人教版（2019）高中英語選擇性必修第二冊期末綜合檢測試卷（含答案）

人教版（2019）高中英語選擇性必修第二冊期末綜合檢測試卷

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(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每

段對話僅讀一遍。

1.Whatarethespeakersprobablydoing?

A.Preparingforcamping.

B.Buyingsleepingbags.

C.Cleaningupthecar.

2.Wheredoesthewomanwanttogo?

A.Chicago.

B.Atlanta.

C.Denver.

3.Howdoesthewomanfeel?

A.Satisfied.

B.Discouraged.

C.Excited.

4.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Athome.

B.Intheoffice.

C.Inthestadium.

5.What'sthewoman'sattitudetothefast-foodrestaurant?

A.Supportive.B.Neutral.C.Opposed.

第二節(jié)（共15小題;每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

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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.Whereistheman'smothernow?

A.Inthehospital.

B.Athome.

C.Atschool.

7.Whydoesthemanaskaweekoff?

A.Tohaveanoperation.

B.Todosomeshopping.

C.Tolookafterhismother.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whydoesthemansuggesteatingout?

A.Toenjoyafamilydinner.

B.Tocelebratehispromotion.

C.TocelebrateShelly'sbirthday.

9.Howoldisthespeakers9granddaughter?

A.Three.

B.Four.

C.Five.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whatdoesthemanwanttolearn?

A.Torepaircars.

B.Todriveacar.

C.Tosellcars.

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11.Whichcourseswillthemanchoose?

A.Weekendcourses.

B.Full-timesummercourses.

C.Full-timewintercourses.

12.Howmanyhoursoftrainingwillthemangeteveryday?

A.5.B.6.C.10.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.WhyisthemanattractedbyNBAgames?

A.Heisgoodatbasketballskills.

B.HisfatherisafanofNBAgames.

C.Theresultischangeableandunpredictable.

14.Whatdoesthewomanusuallydoatweekends?

A.Stayinthedormitory.

B.Goskating.

C.Watchmusicvideos.

15.Wherewillthewomanspendthisweekend?

A.Athome.

B.Inthegym.

C.Inthedormitory.

16.Whatdothemanandthewomanhaveincommon?

A.Theybothhavefavouritesports.

B.Theirfavouritesportsarerisky.

C.Theypractisetheirfavouritesportstogether.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whydidthewomanquarrelwithherneighbour?

A.Hecamehomelate.

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B.Hewastoonoisy.

C.Hestayeduplate.

18.Howdidtheneighbourreactafterthespeakerwenttohisapartment?

A.Hechangedfortheworse.

B.Headmittedhismisbehaviour.

C.Heapologizedtoher.

19.Whatdidthespeakerdoafterarguingwithherneighbour?

A.Shegavehimagift.

B.Shehadatalkwithhim.

C.Shewatchedamoviewithhim.

20.Whatisthespeaker'ssuggestiontoTeddy?

A.Turningtothepoliceforhelp.

B.Beingpatientandtryingtostandit.

C.Writingafriendlylettertotheneighbour.

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。

A

FirePreventionInformation

TheUniversityofAdelaideemploysafull-timestaffoffirepreventionprofessionals.They

inspectallcampusbuildingsandtestandmaintainallsprinkler（噴水滅火裝置）systems,fire

alarms,andfireextinguishers（滅“（器）.Theyalsoprovideeducationalprogramsonfiresafety

intheresidencehalls.Wheneveryoumovetoanewarea,youshouldlocatethefirealarmpull

stationsandthetwoexitsnearestyourroom.

FireAlarms

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Thefloorsofallcampusbuildingsareequippedwithmanual（手動的）firealarmsystems

whichincludefirealarmpullstationsandpipes.Mostarealsoequippedwithautomaticfire

alarmsystemsconsistingofheatdetectors,smokedetectorsandsprinklers.Foryour

safety,nevertamperwith（胡舌L擺弄）thesesystems.Falsefirealarmsareillegalandmaylead

toimprisonment.

