2024-2025学年湖北省宜昌市协作体高二年级上册期中英语试题及答案

宜昌市协作体高二期中考试

英语

考生注意：

1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

2.答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。

3.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标

号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的

答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。

4.本卷命题范围：人教版选择性必修第一册。

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.Whatwillthespeakersdowiththeoldtoys?

A.Givethemaway.B.Keepthem.C.Throwthemout.

2.Whattimeisitnowbythewoman'swatch?

A.3:15.B.2:45.C.2:15.

3.Whydidthemanmisspartoftheclassyesterday?

A.Hedislikedtheclass.B.Thewomandrovehimaway.C.Hehadtoseethedoctor.

4.Wheredoesthemansuggestgoingfirst?

A.Hiscompany.B.Agasstation.C.Arestaurant.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Astorm.B.Aman.C.Aplace.

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.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?

A.Makefriendswiththeman.B.Viewanapartment.C.Changeanappointment.

7.WhatwillthemandoonFriday?

A.Meethisson.B.Visitthewoman.C.Haveaninterview.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Howdoesthemanfindhiscollegelifeovertheweekend?

A.Boring.B.Colorful.C.Busy.

9.Whenwilltheeventstakeplace?

A.OnThursdayandFriday.B.OnFridayandSaturday.C.OnSundayandMonday.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.WherewillRaphaelmeethiscustomers?

A.Attheairport.B.Intheoffice.C.Inthefactory.

11.WhatisRaphaelgoingtodoinBoston?

A.Giveareport.B.Pickupthespeakers.C.Carrytheman'sthings.

12.Whafstheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Acouple.B.Workmates.C.Salesmanandcustomer.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whydoesthewomancalltheman?

A.Tolearnsomethingabouttours.

B.Togivethemansomeadviceontours.

C.Toinvitehimtogoonajourneywithher.

14.Whatcanvisitorsmainlylearnaboutduringthemorningtour?

A.Culture.B.Food.C.Architecture.

15.WhatcanvisitorsdoontheCulturalTour?

A.VisittheChryslerBuilding.B.Enjoycoffee.C.Watchanimals.

16.Whatwillthewomanprobablydiscusswithherhusband?

A.Whichtourtochoose.B.Howtogoonatour.C.Whattotakeduringthetour.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisthepurposeofthespeaker'stalk?

A.Toencourageyoungpeopletotravel.

B.TogiveinformationaboutChina.

C.Tosharehisexperienceatwork.

18.WhydidthespeakergotoChinaafewyearsago?

A.Towork.B.Tostudy.C.Totravel.

19.WherewasLiJieworkingwhenthespeakermethimforthesecondtime?

A.Inaschool.B.Inanewsagency.C.Inagym.

20.Whatisthespeaker'sopinionabouthisworkinShanghai?

A.Itwaswonderful.B.Itwascreative.C.Itwasdifficult.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

FourThemeParksinFlorida

HerearefourofthebestthemeparksinFloridasoyoucanstartplanningyournexttrip.

BuschGardensTampaBay

Hometoover50attractions,BuschGardensTampaBayisananimal-focusedthemeparkwithanemphasison

keepingrareanimals.Here,you'llfindthetallestandfastestrollercoaster（过山车）intheworld,Montu,aswellas

thearea'slargestzoo,withover200animalspecies.Oneofitsnewestcoastersistheheart-stoppingIronGwaziwhich

ascends（上升）206feetintheairandreachesspeedsofupto76milesperhour.

MagicKingdomPark

ThisparksetthestandardfortheFloridathemeparkindustryweknowtodaywhenitopenedin1971.Today,

MagicKingdomParkbridgestheoldwiththenew,invitinggueststorelivethetalesofchildhoodandenjoybeloved

attractions,likePiratesoftheCaribbean.IfsalsothehomeofDisneyWorld'snewestride,TRONLightcycle/Run,

anexcitingrollercoaster.

LegolandFlorida

Themedwiththebrightlycolouredbricks,LegolandFloridaistheplaceforthenextgenerationofexcitement

seekers,hometoentry-levelrollercoastersandkid-friendlyattractions.Thepark'snewestattractionsincludePirate

RiverQuest,ascenicboatridethroughtheformerCypressGarden.Whiletheattractionsmayfocusonyounger

guests,thisisreallyaparkforeveryone.

