陕西省榆林市榆林联考2024-2025学年高二年级上册11月期中英语试题

2024〜2025学年第一学期高二年级七校期中联考试题

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Units1〜3。

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.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Athome.B.Atarestaurant.C.Inanoffice.

2.Wheredoesthemangowindsurfing?

A.Onthelake.B.Ontheriver.C.Onthesea.

3.Whatdotheman'sparentsusuallyeatfordinner?

A.Noodles.B.Vegetables.C.Meat.

4.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Theirtrip.B.Theirclothes.C.Theirjobs.

5.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?

A.BuyaT-shirt.B.Gotoaparty.C.Seeanapp.

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秒锦听完后，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.Whendoestheswimmingclassstart?

A.At6:30.B.At7:00.C.At7:30.

7.Whatdoesthemanwantthewomantodo?

A.Hurryup.B.Doherhair.C.Swimbetter.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whydoesthemantalktothewoman?

A.Tomakeaninvitation.B.Toaskforadvice.C.Toexpressthanks.

9.WhatdoesthewomansayabouttheLatinQuarter?

A.ItisfarfromParis.B.Itisaniceplacetolivein.C.Itisamodemcommunity.

10.Whatwillthewomanmostlikelycontinuetalkingabout?

A.Accommodation.

B.ThehistoryofParis.

C.Theadvantageoftakingthesubway.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whydoesthemanmakethephonecall?

A.Toarrangeanouting.B.Toputoffameeting.C.Togetsomeinformation.

12.Whereistheman'soffice?

A.InBuilding3.B.InBuilding4.C.Inthemainbuilding.

13.WhatdoesthemanexpectJamesGreentodobefore1:30?

A.Callback.B.Gotohisoffice.C.Chairameeting.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Havingaclass.B.Workinginthehospital.C.Sharingapieceofnews.

15.WhathappenedtoMario?

A.Hewaslateforschool.

B.Helosthisfishingboat.

C.Heranintotroublewhenswimming.

16.Whichwordcanbestdescribethetwobrothers?

A.Helpful.B.Lucky.C.Grateful.

17.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.B.Classmates.C.Strangers.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Howdidthespeakerfindalongflatrideattheverystart?

A.Easy.B.Boring.C.Tiring.

19.Whatcanwelearnaboutthespeaker?

A.Heconsiderscyclingasatask.

B.Heiscompletelynewtocycling.

C.Hehasmadeprogressinridinguphill.

20.Whatdoesthespeakerstressattheendofthespeech?

A.Tipsonbicycling.B.Varietiesofsports.C.Benefitsofbicycling.

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

TheMostPopularNationalParksintheUS

MountRainierNationalPark

LocatedinWashington,MountRainierNationalParkisAmerica'sfifth-oldestnationalpark.Visitinthespring,

andyou911seewaterfalls;comeinthesummer,andyou'llenjoywildflowers;orarriveinthefallwhentheleavesput

onacolorfulshow.

JoshuaTreeNationalPark

Namedforthetreesnativetothepark,1,200-square-mileJoshuaTreeNationalParkinCaliforniaisslightly

largerthanthestateofRhodeIsland.Muchoftheparkiswildernessandincludespartsoftwodeserts,thehigher

MojaveDesertandthelowerColoradoDesert.Thereare12self-guidednaturetrails（4、径），someasshortasa

half-mile,perfectforyoungchildren.

BryceCanyon（峡谷）NationalPark

Despiteitsname,BryceCanyonNationalParkinUtahisnotacanyonatall.Instead,itisacollectionofgiant

naturalrocksupto150feethigh.Thered,orangeandwhitecolorsoftherocksmakeforbreathtakingviews

throughoutthepark.Youcanexploretherockformationsonascenicdriveorupcloseandpersonallyonahike.

GrandTetonNationalPark

LocatedinWyoming,GrandTetonNationalParkishometovariouswildlifelikebears,moose,ottersandelk.

Thereareseveralstand-outIdkingtrails.ThisparkisconnectedtoYellowstoneNationalParkbytheJohnD.

RockefellerJr.MemorialParkway,soifsincrediblyeasytovisitbothparksinonetrip.

