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连城一中2019-2020学年下学期高一年级半期考英语试题（满分：150分考试时间：120分钟）命题人：审题人:注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，

用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。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.WhatisMary'sattitudetowardherownd

ecision?A.Firm.B.Unclear.C.Surprised.2.Whichtrainwillthewomantake?A.The6:15one.B.The6:45one.C.The8:15one.3.Whatwilltheboyclean?A.Thewindow.B.The

bottle.C.Thecar.4.Whereisthepostoffice?A.Behindthepark.B.Ontheleftofthehotel.C.Acrossfromthetouristi

nformationcenter.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Thegirl’sclassmate.B.Ann’scharacter.C.Nick’strousers.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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Howdoesthewomanfeelatfirst?A.Fairlyrelaxed.B.Quiteconfident.C.Abitworried.7.Whatwillthespeaker

sdotonight?A.Giveoutinvitations.B.Makemorefood.C.Throwaparty.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.What’stherelationshipbetweenthespeake

rs?A.Booksellerandcustomer.B.Librarianandreader.C.Teacherandstudent.9.Whatwillthemandoforthewoman?A.Reservethebook.B.Checkthedatabase.C.Findt

hebookontheshelf.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatdothespeakerswanttodoontheweekend?A.Stayathome.B.Gotothebeach.C.Seeamovie.11.Whatwilltheweatherbe

likeaccordingtotheweatherforecast?A.Warm.B.Cold.C.Hot.12.WhatdothespeakersthinkoftheweatherinCalifornia?A.Itischangeable.B.Itispredictab

le.C.Itiscomfortable.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?A.OnWednesday.B.OnTuesday.C.OnMonday.14.Whatdoesthemanusuallydoatabout

4o’clock?A.Painthishouse.B.Pickuphiskids.C.Gotowork.15.Whatpartoftheman’sbodygothurt?A.Hisleg.B.Hisarm.

C.Hisankle.16.Whatinformationwillthemanoffernext?A.Hisphonenumber.B.Hisavailabletime.C.Hisfullname.听第10段材料，回答第

17至20题。17.Whattimedoesthespeakergettoschool?A.Atabout7:30.B.Atabout7:50.C.Atabout8:00.18.HowisPenny’scampusli

fe?A.Interesting.B.Cool.C.Busy.19.WhoisRyan?A.Thespeaker’sfriend.B.Thespeaker’spetdog.C.Thespeaker’sfavori

tesinger.20.Whydoesthespeakerlikecamping?A.Shecanmakenewfriends.B.Shecandovarietiesofactivities.C.Shecanhavehamburgersan

dchips.第二部分阅读理解(共两第一节(共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。AAreyougoingintoskiing?Iswinte

ryourfavouritetimeofyear?Ifyoulikesnowandice,maybeyoushouldstayatIceHotelinQuebec,Canada.Butyoucanon

lycheckinatthishotelduringthewinter.Why?BecausethishotelisbuilteveryDecember.Ithas32roomsand80peoplecanstaythereeachnigh

t.Thehotelevenhasamovietheatre,artgallery,andchurch.Ofcourse,allofthesepartsofthehotelaremadeofice.Infact,al

lthefurniture,art,lights,andevenplatesanddrinkingglassesaremadeoutofice.Becausethishotelissounusual,itisbecomingverypopular.Peoplefromallov

ertheworldcometotheIceHoteltolookatthefantasticiceart,drinkandeatfromdesignedicedishesandexperienceth

euniqueatmosphere.Somecoupleshaveevengottenmarriedinthehotel’sicechurch.Butalltheseguestskeeptheirwintercoatson!Becauseofalltheice,the

temperatureinsidethehotelisalwaysbetween-2℃and-5℃.Surprisingly,sleepingisnotaprobleminthefreezingcoldhotelrooms.Everygue

stgetsaspecialcold-weathersleepingbagandsomefurblankets.Thesekeeptheroomcozyuntilmorning.21.Whatdoesthe

word“cozy”meaninthelastparagraph?A.ColdB.WetC.DryD.Comfortableandwarm22.Whatcan'tyoudointhehotelaccordingtothepassage?A.Watchamovie.B.Eataninter

estingmeal.C.Getmarried.D.Goswimming.23.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.HowtheIceHotelisbuiltB.TheservicesoftheIceHotelC.WhytheIceHotelism

adeoficeD.WhatmakestheIceHotelspecialBTheNotreDame(巴黎圣母院)firehasbeenputout,butitsspire(尖顶)andalargeportionofitswoodenroofhavebeendamaged.Theterribl

