山東省禹城市綜合高中2017-2018學(xué)年高二下學(xué)期期中考試英語試題

高二下學(xué)期期中測試英語試題第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)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)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。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.Wherewillthemeetingbeheld?A.InRoom203 ????B.InRoom303 C.InRoom3022.WhatdidLily’sbrotherdo?A.Hedamagedthecards. B.HehelpedmakeChristmascards.C.Hedidthelaundryforthefirsttime.3.Whatisthechangetothehouse?A.Theguestroomisbigger.B.There’smorespaceinthelivingroom.C.Thewallinthebathroomwasknockeddown.4.Whattimedidthewomanfinishtypingthereport?A.At6:00 ?????B.At8:00 C.At10:005.Whatdoestheboyfindboring?A.P.E.?????? B.Math????? C.Biology第二節(jié)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)，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(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.Whendidthewomandecidetogoonadiet?A.Inthewinter B.Inthefall C.Inthesummer7.Howoftendoesthemangotothegym?A.Threetimesaweek B.Twiceaweek ???C.Onceaweek聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題8.Whatdoesthewomanthinkaboutherformerboss?A.He’sserious.???? B.He’srude.???? C.He’ssuccessful.9.Whatdoesthemandorightnow?A.He’sadancer. ????B.He’sabusinessman.?? C.He’sadanceteacher.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題10.Whyaretheanimalstearinguptheman’syard?A.TofindsomeinsectstoeatB.ToeattherootsofthegrassC.Toeatthefoodinthegarbagecans11.Whatisthefirstthingtodotosolvetheproblem,accordingtotheman?A.Putafencearoundtheyard. B.Replantthegrass.C.Putsomechemicalsonthegrass.12.Howdoesthemanfeel?A.Upset????? B.Nervous C.Relieved聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題13.Wheredidthewomanhearaboutthenews?A.Ontheradio B.Ontelevision??? C.Fromherfriends14.Whatisthewomanwarningthemanabout?A.WellknownbrandsandpaniesB.FakephonesC.Phoneapps15.Whichservicesshouldthemanbeworriedabout?A.WalMartapps B.AppsfordealsanddiscountsonlyC.Appsthataskforpersonalinformation16.

What

does

the

woman

suggest

the

man

do?A.

Call

his

bank. B.

Phone

WalMart.C.

Pass

the

message

along

to

others.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題

17.

What

did

Mr.

and

Mrs.

Jones

do

last

Saturday

night?A.

They

went

out

for

a

walk.B.

They

went

to

the

movies.C.

They

watched

TV

at

a

friend’s

house.18.

What

did

Mr.

and

Mrs.

Jones

see

on

their

way

home?A.

Nobody

in

the

street B.

Two

people

running

on

the

roadC.

Lots

of

cars

ing

and

going19.

Why

was

the

woman

running

so

fast?A.

She

tried

to

catch

a

car. B.

She

had

to

catch

her

husband.C.

She

did

not

want

to

wash

the

dishes.20.

What

are

Mr.

and

Mrs.

Jones

like?A.

They

are

funny. B.

They

are

serious. C.

