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2022~2023-2高一年级3月学情检测英语试题（试卷满分100分，考试时间90分钟）第一部分听力（共两节，满分10分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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间读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatprogramsdoesthewomanprefer?A.Talkshows.B.Sportsprogr

ams.C.Cookingprograms.2.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?A.Havedinner.B.Pickupagift.C.Lookatapieceofjewelry.3.Whatdoesthemanusuallytakewithhi

monvacation?A.Asuitcase.B.Abackpack.C.Asportsbag.4.HowdoesAnnafeelaboutchemistry?A.Hopeless.B.Confident.C.Worried.5.Whydidt

hemanchoosetheguitar?A.Heneedsacheapinstrument.B.Hewantstobelikehisfriends.C.Hethinksitiscooltoplaytheguitar.

第二节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面2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、7题。6.Whyisitanimportantdayfortheman?A.Hewillsignanagreement.B.Hewillattendawedding.C.Hewillpickupani

mportantguest.7.Whatcoloristhetiethemanwillwear?A.Red.B.Blue.C.Grey.听下面一段对话，回答第8、9、10题。8.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Ataresta

urant.B.Atabusstop.C.Atthetrainstation.9.Whenwilltheman’ssisterarrive?A.At4:10.B.At4:20.C.At4：30.10.Howoftendoesthe

No.1busrun?A.Every5minutes.B.Every10minutes.C.Every15minutes.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）A7-DayTourfromL

ondontoEdinburghALondonguidewillshowyouthecity’sfamouslandmarkslikeBuckinghamPalace,DowningStreetandWestminster

Abbey.Then,inEdinburgh,you’lltourthecastleandseeScotland’sCrownJewels.Fromthehistoricalsightstothebeautifulscenery,thisguidedtourofEngl

andandScotlandisagreatwaytoexperienceeverythingBritainhastooffer.Startingat:S849perperson9-DayTourfromDublintoLondonYourguide

dtourofIrelandandBritainbeginsinthecapitalcityofDublin.Enjoyseeingthe“FairCity”,includingthestatue-linedO’ConnellStreet,TrinityCollege,a

ndSt.Patrick’sCathedral.Yourlocalguidewillshowyouthefamoussights,includingtheHousesofParliament,BigBen,Westminste

rAbbeyandBuckinghamPalace.ThisguidedtourofIrelandandBritainisawelcomeescapewithfewercrowdsandlowercoststhanhigh-seas

ontours.Startingat:$1069perperson7-DayTourfromLondontoParisYourguidedvacationinLondonbeginswithawelcomedinnerandacruiseontheThamesRivertoadmiret

heTowerBridgeandtheHousesofParliament.You’llspendthreenightsinLondontoseethesitesofthishistoriccity—fromB

igBentoBuckinghamPalace,andalsoSt.Paul’sCathedral.Thenyou’llenjoya3-nightstayinParis.ThisincludessightseeingattheAred

eTriomphe,ConcordeSquare,Champs-Elysees,andaSeinecruise.ThisguidedtourofLondonandParisiscertaintobeenjoyablewithfewercrowdsintheoff-s

eason!Startingat:$1149perperson11.Howmuchwouldacouplepayforthe7-daytourfromLondontoEdinburgh?A.$1698.B.$1149.C.$849.D.$2138.12.Whichplace

canyouvisitifyoutakethe9-daytourfromDublintoLondon?A.DowningStreet.B.TheThamesRiver.C.TrinityCollege.D.ConcordeSquare.13.Whatdothethre

etourshaveincommon?A.Peoplewillspendthesameamountoftime.B.Theyareallguidedtoursforvisitors.C.Theyall

begininthecapitalcityofLondon.D.Peoplecanenjoythesamenumberofsights.BDouglasThron’sloveforanimalsbeganwhenhewasalittlekid.Afterhegrewup,Thronwork

edasaphotographerforshowslikeDiscoveryChannel’sSharkWeek,filmingtheGreatWhitesharksoffthecoastofSantaCruz,Calif.ButThronsaysitwastheParadisefirein

