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-1-玉城中学2021学年第二学期高二第一次月考试卷英语【注意】本试卷分为卷I（选择题）和卷II（非选择题）两部分，满分150分，考试时间120分钟；所有答案一律做在答题卷上。第I卷第一部分：听力理解（共两节，每小题1.5分，共20小题，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．Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A

.Havingabirthdayparty.B.Doingsomeexercise.C.GettingLydiaagift.2．Whatisthewomangoingtodo?A.Helptheman.B.Takeabus.C.Getacamera.3．Whatdoesthewomans

uggestthemando?A.TellKatetostop.B.CallKate’sfriends.C.StayawayfromKate.4．Wheredoestheconversationprobably

takeplace?A.Inawineshop.B.Inasupermarket.C.Inarestaurant.5．Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Keepthewindowclosed.B.Gooutforfres

hair.C.Turnonthefan.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．Whatisthemangoingtodothissummer?A.Teachacourse.B.Repairhishouse.C.Worka

tahotel.7．Howwillthemanusethemoney?A.Tohireagardener.B.Tobuybooks.C.Topayforaboattrip.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8．Whatistheprobablerelatio

nshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Schoolmates.B.Colleagues.C.Roommates.9．WhatdoesFrankplantodorightaftergraduation?A.Workasaprogrammer.B.Tr

avelaroundtheworld.C.Starthisownbusiness.-2-听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10．Whydoesthewomanmakethecall?A.Tobooka

hotelroom.B.Toaskabouttheroomservice.C.Tomakechangestoareservation.11．Whenwillthewomanarriveatthehotel?A.OnSeptember15.B.OnSeptember

16.C.OnSeptember23.12．Howmuchwillthewomanpayforherroompernight?A.$179B.$199C.$219听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13．Whatisthewoman’splanforSaturday?A.Go

ingshoppingB.Goingcamping.C.Goingboating.14．WherewillthewomanstayinKeswick?A.Inacountryinn.B.Inafive-starhotel.C.Inheraunt’shome.15．WhatwillGo

rdondoovertheweekend?A.VisithisfriendsB.WatchDVDsC.Jointhewoman.16．WhatdoesthewomanthinkofGordon’scomingweekend?A.Relaxed.B.Boring.C.Busy.听第10段材料

，回答第17至20题。17．WhoisWangMing?A.AstudentB.Anemployer.C.Anengineer18．Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthecollegejobmarketthisyear?A.It’sunpredictableB.It’sq

uitestableC.It’snotoptimistic19．Whatpercentageofstudentjobseekershavefoundajobbynow?A.20%B.22%C.50%20．Whyareengineeringgraduatesmorelikelytoaccep

tajob?A.TheyneedmoreworkexperienceB.Thesalaryisusuallygood.C.Theirchoiceislimited.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题

2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。AWhenwasthelasttimesomeoneunexpectedlydidsomethingniceforyou

?Notsomeoneyouknew,butatotalstranger?It’shappenedtomeafewtimes,buttwoinstancesreallystandout.Afewyearsago,Iwasdininginarestaurantwithafriendwhok

epttalkingabouthimself,completelynotawareofthefactthatIwassittingthereinmisery.Itwasn’tmyfriend’stalksthatmademesuffer.Iwasrecoveringfromabrok

enheart,andjustsittingdowntodinnerremindedmeofmylastrelationship.Icouldhaveburstintotearsrightthereatthetable.

Whenwepickedupthecheck,thewaitresssaid,“Yourmealwasalreadypaidfor.”MyfriendandIdidn’thaveacluehowithappened.ThenIrememberedamancomin

ginoutofthecornerofmyeye.Hewasdressedinmostlywhite,satdownatthebar,hadabeer,andstayedformaybetenminutes.The-3-waitresssaid,“Yes,thegentlemaninwhit

epaidforyou.”Itfeltlikeanangelwassaying“Iseeyou,honey.It’sgoingtobeokay.”Justlastyear,Iwasrunningahalf-marathon.Withjust1miletogo,Iwasouto

