江西省九江第一中学2022-2022上学年高一第一次月考试题英语本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分；满分150分，考试时间120分钟。第Ⅰ卷（选择题共100分）第一卷（选择题满分115分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题前先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?A.TohaveanXray.B.Togotothehospital.C.Tohelpthewoundedman.2.Whereandwhenwillthemeetingbeheld?A.Room303,3:00pm.B.Room303,2:00pm.C.Room302,2:00pm.3.WhenwouldThomasandLilyliketoleave?A.Tomorrow.B.NextMondayorTuesday.C.ThisMonday.4.Whatistheman’schoice?A.Hepreferstrainfortrip.B.Hedoesn’tliketraveling.C.Notmentioned.5.Accordingtothewoman,whatshouldthemandoatfirst?A.Heshouldaskabouttheflatonthephone.B.Heshouldreadtheadvertisementsforflatsinthenewspaper.C.Heshouldphoneandmakeanappointment.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，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，各个小题将给出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至8题。6.Howlongisitsincetheymeteachother?A.Morethanoneyear.B.Lessthanoneyear.C.Threemonths.7.Wheredoesthemanwork?A.Inafoodfactory.B.Atauniversity.C.AttheNationalBank.8.Whichofthefollowingistrue?A.ThewomanspeaksGermanbetterthanSpanish.B.Tom,John’sson,isinGradeThree.C.Themanhastwochildren.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9.Whoarethetwospeakers?-13-\nA.Amanandhiswife.B.Amanandhissister.C.Amanandhisgirlfriend.10.Whyisthemanunhappyabouttheirweekends?A.Theyseldominvitefriendsover.B.Theyseldomgooutforapicnic.C.Theyseldomspendweekendstogether.11.Whichaspectofthepicnicdothemanandwomandifferon?A.Whoshouldgetthecarready?B.Howmanyfriendstheyshouldinvite.C.Whatfoodanddrinktheyshouldprepare.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12.Whydoesthemangotoseethedoctor?A.Becauseheisseriouslyill.B.Becausehewantstoseedeath.C.Becausethedoctorwantshismoney.13.Whatdoesthedoctoradvisethemantodo?A.Takemoremedicine.B.Haveaholiday.C.Givesomeofhismoneytopoorpeople.14.Howdoyoufindtheman?A.Heishonest.B.Heiscarelessabouthishealth.C.Hecaresforhismoneybeyondeverythingelse.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15.Howhasthemanbeenfeelinglately?A.Lonely.B.Unhappy.C.Depressed.16.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?A.TolearnEnglish.B.Tojoinaclub.C.Todoexercise.17.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A.Themanisthewoman’selderbrother.B.Youdon’tfeelalonewhenyouhaveaclosefriend.C.ThemancomesfromNorthAmerica.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.WhywastheMesaVerdeNationalParkbuilt?A.Toattractmorevisitors.B.Toearnmoney.C.ToprotectthecultureofancientNativeAmericans.19.Whatlanguagedothewords“MesaVerde”belongto?A.English.B.Spanish.C.French.20.Howmanyruinswerediscoveredinall?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.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中(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。