Unit2WildlifeProtection單元測評習(xí)題含解析新人教版必修第二冊

第二單元測評

（時間：120分鐘總分：150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.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

A.Flyakite.

B.Gotothepark.

C.PlayontheInternet.

2.Whatwillthegirlbuythisevening?

A.Sunglasses.B.Ascarf.C.Gloves.

3.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A.Takeataxi.

B.Walktothehotel.

C.Asksomeoneelseforhelp.

4.Whoisthewomanprobably?

A.Ahotelclerk.

B.Apoliceofficer.

C.Theman'swife.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Abirthdayparty.

B.NewYear'sgifts.

C.Theman'sparents.

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.Howdoesthemanprobablyfeel?

A.Excited.B.Nervous.C.Regretful.

7.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.TalktoSamantha.

B.Dancewiththewoman.

C.Attendagraduationceremony.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.WhatwillthemandowithhisgirlfriendonQixiFestival?

A.Gotoamovie.

B.Gotoaconcert.

C.Eatatanicerestaurant.

9.Accordingtothewoman,whatwouldbeaspecialgift?

A.Asong.

B.Apoem.

C.Apieceofjewelry.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Howdoesthemanwanthishaircut?

A.Allofftheback.

B.Alloffthesides.

C.Alittleoffthetopandsides.

11.Whatdidthemancomplainabout?

A.Thewomancuthishairtooshort,

B.Thewomancuthisearaccidentally,

C.Thetowelwastoodirty.

12.Whycan'tthemancomplaindirectlytothemanager?

A.Themanagerisonvacation.

B.Themanagerisouttolunch.

C.Themanagerisdealingwithanothercustomer.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Whoisthewoman?

A.Theboy'saunt.

B.Theboy'smother.

C.Theboy'sgrandmother.

14.Whatdidthewomanenjoydoingwhenshewasyoung?

A.Playingwithacat.

B.Doingartprojects.

C.Takingphotographs.

15.Whatdoestheboylike?

A.Heisshy.

B.Helikestopaint.

C.Hedoesn'thavemanyfriends.

16.Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutherhusband?

A.Theboylooksjustlikehim.

B.Heheldtheboybeforeshedid.

C.Hepassedaway.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Wherewillvisitorsgoonthefirstdayofthetour?

A.ArchesNationalPark.

B.TempleSquare.

C.GoblinValley.

18.WhatdoweknowaboutLittleWildHorseCanyon?

A.It'sverynarrow.

B.It'sinnorthernUtah.

C.Itwasformedbyanearthquake.

19.Whatisincludedinthetourprice?

A.Entrancefees.

B.Threemealsaday.

C.TransportationinUtah.

20.Whencanyoumakeareservationforthetour?

A.Twoweeksinadvance.

B.Oneweekinadvance.

C.Fourdaysinadvance.

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四個選項中，選出最佳選項。

A

WhenFluffythecatdisappearedfromherhomeinNavarre,Ohio,herownerspotted

herhighinapinetree.EllenAlbertwasn,timmediatelyconcernedbecauseeveryone

guaranteedherthatcatsalwayscamedownwhentheywerehungry.

ThatwasonaFriday.OnSunday,whenthewhitekittyshowednosignofleaving

andwasstillhighinthetree,EllenAlbertcalledErieValleyFireandRescuefor

helpwithherpet.

“Fluffywasabout40feetintheair.Toohighfortheladderswecarry,“Ryan

ShanowerofErieValleyFireandRescuesaid."Shewasalsonearsomepowerlines

thatcausedathreat.Wetriedcatfoodondaytwoofherbeingthereandfiguredby

eveningshe'dbedown.Highwindsandhardrainmadetherescueattemptsmore

difficult.

FireChiefRickAnnentoldhistheoryabouthowthekittyendedupsofarupthe

tree.Annensawhawks（老鷹）sittingonabuildingacrossthestreetandnoticed

Fluffy'sregularcollarandfleacollarwerebothmissing.Hefiguredahawkhadpicked

upFluffybythecollarsandshehadgottenfreeandfallenhighinthepinetree.

Bydaythree,therainhadstoppedenough,butFluffystillwouldn'torcouldn't

move.Thefiredepartmentreachedouttoalocaltreeservicetoseeifthey'dlend

ahandtothefrightenedcat.Theyshowedupwithabuckettrucktheyusetotrim（修

剪）talltrees.Oncethebuckettruckwasupintheair,Fluffywasdowninaminute

ortwo.

