2021年秋季高二英語開學(xué)第一測（全國通用 ）01考試版+答案全解全析

2021年秋季高二英語開學(xué)第一測（全國通用）01

（考試時間：120分鐘試卷滿分：150分）

注意事項(xiàng):

】?本試卷共12頁，全卷滿分150分，回答時間為120分鐘:

2.答卷前，務(wù)必將答題卡上密封線內(nèi)的各項(xiàng)目填寫清楚;

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4.考試結(jié)束，監(jiān)考員將試題卷、答題卡一并收回。

第I卷（選擇題共100分）

第一部分:聽力（共兩節(jié),滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共S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?個小題,從題中所給的A、B、C??個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小

題和閱讀下小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.Whatarethechildrenprobablydoing?

A.Makingorangejuice.B.Listeningtoloudmusic.C.Cookingameal.

2.WhomightAlliebe?

A.Thespeakers'pct.B.Theneighbor'sturkey.C.Thespcakcrs,child.

3.Whatarethespeakersmainlydiscussing?

A.Tripplans.B.Ticketprices.C.Holidaycelebrations.

4.Whatseasonisitnow?

A.Spring.B.Summer.C.Winter.

5.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Atafastfoodrestaurant.B.Atabutchershop.C.Atacafe.

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)。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.Howoldwasthewomanwhenshewasallowedtodrivebyherparents?

A.18.B.21.C.23.

7.Whatmonthwasthemanbomin?

A.December.B.November.C.September.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whatdoweknowaboutthecampingarea?

A.It'stotallyfree.B.It'salittlecold.C.It,sverycrowded.

9.Howlongwasthemangonefor?

A.Onenight.B.Twonights.C.Threenights.

聽第8段材料,回答第10至12題。

10.WhatproblemdoesRogerhavewithexams?

A.Heisn'tclever.B.Heisn'tconfident.C.Hedoesn'tworkhard.

11.HowdoesthemandecidetohelpRoger?

A.Byhelpinghim(ostaycalm.B.Byfindinganexpertforhim.C.Bygivinghimsomeadviceabouthisfuture.

12.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Sheiseasytobetired.B.Sheoftenfeelsnervous.C.Shefindsexerciseisagoodwaytorelax.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutherjobhunt?

A.Veryexcited.B.Alittleunsatisfied.C.Quiteangry.

14.WhatdoweknowaboutTheCreator?

A.Itgiveslessholidaytimethanothercompanies.

B.Itgetsalotofgreatreviewsfromihccustomers.

C.Itprovidesmedicalinsurance.

15.Whatwastheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Colleagues.B.Classmates.C.Parentandchild.

16.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?

A.Searchonlineforhersalary.B.Negotiatehersalaryoffer.C.Askaboutherbenefitspackage.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whatisthespeakerdoing?

A.Givingaspeech.B.Doingaresearch.C.Havinganinterview.

18.Whatwasthedestinationofthespeaker'smostrecenttrip?

A.Indonesia.B.Italy.C.TheU.S.

19.Whatwasthebest-knowneruptionaccordingtothespeaker?

A.Krakatoa.B.Santorini.C.Vesuvius.

20.Whaiisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

A.Thehistoryofatown.B.Travelexperiences.C.Hiswork.

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）

閱讀下列四篇短文，從每小題后所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

Nursingisapopularchoicefbrstudentswhodesireapracticalandprofessionaldegreethatwillallowthemtohelppeople.Herearesomebestcollegestbra

degreeinnursing.

SimmonsCollege

SimmonsCollegeisaprivatewomen'scollegefoundedinBostonin1899.Nursingisa（op-rankingmajoralthecollegeaswellasthemostpopular.The

averagenursinggraduatefromSimmonsmakes$58,000intheirearlycareer.

VillanovaUniversity

VillanovaisaprivateresearchuniversitylocatedinPhiladelphia.Nursingisapopularmajorandstudentsareofteredanonlinedegreeaswell.Theaverage

nursinggraduatefromVillanovamakes$63.000in（heirearlycareer.

UniversityofCalifornia-LosAngeles（UCLA）

TheUCLASchoolofNursingisknownforitsexcellenteducationprovidedbysomeleadersin（hemedicalfield.Thefour-yearprogramsallowstudentsto

focusonmedicalissuesthroughclassroomlearningandclinical（臨床的）training.CompletionoftheB.S.（理學(xué)士）degreeinnursingpreparesstudentsforthe

NationalCouncilLicensingExaminationorcontinuationofthemaster'sordoctoraldegreesatUCLA.AnursingdegreefromUCLAleadstopositionsinvarious

hospitals,clinicsandmedicalinstitutions,withthemid-careersalaryaveragingS86.000.

