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英语试题第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（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一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatwi

llthemanprobablydrink?A.Realcoffee.B.Instantcoffee.C.Hotchocolate.2.Whatwillthemandofirst?A.Pickuplunch.B.Visitth

ebank.C.Gotothepostoffice.3.Whatdidthewomanfailtosee?A.Adisabledperson.B.Asign.C.Aparkinglot.4.Whydoestheboylikesharks?A.Theyare

greatswimmers.B.Theymakefunnysounds.C.Theyareverysmart.5.Whatisthetime?A.6：00p．m.B.9：00p．m.C.10：00p．m.第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）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，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。每段对话和独白读两遍。听第6段材料，

回答第6、7题。6.Whatkindofcoffeedoesthemanusuallyhave?A.Italian.B.Brazilian.C.French.7.Wherearethespeakers?A.Inanoffic

e.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inacoffeeshop.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whatwasthegirl'smostrecentpurchase?A.Adogtoy.B.Someclothes.C.Anicecreammaker.9.Whatisthe

relationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Teacherandstudent.B.Fatheranddaughter.C.Shopkeeperandcustomer.10.Whichwordcandescri

bethegirl'sattitudetomoney?A.Irresponsible.B.Wise.C.Greedy.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Wheredoesthewoman'smotherlive?A.InSpain.B.InMexico.C.

InAmerica.12.WhatdothespeakersplantodoonNovember2nd?A.TraveltoMadrid.B.Visitsomefriends.C.Attendaholidayevent.13.Whenwillthespe

akersleaveNewYork?A.OnOctober22nd.B.OnOctober28th.C.OnNovember22nd.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Wherewillthespeakersmostlikelygoswimming?A.Inthepool.B.In

theocean.C.Inthelake.15.Whycan'tthespeakersmeetupthiscomingSunday?A.Therewillbeafootballgame.B.Therewillbeafamilyparty.C.Therewillbebadweather.16.W

hatwillthespeakersmostlikelywatch?A.Anactionmovie.B.Acomedy.C.Awarmovie.17.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Friends.B.Team

mates.C.Familymembers.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.HowdidWhittlefirstlearnaboutengineering?A.Fromschool.B.Fromwork.C.Fromhis

father.19.WhatdidWhittledoafterhavinghisideaforanengine?A.HejoinedtheAirForce.B.Hegainedthelegalrightofownership.C.Hedecidedtostudyfurtherincollege

.20.WherewasWhittle'slasthome?A.Maryland.B.Coventry.C.Cambridge.第二部分阅读理解（共二节，满分35分）第一节(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分)阅读下面材料，从每题所给的

四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项符号涂黑。AStephenHawkingisperhapsoneoftheworld’smostfamousphysicist.Tothepublic,he’sbestk

nownasanauthorofbestsellerssuchasTheUniverseinaNutshellandABriefHistoryofTime,whichhavebroughtanappreciationoftheor

etical(理论上的)physicstomillions.Heisregardedashavingoneofthebrightestmindsontheplanet.Butoutstandingastrophysicis

t(天体物理学家)StephenHawkinghasadmittedthathedidnotlearntoreaduntilhewaseightyearsold.InapubliclectureattheRoyalAlbertHall,ProfessorHawkingalsoadmitte

dthathewasnotactiveinstudyingwhileatOxfordUniversity,wherehestudiedphysics,andthatonlythenewsthathemightdieyou

ngfrommotorneurone(运动神经元)diseasemadehimfocusonhiswork.ProfessorHawkingsaid,“MysisterPhilippacouldreadbytheageo

f4butthenshewasbrighterthanme.”Hesaidthathewascommonatschoolandwasneverfurtherthanhalfwayuphisclass.