fgas.Runnerscallit“hittingthewall”.IthoughtIcouldn’tmoveanotherinch.Outofnowhere,astrangercameuptomeandsaid,“What’syourname,sweetie?Jennif

er?Okay,Jennifer,let’sgo!Comeon!It’sjustaroundthecorner!Youcandoit!”AndheranwithmeuntilIpickedupmypace.Ifoundhim

atthefinishlinetothankhimfortheencouragementonlytolearnhewasn’tevensupposedtobeintheracethatday.Istillshakemyh

eadwhenIthinkofthesemomentaryangelsthatcametomeatmypointofneed.Doyouhaveanyexperienceslikethese?21．Whydidtheauthorsufferwhendiningoutwith

afriend?A.Becauseshedidn’tlikethedishes.B.Becauseshequarreledwithherfriend.C.Becauseherfriendonlytalkedabouthimself.D.Becauseshewassadforherl

astrelationship.22．Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Theauthorstillcan’tbelieveherexperiencestoday.B.Theautho

rfeelsgratefulforthehelpshereceived.C.Theauthorthinkseveryoneisanangel.D.Theauthoroftenhelpsthoseinneed.23．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepa

ssage?A.Thekindnessofstrangers.B.Valuablefriendship.C.Twospecialexperiences.D.Helpingothersisworthwhile.BShouldIheatthewateronthestove

orintheelectrickettle?DoIstartthewashingmachineintheafternoonorafter10atnight?HowdoIlowerCO2emissions(排

放)bythewayIuseenergy?Answerstosuchandsimilarquestionsareprovidedbytheonlinegame—RED,whichistheshortformforRenewableEnergyDrama

.ResearchersfromIDMTinErfurt,Germany,havedevelopedtheWebapplication.Theexpertsseegreatpotentialinonlinegamesforteachingthesubjectof“Savingelectric

ityathome”inanentertainingmannerandtoshowthatone’sownbehaviorcanaffecthowmuchelectricitycosts.Thesoftwar

eisaimedatadultsandyoungpeopleinterestedinrenewableenergieswhowanttoknowhowtheycansaveenergy.“Howmuchenergydoindividualhouseho

ldappliancesconsume,whichonesarethe‘energyrobbers’andarethehighbillstheresultsofpriceincreases—REDsuppliesthea

nswers.Thegametakesonlyabout10to15minutes,”saysaresearcher.REDleadsyouthroughthedailylifeofanimaginaryfamilyofthree.Thescreenshowsalltherooms

inahouse.Theusergoesintoeachroomandviamouseclickdoestheregularhouseworksuchascookingfoodordoingthelaundry.Inasecondmodule,theonlinegameinforms

theusershowtheycansaveelectricitybyusing“SmartMeters”.Takingthetimeofdayintoconsideration,theymeasuretheexactactualusageofelectricity.Thisisho

wtheconsumerscanidentifythepotentialforsavingsandstarthisdishwasheronlyatnightwhenelectricityischeap.The“Savin

gelectricityathome”modulewillgoonlinesoonandsowillthesecondREDmodule,“SavingelectricitywithSmartMeters.”Theonli

negamecanbeplayedatwww.resident-project.andisfreeofcharge.24．WhatdoweknowaboutRED?-4-A.Itisafreeonlinegame.B.Itisdesignedforstudents.C.Ithasalread

ygoneonline.D.Ittakesaslongastenminutes.25．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”(Paragraph5)mostprobablyreferto?A.Users.B.Consumers.C.Researchers.D.M

eters.26．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.SaveMoneyatHomeB.TipsforLoweringCO2EmissionsC.LearntoSaveElectricityWh

ilePlayingD.TipsforSavingEnergyCAsurveyhasshownthatwhatyoudoonaplanecanbedeterminedbywhichnationalityislistedonyourpassport.Accor

dingtotheresultsofaninternationalpassengersurvey,Australiansarethebiggestdrinkersonboardwith36percentchoosingtodownthehatch,comparedto35per

