湖南省娄底市双峰一中等五校2017届高三上期中联考英语试题(含答案)

启用前★保密双峰一中、涟源一中、冷江一中、新化一中、娄底三中2016年下学期高三联考试卷英语时量：120分钟分值：150分命题人：娄底三中李潇意审题人：娄底三中戴蒲芳第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节：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。1、Whoisthemanlookingfor?A．Tami．B．Dr．Maxwell．C．AlisonSimpson．2、Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?A．Calltheairlinesoon． B．Stayathomeforawhile．C．Leavefortheairportbeforelunch．3、Whatdoesthemanthinkofhiscurrentbook?A．It’sexciting．B．It’srelaxing．C．It’slong．4、Whendoesthemanhopetoseethewoman?A．Thisafternoon．B．Tomorrownight．C．Tomorrowafternoon．5、Whatdoesthemanmean?A．Hedidn’tputinanysugar． B．Headdedsomenaturalflavors．C．Healsothinksthecoffeetastesstrange．第二节：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，并标在试卷的相应位置，听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间来阅读各个小题，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、Whyisthewomanupset?A．Herorderisn’treadyyet． B．Themanforgotherorder．C．Someguestswillbelate．7、Atwhattimewilltheweddingstart?A．10:00B．10:30C．12:00听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8．WholivedinLosAngeles?A．Thewoman’sauntanduncle． B．Theman’sgrandparents．C．Thewoman’sparents．9．Whatwillthespeakersdonext?A．Haveapicnic．B．Gohiking．C．Trytocatchsomefish．听第8段材料，回答第10至12小题。10．Whatdidthemanstudyincollege?A．Arthistory．B．Medicine．C．Business．11．Howdothespeakersknoweachother?A．They’reneighbors． B．They’resalesmanandcustomer．C．They’reteacherandstudent．12．Whatistheman’sadviceforthewoman?A．Doingwhatherfathersuggests． B．Exploringallthepossibilities．C．Makingadecisionasearlyaspossible．听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13．Howdoesthewomanwanttopay?A．Incash．B．Bycreditcard．C．Withhersmartphone．14．WhatdoesmanthinkofPaypal?A．It’sfree．B．It’spopular．C．Itisn’tveryfast．15．WhereisVenmoaccepted?A．Atmanysmallshops．B．Atmostlargestores．C．Atalotofrestaurants．16．Whatdoesthewomanoffertodofortheman?A．Downloadtheapp．B．Sendhimaninvitation．C．Lendhimsomemoney．听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．Whatistheweatherprobablylike?A．Hot．B．Dry．C．Rainy．18．WheredidMattbeginhisjourney?A．InEngland．B．InCalifornia．C．InHawaii．19．HowmanyhourswasMatt’slongestflight?A．Fourteenhours．B．Sixteenhours．C．Sixteenandahalfhours．20．WhatwillMattdonext?A．Interviewsomeone．B．Sharehisexperiences．C．Planonanotherjourney．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，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。AGalleryPoliciesforVisitorstoNationalGalleryofArt,WashingtonVisitorsmustpresentallcarrieditemsforinspectionuponentry．Afterinspection,allbags,

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closetoeachentrance．Alloversizedbags,backpacks,andluggagemustbeleftatthecheckroomsnearthe4thStreetentranceofeithertheEastorWestBuilding．Theseitemswillhavetobex-rayedbeforebeingaccepted．Itemsofvalue,suchaslaptopcomputers,cameras,andfurcoats,maynotbeleftinthecheckroomsbutmaybecarriedintothegalleries．Weregretthatwedonothaveenoughspaceforvisitoritemslargerthan17×26inchesintotheGalleryoritscheckrooms．AdditionalsecurityproceduresandchecksmaybetakenaccordingtothedecisionoftheGallery． Forthesafetyoftheartworksandothervisitors,nothingmaybecarriedonavisitor’sback．Softfrontbabycarriersareallowed,butchildrenmaynotbecarriedonshouldersorinachildcarrierwornontheback．