2022-2023學年新教材高中英語單元素養(yǎng)評價二Unit2 Wildlife Protection新人教版必修第二冊

單元素養(yǎng)評價（二）UNIT2WILDLIFEPROTECTION

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L5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三個選項中選出最佳

選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話

僅讀一遍。

1.Whomdoesthebookbelongto?

A.Mike.B.Lisa.C.Tom.

2.Whatwillthemandothisafternoon?

A.Goshopping.B.Work.C.Studybees.

3.WhenwillJimreturn?

A.Today.B.Tomorrow.C.Thedayaftertomorrow.

4.Whywasthewomanlate?

A.Shesetofflate.B.Hercarbrokedown.C?Therewasheavy

traffic.

5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Theweather.B.Acoat.C.Areport.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選

項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，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。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whatwillthekidsdrink?

A.Greentea.B.Coke.C.Applejuice.

7.Wherearemostprobablythespeakers?

A.Atthewoman,shome.B.Atarestaurant.C.Attheman,Shome.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whendoesthewomanwanttoleaveforthemuseum?

A.Atabout12：30.B.Atabout1：00.C.Atabout1：30.

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9.Howdoesthemanknowaboutthebigfire?

A.Hesawitoutofthewindow.

B.Heheardpeopletalkaboutit.

C.Hereadaboutitinanewspaper.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whydidn,tthewomangetenoughsleeplastnight?

A.Shestayeduplateataparty.

B.Adiseasekeptherawake.

C.Theloudmusicinapartyaffectedhersleep.

11.Howoftendothegirlsthrowaparty?

A.Onceaweek.B.Oncehalfamonth.C.Onceamonth.

12.Whydoesthewomanwantanewapartment?

A.Tobeclosertotheman.

B.Toliveinabiggerapartmentalone.

C.Tohaveaquieterenvironment.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Whenwasthewomanborn?

A.OnFebruary10th,1985.B.OnJanuary10th,1985.C.OnFebruary10th,

1980.

14.Inwhichcitywasthemanborn?

A.Oxford.B.Brighton.C.London.

15.WhydidthewomangotoNewYork?

A.Toattendcollege.B.Tofindwork,C.Toattendhigh

school.

16.WhatdidthemanthinkofhistimeinBeijing?

A.Great.B.Terrible.C.Justso-so.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.WhatisAelitaAndrefamousfor?

?.Herlifestyle.B.Herartshows.C.Herpainting

style.

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18.WhatisNOTtrueaboutAelita,sfirstshow?

A.Itwasheldin2011.B.ItwasheldinNewYork.C.Itcontained

44paintings.

19.HowoldwasAelitawhenshestartedtopaint?

A.Ninemonthsold.B.Fouryearsold.C.Sevenyearsold.

20.HowmuchisthecheapestworkofAelita?

A.Over$2,400.B.Over$3,000.C.Over$10,000.

第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

[2022?威海高一上期末]We,veexploredLondonthoroughlyandcomeawaywith

quiteafewlessons.HereareourtoptipsfortravelinLondon.

☆VisitingBuckinghamPalace

TogetherwithBigBen,BuckinghamPalaceisLondon,smostsymboliclandmark.

ThisgrandbuildingiswhereQueenElizabethhostsbanquets（宴會）andmeetsheads

ofstate.Thepalaceisonlyopenduringthesummer.Ifyou,revisitingwhenthe

palaceisn,tavailabletotour,gotoseetheChangingoftheGuardandtakeatour

oftheRoyalMews,theQueen,sstables（馬廄）thatholdhercarriagecollection.

☆Drinkingafternoontea

TheBritishhavetakenasimpleteabreakandturneditintoanimpressive

ceremony,completewithpatternedchina,platesoffingersandwichesandcakes.When

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makingareservation,rememberthatafternoonteaisn,tasnackbutafullmeal,

andifyoudoitright,you,11befull.Thesmartmoveistoskiplunchandmaybe

evendinner.

☆HittingtheLondonEye

Standingnearcenturies-oldbuildings,theLondonEyewhirls（旋轉）overthe

leftbankoftheThames,overlookingtheLondonBridgeandtheShardtothewest.