centofAmericansand33percentofBrits.TheAirlinePassengerExperienceAssociation(APEX)spoketoaround1,500people,aged18andolder,whohavetravelledbyplaneatle

astonceduringthelastthreemonthsandwerelivingintheUnitedStates,theUnitedKingdom,Germany,Japan,China,Singapore,Aus

traliaorBrazil.TheresultsfoundChinesetravelersaremostlikelytonodoffoncetheseatbeltsignswitchesoff.Theyarealsothefirsttoreachfortheir

creditcardforsomein-flightshoppingandthebiggestfansofgaming.Americansontheotherhandliketousetheirtimeintheairmoreproductively—whennotdrinkin

gchoosingtoworkwhileflyingat35,000feet.Meanwhile,BritsandGermansarethebestatmakingchatwithrandom(随机的;任意的)strangers—spending50

percentmoretimethananyothernationality.Comparatively(对比地;相对地),Braziliansdotheirconversationsonlineviaema

il,messagingappsorsocialmedia.Despiteplanefoodhavingabadreputation,sevenoutoftenintervieweessaidtheywerehappytoeatuptheselectionofin-flig

htsnacksandmeals.In-flightmagazineswerealsopopularwithfouroutoffivepassengersclaimingtoreadthem.Theinternationa

lflyersdid,however,expresstheirdesireforbetterin-flightentertainment.“Theindustryhasgreatlyimprovedthecomfort,entertainmentandon-boardservice,

andpassengersareacceptingthoseimprovements,”saidRussellLemieux,APEXexecutivedirector.“Atthesametime,passenge

rsareaskingformorefromtheirairtravelexperienceswhichwilldrivemoreimprovementstouchingallaspectsofthejourney.”headded.27．Whatcan

youprobablyseeintheflightaccordingtothepassage?A.Brazilianschoosetodrink.B.Germanschattokilltheirtime.C.Americansdoinflightshoppi

ng.D.TheChineseswitchofftheseatbeltsign.28．Whenonboardtheplane,________.A.mostpassengersliketoreadin-flightmagazines

B.passengersfromonenationhavelittleincommonC.morethanhalfofthepassengersdon’tenjoyplanefoodD.mostpeopletendtousein-flightti

metohaveagoodsleep29．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Flyerscarelittleaboutentertainment.B.Flyersareexpectingbetterflightexperiences.C.Fl

yersarenotsatisfiedwiththeimprovements.D.Flyershavemoreandmoredemandsforairlines.30．What’sthepurposeofthepassage?-5-A.Toentertainreadersw

ithinterestingstories.B.Toencouragepeopletobehavewellinpublic.C.Tocriticizeimpolitebehaviorontheplane.D.Toinformreaders

oftheresultsofasurvey.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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。H

owtoMakeYourHomeworkLessWorkHomeworkisamajorpartofgoingtoschool.It’syourteachers’wayofevaluatinghowmuchyouunderstandwhat’sgo

ingoninclass.31However,there’retimeswhenyoucomplainaboutbeinggiventoomuchhomework.Luckily,youcandoafewthingstomakehome

worklesswork.Besureyouunderstandthehomework.Writeyourhomeworkdowninyournotebookordayplannerifyouneedto.32It’smucheasiertotakeaminutetoas

ktheteacherduringorafterclassthantostruggletorememberlaterthatnight!Useanyextratimeinschool.Manyschoolshaves

tudyhallsthatarespecificallydesignedtoallowstudentstostudy.It’stemptingtohangoutwithfriendsduringstudyperiodsorunstructuredtime.33T

akeabreak.34Sotakesomebreakswhiledoingyourhomework.Sittingfortoolongwithoutstretchingorrelaxingwillmakeyoulessproductivethanifyousto

peverysooften.Takinga15-minutebreakeveryhourisagoodideaformostpeople.35Ifyoudon’tfinishyourhomeworkduringschool,thinkabouthowmuchy

ouhaveleftandwhatelseisgoingonthatday,andthenbudgetyourtime.Mosthighschoolstudentshavebetween1and3hoursofhomeworkanight.If