Pushchairs(童车)areavailablefreeofchargeneareachcheckroom．Smokingisprohibited．Foodanddrinkarenotpermittedoutsidethefoodserviceareas．Unopenedbottledwatermaybecarriedonlyinavisitor’sbag．Cellphonesmaynotbeusedinthegalleries．Animals,otherthanserviceanimals,arenotpermittedintheGallery．Skateboardingisprohibited． Picture-taking(includingvideo)forpersonaluseispermittedexceptinspecialexhibitionsandwherespecificallyprohibited．Tripods(三角架)arenotallowed．Pleasedonottouchtheworksofart．21．WhenpeoplecometovisittheGallery,theyshould_______．A．leavealltheircarrieditemsatthecheckroomsB．havealltheircarrieditemsx-rayedattheentranceC．takealltheircarrieditemswiththemwithoutinspectionD．havealltheircarrieditemsinspectedattheentrance22．ParentswithsmallchildrenvisitingtheGallery__________．A．cancarrytheirchildreninsoftfrontchildcarriersB．cancarrytheirchildrenontheirshouldersC．cancarrytheirchildrenincarrierswornonthebackD．oughttopayiftheywanttousepushchairsfortheirchildren23．Visitingphotographersshouldmakesurethat_______．A．picturesandvideosareallowedforpersonaluseanywhereinthegalleryB．picturesandvideoscanbetakeninsomeplacesforpersonaluseC．picture-takingandvideoingaretotallyforbiddenintheGalleryD．tripodsareallowedexceptinsomespecialexhibitionsBWhenyouarelittle,thewholeworldfeelslikeabigplayground．IwaslivinginConyers,Georgiathesummeritallhappened．Iwasasecondgrader,butmybestfriendStephaniewasonlyinthefirstgrade．Bothofourparentswereatworkandmostofthetimetheyletusgoourownway．ItwasahotafternoonandwedecidedtohaveanadventureinStephanie’sbasement．AsIopenedthebasementdoor,beforeuslaythebiggestroom,fullofamazingthingslikeguns,dolls,andoldclothes．Irandownstairs,andspottedaredsteelcan．Itwaspaint．Ilookedbeyonditandtherelayevenmorepaintinbrightcolorslikepurple,orange,blueandgreen．“Stephanie,Ijustfoundusaprojectfortheday.Getsomepaintbrushes．Wearefixingtopaint．”ShescreamedwithexcitementasItoldherofmysecretplansandimmediatelywegottowork．Wegatheredallthebrusheswecouldfindandmovedallofourmaterialstomyyard．Thereontheroadinfrontofmyhouse,wepaintedbitstripes(条纹)ofcolorsacrossthepavement．Stripebystripe,ourcolorsturnedintoabeautifulrainbow．Itwasfantastic!Thesunwasstartingtosink．IsawacarinthedistanceandjumpedupasIrecognizedthecar．Itwasmymother．Icouldn’twaittoshowhermymasterpiece．Thecarpulledslowlyintothedrivewayandfromthelookonmymother’sface,IcouldtellthatIwasindeeptrouble．Mymothershutthecardoorandwalkedtowardsme．Hereyesglaring,sheshouted,“Whatintheworldwereyouthinking?Iunderstoodwhenyoumadecastlesoutofleaves,andclimbedtheneighbors’trees,butthis!Comeinsiderightnow!”Istoodthereglaringbackatherforaminute,angrybecauseshehadinsulted(侮辱)myart．“Nowgocleanitup!”MotherandIbegancleaningtheroad．TearsrandownmychecksasIsawmybeautifulrainbowturnintoblackcement(水泥)．Thoughyearshavenowpassed,Istillwonderwheremyrainbowhasgone．Iwonderif,maybewhenIgetolder,Icanfindmyrainbowandneverhavetobrushitaway．Iguessweallneedsortofrainbowtobrightenourlivesfromtimetotimeandtokeepourhopesanddreamscolorful．24．Whatdidthewriterwanttodowhenhismothercamehome?A．TointroduceStephanietoher．B．Topreventherfromseeinghispainting．C．Toputthematerialbackintheyard．D．Toshowhisartworktoher．25．Inhismother’seyes,thewriter_______．A．wasabornartistB．alwayscausedtroubleC．wasaproblemsolverD．workedveryhard26．Theunderlinedword“rainbow”inthelastparagraphrefersto______．