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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.Whocatche
sthefish?A.Jason.B.Theman.C.Thewoman.3.Howmanypeoplewillgotothepark?A.2.B.3.C.4.4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytal
kingabout?A.Afestival.B.Foods.C.TVprograms.5.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?A.Buyneitherofthetwoitems.B.Savemoneyf
orabetterlaptop.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.Hehadaterriblewe
ekend.B.Hewashitbyacar.C.Hefelloffhisbike.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.Howdoes
thewomanhelptheman?A.Byopeningthedoorforhim.B.Bycarryingtheboxforhim.C.Byputtingthebooksintothebox.9.Whatwillth
espeakersdointheevening?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’sth
edatetoday?A.August17th.B.August27th.C.September5th.11.WhyisthewomangoingtoChina?A.Tobeonbusiness.B.Totakeavacation.C.Tovisitherrelatives.12.Whatsu
rprisesthewoman?A.Amanda’svisit.B.Thefirst-classflight.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.Theinformationonbuilding.C.Thenearbyworkplace.14.Whataretheman’sinterests?A.Buyingandsellin
gthings.B.Buildingandrepairingthings.C.Repairingandcollectingthings.15.Whathasthemanbeendoingthisyear?A.Deliveringnewspapers.B.Help
ingbuildahouse.C.Sellingadvertisingspace.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.Whatisthemostimportantinlookingforanapartment?A.Enoughtime.B.Lotsofpatience.C.Alittlepreparation.18.Whatdoesthespeakersuggestpeopledofi
rst?A.Sparesometime.B.Decidethepricerange.C.Thinkaboutthefacilities.19.Whatshouldpeopleconsiderfirstwhenpick
ingoutapartments?A.Location.B.Price.C.Traffic.20.Whatmaydisappointpeople?A.Allthegreatapartmentsareex
pensive.B.Itwilltakealongtimetofindaperfectapartment.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。AIfyouareearningmoneya
nddoingsomeofyourownshopping,youmaywanttoenrollin(注册)somewell-knownrewardsprogramsatyourfavouritestores.Herearesomeofthemostpopularrewardsprograms
.TheStudentPriceCard(SPC)Thisisacardthatallteens,aged13andup,shouldhaveintheirwallet.Itcosts$10,butyouwilleasil
yearnthisbackinsavingsfromawidevarietyofretailers(零售商)including10%offatAmericanEagle,UrbanOutfitters,LittleBurgundy,MarbleSlabandmanymore.SCENE
Thisisperhapsoneofthemostpopularrewardsprogramsforteens,aged14andolder.It’sapitythattheSCENEprogramwasdro
ppedbySportChecklastfall.However,otherparticipatingretailersaremostlyrestaurantssuchasHarvey'sandSwissChalet.Onceyoucollect1.000poin
ts,youwillreceiveafreemovie.StarbucksForstarters,theStarbucksRewardsprogramgivesyouafreedrinkonyourbirthday.Italsooffe
rsyoutheconvenienceofpayingwithyourphone,insteadofcash,attheregister(收银机).Youearn2starsforevery$1spentandafteryoucollect300stars,you’llbeupgradedto
GoldStatuswhereyoucancashin125starsforfreefoodanddrink.Youmustbe15oroldertoparticipateintheprogram.AirMilesThisprogramrecentlydroppedtheminimumagere
quirementfrom18to16,whichisawinforteens,althoughsomewouldlikeitevenyounger.AirMilesisnowaverypopularrew
ardsprogram,andhasmanyparticipatingretailers.YoucanchoosetosaveupforafreeflightorusethecashoptionatstoressuchasStarbucks,CineplexandKerne
lsPopcom.21.Whichofthefollowingcardsmaya13-year-oldapplyfor?A.TheSPC.B.SCENE.C.AirMiles.D.Starbucks.22.WhatbenefitwillteensgetfromSCENE
?A.Afreeinternationalflight.B.10%offatUrbanOutitters.C.1000pointsforafreemovie.D.Afreedrinkontheirbirthday.23