FireDrills

Afiredrillwillbeconductedinyourresidencehalleverysemester.Duringafire

drill,pleasedothefollowing:

?TakeyourroomkeyandID;closeandlockthedoortoyourroom.

?Exitimmediatelyfromthenearestemergencyexit;donotusealift.

?Meetoutsideofyourresidencehallandwaitforfurtherinstructions.

FireExtinguishers

Fireextinguishersarelocatedoneachfloorandineachapartment.Useafireextinguisher

onlyifyouhavebeentrainedtodoso.Irresponsibleuseofafireextinguishercancreatea

dangeroussituationforotherresidentsandcouldresultindamagetopersonalproperty.Misuse

ofafireextinguisherwillresultinfines.

SmokeDetectors

Asmokedetectorisontheceilinginyourroom.Somebuildingsalsohaveheatdetectors

ontheceilings.Dothefollowingtoensurethesafeoperationofyoursmokedetector:

?Ifyoursmokedetectorisworkingproperly,theredlightshouldbeon.Iftheredlightis

notblinking（閃動）,contactresidencehallstaffimmediately.

?Donotcoverorblockyoursmokedetectorinanyway.

?Ifasmokedetectorsetsoffanalarmandthereisnofireorsmoke,informyourhallstaff.

21.Whatisthemaindutyofthefirepreventionprofessionals?

A.Toprovidepart-timejobsforstudents.

B.Toleadthestudentstothenearestexits.

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C.Tocheckandmaintainfirepreventionequipment.

D.Totrainteacherstobefirepreventionprofessionals.

22.Whatdotheautomaticfirealarmsystemsinclude?

A.Pipesandsmokedetectors.

B.Smokedetectorsandsprinklers.

C.Firealarmpullstationsandpipes.

D.Sprinklersandfirealarmpullstations.

23.Whatdoweknowabouttheuseoffireextinguishers?

A.Usingthemwronglyresultsinpunishment.

B.Irresponsibleuseofthemcandamagethem.

C.Improperuseofthemcandestroytheapartment.

D.Usingthemwithoutatrainerpresentisforbidden.

B

OnAugust5justafter7:30p.m.,MikeEstepasufferedaseriousheartattack.Thecrazy

cyclistwas40kilometersintohisSundayridewhenhestoppedbythesideoftheroadtotext

hisfamilysayinghe'dbehomeinabout30minutes.Momentslater,hewaslyinginthe

ditch,unconscious.

LarissaArthurwasdrivingbacktoCalgaryfromahideinField,B.C.withafriend.ltwas

awarmandsunnyday,andthetwowerechattingwhenaflashofyellowcaughtArthur's

eyes.Sheimmediatelypulledofftheroad.

AsArthurapproachedthefigure,shefearedtheworst:Estepawascoveredinantsand

exhibitednosignoflife."Therewasnopulse,andhewasn'tbreathing,“saidArthur.Abystander

called911andArthur,aregisterednurse,startedchestcompressions.Sheandtwootherdrivers

tookturnscarryingoutCPRfbrthenext15minutesbeforemedicalteamsarrivedandwhiskud

Estepaaway.

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Twodayslater,whenEstepawokeupinthehospital,hewasshockedtolearnhehadgone

intocardiacarrest（心臟停搏）.Howdidthishappen,andwhywasheluckyenoughtohave

survived?Hewasfullofgratitudeandneededtospeakwiththewomanwhohadsaved

him,whomhenamedhis"angel”.

“Itwasemotional/9saidArthurofhermeetingwithEstepaafewweekslater.Savinghis

lifehadextraimportanceforher:thehikeshewasreturningfromthatdaywasoneof100she

hadplannedtohonourherfather,whodiedin2017afterhefellduringahikethatArthurwas

meanttobeon."Icouldn'tsavemyfather9slife,99Arthursaid,“butthiswasachanceformeto

savesomeone.^^

24.WhydidMikeEstepastopwhileriding?

