備考期末-外研版（2019）必修第二冊Unit4 Stage and screen滾動復(fù)習卷（含答案）

Unit4Stageandscreen滾動復(fù)習卷

（時間120分鐘，滿分150分）

選擇題部分（共95分）

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.Whatdoesthewoman'ssondomostprobably?

A.Apostman.B.Apoliceman.C.Aguard.

2.Howlongdoesthemanworkeveryweek?

A.For50hours.

B-For55hours.

C.For66hours.

3.Whatdoweknowfromtheconversation?

A.Thewomanlosthernewbook.

B?Themanwillbuyanewbook.

C.Themandoesn*tcareaboutthebook.

4.Whyisthewomanlate?

A.Thetrafficwasheavy.

B?Thebusbrokedown.

C.Shetookthewrongbus.

5.Whotravelledwiththemanlastmonth?

A.JeffandRichard.

B?Theman'sdog.

C.Noone.

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。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.Howmuchdoesthewomanpayforthebowl?

A.60dollars.B.80dollars.C.90dollars.

7.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inastore.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inamuseum.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whatdoesthegirlthinkofthepizza?

A.Terrible.B.Tasty.C.Unusual.

9.Whydidn'tthefatherfollowtheoldfamilyrecipe?

A.Onepageismissing.

B.Hehashisownrecipe.

C.Hecan'tfindtherecipe.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.HowlongdidLauraworkintheshoeshopsalltogether?

A.For18months.

B.For21months.

C.Fortwoyears.

11.WhydidLauraleaveherfirstjob?

A.Theshoeshopcloseddown.

B.Shehadtostudyforherexams.

C.Anewshoeshopwasshortofhands.

12.HowmuchdidLauraearnadayforherfirstjob?

A.8pounds.B.12pounds.C.40pounds.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Whatisthemanplanningtobuy?

A.Agarden.B.Ahouse.C.Afarm.

14.Whatdoweknowaboutthehouse?

A.Itislarge.

B?Ithasonebedroom.

C.Itneedsfixing.

15.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomangrowing?

A.Com.B.Rice.C.Potatoes.

16.Howdotheygetthemoney?

A.Theywillgetabankloan.

B.Theyhavesavedenough.

C.Theywillborrowfromfriends.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whichcompetitionwasheldlastyear?

A.SingingCompetition.

B.ReadingCompetition.

C.DancingCompetition.

18.WhatisthepurposeofthePetCompetition?

A.Tohelpstudentsselectsuitablepets.

B.Toteachstudentshowtolookafterpets.

C.Totellstudentslovinganimalsisimportant.

19.WhatdoweknowaboutthePetCompetition?

A.Studentswillbringtheirpets.

B?Studentscanvoteforthedogs.

C.Studentsneedtopayforthecompetition.

20.WhatwillbeatthePetCompetition?

A.Alessonondogs.

B?Adogbeautycontest.

C.Adog'sabilitytest.

第二部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)（共10小題；每小題2.5分，滿分25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

Ialwayspicturedmyselfgraduatingfromcollege,gettingacooljobandeven

havingacutelittleplaceofmyown.Sofar,Ihaveamaster'sdegreeandthecoolest

jobeverasaphysicianassistant.Butinsteadofwakingupinaprettyapartment,I

heartheearly-morningsoundofmyparentsmakingcoffeedownstairs.

At27,1stilllivewithmyparents,andIloveit.

Mydecisiontoliveathomewasnotoneofabsolutenecessity.Asaphysician

assistant,ImakeagoodsalaryandwouldbeabletoliveonmyowncomfortablyifI

neededtodoso.BythetimeIfinishedgraduateschool,Ihadhada$150,000debt

frombothundergraduateandgraduateeducation.Withseveraloftheseloansearning

a7.9%interestrate,myfathercalculatedthatmyloanswereincreasingby$15a

dayininterestalone.Atthisrate,itwouldtakeme30yearstopayoffmystudent

loans,withmuchofthepaymentgoingstraighttointerest.Atlast,Idecidedtolive

withmyparents.

