudents,46themnotonlyintheirstudiesbutalsointheirtuition(学费Youoftenemphasized(强调)tousthe47ofone’slife,sothat48havebeenwhatyouwereafterinthosefiveyears!Onecoldmorning49classbegan,youenteredtheroomasifyouhadbeencrying50.Inyourclass,we51butlookedawayfromyoureyes.You52forsometimeasifyouweretryingtofindtherightwords…Yousaidyouwouldgo53andwouldneverbebacktoteachbecauseyourparentswantedyoumore…Onthefollowingmorning,we54youtheverybestandthevillagersgaveyoutheirthanks.Thetrain55youandyourbrokenheartaway.TheotherdayIoverheardmyparentschattingthatyouhadlungcancerandlefttheworldsoonafteryouwavedgood－bye.36．A．to B．for C．of D．toward37．A．almost B．seldom C．hardly D．soon38．A．which B．that C．whosever D．who39．A．scene B．situation C．case D．sign40．A．stay B．practice C．settle D．exist41．A．teachers B．parents C．friends D．children42．A．even B．soon C．long D．straight43．A．frightened B．feared C．told D．doubted44．A．wore B．held C．looked D．contained45．A．puzzle B．trouble C．question D．worry46．A．helping B．teaching C．asking D．offering47．A．enjoyment B．happiness C．theory D．value48．A．must B．can C．may D．should49．A．while B．once C．when D．until50．A．nervously B．bitterly C．heavily D．angrily51．A．listened B．talked C．discussed D．reviewed52．A．explained B．stopped C．laughed D．spoke53．A．down B．up C．over D．away54．A．hoped B．expected C．wished D．brought55．A．put B．turned C．took D．broke第三局部：阅读理解〔共20小题；每题2分，总分值40分〕阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项〔A、B、C和D〕中，选出最正确选项。ANewDelhi(AgenciesviaXinhua)－AnIndianAirForceAntonov－32aircraftcrashed(撞毁)outsideDelhiairportyesterday,killing21peopleandinjuringfive－thesecondcrashinIndiain48hours.“Twenty－onepeoplehavediedinthecrash,〞PKBharadwaj,aseniorpoliceofficial,toldreportersatthecrashsite.“EighteenpeoplewereontheAN－32aircraft,andIdon’tthinktherewereanysurvivors(幸存者).Therestwereontheground.Fivepeoplehavebeeninjured,〞hesaid.Bharadwajsaidtheinjuredincludeda5－year－oldgirlwhowasburnedon35percentofherbody.“Shehasbeenrushedtohospital,〞hesaid.“Itwasveryfoggywhenwecamehere,andthevisibility(能见度)wasextremelylow.Thiscouldbethereasonforthecrash,〞hesaid.Bharadwajsaidtherewasnoseniorofficialontheplane.DelhiAirportDirectorN.V.Sirdharsaidbytelephonetheplanecrashedaround8a.m.nearalabor’scamp.OnFridaynight,anAirFrancecargo(货物)planeploughedintotherunwayatMadrasairportandburstintoflames.Allfivepeopleonboardsurvived.Afaultyfrontwheelmayhaveledtothecrashlandingandsubsequent(随后的)firewhichdestroyedtheAirFranceBoeing747－200cargoplane.India’stopofficialsaidyesterday.56．TheAN－32aircraftcrashedon_______.A．Wednesday B．Thursday C．Friday D．Sunday57．Howmanypeoplewhowereonthegrounddiedofthecrash?A．3 B．5 C．18 D．2158．Wheredoyouthinkthepassageprobablycomesout?A．Inthemagazine. B．Intheadvertisement.C．Atthenewsconference. D．