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2020－2021学年下学期第二次月考高一年级英语试卷卷面满分：150分考试时间：120分钟第一部分听力（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。听完每段对话后,你都有1

0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.WhatdidMarydolastnight?A.Shewatchedamovie.B.ShewenttopickupTim.C.ShedroveTimtotheairp

ort.2.Whydoesthewomanlookgreat?A.Shedoesyoga.B.Sheisonadiet.C.Sheexercisesoutdoors.3.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Atastore.B

.Attheoffice.C.Atafactory.4.WhatwillTomprobablydothisafternoon?A.Visitadoctor.B.Workathome.C.Gotohisoffice.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout

?A.Theirfamily.B.Theirweekendplans.C.Theirtravelexperiences.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分2.5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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。6.Whenwilltheman's

flightleavetomorrow?A.At7:30am.B.At9:30am.C.At10:30am.7.Howmuchmoneywillthemanpay?A.$360.B.$380.C.$400.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。8.Whatkindofapart

mentdoesJasonliveinnow?A.Aone-bedroomapartment.B.Atwo-bedroomapartment.C.Athree-bedroomapartment.9.WhereisJason

’sapartment?A.Intheeastofthecity.B.Inthewestofthecity.C.Nearthecenterofthecity.10.HowlonghasJason'sfamilylivedint

heapartment?A.Foraboutfiveyears.B.Forabouteightyears.C.Forabouttenyears.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。11.Whatisthew

eatherliketoday?A.Hot.B.Cool.C.Warm.12.Whatdothespeakersdecidetodonext?A.Takearest.B.Findastore.C.Tak

etheirtemperature.13.Whatarethespeakersdoinginthecity?A.Lookingforwork.B.Takingatour.C.Goingonbusiness.听第9段材料,回

答第14至16题。14.WhatdidDaviddowiththeredcomputerjustnow?A.Hewroteaworkreport.B.Hereadsomenews.C.Heplayedonlinegames.15.W

hydoesDavidusetheredcomputer?A.Hewantstotryit.B.Hecan'taffordone.C.Hiscomputerbreaksdown.16.WhatdoesDavidsa

yabouttheredcomputer?A.It'ssmall.B.It'sheavy.C.It'scostly.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.WhatdoweknowaboutEric’swork?A.Itiseasy.

B.Itistiring.C.Itishigh-paying.18.WhatdoesEricusuallydoonhiswaytowork?A.Hedoessomereading.B.Helisten

stosomemusic.C.Hewatchesashortmovie.19.WhatsportdoesEricplaymostfrequently?A.Tennis.B.Football.C.Basketball.20.WhatdoesEricvalueinlifenow?A.Work

inghardforabetterlife.B.Makingfriendswithstrangers.C.Improvinghimselfbylearningnewthings.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。ADearParents,Welcometo3rdgrade!Thankyouforentrustingyourchildwithusthisy

ear.Mygoalforthisyearistohelpyourchildtobeanindependentlearner.Ipromiseanamazingschoolyearwithyouandyourchild.Togetherwiththisl

etter,I’vesentsomeformsforyoutofillout.Ineedthisinformationtolearnmoreaboutyourchild.Youcansendthembacktome(throughyourchild)notlaterthanthisFri

day,January29th.Ibelievethatcommunicationisthekeytoasuccessfulclassroomexperience.Yourchildwillbringhomeadailyplannerforhomewor

k.Myclassroomblog(博客)(http://classconnect.org/rruiz/)isyourwindowtoourclassroomlearning.Idoaweeklyup

datesothatyoucanknowwhatwe’velearnedfortheweekorcheckourlessonsforthenextweek.Pleasechecktheblogtolearnmoreaboutclas

sroomrulesthisweek.Besuretotalkaboutthesewithyourchild.IwillgoovereverythingagainduringourparentsmeetingsometimeinMarchtoexplainmoreaboutth

esekeypoints.Mydoorisalwaysopen.Ifyouhaveopinionstoshare,justemailmeatrrruiz@sdho.orgorsendanotethroughyourchild.Ialsohavemeetingtimesduringtheday,so

ifyou’dliketospeakwithmeinperson,pleasegetintouchwiththeschooloffice.Thankyouagain.Ican’twaittogetstarted!21.Whoistheletterfrom?A.AGr

