秘密★启用前试卷类型：A高一英语上册期中诊断性联考检测试题第Ⅰ卷（满分105分）第一部分：听力（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。1．Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?A．Thenewdepartmenthead.B．Theirnewdepartment.C．Theirheadmaster.2．Whereisthewoman’sdaughter?A．Ataparty.B．Intheclassroom.C．Inthelab3．What’sthepresentpriceofthefridge?A．$60B．$75C．$1254．HowlongdoesittakefromMr.Brown’shometohiscompany?A．About20minutes.B．About30minutes.C．About40minutes.5．Onwhichdaydothetwospeakershavenoexaminationsnextweek?A．Monday.B．Tuesday.C．Friday.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，从题中所给出的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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面6段材料，回答6—8题。6．Whichofthefollowingdoesthewoman’sfathergrowmore?A．Wheat.B．Potatoes.C．Cabbages.7．Whatcanwelearnaboutthehouse?16/16\nA．Itwasbuiltin1938.B．Ithasbeenbuiltforalmostthreehundredyears.C．Itismoremodernthanbefore.8．Whatarethetwospeakersgoingtodoafterseeingeverything?A．Keepcows.B．Ridehorses.C．Changethebuilding.听下面7段材料，回答第9—10题。9．Whoisthewomanprobably?A．Dr.Carter’ssecretary.B．Dr.Carter’snurse.C．Dr.Carter’swife.10．WhenwillthemanseeDr.Carter?A．At4:00p.m.onWednesday.B．At8:00a.m.onTuesday.C．At8:15a.m.onThursday.听下面8段材料，回答第11—13题。11．Whichkindofflowersareontherockery?A．Roses.B．Tulips.C．Violets.12．Whatwillthewomandotomorrow?A．Trimthehedge.B．Removethehedge.C．Cutthegrass.13．Whatdoesthemanwanttohelpthewomando?A．Watertheflowers.B．Stopchildrenplayinginthegarden.C．Cutthelowbranches.听下面9段材料，回答第14—16题。14．Whatwillthemanhaveforlunch?A．Chickenwithpeanutsandahotdog.B．Asparaguslettuceandahotdog.C．Chickenwithpeanutsandasparaguslettuce.15．Wheredoesthemanlive?A．InRoom351,ParksonBuilding.B．InRoom315,ParksonBuilding.C．InRoom315,PetersonBuilding.16．Howwillthemanprobablypayforhislunch?A．Bycreditcard（信用卡）.B．Bycash（现金）C．Bycheck（支票）.16/16\n听下面10段材料，回答第17—20题。17．InBritain,youcancallachild.A．almostanythingyoulikeB．onlynameswithforeignlettersC．onlytraditionalnames18．howmanycountriesarementionedinthemonologue（独白）?A．SixB．SevenC．Eight19．Whichcountrieshasanapproved（认可的）listofnamesforparentstochoose?A．BritainB．ChinaC．Germany20．WhichofthefollowingnamesisthemostpopularinBritain?A．MaisieB．AlfieC．Jessica第二部分：英语知识运用（满分35分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）21．It’snotgoodideatodriveforfourhourswithoutbreak.A．a；aB．the；aC．the；theD．a；the22．Alwaysreadthebeforeyoustarttakingthemedicine.A．instructionB．instructionsC．explanationD．explaining23．ShereadapoembyCarverwhichtheirlifetogether.A．talksB．speaksC．asksD．describes24．-DoyouknowifTerrywillgocampingthisweekend?-Terry?Never!Shetentsandfreshair!A．hashatedB．hatedC．willhateD．hates25．-I’mverywithmyowncooking.Itlooksniceandsmellsdelicious.-Mm,itdoeshaveasmell.A．pleasant；pleasedB．pleased；pleasedC．pleased；pleasantD．pleasant；pleasant26．Heavoidsthefilmthatisdefinitelynotworth.A．seeing；seeingB．tosee；seeingC．seeing；toseeD．tosee；tosee27．WeallknowJackisanhonestman.Hewouldratherthanbydishonestmethods.A．