Beyondtheendlesssupplyofhome-cookedmeals,thebestthingaboutmoving

backhomeisthatIamnotalone.Severalofmyphysicianassistantfriendsareinthe

sameboatasIam一weareallhighlyeducated,white-collaremployeeswholiveat

home.Ourco-workersinthemedicalfieldthinkitisagreatideabecausemanyof

themarefacingthesamepilesofdebt.Theyoftensayiftheycoulddoitallagain,

theywoulddothesamething.

There'sastigma（恥辱）thatcomesalongwiththisarrangement.Somepeople

mightassumethatwearetoolazytofindajob.Idon'tthinkmyneighborsunderstand

it,astheycontinuallyaskmewhenIamgoingtograduateandifIamoldenoughto

lookaftertheirchildren.MymomjusttellsthemthatI'msuccessful,well-educated

andthatIsavelives.

Ilovelivingathome.NowI'vepaidoff$68,000ofmystudentloans.Ournew

relationshipissymbiotic（共生的）.Myparentsbenefitfromhavinganextrasetof

handsaroundthehousetohelpwithhouseworkandaconstantsourcetoexplainall

pop-culturereferences.

21.Theauthoronceimagined.

A.havingherownbeautifulhouse

B?havingherparentspayoffherloans

C.livingwithherparentsaftergraduation

D.alwaysbeingtakencareofbyherparents

22.Whydidtheauthordecidetolivewithherparents?

A.Becauseshemissedthemverymuch.

B.Becauseshecouldn*tcookbyherself.

C.Becausesheneededtorepayahugedebt.

D.Becauseshewasnotabletosupportherself.

23.Whatistheauthor'sco-workers*attitudetowardsherlivingwithherparents?

A.Critical.B.Approving.

C.Doubtful.D.Uninterested.

24.Theauthor'sneighborsaskhertolookaftertheirkidsmainlybecause

A.theyknowsheisahelpfullady

B.theyknowsheiswell-educated

C.theythinkshedoesn'thaveajob

D.theythinksheispopularwithkids

B

InBritain,manytheatresputonshowsforchildrenatChristmasandmany

theatreshaveatheatre-in-educationteamworkingthere.Thisteam,madeupofactors

andteachers,writesplaysforchildren,usuallyperformingtheminschools.Theydo

differentplaysfordifferentagegroupsandthechildrenoftentakepartintheplayin

someway.

PantomimeisaspecialkindofChristmasshowforchildren.Itislovedbypeople

andalsoallowstheaudience（觀眾）tojoinin."Pantomime“wasthenameofthe

Romanactorwhoperformedshowswithoutspeaking一thisiswheretheEnglish

word"mime”comesfrom.

Apantomimeisalwaysbasedonawell-knownchildren'sstory.Butthereare

alwayscertaintypesofcharactersintheshowandcertainsituationsandevents.For

example,apantomimemustalwaysincludeahero,knownasthe"principalboy^^and

thisprincipalboyisalwaysplayedbyaprettygirlwearingashortcostume（月艮裝）.

Thenthereisthecomicolderwoman,knownasthe"dame"whoisplayedbyaman.

Thereisalwaysagroupofmenandwomenwhosinganddanceandoftenthereisa

pantomimehorse.Thehorseisplayedbytwomenwhoformthet4fronf,and“back”

endsinsidea“horse“costume.Itisfunnyanditusuallykicksthedamewhensheisn't

looking.

Membersoftheaudiencehavetoshoutawarningtooneofthecharactersand

argue(爭論)withthecharacter(usuallythedame)whenshedoesnotbelievethem.

Whensheshouts,“Ohno,itisn't,"theaudiencealwaysrespondswith“Ohyes,it

is!”Theaudiencealsolearnsandsingsasimplesongandafewchildrenare

sometimesinvitedtohelponeofthecharactersduringtheshow.

25.Thetheatre-in-educationteams.

A.aremadeupoffamouslocalactors

B?writeplaysforthesameagegroup

C.oftengiveplaysintheirowntheatres

D.usuallyallowchildrentojoininaplay

26.Accordingtothetext,apantomime.

A.isdesignedtomakepeoplelaugh

B?ismadeupofthi*eecharacters

C.isespeciallypopularwithgrown-ups

D.canbewatchedallyearroundinBritain

27.Whenthedamesays,“Yes,itis”,theaudienceshould.

