澄西中学2022-2022学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题第I卷选择题（共80分）一、听力（20*1=20）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）1.Whatdoesthemanusuallyhaveforbreakfast?A.Friedcakes.B.Friedrice-noodles.C.Noodles.2.Whatwillthewomandofirst?A.Withdrawsomemoney.B.Seethedentist.C.Gotothehistoryclass.3.WhatisthetimebySandra’swatch?A.2:55.B.3:00.C.3:05.4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Fillingouttheformsisnoeasythingtodo.B.Sheforgottofillouttheforms.C.She’llremindthemanabouttheforms5.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?A.Differencesbetweenmeanandfruit.B.Differentideasaboutmeatandvegetables.C.Differentkindsofmeat.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Schoolreunions.B.Birthdayparties.C.Theiroldfriends.7.WhydidthewomanrecommendtheOmniHotel?A.Shelikesthepartyroomsthere.B.Herbrotherisastaffmemberthere.C.Thepriceisquitereasonable.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8.Whatdoweknowabouttheaccidentthewomanexperienced?A.Herjeepwentofftheroad.B.Itwasrainingthatnight.C.Sheforgottowearherseatbelt.9.Whatcausedtheman’sbrother’sdeath?A.Speeding.B.Drunkdriving.C.Notwearingtheseatbelt.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whoarethespeakers?A.Newcollegestudents.B.Studentswhoaregoingtograduate.C.Athletes.11.Howdotheyfeelabouttheirfuture?A.Hopeful.B.Doubtful.C.Puzzled.12.Whataretheygoingtodonext?A.Listentothepresident’sspeech.B.Receivegiftsfromtheirparents.C.Gotothestage.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13\n13.What’stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Teacherandstudent.B.Fanandsinger.C.Reporterandinterviewee.14.Howmanylanguagesdoesthewomanusewhensheworks?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.15.Whatsubjectdidthewomanlikeinschool?A.English.B.Physics.C.Biology.16.What’sthewoman’sadvicetothosewhodreamofbeingsingers?A.Justdoitifyouhavethisdream.B.Giveitupforit’sfullofrisk.C.Thinktwicebeforedeciding.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.HowdidthespeakergettoMainStreet?A.Bybus.B.Onfoot.C.Bycar.18.Whatdidthespeakerdothatafternoon?A.Hewentshopping.B.Hewenttoacinema.C.Hewenttothebank.19.Whatwasthethiefdoingwhenhewasarrested?A.Buyingsomething.B.Drinkinginabar.C.Runningdownthestairs.20.Howmuchwastherewardthatthespeakerreceived?A.$100.B.$200.C.$1000.二、单选（20*0.5=10）21.AccordingtoWHO,healthcareplansareneededinallbigcitiestoprevent_____spreadofAIDS.A.the;theB.the;不填C.a;aD.不填;the22.English-speakingpeopleareverytolerantofmistakesandoftendon’tevennoticethem.Theyaremuchmoreinterestedinwhatyouaresaying,howyouaresayingit.A.otherthanB.morethanC.lessthanD.ratherthan23.--Guesswhat,we’vegotourvisas(签证)forashort-termvisittotheUKthissummer.--Hownice!Youadifferentculturethen.A.haveexperiencedB.WillbeexperiencingC.havebeenexperiencingD.willhaveexperienced24.Afterthreeyearsofhardwork,hisknowledgeand_________wererecognizedinhisschool.A.conscienceB.competenceC.conservationD.survive25.Itwas________whorecommendedthathe_____toNewYorkinordertogetadirectflight.A.her，wentB.her,goC.she,wentD.she,go26.Sheis_________fortheschoolplay.A.tryingonB.tryingoutC.tryingforD.tryingin27.Hebecomesfatterandtallerthisyear,,sohismother________hiscoatandtrousers.A.takesoutB.letsinC.takesinD.letsout28.Generallyspeaking,_________accordingtothedirections,thedrughasnoside13\neffect.A.whentakingB.whentakenC.whentotakeD.whentobetaken29.