2023屆高考英語模擬沖關(guān)卷(一)（含答案）2

層級四高考模擬沖關(guān)卷

高考模擬沖關(guān)卷（一）

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽完

每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.Whoisprobablyatcollege?

A.Liza.B.Peter.C.Grace.

2.Howdoesthemanfeelnow?

A.Cheerful.B.Unhappy.C.Afraid.

3.Whatdoesthewomanwanttolearnnextyear?

A.Math.B.Science.C.Law.

4.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Professorandstudent.B.Bossandsecretary.C.Managerandapplicant.

5.Whatistheweatherlikeintheman'shometown?

A.Warm.B.Comfortable.C.Wet.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最

佳選項(xiàng)。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘

的作答時(shí)間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Atanairport.B.Athome.C.Atarestaurant.

7.Whatisthemandissatisfiedwithaboutthellighl?

A.Theservice.B.Themovie.C.Thefood.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.WhenwillSophiegotoFlorida?

A.OnJune30th.B.OnJune28th.C.OnJune26th.

9.WhatisSophiegoingtodoinOrlando?

A.Visitthemeparks.B.Gotoanaturereserve.C.Gocamping.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whatisthewoman'sfavoritesubject?

A.Spanish.B.Art.C.History.

11.Whatisthewomanplanningtodostraightafterleavingschool?

A.Workasajournalist.B.Startuniversity.C.Gotraveling.

12.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutherfuturecareer?

A.Hesitant.B.Certain.C.Hopeless.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.HowmanyhoursdoesTomworkeverySaturday?

A.Five.B.Six.C.Nine.

14.WhatdoesTombasicallydo?

A.Heoffersadvicetocustomers.B.Hebuysproductsforcustomers.

C.Hetakesthemoneyfromcustomers.

15.WhatisthemostdifficultforTom?

A.Toworklonghours.B.Totalkallthetime.C.Toknowaboutalltheproducts.

16.WhatdoesTomlikemostabouthisjob?

A.Meetingdifferentpeople.B.Usingthelatestcomputers.C.Gettingclosetonewtechnology.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

A.Ameasuretodealwithbeingoverweight.B.Aschooltooffercookinglessons.

C.Awaytosetupcookeryclubs.

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18.Whatdoweknowaboutthecookinglessons?

A.Theywillbegiveninprimaryschools.

B.Theywillbeprovidedonehouraweek.

C.Theywilllastforthewholeschoolyear.

19.Whyareschoolssettingup"Let'sGetCooking^^clubs?

A.Toteachchildrentocookhealthyfood.

B.Totrainmorecookeryteachersforschools.

C.Tohelpstudentsremembersimplerecipes.

20.Whatdoesthegovernmentpromisetodo?

A.Buytheequipment.B.Buildnewkitchens.C.Helppoorstudents.

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

Forthousandsofyears,buildingshavebeenusedtoshowoffpowerandwealth,tohonorleadersorreligions,

andtostretchthelimitsofarchitecture.Sincethe19thcentury,high-rise,buildingshavesprungupalloverthe

world,showingthemodernarchitecturewonders.

TheEmpireStateBuilding

TheEmpireStateBuilding,a102-storybuilding,wascompletedinNewYorkin1931andwasthe

tallestintheworlduntil1971.WhiletheEmpireStateBuildingwasbuilttobeanofficebuilding,itstilldraws

millionsoftouristseachyearforoverlookingNewYork.Itiscurrentlyadmiredforitsgreenarchitecture

initiativesinanefforttobeamoreenergy-efficientandeco-friendlygreenbuilding.

TheJinMaoBuilding

Completedin1999andstanding420.5metershigh,theJinMaoBuildingisChina'stallesthigh-rise

building.LocatedinPudongDistrictofShanghai,theJinMaoTowerisan88-floorbuilding,whichrepresentsthe

beliefinChineseculturethatthenumber8bringsfortune.Withbothmodernandtraditionalcharacteristics,the

JinMaoBuildingisasymbolandlandmarkofShanghaiandamust-seeforanytouristwishingforatasteof

modernShanghai.

Taipei101

Withaheightof508meters,Taipei101,formerlyTaipeiFinancialCenterbecametheworld'stallest

buildingwhenitwascompletedin2004.DesignedbyC.Y.Lee&Partners,themulti-usesteel-and-glasshigh-rise

wasintendedtopreventtyphoonsandearthquakes.Taipei101hasdevelopedintotheoutstandinglandmarkofthe

area,andtheidealshoppingandrelaxingplaceforthelocals.