They

are

kindhearted.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)。ASmartCamerastoHelpYouTakeBetterPhotosGoogleClipsOneofthelatesttolaunch(發(fā)布)isGoogleClips.Itisdesignedtobeputsomewhereinaroomtotakepicturesbyitself.Itcanalsobeattachedtoanobjectoraperson’sclothing.Googlesaysmachinelearninghelpsthecamerachoosethebesttimesandsituationsfortakingpicturesandvideos.Interestedbuyerscanjoinawaitinglisttobeinformedwhenitisonthemarket.GoProHeroGoProalsousesmachinelearningtopoweritsQuikStoriescharacteristic.Thistooltakesexistingphotosandvideosandautomatically(自動地)createsafinishedvideopiece,pletewithmusicandeffects.SnapSpectaclesMessagingappSnapchatsellsapairofsunglasseswithabuiltincamerathatcanrecordshortvideoswiththepushofabutton.SnapInc.saystheproduct,calledSpectacles,isdesignedto“catchthemoment,withouttakingyououtofit.”TheglassescanrecordshortvideoclipsthatcanbesharedwithSnapchatusers.SnapInc.hasstartedsellingitsSpectaclessunglassesonlineintheUnitedStates.AppleiPhoneXApple’snewiPhoneXisbeinglaunchedwithitsnewFaceIDsystemthatitsayswillunlockthephonejustbyhavingtheuserlookatit.ThisreplacestheTouchIDonpreviousonesthatusedafingerprinttounlockthephone.Applesaysthesystemworksbyprojectingmorethan30,000dotsonthefacetocreateakindofmap.ApplesaysitsfacialrecognitionisevensecureenoughtoallowpaymentsthroughitsApplePayservice.21.WhatisthespecialfunctionofGoogleClips?A.Itcantakepicturesautomatically.B.Itcanplayvideosbyitself.C.Itcanchangephotosintovideos.D.Itcanprovidemusicandeffects.22.WhichofthefollowingcannowbeboughtontheInternet?A.GoogleClips B.SnapSpectaclesC.GoProHeroD.AppleiPhoneX23.HowisAppleiPhoneXunlocked?A.Byafingerprint. B.Bypushingabutton.C.Byfacialrecognition. D.Bymakingamap.BParentsoftenbelievethattheyhaveagoodrelationshipwiththeirteenagers(青少年).Butlastsummer,JoannaandHenrynoticedachangeintheirolderson.Suddenlyheseemedtobetalkingfarmoretohisfriendsthantohisparents."Thedoortohisroomisalwaysshut,"Joannanoted.

TinaandMarknoticedsimilarchangesintheir14yearolddaughter."Sheusedtocuddleup(蜷伏)withmeonthesofaandtalk,"saidMark."Nowwejokethatshedoesthisonlywhenshewantssomething.Sometimesshewantstobetreatedlikealittlegirlandsometimeslikeayounglady.Theproblemisfiguringoutwhichtimeiswhich."

Beforeage11,childrenliketotelltheirparentswhat'sontheirminds."Infact,parentsarefirstonthelist,"saidMichaelRiera,authorofUnmonSenseforParentswithTeenagers."Thispletelychangesduringtheteenyears,"Rieraexplained."Theytalktotheirfriendsfirst,thenmaybetheirteachers,andtheirparentslast."

Parentswhoknowwhat'sgoingonintheirteenagers'livesareinthebestpositiontohelpthem.Tobreakdownthewallofsilence,parentsshouldcreatechancestounderstandwhattheirchildrenwanttosay,andtrytofindwaystotalkandwritetothem.Andtheymustgivetheirchildrenamentalbreak,forchildrenalsoneedfreedom,thoughyoung.Anotherthingparentsshouldrememberisthattobeafriend,notamanager,withtheirchildrenisabetterwaytoknowthem..

24."Thedoortohisroomisalwaysshut"suggeststhattheson____.

A.isalwaysbusywithhisstudies

B.keepshimselfawayfromhisparents

C.doesn'twanttobedisturbed

D.beginstodislikehisparents

25.WhattroublesTinaandMarkmostisthat_____.

A.theycan'treadtheirdaughter'smindexactly

B.theirdaughterisn'taslovelyasbefore

C.theydon'tknowwhattosaytotheirdaughter

D.theirdaughtertalkswiththemonlywhensheneedshelp

26.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"thewallofsilence"inthelastparagraph?

A.Teenagerstalkalotwiththeirfriends.

B.Teenagersdonotwanttounderstandtheirparents.

C.

Teenagerstalklittleabouttheirownlives.D.Teenagersdonottalkmuchwiththeirparents.

27.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.Parentsareunhappywiththeirgrowingchildren.

B.Parentshavesuitablewaystotalkwiththeirteenagers.

C.Parentsshouldbepatientwiththeirsilentteenagers.

D.Parentsshouldtrytounderstandtheirteenagers.

CAmajordevelopmenttoselfdrivingcarsmaychangethewaywewilldriveinthefuture.Google,theleadingpanyinselfdrivingtechnology,haschangeditsdevelopmentplan.Ithaddriverlesscarsbuiltbycarfactories,butnowwillstartbuildingitsowncar.