Ontheradio.BGoodevening.Tonight’sbroadcastbringstogethermusicfromdifferentcornersoftheworld.TherecordswehavechosenforyouarefromclassicalWesternmusic,Indianmusic,popandaNegrospiritual(黑人赞歌).Inthisbroadcastweshallstudythelanguageofmusic.Weshalltrytofindouthowmusicsayswhatpeoplefeel.YouwillhearaBeethovenpianopiece,acompositionforthesitar(一种乐器),andsongssungbyapopgroupandsomeblackAmericans.Itwillbenaturalifyoulikeonemorethantheothers.Ishallbetryingtoexplainwhytheyareallgoodmusic.Thefeelingineachofthese4musicalcompositionsissadness.Youcanfindsadnessinwords,inpaintings,andinmusic.Theword“music〞comesfromtheGreekword“muse〞.Themusesweregoddessesofthearts.Musicisonlyoneofthearts.Itislikethespokenlanguage,butusessoundsdifferently.Inthespiritualandthepopsongyouwillhearvoices.Thewordsarepartofthemusicalcomposition.Intheotherpiecesyouwillhearonlythepianoorthesitar.Ishallbesayingafewwordsaftereachrecord.Musicisnowheardeverywhere,inshopsandbusesandathome.Weshallbetryingtofindoutmoreabouthowmusicworks.Itisworthmakingtheeffort.Onlythencanwesaywhyonepieceofmusicisgoodandanotherbad.59．Therecordswhichwillbeplayed________.A．concernafewkindsofmusic B．expressallthepeople’sfeelingsC．arefromdifferentpartsoftheworld D．areanewkindofmusic60．Theannouncerwillbetryingtoexplain_________.A．thatallmusicisworthlisteningtoB．whyeachofthepiecesofmusicisgoodC．whysomepeoplelikeonepiecemorethanothersD．thatdifferentkindsofmusicarealikeinnature61．WhichofthefollowingisNOTcorrect?A．InaBeethovenpianopieceyoucannothearvoices.B．Musicisthespokenlanguagewithdifferentsounds.C．Itisnaturalforpeopletolikeonekindofmusicmorethantheothers.D．Insomemusicalcompositionsyoucanhearwords.62．Accordingtotheannouncer,wecantellwhyonepieceofmusicisbetterthananother______.A．afterwestudythelanguageofmusic B．afterthesemusicalcompositionsareexplainedC．afterwelearnmoreabouthowmusicworksD．onlywhenweknowhowtoplaymusicCEverypetownerloveshispets.Thereisnoargumenthere.Butwhenweaskedourreaderswhethertheywouldclone(克隆)theirbelovedanimals,theresponsesweredividedalmostdownthemiddle.Ofthe228readerswhoansweredourquestion,108wouldclone,111wouldnotandnineweighedeachsidewithoutofferinganopinion.Clearly,fromreaders’response,thisisanissuethatreachesdeeplyintoboththejoyandfinalsadnessofowningapet.Itspeaks,aswell,topeople’swidelydifferingexpectationsoverthedevelopingscientificaction.Mostoftherespondentswhofavoredtheideastronglybelieveditwouldproduceatleastaclosecopyoftheoriginal(原物);manyfelttheprocesswouldactuallyreturnanexactcopy.Thoseontheotherside,however,heldlittlehopeaclonecouldevertrulyrecreate(再造)apet;manysimplydidn’twishtoputthemselvesintotheargumentoverthenaturallawoflifeanddeath.Bothsidesexpressedequaloutpouringoflovefortheiranimals.Morethanafewrespondentsowned“thebestdog[orcat]intheworld.〞(Themajorityofrespondentsprovedthemselvesdogowners.)Theywrotealotoftheirpetsastheir“bestfriend,〞“amemberofthefamily,〞“thelightofmylife.〞Theytoldmovingstoriesofpets’bravery,clevernessandselflessdevotion.Littlewondertheprobabilityoflossissodisturbing－andtheprobabilityofcloningsointeresting.“Peoplebecomesofondoftheiranimals,andthelosscanbejustashardtobearaswhenafriendorfamilymemberdies,〞saysGaryKowalski,anauthorofGoodbye,Friend.