福建省惠安惠南中学2022-2022学年高二英语上学期期中试题(完卷时间:120分钟;满分:150分)(请将你的选项,按序号填涂在答题卡上。)第一卷第一部分听力(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。每段对话后有一小题,从题中所给的ABC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.WhatisMr.Hopkinsprobably?A.Asailor.B.Acaptain.C.Atraveler.2.HowdoesthewomangotoworkinLondon?A.Bybus.B.Bysubway.C.Bycar.3.Whatdotheman’swordsmean?A.Everythingmustbedoneperfectly.B.Doaswellasyoucan.C.It’snoneeddoingeverythingperfectly.4.Whatwillthespeakersdotomorrow?A.Haveapicnic.B.VisittheSummerPalace.C.GototheGreatWall.5.Whendothestudentshavetobeatschoolinthewoman’shometown?A.From8:30amto3:00pm.B.From8:30amto3:00pm.C.From8:30amto5:00pm.第二节(共15小题:每小题1.5分,共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ABC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,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6、7题。6.Whydidthewomangotothedoctorlastyear?A.Shehadabadcold.B.Shehadaheadache.C.Shehada19\ntoothache.7.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A.Thedoctorusesalotofidiomswhenspeakingtohispatients.B.Themanandthewomanarefromdifferentplaces.C.It’shardforthemantounderstandthelocalaccentinDetroit.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。8.Whatistheman’sopiniononthelecture?A.Verydull.B.Notimpressiveatall.C.Interesting.9.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthelecture?A.Shehasthesameopinionasthemandoes.B.Shethinkspoorlyofthelecture.C.Shethinkshighlyofthelecture.10.Whydoesthewomanthinkcoalwon’tbeimportantanylonger?A.Peoplewilluseatomicenergyaspower.B.Peopledon’thaveanymodernmachinery.C.Thecoalgetslessandless.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。11.Whereisthemangoingtotravel?A.Washington.B.Honolulu.C.Chicago.12.Howmuchwillthemanprobablypayfortheticket?A.$952.B.$515.C.$476.13.Whichflightsisthemangoingtotakeforhisroundtrip?A.Flight220andFlight515.B.Flight515andFlight476.C.Flight220andFlight576.听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。14.Whatcanweknowaboutthesummercoursesfromtheconversation?A.Studentsonlyneedtostudypart-time.B.Eachcourselastsforfourweeks.19\nC.Studentsneedtowork23hoursaweek.15.Whenwillthesecondcoursebegin?A.OnJuly3.B.OnJuly20.C.OnJuly24.16.Ifthemantakesonecourseandlivesinthedormitory,howmuchwillhepayintotal?A.350yuanB.450yuan.C.500yuan.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.WhendidDr.Mottstartrunning?A.Whenhewasateenager.B.Whenhewastwenty-seven.C.Whenhegraduatedfromhighschool.18.HowdidDr.Mottvaluetheexercise?A.Itisthekeytobetterwork.B.Itisthekeytobettersleep.C.Itisthekeytobetterhealth.19.Whatshouldyoudowhenyoudon’thaveexerciseforacoupleofdays?A.Walkfirst.B.Runfastforfivedays.C.Pickitupwhereyouleftoff.20.Whatdoesregulatedexercisemean?A.Runningtwiceaweek.B.Controllingtheexerciseprogram.C.Runningasix-milerace.第二部分阅读理解:第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,共30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。