it’saheavyhomeworkdayanditseemslikeyou’vegotanassignmentineverysubjectbutgymandlunch,you’llneedtodevotemoretimet

ohomework.It’sagoodideatocomeupwithsomekindofhomeworkschedule,especiallyifyouareinvolvedinsportsoractivitiesorhaveanafter-school

job.A.Settledowntodohomework.B.Paceyourself.C.Onceyourhomeworkisdone,youcancheckitoverifyouhaveextratime.D.Andithelpsdig

estimportantconcepts.E.Don’tbeafraidtoaskquestionsaboutwhat’sexpected.F.Mostpeople’sattentionspansaren

’tverylong.G.Butthemoreworkyoucangetdoneinschool,thelessyou’llhavetodothatnight.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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。Thepicklejar(咸菜坛子),asfarbackasIcanremem

ber,satonthefloorbesidethedresserinmyparents’bedroom.Whenhegotreadyforbed,Dadwould36hispocketsandthrowhis

coinsintothejar.Whenthejarwas37,wewouldtakethecoinstothebank.Hewouldsmile38,“Theseareformyson’scollegemoney.He’ll39worksohardallhislif

elikeme.”-6-Theyearspassed,andIfinished40andtookajob.Once,whilevisitingmyparents,I41thatthepicklejarinmyparents’bedroomwasgone.Alump(哽

咽)roseinmythroatasIstaredatthespotbesidethedresserwherethejarhadalwaysstood.Mydadwasamanoffewwords,andnever42meonthevaluesofdetermination,love,a

ndfaith.Thepicklejarhadtaughtmeallthesevirtues(美德)farmorethanthemostflowerywordscouldhavedone.WhenI43,ItoldmywifeSus

anabouttheimportantrolethepicklejarhad44inmylife.Inmymind,itdefined,morethan45else,howmuchmydadhadlovedme.Nomatterh

ow46thingsgotathome,Dadcontinuedtodrophiscoinsintothejar.ThefirstChristmasafterourdaughterJessicawasborn,wespentthe47withmyparents.Aft

erdinner,Susancarriedthebabyintomyparents’bedroomtodiaper(换尿布)her.WhenSusancamebackintothelivingroom,thereweretears48herey

es.Shetookmyhandand49meintotheroom.“Look,”shesaid50,hereyesdirectingmetoaspotonthefloorbesidethedresser.Tom

y51,there,asifithadneverbeenremoved,stoodtheoldpicklejar,thebottomalready52withcoins.Iwalkedovertothepicklejar,dugd

ownintomypocket,and53allthecoins.Idroppedthecoinsintothejar,asmyfatheralwaysdid.I54andsawDadwhowascarryingJessica.Oureyes55,andIknewhewas

feelingthesameemotionsIfelt.Neitheroneofuscouldspeak.36．A.fixB.emptyC.shakeD.collect37．A.filledB.updatedC.incl

udedD.damaged38．A.coldlyB.proudlyC.angrilyD.greedily39．A.alwaysB.frequentlyC.neverD.sometimes40．A.homeworkB.competitionC.collegeD.h

ousework41．A.knewB.learnedC.recognizedD.noticed42．A.commandedB.suggestedC.questionedD.lectured43．A.marriedB.recoveredC.requestedD.burst44．A.join

edB.broughtC.playedD.left45．A.everythingB.nothingC.anythingD.something46．A.comfortableB.difficultC.smoothD.necessary47．A.holidayB.saving

C.weekendD.effort48．A.withB.onC.offD.in49．A.drivingB.leadingC.pushingD.forcing50．A.softlyB.uninterestedlyC.loudlyD.impatiently51．A

.expectationB.amazementC.sadnessD.shame52．A.cleanedB.openedC.damagedD.covered53．A.putoutB.madeupC.pulledout

D.foundout54．A.gottiredB.lookedupC.joinedinD.gavein55．A.improvedB.commandedC.developedD.met第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分1