FairfieldUniversity

Foundedin1942,FairfieldUniversityisaliberalartsuniversityrootedintheJesuit.Catholictradition.TheSchoolofNursingoffersestablishedprogramsat

boththeundergraduateandgraduatelevels.TheB.S.programsequipstudentswithskillsandethics（道德規(guī)范）toprepiirethemforthemedicalfield.Atmost10

studentsaretaughtinaclassusingthelatestmedicaltechnologytoprovideastrongtheory-basedknowledge.GraduatesofFairfieldfindnumerousemployment

opportunitieswithinthefieldandeamanaveragestartingsalaryof$62,00（）andmid-careersalaryof$83,000.

21.WhereshouldMarygoforadegreeinnursingifsheisbusylookingafterchildrenathome?

A.SimmonsCollege.B.VillanovaUniversity.

C.TheUCLASchoolofNursing.D.FairfieldUniversity.

22.WhatdoweknowabouttheUCLASchoolofNursing?

A.Itsuniversityteeisthehighest.

B.ItisdevotedtotheB.S.degreealone.

C.Itprovidestheoreticalandpracticallearning.

D.Itsnursingstudentsareonlyindemandinhospitals.

23.WhatisspecialaboutFairfieldUniversity?

A.Itisthemostpromisinguniversityofall.

B.Itprovidesnumerousemploymentopportunities.

C.Itfocusesonprogramsatthegraduatelevels.

D.Ithassmall-sizedclassesfornursingstudents.

B

QiHaoran,aJuniorOnestudent,wasquitebusyoverthepastwintervacation-andnotjustwithhomework.Qi,togetherwith10otherclassmatesmadea

volunteergrouptocallonpeopletojointheCleanYourPlateCampaign（光盤行動）.

The11studentswenttomanyrestaurantsandtoldpeopletheimportanceofsavingfood.''Excuseme,doyouknowthat950millionpeoplean）undtheworldstill

haven'tgotenoughtoeal?Couldyoupleasenotwastefbod?^^Theywouldsaythiskindofthinghundredsoftimeseveryday.

TheCleanYourPlateCampaignbeganontheInternetinJanuary.Itcallsonpeopletoreducefoodwaste.

Chinaintheseyearshadseriousproblemswithwastedfood.CCTVreportedinJanuarythatthefoodChinesepeoplewasteeveryyearisenoughtofeed200

millionpeopleforayear.

Chinesepeoplearewellknownforbeinghospitable（好客的）andgenerous.Manyevenfeelthattheylosefaceiftheirguestshaveeatenalltheirfood.

Luckilythecampaignhasgotthesupportofmany.InarestaurantinXinjiang,theownergivestheguestswhohaveeatenupallthattheyorderedasticker.

Peoplecanenjoyafreemealwhen（heyhave10stickers.Morethan750restaurantsinBeijinghavebeguntooffersmallerdishesandencouragetheirgueststotake

leftovers（吃剩的食物）home.

Toreducefoodwasteisabigtask,anditneedstime.It'simportantthateveiyonedoestheirbit,justlikeQi.Didyoufinishyourmealstoday?

24.WhatdidtheIistudentsdointhewintervacation?

A.Theyopenedarestauranttogether.

B.Theyvolunteeredfbracampaign.

C.Thehelpedeachotherwithhomework.

D.Theycollectedmoneyfromcustomersinrestaurants.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"callon“meaninChineseinthepassage?

A.打電話B.叫喊C.拜訪D.號召

26.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4andParagraph5?

A.WastingfoodisaseriousprobleminChina.

B.Chinesepeoplewastethemostfoodintheworld.

C.Chinesepeoplewanttoshowoffbecausetheyarerich.

D.MostChinesepeopleareafraidoflosingfaceatthetable.

27.WhatdidtherestaurantinBeijingdotosupportthecampaign?

A.Itencouragedcustomerstotakeleftovershome.

B.Itgavestickerstotheguestswhoorderedsmalldishes.

C.Theownerwouldhavedinnerwiththosewhohadeatenuptheirfood.

D.Itofferedafreemealtotheguestswhohadfinishedalltheirfoodtentimes.

