人教版高中英语必修5 Unit4 单元检测卷（名师）

Unit4单元检测卷（名师）

第I卷

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟

的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

1.Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Atanursery.B.Inalaundry.C.Inalibrary.

2.WhenareJenny'sparentscoming?

A.InApril.B.InJune.C.InFebruary.

3.Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

A.Buythewriter'snewbook.

B.Gotovisitthewriter.

C.Writeabookreview.

4.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Thelady'sroomisalongwayfromhere.

B.Thewomanhastosignupforusingthelady'sroom.

C.Thewomanisnotabletousethelady'sroomrightnow.

5.Whywon'tthewomaneatanymore?

A.Sheislosingweight.B.Sheisn'tfeelingwell.C.Shehashadenough.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或对白，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，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。每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出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.WhatdoweknowaboutKate?

A.She'stoobusytoseeadoctor.

B.Thedoctor'sadvicedoeshernogood.

C.Shehasn'tgotwellthoughshehasseenadoctor.

7.WhowillgotoseeKate?

A.Theman.B.Thewoman.C.Bothofthem.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatdoesthemanwant?

A.Lesswork.B.Morefun.C.Agooddinner.

9.Howdoesthemanfeel?

A.Dissatisfied.B.Excited.C.Sleepy.

10.Whatistheman'sattitudetowardshisoldergeneration?

A.Doubtful.B.Admiring.C.Disappointed.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whydoesthemanhiresomebikes?

A.Togotravelingabroad.

B.Tovisittheislandwithhisfriend.

C.Ibgotovisitthebicyclerentalshop.

12.Whatdoesthewomansuggest?

A.Seeinghertomorrow.B.Goingtothebeach.C.Hiringamotorbike.

13.Whereisthemanstaying?

A.AtBurt'sBicycleRental.

B.AttheHolidaySunHotel.

C.AtNo.100TeckmanStreet.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.WhendidMeghandinthereport?

A.OnSeptember1st.B.OnSeptember3rd.C.OnSeptember5th.

15.WhatisthemostimportanttoStarbucks9success?

A.Itsmanagement.

B.Thetasteofitscoffee.

C.Itsselectionsofstoresandservice.

16.WhatdoestheprofessoradviseMegtodo?

A.Toleaveoutsomefigures.

B.Tochangeanewtopic.

C.Todomoreresearch.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhatisTaskRabbit?

A.Aservicecompany.

B.Anoldcompanywithnewideas.

C.Asuccessfulmagazinethatoffersmanyservices.

18.WhatcouldaTaskRabbitworkerdo?

A.Findyouajobtodo.

B.Lendyoumoneyforrent.

C.Helpyoumoveyourfurniture.

19.WhofoundedthecompanyTaskRabbit?

A.LeahBusque.B.Sally.C.Neighbours.

20.WhatisthethemeofTaskRabbit?

A.Makingmillionsofdollars.

B.Findingwaystohelptheelderly.

C.Connectingneighbourstohelpeachother.

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，

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

TheInternetisredrawingthemedialandscapeandwillbefordecadestocome,

buttraditionalmediawillnotbeleftoutofthepicture,arguetwoUniversityof

Alabama,Tuscaloosa,journalismprofessors.EdMullins,chairmanoftheJournalism

Department,andJimStovall,thefounderofDatelineAlabama,thenewswebsiteof

theCollegeofCommunicationandInformationSciences,agreethatthefutureofthe

webisstillamystery,butarguethat,inthenearfuture,itwillservemoreasa

helpmatetotraditionalmedia.

“Nobodyknowswherethewebistakingus,butwhenitcomestojournalism,old

mediawillbedominant(mostnoticeable)playersinthenewmediagame,"Mullins

believes."AreportgoesthatmostAmericansgotositesoperatedbyold-linemedia

whenlookingfornewsontheweb.”

Justasnationaloldmediadominatethewebatthatlevel,localoldmediarun

mostlybynewspapersand,toalesserdegree,bytelevisionstationsdominatethose

markets.Isthereapatternhere?Yes,saysMullinsandStovall."Atleastinthefirst

decadeoftheweb,newspapercompaniesdominatewebjournalism,“Mullins

explains."Why?Theyspecializeinnews,andthatgivesthemanadvantage.What

mostreadersgotowebsitesforisnewsande-mail,aformofperson-to-personnews,

especiallyintheformofchatting.