5分）阅读下面短文，在标有序号的空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中单词的正确形式。Smokingiscertainlyoneofthegreatestconcernsallovertheworld.Everydaymillionsofpeoplediebecauseofillnesse

s56(relate)tosmoking,includinglungcancer.Manysmokerstryhardtogiveup-7-thisbadhabit,57theylackthewillpower

tostopsmoking.Ifyouwanttosaygoodbyetothisbadhabit,butyouareunabletostop,hereareafeweasyways58(stop)smokingwithinafeww

eeks.Smokingisveryaddictive,59makesitdifficultforsmokerstostopsmoking.Insuchcases,try60(use)someotherproductstoreplacecigarettes.Althoughstop

pingsmokingsuddenlyisnotsoeasy,theseproductscanmakeit61(easy)tostop.Severaldrugsworkwonderfullytostopsmoking.But62youdon’thavethewillpowertostopit

,eventhesedrugswon’tbringgoodresults,either.Itis63(main)uptoyou.Eachdayyoucanslowlycutdownon64numberofcigarettesyousmoke.Asaresul

t,it65(lead)toyourcuttingdownyourdesireforcigarettes.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节：应用文写作（满分15分）假定你是李华，你的美术老师Ms.Zho

u将举办在线讲座,介绍四幅中国名画和中国画的创作技巧。请给你的英国朋友Thomas写一封邮件，邀请他观看。内容包括：1.讲座内容;2.邀请理由;3.时间和观看方式。注意:1.写作词数应为80左右;2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.请按如下格式在答题卡的

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______________________________Yours,LiHua第二节读后续写（满分25分）阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。It’shardtotalktodadssometim

es.Therolesweoftenexpectourfatherstoplay—protector,provider—canmakethemseemimpenetrable(不可理解的).That’showitwaswithmydad.HecametoCanadaattheageo

ftenandsettledinanimmigrantcommunity.Hewasnevermuchofatalker.Herarelydrank,sowedidn’tgettoseehimloosenupafterafewbe

ers.Hedidn’ttellstoriesabouthimself-8-atthedinnertableorwhenwewentforwalksinthepark.Hewasaprivatepersonandseemedtowanttostaythatway.

BringingupthemanyquestionsIhadaboutlifebeforeIwasborn—hisearlyhopesanddreams,lovesandheartbreaks—letalonesha

ringmyownfeelings,feltliketoomuchforustohandle.Ididn’twanttothreatentheintegrity(完整)ofhishardshell.Ihadgottenusedtoit，

anditmademefeelsecure.Butwhenmyrelationshipandcareertookahitayearagoatthesametime,thingshadtochange.Iwasfacingseriousq

uestionsaboutmyownnature,andIwantedtoknowthathehadfacedthem,too.Ineededtoknowhowhehadfoundhisway,becauseIfeltlikeIhadlos

tmine.Inaseveremomentofdesperation,itoccurredtomethatsendinganemailmightbethekey.Anemailcanbecrafted(精心制作)slowlyandcarefu

lly.Icouldspeakatacomfortabledistanceandgivehimroomtoadjust.He’dbeupinhisoffice—acomfortableplacefilledwithbookshelves,dustyCD-ROMsandpilesofoldnews

papers.I’dbeatmydeskinanapartment20minutesaway.SoIwrotetohim.Itoldhimaboutmyregretsandfears,andIaskedh

imtoanswer,ifhefeltlikeit,andtosharesomethingabouthimself,somethingthatwouldgivememuch-neededperspectiveonmylife,es

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_____________________玉城中学2021学年第二学期高二第一次月考英语参考答案第I卷（选择题，共65分）[来源:学|科|网Z|X|X|K]第一部分：听力（共20小题；每题1.5分，满分30分）1-5CBACA6-10CBAAC11-15BBCAB16-20BACAB第二

部分阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）-9-21-23DBA24-26ADC27-30BABD第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）31-35DEGFB$来&源：ziyuanku.com第三

部分：语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）36-40BABCC41-45DDACC46-50BADBA51-55BDCBD第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