bepoor；gotmoneyB．bepoor；havegotmoneyC．waspoor；havegotD．ispoor；gotmoney16/16\n28．-Doyouthinkweshouldacceptthatoffer?-Yes,weshould,forwesuchhadluckuptillnow,andtimeout.A．havehad；isrunningB．had；isrunningC．have；hasbeenrunD．havehad；hasbeenrun29．ItisoneofthefunniestthingsontheInternetsofarthisyear.A．findingB．beingfoundC．tofindD．found30．Althoughbadlyhurtintheaccident,thedriverwasabletomakeaphonecall.A．stillB．evenC．alsoD．ever31．ThebellrangandcameinMr.Brown,abookinhishand.Thentheclassbegan.A．forB．whenC．withD．while32．-Shallwegooutforawalk?-Sorry.Thisisnottherighttoinviteme.Iamtootiredtowalk.A．placeB．situationC．momentD．chance33．Itistheyearwespenttogetheratcollegehasadeepeffectonmylife.A．whichB．thatC．whenD．where34．Maggiehasbeenfortunatetofindajobshelovesand,shegetswellpaidforit.A．soonerorlaterB．what’smoreC．asaresultD．moreorless35．-WouldyoumindifItaketheseat?-.A．Yes,sitdown,pleaseB．Surely,nevermindC．No,notatallD．No,youcan’ttakeit第二节：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-35个题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ItwasacoldwinterdaythatSunday.Theparkinglottothe36wasfillingupquickly.Inoticed,asIgotoutofmycar,fellowchurchmemberswerewhispering（低语）amongthemselves37theywalkedinthechurch.AsIgot38,Isawamanleaningupagainstthewalloutsidethechurch.Hewasalmostlyingdown39hewasasleep.Hishatwas40downsoyoucouldnotseehisface.Heworeshoesthatlooked30yearsold,too41forhisfeet,withholesalloverthem42histoesstuckout（露出）.I43thismanwashelplessandasleep,so16/16\nIwalked44throughthedoorsofthechurch.Wealltalkedforafewminutes,andsomeone45themanlyingoutside.Peoplewhisperedbutnoonetook46toaskhimtocomein,47me.Afewmomentslaterchurchbegan.WewereallwaitingforthePreacher（牧师）totakehis48andtogiveustheWord,49thedoorstothechurch50.Incamethemanwalkingdownthechurchwithhisheaddown.Peoplegasped（喘息）andwhisperedandmade51.Hemadehiswaydownthechurchandupontothepulpit（讲坛）52hetookoffhishatandcoat.Myheartsank（下沉）.Therestoodourpreacher…hewasthe“homelessman”.ThepreachertookhisBible（圣经）andlaid（放置）itonhisstand.“Folks,Idon’tthinkIhavetotellyou53Iampreachingabouttoday.Ifyou54peoplebytheir55,youhavenotimetolovethem.”36．A．schoolB．lectureC．parkD．church37．A．afterB．asC．thenD．later38．A．closerB．clearerC．lowerD．farther39．A．eventhoughB．sothatC．asifD．evenif40．A．dragged（拖）B．pulledC．droppedD．pushed41．A．bigB．badC．uglyD．small42．A．orB．becauseC．andD．for43．A．knewB．guessedC．heardD．learned44．A．outB．byC．acrossD．from45．A．invitedB．talkedaboutC．broughtD．called46．A．pleasureB．methodC．courageD．trouble47．A．exceptB．butC．withoutD．including48．A．turnB．placeC．timeD．work49．A．whenB．beforeC．asD．after50．A．brokenB．closedC．openedD．painted51．A．decisionB．choicesC．facesD．jokes52．A．whereB．thereC．onD．downthere53．A．oneB．thatC．whatD．it54．A．judgeB．hateC．treatD．test16/16\n55．A．brotherB．appearanceC．supporterD．