河北省張家口市張垣聯(lián)盟2023-2024學年高二年級上冊12月階段測試英語（含解析）

2023-2024學年第一學期12月高二階段測試卷

英語

注意事項：1.考試時間為120分鐘，滿分150分。

2.答題前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡相應的位置。

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，并標在試卷的

相應位置。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.Whenwillthewoman'strainleave?

A.7:00B.6:45C.6:35

2.Whywon'tthewomangoforapicnic?

A.Shehasnointerestinthepicnic.

B.Shewillbeoutduringtheweekend.

C.Shewillgoforthepicnicassoonasshecomesback.

3.WhatdoweknowabouttheDragonLake?

A.Ifsbadlypolluted.B.It'sverybeautiful.C.Therearemanyfishinit.

4.Wheredidthemanfindthebook?

A.Besidethenewspaper.B.Onthecoffeetable.C.Underthecoffeetable.

5.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

A.VisitTombyhimself.B.VisitTomwiththewoman.C.VisitTomwithTom'ssister.

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，

并標在試卷的相應位置。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至7題。

6.Whydidthewomanmakethecall?

A.Toacceptanoffer.B.Toapplyfbranewjob.C.Tomakeanappointment.

7.Whatwillthecompanypayfbr?

A.Transportationandthephonebills.

B.Thephonebillsandtheapartmentrent.

C.Transportationandthefirstmonth'slivingexpenses.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8.Whatistheman?

A.Abusinessman.B.Areporter.C.Acollegeteacher.

9.Wheredotheman'scoinscomefrom?

A.Othercollectors.B.Hisfriends.C.Hiscolleagues.

10.Whydoesthemancollectcoins?

A.Formoney.B.Forinterest.C.Forfame.

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11.Whatdoesthemanthinkistoblamefortheairpollution?

A.CarsB.PeopleC.Factories

12.Whydoesthewomandislikethemandrivingtoschool?

A.Headdstotheairpollution.

B.Hemakestravelinginconvenient.

C.Hespendstoomuchmoneyonhiscar.

13.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.B.Husbandandwife.C.Bossandemployee.

聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。

14.Howisthewoman'sfathernow?

A.Hewillbeoutofhospitalsoon.B.Hehasbeenoutofhospital.C.Heisstillindanger.

15.Whatwastheaccident?

A.Thewoman'sfather^carandabuscrashed.

B.Thewoman'sfatherwasknockeddownbyabus.

C.Thebusthatthewoman'sfathertookoverturned.

16.Whocausedtheaccident?

A.Thewoman'sfather.B.Amanonthemotorbike.C.Thebusdriver.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.WhenwillthediscussionprogramIfsMyOpinionbebroadcast?

A.At8:30.B.At10:30.C.At11:30.

18.WhatsongswillbebroadcastonRadioThree?

A.American.B.Brazilian.C.Italian.

19.WhatpartofthematchwillbecommentedonRadioTwo?

A.Thefirsthalf.B.Thesecondhalf.C.Thewholematch.

20.Whatprogramwillbebroadcastat10:00onRadioFour?

A.News.B.Adiscussion.C.Aninvestigation.

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A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

ZhongNanshan,whoidentifiedtheSARSvirusin2003andisleadingtheChinesegovernment5seffortsinthe

fightagainstCOVID-19,wasrecommendedfortheMedaloftheRepublic.ZhangBoli,ZhangDingyuandChenWei

havebeenshortlisted（入圍）fornationalhonorarytitles.

ZhongNanshan

ZhongwasoneofthemostimportantfiguresinfightingSARSin2003.HeofferedtotreatallseriousSARS

casesinGuangdongProvinceathisinstitute.WhentheCOVID-19hitChinainJanuary,themedicalgeniuschoseto

workonthefrontline,savingmillionsoflives.Hewasthefirstpersontopubliclywarnthattheviruscanbe

transmittedfromonepersontoanother.

ZhangDingyu

AstheactingpresidentofoneofWuhan'smajorhospitalsintreatingCOVID-19patients,themanwhowas

diagnosedwithAmyotrophicLateralSclerosis(ALS)inOctober2018chosetostaywithhiscolleaguesandsavelives

withnolookingback.

