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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'sattitudetowardherowndecision?A.Firm.B.Unclear.C.Surprised.2.Whichtrainwillthewomantake?A.The6:15one.B.The6:45one.C.The8:15one.3.W

hatwilltheboyclean?A.Thewindow.B.Thebottle.C.Thecar.4.Whereisthepostoffice?A.Behindthepark.B.Ontheleftofthehotel.C.Acrossfromthetouristi

nformationcenter.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Thegirl’sclassmate.B.Ann’scharacter.C.Nick’strouser

s.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.What

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

sellerandcustomer.B.Librarianandreader.C.Teacherandstudent.9.Whatwillthemandoforthewoman?A.Reservethebook.B.Checkthedatab

ase.C.Findthebookontheshelf.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatdothespeakerswanttodoontheweekend?A.Stayathome.B

.Gotothebeach.C.Seeamovie.11.Whatwilltheweatherbelikeaccordingtotheweatherforecast?A.Warm.B.Cold.C.Hot.12.Whatdothespeake

rsthinkoftheweatherinCalifornia?A.Itischangeable.B.Itispredictable.C.Itiscomfortable.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Wh

endoestheconversationtakeplace?A.OnWednesday.B.OnTuesday.C.OnMonday.14.Whatdoesthemanusuallydoatabout4o’clock?A.P

ainthishouse.B.Pickuphiskids.C.Gotowork.15.Whatpartoftheman’sbodygothurt?A.Hisleg.B.Hisarm.C.Hisankle.16.Whatinformationwillthema

noffernext?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’scampuslife?A.Interesting.B.Cool.C.Busy.19.WhoisRyan?A.Thespeaker’

sfriend.B.Thespeaker’spetdog.C.Thespeaker’sfavoritesinger.20.Whydoesthespeakerlikecamping?A.Shecanmakenewfriends.B.Shec

andovarietiesofactivities.C.Shecanhavehamburgersandchips.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?Iswinteryourfavouritetimeofyear?Ifyoulikesnowandice,maybeyoushouldstayatIceHotelinQuebec

,Canada.Butyoucanonlycheckinatthishotelduringthewinter.Why?BecausethishotelisbuilteveryDecember.Ithas32roomsand80peoplecanstay

thereeachnight.Thehotelevenhasamovietheatre,artgallery,andchurch.Ofcourse,allofthesepartsofthehotelaremadeofice

.Infact,allthefurniture,art,lights,andevenplatesanddrinkingglassesaremadeoutofice.Becausethishotelissounusual,itisbecomingverypopular

.PeoplefromallovertheworldcometotheIceHoteltolookatthefantasticiceart,drinkandeatfromdesignedicedishe

sandexperiencetheuniqueatmosphere.Somecoupleshaveevengottenmarriedinthehotel’sicechurch.Butalltheseguestskeeptheir

wintercoatson!Becauseofalltheice,thetemperatureinsidethehotelisalwaysbetween-2℃and-5℃.Surprisingly,sleepingisnotaprobl

eminthefreezingcoldhotelrooms.Everyguestgetsaspecialcold-weathersleepingbagandsomefurblankets.Thesekeeptheroomcozyuntilmor

ning.21.Whatdoestheword“cozy”meaninthelastparagraph?A.ColdB.WetC.DryD.Comfortableandwarm22.Whatcan'tyoudointhehotelaccordingtothepassage?A.Watcha

movie.B.Eataninterestingmeal.C.Getmarried.D.Goswimming.23.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A.HowtheIceH

otelisbuiltB.TheservicesoftheIceHotelC.WhytheIceHotelismadeoficeD.WhatmakestheIceHotelspecialBTheNotreDame(巴黎圣母