name第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）ADadwasbroughtinthenight.Weheardeverysound,butwepretendedtobeasleep.Nextmorninghelookedweakandthin,sittinginachairbythekitchenfire.Thelightofthefireshonethroughhislongemptysleeve.Everythingwentasusual.Grandmafoundsomethingtodointhebedroom.Grandpawentoutforsomewater.Mother,withherbacktous,wasgettingthecakesreadyforbreakfast.Butnothingwasright.Whengrandmacameoutofthebedroom,shewalkedontiptoe（踮着脚）.Whengrandpacameback,hesaidnothingabouttheweather.AtbreakfastMotherpassedusthefruitandsaidsomething,buthervoicewastoohigh.Atlastmysister,Lou,pushedbackherchair.“It’syourturntowashthedishes.”ButIhadwashedthedishesthenightbefore.IsaidnothingbecauseitwasnotrighttoquarrelinfrontofDadjusthomewiththeemptysleeve.“Itisyourturn,”Lousaidagain.Ilookedatherinsurprise.“Itisnot,”IsaidbecauseIsuddenlyrememberedMotherhadtoldustogoonasusual.“Children,children,”Mothersaidinaquiet,gladkindofvoice.AndDadwassmilingbecausehefeltathomeatlast.56．WhatdoyouknowhappenedtoDadinthestory?A．Hewasbadlyill.B．Hehadalongjourney.C．Hedranktoomuch.D．Helostoneofhisarms.57．ThefamilywhentheysawDad’semptysleeve.A．wastoosurprisedtodoanythingB．feltsadandcriedalotC．triednottoshowtheirfeelingsD．showednoworryatall58．Louwantedtoquarrelwiththewriterbecause.A．shedidmorehouseworkthanhersisterB．DadwouldstandonhersideasusualC．thewriterdidn’tgetonwellwithherD．everythinghadtogoonasusual59．Fromthestory,weknow.A．thetwosistersoftenquarreledaboutwhoshouldwashthedishesB．thefamilylikedseeingthetwosistersquarrellingafterbreakfast16/16\nC．DadlovedthetwosistersverymuchthoughtheyoftenquarreledD．Mothertoldthetwosisterstoquarrelwitheachotherthenightbefore60．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthestory?A．TheQuarrellingSistersB．DadWasBackC．AftertheAccidentD．AnEmptySleeveBSheiswidelyseenasproof（证据）thatgoodlookingcanlastforever.But,atnearly500yearsofage,timeiscatchingupwithMonaLisa.Thehealthofthefamous,paintedbyLeonardoDaVinci（莱昂纳多·达芬奇）in1505,isgettingworsebytheyear,accordingtotheLouvreMuseum.“Thethinwoodenpanel（嵌板）onwhichtheMonaLisawaspaintedinoilhaschangedshapesinceexpertscheckedittwoyearsago,”themuseumsaid.Visitorshavenoticedchangesbutrepairingtheworld’smostfamouspaintingisnoteasy.Expertsarenotsureaboutthematerials（材料）theItalianartistusedandtheirchemicalstates.Nearly6millionpeoplegotoseetheMonaLisaeveryyear,manyattractedbythemysteryofhersmile.“Itisveryinterestingthatwhenyou’renotlookingather,sheseemstobesmiling,andwhenyoulookathershestops,”saidProfessorMargaretLivingStoneofHarvardUniversity.“It’sbecausedirectvisionisexcellentatpickingupdetails,butlesssuitedtolookingatshadows.DaVincipaintedthesmileinshadows.”61．WhatexpertsworrymostisoftheMonaLisa.A．theageofthefamouspaintingB．howtokeepthefamouspaintingC．whattodowiththechangesofthefamouspaintingD．aplacesuitable（适合）forkeepingthefamouspainting62．Inordertorepairthefamouspainting,itisimportantanddifficult.A．toproveifitcanlastforeverB．tofindoutthechemicalstateoftheoilC．tointerpret（破译）themysteryofMinaLisa’ssmileD．