A.Hesufferedaheartattack.

B.Hewantedtosendamessage.

C.Hewouldliketolieintheditch.

D.Hewasfarawayfromhishome.

25.WhatdoweknowaboutArthur?

B.Shewasscaredofants.

A.Shewasanamateurnurse.

C.SheknewhowtodoCPR.

D.Shewentcyclingwithafriend.

26.Whichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“whisked“inParagraph3?

A.tookB.put

C.sentD.removed

27.Whafsthebesttitleofthetext?

A.AChancetoSaveLife

B.ARiskyCyclingAlone

C.AnAngelontheRoadside

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D.TheDifferenceCPRMakes

C

Duringmytimeabroadincollege,!travelledto15countriesinEurope,anditcompletely

changedmylife.ltchangedmyviewontheworldandonmylifegoalsingeneral.Sowiththat

experience,!alwaysknewIwantedtotravelmore.Duringschoolbreaksandimmediatelyafter

graduation,!tookthreeotherlongbackpackingtripsaroundAsia,theMiddleEast,andEurope

again.AtthatpointIrealizedIhadvisitedsome50countries.Mygoalwastovisit100countries

bythetimeIwas30.Forwhateverreason,!thoughtthatsoundedcool.Iendedupachievingthat

goalatabout25.

In2006,1gotanemailfromafriendsayingthattherewasactuallyarecordoftheyoungest

tovisiteverycountryintheworld!basicallyassessedhowlongIhadtobeattherecordand

whereIhadtogo.EvenifIdidn'tgettherecord,ifdstillbefunandI'dgettoseethewhole

world.ltturnsoutthatitwasagreatdecision,andIhavedonesomucharoundtheworld.I

becametheyoungestAmericantovisiteverycountryin2011whenIwas32aftersafely

visiting.

Butlikeeveryone,!neededtomakemoneytofundthetravelIwanted,soIgotaproper

WallStreetjob,workedreallyhard,anddidprettywell.Butinthesummerof2008,1simply

resignedmypositionatamajorWallStreetfirm.lthappenedrightbeforethecollapsesof

severalmajorfirms,soitmademelooksmart,butitwaspurelycoincidence.!didn'tspecifically

leavemyjobtopursuethegoal.IleftthejobbecauseIneededabreakaftereightyears.

28.Howmanycountriesdidtheauthorvisitattheageof25orso?

A.15.B.30.

C.50.D.100.

29.Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?

A.Theauthor'sdreamcametrueatlast.

B.Theauthor'sfriendhaseversetarecord.

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C.TheauthordecidedtosettledowninAmerica.

D.Theauthorregrettedtravellingaroundtheworld.

3O.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofhisresignfromthemajorWallStreetfirm?

A.Upset.B.Lucky.

C.Stupid.D.Disappointing.

31.Whatdoestheauthormainlytalkabout?

A.Hisstudyabroad.B.Hisdailylife.

C.Histravel.D.Hiscareer.

D

Hawkingwasperhapsthemostfamousscientistintheworldwhenhediedin2018atage

76.His1988book,ABriefHistoryofTime,soldtenmillioncopiesandmadehimanunlikely

superstareventopeoplewhosweatedthroughhighschoolscience.

HumourwasalwaysabigpartofHawking'sefforttobringphysicstothemasses.Inhis

2010book,TheGrandDesign,forinstance,herecountshow,in1277,theCatholicChurch

declaredscientificlawssuchasgravitytobewrong,sincetheyseemedagainstGod's

idea."Interestingly,“thetextaddsjokingly,uPopeJohnwaskilledbytheeffectsofthelawof

gravityafewmonthslaterwhentheroofofhispalacefellinon

Hawkingwasonly21whenhewasdiagnosedwiththediseaseALS.Formostpeople,the

conditionwouldhavebeenadisaster.ButHawkingrolledoverhardshipasifitwerejusta

pebbleunderhiswheelchair.uLifewouldbetragic,"heoncesaid,“ifitweren'tfunny."Hekept

smilingeventhoughhespentmorethan50yearsinawheelchair.