Theexperienceisdefinitelyworththepriceofadmission,especiallyonaclear

day.Butbuyyourticketsinadvanceonlineandgofirstthinginthemorning.Crowds

peakbetween11a.m.and3p.m.,sogetyourbreakfasttogoandyourlinewill

bemuchshorter.

21.WhichactivityisparticularforvisitorstoBuckinghamPalaceinsummer?

A.Getaroundthegrandbuilding.B.EnjoytheviewofBigBen.

C.WatchtheChangingoftheGuard.D.TakeatouroftheRoyalMews.

22.WhatissuggestedifyouwanttoenjoyafternoonteainLondon?

A.Dressingupfortheceremony.B.Bookingonlineinadvance.

C.Preparingpatternedchinaforit.D.Goingwithanemptystomach.

23.WhatdoweknowabouttheLondonEyeaccordingtothetext?

A.Itisacenturies-oldlandmark.B.LondonBridgeistotheeastof

it.

C.It,sbettertovisititintheafternoon.D.Ticketbookingisavailable

online.

B

[2022?威海高一上期末]Growingup,mygrandparentsboughtasecondhomeamongst

asmallforestinArkansasandwouldbringmethereeverysinglesummer.Iwould

spendalotoftimeoutsidetherefollowingmygrandfatheraroundwhilehedidyard

work.WewouldcolIectcool-lookingrocksandrefillthehummingbirdfeeders.

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Ialwaysremembermygrandparentscallingmeovertothewindowwhenadeerfamily

wasintheyardorafewhummingbirdswereatthefeederssothatIcouldwatchthem.

Iwouldexplorearoundintheyardbymyselfsometimestolookforinterestingrocks

andifIwasluckyIwouldfindaturtle.IfIdidfindaturtle,mygrandfather

wouldputitinthekiddypoolformetoobserveforafewminutes.Iwasalways

amazedbythesecreatures.AfterIfinishedobservingtheturtle,mygrandfather

wouldpickitbackupandreturnittothebushIfounditin.Iwouldwatchin

amazementasitslowlystuckitslegsoutandcrawledbackunder.

Ialwaysfeltveryatpeaceatmygrandparents,home.Itwasquietandfullof

interestingnaturalthingsInevergottoseeinIllinois.Theydisturbedtheland

aroundthemas1ittleaspossibleanddidn,tseeitasnuisance（令人討厭的東西），

ratherabeautifulview.

AsAldoLeopold,anAmericanscientist,putsit,weshouldtakethetimeto

appreciateandobservethenaturalwor1daroundus.Whenwedothis,wefinditbrings

ushappinessandhasagreatvaluebeyondjustthatofresources.Conservationof

thenaturalworldisimportantinthatwearedependentuponitforlife.Wecannot

worsensuchabountifulDrOVideratsucharateinwhichitwillneverreturnto

anythinglikewhatitoncewas.Ourexperienceswithnaturearewhatwilldriveus

toreachthisconclusion,ifonlyeveryonetookthetimetoreallyinvolvethemselves

init.

24.WhatdoesthewritermainlytalkaboutinParagraph2?

A.Hisinterestinrocksandanimals.B.Hisconnectionwith

naturalworld.

C.Hisdailyroutineinsummervacation.D.Hiscloserelationship

withgrandparents.

25.Whatdoes“abountifulprovider“refertointhelastparagraph?

A.Nature.B.Illinois.

C.Thesmallforest.D.Grandparents,home.

26.Whatisthewritermostlikelytogetacross?

A.Pastexperiencesshouldbetreasured.

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B.Natureoffersmanajourneyofdiscovery.

C.Qualitytimewithfamilyisofgreatvalue.

D.Intothenature,youwillknowhowpreciousitis.

27.Inwhichforumwouldyoumostlikelyfindthetext?

A.FamilyMatters.B.OntheRoad.

C.AtOnewithNature.D.NatureinWords.

C

[2022?遼寧高一上期末]Whenweseeapersonintroubleourimmediatereaction

istolendahand.Butwhatifweseeananimalintrouble,doesthesameruleapply?

