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2020-2021学年度第一学期高一年级期末考试英语试题（满分：150分时间：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，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.Whatdidthewomanplantodothisweekend?A.Haveaswim.B.Campinthemountains.C.Gohiking.

2.Whocatchesthefish?A.Jason.B.Theman.C.Thewoman.3.Howmanypeoplewillgotothepark?A.2.B.3.C.4.4.Whatarethespeakersma

inlytalkingabout?A.Afestival.B.Foods.C.TVprograms.5.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?A.Buyneitherofthetwoitems.B.Savemoneyforabetterlaptop.

C.Makeaquickdecision.第二节（共5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.Whathappenedtotheman?A.Hehadaterribleweekend.B.Hewashitbyacar.C.Hefell

offhisbike.7.Howisthebikenow?A.Itisingoodshape.B.Itisunderrepair.C.Itiscompletelydamaged.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个

小题。8.Howdoesthewomanhelptheman?A.Byopeningthedoorforhim.B.Bycarryingtheboxforhim.C.Byputtingthebooksintothebox.9.Whatwillthesp

eakersdointheevening?A.Dosomeshopping.B.Visittheiraunt.C.Gotothecinema.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10.What’sthedatetoday?A.August17th.B.August27th.C.Septem

ber5th.11.WhyisthewomangoingtoChina?A.Tobeonbusiness.B.Totakeavacation.C.Tovisitherrelatives.12.Whatsurprisesthewoman?A.Amanda’svisit.B.Thefirst-clas

sflight.C.Anamazingtravelbook.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13.Whatdoesthewomanwanttofindout?A.Thesuitableworkfortheman.B.Theinformati

ononbuilding.C.Thenearbyworkplace.14.Whataretheman’sinterests?A.Buyingandsellingthings.B.Buildingandrep

airingthings.C.Repairingandcollectingthings.15.Whathasthemanbeendoingthisyear?A.Deliveringnewspapers.B.Helpingbuildahouse.C.Sellingadvertis

ingspace.16.Inwhichcolumndoesthewomanwritedown“sales”?A.“Education”.B.“Interests”.C.“Experience”.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17.Whatisthem

ostimportantinlookingforanapartment?A.Enoughtime.B.Lotsofpatience.C.Alittlepreparation.18.Whatdoesthespeaker

suggestpeopledofirst?A.Sparesometime.B.Decidethepricerange.C.Thinkaboutthefacilities.19.Whatshouldpeop

leconsiderfirstwhenpickingoutapartments?A.Location.B.Price.C.Traffic.20.Whatmaydisappointpeople?A.Allthegreatapartmentsareexpensive.B.Itwill

takealongtimetofindaperfectapartment.C.Apartmentsdon’tlookasgoodasdescribedonthewebsite.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，并将答案填涂到答题卡上。AIfyouareearningmoneyanddoingsomeofyourownshopping,youmaywanttoenr

ollin(注册)somewell-knownrewardsprogramsatyourfavouritestores.Herearesomeofthemostpopularrewardsprograms.TheStudentPriceCar

d(SPC)Thisisacardthatallteens,aged13andup,shouldhaveintheirwallet.Itcosts$10,butyouwilleasilyearnthisba

ckinsavingsfromawidevarietyofretailers(零售商)including10%offatAmericanEagle,UrbanOutfitters,LittleBurgundy,MarbleSlab

andmanymore.SCENEThisisperhapsoneofthemostpopularrewardsprogramsforteens,aged14andolder.It’sapitythattheSCENEprogramwasdroppedbySportChecklastfall.