edestructioncausesasuddensharppaintopeoplearoundtheworld.“Whatapitythatwecannotseethedamagedpartsofthewonderanymore.”Butthegoodn

ewsisthatthereisatleastonewayofseeingthem,namelythroughavideogamecalledAssassin’sCreed:Unity.Inthisgame,theplayerca

ntraveltoonecityafteranotherandenterthebuildingsexactlylikewhattheyareinreality,andseeNotreDameasitwasbeforethefire.Further,withvirtualrea

litytechnology,whichisalreadyquitemature,onecanevenlookaroundtheundamagedNotreDameasifitisstillthere.M

aybedigitaltechnologycouldhelptobetterprotectarchitecturalculturalheritage.Theideaofmakingdigitalmodelsofancientbuildingstosa

vetheirdatadatesbacktothe1990sandthenecessarytechnologyhascontinuedtoadvancesincethen.Byscanningtheancientbuildingswithlasers,building3Dmodelswit

hmultipleimages,aswellasmeasuringeverythingprecisely,engineerscanmakeacopyasaccurateastherealone.Ascomputersandsmar

tphonesarehugelypopular,thedigitalmodelhasgreatusefulvalue.First,itallowstouriststofeeltheculturalrel

icswithouttouchingthem.ThevirtualtourofDunhuangGrottoesinGansuProvinceisagoodexampleofthisastouristscanvi

ewthepaintingswithoutstandingnearthem.Furthermore,itcanmakethedigitizedculturalrelicsmorefamousbyspreadingawareness

aboutthemviatheInternet.In2000,avirtualtouroftheGreatWallbecameverypopularattheHannoverWorldExpo,whic

hincreasedthenumberofforeigntouristsvisitingthesiteinthefollowingyears.Aboveall,itpreservesalltheinformationoftheculturalrelics.Ofcourse,ho

weverpreciseamodelis,itisnottheoriginal.Maybewewillhavebettertechnologiesinthefuture,butthedigitaltechnologyoffersapr

acticalwaytopreservearchitecturalculturalheritageatthemoment.24.WhatcanweseeaboutNotreDameinthegame?A.Itsoriginallook.B.Itswoodenshape.C.Theb

igfire.D.ThedamagedNotreDame.25.Whatwillengineersdotocreateadigitalcopyoftheancientbuildings?A.Build3Dmodelsoffullsize.B.Scanthephotosofthebuildings

C.Improvethetechnologyneeded.D.Measureallthepartsexactly.26.Howdoestheauthorprovethedigitalcopyhasvitalpracticalimpor

tance?A.Bycomparison.B.Byclassification.C.Bygivingexamples.D.Bylistingdata.27.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheapplicationofthetech

nology?A.DelightedB.DoubtfulC.SupportiveD.ConservativeCUScosmologist(宇宙学家)CarlSaganoncesaid:“Acrosstheseaofspace,thestarsareothers

uns.”Forcenturies,humanbeingshavedreamedoftravelingintospace,orbiting(围绕......运行)ourlittleblueplanet,andappreciatingincredibleviewsofsunrisesandsu

nsets.Andsoon,itseemsthatourdreamwillfinallycometrue,asUSstartupOrionSpanannouncedonApril6thatitplannedtolaunchthefirsthotelinspacein202

1.Itwillbereadytowelcomegueststhefollowingyear.Thespacehotel,AuroraStation,willorbit320kilometersaboveEar

th,circlingitevery90minutes.It’scapableofhousingtwocrewmembersandfourguests.ThecrewmemberswilllikelybeformerN

ASAastronautswhoworkedontheInternationalSpaceStation.However,there’sacatch:Eachguestmustpayatleast$9.5million(60

millionyuan)fora12-daystayatthehotel.OnceaboardtheAuroraStation,guestswillfindmanyexcitingthingstodo.Accordin

gtoOrionSpan,guestscanenjoytheexcitementofzero-gravityastheyflythroughoutthespacehotel.Theycanwatch16sunrisesandsunsetseverydayandviewthenorthern

andsouthernauroras(极光)throughthemanywindows.Theycantakepartinresearchexperimentslikegrowingfood,andeventakei

thomeasasouvenir.Andtheycanstayintouchwiththeirfamiliesandfriendsviaahigh-speedinternetconnection.Butmostimportantly,thetripwilloff

erarealsenseofwhatit’sliketoliveinspace.“Thepremise(前提)ofAuroraStationisforgueststolive,feel,andbreathewhatit