A.followherandsing

B?standupanddance

C.repeatwhatshesays

D.disagreewithherloudly

C

Mostofthemoviesshowourrelationshipsandoursociety.What'smore

importantisthatpeoplelovetowatchthehighsandlowsoftherelationshipsin

movies.Friendshiphasbeenthefavoritesubjectofmoviemakersforalongtime.

Manymoviesarebasedonlovelyrelationshipslikefriendship.Friendshipcanbe

betweentwopersonsoramongmorethantwopersons.Moviesbasedonfriendship

makeusrememberthattherelationshipamongfriendsisdelicate.Thesemoviesalso

showhowimportantitistohaveatruefriendinlifeandtoownthefriendship.

Friendshipisdescribedindifferentwaysinmovies.Thesemoviesshowdifferent

facesofthislovelyrelationshipincludingthepleasantandinterestingfaces.Letus

discusshowfriendshipisdescribedinmovies.

Friendssharecommoninterests:Inmostofthemovies,itisshownthattwo

peoplebecomefriendseasilywhentheysharesomecommoninterests.Forexample,

twofriendsmaybeinloveofthesamesports,studyinginthesameschoolorlivingin

thesameneighborhood.YoucanseesuchfriendshipinmoviessuchasHarryPotter

andLordofRings.HarryPotterhastwofriends.Allofthemareinterestedintheuse

ofmagic.

Friendsmakesacrifices（犧牲）:Inmostofthemovies,friendsmakesacrifices

foreachother.AgoodexampleisSholay.Inthismovie,therearetwofriendsJayand

Veeruwhoarethereforeachothertilldeath.Jaysacrificeshislifetosavehisfriend.

Friendsneverrunawayfromdifficulties:Inmovies,itisalwaysshownthattrue

friendsalwaysstandupfortheirfriendsintimesofdifficulties.

Understanding:Inmovies,friendsunderstandeachotherwithoutevensayinga

word.Asinglesmilecanbrightenupthefacesofallthefriends.

28.ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph1that.

A.friendshipneedsskillfulandcarefultreatment

B-peopleshouldtrytheirbesttomakemorefriends

C.moviesaboutfriendshiptalkaboutjusthappiness

D.mostmoviemakersprefermoviesaboutfriendship

29.Accordingtothepassage,howisfriendshipdescribedinmovies?

①Friendshavesomethingincommon.

②Friendscangiveupsomethingforeachother.

③Friendsneverbreakupwitheachother.

?Friendshelpeachotherwhentheyareintrouble.

⑤Friendsunderstandeachother.

?Friendsgetalongwellwitheachother'sfamilies.

A.②④⑤⑥B.①③④⑤

C.③④⑤⑥D(zhuǎn).①②④⑤

30.Whichofthefollowingopinionsagreeswiththepassage?

A.Friendsmustpartintheend.

B-Agoodbookisagoodfriend.

C.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

D.Afriendiseasierlostthanfound.

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。

WhatIlearnedwatchingdentistatwork

Iwouldliketobeadentistinthefuture.31Thepatient,tenderdentist

comfortedme,a7-year-oldgirlatthetime,andpersuadedmetostopcryingandto

accepthistreatment.

32Recently,ourteachergaveusthehomeworkofexperiencingakindof

jobontheweekend.Ichosewithouthesitationtoliveadayasadentistatmyfriend's

olderbrother'sworkplace.

IgottoDrTan*sclinicat7：45am,15minutesbeforeofficehoursbeganon

Saturday.DrTan,whohasbeenadentistforfiveyears,satinhisconsultingroom

withamaskonhisfaceandwaitedforhispatients.Ididn'treallyunderstandhis

diagnosesortreatments,butIcouldseethatDrTanwasaresponsibledoctor.He

explainedconditionsandtherapies（治療方案）topatientsatlengthtoremovetheir

doubts.Hepausedoperationstoletpatientsrestifthetreatmentwastakingtoomuch

time.33DrTanworkedforalmostthewholemorningwithoutabreak.Heonly

madeaphonecalltohiswifetoremindhertohaveanantenatal（產(chǎn)前）examination.

Yes,hewillbeafatherinfivemonths,buthestillcannotkeephiswifecompanyat

theweekend.34Theytrytoeaseothers'painanytimeandanywhere,despitethe

costtotheirowntimeandlife.