21.WhereisJoshuaTreeNationalPark?

A.InCalifornia.B.InWashington.

C.InWyoming.D.InUtah.

22.WhatisBryceCanyonNationalParkfamousfor?

A.Hugewaterfalls.B.Variouswildlife.

C.Uniquerocks.D.MojaveDesert.

23.WhichofthefollowingisclosesttoYellowstoneNationalPark?

A.JoshuaTreeNationalPark.B.GrandTetonNationalPark.

C.BryceCanyonNationalPark.D.MountRainierNationalPark.

B

All-powerfulrobotsandartificialintelligence（AI）havelongbeenthesubjectsofsciencefiction（小说）.Now

suchtechnologymeansthatfactisstrangerthanfiction.Asciencefictionstory,TheLandofMachineMemories,

recentlyreceivedaliteraryaward.

IttellsofarelationshipbetweenahumanandALLiXiao,thehero,isanexplorerinthemeta-verse（元宇宙）but

sheworksasanengineerintherealworld.Inanexperimentthathasgonewrong,shelosesallofhermemoriesabout

herfamily.Torecoverthem,shestepsoutontoajourneytoexplorethelandofmachinememorieswithherAIfriend

Neura.Lieventuallyregainshermemories,gainingadeeperunderstandingandexperienceoftheuniverse.

ThenovelwascompiledusingAIbyShenYang,aprofessorintheSchoolofJournalismandCommunicationat

theTsinghuaUniversityinBeijing.Thestorywasawardedsecondprizeatthefifthyouthpopularscienceandscience

fictioncompetition,organizedbytheJiangsuPopularScienceWritersAssociationinNanjing,Jiangsuprovince.

FuChangyi,directoroftheScienceFictionCommitteeoftheJiangsuPopularScienceWritersAssociation,said

hewasawareofShen'slong-terminvolvementinAIresearch,soheinvitedShentotakepartinthecompetition.Fu

keptthefactthatTheLandofMachineMemorieswasgeneratedbyAIfromthejudges.Hewantedtoseeifjudges

couldrealizewhattheywerereadingwastheproductofamachine.

ForFu,theoutcomecameasasurprise.OnlyonejudgefoundoutthestorywasproducedbyALThreeoutofthe

sixjudgesvotedforTheLandofMachineMemories.Bycompetitionrules,worksrecommendedbyfivejudgescan

winaspecialprize,andworksrecommendedbythreejudgescanwinasecondprize.

OneofthejudgeswhowereimpressedbytheAIstorywasWangYanzhong,asciencefictionnovelist.t4AtfirstI

didn'trealizethatitwascreatedbyALThere9snodoubtthatAIdoesbetterthanmanyhumansintermsofrichnessof

knowledge.Comparedwiththeworksofbeginners,ifsoutstanding,hesaid.

24.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytalkaboutconcerningTheLandofMachineMemories!

A.Itssignificance.B.Itswritingpurpose.

C.Itsmaincontent.D.Itscreationbackground.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“compiled“inparagraph3probablymean?

A.Bought.B.Read.C.Recommended.D.Created.

26.WhydoesFuChangyiinviteShenYangtoparticipateinthecompetition?

A.Toconductanexperiment.B.Toattractmorecontestants.

C.Tofoolunqualifiedjudges.D.Toaddtohispopularity.

27.WhatcanwelearnfromWangYanzhong'swords?

A.Hewasangryhewascheated.

B.HethoughthighlyoftheAIstory.

C.HedisagreedwithShenYang'sideas.

D.Hewasimpressedbythebeginners5works.

C

Weallhavegooddaysandbaddayswithourhealth,anditcanbedifficultwhenourbodiesarenotperforming

thewaywewantthemtoorneedthemto.Butourhealthisnotoutofourpowertocontrol.Asamatteroffact,weall

dohaveasuperpowerfultoolrightinourownheads.Ifsouramazingbrain.

Researchersthatstudythebrain-bodyconnectionhaveshowninnumerousexperimentshowthebraincanbe

trickedintobelievingitisgettingbetter.Asimplesugarpill（药片）canrelievepainorevencureanillnessifthe

personbelievesthatthepillbeingtakenisgenuinemedicine.