21.WhatistheEmpireStateBuildingrecentlyrecognizedfor?

A.Itsvariousfunctions.B.Itsnumerousvisitors.

C.Itswealthandpower.D.Itsgoing-greenideas.

22.WhatdoTaipei101andtheJinMaoBuildinghaveincommon?

A.Theyarelandmarkbuildings.B.Theyfeaturetraditionalcultures.

C.Theywerebuiltinthe20thcentury.D.Theyweredesignedfornaturaldisasters.

23.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?

A.Topromotegreenbuildings.B.Torecommendtouristattractions.

C.Tointroducefamoustallbuildings.D.Toadvertisethehigh-risebuildings.

B

PianistJean-FrancoisMaljeanhasreleasedapianopiecetocommemorate移己念）the2022BeijingWinter

Olympics,whichkickedoffwithagrandopeningceremonyheldattheNationalStadiumonFeb4.TitledFor

BeijingOlympics,thepianopiece,whichisabout3minutes,wasaskedbytheChineseembassyinBelgium,with

theaimofcelebratingChineseNewYearandwelcomingtheWinterOlympics.Healsowroteasongtosupport

WuhaninitsfightagainstCOVID-19in2020andanothersongforXi'aninDecember.

BorninVerviers,Belgium,Maljeanstartedtolearnthepianoatage6.Atabout12,theclassicallytrained

pianistbecameinterestedinadiverserangeofmusicalgenres（類型），especiallypopmusiclikethatofThe

Beatles.

HehadplannedtocomposeasongandEnglishauthorRobertMurray,thepianisfsfriend,evenstartedto

writethelyrics（歌詞）abouttheOlympicGames.However,duetotheshorttime,Maljeanendedupjust

composingapianopiece,whichwaslaterreleasedintheformofamusicvideofeaturingimagesofwintersports.

“Ithinkthepianopieceworksevenbetterthanasong.Sincewintersportsmainlygiveanimpressionofspeed,I

composedamostlyveryfastpiece,thoughtherearesomeslowermoments.Anditworksverywell,“says

Maljean,68,whorecordedthepieceathisownstudioinBelgium.Maljeanrecallsthathevisitedthecapitaland

spentsometimeinChina,wherehewasfeaturedinadocumentaryforBelgiantelevision.Hetraveledtomany

placesinChina,includingChangchuninJilinProvince,GuizhouProvinceandShanghai,andlandedinBeijingto

visitOlympicsites.

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24.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A.TheintroductionofMaljean.B.ThemasterpiecesofMaljean.

C.Maljean'sworksaboutChina.D.Maljean'scontributiontomusic.

25.WhatdoweknowaboutMaljeanfromthepassage?

A.Heisagreatskiingenthusiast.B.Heisaclassicalmusiccomposer.

C.HisdocumentarywasfilmedinBelgium.D.HetraveledtoseveralChineseprovinces.

26.WhydoesMaljeanthinkthefastpianopieceisbetterthanasong?

A.Becauseitreflectsthefeaturesofwintersports.

B.Becauseheismoreexpertatcomposingpopmusic.

C.BecauseitcontainsclassicalChinesemusicelements.

D.Becausethelyricsarenotinaccordancewiththemusic.

27.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMaljean?

A.Generousandpatient.B.Talentedandcaring.

C.Simpleandindependent.D.Adventurousandsensitive.

C

Youmayneverknowwhy.Theemailwillarriveandreasonsofferedforyourrejectionmightbethereal

ones-ornot.Bosseshavealwaysspiedontheiremployeesandthenjudgedthem.Nowtheriseoftheonlineself

meanstheemployer'seyecantravelstillfarther.

Evenbeforethepandemic,researchfoundthat28%oflargecompanieshadturneddownapplicantsafter

carryingoutsuchchecks.Anditisbecomingmorepopular:ReedScreening,alargeagency,wasaskedtorunover

athirdmoresocial-mediachecksinDecemberof2021thanayearearlier.Thismonththegovernmentgavethe

practiceapprovalwhentheDepartmentforEducationsaidschoolsandcollegesushouldconsidercarryingoutan

onlinesearchaspartoftheirduediligence（盡職調(diào)查）”.