“Myclassworkwasveryuntidy,andmyhandwritingwasverybadintheteachers’eyes,”hesaid.“ButmyclassmatesgavemethenameEinstein,soprobablyt

heysawsignsofsomethingbetter.”Buthesaidthatitwaswhendoctorstoldhimthatheprobablyonlyhadafewyearstoliveattheageof21thathebega

ntofocusonhiswork,whichresultedinsomeofhisearlyachievements.Hesaid,“Whenyouarefacedwiththepossibilityofa

nearlydeath,itmakesyourealizethatlifeisworthlivingandtherearelotsofthingsyouwanttodo.”HawkingservedasLucasianProfessorofMathematicsattheUniversity

ofCambridge,wherehecontinuedtocontributetobothhigh-levelphysicsandthepopularunderstandingofouruniverse.21.W

hatmadeStephenHawkingdevotehimselftohiswork?A.Patience.B.Knowledge.C.Disease.D.Laziness.22.FromwhomdidHawkinggetafairjudgmentwhenhewasat

school?A.Hissister.B.Hisclassmates.C.Histeachers.D.Hisparents.23.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Hawkingdidn

’trealizehisdreamsinphysics.B.Hawkingsucceededinovercomingthefearofanearlydeath.C.Thepurposeofthedoctorwastoencouragehimtoworkhard.D.Thedoctorwarned

Hawkingthathislifemightbetakenawaybyhardwork.BSandraCisneroswasborninChicagoin1954toaMexicanAmericanfamily.A

stheonlygirlinafamilyofsevenchildren,sheoftenfeltlikeshehad"sevenfathers",becausehersixbrothers,aswellas

herfather,triedtocontrolher.Feelingshyandunimportant,shehidherselfintobooks.Despiteherloveofreading,shedidnotdowe

llinelementaryschoolbecauseshewastooshytoparticipate.Inhighschool,withtheencouragementofoneparticularteacher,Cisnerosimprovedhergradesandworkedf

ortheschoolliterarymagazine.Herfatherencouragedhertogotocollegebecausehethoughtitwouldbeagoodwayforhertofindahusband.C

isnerosdidattendcollege,butinsteadofsearchingforahusband,shefoundateacherwhohelpedherjointhefamousgraduatewritingprogramattheUniversityofIo

wa.AttheUniversity'sWriters'Workshop,however,shefeltlonely—aMexicanAmericanfromapoorneighborhoodamongstudentsfromwealthyfamilies.Thefeelingofbein

gsodifferenthelpedCisnerosfindher"creativevoice"."ItwasnotuntilthismomentwhenIconsideredmyselftrulydifferentthatmywritingacquiredavoice.IknewIwasaM

exicanwoman,butIdidn'tthinkithadanythingtodowithwhyIfeltsomuchimbalancedinmylife,butithadeverythingtodowithit!That'swhenIdecidedIwouldwriteabout

somethingmyclassmatescouldn'twriteabout."Cisnerospublishedherfirstwork,TheHouseonMangoStreet,whenshewastwenty

-nine.ThebooktellsaboutayoungMexicanAmericangirlgrowingupinaSpanish-speakingareainChicago,muchliketheneighborh

oodsinwhichCisneroslivedasachild.Thebookwonanawardin1985andhasbeenusedinclassesfromhighschoolthroughgraduateschoollevel.Sincethen,C

isneroshaspublishedseveralbooksofpoetry,achildren'sbook,andashortstorycollection.24.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutCisnerosinherchildhood?

A.Shehadsevenbrothers.B.Shefeltherselfanobody.C.Shewastooshytogotoschool.D.Shedidnothaveanygoodteachers.25.ThegraduateprogramgaveCisnerosacha

nceto_______.A.makealotoffriendsB.developherwritingstyleC.runawayfromherfamilyD.workforaschoolmagazine26.Ac

cordingtoCisneros,whatplayedthedecisiveroleinhersuccess?A.Herearlyyearsincollege.B.Herchildhoodexperience.C.HertrainingintheWorkshop.D.Herfeelingof

beingdifferent.27.WhatdowelearnaboutTheHouseonMangoStreet？A.Itisquitepopularamongstudents.B.ItistheonlybookeverwrittenbyCisneros.C.Itwasn'

tasuccessasitwaswritteninSpanish.D.ItwonanawardwhenCisneroswastwenty-nine.CNikolaTeslaLongovershadowedinpublicmem

orybyhisone-timeemployer,ThomasEdison,Tesla(1856—1943)wasabrilliantscientistandengineerwhoearnedmorethan700patents.Heis

