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2021年上学期高二期中考试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.Whatdidthemando?A.Hedidthedishes.B.Hetookoutthetrash.C.Hewashedtheclothes.2.Whatwillthewo

manbringtothebarbecue?A.Hamburgers.B.Hotdogs.C.Potatosalad.3.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A.Thewomancannotseewell.B.The

man'sdoglookslikeacat.C.Thespeakersarefromdifferentcountries.4.Whyisthewomanexcited?A.Shegotaninterviewopportunity.B.Shewashired

foranewjob.C.Shejustleftheroldjob.5.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Salesmanandcustomer.B.Neighbors

.C.Husbandandwife.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，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。听下面一段对话,回答第6和第7两个小题。6.Whenwillthegrassbecut?A.Today.B.Tomorrow.C.Inthreeweeks.7.WhyisMrs.Johnson'sgrasslong?A.

Sheistoobusy.B.Jimhasn'tcutit.C.Herhusbandhasn'tcutit.听下面一段对话,回答第8至第10三个小题。8.Whatdidthemanusetocleantheteapot?A.Oil.B.Dishsoap.C.Water.9.Whatdoesthem

ansayaboutelectricteapots?A.Theyaresafer.B.Theysaveenergy.C.Theyareeasytoclean.10.Whatcanwelearnabouttheman?A.Hea

skedthewomantocleanthekitchen.B.He'salwaysbeenamasteratcleaning.C.Hedidn'tknowhowtocleanbefore.听第7段材料，回答第8、9小题。听下面一段对话,回答第11至第13三个小题。11.Whatdothes

peakersneedmoneyfor?A.Acar.B.Thesoccerteam.C.Thesummercamp.12.Wherewillthemanselllemonade?A.Infrontofhishouse.B.Nearhisschool.C.Atthebeach.13.How

willthewomanmakemoney?A.Bysellingcups.B.Bywashingcars.C.Byworkingatasnackbar.听下面一段对话,回答第14至第16三个小题。14.Wherearethespeakers?A.InNewOrleans.B.InMem

phis.C.InBoston.15.Whydoesn'ttheboywanttogoskiinginthefrontyard?A.Hethinksskiingtheredangerous.B.Hewantstobuildasnowmaninstead.C.Hedoesn'twanttobecov

eredinsnow.16.Howdoesthegirlknowsomuchaboutthesnow?A.Shegrewupinacoldarea.B.Shelearnedaboutitfromhermother.C.Shespenteverywinter

inthemountains.听下面一段独白,回答第17至第20四个小题。17.HowmanyvisitorschoosetoattendLSU?A.Asmallpercentageofitsvisitors.B.Abouthalfofits

visitors.C.Mostofitsvisitors.18.Whyaremanystudentsattractedtotheschool?A.Becauseofitshistory.B.Becauseofthebeautifu

lenvironment.C.Becauseofthegoodathletesinschool.19.Whicharethestrongprogramsattheschool?A.Educationandsports.B.AgricultureandSpani

sh.C.Sportsandenvironmentalstudies.20.Whatisauniquefactabouttheschool?A.Theyhavecowsoncampus.B.80%oftheirbuildingsarebrandnew.C.Mostof

theworld'sbestathletesgothere.第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ATheLakeDis

trictAttractionsGuideDalemainMansion&HistoricGardensHistory,Culture&Landscape(景观).Discoverandenjoy4centu

riesofhistory,5acresofcelebratedandaward-winninggardenswithparklandwalk.OwnedbytheHasellfamilysince1679,hometotheInternationalMarmaladeFestival.Gift

sandantiques,plantsales,museums&MediaevalHallTearoom.Open:29Mar-29Oct,SuntoThurs.Tearoom,Gardens&GiftShop:10:30-17:00(16:

