高二英语科第一学期期末考试试题英语2022.01时量：120分钟总分：100分一、听力（每题0.5分，共10分）第一节（共5小题；每小题0．5分，满分2．5分）请听下面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.Whatdoesthewomanwant?A.Tea.B.Water.C.Coffee.2.Wherearethetwospeakers?A.Inabank.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inapostoffice.3.Whichbookhasthewomanbought?A.Themathbook.B.Thehistorybook.C.TheEnglishbook.4.Whatwillthewomandothisevening?A.Meethermanager.B.Haveameeting.C.Gototheparty.5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Shehasn’tmetthenewdirectoryet.B.ThenewdirectorwenttoLondon.C.Shedoesn’tlikethenewdirector.第二节（共12小题；每小题0．5分，满分6分）请听下面4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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。请听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6.WhydidSusancall?A.Tosayhellotohersickbrother.B.Todiscussherbusinessplan.C.Toaskaboutherfamily.7.WhereisSusan’smothernow?A.Athome.B.Inahospital.C.Atashoppingcenter.8.WhenwillSusanprobablycomebackhome?A.Inoneweek.B.Intwoweeks.C.Inthreeweeks.请听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。9.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetalk?A.Totellthestudentshowtousethelibrary.B.Totellthestudentswhattodowhenill.C.Totellthestudentswheretogonext.10.Whoisthespeaker?A.Anurse.B.Ateacher.C.Alibrarian.11.Whatwillthestudentsprobablydonext?A.Seeadoctor.B.Visitthelibrary.C.Takesomeexercise.请听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。12.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?12/12\nA.Teacherandstudent.B.Brotherandsister.C.Classmates.13.Howwillthespeakersgotothebeach?A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Bytrain.14.Whenarethetwospeakersleaving?A.At3:30.B.At4:00.C.At4:30.请听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。15.WhatdidMarywanttobewhenshewassmall?A.Apainter.B.Aswimmer.C.Asinger.16.AtwhatagedidMarybecomefamous?A.15.B.16.C.22.17.WhydoesMarystopswimming?A.Sheistoooldtowin.B.Shewantstobeapainter.C.Sheneedsmoreschooleducation.第三节（共3小题；每小题0．5分，满分1.5分）请听下面一段独白，用你所听到的独白中的词或数填空，每空限填一个词或一个数，填入的内容要写在答题卡相应的位置上。在听本段独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。本段独白读两遍。请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。SwitzerlandLandAbout18%ofitsareaismountainous.PeopleAbout5%ofitspopulationwasborn19.LanguageFrenchisthe20mostwidely-spokenlanguage.二、单项选择（每题1分，共16分）从A.B.C.D四个选项中，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。21.__________thehelpfromhisrelatives,hedoesapart-timejobtosupporthisstudyatcollege.A.RegardlessofB.InsteadofC.ButforD.Apartfrom22.__________Iwererich,Iwouldgotravelingaroundtheworld.A.IfonlyB.EvenifC.WhatifD.Onlyif23.Ifthethief_____________around,thepolicemanwouldn’thavesuspectedhim.A.hadn’tlookedB.hadlookedC.lookedD.didn’tlook24.___________thedangerwehavejustescaped,Istillfeelfrightened.A.DatingbacktoB.LookingaroundC.ThinkingbacktoD.Thinkingover25.Thegirl______forwardtobuyinganewgoldwatch.A.referredtolookB.referstolookingC.referredtolooksD.referringtolook26.Withnobody_________herduringthefestival,theoldladyfeltlonely.A.accompaniedB.accompanyC.toaccompanyD.accompanying27.Theyareclosingthisfactoryandbuildingtwonew________inwesternprovinces.A.thoseB.onesC.theseD.one28.Atdaybreakthesoldiersreachedatemple,infrontofwhich__________.A.wasstandingatalltreeB.stoodatalltree12/12\nC.atalltreewasstandingD.atalltreestood29.Thekey_______successlies_______persistenceandhardwork.A.to;inB.of;forC.for;toD.of;in30．