-13-\nAWillitmatterifyoudon'ttakeyourbreakfast?RecentlyatestwasgivenintheUnitedStates.Thosetestedincludedpeopleofdifferentages,from12to83.Duringtheexperiment,thesepeopleweregivenallkindsofbreakfasts,andsometimestheygotnobreakfastatall.Specialtestsweresetuptoseehowwelltheirbodiesworkedwhentheyhadeatenacertainkindofbreakfast.Theresultsshowthatifapersoneatsaproperbreakfast,heorshewillworkwithbettereffectthanifheorshehasnobreakfast.Thisfactappearstobeespeciallytrueifapersonworkswithhisbrains.Ifastudenteatsfruit,eggs,breadandmilkbeforegoingtoschool,hewilllearnmorequicklyandlistenwithmoreattentiontoclass.Oppositetowhatmanypeoplebelieve,ifyoudon'teatbreakfast,youwillnotloseweight.Thisisbecausepeoplebecomesohungryatnoonthattheyeattoomuchforlunch,andendupgainingweightinsteadoflosing.Youwillprobablylosemoreweightifyoureduceyourothermeals.21.Duringthetest,thosewhoweretestedweregiven.A.nobreakfastatallB.veryrichbreakfastC.littlefoodforbreakfastD.differentbreakfastsornone22.Theresultsofthetestshowthat.A.breakfasthasgreateffectonworkandstudiesB.breakfasthaslittletodowithaperson’sworkC.apersonwillworkbetterifhehasasimplebreakfastD.thoseworkingwithbrainsshouldhavemuchforbreakfast23.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Poorbreakfastsaffectthosewhoworkwithbrains.B.Morningdietmaycauseonetogetfatter.C.Eatinglessinlunchandsuppermayhelptoloseweight.D.Reducingbreakfastisofgreatvalueinweightlosing.BI’vegivenalotofspeechesabouteducation.AndI’vetalkedaboutresponsibilityalot.I’vetalkedaboutteachers’responsibilityforinspiringstudentsandpushingyoutolearn.I’vetalkedaboutyourparents’responsibilityformakingsureyoustayontrack,andyougetyourhomeworkdone.I’vetalkedalotaboutyourgovernment’sresponsibilityforsettinghighstandards,andsupportingteachersandprincipals,andturningaroundschoolsthataren’tworking,wherestudentsaren’tgettingtheopportunities.Butattheendoftheday,wecanhavethemostdedicatedteachers,themostsupportiveparents,thebestschools--andnoneofitwillmakeadifference,noneofitwillmatterunlessallofyoufulfillyourresponsibilities,unlessyoushowuptothoseschools,unlessyoupayattentiontothoseteachers,unlessyoulistentoyourparentsandgrandparentsandotheradultsandputinthehardworkittakestosucceed.That’swhatIwanttofocusontoday:theresponsibilityeachofyouhasforyoureducation.Iwanttostartwiththeresponsibilityyouhavetoyourself.Maybeyoucouldbeagreatwriter--maybeevengoodenoughtowriteabookorarticlesinanewspaper-13-\n--butyoumightnotknowituntilyouwritethatEnglishpaper--thatEnglishclasspaperthat’sassigned(given)toyou.Maybeyoucouldbeaninnovator(reformer)oraninventor--maybeevengoodenoughtocomeupwiththenextiPhoneorthenewmedicineorvaccine--butyoumightnotknowituntilyoudoyourprojectforyourscienceclass.MaybeyoucouldbeamayororasenatororaSupremeCourtjustice--butyoumightnotknowthatuntilyoujoinstudentgovernmentorthedebateteam.Andnomatterwhatyouwanttodowithyourlife,Iguarantee(amsure)thatyou’llneedaneducationtodoit.Youcannotdropoutofschoolandjustdropintoagoodjob.You’vegottotrainforitandworkforitandlearnforit.Thisisn’tjustimportantforyourownlifeandyourownfuture.Whatyoumakeofyoureducationwilldecidenothinglessthanthefutureofthiscountry.ThefutureofAmericadependsonyou.Whatyou’relearninginschooltodaywilldeterminewhetherweasanationcanmeetourgreatestchallengesinthefuture.24.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Theteachersshouldtaketheresponsibilitytoteachtheirstudentscarefully.B.Theparentsshouldallthetimetaketheresponsibilitytosupervisethechildren.C.Thegovernmentshouldtaketheresponsibilitytosupporttheteachersandschools.D.Thestudentsthemselvesshouldtaketheresponsibilitytostudyfortheirfuture.