“Helovedadventureandfun,“saysMlodinow,whooncetookHawkingonapunt-boat

tripdowntheRiverCaminCambridge,England,despitetheobviousdangeroftheboatturning

over."YouknowaboutwhenhewentontheVomitComet?It'saplanethatfliesinaparabolic

（拋物線的）pathsoyouareweightless,likeyouareinspace.Alotofpeoplevomit,butheloved

thatsortofthing.^^Andhewas65atthetime.

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Hawking'sgreatesthit,humour-wise,wasprobablythecocktailpartyhethrewin2009.lt

wasa"welcomereceptionforfuturetimetravellers,hesaid,sonaturally,hesentoutthe

invitationsthedayaftertheparty.Nooneshowedupyet."Maybeonedaysomeonelivingin

thefuturewillfindtheinformationanduseawormholetimemachinetocomebacktomy

party,provingthattimetravelwillonedaybepossible/9Hawkingexplained.Andifthat

happens,don'tbesurprisedifHawkingistheretoo.Afterall,henevermissedachancetohave

fun.

32.WhatdoesthetextmainlytellusaboutHawking?

A.Herelatedphysicstohumourclosely.

B.Hemadegreatcontributionstophysics.

C.Hewentthroughmanyfunnyexperiences.

D.Hewasoptimisticaboutthefutureofscience.

33.WhatcanwelearnaboutPopeJohn?

A.HewasnotinfavourofGod.

B.HewasascientistlikeHawking.

C.Hewasopposedtothelawofgravity.

D.Hewaskilledduetothediscoveryofgravity.

34.WhatdroveHawkingtogoontheVomitComet?

A.Hisfondnessofadventure.

B.Theinvitationfromhisfriend.

C.Therequirementsofhiswork.

D.HisdesireforrecoveryfromALS.

35.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Thecocktailpartywasagreatsuccess.

B.Thepossibilityoftimetravelwasnotproved.

C.Hawkingwasamanwhoenjoyedholdingparties.

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D.Thewormholetimemachinewasusedatthattime.

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。

JustliketheUnitedStates,Britainisdividedintodifferentareas.Britainisoneofthemost

diversenationsinEuropewithover250differentlanguagesbeingspokeninLondon

alone.Withsuchavariousculture,adaptingtoitcanbeachallengeforanyone.36

Forgetthestereotypes（老套）.Manyofthelongformedstereotypessimplyhavenothing

todowithBritaintoday.Don'tthinkthateveryoneenjoysdrinkingteaorbeer.Abandoning

someoldideasofpeopleandculturewillallowyoutobemoreopen-mindedandeasilyget

intotheculture.

37Britainismadeupofdifferentregionsthathavetheirdifferenttraditionsand

languages.Understandingdifferentcultureswillhelpyouavoidmakingmistakes.

Getusedtosmallspaces.TheUSisahugecountrywhereweareusedtobiggercars,houses

andspaces.LikeallEuropeannations,Britaindoesnothavetheluxuryof

space.Houses,apartmentsandcarsareallsmallerthanyouareusedto.38

39Alwaysapologizeforknockingintosomeone,evenifitwastheirfault.Respect

people'spersonalspaceandalwayswaitinline.BillBrysons9bookNotesfromaSmallIsland

isfilledwithmanyusefultips.

Acceptthejokes.40Kidding,teasing,or“takingthemick^^areallwaystodescribe

makingfunofsomeonebutthisisn'tnecessarilyabadthing.Playingtricksonsomeoneisa

commonwaytoshowaffection.AsBritonsusuallyputit/Younevermakefunofsomeoneyou

don'tlike”.

A.Bepolite.

B.Makefriendswiththem.

