廣西專用2023年高考英語一輪復(fù)習(xí)滾動測試五含解析新人教版

滾動測試五

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

并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話前,你都有5秒鐘的時間閱讀題目;聽完后，各小題給出5秒

鐘的作答時間。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.Whenwillthepartybeheld?

A.ThisThursday.B.ThisFriday.C.ThisSaturday.

2.Howlongwillittakethemantofinishthehomework?

A.Halfanhour.B.Anhour.C.Twohours.

3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Ajobasababysitter.B.Themoneytheyneed.C.Preparationsfora

trip.

4.Whatmaincoursewillthemanhave?

A.Roastduck.B.Chicken.C.Steak.

5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Themanforgottodohishair.

B.Themanforgottoputonatie.

C.Theman'sclothesdon'tmatch.

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)白后有幾個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選

出最佳選項(xiàng),并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題,每小題5秒

鐘;聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whatdoesthemanapologisefor?

A.Notattendingtheclass.B.Notgoingtotheconcert.C.Notgoingtothe

meeting.

7.Whatwillthemanprobablydotoday?

A.Spendtimewiththewoman.B.Gotohistutor'soffice.C.Trytofinishhis

essay.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whatdoesthemanshowtothewoman?

A.Analarmclock.B.Anewphone.C.Atoycar.

9.Howisthenewproductdifferentfromothers?

A.Itcanringandtalk.B.Itcanrollandjump.C.Itcansingandmove.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Howdeepisthesnowthisyear?

A.About3inches.B.About4inches.C.About8inches.

11.Whichactivitydoesthemanlike?

A.Skating.B.Cycling.C.Snowballing.

12.What'stheweatherliketoday?

A.Snowy.B.Sunny.C.Cloudy.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Whatexamdidn,tthemandowellin?

A.English.B.Chemistry.C.Mathematics.

14.Whofailedphysics?

A.Charles.B.Adam.C.Daniel.

15.Whatdoesthemanplantodothissummerholiday?

A.Helpthewomanwithherstudies.

B.Visitsomeuniversities.

C.Takeapart-timejob.

16.What'sthedatetoday?

A.July8th.B.July10th.C.July11th.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.WhattimedidRandolphdie?

A.Atabout2:10.B.Atabout2:30.C.Atabout2:50.

18.WhoisAston?

A?Randolph'sassistant.B.Caroline?shusband.C.Belinda,snephew.

19.WhatwasBelindaprobablydoingwhenRandolphdied?

A.Shewassendinganemail.

B.Shewastakingawalk.

C.Shewasdoingsomegardening.

20.WhatwasCaroline?smotivetomurderRandolph?

A.Togethismoney.B.Toownhishouse.C.Toleaveforanew

job.

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)供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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

（2020?山東）

POETRYCHALLENGE

Writeapoemabouthowcourage,determination,andstrengthhavehelpedyouface

challengesinyourlife.

Prizes

3GrandPrizes:TriptoWashington,D.C.foreachofthreewinners,aparentandone

otherpersonofthewinnerJschoice.Tripincludesround-tripairtickets,hotelstay

fortwonights,andtoursoftheNationalAirandSpaceMuseumandtheofficeof

NationalGeographicWorld.

6FirstPrizes:ThebookSkyPioneer:APhotobiographyofAmeliaEarhartsignedbyauthor

CorinneSzaboandpilotLindaEinch.

50HonorableMentions:Judgeswillchooseupto50honorablementionwinners,who

willeachreceiveaT-shirtinmemoryofEarhartJsfinalflight.

Rules

Followallrulescarefullytopreventdisqualification.

■Writeapoemusing100wordsorfewer.Yourpoemcanbeanyformat,anynumberof

lines.

■Writebyhandortypeonasinglesheetofpaper.Youmayuseboththefrontand

backofthepaper.

■Onthesamesheetofpaper,writeortypeyourname,address,telephonenumber,and

birthdate.

■MailyourentrytousbyOctober31thisyear.

21.Howmanypeoplecaneachgrandprizewinnertakeonthefreetrip?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Six.

22.Whatwilleachofthehonorablementionwinnersget?

A.Aplaneticket.B.AbookbyCorinneSzabo.

C.AspecialT-shirt.D.AphotoofAmeliaEarhart.

23.Whichofthefollowingwillresultindisqualification?

A.Typingyourpoemout.B.Writingapoemof120words.