C

AgrowingnumberofChineseonlineusersarewillingioidletheirtimeaway（消磨時間），watchinglive24-hourinternetbroadcasts.Thesevaryincontent

fromhowiconicpandasliveintheirnaturalhabitatstohowahospitalisconstructed.

Morethan90percentofChinesenetizenssaidtheyhadaimlesslyviewedsuchlivestreaming（直播）videosand87.8percentofthemsaidtheylikethe

slower-pacedbroadcastsasitgivesthemapsychologicalbreakfromtheirstressfulandbusyroutines,accordingtoasurveyreleasedbyChinaYouthDaily.

Amongthe2,005interviewees,thepost-1980'sgenerationaccountedfor43.9percent,followedbythepost-1990'sgeneration(38.6percent)andthepost-1970's

generationat9.1percent.

“Itisasourceofpleasureandcomforttoaimlesslywatchslow,relaxingcontentonlivestream,“FangLu,acollegestudentfromShanghai,wasquotedassaying,

recollectingherexperienceofwaichingavloggerpracticeChinesecalligraphywithsoothingbackgroundmusic.

LiuChen,anemployeefromBeijing,isanotherlivestreamwatcher.SherecentlyviewedliveonlinebroadcastsshowingaChinesesun-eyteamreachthesummit

ofMountQomolangmaonamissiontoremeasuretheheightoftheworld'shighestpeak.

"ReachingthesummitofMountQomolangmaisadreamthatmanypeoplehaveaspiredtoforalongtimebuthavehadnoopportunitytorealize,^^saidLiu.

“Withoutpost-editing,theoriginallivebroadcast,whichtrulyrepresentsthescene,hastheaudiencefullyabsorbedinitsreality.''

28.Whydoestheauthormentionwatchingbroadcastsinthefirstparagraph?

A.Tointr(xlucewatchingbroadcasts.

B.Toexplainwhattheyare.

C.Tostresstheimportanceofwatchingbroadcasts.

D.Toencouragenetizenstosharebroadcasts.

29.WhydopeoplelikewaichingbroadcastsaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Becausetheycanhavearestwhilewatching.

B.Becausetheyareaimless.

C.Becausetheyliketheslower-pacedbroadcasts.

D.Becausetheyarcnotstressfulorbusy.

30.Whatcanwelearnaboutlivestreamingaccordingtothewatchers?

A.Itisuncomfortable.

B.Itiswithbackgroundmusic.

C.Itistime-consuming.

D.Itcanhelprealizethedreamthatcannotcometureinreality.

31.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?

A.LivestreamingnewsourceofleisureamongChinese

B.Broadcastingthenews

C.Realizingyourdream

D.Idlingyourtimeaway

D

Somescientistssaythatanimalsintheoceanareincreasinglythreatenedbynoisepollutioncausedbyhumanbeings.Thenoisethatafleetsseacreatures

comesfromanumberofhumanactivities.1(iscausedmainlybyindustrialunderwaterexplosions,oceandrilling,andshipengines.Suchnoisesareaddedtonatural

sounds.Thesesoundsincludethebreakingoficefield,underwaterearthquakes,andsoundsmadebyanimalsthemselves.

Decibelsmeasuredinwateraredifferentfrom(hosemeasuredonland.Anoiseofonehundredandtwentydecibelsonlandcausespaintohumancars.Inwater,

adecibellevelofonehundredandninety-fivewouldhavethesameeffect.Somescientistshaveproposedsettinganoiselimitofonehundredandtwentydecibelsin

oceans.Theyhaveobservedthatnoisesatthatlevelcanfrightenandconfusewhales.

AteamofAmericanandCanadianscientistsdiscoveredthatloudernoisescanseriouslyinjuresomeanimals.Theresearchteamfoundthatpowerfulunderwater

explosionswerecausingwhalesintheareatolosetheirhearing.Thisseriouslyaffectedthewhale'sabilitytoexchangeinformationandfindtheirway.Someofthe

whalesevendied.Theexplosionshadcausedtheirearstobleedandbecomeinfected.

Manyresearcherswhoseworkdependsonoceansoundsareagainstalimitofonehundredandtwentydecibels.Theysaysuchalimitwouldmeananendto

importaniindustrialandscientificresearch.