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddedicatedmean?A.frightenedB.excitedC.devotedD.determined26.Whowillbethelistenersofthisspeech?A.StudentsB.TeachersC.ParentsD.Principals27.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.Whoisresponsibleforthefuture?B.Education---yourchoiceC.Youreducation,yourfutureD.EducationchangesyourlifeCYouputagreatdealofeffortintoreachingthecollegeofyourchoice.It’stimetogetstarted.Butwhat’snext?Beginningcollegecanbeanexcitingbutawkwardtime.Followthesetipstoadjusttoyournewliferapidlyandmakethemostofyourcollegeexperience.●Tosavetimeandmoney,usethecollege’sbussystem.Takingthebustoschoolisquick,easyandfreeinmostcollegetowns.Youwon’thavetolocateoraffordaplacetoparkeither.It’salsoagoodwaytobeenvironmentallyaware.●Savepenniesonbooksbywaitinguntilclassstarts.Youmightnotevenneedalloftherecommendedbooks.Newtextbookscostanarmandaleg.Trybuyingusedtextbooks---it’sasurefirewaytosavemoneyandservesthepurposeaswell.●Doneverlookatcollegelifeasanendlessseriesofpartiesandsocialactivities.Butthereisawholelotmoretocollegeifyou’reseriousaboutgraduating.Havingagoodcollegeexperienceisallaboutbalancingworkandfun.●Beawarethatyourlivingenvironmentcanlargelyaffectyouracademicsuccess.Ifthedormdoesn’tsuityou,considerlivingathomewithyourfamilyorrentingyourownapartment.Thebestlocationforyourstudiesisn’talwaysyourdorm.Findaquietarea,likethelibrary,todoyourwork.Alternatively,buysomeheadphonesthatblockoutnoise.-13-\n●Bemindfulofyourdiet.Makehealthyfoodchoicesandwatchwhatyoueat.Avoidfoodsthatareprocessedorhighinsugar.The“freshman15”isreal.Manycollegestudentsgainatleast15poundsduringtheirfreshmenyear.●Whileelectives(选修课)canbehelpfulwhenfiguringoutyourmajor,youshouldn’tentirelyrelyonthem.Clubsandotherorganizationsexistaround.Getinvolved.Makesure,though,thatyoustillhavetimetostudy.Havingtoomuchonyourplatecanhurtyourgrades.28.Whichofthefollowingideascanbefinanciallywise?A.Drivingyourowncar.B.Buyingusedbooks.C.Rentinganapartment.D.Attendingactivities.29.Inthetext,freshmenarerepeatedlywarnedagainst.A.academicfailuresB.physicalproblemsC.trafficaccidentsD.socialactivities30.Theunderlinedphrase“havingtoomuchonyourplate”probablyrefersto.A.usingtoomuchmoneyformealsB.eatingtoomuchunhealthyfoodC.takingpartintoomanyafter-classactivitiesD.takinganelectivethathastoomanystudents31Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A.Somefreshmendon’thavehealthylifestyle.B.Allfreshmenadapttotheirnewlifeeasily.C.Allfreshmenshouldliveinthedorm.D.Somefreshmenenjoytheirnewlife.DWell,20yearsagoIcametoAmerica.MyfirsttriptoAmericaistoSeattle.AndinSeattleIfoundtheInternet.AndthenIcamebackandtoldmyfriendsthatIwasgoingtoopenacompanycalledInternet.Mostofthemwereagainstme.ButIstillstartedmybusiness,withoutknowinganythingaboutcomputer,withoutknowinganythingaboutbusiness.Istartedmyfirstcompany,withmywifeandaschoolmate.Weborrowed$1,000westartthebusiness.Itwassodifficult.Icalledmyselflikeablindmanridingonthebackofblindtigers.Forthefirstthreeyearslifewasreallybad.IrememberItriedtoborrow$3,000fromthebanks.IttookmethreemonthsaskinganyfriendsIknowtoborrowthemoney.Stillfailed,becauseeverybodysaid“Jackistellingalie,becausethere’snosuchnetworkcalledInternetin1996.”Sooneday,later1996,ChinawasconnectedtotheInternet.Iinvitedtenmediafriendstomyapartment.IwanttotellthemI’mnottellingalie.ThereisanetworkcalledInternet.Wewaitedthreehoursandahalftoseethefirst–todownloadthefirstpicture.Andpeoplesaid“Isthatthinggoingtowork?”AndIsay“Yeah,it’llwork,butnottoday.Intenyearsit’llwork.”ButatleastitprovedthatIwasnottellingalie.In1999Iinvited18friendsofminewhocametomyapartment.Wedecidedtodo-13-\nitagain.Wecallthenamealibaba.com.AndpeoplesaywhyAlibaba?WebelieveInternetisatreasureislandwhichopenssesameforsmallbusiness.AndweusedAlibababecauseit’seasytospell,easytoremember.Andwewanttofocusonhelpingsmallbusiness.SowestarttosayifAmericaisgoodathelpingbigcompanies,justlikeAmericaisgoodatmakingbasketballweshouldplayping-ponginChina,weshouldhelpthesmallguys.Andweshouldnothelpsmallguystosavecost,becausesmallbusinessknowhowtosavethecost,butsmallbusinessshouldlearnhowtomakemoney.Soourbusinessisfocusinghelpingsmallbusinesstomakemoneyonline.32.WhatstatementisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.ThespeakerwasgoodatcomputerwhenhefoundedInternet.B.Thespeakerwasrichenoughtoopenthecompany.C.Thespeakergainedhisfriends’supportwhenhewantedtosetuphiscompany.D.ThespeakerfoundedanInternetcompanywheninternetwasbeginningtodevelop.33.Whatkindofwritingisthetext?A.Anadvertisement.B.Atourguide.C.Aspeech.D.Ateachingcourse.34.Whatdoesalibaba.comaimtoachieve?A.Playingpingpongverywell.B.Helpingbigcompaniesdobusiness.C.Helpingsmallcompaniesmakemoneyonline.D.Sellingsesametosmallbusiness.35.Whodoyouthinkis“I”referto?A.Thefounderofthealibaba.comcompany.B.TheinventorwhoinventedtheInternet.C.AnAmericanwhohelpsbigcompanies.D.AChinesemakingmoneyonline. 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。Friendshipisaveryimportanthumanrelationshipandeveryoneneedsgoodfriends. Goodfriendship hasmanybenefits. Itofferscompanionship,improvesself-worthandpromotesgoodhealth. Thereare timesinourlivessuchaswhenwehaverecentlymovedintoanewtown,orchangedourjobsorschools. Suchchangesoftenleavesuswithoutafriend. 36 Butformanyofustheprocessisdifficultandrequirescourage. Belowaresomehelpfulsuggestionsonhowtomakeandkeepfriends. 1.Stayintouchwithothers. Thefirststeptomakingfriendsisassociatingwithotherpeople. Youcangotopublicplacestomeetnewpeople. Besides,youwillneedtomakeyourselfknownbybecominganactivememberofsuchplaces. 2.Startaconversation Startingaconversationisthesecondmostimportantstepinmakingnewfriends. 37Youcanalwaysstarttheconversation. Beingabletomakesmall-13-\ntalkisaveryusefulskillincommunicatingwithotherpeople. 3. 38 Choosingfriendswithcommoninterestsisimportantinbuildingfriendshipastheseinterestswould alwaysbringyouandyourfriendtogether,Hangingoutwillalwaysbeapleasantexperience. 4.Letitgrow. Itisagoodthingtostayintouch. However,trynottopressyournewfriendwithcalls,messagesorvisitsasthiswouldlikelywearhimorheroutandfinallyyoumayloseyourfriend. 39Thebestfriendshipsaretheonesthatgrownaturally. 5.Enjoyyourfriendship Thebestwaytoenjoyyourfriendshipistoallowyourfriendstobethemselves. 40Trynottochangethemfromwhotheyaretowhatyouwantthemtobe. A. Becheerful. B. Dothingstogether. C. Donotwaittobespokento. D. Trynottofindfaultwithyourfriends. E. Makingnewfriendsiseasyforsomepeople. F. Forafriendshiptodevelopyouneedtostayintouch. G.Soyouwillneedtogiveyourfriendtimetoreacttoyou.