Itwasahappyending,forsure,butnotacommonday'sworkforthese

firefighters.

21.Whataddedtothedifficultyinrescuingthecat?

A.Badweather.

B.Noeffectivetools.

C.Thepowerlines.

D.Thecat'sweakness.

22.WhatcanweknowaboutFluffythecat?

A.Ittendedtoclimbtreeswhenhungry.

B.ItclimbeduptothepinetreeonFriday.

C.Itssituationmightbecausedbyahawk.

D.Itscollarswereonthetopofthepinetree.

23.Howdidpeoplerescuethecatfinally?

A.Theygotthetreetrimmed.

B.Theyusedalongenoughladder.

C.Theyemployedabuckettruck.

D.Theypushedittocomedown.

B

Millionsofyearsagodinosaurslivedontheearth.Inthedaysofdinosaursthe

wholeearthwaswarmandwet.Thereweregreenforestsandtheycouldfindenoughto

eat.Later,partsoftheearthbecamecoldanddry,andtheforeststheredied.Then

dinosaurscouldnotfindenoughtoeat.Thismustbeonereasonwhydinosaursdied

out.

Wecanguessanotherreason.Newkindsofanimalscameontheearth.Somehadbig

brainsandwerefastandstrong.Theycouldkilldinosaurs.

Theremaybeotherreasonsthatwedon'tknowaboutyet.Scientistsaretrying

tomakemorediscoveriesaboutdinosaurs.

Dinosaurswereofmanysizesandshapes（形狀）.Somewereassmallas

chickens,whilesomewereabout90feetlong.

Therewerealsoterriblefightsbetweendinosaurs.Theymighthavehappenedmore

than100millionyearsago.Thoughtherewasnomantoseeanyofthefights,wecan

betoldbytheanimal'sfootprints（足跡）thatfightdidtakeplace.

24.Accordingtothepassage,dinosaursdidexistonlyontheearth.

A.formillionsofyears

B.millionsofyearsago

C.morethan100millionyearsago

D.whenitwaswarmandwetsomewhere

25.Onereasonwhydinosaursdiedoutisthat.

A.thereweretoomanydinosaurs

B.partsoftheearthbecamewarmandwet

C.thereweremanygreenforests

D.theycouldn,tfindenoughtoeat

26.Wecanseefromthispassage.

A.scientistsaretryingtomakesomedinosaurs

B.dinosaursaredangerousenough

C.dinosaursareworthstudyingfurther

D.scientistsknownothingaboutdinosaurs

27.Thoseterriblefightscanbeexplainedby.

A.footprintsoftheanimals

B.imagination

C.rocksandforests

D.dinosaurs,eggs

C

Morethantwothirdsoftheworld'spolarbearswillbewipedoutby

2050,accordingtoashockingnewstudy.Bythen,scientistssay,globalwarmingwill

havemelted42percentoftheArcticseaice.By2100,onlyaveryfewoftheseimportant

creatureswillbeleft.

ThereporthasbeenproducedbytheUSGeologicalSurvey.Thescientistshave

publicisedtheirfindingsinthehopeofinfluencingUSInteriorSecretaryDirk

Kempthorne,whohasbeenaskedtoputpolarbearsontheUSendangeredspecieslist.

Polarbearsdependonfloatingseaiceasaplatformforhuntingseals,whichare

theirmainfood.Withoutenoughice,polarbearswouldbeforcedtogoontothe

land,wheretheyarepoorlyskilledhunters,andwouldbeunlikelytoadapttothelife

onthelandintime.Expertssayfewlittlebearswouldsurviveandthestresscould

makemanyfemalesunabletogetpregnant.

TheteamofAmericanandCanadianscientistsspentsixmonthsstudyingbears,on

theground,fromspotterplanesandinthelab,usingcomputermodels.Someteammembers

feartheresultisevenworseforthebearsthanwhattheirreportsays.Theysaythe

Arcticiswarmingfasterthananywhereintheworldandmuchfasterthantheircomputer

hadbeenforecasting.Satelliteobservationshaveshownthattheicehasdecreased

toanall-timelow.