Scientistsdonotknowhowmuchandwhatkindsofnoisesareharmfultooceananimals.However,manyscientistssuspectthatnoiseisagreaterdangerthan

theybelieved.Theywant(opreventnoisesfromharmingcreaturesin(heocean.

32.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisincreasinglydangeroustoseacreatures?

A.Theman-madenoise.

B.Thenoisesmadebythemselves.

C.Thesoundofearthquakes.

D.Thesoundoftheice-breaking.

33.Whichofthefollowingisdiscussedinthesecondparagraph?

A.Differentplaceswithdifferenttypesofnoise.

B.Theveryhumanearssensitivetoalltypesofnoises.

C.Thesamenoisemeasuredifferentlyonlandandintheocean.

D.Theoceananimalsreactiontonoises.

34.Astotheinfluenceofnoisesonwhales,whichof(hefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Theyaredeaftonoises.

B.Noisesatacertainlevelmayhurtthem.

C.Theyareeasilyconfusedbynoises.

D.Noiseswilllimittheirabilitytoreproduce.

35.Wecanknowfromthepassagethatmanyscientiststhinkthatthenoiselimitofonehundredtwentydecibelswould.

A.preventthemfromdoingtheirresearchwork

B.benefitthemalotintheirresearchwork

C.dogoodtotheirhealth

D.increasetheindustrialoutput

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)。

Howtobuildgoodrelationshipswithpeoplefromothercultures?Actually,itisimportanttolearnsomeskillstocommunicatewiththem.Armedwiththe

knowledgeofhowtocommunicateeffectively,youcanmakethingseasier.36.

Learnabouttheculturebeforehand.37.Soifyouhavetimebeforegoingabroadormeetingwithsomeonefromanotherculture,try(otaketimetolearnthe

basic,"do'sanddon'ts"ofthatculture.YoucanfindinformationonthisfromtheInternetsourcessuchasthoseprovidedbytheNationalCenterforCultural

Competence.

Berespectfulandtolerant.38.Signsofthesemayappearwhenyoucommunicatewithpeoplefromothercultures.However,itisnotthetimetojudgepeople

basedonthesedifferencesduringbasiccommunication.Instead,respectthemfbrwhattheyare,andtoleratethem.Youmayevenlearnsomethingnew.

Speakclearlyandslowlyifnecessary.Butdonotshoutatotherseveniftheydon'tunderstandyou.39JInstead,itcanbeseenasrude.Likewise,evenifthere

aredifficultiesincommunicatingwithpeoplefromothercultures,donottreatotherpeopleasthoughtheywereunintelligent.

40.Insomecultures,lookinganotherpersonintheeyewhenyouspeakisseenasasignofhonestyandinterest.However,inothercultures,itmaybeseenas

disrespectful.

A.Alittleknowledgecangoalongway.

B.Ittakestimetoknowaboutothercultures.

C.Keepeyecontaciwhentalkingwithothers.

D.Knowwhethertomakeeyecontactoravoidit.

E.Eachculturehasitsownsetofvaluesandbeliefs.

F.Thefollowingaresometipsthatmayhelpyougreatly.

GRaisingyourvoicecannotmakeyourselfeasiertobeunderstood.

第三部分，語言知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中，選出適合填入對應(yīng)空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

1don'trememberher.butrecentlyayoungwoman'semailsurprisedmeandbroughttearsofjoy.

Faie(命運(yùn))41usnexttoeachotherinasubwaytraininNewYork.Lifemeant42toheratthatmoment.Sadanddepressed,shedidn'twantto_

43withastrangerlikeme.Butherlowspiritsdidnot44me.Icontinuedtotalktoherabouthope,45andlove.Igaveheraquotecard(名言卡片)

whichalsoconcernedtrustandbeliefandsheputitinherbag.

Athomeshewas46tofindthewordsonthecardresonated(產(chǎn)生共鳴)withherpresentsituation.Graduallyherspirits47andsheforgotthe

darksideofherlife.She48toseemeagaintothankmeformy49

Shetalkedaboutmeonmany50—athergraduationfromColumbiaUniversity,inherclasspresentationsand...Shesaidmykindact51herlife.

Shesearchedformefbr3yearswithno52Liistweekshe53withherfriendsand54learnedImightbeworkingatKindSpring.Inanemailto

KindSpring,55ofmyname,sheexplainedmyfaceandourmeeting.

IreallyappreciateKindSpringmaking56tocheckmyworkingrecords,findmyemailIDand57thatemail,andbeingthebridgebetweenus.