ADisastersalmostalwaysarriveunexpectedly.Butthereareappstohelppeoplepreparefordisasters.Someappsalarmuserswhenadisasterhastakenplace.Otherdisasterappscanbeusedwhenpeopleneedrescueorotherhelp.SirenGPSMobileThefreeSirenGPSMobileappconnectsuserstoemergency19\nservices.Theappwillletemergencyworkersknowwherethepersoninneedis.Theappworksovercellnetworks.ButitalsoworksonWi-Fiifcellnetworksaredownafteranemergency.Userscancreateapersonalhealthreportontheapptosharewithemergencyservices.Thiswillprovideinformationimportanttotreatmentdecisions.GuardlyGuardlyisanappthatcanhelpkeeppeoplesaferinplacessuchasbusinessesanduniversities.Thisapppermitsworkersandstudentstoreportaboutunsafeconditions.Reportscanbemadetoanorganization’sownsecuritydivisionaswellastogovernmentemergencyservices.Thereporter’slocationcanbesentwiththereportsosecurityoremergencyserviceshelpcanarrivemorequickly.Theappisfree,butGuardlychargesforitsservices.Life360TheLife360appprovidesaservicetokeeplovedonesconnected.Userscansetupanetworkofpeopletosharetheirlocation,chat,andgetawarningwhentheyarenearsomeoneintheirnetwork.Theapphelpsuserscommunicatewhentheyareinadisaster.Thelocationsharefunctioncanbeforbiddenwhendesired.TheLife360appisfree,withsomeservicesavailableforafee.RedPanicButtonWhenapersonisinadangeroussituation,theRedPanicButtonappmighthelp.Thisappcansendatextmessageoremailtochosencontactsprovidingtheuser’slocation.Youcanalsoaddavoiceorvideomessageorphototoyourtextandemail.RedPanicButtonisfree,butextrafunctionsareavailableforafee.21.WhatdoestheSirenGPSMobileappworkonwhencellnetworksarenotavailable?A.Emergencyservices.B.Wi-Fi.C.Apersonalhealthreport.D.Textmessagesandemails.22.WhenusingGuardly,peoplecangettimelysecurityservicesbecause.A.theappisaperfecttoolB.theappcauseslittletroubleC.thereportcanshowwherethereporterisD.thereportcantellhowtosavethereporter19\n23.Whichappcansendvideomessages?A.Life360.B.Guardly.C.RedPanicButton.D.SirenGPSMobile.BAlmosteverybodyisfamiliarwiththeclassicimageofFrankenstein'smonster(怪物):atallmanwithlight﹣greenskin,whocan'tspeakmorethanafewsimplewords.Perhaps,ifyoucelebrateHalloween,youmighthavedressedupashim!Butnotsomanypeopleknowtheoriginalbookthathecomesfrom.Inthesummerof1816,agroupofyoungwriterswereonholidaynearLakeGenevainSwitzerland.UnusuallyforsummerinSwitzerland,theskywascoveredindarkcloudsanditwaspouringwithrain,sothefriendshadtospendmostoftheweektrappedintheirhouse.Toentertainthemselves,themostfamousofthewriters,LordByron,decidedtheyshouldhaveacompetition.Eachpersonhadtocreateaghoststoryandwhoeverwrotethescariestonewouldwin.ItwasduringthiscompetitionthatMaryShelley,whowasonlynineteenyearsold.hadtheideaofanuglymonster.Twoyearslater,shepublishedherfirstnovel:Frankenstein.Inthefilm,themonstercan'treallytalkmuch,butinthebook.hehasavoiceandcanexplainhissideofthestory.Althoughheisscary,uglyandviolent,healsohasunderstandablehumanemotions,andthebookexploresthereasonsforhisactions.Themonsterisabandonedbythescientistwhocreateshim,andallofthehumanbeingshemeetsarecrueltohimwithoutreason.Hesuggeststhatheonlybecomescruelandviolentbecausehehasbeentreatedcruellyandviolentlybyotherpeople.ThereasonIpersonallyloveFrankensteinsomuchisthatitissoopentointerpretation(解释).Theproblemsandissuesittalksaboutaresimpleanduniversal.Itcanbeinterpretedasametaphor(隐喻)forfamilyrelationships,orforchildbirth,orforracism:asacriticismofscienceoracriticismofreligion:whateveryouthinkitisabout,itisforyoutodecide.24.FrankensteinprobablytellsA.alovestoryB.ahorrorstoryC.adetectivestoryD.anadventurestory19\n25.WhyisHalloweenmentioned? A.Toexplainwhythebookisfamous.B.Becausethebookisabouttheholiday.C.BecausethefilmisplayedonHalloween.D.Toshowtheimageofthemonsterispopular.26.WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout? A.Thefeaturesofthenovel.B.HowMaryShelleybecameawriter.C.AcompetitionheldbyMaryShelley.D.Thecreationbackgroundofthenovel.27.Whatcanreaderslearnfromthemonstersstory? A.Thereisnonewithoutafault.B.