河北省任丘一中2020-2021學年高三第一學期階段考試英語試卷

任丘一中20202021學年第一學期高三年級階段考（一）英語試題考試范圍：Book1Book2本試卷共10頁?？偡?50分。考試時間120分鐘。第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，每題1.5分，滿分30分）第一節(jié) (共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)5A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選Whydoesthemanwanttoleave?Theserviceistooslow.B.Themusicistooloud.C.Thefoodisbad.Whatdoesthewomando?A.Anurse. B.Ateacher.C.Ashopassistant.Whathasthemandecidedtodo?Checktheschedule.B.Gotoseeanengineer.C.ContinuehistalkwithMr.Black.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?Onabus. B.Inalibrary. C.Inashop.Howdidthemanfeelabouthisjumpintheend?Terrified. B.Excited. C.Disappointed.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）5A、B、C三個選項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。Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?Anaccident. B.Arestaurant. C.Amagazine.WhyisTheSunflowerclosednow?Itisunderrepair.B.Theworkersareonholiday.C.Itwillmovetoanothertown.聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。WhatdoweknowaboutBannister?Heisanewmemberofthepany.Heworkedonatradedeallastyear.Helacksexperience.Whodothespeakersthinkissuitableforthepositionintheend?Amelia. B.Duncan. C.Mrs.Templeton.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。Whatarethespeakersdoing?Cooking. B.Doingshopping. C.WatchingWhatdoesthemanlikebest?Cheese. B.Milk. C.Icecream.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?Atnoon. B.Inthelateafternoon. C.Atnight.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。Whogavethewomanherfirstmountainbike?Heruncle. B.Herfather. C.Herbrother.WhydidthewomanslowdownatonepointintheRegionalChampionship?Theroadwasfullofrocks.Shewastootiredtospeedup.Someoneappearedontheroadsuddenly.Whatdoesthewomanthinkisthemostimportantbeforearace?Doingsportstokeepfit.Lookingattherouteinadvance.Makingsurethebikeisingoodcondition.Whatdoesthewomansayabouttheclothesforarace?They’retight. B.They’repretty. C.They’refortable.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。WhendoestheBusinessStudiescoursestart?OnJune5th. B.OnJune12th. C.OnJuly11th.Whatcanthestudentsbringwiththemduringthecourse?Notebookputers. B.Businessvideos. C.Mobilephones.WhereistheBusinessStudiesDepartment?OntheleftsideoftheScienceCenter.Nexttothestaffcarpark.Besidethemainentrancetothecollege.Whatlanguageclassesareprovidedthissummer?JapaneseandGerman. B.FrenchandChinese. C.ItalianandSpanish.第二部分閱讀理解(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，從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C、和D)中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。AIfyouarecrazyaboutpaintings,youshouldn’tmissthefollowingfourfamousmasterpieceswhichhavestoodthetestoftime.TheArnolfiniPortraitJanvanEyck’sArnolfiniPortrait,anoilpaintingonwoodproducedin1434,inwhichamanandawomanholdhandswithawindowbehindhimandabedbehindher,isundoubtedlyoneofthemasterpiecesintheNationalGallery,London.Thispaintingisasvisuallyinterestingasitisfamed.Itisalsoaninformativedocumentonfifteenthcenturysociety,throughJanvanEyck’sheavyuseofsymbolism—whilehusbandswentouttoengageinbusiness,wivesconcernedthemselveswithhousework.TheStarryNightVincentvanGoghpaintedTheStarryNight,oiloncanvas(帆布),amoderatelyabstractlandscapepaintingofanexpressivenightskyoverasmallhillsidevillage,duringhis12monthstayatthementalhospitalnearSaintRémydeProvence,Francebetween1889and1890.WhentheMuseumofModernArtinNewYorkCitypurchasedthepaintingfromaprivatecollectorin1941,itwasnotwellknown,butithassincebeeoneofVincentvanGogh’smostfamousworks.TheHarvestersTheHarvestersisanoilpaintingonwoodpletedbyPieterBruegeltheElderin1565.ItshowstheharvesttimewhichmostmonlyoccurredwithinthemonthsofAugustandSeptember.NicolaesJonghelinck,amerchantbankerandartcollectorfromAntwerp,missionedthispainting.ThepaintinghasbeenattheMetropolitanMuseumofArtinNewYorkCitysince1919.GuernicaGuernica,alargeblackandwhiteoilpainting,waspaintedbytheCubistSpanishpainter,PabloPicassoin1937.Thetitle“Guernica”referstothecitythatwasbombedbyNaziplanesduringtheSpanishCivilWar.Thepaintingdemonstratesthehorrorsofwarandasaresult,hasetobeanantiwarsymbolandareminderofthetragediesofwar.Today,thepaintingishousedattheMuseoNacionalCentrodeArteReinaSofaíinMadrid.21. Whichofthefollowingpaintingswasproducedlatest?A.TheArnolfiniPortrait. B.TheStarryNight.C.TheHarvesters. D.Guernica.22. Whocreatedthepaintingdescribingtheharvesttime?A.PieterBruegeltheElder. B.VincentvanGogh.C.JanvanEyck. D.PabloPicasso.23. Whatcanweknowaccordingtothepassage?A.InJanvanEyck’stime,husbandswerealsoresponsibleforhousework.B.TheStarryNightwasn’twidelyrecognizedbefore1941.C.NicolaesJonghelinckenjoyedthesamereputationasPieterBruegeltheElder.D.GuernicaiscollectedattheMetropolitanMuseumofArtinNewYork.BItwasacoldwinter.Thewindblewallnightandthesnowwasblinding.Whenmorningcame,mythreechildrenandIgotupandmadeourwaytothewindows.Aswelookedoutofthewindow,wesawthatthehenhousewasgone.Ourthreehenshadbeenblownaway.Ilookedattheemptinessoutside.ThenIsawallthreechickenssataroundtheedgeofawhitebucket.Howwasthisviolentwindnotblowingthemintothefieldbeyond?Iquicklypulledonmyhusband’slongsnowpantsandheavywintercoat,wrappedascarfandstuckmyfeetintoverylargeboots.Ishoutedatthewindasitblew.Iwasalone,exceptmychildren.Theystaredoutofthewindowintothevastwhiteseaofsnow,theireyespeeredforanysignofmovement.OutsideIheardthesoundofmybootsasIwalkedagainstthewind.Thesnowcirclingaroundme,Isteadilymademywaytothesoftcluckcluckclucksoundmyhensalwaysmade.WhenIreachedthem,Isawthattheirlittlefeetwereholdingontotheedgeofthebucket,headsbentforwardandawayfromthewind.Igentlyliftedeachhenandputitcarefullyintothewarminside.ThenIbeganthefreezingwalkbacktothesmallsheddirectlybehindourhouse.OnebyoneIlaidmychickensonthecoldfloor,andtheybegantoclucksoftly.AsIshutthesheddoors,myeyeswentdirectlytothewindowwheremychildrenwerewatching.Theyjumpedupanddowncheering,andsodidI!Iwasn’tsomedragonslayer（屠殺者）fromafairytale.Iwassimplyamom,butthelookonmychildren’sfacestoldmethattheythoughtIwasaheromom.24. Seeingallthreechickenssittingaroundthebucket,theauthorfelt______________.A. unbelievable B.worried C.shy D.confident25. Howdoestheauthorreachthehens?A. Bysearchingforthewhitebucket. B.Bywearingprotectiveclothes.C.Byfollowingthesoundofthehens. D.Byshoutingatthehenhouse.26. Fromthestory,weknowthat____________.A. theauthor’schildrenlikeddragonslayers.B. thechildrenwatchedtheirmotheralltheway.C. theauthorstruggledtobeahero.D. theauthorenjoyedherselfinthesnow.27. Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A.WeatherintheExtreme. B.HensinTrouble.C.KindnessinNeed. D.HerointheSnow.CTheeasternSiberianlandscapeisnotnormallylikehell.Inwinteritisblanketedinsnow;insummer,itsforestsarelush(蒼翠繁茂的).Thisyear,however,theregionisonfire,asarelargepartsoftheArcticCircle.ThefiresbeganinJune,causedbyanextremelyhotanddryearlysummer.ItwasthehottestJuneonrecordglobally.Intheregionsthatareburning,temperaturespeakedat810℃warmerthantheaveragefrom1981to2010.Thishasdriedoutthelandscape,producingtinder(易燃物)fornaturalforestfires.Sofar,hundredsofabovegroundfireshavebeenrecordedbysatellitesintheArcticandsubArctic.ItisestimatedthatfireswithintheArcticCirclehaveproducedmorethan100mtonsofcarbondioxideinayear.Thatisalot.Butburntvegetationcanregrowwithinadecade,andindoingsoreabsorbsmuchofthereleasedcarbondioxide.Itiswhatishappeningbelowgroundthatmostworriesecologistsandclimatescientists.GlobalwarmingwillmeltArcticpermafrost(永久凍土),releasinglargeamountsofstoredgreenhousegases.Butiffiresintheregionbeemoremon,thatcouldhaveevenbiggerresults.Wildfireswillreleasemuchfasterandbiggeramountsofcarbon,ratherthanmeltingpermafrost.Thefiresalsoproduceblackcarbonwhich,ifdroppedontheArcticseaicebyfavorablewinds,willdarkenitssurface,makingitmorelikelytoabsorbsunlightandmelt.ThisdecreasesthereflectivityoftheregionandfurtherincreasesArcticwarming.SmogfromthefiresisblanketingmuchofSiberia."WhatisscaryabouttheArcticfiresisthattheyaredrivenbyclimatechange,andthere'sverylittleyoucando,"saysThomasSmith.Fewnaturalfiresthisbighaveeverbeensuccessfullymanaged.Theonlywaytodealwiththespreadofthesefiresistoslowtherateofglobalwarming.28.WhatdoweknowaboutthewildfiresintheArcticCircle?A.Theyaremonyearlyphenomena. B.Theyeearlierthanusualthisyear.C.Theyresultfromextremeweather. D.TheydestroySiberianlandscape.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“That”inParagraph3referto?A.Hundredsofabovegroundfires. B.100mtonsofcarbondioxide.C.Burntplantlifewithinadecade. D.SatellitedistributionintheArctic.30.Whatisthefourthparagraphmainlyabout?A.Thecausesoffires. B.Theresultsoffires.C.Theworkingprinciplesofglobalwarming. D.ThecharacteristicsofArcticwarming.31.Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor'sattitudetowardtheArcticfires?A.Objective. B.Indifferent. C.Optimistic. D.Worried.DMITresearchershavedevelopedawaytoputelectronicsensorsintofabrics(織物),allowingthemtocreateshirtsorotherclothesthatcouldbeusedtomonitorvitalsignssuchastemperatureandheartrate."Wecanhaveelectronicpartsorlabmadeelectronicswithintheclothesthatweweareveryday,makingthemmorefortable,"saysDagdeviren,aprofessoratMIT.Hisgroupsetouttocreateclothesmoresimilartowhatwenormallywear,usingafabricthathasremovableelectronicsensorsinit."Inourcase,thefabricisnotelectricallyfunctional.It'sjustapassiveelementofourclothessothatyoucanwearthedevicesfortablyduringyourdailyactivities,"Dagdevirensays."Ourmaingoalwastomeasurethephysicalactivityofthebodyallfromthesamebodypart,withoutrequiringanydevicesoranytape."Theelectronicsensorsconsistoflongflexiblestrips(細條).Thesechannelshavesmallopeningsthatallowthesensorstobeexposedtotheskin.Forthisstudy,theresearchersdesignedashirtwith30temperaturesensorsandanaccelerometerthatcanmeasurethewearer'smovement,heartrate,andbreathingrate.Theclothescanthentransmit(傳輸)thisdatawirelesslytoasmartphone.Thiskindofsensingcouldallowdoctorstoremotelymonitorpatients."Youdon'tneedtogotothedoctorordoavideocall,"Dagdevirensays."Throughthiskindofdatacollection,Ithinkdoctorscanmakebetterassessmentsandhelptheirpatientsinabetterway."Lastsummer,severaloftheresearchersspenttimeatafactoryinShenzhen,China,toexperimentwiththematerialusedforthespecialclothes.