00inOct).House:11:15-16:00(15:00inOct)Town:PooleyBridge&PenrithAbbotHallartGallery&MuseumThoseviewingthequalityofAbbotHall’stemporaryexhibi

tionsmaybeforgivenforthinkingtheyareinacitygallery.TheimpressivepermanentcollectionincludesTurnersandRomneysandthetem

poraryexhibitionprogrammehasCanalettoandtheartistsfromStlves.Open:MontoSatandSummerSundays.10:30-17:00Sumner.10:30-16:00Winter.Town:KendalTulli

eHouseMuseum&ArtGalleryDiscover,exploreandenjoyaward-winningTullieHouse,wherehistoriccollections,contemporaryartandfamilyfu

narebroughttogetherinoneimpressivemuseumandartgallery.Therearefourfantasticgalleriestovisitfromfinearttointerac

tivefun,sothere’ssomethingforeveryone!Open:HighSeason1Apr–31Oct:MontoSat10:00–17:00,Sun11:00–17:00.LowSeason1Nov–31Mar:MontoSat10:

00–16:30,Sun12:00–16:30.Town:CarlisleDoveCottage&TheWordsworthMuseumDiscoverWilliamWordsworth’sinspirationalhome.Tak

eatourofhisLakelandcottage,walkthroughhishillsidegardenandexploretherichesofthecollectionintheMuseum.Visittheshopandrel

axinthecafé.Exhibitions,eventsandfamilyactivitiesthroughouttheyear.Open:Daily,09:30–17:30(lastadmission17:00).Town

:Grasmere21.WhenistheHouseatDalemainMansion&HistoricGardensopenonSundaysinJuly?A.09:30-17:30.B.10:30-16:00.C.11:15-16:00.D.12:00-16:3022.Whatcanvi

sitorsdoatAbbotHallArtGallery&Museum?A.Havesomeinteractivefun.B.EnjoyRonney’sworks.C.Attendafamousfestival.D.Learnth

ehistoryofafamily23.WhereshouldvisitorsgoiftheywanttoexploreWordsworth’slife?A.Grasmere.B.Kendal.C.C

arlisle.D.Penrith.BSonyatookRupert,arescuedog,backhomethreeyearsago,andsoonfounditlikedattackingstrangersandotheranimals,whichshebel

ievedwascausedbypain.IttookSonyaayeartodevelopanormalrelationshipwithRupert,duringwhichshelearneditwasafraidofbeingleftalon

eandalsocouldn’twalkproperly.Finally,shedecidedtotakeittoseeavet(兽医).AfterexaminingRupert,thevetsaiditslegwasbroken,anditn

eededanimmediateoperation.Butwhenithadtogoinforanoperationonitsleg,therewasaproblem—thevetMikecouldn’tgetneart

hedog.MikeandSonyawereleftscratchingtheirheadsuntiloneofthemcameupwithanidea.SonyasaidRupertsleptonamou

sesuitsoshesuggestedthatMikeputiton.Atfirst,thedogbarkedwildlywhenMiketriedtooperateonitinusualclothes.Tomakehispatientfeelatease,Mikedec

idedtodressupinthemouseclothestoseeifitwouldbelessworried.Amazingly,itworked.Itstoppedbarkingandimme

diatelybecamegoodfriendswithMikewhenheputonthesuit.Asaresult,hewasabletoperformanoperationonthelegsafelyandtheresultwas

quitesatisfying.Afterthesuccessfuloperation,Mikehuggedthedogaroundtheneck,whichisn’tusuallywell-receivedbypets.Miketri

edtobeasrespectfulofitsneedsaspossibleandmadetimetogivesomeattention.WhatMikehaddonecreatedaspecialexperienc

eoreventinthedog’slife.24.WhatdoweknowaboutRupert?A.Itwashardtogetonwithatfirst.B.ItwasoftenleftaloneathomeC.ItslegbrokeafteritwassavedbySonya.D.

Itsviolencewascausedbyitsrescuejob.25.WhydidMikeandSonyascratchtheirheads?A.Theycouldn’tfindamousesuit.B.Th

eyhadgreatpainintheirhead.C.Theydidn’tfindthecauseofRupert’spain.D.Theydidn’tknowhowtocomfortthedog.26.WhydidRupertstopbarking?A.Itsa

wSonya.B.Itdidn’tfeelpain.C.Itsawthemousesuit.D.ItwashuggedbyMike.27.Whatplayedthemostimportantpartincalmingdownthedog?A.Sonya’s

kindnessB.Sonya’spatienceC.Mike’srespectforRupert.D.Mike’sgoodtemperCCandycomesinmanyflavors.Sometastelikefruit.Sometastelikeflowers.S