A．therainbowintheskyB．thestripesonthepavementC．somethingimaginativeandfunD．importantlessonslearnedinchildhood27．Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatparentsshould________．A．encouragechildrentopaintB．valuefriendshipamongchildrenC．discoverthehiddentalentinchildrenD．protectratherthandestroychildren’sdreamsCTheDietZone:ADangerousPlaceDietCoke,dietPepsi,dietpills,no-fatdiet,vegetablediet…Wearesurroundedbytheword“diet”everywherewelookandlisten．Wehavesoeasilybeenattractedbythepromiseandpotentialofdietproductsthatwehavestoppedthinkingaboutwhatdietproductsaredoingtous．Wearepayingforproductsthatharmuspsychologicallyandphysically．Dietproductssignificantlyweakenuspsychologically．Ononelevel,wearenotallowingourbraintoadmitthatourweightproblemslienotinactuallylosingtheweight,butincontrollingtheconsumptionoffatty,high-calorie,unhealthyfoods．Dietproductsallowustojumpoverthethinkingstageandgostraightforthescale（秤）instead．Allwehavetodoistoswalloworrecognizetheword“diet”infoodlabels．Onanotherlevel,dietproductshavegreaterpsychologicaleffects．Everytimewehaveazero-caloriedrink,wearetellingourselveswithoutourawarenessthatwedon’thavetoworktogetresults．Dietproductsmakepeoplebelievethatgaincomeswithoutpain,andthatlifecanbewithoutresistanceandstruggle．Thedangerofdietproductsliesnotonlyinthepsychologicaleffectstheyhaveonus,butalsointhephysicalharmthattheycause．Dietfoodscanindirectlyharmourbodiesbecauseconsumingtheminsteadofhealthyfoodsmeanswearepreventingourbodiesfromhavingbasicnutrients．Dietfoodsanddietpillscontainzerocalorieonlybecausethedietindustryhascreatedchemicalstoproducethesewonderproducts．Dietproductsmaynotbenutritional,andthechemicalthatgointodietproductsarepotentiallydangerous．Nowthatweareawareoftheeffectsthatdietproductshaveonus,itistimetoseriouslythinkaboutbuyingthem．Losingweightliesinthepowerofminds,notinthepowerofchemicals．Oncewerealizethis,wewillbemuchbetterabletoresistdietproducts,andthereforepreventthepsychologicalandphysicalharmthatcomesfromusingthem．28．FromParagraph1,welearnthat________．A．dietproductsfailtobringoutpeople’spotentialB．peoplehavedifficultyinchoosingdietproductsC．dietproductsaremisleadingpeopleD．peoplearefedupwithdietproducts29．Onepsychologicaleffectofdietproductsisthatpeopletendto_____．A．tryoutavarietyofdietfoodsB．hesitatebeforetheyenjoydietfoodsC．payattentiontotheirowneatinghabitsD．watchtheirweightratherthantheirdiet30．InParagraph3,“gaincomeswithoutpain”probablymeans______．A．losingweightiseffortlessB．itcostsalottoloseweightC．dietproductsbringnopainD．dietproductsarefreefromcalories31．Dietproductsindirectlyharmpeoplephysicallybecausesuchproducts______．A．areover-consumedB．lackbasicnutrientsC．areshortofchemicalsD．providetoomuchenergyDInancientEgypt,thepharaoh(法老)treatedthepoormessagerunnerlikeaprincewhenhearrivedatthepalace,ifhebroughtgoodnews．However,iftheexhaustedrunnerhadthemisfortunetobringthepharaohunhappynews,hisheadwascutoff．Shadesofthatspiritspreadovertoday’sconversations．OnceafriendandIpackedupsomepeanutbutterandsandwichesforanouting．Aswewalkedlight-heartedlyoutthedoor,picnicbasketinhand,asmilingneighborlookedupattheskyandsaid,“Ohboy,baddayforapicnic．Theweathermansaysit’sgoingtorain．”Iwantedtostrikehimonthefacewiththepeanutbutterandsandwiches．