AsthelastpatientsaidgoodbyetoDrTanintheafternoon,myvisitcametoan

end.InowfeelthatIunderstandmoreaboutdoctors.35

A.Mydreamhasfinallycometrue.

B?TheyaretheheroesIadmiremost.

C.Doctorsareordinarypeople,yettheyarealsoangels.

D.Ithelpsmetoreducestress,findfriendsandlearnnewskills.

E.Ithoughtitwasadreamthatwasalmostimpossibletofulfill.

F.That*sallbecauseofadentistIcameacrossduringmychildhood.

G.Healsogaveadoctor'sadvicetohispatientscarefullybeforetheywentout

thedoor.

第三部分：語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)（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四個選項中，選出可以

填入空白處的最佳選項。

Theassessorapproachedafarmhouse.Whenhe36thefarmhousedoor,he

thought,6UNotmuchvaluehere.Thesurroundingslookverypoor.^^Buttheroomhe

enteredwas37andwarm.Thecouplewereaged.He38aformfromhis

bagandsaid,“Pmtheassessor.Pmhereto39yourpossessions,sir,todetermine

yourwealth.Willyou40myquestions?”

“Oh,wehavegreatpossessions,“they41replied.Withapencilprepared,

theassessorwaitedfortheitemsto42.

“Weputahighvalueonourlove.It43suchalongtimeago.Eachpassing

yearhas44thetie.Thatincreasesthevalue,youknow.Our45ismore

preciousthansilverandgold.Weenjoyeachdayasitcomesandgoes,—46many

peoplearecomplaining.We'vequiteanenormous47ofrelics,too.Anyprice

youwouldnamewouldbe48：asoftgoldencurlofhair,apairoflittleworn

shoes,andthefingerprintsthereonthewall.We*veaspecialinterestinheaven,too.”

The49assessorsquirmed（扭動）uncomfortably.Hefoundithardtorelax,

andsaid,“Youtrulyhavegreatpossessions,butIcanassess_5Qofthem.^^

“Wehavenopossessionstolock,9,they5Lcalmly,"andourpossessionsare

quite52.Ourpossessionsarethethingsthatwe53.There'sonemorething

thatisquite54；weholdatitle'Toabuildingintheskies'."

Theassessor55himselfout.Therichestcouplehehadeverknownwere

entirelyexempt（被免除）fromassessment.

36.A.lookedintoB-knockedat

C.cleanedupD.lookedfor

37.A.comfortableB?strange

C.narrowD.attractive

38.A.borrowedB?demanded

C.selectedD.completed

39.A.assessB.acquire

C.buyD.rent

40.A.raiseB?answer

C.faceD.judge

41.A.quicklyB.gradually

C.frequentlyD.hesitantly

42.A.makeB.accept

C.findD.list

43.A.keptB.went

C.lostD.began

44.A.strengthenedB?weakened

C.loosenedD.cut

45.A.successB.money

C.healthD.house

46.A.behindB.while

C.becauseD.until

47.A.wealthB?burden

C.discussionD.requirement

48.A.highB.funny

C.lowD.unique

49.A.annoyedB.disappointed

C.excitedD.astonished

50.A.allB.none

C.anyD.one

51.A.explainedB.left

C.accusedD?shouted

52.A.similarB.different

C.personalD.useful

53.A.touchB.feel

C.gainD.hear

54.A.vitalB.normal

C.formalD.cheap

55.A.putB.watched

C.bowedD.threw

非選擇題部分(共55分)

第三部分：語言運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)

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。

InternationalWorkers'Day,also56(know)asMayDay,iscelebratedonthe

firstdayofMay.Therearemorethaneightycountries57(celebrate)thisfestival

since1890.PeoplemayknowthatWorkers'Dayisabouthavingarestonthatday,but

mostofthemdon'tknowhowthisdaycomesandthestory58it.

Inthelate18thcentury,inordertomakemoremoney,thecapitalistsdemanded

theiremployeestoworkallday,butonly59(pay)themlowsalaries.Duetothe

unfairpayment,theworkersknewthattheyhadtostandup,orallofthemwoulddie

young.Thentheworkersstartedtogoonstrike,demandingthatthe60(reason)

workinghoursshouldbe8hoursaday.61,thecapitalistsignoredtheworkers1

demands.Theworkershadtofightforrightsfor62(them).OnMay1st,1886,

theUnitedStates*andCanada'slabourunionsgottogethertostartthebiggeststrike.