院)firehasbeenputout,butitsspire(尖顶)andalargeportionofitswoodenroofhavebeendamaged.Theterribledestructioncausesasuddensharppaintopeoplearoundt

heworld.“Whatapitythatwecannotseethedamagedpartsofthewonderanymore.”Butthegoodnewsisthatthereisatleastonewayofseeingthem,namelythroughavideogamecal

ledAssassin’sCreed:Unity.Inthisgame,theplayercantraveltoonecityafteranotherandenterthebuildingsexactlylikew

hattheyareinreality,andseeNotreDameasitwasbeforethefire.Further,withvirtualrealitytechnology,whichis

alreadyquitemature,onecanevenlookaroundtheundamagedNotreDameasifitisstillthere.Maybedigitaltechnologycoul

dhelptobetterprotectarchitecturalculturalheritage.Theideaofmakingdigitalmodelsofancientbuildingstosavetheirdatadatesbacktothe1990sandthenecessa

rytechnologyhascontinuedtoadvancesincethen.Byscanningtheancientbuildingswithlasers,building3Dmodelswithm

ultipleimages,aswellasmeasuringeverythingprecisely,engineerscanmakeacopyasaccurateastherealone.Ascomputersandsmartphonesarehugelypopular,t

hedigitalmodelhasgreatusefulvalue.First,itallowstouriststofeeltheculturalrelicswithouttouchingthem.ThevirtualtourofDunhuangGrott

oesinGansuProvinceisagoodexampleofthisastouristscanviewthepaintingswithoutstandingnearthem.Furthermore,itcanmakethedigitizedcultur

alrelicsmorefamousbyspreadingawarenessaboutthemviatheInternet.In2000,avirtualtouroftheGreatWallbecameverypopular

attheHannoverWorldExpo,whichincreasedthenumberofforeigntouristsvisitingthesiteinthefollowingyears.Aboveall,i

tpreservesalltheinformationoftheculturalrelics.Ofcourse,howeverpreciseamodelis,itisnottheoriginal.Mayb

ewewillhavebettertechnologiesinthefuture,butthedigitaltechnologyoffersapracticalwaytopreservearchitecturalc

ulturalheritageatthemoment.24.WhatcanweseeaboutNotreDameinthegame?A.Itsoriginallook.B.Itswoodenshape.C.Thebigfire.D.ThedamagedN

otreDame.25.Whatwillengineersdotocreateadigitalcopyoftheancientbuildings?A.Build3Dmodelsoffullsize.B.Scanthephotosofthebu

ildingsC.Improvethetechnologyneeded.D.Measureallthepartsexactly.26.Howdoestheauthorprovethedigitalcopyhasvitalpracticalimportanc

e?A.Bycomparison.B.Byclassification.C.Bygivingexamples.D.Bylistingdata.27.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheapplicationofthetechnol

ogy?A.DelightedB.DoubtfulC.SupportiveD.ConservativeCUScosmologist(宇宙学家)CarlSaganoncesaid:“Acrosstheseaofspac

e,thestarsareothersuns.”Forcenturies,humanbeingshavedreamedoftravelingintospace,orbiting(围绕......运行)ourlittleblueplanet,andappreci

atingincredibleviewsofsunrisesandsunsets.Andsoon,itseemsthatourdreamwillfinallycometrue,asUSstartupOrionSpanannouncedonApril6thatitplannedtolaunchth

efirsthotelinspacein2021.Itwillbereadytowelcomegueststhefollowingyear.Thespacehotel,AuroraStation,willorbit320kilometersaboveEarth,circlingiteve

ry90minutes.It’scapableofhousingtwocrewmembersandfourguests.ThecrewmemberswilllikelybeformerNASAastronautswhoworkedontheInternationalSpac

eStation.However,there’sacatch:Eachguestmustpayatleast$9.5million(60millionyuan)fora12-daystayatthehotel.Onceaboardth

eAuroraStation,guestswillfindmanyexcitingthingstodo.AccordingtoOrionSpan,guestscanenjoytheexcitementofzero-gravit

yastheyflythroughoutthespacehotel.Theycanwatch16sunrisesandsunsetseverydayandviewthenorthernandsouthernauroras(极光)through

themanywindows.Theycantakepartinresearchexperimentslikegrowingfood,andeventakeithomeasasouvenir.Andtheycanstayintouch

withtheirfamiliesandfriendsviaahigh-speedinternetconnection.Butmostimportantly,thetripwillofferarealsenseofwhatit’sliketoliveinspace.“Thepremise(前提

)ofAuroraStationisforgueststolive,feel,andbreathewhatit’sliketobeanastronaut,”FrankBunger,founderofOrionSpan,toldtheRobbReport.

