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“BEST合作体”2020-2021学年度下学期期中考试高一英语试题2021年5月本试卷分客观题和主观题两部分共81题，共150分，共5页。考试时间为120分钟。考试结束后，只交答题卡。第Ⅰ卷60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.Whatarethespeak

erstalkingabout?A.Hobbies.B.Sports.C.Arts.2.Whydoesthemanaskforleave?A.Heisseriouslyill.B.Helikestorestathome.C.Hehastolookafterhismother.3.Whydo

esthewomaninvitethemantodinner?A.Toexpressherthanks.B.Tocelebratehersuccess.C.Toaskforadviceonsales.4.Whenwillthebooksarrive?A.April19.

B.April20.C.April22.5.WhatdoesBillydecidetodo?A.HearLisasing.B.SingwithLisa.C.Singhimself.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.Where

istheFerryTheater?A.OnDublinStreet.B.OnLondonRoad.C.IntheTownHall.7.HowwillthewomanprobablygettotheModernArtGallery?A.Bybus.B.Bysubway.C.

Onfoot.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8.Whatkindofmusicdoesthemanlikebest?A.Countrymusic.B.Rockmusic.C.Jazzmusic.9.Whati

stheprobablepriceforausedCD?A.$10.B.$15.C.$20.10.Whatinstrumentwillthemanlearntoplay?A.Thepiano.B.Theguitar.C.Theviolin.听下面一段对话，回答第11

至第13三个小题。11.Whatarethespeakersmainlydiscussing?A.Livingexpenses.B.Emergencycases.C.Moneymanagement.12.Whatistheproblemwithth

ewoman?A.Spendingfreely.B.Notworkinghard.C.Ignoringentertainment.13.Whatadvicedoesthemangivetothewoman?A.Tosaveupforurgentneed.B.Toenjoyherlife

.C.Toworkforabetterchance.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。14.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Classmat

es.B.Hostandaudience.C.Teacherandstudent.15.Whatistheman’ssuggestionforthewoman?A.Takingnotes.B.Recordingthelectures.C.Listeningcarefully.16.Wh

atdoesthewomanneedtodoforextracredits?A.Completeextraassignments.B.Passtwomoretests.C.Changehercourses.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17.WhendidFaujamovet

oEngland?A.Afterhiswifedied.B.Beforehegotmarried.C.Whenhewasfiveyearsold.18.WhydidFaujastarttorun?A.Tobuilduphisbody.B.Toforgethissadness.C.Totakepar

tinthemarathon.19.WheredidFaujarunhisfirstmarathon?A.InCanada.B.InIndia.C.InEngland.20.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesFauja?A.Crea

tive.B.Determined.C.Sensitive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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AChooseYourOne-DayToursTourA—B

ath&StonehengeincludingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge—￡37until26Marchand￡39there

after.Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandtheCostumeMuseum.Stonehengeisoneof

theworld’smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.TourB—Oxford&StratfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary’sChurch

TowerandAnneHathaway'shouse一￡32until12Marchand￡36thereafter.Oxford:IncludesaguidedtourofEngland’soldestuniversitycityandcolleges.Lookoverthe“city

ofdreamingspires(尖顶)”fromStMary’sChurchTower.Stratford:IncludesaguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.TourC—WindsorCastle&HamptonCourtinclud

ingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace—£34until11Marchand£37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryMill’sfavoritepa

lace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle(entrancefeesnotincluded).With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerr

oyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze(迷宫)whereitiseasyt

ogetlost!TourD—CambridgeincludingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat—£33until18Marchand£37thereafter.Includesag

uidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.21.WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland

’soldestuniversitycity?A.TourAB.TourBC.TourCD.TourD22.Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfeeon17March