ZhangBoli

ZhangdirectedthecountryinusingTraditionalChineseMedicine(TCM)todefeatthenovelcoronavirus.Healso

ledthedesignoftheTCMtreatmentforCOVID-19patients.Havingspent82daysinWuhanfightingCOVID-19,

ZhangisinBeijingnowasanationallawmakerdrawingupproposalstohelpthecountrybetterprepareforepidemics

onthelegalfront.

ChenWei

ChenisaprofessoratAcademyofMilitaryMedicalSciences.Thevaccineco-developedbyChen'steamanda

Chinesevaccinedeveloperwasthefirstinthecountrytogettothehumantestingstage.Thevaccineprojectthatshe

headedisoneofahandfulofvaccinesthathaveshownsomepromiseinhumantesting.Sheisalsooneofthekey

leadersinChina'sEbolavaccineresearch.

21.WhowasthefirsttowarnthatCOVID-19canbetransmittedbetweenpeople?

A.ZhongNanshan.B.ZhangDingyu.C.ZhangBoli.D.ChenWei.

22.WhatisZhangBolinowworkingon?

A.TreatingCOVID-19patients.B.Doingresearchonvaccines.

C.StayinginhospitaltotreatALS.D.Drawingupproposalsasalawmaker.

23.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Toeducate.B.Tointroduce.C.Toadvertise.D.Toadvise.

B

GalileowasbominPisaonFebruary15,1564.ThefamilymovedtoFlorenceintheearly1570s.Inhismiddle

teens,GalileoattendedthemonasteryschoolinVallombrosaandthenin1581attheUniversityofPisa,wherehewas

tostudymedicine.

However,hebecameinterestedinmathematicsanddecidedtomakethemathematicalsubjectsandphilosophy

hisprofession.Galileothenbegantopreparehimselftoteachmathematicsandseveralofhislectureshavesurvived.

In1585,Galileolefttheuniversitywithoutadegreeandforseveralyearshegaveprivatelessonsinthe

mathematicalsubjectsinFlorenceandSiena.Duringthisperiodhedesignedanewformofhydrostatic(流體靜力學

的)balancefbrweighingsmallquantities.Healsobeganhisstudiesonmotion,whichhepursuedsteadilyforthenext

twodecades.In1588GalileoappliedfbrthechairofmathematicsattheUniversityofBolognabutwasunsuccessful.

However,hisreputationwasincreasingandlaterthatyearhewasaskedtodelivertwolecturestotheFlorentine

Academy.

Healsofoundsometheorems(定理)oncentersofgravitythatbroughthimrecognitionamongmathematicians

andthesupportofGuidobaldodelMonte,anoblemanandauthorofseveralimportantworksonmechanics.Asa

result,heobtainedthechairofmathematicsattheUniversityofPisain1589.There,Galileodemonstrated,by

droppingbodiesofdifferentweightsfromthetopofthefamousLeaningTower,thatthespeedoffallofaheavy

objectisnotrelatedtoitsweight,asAristotlehadclaimed.Hecontinuedhisresearchonmotionandby1609hehad

determinedthatthedistancefallenbyabodyisproportional（成比例的）tothesquareofthefallingtime.

GalileodiedonJanuary8,1642.

24.WheredidGalileoreceiveeducationinhismiddleteens?

A.InPisa.B.InVallombrosa.C.InFlorence.D.InSiena.

25.WhatdidGalileododuringhiscollegetime?

A.Hestudiedchemistry.B.Hedevelopedabalance.

C.Hecarriedoutresearchesonmotion.D.Hepreparedhimselfforteachingmath.

26.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeGalileoasascientist?

A.Generous.B.Considerate.C.Hard-working.D.Gifted.

27.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?

A.Galileo'sLifeStoryB.Galileo'sRoadtoSuccess

C.Galileo'sMajorContributionsD.Galileo'sStudyingExperience

C

Allovertheworld,mothersandfathersteachtheirchildrenmanners.Otherchildrenmayhavemannersthatare

notlikeyours.Thereareallkindsofmanners.Yearsago,childrenwhohadgoodmannerswereseeneverywhere.They

keptquietifgrown-upsweretalking.Today,well-manneredchildrenhavemorefreedom.Sometimesgoodmannersin

oneplacearebadmannersinotherplaces.