Californiain2018thatpushedhimtodoanimalrescuework.Atthetime,Thronwasfilmingamanwhowasrescuingcatsafterthefireusingaspecialc

amera.Thecamerausesheattolookfortheanimalsatnight.Thronandthemantalkedabouthowwonderfulitwouldbetoputoneonadrone（无人机）tose

archforanimalsmoreeasily.Heexplainsthatflyingadroneoverabigdisastergivesyouarealfeelforhowseriousthedisasteris.H

eadds,“Youdefinitelygetinspiredtodropeverythingtohelpasmuchaspossible.ThefeelingIgetwhenIrescueananimalisanunbelievablefeeling,soitjustkee

psmegoing.”ThefirstanimalThroneverrescuedwasadogafterahurricanehappened,whichdestroyedhundredsofhouses.Thront

estedoutflyingadroneandfoundthedoginthemiddleofwherehundredsofhouseshadbeendestroyed.“IflewthedroneoverandI

foundhim.Nobodyclaimed（认领）himafter30dayssoIadopted（收养）him,andhe’sasuperwonderfuldog,”hesays.Thronaddsthathe’sbeengoingnon-s

topsincethen.HisTVshowDougtotheRescueshowssomeofhisheartwarminganimalrescues,includingthoseafterHurricaneLaurainLouisi

anain2020andafterfiresinNorthernCaliforniaandOregon.ThronalsohelpedrescuekoalasafterthehorriblefiresravagedpartsofAustraliaandburneddownanumberofh

ousesin2020,usingdronesforthefirsttimetheretohelplocatesomanyanimals.14.WhydidDouglasThronfilmtheGreatWhitesharksb

efore2018?A.HewantedtoprotectthemB.Theywerehisfavoriteanimals.C.Hedidsotogetclosetonature.D.Itwaspartofhiswork.15.Whatisthekeytofindingananimalatn

ightbyusingthespecialcameraA.Theanimal’sbodytemperature.B.Theanimal’sloudnoise.C.Theanimal’slivinghabit.D.Theanimal’ss

ize.16.WhatcanweknowaboutthefirstanimalthatDouglasThroneverrescuedA.Thronfounditthroughitsbarksinruins.B.Itwasclai

medafterbeingfound.C.It’snowlivingwithThron.D.It’shelpingThronfindothertrappedanimals.17.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ravaged”inthelastparagraphpro

bablymean?A.Protected.B.Destroyed.C.Changed.D.Improved.C“Iwillnevermarry,”thefutureElizabethⅠdeclaredattheageofeight,and,totheterrorofher

people,theGreatQueenkeptherword.Therewasnoshortageofsuitors（求婚者）fortheQueen,bothEnglishcourtiers（朝臣）andforeignprinces,an

ditwasconfidentlyexpectedforthebestpartof30yearsthatElizabethwouldeventuallymarryoneofthem.Indeed,althoughsheinsistedthatshepreferred

thesinglestate,shekeptthesesuitorsinastateofpermanentexpectation.ThiswasadeliberatepolicyontheQueen’spart,sincebykeepingforeignprincesinhope

,sometimesforadecade,shekeptthemfriendlywhentheymightotherwisehavemadewaronherkingdom.Therewere,indeed,goodpoliticalr

easonsforheravoidingmarriage.ThedisastrousunionofhersisterMaryItoPhilipⅡofSpainhadhadanunwelcomeforeigninflu

enceuponEnglishpolities.TheEnglishweregenerallyprejudicedagainsttheQueentakingaforeignhusband,particularlyaCa

tholicone.YetifshemarriedanEnglish,jealousymightleadtotheseparationofthecourt.Therewereotherdeeperreason

sforElizabeth’sunwillingnesstomarry,chiefofwhich.Ibelieve,washerfearoflosingherautonomyasQueen.Inthe16thce

ntury,aqueenwasregardedasholdingsupremedominion（统治）overthestate,whileahusbandwasthoughttoholdsupremedominionoverhiswife.Elizabethknewthatmarriag

eandmotherhoodwouldbringsomeharmtoherpower.Sheoncepointedoutthatmarriageseemedtoouncertainastateforher.Shehadseenseveralunionsinherimmediat

efamilybreakdown,includingthatofherownparents.Elizabeth’sfather,HenryⅧ,hadhadhermother,AnneBoleyn,killed;hers

tepmotherCatherineHowardlatersufferedthesamefate.WhenElizabethwas14shewasallbutattractedbyAdmiralThomasSeymour,whoalsowenttotheprisonwithinayear

.Witnessingtheseterribleeventsatanearlyage,ithasbeenargued,mayhaveputElizabethoffmarriage.Elizabethhadtodecideherpriorities.Marri

ageorbeingsingle?Elizabethwasfartoointelligent.Thechoiceshemadewascourageousandrevolutionary,and,inthelongrun,therightoneforEngland.18.HowdidEli

zabethtreatsuitorsincludingEnglishcourtiersandforeignprinces?A.Shealwayshesitatedabouttherightchoice.