GooglehasstartedtobuildsomekindsofexperimentalelectricselfdrivingcarsthatlooklikeaSmartcar.Thereisnosteeringwheel(方向盤),gaspedalorbrake.Theonlythingahumanpassengercontrolsisared“estop”buttonforfearstopsandastartbutton.Thecar’sonly“friendly”faceisdesignedtomakeithelppeopleacceptselfdrivingtechnology.

Googleworkerstookpartinalongexperiment,inwhichtheyusedselfdrivingcarsfortheirusualtraveltowork.Noaccidenthappened,butGoogle’sleadersrealizedthatdependingonahumanpassengertodriveinanemergencywouldn’tworkbecausetheymaybereading,working,orsleeping.Nowtheselfdrivingcardrivesbyitselfifthedrivertakeshishandsoffthewheelforovertenseconds.

Google’sselfdrivingcarsarenowlimitedtoaspeedof25milesperhourforsafetyreasons.Thecarsaren’tallowedtodriveonhighways.However,aGoogleengineersaidthatoncethecarsaresolvedtorunsafely,wecandriveatthespeedof50,even80milesanhour.

Googlerecentlyannouncedthatitscarshadcovered700,000milesofpublicroads,andtheywerenowrunninginbusycitystreets.Peoplewholoveselfdrivingcarssaythiswillimprovetransportbymakingroadssafer,cuttingdownaccident,andmakinglesspollution.

28.WhatisGoogle’splanaboutdriverlesscars?

A.Itwillhavedriverlesscarsbuiltbycarfactories.

B.Itwillstartbuildingitsowndriverlesscars.

C.Itwillhelpotherpaniestomakecars.

D.Itwillgiveupitsplantomakedriverlesscars.29.Thesecondparagraphmainlytalksabout______

.

A.Smartcars

B.ared“estop”button

C.gaspedalorbrake

D.Googleselfdrivingcars

30.Thewritermayagreethat

______inthethirdparagraph.

A.Google’sleadersdidn’tpayenoughattentiontosafetyB.Googledidn’tdoenoughexperimentaboutthecar

C.itisdangerousforadrivertodriveaselfdrivingcar

D.Google’sleaderspaidenoughattentiontodrivers’safety

31.Wecanguessfromthelastparagraphthat______.

A.selfdrivingcarsaretooexpensive

B.therewillbemoreselfdrivingcars

C.therewillbefewerselfdrivingcars

D.thegovernmentwillstopGoogle’splanDLondonersaregreatreaders.Theybuyvastnumbersofnewspapersandmagazinesandofbooksespeciallypaperbacks,whicharestillparativelycheapinspiteofeverincreasingrisesinthecostsofprinting.Theystillcontinuetobuy“proper”books,too,printedongoodpaperandbound（裝訂）betweenhardcovers.

TherearemanystreetsinLondoncontainingshopswhichspecializeinbookselling.PerhapsthebestknownoftheseisCharringCrossRoadintheveryheartofLondon.Herebookshopsofallsortsandsizesaretobefound,fromthecelebratedonewhichboasts(自夸)ofbeing“thebiggestbookshopintheworld”tothetiny,dustylittleplaceswhichseemtohavebeenleftoverfromDickens’time.Someoftheseshopsstock,orwillobtain,anykindofbook,butmanyofthemspecializeinsecondhandbooks,inartbooks,inforeignbooks,inbooksonphilosophy,politicsoranyotherofthecountlesssubjectsaboutwhichbooksmaybewritten.Oneshopinthisareaspecializesonlyinbooksaboutballet!

AlthoughitmaybethemostconvenientplaceforLondonerstobuybooks,CharringCrossRoadisnotthecheapest.Forthereallycheapsecondhandbooks,thecollectormustventureoffthebeatentrack,toFarringdonRoad,forexample,intheEastCentraldistrictofLondon.Herethereisnothingsoimpressiveasbookshops.Thebooksellersealongeachmorningandpourouttheirsacksofbooksontosmallhandcarts.Andthecollectors,someprofessionalsandsomeamateurs,havebeenwaitingforthem.Inplaceslikethistheycanstill,occasionally,pickupforafewpenceanoldonethatmaybeworthmanypounds.