C.Usingbothsidesofthepaper.D.MailingyourentryonOctober30.

B

Lifeonthestreetisaconstantstruggleforhomelesspeople.Intimesofextreme

weatherconditions,thatstrugglebecomesevenmoredifficult.Recently,homelesspeople

acrossChicagofacedfreezingtodeathiftheycouldn'tfindshelterforthenight.

Thankfully,onelocalwomanrefusedtoletthathappen.OnJanuary30,2018,34-year-

oldCandicePayne,alocalmanagingbroker,wasluckyenoughtohaveshelterfromthe

dangerousconditions.

“Itwas-20℃,andIknewtheyweregoingtobesleepingoniceandIhadtodo

something,vsaidPayne.Paynestartedbrainstormingdifferentwaysshecouldpossibly

help.Finally,shedecidedtoseeiftherewereanyroomsavailableatlocalinnsand

hotelsthatshecouldgettohelpthosestuckonthestreet.

ForPciyne,hermissionwaspersonal.AccordingtoPayne,herhusband,Carlos

Callahan,hadlivedonthestreetsatonepointinhislife.Basedonhis

experiences,Payneknewthatthehomelesspeoplestilloutonthestreetdesperately

neededhelpandthatifshedidn,tstepuptohelp,noonelikelywould.

However,whenPayneexplainedwhatshewastryingtodo,manyofthelocalhotels

refusedtoallowhertopayfortheroomsastheydidn'twanthomelesspeopleto

stayintheirrooms."Noonewantedthem,butonehotel,theAmberInn,wasniceenough

toallowmetobuytherooms,“saidPayne.

Payne'sselflessactmadenewsacrossthecountry.However,sheinsistedshehad

neverdoneitforattention."Iamaregularperson,“saidPayne,whospentthousands

ofdollarsofherownmoneytohelpcompletestrangers."Itallsoundedlikearich

persondidthis,butI'mjustalittleblackgirlfromtheSouthSide.”

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that"inparagraph2referto?

A.Localslivingonthestreet.B.Theextremeweather.

C.Theshelterforthehomeless.D.Thehomelessfreezingtodeath.

25.HowdidCandicePaynehelpthehomelesspeople?

A.Bydrawingpublicattention.B.Bygivingthemmoneydirectly.

C.Bytakingthemtoherownhouse.D.Bybuyinghotelroomsforthem.

26.WhatmaycontributetoPayne'sniceact?

A.Herhusband*spastexperiences.B.Therequestsfromthehomeless.

C.Herdesiretobecomefamous.D.Thecoldnessoflocalhotels.

27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ABlackFighterChangestheWorld

B.AWoman'sCuriosityBringsaReward

C.ARegularWomanMakesaDifference

D.ACouple,sBraveActMovestheCountry

C

OxfordandCambridgehavenowdecidedtoremovethewordsCAN'TandIMPOSSIBLE

fromtheirdictionary.JessicaCox,bornin1983,inArizona,istheworld,sfirst

licensedarmlesspilot.

ThegirlfromTucson,ArizonagottheSportPilotcertificatelatelyandbecame

thefirstpilotlicensedtoflyusingonlyherfeet.JessicaCoxwasbornwithout

arms,butthathasonlystoppedherfromdoingonething:usingtheword"can't”.

CoxgraduatedfromtheUniversityofArizonain2005withabachelor,sdegreein

psychologyandaminorincommunications.Coxhasnotusedprostheticarmssinceshe

turned14.Usingherfeetasmostpeopleusetheirhands,sheisable,amongother

things,todriveanunmodifiedcarwithanunrestrictedlicense,totypeonakeyboard

at25wordsperminute,andtoputinandremovehercontactlenses.

JessicaCoxflewinasingleengineairplaneforthefirsttimeviaWrightFlight

in2005.Coxearnedherpilot,scertificateonOctober10,2008afterthreeyearsof

trainingandisqualifiedtoflyalight-sportaircrafttoaltitudeof10,000feet.

“She'sagoodpilot.She,srocksolid."saidParrishTraweek,42,theflying

instructorattheSanManuelJsRayBlairAirport.ParrishTraweekrunsPCAircraft

MaintenanceandFlightServicesandhastrainedmanypilots,someofwhomdidn'tcome

closetoCox'sabilities.

Doctorsneverlearnedwhyshewasbornwithoutarms,butshefiguredoutearly

thatshedidn,twanttouseprostheticdevices.So,thenexttimeyouarereadyto

tellyourself,“Ican,tpossibly...”rememberthisamazingyoungwomanandchange

yourvocabulary.