ade3teacher.B.Aschoolheadmaster.C.Aprimaryschoolstudent.D.Aparentofa3rdgrader.22.Whatcanaparentlearnaboutthroughtheteacher’sclassroomblog?Yo

ursineducation,Mrs.RiaRuizA.Whathiskidisstillweakat.B.Whathiskidhaslearnedandwilllearn.C.Whathiskidthinksofthelesson.D.Whathi

skidisgoodat.23.Howmanywaysarethereforparentstosharetheiropinionswiththeteacher?A.One.B.Three.C.Two.D.Four.BOnenightourteamwascalledouttoafarmt

otreatafemaleelephantwhohadjustmiscarried(流产).Arrivingaftermidnight,ourteamsawaskinnybabyelephantwhichkepthittinghisheadagainstt

hesideofanarrowcage(笼子).Thenextmorning,wemovedhimtoanewhomeandgavehimthename“Hope”.Oneofthevolunteers,Lek,triedhardtomakeH

opeacceptmilkfromher,butheattemptedtohurthermanytimes.Hopekepttrumpeting(吼叫)overandoverthefirstthreenights.Thefourthnighthefinallyfellintoas

leepandLekusedthisopportunitytogetclose,pattingandcomfortinghim.Whenhewouldwakeup,sheranfromhispen(围栏).Shedidthise

verynightuntilHopeacceptedher.ThenHopewasletoutofthepentotakeawalkwiththevolunteers.Eightmonthslater,Hope’sownercametotakehimback.Hewasto

betrainedforwork.Buttheowner’srequestwasrefused.ThemoreHopestayedwithus,themorewelovedhimandwecouldn’tlethimgobacktocrueltrainingandhardwork.W

iththehelpandkindsupportfromJodyThomas(USA)andLeonorGonzo(Australia),Hopewonhisfreedomtostaywithus.ThesekindvolunteersbecameHo

pe’sfosterparentsafterhelpingtobuyhisfreedom.Hopetodayishappyinhisnewhomeatthiselephanthaven.Ashisnamesuggests,h

eisourHopeandwewillseehimgrowupasafreeelephantandlethimbacktonatureonedaytobearealkingofthejungle.24.HowwasHopewhenwefirstsawhim?A.Excited.B.Curious

.C.Anxious.D.Calm.25.WhatdidLekdoforHope?A.Shehelpedhimtoadapttothenewenvironment.B.Sheattemptedtoalarmhimofd

anger.C.Shedeliveredfoodandsuppliestohim.D.Shetreatedhimandgothimrecoverfromillness.26.Whatcanbeinferred(推断)fromPara3?A.H

opefinallyworkedonthefarmforsometime.B.ThevolunteerstrainedHopetodosomefarmwork.C.Hoperefusedtogobacktothefarmwithhisowner.D.Hope

’sownerwaspaidsomemoneytolethimstay.27.Whatdoes“haven”inPara4referto?A.Afarm.B.Ashelter.C.Azoo.D.Aschool.CWeallloveandhaveenjoyedanall-

you-can-eatbuffet(自助餐),buthowmanyofushavehadan"all-you-can-stay"holiday?Itsoundstoogoodtobetrue,butahotelcompanyintheMaldivesisoff

eringguestsaonce-in-a-lifetimevacation.TheluxuryAnantaraVeliresort(度假村)hasaspecialpackagethatincludesunlimiteduseofitsfacilities(设施)for

thewholeof2021.Customerswillgettheuseofatwo-personsmallhousethatliesabovetheclearbluewatersoftheIndianOcean.Thereso

rtisalsothrowingintransporttoandfromtheairport,365breakfasts,discountsoncookinglessonsandwateractivi

tieslikedivingandsurfing.However,allthiscomesatabigcostof$30,000.TheMaldiveshasdevelopedintoahigh-enddestinationfortourists.Thecountry

hasbeenprettyquicktoopenitsresortstoforeigntouristsonceagain,evenwiththepandemicgettingseriousinmanycountriesaroundtheworl

d.Itisbecauseithasstruggledduringthepandemic(疫情)asitseconomyhighlydependsoninternationaltourism.Luckily

,theMaldivesisatinynationofislandsintheIndianOcean,about700kilometersfromthesoutherntipofIndia.What’smore,mostofitstouristaccommodationisonp

rivateislandsfarfromthemainland.Itwillbeaperfectchoiceforholidaymakerswhowanttoenjoyaquietholiday.Atouris

mspokespersonsaidthe$30,000packageisgoodvalueandcheaperthanstayinginanaveragehotelforayear.28.Howdoestheall-you-c

an-stayholidaysoundaccordingtoPara1?A.Expensive.B.Worthwhile.C.Awkward.D.Unbelievable.29.Whencanguestsusetheoffer?A.Fromthistimenextyear.B.