omearechewy,liketaffy(太妃糖)andgum.Hardcandiesare,well.hard!So,theylastalongtime.But,inspokenEnglish,therearesometypesofcan

dythatyoucannoteat.Forexample,youcan’teateyecandy.Eyecandyisaperson-manorwoman-whoisverygood-looking.So,lookingatthispersonisatreatfo

rtheeye,justlikecandyisatreatforthetastebuds.Doyouhearofcandycoat?Ofcourseitisnotacoatmadeofcandy.ButyoucansayIdon’tcandycoatthetru

th.Whatdoescandy-coatingsomethingmean?Well,somepillsarecoveredwithacoatofthin,sweetcandy.Thecoatingmakesswallo

wingthepilleasier,anditmayhideabadtaste.So,candycoatingadifficulttruthorsituationmeansyoudon’tdirectlydiscussitsbadparts.Af

tertalkingaboutcandyyoumaywanttoeatsomecandies.However,somepeopledislikethingsthatareverysweet,especiallyadults.Butevenifyoudonotlikecandy,

youcanstillbecalledakidinacandystore.Thisexpressionmeansapersonisveryhappytodosomethingortosimplybeso

mewhere.Imagineachildgoingfromonecandydisplaytothenext,notknowingwhichcandytochoose!Talkingaboutchildrenbringsu

stoanotherexpression:aseasyastakingcandyfromababy.Thinkaboutasmall,helplessbabyholdingapieceofcandy.Takingitwouldbeveryeasy—mean,buteasy.So,uset

hisexpressionwhenyouaretalkingaboutsomethingthatmaybesimpletodo,butprobablynotright.28.Whatkindofgirlcanbedescribedas“eyecandy”?

A.OptimisticB.BeautifulC.HardworkingD.Warmhearted29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“swallowing”meaninEnglish?A.Taking.B.Making.C.Selling.D.Testing.30

.Whichofthefollowingexpressionsmeansyouaredoingsomethingwithwrongintention?A.Hardcandies.B.Candycoat.C.Akidinacandystore.D.Aseasyast

akingcandyfromababy.31.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.Candy:EnjoyItorAvoidItB.Candies’DifferentFlavorsC.TheBestCandyintheWorldD

.VariousCandiesinEnglishDInthestoryof“ThecrowandthePitcher”fromAesop’sFables,athirstycrow(乌鸦)dropsstonesintoanarrowjartora

isethelowlevelofwaterinsidesohecantakeadrink.Nowscientistshaveevidencetobackupthatstory.Crowsactuallydounderstandhowtomakewaterdisplacement(移位)wo

rktotheiradvantage,experimentsshow.Theresultssuggestthatthebirdsare,atleastinsomeaspects,assmartasfir

st-graders.Researchers,ledbySarahJelbertattheUniversityofAucklandinNewZealand,presentedsixcrowswithtub

esfilledwithwater.Insidethetubes,awormorpieceofmeatonapieceofwoodwasfloating,justoutofreachofthecrow.Infrontofthetubes,theresearchersarrangedse

veralrubbererasersthatwouldsink,andsomeplasticobjectsthatwouldfloat.Thecrowsfoundoutthattheycoulddroptheerasersintothetubesinordertoraisethewa

terlevelandgettheirsnack.However,thebirdshandledawkwardlyinexperimentsinwhichtheycouldchoosetodropobjectsine

itherawidetubeoranarrowonetogetasnack,theresearcherssaid.Droppingobjectsintonarrowtubewouldliftthewaterlevelbyagreateramountandputthetreatwith

inreachafterjusttwodrops;whileittookaroundsevendropstoraisethesnacktothesamelevelinthewidetube.Thecrowsobviouslydidn’trealizethis,andm

ostofthemwentforthewidetubefirst.Previousstudiesshowedthatchimpsandhumanchildrencansolvesimilartasks.Ina2011study,chimpsandkidsfound

outthattheycouldputwaterintoatubetoreachapeanutthatwasfloatinginasmallamountofwateratthebottom.32.HowdidthecrowsgetthesnackinSara

h’sexperiment?A.Bydroppinginerasers.B.Bybreakingthetube.C.Bystandingonthewood.D.Byremovingthewood.33.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“thebirdshandl

edawkwardly”inparagraph4?A.Theywereunabletotelldifferentshapes.B.Theydroppedobjectsonlyintonarrowtubes.C.Theymostlyavoidedtheeasierwaytogetthesnack

.D.Theywerenotawareofthesnackatfirstsight.34.Whatdoesthetextmainlyfocuson?A.StoriesofAesop’sFables.B.Thedevelopmentofcrows.C.Crows’i

ntelligence.D.Human-animalcommunication.35.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Crowsunderstandwaterdisplacementcompletely.