tokeepthethinwoodenpanelchanging63．Accordingtothepassage,it’sthatintereststhevisitorsallovertheworld.16/16\nA．thewoodenpanelonwhichtheMonaLisawaspaintedB．theplacewheretheMonaLisaiskeptC．thepainteroftheMonaLisaD．MonaLisa’ssmile64．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A．DaVincipaintedthe“smile”inaparticularway.B．MonaLisaseemstobealwayssmilingC．visionseemstodecidethebeautyofapictureD．detailsaremoreimportantthanmaterials65．Whatmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．MonaLisa,aSmilingladyB．Mystery,UncoveredforCenturiesC．SmilinginShadows,DaVinci’sStyleD．FamousPaintingFacesDamage（毁坏）CMostpeopleknowthattheUnitedStatesismadeupoffiftystates.However,fewpeopleknowalotaboutallfiftyofthem.SufjanStevensisayoungAmericanmusician.Hewantstochangethissituation.SufjanStevensplanstomakeanalbum（专辑）abouteachofthefiftyAmericanstates.Duringcollege,heplayedinseveralmusicalgroupsandrecordedanalbumofhisownmusic.However,hewantedtobeawriter,notamusician.SoaftercollegehemovedtoNewYorkCitytostudywriting.InNewYork,Stevenshadtroublewritingstories.Hediscoveredthathemissedmusic.HealsodiscoveredthatmostofhisstorieshedidwritewereabouthishomestateofMichigan.So,SufjanStevensdecidedtomakeanalbumofsongsaboutMichigan.GreetingsfromMichigan：theGreatLakesStatewasreleased（发行）threeyearsago.Thealbumwasabigsuccess.Manyyoungpeopleandmusiccriticslikedit.Beforelong,Stevensannouncedthathewantedtomakeanalbumforeverystate.Hecalledithis“fiftystatesproject”.StevenschoseIllinoisashisnextstate.HereadmanybooksaboutIllinois.Hestudiedpolicedocumentsandoldnewspapers.Hetalkedtopeoplewholiveinthestate.TheCDIllinoiswasreleasedlastyear.Criticslovedthealbum.Itwonmanyawards.IllinoisbecamepopularatcollegesthroughouttheUnitedStates.PeoplesaidtheCDsoundeddifferentfromanythingelse16/16\ntheyhadeverheard.SufjanStevensiskeepinghisnextstateasecretfromreporters.PeoplehavesaidthatheiswritingaboutOregon,RhodeIsland,orMinnesota.However,noonebutStevensknowsforsure.66．Stevensplannedtomakeanalbumabouteachstateto.A．excitethemusictalentofordinaryAmericansB．recordanalbumofhisownmusicC．letpeopleknowmoreabouteachstateoftheUSD．develophistalentforwriting67．WhatdidStevensdotoprepareforanalbumaboutastate?A．HeplayedinseveralmusicalgroupsthroughoutUSB．Hestudiedrecordsandtalkedtopeoplethere.C．HemovedtoNewYorkCitytostudywriting.D．Hekepthisstateasecretfromreporters.68．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutSufjanStevens?A．Noonebuthimselfknowswhichstatehewillwriteaboutnext.B．HisalbumwaswellreceivedinAmerica.C．Helovedmusicsomuchthathecouldn’tstop.D．Hisalbumincludedallthestatesexceptthree.69．InwhichstatewasStevensborn?A．Illinois.B．NewYork.C．Michigan.D．Oregon.70．Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．FiftyStatesProjectB．FiftyStatesinAmericaC．SongsaboutUSStatesD．