Afully-grownbluewhale________110feetinheightand_______severaltons.A.ismeasured;weighsB.measures;weighsC.ismeasured;isweighedD.measures;isweighed31.Thereismuchchance________Billwillrecoverfromhisinjuryintimefortherace.A.thatB.whichC.untilD.if32.--Whenshallwestart?--Let’s______itat8:30.Isthatallright?A.setB.meetC.makeD.take33．Iknowthefeelingof_______isn’tgood,butyoucan’t_______theirattentionwithastrangestyle.A.beingignored;drawB.tobeignored;focusC.ignoring;payD.theignorance;fix34.---Aftertwoweeksoftennislessons,IthinkIfinallymanagedtoimprovemybackhand.---Likemymomalwayssays,“___________”A.Pridegoesbeforeafall.B.Thinktwicebeforeyouleap.C.Itneverrainsbutpours.D.Practicemakesperfect.35.Chinesepeople_______thelargestpercentage（百分比）ofthepopulationofMacao.A.addupB.makeupC.setupD.holdup36.Theyhavetoexplain______usthereason_____theirdoingso.A./;ofB.with;aboutC./;forD.to;for三．完型填空（每题1分，共20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从第36题至55小题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Youmaygotokaraokeordiscoclubswithyourfriendsduringthesummerholidays.Butbecareful.Inthese37placesyoumayseepeoplesellingsmall,colorfulpills.Makesureyoudonottrythem.Theseller38saytheyaresafeandcanhelpyouenjoyyourselfor39fromsadness.Theymayevenofferyouafree40,andtellyouthateverybodyisusing41.Butyoumustbealerttothe42thatthesedrugscoulddestroyyourlife.Whenyouputthemintoyourbody,often43swallowing,breathinginorinjecting,drugscanfindtheirwayintoyourbrain.Drugsmayeitherspeedup44slowdownyoursenses.Theireffectsaredifferentdependingonbodysize,shape,andchemistry.45itcanmakeyoufeelgoodatfirst,adrugcandoalotof46toyourbodyandbrain.Oneofthemostpopulardrugsinnightclubsistheso-alledhead-shakingorecstasypill.Thedrughitsuserswithafasthighspeed,47themfeelpowerfulandfullof48.Heartrate,breathingandbloodpressure49---riskingdamagetoyournervoussystem.Marijuana（大麻）isa50usedillegaldrug.Itiscalledthegatewaydrug,becauseusingitsometimes51harderdrugs.Itismostlysmokedinacigarette.Thereis52riskrelatedtotakingdrugsthatmustbe53.Sharinganeedletoinjectadrugputsauseratavery54riskofbeingaffectedwithHIV.12/12\nDrugsmayappearinmanydifferent55,somewithcoolnames,buttakingthemcould56yourhealthforever.37.A.boringB.excitingC.noisyD.surprising38.A.mayB.mustC.shouldD.can39.A.keepB.stayC.escapeD.stop40.A.drinkB.tryC.cigaretteD.taste41.A.itB.himC.herD.them42.A.factB.problemC.troubleD.reality43.A.withB.forC.byD.in44.A.andB.soC.butD.or45.A.AlthoughB.BecauseC.IfD.Despite46.A.hurtB.injuryC.damageD.harm47.A.drivingB.havingC.makingD.keeping48.A.foodB.energyC.hopeD.interest49.A.developB.growC.riseD.increase50.A.deeplyB.widelyC.stronglyD.highly51.A.preventsB.leadsC.leadstoD.aimsat52.A.theotherB.otherC.othersD.another53.A.avoidedB.takenC.missedD.interrupted54.A.bigB.highC.largeD.wide55.A.tastesB.smellsC.coloursD.forms56.A.killB.breakC.endangerD.ruin四、阅读理解（每题1.5分，共18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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。