-Wherewillyoustartyourworkaftergraduation?--Mm,it’snotbeendecidedyet.I__continuemystudyforahigherdegree.A.needB.mustC.wouldD.might30.Itisatruthuniversally______thatbehindeverysuccessfulman,thereisawoman.A.commandedB.acknowledgedC.alarmedD.reunited31.________salesdownby30%,thecompanyhastolayoffmanyclerks.A.ForB.WithC.AsDThrough32.Withthehelpofhightechnology,moreandmorenewsubstances____inthepastyears.A.discoveredB.havediscoveredC.hadbeendiscoveredD.havebeendiscovered33.___________wasknowntousallthatJohnsonhadbrokenhispromise______hewouldgiveeachofusasmallgift.A.As;whichB.What;thatC.It;thatD.It;which34.OurEnglishteachergaveusalotofhomeworktodo,including50multiplechoices,10passagesforreadingcomprehensionalongwith20sentencesforustotranslateintoEnglish_______.A.forsomereasonB.forthemostpartC.forgoodmeasureD.forinstance35.Shecouldn’tgoanyfurther.Shewas_________aftersuchalongwalk.A.wornoutB.exhaustedoutC.givenoutD.runoutof36.Thewayhethought_______withtheproblem________tobecorrect,whichmadeallthepeoplepresentrelaxed.A.oftodeal;provedB.ofdealing;provedC.oftodeal;wasprovedD.ofdealing;wasproved37.Howmanymoredecadeswillhavetopass_____scientistssucceedinprovidingacureforcancer?A.whenB.beforeC.untilD.since38.--Totellyouthetruth,Iwouldn’tbehappylivinginsuchasmallroom.--________.Idopreferasmallroom.A.IagreewithyouB.ItisOKwithmeC.ItjustdependsD.I’drathernot39.---ManyyearshavepassedsinceIlastsawyou.Ididn’trecognizeyouatfirst.----I______,either,ifsomeonehadn’tcalledyoubyname.A.wouldn’thaveB.wouldn’tC.didn’tD.hadn’t40.--Mynephewhasbrokenthehabitoftakingdrugs.--Heshouldhavetwoyearsago.,anyway.A.Nopains,nogainsB.It’easiersaidthandoneC.BetterlatethanneverD.Wellbegunishalfdone三、完型（20*1=20）OnedayIcamehomefromschool,changedmyclothesandgotreadyforwork．Iworkatalocalrestaurantintownasacashier,seaterandwaiter.Iwenttoworkfeeling41.Andtomakemattersworse,Iwasbusythatevening.13\nIt’sthesamethingoverandoveragain.42withcustomerswhocomplainabouttheirfoodandwheretheyare43istoobigortoosmall.Littlethingslikethattendto44alotofus45butwemanagetodealwithit.Threeelderlyladieswalkedinandsatbythewindows．Ithappenedtobethevery46nearwhereIkeepthedirty47intheboxes.Tryingtokeepupwithallthedirtytables,customersleavingandcominginand48runningalloverthehouse,itwascrazy.49theseelderlywomenwerewatching50Iwasworkingtomakesureeverytablewascleanandreadyforthenextcustomers.Whenthey51theirmeals,Itooktheirplatesbacktothekitchen．Theytalkedtomeforawhileaboutschool,howIwasdoing,what52IwasinandwhatIplannedtodointhefuture.53theywereleaving,theywalkedpastmeandoneofthemsaidtomeina54andgentlevoice,“Youaregoingplaces．Andthatwasit.”Theyleftthe55andIhadtearsinmyeyes,becausetheygaveme56tobelieveinmyself.They57myspiritfrombeingdownandgavemea58tokeeponworkinghard.PeopleusedtotellmethatIcouldn’thaveacareerin59untilIhadadegree．