However,otherparticipatingretailersaremostlyrestaurantssuchasHarvey'sandSwissChalet.Onceyoucollect1.000points,youwillrec

eiveafreemovie.StarbucksForstarters,theStarbucksRewardsprogramgivesyouafreedrinkonyourbirthday.Italsooffersyoutheconvenienceofpayingw

ithyourphone,insteadofcash,attheregister(收银机).Youearn2starsforevery$1spentandafteryoucollect300stars,you’llbeupgradedtoGoldStatuswhereyoucanc

ashin125starsforfreefoodanddrink.Youmustbe15oroldertoparticipateintheprogram.AirMilesThisprogramrecentlydroppedtheminimumagerequirementfrom18to1

6,whichisawinforteens,althoughsomewouldlikeitevenyounger.AirMilesisnowaverypopularrewardsprogram,andhasmanyparticipatingre

tailers.YoucanchoosetosaveupforafreeflightorusethecashoptionatstoressuchasStarbucks,CineplexandKernelsPopcom.21.Whichofthefoll

owingcardsmaya13-year-oldapplyfor?A.TheSPC.B.SCENE.C.AirMiles.D.Starbucks.22.WhatbenefitwillteensgetfromSCENE?A.Afreeinte

rnationalflight.B.10%offatUrbanOutitters.C.1000pointsforafreemovie.D.Afreedrinkontheirbirthday.23.IfyouwanttobecomeaGoldStatuscustomer,h

owmuchshouldyouspendinStarbucks?A.$100.B.$105.C.$125.D.$150.BWhenIwasinmyfourthyearofteaching，Iwasalso（andamstill）ahighschooltrackandfieldcoach（田径教

练）.Oneyear，Ihadastudent，John，whoenteredmyclasswhenhewasajunior.JohnchangedtoourschoolfromGreece，andseemedtobeinterestedinsports，

soIencouragedhimtojoinourtrackteam.Iexplainedtohimthateventhoughhehadnevertakenpartinitbefore，Ididbelievethathecoulddowellinanyevent，andthatIwouldbew

illingtocoachhiminwhicheveronesinterestedhim.Heacceptedtheoffer，andbegantoworkhardateverypractice.Aboutamonthlater，

IhadfoundoutfromothersourcesthatJohnwasafirst-classtennisplayer，winningvariousjuniorawardsinhishomecountr

y.Iwenttohimasking，“John，Ireallyappreciatethatyoucameoutforthetrackteam，butwhydidn'tyouplaytennisinstead？Itseemsthatwouldinterestyoualo

tmore，sinceyou'resogoodatit.”Johnanswered,“Well，Iliketennis，butyoutoldmethatyoubelievedinme，andthatyouthoughtIcoulddowellintrack，soIwa

ntedtotryitforthatreason.”Fromthenon，Ioftenremembermystudent'sreply.ItoldittoafriendandshesuggestedIwriteitdowntosharesomewherewithmoreteache

rs.Nomatterhowcritical（挑别的）studentscanbeofthemselves,I'vefoundthatasimple“Itrustthatyoucandoit！”cangoalongway！24．Ac

cordingtoParagraph1，whatdidtheauthorseemtothinkmoreabout？A．John'sPEmarks.B．John'sself-confidence.C．John'sstateofhealth.D

．John'sinterestinsports.25．WhydidJohntakepartinthetrackteam？A．Hehadbeenanexcellentrunner.B．Hewasencouragedbyhisteacher.C．Helikedrunningmoretha

ntennis.D．Hehadnotenniscoachtotrainhim.26．What'sthepurposeofthispassage？A．Tobuildacloseteacher-student

relationship.B．Tointroduceanewwayofsportstraining.C．Toshowtheimportanceofencouragement.D．Toexplainthevalueofsports.27