“Thefoodanddrinksarefreeze-driedproducts.It’snotgoingtobefive-stardining…Fireandgasdon’tworkthesamewayinspaceastheydoonE

arth.”Tobetterprepareguestsforspacetravel,thecompanywillrequireahealthscreeningandprovideathree-monthtraining

programthathelpsguestsunderstandbasicspaceflight,orbitalmechanics(轨道力学)andlifeinthepressurizedenvironmentofspace.Some

mayhavedoubtsabouttheproject,butthecompanyevenhasplanstoturnpartofAuroraStationintoprivateapartments.“

FutureAuroraownerscanlivein,visit,orsublease(转租)theirspaceapartment,”Bungersaidinanewsrelease.“Thisisanexcitingfrontier(待开发的领域)andOrionS

panisproudtopavetheway.”28.WhatcanwelearnaboutAuroraStation?A.Itwillbeopentoguestsin2021.B.Itcanonlyservefourguests

atatime.C.Itcostseveryguest$9.5millionaweek.D.ItwillinviteNASAtotraintheguests.29.AccordingtoBunger,whatisthemain

purposeofAuroraStation?A.Tohelppeoplelearnmoreaboutspace.B.Tooffercomfortablespacetravelexperiences.C.Toproviderealexperiencesoflivi

nginspace.D.Topreparepeopleforfuturespaceexploration.30.WhatcanbeinferredaboutAuroraStationfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.It’sreadyforgueststobookth

eirfirsttrip.B.Fewpeopleareoptimisticaboutitsfuture.C.Itsguestsmusthaveabasicknowledgeofspacetravel.D.Privateapartmentsarethemostpopularch

oiceamongitsguests.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。Getoutyourshovels,yourse

eds,andyoursoil-it'salmostApril22.HerearefourfunwaystocelebrateEarthDaywithyourkids.Plantatree.Sincethe

firstEarthDayin1970,plantingtreeshasbeenatraditionalwayofcelebratingtheholiday.Tryplantingoneinyourownbackyard,orattendingalo

caltree-plantingevent.Initslifetime,thatsingletreewillabsorbapproximatelyonetonofcarbondioxide.31..Spendthedaywithoutacar.32

..Yet,challengeyourselftomakeyourwaythroughthedaywithouthoppinginthecar.Walking,biking,orcatchingthebuswill

keepyourcarbondioxideemissionsdownandshowthekidsthereareotherfunwaysoftraveling.Takeawalkinnature.Perhapsthemostob

viousEarthDayactivityisanaturewalk.Makealistofthingsyou'dliketofindandcheckthemoffonyourwalk.33..Gothroughthecol

orsoftherainbowandtryandfindanobjectinthatcoloronyourwalk.Attendacommunityactivity.Showyourkidsit'snotjustMomandDadwhocareabo

utEarthDay.Tonsofpeoplewillshowupforlocaleventsaswell!34..Weguaranteeyouwillfindsomeactivitieslikeparkcleanup,recyclingdemos,ortree-plantingce

remony.35..WhenitcomestotakingcareofEarth,weallneedtodoourshare.Takeyourkidstothelocalplaygroundandgivethemeachapairofg

lovesandasmallgarbagebag.Taskthemwithpickingofscrapsoftrashasfastastheycan-whoeverfillsuptheirbagfirst,wins.Onceyougetbackhome,enjoysomeE