That'showpowerfulourbrainsare.Theycanmakephysicalchangesinourbodiesbeyondwhatwewould

normallygivethemcreditfor.ThereisabookIrereadregularlycalledSuperBrain.Theauthors,DeepakChopraand

RudolphE.Tanzi,pointoutthatanyofuscan,ifwechoose,setuporcreateourownplacebo（安慰齐|J）effectatany

timewithoutanykindofpill.

Whafssuperinteresting,asChopraandTanziexplain,isthat"theeffectisn'tlimitedtodrugs,whichis

importanttoremember:anythingyoubelieveincanactasaplacebo”.

Theyalsoaskwherethereliefcomesfromwhentheplacebosarenotactuallydoinganythingthemselves.They

explainthatitissimply"themindtellingthebodytogetwell”.Thebodyreallybelieveswhatitwasbeingtoldand

thenitrelievesthepainorheals（治愈）thesicknessbecauseitbelievesitcan.Inotherwords,yourmindcananddoes

influencehealingofallkindsincludingpain,diseaseandwoundsthatourbodiesdealwithfromtimetotime.

Thatiscertainlyworthtryingformost,ifnotallofus,wheneverwewanttocureourpain,problemsordisease.

Thesekindsofthingsareprobablyveryhelpfultodoonaregularbasiseven.

28.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheroleofthebraininhealth?

A.Ifsstrange.B.Ifspowerless.C.Ifsfantastic.D.It'suncertain.

29.WhatdoesSuperBrainsuggestaboutplaceboeffects?

A.Theyneedpills.B.They'relimitedtodrugs.

C.They'realwaystemporary.D.Theycanbecreatedmentally.

30.Whatisthekeyforaplacebotoworkaccordingtothetext?

A.Thedegreeofpain.B.Theperson'sbelief.

C.Thetypeofillness.D.Thedoctor'sadvice.

31.Whatdoestheauthorwanttosayinthetext?

A.Placebosareineffectiveinmedicine.

B.Medicineisthebestwaytotreatillness.

C.Paincannotberelievedwithoutmedicine.

D.Themindinfluencesthehealingofthebody.

D

Wedon'tknowhowdifferentourlifewillbeinthefuture.Wecanonlytrytoimagineit.

Atfirstwethinkabouthumanrelationship.Intheyear2050,wewillusecomputersalmosteveryday.Wewillbe

makingnewfriendsthroughtheInternet-evenourhusbandsorwiveswillbemetinthisway.Itwillbemuchfaster

andeasierforus.Ontheotherhand,ourrelationshipswithpeoplewon'tbeasimportantastheyaretoday-wewill

feelalittlelonely.

Computerswillalsohelpusinmanyotheractivitiesin2050.Forexample,theywillbeusedbythechildrenat

schooltomaketheirlearningeasier.Inaddition,therewillbemuchmoreothermachineswhichwillplayasimilar

roleascomputers,likerobotswhichwilldothehouseworkforus.

Spendingholidayswillalsobecompletelydifferent.Travelingtootherplanetsortothemoonwillbeavailable

fbreveryone.Meansoftransportwill,ofcourse,change,too.Wewillbeusingsolar-poweredcars,whichwillbe

muchmoreenvironmentallyfriendly.

Wecouldexpectthatthefastertechnologicalprogresswouldleadtoamorepollutedenvironment.Butitisn't

true.Wewillpaymoreattentiontoprotectingtheenvironment.And,scientistswillprobablyfindcuresformany

dangerousdiseases,likecancerorAIDS.Therefore,oursurroundingsaswellashealthwillbeinabettercondition.

Althoughwecan'tpredicttheexactchangeswhichwillbemadeintheworld,weoftenthinkaboutthem.We

worryaboutourfuture;wehaveexpectations,hopesaswellasfears.ButIthinkweshouldberatherconfidentabout

ourfuture.Weshouldbehappyandbelievegoodthingswillhappen.

32.Whywillpeopleprobablyfeelalittlelonelyin2050?

A.Becausetherewillbelessface-to-facecommunication.

