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沧州市一中2019-2020学年度高一第二学期期末考试英语试卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第--节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、

C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下-・小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatisthemandoing?A.Cookingdinner.B.Playingbasketb

all.C.Watchingagame.2.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Atthebarber’s.B.Atthetailor’s.C.Atthebutcher’s.3.

Howwillthemancomeback?A.Byair.B.Bytrain.C.Byship.4.Whatisthemancomplainingabout?A.Theweatherforecast.B.Thebadweather.C.Theuselessumbrella.5.W

hatdayisittoday?A.Thursday.B.Wednesday.C.Tuesday第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中

选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题。每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6.Whatdidthemand

oyesterday?A.Hemethisfriends.B.Heboughtsomevases.C.Hesentsomepostcards.7.Whowillthemansendpostcardsto?A.Himself.B.Hisgirlfriend.C.Hissi

ster听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?A.Sophia’sworkingperformance.B.Sophia’snewfriendsfromwork.C.Sophia’

srelationshipwiththewoman.9.Howisthewomanfeelingnow?A.Ashamed.B.Disappointed.C.Excited听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.W

hatdidthewomanwanttodoatfirst?A.Visithermother.B.Refuseajoboffer.C.Resignfromwork.11.Whatdoesthemansu

ggestthewomando?A.Takeanabsenceleave.B.Changeherjob.C.Hireacareworker.12.What,sthepossiblerelationshipbetwee

nthetwospeakers?A.Doctorandpatient.B.Bossandemployee.C.Teacherandstudent.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Onwhichsideoftheroadshouldpeoplerideintheman’scountry?A

.Right.B.Left.CEither.14.WhydopeopleinCambridgelikeridingbikes?A.Cyclingissafe.B.Cyclingisfashionable.C.Cyclingisconvenient

.15.Whatisacyclistof12requiredtodoinCambridge?A.Wearahelmet.B.Flashtwolights.C.Passthetraffictest.16.Whatmayhappentothebikesleftcasually?A.They

’llbedestroyed.B.They’llbestolen.C.They’llbelocked.听第10段独白，回答第17至20题。17.WhoisEmileRatelbrant?A.Atelevisionhost.B.Alegaladviser.C.Aban

kclerk.18.WhenwasRatelbrantactuallyborn?A.In1989.B.In1969.C.In1949.19.WhydidRatelbrantsubmit(提交)suchalegaldemandtocourt?A.T

odrawpeople'sattention.B.Tobefreeofdiscrimination（歧视）.C.Tosavemoneyforthegovernment.20.HowdoesRatelbrantfeel

aboutthepossibleresultofhisdemand?A.Hopeless.B.Confident.C.Uncertain.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、

B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhilethereisaslightchancethatyoutouchdownonthesurfaceofthemoon,therearesomeplacesyoucanvisitthataretiedtotheApol

lo11.TheU.S.Space&RocketCenter,Huntsville,AlabamaCreatingtheSaturnVrocketthatdrovethecrewoftheApollo11wast

heresponsibilityofateamofengineersinHuntsville.AttheU.S.Space&RocketCenter,youcanexploredozensofinteractiveexhibits,including“SpaceCraze”,aloo

katthepublic’sstronginterestinallthingsrelatedtospacethroughthepopculture.MeteorCrater,Flagstaff,ArizonaArmstrongandhisfellowwer

etrainedformoonexplorationatavarietyofplaces,includingMeteorCrater,oneofthemostperfectlypreservedimpactcraters（陨石坑）ontheplanet.TodaytheMeteorCrat

erVisitorCenterincludesthe4-Dride“CollisionExperience”andbreathtakingtoursaroundtheedgeofthecrateritself.Th

eKennedySpaceCenter,CapeCanaveral,FloridaEveryApollomission（任务）wasstartedfromtheKennedySpaceCenter,whichremainsanactivelaunch（发射）site.Bu

stoursvisitmission-criticalareasofKennedySpaceCenterandtheApollo/SatumVCenter,whichhousesacompleteSaturn