B.Shekeptthemexpectingonpurpose.C.Shegaveadefiniteanswerno”toeveryone.D.Sheexpectedforthebestresultofamarriage.19.IfElizabethhad

marriedaforeignprince,whatmighthavehappened?A.TheEnglishmighthavebeenangrywithher.B.Thecourtmighthavebeenseparated.C.Theremighthavebeenanegativei

mpactonEnglishpolitics.D.TheremighthavebeenjealousyamongEnglishcourtiers.20.Whichofthefollowingimplica

tionsisRIGHTaccordingtothepassage?A.QueenElizabethwasnotaCatholic.B.SomeforeignprincesmadewaronBritain.C.CatherineHowardwa

skilledbyAnneBoleyn.D.AdmiralThomasSeymourwaskilledbyHenryⅧ.21.WhatistheattitudeoftheauthortowardsQueenElizabethnevermarryinginherlife?A.Pitiful.B.

Approving.C.Negative.D.Neutral.DImagineaworldwhereyoumovearoundinfrontofapersonalcomputerinyourownsoundspace.Yo

ulistentoyourfavoritesongs,playloudcomputergamesorwatchamovie—allwithoutotherpeoplehearingthesound.Tha

tisthepossibilitypresentedby“soundbeaming,”anewtechnologyfromNovetoSystems,anIsraelicompany.OnFriday,thecompanydebutedadesktopdevi

ce（设备）thatsendssounddirectlytoalistenerwithouttheneedforheadphonesoraspecialreceiver.NovetoSystemsgaveTheAssociatedPress（AP）achancet

otestitsSoundBeamer1.0beforeitsdebutTheAP’sLouiseDixonwritesthatlisteningtothedeviceislikesomethingfromasciencefictionmovie.Thesoundse

emssoclosethatitfeelslikeitisinsideyourearswhilealsoinfront,aboveandbehindthem.Becausethedevicedoesnotuseheadphones,itispossibletohearothersoundsi

ntheroomclearly.Thedeviceusesa3-Dtechnologythatfindsandfollowstheearpositionofthelistener.Itsendsultras

onicwavestocreatesoundpocketsbytheuser’sears.Soundcanbeheardinstereoor3-D.The3-Dmethodcreatessoundonallsidesofthelisten

er,thecompanysaid.SoundBeamerProductManagerAyanaWallwaterenjoyswatchingthereactionsofpeopletryingthetec

hnologyforthefirsttime.“Mostpeoplejustsay,‘Wow,Ireallydon’tbelieveit,’”shesaid.“Youdon’tbelieveitbecauseitsoundsli

keaspeaker,butnooneelsecanhearit…it’ssupportingyouandyou’reinthemiddleofeverything.It’shappeningaroun

dyou.”Bychangingasetting,thesoundcanfollowalisteneraroundwhentheymovetheirhead.“Youdon’tneedtotellthedevicewhereyouare.It’snotstreamingtooneex

actplace,”Wallwatersaid.Whiletheideaofsoundbeamingisnotnew,Novetowasthefirsttolaunchthetechnology.ItschiefexecutiveofficerChristopheRamsteinsaida“s

maller”versionofthedevicewillbereadyforreleasetoconsumersnextyear.22.WhatisspecialaboutthedeviceA.Thereisnon

eedforreceivingtools.B.Peoplecannothearwhatyouarelisteningto.C.Boththeideaandtechnologyareunique.D.Ithasav

arietyoffunctions.23.WhatwasLouiseDixon’sattitudetowardthedeviceA.Shedidnotstateclearly.B.Shethoughtitwasamazing.C.Shethoughtitwasunreal.