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.C.Thinkabouttheeffectsofouractions.D.Scienceisusuallyextremelyimportant.CBEIJING—EatingataBeijingrestaurantisusuallyanadventureforforeigners,andparticularlywhentheygetthechancetoorder“chickenwithoutsexlife”or“redburnedlionhead”.Sometimesexcitedbutmostlyconfused,embarrassedoreventerrified,manyforeignershavelongcomplainedaboutmistranslationsofChinesedishes.Andtheircomplaintsareoftenvalid,butsuchanexperienceatBeijing’srestaurantswillapparentlysoonbehistory.Foreignvisitorswillnolonger,hopefully,beconfusedbyoddlywordedrestaurantmenusinthecapitalifthegovernment’splantocorrectlytranslate3,000Chinesedishesisasuccessandthetranslationsaregenerallyadopted.ThegovernmentofficeofforeignaffairshaspublishedabooktointroduceEnglishtranslationsofChinesedishes,whichaimstohelprestaurantsavoidconfusingtranslations.“ItprovidesthenamesofmaindishesoffamousChinesecuisinesinplainEnglish,”anofficialwiththecity’sForeignAffairsoffice19\nsaid.Restaurantsareencouragedtousetheproposedtranslations,butitwillnotbecompulsory.It’sthecity’slatestefforttobridgetheculturegapforforeigntravelersinChina.Comingupwithprecisetranslationsisadauntingtask,assomeChineseculinary(烹饪的)techniquesareuntranslatableandmanyChinesedisheshavenoEnglish-languageequivalent(对应词).Thetranslators,afterconductingastudyofChineserestaurantsinEnglish-speakingcountries,dividedthedishnamesintofourcategories:ingredients,cookingmethod,tasteandnameofapersonoraplace.Forsometraditionaldishes,pinyin,theChinesephoneticsystem,isused,suchasmapotofu(previouslyoftenliterallytranslatedas“beancurdmadebywomanwithfreckles”),baozi(steamedstuffedbun)andjiaozi(dumplings)to“reflecttheChinesecuisineculture,”accordingtothebook.“Thebookisabenefittotouristguideslikeme.Havingit,Idon’thavetorackmybrainstryingtoexplainChinesedishestoforeigntravelers,”saidZhengXiaodong,a31-year–oldemployeewithaBeijing-basedtravelagency.ItisnotclearifthebookwillbeintroducedtootherpartsofChina.ButonTuesday,thiswasthemostdiscussedtopiconweibo.com,China’smostpopularmicrobloggingsite.28.“chickenwithoutsexlife”or“redburnedlionhead”arementionedinthebeginningofthepassagetoshowsomeChinesedishesare.A.mistranslated.B.hardtotranslate.C.notwellreceived.D.notacceptable.29.Whatmeasurehasthegovernmentofficetaken?A.IntroducingabookonChinesedishesB.PublishingabookonChina’sdietaryhabitsC.ProvidingthenamesofmainChinesedishesD.SuggestingusingaccuratetranslationforChinesedishes30.