arthDaymovies.A.Playtheclean-upgameB.RememberthateverydaycanbeEarthDayC.Ifyoudon'tfeellikemakingalist,tryacolorsearchD.Checkoutyo

urnewspapertheweekleadinguptotheholidayE.OnEarthDay,werealizewhatwecandotopreserveournaturalresourcesF.Andtherearealotmor

esurprisingfactsabouttreesyoucansharewithyourkidsG.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。TheTrueStoryofTreasureIs

landItwasalwaysthoughtthatTreasureIslandwastheproductofRobertLouisStevenson’simagination.36,recentre

searchhasfoundthetruestoryofthisexcitingwork.Stevenson,aScotsman,hadlived37formanyyears.In1881hereturnedtoScotlandfora38.WithhimwerehisAmericanwife

Fannyandhisson39.EachmorningStevensonwouldtakethemoutforalong40overthehills.Theyhadbeen41thisforseveraldaysbeforeth

eweathersuddenlytookaturnfortheworse.Keptindoorsbytheheavyrain,Lloydfeltthedays42.Tokeeptheboyhappy,Robertaskedt

heboytodosome43.Onemorning,theboycametoRobertwithabeautifulmapofanisland,Robert44thattheboyhaddrawnalargecrossinthemiddleof45.“What’s

that?”heasked.“That’sthe46treasure,”saidtheboy.Robertsuddenly47somethingofanadventurestoryintheboy’s48.Whiletherainwaspouring,Robertsatdo

wnbythefiretowriteastory.Hewouldmakethe49atwelve-year-oldboy,justlikeLloyd.Butwhowouldbethepirate(海盗)？RoberthadagoodfriendnamedHenley,whowalk

edaroundwiththe50ofawoodenleg.Roberthadalwayswantedto51suchamaninastory.52LongJohnSilver,thepiratewithawoodenle

g,was53.So,thankstoa54SeptemberinScotland,afriendwithawoodenleg,andtheimaginationofatwelve-year-oldboy,weh

aveoneofthegreatest55storiesintheEnglishlanguage.36.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.BesidesD.Finally37.A.aloneB.nextdoorC.athomeD.abroad

38.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.learned48.A.bookB.replyC.pictureD.min

d49.A.starB.heroC.writerD.child50.A.helpB.problemC.useD.bottom51.A.praiseB.produceC.includeD.accept52.A.YetB.AlsoC.ButD.Thus53.A.readB.bornC.h

iredD.written54.A.rainyB.sunnyC.coolD.windy55.A.newsB.loveC.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________(energy)andimportantfestivalsaretheonesthatlookforwardtotheendofwin

terandtothecomingofspring.57Iamwritingtoexpressmysincerea_______toyouforlosingthebookyoulenttome.58.Everycoin

hastwosides.Andeverybodyhastheirs_________andweaknesses.59.Keepingab________dietisofgreatimportancetoourhealth.60.It_________(believe)thatChinese

TraditionalMedicineplaysanimportantroleincuringmanypatientssufferingfromtheCOVID-19.61.ThenextmorningI’djustaboutgiven

myselfupforlost_____Iwasspottedbyaship.62.Theyenteredtheareawithout____________(permit).63.Iwasbroughtu

pinasmallbeautifulvillagewithmanytreesandflowers______(surround)it.64.Ourclassroom_______(measure)6*5meters.65.T

here_______(exist)hugeanimalsontheearthalongtimeago.66.Obviously,heisaguywhoiseasy__________(persuade).67.Heclai

mstelevisionviolence__________________(对……有害)tochildren.68____________taketheaeroplanealltheway,theydecidedtoflytoVancouverandthentakethetrainf

romwesttoeastacrossCanada.69.Itisnouseregretting.You___________（本应该）madesomepreparationsfortheexam.70.ThefactisthatIearn