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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。OnedayIwaswalkingtothemailboxwithmydad,whenIsawsomethingdropfromatree.Icouldn't__41__whatitwas,soIkeptmyeyesonthespotaswecamenear.Itwasababybird,whichhadfallenfromitsnest.Ithadlong,strangewingsandfeet,and__42__thatfoughttostayopen.Itwas__43__.Isatnexttoitwatchingwhilemydadgotthemail.I__44__itsnestandmother,__45__whatwouldhappentoit.Mydadsaidwehadto__46__it;therewasnothingwecoulddo.Hesaidifthebirdmothersmelledanytraces(踪迹)of__47__,shewouldn'tgonearher__48__.Aswebegantowalkaway,awoman__49__.“Diditfalloutofanest?”sheasked.“Yeah.”Ianswered.“It__50__alot.Notmuchwecando.”shesaid.“Trynottothinkaboutitwhenyougotosleeptonight.”Iwalked__51__themailboxthenextday.Thebabybirdlay__52__inthegrass.-13-\nIrealizethat“Trynottothinkaboutit”isthe__53__ofmanypeopletowardsthingswhich__54__toprovidethemwithperfectexcuses__55__notbothering.Thewomanwasn'tbeing__56__;Shewasactuallyquitenice.Butwheneveryonesays“there's__57__Icando—justtrynottothinkaboutit,”wherewillwefinally__58__?Whenbillionsofpeople__59__trynottothinkaboutitwhentheygotobedatnight,theremightbemillionsoffallenbirdslyingdeadand__60__inthegrassthenextmorning.41.A.sayB.talkC.speakD.tell42．A.eyesB.armsC.feathersD.claws43．A.boredB.stupidC.lovelyD.clever44．A.turnedbackB.staredatC.pointedtoD.lookedfor45．A.suggestingB.decidingC.wonderingD.finding46．A.helpB.leaveC.catchD.kill47．A.childrenB.humansC.animalsD.insects48．A.treeB.grassC.babyD.person49．A.cameacrossB.cameoutC.cameupD.cameabout50．A.happensB.criesC.suffersD.changes51．A.fromB.beyondC.pastD.into52．A.asleepB.deadC.stillD.alive53．A.attitudeB.feelingC.considerationD.understanding54．A.failB.proveC.refuseD.seem55．A.fromB.ofC.aboutD.for56．A.cruelB.kindC.sillyD.friendly57．A.somethingB.nothingC.everythingD.anything58．A.startoutB.comefromC.settledownD.endup59．A.possiblyB.simplyC.particularlyD.luckily60．A.forgottenB.buriedC.eatenD.remembered第II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。WhenwearrivedatPrinsengracht,wewentquicklyupstairsandintothehidingplace.Weclosedthedoorbehindusandwearealone.Margothadcome61.____________(fast)onherbikethanusandwasalreadywaiting62.____________us.Alltheroomswerefullofboxes63.___________layonthefloorandthebeds.Wehadtostartclearingupatonce,64.____________wewishedtosleepin65.____________(comfort)bedsthatnight.MummyandMargotwerenotabletohelp.Theyweretired.ButDaddyandI,thetwohelpersofthefamily,66.____________(start)atonce.Thewholedaywe67.___________(pack)theboxes,filledthecupboardsandtidied,-13-\nuntilwewere68.____________(extreme)tired.We69.____________sleepincleanbedsthatnight.Wehadn’thadanywarmfoodtoeatallday.MummyandMargotwere70.____________tiredandworriedtoeat,sotheywenttosleepwithouteatinganything.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小短文。其中共有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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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：在错的词下画一横线，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。