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“daunting”inparagraph5?A.disappointingB.discouragingC.inspiringD.amazing19\n31.What’stheattitudeofmostpeopletothebookaccordingtothepassage?A.unconcernedB.negativeC.dividedD.favorableDIfaskedifspaceexplorationshouldcontinue,mostAmericanswouldgiveanimmediateresponseeitherinfavorofcontinuingorinfavorofendingspaceexploration.Acommonresponsewouldbethatspaceexplorationisawasteofmoney.AnaverageAmerican,uneducatedonthesubject,mightbelievethatthegovernmentiswastingbillionsofdollarsontheresearchthathasnomerit.Someonestrangetothesubjectmightsaythataspaceshuttlegoesuponceinawhileandthatisaboutallthathappens.Researchisongoingandcontinueswhentherearenoshuttlesbeinglaunched.Thisalsocoststhegovernmentmoney.Doestheextremecostofspaceexplorationmakesense?OneargumentisthatthegovernmentiswastingmoneyontheresearchnotbeingusedonEarth.Actually,themoneygoestoworkersandscientiststhatsupportNationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)missions(任务),andgoestomajorcompaniesthatplayimportantrolesinmajorsectorsoftheUSeconomy.BoeingisapartnerofNASAforaircraft,thesamecompanythatmakescommercialaircraftfortheairlineindustry.Anotherbenefittocontinuingspaceexplorationisthemanyspinoff(衍生的)technologiesitprovides.Theartificialheartresultedfromexperimentsonthespaceshuttle.ThehandheldJawsofLifeusedtosavevictimsfromcaraccidentsoriginatedfromthesystemusedtoseparatethespaceshuttlefromitsboosterrockets.Insulationinhomesthatkeepsthemwarmandenergyefficientisbasedonthetechnologyusedtoinsulatethespaceshuttle.TherearedirectbenefitstotheeconomyprovidedbyNASAmissionsaswellas19\nspinofftechnologies.Theseadvancesarefoundinfood,buildingmaterials,medicalproceduresandthevehicleswedrive.Whileitcanbeproventhatbillionsofdollarsthatcouldbeusedelsewhereisbeingspentonspaceexploration,thebenefitsitprovidesoutweightheterribleaspects.Asamatteroffact,themoneyspenthelpstoimprovethequalityofourlives.32.HowisParagraph2mainlydeveloped?A.Byofferinganalyses.B.Bymakingcomparisons.C.Bygivingsomeexamples.D.Bypresentingresearchfindings.33.ThefunctionofJawsofLifeisto.A.savepeoplefromtrafficaccidentsB.doexperimentsonthespaceshuttleC.keephouseswarmandenergyefficientD.separatethespaceshuttlefromitsboosterrockets34.Intheauthor’sopinion,spaceexploration.A.haschangedourlifecompletelyB.coststoomuchofourtimeC.benefitsusinmanywaysD.hasnothingtodowithus35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.BenefitsofSpaceExplorationB.IsSpaceExplorationWorththeCost?C.HowtoMakeSpaceExplorationAffordableD.MissionsoftheNASASpaceShuttleProgram第二节七选五阅读(共5小题;每小题2分,共10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项Everyonecanbenefitalotfromreadingbooks.Thefollowingisaboutthevariousbenefitsofreadingbooks.____36____Wheneveryoureadsomething,youlearninformationthatyouotherwisewouldn’thaveknown.Itcanbeafactabouthistoryoratheoryyoudidn’tknowexisted.Ifyouwanttolearnnewwords,readingbooksisagreatwaytoenlargeyourvocabulary.Readingkeepsyourmindingoodcondition.Similartosolvingpuzzles,19\nreadingbooksallowsyourmindtopracticeitsprocessingskills.