32.“Londonersaregreatreaders”meansthat_____.

A.Londonersaregreatbecausetheyreadalot.

B.ThereareagreatnumberofreadersinLondon

C.Londonersarereaderswhoreadonlygreatbooks

D.Londonersreadalot

33.Accordingtothispassage,CharringCrossRoad______.

A.isinthesuburbsofLondon

B.containsvariouskindsofshops

C.isfamousforitsbookshops

D.isthebusieststreetinLondon

34.Inthispassage,whatdoestheunderlinedpart“ventureoffthebeatentrack”mean?______.

A.moveawayfromabusystreet

B.buybooksinamostbusystreet

C.wastetimelookingforbooks

D.takeariskoflosingone’slife

35.OnFarringdonRoad,______.

A.youcanfindfinebookshopsforthelatestbooks

B.youcanseebooksellerssellingbooksonhandcarts

C.thereareonlysmallbookshopsforthesecondhandbooks

D.thesamebooksastheonesinthebookshopsofCharringCrossRoadaresold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)。Determinationisthequalityyoushowwhenyou’vedecidedtodosomethingandyouwon’tletanythingstopyou.36._______Oneisuphilldetermination,whichmeansyouworkhardtofinishadifficulttaskalthoughtherearemanydifficulties.Theotheroneiscoastingdetermination,whichmeansyou’reputtingoffshorttermsatisfactionforthesuccessoflongtermgoals.37._______Insteadofgoingouttodinner,heeatsathometoavoidspendingmoneytoreachhislongtermgoal.Inordertobedetermined,youneedtochangeyourthoughts.38.______Youcanaskyourselfquestionslike:howdoyouwantpeopletoseeyou?Howwouldyouliketohaveaninfluenceintheworld?Questionslikethesewillhelpyoudefine(定義)successforyourselfandknowthedeterminationyouneedtoachievesuccess.Andthenyouwillneedtoeupwithgoalsthatwillhelpyouachievethatsuccess.39._______Inthiswayyou’llbeabletoconstantlyacplishthings.Additionally,gettingridofyournegative(消極的)thoughtsisamusttobedetermined.40.______Forexample:ifyoufindyourselfthinking“I’msoweakthatIcan’tevendoonepushup(俯臥撐),”changethatthought.Instead,youshouldthink,“MygoalistobesuperstrongandI’mworkingondoingpushups.”Thepositivethinkingwillhelpyoutobedetermined.A.Beingdeterminedisaskillthatcanbelearned.B.Forexample,thereissomeonewhoissavingmoneyforabigtrip.C.Therearedifferentkindsofdetermination.D.It’sbettertohaveabinationofbiggoalsandsmallgoals.E.Figureoutwhatsuccessmeanstoyou.F.Nowit’stimetofigureoutexactlyhowyoucanachievethosegoals.G.Getridofthediscouraginglanguageyouuseonyourself.第三部分語言知識運(yùn)用（滿分30分）完形填空（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)。Theteachersatcrossleggedinfrontofthegatheringoffourthgradestudents.Sheaskedthemwhat

kindsofthingswould

41

worldpeace.Immediatelytheybeganofferingsuch

42

as"Getridofallthe

bombs.""Thereoughttobea

43

againstwar."Theteacherrosetowriteeachideaontheboard.Once

thelistwas

44

,shesatagainwiththechildrenandaskedthemiftherewasanything

45

warintheirlives.

Theywere

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atfirstbuteventuallytheyseemedtobeginto

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thattheteachermeant"war"asametaphor(暗喻).Onestudentsaid,"MybrotherdeclareswaronmewhenI

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histhings.""MyDadblowsupatbaddrivers,"offeredonegirl.

49

saidshedidwarwithoneofherdishonestfriends.

50

thethoughtappearedthatallviolencewasinconflict(沖突)withtheideaof

51

.Throughthediscussion

theteacher

52

theconceptthattheycoulddecreaseviolenceandincreasepeaceintheirownlivesbygiving

uptheideaof

53

withothers.Sheaskedthemto

54

therestoftheweekkeepingtrackofthetimeswhentheywouldchoosetocarryoutpeace

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violence.