B.Becausethenumberofpeoplewillbecomemuchsmaller.

C.Becausepeoplewon'tlikemakingfriendswitheachother.

D.Becausepeoplewon'tcommunicatewitheachothermuchoften.

33.Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsus.

A.howpeoplewilluserobotstodothehousework

B.thatcomputerswilldoallthethingsforhumanbeings

C.thatmachineslikecomputersandrobotswillhelppeoplealot

D.howpeoplewillusecomputerstocommunicatewitheachother

34.Whichofthefollowingwillhappenin2050accordingtothetext?

A.Environmentwillbemorepollutedwithcars.

B.Itwon'tbedifficultforpeopletotraveltootherplanets.

C.Thewayofspendingholidayswillbethesameasthatoftoday.

D.Therelationshipbetweenpeoplewillbemoreimportantthanthatoftoday.

35.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A.Whatourlifewillbelikeintheyear2050.

B.Whathightechnologywillappearintheyear2050.

C.Howpeoplewillcommunicateintheyear2050.

D.Howpeoplewilltravelandspendtheirholidaysintheyear2050.

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?36

Youcanlearntoplayamusicalinstrument.Takingupsingingordancingisalsoagoodchoice.

Volunteer.37Ofcourse,you5reworkingtowardsagoodcauseaswell.Volunteeringisalwaysagreat

waytogivebacktothecommunity,connectandmeetnewpeopleaswellasarelaxingformofexercising.Lookfor

anorganizationinyourareathatpicksuptrash,workswithinjuredorabandonedanimals,orworksforpolitical

causes.

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.If11keepyoubusy,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。

RakuInoueisatalentedartist.Hespecializesin41arrangingflowers,leavesandotherplantpartsto

42popculturecharacters,animals,andprettymuchanythingelseyoucanthinkof.

Inoue5sjourneyintopainstakingfloralart43onewindydayin2017.HewasinhisMontrealhome

watchingthestrongwind44dozensofpinkflowersfromarosebush（花丛）inhisbackyard.Seeingthese

beautifulflowersonthe45,hethoughttohimself“Whata46!”andwenttopickthemup.

Lookingatthese47,theartistcameupwiththeideato48themtocreateart.Hearrangedthem

inthe49ofabeetle（甲虫）withsmalltreebranchesforlegs,andhislittleprojectturnedoutsogoodthathe50

it.

Afterthatveryfirstfloralartwork,the51artiststartedaddingseeds,leaves,andotherplantpartstohis

52Andhegotbetteratarrangingthemwitheach53day.Soon,hewas54torecreateallsortsof

insects.Thenhemovedontorealistic-looking55liketigersandmonkeys,andiconiccharacterslike

Nintendo'sSuperMarioandPeach.

41.A.helplesslyB.carefullyC.secretlyD.kindly

42.A.replaceB.rescueC.reconsiderD.recreate

43.A.beganB.changedC.endedD.disappeared

44.A.improveB.testC.shakeD.form

45.A.marketB.beachC.waterD.ground

46.A.wasteB.surpriseC.chanceD.difference

47.A.treesB.flowersC.projectsD.characters

48.A.paintB.sellC.useD.help

49.A.caseB.historyC.middleD.shape

50.A.keptatB.waitedforC.complainedaboutD.referredto

51.A.qualifiedB.giftedC.open-mindedD.strong-willed

52.A.gardensB.storiesC.designsD.foods

53.A.puzzlingB.drinkingC.frighteningD.passing

54.A.nervousB.ableC.expectedD.guided

55.A.insectsB.plantsC.animalsD.houses

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。

AsChinaentersautumnwiththe56(arrive)ofthesolartermliqiu,whichmeanstemperaturesacross

mostof57countryhavestartedtocoolgradually,peopleareaddictedtovariousfoodstocelebratethe

seasonalchange,hopingforhealthandabetterlife.

Duringliqiu,peopleinnorthernChinatraditionallyjoininapractice58(know)astieqiubiao,acustom

ofeatingmorefood,especiallymeat,tomakeup59thelossofweightduringthehotsummer.