ThisquestionwasraisedafteragroupofpenguinsweresavedfromanicygulIy

（峽谷）inAntarctica.ItwasfilmedfortheBBCwildlifeseriesDynasties.After

seeingthatagroupofpenguinshadfallenintoagullyandbeentrappedwiththeir

youngthefilmcrewweresoconcernedabouttheirsafetythattheybuiltaslope

（斜坡）sothatafewofthepenguinscouldsavethemselves.

Thecasehastakentheinternationalmediabystorm.Viewerswatchingthisfilm

letoutasighofrelief,αΓmsoglad.Iunderstandnottakingactiondirectly

involved,butahelpinghandisn,tbothering,right?”viewerKathrynShawsaid

onherFacebook.

However,othersthinkhumaninterference（干涉）isunnatural."Youcan,thave

sunshinethroughoutyourlife.Tohavedoneanythingelsewouldonlymakematters

worse,“saidtheshow,screatorDavidAttenborough,accordingtoTheTimes.

Inthiscase,however,MikeGunton,theexecutiveproduceroftheseries,said

thatthiswasaone-offsituation."Therewerenoanimalsgoingtosufferby

interfering.Youweren,ttouchingtheanimalsanditwasjustfeltbydoingthis.

Theyhadthechancenottohavetokeepslippingdowntheslope,“hetoldtheBBC.

SuchcasesarefamiliartoPaulNicklen,wiIdlifephotographerforNational

Geographic.HetoldMetro,“Ifit,severapredator（捕食者）situation,nomatter

howgut-wrenching,youstayoutoftheway.Evenwhenyou,rewatchingamalepolar

beareatababybear.”

“There'Snorulebookinthosesituations.Youcanonlyrespondtothefacts

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thatarerightthereinfrontofyou,“WillLawson,theshow,sdirector,toldDaily

Mail.

28.Whathascausedtoaheatedmediadiscussion?

A.People*svariouscommentsonpenguins.

B.Thewaysofhelpingthetrappedpenguins.

C.Somepenguins,sufferingsinagully.

D.WaysoffilmingtheseriesDynasties.

29.Howdidthefilmcrewfeelwhenseeingthetrappedpenguins?

A.Anxious.B.Sad.

C.Annoyed.D.Thrilled.

30.WhichhumanactivityisconsideredproperinPaulNicklen,sopinion?

A.Shootinganeaglecatchingasnake.

B.Preventingapolarbeareatingababybear.

C.Watchingalionattackingadeer.

D.Distractingacrocodilebitinganantelope.

31.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

?.TheNecessityofLendingaHandtoAnimalsinTrouble

B.SuggestionsonHowtoSaveAnimalsinTrouble

C.EffectsofHumanInterferenceonAnimalsinTrouble

D.OpinionsonWhethertoHelpAnimalsinTrouble

D

[2022?河池高一檢測]

Oceanfoodplaysaveryimportantpartinourfoodsupply.Notsolongago,the

world*soceanswerefilledwithdifferenttypesoffish.Now,alargeincreasein

globaloverfishinghasthreatenedthatsupply.

AccordingtotheUnitedNationsFoodandAgricultureOrganization,90percent

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oftheworld,sfisheries（漁場）areeitherbeingfullyexploited（開發(fā)），orareat

riskofbeingcloseddown.

Withfishsuppliesrunningout（用完）athome,fishermenaretravelingfurther

tofindtheircatch.Frequently,fishermenarecrossingoverintoothercountries.

?sfishsuppliesclosertotheirhomeland,sshoresaredecreasing,fishermencross

borderstofindfish.

Overfishingcanbefoundeverywhere,fromMexicanfishingboatsofftheUScoast

ofFloridatoRussianfishingboatsinthewesternBeringSea.However,theeffect

isfeltthestrongestintheSouthChinaSea.

Ontheothersideoftheworld,WestAfricaisnowseeingmaligneffectsof

overfishing.ForcoastalAfricancountries,suchasSenegal,thefishingindustry

isalargepartofthenationaleconomy.TheWorldBankreportsnearly20percent

oftheSenegaleseareworkinginthefishingindustry.RashidSumailaistheDirector

ofFisheriesEconomicResearchattheUniversityofBritishColumbia.Hesays

communitiesthatdependonfishforincomeandfood,likeSenegal,arenowatrisk.