NowadaysmoreandmorestudentsarebeginningtorealizetheimportantoflearningEnglish,butsomeofthemfindthemdifficulttogetachancetospeakEnglishintheirdailylife.Inordertoimprovingthestudents’speakingability,theStudents’UnionofourschoolhasdecidedtoholdoralEnglishcontest.Itwillbeholdintheschoolmeetingroomfrom2:00pmto5:00pminOct.18.ThreeforeignteachersandsevenEnglishteacherswouldactasjudgeatthecontest.Thestudentwhomwinsthefirstprizewillgetanotebookcomputer.Itisagoodchanceforalleverystudentintheschool.Pleasetakeanactivepartinit.TheStudents’Union第二节书面表达（满分25分）假设你叫李华，与好友王刚分别升入不同的高中，开学两月后你对自己的所见所闻感受颇深。请你给王刚写一封邮件，简述你对新学校的印象。要点包括：学校概况新校园干净美丽，有大型操场和电子阅览室教师介绍自己最喜欢的老师或者印象深刻的老师同学友好、勤奋感受高中新生活开始了，要积极上进注意：1.词数100字左右；2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。digital电子的，数字的-13-\n2022-2022九江一中高一上学期英语第一次月考试卷答案听力：1~5CCBCB6~10BCBAC11~15BACCA16~20BBCBC阅读理解：21-23DAD24-27DCAC28-31BACA32-35DCCA36-40ECBGD完形填空：41-45DACDC46-50BBCCA51-55CBADD56-60ABDBA语法填空：61.faster62.for63.which64.if65.comfortable66.started67.unpacked68.extremely69.did70.too短文改错：NowadaysmoreandmorestudentsarebeginningtorealizetheimportantoflearningEnglish,importancebutsomeofthemfindthemdifficulttogetachancetospeakEnglishintheirdailylife.Inorderittoimprovingthestudents’speakingability,theStudents’UnionofourschoolhasdecidedtoimproveholdoralEnglishcontest.Itwillbeholdintheschoolmeetingroomfrom2:00pmto5:00pmanheldinOct.18.ThreeforeignteachersandsevenEnglishteacherswouldactasjudgeatthecontest.OnwilljudgesThestudentwhomwinsthefirstprizewillgetanotebookcomputer.whoItisagoodchanceforalleverystudentintheschool.Pleasetakeanactivepartinit.TheStudents’Union参考范文：DearWangGang，Wehaven’tseeneachotherforovertwomonths.Howareyoudoing?I’lltellyousomethingaboutmynewschoolfirst.Mynewschoolisverycleanandbeautiful.There’salargeplaygroundandadigitalreadingroom.IlikemyEnglishteacherbest，whoismyfirstmanteacherofEnglish.Histeachingmethodisnothinglikethatoftheothers.What’smore，henevermakesusembarrassedinclass.Allmyclassmatesarefriendlyandhard working.We’relivinganewlifeandtryingtomakegreaterprogressinourlessons.Pleasetellmesomethingaboutyournewschoolandyourself.YoursLiHua-13-\n附:录音原文(Text1)M:Ouch,itreallyhurtsterriblyhere,becauseIfelloverheavilyjustnow.W:IthinkyouneedanX-ray.ShallIhelpyougettothehospital?M:No,thanks.(Text2)M:IsthemeetingheldinRoom302or303?W:Itshouldbe302.ButIhearthatithasbeenputofftilltomorrow.M:Really?Isitatthreeintheafternoon?W:No.Itwillbeattwo.(Text3)M:HaveThomasandLilysetadateforleaving?W:No,theyhaven’t.ButThomassaidthey’dliketoleavenextMondayorTuesday.M:I’dliketoseethemoffattheairport.Willyougowithme?W:Sure.(Text4)W:Whiletraveling,whichdoyouprefertotake,train,shiporplane?M:Itdepends.Differentpeoplehavedifferentreasonsfortheirchoice.(Text5)M:Iwanttofindasmallflat.WhatshouldIdo?W:Well,firstlyyoushouldreadtheadvertisementsforflatstoletinthelocalnewspapers.Thenyoushouldphoneandmakeanappointment.IfitseemsOK,youshouldgoandseeit.