C.Don'tplayjokesonothers.

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□.Understandthedifferences.

E.Followingthesestepsshouldbeofgreathelptoyou.

F.OneofthemostconfusingaspectsofBritishcultureishumour.

G.Therefore,tryingtobecomefamiliarwithsmallerareasisverynecessary.

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。

ThesoundwokeDamianLanguellat8:15inthemoming.ltwasso41thatheassumed

itcamefrominsidehishouse.Ashe42toinvestigate（調(diào)查）,heheardanothersound.This

onecamemost43fromoutside.Hespiedatreecoveredinsmokeabout500yardsaway.A

carwaswrappedaroundthetree'sbase,foritsenginewasonfire.

Thebadly44carlookedworse.Thecarwas45nearlyintwo,andthetreewas

wherethedriver'sseatoughttohavebeen,asifplantedthere.Nooneshouldhavesurvivedthis

46,andyettherewas16-year-oldQuintinThompson,whoseterrified47pressedagainst

thedriver'ssidewindowinvisiblepain.

Languell48thecar'sbackdoorandcrawledin.Thompsonwas49toget

free.Languellsays,“That'swhenInoticedhowbadhis50were,makinghimunableto

walk."ThatmadeLanguellcompletelyignorehisown51

Whenthe52gotintothefrontseats,hesawedthroughThompson'sseatbelt.Nowthat

Thompsonwas53ofthelimits,Languellpulledhimout,andthen54theteentosafety

beforetheentirecarwasengulfedinflames.Languell55aboutthatdayoften.He

said,"Whenyouarethatclosetothatlevelofhurt,youfeelitsodirectly.^^

41.A.loudB.lowC.unknownD.annoying

42.A.ranbackB.gotupC.pulledoverD.brokein

43.A.strangelyB.gentlyC.roughlyD.clearly

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44.A.coveredB.damagedC.harmfulD.crowded

45.A.splitB.paintedC.wateredD.hidden

46.A.crashB.floodC.conflictD.fire

47.A.feelingB.faceC.assistantD.back

48.A.enteredB.struckC.adjustedD.opened

49.A.refusingB.pretendingC.learningD.struggling

5O.A.spiritsB.legsC.errorsD.muscles

51.A.healthB.statusC.safetyD.purpose

52.A.flameB.driverC.fightD.pet

53.A.freeB.tiredC.shortD.aware

54.A.threwB.draggedC.valuedD.tolerated

55.A.caredB.lookedC.wroteD.thought

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個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

InmanypartsofAsia,especiallytheso-called“ricebowl“culturesof

China,Japan,Korea,56Vietnam,foodisusuallyeatenwithchopsticks.

Chopsticksareusuallytwolong,thinpiecesofwoodorbamboo.Theycanalsobemadeof

plastic,animalboneormetal.Sometimeschopsticksarequiteartistic.Trulyelegantchopsticks

might57.(make)ofgoldandsilverwithChinesecharacters.Skilledworkers

alsocombinevarioushardwoodsandmetal58.(create)specialdesigns.

TheChinesehaveusedchopsticksforfivethousandyears.Peopleprobablycookedtheir

foodinlargepots,59.(use)twigs(樹枝)toremoveit.Overtime,60.

thepopulationgrew,peoplebegancuttingfoodintosmallpiecessoitwouldcookmore

quickly.Foodinsmallpiecescouldbeeateneasilywithtwigswhich61.

(gradual)turnedintochopsticks.

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SomepeoplethinkthatthegreatChinesescholarConfucius,62.livedfrom

roughly551to479B.C.,influencedthe63（develop）ofchopsticks.Confucius

believedkniveswouldremindpeopleofkillingsand64.（be）tooviolentforuseat

thetable.

ChopsticksarenotusedeverywhereinAsia.InIndia,fbrexample,mostpeople

traditionallyeat65.theirhands.