.IfyouwanttobecomeaGoldStatuscustomer,howmuchshouldyouspendinStarbucks?A.$100.B.$105.C.$125.D.$150.BWhenIwasinmyfourthye
arofteaching,Iwasalso(andamstill)ahighschooltrackandfieldcoach(田径教练).Oneyear,Ihadastudent,John,whoen
teredmyclasswhenhewasajunior.JohnchangedtoourschoolfromGreece,andseemedtobeinterestedinsports,soIencouragedhimtojoino
urtrackteam.Iexplainedtohimthateventhoughhehadnevertakenpartinitbefore,Ididbelievethathecoulddowellinanyevent,andtha
tIwouldbewillingtocoachhiminwhicheveronesinterestedhim.Heacceptedtheoffer,andbegantoworkhardateverypractice.Aboutamonthlater,Ih
adfoundoutfromothersourcesthatJohnwasafirst-classtennisplayer,winningvariousjuniorawardsinhishomecountry.Iwenttohimasking,“John,Ireal
lyappreciatethatyoucameoutforthetrackteam,butwhydidn'tyouplaytennisinstead?Itseemsthatwouldinterestyoualotmore,sinceyou'resogoodatit.”Johnansw
ered,“Well,Iliketennis,butyoutoldmethatyoubelievedinme,andthatyouthoughtIcoulddowellintrack,soIwantedtotryi
tforthatreason.”Fromthenon,Ioftenremembermystudent'sreply.ItoldittoafriendandshesuggestedIwriteitdowntosharesomewhere
withmoreteachers.Nomatterhowcritical(挑别的)studentscanbeofthemselves,I'vefoundthatasimple“Itrustthatyoucandoit!”cangoalongwa
y!24.AccordingtoParagraph1,whatdidtheauthorseemtothinkmoreabout?A.John'sPEmarks.B.John'sself-confidence.C.John'sstateofh
ealth.D.John'sinterestinsports.25.WhydidJohntakepartinthetrackteam?A.Hehadbeenanexcellentrunner.B.Hewasencouragedbyhisteacher.C.Helikedrunningmo
rethantennis.D.Hehadnotenniscoachtotrainhim.26.What'sthepurposeofthispassage?A.Tobuildacloseteacher-studentrelationship.B.Tointroduceanewway
ofsportstraining.C.Toshowtheimportanceofencouragement.D.Toexplainthevalueofsports.27.Whoisthepassagemainlywrittenfo
r?A.Teachers.B.Parents.C.Students.D.Players.CWithallthewars,fightingandsadnessintheworldtoday,it'snotonlynec
essary,butalsoessentialtohaveagoodsenseofhumorjusttohelpusgetthrougheachandeverydayofourlives.Puttingasmileonsomeone'sfacewhenyouknowtheyarefeelingdo
wninthedump,makesmefeelgoodandwarmsmyheart.Howwouldyoufeelifyoucouldnotjokearoundwithyourwife,husband,child,co-worker,neighbor,closefriends,o
revenjustsomeonethatyouarestandinginlinewithatyourcornerstore?Iamalwayssayingthingsthatmakeotherssmileorlaugh,evenifIdon'tknowthepersonI'mjo
kingaroundwith.MyGrandmaalwaysfoundhumorineverythingshedid,evenifitwasthehardestjobanyonecouldimagine.Th
isnotonlyrelievesstressinanysituation,butalsoiscommoncourtesy(礼貌)tospeaktoothersthatarearoundyou.Iknowofafewpeoplethatdon’thaveafunnyb
oneintheirbodies,astheysay.Everyonearoundthemcouldberollingonthefloorafterhearingagreatjokeandtheywouldsittherewithout
theslightestsmileontheirface.Theydon'tgetthejokethatmakesotherslaugh.Iambustingagutwhiletheyjustsitthere,
lookingatmeasifIwerefromouterspace.Howcanpeoplenotgetareallyfunnyjoke?Laughingisessentialtokeepyourstresslevelsundercon
trol.Withouthumorwewouldfindourselveswithalotofpsychologicalproblems,oronalotofmedicationstokeepusfromgoingcrazy.Therei
stoomuchsadnessinthispresentworld.Itdrivespeoplecrazy.Weallneedtofindawaytoignorethesadnessandbringalittleli
ghtintoourlives.So,Ibelieveourbestmedicineistogettogetherandtellsomejokesandhavesomefunlaughingtogether.28.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthe
presentworld?A.CriticalB.PositiveC.SatisfiedD.Indifferent29.Thephrase“bustingagut"inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby_______
.A.explainingcarefullyB.speakingloudC.keepingsilentD.laughinghard30.Accordingtotheauthor,humorisusefulintheaspectth
at_________.A.itmakespeoplemoreconfidentB.itcanpickuppeople’sspiritsC.itcanhelpgetridofthecrueltyintheworldD.itca
nhelppeoplegetonwellwithothers31.Inwritingthepassage,theauthormainlyintendsto_______.A.introduceapracticalwaytogetthroughdailylifeB.convincepeopleo
fthepowerofhumourC.encouragepeopletobehumorousindailylifeD.talkabouthisownunderstandingofhumorDDuringthetwentyyearstherehasbeenincreasingconcernwi
ththequalityoftheenvironment.Alongwithairandwaterpollutants,noisepollutionhasbeenrecognizedasaseriouspollutant.Asnoisele
velshaverisen,theeffectsofnoisehavebecomemoreobvious.Noiseisdefinedas"unwantedsound".Causesofnoisepollutionincludetra
ffic,aircraft,rockbands,barkingdogs,televisions,garbagetrucks,andnoisefromneighbors,voices,alarms,an
dwatercrafts.StudiesshowthatoverfortypercentofAmericansaredisturbedathomeorlosesleepbecauseofnoisepollution.Noisehasbadeffectsonpeopleandtheenvironm
ent.Noisecauseshearingloss,interferes(妨碍)withhumanactivitiesathomeandwork,andisinvariouswaysdangeroustopeople'
shealthandwellbeing.Whenwethink,talk,listentomusic,orsleep,weneedquiet.Evenlowlevelsofnoisecanbeannoyingorfrustrating.Suddenincrease
sinvolumecanmakesoundsannoying.Thequieterthebackgroundis,themorepenetratinganoisecanbe.Noisecanalsomakeinstructionsorwarningunclear,resu
ltinginaccidents.Loudernoiseburstscancausemoreproblems.Continuedstresscausedbylivinginnoisyconditionscanleadtohighbloodpressure,which
isthemajorcauseofsomediseases.Longexposuretonoiselevelsaboveeight-fivedecibels(分贝)candamageinnercellsandleadtohearing
loss.Noisecanresultintheinvoluntaryfearresponseandcancauseadrenaline(肾上腺素)tobepumpedintothebloodstream,theheartratetoquicken,musclestotense
,breathingtoincrease,andthedigestivesystemtoslowdown.Localgovernmenthastheresponsibilitytofightnoisepollution.Forexample,itcanregulatethespeedoftrain
sthroughtheircommunity.Ontheotherhand,aresponsiblecitizenwillnevermakenoisepollutionwhereverheis.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"pe
netrating"inparagraph4mean?A.HighandexcitingB.DeepandshockingC.LoudandunpleasantD.Clearandcomfortable33.Whichofth
efollowingisnotrelatedtonoisepollution?A.SlowingdownthedigestivesystemB.HavinghighbloodpressureC.Slowingdownthe
heartrateD.Breathingfast34.Inthelastparagraph,thewritersuggeststhat_____________.A.individualsandgovernm
entshouldworktogethertoreducenoisepollutionB.thegovernmentshouldofferpeoplebettereducationonnoisepollutionC.thegovernment
shouldberesponsiblefornoisepollutionD.peoplewhomakenoisepollutionshouldbepunished35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Measu
rementofnoiselevels.B.BadeffectsofnoisepollutionC.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'reno
talone.Themajorityofpeopleacrosstheworldaretryingnewerandeasierwaystogetinspired.___36___Theystartthinkingtothemselvesthattheyarenogood.Ando
nlyahandfulofpeoplecanstayinspiredforlife.Youcangetinspiredforlifeanytimeyouwant.That'sthepotentialofbeinghuman.Alonetimeisjustasimportantass
ocializingtime.Itisimportanttostayaloneforyoutounderstandyourthoughtsandemotionsatadeeperlevel.___37___It'salwaysinsideofyou,waitingtobeused.