?A.WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt.B.Oxford&Stratford.C.Bath&Stonehenge.D.Cambridge.23.WhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?A.Itusedtobetheho

meofroyalfamilies.B.Itusedtobeawell-knownmaze.C.ItistheoldestpalaceinBritain.D.Itisaworld-famouscastle.BWhenherfivedaughters

wereyoung,HeleneAnalwaystoldthemthattherewasstrengthinunity(团结).Toshowthis,shehelduponechopstick,representingoneperson.Thensheeasil

ybrokeitintotwopieces.Next,shetiedseveralchopstickstogether,representingafamily.Sheshowedthegirlsitwashardtobreakthetiedchopsticks.Thislessonabo

utfamilyunitystayedwiththedaughtersastheygrewup.HeleneAnandherfamilyownalargerestaurantbusinessinCalifornia.However,whenHe

leneandherhusbandDannylefttheirhomeinVietnamin1975,theydidn'thavemuchmoney.TheymovedtheirfamilytoSanFrancisco

.TheretheyjoinedDanny'smother,Diana,whoownedasmallItaliansandwichshop.Soonafterwards,HeleneandDianachangedthesandwichshopintoa

smallVietnameserestaurant.Thefivedaughtershelpedintherestaurantwhentheywereyoung.However,Helenedidnotwantherdau

ghterstoalwaysworkinthefamilybusinessbecauseshethoughtitwastoohard.Eventuallythegirlsallgraduatedfromcollegeandwentawaytoworkforthems

elves,butonebyone,thedaughtersreturnedtoworkinthefamilybusiness.TheyopenednewrestaurantsinSanFranciscoandLosAngeles.Eventhoughfamilyme

mberssometimesdisagreedwitheachother,theyworkedtogethertomakethebusinesssuccessful.DaughterElisabethexplains,"Ourmothertaughtusthattosucceedwemu

sthaveunity,andtohaveunitywemusthavepeace.Withoutthestrengthofthefamily,thereisnobusiness."Theirexpandingbusiness

becamealargecorporationin1996,withthreegenerationsofAnsworkingtogether.NowtheAns'corporationmakesmorethan$20millioneac

hyear.Althoughtheybeganwithasmallrestaurant,theyhadbigdreams,andtheyworkedtogether.Nowtheyareabigsuccess.24.Helenetiedseveralcho

pstickstogethertoshow_____.A.theadvantageofchopsticksB.thedifficultyofgrowingupC.thestrengthoffamilyunityD.thebestwayofgivingalesson25.Wecanlearnfro

mParagraph2thattheAnfamily_____.A.leftVietnamwithoutmuchmoneyB.startedabusinessin1975C.boughtarestaurantinSanFranciscoD.openedasandwichshopinLo

sAngeles26.WhatcanweinferabouttheAndaughters?A.Theydidnotfinishtheircollegeeducation.B.Theycouldnotbeartoworkinthefamilybusiness.C.Theyweretro

ubledbydisagreementamongfamilymembers.D.TheywereinfluencedbywhatHelenetaughtthem.27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitl

eforthepassage?A.HowtoRunaCorporationB.FamilyUnityBuildsSuccessC.HowtoAchieveaBigDreamD.StrengthComesf

romPeaceCHadiPartovi,founderofCode.orgbelieveseverystudentshouldlearnthebasicsofcomputersciencejustliketheydomath,physics,orbiology,regard

lessofwhattheywanttodointhefuture.Theexpertsaysknowledgeaboutthesubjectisimportanttounderstandhowtheworldaroundusworksandcomparesittolearningaboutp

hotosynthesis(光合作用),eventhoughnoteverystudentisgoingtobeabotanist.Tosparkstudents’interest,hecreatedthe“HourofCode”,whichint

roducestheworldofcomputingtoanyone,fromages14to104,inafun,interactivemanner.ObservedannuallyduringComputerScienceWeek,theeventnowd

rawstensofmillionsofkidsfromover180countries.The“HourofCode”,whichcanbescheduledanytimeduringComputerScienceW

eek,beginswithanintroductoryvideooncomputerscience.Participantscanthenselectfromhundredsoffunassignm

entsthataresortedbybothgradelevelandcodingexperience.Thougheachprojectisdesignedtolastjustsixtyminutes,beginnerscandealwithasm

anychallengesastheydesire.Tohelpintroducecomputerscienceinclassroomsonamoreregularbasis,Code.orghasalsodeveloped

acatalogofonlinecoursesthatcanbeincorporated(纳入)inaschool’sregularcurriculum.Sincethenonprofitbeganofferingthecoursesin2013,over704,00