“FromtheoutsideitlookslikeanormalTshirt,butfromtheinside,youcanseetheelectronicpartswhicharetouchingyourskin,”Dagdevirensays.32.WhydoMITresearchersmakethespecialclotheswithsensorsinit?A.Tocreateclotheswithmedicalfunctions.B.Tosatisfycustomers'personalneedforfashion.C.Topletetheiracademictasks.D.Totransformpatentsforbenefits.33.Whatisthemainfunctionoftheelectronicsensors?A.Monitoringwearers'behavior.B.Makingtheskinfullyexposed.C.Adjustingwearers'bodytemperature. D.Collectingandtransmittinghealthinformation.34.Whatdotheresearchersexpectoftheclothesinthefuture?A.Theywillbringconveniencetopatients. B.Theycouldbeinmassproductionsoon.C.Theymightleadthenewfashion. D.Theymaytaketheplaceofdoctors.35.WhatcanweinferaboutwearingthespecialclotheswithsensorsaccordingtoDagdeviren?A.It'sfashionable. B.It'sskinfriendly.C.It'secofriendly. D.It'sawkward.第二節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。GetaHealthyHomeMostofushavespentmoretimeathomein2020thanweeverimaginedpossible.____36____Thesetipscanhelpmakeyourhomebetterforyourbodyandmind.Takeoffyourshoesatyourdoor.Thinkaboutkeepingyourhomecleantheminuteyouwalkin.AUniversityofArizonastudyfoundthattheaverageshoecontainsnearly421000differentbacteria(細菌),includingEscherichiacoilandstrep.Pesticides(殺蟲劑)andcleaningchemicalscanalsoeintoyourhomeviayourshoes.___37___Freshenthewalls.Ifthewallsinyourhomefeelasifthey'reclosingin,maybeit'stimetofindanewcoatofpaint.___38___ResearchersattheUniversityofBritishColumbiafoundthatblueboostscreativity,whileredincreasesattentiontodetail.___39___Inasmallstudy，volunteersworkedfromnoonto8p.m.inaroomlitprimarilybydaylightoronelitprimarilybyartificiallight.Bytheendofthesecondday,thosewhohadworkedinthesunlitroomwerelesssleepyandperformedbetteronperformancetestsconnectedwithmentalprocess.Cleantheairinyourhome.___40___TheDepartmentofEnergyrequiresthatitcanremove99.97percentofpollutantsandparticlesintheair.Portablehighefficiencyparticulateairfilterscancleanasingleroomortheentirehouse.A.Worknearawindow.B.Studyintheartificiallight.C.Studieshaveshownthatcolorcaninfluenceyourmood.D.Maybeyouhaverealizedtheimportanceofahealthyhome.E.Leaveapairofshoesyouwearinthehousebythefrontdoor.F.Ahighefficiencyparticulateair(HEPA)filtercancostmuch·G.Thegoldstandardisahighefficiencyparticulateair(HEPA)filter(過濾器).第三部分：語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）ABCDDuringtheday,IheardsomethinghappenedattheTwinTowers.Butnobodyseemedtoreally41 whatwasgoingon.NotuntilschoolletoutdidIrealizesomethingmightbe42.Mydadusually43meup,buthewasn’tthere.Mydadwasafirefighter.His44 waslessthanamilefromtheTowers.TheTowershadbeenattacked,andmydadhadgonethereto45.Irememberonlybitsandpieces,likemymomcallinghospitalsalloverNew46tofindmydad.Hopelessly,shetoldmethathewasprobably47.didn’tlearnexactlywhathadhappenedtohimuntilmuchlater.48thathehadsentaradiomessageat9:56amwhenheandhundredsofother49firefighterswereintheburningSouthsavingasmanypeopleaspossible.Justthreeminuteslater,thetower50.Nineteenyearslater,Istill51mydadeveryday.Heinstilled(灌輸)inmea52formymunity,andhis53encouragedmetovolunteer.Lookingback,Idon’tthinkonlyofthesad54.Ialsorememberthegreatactsofpeople,55mydad,proudtocallhimmyhero.41.A.expect B.know C.care D.wonder 42.A.different B.ambitious C.wrong D.strange 43.A.picked B.stimulated C.shifted D.recalled 44.A.mission B.station C.objective D.region45.A.cite B.cease C.assign D.help46.A.requiring B.refusing C.hoping D.promising47.A.mistaken B.chosen C.ignored D.gone48.A.foundout B.pickedout C.madesure D.madesense49.A.excited B.serious C.courageous D.surprised50.A.brokedown B.felldown C.shutup D.showedup51.A.miss B.protest C.quote D.worry52.A.passion B.profile C.resolution D.love53.A.patience B.carefulness C.bravery D.wisdom54.A.lesson B.event C.change D.option55.A.especially B.literally C.occasionally D.apparently第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當?shù)膬?nèi)容(1個單詞)或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。