______37______.Oneoftheprimarybenefitsofreadingbooksisitsabilitytodevelopyourcriticalthinkingskill._________38_________Whereveryouarefacedwithasimilarprobleminreallife,yourmindisabletoputitsmystery-solvingskillstoatest.Oneoftherealbenefitsofreadingbooksisthattheinformationinitcanbeaccessedoverandoveragain.Forexample,readingacookbookallowsyoutheluxuryofreviewingtheprocedureswheneveryouneedto._______39_______Don’teventhinkaboutwritingtheinformationdownbecauseyoumaylosethepaperyouwrotedownonsoonerorlater.Thesearejustsomeofthewonderfulbenefitsofreadingbooks._______40_______Ifyoucan’tevengooutside,youcandownloadfreee-booksonlineandreadthemonyourcomputer.Thatway,youcansethowadvantageousreadingcanbeforyourself.A.Readingbookskeepsyourmindabsent.B.Youcanimproveyourmemorybyreading.C.Readingbooksprovidesyouwithnewknowledge.D.Followingarecipefromacookingshowwillbedifficult.E.Readingmysterynovels,forexample,sharpensyourmind.F.Goingwithoutbooksfortoolongwillturnyourmindintoawhirl(混乱).G.Whydon’tyoudropbythebookstoreorlibraryandpickabookup?第三部分: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。Yearsago,acriticaleventoccurredinmylifethatwouldchangeitforever.ImetKurtKampmeirofSuccessMotivationIncorporationforbreakfast.Whilewewere 41 ,Kurtaskedme,"John,whatisyour 42 forpersonalgrowth?"Neveratalossforwords,Itriedtofindthingsinmylifethatmight 43 forgrowth.ItoldhimaboutthemanyactivitiesinwhichIwas 44 .AndIwentintoa 45 abouthowhardIworkedandthegainsIwasmaking.Imusthavetalkedfortenminutes.19\nKurt 46 patiently,butthenhe 47 smiledandsaid,"Youdon’thaveapersonalplanforgrowth,doyou?""No,"I 48 ."Youknow,"Kurtsaidsimply,"growthisnota(n) 49 process."Andthat’swhenit 50 me.Iwasn’tdoinganything 51 tomakemyselfbetter.Andatthatmoment,Imadethe 52 :Iwilldevelopandfollowapersonalgrowthplanformy 53 .Thatnight,Italkedtomywifeaboutmy 54 withKurtandwhatIhadlearned.I 55 hertheworkbookandtapesKurtwasselling.We 56 thatKurtwasn’tjusttryingtomakeasale.Hewasofferinga 57 forustochangeourlivesandachieveourdreams.Severalimportantthingshappenedthatday.First,wedecidedto 58 theresources.Butmoreimportantly,wemadeacommitmentto 59 togetherasacouple.Fromthatdayon,welearnedtogether,traveledtogether,andsacrificedtogether.Itwasa 60 decision.Whiletoomanycouplesgrowapart,weweregrowingtogether.41.A.workingB.preparingC.thinkingD.eating42.A.suggestionB.demandC.planD.request43.A.appealB.lookC.callD.qualify44.A.involvedB.trappedC.lostD.bathed45.A.lectureB.speechC.discussionD.debate46.A.calculatedB.listenedC.drankD.explained47.A.eagerlyB.graduallyC.gratefullyD.finally48.A.admittedB.interruptedC.apologizedD.complained49.A.automaticB.slowC.independentD.changing50.A.confusedB.informedC.pleasedD.hit51.A.onloanB.onpurposeC.onsaleD.onbalance52.A.commentB.announcementC.decisionD.arrangement53.A.lifeB.progressC.performanceD.investment54.A.contractB.conversationC.negotiationD.argument55.A.lentB.soldC.showedD.offered19\n56.A.recalledB.definedC.recognizedD.declared57.A.toolB.methodC.wayD.rule58.A.provideB.buyC.giveD.deliver59.A.growB.surviveC.moveD.gather60.A.difficultB.randomC.firmD.wise第二卷第四部分语法填空(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(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Atwork,itisIQ61.___________getsyouhiredbutitisEQthatgetsyou62.___________(promote).63.___________isgenerallybelievedthatpeoplewithhighEQsareopentonewideasandhavepositiveattitudestowardslife.Ontheotherhand,thereisnodoubtthatpeoplewithlowEQshaveahardertime64.___________(survive)inlife.65.___________addition,EQhasalot66.___________(do)witheducation.Whennormalstudentswereintroducedtostudentswithdisabilities,scientistsfoundthatstudentswere67.