0teachershavesigneduptoteachintroductorycomputersciencetoover22millionstudentsworldwide.Thankstotheeffortsofthepioneer,ab

out40percentofUSschoolsnowoffercomputerscienceasasubject.Thenumbersareevenhigher--animpressive70percent--ifafter-schoolofferingssuchasroboticsclubsar

eincluded.Evenmoreencouraging,eightyearsago,just19,390studentstookanAdvancedPlacementComputerScienceexam.Bythespringof2017,thenum

berhadjumped415percentto99,868.28.WhydidHardiPartovicreatethe“HourofCode”?A.Tointroducecomputingtomorechildren.B.ToaddaprogrammetoComputerScie

nceWeek.C.Tohelppeoplelearncomputerscienceinafunway.D.Totraincomputerscientistsforhisfutureprogram.29

.The“HourofCode”issocalledmostprobablybecause_____.A.itcanbescheduledanytimeB.itsprojectslastsixtyminuteseachC.itwills

urelyattractmorestudentstoattendD.itstaskscanbesortedbycodingexperience30.WhatdoweknowaboutCode.org’sonlinecourses?A.Theyhelpthedevelope

rmakelotsofmoney.B.Theyhaveexistedforover10yearsuptonow.C.Over704,000teachershavebeenlearningthem.D.Schools

canusethemregularlyintheirclassrooms.31.Whatdothenumbersshowinthelastparagraph?A.Theinfluenceofroboticsclubs.B.TheeffectofHadiPartovi’seffort

s.C.ThedevelopmentofmanyUSschools.D.TheeffortsthatHadiPartovihasmade.DSmartphones,tabletsandsmartwatchesarebanne

d(禁止)atschoolforallchildrenunder15inFrance.Underthebanstudentsarenotabletousetheirphonesatallduringschoolhours,includ

ingmealbreaks.“Ithinkit’sagoodthing.Schoolisnotaboutbeingonyourphone,”ParismumMarie-CarolineMadeleinetoldAFP.“It’sh

ardwithkids.Youcan’tcontrolwhattheyseeandthat’soneofthethingsthatworrymeasaparent.”ThereisnolawlikethisinAustralia,butsomeAus

tralianschoolshavebannedphones.McKinnonSecondarySchoolinVictoriaintroducedatotalbaninFebruaryandPrincipalPitsaBinnionsaidthishasb

eenasuccess.McKinnonstudentsstillhaveaChromebooktouseineveryclassforday-to-daylearningbutthey’renotallowedtousesocialmedia.MsBi

nnionsaidatfirst“teacherscheeredandstudentsmoaned(抱怨),”butnowthey’reseeingtheadvantages.“Theycometoschoolandthey’renotallowedtous

ephonesatallduringtheschoolday,includinglunchbreaks,”shesaid.“It’sbeenwonderfulintermsofstudentscommunicatingwitheachotheratluncht

imeandnotlookingattheirscreen,”shesaid.MsBinnionalsoleadsbyexampleanddoesn’tusehermobilephoneinschool.“Ithinkanyonecandoitifwe’vedoneit.”Noteveryon

eagreeswiththebans.WesternSydneyUniversitytechnologyresearcherDrJoanneOrlandowroteinonlinemagazineTheConversationearlierthisyearthatAust

raliashouldnotbanphonesinschoolsbecauseit’simportanttoeducatekidstoliveintheagetheyareraisedin.“Agoodeducationforstudentstodayisknowinghowt

ousetechnologytolearn,communicateandworkwithideas,”shewrote.“Banningstudentsfromusingsmartphonesisa1950sresponsetoa2018state-of-play.”32