WhenZhangLingshanwasachild,shewouldwatchtheChineseperioddramaPalaceontelevision,attractedbythecharacters'ancientclothing.Shedidn'tknowwhatthesebeautifulclothes___56___(call)onlythattheywerefromsome___57___(distance)past."Theylookedfairylike,dreamy,"shesaid."Iwaspletelydrawnbythebeautyoftheseclothes,andthen___58___(eventual)cametounderstandthecultureofHanfu,andIlikeditmoreandmore."Nowagednineteen___59___livinginBeijing,ZhangisamemberofChina'sgrowing"hanfumovement"arenaissance(復興)oftheancientclothingtraditionallywornbyethnicmajorityHanChinesebefore___60___Qingdynasty.TightknitHanfumunitiesanduniversityclubsoftenmeetupforthemed___61___(activity).Zhangandherfriendssometimesvisitplaceswithancientarchitecture,likeBeijing'sForbiddenCity,___62___emperorsoncelived,totakephotosincostumeandpostthemonsocialmedia.Nowadays,Hanfuisseenasaway___63___(celebrate)Chinesecultureandimprovenationalselfesteem.Inthepastfewyears,Hanfuclubsandsocialmediaplatforms___64___(help)bringtheHanclothinghackunderthespotlight."It'stheconfidenceoftheyoungerpeople,theconfidenceofthecountry,"saidChristineTsui,afashioncolumnistandresearcher___65___(base)inShanghai.第四部分：寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)應用文（滿分15分）假設你是紅星中學的李華，你校將在下周五舉辦“校園文化節(jié)”(CampusCultureFestival)系列活動。請給你班留學生Jim寫封郵件，邀請他參加其中一個活動。郵件的內(nèi)容包括：1.介紹你推薦的一個活動； 2.說明你推薦這個活動的理由注意：80詞左右；開頭和結尾已經(jīng)給出；可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。DearJim,How’severythinggoing?_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫(滿分25分)閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)所給情節(jié)和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。Sallyhadtroublespeakinginsocialsituations.I’maregisterednurseandIlovekidsanddogs.IwantedtouseBellatobringherjoy,fortandconfidencethewayonlyadogcan.ThatmorninginJanuary,herteacherledustoaroombytheschooloffice.“Sallyhasn’tspokenoutsideherhomeinthelasttwoyears,”shetoldme.“Herparentshavetakenhertodoctors,butnothinghasworked.”Alittlegirlstoodshylyjustinsidethedoorway.Hereyesbrightenedwhennoticingmydog.“ThisisIsabellaRose.IcallherBella,”Isaid.“Wouldyouliketopether?Shedoesn’tknowanyonehereandshe’dliketomeetyou.Shedoestricks.Wouldyouliketosee?”Sallynodded.Imotionedwithmyhand.Bellalaydownandthenrolledover.Sally’seyescheeredup.“She’lldoitforyoutoo,”Isaid.“Icanteachyou.”IshowedSallythehandsignalsforvariousmands.ShewasanaturalwithBella.SoonSallywasabletotakeBellaatherpaceallonherown.Icouldseeherstandingtaller,moresureofherselfeachtimewemet.Onemorning,whenshewasworkingwithBella,Iheardatinyvoice,barelyawhisper:“Gooddog.”Sallydidn’ttakehereyesoffBella,butIwantedtojumpforjoy.Sallyspokealittlemoreeachweek,onlytoBellaatfirst,butthentome.Later,shestartedgivingvoicemandswithherhandsignalsandherconfidencerose.Still,shehadn’tspokeninherclassroom.“CouldyoubringBellatomyclassandshowtheotherkidshertricks?”SallyaskedmeoneAnideastruckme.“Whydon’tyoudoit?”Isaid.“Iknowyoucan.asgoodwithBellaasIam.”Sallystoodnervouslyinfrontofherkindergartenclass,withBellasittingcalmlybyherside.HerclassmatesfocusedonSally,waitingforhertospeak.注意：1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應為150左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。Paragraph1:Butnotawordcameout._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph2:Thenextweek,Sallytoldmeshewantedtotryagain,lookingupatmewithdetermination.