I’mnowaco-anchor（联合主持人）ofastudent-producedtelevision60.Andthebestthingis:I'monly17yearsoldandIamaseniorinhighschool.41.A.tiredB.excitedC.upD.down42.A.DealingB.HelpingC.TalkingD.Meeting43.A.satB.seatedC.laidD.seating44.A.attractB.avoidC.adjustD.annoy45.A.employeesB.customersC.bossD.employers46.A.tableB.boxC.spotD.kitchen47.A.dishesB.roomsC.clothesD.chairs48.A.menB.womenC.serversD.people49.A.AndB.OtherwiseC.ButD.So50.A.whatB.howC.whereD.why51.A.finishedB.completedC.orderedD.got52.A.placeB.gradeC.markD.position53.A.BeforeB.WhileC.AsD.After54.A.confidentB.loudC.lowD.pleasant55.A.kitchenB.houseC.restaurantD.table56.A.abilityB.courageC.imaginationD.time57.A.putdownB.pickedupC.tookoverD.pointedout58.A.causeB.reasonC.presentD.permission59.A.televisionB.governmentC.schoolD.restaurant60.A.companyB.stationC.showD.advertisement四、阅读（10*2=20）AWhenIwasachildIneversaid,"WhenIgrowup,IwanttobeaCEO,"buthereIam.WhenIlookbackonmycareer,IrealizetheroadtobecomingaCEOisn'tastraight,clearlyclarifiedpath.Infact,notwopathsarethesame．Butwhetheryouwanttobeabossonedayornot,there'salottolearnfromhowleadersrise13\ntothetopofsuccessfulcompanies.Asthisseriesofstoriesshows,thepathstobecomingaCEOmayvary,butthepeopleinthatpositionsharethequalitiesofcommitment,workethic（守则）andastrongdesireforbuildingsomethingnew.AndeveryCEOtakerisksalongtheway—puttingyourlifesavingsonthelinetostartasoftwarecompanyorleavingabigbusinesstobeoneofthefirstemployeesatastartup.IgrewupinMinnesota,andlearnedhowtobeanentrepreneur（企业家）frommyfather,whohasrunasmallbusinessforalmost30years.IwenttoGeorgetownUniversityandtriedalotofbusinessactivitiesincollegewithvaryingdegreesofsuccess.AndIalwayshadadreamjobpattern:towalktowork,workformyselfandbuildsomethingforconsumers.I'monly29,soit'sbeenaquickridetoCEO．Outofcollege,IworkedforAOLasaproductmanager,thenmovedtoRevolutionHealthandrantheconsumerproductteam．Inmid-2022IleftRevolutionHealthandstartedLivingSocialwithseveralothercolleagues,whereIbecameaCEO.Careeradvice:Don'tfigureoutwhereyouwanttowork,orevenwhatindustryyou'dliketoworkat．Figureoutwhatmakesyoudoso.Whatgivesyouareallybigrush?Answerwhyyoulikethings,notwhatyoulikedoing...andthenapplyittoyourworklife.Also,justbecauseyou'regraduating,don'tstoplearning.Readmorebooksthanyoudidincollege.Ifyoudo,andthey'renot,you'rereallywell-positionedtosucceedinwhateveryoudo.61.Whatcanweknowfromthefirstparagraph?A.Theauthorhasn'tachievedhischildhoodambition.B.TheauthorthinksthereissomeeasywaytobecomeaCEO.C.TheauthorhadanambitionofbecomingaCEOinhischildhood.D.TheauthorbelievessuccessstoriesofCEOscanbebeneficialtoeverybody.62.Accordingtotheauthor,successfulCEOsshould________.A.trynottotakerisksB.stayinthesamebusinessC.haveastrongsenseofcreativityD.saveeverypossiblepenny63.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthorfromthepassage?A.HestartedLivingSocialwhenhewasstillastudentofGeorgetownUniversity.B.Hisfatherhadfar-reachinginfluenceonhim.C.Hisbusinessactivitiesatcollegeendedupinmorefailurethansuccess.D.HeusedtoruntheconsumerproductteamforAOL.BBelowisahousingguideforstudentsgoingtoLondon.Universityaccommodation(住所)officesManyuniversityaccommodationofficeshavetheirownlistofregisteredlandlords.Othersalsoprovideinformationonaccommodationagenciesandotherhousingorganizations.Theadvantageofusingyouruniversityaccommodationhaveenoughregisteredlandlordstohousealltheirstudents.Propertypapers:LootandRentingLootisanimportantsourceofinformationaboutprivatehousingforco-renters.Theoffersarefromprivatelandlords,agenciesandindividualslookingforother13\nco-renters.Theyalsohaveawebsite:www.loot.com.TheadvantageofusingLootisthattherearesomeexcellentbargains.Thedisadvantageisthatthereisnoqualitycontrolovertheoffers.Rentingisanotherusefulpaper.Theoffersinthispaperaremainlyfromaccommodationagencies.Theirwebsiteisatwww.renting.co.uk.AccommodationagenciesThemajorityofrentedaccommodationinLondonisprobablyadvertisedthroughaccommodationagencies.Theadvantageofusingaccommodationagenciesisthat:youwillhaveaccesstoalargenumberofaccommodations.Agoodagentwilllistentoyourrequirementsandcansaveyoutimeinlookingfortherightaccommodation.Thedisadvantageisthattheywillmakearangeofchargestopotentialrenters.NoticeboardsAroundtheuniversitiesyouwillfindanumberofnoticeboardswhereoffersofaccommodationwillbeposted.Thesewilleitherbefromlandlordsorfromstudents.Someuniversitieswillalsohaveonlinenoticeboardswherestudentscanadvertisetootherstudents.Advertisementsfromstudentscanbeanexcellentwaytofindaccommodation.However,advertisementsfromlandlordscanbeproblematic.WordofmouthSomeofthebesthousinginLondonisneveradvertisedbutispassedonfromonegroupofstudentstoanotherbywordofmouth.Itmightbethatyoucanfindoutaboutgoodoffersfromfinalyearstudents.However,don’tsupposethatjustbecauseyouhavefoundoutabouthousingfromafriend,itisnecessarilygoingtobebetterthanthatfoundthroughanyothersource.FamilyFacedwiththeveryhighrentschargedinLondon,somestudentsandtheirparentswillconsiderbuyingasanalternative.Insomecasesthismightbeagoodchoice.64.WhatistheadvantageofusingLoot?A.Theirwebsiteisdesignedmainlyforstudents.B.IthasmoreoffersfromaccommodationagenciesthanRenting.C.Itgivesyoupersonalinformationaboutotherco-renters.D.Therearesomegoodbargains.65.Agoodagentcanhelpyou.A.findcheapaccommodationB.knowmorepeopleC.gettherightaccommodationquicklyD.getfreeinformationaboutmostaccommodations66.Theinformationpassedonbywordofmouthisimportantbecause.A.itisbetterthanthatfoundthroughanyothersourceB.ithelpsyoufindsomeofthebesthousingneveradvertised.C.thefinalyearstudentsalwaysofferbetterinformationD.thelandlordshavelittlevaluableinformation67.ForstudentsgoingtoLondonforthefirsttime,whichofthefollowingprovidesthemostreliableinformation?A.Universityaccommodationoffices.B.LootandRenting13\nC.Noticeboards.D.FamilyCCitybusesarewhiteandblue.Pleaseboardatthefrontdoorandpaythefareasyougeton.Thefareperrideis$1.50foradultsand$1.00forseniorcitizens.Thefaremaybepaidbycash,buspassormultiplepasses.Pleasepaytheexactamountdirectlyintotheslotatthetopofthefarebox.Rememberthatbillsarenotacceptedanddriverscannotmakechangeforriders.Whenyouwishtogetoffthebus,pleasenoticethedriverinadvancebypressingoneofthebuttonsprovidedthroughoutthebusforthispurpose.Thebusmaypassbusstopswithoutstoppingifnooneisgettingofforwaitingtogeton.Therearefivesubwaylinesinthecity.Thefareissetatfiveratesfrom$2.00to$3.50accordingtothenumberofpredetermined“pricezones”traveled.Topurchasetheappropriateticket,pleasecheckthefareontheboardsinstalledabovetheticket-sellingmachinesineachsubwaystation.Passthroughtheautomatedticketgatesbyinsertingtheticketintotheslot.Whengettingoffthesubwayatastationbeyondthevalidityoftheticket,paytheadditionalfareatafare-adjustmentmachine.68.Accordingtotheinformation,allbusridersshould_________.A.exitfromthebackdoorB.letthedriverknowinadvanceiftheywanttogetoffC.askthedriverforchangeD.payaccordingtoa“pricezone”69.Howcanariderdeterminethefareofasubwayride?A.Itisautomaticallydetermined.B.Itisalways$2.00C.Fare-adjustmentmachinesdeterminethefare.D.Allfaresareposted70.Thistextmainlytellsus_________.A.howtousecitybusesandsubwaysB.howconvenientcitybusesandsubwaysareC.howtopaythefareforcitybusesandsubwaysD.howwellcitybusesandsubwaysareequipped五、任务型阅读（10*1=10）Noonecanavoidbeinginfluencedbyadvertisements.Muchaswemayprideourselvesonourgoodtaste,wearenolongerfreetochoosethethingswewant,foradvertisingexerts（施加）someinfluenceonus.Intheireffortstopersuadeustobuythisorthatproduct,advertisershavemadeaclosestudyofhumannatureandhaveclassified（分类）allourlittleweaknesses.Advertisersdiscoveredyearsagothatallofuslovetogetsomethingfornothing.AnadvertisementwhichbeginswiththemagicworkFREEcanrarelygowrong.Thesedays,advertisersnotonlyofferfreesamples,butfreecars,freehouses,andfreetripsroundtheworldaswell.Theydesignhundredsofcompetitionswhichwillenableustowinhugesumsofmoney.Radioandtelevisionhavemadeitpossibleforadvertiserstodrawtheattentionofmillionsofpeopleinthisway.Duringaradioprogram,acompanyofbiscuitmanufacturersonceaskedlistenerstobakebiscuitsandsendthemtotheirfactory.Theyofferedtopay$10apoundforthebiggestbiscuitbakedbyalistener.Theresponsetothiscompetitionwas13\nactive.Beforelong,biscuitsofallshapesandsizesbeganarrivingatthefactory.Oneladybroughtinabiscuitonawheelbarrow.Itweighednearly500pounds.Allthebiscuitsthatweresentwerecarefullyweighed.Thelargestwas713pounds.Itseemedcertainthatthiswouldwintheprize.Butjustbeforethecompetitionclosed,alorryarrivedatthefactorywithatrulylargebiscuitwhichweighed2,400pounds.Ithadbeenbakedbyacollegestudentwhohadusedover1,000poundsofflour,800poundsofsugar,200poundsoffat,and400poundsofvariousotheringredients.Thefactoryhadtopaymoremoneythantheyhadexpected,fortheyboughtthebiscuitfromthestudentfor$24,000.AdvertisingCustomersandadvertisersThough(71)______ofourgoodtaste,customersare(72)_____byadvertisementswhenbuyingthings.Infact,advertisershavestudiedhumannatureinorderto(73)_______customerstobuythisorthatproduct.Accordingtotheir(74)______allcustomerslovetogetthingsfor(75)_______.TheusuallyeffectivemeansAdvertisersofferfreethings,whichoftendoes(76)______.Hundredsofcompetitionsare(77)______forcustomerstowinhugesumsofmoney.Radioandtelevisionareusedto(78)______people’sattention.AnexampleByradio,acompanyofbiscuitmanufacturersonceadvertisedthattheywouldoffer$10apoundforthebiggestbiscuitbakedbyalistener,which(79)______activeresponse.However,theynever(80)______topay$24,000foratrulylargebiscuitmadebyacollegestudentandcarriedbyalorry.第二部分（总分40分）六、单词拼写（10*0.5=5）1.AlltheChinesepeoplearenowlivingahappylifeinthe(稳定)societywherepeopleareenjoyinghighlivingstandards.2.Neveraanoldfriend;youwillneverfindonewhocantakehisplace.Friendshipislikewine,itgetsbetterasitgrowsolder.3.Oura_______resourcesandfinepolicycancertainlyprovideforeignerswiththeadvantagesofdevelopingtheirbusiness.4.Ashehasbeeninaterriblestateofmindthesedays,undernoc______________willhesucceedinthecomingEnglishspeechcompetition.5.Everyonepresentatthemeetingagreedtosticktothe__________(原则)thateveryoneshouldbetreatedequally.6.Thetwopenfriendshavebeenc_________witheachotherforatleastfiveyears.7.Theannualc_______________takingplaceonMarchisattendedbymanyfamousexperts.13\n8.Thetheoryofe_____________wasputforwardbyCharlesDarwin.9.Hehadabadly____________（肿胀的）ankleafterfallingdownthestairs10.Idon’tquiteunderstandyourpoint.Couldyoupleasebemoree______（清楚明白）aboutit?