UniversalStudiosFlorida

Inspiredbythegreatestmomentsfromentertainmenthistory,UniversalStudiosFloridaisamovieand

television-themedparkthatbeganasanactualworkingstudio.Severallandspayhomage（致敬）toiconicsets,

includingSanFranciscoandNewYork.ThisisalsowherekidscanfindTheWizardingWorldofHarry

Potter-DiagonAlley,oneofthemostimpressivethemeparkseverbuilt.

21.WhatcanyoufindinBuschGardensTampaBay?

A.Avarietyofanimals.B.Morethan200attractions.

C.Showsat206feethigh.D.Theoldestrollercoasterintheworld.

22.WhatisknownaboutMagicKingdomPark?

A.Itisforchildrenonly.B.ItisthefirstthemeparkintheUSA.

C.Itcombinesclassicattractionswithnewofferings.D.Itservesasaworkingstudio.

23.WhichthemeparkattractsthosefondofHarryPotter?

A.BuschGardensTampaBay.B.MagicKingdomPark.

C.UniversalStudiosFlorida.D.LegolandFlorida.

B

EkaterinaSky,awildlifeconservationartist,inspirespeopletoreconnectwithnatureandanimalsthroughher

work.Herloveforanimalsleadshertobecomeavegan（素食者），andsheusesartasacreativeoutlettopromote

kindnesstoalllife.Thefactthatherworkcarriessuchanimportantmessagefortheplanetmakesherpaintingseven

morebeautifulandmoving.

“Icanfeelthesufferingofourplanetandthepainthatisbeingcausedtoanimals,shesaid."Mymissionisto

speakupforthosewhocan't."

EkaterinabeganherartjourneyatTheSchoolofFineArtsinYaroslavl,Russia.There,shecompletedafinearts

program,whichgaveherthebackgroundsheneededtobecomeaconservationartist.Shealsoreceivedascholarship

toTheArtSchoolofMuseumofTel-Aviv.There,sheexpandeduponherknowledgeandskills,learningtocreateher

ownuniquestyle.

Recently,Ekaterinawentonatourtodifferentcountriesworldwide,paintingmurals（壁画）ofvarious

endangeredspecies.Witheachmural,shemadetheaudiencelookdirectlyintotheanimals5eyes.Thishelpsthem

connectmorewiththeanimalsandperhapshelpsthemrealizetheirinterconnectednesswiththeanimals."Each

animaliscolorfultohighlighttheiruniquenessandindividuality,9,Ekaterinasaid.

Hermaingoalistoconnectpeoplewithanimals,eveninthemostcrowdedurbanplaces.Wehavegreatlylost

ourconnectiontoMotherEarthandallthecreatureswhoinhabitit.Ekaterina'sworkcanhelpraiseawarenessabout

thefactthatweallhavetocoexisthere.Shesaysoururbanlifestylesmakeusforgetaboutalltheendangeredspecies

thatwecanhelpprotectbymakingdifferentchoices.

“AsIbelieve,weconnectthroughoureyes,whicharewindowsintooursoul,andIbelievethatwhenwegetto

meetsomeone'ssoul,wedon'thaveahearttohurtthem,^^Ekaterinasaid.

24.WhatinspiresEkaterinaSkytocreateart?

A.Herloveforanimals.B.Herchildhood.C.Herscholarships.D.Hertravels.

25.Whatisthefocusofparagraph3?

A.TheachievementsofEkaterina'suniqueartisticstyle.

B.Ekaterina5seducationalbackgroundinart.

C.ThereasonswhyEkaterinawantedtobeaconservationartist.

D.TheimpactofEkaterina'sartonwildlifeconservationefforts.

26.HowdoesEkaterinaSky'sartworkcontributetowildlifeconservation?

A.Byraisingfunds.B.Byprovidingscientificdata.

C.Byinfluencingthelocalpolicy.D.Byincreasingpublicawareness.

27.WhatcanwelearnfromEkaterina5swordsinthelastparagraph?

A.Artdoesn'tinfluencepeople'sfeelings.

B.Urbanlifehelpsprotectendangeredspecies.

C.Shetrustsoureyeslinkustoanimalsthroughart.

D.Sheseekstoexposeenvironmentalharm.

C

Farmersarecelebratingtheirriceharvestbysinginganddancingonthefarm.ThisisWanbaoMozambiquerice

farm,China9slargestriceplantingprojectinAfrica.Here,ifpeoplecanspeakhelloinChinese,t6nihao"，theymost

certainlyalsoknowanotherChinesetermWanbao,thenameofaChinesericefarmproject.