Businesses,especiallyrestaurantsandstoressellingmeat60istraditionallyeatenduringliqiu,have

preparedtomeetthedemand,withsalesofmeat61(dish)inmanyrestaurantsinBeijingincreasing62

(great),creatingabustling(熙熙攘攘的)marketscene.

Thereisastoreoftime-honoredfoodbrandDaoxiangcuninBeijing'sChangpingdistrict.OnWednesday

morning,customerspouredintothestore63(buy)ready-to-eatfoodssuchascookedpork,friedfishand

sausages.

StoremanagerLiuJianjun64(express)hissatisfactionwithrecentsalesandsaid,“Inrecentdays,

customershavebeenwaitingoutsidethestoreevenbefore65(open)hours,withthestaffworkingtirelessly

frommorningtillafternoon.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(满分15分)

假定你是李华，你的英国好友Charles发来邮件询问你暑期参加科学营的情况。请你给他回复一封邮件，

内容包括：

1.主要活动；

2.你的收获。

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。

DearCharles,

Yours,

LiHua

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。

Iteachhighschoolhistorytoagroupofsixteen-toeighteen-year-olds.Oneparticularstudent,Emily,is

dangerouslyclosetofailingnotonlytheentirecoursebuttheend-of^yearexam.Shemustpassthecourse.Otherwise,

shewouldhavetorepeattheentireyear.That5sreallyapity.Sheisthetypeofstudentwhoisincrediblybright,

switchedonandengaging.Butshe'sbeenhangingoutwithsomenaughtykidssinceherparentsdivorced(离异).It

wasagroupofstudentswhodidn'tlovelearningandjustwantedtohavefuneveryday.

Thispartofthestoryoccurredjustafterapaperwasdue.Thepaperwasmeanttoassessjusthowwellthe

studentsknewthecoursematerialthatwehadcoveredbeforetheend-of^yearexam.Ihandedouteveryone'smarked

andgradedpaperexceptforEmily's,whowassittingwithherfriendgroup.

LookingatEmily,Isaidtoherinapeacefulvoice,"Emily,whenIdismiss（解散）everyoneelse,Iwanttosee

youprivately,please.^^

Acollective“ooooooh“hissed（发出嘘声）aroundtheclass.Emilywasobviouslyalittlebitworriedaboutwhat

thismightbe.IdismissedtheclassandsatoppositeEmily,herpaperinmyhand.

“So,howdoyouthinkyoudidonyourpaper?”Iasked.

Emilyreplied,6<ItseemsthatIdon'tgetthematerial,right?Whydoyoualways一ButIgentlyinterruptedwith

awarmsmile,46Youdon'tgetit?Thafsstrange.^^

（"Actually,Emily,you'vesurprisedusall,^^Isaid,turningthepapertorevealabig,fatA+nexttohername.

"Becauseyourpaperperfectlysummarizedtheissueswediscussedthissemesteraboutclassdifferenceinthe

VictorianEra.Obviously,thisisyourareaofexpertise,9,1explained.

Emily'seyeswidenedindisbelief.atW-what?^^

Icontinued,44Yourpaperwasthehighest-scoringoneI'veeverhad.Tmcompletelyserious.^^

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。

Emilywasobviouslyshocked._____________________________________________________________________

Afterthisconversation,InoticedabigchangeinEmily.

2024〜2025学年第一学期高二年级七校期中联考试题・英语

参考答案、提示及评分细则

听力部分录音稿

(Text1)

W:We'vebeenwaitingforourdrinksforhalfanhour.

M:Sorry,I'llbringthemforyounow.Therearealotofcustomerstoday.

(Text2)

W:Thesephotosaresocool!Doyougowindsurfingalot?

M:Yeah.Wedon'tlivenearthesea,butluckilythere5sabiglakenearhere.Andwegowindsurfingonthelake.

(Text3)

W:You'recookingtonight,aren'tyou?

M:Yes.Icookformyfamily.Ionlyeatvegetablesfordinner,butmyparentsusuallyeatmeat.

(Text4)

W:I'mreallylookingforwardtogoingtoBarcelona.Wewillhaveagreattime.

M:AndifsBarcelonaFashionWeekwhilewearethere,soifsgoodforshopping!