Notforhisstupidweatherreport,forhissmile!SeveralmonthsagoIwasracingtocatchabus．AsIbreathlesslyputmyhandfulofcashacrosstheGreyhoundcounter,thesalesagentsaidwithabroadsmile,“Ohthatbusleftfiveminutesago．”Dreamsofhead-cutting！It’snotthenewsthatmakessomeoneangry．It’stheunsympatheticattitudewithwhichit’sdelivered．Everyonemustgivebadnewsfromtimetotime,andwinningprofessionalsdoitwiththeproperattitude．Adoctoradvisingapatientthatsheneedsanoperationdoesitinacaringway．Abossinforminganemployeehedidn’tgetthejobtakesonasympathetictone．Bigwinnersknow,whendeliveringanybadnews,theyshouldsharethefeelingofthereceiver．Unfortunately,manypeoplearenotawareofthis．Whenyou’retiredfromalongflight,hasahotelclerkcheerfullysaidthatyourroomisn’treadyyet?Whenyouhadyourheartsetonthetoastbeef,hasyourwaitermerrilytoldyouthathejustservedthelastpiece?Itmakesyouastravelerordinerwanttolandyourfistrightontheirunsympatheticfaces．Hadmyneighbortoldmeoftheupcomingrainstormwithsympathy,Iwouldhaveappreciatedhiswarming.HadtheGreyhoundsalesclerksympatheticallyinformedmethatmybushadalreadyleft,Iprobablywouldhavesaid,”Oh,that’sallright．I’llcatchthenextone．”Bigwinners,whentheybearbadnews,deliverbombswiththeemotionthebombarded(被轰炸的)personissuretohave．32．InParagraph1,thewritertellsthestoryofthepharaohto____．A．makeacomparisonB．introduceatopicC．describeasceneD．offeranargument33．Inthewriter’sopinion,hisneighborwas___．A．friendlyB．warm-heartedC．notconsiderateD．nothelpful34．From“Dreamsofhead-cutting!”inParagraph3,welearnthatthewriter___．A．wasmadatthesalesagentB．wasremindedofthecruelpharaohC．wishedthatthesalesagentwouldhavehaddreamsD．dreamedofcuttingthesalesagent’sheadthatnight．35．Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Deliveringbadnewsproperlyisimportantincommunication．B．Helpingotherssincerelyisthekeytobusinesssuccess．C．Receivingbadnewsrequiresgreatcourage．D．Learningancienttraditionscanbeuseful．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。Manypeoplethinkofguysasbeingcarefreewhenitcomestotheirappearance．Butinfact,alotofguysspendplentyoftimeinfrontofthemirror．Theycarejustasmuchasgirlsdoabouttheirbodyimage．Bodyimageisaperson’sopinionsandfeelingsabouthisorherownbodyandphysicalappearance．36Youappreciateyourbodyforitscapabilitiesandacceptitsimperfections．37Herearesomeideas．Recognizeyourstrengths．Differentbodytypesaregoodfordifferentthings．Whatdoesyourbodydowell?Maybeyourspeed,strength,orcoordination(协调)makesyoubetterthanothersatacertainsport．Thatmaybebasketball,tabletennis,mountainbiking,dancingorevenrunning．Orperhapsyouhavenon-sportsskills,likedrawing,painting,singing,playingamusicalinstrument,writing,oracting．38Exerciseregularly．Exercisecanhelpyoulookgoodandfeelgoodaboutyourself．Goodfiguresdon’tjusthappen．39Ahealthyhabitcanbeassimpleasexercising20minutesto1hourthreedaysaweek．Workingoutcanalsoliftyourspirits．Respectyourbody．Practicinggoodhabits－regularshowering;takingcareofyourteeth,hair,andskin;wearingcleanclothes,andsoon－canhelpyoubuildapositivebodyimage．40Yourbodyisjustonepartofwhoyouare．Yourtalentforcomedy,aquickwit,andalltheotherthingsmakeyouunique．Sotrynottoletsmallimperfectionstakeover．A．Beyourself．B．Justexploretalentsthatyoufeelgoodabout．C．Whatcanyoudotodevelopapositivebodyimage?D．Usethisasanopportunitytodiscoverwhatyouaregoodat．E．Theytakehardwork,regularworkoutsandahealthydiet．F．