Vrocketandamoonrockyoucantouch.Comeduringascheduledlaunch,andyoucanbuyaspecialviewingpackagegettingyouaclear

viewofthelaunch.LyndonB.JohnsonSpaceCenter,Houston,TexasIt’sherethateveryaspect(方面)oftheApollo11taskswasmonitored.Nowfully

repaired,thecontrolcenterisopentotourviatheofficialvisitor’scenter，SpaceCenterHouston.Viewastronauttrainingequipmentandthela

rgestcollectionofmoonrocks.21.Inwhichplaceareyourequiredtotourinabus?A.TheU.S.Space&RocketCenter.B.MeteorCrater.C.LyndonB.JohnsonSpaceCenter.D.

TheKennedySpaceCenter.22.WhatcanwelearnaboutMeteorCrater?A.IthousesacompleteSaturnVrocketandamoonrock.B.Itisoneofthetrainingplacesforastron

autsofApollo11.C.Itallowsonetoviewthelargestcollectionofmoonrocks.D.Itprovidesdozensofinteractiveexhibitsforvisitorstoexplore.23.WhatcanyoudoinLyndon

B.JohnsonSpaceCenter?A.Touchamoonrock.B.Enjoythe4-Dride.C.Seeastronauttrainingequipment.D.Viewarocketlaunch.BAfewweeksago,Ipickedupmy1

4-year-olddaughterandherfriendfromdanceclass.ThetwogirlschattedhappilyuntilIreachedherfriend’shouse.Andthen1beganthedrivehomeandmydaughter,whoha

dbeentalkingnonstopaminutebefore,wentcompletelysilent.Iassumedshewaslostinthought.WhenIcametoastoplight,Ilookedi

nthemirror.Mydaughterwasn’tlookingoutofthewindoworstaringintospace－shewasonherphone.Ifeltmyangerrise.“Getoffyour

phone.That’srude.YoumakemefeellikeanUberdriver.”Ishouted.“ButI’mtextingfriendsaboutbiologyhomework!"

shesaid."Thatcanwait.”Iwasmadandshewasangry.Backhome,shedisappearedintoherroom,andIthoughtabouthowIwasstilltryingtotakecontrolo

fmydaughter'sgrowingindependence,whichwasfruitless.ThenextdayIwasthinkingaboutmyoutburstwhenaparentingprogramonTVcaughtmyeye,inwhichtheho

stsinterviewedDr.KenGinsburg,theauthorofafamousparentingbook.Itcompletelychangedmyattitude.Ginsburgsaid,“Whyareourteenspushingusawa

y?It’snotbecausetheyhateus—it'sbecausetheyloveussomuchandyettheyknowtheyhavetobecomeindependent.Soth

isisaprocessoffiguringouthowtopushawaythethingstheylovethemost.Itiscrazytoflyfromacomfortablenest,soteensgetreadyforitbytemporar

ilypushingtheirparentsaway."Ineedtohonorherindependenceandcreatespaceforbothofustofacethismonumentaldevelopmentalchallengeastea

mmates,notadversaries（对手）.24.Whatmadethewritermad?A.SheservedasanUberdriver.B.Thetwogirlswerechattinghappily.C.Herdaughterwasplayingwit

hthephone.D.Herdaughterforgotherbiologyhomework.25.Whatdoweknowaboutthedaughter?A.Sheisbeingunderhermother’scontrol.B.Shei

sonthewaytobeingindependent.C.Sheenjoysmakingfriendsusingsocialmedia.D.Shehatesmakingconversationwithhermom.2