’sliketobeanastronaut,”FrankBunger,founderofOrionSpan,toldtheRobbReport.“Thefoodanddrinksarefreeze-driedproducts.It’snotgoingtobefive-star

dining…Fireandgasdon’tworkthesamewayinspaceastheydoonEarth.”Tobetterprepareguestsforspacetravel,thecompanywillrequireahealthscreeningandprovideathr

ee-monthtrainingprogramthathelpsguestsunderstandbasicspaceflight,orbitalmechanics(轨道力学)andlifeinthepressurizedenvironmentofspace.S

omemayhavedoubtsabouttheproject,butthecompanyevenhasplanstoturnpartofAuroraStationintoprivateapartments

.“FutureAuroraownerscanlivein,visit,orsublease(转租)theirspaceapartment,”Bungersaidinanewsrelease.“Thisisanexcitin

gfrontier(待开发的领域)andOrionSpanisproudtopavetheway.”28.WhatcanwelearnaboutAuroraStation?A.Itwillbeopentoguestsin2021.B.Itcanonlyservefourgues

tsatatime.C.Itcostseveryguest$9.5millionaweek.D.ItwillinviteNASAtotraintheguests.29.AccordingtoBunger,whatisthemainpurposeofAuroraStation?A.To

helppeoplelearnmoreaboutspace.B.Tooffercomfortablespacetravelexperiences.C.Toproviderealexperiencesoflivinginspac

e.D.Topreparepeopleforfuturespaceexploration.30.WhatcanbeinferredaboutAuroraStationfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.It

’sreadyforgueststobooktheirfirsttrip.B.Fewpeopleareoptimisticaboutitsfuture.C.Itsguestsmusthaveabasicknowledgeofspacetr

avel.D.Privateapartmentsarethemostpopularchoiceamongitsguests.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。Getouty

ourshovels,yourseeds,andyoursoil-it'salmostApril22.HerearefourfunwaystocelebrateEarthDaywithyourkids.Plantatree.SincethefirstEarthDayin1970,planting

treeshasbeenatraditionalwayofcelebratingtheholiday.Tryplantingoneinyourownbackyard,orattendingalocaltree-plantingevent.Initslifetime,

thatsingletreewillabsorbapproximatelyonetonofcarbondioxide.31..Spendthedaywithoutacar.32..Yet,challengeyourselftomakeyourw

aythroughthedaywithouthoppinginthecar.Walking,biking,orcatchingthebuswillkeepyourcarbondioxideemissionsdownandshowthekidsthereareotherfunwaysoftra

veling.Takeawalkinnature.PerhapsthemostobviousEarthDayactivityisanaturewalk.Makealistofthingsyou'dliketofindandche

ckthemoffonyourwalk.33..Gothroughthecolorsoftherainbowandtryandfindanobjectinthatcoloronyourwalk.Attendacommunityactivity.Showyou

rkidsit'snotjustMomandDadwhocareaboutEarthDay.Tonsofpeoplewillshowupforlocaleventsaswell!34..Weguaranteeyouwillfindsomeactivitieslikep

arkcleanup,recyclingdemos,ortree-plantingceremony.35..WhenitcomestotakingcareofEarth,weallneedtodoourshare.Takeyourkidstothelocalplayg

roundandgivethemeachapairofglovesandasmallgarbagebag.Taskthemwithpickingofscrapsoftrashasfastastheycan-whoeverfillsuptheirbagfirst,wins.Onceyougetbac

khome,enjoysomeEarthDaymovies.A.Playtheclean-upgameB.RememberthateverydaycanbeEarthDayC.Ifyoudon'tfeellikemakingalist,tryacolorsearchD.Che

ckoutyournewspapertheweekleadinguptotheholidayE.OnEarthDay,werealizewhatwecandotopreserveournaturalresourcesF.Andtherearealotmoresurprisingfactsabo

uttreesyoucansharewithyourkidsG.Dependingonwhereyoulive,thiswillbringvaryingdegreesofproblemtotravel第三部分语言运用(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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。TheTrueStoryofTreasureIslandItwasalwaysthoughtth

atTreasureIslandwastheproductofRobertLouisStevenson’simagination.36,recentresearchhasfoundthetruestoryofthisexcitingwork.Stevenson,aScotsman,hadlived