www.ks5u.comAEnglishidiomsarewidelyused,especiallyinthespokenlanguage.Herearesomeexamplesforyou.Doyouknowwhattheymean?BytheskinofyourteethIfyoujustsucceedindoingsomethingandcomeveryclosetofailing,peoplemightsayyoudoit“bytheskinofyourteeth”.Forexample,youpassatestbyjustafewpointsorwinamatchbyalittlebit.AskforthemoonIfsomeonetellsyounottoaskforthemoon,theymeanyoucan’taskforsomethingthatyoucan’tgetorhave,ortryforsomethingimpossible.OncloudnineThisexpressionisusedtodescribehowyoufeelwhensomethinggoodhappenstoyou,suchaswhenyouwinfirstprizeinacompetition,whenyougetanAinanexam,orwhenyoureceiveanicepresentfromyourparentswhichyouwanttogetsomuch.SickasadogIfyouarefeelingveryill,youmayhaveusedthisexpression.Dogseateverythingtheyfind,whichmeanstheymayeasilygetsick.Sowhenpeoplesaythatyouare“sickasadog”,don’tfeelstrangeorevenangrybecausetheydon’tmeantooffendyou.Haveyourheartinyourmouth12/12\nThisexpressionmeansthatyouarereallyscaredornervousaboutsomething.TheancientGreekpoetHomerusedtheexpressionwhenhewrotethefamouspoemTheIlliad,andpeoplehavebeenusingiteversince.57.WhichofthefollowingisNOTanexampleofdoingsomething“bytheskinofyourteeth”?A.Youwonthefirstprizeinthefive-kilometrerace,onlyonesecondfasterthantheonerightafteryou.B.Youweremademonitorofyourclassby31votesto30.C.YoupassedtheEnglishexamveryeasilysinceitwasnotdifficultatall.D.Youcaughtthetrainjustbeforeitwasabouttoleave.58.Tomdidn’tcometoschooltodaybecausehehadabadheadache.Wecansaythathe_______.A.askedforthemoonB.wasoncloudnineC.wassickasadogD.hadhisheartinhismouth59.Whenwesayapersonis“oncloudnine,”heorshewillprobablybevery_______.A.sadB.happyC.kindD.smart60.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A.TotesthowmuchreadersknowabouttheEnglishlangugae.B.ToencouragereaderstolearnEnglish.C.TotellreadersthemeaningsofsomeEnglishidioms.D.TotellreadershowtheaboveEnglishidiomsstartedbeingused.BMostpeoplesay“yes”muchmorereadilythan“no”.Afriendismovinghousethisweekendandwouldlikesomehelp,andyouagree.But,whatyoureallywantedwasacoupleofquietdaysrelaxingathome.Oraroommatespendstheentireweekendsplayingvideogamesandwantstoborrowyourhomeworkfor“reference”.But,you’vejustfinisheditaftertakingawholedaytoworkhard.Manypeoplesay“yes”tothesekindsofrequests.Theytendnottoconsidertheirowninterestsandfeelings,andareoftenangrywiththemselvesafterwards.Saying“no”requirescourageandconsiderablepractice,infact,accordingtopsychologists.“Everyonewantstobeliked,”saysGabrieleSteinki,aGermanpsychologist.“Saying‘no’riskslosingtheaffectionofthepersonaskingthefavororevenajob.”Theresultisthatmanypeoplesay“yes”justforkeepingthepeace.Butexpertssaythisisregrettable.Anyoneshouldhavetherighttosay“no”.Infact,rejectingarequestcanevenhelptostrengthenarelationshipbecauseitexpressesatruefeeling.But,forpeopleusedtoagreeingtoeveryrequest,changingcanbealonganduncomfortablelearningprocess.Mostpeoplebelievethat“IfIsay‘no’,I'lllosetheaffectionoftheperson.Buttheaffectionisimportanttome.”Thiswayofthinkingcanbereplacedbythis:“IfheonlylikesmebecauseIalwaysdowhatsuitshim,thenthepriceofhisaffectionistoohighinthelongterm.”Steinkisaysthekeyistalkingtotheotherpersontofindamutual（相互的）solution.“Oneneedstopresentthesituationfromone’sownpointofview,andtosuggesthowthesituationcanbedealtwithtotheadvantageofbothparties.Theotherpersonmusthavethe12/12\nfeelingthathisinterestsarebeingconsidered.”Whentherefusalisnotaccepted,Steinkiadvisesgivingthereasonscalmlyagainuntilthepersongetsthemessage.61.Mostpeoplesay“yes”muchmorereadilythan“no”because________.A.theydon’tcareabouttheirowninterestsandfeelingsB.theydon’tknowtheywillregretafterwardsC.theyhavealreadybeenusedtosaying“yes”D.theycaremoreaboutothers’affection62.Intheopinionofexperts,_________.A.peopleneedalotofpracticetosay“no”B.peopleshouldsay“yes”tokeepthepeaceC.saying“no”meanslosingajobD.peoplehavetherighttobeliked63.Accordingtothewriter,whatshouldyoudoifyourrefusalisnotaccepted?A.Sayyestohim.B.RepeatyourreasonforhisacceptanceC.JustgoawayD.Saynotohim64.