However,noteveryoneinthescientificcommunitybelievesthatglobalwarming

ishappeningonsuchanalarmingscale.Anotherinvestigationhasfoundthatpolar

bearsarestillbeinghuntedbywealthy“sportsmen“whowanttheirskinsandheads.At

leastteninternationalcompaniesofferbear-huntingtrips.

28.WhatdoweknowaboutDirkKempthorneaccordingtothepassage?

A.Heisananimalscientist.

B.HeisaprotectorofanimalsworkingfortheUSgovernment.

C.HewasaskedtoputpolarbearsontheUSendangeredspecieslist.

D.Heofferedtoputpolarbearsontheendangeredspecieslist.

29.Whywillpolarbearsdieoutifthereisnotenoughseaice?

A.Becausepolarbearscan'tcatchenoughfoodwithoutice.

B.Becausepolarbearseaticewhentheyfeelthirsty.

C.Becausepolarbearswillbeeasilyfoundbyhunterswithoutice.

D.Becausemostfemalebearsareusedtogivingbirthunderice.

30.Afterasix-monthstudy,somescientistsfearthat.

A.thereissomethingwrongwiththeircomputers

B.polarbearswilldisappearevenfasterthantheyeverexpected

C.theircomputermodelsarenotasaccurateastheyexpected

D.globalwarmingwilldestroyeverythingintheArctic

31.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthelastparagraph?

A.Theforecastaboutthefutureofpolarbearsisnotcorrect.

B.Globalwarmingwon'thaveanyeffectonhuntingtripsintheArctic.

C.Polarbearsareanendangeredspeciesasaresultofbear-hunting.

D.Peopledon'tpayenoughattentiontotheprotectionofendangeredspecies.

D

ItwasavillageinIndia.Thepeoplewerepoor.However,theywerenot

unhappy.Afterall,theirforefathershadlivedinthesamewayforcenturies.

Thenoneday,somevisitorsfromthecityarrived.Theytoldthevillagersthere

weresomepeopleelsewherewholikedtoeatfrog'slegs.However,theydidnothave

enoughfrogsoftheirown,andsotheywantedtobuyfrogsfromotherplaces.

Thisseemedlikemoneyfornothing.Thereweremillionsoffrogsinthefields

around,andtheywerenousetothevillagers.Alltheyhadtodowascatch

them.Agreementwasreached,andthechildrenweresentintothefieldstocatch

frogs.Everyweekatruckarrivedtocollectthecatchandhandoverthemoney.For

thefirsttime,thepeoplewereabletodreamofabetterfuture.Butthedreamdidn't

lastlong.

Thechangewashardlynoticedatfirst,butitseemedasifthecropswerenot

doingsowell.Moreworryingwasthatthechildrenfellillmoreoften,and,thereseemed

tobemoreinsectsaroundlately.

Thevillagersdecidedthattheycouldn,tjustwaittoseethecropsfailingand

thechildrengettingweak.Theywouldhavetousethemoneyearnedtobuypesticides（殺

蟲齊（J）andmedicines.Soontherewasnomoneyleft.

Thenthepeoplerealisedwhatwashappening.Itwasthefrog.Theyhadn'tbeen

useless.Theyhadbeendoinganimportantjob一eatinginsects.Nowwithsomanyfrogs

killed,theinsectswereincreasingmorerapidly.Theyweredamagingthecropsand

spreadingdiseases.

Now,thepeoplearestillpoor.Butintheeveningstheysitinthevillagesquare

andlistentosoundsofinsectsandfrogs.Thesesoundsofthenightnowhaveamuch

deepermeaning.

32.FromParagraph1welearnthatthevillagers.

A.workedveryhardforcenturies

B.dreamedofhavingabetterlife

C.werepoorbutsomewhatcontent

D.livedadifferentlifefromtheirforefathers

33.Whydidthevillagersagreetosellfrogs?

A.Thefrogswereeasymoney.

B.Theyneededmoneytobuymedicine.

C.Theywantedtopleasethevisitors.

D.Thefrogsmadetoomuchnoise.

34.Whatmightbethecauseofthechildren'ssickness?

A.Thecropsdidn'tdowell.

B.Thereweretoomanyinsects.

C.Thevisitorsbroughtindiseases.

D.Thepesticideswereoverused.

35.Whatcanweinferfromthelastsentenceofthetext?

A.Happinesscomesfrompeacefullifeinthecountry.

B.Healthismoreimportantthanmoney.

C.Theharmonybetweenmanandnatureisimportant.