Thewayscreeningworksissimple:Any“problematic”behaviourswillbemarkedwitharedflag.There

arelawsgoverningsuchonlinescreening.DavidErdos,headoftheCentreforIntellectualPropertyand

InformationLaw,saysthatcompaniesaresupposedtowarncandidatesbeforescreeningtheirsocialmediaandtell

themthattheyhavetherighttoholdbackpermission.Somecompaniesfollowtheserules,butothersmaynot.As

fbrtherighttorefuse,itishardlypracticable.uis...goingthis...goingtobethatpersonwhosays:'Hangona

minute,I'mnothappyaboutthat?'"asksMrErdos.“Thatitselfislikelytobearedflag.”

Allagreethatthespreadofonlinescreeningisalarming,asitissounforgiving.Peoplemaybeunable

evertobefreeoftheironlinepast,saysMrErdos.Asindeedsomefootballers,recentlypunishedforcomments

madealmostadecadeagowhentheywerebutteenagers,havefoundouttotheircost.

Thosewithintheindustrythinklawsshouldbetightened,withpunishmentfortheillegalact.Inthe

meantime,beingverycarefulisadvisable.Intalkstouniversitystudents,MrErdoswarnsthemwhatcompanies

willdototheirsocialmediawhentheyapplyforjobs.Theyare^universallyterrified"，hesays.Andrightly.

28.WhatcanweinferaboutonlinescreeningfromParagraph2?

A.Itisturneddownbylargecompanies.B.Itbooststhedevelopmentofeducation.

C.Itisbecomingincreasinglyacceptable.D.Ithighlightsthewisdomofemployers.

29.Whatdoapplicantstendtodowithonlinescreening?

A.Theyrejecttheredflags.B.Theyhavetosubmittoit.

C.Theywillchargethecompany.D.Theypostponecarryingitout.

30.WhatisMrErdos*opiniononpostingcommentsonline?

A.Companiesaretolerantofit.B.Itsinfluenceishardtoerase.

C.Itshouldbeunderstrictlaws.D.Universitystudentsarefreetodoit.

31.Whatcouldbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.BigEmployerIsWatchingYouB.FixYourEyesonOnlineScreening

C.Social-mediaChecksAreAroundtheCornerD.ChecksOnlineAretoBlameforUnemployment

D

InBritishBristol,70Englishwomenatonceenteredintolegal“marriage“withdozensoftreesinprotest

againsttheirbeingcutdown.They"married“thetreesinadesperateattempttopreventthemfrombeingcleared

forconstructionofresidentialbuildingsworth￡55millionintheforest.TheBritishconstructioncompanyhas

appliedfortheconstructionof166housesinBristol,includingluxurycottages.Atthesametime,thetownspeople

wereespeciallyangryatthefactthattheapplicationdidnotindicatetheexactnumberoftreesthatwereplanned

tobecutdown.So,inordertoattracttheattentionofthegovernment,theactivistsorganizedanunusualwedding

ceremonytosavetheforest.

TheeventtookplaceataparkonSpikeIsland.Thewomenwhowentthere,dressedinwedding

dresses,heldphotographsofthe“suitors“intheirhands.Thecelebrationitselftookplaceaccordingtotheclassic

storyline-withgroomsmenandweddingvows.TheorganizerwasJohnTarleton,aprofessorattheBristol

VeterinarySchool.Accordingtohim,thisactionwassupposedtodemonstratethattreesarepartnersofpeople

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throughouttheirlife.

TheideatoholdsuchaceremonycamefromSiobhanKierans,whoadmittedthatshecameupwithitby

thestoryofwomenfromtheenvironmentalmovementChipko,whochainedthemselvestotreesinthe1970sto

savethemfromdestructionbyloggingcompanies.

TheprotesterssaidthatBristolneedsmaturetreesmorethanluxuryprivatehousing.Oneofthe“brides”,

SuzanHackett,said,“Togetmarriedtoatreeisarealhonor.It*snotashow.It*shighlysignificantandsymbolic.,,

32.Whydidthewomenmarrytrees?

A.Toprotectthetreesfromgoingextinct.

B.Toappealtopeopletoplantmoretrees.

C.Toblamethecompanyfordamagingtrees.

D.Todrawtheauthorities*attentiontosavetheforest.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“suitors“inParagraph2referto?

A.Thementomarry.B.Thecompaniestobuildhouses.