.WhydidMadeleinewelcometheban?A.Schoolisforstudying.B.Kidsbehavebadlynowadays.C.Teachersfindithardtocontrolkids.D.Herkidsdependtoomuc

honphones.33.WhatcanwelearnaboutthebaninMcKinnonSecondarySchool?A.Someteacherswereagainstitatfirst.B.Studentscannowseethegoodoftheban.C.Studentsca

nusetheirphonesatlunchbeaks.D.Teachershavestoppedusingphonesatschoolaswell.34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Chromebook”inParagraph5probablyrefe

rto?A.Abook.B.Anotebook.C.Alearningwebsite.D.Akindofcomputer.35.WhatdoesDrJoanneOrlandothinkofbanningph

onesinschools?A.Itwilldisconnectparentsandkids.B.Itwillcausekidstocommunicateless.C.Itwillpreventkidsbeingtech-minded.D

.Itwillmakeeducationgoback60years.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后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。Peopleallneedfrien

dsbecausenobodywantstobelonelyandafriendcanhelpyouingoodandbadtimes.36Herearesomesignstotellyouifyourfriendisatruefriend.AlwaysT

hereforYouTherearealwaysperiodsinyourlifewhenyouhaveproblemsordifficulties.37Itmaynotbeabletoofferasoluti

ontoyourproblemsbutthefactthatyourfriendmakestimetolistenisasignhe/shecaresforyou.Yourfriendisnotatruefriendifhe/shecanneverm

aketimeforyouwhenyouareintrouble.Youalsoneedtobereasonableandacceptthatyourfriendhasotherthingstodosohe/shecannotalwayslistenimmediatelytoyourprob

lems.38Honestisimportanttokeeparelationshipalive.Atruefriendalwaystellsyouthetruth.Itmaybehardsometimesbut

lyingcandestroyafriendship.Itisimportantthatyourfriendspeakshonestlyandnevermakesupstories.AlwaysRespectful39You

rtruefriendmaydisagreebutneverinsiststhathe/sheiscorrect.AlwaysUnderstanding40Atruefriendwillalwaysbeforgivingandunderst

anding，evenifitisn'this/herfault.Wearealldifferentpeopleandweallmakemistakes.Atruefriendwillalwaysbeforgivingandunderstandin

gbecausehe/shedoesn'ttaketheriskoflosinghis/herbestfriend.A．AlwaysHonest.B．Everyonelikestomakefriends.C．Sometimesagoodfriendwillturnagainst

you.D．Itispossiblethatsomeproblemswillarisebetweenyouandyourfriend.E．Atruefriendwillalwayshavetimetolistentoyo

urproblemsandgiveadvice.F．Atruefriendwillalwaysrespectyouropinionsnomatterwhetherhe/sheagreesornot.G．You'vemadefriendssincechildhood，butyoustill

don'tknowwhoyourtruefriendsare.第三部分：语言知识运用第一节：完形填空（每题1.5分，共30分）Yearsago，Iwasonalongflight，duringwhichavoicefromthespeake

rsaid，“Wewon't41drinksorthemealbecausewearefacingastormahead.Pleasemakeyoursafebeltsfastened.”Manypass

engersbecame42，talkingaboutitwitheachother.Atonceitbecame43intheplane.Soon，lightning44thedarkeningskies，andwithinmomentsthe45w

aslikeaboatonwavesinthestorm.Onemomentitwas46upbythestorm；thenextitwasthrownasifitwereto47ontotheground.Allthepassengerswe

re48．Somecried.Someprayed(祈祷)．The49seemedhopeless.Iwonderedifwecould50itthroughthestorm.ThenInoticedthelittlegirlnexttome.Surprisingly，t

hestormseemedtomean51toher.Shewas52，lookingthroughapicturebook.Sometimessheclosedhereyes，thenshewould53again，butsh

enevershoweda(n)54ofworryorfear.Thelittlegirlwasn'tafraidatall55alltheadultswerescaredtodeath.Findingmew

atchingher，thegirlsmiledatmeandsaid，“Don'tworry.Myfatheristhepilot.Heistakingmehome.Takeiteasy.Hewilltakeushomesafely.”