Afterthatday,thelawwaspassed63theworkers*workinghourswouldbe8

hoursperday.InternationalWorkers1Dayaims64(memorize)thespiritof

braveryandshowourrespectfortheformerworkers,becausetheymadeagreat

65(contribute)totoday'shappiness.

第四部分：寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)

第一節(jié)：應(yīng)用文寫作(滿分15分)

根據(jù)電影《哈利?波特》的簡介，寫一篇英語短文。

1.根據(jù)英國作家J.K.Rowling的小說改編，由ChrisColumbus執(zhí)導(dǎo)。

2.哈利失去雙親，在姨母家受虐待，11歲生日時被邀請到Hogwarts魔法學(xué)

校上學(xué)，這是一個神奇莫測的魔幻世界。

3.在Hogwarts,哈利學(xué)習了魔法，經(jīng)歷了許多冒險和神奇的事，并交了一

些好朋友，同時學(xué)會了怎樣獲得真正的友誼，學(xué)會了勇敢。

4.這是一部非常成功的電影，風靡全世界。通過這部電影，我們學(xué)會了相

信自己和幫助別人。

第二節(jié)：概要寫作（滿分25分）

閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容寫一篇60詞左右的內(nèi)容概要。

AmericanEnglishbeganinthe17thcentury.Atthebeginningofthe17thcentury,

theEnglishlanguagewasbroughttoNorthAmericabycolonistsfromEngland.They

usedthelanguagespokeninEngland,thatis,ElizabethanEnglish,thelanguageused

byShakespeare.

InordertoexploitnewresourcesinAmerica,Britishcolonistssettleddownthere

andfrom1607to1732setupthirteencolonies,includingVirginia,NorthCarolina,

Georgia,Pennsylvania,NewYork,NewJerseyandConnecticut.Inthesethirteen

areas,Englishwasacommonlanguageusedbyallpeople.Thefirstcolonists

establishedtheEnglishforminAmerica.

Astimewentby,theEnglishlanguagegraduallychangedonbothsidesofthe

Atlantic.Foreignerslongingforwealthsetfootonthecoastalareatotrade.Americans

adoptedmanywordsfromforeignlanguagesandinventednumerousnewwordsto

meettheircommercialneeds.

FollowingAmericanIndependence,famouspeoplelikeThomasJefferson,the

President,begantoconsiderthatthecountryshouldhavealanguageofitsown.Noah

Webstercompiled（編撰）threeelementarybooksonEnglish.Later,heexpressedthe

ideathatasanindependentnation,Americashouldhaveasystemofitsownin

languageaswellasingovernment.Afterthesecondhalfofthe19thcentury,many

greatwriterssuchasMarkTwainhelpedthedevelopmentofAmericanEnglish.

EnglishinAmericahasdevelopedacharacterofitsown,reflectingthelifeand

thephysicalandsocialenvironmentoftheAmericanpeople.Sincetheriseofthe

UnitedStatestoapositionofworldimportance,AmericanEnglishhasbeen

developingandchanging.ThereisnodoubtthatAmericanEnglishwillenrichthe

Englishlanguagegreatly.Withtherapiddevelopmentofmodernmassmediaandthe

commonneedsofeconomic,culturalandpoliticalexchanges,AmericanEnglishwill

bemorewidelyusedintheworldthanBritishEnglish.

參考答案：

【聽力】

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附：聽力材料

(Text1)

W：Hello,thisisSusanHoward.MayIspeaktomyson,please?

M：Fmsorry.He'sstilloutonhisdutydeliveringletters.ShallItakeamessage?

(Text2)

W：Whattimedoyoustartworking?

M：Iworkfrom9amto3pm.ThenIstartagainat5：30pmandworkuntil10：

30pm,sixdaysaweek.

W：Anddoyouhavetoworkattheweekend?

M：Oh,yes,that'sourbusiesttime.

(Text3)

W：Fmsorry,butIcan*tfindthebookyoulenttome.