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________高三10月階段考英語答案聽力：15BACAC 610BACCB 1115CBACC 1620ABABC閱讀：2123DAB2427ACBD2831CBBD3235ADAB3640DECAG完形填空：4145BCABD4650CDACB5155ADCBA語法填空：56.werecalled57.distant58.eventually59.and60.the61.activities62.where63.tocelebrate64.havehelped65.based應用文：DearJim,How’severythinggoing?I’mwritingtoinviteyoutoourCampusCultureFestivalnextFriday.IhighlyremendtheCalligraphyExperienceCorner.Theactivityistailormadeforstudentswhohaveaburningpassionforcalligraphy.Itwillincludealecturedeliveredbyanexpertfromcollegeinformingusofthehistoryandmasterpiecesofcalligraphy.SinceyouhavesuchakeeninterestinChinesecalligraphy,Ibetyouwilldefinitelyseizetheopportunitytoexchangeideaswithpeoplewhoshareyourpassion.Whatdoyouthinkofit?I’mlookingforwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiHua讀后續(xù)寫：Paragraph1:Butnotawordcameout.Sallyhadbeensoexcitedaboutputtingonadogshowforherclass.Shehadbeenquitefamiliarwiththehandsignalsandhadpracticedforweeks.Nowhereyesfoundmine.Inoddedencouragingly.Shetookadeepbreathandopenedhermouth.Hermouththenherwholebodyseemedtocloseinonitselfindefeat.Sallystoodofftotheside,headdown.Ifeltawful.Sallyreturnedtoherseat,notlookingatanyone,notevenBella.Paragraph2:Thenextweek,shetoldmeshewantedtotryagain,lookingupatmewithdetermination.“Areyousure?”Iasked.“Youdon’twanttowaittillnextyear?”“No,”shesaid.“Today,Icandoit.”ThenweheadedtoSally’sclassroom.Thekidsweresittinginacircleonthefloorlisteningtotheteacher.Wewalkedtothefrontoftheroom.IshookSally’shandsandsteppedback.Forafewseconds,shestoodsilently,staringatherclassmates.Finallyshewhispered,“ThisisIsabellaRose.”Then,alittlelouderwithmoreconfidence,“IsabellaRose.”聽力材料：Text1M：Ican’thearathingoverthemusic.Wecan’teventalk.Let’sgosomewhereelsefordinner.W：ButDennis，thefoodwillbehereanyminute.Whydon’twejustaskthewaitertoturndownthemusic?Text2W：AllthetimeIwasatschoolIwantedtobeanurse，butmymotherworkedinashopandsaiditwasn’tgoodtobeonyourfeetallday.M：Thenwhat’syourjobnow?W：I’mdoingwhatIalwayswantedtodo.Text3W：Excuseme，Mr.Smith.M：What’sthematter?Idon’twanttobedisturbedwhileI’mtalkingtoMr.Black.W：Butyouhaveameetingscheduledwiththeengineer.M：Callhim，please，andputoffourmeeting.Text4M：Isn’tthisyourusualstop?W：Yes，buttodayI’mgoingtothelibrary.M：Oh，thenyoushouldgetoffatthenextstopandwalktoCliftonStreet.Text5W：Youmustbecrazytobejumpingoutoftheplaneatyourage.M：Everyonesaidso.Iwasveryexcitedatfirst.Ithoughtitwouldreallyfeelflying.Intheend，itwasactuallyabitdisappointing.Text6W：IwonderwhyTheSunflowerwentoutofbusiness.ItgotagreatreviewinDiningMagazineandeverytimeIatethere，therewasabigcrowd.M：It’snotclosedforever.Therewasafireinthekitchenlastmonth，buttheyplantoreopenassoonasthedamageisrepaired.W：I’mgladtohearthat.Itwasoneofthebestspotsintown.Itwassoclean;theworkersweresofriendly，andthefoodwasgreat!Text7W：Therearemanycandidatesforthispromotion.Inmyopinion，Mr.Bannisterhasprovenhimselftothepany，buthedoesn’thavemuchexperience.M：Iagreewithyou，Amelia，butweshouldn’toverlookMrs.Templeton.Shereallyhelpedusalotwiththetradedeallastyear.W：Ididn’tthinkaboutthat.You’reright.Weshouldgowithher，asshe’sbeenwithuslonger.M：Let’sinformMr.Duncanthatwe’vereachedadecision.Text8W：Atlunchtime，Iwatchedthatgoodcookingshow，Chef’sSpecial，andI’vegotsomegreatideasforsomemealswecantryoutfordinner.M：Well，thatsoundsgood.Sowhat’sonyourlist?W：Let’ssee.We’vegotsomemeatathomealready，butweneedsomethingf