mostfamousfordevelopingalternatingcurrent(交流电),buthisworkalsoledtoadvancesinwirelesscommunications,lasers,X-rays,radar,lighting,robotics,andmuchmor

e.TeslawasborntoSerbianparentsinwhatisnowCroatia,butheemigrated(移民)totheU.S.asayoungman,whereheeventuallybecameanaturalizedcitizen.BesidesEdi

son,wholaterbecamehisbitterrival,TeslaoftenworkedwithinventorGeorgeWestinghouse.In1893,thepairdemonstratedtheiradvancesinlightin

gandmotorsinthe"WhiteCity"attheChicagoWorld’sFair.In1895,TeslaandWestinghousedevelopedtheworld’sfirsthydroelectricpowerplant,atNiagaraFalls.A

ttheturnofthecentury,TeslasetupalaboratorycalledWardenclyffeinthesmallcommunityofShoreham,LongIsland,whereheconductedsomeofhismostambitiousexperiment

s.ThebuildingwasfinancedbyJ.P.MorgananddesignedbyacclaimedarchitectStanfordWhite.Themostprominentfeature

wasWardenclyffeTower,alsocalledTeslaTower,a187-foot-tallmetallatticetowertoppedwithabigantennathatwasintended

tobeamcommunicationsandevenenergyacrosstheAtlantic.Teslaranoutofmoneywhilebuildingthetowerandwasforeclosed(取消赎回权)

ontwice.AswithhispreviousColoradoSpringslab,assetsweresoldtopayuphisdebts.In1917,theU.S.governmentblewupt

hetower,fearingthatGermanspieswereusingitinWorldWarI.Themetalwassoldforscrap.Fordecades,thebuildingwasusedforphotoprocessing."Thetowerislonggon

e,butthethree-quarter-lengthstatueofTeslaunveiledlastweekisafittingmemorial,"saidAlcorn,aretiredteacher."ThisisthelastremainingTeslalaborat

oryanywhereintheworld,"shesaid."Heinspiresthosewhoworkhardbutdon’tgetrecognition,andpeoplearestartingtorecognizeh

owimportanthiscontributionsare."Asasignofthatgrowingappreciation,ElonMusk’sstart-upelectriccarcompanyTeslaMotorswasnamedafterthevisi

onaryinventorin2003.28.WecaninferfromPara.1thatTeslabelongtothose.A.whoaren’tbrilliantenoughasaninventorB.whoworkhardbutdon’tgetrecognitionC.whohav

eworkedonlyforoneemployerD.whohelpedEdisontoearnmanypatents29.Whichofthefollowingcanbeseenasasignofgrowingappreciationtowar

dsTesla?A.Anelectriccarcompanywasnamedafterhim.B.AnewstatueofhimwasbuiltinCroatia.C.PeoplecollectmoneytorebuildTesl

aTower.D.AlabwasopenedasamuseumtoTesla.30.Thepurposeofwritingthispassageisto.A.explainwhyacarcompanywasnamedTeslaB.introducetheachievemen

tsofTeslaC.inspireustolearnfromafamousscientistD.recordthecontributionmadebyTeslainWWI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。31Youarenotaloneifyouhavehadproblemswithyourwriting.Writingishard.Allwritersstruggleatsomepoint.

Andevenifwritinghascomeeasilyforyou,atsomepointinyourworkasastudent,eventuallyyou’regoingtohitaroadblock(路障).32Whenthewritingwasgoingw

ell,whatwashappening?Whenthewritingwasn’tgoingwell,whatwashappening?33Mostpeople’snegativewritingexpe

rienceshappenedbecauseofsomespecificrequirementslikeanexactlength.Theyfocusonandworryaboutwhatthefinalprod

ucthastolooklike,likehowmanypagesforaresearchessay.Orifitisinthesecondorthirdlanguage,orgrammar,likewhetheritgetscomm

unicatedintherightlanguage.Anotherproblemcanarisewhentheneedtodowellonapaperisextremelyimportant,likeatimedessayexam,oracollegeappli