Throughthefertile（打巴沃的）areainsouthMozambique,theLimpopoRiverisflowingintotheIndianOceanin

theXai-Xaidistrict.Benefitingfromthevastfarmland,asuitableclimate,enoughwaterandthesupportfromChina,

theprojectiscreatingabrightfutureforthepeoplehere.

Throughcooperativeplantingmethods,Wanbaoishelpingthelocalfarmersdevelopsuccessfulriceplantations.

Itnotonlyprovidesseeds,farmchemicalsandfertilizers,butalsodoeslandlevelingandwaterpumping（抽水）.

Tohavegoodharvests,farmersworkhardandlearnfromtheChinese.Nowthelocalfarmers5loveforfarmingis

growingandtheyaregettingricherandricher.

'TvebenefitedalotfromthericefarmingandlearnedtoproducericeusingChinesetechnologiesononehectare

（公顷）ofland,saysamotheroffivechildren."'Withthemoney,Ihaveimprovedmylifealot.Ihavebuiltmyhouse

andmychildrenaregoingtoschool.^^

Anoldfarmerisnoweventeachingotherfarmershowtogrowrice.Heiscultivatingcropsover40

hectares/'Thankstotheproject,bothmychildrenandgrandchildrenarelivingastablelife.NowIgotothefieldsto

supporttheotherfarmerswithteaching.IhopeWanbaowillextendthegrowingareastoothercornersofthecountyin

thefuturetohelpfightpoverty,hesays.

28.Whydoestheauthormention“nihao,?inthefirstparagraph?

A.Toindicatefarmers9Chineselanguageskills.

B.ToshowthepopularityoftheprojectinMozambique.

C.ToprovetheimportanceofChineseinMozambique.

D.TosuggestChineseisarequirementforworkingonthefarm.

29.WhatcanweknowabouttheWanbaoproject?

A.Itplantstreesinurbanareas.B.ItteacheslocalsChinese.

C.Itoffersfarmingtechnologiesforlocals.D.Itimprovesthelocalclimate.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cultivating“inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Growing.B.Preparing.C.Selling.D.Pulling.

31.Inwhichsectionofawebsiteisthetextlikelytobefound?

A.Travel.B.Education.C.Art.D.Agriculture.

D

Kidseverywherelovetoplay.Andtheyknowthataballisaperfectthingtoplaywith.Nowscientistsreport

bumblebees（大黄蜂）seemtoknowthesamething,makingbumblebeesthefirstinsectsknowntoplay.

Lotsofanimalsplay.Butthebehaviorisbestknowninmammals（哺孚L动物）andbirds.Formanyanimals,

playingisoftenseenasakindofpracticeforthingsthey'llhavetodealwithinlaterlife.Butbeforethis,therewere

noreportsofinsectsplaying.

Dr.LarsChittkadidanearlierexperiment,wherehetrainedbumblebeestorollballsintoagoalforfood.He

noticedsomebeeswererollingballsevenwhentheyweren'trewarded.Hewonderedwhethertheywereplayingfor

rewardsornot.

Totesttheidea,hewithotherscientistssetupanewexperiment.First,theymarked45youngbumblebees,both

maleandfemale,betweenoneand23daysold.Thentheysetupaclearpathwayfromthebumblebees?nesttoa

feedingarea.Oneithersideoftheopenpathway,smallcoloredwoodenballswereplaced.Ononesideofthepath,the

ballscouldn'tmove.Ontheotherside,theballscouldrollaround.

Forthreehoursadayover14days,thescientistsopenedthepathway.Thebumblebeesneverhadtoleavethe

pathwaytofindfood,buttheyleftanyway.Theyweren'tsointerestedinthesidewheretheballscouldn'tmove,but

theymadelotsofvisitstothesidewiththerollingballs.

Grabbingtheballswiththeirlegs,thebumblebeeswouldbeattheirwingstopullontheballs,causingthemto

roll.The45markedbumblebeesdidthis910timesduringtheexperiment.Thoughsomeonlydiditonce,othersdidit

alot.Thescientistsfoundtheyoungerbumblebeesspentmoretimerollingballs,andthatmalesseemedmorelikelyto

playthanfemales.