D.Shedidnotthinkituser-friendly.24.WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph3A.Whothedeiceisintendedfor.B.Whythedeviceiscreated.C.Whatfeaturesthedevic

ehas.D.Howthedeviceworks.25.WhichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetextA.NewDevicePutsMusicinYourHeadB.Head

phonesAreNoLongerNeededC.EnjoyYourMusicAloneD.3-DTechnologyWorksWonderAgain第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面

短文，从短文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。Thebeepopulationisdroppingsharply.Insomeareas,lossesofhoneybeesarereportedtobeashi

ghas75percent.26Beesareprimarypollinators（授粉者）inboththehumanandanimalfoodchains.Fewofusareresearchscientistsandabletosparesomelabt

imetohelpbees,buttherearesomethingswecanalldotoassistbees.Plantthingsthatbeeslike.Beesareallaboutpollen（花粉）.Ifyouwanttosupportmany

differentvarietiesofbees,plantsomethingswhichwillfeedthem.Thegoodnewshereisthatbee-friendlyplantsareeasytogrow.27Trycherrytrees,orangetreesa

ndotherfloweringtrees.28Unlikehoneybees,whichliveinmanmadebeeboxes,naturalbeesmakeuseofmanykindsofshelter:deadtrees,bra

nchesandundergroundnesttunnels.Youcanhelpwood-nestingbeesbysettingoutafewinexpensivebeeblocks.Avoidusinggardenpesticides（杀虫剂）.Pesticidesarebadforbe

es.29You’llfindplentyoftipsatOrganicGardenPests.com.Supportyourlocalbeekeepers.Beekeepingasahobbyhasreducedinrecentyears.Lackoffundingandchang

esinbeepopulationshavemaderaisingbeeslessattractive,butwestillrelyheavilyonhoneybeestopollinateourcropsandgardens.30Therea

rehealthbenefitstoeatinglocalhoney,andkeepingsmallbeekeepersinbusinessisgoodforeveryone.A.Ensureagoodsupp

lyofpollen.B.Thesituationmeansalotmorethanhighhoneyprices.C.Providebeeshelter.D.Beespreferflowersthatareblue,purpleoryellow.E.Floweringtreesa

reattractivetobees.F.Searchfororganicandnaturalmeansofpestcontrol.G.Seekoutyourlocalbeekeepersandbuytheirhoney.第三部分语言运用（共两节，25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A、B.C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.TenyearsagowhenIwasdiagnosedwithaseriousillness,myfirstthoughtwas,“

Whyme?”Andthisthought31methroughoutmyjourney.Itwasn’tuntilIwas32enoughtolookbackthatIrealizedhowmuchofmylifewas33bymyillnessnotinabadway.

Being34forourpastexperiencesand35canbeahardthingtodo.Wesometimeswisheventsinourpastcouldbe36sowecouldstartanewlife.Butwithouttheseevents,wewou

ldn’tlearn,changeandgrow.ThedayI37thiswasvolunteeringwithmyboyfriend.Afriend’swifecameuptomeandaskedmehowschoolwas,38IsaidIdidn’

tlikeitthatmuch.Shethen39bysaying,“Well,ifyouhadn’tgone,youwouldn’thavemethim,”andpointedatmy40.This

reallyopenedmyeyes,andafterIleftIstartedseeingeverythinginmylifeinthis41.IfIhadn’tgonetothatschool,Iwouldnever

havemetmyfuturehusband.IfIhadn’tbattled42theillness,Iwouldn’thavefoundmytrue43AtfirstIdidn’tseehowmyillnesscouldhaveeverbeenablessi

ng.ButwhenIlookedatitasanexperienceforme,IstartedtoseethatIhadalottobegratefulfor.Igrewclosertomymotherwhile44Igainedknowledgeaboutmyselfthat

Icould45gainthroughstruggle,andlearnedhowtotakecareofmywantsandneedsinawaythatmademehappy.31.A.followedB.injuredC.delivered

D.struck32.A.scaredB.braveC.wellD.ill33.A.widenedB.shapedC.lengthenedD.unified34.A.mindfulB.cheerfulC.hopeful