Ihave58probablyoverfiftythousandquotecards,buttheoneshereceivedis59.1admireherdetermination,self-confidenceand60

heart.Thesearethekeystosuccessandsheprovedit.

41.A.bondedB.seatedC.combinedD.attached

42.A.nothingB.anythingC.somethingD.everything

43.A.competeB.communicateC.quarrelD.discuss

44.A.annoyB.puzzleC.discourageD.embarrass

45.A.enthusiasmB.ambitionC.dreamD.faith

46.A.confusedB.amazedC.hesitantD.concerned

47.A.sankB.discouragedC.fadedD.lifted

48.A.managedB.agreedC.offeredD.desired

49.A.mercyB.commitmentC.kindnessD.agreement

50.A.occasionsB.stagesC.spotsD.conditions

51.A.preservedB.enrichedC.transfonnedD.entertained

52.A.conclusionsB.expectationsC.resultsD.plans

53.A.chattedB.facedC.dealtD.agreed

54.A.hopefullyB.naturallyC.immediatelyD.accidentally

55.A.undoubtedB.unawareC.unacceptableD.uncontldent

56.A.effortsB.choicesC.decisionsD.promises

57.A.writeB.submitC.relayD.refuse

58.A.givenawayB.pickedupC.puldownD.setaside

59.A.usefulB.pricelessC.interestingD.ordinary

60.A.considerateB.pessimisticC.joyfulD.grateful

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1個適當(dāng)?shù)膫€單詞或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Teenagerswhostarttheschooldayreallyearlyarelikelytoweighslightlymorethanthosewhostartlater.That'sthefindingofanewstudyofnearly30,000

61.(Canada)between(heagesof10and18.

Gettingtoolittlesleepcanputkids62.riskfbranumberofproblems.Sleepyteensaremorelikelytobeoverweight,tohavetrouble63.(concenti-<ite)andto

struggleinschool.GenevieveGariepy,whoworksatMcGillUniversityinMontreal,Canada,wantedtoknow64.earlierschoolstarttimesmightbeconnectedwith

weight.Soshedecidedtohomeinontheimpactofschoolstarttimes.

Herteamcollectedstarttimesfor362Canadianschools.Thentheyaskedstudentsatthoseschools65.(give)tlieirheightandweight.Inall,theycollecteddata

fromnearly30,00010-to18-year-olds.Among6th-lo1Oth-graders,thosewhostartedschoolearlierwereHkelytobeslightly66.(heavy)fortheirheight.Every

10-minutedelayinschoolstarttime67.(connect),onaverage,withaslightlylowerweightamongstudentswhowere68.samesex,ageandheight.69.,the

differenceisslight.Healthyeatingandgettingenoughexercisewillplayabiggerroleinkeepingahealthyweight.

Becausethestudycomparedkidswhoalreadystartedschoolatdifferenttimesofday,it'snotclear(hatchangingschoolstarttimewouldhelpheavierkidslose

weight.Toknowforsure,researcherswouldwanttocomparethesamekidsbefore70^_afterchangingtoalaterschoolstarttime.

第四部分：寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)短文改錯供10小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）

假如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，每句中最多有兩處錯誤。要求你在錯謾的

地方增加、刪除或修改某個單詞。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（八），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：在錯的詞下劃一橫線（—）,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯誤及修改均僅限一詞；

2.只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

Thewinterholidayiscoming.MyclassmatesandIaretalkingabouthowtododuringtheholiday.VVccanchosebetweenstayingathomeandtakea

trip.Ifwestayathome,itiscomfortablebutthereisnoneedtospendmoney.Butinthatcase,wewilllearnlittleaboutworld.Ifwegoonatripabroad,we

canbroadenyourviewandgainknowledgeswecannotgetfrombooks.Someclassmatessuggestwegotoplacesofaninterestnearby.Ithoughtthatitisa

goodidea.Itdoesnotcostmanymoney,yetwecanstilllearnalot.

第二節(jié)書面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

近期全國很多地方發(fā)生霧籟天氣，你的英國第友Tom來信訪問有關(guān)你的家鄉(xiāng)霧霾的情況。請按下面提示給他回寫一封電子郵件：

要點(diǎn)：1.感謝他的關(guān)心并簡要介紹本地霧霞相關(guān)情況；

2.人們采取的應(yīng)對措施（至少兩點(diǎn)）。

注意：1.詞數(shù)100?1202.開頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

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DearBill,

I'mgladtoreceiveyourletter.