28.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?

A.OxfordandCambridgefeltalittledisappointed.

B.Noarmlesspeoplehadgotapilotcertificatebefore.

C.JessicaCoxwasn,tallowedtousetheword"can't”.

D.Theword"can't"woulddisappearfromtheEnglishdictionary.

29.WhatdoyouthinkofJessicaCox?

A.Sheisacleverandbravegirl.B.Sheispositiveanddetermined.

C.Sheisindeedapoorlyeducatedgirl.D.Sheonlytakesinterestinaircraft.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“prosthetic“meaninparagraph3?

A.Artificial.B.Damaged.C.Unusual.D.Abnormal.

31.Aftergraduatingfromuniversity,JessicaCox.

A.sufferedfailurewhensearchingforjobs

B.madeastarttotaketrainingtobecomeapilot

C.decidedtouseherfeetasmostpeopleusehands

D.triedherbesttotakecareofherselfinherdailylife

D

EveryAprilIamtroubledbythesameconcern一thatspringmightnotoccurthis

year.Thelandscapelooksdull,withhills,theskyandtheforestappearinggray.My

spiritsebb,astheydidduringanAprilsnowfallwhen1firstcametoMaine15years

ago."Justwait,“aneighbouradvised."You'11wakeuponemorningandspringwill

justbehere.”

Andlook,onMay3thatyearIawoketoagreensoamazingastobealmost

electric,asifspringweresimplyamatterofflippingaswitch.Hills,theskyandthe

forestrevealedtheirpurples,bluesandgreen.Leaveshadunfoldedanddaffodilswere

fightingtheirwayheavenward.

Thentherewastheoldappletree.Itsitsonanundevelopedlotinmy

neighbourhood.Itbelongstonooneandthereforetoeveryone.Thetree*sdarktwisted

branchesstretchoutinunpruned（未經(jīng)修剪的）abandon.Eachspringitblossomsso

freelythattheairbecomesfullofthescentofapple.

Untillastyear,IthoughtIwastheonlyoneawareofthistree.Andthenone

day,inabitofspringmadness,Isetoutwithprunertoremoveafewdisorderly

branches.NosoonerhadIarrivedunderthetreethanneighboursopenedtheirwindows

andsteppedontotheirporches（門廊）.ThesewerepeopleIbarelyknewandseldom

spoketo,butitwasasifIhadcomeuninvitedintotheirpersonalgardens.

Mymobile-homeneighbourwasthefirsttospeak."You'renotcuttingitdown,are

you?”sheaskedanxiously.AnotherneighbourfrownedasIcutoffabranch."Don't

killit,now,hewarned.

Soonhalftheneighbourhoodjoinedmeundertheappletree.ItstruckmethatI

hadlivedthereforfiveyearsandonlynowwaslearningthesepeople'snames,what

theydidforalivingandhowtheypassedthewinter.Itwasasiftheoldappletree

wasgatheringusunderitsbranchesforthepurposeofbothacquaintanceshipand

sharedwonder.Icouldn'thelprecallingRobertFrost'swords:

Thetreesthathaveitintheirpent-upbuds

Todarkennatureandbesummerwoods

Onethawledtoanother.JusttheotherdayIsawoneofmyneighboursatthe

localstore.Heremarkedhowthisrecentwinterhadbeenespeciallylongand

complainedofnothavingseenorspokenatlengthtoanyoneinourneighbourhood.And

then,helookedatmeandsaid,“Weneedtoprunethatappletreeagain.”

32.Bysayingthat“Myspiritsebb”,theauthormeansthat.

A.hefeelsblueB.hefeelsrelievedC.heissurprisedD.heistired

33.Theappletreementionedinthepassageismostlikelyto.

A.havebeenabandonedbyitsoriginalowner

B.beregardedasadelightintheneighbourhood

C.havebeenneglectedbyeveryoneinthecommunity

D.beappealingonlytotheauthor

34.Accordingtoparagraph4,whydidtheneighboursopentheirwindowsandsteponto

theirporches?

A.Theyweresurprisedthatsomeoneunknownwaspruningthetree.

B.Theywantedtopreventtheauthorfrompruningthetree.

C.Theywereconcernedaboutthesafetyofthetree.

D.Theywantedtogettoknowtheauthor.