37formanyyears.In1881hereturnedtoScotlandfora38.WithhimwerehisAmericanwifeFannyandhisson39.EachmorningStevensonwouldtakethemout

foralong40overthehills.Theyhadbeen41thisforseveraldaysbeforetheweathersuddenlytookaturnfortheworse.Keptindoorsbytheheavyrain,Lloydfeltthedays42.Tokee

ptheboyhappy,Robertaskedtheboytodosome43.Onemorning,theboycametoRobertwithabeautifulmapofanisland,Robert44thattheboyhaddrawnalargecrossin

themiddleof45.“What’sthat?”heasked.“That’sthe46treasure,”saidtheboy.Robertsuddenly47somethingofanadventu

restoryintheboy’s48.Whiletherainwaspouring,Robertsatdownbythefiretowriteastory.Hewouldmakethe49atwelve-yea

r-oldboy,justlikeLloyd.Butwhowouldbethepirate(海盗)？RoberthadagoodfriendnamedHenley,whowalkedaroundwiththe50ofawoodenleg.Roberth

adalwayswantedto51suchamaninastory.52LongJohnSilver,thepiratewithawoodenleg,was53.So,thankstoa54Septemb

erinScotland,afriendwithawoodenleg,andtheimaginationofatwelve-year-oldboy,wehaveoneofthegreatest55storiesintheE

nglishlanguage.36.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.BesidesD.Finally37.A.aloneB.nextdoorC.athomeD.abroad38.A.meetingB.storyC

.holidayD.job39.A.LloydB.RobertC.HenleyD.John40.A.talkB.restC.walkD.game41.A.attemptingB.missingC.planningD.

enjoying42.A.quietB.dullC.busyD.cold43.A.cleaningB.writingC.drawingD.exercising44.A.doubtedB.noticedC.decidedD.recognized45

.A.theseaB.thehouseC.ScotlandD.theisland46.A.forgottenB.buriedC.discoveredD.unexpected47.A.sawB.drewC.madeD.learned4

8.A.bookB.replyC.pictureD.mind49.A.starB.heroC.writerD.child50.A.helpB.problemC.useD.bottom51.A.praiseB.produceC.inclu

deD.accept52.A.YetB.AlsoC.ButD.Thus53.A.readB.bornC.hiredD.written54.A.rainyB.sunnyC.coolD.windy55.A.newsB.l

oveC.real-lifeD.adventure第二节（共15小题；每小题1分,含有两个空格的单句每空0.5分。满分15分）单词拼写：根据语境，首字母,中文提示或者括号里面词语的正确形式填词。56.Themost________(e

nergy)andimportantfestivalsaretheonesthatlookforwardtotheendofwinterandtothecomingofspring.57Iamwrit

ingtoexpressmysincerea_______toyouforlosingthebookyoulenttome.58.Everycoinhastwosides.Andeverybodyhastheirs_________andweaknesses.59.Keepingab____

____dietisofgreatimportancetoourhealth.60.It_________(believe)thatChineseTraditionalMedicineplaysanimportantroleincuringmanypatientssufferingfrom

theCOVID-19.61.ThenextmorningI’djustaboutgivenmyselfupforlost_____Iwasspottedbyaship.62.Theyenteredtheareawithout__________

__(permit).63.Iwasbroughtupinasmallbeautifulvillagewithmanytreesandflowers______(surround)it.64.Ourclassroom_______(measure)6*5me

ters.65.There_______(exist)hugeanimalsontheearthalongtimeago.66.Obviously,heisaguywhoiseasy__________(persuad

e).67.Heclaimstelevisionviolence__________________(对……有害)tochildren.68____________taketheaeroplanealltheway,theydecidedtoflytoVancouve

randthentakethetrainfromwesttoeastacrossCanada.69.Itisnouseregretting.You___________（本应该）madesomepreparationsfortheex

am.70.ThefactisthatIearnedmypassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand,which__________(是...的原因)myappearance.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分

)第一节概要写作（满分15分）阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容摘要。Areyoushy?Ifyouare,youarenotalone.Infact,closeto50percentofpe

opleareshy.Almost80percentofpeoplefeelshyatsomepointintheirlives.Thesedays,shynessisbecomingmoreandmorecommon