(Text6)M:Why,MarySmith!Ihaven’tseenyouforages.Howhaveyoubeen?W:John,JohnBrown!Ithasbeenalongtime,hasn’tit?Itmustbeatleastayear.M:No,wetalkedattheJohnsons’ChristmaspartylastDecember.Don’tyouremember?W:That’sright.Well,howareyou?Stillworkingforthefoodcompany?M:No,Ichangedjobsthreemonthsago.I’mwiththeNationalBanknow.Howaboutyou?W:I’mstillteachingattheuniversity,butImovedfromtheGermanDepartmenttotheSpanishDepartment.Well,howisyourfamily?Arethechildrenallinschoolnow?M:No,Billyisstillathome.TomisinthethirdgradeandJane’sinthesecond.W:Ourtwochildrenhaven’tstartedschoolyet,either.Buttheywillgointhefall.(Text7)M:Whatshallwedothisweekend?W:Didyouhavesomethingspecialinmind?M:No,notreally.Ijustthoughtitmightbefuntodosomethingnew.W:Doingsomethingforachange,youmean?M:Yes,somethingdifferent.Ineedachange.W:IusuallygoshoppingandhavemyhairdoneduringtheweekendandyouusuallywatchthefootballgamesonTV.M:Yes,youoftenhaveteawithyourfriends.AndIsometimesplaycardswithmyfriends.Weseldomdoanythingtogether.It’squiteunlikewhenwewerefirstmarried.-13-\nW:NowI’vegotanidea.AutumnisthebestseasoninBeijing.Whydon’twegoforapicnicthisweekend?You’llinviteyourfriendsandI’llinvitemine.We’llgotogether.M:Goodidea!I’dseeaboutthecarandyou’llpreparethefood.Butareyousureyoureallywantallourfriendstocomealong?(Text8)M:Doctor,isiteasytoseedeath?W:Well,itseemsit’snotsoeasyformetotellyouaboutdeath.M:Tellmethefact,please.I’mnotafraid.W:OK.Iguessyou’reonthewaytoseedeath.M:Ibelieveyou’reright.ButIwanttohavealonglife.Helpme,please.W:OK.Listen.Itlooksasifyouhavetoomuchmoney.M:Oh?W:Itseemsthatthemoremoneyyouhave,theworseyourhealthis.Youmusthaveworriedtoomuchaboutthesafetyofyourmoney.M:Yes,that’squitetrue.W:Whynotgivesomemoneytopoorpeople?M:Noway!Moneyismylife.(Text9)W:Howareyoudoing,Andrew?M:Notwell.I’vebeenfeelingprettylonelylately.W:Butyouhavesomanyfriends!Howcouldyoubelonely?M:Youknowwhattheysay:afriendtoallisafriendtonone.Idon’tfeellikeIreallyknowanyofmyfriends.Infact,Ishouldprobablycallthemacquaintances,notfriends.W:Whataboutme?I’myourfriend.M:Iknowyouare,butyou’remygirlfriend.IwishIhadaguyfriendtohangoutwithsometimes.W:Iknowwhatyoumean.Ifinditdifficulttomakenewfriends,too.It’snotaseasyasitwaswhenwewereyoung,isit?M:Notatall.W:I’vemadealotofnewfriendssinceIstartedlearningEnglish.Maybeyoucouldjoinaclubortakeaclasstomakesomenewfriends.M:That’sagoodidea.W:Whatkindofqualitiesdoyoulookforinafriend?M:I’mnotsure.IguessI’dliketomeetsomepeoplewhohaveapositiveattitudeandwanttohaveagoodtime.W:PeoplewhoplayultimateFrisbeehaveapositiveattitude;maybeyoushouldjointheultimateFrisbeeclub.M:That’sapossibility.Thanks!(Text10)AlargeNationalParkhasbeenbuilttoprotectthecultureofancientNativeAmericans.ItiscalledMesaVerde.Itwascoldthatdayin1988insouthwesternColorado.RichardWetherillandhisbrotherinlawweretryingtofindsomemissingcattle.Theywere-13-\nuponMesaVerde.Spanishexplorershadnamedthearea.Thehigh,flatmountaintopiscoveredwithbushesandpinetrees.Itlookslikeahugegreentable,whichis“mesaverde”inSpanish.Thetwomencametotheedgeofadeepcanyon.Throughthefallingsnow,theysawwhatlookedlikeasmallcityacrossthecanyon.Itwashanginginthemiddleoftherockwall.Thereweremanyconnectedroomsbuiltintoanaturalopeningintherock.TheynamedtheruinsCliffPalace.Inthenextfewdays,theyfoundtwomorelargeruins.TheynamedoneSpruceTreeHouseandtheotherSquareTowerHouse.TheWetherillfamilywerethefirstpeopletostudythem.Soonafterthisdiscovery,RichardWetherillreturnedtoMesaVerde,totheruinsthathadremainedsilentanduntouchedforcenturies.-13-