C.Thetreestobesaved.D.Thebuildingstobepulleddown.

34.WhatinspiredSiobhanKieranstocreatesuchanevent?

A?Cruelbehaviorofloggingcompanies.B.Apreviousenvironmentalcampaign.

C.Movementsofwomenfightingforrights.D.Womenchainedtotreesfortheirfault.

35.WhatdoesSuzanHackettthinkoftheevent?

A.Meaningful.B.Interesting.C.Pioneering.D.Emotional.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Rollerbladingisanexcellentsportthatjustaboutanyonecanenjoy.Experienceandtypesofskatingrangein

difficultyfromsimplerecreationalskatingtoamuchmoreaggressivestyleofskating.

Afteryouhavemasteredthebasicsofrollerblading,youcanbegintomasterthesport.—36However,

someathletesprefertoperfecttheirsportandcompeteintheirchosensport.

Thesportofrollerbladinghasmanyvariationsandstylesthatallowcompetition.37Alsoknownas

urbanskating,freeskatingissetinanurbansettingandparticipantsmusttravelthroughstreetsandtravelaround

anyobstaclesasfastaspossibleinordertoreachthefinish.-38_Jumps,slidesandgrindsarebasictricks

freestyleskatersoftenuse.

39Itisspeciallyenjoyedbyskaterswhopreferperformingtricksandchallengingmovements.

Aggressiveskatingcanbeperformedinanurbansetting,likefreeskating,andthisstyleisoftencalledstreet

skating.Aggressiveskaterscanalsobefoundatskateparksperformingtricksontheobstaclescreatedspecifically

tocatertotricks.

Streetskatersuseanytypeofurbanobstacletoperformamazingtricksrangingfromjumpsandslidesto

grindsandairs.Competitionsinaggressiveskatingrequirecontestantstoperformincreasinglydifficultand

dangeroustricksinordertooutmatchtheircompetitors.40

A.Eachstylerequiresdifferentequipment.

B.Aggressiveskatingisanotherpopularformofthesport.

C.Soaggressiveskatingisoneofthemostentertainingsportstowatch.

D.Manyfreestyleskaterscanalsoraceoniceastheseasonschange.

E.Manypeopleenjoyrollerbladingjustforthesimplepleasureofexercise.

F.Freeskatingisatypeaboutgettingfromstarttofinishasfastaspossible.

G.Inadditiontoemphasizingspeed,freeskatingoftenincludesdifferenttricks.

第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)（共20小題;每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

JeffJensenwasinadifficultsituation.TheBoyScoutleadersufferedpainfulnervedamageinhislegand

foot.He41surgery（外科手術(shù)），buthedoubtedifhecouldaffordit,42withinsurance.

“There'snothingmore43thanseeingabigbill.Howmuchofthiswillmyinsurance44?”

Jensensaid.

45forJensen,hisdoctorisDemetrioAguila.The46specialistgivespatientsathisHealing

HandsofNebraskatheopportunityto47surgerythroughvolunteerwork.HecallsithisM25Program.

“Wecan*t48thepeopleinourownbackyard,"Aguilasaid."Wewanttobeableto49

hopetopatientswhohavelost5Qmedically.^^

Usingasetofspecialrules,thecliniccalculatescommunityservicehoursbasedonthe51

ofthesurgery.InJensen'scase,the$12,00052equaled560hoursofhelpingoutatoneofthelocal

charitable（慈善事業(yè)的）organizations53theM25Program.

Like10percentofAguila'spatients,Jensen54thecommunityservice.Andbecausehundredsof

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hoursofcommunityservicecanseem55,Aguilanotonlyletsothershelp,butalsoencouragesitby

himself."Ihadthishopethatwewould56inourneighborsandinourselvesasenseof

volunteerism,“hesaid.

Jensen,whosesurgerywascompletedinFebruary2020,was57bymorethan100friendsand

strangerswho58atOrphanGrainTrain,which59food,clothing,andmedicinenationallyand

globally.

"He'shelpingusbysendingvolunteersourway,“Jensentoldthemedia.Whata(n)60

thing!”