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.YouNeedCourageToSay“No”B.“Yes”MoreThan“No”CAnyoneHasTheRightToSay“No”D.It’sHardToSay“No”CTherearethreebranchesofmedicine.Oneiscalled“doctormedicine,”or“scientificmedicine.”Scientificdoctorstrytoobservesicknesses,lookforlogicalpatterns,andthenfindouthowthehumanbodyworks.Fromtheretheyfigureoutwhattreatmentsmaywork.Thiskindofmedicineisbelievedtodatefromthe4thcenturyBC.Althoughnowadaysitissuccessful,intheancientworldthisapproachprobablydidnotcuremanypatients.Asecondkindofmedicineiscalled“naturalcures,”or“medicine,”inwhichlesseducatedpeopletrytocuresicknesswithvariousherbs.Thesefolkhealersalsouseobservationandlogic,buttheyarenotawareofit.Theytrythingsuntiltheyfindsomethingthatseemstowork,andthentheykeepdoingthat.Folkmedicineflourishedlongbeforethedevelopmentofscientificmedicineandwasmoresuccessfulinancienttimesthandoctormedicine.Thethirdkindiscalled“healthspas,”or“faithhealing.”Sometimesthismaybeassimpleastouchingtheholymanandbeingimmediatelyhealed.Othertimes,amagicianmaymakeyouamagiccharm,orsayaspell,tocureyou.Somereligiousgroupsorganizespecialhealingshrinesforthesick.Intheseplacespeoplerest,getplentyofsleep,eathealthyfood,drinkwaterinsteadofwine,andexerciseinvariousways.Theyalsotalktothepriestsandpraytothegods.Ifyouarefeelingdepressedoryouhavebeenworkingtoohard,goingtotheseplacesmaybejusttherightthingtomakeyoufeelbetter.65.Doctormedicine_____________.A.hasalongerhistorythanfolkmedicine.B.hasbeenpracticedforaround1,600years.C.basesitstreatmentsonobservationandlogic.D.wasverysuccessfulincuringsicknessesinancienttimes.66.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTusedinhealthspas?12/12\nA.MagicpowerB.VariousherbsC.ReligiousfaithD.Ahealthylifestyle67.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A.ForkhealerschoosedifferentherbstocurediseasewithoutanysoundbasisB.Peoplewhopracticefolkmedicineneedlotsofformaleducationonherbs.C.Thesuccessoffolkmedicineledtothedevelopmentofdoctormedicine.D.Naturalcuresworkedbetterthanscientificmedicineinancienttimes.68.Theauthor’sprimarypurposeinthispassageisto______.A.describedifferenttypesofmedicine.B.arguefortheimportanceofmedicineinhealthcare.C.showthecrucialrolereligionplaysinmedicaltreatmentsD.comparetheeducationalbackgroundofthreedifferenttypesofpatients.五、阅读简答（每题1分，共3分）阅读下面短文，根据69到71小题的具体要求，简要回答问题，并将答案转写到答题卡上。ThreeChineseastronautsreturnedsafelytoEarthon28thSeptember,2022afterspendingnearlythreedayscompletingthenation’sfirstspacewalk.TheShenzhouⅦspacecraftreturnedtoEarthbyparachuteandlandedonthegrasslandsofnorthernChinaat5:37p.m.Beijingtime.About10minuteslater,asearch-and-rescueteamfounditspositionandhelpedthethreeastronautsclimbout.Thelandingwasshownonnationaltelevisionandthethreeastronautsappearedrelativelywell.Theysatonwhatlookedlikelawnchairsandwavetothecameras.“Itwasagreatmission,fullofchallenges,buttheresultwasperfect,”oneoftheastronauts,ZhaiZhigang,saidafterthelanding.OnSaturday（27thSeptember,2022）afternoon,MrZhaicompletedthenation’sfirstspacewalk,leavingtheorbitalmodule（轨道舱）andwavingasmallChineseflaginspace.Chinacalledthemission,itsthirdmannedspacelaunch（发射）,acompletesuccessforthecountry’sspaceprogram.Thegovernmenthassaidithopestosetupaspacestationandeventuallymakeamoonlanding.Beijingseesthespaceprogramasamajoryardstick（准绳）ofthecountry’seconomicandtechnologicaldevelopment.Itisalsoameansofimprovingthecountry’simageathomeandabroad.Chinaisthethirdcountry,afterRussiaandtheUnitedStates,tosendhumansintospacewithitsownspaceship.69.