Thereasonfornewspapersdominanceinwebjournalism,Stovallpointsout,is

thattheyputthebiggestmoneyinnews.uTheBirminghamNews,forexample,with

about175positions,hasmorejournalistsonitspayrollthanallofthestate'sbroadcast,

cable,andweb.”

21.WhatroledoestheInternetplayinjournalismaccordingtoParagraph1?

A.Itwillsomedaydominatethemediamarket.

B.Itislikelytothreatenthefutureofprintmedia.

C.Itwillbecomeahelpfulpartnerofprintmedia.

D.Itwillrevolutionizetraditionaljournalism.

22.Thefollowingprovethatoldmediastilldominatewebjournalismexcept

A.peopleprefertraditionalmediawhenlookingfornews

B.oldmediahavethemostimportantpositioninlocalmarkets

C.newspapercompanieshavemorecontrolinwebjournalism

D.fewpeoplegotowebsitestogetnationalandlocalnews

23.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Internetwon'tgetridofprintmedia

B.Internetchallengestraditionalmedia

C.Lookingnationallocalnewsontheweb

D.Journalismshouldbedominatedbyweb

24.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsthefutureoftraditionalmedia?

A.Doubtful

B.Worried

C.Concerned

D.Optimistic

B

AsInternetusersbecomemoredependentontheInternettostoreinformation,

arepeoplerememberless?Ifyouknowyourcomputerwillsaveinformation,why

storeitinyourownpersonalmemory,yourbrain?Expertsarewonderingifthe

Internetischangingwhatwerememberandhow.

Inarecentstudy,ProfessorBetsySparrowconductedsomeexperiments.Sheandher

researchteamwantedtoknowtheInternetischangingmemory.Inthefirst

experiment,theygavepeople40unimportantfactstotypeintoacomputer.Thefirst

groupofpeopleunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldsavetheinformation.Thesecond

groupunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldnotsaveit.Later,thesecondgroup

rememberedtheinformationbetter.Peopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindthe

infoiTnationagain,sotheydidnottrytorememberit.

Inanotherexperiment,theresearchersgavepeoplefactstoremember,andtold

themwheretofindtheinformationontheInternet.Theinformationwasinaspecific

computerfolder（文件夹）.Surprisingly,peoplelaterrememberthefolderlocation（位

置）betterthanthefacts.WhenpeopleusetheInternet,theydonotrememberthe

information.Rather,theyrememberhowtofindit.Thisiscalled"transactivememory

（交互记忆:

AccordingtoSparrow,wearenotbecomingpeoplewithpoormemoriesasa

resultoftheInternet.Instead,computerusersaredevelopingstrongertransactive

memories;thatis,peoplearelearninghowtoorganizehugequantitiesofinformation

sothattheyareabletoaccessitatalaterdate.Thisdoesn'tmeanwearebecoming

eithermoreorlessintelligent,butthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryis

changing.

25.Thepassagebeginswithtwoquestionsto.

A.introducethemaintopic

B.showtheauthor'sattitude

C.describehowtousetheInternet.

D.explainhowtostoreinformation

26.Intransactivememory,people.

A.keeptheinformationinmind

B.changethequantityofinformation

C.organizeinformationlikeacomputer

D.rememberhowtofindtheinformation

27.WhatistheeffectoftheInternetaccordingtoSparrow'sresearch?

A.Weareusingmemorydifferently.

B.Wearebecomingmoreintelligent.

C.Wehavepoorermemoriesthanbefore.

D.Weneedabetterwaytoaccessinformation.

C

Manypeoplewritetonewspapersandmagazinestoexpresstheiropinions.

Letterstotheeditormustcarrythewriter'sfullname,addressandtelephonenumber,

althoughtheinformationisnotnecessaryforpublication.Thisrequirementtoprovide

personalparticularsisaclearindicationthatwritersareresponsibleforwhattheysay.

Whenawriterwantshisvoiceheard,heneedstoclaimownershipofhisvoice.

Responsibilityisthenameofthegame.