Thescientistssayit'snotclearwhythebumblebeesrolltheballsorwhethertheyenjoyit.Buttheexperiment

raisesimportantquestionsabouthowtheinsects5mindsworkandwhethertheyhavefeelings.

32.Whatisthecommonviewaboutanimals9playingbehavior?

A.Aformoftraining.B.Aformoffight.C.Aformoflabor.D.Aformofperformance.

33.WhydidDr.LarsChittkaconductthenewexperiment?

A.Totrainbumblebeestoplaywithballs.B.Tofigureoutbumblebees?feedingstyle.

C.Toobservehowbeesinteractwithdifferentobjects.D.Toexploreifbumblebeesplaywithoutareward.

34.Whatdidthescientistsfindduringtheexperiment?

A.Bumblebeesonlyplayedwithballswhenfoodwasinvolved.

B.Femalebumblebeesweremoreinterestedinplayingthanmales.

C.Bumblebeespreferredballsthatcouldrolltothosethatcouldn't.

D.Olderbumblebeesspentmoretimerollingballsthanyoungerones.

35.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.Thepurposeofinsectsplayingistoprepareforlife.

B.Dr.LarsChittkadiscoveredanewwaytotrainbees.

C.Playingiscommonamongmammalsandbirds.

D.Bumblebeesarethefirstinsectsknowntoplay.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

HowtoBeatBoredomovertheSummer

Thefirstweekofsummeriswonderful.Bythesecondweek,youalmostwanttogobacktoschoolearly.Shake

thatthoughtoutofyourhead.There9saworldofactivityoutthere,soseizethedayandseewhatcatchesyour

attention.

Learnanewhobby.Istheresomethingyou'vealwayswantedtolearn,butdidn'tthinkyoucould?36You

canlearntoplayamusicalinstrument.Takingupsingingordancingisalsoagoodchoice.

Volunteer.37Ofcourse,you'reworkingtowardsagoodcauseaswell.Volunteeringisalwaysagreatway

togivebacktothecommunity,connectandmeetnewpeopleaswellasarelaxingformofexercising.Lookforan

organizationinyourareathatpicksuptrash,workswithinjuredorabandonedanimals,orworksforpoliticalcauses.

38Lookatyourtown'stourismwebsiteorbrochuresadvertisingeventsandfindoutwhatattractspeople

travelingfromotherlocations.Theremightbeanythingfrommuseumstoplaygroundslurking（潜藏）inyourtown,or

areasashortdriveaway.

Checkoutasetofbooksfromthelibrary.Bookscantransportyouintoadifferentworld,orletyouseethrough

theeyesofothers.Trylearningallyoucanonaparticulartopic.39Someoftheworld'stopuniversitieseven

postlecturesonline,andtheseareoftenmoreinterestingthanhighschoolclasses.

Learnalanguage.Knowingaforeignlanguagecanleadtomanyopportunities,nottomentionitlooksgoodon

collegeapplications.Getstartedbyfindingabeginner'sclassnearby,oraskafriendorfamilymembertoteachyoua

languagetheyknow.40

A.Actlikeatouristinyourtown.

B.Workasaguidetopromoteyourcity.

C.Helpingyourcommunitycanbesatisfying,upliftingwork.

D.Ifyouwanttolearnevenmore,tryanonlinecollegecourse.

E.Summermightprovidethefreetimeyouneedtopickupsomethingnew.

F.It'llkeepyoubusy,introduceyoutonewpeople,andenableyoutoearnmoney.

G.Ifsalsoagoodideatosearchonlineforlanguagecoursesorconversationpartners.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

WhenIwasinmiddleschool,itwasdecidedforstudentstomakeaculturalexchangeinMunich,Germany.We

wenttoGermanytoobservethe41anddifferenceofthatculturecomparedwiththeItalianculture.

Assoonaswe42,weweregreetedbytheboysandgirlsassigned（分派）tomeetus.Afterweleftthe

airport,we43abusanditwastherethatwefaceda（n）44difference.Aseveryonesays,"Italiansare

noisy,moreopenandoutgoing”,andthisiswhatdifferentiatesusfromtheGermans,whoaremuchmorereserved

and45.Onthebus,aswehadalongwaytogo,wedecidedtolistentosome46andsangoutloud,and

thesekindsofthingsareoftendoneduringschooltripsbyItalian47.WhenwewereglancingatalltheGerman

kids,wedecidedto48becausewerealizedourbehaviorledtoa（n）49climateforthem.