6.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthemother?A.Open-minded.B.Hardworking.C.Inspiring.D.weak-willed.27.Whatisthepas

sagemainlyabout?A.Iwaspushedawaybymyteenageddaughter.B.Lifeofateenagerismovingatitsownslowpace.C.Parentscomplete

lyrelyonparentingexpertstoeducatechildren.D.Myrelationshipwithmydaughterwasimprovedbyasuggestion.COv

erafour-yearperiod,Swissresearchershavedevelopedamachinethatcankeephumanlivers（肝）aliveoutsideofthebodyforoneweek.Liversareamong

themostcommonlytransplanted（移植）humanorgans.Currenttechnologycanonlykeephumanliversaliveforupto24hours.Iti

sreportedthat,in2017,about8,000livertransplantswereperformedintheU.S.,ofwhich360usedliversfromlivinggivers.Inaddition,about11,500peoplewereregister

ed(注册)onawaitinglisttoreceivealivertransplant.Keepingliversaliveandfunctioningforlongerperiodscouldgreatlyimprovethechanceso

fsurvivalforpatients.Theresearcherssaythepurposeoftheir"Liver4Life''machineistoperformwhattheycallliv

erperfusion（灌注）operationsoutsideofthehumanbody.Perfusionistheprocessbywhichbloodorotherliquidsarepumpedthroughorgansand

tissue.Themachinekeepstheliverattherighttemperatureandmovesitinawaythatwouldbenaturalinthebody.Usingapumptofilltheliverwithbloodactinglikeahum

anheart,themachinealsoprovidesoxygentotheorgan,controlsredbloodcelllevelsandremoveswaste.Theresearchteambegantheirexperimentsw

ithliversfrompigs.Afterrepeatedtestingandengineeringdevelopment,theysucceededingettingthepigliverstosurviveforsevendayswithsupportonlyprovide

dfromtheLiver4Lifemachine.Theyalsodiscoveredthesystemcanworktorepairdamagedlivers.Theteamisnowplanningitsnextsteptotranspla

ntmachine-treatedorgansintopatients.Pierre-AlainClavien,leaderoftheresearchsaidinastatement,“Thistechnologywillgreatlyincreasethenumberofli

versavailablefortransplant,improvingthechancesofsurvivalforpatients.Thesuccessofthisuniquemachineopensthewayformanynewapplicationsintransplant

ationandcancermedicine.”28.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph2?A.Introduceabrandnewtopicfordiscussion.B.Providesomelates

tdataaboutpresentlivertransplants.C.Showtheurgencyoftechimprovementinlivertransplants.D.Remindreader

sconcernedoftheimportanceofahealthyliver.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it”inparagraph3referto?A.Themac

hine.B.Theliver.C.Thetemperature.D.Thetissue.30.WhatcanwelearnabouttheLiver4Lifemachine?A.Itisamongthemostcommonlyusedmachinesforlivertransplants

.B.Itisaimedtocarryoutliverperfusionoperationsinthehumanbody.C.Itcanperformseveralfunctionstokeeptheliverworkingnormally.D.Itcanbeusedtokeepthep

igliversaliveformorethanoneweek.31.Whereisthistextmostlikelyfrom?A.Abiologytextbook.B.Afirstaidbrochure.C.Asocialwebpage.D.Ahealthmagazine.DWeknowthe

mwhenweseethem:TheTVshowsandmovieswelove,eventhoughwejustknowthey’rebad.Theworthlessbookswesimplycan’tputdown.Yes,theseareourgu

iltypleasures—whatsomepeopleconsiderthejunkfoodinourmediadiets.Butifweenjoythem,whyshouldwefeelguilty?Asitturnsou

t,theseso-called"guilty"pleasurescanactuallybegoodforus,solongasthey’reenjoyedinmoderation（适度）.AccordingtoRobinNabi,aprofess

orattheUniversityofCalifornia,aguiltypleasureissomethingthatweenjoy,butweknowwe’reeithernotsupposedtolike,ort

hatlikingitsayssomethingnegativeaboutus.Studiessuggestthatguiltypleasurescanbringbacksomepsychologicalresources.Besides,givingourselve

spermissiontoenjoydowntimeisalsoanimportantpartofself-pity,whichisaneffectivewayoffightinganxietyandsadness.Perhapsthemostimportan

tvalueofaguiltypleasureisthebonditcancreatebetweenpeople.Ifthat’strue,whydoguiltypleasuresgetsuchabadre