SupposeyouareavisitorinthelandofMongolia.Somefriendsaskyoutoeatwiththem.Whatkindofmanners

dotheywantyoutohave?Theywantyoutogivealoud“burp（打嗝）“afteryoufinisheating.Burpingshowsthat

youlikeyourfood.Insomecountries,ifyougivealoudburp,youaretoldtosay,“Excuseme,please."Inmany

placespeopleliketoeattogether.ButinsomepartsofPolynesiaitisbadmannerstobeseeneatingtogether.People

showgoodmannersbyturningtheirbackstootherswhiletheyeat.

WhataremannerslikeinanEastAfricantown?Peopletrynottoseeyou.Theyarebeingpolite.Youmayseea

friend.Hemaynotseeyouatall.Ifyouarepolite,youwillsitdownbesidehim.Youwillwaituntilhefinisheswhat

heisdoing.Thenhewilltalktoyou.

SupposeyouvisitafriendinArabia.Youshouldwalkbehindtheothertentsuntilyoucometohistent.Ifyou

passinfrontoftheothertents,youwillbeaskedintoeachone.Peoplewillaskyoutoeatwiththem.Anditisbad

mannersifyousayno.

Mannersaredifferentallovertheworld.Butitisgoodtoknowthatallmannersbegininthesameway.People

needwaystoshowthattheywanttobefriends.

28.WhatisconsideredgoodmannersinMongolia?

A.Tryingnottoseeone'sfriends.B.Walkinginfrontofpeople'stents.

C.Givingaloudburpafterfinishingeating.D.Turningone'sbacktootherswhileeating.

29.WhatshouldyoudoifyouseeafriendmakingacallinanEastAfricantown?

A.Turnyourbacktohim.B.Waituntilhefinisheshiscallbesidehim.

C.Gostraighttotalktohim.D.Pretendnottoseehimandgoaway.

30.Whydopeoplecreatemanners?

A.Toshowtheirfriendliness.B.Tomaketheircultureinteresting.

C.Todemonstratetheirgenerosity.D.Toattractothersfromotherplaces.

31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Goodmannerschangeovertime.

B.Goodmannersarewelcomeeverywhere.

C.Childrenwithgoodmannersmakefriendseasily.

D.Differentplaceshavedifferentunderstandingofgoodmanners.

D

Accordingtoanewresearch,flowersarelistening.Researchersfoundthatplantscanactuallyhearthesoundof

passingbeesandproducesweeternectar（花蜜）toattractthem.Theteamdiscoveredthatwithinminutesofsensingthe

soundwavesofbeewings,theconcentrationofthesugarintheplant'snectarwasincreasedby20percent.

Also,flowerscanremovethewindnoisecomingfromthebackground.Thesecapabilitiescangiveplant

advantagesfortheirspreadingpollen（花粉）.Theresearchersshowedthatplantscanrapidlyrespondtopollinator（傳

粉者）sounds.

Beforetheexperiments,researchersmadetheassumptionthatplantscanpickupthesoundwavesandthatthis

mightbepartofthereasonwhymanyplants5flowersarebowl-shaped,tobettertrapthesounds.However,after

performingvariousexperimentson650eveningprimroseflowers,thenectarproductionwasmeasuredbothinsilence

andatthreedifferentfrequencylevels.Also,arecordingofthenoisemadebybeeswasplayed.Injustthreeminutes,

thenectarchangeshavebeennoticedandithasbeenreleasedthatsilenceandthehighandmid-frequencysoundshad

noeffect.Theteamhasalsoperformedanexperimentwithplantsthathadsomeflowerpetalsremovedandnochange

innectarproductionwasnoted.Hence,itisprovedthattheflowerspetalshavethejoboftheears.

Themoresweetnectarcomesout,themorewillbethechancesforpollentobespreadandalsomakesitmore

likelythattheinsectswillreturntoflowersofthesamespeciesinthefuture.However,moreworkneedstobecarried

outonhowthesoundsareturnedintoatriggerforsweeternectarproduction.

32.Whydoplantsproducesweeternectar?.

A.Toattractbees.B.Tobemorebeautiful.

C.Toavoidenemies.D.Todriveinsectsaway.

33.WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Whyresearchersdidtheexperiments.B.Howresearchersmadethediscovery.

C.Whatusecanbemadeofthediscovery.D.Whattheimportanceofthediscoveryis.

34.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Highsoundincreasessugarinthenectar.

B.Manyplants5flowersarebowl-shapedtocatchlight.

C.Flowerspetalshavenoeffectonnectarproduction.