cationessay,oraresearchpaperattheendoftheterm,andit’stiedtotheentiregradefortheclass.Soworryingaboutwha

twillhappeniftheydon’tdowell—getbadgrades,don’tgetintocollege—createsanxiety.34Trytomovetomorepositiveprojects.Usuallywhenwritin

gcomeseasily,thewritersfeeltheyhavesomethingimportanttosay.35Whatpersonalunderstandingofthesubjectcanyoubringt

oyourpaper?Whyisthissubjectimportant?Forwhomisitmeaningful?Whowillbereadingit?Whatisitthatyoureallywanttos

aytoreaders?Thosethoughtscancausewriting’schangeforallwriters.A.Grammarisnotthefirstthingtothinkabout.B.Theteacheradvisesaskingyourselfpositiveq

uestions.C.Sotakeamomenttothinkaboutyourpastwritingexperiences.D.Andthatcanmakeithardertogetthewritingdone.E.Everyonestruggleswithwriti

ng.F.Writingcomeswithfewproblems.G.Focusingontheendmakesitreallyhardtogetstarted.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读

下面短文，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。Forthepasttenyears,mydadandIhaveattendedthesameschool—heasanadministratorandIasastudent.

Ourrelationship,inandoutofschool,hasbeentotallyunpredictable.WhenIwasyounger,allthatmydadsaidwasdoctrine(信条

)andanythinghedidI,36,copied.Weplayedgamestogether,andstayeduplatereadingbedtimestories.Icould37mydadtakingmetoschool,runningintohim38duringth

edayandridinghomewithhimeveryafternoon.AsIgrewolder,wewerenotas39asweusedtobe.Hewasn'tcoolanymore.Heworehissocksto

ohigh,listenedto40countrymusicandlaughedtooloudlyinfrontofmyfriends.Hebecameatotalembarrassment.However,the41t

hatoccurredinschoolwereevenworse.Theworstonehappenedinseventhgrade.MydadcametoourNewYearparty,42asDonaldDuck,guitarinhand,sing

ingsillysongs.Justkillme!Iwantedtorunaway.This43continuedintohighschool,butwesomehowbegantofindabalance.Thingsstartedto44aroundthetimeofmy10t

h-gradephysicsproject.The45wastobuildawoodbridgewiththebeststrength-to-weightratio(比率).Allthestudentsandphysicsteachers46.Sodidmydad,t

heonlyadministrator!Embarrassed,asusual,I47thescene.48,laterwhenIlearnedfrommyfriendsthatmydad49allcompetitorsandwoneveryone'sadmiration,Ifoundtha

tmixedinwithmy50wasatouchofpride.IhadneededsomeoneelsetoshowmewhatI51inmydad.Itwasn'tthefactthathe'dwon;itwasmore

thanthat.Ibeganto52thatwehavemanyofthesamevaluesandsometimesthesameopinions.NomatterhowmuchIhadtriedto53him,hestillinfluencedme.If

eel54tohavesuchanunusualfather.The55IhavedevelopedwithmydadovertheyearshasenabledmetolookbackandseehowI'vegrown.36.A.temporarilyB.natural

lyC.originallyD.passively37.A.applytoB.countonC.seeoffD.pickout38.A.graduallyB.previouslyC.regularlyD.even

tually39.A.closeB.reliableC.generousD.confident40.A.creativeB.familiarC.horribleD.live41.A.failuresB.coincide

ncesC.competitionsD.disasters42.A.dressedupB.brokendownC.settleddownD.signedup43.A.debateB.partyC.progressD.struggle44.A.ha

ppenB.changeC.growD.disappear45.A.issueB.taskC.lessonD.procedure46.A.participatedB.protestedC.hesitatedD.explored47.A.fledB.investigated

C.picturedD.made48.A.InsteadB.OtherwiseC.ThereforeD.However49.A.convincedB.defeatedC.ignoredD.evaluated50.A.confusionB.encouragementC.embarrassmentD

.fascination51.A.recommendedB.toleratedC.doubtedD.appreciated52.A.recognizeB.demandC.argueD.estimate53.A.approach