putation(名声)?Actually,it’snottheindulgences（纵容）themselves,buttheattitudeswetakewhentalkingaboutthem.“Wehavethe

culturalvalueofmediaconsumptionbeinginstructive,andthatwhatwedoshouldbeaboutgrowingandachieving,”Dr.Nabisaid.“Wedon’tfocusasmuchonrefresh

mentandenjoyment,andthesearesuchimportantaspectsofbeingahumanbeing.”Feelingguiltyaboutactivitiesweenjoycan

diminishthebenefitstheyofferus.Butremovingunnecessaryembarrassment(尴尬)aboutourinterestscanenrichoursociallives,whichiswhyit’stimetogetridof“guil

typleasure”fromourvocabulary.Whileguiltypleasuresbenefitusinsomecases,theycanalsopushustoindulgeinbehaviorswefe

elguiltyabout.Therefore,it’sbesttofollowtheage-oldadviceourparentstaughtus:Everythinginmoderation.32.Whichofthefollowingmightma

keusfeelguiltypleasure?A.Eatinganentirebagofchipsinonesitting.B.Tellinganoldbedtimestory.C.Stayinguplatedoingyourhomework.D.Givingupseat

stotheelderly.33.Whydopeoplethinkpoorlyofguiltypleasures?A.Theytakeguiltypleasurestooseriously.B.Theydislikethebehaviour

ofindulgence.C.Theyignorethebenefitsofguiltypleasures.D.Theyareinfluencedbytheirculturalvalue.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedwo

rd"diminish”inparagraph6mean?A.Reduce.B.Increase.C.Maximize.D.Destroy.35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.Guiltypleasure?AvoiditB.Gui

ltypleasure?NoSuchThingC.EverythinginModerationD.NewTrendinMediaConsumption第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空

白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。Haveyoueverfrequentlyputoffthingsyoushoulddoforvariousreasons?Ifso,itisprocrastination（拖延）.Procrastinatorsoftenput

offdoingthingsandleavethemtotheverylastmoment.36Lazypeoplesimplydon’tdoanythingandarejustfinewithit.Procrastinat

ors,ontheotherhand,havethedesiretodosomethingbutcan’tforcethemselvestostart.Youmightthinkprocrastinationisabitannoyingbutfairlyh

armless.However,longtermprocrastinationhasbadeffectsonyourhealth.Nothavingseenthedoctorwhenyourillnesswaseasiert

otreatmayshortenyourlife.Justthinkingaboutwhatyouhaven’tdonemaycausediscomfort.37Don’tplacetoomuchpre

ssureonyourself.“Thisprojecthastoimpresseveryone;Ireallycan’tblowthisopportunity.”_38__Overcomethismentalblockbysimplyallowi

ngyourselftobeimperfectwiththenextsmalltask.Youcanalwaysimproveyourworklater.__39__Concentratingonthesizeanddifficultyofataskwillovercomeyouandpromot

eprocrastination.Anyworkcanbebrokenintosmallersteps.Thetrickis—witheachstepalongtheway—tofocusonthenextachievabletasks.Makesureyoucaneasilyimaginethe

outcomeofyoursmalltask.Don’twriteabook;writeapage.Focusonstarting,ratherthanfinishing.Forsomeonewho’shavingahardtimestartingatas

k,imaginingahard-to-graspfuturecanbedepressing.Thesolutioninthiscase,then,istofocusonstarting.__40__Weallknowthatifwest

art,we’lleventuallyfinishthetask.A.Breakalongprojectdownintoshorttasks.B.Soprocrastinationisaboutmanagingthetime.C.Soweshouldapplyourselvesto

overcomingit.D.However,procrastinationisdifferentfromlaziness.E.Focusonthenegativeeffectsoftheprocrastination.F.Bringy

ourfocusfromthefuturetowhatcanbedonerightnow.G.Placingsuchhighhopesonaprojectonlyaddsanxietyandfearoffail