Anytimefromtoday.C.Allthroughtheyear2021.D.Everydayexceptweekends.30.WhydidtheMaldivesquicklyopenitsresortstoforeignt

ourists?A.Becauseitisahigh-enddestinationfortourists.B.Becauseitismuchsaferthananyothercountry.C.Becauseitneedsforeigntouristtosuppor

titseconomy.D.Becausethepandemicisnotseriousinthiscountry.31.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Anislandcountry.B.Ahappy

holidaymaker.C.Apackagevacation.D.Areserveforislandcreatures.DMetaldetecting(探测)isabighobbyintheU.K.Thisyear,morepeo

plehavebeendoingthisbecauseofthecorona-virus(新冠病毒).Socialdistancingisveryeasywhenpeopleworkwiththeirmetaldetectors.Morethan47,000objectswerefo

undwithmetaldetectorsin2020.PeoplehavebeenrecordingtheirfindsonanappontheBritishMuseum'swebsite.TheU.K.CultureMini

stersaid,"Itisamazingtoseetheappgrowingfromstrengthtostrengthduringlockdownthankstogardendiscoveriesanddigitalreporting."TheBritishMuseums

aidpeoplehavedugupmanyexcitingandinterestingthingsthisyear.Perhapsthebestfindamongthenewdiscoveriesaretwohoards(批)ofcoins.Oneofth

ehoardscontained50SouthAfricangoldcoinsfound50milesnorthwestofLondon.Theothercoinhoardcontained63goldcoin

sandonesilvercoinfeaturing(刻有)theBritishkingsEdwardIVandHenryVIII.Expertsbelievetheywereburiedinthe16thcentury.AnotherfindwasanancientRomanfurn

iturefittingmadeofcopper.ItfeaturedthefaceofthegodOceanusanddatesbacktoAD43-200.TheUK'sTreasureActof1996requiresthatfinde

rsreporteachdiscoverymorethan300yearsoldtothelocalgovernmentintheareawheretheyfoundit.Ifthelocalauthoritydefinest

heobjectastreasure,thegovernmentthenpaysafairmarketpricetothediscoverer.ThedatabaseoftheBritishMuseumcontain

srecordsofmorethan1.5millionobjectsdiscoveredsince1998bythegeneralpublicratherthanbyprofessionalarchaeolo

gists.Themuseumsaidthattheappensuresthatfindsarenotlostbutinsteadrecorded,whichareimportantforunderstandingBritain'spast.

32.Whyhasmetaldetectingbecomemorepopularthisyear?A.Becausemetalismoreexpensive.B.Becausetheequipmentischeaper.C

.Becausepeoplehavefewersocialactivities.D.Becausetherearemoregoldcoins.33.HowmanycoinsarethereinthetwohoardsmentionedinPara2?A.113.B.114.C.63.D.50

.34.Whatmay“copper”be?A.Ashell.B.Asymbol.C.Apieceofwood.D.Atypeofmetal.35.Whendoesafinderoftreasuregetpaidbythe

government?A.Whenhehandsintheover-300-year-oldtreasurehefinds.B.Whenhesellsthetreasurehefindsinthemarket.C.Whenhereportshisdis

coveryintimetothegovernment.D.WhenherecordshisfindsontheBritishMuseum'swebsite.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。There’sacleardifferencebetweenknowinghowtomakefriendsandknowinghowtomaintain(维系)friendshipsforalongtime.