SufjanStevensandMichiganDPolarbearsdependonicetohunt（猎取）forfoodintheArcticOcean.Theyclimbupontheicetolookforsealsandotheranimals.Butscientistssayseaiceisdecreasing（减少）becauseofclimatechange.Theysayrisingtemperatureshavereducestheareainwhichpolarbearscanhunt.Recently,anumberofstudiesfoundthatfuturereductions（减少）ofseaicecouldresultinaloss（消失）ofmanypolarbearswithinfiftyyears.ThestudiesfoundadirectlinkbetweenseaiceintheArcticOceanandthehealthofpolarbears.Thescientistssaytheanimalswilldisappear16/16\nfromthenorthcoastsofAlaskaandRussiainthenextfiftyyears.TheonlypolarbearstosurvivewillbeinCanada’sfarnorthandthewestcoastofGreenland.Thescientistsfoundthatalmosttwothirdsoftheworld’snineteenpolarbearpopulationswilldisappearfromtheearthbythemiddleofthiscentury.Thestudiesshowedthatthreemoregroupsofpolarbearswilldisappearwithinseventy-fiveyears.Scientistssaypolarbearsstillcanbesaved.Buttheysaytheworldmustbegintakingstepstoreduceclimatechangetodothis.ThecenterforBiologicalDiversitysaysgovernmentsaroundtheworldneedtoreducetherelease（释放）ofpollutionlikeCO2gas.ScientistssayonesteptowardthisgoalwouldbetoincludepolarbearsonAmerica’slistofendangered（有危险的）species.Thenthegovernmentwouldbeabletomakesurethatindustrialactivitiesdonotthreatentheirsurvival.TheUnitedStatesFishandWildlifeServiceisexpectedtoexaminethenewfindingswhenitconsiderswhetherpolarbearsshouldbeincludedontheEndangeredSpeciesList.71．Inthefuture,whichofthefollowingplacescanbefitforPolarbear’sexistence?A．Canada’sfarnorthB．ThewestcoastofGreenland.C．ThenorthcoastsofAlaskaandRussia.D．BothAandB.72．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Thelivingconditionsofthepolarbearsareimproving.B．Almosttwothirdsofpolarbearswilldisappearwithinseventy-fiveyears.C．Thehealthofpolarbearsisdirectlyconnectedwiththeseaice.D．Thepolarbearsmainlyfeedonseaice.73．Accordingtothepassage,thenumberofthepolarbearsisdirectlydecidedby.A．theclimatechangeB．theamount（数量）ofseaiceC．CO2gasD．industrialactivities74．WhetherpolarbearsshouldbeincludedonAmerica’sEndangeredSpeciesListornotisdecidedby.A．theUnitedStatesFishandWildlifeServiceB．theCenterforBiologicalDiversityC．thepolarbearsthemselvesD．Americangovernment75．Thispassagemainlytellsus.A．therelationshipbetweenclimatechangeandseaiceintheArcticOcean16/16\nB．theinfluenceoftheweatherchangeonthepolarbearsintheArcticOceanC．onesteptosavetheendangeredpolarbearsD．thefactthatthenumberofthepolarbearsisdecreasing第II卷（满分45分）第四部分：书面表达（满分45分）第一节：单词拼写（共10小题，每题1分，满分10分）76．HelearnsEnglishwell,andhespeaksitwithgreatf.77．Theserockswereoldandtheywerefover4000millionyearsago.78．IwouldreallyaitifyoucoulddriveKathytoschooltoday.79．Someonephiscaracrossthestreet,soIcouldn’tgetthrough.80．Theballoonfupintothesky.81．Theywentforwalkstogetherinthe（田野）.82．Here’sa（摘要）oftheday’snews.83．Wecameacrossby（摆渡）.84．It’stoosoontogivea（明确的）answer.85．Allyoungmenhadtodo（军事的）serviceinthecountry.第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每题1分，满分10分）根据上下文语意，用合适的动词，形容词，冠词，关系代词，介词或名词完成句子。注意所给词的词形变化。