“Forme,cloningfeelslikeanattempttoturndeathaway…It’sunderstandable.Deathisalwayspainful.It’sdifficulttodealwith.It’shardtoaccept.〞Butwouldcloningeasetheblow?Atlast,thisquestionseemedtobeattheheartoftheissue.63．Sofarasthecloningofpetsisconcerned,arecentstudyshowsthat,ofallpetowners,______.A．alotmoreofthemareforitB．alotmoreofthemareagainstitC．veryfewofthemarewillingtotelltheiropinionsD．abouthalfofthemareforitandtheotherhalfagainstit64．Whiletalkingabouttheresponsesfromthereaders,theexpression“finalsadnessofowningapet〞refersto__________.A．thedeathofone’spetB．thehighcostofowningapetC．thetroublesofkeepingapetD．thedangersinvolvedinthecloningofapet65．Inspiteofthedifferencesontheissueofcloning,itseemsthat________.A．allpetownerstrytoputthemselvesintotheargumentoftheissueB．allpetownerslovetheirpetsverymuchC．peoplewhosupportcloninglovetheirpetsmoreD．peoplewhoareagainstcloninghateanimalsverymuch66．FromwhatGaryKowalskisays,wecanknowthathe_______.A．hasneverthoughtabouttheissueofcloningB．isgoingtowriteanotherbookonpetsC．understandstheideaofcloningpetsD．isallagainstthecloningofpets67．Whatisthekeyquestionattheheartoftheissueofcloningpets?A．Cancloningeasethepainonesufferswhenapetdies?B．Canpetownersaffordthecostofcloning?C．Doescloningbreadabasiclawofnature?D．Howtrulydoescloningproduceanexactcopyofone’spet?DThequestionsatunansweredintheclearMontanaair.KathleenEnglundalwayswantedtoknow,whowasherbiologicalmother?“Ihavealwayswantedtofindher.It’salwaysbeenadreaminmylife,〞saysEnglund,24,anathleticdepartmentadministratorattheUniversityofMontana.“Iwantedtoknowwhatshelookedlike,whyshedidit,allthequestionsadopted(ForthreeyearsEnglundsearchedthecourtrecordsinMissoula,findingheroriginalbirthcertificate(证),findingthenameofhermother,GailPatterson,butnotraceofhowtofindhermother.Shesent$100toawomaninGreatFallswhopromisedtotrackherdown,butgotnoresponseandnorepayment.ThenonMay14,1997,fourdaysafterMother’sDay,sheloggedontotheInternet(上网).ShefoundamysteriouswomaninHelenawhowouldn’tgivehername,butofferedtolookuprecords.Twohourslater,thewomancalledback.ShehadfoundGailPatterson.Pattersonhadmarried,takenherhusband’slastname,beenseparatedandnowlivedinFortBenton.“Ican’tevenrememberhowIwasfeeling.Excited?Nervous?ImailedheraletterthatdaytosayIwantedtomeether,〞Englundsays.“Twoweekslater,Igotaphonecall.Itwasher.〞TheymetinJune.Englundopenedthedoor,feltlikeshewaslookingintoamirrorandmetherbiologicalmotherforthefirsttime.Sincethen,thetwohaveseeneachotheracoupleoftimes.Theyhavestruckupafriendship,andEnglundhasansweredthetroublesomequestion.“Ihaveapartofmethatfeelswholeagain,〞shesays.68．BeforeKathleenEnglundfoundherbiologicalmother,she________.A．hadbeenhomelessforalongtime B．hadbeenlivingwithherfatherC．hadmanyunansweredquestions D．couldhardlysupportherself69．BythetimeEnglundfoundhermother,hermother_________.A．hadbeenmarriedandseparated B．hadsufferedalotfromlonelinessC．