B.limitC.resistD.believe54.A.puzzledB.fortunateC.concernedD.awkward55.A.strategyB.habitC.relationshipD.potential第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面

材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Cholerawasadeadlydiseaseofitsday.Neitheritscausenoritscure56(understand).Sothousandsof57(terrify)peopl

ediedwhentherewasanoutbreak.JohnSnowwantedtosolve58problem.Heknewthatcholerawouldnotbecontrolled59itscausewasfound.Hebecameinterestedintwotheories60

possiblyexplainedhowcholerakilledpeople.Thefirstsuggestedthatcholera61(multiply)intheair.Thesecondsuggestedthatpeople

absorbedthisdisease62theirbodieswiththeirmeals.JohnSnowsuspectedthatthesecondtheorywascorrectbutheneededevidence.SowhenanotheroutbreakhitLondonin1854

,hewasready63(begin)hisenquiry.Withalltheevidencehegathered,JohnSnowwasabletoannouncewith64(certain)thatpollut

edwatercarriedthevirus.65(final)“KingCholera”wasdefeated.第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节：应用文写作（满分15分）假设你是晨光中学的李津。下周你校将与英国友好校举办一场在线会议,探

讨如何利用网络学习英语,请你根据以下提示撰写一篇发言稿：（1）介绍你是如何利用网络学习英语的（至少写出两点）；（2）简单谈谈你对利用网络学习英语的看法；（3）请友好校的学生分享他们的经验。注意:（1）词数不少于100；（2）可适当加入细节,使内容充实、行文连贯；（3

）开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数。Goodmorning,dearfriends.MynameisLiJin.I'dliketotakethisopportunitytotalkabouthowIlearn

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______________________________________________________________________________Thankyou.Onepossibleversion:Goodmorning,dearfriends.My

nameisLiJin.I'dliketotakethisopportunitytotalkabouthowIlearnEnglishontheInternet.First,downloadthewordbookandu

setheflexibletimetorememberwords.Isetagoaltomemorize30wordseveryday.Second,lookforspecializedlisteningwebsitesandpractic

elisteningeveryday.Whilelistening,IimitatethematerialstoimprovemyoralEnglishaswell.Gradually,IfindthatIhaveimprovedalotinvocab

ulary,listeningandspeaking.LearningEnglishontheInternetmakesitpossibleforustogetusefulinformation,know

thelatestnewsandwidenourvision.Itcansavealotoftimeandmoneyatthesametime.However,everycoinhastwosides.Longtimestudyingonlinedoesharmtooureyesandhealth

.Weshouldarrangeourtimereasonably.Lookingforwardtoyourstudentssharingtheirexperience.Thankyou.第二节读后续写（满分25分）阅读下

面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。AfewweeksbeforeThanksgivingoneyear,myhusbandandIdecidedtoinviteaguestoverfortheholiday.Icalledaseniorcenteran

dtheysuggestedUse.Shewasastubborn78-year-oldlady,whofavoredsequined（亮片的）T-shirts.OnThanksgiving,withinminuteofarriving,Use

welcomedtheglassofwinemyhusbandofferedwithawidesmile.Bytheendoftheevening,wefeltasifwewereoldfriends.ThemoretimeIspentwithIlse,them

oreshebecamelikeasurrogate（替代的）grandma.SowhenheronlysonRalphdied,Irealizedshewastooupsettobeleftaloneandhelpedherh

ireacaregiver.Forme,shewaslikeafamilyandIwastheonlyoneleftinhertribe.EachtimeIstoppedbyherapartment,Ilseseemedmoredisconnectedthanthetimebefore.Late

oneafternoon,whenIcalledher,Iwasunabletounderstandwhatshewassaying.Idrovehertotheemergencyroom,wherethedocto

rconfirmedshehadsufferedamildstroke.Duringthenextfewdays,Idroppedbyherapartment,butshewasnolongertheenergetic,stubborn

IlseIknew.Attheendoftheweek,Ireceivedanearly-morningphonecallfromhercaregiver."Pleasecomeovernow,"thewomansaid,hervoicemat

ter-of-fact."She'spassedaway.”WhenIarrived,IsawIlselyingonherbed,motionless,hereyesclosed.Isatontheedgeofthebed,tooshockedtocry.注意：1.所续写短文的词数应为150

词左右；2.至少使用5个短文标有下划线的关键词语；3.续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好；4.续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph1:ThemorningafterIls

e'sdeath,Ireadthroughherwillandsawmyname.______________________________________________________________________________

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aph2:Idonatedthemoneytoacauseshecaredaboutdeeply:children.____________________________________________________________

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______________________Onepossibleversion:Paragraph1ThemorningafterIlse'sdeath,Ireadthroughherwillandsawmyname.