Mostpeopleagreethattraditional（传统的）Chinesepaintingisverybeautiful.First,theChinesepaintingisknown86itsbrushdrawing87blackinkandnaturalcolors.TraditionalChinesepaintingstyles（风格）areclosertorealityand88（easy）tounderstandwhilemostwesternmodernpaintingsaretoostrangeorhardtobe89（understand）.TherearemanyfamousChinese90,oneof91isQinBaishi.Hispaintingsoflivelylittleshrimps（小虾）arewellreceived92manypeople.AnotherChina’sbestknownartist,XuBeihong,alsofollowsthetraditionalChinesestyle.Hedidwellinlovelypaintingsofhorses,which93（look）soalive.What’smore,94importantfeature（特色）oftraditionalChinesepaintingsistheperfectcoordination（和谐）ofpictures,poems,calligraphy（书法）andseals（印章）.Thisalso95（add）beauty（美丽）tothepaintings.16/16\nSomostpeopleliketraditionalChinesepaintings.第三节：作文（满分25分）根据所给词或短语提示，写一篇100词左右的小短文。题目已给出。Recently,afriendandI…Chantrain.…inSydney…inAliceSprings,…fourthousandkilometersaway.…greatmealscooked…!Forthefirstfewhundredkilometersof…,…verycolourful.Afterthat,…desert.Suddenly,…looklike….…abandonedfarmswhich….Onenight,…midnight,…watched…for….Thestars…like….MyFirstRideonaTrain16/16\n期中诊断性检测高一英语参考答案及评分标准第一部分：听力（共20小题，每小题1.5，满分30分）1-5ACBAB6-10ABBAB11-15CCCCB16-20BABCC第二部分：基础知识应用（共35小题，每小题1分，满分35分）21-25ABDDC26-30ABADA31-35CCBBC36-40DBACB41-45DCBBB46-50DDBAC51-55CACAB第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）56-60DCDAB61-65CBDAD66-70CBDCA71-75DCBAD第四部分：书面表达第一节：单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）76．fluency77．formed78．appreciate79．parked80．floated81．fields82．summary83．ferry84．definite85．military第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）86．for87．in88．easier89．understood90．painters/drawers/artists91．whom92．by93．look94．an95．adds第三节：作文（满分25分）Onepossibleversion:MyFirstRideonaTrainRecently,afriendandItraveledonthefamousChantrain.WegotoninSydneyandwegotoffinAliceSpring,morethanfourthousandkilometersaway.Weategreatmealscookedbyexperts!Forthefirstfewhundredkilometersofthejourney,thescenerywasverycolorful.Afterthat,itwasdesert.Suddenly,itlookedlikeaplacefromanothertime.Wesawabandonedfarmswhichwerebuiltmorethanahundredyearsago.Onenight,ataboutmidnight,Iwatchedthenightskyforaboutanhour.Thestarsshonelikediamonds.附：听力原文Text1M:Allthemembersadmirethenewdepartmenthead.W:Howhashebecomeoneoftheheadsthatyoungpeoplelikemost?16/16\nText2W:Hello,Mr.Smith.ThisisJaneBlack.MayIspeaktomydaughter?M:Juliaisinthelabnow,Jane.Andthenshe’sgoingtoaparty.I’lltellhertocallyoubacksoon.Text3W:Isthisfridgeyouadvertised?M:Yes.It’sourregular$125fridgeonsaletodayforonly$75.Thesearethelasttwo.Ifyoucanusethemboth,youcanhavethepairfor$120.Text4W:IwonderifMr.Brownwillbeinthecompanyby10:00.Hetoldmehewould.M:Hiswifesaidheleftat9:30,soheshouldbehereby9:50atthelatest.Text5W:Ihavetotakeexaminationseveryotherdaynextweek.OnMondayI’llhaveanEnglishexam.M:IamhavingtwoonMonday,anotheronWednesdayandtwoonThursday,noneonTuesdayandFriday.I’mthankfulforthat.Text6M:Whatdoesyourfathergrow,Mary?W:Hegrowspotatoesandcabbages,andotherthingslikethat,buthegrowsmorewheatthanvegetables.