Doyouhavetroublekeepingfriendsaround,orareyoutiredoflosingmanyfriendsovertheyears?36.1.37Interact(互动)withyourfriendsinawaythat’smeaningfulandfruitf

ulandyou’llbeabletomaintainyourfriendshipbetter.Youcaneithershareyourinterestortalkaboutyourfamily,work

ordailyroutine.Allinall,Themoreyouknowabouteachother,thestrongeryourbondwillbe.2.StayintouchTokeepafriendoragroupoffri

endsforalongtime,youneedtoseeortalktothemfromtimetotime.Forthepeopleyougooutwiththemost,Irecommendonceaweekortwiceamonth.Forlong-distance

friendships,383.DealwithfightsFightsarelikelytohappen.39Instead,youshouldfacetheproblembravely.Havinganopen-heartedtalkw

ithyourfriendandlisteningtoeachothermaybetheeasiestwaytosolveyourconflict.Dorememberifyoudon’tresolvetheconflict,youmightloseaverydearfrie

nd.4.EveryonechangesChangecannotbeavoidedandithappenstopeopletoo.40SoWhenithappenstoafriend,embracethechangeandbehappyforthem.Justbesurethati

tischangeforthebetterandnottheotherwayaround.A.ThenthereareafewtipsIwanttosharewithyou.B.Hangoutmorewithfriends.C.Keephavinginteracti

ons.D.Irecommendyoumakeacallorsendanemailatleasttwiceayear.E.Tellyourselfthatyourfriendswillchangeone

day.F.Don’tgetdiscouragedandturnyourbacktoyourfriendrightaway.G.Thebestchangeshappentothemostinterestingpeo

ple.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面后文，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。IfellinlovewithreadingwhenIwasachild.Thr

oughreading,Idevelopedagood41withmyparents.42asasecond-generationSouthKoreaninAmerica,Iwasraisedinanenvironmentinwhichmyparents43tosettleinAme

ricanculture.Myparentswereawkward,strangeanddifferent.Theirlimitationsasimmigrants(移民)44me;asachild,Iwasalone

andquiet.IgrewupinafamilywhereIwas45tospeakEnglish.Iwantedto46thedepthofthebooksIreadbutthewords47me,likemyparents.Iwasn'tabletochangethesituation4

8Iwasplacedin,butIworkedveryhard.Every49,Iwenttothelibrarytocheckoutnewbooks.Iwouldhave50readingallthebooksbyFridayafternoons.Ibecameabetter51.Pre

ttysoon,Iwasthe52readerintheclass.Peoplewouldlookatmein53astheysawmeread500-pagebooksinonlyafewdays.ButIbelie

vethegreatest54wasreadingeverynighttomyparents.Everyevening,we55togetherinourlivingroom,andIreadtoth

em.Slowlybutsurely,our56grew.Myparentscancommunicatewithothers57;forme,grammarquizzesbecameapieceofcake.TodayI'm58tohaveAsian-Americanparent

swhowere59enoughtolearnEnglishfromayoungboyandwiseenoughto60theirsontoreadatayoungage.41.A.attitudeB.careerC.agreementD.relationship42.A.Conside

redB.KnownC.BornD.Described43.A.struggledB.waitedC.helpedD.hesitated44.A.influencedB.inspiredC.annoyedD.pleased45.A.forcedB.forbiddenC.

expectedD.allowed46.A.understandB.showC.guessD.measure47.A.excitedB.frightenedC.shockedD.challenged48.A.whatB.whereC.whichD.whom49.A.dayB.wee

kC.decadeD.season50.A.consideredB.keptC.admittedD.finished51.A.listenerB.viewerC.readerD.child52.A.fastestB.busiestC.luckiestD.strangest53.A.sa

tisfactionB.amazementC.panicD.relief54.A.enthusiasmB.chanceC.powerD.achievement55.A.calmeddownB.queuedupC.satdow

nD.stayedup56.A.interestsB.popularityC.needsD.vocabulary57.A.anxiouslyB.easilyC.privatelyD.legally58.A.nervousB.proudC.eagerD.committed59.

A.patientB.freeC.strictD.kind60.A.expectB.convinceC.encourageD.beg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。Onetensionthatsocialmedia

usersfaceiswhethertopresentthemselvesinawaythatisideal(理想的)61.inawaythatisreal.Whenyou’reonFacebook,Ins

tagram,orTikTok,manypeoplemakehugeeffortstopresentthebestversionofthemselvesonline.Butitmightbebetterforyourmentalhealthnottocreatean

idealizedviewofyourselfwhile62.(use)socialmedia,accordingtoanewstudy63.(publish)inNatureCommunication.Therearepsychologicalbenefitsassociate

dwithbeingrealwhen64.comestoFacebookpostsandlikes,ateamofUSresearchersatNewYork’sColumbiaBusinessSchool65.(find).“Beinge

ncouragedtopostinarealwayisassociatedwithmorepositivemoodand66.(little)negativemoodwithin67.(participant),”thestudysaid,”andourf

indingssuggestthatallindividualscanbenefit68.beingrealonsocialmediaregardlessoftheirpersonalitytraits(特性).”Those69.expressth

emselvesinamorerealwayalsoshowhigherlevelsoflife70.(satisfy),theresearchteamfound.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小