Doyouhavegoals?Ifyoudon't,nowisthetimetowritethemdown.Apersonwithoutgoalshasnodirection.Andheorshecanneverknowifheorsheismak
ingprogressornot.Createyourlifegoalsandthenbreakthemdowntoyearlygoals,monthlygoals,weeklygoalsanddailygoals,You
canevengodeepertohourlygoals.___38___Whensocializing,listentothestoriesofotherpeople,You’llbehappytorealizehowfortunateyoureallyare.M
ostofthepeoplearoundyouhavegonethroughthingsyoumightneverimagine.___39___Listentotheirstoriesandhowtheysettledthe
irproblems.Youcanalsoreadaninspiringbookorwatchamovietogettheinspirationyouneedtomoveforward.___40___Ifyou’relos
tyourinspiration,youcanputtopracticethesetipsanytime.It'stimetostartlivingwithpassion.A.Inspirationcomesfrominside.B.Inspira
tionalsocomesfromyoursuccess.C.Buttheygiveupalongthewaygradually.D.Andtheretheyarestandinginfrontofy
ou.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。ItwasanormalMo
ndaymorningatanassembly(集会),andtheoldheadmasterwasgivingthestudentsaspeechaboutimportantthingsinlifeandabout41ourselvestowhatisimportantto
us.Thisis42thestorywent:AnoldmanlivedinacertainpartofLondon,andhe43wakeupeverymorningandgotothe44,wherehegotthetrai
nrighttoCentralLondon,andthensatatthestreetcorner,45.Hedidthiseverysingledayofhislife.Hesatatthesamestreetcornerandbegge
dforalmost20years.Hishousewasdirty,anditsmelled46.Theneighborscouldnot47thesmellanymore,sotheyaskedthepoliceoffic
ersto48theplace.Theofficersknockeddownthe49andcleanedthehouse.Thereweresmallbagsof50alloverthehousethathehad51o
vertheyears.Thepolicecountedthemoney,andtheysoonrealizedthattheoldmanwasa52.Theywaitedoutsidehishouseexpectingtosharethegoodnews
withhim.Whenhearrivedhomethatevening,hewasmetbyoneoftheofficerswhotoldhimthattherewasnoneedforhimtobegany
more53hewasarichmannow.Hesaid54atall;hewentintohishouseandlockedthedoor.Thenextmorninghewokeupasusual,wenttothestreet
and55tobeg.56,thisoldmanhadnogreatplans,dreamsoranythingimportantforhislife.Welearnnothingfromthisstoryotherthanstaying57thethingsweenjoydoin
g.Weshouldremaintruetoourcourse,whichmaymeandevotingyourselvestothingsthatpeoplearoundyoumaydisapprove(不赞成).Letnothingdistractusfrombeinghappy
,letnothingelsedetermineourfate(命运),but58.Whatmakesushappyiswhat59intheend…notwhatweacquire(获得).ThisparticularstoryisonesuchlessonthatIwillneverfo
rget.EverytimeIdon’tfocusoncourses,Iget60ofthisstory.41.A.attractingB.agreeingC.devotingD.believing42.A.wh
yB.howC.whereD.when43.A.mightB.wouldC.shouldD.must44.A.streetB.factoryC.airportD.subway45.A.beggingB.waitin
gC.attemptingD.sleeping46.A.pleasantB.deliciousC.terribleD.serious47.A.standB.forgetC.judgeD.get48.A.controlB.removeC.clearD.look49.A.oldmanB.doorC
.neighborD.wall50.A.rubbishB.wasteC.moneyD.food51.A.earnedB.collectedC.managedD.stole52.A.bossB.gentlemanC.millionaireD.gift53.A.as
B.unlessC.untilD.though54.A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything55.A.determinedB.soughtC.managedD.continued56.A.ActuallyB.O
bviouslyC.SurprisinglyD.Generally57.A.focusedonB.calledonC.turnedtoD.actedout58.A.othersB.usC.someD.ours
elves59.A.considersB.mattersC.achievesD.faces60.A.remindedB.permittedC.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)Chineselunaryeardividestheyearinto24solarterms.OnthefirstdayofWinterSolstice(冬至),theNorthernHemisphere(半球)experienc
esthe___62___(short)dayintheyear.TheWinterSolsticealso___63___(mark)thearrivalofthecoldestseasonintheyear.