D.thankful35.A.strugglesB.repliesC.rewardsD.stories36.A.ruinedB.sweptC.caughtD.taught37.A.realizedB.remindedC.removedD.re

called38.A.butB.soC.andD.for39.A.collectedB.respondedC.refusedD.lectured40.A.girlfriendB.boyfriendC.husba

ndD.teacher41.A.regardB.systemC.wayD.case42.A.againstB.forC.withinD.through43.A.hopeB.reliefC.selfD.friend44.A.livingB.recoveringC.lo

singD.searching45.A.neverB.alreadyC.alsoD.only第二节基础知识点考查（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）根据句意补全句子或按照要求完成句子1.Thisismypair

ofglasses,____________Icannotseeclearly.2.Bequiet!ThelatestnewsabouttheresultoftheWorldCupfinals______(broadcast)ontheradio.3

.人们发现很多濒危动物被日夜保护着。(watchover)Peoplefoundmanyendangeredanimals______dayandnight.4.____________thatyoume

ntionedit,Idoremembertheincident.5.Manyman-madesatellites______(send)upintospacebyourcountrysince1949.6.Theseniorengineerisamanofwisdom,whoisinchar

geofdirectingthebuildingofthesubway.（同义词替换划线词）7.Iwanttohaveasuitmadeto______/´meʒə(r)/.（根据音标写单词）8.Somepeoplecanoperatewell______pressure

.9.______isreportedintoday’snewspaper,wemustimproveourstyleofwork.10.Look!Thestudent______(seat)atthebackoftheclassroomisburiedinanovelwhilethetea

cherisgivingalesson.第四部分写作（共两节，25分）第一节应用文写作（15分）假如你是学生会主席李华，下周学校计划举行一次书法讲座，请你给喜爱中国书法的外教Mark写封邮件，邀请他来参加。要点如下：1.讲座的目的；2.活动时间、地点、内容；3.

表达期盼。注意：1.词数：80词左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。提示词：书法calligraphyDearMark,____________________________

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___________Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节读后续写（10分）MumandHerBankAccountMyfamilyhadthetraditiontositdownbythekitche

ntableeverySaturdaynighttocountoutthemoneyDadhadbroughthome.“Thesearefortherent,andtheseforthegroceries,”Mumcountedoutanddividedthebigsilverpieces

.“I’llneedanotebook,”ThatwouldbemysisterChristine,mybrotherNelsorme.AfterMumputoneortwocoinstothesideforthenotebook,shesaidthatwas

allweneededtobuyfortheweekandweallrelaxedalittle.Wedidn’thavetogodowntownanddrawmoneyoutofMum’sbankaccount,whichcouldalway

sgiveussuchawarmandsecurefeelingforhavingenoughtoaffordthelife.WhenNelsgraduatedfromgrammarschool,heneededsomemoneyforhighschool,Wesatbythetablean

dIofferedmy“LittleBank”whichwasusedforsuddenemergenciessuchasthetimewhenChristinebrokeherarmandhadtoseeadoctor.Ilaidtheboxcarefullyinfrontof

Mum.Aftercountingoutthemoneyinthelittlebankandfindingtherewasnotenough,weallagreednottogotothebankbuttofindsomeways.Nelsvol

unteeredtoworkinDillon’sgroceryafterschoolandDadsaidhewouldgiveupsmoking.Nowtherewasenoughmoney.Wefeltrelieved.Somanythingscameoutoft

helittlebankthatyear:Christine’sdressfortheschoolplayNel’soperation…Whateverhappened,wealwaysknewwestillhadthebanktodependon.Weneverusedher

bankaccount.Thatwastwentyyearsago.Lastyear,Isoldmyfirststory.Whenthemoneycame,IthoughtofMum’sbankaccount.SoIhurriedovertoherhome.Onar

riving,IgavethemoneytoMumandaskedhertosaveitinthebank.Mumsaidshewasveryproudofmeandaskedmetogowithher,becauses

hedidn’tknowhow.Iaskedhowshehaddonethatbefore.Shesaidactuallytherewasnobankaccountatallinallherlifeandsheh

adneverbeentoabankbefore.注意1.续写词数应为80词左右：2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。KnowingthattherewasnobankaccountatallIfeltshocked._________

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英语答案命题教师：郭连弟审核人：李雯第一部分听力（共两节，满分10分）1-5CABCA6-10ABBCB第二部分阅读理解（共两节，20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）11-13ACB14-17DACB18-21BCAB22-25ABDA26-30BECFG第三部分语言运