Whentheplanewasoutof56，Ismiledatthegirlandshegavemeabigsmilein57．“Isaidmyfatherwouldtakeushomesafely.

”Manykindsofstormsmay58us：diseases，difficulties...Theycaneasilydarkenourskiesand59ourplanesintohardtimes.Letus60：Loveisthepilot

.Itwillhelpusoutoftrouble.Sotakeiteasy.41．A.getB.takeC.serveD.sell42．A.nervousB.excitedC.happyD.comfortable43．A.coldB.quietC.warmD.noisy44．A

.brokeoutB.litupC.cameaboutD.gaveoff45．A.shipB.seatC.trainD.plane．46．A.turnedB.cutC.liftedD.shut47．A.dro

pB.flyC.landD.jump48．A.surprisedB.gladC.scaredD.interested49．A.weatherB.questionC.actionD.future50．A.makeB.reachC.winD.finish5

1．A.somethingB.nothingC.everythingD.anything52．A.calmB.frustratedC.sadD.funny53．A.talkB.playC.readD.

sleep54．A.bookB.expressionC.storyD.impression55．A.andB.soC.whenD.since56．A.orderB.dangerC.fashionD.date57．A.retu

rnB.turnC.timeD.front58．A.stopB.helpC.encourageD.trouble59．A.introduceB.throwC.inviteD.change60．A.as

kB.wonderC.explainD.remember第Ⅱ卷21题第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Ifeltbutterfliesinm

ystomachwhenIstartedcalligraphy（书法）classtenyearsago.IwonderedwhatIwasdoingthere.Atthatmoment,Icouldn’thaveknownthatI’djustmadeoneofthebest____61____(

choose)ofmylife.Isatdownandlistenedtotheteacher62(introduce)thetoolsofthecraft.Thenitwastimeformetotrymyhand.It

ookupthebrush,usingthecorrectgesture,63(dip)itintheink，andcarefullywrote“one”____64____Chinese.Afternearlyfiveyearsofpracticing,Istartedtom

akeversionsofwell-knownpoems.Calligraphyseemedlikeabridge,65connectedmetoauthorsfromcenturiespast.Stroke(笔画)bystroke,wordbyword，Icould

feeltheiremotions,cherishedmyownpeaceandlearned66(appreciate)mydailylife.Now,calligraphyisnotjust67hobby,but68isawaytoremovemyselffromtheworrieso

flife.Rollingoutthepaper,Icanwriteforawholeday.Calligraphy69(enable)metobalancemybusyscheduleandlive

70(peace).第三节单词填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)71.Inadditiontorelaxationandfun,playinggamesalsobringsmemuch________(满足).72.Iwasnot________(熟

悉的)withanyonewhenIfirstmovedtotheneighbourhood.73.Themethod_______(证明）tobeeffectivewhenitwasappliedtosolvetheproblem.74.Allhumanbein

gsaresupposedtolivein________(和谐)withnature.75.Asisoftenthecase,________(美丽)isintheeyeofthebeholder.76.Itis________(违法的)tohuntwildanimalseitherf

orfoodorforprofit.77.Inspiteofgreateffort,Istillcan’tfeelasenseof________(成就).78.Thenewlyopenedshoppingcenteraroundthecornerprov

ides________(各种各样的)goodsforpeopletochoosefrom.79.Ourschoolbuildingsare__________(包围）bytalltrees.80.IthinkIshouldtalktoyouinperson,outof__