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?（回答词数不超过7个）_____________________________________________________________70.Whichcountrieshavesenthumansintospacewiththeirownspaceships?（6个字以内）____________________________________________________________71.WhatwilltheChinesegovernmenthopetodonext?（15个字以内）____________________________________________________________六、阅读填空（每空1分，共10分）阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第71至81小题的空格里填上适当的单词或短语，并将答案转写到答题卡上。注意：每空不超过3个单词。12/12\nElectronicmail（e-mail）wasstartedinthelate1960sbytheUSmilitary.Bythe1980s,academicsinanumberoffieldswereusinge-mailforprofessionalcollaboration.Theearly1990ssawanexplosionoftheuseofe-mailandothercomputernetworkingtoolsforawiderangeofprofessional,academic,andpersonalpurposes.E-mailisawayofsendingamessagefromonecomputertooneormoreothercomputersaroundtheworld.First,youwritedownthee-mailaddressofthepersonyouaresendingthemessageto.Thenyouwritethemessage,eitherdirectlyinaspeciale-mailsoftwareprogramorfirstinaword-processingprogramandtransferringitintothee-mailsoftware.Youshouldpushabuttontogiveasimplecommandtosendthemessage.Thecomputersystemyouareconnectedtowillbreakthemessageupintotinypiecesandsendthemelectronicallytothedestination.Thepiecesmighttravelnumerousroutesthroughothercomputersontheway.Usuallywithin2-3minutes,thepieceswillarriveattheirdestination,wherethereceivingcomputerwillreassemblethemintoamessage.Thepersonreceivingthemessagecancheckhisorhermailboxataconvenienttimeandreadthemail.ElectronicmailRangeof72.___________73._______,professional,academicand74.__________75.________ofsendinge-mailWritedown76.___________Writethemessage77.______________tosendit78._______ofwritingamessageDirectlyinaspeciale-mailsoftprogramOr:firstina79._________,andthenintothe80.________TimeneededforgettingamessageWithin81._________________七、汉译英（每题2分，共8分）82.我深感荣幸能够担当这一角色.（feelhonored）_________________________________________________________________________83.有些人认为数字电视优于卫星电视，因为数字电视传播的电视节目图象更加清晰。（besuperiorto）_________________________________________________________________________84.倘若你打开世界上任何一个药柜，都可能找到阿司匹林和青霉素。（Thereisahighprobabilitythat…）_________________________________________________________________________85.同时，在这所城市的其他地区，住所以及食物和干净水供给都成了大问题。（accessto）_________________________________________________________________________五、书面表达（共15分）假设你是李华，你上个星期天去市图书馆看书时发现以下问题，你写信向馆长反映情况：（1）新书太少（2）书架上的书比较混乱（3）阅览室的一盏灯坏了，桌椅有些也被损坏；（4）管理员工作时彼此闲聊，读者无法安静看书。注意：词数100左右；可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；信的开头和结尾已经为你写好，不计入总词数。Dearsir,12/12\nLastSunday,Iwenttodosomereadinginyourlibrary.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua参考答案一．听力（每题0.5分，共10分）1—5BCCAA6—10CCBBA11—15BCACA16—17BA18.7019.foreign20.second/2nd二．单项选择（每题1分，共16分）21-25DAACC26-30DBBAB31-36ACADBD三．完型填空（每题1分，共20分）37-41BACBD42-46ACDAD47-51CBDBC52-56DABDD四．阅读理解（每题1.5分，共18分）57-60CCBC61-64DABA65-68CBDA五．阅读简答（每题1分，共3分）69.AstronautsReturnSafelytoChina.70.Russia,theUnitedStatesandChina.71.Thegovernmenthopestosetupaspacestationandeventuallymakeamoonlanding.六．