D.Moreresearchisneededtofullyunderstandtheprocess.

35.Whereisthetextmostlikelyfrom?

A.Adiary.B.Anovel.C.Anewspaper.D.Anotebook.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

根據短文內容，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。

Doyouwanttobecomeafarmer?Doyouwanttogrowwhateveryoulike?Maybeyouransweris"yes”.But

youhavenevergrownacropbeforeanddon'tknowwheretostart.Don'tworry.Hereisgoodnews.36

Decidewhyyou'reinterestedinfarming.

Beingafarmerisnothingbuthardwork.Anykindoffarmingrequiresalotofhardwork.Farmingsometimes

alsogivesyoulessmoneyforallyourhardwork.37

Visitwithsomeexperiencedfarmers.

Itishighlyrecommendedthatyoufindthosewhoarefarminginasimilarmannertowhatyouintendtodo.You

canaskthemtogiveyouatouroftheirwork.Runawebsearchtofindoutaboutsomeupcominglocalagricultural

eventshappeningandattendasmanyofthemasyoucan.38Thereyoucanaskquestionsandlearnabouttheir

farmingexperience.

39

Thisisthemostimportantsteponyourwaytobecomingafarmer.Itisbecauseyouareworkingandgaining

directexperience.Likewithalljobs,youwillbeenteringattheverybottom.Theonlywayyouwillworkyourway

upistoworkhardanddowhatisaskedofyou.

Haveagoodsenseofhumor.

40Thiswillbeespeciallyimportantwhenyourmusclesareaching,yourfingersfeelliketheyaregoingto

foiloffortheweatherhasruinedyourplansonceagain.

A.Offeryourservicesasafarmworker.

B.Laughtermakesthedaygobyfaster.

C.Besides,don'tbeafraidtolearnnewthings.

D.Knowwhenyouarereadytobeginyourownfarm.

E.Thisarticlewillhelpyourealizeyourdreamofbeingafarmer.

F.Youwillfindmanyactivefarmersyoumaywanttovisitatsuchevents.

G.Therefore,youneedtobeinterestedanddeterminedenoughtobeafarmer.

第三部分語言知識運用（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，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

Iam41toinspire.WhenIaminspired,itisnotbecauseof42things.Iwasdrivingonedaylastyear

withmy3yearoldGranddaughter,Madison,whenI43asignreading“FriendlyUpholstery（室內裝飾設備）”.

Itwasasmallwoodenshop.

Whenwe44inside,thegentlemanwasonthetelephone.Whenhe45thecall,IexplainedthatIhad

a46shelf.Mygranddaughterhadbangedherheadintotheshelf.Ineedapieceof47tocovertheshelf.

“Sheisapretty,9,hesaid,ashereachedoutand48thetopofMadison'shead.Heheadedtoabackroom.

Minuteslater,he49holdingoutafourfootbysixfootpieceleather.Itookitandasked,<4HowmuchdoIowe

you?^^

“Don'tworryaboutit,“hetoldme.

Afterthankinghim,wereturnedhomeandIcoveredthesmall50withtheleather.Itwaslessthananhour

laterwhensheslippedofftheedgeofmydeskhittingherfaceonthesideoftheshelf.She51climbedintoher

Papa'slapandjustlaidthere.

Iwasinspiredbythatgentleman?s52Iwastotallyinspiredbyhis53forsomeoneelse'ssafety

ratherthandollars.Lastweek,Ireturnedto54himagain.Iwantedhimtoknowthatkindnessandgooddeeds

are55appreciated.

41.A.eagerB.likelyC.easyD.difficult

42.A.activeB.positiveC.ordinaryD.huge

43.A.observedB.noticedC.witnessedD.copied

44.A.pacedB.marchedC.rushedD.jumped

45.A.chargedB.startedC.finishedD.decorated

46.A.newB.wonderfulC.littleD.splendid

47.A.furnitureB.leatherC.clothD.paper

48.A.feltB.checkedC.heldD.rubbed

49.A.disappearedB.reappearedC.RecoveredD.fled

50.A.deskB.bedC.shelfD.chair

51.A.keptupB.gotupC.lookedupD.turnedup

52.A.generosityB.honestyC.curiosityD.courage

53.A.worryB.awarenessC.ignoranceD.concern

54.A.appreciateB.treatC.requireD.satisfy

55.A.barelyB.actuallyC.speciallyD.really

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個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

LastSaturday,thefirstAucklandEastChineseCultureandArtFestival/wascelebratedbythelocalsatthe

ChinaTownineastAuckland.ThefestivalorganizedbyPakurangaChineseAssociation56(support)bya

localartorganizationandthelocalgovernment.