M:Yes,yourfathertoldmeaboutthat.Whatdoyoukeepinthatbuilding?W:Cows.Wouldliketoseeinside?It’smoremodernthanthehouse.M:You’vegotalovelyhouse,Mary.W:Yes,itwasbuiltalmost300yearsago.It’sveryold-fashioned,butmyparentsdon’twanttochangeit.Theyhavelivedheresince1938.M:Whenarewegoingtogettothehorses,Mary?Iwanttogoforaride.W:We’llgotherewhenwe’veseeneverythinghere.Text7W:Dr.Carter’soffice.M:I’dliketomakeanappointmentwithDr.Carter.Ihavealowfeverthesedays.16/16\nW:Isthisyourfirstvisit?M:Yes,itis.W:Okay.CouldIhaveyourname,please?M:Yes,MynameisRonaldSmith.W:Okay.HowaboutthedayaftertomorrowonWednesdayat4:00p.m.?M:Uh.Doyouhappentohaveanopeninginthemorning?Iusuallypickmykidsupfromschoolaroundthattime.W:Okay.Um…Howabout8:00a.m.onTuesdayor8:15a.m.onThursday?M:Uh,doyouhaveanythingearlier,like7:30?W:No,I’msorry.M:Well,inthatcase,Tuesdaywouldbefine.Text8M:Yourgardenislookingbeautifulthissummer.Theflowersarereallycolorful.W:Thankyou.Ihaveroses,tulipsandpeonies.Doyouliketherockerywiththesmallerflowers?M:Yes,Ido.Thoseareviolets,aren’tthey?W:Yes,theyare.Thisafternoon,I’mgoingtotrimthehedge.M:Thelowerbranchesonthattreearehangingverylow.Wouldyoulikemetocutthemoffforyou?W:Thankyou!Thatwouldbeverykindofyou.Ihaveasawinthegardenshed.M:Whenthelowerbranchesareremoved,you’llbeabletositunderthetree.W:Tomorrow,I’llcutthegrass.Thenthegardenwilllookperfect.M:Justmakesurechildrendon’tplayintheflowerbedsanddestroytheflowers.Text9M:Hello,IsthatJohnson’sTakeaway?W:Yes,WhatcanIdoforyou,Sir?M:I’dliketoordertakeawayforourlunch.W:Sure,Whatwouldyouliketohaveforyourlunch?M:Doyoudeliverfastfoodorsomethingdifferent?W:Notonlyfastfood.16/16\nM:Good,I’dliketohavechickenwithpeanuts.Andforvegetable,Ipreferasparaguslettuceandahotdogformyson.W:Yes.M:Doyoudeliversoup?W:Oh,I’msorrywedon’t.Anythingelse?M:No,thankyou.ShallIpayyoubycreditcardnow?W:No,Youpaywhenthefoodarrives.Andwhattimedoyouexpecttohaveyourlunch?M:Around12:30.W:Couldyougivemeyourdetailedaddress?M:Oh,yeah.Room315inParksonBuilding.W:CanIhaveyourtelephonenumberincasewefailtofindtheplace?M:402-169.W:Thankyou.Text10Inmanycountriesaroundtheworld,unusualnameforchildrenarebecomingmorepopular,especiallysincetheincreasingtrendforcelebritiestogivetheirchildrenstrangenames.InBritain,youcancallachildalmostanythingyoulike-theonlyrestrictionsonparentsrelatetooffensivewordssuchasswearwords.Othercountrieshavemuchstricterruleswhenitcomestonamingchildren.CountriesincludingJapan,Denmark,Spain,GermanyandArgentinahaveanapprovedlistofnamesfromwhichparentsmustchoose.InChina,therearesomerulesaboutwhatyoumaycallachild-noforeignlettersorsymbolsareallowed.Asaresult,acouplewererecentlybannedfromcallingtheirbaby.InBritain,somenameswhichwerepreviouslythoughtofasold-fashionedhavebecomemorepopularagain,suchasMaisieorEllaforagirl,orAlfieorNoahforaboy.Butthemostpopularnamesarenottheoldones.Thetopnamesarefairlytraditional-Jack,CharlieandThomasforboysandGrace,RubyandJessicaforgirls.16/16