35.ItcanbeinferredthattheauthorJsneighbourmentionedinthelastparagraph

mostcaredabout.

A.theneighbourhoodgatheringB.howtopassthelongwinter

C.whenspringwouldarriveD.thepruningoftheappletree

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)。

TheHotelWake-upCallGetsPersonal

Here'sawake-upcall:Thehotelfrontdeskwilldoonebetterthanringingyour

phoneinthemorning.They’11sendanactualhumanbeingtoyourroom.Don't

worry.Theywon'tcomeinandkissyougoodmorning.36

Nevermindthatmosttravelersnowadayshavesmartphoneswithbuilt-inalarm

clocks.37Herearesomeexamples.AttheWolcottHotel,ifawake-upcallis

unanswered,theywillsendanemployeetoyourdoor.AtLasVentanasalParaiso,an

employeeshowsupatyourroomtowakeyouupwithtea,coffeeandbreakfastbread.At

theMandarinOriental,apersonratherthananautomatedsystemwillcalltowakeyou

up.38

Hotelshavealwaystakenthewake-upcallseriously.39Ifyoudon,tgetyour

callwithinfiveminutesoftherequestedtime,youwon,thavetopayforyour

room.Travelers,too,stillwanttohaveanoptionofawake-upcall.Astudyof285

guestsatCrownPlazafoundthat53%consideredawake-upcallveryimportant.

40Inthelate1980s,hotelsturnedtoautomatedsystems.Thenallyou'dget

wasaringandsilence.Intheever-competitiveraceforloyalcustomers,however,many

hotelsarenowgettingcreativewiththewake-upcall.Somehotelsevenhave

recordingsofcelebrityvoices.Andmorehotelswillgobacktotheoldin-person

systemofwake-upcalls.

A.Buttheymightbringyoucoffee.

B.Ifyoudon,tanswer,you911getawake-upknock.

C.CrownPlaza,forinstance,hasawake-upcallguarantee.

D.Butthewake-upcallbecamelesspersonalovertheyears.

E.Thehotelgets15to30requestsforwake-upcallseachday.

F.Thehumanwake-upcallisawaytopersonaliseaguest,sstay.

GSomeguestssleepthroughthecall,whileothersturntheirphoneoff.

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四個選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選

項(xiàng)。

Mymumisanextraordinarylady.Shehasgonethroughmany41

situations,includingawaranddivorce.InBosnia,beforethe42started,Ididn,t

talktomymumoften.Iwasdaddy'sonlydaughter.Mymumalwaysseemeddepressedand

unfriendlywhenItalkedtoher,43Ididn,tlikeher.

Rightbeforethewarstarted,myparentssentmetomyaunt'slivingabroadto_

44thewarbecauseshelivedabroad.They45inourhometownwithmynewborn

brother.Iwasonly12thenandthoughteverythingwouldbe46onedayandIwould

gohome.ButsoonmydadwasputinaprisoncampbySerbsoldiers.Mymumstayedat

home47mylittlebrotherandmysickgrandmother.

Eveninsuchapoorsituation,shestillmanagedto48tomesayingIwould

comehomesoon.I49herletters,regrettingallthetimesIdislikedher.Iasked

whyshenever50melikeothermothers.Shetoldmeitwasbecauseofher

deafness.

Mymumhashada51problemsinceshewastwo.Sheneverhadaccesstohearing

aidssincemygrandfatherwas52toofferit.

Fromthenon,Iwrotetomymum53.Oneyearlaterwewerereunitedandmoved

toAmerica.Againmymotherfacedmanystruggles.54,shestillhadthestrengthto

fightforabetterlifeforherchildren.

Noonehas55memorethanmymother.Shehasshownmethatevenwhenallthe

oddsareagainstyou,youneedto56andstandupforwhatyoubelieve.

After57myundergraduatestudiesIwillgotomedicalschoolandprovide

peoplewith58_services.Iknowshewouldneverhavelostherhearingifmymum

hadhad59toahospital.Iwanttomakeadifferencetothisworldandmakemymum

60.Shedeservesthat.