用（共两节，25分）第一节（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）31－35ACBDA36－40BACBB41－45CACBD第二节基础知识点考查（共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）根据句意补全句子或按照要求完成句子：1.withoutwhich2.isbein

gbroadcast3.beingwatchedover4.Nowthat5.havebeensent6.chief7.measure8.under9.As10.seated【应用文写作范文】（15分）DearMark,I’mwr

itingtoinviteyoutothelectureaboutChinesecalligraphyonOctober15thnextSaturday.SinceIknowyouareinterestedintradi

tionalChinesecharacters,Ihopeyoucanenjoyit.ThepurposeofthelectureistopromotetraditionalChineseculture.ThelecturewillbegiveninRoom202,onthesecond

floorofthelibraryandwilllastfrom9am.to11am.Itmainlyconsistsofthreeparts:onehour’slisteningtothelecture,hal

fanhour’sdiscussionandforanotherhalfanhour,wewillobservethecalligrapherimprovisationonthespot.Wewillbeverygla

difyoucancome.Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Yourssincerely,LiHua【读后续写范文】（10分）Knowingthattherewasnobankaccountatall,Ifeltshocked.Iju

stdidn’tknowhowtorespond.Mumsaidseriouslythatitwasnotgoodforthekidstoworryaboutlifeandshedidn’twantus

nottofeelsecure.Mytearsjustburstandstoriesoftheseyearsjumpedintomymindonebyone…IgottofeelhowdeeptheloveMumhadbeengiv

ingus.【听力录音稿】Text1M:I’mcrazyaboutsportsandtalkshows.Iftheyareon,IcouldbeinfrontoftheTVforhours.Whataboutyou?W:Imostlywatchthenewsandcookingprograms.

Text2W:Richard,comedownstairs.Dinnerisready.M:Justaminute,dear!I’mlookingatapieceofjewelryonline.IwanttomakesureIgettherightgiftforyourbirthday.

Text3M:Haveyoupackedforyourholiday?W:Notyet.Mysuitcasehandlebroke,soIneedsomethingnewtoputallmystuffin.Ihaveabigsportsbag,butit’stooold.M:Ialwa

ystakeabackpackwhenI’monvacation.Youcancarrymorethatway.Text4M:It’salmosttimeforexams.Areyouready,Ann

aI’vebeenstudyingforhours.ButIstillfeelstressed.W:Me,too!ButI’mconfidentaboutmyEnglishtest.I’mgoodatEnglish.ButIamworriedabout

chemistry.Ineedtostudymynotesmore.Text5M:Idecidedtolearntheguitar!I’vealwayswantedtoplaymusic,andtheguitarisinteresting.W:Cool!Butwhydidyou

pickthatinstrument?M:Allmyfriendsplaytheviolin,andIwanttobedifferent.Thepianosoundsgoodbutistooexpensive.Theguitarisperfect!Text6M

:Where’smyredtie,dear?TheoneIworeatAnn’swedding.W:Idon’tknow.Allyourtiesareinthedrawer.Lookforitthere.M:Ifoundit!Itwasi

nmybag.W:Youlooknicetoday.WhyareyouwearingthatredtieAnotherwedding?M:No.Animportantguestiscomingtoourcompany.⑥We’llhaveabusinessmeetingan

dsignanagreement.It’sabigdayforme.W:It’sindeedimportant.⑦Butthattiedoesn’tgowiththatgreysuit.Ilikethisblueone.Tryiton.M:⑦Hmm,itlook

smuchbetter.Text7W:Hi,John.⑧Whatareyoudoinghere?M:⑧I’mwaitingforthebus.W:Whereareyougoing?M:⑨I’mgoingtothestationtomeetmysis

ter.Hertrainarrivesat4:30,butit’s4:10now.Ihaveonly20minutestogetthere!W:⑩HowoftendoestheNo.1busrun?M:⑩Ev

ery10minutes.Imissedone5minutesago,andthenextonehasn’tcomeyet!MayIborrowyourbikeW:Sorry,IhavetomeetMikeatarestaurant.M:Oh,whatshouldI

do?W:WhynottaketheNo.15bus?Italsogoestothestation,andit’scomingrightnow.