ure.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。TheCOVID-19pandemic（疫情）hasleftmanyworryingabout

thefuture.However,I’vefound__41__inmymother’sonesimpleself-careritual（仪式）andIhavedecidednottokeep__42__inasorto

funcertainty.Iwas__43__byasinglemomwhohadtwokids,twojobsandamile-long__44__ofcleaning,cookingandbill-paying.__45__,shewasne

verseenwithahairoutof__46__.Everymorning,she’dheadtoa__47__,liftherchin（下巴）upslightly,agestureofconfidence,andputonlipstick（口红）__48__deliveringafo

rcedyettoothysmile.Iwastooyoungto__49__why.Mymother__50__herredlipsuntiltheveryend.Inhospital,sheaskedmetohelpwalkhertothebasintobrus

hherteeth.Istaredatherfrombehind___51__shemightfall.1wasdeepinsorrowanduncertainty,tears__52__downmyface.Thensuddenly,fro

mbehind,Isensedthat__53__gesture.Chinup.Confidence.AsecondlaterIheardtheclickofthe__54__.Wedon’tknowwhat’sgoingtohappennext.Yetone

thingis__55__.Whentheworldfallsapart,we’ve__56__gotunbelievablepowertochoose.I'mnotsuggestingwe__57__what’saroundusbutfocusonwhatwecanco

ntrolto__58__gettingknockedaroundbyuncertainty.Getupandshutthedooronanything__59__.Justbesuretokeepputt

ingthat__60__on.41.A.beautyB.knowledgeC.strengthD.evidence42.A.drowningB.dreamingC.prayingD.working43.A.praisedB.greetedC.circulatedD.rais

ed44.A.rollB.pileC.listD.chain45.A.OtherwiseB.ThereforeC.BesidesD.However46.A.sightB.placeC.reachD.balance47.A.mirrorB.tableC.

comerD.wall48.A.whenB.afterC.beforeD.till49.A.askB.realizeC.doubtD.advise50.A.woreB.bitC.readD.rounded51.A.con

vincedB.confusedC.surprisedD.worried52.A.streamingB.gettingC.pullingD.pointing53.A.differentB.familiarC.properD.strange54.A.cameraB.doo

rC.lockD.cap55.A.easyB.subtleC.sureD.necessary56.A.evenB.stillC.alreadyD.also57.A.ignoreB.examineC.f

avorD.hate58.A.practiceB.acceptC.avoidD.finish59.A.challengingB.discouragingC.amusingD.terrifying60.A.power

B.coatC.maskD.lipstick第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Forthosewhohavenevertriedit,scubadiving（水

肺潜水）isfamousforbeing__61__extremesport,butthiscouldn’tbe__62_（far）fromthetruth.Scubadiving,withallthede

epbreathing__63_goeswithit,isalmostlikeunderwateryoga（瑜伽）.Itofferspeopleachancetoforgetabouttroubleandfocusonthehereandnow,thus__64（provi

de）asenseofcalmnessthatishardtofindonland.Whilescubadiving,youwon'tbelookingatyourphone.Norwillyouhavetoma

keamentaleffort__65_（get）awayfromtherealworldbecausephysically,youalreadyhave!Theunderwatersceneryprovidestheperfectplacetocalmyourmindwith__66_（pe

ace）surroundingstoadmire.Yogalaysstressonthecontrolofbreathinginandout,asbreathing__67_（consider）thefundamentalconnec

tion__68_bodyandmind.Thenumberoneruleofscubadivingistobreathe__69_（continuous）andneverholdyourbreath.A____70_____(di

ve)whoisrelaxedinbody,breath,andmindbecomesonewiththewater.It’sthesupremeformofrelaxationwhenallyoucanhearisbubblesandthesoundofyo

urownbreathing.第三节单词拼写（用必修三、四的单词填空，共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）71.Iwouldliketoapplyfor___________(允许进入)totheEnglishDepartmentofyourschool.72.Wemeasuredthe___