．Whoisthepassagemainlywrittenfor？A．Teachers.B．Parents.C．Students.D．Players.CWithallthewars,fightingandsadnessintheworldtoday,it'snotonlynece

ssary,butalsoessentialtohaveagoodsenseofhumorjusttohelpusgetthrougheachandeverydayofourlives.Puttingasmileonsomeone'sfacewhenyouknowthey

arefeelingdowninthedump,makesmefeelgoodandwarmsmyheart.Howwouldyoufeelifyoucouldnotjokearoundwithyourwife,husband,child,co-worker,neighbor,closef

riends,orevenjustsomeonethatyouarestandinginlinewithatyourcornerstore?Iamalwayssayingthingsthatmakeotherssmileorlaugh,evenifIdon'tknowthep

ersonI'mjokingaroundwith.MyGrandmaalwaysfoundhumorineverythingshedid,evenifitwasthehardestjobanyonecouldimag

ine.Thisnotonlyrelievesstressinanysituation,butalsoiscommoncourtesy(礼貌)tospeaktoothersthatarearoundyou.Iknowo

fafewpeoplethatdon’thaveafunnyboneintheirbodies,astheysay.Everyonearoundthemcouldberollingonthefloorafterhearingagreatjokeandtheywouldsittherew

ithouttheslightestsmileontheirface.Theydon'tgetthejokethatmakesotherslaugh.Iambustingagutwhiletheyjustsitther

e,lookingatmeasifIwerefromouterspace.Howcanpeoplenotgetareallyfunnyjoke?Laughingisessentialtokeepyourstresslevelsundercontrol.Withouthumorwew

ouldfindourselveswithalotofpsychologicalproblems,oronalotofmedicationstokeepusfromgoingcrazy.Thereistoomuchsadnessinthispresentworld.Itdrivespeopl

ecrazy.Weallneedtofindawaytoignorethesadnessandbringalittlelightintoourlives.So,Ibelieveourbestmedicineistogettogetherandtellsomejokesandhavesom

efunlaughingtogether.28.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthepresentworld?A.CriticalB.PositiveC.SatisfiedD.Indifferent29.Thephrase“bust

ingagut"inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby_______.A.explainingcarefullyB.speakingloudC.keepingsilentD.laughinghard30.Accor

dingtotheauthor,humorisusefulintheaspectthat_________.A.itmakespeoplemoreconfidentB.itcanpickuppeople’sspiritsC.itcanhelpgetridofthecrueltyinthe

worldD.itcanhelppeoplegetonwellwithothers31.Inwritingthepassage,theauthormainlyintendsto_______.A.introduceapracticalwayto

getthroughdailylifeB.convincepeopleofthepowerofhumourC.encouragepeopletobehumorousindailylifeD.talkabouthisownundersta

ndingofhumorDDuringthetwentyyearstherehasbeenincreasingconcernwiththequalityoftheenvironment.Alongwithairandwaterpollutants,noisepolluti

onhasbeenrecognizedasaseriouspollutant.Asnoiselevelshaverisen,theeffectsofnoisehavebecomemoreobvious.Noiseisd

efinedas"unwantedsound".Causesofnoisepollutionincludetraffic,aircraft,rockbands,barkingdogs,televisions,garbage

trucks,andnoisefromneighbors,voices,alarms,andwatercrafts.StudiesshowthatoverfortypercentofAmericansaredisturbedathom

eorlosesleepbecauseofnoisepollution.Noisehasbadeffectsonpeopleandtheenvironment.Noisecauseshearingloss,interferes（妨碍）withhumanactivitie

sathomeandwork,andisinvariouswaysdangeroustopeople'shealthandwellbeing.Whenwethink,talk,listentomusic,orsleep,wenee

dquiet.Evenlowlevelsofnoisecanbeannoyingorfrustrating.Suddenincreasesinvolumecanmakesoundsannoying.Thequieterthebackgroundis,themorepenetratinganois

ecanbe.Noisecanalsomakeinstructionsorwarningunclear,resultinginaccidents.Loudernoiseburstscancausemoreproblems.Con

tinuedstresscausedbylivinginnoisyconditionscanleadtohighbloodpressure,whichisthemajorcauseofsomediseases.Longexposuretonoiseleve

lsaboveeight-fivedecibels（分贝）candamageinnercellsandleadtohearingloss.Noisecanresultintheinvoluntaryfearresponseandcancauseadrenaline(肾上腺素)tobepumpe

dintothebloodstream,theheartratetoquicken,musclestotense,breathingtoincrease,andthedigestivesystemtoslowdown.Localgovernmentha

stheresponsibilitytofightnoisepollution.Forexample,itcanregulatethespeedoftrainsthroughtheircommunity.