Therewasasaying___64___ancienttimes,“TheWinterSolsticeisasimportantastheSpringFestival.”AsearlyastheZhouDynasty,peopleworshipped(崇
拜)thegodsonthefirstdayoftheWinterSolstice,___65___alsowasthefirstdayofthenewyear.TheWinterSolstice___66___(become)awinterfestiv
alduringtheHanDynasty.___67___(celebrate)wereofficiallyorganized.Onthisday,bothofficialsandcommonpeoplewouldhave___68___rest.Duringthefol
lowingdynasties,such___69___theTang,SongandQingdynasties,theWinterSolsticewasaday___70___(offer)sacrifices(祭祀)toHeavenand
toancestors.第四部分写作(共两节,满分35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。Todaythenumberofthene
tizens(网民)inourcountryhaveincreasedrapidly,manyofwhichdonotpayenoughattentiontotheirfamily.Thereisnodoubtwhetherwecanlearn
muchknowledgeandadvancedtechnologytheInternet.Foranexample,it'seasyforustogettheinformationsweneedandcommunicatewithourfriendsan
drelatives.Besides,itcanhelpuslearnwhatwashappeningbothathomeandabroad.However,nomatterhowattractivelytheInternetis,weshou
ldn'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);thelunarcalendar(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21-23ACD24-27DBCA28-31AD
BC32-35CCAB七选五36-40CAGDE完型41-45CBBDA46-50CACBC51-55BCACD56-60BADBA语法填空61.traditional62.shortest63.marks64.in65.which66.beca
me67.Celebrations68.a69.as70.tooffer改错:Todaythenumberofthenetizens(网民)inourcountryhaveincreasedrapidly,hasmanyofwhichdonotpayen
oughattentiontotheirfamily.Thereisnodoubtwhetherwhomthatwecanlearnmuchknowledgeandadvancedtechnology∧theInternet.For
anfrom/on删去anexample,it’seasyforustogettheinformationsweneedandcommunicatewithourinformationfriendsandrelatives.Be
sides,itcanhelpuslearnwhatwashappeningbothathomeisandabroad.However,nomatterhowattractivelytheInternetis,weshouldn’tbeattractiveseparatedfromou
rlovedones.Justforamoment,weshouldstopsurftheInternetsurfingandenjoythetimewithourfamilywhenyouaretogether.we作文:DearJack,Gladtoreceiveyour
letter.AndI’mamazedthatyouhaveexperiencedtheChinesespringfestivalinChinatownforthefirsttimeandyouareinterestedinitst
radition.HereI’mwritingthisletterItosharewithyousomethingaboutthetradition.TheSpringFestivalisoneofthemymostimp
ortanttraditionalfestivalsinChina.ItfallsonthefirstdayofthefirstmonthintheChineselunarcalendar.Beforetheday,peoplearebusypreparingforitandtheystickNe
wyearcoupletsonthedoors.OntheEve,thewholefamilyusuallygettogethertohaveafeast.Thentheystayup,watchingwonderfulprogramsonTVu
ntilmidnight,towelcomethenewyearwithfirecrackers.Inthedaytime,peopledressedinnewclothesgotovisitfriendsandrelativeswithgoodlucktoeachoth
er.It’sdifficulttosayallthethingsaboutthefestival.IhopeyoucancometoChinanextspringfestival.I’msureyouwilllikeitmore.Yours,L
iHua听力材料Text1M:Hey,Lucy.Iwanttogoswimmingthisweekend.Doyouwanttocomewithme?W:JackandIplannedtogoforahikeinthemountains.Text2W:Doyouhavetocl
eanthefishafteryoucatchthem?M:MaybeJasoncancleanthem.W:OK.Youcatchthefish,Jasoncleansthem,andIeatthem!Text3W:Tom,ifyoudon’tmindspendingthedaywitht