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，暑假在倫敦學習，得知當?shù)孛佬g(shù)館要舉辦中國畫展覽。請寫一封信申

請做志愿者，內(nèi)容包括：

1.寫信目的；

2.個人優(yōu)勢；

3.能做的事情。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)80左右；

2.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

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

續(xù)寫的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。

WhenIwastenyearsold,!livedwithmyfamilyinasmallhouseinruralSouthJersey.I

oftenaccompaniedmymothertotheA&Ptobuygroceries.Withoutacar,wewalked,andI

wouldhelphercarrythebags.

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Mymotherhadtoshopverycarefully,asshewasawaitress,andhersalarybarelysustained

（勉強維持）us.Oneday,whileshewasweighingprices,apromotionaldisplayfortheWorld

BookEncyclopedia（百科全書）caughtmyeye.Thevolumeswerebeautifullycream-

coloured.VolumeIwasninety-ninecentswithaten-dollarpurchase.

AllIcouldthinkofwhileshoppingwasthebook.Istoodattheregister（收銀臺）withmy

mother,holdingmybreathasthecashierranguptheitems.ltcametooverelevendollars.My

motherproducedafive,somesingles,andahandfulofchange.Asshewascountingoutthe

money,IsomehowfoundthecouragetoaskfortheEncyclopedia."Couldwegetone?”I

said,showingherthedisplay.'t'sonlyninety-ninecents.”

Ididnotunderstandmymother'sincreasinganxiety;shedidnothaveenoughchangeand

hadtosacrificealargecanofpeastopaytheamount.66Notnow,Patricia,,9shesaid

sternly/'Todayisnotagoodday."Ipackedthegroceriesandfollowedherhome,upset.

ThenextSaturday,mymothergavemeadollarandsentmetotheA&Palone.Twoquarts

ofmilkandaloafofbread——that'swhatadollarin1957.1wentstraighttotheWorldBook

display.Therewasonlyonefirstvolumeleft,whichIplacedinmycart（貝勾物車）.1didn'tneed

acart,buttookonesoIcouldreadasIwentupanddowntheaisles.Alotoftimewentbyand

IknewIhadtoleave,butIcouldn'tbeartopartwiththebook.Withnodetectivein

sight,I,impulsively（7中動地）,putitinsidemyshirtandzippedupmyjacket.Iwasatall,skinny

kidandIamcertaintheshapeofthebookwasobvious.

Paragraph1:

Myheartbeatingrapidly,!headedfortheregister.

Paragraph2:

Backhome,ItoldmymotherwhatIhadpromisedthedetective.

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答案

(Text1)

W:Dad,Ithinkwe'vegoteverythinginthecar.

M:Really?Idon'tthinkthetentisgoingtofit.Andthesleepingbagsandfishing

equipmenttakeupalotofspace,too.

(Text2)

M:YoucanchangeplanesineitherChicagoorDenver.

W:Youmeanthere9snodirectflightfromNewYorktoAtlanta?

(Text3)

M:Cindy,howareyougettingalongwiththetranslationwork?

W:IhavewrittenandrewrittensomuchthatIdon'tknowifTilevergetit

finished.

(Text4)

W:Whatisthetime?

aquarterpastninebymywatch.

W:Myfavouriteprogrammewillbeonsoon.Don'tswitchthechannel.Youcan

turntothecomputerfbryourfavouritefootballmatch.

(Text5)

W:Whatdoyouthinkofthefast-foodrestaurantoverthere?

M:It'sagoodplaceforchildren-goodfoodsandasafeplaceforthemtohave

fun.Thefoodsareofgreatqualityandchildrenlovethechipsthere.

W:No,Idon'tagree.Look,howfatsomeofthechildreninthiscityare!Keepyour

childrenawayfromfattyfood.

(Text6)

W:Howisyourmotherfeelingthesedays?

M:Muchbetter,thanks,Ms.Wang.Theoperationwentsmoothlyandthedoctor

saysshe'llrecoverinnotimeandshe911probablycomehomeattheweekend.