hadforgottenherowndaughter D．hadsearchedforEnglundalongtime70．WhenKathleenEnglundsawhermother,shefoundthat___________.A．hermotherlookedverysimilartoherselfB．hermotherhadchangedgreatlyovertheyearsC．hermotherwasfarfromwhatsheimaginedtobeD．hermotherwasoldandpoor71．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat____________.A．mothershavetheforeverlovefortheirchildrenB．theInternetisusefulinfindinginformationC．Mother’sDayhasagreateffectD．adoptedchildrenliveadifficultlifeEInthesecondhalfofeachyear,manypowerfulstormsarebornintheAtlanticandCaribbeanseas.Ofthese,onlyabouthalfadozencausethestrong,circlingwindsof75milesperhourormorethatarenamedhurricanes,andseveralusuallymaketheirwaytothecoast.Theretheycausemillionsofdollarsofdamage,andbringdeathtolargenumbersofpeople.Thegreatstormsthathitthecoaststartasharmlesscirclingdisturbances(大气扰动)hundreds-eventhousands-ofmilesoutatsea.Astheytravelaimlesslyoverwaterwarmedbythesummersun,theyarecarriedwestwardbythetradewinds.Whenconditionsarejustright,warm,wetairflowsinatthebottomofsuchadisturbance,movesupwardthroughitandcomesoutatthetop.Inthiscourse,thewetnessinthiswarmairproducesrains,andwithittheheatischangedintoenergyintheformofstrongwinds.Astheheatincreases,theyounghurricanebeginstoswirl(旋转)inacounter–clockwise(逆时针)motion.Theaveragelifeofahurricaneisonlyaboutninedaysbutitcontainsalmostmorepowerthanwecanimagine.Thehiddenenergyoftheheatgivenoffbyahurricane’srainfallinasingledaywouldsatisfytheentireelectricalneedsoftheUSformorethansixmonths.Water,notwind,isthemainsourceofdeathanddestruction(破坏)inahurricane.Atypical(典型)hurricanebring6-to12-inchdownpourresultinginsuddenfloods.Worstofallisshepowerfulmovementofthesea–themountainsofwatermovingtowardthelow-pressurehurricanecenter.Thewaterlevelrisesasmuchas15feetabovenormalasitmovestowardshore.72．Whatistheworstthingaboutahurricane?A．Theharmfuleffectsofwater. B．Theheatitgivesoff.C．Itlastsaboutninedaysonaverage. D．It’sverystrongwind.73．Thecounter-clockwiseswirlingofthehurricaneisbroughtaboutby_________.A．thelow－pressureareainthecenterofthestormB．theincreasingheatC．thetradewindsD．theforceofwavesofwater74．Theunderlinedword“downpour〞probablymeans__________.A．dangerouswaves B．theenergyproducedbythehurricaneC．heavyrainfall D．theprogressofwatertothehurricanecenter75．What’sthemainideaofthetext?A．Thegreatheatiscausedbycounter－clockwiseswirling.B．Theprocessofchangingstormsintohurricanes.C．Circlingdisturbancescanleadtodestructivehurricanes.D．Thecauseofahurricaneanditsdestruction.第二卷〔共35分〕第四局部：写〔共两节，总分值35分〕第一节：短文改错〔共10小题；每题1分，总分值10分〕此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该右行边横线上画一个勾〔√〕；如有错误〔每行只有一个错误〕，则按以下情况改正：该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线〔\〕划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。该行缺一个词：在缺词处下加一个漏字符号〔/\〕，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。注意：原行没有错的不要改。