56.related；57.but；58.tostop；59.which；60.using；61.easier；62.if；63.mainly；64.the；65.willlead第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节：应用文写作（满分15分）DearThomas,Knowingt

hatyouhavearealenthusiasmfor(对…颇有热情)traditionalChineseart,Iamdelightedtoinviteyoutotakepartintheonline

lecturedeliveredbymyartteacherMs.Zhou.Arranged(被安排)onMarch30th,from9amto11am,thelectureaimstoilluminate(解释)fourwell-knownChinesepaintingsindetail,r

angingfromtheircreativeinspirationtoanecdotes(趣闻轶事)oftheartists.Meanwhile,thetalkwillvividlyshedlighton(阐明)thetypicaltech

niquesinvolvedin(涉及)paintingtheseChineseartworksaswell.Givenyourkeeninterestin(鉴于你对…的强烈兴趣)traditionalChineseculture,Ig

iveaguaranteethatyouwillgainabrand-newinsight(全新的了解)aboutit.Ifavailableatthattime,logontothewebsitewww.andyouareboundto(必然)beim

mersedin(沉浸于)thelecture.Yours,LiHua第二节读后续写（满分25分）Para1:Twoweekslater,hisresponseshowedupinmyemailbox.Itwasascanned(已扫描的)three-pagedocument.Apparen

tly,mydadhadcarefullyconsideredmymessage,reachedbackinto(回顾)hismemoryandcraftedaresponse(做出回应).Intheletter,hesharedhishistoryoflove,longing

,self-doubt,fearsandstrugglesinlife.Healsoofferedmesomepracticalsuggestionsonhowtohandlemyrelationshipandcareer.While-10-reading,Igotthesensethat

(我感觉)itmusthavebeenreallytough(艰难的)formydadtosettledown(安定下来)inanewcountryatanearlyage.Iwasalsoimpre

ssedbythegreatperseverance(毅力)heshowedinthefaceof(面对)difficulty.Para2:Iclosedtheemailandstartedtocry.Icriedbec

auseIwishedIhad(wish用于虚拟语气)openedupearlierbutwasgratefulitwasn’ttoolate.Icriedbecauseinthemidstof(在…的中途)myownstruggles

,hisletterinstantlyputmeatease(使我安心).AndIcriedbecauseintheend,itwassosimple:Ijusthadtohit“Send”.We’vesincehadmanyexchanges.Myproblemshaven’tbeenmagic

allysolved,butgettingtoknowmydadbetter–andlearningtolovehimmore–hasmadethetoughstuff(艰难的事情)moremanageable(易控制的)and

lifesweeter.It’shardtotalktodadssometimes,butI’mgladthatIfoundawaytotalktomine.听力文本Text1W:WhatarewegoingtogetforLydia’sbirth

day?M:Howaboutapairofrunningshoes?W:Youknowshehatesdoingexercise.M:ThenIguesswecanbuyherabirthdaycake.Text2M:Excuseme.

Doyouhavetimetohelptakeapictureofus?W:Oh,I’msorry.I’vegottocatchabus.M:That’sOK.Text3M:ItreallyannoysmewhenKatecallsherfri

endsduringofficehours.W:IfIwereyou,Iwouldtellhertostop.M:Maybeyou’reright.Iwilltalktohersometime.Text

4M:Here’sthemenu,Madame.Wouldyoulikesomethingtodrink?W:Yes,please.MayIseethewinelist?M:Certainly.Hereyouare.Text5M:Weneedtoha

vesomefreshair.Doyoumindmyopeningthewindow?W:Asamatteroffact,I’mfeelingabitcold.Text6-11-M:GuesswhatI’llbedo

ingthissummer?W:What?M:I’mgoingtoworkattheRiversideHotel.W:Whatexactlywillyoubedoing?M:Let’ssee.I’llbed

oingsomesmallrepairsinsideandoutsidethehotel.I’llbecuttinggrassandtakingcareoftheflowers.W:Soundsinteresting.What’sthepay?M:Well,uh…aboutfiftee

ndollarsanhour,fivehoursaday,andSundayfree.W:That’sgoodmoney.Whatareyougoingtodowithit?M:I’llpayforthetextbooksfornextterm.Text7