题1分，满分10分）短文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词

；2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分Icametoseeyoubutyouwereout.I’dliketoinviteyoutoseeingBeijingOperawithmenextweek,becauseyouhavealwayswantto

knowmoreaboutChineseculturesincethefirstdaytoChina.Asmatteroffact,BeijingOperawithahistoryofnearly200yearsare

aformoftraditionalChinesetheatreplay.Theperformerincolorfulcostumesperformvariousstorieswhathappenedinhistorytoaudiencebysinginganddancing.Icante

llyoumoreaboutthemwhenwemeet.PleaseletmetoknowwhenyouwillbefreeandIwillbuytheticketsonadvance.Isincerehopethatyoucanacceptmyinvitati

on.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，你的外国朋友James送给你一本马克·吐温的书TheAdventuresofTomSawyer作假期读物，作为回赠你想送一本能体现中国文化的书。请你给James写一封电子邮件，内容包括：1.表达感谢和对这本书的喜爱；2.简单介绍你赠送的这本书；

3.希望他了解中国文化。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。下学期高一第二次月考英语试卷答案听力：CAAABBABBBABBACCBACC阅读：ABBCADBDCCCCBDA

ACDFE完型：DCAABADCBDCABDCDBBAC填词：61.or62.using63.published64.it65.found66.less67.participants68.from69.who70.satisfaction改错：Icametoseeyoubutyouwer

eout.I’dliketoinviteyoutoseeingBeijingOperawithmenextseeweek,becauseyouhavealwayswanttoknowmoreaboutChinesecultu

resincethefirstdaywantedtoChina.As∧matteroffact,BeijingOperawithahistoryofnearly200yearsareaformaisoftraditionalChi

nesetheatreplay.Theperformerincolorfulcostumesperformvariousstoriesperformerswhathappenedinhistorytoaudiencebysin

ginganddancing.Icantellyoumoreaboutthemthat/whichitwhenwemeet.PleaseletmetoknowwhenyouwillbefreeandI

willbuytheticketsonadvance.inIsincerehopethatyoucanacceptmyinvitation.Sincerely参考范文：DearJames,Havinggot

thebookyousentme,Ican’thelpwritingthise-mailtoexpressmygratitudetoyou.Thisbook,TheAdventuresofTomSawyer,writtenbyMarkTwain,

enjoysgreatpopularityaroundtheworld.NotonlydoesithelpmeimprovemyEnglishbutitalsoinspiresmealot.IknowyourChinesehasimprovedalo

tthesedays.Iwillsendyouabook,thenameofwhichisHistoryasaMirror.Afterreadingthisbook,IthinkyouwillknowmoreaboutChinesehistory.Inmyopinion,tolearnalangu

ageistolearnisculture.Asyouknow,Chinesecultureisprofound,whichmakeslearningChineseatoughjob.Ihopeyoucanmakegreatprogre

ssinChinesestudy.Bestwishesandkeepintouch!Yours,LiHua听力原文Text1M:Whywereyousolatelastnight,Mary?Youmissedthewholefilm!W:ItookTimtotheai

rport.ButIgotstuckinatrafficjamwhenIwasdrivingback.Text2W:Adam,youlookbetterthanbefore.Youmusthavelostmuchweight.M:Yes.Ihavebe

enonadietformonths.Andlookatyou.Youlookgreat,too.w:Thanks.I'vebeentakingayogaclass.IfinditworksbetterthanoutdoorsportsText3M:Goodmorning,madam.Whatc

anIdoforyou?W:Well,mycolleagueboughtacoathereyesterday.Shetoldmethecoatsareonsalenow.M:Yes.Thisway,pleaseText4W:Tom,yourrunningnoseandcoughtellme