edmypassagebyworkingasanunpaidhand,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,closeto50percentofpeopleareshy.Almost80percentofpeoplefeelshyatsomepointintheirlives.Thesedays,shyness

isbecomingmoreandmorecommon.Now,scientistsaretryingtounderstandshyness.Theyhavesomeinterestingideasaboutwhypeopleareshy.Isitp

ossibletobebornshy?Manyscientistssayyes.Theysay15to20percentofbabiesbehaveshyly.Thesebabiesarealittlequ

ieterandmorewatchfulthanotherbabies.Interestingly,theseshybabiesusuallyhaveshyparents.Asaresult,scientiststhin

kthatsomeshynessisgenetic.Familysizemightcausepeopletobeshytoo.ScientistsatHarvardUniversitystudiedshychildren.Theyfoundthat66percentofth

emhadolderbrothersandsisters.Asaresult,theybecameshy.Atthesametime,childrenwithnobrothersandsistersmaybeshyaswell.Growingupalone,theyofte

nplaybythemselves.Theyarenotabletolearnthesamesocialskillsaschildrenfrombigfamilies.Youmayalsobeshybecauseofwhereyouwereborn.Whenscientists

studiedshynessindifferentcountries,theyfoundsurprisingdifferences.InJapan,mostpeoplesaidtheywereshy.ButinIsrael,onlyoneo

fthreesaidso.Whatexplainsthedifference?OnescientistsaystheJapaneseandIsraelishavedifferentopinionsoffa

ilure.InJapanwhenpeopledonotsucceed,theyfeelbadaboutthemselves.Theyblamethemselvesfortheirfailure.InIsrael,theoppositeistrue.Isr

aelisoftenblamefailureonoutsidereasons,suchasfamily,teachers,friends,orbadluck.InIsrael,freedomofopinionandrisk-takingarestronglysupported.Thismaybew

hyIsraelisworrylessaboutfailureandarelessshy.Forshypeople,itcanbedifficulttomakefriends,speakinclass,and

evengetagoodjob.Butscientistssayyoucangetovershyness.Theysuggesttryingnewthingsandpracticingconversation.Anddon’tf

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______________第二节应用文写作(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：1-5ABCCA6-10CCBAB11-15AACBC16-20ABCAB阅读理解：21-23.DBD24-26.ADCC27-30.BCC31-35.FGCDA完型填空：36-40ADCAC41-45D

BCBD46-50BACBA51-55CDBAD单词拼写：56.energetic57.apology58.strengths59.balanced60.isbelieved61.when62.permission63

.surrounding64.measures65.existed66.topersuade67.isharmful/doesharm68.Ratherthan69.shouldhave70.accountsfor概要

写作（满分15分）参考答案：Nowadays,shynessisgettingincreasinglycommonandcertainreasonsmayaccountforit.(要点1)Scientistsarguethatgenesandfamilysizemaycontributetoon

e’sshyness.Moreover,birthplacesarealsoamongoneofthereasons.(要点2)Nevertheless,Theythinkshynessisacommonphenomenonanditcanbegot

tenridofbyattemptingsomethingnewandstartingtalkingwithothers.(要点3)（62words）应用文写作（满分25分）参考范文：Howtokeephealthy?Dearboysandgirls,Goodhe

althisessentialtoeveryone,withoutwhichonecanhardlyliveasatisfactorylife.Asstudents,whenlongingtolear

nbetter,weshallinthemeanwhileactactivelyforgoodhealth.Herearesomeofmysuggestions.First,we’dbetterdomoreexercisesuc

hasplayingbasketball,runningorswimmingtobuildupourbody.Second,weshouldhaveabalanceddiet.Don’teattoomuchmeatorsugarbutmorevegetablesandfru

it.Third,weneedenoughsleepandrest,andweshouldn’tstayuplatebecauseitisbadforourhealth.Besides,keepingourselveshappyisalsoveryimportant.Ih

opewearehealthyandenjoyourlife.Thanksforyourattention!Text1M:Mary,doyouhaveaminute?Iwouldliketohaveawordwithyou.W:OK.Iwanttotalktoyou,t

oo.M:Ireceivedyoure-mailjustnow.Youcan’timaginehowsurprisedIwaswhenyoumentionedthatyoudecidedtoleavethejob.W:Yes.I’vemadeupmymind.Text2W:Hello