41.A.strangeB.gloriousC.importantD.difficult

42.A.warB.gameC.lessonD.earthquake

43.A.orB.soC.forD.but

44.A.avoidB.reportC.surviveD.experience

45.A.grewB.workedC.stayedD.changed

46.A.onB.overC.readyD.different

47.A.pickingupB.waitingforC.lookingafterD.sufferingfrom

48.A.talkB.writeC.pointD.refer

49.A.lostB.postedC.ignoredD.appreciated

50.A.listentoB.replytoC.supplytoD.belongto

51.A.hearingB.learningC.thinkingI),designing

52.A.tiredB.ableC.scaredD.unwilling

53.A.lessB.moreC.laterD.sooner

54.A.ThusB.BesidesC.InsteadD.However

55.A.helpedB.knownC.thankedD.influenced

56.A.liveB.fightC.avoidD.compare

57.A.testingB.ignoringC.finishingD.comparing

58.A.properB.simpleC.medicalD.protective

59.A.accessB.choiceC.doubtD.devotion

60.A.braveB.youngC.proudD.smart

第二節(jié)（共10小題;每小題L5分，滿分15分）

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

(2020?浙江)

Sometimeafter10,000BC,peoplemadethefirstrealattempttocontroltheworld

theylived61.,throughagriculture.Overthousandsofyears,theybeganto

dependlesson62.couldbehuntedorgatheredfromthewild,andmoreon

animalstheyhadraisedandcropstheyhadsown.

Farmingproducedmorefoodperperson63.huntingandgathering,so

peoplewereabletoraisemorechildren.And,asmorechiIdrenwereborn,morefood64._

(need).Agriculturegavepeopletheirfirstexperienceofthepoweroftechnology65._

(change)lives.

Byabout6,000BC,people66.(discover)thebestcropstogrowand

animalstoraise.Later,theylearnedtoworkwiththe67.(season),planting

attherighttimeand,indryareas,68.(make)useofannualfloodsto

irrigate(灌溉)theirfields.

Thisstyleoffarminglastedforquitealongtime.Then,with69.rise

ofscience,changesbegan.Newmethods70.(mean)thatfewerpeopleworkedin

farming.Inthelastcenturyorso,thesechangeshaveaccelerated.Newpowermachinery

andartificialfertilizers(彳上月巴)havenowtotallytransformedawayoflifethat

startedintheStoneAge.

第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié).，滿分35分)

第一節(jié)短文改錯(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

處語言錯誤,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(A),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。

(2020?全國I)

TodayItriedcookingasimplydishmyself.Ilikeeatingfryingtomatoeswith

eggs,andIthoughtitmusttobeeasytocook.Mymomtoldmehowtopreparing

it.FirstIcutthetomatoesintopiecesbutputthemaside.NextIbroketheeggsinto

abowlandbeatthemquicklywithchopstick.AfterthatIpouredoilintoapanand

turnedoffthestove.Iwaitedpatientlyunlesstheoilwashot.ThenIputthe

tomatoesandthebeateneggsintopantogether."Notthatway,“mymomtriedtostop

usbutfailed.Shewasright.Itdidn,tturnoutasIhadwished.

第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

假定你是李華，你校國際部在招聘一名兼職人員。你有意應(yīng)聘，請按要求用英語寫一封應(yīng)聘信。

要點(diǎn)：

1.有英語優(yōu)勢；

2.協(xié)助外教的工作經(jīng)歷。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)100左右;

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

滾動測試五

1?5BBCAC6~10BCABB

1P15ACBCB16?20ACBBA

附:聽力材料

(Textl)

M:AreyougoingtoLinda'sbirthdaypartythisThursday?

W:No.Lindahasputitoffasmostpeoplecan'tmakeitonThursday.ItJ11beheldon

thefollowingday,thedayafterherbirthday.

(Text2)

W:Howlongwillittakeyoutofinishthehomework,Peter?

M:IfittakesMaryhalfanhourtodoherhomework,itwilltakemeatleasttwiceas

long.

(Text3)

W:Haveyoutakencareofeverything?!wanttomakesureit'sgoingtobeawonderful

trip.

M:I'vecheckedeverything.Vvewithdrawnenoughcash,andI'vefoundababysitter

tolookafterAlice.Thetripisgoingtobeperfect.

(Text4)

M:Whatwouldyoulikeforyourmaincourse?

W:Mmm,I'mnotsure.Idon'tknowwhethertohavethesteakorThaichicken.

M:Oh,Ifdliketheroastduck.

(Text5)

W:Haveyoulookedinthemirrortoday?

M:Uh,notsinceIwokeupthismorning...Why?DidIforgettodomyhairorsomething?

W:Well,let,sjustsaythatgreentiesandpinkshirtsdon'treallymix...