七、动词填空（10*0.5=5）1.Herparentsareopposedtoherdaughter(go)intoheavyindustryinthewest.2.Itisvitalthateverypieceofequipment(check)beforetheexperiment.3.He(live)withparentsintheUKforseveralyears,butnowheholdsanimportantpositioninachemicalworksinJiangsu.4.(attend)the100thanniversaryofourschoolwereouralumnifromhomeandabroadonedaylastyear.5.Hadheknownyouraddressyesterday,he_______________________(drop)inonyou.6.Themurdererhasbeencaughtbythepoliceand___(question)nowatthepolicestation.7.Itwasthethirdtimethattheconference__________________________(delay)becauseofthebadweather.8.Nowadaysacupuncturehasbecomepopularallovertheworld,as(have)othertraditionalChinesemedicines.9.__________(weigh)almost50kg,theboxwasliftedupbyhimalone.10Theblood____________(circulate)inourblood-vesselisamixtureofseveralsubstances.八、句型转换（10*0.5=5）1.Alotofpeopleagreeacupuncturecanreducepainasitcanavoidpainreachingthebrain.Alotofpeople__________thetheorythatacupuncturecanreducepainasitcanblockpainfromreachingthebrain.2.Theycomplainedaboutthequalityofthefoodthereandwereunwillingtofootthebill(买单).Notonlytheycomplainaboutthequalityofthefoodthere,butalsotheyrefusedtofootthebill.3.Aspirinislikelytoreducetheriskofheartattacksinthatitcanhelpthebloodcirculatebetter.Aspirin_____________the__________toreducetheriskofheartattacksbecauseitcanhelpthebloodcirculatebetter.4.Hedoesn’tliketobecalledOldWang.Hedislikes_____________________________OldWang.5.Everystudentandeveryteacherhasaccesstothelibrary.Thelibraryis_______________________everystudentandeveryteacher.九、完成句子（20*0.5=10）1.显然我们不应该以牺牲环境来促成旅游业的发展。Itisobviousthatweshouldn’tcontributetothegrowthoftourism_________the_________ofenvironment.13\n2.在那次事故后，这个女孩不与人交往，常常独自呆着。Afterthataccident,thegirl__________________________othersandoftenstayedalone.3.地铁对无锡市民有益，而且又进一步加快了这座城市经济发展的步伐。TheundergroundsystemtothecitizensinWuxi.Besides,itwillalsotheofthelocaleconomicdevelopment.4.那些说别人坏话成癖的人，应该去求助于心理医生，好让自己也轻松点。Thosebadguysspeakingillofothersshouldthepsychologicaldoctors.Inthiswaytheycanmakethemselvesliveinrelief.5.大量的购买商品会便宜些。Itischeapertobuygoods_________large____________.6.这是印象派运动的典型画作。Thispaintingis______________________theImpressionist(印象派)Movement7.然而，相关的和正确的信息并不等同于最新的信息However,___________________andcorrectdoesn’tequalbeinguptodate.8.如果上发条的话，我刚拿到的那些玩具娃娃可以做些常规的动作ThedollsIhavegotcanproducearoutineofactionsif______________________13\n听力原文：Text1:W:Whatdoyouusuallyhaveforbreakfast?M:Friedcakes.ButsometimesIhavefriedrice-noodlesforachange.Whataboutyou?W:Ioftenhavenoodlesforbreakfast.Text2:W:I’mgoingtothedentist’s,thenthebank,andafterthatIhavetoprepareapresentation.M:You’llhaveabusyafternoon.Text3:M:Sandra,what’sthetimebyyourwatch?Mineisalwaysfast.It’salready3:00.W:I’mafraidnot.Yoursisfiveminutesslow.Text4:M:Haveyoufilledoutyourfinancialaidformsyet?W:Don’tremindmeaboutthem!Theyaresocomplicated.Text5:M:Youprefermeattovegetablesandfruit,don’tyou?W:Yeah.Ithinkdifferentkindsofmeattastebetterthanvegetables,andthey’remorenutritious.M:Idon’tquiteagreewithyou.Meatismoredeliciousthanvegetables,butitisnotmorenutritiousthanvegetables.Eatingtoomuchmeatwilldoharmtoyourhealth.Text6:M:Haveyoueverbeentoaschoolreunion?W:Uh,yeah.Whydoyouask?Areyougoingtoone?M:I’morganizingoneforthissummer.Ihavetomakeareservationforapartyroomatahotel.Doyouknowanygoodplaces?W:Whydon’tyoutrytheOmniHotel?Mybrotherworksthere.M:CouldIaskyoutocheckwithhimaboutthepartyrooms?W:Sure.Icandothat.13\nM:Sowhatdidyouthinkaboutyourschoolreunion?Wasitfun?W:Ididn’treallyenjoymine.I’mnotverygoodatmakingsmalltalk,butitwasnicetoseeoldfriends.Text7:W:Doeseveryonewearaseatbelteachtimetheydriveorrideinacar?M:Yes,Ialwayshavemyseatbeltoninmycar.W:Thechancesofbeinginjuredinacaraccidentthisyearare1in65.Ithinkthat’sworthtalkingabout.M:Haveyoueverbeeninvolvedinanautoaccident?W:Onlyonce.Mycarwentofftheroadonarainynight.FortunatelyIwaswearingmyseatbelt.M:LastDecembermybrotherdiedinanaccident.Hewasinthebackseatofhisfriend’sjeepwhenitrolled.Hewasn’twearingaseatbelt.W:Fasteningyourseatbeltshouldbeanautomaticthingassoonasyougetintoyourcar.Buttoomanypeoplestillrefusetowearaseatbelt.M:Iwouldn’tthinkofgoinganywherewithoutwearingaseatbelt.Thedoctorsaiditwouldhavesavedmybrother.Text8:M:Now,listen,heisagainhopingthatweallachievewhatwewantandcandisplayourskilltothefullestinournewjobs.Ithinkthepresident’sspeechencouragedmedeeply,anddoubledmyconfidence.Thebitternessandtirednesswefeltinthepasthavenowgivenwaytohopeforthefuture.W:Ifeelexactlythesameway.IsworeinmymindthatIwilldothebestIcaninthefuturesoasnottofallshortoftheexpectationsofmyparents,myteachersandmycountry.M:Well,themostexcitingmomenthasyettocome.Thenextprogramisthedeliveryofdiplomasanddegreecertificates.Let’sstandupandgetreadytoreceivethem.W:OK.Listen.Thesongofgraduationisbeingbroadcastedoverthesoundsystem.Now,let’sgoontothestageonebyonetoreceiveourdiplomasanddegreecertificatesdeliveredbytheleadersofthecollege.Text9:M:Goodmorning,Ms.Yang.Thankyouforacceptingmyrequestforaninterview.CouldIaskyouafewquestions?W:Sure.Goahead.M:DoyouuseEnglishwhenyouwritesongs?W:Youwon’tbelieveit,butactuallyweuseEnglishalmosteverywhereinourworkandlife.ThesongswelistentoandthemovieswewatcharemostlyEnglishones.TheinstrumentsandsoftwareweuseareallinEnglish.WecommunicatewithsingersabroadinEnglish.Englishisjusttooimportant.M:HaveyoueverthoughtofdoingsomeEnglishsongs?W:Yes,butmaybenotinChina.Foronething,IloveChinese,andalsoIamafraidmyEnglishisnotthatgood.M:Whatsubjectsdidyouhateorlovewhenyouwereinschool?13\nW:IlovedChineseandphysics.ButIwasn’tverygoodatbiology.Ibarelypassedtheexam.M:Whatdoyouwanttosaytostudentswhodreamofbeingmusiciansandsingers?W:Studyingshouldbethefirstthingtoconsider.Themusicindustryisfullofrisk.Thinktwicebeforeyoustepin.M:Doyoumeantheyshouldgiveuponthisdream?W:No,Ijustmeanthejobisfullofchallengesandit’snoteasytobeagoodmusicianorsinger.Butifyouarereallycommitted,that’sOK.Theonlywaytofailistogiveup.Justkeeptrying,soonerorlateryouwillmakeyourmark.Text10:OnWednesdaymorningat11o’clock,IwaswalkingdownMainStreet.Ijustparkedmycarintheparkinglotnearabank.SuddenlyIheardtwoshots!Ithoughttheyhadcomefromthebank.Irantowardthebank.Isawamancomingout.Hewasshortandfatwithabigmoustache.Moreimportantly,hehadabagofmoneyandaguninhishand!BeforeIcoulddoanything,heranupthestreetanddisappearedbehindabus.Afewminuteslater,manypolicemenrushedintothebank.Iwentintothebank,andreportedwhatIsawjustminutesago.ThatafternoonIwenttothemovies,Isawthethiefagainatthefootofthestairs!Icalledthepolicefromatelephonenexttotherestrooms.Thepolicearrivedinlessthanfiveminutes.Theyarrestedthethiefjustashewasbuyingachocolatebarfromthecandymachine!Whatanexcitingday!Andbestofall,thebankgivemea$100reward.13