W:WhatIexpectmostistolookattheGaudibuildingsandvisitthePicassoMuseum.

(Text5)

W:MybrothergavethisT-shirttomeformybirthday.Hedesigneditusinganapp.

M:Wow!Amazing!Canyoushowmetheapp?

W:Sure.

(Text6)

M:Comeon,Amy!We'releavingsoon.Areyouready?

W:Yeah.I'mgettingmythingsreadynow.Canyougivemefiveminutes?

M:Well,Idon'tlikebeinglate.Youknow,theclassstartsatseveno'clock.

W:There'splentyoftime.Wealwayscatchthebusatsixthirty.

M:Butthey5redoingworkontheroadsatthemoment,soitwilltakelongerthanbefore.

W:OK.I'mnearlyready.Ijustneedtodomyhair.

M:Yourhair?Amy,we'regoingtotheswimmingpool!

(Text7)

M:Hi,Emma?Haveyougotaminute?

W:Ofcourse,Mark.Whatisit?

M:Well,I'mgoingtoParisforafewdaysnextweek.Andasyou'refromParis,Iwaswonderingifyoucouldgive

mesometips?

W:Ofcourse!Haveyoufoundanywheretostay?

M:Notyet.Tmstilllooking.

W:Well,trytheLatinQuarter.Thafsaveryhistoricpartofthecity,andit'snotthatexpensive.

M:Soundsgood,thanks.Whataboutgettingaround?

W:Thafseasy.Justusethesubway.Ifsquite...

(Text8)

W:Hello.ThisisMarySmithspeaking.

M:Oh,hello.ThisisJasonBrown.TdliketospeaktoJamesGreen.

W:Sorry,I'mafraidhe'soutoftheofficerightnow.I'mhissecretary.Wouldyouliketoleaveamessage?

M:Yes,thanks.I'msupposedtomeethimattwoo'clockthisafternoon,butsomethinghascomeup.Iwonderifwe

canrescheduleitto4:00pminstead,andmaybemeethereinmyoffice,thafsinBuilding3,ratherthaninthemain

building.

W:OK.Gotit.Filmakesurehegetsthat.

M:Couldyoupleaseaskhimtocallmebeforeonethirtytoconfirm?I'llbeinameetingafterthat.

W:Welldo.

M:OK.Thanksalot.

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M:Hey,Emily.Whatareyoudoinghere?Ourclassisgoingtostartinfifteenminutes.

W:Hey,Jack.I'maddictedtothenewsthattwoteenagersrescuedanItaliantouristnamedMarioMarinofromthe

AtlanticOceaninFlorida.Haveyouheardaboutthat?

M:Yeah,Ireadaboutit.Thesetwobrothersareamazing.They5reonly17and15,right?

W:Yes,andMariowassoluckythathewasfoundbythem.

M:Definitely.Hegotintotroublewhileswimminginthesea.Thafsreallydangerous.Ifhehadn'tshoutedforhelp,

thosetwoteenswouldn'thavefoundhim.

W:Thafsright.Fortunately,theboyswerepassingintheirfishingboat.Whentheyheardtheshout,theypulled

Mariointotheirboatandtookhimbacktothebeach.

M:Thafsreallyheart-warming.Mariowasgratefultotheboys.Mariospentthenightinthehospital,buthe'sfine

now.He'salreadytalkingaboutgettingbackintothewater.Thafsbrave.

W:Iguesshedoesn'tletthisscarehimawayfromtheocean.

M:Yes.We'dbettergonow.MrJohnsoniscoming.Don'tbelatefortheclass.

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M:Ihavebeenakeenbicycleriderforaboutnineyears.WhenIbeganbicycling,Ifoundtheflatroadseasybutthe

hillsalmostimpossible.Surprisingly,nowit'stheopposite.Alongflatridecanbebothboringandtiringasyounever

experiencethatfantasticfeelingoffreedomwhenspeedingdownhill.Yearsago,goinguphillleftmebreathless.Now

Ihavelearnedtotakehillsslowly.WhenIsetoff^I'mfullofenergyandthefirsthundredmetresareamazing