Afterwesettleddown,wedecidedtohavelunchinarestaurant.Shortlybeforeenteringthat50,I

recognizedanotherdifferencebetweenthetwocultures.Amanwhogreetedusopenedthedoorfirstforhimselfand

thenletusin.ThefirstthingIthoughtwashow51hewas.Iaskedifitwasanormalthingforthem.ThenI

receivedanunexpected52:Germanmalesgoinfirstto53theplaceissafe,andthenletthewomanin.

Thisexchangemademe54thedifferenceswithinculturesandhowculturalshockworks.55,I

learnedwhatseemsnormaltomecanbesomethingimproperinanothercountry,evenifthatcountryisjustafew

milesaway.

41.A.similarityB.sourceC.balanceD.development

42.A.flewB.ranC.landedD.moved

43.A.gotonB.climbedupC.brokeintoD.knockedat

44.A.habitualB.culturalC.dietaryD.educational

45.A.open-mindedB.strictC.noisyD.closed

46.A.songsB.storiesC.reportsD.speeches

47.A.passengersB.friendsC.kidsD.teachers

48.A.continueB.stopC.startD.change

49.A.easyB.nervousC.horrificD.abnormal

50.A.schoolB.restaurantC.stationD.hotel

51.A.rudeB.coolC.quickD.clever

52.A.requirementB.orderC.explanationD.gift

53.A.figureoutB.keepinmindC.makesureD.findout

54.A.complainB.removeC.rememberD.realize

55.A.EspeciallyB.FinallyC.FortunatelyD.Absolutely

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。

ThetraditionalChinesesolarcalendardividestheyearinto24solarterms.MajorHeat(Dashu),the12thsolar

termoftheyear,beginsthisyearonJuly22andendsonAugust6.

DuringMajorHeat,mostpartsofChinaenterthe56(hot)seasonoftheyear.

InChina,the24solarterms57(create)thousandsofyearsagotoguideagriculturalproduction.Butsolar

termculture58(be)stillusefultodaytoguidepeople'slivesthroughspecialfoods,culturalceremoniesand

evenhealthylivingtips.

DuringMajorHeat,thesunshine,hightemperatures59heavyrainfallsaregoodforagriculturalcrops.But

likeMinorHeat(Xiaoshu),manynaturaldisasterssuchasfloods,60(drought)andtyphoonsalsohappenduring

MajorHeat.Therefore,ifsimportanttoharvestandplantintime61(avoid)damagecausedbynatural

disasters.

Grassjelly,XiancaodonginChinese,ismadewithaspecialgrass62stems(茎)andleavescanbemade

intoherbjellyafterbeingdriedin63sun.

Withthe64(amaze)abilitytoreducethesummerheat,grassjellyisdescribedina65(popularly)

sayinginGuangdongprovincethatgoes,“EatingherbjellyinMajorHeatwillmakeyoustayyounglikethe

immortals(神仙)

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假定你是国际学校的学生会主席李华。你校将邀请当地一位知名的体育行业专家进行以‘运动促进健康”为主题

的讲座，请你就此写一则通知。内容包括：

1.讲座的时间、地点；

2.讲座的主要内容。

注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Notice

TheStudentUnion

第二节(满分25分)

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Duringmyhighschoolyears,Iwaspartoftheschoolband,agroupthatwasnotjustaboutmusicbutalsoabout

good-fellowship(友情)andsharedexperiences.Wehadaspecialeventeachyear:themusicfestivalatawell-known

themepark.Itwasanopportunityforustoshowcaseourtalentsandenjoythepleasureofthepark.Tomakethis

eventmeaningful,weorganizedafundraisingcampaign,sellingchocolatebarsthroughoutourcommunity.Itwasa

simpleplanbutonethatrequiredustoconnectwithourneighborsandaskfortheirsupport.Therewerealways

heart-warmingencounters.

Onesunnyafternoon,Iapproachedaneighbor'shome.Theladywhoansweredthedoorgreetedmewithasmile

and,afterhearingaboutourcause,shedecidedtosupportusbypurchasingseveralbars.

Aswewerenearingtheend,thelady'slittlegirl,whowasaboutthreeorfouryearsoldandhadbeenwatching

ouraction,ranout.Thelittlegirlcamebackwithabillinherhand,alittledirtonit.Shewaseagertogiveittome

andsaid,64IwanttobelikeMomandsupportyou."Theladywassurprisedandsaiditwassavedbythegirlherself.