B.Crowsarealmostascleverasfirst-gradersinsomerespects.C.Chimpsandchildrenaremuchsmarterthancrows.D.Thestoryo

f“ThecrowandthePitcher”lacksevidence.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）阅读下面短文，从段问后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Doyousometimeshesitate(犹豫)beforeaskingo

thersforthings?Asthesayinggoes,“Hewhohesitatesislost."Don'thesitate.Youcan'tcontrolhowotherpeoplewillact.36.Herearefourthingsyouc

andotogetotherpeopletosay“yes”:37.Ifyoudon'tcareaboutwhattheotherpartywantsorneeds,itisunlikelytheywillsay"yes”.Mostpe

opleare,asWhartonprofessorandorganizationalpsychologistAdamGrantcallsthem,“matchmakers”---peoplewhohelpifyouhelpthem.Feware“givers”--

-peoplewhohelpwithoutseekinganythinginreturn.Makethepersonfeelcomfortable.Itisnotsodifficulttothinkaboutwhattheotherpersonwants.38.Ifyou

wantthemtofeelcomfortable,theyneedtotrustyou.Ifyouwanttheotherpersontosay“yes”toyourrequest,thinkabo

uttheotherperson.Besilent.Still,youcanmakethepersonfeelbrieflyuncomfortable.Youdonothavetoimmediatelyrespond.Pau

se.Besilent.39.Itcanmaketheotherpersonwanttofilltheemptiness,starttalkingandgiveintowhatyouwant.Lettheperson

say"no”first.40.ChrisVossarguesthatgettingtheotherpersontosay“no”isastrategyformakingthepersonfeelcomfortable.A.

Butyoucancontrolyouractionsinawaythatcanincreasethechancesofafavorableresult.B.Silencecausesdiscomfort.C.

Besmartinhowyousellyouridea.D.Butitisveryhardtogetthemtotrustyou.E.Thinkaboutwhattheotherpersonwantsorneeds.F.Theyaremorelikelytosay“yes"ifyoumake

itawin-winscene.G.Sometimes,youneedtheotherpersontosay“no"beforetheywillsay"yes".第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，

满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。GrowingrootsWhenIwasgrowingup.IhadanoldneighbornamedDr.Gibbs.Hedidn’tlooklikeanydoctorI’d41known

.WhenDr.Gibbswasn’t42lives,hewasplantingtrees.Thegooddoctorhadsome43theoriesonplantingtrees.Hebelievedin“Nopains,nogai

ns”.Henever44hisnewtrees,whichwas45manypeople.Hethoughtthatwateringplantsspoiled(宠坏)them,andthatifyouwants

trongtrees,youhavetomakethings46forthem.He,talkedabouthowwateringtrees47shallowroots,andhowtreesthatweren’twateredhadtogrowdeepro

otsin48ofwater.Icametounderstandthathemeantdeeprootsweretobe49.Thelackofwaterseemedto50thetreesinwaysc

omfortandeasenevercould.Iusedto51formysonsthattheirliveswillbeeasy.But52I’vebeenthinkingthatit’stimeto53myprayer.Iknowmychildrenaregoingtomeet54and

I’mprayingtheywillbestrong.Theprayerforcomfortisseldommet.Whatweneedtodoistoprayfordeeproots,sowhenthewindsblow,theywo

n’tbe55away.41.A.everB.evenC.neverD.hardly42.A.valuingB.makingC.savingD.enjoying43.A.excitingB.dullC.terribleD.interesting

44.A.raisedB.wateredC.lovedD.sheltered45.A.beyondB.againstC.withinD.from46.A.harmfulB.favorableC.wonderfulD.tough