BarryHung,chairpersonofthePakurangaChineseAssociation,wasproudofhiscommunitymembers57

haveworkedhardtoshowtheChinesecultureandartatthefestival.t6Itisthefirsttimewedothisevent.Manyofthe

58(performer)andartistsarevolunteers.And59Chineseperformancesareperformedbyourneighbors

agedover60,“saidHung.

PekingoperaandChineseclassicdancesanddrumdancesaswellastheexhibitionofphotos,paintingsand

handicraftworks60(be)amongthehighlightsofthefestivalwhichattractedalargeaudiencefromacross

thecity.

“ChinesetraditionalcultureisimportanttoNewZealandChinese.Itis61(equal)importanttogetmore

peopleinvolvedandletthemainstreamNewZealandsocietyunderstandthe62(tradition)Chineseculture

andart,^^saidAucklandcouncillor(議員)PaulYoung.

Auckland5seastsuburbsarehome63manyChinesecommunities,with64(increase)local

acknowledgementoftheChineseculture.Well-organizedlocalChineseassociationsoftenworkwiththelocal

governmentandcommunities65（hold）Chineseculturalevents.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)應用文寫作（滿分15分）

假定你是李華，你的朋友Jenny寫信向你詢問如何保持健康。請你給她回信，提一些合理的建議，內容要點如

下：

1.注意合理飲食；2.定期鍛煉身體；3.保證充足的睡眠。

注意：1.詞數80左右；

2.可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

DearJenny,

Nicetohearfromyou!

Yours,

Lihua

第二節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫（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。

Jennywasaprettylittlegirl.Onedaywhensheandhermotherwerecheckingoutatthegrocerystore,Jennysaw

aplasticpearlnecklace,inwhichshewasreallyinterested.Howeagerlyshewantedit!Butwhenshesawtheprice,

herheartsank.Shegathereduphercourageandaskedhermotherifshewouldbuyitforher.Hermothersaid,"Well,

itisaprettynecklace,butitcostslotofmoney.Icanbuyyouthenecklace,butwhenwegethome,weshouldmake

upalistofhouseworkyoucandotopayforthenecklace.^^Jennyagreedimmediately,feelingaburstofjoy.Soher

motherboughtthepearlnecklaceforher.Jennyworkedonherhouseworkeveryday.SoonJennypaidoffthepearls.

Jennyhadaverylovingdaddy.WhenJennywenttobed,hewouldreadJennyherfavoritestory.Onenightwhenhe

finishedthestory,hesaid,“Jenny,doyouloveme?”"Oh,yes,Daddy,youknowIloveyou."thelittlegirlsaid

delightedly,withabroadsmileonherface."Well,then,givemeyourpearls.9,Hearingthat,Jennyfrozethere,an

anxiousexpressiontwistingherface.t4Oh!Daddy,notmypearls!ButyoucanhaveRosy,myfavoritedo11.Remember

her?Yougavehertomelastyearfbrmybirthday.Okay?”"Ohno,darling,thafsokay.^^Herfatherbrushedhercheek

withakiss,gentlyandcalmly."Goodnight!”Aweeklater,herfatheronceagainaskedJennyafterherstory,“Doyou

loveme?”"Ohyes,Daddy,youknowIloveyou.^^thelittlegirlmurmuredsoftly,tryingtoescapefromherfather^

eyes."Well,then,givemeyourpearls.“Oh,Daddy,notmypearls!ButyoucanhaveRibbons,mytoyhorse.Do

yourememberher?Sheismyfavorite.79Thelittlegirlbegged."No,thafsokay,^^herfathersaid,smilingbroadlyand

sweetlyandbrushedhercheekagainwithakiss."Godblessyou.Sweetdreams.9,

注意：1.續(xù)寫詞數應為150左右；

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。

Afewdayslater,Jennywaitedanxiouslyforherfathertocomeandreadherstory.

Seeingtheplasticpearlsinhishand,thefatherpulledoutasmallbox.