______(尊敬).第二部分写作(满分25分)假定你是高中生李华,想在高考后报考英语专业,但目前你的口语偏差。偶然的一个机会,你从网上发现外籍教师Hanna在线辅导英语口语。请根据以下要点写一封求助信,内容包括：1.

介绍自己的情况；2.向外教求助；3.表示感谢并期盼回复。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。DearHanna,_______________________________________________

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______________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,Lihua“BEST合作体”2020-2021学年度下学期期中考试高一英语试题答案202

1年5月一、听力（共20题，每题1.5分，满分30）1—5ACBCC6—10ABBAC11—15CAACB16—20BABCB二、阅读理解（共15题，每题2分，满分30）21—23BDA24—27CADB28

—31CBDB32—35ABDC三、七选五（共5题，每题2分，满分10分）36—40GEAFD四、完型（共20题，每题1.5分，满分30分）41—45.CADBD46—50.CACDA51—55.BACBC56—60.BADBD五、语法填空（共10题，每题1.

5分，满分15分）61.choices62.introducing63.dipped64.in65.which66.toappreciate67.a68.it69.enables70.peacefully六、单词拼

写（共10题，每题1分，满分10分）71.satisfaction72.familiar73.proved74.harmony75.beauty76.illegal77.achievement78.vario

us79.surrounded80.respect八、应用文（满分25分）DearHanna,I’mLiHua,ahighschoolstudentfromChina.LearningbychancethatyouaretutoringoralEnglishonline,I’mwr

itingtoaskyouforhelp.Duringthepasttenyears,IhaveacquiredbasicknowledgeofEnglishanddevelopedagreatinterestinit.Thus,Iplantomajo

rinEnglishaftergraduatingfromhighschool.WhatbothersmemostisthatalthoughIhavedonewellinEnglishexams,IfindmyoralEnglishsopoorthatI

failtocommunicatewithothersinfluentEnglish.That’swhyIlongforatutortohelpmeimprovemyoralEnglish.Wouldyoupleasegivemeahand?Iwoulddeep

lyappreciateitifyoucoulddomeafavor.Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Yourssincerely,LiHua听力原文:(Text1)W:David,whatdoyouusua

llydoinyoursparetime?M:Ihavelotstodo,reading,swimming,writing...ButI’mmadaboutpaintingmostofthetime.(Text2

)W:Hi,Mark!Howarethingswithyouthesedays?M:Nottoobad,exceptMomislaidupwiththeflu.SoIhavetoaskforleave

andstayhomeforher.(Text3)W:Hey,Bruce,let’seatouttonight.It’sonme.M:It’skindofyou.What’stheoccasion?Youhavegotabonusthismonth,Igu

ess.It’sthemonthofyourbestsalesperformance.W:Yeah,you’reright.(Text4)W:I’vepaidforthebooksonline.Whenwouldbeyourearliestdelivery?M

:ItisonApril20andthebookswillarriveinthreedaysasusual.W:Sorry,Imaybeawayonthearrivalday.Sendthemoutonedayearlier

,OK?M:Noproblem.(Text5)W:Look!Billyhasthemicrophone.M:Ithoughtheonlylikedtolisten.W:ThatwasbeforeheheardLisasing!Iguesshecouldn’tstanditanym

ore,sohedecidestohaveatrybyhimself.(Text6)W:Excuseme,Ican’tfindmydestinations.Canyouhelpme?M:Oh,yes.Whereareyougoing?W:Iwanttogotothe

TownHallfirstandthentotheFerryTheater.M:YoucangostraighttillyoufindtheTownHallatthesecondcornerofLondonRoad.Tur

nrightfromLondonRoadtoDublinStreetandwalkalongit.Thetheateris100metersaheadonthestreet.W:Bytheway,what’sthebestwaytotheModernArtGallery?M:Youcantake

thebusorsubwayonDublinStreet.Well…,itisrushhournow;you’dbetterchoosethelatter.W:OK.Thankssomuch.(Text7)W:Whatisyourfavorite

kindofmusic,Steven?M:Myfavoriteisrock.ButgenerallyIlikealltypesofmusic,exceptcountrymusic.W:I’mtheoppositeway.Ienjoyc