Shehadleftmealargesumofmoney.Ididn’trememberhersayinganythingaboutit.Ifshehad,Iwouldhaveinsistedshedonatethemoneytocharityorgiveittoafriends

hehadknownlonger.Icouldn’tacceptthemoneybecauseIlsewasafriendandI’dhelpedheroutofloyaltyandrespect,notwiththeexpectationofbeingpaid.Parag

raph2Idonatedthemoneytoacauseshecaredaboutdeeply:children.Variousfamiliesandcharitiesbenefitedfromherdo

nations.Somefamiliesreceivedfundstosendtheirgrade-schoolerstosummercamp.Throughthelocalfoodprogram,herdonationpro

videdchildrenwithfoodtotakehomewiththem.MyplacingaphonecalltotheseniorcenterandmeetingIlsehaddefinitelymademyl

ifericher.Itookachanceonhumanity,andIlse’sfriendshipwasthejackpot.答案听力：1-5ABBAC6-10BCCBA11-15BCAAC16-20BACBA阅读：21-

23CBB24-27BBDA28-30BAB七选五：31-35ECGDB完形填空：36-40BBCAC41-45DADBB46-50AADBC51-55DACBC语篇填空：56.wasunderstood57.ter

rified58.the59.until60.that/which61.multiplied62.into63.tobegin64.certainty65.Finally听力材料Text1W:Wehavenorealcoffee.Willinstan

tcoffeebeOK?M:It'snotmyfavoritedrink.Doyouhavetea?W:Wehavehotchocolate.Oh,waitaminute.I'vefoundthepropercoffee.Text2M:I'mgoin

gtovisitthebank.Doyouneedcash?W:No,butcanyoudropoffthisboxatthepostofficeandpickupsomethingtoeat?M:I'llgetrido

fthemailandpickuplunchonmywayback.Text3M:Whatareyoudoing?Youcan'tparkthere.Thatisfordisabledpeople.W:Oh.Ididn'tevenseethat.Allright,allright,I'

llgofindsomewhereelsetopark.Text4W:Myfavoriteanimalisthedolphin.Theymakesuchfunnysounds,andtheyareverysmart.M:Dolphi

nsarecool,butsharksarewaybetter.Theyaresofastinthewaterandtheycangrowtobesomeofthebiggestfishintheworld.Text5M:Hi,I'vejustchec

kedin.Isfoodstillbeingserved?W:I'msorrysir,therestaurantisjustclosing.Itisopenfrom6：00p．m.to10：00p．m.However,roomserviceisavailableuntil1

1：00p．m.,soyouhaveanhourtoorder.Text6W:Goodmorning.I'mafraidwedon'thaveyourfavoritetoday.Oursupplierdidn'tdeliverany.M:Whatothertypesdoyourecommend?

W:Well,theladysittingoverthereusedtoorderthesameBraziliancoffeeyouhave.ThenonedayshetriedItalianandshe'sbeenhavingite

verydaysince.M:Hmm,I'lltrythatthen,butIdon'tthinkI'llbechangingpermanently.It'smyweeklytreatafteratoughmorningattheoffice.W:I

t'sgoodtotrydifferentthings.IwenttoaFrenchrestaurantonceandtriedsnails.Ididn'tthinkI'dlikethembuttheyweregreat.Text7M:Whatwa

sthelastthingyoubought?W:Letmethink—wasitaSupermantoyformydog?No,itwasanicecreammaker.M:Doyoueversavemoney?W:No.I'ma