32.Whydofishermencrossborderstocatchfish?

?.Becausetheywanttoprotecttheenvironment.

B.Becausetheywanttoenjoytheoverseasscenery.

C.Becausefishsuppliesintheircountriesaredecreasing.

D.Becausefishingisnotallowedintheirowncountries.

33.Wherecanthemostseriousoverfishingbeseenaccordingtothetext?

A.InRussia.B.IntheSouthChinaSea.

C.OfftheUScoastofFlorida.D.InthewesternBeringSea.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordumalign,,inthelastparagraphprobablymean?

A.Harmful.B.Satisfying.C.Hopeful.D.Beneficial.

35.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.MostpeopleinAfricawillbeoutofwork.

B.TheWorldBankwilllendmoneytofishermen.

C.RashidSumailaisunconcernedaboutoverfishing.

D.OverfishinghassomebadeffectsonAfricanpeople.

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第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多

余選項。

[2022?臨沂高一上期末]Itissaidthatwearemadeofeverythingthatsurrounds

us,whichaffectsyouineverypossibleway,physically,emotionallyandspiritually.

Thesurroundingthingsandpeoplewhohavemoregoodpowerwillaffectyouina

positiveway.36Herearealistofthingsthatyoucandotoimproveyour

surroundingsandmeanwhileimproveyouremotionalandmentalhealth.

Redecoratealittle

It,simportanttodecorate（裝飾）yourownpersonalspaceagain.Youcanchange

oldfurnitureinyourroomanddecidewhattoincludeintheworkingareaswhere

youspendmostofyourtime.37

Includelotsofcolours

Tomakeyoursurroundingsmorecheerfulandexciting,thebestthingyoucan

doisaddalotofcolourstoyourhome.YoucanselectanewcolourforyourwalIs.

38Thesesmallthingscangreatlyaffectyourenvironmentand,inturn,your

feelings.

Throwoutuseless/brokenthings

Now,changeisnotonlyaboutaddinginbutalsoseparatingyourselffromthe

worn-outorunnecessarythings.Theydogatheralotofnegativityintothem.The

clusteringofobjectscreatesadepressingkindofatmospheresurroundingyou.39

Youwillimmediatelyfeelmoreorganizedandrefreshed.

Addvigorandvitality（生機）

40Therefore,it,Sawonderfulideatoincludesomeindoorplantsintoyour

hometoaddsomepositiveatmospheretoit.Notonlycangreenplantsandflowers

purifytheair,buttheycanbringluckintoyourlife.Theyarereallylikeone

ofthebestinvestmentsyoucanmakeinyourhealthandmentalpeace.

A.Greeneryandflowerswillbrighteneveryone,slife.

B.Youcanshopforbeautifulpaintingsorbedsheets.

C.Therefore,itisimportantthatyouchoosethemwithgreatcare.

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D.Soitishighlyrecommendedthatyouputthemoutofyourhome.

E.Bymakingminorchangesinyourbehavior,you,11getexcellentresults.

F.Somethingshavethenegativeenergyreducingthepositivityandhappiness.

G.Onceyoudothis,you,11noticethedifferenceinyourfeelingsasyoustep

in.

第三部分語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

[2022?遼寧高一上期末]Myfather,92,livesaloneinMackay.Althoughactive

inpersonality,hehas41movement.Weranghimyesterdayto42afterthe

wildweather.He43ushowhehadgottenhisgroceries（貨物）and44them

tohiscar.Thena“young“gentleman（nowthatcouldbeanywherefrom12to70.

whenyouare92stopped,“Iwi1145youtoputyourgroceriesinyour

car.,,

Dadwasn,tsureatfirstbutthensaidthanks.Themanthenunloaded（卸下）the

groceriesfromthetrolley（推車）carefullyandmadesuretheywere46.Dadsaid

thanksagain.Andthemanjustsaid:no47.

Acoupleofdayslater,Dadwasatthebankintheline.The“young“manbehind

himsaid,“Iwill48yourplace,whilewewait.Thereisachairoverthere,

goandsitdown.,,Dadsaid,“Oh,why?WasIshakingorlooking49?”