Thegoodnewsisthatself-imageandbodyimagecanbechanged．G．Havingapositivebodyimagemeansfeelingsatisfiedwiththewayyoulook．第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；每小题1．5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。IworkasavolunteerforanorganizationthathelpsthepoorinHaiti．RecentlyItookmysonBarrettthereforaweek,hopingto41him．Beforesettingout,ItoldBarrettthistripwouldbetiringand42．Forthefirsttwodays,hesaidalmostnothing．Iworriedthetripwastoo43fora17-year-old．Then,ondaythree,aswewere44ov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D．trip第II卷注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。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，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。FacebookCEOZuckerbergjusthadababygirlnamedMax,andtohonortheoccasion,he’sgivingawaythemajorityofhiswealth．Intheletter61(write)byZuckerbergandhiswife,PriscillaChan,to62(they)newbabygirl,heannouncedthebirthofhisfirstchildandthe63(create)oftheChanZuckerbergFund,64willfocusoncuringdisease,connectingpeopleand65(build)strongcommunities．“Foryourgenerationtolivein66betterworld,thereissomuchmoreourgenerationcando,”Zuckerbergwrote．“TodayyourmotherandIarecommittingtospendourlivesdoingoursmallparttohelpsolvethesechallenges．”Thecouple67(donate)nearlyalloftheirFacebookstocktothecause．“Wewillgive99%ofourFacebookshares－currentlyabout$45billion－toadvancethis68(value)mission,”hewrote．“Weknowthisisasmallcontributioncompared69alltheresourcesandtalentsalreadyworkingontheseissues．Butwewanttodo70wecan,workingalongwithmanyothers．”第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）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。KeepingadiaryinEnglishistheeffectivewaytoimproveourEnglishwritingability．First,ittakeslittletimetofinishadiarythanotherwritings．BykeepingEnglishdiaries,wecaneasyformthehabitofthinkingaboutinEnglish．Second,wecanpracticeuseEnglishidiomsandusefulstructuresinourdiary-writing．Ifwehavedifficultyfindingsuitablewordsorphrasestoexpressouropinion,wecanturninEnglishdictionariesorteacherforhelp．Thisisalsoakindoflearning．Ifwecankeepondoingthis,wewouldgraduallylearnhowexpressourselvesinEnglishfreely．Inaword,itwasofgreatbenefittokeepdiariesinEnglish．第二节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是红星中学将要毕业的高三学生李华，想去香港大学（HongKongUniversity）学习，因此你打算给该校写一封电子邮件，就一些相关事宜进行咨询。2．是否需要参加英语考试；3．该校的奖学金、学费、食宿安排和生活费用等情况怎样。注意：参考词汇：奖学金scholarship食宿accommodation1．词数100左右；2．文章的开头和结尾已给出，不计人总词数；3．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearSirorMadam，I’mlookingforwardtohearingfromyousoon．Yourssincerely,LiHua

双峰一中、涟源一中、冷江一中、新化一中、娄底三中2016年下学期高三联考试卷英语听力朗读材料、参考答案及评分标准听力朗读材料Text1W:Hello,thisisDr.Maxwell’soffice.MynameisTami.HowmayIdirectyourcall?M:I’dliketospeakwithAlisonSimpson,please.(1)She’sanursethere,butIbelieveshe’sonherbreaknow.It’saboutoursonJimmyText2M:Whattimeisyourflighttoday?W:Well,itwassupposedtoleaveat2:15p.m.,buttheairlinejustcalledandtoldmeitwasdelayeduntil7:15p.m.Atleastthisway,Icantakemytimeandhavelunchathome.(2)Text3W:Youlikereadingalot,don’tyou?M:Yeah,Ifinditveryrelaxing.TheoneI’mreadingnowisreallyexciting.(3)W:It’sthatgood,huh?M:Oh,yeah.EversinceIstartedreadingit,Ihaven’tbeenabletoputitdown.Text4W:I’msorrytocallsoearly,butIwantedtoletyouknowI’vecomedownwithsomethingandComedownwith:患（病）Comedownwith:患（病）IthinkI’mcomingdownwithacold.