D.Goodolddayswillneverbeforgotten.

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。

AliCrumpackerstudiedthephotosoftwobobcat（短尾貓）kittensonhercomputer

screen."36,"saidCrumpacker,directorofTheFundforAnimalsWildlifeCenter

inRamona,California.

Italsolookedlikethekittenshadn'tbeencleanedinawhile一somethinga

motherbobcatwoulddo.Crumpackerdecidedtoexamine.

Thephotoshadbeentakenbysomeonewhosawthekittensinhisbackyard.37.So

heaskedthecentrestafftosavethetwobobcatkittens.Centrestaffarrivedathis

house,setuphumane（人道的）trapsandthenwaitedforthekittenstoreturn.Totheir

surprise,oneofthekittenswasalreadythere,drinkingfromthepool!

38.Thestaffhopedtheywouldsoonbeontheirwaytorecovery.

Morethan380injuredandorphanedanimalslikethisbobcatpaircamethrough

theWildlifeCenterlastyear.39.

“Wealwaysgetthemwhenthey'rereallydown,“saysKimSpall,wholooksafter

theseanimals."Butthentoseethemgobackoutinthewild...it?sjustreally

beautiful.”

Someanimals,however,arenotabletoreturntothewild.Forthem,thecentre

becomesapermanentshelter.40.Allarecaredforwithlove.

A.They'retooyoungtobeontheirown

B.Animalsareourbestfriendssowecan'thurtthem

C.AliCrumpackersetouttophotoanimalsintheirnaturalhabitat

D.Worriedthattheymightbeorphans,heknewtheWildlifeCentrecouldhelpthem

E.Afterbeingcaught,thekittenswerebroughttothecentreformedicalexams

F.Eachoftheanimalslivesinconditionsasclosetotheirnaturalhabitataspossible

G.Thestaffnursedtheanimalsbacktohealthandpreparedthemforreturntothe

wild

第三部分語言知識應(yīng)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。

Wefinddifferentkindsofanimalsintheworld.Someanimals,suchastigersand

lionsliveinbigforestsandtheyarecalled41animals.Someotherslikesheep

anddogsare42bymenandtheyarecalleddomestic（馴養(yǎng)的）animals.Theseanimals

areverydifferentfromoneanother,butwecan43themintobiggroups:thosethat

eatotheranimalsandthosethateatgrassandleaves.Animalslikethe44belong

tothefirstgroup.

Animalsare45greatusetohumanbeings.Men46wildanimalsfortheir

furandmeat.Domesticanimalsare47moreimportanttomen.Withoutthem,lifewill

be48Peoplemakeuseofanimalsinmany49Cowsandpigsareusefultomen's

50Theyare80%ofthe51meneateveryyear.Skinofsomeanimalscanbe52

intoexpensiveovercoatsandshoes,whicharewarmandcomfortableand53along

time.Theyareverywelcomein54countries.Wool,whichisnowoneofthemost

importantmaterialsfortextile（紡織品）55,comesfromaspecialkindof

animals.Fromcows,wegetmilk.Andweshouldn't56thatsomedomesticanimals

arekeptfortransport.Manypeoplestillridehorses57thehorseisuncommon

today.Arabsrideoncamels58travelindesertsfordayswithout59.Insome

placesanimalsarestillusedtoploughthefield.60isclearthatmenjustcan't

livewithouttheseanimals.

41.A.wildB.rareC.terribleD.native

42.A.trappedB.treatedC.soldD.kept

43.A.separateB.divideC.sellD.look

44.A.goatB.tigerC.cowD.horse

45.A.withB.toC.forD.of

46.A.huntB.discoverC.raiseD.care

47.A.quiteB.littleC.evenD.very

48.A.smoothB.difficult

C.easyD.perfect

49.A.waysB.groupC.placesD.kinds

50.A.lifeB.workC.familyD.food

51.A.mealB.meatC.dinnerD.soup

52.A.putB.turned

C.madeD.changed

53.A.lastB.costC.takeD.dress

54.A.coolB.cold

C.warmD.foreign

55.A.exhibitionB.field

C.industry-D.factory

56.A.forgetB.remember

C.realiseD.notice

57.A.whenB.ifC.thoughD.before

58.A.whichB.whatC.whoseD.how

59.A.restingB.drinking

C.sleepingD.stopping

60.A.ThatB.ThisC.ItD.What

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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Doyouknowhowimportantcarsareinpeople'slifeintheUnitedStates?61.

acar,mostpeoplefeelthattheyarepoor.Andevenifapersonispoor,hedoesn,t

reallyfeelpoorwhenhehasacar.