“No."wasthereply,IknowmyDadwouldfindit50tostandforsolong.

So51,Dadwentoverandsatdown.WhenthetimecameforDad,a52ofthe

headandasmileexpressedthankfulness.

Dadsaid,'Tmhappily53bythekindnessshownbythesetwo'young'

men.,,

So,tothosetwo“young“menofuncertain54,wesaythanksforhelping

Dadin55butmeaningfulways.

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41.A.slowB.funnyC.strangeD.easy

42.A.watchoutB.checkC.setoffD.showup

43.A.taughtB.contactedC.showedD.told

44.A.packedB.choseC.tookD.supplied

45.A.allowB.helpC.requestD.advise

46.A.freshB.suitableC.fullD.safe

47.A.problemB.wayC.secretD.doubt

48.A.takeB.holdC.findD.know

49.?.sadB.lonelyC.weakD.mad

50.A.hardB.comfortableC.boringD.interesting

51.A.bravelyB.curiouslyC.properlyD.thankfully

52.A.nodB.turnC.shakeD.touch

53.A.frightenedB.annoyedC.surprisedD.attracted

54.A.hobbyB.ageC.purposeD.position

55.A.friendlyB.smal1C.newD.formal

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個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

[2022,濰坊高一上期末]It,sreallynicetoseeaherdofTibetanantelopeson

thegreengrass.However,theirpopulation56.(drop)bymorethan50percent

duringthe1980sand1990s.57.(make)profits,hunterswereshooting

antelopes.Theirhabitatswerebecomingsmallerasnewroadsandrailwayswerebuilt.

Inordertosavethisspeciesfrom58.(extinct),theChinesegovernment

placedit59.nationalprotection.Manyvolunteerswatchedoverthe

antelopesdayandnighttokeepthemsafefromattacks.Bridgesandgates60.

(add)tolettheantelopesmove61.(easy)andkeepthemsafefromcarsand

trains.

Gradually,theantelopepopulationhasrecoveredandinJune2015,theTibetan

antelopewasremovedfromthe62.(endanger)specieslist.Thegovernment,

however,doesnotintendtostoptheprotectionprogrammes,since63.

threatstotheTibetanantelopehavenotyetdisappeared.

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Inaword,64.wewanttosavetheplanet,wemustchangeourwayof

life.Onlywhenwelearntoexistinharmonywithnaturecanwestop65.

（be）athreattowildlifeandtoourplanet.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（滿分15分）

假定你是李華，你校下周五將舉辦主題為WildlifePrOteCtion的海報設計大賽。請給

交換生Jim寫一封郵件，告訴他這一活動并請他參與你班的海報設計。

注意：寫作詞數應為80左右。

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。

[2022?臨沂高一上期末]Willie,sauntsenthimalittlewritingbookasa

birthdaypresent.Therewasaplaceinthebookforapenci1.Wi11iethoughtagreat

dealofthislittlebook,andalwayskeptitinhispocket.

Oneday,hismotherwasverybusy,andhecalledhisdog,andsaid,“Come,Caper,

letushaveaplay."WhenWillie,smothermissedhim,shewenttothedoorandlooked

out,andcouldnotseehimanywhere；butsheknewthatCaperwaswithhim,andthought

theywouldcomebackbeforelong.Shewaitedanhour,andstilltheydidnotcome.

Whenshecametothegatebytheroad,shemetMr.Lee,Willie,sfather,andtold

himhowlongWilliehadbeengone.Mr.Leethoughthemusthavegonetosleepunder

thetrees.SotheywenttoallthetreesunderwhichWilliewasinthehabitofplaying,

buthewasnotheretobefound.Bythistimethesunhadgonedownthenewsthat

Williewaslostsoonspreadovertheneighborhood,andallthemenandwomenturned

outtohunt.Theyhuntedal1night.Thenextmorningtheneighborsweregathered

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round,andallweretryingtothinkwhattodonext,whenCapercameboundinginto

theroom.