,I’dliketomakeareservationfortwoticketstoLondononFridayevening.M:OK,letmesee.The6:15,6:45,and8:15trainsstillhaveseatsavailable

.Whichonewouldyoulike?W:I’lltakethe6:45one.Text3W:Hello,Jim.Thatwindowisveryclean.M:Oh,hello,Mum.DadandIwasheditbeforelunc

h.ButthecarisdirtyandIneedtohelpDaddothatnow.W:OK,buthaveabottleofmilkfirst.Text4W:Excuseme,whereisthepostoffic

e?M:It’snextdoortothehotel.Gooutofthedoorandturnrightandit’sontherightinfrontofapark.It’soppositethetouristinformationcenter.

W:OK.Thanks.Text5M:Doyoutalktotheboysinyourclassmuch?W:Ohyes.TheboyoppositeAnnisverynice.M:Theonewithgreentrousers?W:Yes.He’scalled

Nick.He’sneverangry.Text6M:Howdoyoufeelaboutthepartytonight?W:Er.I’mfeelingOK.M:Good.Iseverythingready?W:Yes,butI’mafraidthatno

tmanypeoplewillcome.M:That’sdefinitelynotgoingtohappen.EveryoneI’vespokentosaysthey’recoming.W:Oh,good.Youdon’tthinkwe’llrunoutoffood?M:No,I’msu

reit’llbefine.You’vemadealotoffoodandmostpeoplewillprobablybringsomething.W:Oh,OK,that’sgood.Ihopeeveryonewillrelaxandenj

oythemselvestonight.Text7M:WhatcanIdoforyou?W:IwaslookingforabooknamedEnglishforEveryone,butIcouldn’tfindit.M:Didyoucheckourdatabasetoseeifitwaso

ntheshelf?W:Ialreadydid.AndIdidn’tseeitontheshelf.M:Apparentlysomebodytookthatbookoutofthelibrary.W:Willyouevergetanothercopy?M:Wewilldefi

nitelybegettinganother.W:Couldyoupleasereserveitforme?M:Thatwon’tbeaproblem.W:Thanks.Ireallyappreciatethat.Text8M:Itwouldbenicetogotothebeachs

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omakeplans.Text9W:Dr.Carter’sOffice.M:Yes,I’dliketomakeanappointmenttoseeDr.Carter,please.W:Okay.CouldIhaveyournamep

lease?M:Yes.MynameisRonaldSchuller.W:Okay.HowaboutthedayaftertomorrowonWednesdayat4o’clock?M:Uh,doyouhappentohaveanopeninginthemorni

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e.W:Alright.Andwhat’sthenatureofyourvisit?M:Well,totellthetruth,Ifellfromaladdertwodaysagowhilepaintingmyhouse

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eisPenny.IamfourteenyearsoldandIcomefromChicago,intheMidwestoftheUSA.Mydailyroutineislikethis.Igetupat7:00inthemorningonweek

days.Igotocatchthebustoschoolat7:30andittakesabouttwentyminutes.Idon’twearaschooluniform.Iusuallywearjeans,trainers(运动鞋)andasweatshirt.Ih

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hamburgersandchipsoutsideourschool.SoIusuallyhavelunchintheschooldininghallwithmyfriends.ButIpreferthew

eekendsandholidaystoschool!Iliketoplaybasketball,videogamesandseemyfriends.InthesummerIgotocampwithmybestfriendRyan.Campisreal

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ongs.Ireallylikerapmusic—Eminemismyfavoritesinger.Ihaveadogwhoisreallycute.HisnameisToby.