I'mlookingforwardtoyourreply.

Yourstruly,

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【答案】

第一部分:聽力

1-5：BCACB6-10：BACBB11-15：ACBCA16-20：BAACC

聽力原文

Text1

W:Passmetheorangejuice,please?

M:Sorry,Ididn'thearthat.Thekidsaremakingsuchanoise.

W:Ilikepeaceandquietwhiledining.Theyshouldplaytheirpopsongselsewhere.(1)

Text2

M:Whowasthatknockingatthewindow?DidwelockAllieoutagain?

W:No,ourkidhassleptsoundly.(2)Itwasoneofthosewildturkeysintheneighborhood.

Theyliketohitourdoorandwindowswiththeirheads.They'reworsethanthecat!

Text3

W:It'ssocoldhere.Lefsgotothebeachfortheholiday.Ifoundcheapticketstothesouth

ofFranceinDecember.

M:Iwasthinkingaboutaskitrip,butwecansavethatforFebruary.(3)

Text4

M:Canyoubelieveit?Justafewweeksagowewerewearingshortsandnowweare

wrappedupagainstwinterwinds?

W:Theweatherchangessofastinthiscity.Insummerit'shot,andnowwehavethisfreezing

weather.(4)Butspringwillsooncomearound.

Text5

M:rdlikeonepoundofbeef,tvvopoundsofham,andtwomorepoundsofchicken.How

muchwillthatcost?

W:Thatwillbe$25,sir.Tilhavetocutthebeefup.Itshouldonlytakeaboutfiveminutes.

(5)

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W:Igotmydriver'slicensethedayIturned18,butmyparentsdidn'tletmedrivetillthree

yearslater.(6)

M:Myparentsboughtmeasecond-handcarwhenIgotmydriver'slicense.

W:Youarelucky.Ihadtohaveallofmyfriendsdrivemearoundforyears!Theywereallolder

thanmebyafewmonthsandstillhadtheirlicensesbeforeIdid.Whatmonthwereyoubomin?I

wasbominSeptember.Mybirthdayisexactlytwomonthsaftermysister's!

M:IwasbornonChristmasactually.(7)Itgetsalittleannoyingbecausewehavetocelebrate

bothandIdon'tgetmyownday!

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W:Howwasyourcampingtriplastweekend,John?

M:Notgreat.Thefirstnightwestayedatoneofthosecampingareaswhereyouneedtopay

togetin.Thereweretoomanypeoplethere,though.(8)(9)

W:So,whathappenednext?

M:Thenextdaywedecidedtohikeaboutfourhourstoaspotwheretherewasn'tanybody

around.(9)Thatwasabigmistake.

W:Why?

M:Noneofusbroughtanythingtomakeafirewith.Thenitstartedraining,andwerealizedeven

withourwarmclothesitwastoocoldtostayovernight.

W:Sowhatdidyoudo?

M:Wehikedbacktotheoriginalcampingareaincompletedarkness.Weleftthenext

morningbecauseeveryonewastootiredfromthenightbefore.(9)Whatdidyoudo?

W:Iwatchedamovieathomebyanicewoodfire.

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M:Rogerissointelligent.(10)Hethinksforhimself.He'sahardworker.Hehasgoodideasand

hedoesn'tfollowthecrowd.

W:Sowhydoeshedosobadlyinhisexams?(10)

M:Becausehesuffersfromanxiety.Helacksconfidence.(10)Hisbrainissoactiveandhe

thinkstoomuch.Whenitcomestoexams,hisintelligenceactuallyworksagainsthim.

W:Iwishwecouldhelphim.Itseemssounfairthataperson'sfuturecanbedeterminedbyhow

welltheyperformononeparticularday.

M:Itisunfair—butlifeisunfair.Wemusttrytohelphimbyshowinghimhowtokeepcalm

instressfulsituations.(11)

W:Howdowedothat?Ican'tsaythatI'mexactlyanexpertatdealingwithstress,althoughIam

betteratitthanIusedtobe.

M:Icanhelphim.Ialwaysthinkthatexerciseisagreatwayfordealingwithstressand

anxiety.Whenyouhaveexhaustedyourselfwhiledoingexercise,youdon'thavetheenergy

tobenervous.(12)

W:Thatissoright!Ialwaysfeelcalmafterworkingoutinthegym.