"Peopletodaypreferlivingtogethertoputtingtheirsignaturesonamarriage

certificatebecausetheyrefusetoacceptresponsibilityfortherelationship,“said

socialworkerKenYip,"andthisiswhatiscausingalotoffamilyproblems.When

wesignapaper,forexample,abusinesscontractorabankdocument,thesignatureis

asealofconsent,anagreementtotakethematterseriously.Mostgovernmentsand

manyorganizationswillnotprocesswrittencomplaintsiftheydonotbearthewriter's

signature.Theabsenceofasignature,theyexplain,tellsusthatthewritercannotbe

tooseriousandthereforedoesnotdeserveareply.

Therearepeoplewhowishtoremainanonymous（匿名的）forvariousreasons.

Multi-billionaireMr.Kingdonatesgenerouslytocharityseveraltimesayear.He

givessimplybecausehewantstohelpbutnotforthepublicityhisdonationsmay

bring,andhedoesn'twanthisgooddeedstomakenews.Inothercases,peopleinsist

onanonymitybecausetheyareafraidoftheconsequencesofrevealingtheiridentity.

Crimewitnessesmaybewillingtoassistthepolice,butmostareunwillingtogive

theirnameswhenreportingacrime.

Nameornoname?Theanswerisverypersonalandliesinhowmuchwewantto

getinvolved.Weallhaveaname.Itisamatterofresponsibilitytouseitwhenwe

makeastatement,aclaimoranaccusation.Weallwanttohonorourownname,and

itisonlybystampingourexpressionofanopinionwithournamethatwehonorwhat

wesay.

28.Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying"Responsibilityisthenameofthegame”?

A.Writersshouldberesponsiblefortheirnames.

B.Writersneedtoprovidetheirpersonalinformationinthegame.

C.Namesarerequiredtoindicatewriters9responsibilityforwhattheysay.

D.Publicationsmustbearthewriter'sfullname,addressandphonenumber.

29.Thesecondparagraphsuggeststhatapaperwithoutasignaturemay.

A.notgetareplyB.beacceptedallthetime

C.becomeafamilyproblemD.helptoendarelationship

30.Somepeopledon'twanttheirnamesknownbecausetheyare.

A.readyfbrinvolvementB.hesitanttomakeadonation

C.afraidofanaccusationD.unwillingtodrawpublicattention

31.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.honorandwritersB.signatureandresponsibility

C.identityandsignatureD.anonymityandsignature

D

ForgetCyclists,PedestriansareRealDanger

Wearehavingadebateaboutthistopic.Herearesomelettersfromourreaders.

■Yes,manycyclistsbehavedangerously.Manydriversaredisrespectfulof

cyclists.Butpedestriansareprobablytheworseoffenders.

Peopleofallageshappilywalkalongthepavementwitheyesandhandsgluedto

themobilephone,quiteunawareofwhatisgoingonaroundthem.Theymayevendo

thesamethingwhilecrossingaroadatapedestriancrossingorelsewhere.Therestof

ushavetoevade(避让)themorjuststandstilltowaitfortheunavoidablecollision.

Therealproblemisthatsomepedestriansseemtobe,atleastforthemoment,in

worldsoftheirownthatare,tothem,muchmoreimportantthanthewelfareofothers.

------MichaelHoran

■IlovetheletterfromBobBrooksaboutcyclists(Viewpoints,May29).Iam

afraidtheyseemtothinktheyowntheroads.

IwaswalkingacrossAltrinchamRoadonemorningwhenacyclistwentround

meandonbeingaskedwhathewasdoingheshoutedatme.

Thegovernmentbuiltacyclelaneontheroadbutitishardlyused.

Thepolicedonothing.Whatalaughtheyare!

Thecyclistsshouldallhavetobemadetousethecyclelanesandwearhelmets,

fluorescent(发荧光的)jacketandlightsatnightandinthemorningtheyshouldpay

somesortoftaxandbefinedfornotwearingthem.

------CarolHarvey

■Cyclistsjumponandoffpavements(whicharemeantforpedestrians),rideat

speedalongthepavements,andthinktheyhaveaspecialrighttogothroughtraffic

lightswhentheyareonred.

Iwasalmostknockeddownrecentlybyacyclistridingonthepavementwhen

therewasacyclelanerightnexttohim.

Otherroadusers,includinghorseriders,managetoobeytherulessowhynot

cyclists?

It'sabouttimetheyhadtoberegisteredandinsured,sowhentheydohita

pedestrianoravehicle,orcauseanaccident,atleasttheycanbetreatedandthere

mightbeanopportunitytoclaim.