Herlovelyfaceandeagereyesmadeithardformetosayno.Itriedtoexplaintoherthathermotherwasalready

buyingsomechocolate,butshewasdetermined.NeitherhermothernorIcoulddissuade（劝阻）herfromher

newfoundtaskofhandingmethedollarbill.IknewthatIcouldn'tputhermotherinapositiontobuymorechocolate

thanshehadoriginallyintended.Icouldn'tacceptthelittlegirl'smoney.

注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Suddenly,inspirationstruck!_______________________________________________________________________

Thelittlegirl'seyeswidenedwithjoyasshegraspedthebillandthechocolatebar.

宜昌市协作体高二期中考试•英语

参考答案、提示及评分细则

听力部分录音稿

(Text1)

M:Whatdoyouthinkweshoulddowithalltheseoldtoyswesavedfromourchildhood?Howaboutgivingthemto

ourneighbor'skids?

W:Well,no.AndIwouldhatetothrowthemout.Lefsleavethemhere.

M:You'retheboss.

(Text2)

W:Excuseme,whattimeisitnow?

M:Ifsfifteenafterthree.

W:Mywatchmustbeslow.I'manhourbehind.

M:Well,Isetminebytheradiothismorning.

(Text3)

W:Whydidn'tyouhandinyourreport,David?

M:Iwastotallyconfusedabouttheexperiment.

W:Didn'tyoucometothelabyesterday?

M:Yeah,butIhadtoseemydoctorandmissedpartofyourclass.

(Text4)

M:Look,wearealmostoutofgas.We'dbetterstopatthenextgasstationandthengetabittoeatinarestaurant.

W:Wehaveenoughtomakeittothecompany.Ifwestop,we511belateforthemeeting.

(Text5)

W:DidyouhearaboutthestorminChicago?

M:Yeah.Manyhousesweredamaged.Bytheway,doesn'tyourbrotherTedlivethere?Howishe?

W:Hewasfullypreparedforthestorm.Heisdoingfine.

(Text6)

W:Hello,Iwouldliketoscheduleanappointmenttoviewtheapartment.

M:Surething.Whatisyourname?

W:MynameisLisa.

M:OK,Lisa.Ihaveanappointmentavailableatthreeo'clock.

W:Threeo'clockisjustfine.Onwhatdaywouldthatbe?

M:IhavedaysavailablefromSaturdaythroughMonday.

W:CanyoudoFridayinstead?

M:No,I'msorry.MysonisvisitingonFriday.

W:Iunderstand.Inthatcase,canIcomethefollowingday?

M:Thafsgreat!Seeyouthen.

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M:Iwouldliketodosomethingtomakeourcollegelifecolorful.

W:Wecouldusesomenewactivities.

M:Yeah,I'mreallytiredofnothinghappeningovertheweekend.

W:Thafstheproblemwithcollegesfarfromthecitycenter.Studentsgointothecityontheweekend.

M:SoIwanttotrytoorganizesomeprogramsthat'llkeeppeoplehereonFridayandSaturdaynights!

W:Greatidea.IpromiseI'llcometoyourevents.

M:Well...Iwashopingyou'dworkwithme.

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W:IreceivedacallfromRaphaeljustnow.Hesaidhewon'tbecominginthismorningbecauseheisgoingdirectly

tothefactorytomeethiscustomers.

M:Oh?Isn'thegoingtoBostonwithus?Ithoughthewassupposedtogiveareportthere.

W:Heis.Heisgoingtomeetusattheairportafterheisdoneatthefactory.

M:Isee.Couldyoudomeafavorandcallhimuponceagainandaskhimifheneedsanythingfromtheoffice?I

knowthatIhavetotakesomething,butIcan'trememberwhatitis.

W:OK.

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M:BigAppleTours.

W:Um,I'mcallingaboutyourtours.Whatdoyouhavefortomorrow?

M:Wehaveamorningtourandanafternoontour.Theybothtakearoundthreehours.

W:Uh,what'sthemorningtour?

M:ThafstheArchitecturalTour.Ifsverypopularwithpeopleontheirfirstvisit.ItstartsoutwithCentralPark,with

ashortstopattheCentralParkZoo.AndthenyougodownFifthAvenuewithbriefstopsatsomeofthemorepopu