Bytheendoftheweekthestudentshadexperienceddozensofexamples

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violenceandconflicthad

beenavoidedintheir

57

lives.

Eventuallytheclasscreatedapeacemovementintheschool.Theyhelpedrewriteschool

58

thatdecreased

conflict.Homeworkbecamemoreinventive(有創(chuàng)意的)and

59

.Parentteachermeetingsalways

60

activitiesofthestudents(adance,oranartorscienceexhibition).Cooperationbecametheprimarypathtopeace.41.A.witness

B.ignoreC.breakD.increase42.A.casesB.suggestionsC.eventsD.chances43.A.willB.lawC.dutyD.deal44.ApleteB.necessaryC.missingD.simple45.A.afterB.butC.againstD.like46.A.frightenedB.excitedC.puzzledD.encouraged47.A.stateB.realizeC.proveD.guess48.A.receiveB.collectC.botherD.reserve49.A.AnotherB.Theone.C.EachD.Theother50.A.LuckilyB.FinallyC.SuddenlyD.Hopefully51.A.powerB.peaceC.wealth.D.culture52.A.returnedB.introducedC.passedD.moved53.A.fightingB.jokingC.workingD.discussing54.A.wasteB.spendC.appointD.finish55.A.asidefromB.awayfromC.regardlessofD.insteadof56.A.whereB.thatC.whoseD.whether57.A.traditionalB.personalC.politicalD.natural58.A.decisionB.recordsC.rulesD.introductions59.A.similarB.confusingC.familiarD.interesting60.A.belongedtoB.putupwithC.startedwithD.cameupwith第II卷（滿分50分）第一節(jié)語法填空（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。Willitmatterifyoudon’ttakeyourbreakfast?Ashorttimeago,61._____testwasgivenintheUnitedStates.Peopleofdifferent62._____ (age),from12to83,wereaskedtohaveatest.Duringthetest,thesepeople63.______(give)allkindsofbreakfasts,andsometimestheygotnobreakfastatall.Scientistswanted64._____(see)howwelltheirbodiesworkedwhentheyhadeatendifferentkindsofbreakfasts.Theresultsshowthatifapersoneatsarightbreakfast,heorshewillwork65.______(well)thanifheorshehasnobreakfast.Ifastudenthasfruit,eggs,breadandmilkbeforegoingtoschool,hewilllearnmore66._____(quick)andlistenmorecarefullyinclass.Theresultisopposite67._____whatsomepeoplethink.68._____(have)nobreakfastwillnothelpyouloseweight.Thisisbecausetheyaresohungryatnoon69._____theyeattoomuchforlunch.Theywillgainweightinsteadoflosing70._____Youwilllosemoreweightifyoureduceyourothermeals.第二節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（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（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，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。SinceChinesedreamwasraisedbyPresidentXiJinpinginlastApril,thephrasehasbeeahottopicamongChinesepeople.AccordingtoarecentlysurveybyCCTV,differentpeoplehavedifferentdream.Agreatmanyurbanresidentsdreamofhaveeasyaccesstomoderntransportationsothatlifewillbemoreconvenientandmucheasy.Thatcollegestudentsaremainlyconcernedaboutisemploymentandtheirdreamistohavewellpaidjobswheretheycanlivetheirlivestothefullest.Asforthefarmers，theyhopewecanenjoygoodandaffordablemedicalcareandthattheirchildrencanreceivethegoodeducation.Inmyview,admittedtoagooduniversityismydreamandIhopeIcanbeapersonwhomakecontributionstomycountry.第三節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）假定你是李華，你的外教Mr.Pick回國前向你推薦了AmericanSchoolLife網(wǎng)站，希望你借此提高英語水平。請你用英語給他寫一封電子郵件，告訴他你的收獲，要點(diǎn)如下：1.表達(dá)思念；2.上網(wǎng)收獲；3.表示感激。注意：1.詞數(shù)100詞左右；2.可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，以使行文連貫；3.