A.delayedA.delayedB.performedC.neededD.rejected

42.A.evenB.everC.oftenD.once

43.A.attractiveB.upsettingC.interestingD.ridiculous

44.A.coverB.haveC.sellD.deliver

45.A.StrangelyB.PolitelyC.SadlyD.Luckily

46.A.bloodB.boneC.nerveD.tooth

47.A.showoffB.pickupC.focusonD.payfor

48.A.convinceB.ignoreC.believeD.criticize

49.A.lendB.distributeC.offerD.return

50.A.hopeB.moneyC?pleasureD,safety

51.A.lengthB.partC.timeD.price

52.A.operationB.diagnosisC.recoveryD.training

53.A.equippedwithB.chargedwithC.registeredwithD.comparedwith

54.A.escapedB.advocatedC.withdrewD.chose

55.A.confusingB.discouragingC.pleasantD.efficient

56.A.refuseB.awakenC.quitD.forbid

57.A.trustedB.judgedC.challengedD.helped

58.A.volunteeredB.livedC.waitedD.stayed

59.A.buysB.donatesC.transportsD.trades

60.A.clearB.realC.coolD.awkward

第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Whena74-year-oldwomanstartedsharingphotosof61.dailylife,shewouldn'thaveimagined

becomingasocialmediainfluencer.

Atthebeginning,therewerebarely100followers,butdaybyday,thethreemealsaday62.

(lay)outonapinkfloweredtableclothquicklyappealedto63.(rough)440,000users,fromstudentsto

white-collarprofessionalsandhousewives.Theyallcallher“Grandma”.Grandma,anativeofBeijing,livesinthe

easterncityHangzhouandenjoysher64.(retire)withherhusband.Theirhome-cookedmealsare

various:poachedeggs,steamedbunsandpumpkinporridgeforbreakfast;braisedmeatandsteameddumplings

forlunch;porridge,wontons(餛飩)orrollsfordinner.Vegetablesusuallyappearinastew(燉菜)，orthey

65.(squeeze)intojuicewithfruit.SometimesGrandmawouldaddarecipetothedishesfollowersask

aboutmost.

InNovemberlastyear,Grandma'saccountbecameatrendingtopiconChina'spopularsocialmedia

networkWeibo,66.thetag(標(biāo)簽)“Twoseniors'threemealsaday”.Manysocialmediausersposted,

“Thisismyidealretired

Inthelittlevirtualspace,strangers67.(seek)comfortfromGrandma'sdiningtablefindan

emotionalconnectionwitheachother,too.Theysharesmallannoyancesandlittlejoysandevenoffersolutionsto

eachothefs68.(problem).

uTalkingwiththesekids69.(be)apleasantthing.Ihopemypostscanserveastreeholes

70.theycantelltheireverydaylife,theirpains,sorrowsandhappiness,Grandmasaidinabooming

voice.

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)

第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)(共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分)

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言

錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(八)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。

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LastSundaywasourfamilycleaningdays.WhenIwassortingoutmycloset,Ifoundalotofclothes,which

lookednewly,butinfactIhadn'twornthemforalongtime.Iwasabouttothrowthemawaywhilemymother

stoppedme,saythattherewasanoldclothesrecyclingcenterinourcommunity.Itoldthatsomeoftherecycled

clotheswouldbedonatedbypeopleinneedafterbeingsorted.Ieventuallyrealizeitwasagreatopportunityto

protecttheenvironmentandhelpingpeople.Atthelast,Ifoundtherecyclingcenterandrecommendedthemto

myfriends.

第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

某報(bào)英語編輯正在向即將畢業(yè)的高三學(xué)生征文，請你以“TheCity1DesiretoVisit”為題，寫一篇短文投

稿，內(nèi)容包括：

1.城市印象；

2.參觀原因。

注意：1.詞數(shù)100左右；

2.短文題目已為你寫好。

TheCityIDesiretoVisit

高考模擬沖關(guān)卷（一）

第一部分

聽力材料

Text1

W:Hello?

M:Hi,Liza.ItsPeter.IsGracethere?

W:Ohhi,Peter.No,sheisn'thereatthemoment.I'mafraidshe'satcollegethismorning.CanItakea

message?

Text2

W:What'sthematter?Youwerereallycheerfulthismorningbutnowyoulookratherupset.

M:TmnotveryhappybecauseIlostmywalletjustnow.FmafraidIcan'tfindit.

Text3

M:Mariam,tellussomethingaboutyourlife.

W:Well,Igotoaprivateschool.I'mstudyingfourcourses—mathandthreesciences.Iwanttogoto

universitynextyearandstudylaw.