W:That'swonderful.Whenwillyoucomebacktoclass?

M:Istillneedaweektotakecareofheranddosomecleaningfbrhercoming

home.

W:OK.Takecareofyourmotherandyourself.Thiswholeclassareexpecting

you.

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M:Honey,let'seatouttonight.

W:Whatfor?

M:Igotpromoted.

W:Really?That'sgreat.It'sabigmoment.Weshouldcelebrateit.ButLindais

comingtonight.Canwemakeitanothertime?

M:Lindaiscoming!That5sit.Lindawillcomewithusandwecanenjoyafamily

dinnertogether.ltmustbeawonderfultime.

WrSoundsgood.ltishalfayearsincewehadafamilydinner.Haveyoubookeda

tableforfour?

M:Forfour?Therearejustthreeofus.

W:0urgranddaughterShellyiscomingalong.Andtodayisherfifthbirthday.

M:Ifsarealsurprise.Ican'twaittoseeher.rilcallandmakeareservationright

now.

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W:Goodaftemoon.WhatcanIdoforyou?

M:Yes,please.Iwouldliketoknowsomethingaboutthedrivingcourses.

W:Well,wehaveshortfull-timecoursesduringthesummer.Areyouinterestedin

them?

M:No,Iamfreeonlyatweekends.

W:Thenthereareweekendcourses.Thecoursestartsat8everySaturdayand

Sundaymorning.

M:Soundsfine.Whataboutthecoaches?

W:Wehaveveryexcellentcoacheshereandsomeofthemhavebeenteaching

for20years.

M:Good.HowmanyhoursoftrainingshallIhaveeachday?

W:3hoursinthemorningand2intheafternoon.ltendsat6p.m.

M:Thenhowmanypeopleshareatrainingcar?

W:Usuallythree.Andwehavetwocoachesforeachcar.

M:Verygood.Iwillhavemorechancestogettrained.Thankyou.

W:Youarewelcome.

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W:IfsSaturdaytomorrow.So,what9syourplan?

M:Fmsoexhaustedthisweek.rilstayathomeandrelaxmyself.

W:Youmeanyou'llgetsomesleepandwatchseveralNBAgames,huh?

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M:Yes,especiallythegameofCavaliers.

W:WhydoyouloveNBAgamessomuch?

M:NBAgamesareexciting.Theoutcomecanbechangedinonlyafew

seconds.Andtherearefascinatingskills.Howaboutyou?Whatwillyoudothis

weekend?Goskatingasusual?

W:I'mwornout,too,andrilstayinthedormitoryandseesomevideosabout

skateboarding.

M:Howlonghaveyoubeenskateboarding?Threeyearsorfouryears?Idon't

rememberitexactly.

W:Aboutfouryears.Duringthosefouryears,Iwatchvideosaboutskateboarding

andpractisetheskillsonceandonceagain.Youmayfeelitboringandpainful,butI

takedelightinit.Everyadvanceinskillsbringsmeagreatsenseoffulfillment.Every

timeIjumpintothesky,IfeelI'mflying.

M:Wow,amazing.

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W:DearTeddy,

Havinganoisyneighbourisareallycommonproblem,especiallyforpeoplewho

liveinanapartment.Likeyou,Ialsohadanoiseproblemwithaneighbour.HeMwatch

loudmovieseverynight,sometimesuntil3inthemorning.Onenight,rdhadenough

ofthenoise,soIwenttomyneighbour'sapartmentandweargued.However,thatonly

madehimturnhisTVupevenloudereverynightafterthat.Aweekorsolater,!saw

myneighbouroutside.Eventhoughwe'dlivednexttoeachotherforalongtime,the

firsttimewe'dspokenwaswhenwehadourargument.So,Ichattedwithhimandgot

toknowhimbetter一IalsomadeajokeabouthowIlikedhistasteinmovies.That

night,the