Agoodteacherismanythingstomanypeople.In 76myownexperience,IthinktheteacherIrespectthemost 77arethosedemandedthemostdiscipline(纪律)from 78theirstudents.IthinkofoneteacherparticularIhadin 79thehighschool.Shewassuchagoodteacherasshewas 80popularwithus.Iremembersignoverherclassroom 81door.Itwasasimplesignthatwassaid:“laboratory 82——inthatroomthefirstfivelettersareemphasized(强调), 83notthelastseven.〞Forotherwords,Iguesslaborforherwas 84moreimportantthanoratory,eachmeansmakingspeeches. 85第二节：书面表达〔总分值25分〕最近，联合国一个考察团来你市参观考察，请你根据以下所提供的信息，写一篇文章，宣传我国人民近几年来生活水平发生的巨大变化，生活质量的显著提高：1．家庭轿车拥有量成倍增长；2．住房条件有了很大改善，房屋变大了，变新了；3．旅游的人多了，走得更远了，然而，所有这些在二十年前是想象不到的。注意：1．文章的开头已为你写好，可适当发挥，使文章连贯，生动。2．词数：100左右。3．参考词语：小康：well－off生活水平livingstandardsGreatchangeshavetakenplaceinourcountryinrecentyears.英语参考答案及录音内容第一节〔Text1〕M:Inearlymisseditthismorning.Igottothecornerjustintime.W:Youarelucky.Thesedriversalwaysleaveontimesinceittakessolongtocrossthecity.〔Text2〕M:It’sbeenhalfanhoursinceweleftthatrestaurantandIstillhaven’tseentheexitnumberwearelookingfor.W:Howaboutthatgasstation?Isn’tthattheonerightbeforetheexit?M:That’sright.We’llturnsoon.〔Text3〕W:AtfirstIthoughtthiscarpetwasyellowbutnowitlooksgreentome.M:Youwererightthefirsttime.It’sthisbluelightinthestorethatmakeseverythinglookdifferent.〔Text4〕M:Hello,Mary,thisisPaulGreenatthebank.IsTomthere?W:NotyetPaul.Idon’tthinkyoucouldreachhimattheofficenow,either.Hephonedmethere5minutesagotosayhewasstoppingforahaircutonhiswayhome.〔Text5〕W:Whereisthepostoffice?M:Walkstraightaheadfor3blocksandthenturnrightatthethirdAvenue.It’sonthefifthstreet.Youcanfinditeasily.第二节〔Text6〕M:Doyoumindifwestopbythepostoffice?IhavetomailtheselettersandIdon’thaveanystamps.W:Oh,Ihavesome.Wedon’tneedtogoallthewaytothepostoffice.M:Thatwouldsavetime.Canyouletmehavetwoairmailstampsandoneregularone?W:Hereyouare.Areyousurethat’senough?M:Yes,that’sfine.Nowallwehavetodoisfindamailbox.〔Text7〕W:Don’tforget.We’reinvitedouttodinnertonight.M:Oh,Ialmostforgot.Thanksforremindingme.Whattime?W:Seven－thirty.Weshouldleavethehousebysix－thirty.Youknowhowbadthetrafficisthattimeofnight.M:Uh－huh.It’sinformal,isn’tit?W:Yeah.Youcanwearyournewsportsjacket.M:Okay.I’lltrytogethomealittleearly.W:Good.Bye－bye.〔Text8〕M:Wasthatthetelephoneringing?W:Ididn’thearanything.M:IthoughtIhearditringtwoorthreetimes.W:Sometimeswhenthewindowsareopen,youcanheartheneighbor’sphone.M:Well,I’mexpectinganimportantphonecall,andIdon’twanttomissit.W:IsitanythingIshouldknowabout?M:Notreally.Ithassomethingtodowithworkanddoesn’treallyaffectushereathome.W:Well,whydon’tyougoaheadanddowhatyouwanttodooutside.I’llcallyouifthephoneringsforyou.M:Thanks.IthinkIwill.I’vebeenwaitingsolongnowI’mgettingnervous.Ineedtorelaxoutdoors.〔Text9〕W:Why,Tom!Whatanicesurprise!Whatbringsyououthere?M:Oh,IhadsometimeonmyhandsandthoughtI’dtakealittledriveinthecountry.AndIwantedyoutomeetmyfriend,Richard.W:Howdoyoudo?It’sapleasuretomeetyou.M:It’sapleasuretomeetyou,too.W:Docomein.Bothofyou.Canyoustayforlunch?M:I’mafraidnot.Wewanttoseesomeotherpeoplethismorning,soweca