Ontheotherhand,aresponsiblecitizenwillnevermakenoisepollutionwhereverheis.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"penetrating"inparagraph4mean?A.Highandexcitin

gB.DeepandshockingC.LoudandunpleasantD.Clearandcomfortable33.Whichofthefollowingisnotrelatedtonoisepollution?A.Slowingdownthed

igestivesystemB.HavinghighbloodpressureC.SlowingdowntheheartrateD.Breathingfast34.Inthelastparagraph,thewritersuggeststhat_____________.A.individual

sandgovernmentshouldworktogethertoreducenoisepollutionB.thegovernmentshouldofferpeoplebettereducationonnoisepollutionC.thegovernmentshouldberespons

iblefornoisepollutionD.peoplewhomakenoisepollutionshouldbepunished35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Measurementofnoiselevels.B.B

adeffectsofnoisepollutionC.HearingdamagefromenvironmentalnoiseD.Communityreactionstonoise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。Doyouthinkyou’velostyourinspiration?Maybetheupsanddownsoflifeandworkhaveaffectedyou.You'renotalone.Themajorityofpe

opleacrosstheworldaretryingnewerandeasierwaystogetinspired.___36___Theystartthinkingtothemselvesthattheyarenogood.Andonlyahan

dfulofpeoplecanstayinspiredforlife.Youcangetinspiredforlifeanytimeyouwant.That'sthepotentialofbeinghuman.Alonetimeisjustasimportantassocializing

time.Itisimportanttostayaloneforyoutounderstandyourthoughtsandemotionsatadeeperlevel.___37___It'salwaysinsideofyou,waiti

ngtobeused.Doyouhavegoals?Ifyoudon't,nowisthetimetowritethemdown.Apersonwithoutgoalshasnodirection.Andheorshecanneverkn

owifheorsheismakingprogressornot.Createyourlifegoalsandthenbreakthemdowntoyearlygoals,monthlygoals,weeklygoalsanddailygoals,You

canevengodeepertohourlygoals.___38___Whensocializing,listentothestoriesofotherpeople,You’llbehappytorealizehowfortunateyoureallyare.Mostofthepeoplea

roundyouhavegonethroughthingsyoumightneverimagine.___39___Listentotheirstoriesandhowtheysettledtheirproblems.Youcanalsoreadaninspiringbookorwatchamo

vietogettheinspirationyouneedtomoveforward.___40___Ifyou’relostyourinspiration,youcanputtopracticethesetipsanytime.It'stimetostartlivingwithpassio

n.A.Inspirationcomesfrominside.B.Inspirationalsocomesfromyoursuccess.C.Buttheygiveupalongthewaygradually.D.Andtheretheyarestandinginfrontof

you.E.Everyoneneedsinspirationtosucceedinlife.F.Buttheyalwayskeeptheirexperiencesasecret.G.Havingasenseofdirectionwillkeepyouinspired.第三部分：英语知识运用（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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。ItwasanormalMondaymorningatanassembly(集会),andtheoldheadmaster

wasgivingthestudentsaspeechaboutimportantthingsinlifeandabout41ourselvestowhatisimportanttous.Thisis42thestorywent:AnoldmanlivedinacertainpartofLo

ndon,andhe43wakeupeverymorningandgotothe44,wherehegotthetrainrighttoCentralLondon,andthensatatthestreetcorner,45.Hedidthiseverysingledayofhislife.He

satatthesamestreetcornerandbeggedforalmost20years.Hishousewasdirty,anditsmelled46.Theneighborscouldnot47thesmellany

more,sotheyaskedthepoliceofficersto48theplace.Theofficersknockeddownthe49andcleanedthehouse.Thereweresmallbagsof50alloverthehousethathehad51over

theyears.Thepolicecountedthemoney,andtheysoonrealizedthattheoldmanwasa52.Theywaitedoutsidehishouseexpectingtosharethegoodnewsw

ithhim.Whenhearrivedhomethatevening,hewasmetbyoneoftheofficerswhotoldhimthattherewasnoneedforhimtobeganymore53hewasarichmannow.