ountrymusic.SometimesIlistentoJazz.Bytheway,howexpensiveareCDsinyourhometown?M:Well,abrandnewCDisprobably

betweenabout15and20dollars,Iguess,dependingontheCD,butyoucanfindtheusedCDsforanythingfrom1to10dollars.W:Wow,that’sp

rettycheap.Doyouplayamusicalinstrument?M:No,Idon’t,althoughwhenIwasakidIplayedthepianoandalittlebitoftheguitar,b

utI’veforgottenallofthat.Iamplanningtopickuptheviolin.W:Thelastquestion,mostimportantly,whatkindofsongdoyoulike,theup-to-date?M:Oh,no,

Iguessanythingthat’sinmyhead.(Text8)W:It’sawful.I’mrunningoutofmoneyagain.Ireallyneedtobalancemybudgetandhandlemymoneybetter.M:Y

oudidspendtoomuch,andsomeoftheexpensewaskindofunnecessary.W:ButImakeit.M:Though,youdon’thavetospendeverypennyyoumake.You

couldhavesavedsomeeverymonth,asalotofotherpeopleandIdo.W:Iworkhardtomakeabetterlife,soIdeservetoenjoymyself,butthatcostsmoney

.M:Youshouldtrytosaveincaseofanemergency.Youneedtohavemoreself-control.Whatthingsdidyouspendyourmoneyon?W:The

problemisthatIhavenoidea.Ididn’tpayattention.Well..,maybetoomuchonentertainments,Ithink.M:Letbygonesbebygon

esandstartsavingrightnow.W:Thanks.I’lltry.(Text9)W:Hi,ProfessorWhite.I’mJulie.Iaminyour2o’clockclassonThursdays.M:H

i,Julie.Takeaseat,please.WhatcanIdoforyou?W:Thankyou.IhavebeenmeaningtotalktoyouaboutthetroubleIhaveincla

ss.I’mhavingtroubleunderstandingthelecturesyougive.Isthereanythingyouwouldsuggest?M:Somestudentstapethelecturesand

listentothemafterwards.Thatseemstohelp.W:Thatisagreatidea.Iwilldefinitelytrythat.Inaddition,I’mwonderingifyougiveextracreditsinyourclass.M:Sorry,

Idon’tgiveanyextracreditassignmentsforthisterm.Butifyouareworriedaboutpassingthecourse,therearestilltwom

oreteststopullupyourgrade.W:Yes,Iwillstudyhardforthose.Thanksalotforyourtime.M:Youarewelcome.Seeyouinclass.W:Okay,Profes

sorWhite,seeyouonThursday.(Text10)M:Hello,everybody!HereIwillsharewithyousomethingaboutafamousrunnerFaujaSingh.InApril2011,Faujacelebr

atedhis100thbirthday.HerantheTorontoMarathoninCanadaandbecamethefirstpersonaged100yearsoldtofinishamarathon.ButFaujadidn’trunhisfirstmarathonu

ntiltheyear2000.Whynot?Thisishisstory.FaujawasborninIndia.Hegrewuponthefamilyfarmwithhisparentsandbrothers.Hewasn’tastrongchildandh

adsometroublewithhislegs.Hedidn’twalkbeforehewasfiveyearsold.Buthewashappyandlifewasgoodafterhelearnedto

walk.LaterFaujagotmarriedandhadsixchildren.Buthishappylifedidn’tcontinue.Unfortunately,hiswifeandtwoof

hischildrendied.FaujathenmovedtoEnglandandlivedwithhisotherson,buthewasn’thappy.Sohestartedtogorunning.Wh

enheran,hedidn’tthinkaboutthepastanddidn’tfeelupset.Thenin2000,attheageof89,heranhisfirstLondonMarathoninatimeof6hours51minutes.Andhedidn’tstopsin

cethen.Hesaidmarathonchangedhislifeandhelpedhimfeelhappyagain.