2023-2024學年第一學期12月高二階段測試卷

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第一部分聽力

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聽力原文

Text1

W:MyGoodness!It'saquartertosevennowandVmsuretomissmyseveno'clocktrain.

M:Takeiteasy.Thatclockistenminutesfast.

Text2

M:Howaboutgoingoutforapicnicthisweekend?

W:Goodidea,butIwon'tbebackuntilnextTuesday.

Text3

M:IheardyouhadtakenatouraroundtheDragonLake.Isitbeautiful?

W:Well,itcouldbe,butIthinkthattheLakeisnowsopollutedthatalmosteverylivingthinginitisdead.

Text4

M:Oh,Ican'tfindmybook.Doyouknowwhereitis,Darling?

W:Isawitonthecoffeetablethismorning.

M:You'reright.Hereitis.Itwasunderthenewspaper.

Text5

M:Hello,Betty,areyousurethatTomisinhospital?

W:Yes.Hissistertoldme.Sheisgoingtoseehimthisevening.

M:DoyouthinkIcangowithher?

W:Idon,tknow.Whydon'tyouaskheryourself?

Text6

M:Hello,thisisBrain.

W:Hi,Brain.Ihavedecidedtoaccepttheoffer.

M:Great!Mybosswillbepleasedtohearaboutthenews.Whendoyouplantostart?

W:Howaboutthefirstofnextmonth?

M:Thafsgood.Youcancallthe1-800numberonyourpackagetoarrangethemove.They511comeandpack

everythingforyou.

W:Yes,Ihavegotthat.

M:Ourcompanywillpayfortransportationofallyourhouseholdstuffincludingyourcar,yourairticketcoming

towork,andyourfirstmonth'slivingexpenses.

W:Thafsverygenerous,rilseeyouonthefirstthen.

Text7

W:ProfessorJones,youarewell-knownintownasaprofessorofmathematicsattheCityCollege.Weare

writingaboutwhatprofessionalpeopledointheirsparetimeforourpaper.MayIaskyouafewquestionsaboutyour

favouritehobby?

M:Sure,Ilovediscussingmyhobbywithpeople.Fmacoincollector.

W:Wheredoyoufindthecoinsforyourcollection?

M:Sometimesinmypocketchange,butusuallyIbuythemfromothercollectorsortradeforothers.

W:Whatdoesyourcollectionconsistofnow?

M:Ihaveover5,000valuablecoinswhichhavedoubledinvalue.

W:Youseemverybusinesslikeinyourhobby.

M:Well,doyouthinkso?Butmyhobbyismainlybasedoninterest.

Text8

M:Oh,no,anotherdaylikethis.Iwishtherewassomethingwecoulddoaboutalltheairpollution.

W:Iknowwhatyoumean.ButIdon'tthinkthereistoomuchthatcanbedoneaslongasweusesomanycars.

Ifsmostlythefumesfromthecarsthatmaketheairsodirty.

M:Oh,honey.Youknowthatit'snotreallythefaultofcars.It'sthefaultoffactories.

W:Yousaythatjustbecauseyouliketheconvenienceofyourcar.Youwon'tevenwalktoschool.Yousaythat

it'sbecauseofthepollution.Thenyougooutinyourcarandaddtothepollution.

M:You'reright.I'mgoingtodomypartfortheenvironmentandwalktoschooltoday.

W:Notonlywillithelptheairquality,itwillhelpyourbody,too.Youhaven?tbeengettingenoughexercise

lately.

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M:Hi,Jane.I'msurprisedtoseeyouhere.Ithoughtyouwereawayonholiday.

W:IwasawayonholidaytilllastTuesday.Thenmyfatherhadaseriousaccident,andmymothercalledme,

askingmetocomehomeatonce.

M:I'msorrytohearaboutyourfather.Howishenow?

W:Heisstillinthehospitalandthedoctorsayshewon'tbeoutofdangerforanothertwoorthreedays.

M:Whatwastheaccident?

W:Myfather'scarandabuscrashedonacomer.

M:Whathappened?Wassomebodygoingtoofast?Ortheroadwasslippery?

W:No,itwasn'tthefaultofmyfatherorthebusdriver.Justastheywerecomingroundthecomertowardseach

other,amanonamotorcycle,goingveryfast,triedtopassbetweenthem.

M:Thatwasasillythingtodo.Somepeoplearequitemadontheroad,aren'tthey?

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W:Wehavealittletimebeforeournextpr