Therearethree62.(reason)whythecarhasbecomesopopularin

theUnitedStates.Firstofall,thecountryisalargeoneandAmericansliketomove

aroundinit.Thecarprovidesthemostcomfortableand63.(cheap)

form(方式)oftransportation.

Thesecondreasonis64.theUnitedStateshasneverreallydeveloped

anefficientandinexpensiveformofpublictransportation.Thoughthereisagood

systemofairservice(航空月艮務(wù))，itissoexpensivethatitcannot65.

(use)often.

Nowthethirdreason,andalsothemostimportant66.一theAmerican

spiritof67.（independent）.Americansdon'tliketowaitforabus

oratrain.Acargivesthemthefreedomtoschedule68.（they）owntime.

Thegasshortage（短缺）69.（cause）abigproblemfor

Americanssince1975.Thereal70.（solve）willhavetobeanewkind

ofcar,onethatdoesnotusesomuchgas.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)短文改錯（共10小題;每小題1分,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處語言錯誤,每句中最多有兩處。每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加:在缺詞處加一個漏字符號（A）,并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除:把多余的詞用斜線（\）畫掉。

修改:在錯的詞下畫一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1.每處錯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）不計分。

Onacoldwinterdayin1900,asmallboycallingCharlesChaplinwaswalkingalong

thestreetinLondon.Hedoesn'thavebreakfastorlunch.Hewantedtobuyanybread,and

hedidn'thaveanymoney.Hisfatherdiedsincehewasveryyoung.Hismotherwasoften

ill,soshecouldn'ttakecareaboutCharlesorhisbrother.Neitherofthemhadto

worktohelpfortheirmother.Hewasveryyoungbuthisdreamwasverybig.Hewanted

tobegreatmanintheworldoffilms,soheworkedveryhardly.

第二節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫（滿分25分）

閱讀下面短文,根據(jù)所給情節(jié)進(jìn)行續(xù)寫,使之構(gòu)成一個完整的故事。

AfunnythinghappenedtoArthurwhenhewasonthewaytoworkoneday.Ashe

walkedalongParkAvenueneartheFirstNationalBank,heheardthesoundofsomeone

tryingtostartacar.Hetriedagainandagainbutcouldn'tgetthecarmoving.Arthur

turnedandlookedinsideatthefaceofayoungmanwholookedworried.Arthurstopped

andasked,“Itlookslikeyou'vegotaproblem,“Arthursaid.

"I'mafraidso.I'minabighurryandIcan'tstartmycar.”

“IstheresomethingIcandotohelp?”Arthurasked.Theyoungmanlookedat

thetwosuitcasesinthebackseatandthensaid,“Thanks.Ifyou'resureitwouldn,t

betoomuchtrouble,youcouldhelpmegetthesesuitcasesintoataxi.”

“Notroubleatall.dbegladtohelp.”

Theyoungmangotoutandtookoneofthesuitcasesfromthebackseat.After

placingitontheground,heturnedtogettheotherone.JustasArthurpickedupthe

firstsuitcaseandstartedwalking,heheardtheloudnoiseofanalarm（警報）.

Itwasfromthebank.Therehadbeenarobbery（搶劫案）!

ParkAvenuehadbeenquietamomentbefore.Nowtheairwasfilledwiththesound

ofthealarmandtheshoutsofpeoplerunningfromalldirections.Carsstoppedand

thepassengersjoinedthecrowdinfrontofthebank.Peopleaskedeachother,“What

happened???Buteveryonehadadifferentanswer.

Arthur,stillcarryingthesuitcase,turnedtolookatthebankandwalkedright

intotheyoungwomaninfrontofhim.

Shelookedatthesuitcaseandthenathim.Arthurwassurprised."Whyisshe

lookingatmelikethat?”Hethought."Thesuitcase!ShethinksI'mthebank

thief!”

Arthurlookedaroundatthecrowdofpeople.Hebecamefrightened,andwithout

anotherthought,hestartedtorun.