_______(长度)andwidthofthelivingroom.73.They_________(拥抱)eachotherwhentheymetatthestation.74.AsI__________(接近)thehouse,Inoti

cedalightupstairs.75.Toavoidbeingheard,they_________(低声说)toeachother.76.Inmyopinion,muchoftheresearchis___________(令人信服的).77.Ican’t_

_________(作出评论)onyourdecisionbutyou’dbetterconsideritagainbeforeyoustartyourproject.78.Sheisoldenoughtohavethe__________(自由)todow

hatshelikes.79.Atpresentthegovernmentistaking__________(措施)toreducethepollution.80.Thenewownershavetriedtogivetherestaurantamorefamily-friendly

__________(气氛).第四部分:书面表达(满分25分)假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Alice在给你的邮件中提到最近在家里上网课，心理压力很大，很无聊而且苦恼，请回复邮件，内容包括：1.安慰对方；2.分析原因；3.给出建议。注意：1.词数100左右；2.

可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。沧州市一中2020年高一期末考试英语试题参考答案第一部分听力（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1.C2.A3.B4.A5.C6.B7.A8.C9.B10.C11.A12.B13.A14.C15.A16.B17.A18.C19.B20.

C第二部分阅读理解第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）21.D22.B23.C24.C25.B26.A27.D28.C29.B30.C31.D32.A33.D34.A35.B第二节七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）36.D37.C

38.G39.A40.F第三部分语言知识运用第一节（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）41.C42.A43.D44.C45.D46.B47.A48.C49.B50.A51.D52.A53.B54.D55.C56.B57.A58.C59.B60.D第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满

分15分）61.an62.further/farther63.that64.providing65.toget66.peaceful67.isconsidered68.between69.continuously70.diver

第三节单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）1.admission2.length3.hugged4.approached5.whispered6.convincing7.comment8.freedom9.measures10.atmosphere第四部

分写作（满分25分）OnepossibleversionDearAlice,I’msorrytohearyouhavebeenunderpressurethesedaysbecauseoftakingonlinecourses.Actually,i

tmaycomedowntostayingandstudyingathomeallday,lackingsocialandphysicalactivities.Butdon’tworrytoomuch.Herearesomewaystod

ealwithstress.Thefirstthingyoucantryistodosports,suchasropeskippingorbody-buildingexercises,whichnotonlymakeyouenergeticbuta

lsobuildupyourconfidence.Besides,socialactivitieslikeenjoyingsomegameswithfriendsorchattingonlinemayberelaxing.Itmightalsobeagoodideatolistent

osomemusic,whichmakesyoufeelbetter.Ibelieveitwillallworkout.Cheerup!LetmeknowifIcangivefurtherhelp.You

rs,LiHua听力原文第一节Text1W:Honey,couldyoutakethegarbageoutwhileIampreparingthedinner?M:OK,I’lldoitrightafterthelivebasketb

allgame.Text2M:Howwouldyouwantmetocutit?W:I’dliketotryanewhairstyle.Couldyoushowmesomepicturesofhairstyles?Text3W:We’dliketosen

dyoutoashipcompanyinShanghaionabusinesstripthisweekend.You’llgetonthetraintonightat7pm.M:Thetrain?WillIbeflyingbackthen

?W:Butwe’veboughtthereturnticketforyou.Text4M:Ihatecarryingthatumbrellaaround.Theweathermansaidtherewasatwenty-percentchanceofrain.Butitdid

n’trainadrop.W:Twentypercentmeanszeropercent.M:Butlastweektheysaidtwentypercentanditactuallyrainedallday.Tex

t5M:Wearegoingtohaveageneralcleaningafterschool.W:Oh,butweusuallydoiteveryWednesday,sowhydon’twedoittomorrowjustasusual?Text

6M:Hello,doyourememberme?Iboughtsomevasesfromyouyesterday.W:Yes,yousaidyouwantedtosendthemtoyourgirlfriend,right?M:That’sright.I