——JML

WritetoViewpointsofthenewspaper.

32.MichaelHoranwrotethelettermainlytoshowthat.

A.driversshouldbepolitetocyclists

B.roadaccidentscanactuallybeavoided

C.somepedestriansareathreattoroadsafety

D.walkingwhileusingphoneshurtsone'seyes

33.CarolHarveysuggeststhatcyclistsshould.

A.beprovidedwithenoughroads

B.beaskedtorideontheirownlanes

C.bemadetopaylesstaxforcycling

D.befinedforlaughingatpolicemen

34.Theunderlinedword"they"inthethirdletterrefersto.

A.accidents

B.vehicles

C.pedestrians

D.cyclists

35.Thethreeletterspresentviewpointson.

A.realsourceofroaddanger

B.waystoimproveroadfacilities

C.measurestopunishroadoffences

D.increasedawarenessofroadrules

笫二节（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。

HowtoMakeFriends

Friendshipisaveryimportanthumanrelationshipandeveryoneneedsgoodfriends.

Goodfriendshiphasmanybenefits.Itofferscompanionship,improvesself-worthand

promotesgoodhealth.Therearetimesinourlivessuchaswhenwehaverecently

movedintoanewtown,orchangedourjobsorschools.Suchchangesoftenleavesus

withoutafriend.36Butfbrmanyofustheprocessisdifficultandrequires

courage.Belowaresomehelpfulsuggestionsonhowtomakeandkeepfriends.

1.Associatewithothers.

Thefirststeptomakefriendsisassociatingwithotherpeople.Youcangoto

publicplacestomeetnewpeople.Besides,youwillneedtomakeyourselfknownby

becominganactivememberofsuchplaces.

2.Startaconversation

Startingaconversationisthesecondmostimportantstepinmakingnewfriends.

37Youcanalwaysstarttheconversation.Beingabletomakesmalltalkisavery

usefulskillinrelatingwithotherpeople.

3.38

Choosingfriendswithcommoninterestsisimportantinbuildingfriendshipasthese

interestswouldalwaysbringyouandyourfriendtogether,Hangingoutwillalways

beapleasantexperience.

4.Letitgrow.

Itisagoodthingtostayintouch.However,trynottopressyournewfriendwithcalls,

messagesorvisitsasthiswouldlikelywearhimorheroutandfinallyyoumaylose

yourfriend.39.Thebestfriendshipsaretheonesthatgrownaturally.

5.Enjoyyourfriendship

Thebestwaytoenjoyyourfriendshipistoallowyourfriendstobethemselves.

40Trynottochangethemfromwhotheyaretowhatyouwantthemtobe.Become

thekindoffriendyouwillwantyourfriendtobetoyou.

A.Becheerful.

B.Dothingstogether.

C.Donotwaittobespokento.

D.Trynottofindfaultwithyourfriends.

E.Makingnewfriendscomeseasyforsomepeople.

F.Forafriendshiptodevelopyouneedtostayintouch.

G.Soyouwillneedtogiveyourfriendtimetoreacttoyou.

笫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；每题L5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。

Everyday,thenewsoftheworldreachespeoplebyover300millioncopiesof

dailypapers,over400millionradiosets,andover150milliontelevisionsets.

Additionalnewsis41bymotion（动作）pictures,intheatresandcinemasall

overtheworld.Asmorepeoplelearnwhattheimportanteventsofthedayare,42

stillonlycarefortheeventsoftheirownhousehold.Nearlyfourhundredyearsago

theEnglishwriterJohnDonnesaid,“Nomanisanisland."This43ismore

appropriate（恰当的）todaythanitwas44Donnelived.Inshort,whereverhelives,

aman45tosomesociety；andwearebecomingmoreandmoreaware（清楚的）

that46happensinoneparticularsocietyaffects,somehow,thelifeofmankind.

Newspapershavebeenpublishedinthe47worldforaboutfourhundred

years.Mostofthenewspapers48__todayarereadinEuropeandNorthAmerica.

However,49theymaybereadinallpartsoftheworld,50tothenewinventions

thatarechangingthetechniquesofnewspaper51.