__________(much)willingtohelppeoplewithdifficultiesandshowedabetterunderstandingofthedisabledstudents’feelings68.___________(compare)tostudentswhohadnotbeeninvolvedinthestudy.Togetaheadintheworldandlead69.___________happysuccessfullifemeansgettingonwithotherpeopleand70.___________(be)abletoreacttosituationsinthebestwaypossible.People'sfuturesarenotentirelydeterminedbytheirIQs.第五部分写作(共两节满分35)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,请你修改你同学写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,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(∧),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。19\n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。Oneday,Iwascookinginthekitchenasthetelephonerang.Igotoansweritimmediately.Itwasmyclosefriends,Lisa.Whenweweretalkingonaphone,thefirealarmsounded.Iranbacktothekitchen.Theroomwasfullsmokeandthebeefwasbadlyburnt.Iquickturnedoffthegas,openedallthewindows,andthenwentoutofthehouse.Tohissurprise,twofireengineswereoutsidemyhouse.Iwasratherworrying.Itoldaboutthefirementhatitwasmycarelesscookingwhichcausedtheheavysmoke. 第二节书面表达25分假定你是李华,将于明年七月从新星外语学校毕业。你从报纸上得知B&B公司要招聘一名英文秘书,你很感兴趣。请给该公司写一封求职信,包括下列要点:1.年龄;2.学习情况及英语水平;3.兴趣和特长;4.性格特点。注意:1.词数120个左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。英文秘书anEnglishsecretary新星外语学校XinxingForeignStudiesSchoolDearSir/Madam,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________19\n19\n惠南中学2022年秋季期中考答案第一部分听力:1~5ABBAC6~10ACCBA11~15BCACC16~20BACAB第二部分阅读:21---23BCC24—27BDDC28-31ADBD32-35AACB36---40CFEDG第三部分完形:41.DCDAB46.BDAAD51.BCABC56.CCBAD第四部分语法填词61.that62.promoted63.It64.surviving65.In66.todo67.more68.compared69.a70.being第五部分写作短文改错:1.as改为when2.go改为went3.friends改为friends4.a改为the5.full插入of6.quick改为quickly.7.his改为my8.worrying改为worried9.about去掉10.which改为that范文DearSir/Madam,[点明主题]IlearnedfromthenewspaperthatyourcompanyneedsanEnglishsecretary.I’mreallyinterestedinthispositionandhopeIcanworkforyou.[自我介绍]I’m18yearsoldandwillgraduatefromXinxingForeignStudiesSchoolnextJuly.①IamanexcellentstudentandI’malwaysamongthetopstudentsinourschool.I’mgoodatEnglish,especiallyspokenandwrittenEnglish.IhavelearnedsomeknowledgeaboutcomputersandIcantypeveryfast.Inmysparetime,Ienjoyreadingalot,andthiscontributestomywritinggoodarticles.②Beinganactiveyoungperson,Ilikesportsandoutdooractivities.Besides,Iliketomakefriendsandcooperatewithotherpeople.[表达心情]Inconclusion,IhavetheconfidencethatIamqualifiedfortheposition.Iwouldappreciateitifyoucouldgivemethischance.Thankyouverymuch.I’mlookingforwardtoyourreply.Sincerelyyours,LiHua听力原文:19\nText1W:Whydoyouknowsomanythingsaboutforeigncountries,Mr.Hopkins?M:BecauseIworkinagreatship,andItravelallovertheworldundertheleadershipofourcaptain.Text2M:HowdoyougotoworkinLondon,bybusorbytheundergroundrailway?W:Busesarealwayscrowdedandareoftenstuckintrafficjams.Theprivatecarscan’thelpatall,soIprefertousethesubway.Text3W:Idon’tthinkthejobhastobedoneperfectly.M:Maybe,butit’simportanttodoyourbest.Text4W:We’regoingtohaveapicnicneartheSummerPalacetomorrow,aren’twe?M:Yeah,what’lltheweatherbeliketomorrow?W:Theweatherreportsaidit’llbefine.Text5W:Whyareyouleavingschoolsoearly?M:Early?It’salreadytwentypastthreenow.Schoolgoesfrom8:30amto3:00pm.W:Butinmyhometown,inChina,studentshavetobeatschoolat8:30a.m.andstayuntil5:00pm.M:Gosh!Text6M:HaveyouevergonetothedoctorhereinDetroit?W:Yes,IwentlastyearwhenIhadaverybadcold.M:Didyouunderstandhim?W:Prettymuch.AfterIhadlistenedtohisaccentforafewminutes,Ididn’thaveanytrouble.Why?M:Well,Icouldn’tunderstandaword,Imean,Iunderstoodthewords,buttheydidn’tseemtomakeanysense.Maybeyoucanhelpmeout.19\nW:IwillifIcan.Text7W:Whatdoyouthinkofthelecture?M:Ithoughtitwasveryinteresting.W:Didyoureallythinkso?M:Yes,didn’tyou?W:Certainlynot.Ithoughthetalkedalotofrubbish.M:Soyouthinkyouknowmorethanhedoes.W:Well,takecoalforexample.M:Whataboutit?W:Coalwon’tbeimportantanylonger.M:Whynot?W:It’stoodirty.Theywon’tbeabletofindpeopleworkingdownincoalminesinthefuture.M:Butthey’llinventnewkindsofmachinerytosolvetheproblem.W:Theonlysortofpowerthey’lluseinthefutureisatomicenergy.Text8W:UnitedAirlines,mayIhelpyou?M:Yes,I’dliketobooksometicketsonyourFlight220,departingforHonoluluonDecember22at7:30intheevening.W:Yourname,please.M:JohnScott.W:Doyouwanttoflyfirstoreconomyclass?M:Economy,please.W:Yes,westillhaveroomonthatflight.Willthisbeaone-waytrip?M:No,roundtripbacktoChicagoonJanuary3.Bytheway,doyouhaveanydirectflightscomingback?W:Yes,wedo.Flight515,leavingHonoluluat3:00pm.,fliesnon-stopbacktoChicago.M:That’llbeperfect.What’stheexactairfare?19\nW:EconomyfareroundtripfromChicagotoHonoluluis$476duringthebusyseason.M:Isee...thenmyticketisconfirmed?W:Yes,yourseatsareconfirmedonthosetwoflights.Pleasebeattheairportatleastonehourbeforedeparture.Text9W:Goodmorning,canIhelpyou?M:Yes,please.Iwouldliketohavesomeinformationaboutthesummercoursesinyourschool.W:Fine.Wehaveshortfull-timecoursesduringthesummer.Eachcourselastsforthreeweeks.It’sabouttwenty-threehoursaweekandusuallyfourandahalfdayeachweek.M:Youmusthavealotofstudentsinyourclass,haven’tyou?W:Wehavealotofstudentsintheschoolbutintheclassonlybetweentwelveandfourteenstudents.M:Couldyoupleasegivemethedatesofthefirstandsecondcourses?W:Yes,certainly.ThefirstcoursebeginsonJuly3andlastsuntilJuly20,andthesecondcourseisfromJuly24untilAugust10.M:Howmuchdowehavetopayforeachcourse?W:Well,eachcoursecosts300yuan.M:Dowehavetofindsomeplacetolivein?W:No,wecandothatforyou.Youcanliveinthedormitorywhichis50yuanaweek.M:50yuan.Thankyouverymuch.W:Youarewelcome.Text10First,letmeintroducemyself.I’mDr.Mott,fromtheschoolclinic.I’vebeenaskedtospeaktoyouthisafternoononrunning,andmostofwhatI’mgoingtosay,Iguess,isn’tnew.I’marunnermyself.Gotintoitinmiddleschool.Beenrunningfor27years.EverymorningIgetupandgooutbeforebreakfast.Ithelpsmealot.Nowisrunningbetterthananyothersport?Exerciseseemstobethekeytobetter19\nhealth.Anditshouldbeconstantandregulated,thatis,itshouldbecontrolled.ByconstantImeanyoudon’tstudylikecrazyMondaythroughFridayandthenrunonehourSaturdayandanotherSunday.Doalittleeachday,andaten-minutewalkisplentytostartoutwithifyou’reoutofpractice.Youshouldcheckwithyourdoctorbeforeyoubeginanyhardexercises,especiallyifyou’reover30.Anditisnogoodoverdoingit.Ifyou’vebeenrunningamileadayandwanttoenterasix-mileracenextspring,workuptoit.Increaseyourdistancebyaneighthofamile,forinstance,twiceaweek.Andifyoustopyourtrainingformorethanacoupleofdays,don’ttrytopickitupwhereyouleftoff.Easebackintoit.19