’vecomebacktobuysomemoresouvenirsformyself.W:Whatdoyouhaveinmind?M:Well,mysisterusedtosendpostcardstoherselfwherevershe

went.Iwanttodothat,too.Text7M:Youhaven’tspentmuchtimewithSophialately.What’sup?W:We’venotbeenthatcloseforawhile.M:Butyoutw

ousedtodoeverythingtogether.Ithoughtyoureallyenjoyedeachother’scompany.W:Wedid,butthatwasbeforeshest

artedhernewjob,andnowallshedoesishangoutwithhernewfriendsfromwork.M:Itcan’tbethatbad.Shewasalwaysareallygoodfriendtoyou.She’spr

obablyjustexcitedabouthernewjob.Youshouldgivehersometime.W:ButIthinksheshowsnointerestinourfriendshipanymore.Ijusthavetoacceptthefactthatit’stimefo

rustogoourseparateways.Text8W:Doyouhaveaminute,Mr.Johnson?M:Sure,whatwouldyouliketodiscuss?W:I’vemadeatoughdecisiontoresign,sir.M:Well,Ihave

totellyouthatI’mquitesurprised.Isthereanypossiblewaytochangeyourmind?W:I’mafraidnot,sir.I’vemadeupmymind.It’ssomething

Ihavetodo.M:CanIaskwhy?Wereyouunhappyworkingforusorhaveyoubeengivenabetteroffer?W:Oh,no.It’smymother.She’

ssickandneedssomeonetotakecareofher.I’mtheonlyonewhocandoit.M:I’msorrytohearthat,butwhydon’tyoujusttakealeaveofabsence?Wecanholdthejobforyouunti

lyourmothergetsbetter.W:Really?M:Sure,I’dbecrazytoloseagoodworkerlikeyou.Text9M:Hi,Ellen!Isthisyournewbike?W:Yes,Ib

oughtityesterday.M:It’scool!MayIhaveatry?W:Ofcourse.Remembertorideontheleft.M:Oh,Ithinkit’lltakemesometi

metogetusedtoit.Youknow,inmycountry,weshoulddrive,rideandwalkontheright.W:Well,itcouldbedangerousify

oubreaktherules.M:OK,Isee.Bytheway,whydosomanypeopletravelbybikeinCambridge?W:Yousee,CambridgeCityissmallandflat.

Besides,thecollegesofCambridgeUniversityspreadaroundeverycornerofthecity.Ridingabikebetweenlecturesisconvenient.M:Anditis

alsoenvironmentallyfriendly.W:That’sright.Sinceridingabikeisthemostcommonway,therearealotofridingregulations.M:Forexample?W:Peo

pleunder18orabove60shouldwearahelmetwhentheyride,andabikeshouldbeequippedwithtwolights.Alittletroublesome,butit’ssafe.M:Iagree.Ihaveno

ticedthatpeoplejustleavetheirbikescasually.W:Yes.That’swhymanybikeshavebeenstolen.M:Thenyoushouldremembertolockyourbike.W:Iwill.Text10I’mEm

ileRatelband,atelevisionhostinthecityofArnhem,Holland.Nowmyageishavingabadeffectonbothmyworkandlife.SoIwe

nttocourttogetmybirthyearlegallychangedfrom1949to1969andIself-identifiedas20yearsyounger.ThereasonwhyIdidsoisthatIwanttoavoidagedi

scrimination.WhenIaskedtoborrowmoneyfromabankorchangemyjob,Iwastolditwasalmostimpossiblebecauseofmyage

.Ifirmlybelievethatwiththefreedomofchoosingmyname,Iwanttochoosemyownage.Iwanttocontrolmyself.Besides,theDutchgovernmentcouldbenefiti

fitweretoacceptmydemand.Iwouldbehappytogiveupmymonthlypensionofaround$1,370.Thatwouldbeasavingsof$343,000over20yearsfo

rthegovernment.Thecitycourtisexpectedtogiveanofficialdecisioninaboutfourweeks.AndI’mwaitingforthat,butI’mnotquitesureabouttheirapproval.