注意：

1.所續(xù)寫短文的詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；

2.至少使用5個短文中標(biāo)有下劃線的關(guān)鍵詞語；

3.續(xù)寫部分分為兩段,每段的開頭語已為你寫好；

4.續(xù)寫完成后,請用下劃線標(biāo)出你所使用的關(guān)鍵詞語。

Paragraph1:

Ashewasrunning,Arthurheardtheyoungmanshoutingbehind,“Stop,stop\"_

Paragraph2:

ThetaxistoppedinfrontofthePoliceSta,tionandArthur

答案：

附:聽力原文

(Textl)

W:Ican'tbelievehowniceitisoutside.Let?stakeawalktothepark.

M:Anddowhat?Flyakite?I,dratherjuststayathomeandplayontheInternet.

(Text2)

M:Now,Sophie...youwillloveskiing,butyoumusthavetherightclothes.Doyouhave

gloves?

W:Yes,UncleSteve,andascarf.YougavethemtomeatChristmas,remember?

M:0h,yes!Ihadforgotten.Youwillneedsunglassesforthesnowaswell.

W:Allright.Iamgoingshoppingthisevening,soIwillbuyapairthen.

(Text3)

W:Excuseme.DoyouknowwheretheAdmiralHotelis?

M:Ican'tsaythatIdo.Whydon'tyouwalkoverandaskthattaxidriver?Heshould

know.

(Text4)

W:Calmdown,sir.WherewereyoulastTuesdayevening?Andwhowereyouwith?

M:Iwasstayinginahotel.Iwaswithmywife,Joan.

W:Whatwasthenameofthehotel?

M:TheGeorgeandDragon.

(Text5)

M:Ican'twaitformybirthdaythisweekend.

W:Metoo.Areyouhavingagiantcakethisyear?

M:Yes,andhopefully,Igetalotofgifts.Myparentshaveplannedoutthewholeparty

already.AndIknowmyfriendsarepreparingtogivemeabigsurprise.

(Text6)

W:Hey,IthinkSamanthajustcamein.

M:Uh...really?

W:Yes.Sheishere!Youshouldgototalktoher.

M:Ah...no,Iwouldn'tknowwhattosay.

W:Oh,comeon.Everyoneknowsyoulikeher.Goandaskhertodance.

M:Um...maybelater.

W:Youhavebeensayingthatforyears!Wejustgraduated!Thisisyourlastchance.

M:Youareright.Fine,F11doit.

(Text7)

W:Whathaveyoubeenuptolately?

M:Justspendingalotoftimewithmygirlfriend.

W:0h,nice.DoyoutwohaveanyplansforQixiFestival?Gotoseeafilm?

M:No,I'mtakingherouttodinneratanicerestaurant.

W:She'11lovethat.

M:Ihopeso.Iwanttodosomethingelsespecialforher,too.

W:Likewhat?

M:Idon'tknow.Doyouhaveanyromanticideas?

W:Hmm...youcouldalwayswriteherapoem.

M:Greatidea!It'smuchbetterthanapieceofjewelrythatmightbreakorgetlost.

W:Definitely.

M:So,whatareyoudoingwithyourboyfriendthisQixiFestival?

W:We,regoingtotheTaylorSwiftconcert.

M:Soundsfun.

(Text8)

M:Hi!Fdliketogetmyhaircut.

W:Well,maybeyou'11beinterestedintoday,sspecial?We,11cutandstyleyourhair

foroneunbelievablelowpriceof$12.

M:Okay,butIjustwanttogetmyhaircutalittlebit.Alittleoffthetopand

sides,that,sall.

W:Noproblem.Okay,herewego.So,whatdoyoudoforaliving?

M:I,malawyer,andI'mintownforajobinterview,and...

W:0ops.

M:Whatdoyoumeanbysaying"oops”?Hey,canIseeamirror?

W:Nothingtoworryabout,sir.Relax.

M:Ouch.Thatreallyhurt!Whatareyoudoinganyway?0h,lookatallmyhaironthe

floor.Howmuchareyoureallycuttingoff?

W:Relax.

M:0h,gosh,youcutmyhairtooshort.Iwanttotalktothemanager...now!

W:I'msorry,buthe'sonvacation.

M:Ugh!

(Text9)

M:Whatwereyoulikewhenyouweremyage?

W:Thatwasalongtimeago.Iwasalotlikeyou,actually.Ilovedart,andItookdance

lessons.

M:Ilikeart,too.

W:Iknowyoudo.Ihavehungalotofyourpa