Electronicsandautomation（自动化）havemadeit52toproducepicturesand

textsfarmorequicklythanbefore.Photographic（照相的）copyingdoesn't53to

usetype（铅字）andprintingmachines.Andfewerspecialists（专家），54

typesetters,areneededtoproduceapaperormagazinebythe55method.

Therefore,thepublishingofnewspapersandmagazinescan56moremoney.

Besides,photocopiescanbesentovergreat57nowbymeansoftelevision

channelsandsatellitessuchasTelstar.Thus（因止匕）＞58canbebroughttothepublic

morequicklythanbefore.

Machinesthatprepareprintedtextsforphotocopiesarebeingusedagreatdealtoday.

Film,59lightandsmall,canbesentrapidlytootherplacesandusedtoprint

copiesofthetext60theyareneeded.Filmpicturescanalsobeprojected（投影）

easilyonamovieortelevisionscreen.

41.A.takenB.shownC.seenD.known

42.A.fewerB.higherC.lowerD.less

43.A.studyB.argumentC.knowledgeD.idea

44.A.thatB.whileC.whenD.then

45.A.movesB.goesC.belongsD.comes

46.A.itB.whateverC.somethingD.anything

47.A.commonB.modernC.ordinaryD.usual

48.A.boughtB.printedC.foundD.discovered

49.A.fastB.suddenlyC.immediatelyD.soon

50.A.hasB.bringsC.thanksD.imagines

51.A.deliveringB.makingC.sellingD.publishing

52.A.clearB.possibleC.brightD.successful

53.A.wantB.needC.likeD.hope

54.A.includingB.besidesC.suchasD.except

55.A.advancedB.easyC.unusualD.suitable

56.A.makeB.earnC.saveD.get

57.A.placesB.distancesC.citiesD.villages

58.A.picturesB.newspapersC.lettersD.words

59.A.becomingB.feelingC.turningD.being

60.A.whereB.thereC.whichD.becauseof

第H卷

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在题后空白处填入适当的内容(每空一词)或括号内单词的

正确形式。

LastMonday,Iwasinformedthatourheadteacheraskedmetogotohisoffice.Iwas

61(delight)togothere.Thereweresomeother62(gift)classmatesthere.

Heassessedtheprogresswe63(make)andpointedoutourshortcomings.

Hestressedthatourchieftaskwas64(accomplish)ourstudyingassignment

65thedeadline.Andmeanwhile,hesaidhewaseagertoseean66

(admire)achievementwewouldmakeforwehadunusualintelligence.Hedemanded

thatweshouldpaymoreattentiontotheprocessofstudyingandassisteachotherin

study.Heaskedustostudyourlessonsaheadoftimeandacquiretheskillsofstudy.

Andgoodmarksdependedonworkinghard.Atlast,hesaidhebelievedinusandin

nocaseshouldwefail67(deliberate).Afterhearing68hesaid,Ifelt

guilty.Weallapprovedofhisremarksandpromisedtoconcentrateourattention

69ourstudysoastobeadmittedtoafamousuniversity.NowIhavebeenaware

thatinordertohave70goodfutureaftergraduationImustpolishmyeyesand

makeathoroughchangetoavoidthedilemmabeforemyparents.

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短

文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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(八)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

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。

Asisknown,thatitisinterestingtoteachchildrentoswimwhiletheyarestill

babies.MostlargetowninFloridaandCaliforniahavealreadyrunparticularly

lessonsforbabies.TheideahasquicklyspreadtoEuropewhich,inseveralcountries,

specialcourseswerenowofferedtochildrenwhoarefrom7to24monthsold.The

firststepistohavechildgetridofthefearwithwater.Next,heisteachingtofloatin

water.Oncehecandothatnaturallyandcanswimwithfear,thechildcanmasterthe

techniqueandpushhimforwardthroughwater.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假如你是李华，近年来很多大城市交通拥堵严重，影响了人们的生活和经济

发展。请针对此现状用英语给某英语报社写封信，谈谈你的看法和建议。

注意：

1.词数100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，不计入总词数。

Deareditor,

Iamwritingtoyoutotalkabouttheheavytraffic.

Idohopemysuggestionswillbetaken.