我觉得我感冒了。today.Ishouldbefinebytomorrowafternoon.M:Noproblem.We’rehavinganofficepartytomorrownight,soIhopeyou’rewellenoughtocome!(4)Text5W:Bradley,thiscoffeetastesalittlestrange.Whatdidyouputinit?M:It’sactuallywhatIdidn’tputinit.Rachel!Weconsumetoomuchsweetstuffthesedays.(5)It’stimeforustogetbacktonaturalflavors,don’tyouthink?Text6W:I’mheretopickuptheflowersforAnna.M:I’msorry,butthosewon’tbereadyforanothertwohours.(6)W:She’sgettingmarriedintwohours!IneedtimetobringthembacksothatIcansetthemupbeforetheguestscome.(6)(7)M:Wehaven’tevenstartedputtingthemtogetheryet.Wetoldyouonthephonethey’dbereadybynoon.It’sonly10:00.(7)W:Isthereanotherflowercompanythatcandelivertheminthenextthirtyminutes?M:Idoubtit.Flowercompaniesdon’tnormallydorushorders.Text7W:It’sniceandquietouthereinthecountryside.M:MygrandpausedtotakemefishingherewhenIwasfive.W:MyparentsnevertookmeanywherewhenIwaslittle.IguesswewenttoLosAngelestovisitmyauntanduncleafewtimeswhenIwasinsixtyandseventhgrade.(8)Butotherthanthat,wejuststayedathome.M:It’simportanttoslowdownandbreathesomefreshaironceinawhile.W:Absolutely.So,what’stheplanfortherestoftheday?M:Ifiguredwecouldgohikingandthenhaveapicniconthetopofthehill.(9)W:Awesome!(9)Text8M:So,whatdoyouwanttostudywhenyougotocollege,Megan?W:I’mnotsure.Mr.Sanders.MydadwouldbeexcitedifIstudiedmedicine,butthatsoundstoodifficult.I’vealwaysbeeninterestedinart,butI’mnotsureifIwanttobeaprofessionalartist.M:Well,youcouldstudyarthistory.Thatwasmywife’smajor,youknow.W:Really?Whatdidyoumajorin?Yourbestbet.(口)最好的办法Yourbestbetistoputanadinthelocalnewspaper.。你最好在当地报纸上登一个广告。Yourbestbet.(口)最好的办法Yourbestbetistoputanadinthelocalnewspaper.。你最好在当地报纸上登一个广告。differentthingsandthenmakeadecision,Ithinkthatwouldbeyourbestbet.(12)W:That’sgoodadvice,Mr.Sanders.Thanks!M:Mypleasure.Ifyouwanttotalkmore,comenextdooranytimeyouwant.(11)W:Isurewill.Thankyou!Venmo:位于美国纽约州纽约市的电子商务公司。Venmo:位于美国纽约州纽约市的电子商务公司。Venmo建立了一个小额支付款项的平台，用户通过移动设备可以更轻松地处理朋友间的金钱问题（如分帐、出游支出）。因其具有便捷的支付公能及社交功能，受到了美国年轻人的喜欢。M:OK,yourbillcomestothirty-sixdollars.W:Well,Inevercarrycashonmeanymore.CanIjustVenmoittoyou?(13)M:Whatdoesthatmean?W:Venmoisanappthatyoudownloadforyoursmartphone.(13)Itconnectstoyourbankoracreditcard,andyoucantransfermoneytootherpeopleinabouttenseconds.M:What?That’sfast!I’veusedPayPalbefore,butitsometimestakesseveralminutesforthetransfertobecompleted.(14)Plus,theychargeyouafeeforsendingthemoney.W:Venmoisfreeifyouuseacheckingaccount.Butifyouuseacreditcard,Ithinktheychargeyouasmallfee.M:That’scool.Ineverusemycreditcard,anyway.So,whatcanIdowiththemoneyonceit’sthere?CanIuseVenmoatstores?W:Youstillcan’tuseitatmostrestaurantsandbigchainstores,butalotofsmallershopsacceptit.(15)It’sgettingmorepopularallthetime.M:Allright,howcanIsignupforVenmo?W:DownloadtheappfromtheAppStore,andI’llemailyouaninvitationtojoin(16)Text10Goodmorning!I’mSamuelDavis,andthisistheteno’clocknewsreport.IhopeeveryoneishavingafineMondaymorning.It’sgettingprettywetoutthere,sograbanumbrellaandstaydry!(17)I’mheretodaywithMattMiller,whohascompletedhis29,000-milejourneyinjustsixweeks,withatotalof180hoursinflight.BeginninginCalifornia,hemadetwenty-fivestopsinfourteendifferentcountriesincludingEngland,Italy,.Greece,Egypt,andThailand.(18)Hisfinaltripwasasixteen-hourflightfromHawaiibacktoCalifornia,just