47.A.madeforB.headforC.allowforD.carefor48.A.chargeB.favorC.honorD.search49.A.challengedB.treasuredC.respect

edD.liked50.A.harmB.raiseC.benefitD.hurt51.A.prayB.applyC.standD.call52.A.perfectlyB.formallyC.latelyD.obviously53.A.attendB.sayC.changeD.keep54.A.

worriesB.hardshipsC.bossesD.jobs55.A.givenB.sentC.brokenD.swept第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Thebi

cycleis56mostpopularmeansoftransportinChina.Peoplerideitforvarious57(purpose)suchasgoingtoandfromschooland

work.Bicyclesareverycheapandeasy58(buy)inChina.Therearemanyadvantagesofridingabicycle.Firstly,comparedwithcars5

9arepoweredbygas,bicyclescandogoodto60(save)energyandreducingtheairpollution.Takinguplessspace,abicyclecanalso61(lighten)thetra

fficjams.Mostimportantly,peoplecankeep62(health)byridingabicycleregularly.63myview,thefutureofthebicyclewi

llbebright64somecitygovernmentshavebuiltspecialpathsforbicycleridersand65(provide)“publicbicycles”totravelroundt

hecitycenterfreeofcharge.BicycleswillbepopularagaininChina.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华。你的英国朋友Tom暑假期间要来中国旅游，来信征求你的意见。请你给他回一封邮件，内容包括：

1.推荐旅行城市或景点；2.推荐的理由；3.注意事项。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearTom,___________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整的短文。Jennywastheonly

childinherfamily.Shehadaquarrelwithhermotherthatafternoonandsheranoutofthehouseangrily.Shecouldn’thelpweepingso

rrowfullywhenshethoughtofthescoldingfromhermother.Havingwanderedaimlesslyinthestreetforhours,shefeltalittlehungryandwishe

dforsomethingtoeat.Shestoodbesideastand(货摊)forawhile,watchingthemiddle-agedsellerbusydoinghisbusiness.However,withnomoneyinhand,shegaveasighandhadto

leave.Thesellerbehindthestandnoticedtheyounggirlandasked,“Hey,girl,youwanttohavethenoodles?”“Oh,yes,butIdon’thavemoneyonme,”s

hereplied.“That’snothing.I’lltreatyoutoday,”saidtheman“Comein.”Thesellerbroughtherabowlofnoodles,thesmellsoattrac

tive.Asshewaseating,Jennycriedsilently.“Whatisit?”askedthemankindly.“Nothing.ActuallyIwasjusttouchedbyyourkindness!”saidJennyas

shewipedhertears.“Evenastrangeronthestreetwillgivemeabowlofnoodles,whilemymotherdrovemeoutofthehouse.Sheshowednocareforme.Sheissomercilessc

omparedtoastranger!”Hearingthewords,thesellersmiled,“Girl,doyoureallythinkso?Ionlygaveyouabowlofnoodlesandyouthankedmealot.Butitisyo

urmotherwhohasraisedyousinceyouwereababy.Canyounumberthetimesshecookedforyou?Haveyouexpressedyourgratitudetohe

r?”Jennysatthere,speechlessandnumbwithshock;sherememberedhermother’sfamiliarfaceandweathered(变形)hands.“Whydidn’tIthinkofthat?Abowlofnoo

dlesfromastrangermademefeelindebted(感激的).Whyhaven’tIthankedmymumforwhatshehasdoneforme?”Onthewayhome,Jennymadeuphermindtom

akeanapologytohermotherforherrudenessassoonasshearrivedhome.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Paragra

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英语参考答案1-5：BCCAB6-10：BCBAC11-15：CABBA16-20：ACBAA21-25CBAAD26-30CCBAD31-35DACCB36-40AEDBG41-45ACDBA46-50DADBC51-55ACCBD56．the57．purposes58．tobuy5

9．which/that60．saving61．Lighten62．healthy63．In64．Because65．haveprovided/provided66．DearTom,I'mhappytoreceiveyourletterandkn

owthatyou'recomingtoChina.I'mwritingtosincerelyexpressmywarmestwelcome.I'dliketotellyousomethingaboutsomeplacesofinterestinChina.Persona

lly,oneofthebestistheGreatWallofChina.Withahistoryofover2,000years,itrunslikeahugedragonacrossNorthChina.Andnowit