wogirls,youcancomewithustothenationalpark.M:I’dloveto!Thanks!Text4W:MyfamilyhaddinnertogetheronChineseNewYear’sEve.W
eatemanyspecialfoods.M:Whatelsedidyoudo?W:Afterdinner,wewatchedTVandplayedgames.Text5M:IwanttobuyalaptopandaniPhone6.ButIcan’taffordboth.Ican’tde
cide.W:Thendon’tbuyanything.Saveyourmoney!M:Maybeyouareright.Text6W:What’sthematter?Yourbikeisinbadshape.M:Itwashitbyacaryesterda
y.W:Oh,wereyouhurt?M:Notintheleast,becauseIwasn’tridingonit.Thebikewasinfrontofmyhouse.Bothwheelsweredamag
ed.They’rebeingrepairednow.W:Itwasluckyyouwereallright.M:Thanks.Butmyweekendhasbeenwasted.Text7W:Hello,Tom!Whereareyo
ugoing?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!Yo
uarehere!I’mgoingtoChinasoon!Iamexcitedaboutmytrip.M:I’mexcitedforyoutoo.Amandaisbusy.SoIambringingyouyourtickets.W:Thankyou!M:Are
thetraveldatesOK?W:IflytoChinaonAugust27th.Thatleavesmetendaystogetready.IcomebackonSeptember5th.Thesedatesaregreat!M:Didyouaskyourbossaboutthosed
ates?W:Yes.Heisgivingmethosedaysoff.I’msoglad!Ireallyneedavacation!M:Areyouplanningyourtrip?W:Yes.IhavesometravelbooksaboutChina.M:C
anyoulookatyourticketsagain?W:Sure.Isthereaproblem?M:No.Amandahasasurpriseforyou.W:Ilovesurprises!Wow!I’mtravelingfirstclasstoChina!Thisiss
oexciting!Text9W:Tofindoutwhichareasofworkmightbebestforyou,Ineedtoaskyousomequestions.Allright?M:Sure.W:First,yourintere
sts.Whatdoyouliketodoinyourfreetime?M:Well,Iliketobuildthings,likefurniture.AndIfixthings,likeTVsets.
W:Soyouhaveaninterestinstudyandcreation.Wouldyouconsiderengaginginforeigntrade?M:Yes,Iwould.Butsalesinterestsmetoo.Icanusuallypersuadepeople
tobuythings.W:Isee.Youhaveanabilityinsales.Soyou’recreativeandyoulikesales.Anyexperienceinthesefields?M:Well,onesummerIhelpedsomefriendsbuildahouse
.AndthisyearI’vebeensellingadvertisingspacefortheschoolnewspaper.That’sbeenfun.Ienjoyaskingbusinessestobuyspaceinourpaper.W
:OK.I’llmark“creation”and“sales”inthe“Experience”column.Text10W:Findinganapartmentistime-consuminganddisapp
ointing,butwithalittlepreparationandmostimportantly,alotofpatience,you’llgetwhatyouwant.Thefirstthingyouneedtodoistomake
sometimeinyourschedule.Ifyouaregoingtofindtheapartmentthatfitsyourrequirements,thenunlessyou’rereallylucky,youaregoingtohavet
ospendalotoftimehunting.Thenextthingistodecideexactlywhatyouwantandhowmuchyoucanafford.Thinkaboutwhatcitiesorneighborhoodsyou’dliketolivei
nandwhatyou’dlikeforyourlocalneighborhood.Writedownwhatfeaturesareimportanttoyou,suchasparking,publictransportationandsecurity.Thenyoustarthu
nting.Searcheverywebsiteyoucanfind,andstartgoingthroughtheads.Itisprobablybesttostartbypickingoutalltheapartmentsthatarewithinyourpricerangeandthenc
heckthelocationandtraffic.Thenmakethecall—butprepareyourselffordisappointment.ApartmentsthatlookgoodontheInternetoftenturnouttobedisap
pointing.Andofcourse,youfindthatallthereallygreatapartmentshavejustbeentaken.