開頭和結(jié)尾己為你寫好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。DearMr.Pick,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua高二英語期中答案15CABBC 610ABBAA1115BAACC 1620ABBCC2123ABC2427BADD2831BDDB3235DCAB3640CBEDG4145DBBAD4650CBCAB5155BBABD5660ABCDC61.a62.ages63.weregiven64.tosee65.better66.quickly67.to68.Having69.that70.it短文改錯(cuò)SinceChinesedreamwasraisedbyPresidentXiJinpinginlastApril,thephrasehasbeeahottopicamongChinesepeople.AccordingtoarecentlysurveybyCCTV,differentpeoplehaverecentdifferentdream.Agreatmanyurbanresidentsdreamofhaveeasydreamshavingaccesstomoderntransportationsothatlifewillbemoreconvenientandmucheasy.ThatcollegestudentsaremainlyconcernedaboutiseasierWhatemploymentandtheirdreamistohavewellpaidjobswheretheycanlivetheirlivestothefullest.Asforthefarmers，theyhopewetheycanenjoygoodandaffordablemedicalcareandthattheirchildrencanreceivethegoodeducation.Inmyview,admittedtoagoodabeinguniversityismydreamandIhopeIcanbeapersonwhomakemakescontributionstomycountry.書面表達(dá)DearMr.Pick,It’salongtimesinceyouleftourschool.Imissyouverymuch.Iseverythinggoingwell?Thewebsiteyou’veremendedtomeisverybeneficialtomyEnglishstudy.IthasabundantreadingmaterialsthatIneedmost,greatlybroadeningmyhorizons.NowIhavebeemoreinterestedinEnglish.Besides,I’vemademanynewfriendsandwemunicatealotaboutschoollife,lectures,science,andsoon.NowIcanexpressmyselfmuchbetterthanever.Thankstoyourkindnessandconsideration,I’vmaderapidprogressinEnglishstudy.Ioweallmyachievementstoyou.I’mlookingforwardtomoreadvicefromyou!Yours,LiHua聽力材料Text1M:IsthemeetingheldinRoom302or303?W:ItshouldbeinRoom302.ButIheardthatithasbeenputoffuntiltomorrow.Text2M:CanItakealookatyourChristmascardsyouboughtthismorning,Lily?W:Impossible.M:Well,whathappened?W:Iputthemonthetableandthenlefttodothelaundry.AndwhenIcameback,mylittlenaughtybrotherhadtornthemtopieces.Iamsomad!Text3W:Ilikewhatyouhavedonewithyourlivingroom.Itseemstobealotbiggerthanbefore.M:Yeah,welikeit,too.Weknockeddownthewallinthelivingroomandturnedtheguestroomintoabathroom.Itcostalot,though.Text4M:Didyoufinishtypingthatreport?W:Yes,Idid.Itisreallyalongreport.Itistenpageslong.Istartedtotypeitat6o’clock,andittookmetwohourstofinishit.Text5W:Whatareyoustudyinginschoolthesedays,Matthew?Anythinginteresting?M:We’relearningaboutredandwhitebloodcellsrightnow,whichisprettyboring.Gymclassisfun,though.W:Well,Irememberhatingmathclass,butnowI’mamathteacher.Text6M:HeyMary,youlookgreat!You’vechangedalot!W:Really?Maybeit’sthisnewdietthatIamon.I’mhopingtolosetenpoundsbythesummer.M:Well,whateveryouaredoing,it’sworking.Whendidyoudecidetogoonadiet?W:Lastmonth.ImadeaNewYear’sresolutiontoeathealthierandexercisemore.M:Goodforyou.Isthisyourfirsttimehere?W:No,I’vebeentothisgymoncebefore.Howlonghaveyoubeenamember?M:Justthreeweeks.IehereeveryThursdayandSaturday.Text7M:Hi,Susan.Ihaven’tseenyouforages.Howareyougettingalongwithyourwork?W:Hi,David.NotaswellasIhadexpected.I’veleftmyposition.Ican’tbeartherudenessofmybossanylonger.M:Whatareyougoingtodo,then?W:MaybeI’llstartmyownbusiness.Butitisn’teasyforme.Ihavetogiveitsomeseriousthought.Whataboutyou,David?M:I’vebeeverysuccessfulasadancer.Ilikethiskindoflife.It’sreallyexciting.W:Youcan’tdothatforever,though.M:ButI’vedecidedtoopenadanceschoolonceI’movertheh