'saworld-famoustouristattraction.IfyoucometovisittheGreatWall,you'dbettercomeadaybeforemaintainingtheWallandav

oidweekendsorholidays,whenitistoocrowdedwithtourists,soastoenjoyitsbeautymorepeacefully.Yours,LiHua67．Paragr

aph1:Approachingthedoorway,Jennytookadeepbreath.Tiredandsad,shesatdowninfrontofthehouse.“Wheremightmymotherbe?”s

hewondered.“Isshereallysoangrywithmethatshedoesn’twanttoshowanycareforme?”Again,thesceneofthequarrelappearedinhermind.She

rememberedherrudenesstohermother,andshejustrealizedthatallthescoldingfromhermotherwasduetothefactthathermotherreallycaredalotabouthe

r.Tearsrolleddownhercheeks.Paragraph2:Agentletouchonherhaircalledhermindback.Sheraisedherheadtoseethefamiliar

faceandtheworriedeyes.“Hereyoucome!I’vebeenlookingforyou,”camethetiredvoice.Jennycouldn’thelpbutthrowherselfintohermot

her’sarms.“I’msorryandthankyouforallyouhavedoneforme.”Sheexpressedthesincereapologyandthegreatgratitude.The

nshefeltthehugtightened.听力原文Text1W:I'msoproud!Igotalmostallmychoresdonetoday!Iwashedalltheclothesanddishes.Th

eonlythingIdidn'tdowastakeoutthetrash.M:Guesswhat?IdidthatwhenIgothome!Text2M:Myfamilyishavingabarbecu

etomorrow.Wouldyouliketocome?Allyouhavetobringisasidedish(配菜).We'regoingtohavehamburgersandhotdogs,andwe'llplaymusicand

games.W:Thatsoundsgreat!Ilovebarbecues.I'llbringsomepotatosalad.Text3W:Isthatyourdog?M:Dog?That'smycat.Didyouforgetyourglassestod

ay?W:No.Inmycountry,wedon'tdressupcatsinhatsandshirtslikethat.Text4W:IfoundoutI'montheshortlistforthejobIwanted!M:Whatdoesthatmean

,the"shortlist"?W:ItmeansthatI'vebeenchosentogetaninterviewwiththecompany.IfIdowell,I'mhired!Text5W:Whatwer

eyoudoinglastnight?Iheardsomeloudnoisefromyourhouse.M:I'mterriblysorry,Mrs.Johnson.Iwasjustrepairingapipe.Andmywifebrokeavasebyaccident

.Text6M:Excuseme,Mrs.Johnson.Inoticedtodaythatyourgrasshasbeengettingverylong.⑥Wouldyoulikemetocutitforyou?I'mgoingtodominetomorrow,anyway.W:⑥

Wonderful!Youareaverykindneighbor,Jim.⑦Myhusbandhasbeenoutoftownforthreeweeks,andheusuallydoesit.M:Whattimewouldbeconvenientforyo

u?W:Whataboutafterbreakfast,beforeitgetstoohotoutside?M:OK!I'llcomeoverwithmytoolsaround9:00tomorrowmorning.W:Thats

oundsperfect!Thankyousomuch!Text7W:Thisroomisreallyclean.Lookatthatteapot!It'ssoshiny!M:Yeah,Ididn'tusewater.⑧Ijustuseddishsoapandaclotht

ocleanit,andthenoiltomakeitshine.W:Wow!Oil?You'resuddenlythecleaningmaster.M:⑩IsearchedtheInternet.IthoughtifIwasgoingtodoallthis

cleaning,Ishoulddoitright.W:Itlooksgreat.I'mgladIaskedyoutodothisroom.M:ButIthinkweshouldgetanelectricteapot.W:Itprobablyuseslessenergy,bu

twhat'swrongwithouroldteapot?M:⑨Electricteapotsarehardertoclean,buttheyarejustsafer.Theygooffassoonasthewaterboils.Text8W:⑪How

areyougoingtoraisemoneyforthesummercamp?We'veonlygotafewmonthstogo.We'renotoldenoughyettogetajobatthesnackbaratthebeach…M:⑫I'

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