阅读填空（每空1分，共10分）72.uses73.Military74.personal75.Steps76.e-mailaddress77.Pushabutton78.Ways79.word-processing80.e-mailsoftware81.2-3minutes七．汉译英（每题2分，共8分）82．Ifeelveryhonoredtohavebeenabletotakeonthisrole.83.SomeconsiderdigitalTVtobesuperiortosatelliteTVbecauseitallowsthesameservicestobedeliveredwithclearerpicturesthanbefore.84.Ifyouopenupanymedicinecupboardintheworld,thereisahighprobabilitythatyouwillfindaspirinandpenicillin.85.Meanwhile,intherestofthecity,shelterandaccesstofoodandcleanwaterarebigproblems.八．书面表达（共15分）Onepossibleversion:Dearsir,LastSunday,Iwenttodosomereadinginyourlibrary.Ifoundsomethingunpleasant.Therefore,I’dliketovoicemyopinions,Ihopeitwillbeofhelpforyoutomanagethelibrary.First,therearenotenoughnewbooksontheshelves,andmostofbooksarenotpopulartoday.Second,somebooksarenotsortedinproperorder,makingitdifficultforreaderstofindwhattheywantquicky.Third,theassistantsdon’toffergoodservice.Theyarechattingwhilethereadersarereadingquietly,whichmakesitdifficultforreaderstoconcentrateonbooks.12/12\nMoreover,thereissomethingwrongwithoneofthelightsaswellassomedesksandchairs.Asitis,Iamafraidtherewillbefewerandfewerreaders.So,asareader,Isuggestthatyoumakesomenecessarychangesassoonaspossiblesothatthelibrarycanbenefitmorepeople.Yours,LiHua英语听力材料Text1M:Wouldyoulikesomecoffeeortea?W:No,thanks,I’dbetterhavesomewater.Text2M:Goodmorning,Madam,canIhelpyou?W:Yes,Iwanttobuysomestampsandpostaletter.Text3M:Haveyouboughtthebooks?W:I’vegotmyEnglishbook,butnotmathorhistory.Text4M:Shallwegotothepartytonight?W:Iamafraidnot,youseeIammeetingmymanagertonight.Text5M:Didyoumeetthenewdirectoryesterday?W:IjustcamebackfromLondonthismorning.Text6M:Hello?W:Hello,Dad.M:Oh,Susan.Howwaseverything?W:Fine,IamjustcallingtoseehowyouandMomare.Imissyousomuch.M:Wearefine.Areyoustillverybusy?W:Yeah,Iamworkinghardonthebusinessplan.I’lltakeabusinesstripnextweek.IsMomhome?M:Sheisdownattheshoppingcenterforsomefruits.W:Howismylittlebrother,Tom?M:HewasnotfeelingwellyesterdayandyourMomtookhimtothehospitalthismorning.Heisnowinbed.W:What’swrong?Isitserious?M:Justafeverandheisfeelingbetternow,don’tworry.W:TellhimI’llbringhimsometoyswhenIcomebackhome.M:OK.Whenareyoucomingback?W:Ihaven’tdecidedyet,maybeintwoweeks.Hopefully,I’llbeabletostayathomeforthreeweeksthistime.M:Great,takecare.12/12\nText7Goodmorning.IamKateGreen,headnurseoftheschoolhospital.I’llsayafewwordsaboutthehospitalbeforeyoumoveontothelibrary.Thehospitalisopenfrom9:00a.m.to5:00p.m.everyday,butthereisanumberyoucancallanytime746539.Ofcourse,Ihopethatnoneofyouwillgetsick,butincaseyoudobecomeill,Ihopeyouknowwhattodo.Forexample,ifyouhaveareallybadcold,it’sagoodideatocomeandseethedoctor.Lastyearseveralstudentsdidn’ttakethisseriously,andtheydevelopedterriblecoughs.Butifyouhavejustanordinarycold,youshouldusuallystayinyourroomandhaveagoodrest.It’swisetohavelessexercise,oryouwillgetmuchsicker.Anyquestions?Ifnot,youcanmoveon.Text8M:Cathy,whereareyougoingthisweekend?W:Iamgoingtothebeachwithsomeofmyclassmates.Wanttojoinus,Mike?M:Whynot,whichbeach?W:Provencebeach.Ialwayswanttowatchtheseaboatsthere.M:Soundsgreat,butthebusiscrowdedattheweekend.W:Iknow,that’swhysomeofuswilltakethetraininstead.Luckily,Ihavemybrother’scar.M:Doyouhavespaceforme?W:Sure.M:Whenareweleaving?W:Friday,about4:30.ShallIpickyouupsomewhere?M:Yes,please,I’llgotoProfessorWilson’sofficeat3:30intheafternoon.Wecanmeethalfanhourlaterinfrontofthebuilding.W:OK.ThenwecangotoJ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