Hesaid54atall;hewentintohishouseandlockedthedoor.Thenextmorninghewokeupasusual,wenttothestreetand55tobeg.56,this

oldmanhadnogreatplans,dreamsoranythingimportantforhislife.Welearnnothingfromthisstoryotherthanstaying57thethingsw

eenjoydoing.Weshouldremaintruetoourcourse,whichmaymeandevotingyourselvestothingsthatpeoplearoundyoumaydisapprove(不赞成).Le

tnothingdistractusfrombeinghappy,letnothingelsedetermineourfate(命运),but58.Whatmakesushappyiswhat59intheend…notwhat

weacquire(获得).ThisparticularstoryisonesuchlessonthatIwillneverforget.EverytimeIdon’tfocusoncourses,Iget60ofthisstory.41.

A.attractingB.agreeingC.devotingD.believing42.A.whyB.howC.whereD.when43.A.mightB.wouldC.shouldD.must44.A.streetB.factoryC.airport

D.subway45.A.beggingB.waitingC.attemptingD.sleeping46.A.pleasantB.deliciousC.terribleD.serious47.A.standB.forge

tC.judgeD.get48.A.controlB.removeC.clearD.look49.A.oldmanB.doorC.neighborD.wall50.A.rubbishB.wasteC.moneyD.food51.A.earnedB.collect

edC.managedD.stole52.A.bossB.gentlemanC.millionaireD.gift53.A.asB.unlessC.untilD.though54.A.somethingB.anythingC

.nothingD.everything55.A.determinedB.soughtC.managedD.continued56.A.ActuallyB.ObviouslyC.SurprisinglyD.Generally57.A.f

ocusedonB.calledonC.turnedtoD.actedout58.A.othersB.usC.someD.ourselves59.A.considersB.mattersC.achievesD.faces60.A.remindedB.permit

tedC.warnedD.tired第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，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。The___61___(tradition)Chineselunaryeardividestheyearinto24solarterm

s.OnthefirstdayofWinterSolstice(冬至),theNorthernHemisphere(半球)experiencesthe___62___(short)dayintheyear.TheWinterSol

sticealso___63___(mark)thearrivalofthecoldestseasonintheyear.Therewasasaying___64___ancienttimes,“TheWinterSolsticeisasimporta

ntastheSpringFestival.”AsearlyastheZhouDynasty,peopleworshipped(崇拜)thegodsonthefirstdayoftheWinterSolstice,___65___alsowasthefirstdayo

fthenewyear.TheWinterSolstice___66___(become)awinterfestivalduringtheHanDynasty.___67___(celebrate)wereo

fficiallyorganized.Onthisday,bothofficialsandcommonpeoplewouldhave___68___rest.Duringthefollowingdynasties,such___69__

_theTang,SongandQingdynasties,theWinterSolsticewasaday___70___(offer)sacrifices(祭祀)toHeavenandtoancestors.第四部分写作（共两节，满分3

5分）第一节短文改错（满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。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；只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Todaythenumberofthenetizens(网民)ino

urcountryhaveincreasedrapidly,manyofwhichdonotpayenoughattentiontotheirfamily.Thereisnodoubtwhetherwecanlearnmuchknowledgea

ndadvancedtechnologytheInternet.Foranexample,it'seasyforustogettheinformationsweneedandcommunicatewithourfriendsa

ndrelatives.Besides,itcanhelpuslearnwhatwashappeningbothathomeandabroad.However,nomatterhowattractivelytheInternet

is,weshouldn'tbeseparatedfromourlovedones.Justforamoment,weshouldstopsurftheInternetandenjoythetimewithourfamilywhenyouaretogether.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是