(Text6)

W:Hi,George一overhere!Youare10minuteslate!

M:I'mterriblysorry.Ihavehadclassesthewholeday,soIforgotallaboutit.

W:Itdoesn,tmatter.Let?sgo!Theconcerthasstartedalready.

M:Listen—IcametotellyouIcan,tgowithyoutoday!

W:Goodheavens!What*sthematterwithyou?

M:IJvegotadifficultessaytofinish.Vvebeentryingtodoitforthelasttwo

days,andIstillhaven'tfinishedit.Iwillhaveameetingwithmytutortomorrow

afternoonandhewantstoseemyessay.I'mawfullysorry.

W:Oh,no.It?squiteallright.Don*tworryaboutit.

(Text7)

Lily!Doyouwanttoseeacoolnewproduct?

W:Sure.Whatisit?

M:Lily,meetClocky.Ithaswheels.

W:Isitacar?

M:No,itisanalarmclock.Ithasaloudalarm,anditrollsaroundwhenthealarm

rings,soyouhavetogetoutofbedandchaseittoturnitoff.It'sagreatwayto

keepyoufromgoingbacktosleepafteryouturnoffyouralarm,sinceyou'resowide

awakefromchasingit.Itcostsabout$50.

W:Wow一that'sexpensive.

M:Clockyisworthit!Itcanjump!Watch!

W:Wow!Thatreallymovesfast!Cool!

M:Sowouldyouliketobuyoneforyourself?

W:Well,itiscool,butmymobilephonecanwakemeup.

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M:Goodmorning,Mary.Youareupearly.

W:Goodmorning,Jack.It,scoldtoday.

M:Italwaysgetscoldafteraheavysnowfall.Actuallywehaven'tseenthismuchsnow

hereforyears.Thesnow'satleast4inchesdeep.TheheaviestsnowIcanremember

wasnomorethan3inchesdeep.

W:Ilovesnow.WhenIwasachild,therewassomuchsnow.Itwouldreachabout8inches

sometimes.Iusedtomakesnowballsandhavebigsnowballfights.Andskating—Ilove

skating.Doyou?

M:Yes,ofcourse.Ihopethelakeswillfreezeoversoon.

W:SodoI.Bytheway,didyouheartheweatherforecastthismorning?

M:Yes.Itsaidcloudytoday,withastrongwind.Thehighesttemperaturewillbesix

belowzerointhemorning,butintheafternoonitwillbealittlewarmer.

W:That,ssad一whenthesuncomesout,thebeautifulsnowwillmeltaway.

M:Andthentherewillbethickiceontheroads,sobecarefulwhenyougocycling.

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W:Howweretheexams,Charles?

M:Nottoobad.IthinkIdidverywellinEnglishandmathematics.

W:Whataboutchemistry?

M:Idon'tthinkIf11passit.

W:HowaboutAdam?Didhedowellintheexams?

M:HesaidthathedidverywellinEnglish,buthedidn'tdowellinmathematics.You

know,heisn'tverygoodatthissubject.

W:WhataboutDaniel?

M:Hefailedphysicsbutpassedallhisothersubjects.

W:Whydon'tyouhelphimwithhisphysics?

M:Healreadyaskedmetohelphimwiththatthissummer.

中:Ah,that'sreallyniceofyou.Sowhat'syourplanforthesummerholiday?

M:Iwanttovisitsometopuniversitiesaroundthecountry,soI,11knowbetterwhich

oneIwanttogotonextyear.Howaboutyou?

W:Vvefoundapart-timejobatarestaurant.

M:Soundsgreat!Bytheway,wearehavingapartyatmyhouseonJuly10th.Wouldyou

liketojoinus?

W:Whynot?IhavenoplansthisSaturday,andIloveparties.Seeyouthedayafter

tomorrow.

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MagnusRandolphwasarichman.At2:30yesterdayafternoonhewenttohisstudyfora

nap.Twentyminuteslaterhewasdead.MynameisJackLonsdaleandIyma

detective.WhenIarrivedatthescene,Randolphwassittinginanarmchair.Therewasa

gunonthefloornexttohisrighthand.

Therewerethreepeopleatthehouseyesterday.RandolphJsassistant,Belinda

Wells;hisniece,CarolineTurner;andherhusband,Aston.Atabout2:50,BelindaandAston

hadbeenforawalkandwerejustcomingbacktothehousewhentheyheardagun.A

gardenersawthem.Whentheywenttothes