Text4

M:Susan,we'regoingtoholdageneralmeetingtomorrowat7am.Youneedtopreparethereportsandmake

theminPowerPoint.

W:Noproblem,sir.Iwillbereadyfbrthat.

M:Remembertoinformthemanagerstojointhemeeting.

W:Sure.

Text5

W:Howistheweatherinyourhometown?

M:Well,it'snotcoldatall.It'snotexactlywarmbutit'scomfortable.Whilewewereatyourplace,itrained

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alot.

Text6

W:Hi,Peter!

M:Hi,Cindy!

W:Greattoseeyouagain!WelcometoLondon!

M:Thanks.It'sgreattobeherefinally.

W:So,howareyou?Howwasyourjourney?

M:Well,theflightwasforty-fiveminuteslatebutafterthat,itwasfine.Itsservicewasverygood.The

in-flightmovieswerereallycoolbuttherewasn*tmuchfood,soI'mkindofhungrynow!

W:Oh,youpoorthing!Well,itwillbealongdrivehome,sowhydon'twegetsomebreakfastaroundhere

first?Look,there'sarestaurantoverthere.

Text7

M:So,Sophie,areyougoingonholidaywithyourfamilythissummer?

W:Yeah,we'regoingtoFloridatwodaysaftertheendoftheterm.WefinishthistermonJune28th,right?

M:That'sright...sowho'sgoing?

W:MumandDad,obviously...butmysister'snotcomingthisyear,justmylittlebrother.

M:Ohwell,nothing'sperfect!Whatareyoudoingthere?

W:We'respendingaweekinOrlando,youknow,visitingallthethemeparks.Thenwe'restayinginanother

placenearOrlandocalledtheEverglades.

M:What'sthat?

W:It'sakindofnaturereserve,withcrocodilesandbirdsandotheranimals.We'regoingcamping!

M:Itsoundsreallycool!Youaresolucky!

W:Iknow.Ican'twait!

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M:So,nextyearyou'regoingtostartyourAlevels.Whichsubjectareyougoingtochoose?

W:I'msurelygoingtochooseSpanishbecauseitismyfavoritesubjectandthenI'mnotreallysure...I'dlike

todoartbutIdon'tknowifit'sveryusefulformycareer.

M:Whatdoyouwanttodo?

W:Ajournalist.Thathasbeenmydreamsincemychildhood.So,Iguesshistoryorpsychologyorsomething

isprobablymoreusefulformycareer.

M:Doyouwanttogotouniversity?

W:Yeah,butI'mnotgoingtostartuniversitystraightafterIleaveschool.I'mplanningtohaveagapyear,

youknow,abreakfromstudyingforawhile.

M:Andwhatwouldyouliketodoinyourgapyear?Anyideas?

W:Iwanttotravel...FdliketogotoItalyandlearnItalian.Idon'tknowifit'sreallypracticalbutthat'smy

dream!

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W:Tom,you'retrainingtobeatechnicaladviseratDigitalSuperstore.Whathoursdoyouwork?

M:Well,Iworkpart-timeonSaturdays,9till3,andSundays,11till5.

W:Okay,sowhatdoyoudoexactly?

M:Basically,I'mjustheretohelppeoplewithanyproblems-soImeetcustomerswhentheycomeintothe

storeandtalktothem.Iadvisethemaboutthebestthingstobuy.Idon'tactuallytakethemoney.Ijusthelp

peopledecidewhattobuy.

W:What'sthemostdifficultthingaboutyourjob?

M:Hmm...well,wesellmorethan2,000differentproductsinthestore...soit'sverydifficulttohaveallthe

information,toknoweverythingaboutalltheproducts.

W:Whatdoyoulikeaboutyourjob?

M:Well,I'mveryinterestedintechnology,computersandeverything,andwhenworkingintheshopIgetthe

chancetofindoutaboutallthelatestthings.

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W:Accordingtoexperts,nearly25%ofBritons,includingchildren,areoverweight.Thegovernmentis

worriedanditislookingforwaystosettletheproblem.Many11-to14-year-oldsalreadydocookeryatschooland

from2011,thegovernmenthasbeenmakingthisamust.Ithopesthatthiswillencouragepeopletocookinstead

ofeatingreadymeals,fastfoodandsnacks.Allsecondaryschoolstudentswillhavecookinglessonsforonehour

aweekforoneterm.Theywilllearntousesimple,