thatyoumayhaveacoldortheflu.M:Iguessyou'reright.Ifeelterriblenow.I’mafraidIcantworkthisafternoon.IneedtogotohospitalText5W:Willyoustayath

omethisweekend?M:No.I'mgoingtohikewithmybrotherandsister.Willyoujoinus?W:No,thanks.Myparentswillcometovis

itme.I'IIhavetoshowthemaroundthecity.M:Excuseme,IwanttoflytoLondonto-morrowmorning.IsthereanyflighttoLondonavailablenow?W:Yes,wehav

eoneleavingat9:30amandoneleavingat10:30am.Whichonedoyouprefer?M:Theonethatleavesearlier.WhenshouldIgettotheai

rport,please?W:Trytobethereby7:30amM:OK.Onebusinessclassticket,please.HowmuchdoIneedtopay?W:Itusuallycosts400dollars.Butyoucangetat

enpercentdiscounttoday.Text7W:Jason,Iheardyouwanttosellyourapartment.Isitbig?Afriendofminewantstobuy

abiggerapartmentM:Well,itonlyhastwobedrooms.IwanttosellitbecausethenisnoextraroomformysonW:Whendidyoustartli

vingthere?FiveyearsM:No,wemovedinwhenmysonturnedtwo.Heistennow.W:Whereisyourapartment?Isitnearthecenterofthecity?M:NoIt'sinth

ewestofthecitythoughIworkdowntownW:Itmustbeinconvenientforyoutogotoworkeveryday.M:Yes.Andthat'salsooneofthereasonsIwanttosellit.Tex

t8W:John,canyoupassmethewater,please?M:Oh,sorry,butthebottleisempty.Thereisnowaterleft.W:What?ButIreallywan

ttodrinkwaternow.I'mreallythirsty.M:Wereallyshouldn’thavevisitedtheremoteparkinsuchweather.Lookatthetempera

tureIt'salmost40C.W:Yes.Whatshouldwedonow?M:I'mafraidweshouldkeepwalkingtoseeifwecanfindastoreintheparktogetsomewa

ter.W:OK.Let'sgoaheadM:Sowillyougoouttomorrow?W:Well,itdependsontheweather.Ifitdoesn'tgetcoolertomorrow,I’ll

juststayatthehotelroomM:Butthat’snotwhatwecamehereforWecameherefortheattractionsinthecity.Text9W:David,whatare

youdoingwiththenotebookcomputer?M:I'vejustfinishedwritingmyworkreportwithit,andnowI’msurfingtheInternetandre

adingsomefunnynewsW:Idon'tthinkthisisyourcomputer.YoursisblackbutthisoneisredM:You'reright.It'sLily's.Thereissomethingwr

ongwithmineanditdoesn'tworknow.W:Thenwhereisitnow?M:Ihavesentitforrepair.Mom,feelhowlightthiscomputeris!W:Wow!IthinkIcanputitintomybagandhardlyfeela

nyextraweight.Butsuchanotebookmustbeveryexpensive.M:Youcansaythatagain.IcannotaffordsuchanotebookcomputernowW:ThenhowcanL

ilyaffordit?Don'tyouworkinthesameoffice?M:Well,sheenteredthecompanyaboutfiveyearsearlierthanIdid.Shehadsavings.W:Son,

workhard.Ibelieveyou'llbeabletobuyone.Text10M:Ericworksatasmallcompany.Andthereismuchwork.Heusuallyhasto

workveryhardfromMondaytoSaturday.Thoughtheworkisnoteasyandthepayisnotgood,Ericlovesworkingthere.Besideswork,Eri

clovesreadingbooks.Soheusuallyhasabookinhishandonhiswaytowork.Butwhathelovesdoingmostisreadingbooksandlisteningtosome

musicathome.ThoughEriccanonlyrestonSundays,hedoesn'twanttowastethisday.Heusuallyspendshalfthedayreading.Andhealsoknowstheimportan

ceofdoingsports.Sotheafternoon,heusuallyplaysbasketballortenniswithsomefriends.Sometimestheyalsoplayf

ootballtogether.Butwhattheyplaymostoftenisbasketball.IfitrainsonSundayafternoons,hewillgotoamoviewithsomefriend

s.Andintheevening,heusuallylearnsnewthings.Hesayshe'llneverstoplearningnewthingsbecauseheknowsifhedoesn’tkeeplearni

ng,hellbebehindthetimes.