M:Hi,Sue.How’sitgoing?W:Oh,hi,Frank,justfine.Howareyourclasses?M:Prettygood.I’mgladthisismylasttermhere,though.W:Whyisthat?Ithoughtyouwer

eenjoyingschool.M:Iwas.ButnowI’mgettingtiredofit.I’mreadyfortherealworld.W:Whatareyouplanningtodowhenyougraduate?M:Firs

t,Iwanttogetajobasacomputerprogrammer,andthenafterfiveyearsorso,I’dliketostartmyownbusiness.W:Soundsgood.Istillhavethreetermstogount

ilI’mdone.M:You’llmakeitforsure.Well,seeyoulater.W:Bye!Text8M:Hello,MiltonHotelReservations.HowmayIassistyou?W:Hi

,I’mcallingtomakesomechangestoanexistingreservation.M:Certainly.Doyouhavethereservationnumber?W:Sure,it’s219.M:That’sareservationfo

rSallyMenkel.Isthatright?W:Yes,that’sright.I’dliketochangethecheck-indatefromSeptember15toSeptember16.M:Certainly.Icanmakethatchangeforyou.Isthatth

eonlychange?W:No,thecheck-outdatewillalsochangefromthe23rdtothe24th.M:Noproblem.Wehaveyouarrivingonthe16thofSeptemberandleavingthe24thofSeptember—al

together,eightnights.Willtherebeanythingelse?W:Yes.Insteadofacourtyardroom,I’dlikearoomwithaview,prefer

ablyonanupperfloor.M:Icancertainlychangethatforyou,buttherewillbeachangeintheroomrate.Thenewrateis$199pernight,ins

teadoftheoriginal$179.W:That’sOK.Theseareallthechanges.Thankyouverymuch.M:You’rewelcome.Haveaniceday!Text9W:Gordon,I’mgoingto

KeswickintheLakeDistrictthisweekend.M:Really?W:Yeah,fiveofus.Whydon’tyoujoinus?We’regettingtoKeswickonFriday.Thenwe’regoingboatingonSaturday.An

donSunday,we’regoingtodosomeshopping.ThenIwilltakesometimetovisitmyauntLucy.M:You’renotgoingtocamp,areyou?Isn’titabitco

ld?W:No,we’renot.Itisabitcold.We’restayinginacountryinn.It’snotlikefive-starhotelsoranything.Butit’sreallycomfo

rtable.M:Hmm,soundsinteresting.Youknow,it’stheboatingthatIdon’tlike.W:Well,whatareyouupto?M:SitonmysofaallweekendandwatchtheDVDsI’vejustbought.And

thatwillbeabusyweekend.ImayfinishwatchingFriends.W:Idon’tknowhowyoucandothatallweekend,Gordon.I’dgetbored.M:Iknow,Ik

now.Butthat’sreallywhatIwanttodo.-12-Text10M:Hello.Welcometotheprogram.InAmerica,MayandJunearethetraditionalmonthsforgraduations.Alisteneri

nChina,WangMing,whoisabouttogetanengineeringdegree,wantstoknowhowAmericancollegegraduatesfindjobs.Rig

htnow,theansweris:notveryeasily.Alateststudyonthecollegejobmarketshowedthatemployerswantedtohire22%fewergraduatesthisyearthanla

st.Thestudyalsoshowedthatjust20%ofthosewholookedforjobsbeforegraduationhavefoundonebynow.Thisiscomparedtohalfofstudentswhohadlook

edforajobbythistimetwoyearsago.Butonedifference:fewerofthisyear’sgraduateshavestartedtosearchforjobs.Engineeringgraduatesweremorelikelytohavestarte

dtheirjobsearchalready,andtohaveacceptedajob.Thisisamongthebest-paidprofessionsforpeoplewithjustacollegedegree.Onaverage,

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