Therewasastringtiedroundhisneck,andabitofpapertiedtoit.Mr.Lee,

tookthepaper,andsawthatitwasaletterfromWillie.Hereaditaloud.Itsaid,

“0,father!Cometome.Iaminthebigholeinthepasture（牧場）.”

Everybodyranatoncetothefarcornerofthepasture;andtherewasWillie,

aliveandwellintheshaft（通風井）.Oh,howgladhewaswhenhisfathercaught

himinhisarms,andliftedhimout!

NowIwilltellyouhowWilliecametobeintheshaftandthewholestory.He

andCaperwenttothepasturefield,andcametotheedgeoftheshaftandsatdown.

Inbendingovertoseehowdeepitwas,helosthisbalanceandfel1in.

注意：1.續(xù)寫詞數應為150左右；

2.請按如下格式作答。

Hetriedveryhardtogetout,butcouldnot.

Whenheawoke,itwasmorning,andhebegantothinkofawaytogetout.

單元素養(yǎng)評價（二）

第一部分

答案：

1-5CBCCA6-10BACBC

11-15ACABC16-20ACCAB

聽力材料

(Text1)

W：Mike,isthisyourbook?

M：No,Lisa,itisn,tmine.Lookhere.ItsaysTomBrownonit.Sogiveitto

him.

(Text2)

W：Let,sgoshoppingdowntownthisafternoon.

M：Ihavetoomuchworkthesedays.Γmasbusyasabeenow.

(Text3)

W：WillJimreturntodayortomorrow?

M：Hesaidhewouldhavereturnedbytomorrow,buthecan,tcomebackuntilthe

dayaftertomorrow.

(Text4)

M：Thereyouare.Didyousetofflate?

W：No.

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M：Thenwhatkeptyousolate?

W：Thereweretoomanycarsonthestreet.Mycarcouldn,tmoveatall.

(Text5)

W：Isitwarmoutside?

M：No,youneedacoat.

W：Whendoyouthinkit,11turnfine?

M：Theweatherreportsaysit,11turnfinethisThursday.

(Text6)

W：David,whatdoyouwanttodrink,teaorcoffee?

M：Aglassofgreentea,please.

W：Whataboutthekids?

M：Andthekidswilldrinkcoke,Butjustgetonebottleandtwoglasses.They,11

shareit.

W：Ihaveapplejuiceinthekitchen.Ithinkjuiceisbetterforthem.

M：Iknow,buttheyalwaysrefusetodrinkit.

(Text7)

M：Lookoutofthewindow.Ican,tbelievethistraffic.

W：Well,it,srushhour.Ithinkwe,dbetterstayintheroomforabitlonger.

Wecan,tgoanywherenow.

M：You,reright.Sowhendoyouwanttosetoffforthemuseum?

W：It,s12：30now.Therewillbelesstrafficinaboutanhour.Wecanleave

forthemuseumthen.

M：OK.Haveyouheardthattherewasabigfireinthecitylastnight?

W：No.Howdidyouknowit?

M：SomepeopletalkedaboutitwhenIwasreadingapaperinthehallthismorning.

(Text8)

M：Youlooktired.Didyougotobedlatelastnight?

W：ActuallyIwenttobedaround10：00p.m..ButIdidn,tfallasleepuntil

1：00a.m..

M：Whydidyouhavedifficultyinfallingasleep?

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W：Thegirlsdownstairsthrewapartylastnight.Therewasloudmusic.Theparty

was∏,toveruntilmidnight.Whenthepartywasfinallyover,Icouldn,tfallasleep

atall.

M：Dothegirlsoftenthrowparties?

W：Youmaynotbelieveit,buttheythrowapartyeveryFridaynight.

M：That,sbad.

W：Yes.Andthat,swhyIwantanewapartment.Arethereanynearyours?

M：Whatkindofapartmentdoyouwant?

W：Itdoesn,thavetobebig.Onebedroomisenough.Idon,twanttoshareit

withothers.Ican,taffordtherentifit,stoobig.

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W：Whenwereyouborn,Ted?

M：IwasbornonFebruary10th,1980.

W：Wow,it,shardtobelieve.Wecelebrateourbirthdayonthesameday.But

I'mfiveyearsyounger