李华，你的美国朋友Jack今年第一次在唐人街体验了一把春节，并对中国春节的习俗产生了浓厚的兴趣，因此特写信来向你咨询相关信息。请你给他写一封回信进行介绍。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；参考词汇：stickNewYearcouplets(贴春联)；the

lunarcalendar(农历)；firecrackers(鞭炮)2020-2021学年度第一学期高一期末考英语答案听力1-5CBBAA6-10ABACA11-15BBABC16-20CBABC阅读理解21-23ACD24-27DBCA28-31

ADBC32-35CCAB七选五36-40CAGDE完型41-45CBBDA46-50CACBC51-55BCACD56-60BADBA语法填空61.traditional62.shortest63.marks64.in65.which66.became67.Celebra

tions68.a69.as70.tooffer改错：Todaythenumberofthenetizens(网民)inourcountryhaveincreasedrapidly,hasmanyofwhichdonotpayenoughattentio

ntotheirfamily.Thereisnodoubtwhetherwhomthatwecanlearnmuchknowledgeandadvancedtechnology∧theInternet.Fo

ranfrom/on删去anexample,it’seasyforustogettheinformationsweneedandcommunicatewithourinformationfriendsandrelatives.B

esides,itcanhelpuslearnwhatwashappeningbothathomeisandabroad.However,nomatterhowattractivelytheInternetis,weshouldn’tbeattrac

tiveseparatedfromourlovedones.Justforamoment,weshouldstopsurftheInternetsurfingandenjoythetimewithourfamilywhenyouaretogether.we作文:DearJ

ack,Gladtoreceiveyourletter.AndI’mamazedthatyouhaveexperiencedtheChinesespringfestivalinChinatownforthefirsttimeandyouareinterestedinitstradition.Her

eI’mwritingthisletterItosharewithyousomethingaboutthetradition.TheSpringFestivalisoneofthemymostimportanttraditional

festivalsinChina.ItfallsonthefirstdayofthefirstmonthintheChineselunarcalendar.Beforetheday,peoplearebusyprep

aringforitandtheystickNewyearcoupletsonthedoors.OntheEve,thewholefamilyusuallygettogethertohaveafeast.Thentheystayup,wa

tchingwonderfulprogramsonTVuntilmidnight,towelcomethenewyearwithfirecrackers.Inthedaytime,peopledressedinnewclothesgotovisitfriendsandrelativeswith

goodlucktoeachother.It’sdifficulttosayallthethingsaboutthefestival.IhopeyoucancometoChinanextspringfestival.I’m

sureyouwilllikeitmore.Yours,LiHua听力材料Text1M:Hey,Lucy.Iwanttogoswimmingthisweekend.Doyouwanttocomewithme?W:JackandIplannedtogoforahikei

nthemountains.Text2W:Doyouhavetocleanthefishafteryoucatchthem?M:MaybeJasoncancleanthem.W:OK.Youcatchthefish,Jasoncleansthem,andIeatthem!Text3W:Tom,

ifyoudon’tmindspendingthedaywithtwogirls,youcancomewithustothenationalpark.M:I’dloveto!Thanks!Text4W:Myfamilyha

ddinnertogetheronChineseNewYear’sEve.Weatemanyspecialfoods.M:Whatelsedidyoudo?W:Afterdinner,wewatchedTVandplayedgames.Text5M:Iwanttobuyalaptopa

ndaniPhone6.ButIcan’taffordboth.Ican’tdecide.W:Thendon’tbuyanything.Saveyourmoney!M:Maybeyouareright.Text6W:W

hat’sthematter?Yourbikeisinbadshape.M:Itwashitbyacaryesterday.W:Oh,wereyouhurt?M:Notintheleast,becauseIwa

sn’tridingonit.Thebikewasinfrontofmyhouse.Bothwheelsweredamaged.They’rebeingrepairednow.W:Itwasluckyyouwereallright.M:Thanks.Butmywee

kendhasbeenwasted.Text7W:Hello,Tom!Whereareyougoing?M:Hello,Julia!I’mgoingtomyaunt’s.W:Isthatboxheavy?M:No,it’slight.