.Now,scientistsaretryingtounderstandshyness.Theyhavesomeinterestingideasaboutwhypeopleareshy.Isitpossibletobebornshy?Manyscient

istssayyes.Theysay15to20percentofbabiesbehaveshyly.Thesebabiesarealittlequieterandmorewatchfulthanotherbabies.Interestingly,theseshyba

biesusuallyhaveshyparents.Asaresult,scientiststhinkthatsomeshynessisgenetic.Familysizemightcausepeopletobeshytoo.ScientistsatHarvardUnivers

itystudiedshychildren.Theyfoundthat66percentofthemhadolderbrothersandsisters.Asaresult,theybecameshy.Atthesam

etime,childrenwithnobrothersandsistersmaybeshyaswell.Growingupalone,theyoftenplaybythemselves.Theyarenotabletolearnthesamesoc

ialskillsaschildrenfrombigfamilies.Youmayalsobeshybecauseofwhereyouwereborn.Whenscientistsstudiedshynessindiffe

rentcountries,theyfoundsurprisingdifferences.InJapan,mostpeoplesaidtheywereshy.ButinIsrael,onlyoneofthreesaidso.Whatexplainsthediffer

ence?OnescientistsaystheJapaneseandIsraelishavedifferentopinionsoffailure.InJapanwhenpeopledonotsucceed,theyfeelbadaboutthemselves.

Theyblamethemselvesfortheirfailure.InIsrael,theoppositeistrue.Israelisoftenblamefailureonoutsidereasons,suchasfamily,t

eachers,friends,orbadluck.InIsrael,freedomofopinionandrisk-takingarestronglysupported.ThismaybewhyIsraelisworrylessaboutfailureandarelessshy.Forshype

ople,itcanbedifficulttomakefriends,speakinclass,andevengetagoodjob.Butscientistssayyoucangetovershyness.They

suggesttryingnewthingsandpracticingconversation.Anddon’tforget---ifyouareshy,youarenottheonlyone.__________________

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写作(满分25分)假如你叫李华，是一位中学生。最近你校要举行以“关爱健康”为主题的英语演讲比赛，请根据话题内容谈谈你的看法，写一篇100词左右的演讲稿。包括以下要点：1.保持健康的重要性；2.保持健康的方法，如:多锻炼，健身强体；多吃水果、蔬菜，保持饮食平衡;鄙弃不良习惯等。注意：1.词数100左

右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3.开头和结束语已为你写好，但不计入总词数。Howtokeephealthy?Dearboysandgirls,_________________________________

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________________________________________________________________________高一英语半期考试参考答案听力：1-5ABCCA6-10CCBAB11-15AACBC16-2

0ABCAB阅读理解：21-23.DBD24-26.ADCC27-30.BCC31-35.FGCDA完型填空：36-40ADCAC41-45DBCBD46-50BACBA51-55CDBAD单词拼写：56.energetic57.

apology58.strengths59.balanced60.isbelieved61.when62.permission63.surrounding64.measures65.existed66.topersuade67.isharmful/doesharm68.Rathertha

n69.shouldhave70.accountsfor概要写作（满分15分）参考答案：Nowadays,shynessisgettingincreasinglycommonandcertainreasonsmayaccountforit.(要点1)Scientistsarguet

hatgenesandfamilysizemaycontributetoone’sshyness.Moreover,birthplacesarealsoamongoneofthereasons.(要点2)Nevertheless,Theythinkshynessisacommo

nphenomenonanditcanbegottenridofbyattemptingsomethingnewandstartingtalkingwithothers.(要点3)（62words）应用文写作（满分25分）参考范文：Howtoke

ephealthy?Dearboysandgirls,Goodhealthisessentialtoeveryone,withoutwhichonecanhardlyliveasatisfactorylife

.Asstudents,whenlongingtolearnbetter,weshallinthemeanwhileactactivelyforgoodhealth.Herearesomeofmysuggestions.Fir

st,we’dbetterdomoreexercisesuchasplayingbasketball,runningorswimmingtobuildupourbody.Second,weshouldhaveabalanceddiet.Don’teattoomuchmeat

orsugarbutmorevegetablesandfruit.Third,weneedenoughsleepandrest,andweshouldn’tstayuplatebecauseitisbadforourhealth.Besides,keepingourse

lveshappyisalsoveryimportant.Ihopewearehealthyandenjoyourlife.Thanksforyourattention!Text1M:Mary,doyouhaveam

inute?Iwouldliketohaveawordwithyou.W:OK.Iwanttotalktoyou,too.M:Ireceivedyoure-mailjustnow.Youcan’timaginehowsurprisedIwaswhenyoume

ntionedthatyoudecidedtoleavethejob.W:Yes.I’vemadeupmymind.Text2W:Hello,I’dliketomakeareservationfortwoticketstoLondononFridayevening.M:OK,letmese