Yours,

LiHua

参考答案

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短文改错

RecentlyIhavetakenquiteaninterestincooksoIsuggestthattheschool

organizesacooking-learningactivity

Cooking

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schoolcanevenbeholdacompetition

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toseewhomcancookthemostdeliciousfood.Moreimportant,Ithinkcookingisa

vitalskillforpeoplenowadays.

whoimportantly

Whatisknowntoall,eatingself-cookedisamuchhealthierandlittlecostlywayof

lifethaneatinginarestaurant.

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第四单元检测答案

（时间：120分钟满分：150分）

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听力材料

Text1

M:MissRichardson.Mydaughterdidn'tsleepwelllastnight.Willyougivehersome

extraattentiontoday?

W:Don'tworry,MrCruise.Allthekidswillbetakengoodcareofhere.

Text2

M:HeyJenny.It'salreadyApril.Aren'tyourparentscomingtovisitthismonth?

W:Yes,theyhaveplannedtobutthenanemergencyturnedupandtheyhaveputoff

theirvisitfortwomonths.

Text3

M:AnewbookofJ.K.Rowlinghasbeenreleased.Youmustbeafanofhers?

W:Ihaven'theardaboutthenews.Butyou'reright.Iamcrazyaboutherworks.

Text4

W:Excuseme.

M:Yes?

W:Istherealady'sroomaroundhere?

M:Thereis.Butunluckyfbryou,ithasabig"outofuse“signonit.

Text5

M:Anotherpieceofmeatpie?

W:No,thanksreally.Tmonadiet.

M:Pleasedo.You'rehardlyeatenanything.

W:It'sdelicious,butIdon'tthinkIoughtto.

Text6

M:HaveyouseenKaterecently,Vicky?

W:Yes,Ihave.Isawheracoupleofdaysago.Shehasn'tbeenverywellinthelast

coupleofweeks.

M:Hassheseenadoctorsinceshe'sbeenill?

W:Yes,shehas.Thedoctortoldhertotakeiteasyforawhile,butshehasn'tbeen

takinghisadvice.She'sasbusyasusual.

M:DoyouthinkitusefulformetoaskhertohavearestwhenIgotoseeher?Or

shallwegotogether?

W:Ithinkyoucangoyourselfandshowyourconcerntohersincesometimeswould

takeyouradvice.Soifsunnecessaryformetogowithyou.What'smore.Fvegot

someotherthingstodoatthemoment.

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W:Youarenotlookingverycheerful.Whafsthematterwithyou?

M:Oh,nothingspecial.Fmjustthinkingalot.

W:Aboutthejob?

M:Abouteverything,aboutcatchingthesametraineverymorning,sittinginthesame

officeallday,watchingthesametelevisionprogram...

W:Youneedaholiday.

M:Itwasn'talwayslikethis,youknow.

W:Whatdoyoumean?

M:Well,ourgreat-great-grandfathershadmorefun,didn'tthey?Imean,theyhunted

fortheirfoodandgrewtheirownvegetablesanddidthingsforthemselves.Wedothe

samesortofjobforyearsandyears.There9snovarietyinourlives.

W:Youneedaholiday.Thafswhatthematteriswithyou.

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M:Goodmorning.ThisisBurt'sBicycleRental.

W:Goodmorning.AfriendofminesuggestedIcalluptohiresomebikes.

W:Oh,yes,alotofpeopledosothesedays.

M:Yes,we'rejustonholidayhereforafewdaysandtheysaiditwouldbeagood

ideatoseetheislandbybike.

W:Well,itcertainlyis.Andmostpeoplerentamotorbikebecauseyoucangetaround

fasterandevengotothebeachifyoulike.

M:IfIwantedtohiretwomotorbikestomorrowmorningfortwodays,wouldthere

beanyproblem?

W:Noneatall.MayIhaveyourname,please?

M:It'sGreen.ArthurGreen.

W:Andyourtelephonenumber?

M:TmattheHolidaySunHotel.Mynumberis0708112.Tminroom1203.Bythe

way,isyourbikerentalshopatNo.100TeckmanStreet?

W:Thafsright.

M:Thankyou.Bye.

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M:ProfessorHopkins.MayIhaveawordwithyou?

W:Sure,Meg.What'sup?

W:IgotaCformyreport.IamwonderingwhatIhavedonewrong.YouknowIhave

putalotoftimeandenergytothereport.

M:Well,Meg.Iunderstandyouhavemademucheffortonthereport.Maybethat's

whyyou