M：Oh,that'sallright.

W：Imustapologize.Illbuyyouanewonetomorrow.

M：No,pleasedon*t.Icouldn'tletyoudothat.It'sanoldbook.Justletitgo.

(Text4)

W：PmsorryPmlate.

M：Oh,that'sallright.Ijustwonderedwhatwaskeepingyou.Thetraffic?

W：No,itwasthebusItook.Itookthewrongone.Thatwasadisasterforme.

(Text5)

W：Didyougoonatripaloneorwithyourfriendslastmonth?

M：IwasplanningtogowithJeffandRichard,buttheybothcouldn*tsparethe

time.

W：Whatdidyoudowithyourdogwhileyouwereaway?

M：Oh,Tomisagoodtraveler,aslongashegetsachancetoplay.

(Text6)

W：Excuseme.Howmuchdoyouwantfbrthisbowl?

M：Don'tmoveit.It'seasytobreak.That'sonepieceofoutstandingglassin

perfectshape.Itsworth150dollars.

W：Oh,Icouldn'tpossiblypaythatmuch.

M：Holdon,lady.Isaiditwasworth150dollarsbutIcangiveittoyouforonly

120dollars.

W：Filgiveyou60dollars.

M：60dollars!Comeon,lady.You'vegottobekidding.Ipaidmorethanthatfbr

itmyself.Takeitfor90dollars.Ican*tgoanylowerthanthat.

W：Well,maybeIcouldgiveyou80dollars.

M：OK.Letmewrapitupfbryou.Thereyouare,lady,arealbargain.

(Text7)

M：Timetoeat!

W：I'mstarving.Oh,what'sthat?WhereisMom?

M：Now,Momputmeinchargeofdinnertonight.

W：Butwhatisit?Whafsthesmell?

M：It'spizza.Ijustfollowedanoldfamilyrecipehere.

W：Letmesee.Oh,Dad.You*remissingapage!

M：Well,Icouldn'tfindthesecondpageoftherecipe,butdon'tworry.Ihave

plentyofexperiencearoundthehouse.

W：That'snotwhatMomsaid.

M：Hereletustryapiecefirst.Thisisgreat.

W：Dad,youputtoomuchsaltinit.Besides,it'sburned.Andwhat'sthat?

M：That'sjustpartofmyownrecipe.Iaddedsomepumpkin.

W：Oh,notanotheroneofyoursurprises.Pumpkindoesn'tgowithpizza!

(Text8)

M：Laura,whatwasyourfirstjob?

W：ThefirstjobIhadwasasalesassistantinashoeshop.WhenIwasfifteen,I

gotmyfirstjobandIusedtoworkeverySaturdayfor8hoursadayandIusedtoearn

1.5poundsperhour.

M：Itdoesn'tsoundlikeverymuch.

W：No,soinEnglandnow,theminimummaybe5pounds.

M：Oh,wow!Sohowlongdidyouworkatthisjob?

W：Iworkedalltogetherinthreedifferentshoeshops.InthefirstoneIworked

forayearandthenitcloseddown.Afterthattheymovedmetoanotherone,thesame

company.Threemonthslatertheymovedmetoanewshoeshopbecausetheywere

shortofhands.ButhalfayearlaterIleftmyjobwhenIhadtostudyformyexamsat

school.

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W：Oh,wherearewegoing?

M：Iwanttoshowyousomething.

W：Iknow,butwhatisit?

M：Afarm.It'sjustdownthisroad.It'sasmallplace,butatleastitwouldbeour

own.

W：Afarm?Howcanweaffordtobuyafarm?

M：Itisnrtlarge,only1acre.Wewouldn'thavetopayverymuchrightnow.

W：Isthereahouseonthefarm?

M：Asmallone,twobedrooms,butitneedstobefixedupalittle.Icandothe

jobmyself.

W：OK.Isthereenoughspaceforakitchengarden?

M：Thereisabouthalfanacrebehindthehouse.That'splentyofspace.Wecan

probablygrowalotofourownfood.

W：Whatareyouthinkingaboutgrowing?

M：Well,itreallyisn'tbigenoughforcorn.Ithoughtwemighttrytoraiseacrop

ofpotatoes.

W：Dowehaveenoughmoneytogetallofthese?