lwaysoverdrawnatthebank.M:YourmomandIhavealwaystaughtyoutomanageyourmoneywisely.Hasnoneofthatsunkin?W:Livefortoday.That'swhatIsay.Whok

nowswhatwillhappentomorrow?M:Weknow—simplybecausewehavelivedlonger.Youshouldsaveupandusemoneywiselyinstea

dofwastingtoomuchonclothesandthingsyoudon'tneed.W:Maybeyou'reright...buttheshopkeeperscanbesopersuasive.M:Ofcourse,it'stheirjob.Itisyourrespon

sibilitytolookafteryourowninterests.Text8W:Ireallymissmymother'sroastedchicken.M:Whydon'twegovisither?W:Iwish

wecould.It'sbeenfiveyearssincewewenttoMexicoCityforChristmas.M:Well,Ihaveasurprise.IboughtplaneticketsforOctober28th.We'llbethereforaweek.W:Really?M:

Yes,dear.W:Ican'tbelieveit!We'llbetherefortheDayoftheDeadonNovember2nd,too!That'saveryimportantholid

ayformyfamily,youknow.Wevisitthetombsofmygrandparentsandthenhaveafamilydinnerinhonorofourancestors.M:Iremember.You'vetold

meaboutitmanytimes.W:Butyouhaven'texperiencedityet.I'msohappythatyou'llbethere,too.Oh,Paul,thankyou!M:Well,packyourbags.We'reflyingtoMexicoC

ityfromMadridonthe28th,butweleaveNewYorkonthe22nd.W:Wonderful!Wecanvisitourcollegefriendsthere.M:Exactly.Text9W:Whereisthebestplacetolearnhowtoswi

m?Iamafraidoftheocean,andtherearenolakesaroundformetopracticein.M:Whydon'tyoujustcomeovertomyhouse?Iswiminmybackyardall

thetime.W:Thatsoundsgreat!Whichdaydoyouwantmetocomeover?Iambusywithafamilypartythisweekend,butIamfreeonSunday

afternoon.IalsohaveWednesdayandThursdayfree.M:IhavefootballteampracticeonWednesdayandagamethenextday.Idon'tknowaboutSundaythough.Isn'titsupposed

tobeathunderstormthen?W:IthinkIheardaboutthatbadweathercomingthisway.Maybeweshouldplantogoswimmingsomet

imenextweekinstead.IfitisgoingtorainonSunday,wouldyouwanttocometomyhouseandwatchamovieinstead?Myparentshavealargecolle

ctionoffilms.M:Thatsoundsfun.Dotheyhaveanythingfunnyoraction-filledtowatch?W:Theyhavealotofhistorymovies,bu

tthereareonestomakeyoulaughtoo.I'msurewewillfindsomethingthatwebothcanenjoy.M:OK,well,Iwillsendyouamessagelaterthiswee

kaboutit.Text10M:FrankWhittlewasaBritishRoyalAirForceairofficerwhoinventedthejetengine.Hewasborninahumblehousei

nCoventry,England,onJune1st,1907.Hisfatherwasacleverengineerwhopassedonhisskillstohisson.Whittlebecameadventurous,developinganearlyinterestinplanes

.HejoinedtheAirForceandwastaughaboutaircraftengines,gainingexperienceintheengineeringworkshops.Hewasexcellentinhisstudiesandbecameapilot.Duringstu

dytime,hehadtheideasthatledtothecreationofthejetengine,andhewasgiventhelegalrightofownershipofhisdesignin1930.Hisstudiese

arnedhimaplaceonafurthercourseatCambridgeUniversity,wherehegraduatedwithafirstclassdegree.Hisfirstenginewastestedin1937.Officialinterestgrewb

utitwasmanyyearsbeforeitcameintouse.Whittle'sinventionwasofgreatimportance.Itincreasedthespeedofplanesdramaticallyandjeteng

inesarenowusedbynearlyeveryairlineintheworld.Whittleheldmanyimportantjobsandbecameaheroinhiscountry.HelatermarriedanAmericanwomanandmovedto

theUnitedStates,wherehebecameaprofessor.HediedathishomeinMarylandonAugust9th,1996.