W:Butit’sfilledwithbooks!CanIhelpyou?M:Ofcourse.Couldyouopenthedoor,please?W:OK.M:Thanks.Bytheway,Ihavetwoticketsherefortonight’sfilm

.Wouldyouliketogowithme?W:That’sgreat!Text8W:Jack!Youarehere!I’mgoingtoChinasoon!Iamexcitedaboutmytrip.M:I’mexcitedforyoutoo.Am

andaisbusy.SoIambringingyouyourtickets.W:Thankyou!M:ArethetraveldatesOK?W:IflytoChinaonAugust27th.Thatleavesmetendaystogetready.Ico

mebackonSeptember5th.Thesedatesaregreat!M:Didyouaskyourbossaboutthosedates?W:Yes.Heisgivingmethosedaysoff.I’msoglad!I

reallyneedavacation!M:Areyouplanningyourtrip?W:Yes.IhavesometravelbooksaboutChina.M:Canyoulookatyourticketsagain?W:Sure.Isthereaproblem?M:No.Ama

ndahasasurpriseforyou.W:Ilovesurprises!Wow!I’mtravelingfirstclasstoChina!Thisissoexciting!Text9W:Tof

indoutwhichareasofworkmightbebestforyou,Ineedtoaskyousomequestions.Allright?M:Sure.W:First,yourinterests.Wh

atdoyouliketodoinyourfreetime?M:Well,Iliketobuildthings,likefurniture.AndIfixthings,likeTVsets.W:Soyouhaveaninterestinstudyandcreation.Wouldyoucons

iderengaginginforeigntrade?M:Yes,Iwould.Butsalesinterestsmetoo.Icanusuallypersuadepeopletobuythings.W:I

see.Youhaveanabilityinsales.Soyou’recreativeandyoulikesales.Anyexperienceinthesefields?M:Well,onesummerIhelpedsomefriendsbuildahouse.Andt

hisyearI’vebeensellingadvertisingspacefortheschoolnewspaper.That’sbeenfun.Ienjoyaskingbusinessestobuyspaceinourpaper.W:OK.

I’llmark“creation”and“sales”inthe“Experience”column.Text10W:Findinganapartmentistime-consuminganddisa

ppointing,butwithalittlepreparationandmostimportantly,alotofpatience,you’llgetwhatyouwant.Thefirstthingyoun

eedtodoistomakesometimeinyourschedule.Ifyouaregoingtofindtheapartmentthatfitsyourrequirements,thenunlessyou’rereallylucky,youaregoingtohav

etospendalotoftimehunting.Thenextthingistodecideexactlywhatyouwantandhowmuchyoucanafford.Thinkaboutwhatcitiesorneig

hborhoodsyou’dliketoliveinandwhatyou’dlikeforyourlocalneighborhood.Writedownwhatfeaturesareimportanttoyou,su

chasparking,publictransportationandsecurity.Thenyoustarthunting.Searcheverywebsiteyoucanfind,andstartgoingthroughtheads.Itisprobablybestt

ostartbypickingoutalltheapartmentsthatarewithinyourpricerangeandthencheckthelocationandtraffic.Thenmakethecall—butprepareyourselffordisappoin

tment.ApartmentsthatlookgoodontheInternetoftenturnouttobedisappointing.Andofcourse,youfindthatallthereallygreatapartmentshavejustbeent

aken.