e.The6:15,6:45,and8:15trainsstillhaveseatsavailable.Whichonewouldyoulike?W:I’lltakethe6:45one.Text3W:Hello,Ji

m.Thatwindowisveryclean.M:Oh,hello,Mum.DadandIwasheditbeforelunch.ButthecarisdirtyandIneedtohelpDaddothatn

ow.W:OK,buthaveabottleofmilkfirst.Text4W:Excuseme,whereisthepostoffice?M:It’snextdoortothehotel.Gooutofthedoorandturnrightandit’son

therightinfrontofapark.It’soppositethetouristinformationcenter.W:OK.Thanks.Text5M:Doyoutalktotheboysinyourclassmuch?W:Ohyes.

TheboyoppositeAnnisverynice.M:Theonewithgreentrousers?W:Yes.He’scalledNick.He’sneverangry.Text6M:Howdoyoufeelaboutthepartytonight?W:Er.I’mfeeli

ngOK.M:Good.Iseverythingready?W:Yes,butI’mafraidthatnotmanypeoplewillcome.M:That’sdefinitelynotgoingtohappen.Ever

yoneI’vespokentosaysthey’recoming.W:Oh,good.Youdon’tthinkwe’llrunoutoffood?M:No,I’msureit’llbefine.You’vemadealotoffoodand

mostpeoplewillprobablybringsomething.W:Oh,OK,that’sgood.Ihopeeveryonewillrelaxandenjoythemselvestonight.Text7M:WhatcanIdoforyou?

W:IwaslookingforabooknamedEnglishforEveryone,butIcouldn’tfindit.M:Didyoucheckourdatabasetoseeifitwasontheshelf?W:Ialreadydid.AndIdidn’tseeitonth

eshelf.M:Apparentlysomebodytookthatbookoutofthelibrary.W:Willyouevergetanothercopy?M:Wewilldefinitelybeget

tinganother.W:Couldyoupleasereserveitforme?M:Thatwon’tbeaproblem.W:Thanks.Ireallyappreciatethat.Text8M:It

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obelike?M:Theweatherforecastsaidthisweekenditissupposedtobewarmandnothot.W:Willitbegoodbeachweather?Itwouldn’tbegoodifit

gotcoldthisweekend.M:Iwantthistriptobeperfect.Ihopeitstayswarm.W:ThisCaliforniaweatherissouncertain.It’simpossibletoknow

whatwillhappen.M:Iknow.Everydaytheweatherseemsdifferent.W:Iwouldloveitifitwasn’talwayssounpredictable.M:Thatwouldmakeiteasierforustom

akeplans.Text9W:Dr.Carter’sOffice.M:Yes,I’dliketomakeanappointmenttoseeDr.Carter,please.W:Okay.CouldIhaveyournameplea

se?M:Yes.MynameisRonaldSchuller.W:Okay.HowaboutthedayaftertomorrowonWednesdayat4o’clock?M:Uh,doyouha

ppentohaveanopeninginthemorning?Iusuallypickupmykidsfromschoolonmywayhomefromworkaroundthattime.W:Okay.Um,howaboutTuesdayat8:00amorThursdayat8:1

5am?M:Well,Tuesdaywouldbefine.W:Alright.Andwhat’sthenatureofyourvisit?M:Well,totellthetruth,Ifellfromaladdertwodaysagowhilepaintingmyhouse,and…W:Soyo

uhavehurtyourlegorarm?M:Notexactly.Actually,therehasbeenapaininmyanklefromthatdayon.W:Well,didyouputiceonitimmediatelyafterthishappened?M:W

ellyeah.W:OK,Mr.Schuller.CouldIhaveyourphonenumberplease?Text10W:MynameisPenny.IamfourteenyearsoldandIcome

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30andittakesabouttwentyminutes.Idon’twearaschooluniform.Iusuallywearjeans,trainers(运动鞋)andasweatshirt.Ihaveeightclasses

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acewherewecanbuyhamburgersandchipsoutsideourschool.SoIusuallyhavelunchintheschooldininghallwithmyfriends.ButIpre

fertheweekendsandholidaystoschool!Iliketoplaybasketball,videogamesandseemyfriends.InthesummerIgotocampwithmybestfriend

Ryan.Campisreallycool—wedolotsofdifferentactivitieslikesports,fishing,horse-riding,walkinginthemountainsandwehavecampfiresa

tnightandsingsongs.Ireallylikerapmusic—Eminemismyfavoritesinger.Ihaveadogwhoisreallycute.HisnameisToby.